Zoom ARQ, Aero RhythmTrak User Manual

Aero RhythmTrak

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Version 2.0 Operation Manual

© 2017 ZOOM CORPORATION

Copying or reprinting this manual in part or in whole without permission is prohibited.

Contents

Usage and Safety Precautions .......................3

Introduction ....................................................6

Explanation of terms ......................................7

Overview

Names of parts ...............................................8

Using the A ....................................... 11

Ring Controller overview ..............................12

Connecting other devices ............................ 14

Switching modes .........................................15

Instrument overview .....................................16

Preparations

Turning the power on and o ....................... 18

Loading SD cards ........................................20

Character input screen use ..........................21

INST (instrument) mode

INST mode overview ....................................22

Operation summary .....................................25

Real-time pattern input ................................28

Arpeggiator ..................................................32

Clearing patterns ..........................................34

Other settings ...............................................35

STEP mode

STEP mode overview ...................................36

Operation summary .....................................39

Pattern step input ........................................40

Motion sequences ........................................44

Clearing patterns ..........................................46

Pattern settings ............................................47

Managing patterns .......................................50

SONG mode

SONG mode overview .................................52

Operation summary .....................................54

Song creation ...............................................55

Song settings ...............................................58

Managing song sequences ..........................60

Capturing audio (recording)

Capture overview .........................................61

Operation summary .....................................63

Capturing audio ...........................................64

Capture settings ...........................................69

Kits (sound sets)

Kit overview ..................................................81

Using kits .....................................................82

Managing kits ...............................................83

Editing sounds (EDIT)

Editing overview ...........................................85

Editing sounds .............................................87

SONG mode EDIT screen ............................94

LOOPER mode EDIT screen ........................95

Eects

Eects overview ...........................................98

Using eects ................................................99

Mixer

Mixer overview ...........................................10 0

Using the mixer .......................................... 101

System settings

Changing various settings ..........................104

MIDI message settings ...............................106

Backing up data and managing audio les 110

SD card management ................................ 114

Ring Controller settings .............................. 11 8

Updating the rmware ................................124

MIDI controller

Using the Ring Controller for MIDI control .125

MIDI controller layouts ...............................127

Other functions ..........................................128

Troubleshooting .......................................... 129

Product specications ...............................130

Appendix

EDIT menu parameter lists .........................133

Eects list ................................................... 141

Arpeggiator parameter list .........................143

Ring Controller MIDI messages .................145

MIDI implementation chart .........................155

LOOPER mode

LOOPER mode overview .............................71

Operation summary .....................................73

Creating looper sequences ..........................75

Looper settings ............................................77

Managing looper sequences ........................80

Usage and Safety Precautions

Safety Precautions

In this manual, symbols are used to highlight warn­ings and cautions that you must read to prevent acci­dents. The meanings of these symbols are as follows.

Something that could cause serious
injury or death

Something that could cause injury or
damage to the equipment

Other symbols used

An action that is mandatory

An action that is prohibited

Warning

Operation using an AC adapter

Never use any AC adapter other than a ZOOM

AD-14.

Do not do anything that could exceed the ratings

of outlets and other electrical wiring equipment

Connect the AC adapter only to an AC outlet that

supplies the rated voltage required by the adapter.

Operation using the rechargeable battery

Always use a ZOOM BT-04 rechargeable battery.
Carefully study warning indications on batteries

before use.

Always keep the battery cover closed during use.

Alterations

Do not open the case or modify the product.

Caution

Product handling

Do not drop, bump or apply excessive force to the

unit.

Be careful not to allow foreign objects or liquids to

enter the unit.

Operating environment

Do not use in extremely high or low temperatures.
Do not use near heaters, stoves and other heat

sources.

Do not use in very high humidity or where it could

be splashed by water.
Do not use in places with frequent vibrations.
Do not use in places with much dust or sand.

AC adapter handling

When disconnecting the power plug from an out-

let, always pull on the plug itself.

Disconnect the power plug from the outlet when

the unit will not be used for a long time and when­ever there is lightning.

Connection cables and input/output jacks

Always turn the power OFF for all equipment be-

fore connecting any cables.

Always disconnect all connection cables and the

AC adapter before moving the unit.

Volume

Do not use at a loud volume for a long time.

Usage Precautions

Interference with other electrical equipment

In consideration of safety, the
signed to minimize its emission of electromagnetic
waves and to suppress interference from external
electromagnetic waves. However, equipment that is
very susceptible to interference or that emits power­ful electromagnetic waves could result in interference
if placed nearby. If this occurs, place the
the other device farther apart.
With any type of electronic device that uses digital
control, including the
ference could cause malfunction, corrupt or destroy
data and result in other unexpected trouble. Always
use caution.

Cleaning

Use a soft cloth to clean the exterior of the unit if it
becomes dirty. If necessary, use a damp cloth that
has been wrung out well to wipe it.
If the Ring Controller surface becomes dirty, wipe it

with a soft damp cloth that does not shed bers.

Never use abrasive cleansers, wax or solvents such
as alcohol, benzene or paint thinner.

Breakdown and malfunction

If the unit becomes broken or malfunctions, imme­diately disconnect the AC adapter, turn the power
off and disconnect other cables. Contact the store
where you bought the unit or ZOOM service with the
following information: product model, serial number

and specic symptoms of breakdown or malfunction,

along with your name, address and telephone num­ber.

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has been de-

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Usage and Safety Precautions (continued)

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Microsoft

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Corporation.

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in the US and other countries.

• The SD, SDHC and SDXC logos are trademarks.

• Bluetooth and the Bluetooth logo are registered

trademarks of Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and are used un­der license by ZOOM CORPORATION.

• MIDI is a registered trademark of the Association of
Musical Electronics Industry (AMEI).

• Ableton and Ableton Live are trademarks of Ableton
AG.

• Other product names, registered trademarks and
company names in this document are the property
of their respective companies.

Note: All trademarks and registered trademarks in this doc-

ument are for identification purposes only and are not
intended to infringe on the copyrights of their respective
owners.

Recording from copyrighted sources, including CDs, records,
tapes, live performances, video works and broadcasts, without
permission of the copyright holder for any purpose other than
personal use is prohibited by law.
ZOOM CORPORATION will not assume any responsibility re­lated to infringements of copyrights.

For optimal performance

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The

uses Bluetooth LE wireless communica­tion for communication between the Ring Controller
and the Base Station. Communication at up to 10
meters is possible in an unobstructed indoor space.
If interference from electromagnetic waves or other
causes prevent good communication, try the follow­ing.

• Bring the Ring Controller and the Base Station clos-

er together.

• Move any obstacles between the Ring Controller

and the Base Station.

• Stop unnecessary 2.4GHz transmissions or move

interfering devices (including the following) further
away.

• WiFi access points

• Smartphones and other devices that use WiFi

• Microwave ovens

• Audio monitors, lighting controllers and other de-

vices that communicate at 2.4GHz

Warnings and requests regarding safe

battery use

Carefully read the following warnings in order to

avoid serious injuries, burns, res and other problems

caused by leaking, heat generation, combustion, rup­ture or accidental swallowing.

DANGER

Do not charge the lithium-ion battery (BT-04) in any

way other than using the

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly re-

placed. Replace only with the same or equivalent
type.

Do not disassemble the battery, put it in fire, or

heat it in a microwave or conventional oven.

Do not leave the battery near a re, in strong sun-

light, inside a vehicle that has become hot or in
similar conditions. Do not recharge in conditions
like these.

Do not carry or store the battery with coins, hair-

pins or other metal objects.

Do not allow the battery to be wet by any liquid,

including water, seawater, milk, soft drinks or
soapy water. Do not charge or use a battery that is
wet.

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and an AD-14.

Warning

Do not hit the battery with a hammer or other ob-

ject. Do not step on it or drop it. Do not otherwise
impact or apply force to the battery.

Do not use the battery if it becomes deformed or

damaged.

Do not remove or damage the outer seal. Never

use a battery that has had all or part of its outer
seal removed or a battery that has been torn.

Recycling request

Please recycle batteries to help con­serve resources. When discarding used
batteries, always cover their terminals
and follow all laws and regulations that
are applicable to the location.

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Usage and Safety Precautions (continued)Usage and Safety Precautions (continued)

FCC regulation warning (for U.S.A.)

This equipment has been tested and found to
comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protec­tion against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses, and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in­stalled and used in accordance with the instruc­tions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular in­stallation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which

can be determined by turning the equipment o

and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the following
measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equip-

ment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a
circuit different from that to which the re­ceiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/
TV technician for help.

For EU Countries

Declaration of Conformity

Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equip­ment (Applicable in European countries with
separate collection systems)

Products and batteries that
have been marked with the
symbol of a crossed-out
wheeled waste bin must not
be disposed of with household
waste.
Old electrical/electronic equip­ment and batteries should be
recycled at facilities that are
able to process them and their
byproducts.
Contact the local government
for information about nearby
recycling facilities. Conducting
recycling and waste disposal

sources and prevents harmful impacts on human
health and the environment.

properly helps conserve re-

For U.S.A. and CANADA

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC
Rules and Industry Canada license-exempt RSS
standard(s). Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.

This equipment complies with FCC/IC radiation
exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment and meets the FCC radio frequency
(RF) Exposure Guidelines and RSS-102 of the
IC radio frequency (RF) Exposure rules. This
equipment has very low levels of RF energy that
are deemed to comply without testing of specific
absorption ratio (SAR).

For CANADA

Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR
d’Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils
radio exempts de licence. L’exploitation est
autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes : (1)
l’appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et
(2) l’utilisateur de l’appareil doit accepter tout
brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le
brouillage est susceptible d’en compromettre le
fonctionnement.

Cet équipement est conforme aux limites
d’exposition aux rayonnements énoncées pour un
environnement non contrôlé et respecte les règles
d’exposition aux fréquences radioélectriques
(RF) CNR-102 de l’IC. Cet équipement émet
une énergie RF très faible qui est considérée
conforme sans évaluation du débit d’absorption
spécifique (DAS).

Label is located at the bottom of the unit.

The contents of this document and the specications of

the product could be changed without notice.

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Introduction

Thank you very much for purchasing a ZOOM
Aero RhythmTrak
following features.

A

. The

A

has the

● Loop-shaped controller

The loop shaped Ring Controller makes input­ting loop sequences intuitive.

● Ring Controller with 3 rows of 32
pads and 5 rows of 32 LEDs

During step input, you can use the 3 rows of
pads to input 3 instruments at the same time.
In addition, the multicolor LEDs allow you to

see the input status of up to ve instruments

at a glance.
Furthermore, each pad row can be used sep­arately for real-time input, allowing diverse
performance options.

● Ring Controller can be removed from

Base Station

The Ring Controller can be removed from the
Base Station to perform with it in hand. You
can now realize entertaining performances in
ways that are not possible with conventional
rhythm machines.

●

Accelerometer built into the Ring

Controller

You can control eect parameters by tilting the

Ring Controller. Enjoy a new feeling of con­trolling sound with your body.

