Behringer RD-8: build a kit

18 drum sounds this box makes on its own, in the order to build them.

Record each hit with the sampler, recorder, or DAW you use.

This block draws on the RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-8 User Manual, pp.9-26; its values are starting points.

Everything else about the Behringer RD-8

  1. 1KICK 1Short 808 kick with the top left on it

    kick · hard

    • SWING PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      Chooses which stored Swing the sequencer uses — Global, Song or Pattern

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(50…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight and 75 is full swing (p.17)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

    • PROB PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      p.16 adds that the steps are stored per pattern while the amount is one number

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • PROB90%(0…100 %)pattern-wide

      Only steps switched on in the PROB menu are affected (p.16)

      SETTINGS > PROB, pick a voice, then steps

    • STEP SIZE PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • STEP SIZE1/16(1/8, 1/8T, 1/16, 1/16T, 1/32)pattern-wide

      One step is 1/16 of a bar, so sixteen steps make one bar (p.16)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • TUNING40% travel(0…100 % travel)

      CCW for low sounds, CW to raise the pitch (p.9)

    • TONE64% travel(0…100 % travel)

      CCW removes high frequency information (p.9)

    • DECAY30% travel(0…100 % travel)

      How long the drum rings; CW for longer (p.9)

    • LEVEL80% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.9)

    Record one hit with your recorder as KICK 1.

  2. 2KICK 2Long kick pushed through the Wave Designer and into the filter

    kick · dirty

    Routing — Send the bass drum to the FX bus: press SEND, use SELECT to light BASS DRUM, press SEND again (p.12)

    • SWING PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      Chooses which stored Swing the sequencer uses — Global, Song or Pattern

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(50…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight and 75 is full swing (p.17)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

    • PROB PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      p.16 adds that the steps are stored per pattern while the amount is one number

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • PROB90%(0…100 %)pattern-wide

      Only steps switched on in the PROB menu are affected (p.16)

      SETTINGS > PROB, pick a voice, then steps

    • STEP SIZE PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • STEP SIZE1/16(1/8, 1/8T, 1/16, 1/16T, 1/32)pattern-wide

      One step is 1/16 of a bar, so sixteen steps make one bar (p.16)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • TUNING32% travel(0…100 % travel)
    • TONE46% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Back off the top so the filter has something to bite on

    • DECAY78% travel(0…100 % travel)

      CW for longer tones (p.9)

    • LEVEL82% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.9)

    • FILTEROn(Off, On)pattern-wide

      The ON button engages the filter into the circuit (p.5)

    • FILTER MODELPF(LPF, HPF)pattern-wide

      The HPF button toggles it; LPF is the default (p.5)

    • CUTOFF1800Hz(10…15000 Hz)pattern-wide

      One filter for the whole box — every voice on the FX bus shares it (p.13)

      Press SEND, SELECT the voice, SEND again

    • RESONANCE6(0…10)pattern-wide

      A peak at the cutoff point (p.13)

    • WAVE DESIGNER ATTACK9dB(-15…15 dB)pattern-wide

      0 dB is 12 o’clock and is bypass (p.12)

    • WAVE DESIGNER SUSTAIN6dB(-24…24 dB)pattern-wide

      Acts like a compressor upward, and shortens the tail downward (p.12)

    Record one hit with your recorder as KICK 2.

  3. 3SNARE 1Snare with the snares wide open

    snare · hard

    • SWING PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      Chooses which stored Swing the sequencer uses — Global, Song or Pattern

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(50…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight and 75 is full swing (p.17)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

    • PROB PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      p.16 adds that the steps are stored per pattern while the amount is one number

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • PROB90%(0…100 %)pattern-wide

      Only steps switched on in the PROB menu are affected (p.16)

      SETTINGS > PROB, pick a voice, then steps

    • STEP SIZE PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • STEP SIZE1/16(1/8, 1/8T, 1/16, 1/16T, 1/32)pattern-wide

      One step is 1/16 of a bar, so sixteen steps make one bar (p.16)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • TONE70% travel(0…100 % travel)

      CCW reduces the high frequencies (p.7)

    • SNAPPY80% travel(0…100 % travel)

      CW increases snap — the mic moving toward the bottom head (p.9)

    • LEVEL72% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.9)

    Record one hit with your recorder as SNARE 1.

