Roland TD-6 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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About the Pads
Setup Guide
Playing the Pads
Pad Head Shots and Rim Shots
When you perform a head shot, the head instrument is played; rim shots
produce the sound of the rim instrument.
To play a rim shot, you must strike both the head and the rim of the pad
simultaneously.
PD-7, PD-9, PD-80R, PD-120:
Both head and rim shots are available.
PD-5, PD-6, PD-80, PD-100:
Only head shots are available
fig.P-025.e
Cross Stick
When you perform a cross stick, the rim instrument is played.
When using the PD-80R or PD-120 to play the cross stick, be sure that you only
strike the rim (outer edge) of the pad. Placing your hand on the head (center
area) of the pad prevents the cross stick sound from being played properly.
fig.P-025a.e
When using rim shots on
the PD-80R or PD-120,
connect the pad to
TRIGGER INPUT 2
(SNARE).
Head Shot Rim Shot
Head
Head
Rim
Head
Head
Rim
When using rim shots
on the PD-80R or PD-
120, connect the pad to
TRIGGER INPUT 2
(SNARE).
The cross stick is also
referred to as a “closed
rim shot.”
By selecting the
instruments with “XS”
after the instrument name,
playing a rim shot
produces a rim shot tone,
and cross sticking gives a
cross stick tone.
Rim
Rim