Convenient Functions - Roland V-Drums TD-20X Owner's Manual

Convenient Functions

Auditioning the sound of a drum kit
You can audition the currently selected drum kit by using a
phrase to play its sounds.
For convenient auditioning, the TD-20X provides various
drum and backing phrases ("preset patterns").
Select a drum kit, and then play one of the following patterns
to hear its sounds, such as its kick and snare or snare and
toms.
Pattern no. Name
1 Preview
2 Preview Jazz
3 Drum Basic
4 Drum Fill
For details on the procedure, refer to "Choosing a Pattern
[PATTERN]" (p. 70) and "Playing Back a Pattern [PLAY]" (p. 71).
You can also use the GROUP FADERS to adjust the
volume balance or to mute unwanted instruments (p.
30).
Recalling drum kits in a specified order
(Drum Kit Chain)
By specifying the desired drum kit for each step of a 32-step
chain, you can specify the order in which you want drum kits
to be recalled. This function is called "Drum Kit Chain."
This is convenient for a live performance, since it provides an
easy way for you to specify and then recall drum kits in the
order you need to use them.
For more about this function, refer to "Specifying the Order in
Which Drum Kits will be Recalled [CHAIN]" (p. 43).
Purpose
Audition the sounds of the
entire kit
Audition the kick, snare, hi-
hat, and ride cymbal sounds
Audition the tom, and crash
cymbal sounds
Returning edited drum kits to their factory
settings
Returning all settings to their factory-set state
If desired, you can return the drum kits and all other settings
to their factory-set state (Factory Reset).
For details on the procedure, refer to "Restoring the Factory
Settings [F5 (F RESET)]" (p. 114).
Returning an individual kit to its factory setting
An individual drum kit whose instrument or effect settings
you've edited can be returned to the factory-set state by
using the Copy function.
Select "PRESET" as the copy-source, and then select the drum
kit whose settings you want to return to the factory-set state.
For details on the procedure, refer to "Copying a Drum Kit" (p.
42).
Playing a pattern by striking a pad
(Pad Pattern function)
You can start playback of a specified pattern by striking a
pad.
For details on the procedure, refer to "Playing a Pattern by
Hitting a Pad (Pad Pattern) [F1 (PATTERN)]" (p. 52).
Switching drum kits by striking a pad
(Pad Switch function)
Pads connected to TRIGGER INPUT jacks 14 AUX 3 and 15
AUX 4 can be used to switch drum kits or patterns.
For details on the procedure, refer to "Using Pads as Switches
[F2 (PAD SW)]" (p. 111).
Using cross-stick techniques
For each drum kit, you can specify whether cross-stick
techniques can or cannot be used.
For details on the procedure, refer to "Playing Cross Stick [F5
(XSTICK)]" (p. 41).
As the rim sound for the snare, select an instrument
marked by "*X" in "Drum Instrument List" (p. 131).
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