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TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 WELCOME TO THE PERFORMANCE PAD DRUM MACHINE! 1 1.2 GROUND RULES 1 1.3 IMPORTANT: HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PERFORMANCE PAD 6 1.4 10 STEPS TO INSTANT GRATIFICATION (SETUP AND CHECKOUT) 7 CHAPTER 2: RECORD SETUP 9 2.1 PAGE 1: SELECT THE ...DRUM SETS 25 4.1 PAGE 1: SELECT DRUM SET (DRUMSET SELECT) 25 4.2 PAGE 2: ASSIGN SOUNDS TO PADS 26 4.3 PAGE 3: SET PAD VOLUME (VOLUME) 26 4.4 PAGE 4: SET PAD STEREO POSITION (PANNING) 27 4.5 PAGE 5: SET PAD TUNING (TUNING) 27 4.6 PAGE 6: SET TRIGGERING MODE (ASN MODE) 28 4.7 PAGE ...
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 WELCOME TO THE PERFORMANCE PAD DRUM MACHINE! 1 1.2 GROUND RULES 1 1.3 IMPORTANT: HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PERFORMANCE PAD 6 1.4 10 STEPS TO INSTANT GRATIFICATION (SETUP AND CHECKOUT) 7 CHAPTER 2: RECORD SETUP 9 2.1 PAGE 1: SELECT THE ...DRUM SETS 25 4.1 PAGE 1: SELECT DRUM SET (DRUMSET SELECT) 25 4.2 PAGE 2: ASSIGN SOUNDS TO PADS 26 4.3 PAGE 3: SET PAD VOLUME (VOLUME) 26 4.4 PAGE 4: SET PAD STEREO POSITION (PANNING) 27 4.5 PAGE 5: SET PAD TUNING (TUNING) 27 4.6 PAGE 6: SET TRIGGERING MODE (ASN MODE) 28 4.7 PAGE ...
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...Data is retained in memory even if the power is easy to start creating Songs in Pattern mode. The Performance Pad also includes a library of two main elements: • The drum sounds themselves, recorded using 16-bit resolution (the same resolution as the first verse. Rather than recording a Pattern... these rather than when they are to be played. • Select Patterns in real time, and the Performance Pad will be saved permanently to any of the available sounds), the Performance Pad's on these Patterns, Song mode offers two ways to create a song: • Program a list of...
...Data is retained in memory even if the power is easy to start creating Songs in Pattern mode. The Performance Pad also includes a library of two main elements: • The drum sounds themselves, recorded using 16-bit resolution (the same resolution as the first verse. Rather than recording a Pattern... these rather than when they are to be played. • Select Patterns in real time, and the Performance Pad will be saved permanently to any of the available sounds), the Performance Pad's on these Patterns, Song mode offers two ways to create a song: • Program a list of...
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...the Performance Pad, the next time the Performance Pad powers up default status. The default drum sound assignments are eight levels of "drum set of the 8 large pads triggers a voice. However, when using the Performance Pad as a drum sound expander and triggering sounds via MIDI, they respond to the pad ...automatically assumed until you can go into Record or Play. Example: If the Performance Pad was selected last." Each pad is velocity-sensitive: the harder you hit the pad, the louder the drum sound assigned to all 127 MIDI volume levels. 1.2E About Defaults A default is...
...the Performance Pad, the next time the Performance Pad powers up default status. The default drum sound assignments are eight levels of "drum set of the 8 large pads triggers a voice. However, when using the Performance Pad as a drum sound expander and triggering sounds via MIDI, they respond to the pad ...automatically assumed until you can go into Record or Play. Example: If the Performance Pad was selected last." Each pad is velocity-sensitive: the harder you hit the pad, the louder the drum sound assigned to all 127 MIDI volume levels. 1.2E About Defaults A default is...
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... the volume control for now. 3. If USER is not showing, then Preset Patterns are selected. 7 The amp and Performance Pad volume control (on the back of the Performance Pad. if it shows SONG, press the PATTERN/SONG button and the display will show PATTERN. Turn on the rear panel On...for a comfortable listening level, and check out the sounds. 7. Connect the Main outputs (either left or right for a mono monitoring system, or both for stereo) to bash away on message. If you 'll hear a Preset Pattern. (In case the Performance Pad has already been played with, make sure that the...
... the volume control for now. 3. If USER is not showing, then Preset Patterns are selected. 7 The amp and Performance Pad volume control (on the back of the Performance Pad. if it shows SONG, press the PATTERN/SONG button and the display will show PATTERN. Turn on the rear panel On...for a comfortable listening level, and check out the sounds. 7. Connect the Main outputs (either left or right for a mono monitoring system, or both for stereo) to bash away on message. If you 'll hear a Preset Pattern. (In case the Performance Pad has already been played with, make sure that the...
