Playing back a rhythm pattern
Selecting and playing back a pattern
1Press the MODE button to select pattern play mode (the PATTERN LED lights up).
Press the MODE button to toggle between pattern play mode and pad play mode.
2Turn the genre selector to select the genre for the pattern.
Select from the presets (8 BEAT–3/5/7).
3Press the 1–14 buttons to select the pattern (the respective button lights up).
4Set the tempo by turning the tempo knob or by pressing the TAP button a number of times.
The BPM (beats per minute) value appears on the display. →Setting the tempo
The TAP button blinks in time with the beat.
5Press the button to play back the pattern (the button lights up green).
6Press the other buttons (1–14) to switch the pattern.
To switch to patterns in other genres, use the genre selector to select the genre, and press one of the 1–14 buttons.
7Press the button to stop (the button goes dark).
The pattern returns to the top after playback stops.
There are two ways to set the tempo, as shown below.
The display indicates the tempo value (BPM) in either case.
•Turn the tempo knob.
•Press the TAP button several times, in time with the beat you want to set.
Switching between patterns and genres during playback
•Press one of the 1–14 buttons to switch the pattern.
The button you press blinks before the pattern actually changes, and remains lit up after the pattern changes.
•Turn the genre selector to switch to a different genre.
The genre changes once the next measure begins.
A fill-in is a phrase used to accentuate the breaks in the rhythm, the start of a measure and so on.
1When you press the FILL 1 or FILL 2 button during playback, a fill-in is added at the appropriate timing.
The button you press blinks before the fill-in is played, lights up while the fill-in is playing, and goes dark after the fill-in is finished.
Adding a pre-count (a count-in before the rhythm plays)
The pre-count is a count-in that starts before the pattern begins playing.
1In pattern play mode, stop the playback.
2Use the FILL 1 and FILL 2 buttons to select the pre-count sound (the respective button blinks).
FILL 1: side-stick
FILL 2: closed hi-hat
3Long-press either the FILL 1 or FILL 2 button to show the number of pre-count beats in the display.
4Turn the tempo knob while holding down the button for the selected sound to set the number of beats for the pre-count.
You can set the pre-count to a value from 2 to 8 beats.
5Press to begin playback.
The pattern begins playback after the number of beats specified for the pre-count.
The FILL 1 and FILL 2 buttons go dark once the pre-count ends.
Adding a swing feel to the pattern
You can change the rhythm’s nuance by adding swing for a syncopated, energetic feel.
1Long-press the TAP button to show the swing value in the display.
2Turn the tempo knob while holding down the TAP button to adjust the swing depth.
The setting range is from S-0 to S-6. The swing depths are shown in the table below.