Behringer RD-9: 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 RD-9 User Manual V 1.0, pp.17-33; its values are starting points.

Everything else about the Behringer RD-9

  1. 1KICK 1Short 909 kick with the click on the front

    kick · hard

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

      Chooses which stored Swing is used — and with it which printed range applies

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(25…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight; below it swings negative, above it shuffles (p.20)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

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

      p.18 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.18)

      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.19)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • TUNE30% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Pitch envelope depth; CW raises the pitch of the hit (p.10)

    • ATTACK80% travel(0…100 % travel)

      CW increases the attack click (p.10)

    • DECAY34% travel(0…100 % travel)

      How long the drum rings; CW for longer (p.10)

    • LEVEL78% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.10)

    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 pink, press SEND again (p.15)

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

      Chooses which stored Swing is used — and with it which printed range applies

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(25…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight; below it swings negative, above it shuffles (p.20)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

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

      p.18 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.18)

      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.19)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • ENHANCED MODEOn(Off, On)

      Off, PITCH, PITCH DEPTH and the hi-hat TUNE do nothing (p.10)

      SETTINGS > PREFS, TAP/HOLD to Enhanced Mode

    • TUNE46% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Pitch envelope depth (p.10)

    • ATTACK40% travel(0…100 % travel)
    • DECAY72% travel(0…100 % travel)

      CW for longer tones (p.10)

    • PITCH28% travel(0…100 % travel)

      The bass drum oscillator frequency; Enhanced Mode only (p.8)

    • PITCH DEPTH62% travel(0…100 % travel)

      How far the pitch slides into the hit (p.10)

    • LEVEL80% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.10)

    • FILTEROn(Off, On)pattern-wide

      The ON button engages the filter into the circuit (p.6)

    • FILTER MODELPF(LPF, HPF)pattern-wide

      The HPF button toggles it; LPF is the default (p.6)

    • CUTOFF1800Hz(10…15000 Hz)pattern-wide

      One filter for the whole box — every voice on the FX bus shares it (p.15)

      Press SEND, SELECT the voice, SEND again

    • RESONANCE6(0…10)pattern-wide

      A peak at the cutoff point (p.15)

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

      0 dB is 12 o’clock and is bypass (p.15)

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

      Acts like a compressor upward, and shortens the tail downward (p.15)

    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 is used — and with it which printed range applies

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(25…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight; below it swings negative, above it shuffles (p.20)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

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

      p.18 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.18)

      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.19)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • TUNE52% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Changes the pitch of the snare (p.10)

    • TONE74% travel(0…100 % travel)

      CCW reduces the high frequencies (p.8)

    • SNAPPY82% travel(0…100 % travel)

      CW increases snap — the mic moving toward the bottom head (p.10)

    • LEVEL72% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.10)

    Record one hit with your recorder as SNARE 1.

  4. 4SNARE 2Tuned-up snare that cuts over the hats

    snare · bright

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

      Chooses which stored Swing is used — and with it which printed range applies

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(25…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight; below it swings negative, above it shuffles (p.20)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

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

      p.18 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.18)

      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.19)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • TUNE74% travel(0…100 % travel)
    • TONE88% travel(0…100 % travel)
    • SNAPPY64% travel(0…100 % travel)
    • LEVEL68% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.10)

    Record one hit with your recorder as SNARE 2.

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

    clap · hard

    Routing — CLAP has its own trigger output (TRIGGER OUT 2) as well as its audio jack, so it can fire something outside the box on the same step (p.9)

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

      Chooses which stored Swing is used — and with it which printed range applies

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(25…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight; below it swings negative, above it shuffles (p.20)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

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

      p.18 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.18)

      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.19)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • LEVEL80% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.10)

    Record one hit with your recorder as CLAP 1.

