Chapter 4 Playing While Listening To Metronome Clicks; Switching The Click On/Off And Setting The Volume; Setting The Tempo; Setting The Time Signature - Roland V-Drums TD-8 Owner's Manual

Chapter 4 Playing While Listening to Metronome Clicks

Switching the Click On/Off
and Setting the Volume
Press [CLICK] to toggle the metronome click on/off. To
adjust the volume, move the [GROUP FADERS] slider
[CLICK].
fig.05-001a.e
Click is sounded
Lit

Setting the Tempo

While playback of a pattern or song is halted, you can use the
click as a metronome. However, if a different pattern or song
is selected, the tempo changes to the tempo specified for that
pattern or song.
fig.05-001
1. Press [CLICK].
[CLICK] lights, and the click sound begins to play.
2. Press [TEMPO].
[TEMPO] lights, and the "TEMPO" screen appears.
3. Press [INC/+] or [DEC/-] or rotate the VALUE dial to
select the tempo.
4. When you have finished making the settings, press
[TEMPO].
The [TEMPO] light goes out, and the "TEMPO" screen is
removed from the display.
TEMPO: 20–260
94
Click is not sounded
Unlit

Setting the Time Signature

fig.05-002
1. Press [CLICK], then [F1 (INTRVL)].
[CLICK] lights, and the "CLICK INTERVAL" screen
appears.
2. Press CURSOR [
] to move the cursor to the
numerator (upper numeral) of the "TIME SIGNATURE."
3. Press [INC/+] or [DEC/-] or rotate the VALUE dial to set
the numerator.
4. Press CURSOR [
] to move the cursor to the
denominator (lower numeral) of the "TIME
SIGNATURE."
5. Press [INC/+] or [DEC/-] or rotate the VALUE dial to set
the denominator.
It is not possible to change the time signature of the
metronome clicks while a pattern or song is playing back. The
metronome clicks corresponds to the time signature of the
pattern or song.
TIME SIGNATURE:
Numerator (number of beats per measure): 0–13
Denominator (basic note value): 2, 4, 8, 16
When the numerator is set to "0," no accent is added to
the first beat. The metronome click sound then plays at a
fixed volume.