Contents
Let’s Learn About Drums .......................................2
Drum Set Elements ............................................2
The Basics of Playing ..........................................2
Quick Start ....................................................4
Connecting Your Equipment ...................................4
Front Panel ....................................................4
Turning the Power On and O .................................4
Playing .......................................................5
Selecting a Drum Kit .....................................5
Playing with the Metronome ............................5
Practicing .....................................................6
Practicing in Coach Mode .....................................6
Correctly Playing in Time with the Beat ...................6
Playing Along with a Changing Rhythm ..................6
Playing Along with a Changing Tempo ...................7
Developing Internal Timing Sense .......................7
Continuing to Play at a Steady Tempo ....................7
Matching the Striking Strength of the Right and Left
Hands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Practicing for a Specied Time ...........................8
Recording and Checking Your Own Performance .........8
Practicing Along with a Song ..................................9
Selecting a Song ........................................9
Playing/Stopping the Song ..............................9
Owner’s Manual
Before using this product, please carefully read “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and
“IMPORTANT NOTES” (the leaet “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and the Owner’s
Manual (p. 12)), as well as the notes in the “Setup Guide” in order to ensure
that you use the product correctly. After reading, keep the document(s) where
it will be available for immediate reference.
Connecting to your Computer/iPad .............................9
Making Detailed Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Adjust the Pad Sensitivity .............................. 10
Changing the Type of Pad .............................10
Changing MIDI Note Number of the Pad ............... 10
Changing the Time of Auto O .........................10
Restoring the Factory Settings ............................... 10
Appendix .....................................................11
Troubleshooting ............................................ 11
Main Specications .......................................... 11
USING THE UNIT SAFELY ..................................... 12
IMPORTANT NOTES .......................................... 12
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Let’s Learn About Drums
Drum Set Elements
Here are some basic terms related to drum sets.
Bass drum/Kick Pedal
Played with a kick pedal, it’s the largest drum in the kit.
* Use a commercially available kick pedal.
Snare drum
The snare drum is the main “voice” of a drum kit.
Hi-hat/Hi-hat pedal
An acoustic hi-hat uses 2 cymbals mounted on a hi-hat stand.
Pressing the hi-hat pedal opens and closes it.
* The TD-1 Double Mesh Kit (example) uses a single pad.
Acoustic drum
Crash
Tom
Hi-hat
Snare
Floor tom
Ride
Tom (Tom 1, Tom 2)
These are usually mounted above the bass drum.
Floor tom (Tom 3)
Sometimes called a bass tom, it either stands on it’s own legs or is
mounted on a stand.
Ride cymbal
Usually mounted on the right side of the kit, the ride cymbal is
principle elements in keeping time.
Crash cymbal
Smaller than the ride, the crash cymbal is mainly used for accents.
* In the TD-1 Double Mesh Kit (example), this is the same size as
the ride.
V-drums (example: TD-1 Double Mesh Kit)
Crash
Hi-hat
Tom 2
Tom 3
Sound
module
Tom 1
Snare
Ride
Hi-hat pedal
Kick pedal
Bass drum
The Basics of Playing
Drums are played using both hands and both feet.
Here we’ll explain how to hold the sticks and use the pedals.
Holding the sticks
The most common way to hold the sticks is called the “matched
grip” as shown in the illustrations below.
Left hand Right hand
Kick
(Bass drum)
Kick pedal
Hi-hat pedal
Using the kick pedal
The kick pedal can be pressed in either of two ways: “heel up” or
“heel down.”
Heel up
In this method, your heel
oats above the pedal.
With your heel o the
pedal, lower your entire foot to push down the pedal.
This method applies the full weight of your leg to the pedal, making
it easier for you to produce a stronger sounds than the heel down
method. This is often used in rock and pop.
Heel down
In this method, the entire
bottom of your foot from
heel to toe stays in contact
with the pedal. Use your ankle joint to make your toes push down
the pedal. This method allows more precise control of the volume,
and is often used in jazz and bossa nova.
