You can create your own rhythm patterns based on existing patterns and fill-ins, and you can also create a blank rhythm pattern from scratch.
Here are some of the things you can do.
•Add percussion to an existing rhythm pattern
•Replace just the snare drum on an existing rhythm pattern
•Create a new rhythm pattern
Creating a new rhythm pattern based on an existing pattern
Recording
1Press the MODE button to select pattern play mode (the PATTERN LED lights up).
2Turn the genre selector to select the genre, and press the 1–14 buttons to select the pattern on which you want to base your new pattern.
3To record the pattern, press the button while holding down the MODE button.
To record a fill-in, press the FILL 1 or FILL 2 button while holding down the MODE button.
The unit enters pattern edit mode, and the recording status changes to Rec Pause (the button blinks red).
Tip: When the unit is in Rec Pause, you can play the pads in the same way as with pad play mode. This lets you check the sounds that are assigned to each button (pad) or practice the pattern before you record.
4Set the tempo, quantize, swing and other recording settings as necessary.
→Configuring the settings for recording
5Press the button to start recording (the button lights up red).
Recording begins after the pre-count (during which the beat shows as a negative value).
6Tap the 1–14 buttons and the FILL 1/2 buttons with your fingers to record what you play.
The pattern plays back repeatedly, and what you play is overdubbed as you record.
Note: If there are too many simultaneous sounds or if the tempo is too fast, some sounds may not be produced.
Note: You can record around 64 notes per pattern, and 32 notes per fill-in.
If the number of notes you record exceeds 80%, the ratio is shown in the display.
If the number of recordable notes reaches zero, is shown in the display, and no more notes can be added.
Once you erase some notes and the number of recorded notes decreases, the indication disappears, and you can resume recording.
7Press the button to put the unit in record standby mode (the button blinks red).
The pattern returns to the top after recording stops.
Note: The pattern you recorded is deleted if you select a different pattern without saving your recorded data, or if you switch to a different mode.
Erasing notes during recording
8While recording, hold down the MODE button and press the button (1–14, FILL 1/2) corresponding to the sound of the notes you want to erase.
The note data for the sounds that play while you hold down the buttons is erased.
Tip: By deleting the notes for certain sounds in an existing pattern and rerecording with other sounds, you can perform editing tasks such as replacing the bass drum with the snare drum and so on.
Note: Confirm that the button and LEDs are lit up as follows.
• button blinks red
•When creating from an existing pattern: PATTERN LED lights up
•When creating a new pattern: PAD LED lights up
9Turn the genre selector to select USER.
10Press the button while holding down one of the 1–14 buttons corresponding to the save destination.
The save destination button blinks and then goes dark when saving is finished.
Note: Each pattern is treated as a set that includes FILL 1 and FILL 2. When you save a pattern, the fill-ins included with the pattern are also saved (which also applies when you've edited the fill-ins).
11Press the MODE button to exit pattern edit mode.
The unit returns to pattern play mode, and the PATTERN LED lights up.
1Press the MODE button to select pad play mode (the PAD LED lights up).
2Turn the genre selector to select the drum kit to use.
3To record the pattern, press the button while holding down the MODE button.
The unit enters pattern edit mode, and the recording status changes to Rec Pause (the button blinks red).
4For the next operations, see step 4 in “Creating a new rhythm pattern based on an existing pattern”.
Configuring the settings for recording
You can configure the tempo, number of beats and quantize settings for recording while the unit is in Rec Pause and in pattern edit mode (step 3 of “Creating a new rhythm pattern based on an existing pattern”).
Tempo
1Set the tempo by turning the tempo knob or by pressing the TAP button a number of times.
Tip: You can set the tempo to make playing and recording easier.
Note: The tempo is not saved in the pattern data.
Specifying the beat (number of beats)
1Turn the tempo knob while holding down the FILL 2 button to set the number of beats from 1 to 8 (the button lights up).
Note: You can’t set the number of beats in a pattern to a value less than the number of beats in a fill.
Note: You can’t set the number of beats in a fill to a value greater than the number of beats in the pattern.
Quantize
This feature lets you smooth out inconsistencies in the timing of what you play.
1Turn the tempo knob while holding down the 9 button to set the quantization.
The available setting values are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16 and 96.
Each beat is subdivided into 1–96 steps, and the notes are aligned to the timing of those steps. For instance, when you set the value to “2”, the notes are aligned to eighth notes.
Swing
This sets the amount (depth) of swing for the pattern.
1Turn the tempo knob while holding down the TAP button to set the swing depth.
Settings of 0–6 are available for eighth notes and for sixteenth notes.