
Restoring the factory-set drum kits
Restoring a single drum kit to the factory settings
You can use the Copy function to restore a single drum kit to its factory settings.
1. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [USB MEM] button.
[USB MEM] button will light, and the COPY A screen will appear.
2. Press the [F1] (KIT) button.
3. Press the [F2] (PRESET) button.
Preset Drum Kit List
4. Use the cursor buttons, [–] [+] buttons, and dial to specify the ”drum kit (Preset)” that you want to restore,
and the ”copy-destination (User)” into which you want to write the data.
5. Press the [F5] (COPY) button.
6. Press the [F5] (EXECUTE) button.
The drum kit will be copied.
Restoring all drum kits and settings to their factory-set state
Refer to ”Restoring the factory settings” in the owner’s manual for the TD-30.
About ”User Kits”
Drum kit numbers 81–100 are ”User Kits.”
In the ”User Kits,” settings such as pad volume are set to typical values. You can use these when you want to create a kit from
scratch.
About the pad pattern types
Pad pattern Explanation
LOOP
1SHOT
TAP
When you strike a pad to which this pattern is assigned, a backing pattern will play as a loop; the
pattern will stop when you strike the same pad once again (Loop Pattern).
When you strike a pad to which this pattern is assigned, a pre-assigned pattern will play only once
(One-Shot Pattern).
Each time you strike a pad to which this pattern is assigned, a chord or melody will play, one note at a
time (Tap Pattern).
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Drum Instrument List
Symbols in the remarks column
Symbol Explanation
*P (Position)
*X (XStick)
*B (Brush) Can be played using ”Brush Sweep.”
* For details on how the trigger input corresponds to your performance technique and striking position, refer to ”Trigger
Inputs and Playing Methods Corresponding Chart” in the TD-30 owner’s manual.
Can get various changes of the sound in accordance with the positioning where on the pad you hit
with a stick. In rim sounds, can get such various changes of the sound in accordance with the depth of
the stick on the rim.
When the Cross Stick Switch is turned ON, it makes possible to use both ”Rim Shot” and ”Cross Stick”
on the rim.
About the sound names
The characters at the end of the sound name designate the type of sound.
Sound Characters Type of sound
S Head sound of snare
Snare sounds
Tom sounds
Hi-hat sounds
Cymbal sounds
SR Rim sound of snare
XStk Cross stick sound of snare
T1 Head sound of tom 1
T1R Rim sound of tom 1
HB Bow sound of hi-hat
HE Edge sound of hi-hat
Bw Bow sound of cymbal
Bl Bell sound of cymbal
Eg Edge sound of cymbal
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Preset Pattern List
No. Name
1 Preview 4/4 13 114 Loop
2 Preview Jazz 4/4 16 138 Loop
3 SoundCheck 1 4/4 4 114 Loop
4 SoundCheck 2 4/4 4 114 Loop
5 SoundCheck 3 4/4 4 114 Loop
6 Drum Solo 4/4 7 114 Loop
7 IntoTheTrash 4/4 50 135 1Shot
8 Night Breeze 4/4 44 95 1Shot
9 Salsa Freak 4/4 42 115 1Shot
10 Pop Sixteen 4/4 8 80 Loop
11 Shue Pop 4/4 8 88 Loop
12 Shue Rock 4/4 32 141 Loop
13 Prog Metal 4/4 8 120 Loop
14 Fusion Mood 4/4 16 84 Loop
15 2Maro Fusion 4/4 48 220 Loop
16 7/4 Groove 7/8 8 110 Loop
17 4/4 Groove 4/4 8 110 Loop
18 5/4 Beat 5/4 8 200 Loop
19 Be-Boppin’ 4/4 48 220 Loop
20 Big Band 4/4 16 100 Loop
21 Country Daze 4/4 8 120 Loop
22 Samba Fusion 4/4 16 120 Loop
23 Drum’n Bass 4/4 32 170 Loop
24 Dub Stepper 4/4 16 140 Loop
25 Trance Out 4/4 16 130 Loop
26 Hip Hop Road 4/4 8 108 Loop
27 R&B Hop 4/4 32 97 Loop
28 Acid Hops 4/4 20 92 Loop
29 LateNiteTalk 4/4 16 95 Loop
30 Suspended 4/4 18 95 Loop
31 R&B Groove 4/4 12 80 Loop
32 Slow Ballad 4/4 22 66 Loop
33 6/8 Ballad 6/8 21 50 Loop
34 7/4 Funk A 7/4 4 110 Loop
35 7/4 Funk B 7/4 4 110 Loop
