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DISPLAY LAYOUT 1 2 3 10 9 8 4 65 7 The LCD is divided into several "windows." Each window contains information that helps you monitor the SR18's status, and/or indicates what type of data should be entered. 1. Name, "dialog" box, real time Song/Pattern readout, beat counter. - This is the most commonly-used area of the display. It shows Pattern and Song names, the beat counter if a Pattern or Song is playing, and the Pattern (including A/B/Fill/Preset or User designators) that is currently playing in Song mode. When acting as a "dialog box," it lists parameters and the value to be edited (e.g., MIDI channel and the channel number). 2. Pattern/Song readout (also Drum Set edit and drum pad readout) - This shows the selected Song or Pattern number; with Patterns, the A/B/Fill/Preset or User designators are also shown. In operations that require selecting a drum pad, this window displays the drum pad number. 3. Drumset Edited indicator - If you have edited a Drum Set to which a particular Pattern was assigned, the display also shows DRUMSET EDITED. This is a reminder that you need to save your changes if you would like to be able to recall them at a later time. 4. Page number and tempo display - When stopped or running, this shows the current tempo. For functions that have multiple "pages" of parameters (Record Setup, System Setup, etc), this portion of the display shows the currently selected page number. 5. Pattern Play indicator - This segment is lit when in Pattern Play Mode. 6. Bass and Octave Transposition indicators - BASS indicates that the pads are controlling bass sounds, while the OCTAVE indicators (+1/-1) let you know whether the sounds are transposed up or down an octave (no indicator will be present when there is no transposition). 7. Swing - Shows the current swing rhythm, expressed as a percentage (or OFF if swing is off). 8. Drums / Percussion indicator - These indicators let you know which Pad Play Mode is currently selected (i.e. which sounds the pads are controlling, or which instrument layer you are currently editing). 9. Quantize - Shows the current quantization setting in standard music notation (or OFF if quantization is off). 10. Selected function - Shows which function is currently selected: Drum Set, System Setup, Record Setup, etc. Throughout the text, button names are shown in UPPER CASE and words that appear on the display are shown in BOLD. When referring to a numbered step in a set of steps, the step number will be in parenthesis-for example, step (4)-to prevent confusion with Song steps or step edit mode. 13

