Contents
Panel & Display Description
Front Panel.................................................................4
Rear & Side Panel......................................................5
Display........................................................................5
Setup
Connecting Pads and Pedals......................................6
Connections
Connecting an Audio Equipment.................................7
Connecting a set of Headphones................................7
Connecting an MP3/CD Player...................................7
Connecting a Computer..............................................7
Connecting a Midi Keyboard.......................................7
Power Supply & Switch...............................................7
Performing
Selecting a Drum Kit...................................................8
Playing the Pads.........................................................8
Adjusting the Sensitivity of a Pad................................9
Using the Metronome/Click Feature...........................9
Adjusting the Tempo...................................................9
Editing and Saving a Drum Kit
Adjusting the Volume of a Drum Kit..........................10
Switching Reverb On/Off and Setting EQ.................10
Selecting the Drum Instrument of the Pad................10
Adjusting the Volume, Pan and Pitch of the Pad......10
Setting the Pads to Play Songs................................10
Saving the Edited Kit.................................................10
Playing Along with Songs
Selecting and Playing Back a Song..........................11
Adjusting the Volume of the Accompaniment and
Drum....11
Muting the Drums in Songs.......................................11
Using the Pads to Play Songs...................................11
Recording Your Performance
Recording Your Performance Quickly.......................12
Playing Back Your Recorded Performance...............12
Making the Settings for Recording............................12
Practicing with Patterns
Selecting a Pattern and Practicing with it..................13
Scoring Your Practice................................................13
Playing Back Your Recorded Practice......................13
Creating Your Own Drum Kit
About the Drum Kits..................................................14
Selecting a Drum Kit.................................................14
Overall Drum Kit Setting...........................................14
Selecting the Pad to Edit...........................................14
About the Drum Instruments.....................................15
Selecting Instruments...............................................15
Drum Instrument Setting...........................................15
Settings for Other Functions.....................................15
Saving to a User Drum Kit........................................15
Making the Settings for Pads
About Settings of Pads.............................................16
Adjusting the Pad Sensitivity.....................................17
Setting the Pad Threshold........................................17
Eliminating Crosstalk between Pads.........................17
Selecting the Pad Curve...........................................17
Setting Rim Sensitivity on Pads................................18
Adjusting the Hi-Hat Pedal Splash Sensitivity...........18
Saving Settings of Pads............................................18
Setting the Metronome
About Click................................................................19
Switching the Click On/Off........................................19
Adjusting the Click Tempo.........................................19
Setting the Time Signature........................................19
Setting the Interval....................................................19
Adjusting the Click Volume.......................................19
Selecting the Click Sound.........................................19
Playing Back Songs
About Songs.............................................................20
Selecting a Song.......................................................20
Playing Back a Song.................................................20
Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume......................20
Adjusting the Drum Volume......................................20
Muting the Drums in Songs.......................................20
Recording a Song
About Recording.......................................................21
Recording Pad Performances...................................21
Recording Performances Accompanied with a
Song...20
Playing Back Your Recorded Performance...............21
Recording Standby....................................................21
Practicing in Learning Mode
About Learning Mode................................................22
Practicing with Beats.................................................22
Practicing with Rhythms............................................23
Practicing with Patterns............................................23
Recording and Scoring Your Practice.......................24
Playing Back Your Recorded Practice......................24
Making the Setting for MIDI
About MIDI................................................................25
Making the MIDI Settings..........................................25
Connecting with an External Sound Device..............26
Using the digital drum as a Sound Module...............26
Prompt Messages.....................................................27
Troubleshooting........................................................27
Specifications............................................................28
Kit/Voice/Song/Pattern/Parameter List......................29
MIDI Implementation Chart.......................................39
Quick Start
Advanced Use
Appendices
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