Fun facts:

• both Michael Schack and Karl Rodriguez created the processed and element one-shot sounds for the TM-6 Pro
  
• Chris Whitten (Paul McCartney, Dire Straits, Tom Jones) recorded brand-new acoustic samples in Real World and Rockfield studios in the UK, using his collection of rare and vintage acoustic drums.
  Two photos of Chris and his collection of vintage snare drums are added as well.
  
• Soon, Roland will be releasing 'behind the scenes' videos from all three of the sampling sessions with Chris Whitten, Michael Schack and Karl Rodriguez
  
• These Sampling Sessions will reveal the stories of their samples in the TM-6Pro.

"That is how a musical instrument comes alive"
- Michael Schack

• Pre-loaded with 500 one-shot sampled sounds, including tones recorded at world-class studios
  
• 268 V-Drums sounds onboard for expressive drum performance
  
• 80 ready-to-use drum kits featuring high-quality preloaded sounds, plus natural and expressive V-Drums sounds
  
• Original user samples can be imported from SD card to accurately reproduce studio tones onstage
  
• Six trigger inputs available for connecting up to 12 triggers or pads when using Y cables
  
• Powerful layer function to customise sounds
  
• Three Sound Modify knobs for intuitive control of volume, pitch, decay or other effects including MFX and Transient
  
• Newly developed Transient effect to effectively control attack and release of drum sounds
  
• Independent EQ, Transient effect, Compressor and MFX for each trigger, plus Master Comp and Master EQ for mastering sounds
  
• High-speed trigger response faithfully follows your drumming
  
• Backing track audio data can be played directly from SD memory
  
• Independent volume control for SONG, CLICK and Headphones
  
• LED indicators shows status of the triggers, even with the lights down
  
• Works as trigger to MIDI convertor with audio interface (8-out/8-in)

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