HXM HDP-1 User manual

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HDP-1DIGITALDRUM
USER SMANUAL
KIT
ENTER SETUP EXIT
G.BOX CLICK PHRASE
PHONEVOL MASTERVOL

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CAUTION
Anychangesormodificationsinconstruction of thisdevice whicharenotexpresslyapproved bythe
partyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoid the user sauthoritytooperate theequipment.
WARNING
When using electricalproducts,basicsafetyprecautionsshouldalwaysbe followed,including the
following:
NOTE:Thisequipment hasbeen testedand found to comply with the limitsfora Class Bdigitaldevice,
pursuant to Part15of theFCC Rules.
Also,this equipment hasbeen tested and found tocomplywith the limitsforfollowing standard:
EN55022-2006
EN55024:1998/+A1:2001/+A2:2003
EN55013:2001/+A1:2003/+A3:2006
EN55020:2007
EN61000-3-2:2006
EN61000-3-3:1995/+A1:2001/+A2:2003
Theselimitsaredesigned toprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencein aresidential
installation.Thisequipment generates,uses, andcan radiate radiofrequency energyand, ifnot installed
andused inaccordancewith the instructions,maycauseharmfulinterference to radiocommunications.
However,thereisnoguarantee that interferencewill not occurina particularinstallation.Ifthisequipment
doescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevision reception, whichcanbedetermined byturning the
equipment offand on, the userisencouraged to tryto correctthe interferencebyone ormoreofthe
followingmeasures:
-Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
-Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
-Connect the equipment into anoutlet on a circuit differentfrom that to whichthereceiverisconnected.
-Consultthedealeroran experiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
CAUTION

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TAKING CAREOFYOURDRUM
-directsunlight(nearawindow),
-high temperatures(nearaheatsource,outside,
orin acarduring the daytime),
-rainorexcessive humidity,
-excessive dust,
-strongvibration.
wThe unit shall notbe exposedto dripping or
splashing and no objectsfilled with liquids,
such asvases, shall be placed on the unit.
wThe drum containsdigitalcircuitry andmay
causeinterferenceifplaced too closetoradio
ortelevisionreceivers. If interferenceoccurs,
movethe drum furtherawayfromthe affected
equipment.
POWER
wOnlyuseattached poweradaptor.
wTurnthe powerswitchoff whenthedrum is
not in use.
wToavoid damage to the drum andother
devicesto which itisconnected, turn the
powerswitchesof all related devicesoff prior
to connectionordisconnection of audio
cables.
wTurn the poweroffif the main cableofthe
adaptoris damaged ortheinstrument is
spatteredwithliquid.
wDo not switch the unit on and off in quick
succession,this placesan undue load on the
electroniccomponents.
wUnplugtheACpowercordduring anelectrical
storm.
wAvoidplugging the ACadaptorinto the same
ACoutletasapplianceswithhigh power
consumption, such aselectricheaters orovens.
SERVICEANDMODIFICATION
Thisproductshouldbe serviced byqualified service
personnelwhen,
wthe powersupplycordortheplugofthe adaptor
hasbeendamaged,
wliquid hasbeenspattered into the unit orit has
beenexposedtorain,
wthe instrumentdoesnot appeartooperatenor-
mallyorexhibitsamarkedchange in
performance,
wtheinstrumenthasbeendroppedorthecabinet
hasbeendamaged.
HANDLINGANDTRANSPORT
wNeverapplyexcessiveforce to the controls,
connectors, padsorotherpartsof the instrument.
wAlways unplug cablesbygripping the plug firmly,
not bypullingon the cable.
wPhysicalshocks caused bydropping, bumping,or
placing heavy objectsonthe instrument can
resultinscratchesand/ormoreseriousdamage.
wCarefully checkthe amplifiervolume control
before stating to play. Excessive volume can
causepermanenthearingloss.
CLEANING
wClean the unit witha dry orlight-wet soft cloth.Do
notusepaintthinnerorpetrochemicalbased
polishes.
LOCATION
wDo notexposethedrum tothefollowing condi-
tionsto avoiddeformation, discoloration,ormore
seriousdamage,
DONOTATTEMPTTOOPEN THEUNITOR MAKEANYCHANGEIN THECIRCUITSOR
PARTSOFTHEUNIT.
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CONTENTSTABLE
ABOUTMANUAL.....................................................................................................................................7
INSTALLATION........................................................................................................................................8
CONTROLPANEL..................................................................................................................................9
BACKPANEL........................................................................................................................................10
PLAYINGPAD.......................................................................................................................................11
EXTERNALTRIGGERING.....................................................................................................................12
DRUM KIT.............................................................................................................................................13
KITSELECTION............................................................................................................................13
1. BasicOperation.....................................................................................................................13
2.Chain......................................................................................................................................13
3. Use Pedalto Select...............................................................................................................14
4.ExternalKitSelect.................................................................................................................14
LAYER............................................................................................................................................15
GROOVEBOX........................................................................................................................................16
ENTERTHEGROOVEBOXMODE................................................................................................17
INITIALIZATION.............................................................................................................................17
PERFORMANCE............................................................................................................................17
1. Playthe Loop Parts...............................................................................................................17
3. PlaytheSequentialNote.......................................................................................................18
4. Playthe Effect Sound............................................................................................................19
5. PlayComplete Music.............................................................................................................19
6.Change theG.BOXNumberDuringthePlaying.....................................................................19
7. Synchronized Start................................................................................................................19
9. Adjustthe Tempo..................................................................................................................19
METRONOME.......................................................................................................................................20
SOUND EFFECTS.................................................................................................................................21
PHRASE................................................................................................................................................22
ENTERTHERECORD MODE........................................................................................................22
RECORDERSETUP.......................................................................................................................23
1.ClearthePhrase....................................................................................................................23
2.RecordMode..........................................................................................................................23
3. Select a Kit forRecording......................................................................................................24
4. Select Accompaniment..........................................................................................................24
5. MeasureSetting.....................................................................................................................25
6. Beat Setting...........................................................................................................................25
7. Set Tempo.............................................................................................................................25
8. Set Metronome Volume........................................................................................................26
9. Reverb Effect.........................................................................................................................26
10. ChorusEffect.......................................................................................................................26
11. DelayEffect.........................................................................................................................27
RECORDING..................................................................................................................................28

