E-Mu Drumulator, Owner'S Manual

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Drumulator Owners Manual
1C Assigning Drum Sounds to Play Buttons
When you turn on the Drumulator, Drum Play
buttons
A - D play four different drum sounds
( A =BASS, B =SNARE, C =COWBELL, D =RIDE).
The following procedure lets you assign any of the
12 drum sounds to any Drum Play button:
1. Press the
PERC/DRUMS button a few times.
When the PERC light is on, you may assign any
of the upper row percussion sounds to the
Drum Play buttons. When the DRUMS light is
on, you may assign any of the lower row drum
sounds.
2. To assign a lower row drum sound to a Drum
Play button, use the PERC/DRUMS switch to
turn on the DRUMS light.
3. Hold down any Drum Play button, and continue
holding it down while you tap any Drum/-
Percussion Sound Select button. In the picture,
the
HI TOM is being assigned to button A.
4. To assign an upper row percussion sound to a
Drum Play button, use the PERC/DRUMS
switch to turn on the
PERC light.
5. Hold down any Drum Play button, and continue
holding it down while you tap any Drum/
Percussion Sound Select button. In this
example, the
HI HAT CLOSED is being
assigned to button C. Hold down the Drum Play
button to be assigned and tap
ACCENT. While
continuing to hold down the Drum Play button,
press the Drum Select button corresponding to
the drum/percussion sound you want accented.
Try assigning the non-accented and accented
versions of a drum sound to adjacent buttons,
and play both in order to hear the difference
between the two sounds.
6. You may also assign an accented (louder)
version of any drum sound to any Drum Play
button.
Notes:
To rapidly audition the various drum sounds, hold down
any Drum Play button while tapping the six
Drum/Percussion Sound Select buttons. If the PERC light
is on, you will hear the upper row of percussion sounds. If
the DRUMS light is on, you will hear the lower row of
drum sounds. You can use the PERC/DRUM switch to
change from drum sounds to percussion sounds while a
Drum Play button is being held down.
You may assign one drum to more than one button: if you
want four snares, you got ‘em.
Help:
If the right-most display digit shows a flashing bar (called
a
cursor), you have pressed a Drum/Percussion Sound
Select button without first holding down a Drum Play
button — and the Drumulator now thinks that you have
started to choose a segment (Section 1F describes
choosing segments in detail). To extricate yourself, press
the ENTER button; the cursor will go away, and you may
then continue assigning drum sounds to play buttons.