System information

10 Pad Options Dave Smith Instruments
Pad Options
The buttons in this section provide a variety of useful tricks to get the most out of
using the pads for playing both sounds and beats.
Sound Bank B
Sixteen additional Sounds can be stored and accessed per Beat for a total of 32.
Sounds in bank B are designated B1 through B16. Press Sound Bank B to toggle
between banks A and B.
• While holding
CoPy to copy a sound, use Sound Bank B to switch between
banks.
• To erase a Sound in Sound Bank B from a Beat, select
Sound Bank B
before or after holding eRaSe, and then hit a pad to erase that sound.
Sound Bank B
Press to select an
additional bank of
16 sounds.
Reverse
When on, sounds
will play and record
in reverse.
Fixed Level
If off, sound pads are touch-sensitive,
playing louder when hit harder. If on,
sounds always play at a fixed velocity
level, set in the System settings.
Roll
If Pad Function = 16 Sounds, 16 Tunings or 16 Volumes:
While playing, if Roll is on and a sound pad is held, repeated notes will be
created at the Quantize rate
(Set in the 16 Sounds screen). Varying pad pressure varies the velocity
level of the repeated notes. Use 1/32 or 1/32 Triplet quantize for rolls, or
1/16 note quantize for natural-sounding 1/16 note hihat parts.
If Pad Function = 16 Beats:
If Roll key is held, the beat stutters, looping a short portion until released.
The roll rate of repeat is set by the Beat Roll setting in the 16 Beats screen.
(Select 16 Beats and Pads.)
The Roll key is normally momentary (on while held). However, a quick
press will toggle between on and off states.