Linking Multiple Pads (PAD LINK/MUTE)

Select [MENU] Ó “KIT EDIT1”.

Use the cursor [à] [á] [ã] [â] buttons to select “PAD LINK/MUTE” and press the [ENTER] button.

Use the function buttons to select the parameters.

Button	Explanation
[F1] (PAD LINK)	Configures the pad link. This lets you play the other pads that are in the same group with a single strike.
[F2] (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. Even if you specify the same number in MUTE SEND and MUTE RECEIVE of the same pad, muting does not occur.
[F6] (CLEAR)	Clears the PAD LINK or MUTE GRP settings.

Playing Back Multiple Pads at the Same Time (PAD LINK)

This shows how to make multiple pads play at the same time. Pads that are set to the same number are linked together.
When you strike a pad whose number is specified in PAD LINK SEND, the sound of other pads assigned to the same number in PAD LINK RECEIVE is heard.

Parameter

Value

Explanation

PAD LINK SEND

OFF (–), 1–16

Sets the group number.
When you strike a SEND pad to which the group number has been assigned, the pads that have been set to the same group number in PAD LINK RECEIVE also play.

PAD LINK RECEIVE

Controller	Explanation
Cursor [à] [á] button	Switches between SEND and RECEIVE.
Cursor [ã] [â] buttons	Selects the pad to set. You can also select a pad by striking it.
[-] [+] buttons [VALUE] knob	Selects the link number.

Muting the sound of a specific pad when you strike a pad (MUTE GRP)

Mute group settings let you specify that when you strike a pad, other pads in the same mute group are muted (silenced).
For example, you can assign phrases for the instruments of each pad, and configure the mute group so that you can switch between these phrases by striking different pads.

Parameter

Value

Explanation

MUTE SEND

OFF (–), 1–16

Sets the group number.
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.

Even if you specify the same number in MUTE SEND and MUTE RECEIVE of the same pad, muting does not occur.

MUTE RECEIVE

Controller	Explanation
Cursor [à] [á] button	Switches between SEND and RECEIVE.
Cursor [ã] [â] buttons	Selects the pad to set. You can also select a pad by striking it.
[-] [+] buttons [VALUE] knob	Selects the mute group number.

Clearing the settings (CLEAR)

Here’s how to clear the PAD LINK or MUTE GRP settings.

Press the [F6] (CLEAR) button.

A confirmation message appears.
Use the cursor [ã] [â] buttons to select “OK”, and press the [ENTER] button.

If you decide to cancel, select “CANCEL” and press the [ENTER] button.
After “Completed!” appears, the display returns to the previous screen.