Roland TD-15 manual

* T he illustration shows the TD-15. How t o obtain a PDF of the owner ’ s manual PDF les of the owner’ s manual and supplementary material for this product can be obtained from the Roland website. • TD-15/TD-11 O wner ’ s Manual (this document) • Data List ( This is not included with the product; you may download it as necessary .) Vi[...]

2 USING THE UNIT SAFEL Y WARNING Do not disassemble or modify by yourself Do not open (or modify in any way) the unit or its AC adaptor . Do not repair or replace parts by yourself Do not attempt to repair the unit, or replace parts within it (except when this manual provides specic instructions directing you to do so). Refer all servicing to yo[...]

USING THE UNIT SAFEL Y 3 WARNING T urn o the unit if an abnormality or malfunc tion occurs Immediately turn the unit o, remove the A C adaptor from the outlet, and request servicing by your retailer , the nearest Roland Service Center , or an authorized Roland distributor , as listed on the “Information ” page when: • The AC adaptor , t[...]

4 IMPORT ANT NO TES Po wer Supply • Do not connect this unit to same electrical outlet that is being used by an electrical appliance that is controlled by an inv er ter or a motor (such as a refrigerator , washing machine, microwav e oven, or air conditioner). Depending on the way in which the electrical appliance is used, power supply noise may [...]

5 Main F eatur es SuperNA TURAL on V-Drums Roland takes digital drums to a new height with the implementation of its ex clusive SuperNA TURAL concept. The best electronic drums in the world just got better . Improved dynamics and sensitivity make every nuance of playing drums feel even mor e natural, no matter what your musical style might be. What[...]

6 C ontents U S I N G T H E U N I T S A F E L Y ............................... 2 I M P O R T A N T N O T E S ................................... 4 M a i n F e a t u r e s ........................................ 5 P a n e l D e s c r i p t i o n s .................................... 7 F r o n t P a n e l ..........................................[...]

7 P anel D escriptions Fr ont P anel How t o read this manual • This owner’ s manual applies to both the TD-15 and the TD-11. These two devices will be collectively referred to as the “ TD . ” • F unc tions found only on the TD-15 are indicated by the icon. • Buttons on the panel are enclosed b y square brackets [ ]; for e xample, the [[...]

P anel D escriptions 8 DC IN jack Connect the included AC adapter here . Side P anel (C onnec ting Y our E quipment) NOTE • T o prevent malfunction and equipment failure, always turn down the v olume, and turn o all the units before making any connections. • When connection cables with resistors are used, the v olume level of equipment conne[...]

P anel D escriptions 9 T op P anel ( Connec ting Y our Equipment) COMPUTER port Use a USB cable to connect the TD to your computer (p . 47). MIDI data and audio data can be sent via USB to and from your D AW software . MEMORY port Y ou can connect your USB ash drive (separately sold) here , and play back audio les from it (p . 27) or save TD [...]

10 Getting Ready to Play T urning the Po wer On/O T urning the power on * 941 Once everything is properly connected (p. 8), be sure to follow the pr ocedure below to turn on their power . If you turn on equipment in the wrong order , you risk causing malfunction or equipment failure. * 943 Before turning the unit on/o , always be sure to turn[...]

11 Pla ying the Drums Drum Kits and Instruments On the TD, the sound you hear when y ou strike each pad is called an “instrument. ” A “ drum kit ” is a set of sounds (instruments) assigned to the pads. Instrument Drum kit The illustration below show s the struc ture of a drum kit. Drum kit 1 Drum kit 100 (50 on the TD-11) Pad settings HI-HA[...]

Playing the Drums 12 P er formanc e T echniques P ads (such as PDX-100/PDX-8/PDX -6) Head shot Hit only the head of the pad. Head Rim shot Strike the head and the rim of the pad simultaneously . A sound (rim sound) dierent than the head shot will be heard. Rim Cross stick When XSTICK (p . 11) is on: Only strike the rim of the pad. Depending on t[...]

Playing the Drums 13 Hi-Hat ( C Y -5/VH-11) Open/Closed The hi-hat sound will change smoothly between open and closed depending on pressure applied to the hi-hat control pedal or a hi-hat stand . Foot closed and f oot splash sounds are possible. Bow shot Hit the striking sur face of the hi-hat. Bow Edge shot Use the shoulder of the stick to hit the[...]

Playing the Drums 14 Recor ding Y our P er formance ( QUICK REC ) The TD lets you easily record and play back y our own performance (QUICK REC). This is a conv enient way to repeatedly recor d yourself practicing and then play back to check your performance. * Before you continue , selec t the drum kit that you want to use for pr acticing (recordin[...]

