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Selecting, Editing And Creating Drum Sets, What Is A Drum Set?, Drum / Percussion Sounds, Bass Sounds

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SELECTING, EDITING AND CREATING DRUM SETS What is a Drum Set? The SR18 features different "sets" of sounds which you can use in your Patterns and Songs. A Drum Set is a collection of settings that affect the Drums, Percussion and Bass sounds within the set as well as the mix parameters and effects setup. The SR18 includes 100 Preset and 100 User Drum Sets. Note that edited Preset Drum Sets may only be saved in a User Drum Set location. Each Drum Set includes the following: ƒ DRUM / PERCUSSION SOUNDS - These are the drum and percussion sounds which are loaded when the Drum Set is recalled. ƒ BASS SOUNDS - This is the Bass sound which is loaded when the Drum Set is recalled. ƒ PAD PARAMETERS - These are the pad and parameter settings associated with the Drum Set. These settings include volume, panning, tuning, filter, etc. ƒ EFFECTS SETTINGS - These are the effects settings which will be recalled the next time that the Drum Set is selected and include Reverb, EQ, and Compression. SELECTING A DRUM SET 1. Press the DRUM SET button. 2. The currently selected Drum Set's name is displayed on the top line and the set number is shown on the bottom line. To select the drum and percussion sounds to be used with this set, press the DRUMS or PERC button. To select the Bass sounds to be used with this set, press the BASS button. 3. Enter the desired Drum Set number (from 00 to 99) with the number buttons, INC/DEC buttons or the VALUE dial. (With the number buttons, enter a leading zero if necessary). Note: User Patterns will remember the selected Drum Set assignments. Preset Patterns have fixed Drum Set assignments; if you exit from the Preset Pattern, the SR18 will forget any assignment you made. CREATING AND EDITING DRUM SETS The SR18's 12 pads can be assigned to various drum sounds, with different levels, tuning, panning, triggering mode, output jack assignment, etc. Each set of pad parameters is given a number and collectively called a Drum Set. Drum Set assignments have their own dedicated memory and can be thought of as equivalent to the "programs" or "patches" found in synthesizers. Note that A and B User Pattern share Drum Set assignment. General instructions for Drum Set creation are: 1. Press the DRUM SET button. 2. Use the PAGE (UP and DOWN) buttons to select different "pages" of functions; the display's lower right window shows the page number. The Drum Set pages are described below. Note that if you edit a Drum Set, any Pattern using that Drum Set will be affected. 3. Select the instrument layer which you would like to edit (drums, percussion, bass) by pressing the corresponding button. 4. Adjust values on pages, if necessary, as described for each page. 5. After making all needed changes, save the Drum Set if desired (see 'Saving Your Drum Sets' section), then press DRUM SET again to exit. Note: To select sounds for the Perc or Bass section of the kit, press the corresponding button for these sections and then edit the parameters the same way you would for the Drums. 23

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Note that if you edit a
Drum Set, any Pattern
using that Drum Set
will be affected.
SELECTING, EDITING AND CREATING DRUM SETS
What is a Drum Set?
The SR18 features different “sets” of sounds which you can use in your Patterns and Songs.
A
Drum Set is a collection of settings that affect the Drums, Percussion and Bass sounds within the
set as well as the mix parameters and effects setup.
The SR18 includes 100 Preset and 100
User Drum Sets.
Note that edited Preset Drum Sets may only be saved in a User Drum Set
location.
Each Drum Set includes the following:
±
DRUM / PERCUSSION SOUNDS
– These are the drum and percussion sounds which are
loaded when the Drum Set is recalled.
±
BASS SOUNDS
– This is the Bass sound which is loaded when the Drum Set is recalled.
±
PAD PARAMETERS
– These are the pad and parameter settings associated with the Drum
Set.
These settings include volume, panning, tuning, filter, etc.
±
EFFECTS SETTINGS
– These are the effects settings which will be recalled the next time
that the Drum Set is selected and include Reverb, EQ, and Compression.
SELECTING A DRUM SET
1.
Press the DRUM SET button.
2.
The currently selected Drum Set’s name is
displayed on the top line and the set number is
shown on the bottom line. To select the drum and
percussion sounds to be used with this set, press
the DRUMS or PERC button.
To select the Bass
sounds to be used with this set, press the BASS
button.
3.
Enter the desired Drum Set number (from 00 to 99) with the number buttons, INC/DEC
buttons or the VALUE dial.
(With the number buttons, enter a leading zero if necessary).
Note:
User Patterns will remember the selected Drum Set assignments. Preset Patterns have fixed Drum
Set assignments; if you exit from the Preset Pattern, the SR18 will forget any assignment you made.
CREATING AND EDITING DRUM SETS
The SR18's 12 pads can be assigned to various drum sounds, with different levels, tuning,
panning, triggering mode, output jack assignment, etc. Each set of pad parameters is given a
number and collectively called a Drum Set.
Drum Set assignments have their own dedicated
memory and can be thought of as equivalent to the "programs" or "patches" found in
synthesizers.
Note that A and B User Pattern share Drum Set assignment.
General instructions for Drum Set creation are:
1.
Press the DRUM SET button.
2.
Use the PAGE (UP and DOWN) buttons to select different
"pages" of functions; the display's lower right window shows
the page number. The Drum Set pages are described below.
3.
Select the instrument layer which you would like to edit (drums, percussion, bass) by
pressing the corresponding button.
4.
Adjust values on pages, if necessary, as described for each page.
5.
After making all needed changes, save the Drum Set if desired (see ‘Saving Your Drum
Sets’ section), then press DRUM SET again to exit.
Note:
To select sounds for the Perc or Bass section of the kit, press the corresponding button for these
sections and then edit the parameters the same way you would for the Drums.