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CONTENTSTABLE
SAVE RECORDING........................................................................................................................28
PLAYBACKCURRENTRECORDING............................................................................................29
PLAY PHRASE...............................................................................................................................30
ERASE PHRASE............................................................................................................................31
DRUM KITEDIT.....................................................................................................................................32
PAD KITEDIT................................................................................................................................33
1. Pad Kit EditPreparing...........................................................................................................33
2. EditParameters.....................................................................................................................33
(1)Layer..............................................................................................................................34
(2)LayerAEdit....................................................................................................................34
2-1Assign the Voice......................................................................................................34
2-2AdjustVolume.........................................................................................................34
2-3Set Pan....................................................................................................................35
2-4 Adjust Pitch..............................................................................................................35
2-5SetReverbLevelforPad..........................................................................................35
2-6SetChorus/DelayLevelforPad...............................................................................35
(3)EditLayerB.....................................................................................................................36
(4)Complete the Pad KitEditing..........................................................................................36
EXTERNALKITEDIT.....................................................................................................................37
1. ExternalEditPreparing..........................................................................................................37
2. EditParameters.....................................................................................................................38
3. Complete the ExternalKitEditing..........................................................................................38
GLOBALEDIT...............................................................................................................................39
1. Enterthe GlobalEdit..............................................................................................................39
2. SelectParameters................................................................................................................40
3. EditParameters.....................................................................................................................40
(1)ReverbEffect Edit..........................................................................................................40
(2)ChorusEffectEdit...........................................................................................................40
(3)DelayEffect Edit.............................................................................................................41
4. Completethe GlobalEditing.................................................................................................41
KITRESET.....................................................................................................................................42
1. Enterthe Kit reset..................................................................................................................42
2. Reset theKit..........................................................................................................................42
ADVANCEDEDITEDIT........................................................................................................................43
PADADVANCEDEDIT..................................................................................................................44
1. Preparing................................................................................................................................44
2. EditParameters.....................................................................................................................44
(1)Sensitivity........................................................................................................................45
(2)DynamicRange...............................................................................................................45
(3)Mask Time.......................................................................................................................45
(4)TriggerCurve...................................................................................................................45

