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Editing Programs: Chapter 6
D
RUM
M
ODE
Any one or all of the four sounds in a Program can be put into Drum Mode. The Drum
Mode parameter is found in the Misc. Function (see last section of this chapter). Note
that Drum Mode isn’t the only way to hear drums or percussion from a Program. In
Standard mode, if you select a kit (such as “Rock Kit 1”) as the voice of a Program
sound, an entire arrangement of preset, pre-mapped drum sounds will be assigned
across the keyboard. If you select a single drum (such as “Timpani”) as the voice,
that single drum sound will sound across the keyboard range, with a different pitch on
each note (the original sample pitch will appear on C3).
However, Drum Mode changes the nature of the VOICE function, allowing you to
make up your own drum kit from a selection of over 80 different samples: 7 kicks, 8
snares, 4 hi-hats, 14 toms, 5 cymbals, 31 percussion, 17 percussion effects and 3
synth waves. Plus, there are 44 rhythm beats to choose from (pre-sequenced drum
grooves). You can map any of these samples to any note on the keyboard that does
not already have a drum assigned to it in that layer. When a sound is in Drum Mode,
you can assign 10 different drum sounds to 10 different keys in that layer. If all four
sounds in a Program are placed in Drum Mode, you could assemble 40 drum sounds.
In Drum mode, individual drums cannot be “stretched” across the entire range of the
keyboard -- each occupies a maximum of three keys.
Each of the 10 drum sounds has its own set of parameters in each of the functions in
the display (Pitch, Filter, Range, Effects Level, etc.). You can use the [0] – [9] buttons
to select which one of the 10 drum sounds to edit in each Function Group ([40] –
[120] buttons).
Here is a block diagram of a sound in Drum Mode.
When Drum Mode is enabled, the sound will have fewer parameters for editing.
Consequently, not all Function buttons will respond when pressed as when Drum
Mode is turned off. Specifically, the LFOs and all Envelopes (with the exception of the
Amp Envelope) are unavailable. In addition, the parameters in most other functions
will differ.
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