In 2008, Roland released the TDW-20, the eagerly awaited expansion board for the popular TD-20 percussion sound module. Along with adding hundreds of high quality drum and percussion sounds, the TDW-20 also enhances performance features, sound editing capability, data storage, and much more. Let’s explore the TDW-20 Expansion Board!

• Sounds
  Over 300 new sounds, including new kicks, toms, snares, cymbals, percussion and FX.
• Kits
  Fifty new kits PLUS the original 50 TD-20 kits for a total of 100 internal kits! Of course, all 100 kits are fully editable, and you can create your own kits using both internal and expansion sounds.
• More expressive playability
  A wider dynamic range and more responsive hi-hat sound control results in a totally expressive playing experience.
• Ambience
  Fifteen new ambience environments for a total of 25. The new ambiences include several great sounding studio and live rooms.
• Editing
  The flexibility and power of the TD-20 is realized by V-Ed­iting, Roland’s unique icon based interface. Using COSM (Composite Object Sound Modeling), you can easily and intuitively change drum parameters like shell depth, drumhead type, tuning, muffling, cymbal diameter, you can even place and position “virtual” microphones. With the TDW-20 expansion board, the power of V-Editing is enhanced even further for nearly limitless sound creation possibilities.

Some of the TDW-20 V-Edit enhancements include:

• Kit Resonance — Adjust how the bass drum resonates the entire kit. You can actually hear the overtones of the kit as you play the bass drum with kit resonance on.
• Add Sound (Snare) — Choose from a tambourine, claps, or a “gate” hit, add it to the rim of the snare and adjust the level of the added sound.
• Add Sound (Hi-hat) — Along with the tambourine found on the stock TD-20, the TDW-20 can add a cowbell or a cabasa, also with level control.
• Sizzle — “Beads” can now be added to cymbals in addition to the TD-20’s rivets and chain. Easily control the amount or number of beads or rivets, or adjust the length of the chain to control the amount of sizzle.
• Mics — The TDW-20 adds a large diameter microphone for the kick for deeper more powerful kick drum sounds.

To experience TDW-20 sound/kit examples and view an in-depth TDW-20 sound editing video visit:
http://www.RolandUS.com/products/productdetails.php?ProductId=972

Bring your TD-20 kits along!

Not only does the TDW-20 double the number of internal kits from 50 to 100, you can also import your existing TD-20 kits using a Compact Flash card. You can further edit your favorite kits using the TDW-20 sounds and editing features for nearly endless sound creation possibilities. You can even audition kits directly from a Compact Flash card without having to import them.

Over 10,000 kits at your fingertips!

The TDW-20 increases the number of backups that can be stored on a Compact Flash card from eight to 99. With 100 internal kits per backup, that’s 9,900 kits! Add that number to the 100 internal kits and the 100 factory kits stored in memory and that’s over 10,000 kits at your fingertips!

Update to the latest with TDW-20 Version 2.51!

Recently Roland released the TDW-20 Version 2.51 update. This update includes a number of enhancements including:

• Improved master compression and EQ for a warmer, punchier sound.
• Additional trigger types allowing compatibility with Roland’s latest pads.
• A new copy function that allows copying 50 drum kits at the same time for quicker and easier editing.
• The maximum size of usable Compact Flash cards has been increased from 512MB to 4GB.

For TDW-20 owners or those considering upgrading their TD-20 modules with a TDW-20 expansion board, not only is the Version 2.51 update FREE, but when installed an expanded TD-20 module now has the same features found in Roland’s latest Percussion Sound Module – the TD-20X!

Version 2.52 now available! This version includes all of the version 2.51 features and improvements, and adds a bell/bow choke function when using the CY-13R V-Cymbal as a ride cymbal.