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CONTENTSTABLE
(5)CrossTalk.......................................................................................................................46
3. Complete the Pad Advanced Edit.........................................................................................46
EXTERNALADVANCEDEDIT.......................................................................................................47
1. Preparing................................................................................................................................47
2. EditParameters.....................................................................................................................47
3.Hi-HatControlPedal..............................................................................................................48
4. Completethe ExternalInstrument Advanced Edit................................................................48
SYSTEMSETUP...................................................................................................................................49
GENERALSETUPPROCEDURE..................................................................................................50
CHAIN.............................................................................................................................................51
OVERALL SETTINGS....................................................................................................................51
1Equalizer................................................................................................................................51
2MasterVolume.......................................................................................................................51
3MasterTune...........................................................................................................................52
4PedalSwitchFunction...........................................................................................................52
5PedalEffectiveAction...........................................................................................................52
6Local......................................................................................................................................52
7Phrase PlayingMode.............................................................................................................52
USERREVERBEFFECT...............................................................................................................53
USERCHORUSEFFECT...............................................................................................................54
USERDELAYEFFECT..................................................................................................................54
USEREQUALIZER.........................................................................................................................55
RESET...................................................................................................................................................56
MIDI &USB...........................................................................................................................................57
KITLIST................................................................................................................................................58
GROOVEBOX&ACCOMPANIMENTLIST...........................................................................................60
SOUNDEFFECTSLIST........................................................................................................................61
VOICELIST...........................................................................................................................................62
SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................................................................................69

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ABOUT MANUAL
The HDP-1hasmanyfunctions.Theyareintroduced inrespectivechapters inthe manualaslisted
below. The BASIC FUNCTIONisrecommended to read at first. Read the ADVANCEDFUNCTIONin
caseyouneed.
BASIC FUNCTION
PLAYINPADand EXTERNALTRIGGERING-The unithas8built-inpadsand 5externalinstruments
canbe connected. Thesechapters giveyou essentialconcept how to playthem.
DRUM KIT-Theunit has80 presetpadkitsand 5externalinstrument kits. Eachkit is aconfiguration of
different voicesassigned to eachpad orinstrument. Voicescanbe layered -two voicesareassignedto
apad,theycouldbe playedinsingle, mixed orswitchwaydepending on how hardstriking the pad. The
kitis veryimportantconceptofthis drum.
GROOVEBOX-The GrooveBoxprovidesan interesting anduniquefeatureforyourperformanceand
entertainment.In thismode, the pad triggers musicalelementsincluding drum beatand otherinstrument
obbligato, effect sound and sequentialnotes.You can perform completemusicbystrikingpads.
PHRASE-Youcan recordyourperformanceand saveitasuserphrases.Then, you can playitback.
Two recording modesprovide easy wayto editthe recording inrealtime. Also, orchestration accompani-
mentscan be mergedinto the phrase.
METRONOME-Built-ineditable metronome is oneoftheusefulutilities.
ADVANCEDFUNCTION
SOUND EFFECTS-The drum isequipped with DSP devicethat generatessound effectsapplying to the
originalsound to improvesound qualityorchange characteristic of the sound.
DRUM KITEDIT-The unitprovidespowerfuleditfunctionallowsyoutoedit presetkit, forinstance,
assign voice to thepad, setitsvolume, pitch and pan,establishyourownlayermodeetc.
ADVANCEDEDIT –Thisfunction allowsyouto fine adjustbehaviorofthe padand externalinstrument
suchassensitivity, dynamicrangeetc, thoughthe manufactureralreadydidit. If necessary,readthis
chapterto learnhowto do ittoaccommodate yourtaste.
SYSTEM SETUP-Setup function allowsyou to setup system parameterssuch asmastertune, equal-
izeretc. Youcanalsocreate customsound effect module. These functionsare formore professional
requirement.
RESET-In caseyouwant to recoverfactorydefault setting, the Reset functionprovide different wayto
doit.
APPENDIX
Itprovidesdetailed informationofKitlist,GrooveBoxlist,Accompanimentlistetc.
Please keep the Manual in hand or serve it in safe and convenient place for your frequent
reference.

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INSTALLATION
SupportBoardInstallation
Thisunit isfordesk-top application. It can be also mounted on stand ordrum kit rackwith support board
installed.
Align holesinsupport boardandbottom oftheunit,theninsertfourM6X12 screwsand fasten it.
StickStorage
There areattached stickstorage inthe right side on the unit. Insertstickinto the holeof the storage and
push it until the stick hooks in and hearclick sound.
Pushit again, the stick will pop out.
Note: Pleaseuse attached stick. Othersticks might haveloose orstuck problem.
Sticks