15 Q u i c k l y E d i t i n g a n I n s t r u m e n t ( Q U I C K E D I T ) The TD-15’ s QUICK EDIT func tion lets you make quick and easy adjustments to the sound of each instrument. 1 . Before you continue , selec t the drum kit that contains the instrument you wan t to edit. 2 . In the DRUM KIT screen (p. 11), press the [ QUICK EDIT ] button.[...]

16 About the MENU Screens There are eight menu scr eens that allow you to edit the drum kit. In the DRUM KIT screen, press the [MENU] button to acc ess the KIT MENU screen, from which you can jump to each edit screen. INST Change instruments, or adjust the over all volume of the drum k it (p. 17). FX Apply an eect to the entire drum kit (p. 19).[...]

17 Cr eating a Drum K it Y ou can edit the individual sounds in each k it to customize them for y our musical st yle. Changing the Instrument On the TD, each instrumental sound, such as the kick drum or snare drum within the drum kit, is called an “instrument (INST ). ” 1 . In the DRUM KIT screen (p. 11), press the [MENU] button. The KIT MENU s[...]

Crea ting a D rum Kit 18 Instrument E dit 1 . In the DRUM KIT screen (p. 11), press the [MENU] button. The KIT MENU screen will appear . 2 . Press the [F1] (INST ) button. The INST screen will appear . 3 . Strike the pad whose instrument settings you want to edit. The edit screen for the pad y ou struck will appear. 4 . Press the [F2] (EDIT ) butto[...]

Crea ting a D rum Kit 19 Using the E ec ts (FX) How each e ec t works AMBIENCE This produces an ambience (r oom reverberation) that’ s ideal for drum sounds. Y ou can adjust the room ambience (the type and size of the room) and the reverb (reverberation). MUL TI-FX This is a powerful multi-eect that can be used to transform your sound. Y[...]

Crea ting a D rum Kit 20 FX parameter list Paramet er V alue Description [F1] (AMBIENCE) T ype 10 types T ype of ambience Character 1–7 Character of the ambience sound Size TINY , SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE, HUGE Size of the room W all T ype CURT AIN, CLO TH, WOOD , PLASTER, CONCRETE, GLASS Material of the walls Shape 0–100 Width of the room Level 0?[...]

Crea ting a D rum Kit 21 Adjusting the Amount of Ambience for Each P ad (SEND) Y ou can adjust the amount of ambience (the send level) for each pad. 1 . Access the AMBIENCE screen as described in steps 1–3 of the basic procedur e (p. 19). 2 . Press the [F3] (SEND) button. The AMBIENCE SEND screen will appear . 3 . Press the [F1] (LINK) button to [...]

Crea ting a D rum Kit 22 Naming a Drum Kit Y ou can assign a name of up to 12 characters to each drum kit. Y ou can also assign a sub title of up to 14 characters below the kit to indicate the musical style or the date on which you created the kit. 1 . In the DRUM KIT screen (p. 11), press the [MENU] button. The KIT MENU screen will appear . 2 . Pr[...]

Crea ting a D rum Kit 23 Cop ying and P asting a Drum Kit or P ad Y ou can copy the settings of a drum kit or pad, and paste them to another kit or pad. NOTE When you ex ecute the paste operation, the contents of the paste- destination will be erased. Use this operation with caution. The con tents tha t are copied F or a drum kit Copied settings Re[...]

Crea ting a D rum Kit 24 7 . Press the [F3] (P ASTE) button. If you’ re pasting a pad, the paste opera tion will occur at this point. If you’ re pasting a drum kit, a conrmation screen will appear . * If you decide to cancel, press [F1] ( C ANCEL). 8 . Press the [F3] (OK) button. The contents of the clipboar d will be over written onto the p[...]

Crea ting a D rum Kit 25 Loading a Drum Kit from a USB Flash Drive in to the TD 1 . Connect your USB ash drive (p . 9). 2 . Make sure that the loading-destination drum kit is selected. 3 . In the DRUM KIT screen (p. 11), press the [MENU] button. The KIT MENU screen will appear . 4 . Press the cursor buttons ( / ) or the [MENU] button to scroll t[...]

26 P er forming Along with a Song The TD contains built-in-songs and phrases covering a variety of styles selected for enhancing your practice time. Y ou can play the drums while listening to one of these songs. If a USB ash drive is connected, you can play the drums while listening to one of your fav orite songs from the USB ash drive. Song [...]