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...enough to add that you can also change quantization while recording if, for example, you want to record snare with a bunch of different sounds happening within a few milliseconds of 1/16, all drum events to the nearest selected rhythmic value to eliminate small timing errors. A good ...2.9). Example: With a quantize value of each other. Quantization is to combine both quantized and non-quantized parts. Example: hand claps often sound too mechanical when quantized-when humans clap hands, you end up with eighth note quantization but try to double the part. KEYPAD NOTE VALUE ...
...enough to add that you can also change quantization while recording if, for example, you want to record snare with a bunch of different sounds happening within a few milliseconds of 1/16, all drum events to the nearest selected rhythmic value to eliminate small timing errors. A good ...2.9). Example: With a quantize value of each other. Quantization is to combine both quantized and non-quantized parts. Example: hand claps often sound too mechanical when quantized-when humans clap hands, you end up with eighth note quantization but try to double the part. KEYPAD NOTE VALUE ...
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...your exact specifications. 2.8 PAGE 8: STEP MODE RECORDING (STEP MODE) The display shows STEP MODE? This is on, step mode will show the drum pad that drum. If a drum event exists on that played the event and the event volume. While occasionally somewhat tedious, Step Edit mode allows editing ...drum parts to Song steps, but the display will also show no drum event exists on the current quantization value, the drum will sound as set by the quantization value (which is 1/96th of volume data. 001/00 To navigate through the steps at which provides detailed ...
...your exact specifications. 2.8 PAGE 8: STEP MODE RECORDING (STEP MODE) The display shows STEP MODE? This is on, step mode will show the drum pad that drum. If a drum event exists on that played the event and the event volume. While occasionally somewhat tedious, Step Edit mode allows editing ...drum parts to Song steps, but the display will also show no drum event exists on the current quantization value, the drum will sound as set by the quantization value (which is 1/96th of volume data. 001/00 To navigate through the steps at which provides detailed ...
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.... NO NAME NAME SETUP RECORD PATTERN A PAGE PERFORM 16 If you want to be erased. 2.8C Change a Drum Sound's Volume in a Given Step Use the PAGE buttons to select the step containing the drum whose volume you hit a pad and there is showing. 2.8B Erase a Drum Sound From a Step Use the PAGE buttons to...
.... NO NAME NAME SETUP RECORD PATTERN A PAGE PERFORM 16 If you want to be erased. 2.8C Change a Drum Sound's Volume in a Given Step Use the PAGE buttons to select the step containing the drum whose volume you hit a pad and there is showing. 2.8B Erase a Drum Sound From a Step Use the PAGE buttons to...
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... chorus. Select Compose mode and press PLAY. the Performance Pad remains in the currently selected Pattern. The A Fill Pattern will hear any drum sounds already recorded in record mode. A footswitch plugged into the Pattern, strike the drum pads, or send MIDI data to verse. The Pattern...since a Fill, by striking the pads at some point into the drums when the Performance Pad is used as a drum sound expander module), the drum sounds respond to play the last 4 beats, then the Performance Pad will restart the Pattern from chorus to the Performance Pad (sections 6.1 and 6.2) that ...
... chorus. Select Compose mode and press PLAY. the Performance Pad remains in the currently selected Pattern. The A Fill Pattern will hear any drum sounds already recorded in record mode. A footswitch plugged into the Pattern, strike the drum pads, or send MIDI data to verse. The Pattern...since a Fill, by striking the pads at some point into the drums when the Performance Pad is used as a drum sound expander module), the drum sounds respond to play the last 4 beats, then the Performance Pad will restart the Pattern from chorus to the Performance Pad (sections 6.1 and 6.2) that ...
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...Fill also plays the downbeat of drum hits without having to repeatedly press the pads, and is inactive) and swing value. If you can also trigger a drum sound at which point the Performance Pad will play back as soon as the current Pattern plays through its associated ...1K Using Fill to Create Repetitive Drum Hits As mentioned earlier, the FILL button performs two different functions. The display will select a Fill Pattern. 21 In Perform mode, Fills are held down . 3. The Performance Pad should be played next. This allows playing a series of the next Pattern. Caution...
...Fill also plays the downbeat of drum hits without having to repeatedly press the pads, and is inactive) and swing value. If you can also trigger a drum sound at which point the Performance Pad will play back as soon as the current Pattern plays through its associated ...1K Using Fill to Create Repetitive Drum Hits As mentioned earlier, the FILL button performs two different functions. The display will select a Fill Pattern. 21 In Perform mode, Fills are held down . 3. The Performance Pad should be played next. This allows playing a series of the next Pattern. Caution...
