Choosing The Head Typel; Tuning The Head; Making The Settings For Muffling (Muting) - Roland V-Drums TD-8 Owner's Manual

Chapter 2 Making the Settings for Drum Instruments

Choosing the Head Typel

Changing the type of drum head will affect the attack and
tone. You can choose from three type of heads: CLEAR,
COATED, and PINSTRIPE (PinStripe
fig.03-005
Instrument group names that can be edited
V-KICK, V-SNARE, V-TOM
1. First press [KIT], then [F1 (INST)], then [F2 (EDIT)], and
then [F1 (SHELL)].
[KIT] lights, and the "SHELL" screen appears.
2. Strike a pad.
The settings screen for the struck pad appears.
3. Press CURSOR [
] or [
"HEAD TYPE."
4. Press [INC/+] or [DEC/-] or rotate the VALUE dial to
make the setting.
5. Press [KIT].
The "DRUM KIT" screen appears.
HEAD TYPE: CLEAR, COATED,
PINSTRIPE (PinStripe®)
CLEAR:
A single transparent head.
COATED:
The most commonly used type of head.
PINSTRIPE (PinStripe
A two-layer head.
®
PinStripe is a registered trademark of Remo Inc., U.S.A.
86
®
).
] to move the cursor to
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):

Tuning the Head

Here you can tune the drum head very accurately.
fig.03-006
Instrument group names that can be edited
V-KICK, V-SNARE, V-TOM
1. First press [KIT], then [F1 (INST)], then [F2 (EDIT)], and
then [F1 (SHELL)].
[KIT] lights, and the "SHELL" screen appears.
2. Strike a pad.
The settings screen for the struck pad appears.
3. Press CURSOR [
] to move the cursor to "TUNING."
4. Press [INC/+] or [DEC/-] or rotate the VALUE dial to
make the setting.
5. Press [KIT].
The "DRUM KIT" screen appears.
TUNING: -480–+480 (-4–+4 octaves)
For some instruments, raising or lowering the value beyond a
certain point may not produce further change.
Making the Settings for Muffling
(Muting)
Here, you can simulate the application of tape, or the use of
other measures that would reduce vibration. This allows you
to adjust the harmonic content of the sound.
fig.03-007
fig.03-007
Instrument group names that can be edited
V-KICK, V-SNARE, V-TOM
1. First press [KIT], then [F1 (INST)], then [F2 (EDIT)], and
then [F2 (MUFFLE)].
[KIT] lights, and the "MUFFLE" screen appears.
2. Strike a pad.
The settings screen for the struck pad appears.