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1. Chapter 3 Mixer Settings Mixer Parameters MIXER Using Group Faders to Edit MIX EDIT Here you can adjust the volume pan etc You can use the GROUP FADERS to make adjustments EDIT Z4 HCCREA 4HCOCREA an titititi a m Lititititttittt 1 Press MIXER 1 Press MIXER and FADER simultaneously MIXER lights MIXER lights and FADER flashes 2 Use F1 F5 or CURSOR up down to select 2 Press F1 F4 to select the parameter the parameter 3 Move the fader which corresponds to the 3 Use TRIG SELECT 1 15 RIM or CURSOR TRIGGER INPUT you wish to adjust left right to select the instrument you wish to You can also use VALUE or CURSOR up down set You can also select the instrument by striking a pad Parameter a USE TEEI IVACUE of CURSOR up aown nte Volume Pa Volume of each trigger input make the setting F2 AMB SND AMB SEND Send level to the ambience for Parameter Value Description LEVEL each trigger input F1 VOLUME F3 MFX SND F2 PAN LEVEL for each trigger input Pan L15 CTR Pan of each trigger input R15 These settings are always common to the head and rim F3 MIN VOL Munira A ORRA 4 Press EXIT or FADER to return to the DRUM Volume trigger input This is used to narrow the KIT screen dynamic range F4 KIT VOL Kit Volume 0 127 Volume of the entire drum kit After pressing EXIT
2. 1 PHONES Jack A pair of stereo headphones can be connected to this jack Connecting the headphones will not mute the output from the MASTER OUT jacks p 19 o CompactFlash Card Slot Accepts a CompactFlash memory card optional Each memory card can store all settings of the TD 20 such as drum kits and sequencer performance data etc p 70 The CompactFlash is the only memory card can be used by the TD 20 Setting Up the Kit Mounting the TD 20 on the Stand 1 Attach the stand holder included with the optional drum stand to the TD 20 Using the screws attached to the bottom panel attach the holder so the unit is oriented as shown in the diagram SN m H o o Z D gt Cc lt ONLY use the 8 mm screws M5 x 8 provided with the TD 20 Other screws may damage the unit Narrow lt e s amp E ore e When turning the unit upside down get a bunch of newspapers or magazines and place them under the four corners or at both ends to prevent damage to the buttons and controls Also you should try to orient the unit so no buttons or controls get damaged e When turning the unit upside down handle with care to avoid dropping it or allowing it to fall or tip over 2 Attach the TD 20 and stand holder to the drum stand such as the optional MDS 20Bk See the owner s manual for the stand for details on assembling the drum stand and attaching the TD 2
3. __ x AUX2 AUX3 PHONES V 13 AUX 1 MIX EDITA CompactFlash v MULTI EQ AMBIENCE EFFECTS COMP EQ INST O MASTER 1 Trigger Level Indicator This lights up and moves each time a trigger signal is received from a pad It monitors the pad connection and is helpful when customizing trigger parameters LED Display Displays the Kit number currently selected drum kit Graphic Display During normal performance you see the kit name and other information When editing relative graphics and text will appear depending on the edit mode you are in In this owner s manual this will be referred to as the display CHAIN Button A Chain allows you to set up a customized order for playing your kits There are 16 Chains 32 steps each Chains can be named also p 82 TOOLS Button Provides access to the Level Monitor Memory status and V LINK on off p 84 COPY Button Copy or exchange data between drum kits instruments etc p 69 13 SN m o Ke Oo Z D gt Cc lt Panel Descriptions 7 CARD Button For access to Compact Flash memory card functions such as saving loading data etc p 70 8 SETUP Button For access to functions that affect the TD 20 globally such as MIDI parameters etc p 74 9 TRIGGER Button For access to trigger parameters p 44 10 EXIT Button Press this to return to the previous screen Re
4. Instrument Numbers Instrument Names You can change the tone by changing the instrument number Selecting different variations within each instrument number changes the instrument name with a different tone being selected Instrument numbers correspond to the program numbers 1 128 Variation Tones These are slightly varied tone types found in an instrument number The number of variation tones varies with the instrument number MELODY PART User Ptr 101 Inst Piano iu E Key Shift Bend Ranae MELoOOY Instrument Name Number of Variation Tones Master Tuning Here you can adjust the overall tuning for the Melody Bass Backing 1 and Backing 2 part 1 Press PATTERN F2 PART F2 BACKING F5 M TUNE The MASTER TUNE screen appears 440 O WoO HZ 2 Use or VALUE to make setting Master Tune 415 3 466 2Hz You can set this to 440 0 Hz by pressing F5 440 Hz Percussion Part Settings F3 PERC Choosing a Percussion Set An assembled group of different percussion instruments is called a percussion set There are 8 percussion sets with percussion instruments assigned to each note number 128 So multiple instruments can be used at one time They can be edited and use the effects unit of the backing instruments 1 Press PATTERN F2 PART The PATTERN PART screen appears 2 Press F3 PERC The PERCUSSION PART screen appears PE
5. Eliminate Crosstalk Between Pads F4 XTALK When two pads are mounted on the same stand hitting one pad may trigger the sound from another pad unintentionally This is called crosstalk Eliminate this by adjusting Xtalk Cancel on the pad that is sounding inadvertently F2 MOUNT MOUNT TYPE Select the pad mount type here PAD Using a pad mount CYMBAL Using a cymbal mount HINT In some cases you can prevent crosstalk between two pads by increasing the distance between them 1 Press TRIGGER F4 XTALK 2 Use F1 F3 to select the parameter F3 GROUP XTALK GROUP 3 Strike the pad you wish to set Crosstalk Cancel affects the pads set to the same number The cursor will move to the trigger input number for the struck pad o lt UW You can also select by using CURSOR or TRIG ae SELECT ae 4 Use or VALUE to adjust the setting 5 When you re finished press EXIT to return to Crosstalk Example If you hit the snare pad and the DRUM KIT screen the tom 1 also sounds Set the snare and tom 1 to the same group Raise the XTALK CANCEL for the pad being used for the tom 1 The tom 1 pad will be less prone to receive crosstalk from other pads With a setting OFF crosstalk prevention will not work If the value is set too high and two pads are played simultaneously the one that is struck less forcefully may not sound Be careful and set th
6. or Inst Rim RIM is lit 4 Use or VALUE to select the Inst group instrument 5 Press EXIT to return to the DRUM KIT screen When MIDI Note Number corresponding to a pad is MEMO Pressing F5 H amp R you can choose to set the head and rim simultaneously or individually When you select the received the pad is selected and shown in the screen head and rim simultaneously the rim s instrument number is one bigger than head 31 Chapter 2 Drum Instrument Settings INST Selecting an Instrument from the List F1 LIST Editing Drum Sounds F2 EDIT Here you can select from the list of all available instruments 22 CHMMFIEG F 22 GT k zz ita anHF E K 10 Ti L 22 Mahosr s YO Lite PAGE ja GEOUP IGEODUP E 1 Press INST F1 LIST The INST LIST screen appears 2 Strike a pad The settings screen for the struck pad appears 3 Use VALUE or CURSOR to select the instrument Function Buttons F1 lt PAGE The previous page of the list appears F2 PAGE gt The next page of the list appears F3 lt GROUP F4 GROUP gt Selects the Inst Group F5 H amp R Switches to select the head and rim instruments simultaneously or individually 4 Press EXIT to return to the INST screen About the Display at the Lower of the Instrument Name POSI Instrument marked with P p
7. BEACH LIVING ROOM BATH ROOM STUDIO GARAGE LOCKER ROOM THEATER CAVE GYMNASIUM DOME STADIUM Level 0 127 Location where the drums are played Total ambience level 1 Press MULTI EFFECTS MULTI EFFECTS lights 2 Press F2 F3 or CURSOR to select the parameter 3 Use or VALUE to adjust the setting 4 Press F1 to turn the multi effects on F3 ROOM 5 size available Room Size TINY SMALL MEDIUM LARGE HUGE Wall Type WOOD PLAS TER GLASS Mic Position LOW HIGH Room Shape 0 100 F4 AMB SND Send Level 0 127 Ambience send level for each instrument Pressing F5 H amp R in the F4 AMB SND setting screen you can choose to set the head and rim simultaneously or individually Parameter Value Description F2 MFX Type REVERB Type of multi GATE REVERB effects DELAY PANNING DELAY BEAT DELAY FLANGER PHASER CHORUS ENHANCER PITCH SHIFT OVER DRIVE DISTORTION LO FI RING MOD Total effect lev el F3 MFX SND Effect SEND level for each instrument Send Level 0 127 Pressing F5 H amp R in the F3 MFX SND setting screen you can choose to set the head and rim simultaneously or individually Chapter 4 Effect Settings Multi Effects Parameters REVERB Adds reverberation to the sound simulating an acoustic space Parameter Value Description Room Type PreDly 0 100 0
8. Bell and Edge 3 Way Triggering cccececceeeeeseseetseeeeeees 50 Naming a Trigger Bank ES Namie essscsticsstoacuaticootetsaaecawninenviwsaaiewneasnseasuioass 50 Chapter 6 Sequencer Playback sccsssessesecessecensecesseeeneseneeseaees 51 Basic Operdomo E uaa geal aaate ved ee Aue Reman etES 51 Choosing a Pattern PA TEER Nisa sa satescetcestensesvodtios neds Vadis cats nticeatiea sso vlaecubswadstusondvagbtons 52 ADOUL te DAT TERN Sredi asiarren i a is bess ol sant nadieses suivante 52 Select a Pattern from the List PI GIST accsscccisecaceodecnassdcenexeceoseasncanlentevaccniohgeveseenseavaees 52 Playing Backa Patter IPLAY forana N SE 52 Tempo Adus tne eocena cakes E a e a E seb vad anactduadeitsds 53 Setting the Tempo by Hitting a Pad Tap Tempo sssesessesesssssssesesssseseseeseses 53 Synchronizing with an External MIDI Device ou eee eet eeeeeeenen 53 Part oe vtines LP2 P AI E herna T SE 54 Mutine a Specie Part Pi WOVE prinasa 54 Make Settings for the Backing Part F2 BACKING cece eeeee ees 54 Master TUITE str seoaretoans actisonsuedteusaachivcaseuaubtadtwnacpiodouaa loons coud sei A E E ER 55 Percussion Part Settings F3 PERC siririn a 55 Percussion Sel Setn Sir e acetsehottalmnadhsaustanepstath tot 55 Volume Pan Settings for Each Part F4 MIXER 0 eee cece teeeeees 57 Effect Settings for Backing Parts F5 REV CHO cece eeeeeseeeeneees 57 Pattem settings PO EUINCG
9. Chapter 4 Effect Settings LO FI Intentionally degrades the sound quality for creative Release 0 100 Time from when the volume urposes falls below the threshold lev aur el until the compressor effect no longer applies OFF 1721733 OFF 15 1 Number of bits in data Gain 60 12 Output volume of compres dB sor F3 M EQ Type SHELV SHELVE Shelving Entire range above below PEAK the selected frequency range MID fixed is boosted cut to PEAK PEAK BPF Cutoff 0 100 Cutoff frequency of the BPF Band Pass Filter BPF Mix 0 127 Amount of mixing the sound that goes through the BPF The vicinity of the selected frequency range is boosted RING MOD cut 0 5 8 0 Width of the frequency lt 2 es aa PID Atce modulation AM to the input signal only when range 5 O producing bell like sounds Typeisset A higher Q narrows the af oF OW to PEAK fected area ee ee e enennee Freq 0 127 quency Soa will occur modulation is applied PRM 4 HIGH 12 12 Amount of boost cut Master Effects MASTER COMP EQ Nor The sound may be distorted in a certain setting A stereo compressor limiter three band equalizer provides final audio touches to the total sound of the TD 20 Can be IS Use foreach kitan Oral iat You can use the master effect on per kit basis or as a MASTER COMPRESSOR global one p 81 Threshold dB alia P Rat E Attack release MA
10. For example if this owner s manual makes reference to INST F2 EDIT press INST 23 Button Operation and Displays Group Faders GROUP FADERS KICK SNARE TOMS HI HAT CRASH1 CRASH2 RIDE AUX O PERC BACKING CLICK O Use GROUP FADERS sliders to adjust the volume If you press the FADER button the function of the faders will change as is explained in the chart below An LED will AUX1 AUX2 AUX3 AUX4 light up at the upper and lower right of the faders to indicate which set of sounds is active e When upper indicator is lit you can adjust the volume of following trigger inputs KICK 1 KICK SNARE 2 SNARE TOMS 3 TOM 1 4 TOM 2 5 TOM 3 6 TOM 4 HI HAT 7 HI HAT CRASH 1 8 CRASH 1 CRASH2 9 CRASH2 RIDE 10 RIDE 11 EDGE AUX 12 AUX 1 13 AUX 2 14 AUX 3 15 AUX 4 e When lower indicator is lit you can adjust the volume of following trigger inputs and sequencer parts AUX 1 12 AUX 1 AUX 2 13 AUX 2 AUX 3 14 AUX 3 AUX 4 15 AUX 4 PERC Percussion part p 55 BACKING CLICK Backing part p 54 Metronome click p 59 Example Adjusting the Snare Volume 1 Press FADER so the upper indicator is lit 2 Move the GROUP FADERS SNARE slider The slider position shows the current snare volume After switching with FADER the values for the GROUP FADERS sliders may not reflect the actual volume of the sound assigned to that fader So after swit
11. Press TEMPO This section discusses the settings that allow an external MIDI 2 TEMPO lights and the TEMPO screen sequencer and the TD 20 s sequencer to be synchronized The appears device that is playing back is called the master aie the EVIGE that is synchronizing to the playback is called the slave 1 Press TEMPO TEMPO lights and the TEMPO screen appears 2 Press F2 SYNC The TEMPO SYNC screen appears 3 Use or VALUE to select the tempo TEMPO SHC a 120 4 Press EXIT to return to the DRUM KIT MIDI EPERE TANER l 7 r gt ak re screen ib Setting the Tempo by Hitting a Pad 3 Use or VALUE to make settings Tap Tempo 4 Press KIT to return to the DRUM KIT screen You can set the tempo by hitting a pad or PREVIEW two or more times at quarter note intervals of the desired tempo Sync Mode INTERNAL EXTERNAL See below 1 Press TEMPO AUTO REMOTE TEMPO lights and the TEMPO screen appears INTERNAL 2 Press F3 TAP The TD 20 s tempo setting will be used for playback The TAP TEMPO screen apvears recording When shipped from the factory this setting is Bee selected TSE TENE EXTERNAL e Spee The TD 20 s sequencer will operate in accordance with Gis Tor Pan 4 eee eee ae tempo data MIDI Clock from the external device AUTO This is a convenient setting that combines features of both the INTERNAL
