Roland TD-10 - Manual

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● Enhanced tonal quality and expressiveness that rivals acousticdrums The TD-10 features a newly developed modeling sound module that relies on COSM technology.The force and position of the hit are detected, providing sensitive and dynamic expression that isextremely close to that of acoustic drums....

Front Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 19 21 22 Front and rear panel 14 Trigger Indicator This will light when a trigger signal (signal produced whenpad is struck) is received from a pad. It allows you to checkwhether the pad has been connected correctly. LED Display Displays th...

Rear Panel 23 24 25 29 30 31 32 33 34 26 27 28 Front and rear panel 16 MEMORY CARD Slot An M-512E memory card (optional) can be inserted into thisslot. Each memory card can store all settings of the TD-10,such as drum kits and sequencer performance data, etc (p.114). * The M-512E is the only memory ...

Power Supply ● Do not use this unit on the same power circuit with anydevice that will generate line noise (such as an electricmotor or variable lighting system). ● Before connecting this unit to other devices, turn off thepower to all units. This will help prevent malfunctionsand/or damage to speak...

Operations common to all aspects of operating the TD-10 are covered below. ■ Saving your settings For operations within the TD-10, there is no procedure for “saving settings.” When you modify thevalue of a setting, the new value is automatically saved as soon as you make the change. ■ Buttons, slide...

■ How to modify settings fig.00-005e [INC] and [DEC] (referred to in this manual as [INC/DEC]) and the VALUE dial are both used tomodify the values of settings. The two methods have the following advantages. [INC/DEC] • Each time [INC] is pressed, the value increases. Each time [DEC] is pressed, the...

This section explains the connections and settings that you must make before playing. The explana-tions here are given, assuming that the TD-10 has its factory settings. The TD-10 provides a function for restoring the factory settings. Refer to “Restoring the factory settings (INI- TIALIZE)” on p. 1...

Connect your audio system or amp To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other devices, always turn down the volume, and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections. fig.00-010e Connect the rear panel MASTER L(MONO) and R jacks to your audio system or amps. If you wil...

Connecting pads and pedals Using the cables provided, connect your pads, hi-hat control pedals and kick trigger units as shownin the above diagram. Special jacks are provided for the kick (KICK) and snare (SNARE), so makethe correct connections to these jacks. fig.00-011e Roland Roland TD-10 Rear pa...

Turning on the power Once the connections have been completed (p. 23, 24), turn on power to your various devices in the order spec- ified. By turning on devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to speakers andother devices. fig.00-013 1 Rotate [MASTER] and [PHONES] all ...

Listening to the internal demo playback The TD-10 contains demo songs that demonstrate its sounds and expressive capabilities. The demosong is a “rainbow” of 4 short songs, arranged as a medley. It plays back in “loop” (repeating)mode, yet you can also listen, starting from any of 4 positions, acces...

Specify the pads that the TD-10 will use In order for the TD-10 to accurately receive trigger signals from each pad, you must specify the type ofpad that is connected to each TRIGGER INPUT jack. ■ If you have purchased the “V-Basic Kit” or “V-Standard Kit” Trigger settings for the V-Basic Kit or the...

● Adjusting the head tension For these pads, adjustments are required in order to regularize the tension of the head. Also, the ten-sion of the head may change when the pad has been used for a long period. If this occurs, use thefollowing procedure to make adjustments as necessary. fig.00-025 1 Make...

■ Using triggers on an acoustic drum to play the TD-10 Set the trigger type to the drum trigger setting, and if notes are not sounded accurately, you’ll needto make changes in the “advanced” mode of this section. For details, refer to “Detailed settings forthe trigger parameters (ADVNCD)” (p. 111) i...

Check the settings This completes the settings. Strike the pads/drums and verify that the appropriate instrumentsounds correctly. If not, check the settings once again, and refer to “Troubleshooting connectionsand settings” on p. 45. Before you begin playing 34

Concerning the performance & expressiveness ofthe pads This section introduces various performance functions that will help you perform more expressivelyon the pads.Some of these playing techniques and functions are unique to the TD-10, so please be sure to readthis section in order take full ad...

