Roland TD-12 Owner's Manual page 8

Contents
Useful Functions to Know ......................................................................28
About the Preset Drum Kits ............................................................................................. 28
Playing Patterns to Check Drum Kit Tones ................................................................... 28
Restoring Edited Drum Kits to the Factory Default Settings ...................................... 28
Restoring All Settings to the Factory Settings ...................................................................................... 28
Restoring the Factory Settings to Individual Kits................................................................................ 28
Playing Back Patterns by Striking the Pads (Pad Pattern Function) .......................... 29
Stopping Playback of the Pattern Being Played................................................................................... 29
Disabling the Pad Pattern Function....................................................................................................... 29
Striking a Pad to Switch the Drum Kits (Pad Switch Function).................................. 29
Enabling Cross Sticks ........................................................................................................ 29
Playing Along with Patterns ............................................................................................ 29
Choosing a Pattern ................................................................................................................................... 29
Muting a Specific Part.............................................................................................................................. 29
Chapter 1. Drum Kit Settings [KIT] ........................................................30
Choosing a Drum Kit......................................................................................................... 30
About the "DRUM KIT" Screen ............................................................................................................. 30
Selecting a Drum Kit from the List [F1 (LIST)] .............................................................. 31
Kit Parameters [F2 (FUNC)] ............................................................................................. 31
Adjusting the Volume [F1 (VOLUME)] ................................................................................................ 31
Assigning a Tempo for Each Kit [F2 (TEMPO)]................................................................................... 31
Playing Brushes [F3 (BRUSH)] ............................................................................................................... 32
Disabling the Pad Pattern Function [F4 (PAD PTN)] ......................................................................... 32
Naming a Drum Kit [F3 (NAME)]................................................................................... 32
Effects On and Off Switches [F4 (FX SW)] ..................................................................... 32
Playing Cross Stick [F5 (XSTICK)]................................................................................... 32
Chapter 2. Drum Instrument Settings [INST] ........................................33
Choosing a Pad to Edit...................................................................................................... 33
Choose by Hitting a Pad.......................................................................................................................... 33
Choose with the Buttons ......................................................................................................................... 33
Lock the Pad You are Editing (TRIG LOCK) [SHIFT] + [RIM] ......................................................... 33
Assign an Instrument to a Pad......................................................................................... 33
Selecting an Instrument from the List [F1 (LIST)]......................................................... 34
Editing Drum Sounds [F2 (EDIT)]................................................................................... 34
Editing an Acoustic Drum Kit (V-EDIT)............................................................................................... 34
Editing Other Instruments ...................................................................................................................... 34
Editing Procedure..................................................................................................................................... 34
Using the Compressor and EQ [F3 (COMP/EQ)]......................................................... 36
Using Pads/Pedal as Controllers [F4 (CONTROL)]..................................................... 37
Playing a Pattern by Hitting a Pad (Pad Pattern) [F1 (PATTERN)].................................................. 37
Changing the Pitch with the Hi-Hat Pedal [F2 (PDLBEND)] ............................................................ 38
MIDI Settings for Each Pad [F3 (MIDI)]................................................................................................ 38
MIDI Note Numbers transmitted by Hi-Hat [F4 (HH MIDI)]........................................................... 38
MIDI Note Number transmitted by Brush Sweep/Cross Stick [F5 (BR MIDI)] ............................. 38
Chapter 3. Mixer Settings .......................................................................39
Mixer Parameters [MIXER] .............................................................................................. 39
Using Group Faders to Edit (MIX EDIT) .............................................................................................. 39
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