● Automatic detection of the grip area

The grip area setting function can prevent
misoperation when holding the Ring Controller
during performances.
The position can be set easily when holding it
in the most comfortable position.

● The Ring Controller and Base Station

connect with Bluetooth LE

The Ring Controller and Base Station connect
wirelessly using Bluetooth LE. Power con­sumption is low, so use for long periods of
time is possible.
In addition, the Ring Controller can be inde­pendently connected to Mac computers and
iOS devices to be used as a multifunction MIDI
controller.

● Built-in sound sources can be edited

in various ways

The sounds included in the
variety of adjustable parameters that increase
their expressive ranges.
Each of the sound parameters can be set
easily on an icon-based editor screen.
In addition, each kit can use the sounds of up
to 33 instruments (16 simultaneous voices),
allowing the creation of rich musical pieces.

A

have a

● More than 400 PCM sound sources

and 70 synthesizer oscillator types
built-in

From the rich selection of sound sources, you

will be able to nd sounds that t your image

of the music you want to make.
The sounds are organized by categories so

you can nd them quickly.

● Various creation modes

Create music using different modes for dif­ferent purposes. Build patterns one step at a
time in STEP mode. Perform patterns in INST
mode. Arrange patterns you have made into
complete pieces of music in SONG mode.
Assign captured audio to pads and perform
with them in LOOPER mode.

●

Use up to ve eects simultaneously

You can use an insert effect on individual in-

struments, as well as global lter, delay, reverb

and master effects at the same time. This
vastly increases sound design possibilities.

● Inputs for electronic instruments and

audio devices

You can perform while listening to the input
from a connected device and capture input
sounds to use as loops and sound sources.

● Loading of audio les possible

You can use a computer to save WAV les on

an SD card and load them for use as loops
and sound sources. (An SD card (not included)
is required.)

● Headphone output independent from

other outputs

The second stereo output allows you to output
a metronome just to the headphones, for
example.

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Explanation of terms

Pattern

This is a short musical part of several bars.

Patterns are made of sequences (performance

information) and kits (sound sets). You can also

save parameters controlled by the Ring Con-

troller, quantization and other settings for each

pattern separately.

The A has preset patterns that cover a

variety of musical genres.

Song

This is a combination of multiple patterns that

form a single musical piece.

Step

A step is the length of the shortest notes that

can be input to a sequence.

Steps are usually one 16th of a measure, so you

can set sounds to occur in 16th note intervals.

This length can be changed in the settings.

Sequence

A sequence is performance data that records

the timing when various sounds are played.

The A has a STEP mode that allows you

to record sequences one step at a time and an

INST mode that allows you to record playing the

pads in real time.

Kit

One pattern can use up to 33 instruments. This

collection of instruments is called a "kit".

A kit created in one pattern can be copied to

another pattern.

Instrument

These are the smallest elements of sounds. A

variety of sound sources, including drum sets,

percussion instruments, basses and synthesiz-

ers, are already prepared for use.

You can also use WAV les saved on an SD card

by a computer as instruments.

In addition to selecting sounds, various settings

are available in each instrument. These include

envelopes with attack and sustain times, lters

and eects.

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Overview

TEMPO button

CAPTURE button

Ring Controller charging connectorLCD screen

button

button

button

button

Names of parts

Base Station

■

Top

INPUT volume

Right and left buttons

OUTPUT volume

KIT button

EDIT button

Headphone

Parameter

knobs 1–3

volume

STEP

buttons

INST

MODE

SONG

LOOPER

CLEAR

STOP

PLAY/PAUSE

FILTER

REC

POWER button

MIXER button

HOLD button

MENU button

SELECT knob

MASTER FX

REVERB

DELAY

EFFECT
buttons

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Names of parts (continued)

■

Left side

INPUT

jack

Headphone

jack

■

Right side

OUTPUT
jack

External
power jack

USB jack

SD card
slot

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Names of parts (continued)

Ring Controller

SETUP button

DELAY button

FILTER button

MASTER FX button

REVERB button

Charging connector

(Bottom)

(Bottom)

(Side)
button
button

GRIP button

Pads

POWER button STOP button

(Side)
PLAY/PAUSE button
REC button

HINT

• You can use the Ring Controller buttons for the same operations as the Base Station buttons.

• The Ring Controller U corresponds to the Base Station u.

• Press p on the Ring Controller to show the remaining battery charge on the Base Station

screen.

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Using the A

The A consists of a Base Station and a Ring Controller.

Ring Controller

Base Station

With the Base Station, you can edit tones, create songs and save them, for example. Use the Ring

Controller for input when creating songs.

Since the Ring Controller can be detached from the Base Station, you can hold it in your hand and

play it like an instrument. You can also connect it wirelessly to a Mac computer or iOS device and use

it as a MIDI controller (→ P. 108).

The Ring Controller includes an LED matrix with 5 rows of 32 blocks (3 rows with pads and 2 rows for

display only). Placing a two-dimensional matrix on the surface of a three-dimensional hoop enables

conrmation and operation of all steps in a compact form.

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…

A
B
C
D
E

30 31 32

…

32

…

B

E

A

C

D

1

2

3

…

11

Top inner ring

pads for input

Step

Instrument

Instrument

Ring parameters

Ring Controller overview

The A Controller surface has 5 ring-shaped areas. The top, side and bottom rings each have 32

pressure-sensitive pads. Using these pads, you can input and edit songs and perform in real-time, for

example.

LED indicators

(no input)

Bottom inner ring

LED indicators

(no input)

Bottom ring

Pressure-sensitive

Top ring

Pressure-sensitive
pads for input

Side ring

Pressure-sensitive
pads for input

Assignment of functions

Various functions are assigned to the Ring Controller rings and pads according to the operation status

and mode.

26

25

24

28

27

23

22

31

30

29

21

20

19

Pad locations

1

32

18

17

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

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Example: In STEP mode PAD layout, the rings display 5 dierent instrument sequences (3 when set to

Guideline display), and each pad and indicator corresponds to a step between 1 and 32.

Example: In INST mode PAD layout, each pad controls 1 of 32 instruments with each ring assigned to

a dierent parameter setting.

HINT

Since input procedures dier for each mode, see the explanation pages for each operation for

details.

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Ring Controller overview (continued)

Guideline

In STEP mode, the LEDs of the top and bottom

inner rings can light for each beat to assist in

step recording.

See "Setting inner ring display" (→ P. 96) for set-

ting instructions.

1

Lights

beat

For 16 beats

Playback position

When Guideline mode is active, the LEDs of the

top and bottom inner rings light green at the

step currently playing during playback of pat-

terns and songs, for example.

In addition, in INST mode and during other real-

time input, the LEDs light red.

Grip area

You can set a grip area that does not respond

to touch in order to prevent pads from being

pressed unintentionally when using the Ring

Controller separately from the Base Station. You

can set the grip area range as you like.

For details about how to set this, see "Grip area

setting" (→ P. 103).

Turning the Ring Controller
over

If you turn the ring controller over and place it

so that the side with the power key and the side

with the eect keys are reversed, the functions

assigned to the rings and the display of LEDs

will be reversed top to bottom. Moreover, the

direction of movement will also be switched.

As a result, when the Ring Controller is viewed

from above, movement will always be clockwise

and the top ring will always be on top when you

use it.

TOP

TOP

32

1

BOTTOM

BOTTOM

32

1

Use the same way even when turned over

NOTE

If the grip area has been set, turning the ring

controller over will not reverse assignments or

the direction.

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Connecting other devices

Audio source for

capturing recordings

Headphones

INPUT

A

Mixer, audio system or

other playback equipment

OUTPUT

AC adapter

Computer

(USB connection)

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Pattern creation

Create and save patterns

Song creation

Combine patterns and other sources to create songs

STEP mode

Create patterns by
inputting one step
at a time

INST mode

Record patterns by
playing in real time

SONG mode

Combine patterns that
have already been
made to create songs

LOOPER mode

Create songs using loops
from other songs,
captured external input
and PCM audio files

Switching modes

With the A, you can create patterns and

combine multiple patterns to create songs.

Editing with the A mainly uses the following

four modes. By switching between these modes,

you can alternate between creating patterns and

creating songs.

The two modes for creating patterns are STEP

and INST.

· In STEP mode, you can record instrument

sounds one step at a time to create patterns.

· In INST mode, and you can record a perfor-

mance as a pattern by playing the pads in

real-time.

Use SONG and LOOPER modes to create

songs.

· In SONG mode, create songs by playing and

changing patterns in real-time and recording

the results.

· In LOOPER mode, use audio data captured

from the input of devices connected to the

INPUT jacks, patterns and songs, as well as

WAV les loaded from SD cards, for example,

as materials to build looper sequences and

create songs.

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Instrument overview

The A can use up to 33 sound sources in a single kit. Each of these is called an instrument and

produces sound from waveform data, such as a drum hit, from a WAV le loaded from an SD card, or

from the built-in synthesizer. In addition to its sound (oscillator), each instrument has various settings.

These include envelopes with attack and sustain times, lters, eects and pad colors.

Instruments are assigned numbers from 1 to 33. In EDIT and STEP modes, you can edit the sound

and sequence for the instrument selected by number.

HINT

Instrument number 33 is the one used in KEY layout in A Version 1.00. It can only be edited in

STEP mode.

The A Ring Controller has the two following layouts. In STEP or INST mode, press E to switch

between them. Up to 16 sounds can be generated simultaneously in either layout.

PAD layout

SCALE layout

In this performance mode, you can assign dierent instru-

ments to each of the 32 pads. Instruments 1–32 are

assigned individually to pads 1–32.

The selected instrument is shown on the display and the

corresponding pad lights white.

This performance mode allows you to use a musical

scale to play the instrument selected in PAD layout. The

pads become like a keyboard in a musical scale order.

The Ring Controller LEDs light with a pale color for white

keyboard keys and a dark color for black keyboard keys.

The scale can also be set to major or minor, for example.

Unlike in A Version 1.00, any of the 1–32 instruments can be switched to

SCALE layout.

The note (pitch) that sounds when a pad is played in PAD layout is C4.

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Instrument overview (continued)

Assignments of instruments to the Ring Controller are dierent for STEP and INST modes as well as

for PAD and SCALE layouts.

INST modeSTEP mode

Instrument No.

32

1

G

E

Note

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

C

C#

D

D#

E

F

F#

G

G#

A

A#

B

C

C#

D

D#

PAD layoutKEY layout

Instrument

… …

12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22

Note

… …

F#

G

G#

A

A#

B

C

C#

D

D#
E
F

F#

No.

(Using chromatic scale)

31

30

29

28

27

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

17

F#

F

E

D#

D

C#

C

B

A#

A

G#

G

F#

F

(Same notes assigned
to side and bottom rings)

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Preparations

Turning the power on and o

Base Station power

1. Connect the included AC adapter

to the Base Station.

2. Press and hold p on the Base

Station.