12. not operate normally or has been dropped For the U K WARNING THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED IMPORTANT THE WIRES IN THIS MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE GREEN AND YELLOW EARTH BLUE NEUTRAL BROWN LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured GREEN AND YELLOW must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked by the letter E or by the safety earth symbol or coloured GREEN or GREEN AND YELLOW The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED USING THE UNIT SAFELY INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREVENTION OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY TO PERSONS About Z WARNING and Z CAUTION Notices Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of death or severe WARNING injury should the unit be used A CAUTION improperly Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of injury or material damage should the unit be used improperly Material damage refers to damage or other adverse effects caused with respect to the home and all its furnishings as well to domestic animals or pets Before using this unit make su
13. water soft drinks etc to penetrate the unit Ni e Immediately turn the power off remove the power cord 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 e The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged or e Ifsmoke or unusual odor occurs e Objects have fallen into or liquid has been spilled onto the unit or e The unit has been exposed to rain or otherwise has become wet or e The unit does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance e In households with small children an adult should provide supervision until the child is capable of following all the rules essential for the safe operation of the unit e Protect the unit from strong impact Do not drop it e Do not force the unit s power supply cord to share an outlet with an unreasonable number of other devices Be especially careful when using extension cords the total power used by all devices you have connected to the extension cord s outlet must never exceed the power rating watts amperes for the extension cord Excessive loads can cause the insulation on the cord to heat up and eventually melt through e Before using the unit in a foreign country consult with your retailer the nearest Roland Service Center or an authorized Roland distributor as listed on the Information page
14. 1 Press KIT F2 FUNC 2 Press F1 F3 and CURSOR up down to select the parameter 3 Use or VALUE to make settings Adjusting the Volume F1 VOLUME DRUM KIT WOLUME Kit WoT Lani Pedal HH Volume Aotick Volume Kit Volume ae 0 127 as of the entire drum Pedal HH Volume 0 127 a of the hi hat s foot closed sound XStick Volume 0 127 Volume of cross stick sound Assigning a Tempo for Each Kit F2 TEMPO Each kit can have an individual tempo setting When you select a kit of which Kit Tempo is set to ON the tempo you define here will be set automatically DRUM KIT TEMPO Kit Tempo I Pe Temra KitTempo Tempo OFF ON OFF tempo isnot defined tempo is not defined ON tempo is defined Tempo 20 260 defined tempo sd defined tempo sd When you select a kit of which Kit Tempo is set to ON the defined tempo appears in the upper right of the display CHP Ee GNA MF MASTER Playing Brushes F3 BRUSH In each kit you can choose whether sticks or brushes will be used DRUM KIT BRUSH g Brush Switch Brush Switch OFF ON OFF for using sticks ON for using brushes MEM When Brush Switch is set to ON the brush icon appears in the DRUM KIT screen CHP Ee GS 4x MASTER AZ Output Level Monitor F5 MONITOR You can check the output level from the selected jacks Use or VALUE to
15. 2004 p Software Research Inc All rights reserved 4 Kyoto Software Research Copyright 2004 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION CAUTION The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK i re DO NOT OPEN presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons ATTENTION RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK intended to alert the user to the presence of important NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL Nerature Accompanying Me plocuet INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY TO PERSONS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS WARNING When using electric products basic precautions should always be followed including the following 1 Read these instructions 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched 2 Keep these instructions particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the 3 Heed all warnings p
16. 95 You can select the effect on off with pressing F3 CONTROL F3 MIDI Position Ctrl It can be correspond only to some special inputs p 44 INTRVL Instrument marked with I p 95 XSTK Instrument marked with X p 95 These appear only when F5 H amp R is off Editing methods differ according to the type of instrument Editing an Acoustic Drum Kit V EDIT V EDIT allows you to select a head type shell depth muffling etc Please see the charts on next page When V EDIT Can Be Used V EDIT is possible in the following instrument groups KICK SNARE TOM HI HAT CRASH SPLASH CHINA or RIDE The following icon appears to indicate instruments which are V EDIT compatible 1 22 Birch 1 Z2 Birch Editing Other Instruments Other instruments only allow Pitch and Decay Time adjustment Editing Procedure 1 Press INST F2 EDIT The INST EDIT screen appears 2 Strike a pad The settings screen for the struck pad appears 3 Use F1 F4 and CURSOR up down to select the parameter 4 Use or VALUE to adjust the setting 5 When finished press EXIT to return to the INST screen Chapter 2 Drum Instrument Settings INST HORHAL Shel Dertrh HORHAL Bester Tyre FELT Parameter Value F1 SHELL Shell Depth NORMAL DEEP1 2 F1 SHELL Shell Depth NORMAL
17. E SNARE1 3 Hold and Rels val q Q TOM 1 3 ues CYM 1 2 OTHER1 3 frequency ranges to adjust the sound O Fe go ok LL ins O u You can use three band equalizers for high middle and low For more detailed setting adjust the parameters below Gain 15 20 dB Output level of the compressor Thre 30 0 dB Volume level at Threshold which compression 5 8 Width of the frequency begins only for MID range O Atck 0 255 ms Time from when the the affected area Attack volume goes up the Freq 20 1k LOW Point at which the threshold level until Frequency 20 8k MID boost cut will occur the compressor effect 1k 8k HIGH applies Hold 2 9999 ms Time compression is kept Rels Re 2 9999 ms Time from when the lease volume falls below the threshold level until the compressor effect no longer ap plies 39 Chapter 4 Effect Settings You can choose the type of room where the drums are to be played and modify the sound The multi effects allow you to further customize your sound and also provides a choice of output configurations MULTI EFFECTS Ture ESS Level tc hah room Ture REV red acme gt 1 me HiDDamF HZ 1 Press AMBIENCE AMBIENCE lights 2 Press F2 F4 or CURSOR to select the parameter 3 Use or VALUE to adjust the setting 4 Press F1 to turn the ambience on Parameter Value F2 TYPE Room Type Description
18. Enano a R spuncdt E E 58 Time Signature Number of Measures Tempo Settings F1 SETUP 58 Choosing a Playback Method F2 TYPE eeeesesesssssserseserssssssesessrsesresrnereesesess 58 Naming e Pattern FS NAME eiee ean E e a a ae ae 59 Starting and Stopping the Metronome Click On Off sesesessesssesesessesesessserseseseseeees 59 Using a Indicator as a CCK i raceatetyatactsuistvelmiatesvoertasteiadh a a EE E 59 eume ME CICE sraa n anen E eee ere err tee eer ere 60 Chapter 7 Sequencer Recording Editing cscssesesesseseseeeeeeeees 61 Reconding a Pattern REC iss fac ncastedesiieet n En a AOA 61 How TOR OCOU ensien ica ten lieeds aoe T S el etna 61 Checking the Tones and Phrases During Recording Rehearsal 0 0000 63 Editing a Pattern FA EDID heoir e suaddntonseuotmeueestowt aaseutetrgeees 64 Copying a Fatter FNCOPY siinsssiassiecstutestiasasitn e 64 Connecting Two Patterns F2 APPEND eusen a 65 Erasing a pattern P3 ERASE enre a 65 Deleting a Pattern F4 DELETE knarren E E 66 Saving Patterns to a Memory Card F5 CARD eee eee eeeneeneeees 67 Chapter 8 Copy Function COPY ccccssseecsseecceneecenseeeenseseeneeses 69 Chapter 9 Using a CompactFlash Memory Card CARD 70 Saving Data toa Memory Card Fl SAVE iscsatetecensieusincse teen shonabecenubandupseadcesteacendataads 70 INaimine a Baek up Pa INANIE I etcscavces tics iptascct
19. ai a 20 Connecting the Hi Hat VH 12 and Setting the VH Offset seesesssseseseessseseseess 21 CONMOCH Ne Me ArH aberea E loess R ENAR E ER 21 Adiastins MEOE ernn saunas suas its aad E tus uum teeta ZA Adjusting Mesh Head Tension P7125 105 seriste nnii aiea 21 Listening to the Demo SONG ccccccssseeceenseescesseesenssesceeseessenseeseeneesees 22 Button Operation and DisplayS ccsscccsseecssessnseseneeseneeseeeeeeseeeneeees 23 PAVING OUP SENE Sois iia nv angie Re eect eta iar eee 23 Buttons Sliders Dial and KNOSS eseese Sheil eh edesiavecadeance aaaeaii 23 UTS OE ahaa ease setae dea IT 23 Function Buttons EL I Eo e succeed Secs ste eid et hey ie tne r Bi N Un we hoe cds 23 Chaneine Data V alles i scc nents ae a a inna ame 23 Grou EA CIS oins en a E sean donasas E eye 24 Choosing Pads from the TD 20 s Top Panel iciuucnnin catia piinaadeencs 24 How to Fav Patern eeina traercesae seule aitaeehawuniedianoueiarcattuniaey ee Seciateataet 25 How to Turn the Metronome Click On Off ccccccsssseceseseceesseecesseesesseeeeeeeeeenaes 25 How TO NGIUSE the Lei PO acces seein ateriasegerse een ato eames 25 mcjustine the Display Contas Eresiaren heat bison eae aaa aes 25 About the Display in the Upper Right of the Screen seecesesseeeesessrsssersrrersrsrrererserses 25 DOME TNE Preset Drunk S tosan an A O N E 25 Playing Methods sisi A aia 26 Pad LD PS71105 E E EE ET E O EEE OTE 26 Change the Nuance of the RI
20. and EXTERNAL settings When no 3 Press CURSOR up to move the cursor to synchronization signal is being received the TD 20 s Tap Switch tempo setting will be used for playback recording When a synchronization signal is being received from an 4 Use or VALUE to set to ON external device the TD 20 will sync to that signal REMOTE 5 Press CURSOR down to move the cursor to z z The TD 20 will obey start pause stop messages from an Tap Pad external device but will playback according to its own t tting 6 Use or VALUE to select the pad or ile alata PREVIEW to use for Tap Tempo function Synchronizing to the playback of an 7 Press KIT to return to the DRUM KIT screen external sequencer When you hit the pad or PREVIEW selected in the step 5 In this case the TD 20 will be the slave and an external sequencer will be master 1 Connect the TD 20 s MIDI IN connector with a MIDI cable to the MIDI OUT connector of the external sequencer 2 Set Sync Mode to EXTERNAL 3 Begin playback on the external sequencer Synchronized playback will begin the tempo is displayed at the upper right of the display CHP Ee GS Mex MASTER 53 Chapter 6 Sequencer Playback Part Settings F2 PART Make Settings for the Backing Part F2 BACKING PATTERN PART screen Only for User Pattern Here you can select the instrument used for the backing parts other parts than dr
21. choose the jacks Choose from Master Phones and separate stereo outs OUTPUT MONITOR Monitor 36 ect MASTER Good oD _ Q cC O x Chapter 1 Drum Kit Settings KIT Naming a Drum Kit Playing Cross Stick Leno Each kit s name can use up to 12 characters DRUM KIT MAME E WPro e 4 FY JY ORR gt a MECA 1 Press KIT F3 NAME The DRUM KIT NAME screen appears 2 Press CURSOR left right to move the cursor to the character to be changed 3 Use VALUE or CURSOR up down to change the character Function Buttons F1 INSERT A blank space is inserted at the cursor position and characters after this point are moved to the right one space F2 DELETE Character at the cursor position is deleted and characters after this point are moved to the left one space F3 SPACE Character at the cursor position is replaced by a blank space F4 CHAR Type of character at the cursor position changes between uppercase lowercase alphabet or numbers and symbols F5 XSTICK In each kit you can choose to use not use cross stick by pressing F5 XStick in the DRUM KIT screen e Cross stick can be played CHP Ee GNA MF MASTER e Cross stick not possible CHP Ee GS Mex MASTER Chapter 2 Drum Instrument Settings INST Here s how to select and edit sounds such as the snare drum and kick d
22. e Always turn the unit off and unplug the power cord before attempting installation of the circuit board SOUND amp SYSTEM EXPANSION BOARD for TD 20 e Do not put anything that contains water e g flower vases on this unit Also avoid the use of insecticides perfumes alcohol nail polish spray cans etc near the unit Swiftly wipe away any liquid that spills on the unit using a dry soft cloth A CAUTION The unit should be located so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper venti lation Always grasp only the plug on the power supply cord when plugging into or unplugging from an outlet or this unit At regular intervals you should unplug the power plug and clean it by using a dry cloth to wipe all Q dust and other accumulations away from its prongs Also disconnect the power plug from the power outlet whenever the unit is to remain unused for an extended period of time Any accumulation of dust between the power plug and the power outlet can result in poor insulation and lead to fire Try to prevent cords and cables from becoming entangled Also all cords and cables should be placed so they are out of the reach of children Never climb on top of nor place heavy objects on the unit Never handle the power cord or its plugs with wet D hands when plugging into or unplugging from an AN outlet or this unit Before moving the unit disconnect the power plug from the outlet and
