Roland TD-25 User Manual

Owner’s Manual (this document)
Read this rst. It explains the basic things you need to know in order to use
the TD-25.
PDF Manual (download from the Web)
5 Parameter Guide
This explains all parameters of the TD-25.
5 Sound List
This is a list of the sounds built into the TD-25.
To obtain the PDF manual
1. Enter the following URL in your computer.
http://www.roland.com/manuals/
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2. Choose “TD-25” as the product name.
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TD-25
V-Drums Sound Module
Copyright © 2015 ROLAND CORPORATION
Before using this unit, carefully read “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (leaet “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and Owner’s Manual (p. 16)). After reading, keep the document(s) including those sections where it will be available for immediate reference.
Contents
Panel Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Top Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Connecting Your Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Turning the Power On/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
About Performance Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Playing the Drums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Selecting a Drum Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Checking the Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Editing Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Changing the Sounds (Instrument) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Adjusting the Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Canceling the Changes (Undo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Playing with the Click . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Using Time Check Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Recording Your Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Playing a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Record Your Performance with a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connecting to Your Computer/iPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Edit Menu Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Kit Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Optimizing the Pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Changing the Type of Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Adjusting the Sensitivity of the Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Calibrating the Hi-Hat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Saving a Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Loading a Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Deleting a Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Formatting a USB Flash Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Changing the Auto-O Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Restoring the Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Main Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
USING THE UNIT SAFELY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
IMPORTANT NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Roland TD-25 Specifications

General

Metronome	Yes
Recorder	Yes
Outputs	Main Output (L/Mono, R)
MIDI	MIDI OUT
Type	Electronic Drum Module
Module	TD-25
Kick Pad	KD-9
Crash Cymbals	CY-12C
Ride Cymbal	CY-13R
Drum Kit Presets	25
Audio Inputs	1 (Stereo Mini)
Audio Outputs	Main Output (L/Mono, R)
Headphones	1
USB	USB MIDI
Trigger Inputs	9
Power Supply	AC adaptor (DC9V)
Inputs	Trigger Inputs, Audio Input