3. Press and hold p to turn the

power OFF.

HINT

When the Ring Controller is asleep and con-

nected to the Base Station, turning the Base

Station power ON/OFF will also turn the Ring

Controller ON/OFF.

NOTE

Use the AC adapter to power the

when it is connected to a computer or other

device by USB.

A even

Ring Controller power

■

Charging the Ring Controller

1. Place the Ring Controller on the

Base Station.

Align their charging connectors before

placement.

Charging will start and the Ring Control­ler p LED will light.

Charging

(Power o or asleep)

Charging during use Orange

Using battery

(Remaining battery charge

at least 12%)

Using battery

(Remaining battery charge

less than 12%)

Red

Green

Blinking

green

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Turning the power on and o (continued)

HINT

Even when the Base Station is OFF, if it is con-

nected to a power supply, it can recharge the

Ring Controller.

■

Putting the Ring Controller to sleep

When the Ring Controller is charging, the power

will not turn OFF. Instead, it will go to sleep.

1.

2.

HINT

When asleep, the Ring Controller p

LED will light red (charging) or blink red (not

charging).

CONTROLLER

hold p.

CONTROLLER

p to wake it from sleep.

Press and

Press and hold

■

Turning the Ring Controller OFF

To turn the Ring Controller OFF, follow these

steps when it is not charging.

1.

2.

NOTE

• When the power is OFF, the p LED

becomes unlit.

• When the Ring Controller's power is OFF, if

you place it on a Base Station that is con-

nected to power, recharging will start auto-

matically and the Ring Controller will do the

following.

- Turn ON (if Base Station is ON)

- Sleep (if Base Station is OFF)

CONTROLLER

p for at least 7 seconds

when not charging.

CONTROLLER

p to turn the power on.

Press and hold

Press and hold

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Loading SD cards

■

Loading and removing SD cards

1. Turn the power o.

2. Open the SD card slot cover on the

Base Station.

3. Insert the SD card into the slot.

To eject an SD card:

Push the card further into the slot and

then pull it out.

NOTE

• If no SD card is loaded in the A, cap-

tured data cannot be saved and patterns and

songs that are created cannot be backed up.

• When inserting an SD card, be sure to insert

the correct end with the top side up as

shown.

• Before using SD cards that have just been

purchased or that have been formatted on

a computer, they must be formatted by the

A.

• SD card formatting instructions (→ P. 114)

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Character input screen use

Text

box

Keyboard

■

Editing operations

Move cursor in text

box:

Use u

Select character: Turn e

Confirm character: Press E

ABC

MENU:Cancel|<< >>|:←→

selected

Number of input
characters/
total possible

selected

abc

selected

#+=

HINT

• The following characters can be used.

(space) ! # & ' ( ) + , - 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ; =

@ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T

U V W X Y Z [ ] ^ _ ` a b c d e f g h i j k l m n

o p q r s t u v w x y z { } ~

• Some characters might not be usable

depending on the item being input.

Complete editing:

Move cursor to "Enter"

and press E

Cancel editing: Press M

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INST (instrument) mode

INST mode overview

You can tap pads to perform as you like. You can also record performances in real-time to create

patterns.

In this mode, each pad around the Ring Controller corresponds to a single instrument (PAD layout) or

note (SCALE layout).

PAD layout

32

31

30

29

28

27

26

25

24

23

22

instrument

Instrument Numbers

21

20

19

18

17

Selected

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

E

Change

layout

SCALE layout

G

F#

F

E

D#

D

C#

C

B

A#

A

G#

Notes

G

F#

F

E

The same notes are assigned
to the side and bottom rings

C

C#

D

C#

D

D#

C1

D#

E

C2

F

F#

C3

G

G#

A

C4

A#

B

C

C5

Selected
instrument

HINT

In PAD layout, the note (pitch) C4 is output when a pad is played.

Dierent parameter settings are assigned to the side and bottom rings, so they can be used for dier-

ent tones (

→

P. 93).

Same instrument

Different
parameters

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Real-time input (loop playback)

INST mode overview (continued)

Pattern creation in PAD layout

After starting real-time input, tap pads for an instrument to input it.

The pattern will start loop playback, and you can overdub as many times as you like.

Bar 1 Bar 2

Instrument 1

Instrument 2

Instrument 3

…

Instrument 32

Pattern creation in SCALE layout

After starting real-time input, tap pads for notes to input them.

Scales can be used to input every instrument numbered 1–32.

Bar 1 Bar 2

B

C

C#

D

D#

E

F

Real-time input (loop playback)

1

2

C

Instrument

3

…

Notes

C#

D

…

32

31

G

F#

…

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Number of current

INST mode overview (continued)

Screen overview

■

PAD layout

Pattern number

Pattern name

instrument

Name of current

instrument

Current bar number

Appears when AUTO SAVE is On

(→ P. 47)

Tempo

Current layout

Icon for current
instrument category

HINT

• By pressing X as you tap a pad, you can select its instrument without playing its sound.

• The parameters assigned to 1, 2 and 3 can be selected using the Quick Access function

(→ P. 92).

■

SCALE layout

HINT

The parameters assigned to 1, 2 and 3 can be set to the following options using e.

Page 1: Mono/Poly, Glide, Octave

Page 2: PAD layout Quick Access functions 1–3

Page 3: Scale, Key

Instrument name

1

Parameter names and setting values for knobs

1

Parameter names and setting values for knobs

2

2

3

Appears when AUTO SAVE is Off (LOCK)

3

(→ P. 47)

Keyboard note range
playable on Ring Controller

Current page number of

parameters that can be

controlled by 1, 2 and 3

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Operation summary

Enter INST mode

Press X to enter INST mode.

Select a pattern

Use u to select a pattern number.

Check the instruments

Play the pads to hear the sounds of the input instruments.

When a pad is tapped, it becomes “selected” and lights white. The name and parameters of the
instrument are shown on the display.

To select an instrument without making a sound press and hold X while tapping the pad.

To use SCALE layout to input the selected

instrument, press E to change the layout.

Start input

Press R to enter standby,
and press P to start real-time

input.

You can also use e to check the

instruments.

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1

31

2

32

3

…

Bar 1 Bar 2

Instrument

Input in real time

Instrument 32

Instrument 1
Instrument 2
Instrument 3

…

1

31

2

32

3

…

Instrument

C

F#

C#

G

D

…

Notes

Operation summary (continued)

Start real-time input

In PAD layout

Tap instrument pads to input them in time with the looping pattern that is playing back.

Instrument

32

31

Instrument 1
Instrument 2
Instrument 3

…

Instrument 32

Input in real time

Bar 1 Bar 2

In SCALE layout

Tap the pads of notes to input them in time with the looping pattern that is playing back.

Bar 1 Bar 2

F#

B

C

C#

D

D#

E

F

…

1

2

3

G

C

C#

D

…

Notes

…

Realtime input (loop playback)

Press S to end real-time input.

End input

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Operation summary (continued)

Preparations

■

Enter the mode

1. Press X.

■

Selecting patterns

Select a pattern to use for input.

1. Use u to select a pattern.

The name of the selected pattern appears

on the display.

HINT

If a pattern is in the middle of playing back, the

pattern will change after the current one com-

pletes. The name of the pattern will blink until it

changes.

■

Set the tempo

1. Press T.

The tempo setting appears on the display.

2. Use e to set the tempo.

The tempo can be set from 40.0–250.0

BPM in 0.1BPM increments.

HINT

You can also press T repeatedly at the

desired tempo to set it (in quarter notes).

■

Select sounds

Switch between layouts and check instruments

as necessary.

Example using 3 to change the pitch

HINT

You can also edit the sounds (

→

P. 85).

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Instrument

→

Real-time pattern input

Inputting patterns

■

Input a pattern

1. Press R.

R lights, showing that recording

standby has started.

2. Press P.

This starts the precount.

After the precount completes, you

can input instruments. The bar, beat

and tick (smallest recordable time unit)

values shown on the display also start to

change.

HINT

• Changing the type of precount (→ P. 35)

• You can press R during pattern playback

to start input. In this case, there will be no

precount.

HINT

• By setting quantization, input can automati-

cally be corrected if it varies from the rhythm

(→ P. 47).

• Changing the metronome settings (→ P. 35)

4. Press S to end input.

This ends recording.

HINT

Press P to pause recording.
Press R to stop recording but continue play-

back. You can tap pads at this point to check

the sounds.

■

Inputting patterns by tapping pads

one step at a time

You can also input patterns by manually moving

through them one step at a time and playing

pads at the desired steps (step-by-step input).

1. Press R.

R lights, showing that recording

standby has started.

3.

CONTROLLER

instrument to be input.

Play along with the metronome.

32

31

30

29

28

25

27

26

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

Tap the pad for the

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

2. Press u.

The pattern will move one step by the set

step value (→ P. 43).

During movement, the display will change

showing the current step position.

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Real-time pattern input (continued)

You can also use 1 to change the step

unit.

HINT

If an instrument has been input at the current

step position, that pad will light brightly. Pads

that have not been input will be lit dimly.

3.

HINT

• Press u while pressing a pad to move

• During step-by-step input, press P t o

CONTROLLER

instrument to be input.

The tapped pad will light brightly. Tap a

brightly lit pad to cancel its input. The

pad light will dim.

between steps and release the pad to sustain

the input sound to that step (note length).

switch to real-time input.

Tap the pad for the

■

Clearing part of a pattern

1. Press P.

The pattern plays back.

2. Press C.

C will blink.

3.

4.

CONTROLLER

want to clear is playing back, press

the pad for the instrument to clear.

The sequence (performance data) will be

deleted while the pad is being pressed.

CONTROLLER

pad when playback of the part you

While the part you

Stop pressing the

4. Press S to end input.

This ends recording.

■

Playing the pattern

1. Press P.

Playback starts and P lights.

2. Press P again to pause.

Playback pauses and P blinks.

3. Press S to stop playback.

P becomes unlit when playback stops.

want to clear has stopped.

5. Press C to stop clearing.

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Real-time pattern input (continued)

Quickly copying patterns

This function copies the contents of the pat-

tern you are editing to a different pattern and

switches to editing that pattern. This allows you

to easily create pattern variations.

1. Press both u at the same time.

This opens the COPY screen.

2. Use e to select the copy desti-

nation pattern, and press E.

If the copy destination pattern is not

empty, a conrmation screen will open.

Making SCALE layout settings

You can set, for example, the octave, scale

and whether only a single sound (monophonic)

or multiple sounds (polyphonic) can be output

when the Ring Controller is in SCALE layout.

■

Polyphony setting (Mono/Poly)

This sets whether only a single sound (mono-

phonic) or multiple sounds (polyphonic) are

output when multiple pads are pressed at the

same time.

1. When in SCALE layout, use e to

open page 1 at the bottom of the

display.

3. Use e to select Yes,

and press E.

This copies the pattern and switches to

editing that pattern.

2. Use 1 to select the polyphony

mode.

Select Mono or Poly.

