Roland V-Drums TD-8 Owner's Manual page 10

Contents
Using the TD-8 As a General MIDI Sound Module .......................................................................... 159
Switching to the GM Mode........................................................................................................ 159
To Prevent Switching to GM Mode.......................................................................................... 160
Playing Along with a GM Score................................................................................................ 160
MIDI Messages for Precise Expressiveness in Performances .......................................................... 161
Messages for Hi-Hat Control..................................................................................................... 161
Messages for Positional Sensing ............................................................................................... 162
Synchronizing with an External MIDI Instrument............................................................................ 162
Appendices .......................................................... 165
Troubleshooting..................................................................................166
Problems With the Overall Sound ....................................................................................................... 166
Pad and Pedal Issues.............................................................................................................................. 168
MIDI-related Problems .......................................................................................................................... 168
Sequencer-related Problems ................................................................................................................. 169
Click Issues .............................................................................................................................................. 170
Display-related Problems...................................................................................................................... 171
Restoring Settings to Their Default Values ......................................172
How to Use the Acoustic Drum Trigger ............................................173
Messages and Error Messages .........................................................174
About MIDI ...........................................................................................176
Preset Drum Kit List ...........................................................................179
Drum Instrument List..........................................................................180
Preset Percussion Set List.................................................................184
Backing Instrument List .....................................................................186
Preset Pattern List ..............................................................................188
Parameter List .....................................................................................192
Kit Parameters......................................................................................................................................... 192
Pattern Parameters ................................................................................................................................. 194
Song Parameters ..................................................................................................................................... 197
Setup Parameters.................................................................................................................................... 197
Click Parameters..................................................................................................................................... 199
Tempo Parameters.................................................................................................................................. 199
GM Mode................................................................................................................................................. 199
MIDI Implementation...........................................................................200
Specifications......................................................................................216
Block Diagram.....................................................................................217
Index.....................................................................................................218
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