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Let’s Learn About Drums
Using the snare
Head shot
Hit only the head of the pad. This is the most common method to
play the snare.
Rim shot
Strike the head and the rim of the pad simultaneously.
A sound (rim sound) dierent than the head shot will be heard.
Suitable position
for rim shots
Rim
Using the cymbals
Bow shot
The most common method, playing the middle area of the cymbal.
Using the hi-hat
In an acoustic drum set, the hi-hat consists of two cymbals placed
facing each other vertically on a hi-hat stand. The two cymbals can
be closed together by pressing the pedal.
A variety of playing techniques are possible, such as playing the
cymbals with the pedal and/or playing them with sticks.
When you press the pedal, the two cymbals will come together
(closed). When you release the pedal, the two cymbals will separate
(opened).
Closed
With the hi-hat pedal pressed rmly, strike the pad with a stick. A
short “chick” sound will be heard.
Half-open
With the hi-hat pedal pressed gently, strike the pad with a stick. A
slightly longer “swish” sound will be heard.
Open
With the hi-hat pedal completely released, strike the pad with a
stick. An even longer “sound” than the half-open sound will be
heard.
Edge shot
Use the shoulder of the stick to hit the edge of the cymbal pad (Hit
the edge sensor as shown in the illustration).
Edge sensor
* Bow shots and edge shots can also be played on the hi-hat.
Choking a cymbal
Choking (pinching) the cymbal’s edge with the hand immediately
after hitting the cymbal will mute or choke the sound, just like with
a real cymbal.
* The Choke function only works when you grasp in the area
(where the edge sensor is) as shown in the illustration. If you do
otherwise, it will not work.
Edge sensor
Foot closed
Just press the pedal without using a stick. This sound will be softer
and shorter than the closed sound played with a stick. Useful for
keeping time with this tight sound.
Foot splash
Press and immediately release the pedal without using a stick.
This is equivalent to momentarily clashing the two cymbals of an
acoustic hi-hat. It produces a “splash” sound that is softer than the
open strike.
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Quick Start
Connecting Your Equipment
* To prevent malfunction and equipment failure, always turn down the volume, and turn o all the units before making any connections.
DC IN jack
Connect the included AC
adaptor to the DC IN jack.
Place the AC adaptor so
the side with the indicator
(see the illustration) faces
upwards and the side with
textual information faces
downwards. The indicator
will light when you plug
the AC adaptor into an AC
outlet.
Indicator
Front Panel
Display
Shows the drum kit number and
metronome tempo etc.
[Select] button, mode lamps
Each time you press the [Select] button,
you cycle through the four modes
(Drums, Tempo, Coach, Song) and the
corresponding lamp is illuminated.
Tap tempo function
By holding down the [Select] button and
repeatedly striking a pad, you can set
the tempo to the interval between your
strikes.
OUTPUT/PHONES jack
Connect your amplied speaker
or headphones to the OUTPUT/
PHONES jack.
MIX IN jack (Stereo)
Connect your portable
audio player or other
external sources to the
MIX IN jack so that you
can play along with your
favorite songs.
USB COMPUTER port
Refer to p. 9.
TD-1
[L] (power) button
Turns the power on/o.
Volume [H] [I] buttons
Adjust the volume in 20 levels.
[ ] (metronome) button
Starts or stops the metronome. The light
ashes with the tempo.
[-] [+] buttons
Use this button to change a value on the
display. If you hold down one button
while pressing the other, the value
increases or decreases more quickly.
Turning the Power On and O
Turning the power on
1. Minimize the volume of the connected amplied speaker.
2. Press the [L] (power) button.
The power turns on.
3. Power-on the connected
amplied speaker, and adjust
the volume.
4. Adjust the volume by pressing
the volume [H] [I] button.
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Turning the power o
1. Turn the volume down on the TD-1 and any connected
equipment.
2. Power-o the connected equipment.
3. Long-press the [L] (power) button.
The power turns o.
* You must turn o the power by pressing the [L] (power) button.
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