User manual ROLAND TD-9

[. . . ] IMPORTANT: THE WIRES IN THIS MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE. BLUE: NEUTRAL BROWN: LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK. The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED. Under no circumstances must either of the above wires be connected to the earth terminal of a three pin plug. [. . . ] · If the cursor is located at E or F, you can choose the copysource or copy-destination pad by striking a pad directly. 5. Press [F2] (COPY). The "COPY" screen appears. Press [F2] or [F3]. [F2] (EXCHNG): Contents of the copy-source and copy-destination will be exchanged. (This is shown only if the copy-source is "USER. ") [F3] (COPY): The contents of the copy-source will be overwritten onto the copy-destination. Use [CURSOR], [+/-], and [VALUE] to choose the copy-source and copy-destination. A B C E F 6. * If you decide to cancel, press [F1] (CANCEL). Press [F3] (EXEC) to execute the copy or exchange. When the copy or exchange is completed, the display will indicate "Completed. " D Types of copy-source PRESET: Preset (the ORIGINAL Roland factory settings) USER: User data Backup USB: Data saved on a USB Key. (optional) * If you choose Backup USB, choose the backup number from which you want to copy data. Copy-source Copy-destination Exchange button * This is shown only if the copy-source is "USER. " Copy-source pad Copy-destination pad 7. Press [EXIT] several times to return to the "DRUM KIT" screen or just press [KIT]. A B C D E F · If you choose KICK as the copy source, only the HEAD will be copied to the copy destination. · In the case of RIDE, the HEAD, RIM, and BELL (all three) of the RIDE cymbal will be copied simultaneously only if you choose RIDE as both the copy source and copy destination. 31 Creating a drum kit MIDI parameters for each pad & pedal 1. Press [KIT]-[F2] (FUNC). The "FUNCTION" screen appears. 3. Press [F1] or [F2] to select the parameter you want to edit. If you pressed [F1] 4-1. While holding down [SHIFT], use CURSOR [ ] [ to switch between HEAD and RIM, or play the desired rim/pad or pedal 2. Press [EXIT] several times to return to the "DRUM KIT" screen or just press [KIT]. Screen Parameter Value Description [F1] (NOTE) NOTE NUMBER 0­127, OFF MIDI Note Numbers transmitted by each pad/pedal * If you select a note number already assigned another pad, an "*" appears on the left-side of the note number. [F2] (HI-HAT) 0­127, MIDI Note Numbers transmitted by bow shot of open hi-hat OFF 0­127, MIDI Note Numbers transmitted by bow shot of closed hi-hat HH Closed (Bow) OFF 0­127, MIDI Note Numbers transmitted by bow edge of open hi-hat HH Open (Edge) OFF 0­127, MIDI Note Numbers transmitted by edge shot of open hi-hat HH Closed (Edge) OFF 0­127, MIDI Note Numbers transmitted by pedal hi-hat HH Pedal OFF 0­127, MIDI Note Numbers transmitted by cross stick Xstick OFF * The HH Compatibility and HH Note# Border setting is required to transmit switches between the open and closed hi-hat. * If you select a note number already assigned another pad, an "*" appears on the left-side of the note number. HH Open (Bow) If you're using an external MIDI device (Midi controller pad, keyboard or sequencer) to play the TD-9's internal sounds, note numbers transmitted to the TD-9 will trigger the instrument of the pad that is assigned to that note number. 32 3. Playing along with music 33 Playing with the internal songs or from a USB memory key The TD-9 contains fifty songs of various styles. You can also play the TD-9 while listening to songs (audio files) saved to an optional USB memory key. Song Function profile The internal songs consist of "drum, " "percussion, " and "bass and others" parts. * It is not possible to mute just the bass part. Audio files that can be played by the TD-9 On the following formats of Audio files, saved to your USB key, can be used. Audio files Song 1 2 3 4 5 WAV Sampling rate Bit depth 44. 1 kHz 8/16/24 bit, Linear PCM Drum Percussion Bass Others About Song Copyright The internal songs contained in this product are sound recordings protected by copyright. Roland hereby grants to purchasers of this product the permission to utilize the sound recordings contained in this product for the creation and recording of original musical works; provided however, the sound recordings contained in this product may not be sampled, downloaded or otherwise rerecorded, in whole or in part, for any other purpose, including but not limited to the transmission of all or any part of the sound recordings via the internet or other digital or analog means of transmission, and/or the manufacture, for sale or otherwise, of any collection of sampled songs, on CD-ROM or equivalent means. · Save the audio files in the root directory of your USB memory key. · Use single-byte alphanumeric (ASCII) characters for the file name. · The TD-9 can recognize files that have a name consisting of no more than 95 characters (not including the file name extension). Recommended length of file name: 12 characters or less (not including the file name extension) · The TD-9 can recognize up to 99 audio files. · Make sure that no single file is larger than 2 GB. Connecting USB memory key When connecting a USB memory key, insert it all the way into the connector without using excessive force. The sound recordings contained in this product are the original works of Roland Corporation. Roland is not responsible for the use of the sound recordings contained in this product, and assumes no liability for any infringement of any copyright of any third party arising out of use of the songs in this product. · All rights reserved. Unauthorized use of this material for purposes other than private, personal enjoyment is a violation of applicable laws. [. . . ] 21, P. O. BOX 13520, Damascus, SYRIA TEL: (011) 223-5384 HONG KONG Tom Lee Music Co. , Ltd. Service Division 22-32 Pun Shan Street, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, HONG KONG TEL: 2415 0911 Parsons Music Ltd. 8th Floor, Railway Plaza, 39 Chatham Road South, T. S. T, Kowloon, HONG KONG TEL: 2333 1863 CENTRAL/LATIN AMERICA ARGENTINA Instrumentos Musicales S. A. Av. Santa Fe 2055 (1123) Buenos Aires ARGENTINA TEL: (011) 4508-2700 DENMARK Roland Scandinavia A/S Nordhavnsvej 7, Postbox 880, DK-2100 Copenhagen DENMARK TEL: 3916 6200 SWITZERLAND Roland (Switzerland) AG Landstrasse 5, Postfach, CH-4452 Itingen, SWITZERLAND TEL: (061) 927-8383 MEXICO Casa Veerkamp, s. a. [. . . ]