Connecting A Foot Switch; Using Acoustic Drum Triggers To Sound External Sound Devices; Attaching The Acoustic Drum Trigger - Roland TMC-6 Owner's Manual

Example of Connections and Settings
use three way triggering, you must use the "
types together. The "
other than three way triggering.

■ Connecting a Foot Switch

You can use a foot switch as a trigger when Trigger Type is set to "
" ," "
With two foot switches (BOSS FS-5U) and an optional cable (PCS-31), you can
switch drum sets or play back patterns and songs.
Foot Switch
BOSS FS-5U x 2 (PCS-31)
DP-2
o: Functional
Using Acoustic Drum Triggers to Sound
External Sound Devices
You can use an acoustic drum trigger to layer the sounds with those from a
MIDI sound module or a sampler.

■ Attaching the Acoustic Drum Trigger

1. Attach the drum trigger to your acoustic drum.
2. Using a cable, connect the drum trigger to one of the TMC-6's
TRIGGER INPUTS.
When using a snare trigger supporting rim shots, connect it to TRIG 2 using
a stereo cable (just as with the PD-80R and PD-120).
When using a trigger that is attached to the head or shell with double-sided
adhesive tape, referring to the following.
Drum
Kick
Snare drum
Tom tom
Floor tom
* If the drum trigger of a tom has a low output level, attach it to the head.
20
" trigger type cannot be used for any purpose
," or " ."
Head
o (White plug)
o
-: Not functional
Where to Install
On the playing head (5 to 10 cm from the rim)
On the playing head (2 to 3 cm from the rim)
On the shell (next to a lug located about 1 cm
from the playing head rim)
On the shell (next to a lug located about 1 cm
from the playing head rim)
" and " " trigger
Rim
o (Red plug)
-
,"
For more on "
" ," refer to the
"Parameter List" (p. 27).
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