23. ms HiDamp 4 0k 12 5k Hz THRU HiCut 160 12 5k Hz THRU GATE REVERB Type of reverb 1 Lite 2 Medium 3 Deep 4 Shallow 5 Thin Time until the reverb is heard Duration of reverbera tion Frequency above which the reverb is reduced in level Frequency above which the high frequency con tent of the reverb sound is filtered out This is a special type of reverb in which the reverb is cut off without being allowed to decay naturally Parameter Value Description Room Type HiCut 160 12 5k Hz THRU HiDamp 4 0k 12 5k Hz THRU Thre 60 12 dB Threshold 0 05 2 00 s Type of reverb 1 Lite 2 Medium 3 Deep 4 Shallow 5 Thin Duration of reverbera tion Frequency above which the high frequency con tent of the reverb sound is filtered out Frequency above which the reverb is reduced in level Volume level at which the reverb starts to be gated Time from when the re verb level falls below the Threshold until the gate starts to close 0 200 ms Rels Release DELAY Adds the delay sound Time from the start to the completion of the gate closing process Time 0 2000 ms Time until the delay sound is heard Feedback 98 98 PANNING DELAY Amount of the delay sound that is fed back into the effect minus inverts the phase This is a delay effect with echoes that pan left and right 0 1500 ms Time until the del
24. or FADER the values for the GROUP FADERS sliders may not reflect the actual volume of the sound assigned to that fader Be sure to move the faders a Pedal HH 0 127 Volume of the hi hat s foot Volume closed sound bit before making your setting XStick Vol 0 127 Volume of cross stick sound ume Pressing F5 H amp R in the F1 VOLUME F2 PAN or F3 MIN VOL setting screen you can choose to set the head and rim simultaneously or individually 5 Press EXIT to return to the DRUM KIT screen 37 Chapter 4 Effect Settings Effects On and Off Switches Using the Compressor and EFFECTS SWITCH These switches allow you to turn all individual effects and master effects on off within each drum kit coe tes AHENCE HFX HASTER 1 Press EFFECTS SWITCH EFFECTS SWITCH lights and the EFFECTS SWITCH screen appears 2 Press F1 F5 to turn the following on off F1 Pad Compressor 1 F2 Pad Equalizer 1 F3 Ambience F4 Multi effects F5 Master Effects 3 Press EXIT to return to the DRUM KIT screen Effect on off status appears in the DRUM KIT screen CHP Ee GWA MF MASTER 1 All pad compressors or pad equalizers are turned on off simultaneously EQ COMP EQ An individual Compressor and EQ can be applied to every sound assigned to a trigger input 1 Press COMP EQ COMP EQ lights 2 Strike the
25. pull out all cords from external devices Before cleaning the unit turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the outlet Whenever you suspect the possibility of lightning in your area pull the plug on the power cord out of the outlet Install only the specified circuit board SOUND amp SYSTEM EXPANSION BOARD for TD 20 Remove only the specified screws p 86 p 88 Should you remove screws from the bottom panel of the unit p 17 p 86 p 88 make sure to put Q them in a safe place out of children s reach so there is no chance of them being swallowed accidentally IMPORTANT NOTES In addition to the items listed under IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS and USING THE UNIT SAFELY on pages 2 4 please read and observe the following Power Supply Do not use this unit on the same power circuit with any device that will generate line noise such as an electric motor or variable lighting system Before connecting this unit to other devices turn off the power to all units This will help prevent malfunctions and or damage to speakers or other devices Although the LCD and LEDs are switched off when the POWER switch is switched off this does not mean that the unit has been completely disconnected from the source of power If you need to turn off the power completely first turn off the POWER switch then unplug the power cord from the power outlet For this reason the outlet into which you choose
26. screen appears 3 CURSOR left right to move the cursor to the character to be changed 4 Use VALUE or CURSOR up down to change the character Function Buttons F1 INSERT A blank space is inserted at the cursor position F2 DELETE Character at the cursor position is deleted F3 SPACE Character at the cursor position is replaced by a blank space F4 CHAR Character at the cursor position changes between uppercase lowercase alphabet or numbers and symbols 5 When finished Press EXIT Chapter 6 Sequencer Playback The TD 20 s sequencer organizes music into six parts The Drum Kit part is used to record play back what is played on the pads Additionally Melody Part Bass Part Backing 1 Part and Backing 2 Part are the four backing instrument parts and there is another Percussion part The collective performance of these six parts is called a pattern Preset Patterns Pattern P 1 100 Settings in Preset patterns cannot be modified These patterns are provided for use in practicing or live performances User Patterns Pattern U 101 200 These are patterns for you to use as you wish You can record directly from the pads or an external MIDI keyboard in real time p 61 User pattern settings are saved automatically Using Preset Patterns As you cannot record over a preset pattern the following appears in the display if you press REC HARM IMG AN Preset Patt
27. to connect the power cord s plug should be one that is within easy reach Placement Using the unit near power amplifiers or other equipment containing large power transformers may induce hum To alleviate the problem change the orientation of this unit or move it farther away from the source of interference This device may interfere with radio and television reception Do not use this device in the vicinity of such receivers Noise may be produced if wireless communications devices such as cell phones are operated in the vicinity of this unit Such noise could occur when receiving or initi ating a call or while conversing Should you experience such problems you should relocate such wireless devices so they are at a greater distance from this unit or switch them off Do not expose the unit to direct sunlight place it near devices that radiate heat leave it inside an enclosed vehicle or otherwise subject it to temperature extremes Excessive heat can deform or discolor the unit When moved from one location to another where the temperature and or humidity is very different water droplets condensation may form inside the unit Damage or malfunction may result if you attempt to use the unit in this condition Therefore before using the unit you must allow it to stand for several hours until the condensation has completely evaporated Maintenance For everyday cleaning wipe the unit with a soft dry cloth or o
28. to the MIX IN jack may be low If inlet this happens use connection cables that do not contain resistors such as those from the Roland PCS series 4 Plug the power cord plug into a power outlet 19 Setting Up the Kit Turning On Off the Power No Sound When Hitting the Pads or Using the Pedals Once the connections have been completed p 18 p 19 turn Check the following points on power to your various devices in the order specified By turning on devices in the wrong order you risk causing When Using an Amp or Audio System malfunction and or damage to speakers and other devices Is the amp or audio system connected to the TD 20 s MASTER OUT jacks VOLUME CONTROL Is the input of the amp or audio system properly G connected Is there a problem with any connection cables PHONES Is the volume turned down in the GROUP FADERS sliders 1 Turn the MASTER and PHONES completely Is MASTER turned completely to the left to the left to lower the volume to 0 Have the input select settings of your audio system 2 Turn down the volume control on the opamp Pecmmace conecty connected amp or audio system Is the amp or audio system volume setting correct 3 Push the POWER switch on the TD 20 s rear panel to turn on the power When Using Headphones e Are the headphones connected to the PHONES jack e Is PHONES turned completely to the left Lower Position B ON Turning Off the Powe
29. use the hi hat pedal as a pitch bender response to the strength with which the pad is struck previous sound stop and the subsequent sound start playing or have the two sounds layered The previous sound stops while in progress and the subsequent sound pattern starts playing Patterns set to the different numbers for sounds assigned to any pad or rim Specified in semitone steps Pedal Bend Range 24 0 24 35 Chapter 2 Drum Instrument Settings INST MIDI Settings for Each Pad F3 MIDI Tx Channel CH1 CH16 GLOBAL MIDI transmit channel for each pad GLOBAL Transmits on the same channel as the drum kit part p 74 Note No 0 C 127 G 9 OFF OFF Note messages are not transmitted Gate Time 0 1 8 0 s See the column Position Ctrl OFF ON This can be set for trigger inputs SNARE Head Rim TOM Rim RIDE Bow and AUX Rim This turns the changing of the sound by strike position rim shot nuance ON or OFF SNARE Head Strike position SNARE Rim Rim shot nuance TOM Rim Rim shot nuance RIDE Bow Strike position AUX Rim Rim shot nuance MIDI Note Numbers transmitted by Hi Hat F4 HH MIDI Open Bow Bow shot of open hi hat Closed Bow Bow shot of closed hi hat Open Edge Edge shot of open hi hat Closed Edge Edge shot of closed hi hat Pedal Pedal hi hat Foot closed Note No 0 C 127 G 9 OFF OFF Note messages are not transmitt
30. 0 This unit should be used only with a stand that is recommended by Roland When using the unit with a stand recommended by Roland the rack or stand must be carefully placed so it is level and sure to remain stable If not using a rack or stand you still need to make sure that any location you choose for placing the unit provides a level surface that will properly support the unit and keep it from wobbling This TD 20 for use only with Roland stand MDS series Use with other stands is capable of resulting in instability causing possible injury NEM The optional APC 33 All Purpose Clamp can be attached to a pipe of 10 5 28 6 mm radius in case you want to mount the TD 20 on a cymbal stand or other such stand 17 Connecting the Pads and Pedals Using the provided cables connect the pads cymbals hi hat and kick trigger When mounting a TD 20 on an MDS 20 drum stand use the built in connection cables Set Up Example TD 20 Rear Panel MASTER OUT MID L MONO O a nN OUT THRU IN N A AA A A fEX KC CD CD D WC OD Y TERE RIDE HLHAT NAR KICK i B D D POWER eT eae AC IN R L R L DIGITAL OUT Ow Man CRASH Toms S P DIF TRIGGER INPUT AUX 4 AUX 3 AUX 2 AUX 1 EDGE RIDE CRASH2 CRASH 1 HH CTRL HI HAT TOM 4 TOM 3 TOM 2 TOM 1 SNARE KICK CHO OC CO 10 RIDE 8 CRASH 1 11 EDGE 9 CRASH 2 7 HI HAT HH CTRL 1S sa The HI HAT and RIDE cymb
31. DEEP1 2 F2 HEAD Head Type CLEAR COATED PINSTRIPE 480 480 F3 MUFFLE OFF TAPE1 2 FELT1 2 OFF 1 8 Beater Type FELT WOOD PLASTIC F2 HEAD CLEAR COATED PINSTRIPE 480 480 F3 MUFFLE Muffling Snare Buzz OFF 1 8 F4 MIC F4 MIC Mic Position OUTSIDE2 1 STANDARD Mic Position OUTSIDE2 1 STANDARD INSIDE1 2 INSIDE1 2 HI HAT Value F1 SHELL WOOD STEEL BRASS 1 0 20 0 Head Type Hlead Tuning Mffling F4 MIC Strainer Adj OUTSIDE2 1 STANDARD INSIDEI 2 Mic Position OUTSIDE2 1 STANDARD INSIDE1 2 NORMAL The gap between the top and bottom hi hat is controlled by the pedal FIXED The gap is fixed F1 SIZE Size 1 40 F2 TAMB Add Tambourine OFF ON F3 FIXED Fixed Hi Hat NORMAL FIXED1 4 33 Chapter 2 Drum Instrument Settings INST CRASH SPLASH CHINA RIDE Parameter Value F1 SIZE Sizzle Type OFF RIVET CHAIN F3 SUSTAIN F4 MIC Mic Position OUTSIDE2 1 STANDARD INSIDE1 2 Other Instruments Decay Time 480 1480 3131 NEM You can edit the instruments of the head and rim simultaneously Pressing F5 H amp R you can choose to set the head and rim simultaneously or individually When the instruments assigned to the head and rim are not in the same Inst Group you only can set the head and rim individually even if F5 H amp R is set to ON MEM You can rest
32. RCUSSIOM PART HEREERG User Ptn 101 Percus me TA 3 Use or VALUE to select the percussion set Percussion Set Settings 1 In the PERCUSSION PART screen press F5 EDIT The PERCUSSION SET EDIT screen appears OM SET _EDIT Feroc Set 1 Latin Toye 2 Make settings of the percussion set 3 When finished press EXIT to return to the PERCUSSION PART screen Selecting a Percussion Instrument Select an instrument for each note number 1 Press CURSOR up down to select the note number you wish to set 2 Use VALUE or to select the instrument MEMO You can listen the sound of instrument by pressing PREVIEW 55 Chapter 6 Sequencer Playback Pa emee Pitch 480 480 Decay Time 31 31 Selecting a Percussion Instrument from the List F1 LIST Here you can select from the list of all available instruments 1 Press CURSOR up down to select the note number you wish to set 2 Press F1 LIST The PERCUSSION SET INST LIST screen appears a Wocoders Bag ek ROH gi ERiTIaHit 3 Use VALUE or CURSOR to select the instrument Function Buttons F1 lt PAGE Previous page of the list appears F2 PAGE gt The next page of the list appears F5 OFF Selects the instrument 561 OFF 4 Press EXIT to return to the PERCUSSION SET EDIT screen Making the Settings for Each Percussion Instru
