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Roland V-Drums TD-17 Users Manual

© 2018 Roland Corporation
Data List
* The illustration shows the TD-17.
Contents
DRUM KIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
KIT Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CLICK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
TIME CHECK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
QUIET COUNT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
WARM UPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
SONG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
INSTRUMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
ASSIGN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
LEVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
TUNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
MUFFLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
USER SAMPLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
OTHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
AMBIENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
MULTI FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
PAD EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
VOLUME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
MIDI NOTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Bass/Treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Pad Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Hi-Hat Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
AUTO OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
System Info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Multi-Eect Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
DELAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
TAPE ECHO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
REVERSE DELAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3TAP PAN DELAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
OD0DELAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
DS0DELAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
CHORUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
SPACE-D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
OD0CHORUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
DS0CHORUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
PHASER A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
PHASER B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
STEP PHASER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
FLANGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
REVERB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
LONG REVERB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
SUPER FILTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
FILTER+DRIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
AUTO WAH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
OD/DS0TWAH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
LOFI COMPRESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
DISTORTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
OVERDRIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
SATURATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
T-SCREAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
BIT CRUSHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
ISOLATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
RING MODULATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
PITCH SHIFTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
AUTO PAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Kit List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Kit List (VAD306) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Instrument List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
User Sample List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Song List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Kit Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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DRUM KIT

KIT Screen

1. Press the [DRUM KIT] button.
The KIT screen appears.
Parameter Value Explanation
XSTICK OFF, ON Species whether a snare pad produces the cross-stick sound (ON) or not (OFF).
MIX VOL ([2] button)
Audio In -INF–+6.0 dB Input volume of the device connected to the MIX IN jack and Bluetooth (*1)
Click -INF–+6.0 dB Volume of the click
Song -INF–+6.0 dB Volume of the song
Guide Track -INF–+6.0 dB Volume of the guide track
*1 TD-17-L excepted

CLICK

1. Press the [CLICK] button.
The CLICK screen appears.
Parameter Value Explanation
Tempo*1 20–260 Tempo
[F3] button OFF, ON Turns click on/o.
MENU ([F1] button)
Beat*1 1–9 Number of beats per measure
Rhythm Type
Sound
Pan L30–CENTER–R30 Stereo position of the click
MIX VOL ([2] button)
This is the same parameter as the KIT screen’s MIX VOL ([F2] button).
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METRONOME, CLICK, VOICE, BEEP 1, BEEP 2, TEK CLICK, STICKS, CLAVES, WOOD BLOCK, COWBELL, AGOGO, TRIANGLE, TAMBOURINE, MARACAS, CABASA
Interval of the click
Sound for the click
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COACH

1. Press the [COACH] button.
The COACH MENU screen appears.
2. Press a function button to select a practice menu.
3. Press the [F2] (MENU) button.
The coach menu settings screen appears.

TIME CHECK

Parameter Value Explanation
SETUP tab
Species whether the score will be shown in the screen.
Score
Grade
Display 1 Display 2
Gauge
CLICK tab
This parameter is in common with the MENU ([1] button) of the CLICK (p. 3).
OFF
ON (4, 8, 16, 32 meas)
Species the strictness of scoring.
EASY Normal
HARD Timing will be checked more strictly.
In the screen, select the pad for which a timing graph will be shown.
LEFT BEHIND The left side of the timing graph is shown as BEHIND (late).
LEFT AHEAD The left side of the timing graph is shown as AHEAD (early).
Your performance will not be scored. Only the timing will be checked.
The score will be shown in the screen. You can also specify the number of measures you’ll practice before being scored.

QUIET COUNT

Parameter Value Explanation
SETUP tab
Measures 2, 4, 8, 16 (Measures)
Of the measures specied by “Measures,” this setting species the length of the measures that will be “Quiet.”
Quiet
CLICK tab
This parameter is in common with the MENU ([1] button) of the CLICK (p. 3).
RANDOM The length of the Quiet interval will randomly change each time.
1, 2, 4
Specify the length (measures) of the interval for which the click will alternate between “Sounding” and “Quiet.”
Species the length (number of measures) of the Quiet interval.
* This setting cannot be longer than half of the Measures value.

