Roland OCTAPAD SPD-20 PRO User Manual

14
Creating a Kit
Editing the Sound of a Pad
Button Parameter Value Explanation
[INST] INST
Refer to “Data
List” (PDF)
Selects the instrument that is assigned to the pad.
LAYER [TYPE] LayerType Species the layer type (p. 15)
LAYER [MAIN/SUB] – – Switches between editing the Main or the Sub sound.
[LEVEL]
Volume 0–127 Species the volume.
Curve
LINEAR
Selects the way in
which the strength
of the strike aects
the volume of the
instrument (CURVE).
The standard setting. This produces the most natural
correspondence between playing dynamics and volume
change.
EXP1
Compared to LINEAR, strong dynamics produce a greater
change.
LOG1, LOG2,
LOG3
Compared to LINEAR, a soft playing produces a greater
change.
SPLINE1, SPLINE2
Extreme changes are made in response to playing
dynamics.
FIXED
The sound is heard at a xed volume regardless of your
playing dynamics.
FixedValue 1–127 Species the velocity when Curve=FIXED.
PadMinVol 0–15 Species the volume of the weakest strike.
[PITCH]
CoarseTune -24–24 Species the pitch in semitone units.
FineTune -50–50 Species the pitch in one-cent units (1/100 of a semitone).
PedalBend -24–24
Lets you modify the pitch by pressing the hi-hat pedal. This species the
maximum amount of change in semitone units.
[OTHER]
Decay 1–100
Species the instrument’s decay time (DECAY). Larger values make the decay
time longer.
* For some instruments, this setting might not aect the tonal character.
Fixed HH
NORMAL, CLOSE,
HALF, OPEN
Species the openness of the hi-hat. If this is NORMAL, the openness depends on
how deeply you press the pedal.
* This can be set only if the instrument is hi-hat control (HC).
Pan L30–CENTER–R30
Species the instrument’s panning (the position from which the sound is heard
from the left and right speakers).
Output MFX, DRY+MFX
Selects whether the sound of the instrument is output only to MFX or to both
MFX and direct.
MFX
MFX
MFX
DRY+MFX
MFXSelect
MFX1, MFX2,
MFX3
Of the three eects specied for a kit, one can be applied to Main and one to Sub.
MFXSend 0–127 Species the volume level sent to MFX separately for Main and for Sub.
AmbSend 0–127 Species the volume level sent to Ambience separately for Main and for Sub.
LAYER EQ –
Adjusts the tonal character (layer equalizer) separately for Main and for Sub. You
can adjust the tonal character by specifying the boost/cut for each of three bands
(LOW, MID, HIGH).
For details, refer to “LAYER EQ settings” (p. 15).
PAD COMP –
Adjusts the amount of volume change (pad compressor) for each pad.
For details, refer to “PAD COMP settings” (p. 16).
PAD MUTE GROUP
Strike to select
the pad whose
mute group you
want to assign
If you assign a pad to a group, other pads assigned to the same mute group
are muted (silenced) when you strike that pad. For example, you can use this to
prevent the HH Open and Close sounds from being heard simultaneously.
For details on this setting, refer to “PAD MUTE GROUP and PAD LINK settings”
(p. 16).
PAD LINK
Strike to select
the pad whose
PAD LINK setting
you want to
specify
This setting lets you play the sound of two pads by striking one pad. This is
convenient when you want to layer multiple sounds on a single strike.
(Layering multiple instances of the same sound might cause interference,
producing an unnatural impression.)
For details on this setting, refer to “PAD MUTE GROUP and PAD LINK settings”
(p. 16).
EXCHANGE LAYER
Main,Sub
Exchanges the settings of the Main and Sub layers.

Roland OCTAPAD SPD-20 PRO Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	OCTAPAD SPD-20 PRO
Category	Drums
Language	English