33. Roland 7 PERCUSSION SOUND MODULE D 2 O Owner s Manual We d like to take a moment to thank you for purchasing the Roland Percussion Sound Module TD 20 Before using this unit carefully read the sections entitled IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS p 2 USING THE UNIT SAFELY p 3 and IMPORTANT NOTES p 5 These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit Additionally in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit Owner s manual should be read in its entirety The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference 1 KICK 2 SNARE 3 TOM1 L MASTER OUT R VOLUME CONTROL Q Roland PERCUSSION SOUND MODULE TD 20 E AR ME MIX IN PHONES 660600000000 GROUP FADERS SEQUENCER TRIG SELECT PREVIEW E TOMS HIHAT CRASH1 CRASH2 RIDE AUX O PATTERN STOP PLAY REC TEMPO LOCK RIM DRUM KIT SEA EFFECTS COMP 4 MULTI MASTER O s COMP Q O 36 AUX1 AUX2 AUX3 AUX4 PERC BACKING CLICK Q MIX PHONES O CompactFla sh v CompactFlash and are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation and licensed by Compact Flash association Roland Corporation is an authorized licensee of the CompactFlash and CF logo trademarks Fugue
34. SSIC Man Steet TOA Pada T NAE ates 31 Selecting an Instrument from the List F1 LIST eee ce esecneeeeeeeeseens 32 Editine Drum sounds F EDIT osas AA 32 Editing an Acoustic Drum Kit V EDIT misessa eusir ea enet 32 Paine Oter Ms une N aE eivasiudbanlons acl iatnansess ore acta ncavgsiys 32 Editie TrocedtTe csaa a A A OE 32 Using Pads Pedal as Controllers F3 CONTROL ssesesesesssesessessssssssssesesesesseeeseseses 35 Playing a Pattern by Hitting a Pad Pad Pattern Fl PATTERN 00 35 Changing the Pitch with the Hi Hat Pedal F2 PDLBEND 0 35 MIDI Settings for Each Pad FI MIDI scissccteescosbetevestis i iiei 36 MIDI Note Numbers transmitted by Hi Hat F4 HH MIDI seese 36 MIDI Note Number transmitted by Brush Sweep Cross Stick LES GBIR MIDD incen a N N sien obits tial ante Its 36 Chapter 3 Mixer Settings ccccsssccsesseeeseesenseeeeseeeenseeeenseseeasesoessenes 37 Mixer Parameters MIXER enan tases tenaodantalasacuadetoniassesenee 37 Using Group Faders to Edit MIX EDIT jesas aE 37 Chapter 4 Effect Selin OS sssrinin aa aea arie aia 38 Effects On and Off Switches EFFECTS SWITCH ce ccccsseeeeeseceeesseeeesesaeees 38 Using the Compressor and EQ COMP EQ iscinu 38 Compressor COMI as is chwuasn de taseasasanbcatte ounce huaeia cera E E taser oad tieet 39 e Biel bo Asta 2 kopse ocr Secs er nr eer ey eT ere ter reenter sae E 39 Ambience AMBIEN CE rrarena RE RT 40 Mu lti E
35. STER Gains gE 1 Press MASTER COMP EQ MASTER COMP EQ lights 2 Press F2 F3 or CURSOR to select the parameter 3 Use or VALUE to adjust the setting 4 Press F1 to turn the master effects on Description F2 M COMP Threshold 60 0 dB Volume level at which com pression begins 1 1 100 1 Compression ratio Attack 0 100 Time from when the volume goes up the threshold level until the compressor effect applies 43 Chapter 5 Trigger Settings TRIGGER Selecting the Pad Type F1 BANK To be sure the TD 20 accurately receives signals sent from the pads select the trigger type the type of pads being used for each trigger input Trigger Type A trigger type is a group of trigger settings with values optimally adjusted for a particular pad Indications such as KD120 PD125 or VH12 etc in the above display correspond to this When you select a trigger type for a connected pad each of the parameters is set to the most appropriate values for that pad allowing you to play it without encountering problems with the settings Only when factors unrelated to the selection of the proper trigger type prevent you from getting good results in performance should you fine tune the individual parameters for the pad you are using Trigger Bank Trigger Banks allow you to store the 15 trigger settings as a single unit of information The large number at the left edge
36. T SiO ti citacdstscicsaciicapsate a 26 i Ge ga ro 1 AA m SS er eee ee rE re E er ey error 26 Cy Dal CYR LR f TAC Jensa a eae E i AR RS 27 Choke Play relic T AR maven eteenses 27 Positopal SENSE sran i sic tuiaiadid vadstenaed nda bade baaliaedadst nat gelauvabs echenacechaduatecs 27 Chapter 1 Drum Kit Settings KIT ccceeessseecsseeeeseeenseeeesesenees 28 Choosing a Druri sess esses n eee od cao a aie E E R 28 About the DRUM KIU Greisi a 28 Selecting a Drum Kit from the List F1 LIST Pisses cssccsentsanraittotiasivectusnscuenpionieedivess 28 Kit Parameters F2 FUNC iccststscien darosessaisonsanssennanmscan doused saenebanaoiones ostiatucbaraanemmienns 29 Adj sting the Volume FI VOLUME Ii vcrsccasecasitioteariantssapeiewereina Mees 29 Assigning a Tempo for Each Kit F2 TEMPO sesesesesesesesesessssessseserseseseseees 29 Playing brushes F3 BRUSH I vcsseucosecsscaveeie rons occsctcapsaciuczacesncscttnsaunese SA 29 Output Level Monitor F5 MONITOR nkorsi 29 Naming a Drum Rito NA VEE esineiden teat take O eae 30 Playing Cross Stick FS XSTICK lei settace sien Siar tens cote EA EE TRN 30 Chapter 2 Drum Instrument Settings INST sseeseseseeeeeeeees 31 CHOOSING a Tad tO Edie EN E talon tues 31 Choose by Hittinga Fad eserinin E a 31 Choose with the Trigger Select Buttons tcscuscicstmeuntieavierelceatnsiecns mercer 31 Lock the Pad You are Editing EDIT LOCK eee eeeeeneneenen 31 A
37. al use two cables each See p 21 and p 50 18 Setting Up the Kit Connecting Headphones Audio Equipment Amps or Other Gear Speakers with built in amp etc g0 eee D m L o Oo Z D gt Cc lt CD MD player etc aed CI CIC Stereo set etc Rear Panel Stereo phone type Phone type DIRECT OUT ASTER GO anes Lf _ S STEREO pe FOOT SW ia N anu TRIGGER INPUT CRASH 2 CRASH 1 HH polis Be HAT TOM 4 TOM 3 AUX AUX 1 pag TOM 2 TOM 1 ae po Stereo phone type Front Panel 1 Turn off the power of all devices before you MEMO EM make connections l l The TD 20 s MIX IN jack allows you to play along with a To prevent malfunction and or damage to speakers or other CD or other audio sources devices always turn down the volume and turn off the power To adjust the volume of the device connected to the MIX on all devices before making any connections IN jack turn the MIX IN knob on the TD 20 s top panel 2 Connect the MASTER OUT L MONO and R e The sound input from the MIX IN jack can be output jacks on the rear panel to your audio system or from the MASTER OUT PHONES or DIRECT OUT 5 8 amp Headphones should ONLY be connected jacks p 78 to the PHONES jack When connection cables with resistors are used the volume 3 Connect the supplied power cord to the AC level of equipment connected
38. aninsyaanat E mus S 71 Loading Data from a Memory Card F2 LOAD 0 eect eeteneeneeneeneeneeneens 71 Deleting Data from a Memory Card F3 DELETE 0 0 eee ceeeeceeeeseeneeneens 72 Formatting a Memory Card P4 FORMAT eraa aa 72 Checking the State of a Memory Card F5 INFO cece cecesceseeseeeeeessessenesseeeens 73 Chapter 10 Settings for the Entire TD 20 SETUP s 0000 74 MIDI Settings and Operations PT MIDD enasna 74 Setting the MIDI Channels for Each Part F1 MIDI CH 0 ee 74 MIDI Settings for the Entire TD 20 F2 GLOBAL ssssseessesessssesersesersrreresesess 74 MIDI Messages for Detailed Performance Expressions F3 CTRL 76 Switching Drum Kits via MIDI Program Change F4 PROG 0 76 Saving Data to an external MIDI Device Bulk Dump F5 BULK 77 Selecting Output Destinations F2 OUTPUT un ce ceeceeececseeneeeeeeaeeseens 78 Output Destination for the Drum Instrument c cece eee ececeeeeeneeeeees 78 Output Destination for the Sequencer Parts Metronome Click Sound Input from MIX IN F4 OTHER ee eeeseeseceecneseaeteeeaeeeeneees 78 Senine the swatches FS CON TROD coisecaa Ged ncranesteaia ian O 79 Usine Poot Switches FI FOOT SW irripar 79 Usine Pads as Switches F2 PAD SW rires EAR 80 Other settings FA ORATION ours RE cauvatuaialeauives 80 Preview Button Settings Pl PREVIEW reeniri AN 80 Master Effect Mo
39. ay sound is heard 0 127 Volume level of the de lay sound Feedback 98 98 BEAT DELAY This is a delay effect that synchronizes with a tempo in sequencer Amount of the delay sound that is fed back into the effect minus inverts the phase Time 32th note half Time until the delay note sound is heard half note 0 half note 0 17 Time of shifting the in terval between the Ist and 2nd delay Volume level of the de lay sound L15 CTR R15 Stereo position of the delay sound Feedback 98 98 If you set Tempo Time and Shift to make the delay time over Amount of the delay sound that is fed back into the effect minus inverts the phase 1500 ms the delay time cannot be more than 1500 ms 41 s 0 Q Ka O 09 m LL LL Chapter 4 Effect Settings FLANGER Produces a metallic resonance that rises and falls somewhat like a jet airplane taking off or landing Feedback 98 98 Amount of the flanger sound that is fed back into the effect minus inverts the phase Phase 0 180 Spatial spread of the sound PHASER Adds a phase shifted sound to the original sound producing a swirling modulation Freg 100 8000 100 8000 Hz Basic Basic frequency at which at which the sound will be modu lated LFO Rate 1 128 Frequency of modulation 0 127 Depth of modulation 0 127 Amount of feedback CHORUS Gives richness and spac
40. ching be sure to move the faders a bit before making your setting This will NOT affect the independent volume balance for each kit in Mixer Settings p 37 Choosing Pads from the TD 20 s Top Panel TRIG SELECT PREVIEW LOCK RIM eS ore gt 15 The TRIG SELECT buttons can be used to select the pad trigger input to be edited without needing to hit a pad When you press 1 the next lower numbered trigger will be selected When you press 15 the next higher numbered trigger will be selected When using a rim capable pad RIM lets you know you re editing the rim PREVIEW plays the sound in the display So it s easy to edit with only the TD 20 and a pair of headphones When you select the hi hat trigger number 7 you can sound the closed hi hat by holding down SHIFT and pressing PREVIEW How to Play Patterns PATTERHM Pressing PATTERN The basic screen for the sequencer 120 ag al Boa a MEAS 00 1 jo CS ES GS GA ea appears Press or turn VALUE in this screen to choose a pattern Or press F1 LIST to choose from the pattern list PATTERN STOP PLAY REC TEMPO QG V200O CLICK Press PLAY to start playback of the pattern Press STOP to stop playback Press STOP again to return to the top of the pattern How to Turn the Metronome Click On Off Hold down SHIFT and press TEMPO to turn ON and OFF The TEMPO indicator can also be used as a v
41. cter at the cursor position changes between uppercase lowercase alphabet or numbers and symbols 4 Press EXIT to return to the PERCUSSION SET EDIT screen
42. d Hit only the head of the pad The hi hat tone changes smoothly and continuously from WH eeniain tar sounds open to closed in response to how far the pedal is pressed playing position will change You can also play the foot closed sound playing the hi hat eee E with the pedal completely pressed down and foot splash Rim Shot Strike the head and the rim of the pad simultaneously sound playing the hi hat with the pedal fully pressed and then instantly opening it Pressure When you strike the hi hat while pressing on the pedal with the hi hat closed you can then change the closed tone in response to the pressure you place on the pedal Cross Stick Only strike the rim of the pad Bow Shot This playing method involves striking the middle area of the Depending on the instrument top hi hat It corresponds to the sound of the head side of assigned to the rim you can the connected trigger input play rim shots and or cross stick sounds To play the cross stick be sure that you only strike the rim of the pad Placing your hand on the head of the pad might prevent the cross stick sound from being played properly Change the Nuance of the Rim Shot With certain snare and tom sounds slight changes in the way you play rim shots changes the nuance Edge Shot This playing method involves striking the edge of the top hi hat with the shoulder of the stick When played as shown in the figure t
43. de F2 COMP EQ cccccccccsssseccesssecceesseeeesssseeeessseeeeeenaes 81 Adjusting the Display Contrast F5 LCD eee ccc ee cseeseseeseeseeneeneeneens 81 Restoring the Factory Settings F5 PRESET sisccssceeascssiacancsroseetawations iat aiaadereccnes 81 Chapter 11 Drum Kit Chain CHAIN ccceseecseecnseceseceneseneeeneees 82 Creatine a Deiat Cain wate coa testis a dee ratte tees 82 Naming a Drum Kit Chain FS NAME icsiviisstiotissseisaessaseinabeeeereieibenncdavclatanes 83 Payne witira Dran KiC sess tactics e a O eee ceamss ota 83 Chapter 12 Other Functions TOOLS csssccesseeeeeeeeeseneeseeees 84 Output Level Monitor Fl MONITOR rennen 84 Checking the Current Status FINFO ieri arnasea ensins ka naear eia a AE Raani Ra 84 Synchronizing Images to a TD 20 Performance F5 V LINK cece 84 WY lass V LING sidoin a a a aa 84 ConnechOon Example Sneen a A S 84 USME VEINE nrn e a A N ER 85 About Expansion B afdiisivisivsrrssisrn niania inienn ctusdede we uediveaacacteneveuiedien 86 Cautions When Installing a Expansion Board ccc eee eeecesceseeeesessesseessessesseseeeeeees 86 Fiow to Inistall a Expansion BO at a cissoncvonrcsnesssoassentoansarisadsubteancavesasanontssnedcogehooeeunsovasaan s 86 A propos des Carte d exteNSiOn cccesesssssssssseeseeseessessesseesensenseeesesees 88 Pr cautions a prendre lors de l installation d une carte d extension cceeeee 88 I
44. differ slightly depending on the characteristics of each pad or acoustic drum trigger drum pickup you may notice that identical hits velocity may produce sound at different volumes If this occurs you can adjust the Scan Time so that your way of playing can be detected more precisely Scan Time Time Scan Time 0 4 0 ms While repeatedly hitting the pad at a constant force gradually raise the Scan Time value from 0 msec until the resulting volume stabilizes at the loudest level At this setting try both soft and loud strikes and make sure that the volume changes appropriately As the value is set higher the time it takes for the sound to be played increases Set this to the lowest value possible Detecting Trigger Signal Attenuation Retrigger Cancel Important if you are using acoustic drum triggers Such triggers can produce altered waveforms which may also cause inadvertent sounding at Point A in the following figure Retrigger Time This occurs in particular at the decaying edge of the waveform Retrigger Cancel detects such distortion in and prevents retriggering from occurring Retrig Cancel 1 16 While repeatedly striking the pad raise the Retrig Cancel value until retriggering no longer occurs Although setting this to a high value prevents retriggering it then becomes easy for sounds to be omitted when the drums played fast roll etc Set this to the lowest value possible wh
