Ambience Settings [Ambience]; Switching Ambience On/Off; Selecting The Ambience Type - Roland V-Drums TD-3 Owner's Manual

Creating Your Own Drum Kit

Ambience Settings [AMBIENCE]

Ambience (15 types)
A choice of Ambience or "room simulation" effects are available for each kit on an individual basis.
The choices include different sized rooms or even a selection of "compressed" types.

Switching Ambience On/Off

1.
Press [AMBIENCE] to turn it on or off.
If [AMBIENCE] is lit: the ambience on
If [AMBIENCE] is unlit: the ambience off

Selecting the Ambience Type

The TD-3 provides 15 different pre-programmed Ambience settings. They are applied equally to all
sounds in the kit.
1.
Press [EDIT].
[EDIT] flashes.
2.
Press [EDIT] a few times until the AMBIENCE indicator is lit.
The ambience type number appears.
fig.01-006
3.
Press [+] or [-] to select the ambience type.
Type
n 1, n 2, n 3
b 1, b 2, b 3
d 1, d 2, d 3
c 1, c 2, c 3
C 1, C 2, C 3
4.
When you're finished, press [DRUM KIT]; the [EDIT] light goes off.
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Ambience On/Off settings can NOT be saved for individual drum kits.
If you want the Ambience on or off each time the power is turned on, press [DRUM KIT]
while the Ambience is on or when off.
Ambience is also applied to the click (metronome) sound.
Hold down [EDIT] and press [-] to have the indicators light in the reverse order of that when
only [EDIT] is pressed.
Description
Natural room reverberation.
Light, airy reverberation.
Warm and mellow reverberation.
Boosted attack gives the sound greater punch.
Warm reverberation is also added.
Boosted attack gives the sound greater punch.
Shallow room reverberation is also added.
Do not turn off the power without the [EDIT] light having gone out. Otherwise you will lose
the changes you have just made.
As the number increases the
room size changes, making the
effect more obvious.
More compression is applied as
the number increases, giving
the sound greater "punch."