Chapter 6. Sequencer (Playback)

Setting the Click

 

 

 

To adjust the click level, move [GROUP FADERS] -

 

 

[CLICK] (p. 24).

1.Press [TEMPO] - [F1 (CLICK)].

The “CLICK SETTINGS” screen appears.

Click Instruments

 

 

 

 

VOICE, CLICK, BEEP, METRONOME, CLAVES,

 

 

 

 

WOOD BLOCK, STICKS, CROSS STICK, TRIANGLE,

 

 

 

 

COWBELL, CONGA, TALKING DRUM, MARACAS,

 

 

 

 

CABASA, CUICA, AGOGO, TAMBOURINE, SNAPS,

2. Press [CURSOR] to select the parameter.

909 SNARE, 808 COWBELL

 

3. Use [+/-] or [VALUE] to make settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

 

Value

Description

 

 

 

 

 

[F1 (INST)]

 

 

 

Inst

 

Refer to right col-

Sound for the click

 

 

 

umn.

 

 

Pan

 

L15–CENTER–

Stereo position of the

 

 

 

R15

click

 

Amb Send

 

0–127

Amount of ambience

 

Level

 

 

for the click

 

 

 

 

You have to turn the

 

 

 

 

ambience on (p. 40).

 

 

 

When “---” is displayed, this level is set to

 

 

 

“0” automatically to prevent the click sound

 

 

 

from leaking.

 

 

Output

 

MASTER

Output destination for

 

 

 

+PHONES,

the click

 

 

 

PHONES ONLY,

You can also select

 

 

 

DIRECT 5,

by pressing [SETUP]

 

 

 

DIRECT 6,

- [F2 (OUTPUT)] (p.

 

 

 

DIRECT 5+6,

78).

 

 

 

DIRECT 7,

 

 

 

 

DIRECT 8,

 

 

 

 

DIRECT 7+8

 

 

[F2 (TIMESIG)]

 

 

Time

 

Numerator: 0–13

When the numerator is

 

Signature

 

Denominator:

set to “0,” no accent is

 

 

 

2, 4, 8, 16

added to the first beat.

 

Interval

 

1/2 (half note), 3/8 (dotted quarter note),

 

 

 

1/4 (quarter note), 1/8 (eighth note),

 

 

 

1/12 (eighth-note triplet), 1/16 (16th note)

 

[F3 (COUNT)]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Count In

 

OFF, 1 MEAS,

Adds a count in before

 

Play

 

2 MEAS

playback.

 

Count In

 

OFF, 1 MEAS,

Adds a count in before

 

Rec

 

2 MEAS

recording.

 

During

 

OFF, ON

Sets the click to play

 

Play

 

 

during pattern play-

 

 

 

 

back.

 

During Rec

 

OFF, ON

Sets the click to play

 

 

 

 

during recording.

 

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Roland TD-20 owner manual Setting the Click, Click Instruments, Press Tempo F1 Click, F2 Timesig

TD-20 specifications

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