Percussion Sound MoDule Welcome
Congratulations on your purchase of the Roland TD-12. This TurboStart contains step-by-step instructions that will quickly introduce you to a few of the TD-12s major features. Note: This TurboStart discusses the use of the TD-12 as part of the Roland V-Stage Series TD-12S.

TurboStart

Playing the Patterns
There are 150 preset patterns in the TD-12s sequencer. Use the following steps to select and play them: 1. Press PATTERN so its lit. 2. Turn the VALUE dial to select one of the preset patterns. 3. Press PLAY. 4. Press STOP when youre finished. Note: If you select a TAP pattern, press the PLAY button repeatedly to move, or tap, through the pattern. Tap patterns are identified by || shown below the P in the display.
Selecting and Auditioning Drum Kits
There are 50 drum kits in the TD-12, ready to go. Use the following steps to select and try out a few: 1. Press KIT so its lit. 2. Turn the VALUE dial or press the +/- buttons to select 19 UNIVERSE. 3. Play the padstry performing some rim shots with the toms. 4. Now turn the VALUE dial clockwise or press the + button to select 21 Rock Band. 5. Play the pads. Strike the bow of Crash 1this starts one of the patterns in the TD-12 using the Pad Pattern feature, which is described later in this TurboStart. Hit some of the other pads to trigger additional tap-type patterns while the original pattern keeps playing. 6. Strike the bow of Crash 1 again to stop the pattern.

Pattern Recording

You can use any of the 100 user pattern locations in the TD-12s sequencer for recording your playing on the pads. Use the following steps to record a basic pattern: Note: By default, the TD-12s pattern time signature is set to 4/4. To learn how to change it, or to adjust other pattern parameters, refer to the TD-12 Owners Manual. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Press PATTERN so its lit. Press F5 (NEW). Press RECthe metronome starts. If you wish, turn the VALUE dial to adjust the tempo. Press PLAY. The TD-12 provides a one measure countoff. -1 appears in the display for the duration of the countoff measure. After the countoff, play the pads in time with the metronome. When youre finished recording, press STOP. Press PLAY to hear your new pattern.
Selecting Instruments in a Kit
Any of the TD-12s drum kits can be customized. Tuning an instrument, changing the apparent shell depth of a tom or adding the sound of rivets to a cymbal are just a few of the things you can do. Choosing your own instruments for the pads in a kit is a good place to start. Heres how its done: 1. Press KIT so its lit. 2. Turn the VALUE dial to select the kit youd like to edit. 3. Press INST so its lit. 4. Press F5 until H & R is not shaded. 5. Hit the pador a portion of the pad, such as the head or rimthat contains the instrument you wish to change. 6. Turn the VALUE dial or use the + / - buttons to select the desired new instrument. 7. Repeat Steps 5-6 for the remaining pads. 8. When youre finished, press KITyour customization is stored automatically.

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Percussion Sound MoDule Pad Pattern
As we noted earlier, you can hit one of the pads in a kit to start and stopor tap througha pattern. Use the following steps to assign a pattern to a pad: 1. Select the desired kit. 2. Press INST so its lit. 3. Press F4 (CONTROL). 4. Hit the pad to which you want to assign a pattern. 5. Turn the VALUE dial or press the + / - buttons to select the desired pattern. 6. Strike the same pad again to start and stop the pattern. Tip: Some of the TD-12s preset kits have a pattern already assigned to a pad. If youd like to turn off the Pad Pattern feature for such a kit, follow Steps 2-5 above. At Step 5, turn the VALUE dial counterclockwise or press the - button to select OFF. If youd like to turn the Pad Pattern feature off for all kits, press to select the Pad Ptn Master SW setting, and then turn the VALUE dial to choose ALL OFF.

Starting Over

If youd like to redo the TD-12s settings from scratch, you can use the following procedure to clear the TD-12s internal memory and reload its factory settings. Caution: When you perform the following steps, all USER data is lost. Be sure to back up anything you wish to keep first. 1. 2. Press SETUP so its lit. Press F5 (F RESET) three times.

Mix Edit

You can adjust the volume levels of instruments using the TD-12s Group Faders. The Mix Edit feature provides a visual representation of volume and effect levels in the display to make quick adjustments easy and precise. Heres how to use Mix Edit for adjusting volume: 1. Press MIXER so its lit. 2. Press F1 (VOLUME). 3. Hold SHIFT and press MIXER a couple of times so the red indicator next to the word RIDE is lit. 4. Slide the faders up and down to adjust the levels of the instruments as desired. 5. Press KIT when youre finished.