■

Setting the glide (Glide)

When a dierent note is triggered, the pitch can

change instantly or gradually over time accord-

ing to this setting.

1. When in SCALE layout, use e to

open page 1 at the bottom of the

display.

HINT

Glide is only enabled when the polyphony

mode is Mono.

30

Real-time pattern input (continued)

2. Use 2 to set the glide value.

This can be set from 0 to 100.

The higher this value is set, the more

gradual the change will be.

■

Octave setting (Octave)

You can change the note range that can be

played on the Ring Controller.

1. When in SCALE layout, use e to

open page 1 at the bottom of the

display.

2. Use 3 to change the octave.

The octave shown will start on pad 1.

■

Changing the scale (Scale)

The layout of notes on the Ring Controller

changes according to the scale set.

This allows you to assign only notes from the

desired scale to the Ring Controller.

2. Use 1 to select the scale.

You can select from the following.

Chromatic, Major (Ionian), Harmonic Minor,

Melodic Minor, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian,

Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian, Super Locrian,

Major Blues, Minor Blues, Diminished, Com

Dim, Major Pentatonic, Minor Pentatonic,

Raga1 (Bhairav), Raga2, Raga3, Arabic,

Spanish, Gypsy, Minor Gypsy (Hungarian

Minor), Egyptian, Hawaiian, Pelog, Hiro-

joshi, In-Sen, Iwato, Kumoi, Miyakobushi,

Ryukyu, Chinese, Whole Tone, Whole Half,

5th Interval

■

Changing the key (Key)

You can change the key when the scale is set to

anything other than Chromatic.

1. When in SCALE layout, use e to

open page 3 at the bottom of the

display.

1. When in SCALE layout, use e to

open page 3 at the bottom of the

display.

2. Use 2 to change the key.

You can select from C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G,

G#, A, A# and B.

NOTE

The Ring Controller layout also changes

according to the key setting.

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Arpeggiator

This function can be used to make an instru-

ment play automatically when triggered by a

pad. Pressing multiple pads will trigger multiple

instruments in order.

By pressing chord tones in SCALE layout, the

notes in the chord can be played back one at a

time.

1. Press H.

This opens the arpeggiator setting

screen.

2. Use e to select any setting

other than OFF.

When ON is selected, sound will be

output automatically while pads are being

pressed.

When ON (Latch) is selected, sounds will

automatically start output when pads are

pressed and stop when their pads are

pressed again.

3. Turn 1 to change the arpeggiator

style.

The style can be set to Repeat,

Sequence, Up, Down, Up & Down, or

Random.

The selected Style changes the arpeg-

giator type and the functions of 2 and

as shown in the table on the follow-

3

ing page.

4. Press H to end arpeggiator

setting.

When the arpeggiator is enabled, the

display changes when you tap a pad.

At this time, you can use e to turn the

arpeggiator OFF.

HINT

Automatic output in ON (Latch) mode can also

be stopped by pressing S.

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Arpeggiator (continued)

Arpeggiator parameter list

Style Eect

Repeat

Sequence

Up

Down

Up &

Down

Random

Pressed pads will sound repeat­edly.
If multiple pads are pressed, they
will all sound at the same time
repeatedly.

If the pressed pad has a recorded
sequence, the instrument will play
with that sequence.
If the pad does not have a record­ed sequence, it will sound just
once without repeating. If multiple
pads are pressed at the same
time, they will sound at the same
time repeatedly.

If multiple pads are pressed at
the same time, they will sound in
order from the lowest instrument
number.

If multiple pads are pressed at
the same time, they will sound in
order from the highest instrument
number.

If multiple pads are pressed at
the same time, they will sound
in order from the lowest to the
highest instrument number. Then,
they will sound from the highest to
the lowest.

If multiple pads are pressed at
the same time, they will sound in
random order.

Parameter 2

(use 2 to set)

Number of note

In addition to the note of the
pad, a number of intervals can
also be set to sound.
When set to 1, only the pad

sounds. Higher numbers add
fths and octaves above. If the
number is set to 2 or higher,
you can select Up, Down, Up­Down or Random as the order

they make sound.
(Arpeggiator parameter list

→

P. 143)

Octave

This can be set from 1 to 4.

If Octave is set to 1, only the
pads pressed will sound.

If it is set to 2, notes one

octave above will sound in
addition to the pads.
In the same manner, if sets to 3

or 4, notes 2–3 octaves above

will also sound.

Parameter 3

(use 3 to set)

Pattern

This sets the timing of the
arpeggiator.
In addition to simply repeating

the sounds at xed intervals
(1/32, 1/16Tri, 1/16, 1/8Tri,
1/8, 1/4, 1/2 or 1/1), you can

also select preset sequences

(Seq 1–32).

(Arpeggiator parameter list

→

P. 144)

Pattern

This sets the timing of the
arpeggiator.
In addition to simply repeating

the sounds at xed intervals
(1/32, 1/16Tri, 1/16, 1/8Tri,
1/8, 1/4, 1/2 or 1/1), you can

also select preset sequences

(Seq 1–32).

(Arpeggiator parameter list

→

P. 144)

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Clearing patterns

Completely clearing
instruments

1. Use e to select the instrument

to clear.

2. When playback is stopped,

press C.

This opens the CLEAR screen.

Press C again to cancel.

HINT

• You can also turn e on the CLEAR screen

to select the instrument to clear. Select "All

Instruments" to clear the entire sequence.

• In SCALE layout, notes will be cleared. Select

"All Notes" to clear the entire SCALE layout

sequence.

• If an instrument is cleared in PAD layout,

notes input in SCALE layout will also all be

cleared.

3. Press E.

A conrmation message appears.

4. Use e to select Yes,

and press E.

This clears all programmed sequences

for the selected instrument.

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Other settings

Metronome settings

■

Setting the precount (Precount)

Make settings related to the metronome that

plays back as a guide during recording.

1. Press M.

2. Use e to select Settings,

and press E.

This opens the Settings screen.

3. Use e to select METRONOME,

and press E.

This opens the METRONOME settings

screen.

4. Use e to select menu items and

E to conrm them.

Press M to move up one level in the

menu.

• Use e to select the precount.

Select O, 1–8 or Special

HINT

When Special is selected, the count will sound

as follows.

■

Setting the sound (Sound)

• Use e to select the metronome sound.

The sounds that can be selected are Bell,

Stick, Click, Cowbell and Hi-Q.

■

Setting the pattern (Guide Click)

• Use e to select the metronome pattern.

Set the frequency that the metronome

sounds in note intervals. The interval can be

set to 1/16, 1/8, 1/4 or 1/2.

■

Setting the volume (Volume)

• Use e to set the metronome volume.

The volume can be set from 0–10.

■

Select the output used

(Output Routing)

• Use e to select the metronome output

destination.

Select PHONES, OUTPUT or

PHONES+OUTPUT.

35

STEP mode

STEP mode overview

In STEP mode, you can create patterns by inputting them one step at a time.

In this mode, each pad around the Ring Controller corresponds to a single sequential step.

Step

1

32

2

Step

Bar 1 Bar 2

Instrument

……

1 2 3 …

……3030313132

Since the Ring Controller rings are divided into 32 steps, you can input up to two musical bars (1) at a

time (when the smallest step is a 16th note).

1 Input first instrument

Bar 2

3

…

1

…

Instrument

…

Bar 1

Bar 2

Bar 1

If the pattern is longer than two bars, the Ring Controller display will switch every two bars (in cases

when the smallest step is a 16th note).

Bar 1 Bar 2

…

Instrument

…

Ring Controller appearance

while playing bars 1 and 2

Bar 3 Bar 4

Ring Controller appearance

while playing bars 3 and 4

36

STEP mode overview (continued)

In PAD layout

The 5 rings (3 when set to Guideline display) on the Ring Controller each show a dierent instrument.

You can use e to change which instruments are shown by which rings.

Since multiple instruments can be shown by the Ring Controller, you can check instruments that have

already been input as you input the next instrument.

Select the instrument shown

e

on the top ring

When instrument 2 is selected:

e

Top ring shows the sequence
for instrument 2
Side ring shows the sequence
for instrument 3

In SCALE layout

You can use e to select the note input.

37

Select the note shown on

e

the top ring

C1 C2 C3 C4 C5

When C#2 is selected:

e

Top ring shows C#2
sequence
Side ring shows D2
sequence

STEP mode overview (continued)

Screen overview

■

PAD layout

Name and number

of instrument

shown on top ring

Sequences are shown for

the selected instrument

and 5 instruments before

and 6 after.

Current bar
Shown when AUTO SAVE is On (→ P. 47)Pattern number

Tempo
Current layout

The sequence for the
instrument one before the
selected instrument is shown
on the Ring Controller side ring.

The sequence for the selected
instrument is shown on the
Ring Controller top ring.

Use 1 to change the instrument

input position.
Input is possible at beat and
triplet intervals.
The number of bars per cycle
around the Ring Controller
depends on the settings (

→ P. 41).

Use 2 to change the length

that will be used for future
notes input for the instrument
(

→ P. 42).

Use 3 to change the number

of steps in one Ring Controller

→ P. 41)

cycle (

HINT

The settings for 1, 2 and 3 are only shown when their knobs are being turned.

■

SCALE layout

These are shown when the entire sequence
cannot be shown on the Ring Controller because
a pattern is longer than two bars, for example.

Shown when AUTO SAVE is Off (LOCK)(→ P. 47)

Sequence of semitone
above selected note

This is shown on the Ring
Controller side ring.

The selected instrument and
the sequence for one octave
of notes are shown.

Selected note sequence

This is shown on the Ring
Controller top ring.

38

Operation summary

Select a pattern

Use u to select a pattern number.

Enter STEP mode

Press W to enter STEP mode.

Select the instrument to input

Use e to select the instrument to use for input from the 32 instruments. That instrument

moves to the top ring of the Ring Controller.

1 Use e to select the input

2 The instrument color shown on the ring moves

To use SCALE layout for input, press E to change the mode.

Step input

Tap pads to input the sound at those points.

Bar 1

Instrument

Bar 2

39

instrument

After nishing, switch to a dierent instrument

Bar 2

Bar 1

STEP→

Pattern step input

Preparations

■

Input a pattern

■

Select a pattern

Select a pattern to use for input.

1. Use u to select a pattern.

The name of the selected pattern

appears on the display.

■

Enter the mode

1. Press W.

Inputting patterns

■

Select an instrument

1. Use e to select the instrument

to input.

The instrument to be input appears in the

middle of the display.

1.

CONTROLLER

Tap the pad for the

step to be input.

The LED for the tapped pad will light in

the instrument color.

1

32

31

30

29

28

27

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

HINT

You can set the pads to be velocity sensitive

and respond to how hard they are tapped

→

(

P. 121).

2.

CONTROLLER

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

To clear an input

step, tap the pad again.

The step will be cleared and the LED will

become unlit.

■

Play the pattern

CONTROLLER

is shown by the top ring of the Ring

Controller.

