Onboard Research Model RA800P User manual

Model RA800P
User Guide
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ManualRevision09800002008
May2007

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QuickStartGuide
1. RemoveBeatnikfromitspackagingandremovetherearbattery
doorcover.
2. InstallsixAAbatteries(provided)usingthecorrectorientation
indicatedinsidethebatterycompartment.Thenreplacethebattery
doorcover.YoucanoptionallyuseanACadapter.
3. SetthePowerSwitch,locatedontherearpanelabove“Settings,”to
On.
UsingtheDefaultSettings
Thedefaultsettingsset atthefactoryare:Analyzer=Subdivision;
View=Autoswitch;Tempo=60;Note=sixteenth;SkillLevel=medium.
Allareexplainedinmoredetaillater.
Tostartyoursession, simplypressthe Start/Pause button.The
builtinmetronomesoundssixteenthnotesat 60beatsperminute.The
fourverticaldottedlinesonthedisplayrepresentthefour16
thnotesina
quarternote.
Totestyourskills,playthe16
thnoteswiththemetronome.When
youstrikethedrumpad,Beatnikdisplaysarealtimeviewofyour
stroke timingandcalculatesarunningscoreofyourperformance
accuracy.Whenyoustopstrikingthedrumpad,Beatnikautomatically
switchestoitsHistorysummaryviewthatrepresentseachstrokeasa
singledotsothatyoucanseethehistoryofeverynoteyouplayed.
Topauseyoursession, pressthe Start/Pause buttonagain.
Toresetyourscoretozeroandclearyourhistory,press
the Reset button.
ChangingDefaultSettings
Tochangesettingsforthetempo,note,volume,etc.,
pressthebuttonofthesettingyouwanttochange.Whenthebutton
lights,theselector(roundknob)isactiveforthatparameter.Turn
theselectoruntilthedesiredsettingappearsinthecurrentsettings
display.

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Copyright
Copyright©2007OnBoardResearchCorporation
AnytechnicaldocumentationmadeavailablebyOnBoardResearchCorporationis
thecopyrightedworkofOnBoardResearchCorporation.Noportionofthisdocument
maybecopiedwithouttheexpresswrittenconsentofOnBoardResearch
Corporation.
OnBoardResearchCorporation
1321ValwoodParkway,Suite 440
Carrollton,Texas75006U.S.A.
Trademarks
OnBoardisaregisteredtrademarkofOnBoardResearchCorporation.
Beatnik,RA800PandBeatnikRhythmicAnalyzerareregisteredtrademarksof
OnBoardResearchCorporation.Allothertrademarksarethepropertyoftheir
respectiveowners.
SpecialThanks
SpecialappreciationandthanksisgiventoMarkJames,BrianHartig,MikeDrake,
RonFink,EdSoph,ChristopherDeane,DanRobbins,J.J.Pepitone,JimMoen,
HenryOkstelandChrisSeiterfortheiruniquecontributionsinthedevelopmentof
BeatnikRhythmicAnalyzers.
TheBeatnikDesignTeam
MarkWilson,NiruNirumandrad,RustyMembreno,JimDulaney,BobSnyder
RecommendedPracticeStands
WerecommendtheBeatnikStand(seeOptionalAccessories,pg.26)foritseaseof
useanddurability. Thisproductcanalso beattachedtoanypercussionpractice
pad,bellstandorcymbalstandequippedwitha standard8millimeterscrew.
Warranty
Simplystated,shouldanyproductmanufacturedbyOnBoardResearchCorporationin
2006orlaternolongerperformasoriginallyintendedduetowear,workmanship,oreven
accidentaldamage,returnittouspostageprepaid,includereturnpostage, andwewill
eitherreplaceorrepairitatouroption  noquestionsasked!BeatnikhasaLifetime
WarrantyinsidetheU.S.A.,anda2yearwarrantyoutsidetheU.S.A.
Ifyourequirewarrantyservice,sendthedefectiveBeatnikwithanotecontainingyour
name,address,phonenumber,emailaddress,ashortdescriptionoftheproblemand$10
tocoverreturnpostagetotheaddressabove.
http://www.tuners.com
[e-mail]
12142394005
12142394006
Online:
Email:
Telephone:
Fax:

