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- Page 1 User Manual RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-9 Classic Analog/Digital Drum Machine with 11 Drum Sounds, 64-Step Sequencer, Wave Designer and Dual-Mode Filter V 1.0...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
5. Creating a Pattern (Step Mode) ......11 Thank you Thank you very much for expressing your confidence in Behringer by purchasing the RD-9 Rhythm Designer with 11 original drum sounds, 64-step sequencer, integrated Wave Designer, integrated dual-mode filter, 10 independent analog outputs plus a mono mix, 16 authentic step pads, 16 pattern changes per song and an easily readable 7-segment 4-character LED display for tempo. -
Page 3: Important Safety Instructions
RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-9 User Manual 9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized 20. Please keep the environmental aspects of battery Important Safety or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades disposal in mind. Batteries must be disposed-of at a Instructions with one wider than the other. - Page 4 RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-9 User Manual About the RD-9 • • Authentic recreation of the influential and highly sought after legendary analog drum machine • • 11 original drum sounds with additional parameters and Global/independent Accent capability • • Modern and versatile workflow provides enhanced playability, enabling you to create captivating live performances •...
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Page 5: Introduction
RD-9 gives you the power to harness the phenomenal The RD-9 is ideal for the studio and/or the road. Owning an RD-9 gives you all the sound of the original. Colossal bass drums through to sizzling hi-hats can be power of a classic drum machine in a flexible package with the ability to create manipulated to take your rhythm conception to the next level. -
Page 6: Front And Rear Panel Control Layout
The auto fill function lets you make on the fly changes and gives that extra touch Control Layout to your compositions by adding fills at any point in a song. This gives the RD-9 a musical edge when it comes to bringing songs to life. -
Page 7: Edit Section
RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-9 User Manual 3.1.4 Edit Section (26) STOP – Stops the currently playing song or pattern. (27) PLAY/PAUSE – Play or pause the current song or pattern. (28) DATA – Encoder for data editing. (29) DATA MODE – Cycles through the various Data Modes. Tempo, Swing,... -
Page 8: Track Control And Settings
RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-9 User Manual 3.1.10 Track Control and Settings (47) (48) (50) (51) (49) (47) MUTE – Activates mute menu. (48) SOLO – Activates solo menu. (49) STEP BUTTONS – Used to input step information into patterns and is also used for various system tasks when used in conjunction with the (50) SETTINGS button or for deeper editing. -
Page 9: Rear Panel Connections
RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-9 User Manual 3.2 Rear Panel connections (65) (66) (67) (68) (69) (70) (71) (72) (73) (74) (75) (76) (77) (78) (79) (80) (81) (82) (83) (84) (85) (86)(87) (65) POWER – Connect the supplied PSU and engage power switch to turn on. -
Page 10: Overview
TAP/HOLD button and press the step you want the global accent The RD-9 has a ¼" (6.35 mm) mono jack output on the rear of the unit plus 10 on. This is displayed in white. Turn the level control counterclockwise (CCW) independent voice ¼"... -
Page 11: Creating A Pattern (Step Mode)
SysEx. This information can be saved and loaded by a Press STEP in pattern length setting third-party program or sent to another RD-9. Sweep erase by Hold + VOICE button Note: Pattern length, step on/off and accent on/off will be saved automatically Erasing all steps of selected voice by ERASE + VOICE button when programmed in step mode with RECORD enabled. - Page 12 The Auto Fill function is used to insert fill rhythms into the live play mode of the RD-9. Fills are created in the same way a pattern is created and stored. The difference between Auto Fill and normal pattern playback is that once an Auto...
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Page 13: Playing A Pattern (Pattern Mode)
RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-9 User Manual 6. Playing a Pattern (Pattern Mode) NOTE: All mutes can be cleared by holding HOLD/TAP and pressing the MUTE button. Press the PATTERN button and select the pattern that you wish to play. Solo functions... -
Page 14: Creating A Song Chain (Song Mode)
RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-9 User Manual To Erase a selected pattern in the chain, move to the pattern you wish to remove To chain songs: (by using the << and >> buttons) and press Erase. Press the SONG button to enter Song Mode, make sure RECORD is... -
Page 15: Wave Designer
Solid filter ON button = Filter in live control mode The diagram below shows the audio routing of the voices as they pass through the RD-9. Only one voice is shown in this example, but the same process applies to all voices. -
Page 16: Settings
RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-9 User Manual 11. Settings The Settings functions are listed below. All features are accessed by pressing the SETTINGS button and selecting the associated step key. Tempo Preference Options: 11.1 MIDI Global, where all patterns play at the set tempo, even if a different To enter the MIDI settings page press SETTINGS, select MIDI (STEP BUTTON 1) and tempo is stored within a pattern or song. -
Page 17: Map
Note that the above preferences are over-ridden when chaining songs (see section 8). 11.4 MAP The map function allows you to change the MIDI notes that trigger the RD-9 Filter HPF Preference voices either via the USB or MIDI ports. -
Page 18: Filter
RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-9 User Manual 11.6 FILTER 11.8 RAND (Random) The filter CUTOFF knob setting can be recorded as automation and programmed This function allows randomly played sounds to trigger on a pre-selected group into a pattern to create sweeping textures and effects as described in section 10. -
Page 19: Flam
Range from 0-24 adjusts the width of the flam and is set globally. you can choose on your RD-9 are 1/8, 1/8T, 1/16. 1/16T, and 1/32. By default, all steps in a pattern are not enabled to be controlled by the FLAM If you choose the step size 1/16, the duration of a single step is 1/16th of a bar. -
Page 20: Data Mode
12. Software Updates (1) (2) (3) (4) The RD-9 SYNTHTRIBE app can be downloaded by going to www.musictribe.com. Please follow the steps on the website and updater to update your RD-9. To check the current firmware version: Press SETTINGS. While holding the TAP/HOLD button press PREFS (STEP BUTTON 5). -
Page 21: Parameters
There are three different types of data files used by the RD-9. The contents of these file types are described herein. Global Settings File All of the RD-9’s Settings and Preferences are stored in the Global Settings file. This file is loaded from Storage Memory when the unit is powered on. The exact contents of the file are described below: Settings Settings in the Global Settings file are automatically saved back to Storage Memory whenever they are changed. - Page 22 Filter Enable Preference This preference selects which Filter Enable parameter is used to enable or disable by the 0 = Song, Analog Filter on the RD-9’s FX bus.. 1 = Global, 2 = Pattern This preference selects which Filter Automation parameter is used by the sequencer. It also...
