You can make the waves assigned to each pad play back in the predetermined order you set within a sequence, just by striking a pad.
For instance, this might be useful when you’ve assigned different waves to each pad for the A section of a song, the B section and so forth, and then play the pads along with the song as it progresses.

Setting the pad sequence (SET)


  1. Select [MENU] Ó “KIT EDIT1”.
  2. Use the cursor [à] [á] [ã] [â] buttons to select “PAD SEQUENCE” and press the [ENTER] button.
  3. Set the “Step Num”.
  4. Set the “Pad Sequence Pad”.
  5. Press the [F1] (SET) button.

  6. Strike the pads you want to play for each step to assign them.

    The pad sequence is automatically set when you’ve finished playing up to the maximum number of steps.


    Parameter

    Value

    Explanation

    Step Num

    2–16

    Select the number of steps for the pad sequence.

    Pad Sequence Pad

    OFF, PAD1–9, TRIG IN1–8, FOOT SW1–2

    Sets the pad used to advance the pad sequence.


    Controller

    Explanation

    Cursor [ã] [â] buttons

    Selects the step to set.

    [F1] (DONE) button

    Confirms the changes and closes the set screen.

    [F2] (SKIP) button

    Sets the currently selected step as empty. This prevents the unit from playing a sound when a pad is struck.

    [F3] (CANCEL) button

    Cancels your changes and closes the set screen.
    [F4] (PAD SETTINGS) button

    Configures the Pad Sequence pad parameters that are useful to configure along with the pad sequence function.
    [F5] (PREVIEW) button Previews the sound for each step.
    [F6] (CLEAR) button Clears all steps.



Configuring the Pad Sequence pads (PAD SETTINGS)

Here’s how to configure the Pad Sequence pad parameters that are useful in combination with the pad sequence function.
This explanations assumes that the pad sequence is configured as shown below.

  1. Press the [F4] (PAD SETTINGS) button.

    The following screen appears.

    You can configure parameters for the Pad Sequence pads.

    In this example screen, the parameters are:
    PAD 1 Dynamics Switch
    PAD 1 Fixed Velocity
    PAD 1 Trigger Reserve
    However, the part for PAD 1 changes according to the Pad Sequence Pad.

    Parameter

    Explanation

    Dynamics Switch

    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”.

    Fixed Velocity

    Sets a fixed velocity at which the wave plays when the pad is struck.

    Trigger Reserve

    When this is “ON”, you can make the sound line up with the click accent positions. (The sound plays normally when the click is not playing back.)
    This lets you play the pad ahead of the click accent timing to “reserve” the note, so that it plays right at the accent position.

    Click Start Pad (Range)

    This lets you make the click start when you strike the selected pad.
    You can select only a single pad or specify a range of pads.
    (Example: if you want the click to start when either pad 1, 2 or 3 is struck, set the range as “P1–P3”.)

    Pad Sequence Mute Grp

    Configures the mute group.
    When you strike the pad of the group number specified in MUTE SEND, the sound of the pads assigned to the same group number in MUTE RECEIVE are muted.



  2. Press the [F6] (SET PHRASE MODE) button.

    This uses the optimum settings (settings all at once) when you switch phrases and play.
    To revert to the original settings, press the [F5] (UNDO) button.

    Parameters that are set all at once in SET PHRASE MODE


    Parameter

    Explanation

    Dynamics Switch

    This is set to OFF.

    Fixed Velocity

    This is set to 127. Sounds always play back at velocity level 127, even if you strike the pads softly.

    Trigger Reserve

    This is set to ON.

    Click Start Pad (Range)

    This is set to the same number as the pad sequence pad.

    For example, if the pad sequence pad is “P1”, this is set to “P1–P1”.

    With this setting, the click starts when you strike the pad sequence pad.

    Pad Sequence Mute Grp

    The number set in “Pad Sequence Mute Grp” is set for the pads that are set for each step. (The SEND/RECEIVE channels shown in red borders are targeted to be set all at once.)

    The sound of the step that was just played is muted.


    Button

    Explanation

    [F4] (EXIT)

    Cancels and returns to the previous screen.

    [F5] (UNDO)

    Reverts to the previous state by undoing the last operation.

    [F6] (SET PHRASE MODE)

    Activates phrase mode.