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IMPORTANT NOTES
Memory Backup
Repairs and Data
Maintenance
Additional Precautions
Contents
Setup Guide ................................................... 15
Quick Start..................................................... 41
Advanced Use ................................................ 55
Chapter 2 Making the Pad and Trigger Settings.....(SETUP/TRIG) .....71
Chapter 3 Global Settings for the TD-6 ...................(SETUP/UTILITY, Factory Reset) ...77
Chapter 5 Editing Songs...........................................(SONG Edit).........82
...................(Play Count In, Rec Count In)
Chapter 4 Setting the Metronome............................(Click Edit)...........80
Chapter 6 Recording a Song
Chapter 8 Features Using MIDI and Setting Examples......................105
.............................................. (Realtime Recording)
..93
Chapter 7 Making the MIDI Settings ........................(SETUP/MIDI, BULK DUMP) .....96
Appendices .................................................. 109
Features
Full Palette of Internal Sounds for All Uses, from Practice to Live Performance
Rich Expression
Function and Operations Perfect for Live Performances
Convenient Functions for Practicing
Expandability/Compatibility
How to Use This Manual
Composition of This Manual
Setup Guide (p. 15)
Quick Start (p. 41)
Advanced Use (p. 55)
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Panel Descriptions
Front Panel
Display
VOLUME Knob
Sequencer Section
SONG Button
KIT Button
SHIFT Button
Editing section
INC/+ (Increment) Button, DEC/- (Decrement) Button
Rear Panel
Making the Settings
Mounting the TD-6 to the Stand
Narrow Wide
Connecting the Pads and the Pedals
Setting Example
About Polarity Switch
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Connecting Two Pads to Trigger Inputs 5/6 (TOM2/AUX) and 7/8 (TOM3/4)
TD-6 Rear Panel
Connecting Two Kick Trigger Units
TD-6 Rear Panel
Connecting Headphones, Audio Equipment, Amps, and Other Gear
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2 3
4
Turning On/Off the Power
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2 3
1, 5 3
5
4 5
Turning Off the Power
1
2 3
No Sound Even When Pressing [SHIFT] + [KIT]
Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset)
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21
4 3, 5, 6
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5
6
7
Listening to the Demo Songs
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2
3
4 5
Selecting the Pad Type
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8 1
236
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5
6 7 8
9
Adjusting the Sensitivity of the Pad
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8 1
2, 436
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5
6
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8
About the Pads
Trigger Inputs and the Pads You Can Use
Trigger Input Functions
The following shows the available trigger input functions.
About the Pads
Combinations of Pad and Trigger Type
About the Pads
Recommended Parameters for the Pads
Playing the Pads
Pad Head Shots and Rim Shots
Cross Stick
Head Shot Rim Shot
Cymbal Bow Shots/Edge Shots/Bell Shots
Cymbal Choke
Hi-Hat Control Pedal
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Choosing a Drum Kit
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2
Pattern Inadvertently Starts Playing When Pad is Struck
Playing While Listening to the Metronome/Click
Switching the Click On and Off
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Playing Along with Songs
Choosing a Song and Playing Back
2
Choosing a Song
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3
4
Convenient Function for Playback
Adjusting the Song Volume
Setting the Backing Part (Melodic Instruments etc.) Volume
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2
Setting the Drums and Percussion Volume
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Muting the Pre-programmed Drums in Songs
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2
3 1
24, 5
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4
5
Using the Pads to Play Songs
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2
3
Playing with a CD, Tape, or MD (Using MIX IN Jack)
Using the TD-6s MIX IN jack allows you to play along with a CD or other external audio sources.
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2
performance is then audible through the headphones, audio equipment, amp, or other device.
Using the TD-6 As a General MIDI Sound Module
When Using the TD-6 as a GM Sound Module (p. 100)
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Chapter 1 Creating Your Own Drum Kit
(Kit Edit)
Drum Kit #99
Drum Kit #1
About Drum Kits and the Drum Kit Screen
Choosing a Drum Kit (Drum Kit)
1. Press [KIT].
2. Press [INC/+] or [DEC/-] to select the drum kit.
Choosing the Pad to Edit
Choosing a Pad by Hitting It
Notation Used in the Screen
Helpful Functions for Edit
Listening the INST (Instrument) assigned to a Pad (Preview)
1. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [ ] or [ ] to select the trigger input number.
