Roland TD17 Indepth Tutorial

[@pentabuzz149]

0:21 Assigning kit sounds 1:13 Factory reset 2:08 Layering sounds 3:52 Pad sounds levels (including different region levels) 4:50 Importing user Samples 5:14 Reformatting SD card for module 6:38 Assigning user samples to kit 7:30 Tuning 8:13 Muffling and open/closed hi-hat level setting 9:12 Ambience 11:33 Multi FX (delay,tape echo, phaser) 12:22 Pad EQ 12:40 Volume 12:47 Naming Kit 12:54 Midi notes 13:14 Copying and Saving kits 14:16 Click settings 14:39 Coaching 14:49 Song setting 15:21 Pad settings 17:04 LCD settings 17:44 Hi-hat settings

[@alfanoza]

Where can I pan the pads?

[@PEP.]

@@alfanoza level button, click the pan setting on f3

[@Cacophony314]

20:22 Not all heros wear capes.

[@uria702]

Thanks so much for this

[@skyelanders]

Tip for editing the stock kits: if you get lost and want to reset one kit without resetting the entire module, you can do that. Other-Copy, then press the middle button for "Preset" and press enter. This will reset that kit to the factory preset, but will not affect any other setting on the module!

[@shabloink]

Thank you! Literally came back to this video in search of this

[@redeyedbuggers]

Dude thank you so much! Will save me so much headache

[@williamperri3437]

Do you like this kit? I played it a few times at the music store but can’t get a very vintage sound.

[@mattbikeyoung]

Needed this, thanks!

[@MakubexGB]

Thanks for the video. I too just bought a TD-17 and this is very helpful. One note about the curve in the pad settings, EXP refers to exponential and LOG to logarithmic.

[@TheDoubin]

That’s a nice video considering I just bought a td17 3 days ago

[@65Drums]

Perfect Timing :)

[@arbogast4950]

Me too. Thursday the 21st

[@TheDoubin]

@@arbogast4950 You like it? I'm just blown away after 3 years with a td-11k

[@thegreatsouply]

Got one a few weeks ago, 65 drums always comes in clutch!!

[@SlavaGroove]

Guys, did anybody have problem with ride cymbal? I bought td17kvx today and I really don't understand why, but work only bow sound

[@bobthesalesclerk]

I noticed at around 16:00 you started talking about curves. When you're changing to Exp or Log those stand for exponential and logarithmic. They are how your envelope curves are set up. Just do a quick search of linear/exponential/logarithmic envelope curves for a rundown. Great vid. Stoked to play with this.

[@MrGilperc]

Somehow, tiny and sports arena shouldn't go together.

[@65Drums]

hahaha!

[@crispindeleon1930]

I got the TD17kvx, and I love it! I don't play around with the sounds that much because whatever came straight form the box is almost absolutely everything you will need, in my opinion. Nonetheless, it has so much more to offer! Congrats if you own one.

[@LanceCampeau]

There is WAY too much reverb on the stock samples. All the snares are unusable crap.

[@65Drums]

You can turn the ambience knob off. You can get a more dry sound

[@anonymouswriter4581]

This is one of the best kits a man could purchase

[@65Drums]

It's a solid drumset to be sure

[@Flura00]

...or a grandma...🤶

[@ultrakool]

...or bruce gender...

[@danielhayun304]

@@ultrakool bruh

[@ultrakool]

@@danielhayun304 it's a joke, dood. my bass player is trans

[@bigfatpaul1759]

Three years too late here, but @17:02 you mention another video that explains setting up triggers with the td17....what is that video, or where can I find it?

[@joealex2463]

I have the td 17 module and the pdx 12 snare and the rim clicks are too quiet but if I turn the rim volume up it makes rim shots too loud 🤔 I also have the xstick volume on full

[@Gage.Metz4]

Joealex24 when you adjust the volume on the snare, you need to turn h&r OFF and then adjust the volume of JUST the rim shot.

[@onomatopoeidia]

Remember, you can record audio over Bluetooth directly into the module and export those as WAV files onto Sd Card. Directly Import them into the user sample memory and assign to triggers. No laptop needed! That's live sampling and you can even play along whilst doing it.

[@mattbikeyoung]

Really? Cool. I need to figure that out.

[@Dozereyes]

What?? Please explain in more detail!!!!

[@onomatopoeidia]

Google 4 fun things TD17 and you’ll find the blog and examples I made

[@jonpnorris]

It’s basically a scaled down TD50

[@lepiten09]

Sir you can change the sound of the rim of toms right?? I want to use the Tom rim as cowbell

[@onomatopoeidia]

yes. Switch H&R off then freely assign.

