Roland TD-12 TD-20 DVD Video Tutorial Demonstration

This is an excerpt from a full length DVD available at www.ProAudioDVDs.com.

Host David Wills has toured with major artists such as Michael Jackson, Phil Collins, Whitney Houston, Chicago and Diana Ross and provides you with a professional's perspective but always demonstrated in an informal, easy to understand way.

Here's a complete listing of the subjects that are covered...

0:08:10 SETTING UP YOUR KIT

0:09:10 INTRODUCTION
0:10:50 Front panel overview
0:12:10 Playing the Demo
0:13:45 Rear panel

0:16:15 DRUM KITS
0:17:25 Selecting Kits
0:17:55 "Storing" changes in a Kit
0:18:45 Restoring to Factory settings
0:19:55 Cross stick
0:20:45 Function screens
0:23:10 Naming Kits
0:23:40 Copy functions
0:24:35 Chain function
0:26:30 Mixer settings

0:29:10 INSTRUMENTS
0:30:00 Selecting Instruments
0:30:40 Editing Instruments
0:30:50 ...snare
0:36:15 ...kick
0:39:00 ...toms
0:39:30 ...hi-hat
0:40:45 ...cymbals
0:44:00 Copying Instruments
0:45:00 Assigning Patterns to Instruments

0:49:15 EFFECTS
0:49:25 Differences between TD-20 and TD-12
0:49:40 Compressors explained
0:51:40 Compressor settings
0:54:40 EQ explained
0:57:10 EQ settings
0:59:15 Ambience settings
1:02:15 Multi-Effects
1:03:05 Global Effects (TD-20 only)

1:04:45 TRIGGER SETTINGS
1:05:25 Trigger Banks
1:06:25 Trigger settings
1:08:00 ...sensitivity
1:08:25 ...threshold
1:09:00 ...velocity curve
1:10:50 ...crosstalk
1:12:25 Advanced settings
1:15:15 Naming Trigger Banks

1:15:30 SEQUENCER
1:16:05 Selecting Patterns
1:17:45 Editing Patterns
1:19:40 Creating your own Patterns
1:21:20 Tap Patterns vs. Loop Patterns
1:23:10 Quantize settings
1:23:35 Recording example
1:27:25 Playing Percussion sounds
1:27:50 Playing other parts from a MIDI keyboard
1:28:20 Pattern edits

1:29:30 ADVANCED FUNCTIONS
1:29:40 MIDI explained
1:31:45 Transmit/receive MIDI settings
1:37:30 Using the MIX in jack
1:39:10 Setting MIDI channels
1:40:35 Sync screens
1:43:25 Using Direct Outs
1:44:45 Footswitch settings (TD-20 only)
1:46:30 Backing up/Restoring

1:49:05 GRADUATION