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CONTROLPANEL
(1)HEADPHONEVOLKnob: RotatetheHEADPHONEVOLknobtoadjustthe headphonevolume.
Rotate theknob clockwiseto increasetheheadphone volumeand counter-clockwiseto decrease the
volume.
(2)MASTER VOLKnob: TheMasterVolume willaffectbothheadphonevolume andline outlevel.
Rotate the MASTER VOLknob tochange themastervolumeranged 0-127.Rotate the knob clockwise
to increasethe volumeand counter-clockwise to decrease the volume.
(3)Display: Information displaysuch asKit numberand name, pad selection statusetc.Thedisplayis
back-litLCD (LiquidCrystalDisplay)type.
(4)KITButton: Press thisbutton to enterthe Kitselection window.
(5) Button: Pressthebutton toplayorstop phraseorGrooveBox
Tip: When switch pedalisplugged inand assigned to Start/Stop type, it ll function asthe
button.
(6) Buttons: Press thebuttontorecordphrase.
(7)G.BOXButton: With theGrooveBoxfeature,thepadtriggers musicalelementsincluding rhythm,
chord, effectsound and sequencernotes. Pressthe button to enterthe GrooveBoxmode.
(8)CLICK Button: Metronome On/Off switch. Pressandhold down this buttonfor2secondsto engage
metronome setupmode. Whenthemetronome isengaged, indicatorof thebutton willflashpercurrent
beatandtempo
(9)PHRASEButton: Phrase isa short pieceofmusic can berecordedbyuser.It can be playedback
inloop.Press the button to enterthe Phrasemode.
(10)SETUPButton: Enterthe Setupmodeto changemanyeditableparameters
(11)ENTERButton: Confirmyourchoiceoroperating
(12)EXITButton: Exitthe currentoperation
(13)DATAKnob: Rotatethe knobtochangedataforalloperations.
Tip: Whenswitchpedalisplugged in andassigned to data plus/minustype, it ll function asthe
Dataknob.
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Standard
MASTERVOL
PHONEVOL
KIT
ENTER SETUP EXIT
G.BOX CLICK PHRASE

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(1)PowerSwitch: Turn On/Off thesound module
Note: When youturnthe poweroff,do not turnit on immediately.Wait atleast fivesecondsto
turnthepoweron so that theelectroniccircuitscan properly reset.
(2)PowerInJack: Plug inthe DC cableof the attached adaptor
(3)LineInJack: LineIn stereoaudioinput jackswillmixthe supplied signalwith the internaldrum
sound. It can be used to hookup itemssuch asCD players,MP3 playeretc.
(4)Line OutJack: There is nobuilt-inspeakerinthe drum. Line Out stereoaudiooutput suppliesthe
drum output signalto externalamplification, such ashome stereo, PAsystem orotherstand alone
amplifiers. If you connectwith externalmono system, stereo/mono adapterisrecommended.
(5)Headphone Jack: Thedrumhasstereoheadphonejack.You canplayintotalsilencewithout
disturbing others inthe room byplugging aset of headphonesinto the sockets.
(6)Expand TriggerJacks: Connect externalRidecymbal, Hi-Hatcymbal,Snare, Kickdrum and Hi-Hat
controlpedalthrough thesejacks.
(7)FootSW Jack: Pluginafootswitchpedal. The pedalcan be assigned todataplus/minus,Start/
Stopfeature foreasy operation bythe pedal. The default setting isdata plus/minus.Pleasereferto
Overall Setting section ofthe <SYSTEMSETUP> Chapterformoreinformation.
(8)USBJack: The USB connectorallowsyou to connectthe drum directlyto yourcomputer sUSB port.
The USB interface iscompatiblewith WindowsXP, WindowsVista, Windows7 and MAC OSx.The com-
puterwill recognize thedrum asAudio Device.
(9) MIDI In/OutJack: ThisdrumcontainsMIDI inand MIDI output portswhichallow communication with
otherproductsequippedwith MIDIinterfaces
BACK PANEL
123
456789
OUT INMIDI USB FOOTSW HHCTRL
KICK HI-HATSNARE RIDE HEADPHONE L/MONO RLINEIN
LINEOUT
DC IN
ON/OFF
12V
+
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TURN ONTHEPOWER
(1)Plug inthe DC cableof the attached adaptorto
the POWER jack.
(2)Plug intheheadphone tothe Headphone jack.
Ifyou connectexternalaudiodevicesuchasam-
plifierandspeakerbox,turnitsvolumetolower
level.
(3)Adjust volumeofexternalaudio devicecon-
nected with the drum to lowerlevel.
(4)PressthePOWERbutton.
(5)Turn on externaldevicesifit isconnected.
VOLUME
Strike pad andadjust thevolume to properlevel.
The MasterVolume willaffectboth headphone
volumeand line out level.Rotate the MASTER
VOLknobtochangethemastervolumeranged0
-127. Rotatetheknob clockwiseto increasethe
volumeand count-clockwiseto decreasethe
volume. The displaywillshow the volume andit ll
blink.Press the ENTERbuttontoconfirmyour
setting,orafterabout2secondswithoutany
operation, itwillreturntothepreviouswindow
automatically.
Rotatethe PHONEVOLknob to controlthe head-
phonevolumeonly.
PLAYINGPAD
MASTERVO
L
PHONEVOL
PLAYINGPADS
All padshave striking strength sensitivityfeature.
Strikethe pad harderto makehighervolume and
strikethe pad softerto make lowervolume.
Note: The striking strength sensitivityfea-
tureisnotapplied tothe pad1-4inthe
GrooveBoxmode. Pleasereferto Chapter
<GROOVEBOX> fordetails.
When strikeapad, itsindicatorwill light up and
correspondingblockonthedisplaywillappear.
Strike Pad Pad Indicator
Thepad couldhavelayerfeature. Strike thepad
softertosound avoiceand strike thepad harder
to sound anothervoiceormixedvoices.Please
referto Chapter<Drum Kit>fordetails.
MasterVol
Standard

