Specifications

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 QUANTIZATION VALUE (QUANTIZE SELECT) 9
2.2 PAGE 2: SELECT THE SWING VALUE (SWING SELECT) 11
2.3 PAGE 3: ENABLE CLICK (METRONOME) AND SET RHYTHM (CLICK SELECT) 12
2.4 PAGE 4: SET CLICK (METRONOME) VOLUME (CLICK VOL) 12
2.5 PAGE 5: ADD/REMOVE BEATS FROM PATTERN END (LENGTH) 13
2.6 PAGE 6: ADD/REMOVE BEATS FROM PATTERN BEGINNING (‘START) 14
2.7 PAGE 7: OFFSET A PATTERN OR DRUM PART 14
2.8 PAGE 8: STEP MODE RECORDING (STEP MODE) 15
2.9 PAGE 9: NAME THE PATTERN (NAME) 16
CHAPTER 3: PLAYING BACK/RECORDING PATTERNS 17
3.1 PLAYBACK/RECORD BASICS 17
3.2 ERASE FUNCTIONS 22
3.3 COPY FUNCTIONS 23
CHAPTER 4: CREATING 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 7: SAVE DRUM SET (SAVE SET) 29
4.8 PAGE 8: MANUAL DRUM SET OVERRIDE (SET MODE) 29
CHAPTER 5: SONG MODE 30
5.1 SONG MODE BASICS 30
5.2 REAL TIME SONG CREATION 32
5.3 MANUAL SONG CREATION 33
CHAPTER 6: MIDI SETUP 36
6.1 PAGE 1: TRANSMIT PATTERN DATA VIA MIDI 36
6.2 PAGE 2: SEND CLOCK DATA TO OTHER DEVICES (CLOCKOUT) 36
6.3 PAGE 3: TRANSMIT PAD HIT DATA VIA MIDI 36
CHAPTER 7: UTILITY 37
7.1 ABOUT UTILITY 37
7.2 PAGE 1: SEND DATA AS MIDI TO A MIDI SYS EX STORAGE DEVICE (SEND OUT MIDI?) 37
7.3 PAGE 2: CHECK AVAILABLE MEMORY (FREE MEM) 37
CHAPTER 8: APPLICATIONS 38
8.1 MIDI SYNC APPLICATIONS 38
8.2 STRATEGIES FOR ASSEMBLING PATTERNS AND SONGS 39
8.3 UNDERSTANDING RHYTHMIC NOTATION 40
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART 41
SOUND LIST 42
PRESET PATTERN TEMPOS 43
KEY FEATURES 44
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 44