The Roland TM-2 is a small, battery-powered trigger module that adds electronic sounds to an acoustic kit. It has two trigger inputs for pads or drum triggers, over 100 ready-to-play sounds, and multi-effects for processing your hybrid setup. It can also play your own WAV samples, loops and backing tracks from an SDHC card. It suits acoustic drummers who want to layer claps, electronic tones or backing tracks live without a full electronic kit. Against a full electronic drum brain it is far simpler and cheaper, but it has only two inputs and no built-in pads.
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Owners of the TM-2 treat it as an easy way to add electronic layers and samples to an acoustic kit. They like the simple setup and the sounds designed to sit under acoustic drums, and note the two-input limit.
The Roland TM-2 is a compact, battery-powered trigger module for adding electronic percussion to an acoustic drum set. It has two trigger inputs that accept single- and dual-trigger pads and drum triggers from Roland. It works with the BT-1 Bar Trigger Pad, KT-10 Kick Trigger Pedal, RT-series acoustic drum triggers, V-Pads and V-Cymbals.
The module has over 100 ready-to-play sounds, from acoustic drums and percussion to modern electronic instruments. Many are designed for layering with acoustic drums when playing live through a PA system. Effects such as reverb, flanger and delay can be applied to kits. The panel has controls for assigning sounds to the inputs and saving them as kits, plus large buttons for calling up kits during a performance.
An SDHC card slot lets you trigger your own WAV sounds, from one-shot samples and loops to full backing tracks. To use them, copy the WAV files from a computer to the card and insert it. MIDI I/O can trigger external sound modules, record MIDI data in music software, or let other devices play the TM-2's internal and SDHC sounds. The included mounting plate attaches the module to a hi-hat stand or drum rack with a standard multi-clamp.
