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 Memory Backup
Power Supply
Placement
Maintenance
 Additional Precautions
 Contents
 Playing Along with Songs
Contents
Quick Start
Advanced Use
 Making the Pad and Trigger Settings
Global Settings for the TD-6
Factory Reset
 Editing Songs Song Edit
Setting the Metronome Click Edit
 Realtime Recording
Making the Midi Settings
Features Using Midi and Setting Examples 105
Recording a Song
 Troubleshooting 110
Messages and Error Messages 116
Appendices 109
 Rich Expression
Features
 Expandability/Compatibility
Features
Function and Operations Perfect for Live Performances
Convenient Functions for Practicing
 How to Use This Manual
Composition of This Manual
Terms Used in This Manual
 Setup Guide
 Front Panel
Panel Descriptions
 Enter Button
Edit Setup Button
Panel Descriptions
Exit Button
 MIX in Jack
Rear Panel
 Mounting the TD-6 to the Stand
Making the Settings
 Connecting the Pads and the Pedals
Setting Example
Making the Settings
 TD-6 Rear Panel
About Polarity Switch
 Fig.P-013.e
Connecting Two Kick Trigger Units
 Connect the supplied AC adaptor to the AC adaptor jack
Audio system or amp. If using headphones, connect them to
Plug the AC adaptor plug into a power outlet
Any connections
 Precautions When Turning on the Power
Turning On/Off the Power
 When using headphones
Turning Off the Power
No Sound Even When Pressing Shift + KIT
When Using an Amp or Audio System
 While holding down SHIFT, press Edit Setup
Press to select FactoryReset
Press Enter
 ALL
 While holding down KIT, press Song
Listening to the Demo Songs
 Press Play
TC R&B
 SETUP/TRIG Advncd p
Selecting the Pad Type
Press to select Trig Basic
 Repeat Steps 4- 6 to set the trigger type for each pad
Strike the pad you wish to set
Selecting the Pad Type
Press INC/+ or DEC/- to select the trigger type
 Fig.P-018
Adjusting the Sensitivity of the Pad
 Setting the Overall Target
Press INC/+ or DEC/- to adjust the sensitivity of the pads
 About the Pads
Trigger Inputs and the Pads You Can Use
Trigger Input Functions
 About the Pads
Combinations of Pad and Trigger Type
 CY6
Recommended Parameters for the Pads
 Head Shot Rim Shot
Playing the Pads
Pad Head Shots and Rim Shots
Cross Stick
 Bow Shot
Cymbal Bow Shots/Edge Shots/Bell Shots
CY-6, CY-12H, CY-14C
CY-15R
 Cymbal Choke
Hi-Hat Control Pedal
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 Quick Start
 Press INC/+ or DEC/- to select the drum kit
Pattern Inadvertently Starts Playing When Pad is Struck
To stop the song from playing when the pad is struck
Choosing a Drum Kit
 Switching the Click On and Off
Press Click
Click is played Click is not played
 Press Edit
Adjusting the Click Volume Level
Playing While Listening to the Metronome/Click
Confirm that Edit is not lit
 While holding down SHIFT, press Click Tempo
Adjusting the Click Tempo
 Press Song
Playing Along with Songs
Choosing a Song and Playing Back
Choosing a Song
 Press the Play button, and the song will begin playing
Playing Back a Song
Convenient Function for Playback
Playing Along with Songs
 Setting the Drums and Percussion Volume
Adjusting the Song Volume
 Fig.Q-014
Temporarily Changing the Tempo of a Song
 Press INC/+ or DEC/- to select Song #8
Muting the Pre-programmed Drums in Songs
 To hear the drums, press Part Mute once more
Press Part Mute
 Velo Pad Pattern Velocity KIT/ CONTROL/Pad Ptn Velo p
Using the Pads to Play Songs
Reset Time
Pad Ptn Pad Pattern
 MIX in jack
Make the connections as shown in the following figure
TD-6
Output jack
 When Using the TD-6 as a GM Sound Module p
Using the TD-6 As a General Midi Sound Module
 Advanced Use
 About the Drum Kits
Overall Drum Kit Settings
Settings for Various Functions
About Drum Kits and the Drum Kit Screen
 Choosing a Pad by Hitting It
Choosing a Drum Kit Drum Kit
Choosing the Pad to Edit
About the Drum Kit Screen
