Roland TD-15 Recording Your Performance (QUICK REC)

Playing the Drums

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Recording Your Performance (QUICK REC)

The TD lets you easily record and play back your own

performance (QUICK REC).

This is a convenient way to repeatedly record

yourself practicing and then play back to check your

performance.

* Before you continue, select the drum kit that you

want to use for practicing (recording).

MEMO

You can also record your playing along with a song.

For details, refer to p. 30.

1. In the DRUM KIT screen (p. 11), press the [ ] (QUICK

REC) button.

The [ ] (QUICK REC) button will light, and the QUICK REC

screen will appear.

MEMO

If you want to hear the metronome while you record,

press the [ ] button to turn on the metronome.

Use the value dial to set the tempo.

2. To start recording, strike a pad or press the

[ ] button.

* When recording starts, the previous recording will be

completely erased.

3. Press the [ ] button to stop recording.

4. Press the [ ] button once again.

The recorded performance will play back.

You can press the [F2] (REPEAT)

button to make the performance

play back repeatedly.

5. Press the [ ] button to stop playback.

NOTE

Whenever you turn on the power, the TD is prepared

for the playback of its demo patterns.

After you’ve made a recording, if you turn o the

power, the data for the recording will be erased. Then,

the next time the power is switched on, the demo

patterns will once again be loaded in from internal

memory.

Where the recorded data is exported

When a USB ash drive is connected,

your recorded data is automatically

exported to the USB ash drive. Only the

ve most recent recorded performances

will be exported as SMF data.

MEMO

SMF (Standard MIDI File) is a standard le

format that allows performance data to

be exchanged between various musical

applications.

The recorded data is saved in the following folder

of the USB ash drive.

TD-15 or TD-11

Backup

Kit

Roland

QUICK REC KIT_01.MID

KIT_03.MID

KIT_02.MID

KIT_04.MID

KIT_05.MID

Contents

Main USING THE UNIT SAFELY Do not disassemble or modify by yourself Do not repair or replace parts by yourself Do not use or store in the following types of locations Use only Roland stand MDS series that is recommended USING THE UNIT SAFELY WARNING Turn o the unit if an abnormality or malfunction occurs Adults must provide supervision in places where children are present Do not drop or subject to strong impact IMPORTANT NOTES Power Supply Placement Maintenance Repairs and Data Main Features SuperNATURAL on V-Drums Enjoy playing with the Internal songs & Song player Advanced practice support Using with your computer Contents Panel Descriptions Front Panel How to read this manual Panel Descriptions DC IN jack Side Panel (Connecting Your Equipment) PHONES jack MIX IN jack MIDI OUT connector [VOLUME] knob Top Panel (Connecting Your Equipment) COMPUTER port MEMORY port Bottom Panel Sound module mounting plate attachment holes Getting Ready to Play Turning the Power On/O Turning the power on 1. 2. Playing the Drums Drum Kits and Instruments Drum kit 1 Drum kit 100 (50 on the TD-11) What do Head and Rim mean? Performance Techniques Pads (such as PDX-100/PDX-8/PDX-6) Head shot Rim shot Cross stick Using the Metronome Starting the Metronome 1. Changing the Metronome Tempo and Volume 1. Recording Your Performance (QUICK REC) 1. REC) button. 2. [ ] button. Quickly Editing an Instrument (QUICK EDIT) About the MENU Screens Creating a Drum Kit Changing the Instrument 1. 2. 3. Instrument Edit 1. 2. 3. 4. Using the Eects (FX) How each eect works AMBIENCE MULTI-FX EQ FX parameter list Adjusting the Amount of Ambience for Each Pad (SEND) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Naming a Drum Kit 1. 2. 3. 4. Copying and Pasting a Drum Kit or Pad The contents that are copied For a drum kit For a pad 1. Saving a Drum Kit to a USB Flash Drive Saving a Drum Kit Loading a Drum Kit from a USB Flash Drive into the TD Restoring a Drum Kit to the Factory Settings Performing Along with a Song Song structure Song Audio les that can be played by the TD When transferring les from your computer to a USB ash drive Selecting a Song 1. 2. buttons to select a song. About the SONG screen Changing the Song Settings 1. 2. 3. 4. Repeatedly Playing a Specied Region (A-B Repeat) 1. 2. 2. 3. 4. Play Along with a Song and Record Your Performance (QUICK REC) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Practicing in Coach Mode Selecting a Practice Menu 1. 2. Operations common to Coach mode Developing Internal Timing Sense (QUIET COUNT) Start practicing 1. WARM UPS Practicing in Coach Mode Step 1: Change-Up Step 2: Auto Up/Down Step 3:Time Check Overall evaluation Settings for the Entire TD (SYSTEM) Basic procedure 7. 1. 2. 3. Overall Settings for the TD (Options) For details on the procedure, refer to Basic procedure (p. 34). Metronome Setup (Metronome) 1. Metronome and press the [F3] (ENTER) button to access the METRONOME SETUP screen. 2. want to set. MIDI-Related Settings (MIDI) Use the pads to play external MIDI instruments You can layer sounds on the TD as well as play sounds from MIDI sound modules and samplers. Use the TD as a sound module Using the DAW software, you can use the TD as a dedicated drum sound module. Using USB Flash Drive (USB Memory) 1. 2. 3. Saving Data to a USB Flash Drive (Save Backup) Data that will be saved Loading Data from a USB Flash Drive Back into the TD (Load Backup) 1. 2. 3. 4. Viewing Information About the USB Flash Drive (Information) 1. 2. Formatting a USB Flash Drive (Format) 1. Optimizing the Pad Settings (Pad Settings) 1. the PAD SETTINGS screen. 2. 3. 4. Setting the Pad Sensitivity [F2] (BASIC) Advanced Settings for the Trigger Parameters [F3] (ADVNCD) 1. 2. 3. 4. [F1] (SCAN) [F2] (RIM) [F3] (HIHAT) Connecting the VH-11 and making settings on the TD Connections 1. 2. 3. Viewing Information About the TD (Information) Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset) 1. 2. 3. Connecting to a Computer or Video Device Connecting to Your Computer via USB Installing the USB Driver 1. Connecting the TD to the Computer Troubleshooting Error Messages Main Specications Roland TD-15 Roland TD-11: Drum Sound Module Index A B C D Page Information distributor in your country as shown below. As of Feb. 1, 2011 (ROLAND) AFRICA EGYPT