Using The Onboard Effects (Amb/Eq); Adjusting The Ambience For Each Pad (Send) - Roland TD-9 Owner's Manual

Creating a drum kit

Using the onboard effects (AMB/EQ)

"Ambience" allows you to choose the environment where the drums are being played. You can adjust room size, wall material and
the position of the ambience mics. The "Equalizer" is used to adjust the overall tone.
1. Press [KIT]-[F1] (INST).
The "INST" screen appears.
2. Press [F3] (AMB/EQ).
Screen

Adjusting the ambience for each pad (SEND)

Each pad has an individual ambience send level.
3. Press [F2] (SEND).
The AMBIENCE SEND screen appears.
4. Hit the desired pad or use CURSOR [
select a pad.
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Parameter Value
[F1] (AMB)
OFF, LIVING, BATH, STUDIO, GARAGE, LOCKER, THEATER, CAVE,
Type
GYM, DOME
Size
TINY, SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE, HUGE
Wall
WOOD, PLASTER, GLASS
Mic
LOW, HIGH
Shape
0–100
Level
0–100
[F3] (EQ)
Switch ON, OFF
High Freq
1–8 kHz
High Gain -12– +12
Low Freq
20 Hz–1 kHz
Low Gain -12– +12
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3. Press [F1] or [F3] to select the parameter you want to
edit.
[F1] (AMB): Ambience
[F3] (EQ): Equalizer
4. Use CURSOR [ ] [
5. Use [+/-] or [VALUE] to edit the value of the
parameter.
6. Press [EXIT] several times to return to the "DRUM
KIT" screen or just press [KIT].
5. Use CURSOR [ ] [
RIM.
6. Use [+/-] or [VALUE] to adjust the ambience the send
level.
Value: 0–100
7. Press [EXIT] several times to return to the "DRUM
KIT" screen or just press [KIT].
] to select a parameter.
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