  4. 4SNARE 2Snare opened up so it cuts over the hats

    snare · bright

    • SWING PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      Chooses which stored Swing the sequencer uses — Global, Song or Pattern

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(50…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight and 75 is full swing (p.17)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

    • PROB PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      p.16 adds that the steps are stored per pattern while the amount is one number

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • PROB90%(0…100 %)pattern-wide

      Only steps switched on in the PROB menu are affected (p.16)

      SETTINGS > PROB, pick a voice, then steps

    • STEP SIZE PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • STEP SIZE1/16(1/8, 1/8T, 1/16, 1/16T, 1/32)pattern-wide

      One step is 1/16 of a bar, so sixteen steps make one bar (p.16)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • TONE88% travel(0…100 % travel)
    • SNAPPY66% travel(0…100 % travel)
    • LEVEL68% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.9)

    Record one hit with your recorder as SNARE 2.

  5. 5CLAP 1Clap on the backbeat at full level

    clap · hard

    • SWING PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      Chooses which stored Swing the sequencer uses — Global, Song or Pattern

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(50…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight and 75 is full swing (p.17)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

    • PROB PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      p.16 adds that the steps are stored per pattern while the amount is one number

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • PROB90%(0…100 %)pattern-wide

      Only steps switched on in the PROB menu are affected (p.16)

      SETTINGS > PROB, pick a voice, then steps

    • STEP SIZE PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • STEP SIZE1/16(1/8, 1/8T, 1/16, 1/16T, 1/32)pattern-wide

      One step is 1/16 of a bar, so sixteen steps make one bar (p.16)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • VOICE SWITCHHAND CLAP(HAND CLAP, MARACAS)

      The switch above the column decides which of the two sounds is in circuit (p.7)

      Flip the switch above the column

    • OFFSET42% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Length of the hand clap, short CCW to long CW (p.9)

    • LEVEL80% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.9)

    Record one hit with your recorder as CLAP 1.

  6. 6CLAP 2Clap spread long and tucked under the snare

    clap · soft

    • SWING PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      Chooses which stored Swing the sequencer uses — Global, Song or Pattern

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(50…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight and 75 is full swing (p.17)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

    • PROB PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      p.16 adds that the steps are stored per pattern while the amount is one number

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • PROB90%(0…100 %)pattern-wide

      Only steps switched on in the PROB menu are affected (p.16)

      SETTINGS > PROB, pick a voice, then steps

    • STEP SIZE PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • STEP SIZE1/16(1/8, 1/8T, 1/16, 1/16T, 1/32)pattern-wide

      One step is 1/16 of a bar, so sixteen steps make one bar (p.16)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • VOICE SWITCHHAND CLAP(HAND CLAP, MARACAS)

      The switch above the column decides which of the two sounds is in circuit (p.7)

      Flip the switch above the column

    • OFFSET74% travel(0…100 % travel)

      CW lengthens it, so the hits smear rather than crack (p.9)

    • LEVEL38% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.9)

    Record one hit with your recorder as CLAP 2.

  7. 7RIM 1Dry rim shot, nothing on the bus

    rim · clean

    Routing — The switch above this column picks RIM SHOT or CLAVES — they share the level knob, the track and the RS/CL jack (p.9)

    • SWING PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      Chooses which stored Swing the sequencer uses — Global, Song or Pattern

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(50…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight and 75 is full swing (p.17)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

    • PROB PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      p.16 adds that the steps are stored per pattern while the amount is one number

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • PROB90%(0…100 %)pattern-wide

      Only steps switched on in the PROB menu are affected (p.16)

      SETTINGS > PROB, pick a voice, then steps

    • STEP SIZE PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • STEP SIZE1/16(1/8, 1/8T, 1/16, 1/16T, 1/32)pattern-wide

      One step is 1/16 of a bar, so sixteen steps make one bar (p.16)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • VOICE SWITCHRIM SHOT(RIM SHOT, CLAVES)

      The switch above the column decides which of the two sounds is in circuit (p.7)

      Flip the switch above the column

    • LEVEL58% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.9)

    Record one hit with your recorder as RIM 1.

