TD 4 KX

[ThePretender]

Hey Guys,
I got a TD 4 KX for Christmas and to record i just found videos on youtube, which shows me some guy who is playing the yamaha txpress with Superior Drummer 2.0.
And it just sound Amazing!
After that video i was thinking to get Superior Drummer 2.0 too! But i don´t know if it works for my Roland TD 4KX!
I just searched in google for trial version of SD2.0 but can´t find one!
My Question is: Will SD2.0 work with my Roland TD4KX??

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[Damian Blunt]

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Will SD2.0 work with my Roland TD4KX??

Absolutely!  As long as you have a computer with decent specifications (see the Superior 2 product page) and a soundcard/audio interface with low latency drivers you should be fine.  You’ll need to connect your TD-4 up to your computer via MIDI  – so you’ll need a MIDI interface as well but a lot of audio interfaces have these incorporated.

If you have any questions ask away

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[ThePretender]

Yeah! Thanks a lot man.
I have a Midi to USB cable will this work?

[Damian Blunt]

You shouldn’t have any problems if it is a decent brand –  I have read of some users getting missed notes with the generic ones you get off ebay.

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[ThePretender]

Y ;D It´s a new one from M-Audio i bought last week.
I tested it with a lame programm and its a bit out of sync but i think thats from the programm

[Mark King]

Make sure you sort out latency and have the harware to do so. I find to get a real immediate drum feel I need 10ms or less. To get this you need a good sound card and fast computer. I managed really good results on a pentium P4 3.2Ghz with a ews88mt pci card and then the yamaha n12 desk. With my new i7 machine I get really low larency which feels even better.

If your sound card and driver (midi interfaces add latency too) cannot achieve low latency then you may be disapointed with the response

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

[ThePretender]

Hey therer its Finnaly here! I just plugged my usb- to midi cable in my computer and actitivated the midi cable in SD2.0 and it worked great but with delay.
I heard the Sounds of my drum module so i plugged my headphones in my computer. But now i can´t here anything ! Even if i hit the toms and cymbals on SD2.0 with my Mouse! I can hear music on my computer and watch youtube with sound but SD2.0 doesn´t make any sound! Why!?!?! I´m pissed right now!

[Juicy]

Make sure SD is your “highlighted” or “selected” track.
If you have your set up right it will work without any tweeqing about.
I have the same kit and it just works real easy and yeah turn down/mute the TD4kx internal sounds and listen thru your studio setup.
Sometimes if im in a rush i just record the midi in whilst just using the TD4kx sounds(zero latency) and then when i hit playback its only the TT sounds.

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