5
Instant Gratification (Setup & Checkout)
1.
Connect the Main outputs (either left or right for a mono monitoring system, or both
for stereo) to an amplifier or PA. The amp and iDM02 volume controls should be all
the way down (counter-clockwise).
2.
Plug the iDM02's AC adapter into the wall. The smaller plug inserts in the 9V AC
Power jack on the back.
3.
Turn on the rear panel On/Off switch, then turn on the amplifier.
4.
The upper right of the display should say
PATTERN
and not
SONG
; if it shows
SONG
, press the PATTERN/SONG button.
5.
Start tapping the pads. Adjust the
volume control for a comfortable
listening level, and check out the
sounds.
6.
To hear the built-in demo, hold down
the PATTERN/SONG button and press
PLAY. To stop the demo, press STOP.
If you want to play along with the demo,
feel free to bash away on the pads.
7.
Press PLAY, and you'll hear a Preset Pattern. (In case the iDM02 has already been
played with, make sure that the display shows
PERFORM
and does
not
show
USER
before continuing. To choose Perform mode, press the
PERFORM/COMPOSE button until the Perform/Compose section of the display
shows
PERFORM
). To choose Preset rather than User Patterns, press the
PRESET/USER button until the display does not show
USER
. If
USER
is not
showing, then Preset Patterns are selected.
8.
Try the following:
Enter a two-digit number between
00-49 using the number keys, then
press PLAY.
Press the INC (up arrow) button to
select the next higher-numbered
Preset Pattern. It will play at the
end of the current Pattern.
Press the DEC (down arrow) button to select the next lower-numbered Preset
Pattern.
Press the B button to select the B variation of the selected Pattern.
Press the A button to select the A variation of the selected Pattern.
Press FILL briefly while a Main (A or B) Pattern is playing. Note how the Main
Pattern switches from either A to B or B to A after the Fill has played.
Press FILL and hold it down until
after
the Fill has played. If the FILL button is
held down past the next downbeat, the Fill's associated Main Pattern (A or B)
continues to play rather than switch from A to B or B to A.
Press the TEMPO/PAGE buttons to change the tempo.