P er forming Along with a Song 27 Selec ting a S ong If you want to select a song from a USB ash drive, y ou must rst connect the USB ash drive to the TD (p. 9). NOTE If you have rec orded your drum per formance along with a song, this data will be lost when changing songs. 1 . Press the [SONG] button. The button will light, and the SONG s[...]

P er forming Along with a Song 28 Changing the Song S ettings 1 . In the SONG screen, press the [MENU] button. The SONG MENU screen will appear . 2 . Use the cursor buttons ( / ) or the [MENU] button to scroll the scr een. 3 . Press the [F1]–[F3] buttons to select the menu item whose settings you wan t to change, and use the value dial to edit th[...]

P er forming Along with a Song 29 Repeat edly Playing a Specied Region (A-B Repea t) Y ou can use the “ A-B Repeat” func tion to repeatedly play back a specied region. A B Repeat NOTE This setting cannot be made if the repeat reg ion is too short. 1 . Selec t a song and play it back. 2 . In the SONG MENU screen, press the [F3] (A-B) butto[...]

P er forming Along with a Song 30 Play Along with a Song and Recor d Y our Per formance ( QUICK REC) Here ’ s how you can play the drums along with a song and record y our per formance. * Y ou must rst select the drum kit and song that you want to use for pr acticing (per forming). * The sound from the MIX IN jack will not be recor ded. 1 . In[...]

31 P rac ticing in Coach Mode The TD’ s Coach mode is a unique set of exercises specically designed to help build speed, accur ac y and stamina, as well as develop better timing skills. Throughout the Coach modes , you will discover that some of them have prog rammable parameters, allowing you to adapt the functions to your specic needs. Se[...]

Practicing in Coach Mode 32 Paramet er V alue Description Display 1 Display 2 In the screen, select the pad for which a timing graph will be shown. Gauge LEFT BEHIND The left side of the timing graph is shown as BEHIND (late). LEFT AHEAD The left side of the timing graph is shown as AHEAD (early). * Y ou can press the [F2] (METRO) button to make me[...]

Practicing in Coach Mode 33 Step 1: Change-Up In this step, the rhythm type will change every two measures. Starting from half notes, the note values will gradually become shorter , and will then return to half notes; this change in rhythms will be repeated . Step 2: Aut o Up/Down The tempo will gradually be raised and lo wered. The tempo will incr[...]

34 Settings for the En tire TD (SYSTEM) Paramet ers that apply to the entire TD, such as the metronome settings and the pad sensitivity , are called “system paramet ers. ” Here we ’ll explain the procedure for setting the syst em parameters, and what each parameter does. Basic procedur e 1 . In the DRUM KIT screen (p. 11), press the [MENU] bu[...]

Settings for the Entire TD (SYSTEM) 35 Overall Settings for the TD (Options) For details on the pr ocedure, refer t o “Basic procedure ” (p. 34). Paramet er V alue Description Display Contr ast 1–10 Adjusts the contrast of the display . MEMO In the DRUM KIT screen, you can adjust this by holding down the [MENU] button and turning the value di[...]

Settings for the Entire TD (SYSTEM) 36 Metronome Setup (Metronome) 1 . In step 4 of the basic procedure (p . 34), choose “Metronome ” and press the [F3] (ENTER) button to access the METRONOME SETUP screen. 2 . From the follo wing list, select the item that you want to set. Button Description [F1] (TIMSIG) Set the time signature of the metronome[...]

Settings for the Entire TD (SYSTEM) 37 MIDI-Relat ed S ettings (MIDI) Here you can set MIDI settings f or the entire TD . There are man y possibilities when using MIDI, such as: Use the pads to pla y external MIDI instruments Y ou can layer sounds on the TD as well as play sounds from MIDI sound modules and samplers. Use the TD as a sound module Us[...]

Settings for the Entire TD (SYSTEM) 38 Using USB F lash D rive (USB Memor y) 1 . First connect your USB ash drive to the TD (p. 9). 2 . In step 4 of the basic procedure (p . 34), choose “USB Memory ” and then press the [F3] (ENTER) button to acc ess the USB MEMORY screen. 3 . Use the cursor buttons ( / ) to select the desired menu item. Y ou[...]

Settings for the Entire TD (SYSTEM) 39 L oa d in g D a ta fr o m a U SB F la sh Dr i v e B ac k i nt o t h e T D ( L oa d B ac k u p) Data you ’ve saved on a USB ash drive can be loaded back into the TD. NOTE • All data and settings in the TD will be overwritten. • Y ou can’t load data if “ Write Protect” (p. 35) is turned ON. 1 . Ch[...]

