Document Outline

• IMPORTANT NOTES
• Contents
• Features
• How to Use This Manual
  • Composition of This Manual
  • Terms Used in This Manual
• Setup Guide
  • Panel Descriptions
    • Front Panel
    • Rear Panel
  • Making the Settings
    • Mounting the TD-6 to the Stand
    • Connecting the Pads and the Pedals
      • About Polarity Switch
      • Connecting Two Pads to Trigger Inputs 5/6 (TOM2/AUX) and 7/8 (TOM3/4)
      • Connecting Two Kick Trigger Units
    • Connecting Headphones, Audio Equipment, Amps, and Other Gear
  • Turning On/Off the Power
    • Turning Off the Power
  • Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset)
  • Listening to the Demo Songs
  • Selecting the Pad Type
  • Adjusting the Sensitivity of the Pad
  • About the Pads
    • Trigger Inputs and the Pads You Can Use
      • Trigger Input Functions
      • Combinations of Pad and Trigger Type
      • Recommended Parameters for the Pads
    • Playing the Pads
      • Pad Head Shots and Rim Shots
      • Cross Stick
      • Cymbal Bow Shots/Edge Shots/Bell Shots
      • Cymbal Choke
    • Hi-Hat Control Pedal
• Quick Start
  • Choosing a Drum Kit
  • Playing While Listening to the Metronome/Click
    • Switching the Click On and Off
    • Adjusting the Click Volume (Level)
    • Adjusting the Click Tempo
  • Playing Along with Songs
    • Choosing a Song and Playing Back
      • Choosing a Song
      • Playing Back a Song
    • Adjusting the Song Volume
      • Setting the Backing Part (Melodic Instruments etc.) Volume
      • Setting the Drums and Percussion Volume
    • Temporarily Changing the Tempo of a Song
    • Muting the Pre-programmed Drums in Songs
  • Using the Pads to Play Songs
  • Playing with a CD, Tape, or MD (Using MIX IN Jack)
  • Using the TD-6 As a General MIDI Sound Module
• Advanced Use
  • Chapter 1 Creating Your Own Drum Kit (Kit Edit)
    • About Drum Kits and the Drum Kit Screen
      • About the Drum Kits
      • About the Drum Kit Screen
    • Choosing a Drum Kit (Drum Kit)
    • Choosing the Pad to Edit
      • Choosing a Pad by Hitting It
      • Choosing on the TD-6
    • Notation Used in the Screen
    • Helpful Functions for Edit
      • Listening the INST (Instrument) assigned to a Pad (Preview)
      • Locking the Setting Screen While Editing One Instrument (Note Chase)
    • Choosing an Instrument
      • About the Instruments
      • Choosing from the Group Names (Inst Group)
      • Choosing an Instrument (Inst)
    • Instrument Settings (INST)
      • Adjusting the Volume of the Pad (Level)
      • Setting the Pan Position (Pan)
      • Adjusting the Pitch (Pitch)
      • Adjusting the Decay (Length of Sound) (Decay)
    • Ambience Settings (AMBIENCE)
      • Switching Ambience On/Off (Ambience Switch)
      • Ambience “Send” Level for Each Instrument (Ambience Send Level)
      • Choose “Location” Where the Drums are Played (Studio Type)
      • Changing the Wall Surface Material (Wall Type)
      • Determine the Room Size (Room Size)
      • Adjusting the Entire Drum Kit’s Overall Ambience (Ambience Level)
    • Equalizer Settings (EQUALIZER)
      • Switching the Equalizer On/Off (Master Equalizer Switch)
      • Adjusting the Sound (High Gain, Low Gain)
    • Settings for Various Functions (CONTROL)
      • Playing a Song by Hitting a Pad (Pad Pattern)
      • Control the “Level” of the Pattern with Playing Dynamics (Pad Pattern Velocity)
      • Pitch Control with the Hi-Hat Control Pedal On/Off for Each Pad (Pitch Control Assign)
      • MIDI Note Number for Each Pad (Note Number)
      • MIDI Gate Time for Each Pad (Gate Time)
    • Overall Drum Kit Settings (COMMON)
      • Overall Drum Kit Volume (Master Volume)
      • Adjusting the Volume of the Pedal Hi-Hat Sound (Pedal Hi-Hat Volume)
      • Setting the Range for the Pitch Control with the Hi-Hat Control Pedal (Pedal Pitch Control Range)
      • Naming the Drum Kit (Kit Name)
    • Copying a Drum Kit (COPY)
      • Restoring the Factory Settings for the Edited Drum Kit
    • Switching the Order of the Drum Kits (EXCHANGE)
  • Chapter 2 Making the Pad and Trigger Settings (SETUP/TRIG)
    • About the Screen Display
      • Notation Used in the Screen
      • About the Input Indicator
    • Selecting the Pad Type (Trigger Type)
    • Setting the Pad Sensitivity and Making Other Settings (TRIGGER BASIC)
      • Adjusting the Pad Sensitivity (Sensitivity)
      • Setting the Minimum Levels for the Pads (Threshold)
      • Adjust How Playing Dynamics Changes the Volume (Trigger Curve)
      • Eliminate Crosstalk Between Pads (Crosstalk Cancel)
    • Fine-Tuning the Trigger Parameter Settings (TRIGGER ADVANCED)
      • Adjusting the Trigger Signal Detection Time (Scan Time)
      • Detecting Trigger Signal Attenuation and Cancelling Incorrect Triggering (Retrigger Cancel)
      • Double Triggering Prevention (Mask Time)
      • Setting Rim Sensitivity on the PD- 120 and PD-80R (Rim Sens)
    • Using the TD-6 with Acoustic Triggers
  • Chapter 3 Global Settings for the TD-6 (SETUP/UTILITY, Factory Reset)
