Roland V-Drums TD-8 Owner's Manual page 101

5. Press CURSOR [
] to move the cursor to "PLAY
TYPE."
6. Press [INC/+] or [DEC/-] or rotate the VALUE dial to
make the setting.
7. Press [PATTERN].
The "PATTERN" screen appears.
PLAY TYPE: LOOP, 1SHOT, TAP
For more on "QUICK PLAY," "RESET TIME," and "TAP
EXC SW," refer to the settings example that follows.
Settings Example
LOOP
Loop is useful for practicing and live performance.
1SHOT
This is a convenient feature to use when assigning
patterns to the pads (Pad Pattern; p. 139).
Each time you hit the pad to which the pattern is
assigned, it will automatically start from the beginning
of the pattern.
Supplementary function for LOOP and 1SHOT
QUICK PLAY: OFF, ON
QuickPlay starts playback of the pattern from the first
note (first event) even if when you recorded the pattern,
you left a pause at the beginning. For example if you had
just played/recorded freely, ignoring the tempo clock.
In Step 5. above, move the cursor to "QUICK PLAY" to
switch this on or off.
TAP
This is a convenient feature to use when assigning
patterns to the pads (Pad Pattern; p. 139).
For example if you specify "Tap" for a pattern which
contains a melody line and assign this pattern to a pad,
you can play the notes of the melody in order each time
you strike the pad. You can set the "Reset Time" so that
the pattern will automatically return to the beginning if
that time interval elapses without that pad being hit
again. You can play a bass line with your kick drum too.
When using Realtime Recording (p. 108) to record patterns
used for Tap playback, make the Quantize settings (p. 111)
before you begin recording.
Chapter 5 Playing Along with Patterns
Supplementary function for TAP
RESET TIME: OFF, 0.1–8.0 (seconds)
This function automatically returns the pattern to the
beginning if the set time interval elapses without the pad
being hit again. This is the time interval that resets the
pattern being used. If it is set to "OFF," this function will
be disabled.
In Step 5. above, move the cursor to "RESET TIME" and
make the setting.
TAP EXC SW: OFF, ON
In Tap playback, if one sound is set to play before the
previous sound has finished playing, this setting allows
you to either have the previous sound stop and the
subsequent sound start playing (ON) or have the two
sounds layered (OFF).
In Step 5. above, move the cursor to "TAP EXC SW" and
make the setting.
OFF:
The previous sound continues to play to the end,
while the subsequent sound is superimposed on it.
ON:
The previous sound stops while in progress, and the
subsequent sound starts playing.
You can have the velocity of the pattern being
played change according to the force with which the
pad is tapped (Pad Pattern Velocity). Refer to
"Playing a Pattern by Hitting a Pad (PAD
PATTERN)" (p. 139).
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