Settings for the Entire TD (SYSTEM) 40 V iewing Information About the USB Flash Drive (Inf ormation) Here ’ s how to view information about the USB ash drive. Paramet er Description Backups Number of data backups Kits Number of saved drum kits Size Used Amount of memory used on the USB ash drive 1 . Choose “I nformation“ and press the [[...]

Settings for the Entire TD (SYSTEM) 41 Optimizing the Pad Settings (P ad Settings) 1 . In step 4 of the basic procedur e (p . 34), choose “Pad Settings” and then press the [F3] (ENTER) button to access the P AD SET TINGS screen. 2 . Choose one of the following items to edit. Button Description Page [F1] (T YPE) Specify the type of pad p. 41 [F2[...]

Settings for the Entire TD (SYSTEM) 42 Setting the Pad Sensitivity [F2] (BASIC ) When you specify the pad type (p. 41), the f ollowing settings (basic trigger parameters) are automatically set t o the values appropriate for each pad, meaning that you will normally not need to adjust them. If you wish to make detailed adjustments, you can edit the f[...]

Settings for the Entire TD (SYSTEM) 43 Adv anced S ettings for the T rigger P arameters [F3] (ADVNCD ) When you specify the P ad T ype (p. 41), the settings in this screen (adv anced trigger parameters) will automatically be set to the values that are most suitable for tha t t ype of pad; this means that with the exception of cr osstalk cancellatio[...]

Settings for the Entire TD (SYSTEM) 44 Paramet er V alue Description Mask Time 0–64 (ms) This setting prevents double triggering . When playing a kick trigger , the beater can bounce back and hit the head a second time immediately after the intended note—with acoustic drums sometimes the beater stays against the head—is causes a single hit to[...]

Settings for the Entire TD (SYSTEM) 45 Connecting the VH-11 and making settings on the TD Connections TRIGGER OUT jack Connect the HH cable CONTROL OUT jack Connect the HHC cable Motion sensor unit Clutch screw Settings 1 . Make sure that the VH-11 is correctly connected to the TD. 2 . Set up the hi-hat, take your foot o the pedal, and power-on [...]

Settings for the Entire TD (SYSTEM) 46 V iewing Information About the TD ( I n f o r m a t i o n ) Here you can view inf or mation about the TD itself. For details on the pr ocedure, refer t o “Basic procedure ” (p. 34). Item Description Program Ver . System program version Restoring the F ac tor y S ettings (F ac t or y Reset) This “factor y[...]

47 C on ne cti ng t o a C om pu te r or V ide o De vi ce Connecting to Y our Computer via USB If you use a commercially available USB cable t o connec t the TD ’ s COMPUTER port to a USB por t of your computer , sound played back by y our computer can be heard through the TD, and sounds play ed by the TD can be recorded on y our computer . Y ou?[...]

48 T r oubleshooting If you don ’t hear sound, or if the system does not operate as you expect, please check the f ollowing points rst. If you are still unable to resolv e the problem, contact your retailer , the nearest Roland Ser vice Center , or an authorized Roland distributor , as listed on the “Information” page. Problem Items to che[...]

49 Error Messages If an error message is displayed in the TD’ s screen, the TD was unable to operate correctly or was operated inappr opriately . T ake the appropriate action listed below . Message Meaning Action Error messages related t o MIDI MIDI buer full. A large amount of MIDI messages was receiv ed in a short time, and the TD was unable[...]

50 Main Specications Roland TD -15 Roland TD -11: Drum S ound Module Drum Kits TD-15 100 TD-11 50 Eect Types Ambience (10 types) 4-Band Equalizer Multi Eect (10 types) *TD-15 ONL Y Quick Rec Resolution 480 ticks per quarter note Recording Method Real-time Maximum Note Storage appro x. 30,000 Notes File F ormat Audio F ile W A V/MP3 Illumin[...]

51 Index A A - B r e p e a t .............................. 29 A D V N C D ............................... 43 a m b i e n c e .............................. 19 send. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 a u d i o  l e s .............................. 26 A u t o O  ................................ 35 B b a s i c ...[...]

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53 Information When you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland distributor in your country as shown below . AFRICA EGYPT Al Fann y Tr adin g O ce 9, EBN Hagar Al Askalany Street, ARD E1 Golf, Heliopolis, Cairo 11341, EGYPT TEL: (022)-417-1828 REUNION MARCEL FO- YAM Sarl 25 Rue Jules Hermann, Chaudron - [...]

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55 For the USA DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Compliance Information Statement Model Name : Type of Equipment : Responsible Party : Address : Telephone :[...]

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