2. While holding down [SHIFT], press [KIT]
Choosing an Instrument
About the Instruments
Choosing from the Group Names (Inst Group)
Choosing an Instrument (Inst)
Instrument Settings (INST)
Adjusting the Volume of the Pad (Level)
Level: 0127
Decay: -31+31
Setting the Pan Position (Pan)
Pan: L15CENTERR15, RANDOM, ALTERNATE
Ambience Settings (AMBIENCE)
Switching Ambience On/Off (Ambience Switch)
Ambience Send Level for Each Instrument (Ambience Send Level)
Choose Location Where the Drums are Played (Studio Type)
Changing the Wall Surface Material (Wall Type)
WallType (Wall Type): WOOD, PLASTER, GLASS
Room Size: SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE
Determine the Room Size (Room Size)
Adjusting the Entire Drum Kits Overall Ambience (Ambience Level)
Equalizer Settings (EQUALIZER)
Switching the Equalizer On/Off (Master Equalizer Switch)
Adjusting the Sound (High Gain, Low Gain)
Settings for Various Functions (CONTROL)
6. Strike the pad you wish to set.
Playing a Song by Hitting a Pad (Pad Pattern)
Pad Ptn (Pad Pattern): OFF, 1250
Control the Level of the Pattern with Playing Dynamics (Pad Pattern Velocity)
Pad Ptn Velo (Pad Pattern Velocity): OFF, ON
Pitch Control with the Hi-Hat Control Pedal On/Off for Each Pad (Pitch Control Assign)
Pitch Ctrl (Pitch Control Assign): OFF, ON
MIDI Note Number for Each Pad (Note Number)
Note No. (Note Number): 0 (C -) 127 (G 9)
Sounding an External MIDI Device by Playing Pads Connected to the TD-6
MIDI Gate Time for Each Pad (Gate Time)
Gate Time: 0.18.0 sec (0.1 sec. steps)
Overall Drum Kit Settings (COMMON)
Overall Drum Kit Volume (Master Volume)
Adjusting the Volume of the Pedal Hi-Hat Sound (Pedal Hi-Hat Volume)
Setting the Range for the Pitch Control with the Hi-Hat Control Pedal (Pedal Pitch Control Range)
Naming the Drum Kit (Kit Name)
Copying a Drum Kit (COPY)
Restoring the Factory Settings for the Edited Drum Kit
Drum Kit Copy Function
Factory Reset Function
Switching the Order of the Drum Kits (EXCHANGE)
Chapter 2 Making the Pad and Trigger Settings
About the Screen Display
Notation Used in the Screen
About the Input Indicator
Selecting the Pad Type (Trigger Type)
Setting the Pad Sensitivity and Making Other Settings (TRIGGER BASIC)
Adjusting the Pad Sensitivity (Sensitivity)
Sensitivity: 116
Threshold: 015
Setting the Minimum Levels for the Pads (Threshold)
Adjust How Playing Dynamics Changes the Volume (Trigger Curve)
Fine-Tuning the Trigger Parameter Settings (TRIGGER ADVANCED)
1. While holding down [SHIFT], press [EDIT (SETUP)].
2. Press [ ] to select TRIG ADVNCD.
4. Press [ ] or [ ] to select the parameter you
5. Strike the pad you wish to set.
Adjusting the Trigger Signal Detection Time (Scan Time)
Scan Time: 04.0 (ms) (0.1ms steps)
Time
Detecting Trigger Signal Attenuation and Cancelling Incorrect Triggering (Retrigger Cancel)
Retrig Cancel (Retrigger Cancel): 116
Using the TD-6 with Acoustic Triggers
Chapter 3 Global Settings for the TD-6
(SETUP/UTILITY, Factory Reset)
Making the Global Settings (UTILITY)
Display Contrast Adjustment (LCD Contrast)
Percussion Part Volume Control (Percussion Part Level)
Backing Instruments Volume Control (Backing Level)
BackingLevel (Backing Level): 0127
Muting Parts of a Song (Mute)
Mute: SongDrum, SongDrm/Prc, UserDrmPart, Part1, Part2, Part3, Part4, Part1-4
Tuning the TD-6 (Master Tune)
Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset)
Chapter 4 Setting the Metronome
(Click Edit)
Switching the Click On/Off (Click)
Tempo Adjustment (Tempo)
Setting the Way the Click Sounds
Setting the Time Signature (Time Signature)
Setting the Interval (Interval)
Selecting the Click Sound (Inst)
Stereo Position (Pan)
Inserting a Count Before Playback or Recording (Play Count In, Rec Count In)
Chapter 5 Editing Songs
About Songs and the Song Screen
About Songs
Preset (Internal) Songs (Songs 1150)
User Songs (Songs 151250)
About the Song Screen
Song #1
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2
3
Choosing a Song
Choosing from a Category (Song Category)
Choosing a Song (Song)
Playing Back a Song
Convenient Function for Playback
Adjusting the Song Volume
Muting a Selected Part (Part Mute)
Overall Song Settings (COMMON)
