Importing And Playing Audio Files (User Sample); Importing An Audio File - Roland V-Drums TD-27 Reference Manual

Importing and Playing Audio Files (USER SAMPLE)

Audio files that you created on your computer can be imported from an SD card into the TD-27, and played as instruments
(User Sample function). You can edit the sound of a user sample or apply effects to it in the same way as other instruments.
Audio files that can be loaded by the TD-27
WAV file
Format (extension)
WAV (.wav)
Sampling frequency 44.1 kHz
Bit rate 16, 24-bit
Length Maximum 180 seconds
* File names or folder names that contain more than 16 characters are not shown correctly. Files and folders using double-
byte characters are also not supported.

Importing an Audio File

Here's how to import an audio file into the TD-27 as a user
sample.
1
Insert an SD card into the TD-27 (p. 11).
2
Press the [USER SAMPLE] button.
The USER SAMPLE screen appears.
3
Move the cursor to the "IMPORT," and press the
[ENTER] button.
The USER SAMPLE IMPORT screen appears.
Cursor button Explanation
[ ] button
Moves cursor (up)
[ ] button Moves cursor (down)
[ ] button Exits a folder
[ ] button Enters a folder
MEMO
You can press the [F5](PREVIEW) button to hear the
sound being imported.
4
Use the cursor buttons to select an audio file,
and press the [F1] (SELECT) button.
The USER SAMPLE IMPORT (DESTINATION) screen
appears.
5
Use the cursor buttons to select the import-
destination number, and press the [F5]
(IMPORT) button.
A confirmation message appears.
* If you select a number in which data already exists, the
message "User Sample Exists!" appears. Select a number
that contains no data.
6
Use the cursor buttons to select "OK," and press
the [ENTER] button.
The audio file is imported.
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