Roland SPD-20 Precautions When Connecting a External Pad

Precautions When Connecting a External Pad

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The external pad and Kick Trigger Unit are

connected to the Trigger Input jacks 1, 2, and

3, or the HH CTRL/TRIG 4 jack. (However,

in this case, the Trigger Input switch is set to

TRIG 4.)

You may hear a brief sound when you change the position of the switch. This is normal, and should

not be a cause for concern.

To perform with even greater expression, we recommend the use of the following specialized pads from

Roland.

PD-7, PD-9, PD-5, PD-120, PD-100, KD-7 (Kick Trigger Unit)

When you use these pads, it is necessary to set the pad type with the TRIGGER parameter TRIG TYPE

(p. 45).

Use a mono cable when connecting pads from other manufacturers.

When using a PD-7, PD-9 and KD-7, set the Polarity Switch on the pad to the “-” (negative) side,

and make connections using the cable included with the pad or Kick Trigger Unit.

You may hear a brief sound when you change the position of this switch. This is normal, and should

not be a cause for concern.

The four Trigger Input jacks provided with the SPD-20 are already Dual Trigger Type. This is to

allow processing of two types of signals, for when you strike the head and for rim shots, when you con-

nect a PD-7 or PD-9.

You can play rim shots with the PD-120 only by using Trigger Input jacks 1 and 2 (p. 38).

Precautions when connecting a Kick pedal (Kick Trigger Unit)

When using a kick pedal, a specialized Kick Trigger Unit (KD-7; sold separately) is necessary.

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A connecting cable and beater are included

with the KD-7, and you may use a favorite bass

drum pedal to control the SPD-20 sounds. Set

the Polarity Switch on the KD-7 to the “-”(neg-

ative) position, then connect to an TRIGGER

INPUT jack (1–3), or to the HH CTRL/TRIG 4

jack. (However, in the later case, be sure to set

the External input select switch to TRIG 4.)

By connecting two sets of units and pedals, you can use dual bass drum techniques. There are two

ways to do this. You can use the mix in jack of one KD-7 and connect the two sets in serial to one SPD-

20 input, or you can connect each KD-7 to its own SPD-20 Trigger input. The first method uses only one

SPD-20 TRIGGER INPUT, and the second method uses two SPD-20 TRIGGER INPUTs. However, the

second method allows you to control two different Instruments, so that you can assign different-sound-

ing Kick Drums to each side, and change the pitch and Pan settings for a more expressive sound.

When connecting two KD-7s with the KD-7’s Mix In jack, the Kick Trigger signal is slightly weak-

ened. In such cases, when connecting the KD-7 set the Trigger Input Trigger Sensitivity (TRIG

SENS, p. 43) slightly higher.

PD-7 PD-120

NOTE

MEMO

NOTE

Kick Trigger Unit (KD-7)

+ Kick Pedal

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