[@JonSkeet]

Thanks for the video. I'd really value your feedback on some software I've been working on - basically it's a configuration editor for the TD-17 (or TD-50) but in Windows rather than on the module itself. It's pretty early days - and this is just an Open Source hobby project - but I'd like to hope it makes life a lot easier if you're doing more than just tweaking a couple of settings. Documentation is at jskeet.github.io/DemoCode/Drums/ - all feedback very welcome.

[@gavinyoung7085]

Thanks for the pointers!! I just got the KV but I'm too lazy to read the manual, but after watching this I successfully copied the Acoustic Kit over to the first User Kit and have started adjusting levels and all that fun stuff.

[@renedrumming5498]

Finally !!!

[@65Drums]

Wow I didn't know anyone was waiting for this haha :)

[@acward2007]

Had my TD-17kv for a few weeks, my first kit ever and I'm trying to get to grips with the standard settings. Seems like a good module for what it can do.

[@peterallan3809]

Great video, very informative, I have had my TD17KVX a week and love it. It has more features than I will ever need, I would not have known about half of units capability if not for this post, thanks so much.🇦🇺

[@RDGub]

9:55 made me sport a raging semi

[@Aeronk1]

Great video found it very useful. One question, There is no separate compressor but there is a compressor section within the multi effects under the Saturation for example. Have you tried applying compressor only by turning the other parameters down? How would this compare with a module that has a dedicated compressor setting?

[@thezogs95]

This module can accept dual zone or tripple zone triggers correct?

[@RADERFPV]

Yes it does

[@MarcoCastilloWorld]

Thank you for the great tutorial on the Roland TD17, I just got one to my studio. I learned everything I need in your video, thumbs up and got. anew sub, feel free to followback to support, I'm into Latin music, I actually just loaded a nice Latin kit in my new toy~ Cheers!

[@abc456f]

You need to update this overview with the version 2 update. It's crazy how detailed you can get.

[@DaleLyons31]

Great video about the TD-17 module. I love getting into mine and tweaking tones. Looking forward to seeing more!

[@aBaltimoreRaven]

What a treat you start this series shortly after I suggested it. Probably just a coincidence considering this kit is really popular right now. But I kid you not I saw this in my feed and I just started repeating "He listened to me! I needed this! Woow! Sub!Sub!" But no I'm pretty sure this is something you've been planning for awhile considering you said series at the beggining. It took me awhile but this is what finally caused me to subscribe. I'll be purchasing this kit really soon and I desperatly search youtube for information regarding this kit. So I just wanted to say thanks because I will definitely watch your entire series! I'm a beginner so I appreciate you doing this. I can't find any other video that goes into this much depth that isn't mostly mashing on the kit lol.

[@fernandocuppone787]

A stupid question from my side: does the TD17 work also with a non-Roland set? I have an XDrum 670. Do you think I have any chance to improve the sound just by replacing the module? Thanks!

[@DaveFergen]

I watched this (you move quickly. I have fiddled with the snare to try to get a “rim shot” (the solid click), and cannot find it. Frustrating, as I used that A LOT acoustically way back when I played in a dance band. The -17 should have it, as I was shown a -04 or something a couple years ago, and it had an awesome rim shot. Any help?

[@GregPentecost]

Just picked the TD-17 up and really enjoying its simplicity and power. Yes, you absolutely can load in your own .WAV file songs. The stock songs are definitely pretty weak. The TD-1 has much better songs (and practice modes).

[@johncspine2787]

Acoustic vs electric..think of this..once it’s coming out an amplifier and speaker..it’s all electronic..and virtually all music is amplified, through a speaker, or recorded for a speaker later..

[@dadduorp]

I bought this kit a couple of years back to be used strictly for recording (I’m primarily a keyboardist), and I’m wondering if there’s a setting to adjust the amount of pan placement for each tom? For example, I want to be able to hear the toms hit (in your speakers/headphones) from left to right. Also, I’m hearing a tom triggering whenever I [accidentally] hit the bell of two of the ride cymbals. I tried to troubleshoot by disconnecting the tom I hear, but that didn’t work.

