Basic Settings (PAD EDIT)

Here’s how to configure the basic settings, such as selecting the waves that each pad plays, adjusting the pad volume and so forth.

Select [MENU] Ó ”KIT EDIT1”.
Use the cursor [à] [á] [ã] [â] buttons to select “PAD EDIT” and press the [ENTER] button.

The PAD EDIT screen appears.
There are five different PAD EDIT screen pages.
Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the cursor [à] [á] buttons to move between pages.

Setting the play type (PAD EDIT - PLAY TYPE)

Use the cursor [à] [á] [ã] [â] buttons to select a parameter, and use the [-] [+] buttons to edit the value.

Parameter	Value	Explanation
Play Type Template	SINGLE, PHRASE, LOOP, HI-HAT	Sets how the wave plays. When this is set to “Play Type Template”, the parameters on the page switch to their optimal settings. SINGLE: Select this when playing single sounds like the kick, snare, clap and so on. PHRASE: Select this to play the wave as a phrase. LOOP:Select this when playing waves back repeatedly. HI-HAT:Select this when using layer A for HH CLOSE and layer B for HH OPEN. You can connect a hi-hat pedal (sold separately) to the HH CTRL jack to switch between layer A and layer B.
Dynamics Switch	OFF, ON	ON: Changes the volume according to the “Dynamics Curve” settings, in response to how hard you strike the pads. OFF: When you strike a pad, the sound plays at the volume you set in “Fixed Velocity”.
Dynamics Curve	LINEAR, LOUD1, LOUD2, LOUD3	When this is set to “LINEAR”, the sound changes volume naturally according to how hard you strike the pads. When this is set to “LOUD 1” through “LOUD 3”, louder sounds are more readily produced.
Fixed Velocity	1–127	When “Dynamics Switch” is OFF, this sets the velocity value at which the waves are played.
Trigger Reserve	OFF, ON	When this is “ON”, you can play the pad ahead of the click accent timing to “reserve” the note. “Reserving” a note makes it play at the next click accent position. When the click is not playing back, the sound plays back at the same timing when you strike the pad as when “Trigger Reserve” is “OFF”.
Layer Type	MIX, FADE1, FADE2, XFADE, SWITCH, SW (MONO), ALTERNATE, HI-HAT	MIX: The waves for layer A and layer B are always played together as a layer. FADE1: When you strike the pad at the Fade Point velocity or harder, layer B also plays together as a layer. FADE2: When you strike the pad at the Fade Point velocity or harder, the sound of layer B is added in as a layer, according to how hard you play. Layers A and B play back at the same volume when you strike the pad at the Fade End velocity. XFADE: This basically works the same as FADE2, but layer A sounds quieter when you strike the pad stronger than the Fade Point velocity up through the Fade End velocity. SWITCH: Switches between layers according to how hard you play. Layer A plays when you strike the pad at a level weaker than the Fade Point velocity; and layer B plays when you strike the pad at a level stronger than the Fade Point velocity. SW (MONO): Basically the same as SWITCH, but only the most recent sound that LAYER A/B plays is heard (monophonic mode), so that newer sounds you play override the previous ones. ALTERNATE: Layers A and B play back alternately. HI-HAT: Use this in conjunction with the HH CTRL pedal. When you depress the HH CTRL pedal, the layer A (HH CLOSE) sound plays. When you release the HH CTRL pedal, the layer B (HH OPEN) sound plays. Assign the HH closed sound to layer A and the HH open sound to layer B.
Fade Point	1–127	Sets the force of the strike at which layer B begins to sound. With a “1” setting, layer B plays regardless of how hard you strike the pad. This is only enabled when Layer Type = FADE1, FADE2, XFADE, SWITCH or SW (MONO).
Fade End	1–127	Sets the end point of the fade or crossfade range when the Layer Type is “FADE2” or “XFADE”.

LAYER A/B

Parameter	Value	Explanation
Loop	OFF, ON, X2, X4, X8	Sets how many times a wave repeats. When this is “ON”, the wave keeps repeating.
Trigger Type	ONESHOT, ALTERNATE	Sets how the waves play back when you strike the pad. ONE SHOT: The wave sounds each time you strike the pad. ALTERNATE: The wave alternately sounds and stops with each strike of the pad.
Poly/Mono	POLY, MONO	Sets whether the waves play in polyphonic or monophonic mode. POLY: When a sound is already playing, the new sound plays on top of it. MONO: When a sound is already playing, the new sound overrides it.

Button	Explanation
[F1] (MULTI VIEW)	When the check box is selected, the setting value for the selected parameter is shown in the list of pads at right. This is useful when you want to set a parameter such as the volume for each layer, all at once. Use the cursor [à] [á] buttons to select a parameter. Press the cursor [ã] button to move the cursor to the pad. Press a cursor [à] [á] [ã] [â] button or strike a pad to select the pad you wish to set. Use the [-] [+] buttons or the [VALUE] knob to edit the value.
[F2] (LAYER)	Turns layer A on/off.
[F4] (LAYER)	Turns layer B on/off.
[F6] (LAYER COPY)	Copies or swaps a layer.
[SHIFT] + [F5] (PAD INIT)	Initializes the selected pad.
[SHIFT] + [F6] (PAD COPY)	Copies a pad.

Layer settings 1 (PAD EDIT - LAYER EDIT1)

LAYER A/B

Parameter

Value

Explanation

Wave Bank

ALL, PRELOAD, USER

Selects the category for waves to select.

ALL: Both PRELOAD and USER categories
PRELOAD: Waves that come preinstalled with this unit
USER: Waves for the user’s import region

Wave

0–20000

Selects a sound from a maximum of 20,000 waves.

When “0” (OFF) is selected, no wave is assigned.

