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In Global mode you can make settings that affect the
entire TRITON-Rack, such as user scales, category
names, drum kits, and user arpeggio patterns ( PG
p.107).
This chapter will describe the procedure for editing a
drum kit. For the procedure of editing an user arpeggio
pattern, refer to "Arpeggiator settings" ( p.85). For
details on the parameters of other pages ( p.99).
In Global mode, playing the keyboard of a con-
nected MIDI instrument will cause the TRITON-
Rack to sound in the state of the previously-
selected mode. If you move from Sampling mode
to Global mode when sample memory is empty
(such as immediately after the power is turned on),
be aware that the TRITON-Rack will not produce
sound.
The settings that you edit in Global mode are pre-
served as long as the power remains on, but will be
lost when the power is turned off.
The data handled in Global mode can be classified
into three types: drum kit settings (GLOBAL 5.1),
user arpeggio pattern settings (GLOBAL 6.1), and
all other global settings (GLOBAL 1.1–4.1). Each
of these three types of data can be written into the
memory area. In Disk mode, this data can also be
saved on external media such as a floppy disk
( p.40).
Global mode does not provide a Compare function
that lets you make before-and-after comparisons of
your editing. Before editing user drum kits, or user
arpeggio patterns, you may wish to use "Copy
Drum Kit" or "Copy Arpeggio Pattern" to copy the
user drum kit or user arpeggio pattern to an
unused number.
Global mode
Creating a drum kit
About drum kits
A drum kit assigns a drumsample (PCM waveform
data for a drum) to each key, and specifies adjustments
in pitch and level etc. for each sample.
The TRITON-Rack contains 144 drum kit memory
areas. With the factory settings, 00 (I–A/B) – 15 (I–A/B)
contain preloard drum kits suitable for various styles
of music. ROM memory areas 144 (GM) – 152 (GM)
contain nine different preset drum kits compatible with
the GM2 sound map.
For the factory preset drum kits, refer to the separate
"VNL."
In GLOBAL 5.1: DKit you can modify these drum kits,
or create your own original drum kit from an initial-
ized condition. You can also create original drum kits
using sample waveforms that you sampled in Sam-
pling mode or loaded into memory in Disk mode.
A drum kit that you edit or create can be written into
one of the user drum kit memory areas 00 (I–A/B) – 143
(E–H). In Disk mode, you can save drum kits on exter-
nal media such as a floppy disk.
Multisample programs and drum kit programs
There are two types of programs: those whose oscilla-
tor uses a multisample, and those whose oscillator
uses a drum kit.
This selection is made by the PROG 2.1 Ed-Basic, Prog
Basic page "Mode (Oscillator Mode)" setting. To use a
multisample for the program, set "Mode (Oscillator
Mode)" to Single or Double. To use a drum kit, set
"Mode (Oscillator Mode)" to Drums.
About program parameters
Just as the character and effect processing of a melodic
instrument such as piano, organ, trumpet, and strings
is fundamentally different from that of percussion
instruments such as drums or timpani, the program
parameter structure of a multisample program ("Mode
(Oscillator Mode)" to Single or Double) is fundamen-
tally different from that of a drum kit program ("Mode
(Oscillator Mode)" to Drums).
The program parameters of a multisample specify filter
and amp settings etc. appropriate for a multisample.
For this reason, it is difficult to change such a program
for use with a drum kit. Thus if you wish to edit a
drum kit, you should first use Program mode to select
a program that uses a drum kit ("Mode (Oscillator
Mode)" = Drums), and then move to the GLOBAL 5.1:
DKit page. Programs that use a drum kit have filter,
amp, and effect settings suitable for drum sounds. It is
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