[@ntelosa]

Hi, firstly sorry for my English.... For some reason the jack cable from my ride (bell) is not working not response. How can I change the settings to make the Aux output wil works like is the bell of the ride. If you have something else to fix it please tell me. 😜 Thanks

[@FedericoS8]

Is there a way to plug an additional Roland Dual trigger like rt30hr? I tried to insert in aux hole and crash 2 both and then I tried to adjust settings, but I have great problems in dynamics. It's strange because the module allows to choose this item. It should work fine but... Is it possibile instead to use a TM-2 module and make it communicate with Td17 in order to expand the drumkit with other triggers? If yes...how? I've seen on manuals that it is possible by a midi cable but It's not well explained. Can someone give me any idea? Thanks

[@Cacophony314]

🤦🏽‍♀️ I just want to play Chop Suey without it sounding like EDM 😂. This is 'The Paradox of Choice' dilemma all over again. Like when you get a drinks menu and you can't decide on a beverage so you just ask for table water.

[@drums4jesus71]

Can this module work with the Kat Percussion KT300/NUX DM7X pads?

[@JB-pg6ju]

U just explained in 18 minutes what would've taken me 3 months to figure out...now how much u charge to swing by my theater and set up my show kit...lol

[@Dozereyes]

need help!!! when hit assign-hit rim-set sound I want- then go back to kit- the head and the rim have the sound I assigned, not jus the rim. what am I doing wrong?????

[@MisterToadwart]

Hey guys, I recently bought the TD-17KVX but I'm having problems connecting the TD-17 module correctly to my computer. When I first plugged it in, the TD-17 driver for Windows 7 64-bit was automatically installed but the module just won't appear as a storage device anywhere on my PC (as seen in this video at around 5:43). I'm using a formated 32GB SD card in the module, on which I already saved some recordings, and the USB driver mode is set to "VENDOR" as it says in the owner's manual. If anyone could help me getting the data exchange via USB working, I would be really grateful.

[@Lasers459]

I believe the module wont appear as a storage device. You have to connect it to a vst to play. And you have to have a flash card reader to transfer files to the module. But you probably already figured this out.

[@richwilson3767]

Is it me or the loose to tight. Or even the ambient isn’t that drastic. Our church just purcased a vad. 306. I messed with it a bit. For example I want a more snary sound not just a edrum snare sound. I want to specifically dial the snare in more to a realistic crack. Maybe because it’s a edrum. You’ll never get a genuine snare sound.how to add attack to snare to tighten up the sound a bit. Again I changed ambient. It didn’t change the drums not much at all. Yes the tape. That is a obv change. Idk. Where can I find more specific settings. Matter of fact. The room , I went thru all them no change much. Is there a button I’m not seeing?

[@ursa81]

any way to route click ONLY to headphones, and not main out? This make me go totally insane and I cant understand why Roland has remove the ability to use this set professionally with backing tracks and click in-ear only.

[@jeremytheoneofdestiny8691]

1:45 why does it skip numbers when scrolling through the options? My module does this as well, sometimes skipping up to 10 numbers at a time. I want to be able to see all the options. How can I make it show every number?

[@andersdo2925]

Just bought mine this week... still having an issue with the hi hat never being loud enough when hitting with a stick. anybody else have that problem early on and how did you fix it?

[@jayc9045]

I just bought this kit and that was the first thing I noticed. Did you ever find a fix?

[@user29a]

People always talk like its such a crazily onerous task to make a drumkit. There's few enough parameters on the module, how many "hours and hours" could it really take to actually become familiar with your instrument and make some kits ?

[@bobloblaw8660]

Wow, so many more features than the ad5. It’s $400 less than my ad5 and I still cannot import samples!

[@nickcds3419]

Man I could really use an in depth video like this on the td50. Can’t seem to find any good ones

[@65Drums]

If I ever get a hold of one for awhile I might need to do a tutorial like that. Thanks for mentioning it

[@nickcds3419]

I would greatly appreciate that. There are no good ones on KZbin and the manuals are just not good enough. ROLAND-send him a td-50!!!! Lol

[@nickcds3419]

Jason Bay man that’s really cool of you! I’ll let you know

[@ray.a7343]

Very disappointed that you can only hook up 2 cymbals lame .it only has one cymbal that's hardwired then u add a 2nd with a cord

[@stjepanbilic9748]

I bought TD17KVX few days ago and for practicing tips I tweaked the threshold on "0" zero on all pads except the kick pad, it is on "14", and set the sensitivity on "4" four on all pads. I found it more dynamic and real feel for playing in practicing room with headphones. Mostly used first and second kit on the module.

[@goatbut29]

If a disabled drummer wants to double pedal, is there a way to make every kick drum hit sound as hard as possible-so every hit always sounds the same if you have trouble with your legs?

[@Isabel-kf2zp]

My td17 HH won't strike, but pedal works..where do I go to fix this?

