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Quick start operations
Playing song Demos
The demo songs help to show you the capabilities and sounds of
the
sD1500
sound module. There are two demos in the module.
The first demo song is an extended drum solo that switches between
various kits in the
sD1500
sound module. The second demo song
plays a long song that has several patterns combined to show the
different genres of music that
sD1500
sound module can play.
1. Press
[KIT]
and
[uTIlITY]
button simultaneously to enter Demo
Mode. The first song demo will start playing.
2. Press the
[PlaY/sToP]
button to stop the demo.
3. Press the
[-]
or
[+]
buttons to select a demo to play; use Play
button to play the demos.
4. After stopping the Song, press any of the Mode buttons
[KIT,
sonG or uTIlITY]
to exit the Demo Mode.
selecting a Kit
entering KIt mode
1. Press the [
KIT]
button. The LCD displays the current Kit number
and Kit name.
2. Press the
[–/+]
buttons or use the VALUE DIAL to select the Kit.
selecting a song
1. Press the
[sonG]
button and the SONG screen appears with
Song Number, Song Name, Beat and Measure. The bottom of
the LCD display will show the Number, Measure and Tempo.
2. Press the
[–/+]
buttons or
[Value DIal]
to select the Song.
Playing a song
1. Press
[PlaY/sToP]
to play a song. The PLAY/STOP button will
light, indicating that a song is playing. During playback of a song,
you will see the drum pad buttons flash, which are corresponding
to the drums being played.
2. Press the
[PlaY/sToP]
button to stop playback of the song.
The indicator lights will go out.
NOTE:
You can temporarily change the tempo of a song while
playback is in progress. The song returns to its preset tempo when
a different song is selected.
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