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Rhythm Program
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 147
Rhythm Program
The DDK-7 includes powerful rhythm programming functions: Rhythm Pattern Program and
Rhythm Sequence Program. Rhythm Pattern Program allows you to record your own original
rhythms and save them as user rhythms. Rhythm Sequence Program lets you connect the
existing rhythms or your original rhythms to create complete rhythm tracks, which you can
automatically play back during your performance. Moreover, Rhythm Sequence Program
includes an automatic Registration Shift feature — called Registration Sequence.
Contents
1Outline of the Rhythm Programming Operation. 147
2Rhythm Pattern Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
• Entering the Rhythm Pattern Program . . . . . . . . . . 148
• Basic settings for the Rhythm Pattern . . . . . . . . . .151
• Entering Percussion Sounds to a Rhythm Pattern
– Step Write. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
• Editing Entered Percussion Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
• Entering Percussion Sounds to a Rhythm Pattern
– Real Time Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
• Creating Backing Patterns (Rhythmic Chord Function)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
• Changing the Voices for Accompaniment Parts. . .166
• Adjusting Volume and Panning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
• Effect Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
• Detailed settings for each percussion instrument . 171
• Saving Rhythm Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
• Quitting the Rhythm Pattern Program. . . . . . . . . . . 174
• Recalling User Rhythm Patterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
• Selecting Rhythm from an External Media . . . . . . .175
• Percussion Kit List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
3Rhythm Sequence Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
• Selecting a Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
• Programming a Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
• Auditioning a Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
• Editing an Existing Rhythm Sequence . . . . . . . . . .186
• Programming a Registration Sequence . . . . . . . . .188
• Editing an Existing Registration Sequence. . . . . . .189
• Quitting the Rhythm Sequence Program . . . . . . . . 190
• Playing Rhythm Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
• Playing All Sequences in Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
4Saving Rhythm Pattern and Rhythm Sequence
Data to external media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
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Outline of the Rhythm Programming Operation

Entering percussion sounds and/or editing them
Creating the backing (Rhythmic Chord) patterns and/or editing them
Effect settings and detailed settings for each percussion Voice (Panning, Tuning, and so on)
Saving your rhythm patterns as User rhythms
Selecting the destination of the sequence
Entering a rhythm pattern one by one
Programming the Registration Sequence

Rhythm Pattern Program (pages 148 – 173)

You can create your original rhythm patterns by entering percussion sounds or editing preset
rhythm patterns.

Rhythm Sequence Program (pages 183 – 190)

You can connect any of the rhythms together to make complete rhythm compositions. Moreover,
you can also program Registration Shift events at any point in the composition so that the
Registration Memory settings automatically change as the rhythm sequence plays back.
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