  8. 8TOM 1Low tom tuned to the bottom of its travel

    tom · dark

    • SWING PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      Chooses which stored Swing the sequencer uses — Global, Song or Pattern

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(50…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight and 75 is full swing (p.17)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

    • PROB PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      p.16 adds that the steps are stored per pattern while the amount is one number

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • PROB90%(0…100 %)pattern-wide

      Only steps switched on in the PROB menu are affected (p.16)

      SETTINGS > PROB, pick a voice, then steps

    • STEP SIZE PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • STEP SIZE1/16(1/8, 1/8T, 1/16, 1/16T, 1/32)pattern-wide

      One step is 1/16 of a bar, so sixteen steps make one bar (p.16)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • VOICE SWITCHLOW TOM(LOW TOM, LOW CONGA)

      The switch above the column decides which of the two sounds is in circuit (p.7)

      Flip the switch above the column

    • TUNING16% travel(0…100 % travel)

      CCW for low sounds (p.9)

    • LEVEL64% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.9)

    Record one hit with your recorder as TOM 1.

  9. 9TOM 2Mid tom hit flat and short

    tom · hard

    • SWING PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      Chooses which stored Swing the sequencer uses — Global, Song or Pattern

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(50…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight and 75 is full swing (p.17)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

    • PROB PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      p.16 adds that the steps are stored per pattern while the amount is one number

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • PROB90%(0…100 %)pattern-wide

      Only steps switched on in the PROB menu are affected (p.16)

      SETTINGS > PROB, pick a voice, then steps

    • STEP SIZE PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • STEP SIZE1/16(1/8, 1/8T, 1/16, 1/16T, 1/32)pattern-wide

      One step is 1/16 of a bar, so sixteen steps make one bar (p.16)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • VOICE SWITCHMID TOM(MID TOM, MID CONGA)

      The switch above the column decides which of the two sounds is in circuit (p.7)

      Flip the switch above the column

    • TUNING50% travel(0…100 % travel)
    • LEVEL66% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.9)

    Record one hit with your recorder as TOM 2.

  10. 10TOM 3Hi conga up at the top of its range, answering the snare

    tom · bright

    • SWING PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      Chooses which stored Swing the sequencer uses — Global, Song or Pattern

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(50…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight and 75 is full swing (p.17)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

    • PROB PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      p.16 adds that the steps are stored per pattern while the amount is one number

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • PROB90%(0…100 %)pattern-wide

      Only steps switched on in the PROB menu are affected (p.16)

      SETTINGS > PROB, pick a voice, then steps

    • STEP SIZE PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • STEP SIZE1/16(1/8, 1/8T, 1/16, 1/16T, 1/32)pattern-wide

      One step is 1/16 of a bar, so sixteen steps make one bar (p.16)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • VOICE SWITCHHI CONGA(HI TOM, HI CONGA)

      The switch above the column decides which of the two sounds is in circuit (p.7)

      Flip the switch above the column

    • TUNING82% travel(0…100 % travel)

      CW raises the pitch (p.9)

    • LEVEL62% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.9)

    Record one hit with your recorder as TOM 3.

  11. 11CLOSED HAT 1Tight closed hat on every sixteenth

    closed-hat · hard

    • SWING PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      Chooses which stored Swing the sequencer uses — Global, Song or Pattern

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(50…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight and 75 is full swing (p.17)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

    • PROB PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      p.16 adds that the steps are stored per pattern while the amount is one number

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • PROB90%(0…100 %)pattern-wide

      Only steps switched on in the PROB menu are affected (p.16)

      SETTINGS > PROB, pick a voice, then steps

    • STEP SIZE PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • STEP SIZE1/16(1/8, 1/8T, 1/16, 1/16T, 1/32)pattern-wide

      One step is 1/16 of a bar, so sixteen steps make one bar (p.16)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • TONE76% travel(0…100 % travel)

      The closed hat has LEVEL and TONE and nothing else (p.9)

    • LEVEL56% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.9)

    Record one hit with your recorder as CLOSED HAT 1.

