Life as a working drummer is not without pressure. From one job to the next, you'll be expected to move fast and find the perfect drum sound, satisfying your audience, fellow musicians, engineers and the all-important paying client. But that's a big challenge when you're playing a traditional kit. Acoustics can vary drastically from venue-to-venue. Mixing engineers all take a different approach. You could be presented with unknown material with moments to spare, or asked to replicate the drum sound from a studio recording.
Choose the Perfect Tone for Your Drumming Style from 500 Premium Sampled Sounds
Every drummer feels the pressure when the clock is ticking, the band are waiting and your kit doesn't sound quite right. The TM-6 PRO lets you walk into any gig and find your sound fast. Designed for hybrid drumming, this trigger module is preloaded with 500 new sampled sounds, from electronic and processed tones to acoustic drum sounds and sound elements. Drummers who dart between jobs can switch between a libraries of sounds in seconds. Try electronic sounds including fat-synth kick, vintage drum machines, claps and SFX, alongside processed sounds like compressed snares and kicks that cut through onstage. Get the best of the old-school, with exceptional-quality preloaded acoustic drum sounds, recorded at world-renowned studios like Real World and Rockfield. Enhance the attack of your snare and bring low-
Bring Expression to Your Playing with Onboard V-Drums Sounds
As a working drummer, it's vital that nothing kills your swing. You'll make yourself even more employable with the TM-6 PRO, which supplements its onboard sound library with a selection of natural and expressive V-Drums sounds. For drummers yet to explore the hybrid concept, this feature is hugely reassuring, letting you use the same playing technique as you would on acoustic drums even open/closed hi-hat control is possible using the V-Drums sounds and the hi-hat control connector on the module.
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Recreate Signature Drum Tones from Studio Recordings
Whether you're playing in a covers band or touring with a major artist, pro drummers will often be asked to recreate the signature drum tone from a famous studio recording, and your reputation depends on getting it right. Rely on the TM-6 PRO to nail any tone, thanks to the user sample feature that lets you import the exact sounds from the recorded track via SD card and play them using your acoustic kit. And that's just the start. When your bandleader asks you for a fresh take, it's easy to customize those imported audio samples, combining them with the module's built-in sounds, adding powerful onboard effects or switching and mixing layered samples according to the strength of your stick-hits.
The Ambitious First Step towards a Hybrid Kit
As you evolve as a drummer, it's vital that your kit can grow, too. The TM-6 PRO is the jump-off to an ambitious hybrid kit that could help you win more varied commissions. It's easier than you think to expand your acoustic kit, simply adding a selection of Roland's pads, triggers and pedals via the module's six trigger inputs (max 12 pads with optional Y-cable), then enjoying a kit that offers swing, style and lightning-fast sound response. For flexibility, the TM-6 PRO's four direct outputs work as four mono channels or two stereo channels to process the sound individually (it's also possible to set six mono channels or three stereo channels outputs when you set the main outputs to direct outputs). You could even assign a song track or click track to specific direct outputs. This is your kit, and you're in charge.
