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The Arp/Beats LED
flashes in time with the Base
Tempo.
• Change the Base Tempo from
the last screen in the Controllers
menu.
O O O O
Wrong FX? In Omni
mode, the FX assigned to
channel 2 will be used. In Multi
mode, the Master FX settings
will be used. See pages 88 & 98.
Main Groove
1. Kick1
2. Snare1
3. Hihat1
4. Perc1
Also notice that the Audition LED comes on when Beats begin playing.
6.
Beats are simply multitrack Audition Riffs. Use the Audition button to
turn Beats on and off.
Try out a few different bts: presets.
7.
Get Busy!
Two of the Controller knobs are programmed to control Beats. Check it out!
Press the M-P button in the Controllers section. Its LED will light.
8.
Now turn the Mod 1 knob with a Beats Riff playing. Mod 1 is controls
9.
the Beats Busy parameter which adds or subtracts parts from the Beat.
Turn the Mod 2 knob with a Beats Riff playing. Mod 2 is controls the
10.
Beats Variation parameter. Beats Variation changes which parts are
playing without changing the number of parts. This makes it easy to try
out different combinations of Beat Parts.
To Play Beats on a different MIDI channel:
Beats can be assigned to a certain MIDI channel while you play the
keyboard on another channel. (Make sure you have Beats mode set up correctly
as described in "Beats Setup" on page 22.)
Press the Arp/Beats button. The screen shown below appears.
1.
BEATS MODE
BtsCh: Basic
Set the Beats Channel (BtsCh) to 01.
2.
Select any bts: preset on channel 1 (main screen).
3.
Press any of the sixteen Beats buttons to start your Beat playing. (Do
4.
NOT start Beats by pressing the Audition button.)
Press the + Channel button to the left of the LCD to select channel 2.
5.
Select a preset to jam along with the Beat.
6.
The Trigger Keys now play Beats and the other keys play the preset on
7.
channel 2.
The Audition button can be used to turn the Beat off. (If you try to use it
8.
to turn Beats on while on channel 2, the Riff on channel 2 will play.)
Alt. Groove Perc / Fills
5. Kick2 9. Perc3/Fill1
6. Snare2 10. Perc4/Fill2
7. Hihat2 11. Perc5/Fill3
8. Perc2 12. Perc6/Inst.
Status: P
TrigCh:Basic
Instant Gratification
Exploring Beats Mode
Instr/Wild
13. Inst1/Wild1
14. Inst2/Wild2
15. Inst3/Wild3
16. Bass
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