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Setup for your Roland TD-4
Lemon pads cover snare, toms, kick, cymbals, ride, and hi-hat on the Roland TD-4, with the limitations noted below.
- Snare 2-zone
- Toms 1-zone
- Kick 1-zone
- Crash 2-zone
- Ride 3-zone
- Hi-hat Continuous
Module snapshot
- Brand
- Roland
- Model
- TD-4
- Also known as
- TD4, TD-4K, TD-4KP, TD-4KX, TD-4KX2
Setup details by role
Snare pad 2-zone 1× TRS → SNR connector on the trigger input cable
Dual-zone snare triggering: head (tip) and rim (ring) respond independently via the single TRS connection. The TD-4 reads both head piezo and rim switch/piezo signals on the SNR input.
Tom pad 1-zone 1× TRS per tom → T1, T2, T3 connectors on the trigger input cable
The Roland TD-4 tom inputs are single-zone — only the head piezo is read. Rim hits on a dual-zone tom pad will not produce a separate sound.
Kick pad Works 1× TS or TRS → KIK connector on the trigger input cable
Single-zone kick trigger via the cable snake. Only the head zone is active.
2-zone crash 2-zone 1× TRS → CR1 connector on the trigger input cable (CR2 also available for a second 2-zone crash, unless used as RIDE BELL)
Dual-zone crash triggering: bow (tip) and edge (ring) respond independently via the single TRS connection. Choke works by grabbing the cymbal edge. The TD-4 has two 2-zone crash inputs (CR1 and CR2). If you are running a 3-zone ride, the CR2 cable is repurposed as RIDE BELL and only CR1 remains available for a crash.
3-zone ride 3-zone 1× TRS from the cymbal's Ride 1 output → RD connector on the trigger input cable + 1× TRS from the cymbal's Ride 2 output → CR2 connector, with Crash 2 Usage set to RIDE BELL
Full 3-zone ride is supported on the TD-4 by repurposing the CR2 trigger cable as RIDE BELL. The cymbal's Ride 1 output carries bow + edge to the RD input; the Ride 2 output carries bell to the CR2 input. This trades away the second crash slot in exchange for true 3-zone ride playing.
Hi-hat Continuous 1× TRS → HH connector on the trigger input cable + 1× TRS → HHC connector on the trigger input cable
Continuous hi-hat control. The TD-4 transmits the actual pedal position over MIDI and supports the FD-8 footswitch as well as the VH-11 V-Hi-Hat.
