Playing The Drums; Drum Kits And Instruments; Selecting A Drum Kit; Cross-Stick Function - Roland TD-11 Owner's Manual

Playing the Drums

Drum Kits and Instruments

On the TD, the sound you hear when you strike each pad
is called an "instrument. " A "drum kit" is a set of sounds
(instruments) assigned to the pads.
Drum kit
The illustration below shows the structure of a drum kit.
Drum kit 100 (50 on the TD-11)
Drum kit 1
Pad settings
KICK SNARE
Head Head
Rim
TOM3 HI-HAT
Head Bow
Rim Edge
RIDE
AUX
Bow
Edge
Head
Bell
Rim
Instrument settings
Instruments (instrumental sounds),
EDIT (tuning, volume, etc.)
Ambience send level
MIDI settings
Ambience settings
The performance location, wall material, amount of
ambience, etc.
Multi-effect settings
Equalizer settings
Overall settings for the entire drum kit
Volume, drum kit name
What do Head and Rim mean?
On the TD, settings for a pad's
head and rim (for a cymbal, the
bow and edge) can be made
separately.
Instrument
TOM1 TOM2
Head Head
Rim Rim
CRASH1 CRASH2
Bow Bow
Edge Edge
Head

Selecting a Drum Kit

1.
Use the [DRUM KIT] buttons to select a drum kit .
The DRUM KIT screen will appear.
No matter what screen is in use, by pressing the [DRUM
KIT] button, you will return to the DRUM KIT screen.
Selecting a drum kit from the list
In the DRUM KIT screen, you can turn the value dial to
access the KIT LIST and select a drum kit from the list.
About the DRUM KIT screen
This is the TD's main screen; it will appear when you press
a [DRUM KIT] button.
Drum kit number
Tempo (shown only when
the metronome is sounding)

Cross-Stick Function

Pressing the [F3] (XSTICK) button enables or disables the
ability to play the cross-stick sound (p. 12) on the rim of the
snare pad.
Rim
* The [F3] (XSTICK) button is shown only if cross-stick
is enabled.
Strength of the pad strike
Drum kit
name
Sub title
11