45. ds In the following example B will sound but A and C will not sound Threshold Threshold 0 31 When set to a higher value no sound is produced when the pad is struck lightly Gradually raise the Threshold value while striking the pad Check this and adjust accordingly Repeat this process until you get the perfect setting for your playing style How Playing Dynamics Changes the Volume Velocity Curve This setting allows you to control the relation between playing velocity striking force and changes in volume Adjust this curve until the response feels as natural as possible Curve LINEAR The standard setting This produces the most natural correspondence between playing dynamics and volume change Volume Striking Force LINEAR Curve EXP1 EXP2 Compared to LINEAR strong dynamics produce a greater change Volume Volume S J Striking Force EXPONENTIAL 1 EXPONENTIAL 2 45 o T lt LW AO a0 Sr OF Chapter 5 Trigger Settings TRIGGER Curve LOG1 LOG2 Compared to LINEAR a soft playing produces a greater change Volume Volume S a Striking Force LOG LOG2 Curve SPLINE Extreme changes are made in response to playing dynamics Volume Striking Force SPLINE Curve LOUD1 LOUD2 Very little dynamic response making it easy to maintain strong volume levels If using drum triggers these settings help maintain stable levels Volume Volume A T Striking F
46. ed Gate 0 1 8 0 s See the column MIDI Note Number transmitted by Brush Sweep Cross Stick F5 BR MIDI Brush Note No 0 C 127 G 9 OFF OFF Note messages are not transmitted XStick Note No 0 C 127 G 9 OFF OFF Note messages are not transmitted When Setting Multiple Pads to the Same Note Number When the note number is set to be more than one pad received the instrument assigned to the pad with the lowest TRIGGER INPUT number is played When note numbers for the head and rim are duplicated the head instrument is played HINT An asterisk appears at the right of the note number for TRIGGER INPUTS that are not sounded Example Note number 38 D 2 is set for the head and rim of TRIGGER INPUT 2 SNARE and the head of TRIGGER INPUT 3 TOM 1 In this case when Note Number 38 is received the instrument assigned to the head of TRIGGER INPUT 2 SNARE is played About the Gate Time Percussion sound modules normally produce sound only in response to Note on messages and ignore Note off messages However general purpose sound modules or samplers do receive the note off messages that are transmitted and respond by turning off the sound For example if you are triggering a loop in a sampler or other sounds then the gate time parameter is very important With the factory defaults preset values the transmitted gate time is set to the minimum value
47. en you are using pads made by other manufacturers try adjusting the following parameters 1 Press TRIGGER F2 BASIC TRIGGER lights and the TRIGGER BASIC screen will appear BASIC Tris Tyre SeMnSilivity Threshold CUP We BASIC 2 Use CURSOR up down to select the parameter 3 Strike the pad you wish to set The setting screen for the struck pad will appear You can also select by using TRIG SELECT 4 Use or VALUE to adjust the setting 5 When you re finished press EXIT to return to the DRUM KIT screen Parameter Value Description Trig Type refer to p 44 1 32 Pad sensitivity Threshold 0 31 Minimum level for the pad LINEAR EXP1 How playing dy EXP2 LOGI namics changes LOG2 SPLINE the volume LOUD1 LOUD2 Curve Pad Sensitivity You can adjust the sensitivity of the pads to accommodate your personal playing style This allows you to have more dynamic control over the sound volume based on how hard you play Sensitivity 1 32 Higher sensitivity allows the pad to produce a loud volume even when played softly Lower sensitivity will keep the pad producing a low volume even when played forcefully Minimum level for the pad Threshold This setting allows a trigger signal to be received only when the pad is above a determined force level velocity This can be used to prevent a pad from sounding because of vibrations from other pa
48. ern If you want to change edit or record any Preset pattern settings copy them to a User pattern p 64 About Preset Pattern Copyright The sounds phrases and patterns contained in this product are sound recordings protected by copyright Roland hereby grants to purchasers of this product the permission to utilize the sound recordings contained in this product for the creation and recording of original musical works provided however the sound recordings contained in this product may not be sampled downloaded or otherwise re recorded in whole or in part for any other purpose including but not limited to the transmission of all or any part of the sound recordings via the internet or other digital or analog means of transmission and or the manufacture for sale or otherwise of any collection of sampled sounds phrases or patterns on CD ROM or equivalent means The sound recordings contained in this product are the original works of Roland Corporation Roland is not responsible for the use of the sound recordings contained in this product and assumes no liability for any infringement of any copyright of any third party arising out of use of the sounds phrases and patterns in this product Basic Operation CURSOR PATTERN STOP PLAY REC TEMPO QG Vd20O CLICK PATTERN Selects patterns This displays the basic screen for the sequencer STOP Stops playback of the pattern When pressed while the patter
49. ffects MULET EFFEC TS sssstccc sich elie Gil inert iti earliest 40 Muli Efectes I atalmeters cet ecssctseie tilt a esas te Nate 41 Master Effects MASTER COMP E Ol ca cidanientncucndee aieeeniaauncinan eas 43 Chapter 5 Trigger Settings TRIGGER ccssseesssssceeessseesensesees 44 Selecting the Fad Type LPL BAIN penean E 44 Trigger Inputs and Pad Playing Methods corresponding chartt 004 44 Settins the Pad Sensitivity F2 BASIC cis neuotnrete ects R 45 Fad SENSI VALY mesran ara Er AAEE NERA ENERE ERE ivensinds 45 Minimum level for the pad Threshold eeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeseerrererrsrrresreserrerrrerrseens 45 How Playing Dynamics Changes the Volume Velocity Curve 008 45 HMieHatoetines PO CETL ACT esana a 46 Eliminate Crosstalk Between Pads F4 XTALK cc ceecccccesssteceesseeeeeesneeeesseneees 47 Advanced Trigger Parameters FS ADYVYANCE carma 48 Trigger Signal Detection Time Scan Time 0 0 cece ceeeeeesecseeseseeseeseseeseeneees 48 Detecting Trigger Signal Attenuation Retrigger Cancel 0 eee 48 Double Triggering Prevention Mask Time cccccsssssessessesseseseeseeeeseeeeeees 49 Rim Edge Dynamic Response Rim Gain cece eee cseessceseeesecsseseeeseseeeseeaes 49 Rim Shots Response Rim Shot Adjust eessssessessesersessssssseesesreseeseseesessessesees 49 Cross Stick Threshold XStick Thrshl qd ccccscccesssseccessneeceessneeeeessseeeesaes 49 Playing Bow
50. g e To prevent damage to the cards from static electricity be sure to discharge any static electricity from your own body before handling the cards e Do not touch or allow metal to come into contact with the contact portion of the cards e Do not bend drop or subject cards to strong shock or vibration e Do not keep cards in direct sunlight in closed vehicles or other such locations storage temperature 25 to 85 C e Do not allow cards to become wet e Do not disassemble or modify the cards The explanations in this manual include illustrations that depict what should typically be shown by the display Note however that your unit may incorporate a newer enhanced version of the system e g includes newer sounds so what you actually see in the display may not always match what appears in the manual Contents USING THE UNIT SAFELY siciiccusseccctstnetediveuessteatniecuueteentaseuannwnscueecouseneninee 3 IMPORTANT NOTES suiii a 5 FEATUVO S asico iaer a aiae aaia 11 Panel DESCHIDE ONS ssrin a aO aA aa 13 TOP EINE hin A in eo nna vatasaea ys oneeains 13 TS eae AG EE A E E A saat ese A E A T tose T catia 15 FROME Tanels A ub cae vuasoutusmevedeay eae esouanes 16 Seting UP Ne K Iiris a a E a iea 17 Mounting the TD 20 on Mie Sandan E AEA 17 Connecting the Padsand Pedale coreenii naonin EER EA ERTA E ERA 18 Connecting Headphones Audio Equipment Amps or Other Gear 19 Turning On OM he POW Tr yeas aas ae a
51. g in pads kick triggers or acoustic triggers With dual trigger pads PD 125 120 105 80R 9 8 7 use a stereo TRS cable p 18 MIDI IN Connector To connect an external MIDI source sequencer pad controller keyboard computer etc to play the TD 20 s sounds or to load data pp 74 77 MIDI OUT THRU Connector For using the TD 20 pads to play sounds in an external MIDI sound module or recording saving data to an external MIDI sequencer pp 74 77 MIX IN Jack Used for connecting any external audio source p 19 This audio signal will be output from the MASTER OUT jacks and or PHONES jack Other signal routing possibilities p 78 FOOT SWITCH Jack Optional foot switches such as BOSS FS 5U give you access to a variety of functions like selecting drum kits sequencer start stop etc Using an optional PCS 31 cable standard insert cable two foot switches can be utilized at the same time p 79 DIRECT OUT Jacks Individual outputs have a variety of uses The TD 20 offers many options See the SETUP screen p 78 MASTER OUT Jacks For connecting to your amp audio system For monaural output use the MASTER OUT L MONO jack 10 DIGITAL OUT Connector This coaxial type digital out connector sends the same audio signal as is output from MASTER OUT jacks 11 Security Slot K For retail store use http www kensington com 15 An Overview of the TD 20 Front Panel e0 E
52. he instruments may be louder when the demo song is DEMONS TRAT LOM fee Sons Cluster Hans played back DEWUMS TEACK IMG 2 Press F5 PLAY The demo song is played Press F4 STOP to stop the demo song Demo Song Cluster Hang Copyright C 2004 Roland US All rights reserved Unauthorized use of this material for purposes other than private personal enjoyment is a violation MEMO of applicable laws You can use or VALUE to switch the kit being No dat th ic that is played will be output MIDI used in the song an easy way to check the sounds i aa cls OUT Preset drum kits are always selected to play the demo song Function Buttons F1 DRUMS You can MUTE the enntire drum track F2 BACKING You can MUTE all the backing instruments NEM e You can change the volume balance with GROUP FADERS p 24 e Hold down SHIFT and press TEMPO to turn the metronome click p 59 on off The click sounds with the settings which you set before you enter the DEMONSTRATION screen 3 Press EXIT or KIT to return to the DRUM KIT screen Button Operation and Displays Operations common to all aspects TD 20 operations and then press F2 in this case EDIT is displayed above F2 Saving Your Settings Every time you change a value during the editing process it s Changing Data Values SN m L Ke Oo Z D gt Cc lt au
53. he rim side sound of the connected trigger input Normal Rim Shot Open Rim Shot Strike the head and rim simultaneously is triggered Shallow Rim Shot Simultaneously strike the head near the rim and the rim itself Edge sensor Do not strike the bottom hi hat or the underside of the top hi hat Playing Methods Cymbal CY 15R 14C Bow Shot This is the most common playing method playing the middle area of the cymbal It corresponds to the sound of the head side of the connected trigger input Edge Shot This playing method involves striking the edge with the shoulder of the stick When played as shown in the figure the rim side sound of the connected input is triggered Edge sensor pee Bell Shot CY 15R This playing method involves striking the bell On the CY 15R when played as shown in the figure the rim side sound of the connected input is triggered Strike the bell somewhat strongly with the shoulder of the stick On the CY 14C bell shots are not supported Choke Play Choking pinching the cymbal s edge with the hand immediately after hitting the cymbal makes the sound stop Choke the location of the edge sensor shown in the figure If you choke an area where there is no sensor the sound does not stop oY m H o o Z D gt Cc lt Roland logo With certain ride sounds p
54. ick to sound as well when the open rim shot is played High Nn D gt _j E Rim Shot oS Sound gt Cross Stick Sound Striking Low Soft Hard force Cross Stick Threshold 0 127 49 o T lt LW 2 o 2 6 Sr OF Chapter 5 Trigger Settings TRIGGER Playing Bow Bell and Edge 3 Way Triggering When using the CY 15R or CY 12R C for the RIDE you can three way triggering bow bell and edge shot performance are possible 3Way Trigger OFF ON Connect as shown below set 3Way Trigger to ON Ride CY 15R or CY 12R C BOW BELL BOW EDGE TD 20 Rear Panel Roland oT GD M OUT THRU AC IN wner s Man AUX 4 AUX 3 AUX 2 AUX 1 N J EDGE RIDE CRASH O Q Correspondences Between Playing Method and Trigger Input Playing Method TD 20 TRIGGER INPUT 10 RIDE head Bell Shot 10 RIDE rim Edge Shot 11 EDGE rim Head side tone for the TRIGGER INPUT 11 EDGE cannot be sounded When 3Way Trigger is set to ON RD CTRL is displayed for the trigger type for TRIGGER INPUT 11 EDGE It cannot be changed 50 Naming a Trigger Bank F5 Name Each trigger bank can be named up to 12 characters TRIGGER BANK NAHE Pro ABCDEFGHI JKLMMOPGRSTUBMA YZ HECA 1 In the TRIGGER BANK screen select the trigger bank you want to name 2 F5 ADVANCE F5 NAME The TRIGGER BANK NAME
