Roland TD-07, Owner'S Manual

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Customizing a Drum Kit (KIT EDIT)

Editing the Sound of Each Pad 

(INSTRUMENT)

Here’s how to edit each pad’s sound, and its pitch and decay.

1  

Press the [ ] (KIT EDIT) button.

2  

Use the [

C

][

A

] buttons to select 

“INSTRUMENT,” and press [ ] (ENTER) button.

The INSTRUMENT screen appears.

INSTRUMENT   SN

026 Steel S    À

3  

Strike the pad that you want to make settings.

4  

To change a pad’s sound, turn the dial in the 

INSTRUMENT screen.

MEMO

For a list of all sounds (an instrument list), 

access the following QR code and view 

the “TD-07 Data List” (PDF).

http://roland.cm/td-07_om

5  

To edit the selected sound, use the [

C

][

A

] 

buttons to select an item (parameter), and use 

the dial to edit the value.

Parameter

Value

Explanation

Level

-INF–+6.0dB

Volume of the pad sound 

(level)

Pan

L30–CTR–R30

Stereo position of the pad 

sound (pan)

Tuning *1

-100–+100

Tuning of the head

Muffling *1

OFF, 1–9 (kick, 

snare, tom)
OFF, 1–19 

(cymbal)

Muffling (muting) setting

Head *1

CLEAR, COATED, 

PINSTRIPE

Type of head

Beater *1

FELT1, 2, WOOD, 
PLSTIC1, 2

Type of beater

Size *1

1.0–40.0

Cymbal diameter

Fixed *1

NORMAL,
FIXED1–4

Openness of the hi-hat
If something other than 

“NORMAL” is selected, the 

openness of the hi-hat does 

not change, regardless of 

how much you press the 

hi-hat pedal.

Pitch *1

-100–+100

Pitch of the pad sound

Decay *1

1–100

Decay length of the pad 

sound

Parameter

Value

Explanation

H&R Link

ON, OFF

Selects whether the head 

and rim parameters are 

edited as a set (ON) or 

independently (OFF).

*1:  Whether you can edit these parameters depends on 

the sound that is selected. Also, these parameters do 

not affect cross-stick sounds.

6  

Press the [

] (DRUM KIT) button to return to 

the DRUM KIT screen.

Adjusting the Drum Kit’s Volume 

(KIT VOLUME)

Here’s how to adjust the volume of the drum kit.

1  

Press the [ ] (KIT EDIT) button.

2  

Use the [

C

][

A

] buttons to select “KIT 

VOLUME,” and press [ ] (ENTER) button.

The KIT VOLUME screen appears.

KIT VOLUME

 Kit     -3.0dBÀ

3  

Use the [

C

][

A

] buttons to select an item 

(parameter), and use the dial to edit the value.

Parameter

Value

Explanation

Kit

-INF–+6.0dB

Drum kit volume

FootHH

Volume of the pedal hi-hat sound

XStick

Volume of the cross-stick sound

HH Op/Cl

-5–+5

Balance between hi-hat open and 

close volume
Higher values increase the 

volume of the hi-hat when played 

while open, relative to the volume 

when played while closed.
Lower values decrease the 

volume of the hi-hat when played 

while open, relative to the volume 

when played while closed. 

4  

Press the [

] (DRUM KIT) button to return to 

the DRUM KIT screen.