  12. 12CLOSED HAT 2Closed hat filtered back so it sits behind the snare

    closed-hat · dark

    • SWING PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      Chooses which stored Swing the sequencer uses — Global, Song or Pattern

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(50…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight and 75 is full swing (p.17)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

    • PROB PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      p.16 adds that the steps are stored per pattern while the amount is one number

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • PROB90%(0…100 %)pattern-wide

      Only steps switched on in the PROB menu are affected (p.16)

      SETTINGS > PROB, pick a voice, then steps

    • STEP SIZE PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • STEP SIZE1/16(1/8, 1/8T, 1/16, 1/16T, 1/32)pattern-wide

      One step is 1/16 of a bar, so sixteen steps make one bar (p.16)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • TONE34% travel(0…100 % travel)

      CCW reduces the high frequencies (p.7)

    • LEVEL44% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.9)

    Record one hit with your recorder as CLOSED HAT 2.

  13. 13OPEN HAT 1Open hat ringing into the next closed hat

    open-hat · bright

    Routing — Programme a closed hat on the step straight after — it cuts the open hat, which is the classic trick (p.9)

    • SWING PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      Chooses which stored Swing the sequencer uses — Global, Song or Pattern

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(50…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight and 75 is full swing (p.17)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

    • PROB PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      p.16 adds that the steps are stored per pattern while the amount is one number

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • PROB90%(0…100 %)pattern-wide

      Only steps switched on in the PROB menu are affected (p.16)

      SETTINGS > PROB, pick a voice, then steps

    • STEP SIZE PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • STEP SIZE1/16(1/8, 1/8T, 1/16, 1/16T, 1/32)pattern-wide

      One step is 1/16 of a bar, so sixteen steps make one bar (p.16)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • TONE82% travel(0…100 % travel)
    • DECAY62% travel(0…100 % travel)

      How long the hat rings; CW for longer (p.7)

    • LEVEL52% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.9)

    Record one hit with your recorder as OPEN HAT 1.

  14. 14METALLIC 1Cow bell as the metal that is not a hat

    metallic · bright

    Routing — The cow bell has one control and it is LEVEL (p.9) — everything else about it happens in the pattern

    • SWING PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      Chooses which stored Swing the sequencer uses — Global, Song or Pattern

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(50…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight and 75 is full swing (p.17)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

    • PROB PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      p.16 adds that the steps are stored per pattern while the amount is one number

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • PROB90%(0…100 %)pattern-wide

      Only steps switched on in the PROB menu are affected (p.16)

      SETTINGS > PROB, pick a voice, then steps

    • STEP SIZE PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • STEP SIZE1/16(1/8, 1/8T, 1/16, 1/16T, 1/32)pattern-wide

      One step is 1/16 of a bar, so sixteen steps make one bar (p.16)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • LEVEL54% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.9)

    Record one hit with your recorder as METALLIC 1.

  15. 15METALLIC 2Cymbal darkened and filtered into a metallic bed

    metallic · dark

    Routing — Send the cymbal to the FX bus: press SEND, use SELECT to light CYMBAL, press SEND again (p.12)

    • SWING PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      Chooses which stored Swing the sequencer uses — Global, Song or Pattern

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(50…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight and 75 is full swing (p.17)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

    • PROB PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      p.16 adds that the steps are stored per pattern while the amount is one number

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • PROB90%(0…100 %)pattern-wide

      Only steps switched on in the PROB menu are affected (p.16)

      SETTINGS > PROB, pick a voice, then steps

    • STEP SIZE PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • STEP SIZE1/16(1/8, 1/8T, 1/16, 1/16T, 1/32)pattern-wide

      One step is 1/16 of a bar, so sixteen steps make one bar (p.16)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • TONE30% travel(0…100 % travel)

      CCW removes high frequency information (p.9)

    • DECAY84% travel(0…100 % travel)

      How long the cymbal rings (p.9)

    • LEVEL40% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.9)

    • FILTEROn(Off, On)pattern-wide

      The ON button engages the filter into the circuit (p.5)

    • FILTER MODELPF(LPF, HPF)pattern-wide

      The HPF button toggles it; LPF is the default (p.5)

    • CUTOFF2600Hz(10…15000 Hz)pattern-wide

      One filter for the whole box — every voice on the FX bus shares it (p.13)

      Press SEND, SELECT the voice, SEND again

    • RESONANCE4(0…10)pattern-wide

      A peak at the cutoff point (p.13)

    • WAVE DESIGNER ATTACK-3dB(-15…15 dB)pattern-wide

      0 dB is 12 o’clock and is bypass (p.12)

    • WAVE DESIGNER SUSTAIN12dB(-24…24 dB)pattern-wide

      Acts like a compressor upward, and shortens the tail downward (p.12)

    Record one hit with your recorder as METALLIC 2.