TD-10 operating procedure This section explains basic operation of the TD-10. Please try out each of these procedures. ■ Adjusting the volume Adjusting the volume balance For the kick drum, snare drum and hi-hat, use the [GROUP FADERS] sliders to adjust the volume.Tom and cymbal, etc. are all adjust...

■ Selecting a drum kit fig.00-036 1 Press [KIT]. The following screen will appear: fig.00-037 Each drum kit of the TD-10 is a collection of settings for the instrument assigned to each pad, set-tings for the room and microphones, mixer, effects and other parameters. 2 Use [INC/DEC] or the VALUE dial...

■ Adjusting the sensitivity of a pad You may wish to adjust the sensitivity of the pads to accommodate your personal taste. In this sec-tion we will explain the easiest way to adjust the TD-10’s sensitivity in order to get the best correla-tion between your playing velocity (strength) and the respon...

■ Master equalizer This is the master equalizer that is applied to the sound output from the MASTER OUT jacks. Itadjusts the balance of the low, mid, and high frequency ranges. Let’s try adjusting the GAIN (theamount of boost). fig.00-043 1 Press [KIT], and then press [F4 (MAS EQ)]. The following sc...

■ Help function You can select a keyword for a specific operation and instantly view an explanation or the relativesetting page. For example if you wish to make settings for a function using a foot switch, select the“FOOT SWITCH” keyword and press the button to access the appropriate setting page. f...

About expansion boards Expansion boards (optional) are cards that allow you to upgrade the system and add new instru-ments and drum kits. * Sound expansion boards for the Roland JV/XP series cannot be used. For a better performance 43 Quick Star t The bottom panel of the TD-10 has a slot that allows...

À propos des cartes d’extension (French language for Canadian Safety Standard) Les cartes d’extension (optionnelles) sont des cartes qui vous permettent d’augmenter la puissancede votre système et d’ajouter de nouveaux instruments ainsi que des batteries. * Les cartes d’extension de son pour les sér...

Troubleshooting connections and settings This section will discuss points to check if you experience problems while making basic settings, andhow to solve those that occur easily when you are using electronic drums for the first time. Before checking or modifying connections, be sure to turn off the...

How sounds are created on the V-drums The TD-10 uses a completely new method for generating sounds called Variable Drum Modeling.The concept of this method is to “model” the important parts or “character” that makes a drumsound the way it does. This allows editing of parameters that were never avail...

3 Press [INST], and then press [F2 (EDIT)]. The following screen will appear: fig.00-072 4 Strike the pad that is being used as the tom. The tom setting screen will appear. 5 Press [CURSOR] to move the cursor to “Bend.” fig.00-073 6 While using [INC/DEC] or the VALUE dial to increase the pitch bend ...

In this section we will start with drum kit number 36, and take you through the process of creatingan entirely different kit. Kit number 36 is a distinctive kit intended for rock, but we will turn thisinto a sharper and more natural-sounding drum kit that might be suitable for fusion, etc. Wheneffec...

[INST]: Creating drum sounds The settings in this section are for the drums themselves, and they are concerned with the funda-mental elements that determine the character of the sound. Via easy operations you can proceedthrough the process of selecting an instrument, deciding its material and shape,...

■ Modify the material and depth of the body By changing the material of the instrument body and listening to the difference, you can find thesound that you want. This is an editing method that is only possible on the TD-10. It’s just likechoosing between a variety of real snare drums.Here, let’s mod...

■ Change the material and tuning of the head Here, let’s modify the type and tuning of the snare drum head. fig.00-088 1 Press [INST], then press [F2 (EDIT)], and then press [F2 (HEAD)]. 2 Strike the pad being used for the snare. The snare setting page appears. Here, you can type and tuning of the h...

■ Adjust the muffling (muting) and snare strainer tension You can add muffling to the snare drum or adjust the tension of the snare strainer to reduce unwant-ed overtones or resonances, creating a tighter sound. You can even turn the snares off! fig.00-093 1 Press [INST], then press [F2 (EDIT)], and...

■ Decide “where” the drums are played You can choose locations for your drums from different types of rooms, a cave, a bathroom or eventhe beach. You make this selection by “seeing” the icon that represents the actual acoustical environ-ment.The factory preset will be “Gymnasium.” Let’s change this ...

