Roland TD-6V Listening to the Demo Songs

Setup Guide

Listening to the Demo Songs

The TD-6V features five demo songs demonstrating the TD-6V’s sounds and

expressive capabilities.

The drums played on the demo songs were played in real time into a

sequencer.

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While holding down [KIT], press [SONG].

The “DEMONSTRATION” screen appears.

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Unauthorized use of this

material for purposes

other than private,

personal enjoyment is a

violation of applicable

laws.

• No data for the music

that is played will be

output from MIDI OUT.

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Contents

Main Owners Manual Apparatus containing Lithium batteries ADVARSEL! VARNING CAUTION ADVARSEL Page IMPORTANT NOTES Memory Backup Repairs and Data Maintenance Additional Precautions Contents Setup Guide ...................................................15 Quick Start..................................................... 39 Chapter 1 Creating Your Own Drum Kit............. (Kit Edit)..................54 Playing Along with Songs ......................................................................44 Advanced Use ................................................ 53 Chapter 2 Making the Pad and Trigger Settings ....... (SETUP/TRIG)..........69 Chapter 3 Global Settings for the TD-6V ........... (SETUP/UTILITY, Factory Reset).........76 Chapter 5 Editing Songs ..................................... (SONG Edit).............81 Chapter 4 Setting the Metronome ...................... (Click Edit)...............79 ...................................(Realtime Recording) Chapter 8 Features Using MIDI and Setting Examples......................105 ..............95 Chapter 7 Making the MIDI Settings ......................(SETUP/MIDI, BULK DUMP) Appendices .................................................. 109 Features Full Palette of Internal Sounds for All Uses, Rich Expression from Practice to Live Performance Function and Operations Perfect for Live Performances Expandability/Compatibility Convenient Functions for Practicing How to Use This Manual Composition of This Manual Appendices (p. 109) Advanced Use (p. 53) Quick Start (p. 39) Page Panel Descriptions Front Panel Sequencer Section VOLUME Knob Display SONG Button SHIFT Button KIT Button Editing section + (Increment) Button, - (Decrement) Button Rear Panel Making the Settings Mounting the TD-6V to the Stand Narrow Wide Making the Settings Connecting the Pads and the Pedals TRIGGER INPUT jacks Connecting Two Pads to Trigger Inputs 5/6 (TOM2/AUX) and 7/8 (TOM3/4) TD-6V Rear Panel Connecting Headphones, Audio Equipment, Amps, and Other Gear Turning On/Off the Power 1, 5 3 5 Precautions When Turning on the Power Turning Off the Power No Sound Even When Pressing [SHIFT] + [KIT] (PREVIEW) Check the following points. When Using an Amp or Audio System When using headphones: Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset) 21 4 3, 5, 6 Page Listening to the Demo Songs Page Selecting the Pad Type 8 1 236 Page Adjusting the Sensitivity of the Pad 8 1 2, 436 Page About the Pads TD-6KV_e.book 33 Trigger Inputs and the Pads You Can Use The following shows the available trigger input functions. Trigger Input Functions X : Can be used. O Combinations of Pad and Trigger Type Recommended Parameters for the Pads Playing the Pads Cross Stick Pad Head Shots and Rim Shots Cymbal Bow Shots/Edge Shots/Bell Shots Cymbal Choke Hi-Hat Control Pedal Page Choosing a Drum Kit Pattern Inadvertently Starts Playing When Pad is Struck Playing While Listening to the Metronome/Click Switching the Click On and Off Page Page Playing Along with Songs Choosing a Song and Playing Back Press [+] or [-] to select the song. [SONG] lights, and the SONG screen appears. Press [SONG]. Playing Back a Song Convenient Function for Playback Adjusting the Song Volume Setting the Drums and Percussion Volume Setting the Backing Part (Melodic Instruments etc.) Volume Page Muting the Pre-programmed Drums in Songs 3 1 24, 5 Page Using the Pads to Play Songs Playing with a CD, Tape, or MD (Using MIX IN