Quick Guide
Quick Guide 2 Playing the Pads
The top panel of the RT-223 has 13 pads which serve to play drum kits and bass programs.
Turn the power on.
Press the [PATTERN] key.
The [PATTERN] key lights up and the
RT-223 is in pattern mode.
Press the [DRUM] key.
The [DRUM] key lights up. Now you can
use the pads to play the drum kit.
Tap the pads.
You will notice that the pads produce
various drum sounds. The 13 pads are
assigned different sounds, depending on the
drum kit or bass program that has been
selected. The illustration below shows an
example for the drum sounds of the 13 pads
with a drum kit.
Mid Tom
Hi Tom
Closed Hat
Snare
Kick
10
Ride Cymbal
Low Tom
Crash Cymbal
Cowbell
Open Hat
Rim Shot
Extra Cymbal
SNARE
KICK
Tambourine
Thump Slap Thump Thump Slap
Try tapping pad 0 (KICK) and pad 2 (SNARE) as
shown in the illustration above, to play a rhythm
line of bass drum and snare drum.
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