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Roland TD-6 Owner's Manual (160 pages)
V-Drums Percussion Sound Module
Brand:
Roland
| Category:
Drums
| Size: 3.48 MB
Table of Contents
Using the Unit Safely
2
Important Notes
4
Contents
6
Table of Contents
6
Features
12
How to Use this Manual
14
Composition of this Manual
14
Terms Used in this Manual
14
Setup Guide
15
Panel Descriptions
16
Front Panel
16
Song Button
17
Rear Panel
18
Making the Settings
19
Mounting the TD-6 to the Stand
19
Connecting the Pads and the Pedals
20
About Polarity Switch
21
Connecting Two Pads to Trigger Inputs 5/6 (TOM2/AUX) and 7/8 (TOM3/4)
21
Connecting Two Kick Trigger Units
22
Connecting Headphones, Audio Equipment, Amps, and Other Gear
23
Turning On/Off the Power
24
Turning off the Power
25
Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset)
26
Listening to the Demo Songs
28
Selecting the Pad Type
30
Adjusting the Sensitivity of the Pad
32
About the Pads
34
Trigger Inputs and the Pads You Can Use
34
Trigger Input Functions
34
Combinations of Pad and Trigger Type
35
Recommended Parameters for the Pads
36
Playing the Pads
37
Cross Stick
37
Pad Head Shots and Rim Shots
37
Cymbal Bow Shots/Edge Shots/Bell Shots
38
Cymbal Choke
39
Hi-Hat Control Pedal
39
Quick Start
41
Choosing a Drum Kit
42
Playing While Listening to the Metronome/Click
43
Switching the Click on and off
43
Adjusting the Click Volume (Level)
44
Adjusting the Click Tempo
45
Playing Along with Songs
46
Choosing a Song and Playing Back
46
Choosing a Song
46
Playing Back a Song
47
Adjusting the Song Volume
48
Setting the Backing Part (Melodic Instruments Etc.) Volume
48
Setting the Drums and Percussion Volume
48
Temporarily Changing the Tempo of a Song
49
Muting the Pre-Programmed Drums in Songs
50
Using the Pads to Play Songs
52
Playing with a CD, Tape, or MD (Using MIX in Jack)
53
Using the TD-6 as a General MIDI Sound Module
54
Advanced Use
55
Chapter 1 Creating Your Own Drum Kit
56
About Drum Kits and the Drum Kit Screen
56
About the Drum Kits
56
About the Drum Kit Screen
57
Choosing a Drum Kit
57
Choosing a Pad by Hitting It
57
Choosing the Pad to Edit
57
Choosing on the TD-6
58
Helpful Functions for Edit
58
Listening the INST (Instrument) Assigned to a Pad
58
Notation Used in the Screen
58
About the Instruments
59
Choosing an Instrument
59
Choosing from the Group Names
59
Locking the Setting Screen While Editing One Instrument
59
Choosing an Instrument
60
Instrument Settings
60
Adjusting the Decay (Length of Sound)
61
Adjusting the Pitch
61
Adjusting the Volume of the Pad
61
Setting the Pan Position
61
Ambience "Send" Level for each Instrument
62
Ambience Settings
62
Choose "Location" Where the Drums Are Played
62
Switching Ambience On/Off
62
Adjusting the Entire Drum Kit's Overall Ambience
63
Changing the Wall Surface Material
63
Determine the Room Size
63
Adjusting the Sound
64
Equalizer Settings
64
Settings for Various Functions
64
Switching the Equalizer On/Off
64
Control the "Level" of the Pattern with Playing Dynamics
65
Playing a Song by Hitting a Pad
65
MIDI Note Number for each Pad
66
Pitch Control
66
With the Hi-Hat Control Pedal On/Off for each Pad
66
MIDI Gate Time for each Pad
67
Adjusting the Volume of the Pedal Hi-Hat Sound
68
Overall Drum Kit Settings
68
Overall Drum Kit Volume
68
Setting the Range for the Pitch Control with the Hi-Hat Control Pedal
68
Copying a Drum Kit
69
Naming the Drum Kit
69
Restoring the Factory Settings for the Edited Drum Kit
70
Switching the Order of the Drum Kits
70
Chapter 2 Making the Pad and Trigger Settings
71
About the Screen Display
71
About the Input Indicator
71
Notation Used in the Screen
71
Selecting the Pad Type
71
Setting the Pad Sensitivity and Making Other Settings
72
Adjust How Playing Dynamics Changes the Volume
73
Adjusting the Pad Sensitivity
73
Setting the Minimum Levels for the Pads
73
Eliminate Crosstalk between Pads
74
Fine-Tuning the Trigger Parameter Settings
74
Adjusting the Trigger Signal Detection Time
75
And Cancelling Incorrect Triggering
75
Detecting Trigger Signal Attenuation
75
Double Triggering Prevention
75
Setting Rim Sensitivity on the PD-120 and PD-80R
76
Using the TD-6 with Acoustic Triggers
76
Chapter 3 Global Settings for the TD-6 ...................(SETUP/UTILITY, Factory Reset)
