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ManualsBrandsRoland ManualsDrum Machine and Control UnitsTD-17 Drum Module

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Before using this unit, carefully read “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (the leaet “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and

the Owner’s Manual (p. 27)). After reading, keep the document(s) where it will be available for immediate reference.

Owner’s Manual

Look What You Can Do with the TD-17/TD-17-L

Performing

Perform with various sounds (

p. 8)

A diverse selection of drum sounds is built into this unit.

You can perform using a wide variety of tonal choices.

Supports a variety of performance techniques

(

p. 7)

Just like acoustic drums, this unit responds to a variety of

dierent performance techniques.

Customizing

Adjust the playing feel (

p. 21)

By adjusting the sensitivity of the sensors, you can

customize the playing feel to your taste.

Create your very own kits (

p. 14)

By customizing a kit, you can create an original that’s like

no other kit in the world.

Eco-Friendly Power-Save Function

The power automatically turns o when a certain length

of time elapses after you stopped playing or operating the

unit (AUTO OFF function). (

p. 23)

* If you don’t want the power to turn o automatically, set

AUTO OFF to “OFF.”

Practicing

Sounding a click (metronome) (

p. 9)

You can practice while listening to a click sound.

Practicing along with a song (

p. 9)

Songs that are ideal for practice are built into this unit. You

can practice along with these songs.

Recording a song that you’re practicing (

p. 10)

You can use the recording function to evaluate your own

performance.

Practicing with Coach mode (

p. 11)

This unit provides a “Coach mode” that supports your

practicing. This is a great way to improve your speed

control, precision, and endurance.

Perform along with audio from your smartphone

(

p. 5)

This unit is equipped with Bluetooth. You can perform

along with audio from your smartphone (TD-17-L

excepted).

Owner’s Manual (this document)

Read this rst. This explains all the functions of

this unit.

PDF Manual (download from the web)

5 Data List

This explains the parameters and sound of

this unit.

5 MIDI Implementation

This is detailed reference material regarding

MIDI messages.

To obtain the PDF manual

1. Enter the following URL in your

computer.

http://www.roland.com/manuals/

2. Choose “TD-17” or “TD-17-L” as the product

name.

Summary of content (28 pages)