WARM UPS

Parameter Value Explanation
SETUP tab
Species the time.
5 MINS Time required: 5 minutes, Change-Up: 2 minutes, Time Check: 3 minutes
Duration
Grade
Max Tempo Species the upper tempo limit during step 2: Auto Up/Down.
CLICK tab
This parameter is in common with the MENU ([1] button) of the CLICK (p. 3).
10 MINS
15 MINS
Species the strictness of scoring.
EASY Normal
HARD Timing will be checked more strictly.
Time required: 10 minutes, Change-Up: 3 minutes, Auto Up/Down: 3 minutes, Time Check: 4 minutes
Time required: 15 minutes, Change-Up: 5 minutes, Auto Up/Down: 5 minutes, Time Check: 5 minutes
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SONG

1. Press the [SONG] button.
The SONG screen appears.
Parameter Value Explanation
SPEED ([SLOW] [FAST] button) 50–150%
GUIDE ([F3] button) *1 OFF, ON
MIX VOL ([2] button)
This is the same parameter as the KIT screen’s MIX VOL ([F2] button) (p. 3).
*1 Only if there is a guide track for the song
MEMO
Each time you press the [F1] button, you switch between internal songs, audio les on the SD card, and songs recorded on the SD card (recorded data that you exported).
Changes the playback speed of the song (audio le).
* When you switch songs, this returns to 100%.
Plays the guide track. To mute the guide track, press the [F3] button to clear the check mark.
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INSTRUMENT

ASSIGN

1. Press the [ASSIGN] button.
The INST ASSIGN screen appears.
Instrument group name
Instrument name
2. Select the pad that you want to edit.
3. Use the [ ] [ ] buttons to move the cursor to the instrument group or instrument, and use the dial to select an instrument.
4. Press the [DRUM KIT] button to return to the KIT screen.
Parameter Value Explanation
Instrument
Snare Buzz (F2 button) *1 OFF, 1–8 Resonance to the snare
Strainer Adj. (F2 button) *1 LOOSE1–3, MEDIUM1–3, TIGHT1–3 Tension of the strainer (resonating cords)
SUB ([F3] button)
You can select a sub-instrument (layer) and edit its settings.
SUB ON ([F2] button) OFF, ON Turns the sub-instrument on/o.
SUB INST
Layer Type
Fade Point 1–127
InstVolume -INF–+6.0 dB Volume of the sub-instrument
Pitch*1 -4800–4800 Instrument pitch (units of one cent)
Decay*1 1–100 Length of decay
Tuning*1 -100–100 Tuning of the head
Muing*1
Snare Buzz*1 OFF, 1–8 Resonance to the snare
Strainer Adj.*1 LOOSE1–3, MEDIUM1–3, TIGHT1–3 Tension of the strainer (resonating cords)
Size*1 1.0–40.0 Hi-hat/Cymbal diameter
Fixed*1 NORMAL, FIXED1–4
*1 This parameter can be specied only for instruments that support it. For details, refer to “Instrument List” (p. 26).
000–310 (preset) U001–U100
000–310 (preset) U001–U100 (user sample)
These parameters specify how the sub instrument will be sounded.
MIX
FADE1
FADE2
SWITCH
Muing (muting) setting For the values of this setting, refer to MUFFLING (p. 7).
(user sample)
Instrument number
Reference
For more about instruments, refer to “Instrument List” (p. 26).
Sub-instrument number
Reference
For more about instruments, refer to “Instrument List” (p. 26).
Volume
The main instrument (A) and sub instrument (B) always sound
Playing
Volume
Volume
Volume
Species the force of the strike at which the sub instrument begins to be sounded. If this is “1,” the sub instrument is sounded by a strike of any force.
* This is not available if Layer Type is “MIX.”
Openness of the hi-hat If something other than “NORMAL” is selected, the openness of the hi-hat does not change,
regardless of how you press the hi-hat pedal.
Dynamics
Playing Dynamics
Playing Dynamics
Playing Dynamics
together as a layer.
The sub instrument (B) is added as a layer only if the strike is stronger than “Fade Point.”
If the strike is stronger than “Fade Point,” the sub instrument (B) is added as a layer according to the strength of that strike.
At 127 or higher, the main instrument (A) and sub instrument (B) are the same volume.
Strikes weaker than “Fade Point” sound the main instrument (A), and strikes stronger than “Fade Point” switch to sound the sub instrument (B).
MEMO
If the [F1] (H&R ON) button shows a check mark, the instruments for the head and rim etc. can be selected as a set. According to the instrument that you select, the recommended instruments are selected as a set.
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LEVEL

