Performance Techniques; Pads (E.g., Pd-105/Pd-85); Cymbals (E.g., Cy-8, Cy-12R/C) - Roland TD-9 Owner's Manual

Performance techniques

Pads (e.g., PD-105/PD-85)

Head Shot
Hit only the head of the pad.
Head
Rim Shot
Strike the head and the rim of the pad simultaneously.
Rim
Cross Stick
When XSTICK (p. 22) is on
Only strike the rim of the pad.
Depending on the sound assigned to the rim you can play rim
shots and/or cross stick sounds.
* It is effective only when you select the instrument with *X
mark for SNARE.
refer to "Drum Instrument List" (p. 67).
* Enable the cross stick function (press [KIT] - [F3] (XSTICK)];
p. 22).
* To play the cross stick, be sure that you only strike the rim
of the pad. Place your hand on the head gently, otherwise
this may prevent the cross stick function from working
properly.
Rim
Rim

Cymbals (e.g., CY-8, CY-12R/C)

Bow Shot
The most common method, playing the middle area of the
cymbal. It corresponds to the sound assigned to the "head" the
relative trigger input.
Edge Shot
When striking the edge with the shoulder of the stick (as shown
in the figure), the sound assigned to the "rim "of the connected
input will be heard.
Bell Shot (CY-12R/C, CY-15R)
This playing method involves striking the bell of the cymbal, and
when played as shown in the figure, the "rim" sound of the
connected input will be heard.
* Strike the bell somewhat strongly with the shoulder of the
stick.
Edge sensor
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