Jack) Make the connections as shown in the following figure. Using the TD-6Vs MIX IN jack allows you to play along with a CD or other external audio sources. Using the TD-6V As a General MIDI Sound Module When Using the TD-6V as a GM Sound Module (p. 99) Page Chapter 1 Creating Your Own Drum Kit Drum Kit #1 About the Drum Kits Kit Screen Choosing a Drum Kit (Drum Kit) Choosing a Pad by Hitting It About the Drum Kit Screen Choosing the Pad to Edit Notation Used in the Screen While holding down [SHIFT], press [KIT] Helpful Edit Functions 3. Choosing an Instrument About the Instruments Locking the Setting Screen While Editing One Instrument (Note Chase) Choosing from the Group Names (Inst Group) Instrument Settings (INST) Choosing an Instrument (Inst) Adjusting the Volume of the Pad (Level) Decay: -31+31 Pitch: -480+480 Pan: L15CENTERR15, RANDOM, ALTERNATE Adjusting the Pitch (Pitch) Adjusting the Decay (Length of Sound) (Decay) Ambience Settings (AMBIENCE) Switching Ambience On/Off (Ambience Switch) Ambience Send Level for Each Instrument (Ambience Send Level) Determine the Room Size (Room Size) Room Size: SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE WallType (Wall Type): WOOD, PLASTER, GLASS Equalizer Settings (EQUALIZER) (CONTROL) Settings for Various Functions Switching the Equalizer On/Off (Master Equalizer Switch) Pad Ptn (Pad Pattern): OFF, 1270 8. Press [+] or [-] to make the setting. Control the Level of the Pattern with Playing Dynamics (Pad Pattern Velocity) Pad Ptn Velo (Pad Pattern Velocity): OFF, ON Note No. (Note Number): 0 (C -) 127 (G 9) Pitch Ctrl (Pitch Control Assign): OFF, ON Pitch Control with the Hi-Hat Control Pedal On/Off for Each Pad (Pitch Control Assign) 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) Copying a Drum Kit (COPY) Naming the Drum Kit (Kit Name) Switching the Order of the Restoring the Factory Settings for the Edited Drum Kit Drum Kits (EXCHANGE) Factory Reset Function Drum Kit Copy Function Chapter 2 Making the Pad and Trigger Settings (Trigger Type) Selecting the Pad Type About the Screen Display Connecting Two Pads to Trigger Input 5/6 (TOM2/AUX) and 7/8 (TOM3/4) Setting the Pad Sensitivity and Making Other Settings Adjusting the Pad Sensitivity (Sensitivity) (TRIGGER BASIC) Chapter 2 Making the Pad and Trigger Settings (SETUP/TRIG) Compared to LINEAR, a soft strike will produce a greater change. Compared to LINEAR, a strong strike will produce a greater change. Threshold: 015 Fine-Tuning the Trigger Parameter Settings (TRIGGER ADVANCED) Chapter 2 Making the Pad and Trigger Settings (SETUP/TRIG) Time Retrig Cancel (Retrigger Cancel): 116 Scan Time: 04.0 (ms) (0.1ms steps) Double Triggering Prevention (Mask Time) Mask Time Setting Rim Sensitivity on the PD- 80R, PD-85, PD-105, PD-120, and PD-125 (Rim Sens) Using the TD-6V with Acoustic Triggers (SETUP/UTILITY, Factory Reset) Chapter 3 Global Settings for the TD-6V (UTILITY) Making the Global Settings Chapter 3 Global Settings for the TD-6V (SETUP/UTILITY, Factory Reset) Tuning the TD-6V (Master Tune) Muting Parts of a Song (Mute) BackingLevel (Backing Level): 0127 Mute: SongDrum, SongDrm/Prc, UserDrmPart, Part1, Part2, Part3, Part4, Part1-4 MasterTune (Master Tune): 415.3466.2 (Hz) (0.1 Hz steps) Chapter 3 Global Settings for the TD-6V (SETUP/UTILITY, Factory Reset) Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset) Chapter 4 Setting the Metronome Volume Adjustment (Click Level) (Click Edit) Sounds Setting the Way the Click Setting the Time Signature (Time Signature) Selecting the Click Sound (Inst) Setting the Interval (Interval) Stereo Position (Pan) Inserting a Count Before Playback or Recording (Play Count In, Rec Count In) Chapter 5 Editing Songs User Songs (Songs 171270) Preset (Internal) Songs (Songs 1170) About Songs (SONG Edit) Song #1 About the Song Screen Song #250 Choosing a Song Convenient Function for Playback Choosing a Song (Song) Choosing from a Category (Song Category) Adjusting the Song Volume (Part Mute) Muting a Selected Part Overall Song Settings (COMMON) Setting the Tempo (Tempo) Selecting How the Song Plays Back (LOOP, 1SHOT, TAP) (Play Type) Temporarily