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It is very limited in memory, so the best thing to do is use it for playing back small melodic or rhythmic patterns. There are basically 4 GM (General MIDI voices) a percussion channel and you can also sequence the channel 10 drum kit. Most people assign patterns to triggers and do cool things with them. Here are some videos of Johnny Rabb playing patterns on V-Drums.
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I have cubase 4 but don't know much about sequencing. I come from the land of analog. I watched the videos and it seems like some fun things to do but I have no idea whether I do all this in the TD20 or if I have to make patterns first in cubase and then dump to the TD20. 4 GM voices tell me there's a lot of sounds in there but I'm really still lost. Is there anywhere I can read more on what the capabilities are?Comment
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It's easy to record new drum and percussion parts directly from the module, but practically impossible to program the melodic backing parts without a keyboard or software (because, unlike Yamaha module sequencers, you can't enter note names or numbers directly).
I don't think there's much more to say about the capabilities, as you already listed the six parts. That's all Roland see fit to describe; TD-20 FAQ: This article explains details about the TD-20's sequencer.
It will play any standard MIDI file with those parts and can be set to loop, start from a pad or tap the notes from a pad.
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Correct me if I"m wrong but there isn't actually an article there. Just the same list I put up.Comment
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well if anyone wants to give me tips on what I can do with this sequency thingy I'm all ears !!Comment
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Maybe the question is, is anyone here getting much use out of the sequencer function? If so, in what ways (besides the pre-programmmed patterns)? This is a question I'm curious about too. What are YOU (TD-20 and -12 owners, not to mention TD-6 and probably others) doing with it?
I do have a MIDI keyboard controller, so I could use that to make songs (that would then be stored inside the module) to drum against, I guess. Is that right? Is that realitively easy to do?
My main plan is to use the onboard sequencer to record myself playing drums, then play it back in a loop. Then, I will step away from the drum kit and jam [against the drum loop I just made] on bass or guitar. Is that easily do-able?
Last question -- what are MIDI "voices"? I use MIDI quite a bit (with both my TD-3 to EZ Drummer for drum sounds, as well as my eVolution keyboard controller to Proteus for piano, organ, synth and orchestra sounds), but I don't quite get what is meant by saying the module has "4 MIDI voices". Does that mean like 4 completely different libraries of sounds? If so, what kinds of libraries/sounds?Comment
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One example comes from RUSH's Neil Peart.
He uses Roland stuff on his kit and in his solo from a few years ago he was triggering jazz horn chords - most likely using the tap patterns from his TD-10 sequencer.QuaziComment
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yes, that's easy..just select your kit/press record and play/ play your drums/push play to listen to it back...this works great for recording onto an app.like cubase or whatever..i record my drum track on the module first so i can then set the tempo e.q.'s or even change the snare and such while listening to it before i send it to the computer to be recorded.My main plan is to use the onboard sequencer to record myself playing drums, then play it back in a loop. Then, I will step away from the drum kit and jam [against the drum loop I just made] on bass or guitar. Is that easily do-able?Comment
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