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TableofContents
QuickStartGuide............................................................................... ii
UsingtheDefaultSettings................................................................ ii
ChangingDefaultSettings................................................................ ii
Copyright........................................................................................... iii
Introduction.........................................................................................6
Layout..................................................................................................6
CurrentSettingsDisplay ...................................................................8
DataDisplay.....................................................................................8
SettingsPanel ...................................................................................8
MetronomePanel..............................................................................9
Selector.............................................................................................9
PowerOn/OffSwitch......................................................................10
Headphones(orexternalspeaker)Jack ............................................10
ACJack..........................................................................................10
DrumPad .......................................................................................10
PoweringBeatnik...............................................................................11
AttachingtheACAdapter ...............................................................11
InsertingBatteries...........................................................................11
TurningBeatnikOnandOff............................................................12
OverviewofSettingupaPracticeSession.........................................12
SettingtheTempo..............................................................................13
SetTempo ......................................................................................13
MeasuredTempo ............................................................................13
SelectingaNote..................................................................................14
SettingtheVolume.............................................................................14
StartingandPausingaPracticeSession............................................14
UsingtheStart/Pausebutton............................................................14
UsingtheTapStartControl.............................................................15
TheAccuracyAnalyzers....................................................................15
GrooveAnalyzer.............................................................................15
SubdivisionAnalyzer ......................................................................16
ViewOptionsinSubdivisionAnalyzer..............................................16
SkillLevelsandScoring ....................................................................18
SkillLevels.....................................................................................18
Scoring ...........................................................................................19
Click/Tap ...........................................................................................19
ClickDepthControl........................................................................20
TapTempo/TapStartControl........................................................20
Glossary .............................................................................................22
Index ..................................................................................................24

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ProductSpecifications .......................................................................26
OptionalAccessories..........................................................................26

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Introduction
TheBeatnik™RA800PRhythmicAnalyzerforPercussionfrom
OnBoardResearchhelpsyouimproveyourrhythmicaccuracyin
waysneverbeforeimaginedorpossible.Whetheryou’rean
experiencedplayerwhowantssomefinetuningorapromisingnew
talentinterestedindevelopingsolidrhythmicfundamentals,Beatnik
answersthecall.
Beatnikismorethanafancymetronome.Withitstwointeractive,
practicalandintuitivebuiltinanalyzers,Beatnikprovidesinstant
visualandaudiofeedbackonyourtimingandrhythmicaccuracy.This
letsyouimmediatelyanalyzeyourtechnicalprecisionandassessyour
strengthsandweaknessestohelpyouspeedupyourprogresstoward
rhythmicperfection.
Afteryousetthedesiredrhythm,simplystarttherhythmplaybackand
strike thetouchsensitivepracticepad.Beatnik’slargedisplayshowsa
visualrepresentationofeachstrokeinrealtimeandrecordsevery
strokeforahistoryview,whichletsyouseeexactlywhereyour
strokesoccurredinrelationtothe actualbeatwithaccuracytothe
nearest512thnote!
NeverbeforehastherebeenanythinglikeBeatnik.Ifyouhaveever
wishedyouknewhowyourrhythmicandtimingskillsstackup,
Beatnikhasalltheanswers.
Layout
¾ CurrentSettingsDisplay
¾ RealtimeandHistoryDataDisplay
¾ SettingsPanel
¾ MetronomePanel
¾ Selector
¾ Speaker
¾ DrumPad
¾ PowerOn/OffSwitch
¾ Phones/SpeakerJack
¾ ACJack

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Figure 1. TopView
Figure 2. Rear View

