Q&A
A collection of popular articles from the TD-9 knowledge base
How Do I Select Instruments in a Kit?... 2 How Do I Use the Quick Record and Quick Play Features?.. 3 How Do I Optimize the TD-9 for My Playing Style?.. 4 How Do I Adjust the Hi-Hat Pedal Volume?.. 5 How Do I Use the Scope Feature?.. 6 How Do I Find TD-9 Articles in the RolandUS.com Knowledge Base?.. 7
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TD - 9 How Do I Select Instruments in a Kit?
Any of the TD-9s drum kits can be customized, including instrument tuning, muffling, and cymbal type and size. Choosing your own instruments for a kit is a good place to start. You can select a different instrument for each of the pads within a drum kit. Heres how: 7 Press the KIT button so its lit. Turn the VALUE dial to select the kit youd like to edit. Press F1 (INST). Strike the snare pad. Turn the VALUE dial or use the + and - buttons to select the instrument you want the pad to play. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 for any other pads you want to set up. When youre finished, press KITyour new settings are stored automatically.
How Do I Select Instruments in a Kit?
TD - 9 How Do I Use the Quick Record and Quick Play Features?
The Quick Record and Quick Play features allow you to record a drum performance using one of the TD-9 kits. Heres how to use them: Press the QUICK REC buttonthe metronome click begins. Turn the VALUE dial to set the desired tempo. When youre ready to record, start playing on the pads along with the metronomes rhythm. Recording starts automatically as soon as you hit one of the pads. When youre finished recording, press the QUICK PLAY button. The new performance plays back automatically.
How Do I Use the Quick Record and Quick Play Features?
TD - 9 How Do I Optimize the TD-9 for My Playing Style?
To set up the TD-9 for the way you like to play, set the sensitivity for each of its pads. Use the following steps to adjust the sensitivity for a TD-9 pad: 7 Press the SETUP button. Press F1 (TRIG). Press F2 (BASIC). Strike the pad you want to set up. Press the + or - button to increase or reduce the pads sensitivity. Lower values require harder strikes to achieve full volume, while higher values allow you to reach full volume with softer strikes. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 for the other pads. Press the KIT button when youre finished.
How Do I Optimize the TD-9 for My Playing Style?
TD - 9 How Do I Adjust the Hi-Hat Pedal Volume?
Heres how to adjust the hi-hat pedal volume in the TD-9: Press F1 (INST). Press F2 (MIXER). Press F3 (KIT VOL). Press the 6 button to highlight Pedal HH Volume. Turn the VALUE dial to adjust the hi-hat level as desired. Press EXIT when youre finished.
How Do I Adjust the Hi-Hat Pedal Volume?
TD - 9 How Do I Use the Scope Feature?
The Scope feature allows you to see the notes of your performance as youre playing along with the metronome. This shows you if youre ahead of or behind the beat, and makes for a great timing exercise. Heres how to use Scope: 7 Press the KIT button so its lit. Press the SCOPE button so its litthe metronome click begins. While holding down the SHIFT button, press CLICKTEMPO to display the TEMPO screen. Turn the VALUE dial to adjust the tempo as desired. Press SCOPE. Play along with the metronome and watch the displayeach vertical dotted line represents a beat. Press F2 (ZOOM +) as many times as you like to zoom in for a closer look. Press F3 (ZOOM +) to zoom back out. When each pad strike lands exactly on a zoomed-in vertical line, youre playing in time. 8 Press KIT when youre finished using Scope.

How Do I Use the Scope Feature?
TD - 9 How Do I Find TD-9 Articles in the RolandUS.com Knowledge Base?
3 Point your browser to the TD-9 Support area on RolandUS.com. Click Knowledge Base. If youre not already logged into Roland Backstage, the Roland Backstage login appears. If youre: a Roland Backstage memberenter your email address and password, and then click the Login button. not yet a Roland Backstage memberclick Create New Profile to create a free new user account. As a Roland Backstage member, you become part of the online Roland US.com community and gain access to helpful tools and services. 6 Once youre logged in, click the large Knowledge Base button. On the Knowledge Base screen, enter TD-9 in the Product field. Click the Find button in the middle of the screen to browse the available TD-9 Knowledge Base articles.
How Do I Find TD-9 Articles in the Knowledge Base?