1. Confirm that [CLICK] is not lit.
2. Press [INC/+] or [DEC/-] to make the setting.
2. Press [SONG], then [EDIT].
4. Press [ ] or [ ] to select the parameter you
Playing Back the Song from the First Note/Event (Quick Play)
Quick Play: OFF, ON
Song Lock: OFF, ON
Reset Time: OFF, 0.18.0s (0.1 sec steps)
Reset Time When Using Tap Playback (Reset Time)
Part Settings (PART)
Choosing Percussion Set and Instruments (Percussion Set, Inst)
Percussion Part
LEVEL: 0127
Set (Percussion Set): 110
Parts 14
Copying a Song (COPY)
Deleting a Song (DELETE)
Erasing Performance Data in a Song (ERASE)
Chapter 6 Recording a Song
(Realtime Recording)
Preparations for Recording
When Recording Pad Performances
Recording Performances by External MIDI Devices
How To Record (RECORDING STANDBY)
Setting the Time Signature (Time Signature)
Setting the Number of Measures (Length)
Setting the Song Tempo (Tempo)
Chapter 6 Recording a Song (Realtime Recording)
Quantize During Recording (Quantize)
Selecting the Recording Method (Loop All, Loop1, Loop2, Replace) (Recording Mode)
RecMode (Recording Mode): REPLACE, LOOP ALL, LOOP 1, LOOP 2
Start Recording with a Pad or Pedal Trigger (Hit Pad Start)
HitPadStart (Hit Pad Start): OFF, ON
Chapter 7 Making the MIDI Settings
(SETUP/MIDI, BULK DUMP)
About MIDI
MIDI Connectors
MIDI IN Connector Function
Making the MIDI Settings (MIDI COMMON)
1. While holding down [SHIFT], press [EDIT
2. Press [ ] to select MIDI COMMON.
4. Press [ ] or [ ] to select the parameter you
6. When you finish making settings, press [KIT] or
Automatically Switching Instrument Settings Screens (Note Chase)
Note Chase: OFF, ON
When Using as MIDI Controller for External MIDI Device Only (Local Control)
LocalControl (Local Control): OFF, ON
Synchronizing with an External MIDI Device (Sync Mode)
Setting Priority for Playing Drums and Percussion (Channel 10 Priority)
CH10Priorty (Channel 10 Priority): KIT, PERC
Hi-Hat Control Pedal Data Reduction (Pedal Data Thin)
PdlDataThin (Pedal Data Thin): OFF, 1, 2
CH10
Switch to the GM (General MIDI) Mode (GM Mode)
GM Mode: OFF, ON
Preventing the TD-6 from Switching to GM (General MIDI) Mode (Rx GM ON)
RX GM ON: OFF, ON
Mixing MIDI Signals Coming to the MIDI IN with Real Time Performance on the Pads (Soft Thru)
Soft Thru: OFF, ON
Set the Device ID (Device ID)
Device ID: 132
Setting the TD-6 So That Program Changes Are Not Transmitted (Tx PC Sw)
MIDI Channel Settings for a Part (MIDI PART)
