Lesson Mode divides the keyboard into two zones with the same pitch and voice, perfect for students to follow along with their piano instructor or duet with another player. Then if you’re wanting some extra learning opportunities, try turning Melodics sounds down and experiment with and develop your own style.The Prestige has all the features needed to help you learn, practice, and perform. Electronic kits give drummers the ability to express themselves with whatever sounds they like, and experimenting with new ideas is a great learning opportunity in itself.īe aware that using your own sounds can alter the learning outcomes of Melodics lessons, so try our Melodics drum sounds first. If you’re ready to take on a new challenge, using your own module sounds can unlock great new learning opportunities.ĭrummers have always been pushing the limits of sonic expression through technique and innovation, and since the invention of electronic drum kits, the possibilities have become endless. If you’re a beginner or if you’re looking for an authentic experience, we recommend sticking with Melodics sounds for now.
Melodics lessons cover a huge range of styles, and our drum sounds are designed in house by our content team to suit each lesson. Select your module as the audio output device in Melodics Settings. You will need to set the audio output of Melodics so that it is sending audio to your module.
If this is a problem, check your device’s driver to see if you can decrease the buffer size. Be aware that sending audio over USB can add latency. Next, set the audio output of Melodics to your module. Set your module’s USB Driver Mode to ‘Vendor’.
Most Roland kits (except TD-1) will allow you to do this – you may need to refer to your drum user manual to see if it’s possible. You probably already have your kit connected via USB, so this is a more elegant solution as it only requires one cable for both MIDI and audio. Some drum modules will allow you to send / receive audio over USB.
Melodics drums are already setup to be nicely balanced with the backing track, but your module volume may not be. Make sure you have an even balance between the backing track and your module drum sounds. Note: because you’re monitoring your drum sounds from a different sound module to Melodics ™, there may be differences in velocities and hi-hat pedal thresholds, potentially causing minor discrepancies with scoring. This could negatively affect your timing, so make sure you turn down GUIDE NOTES and YOUR NOTES with the mixer built into Melodics, so that you’re only hearing your module drum sounds and the backing track. Secondly, the latency between your module sounds and Melodics sounds may be different, so you may hear two separate drum hits one after the other. Having two drum sounds playing at the same time is not ideal. Incorrect setups could cause sync issues, volume imbalances, and most importantly, it could affect your learning experience with Melodics. When using external drum sounds with Melodics lessons, it’s very important to make sure you have the right settings. The mixer is in the top left of the perform screen.