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CymbalChoke
Strike thrcymbal, itssound will sustain. Then
squeezethe edge portion to mute thesound.
Please notethat the Hi-Hathasno choke
feature.
Playing Kick Drum
Pressthe Kick drum
pedaltomakekick
drumsound.
EXTERNALTRIGGERING
EXTERNALTRIGGERING
This unitcan connectexternalinstruments
such assnarepad, ride cymbal, kick drum pad,
Hi-HatandHi-Hatcontrolpedal.Theunit canbe
triggeredbytheseexternalinstruments.
Pluginthe cableof the instrument tocorre-
spondingjack.Connectionmarkwillappear
underneaththeexternalinstrument icononthe
display.
When playthe externalinstrument, the external
instrumenticonwill be triggeredwithraysymbol.
KickSnareRide Hi-Hat Hi-HatPedal
Struck
instrument
Connection mark Externalinstrument
notconnected
PlayingCymbal
Strikethe centralposition (bow)of thecymbal
to makecymbalsound, strike the edgeof the
cymbalto makeedge shot sound.
Bow
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PlayingSnareDrum
Strike the centralposition(head)of the pad to
make head sound, strikethe rimof the padto
makerimsound. There aretwo rimportionswith
different rimsound. Also, there isa mark on the
padtoindicatetheportion.
Playing Hi-Hat
(1)Strikethe Hi-Hat pad without pressing theHi-
Hatcontrolpedaltomakeopen Hi-Hatsound.
(2)StriketheHi-Hat padwith fullypressing
theHi-Hatcontrolpedalto makeclose Hi-Hat
sound.
(3)Strike theHi-Hat padwhile pressingthe Hi-
Hatcontrolpedalgradually tomake consecu-
tiveclosed Hi-Hatsound.
(4)Press the Hi-Hat pedaldownquicklyto make
Hi-Hatpedalsound.
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Rim1
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Head
CONTACTYOUR VENDER TOPURCHASEEXTERNALINSTRUMENT
Playing Cymbal Bell
Strikethebell at the largeride cymbalmakecym-
balbell sound.
Note: Thisfeature isavailableforthe
cymbalwith bell only,
Standard
Note: Hi-Hatcymbalhasno edgeand
chokefeatures

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The unithas80presetpad kitsand 5 externalinstrument kitsforyourchoice. Each kitisaconfigura-
tion of different voicesassigned to each pad orinstrument.
Thediagrambelow presentsbrief controlflow of the kit selection. The following pageswillgiveyou
detaileddescription.
DRUMKIT
Kit numberKit name
CHAIN Icon Chain No. KitnameKit No.
KITSELECTION
1. BASICOPERATION
Thereare80 presetpad kitsforyourchoice. Thepad kit
isappliedto 8 built-inpads.Afterpoweron,the padkit
selectionwindowis engagedautomaticallywhiletheKIT
button indicatorwill lightup. The kitnumberand itsname
will be shown. The kit numberalsoappears in the right
side of the display.
RotatetheDataknobtoselectapadkit. Rotatetheknob
clockwise to increasethe kit numberand anticlockwise
to decrease the kit number. All pad kitslisted in the Ap-
pendix<KITLIST>in the back of the manual.
2.CHAIN
It is often tochange the pad kitduring the performance.
TheChainfeatureprovideseasyand fastwaytochange
thekit. You can organizedesired padkitsintoachain
then callyourfavorite kit consecutively.
Thereare10 pad kitscan be stored inthechain.In the Kit
Selectionwindow, The KITbutton functionsasa toggle
switchto selectnormalselection and Chainselection
mode.Press the KITbutton to engage theChainmode.
TheChainicon willappearand the Chain numberwith
Standard
Standard
KIT
KIT KIT KIT
KITSELECTWINDOW
CHAIN LAYERMODE
EXT
. KITSELECT
Press for
2Sec.

