Drum Mode - Roland PK-6 Owner's Manual

Function in POLY mode
TRANSPOSE
VELOCITY
PC (Program Change)

DRUM mode

This mode enables the PK-6 to send note messages to
trigger drum instrument sounds on external MIDI
devices.
There are two note maps (i.e. note number assignments
to the PK-6's pedals). "drM" is the factory map that can-
not be overwritten. The second, "drU", is programmable,
allowing you to trigger whichever sounds you like.
Both maps already contain useful note number assign-
ments for GM/GM2/GS-compatible MIDI sound sources.
1.
Press the [DRUM] foot switch to select
DRUM mode (Factory Set).
The DRUM indicator lights and the display shows:
drM
2.
Play the pedal keyboard.
The PK-6's pedals now transmit the following note
numbers:
37 39
36 38 40 41
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19
24
20
42 44 46
43 45 47 48
Dynamic MIDI Pedal PK-6
This allows you to play the basic instruments (kick,
rim, snare, hihat, toms, etc.) of a GM/GM2/GS-com-
patible sound module.
NOTE
By default, DRUM mode transmits on MIDI channel "10",
which usually corresponds to the Drum part. To change the
MIDI channel for DRUM mode, please see page 21.
3.
Press the [DRUM] foot switch again to select
the User Set.
The display shows:
drU
This is the second note number map. (If you press
[DRUM] again, the display reverts to "drM", the fac-
tory note map.)
4.
Play the pedal keyboard.
If you do not change the "drU" assignments, the
PK-6's pedals now transmit the following note num-
bers:
63 61
64 62 60 66
To assign other note numbers to the pedals in "drU"
mode, see "Drum User Edit" auf S. 25.
The following table lists the functions available in
DRUM mode:
Function in DRUM mode
HOLD
OCTAVER BASS
OCTAVE (only for "drM")
TRANSPOSE (only for "drM")
VELOCITY
PC (Program Change)
r
DRUM mode
65 69 67
54 68 71 73
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17
17
19
19
24
20
15