  6. 6CLAP 2Clap tucked under the snare rather than beside it

    clap · soft

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

      Chooses which stored Swing is used — and with it which printed range applies

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(25…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight; below it swings negative, above it shuffles (p.20)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

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

      p.18 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.18)

      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.19)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • LEVEL38% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.10)

    Record one hit with your recorder as CLAP 2.

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

    rim · clean

    Routing — RIM SHOT has its own trigger output (TRIGGER OUT 1) beside its audio jack (p.9)

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

      Chooses which stored Swing is used — and with it which printed range applies

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(25…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight; below it swings negative, above it shuffles (p.20)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

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

      p.18 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.18)

      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.19)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • LEVEL58% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.10)

    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 is used — and with it which printed range applies

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(25…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight; below it swings negative, above it shuffles (p.20)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

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

      p.18 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.18)

      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.19)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • TUNING16% travel(0…100 % travel)

      CCW for low sounds (p.10)

    • DECAY62% travel(0…100 % travel)
    • LEVEL64% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.10)

    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 is used — and with it which printed range applies

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(25…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight; below it swings negative, above it shuffles (p.20)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

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

      p.18 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.18)

      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.19)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • TUNING50% travel(0…100 % travel)
    • DECAY38% travel(0…100 % travel)
    • LEVEL66% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.10)

    Record one hit with your recorder as TOM 2.

  10. 10TOM 3Hi tom up at the top of its range for fills that answer the snare

    tom · bright

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

      Chooses which stored Swing is used — and with it which printed range applies

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(25…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight; below it swings negative, above it shuffles (p.20)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

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

      p.18 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.18)

      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.19)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • TUNING82% travel(0…100 % travel)

      CW raises the pitch (p.10)

    • DECAY44% travel(0…100 % travel)
    • LEVEL62% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.10)

    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 is used — and with it which printed range applies

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(25…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight; below it swings negative, above it shuffles (p.20)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

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

      p.18 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.18)

      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.19)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • ENHANCED MODEOn(Off, On)

      Off, PITCH, PITCH DEPTH and the hi-hat TUNE do nothing (p.10)

      SETTINGS > PREFS, TAP/HOLD to Enhanced Mode

    • TUNE60% travel(0…100 % travel)

      One knob for both hats — the open hat follows it, Enhanced Mode only (p.10)

    • CH DECAY22% travel(0…100 % travel)

      CCW for shorter (p.8)

    • LEVEL56% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.10)

    Record one hit with your recorder as CLOSED HAT 1.

  12. 12CLOSED HAT 2Closed hat tuned down so it sits behind the snare

    closed-hat · dark

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

      Chooses which stored Swing is used — and with it which printed range applies

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(25…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight; below it swings negative, above it shuffles (p.20)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

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

      p.18 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.18)

      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.19)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • ENHANCED MODEOn(Off, On)

      Off, PITCH, PITCH DEPTH and the hi-hat TUNE do nothing (p.10)

      SETTINGS > PREFS, TAP/HOLD to Enhanced Mode

    • TUNE26% travel(0…100 % travel)

      One knob for both hats (p.10)

    • CH DECAY34% travel(0…100 % travel)
    • LEVEL44% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.10)

    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.10)

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

      Chooses which stored Swing is used — and with it which printed range applies

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(25…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight; below it swings negative, above it shuffles (p.20)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

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

      p.18 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.18)

      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.19)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • ENHANCED MODEOn(Off, On)

      Off, PITCH, PITCH DEPTH and the hi-hat TUNE do nothing (p.10)

      SETTINGS > PREFS, TAP/HOLD to Enhanced Mode

    • TUNE72% travel(0…100 % travel)

      The hi-hat TUNE is shared with the closed hat (p.10)

    • OH DECAY66% travel(0…100 % travel)

      CW for longer (p.11)

    • LEVEL52% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.10)

    Record one hit with your recorder as OPEN HAT 1.

