Quick Guide (2) Playing the Pads

The top panel of the RT-123 has 13 pads which serve to play drum kits and bass programs.

Turn the power on.

DC IN

FOOT SW MIDI IN

OFF POWER ON

Press the [PATTERN] key.

Guide Quick

The [PATTERN] key LED lights up and the RT-123 is in pattern mode.

Press the [DRUM A] key.

The [DRUM A] LED lights up. Now you can use the pads to play the drum kit.

HINT

You can also select the [DRUM B]

key to play a different drum kit.

Tap the pads.

SONG

 

 

 

KIT/TRACK SEL

PATTERN

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-34

65

MEASURE

 

 

BEAT

Epic Rock

Per

 

 

25-29

55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funk Trap

Ge

 

 

 

 

20-24

50

 

 

 

 

Standard Kit

Tec

 

 

 

 

15-19

45

 

 

 

 

Studio Drums

Ra

 

 

 

00-24

10-14

40

PATTERN(SONG REC)

STEP

Live Rock

Mo

 

00-09

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

INSERT/COPY DELETE/ERASE

–

+

BASS MUTE

DRUM

D

 

 

 

1

 

 

TOM 2

 

TOM 3

 

CRASH

 

TOM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

TIME SIG

6

QUANTIZE

8

BAR LEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIX

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SNARE

 

CLOSED HAT

 

OPEN HAT

 

KICK

 

 

 

 

5

PRE

 

 

CLICK VOL

 

 

 

 

3

BASS

TUNE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BASS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REPEAT/STEP

You will notice that the pads produce various drum sounds. The 13 pads are assigned different sounds, depending on the drum kit or bass program that has been selected. The illustration below shows an example for the drum sounds of the 13 pads

with a drum kit.

By tapping for example pad 1 (KICK) and pad 3 (SNARE) as in the illustration below, you can play bass drum and snare drum in the rhythm as shown.

[SNARE][SNARE]

 

 

Ride Cymbal

Hi Tom

Mid Tom

Low Tom Crash Cymbal

 

Extra Cymbal

 

 

 

 

 

TOM 2

 

TOM 3

 

CRASH

RIDE

 

 

 

 

 

SNARE

 

 

 

TOM 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXTRA

CYMBAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

TIME SIG

6

QUANTIZE

8

BAR LENGTH

10

SWING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIX

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHIFT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SNARE

 

CLOSED HAT

 

OPEN HAT

EXTRA 1

EXTRA 2

 

 

 

KICK

 

 

KICK

 

 

 

5

PRE COUNT

 

7

CLICK VOL

9

FOOT SW

 

EXTRA 3

 

 

 

 

KEY

3

BASS

TUNE

 

11

PAD

SENS

 

 

 

 

BASS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIDI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closed Hat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[KICK]

[KICK]

[KICK]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Open Hat

 

Cowbell

 

 

Kick

 

Snare

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rim Shot

 

 

 

Tambourine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

thump slap

thump thump slap

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