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Light Funk
KIT
DRUMKIT
4. EXTERNALKITSELECT
When externalinstrumentsareconnected, theyareplayed
in voice assigned to the externalkit.
Press andhold down the KITbutton for2 seconds,the
externalkitnumberwith “E”prefixwillbe shown. Default
externalkitisE1.
RotatetheDataknobtoselectanexternalkit.Thereare
5 externalkitscan be selected.
Press the ENTER button to confirm and exit.
Sign ofExt. kit
ChainNo.Kitname&No.
prefix “C”andkitnamewillbe shownon the top rowof the
screen. Itscorresponding padkitnumberwill be shownin
the KITareaintherightsideof the display. Rotatethe
DATAknob toselect Chainnumber..
Pressthe KITbuttonagaintoexit the Chain mode and
convert to normalKitSelection window.
Tip: You can assign yourfavorate kitstochain.
Pleaserefertothe<SYSTENSETUP>Chapterfor
details.
3.USEPEDALTOSELECT
You couldalsousefoot switchpedalto selectkitorChain
number,ifthe pedalisconnected. Pressthepedal,the
kitnumberwill increasebyonedefaultly.Youcouldset it
fordecreasing byone withthe Setup function. Please
referto the <SYSTEM SETUP> Chapterin the manual
fordetails.
Tip: You canuse thepedal as theDataKnob in
manyother cases.
KIT
2 Sec.
External5
Ext. Kitnumberandname
PadKitnumber

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DRUMKIT
LAYER
In thismode, two voicesareassignedtoeachpad. The sound layering dependsonhow hard youstrike
thepad. Thisfeatureallowsyou have moreexpressiveperformance.Thereare5 layeringtypesdetermin-
inghowvoicesof LayerAandLayerBarearranged.
Switch -you ll hearvoiceAwhen strikesofterand hearvoiceBwhen strikeharderthan the LayerPoint.
Mix -You llhearvoice Awhen strikethepadsofterand voice Bwillbe added when strikeharderthan the
LayerPoint.
Fade -You llhearvoiceAwhen strike the padsofterandvoice Bwillbe added graduallywhen strike
harderthan the LayerPoint. The strongerthestriking, themorethe voiceBwill be added.
X.Fade -Thisisessentiallythe same asFade,but VoiceAwillfade when strikeharderthan the Layer
Point. The harderthe striking, the more fades.
Off -Layerfeatureoff.Voice Aonly
In the kitselectwindow, press the ENTERbuttonsto
watch the current layering status. The layermode mark
A,borLwillbe addedinfrontof thekitnumberand blink.
“A”representsno-layeringbutvoiceAonly, “b”represents
no-layering butvoiceBonlyand “L”representsLayermode
isengaged. Rotatethe Data knob to change the mode.
Press theENTERbutton againto confirmandbackto
normalkitnumberdisplay.
Standard
Layering Modemark
SETUP
ENTER EXIT
2. Not all kitspreset layering feature. Please referto <KITLIST>in the back of the manual. Ifthe kit isno
layering preset ,i.e.the layertype is Off, italwaysshowAwhen rotate the Dataknob. Ifthe kitis presetwith
layering mode, the default statusisL.
3. The layermodechangehereistempoary.When you re-selectthiskit, the layermode will recoverto its
default setting.
Tip: You can change layerpreset and reserveit. Pleasereferto the <DRUM KITEDIT>Chapter.
Note:
1. Not all kitspreset layering feature. Please referto <KITLIST>in the back of the manual. Ifthe kit isno
layeringpreset,
VoiceA&B Mixed
Strength
Volume
Strength
Volume
Off Mix
VoiceA
VoiceA
La
yerPointy
VoiceofLayerB
VoiceofLayerA
LayerPoint
Volume
Strength
Volume
Strength
Volume
SwitchFade X.Fade
LayerPointy
LayerPointy
VoiceAVoiceB
VoiceA
LayerAVoiceA&B Mixed
withVoiceAFading
Strength
VoiceA&B Mixed

