Exploring Beats Mode - E-Mu XK6Xtreme Keys Owner's Manual

Exploring Beats
Mode
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If you don't select a
"bts:" preset, only the first
trigger key will work.
Riffs marked "bts:" have 16
parts. Riffs without "bts:" have
only 1 part.
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Play the keyboard (or press the Audition button) and listen to the
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sounds made by your XK-6!
TRY OUT ANY OF THE CONTROLLER KNOBS on the front panel and
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note how they change the sound of each preset! Don't worry about
ruining the sound, the values are automatically reset as soon as you
select a new preset. The four buttons labeled A-D, E-H, I-L, M-P allow
the four controller knobs to control sixteen functions.
XK-6 contains a 16-track play-only sequencer that is optimized for live
performance and groove creation. XK-6 contains dozens of special 16-part
Beats Riffs. Beats Riffs are normally used in conjunction with a "bts:" preset
containing the appropriate percussion mapping. Before you start exploring
beats, make sure the XK-6 is properly set up.
Beats Setup:
Set the Trigger Buttons to Beats Mode
Press the Controllers button on the front panel.
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Turn the data entry control clockwise until you fin the "TRIGGER
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BUTTONS FUNCTION" screen.
Set the lower line of the display to read, "Play Beats Parts".
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Press the Controllers button on the front panel again to exit the menu.
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Set the Trigger Buttons to be Triggers
Press the Triggers button in the Command Functions section of the
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front panel. OK, now you're ready to start playing Beats.
Playing Beats:
Selecting Beats Presets
Press the right cursor button twice so that the cursor is located
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beneath the Category field.
Turn the data entry control until bts: is shown in the Category field.
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Press the right cursor button so that the cursor is underneath the
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Preset Name field.
Now turning the data entry control selects ONLY bts: presets!
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Play Beats
Press any of the sixteen front panel Trigger Buttons. Notice that each
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button brings in a specific part. The chart below shows which buttons
control which part in bts: presets.
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Exploring Beats Mode