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Owner’s Manual Look What You Can Do with the TD-17/TD-17-L Performing Practicing Perform with various sounds (&p. 8) Sounding a click (metronome) (&p. 9) A diverse selection of drum sounds is built into this unit. You can perform using a wide variety of tonal choices. You can practice while listening to a click sound. Practicing along with a song (&p. 9) Supports a variety of performance techniques (&p. 7) Songs that are ideal for practice are built into this unit.
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Contents Getting Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Customizing a Kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Connect Your Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mounting This Unit on the Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Turning the Power On/Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making Hi-hat Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Getting Ready Connect Your Equipment DC IN jack Connect the included AC adaptor here. * Use the cord hook to secure the cord of the AC adaptor as shown in the illustration. Indicator * Place the AC adaptor so the side with the indicator (see 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. PHONES jack Connect headphones (sold separately) here.
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Getting Ready Mounting This Unit on the Stand Making Hi-hat Settings Use the included sound module mount to attach this unit to your drum stand. Attach the sound module mount in the orientation that’s appropriate for your drum stand setup. If you’re using a VH-10 or VH-11 V-hi-hat (subsequently called a “VH”), adjust the offset on this unit. This adjustment is required in order to correctly detect open, close, and pedal operations. 1.
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Getting Ready Using the Bluetooth® Functionality 7. Press the [DRUM KIT] button to return to the KIT screen. TD-17-L excepted Bluetooth functionality creates a wireless connection between a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet (subsequently referred to as the “mobile device”) and this unit, allowing you to do the following. Bluetooth audio You can perform while using this unit to hear music being played back by a mobile device.
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Getting Ready Place the Mobile Device on the Tray and Use It You can attach the included tray holder on this unit’s tray, and use it to hold your mobile device. Connection state between this unit and the mobile device The lit state of the Bluetooth indicator changes according to the state of the connection.
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Getting Ready About Performance Techniques This unit responds to a variety of performance techniques just like an acoustic drum set. Playing method Edge shot Pad Playing method Head shot Explanation Hit only the head of the pad. Head Rim shot Rim Strike the head and the rim of the pad simultaneously. A sound (rim sound) different than the head shot will be heard. Edge sensor Cross stick (snare drum only) (p.
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Operating Guide (Panel Descriptions) Selecting a Kit This unit lets you enjoy performing with a variety of sounds. 1. Press the [DRUM KIT] button. 2. Turn the dial to select a kit. Reference For details on the kits, refer to “Data List” (PDF). Kits and Instruments On this unit, the sound you hear when you strike each pad is called an “instrument.” A “kit” is a set of sounds (instruments) assigned to the pads.
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Operating Guide (Panel Descriptions) Sounding a Click Adjusting the Overall Tonal Character 1. Press the [CLICK] button. Turn the click on/off Change the tempo Change the time signature Adjust the reverberation Turn the [AMBIENCE] knob. Press the [F3] button. Turn the dial. Adjust the lowfrequency range Turn the [BASS] knob. Press the [SLOW] [FAST] buttons. Adjust the highfrequency range Turn the [TREBLE] knob. Press the [F1] (MENU) button.
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Recording Recording a Performance You can easily record your own performance and play it back. * If you want to save (export) your recorded song to an SD card, insert the SD card before you continue (p. 3). MEMO You can record for up to 60 minutes if an SD card is inserted, or up to approximately three minutes if an SD card is not inserted. If an SD card is not inserted, you can play back by pressing the [F2] (PREVIEW) button after recording, but cannot save the recording to this unit.
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Practicing Practicing in Coach Mode This unit provides practice modes called “Coach Mode” which are designed to make your practicing as effective as possible. These modes provide useful ways to strengthen your speed control, accuracy, and endurance, and will also improve your sense of timing. Throughout the Coach modes, you will discover that some of them have programmable parameters, allowing you to adapt the functions to your specific needs. 4. Press the [EXIT] button to finish.
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Practicing 55 When the click stops sounding, the screen indication will change to “Quiet.” Continue striking the pads during this time. 55 After the Quiet region, the proportion of your strikes that were played at an accurate tempo are shown as a “%” value. 4. Press the [F1] (STOP) button to stop. 5. Press the [EXIT] button to finish. QUIET COUNT settings In the QUIET COUNT screen, press the [F2] (MENU) button to access the settings screen.
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Practicing 3. Press the [s] button. WARM UPS settings The guide track plays together with the song playback. As necessary, adjust the volume of the guide track (p. 8). In the WARM UPS screen, press the [F2] (MENU) button to access the settings screen. Parameter Value Explanation Specifies the time.
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Customizing a Kit Saving the settings On this unit, your edits are saved automatically, so you don’t have to perform any operation to save the settings. Settings are also saved when you turn off the power. Selecting an Instrument (ASSIGN) Here’s how to select the instrument that’s played by each pad. 1. Press the [ASSIGN] button. The INST ASSIGN screen appears. Instrument group name Instrument name Here’s how to edit an individual instrumental sound such as the snare drum or kick drum.
