Playing Backing Tracks from a Roland TM-2 Trigger Module

[@agileconsultant25]

Thanks so much!! been looking at ways to trigger backing tracks and already had TM2. Really awesome video on how to set that up

[@monkeyrilla]

Great info, thanks for sharing!

[@ehrinlanthony]

Thank you!

[@mattvdh]

great stuff man! thanks

[@ehrinlanthony]

Thank you!

[@JimCreatureCornelissen]

Very helpful!

[@samuelnelson7923]

Thanks!

[@ehrinlanthony]

Glad I could help!

[@slaughtherheadmetaldrummer7634]

so helpful thank you very much

[@ehrinlanthony]

Thank you!

[@ericxancabahug5523]

Very informative.. Thank you.. But i have a problem of loading my backing tracks maybe i save it on a different format? They're not being recognised when i try to load the sd card. I bounce it from the logic pro.

[@ehrinlanthony]

Make sure you format them as .WAV files, 16 bit, 44.1kHz sample rate.

[@ericxancabahug5523]

@@ehrinlanthony thank you so much.

[@TheDrumms93]

Hey Ehrin, great video. A question. Is there a possibility that after playing a backing track, the next one will be loaded directly, which I then just have to start? Or can you get to the next song by hitting the pad? Or do I always have to press my hand on the tm2 to go to the next song? Greetings from Germany

[@ehrinlanthony]

I have not found a way to change the backing track without pushing the plus and minus buttons to navigate to a different patch.

[@adamsmethurst798]

Hi great tutorial thank you, my question is how do you delete an individual backing track from the sd card?

[@ehrinlanthony]

You insert the SD card into your computer and delete the file from there.

[@libertyspikes666]

Do you create a different kit for every song in your set? I want to do something like this where I have 1 pad to launch backing tracks with click panned out R L and then another pad with one shot samples.

[@ehrinlanthony]

Yes, one patch per song in the set.

[@avdrummer972]

Thanks for the video! I just purchased the tm2 with 1 dual zone snare trigger and a kick trigger and Roland trigger bar. My band currently uses an iPod for playing backing tracks however I'm wanting to simplify and use the tm2 for this. How would I setup to have multiple songs/backing tracks for live and be able to still have different sounds assigned to triggers and bar for each song?

[@ehrinlanthony]

You can do that but you will only be able to use your snare trigger as a single zone. The TM-2 only has 4 inputs. 2 of those inputs are used by the BT-1 and the other two can be used by two separate single zone triggers or one dual zone trigger. Here's a video with a similar setup but instead of the snare trigger I use an auxiliary kick pedal. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2m5qKObf9mbd6M You would set up your connections like this linked video and then set up your patches as in the above video. Each patch would be a different song and you can change the backing track and the sounds attached to your triggers by navigating to different patches.

[@paulhunter2001]

Hi there what programme do you use to link your backing track and click track thanks

[@ehrinlanthony]

I use Reaper. I create the backing track and pan everything to the right. Then I create a "drum" track that is just a stick click and pan that to the left. Render the track out at 16 bit, 44.1khz and load it on to the SD card. Let me know if this helps.

[@RaghavSehgal]

Can we load kick and snare samples via SD card and save it as one of the presets?

[@ehrinlanthony]

Yes. You use the same steps to assign the sound from the SD section and that will assign it to the pad/trigger and save it to the preset you are currently using.

[@DaveyDjanDrums]

What mixer do you have?

[@ehrinlanthony]

Depending on the gig I use two different setups. For full in-ears, I use a Behringer X32 Rack. When we're using backline or have floor wedges, I run the click channel into a Behringer MicroMON MA400 so I can have click in my ears without it going to front of house.

[@ehrinlanthony]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2m5qKObf9mbd6M watch at 6:54 to see how I connect the MA400 to the TM-2

[@itz_vortex7341]

hey ehrin, I notice the tm2 has midi in and out. Can I connect a midi cable from the tm2 to my interface and use ezdrummer? thanks

[@ehrinlanthony]

Yes. You can adjust the MIDI output per pad to match the sounds you want to trigger.

[@itz_vortex7341]

@@ehrinlanthony your a life saver man thanks a lot

[@itz_vortex7341]

@@ehrinlanthony can I ask? What do you mean by per pad?

[@ehrinlanthony]

@@itz_vortex7341 per input. There are four total inputs, head and rim 1 and 2. Each of those four inputs can be assigned a MIDI note number for a total of four separate sounds triggered in EZ Drummer