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Chapter 2. drum instrument settings [inst, Choosing a pad to edit, Choose by hitting a pad – Roland TD-12 User Manual

Page 33: Choose with the buttons, Assign an instrument to a pad, Editing a drum kit. (p. 33, p. 39, p. 40), Instruments (trigger lock; p. 33)

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Chapter 2

[INST]

Chapter 2. Drum Instrument Settings [INST]

Here’s how to select and edit sounds, such as the snare drum
and kick drum.

There are two basic ways to select the sound you want to edit.

1.

Press [INST].

[INST] lights, and the “INST” screen appears.

fig.02-001_70

2.

Strike a pad.

The settings screen for the struck pad appears.

To select a pad’s rim, strike the rim.

1.

Press [INST].

[INST] lights, and the “INST” screen appears.

2.

Hold down [SHIFT] and press [CURSOR (left/

right)] to select the trigger input number.

The trigger input number is indicated in the upper part of
the screen.

3.

Press [RIM] to select the head or rim.

Head:

[RIM] is unlit.

Rim:

[RIM] is lit.

fig.02-002_70

When MIDI Note Number (p. 38) corresponding to a pad
is received, the pad is selected and shown in the screen.

When editing instruments, you can prevent the screen from
being switched inadvertently even if you hit another pad.

1.

Select the pad to be locked.

The settings screen for the pad appears.

2.

Hold down [SHIFT] and press [RIM] to make it

flash.

The pad is locked and other pads cannot be selected.

3.

To release the lock, hold down [SHIFT] and

press [RIM] to make it stop flashing.

* You can change the pad to be locked by using buttons even if

the [RIM] is flashing.

All the TD-12 sounds are referred to as instruments (

INST

).

fig.02-001_70

1.

Press [INST].

[INST] lights, and the “INST” screen appears.

“Group”:

Type of instrument (Inst Group)

“Inst”:

Name of instrument (Inst Name)

2.

Strike a pad.

The settings screen for the struck pad appears.

3.

Press [CURSOR (up/down)] to move the cursor

to “Group” or “Inst.”

4.

Use [+/-] or [VALUE] to select the Inst group/

instrument.

5.

Press [EXIT] to return to the “DRUM KIT”

screen.

Pressing [F5 (H & R)], you can choose to set the head and
rim simultaneously or individually. When you select the
head and rim simultaneously, the rim’s instrument
number is one bigger than head.

Choosing a Pad to Edit

Choose by Hitting a Pad

Choose with the Buttons

Lock the Pad You are Editing
(TRIG LOCK) [SHIFT] + [RIM]

Assign an Instrument to a
Pad

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