77
Making the Global Settings
77
Display Contrast Adjustment
77
Percussion Part Volume Control
77
Backing Instruments Volume Control
78
Muting Parts of a Song
78
Tuning the TD-6
78
Checking the Remaining Amount of Memory
79
Preview Volume Control
79
Restoring the Factory Settings
79
Chapter 4 Setting the Metronome
80
Switching the Click On/Off
80
Tempo Adjustment
80
Setting the Way the Click Sounds
80
Volume Adjustment
80
Inserting a Count before Playback or Recording
81
Selecting the Click Sound
81
Setting the Interval
81
Setting the Time Signature
81
Stereo Position
81
Chapter 5 Editing Songs
82
About Songs and the Song Screen
82
About Songs
82
About the Song Screen
83
Choosing a Song
84
Choosing from a Category
84
Convenient Function for Playback
84
Playing Back a Song
84
Adjusting the Song Volume
85
Muting a Selected Part
85
Overall Song Settings
86
Selecting How the Song Plays Back (LOOP, 1SHOT, TAP)
86
Setting the Tempo
86
Playing Back the Song from the First Note/Event
87
Preventing Layering of Sounds in Tap Playback
87
Protecting User Song Settings
87
Reset Time When Using Tap Playback
87
Naming a Song
88
Part Settings
88
Adjusting the Part Volume
89
Choosing Percussion Set and Instruments
89
Adjusting the Amount of Ambience
90
Adjusting the Bend Range
90
Adjusting the Stereo Position
90
Copying a Song
90
Deleting a Song
91
Erasing Performance Data in a Song
92
Chapter 6 Recording a Song
93
Preparations for Recording
93
Recording Performances by External MIDI Devices
93
When Recording Pad Performances
93
How to Record
94
Setting the Number of Measures
94
Setting the Song Tempo
94
Setting the Time Signature
94
(Loop All, Loop1, Loop2, Replace)
95
Quantize During Recording
95
Selecting the Recording Method
95
Start Recording with a Pad or Pedal Trigger
95
Chapter 7 Making the MIDI Settings
96
Bulk Dump
96
About MIDI
96
MIDI Channels and Multi-Timbral Sound Modules
96
MIDI Connectors
96
How the Internal Sequencer Operates
97
Making the MIDI Settings
97
Automatically Switching Instrument Settings Screens
98
Synchronizing with an External MIDI Device
98
When Using as MIDI Controller for External MIDI Device Only
98
Hi-Hat Control Pedal Data Reduction
99
Setting Priority for Playing Drums and Percussion
99
Preventing the TD-6 from Switching
100
Switch to the GM (General MIDI) Mode
100
To GM (General MIDI) Mode
100
Mixing MIDI Signals Coming to the MIDI in with Real Time Performance on the Pads
101
Set the Device ID
101
Are Not Received
102
Are Not Transmitted
102
MIDI Channel Settings for a Part
102
Setting the TD-6 so that Program Changes
102
MIDI Messages Stop Function for Specific Parts in GM (General MIDI) Mode
103
Saving Data to an External MIDI Device
103
Returning Saved Data to the TD-6
104
Chapter 8 Features Using MIDI and Setting Examples
105
About Transmitting/Receiving Program Changes
105
Triggering an External Sound Device by Playing the TD-6
105
Combining with an External MIDI Sequencer
106
Importing Sequence Data from an External MIDI Device to the TD-6'S Internal Sequencer
106
Recording Your Performance to an External Sequencer
106
Using the TD-6 as a Sound Module
107
Appendices
109
Troubleshooting
110
No Sound
110
No Sound/Low Volume from Device Connected to the MIX in Jack
112
Drum Kit Does Not Sound as Intended
112
Pad Does Not Sound as Intended
113
Song Does Not Sound as Intended
114
Sound Is Distorted
114
Problems Operating the TD-6
115
Display Is too Light or too Dark
115
Messages and Error Messages
116
System and Battery Error Messages
116
Messages and Error Messages Related to Sequencers and Songs
116
Messages and Error Messages Related to MIDI
117
Drum Kit List
118
Drum Instrument List
120
Preset Percussion Set List
124
Preset Percussion Set List
125
Backing Instrument List
126
Preset Song List
128
Parameter List
130
Click Parameters
134
MIDI Implementation
135
MIDI Implementation Chart
148
Block Diagram
151
Specifications
152
Index
153
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Roland TD-6 Release Note (2 pages)
rim sensitivity
Brand:
Roland
| Category:
Electronic Keyboard
| Size: 0.02 MB
Roland TD-6 Quick Start Manual (2 pages)
Total Percussion Sound Module
Brand:
Roland
| Category:
Recording Equipment
| Size: 0.13 MB
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