Changing BPM for Every Pad (Auto Sync Advanced Steps)

As explained in the previous section, the ST-224 regards the length of a sample assigned to a pad as 4 beats, and automatically calculates the BPM value for that pad. However, sometimes it may be desirable to synchronize phrases or patterns with a different beat pattern (such as combining a 4-beat bass pattern with an 8-beat drum pattern or a 2-beat sequencer pattern). In such a case, the BPM of a pad must be set to the actual value before using the auto sync function. Proceed as described below to change the BPM of a pad.

PLAYLIST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEASURE

BEAT

SAMPLE/SONG

 

RECORD PLAY/STOP

EDIT 2

A EFFECT

 

 

TAP BPM

 

COPY

DELETE

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+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON/OFF

 

 

 

 

EXIT

 

BACKUP

 

 

PAD ASSIGN CAPACITY ERASE OPTIMIZE

 

 

 

 

AUTO SYNC

LOAD

SAVE INTERNAL/DATA CARD SPECIAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAD ENABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FUNCTION

 

EFFECT SYNC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAD

 

EDIT 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SONG

 

 

 

 

 

LEVEL

3

START POINT

5

END POINT

7

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVERSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIME SIG

 

PRE COUNT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

BAR

LENGTH

 

 

 

 

 

CLICK VOLUME

 

BANK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

TUNING

4

OFFSET

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PANNING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

BANK

2

 

SOURCE

MIX

 

 

 

SHIFT

 

 

TRIGGER/GATE

 

SOURCE

 

 

 

QUANTIZE

 

 

SWING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIDI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOOP/MARK

 

 

 

BANK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEP 1

Hold down the pad whose BPM you want to change, and press the [BPM] key.

 

 

The automatically calculated BPM value appears on the display.

Pads 1 – 8

TAP BPM

 

 

 

 

+

 

NOTE

The range of BPM values allowed by the ST-224 is 40 - 250. If the

 

 

calculated BPM value is outside of this range, it is multiplied or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

divided by 2 until it fits in the range.

 

 

 

 

 

BPM/VALUE

 

 

 

 

 

MEASURE

BEAT SAMPLE/SONG

 

 

STEP 2

While the BPM value is being shown, use the [-] [+] keys to set the actual BPM value of

the phrase.

 

 

 

 

Each push of the [-] or [+] key changes the setting within the

–

+

 

allowable range. For example, if the current setting is 120, the setting

[–] [+] keys

 

cycles as follows: 120 (4 beats) ➔ 240 (8 beats) ➔ 60 (2 beats).

 

 

 

 

Choose the setting that corresponds to the number of beats in the

 

 

 

current sample.

 

BPM=120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BPM=240

 

 

 

 

BPM=60

Sync) (Auto Pads of BPM Matching

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