Other Changes - Roland TD-8 Release Note

Other Changes

Concerning Illumination of the
[PATTERN] and [SONG] Buttons
In addition to the [KIT] button, either the [PATTERN] or [SONG]
button lights in certain situations, such as when the Drum Kit screen
is displayed.
When you press [PLAY/STOP], playback of either the pattern or the
song begins, allowing simpler checking.
• [PATTERN] lights: The pattern start playing back.
• [SONG] lights: The song start playing back.
Saving the Click Settings
(Owner's Manual; p. 94)
The most recent click settings are automatically saved when the
power is turned off. This enables immediate use of the click
previously being used.
* The beat setting adopts the beat of the pattern or song selected when the
power is turned on.
"OFF" Added to the Pad Pattern
Categories
(Owner's Manual; p. 139)
If you want to turn Pad Pattern off, you can now also do this by
moving the cursor to either a pattern or category and selecting
"OFF."
About GM Mode
GM mode is now always set to "OFF" when the power is turned on.
Concerning Play of the Demo Song
(Owner's Manual; p. 32)
If you want to play a drum kit, pattern, or song after you have
finished listening to the demo song, you can now use the following
procedure to display the desired screen.
Button Pushed Screen Displayed
[KIT] "DRUM KIT" Screen
[PATTERN] "PATTERN" Screen
[SONG] "SONG" Screen
[EXIT] "DRUM KIT" Screen
(Owner's Manual; p. 159)
Changes in the MIDI Implementation
Substitute the information as shown below. Revisions are indicated
in bold, with underlining.
Normal mode — Section 2. Transmit data
System exclusive messages
Universal Non-realtime System Exclusive Messages (Owner's
Manual; p. 205)
Identity Reply
Status Data byte
F0H 7EH, dev, 06H, 02H, 41H,
20H, 01H, 00H, 00H, 00H,
02H, 01H, 00H
Byte Explanation
00H 02H 01H 00H software revision level
Parameter address map
Parameter Address block
(Owner's Manual; p. 208)
*1-1-1-1 TRIGGER BANK (Pad parameters)
+------------------------------------------------+
| Offset | Size
| address |
+------------------------------------------------+
| | 000a 0000 | PAD TYPE
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
+------------------------------------------------+
Status
F7H
| Description
|
0 - 21
| (PD5,PD7,PD9,8 A, |
| 8 B,8RA,8RB,10A, |
| 10B,12A,12B,P 1, |
| PD6,KD7,K 8,K12, |
| K 1,CY1,KIK,SNR, |
| TOM,CY2)
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