Category: Roland TD-11

  • Creating a drum splitter cable for the Roland TD-11

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    It is possible to connect more than one pad to an input, thereby (almost) doubling the capacity of the Roland TD-11. However, a standard Y-cable, such as a TRS->2xTS, can’t be used. Instead we need a custom drum splitter cable. In a previous post, I showed how to create a multitude of cymbal sounds by configuring…

  • Using 5 cymbals on Roland TD-11

    The Roland TD-11K entry-level kit ships with 2 cymbals, but – as I’ve shown in a previous article – it can easily be extended with a third cymbal. However, there are some gems in the TD-11 that allows it to add a fourth and fifth cymbal. In an earlier post, I’ve shown how to configure…

  • Adding a cowbell to Roland TD-11

    In my previous post, I described how to add a second crash cymbal to a Roland TD-11K kit. Now, being a rock drummer, there can never be too much cowbell in a song. But all inputs are already occupied! In this article, I describe how to add a secondary sound to an input. The Roland…

  • Expanding the Roland TD-11

    Expanding an entry-level electronic drum kit is hard, but not impossible using creative thinking. In a series of articles I will describe how to convert a Roland TD-11 kit into a Neil Peart sized kit. I’m a hobby drummer since several years, having owned three different kits. My first kit was a used Pearl Mapex…