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pads.
There are20 GrooveBoxmusics built-inforyourchoice.
PleaserefertotheGrooveBoxListintheback ofthis
manualfordetails.
In thisperformancemode, 8padsaredividedto two
sections.4 upperpadsmarked1 -4areforloop parts
triggering.4lowerpadsmarked5-8areforsingleVoice
triggering.
Thediagrambelowpresentsbriefcontrolflowof
GrooveBoxoperation. The following pageswill give you
detaileddescription.
GROOVEBOX
TheGrooveBoxprovidesaninterestinganduniquefeatureforyourperformanceandentertainment.
When you playpad, ittriggers GrooveBoxmusicbutnot simplypad kitsound.
TheGrooveBoxmusic composedofloop playingpartsincludingdrumbeatandthreeobbligatosandsingle
voicepartsincluding effectsound and sequentialnotes.Eachloop partand sequenceshas4variationsAto
D.
Combiningwith thesepresetelements;youcan perform complete musicwithmanyvariatiesbystriking
BeatPad ObbligatoPad
Sequentialnote Pad Effectsound Pad
LoopPartSection
SingleVoiceSection
1234
5678
MUSICSELECTINITIALIZATION
SYNCH. START
PLAY
KITSELECTWINDOW

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INITIALIZATION
ThedefaultvariationisAforall pads.Ifyouwant, you
canchooseanyvariation asan initialvariationtostart
play.In the G.Boxmusic selectwindow,presstheSETUP
button,the musicname will bereplaced byblinking varia-
tion code A,B,C, D. Rotate the Date knob to change
variationtogether.Or,you canhitparticularpadsoft to
change itsvariation individually. Hitthe pad hardto dis-
ableitwhileitsvariationcodewill stop blink.Strike the
padagaintoenablethepad.
Press the EXITbutton to exitthe initializationand back
to the musicselect window.
Tip: The “disable”featureisusefulforSynchro-
nized startmode.
Note: RotatingtheData knobcannotchangethe
variationfordisabledpad.
ENTERTHEGROOVEBOXMODE
In the kit selectwindow, press the G.BOXbutton and its
indicatorwilllight up. The name of GrooveBoxmusicand
itsindexnumberwithprefix “b”willbeshown.The tempo
and beat of itwill appearon theright side of the screen.
When themusic numberisblinking,rotate theDataknob
to select GrooveBoxmusic.
PressingtheEXITorKITbutton toexittheGrooveBox
andturnto Kit window.
PERFORMANCE
1. PLAY THELOOPPARTS
Start playing loop partsbystrike the Pad 1 toplaybeat,
strikethe Pad 2 -4 to playobbligato 1-3.
Itsindicatorwill light up and corresponding block onthe
displaywill appear. The musicname will be replaced by
variationcodeand the code forworkingpadwillblink.
Then,onceyoustrikethepadsoft,it llchangetothe next
GROOVEBOX
variation.Thevariation change will occurfromthe next
note and keepthebeatand measureconsecutively.Strike
the pad hardto mute itand the block of thispad will
disappear,itsvariationcode will stop blinkaswell.
SETUPENTER EXIT
SignofG.BoxMusicnumberMusicname
Beat and tempoofthe music
ABCD
Disabled pad
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GROOVEBOX
Tip: Youcanstarttwopartsatsametimebystrike
thesepadssimultaneously.
Tip: You can playthesequencenoteany-
time evenifthebeat/obbligatoarenotreally
beplayed.
3. Playthe Effect Sound
Strikethe Pad 7or8totriggeran effectsound
immediately.Onlyasinglesound istriggered once,
therefore,youdon tneedtoturnitoff. Eacheffectsound
parthasseveraldifferentsounds. Onceyoustrikethe
pad, it ll change to the nextsound.
Note: Inthe GrooveBoxmode,the pad 1-4has
no strength sensitivityfeature.It isfortriggering
the beat andobbligato only.The pad 5-8has
strength sensitivityfeature,the harderthe striking,
thelouderthe volume.
Alternatively,you don tneed to stop beat and obbligato
partsbyhitting padshard separately.Press the but-
tontostopallpartsplayingandthebeat and measure
countwilldisappear.Press the button againto start
playall beat andobbligato partsfrom the first measure,
whichwaseffectivebefore the stop.
2. PLAY THESEQUENTIAL NOTE
