Hi, I'm Pat from Roland, and
I'm going to show you the TD-07KV V-Drums.
Now, the TD-07 KV is a
compact drum set that's ideal
for drumming at home, for fun,
and for dedicated drumming practice.
The concept of V-Drums is
that a collection of virtual
instruments are hosted inside
of the module and each can be
exchanged for another
and can be tuned and tweaked to
your preferences in the same way you
would with acoustic drums.
These instruments can be played by
the connected pads using genuine
drumming techniques.
No adjustment of playing technique
at all is needed to play
V-Drums.
In this video, I'm going to take you
on a tour of the TD-07KV,
show you what it's capable of, and
explain the key features.
Let's start by taking a look at
the components of the TD-07KV.
The TD-07KV V-Drum
set consists of a drum stand
with a set of drum pads and cymbals
mounted to it.
It's worth mentioning at the start,
that the TD-07KV
is not supplied with a drum
throne, kick pad, or sticks.
So you will need to source those
items separately.
These pads connect to the TD-07
module using a cable loom with
a multi-pin connector at the module
and a series of quarter-inch jack
connections which insert directly
into the pads.
Starting with the snare drum: This
is a PDX-8 eight-inch
pad with a mesh head.
The mesh head was a Roland first
and differs from other mesh heads
that are available.
It features two plies of unique
material, which is specifically
designed to offer natural stick
rebound and resistance.
It also provides controlled,
stable detection of your hits
for reliable triggering of sounds,
all with the benefit of being
ultra-quiet.
This PDX-8 pad has two
playing areas as well.
A head area giving one sound
and a rim area which can trigger a
rim sound associated with
the chosen instrument or a totally
different sound altogether.
In this snare sound, I have
a steel snare drum.
The head sounds like this.
And the rim sounds like this.
But if I switch to another sound
that I pre-prepared earlier, I
can play the snare sound on the head
but choose an entirely different
sound for the rim.
In this case, a cowbell.
Next, let's look at the toms.
Here we have three identical
tom pads, all of which are the
PDX-6A six-inch
mesh pad.
These have the exact same mesh
heads as the snare pad, but
are just a couple of inches smaller.
One difference to note here is that
the tom pads are single zone,
so you will only get a sound from
playing the drumhead and not
the rim.
One important feature to know is
that all mesh heads on the Roland
V-Drums are tension-adjustable.
With acoustic drums, each drum is
tensioned differently for pitch and
tone. But with that comes a
stick feel, which is tighter or
more loose between each drum.
With V-Drums, the pitches altered
inside of the module, but
the feel of each mesh pad can
be easily adjusted by changing
the tension, using a regular drum
key and tuning each tension
rod gradually, just as you would
with an acoustic drum.
This means your snare can feel
tighter than your first tom, which
is tighter than your second tom.
And your third tom feels more loose.
Again, just as you would find
with an acoustic drum set.
The kick pad is the KD-10.
This is a kick pad with a cloth
material head fitted to
a tower unit.
Any acoustic kick pedal will mount
directly to the pad.
The KD-10 is stable
with the realistic rebound and
feel of a larger-sized bass
drum.
And it's quiet by absorbing
the energy from the beater.
Next, let's take a look at the
cymbals.
The hi-hats are CY-5
10-inch cymbals.
Hi-hat cymbals are unique in that
a pair of cymbals are mounted
together and can be opened and
closed with intervals in between
for varying sounds.
The hi-hats are controlled by a
pedal and as I raise my
foot on the pedal and play the
cymbal, the hi-hat
sound will change incrementally
from closed to open.
The crash and ride are CY-8 12-inch
symbols, both with separate sounds
on the edge and bow areas
of the cymbals.
These mount to the stand in such a
way that as you play them, they
have a swing and a give for a
more natural response and feel.
All of these pads except
the kick pad, which stands alone,
mount to the compact drum
stand. The tubes are made of
steel, so they are strong and sturdy
while the clamps hold everything
in place have a high gripping
torque so that they won't slip
and are also robust, so that they
won't be easily over-tightened or
damaged.
The stand itself has a flexible
layout that, although compact,
means you can position each tom
and cymbal exactly where you want
it and have a footprint that feels
familiar and natural.
