Drum Track function
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IftheGlobalP1:MIDI–MIDIBasicpageMIDI
ClockparameterissettoExternalMIDI,External
USB,orsettoAutoandMIDIClockmessagesare
beingreceived,thedisplaywillindicate=”EXT,
andtheKROMEwillbesynchronizedtoan
externalMIDIdevice.Inthiscase,youwon’tbe
abletochangethetempobyusingtheKROME.

Selecting a Drum Track pattern and

Drum Track program

1. AccesstheProgP0:Play–Mainpage.
2. SelectaDrumTrack pattern.Use“PatternBank”
toselectthepresetortheuserbank,anduse
“PatternNo.”toselectthepatternnumber.
3. Use“DrumTrackProgram”toselecttheprogram
thatwillplaytheDrumTrackpattern.
Note:Yo ucanonlyselectprogramsofcategory
number15(Drums).Ifyouwanttouseanoriginal
programyoucreatedastheDrumTrackprogram,save
itwith“Category”setto15(seepage30).
Note:Ifyou’ veselectedanemptypattern,theDRUM
TRACKbuttonwillnotfunction.
TheseparameterscanalsobesetfromP7:ARP/DT
page.

Setting the EQ, volume, mute, and

solo for the drum track pattern

IntheProgP0:Play–Mixer&DrumTrackpageyou
canusea3bandEQtoadjustthesoundofthedrum
trackprogram.Youcanalsoeditthevolume,mute,
andsolosettings.
Using the Drum Track function in Combination mode

Selecting a combination and turning the

Drum Track function on/off

1. PresstheCOMBIbuttontoenterCombination
mode,andselectthedesiredcombination.For
details,pleasesee“SelectingCombinations”on
page43.
2. PresstheDRUMTRACKbutton.
TheON/OFFbuttonwilllightuporblink,depending
onthesetting(Trigg erMode)ofthecombination.
Iflit:TheDrumTrackpatternwillstartaccordingto
theSyncsetting.Whenyouturnitoff,thepatternwill
stop.(ThiswilloccuriftheTrigge rModeparameteris
settoStartImmediately.)
Ifblinking:TheDrumTrackpatternwillbereadyto
start.Itwillstartwhenyouplaythekeyboardorwhen
aMIDInoteonisreceived.(Thiswilloccurifthe
Trigg erModeissettoWai tKBDTrig ger.)

Adjusting the performance tempo

YoucanusetheTEMPOknobortheTAP buttonto
adjusttheperformancetempo.

Selecting a Drum Track pattern and Drum

Track program

UnlikeitsfunctionalityinProgrammode,theDrum
TrackfunctioninCombinationmodedoesnothaveits
owndedicatedtrack(timbre).Theprogramthatplays
theDrumTrackpatternwillusethetimbrethatyou
specify.
1. IntheCombiP0:Play–ProgramT01–08pageor
T09–16page,selectthetimbrethatyouwanttouse
for���thedrumtrack,andthenselecttheDrumTrack
program.
Pattern
Bank/No.
Drum Track
Program
Drum Track Play/Mute, Solo On/O, Volume
Drum Track
EQ