 Listening the Inst Instrument assigned to a Pad Preview
Notation Used in the Screen
Helpful Functions for Edit
Choosing on the TD-6
 Choosing an Instrument
About the Instruments
Choosing from the Group Names Inst Group
 Press INC/+ or DEC/- to select the instrument
Instrument Settings Inst
Press INC/+ or DEC/- to make the setting
Choosing an Instrument Inst
 Adjusting the Decay Length of Sound Decay
Adjusting the Volume of the Pad Level
Setting the Pan Position Pan
Adjusting the Pitch Pitch
 Ambience Send Level for Each Instrument Ambience Send Level
Ambience Settings Ambience
Switching Ambience On/Off Ambience Switch
Choose Location Where the Drums are Played Studio Type
 Room Size SMALL, MEDIUM, Large
Changing the Wall Surface Material Wall Type
Determine the Room Size Room Size
WallType Wall Type WOOD, PLASTER, Glass
 Adjusting the Sound High Gain, Low Gain
Equalizer Settings Equalizer
Settings for Various Functions Control
Switching the Equalizer On/Off Master Equalizer Switch
 With Playing Dynamics Pad
Playing a Song by Hitting a Pad
Pad Pattern
Control the Level of the Pattern
 Pitch Ctrl Pitch Control Assign OFF, on
Midi Note Number for Each Pad Note Number
 Gate Time 0.1-8.0 sec 0.1 sec. steps
Midi Gate Time for Each Pad Gate Time
 Overall Drum Kit Settings Common
Overall Drum Kit Volume Master Volume
Pedal HH Vol Pedal Hi-Hat Volume
 Press Enter to execute the operation
Copying a Drum Kit Copy
Naming the Drum Kit Kit Name
KitName Drum Kit Name 8 characters
 Src Exchange Source
Switching the Order Drum Kits Exchange
Restoring the Factory Settings for
Edited Drum Kit
 Selecting the Pad Type Trigger Type
About the Input Indicator
Basic Trigger Parameter SETUP/TRIG Basic p
About the Screen Display
 Setting the Pad Sensitivity
Making Other Settings
AcDrTrig
 Setting the Minimum Levels for the Pads Threshold
Adjusting the Pad Sensitivity Sensitivity
 Eliminate Crosstalk Between Pads Crosstalk Cancel
Fine-Tuning the Trigger Parameter Settings
 Scan Time 0-4.0 ms 0.1ms steps
Adjusting the Trigger Signal Detection Time Scan Time
Retrig Cancel Retrigger Cancel
Double Triggering Prevention Mask Time
 Rim Sens Rim Sensitivity OFF
Using the TD-6 with Acoustic Triggers
Setting Rim Sensitivity on the PD- 120 and PD-80R Rim Sens
Mask Time 0-64ms 4ms steps
 LCD Contrast
Making the Global Settings Utility
Display Contrast Adjustment LCD Contrast
Percussion Part Volume Control Percussion Part Level
 Backing Instruments Volume
Muting Parts of a Song Mute Tuning the TD-6 Master Tune
Control Backing Level
 Restoring the Factory Settings Factory Reset
Preview Volume Control Preview Velocity
Checking the Remaining Amount of Memory Available Memory
 Setting the Way the Click Sounds
Setting the Metronome Click Edit
Switching the Click On/Off Click
Tempo Adjustment Tempo
 Stereo Position Pan
Setting the Time Signature Time Signature
Setting the Interval Interval
Selecting the Click Sound Inst
 Editing Songs Song Edit
About Songs and the Song Screen
About Songs
 About the Song Screen
 Choosing a Song Song
Choosing a Song
Playing Back a Song
Choosing from a Category Song Category
 Adjusting the Song Volume
Muting a Selected Part
Part Mute
 While holding down SHIFT, press Click
Overall Song Settings Common
Setting the Tempo Tempo
Press SONG, then Edit
 Reset Time When Using Tap Playback Reset Time
Protecting User Song Settings Song Lock
Playing Back the Song from the First Note/Event Quick Play
 Press or to select the part to be set
Part Settings Part
Naming a Song Song Name
SngName Song Name 8 characters
 Percussion Set
Adjusting the Part Volume Level
Set Percussion Set
Backing Inst
 Copying a Song Copy
Adjusting the Stereo Position Pan
Adjusting the Amount of Ambience Ambience Send Level
Adjusting the Bend Range Bend Range
 Deleting a Song Delete
 Part Erase Part
Erasing Performance Data
Song Erase
Song Erase Song
