Part III Performance Pads

Playing phrases

During your performance, you can insert a short recorded phrase or effect sounds by pressing a pad but- ton. A different group of phrases is recorded in each bank.

1.Press the BANK button.

BANK

2.Select the desired bank from the display.

The list of banks consists of three screen pages. Use the PAGE buttons to change the page.

“User Bank” A, B and C are for storing your original phrases.

“Compile Bank” 1 and 2 are for assigning phrases as you desire.

Various functions are assigned to each pad button in “Control Preset”.

1:ROTARY SLOW/FAST

2:PANEL MEMORY BANK INCREMENT

3:GLIDE

4:PANEL MEMORY DECREMENT

5:PANEL MEMORY BANK DECREMENT

6:PANEL MEMORY INCREMENT

When using the “Control Preset” bank, set the AUTO SETTING button to OFF. When using the PANEL MEMORY, turn off the PER- FORM. PADS BANK of the EXPAND MODE FILTER.

3.Press a pad button (1 to 6).

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PERFORMANCE PADS

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2

4

 

6

 

5

 

A different phrase is assigned to each pad but- ton.

Information about the phrase, such as its name and the measure number, is shown in the normal display.

The volume can be set with the buttons below the normal display (PADS).

The selected phrase is played in the current tempo.

To stop the phrase before it has ended, press the STOP button.

Some phrases continue to play until the STOP button is pressed (the [Loop] indication appears).

During a rhythm performance, some phrases may play in time with the measure count.

When the automatic accompaniment is on, several phrases are played in the specified chord.

Performance Pads

SOLO

Pad buttons 5 and 6 (SOLO) are phrases with chord progressions. Just by pressing one of these pad buttons, the phrase changes following a chord progression that is typical for the music genre of that bank.

Use with the automatic accompaniment dur- ing your performance.

Pad button 5 accesses a major chord progres- sion, and pad button 6 a minor chord progres- sion.

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Panasonic SX-KN2400, SX-KN2600 manual Part III Performance Pads Playing phrases, Solo