    • Making the Global Settings (UTILITY)
      • Display Contrast Adjustment (LCD Contrast)
      • Percussion Part Volume Control (Percussion Part Level)
      • Backing Instruments Volume Control (Backing Level)
      • Muting Parts of a Song (Mute)
      • Tuning the TD-6 (Master Tune)
      • Preview Volume Control (Preview Velocity)
      • Checking the Remaining Amount of Memory (Available Memory)
    • Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset)
  • Chapter 4 Setting the Metronome (Click Edit)
    • Switching the Click On/Off (Click)
    • Tempo Adjustment (Tempo)
    • Setting the Way the Click Sounds
      • Volume Adjustment (Click Level)
      • Setting the Time Signature (Time Signature)
      • Setting the Interval (Interval)
      • Selecting the Click Sound (Inst)
      • Stereo Position (Pan)
      • Inserting a Count Before Playback or Recording (Play Count In, Rec Count In)
  • Chapter 5 Editing Songs (SONG Edit)
    • About Songs and the Song Screen
      • About Songs
      • About the Song Screen
    • Choosing a Song
      • Choosing from a Category (Song Category)
      • Choosing a Song (Song)
    • Playing Back a Song
      • Convenient Function for Playback
    • Adjusting the Song Volume
    • Muting a Selected Part (Part Mute)
    • Overall Song Settings (COMMON)
      • Setting the Tempo (Tempo)
      • Selecting How the Song Plays Back (LOOP, 1SHOT, TAP) (Play Type)
      • Playing Back the Song from the First Note/Event (Quick Play)
      • Reset Time When Using Tap Playback (Reset Time)
      • Preventing Layering of Sounds in Tap Playback (Tap Exclusive Switch)
      • Protecting User Song Settings (Song Lock)
      • Naming a Song (Song Name)
    • Part Settings (PART)
      • Choosing Percussion Set and Instruments (Percussion Set, Inst)
      • Adjusting the Part Volume (Level)
      • Adjusting the Stereo Position (Pan)
      • Adjusting the Amount of Ambience (Ambience Send Level)
      • Adjusting the Bend Range (Bend Range)
    • Copying a Song (COPY)
    • Deleting a Song (DELETE)
    • Erasing Performance Data in a Song (ERASE)
  • Chapter 6 Recording a Song (Realtime Recording)
    • Preparations for Recording
      • When Recording Pad Performances
      • Recording Performances by External MIDI Devices
    • How To Record (RECORDING STANDBY)
      • Setting the Time Signature (Time Signature)
      • Setting the Number of Measures (Length)
      • Setting the Song Tempo (Tempo)
      • Quantize During Recording (Quantize)
      • Selecting the Recording Method (Loop All, Loop1, Loop2, Replace) (Recording Mode)
      • Start Recording with a Pad or Pedal Trigger (Hit Pad Start)
  • Chapter 7 Making the MIDI Settings (SETUP/MIDI, BULK DUMP)
    • About MIDI
      • MIDI Connectors
      • MIDI Channels and Multi-timbral Sound Modules
      • How the Internal Sequencer Operates
    • Making the MIDI Settings (MIDI COMMON)
      • Automatically Switching Instrument Settings Screens (Note Chase)
      • When Using as MIDI Controller for External MIDI Device Only (Local Control)
      • Synchronizing with an External MIDI Device (Sync Mode)
      • Setting Priority for Playing Drums and Percussion (Channel 10 Priority)
      • Hi-Hat Control Pedal Data Reduction (Pedal Data Thin)
      • Switch to the GM (General MIDI) Mode (GM Mode)
      • Preventing the TD-6 from Switching to GM (General MIDI) Mode (Rx GM ON)
      • Mixing MIDI Signals Coming to the MIDI IN with Real Time Performance on the Pads (Soft Thru)
      • Set the Device ID (Device ID)
      • Setting the TD-6 So That Program Changes Are Not Transmitted (Tx PC Sw)
      • Setting the TD-6 So That Program Changes Are Not Received (Rx PC Sw)
    • MIDI Channel Settings for a Part (MIDI PART)
    • MIDI Messages Stop Function for Specific Parts in GM (General MIDI) Mode (GM PART)
    • Saving Data to an External MIDI Device (BULK DUMP)
      • Returning Saved Data to the TD-6
  • Chapter 8 Features Using MIDI and Setting Examples
    • About Transmitting/Receiving Program Changes
    • Triggering an External Sound Device by Playing the TD-6
    • Combining with an External MIDI Sequencer
      • Importing Sequence Data from an External MIDI Device to the TD-6’s Internal Sequencer
      • Recording Your Performance to an External Sequencer
    • Using the TD-6 As a Sound Module
• Appendices
  • Troubleshooting
    • No Sound
    • No Sound/Low volume from Device Connected to the MIX IN Jack
    • Drum Kit Does Not Sound As Intended
    • Pad Does Not Sound As Intended
    • Song Does Not Sound As Intended
    • Sound is distorted
    • Problems Operating the TD-6
    • Display Is Too Light Or Too Dark
  • Messages and Error Messages
    • System and Battery Error Messages
    • Messages and Error Messages Related to Sequencers and Songs
    • Messages and Error Messages Related to MIDI
  • Drum Kit List
  • Drum Instrument List
  • Preset Percussion Set List
  • Backing Instrument List
  • Preset Song List
  • Parameter List
  • MIDI Implementation
  • Block Diagram
  • Specifications
  • Index