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V-DRUMS: Roland's COSM Breakthrough
The heart of this percussion beast resides in the TD-10 V-Drums Percussion Module ($1895 list) containing over 600 drum and percussion sounds, plus 50 melody instruments, all of which are the sonic "building blocks" for the company's Variable Drum Modeling. There are 50 drum kits with four assignable percussion groups, all of which can be accessed through 12 dual-trigger inputs which are fully compatible with
Where the V-Drums really shine is in the TD-10's sonic flexibility. Because it uses the COSM technology - the same technology used in Roland's critically-acclaimed VG-8 V-Guitar System - you get total control over your sound. For the very first time, drum type, drum head type, drum shell material, drum depth and drum tuning are all modeled via the TD-10's icon-based, user-friendly interface. Taking this concept a step further, you can even control drum microphone type (dynamic or condenser), mic placement on your virtual drum (close-up to distant) and even the type of room ambience you desire with results that are nothing less than amazing. Complementing the TD-10 are the 10-inch single trigger PD-100 ($395 list) and 12-inch dual trigger PD-120 ($445 list) V-Pads, both of which were designed through a partnership between Roland and Remo, Inc., giving V-Drum users the perfect electronic percussion pad/trigger. Employing a fine mesh drum head and rubber-coated rim, the V-Pads boast silent, extremely accurate triggering with the feel and sensitivity of a real acoustic drum - you can even play with brushes! It's mind-boggling! For those of you who like to think big, the V-Pro Kit ($4995 list) offers a comprehensive electronic percussion system which includes a TD-10 module, three 12-inch PD-120s, two 10-inch PD-100s, three 10-inch PD-9 dual trigger pads, a 7-inch PD-7 dual trigger pad, a KD-7 Kick drum trigger, an FD-7 hi-hat control
If you've never experienced Roland's COSM technology, you might actually be wondering what all the fuss is about. Essentially, COSM is a process that allows virtual instruments to be built without any samples being involved. Highly complex mathematical formulas (and some top secret Roland magic) produce sounds that are so real, you'll be totally blown away. What this means is that you can "model" your ultimate kit from the ground up: Choose a vintage maple shell snare, toms of any size and depth, the airiest ride cymbals and the fattest crashes. You can even choose whether each drum is muffled or not, then select the tension on your snare's strainer. Then choose which mic you want placed on each drum, the distance from your drum and the virtual room in which you'll be playing, along with the relative ambience from bright to dark. Essentially you can create drum kits from vintage Gretsches through the latest Tamas and Drum Workshop models, all without doing more than dialing in the appropriate parameters in the TD-10's cool LCD window. Of course your Sweetwater Sales Engineer will be only too glad to tell you more about this startling system, as well as giving you a special low Sweetwater price that we're sure you're going to like. So call us. You could be laying down tracks with your own V-Drum kit in only a few days! Master Index | Sweet Notes Index | Home | Back Page | Next Page |
