Effects; Saving Your Drum Sets - Akai XR 20 Reference Manual

EFFECTS

The Effects settings are stored per kit. Each Kit can have separate Reverb, Compression / EQ settings
that are specific to that kit. To change Effects settings, press the EFFECTS button while you are in
Pattern Mode. Effect settings can only be changed on User Patterns. In order for the Effects settings to
be remembered you must save the Drum Set after you make your settings.
Note: All the Effects are sent (bused) out the Main outputs. If you have a sound that is selected to go out
the Aux output, no effects will be applied to that sound.
The Effects selection and settings are similar to the Record Setup and Drum Set modes. After you press
the EFFECTS button, you will be taken to the first page. To move between the different pages and
parameters, use the PAGE RIGHT / LEFT buttons. The current parameter value can be changed with
INC / DEC buttons, the number keypad, or the VALUE dial. Note that you can turn Effects on and off on
a per pad basis.
Page 1 / Reverb Type
There are several Reverb types you can choose on this page.
You can select the Reverb type for the selected Drum Set by
pressing the INC/DEC buttons or using the VALUE dial.
Page 2 / Reverb Send Amount
You can determine the send amount by pressing the INC/DEC
buttons or use the Value Dial. This affects how much "wet"
signal is mixed with the original "dry" signal. The more "wet"
the signal is, the more reverb effect you will hear. Press a pad
to select it, then choose how much Reverb you would like to
apply to the corresponding sound.
Page 3 / EQ and Compression Type
There are several types of EQ and Compression curves. These
settings will affect the sound of your drumset to accentuate
certain frequencies as well as loudness settings. You can
select EQ and Compression curves with the INC / DEC buttons
or the VALUE dial.
Note: For EQ and Compression there is no send parameter.
Page 4 / EQ and Compression ON / OFF
This page allows you to enable and disable the EQ from the
signal chain. Press a pad to select it and use the INC / DEC
buttons or the VALUE dial to select whether you would like to
enable EQ and Compression.

SAVING YOUR DRUM SETS

After changing parameter settings it is important to save the
Drumset otherwise your settings will not be retained.
1. To save your set, press and hold the SAVE / COPY
button. The display shows SAVE SET?, the currently
selected Drum Set number (location), and a two-digit
number that's the same as the currently selected Drum
Set. You will notice the REC LED begin to blink.
2. To save the Drum Set to the current location, press
REC.
3. To save the Drum Set to a different location, enter the new Drum Set number with the INC/DEC
buttons, number buttons (allowable range is 00-99), or the DATA dial.
4. Finally, press REC to save to the selected location.
If you were editing a Preset Drum Set and want to save it, you will be given the option to save it to a
User Drum Set since you cannot overwrite a Preset Drum Set. This technique can also copy one Drum
Set to a different Drum Set. Also, remember that if you change Patterns before saving your Drum Set, all
of your edits will be lost.
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AmbBrite
BdSpring
BigGate
CloseMic
FxGate
HugeSpac
LgSpacy
Md80sRm
MdHardRm
MdSoftRm
MetalCav
RmSmlDrk
RoomGate
SeaWolf
Slapper
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SmPlate
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Studio
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WoodRM
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REVERB COMPRESSION
TYPES AND EQ TYPES
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Radio 1
Radio 2
SoftHype
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Country
Crunch
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Hip Hop
Jazz
Lo Boost
Roc1
Roc2
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