Chapter 6 Playing Along With Songs - Roland V-Drums TD-8 Owner's Manual

Chapter 6 Playing Along with Songs

A set of patterns that are connected in the order of playback
is called a "song."
When you play back a song, the patterns will change
automatically in sequence, so it will not be necessary for you
to select patterns yourself. You can register up to 99 steps in
each song, in the order in which they are to be played back.
Basic Operation
The "SEQUENCER" buttons located on the front panel are
used to perform basic operations and access the setting
pages.
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[TOP]:
When pressed while the song is stopped, this returns
you to the beginning of the song.
[BWD]:
When pressed while the song is stopped, this returns
you to the beginning of the pattern in the song.
[FWD]:
When pressed while the song is stopped, this advances
you to the next pattern in the song.
[TOP], [BWD], and [FWD] cannot be used during playback of
the song.
[CLICK]:
Turn the click on/off.
[TEMPO]:
Set the Tempo.
[PLAY/STOP]:
This starts and stops playback of the pattern.
[REC]:
The "SONG REC" screen (for creating songs) opens.
[PATTERN]:
Select patterns. For more detailed information, refer to
"Chapter 5 Playing Along with Patterns" (p. 96).
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[SONG]:
Select songs.
• Read the explanations that follow for more detailed
information about the function of each button.
• For more detailed information about operations during
playback and recording refer to"Chapter 5 Playing Along with
Patterns" (p. 96).
Using Songs
Songs do not actually contain the music data of the patterns;
they contain only the order in which the patterns are to be
played back.
• Editing a User pattern that is used in a song also alters the
performance of the song. When editing patterns used on songs,
copy the pattern to a different User pattern first.
• If all performance data in a User pattern used in a song is
deleted, the portion that had been occupied by the deleted
pattern is played back as a single blank measure.