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Q&A

A collection of popular articles from the TD-12 knowledge base
How Do I Select Instruments?... 2 How Do I Play Patterns from the Pads?.. 3 How Do I Copy a Drum Kit?.... 4 How Do I Prevent Crosstalk?... 5 How Do I Assign Instruments to the Direct Outs?... 6 How Do I Find TD-12 Articles in the RolandUS.com Knowledge Base?. 7
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TD - 12 How Do I Select Instruments?
There are 50 drum kits in the TD-12, ready to go. Use the following steps to select and try out a few: 7 Press the KIT button so its lit. Turn the VALUE dial or press the +/- buttons to select 19 UNIVERSE. Play the pads, including trying out some rim shots on the toms. Turn the VALUE dial clockwise or press the + button to select 21 Rock Band. Play the pads. Strike the bow of Crash 1this starts one of the patterns in the TD-12, using the Pad Pattern feature. Hit some of the other pads to trigger additional tap-type patterns as the first pattern keeps playing. Strike the bow of Crash 1 again to stop its pattern.
How Do I Select Instruments?
TD - 12 How Do I Play Patterns from the Pads?
You can hit one of the pads in a kit to start and stopor tap througha pattern. Use the following steps to assign a pattern to a pad: Select the desired kit. Press the INST button so its lit. Press F4 (CONTROL). Hit the pad to which you want to assign a pattern. Turn the VALUE dial or press the + / - buttons to select the desired pattern. Strike the same pad again to start and stop the pattern.
Tip: Some of the TD-12s preset kits have a pattern already assigned to a pad. If youd like to turn off the Pad Pattern feature for such a kit, follow Steps 2-5 above. At Step 5, turn the VALUE dial counter-clockwise or press the - button to select OFF. If youd like to turn the Pad Pattern feature off for all kits, press CURSOR 5 to select the Pad Ptn Master SW setting, and then turn the VALUE dial to choose ALL OFF.
How Do I Play Patterns from the Pads?
TD - 12 How Do I Copy a Drum Kit?
Use the following steps to copy a kit in the TD-12: 9 While pressing SHIFT, press the SETUPCOPY button. Press F1 (KIT). Press CURSOR 3. Turn the VALUE dial counterclockwise to select PRESET. Press CURSOR 4. Turn the VALUE dial to select the kit youd like to copy. Press CURSOR 6. Turn the VALUE dial to select the location, from 1 to 50, to which youd like to copy the selected kit. Press F5 (COPY).
10 Press the EXIT button when youre finished.
How Do I Copy a Drum Kit?
TD - 12 How Do I Prevent Crosstalk?
When two or more pads are mounted to the same stand, hitting one pad may unintentionally trigger the other pad. This is referred to as crosstalk. Increasing the Crosstalk Cancel valueshown onscreen as XTALK CANCEL for a pad can help reduce the possibility of crosstalk. Heres how to adjust this setting: Press the TRIGGER button. Press F4 (XTALK). Hit the pad thats being inadvertently triggered by another. For example, if you hit one of the tom pads and it triggers one of the crash pads, youll want to increase the X-TALK CANCEL value for the crash pad. Turn the VALUE dial to adjust the XTALK CANCEL value from OFF to 80. Repeat Steps 3-4 for any other pads that need to be adjusted. When youre finished, press KITthe new settings are saved automatically.

How Do I Fix Crosstalk?

TD - 12 How Do I Assign Instruments to the Direct Outs?
You can assign an instrument in the TD-12 to the DIRECT OUT 1 or 2 jack. Heres how to do this: Press the SETUP button. Press F2 (OUTPUT). Hit the pad that plays the instrument you want to send to a DIRECT OUT jack. Turn the VALUE dial to select the desired DIRECT OUT jack. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for any other pads you want to set up. Press KIT when youre finishedthe new settings are saved automatically.

How Do I Assign Instruments to the Direct Outs?
TD - 12 How Do I Find TD-12 Articles in the RolandUS.com Knowledge Base?
3 Point your browser to the TD-12 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-12 in the Product field. Click the Find button in the middle of the screen to browse the available TD-12 Knowledge Base articles.
How Do I Find TD-12 Articles in the Knowledge Base?