The Basics Of Playing - Roland V-Drums TD-02 Owner's Manual

The Basics of Playing

Drums are played using both hands and both feet.
Here we explain how to hold the sticks, strike the drums, and use the pedal.
Holding the sticks
The most common way to hold the sticks is called the
"matched grip" as shown in the illustrations below.
Left
Using the kick pedal
The kick pedal can be pressed in either of two ways: "heel
up" or "heel down".
Heel up
In this method, your heel floats above the pedal. With your
heel off the pedal, lower your entire foot to push down the
pedal. This method applies the full weight of your leg to the
pedal, making it easier for you to produce a stronger sounds
than the heel down method. This is often used in rock and
pop.
Heel down
In this method, the entire bottom of your foot from heel to
toe stays in contact with the pedal. Use your ankle joint to
make your toes push down the pedal. This method allows
more precise control of the volume, and is often used in jazz
and bossa nova.
Right
Using the snare
Head shot
Hit only the head of the pad. This is the most common
method to play the snare.
Rim shot (TD-02KV only)
Strike the head and the rim together. This will give you a
different sound (a rim tone) from head shots.
Rim
Cross-stick technique (TD-02KV only)
Only strike the rim of the pad.
The sound you hear when you strike the rim of the snare
changes depending on how hard you strike it. Strike the rim
softly for a cross stick sound, and strike the rim hard for a rim
shot sound.
Ø When playing cross stick, set XStickSens (p. 14) to
anything other than "OFF".
* To play the cross stick, be sure that you only strike the rim
of the pad. If you're resting your hand on the head, cross
stick playing technique might not be possible.
* This is effective only for a pad that is connected to the
"SN" connector of the dedicated connection cable.
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