The input instrument

1. Press P.

Playback starts and P lights.

2. Press P again to pause.

Playback pauses and P blinks.

3. Press S to stop playback.

P becomes unlit when playback stops.

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Pattern step input (continued)

Selecting notes

In SCALE layout, you can select notes to input.

1. Turn e when SCALE layout is

active.

The note to be input appears in the

middle of the display.

Changing the last step position
on the Ring Controller

You can change the last step in the cycle on the

Ring Controller

By setting the cycle to 24 steps, you can create

patterns in triple time, for example.

1. Turn 3 to show the Last Step

value.

This shows the number of the last step

on the Ring Controller.

This can be set between 1 and 32.

Inputting steps for patterns
that are longer than one Ring
Controller cycle

If the Step setting is 1/16 and the pattern

exceeds 2 bars or the Step setting is 1/32 and

the pattern exceeds 1 bar, the entire sequence

cannot be shown on the Ring Controller, so the

part of the sequence shown depends on the

playback position.

This icon appears when screen display
is changing with playback position

Screen during playback of bar 3

1. Press u to show the bar used for

step input.

The display will not change even when a

dierent bar is playing.

NOTE

• If the Last Step is less than 32, sequence

data up to that step will not be cleared.

• If the Step setting is 1/32 or 1/16Tri, one step

will be 1/32nd of a bar. If the Step setting is

1/16 or 1/8Tri, one step will be 1/32nd of 2

bars. So, the timing change when setting the

Last Step will be dierent.

Bars shown

41

Pattern step input (continued)

Changing note lengths

The lengths of input sounds (notes) can be set in

two ways.

■

Setting when a sound starts and

stops

1.

CONTROLLER

Press and hold the

■

Setting the note length before input

1. Use 2 to show the Duration

value.

This shows the length that will be used

for future notes input for the instrument.

2.

NOTE

The Duration setting will have no effect if the

LOOP item is × in the Oscillator list (

CONTROLLER

Duration, tap the pad for the step

to be input.

The sound will be input for the set

Duration.

Duration 1/16 Duration 1/4 Duration 1/2

After setting the

→

P. 133).

pad for the step to be input.

The pressed pad will blink.

Blinking

2.

HINT

The steps included in the length of the

changed note light dimly.

NOTE

The note length cannot be changed if the

LOOP item is × in the Oscillator list (

CONTROLLER

you want the note to stop playing.

This changes the note length.

Tap the pad where

Dimly lit

→

P. 133).

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Pattern step input (continued)

■

Changing where a sound is input

You can change where a sound can be input.

Sounds can be input on the beat or in triplet

units.

1. Use 1 to show the Step value.

You can change the positions of follow-

ing input notes.

Step can be set to unit lengths of 1/32

(32nd note), 1/16Tri (16th note triplet),

1/16 (16th note) or 1/8Tri (8th note

triplet).

The Step setting determines the number

of bars per cycle around the Ring

Controller.

This setting also changes the length of

the sequence shown on the display.

Black pads: 1 beat

Step setting: 1/32

Ring controller cycle: 1 bar

Dark grey pads

cannot be played

Step setting: 1/16Tri

Ring controller cycle: 1 bar

Display when Step set to 1/32 or 1/16Tri

Step setting: 1/16

Ring controller cycle: 2 bars

Step setting: 1/8Tri

Ring controller cycle: 2 bars

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Motion sequences

Setting changes for effect parameters and

parameters controlled by 1, 2 and 3 in

INST mode (Quick Access functions → P.92)

can be recorded as sequences.

You can record changes in real time while a

pattern is playing as well as record parameter

setting values step-by-step.

These recorded changes will be saved as a part

of the pattern and re-created during playback.

Recording motion sequences
in real time

1. Select the pattern for which you

want to record a motion sequence.

4. Use eect buttons and change

Quick Access function parameters,

for example.

These changes will be recorded as a

motion sequence.

· Setting eects (→ P. 98)

· Setting Quick Access functions (→ P. 92)

HINT

• Recording starts from the moment that a

parameter is operated, and recorded param-

eter values are shown in red.

• If a parameter that has already been recorded

is recorded again, the new data will overwrite

the old.

5. Press R or S when done

recording.

2. Press R.

3. Press P.

P lights and pattern playback starts

after the precount.

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Motion sequences (continued)

Recording motion sequences
step by step

1. Select the pattern for which you

want to record a motion sequence.

2. Press R.

3. Use u to move to the step where

you will change a parameter.

4. Use eect buttons and change

Quick Access function parameters,

for example.

Changes are recorded, and recorded

parameter values are shown in red.

2. Use e to select an instrument

that has a motion sequence

recorded.

HINT

This step is not necessary when clearing eect

parameter motion sequences.

3. Press C.

This opens a screen where you can clear

sequences for the selected instrument.

4. Use e to select the motion

sequence you want to clear.

Effect parameter motion sequences are

next to “All Instruments” and “All Notes”.

5. Press R or S when done

recording.

Clearing motion sequences

1. Select the pattern for which you

want to clear the motion sequence.

5. Press E to conrm

This opens a conrmation screen.

6. Use e to select Yes,

and press E.

This clears the sequence for the selected

parameter.

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Clearing patterns

Completely clearing an
instrument

1. Use e to select the instrument

to clear.

2. Press C.

This opens the CLEAR screen.

Press C again to cancel.

HINT

• You can also turn e on the CLEAR screen

to select the instrument to clear. Select "All

Instruments" to clear the entire sequence.

• In SCALE layout, notes will be cleared. Select

"All Notes" to clear the entire SCALE layout

sequence.

• If an instrument is cleared in PAD layout,

notes input in SCALE layout will also all be

cleared.

3. Press E.

A conrmation message appears.

4. Use e to select Yes,

and press E.

This clears all programmed sequences

for the selected instrument.

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Pattern settings

Pattern settings include Auto Save, Quantize,

Bar length, and Swing, as well as Ring Controller

Accelerometer parameters.

These settings are saved separately for each

pattern.

Auto Save setting

You can set whether or not the results of

changes to sounds and eects are saved to the

pattern.

When Auto Save is set to O (LOCK), the results

of changes to sounds and effects will not be

saved to the pattern. Changes made will be dis-

carded when you switch to song or looper mode

or select a different pattern. Moreover, you will

not be able to save sequences.

This setting is useful when you want to change

sounds during a live performance, for example,

but do not want to save the results or change

pattern settings.

NOTE

When you switch the Auto Save setting from

Off (LOCK) to On, a screen will appear to

conrm whether you want to save the current

settings. If you select "No", the current settings

will not be saved, but future changes will be

saved.

Quantization setting

This sets the shortest note length that can be

input into the sequence.

This setting is the value that will be used to cor-

rect (quantize) real-time input.

When using the capture function and "Capture

with metronome" is enabled, capturing will start

using the quantization time set here.

Example with 1/16 quantization

Bar 1

Instrument

Real-time input

Sequence is aligned to 16th notes even if played timing is off

Bar 2

Pattern length setting

1. Press M.

2. Use e to select Auto Save,

and press E.

3. Use e to make the Auto Save

setting, and press E to conrm.

You can change the pattern length and set it

between 2 and 8 bars.

When making a pattern longer, you can also

copy the sequence you have already input to the

lengthened part.

When a pattern is shortened, the already input

sequence will not be cleared.

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Y axis

X axis

Pattern settings (continued)

Swing setting

The amount of swing (rhythmic groove) can be

set. The swing range is ±50%.

Ring Controller accelerometer
settings

The Ring Controller accelerometer can be used

to control the effect parameters and param-

eters controlled by 1, 2 and 3 in INST

mode (Quick Access functions → P.92), as

well as arpeggiator notes and repetition speed.

Parameters can be changed by tilting the Ring

Controller.

NOTE

• This can be used when the Ring Controller

grip area has been set (→ P. 119).

• The directions of the X and Y axes are auto-

matically set based on the grip area position.

• Do not hit the Ring Controller with excessive

force.

■

Assigning parameters

1. Select Ring Controller

Accelerometer.

This opens the X-axis parameter assign-

ment screen.

2. Use e to select parameter 1, 2

or 3 to be assigned to the X axis,

and press E.

3. Use e to select the parameter

to assign, and press E.

4. After assigning the parameter,

select NEXT, and press E.

This opens the Y axis parameter assign-

ment screen.

5. Assign parameters to the Y axis in

the same way as the X axis, select

FINISH, and press E.

This completes the setting of parameters

controlled by the Ring Controller.

NOTE

The lowest-numbered assigned parameters

are shown on the Pattern Settings screen.

If multiple parameters have been assigned,

"+" will appear next to that parameter name to

show that others have also been assigned.

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Pattern settings (continued)

■

Using the Ring Controller to control

eects

1. Remove the Ring Controller from

the Base Station.

2. Set the Ring Controller grip area.

Setting the grip area (→ P. 119)

3. Use the Ring Controller to control

assigned parameters.

If an eect parameter has been assigned,

press the button for that eect to turn it

on.

If an arpeggiator parameter has been

assigned, press H to turn the arpeggia-

tor on. The parameter values will change

according to the tilt and direction.

List of parameters that can be assigned to the

Ring Controller

Filter - Frequency

Filter - Resonance

Filter - Level

Mono Delay - Time

Mono Delay - Feedback

Mono Delay - Mix

Stereo Delay - Time

Stereo Delay - Feedback

Stereo Delay - Mix

Reverse Delay - Time

Reverse Delay - Feedback

Reverse Delay - Mix

Reverb Hall - Decay

Reverb Hall - Tone

Reverb Hall - Mix

Reverb Room - Decay

Reverb Room - Tone

Reverb Room - Mix

Reverb Plate - Decay

Reverb Plate - Tone

Reverb Plate - Mix

nn Quick Access 1*

nn Quick Access 2*

nn Quick Access 3*

Arpeggiator - Note Shift

Arpeggiator - Repeat Rate

Cannot be
assigned when in
looper mode

HINT

• The “nn” is replaced by the instrument

number (1–32).

• When Arpeggiator - Note Shift is assigned,

the notes output by the arpeggiator will

change in response to the tilt of the Ring

Controller. The notes will change according

to the scales set in the SCALE layout of each

instrument (→ P. 31).

• When Arpeggiator - Repeat Rate is assigned,

the speed of the arpeggiator output will

change in response to the tilt of the Ring

Controller. When the arpeggiator Style is not

“Sequence”, this is enabled only if “Pattern”

is set to 1/1–1/32.

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Managing patterns

You can create new patterns, and copy or erase

the selected pattern, for example.

Pattern management

1. Press M.

2. Use e to select the function to

use, and press E.

You can select NEW, COPY, RENAME or

ERASE.

■

Creating new patterns (NEW)

• Use e to select NEW, and press E.

This opens the character input screen.

■

Copying patterns (COPY)

• Use e to select COPY, and press E.

This opens a screen for selecting the copy

destination pattern.

• Use e to select the copy destination

pattern, and press E.