[@mygr4ins417]

Is there a way to set it up to where one pad will mute the other pad when hit? For instance, I have a 808 style bass drum in the key of B on my mid tom, and one in the key of E on my low tom. These sustain for a bit, and remain in key. When I hit the B note Right after the E they clash. I want to set it up to where the mid tom pad will mute the low tom pad when hit. Is this possible?? Thanks for your time. Great video by the way

[@danalmas6600]

Can you import songs from an sd card to the module to play with or can this only play with the song from the sd card or Bluetooth

[@djabthrash]

Great video. Had to do FOH sound for a band that used a stock kit without tweaking the kit and it sounded like shit and it was almost ruining my entire band mix. Next time i'll make sure we take the time to tweak the kit to make it it decent for the FOH sound.

[@bigben046]

My new TD17 module has a cable marked Ride B. How do I get this to work?

[@michaelperry2446]

excellent review. my nephew is interested in this very kit! send me that address to my email.thats if you want to review the td50 and field hi hat.later!!

[@brianjames4169]

You talk too fast and generalize everything instead of showing what to do slow as well as in depth. I have more questions than answers as a result.

[@NicCounty]

I’m have an issue where my phone audio is much quieter then the kit so its hard to hear and play along to a song Another is I feel my kit doesn’t sense 16th notes well, as i cant tell if because i’m actually not hitting the pads or it doesn’t sense each hit

[@jaydenestevespencer7803]

Hi 65 drums I have a problem I recorded a track for myself and the want to download ot to my phone do you know how to do it?

[@mikalroyhansen9586]

can you connect Haihat VH13 to Roland Td17 drum Kit

[@rwcommunitythemes]

how do you assign different sounds to a head and rim? (ex: i want my Tom head to sound like a Tom but I want the rim to be a tambourine)

[@Lasers459]

I've read all the questions posted so far and the answer is "Yes" to like 90%. I would get tired answering all these questions constantly. Justin is a saint for even answering one.

[@lanphanh]

Anyone know if we can play MP3 backing track on the TD-17? If we can, could you please tell me how? Thanks,!

[@enriqueborunda]

What website can send calibrated kits to up load to my unit ? let say I want the sound of Iron Maiden.

[@ehabsameh6652]

Is there cross stick availability on TD17 - KL or not ?

[@giannispan8129]

I have the td17. I want to ask if there is China sound and splash on td17. And if so how can I find these sounds?

[@dustin3733]

Hey Justin, is there a way to get a kit back to factory without doing a factory reset?

[@mickybister3868]

Did you know, why the snare strainer adjustment doesn't work?

[@elliestevens9204]

17:00 Is there a link to this video on triggers with the TD17?

[@matthewbrooks4168]

How do I just put a tamberine on the rim of my Tom without changing the whole tom😩

[@tallnotdeaf]

Turn off H&R

[@peterallan3809]

I had the same issue, get the sequence incorrect and it won’t work and you can have both the Tom and rim sounding like a tambourine (or whatever sound you are trying to set for the rim). Once you get it right it’s all smiles. There is an instructional video on FB from Miles Gibbons that shows how to do it. Search - Roland TD 17- V Drum Kit [in depth demonstration]

[@jerrymiddleton5541]

i want one... but dam it seems complicated

[@Bob-nu3xe]

has a 67 year old I have had the kit just 3 days easy to work the module (i'm no IT buff) the wife hates them I carn't get off them! kvx worth it with great cymbals

[@sne60]

Hello very fine video! what can i do to get sound on the edge af CY-5 HI Hat?

[@richwilson3767]

Mine certainly doesn’t sound as drastic. As your demonstration

[@TheAmerican7]

How do I assign individual sounds to lets say the Tom rim and and head?

[@CanJasonGetsome182]

what file extension is the sample must be? is it in .wav format?

[@alejocristancho]

waiting for my TD17 .... hurry up fedex guy

[@eliaschavez6407]

Is it possible to run the main mix into my headphones to use as a monitor?

[@rhinsac7553]

Dude was that a picture of you on your roof drumming? Is so that's awesome! Thanks for the video. Recently purchased td17 kit after seeing your reviews.

[@65Drums]

Yup that's from my Drumming Everywhere video

[@charlesa6142]

“Tiny sports arena..” aight

[@grxygxds]

Ever been in a ymca gymnasium? Hahaha that's basically what it means...arena doesn't mean stadium.

[@charlesa6142]

Jason Mac it took me a bit to realize what this was referencing haha it’s been nearly a year since I commented 😂

[@darkslide6459]

Can you made an TD 27 review?

