Roland PD-85 owner manual Playing Methods, Head Shots, Rim Shots, Cross Stick

Playing Methods

Head Shots

Hit only the head of the pad. With certain snare sounds,

playing position will change the nuance of the sound.

Head

Rim Shots

Strike the head and the rim of the pad simultaneously.

Head

Rim

Cross Stick

Only strike the rim of the pad.

Depending on the instrument assigned to the rim, you

can play rim shots and/or cross stick sounds.

Rim

Rim

*To play the cross stick, be sure that you only strike the rim of the pad. Placing your hand on the head of the pad might prevent the cross stick sound from being played properly.

Sound Module Compatibility Chart

	TD-20, TD-12,	TD-6V/6, TD-3
	TD-10, TD-8
Head Shot	o	o
Positional Sensing	o	–
Rim Shot	o	o
Cross Stick	o	o

*For more on settings and tones, see the respective module’s owner’s manual.

Using with some sound module that has correspondence to the nuance of the rim shot, the sound will be changed according to the way you play rim shots.

See the owner’s manual of each sound module.

If hitting the head produces a rim sound instead, reduce the Rim Sens (or RimShot Adjust) value.

On the other hand, if you find it difficult to get rim shot sounds to play, raise the Rim Sens (or RimShot Adjust) value.

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