Each G.Boxmusichassequence part. You can control
when itsnotessound.Whenyou strikepad 5or6, notes
willbe triggeredsequentially.Thevariationcode of the
pad5isthesame aspad1and thevariation code of the
pad 6 isthe same aspad 2.
The sequenceissynchronizedwith beat and/orobbligato
inmeasure. Only notesinthesamemeasureof thebeat
and/orobbligatocan be played.Thetriggering pointis
free withinthe measure, but Ifyoustrike thepad more
timesthanthe note numberof thismeasure,thenotes
will repeat.
ABCD4-1
Working pads
anditsvariation Measure-Beat
Themeasurecountandbeatwillbe displayed inreal
time. Evenifyou mute allparts,the countkeepsrunning.
Rotate the Data Knob,the variation of workingpadswill
change atsame timebased ontheitscurrent variation.
During the playing, you canaddanotherpart bystriking
relevant triggering pad. New part will be inserted atthe
next note of the current obbligatoorbeatand keep the
measure andbeatconsecutively.Please note thatthe
beat andtheobbligatoaretotallysynchronized.
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GROOVEBOX
G.BOX CLICK PHRASE
7. ADJUSTTHETEMPO
Thebeatandobbligatopartsharethesametempo.You
canchange thedefault tempo.Pressandholddownthe
CLICKbutton for2seconds.Thecurrenttempo willblink
inthe right side of thedisplay. Rotate the Data knobto
change thetemporanged 40-240beatperminute.Press
theENTERbuttontoconfirmyoursetting andthetempo
value will stop blink.
6.SYNCHRONIZEDSTART
AfterselecttheG.Boxmusic,pressthe button, all
beatand obbligato partswillstartplaying togetherpertheir
initialvariation and statussetting.
In thisway,you don tneed to startbeat andobbligato
partsbyhitting pads.
Tip: In the initializing window, you can enterthe
synchronized startdirectlybypressing the but-
ton .
Change variationstogether
AAAA4-3
Adjusttempo
KIT
5.CHANGETHEG.BOXNUMBERDURINGTHE
PLAYING
youcanchange the GrooveBoxbyrotatingthe Data
knobwhenallpadsstopped bythe button.
4. PLAY COMPLETEMUSIC
Youcancomposeyourmusicbyarranging partsperyour
tasteinthe waydescribedabove.Youcanplaypadsran-
domlyand could alsoget amazing results.
When externalinstrumentisareconnected,you can also
playittogetherwiththe GrooveBoxperformance.If you
want tochangethe Externalkitnumber,pressandhold
down the KITbuttonfor2 seconds, The externalkit num-
berwillapearwith “E”prefixandblink.Rotate the Data
knob to change itthen press the ENTERbutton to confirm.
Connectionmark
Externalkit number
KIT
2 Sec.
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CHAIN CLICK PHRASE
METRONOME
Press the CLICKbutton, the metronomewill start
immediately.Themetronomesound islouderatthe first
beat and lowerforotherbeats. The CLICKindicatorwill
flashperbeat and tempo setting. The indicatorwill be
lighterat the first beet. Press the CLICKbutton again to
stop it.
Press andholddown the CLICKbutton for2 secondsto
setup themetronome; and theindicatorwill blink.The
metronome willkeepsoundingand responsetoyourset-
ting in realtime.
Usethe Dataknob to setup.Afterparametersetting, press
theENTERbutton toconfirmyoursettingand turnto the
nextparametersetting.
PresstheKITbutton toexit the setting andbackto the
KitSelection window.
Followingparameterscan be changed.
MetroTempo
MetroVol
(3)Volume -Thecurrent metronomevolume willblink.
Rotate the DATAknob to changeit ranged0-127.
(2)Beat -thecurrent beat willblink.Rotate theDATA
knob to changethebeat ranged2-12. The beat will
also beshown in the rightsideofthescreen. Thedefault
beat is4.
(1)Tempo -Thecurrenttempowillblink.Rotate theDATA
knobtochangethetemporanged40-240beatper
minute.Thetempo willbe also shown inthe right side of
the screen. The defaulttempo is120.
2Sec.
MetroBeat
SETUP
ENTER EXIT
SETUPENTER EXIT
SETUP
ENTER EXIT
Tip: Ifyou do notwant to change thecurrent
parameter,press theENTERbutton to skip it.