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You can adjust the volume for the Rhythm Machine at any time ex-
cept when Tuner is selected.
1. Press the LEVEL button on the Unit.
The current level will appear on the display for five seconds.
2. Within five seconds, turn the Jog dial to
increase or decrease the volume level.
You can adjust the volume level for the Rhythm Machine be-
tween 1 and 12.
You can generates WAVES and BIRDS.
Press the AMBIENT button on the Unit.
Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows:
WAVES=BIRDS=cancelled (Original display)=
(back to the beginning)
WAVES : Waves beat upon the seashore.
BIRDS : Birds sing.
To stop playing the ambient pattern, press the AMBIENT
button until the display returns to the original one. Also, pressing
the RHYTHM ON/OFF button once or switching the music source
(e.g. from AUX to CD) will stop playing the ambient pattern.
Note: You cannot play the ambient pattern if Tuner is selected.
TIP: It may be a good idea that you use BIRDS and WAVES to
to fall asleep. For this setting, see "Setti ng the Sleep Timer"
on page 23.
Basic Operation-Adjusting the
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Playing the Ambient Pattern
You can play one of 36 rhythm patterns shown in the "36-Rhythm Pattern Table":
[36-Rhythm Pattern Table 1/2]
TEMPO: Initial Setting
BASIC1 (8 patterns)
2/4/8 BEAT Basic Rhythm Group:
Can be used for rock, pop, jazz and other music genres.
Can also be used for instrument practice or dance instruction.
BASIC2 (8 patterns)
Ideal for playing at parties or for background music for latin or ethnic music from Latin America.
Playing the Rhythm Pattern
No. Pattern Name Tempo Contents/Character
18BEAT-1 120 8BEAT pattern No. 1. 8 Beat Basic Pattern, Ideal for rock and pop.
2 8BEAT-2 132 8BEAT pattern No. 2. 8 Beat With Fill-In. Ideal for Rock Type Interval Sections, etc.
3 8BEAT-3 120 8BEAT pattern No. 3. Medium Tempo 8 Beat. Ideal for Slow Rock.
4 8BEAT-4 120 8BEAT pattern No. 4. Medium Tempo 8 Beat. Ideal for After-Beat type.
5 2BEAT-1 120 2BEAT pattern No. 1. Power Type 2 Beat. Suited to Punk Rock.
6 2BEAT-2 120 2BEAT pattern No. 2. Suited to Hard Rock and Heavy Metal.
7 4BEAT-1 112 4BEAT pattern No. 1. Ideal for Modern Jazz and Bebop.
8 4BEAT-2 90 4BEAT pattern No. 2. Ideal for Modern Jazz. Accents with high hat.
No. Pattern Name Tempo Contents/Character
1SAMBA 120 Suited to samba-like sound.
2 SALSA 120 Suited to salsa-like sound.
3 REGGAE 80 Suited to reggae-like sound.
4 JUNGLE1 140 Suited to ethnic music.
5 JUNGLE2 140 Suited to ethnic music.
6 16BEAT1 120 16 Beat Pattern No. 1
16 Beat Basic Pattern
7 16BEAT2 120 16 Beat Pattern No. 2
Ideal for techno-type 16 beat/pops.
8 16BEAT3 120 16 Beat Pattern No.3
Ideal for power type 16 beat.
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