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CurrentSettingsDisplay
Thecurrentsettings displayshowsacombinationofcurrentsettings,
includingtheselected accuracy analyzer,view, skilllevel, volume and
temposettings, and measuredtempo and performance scorethatadjust
asyouplay.
Figure 3. CurrentSettings Display
DataDisplay
Thedatadisplayis48x128pixels.Eachtimeyoustrikethedrumpad,
Beatnik recordsthetimingofthestrokeandrepresentsitas oneor
more pixels inthedatadisplay.Youcanchangetheviewtoshowyour
timingandrhythmicaccuracyinavarietyofwaystohelpyoubetter
understandyourperformancestrengths andweaknesses.
SettingsPanel
TheSettingspanelincludesthefollowingcontrols:
¾ AccuracyAnalyzers–Letsyouselectfromtwo accuracy
analyzers: Groove,Subdivision.See“Accuracy Analyzers.”
¾ Skill –Letsyouselecttheskilllevelforthepracticesession:
Low,Medium,High,orExpert.See“SkillLevelsand
Scoring.”
¾ Reset–Letsyoueraseallpracticesessionscoresandstroke
historyfrommemory.
¾ Start/Pause–Letsyoustartorpausethecurrentpractice
session.

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MetronomePanel
TheMetronomepanelincludesthefollowingcontrols:
¾ Tempo–Letsyouchangethemetronome’stempo(quarter
notebeat).
¾ Note–Letsyousetthenote(forexample,8
th or16 th )you
intendtoplay.
¾ Volume–TheVolumecontrolletsyouadjustthevolumeof
themetronomeclick.
¾ Click/Tap –TheClickcontroladjuststhe“depth”or
frequencyofthesubdividedmetronomeclicks.The TapSet
controlletsyousetthemetronometemposimplybystriking
thedrumpad.The TapStartcontrolletsyoutapacountoff
andautomaticallystartapracticesessionontheflyatthe
detectedtempo.See“Click/Tap.”
Selector
Theselectorletsyouselectsettingsforthecurrentlyactivefunction.
Whenyoupressabutton,thebuttonilluminates,indicatingthatthe
selectorcontrolsthatfunction.
Note:AllbuttonsworkthiswayexcepttheReset,Start/Pauseand
Click/Tapbuttons.
Toscrollbetweenoptionsorvalues,turntheselectorclockwiseor
counterclockwise.The changesto options orvalues appearinthe
currentsettings.
Figure 4. Selector
Theselectorisspeedsensitive,whichmeansyoucanadvancemore
quicklythefasteryouturnthecontrol.Forexample,ifyouwantedto
changethetempofrom60to240,quicklyturntheselectorclockwise

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tocoverawiderrangeinlesstime.Forsmallerranges,turnthe
selectormoreslowly.
PowerOn/OffSwitch
Beatnikprovidesasimpletwopositionon/offswitch. Theleftposition
is Offandtherightpositionis On.
Headphones(orexternalspeaker)Jack
Theheadphonesjackletsyou listentoBeatnikclicksinheadphones
whenyou connectstandardheadphonesequippedwitha 3.5mm plug.
Theoutputspeaker isdisconnected whenaheadphone plug isinserted
intheBeatnik’sheadphonejack. Externalspeakerssuch ascomputer
speakerscanalsobeusedifequippedwitha3.5mmplug.
ACJack
TheACjackletsyoupower Beatnik fromastandardACoutletusing
theoptionalBeatnikACadapter,orotheradapterthatconfirmstothe
requiredspecification.
DrumPad
Thedrumpadresemblesastandarddrumpracticepad.Thisspecial
padismadeofapatentedresilientpolymerthatstandsuptothemost
rigorouspracticedemands.

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PoweringBeatnik
Youcanpower Beatnik usingsixAA batteriesoranoptionalAC
adapter. TheACAdapteroutputspecificationsareasfollows:9V,
DC300mAwiththeTipplugconnectorinthePositiveposition. We
recommendtheBeatnikACadapteroptionalaccessory.(seepg.26)
AttachingtheACAdapter
Tosavebatterypower,youcanpowerBeatnikusingthe optional
Beatnik adapter.
ToattachtheACadapter:
1. Plugtheadapter’sbarrelplugintotheAC jackonthebackof
Beatnik.
2. PlugtheotherendoftheadapterintoastandardACoutlet.
InsertingBatteries
IfACpowerisnotavailable,youcanpowerBeatnikusingsixAA
batteries.
Toinsertbatteries:
1. Removethebatterycompartment cover bypressingthetwo
flexible tabs andliftingoffthe cover.
2. InsertsixAAbatteriessothattheirpositive(+)andnegative(  )
endsarecorrectlypositioned,asshownbelow.
Figure5.BatteryPosition