  16. 16GHOST PERC 1Snare turned right down for ghost notes between the backbeats

    ghost-perc · soft

    • SWING PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      Chooses which stored Swing the sequencer uses — Global, Song or Pattern

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(50…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight and 75 is full swing (p.17)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

    • PROB PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      p.16 adds that the steps are stored per pattern while the amount is one number

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • PROB90%(0…100 %)pattern-wide

      Only steps switched on in the PROB menu are affected (p.16)

      SETTINGS > PROB, pick a voice, then steps

    • STEP SIZE PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • STEP SIZE1/16(1/8, 1/8T, 1/16, 1/16T, 1/32)pattern-wide

      One step is 1/16 of a bar, so sixteen steps make one bar (p.16)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • TONE40% travel(0…100 % travel)

      CCW takes the top off so it sits under the backbeat (p.7)

    • SNAPPY28% travel(0…100 % travel)
    • LEVEL24% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.9)

    Record one hit with your recorder as GHOST PERC 1.

  17. 17NOISE 1Open hat held long and high-passed into a noise wash

    noise · dirty

    Routing — Send the open hat to the FX bus: press SEND, use SELECT to light OPEN HAT, press SEND again (p.12)

    • SWING PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      Chooses which stored Swing the sequencer uses — Global, Song or Pattern

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(50…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight and 75 is full swing (p.17)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

    • PROB PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      p.16 adds that the steps are stored per pattern while the amount is one number

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • PROB90%(0…100 %)pattern-wide

      Only steps switched on in the PROB menu are affected (p.16)

      SETTINGS > PROB, pick a voice, then steps

    • STEP SIZE PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • STEP SIZE1/16(1/8, 1/8T, 1/16, 1/16T, 1/32)pattern-wide

      One step is 1/16 of a bar, so sixteen steps make one bar (p.16)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • TONE72% travel(0…100 % travel)
    • DECAY94% travel(0…100 % travel)

      The longest tail the voice has (p.7)

    • LEVEL46% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.9)

    • FILTEROn(Off, On)pattern-wide

      The ON button engages the filter into the circuit (p.5)

    • FILTER MODEHPF(LPF, HPF)pattern-wide

      The HPF button toggles it; LPF is the default (p.5)

    • CUTOFF3600Hz(10…15000 Hz)pattern-wide

      One filter for the whole box — every voice on the FX bus shares it (p.13)

      Press SEND, SELECT the voice, SEND again

    • RESONANCE7(0…10)pattern-wide

      A peak at the cutoff point (p.13)

    • WAVE DESIGNER ATTACK4dB(-15…15 dB)pattern-wide

      0 dB is 12 o’clock and is bypass (p.12)

    • WAVE DESIGNER SUSTAIN14dB(-24…24 dB)pattern-wide

      Acts like a compressor upward, and shortens the tail downward (p.12)

    Record one hit with your recorder as NOISE 1.

  18. 18IMPACT 1Cymbal on the first step of the section and nowhere else

    impact · hard

    • SWING PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      Chooses which stored Swing the sequencer uses — Global, Song or Pattern

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(50…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight and 75 is full swing (p.17)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

    • PROB PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      p.16 adds that the steps are stored per pattern while the amount is one number

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • PROB90%(0…100 %)pattern-wide

      Only steps switched on in the PROB menu are affected (p.16)

      SETTINGS > PROB, pick a voice, then steps

    • STEP SIZE PREFERENCEPattern(Song, Global, Pattern)pattern-wide

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • STEP SIZE1/16(1/8, 1/8T, 1/16, 1/16T, 1/32)pattern-wide

      One step is 1/16 of a bar, so sixteen steps make one bar (p.16)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • TONE80% travel(0…100 % travel)
    • DECAY90% travel(0…100 % travel)
    • LEVEL84% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.9)

    Record one hit with your recorder as IMPACT 1.

Not in this kit

Bring ride from another box or a sample library.