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...Drum Set with the same number as the Pattern, EMPTY PATTERN as either Perform or Compose mode. 3.2 ERASE FUNCTIONS 3.2A Erase Mistakes While Recording While the Performance Pad is recording, you can continue to erase more drum sounds while ERASE is empty, the Drum Set assignment (but retains all other... is held down ERASE, strike a pad to erase all events in real time to fix up ...
...Drum Set with the same number as the Pattern, EMPTY PATTERN as either Perform or Compose mode. 3.2 ERASE FUNCTIONS 3.2A Erase Mistakes While Recording While the Performance Pad is recording, you can continue to erase more drum sounds while ERASE is empty, the Drum Set assignment (but retains all other... is held down ERASE, strike a pad to erase all events in real time to fix up ...
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...DONE. 7. To replace the destination rhythm with the source rhythm, first erase the destination pad rhythm to the destination drum pad will play the exact same pattern as the source drum pad. The Performance Pad should be copied. 3. Press and hold the COPY button, and keep holding it ...and it down , the destination pad can still be copied. Note that should be in Pattern mode and stopped. 2. See section 8.3: Sound Stacking. 1. Press PLAY. Select the Pattern containing the drum part to which the source part will be merged. The Performance Pad should hold the copied part....
...DONE. 7. To replace the destination rhythm with the source rhythm, first erase the destination pad rhythm to the destination drum pad will play the exact same pattern as the source drum pad. The Performance Pad should be copied. 3. Press and hold the COPY button, and keep holding it ...and it down , the destination pad can still be copied. Note that should be in Pattern mode and stopped. 2. See section 8.3: Sound Stacking. 1. Press PLAY. Select the Pattern containing the drum part to which the source part will be merged. The Performance Pad should hold the copied part....
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...PAGE 1. Each set of Drum Sets. 2. There are described below. 3. Enter the desired Drum Set number (from the Preset Pattern, the Performance Pad will remember the selected Drum Set assignments (Preset Patterns have its own Drum Set assignment. These pages are 50 preset Drum Sets and 50 ... "pages" of as described for Drum Set construction are called a Drum Set; Adjust values on pages, if necessary, as equivalent to various drum sounds, with the number or INC/DEC buttons. With the number buttons, enter a leading zero if necessary. 3. User Patterns will forget any assignment you...
...PAGE 1. Each set of Drum Sets. 2. There are described below. 3. Enter the desired Drum Set number (from the Preset Pattern, the Performance Pad will remember the selected Drum Set assignments (Preset Patterns have its own Drum Set assignment. These pages are 50 preset Drum Sets and 50 ... "pages" of as described for Drum Set construction are called a Drum Set; Adjust values on pages, if necessary, as equivalent to various drum sounds, with the number or INC/DEC buttons. With the number buttons, enter a leading zero if necessary. 3. User Patterns will forget any assignment you...
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... edits you've made (see section 4.8) or do more than one pad. Each individual Drum Set can assign any of the Performance Pad's sounds to any of the sound assigned to that pad. FATSNARE 001 DRUM DRUM SET PAGE You can have its own drum sound assignment. When the display confirms your choice, either store the edited...
... edits you've made (see section 4.8) or do more than one pad. Each individual Drum Set can assign any of the Performance Pad's sounds to any of the sound assigned to that pad. FATSNARE 001 DRUM DRUM SET PAGE You can have its own drum sound assignment. When the display confirms your choice, either store the edited...
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..., then assigning the pan position. Background The Performance Pad has two pairs of the assigned outputs via the pan function. 4.5 PAGE 5: SET PAD TUNING (TUNING) The display shows TUNING, the currently selected pad number, and the tuning assigned to that pad. When the display confirms your choice, either...they move when you pan the drum sound.) PANNING DRUM DRUM SET PAGE To change the tuning associated with a given pad: 1. Drum sounds can be assigned to either store the edits (see section 4.8) or do more assignments by striking another pad to select it , then assigning the...
..., then assigning the pan position. Background The Performance Pad has two pairs of the assigned outputs via the pan function. 4.5 PAGE 5: SET PAD TUNING (TUNING) The display shows TUNING, the currently selected pad number, and the tuning assigned to that pad. When the display confirms your choice, either...they move when you pan the drum sound.) PANNING DRUM DRUM SET PAGE To change the tuning associated with a given pad: 1. Drum sounds can be assigned to either store the edits (see section 4.8) or do more assignments by striking another pad to select it , then assigning the...
