Chapter 2 Playing The Pads; Gate/Trigger Setting - Yamaha SU200 Owner's Manual

Chapter 2 Playing the Pads

This chapter explains sample playback methods and loop setup.
The SU200 offers the following pad playback methods.
Change the way the pad plays its sample.
Gate/Trigger Setting............................................................................................... See below on this page.
Play the sample once only, or play repeatedly (as a loop).
One-shot/Loop Setting............................................................................................................. See page 29.
Play the sample forward or in reverse.
Normal/Reverse Setting ............................................................................................................ See page 29
Set the section of the sample that plays back.
Start Point and End Point Settings .......................................................................................... See page 30
• The above settings must be made separately for each pad. When you enter a new setting, that
NOTE
setting applies to the selected pad only. (If you have not used the [Hold] feature, the setting
applies to the last pad that you pressed. If you have used the [Hold] feature, the setting
applies to the held pad.)
Select a specific pad whose settings you want to change.
[HOLD] button ......................................................................................................................... See page 32.
Play samples that were recorded at different tempos all at the same tempo.
Loop-Track Play................................................................................................................ See pages 18, 32.

Gate/Trigger Setting

This setting determines whether the pad acts as a gate or a trigger.
Gate........................... The sample plays out only while the pad is held down.
Trigger ....................... Press the pad once to start playback; you can then release the pad while playback continues.
Make the setting using the [GATE/TRIGGER] button. First press the pad you want to set. Then (while the
sample is still playing, or after it has finished) press the [GATE/TRIGGER] button as necessary so that GATE
or TRG appears on the display.
GATE
TRIGGER
STEREO/MONO
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LOOP TR
PLAY
GATE ONE SHOT NORMAL START
TRIGGER LOOP REVERSE POINT
STEREO/MONO GRADE
If you want to cut the sample off while playback is in progress, press the pad again.
Playback continues after you release the pad.
END POINT DELETE
POINT CLEAR EXTRACT
Sample playback stops immediately when the pad is released.
To cut off the playback, press the
same pad again.
TIME