Listening To The Demo Song; Changing The Drum Kits; Changing The Volume Balance; Muting The Performance Of The Backing Instruments And Drums - Roland TD-12 Owner's Manual

Listening to the Demo Song

The internal demo song features the TD-12's expressive
capabilities and top quality sounds. The drums on this song
were recorded from the TD-12 system to a sequencer in real
time.
1. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [CHAIN].
The "DEMONSTRATION" screen appears.
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2. Use [+/-] or [VALUE] to select a song.
3. Press [F5 (PLAY)].
Playback begins; the three demo songs are played back
repeatedly.
4. Press [F4 (STOP)] to stop the demo song.
5. Press [EXIT] or [KIT] to return to the "DRUM
KIT" screen.
Caution Concerning Volume
When playing back the demo song, turn [MASTER] and
[PHONES] to the left (counterclockwise) to bring the
volume level down. The sound levels (volume) of the
instruments may be louder when the demo song is
played back.
Demo Song
Hatter Copyright © 2005, Roland US
Brisa Copyright © 2005, Roland US
Cluster Hang Copyright © 2004, Roland US
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* All rights reserved. Unauthorized use of this material for
purposes other than private, personal enjoyment is a violation
of applicable laws.
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* No data for the music that is played will be output from MIDI
OUT.

Changing the Drum Kits

You can change the drum kit used to play the demo songs.
1. Press [CURSOR (down)] to move the cursor to
"Kit."
2. Use [+/-] or [VALUE] to select a drum kit.
* Demo songs are normally played using factory preset drum
kits.
Changing the Volume
Balance
You can change the volume balance with [GROUP FADERS]
(p. 26).
Muting the Performance of
the Backing Instruments and
Drums
As drums are used to play the demo songs, you can mute
drum parts.
[F1 (DRUMS)]
You can MUTE the entire drum track.
[F2 (BACKING)]
You can MUTE all the backing instruments.
Turning the Metronome
(Click) On/Off
You can have the metronome click sound in time with the
demo songs.
1. Start by setting the click instrument and count
(p. 63).
2. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [CHAIN].
The "DEMONSTRATION" screen appears.
3. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [TEMPO] to turn
the metronome click (p. 62) on/off.
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