Roland TD-12 manual

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    SMAR TRIG GER U SE R S GU ID E Version 1 .4 1/30/2005 ©2004 All Righ ts Rese rved. http://ww w.sma rtrigg er.com Us er s Guid e Smartrigger Electronic Pe rcussion Pr odu cts[...]

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    SMAR TRIG GER U SE R S GU ID E Version 1 .4 1/30/2005 ©2004 All Righ ts Rese rved. http://ww w.sma rtrigg er.com T ab l e of Cont ents Table of Contents....................................................................................................................... 2 Introduction ..............................................................[...]

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    SMAR TRIG GER U SE R S GU ID E Version 1 .4 1/30/2005 ©2004 All Righ ts Rese rved. http://ww w.sma rtrigg er.com Introdu ction Than k yo u for purchasing Smartrigger Electronic Cymbals – th e biggest advance in electronic drum ming since MIDI! Smartrigger cymbals were d esig ned to meet the needs of today’s electron ic d rummer, providing the [...]

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    SMAR TRIG GER U SE R S GU ID E Version 1 .4 1/30/2005 ©2004 All Righ ts Rese rved. http://ww w.sma rtrigg er.com Smartrigger Cymbal Featu res Smartrig ge r Electronic Cymbals feature many impro vements over previous electronic cy mbals including:  Auth e ntic Playability is accomplished by using real brass a lloy metal cymbals. This means th at[...]

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    SMAR TRIG GER U SE R S GU ID E Version 1 .4 1/30/2005 ©2004 All Righ ts Rese rved. http://ww w.sma rtrigg er.com Setup Electronic cymb als produ c e no sound themselves and require the use of external sound module s in order to be used as musical instruments. Smartrigger Electronic Cymbals are compat ible with many drum modu l es on the market inc[...]

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    SMAR TRIG GER U SE R S GU ID E Version 1 .4 1/30/2005 ©2004 All Righ ts Rese rved. http://ww w.sma rtrigg er.com Proper C ymbal Mou nting Smartrig ge r cymbals are designed to be mounted on any standard cymbal stand or mounting arm. Most sto ck cym bal stands come with a 6mm or 8m t h readed mounting rod, a series of washers and a wing-nut . You S[...]

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    SMAR TRIG GER U SE R S GU ID E Version 1 .4 1/30/2005 ©2004 All Righ ts Rese rved. http://ww w.sma rtrigg er.com Note that yo u CAN NOT use a cymbal sleeve with the Ride cymbal as it already has a built-in sleeve. M ake sure to use felt washers on the top and bottom of the ride. Mounting the Hi Hat C ymbals The Smartrig ge r hi hat cymba ls offer [...]

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    SMAR TRIG GER U SE R S GU ID E Version 1 .4 1/30/2005 ©2004 All Righ ts Rese rved. http://ww w.sma rtrigg er.com Hi Hat Clu t ch Mounting Regard less o f which type of hi hat stand you choose, you will m ount the top hi hat cymbal onto your h i ha t clutch. Almost all hi hat arms and stands come with a clut c h. You can use any clutch you like inc[...]

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    SMAR TRIG GER U SE R S GU ID E Version 1 .4 1/30/2005 ©2004 All Righ ts Rese rved. http://ww w.sma rtrigg er.com Triggeri ng the Dual- Zone Cras h and Hi Ha t Cymbal s The Smartrig ge r cra s h and hi hat cymbals use what is commonly called a “Head/Rim” or “Piezo/Rim-switch” type of triggering system. This means that the first “zone” o[...]

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    SMAR TRIG GER U SE R S GU ID E Version 1 .4 1/30/2005 ©2004 All Righ ts Rese rved. http://ww w.sma rtrigg er.com Triggeri ng the Dual- Zone Ri de The Smartrig ge r ride cymbals use a dual-piezo design whe re the main piezo is mounted under the bow o f the cymbal in the trigger housing and a second piezo is mounted directly under the bell of the cy[...]

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    SMAR TRIG GER U SE R S GU ID E Version 1 .4 1/30/2005 ©2004 All Righ ts Rese rved. http://ww w.sma rtrigg er.com Triggeri ng the Triple- Zone Ride The n ew Sm artrigger three z one ride cymbal i s the mo st amazingly realistic electronic cymbal ever m a de! It features the same bell and bow triggers as the dual zone ride, but has an additiona l ed[...]