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3. Replacethebatterycompartment cover byinsertingthe cover’s
twofixedtabsinthetabslots.Whenchangingbatteries,itis
stronglyrecommendedtochangeallsixbatteriesatoncewithnew
freshbatteriesofthesamebrand.Pleaserefertoyourbattery
manufacturer'sinstructionsforusingbatteriesanddisposingofold
batteries.
TurningBeatnikOnandOff
Toturnon Beatnik: SetthePowerSwitchontherearpanelto On.
Theliquidcrystaldisplay shows anintroductorystartupscreen fortwo
seconds,thensetsupaccordingtosavedreferences.
Toturnoff Beatnik: SetthePowerSwitchto Off.
OverviewofSettingupaPracticeSession
Settingupatypicalpracticecanbeassimpleas3steps:
1. Turnon Beatnikusingthe PowerSwitch.
2. Pressthe Start buttontobeginapracticesession.
3. Practice.
Additionalstepsorsettingschangescaninclude:
4. Settingthedesired accuracy analyzer anddesiredview,usingthe
Analyzers button.
5. Settingthe desired skilllevel,usingthe Skill button.
6. Settingthe desired tempo,usingthe Tempo button.
7. Settingthe desired notesubdivision,usingthe Note button.
8. Settingthe desired volume usingthe Volume button.
9. Pausingthepracticesessionusingthe Pause buttontoreview
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SettingtheTempo
SetTempo
The settempo isthemetronomemarking thatyouset forthequarter
notebeat.Forexample,ifthe currentsettingsdisplay showsaset
tempoof“120,” Beatnik issettoplay120 quarternote beats per
minute.
Tosetthetempousingtheselector:
1. PresstheTempobutton. Thebutton illuminates, indicatingthe
selector iscontrollingthe tempo.
2. Turntheselectortodisplaythedesiredtempo.
3. PresstheStartbuttontostart apracticesession.
TosetthetempousingtheTapTempo function:
1. With Beatnik paused,presstheClick/Tapbuttononce.
2. Strikethedrumpad atleasttwotimestosetatempo.
3. PresstheStartbuttontostartapracticesession.
Note: See“Click/Tap”formoreinformation.
TosetthetempousingtheTapStart function:
1. With Beatnik paused,presstheClick/Tapbuttontwice.
2. Turntheselectoruntilthedesiredcountoffnumberisdisplayed.
3. Strikethedrumpadto startthe countoff,setthetempo,andstart
apracticesessionautomatically.
Note: See“Click/Tap”formoreinformation.
MeasuredTempo
The measuredtempo isthetempoofyourstrokesasBeatnikmeasures
them.Forexample,ifthesettempo is“120”andthemeasuredtempo
isonoraround“130,”yourstrokesareoccurringatafastertempo
than Beatnik,whichmeansyou’replayingaheadofthebeat(i.e.,
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SelectingaNote
Beatnik usesaquarternoteasitsfundamentalbeat.Thenoteselection
functionletsyouselectasubdividednoteforthe quarternote.For
example,youcanselecta quarter note,8
thnote,8 thnotetriplet,16 th
note,5over1,16
thnotetriplet,7over1,and32 ndnote.Whenyoustart
a session, Beatnik playsthe subdividednote.
Toselectanotevalue:
1. Pressthe Note buttononce. Thebutton illuminatesto indicate the
selectoriscontrollingthenoteorbeat.
2. Turntheselectoruntilyouseethedesirednotevalueinthe current
settings display.
SettingtheVolume
TheVolume functionletsyouadjustthevolumeofaplaybacksession.
Tosetthevolume:
1. Pressthe Start/Pause buttontostartapracticesession.
2. Pressthe Volume buttononcetoactivatetheselector.
The Volume button illuminates toindicatetheselectoris
controllingvolume.
3. Turntheselectortothedesiredvolume. The progressbarchanges
inthe currentsettings displayasyouturntheselector.
StartingandPausingaPracticeSession
UsingtheStart/Pausebutton
The Start/Pause buttonletsyoustartandpauseapracticesession.
Tostartapracticesessionbasedonthecurrentsettings, pressthe
Start/Pause button.Whenyoupressthisbutton, Beatnik playsthe
currentrhythmindefinitelyoruntilyoupresstheStart/Pausebutton
again.Duringplayback, Beatnik recordsanystrokesthatoccur.

