User Manual

Contents

USING THE UNIT SAFELY..................................................................................... 4

IMPORTANT NOTES............................................................................................ 6

1. Introduction 11

TD-9 Components ............................................................................................. 12

Top and rear panels ................................................................................................... 12

Jack panel ................................................................................................................. 13

Basic concepts and operations of the TD-9 ......................................................... 14

Saving your settings.................................................................................................... 14

Buttons, dial, and knobs.............................................................................................. 14

Cursor....................................................................................................................... 14

Function buttons ([F1]–[F3]).......................................................................................... 14

Using the “+” button, “-” button, and VALUE dial............................................................ 14

Preview function......................................................................................................... 15

Song playback........................................................................................................... 15

Using the Metronome.................................................................................................. 15

Setting the Tempo (for the metronome or song)............................................................... 15

Adjusting the display contrast ...................................................................................... 15

The upper right of the display ...................................................................................... 15

Getting ready to play........................................................................................ 16

Mounting the TD-9 on the Stand ................................................................................... 16

Connecting your audio equipment................................................................................ 17

Turning the power on/off ............................................................................................ 18

Tensioning the pads.................................................................................................... 19

Tensioning the head of a mesh pad................................................................................... 19

2. Performing 21

Selecting a drum kit .......................................................................................... 22

Selecting a drum kit .................................................................................................... 22

About the “DRUM KIT” screen........................................................................................... 22

Activating the cross stick function.................................................................................. 22

Performance techniques .................................................................................... 23

Pads (e.g., PD-105/PD-85).......................................................................................... 23

Cymbals (e.g., CY-8, CY-12R/C) ................................................................................. 23

Choking a cymbal........................................................................................................... 24

Hi-Hat (CY-5, VH-11) .................................................................................................. 24

Creating a drum kit........................................................................................... 25

Selecting an instrument ............................................................................................... 25

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