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•

TEMPO

Controls

the

tempo

(speed)

of

the

preset

rhythms.

Turning

this

control

clockwise

--towards

"FAST"

--increases

tempo

while

turning

counter-

clockwise

--towards

"SLOW"

--decreases

tempo.

The

tempo

indicator

LED

provides

a

visual

indication

of

tempo.

@

TUNE

Controls

the

pitch

of

the

drum

sounds.

Turning

this

control

clockwise

—

towards

"HIGH"

--increases

the

pitch

of

the

drum

sounds

while

turning

counterclockwise

--towards

"LOW"

--decreases

pitch.

@

RHYTHM

SELECT

This

button

determines

whether

the

upper

or

lower

row

of

rhythms

(as

marked

on

the

panel)

are

selected

by

the

individual

rhythm

buttons.

If

the

RHYTHM

SELECT

button

is

up

(1.),

the

upper

row

of

rhythms

is

selected

while

if

down

(Am)

the

lower

row

is

selected.

Rhythms

in

the

selected

row

can

be

mixed

by

pressing

two

or

more

rhythm

buttons

at

the

same

time,

thereby

providing

a

broader

range

of

preset

rhythm

possibilities.

@

BD

VOLUME

Independently

controls

the

volume

of

the

bass

drum

sound.

Turning

this

control

clockwise

--towards

"MAX"

--increases

the

volume

of

the

bass

drum

sound,

while

turning

counterclockwise

—towards

"MIN"

—

decreases

bass

drum

volume.

@

RHYTHM

VARIATION

These

switches

permit

insertion

of

a

rhythmic

"break"

(a

variation

in

the

rhythm

pattern)

in

the

preset

rhythms

every

4,

8

or

16

bars.

Press-

ing

the

"4"

button

creates

a

rhythmic

variation

every

four

bars,

the

"8"

button

creates

a

variation

every

8

bars,

and

pressing

both

the

"4"

and

"8"

buttons

simultaneously

creates

a

variation

every

16

bars.

Pressing

the

"NORMAL"

button

cancels

the

rhythmic

variations.

@

CY

VOLUME

Independently

controls

the

volume

of

the

cymbal

sound.

Turning

this

control

clockwise

--towards

"MAX"

-increases

the

volume

of

the

cymbal

sound,

while

turning

counterclockwise

—towards

"MIN"

—decreases

cymbal

volume.

@

START/STOP

As

soon

as

this

button

is

pressed

the

preset

rhythm

pattern

begins

play-

back

from

the

first

beat

of

the

pattern.

The

tempo

indicator

LED

is

also

synchronised

to

this

button

so

that

it

flashes

the

first

beat

immedi-

ately

when

the

START/STOP

button

is

pressed.

Pressing

START/STOP

a

second

time

stops

the

preset

rhythm

pattern.

Manual

Performance

Finger

Pads

Lightly

tapping

these

"pads"

with

the

fingertips

produces

the

drum

sounds

as

marked

above

the

pads

(BASS

DRUM,

SNARE

DRUM,

HIGH

TOM,

LOW

TOM

and

CYMBAL).

Manual

performance

using

the

finger

pads

can

be

combined

with

the

preset

rhythms

so

you

can

play

along

to

create

interesting

rhythm

patterns.

•

POWER/VOLUME

When

this

control

is

turned

fully

counterclockwise

power

to

the

unit

is

OFF.

Turn

slightly

clockwise

(until

the

control

"clicks")

to

turn

power

ON.

When

the

power

is

turned

ON

the

power

indicator

LED

will

light

and

the

tempo

indicator

LED

will

begin

flashing.

Turning

this

control

clockwise

--towards

"MAX"

--once

the

power

indicator

is

on

increases

the

overall

output

volume.

Make

sure

that

the

power

indicator

goes

out

when

turning

the

unit

OFF.

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