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Teaching Drum Patterns
Teaching Drum Patterns with a Guitar or Bass
The all-new BeatScratch feature allows a guitar or bass to be used to teach the SDRUM a drum pattern. When
doing so, the SDRUM should first be calibrated for the connected guitar/bass.
To calibrate BeatScratch for a guitar/bass:
1. Adjust the guitar/bass pickup position and tone control for the desired tone.
2. Press and hold the GUITAR AUDITION button for ~2 seconds. The KICK pad will begin flashing and the
HATS/RIDES LEDs will all turn red. Keep the guitar/bass quiet until you're ready to begin the calibration
process.
3. Mute the strings with your fret hand, then strum only the low strings in the way that you wish to teach kick
drum hits. With each detected hit, the HATS/RIDES LEDs will go off one by one. Stop once all twelve kick
events have been received (all the HATS/RIDES LEDs will go off, the SNARE pad will begin flashing, and the
HATS/RIDES LEDs will all light red again).
4. Mute the strings with your fret hand, placing your hand in the same position on the neck used for the kick
calibration, then strum only the high strings in the way that you wish to teach snare drum hits. With each
detected hit, the HATS/RIDES LEDs will go off one by one. Once twelve snare events have been received
(all the HATS/RIDES LEDs have gone off), the SDRUM will exit calibration mode.
5. Once calibration is complete, scratching the guitar/bass will generate kick and snare sounds.
NOTE: Calibration settings are retained, even after a power cycle.
TIP: If playing bass, try using a pick if fingering or plucking the strings is not working. Feel free to experiment
with different ways of teaching the SDRUM to discover what works best with your instrument and teaching
style. Some bass players have found that slapping the lowest string and popping the highest string works
well.
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