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Reference Manual - Page 3
... TO THE PERFORMANCE PAD DRUM MACHINE!
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1.2 GROUND RULES
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1.3 IMPORTANT: HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PERFORMANCE PAD
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1.4 10 STEPS TO INSTANT GRATIFICATION (SETUP AND CHECKOUT)
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CHAPTER 2: RECORD SETUP
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2.1 PAGE 1: SELECT THE QUANTIZATION VALUE (QUANTIZE SELECT)
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2.2 PAGE 2: SELECT THE SWING VALUE (SWING SELECT)
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2.3 PAGE 3: ENABLE CLICK (METRONOME) AND SET RHYTHM (CLICK...
Reference Manual - Page 5
As you triggered the drum sound and the dynamics of the available sounds), the Performance Pad's on these rather than recording a Pattern.
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If the memory fills up with a drum station, it easy to test out different sounds without recording them and then drop back into record mode.
1.2A The Pattern/Song Recording Method
When recording with drum Patterns and Songs...
Reference Manual - Page 6
... live performance-something usually not associated with drum machines. 1.2B...Drum Set, and name as a unit. The Performance Pad will hear any previously-played parts as completely independent Patterns if desired and can also erase drum hits while the pattern is 16 beats). You will remain in Compose mode, a Pattern will "loop" over and over to understand the different types of available...
Reference Manual - Page 7
... default is a sound-generating element with Pattern 23 selected.
3 A voice is "whatever was selected when you turned off the Performance Pad, the next time the Performance Pad powers up it automatically defaults to your liking. Each pad is therefore the VCR's power-up with any type of "drum set" you have to purposely tell the machine to go to...
Reference Manual - Page 8
... alter the tempo and also select different "pages" present in the Drum Set, Record Setup, MIDI Setup, and Util functions. • Pattern select buttons. A detailed description of the entire unit.
4 This knob regulates the volume of the display follows shortly. 1.2F Physical Layout The Performance Pad includes seven main types of controls, along with a group of...
Reference Manual - Page 9
... (Drum Set, Record Setup, MIDI Setup, and Util), this window displays the drum pad number.
• Press PLAY. 1.2G Display Layout
The LCD is currently selected: Drum Set, Record Setup, MIDI Setup, Util, or Step Edit.
• Swing. Each window contains information that helps you have multiple "pages" of the display shows the currently selected page number.
• Compose/Perform.
Reference Manual - Page 10
... function buttons (DRUM SET, RECORD SETUP, MIDI SETUP, and UTIL) "toggle" between two states. These buttons, and the TEMPO/PAGE buttons, also have a "scroll" feature. Example: Press the PATTERN/SONG button once to change from Pattern to prevent confusion with Song steps or step edit mode.
1.3 IMPORTANT: HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PERFORMANCE PAD 1.3A The...
Reference Manual - Page 11
... show USER. 1.4 10 STEPS TO INSTANT GRATIFICATION (SETUP AND CHECKOUT)
1. Leave the MIDI OUT jack (rear panel) disconnected for a comfortable listening level, and check out the sounds.
7. To choose Preset rather than User Patterns, press the PRESET/USER button until the Perform/Compose section of the Performance Pad. To hear the built-in the 9V...
Reference Manual - Page 17
..., you must be set prior to, or after, recording.
It is pressed. This indicates a Pattern's length in beats (quarter notes). Background Odd time signatures are not a problem since Patterns can be... outside the remaining part of the associated Fill Pattern. Enter the desired length with the INC/DEC or number buttons (this must press PLAY before the Performance Pad will store the ...
Reference Manual - Page 19
..., press PLAY. If more than one drum event occurs on
the current quantization value,
the drum will sound as desired, and delete the event, add...drum parts to your "gateway" to 1/16 lets you go
past it, but to the steps in a Pattern that drum. The following chart relates the number of 24 sub-beats, so setting the quantization value to step editing, which is your exact specifications...
Reference Manual - Page 22
... button. the display will update the tempo with individual Patterns. If a footswitch is plugged into Pattern mode-until changed while the Performance Pad is changed again (either a Preset or User Pattern. 3.1C Set Pattern Tempo The tempo range...Song's tempo-even if you switch over to select either manually, or by selecting a different Song). 3.1D Select Individual Patterns 1.
Reference Manual - Page 33
... save it to select PATT (each Pattern uses its assigned Drum Set) or MANUAL (the Performance Pad will retain the currently selected drum assignments regardless of whether or not you cannot overwrite a Preset Drum Set. Use the INC/DEC buttons to a User Drum Set since you change Patterns before saving your Drum Set, all of PATT.
The display will say DRUMSET SAVED...
Reference Manual - Page 34
... the Performance Pad is changed . Each step holds either manually, or by selecting a different Song).
30 Song numbers must always include two digits; To exit Song mode and return to set tempo....is different, the Performance Pad will update the tempo with Compose mode selected), it 's time to tapping the STOP button. These techniques work only if the Performance Pad is until the...
Reference Manual - Page 40
... remain as a drum machine and provides the master clock to select ON. To have the Performance Pad generate timing data at the MIDI out jack. Press the MIDI SETUP button. 2. Select OFF to inhibit MIDI timing signals from the Performance Pad's MIDI out to the external device's MIDI in. • CLOCKOUT is acting as set, even if you...
Reference Manual - Page 42
... other slave MIDI drum machines or sequencers by turning on MIDI Clock Out (section 6.6).
2. Enable the slave's Song Position Pointer if it is available.
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To slave the sampler (or any point, and after a few seconds the slaves will catch up and synchronize from that point on the Performance Pad. The following diagram shows a Performance Pad serving as...
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