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Along with this, 2 kinds of ADD VOICE and METAL-LIC BEAT, plus CANCEL VOICE which cancels out different instrument sounds of each pre-set rhythms offers many variations on the rhythm patterns. •FILL IN, ROLLING and BREAK produce variations in rhythmic progression. «LONG and SHORT FADE IN and FADE OUT are possible. •With the importance of rhythm flow in mind, the rhythm pattern will change from the next measure. •ACCENT makes the rhythms musical, •With the TRIGGER OUT and EXTERNAL CLOCK IN functions, tempo synchronization with external instruments such as a sequencer is made possible. «CAUTION» Turn on the power switch for a twenty four hour period at least once every six months in order to charge the memory backup battery when this machine is not in regular use. This unit uses a battery backup to protect the user-loaded memory data when the power switch is off. If the battery loses its charge, the memory will be lost. If it is not charged for a long period of time, the battery may swell and leak gas which may damage this unit. Plugging or unplugging the cord while the power switch is on might cause the built-in computer to malfunction. Therefore always plug in the cord before turning on the power Ilf malfunction of the computer occurs, turn off the power switch and 5 seconds later turn it on again ) NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COMPONENTS FRONT PANEL O POWER © VOLUME © BALANCE (Balance Control) This slider controls the balance of the percussion sounds. Sliding it upward will emphasize the high percussion sounds (cymbal, high hat, maracas) and sliding it downward will emphasize the low percussion sounds (bass drum). © CYMBAL HIGH HAT METALLIC BEAT This slider controls the volume of METALLIC BEAT to make the sound of the cymbal (CY.) and the high hat (HH.) the way you want it to sound. METALLIC BEAT will occur at the same time as with the pattern of the cymbal and high hat in the pre-set rhythms (for SWING, the METALLIC BEAT will be simultaneously played with the cymbal , the high hat , and the METALLIC BEAT). 'When the Cymbal/high hat Cancel Button ® is on the sounds of the cymbal and high hat are cancelled, and the METALLIC BEAT will be played in an 8-beat rhythm which has on correspondence with the preset rhythms. © ADD VOICE — TAMBOURINE This slider controls the volume of the tambourine. ©ADD VOICE — GUIRO This slider controls the volume of the guiro. ‘ADD VOICE maintains a fixed rhythm in no relation to the pre-set rhythms. © ACCENT — Accent Volume This knob regulates the amount of accentuation. Turning it to the right strengthens the accent. © TEMPO — Tempo Control This knob controls the tempo of the rhythm. © TEMPO PILOT LAMP The lamp lights up at the first beat of a measure. It indicates the speed of the rhythm. ® FADE IN — FADE IN Selector FADE IN is the effect where the Sound level gradually increases until it reaches the level of loudness determined by the VOLUME © control. Set at OFF when not using the FADE IN effect. ® FADE OUT — FADE OUT Selector FADE OUT is gradual dying away of the sound. Set at OFF when not using the FADE OUT effect. © START/STOP ® RHYTHM SELECTION BUTTON Press the button to choose the rhythm you want. You can have a combination of two rhythm patterns by simultaneously pushing two buttons. If you push three buttons simultaneously, two rhythms will be selected First priority ii.......i:........m i i i iim ® RHYTHM (A,B)—Rhythm Pattern Selection Switch Each RHYTHM SELECTION BUTTON ® has two kinds of pre-set rhythm patterns. You choose one of the two patterns with this switch. «VARIATION» The addition of the VARIATION effect produces changes in the rhythmic progression. © VARIATION SELECTOR This knob chooses the pattern of variation in rhythm. FILL IN: 1 -7 Seven variation patterns are pre-set. In the measure set with MEASURE SELECTOR, a variation is adopted instead of a normal rhythm succession. ROLLING: HB. SD. For ROLING, the following variations are added; HB:High Bongo SD:Snare Drum RHYTHM ( A-B) When the RHYTHM PATTERN SELECTION SWITCH ® is set at A, this knob changes the rhythm pattern to B. If it is set at B, RHYTHM changes it to A. BREAK The pattern of a measure of rhythm and then a succeeding measure of rest are produced with BREAK, ® MEASURE — Measure Selector This knob selects the variation cycle when you want to make variations automatically. If you set it at "2", a variation in rhythm occurs once every two measures in the second measure. Set it at "16" and you will have a normal rhythm pattern for 15 measures and then a variation in the 16th measure. ® MANUAL/AUTO SELECTION SWITCH When you want automatic variations in rhythm, switch on to AUTO. For manual operation, select MANUAL. ® MANUAL BUTTON When you want to make variations manually, use this button. During performance, no matter when you press the button, with the functioning computer, a variation occurs in the following measure. © CANCEL VOICE - Cancel B...