Getting Ready
13
About Performance Techniques
The TD-50X responds to a variety of performance techniques just like an acoustic drum set.
NOTE
5
Use only wooden or plastic sticks. Using a carbon or metal stick may cause the sensor to malfunction.
5
Use nylon brushes. Using metal brushes may cause the sensor to malfunction, and may scratch the pad.
Pad
Head shot
Hit only the head of the pad.
For a snare drum, the tone will change
naturally as you move the strike location
from the center of the head toward the rim.
Rim shot
Strike the head and the rim of the pad
simultaneously.
A sound (rim sound) different than the
head shot will be heard.
Cross stick
Strike the rim while placing your hand on
the head.
Snare sounds can produce different
sounds in response to different playing
techniques; for example they can produce
a rim sound when played using a rim shot,
or a cross-stick sound when played using a
cross-stick technique.
Either connect a pad that supports rim
shot playing technique to the TRIGGER
IN (2 SNARE) jack, or connect a pad that
supports cross-stick technique and allows a
digital connection (such as the PD-140DS)
and assign it to the snare.
On units other than the PD-140DS, strike
only the rim so as not to touch the head.
On some snare sounds, it might not be
possible to play separate sounds in this
way.
Playing with brushes
You can use brushes to scrape the head
(brush sweep).
Either connect a mesh head pad to the
TRIGGER IN (2 SNARE) jack, or connect a
pad that supports digital connection and
allows brush techniques (such as the PD-
140DS), and assign it as the snare.
In addition, assign an instrument that
supports brush techniques to the head of
the snare, and turn the Brush Switch
“ON .”
For details, refer to
“Reference Manual”
(PDF).
Change the nuance of the rim shot
With certain snare and tom sounds, slight changes in the way you play
rim shots changes the nuance.
Normal rim shot
(Open rim shot)
Strike the head and rim simultaneously.
Shallow rim shot
Simultaneously strike the head near the
rim and the rim itself.
Hi-Hat
Open/closed
The hi-hat tone changes smoothly and
continuously from open to closed in
response to how far the pedal is pressed.
You can also play the foot closed sound
(playing the hi-hat with the pedal
completely pressed down) and foot splash
sound (playing the hi-hat with the pedal
fully pressed and then instantly opening it).
Pressure
When you strike the hi-hat while pressing
on the pedal with the hi-hat closed,
you can then change the closed tone in
response to the pressure you place on the
pedal.
The VH-11, VH-10, FD-9, and FD-8 do not
respond to pressure.
Bow shot
This playing method involves striking
the middle area of the top cymbal. It
corresponds to the sound of the
“head-
side”
of the connected trigger input.
If you are using a pad that distinguishes
between where you strike it (such as the
VH-14D), the nuances of certain hi-hat
sounds change depending on where you
strike the bow.
Edge shot
This playing method involves striking the
edge of the top cymbal with the shoulder
of the stick. When played as shown in
the figure, the
“rim-side”
sound of the
connected trigger input is triggered.
Striking directly on the edge (i.e., exactly
from the side) will not produce the correct
sound. Strike as shown in the illustration.
If you are using a pad that distinguishes
between where you strike it (such as the
VH-14D), the nuances of the sound change
depending on where you strike the edge.
Choke play
If you use your hand to choke (grasp) the
edge sensor after striking the cymbal, the
sound stops.
With the VH-14D, the sound stops
(is muted) even if you simply place your
hand on the sensor detection area.
When you strike the cymbal in the choked
state, the sound is shorter.
Tone changes depending
on strike point
(VH-14D, VH-13)
Nuance changes
depending on the
strike location
Edge sensor
Nuance changes
depending on the
strike location
Edge sensor
Sensor
