Simulating The Ambience Of A Performance Space (Ambience); Editing The Mixer (Mixer); Specifying The Volume And Pan Of Each Pad - Roland TD-50 Reference Manual

Customizing a Kit
Simulating the Ambience of a
Performance Space (AMBIENCE)
This simulates the reverberation or acoustics of a location in which
you're playing the drums (ambience).
By adjusting settings such as room ambience (the type and size
of the room), and reverb (reverberation), you can give your drum
sound more naturalness and presence.
Reference
For details on the parameters that can be edited, refer to "Data
List" (PDF).
1
Press the [AMBIENCE] button.
2
Use the PAGE [UP] [DOWN] buttons to access the editing
screen.
AMBIENCE screen
ROOM screen
REVERB screen
STEREO ENHANCER screen
3
Edit the settings of the ambience.
4
Press the [KIT] button to return to the DRUM KIT screen.
Turning ambience on/off
1
Press the [AMBIENCE] button.
2
Press the PAGE [UP] button to access page 1 (AMBIENCE).
3
Press the [F1]–[F3] button to turn the setting on/off.
Button Explanation
[F1] button Turns room ambience on/off.
[F2] button
Turns reverb on/off.
[F3] button
Turns stereo enhancer on/off.
MEMO
You can copy ambience settings (p. 31).
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Editing the Mixer (MIXER)

Here you can adjust the volume of each pad and apply various
effects to the sound.
Reference
For details on the parameters that can be edited, refer to "Data
List" (PDF).
1
Press the [MIXER] button.
The Mixer setting screen appears.
2
Select the pad that you want to edit (p. 20).
3
Edit the mixer settings.
4
Press the [KIT] button to return to the DRUM KIT screen.

Specifying the Volume and Pan of Each Pad

You can adjust the volume and pan (stereo position) for each pad.
1
Press the [MIXER] button.
2
Press the PAGE [UP] button to access page 1
(MIXER VOLUME).
3
Press one of the [F1] (VOLUME)–[F4] (KIT VOL) buttons to
select the item that you want to set.
4
Select the pad that you want to edit (p. 20).
You can also use the cursor buttons to make a selection.
5
Use the [–] [+] buttons or the dial to edit the value.
Parameter Value
[F1] (VOLUME) button
Volume -INF–+6.0 dB
[F2] (PAN) button
Pan
L30–CTR–R30
[F3] (MIN VOL) button
Pad Minimum
0–15
Volume*
Pad
Maximum
-5–0
Volume*
[F4] (KIT VOL) button
Kit Volume
Pedal HH
Volume
-INF–+6.0 dB
XStick
Volume
* You can use the cursor [ H ] [ I ] buttons to switch between
selecting the Pad Minimum Volume and Pad Maximum Volume.
Explanation
Volume of each pad
Stereo position of each pad
Minimum volume of each pad
This lets you increase the volume of the
softest hits while preserving the volume of
the strongest hits. This can make it easier
to hear ghost notes on the snare or legato
notes on the ride cymbal.
Maximum volume of each pad
This lets you decrease the volume of
the strongest hits while preserving their
nuances.
You can limit the volume while preserving
the nuances of the strongest hits.
* This is available only for pads that
support digital connection and for input
from the MIDI IN connector.
Drum kit volume
Pedal hi-hat volume
Cross-stick volume