Play) (Manual Pads the Playing

Playing the Pads (Manual Play)

The RT-123 lets you not only play back existing patterns and songs, it also allows you to manually play the unit by tapping the pads. This section describes how to manually play the unit.

Playing by tapping the pads

The RT-123 assigns various sounds to the pads, depending on the currently selected drum kit. Play the pads to discover the realistic sounds offered by the RT-123.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funk Trap

General Drums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20-24 50-54

 

 

 

 

 

 

Groove PLAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standard Kit

Techno Beat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15-19

45-49

 

 

 

 

 

 

MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Studio Drums

Rap/HipHop

 

 

 

 

SONG

PATTERN

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10-14

40-44

 

 

 

 

 

 

PATTERN(SONG REC)

 

STEP

 

 

 

00-24

Live Rock

Modern Drums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bass

00-09

35-39

 

TEMPO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Programs

Basic Drum Kits Ballad Set

 

STEP REC

REAL-TIME REC

 

 

INSERT/COPY DELETE/ERASE

–

 

+

 

 

BASS MUTE

BASS

DRUM A

DRUM B

 

 

PLAY

STOP/EXIT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

II

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOM 1

 

TOM 2

 

 

TOM 3

CRASH

 

 

RIDE

 

EXTRA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CYMBAL

 

 

3, 4

 

 

4

 

TIME

SIG

6

QUANTIZE

8 BAR LENGTH

 

10

SWING

 

 

 

 

 

MIX

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHIFT

 

FUNCTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SNARE

 

CLOSED HAT

OPEN HAT

EXTRA 1

 

EXTRA 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

KICK

 

 

 

5

PRE COUNT

7

CLICK VOL

9

FOOT SW

 

 

EXTRA 3

 

 

 

 

3

BASS TUNE

11

PAD SENS

 

 

 

 

BASS

KEY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

4

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIDI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REPEAT/STEP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEP1 Press the [PATTERN] key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This activates the pattern mode. The [PATTERN] key LED lights up.

 

 

 

 

 

PATTERN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEP2 Press the [DRUM A] key.

During manual play, you use the [DRUM A] key, [DRUM B] key, and

DRUM A

[BASS] key to select the desired drum kit or bass program. (The

 

LED of the selected key lights up.) Pressing the [DRUM A] or

 

[DRUM B] selects drum kit A or B. Pressing the [BASS] key selects

 

the bass program. In this example, let's use drum kit A.

 

STEP3 Tap one of the pads.

The LED of the pad lights up briefly and the sound assigned in the drum kit to that pad is heard. The volume changes according to how strongly you tap the pad.

When the [BASS] key is pressed in step 1, a bass program can be HINT played, but there is a difference in how the pads operate. With a drum kit, the sound plays through even if the pad is released immediately. With a bass program, the sound continues only as

long as the pad is pressed.

STEP4 Tap a pad while holding the [REPEAT/STEP] key down.

The sound will be produced continuously for as long as the pad is pressed. The repetition speed depends on the tempo.

HINT You can adjust the interval for repeated play. See the "Quantize" section on page 46.

PAD

REPEAT/STEP

PAD

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