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Basic functions
Global mode
Set “Octave” to +0 [8'] . With a setting other than +0
[8'] , the relation between the keys and the sounds
will be incorrect.
The effects will sound using the settings of the last-
selected program.
When you edit a drum kit, all programs that use
that drum kit will be affected.
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Access the High Sample page of GLOBAL 5.1:
DKit.
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In “Drum Kit,” select the drum kit that you wish to
edit.
If necessary, use the Utility “Copy Drum Kit” to
copy settings from a preload drum kit or a GM
drum kit.
GM drum kits 64 (GM) – 72 (GM) cannot be
selected here. (It is not possible to edit or write a
GM drum kit.) If you wish to modify the settings
of one of the drum kits
64 (GM) – 72 (GM) , you
can use “Copy Drum Kit” to copy it to 00 (A/B) –
63 (User)
, and then edit the copy.
4 Use “Key” to select the note number that you wish
to edit.
The drum sample parameters for the selected note
number will be displayed in the High Sample, Low
Sample, and Voice/Mix pages. In addition to using
the VALUE controllers, you can also use the follow-
ing methods to select the note number.
• Hold down the [ENTER] key and play a key on the
keyboard to input that note number.
• Use the [F6](“Key–”) and [F7](“Key+”) keys to
increment or decrement the note numbers.
5 Use “Assign” to specify whether a drum sample
will be assigned to the note number.
If this is checked , a drum sample will be assigned to
that note number. Normally you will check this.
If this is
not checked , no drum sample will be
assigned to that note number. That note number will
sound the drum sample assigned at its right, but a
semitone lower. Use this setting when you want
only to change the pitch, such as with tom or cymbal
sounds.
6 Use “Drumsample Bank” and “Drumsample” to
select the drum sample that will be assigned to the
note number.
Set the High Drumsample in the High Sample page,
and the Low Drumsample in the Low Sample page.
If you specify a Low Drumsample, use “Vel.SW
L
→
H” to specify how velocity will switch between
the High Drumsample and the Low Drumsample.
(
☞
7 )
By setting “Drumsample Bank” to ROM you can
select ROM drum samples, or to EXB* to select
drum samples from a separately sold EXB-PCM
series option.
Some EXB-PCM series boards do not contain
drumsamples.
About ROM drumsamples
This instrument contains 413 drumsamples in its inter-
nal ROM memory.
You can use the “Select by Category” utility to select
ROM drum samples from fifteen categories.
For the drumsample names, refer to the separate
“VNL.”
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Use “Vel. SW L
→
H” to specify how velocity will
switch between drumsamples.
The drumsample that sounds when you perform
will depend on the velocity (keyboard playing
strength) of the incoming note. This is called
veloc-
ity drumsample switching .
If you set this to 001 , only the High Drumsample
will sound.
☞
This is the same type of function as the Velocity
Multisample Switching in a program. (
☞
p.44 “High
Multisample and Low Multisample”)
8 Set the parameters of the drumsamples that you
assigned.
Set the High Drumsample parameters in the High
Sample page, and the Low Drumsample parameters
in the Low Sample page.
You can set parameters such as volume level
(“Level”), pitch (“Trans,” “Tune”), and tone (“Fc,”
“Reso”).
For details on each parameter, refer to PG p.142.
9 As necessary, repeat steps 4 – 8 to set drumsample
parameters for each note number.
If you wish to use the settings of another “KEY,”
select the “Copy Key Setup” utility.
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Select the Voice/Mixer page in GLOBAL 5.1: DKit.
A Set the “Excl Group.”
The “Excl Group” setting is used when you wish to
group drumsamples of the same type.
For example if the note number to which a open hi-
hat and a closed hi-hat drumsample are assigned are
set to the same exclusive group number, they will be
grouped so that the open hi-hat and closed hi-hat
can not be sounded simultaneously, ensuring that
the hi-hat performance will sound natural.
B Use “BUS” to specify the output routing.
Set this when you wish to send the output of the
drumsample assigned to each note number to its
“Key”
“Drumsample” “Drumsample Bank”