Just a quick update: received my TD-11 today and I am pretty pleased so far! VH-11 support out of the box really does make a difference – hi-hat response really is way better than with my old TD-3.
I am currently using my TMC-6 for a few separate triggers like rimshot, ride bell, third crash, etc. I totally forgot that Toontrack Solo accept multiple MIDI ins, so no need to fuss with midi mergers… Feels like there is a minimal difference in latency between the TD-11 through MIDI vs TMC-6 through a MIDI-to-USB interface, but it is so small as to be negligible.
So bottom line is: I am glad I took the jump! I only wish Roland would make an upgraded version of the TMC-6, because I could really do without the onboard sounds – they’re still pretty lame imho, especially when compared to Superior 2.0 and the like.
Neither do Positional sensing but that isn’t really a deal breaker.
Yeah I read that on the wiki overview of all Roland modules. S2 does support positional sensing but I gather this isn’t widely regarded as a must have feature…
FYI I started a similar thread over at vdrums; I will be posting further findings in that thread, as I have gotten a lot of good feedback from those guys.
You will need Roland drivers to be able to use the MIDI functionality; drivers for both Mac and Windows are available from Rolands website. I am running S2.3 on an iMac and so far have been using an M-Audio Midisport. Not bad at all, but I hope playing the TD-11 directly through USB will be even snappier.
The TD-11 will probably arrive next week, so I will post an update about my findings when I have played around with it a bit…
Errr okay, guess I’ll figure this one out by myself then… In case anyone cares: I have decided on a TD11; midi through USB should be faster then through the MIDI port, or so Roland claim.
