Roland TD 17 - How to Import User Samples

[@Jim.Caughta]

Just purchased the TD17 KVX and your videos have made things so much easier. Thanks David! If it counts for anything, yours is the only channel I have notifications turned on.

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi Brandon. Thanks for watching! Congratulations on getting your TD17, appreciate your kind words and for turning the notifications on. Happy drumming :)

[@sforgey1]

Really brilliant work, very clear directions and showing us - wish all were this complete, accurate and include every step - very easy! I have a new TD17, and this works. Thank you David!

[@WayDubKYC]

I just got my Roland TD-17 KVX kit in the other day. I've always played acoustic kits, I'm new to e-kits. But I do have to say that this video was super detailed and very informative. Thank you very much for making it.

[@danshredwards3794]

Just got mine too! It's a pretty sweet rig!

[@pikkujaska666]

Really cool that someone is doing tutorials for beginners. Thanks Dave!

[@synthhero1347]

Yes its amazing, so helpful and grateful dave, thank you very much

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi Jaska. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. You're very welcome! Happy drumming :)

[@bkburg4611]

Hello. Thanks for your videos. My TD17KVX is arriving tomorrow!

[@davidmearsuk]

Congratulations Ariel! Welcome to the TD17 KVX Club :) Thank you for taking the time to comment. Happy drumming!

[@albert3535ify]

This video was better than any other I have seen for the exact same subject, 👍👍

[@DaleLyons31]

Brilliant stuff as usual, Dave. We need more people out there giving us step by step instructions with modules, as I sometimes find the owner's manual quite lacking. Subscribed!

[@davidmearsuk]

Excellent! Thank you for watching Dale, and for your kind words and taking the time to comment. Much appreciated.

[@Lmags1983]

EXECUTE sounds so dramatic but good they give you extra warning on the LCD about overwriting. Nice and simple guide yet again, good job!

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi Luke - thank you for your kind words and taking the time to comment. My next video will cover using the SUB function in the TD17 drum module, and how to use velocity-specific triggering to layer sounds on the kit :)

[@tonycarpenter-Makzimia]

Thanks David :). My TD-17KVX is coming tomorrow, can't wait!. Glad to see how easy it is to set up more sounds like that. I am used to an acoustic set with 4 toms and 4 cymbals, a cowbell and tambourine, so happy assigning slots ahead. Thanks for sharing.

[@DrumsbyAshWells]

Hi, thanks for making this video. I was struggling to replicate a song with "Snares Off" which isn't possible to set on the TD17 with internal sounds so I managed to create my own sound file but had no idea how to assign it to a kit until I watched this. I also watched all your TD17 before upgrading my kit to the TD17kvx! Cheers dude! 🙏🤘

[@cyberhorst]

Hi David. Thank you for your videos!

[@stevemallard2010]

Excellent video - thank you, I have subscribed! One question - what are those wireless headphones you're using?

[@indorr]

Hi .is it the same with loops ?after playing for years td17kvx im planning to add td17 module to acoustic kit to trigger loops during playing drums.what extensions they would need to be?cheers

[@ryanhitchcock6731]

Much appreciated! Just received my TD-17KVX and was shocked it doesn't have a cowbell, a cowbell is a MUST have!

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi Ryan. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Glad it helped :)

[@patriciocastillo1403]

Hello. Great video. is this Roland Td17 make the same work as the Roland Tm-2 module???

[@RatBikerNotts]

Thanks David, this video may have saved my newly acquired TD-17 from being sold! Do you know how to replace the snare-buzz sound?

[@timjoseph887]

Very useful, thank you Dave! Subscribed.

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi Tim. Thank you for your comment and for subscribing :) Great that you found the video useful.

[@halmjamin]

This is unbelievably helpful. Thanks for the video! Subscribed!

[@davidmearsuk]

Fantastic! Thank you your comment and for Subscribing :)

[@mcmastergi]

Very well explained Thanks for sharing this 🤘

[@chezchezchezchez]

Yeah!! I asked for this video, and I got it. Thanks so much. Did you also cover how hitting at a greater velocity can trigger a different sample for the same pad?

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi Jim. I haven't covered it in this video as felt it could become confusing. So, just for you.... Press Assign > hit the rim of your hi-hat > press the button under 'SUB' in the screen > rotate the wheel to select a sample (hand clap for example) > go down to Layer Type & change to Fade 1 > Go down to Fade Point & experiment to find the level you want for the sample to trigger. The outcome will be accents on the hi-hat rim will trigger the sample simultaneously with the hi-hat sample, but not when hit lightly. Hope this helps - I'll be covering it in a future video :)

[@jimmyvanzeno]

This is so helpful. Thanks heaps for putting this up....I have a TD17 and it’s fantastic...but I only have an iPad Pro, I don’t have a computer...is there any way you can import sounds into the iPad Pro, then transfer to the memory card to then use on the TD17?

