Roland V-Drums TD-8 Owner's Manual page 140

Chapter 8 Helpful Features
5. Strike a pad.
The setting screen for the pad appears.
6. Press CURSOR [
] to move the cursor to "PATTERN."
You can select the pattern category. Press CURSOR [
to move the cursor to "CATEGORY" and make the
selection.
7. Press [INC/+] or [DEC/-] or rotate the VALUE dial to
select the pattern.
When a pattern is not to be played, select "OFF."
You can check out (preview) how a pattern sounds by
pressing [PREVIEW].
The mark beneath the pattern indicates the playback
method used for the pattern. For more details about
these symbols, refer to "Choosing a Playback Method
(LOOP, ONE SHOT, or TAP)" (p. 100).
8. Press [KIT].
The "DRUM KIT" screen appears.
9. Strike the pad that has been set.
The pattern assigned to the pad begins playing back.
To prevent an instrument assigned to a pad from
sounding, set the volume level for the pad to "0" using
"LEVEL" in the "MIXER" screen (p. 92).
10. To stop playback of a pattern while in progress, press
[PLAY/STOP].
The [PLAY/STOP] light goes off.
By pressing [F1 (LIST)], you can have a list of the
patterns assigned to the pads displayed.
For more on "PAD PATTERN VELO," refer to "Playing
Back Patterns with the Velocity Changing in Response to the
Strength with Which the Pad is Struck" (p. 141).
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Selecting from the List
Select the pattern to be assigned to the pad from the
displayed list.
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1. Confirm that [CHAIN] is not lit.
This function cannot be set when the Drum Kit Chain function
(p. 138) is on.
2. Press [KIT], then [F3 (
[KIT] lights, and a pop-up menu appears.
3. Press [DEC/-], rotate the VALUE dial, or press CURSOR
[ ] to move the cursor to "PTN."
4. Press [F3] to confirm your choice.
The "PAD PATTERN SETTINGS" screen appears.
5. Press CURSOR [
either "CATEGORY" or "PATTERN."
6. Press [F1 (LIST)].
The "LIST" screen appears.
7. Strike a pad.
The cursor moves to the settings for the pad that was
struck.
You can make the selection by pressing CURSOR [
or [ ] and [TRIG SELECT].
8. Press [INC/+] or [DEC/-] or rotate the VALUE dial to
select a pattern.
9. Press [KIT].
The "DRUM KIT" screen appears.
10. Strike the pad that has been set.
The pattern assigned to the pad begins playing back.
MENU)].
] or [ ] to move the cursor to
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