Editing Instrument Parameters (Instrument) - Roland TD-4KP Owner's Manual

Editing Instrument Parameters (INSTRUMENT)

On the TD-4, each of the instruments in the drum kit (e.g., kick drum or snare drum) are called an "instrument (INST)."
1. In the menu screen, choose "1 INSTRUMENT" and
press the [OK] button.
The "Instrument" screen will appear.
fig.d-Kit-Inst-1.eps
Screen
• Tuning and Muffling can also be adjusted by pressing the [TUNING] button or [MUFFLING] button in the Drum Kit screen.
• If Head/Rim Link (p. 36) is "ON," Head and Rim (or for a cymbal, the bow and edge) settings will be edited simultaneously for SNARE,
HH, CRASH, and RIDE.
If the instrumental sounds assigned to the HEAD and RIM differ from the recommended combination specified at the factory, an "*"
will appear at the right side of the screen.
• If Head/Rim Link (p. 36) is ON and the instruments assigned to the head and rim (or for a cymbal, the bow and edge) differ from the
recommended combination, an "*" will appear at the right side of the screen.
• If the Head/Rim Link setting (p. 36) is on, an "*" will appear in the right side of the screen if different tuning or muffling values are
specified for the head and rim (or in the case of a cymbal, the bow and the edge).
2.
3.
4.
Instrument Number
Instrument Group
5.
Instrument
Parameter Value
Instrument group
See Drum Kit/
Instrument List
(p. 47)
Instrument
Tuning -600–0–+600
Muffling 0–10
Use the SEL[ ] [ ]buttons to select a
parameter.
Strike a pad to select the pad whose settings you
want to edit.
The pad you struck will blink in the screen.
Use the [-/+] dial to edit the setting.
Press the [OK] button to return to the "MENU"
screen.
Explanation
Instrument type
Instrument of the selected pad
Head Tuning
* The tuning can edited only for pads to which an
instrument from the KICK, SNARE, TOM, or PERC
instrument groups has been assigned.
Muffling (Mute)
* Muffling can be edited only for pads to which an
instrument from the KICK, SNARE, TOM, or PERC
instrument groups has been assigned.
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