[@giahunghung5521]

How can i add the sound stick which my snare i want

[@HoangNguyen-zv3xb]

Thank you. Your tutorial is a life saver :)

[@reubenk7331]

This module seems pretty cool!

[@DrumsBob]

Picked up a TD17 and am about to start working with it. This video is great! I wish Roland had software with all the settings, seems like a big oversight.

[@mattbikeyoung]

Got mine last week and this is the perfect tutorial. Thank you!

[@AufdemLaufenden777]

Now I now where to spend my Chrismas money on!

[@haroldgonzalez-pm9hg]

Bro my module doesn't turn on

[@rondeangelis7384]

hey justin ran out of inputs and trued to split T1-T3 inputs with drumsplitters but didn’t work. i want to use midi to trigger addictive drums. i was thinking if connect the midi output to a tm-2, and tm-2 midi output to computer usb . do you know if i can map both td17 and tm-2 and trigger drum software?

[@onomatopoeidia]

just connect both units via USB and record on two MIDI tracks at once for the TD17 and the TM2 midi data

[@RatBikerNotts]

How do I delete user kits that I have added?

[@HernanRios]

Hi! Great review! I would like to ask you something that happens to me and I do not see anybody speaking about it. I have the TD17 module on a VAD 306. When I import my own sounds, for example a ride cymbal, if I hit it twice then the second hit mutes the first, creating a really weird and unnatural sensation. Typical situation when hitting the ride alternating one hard and one soft hit in a groove. The soft hit does not overlap and mix with the first, but it kind of replaces it creating a drastic decay between the hard it and the soft one. I hope my explanation was clear enough so that you could give me an opinion of how to solve this. I was able to improve the performance by crating another sublayer but it’s not ideal. Obviously, this behavior does not occur with the preset the TD17 comes with. Thank you!

[@danieldekel8268]

how to adjust module time and date?

[@astronaut2005drummer]

This video helps me a lot because finally I bought the TD-17KV. Thanks a lot Justin.

[@m00nchildblues]

Vs alesis strike pro?

[@meinsouza]

jesus...scared me straight in the beginning of the video hahaha did your face have to be that close?

[@65Drums]

absolutely not lol. This was when I first bought a new camera lens. And it was too zoomed in for the size of the room. But I "had to use it" for some reason.

[@romeocorpuzjr.9311]

Very informative. Can somebody tell me if this module is compatible with 2box triggers and lemon cymbals. I might buy the module. Thanks?

[@jarcidiacono1]

@65drums hey dude love your videos thanks. Can you help quick? I'm beating my had against the wall over here. Have a TD-17, have been using superior drummer 3 for a year and recording into Logic. all good. Randomly, my kit is no longer triggering in SD3. SD3 is registering the. TD17, and I can click the kit in SD3 with my mouse and hear the audio in my headphones from drum module but cannot trigger sounds in SD3 from the kit. It has to be a Roland module setting that maybe I fucked up? I have local control off, TD17 selected in SD3, all audio in/out's are correct. What the hell am I missing, is there another setting similar to "Local Control OFF" that I may have disengaged that's preventing me from triggering MIDI in SD3 from my TD-17? Losing my mind over here!!!!

[@RcKDrUmm3R]

How do you change the sound of each zone? I’m using a Yamaha cymbal for a ride and the bell is a crash sound

[@RcKDrUmm3R]

Figured it out. You have to make sure the H&R option is unmarked when assigning the sounds. Then you can change the rim sound of the ride to a bell or whatever you want (cowbell etc)

[@gabrielsacks5267]

Buying a pd100x pad or a better snare pad, can i get the positional sensing with the td17 module? Im about to buy a td17kv to use it with Superior Drummer 3 and this its a very important topic to me. Doing this upgrade, will the module and the software recognize it?

[@santana261]

Hi, great vídeo, can I configure stereo changes on symbals?

[@drummerpro2717]

Hello..previously im using td11 i can split my cymbal with different kind of sound...but after using this td17 i cannot find the same function..can u help me

[@kymbo72]

Hey Justin, i have imported wav files of songs into the TD17 (onto the SD card). When playing back the song, is there a button I can press to return back to the very start? I know I can skip forward and back 5 seconds at a time within the song (using the up/down arrows), but cannot figure out how to just go all the way back to the start of the song from any point. Surely this would be a necessary functionality for Roland to have included??!!! (PS. I have emailed Roland multiple times and they never reply, hence I am trying to find an answer elsewhere - hope you can help).

[@israeldayan4690]

So helpful thank you

[@TreeCraftbyAndrew]

Anyone know how to replace the cushion on the kick drum for this kit (kd 10)?