Chapter 2 Making The Settings For Drum Instruments; Choosing A Pad To Edit; Choosing A Pad By Hitting It; Choosing With The Trigger Select Button - Roland V-Drums TD-8 Owner's Manual

Chapter 2 Making the Settings for Drum Instruments

In this chapter, you can find out how to edit the various
drum instruments, such as the snare drum and kick drum.
Since special parameters are provided, you can easily create
just the sound you want.
You can restore an edited drum kit to its factory settings
with the "DRUM KIT COPY" (p. 145).

Choosing a Pad to Edit

The two following methods may be used to select the pad to
be edited.

Choosing a Pad by Hitting It

1. Press [KIT], then [F1 (INST)].
[KIT] lights, and the "INST" screen appears.
2. Strike a pad.
The settings screen for the pad appears.
When selecting the rim of the pad, strike both the rim
and head simultaneously.
Press [SHIFT] + [RIM] to prevent the settings screen from
being switched when the pad is struck. For more detailed
information, refer to "Preventing the Settings Screen from
Being Switched (EDIT LOCK)" (p. 83).
Choosing with the Trigger Select
Button
1. Press [KIT] then [F1 (INST)].
[KIT] lights, and the "INST" screen appears.
2. Press TRIG SELECT [
input number.
The selected trigger input number is indicated in the
upper part of the screen.
3. Press [RIM] and select either the head or rim.
Head: [RIM] is unlit.
Rim: [RIM] is lit.
• The rim cannot be selected for TRIGGER INPUT 1 (KICK 1),
2 (KICK 2), 11 (AUX 1), or 12 (AUX 2).
• TRIGGER INPUT 2 (KICK2) and 12 (AUX2) can be used
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] or [ ] to select the trigger
only when two pads are connected to TRIGGER INPUT 1/2
(KICK1/2) or 11/12 (AUX2), respectively (p. 27).
The following is displayed when independent rim and
head settings can be made.
TD-8 display screen
Head settings
fig.01-003
Rim settings
fig.01-003b
Owner's Manual
fig.hr
Checking the Selected Pad
The currently selected pad is continuously indicated in
the upper part of the screen.
Ex:
• Setting the snare (TRIGGER INPUT 3) pad head
fig.01-006
• Setting the snare (TRIGGER INPUT 3) pad rim
fig.01-007