■ Change the size of the room You can modify the “ambience” space by selecting one of five different room sizes. fig.00-103a 1 Press [STUDIO], and then press [F2 (ROOM)]. The following screen will appear: fig.00-103 2 Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to “Room Size.” 3 Use [INC/DEC] or the VALUE dial ...

[CONTROL ROOM]: Adding finishing touches to the sound ■ Using the equalizer to modify the sound If you want the selected instrument to sound a little different, such as “a bit brighter” or “a bitlighter,” etc., you can use the equalizer to make adjustments. The TD-10 has a 2-band (high and low)equal...

■ Adjusting the volume balance of the instruments Now that we’ve used the equalizer to boost the high range, the snare sounds brighter. With thischange, however,the snare might stand out a bit too much. Let’s lower the volume to correct the bal-ance. fig.00-110 1 Set each of the [GROUP FADERS] slide...

This section will highlight things that are possible only with electronic musical instruments such asthe TD-10. Perform with the on-board sequencer The TD-10 contains a sequencer that can record and play back accompaniment tracks and/or drumperformances.The sequencer contains built-in pattern perfor...

■ Play the pads along with a preset pattern When you have found a preset pattern that you like, you can play along with that pattern. Whilesounding the click, adjust the volume balance of the drums, backing parts, and the click. fig.00-117 1 Adjust the [BACKING] and [CLICK] [GROUP FADERS] lower than...

Drum Kit Chain—Selecting drum kits in the desired order You can choose the order in which drum kits will be selected. fig.00-120 1 Press [CHAIN], and then press [F1 (C.EDIT)]. The following screen will appear: fig.00-121 In this screen, you can create a list to specify the order in which the drum ki...

Using headphones to hear the click sound If you want to listen to a click sound while you play (for example during practice or a live perfor-mance), you can make settings so that the click is heard only in the headphones, and is not outputfrom the OUTPUT jacks (MASTER). fig.00-124 1 Press [CLICK], a...

Using the TD-10 as a MIDI sound module The TD-10 can also be used as a sound module for MIDI keyboards or sequencer. When used as aMIDI sound module, the percussion group (p. 126) can be used so that 72 types of instrument can beaccessed simultaneously in addition to the sounds that are assigned to ...

The TD-10 is a drum trigger interface and sound module, providing virtual reproduction of an actu-al drum set, allowing total control over all aspects of drum sound creation. When electronic drums were first developed, the technology available was not as advanced as it istoday, so sounds were not re...

How to select pads When making settings, you can specify the pad in one of the following two ways. ■ Using pads to select the pad/sound for editing Strike the head (the head and rim simultaneously) of the pad. The setting display for the pad youstruck will appear. Listen to the sound as you strike t...

Selecting a kit Press [KIT], and the basic display page will appear. In thispage, you can use [INC/DEC],the VALUE dial or a footswitch (optional) to select drum kits (p. 120). fig.02-01 Area 1 in the above figure indicates whether the selected kitcontains settings for performance with sticks or for ...

Here you can edit the instruments.(i.e. snare drum kick etc.)The TD-10 provides separate parameters for editing acousticor electronic drum sounds. Selecting an instrument On the TD-10, each sound,is referred to as an “instrument”(INST). You’ll begin the sound-creating procedure by select-ing the des...

Editing an acoustic drum kit (V-EDIT) ● V-EDIT and EDIT Editing procedure for an acoustic snare, kick and tom drums will differ depending on the type ofinstrument and the TRIGGER INPUT jack that you are using. 1. V-EDIT lets you use all the editing capability of the TD-10 2. EDIT lets you edit only ...

■ Changing the shell depth Changing the depth of the drum shell will change the tone.With the snare drum, the depth can be changed over 39steps, from 1 to 20 inches! Making the shell deeper willincrease the richness of the low range, and make the soundmore “fat”. fig.04-05 Instruments that can be ed...

Editing a TR-808/909 (V-EDIT) This simulates a Roland “TR-808” or “TR-909” Rhythm Composer. Only instruments specified foreach trigger input can be selected. For details on instrument assignments, refer to p. 136. * For instruments in the TR-808/909 groups, selecting an instrument for the head will ...

