SDHB2 User’s Manual
Hybrid electronic add-on pack
Using the SDHB2 as a general MIDI sound module
Connecting an external keyboard or sequencer to the MIDI Input allows you to use the SDHB2 as a multi-timbral sound module to play
various instrument parts in addition to your drums (for instance, Piano on Channel 1, Bass on Channel 2, Strings on Channel 3, etc.).
The voices on each MIDI channel are selected using MIDI Program Change messages. (See the General MIDI Voice list on page 22.)
NOTE: For more information on received MIDI messages, see the MIDI implementation chart.
Using the SDHB2 to control a sequencer
In Song mode, the song source can be set to external, allowing the SDHB2 to control the playback of an external sequencer.
MIDI clock (0xF8) is sent out automatically at the current tempo, and Start and Stop Real-Time commands (0xFA, 0xFC)
will be sent when pressing the Start/Stop button.
1. Connect the MIDI Out of the SDHB2 to the MIDI In of your sequencer. If you are using a software sequencer on a computer, you can
simply connect the USB port of the SDHB2 to a USB port of your computer using a single USB A-B cable.
2. Setup your sequencer to respond to MIDI Clock Sync.
3. Press the Start/Stop button to start the sequence from the top.
4. Press the Start/Stop button again to stop the sequence.
Note:
You can adjust the tempo of your sequencer using the Tempo buttons on the SDHB2.
Using a sequencer to record your SDHB2 drum performance
Using the MIDI IN/OUT or USB connections with a MIDI sequencer allows you to record your performance on the SDHB2
pads and play it back with the same voices.
1. Connect the MIDI Out of the SDHB2 to the MIDI In of your sequencer, and the MIDI Out of your sequencer to the MIDI In of
the SDHB2. If you are using a software sequencer on a computer, you can simply connect the USB port of the SDHB2 to a USB
port of your computer using a single USB A-B cable.
2. Setup the active track of your sequencer on Channel 10.
3. Activate RECORD on your sequencer.
4. Play the pads of your SDHB2.
5. Stop recording.
6. Locate your sequencer to the start of the recording.
7. Playback the recorded sequence.
8. The SDHB2 will play the same voices that were used during recording.
Notes:
1. To maintain the same voice parameters (level, pan, tuning), you should select the same Kit for playback
as the Kit that was active when recording.
2. To capture and correctly reproduce the timing of your performance, make sure that the Quantize function of
your sequencer is turned off.
3. If your sequencer has a Soft-Thru feature, you should set the SDHB2 to “Local Off” mode in the Utility menu.
If your sequencer does not have a Soft-Thru feature, you should leave the SDHB2 in its “Local On” default mode.
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