Controlling The Changes In The Sound - Roland V-Drums TD-50X Reference Manual

Customizing the Kits

Controlling the Changes in the Sound

You can use a pedal to change the pitch, or to adjust the tone based
on the pad position.
Reference
For details on the parameters that can be edited, refer to "Data List"
(PDF).
1 . In the DRUM KIT screen (p. 16), press the [F5] (MENU)
button.
2 . Press the PAGE [UP] [DOWN] buttons to display page 3
(KIT PAD CTRL).
3 . Press a button from [F1] (PEDAL BEND) to [F4] (MUTE
GRP) to select the item to edit.
Button Explanation
Specifies the amount of pitch change that occurs
[F1] (PEDAL BEND)
according to how deeply you press the hi-hat
button
pedal.
Turns on/off tonal changes that occur depending
[F2] (POSITION)
on your strike location or the nuances of your
button (*1)
rim shots.
[F3] (POS AREA)
Specifies the striking area for the head or rim.
button (*1)
[F4] (MUTE GRP)
Mutes the sound of a specific pad when you
button strike a pad (mute group).
(*1) This supports the following trigger inputs.
– SNARE
– TOM1–4
– HI-HAT (only when a VH-14D is assigned to the hi-hat trigger
input)
– The bow (head) of RIDE
– AUX1–4
* This may not have any effect, depending on the pad that is
connected or the instrument selected.
4 . Select the pad to configure (p. 29).
5 . Use the [-] [+] buttons or the dial to edit the value.
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Muting the sound of a specific pad when you strike
a pad
(MUTE GROUP)
When you set a mute group and strike a pad in that group, the other
pads in the same mute group are muted (silenced).
For example, you can assign user samples for the instruments of each
pad, and configure the mute group so that you can switch between
these user samples by striking different pads.
1 . In the DRUM KIT screen (p. 16), press the [F5] (MENU)
button.
2 . Press the PAGE [UP] [DOWN] buttons to display page 3
(KIT PAD CTRL).
3 . Press the [F4] (MUTE GRP) button.
The MUTE GROUP screen appears.
4 .
Select the pad to configure (p. 29).
You can also select using the cursor buttons.
5 .
Use the cursor buttons, the [-] [+] buttons or the dial to
make mute group settings.
Parameter Value
MUTE SEND
– (OFF), 1–8
MUTE RECEIVE
When you specify a mute group, an arrow indicates the pads that are
muted when you strike the currently selected pad, and the pads that
when struck will mute the currently selected pad.
MEMO
To clear all mute groups, press the [F5] (RESET ALL) button.
Explanation
Specify the mute group
number.
When you strike the pad of
the number specified in MUTE
SEND, the sound of the pad
assigned to the same number
in MUTE RECEIVE is muted.
* Even if you specify the same
number in MUTE SEND and
MUTE RECEIVE for the same
location (e.g., head or rim) of
the same pad, muting does
not occur.