The WAVE SELECT window is shown when you press the [ENTER] button while a WAVE name is selected by the cursor.
WAVE SELECT window

Volume

-INF–+6.0 dB

Adjusts the volume.
This can also be set using the PAD EDIT KNOB.

Pitch Coarse

-12–+12

Adjusts the pitch (in semitones).
This can also be set using the PAD EDIT KNOB.

When you adjust the pitch, the wave’s playback speed changes.

Pitch Fine

-50–+50

Adjusts the pitch (in cents).

Pan

L15–CENTER–R15

Adjusts the pan (left-right balance).

WAVE SELECT window

If the cursor is positioned at “Wave” in the PAD EDIT - LAYER EDIT1 screen, press the [ENTER] button.

The WAVE SELECT window appears.

Use the cursor [à] [á] buttons to select the wave.

Button	Explanation
[F2] (PRELOAD)	When the check box is selected, all samples are shown including preload samples. When the check box is deselected, the preload samples are not shown.
[F3] (WAVE EDIT)	The WAVE EDIT screen appears. Editing a Wave (WAVE EDIT)
[F4] (FILTER)	The TAG FILTER window appears. Filtering Wave Lists by Tags (FILTER)
[F5] (PREVIEW)	Previews the selected sample.
[F6] (EXIT)	Closes the WAVE SELECT window.

Press the [F6] (EXIT) button to close the WAVE SELECT window.

Layer settings 2 (PAD EDIT - LAYER EDIT2)

Parameter	Value	Explanation
Fade In	0–127	Adjusts the time it takes for the original peak value (volume) to be reached once the wave starts playing.
Decay	0–127	Adjusts the wave decay time. This is only enabled for layers in which “Loop” is set to “OFF”.
Sample Delay Sync	OFF, TEMPO SYNC	You can add a delay that occurs before the sound actually plays after you strike a pad. When this is set to TEMPO SYNC, you can synchronize the Sample Delay length with the kit’s tempo.
Sample Delay	0–5000 ms (When Sample Delay Sync is off)	Sets how much time it takes for the sound to be heard (the delay time) after you strike the pad. When Sample Delay Sync is OFF, set the time. When Sample Delay Sync is set to “TEMPO SYNC”, set this as a note length. For instance, you can make layer B play after layer A, creating a time-delayed sound.
Sample Delay	1/64T(ŗ), 1/64(ō), 1/32T(Ŗ), 1/32(Ō), 1/16T(ŕ), 1/32.(ŋ), 1/16(Ŋ), 1/8T(Ŕ), 1/16.(ŉ), 1/8(ň), 1/4T(œ), 1/8.(Ň), 1/4(ņ), 1/2T(Œ), 1/4.(Ņ), 1/2(ń), 1/1T(ő), 1/2.(Ń), 1/1(ł), 2/1T(Ő), 1/1.(Ł), 2/1(ŀ) (when Sample Delay Sync is “TEMPO SYNC”)

EQ settings (PAD EDIT - LAYER EQ)

Parameter	Value	Explanation
LOW Freq	20 Hz–1 kHz	Center frequency of the low range
LOW Gain	-24–+24 dB	Amount of low range boost/cut
MID1 Q	0.5–16	The width of midrange band 1. Higher values make the width more narrow.
MID1 Freq	20 Hz–16 kHz	Center frequency of midrange band 1
MID1 Gain	-24–+24 dB	Amount of boost/cut for midrange band 1
MID2 Q	0.5–16	The width of midrange band 2. Higher values make the width more narrow.
MID2 Freq	20 Hz–16 kHz	Center frequency of midrange band 2
MID2 Gain	-24–+24 dB	Amount of boost/cut for midrange band 2
HIGH Freq	1 kHz–16 kHz	Center frequency of the high range
HIGH Gain	-24–+24 dB	Amount of high range boost/cut

Button	Explanation
[F1] (MULTI VIEW)	Shows the pad status as a list.
[F2] (LAYER)	Turns layer A on/off.
[F3] (EQ)	Turns the layer A equalizer on/off.
[F4] (LAYER)	Turns layer B on/off.
[F5] (EQ)	Turns the layer B equalizer on/off.
[F6] (LAYER COPY)	Copies or swaps a layer.
[SHIFT] + [F5] (PAD INIT)	Initializes the selected pad.
[SHIFT] + [F6] (PAD COPY)	Copies a pad.

Transient settings (PAD EDIT - LAYER TRANSIENT)

Parameter	Value	Explanation
Transient Attack	-50–50	Use this to emphasize or de-emphasize the attack portion of the sound. This can also be set using the PAD EDIT KNOB.
Transient Release	-50–50	Use this to emphasize or de-emphasize the release portion of the sound. This can also be set using the PAD EDIT KNOB.
Transient Sens	ULOW, LOW, MID, HIGH	Adjusts the transient sensitivity. Raising the sensitivity makes the transient effect easier to apply when you play a roll. The transient effect may trigger unintentionally for sounds that have a long release time, such as cymbals. In this case, you can lower the sensitivity to reduce the responsiveness.
Transient Gain	-INF–+6.0 dB	Adjusts the volume after transient adjustment.

Button	Explanation
[F1] (MULTI VIEW)	Shows the status of pads 1–9 as a list.
[F2] (LAYER)	Turns layer A on/off.
[F3] (TRANS)	Turns the layer A transient on/off.
[F4] (LAYER)	Turns layer B on/off.
[F5] (TRANS)	Turns the layer B transient on/off.
[F6] (LAYER COPY)	Copies or swaps a layer.
[SHIFT] + [F5] (PAD INIT)	Initializes the selected pad.
[SHIFT] + [F6] (PAD COPY)	Copies a pad.