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Assembly

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Checking the Parts

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Assembly

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Attaching a Strap

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Disassembly

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Setting up the Floor Stands

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Setting up on a Three-Pillar Stand

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Panel Descriptions

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Top Panel

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Performance Techniques

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Rear Panel

(Connecting Your Equipment)

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Getting Ready

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Installing the Batteries

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Turning the Power On/Off

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Basic Operations

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Setting the Optimum Sound for the Output

Destination

(Output Mode)

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Kits

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Memory

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Playing

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Selecting a Sound

(Kit)

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Playing Along with a Song

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Using the MIX IN Jack

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Using a Bluetooth Device

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Using the Lesson Function

(Lesson)

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Sounding the Ji-uchi

(Ji-uchi)

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Using the Metronome

(Metronome)

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Recording

(Rec)

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Practicing

(Practice)

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Editing Sounds and Other Settings for Kits

(Kit Edit)

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Setting an Instrument

(Instrument)

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Parameters Specific to Each Instrument

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Configuring the Effects

(Effects)

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Applying an Equalizer for Each Pad

(Pad EQ)

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Applying a Compressor to Each Pad

(Pad Comp)

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Applying Ambience to the Entire Kit

(Ambience)

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Applying MFX to Each Pad

(MFX)

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Setting the Kit Level

(Kit Level)

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Mute Group

(Mute Group)

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Setting How the Nuance Changes According to

Where You Strike the Pad

(Kit Pad Control)

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Controlling the Sounds Using a Connected Pedal

(Pedal Control)

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Controlling from an External MIDI Device

(Kit MIDI)

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Setting the Note Number for Each Pad

(Note Number)

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Setting the MIDI Channel for Each Pad

(Channel)

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Setting the Gate Time for Each Pad

(Gate Time)

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Naming a Kit

(Kit Name)

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Giving a Kit a Kanji Name

(Kit Kanji Name)

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Copying a Kit

(Kit Copy)

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Recalling Kits Successively

(Set List)

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Selecting a Set List

(from Selecting Banks to Selecting Kits)

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Creating a Set List

(from Creating a List to Saving to a Bank)

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Importing and Playing Audio Files

(User Sample)

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Importing an Audio File

(Import)

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Previewing User Samples

(Preview)

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Editing a User Sample

(Edit)

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Renaming a User Sample

(Rename)

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Deleting a User Sample

(Delete)

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Renumbering User Samples to Eliminate Blanks

(Renumber)

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Optimizing the User Sample Area

(Optimize)

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Deleting All User Samples

(Delete All)

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Contents

Summary of Contents for TAIKO-1

Page 1: ...2021 Roland Corporation 01...

Page 2: ...d Comp 18 Applying Ambience to the Entire Kit Ambience 19 Applying MFX to Each Pad MFX 19 Setting the Kit Level Kit Level 20 Mute Group Mute Group 20 Setting How the Nuance Changes According to Where...

Page 3: ...ad Backup 34 Deleting Backup Files Delete Backup 35 Initialized a USB Flash Drive USB Memory Format 35 Making Overall Settings for the TAIKO 1 Others 36 Configuring the OUTPUT PHONES Jack Output Setti...

Page 4: ...1 2 One at a time insert the rods 1 eight locations into the holes of the pad MEMO The rods should be facing diagonally when correctly inserted 1 3 Use the drum key 8 to tighten the bolts of the rods...

Page 5: ...rap it around the tip of the rod as shown in the illustration two locations Attach the strap to these two locations Wrap in a figure eight and then tie 2 1 1 NOTE If the wrapping is insufficient the s...

Page 6: ...e pad 6 Turn the assembled unit over 7 Connect the pad and sound module with the included trigger cable 1 0 m Pad TRIG OUT jack TAIKO 1 TRIG IN 1 jack or TRIG IN 2 jack Set all Xtalk Cancel parameters...

Page 7: ...e Active Pad With the TAIKO 1 you can use both pads but if you want to use only one pad you can enable just one This helps prevent the lower surface from operating unintentionally Specifying the Pads...

Page 8: ...Using maple sticks When using maple sticks the mesh head surface and the rubber on the rim edge wears out more quickly Wear and tear on the sticks The sticks may tend out wear out after playing on th...

Page 9: ...N jack Connect the included AC adaptor to this jack Use the cord hook to secure the cord of the AC adaptor as shown in the illustration G Batteries Installing the Batteries p 10 H PHONES jack Connect...

Page 10: ...pears install fresh batteries as soon as possible If you continue to use the instrument in this state the Battery Low message appears and finally the TAIKO 1 stops functioning entirely Turning the Pow...

Page 11: ...s the H button while holding down the I button to make the cursor move down quickly Changingavalue buttons buttons Use the buttons to change the value that is highlighted by the cursor MEMO If you hol...

Page 12: ...kup Data Load Backup p 34 USBflashdrivefolderarchitecture IMPORT folder If there are audio files that you want to import as user samples save them in this folder TAIKO 1 folder Roland folder The TAIKO...