55. ile still ensuring that there is no retriggering Chapter 5 Trigger Settings TRIGGER NEM You can also eliminate this problem of retriggering with the Mask Time setting Mask Time does not detect trigger signals if they occur within the specified amount of time after the previous trigger signal was received Retrigger Cancel detects the attenuation of the trigger signal level and triggers the sound after internally determining which trigger signals were actually generated when the head was struck while weeding out the other false trigger signals that need not trigger a sound Double Triggering Prevention Mask Time 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 this causes a single hit to double trigger two sounds instead of one The Mask Time setting helps to prevent this Once a pad has been hit any additional trigger signals occurring within the specified Mask Time 0 64 msec will be ignored ol Mask Time Time E Sound not produced Mask Time 0 64 ms Adjust the Mask Time value while playing the pad When using a kick trigger try to let the beater bounce back and hit the head very quickly then raise the Mask Time value until there are no more sounds made by the beater rebound When set to a high value it will be difficult to play very
56. ing Cards e Please be aware that the contents of memory can be irretrievably lost as a result of a malfunction or the improper operation of the unit To protect yourself against Using DATA Cards e Carefully insert the DATA card all the way in until it is the risk of loosing important data we recommend that you periodically save a backup copy of important data you have stored in the unit s memory on a DATA card or in another MIDI device e g a sequencer Unfortunately it may be impossible to restore the contents of data that was stored on a DATA card or in another MIDI device e g a Sequencer once it has been lost Roland Corporation assumes no liability concerning such loss of data Use a reasonable amount of care when using the unit s buttons sliders or other controls and when using its jacks and connectors Rough handling can lead to malfunctions Never strike or apply strong pressure to the display When connecting disconnecting all cables grasp the connector itself never pull on the cable This way you will avoid causing shorts or damage to the cable s internal elements A small amount of heat will radiate from the unit during normal operation To avoid disturbing your neighbors try to keep the unit s volume at reasonable levels You may prefer to use headphones so you do not need to be concerned about those around you especially when it is late at night Since sound vibrations can be trans
57. iousness to the sound Phase 0 180 Spatial spread of the sound ENHANCER Controls the overtone structure of the high frequencies adding sparkle and brightness to the sound 0 127 Sensitivity of the enhancer LF Level 0 127 Volume level of the low frequency range of the di rect sound PITCH SHIFT Shifts the pitch of the original sound Mode 15 Setting a Setting a higher value re value re sults in a slower response but steadier pitch 0 100 0 ms Time until the pitch shift ed sound is heard badii 24 12 Amount of pitch shift semitone steps 100 100 Amount of pitch shift 2 cent steps inl 98 98 Amount of the pitch shift ed sound that is fed back into the effect minus in verts the phase OVERDRIVE Creates a soft distortion similar to that produced by vacuum tube amplifiers 0 127 HF Level 0 127 Level of high frequency range LF Bypass OFF ON Bypass for the low fre quency range When this is set to OFF the low frequen cy range also has a dis tortion sound Expanse OFF ON Adding the spatial spread of the sound DISTORTION Produces a more intense distortion than Overdrive 0 127 HF Level 0 127 Level of high frequency range LF Bypass OFF ON Bypass for the low fre quency range When this is set to OFF the low frequen cy range also has a dis tortion sound Expanse OFF ON Adding the spatial spread of the sound
58. is parameter to the minimum value required to prevent crosstalk 47 Chapter 5 Trigger Settings TRIGGER Advanced Trigger Parameters F5 ADVANCE The following parameters Advanced Trigger Parameters are automatically set to the most efficient values for each pad when you select the Trigger Type p 44 and don t require adjustment except if you experience any of the problems that are discussed in the explanation of each parameter 1 Press TRIGGER F5 ADVANCE 2 Use F1 F3 and CURSOR up down to select the parameter 3 Strike the pad you wish to set The setting screen for the struck pad will appear You can also select by using TRIG SELECT 4 Use or VALUE to adjust the setting 5 When you re finished press EXIT to return to the DRUM KIT screen Scan Time RPetrig Carn Mask Times SIM MAME Trig Type refer to p 44 Scan Time 0 4 0 ms Trigger signal detection ST S aa Retrig Cancel 1 16 Detecting trigger signal attenuation Mask Time 0 64 ms Double triggering pre vention p 49 F2 RIM Rim Ga if Rimshot AdGsust a Sotick Thrshld 30 Rim Gain RimShot Adjust XStick Thrshld 0 127 JWA Triaser hide amp Edse gt MAME 3Way Trigger OFF ON Playing Bow Bell Edge Ride amp Edge p 50 F5 NAME Trigger Bank Name p 50 Trigger Signal Detection Time Scan Time Since the rise time of the trigger signal waveform may
59. isual metronome p 59 How to Adjust the Tempo Adjusting the Display Contrast Display contrast can be influenced by location and lighting When needed adjust the display contrast by holding down KIT and turning VALUE SN m L o Ke Oo Z D gt Cc lt You can also adjust it in the screen displayed by pressing SETUP F4 OPTION F5 LCD p 81 About the Display in the Upper Right of the Screen INST EDIT GMS CSNARE J STEEL Material Shel Dertrh 2 0 SHELL Many edit screens require you to hit a pad or the PREVIEW button to access the parameters you want The upper right of the display will show the number and trigger input jack name of the corresponding pad The first character H or R stands for Head or Rim RIM lights up when played You can use the TRIGGER SELECT buttons and PREVIEW to get the same results In cases where settings for the head and rim can be edited separately the following characters will also be displayed To adjust the tempo of the sequencer and click use or VALUE in the screen displayed by pressing TEMPO About the Preset Drum Kits The TD 20 is shipped from the factory with 50 pre loaded drum kits After changing the settings you can restore the factory settings at any time p 69 These drum kits are referred to as Preset Drum Kits 25 Playing Methods Head Shot Open Close
60. laying position will change the nuance of the sound Only TRIGGER INPUT 10 RIDE corresponds to the positional sensing iS About the instruments corresponding to each playing method refer to p 95 27 Chapter 1 Drum Kit Settings KIT Choosing a Drum Kit 1 Press KIT KIT lights and the DRUM KIT screen appears WPro 3 mia i GHE HF FUNC MASTER HAE 2 Use or VALUE to select drum kits HINT Foot switches or pads can be programmed to make selections p 79 p 80 NEM The selected or current kit number is indicated at all times in the LED display at the left of the LCD display About the DRUM KIT Screen B A Drum Kit Name B Overall Kit Effects On Off status p 38 NEM Pressing KIT always takes you back to the DRUM KIT screen from any Edit mode in the TD 20 Selecting a Drum Kit from the List F1 LIST You can select a drum kit by accessing the list of available kits amir METAL mo J Jazzcombo OVveririve Press KIT F1 LIST The DRUM KIT LIST screen appears Use VALUE or CURSOR to select a drum kit Function Buttons F1 lt PAGE The previous page of the list appears F2 PAGE gt The next page of the list appears 3 Press EXIT or just press KIT to return to the DRUM KIT screen Chapter 1 Drum Kit Settings KIT Kit Parameters F2 FUNC
61. lso save load up to 100 individual patterns p 67 Audio Signal Routing Stage or Studio Flexibility of audio routing is important in the professional environment The TD 20 lets you use all of the outputs in a very efficient way Each sound of the drum kit can be assigned to one of the 10 individual outs Master out can be used as an individual pair The Effects Ambience Backing parts Click and even audio coming in the MIX input can be assigned to individual outputs Perfect for any situation Unique V Hi Hat VH 12 The VH 12 V Hi Hat which mounts on just about any hi hat stand on the market lets you control the technology with the same movements and feel of an acoustic hi hat You can do foot splashes swish sounds and even closing it tighter will create changes in the nuance and pitch of the sound p 26 Cables Are Easy To Organize The MDS 20 stand allows you to pass the cables through the pipes making easy to transport and set up again It streamlines the look as well Top Quality Signal Processing Each instrument assigned to trigger 1 15 head and rim inputs has an individual three band equalizer and compressor p 38 There is also a multi effects unit with reverbs delays flanger chorus pitch shifter phaser ring modulator overdrive etc p 40 There s also Ambience with a new room shape feature in addition to being able to change wall materials size etc p 40 A mas
62. ment F2 EDIT Set the volume pan pitch decay etc for each percussion instrument 1 Press F2 EDIT The PERCUSSION SET EDIT screen appears PERCUSSIOM SET INST EDIT Perc Hote Cho Send Level D Rew Send Level 10 CC oO itch Decay Time 2 Press CURSOR to select the parameter 3 Use or VALUE to make settings Value Description 0 0 C 127 G9 127 G 9 Note number to be set Inst Refer to Drum In strument List p Instrument 92 0 177 Cho Send Level Amount of cho rus Amount of re verb 0 197 CC Specifies how the instrument which changes the tone Rev Send Level like a snare striking position or hi hat pedal position sounds 4 Press EXIT to return to the PERCUSSION SET EDIT screen Naming a Percussion Set F3 NAME Each percussion set can be named up to 12 characters ITOH SET MAME fmercSet 1 ABCIEFGHIJKLMHORRRSTUVHK YZ INSERT 1 Press F3 NAME The PERCUSSION SET NAME screen appears 2 Press CURSOR left right to move the cursor to the character to be changed DELETE 3 Use VALUE or CURSOR up down to change the character Function Buttons F1 INSERT A blank space is inserted at the cursor position F2 DELETE Character at the cursor position is deleted F3 SPACE Character at cursor position is replaced by a blank space F4 CHAR Chara
63. mitted through floors and walls to a greater degree than expected take care not to allow such sound to become a nuisance to neighbors especially at night and when using headphones Although the drum pads and pedals are designed so there is a minimal amount of extraneous sound produced when they re struck rubber heads tend to produce louder sounds compared to mesh heads You can effectively reduce much of the unwanted sound from the pads by switching to mesh heads When you need to transport the unit package it in the box including padding that it came in if possible Otherwise you will need to use equivalent packaging materials Use a cable from Roland to make the connection If using some other make of connection cable please note the following precautions e Some connection cables contain resistors Do not use cables that incorporate resistors for connecting to this unit The use of such cables can cause the sound level to be extremely low or impossible to hear For infor mation on cable specifications contact the manufac turer of the cable firmly in place t A CompactFlash Never touch the terminals of the DATA card Also avoid getting the terminals dirty This unit s memory card slot accepts CompactFlash memory cards Microdrive storage media by IBM are not compatible CompactFlash cards are constructed using precision components handle the cards carefully paying particular note to the followin
64. ms head rim toms rim and ride cymbals bow 560 New Drum Sounds Expanded V Editing The onboard sound library was created for the TD 20 and designed to work with enhanced V Editing Besides being able to change heads muffling types shell depth etc you can also place one of two sizzle types on any cymbal put a tambourine on the hi hat add snare buzz to the toms or kick change the beater type and move the microphone position on all sounds p 32 An Easy User Interface The interface is very easy to navigate With the many buttons on the top panel you won t lose time searching for functions Clear graphics icons and menus guide you through the simple and complex operations No matter where you are inside the TD 20 pushing the KIT button always brings you back to the main kit page Even still please read this manual High speed triggering Advances in trigger technology combined with new pad designs and V Hi Hat pads provide natural response and SN m H o Ke o Z D gt Cc lt feel Even playing with brushes plastic only has improved Compact Flash Offers Perfect Data Organization You can back up all of your kits into 8 different nameable files on the CF card Each one stores 50 kits all patterns percussion sets and global parameters p 70 You can copy FROM the card the individual kits instruments within a kit and percussion sets p 69 You can a
65. n Playback Type p 58 E Measure Number Playback begins from the measure indicated here when PLAY is pressed F Beat G Part Mute Status p 54 HINT When you have finished making the settings press PATTERN to bring up this screen This prevents data from being overwritten inadvertently during performance F1 LIST Here you can select patterns from a list of pattern names Pattern number pattern name beat measure length pattern playback type and tempo are displayed j jek jek jel Pii I Hm 4 Tune BALLAD iF Drums H ROCK 4 Rockin Hard 47 1 Press PATTERN F1 LIST The PATTERN LIST screen appears 2 Use VALUE or CURSOR up down to select the pattern Function Buttons F1 A PAGE The previous page of the list appears F2 PAGE V The next page of the list appears F5 NEW An empty pattern with the lowest number is called up 3 Press EXIT to return to the PATTERN screen Playing Back a Pattern FATTERH 120 ee a MEAS 005 CS HA ES GA ea fa 1 Select the pattern to play 2 Press PLAY PLAY lights and playback of the pattern begins 3 Press STOP to stop playback of the pattern PLAY goes off and returns to the beginning of the measure played at that moment 4 Press STOP once again to return to beginning of the pattern Tempo Adjustment Synchronizing with an External MIDI Device 1