This opens a conrmation screen.

• Use e to select Yes, and press E.

This copies the contents of the pattern

selected previously over the destination pat-

tern that was just selected.

After copying, the copied pattern will be

selected.

HINT

Character input screen use (

• After editing the pattern name, select Enter,

and press E.

A new pattern will be created with that name.

After creation, the new pattern will be

selected.

NOTE

The new pattern will be created with the lowest

empty pattern number.

A new pattern cannot be created if there are

no empty patterns.

→

P. 21)

■

Changing pattern names (RENAME)

• Use e to select RENAME, and press E.

This opens the character input screen.

HINT

Character input screen use (

• After editing the pattern name, select Enter,

and press E.

This changes the pattern name.

→

P. 21)

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Managing patterns (continued)

■

Erasing patterns (ERASE)

• Use e to select ERASE, and press E.

This opens a conrmation screen.

• Use e to select Yes, and press E.

This erases the pattern.

■

Loading patterns from the pattern

list

• Press M.

• Use e to select Pattern List,

and press E.

• Use e to select the pattern you want to
load, and press E.

This loads the selected pattern.

HINT

If a pattern is in the middle of playing back,

the pattern will change after the current one

completes.

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Playback order →

Song

SONG mode

SONG mode overview

In SONG mode, you can combine multiple patterns that you have created into one complete song.

…

Pattern A Pattern B Pattern C …

The pads on the Ring Controller are assigned 32 patterns.

The same patterns are assigned to the top, side and bottom rings.

You can change the patterns assigned to each pad.

SONG mode also has A–L pad banks.

By changing banks, you can assign 32 dierent patterns to the Ring Controller.

Pattern 32

Pattern 31

Pattern 30

Pattern 1

Pattern 2

Pattern 3

Pattern 64

Pattern 63

Pattern 62

Pattern 33

Pattern 100

Pattern 101

u

Switch pad bank

(A, B, C…L)

After completing preparation, start real-time input and tap pads to play their patterns.

32

31

Song

Pattern 1

Real-time input

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The patterns
assigned to each
pad can be changed

Patterns

1

2

3

…

SONG mode overview (continued)

Screen overview

Song sequence number

Song sequence

name

Selected

pad number

Name of pattern

assigned to

selected pad

Selected pad bank

1

Parameter names and setting values

2

3

Tempo

Number of pattern
assigned to
selected pad

Tempo of pattern
assigned to
selected pad

Sequence of
pattern assigned
to selected pad

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Operation summary

Enter SONG mode

Press Y to enter SONG mode.

Select a song

Press M and use e to open the Song Sequence List.
Then, use e and E to select a song sequence.

Select a pattern to play

Use u to change the pad bank as necessary.

Start input

Press R to start real-time input.

Create a song

Tap pads for patterns to play them and add them to the song in real time.

Realtime recording

Song

End input

Press S to end song input.

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Song creation

Assigning patterns to pads

1. Tap a pad, or use e to select

a pad.

The pattern assigned to the selected pad

is shown on the display and starts play-

ing back.

HINT

• By tapping the Ring Controller pads, you

can select patterns and listen to them at the

same time.

• Tap a pad while pressing Y to select a

pad without playing the pattern.

• Press D when a pad is selected to open

the setting screen for that pattern (→ P. 47).

Switching pad banks

By switching banks, you can change the 32 dif-

ferent patterns assigned to the pads.

1. Press u .

This switches the pad bank and assigns

the 32 patterns in that bank to the Ring

Controller.

2. Use e to select a pattern

number.

This assigns the pattern of that number

to the pad.

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Song creation (continued)

Real-time input

1. Press R.

This starts the count.

2.

HINT

• If no animation has been set, the tapped pad

• If even a single animation has been set, the

• What happens after a pattern completes

3.

CONTROLLER

Tap a pad to select

a pattern to play.

The tapped pad will light according to the

pattern animation type setting (→ P. 59).

will light brightly.

tapped pad will show the animation, and it

will light with the pattern color.

playing depends on the 2 pattern playback

method setting (→ P. 59).

CONTROLLER

Play other pads to

HINT

• The timing of pattern changes depends on

the pattern quantize and pattern playback

method settings (→ P. 59).

• The maximum number of measures in a song

is 999. Song creation will stop when this

number is reached.

4. Press S when done playing all

patterns.

This ends song creation.

switch patterns.

Until the pattern switches, the display will

appear as follows.

Pattern now
playing

Pattern to be
played next

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Song creation (continued)

Playing back songs

1. Press P.

This starts song playback.

HINT

• During song playback, you can use the Ring

Controller to perform with the instruments

assigned to the playing patterns.

• Press E to switch between PAD and

SCALE layouts.

Number of pattern
now playing

Name of pattern
now playing

Number of pattern
to be played next

2. Press P to pause.

P will blink.
Press P again to resume playback.

Clearing a song sequence

1. Press C.

A conrmation message appears on the

display and C lights.

2. Use e to select Yes.

This clears the song sequence.

3. Press S to stop playback.

Playback stops, and the playback posi-

tion returns to the beginning.

NOTE

Sound parameters changed during playback

are not recorded to patterns.

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Song settings

Setting tempo synchronization

Set whether each pattern uses its own tempo

setting or all patterns use the same tempo when

playing a song.

1. Press M.

2. Use e to select Tempo,

and press E.

3. Use e to select the synchroni-

zation type, and press E.

Song: Use the same tempo for

everything.

Pattern: Use each pattern's tempo.

Setting the default pad bank
selected

You can set the pad bank that is selected when-

ever song mode is activated or a song sequence

is loaded.

1. Press M.

2. Use e to select Default PAD

BANK, and press E.

3. Use e to select a pad bank,

and press E.

You can select from A–L.

Mixing

1. Press m.

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This opens the Mixer Screen.

You can set send eects and STEREO/

MONO for audio input through the INPUT

jacks.

HINT

→

Mixer (

P. 100)

Song settings (continued)

Making pattern settings

■

Setting the pattern playback

method

You can set what happens after a pattern plays

back.

1.

CONTROLLER

Select a pad.

■

Setting quantization when changing

patterns

1.

CONTROLLER

Select a pad.

2. Use 3 to change the

quantization.

2. Use 2 to change the playback

method.

One Shot: The pattern plays once and

stops.

Trigger: The same pattern will loop con-

tinuously until you select the next pattern

or press the STOP button.

Toggle: Tapping the pad alternately starts

and stops pattern playback. When a pat-

tern is stopped, silence will continue to

be recorded.

HINT

Quantization is applied in the following

situations.

• When the pattern is switched (the quantiza-

tion of the latter pattern is used)

• Toggle is stopped

■

Setting pad colors

Set on the EDIT screen (→ P. 95).

■

Setting the LED animation type.

Set on the EDIT screen (→ P. 95).

■

Setting the LED animation timing

Set on the EDIT screen (→ P. 95).

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Managing song sequences

Managing song sequences

■

Copying song sequences (COPY)

1. Press M.

2. Use e to select the function to

use, and press E.

You can select NEW, COPY, RENAME or

ERASE.

■

Creating new song sequences

(NEW)

• Use e to select NEW, and press E.

This opens the character input screen.

HINT

Character input screen use (

• After editing the sequence name, select

Enter, and press E.

A new song sequence will be created with

that name.

After creation, the new song sequence will

be selected.

NOTE

The new song sequence will be created with

the lowest empty song sequence number.

A new song sequence cannot be created if

there are no empty ones.

→

P. 21)

• Use e to select COPY, and press E.

This opens a screen for selecting the copy

destination song sequence.

• Use e to select the copy destination
song sequence, and press E.

This opens a conrmation screen.

• Use e to select Yes, and press E.

This copies the contents of the song

sequence selected previously over the desti-

nation song sequence that was just selected.

After copying, the copy destination song

sequence is selected.

■

Changing song sequence names

(RENAME)

• Use e to select RENAME, and press E.

This opens the character input screen.

HINT

Character input screen use (

• After editing the song sequence name,

select Enter, and press E.

This changes the song sequence name.

■

Erasing song sequences (ERASE)

• Use e to select ERASE, and press E.

This opens a conrmation screen.

• Use e to select Yes, and press E.

This erases the song sequence.

→

P. 21)

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Capturing audio (recording)

Capture overview

The A can capture (record) audio it is playing back and audio input through its INPUT jacks in

every mode.

You can use captured audio as instruments and in LOOPER mode.

WAV les saved on SD cards can also be used in the same way as captured audio.

Capture external input

Capture output audio

Add audio files

Patterns, songs,
looper sequences

HINT

• In LOOPER mode, up to 96 captured recordings can be assigned to pads and used to perform.

• The total time of captured audio that can be used for instruments is 6 minutes (or 12 minutes if

mono).

NOTE

Captured audio data is saved on the SD card. Be aware that you will not be able to use the captured

recordings if you remove the SD card or replace it with a dierent SD card.

61

STEREO/MONO

Waveform of audio being captured

Capture overview (continued)

Screen overview

setting

Parameters can be changed
and patterns switched even
while capturing audio

Shown when
Auto Stop set

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Audio files

Audio files

Audio files

Operation summary

Make capture settings

• Set to stereo or mono

… Switching between stereo and mono (

• Stop recording captured audio after a number of beats set in advance

… Setting the auto stop function (

• Listen to a pre count or guide click when capturing audio

… Using the metronome while capturing audio (

Play the material to capture

• Play a pattern or song, for example, that you want to use as a captured recording.

• Input from the sound source connected to the INPUT jacks.

Play patterns,
songs, etc.

→

P. 69)

→

P. 69)

→

Start capturing

P. 70)

External input

Press c to start capturing.

Stop capturing

Press c again to stop capturing.

On the setting screen that appears after captur-

ing stops, you can assign it to pads and set the

range that is sounded, for example.

Save

You can select and save captured audio to use

as an instrument or in LOOPER mode.

Captured audio can also be saved to an SD

card without changing its name or using it as an

instrument or in LOOPER mode.

63

Capturing audio

Capturing internal sound
sources

1. Play a pattern or song, for exam-

ple, that you want to capture.

HINT

By inputting audio through the INPUT jacks

at the same time, you can capture a mixed

recording of both sound sources.

2. Press c.

The capture screen opens, and capturing

starts.

Press C to cancel.

HINT

• Up to 6 minutes stereo or 12 minutes mono

can be captured.

• If "Capture with METRONOME" is set, the

timing of capture start will automatically be

adjusted to the beat, for example (→ P. 70).

• Turning effects ON/OFF, changing parame-

ters, playing pads, and changing patterns, for

example, will be recorded while capturing.

3. After the audio has been captured,

Capturing external input

1. Connect the instrument or other

audio device that you want to use

to capture recordings to the Base

Station INPUT jacks.

HINT

If the external input is a mono audio source,

check the external input Stereo/Mono setting

→

(

P. 103).

2. Start playing the connected

equipment.

Use the INPUT volume to adjust the input

level.