- Page 23 Global Parameters The RD-9 has many parameters that can be tweaked to make your rhythm’s more interesting. The Global Settings file contains the following list of parameters. When these parameters are in use (i.e. the corresponding Preference is set to Global), they remain fixed, even when new Songs and Patterns are loaded into the sequencer.
- Page 24 Global Song Data Files Each of the 16 songs stored in the RD-9’s Storage Memory has a Song Data file. When a song is loaded into the sequencer from Storage Memory, this is the file that is loaded. The song loaded into the sequencer at any given time is called the Live Song. Changes the user makes to the Live Song Data file do not persist, the file must be saved back to the Storage Memory before another Song Data file is loaded.
- Page 25 RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-9 User Manual Song Parameters Some of the parameters in the Song Data file are comparable to the Global Parameters. When these parameters are in use (i.e. the corresponding Preference is set to Song), loading a new song will trigger the corresponding change in the sequencer. A tempo change is one such example.
- Page 26 Product Variant The RD-9 is part of a series of Behringer products that sequence songs. This parameter is used to distinguish between RD-9 Pattern Data files and other pattern data files. Bass Drum Step Values...
- Page 27 RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-9 User Manual Pattern Length The step length of pattern. 1 - 64 Poly Length (1-11) The step length of each tracks. 1 - 64 Reserved Random Tracks Random of each tracks is enable or disable 0 = Disable,...
- Page 28 RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-9 User Manual Pattern Parameters Some of the parameters in the Pattern Data file are comparable to the Global Parameters. When these parameters are in use (i.e. the corresponding Preference is set to Pattern), selecting a new pattern for playback will trigger the corresponding change in the sequencer. A change to the Step Size is one such example.
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Page 29: Daw Control
11.4 MAP. The 2nd way is to use Midi Time Code (MTC) to sync the RD-9 to your project. Different DAW packages work in different ways. Below is an example how to set up the RD-9 in Logic X. -
Page 30: Set-Up Example
RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-9 User Manual 15. RD-9 Set-up Example Hook-Up Example Studio Studio Monitors Audio Input Computer USB out Mixer Mono Audio Output USB in Trigger Output Power Audio Output Trigger Adaptor Input Headphones... - Page 31 RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-9 User Manual Using an External Processor Studio Monitors Mono Input External Processor Audio Output Audio Intput Mixer Mono Output To Return Input Individiual Voice Output Power Adaptor...
- Page 32 RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-9 User Manual Using an External Mixer In this example, the bass drum, snare and mono outputs are connected to a mixer. The signals from the bass drum and snare drum are removed from the mono output when a jack is inserted in the individual.
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Page 33: Specifications
RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-9 User Manual 16. Specifications Voices Number of sounds Type Bass drum, Snare drum, Low tom, Mid tom, Hi tom, Analog Rim shot, Clap Digital (Sampling) Closed hat, Open hat , Crash, Ride Number of simultaneous voices Sound controls... - Page 34 RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-9 User Manual Settings Switches Auto or Normal Autofill Autofill Enter autofill selection mode Songs / Storage Song mode Chain any of the 16 songs together for full sets Pattern / Storage Capacity 16 songs, 16 patterns each...
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Page 35: Glossary
RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-9 User Manual 17. Glossary Harmonics: A series of integer-related sine waves at varying levels creating different timbres. Waveforms (other than a pure sinusoidal) generate various harmonics which help define the character of the sound. RD-9 GLOSSARY Hertz (Hz): A unit of frequency equal to one cycle of a wave per second. - Page 36 RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-9 User Manual Output: The signal sent out by a device or process. Also used to describe the Timbre: The tone, character, or aesthetic qualities of a sound. physical socket where a signal leaves a device. Treble: Frequencies in a signal ranging from 5 kHz to 20 kHz (approximately D#8 Parameter: A setting whose value can be changed.
- Page 37 RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-9 User Manual FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION COMPLIANCE INFORMATION RD-9 Responsible Party Name: Music Tribe Commercial NV Inc. Address: 5270 Procyon Street, Las Vegas NV 89118, United States Phone Number: +1 702 800 8290 RD-9 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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