BTK Tutorial: Roland TD-1KV Advanced Features

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Released in 2014 and still available in 2021, the Roland TD-1KV is an affordable entry-level electric drum set. However, there are some advanced features that can be leveraged to make it sound as good as any other drum set worth any amount of money.
- Velocity Switching
- Effortless Double-Kick
- Extra Cymbals
- VSTs
- Layering
Learn about these features and how to configure them so you're ready for your next arena gig!
00:00 Title
00:13 Introduction
00:59 Buying Used Electric Drums
01:59 Roland TD-1KV Overview, Options, and Limitations
04:15 Introduction to VSTs
05:17 Portability
06:06 More on Buying Used Electric Drums
06:52 TD-1KV Basics and Brief Kit Demos
07:34 Velocity Switching on the Ride, and Snare Drum Rim Shots
08:32 More TD-1KV Basics and Brief Kit Demos
09:16 Velocity Switching on the Percussion Set
10:04 Changing the Velocity/Sensitivity on the Kick Trigger
12:57 Kick Trigger Replacement Options
14:08 Configuring Kick Trigger and Pad Replacements
16:30 Setting Up Two Kick Triggers for Double-Bass Drumming
19:00 Is it Easier to Play Electric Drums Than Acoustic Drums?
19:50 Adding the Roland OP-TD1C Cymbal Set
22:00 Demo of the China, Splash, Cowbell, Mark Tree, and Sleigh Bells of the OP-TD1C
24:33 Setting Up and Using a Laptop with a DAW and VSTs
31:46 Brief Demo of SI Drumset and MT Power Drum Kit 2 VSTs
33:40 Changing MIDI Note Numbers on the Roland TD-1KV
35:08 Brief Demo of Steven Slate 5 (SSD5) VST
35:51 Record MIDI Data to Your DAW
36:23 Layering the Roland TD-1KV with a VST
43:52 Ready for the arena!
44:11 Credits
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@merijn639 2 жыл бұрын

most in depth review out there, thanks!

@alanduncan3710 Жыл бұрын

My set had the rubber snare pad when I bought it. I upgraded to a mesh snare. I moved the old snare pad down to the floor using the mount that came with the original kit and plugged the bass drum connector into the pad (the mesh snare had new mounting hardware) and put a standard beater on it so it works like a acoustic bass drum. I love the splitter idea for the bass drum.

@DouglasLippi Жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@Mr4Strings 11 ай бұрын

Hey man, I've got an opportunity to pick up this kit cheap & used but it's got the stock snare pad and bass pedal. Can you go into a little more detail regarding the changes you made and the associated cost. I've got a Gibraltar pedal of my acoustic set I can use. But how did you convert the snare to a kick and what is the splitter? Appreciate any help you can offer.

@Skijumptoes Жыл бұрын

Great rundown, you answered alot of questions i had, thank you!

@marian9445 Жыл бұрын

That was a great review, thanks!

@kryptonzia 13 күн бұрын

Extremely informative!

@sukjidham 5 ай бұрын

great review and lots of ideas to start a drum kit for gigs, cheers

@condensermike 2 жыл бұрын

Nice review. Thanks!

@somedangusername Жыл бұрын

One feature pf the TD-1KV you didn't cover here is that you can choke the cymbals with your hand. Try it if you haven't already - it's a great effect that most inexpensive sets do not have.

@DouglasLippi Жыл бұрын

I've been meaning to try this! (too busy gigging, but thanks for the tip!!!)

@didierjimenezreyes7709 6 ай бұрын

El mejor tutorial que he visto, muchas gracias!

@user-og2lp4be4h 5 ай бұрын

Il più bel tutorial mai visto , grazie di cuore❤

@DouglasLippi 5 ай бұрын

Grazie per le gentili parole!!!

@Andreefication 2 жыл бұрын

I currently do some research before I buy this drumkit for my daughter (..and for me of course..). Your tutorial is definitely the best and most informative content I've ever seen about this specific model. I always thought the optional crash would be a ride because it's ment to be mounted beside the lower tom and it has a shorter mounting rod. Thanks a lot for your great work! I will watch this a lot more times during setup. Best wishes from Germany! (Sorry English isn't my first language)

@DouglasLippi 2 жыл бұрын

So glad you liked the video! The mounting rod I used for the extra cymbal was a hi-hat rod so was shorter. The one that comes with the OP-TD1C is the same as the other cymbal rods, FYI. Viel Glück und vielen Dank für die freundlichen Worte!

