Roland TD-20 owner manual Pattern Settings F3 Func, Choosing a Playback Method F2

Chapter 6. Sequencer (Playback)

Pattern Settings [F3 (FUNC)]				Parameter			Value	Description
				Play Type			LOOP, ONESHOT,	See below.
Set various settings for the user patterns.							TAP, VLINK
				Tap Reset Time			OFF, 0.2–4.0
				Quick Play			OFF, ON
Time Signature/Number of
Measures/Tempo Settings [F1				About Play Type (LOOP, ONESHOT,
(SETUP)]
				TAP, VLINK)
1.	Press [PATTERN].
				LOOP (		):
	The “PATTERN PART” screen appears.			After the pattern is played back all the way to the end,
2.	Press [F3 (FUNC)] - [F1 (SETUP)].			playback then repeats, starting at the beginning of the
	The “PATTERN SETUP” screen appears.			pattern. Playback continues until [STOP] is pressed.
				Loop is useful for practicing and live performance.
				ONESHOT (		):
				Playback stops once the end of the pattern is reached.
				This is a convenient feature to use when assigning
3. Press [CURSOR] to select the parameter.				patterns to the pads (Pad Pattern; p. 35). Each time you
				hit the pad to which the pattern is assigned, it will
4. Use [+/-] or [VALUE] to make settings.				automatically start from the beginning of the pattern.
				Supplementary function for LOOP and
Parameter		Value	Description
				ONESHOT
Pattern Length		1–999	Number of
			measures	Quick Play: OFF, ON
Time Signature		Numerator: 1–15	Beat
				Quick Play starts playback of the pattern from the first
		Denominator: 2, 4, 8, 16
Tempo		20–260	–	note (first event) even if when you recorded the pattern,
				you left a pause at the beginning. For example if you had
				just played/recorded freely, ignoring the tempo clock.
	Time Signature can be set on an empty pattern. You			TAP (	):
	cannot set 1/8 and 1/16-3/16.			When set to Pad Pattern (p. 35), the sounds are played
				back in sequence each time the pad is pressed. (You can
Choosing a Playback Method [F2
				use [PLAY] instead of a pad.)
(TYPE)]				For example if you specify “TAP” for a pattern which
1.	Press [PATTERN].			contains a melody line and assign this pattern to a pad,
				you can play the notes of the melody in order each time
	The “PATTERN PART” screen appears.
				you strike the pad. You can set the “Tap Reset Time” so
2.	Press [F3 (FUNC)] - [F2 (TYPE)].			that the pattern will automatically return to the
	The “PATTERN TYPE” screen appears.			beginning if that time interval elapses without that pad
				being hit again. You can play a bass line with your kick
				drum, too.
				* When using Realtime Recording (p. 61) to record patterns used
				for TAP playback, make the Quantize settings (p. 63) before
				you begin recording.
3. Press [CURSOR (up/down)] to select the				V-LINK (		):
	parameter.			Special “TAP” for the V-LINK function (p. 84).
4.	Use [+/-] or [VALUE] to make settings.			You can switch the images in order each time you strike
				the pad (or press [PLAY]).

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