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Roland TD-50K2 and Groove IO

Groove IO reads your TD-50X module over MIDI and scores every take per drum, with nothing to calibrate. Here is what Roland states about the module’s connections, and how to set it up.

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What Roland states

MIDI over USB
Yes
Driver
Not stated by the manufacturer
5-pin MIDI OUT
Yes
Bluetooth MIDI
Not stated by the manufacturer

Roland’s setup guide covers USB audio and MIDI together through its driver with the module’s USB mode set to Vendor; whether MIDI works without the driver is not stated.

Roland lists this kit as a current product.

Sources, read 2026-09-21:

Setting up

  1. 1. Plug the module in and switch it on before opening the score. Most modules are class-compliant and need no driver; if yours shipped with one for your operating system, install it first.
  2. 2. On the practice card, set Input to MIDI (e-kit). The browser asks once whether the site may use MIDI devices; allow it. Nothing asks until you choose MIDI, so a page load never prompts.
  3. 3. With one input connected it is selected for you; with more than one, a port dropdown appears. No MIDI input found means the browser cannot see the module: check the cable, that the module is on, and that no other application has the port exclusively.
  4. 4. Hit a pad. The activity strip lights the drum it mapped to. If every pad you hit lights the right drum, you are done; press Start take.

If a pad lights the wrong drum, teach the kit map under Practise, then Setup: Learn kit map prompts for the eleven drums in turn and remembers the answer for this module on this device.

Connecting a kit, in the guide

Questions

Does the TD-50K2 work with Groove IO?
Yes. Roland states the TD-50X module sends MIDI over USB, and it also has a 5-pin MIDI OUT for a USB-MIDI cable. Choose MIDI (e-kit) on the practice card and every hit arrives with the drum and how hard.
Do I need a driver?
Not stated by the manufacturer. See the note above for what Roland documents. Groove IO needs only MIDI, in Chrome, Edge or Firefox.
Which plan?
Every plan gets three scored takes a week and Pro has no limit; MIDI download and import are on every plan.

Every plan is free while we’re in early access.

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