quency content of the sound. Fully clockwise, all the frequencies in the sound are present,
giving you the brightest sound possible. The further anti-clockwise you move the knob, the
more high frequencies are removed, making the sound less harsh and intrusive.
Decay - Rotary
This knob controls the time it takes for the cymbal to die away. At ‘0’, the sounds falls off rapidly. As the knob is moved in a
clockwise direction the longer it takes for the level to drop to zero. The decay time of cymbals is quite critical especially if
they are triggered repeatedly in the bar. Only set the longest decay time if you are using the cymbals sparingly in your
songs.
NOTE: This control was not featured on the TR909. To re-produce the original decay setting of the TR909 Cymbals, always
set this knob to the fully clockwise position.
Select - Switch
This switch selects which TR909 Cymbal will be edited by the Level, Tune and Decay knobs.
NOTE: The TR808 has one Cymbal sound. This switch has no effect on the TR808 Cymbal. It is used to switch between
the two TR909 Cymbals.
NOTE: Each Cymbal sound has it’s own individual MIDI Controller information so when recording via MIDI always check
that this switch is pointing to the Cymbal you want to change. When playing back via MIDI the position of this switch is irrel-
evant.i.e all the controls for these sounds can be manipulated simultaneously via MIDI - see the ‘Controller Map’ section on
page 42.
Cymbals
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