Display Layout - Akai XR 20 Reference Manual

DISPLAY LAYOUT

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The LCD is divided into several "windows." Each window contains information that helps you
monitor the XR20's status, and/or indicates what type of data should be entered.
1. Name, "dialog" box, real time Song/Pattern readout, beat counter. - This is the most
commonly-used area of the display. It shows Pattern and Song names, the beat counter if a
Pattern or Song is playing, and the Pattern (including A/B/Fill/Preset or User designators) that is
currently playing in Song mode. When acting as a "dialog box," it lists parameters and the value
to be edited (e.g., MIDI channel and the channel number).
2. Pattern/Song readout (also Drum Set edit and drum pad readout) - This shows the
selected Song or Pattern number; with Patterns, the A/B/Fill/Preset or User designators are also
shown. In operations that require selecting a drum pad, this window displays the drum pad
number.
3. Drumset Edited indicator - If you have edited a Drum Set to which a particular Pattern was
assigned, the display also shows DRUMSET EDITED. This is a reminder that you need to save
your changes if you would like to be able to recall them at a later time.
4. Page number and tempo display - When stopped or running, this shows the current tempo.
For functions that have multiple "pages" of parameters (Record Setup, System Setup, etc), this
portion of the display shows the currently selected page number.
5. Pattern Play indicator - This segment is lit when in Pattern Play Mode.
6. Synth and Octave Transposition indicators – SYNTH indicates that the pads are controlling
synth sounds, while the OCTAVE indicators (+1/-1) let you know whether the sounds are
transposed up or down an octave (no indicator will be present when there is no transposition).
7. Swing - Shows the current swing rhythm, expressed as a
percentage (or OFF if swing is off).
8. Drums / 1-Shot indicator – These indicators let you know
which Pad Play Mode is currently selected (i.e. which sounds the
pads are controlling, or which instrument layer you are currently
editing).
9. Quantize - Shows the current quantization setting in standard
music notation (or OFF if quantization is off).
10. Selected function - Shows which function is currently
selected: Drum Set, System Setup, Record Setup, etc.
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Throughout the text, button
names are shown
UPPER CASE and words
that appear on the display
are shown in BOLD. When
referring to a numbered
step in a set of steps, the
step number will be in
parenthesis—for example,
step (4)—to prevent
confusion with Song steps
or step edit mode.
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