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Create a MIDI IN on Your Roland TD-17 or TD-25 Module - Kenton USB MIDI Host

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Using the Roland PD-140DS and CY-18DR digital snare and ride on the TD-17 by creating a MIDI in port with the Kenton USB MIDI Host! New kits for your Roland TD-17 - HUGE 'N' HEAVY for the ROLAND TD-17 Module...

You can also create a MIDI in on the Roland TD-25 with this device!

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^ Compatible with Roland TD-17, TD-27, TD-50, Roland SPD-SX, SPD-S, TM-6 Pro, TM-2, TM-1, Alesis Strike Pro, Alesis Strike Multipad, Pearl Mimic Pro, Yamaha DTX Multi12

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20 Comments

@danshredwards 4 years ago

Between you and Justin from 65 Drums. You two seriously have provided me with a wealth of knowledge. Thank you!! I've got a td-17 and I just ordered an SPD S. Which now I know I can hook em' together via that Kenton device and go to town... You, Justin, johnny raab, Texas tim root, Mike shack, and that Jamie fisher dude from Alesis.. all I do is watch all things electronic drumming while watching my new born post early morning job. My son watches it all too. Lol he friggen HAS to

@TheeDrumWorkshop Creator 6 years ago (edited)

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@LDdrums20 5 years ago

Dude, even your neck grooves hehe. Love your videos

@JeromeSAULNIER 2 years ago

YOU JUST MADE MY DAY !!!!! Thanks a lot to you !!!

@jezusmylord 6 years ago

this sounds really interesting

@imperial1371 6 years ago (edited)

I layerd a mimic and a td50 (snare and bassdrum)the sound is stellar !!

@randalscandal1588 4 years ago

Very interesting.

@machineshadowclub 4 years ago

Good info, such a simple solution jeez 🤦🏻‍♂️ I was running my computer to route but this I gonna try maybe record live with my sequencer live loop no computer no Octapad, amazing solution

@MightyBiggles 3 months ago (edited)

@2:48 - xD3 appears to be class compliant and connects to the Kenton. Drum data comes out of MIDI Out DIN, but xD3 isn't accepting data from the Kenton's MIDI In DIN. Don't know if the aD5 works any better.

@mattryan6886 6 years ago

This is a very clever work around. I will definitely buy one of these for my td-11 module. Also I had never thought of using the midi out to midi in to control my Strike pro module. Thank you for this video and continued hard work!!!!

@albertojurado873 2 years ago

Can you bypass or skip the Kenton USB MIDI Host device by using the Roland USB Midi Interface UM-one cable? Plug the cable into the TD17 USB with a usb to printer usb adapter and connect the midi end of that cable to the another trigger module midi out port (TMC-6 or ddrum DDTi Trigger)?

@tlkshowhst 6 years ago

I'd love to know how to use the digital pads without a td50 or td27!

@tglenn3121 1 year ago

Hello, thanks for the video. I just bought the Kenton usb midi host. I am wondering if you have another video explaining how to set up the Kenton between the TD-17 and another MIDI device (settings, etc). For example, I want to use the Kenton between the TD-17 and the TD-20X, but not sure what settings to make on the TD-17. Thanks.

@dirtremovesblindness 3 years ago

I know this is off topic, but can you tell me if there is any way to get additional triggers added to a Roland TD-25 (in addition to the two "trigger in" ports)? I came from acoustic drumming and I'm trying to find away to add more cymbals/toms to the module to get the kit to feel closer to my acoustic kit. Do you know if there is any way I can achieve this goal? Thank you kindly!

@WarrenLeggatt 1 year ago

So if I still wanted to use my TD17 in a DAW I would need
- Second module into TD17 via MIDI over USB
- MIDI out from TD17 to another host and then into PC

I guess I lose the Audio over USB but that is duplicated line out anyway from looks of it?

@jjptech 1 year ago

Hi, what hapens if you connect a rolad digital pad to one of those midi hots and then output the midi DIN to one of the modules with MIDI DIN IN, does the latency disapear?

@waltergatis4112 6 years ago

como faço para ligar module td 17 para octapad spd30? gostaria de tocar os sons da TD17 na SPD30

@sica4873 5 years ago

That’s a great video! It got me searching for other options besides the Kenton, and apparently, an iPad works just as good! I’m using it with an app called Midiflow, and it works great. Thanks again for the inspiration!

@Zengus5150 2 years ago

can you do a vid showing me step by step how to midi link a TD11(slave) to a TD17 (master) please?

@mandukazenmusic3274 5 years ago (edited)

Nice.... I think this could help me feed iPad midi track into TD17 via mixer, and allow me to at last record the TD17 outputs into iPad (again via mixer). I was in despair trying to feed MIDI into TD17 AND get audio out !