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INTRODUCTION
WELCOME TO THE XR20 DRUM MACHINE
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GROUND RULES
CONNECTION DIAGRAM
TOP PANEL PHYSICAL LAYOUT
GENERAL CONTROLS
NAVIGATION BUTTONS
MODE BUTTONS
SETUP BUTTONS
TRANSPORT CONTROL BUTTONS
REAR PANEL PHYSICAL LAYOUT
DISPLAY LAYOUT
BASICS
HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE XR20
10 STEPS TO INSTANT GRATIFICATION (SETUP
AND CHECKOUT)
THE INSTRUMENT LAYERS
PLAYBACK / RECORD BASICS
RECORDING PATTERNS
STEPS TO RECORDING A PATTERN
PRACTICE MODE
RECORDING OTHER PARTS (1-SHOT AND
SYNTH)
PATTERN PLAY MODE
PLAYING PATTERN SEQUENCES WITH THE PADS
RECORDING PATTERN SEQUENCES INTO A
SONG
ASSIGNING PATTERNS TO THE PADS
SELECTING, EDITING AND CREATING DRUM SETS
SELECTING A DRUM SET
CREATING AND EDITING DRUM SETS
EFFECTS
SAVING YOUR DRUM SETS
RECORD SETUP
PAGE 1: SELECT THE QUANTIZATION VALUE
(QUANTIZE SELECT)
PAGE 2: GATE
PAGE 3: SELECT THE SWING VALUE (SWING
SELECT)
PAGE 4: ENABLE CLICK AND SET RHYTHM
(CLICK SELECT)
PAGE 5: SET CLICK VOLUME (CLICK VOL)
PAGE 6: VELOCITY SENSITIVITY
PAGE 7: BEAT VALUE
PAGE 8: NOTE VALUE
PAGE 9: PATTERN LENGTH
PAGE 10: OFFSET A PATTERN OR DRUM PART
PAGE 11: NAME THE PATTERN (NAME)
EDITING PATTERNS - ERASE FUNCTIONS
ERASING DRUM EVENTS WHILE RECORDING
ERASING AN ENTIRE PATTERN
ERASE ALL EVENTS PLAYED BY A PARTICULAR
DRUM PAD
ERASE ALL INSTRUMENT EVENTS IN SUB-
PATTERN
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EDITING PATTERNS - COPY/SAVE FUNCTIONS
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SAVING A PATTERN
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COPYING A PATTERN
APPENDING A PATTERN
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EDITING PATTERNS - TRANSPOSITION
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PATTERN STEP EDITING (STEP EDIT MODE)
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ADDING A NEW DRUM TO A STEP
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ERASE A DRUM SOUND FROM A STEP
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CHANGE A DRUM SOUND'S VOLUME IN A GIVEN
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STEP
EXIT STEP EDIT MODE
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SONG MODE
PLAYING SONGS
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RECORDING A SONG IN REAL-TIME
MANUAL SONG CREATION (SONG STEP EDIT
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MODE)
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SETTING SONG TEMPO
INSERTING A TEMPO CHANGE IN A SONG
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CONTROLLING PLAYBACK POSITION
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LOOP A PATTERN INDEFINITELY
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START FROM THE MIDDLE OF A SONG
ERASING AN ENTIRE SONG
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SAVING YOUR SONG
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APPEND A SONG
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NAME A SONG (NAME)
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SYSTEM SETUP
Page 1 / MIDI CHANNEL
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Page 2 / RECEIVE MIDI NOTES
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Page 3 / TRANSMIT MIDI NOTES
Page 4 / ASSIGN MIDI NOTE NUMBERS TO DRUM
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PADS
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Page 5 / ACCEPT EXTERNAL CLOCK VALUE
Page 6 / SEND CLOCK VALUE TO OTHER
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DEVICES
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Page 7 / MERGE MIDI IN WITH MIDI OUT
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Page 8 / SELECT DRUM SETS VIA MIDI PROGRAM
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CHANGES
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Page 9 / TEMPO SELECTION
Page 10 / MAP DRUM NOTES
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PAGE 11 / MANUAL DRUMSET OVERRIDE
Page 12 / LEDs
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Page 13 / BACKLIGHT BRIGHTNESS
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Page 14 / BATTERY LEVEL
Page 15 / LOW BATTERY WARNING
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Page 16 / CHECK AVAILABLE MEMORY
Page 17 / SEND SONG AND PATTERN DATA TO
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MIDI SYS EX STORAGE DEVICE
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SENDING MIDI SYSEX SONG AND PATTERN
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DATA TO THE XR20
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APPLICATIONS
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MIDI SYNC APPLICATIONS
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STRATEGIES FOR ASSEMBLING PATTERNS AND
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SONGS
UNDERSTANDING RHYTHMIC NOTATION
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MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART
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KEY FEATURES
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