Roland TD-6 - Manual (Page 93)

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Chapter 6 Recording a Song
(Realtime Recording)
Parameters That Can Be Set Here
fig.06-001.e
What is played on the pads or on an external MIDI keyboard
can be recorded (
Realtime Recording ).
The performance of the hi-hat control pedal is also recorded.
• Sequencer cannot be used in GM mode (p. 100).
• The amount that can be recorded to the TD-6 is limited.
Please keep in mind that even though there are 100 user
songs, the amount of memory available will be determined
by how much data is recorded into each song.
• Recording the hi-hat control pedal performance data
consumes a large amount of memory. Make the settings
related to recording performance data in “PdlDataThin
(Pedal Data Thin)” (SETUP/MIDI COMMON/
PdlDataThin; p. 99).
• You can check the amount of available memory in
“AvailMemory (Available Memory)” (SETUP/UTILITY/
AvailMemory; p. 79).
Preparations for Recording
Before starting to record, first make the MIDI, part, and other
such settings.
When Recording Pad Performances
Only the performance data is recorded to the drum kit part.
When the song is played back, the settings of instruments and
effects etc. of the current selected drum kit are used.
1. Select the User Song to be recorded (p. 84).
You can select a new User song by holding down [SHIFT]
and pressing [STOP ] while in the Song screen.
New User songs are indicated by “ ” in the display.
If there are no new User songs available, you can delete
an unneeded song (SONG/DELETE; p. 91).
2. Record using the procedure described in “How
To Record (RECORDING STANDBY)” (p. 94).
Recording Performances by
External MIDI Devices
1. Match the external MIDI device’s MIDI
transmission channel with the MIDI channel of
the part to be recorded.
(SETUP/MIDI PART Part CH; p. 102)
2. Select CH10 to layer the drum kit part and
percussion part together; when recording from
an external MIDI device, then set “CH10Priority
(Channel 10 Priority)” to determine whether the
drum kit part or the percussion part is to be
recorded.
(SETUP/MIDI COMMON/CH10Priority; p. 99)
3. Select the User Song to be recorded (p. 84).
You can select a new User song by holding down [SHIFT]
and pressing [STOP ] while in the Song screen.
New User songs are indicated by “ ” in the display.
If there are no new User songs available, you can delete
an unneeded song (SONG/DELETE; p. 91).
4. Select the part instrument or percussion set to
be recorded (SONG/PART/Inst; p. 89).
Program Change and Bank Select messages transmitted
from an external MIDI device are not recorded by the
sequencer. Use the TD-6 to select the part instruments.
5. Make the other settings for the part to be
recorded. (SONG/PART; p. 88)
6. Record using the procedure described in “How
To Record (RECORDING STANDBY)” (p. 94).
RECORDING STANDBY (Recording Settings) (p. 94)
Time Signature
Tempo
Quantize
Recording Mode
Hit Pad Start
Length
Part Factory Preset
MIDI Channel
Drum Kit Part CH10
Percussion Part CH10
Part 1 CH1
Part 2 CH2
Part 3 CH3
Part 4 CH4