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Operating the DJ-505
TR-S Operations
You can create rhythm tracks using sounds of the Roland TR-808 rhythm
machine etc.
You can also create patterns using the samples of Serato DJ.
What are instruments?
These are the drum sounds used by the TR-S section.
You can change each instrument to the sound that you prefer.
BD
bass drum
SD
snare drum
CH
closed hi-hat
OH
open hi-hat
LT
low tom
HC
hand clap
RS
rim shot
RC
ride cymbal
What are patterns?
Instrument performance data that you record using TR-REC (step
recording) or INST-REC (realtime recording) is called a “pattern.”
The TR-S section lets you create and save 16 patterns.
Playing, Copying, or Deleting Patterns
Playing patterns
1
Press the [PATTERN] button to make it light.
2
Press a TR-S pad [1]–[16] to select the pattern that you want to
play.
The TR-S pad that you pressed is lit.
5
By holding down a TR-S pad and pressing the TR-S pad whose pattern
you want to play next, you can play back the selected patterns
consecutively.
3
Press the [START/STOP] button.
The pattern starts playing.
5
If you select the next pattern during playback, the TR-S pad that you
pressed blinks.
Changing the groove (SHUFFLE)
You can adjust the shuffle (the feel of rhythmic bounce).
You can create shuffle rhythms by adjusting the timing at which
backbeats of the pattern are heard.
1
Press the [SHUFFLE] button to make it blink.
2
Use the [VALUE] knob to adjust the timing of the notes.
Display (Value)
Explanation
S-50
–
S
50
Higher values delay the timing of the notes correspondingly, and lower
values advance the timing.
Adjusting a pattern’s playback timing forward or backward
(NUDGE)
Here’s how to adjust the nudge setting.
This moves the pattern's playback timing forward or backward, letting
you control the feel of the rhythm.
1
Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [SHUFFLE] button
to make it blink rapidly.
2
Use the [VALUE] knob to adjust the timing of the notes.
Display (Value)
Explanation
n-24
–
n 24
Higher values make the note timing earlier; lower values make the note
timing later.
Copying a pattern
1
Press the [PATTERN] button to make it light.
2
Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press one of the TR-S pads
[1]–[16] to select the copy-source pattern.
Pads that you can select as a copy-destination are blinking yellow.
* If you decide to cancel the operation, press the [PATTERN] button or
[TR-REC] button.
3
Press one of the blinking TR-S pads [1]–[16] to select the copy-
destination pattern.
* If you copy a pattern while a pattern is playing, the copy-destination
pattern plays automatically.
Clearing a pattern
1
Press the [PATTERN] button to make it light.
2
Hold down the [CLEAR] button and press the TR-S pad for the
pattern that you want to clear.
The pattern that had been saved in the TR-S pad you pressed is cleared.
Clearing an instrument
You can clear just a specified instrument (sample) from a pattern.
1
Press the [INST] button to make it light.
2
Hold down the [CLEAR] button and press the TR-S pad for the
instrument that you want to clear (one of the [1] (BD)–[8] (RC),
[9] (S1)–[16] (RC) pads).
Changing Instruments
Changing the entire kit of instrument sounds
You can use eight kits.
1
Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [INST] button to
make it blink.
2
Press the TR-S pad [1]–[8] to select the kit 1–8.
The TR-S pad that you pressed is blinking.
Changing the sound of an individual instrument
MEMO
When you change sounds, the change is automatically saved in the
settings of the currently selected kit.
1
Press the [INST] button to make it light.
2
Hold down one of the TR-S pads [1] (BD)–[8] (RC) and turn the
[VALUE] knob.
The display shows the selected sound.
Operation
Display
Explanation
[1] (BD) + [VALUE] knob
80.bd
TR-808 bass drum
90.bd
TR-909 bass drum
[2] (SD) + [VALUE] knob
80.Sd
TR-808 snare drum
90.Sd
TR-909 snare drum
[3] (CH) + [VALUE] knob
80.Ch
TR-808 closed hi-hat
90.Ch
TR-909 closed hi-hat
[4] (OH) + [VALUE] knob
80.Oh
TR-808 open hi-hat
90.Oh
TR-909 open hi-hat
[5] (LT) + [VALUE] knob
80.Lt
TR-808 low tom
90.Lt
TR-909 low tom
[6] (HC) + [VALUE] knob
80.Hc
TR-808 hand clap
90.Hc
TR-909 hand clap
[7] (RS) + [VALUE] knob
80.rs
TR-808 rim shot
90.rs
TR-909 rim shot
[8] (RC) + [VALUE] knob
80.Cb
TR-808 cowbell
90.rc
TR-909 ride cymbal
Adjusting the sound of an instrument
MEMO
When you change sounds, the change is automatically saved in the
settings of the currently selected kit.
Operation
Explanation
[LEVEL] knob
Adjusts the volume of the selected instrument.
Value:
0
–
100
[ATTACK] knob
Adjusts the strength of the attack if the TR-S pad [1] (BD) is selected,
or adjusts the sound of the snare rattle if the TR-S pad [2] (SD) is
selected.
Value:
0
–
100
[TUNE] knob
Adjusts the tuning (pitch) of the selected instrument.
Value:
0
–
100
[DECAY] knob
Adjusts the decay length of the selected instrument.
Value:
0
–
100