Here is where you can virtually change the acoustics of theroom in which you are playing the drums. The parametersavailable here let you select actual room sizes and wall mate-rials to easily get your desired sound. You can also changethe positions of the “room” microphones. An easy way to understan...

Parameters Ambience Mic Positions: Low, High Low: Often referred to as “floor mikes,” picking up low frequencies of the room, producing a warmer charac-ter. High: Often referred to as “overhead mikes” capturing the high frequencies and accenting the brightness of theroom. ■ Adjusting the volume and ...

● Selecting the type of mike Procedure 1. Press [STUDIO]-[F1 (MIC)]. The “MIC” page will appear. 2. Strike the pad that you wish to edit. The setting page for the pad you struck appears. 3. Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to “Mic Type.” 4. Use [INC/DEC] or the VALUE dial to make the setting. Paramet...

The most important aspect of finalizing the sound in record-ing or live performances depends on the mixing console. Inthe Control Room, you’ll find a complete 12-channel mixerwith 10 individual compressors and EQ’s and digital effects,finalizing your sound in a CD-quality state. Abbreviations in the...

■ Selecting output assignments To change the output destination for the sound of each padnote that the vertical lines indicate the TRIGGER INPUTnumber, and the horizontal lines indicate the OUTPUTchoices. The black dots indicate the OUTPUT assignmentcorresponding to each sound. fig.06-04 Procedure 1...

Settings for the entiredrum kit ■ Adjusting effect Return level You can adjust the effect Return level for the drum kit, per-cussion group, and backing parts. Procedure 1. Press [CONTROL ROOM]-[F4 (EFFECT)]-[F2 (SNDRTN)]. The “EFFECT GROUP” page will appear. 2. Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to “Re...

■ Editing the effects Here’s how to set the parameters for each effect type. It’s bestto use Ambience to create the basic overall sound of the drumkit, and then use the digital effects to enhance specific sounds.To adjust the depth for each instrument, refer to p. 90. fig.06-10 Procedure 1. Press [C...

Parameters for Chorus ➝ Delay 1, 2 Rate: 0.1–10.0(Hz) Adjust the modulation frequency of the chorus. Higher set-tings produce faster modulation. Depth: 0–127 Adjust the modulation depth of the chorus. Higher settingsproduce a stronger effect. Delay Time: 0–500 (ms) Adjust the time from the original ...

Parameters for Flying 3D-Delay 1, 2 Delay Time: 10–1200 (ms) Adjust the time from the original sound until the delay isheard. Feedback Level: 0–127 Adjust the number of times that the delay repeateds. Rotation: -150–0– +150 (R.P.M) (steps of 3) Specify the number of rotations per minute. Positive (+...

The TD-10’s sequencer consists of four parts (like 4 tracks).The Drum part is used to record/ play back performancefrom the pads or an external MIDI controller. There are threeother parts for melodic instruments: Part 1, Part 2 and theBass part.A set of performances for each of these four parameters...

Playback functions ■ Selecting a pattern Procedure 1. Press [PATTERN]. 2. Use [INC/DEC] or the VALUE dial to select a pattern. About the screen display fig.07-02 1. Currently selected pattern number2. Currently playing measure number.3. Indicates the beat.4, 5 show the status of settings that were m...

Tap: This function is a great performance tool! Fore x a m p l e i f y o u s p e c i f y “ T a p ” f o r a p a t t e r nwhich contains a melody line and assign thispattern to a pad, you can play the notes of themelody in order each time you strike the pad.You can set the “Reset Time” so that the pat...

■ Selecting the click sound You have a choice of sixteen sounds including a humanvoice! Procedure 1. Press [CLICK]-[F2 (INST)]. The “CLICK” page will appear. 2. Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to “Inst.” 3. Use [INC/DEC] or the VALUE dial to make the setting. Parameters Inst: Voice, Click, Claves, W...

Recording Performance on the pads or on an external MIDI keyboardcan be recorded. On the TD-10, your performance will berecorded exactly as you play it, including hi-hat controlpedal movements and Positional Sensing. * Brush swish/sweeping and choke (p. 35) cannot be recorded. * Please keep in mind ...

