Sequential DrumTraks 400 Operation Manual

OPERATION

MANUAL

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DRUMTRAKS

Model

400

OPERATION

by

Stanley

Art

Assistance:

Manual Issued:

by

MANUAL

3ungleib

No.

CM400A

November,

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1-2

1-3

1-*

1-5

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2-1

2-2

2-3

2-4

2-5

2-6

2-7

SETUP

Connections

Master

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PATTERNS

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and

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1-1

1-3

2-1

2-2

2-3

3-1

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4-1

4-2

4-3

4-4

4-5

4-6

4-7

4-8

4-9

4-10

4-11

BUILDING

5-1

5-2

PLAYING

6-1

6-2

6-3

6-4

6-5

6-6

BASIC

SONGS

PATTERNS

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Build

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Run/Stop

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RUN/STOP

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4-1

4-2

4-3

4-4

4-5

4-6

4-8

4-9

4-10

5-1

5-2

6-1

6-2

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7

8

ADVANCED

7-1

7-2

7-3

7-4

7-5

7-6

7-7

7-8

7-9

7-10

CASSETTE

8-1

8-2

8-3

8-4

8-5

8-6

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CopyingaSong

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7-3

7-4

7-5

7-6

7-8

7-9

7-11

8-1

8-2

8-3

8-4

8-5

8-6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

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10-2

10-3

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