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Customizing a Kit Importing and Playing Audio Files (USER SAMPLE) Audio files that you created on your computer can be imported from an SD card into this unit, and played as instruments (user sample function). You can edit the sound of a user sample or apply effects to it in the same way as other instruments. Audio files that can be loaded by this unit WAV Format (extension) WAV (.wav) Sampling frequency 44.
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Customizing a Kit 4. Use the dial to select the “Import,“ and press the [ENTER] button. The SAMPLE IMPORT screen appears. Assigning a User Sample to an Instrument and Playing It 1. Press the [USER SAMPLE] button. 2. Use the dial to select the user sample that 5. Select an audio file, and press the [F3] (SELECT) button. you want to assign, and press the [F3] (ASSIGN) button. The SAMPLE ASSIGN screen appears. The IMPORT DEST screen appears.
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Customizing a Kit 4. Use the dial to select the menu, and press the [ENTER] button. 5. Make settings as appropriate for the menu item that you selected. Import For details, refer to “Importing an Audio File” (p. 15). Play Type, Adjust Start/End, Rename 1. Use the function buttons, [ ] [ ] buttons, and dial to edit the value (or name). Delete, Renumber, Optimize, Delete All 1. Press the [ENTER] button. An explanatory screen appears. 2. Press the [F3] (EXECUTE) button. A confirmation message appears.
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Customizing a Kit AMBIENCE, MULTI FX, VOLUME 1. Use the function buttons, [ ] [ ] buttons, and dial to edit the settings. PAD EQ, MIDI NOTE 1. Select the pad that you want to edit (p. 14). 2. Use the function buttons, [ ] [ ] buttons, and dial to edit the settings. NAME 1. Use the function buttons, [ ] [ ] buttons, and dial to edit the name. You can enter up to 12 characters as the kit name (upper line), and up to 16 characters as the sub-name (lower line).
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Customizing a Kit Backing Up or Loading Kits The settings of individual kits stored in this unit can be saved (backed up) to an SD card, or read (loaded) back into this unit (a maximum of 999 kits). 1. Press the [OTHER] button. 2. Use the function buttons or the [ ] [ ] buttons to select “SAVE/LOAD.” 3. Use the function buttons, [ ] [ ] buttons, and dial to make backup/load settings.
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Overall Settings (SETUP) Basic Procedure 1. Press the [SETUP] button. The SETUP MENU screen appears. Here’s how to make settings for the overall tonal character or pads of the entire unit. SETUP menu list Menu Explanation Bluetooth Makes Bluetooth settings Make Bluetooth settings (p. 5). SD Card Backing up data to an sd card You can save the settings of the entire this unit to an SD card, or read (load) them back into this unit (p. 21).
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Overall Settings (SETUP) Editing the Pad Settings Backing Up to an SD Card Here’s how to edit the pad settings so that the signal from each pad is processed correctly by this unit. Here's how to save all settings that are stored in this unit (up to 99 sets). Specifying the Type of Pad 1. Press the [SETUP] button. 2. Use the dial to select the “Pad Settings,” and press the [ENTER] button. 1. Insert an SD card into this unit (p. 3). 2. Press the [SETUP] button. 3.
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Overall Settings (SETUP) Loading Backup Data from an SD Card Here’s how to load backup data from an SD card into this unit. 1. Insert an SD card into this unit (p. 3). 2. Access the SD CARD MENU screen (p. 21). 3. Use the dial to select the “Load Backup,” and press the [ENTER] button. The SD CARD LOAD BACKUP screen appears. 4. Turn the dial to select the backup data that you want to delete. [F1] (BACKUP) button Deletes backup data. [F2] (1 KIT) button Deletes kit backup data. 5.
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Overall Settings (SETUP) SD card folder structure REC folder Recorded data that was exported is saved here. IMPORT folder If there are audio files that you want to import as user samples, save them in this folder. Roland folder This unit’s backup data is saved here. TD-17 folder Backup folder Backup data is saved here.
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Overall Settings (SETUP) Restoring the Factory Settings The “Factory Reset” operation returns all data and settings stored in this unit to their factory-set condition. NOTE When you execute this operation, all data and settings in this unit will be lost. Before you proceed, you should save any important data and settings to your SD card (p. 21). 1. Press the [SETUP] button. 2. Use the dial to select the “Factory Reset,” and press the [ENTER] button. The FACTORY RESET screen appears.
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Troubleshooting Problem Items to check Action Page Are the cables correctly connected to each pad and pedal? Check the connections. p. 3 Could the instrument be “OFF”? Assign an instrument. p. 14 Problems with sound Could the instrument’s “Volume” be lowered? Adjust the instrument’s “Volume.” A specific pad does not sound p. 14 Could user samples have been deleted? If you delete the user sample that’s assigned to a pad, it will not produce sound.
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Troubleshooting Problem Items to check Action Is the USB cable connected correctly? Check the connections. Page Problems with USB Can’t communicate with a computer p. 3 In order to transmit and receive audio as USB Install the USB driver on your computer. AUDIO, the USB driver must be installed. p. 10 The product cannot be used the cable Are you using a cable that supports USB 2.0? that supports USB 3.0. Use the cable that supports USB 2.0.
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USING THE UNIT SAFELY WARNING WARNING Concerning the AUTO OFF function The power to this unit will be turned off automatically after a predetermined amount of time has passed since it was last used for playing music, or its buttons or controls were operated (AUTO OFF function). If you do not want the power to be turned off automatically, disengage the AUTO OFF function (p. 23). Use only the stand that is recommended This unit should be used only with a stand that is recommended by Roland.
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Main Specifications Intellectual Property Right • It is forbidden by law to make an audio recording, video recording, copy or revision of a third party’s copyrighted work (musical work, video work, broadcast, live performance, or other work), whether in whole or in part, and distribute, sell, lease, perform, or broadcast it without the permission of the copyright owner. • Do not use this product for purposes that could infringe on a copyright held by a third party.