66. n is stopped this returns you to the beginning of the pattern PLAY Starts playback of the pattern REC Enters record standby mode TEMPO Sets the Tempo p 53 CURSOR up When pressed while the pattern is stopped this returns you to the beginning of the pattern CURSOR left When pressed while the pattern is stopped this returns you to the previous measure in the pattern CURSOR right When pressed while the pattern is stopped this advances you to the next measure in the pattern CURSOR down When pressed while the pattern is stopped this advances you to the end of the pattern CURSOR cannot be used while the pattern is played back 51 Chapter 6 Sequencer Playback Choosing a Pattern Select a Pattern from the List PATTERN FATTERH 120 og aa eg MEAS 00 1 Ce HA 6S GA ea E 1 Press PATTERN PATTERN lights and the PATTERN screen appears 2 Use or VALUE to select the pattern Tf you press F5 NEW an empty pattern with the lowest number is called up About the PATTERN screen 120 a Py i g 001 i C D B A A Pattern Number Currently selected pattern number B Pattern Name The name of the currently selected pattern C Pattern Type P is displayed for preset patterns and U is displayed for user patterns When choosing an empty pattern an asterisk appears D Patter
67. ne that has been slightly dampened with water To remove stubborn dirt use a cloth impregnated with a mild non abrasive detergent Afterwards be sure to wipe the unit thoroughly with a soft dry cloth Never use benzine thinners alcohol or solvents of any kind to avoid the possibility of discoloration and or defor mation Repairs and Data Please be aware that all data contained in the unit s memory may be lost when the unit is sent for repairs Important data should always be backed up on a DATA card in another MIDI device e g a sequencer or written down on paper when possible During repairs due care is taken to avoid the loss of data However in certain cases such as when circuitry related to memory itself is out of order we regret that it may not be possible to restore the data and Roland assumes no liability concerning such loss of data Memory Backup This unit contains a battery which powers the unit s memory circuits while the main power is off When this battery becomes weak the message shown below will appear in the display Once you see this message have the battery replaced with a fresh one as soon as possible to avoid the loss of all data in memory To have the battery replaced consult with your retailer the nearest Roland Service Center or an authorized Roland distributor as listed on the Information page Backup Battery Low IMPORTANT NOTES Additional Precautions Before Us
68. not only add new sounds but provides a system upgrade using Flash ROM p 86 p 88 MIDI Sound Module Potentials Percussion sets are accessed on a different MIDI channel than the drums They can be played from the internal sequencer or external MIDI source SPD type pad etc and feature a 128 note map And with 262 backing instruments available there are sounds for all types of music p 98 V LINK function V LINK is functionality promoted by Roland that allows linked performance of music and visual material By using V LINK compatible video equipment visual effects can be easily linked to and made part of the expressive elements of a performance By using the TD 20 and Edirol DV 7PR together connected pads can be used to switch the Edirol DV 7PR s images clips palettes p 84 Panel Descriptions Top Panel 2 SNARE 3 TOM El ER OUT R 4 TOM2 5TOM3 6TOM4 7 HI HAT HH CTRL Re ya NA percussion sounn mopute TD PERCUSSION SOUND MODULE TD 2 O COPY Sss CHAIN TOOLS 8 CRASH1 9 CRASH2 10 RIDE 11 EDGE 1 AUX1 13 AUX 14 AUX3 15 S VOLUME PONTROL O MIX IN OOA PAANS PHONES MASTER CURSOR RH XS Ox VALUE SHIFT ths GROUP FADERS TRIG SELECT PREVIEW KICK SNARE TOMS HI HAT CRASH1 CRASH2 RIDE AUX PATTERN STOP PLAY REC TEMPO LOCK RIM CLICK DRUM KIT ener ad EFFECTS COMP SWITCH FADER MIXen
69. nstallation d une carte d extension gga esses eiseinatts a a E 88 Messages and Error Messages cscsceeseeeeeeeeeeeeseeeseenseeseeeaeenaeeeeeeneaes 90 Drum INSTRUMENT LIST asss 92 Note Number Factory Settings ssennnnnnnnnnnneennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn ennn 96 BACKING Instrument Listri 98 MIDI Implementation Chatt cccsccessessseeseseeceseecneeeensesenseeeneesenees 100 SPECCAUONS siiis ana a aE 102 BOCK Dilara secsi ai aa EAE D ENA a aE 104 INGO Xi tseciscecaucssvanianenatauinaboianewteneduacabainnensuewestenauninnsenntgsuesdennaneaneueseneiuenine 106 Preset Dr m Kit LSU recacicecieswessntasadeveastecsedccdaaencessateessusssedececasadiwestaauananrs 110 Preset Pattern LIS tcid 110 10 Features Everything Is New Module Stand V Hi Hat Pads The TD 20 follows in the foot steps of the industry standard TD 10 taking advantage of even more powerful COSM technology Velocity position and interval of each hit are detected precisely providing real and natural dynamics The new dual trigger PD 125 105 pads give you superior feel response and control of the sound You can play both shallow and deep rim shots 15 trigger inputs let you use lots of pads leaving room for advanced Pad Switch applications p 80 COSM Composite Object Sound Modeling is a Roland technology combining multiple sound modeling processes to create new sounds hots Positional detection is possible on snare dru
70. of the above display is the Trigger Bank number Move the cursor to this area to select the Trigger Bank 1 Press TRIGGER F1 BANK TRIGGER lights and the TRIGGER BANK screen will appear E T fam 3 2 Press CURSOR left to move the cursor to the Trigger Bank number 3 Use or VALUE to select the Trigger Bank 4 Press CURSOR right to move the cursor to a trigger type 5 Strike the pad you wish to set The cursor will move to the trigger type for the struck pad You can also select by using CURSOR or TRIG SELECT 6 Use or VALUE to select the trigger type When using a non Roland pad PADZ o O RT7K RT 7K RT5S RT 5S RT3T RT 3T When you select the trigger type the trigger parameters except the crosstalk cancel parameters are automatically set to the most efficient values for each pad Make settings for the parameter as needed When 3Way Trigger p 50 is set to ON RD CTRL is displayed for the trigger type for TRIGGER INPUT 11 EDGE It cannot be changed Trigger Inputs and Pad Playing Methods corresponding chart Trigger In Dual Trigger Positional Rim Shot put O MeshPad Pad Sensing _ Nuance Brush sweep and Cross Stick can be used only SNARE Each playing method can be used with the instruments corresponding to it p 95 Chapter 5 Trigger Settings TRIGGER Setting the Pad Sensitivity F2 BASIC Wh
71. oint where they exit from the apparatus 4 Follow all instructions 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the 5 Do not use this apparatus near water manufacturer 6 Clean only with a dry cloth 12 Never use with a cart stand tripod bracket 7 Do not block any of the ventilation openings Install in or table except as specified by the accordance with the manufacturers instructions manufacturer or sold with the apparatus e 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators When a cart is used use caution when heat registers stoves or other apparatus including moving the cart apparatus combination to amplifiers that produce heat avoid injury from tip over 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with unused for long periods of time one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any third prong are provided for your safety When the provided way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus replacement of the obsolete outlet the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does
72. orce LOUD LOUD2 Hi Hat Settings F3 HI HAT 1 Press TRIGGER F3 HI HAT TRIGGER lights and the TRIGGER HIHAT screen will appear ADVANCE 2 Use CURSOR up down to select the parameter 3 Use or VALUE to adjust the setting 4 When you re finished press EXIT to return to the DRUM KIT screen Hi Hat Ctrl Used Hi Hat Controller Type VH VH 12 FD FD 7 8 When HH Ctrl Type is set to VH Offset 100 100 Extent of Opening Hi Hat The bigger the value is the wider the opening extent is Foot Splash 10 10 Amount of how easy to Sens make the Foot Splash Noise Cancel 1 3 Amount of strength to can cel the bow and edge noise when you play Foot Close The bigger the value is the more difficult to have a noise excluding the Foot Close When HH Ctrl Type is set to FD CC Max 90 127 Amount of Control Change that is transmitted in stepping the pedal down completely 1 CC NORMAL Amount of Data Resolu Resolution HIGH tion that is transmitted from Hi Hat Pedal 2 1 The bigger you set the value the stronger the pressure effect is when you step the pedal down completely 2 When you control the pitch by Hi Hat Pedal p 35 the pitch can be changed smoothly if you set High HINT You can adjust the Offset of VH 12 automatically p 21 Chapter 5 Trigger Settings TRIGGER F1 XTALK XTALK CANCEL
73. ore the settings for each instrument to the standard values by pressing F4 DEFAULT F5 EXECUTE in the INST screen Note For some instruments raising or lowering the value beyond a certain point may not produce further change e KICK SNARE TOM Head Tuning e CRASH SPLASH CHINA RIDE Sustain e Other Instruments Pitch and Decay ore Some instruments have the parameters cannot be edited e SNARE Material and Strainer Adj Chapter 2 Drum Instrument Settings INST Using Pads Pedal as Playing a Pattern by ERR a Pad Controllers F3 CONTROL Pad Pattern F1 PATTERN This function starts playback of a pattern when a pad is struck 1 Press INST F3 CONTROL This function provides a very convenient way to use patterns 2 Strike a pad during a live performance The settings screen for the struck pad appears If different patterns have been assigned to two or more pads You can select by using TRIG SELECT striking another pad while a pattern is playing back will cause pattern playback to switch to the newly selected pattern 3 Press F1 F5 and CURSOR up down to Performances using the Pad Pattern function cannot be select the parameter recorded to sequencers 4 Use or VALUE to adjust settings Pad Pattern OFF P 1 100 U 101 200 5 When finished press EXIT to return to the Selects the played back pattern when the pad i
74. pad you wish to set 3 Press F2 F3 or CURSOR to select the parameter Function Buttons F2 COMP Pad compressor parameters appear F3 EQ Pad equalizer parameters appear 4 Use or VALUE to adjust the setting 5 Press F1 and or F4 to turn on the compressor equalizer for each trigger input F1 Turns the pad compressor on off F4 Turns the pad equalizer on off CMP OOM Fa Eo OM COMP7 EQ setting is ON EFFECTS SWITCH is ON Effect applies COMP ONJ LEG ONJ COMP EQ setting is ON EFFECTS SWITCH is OFF Effect does not apply OFF COMP FQ setting is OFF Effect does not apply Pressing F5 H amp R you can choose to set the head and rim simultaneously or individually Nore The sound may be distorted in a certain setting Chapter 4 Effect Settings About Threshold and Ratio Com pressor COMP As shown in the diagram below these parameters determine how the volume is to be compressed A compressor adjusts the envelope changes in the volume over time and changes the character of the sound in response to playing dynamics PAD COMPRESSOR i E3 AtLTLAack THFe Output Level gt Attack EMPHASIS EMPHASIS CRUSH Emphasizes the at tack of the sound CRUSH Press the attack COMP SOFT 1 2 This changes Thre COMP MED 1 3 and ratio values ea COMP HARD 1 2 resho LIMITER 1 2 Input Level gt EXPANDER 1 3 KICK 1 3 This changes Atck E li valizer
75. peated pressing takes you back to the DRUM KIT screen 11 F1 F5 Buttons These buttons change their function depending on the contents of the display The lower part of the display will indicate the function of each button p 23 12 SHIFT Button Used in combination with other buttons How this functions is explained in respective parts of this manual 13 GROUP FADERS The faders are switchable allowing you to adjust the volume of the kick snare toms hi hat cymbals percussion and backing instruments and the click sound p 24 14 SEQUENCER These provide access to and control of sequencer functions pattern playback recording Percussion set etc p 51 p 61 15 DRUM KIT These buttons take you to the screens for creating or editing a drum kit p 31 p 37 p 38 16 KIT Button One touch brings you back to the basic display screen It works from any Edit mode as well 17 MIX IN Knob Adjusts the level of the audio source connected to the MIX IN jack This sound is output from the MASTER OUT jacks and or the PHONES jack Other possibilities p 78 18 PHONES Knob Adjusts the headphone volume Plugging in headphones does not affect the master output like other audio device 19 MASTER Knob Adjusts the volume of the MASTER OUT jacks 20 CURSOR Buttons Used to move the cursor in the display p 23 21 VALUE Dial This dial functions like the and buttons Use it to
76. quickly Set this to as low a value as you can NEM If two or more sounds are being produced when you strike the head just once then adjust Retrig Cancel Rim Edge Dynamic Response Rim Gain When a PD 125 120 105 PD 80R PD 9 8 7 CY series pad VH 12 or RT 5S trigger is connected you can adjust the relation between your playing velocity force on the rim edge and the resulting volume level Rim Gain 0 3 2 Higher value allows the rim edge to produce a loud volume even when played softly Lower value will keep the rim edge producing a low volume even when played forcefully Rim Shots Response Rim Shot Adjust When a PD 125 120 105 80R or RT 5S trigger is connected you can adjust the sensitivity of the rim response RimShot Adjust 0 8 0 There are some cases that you have a rim sound unexpectedly when you hit the head strongly You can improve this situation with decreasing the value of RimShot Adjust When you set the value too small it might be difficult to play the rim sound Cross Stick Threshold XStick Thrshld When a PD 125 120 105 80R or RT 5S trigger is connected you can determine the cross over point between the cross stick and a rim shot sounds XStick Thrshlid 0 127 Setting this to a higher value makes it easier to get cross stick sounds When set to 0 playing a cross stick produces the open rim shot sound Increasing the value excessively may cause the cross st
