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About drum kits
A drum kit assigns a drumsample (PCM waveform
data for a drum) to each key, and specifies adjustments
in pitch and level etc. for each sample.
The TRITON contains 73 drum kit memory areas. With
the factory settings, 00–15 (A/B) contain preset drum
kits suitable for various styles of music. ROM memory
areas 64–72 (GM) contain nine different drum kits
compatible with the GM2 sound map.
For the factory preset drum kits, refer to the separate
Voice Name List.
In Global P5: Drum Kit you can modify these preset
drum kits, or create your own original drum kit from
an initialized condition. You can also create original
drum kits using sample waveforms that you sampled
in Sampling mode or loaded into memory in Disk
mode.
A drum kit that you edit or create can be written into
one of the drum kit memory areas 00–63. In Disk
mode, you can save drum kits on external media such
as a floppy disk (
☞ p.39, p.40).
16(C)–31 and 32(D)–47(D) are provided for the
preset patterns of separately sold EXB-PCM series
option boards. Please use 48–63 (User) to write the
drum kits that you create.
Multisample programs and drum kit programs
There are two types of programs: those whose oscilla-
tor uses a multisample, and those whose oscillator
uses a drum kit.
This selection is made by the Program P1: Program
Basic tab “OSC Mode” setting. To use a multisample
for the program, set “Oscillator Mode” to Single or
Double
. To use a drum kit, set “Oscillator Mode” to
Drums .
About program parameters
Just as the character and effect processing of a melodic
instrument such as piano, organ, trumpet, and strings
is fundamentally different from that of percussion
instruments such as drums or timpani, the program
parameter structure of a multisample program (“Oscil-
lator Mode” to Single or Double) is fundamentally
different from that of a drum kit program (“Oscillator
Mode” to Drums).
Since it is difficult to convert multisample program
parameters for use as a drum kit (because the filter and
amp settings etc. are made with a multisample pro-
gram in mind), it is best to first select a drum kit pro-
gram in Program mode, and then edit it in Global
mode.
Editing a drum kit
Before editing a drum kit, uncheck the Memory
Protect (
☞ p.37).
1 In Program mode P0: Play, select the program that
you wish to use while editing the drum kit.
Select a drum kit program from the preset programs
etc. If the drum kit that you will be editing is
already being used by a program, select that pro-
gram. (In the separate Voice Name List, programs
that use a drum kit are marked by a
symbol.)
When you wish to edit a drum kit, first use Pro-
gram mode to select a program that uses a drum
kit (whose “Oscillator Mode” is Drums), and then
move to this page. A program that uses a drum kit
will have filter, amp, and effect parameter settings
etc. suitable for drum sounds (
☞ “About program
parameter”).
Set “Octave” to +0 [8']. With a setting other than +0
[8']
, the relation between the keys and the sounds
will be incorrect ( ☞ p.6 in the Parameter Guide).
The effects will sound using the settings of the
last-selected program.
When you edit a drum kit, all programs that use
that drum kit will be affected.
2 In P5: Drum Kit, select the Sample Setup tab.
3 In “Drum kit Select,” select the drum kit that you
wish to edit.
If necessary, use the “Copy Drum Kit” page menu
command to copy settings from a preset drum kit or
a GM drum kit.
GM drum kits 64–72 (GM) cannot be selected here.
(It is not possible to edit or write a GM drum kit.)
If you wish to modify the settings of one of the
drum kits 64–72 (GM), you can use “Copy Drum
Kit” to copy it to 00–63, and then edit the copy.
4 Press “KEY.”
5 Select the note number that you wish to edit.
You can select a note number by the [VALUE] con-
trollers and also, holding down the [ENTER] key
and playing a note on the keyboard.
The parameter settings for the drumsample of the
selected note number will appear.
Creating a drum kit
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