Section	Page
TABLE OF CONTENTS	2
INTRODUCTION	4
WELCOME TO THE SR18 DRUM MACHINE	4
GROUND RULES	4
The Pattern/Song Recording Method	4
The Two Types of Patterns	6
The Four Types of Sub-Patterns	6
How \	6
What's a Voice?	6
CONNECTION DIAGRAM	8
TOP PANEL PHYSICAL LAYOUT	8
GENERAL CONTROLS	8
NAVIGATION BUTTONS	10
MODE BUTTONS	10
SETUP BUTTONS	10
TRANSPORT CONTROL BUTTONS	10
REAR PANEL PHYSICAL LAYOUT	12
DISPLAY LAYOUT	12
BASICS	14
HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE SR18	14
10 STEPS TO INSTANT GRATIFICATION (SETUP AND CHECKOUT)	14
THE INSTRUMENT LAYERS	16
PLAYBACK / RECORD BASICS	16
Using the Transport Controls	16
Preset and User Patterns	16
Playing Patterns	16
Selecting the Next Pattern to be Played	16
Selecting Individual Patterns	16
Changing Pattern Tempo	18
Selecting Fill Patterns	18
Using the Start/Stop Footswitch	18
The ROLL Button	18
Using Roll	18
The MUTE Button	20
Playing Songs	20
RECORDING PATTERNS	20
STEPS TO RECORDING A PATTERN	20
PRACTICE MODE	20
RECORDING OTHER PARTS (PERCUSSION AND BASS)	20
PATTERN PLAY MODE	22
PLAYING PATTERN SEQUENCES WITH THE PADS	22
RECORDING PATTERN SEQUENCES INTO A SONG	22
ASSIGNING PATTERNS TO THE PADS	22
SELECTING, EDITING AND CREATING DRUM SETS	22
What is a Drum Set?	22
SELECTING A DRUM SET	22
CREATING AND EDITING DRUM SETS	22
PAGE 2: INSTRUMENT LAYER VOLUME	24
PAGE 3: ASSIGNING SOUNDS TO PADS	24
PAGE 4: PAD VOLUME	24
PAGE 5: PANNING	24
PAGE 6: TUNING	24
PAGE 7: ATTACK ENVELOPE (BASS ONLY)	26
PAGE 8: DECAY ENVELOPE	26
PAGE 9: RELEASE ENVELOPE (BASS ONLY)	26
PAGE 10: FILTER	26
PAGE 11: TRIGGERING MODE (ASN MODE)	26
PAGE 12: OUTPUT	28
PAGE 13: DRUM SET NAME	28
EFFECTS	28
SAVING YOUR DRUM SETS	28
RECORD SETUP	30
PAGE 1: SELECT THE QUANTIZATION VALUE (QUANTIZE SELECT)	30
PAGE 2: GATE	30
PAGE 3: SELECT THE SWING VALUE (SWING SELECT)	30
PAGE 4: ENABLE CLICK AND SET RHYTHM (CLICK SELECT)	30
PAGE 5: SET CLICK VOLUME (CLICK VOL)	30
PAGE 6: VELOCITY SENSITIVITY	32
PAGE 7: BEAT VALUE	32
PAGE 8: NOTE VALUE	32
PAGE 9: PATTERN LENGTH	32
PAGE 10: OFFSET A PATTERN OR DRUM PART	32
PAGE 11: NAME THE PATTERN (NAME)	32
EDITING PATTERNS – ERASE FUNCTIONS	34
ERASING DRUM EVENTS WHILE RECORDING	34
ERASING AN ENTIRE PATTERN	34
ERASE ALL EVENTS PLAYED BY A PARTICULAR DRUM PAD	34
ERASE ALL INSTRUMENT EVENTS IN SUB-PATTERN	34
EDITING PATTERNS – COPY/SAVE FUNCTIONS	34
SAVING A PATTERN	34
COPYING A PATTERN	34
APPENDING A PATTERN	34
EDITING PATTERNS – ERASE FUNCTIONS	34
ERASING DRUM EVENTS WHILE RECORDING	34
ERASING AN ENTIRE PATTERN	34
ERASE ALL EVENTS PLAYED BY A PARTICULAR DRUM PAD	34
ERASE ALL INSTRUMENT EVENTS IN SUB-PATTERN	34
EDITING PATTERNS – COPY/SAVE FUNCTIONS	34
SAVING A PATTERN	34
COPYING A PATTERN	34
APPENDING A PATTERN	34
EDITING PATTERNS – TRANSPOSITION	36
PATTERN STEP EDITING (STEP EDIT MODE)	36
ADDING A NEW DRUM TO A STEP	36
ERASE A DRUM SOUND FROM A STEP	36
CHANGE A DRUM SOUND'S VOLUME IN A GIVEN STEP	36
EXIT STEP EDIT MODE	36
SONG MODE	38
PLAYING SONGS	38
RECORDING A SONG IN REAL-TIME	38
MANUAL SONG CREATION (SONG STEP EDIT MODE)	40
Adding a Fill to Your Song	40
Removing a Fill from Your Song	40
Inserting a New Step Between Two Existing Song Steps	40
Deleting a Step	40
Replacing a Step	40
SETTING SONG TEMPO	42
INSERTING A TEMPO CHANGE IN A SONG	42
CONTROLLING PLAYBACK POSITION	42
LOOP A PATTERN INDEFINITELY	42
START FROM THE MIDDLE OF A SONG	42
ERASING AN ENTIRE SONG	44
SAVING YOUR SONG	44
APPEND A SONG	44
NAME A SONG (NAME)	44
SYSTEM SETUP	44
Page 1 / MIDI CHANNEL (MIDI CH)	44
Page 2 / RECEIVE MIDI NOTES (DRUM IN, PERC IN, BASS IN)	44
Page 3 / TRANSMIT MIDI NOTES (DRUM OUT, PERC OUT, BASS OUT)	46
Page 4 / ASSIGN MIDI NOTE NUMBERS TO DRUM PADS (NOTE)	46
Page 5 / ACCEPT EXTERNAL CLOCK VALUE (CLOCK IN)	46
Page 6 / SEND CLOCK VALUE TO OTHER DEVICES (CLOCKOUT)	46
Page 7 / MERGE MIDI IN WITH MIDI OUT (MIDITHRU)	48
Page 8 / SELECT DRUM SETS VIA MIDI PROGRAM CHANGES (PRG CHNG)	48
Page 9 / TEMPO SELECTION (TEMPO)	48
Page 10 / MAP DRUM NOTES (NOTE MAP)	48
PAGE 11 / MANUAL DRUMSET OVERRIDE (SET MODE)	50
Page 12 / LEDs (LEDS OFF)	50
Page 13 / BACKLIGHT BRIGHTNESS (BACKLITE)	50
Page 14 / BATTERY LEVEL (BATT LVL)	50
Page 15 / LOW BATTERY WARNING (LO BATT)	52
Page 16 / CHECK AVAILABLE MEMORY (MEM FREE)	52
Page 17 / SEND SONG AND PATTERN DATA TO MIDI SYS EX STORAGE DEVICE (SENDOUT MIDI?)	52
SENDING MIDI SYSEX SONG AND PATTERN DATA TO THE SR18	52
APPLICATIONS	54
MIDI SYNC APPLICATIONS	54
SR18 As MIDI Timing Master	54
SR18 As MIDI Timing Slave	54
STRATEGIES FOR ASSEMBLING PATTERNS AND SONGS	54
Create Fills Quickly with the Copy Function	54
Assemble Short Patterns into Longer Patterns with the Copy Function	54
Save Memory Through Song Steps	54
Odd Time Signatures	54
UNDERSTANDING RHYTHMIC NOTATION	56
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART	56
FACTORY RESET	58
KEY FEATURES	58

