Thank you for purchasing this digital drum. The drum has been developed to act and play like a drum set but with greater ease. Before you use the instrument, we recommend you to read through this manual. Taking Care of Your Digital Drum Your digital drum will give you years of playing pleasure if you follow the rules shown below: Location Do not expose the unit to the following conditions to avoid deformation, discoloration, or more serious damage. ! Direct sunlight.
Contents Setting Up - Power Supply - Using Headphones 3 3 3 Control Panel - Front Panel - Rear Panel 4 4 4 Playing the Demo Song 5 Playing a Rhythm - Selecting a Rhythm - Adjusting the Tempo - Tap Start - The Drum Pad Indicator - Chord 6-7 6 6 7 7 7 Play the Pads - Pad Names - Assign a Voice to Individual Pads 8-9 8 8 Playing The Game - How to Play? - Starting a New Game Specifications Appendix 1. Percussion Voice List 2. Effect Voice List 3.
Setting Up Power Supply Your Digital Drum will run either from batteries or power adaptor. Follow the instructions below according to the power source you intend to use. Using an AC-Adaptor Connect the power adaptor to the DC IN jack located on the rear panel of the unit, and plug the AC power adaptor into an AC power outlet. 3 AC power socket Close the battery compartment securely. Do not use adaptors other than the one specified.
Control Panel Front Panel Pad Assign Rhythm Volume Main Volume Tempo/ Tap Demo Light Rhythm Chord Start/ Stop Game Rear Panel Headphone jack Power switch DC jack 4 Dial
Playing the Demo Song Your Digital Drum comes with a demo song for showing you the possibilities of the drum. To playback the demo song, follow the instruction below: 1 Turn on the power Turn the [POWER] switch ON. The LED display light up. 2 Start the DEMO Song Press the [DEMO] button, the demo song will start and the LEARNING indicator light up at the same time. At this time the demo song is starting in learning mode, the indicator of the drum pads will flash by following the rhythm of the demo song.
Playing a Rhythm Your Digital Drum features 50 different rhythms that can be used to provide accompaniment. Select one of the rhythm and listen to it. Selecting a Rhythm 1 Press the [RHYTHM] button Press the [RHYTHM] button, the currently selected song number will appear on the display. 2 Select a rhythm Use the DIAL to select a rhythm. Rotate the DIAL anti-clockwise to decrease the volume, or rotate clockwise to increase it.
Playing a Rhythm Tap Start The TAP START function allows you to set the song's overall tempo as well as start the accompaniment. The accompaniment will playback at the tempo with which the pads are struck. 1 Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button, the current tempo will appear on the display 2 Tap Start Strike any pad four times, the accompaniment will start at the desired tempo. The tempo corresponds to the speed of the last 2 times you strike the pads.
Play the Pads Pad Names Pad 2 Pad 3 Pad 4 Pad 1 Assign a Voice to Individual Pads The Digital Drum has a total of 40 percussion sounds and 10 sound effects that can be assigned to each of the 4 drum pads. 1 Select a Rhythm Rotate the DIAL to select a Rhythm that you want to assign the pads. 2 Press the [PAD ASSIGN] button Press the [PAD ASSIGN] button. PAD ASSIGN indicator appear on the display and the indication light below Pad 1 light up.
Play the Pads 3 Select a Pad Strike the Drum Pad that you want to assign once, for example, Drum Pad 2, the indicator below Pad 2 light up, and the display show the current Percussion number. 4 Select a Percussion You can select the voice by striking the pad repeatedly until you reach the voice that you desired. 5 Press the PAD ASSIGN Button When you have finished selecting your desired percussion sound, press the [PAD ASSIGN] button to confirm.
Playing the Game How to Play? The Digital Drum's Game feature let the player learn and play a rhythm by following the dropping bars on the screen. When the dropping bars of the pad goes beyond the line at the bottom of the display, strike the corresponding pads. 1 2 When the bar drops beyond the line, strike the pad. (In the screen shot on the left, strike PAD3) The bars of each pads are dropping.
Playing the Game 4 Score After playing the whole rhythm for 3 times, it will stop and display your score. You will hear a voice comment according to your performance. Score 0-29 30-59 60-79 80-100 5 Comment OK GOOD VERY GOOD EXCELLENT Stop the Game The game will automatically restart after displaying the score for 3 seconds. To stop the game, just press [START/STOP] at anytime. Press [GAME] button to exit Game mode.
Specifications Pads: Drum Voices: Rhythms: Demo Song: Panel Controls: Connectors: Power Source: Dimensions: Weight: 4 Touch Sensitive Drum Pads with Indication Lights 40 Percussion Voices + 10 Effect Voices 50 1 POWER ON/OFF, MAIN VOLUME, RHYTHM VOLUME DEMO, RHYTHM, TEMPO/TAP, PAD ASSIGN, CHORD, LIGHT, START/STOP, GAME, DIAL HEADPHONES DC 9V (AC Adaptor) Six "C" size, SUM-2, R14, or equivalent batteries DC 9V adaptor, 800mA 460(W) X 260(D) X 150(H) mm 1.
Appendix 1. Percussion Voice List No. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Name BASS DRUM Bass Drum Hard Bass Drum Bass Drum Rock Bass Drum H Bass Drum Analog L SNARE DRUM Side Stick Snare M Snare H Hard Snare Drum Rock L SD Rock Rim Analog Rim Shot Analog Snare 1 Analog Snare H HI-HAT Hi-Hat Closed/ Hi Hat Open Hi-Hat Pedal Analog HH Closed 1 Analog HH-Open TOM Floor Tom L Low Tom Mid Tom L High Tom No. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 2.
Appendix 3. Rhythm List No. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Name 8 Beat 8 Beat 8 Beat Ballad 8 Beat Pop 8 Beat Rock Rock 1 Rock 2 Hard Rock Heavy Metal 1 Heavy Metal 2 16 Beat 16 Beat 16 Beat Ballad 16 Beat Pop 16 Beat Funk Funk Funk Funk Pop Blues Funk Dance Pop Dance Disco Hourse Hip-Hop Rap Shuffle Slow Rock Soul No.