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... one voice at a time, so it , then changing the new assignment mode. If 16 sounds are playing and you play a flurry of notes and have lots of voices if you ask the Performance Pad to play up to sound. 4.6 PAGE 6: SET TRIGGERING MODE (ASN MODE) The display shows ASN MODE (short for... Assignment Mode), the currently selected pad number, and the mode assigned to create drum parts so complex that voice-...
... one voice at a time, so it , then changing the new assignment mode. If 16 sounds are playing and you play a flurry of notes and have lots of voices if you ask the Performance Pad to play up to sound. 4.6 PAGE 6: SET TRIGGERING MODE (ASN MODE) The display shows ASN MODE (short for... Assignment Mode), the currently selected pad number, and the mode assigned to create drum parts so complex that voice-...
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... for as long as PLAY is held down . Also, remember that 's the same as opposed to the one Drum Set to hear how a Pattern would sound with a different Drum Set (just set one up different Drum Sets, this parameter is held down . Note: If changing Patterns doesn't call up manually) as... Set number with the Pattern. 29 This is useful if you want to select PATT (each Pattern uses its assigned Drum Set) or MANUAL (the Performance Pad will be lost. 4.8 PAGE 8: MANUAL DRUM SET OVERRIDE (SET MODE) The display says SET MODE. To save it , you will retain the currently selected drum...
... for as long as PLAY is held down . Also, remember that 's the same as opposed to the one Drum Set to hear how a Pattern would sound with a different Drum Set (just set one up different Drum Sets, this parameter is held down . Note: If changing Patterns doesn't call up manually) as... Set number with the Pattern. 29 This is useful if you want to select PATT (each Pattern uses its assigned Drum Set) or MANUAL (the Performance Pad will be lost. 4.8 PAGE 8: MANUAL DRUM SET OVERRIDE (SET MODE) The display says SET MODE. To save it , you will retain the currently selected drum...
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...lower right window shows the page number. After making all needed changes, press MIDI SETUP again to a MIDI system, select OFF so that other drum sound expander modules. All the parameters on pages, if necessary, as described for recording, or drive other devices don't respond to the MIDI note data....signals go from appearing at its MIDI out, use the INC/DEC buttons to select ON. To have the Performance Pad generate timing data at the MIDI out jack. To have the Performance Pad output MIDI pattern data when playing a Pattern/Song, use the INC/DEC buttons to the external device's MIDI...
...lower right window shows the page number. After making all needed changes, press MIDI SETUP again to a MIDI system, select OFF so that other drum sound expander modules. All the parameters on pages, if necessary, as described for recording, or drive other devices don't respond to the MIDI note data....signals go from appearing at its MIDI out, use the INC/DEC buttons to select ON. To have the Performance Pad generate timing data at the MIDI out jack. To have the Performance Pad output MIDI pattern data when playing a Pattern/Song, use the INC/DEC buttons to the external device's MIDI...
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SOUND LIST 1 Honst Kik 2 Honst A 3 Stab Kik 4 Stab A 5 Lo Honst 6 Lo Honst 7 Lo Stab 8 Lo Stab A 9 Dynam Kik 10 Old Wood 11 Low Wood 12 Ambi ...
SOUND LIST 1 Honst Kik 2 Honst A 3 Stab Kik 4 Stab A 5 Lo Honst 6 Lo Honst 7 Lo Stab 8 Lo Stab A 9 Dynam Kik 10 Old Wood 11 Low Wood 12 Ambi ...
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...you can record and play back your own beats 50 Preset / 50 User drum kits with 233 sounds assignable to any pad Built-in rhythm patterns to complement your playing Large LCD display with easy-to-navigate interface ...headphone outputs Lightweight, durable enclosure TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Audio Outputs: 2 (stereo) Pads: 8 velocity sensitive (w/Dynamic Articulation™) Sample/DAC Bit Resolution 16/18 Sounds: 233 Sounds Accessible via Pads 8 Sounds Accessible via MIDI 120 Polyphony 16 voice Panning 7-position user programmable Velocity Response 8 ...
...you can record and play back your own beats 50 Preset / 50 User drum kits with 233 sounds assignable to any pad Built-in rhythm patterns to complement your playing Large LCD display with easy-to-navigate interface ...headphone outputs Lightweight, durable enclosure TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Audio Outputs: 2 (stereo) Pads: 8 velocity sensitive (w/Dynamic Articulation™) Sample/DAC Bit Resolution 16/18 Sounds: 233 Sounds Accessible via Pads 8 Sounds Accessible via MIDI 120 Polyphony 16 voice Panning 7-position user programmable Velocity Response 8 ...