Customizing the kits, Editing instruments (instrument), Selecting the instruments – Roland TD-50X Prismatic V-Drums Sound Module User Manual
Page 28: Editing instruments, Instrument), Saving your settings, Selecting an instrument for each area you strike
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Customizing the Kits
Saving your settings
Since the TD-50X automatically saves the values that you edit,
you don’t need to do anything in particular to save your settings.
Settings are also saved when you turn off the power.
Editing Instruments
(INSTRUMENT)
Here we’ll set the snare drum, kick drum and other instrument sounds.
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For details on the parameters that can be edited, refer to “Data List”
(PDF).
1 .
Press the [INSTRUMENT] button.
The INSTRUMENT screen appears.
2 .
Select the pad to configure (p. 29).
3 .
Use the PAGE [UP] [DOWN] and function buttons to
select the item to set.
* The parameters that you can edit differ depending on the pad or
instrument.
4 .
Use the cursor buttons to select a parameter, and use
the [-] [+] buttons or the dial to edit the value.
MEMO
For some parameters, you can also use the [R1]–[R3] knobs to edit
the settings.
5 .
Press the [KIT] button to return to the DRUM KIT screen.
Reference
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In screens where the [F5] (H & R) button is shown, you can
individually edit the parameters for each place you strike, such as
the head and the rim.
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For details, refer to “Data List” (PDF).
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You can layer two instruments together, or switch between them
according to how hard you play (SUB INSTRUMENT).
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For details, refer to “Layering Instruments (SUB INSTRUMENT)”
Selecting the Instruments
1 .
Press the [INSTRUMENT] button.
2 .
Press the PAGE [UP] button several times to display the
INSTRUMENT screen.
3 .
Press the [F1] (INST) button.
Instrument group
Instrument name
Instrument parameters
Pad to configure
Sub-instrument
name (when set)
[F5] (H&R) button
H&R icon (only when H&R is on)
Pad location (head/rim/bell)
Instrument number
4 .
Select the pad to configure (p. 29).
5 .
Turn the [R1] knob to select an instrument.
MEMO
When the cursor is on the instrument number or instrument group,
press the [ENTER] button to show the instrument list.
6 .
Press the [KIT] button to return to the DRUM KIT screen.
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For the instruments that can be selected, refer to “Data List”
(PDF).
Selecting an instrument for each area you strike
([F5] (H&R) button)
On screens 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 the head and rim are
selected as a set.
The recommended instruments that are appropriate for
the selected instrument are selected as a set.
* If the same parameter exists within the instruments
that are selected as a set, it is automatically set to the
same value.
* Depending on the instrument, the same instrument
might be selected for all areas such as the head and
rim.
OFF
Instruments are selected individually for each area you
strike, such as the head and rim.