Roland TD-10 - Manual (Page 82)

■ Changing the shell depth
Changing the depth of the drum shell will change the tone.
With the snare drum, the depth can be changed over 39
steps, from 1 to 20 inches! Making the shell deeper will
increase the richness of the low range, and make the sound
more “fat”.
fig.04-05
Instruments that can be edited
Kick, Snare, Tom
Procedure
1. Press [INST]-[F2 (EDIT)]-[F1 (SHELL)].
The “INST EDIT” page will appear.
2. Strike the pad that you wish to edit.
The setting page for the pad you struck will appear.
3. Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to “Shell Depth.”
4. Use [INC/DEC] or the VALUE dial to make the setting.
Parameters
Shell Depth: Normal, Deep (Kick)
1–20 inch (39 steps) (Snare)
Normal, Deep (Tom)
■ Selecting the head material
Changing the “type” of drum head will affect aspects of
attack and tone. You can choose from three type of heads:
Clear, Coated, and PinStripe
®
fig.04-06
Instruments that can be edited
Kick, Snare, Tom
Procedure
1. Press [INST]-[F2 (EDIT)]-[HEAD(F2)].
The “INST EDIT” page will appear.
2. Strike the pad that you wish to edit.
The setting page for the pad you struck will appear.
3. Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to “Head Type.”
4. Use [INC/DEC] or the VALUE dial to make the setting.
Parameters
Head Type: Clear, Coated, PinStripe

Clear: A single transparent head.
Coated: The most commonly used type of head.
PinStripe
®
: Characterized by a rich medium and low range
“color.”
* PinStripe is a registered trademark of Remo Inc. U.S.A.
■ Tuning the head
Here you can tune the drum head very accurately.
fig.04-07
Instruments that can be edited
Kick, Snare, Tom
Procedure
1. Press [INST]-[F2 (EDIT)]-[F2 (HEAD)].
The “INST EDIT” page will appear.
2. Strike the pad that you wish to edit.
The setting page for the pad you struck will appear.
3. Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to “Head Tuning.”
4. Use [INC/DEC] or the VALUE dial to make the setting.
Parameters
Head Tuning: -480–+480 (-4–+4 octaves)
* For some instruments, raising or lowering the value beyond a
certain point may not produce further change.
Chapter 3. Instrument settings
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