JoMoX XBase-09 Analog Drum Machine
Quick start guide
Turn unit on (back panel)!
Turn up the master Volume control (upper right of the machine).
Turn up the individual volumes (BD Level, SD Level and HH level at lower
center).
To listen to sample patterns already programmed into the XBase-09
Hit the Pattern button (labeled „Patt", on the right of the machine).
Use the Up/Down keys to scroll down to Pattern 1 (LED display will read „P01").
Hit the Start button (on the left of the machine).
Use the Tempo/Data knob (on the right of the machine) to adjust tempo to your
liking.
Using the Up/Down buttons you can change patterns while the machine is in play.
To learn more about how the Xbase is making the sounds it is, you can „solo" the
Bass, Snare or HiHat channel by turning down the individual volumes of the other
two channels.
If you hear interesting „swooshing sounds" in some of the Patterns, these sounds
are being generated by one of the two onboard LFO sections (which can run
„free", be triggered on each hit or sync'ed to Midi).
You may come across Patterns that are long enough to occupy two Pattern spaces.
To move past these Patterns once you've listende to them, hit the Stop button,
then the Patt button and you can once again use the Up/Down keys to scroll past
these special Patterns.
To play with the sounds in the XBase-09
Hit the Pattern button (labeled Patt) and use the Up/Down keys to scroll until
the display reads „P01". Now hit the Peformance button (labeled Perf). You can
hit any of the Instrument pads at the bottom of the front panel and turn the
appropriate controls above (for the Bass Drum, turn the Bass Drum controls,
etc.). Twiddle the knobs! Have fun! The controls are highly interactive, so be
prepared to hear a lot of different sounds as you turn knobs.
If you'd like to hear the Bass Drum playing without having to hit the pad,
simply hit the „Start" button (on the left of the machine). If you want, you can
„solo" the Bass Drum by turning down the Snare and HiHat volumes. If you'd like
to adjust the tempo, turn the Tempo control (on the right of the machine). You
can still play with the knobs now!
Now, turn down the Bass Drum volume and „solo" the Snare by turning up its
volume. Play with the Snare controls. Try the Hat section, as well. The Clap,
Rim, Crash, Ride and Noise Samples, and the Reverse versions of all of those are
best explored within the Pattern context described below.
While the machine is playing, you can hear different pre-programmed „drum kits"
by simply hiting the Up/Down keys. Also, while the machine is playing, sou can
change the Pattern you are listening to simply by hitting one of the buttons
labeled 1 to 16. To switch „drum kits" while hearing this new pattern, simply
hit the Up/Down keys. There are 100 kits in the machine, and you write over any
of them that you don't like.
To Programm patterns into the XBase-09 (the real fun!)
Here's where the real fund begins:
