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Using
Pads
to
Play
Patterns
(Groove
Play)
Using Pads to Play Patterns
(Groove Play)
This section describes the groove play mode. In this mode, the 13 pads are used to play patterns assigned
to them. This allows quick switching between patterns during a performance. Up to 4 patterns can be
played simultaneously, letting you for example play two patterns with a different beat, or the same
pattern twice, shifted by 1 beat, to create a complex rhythm.
STEP PATTERN(SONG REC)
MEASURE BEAT
II
REAL-TIME REC
Groove PLAY
MODE
OPEN HAT
7 CLICK VOL
TOM 3
6 QUANTIZE
TOM 2
4
TIME SIG
TOM 1
2
MIX
EXTRA 1
9
FOOT SW
EXTRA 2
11
PAD SENS
EXTRA 3
13
MIDI
CLOSED HAT
5 PRE COUNT
SNARE
3
BASS TUNE
KICK
1
BASS KEY
CRASH
8 BAR LENGTH
RIDE
10
SWING
EXTRA CYMBAL
12
SHIFT
FUNCTION
REPEAT/STEP
INSERT/COPY DELETE/ERASE BASS MUTE
BASS
DRUM A DRUM B
STOP/EXIT PLAY
TEMPO
+ –
KIT/TRACK SELECT
Percussion/SFX
General Drums
Techno Beat
Rap/HipHop
Modern Drums
Ballad Set
65-79
55-64
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
Epif Rock
Funk Trap
Standard Kit
Studio Drums
Live Rock
Basic Drum Kits
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
00-09
Bass
Programs
00-24
STEP REC
SONG PATTERN
2, 3
4, 5
3, 6
4
6
1, 7
STEP
1
Press the [SONG] key and the [PATTERN] together.
The RT-123 switches to groove play mode, and the [SONG] key
LED and [PATTERN] key LED light up.
The song number is shown on the display.
In the factory default condition, the RT-123 has 13 patterns
specially designed for groove play assigned to pads 1 - 13. If a pad
is held down, the assigned pattern plays repeatedly. The intensity
with which the pad is hit controls the overall pattern volume. While
the pad is pressed, the pattern number is shown on the display.
You can select either a preset pattern or a user pattern.
If the [VALUE -] key is pressed while "U01" (user pattern 01) is
displayed, the display indication changes to "PAd". Instead of a
pattern, a pad for which "PAd" is selected will play the single sound
originally allocated to the pad (such as kick drum or snare).
STEP
2
Try out the sound by pressing any pad.
STEP
3
To change the pattern assigned to a pad, hold the pad down and use the [VALUE
+/-] keys to select the new pattern.
The patterns assigned to the pads are retained also while the unit is
turned off.
HINT HINT
SONG
STEP PATTERN(SONG REC)
MEASURE BEAT
PATTERN
Pattern assigned to pad
Groove PLAY
MODE
SONG PATTERN
+ –
PAD
PAD
In groove play mode, all patterns are played with the master tempo of
the currently selected song. If desired, use the [TEMPO] key to
change the song tempo.
NOTE