The Exotic 1 expansion pack brings to the Roland TD-20 and V Expressions LTD customers 10 of Chris's all-time favorite Exotic wood drum sets. These drum sets are not normally purchased and played by most drummers and are normally custom-ordered and built to exacting specifications for collectors and pro’s alike. Basically, not many of us can afford them!

Many times, these drum sets are special “one-off’s” or a very limited run of the Exotic Veneers that are made to order. For example, The 1943 Atlanta Custom Percussion Cherry kit is a “one of a kind “drum set originally built for a small theater production company that needed a drum set that could fit in the tight space they had created for the music ensemble. It had to project and sound commanding, but had to be built very small. 20X16 kick, 14X10 snare, 12X6 tom, 13X6 tom, 16X7 floor tom. One of the musicians in the ensemble asked a friend of his if he could get a drum kit made to these specific sizes. A famous performer/ entrepreneur drummer took on the challenge. The only wood available to the very famous, but remaining anonymous drum maker at the time was Cherry due to supply shortages caused by WW II. Atlanta Custom Percussion was a pseudonym. Does anyone know who this famous drum maker could be? This set now exists in a private collection in Philadelphia. The drum set has amazing tone and deep projecting characteristics you wouldn’t believe to see it set up. It is valued at over $100,000. Through a special arrangement with the owner of this set, Chris was allowed to play and record this amazing kit. He now has simulated it as best he can for the TD-20. These sound a little different to what you might think, so let your imagination run wild and sit behind some of the most “Exotic” drum kits ever built!

Carrying on the tradition in the Exotics 2 is another set of custom and one of a kind drum kits. The Exotics 2 expansion encompasses 13 new incredible drum sets with deep rich effects and tones. Designed on the original Exotics platform, you can be assured this will be the perfect compliment to the original release. The sounds of Slingerland, Gretsch, Premier, Tama, DW, Ludwig, Sonor are all represented with special drum sets not often seen or heard.

Questions? the programmer of this expansion pack!

Q: What kits are included?
A: Kits are modeled to sound like the following: (please download the manual for extended kit descriptions)

Q: How is the kit arranged?
A: Our expansion packs are designed around default setups. Custom auxillary inputs are noted below. (note, not all inputs or their programming are availbale to the TD-12)

TD-20 & 12 Setup:

Trigger Input Position Pad Kick Kick KD-120 Snare Snare PD-125 Tom 1 Tom 2 PD-105 Tom 2 Tom 3 PD-105 Tom 3 Tom 4 PD-125 Tom 4 Tom 5 PD-125 Hi Hat Hi Hat VH-12 HH Control Controller Controller Crash 1 Crash 2 CY-14 Crash 2 Crash 4 CY-14 Ride Ride CY-15 Ride Edge Ride Edge CY-15 Aux 1 Tom 1 PD-105 Aux 2 Crash 3 CY-8 Aux 3 Crash 5 CY-14 Aux 4 Crash 6 CY-14

Important note: Remember to change the module's pad settings to MATCH YOUR PADS. By doing so, the correct volumes and pad response will take affect for your module and setup.

Hint: Your setup does not have to match ours! If you have a different set up than default, you can easily move instruments around within each kit. This is accomplished by using the "COPY" feature in your module.

Q: How do I order and download my purchase?
A: Click the PayPal button for your product in the "Purchase Now!" tab below. Please use an active/permanent email address. This email address is your registration. Following payment, click "return to merchant" to continue to your download. If you are not forwarded correctly by PayPal to your download page, simply contact the programmer of your expansion to confirm payment and have your file(s) sent. Upon purchasing our products, please remember you agree to our no-share policy and End User License Agreement. Our products are considered software. We do not issue refunds.

Q: What are the TD-20 installation requirements?
A: Download and installation requirements for the TD-20 are a 16mb-512mb Type I Compact Flash card, CF card Reader/Writer and computer with internet and email access. Detailed installation instructions are included with your file(s).

Q: What are the TD-12 installation requirements?
A: Installation requires midi connectivity from your TD-12 to your computer/sequencer. Connecting via computer requires a librarian such as VDrumLib (recommended) and a midi interface such as the Edirol UM-1EX (recommended) USB-to-MIDI interface cable. Note: additional SySex Utilities can be found on our support page under "tools"!

Q: What are the differences between the TD-20 and TD-12 expansions?
A: All common settings between the two modules are exactly the same. The primary difference between the 12 & 20 modules will be the loss of reverb and other rarely used multi-effects the TD-12 does not offer. This is mainly limited to reverb in our expansions.