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Playing with Drum Kit

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Drum

 

Kits

Selecting a Drum Kit

Adjusting the Volume of a Drum Kit

It is very easy to select a drum kit to play. What’s more, you can also 
adjust the volume of each kit.

There are 10 kits in this digital drum.

Press the numeric button [1] ~ [5] with [VARIATION] button to select a 
drum kit.

1. 

The [VARIATION] button’s back LED can toggle between red and

     green by pressing the [VARIATION] button.

2. 

When the [VARIATION] button’s back LED in red, you can select kit 

     1~5 by pressing the numeric button [1] ~ [5].

3. 

When the [VARIATION] button’s back LED in green, you can select 

     kit 6~10 by pressing the numeric button [1] ~ [5].

Each drum kit has its own volume value, and it can be set 
independently.

1. 

By double clicking the numeric button [1] ~ [5], you can select the 

     volume page of a kit.

2. 

You can adjust the volume of current kit from 0

32 by pressing the 

     [+] or [-] button. If there isn’t any operation more than 4 seconds,
     the drum machine will automatically exit the volume page.
     The default value is 28.

10

[VARIATION]

RED 

GREEN

[1]

KIT1

KIT6

[2]

KIT2

KIT7

[3]

KIT3 

KIT8

[4] 

KIT4 

KIT9 

[5]

KIT5

KIT10

0

5

25

75

95

100

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Summary of Contents for DD401

Page 1: ...VOLUME 0 5 25 75 95 100 aw_DD401_Manual_G02_130717 2013 7 17 10 54 04...

Page 2: ...ther location PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference Power Supply Please connect the designated AC adaptor to an AC outlet of...

Page 3: ...e 11 Switching the Click on off 11 Adjusting the Click Volume 11 Adjusting the Click Tempo 11 Selecting the Click Voice 11 Setting the Time Signature 12 Setting the Interval 12 Playing Back Pattern Ab...

Page 4: ...ION Buttons Enter the Kit mode and choose a kit Choose a coach type in the Coach Mode 4 Rear Panel 10 This stereo jack is used to connect the headphones to this unit 11 AUX IN Jack 1 8 This stereo inp...

Page 5: ...HI HAT PEDAL Using the provided cables to connect with kick pedal snare tom1 tom3 ride crash hi hat and hi hat pedal These pads and pedals are all mono input and velocity sensitive Note For details o...

Page 6: ...yer or other audio source to the stereo AUX IN jack on the rear panel The input signal is mixed with the drum signal allowing you to play along Connecting a Computer By connecting a computer to the US...

Page 7: ...techniques and dynamics All the pads are velocity sensitive and some voices change timbre depending on the striking force Hi Hat The Hi Hat sounds varies from open to closed in response to how far the...

Page 8: ...k volume and select the click sound in the CLICK menu 1 Press the CLICK button to start the metronome Press the CLICK button again to stop the metronome 2 Press and hold the CLICK button and then pres...

Page 9: ...pads following with the metronome The 6 LEDs on the bottom of the drum module will show your hitting accuracy Note 1 You can set the beat type 3 4 4 4 etc before start practicing refer to the Setting...

Page 10: ...lect kit 1 5 by pressing the numeric button 1 5 3 When the VARIATION button s back LED in green you can select kit 6 10 by pressing the numeric button 1 5 Each drum kit has its own volume value and it...

Page 11: ...page The display will show 0 32 The default value is 25 2 Press the or button to adjust the volume 11 Adjusting the Click Tempo Press the TEMPO button use the or button to adjust the value of current...

Page 12: ...eously the interval page will be selected 2 Press the or button to change the current interval There are 6 types you can choose 2 4 8 16 3 and 6 the default value is 4 Notes If the length of the inter...

Page 13: ...er increase rapidly while holding down the button it decreases rapidly Adjusting the Pattern Volume 1 Double click the PATTERN button and then the pattern volume page will be selected 2 Use the or but...

Page 14: ...ode starting and your hitting accuracy will be indicated by 6 LEDs on the bottom of the drum module GOOD On the Beat If the time point of your hitting is just on the standard beat both of the 3 and 4...

Page 15: ...tton to select beat check type 2 Select your desired time signature and interval Press and hold the CLICK button and then click the 2 button to call up the time signature page Pressing the or button t...

Page 16: ...se G 2 type Set time signature and interval you want to practice Please refer to the Setting the metronome chapter for metronome parameter settings 4 Press the START STOP button to start gradual up do...

Page 17: ...to your performance Score 0 29 30 59 60 79 80 100 Comment OK GOOD VERY GOOD EXCELLENT 17 h q q qq 3 qqq qqq 3 h q q qq 3 qqq qqq 3 h q q qq 3 qqq qq qq 6 Rhythm Group P 1 P 2 P 3 Display 2 4 8 3 16 2...

Page 18: ...ton again to stop practicing For example Practice in 001 1 Select the Follow Me Press the PATTERN and TEMPO buttons simultaneously to select Coach mode Press the 4 button to select follow me type Pres...

Page 19: ...by pressing or button Select drums you want to open or mute by pressing the 1 5 or VARIATION button 4 Press the START STOP button to start practicing 5 Press the START STOP button again to stop practi...

Page 20: ...back data and metronome notes are not transmitted Recording Your Performance to an External Sequencer 1 If you are using a software sequencer on a computer you can simply connect the USB port of the d...

Page 21: ...10 Preset Kits General MIDI Kits 5 GM Kits Sequencer 30 patterns 12 drum loops Resolution 192 ticks per quarter note Tempo 30 280 Display 3 digit LED Connectors 25 Pin Trigger Input Jack Phones Jack...

Page 22: ...Kit List PRESET KIT Acoustic Funk JazzBrush Rock 808 909 FX Mix Marimba Indian Percussion NO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 22 0 5 25 75 95 100 aw_DD401_Manual_G02_130717 2013 7 17 10 54 09...

Page 23: ...ymbal 1 Ride Bell Tambourine Splash Cymbal Standard Cowbell Standard Crash 2 Vibra slap Ride Cymbal Hi Bongo Low Bongo Mute Hi Conga Open Hi Conga Low Conga High Timbale Low Timbale High Agogo Low Ago...

Page 24: ...GM Backing Instrument List 24 0 5 25 75 95 100 aw_DD401_Manual_G02_130717 2013 7 17 10 54 10...

Page 25: ...Loop Loop Loop Loop Loop Loop Loop Loop Loop Loop Loop Loop Loop Loop Loop 25 No 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Name Fusion3 Pop Shuffle Mambo Pop Bossa 3 4 Jazz Rock Pop Funk Big Band1...

Page 26: ...umber 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Name Loop 1 Loop 2 Loop 3 Loop 4 Loop 5 Loop 6 Loop 7 Loop 8 Loop 9 Loop 10 Loop 11 Loop 12 Loop List 26 0 5 25 75 95 100 aw_DD401_Manual_G02_130717 2013 7 17 10 54 10...

Page 27: ...MIDI Implementation Chart 27 0 5 25 75 95 100 aw_DD401_Manual_G02_130717 2013 7 17 10 54 10...

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