Roland V-Drums TD-8 - Page 9

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Contents
Chapter 7 Making Global Settings for the TD-8 ...............................128
Specifying the Pad Type (TRIGGER TYPE)........................................................................................ 128
Setting the Pad Sensitivity (BASIC TRIGGER PARAMETERS) ...................................................... 129
Fine-tuning the Trigger Parameter Settings (ADVANCED TRIGGER PARAMETERS)............. 131
Using the TD-8 with Acoustic Drums (Acoustic Drum Trigger) ....................................................134
Specifying a Trigger Type..........................................................................................................134
Setting the Trigger Parameters..................................................................................................134
Adjusting the Contrast of the Display.................................................................................................135
Tuning the TD-8 (MASTER TUNING)................................................................................................135
Checking the Remaining Amount of Memory...................................................................................136
Switching the Setting Display Automatically (NOTE CHASE) ......................................................136
Turning Note Chase On/Off..................................................................................................... 136
Choosing the Output Destination........................................................................................................137
Chapter 8 Helpful Features ................................................................138
Changing Kits in the Desired Sequence (DRUM KIT CHAIN)....................................................... 138
Creating a Drum-kit Chain........................................................................................................138
Playing with a Drum kit Chain.................................................................................................139
What You Can Do Using Pads and Foot Switches ............................................................................139
Playing a Pattern by Hitting a Pad (PAD PATTERN)...........................................................139
Changing an Instrument’s Pitch with the Hi-Hat Control Pedal (PITCH CONTROL) ...141
Using a Pad to Perform Button Operations (PAD SWITCH)...............................................142
Using a Foot Switch to Perform Button Operations (FOOT SWITCH)...............................144
Copying Various Settings......................................................................................................................145
Copying a Drum Kit (DRUM KIT COPY)...............................................................................145
Copying a Drum-kit Instrument (INSTRUMENT COPY)....................................................146
Copying Mixer Settings (MIXER COPY).................................................................................147
Copying Studio Settings (EFFECT COPY) ..............................................................................147
Making Settings for the Preview Button.............................................................................................148
Chapter 9 Features Using MIDI..........................................................149
Saving Data to an External MIDI Instrument (BULK DUMP)......................................................... 149
Saving Data..................................................................................................................................149
Returning Saved Data to the TD-8............................................................................................150
Setting the Device ID..................................................................................................................150
Sounding an External MIDI Sound Module by Playing a Pad........................................................151
Specifying the Note Numbers the Pads Send.........................................................................151
Setting the Gate Time .................................................................................................................153
Setting the MIDI Channels.........................................................................................................153
Using with the Roland SPD-20 (SOFT THRU)...................................................................................153
Making Global MIDI Settings for the TD-8 ........................................................................................154
Setting the MIDI Channel for a Part.........................................................................................154
Setting Priority for Playing Drums and Percussion (CHANNEL 10 PRIORITY)..............154
Switching Off Local Control...................................................................................................... 155
Stopping Exchange of Program Change Messages................................................................155
Reducing Data Sent from the FD-7 (PEDAL DATA THIN) .................................................156
Using the TD-8 As a Sound Module.................................................................................................... 156
Setting Up the Correspondence between Pads and Received Note Numbers ..................157
Changing the Kit Numbers Called Up with Program Change Messages .......................... 157
Changing the percussion set Numbers Called Up with Program Change Messages.......158
Changing the Settings for Parts and Percussion Sets............................................................. 158