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Contents
Turning the Power On/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Overview 7
01 Overview of the OCTAPAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
What is an Inst? ..................................8
What is a Kit? ....................................8
What are Ambience and FX? ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
What is a Phrase Loop? ...........................9
Editing and Saving Your Data ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
02 Panel Descriptions .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Top Panel ..........................................10
Rear Panel Connections ............................12
03 Displays and Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
KIT Screen .........................................14
QUICK MENU Screens ..............................15
MENU Screen ......................................16
PHRASE LOOP Screen ..............................18
04 FACTORY RESET ............................20
Basic Operation 21
01 Selecting a Kit ..............................22
[KIT] Buttons .......................................22
KIT LIST ............................................22
FAVORITE KITS ......................................22
KIT CHAIN Function .............................22
Foot Switch .....................................22
02 Selecting an Inst (INST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
03 MULTI EDIT .................................24
04 Eects Editing (AMBIENCE and FX) .. . . . . . . . . .25
AMBIENCE .........................................25
FX .................................................25
05 Recording a Phrase Loop (PHRASE LOOP) . . . .26
Step 1: Select a Kit ..................................26
Step 2: Make Settings Before Recording .. . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Step 3: Recording ..................................27
Re-doing the Recording ............................28
Erasing a Track (ERASE) ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Undoing a Recording (UNDO) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Clearing the Phrase (CLEAR PHRASE) . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Saving the Phrase (SAVE PHRASE) ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Exiting Phrase Loop Mode .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Advance Operation 1 (Kit) 30
Creating a Kit ..................................30
Inst Settings (INST) .................................30
Inst and Layer Settings (INST-INST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Editing an Inst (INST-EDIT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Hi-hat Settings (INST-HH CTRL) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
INST Screen QUICK MENU .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Settings for the Entire Kit (KIT OTHERS) ... . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Kit Volume, Tempo, and Protect (KIT OTHERS-KIT) 34
Phrase Settings Recalled by the Kit
(KIT OTHERS-PHRASE) ...........................34
Assigning a Name (NAME) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
NAME Palette QUICK MENU .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Copying a Kit or Pad (COPY) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Copying a Pad ..................................35
Copying a Kit ...................................36
Exchanging Pads (PAD EXCHANGE) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
KIT CHAIN .....................................37
Creating a Kit Chain (KIT CHAIN) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
KIT CHAIN Screen QUICK MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Switching Kit Chains ................................38
Using the Eects (FX) ...........................39
FX Settings (FX) ....................................39
Switching the FX Type (FX-TYPE) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Editing FX Parameters (FX-EDIT) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Setting the FX Send Level for Each Pad (FX-SEND) 40
FX Screen QUICK MENU .........................40
Copying FX Settings ................................40
Using the Knobs to Control the FX (FX CONTROL) . . . 41
Editing the AMBIENCE ..........................42
Ambience Settings (AMBIENCE-AMBIENCE) .. . . . . 42
Equalizer Settings (AMBIENCE-EQ) ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Limiter Settings (AMBIENCE-LIMIT) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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Before using the OCTAPAD, carefully read the sections entitled: “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” (p. 72) and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (p. 73). These sections provide important
information concerning the proper operation of the OCTAPAD. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your
new unit, Owner’s Manual should be read in its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference.