#Roland td 11 kv with addictive drums 2 software

This is one of my favourite solutions, as it makes it possible to use every e-drum module. This guy is using a MIDI Mate 2 with two TD-12’s.

#Roland td 11 kv with addictive drums 2 software

You can connect 2 modules to the MIDI Mate and trigger the preferred drum software through one cable. Every e-drum module (even the newer ones) has at least a MIDI out. This interface recognises if you want to use the 2 MIDI ends as in- or output. The MIDI Mate 2 has a USB cable on one side and 2 MIDI cables on the other side. If you are using a drum software like Addictive Drummer, EZdrummer or Superior Drummer and trigger their sounds through your PC, it is possible to connect 2 modules via MIDI cable with your PC. You could end up with different module sounds if you don’t use identical modules. This works with all kinds of normal e-drum modules (not with TMC-6). Connect the headphone out of the second drum with the MP3 input of the parent module. It is a nice and cheap solution to add extra pads, but still a compromise.Īlmost every e-drum module has a stereo input for MP3-Players. A lot of adjustments have to be made in the module too. That means there is no choke function available for the cymbal pad and it is also not possible to hit both split pads at the same time, because the module recognizes this as a rim shot. Both, the tom and the cymbal are mono triggers after splitting. And who needs the rim click on a tom? So the rim can be used as an additional cymbal for example. Many Roland sets have 2 zones (head and rim) on almost every part.

It has to have a built in 100Kohm resistor to be able to work. The drum splitter is not a normal splitter cable. This could be a cable or a box which splits the 2 zones of a stereo pad into 2 mono pads. Drum SplittersĪs some modules do not have a percussion set, they can be extended with the help of drum splitters. This is the best way to extend a Roland kit, but sadly not possible with Roland TD-11, 15 and 25. All main module instruments can be assigned and triggered through the secondary module. The Percussion set is basically an instrument selection which can be modified independently from the main sounds of your main module. The secondary module has to be set to MIDI Channel 11, this is not possible on older modules like the Roland TD-3. This way it is possible to connect a lot more pads, both stereo and mono. So it is possible to connect an additional trigger module like the Alesis Trigger IO, the Roland TMC-6 or let’s say a TD-4 via MIDI cable.

Some Roland Modules like TD-9, 12, 20 and 30 have a MIDI Input together with a Percussion Set. But there are still some ways to expand your kit. The problem is that many modules have a restricted number of pad inputs. A typical electronic drummers disease is the urge to add more and more pads or cymbals.

Roland td 11-kv with addictive drums 2