5. Specify the recording method fig.07-09 Procedure 1. Press [PATTERN]-[REC]. The “REC STANDBY” page will appear. 2. Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to “Rec Mode.” 3. Use [INC/DEC] or the VALUE dial to specify the recording method. Parameters Rec Mode: L o o p A l l , L o o p 1 , L o o p 2 , L o o p...

■ Correcting timing as you record(Quantize) Quantize is a function that corrects inaccuracies of timingwhile you record. Specify the basic note value before youbegin recording,and your performance will be quantizedautomatically to the set interval. fig.07-11 Procedure 1. Press [PATTERN]-[REC]. The “...

■ Erasing a pattern This function erases ONLY the performance data; other set-tings (such as the number of measures and the time signa-ture) stay the same. fig.07-12e Procedure 1. Press [PATTERN]-[F3 (EDIT)]-[F1 (ERASE)]. The “ERASE PATTERN” page will appear. 2. Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to “P...

■ Copying selected measures ofa pattern You can copy selected measures of a part or pattern. Unlikecopying an entire pattern, settings such as instrument andpart volume etc. will not be copied; only the performancedata will be copied. fig.07-15 Procedure 1. Press [PATTERN]-[F3 (EDIT)]-[F2 (COPY)]-[F...

3. Use [INC/DEC] or the VALUE dial to make the settings. 4. Press [F4 (CLEAR)] A confirmation display will appear. 5. Press [F4 (EXEC)]and the contents of the selected mea- sures will be cleared. (Press [F1 (CANCEL)] to return to the previous page without executing the operation.) ■ Connecting two p...

■ Mixer settings for each part Procedure 1. Press [PART]-[F2 (MIXER)]. The mixer setting page will appear. 2. Press [F1]–[F4] to select the parameter that you wish to set. 3. Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to the part that you wish to set. 4. Use [INC/DEC] or the VALUE dial to make the setting. Par...

Changing output assign-ment for audio received bythe MIX IN jack Selecting the output destination of the sound input from theMIX IN jack. Procedure 1. Press [SETUP]-[F3 (CTRL)]-[F4 (OPTION)]. The “OPTION” page will appear. 2. Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to “Mix In Output.” 3. Use [INC/DEC] or th...

Basic settings for the trig-ger parameters (BASIC) When you are using pads made by other manufacturers, tryadjusting the following parameters. ● Sensitivity A d j u s t t h e s e n s i t i v i t y o f t h e p a d t o r e g u l a t e t h e p a dresponse. Procedure 1. Press [SETUP]-[F1 (TRIG)]-[F2 (BA...

EXP1, EXP2: Compared to Linear, a wider volume change will occur for stronger hits. fig.08-06be LOG1, LOG2: Compared to Linear, wider volume change will occur for softer hits. fig.08-06ce Spline: Variation in striking force will produce extreme change. fig.08-06de Loud1, Loud2: Variation in striking...

Detailed settings for the trig-ger parameters (ADVNCD) The following parameters (ADVANCED EDIT) are automat-ically set to the most efficient values for each pad when youselect the Trigger Type (p. 108), and don’t require adjust-ment, except if you experience any of the problems that ared i s c u s s...

● Mask Time (MaskTime) On a kick pad, for example, if the beater bounces back andstrikes the pad a second time immediately after the intendedstroke - (or,like with acoustic drums if you leave the bassdrum beater against the head) this can cause a single striketo “double trigger”. (two sounds instead...

6. Mask Time Mainly for bass drums so please refer to the explanationabove. 7. Crosstalk Same principle as with using pads as as explained above. Once again, press [SETUP]-[F1 (TRIG)]-[F2 (BASIC)] and thesetting page will appear. 8. Threshold If notes are unintentionally sounded even after you havea...

Saving data to a memorycard An optional memory card (M-512E) can be used to save TD-10 settings and sequencer data. * The Roland M-512E is the ONLY memory card which can be used. ● About the Protect switch When the protect switch of the M-512E is turned on, it willnot be possible to write data from ...

