Setting The Gate Time - Roland SPD-6 Owner's Manual

Setting the Gate Time

For each pad or pedal, you can specify the length of time the
note will "hold" during transmission from MIDI OUT.
General-purpose sound modules or samplers do receive the
note-off messages that are transmitted and respond by
turning off the sound.
This setting is necessary when playing SFX set or melodic
sounds, loops in samplers etc.
When making these settings, the Auto Power Off function is
disabled.
1. Press [POWER] to turn off the power of the SPD-6.
2. Hold down the two buttons of the user patch that you
wish to edit, and press the [POWER] to turn on the
power.
The two buttons of the user patch to be edited flash.
To cancel the operation, press [OTHERS/U4]. The user patch
you selected in step 2 can now be played.
3. Hold down [DRUMS/U1] and press [2].
[OTHERS/U4] flashes, and [DRUMS/U1] and one of the
[1]–[4] buttons light.
4. Strike a pad to select the pad whose sound you wish to
change.
Strike the center of the pad accurately, and slightly
harder than usual.
Only one of the buttons [1]–[4] will light according to the
struck pad or pedal switch setting.
5. Refer to the following diagram, and press [1]–[4] to make
settings.
fig.e-4.e
0.1 1.0 2.0 4.0
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5.
To make settings for a pedal switch, press that pedal
switch instead of striking a pad in each step.
When you have finished making settings for all pads,
proceed to step 7.
Select value
and press
Gate Time (sec)
7. Press [OTHERS/U4] (flashing) to save the edited value.
After the button you selected flashes, you will once again be
able to select a parameter (the state of step 2).
Do not turn off the power after pressing [OTHERS/U4] until
after the buttons of the patch that you selected in step 2 have
flashed.
Canceling changes BEFORE saving
• If you wish to continue and set other parameters, hold down
[SFX/U3] and press [OTHERS/U4]. After the button
corresponding to the value of the setting prior to editing is
flashing, you will be able to select the desired parameter.
(The two buttons of the user patch that you selected in step 2
flash.)
• If you wish to turn off the power, press [POWER].
8. When you have finished making all settings, press
[OTHERS/U4].
Now you can play the user patch that you edited.
Gate Time
The factory setting is "2.0 (sec.)."
Range: 0.1, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0 (sec.)
Features Using MIDI
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