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STARTED WITH TTIE SR.16 GETTING The SR-15can be used on many levels,from simply playing presetPattemsto cr€atint your own complex polyrhythms in odd time signatureg' As a restrlt, thele are two rumuals. This mini-manual will acquaintyou with a few of the SR-16s most important functions. Many musicianswill only need b know as much about the SR-16as is presenbd in this-manual. Tte RefermceManualis a completeself-teachingcouNe that explainsevery aspectof the sR-16.
I Hook It Up! As you hook up the SR-16the rrclurneconurolon )lour power amp ard the SR-16should be dl the waydown,ard ponm toboth unitsshould beoff. 3 nugthe ACadapercord inb the 9VAClrckand the adapEr itseu into a convenientwall socket. 2lflouhaveacoupleof footawitclres,plug tlreminb the Start/Stop ard Count/A/B/Ftll Fcks. 1 Phgr/4"rmno cords from the rnainoutputs to a ste!€oamp. For rnono amPs,use either rnain outpul 4 n"ott* on/off switdr -. so that the \ switch latches in t}te"in" position.
Check Out Some Patterns The SR-16has a library of presetpa.ttemsfor all kinds of mwia-rock, blues, reggae,fusiory R&8, rap, country, even polka. Many musicianswill find the groovesthey needhere and will not have to worry about programming their own programs until they becomemore familiar with the SR-16' 1 f tn" airpt"ys upperright windowshowsSong Pressthe PATTERN/SOiIG button onceto selectPattern mode. (Pr€ssingthis button "toggle 'between Songand Pattem rnodes.
Playing Sequencesof Patterns EachPatternnumber, Presetand ueer, indudes A and B "subpatterns." The preset A and B vaniationscomplementeachother. For example,in a Rock pattern, A crouldplay the verse,and B the chorus. ln fact, you may constmct many songsjust by switching back and fbrth betweenthe A and B variations.
Fun With Fills EachA and B variation also includesassociad Ftll Patterns,which can play expressive transitions between the A and B variations. You can push a button to have a Fill take over from its associatedrnain Pattern and hansition to the alternatePattern. 3 Prouth.FILLbt tott again. Adiffetent fill will transition from the B pattem back into the A pattern. You can selecta fill at any time the rnain pattem is play'ng.
Createand Erasea Song The SR-16can remernberthe order ln which you selecEdPatterns,whldr variations were selec{ed,ard when you selectedfills. Recordtngthts information in the SR-16s Songmode cneaFsa cDmpleESong. @in with the SR-16stopped. 3 n"*tttn"PnRrcRM/ 1 Sd."t Sotg trrod". 2 ff* ai"phy opper ldt should say EMPfi SO.IG. If not, pess the Up or Down butbns until an efirpty sonlgis selected.
Footswitch Control Now that we have the basicsdown, let's invesdgatesomelive pedorrnanceoptions using footswiEh conbol. firis is particularly useful if you're plalng along with Pattemsand Songson tlre pads and can't use your hands to punch butbns. As slrown under H@klt W!, therc are two iack for footswitdres (Start/StoP and Count/A/B/Fill). Always plug thesefootswitdes in beprcturning on Power.
Record a Pattern The SR-16offers very flo
Createa Drum Set has50Pr6ct ard 50editableUserDnm Sets Thisisanoomple of a frnrtbn with multiplepages.Ihe SR-15 AfterprcssingtheDRLJMSEfbu$on, Qroupaofsomds)whictrcanbeassignedtoanyofthelmPattems. uPbuttonsel€cts adiffer€r*kind of panmeter(drumsound,tuning, eachprrssofIheTEMPO,/PAGE Tapthepadbbeedibd,thanantatherrlvpanmeFvalrrwiththeI,JPIDOWN,aIrcw,or volumq,etc.) Aftereditingthepad(s),Press Toedttmorepads,tapamth€rFdardenteranewvalrr. numberhrttons.
Use the SR-16as an ExpanderModule (Note Thb tutorial requireesonr krnwledge of MIDI. Seethe MIDI supplernentin -the referencernanual if 1ou need b know rnre abort MIDI.) Tho* with electronicdrum pads or a gequencercan use the SR-16as a tone modulq where dffferent.