Selecting kits in the desiredorder (Drum Kit Chain) ■ Specifying a Drum Kit Chain This allows you to step through the drum kits of your choiceand in the order you want. (via the INC/DEC buttons orfootswitch operation). TD-10 lets you create and store 16 dif-ferent chains of up to 32 steps each. fig....

Copying You can copy drum kits,instruments, mixer & effect settingsetc. to the destination of your choice. However, doing so willerase (overwrite) the data that was in the new destination.So be careful before you perform this operation. * Some display pages do not allow copy. In such cases, pres...

Getting help The TD-10 comes with a built in “help page” using key-words to select various functions, and a “jump” mode totake you to that setting page instantly. Procedure 1. Press [TOOL]-[F4 (HELP)]. A list of help keywords (“HELP INDEX”) will appear. 2. Use [F1 (UP)] or [F2 (DOWN)] to select a ke...

By changing the function of controllers or the way in which they are used, you can perform a varietyof convenient operations. This opens up some very interesting performance possibilities. Using pads to play patterns (Pad Pattern) You can make settings so that striking a pad will playback a previous...

There are many possibilities when using MIDI, such as: 1. Use an external sequencer to save/load drum kits, pattern data etc. 2. Use the pads to play external instruments As the TD-10 is a pad-to-MIDI interface, using external mod-ules, samplers etc. can expand your potential (p. 122). 3. When using...

* For the hi-hat, make the setting only for the note number for the Open Hi-hat (default setting is 46 (A#2)). This setting willadjust the closed and pedal sounds as well. (Example) If you decrease the Open Hi-hat note number by “2,”the Close and Pedal settings will also decrease by “2.” ■ Setting t...

MIDI settings for theentire TD-10 ■ Setting the MIDI channels foreach Part For each part, you can specify the channel on which the TD-10 will receive and transmit MIDI messages. Procedure 1. Press [SETUP]-[F2 (MIDI)]. The “MIDI” page will appear. 2. Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to the part whose ...

Using the TD-10 as asound module As shown in the following diagram, use a MIDI cable to con-nect the TD-10’s MIDI IN to the MIDI OUT connector of anexternal sequencer,keyboard or pad controller (such as SPD-11). fig.11-01ae The settings discussed here are necessary only when usingthe TD-10 as a MIDI...

■ Using the percussion group The percussion group is used only when playing the TD-10from an external MIDI controller, keyboard or sequencer. fig.11-05e The sounds in the percussion groups have their own inde-pendent note number “map” in order to be played from anexternal MIDI controller, and can be...

Function buttons When the cursor is located at the instrument name, you canpress [F1 (LIST)] to access the instrument list page. Press [F2(EDIT)] to access the instrument edit page. For details onedit functions, refer to “Percussion group editing.” ● Adjusting the volume balancebetween the drum kit ...

■ Changing the kit number that isselected by a program change You can freely select the correspondence between programchanges and drum kits, so that (for example) drum kit 10c o u l d b e s e l e c t e d w h e n p r o g r a m c h a n g e n u m b e r 5 i sreceived. * This would only be used in specia...

■ Messages for positional sens-ing (snare drum and ride cym-bal only) The TD-10 uses control change messages to indicate theposition a snare pad or ride cymbal pad was hit. The loca-tion from the center of the pad outward to the rim is indicat-ed by control change 16 for the snare drum (TRIGGERINPUT...

This section outlines points to check if you experience prob-lems, and what to do about them. For matters related to verybasic settings, refer to the “Quick Start,” “Troubleshootingconnections and settings.” Problems with the overallsound ● Does not sound right. Is pad sensitivity adjusted correctly...

● Rotating [MASTER] does not changethe volume The [MASTER] knob adjusts the volume level from theMASTER jacks, and does not affect the volume of the outputfrom the headphones or the DIRECT 1, 2, 3 outputs. ● No Effects Check the following points by pressing the buttons in theorder given in parenthes...

● Hi-hat control pedal (FD-7) does notoperate correctly T h e h i - h a t c o n t r o l p e d a l w a s n o t d e t e c t e d c o r r e c t l y a tpower-on. Turn off the power. Then turn on the power onceagain, and do not operate the hi-hat control pedal (FD-7)until the drum kit display appears.The ...