36 6/8 Jazz 6/8 26 101 Loop
37 Smooth Jazz 4/4 20 183 Loop
38 Blues Latin 4/4 12 55 Loop
39 2-Steppin’ 4/4 16 130 Loop
40 Djembe’nBass 4/4 16 154 Loop
41 Kyoto Tale 4/4 16 100 Loop
42 RoyalChord 1 4/4 16 100 Tap
43 RoyalChord 2 4/4 8 100 Tap
44 RoyalChord 3 4/4 2 100 Tap
45 DnB 1Shot A 4/4 8 170 1Shot
46 DnB 1Shot B 4/4 8 170 1Shot
47 DnB 1Shot C 4/4 8 170 1Shot
Time
Signature
Length Tempo
Play
Type
No. Name
48 DnB 1Shot D 4/4 2 170 1Shot
49 Pop Sine 1 4/4 1 80 Tap
50 Pop Sine 2 4/4 1 80 Tap
51 Pop Sine 3 4/4 1 80 Tap
52 Pop Sine 4 4/4 2 80 Tap
53 Pop Loop 4/4 8 80 Loop
54 Pop Bass&EP 4/4 8 80 Tap
55 Pop Fun 1 4/4 1 80 Tap
56 Pop Fun 2 4/4 1 80 Tap
57 Pop Fun 3 4/4 1 80 Tap
58 Pop Strings1 4/4 1 80 Tap
59 Pop Strings2 4/4 1 80 Tap
60 Pop Guitar 4/4 2 80 Tap
61 HARD BassTap 4/4 2 120 Tap
62 SuperLpChord 4/4 12 120 Tap
63 SuperLpOdd 4/4 3 120 Tap
64 SuperLpBass 4/4 2 120 Tap
65 SuperLpSyn1 4/4 3 120 Tap
66 SuperLpSyn2 4/4 6 120 Tap
67 ROBO Chords 4/4 6 120 Tap
68 ROBO Tap 4/4 9 120 Tap
69 FunkyJungl 1 4/4 2 160 Loop
70 FunkyJungl 2 4/4 2 160 Loop
71 FunkySnrRoll 4/4 1 160 Loop
72 D-N-B BREAK 4/4 4 160 Loop
73 Sitar Rag 4/4 17 100 Tap
74 OrchString1 4/4 8 128 Tap
75 OrchString2 4/4 8 128 Tap
76 OrchString3 4/4 8 128 Tap
77 Roll Snr Rim 2/4 1 168 1Shot
78 Roll Tom1Rim 2/4 1 168 1Shot
79 Roll Tom2Rim 2/4 1 168 1Shot
80 Roll Tom3Rim 2/4 1 168 1Shot
81 AsianRoad 1 4/4 24 168 Tap
82 AsianRoad 2 4/4 26 168 Tap
83 AsianRoad 3 4/4 1 168 Tap
84 Melo Arp A1 4/4 6 100 Tap
85 Melo Arp A2 4/4 6 100 Tap
86 Melo Arp B1 4/4 2 100 Tap
87 Melo Arp B2 4/4 1 100 Tap
88 Melo Arp C1 4/4 2 100 Tap
89 Melo Arp C2 4/4 1 100 Tap
90 Melo Chd 1 4/4 8 100 Tap
91 Melo Chd 2 4/4 8 100 Tap
92 Melo Chd 3 4/4 2 100 Tap
93 neo Chord 1 4/4 32 168 Tap
94 neo Chord 2 4/4 16 168 Tap
Time
Signature
Length Tempo
Play
Type
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Preset Pattern List
No. Name
95 neo Chord 3 4/4 17 168 Tap
96 Samba 4/4 1 120 Tap
97 KickRimRoll 4/4 1 168 1Shot
98 LayerKickRim 4/4 1 120 Tap
99 MVC 7 Notes 4/4 7 128 MVC
100 MVC 12 Notes 4/4 12 128 MVC
Play Type Explanation
Loop When the pattern has played to the end, playback will repeat from the beginning.
1Shot Playback will stop when the pattern reaches the end.
Tap
MVC These are patterns for use only with VISUAL CONTROL.
Time
Signature
Length Tempo
If assigned to a pad pattern, the notes within the pattern will play sequentially each time you strike
the pad.
Play
Type
MEMO
For details on Time Signature, Length, and Tempo, refer to ”Specifying the Number of Measures, Time Signature, and Tempo
(SETUP)” in the TD-30 owner’s manual.
Copyrights
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• Recording, duplication, distribution, sale, lease, performance, or broadcast of copyrighted material (musical
works, visual works, broadcasts, live performances, etc.) belonging to a third party in part or in whole without the
permission of the copyright owner is forbidden by law.
• Do not use this product for purposes that could infringe on a copyright held by a third party. We assume no
responsibility whatsoever with regard to any infringements of third-party copyrights arising through your use of this
product.
• The copyright of content in this product (the sound waveform data, style data, accompaniment patterns, phrase data,
audio loops and image data) is reserved by Roland Corporation.
• Purchasers of this product are permitted to utilize said content for the creating, performing, recording and
distributing original musical works.
• Purchasers of this product are NOT permitted to extract said content in original or modied form, for the purpose of
distributing recorded medium of said content or making them available on a computer network.
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