1. While holding down [SHIFT], press [EDIT
2. Press [ ] to select MIDI PART.
4. Press [ ] or [ ] to select the part to be set.
6. When you finish making settings, press [KIT] or
MIDI Messages Stop Function for Specific Parts in GM (General MIDI) Mode (GM PART)
Saving Data to an External MIDI Device (BULK DUMP)
Returning Saved Data to the TD-6
Chapter 8 Features Using MIDI and Setting Examples
About Transmitting/Receiving Program Changes
Triggering an External Sound Device by Playing the TD-6
Combining with an External MIDI Sequencer
Importing Sequence Data from an External MIDI Device to the TD-6s Internal Sequencer
Recording Your Performance to an External Sequencer
Using the TD-6 As a Sound Module
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Troubleshooting
No Sound
No Sound
No Drum Kit Sound
No Sound from One or More Pads
Cannot Make Cross Sticks/ Cross Sticks Not Sounding
No Sound When the Pad is Struck Softly
No Sound When [SHIFT] + [KIT] (Preview) Is Pressed
No Click/Metronome Sound
Song Does Not Play
No Sound/Low volume from Device Connected to the MIX IN Jack
Drum Kit Does Not Sound As
No Ambience Applied
No Equalizer Applied
Pad Does Not Sound As
Pad Not Playing Correctly
Wrong Sound Plays
Song Does Not Sound As
Sound is distorted
Problems Operating the TD-6
Striking Pads Does Not Switch the Settings Screen
Song Screen Not Displayed
Cannot Record or Edit User Song
Cannot Carry Out Bulk Dump
Messages and Error Messages
System and Battery Error Messages
System Error!
Backup NG! Execute Reset All!
1. Press [ENTER ].
Messages and Error Messages Related to MIDI
Drum Kit List
1AcuStick
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Drum Instrument List
No. Name Remark
KICK
SNARE
TOM
No. Name Remark
HI-HAT
CRASH
RIDE
PERCUSSION
SPECIAL
MELODIC
VOICE
REVERSE
FIXED HI-HAT
OFF
Preset Percussion Set List
1. Stndard 1 PC100
2. Stndard 2 PC101
3. Room PC102
4. Power PC103
Preset Percussion Set List
7. Jazz PC106
8. Brush PC107
9. Perc Only PC108
10. Special PC109
Backing Instrument List
PC CC0 Name Voices PIANO
E. PIANO
CLAVI
CHROMATIC PERCUSSION
Backing Instrument List
SYN. BRASS
REED
PIPE
SYN. LEAD
Preset Song List
DRUMS
ROCK
METAL
BALLAD
DANCE
REGGAE
LATIN
BRAZIL
BASICPTN
Parameter List
Drum Kit Parameters
KIT KIT/INST
KIT/AMBIENCE
KIT/EQUALIZER KIT/CONTROL
Song Parameters
SONG
SONG/COMMON
SONG/PART:Perc
SONG/PART:Part1Part4
Setup Parameters
SETUP/UTILITY
SETUP/TRIG BASIC
SETUP/MIDI COMMON
SETUP/MIDI PART
SETUP/GM PART
SETUP/BULK DUMP SETUP/FactoryReset
Click Parameters
CLICK
Song Recording
Recording Standby
Tempo
MIDI Implementation
Normal mode
Section 1. Receive data
Note Off
Note On
Channel Mode Messages
All Sounds Off (Controller number 120)
Reset All Controllers (Controller number 121)
All Notes Off (Controller number 123)
OMNI OFF (Controller number 124)
System Exclusive Message
System Exclusive Message
Turn General MIDI System On
Universal Non-realtime System Exclusive Messages
Identity Request
Section 2. Transmit data
Note off
Note on
Polyphonic Key Pressure
Bank Select (Controller number 0, 32)
System Exclusive Messages
Universal Non-realtime System Exclusive
Identity Reply
Data Transmission
GM mode
Section 1. Receive data
Note Off
Note On
Modulation (Controller number 1)
Channel Mode Messages
All Sounds Off (Controller number 120)
Reset All Controllers (Controller number 121)
All Notes Off (Controller number 123)
Active Sensing
Section 2. Transmit data
System Realtime Messages
Active sensing
System Exclusive Messages
Universal Non-realtime System Exclusive
Parameter address map (Model ID = 00H 3FH)
Parameter Address Block
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Parameter Address Block Map
Bulk Dump
Parameter Dump Request
Supplementary Material
Decimal and Hexadecimal table
<Example1> What is the decimal expression of 5AH ?
Examples of actual MIDI message
<Example1> 92 3E 5F
<Example2> C9 20
<Example3> E3 00 28
<Example4> B3 64 00 65 00 06 0C 26 00 64 7F 65 7F
About tuning
<Example> In GM mode, set the tuning of MIDI channel 3 to A4 = 442.0 Hz
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PERCUSSION SOUND MODULE
TD-6
Block Diagram
Drum Kit
Block Diagram
Specifications
TD-6: Percussion Sound Module (Conforms to General MIDI System)
Index
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Information
Roland (Switzerland) AG
As of April 1, 2003 (Roland)
ARGENTINA
Instrumentos Musicales S.A.
Apparatus containing Lithium batteries
ADVARSEL!
VARNING
CAUTION
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