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi Jimmy. Thanks for watching. Apologies, I'm not an Apple user, but could a Lightning to SD Card Reader Adapter work maybe?

[@TheRealBarkinMadd]

Thanks Dave! Very useful demonstration. Liked and subscribed!

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi TheRealBarkinMadd. Thanks for watching, taking the time to comment & Subscribing! You're very welcome :)

[@joeChimienti-wn5zl]

This video has helped me so much, I am stuck on importing my wave file . When I import the the td 17 is reading that the file is not supported. Any suggestions?

[@mike419100]

Hi David - I'm totally new to this - Couple of questions: 1) How do you import the sounds into the card? 2) Is it possible to listen to the sounds that you are importing? - Perhaps these questions will be a new video topic! - Really appreciate your videos - Thanks!

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi Mike. Thanks for watching. Format the card > insert into your computer where you've downloaded and listened to the samples > Drag them/save them into the Import folder on the SD card, then follow the instructions in the video to Import them into the TD17. Hope this helps :)

[@mike419100]

@@davidmearsuk Got it - Thanks

[@kevinhaworth3150]

Nice video and a good suggestion to create a copy as I am not to computer. literate. Why do you say no bigger than 2 gigs them say 148 secs for stereo and 265 mono what is the 2 gigs about please and where do I find the links please? Thanks!

[@sonor06able]

sir i can change the pitch and muffle the samples?? and sir what bout the highhat can i use samples dere?? plz do reply coz m planning to buy it..

[@millight1]

Hi Dave, love the video, can you tell me the best place to get drum samples from, there are many on the net but never sure of safe site? Cheers Chris

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi millight1. Thank you for watching. Great question, and one to which I wish there was a straightforward answer. I've put some links in the video notes to sites that I've found, but like you, I've found there are lots of sites but each with varying sample quality. It may be worth posting the same question in some of the Facebook Groups, one that springs to mind is facebook.com/groups/rolandvdrums/ If you do find a great samples site, please share it here as I'm sure there are many other drummers that would benefit :)

[@TheRoystonClark]

Thank you, Dave. You've been so helpful with your videos. Keep it up!

[@janijanijanijani]

Thanks for your video. Is there any way I can assign two different user samples for the closed and open hi hat sounds?

[@David-re8cv]

I would like to know this as well.

[@joy_street1460]

Would I be able to take a single pad and the brain, include it in my acoustic set, apply an electronic found sound sample and manually trigger it through a speaker in a live performance?

[@PA-56]

Excellent video- so straight forward, thanks!👍

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi PA 56 - you're very welcome. Thank you for taking the time to comment :)

[@bearythehatchetaxethrowingco.]

When you import a sample, say a fat dry snare for example...does the td17 then adjust on the fly if you hit the pad lightly versus heavily?

[@generalscoob9095]

Another great video!

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi General- Scoob. Hope you are well. Thank you for your kind words and taking the time to comment :) Much appreciated.

[@bdrum2188]

Thank you so much!

[@mryouknowwho]

I’m confused but can you change Tom 3 to a different cowbell like plastic cowbell without SD Card if you can thank you if you can’t how do I download the cowbell sound on the SD Card Thank you very much if your seeing this

[@Jeff034]

Can you do a 30 Sec vid on X-stick? Good vid!

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi Jiefuster. Thanks for watching- regarding X Stick, what is it you'd like to know?

[@graviron]

is the SD card also needed to copy user kit from my old TD12 to the new TD17 as well?

[@ondrejtomasek2021]

How does work for example with hi hat? Are 2 sounds (opened and closed) enough to replace the whole hi hat sound? Because there are many sounds (more than 2) that you can create with hi hat when it is semi-closed etc.

[@yanivnadel]

Did you found how to do it with hi-hat?

[@julienpapillon3417]

Very nice video, but where can we get these user samples to assign on our pads, like where do i get new drum/cymbals sounds ? That would be very helpful so i can upgrade my kit...

[@kevindepriest2618]

Very good! Thank you!

[@iaincourt6500]

Very intuitive

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi Iain. Thank you for watching and your comment :)

[@MaartenVanBloois]

brilliant explanation!

[@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?????

[@Hemstrought]

Very helpful. Thank you.

[@albertbellorin]

Great video ! I’m planning on buying the TD17 however I have one suggestion can you sample a piece of a song and use it while you play ? Can you do a video to show how you can sample something like that ?