NOTE

If the input level is too high, c will flash

rapidly.

3. Press c.

The capture screen opens, and capturing

starts.

HINT

You can use "Capture with METRONOME" to

set a precount and a guide click (

→

P. 70).

press c.

You can adjust the captured recording

and save it on the Capture Setting screen

that opens (→ P. 65).

4. After the audio has been captured,

press c.

You can adjust the captured recording

and save it on the Capture Setting screen

that opens.

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Start point

time

playback setting

time

End point

Capturing audio (continued)

Adjusting and saving captured
audio

After capturing audio completes, the CAPTURE

settings screen opens, and the captured record-

ing begins loop playback.

The captured audio can be edited on the screen.

Start point

HINT

• Press P to pause and resume playback.

• Press S to stop playback and reset the

playback position to the beginning of the

loop.

• One Ring Controller cycle corresponds to

the time between start and end points. Press

P, and tap a pad to start playback of the

loop from that position. Tap a pad when

stopped to play only the interval assigned to

that pad.

• The playback position lights according to

the position of the captured audio during

playback.

Reverse

End point

2. Use 1 and 3 to set the range

of the captured audio to assign to

the pad.

1: Start point

Change the starting point of the captured

audio.

3: End point

Change the ending point of the captured

audio.

NOTE

The "INST remain" time shown on the display

is the remaining amount of time that can be

assigned to pads (maximum of 6 minutes

stereo or 12 minutes mono). Captured audio

that exceeds this length cannot be assigned to

the pads.

To make more time available, remove captured

audio from other pads or shorten intervals

between start and end points.

When setting start and end points, the

waveforms around those points are

shown magnied.

■

Editing captured audio to use as

instruments assigned to pads

Make the following settings to use captured

audio in INST mode, for example.

1. Use e to select "Assign to INST

PAD".

HINT

• Pressing any MODE button, M or C will

cancel editing of the captured recording and

reopen the original screen.

• Start and end points can be set after the rst

500 ms and before the last 500 ms of the

captured recording.

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Capturing audio (continued)

3. Use 2 to set the playback direc-

tion of the captured audio.

When this is On, playback will be

reversed.

4. Use e to select "Assign to INST

PAD", and press E.

The screen where you can assign cap-

tured audio to pads opens.

Press M or C to return to the previ-

ous screen.

5. To change the name of the cap-

tured audio, use e to select
RENAME, and press E.

You can edit the name of the captured

recording.

6. Use u to select the pattern to

which to assign the captured

recording.

The pattern name changes at the bottom

of the screen.

7. Tap pads to select ones for

assignment.

Tap pads to listen to the instruments cur-

rently assigned to them.

8. To save the captured audio to the

SD card without assigning it to a

pad, use e to select "Save
only", and press E.

This will save the captured audio as a

WAV le to the SD card.

You can use it as an instrument and in

LOOPER mode later (→ P. 71).

9. To assign it to a pad,

use e to select Assign,
and press E.

This assigns the captured audio to the

selected pads.

This also saves the captured audio as a

WAV le to the SD card.

HINT

• The captured audio will be saved inside the

“Capture” subfolder in the “AR-96” folder on

the SD card.

• The capture name will be used unchanged

as the le name.

• captured audio that has been assigned to

a pad can have envelopes, lters and other

parameters set in the same way as the

built-in instruments.

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Capturing audio (continued)

■

Editing captured audio to use in

LOOPER mode

Make the following settings to use captured

audio in LOOPER mode.

1. Use e to select "Assign to

LOOPER".

2. Use 1 and 3 to set the range

of the captured audio to assign to

the pad.

1: Start point

Change the starting point of the captured

audio.

3: End point

Change the ending point of the captured

audio.

Reverse: Use 1 on Setting screen 3

to reverse the playback direction of the

captured audio.

NOTE

The LOOPER mode tempo sync function

→

(

P. 95) cannot be used if BPM and Length

are not set. You can also set these later.

4. Use e to select "Assign to

LOOPER", and press E.

The screen where you can assign cap-

tured audio to pads opens.

Press M or C to return to the previ-

ous screen.

5. To change the name of the cap-

When setting start and end points, the

waveforms around those points are

shown magnied.

3. Use 2 to show the following

settings.

The following settings can be made.

BPM: Use 1 on Setting screen 2 to set

the tempo of the captured audio.

Length: Use 3 on Setting screen 2 to

set the length of the captured audio.

tured audio, use e to select
RENAME, and press E.

You can edit the name of the captured

recording.

6. Use u to select the pad bank

→

(

P. 71) to which to assign the

captured audio.

The pad bank name changes at the

bottom of the screen.

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Capturing audio (continued)

7. Tap pads to select ones for

assignment.

Pads that already have captured audio

assigned will light with their set colors.

Unlit pads can be selected. Selected

pads will light white.

8. To save the captured audio to the

SD card without assigning it to a

pad, use e to select "Save
only", and press E.

This will save the captured audio as a

WAV le to the SD card.

You can use it as an instrument and in

LOOPER mode later (→ P. 71).

9. To assign it to a pad,

use e to select Assign,
and press E.

This assigns the captured audio to the

selected pads.

This also saves the captured audio as a

WAV le to the SD card.

NOTE

Assign cannot be selected if no pads have

been selected.

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Capture settings

Setting the auto stop function

You can set capture to automatically stop a set

time after starting.

1. Press M.

2. Use e to select Settings,

and press E.

3. Use e to select CAPTURE,

and press E.

4. Use e to select Auto Stop,

and press E.

5. Use e to select the timing,

and press E.

Select O or 1–32 quarter notes.

Switching between stereo and
mono

Captured audio can be saved as stereo or

mono.

Audio capture is possible for up to 6 minutes in

stereo or 12 minutes in mono.

1. Press M.

2. Use e to select Settings,

and press E.

3. Use e to select CAPTURE,

and press E.

4. Use e to select Stereo/Mono,

and press E.

5. Use e to change the setting,

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and press E.

Select Stereo or Mono.

Capture settings (continued)

Using the metronome while
capturing audio

You can use a precount and listen to a guide

click when capturing audio.

This is convenient when capturing patterns that

are playing, for example, and synchronizing the

timing of pattern starts and the beginning of

capturing.

1. Press M.

2. Use e to select Settings,

and press E.

3. Use e to select CAPTURE,

and press E.

4. Use e to select "Capture with

METRONOME", and press E.

5. Use e to select On,

and press E.

The metronome will function while

capturing audio (metronome settings

→

P. 35).

When this function is on, after pressing

the CAPTURE button, the actual start of

capturing will be synchronized with the

pattern's quantize setting (→ P. 47).

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Capture 1

Capture 32

Capture 30

Capture 33

Real time input

LOOPER mode

LOOPER mode overview

In LOOPER mode, you can combine patterns and songs that have already been created, input from

the INPUT jacks, WAV les and other captured audio into a single song as a looper sequence.

Playback order →Looper sequence

16 sounds
maximum

simultaneous

playback

(mono)

32 captured recordings are assigned to the Ring Controller pads.

The captured recordings assigned to the pads can be changed. The same captured recordings are

assigned to the top, side and bottom rings.

LOOPER mode has A, B and C pad banks. By changing banks, you can assign 32 dierent captured

recordings to the Ring Controller.

Capture 1 Capture 1 Capture 1 Capture 1 Capture 1 Capture 1

Capture 2 Capture 2 Capture 2 Capture 2

…

Capture 3

…

Capture 31

Capture 2

Capture 3

Capture 50

Capture 51

The captured
recordings
assigned to
each pad can
be changed

u

Switch pad bank

(A, B, C)

After completing preparation, start real-time input and tap pads to play their captured recordings. Up

to 16 captured mono recordings can be played back at the same time.

Looper
sequence

Capture 1 Capture 1

Capture 2 Capture 2

Capture 1 Capture 1

Capture 3

54

53

…

32

31

…

95

96

…

Captures

1

2

3

…

65

66

67

39

…

40

41

…

HINT

See "Captured recordings" (

→

P. 61) for how to create captured recordings.

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LOOPER mode overview (continued)

Screen overview

Looper sequence number

Looper

sequence name

Number of

current pad

Name of

instrument
assigned to
current pad

Parameter names and setting values for knobs

1

2

Current pad bank

Looper sequence
tempo

Length of captured
recording assigned
to current pad

Tempo of captured
recording assigned
to current pad

3

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Operation summary

t

Enter LOOPER mode

Press Z to enter LOOPER mode.

Select the looper sequence

Press M and use e to open the Looper Sequence List.

Use e and E to select a loop sequence from the list.

Select captured audio for playback

Tap a pad or use u to change the pad bank as necessary.

Start input

Press R to start real-time input.

Create a looper sequence

Tap pads for captured recordings to play them and add them to the sequence in real time.

Real-time recording

Looper
sequence

Capture 1 Capture 1

Capture 2 Capture 2

Capture 1 Capture 1

Capture 3

End input

Press S to end looper sequence input.

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Operation summary (continued)

Assigning WAV les as

captured recordings

WAV les saved on an SD card can be assigned

to pads.

1. Save WAV les to assign in the

“Capture” subfolder in the "AR-96"

folder on the SD card.

HINT

Files that meet the following conditions can be

added as captured audio.

• WAV format les with 44.1kHz sampling fre-

quency and 16/24-bit resolution

• Playback time is 6 minutes (12 minutes if

mono) or less

• File name uses only English letters and

numbers

If the WAV file contains Logic format tempo

information, that information can be read.

2. Load the SD card into the Base

Station, and turn the power ON.

The selected pad will light white and the

following screen will open.

5. Press E.

WAV files saved in the “Capture” sub-

folder in the "AR-96" folder on the SD

card will be shown.

6. Use e to select the le to

assign, and press E.

This assigns the WAV le to the pad.

3. Press Z.

e

4. Tap a pad, or use

unlit pad.

NOTE

Pads that do not have captured audio

assigned to them are unlit. Pads that already

have captured audio assigned to them will light

with their set colors.

to select an

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Creating looper sequences

Recording the playback of
captured audio as looper
sequences in real-time

■

Switching pad banks

32 dierent captured recordings can be assigned

to each of the pad banks.

1. Press u.

This switches the pad bank and assigns

the 32 captured recordings in that bank

to the Ring Controller.

2. Tap a lit pad or use e to select a

captured recording.

The selected captured recording starts

playing and its name appears on the

display.

If a pad does not have a captured record-

ing assigned to it, assign one to it (→ P. 61).

3. Press R.

This starts the precount. After the pre-

count, looper sequence recording will

start.

4.

HINT

• If no animation has been set, the tapped pad

will light brightly.

• If even a single animation has been set, the

tapped pad will show the animation, and it

will light with the capture color.

• Up to 16 captured mono recordings can be

played back at the same time.

• What happens after captured recording

playback completes depends on the capture

playback mode setting (→ P. 77).

5.

CONTROLLER

a captured recording assigned to

it.

The tapped pad will light according to the

capture animation type setting (→ P. 77).

