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Chapter 1: Introduction

BAR << / >> key

This locates the sequence point by bars. Holding

the GO TO key, press this key to locate the start or

end point of the selected sequence.

REC key

While holding this key, press the PLAY key or the

PLAY START key to begin sequence recording. If

there is data on the track, it will be erased by the

new recording.

OVER DUB key

While holding this key, press the PLAY key or the

PLAY START key to begin sequence recording.

The new recording is dubbed over the data on the

track, adding to the original data.

STOP key

This stops the playback or recording of a sequence.

PLAY key

This starts the sequence from the current point

(“Now:” on the MAIN screen). It is also possible to

select “Now:” with the CURSOR keys and set the

position for playback/recording with the DATA

wheel.

PLAY START key

This starts the sequence from the beginning.

FULL LEVEL key

When this key is pressed and the light is on, regard-

less of how hard the drum pad is hit, the sound will

always be generated at full velocity.

Also used to selected upper or lower case letters

when naming sounds, sequences, etc.

16 LEVELS key

This allows you to assign one selected sound to all

16 pads and set and play the sound at 16 param-

eter levels of velocity, tone, attack, decay, or filter.

REC GAIN knob

This adjusts the level of the sound coming from the

RECORD IN jack during a sampling.

MAIN VOLUME knob

This adjusts the volume of the STEREO OUT and

PHONES jacks. However, this does not adjust the

volume of the optional “assignable mix out” outputs.

NEXT SEQ key

Pressing this key will display the NEXT SEQ screen

that allows you to select another sequence to play

directly following the one already selected.

Although the NEXT SEQ function can be used with

the main screen, the NEXT SEQ screen provides a

wider range of convenient functions that can be

used.

TRACK MUTE key

When this key is pressed and the indicator lights,

you can mute tracks by pressing the corresponding

drum pad (pressing the pad again turns the track

back on). Press the TRACK MUTE key again to can-

cel the mode.

PAD BANK A–D keys

There are four pad banks from A to D and each has

sixteen sounds, so it is possible to use 64 different

sounds by switching banks. The indicator will light

for the currently selected bank.

Drum pads

These play back sounds (samples, etc.), including

the drum sounds in the memory.

The loudness of the sounds depend on how hard

you hit the pad.

You can assign up to 64 sounds to the 16 drum

pads by using the 4 pad banks A-D.

Floppy disk drive

The floppy disk drive is used to load or save sound

or sequence data. Both 2HD and 2DD floppy disks

can be used.

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