[@chhawrthlapuia1006]

Can we import full kit sample without assigning them later?

[@mrricharddunsmore8023]

Hi Dave,great info and very practical.Thanks!.I’ve a question on whether you know if it’s possible to transfer sounds/kits from an older module(a TD-8),to the TD-17?.The manual suggests you can plug in via the midi out port?.

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi Richard. Thank you for watching & for your question. Apologies, I'm unfamiliar with older Roland drum modules, but these would be my considerations: Is the TD8 or respective older module able to export samples to a TD17 comparible SD Card. I suspect that Roland don't provide this to safeguard the built in samples. Regarding the use of MIDI cables: in my experience MIDI passes basic data which can then be used to trigger sounds with software or devices. I've never tried to use MIDI to transfer files and samples. One method would be to record the individual samples into a digital recorder that saves to a TD17 compatible SD card, and then import them into the TD17 (I'd also use a PC to rename the samples if the digital recorder just used numbering for the file names). Apologies I'm unable to give a yes or no answer, but hope this helps?

[@mrricharddunsmore8023]

Thanks Dave for the speedy reply,and suggestions!.Will need to look into it further.....

[@davidmearsuk]

@@mrricharddunsmore8023 You're very welcome. When you find a solution, you're welcome to post it here for other TD17 owners to benefit from :)

[@msamsterdam1]

hi Richard, I have recently upgraded from a td 8 to td 17 and I must admit that although the quality of the td17 kit is so much better, I miss some of the sample kits from the 8. it is a shame that there is an easy way to transfer those over. Chris Horn.

[@scaeac]

But how to make user samples for TD-17? How can we package many layers of samples in one sample file for multi-layer pad such as Hi-Hat and snare? What foramt is needed?

[@philliptzimoulis9330]

I was wondering how do I add samples to the td17

[@SuperPrDude]

Hi Sir. In my case I want to export the samples from the td 17 to the SD card so i can then imported to another drum module. Can that be done and how? Thanks in advance.

[@bennygmusic9961]

Can you use the samples on the SD card without importing them? My user sample memory filled up very quickly.

[@stevenkutcher1078]

ive had this question for a long time, a buddy of mine has a td17 and he made a custom kit that i really like. does anyone know a way i can export a kit he created and import into mine

[@MrFox1952]

Hi Dave, I just purchased a user sample pack, however my td 17 user sample import bank is full, and i do not want to delete any of those, is there any way of importing the sample pack samples,which are loaded on my sd card, and assign them directly to the kit pads?

[@DirtyJobsGuy1]

Great video!

[@just_mikeyiguess]

What if im trying to import songs? Is it the same process? Because I've struggled 2 years trying to figure it out. They all are .wav, all are 24bit, 44.1 kHz, mono, not longer than 200 seconds and yet only 10% of them work. It just says "unsupported format" for the others. I've got the TD-17-L by the way. I think it's exactly the same as you have in the video just without the option to connect it to Bluetooth. If you guys have the same issue or you have an idea on how to fix this please let me know.

[@crushdrummer3577]

Dave would you know if the Roland pro tm 6 module is also only compatible with a sdhc card?

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi Crush Drummer. Apologies but I'm unfamiliar with the Roland Pro TM 6 however, I found this which says 'yes' they are, up to 32GB. Hope this helps. Happy drumming :) rolandus.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005574651-TM-6-PRO-SD-Card-Compatibility-?mobile_site=true#:~:text=The%20TM%2D6%20PRO%20is,with%20sizes%20up%20to%2032GB.

[@nikolavuletin3708]

Hi David. Nice videos for td17. Thank`s. I am wondering where to find and download samples like Istanbul cymbals, Paiste etc..? Snares are welcome too.

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi Nikola. Thank you for watching & for your question. It's trial and error regarding free samples. I've not tried them, but there are paid-for samples available. Best bet is to Google the samples you'd like and then try to find reviews for any that you find. Hope this helps.

[@SuperAjej]

Can you do a video on how to hear the drums with Bluetooth headphones

[@synthhero1347]

Dave would this work the same with like string and horn sections from songs? Would I be able to import these to assigned tom rims?

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi Synth Hero. Thanks for watching and for your question. Yes, it will work with any sound so long as it's a compatible sample :)

[@synthhero1347]

@@davidmearsuk thanks dave, so having the TDK-17 means I wouldnt need to run out and get a roland trigger pad or is that something that would be beneficial if I were using my acoustic drumkit for live show,?

