Trigger Settings; Adjusting The Pads (Triggers) - Roland TD-25 Parameter Manual

Setup

Trigger Settings

Here you can specify the type and detailed parameters for each pad
that is connected.

Adjusting the Pads (Triggers)

Parameter Explanation
Selects the type of pad or drum trigger that is connected.
Type
* If you change the type, the following parameters are changed to values that are appropriate
for that type (except for XTalk Cancel).
You can adjust the sensitivity of the pads to accommodate your personal playing style. This
allows you to have more dynamic control over the sound volume, based on how hard you play.
Sensitivity
Higher sensitivity allows the pad to produce a loud volume even when played softly. Lower
sensitivity will keep the pad producing a low volume even when played forcefully.
Increase this value if a pad or drum trigger is falsely
triggered by vibrations from the environment.
If this value is too high, the sound will not be
Threshold
triggered by a soft strike, so you should set it to a
lowest level that does not allow false triggering.
In the diagram at right, triggering occurs at B, but
not at A or C.
Adjusts the rim sensitivity of the pads and drum triggers listed below.
Rim Gain
Higher value allows the rim/edge to produce a loud volume even when played softly.
PD series, PDX series, CY series, RT-10S,
Adjust this curve until the response feels as natural as possible.
Volume
LINEAR
LINEAR
Volume
EXP1
EXP2
EXP1
Volume
LOG1
Curve
LOG2
LOG1
Volume
SPLINE
SPLINE
Volume
LOUD1
LOUD2
LOUD1
Threshold
RT-30HR
The standard setting. This produces the most
natural correspondence between playing
dynamics and volume change.
Playing
Dynamics
Volume
Compared to LINEAR, strong dynamics
produce a greater change.
EXP2
Playing
Dynamics
Volume
Compared to LINEAR, a soft playing produces
a greater change.
LOG2
Playing
Dynamics
Extreme changes are made in response to
playing dynamics.
Playing
Dynamics
Volume
Very little dynamic response, making it easy
to maintain strong volume levels. If you're
using a drum trigger as an external pad, these
LOUD2
Playing
settings will produce reliable triggering.
Dynamics
Parameter Explanation
Adjusts how easy it is to trigger a head shot or rim shot (open rim shot) on the pads and drum
triggers listed below.
If the rim sound is heard when you strike the head strongly, increase this value. If the head sound
Head/Rim Adj
is heard when you play an open rim shot, decrease this value. If the head sound is heard when
you softly play a rim shot, decrease this value.
PD series (except PD-8), PDX series, RT-10S,
Adjusts the playing strength at which to switch between cross stick and rim shot (open rim shot)
on the pads and drum triggers listed below.
XStick Thre Setting this to a higher value makes it easier to get cross stick sounds. When set to "0, " playing a
cross stick produces the open rim shot sound.
PD series (except PD-8), PDX series, RT-10S,
This setting prevents double triggering (retriggering) in response to a
single strike.
In particular for a drum trigger, the waveform is irregular, which can
cause triggering to occur at point A in the illustration. This is especially
likely to occur as the waveform diminishes. The Retrig Cancel setting
Retrig Cancel
detects this irregularity in the waveform and prevents false triggering
from occurring.
While repeatedly striking the pad or drum trigger, gradually raise this
value until retriggering no longer occurs. If this value is too high, notes
may drop out when you play successive strikes or a roll.
Specifies the detection time for the strike signal.
While repeatedly striking the pad with the same force, gradually raise this value until stable
ScanTime (ms)
triggering occurs at the loudest volume. If this value is too high, there will be a longer time from
the strike until sound is heard, impairing the performance response.
If the stick or beater rebounds after a strike and touches the striking surface again, triggering
occurs a second time.
You can prevent this double triggering by specifying a time immediately following a strike during
MaskTime (ms)
which further strikes are ignored. While repeatedly striking the pad, raise this value until double
triggering does not occur. If this value is too high, notes may drop out when you play successive
strikes or a roll.
Pos Detect H Turns strike position detection on/off for the head (H) or rim (R).
Pos Detect R
* TRIGGER INPUT jacks that support strike position detection: SNARE, RIDE, AUX
This setting prevents a drum trigger from being falsely triggered by the sound of a drum
that is not equipped with a drum trigger, or by sound or vibration from an external source
(Noise Cancel).
ExtNoiseCancel
* This noise cancel function can be used when a RT-30K or RT-30HR drum trigger is connected
to SNR, TOM1, TOM2, or TOM3 of the dedicated connection cable or to the TRIGGER IN jack
(AUX) via a Roland-recommended stereo cable.
* The "RT-30H" does not support the Noise Cancel function.
When multiple pads (or acoustic drums equipped with drum triggers) are attached to the
same stand, this Crosstalk Cancel setting prevents vibrations produced by a strike from falsely
triggering other pads (or drum triggers). For example if pad B is falsely triggered when you strike
XTalk Cancel
pad A, you should increase the XTalk Cancel value of pad B until crosstalk no longer occurs. If this
value is too high, a note played on pad B might be omitted when pad A and pad B are played
simultaneously.
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RT-30HR
RT-30HR
A: Retrigger