Page 13: ...eat or metronome and practice along with this to improve your rhythmic accuracy or record and play back your performance Sounding the Ji uchi Ji uchi The TAIKO 1 can sound a ji uchi which is like a me...

Page 14: ...ording Rec Here s how to record your performance and play it back repeatedly 1 Press MENU F2 button 2 Use the H I buttons to select Lesson and then press SELECT F2 button 3 Use the H I buttons to sele...

Page 15: ...ANDOM The length of the Quiet interval randomly changes each time 1 2 4 Specifies the length number of measures of the Quiet interval This setting cannot be longer than half of the Measures value Metr...

Page 16: ...O 1 automatically saves the values that you change there s no need to perform a specific operation to save your settings Settings are also saved when you turn off the power Setting an Instrument Instr...

Page 17: ...2 If you set the strength at which layer B plays to 1 layer B always plays regardless of how hard you strike the pad If you set this to 127 32 or 127 when HI Reso Velocity is OFF layer B only sounds w...

Page 18: ...er frequency Mid Q 0 5 8 0 Sets the bandwidth of the frequency region Higher values make the bandwidth narrower Mid Gain 15 15 dB Sets the amount of boost cut High Freq 1k 16k Hz Sets the center frequ...

Page 19: ...arameters adjust how much ambience is applied to each pad PAD1R PAD2H PAD2R 6 Press the F1 button several times to return to the top screen Applying MFX to Each Pad MFX Here s how to apply a multi eff...

Page 20: ...ify the mute group number When you strike the pad of the number specified in Send the sound of the pad assigned to the same number in Receive is muted The pad is not be muted if you specify the same n...

Page 21: ...nd Shortcut Settings Control Settings p 36 3 Press the F1 button several times to return to the top screen Controlling from an External MIDI Device Kit MIDI 1 On the KIT EDIT screen select Kit MIDI an...

Page 22: ...een select Kit Name and then press SELECT F2 button The KIT NAME screen appears Kit name select the character to edit Use the H and I buttons to move the cursor Select the character to input This chan...

Page 23: ...XECUTE F2 button A confirmation message appears 6 To execute press the button To cancel press the F1 button several times to return to the top screen Recalling Kits Successively Set List You can speci...

Page 24: ...essary to register the kits MEMO To delete a kit select the kit and press DELETE F2 button 3 When you ve finished registering kits press BACK F1 button to return to the previous screen NamingaSetList...

Page 25: ...mizing the User Sample Area Optimize page 27 Deleting All User Samples Delete All page 27 Importing an Audio File Import Here s how to import an audio file into this instrument as a user sample 1 On y...

Page 26: ...ple 1 On the USER SAMPLE screen select Rename and then press SELECT F2 button The SAMPLE RENAME screen list of user samples appears 2 Use the H and I buttons to select a user sample and press RENAME F...

Page 27: ...mented reducing the number of user samples that can be loaded This function optimizes the area so that user samples can be loaded NOTE 5 5 Be sure to back up your data before executing this function p...

Page 28: ...low volume Threshold 0 31 Adjusts the minimum sensitivity of the pads This setting allows a trigger signal to be received only when a pad is struck above a determined force level velocity This can be...

Page 29: ...Not to Sound Xtalk Cancel On the TAIKO 1 the other pad may play unintentionally due to the vibrations from the pad you strike This is called crosstalk Crosstalk cancellation is a setting that prevent...

Page 30: ...TRIGGER screen select Trigger Lock and press SELECT F2 button The TRIGGER LOCK screen appears Parameter Value buttons Explanation Lock OFF ON Prevents the currently edited pad from changing when stru...

Page 31: ...s to turn it ON If this is already ON proceed to the next step 6 Press PAIRING F2 button The display indicates Now Pairing and this instrument waits for a response from the mobile device 7 Turn on the...

Page 32: ...back volume adjust the volume on your mobile device Checking the Bluetooth Status Bluetooth Status 1 Press MENU F2 button The MENU screen appears 2 Use the H I buttons to select Bluetooth and then pre...

Page 33: ...ke several minutes to save the data depending on the size of the user samples NOTE If you don t back up user samples and you then delete user samples or renumber them the kit is not reproduced correct...

Page 34: ...verwritten onto the user samples in user memory 5 5 Depending on the size of the user samples it might take ten minutes or more to load the data 3 Use the buttons to select the data to load and then p...

Page 35: ...reen select 1 Kit and then press SELECT F2 button 3 Use the buttons to select the kit to delete When you select the number to which a kit is saved the backup filename is shown 4 Press EXECUTE F2 butto...

Page 36: ...rom Bluetooth audio Low Cut Sw OFF ON Set this to ON to cut the low frequencies Low Cut Freq 20 200 Hz When Low Cut Sw is ON use this parameter to set the low range frequencies to cut 3 Press the F1 b...