[@davidmearsuk]

@@synthhero1347 It would depend on the extent of sample usage. The TD17 is great, but storage space could become an issue if you plan to load and use a lot of samples. Apologies, I'm not familiar with Roland Trigger pads but if I was comparing, it would be the sampling rate/sample quality, permitted sample length, device storage capability and latency I'd be looking at. Hope this helps :)

[@Adam-qd6zb]

Is it possible to assign an entire sampled kit, let’s say from superior drummer, to the module? I know higher quality samples take up more room. Thanks

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi Adam. Yes, when you create a custom kit you can assign an entire kit, but you'll need to assign one sample at a time to the respective pad :)

[@robbiektc]

Hi buddy, thanks for the video! I'm having an issue with the error message "user sample memory full!" ive imported 4 samples... surely this isn't all it can hold? is there a way i can upload more? am i missing something here...

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi Robbiektc. Thanks for watching - is the message being displayed on the TD17 when attempting to import samples? Was the TD17 brand new? Any chance there could have been samples already loaded?

[@robbiektc]

@@davidmearsuk no problem! I found it very helpful. Yes its brand new and yes its when I'm trying to upload samples from my sd card. I have uploaded some successfully but then I get that error message... I figured it may be because my samples I've made are large files. Do you have any videos or instructions on software or best way to create samples? I was making them in premiere pro but when I try to compress the file size using a codec the td-17 cant read them

[@davidmearsuk]

@@robbiektc It does sound like your sample sizes are the issue. I use a Tascam DR-07 MK2 for recording samples and found the file types and sizes work well with my TD17. Be worth seeing if any of your musician friends have something similar you could borrow and experiment with. Might also be worthwhile connecting with chriswhittenmusic on Instagram - he's a leading authority when it comes to sampling :) Hope this helps.

[@avoney3151]

How do I record my drum audio to my memory card? I keep getting SD card Media Error, thanks

[@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!

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi. Thanks for watching try experimenting with the Sample Play Type: User Sample > Menu > Play Type. Hope this helps.

[@HernanRios]

@@davidmearsuk That was actually a great advice, I have solved it! One last thing, I took the module off the VAD306 and conected it home in my TD11. I changed the hi hat pad to a CY5 but I dont get the way to assign an open sound and a closed sound, just the body and edge different sample but not a different one for when it's opened. The HH pedal works and sound when I press the pedal but it's not opening and closing, any idea? I'll see what happens when I reconnect it to my VAD306 but I wonder why it dows not work for imported sounds in my TD11. Thank you!

[@harleybrasilmuniz8393]

Hi David !! Is there any way for you to make these samples available for dawnload ??? Here in Brazil, it's almost impossible to get good samples like that !!

[@bloodsling]

so you could import samples from a VST and do away with having to run this through a laptop then?

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi bloodsling. Thanks for watching. Yes, providing the samples are within the TD17 sample requirements. Depending on how many different samples you use through VST, It may be that you find the storage capacity on the TD17 limiting but I'd absolutely encourage you to try it and see. Hope this helps.

[@therocktm2001]

Where do I find the samples??? How to put them on my SD card

[@Bob-nu3xe]

great stuff Dave the cow bell on the 16" tom is off! when I play the Buddy Rich triplet cross over with the snare the floor tom rim is easily hit! so its the 13" me thinks, many thanks

[@captain0kwe]

Great vid - thanks!!

[@ashwinsg7768]

How can I play music from my SD card into the drum module? I have done it before but I forgot how.

[@simonegallarini5522]

Hi! how much memory is available for user samples?

[@k.thompson8549]

I recently upgraded to a TD17 module. I have formatted a compliant SDHC card and captured samples at 16bit/44.1k, but when I assign them they suffer from latency and volume issues, but the 'previews' sound fine. I'm also getting random loud distorted hits from my KD85, I have tried loads of different settings to no avail, please help, thanks Dave :).

[@philliptzimoulis9330]

It keeps on saying that my sd card isn’t connected

[@joealex2463]

is it possible to save music to play along to on the module/SD card?

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi Joealex24. No, not that I'm aware of - I always use the Bluetooth function along with my Samsung Galaxy phone.

[@klausneumaier2236]

Sure you can. The td17 has a recording button. Choose record to sd card. After recording press the stop button. Then you can choose between delete and export. Press export. The Song is now saved to sd. Or put the formated sd into your computer and save the track direct into the song folder. Lot of fun, especially with drumless tracks from you tube.

[@truefiqproduction]

Hi.can anyone please help me. I cannot format My 32 gd sd ultra .. it said format sd card error

[@jezusmylord]

I need literally a video on every feture of this module because if someone doesnt show me an option i never use it.