Changing the Tempo of a Song During Playback Tap Exc SW (Tap Exclusive Switch): OFF, ON Reset Time: OFF, 0.18.0s (0.1 sec steps) Quick Play: OFF, ON Reset Time When Using Tap Playback (Reset Time) Preventing Layering of Sounds in Tap Playback (Tap Exclusive Switch) Protecting User Song Settings (Song Lock) Song Lock: OFF, ON Part Settings (PART) LEVEL: 0127 Adjusting the Part Volume (Level) Backing Inst: 1128 Adjusting the Stereo Position (Pan) Adjusting the Amount of Ambience (Ambience Send Level) Copying a Song (COPY) Deleting a Song (DELETE) Erasing Performance Data in a Song (ERASE) Chapter 6 Recording a Song When Recording Pad Performances (Realtime Recording) Preparations for Recording How To Record Setting the Song Tempo (Tempo) (RECORDING STANDBY) Setting the Time Signature (Time Signature) Chapter 6 Recording a Song (Realtime Recording) Quantize During Recording (Quantize) Selecting the Recording Method (Loop All, Loop1, Loop2, Replace) (Recording Mode) Start Recording with a Pad or Pedal Trigger (Hit Pad Start) HitPadStart (Hit Pad Start): OFF, ON Chapter 7 Making the MIDI Settings About MIDI Making the MIDI Settings (MIDI COMMON) Automatically Switching Instrument Settings Screens (Note Chase) LocalControl (Local Control): OFF, ON Note Chase: OFF, ON Synchronizing with an External MIDI Device (Sync Mode) Sync Mode: INT, EXT, REMOTE Setting Priority for Playing Drums and Percussion (Channel 10 Priority) PdlDataThin (Pedal Data Thin): OFF, 1, 2 CH10Priorty (Channel 10 Priority): KIT, PERC Hi-Hat Control Pedal Data Reduction (Pedal Data Thin) Soft Thru: OFF, ON RX GM ON: OFF, ON GM Mode: OFF, ON Set the Device ID (Device ID) Rx PC Sw (Rx PC Switch): OFF, ON Tx PC Sw (Tx PC Switch): OFF, ON Device ID: 132 MIDI Channel Settings for a Part (MIDI PART) 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-6V Data Compatibility Between the TD-6 and the TD-6V Chapter 8 Features Using MIDI and Setting Examples Device by Playing the TD-6V Triggering an External Sound Program Changes Combining with an External MIDI Sequencer Importing Sequence Data from an External MIDI Device to the TD-6Vs Internal Sequencer Using the TD-6V As a Sound Module Page Page Troubleshooting No Sound from One or More Pads No Drum Kit Sound No Sound No sounds from pads connected to Trigger Inputs 6 (AUX) and 8 (TOM4) Song Does Not Play No Click/Metronome Sound Cannot Make Cross Sticks/ Cross Sticks Not Sounding No Sound When the Pad is Struck Softly Volume levels for the rims of TOM2 and TOM3 not changing No Sound When [SHIFT] + [KIT] (Preview) Is Pressed Specific Part in Song Not Being Played No Sound/Low volume from Device Connected to the MIX IN Jack Drum Kit Does Not Sound As Pad Not Playing Correctly No Ambience Applied Pad Does Not Sound As Song Does Not Sound As Sound is distorted Playback Stops Immediately After Beginning Problems Operating the TD-6V Cannot Record or Edit User Song Song Screen Not Displayed Dark Display Is Too Light Or Too Messages and Error Messages Changes Not Saved! Preset Song! Not Enough Memory! 999 Measure Maximum! Messages and Error Messages Related to MIDI Drum Kit List No. Drum Kit Name Remark Sequence Kits Rock Melodic Kits Drum Kit List Drum Instrument List KICK SNARE TOM No. Name Remark HI-HAT CRASH RIDE MELODIC VOICE REVERSE FIXED HI-HAT OFF Preset Percussion Set List Voices 1. Stndard 1 PC100 Preset Percussion Set List PC:Program Number Mute Appendices Backing Instrument List GUITAR ORGAN CHROMATIC PERCUSSION Backing Instrument List SYN. SFX SYN. PAD SYN. LEAD Preset Song List Preset Song List TAP 1SHOT LOOP Parameter List KIT/COMMON Drum Kit Parameters Song Parameters SONG/COPY SETUP/TRIG ADVNCD Setup Parameters SETUP/TRIG BASIC SETUP/MIDI COMMON SETUP/GM PART SETUP/MIDI PART SETUP/BULK DUMP SETUP/FactoryReset Click Parameters Tempo Tempo Recording Standby MIDI Implementation Chart Page PERCUSSION SOUND MODULE 1 KICK MIX IN TD-6V Drum Kit TD-6V Block Diagram Specifications TD-6V: Percussion Sound Module (Conforms to General MIDI System) Index H G F I P O N Q T R S Page Page Page Page Apparatus containing Lithium batteries ADVARSEL! VARNING CAUTION ADVARSEL Owner's Manual