Good morning!
I'm probably a little unusual for this forum, since I'm not a drummer, nor will I ever be. I've done a lot of music composing using MIDI, writing by manuscript software on my PC and running the results through an external MIDI patch panel into synth modules. I've just added a TD-6 to my stash, but I'm not using the trigger inputs at all - it's just a stand-alone sound module playing MIDI data from my PC. It replaces the integrated drum kits in two general synths - a Roland JV and a Yamaha keyboard. The TD-6 sounds pretty good, but I'm having a hard time integrating it into my rack.
1) Are there only as many sounds in each kit as there are trigger inputs? Although the manual shows 10 preset percussion sets with full voice assignments, my existing sequences, when played through the TD-6, show a lot of holes which previously had sounds. Is there any way to edit the kits to add more sounds? The on-board kit editing tools seems to only give access to trigger assignments. Using GM solves the problem somewhat, but seems to wipe out access to calling specific kits.
2) I've had zero luck accessing and utilizing more than one MIDI channel at the same time from my PC. The TD-6 is supposedly multi-timbral, but I have yet to discover how my PC can assign different kits to any other channel besides 10 for simultaneous play. "Program change" commands seem to only work on channel 10.
I suspect my question reveals a lot of ignorance with respect to the differences between general sound modules and drum trigger modules - enlighten me! I've been waiting a long time for a dedicated drum module, and now that I have one, it's currently less flexible than my previous set-up. Surely I'm missing something!
Thanks.
I'm probably a little unusual for this forum, since I'm not a drummer, nor will I ever be. I've done a lot of music composing using MIDI, writing by manuscript software on my PC and running the results through an external MIDI patch panel into synth modules. I've just added a TD-6 to my stash, but I'm not using the trigger inputs at all - it's just a stand-alone sound module playing MIDI data from my PC. It replaces the integrated drum kits in two general synths - a Roland JV and a Yamaha keyboard. The TD-6 sounds pretty good, but I'm having a hard time integrating it into my rack.
1) Are there only as many sounds in each kit as there are trigger inputs? Although the manual shows 10 preset percussion sets with full voice assignments, my existing sequences, when played through the TD-6, show a lot of holes which previously had sounds. Is there any way to edit the kits to add more sounds? The on-board kit editing tools seems to only give access to trigger assignments. Using GM solves the problem somewhat, but seems to wipe out access to calling specific kits.
2) I've had zero luck accessing and utilizing more than one MIDI channel at the same time from my PC. The TD-6 is supposedly multi-timbral, but I have yet to discover how my PC can assign different kits to any other channel besides 10 for simultaneous play. "Program change" commands seem to only work on channel 10.
I suspect my question reveals a lot of ignorance with respect to the differences between general sound modules and drum trigger modules - enlighten me! I've been waiting a long time for a dedicated drum module, and now that I have one, it's currently less flexible than my previous set-up. Surely I'm missing something!
Thanks.
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