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi jezusmylord, hope you're well. My aim is to exactly that :) My next video will show how to use the SUB function and layer sounds which is a great feature on the TD17. All I need now is more hours in the day lol

[@jezusmylord]

Well im finally buying this exact drums like after the new years or mayne in february so you gonna see a lot of me here Mr. @@davidmearsuk

[@davidmearsuk]

@@jezusmylord Definitely sounds like a Happy New Year for you! Congratulations :)

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi jezusmylord. My latest Roland TD17 video is now live! This one covers using the SUB function to layer and change sounds: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qajIp3l9ZreWgaM Hope it helps.

[@serkankoc3805]

How you find the other cymbals ? Like zldjan or Istanbul ?

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi Serkan. Thanks watching and for your question. It seems to be a bit of a lottery - I recommend you Google the make, size and type of cymbal sample you would like. Using speech marks narrows the search For example: "Sabian" AND "16 inch" AND "dark crash" Hope this helps :)

[@serkankoc3805]

@@davidmearsuk thank you very much

[@kevinhaworth3150]

Where are the links?

[@daemon3spade]

Roland does not have a PC software for Kit management?.. They should have one so its easier for us to managed than having to press few little buttons and looking at a tiny screen.

[@itsowen2113]

Hello what camera do you use? Thank you

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi - I use my Samsung Galaxy :)

[@itsowen2113]

David Mears looks pretty good for a phone!

[@davidmearsuk]

@@itsowen2113 #SoftboxLighting lol

[@chrischillyhill6289]

Is there anywhere good to download kits for this particular module?

[@benjibanks7894]

Check out drumtec.

[@tjgates5260]

@@benjibanks7894 Yeah, I uploaded a Drum-tec sample package of full kits. Worked great. I'm going to try Drumwerks snare samples next.

[@stu7579]

Why does the preview sound file sound much better than the imported file from SD card? Using TD17 module. Can anyone help?

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi Stu. Thank you for watching - I've not noticed a difference between the Preview and the Imported Samples. Perhaps other viewers may be able to share some insight and experiences?

[@stu7579]

Hello David....thank you for taking time to reply to my question. I'm also hoping maybe other viewers can shed some light to the problem I'm experiencing. Enjoy your videos...they are straight forward and easy to understand...you should be a Roland Rep.

[@silassouza8816]

Hello! Where can I find quality wave samples besides these? Could you make a Snare link available?

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi Silas. Thanks for watching. Apologies, I resort to Google to find specific samples and as yet haven't found any one site that provides quality samples. If however you do find a site, you're welcome to share the link here for other to benefit from :)

[@silassouza8816]

@@davidmearsuk Thank you friend. Could you give me an email for contact?

[@HaiBui-dj6rh]

Oh.I can import 48Khz ?

[@fireyourrocketts]

Where do we get those samples from?

[@davidmearsuk]

You'll need to use Google to find them, the more specific you can be when you search, the better. There are "packs" available for purchase online but as far as I'm aware there isn't one particular website where you can find all samples.

[@fireyourrocketts]

@@davidmearsuk Just got a 30 kit sd card for 35 Euros, but can not find individual samples no matter what i type on the google box

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi Rody Outdoors. If you like the samples you purchased, please can you share the link for other drummers to see? I've just searched for "sabian dark crash sample download" which gives results including www.drumwerks.com/product-category/cymbals/. If you can, be as specific as you can when you search :) Hope this helps.

[@jezusmylord]

Professor X helpfull as always!

[@davidmearsuk]

Thank you. Happy to help :)

[@chrischillyhill6289]

I've bought some kits to put onto this module, but the files are showing that they are .TDO. Is this correct?

[@mont7972]

This happened to me, have you figured it out?

[@lbdrumming4423]

does this help with recording? i can only record about 3 minutes of playing before the memory is full, cheers

[@davidmearsuk]

Hi LBdrums. No, it won't help with recording you playing. The method I use is to record to an external digital recorder. Not ideal, but an OK solution.

[@loog2759]

When I go to import it says empty

[@saulvera5469]

Everything and every time I tried I always getting the "empty,no back up or error" message, I format it 3 times now, do I need to extract the zip file first?

[@natemaz148]

Yes, right click them and hit "extract to" and select whatever the name of the .zip folder is called. Then drag the newly created folder into the sd card.

[@jessfreeman3272]

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[@shanemartin8904]

OMG thanks for showing me what a pain in the ass this would be. IM not buying this now

[@Javi7Tron]

Nobody uses SD cards today, why not an USB Flash memory (like the old TD-15 sound module). This has nomsense and it’ s outdated

[@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?