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You can adjust the volume for the Rhythm Machine at any time ex-
cept when Tuner is selected.
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1. Press the LEVEL button on the Unit.
The current level will appear on the display for five seconds.
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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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