@Nikoo033 2 жыл бұрын

If I may, this is a great starting kit, and robust. My son has been playing it for 4 years, and we have used it to jam together with me on guitar, it’s been working flawlessly ever since. 👍🏻

@DouglasLippi 2 жыл бұрын

@@Nikoo033 it will be featured in a few future videos! I love it too...

@KarlGauti Жыл бұрын

great, thank you

@raviolipaw9015 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir

@serhiipesotskyi 28 күн бұрын

A very good tutorial! I was already thinking to buy a new kick pedal, or even sale the drum set. It is turned out that I probably accidentally put the velocity on the kick down. I thought that something broken, and even disassembled the pedal - but it was okay. Thought that something with cable or controller, because the kick was very quiet even when I connected the cable to another drums. Now I know that I can change the velocity on all the drums (not only kick actually) which is amazing! I tried to connect drums to cakewalk, but it doesn't work. It is recognised as a midi input, once I connected the set to PC, but when I open the drums in cakewalk - it doesn't play the sounds when I hit the drums. Didn't find tutorial of how to set up the cakewalk, to make the drums playing.

@alvinopedrosaferreira5407 10 ай бұрын

Have you tried this td1kv multicable on a td4 brain? I would like to know if the extra cymbal option would work on a td4 as well with the td1kv cable!

@JoshSher_ 3 ай бұрын

do you know how to remap the closed hat MIDI note? it shows the same number on the screen whether I hit it open or closed...

@stevechristopher4123 2 жыл бұрын

I just purchased this kit used. I am having terrible crosstalk with my right cymbal. I’ve tried adjusting sensitivity/ velocity as per the manual. If I set it low enough I can almost eliminate it but the cynbal is barely audible. If I bring yo sensitivity then I get crosstalk. The vibration through the the frame seems to be an issue. Any suggestions? I tried moving the Tom and cymbal with no luck. Can I adjust more settings in a DAW or VST than what the module offers? I even reset the module to factory settings and made sure mapping was good. Frustrating. Any suggestions?

@DouglasLippi 2 жыл бұрын

I would check the hardware. Make sure all the tubes are connected according to the manual and fasteners tightened. Same for the cymbal mounts. Check that all rubber washers are present and not warn. I think a lot of engineering must have gone into this set to eliminate crosstalk, so I'm guessing if anything is missing or not quite right you might have problems. I know I got crosstalk when adding my OP-TD1C and chalked it up to the fact that I was using an extra hi-hat mount instead of the proper cymbal mount.

@Dozereyes Жыл бұрын

my question would be...we are doing some dive bar gigs and acoustic drums are just annoying in a small bar. If I just come out the headphone jack right into the behringer xr18 mixer, will I need to split it for stereo, or just plug it right in , with one I guess 1/8 to 1/4 adapter to mixer?

@DouglasLippi Жыл бұрын

Stereo would be best, but mono will likely work fine. I've done stereo into mono before and it's fine, but can't guarantee your specific setup will work.

@TheBabypod 2 жыл бұрын

Couple more quetstions: (1) When using Cakewalk and you have unplugged the output from the Roland headphone jack where is the sound coming from? The laptop speaker? Or, do you use the headphone jack on the laptop with its 1/8" pin and send that out to a speaker with a 1/8" to 1/4" jack? (2) Second, is there anyway you can get a rim "click", not a rimshot, a rim click, short of maybe using VST? . Thanks for your help and this is an exellent video. Appreciate it.

@DouglasLippi 2 жыл бұрын

Cakewalk output in this video is the computer speakers or headphones jack on the laptop. To layer with the TD-1 I'm sending the laptop output to the Mix In jack on the TD-1. Then the headphones output from there to the PM-200 and my recording device via a splitter. The PM-200 has two 1/4" jacks and one 1/8" jack. I do not remember which cables/jacks I used on the PM-200 because it wasn't the focus of the video. The layering will work with any amp or even a sound system in an arena 🙂👍 No, there is no cross stick or rim click sounds native to the TD-1, which is kind of a bummer, but you could assign a tom or cymbal to that sound if using a VST. In a performance I did just last weekend I used the TD-1 as my main set, but then an Octapad for the cross stick sound. It worked out fine since I needed the Octapad for other stuff anyway.