1. Press the [LEVEL] button.
The INST LEVEL screen appears.
Parameter Value Explanation
VOLUME tab
Volume -INF–+6.0 dB Volume of each pad
PAN tab
Pan L30–CTR–R30 Stereo position of each pad
MEMO
If you press the [F1] (H&R ON) button to turn it “ON,” you can simultaneously make settings for the head area and rim area, etc.

TUNING

INSTRUMENT
1. Press the [TUNING] button.
The INST TUNING screen appears.
Parameter Value Explanation
TUNING*1 -100–100 Tuning of the head
SIZE*1 1.0–40.0 Hi-hat/Cymbal diameter
PITCH*1 -4800–4800 Instrument pitch (units of one cent)
*1 This parameter can be specied only for instruments that support it. For details, refer to “Instrument List” (p. 26).
MEMO
If you press the [F1] (H&R ON) button to turn it “ON,” you can simultaneously make settings for the head area and rim area, etc.

MUFFLING

1. Press the [MUFFLING] button.
The INST MUFFLING screen appears.
Parameter Value Explanation
Muing (muting) setting
OFF, TAPE1–4, BLANKET1–3,
MUFFLING*1
FIXED*1 NORMAL, FIXED1–4
DECAY*1 1–100 Length of decay
*1 This parameter can be specied only for instruments that support it. For details, refer to “Instrument List” (p. 26).
MEMO
If you press the [F1] (H&R ON) button to turn it “ON,” you can simultaneously make settings for the head area and rim area, etc.
WEIGHT1, 2
OFF, TAPE1–7, DONUT1, 2 When an instrument of the SNARE or CROSS STICK group is selected
OFF, TAPE1–5, FELT1–4 When an instrument of the TOM group is selected
OFF, TAPE1–19 When an instrument of the RIDE, CRASH, or SPLASH/CHINA group is selected
When an instrument of the KICK group is selected
Openness of the hi-hat If something other than “NORMAL” is selected, the openness of the hi-hat does not change,
regardless of how you press the hi-hat pedal.
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INSTRUMENT

USER SAMPLE

1. Press the [USER SAMPLE] button.
2. Turn the dial to move the cursor to the user sample that you want to edit.
3. Press the [F2] (MENU) button.
The USER SAMPLE MENU screen appears.
4. Use the dial to select the menu, and press the [ENTER] button.
Menu Explanation
Import Here’s how to import an audio le into this unit as a user sample.
Play Type Specifying how the user sample is sounded.
Adjust Start/End Specifying the sounded region of a user sample.
Rename Renaming a user sample.
Delete Deleting a user sample.
Renumber Packing user sample numbers forward.
Optimize Optimizing the user sample area.
Delete All Deleting all user samples.
Reference
For details on the operations of each menu, refer to “Owner’s Manual.”
Parameter Value Explanation
Play Type
Specifying how the user sample is sounded.
ONESHOT MONO
Play Type
Adjust Start/End
ZOOM ([
] [ ] button)
START (dial) *1 0–07937742
END (dial) *1 257–07937999
*1 You can’t set the end point earlier than the start point. You can’t set the start point and end point to the same value. For both start point and end point, you can’t specify a value that exceeds the length of the user sample waveform.
ONESHOT POLY When you strike the drum trigger repeatedly, the sounds of the notes are heard overlapping (poly).
LOOP ALT
–
When you strike the drum trigger, the currently-heard sound is silenced before the new sound is heard. Notes do not overlap (mono).
The user sample plays repeatedly (loop). Each time you strike the drum trigger, the sound alternately plays or stops.
Zooms the waveform display in or out. Press the [F3] button to select “X” (“ZOOM-X” is shown), and use the [
on the horizontal axis. Press the [F3] button to select “Y” (“ZOOM-Y” is shown), and use the [
on the vertical axis.
Adjusts the start point (the location at which the user sample starts playing). Press the [F2] button to select “S” (“START” is shown), and turn the dial.
Adjusts the end point (the location at which the user sample stops playing). Press the [F2] button to select “E” (“END” is shown), and turn the dial.
] [ ] buttons to zoom-in/out
] [ ] buttons to zoom-in/out
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OTHER

