Changing the shell depth
Changing the depth of the drum shell will change the tone.
With the snare drum, the depth can be changed over 39
steps, from 1 to 20 inches! Making the shell deeper will
increase the richness of the low range, and make the sound
more “fat”.
fig.04-05
Instruments that can be edited
Kick, Snare, Tom
Procedure
1. Press [INST]-[F2 (EDIT)]-[F1 (SHELL)].
The “INST EDIT” page will appear.
2. Strike the pad that you wish to edit.
The setting page for the pad you struck will appear.
3. Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to Shell Depth.
4. Use [INC/DEC] or the VALUE dial to make the setting.
Parameters
Shell Depth: Normal, Deep (Kick)
120 inch (39 steps) (Snare)
Normal, Deep (Tom)
Selecting the head material
Changing the “type” of drum head will affect aspects of
attack and tone. You can choose from three type of heads:
Clear, Coated, and PinStripe®
fig.04-06
Instruments that can be edited
Kick, Snare, Tom
Procedure
1. Press [INST]-[F2 (EDIT)]-[HEAD(F2)].
The “INST EDIT” page will appear.
2. Strike the pad that you wish to edit.
The setting page for the pad you struck will appear.
3. Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to Head Type.
4. Use [INC/DEC] or the VALUE dial to make the setting.
Parameters
Head Type: Clear, Coated, PinStripe
Clear: A single transparent head.
Coated: The most commonly used type of head.
PinStripe®: Characterized by a rich medium and low range
“color.”
* PinStripe is a registered trademark of Remo Inc. U.S.A.
Tuning the head
Here you can tune the drum head very accurately.
fig.04-07
Instruments that can be edited
Kick, Snare, Tom
Procedure
1. Press [INST]-[F2 (EDIT)]-[F2 (HEAD)].
The “INST EDIT” page will appear.
2. Strike the pad that you wish to edit.
The setting page for the pad you struck will appear.
3. Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to Head Tuning.
4. Use [INC/DEC] or the VALUE dial to make the setting.
Parameters
Head Tuning: -480+480 (-4+4 octaves)
* For some instruments, raising or lowering the value beyond a
certain point may not produce further change.
Chapter 3. Instrument settings
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