Well, I've finally got my greedy little hands on it and after reading the manual and setting it up with my existing kit I've basically come to the conclusion that the TD-6 is basically just a TD-8 with a few less features. I'm totally happy with my purchase. In fact, it would really be a lot easier for me to detail the differences between the TD-8 and the TD-6 as opposed to their similarities. And on that note.....
1. All 9 of the TD-6's jacks are dual-trigger with the exception of the 5/6 and 7/8 jacks, which are set up for use with an insert cable, and the 1 Kick jack, which is single-trigger.
2. The Mix In and Phone jacks are 1/8" instead of 1/4".
3. The four demo songs (Creole1, Creole2, TC R&B, and Snag Ltn) are different than the ones on the TD-8.
4. The TD-6 has no scroll wheel, which makes moving through kits and songs a bit of a pain in the ass, but it's nothing MIDI won't solve.
5. Page 36 of the manual gives a table of recommended parameters for all the pads that Roland currently manufactures. Both Basic and Advanced trigger parameters are listed.
6. The click sound can be changed, but it cannot be routed to "headphone only". The click comes through both the headphone jack and the main outs.
7. Many of the patterns and songs from the TD-8 are present in the TD-6, but they are all referred to as "songs" in the TD-6. There are 150 preset and 100 user slots. All of the available stand-alone patterns used can be found on the TD-8, but there are a few songs that are unique to the TD-6 contained as well.
8. The pitch scale is +/-480.
9. The TD-6 does not have the "Beach" ambient setting.
10. The TD-6 has 10 preset percussion sets, and their contents cannot be changed. There are no user percussion sets, compared to two on the TD-8.
11. This might be a typo and I haven't checked this on the module itself, but the maximum number of recordable measures for a given song is 999 (!).
12. All the V-editable sounds that are on the TD-8 are present on the TD-6, except that the sound editing parameters are the same for everything: Level, Pitch, Decay and Pan.
13. Mesh pads are compatible with the TD-6.
And that pretty much covers it. I just wanted to point out some things that possibly hadn't been mentioned in other TD-6-related posts so as to not repeat a bunch of information. Don't let the color or shape fool you--the TD-6 is a good piece of gear. It's even working great with my Dauz pads, much to my surprise....
So, once again, if you guys have any other questions about the TD-6, you know where to find me!
Cheers!
Mick
1. All 9 of the TD-6's jacks are dual-trigger with the exception of the 5/6 and 7/8 jacks, which are set up for use with an insert cable, and the 1 Kick jack, which is single-trigger.
2. The Mix In and Phone jacks are 1/8" instead of 1/4".
3. The four demo songs (Creole1, Creole2, TC R&B, and Snag Ltn) are different than the ones on the TD-8.
4. The TD-6 has no scroll wheel, which makes moving through kits and songs a bit of a pain in the ass, but it's nothing MIDI won't solve.
5. Page 36 of the manual gives a table of recommended parameters for all the pads that Roland currently manufactures. Both Basic and Advanced trigger parameters are listed.
6. The click sound can be changed, but it cannot be routed to "headphone only". The click comes through both the headphone jack and the main outs.
7. Many of the patterns and songs from the TD-8 are present in the TD-6, but they are all referred to as "songs" in the TD-6. There are 150 preset and 100 user slots. All of the available stand-alone patterns used can be found on the TD-8, but there are a few songs that are unique to the TD-6 contained as well.
8. The pitch scale is +/-480.
9. The TD-6 does not have the "Beach" ambient setting.
10. The TD-6 has 10 preset percussion sets, and their contents cannot be changed. There are no user percussion sets, compared to two on the TD-8.
11. This might be a typo and I haven't checked this on the module itself, but the maximum number of recordable measures for a given song is 999 (!).
12. All the V-editable sounds that are on the TD-8 are present on the TD-6, except that the sound editing parameters are the same for everything: Level, Pitch, Decay and Pan.
13. Mesh pads are compatible with the TD-6.
And that pretty much covers it. I just wanted to point out some things that possibly hadn't been mentioned in other TD-6-related posts so as to not repeat a bunch of information. Don't let the color or shape fool you--the TD-6 is a good piece of gear. It's even working great with my Dauz pads, much to my surprise....
So, once again, if you guys have any other questions about the TD-6, you know where to find me!
Cheers!
Mick
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