Display-related problems ● Trigger indicators light on their own If a monitor speaker or the like is sounding at a high volumenearby a pad, the vibration can sometimes be detected bythe pad as a trigger signal. If this occurs, either move thespeaker, or change the angle of the pad. Also verify themo...

The instruments that can be assigned to each trigger are as follows. ● : The instrument can be assigned and V-EDIT is possible ▲ : The instrument can be assigned, but V-EDIT is not possible ✕ : Cannot be assigned Trigger number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Inst group \ KICK SNARE TOM1 TOM2 TOM3 TOM4 H...

If you wish to restore all internal settings to the factory pre-set values use the Initialize operation explained below. Allinternal settings will be lost when you perform the Initializeoperation, so if necessary, save your data to a memory cardor on an external MIDI device before initializing. Proc...

This section lists the messages (error messages) that the TD-10 produces and explains the meaning of each message, giv-ing you the appropriate action to take. If the TD-10 is notable to operate correctly or if an incorrect operation was per-formed, a message window will appear in the screen. Readthi...

MIDI means “Musical Instrument Digital Interface”. Byusing MIDI you can play and/or control multiple instru-ments from a single MIDI controller, keyboard or sequencer,and is a world-wide standard, allowing communicationbetween MIDI equipped instruments, no matter who manu-factured them.If you wish t...

How the sequencer operates A sequencer is an electronic musical device that records andplays back performance data, meaning the note you play,how long it is held (gate time) and velocity with which youplay, and various controller functions. The TD-10 contains abuilt-in sequencer with 50 preset patte...

This section explains how to attach an acoustic drum trigger. Procedure 1. Attach the drum trigger to the acoustic drum. fig.12-05a fig.12-05be fig.12-05e Drum Where to Install Kick On the playing head (5 to 10 cm from the rim) Snare drum On the playing head (2 to 3 cm from the rim) Tom tom On the s...

■ Drum kit list *1 indicates a kit to be played with brushes. *2 indicates a kit using sounds referred to “#” on page 144–147. When these sounds are used a bit more time is needed when changing kits. No. Kit name Percussion group Remark No. Kit name Percussion group Remark 1 StudioV 1 2 BigRock 1 3 ...

■ Drum instrument list No. Inst name Inst group Remark No. Inst name Inst group Remark 1 VintageK V-KICK 2 26"DeepK V-KICK 3 ThickHdK V-KICK 4 Round K V-KICK 5 Medium K V-KICK 6 BigRoomK V-KICK 7 Big K V-KICK 8 BigLow K V-KICK 9 Studio1K V-KICK 10 Studio2K V-KICK 11 Studio3K V-KICK 12 Studio4K V...

■ Backing inst list No. Display Inst name No. Display Inst name 1 Ac.Piano Ac. Piano 2 E.Piano E.Piano 3 FM+SA EP FM+SA EP 4 60's EP 60's EP 5 St.FM EP St.FM EP 6 Br.FM EP Bright FM EP 7 Clav. Clav. 8 Celesta Celesta 9 Glcknspl Glockenspiel 10 Vibraphn Vibraphone 11 Marimba Marimba 12 Xylophon Xylop...

■ Preset pattern list No. Pattern name Tempo Length Play type No. Pattern name Tempo Length Play type 1 Drums 120 6 Loop 2 SlowR 72 4 Loop 3 Sfl'R 120 4 Loop 4 FunkyHR 100 2 Loop 5 SpeedHR 236 4 Loop 6 8bt'R 140 4 Loop 7 16bt'R 112 4 Loop 8 16bt'Bld 75 4 Loop 9 C'Rock 106 12 Loop 10 Blues 55 8 Loop ...

Section 1. Receive data ■ Channel Voice Messages * Following Channel Voice Messages can be recorded in SETUP MIDI TX/RX Channel. ● Note Off Status 2nd byte 3rd byte 8nH kkH vvH 9nH kkH 00H n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16) kk = note number: 00H - 7FH (0 - 127) vv = note off velocity: 0...

