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Summary of Contents for TRIO Band Creator

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...obligation or liability in connection with the sale of this product In no event shall DigiTech or its dealers be liable for special or consequential damages or from any delay in the performance of th...

Page 3: ...ously with no loss in audio quality using the TEMPO knob The ALT TIME button can be used to quickly try out an alternative interpretation of the song usually half or double time Auto sensing outputs a...

Page 4: ...this button selects an alternate interpretation of the song s tempo Usually this is either double or half the current tempo since this can be ambiguous The state of the ALT TIME button can be set ind...

Page 5: ...to hear a different groove or feel based on your original song idea 5 GUITAR IN Jack Connect your guitar to this jack Make sure that when teaching the TRIO the guitar signal going into the TRIO is cl...

Page 6: ...more information 10 Footswitch Pressing this footswitch changes the TRIO s state See the table in the previous section for more information 11 USB Port This mini USB port is used for updating the TRI...

Page 7: ...or less NOTE The output jacks are auto sensing and the AMP and MIXER outputs will be muted when a plug is connected to the HEADPHONE OUT jack See Output Jack Operation on page 9 for more information 2...

Page 8: ...OTSWITCH just as you strum the same down beat you started on this is when you want the band to join in and the band will automatically begin playing HINT For TRIO to automatically figure out the song...

Page 9: ...n as cleanly as possible in order to avoid distorting the drums The drums and bass are pre EQ d to sound best through a clean amp with typical EQ settings Mixer Setup Harman PS0913DC 9VDC Power Supply...

Page 10: ...parts will be fed to the MIXER output See Output Jack Operation on page 9 for more information Practice Setup Harman PS0913DC 9VDC Power Supply Headphones IN FS3X Footswitch OUT TRS CABLE Optional Use...

Page 11: ...e sent to the AMP OUT jack Complimentary equalization will be applied to the drum and bass parts to make them sound better when played back through a guitar speaker cabinet NOTE When using your guitar...

Page 12: ...press the FOOTSWITCH just as you strum the same down beat you started on this is when you want the band to join in and the band will automatically begin playing 5 Pressing the FOOTSWITCH will now sto...

Page 13: ...the same down strum so that the band starts right on time to keep the beat continuous Try to emphasize the start of each bar with a clear strum Try to avoid a lot of syncopation when teaching Remembe...

Page 14: ...s must be cleared first To clear restore a song part 1 Stop playback of the part by pressing the FOOTSWITCH 2 Select the part you wish to clear by pressing one of the 3 PART buttons 3 Press and hold t...

Page 15: ...RS tip ring sleeve 1 4 cable must be used when connecting the FS3X to the TRIO The footswitches on the FS3X will function as shown in the below illustration TRS Cable Enables the Learning state for le...

Page 16: ...ass parts generally have a bluesy inflection and we have included quite a few swung styles here Country All of the country and folk styles are in the Country genre from sparse country waltzes to count...

Page 17: ...casional walks between chords Shuffled brush snare heavy drums with brush side stick in the verse and cymbals in the chorus Blues 6 4 4 Swing 8ths Slow Chicago style blues Sounds best at tempos betwee...

Page 18: ...hats in verse switching to snare and ride in chorus Pop 1 4 4 Even 8ths Indie folk Sounds best at tempos between 100 170 Slow bass on 1st and 3rd beat 4 4 kick with tambourine in verse brush snare add...

Page 19: ...ight 16th hats driving verse switching to cymbals in the chorus Pop 8 4 4 Swing 8ths Swung pop rock Sounds best at tempos between 80 140 Simple bass alternates between root and 5th above 4th below Few...

Page 20: ...us Alternative Rock 2 4 4 Even 16ths Classic straight reggae Sounds best at tempos between 75 100 Sparse bass sits on root and leaves a lot of room Drums are carried by hat and rimshot brush snare pat...

Page 21: ...th hat and snare in both sections Alternative Rock 9 4 4 Swing 16ths Swinging alt rock Sounds best at tempos between 80 150 Bass arpeggiating chords with some root 5th jumps Solid rock drums with shuf...

Page 22: ...plifting rock Sounds best at tempos between 100 150 Driving bass on 16th notes Driving rock beat with 4 4 kick and grooving high hat in verse and more intense snare in chorus Rock 5 4 4 Even 16ths Fun...

Page 23: ...horus Rock 11 3 4 Even 16ths Country rock in 3 4 Sounds best at tempos between 80 135 Bass consists mainly of even notes on root with walking passages between chords Rock waltz with hats and double ki...

Page 24: ...time embellishments and rimshot and brush in verse changing to cymbal and snare in the chorus Country 6 4 4 Swing 8ths Western swing bebop Sounds best at tempos between 60 110 or 160 200 Sparse bass...

Page 25: ...and 3 in verse switching to cymbals and snare on 2 and 3 in chorus Country 12 3 4 Swing 16ths Contemporary country waltz Sounds best at tempos between 110 170 Even bass on quarter notes with walk up d...

Page 26: ...een 70 125 Funky syncopated bass with lots of chromatic walking and octave jumps Straight funk drumming with brush snare in verse R B 7 4 4 Even 8ths 60s soul with tambourine Sounds best at tempos bet...

Page 27: ...pos between 100 130 Bass alternates between root and 5th with short transitions Bossa beat with side stick and brush hit in verse switching to side stick and cymbals in chorus Jazz 3 4 4 Even 16ths Sm...

Page 28: ...inging brush snare with cymbals Intensity is increased in chorus Jazz 9 4 4 Swing 8ths Slow swing ballad Sounds best at tempos between 70 120 Bass walks up and down each chord with short transition fi...

Page 29: ...Response 25 Hz to 20 kHz Mixer Output Impedance 1 k Frequency Response 25 Hz to 20 kHz Headphone Output Impedance 120 Frequency Response 20 Hz to 20 kHz Performance Bit Depth 24 bit Sample Rate 44 1...

Page 30: ...s Manual Rev A 2015 Harman All rights reserved DigiTech is a registered trademark of Harman Some TRIO styles licensed from PG Music Inc makers of Band in a Box To learn more about Band in a Box visit...

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