Using the pedal switches

You can connect a pedal switch (sold separately) to the FOOT SW 1 and 2 jacks to play back or stop patterns, insert a fill-in or trigger an instrument sound.

Playing this unit by operating the pedal switches

1Turn off the power, and connect a pedal switch (sold separately) to either or both the FOOT SW 1 or 2 jacks.

2Turn on the power.

3Press the MODE button to select the mode (pattern play or pad play) that’s controlled to the pedal switch.

The LED for the selected mode (PATTERN or PAD) lights up.

4Turn the genre selector to select a genre.

5When you press a pedal switch, the button operation that’s registered to the pedal switch is performed.

The default settings are shown below.

   Pattern play mode

 

FOOT SW 1

FOOT SW 2

8 BEAT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FILL 1

16 BEAT

COUNTRY

ISLAND

ROCK

BLUES/R&B

JAZZ/LATIN

EDM

3/5/7

METRONOME

TAP

USER

FILL 1

   Pad play mode

 

FOOT SW 1

FOOT SW 2

8 BEAT

 

 

 

Pad 8 (C. HH)

 

 

 

Pad 9 (B.D.)

 

16 BEAT

COUNTRY

ISLAND

ROCK

BLUES/R&B

JAZZ/LATIN

EDM

Pad 10 (B.D.)

3/5/7

Pad 9 (B.D.)

METRONOME

Pad 14 (A4)

Pad (Bb4)

USER

Pad 8 (C. HH)

Pad 9 (B.D)

Assigning functions to the pedal switches

 

1Turn off the power, and connect a pedal switch (sold separately) to either or both the FOOT SW 1 or 2 jacks.

Connecting pedal switches (sold separately)

2Turn on the power.

3Press the MODE button to select the mode (pattern play or pad play) that’s assigned to the pedal switch.

The LED for the selected mode (PATTERN or PAD) lights up.

4Turn the genre selector to select the genre that you want to control with the pedal switch.

You can save different settings for each genre.

5Long-press the MODE button.

blinks in the display.

(To exit the mode, long-press the MODE button. The existing settings are saved, and the unit exits the mode.)

6Press pedal switch 1 or 2 that you wish to set.

 or blinks in the display. Also, the currently assigned button blinks. (If the MODE but­ton has been assigned, the PATTERN LED and PAD LED blink.)

7Press the button you want to assign (the button blinks).

If the MODE button has been selected, the function to switch to the next pattern is assigned. If the genre is set to metronome, the function to switch to the next rhythm is assigned.

Note: Only one mode can be registered per genre.

8Long-press the MODE button to save the settings.

The unit returns to the previous mode.