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

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