❍ RPN MSB/LSB (Controller number 100, 101) Status 2nd byte 3rd byte BnH 65H mmH BnH 64H llH n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16) mm = upper byte of parameter number specified by RPNll = lower byte of parameter number specified by RPN * In the Drum part, ignored This message. * The value s...

Section 2. Transmit data ■ Channel Voice Messages * The following channel voice messages are transmitted on the channel specified as theSETUP MIDI TX/RX Channel. ● Note off Status 2nd byte 3rd byte 8nH kkH vvH n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16) kk = note number: 00H - 7FH (0 - 127) vv =...

● Program Change Status 2nd byte CnH ppH n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16) pp = Program number: 00H - 7FH (prog.1 - prog.128) * When a drum kit is selected, or when a pattern is selected, the pattern number of thesequencer pattern data will be transmitted. ● Pitch Bend Change Status 2n...

3. Parameter address map (Model ID = 00H 0AH) This map indicates address, size, Data (range), Parameter, and Description of parameterswhich can be transferred using “Data set 1 (DT1)”.A l l t h e n u m b e r s o f a d d r e s s , s i z e , D a t a , a n d D e f a u l t V a l u e a r e i n d i c a t ...

* 1-3-1 PERCUSSION GROUP (Note parameters) +———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————+| Offset | || address | Description ||—————————————+—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|| 00 | 0000 aaaa | Instrument 0 - 599 ||# 01 | 0000 bbbb | (1 - 600) ||# 0...

Section 4. Supplementary material ■ Decimal and Hexadecimal table In MIDI documentation, data values and addresses/sizes of exclusive messages etc. areexpressed as hexadecimal values for each 7 bits. The following table shows how these correspond to decimal numbers. +——————+——————++——————+——————++——...

Function... BasicChannel Mode NoteNumber : Velocity AfterTouch Pitch Bend ControlChange ProgramChange System Exclusive SystemCommon SystemReal Time AuxMessage Notes Transmitted Recognized Remarks DefaultChanged DefaultMessagesAltered True Voice Note ONNote OFF Key'sCh's 1467 10161764 100, 101 : True...

Function... BasicChannel Mode NoteNumber : Velocity AfterTouch Pitch Bend ControlChange ProgramChange System Exclusive SystemCommon SystemReal Time AuxMessage Notes Transmitted Recognized Remarks DefaultChanged DefaultMessagesAltered True Voice Note ONNote OFF Key'sCh's 1467 10161764 100, 101 : True...

Function... BasicChannel Mode NoteNumber : Velocity AfterTouch Pitch Bend ControlChange ProgramChange System Exclusive SystemCommon SystemReal Time AuxMessage Notes Transmitted Recognized Remarks DefaultChanged DefaultMessagesAltered True Voice Note ONNote OFF Key'sCh's 1467 10161764 100, 101 : True...

● Sound Generator Variable Drum Modeling ● Maximum Polyphony 56 Voices ● Instruments Drum Instruments: 600Backing Instruments: 54 ● Drum Kits 50 ● Drum Kit Chains 16 chains (32 steps per chain) ● Instrument Parameters Acoustic Drum: Shell material, Shell depth, Head type, Head tuning, Muffling, Stra...

Acoustic Drum This refers to conventional/acoustic drum sounds in the TD-10, different of course from the Electronic sounds also avail-able. Ambience This is the actual environment WHERE the drums are beingplayed, with the possibility to change the size of the room,the wall materials and the positio...

Here are the screen displays that will appear as a result of operations on the TD-10, in order of thebuttons that are pressed.The page on which the main explanation for each display appears is listed, so you can refer to theappropriate page for details. CHAIN KIT P.113 P.79 P.126 P.79 P.78 P.116 P.1...

A ADVNCD ................................................................................111Ambience ...................................................................................87Ambience (Percussion Group) .............................................127Ambience Group Send .....................

Preset Pattern ............................................................................97[PREVIEW] ..................................................................15, 27, 118Program Change.............................................................124, 128PROTECT (Card) .........................

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Information When you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland distributor in your country as shown below. As of April 1, 2003 (Roland) ARGENTINA Instrumentos Musicales S.A. Av.Santa Fe 2055 (1123) Buenos AiresARGENTINATEL: (011) 4508-2700 BRAZIL Roland Brasil...