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8
I
iMiK
AN
E^Y
METHOD
TD BET YDU
STARTED
Because
this
booklet
is
intended
to
illustrate
the
basic steps that
might be
taken
for creating
patterns
and
songs,
many
other
details
are not
touched upon.
We
recommend
that
you
read
through
the
owner's
manual
beforehand
to
gain
further useful information.
We
are
going
to
create
a
song
using
5
simple
patterns written
in
real-time.
We
will
make
a
few
real-time
edits,
insert
some
repeat
marks and
a
tempo
change,
and
hopefully
you
will
understand
how
easy
it
is
to
use the R-8MKII. This
exercise
uses very simple
patterns
which
we
Invite
you
to
copy
as
we
go
aiong, or create
your own.
{For
those
of
you
who
cannot
read musical
notation,
please
program
the patterns as
you
wish, but maintain the
same
length as
our
example.)
Before
Starting
To make
sure
we
stay
together through
this
simple
process.
first
initialize
your R-SMKII by
holding
j
SELECT
|
and
|
PAGE
down
while turning
on
the
power.
Press
it's
initialized.
ENTER
twice
and
*
There
are other
ways
of
initializing
specific
parameters.
See
the
owner's
manual
on page
141.
Let's
Make Rhythm
Patterns
We
will
use
the
Tempo
of
120
BPM. To
verify,
push
TEMPO
,
adjust
if
necessary, then
push
TEMPO
again;
Press
I
PATTERN
i
,
and
select
number
3 for Real-time Writing.
The
display
shows:
Pattern
Number
Pattern
Bank
i
The number
of
bars
contained
in
the pattern
Pattern
Name
ri
Jl
PTNfflS2-61J<DEM0
6
RTM
T =
89.--
8
Q=l.--16
f
f
Time
Signature
Quantize
*
You
can always
exit
from any
step
along
the
way
by
pressing
|
E XIT
if
you
are not
sure
of
what
should be
showing
in
the
display.
Weii,
now we
are
ready
to
proceed one by
one
with
our
series
of patterns.
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