Roland TD-6 Playing a Song by Hitting a Pad, Pad Pattern, Control the Level of the Pattern

		Chapter 1 Creating Your Own Drum Kit (Kit Edit)
6. Strike the pad you wish to set.			• You can select the song Category by holding down
The setting screen for the struck pad appears.			[SHIFT] and pressing [INC/+] or [DEC/-].
			• You can preview a song by holding down [SHIFT] and
7. Press [INC/+] or [DEC/-] to make the setting.
			pressing [KIT].
fig.01-036ai.e			• To prevent the sound of an instrument assigned to a pad
			from playing, set the instrument’s “Level” to “0” (KIT/
			INST/Level; p. 61).
	Value		• You can get a stronger response when striking the pads
			by playing back with the song’s velocity changed (KIT/
8. When you finish making settings, press [KIT] to			CONTROL/Pad Ptn Velo; p. 65).
end the procedure.			• The TD-6 features auxiliary functions for songs set to One
			Shot Playback and Tap Playback.
Playing a Song by Hitting a Pad			For more details, refer to
			“Quick Play” (SONG/COMMON/Quick Play; p. 87),
(Pad Pattern)			“Reset Time” (SONG/COMMON/Reset Time; p. 87),
The Pad Pattern function is a feature that lets you start the			and “Tap Exc Sw (Tap Exclusive Switch)” (SONG/
			COMMON/Tap Exc Sw; p. 87).
performance of pre-specified songs by striking the pads. This
function provides a very convenient way to use songs during		fig.01-037ai.e
a live performance or when practicing.
				Play Type		Song Number
The Song Set “LOOP” or “ONE SHOT”
LOOP: After the song is played back all the way to the end,
playback then repeats, starting at the beginning of the song.
ONE SHOT: Playback stops once the end of the song is						Song Name
reached. Each time the pad is struck returns you to the
beginning of the song and starts playback.		Pad Ptn (Pad Pattern): OFF, 1–250
When triggering/playing a song that is set to “LOOP” or
“ONE SHOT” mode, if you trigger another song (from a pad,		Control the “Level” of the Pattern
also in “LOOP” or “ONE SHOT” mode then the last song
played will have priority. Don't forget that some “songs” are		with Playing Dynamics (Pad
very short, a few notes, or even one chord. So “sudden” stops		Pattern Velocity)
can be caused by accidently triggering one of these short		When performing with the Pad Pattern function, you can have
songs. Always check your Pad Pattern settings.
		the velocity used for playback of the song change according to
If you have switched a song whose instrument settings are
		the force with which the pads are struck. When set to “OFF,”
different, the sound may be interrupted for an instant.
		the song is played back using the velocity specified for the
The Song Set “Tap”
		song, regardless of how strongly the pads are struck.
The sounds are played back in sequence each time the pad is
struck.
If you are playing a song set “LOOP” or “ONE SHOT” and			• This setting cannot be made in GM mode (p. 100).
you then play a song set to TAP playback....then you can use/
			• When “Pad Ptn (Pad Pattern)” is set to “OFF,” a
listen to both at the same time.
			horizontal line (		) is displayed, and you cannot make
			this setting. Refer to the previous section, then after
• To see which songs can be selected here, refer to “Preset			selecting the song, make the setting.
		fig.01-037a_50
Song List” (p. 128).
• For the play type of the song, refer to p. 86.
• This setting cannot be made in GM mode (p. 100).
		fig.01-038_50
• Performances using the Pad Pattern function cannot be
recorded to sequencers.

Pad Ptn Velo (Pad Pattern Velocity): OFF, ON

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