Page 37: ...Functionsassignedtothepedals Pedal1 Pedal2 Value Explanation OFF No function is assigned Pitch Controls the taiko s pitch Decay Controls how quickly the sound decays Inst Level Controls the volume of...

Page 38: ...is provided for each kit You can adjust the equalizer s effect shelving and peaking for the low frequencies LOW and high frequencies HIGH The sound to which master EQ is applied is output from the OU...

Page 39: ...attack of the sound at the moment compression is applied Attack 1 0 1 100 ms Sets how long it takes before compression is applied Release 1 10 1000 ms Sets how long it takes before the compression re...

Page 40: ...ion all saved settings including the sound parameters are lost User samples are not reset To reset them execute Deleting All User Samples Delete All p 27 1 Press MENU F2 button 2 Use the H I buttons t...

Page 41: ...les with USB Can t communicate with a computer Is the USB cable connected correctly Check the connections p 9 Troubles with MIDI No sound Is the USB cable connected correctly Check the connections p 9...

Page 42: ...tension Counterclockwise Decreases the tension Adjust the tension without letting the tension adjustment screw come out If the tension is too loose this may make the strike points harder to detect Inc...

Page 43: ...1 Nagado1 Type 1 2 Nagado1 Side Type 1 3 Nagado2 Type 1 4 Nagado2 Side Type 1 5 Nagado3 Type 1 6 Nagado3 Side Type 1 7 Katsugi Okedo1 Type 1 8 Katsugi1 Rim Type 1 9 Katsugi1 Side Type 1 10 Katsugi Ok...

Page 44: ...e 101 Agogo Hi None 102 Timpani Hi D None 103 Timpani Lo G None 104 Surdo None 105 Bombo None 106 Triangle Mute None 107 Afro Claves None 108 Metal Maracas None 109 Shaker None No Name of instrument s...

Page 45: ...Center frequency at which the high frequencies of the delay sound fed back to the input are cut set this to BYPASS if you do not want to cut the frequencies Low Gain 15 15 dB Amount of low range boos...

Page 46: ...r left and right Parameter Value Explanation Tempo Sync L R C Sw OFF ON Sets whether the delay time value of the left right center delay sound is specified as a note value ON or not OFF Delay L R C Ti...

Page 47: ...lay 0 0 100 0 ms Delay time from the direct sound until the chorus sound is heard Tempo Sync Sw OFF ON Sets whether the modulation rate is specified as a note value ON or not OFF Rate 0 05 10 00 Hz no...

Page 48: ...ing off or landing A filter is provided so that you can adjust the timbre of the flanged sound Parameter Value Explanation Filter Type OFF LPF HPF Filter type OFF Filter is not used LPF High frequenci...

Page 49: ...of the high range EQ High Gain 15 15 dB Amount of high range boost cut Level 0 127 Output level SUPERFILTER This is a filter with an extremely sharp slope attenuation characteristics The cutoff freque...

Page 50: ...quality of the overdrive effect Amb Sw OFF ON Turns the Amp Simulator on off Amp Type SMALL BUILT IN 2 STACK 3 STACK Guitar amp type SMALL small amp BUILT IN built in amp 2 STACK Large two stack amp 3...

Page 51: ...hanges the volume Tone 0 127 Sound quality of the overdrive effect Level 0 127 Output level BITCRUSHER This creates a lo fi sound Parameter Value Explanation Sample Rate 0 127 Sampling frequency Bit D...

Page 52: ...pplied Low Gain 15 15 dB Amount of low range boost cut High Gain 15 15 dB Amount of high range boost cut Level 0 127 Output level Ji uchi List Number Name Default tempo Default velocity 1 Shime1 120 2...

Page 53: ...TEK CLICK 7 STICKS 8 CLAVES 9 WOOD BLOCK 10 COWBELL 11 AGOGO 12 TRIANGLE 13 TAMBOURINE 14 MARACAS 15 CABASA Allowable Characters A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z a b c d e f g h i...

Page 54: ...ch phone type TRIG IN jacks x 2 Original FOOT SW jack 1 4 inch TRS phone type EXP PEDAL jacks x 2 1 4 inch TRS phone type USB MEMORY Port USB COMPUTER jack MIDI x 1 USB Mirco B type DC IN jack Power S...

Page 55: ...note on is received right afterwards on the same note channel the pad strike velocity is expressed as follows according to the values of the note on velocity and high resolution velocity prefix When...

Page 56: ...MFX1 MFX2 MFX3 Ambience Type etc Head Ji uchi METRONOME Instrument Metronome Rim PAD 1 PAD 2 Ji uchi 1 Ji uchi 16 Layer A Instrument Layer B Instrument JI UCHI Instrument Pan Pad EQ Pad Comp Level Le...

Page 57: ...Output Gain Master Volune Metronome Volume MIX IN Bluetooth Output Mode Speaker Phones OUTPUT Mono PHONES Stereo Pan Master EQ Master Comp Low Cut Sw Kit Level Output Gain Master Volune Metronome Volu...

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