E-Mu XK6Xtreme Keys Owner's Manual page 57

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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.
Beats Setup:
Set the Trigger Buttons to Beats Mode
Press the Controllers button on the front panel.
1.
Turn the data entry control clockwise until you fin the "TRIGGER
2.
BUTTONS FUNCTION" screen.
Set the lower line of the display to read, "Play Beats Parts".
3.
Press the Controllers button on the front panel again to exit the menu.
4.
Set the Trigger Buttons to be Triggers
Press the Triggers button in the Command Functions section of the
5.
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
1.
beneath the Category field.
Turn the data entry control until bts: is shown in the Category field.
2.
Press the right cursor button so that the cursor is underneath the
3.
Preset Name field.
Now turning the data entry control selects ONLY bts: presets!
4.
Play Beats
Press any of the sixteen front panel Trigger Buttons. Notice that each
5.
button brings in a specific part. The chart below shows which buttons
control which part in bts: presets.
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. You can 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.
Alt. Groove Perc / Fills
5. Kick2 9. Perc3/Fill1
6. Snare2 10. Perc4/Fill2
7. Hihat2 11. Perc5/Fill3
8. Perc2 12. Perc6/Inst.
Arp/Beats Menu
Beats Mode
Instr/Wild
13. Inst1/Wild1
14. Inst2/Wild2
15. Inst3/Wild3
16. Bass
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