1. Press the [OTHER] button.
The OTHER MENU screen appears.
2. Use the [ ] [ ] buttons and the function buttons to select a menu item.
3. Make settings as appropriate for the menu item that you selected.
Menu Explanation
AMBIENCE Adjusts the reverberation.
MULTI FX Species an eect for the entire kit.
PAD EQ Adjusts the pad equalizer.
VOLUME Species the volume of the entire kit.
NAME Edits the name of the kit.
MIDI NOTE Species MIDI settings for the kit.
COPY Copy a kit’s settings, or restore the factory-set kit settings.
SAVE/LOAD Save a kit’s settings to an SD card (backed up), or write (load) them back into this unit.
Reference
For details on the operations of each menu, refer to “Owner’s Manual.”
INSTRUMENT

AMBIENCE

Parameter Value Explanation
[F3] button OFF, ON Turns room ambience on/o.
SEND ([F2] button) -INF–+6.0dB
BEACH, LIVING ROOM, BATH ROOM, STUDIO, GARAGE, LOCKER ROOM, THEATER, CAVE, GYMNASIUM,
Type
Room Size TINY, SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE, HUGE Size of the room
Room Shape 0–100 Room shape and reverberation length
Wall Type
Mic Position
Level -INF–+6.0dB Volume of room ambience
DOME STADIUM, BOOTH A, BOOTH B, STUDIO A, STUDIO B, BASEMENT, JAZZ CLUB, ROCK CLUB, BALLROOM, GATE, CONCERT HALL, SPORTS ARENA, EXPO HALL, BOTTLE, CITY, SPIRAL
CURTAIN, CLOTH, WOOD, PLASTER, CONCRETE, GLASS
NEXT DOOR, LOW FLOOR, LOW, MID LOW, MID, MID HIGH, HIGH, CEILING A, CEILING B
Moves to a screen where you can specify the amount of room ambience for each pad. If you press the [F1] (H&R ON) button to turn it “ON,” you can simultaneously make settings for the
head area and rim area, etc.
Type of room reverberation
Wall material
Tonal change caused by mic position
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INSTRUMENT

MULTI FX

Parameter Value Explanation
[F3] button OFF, ON Turns on/o the multi-eect.
SEND ([F2] button) -INF–+6.0dB
Type of multi-eect
Type, parameter
Reference
For more about multi-eects, refer to “Multi-Eect Parameters” (p. 17).
Moves to a screen where you can specify the eect depth for each pad. If you press the [F1] (H&R ON) button to turn it “ON,” you can simultaneously make settings for the
head area and rim area, etc.

PAD EQ

Parameter Value Explanation
[F3] button OFF, ON Turns pad equalizer on/o.
LOW Freq 20Hz–1kHz Center frequency of the low range
LOW Gain -15–+15dB Amount of boost/cut for the low range
MID Freq 20Hz–16kHz Center frequency of the mid range
MID Q 0.5–8.0
MID Gain -15–+15dB Amount of boost/cut for the mid range
HIGH Freq 1kHz–16kHz Center frequency of the high range
HIGH Gain -15–+15dB Amount of boost/cut for the high range
MEMO
5 If you press the [F1] (H&R ON) button to turn it “ON,” you can simultaneously make settings for the head area and rim area, etc.
5 Each time you press the [F2] button, the selection alternates between LOW/MID/HIGH.
Width of the frequency range A higher Mid Q narrows the aected area.

VOLUME

Parameter Value Explanation
Kit Volume
Xstick Volume Cross-stick volume
Pedal HH Volume Pedal hi-hat volume
HH Open/Close Balance -5–+5
-INF–+6.0dB
Kit volume
Open/close volume balance If this value is lowered, playing the hi-hat when it is open produces a lower volume than playing
it when closed. If this value is raised, playing the hi-hat when it is open produces a higher volume than playing it when closed.
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