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3. Make sure that the song you want to protect is
selected as the “DestSong”.
4. Turn the protect setting on or off.
Press the “Exec.” button. A lock symbol is displayed
to indicate a song for which Protect is turned on. The
setting will alternate on/off each time you press the
“Exec.” button.
The D1600mkII contains numerous rhythm patterns for a
variety of time signatures (
List”).
When you have a sudden idea for a song, you can record
your performance immediately, using the built-in
rhythms as a guide.
By joining various rhythm patterns, you can also create
drum patterns for an entire song.
1. Specifying and playing a
rhythm
Access the [TEMPO/RHYTHM] “SetUp” tab page.
The settings described below are made in this page.
Turning the rhythm on/off
Press the “Rhythm” button to turn it “On” (high-
lighted).
The [TEMPO/RHYTHM] key will light, and the
rhythm will sound during playback or recording.
If you do not want to hear the rhythm during play-
back or recording, turn the “Rhythm” button “Off.”
Adjusting the rhythm volume
Select the “RhythmVol (Vol),” and rotate the
[VALUE] dial to adjust the volume.
Setting the tempo and time signature
1. Select the “TempoSource,” and select the tempo
source.
For this example, we will select “Manual” which will
use a single tempo, time signature, and rhythm pat-
tern.
You can also press the “ ” button, and select
from a list.
If you wish to change the tempo, time signature, and
rhythm pattern during the song, you must create a
Tempo Map. (
2. Select the “Tempo,” and rotate the [VALUE] dial to
adjust the tempo.
3. Select the “Beat,” and rotate the [VALUE] dial to set
the time signature.
Rhythm/tempo settings