Settings for Each Pad...........................................................68
Using External MIDI Devices to Play the Internal
Sound Generator..............................................................69
Expanding Patches to Allow Reception of Many
Note Numbers (Patch Expand).....................................69
How to Use a Sequencer or a Computer to
Record/Play back Your Performance......................72
Connecting a Computer (or a Sequencer)........................72
Breaking/Cutting the Connection Between the Sound
Generator and the Pad Controller (Local Control).....72
How to Set Up the SPD-20 for Sequencing......................74
Storing the SPD-20’s Data in External Devices
(Bulk Dump)....................................................................75
How to Transmit (Bulk Dump)..........................................75
How to Receive (Bulk Load)..............................................76
Reading SPD-11 Data with the SPD-20.............................77
What is Device ID................................................................78

CHAPTER 5 Supplementary Materials

Taking Advantage of the On-board Effects.................79
Troubleshooting...............................................................82
Error Messages.................................................................87
Instrument List.................................................................88
Patch List..........................................................................93
Parameter List..................................................................94
Trigger Type Internal Parameters
(Advanced Trigger Parameters)........................................94
Blank Parameter Chart...................................................95
Roland Exclusive Message.............................................96
MIDI Implementation.....................................................98
MIDI Implementation Chart........................................102
How to Read a MIDI Implementation Chart............103
Specifications..................................................................104
Index................................................................................105
How-To Index................................................................106
How to Use This Manual
This manual provides a step-by-step introduction to the many
functions of the SPD-20. If this is your first time using elec-
tronic drums, or a MIDI device, please read the manual from
beginning to end. If you are already familiar with electronic
percussion and sequencers, you may not need to read the
entire manual. Glance briefly over Chapters 1 & 2, then refer
to other sections as necessary, while you experiment with the
SPD-20. You will soon learn how the unit works. If you don’t
understand the meaning of a term or how a function works,
use the index to find the appropriate explanation.

CHAPTER 1 Quick Start

Read this chapter first to learn how to play using the SPD-20.
It guides you quickly through the basics, up to the point
where you can produce sound. All the fundamental operat-
ing procedures are also introduced.

CHAPTER 2 Using the SPD-20 by Itself

Read this chapter if you wish to use the SPD-20 as a stand-
alone unit. Here you will find a variety of information, such
as how the unit is organized internally, as well as how to
modify the sounds.

CHAPTER 3

Connecting External Pads or Pedals
Read this chapter when you wish to connect external pads or
hi-hat control pedal to the SPD-20.

CHAPTER 4 Connecting MIDI Devices

Read this chapter when you wish to use the SPD-20 to play
an external sound module, to have sequencer performance
data played through the SPD-20, or to save data from the
SPD-20 to a sequencer.

CHAPTER 5 Supplementary Materials

Supplementary sections provided with this manual include
“Troubleshooting,” a “Instrument List,” and the “MIDI
Implementation” chart. Read this when, for example, you
need a solution to some difficulty in operating the unit, or
when you just want to know about MIDI in greater detail.
You can find both a subject-specific index and general index
at the end of this manual.
If you will be using the SPD-20 by itself, there is no
need for you to read Chapters 3 and 4, or the MIDI
Implementation section in Chapter 5 (p. 98–101).
The explanations in this manual include illus-
trations that depict what should typically be
shown by the display. Note, however, that your
unit may incorporate a newer, enhanced version
of the system (e.g., includes newer sounds), so
what you actually see in the display may not
always match what appears in the manual.
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