Connection To Audio Equipment; What Is A Patch - Roland Octapad SPD-20X Owner's Manual

Connection to Audio Equipment

When you select a Patch, the sound assigned to each pad and the settings for MIDI, effect and pedal will
all change instantly. Try each of the 99 factory-preset Patches to hear the different possibilities.
To select Patches first make sure you are in the Play mode. Then use the PATCH/VALUE [-] or [+] but-tons
to select Patches. The number of the selected Patch will appear in the display.
Pressing PATCH/VALUE [+] while holding down PATCH/VALUE [-] (or vice versa) causes the Patch
MEMO
numbers to change more rapidly.

What is a Patch?

A Patch contains data determines how each pad sounds, settings for the effects and also MIDI
settings.
The SPD-20X can store 99 different Patches.
Pad 1
Sound Parameters
• Instrument
• Level
• Pitch
• Decay
• Pan
• Velocity Curve
• Effect Send
MIDI Parameters
• Midi Channel
• Note Number
• Gate Time
• Program Change
When you select a Patch, the settings for each pad are instantly changed
PATCH
02 Latin Set
Patch 99
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•
Patch 1
Pad 1 Pad 2
Pad 5 Pad 6
Internal Pads 1-8
E ects
Pad 3 Pad 4
+
Pad 7 Pad 8
External Pads
1-4
Hi-Hat Control Pedal
1
15