  14. 14RIDE 1Ride keeping the eighths without crowding the hats

    ride · clean

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

      Chooses which stored Swing is used — and with it which printed range applies

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(25…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight; below it swings negative, above it shuffles (p.20)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

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

      p.18 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.18)

      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.19)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • RIDE TUNE54% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Changes the pitch of the ride voice (p.8)

    • LEVEL48% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.10)

    Record one hit with your recorder as RIDE 1.

  15. 15METALLIC 1Crash tuned down and filtered into a metallic bed

    metallic · dark

    Routing — Send the crash to the FX bus: press SEND, use SELECT to light CRASH pink, press SEND again (p.15)

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

      Chooses which stored Swing is used — and with it which printed range applies

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(25…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight; below it swings negative, above it shuffles (p.20)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

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

      p.18 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.18)

      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.19)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • CRASH TUNE20% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Changes the pitch of the crash voice (p.8)

    • LEVEL40% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.10)

    • FILTEROn(Off, On)pattern-wide

      The ON button engages the filter into the circuit (p.6)

    • FILTER MODELPF(LPF, HPF)pattern-wide

      The HPF button toggles it; LPF is the default (p.6)

    • CUTOFF2600Hz(10…15000 Hz)pattern-wide

      One filter for the whole box — every voice on the FX bus shares it (p.15)

      Press SEND, SELECT the voice, SEND again

    • RESONANCE4(0…10)pattern-wide

      A peak at the cutoff point (p.15)

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

      0 dB is 12 o’clock and is bypass (p.15)

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

      Acts like a compressor upward, and shortens the tail downward (p.15)

    Record one hit with your recorder as METALLIC 1.

  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 is used — and with it which printed range applies

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(25…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight; below it swings negative, above it shuffles (p.20)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

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

      p.18 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.18)

      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.19)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • TUNE58% travel(0…100 % travel)
    • TONE40% travel(0…100 % travel)

      CCW takes the top off so it sits under the backbeat (p.8)

    • SNAPPY30% travel(0…100 % travel)
    • LEVEL24% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.10)

    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 hi-hats to the FX bus: press SEND, use SELECT to light OPEN pink, press SEND again (p.15)

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

      Chooses which stored Swing is used — and with it which printed range applies

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(25…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight; below it swings negative, above it shuffles (p.20)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

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

      p.18 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.18)

      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.19)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • ENHANCED MODEOn(Off, On)

      Off, PITCH, PITCH DEPTH and the hi-hat TUNE do nothing (p.10)

      SETTINGS > PREFS, TAP/HOLD to Enhanced Mode

    • TUNE84% travel(0…100 % travel)
    • OH DECAY94% travel(0…100 % travel)

      The longest tail the voice has (p.11)

    • LEVEL46% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.10)

    • FILTEROn(Off, On)pattern-wide

      The ON button engages the filter into the circuit (p.6)

    • FILTER MODEHPF(LPF, HPF)pattern-wide

      The HPF button toggles it; LPF is the default (p.6)

    • CUTOFF3600Hz(10…15000 Hz)pattern-wide

      One filter for the whole box — every voice on the FX bus shares it (p.15)

      Press SEND, SELECT the voice, SEND again

    • RESONANCE7(0…10)pattern-wide

      A peak at the cutoff point (p.15)

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

      0 dB is 12 o’clock and is bypass (p.15)

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

      Acts like a compressor upward, and shortens the tail downward (p.15)

    Record one hit with your recorder as NOISE 1.

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

    impact · hard

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

      Chooses which stored Swing is used — and with it which printed range applies

      SETTINGS > CLOCK, TAP/HOLD to page

    • SWING50%(25…75 %)pattern-wide

      50 is straight; below it swings negative, above it shuffles (p.20)

      Press DATA MODE, then turn DATA

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

      p.18 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.18)

      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.19)

      SETTINGS, then the step-size key

    • CRASH TUNE66% travel(0…100 % travel)
    • LEVEL84% travel(0…100 % travel)

      Level against the other voices (p.10)

    Record one hit with your recorder as IMPACT 1.