1 CONNECT THE SDRUM
A.Turn down the guitar amp. If connecting to a mixer, turn down the gain/trim control and lower the fader on the channel(s) to which the SDRUM will be connected.
B.Make connections.
C.Connect the power adapter to the SDRUM and AC outlet. Once bootup completes, ensure the GUITAR AUDITION LED is off—if it isn’t, press the button to turn it off.
D.Turn the guitar volume all the way up then strum and gradually increase the guitar amp volume until the desired level is achieved. If using a mixer, set the channel and master faders to unity (0) then raise the gain/trim
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E.Turn the LEVEL knob on the SDRUM all the way down, and then slowly turn it up while hitting the KICK or SNARE drum pads. Set the level so that the drum level is balanced with the guitar level.
2 TEACH A PATTERN WITH THE PADS
NOTE: The steps that follow assume you are starting from an empty song. The LEARN LED should be flashing slowly, and the KICK and SNARE pads should be off. A metronome should NOT be playing. If this is not the case, go to Section 5 and follow the steps for clearing a song.
A.Press the KICK (K) and SNARE (S) pads—the SDRUM will play kick and snare sounds. Adjust the LEVEL knob if necessary.
B.Press the FOOTSWITCH to arm the SDRUM. The LEARN LED will flash rapidly.
C.Start playing a simple 2-bar pattern. For example, if you count 2-bars of 4/4 you can play:
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When the first Kick (K) is played, the LEARN LED will light solid red.
D.As soon as the first beat of the next bar is reached, press the FOOTSWITCH again. The SDRUM will now play the pattern with the default values. The KICK and SNARE pads will light to indicate a part has been taught. Notice that, by default, a chorus is also automatically taught with higher intensity drums.
E.To switch parts while playing, tap the FOOTSWITCH. To stop playback, press and hold the FOOTSWITCH until the KICK and SNARE pads flash and then release the FOOTSWITCH.
•LEARN LED flashes slowly red = part empty
•LEARN LED flashes rapidly red = armed to learn
•LEARN LED lights solid red = learning
•PLAY LED lights solid green = playing
•PLAY LED lights dim green = stopped
3 PLAY A SONG
NOTE: Ensure the SDRUM has been taught a pattern and playback has stopped. The PLAY LED should be lit dim green, the VERSE LED should be lit brightly, and the CHORUS LED should be lit dimly.
A.Press the FOOTSWITCH to start playback.
B.When approaching the bar where the chorus is to start, tap the FOOTSWITCH. A drum fill will be heard and the chorus will begin playing at the start of the next bar.
C.Switch back and forth between verse and chorus by tapping the FOOTSWITCH as the SDRUM plays.
D.To finish the song, press and hold the FOOTSWITCH until the KICK and SNARE pads flash. As soon as the FOOTSWITCH is released, playback will stop. To finish with a crash cymbal, simply keep holding down the FOOTSWITCH—the bar will finish and a crash will play out until the FOOTSWITCH is released.
•Tap to start playback
•Tap while playing to advance to the next part
•Press and hold to stop—keep pressing to finish with a crash ending
4 DIAL IN THE SOUND
To change the intensity of a part (how hard the drums are hit), select the part with the PART button and then press the button repeatedly to cycle through the intensity options: green LED = low intensity, amber LED = medium intensity, red LED = high intensity.
Tap the TEMPO button to change tempo. Press and hold the TEMPO button to make the new tempo the default.
Turn then press the
GROOVE/KIT knob to select different options:
•Change the feel to be swing (SW) or straight (ST)
•Change the timing to be 3/4 or 4/4
•Change the embellishment level from SIMPLE (no ghost notes) to BUSY (lots of extra ghost notes)
•Select from one of the five available drum kits
Press the left ALT button to choose alternate instruments for the kick and snare.
Turn the HATS/RIDES knob to select a different pattern. Press the knob to cycle through different time divisions:
•Green LED = quarter note
•Amber LED = eighth note
•Red LED = sixteenth note
Press the right ALT button to choose alternate instruments for the hats and rides.
Adjust the TEMPO knob to change the tempo from the stored default (center detent position). Press and hold the TEMPO button to make the new tempo the default.
5 CLEAR A PART OR SONG
NOTE: If the SDRUM is playing, stop playback before following these steps. When a song or a part is cleared, the song may start to play briefly before the clear is detected. This is because it is important for the SDRUM to start playing as soon as the FOOTSWITCH is pressed. You can avoid this by enabling the COUNT-IN feature— see the owner’s manual for more information.
A.To clear an entire song, press and hold the FOOTSWITCH—the current PART button will flash red rapidly. Keep pressing the FOOTSWITCH until all PART buttons flash red rapidly, then release the
FOOTSWITCH.
B.To clear only a part (for example, to record a different kick/snare pattern for that part), first select the part to clear by pressing the corresponding PART button. Press and hold the FOOTSWITCH until the current PART button flashes red rapidly, then release the
FOOTSWITCH.
C.When a part has been cleared but other parts still have stored patterns, a metronome will be heard playing at the tempo of the last part played. Use this tempo as a guide for teaching a new part in order to keep the parts in sync. The metronome can be turned off by pressing and holding the PART button.
D.To teach a new pattern, follow the steps in Section 2 or Section 7.
E.If a part or a song has been cleared by mistake, press and hold the FOOTSWITCH until the PART LEDs flash green, indicating the part(s) have been restored.
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