20 Most Recent Roland Pd 8 Dual Trigger Pad Questions & Answers

Check the connections on the undersides of the pads--they sometimes get loose as the vibrations rattle them around. Tighten the nuts that hold the pads inputs in place and reinsert the cables until they sort of "click." If that doesn't work, it might be the cables themselves, so try switching them with one you know is currently working. It'll change which sound is triggered where, but you'll know it's just the cables that need to be replaced, not the pads.

You may have a bad solder joint where the jack for the snare trigger input is soldered to the circuit board. You will have to open the case and have a look. Make a note of how many screws and where they go etc. If you have a digital camera, take pictures as you go. We have a TD3 and it has two circuit boards one on top of the other.

Yes there is a rim shot trigger. Your electronic generator has to be set correctely to use it. Refer to the manual. Usually the trigger is carried on the same cable and has a "different waveform characteristic" which your Roland sound generator recognizes and reacts to.

Look for a contrast control for the display... often a small tweek shaft that comes out of the case. This is only if the thing operates but has no display.

Here is a link to some great help:http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Electronic-Drums/ You can use Radio Shack piezo transducers as replacement triggers if you need to. They are much cheaper but take a little careful work. Hope this helps.

The polarity switch selects whether the pressure causes a positive or negative electrical spike. This can affect whether your drum MODULE fires on the hit or when the hit is lifted.

Thin plastic triggers are an electret plastic and have piezoelectric properties.when their shape is changed by pressure, etc.

Hello. Hello. Generally the upper LCD display of bars is an indication that the internal battery is on it's way out and needs to be replaced.
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I wonder why the ribbon cables have been replaced as they do not fail. Check the keys actuate the contacts properly.

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most likely we dont have crystal balls --need to have diagnosed for problem

Yes, you can use the second pedal on a Roland BK-5 keyboard to transpose the key of the music that you are playing up or down by a semitone at a time. To do this, you will need to press and hold the second pedal while playing the keyboard. You can also use the transpose function in the settings menu of the BK-5 to adjust the key of the music that you are playing by a specific number of semitones.

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Question edited for a bit more clarity. Video that might help https://www.google.com/search?q=Roland+octapad+spd30+dead Owners Manuals only. https://www.google.com/search?q=roland+octapad+spd30+service+manual ..

It's a Chinese made Roland and no service information is available as when a fault is found the main board is replaced, eliminating the need for service information. I would check that it is a stereo out jack and not mono. If it is a stereo out, check that both input phonos work. If they do, replace the faulty socket or damaged pcboard.

Sounds like a blown motherboard to me. It needs to go to the shop.