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Topauseapracticesession,pressthe Start/Pause button during
playback.
Note:IftheViewissettoAutoSwitch and youstopplaying whilethe
metronomecontinuestosound, Beatnik automaticallyswitchesto the
History view . This letsyouimmediately viewpracticeresultswithout
pausingthesessionormanuallychangingviews. Assoonasyou
resumeplaying, BeatnikautomaticallyswitchestoRealtimeview and
continuestorecordyourplayinghistory. See“ViewOptions”for
moreinformation.
UsingtheTapStartControl
Youcanalsouse the TapStartfunctiontostartapracticesession.See
“Click/Tap” below.
TheAccuracyAnalyzers
Beatnik featurestwo accuracyanalyzers,eachofwhich letsyou
analyze yourperformanceskillsinauniqueway.
GrooveAnalyzer
GrooveAnalyzer isintendedtohelpyouimproveyourabilityto create
andplayina“groove.”This analyzer testsyourabilitytoplaywith
consistenttempo,regardlesswhetheritisaheadoforbehindthebeat
ofthemetronome.
Groove featuresahorizontaltemporangewiththesettempodisplayed
inthecenter,amovingarrowthatshowsyourmeasuredtempo asthe
practicesessionprogresses,andbuzzerstowarnyouofdriftingtempo.
Ifyourmeasuredtemporemainswithinthelimitsoftheskilltolerance
range, Beatnik remainssilent.Ifyourmeasuredtemposlowsdown
belowtheskilltolerancerange, Beatnik soundsalowwarningbeep.If
yourmeasuredtempospeedsupandexceedstheskilltolerancerange,
Beatnik soundsahighwarningbeep.Thefourskillbuttontolerances
are+/ 5bpm,+/10bpm,+/20bpmand+/25bpm.
Youcan avoidthewarningbeeps by maintaining a consistenttempo.

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Figure 6. GrooveAnalyzer
SubdivisionAnalyzer
SubdivisionAnalyzerisintendedtohelpyouimprovethetimingof
eachsubdivisionwithinthefundamentalquarternotebeat.The
SubdivisionAnalyzer showsaseparateverticalclickmarkerforeach
subdivisionofthe beat.The datadisplay’stotalwidthrepresentsone
completequarternotebeat,andeachofthe128pixel columns
representsone512
thnote.Thescore isbasedonthetimingprecisionof
eachnoteinrelationtothemetronome,aswellastheselectedskill
level.
ViewOptionsinSubdivisionAnalyzer
Beatnik featuresthreedifferentwaystoviewtheresultsofyour
practicesessioninSubdivisionAnalyzer.YoucanusetheAnalyzer
buttonandtheSelectortosetuptheviewyouwant.
Realtime – Thisviewdisplaysasingle,touchsensitive,verticalstroke
indicatoreachtimeyoustrikethedrumpad.InRealtimeview, Beatnik
recordsthehistorybutdisplaysonlythestrokeindicatorforthemost
recentstroke,allowingyoutoconcentrateoneachstrokeasyoumake
it.

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Figure 7. SubdivisionAnalyzer with a Realtime View
Eachtimeyoustrikethedrumpad,thestrokeindicatorappearsbefore,
after,ordirectlyontheclickmarker,showingwhereyourstroke
occurredinrelationtothemetronomeclick.
History – Thisviewdepictseachstrokeasasinglepixel withinthe
datadisplay.Overthecourseoftheentirepracticesession,thepixels
accumulatefromthebottomuptoprovide,ataglance,aclearpicture
ofyourtimingtendencies.Forexample,aHistoryviewthatshowsthe
majorityofthestrokes(pixels)nearaclickmarkermeansthatyou
wereveryaccurate.Ontheotherhand,ifthehistoryviewshows
severalpixelsthatarebeforeandaftertheclickmarker,aswellas
someontheclickmarker,yourtimingneedswork.
Figure 8. SubdivisionAnalyzer witha History View