Let's take a look at the TD-07
module itself.
Inside the TD-07 module, I
have 50 drum kits.
Twenty-five of those are preset and
twenty-five of those are user kits:
essentially a space for you to
experiment and build your own kits
from the ground up.
That said, you can easily
swap instruments and edit them
within any of the presets.
So, for example, if you wanted to
switch one snare drum for another
in a preset kit, you can do so
very easily.
We have 143 instruments
inside the TD-07
across snare drums, kick
drums, toms, cymbals,
percussion, and electronic sounds.
Each one of those can be edited
and customized, as I'll show
you in a moment.
So, it's really like having your own
library of drums and you can choose
any one you like to make kits
that are unique to you.
Let's take a look at the kind of
things you can do to edit
a sound or instrument with the
TD-07.
As I already mentioned, you can
easily swap one instrument for
another in any kit.
And by using the head and rim
function on the snare drum,
you can assign different sounds on
each zone.
But there is also possibility
to really customize each sound
using the V-Edit function.
Take this kick drum, for example.
Once I've chosen the sound that I
want, I can go in and
tune the pitch higher or lower.
I can add dampening.
And I can also EQ the instrument,
for example, adding more low-end.
I can also use a transient designer,
which lets you add more or less
attack, for example, so that it
sounds softer or harder.
Or I can shorten the decay.
The TD-07 also has
multi-effects.
There are 30 different types
available and any one can
be assigned to an instrument within
a kit.
So, for example, on
this, tom, I've added long
reverb here.
Or distortion.
Tape echo.
Or even flanger, just to show
a few.
Another great feature for
customizing your own sound in the
TD-07 is the ability to change
the ambiance.
Essentially, this allows you to hear
your chosen kit as if it were in
a specific environment, such as a
stadium or a studio,
or to hear more of the "room sound"
as well as the drum kit sound
itself.
The TD-07 module has Bluetooth
built in.
This allows you to do a few things.
First of all, it allows you to
pair another Bluetooth-enabled
device and play audio from
that device to the TD-07
module.
That means you can play audio from
your music library or from your
own streaming services
and play along to the song, hearing
both the drums and the song
through the headphones.
You can also watch videos on your
device and hear the audio via the
headphones, which is great for
playing along with video tutorials.
Once your device has initially been
paired, it's just a simple
case of turning Bluetooth on
and you're set to go.
You can also send MIDI data
over Bluetooth as well, giving you
opportunity to wirelessly record
your performance into your DAW
and trigger your sounds later via
VST software.
It's worth noting here that if
you're specifically interested to
trigger virtual software instruments
in real-time using your TD-07KV,
the ultra-fast triggering and low
latency from the module itself
makes the TD-07KV a
great partner for this kind of
playing.
From a connectivity point of view,
the TD-07 module has a USB
B-type output.
This allows a USB cable to be
connected to your computer for
stereo audio and MIDI
by USB.
This is great for easily recording
drum tracks in your DAW.
The TD-07KV
also has a mix-in stereo
mini-jack connection for bringing
external audio into the module
via a cable and
a mini-headphone output.
The final feature to explore
is the Coach function.
Now, this is a tool that you can use
to really help shape your drumming.
A metronome is built into the
module and allows you to change
tempo and also
change the note values and number of
beats in a bar so that you can
play in a range of time signatures.
That same metronome allows you
to practice in Coach mode
where you can use Time Check, Quiet
Count, and
Warm-up.
Time Check measures how accurate
your timing is over a number of
bars by indicating on
the screen whether you're right on
the beat, behind time,
or ahead.
Quiet Count is for testing how
well you can maintain time
by dropping out the click for one
bar as you're playing.
Warm-up mode is perfect for getting
your muscles limbered up, getting
you in sync with the metronome,
and for practicing a range of
rudimentary drum patterns ahead of
a practice session, lesson,
track play-along, or even a gig.
So that's the TD-07KV
V-Drums, a compact set
that has great playability,
all mesh heads for great feel
and quiet practice, and powerful
features for getting the most
out of playing the drums at home.
You can check more videos about
the TD-07KV online
or visit a Roland-authorized
retailer to see and try
the TD-07KV for yourself.