Roland V-Drums TD-8 User Manual

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Chapter 6 Playing Along with Songs
Chapter 6
Choosing a Song
1. Press [SONG].
[SONG] lights, and the “SONG” screen appears.
2. Press [INC/+] or [DEC/-] or rotate the VALUE dial to
select the song.
About the “SONG” Screen
fig.07-002
1 Song Number
Currently selected song number.
2 Pattern Number
Pattern number of the currently selected step. With an
empty song selected, “ ” appears.
By holding down [SHIFT] and pressing [PATTERN], you
can jump to the “PATTERN” screen and select the
pattern indicated here.
3 Measure Number
Pressing [PLAY/STOP] begins playback from the
measure indicated here.
4 Step Number
Currently selected step number.
5 Song Number and Name
This shows the number and name of the currently
selected song. When choosing the empty song, an
asterisk ( ) appears in the left of song name.
6 Playback Method Setting (p. 123)
This indicates the song playback type.
7 Sequencer Status
This indicates the status of the pattern: playback ( ),
or stop ( ).
8 Part Mute Status (p. 124)
The muted part icon is cleared.
Function buttons [F1]–[F3] are used for various functions
as explained below.
When you have finished making the settings, press
[SONG] to bring up this screen. This prevents data from
being overwritten inadvertently during performance.
Choosing with List Display
Like the “SONG” page, here you can select songs from a list
of names.
Indicated from left to right are the song number, song name,
and the number of measures (LEN).
fig.07-003
1. Press [SONG], then [F1 (LIST)].
[SONG] lights, and the “SONG LIST” screen appears.
2. Press [INC/+] or [DEC/-], rotate the VALUE dial, or
press CURSOR [ ] or [ ] to choose the song.
While holding down [SHIFT], press [INC/+] or [DEC/-]
or rotate the VALUE dial to switch the display page by
page.
3. Press [SONG].
The “SONG” screen appears.
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Roland V-Drums TD-8 Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	V-Drums TD-8
Category	Drums
Language	English