Chapter 5 Playing Along With Patterns - Roland V-Drums TD-8 Owner's Manual

Chapter 5 Playing Along with Patterns

The TD-8's sequencer organizes music into six parts. The
Drum Kit part is used to record/play back what is played on
the pads. Additionally, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 are
the four backing instrument parts (backing parts), and there
is another Percussion part.
The collective performance of these six parts is called a
pattern.
Preset (Internal) Patterns (Pattern 1–700)
What the various parts should play has already been
recorded. The performances in Preset patterns cannot be
changed, deleted, or recorded.
These patterns come in handy for backing during drum
practice, or for live performances.
All percussion instruments in the Preset patterns (except
for Preset pattern 1) are recorded to the percussion parts.
User Patterns (Pattern 701–800)
These are patterns that you can record. You can record
performances exactly as they are played using the pads or an
external MIDI keyboard (Realtime Recording; p. 108).
Changes in User pattern settings are saved automatically.
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Basic operation
The "SEQUENCER" buttons located on the front panel are
used to perform basic operations and access the setting pages.
fig.06-001
[TOP]:
When pressed while the pattern is stopped, this returns
you to the beginning of the pattern.
[BWD]:
When pressed while the pattern is stopped, this returns
you to the previous measure in the pattern.
[FWD]:
When pressed while the pattern is stopped, this
advances you to the next measure in the pattern.
[TOP], [BWD], and [FWD] cannot be used during playback of
the pattern.
[CLICK]:
Turn the click on/off.
[TEMPO]:
Set the Tempo.
[PLAY/STOP]:
This starts and stops playback of the pattern.
[REC]:
Access the recording setting page, and enter record-
standby mode.
[PATTERN]:
Select patterns.
[SONG]:
For more detailed information, refer to "Chapter 6
Playing Along with Songs" (p. 120).
• 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 6 Playing Along
with Songs" (p. 120).