Roland V-Drums TD-50, Reference Manual

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Customizing a Kit

Specifying the Sounded Region of a User 

Sample

You can specify the region of a user sample that is actually sounded.

1  

From the user sample list, select the user sample for which 

you want to make settings.

2  

Press the [F2] (START/END) button.

3  

Use the [R1]–[R3] knobs to edit the settings.

Knob

Parameter

Explanation

[R1] knob

Zoom

Zooms the waveform display in or out.
You can zoom-in/out on the horizontal 

axis by turning the [R1] knob or by 

holding down the [SHIFT] button and 

pressing the cursor [

K

] [

J

] buttons.

You can zoom-in/out on the vertical 

axis by holding down the [SHIFT] 

button and turning the [R1] knob or 

using the cursor [

H

] [

I

] buttons.

[R2] knob

Start

Adjusts the start point (the location at 

which the user sample starts playing).

[R3] knobs

End

Adjusts the end point (the location at 

which the user sample stops playing).

Deleting a User Sample

Here’s how to delete a user sample.

1  

From the user sample list, select the user sample that you 

want to delete.

2  

Press the [F3] (DELETE) button.

A confirmation message appears.

If you decide to cancel, select “CANCEL” and press the [ENTER] 

button.

3  

Select “OK” and press the [ENTER] button.

The user sample is deleted.

Renaming a User Sample

Here’s how to rename a user sample.

1  

From the user sample list, select the user sample that you 

want to rename.

2  

Press the [F5] (NAME) button.

3  

Edit the name (p. 25).

4  

Press the [F5] (EXIT) button to exit the SAMPLE NAME 

screen.

Organizing User Samples

Here’s how to renumber the user sample numbers or optimize the 

user sample area.

1  

Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [SETUP] 

button.

2  

Press the PAGE [DOWN] button to access page 2 (USER 

SAMPLE UTILITY).

3  

Press one of the [F1] (RENUMBER)–[F3] (DELETE ALL) 

buttons to select a function.

A confirmation message appears.
Example) If you select RENUMBER

If you decide to cancel, select “CANCEL” and press the [ENTER] 

button.

Button/Explanation

[F1] (RENUMBER) button

Packing user sample numbers forward (RENUMBER)

If you repeatedly import and delete user samples, the numbers will become 

discontinuous.
This function lets you pack the user samples forward. The user sample 

assignments for drum kits are also updated so that they will sound correctly.
If you execute RENUMBER, the user samples that are assigned to drum kits 

will no longer be correctly reproduced if you load previously-saved backup 

data (that does not include user samples).
*  If you executed RENUMBER, and then load previously-saved backup data 

or kit backup data (that does not include user samples), the user samples 

assigned to the drum kit will no longer be correctly reproduced.

[F2] (OPTIMIZE) button

Optimizing the user sample area (OPTIMIZE)

If you repeatedly import and delete user samples, the user sample area 

might become fragmented, reducing the number of user samples that can 

be loaded.
This function optimizes the area so that user samples can be loaded.

NOTE

5

Be sure to back up before executing this (p. 39).

5

This process might take more than an hour in some cases (This will vary 

depending on the number and size of the user samples).

5

Never turn off the power while this operation is in progress. If you do so, 

the user samples might be lost.

5

In some cases, optimizing might not produce results.

[F3] (DELETE ALL) button

Deleting all user samples (DELETE ALL)

All user samples in the user memory are deleted.

NOTE

All user samples used in drum kits are also deleted. Pads to which a user 

sample is assigned will no longer produce sound.

4  

Select “OK” and press the [ENTER] button.

The selected function is executed.