Playing; Hearing What The Kits Sound Like; Selecting A Drum Kit; About The "Drum Kit" Screen - Roland TD-4KP Owner's Manual

Playing

Hearing What the Kits Sound Like

After turning the power on, you can play the demo patterns.
Here's how you can listen to the sounds by switching drum kits
while playing the demo patterns.
fig.P-Demo.eps
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* No data for the demo patterns that is played will be output
from MIDI OUT.

Selecting a Drum Kit

A drum kit is a combination of the sounds & settings for each pad
and pedal, as well as ambience.
fig.P-DrumKit.eps
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1. Press the DRUM KIT [<] [>] buttons to select drum
kit.
fig.d-KitScreen.eps
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1. Press the [
The demo patterns will play.
2. Press the DRUM KIT [<] [>] buttons to select drum
kit.
3. To stop demo pattern playback, press the
[
1, 3
When you press the [
your performance (p. 16), the demo patterns will temporarily
be erased. The next time you turn on the power, you will
again be able to play the demo patterns.

About the "DRUM KIT" screen

This is the TD-4's basic screen.
fig.d-KitNo1.eps
D
A
B
Regardless of the screen that is displayed, pressing the DRUM
KIT [<] [>] buttons will access the "DRUM KIT" screen (except
during recording/playback).
] (Play/Stop) button.
] button once again.
] (Rec) button to start recording
A Drum kit number
B Drum kit name
C This shows the metronome tempo (p. 16).
D Strength of the pad strike displayed in 6 levels.
This is shown if the cross-stick technique can be
E used with the snare (p. 28).
(When Xstick Volume is anything other than OFF)
C
E