77. r 1 Completely turn down the volume of the TD 20 and any connected external devices This unit is equipped with a protection circuit A brief interval a few seconds after power up is required before the unit will operate normally 2 Turn off the power to all external devices 3 Push the POWER switch on the TD 20 s rear Precautions When Turning on the i a Power Power After the power is turned on do NOT hit any pads or step on the pedals until the drum kit name following figure appears in the display Doing so can cause triggering problems VPro 3 Gi Ges GHS HF MASTER MAME 4 Turn on the power to the connected amp or audio system 5 While hitting a pad gradually turn MASTER or PHONES to the right to adjust the volume level 20 Setting Up the Kit Connecting the Hi Hat VH 12 Adjusting Mesh Head p N and Setting the VH Offset Tension PD 125 105 oO Heads MUST BE TUNED BEFORE PLAYING k Con necting the Hi Hat When adjusting use a tuning key 2 Like with an acoustic drum accurate and equal head tension 6 Clutch i ded for correct triggering response lt pee oe is needed for ggering resp MEM On the PD 125 105 adjusting the head tension affects only the head response and not the pitch of the sound as it would on an acoustic drum 1 Loosen the tuning bolts until a slight gap is produced CONTROL TRIGGER 2 Tighten all tuning bolts b
78. r to items that must never be carried out are forbidden The specific thing that must not be done is indicated by the design contained within the circle In the case of the symbol at left it means that the unit must never be disassembled The symbol alerts the user to things that must be carried out The specific thing that must be done is indicated by the design contained within the circle In the case of the symbol at left it means that the power cord plug must be unplugged from the outlet The unit should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instruc tions or as marked on the bottom of unit Use only the attached power supply cord Also the supplied power cord must not be used with any other device Do not excessively twist or bend the power cord nor place heavy objects on it Doing so can damage S the cord producing severed elements and short circuits Damaged cords are fire and shock hazards This unit either alone or in combination with an amplifier and headphones or speakers may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss Do not operate for a long period of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears you should immediately stop using the unit and consult an audiologist Do not allow any objects e g flammable material coins pins or liquids of any kind
79. re to read the instructions below and the Owner s Manual Do not open or perform any internal modifications on the unit The only exception would be where this manual provides specific instructions which should be followed in order to put in place user installable options see p 86 p 88 Do not attempt to repair the unit or replace parts within it except when this manual provides specific instructions directing you to do so Refer all servicing to your retailer the nearest Roland Service Center or an authorized Roland distributor as listed on the Information page e Make sure you always have the unit placed so it is level and sure to remain stable Never place it on e Never use or store the unit in places that are Q Subject to temperature extremes e g direct SS sunlight in an enclosed vehicle near a heating Tm duct on top of heat generating equipment or N are Damp e g baths washrooms on wet floors or are Humid or are Exposed to rain or are Dusty or are Subject to high levels of vibration stands that could wobble or on inclined surfaces ALWAYS OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING About the Symbols The A symbol alerts the user to important instructions or warnings The specific meaning of the symbol is determined by the design contained within the triangle In the case of the symbol at left it is used for general cautions warnings or alerts to danger The symbol alerts the use
80. rum Lock the Pad You are Editing EDIT LOCK C hoosi ng Pad to Ed It When editing instruments you can prevent the screen from being switched inadvertently even if you hit another pad There are two basic ways to select the sound you want to edit 1 Select the pad to be locked Choose by Hitting a Pad The settings screen for the pad appears 2 Press TRIG SELECT LOCK to make it light The pad is locked and other pads cannot be selected 1 Press INST INST lights and the INST screen appears 3 To release the lock press LOCK to make it go off Tee Bircn You can change the pad to be locked by pressing TRIG 1 22 Birch AE SELECT 1 or 15 even if the LOCK is lit 2 Strike a pad The settings screen for the struck pad appears To select a pad s rim strike the rim Choose with the Trigger Select Buttons 1 Press INST RIM i SSubirch INST lights and the INST screen appears 2 Press TRIG SELECT 1 or 15 to select the 1 Press INST trigger input number INST lights and the INST screen appears The trigger input number is indicated in the upper part of Group Type of instrument Inst Group the screen Inst Name of instrument Inst Name 3 Press TRIG SELECT RIM to select the head or 2 Strike a pad rim The settings screen for the struck pad appears Head RIM is unlit 3 Press CURSOR up down to move the cursor to Group
81. s struck INST screen Tf all pads are set to OFF i icon appears Parameter Value Description F1 PATTERN Pad Ptn Velocity OFF ON Pad Pattern OFF P 1 100 Refer to Playing a Pattern U 101 200 by Hitting a Pad Pad Pat OFF Pad Ptn Ve OFF ON tern F1 PATTERN p The pattern plays back at the velocity set for the pattern locity 35 regardless of the strength with which the pad is struck Mute Grp The pattern plays back with the velocity changing in F2 PDLBEND Pedal Bend 24 0 24 Refer to Changing the Range Pitch with the Hi Hat Ped al F2 PDLBEND p 35 Tap Ptn Mute Grp OFF 1 8 F3 MIDI In Tap playback p 58 if one sound pattern is set to Tx Channel CH1 CH16 Refer to MIDI Settings for play before the previous sound pattern has finished GLOBAL Each Pad F3 MIDI p playing this setting allows you to either have the Note No 0 C 127 36 G9 OFF Gate Time 0 1 8 0 s Position OFF ON Patterns set to the same number Ctrl Sw F4 HH MIDI Note No 0 C 127 Refer to MIDI Note Num G9 OFF bers transmitted by Hi Gate 0 1 8 0 s Hat F4 HH MIDI p 36 The previous sound continues to play to the end while F5 BR MIDI the subsequent sound pattern is superimposed on it Refer to MIDI Note Num li ee y ee change the Pitch with the Hi Hat XStick Note 0 C 127 Sweep Cross Stick F5 BR MD p 30 aee EAREN This setting allows you
82. scroll quickly or make large changes in edited values p 23 22 TRIG SELECT Use the lower two buttons to select the trigger number pad you want to access Press the RIM button to select the rim of a pad RIM button lights The PREVIEW button lets you audition the instrument assigned here or you can hit a pad as well to select p 24 23 PREVIEW Button This velocity sensitive button allows you to audition an instrument after you have chosen it with the TRIG SELECT buttons or after you have played a pad pedal p 24 24 Button Button These buttons are used to switch drum kits or to change values when editing The button increases the value and the button decreases it p 23 You can also use the tip of your drum stick to press them Never hit them with a stick as this can cause malfunctions 14 Rear Panel Panel Descriptions ____ ___ MID OUT THRU Rlolarid See Owner s Manual amp TRIGGER INPUT DIGITAL OUT iK S P DIF AUX 4 AUX 3 AUX 2 AUX 1 EDGE RIDE CRASH2 CRASH 1 HH CTRL HI HAT TOM 4 TOM 3 TOM 2 TOM 1 SNARE KICK 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 POWER Switch This switch turns the power on off AC Inlet Connect the included AC power cable to this inlet For details on the power consumption refer to p 103 The unit should be connected to a power source only of the type marked on the bottom of the unit TRIGGER INPUT Jacks Here is where you plu
83. ter Compressor EQ lets you apply it to individual kits or for all of the kits p 43 All effects are simple to understand and use Via the top panel you can also turn all the effects on or off individually Functions For Stage The group faders on the top panel let you make quick changes as needed during performance p 24 You can play drum kits in any desired order Drum Kit Chain p 82 The buttons are large enough to be pressed with a drum stick Don t HIT them Another very useful function allows you to send the click sound ONLY to the headphones if desired p 78 An audio input stereo for custom monitoring MIX IN jack p 19 is also provided The MIX EDIT function allows immediate editing of volume Ambience send level and MFX send level using the group faders p 37 Recording and playing back patterns is very easy The 6 part backing section including drums can be used for live or recording performances Recording directly from the pads to the percussion part is a great new feature too p 75 Advanced Tempo Functions Each KIT can have it s own tempo setting The visual indicator helps you count off the tempo of a song without needing to hear the click p 59 Tap Tempo function allows you to set tempo from all trigger inputs or the preview button Tap tempo p 53 e Expansion Board The TD 20 s bottom panel provides the access for the future Expansion Board which will
84. tomatically stored in the TD 20 s memory There s no write save process except when using a memory card Buttons Sliders Dial and Knobs References for top panel buttons sliders dial and knobs will VALUE dial are both used to change the values of settings and referred to in this manual as and the be printed in square brackets e g SETUP Both methods have advantages e Each time is pressed the value increases Each time is pressed the value decreases This is convenient for fine AMBIENCE TYPE m adjustments a aED e When making an on off setting will turn the setting Level a0 lirip on and will turn it off AMEMCE TYPE e If you hold down and press the value will increase rapidly If you hold down and press the value will Cursor decrease rapidly Cursor refers to the highlighted characters indicating an on screen parameter that can be set When there is more than one VALUE dial possibility within the screen use the CURSOR buttons to The dial allows you to make major changes to the value move it quickly If you hold down SHIFT and turn VALUE the CURSOR value will change even more rapidly Function Buttons F1 F5 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 IAA A Ywyr J D NO NO NWO NS The F1 F5 buttons are called function buttons The bottom part of the display will show the names of the functions available for F1 F5
85. um kit part and percussion part etc AGA tc Nah 1 Press PATTERN F2 PART The PATTERN PART screen appears MUTE ee 4a HIXER DREW CHO 2 Press F2 BACKING Muting a Specific Part F1 MUTE The MELODY BASS BACKING1 BACKING2 PART screen appears You can mute specific parts in user patterns 1 Press PATTERN F2 PART A Banai The PATTERN PART screen appears ee Key shift 2 Press F1 MUTE M TUNE The PART MUTE screen appears 3 Press F1 F4 to select the part you wish to set PART MUTE MELODY BASS BACKIae PERC DRUMS F1 Melody Part 7 F2 Bass Part F3 Backing 1 Part F4 Backing 2 Part Press F1 F5 to t h t 3 Press F1 F5 to turn each part muted or 4 Press CURSOR up down to select the layed pray parameter F1 Melody Part F2 Bass Part 5 Use or VALUE to make settings F3 Backing 1 Part Backing 2 Part F4 Percussion Part F5 Drum Kit Part Refer to Backing Part Instrument Instrument List 4 Press PATTERN to return to the PATTERN p 98 screen Key Shift 24 0 24 Shifts the overall pitch in semi You can check the part mute status in the PATTERN screen tone steps Bend Range 0 24 Amount of PATTERH g 120 od on change in pitch a with pitch bend m U 1 oO 1 MEAS 00 1 at the maximum ML GE ek Ga Gi level insemitone Samer oe MUTE PLAY Chapter 6 Sequencer Playback
86. y fingers as tightly as OUTPUT OUTPUT you can jack jack to TRIGGER INPUT HH CTRL jack HI HAT jack Tuning bolt Adjusting the Offset Washer Sea lt Slight gap When using the VH 12 the VH Offset needs to be set up lt Hoop 1 Loosen the clutch of the top hi hat and let it sit on the bottom hi hat 3 Using the tuning key turn the tuning bolts two full revolutions each thus tightening them OPO EN en II ered IEE PE Tighten each tuning bolt one by one observing the 2 Hold down KIT and press TRIGGER numerical order shown in the figure The VH offset parameter is set automatically approx 3 seconds TRIGGER stops flashing and remains lit Foot tls Horse Cance If you need make further adjustments to the parameters Hi Hat Settings F3 HI HAT p 46 Or If you do not make VH 12 s setting correctly it may cause malfunction For details refer to the VH 12 owner s manual 21 Listening to the Demo Song The internal demo song features the TD 20 s expressive capabilities and top quality sounds The drums on this song were recorded from the TD 20 system to a sequencer in real OTE time 3 Caution Concerning Volume When playing back the demo song turn MASTER and 1 Press CHAIN and TOOLS simultaneously PHONES to the left counterclockwise to bring the The DEMONSTRATION screen appears volume level down The sound levels volume of t

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