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- Page 1 User Manual RD-8 MKII Classic Analog Drum Machine with 16 Drum Sounds, 64 Step Sequencer, Wave Designer and Dual-Mode Filter V 1.0...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Thank you Thank you very much for expressing your confidence in Behringer by purchasing the RD-8 MKII with 16 original drum sounds, 64-step sequencer, integrated Wave Designer, integrated dual-mode filter, 11 independent analog outputs plus a mono mix, 16 authentic step pads, 16 pattern changes per song and an easily... -
Page 3: Important Safety Instructions
RD-8 MKII User Manual 9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized 20. Please keep the environmental aspects of battery Important Safety or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades disposal in mind. Batteries must be disposed-of at a Instructions with one wider than the other. -
Page 4: Introduction
• • Modern and versatile workflow provides enhanced playability, enabling you The RD-8 MKII is ideal for the studio and/or the road. Owning an RD-8 MKII gives to create captivating live performances you all the power of a classic drum machine in a flexible package with the ability to create bewildering beats. -
Page 5: Features
RD-8 MKII gives you the power to harness the phenomenal The RD-8 MKII has 29 knobs, 5 switches and 59 buttons, all laid out in a highly- sound of the original. Colossal bass drums through to sizzling hi-hats can be intuitive format that puts the fun back into your drum beat creation. - Page 6 RD-8 MKII User Manual 3.1.3 Wave Designer 3.1.7 Playback Controls (23) (24) (28) (30) (31) (32) (33) (7) (8) (10) (29) (7) ATTACK – Controls the attack portion of the Wave Designer circuit. Turn counter clockwise (CCW) to reduce the attack portion of the signal and clockwise (CW) to enhance the attack portion of the selected signal.
- Page 7 RD-8 MKII User Manual 3.1.9 Step & Note Repeat Section 3.1.10 Track Control and Settings (46) (45) (47) (48) (50) (51) (39) (40) (41) (42) (43) (44) (39) 1 – Step or Note repeat of a value of 1. (47) MUTE – Activates mute menu.
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Page 8: Overview
4.1 Connections Closed Hat. The RD-8 MKII has a ¼ (6.35 mm) mono jack output on the rear of the unit plus (69) OH INDIVIDUAL OUTPUT – ¼ (6.35 mm) Unbalanced output of the 11 independent voice ¼ (6.35 mm) jacks. When the individual voice outputs are Open Hat. -
Page 9: Creating A Pattern (Step Mode)
RD-8 MKII User Manual 4.4 Voice Section In this section the sounds and controls are described to help you achieve the most from the RD-8 MKII which has 16 sounds, plus Accent. (10) (11) (12) 5. Creating a Pattern (Step Mode) (1) ACCENT –... - Page 10 2. Press TRIGGER to set step on when playing The Auto Fill function is used to insert fill rhythms into the live play mode of the RD-8 MKII. Fills are created in the same way a pattern is created and stored. 3. Note repeat live record The difference between Auto Fill and normal pattern playback is that once an 4.
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Page 11: Playing A Pattern (Pattern Mode)
RD-8 MKII User Manual Track Mute This function lets you mute any voice(s) within a pattern, song or globally. To mute a voice(s): 1. While a pattern is playing select track MUTE. 2. Select the voice(s) you wish to mute. -
Page 12: Creating A Song Chain (Song Mode)
RD-8 MKII User Manual Note: When you erase a pattern from the chain it doesn’t remove/update the 4. If no Song is selected the chain will go back to Song 1. number of repeats in that place, so if Pattern 3 repeated 6 times and that pattern 5. -
Page 13: Analog Filter
TIP: Hold TAP/HOLD while pressing SEND to clear all voice from the FX bus. The diagram below shows the audio routing of the voices as they pass through the RD-8 MKII. Only one voice is shown in this example, but the same process applies to all voices. -
Page 14: Settings
RD-8 MKII User Manual 11. Settings The Settings functions are listed below. All features are accessed by pressing the SETTINGS button and selecting the associated step key. 11.1 MIDI Swing Preference Options: To enter the MIDI settings page press SETTINGS, select MIDI (STEP BUTTON 1) and 1. - Page 15 RD-8 MKII User Manual 11.4 MAP Auto Advance Preference The map function allows you to change the MIDI notes that trigger the RD-8 MKII Set the Auto Advance Globally or by Song. voices either via the USB or MIDI ports.
