Roland TD-30 Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 18)

Overview of the TD-30

Eects

The sound can be processed or enhanced in many ways by applying “eects.”

The TD-30 provides the following eects; some can be applied to individual pads, while others apply to the entire drum kit.

PAD COMPRESSOR/PAD EQ

A “compressor” is an eect that reduces volume peaks, by modifying the attack and release of the sound.

An “equalizer” lets you adjust specic separate frequency ranges such as high, mid, and low.

The pad compressor and pad EQ eects can be applied individually to each pad.

AMBIENCE SECTION

Ambience is an eect that simulates the acoustics of the location in which you’re performing. Parameters available include

adjusting the overhead mic position, the shape and size of the room, the wall material and reverb. Each pad has its own

ambience send level and each kit has its own ambience settings.

MULTI EFFECTS

The “multi-eect” lets you choose one of 21 dierent eects on a per-kit basis. Each sound has its own eect-send level.

MASTER COMPRESSOR/MASTER EQ

The compressor and equalizer can be used on a per-kit basis, or in a global way for the whole TD-30. (This means those

settings will apply to all kits.)

Sequencer

A “sequencer” records or plays back the MIDI information that is input to it, be it the on-board sequencer in the TD-30 or

computer software.

The TD-30’s sequencer lets you record and/or playback “patterns.”

Patterns/part

A “pattern” consists of the performance data for the six “parts” in the TD-30; drum, melody, bass, backing 1, backing 2, and

percussion.

Use patterns to create the backing track of a song for practice purposes, or you can assign them to be triggered from the pads

of the TD-30 for performance aspects.

There are already preset patterns on-board the TD-30. To record a pattern, you’ll use “realtime recording”—as you play on the

pads or with a connected external MIDI keyboard.

100

Preset pattern

Non-rewritable pattern

200

101

User pattern

Rewritable pattern

Patterns

Part

Backing 1Drum

Backing 2Melody

PercussionBass

1 2 ... 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ... 159 160

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