Roland TD-27KV2 V-Drums Electronic Drum Kit - Manual (Page 33)

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Editing a Drum Kit
Layering Instruments (SUB INSTRUMENT)
You can layer the main instrument with a sub instrument so
that they are heard together. You can also switch between
two instruments according to the force of your strike, or vary
the balance between them.
Selecting a sub instrument
1
Press the [DRUM KIT] button.
The DRUM KIT screen appears.
2
Turn the dial to select the drum kit that you
want to edit.
3 Press the [KIT EDIT] button.
The KIT EDIT screen appears.
4
Use the cursor buttons to select the
[INSTRUMENT], and press [ENTER] button.
The INSTRUMENT screen appears.
5
Strike the pad that you want to edit.
To select the rim of a pad, strike the rim.
6
Press the [F4] (SUB INST) button.
The SUB INSTRUMENT screen appears.
Sub instrument group
Sub instrument name
Sub instrument parameters
Main instrument name
7
Move the cursor to the sub instrument or the
sub instrument group, and use the dial to
select a sub instrument.
Reference
For details on the parameters that can be edited, refer to
“Data List” (PDF).
Turning the sub instrument on/off
1
In the SUB INSTRUMENT screen, press the [F1]
button.
The sub-instrument is switched on/off.
Choosing by hitting a pad
To edit the settings for a pad, strike that pad to select
it. To select the rim of a pad, strike the rim.
Selecting an instrument for each strike
location
In a screen where the [F5] (H&R) button is shown, you
can choose whether instruments for areas such as the
head and rim are selected together as a set (ON) or
independently (OFF).
[F5] (H&R)
button
Explanation
ON
Instruments for areas such as head and rim are
selected as a set.
As appropriate for the selected instrument, the
recommended instruments are selected as a
set.
* If the same parameter exists within the
instruments that are selected as a set, they
are automatically set to the same value.
* Depending on the instrument, the same
instrument might be selected for all areas
such as head and rim.
OFF
Instruments are selected individually for each
struck area, such as the head and the rim.
Preventing the currently edited pad from
changing (Trigger Lock)
If you want to audition your performance sounds
while you edit the instruments, you can specify that
the currently edited pad does not change even if you
strike another pad.
1
While holding down the [ENTER] button,
press the [SYSTEM] button.
The pad to edit is locked, and a lock symbol
appears at the upper right of the screen.
* The pad remains locked even if you use MIDI
messages to switch pads.
2
To disable the lock, hold down the
[ENTER] button once again and press the
[SYSTEM] button.
The lock symbol in the upper right of the screen
disappears.
MEMO
5 Even when the pad to edit is locked, you can use
the cursor buttons to switch the pad to edit.
5 You can also use the [ENTER] button + [ ]
[ ] buttons to select a pad, and use the [ENTER]
button + [ ][ ] buttons to switch between head
and rim.