 Recording Performances by External Midi Devices
When Recording Pad Performances
Part Factory Preset Midi Channel
Preparations for Recording
 How To Record
Setting the Number of Measures Length
Setting the Song Tempo Tempo
 HitPadStart Hit Pad Start OFF, on
RecMode Recording Mode
Quantize During Recording Quantize
Start Recording with a Pad or Pedal Trigger Hit Pad Start
 Example
Midi Connectors
About Midi
Midi Channels and Multi-timbral Sound Modules
 Making the Midi Settings
Making the Midi Settings SETUP/MIDI, Bulk Dump
How the Internal Sequencer Operates
 Pad
Synchronizing with an External Midi Device Sync Mode
Sync Mode INT, EXT, Remote
LocalControl Local Control OFF, on
 PdlDataThin Pedal Data Thin OFF, 1
Hi-Hat Control Pedal Data Reduction Pedal Data Thin
CH10
CH10Priorty Channel 10 Priority KIT, Perc
 100
Switch to the GM General Midi Mode GM Mode
GM Mode OFF, on
TD-6 switches to GM mode at the following times
 Device ID
Set the Device ID Device ID
101
Soft Thru OFF, on
 102
Midi Channel Settings for a Part Midi Part
Tx PC Sw Tx PC Switch OFF, on
Rx PC Sw Rx PC Switch OFF, on
 Midi Messages Stop Function
For Specific Parts in GM General Midi Mode GM Part
Saving Data to an External Midi
Device Bulk Dump
 KIT 01-KIT
Returning Saved Data to the TD-6
104
KIT 01-KIT
 Set the Midi Gate Time. KIT/CONTROL/Gate Time p
About Transmitting/Receiving Program Changes
Triggering an External Sound Device by Playing the TD-6
105
 106
Features Using Midi and Setting Examples
Combining with an External Midi Sequencer
Recording Your Performance to an External Sequencer
 TD-6 Midi Keyboard, Pad
Using the TD-6 As a Sound Module
When playing the external Midi device, the TD-6 will sound
107
 108
 109
Appendices
 No Sound
Troubleshooting
 111
No Sound When Shift + KIT Preview Is Pressed
No Click/Metronome Sound
Song Does Not Play
 Pressing Shift + KIT Preview Starts Playback of the Song
Drum Kit Does Not Sound As Intended
Specific Part in Song Not Being Played
GM mode, No Sound of a Specific Part in a Performance
 Pad Does Not Sound As Intended
 Sound is distorted
Song Does Not Sound As Intended
 Display Is Too Light Or Too Dark
Problems Operating the TD-6
 116
Messages and Error Messages
System and Battery Error Messages
Messages and Error Messages Related to Sequencers and Songs
 Messages and Error Messages Related to Midi
Messages and Error Messages
117
 Drum Kit List
118
No. Drum Kit Name Remark
 Drum Kit List No. Drum Kit Name Remark
119
 Drum Instrument List
120
No. Name Remark
 Drum Instrument List
121
 Name Remark
122
 Melodic
123
 124
Preset Percussion Set List
 125
Preset Percussion Set List
 126
Backing Instrument List
 Backing Instrument List
127
 Preset Song List
128
No. NameTime Sig Length Tempo Type
 129
Preset Song List
 Parameter Value
Parameter List
Drum Kit Parameters
130
 Song Parameters
131
Parameter List
 132
Setup Parameters
 133
SETUP/MIDI Common
 134
Click Parameters
Song Recording
Tempo
 135
Normal mode
Midi Implementation
Receive data
 Channel Mode Messages
136
Midi Implementation
 137
System Realtime Message
System Exclusive Message
 Transmit data
138
Data set 1 DT1 12H
 Messages
139
System Exclusive Messages
Universal Non-realtime System Exclusive
 GM mode
140
Midi Implementation Data Transmission Control Change
 RPN MSB/LSB Controller number 100
141
Program Change Active Sensing
Channel Pressure
 Global Parameter Control
Setting
142
System Realtime Messages
 Parameter Address Block
Parameter address map
Model ID = 00H 3FH
143
 Master Tune
144
 Bulk Dump
Supplementary Material
145
 Calculating a Checksum
146
Examples of actual Midi message
Example of an Exclusive message
 442.0 Hz
About tuning
147
Example
 148
Midi Implementation Chart
 149
 150
 151
Drum Kit
 152
Specifications
 153
Index
 Index
154
 Pitch
155
 156
Volume
 157
Memo
 Africa
Information
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