@sirlexicon123 3 ай бұрын

@@DouglasLippiThanks for this guide. One question: do you know if whether the hihat pedal can be used as a second kick with that splitter?

@TheBabypod 2 жыл бұрын

What kind of amp are you using? BTW, I just got a used set through Guitar Center and paid $350 for it with the rubber snare! Of course, that was in 2022 but it still wouldnt be that much more, ha ha. So, mainly because since I got through through GC. Wasn't patient enough to wait and research and watch, etc. Thanks for the video. I actually have not yet read the manual and was not even aware of this VST thing.

@DouglasLippi 2 жыл бұрын

I was using a Roland PM-200, but most of the drum sounds are going direct into a recording device. You'll hear the PM-200 only on parts where I'm talking and drumming at the same time. Yeah, you will usually pay more at GC, but I have gotten some incredible deals there in the past!

@user-ye8bi9ij9z Жыл бұрын

May I ask if the installed cymbals and ride can be swapped?

@DouglasLippi Жыл бұрын

Yes, they're all the same.

@younesrizk4311 Жыл бұрын

a question concerning the midi when i tried it with ez drummer i had delay and i couldn't fix it how can i fix the delay?

@younesrizk4311 Жыл бұрын

basically a latency issue

@DouglasLippi Жыл бұрын

It's usually indicatative that the computer isn't made for multimedia or music production. Usually an external audio interface can help with that.

@alanduncan3710 Жыл бұрын

There is a setting on EZdrummer for samples, it is set at 512 out of the box, decrease is down to about 64.

@___gilben Жыл бұрын

Sir can i use ez drummer software on this kit?

@DouglasLippi Жыл бұрын

Yes, definitely.

@chocoacoustico9912 2 жыл бұрын

I just bought the PdX- 100 snare but there’s no rim shot

@DouglasLippi 2 жыл бұрын

Did you configure S2 for the snare in the module? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jNNjadufr7-Vj4k.html

@Mr4Strings 11 ай бұрын

He great "user" review instead of the standard Greatest kit on the market type from retailers. Best reviews come from users. What model is the snare replacement and is it mesh? So much info. You didn't spend any time on the aspects of the hi-hat. The pedal will open/close and and can get the right sound when stick hit - open/close? Also, the module does *NOT* record, right? Sorry for all the questions Thanks

@DouglasLippi 11 ай бұрын

That snare is a Roland PDX-8, which comes with the TD-1KV and is mesh. I focused on the advanced features in this video as I figured there were plenty of videos that hit the basic stuff.

@Mr4Strings 11 ай бұрын

Yeah well. You spent a lot of time on the kick pedal and noting on the hi-hat. Nevermind, it's a great review. Very well done!! Thanks.@@DouglasLippi

@mahmoudzak 2 жыл бұрын

Td1kv or td4kp ?

@DouglasLippi 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe I'll do a video about this someday. I have them both and use them both. Essentially, I use the TD-4KP for its intended purpose, which is gigging. I show up to the gig with it in the bag and it just looks more professional. Everything is in the bag and tidy and it travels well. TD-1KV you show up to the gig carrying this contraption that looks like a video game drum set. Plus, while traveling stuff might fall off or get scraped, or if it's raining then what? Many more pros/cons...

@seanwalsh999 2 жыл бұрын

You maybe ready for the arena, but I 'm not sure your equipment is. I would at least bring a backup of everything, especially your laptop. Rock on.

@DouglasLippi 2 жыл бұрын

Someday I will prove you wrong! 😀

@seanwalsh999 2 жыл бұрын

@@DouglasLippi I see a guy who loves a challenge, see you at the SoFi stadium.

@DouglasLippi 2 жыл бұрын

@@seanwalsh999 I do actually have an identical spare laptop, just because I know laptops can be fragile. I once spilled an entire pint of beer on my laptop at a gig 🤣. Unbelievably, it still worked!...

@seanwalsh999 2 жыл бұрын

@@DouglasLippi Well I guess I will be seeing you at the arena. The laptop is the weakest link, as the Roland stuff is usually built proof.

@Dozereyes Жыл бұрын

I have the set 4 years now, to practice home when im not in the studio or playing out live. It is freakin awesome. We are actually doing some rock cover gigs in some dive bars to fill in some dates and I will definitely plug this in directly into our behringer xr18 mixer and leave the acoustic set at home.