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Auto Switch – Thisviewautomaticallyswitchesbetween Realtime
view and Historyview, dependingonwhetheryouarestrikingthe
drumpad.InAutoSwitch view, Beatnik automatically displays
Historyview after itdetectsnodrumpadactivityfor onecomplete
beat. Beatnik automaticallyswitchesto Realtimeviewwhenyou
resumestrikingthedrumpad.Thisprovidesaddedconvenienceby
showingpracticeresultsassoonaspossiblewithouthavingto
manuallychangeviews.
SkillLevelsandScoring
SkillLevels
Beatnik letsyouadjusttheskillleveltoallowawidermarginof
tolerancefor timing accuracy.Youcanselectfromthefollowing
levels:
¾ Low
¾ Medium
¾ High
¾ Expert
Beatnik calculatesthemarginoftolerancein512
thnotes.Forexample,
theExpert level allowsamarginofasingle512
thnotetodeterminea
“perfect”stroke.Thatis,toobtainaperfectscore of100% at the
Expert level,yourstrokemustbewithinone512
thnoteoftheactual
beat.
Themargins oftoleranceforthedifferentskilllevels are asfollows:
Low – withinseven512
thnotes
Medium – withinfive512
thnotes
High – withinthree512
thnotes
Expert – withinone512
thnote
Theskilllevelcansignificantlyaffectthescore.TheLowskilllevelis
themostforgivingandtypicallyresultsinthehighestscores.

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Conversely,the Expertlevelallowsaverynarrowmarginforerror,
whichcanresultinmuchlowerscores. Youcanchange the skilllevel
when Beatnik ispausedandinstantlyseethechangeinscore. The
currentsettings displayindicatestheskilllevelasshownbelow.
Figure 9. SkillLevelIndicator
Tosetthe skill level usingtheselector:
4. Pressthe Skill button.Thebutton illuminates,indicatingthe
selectoriscontrollingtheskilllevel.
5. Turn theselectortodisplaythedesiredskilllevel.
Scoring
Thescore reflectstheaccuracyofallnotesintherhythmicpattern
basedontheselected skilllevel.Thescoreareaonthe current settings
displayrepresentsthescoreasapercentage,witha lowerpercentage
indicating lessaccuracyandahigher percentageindicating more
accuracy. Duringthepracticesession,thescorechangesdynamically
toindicatethecumulativescoreforallnotesthathavebeenplayed
thusfar.
Click/Tap
TheClick/Tapbuttonworkstwoways.Ifthepracticesessionisstarted
andrunning,thebuttonfunctionsastheClickDepthcontrol.Ifthe

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practicesessionispaused,thebutton functionsastheTapTempo or
TapStart control.
ClickDepthControl
Duringapracticesession,the Click Depth controladjuststhe“depth,”
orfrequency, ofthesubdividedmetronomeclicks.Forexample,ifthe
subdivisionis32
ndnotesataquicktempo,youmightwanttoreduce
theclickstoalowersubdivisionsuchas 16
thnotes, 8 thnotes, or quarter
notes. Atfastertempos,thiscan makeiteasiertodistinguishyour
strokesfromtheaudible metronome clicks. Eachtimeyoupressthe
Click/Tapbutton,youreducethe click depth byhalfuntilonlythe
quarternotebeat sounds. Evenifyoureducetheclickdepth, Beatnik
stillrecords andscores allstrokesfortheselectednotesubdivision.
Tochangetheclickdepth:
1. Pressthe Start/Pause buttontostartplayback.
2. Pressthe Click/Tap buttontoadjusttheclickdepth.
TapTempo/TapStartControl
TheTapcontrolworksaseitheraTapTempocontroloraTapStart
control. The TapTempo control simplysetsthe tempobasedon
strokesonthedrumpad,allowing you tomanuallystartapractice
sessionlater. The TapStart control setsthetempoandautomatically
startsapracticesessionbasedona numberof countoff beats thatyou
specify, allowingyou to startapracticesession“onthefly.”
TousetheTapTempofunction:
1. With Beatnik paused,presstheClick/Tabbuttononce.
2. Strikethedrumpad twice andviewtheresultingtempo.
Note:The tempodisplayedassumesyouareplaying quarter
notes.