td4 and sd2

[David Berry]

just wondering, how many with this setup tweak the velocity curves in the td4 or SD or leave everything default?   As much as I like the sounds with SD, I’m happier banging away with my headphones plugged straight into the td4.  Feels more natural.  Not sure if it’s the tiny bit of latency or velocity curve.. maybe something else?

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[Mark King]

This is more likely to be latency which really does make a kit feel bad no matter how good the sounds are. I suggest a few searches on this topic

SD3 with older sdx,s plus Rooms of Hansa and Death & Darkness. Cubase and wavelab current versions. Roland TD50x using all trigger inputs for triggering SD3 only. Windows 11 computer. Various keyboards and outboard gear as well as VST instruments. Acoustic drums: Yamaha 9000 natural wood and Pearl masters. Various snare drums. RME BabyFace Pro FS and Adam A7X monitors

[David Berry]

I have my profire2626 set to 256 buffers.. default I think. Maybe i’ll drop her down to 128. I have tweaked the velocity on the snare and toms and that helps a little.

[Scott]

128 samples is pthe highest latency I’d go. 64 would be better if you’re computer can handle it.

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[Patrick Randall Randall]

I have a Profire 2626, TD4 and an i7 iMac using Logic 9 and Live. With 64 set there is no comparison between the TD4 and SD2 which blows the onboard sounds away – I have used (but am shaky on) the mapping presets to set the TD4’s hats and 3 way ride. I’m hoping to understand these better. 64 feels real tight but even 256 gives 15ms which still sounds great.

Logic 9, Live 8, 3xProfire2626s linked, Glyph GT, i7 iMac 27" 12GB, Roland TD4-KX2 & VH-11 MacBookPro i7 8GB

[David Berry]

Right, I never questioned the difference in sound quality. So far, just making some changes in the velocity settings has helped more than anything. I’m now running at 64 buffers with no trouble.

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