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User Manual

RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-8

Classic Analog Drum Machine with 16 Drum Sounds, 64 Step Sequencer,

Wave Designer and Dual-Mode Filter

Summary of Contents for RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-8

Page 1: ...User Manual RHYTHM DESIGNER RD 8 Classic Analog Drum Machine with 16 Drum Sounds 64 Step Sequencer Wave Designer and Dual Mode Filter...

Page 2: ...readable 7 segment 4 character LED display for tempo Table of Contents Thank you 2 Important Safety Instructions 3 Legal Disclaimer 3 Limited warranty 3 1 Introduction 4 2 Features 5 3 Front and Rear...

Page 3: ...s combinationtoavoid injuryfromtip over 13 Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsor whenunusedforlongperiodsoftime 14 Referallservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel Servicingisrequiredwhentheapparatus...

Page 4: ...the warm world of analog drum beats the Behringer RD 8 gives you the power to create fascinating rhythms with incredible power and ease The RD 8 s pure analog signal uses legendary analog circuits wi...

Page 5: ...Chaining Set separate chain preferences for each of your parameters allowing them to persist globally or to switch on song or pattern changes Parameters include Tempo Swing Flam Probability independen...

Page 6: ...ck input 3 1 7 Playback Controls 23 TAP HOLD Set the tempo of the unit with 5 taps Hold for quick macro control 24 DISPLAY Multi function 4 character display 25 RECORD Enable disable record mode 26 ST...

Page 7: ...system tasks when used in conjunction with the 50 SETTINGS button or for deeper editing 50 SETTINGS Used in combination with the 49 STEP BUTTONS to select different operational modes 51 AUTOFILL Sele...

Page 8: ...g a 1 8 3 5 mm TRS jack Start stop signal on ring and clock on tip 83 SYNC OUT SYNC external devices to the Rhythm Designer using an unbalanced 1 8 3 5 mm jack 84 BOOT Enter DFU boot mode for software...

Page 9: ...A Same functions as 4 LOW TOM LOW CONGA 6 HI TOM HI CONGA Same functions as 4 LOW TOM LOW CONGA 7 RIM SHOT CLAVES The switch determines which sound is in use The LEVEL control adjusts the level compar...

Page 10: ...ve If a different pattern is selected the new pattern will play after the Auto Fill pattern has ended The Synthapp is an easy way to save song and pattern data Patterns and Songs can be imported and e...

Page 11: ...The soloed voice s will be illuminated solid other voices will flash 4 Press track SOLO to exit NOTE SOLO will always take priority over MUTE Soloing a voice that is muted will cause that voice to so...

Page 12: ...rent song while the first is playing Please note that this feature over rides the Chain Songs function in Settings Deselecting the AUTO SCROLL button while a song is playing reverts to the original Ch...

Page 13: ...ou play the pattern the recorded filter sweep will play back Live Filter Mode can be toggled on and off and this toggling action gives you either manual control of the filter frequency or automated Fi...

Page 14: ...ored within a pattern or song 2 Song where all patterns within in a song will follow the tempo set within that song even if a different tempo is stored within a pattern 3 Pattern where all patterns wi...

Page 15: ...Set the bus send to Filter and Wave Designer Globally by Song or by Pattern Mute Preference Set the mute control preference Globally by Song or by Pattern Solo Preference Set the solo control prefere...

Page 16: ...0 24 adjusts the width of the flam and is set globally By default all steps in a pattern are not enabled to be controlled by the FLAM setting Flam can be turned on and off per step as described below...

Page 17: ...llow you to adjust the probability that these steps will play programmed note events This is a number can be set anywhere in between 0 100 range to simulate a human element to patterns 4 FLAM Part of...

Page 18: ...n be used to specify whether certain sequencer parameters will persist on a Global Song or Pattern basis Just like the Settings the Preferences in the Global Settings file are automatically saved back...

Page 19: ...ven time is called the Live Song Changes the user makes to the Live Song Data file do not persist the file must be saved back to the Storage Memory before another Song Data file is loaded Song Arrange...

Page 20: ...alues Closed Hat Step Values 1 64 The sequencer events triggered on the 64 steps of the Closed Hat track Events include Step On Off Step Prob on off step flam on off Step Repeat on off and Step repeat...

Page 21: ...ored 0 255 Polymeter Polymeter is either on off per song 0 Off 1 On Step Size Step size is stored for the song 0 1 8th 1 1 8th Tr 2 1 16th 3 1 16th Tr 4 1 32ndth Auto Advance Whether or not the song w...

Page 22: ...er Manual 15 RD 8 Set up Example Connect a MIDI Device MIDI OUT Studio Monitors Mixer Audio Input USB Out USB In Mono Audio Output BD Audio Output Trigger Output Trigger Input Power Adaptor Audio Outp...

Page 23: ...23 RHYTHM DESIGNER RD 8 User Manual Studio Monitors Mixer Audio Input Mono Output To Return Input Audio Output Audio Input Individual Voice Output Power Adaptor...

Page 24: ...n On off switchable Sig LED Red Analog Filter Type State variable 12 dB slope Cutoff 10 Hz 15 kHz adjustable Resonance 0 10 adjustable HPF button LPF HPF mode switchable On button On off switchable Sy...

Page 25: ...nd are not directly associated with the voice engines Harmonics A series of integer related sine waves at varying levels creating different timbres Waveforms other than a pure sinusoidal generate vari...

Page 26: ...programmable device or module used to arrange sequence timed events into musical patterns and songs Sig Signal Shows presence of audio Step A step is one stage in a sequence or pattern Solo To isolate...

Page 27: ...tallation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the in...

Page 28: ...We Hear You...