Match case Limit results 1 per page

Throughout the text, button

names

are

shown

UPPER CASE and words

that appear on the display

are shown in

BOLD

. When

referring

to a numbered

step in a set of steps, the

step

number

will

parenthesis—for

example,

step

(4)—to

prevent

confusion with Song steps

or step edit mode.

DISPLAY LAYOUT

The LCD is divided into several "windows." Each window contains information that helps you

monitor the SR18's status, and/or indicates what type of data should be entered.

1. Name, "dialog" box, real time Song/Pattern readout, beat counter.

- This is the most

commonly-used area of the display. It shows Pattern and Song names, the beat counter if a

Pattern or Song is playing, and the Pattern (including A/B/Fill/Preset or User designators) that is

currently playing in Song mode. When acting as a "dialog box," it lists parameters and the value

to be edited

(e.g.,

MIDI channel and the channel number).

2. Pattern/Song readout (also Drum Set edit and drum pad readout) -

This shows the

selected Song or Pattern number; with Patterns, the A/B/Fill/Preset or User designators are also

shown. In operations that require selecting a drum pad, this window displays the drum pad

number.

3. Drumset Edited indicator -

If you have edited a Drum Set to which a particular Pattern was

assigned, the display also shows DRUMSET EDITED.

This is a reminder that you need to save

your changes if you would like to be able to recall them at a later time.

4. Page number and tempo display -

When stopped or running, this shows the current tempo.

For functions that have multiple "pages" of parameters (Record Setup, System Setup, etc), this

portion of the display shows the currently selected page number.

5. Pattern Play indicator -

This segment is lit when in Pattern Play Mode.

6. Bass and Octave Transposition indicators

– BASS indicates that the pads are controlling

bass sounds, while the OCTAVE indicators (+1/-1) let you know whether the sounds are

transposed up or down an octave (no indicator will be present when there is no transposition).

7. Swing -

Shows the current swing rhythm, expressed as a

percentage (or

OFF

if swing is off).

Drums / Percussion indicator

– These indicators let you know

which Pad Play Mode is currently selected (i.e. which sounds the

pads are controlling, or which instrument layer you are currently

editing).

Quantize -

Shows the current quantization setting in standard

music notation (or

OFF

if quantization is off).

10. Selected function -

Shows which function is currently

selected: Drum Set, System Setup, Record Setup, etc.