3.To change the drum kit:
a. | Press “DRUM SET.” The display will show the current drumset number. |
b.To change the sounds, press the up and down arrows.
4.To play along to preset patterns:
Make sure that the Digital Drum Station is in ‘Pattern’ Mode. If ‘Pattern’
a.is not displayed on the screen, press the “PATTERN/SONG” button until it appears.
Make sure that you are in ‘Preset’ Mode. Press the button labeled
b.“PRESET/USER.” The display should show the current preset (i.e. ‘Rock 1’).
c.Use the up and down arrows to change and shuffle through the 50 different patterns.
d. | Press “PLAY” to hear the preset pattern. |
e.Tempo can be adjusted by the tempo up and down buttons.
fYou can play along with the preset samples on the drum pads. To add a fill press the “FILL” button while the sample is playing.
5.To record a drum pattern:
a. | Press the button labeled “PRESET/USER” until the display shows ‘USER’. |
b.Press the “PERFORM/COMPOSE” button until the display shows “COMPOSE” and “RECORDING”.
Press “PLAY” to start recording. You will hear a click sound
c.corresponding to the tempo of the current pattern. The recording will continually loop through the pattern so that you may add drum parts one at a time.
d. | You can enter drum beats by striking the pads. |
e. | Press “STOP” to stop the recording. |
f. | Press “PLAY” to hear the recorded pattern. |
TIP: You can use the “STOP” button to |
| TIP: Each pattern can hold two related sequences and |
manually adjust the tempo. Simply tap |
| fills. You can switch between the sequences while |
the “STOP” button repeatedly – the |
| playing a preset by pressing “A” and “B” buttons. You |
tempo will be set to how fast you tap |
| can also alternate between the two fills by holding down |
the button. |
| “A” or “B” and then pressing “FILL”. |
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NOTE: To reset the unit, erasing all stored values to return to the default
modes, hold down “ERASE” and “PLAY” while powering the unit on.
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