- Page 16 When composing rhythms, the basic unit of duration (in time) is a 'bar'. The step sizes you can choose on your RD-8 MKII are 1/8, 1/8T, 1/16. 1/16T, and 1/32. 6. Press SETTINGS twice to exit. If you choose the step size 1/16, the duration of a single step is 1/16th of a bar.
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Page 17: Software Updates
0%-100% range to simulate a human element to patterns. 4. FLAM – Part of a pattern of RD-8 MKII, consisting of a stroke preceded by a grace note. Range 0-24 adjust the width of the flam. Flam is the simulated effect of a drummer hitting a note with 2 sticks. -
Page 18: Parameters
RD-8 MKII User Manual 13. Parameters Preferences There are three different types of data files used by the RD-8 MKII. The contents In addition to the Settings described above, there are a number of Preferences of these file types are described herein. - Page 19 Song Data Files Filter step values per song are stored. 0 – 255 (1 - 64) Each of the 16 songs stored in the RD-8 MKII’s Storage Memory has a Song Data 0 = Off, Polymeter Polymeter is either on/off per song.
- Page 20 Low Tom Poly Length On/Off, Step Prob on/off, step flam on/off, Step below The RD-8 MKII is part of a series of Behringer Repeat on/off and Step repeat size. products that sequence songs. This parameter Product Variant The sequencer events triggered on the 64 steps...
- Page 21 RD-8 MKII User Manual Parameter Name Description Values The sequencer events triggered on the 64 steps Random Steps of the Random Steps track: Events include Step *See description (1 – 64) On/Off, Step Prob on/off, step flam on/off, Step below Repeat on/off and Step repeat size.
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Page 22: New Features Overview
RD-8 MKII User Manual 14. New Features Overview New features in V2.0.6. - In STEP mode, hold TAP/HOLD then press RECORD to set pattern New features are detailed here for a quick view of added functions. auto save on or off. - Page 23 RD-8 MKII User Manual...
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Page 24: Set-Up Example
RD-8 MKII User Manual 15. RD-8 MKII Set-up Example MIDI OUT Studio Monitors Connect a MIDI Device Audio Input USB Out USB In Mixer BD Audio Output Mono Audio Output Trigger Output Power Adaptor Trigger Input Audio Output Headphones Synthesizer... - Page 25 RD-8 MKII User Manual Studio Monitors Audio Input Audio Audio Output Input Mixer Mono Output To Return Input Individual Voice Output Power Adaptor...
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Page 26: Specifications
RD-8 MKII User Manual 16. Specifications Voices Analog Filter Number of sounds Type State variable, 12 dB slope Type Analog Cutoff 10 Hz - 15 kHz, adjustable Number of simultaneous voices 11 (12 including global accent) Resonance 0 - 10, adjustable... -
Page 27: Glossary
RD-8 MKII User Manual 17. Glossary Harmonics: A series of integer-related sine waves at varying levels creating different timbres. Waveforms (other than a pure sinusoidal) generate various RD-8 MKII GLOSSARY harmonics which help define the character of the sound. This glossary provides an explanation of useful symbols, terms and abbreviations. - Page 28 RD-8 MKII User Manual Output: The signal sent out by a device or process. Also used to describe the Timbre: The tone, character, or aesthetic qualities of a sound. physical socket where a signal leaves a device. Treble: Frequencies in a signal ranging from 5 kHz to 20 kHz (approximately D#8 Parameter: A setting whose value can be changed.
- Page 29 RD-8 MKII User Manual FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION COMPLIANCE INFORMATION RD-8 MKII Responsible Party Name: Music Tribe Commercial NV Inc. Address: 5270 Procyon Street, Las Vegas NV 89118, United States Phone Number: +1 702 800 8290 RD-8 MKII8 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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