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DRUM KIT
KIT MIDI
Specify the MIDI messages that are transmitted and received by a pad when a MIDI device is connected to this unit.
Parameter
Value
Explanation
[F1] button (NOTE tab)
Note No.
0 (C -)–127 (G 9)
MIDI note number transmitted and received by each pad
OFF
Note messages are not transmitted or received
[F2] button (GATE tab)
Gate Time
0.1– 8.0 s
Duration of the note transmitted by each pad
[F3] button (MIDI CH tab)
MIDI Channel
CH1–CH16
MIDI channel used to transmit or receive note messages for each pad
GLOBAL
Transmitted and received on the transmit/receive channel specified in SYSTEM (p. 38).
MIDI note numbers transmitted and received by the hi-hat
Item
Explanation
HI-HAT OPEN <BOW>
HI-HAT OPEN <EDGE>
MIDI note number transmitted and received by open hi-hat (bow, edge)
HI-HAT CLOSE <BOW>
HI-HAT CLOSE <EDGE>
MIDI note number transmitted and received by closed hi-hat (bow, edge)
HI-HAT PEDAL
MIDI note number transmitted and received by pedal hi-hat
MIDI note numbers transmitted and received by the snare
Parameter
Explanation
SNARE <HEAD>
SNARE <RIM>
MIDI note number transmitted and received by head shot and rim shot
SNARE <BRUSH>
MIDI note number transmitted and received by brush sweep
SNARE <XSTICK>
MIDI note number transmitted and received by cross stick
When setting multiple pads to the same note number
When playing the internal sound generator of the TD-27, if an incoming note number is assigned to more than one pad, that note plays the
instrument of the pad with the lowest trigger input number. If the same note number is assigned to both the head and the rim, the head
instrument is sounded.
MEMO
An asterisk “*” appears at the right of the note number for trigger inputs that are not sounded.
Example)
Note number “38 (D 2)” is set for the head and rim of trigger input SNARE and the head of trigger input TOM 1. In this case, when note number 38 (D2) is
received, the instrument assigned to the head of trigger input SNARE is played.
About the gate time
Percussion sound modules normally produce sound only in response to “Note on” messages, and ignore “Note off” messages. However
general-purpose sound modules or samplers do receive the note-off messages that are transmitted and respond by turning off the sound.
Since gate time is normally not necessary for a percussion sound module, this is set to the minimum value when the unit is shipped from the
factory. If a note-off message is received while the sound module has this setting, it is received as an extremely brief note that has almost no
time to be heard, and is nearly inaudible. (Alternatively, it is possible that this could be heard as an unwanted noise.) To avoid this, specify the
note duration of the MIDI performance data that is produced when you strike each pad.
* If the same note number is sounded again in an overlapping manner, a note-off is transmitted before transmitting note-on, even if it is within the
gate time.