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    SMAR TRIG GER U SE R S GU ID E Version 1 .4 1/30/2005 ©2004 All Righ ts Rese rved. http://ww w.sma rtrigg er.com Setting Yo ur Trigger I nputs The f ollowing information is only a starting point for setting you r module to use Smartrigger Cymbals. T h ere are many factors that will affect the triggering and sensitivity of your module’s inputs in[...]

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    SMAR TRIG GER U SE R S GU ID E Version 1 .4 1/30/2005 ©2004 All Righ ts Rese rved. http://ww w.sma rtrigg er.com Roland Drum Module Settings Roland pr o duces some of the most popular drum modules on the market and offers several differe nt models. We have included the default settings for some of the most recent Roland module s h ere. If you ha v[...]

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    SMAR TRIG GER U SE R S GU ID E Version 1 .4 1/30/2005 ©2004 All Righ ts Rese rved. http://ww w.sma rtrigg er.com Include d Ride Y Cab le splits stereo c ab le into 2 mono inp uts  Plug the black TIP plug in to the RIDE input and the orange RING plug into the EDGE input. T his places the bow ride sound on the Ride input and the bell ride sound o[...]

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    SMAR TRIG GER U SE R S GU ID E Version 1 .4 1/30/2005 ©2004 All Righ ts Rese rved. http://ww w.sma rtrigg er.com o Aux Input HEAD = Ride Bell Sound o Aux Input RIM = Ride Edge Sound (Same a s #10 RIM) Notes for usi ng the Sm artrigger CY-16R Dual Zone Ride Cymbal:  Use the includ e d Y cable on the module end of the rid e’s s tereo cable. Plu[...]

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    SMAR TRIG GER U SE R S GU ID E Version 1 .4 1/30/2005 ©2004 All Righ ts Rese rved. http://ww w.sma rtrigg er.com Hos a YPP-11 7 Y Cable Settings for th e R oland TD-6/6V Type Sens Thold Curve Scan ReTrg Can. Mask Xtalk Splash CY-6 10 2 Linear 2.5 6 8 40 Crash CY-6 10 2 Linear 2.5 6 8 40 China CY-6 10 2 Linear 2.5 6 8 40 Ride Bow CY-6 8 2 Linear 2.[...]

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    SMAR TRIG GER U SE R S GU ID E Version 1 .4 1/30/2005 ©2004 All Righ ts Rese rved. http://ww w.sma rtrigg er.com Settings for th e R oland TD-3 Type Sens Thold Curve Scan ReTrg Can. Mask Xtalk Splash CY-6 10 2 Linear 2.5 6 8 40 Crash CY-6 10 2 Linear 2.5 6 8 40 China CY-6 10 2 Linear 2.5 6 8 40 Ride Bow CY-6 8 2 Linear 2.5 6 8 40 Ride Bell CY-6 12[...]

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    SMAR TRIG GER U SE R S GU ID E Version 1 .4 1/30/2005 ©2004 All Righ ts Rese rved. http://ww w.sma rtrigg er.com Settings for th e R oland TMC-6 Type Sens Thold Curve Scan ReTrg Can. Mask Xtalk Splash CY 10 4 Lnr 2.5 8 8 40 Crash CY 10 4 Lnr 2.5 8 8 40 China CY 10 4 Lnr 2.5 8 8 40 Ride Bow CY 8 4 Lnr 2.5 8 8 40 Ride Bell CY 12 0 Lnr 2.5 8 8 40 Hi [...]

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    SMAR TRIG GER U SE R S GU ID E Version 1 .4 1/30/2005 ©2004 All Righ ts Rese rved. http://ww w.sma rtrigg er.com Yamaha Drum Modules Yamaha a lso o ffers a few very popular drum modules in t he DTX line of electronic drums such as the DT Xtr eme IIS and the DTXpress III. Our splash, crash, china, and hi hat are supported when using t he PCY-80 tri[...]

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    SMAR TRIG GER U SE R S GU ID E Version 1 .4 1/30/2005 ©2004 All Righ ts Rese rved. http://ww w.sma rtrigg er.com Transporti ng Your Cym bals You should t r ansport your cymbals in protected and padded cases. We recommend using standar d cymbal bags like the one pictured here. The use of hard plastic cymbal-safe type of cases isn’t r eco mmended [...]

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    SMAR TRIG GER U SE R S GU ID E Version 1 .4 1/30/2005 ©2004 All Righ ts Rese rved. http://ww w.sma rtrigg er.com W ar ranty Inf ormation Smartrig ge r warrants its products against defects in mat e rial and workmanship for a period of one yea r from the date of the initial consumer purchase. Should any item fail during this period, Smartrig ge r w[...]