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15" Triple-Zone Crash/Ride on Roland TD-4
Setup — 15" Triple-Zone Crash/Ride on Roland TD-4
WorksThe 15" Triple-Zone Crash/Ride is fully supported on your Roland TD-4.
Bell
Bow
Edge
Wiring: 1× TRS (Cable 1) → RD connector on the trigger input cable + 1× TRS (Cable 2) → 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. Cable 1 from the Lemon ride carries bow + edge to the RD input; Cable 2 carries bell to the CR2 input. This trades away the second crash slot in exchange for true 3-zone ride playing.
Cable routing
- Connect Cable 1 (bow + edge) from the Lemon 3-zone ride cymbal to the RD input on the trigger input cable.
- Connect Cable 2 (bell) from the Lemon 3-zone ride cymbal to the CR2 input on the trigger input cable.
Module settings
- Press [MENU] > 8 PAD SETTINGS and press [OK].
- Set the RD Pad Type to CY-12R/C or CY-15R so the module expects a 3-zone ride.
- Navigate to Crash 2 Usage and set it to RIDE BELL — this routes the CR2 cable's signal to the ride bell zone.
- Tune Sensitivity until bow, edge, and bell strikes register cleanly without crosstalk.
- In your kit, assign a ride-bow instrument to the bow zone, a ride-edge instrument to the edge zone, and a ride-bell instrument to the CR2-as-bell input so each zone plays the right sound (the TD-4 supports per-zone instrument assignment via Kit Edit but does not load custom samples).
Tips
- True 3-zone playing (bow, edge, bell) is available simultaneously with this wiring.
- While CR2 is set to RIDE BELL you cannot use it as a second crash — pick whichever matters more to your setup.
- If you later want a second crash back, change Crash 2 Usage to CRASH 2 and reconnect Cable 2 to a crash cymbal.