CONTROLLER

play their captured recordings.

Tap a pad that has

Tap other pads to

HINT

• By tapping the Ring Controller pads, you can

select and listen to them at the same time.

• Tap a pad while pressing Z to select it

without playing the captured audio.

• Press D when a pad is selected to open

the setting screen for the captured audio

(→ P. 65).

HINT

The timing of when captured recordings start

playback depends on the quantize setting

→

(

P. 77).

6. Press S when all captured

recordings are done playing.

This ends looper sequence recording.

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Creating looper sequences (continued)

Playing back looper sequences

1. Press P.

This starts looper sequence playback.

Pads will light during playback accord-

ing to the pattern animation type setting

(→ P. 77).

HINT

• If no animation has been set, pads will light

brightly during playback.

• If even a single animation has been set, play-

ing pads will show the animation or light with

the capture color.

2. Press P to pause.

P will blink.
Press P again to resume playback.

3. Press S to stop playback.

Playback stops, and the playback posi-

tion returns to the beginning.

Clearing looper sequences

1. Press C.

A conrmation message appears on the

display and C lights.

2. Use e to select Yes,

and press E.

This clears the looper sequence.

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Looper settings

Making capture settings

■

Setting the capture playback

method

You can set what happens after a captured

recording plays back.

■

Setting capture quantization

You can set the timing of captured audio

playback.

1. Select a captured recording.

1. Select a captured recording.

2. Use 2 to change the playback

method.

One Shot: The captured recording plays

once and stops.

Toggle: Tapping the pad alternately starts

and stops playback of the captured

audio.

Gate: The captured audio plays back in

a loop while the pad is being pressed.

Playback stops when it is released.

■

Setting the pitch of the captured

recording

1. Select a captured recording.

2. Use 3 to change the

quantization.

HINT

Quantization is applied in the following

situations.

• When playback of captured audio starts

• When Gate or Toggle stops

2. Use 1 to change the pitch.

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Looper settings (continued)

Making additional capture
settings

Make additional capture settings on the EDIT

screen.

■

Setting the capture synchronization

Set on the EDIT screen (→ P. 95).

■

Set the capture tempo, which is

necessary for synchronization.

Set on the EDIT screen (→ P. 95).

■

Set the capture length, which is

necessary for synchronization.

Set on the EDIT screen (→ P. 95).

■

Setting the capture level

Set on the EDIT screen (→ P. 96).

■

Setting the send eects

Set on the EDIT screen (→ P. 96).

■

Setting the capture pad color

Set on the EDIT screen (→ P. 95).

Ring Controller accelerometer
settings

You can use the Ring Controller's accelerometer

to control eect parameters. Parameters can be

changed by tilting the Ring Controller.

■

Assigning parameters

1. Press M.

Settings for the selected looper sequence

are shown.

2. Use e to select Ring Controller

Accelerometer, and press E.

This opens the X-axis parameter assign-

ment screen.

■

Setting the LED animation type.

Set on the EDIT screen (→ P. 95).

■

Setting the LED animation timing

Set on the EDIT screen (→ P. 95).

■

Changing captured recordings

assigned to pads

Set on the EDIT screen (→ P. 97).

3. Use e to select parameter 1, 2

or 3 to be assigned to the X axis,

and press E.

4. Use e to select the parameter

to assign, and press E.

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Looper settings (continued)

5. Set the parameter to assign to the

X axis.

6. Select NEXT, and press E.

This opens the Y axis parameter assign-

ment screen.

7. Assign parameters to the Y axis in

the same way as the X axis, select

FINISH, and press E.

This completes the setting of parameters

controlled by the Ring Controller.

Selecting the default pad bank

You can set the pad bank that starts selected

when looper mode is activated or a looper

sequence is loaded.

1. Press M.

Mixing

1. Press m.

This opens the Mixer Screen.

You can set send effects and STEREO/MONO

for audio input through the INPUT jacks.

HINT

→

Mixer (

P. 100)

2. Use e to select Default PAD

BANK, and press E.

3. Use e to select a pad bank,

and press E.

You can select A, B or C.

HINT

The Ring Controller accelerometer and default

pad bank settings are saved as settings for the

selected looper sequence.

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Managing looper sequences

Managing looper sequences

1. Press M.

2. Use e to select the function to

use, and press E.

You can select NEW, COPY, RENAME or

ERASE.

■

Creating new looper sequences

(NEW)

• Use e to select NEW, and press E.

This opens the character input screen.

HINT

Character input screen use (

• After editing the sequence name, select

Enter, and press E.

A new looper sequence will be created with

that name.

After creation, the new looper sequence will

be selected.

NOTE

The new looper sequence will be created with

the lowest empty looper sequence number.

A new looper sequence cannot be created if

there are no empty ones.

→

P. 21)

■

Copying looper sequences (COPY)

• Use e to select COPY, and press E.

This opens a screen for selecting the copy

destination looper sequence.

• Use e to select the copy destination
looper sequence, and press E.

This opens a conrmation screen.

• Use e to select Yes, and press E.

This copies the contents of the looper

sequence selected previously over the

destination looper sequence that was just

selected.

After copying, the copied looper sequence

will be selected.

■

Changing looper sequence names

(RENAME)

• Use e to select RENAME, and press E.

This opens the character input screen.

HINT

Character input screen use (

• After editing the looper sequence name,

select Enter, and press E.

This changes the looper sequence name.

■

Erasing looper sequences (ERASE)

• Use e to select ERASE, and press E.

This opens a conrmation screen.

• Use e to select Yes, and press E.

This erases the looper sequence.

→

P. 21)

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Kits (sound sets)

Kit overview

One pattern can use up to 33 instruments. This collection of instruments is called a "kit".

A kit created in one pattern can be copied to another pattern.

Screen overview

Number of selected pattern

Name of selected pattern

Kit settings

Current
pad layout

Instrument numbers
assigned to pads

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Using kits

Setting the PAD layout

When pad layout is selected, you can change

the number of instruments assigned to the Ring

Controller.

By default, you can play 32 instruments with the

Ring Controller. You can, however, also reduce

the number of instruments and play it like a

handheld tambourine.

1. Press K.

This opens the KIT screen.

2. Use e to select PAD LAYOUT

EDIT, and press E.

This opens a screen where you can set

the number of instruments assigned to

the Ring Controller.

Press M to return to the previous

screen.

3. Use e to select the number of

assigned instruments.

This can be set to 32, 16, 8, 4, 2 or 1.

HINT

When set to any value other than 32, that

number of instruments will be assigned to pads

in order starting with instrument number 1.

For example, when set to 4, instruments num-

bered 1–4 will be assigned to pads.

If you want to change the instruments assigned

to pads, use the SWAP function to switch

→

them (

P. 83).

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Managing kits

Instrument management

Instruments can be copied, and their positions

can be swapped.

■

Copying instruments (COPY)

Instruments can be copied to different pads.

This is convenient for using the same sound with

a dierent pitch or parameter settings.

1. Press K.

This opens the KIT screen.

2. Use e to select INST LIST,

and press E.

This opens a list of the instruments used

in the selected pattern.

HINT

If PAD layout is set to a value other than 32,

the instruments assigned to the Ring Controller

are shown with checks.

3. Use u to select the instrument to

manage, and press E.

Press M to return to the instrument list.

• Use e to select COPY, and press E.

This opens a screen for selecting the copy

destination instrument.

• Use u to select the copy destination instru-
ment, and press E.

This opens a conrmation screen.

• Use e to select Yes, and press E.

This copies the instrument selected previ-

ously over the destination instrument that

was just selected.

This does not change the number of the cop-

ied instrument.

■

Swapping instruments (SWAP)

The pad positions of two instruments can be

switched.

• Use e to select SWAP, and press E.

This opens a screen where you can select

the instrument to swap.

• Use u to select the instrument to swap,
and press E.

This opens a conrmation screen.

• Use e to select Yes, and press E.

This swaps the instrument selected pre-

viously with the instrument that was just

selected.

NOTE

This does not change the numbers of the

swapped instruments.

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Managing kits (continued)

■

Erasing an instrument (ERASE)

• Use e to select ERASE, and press E.

This opens a conrmation screen.

• Use e to select Yes, and press E.

This will set the instrument oscillator to OFF

and all other parameters to default values.

Managing kits

A kit created in one pattern can be copied to

another pattern. The instruments in a kit can

also be removed.

1. Press K.

This opens the KIT screen.

• Use e to select the copy destination
pattern, and press E.

This opens a conrmation screen.

• Use e to select Yes, and press E.

This copies the current kit to the selected

pattern.

■

Erasing kits (ERASE)

This removes all the instruments from the current

kit.

• Use e to select ERASE, and press E.

This opens a conrmation screen.

• Use e to select Yes, and press E.

This will set the oscillator to OFF and all

other parameters to default values for every

instrument.

2. Use e to select the function to

use, and press E.

You can select COPY or ERASE.

■

Copying kits (COPY)

This copies the contents of the current kit to a

dierent pattern.

• Use e to select COPY, and press E.

This opens a screen for selecting the copy

destination pattern.

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Instrument number

Page 2

Editing sounds (EDIT)

Editing overview

Use the EDIT screen to edit sounds.

Edit sounds when STEP mode or INST mode is active.

HINT

• The EDIT screens in SONG and LOOPER modes have dierent settings (→ P. 94).

• To edit the sound of instrument number 33, select it in STEP mode and press D.

Screen overview

Page 1

Selected block

(Change with e or u)

Modulation

blocks

Instrument name

1

Parameter names and setting values for knobs

Page 3 Page 4

2

3

Auto Save
setting

Block icon

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Editing overview (continued)

Block structure

The EDIT screen uses the following block structure to edit sounds.

Oscillator Noise Insert eects Filter

This sets the basic
instrument sound. You
can select from built-in
sound sources, cap­tured recordings and
WAV files loaded from

the SD card.

For information about
these sound parame­ters, see the Oscillator

→

list (

P. 133).

(Lower) Oscillator
pitch modulation

The oscillator pitch can
be altered with an enve­lope or LFO.

Noise can be added to
the sound.

(Lower) Noise level
modulation

The noise level can be
can be altered with an
envelope or LFO.

Sounds can be altered
with effects. Up to four

eects can be used in a

kit.

(Lower) Insert eect
modulation

Insert eect parameters

can be can be altered
with an envelope or
LFO. This cannot be

used with some eects.

Amp envelope Output Eect sends

This sets how quickly
sound starts when
a pad is tapped, the
sound level while it is
being pressed, and how
quickly it becomes silent
after the pad is released.

(Lower) Amp

modulation

The volume can be can
be altered with an enve­lope or LFO.

This sets the panning
(stereo position) and
level.

(Lower) Pan

modulation

The panning can be can
be altered with an enve­lope or LFO.

These set the amounts
sent to the delay and

reverb eects.

Sounds can be altered

with lters.

(Lower) Filter fre­quency modulation

The lter frequency can

be altered with an enve­lope or LFO.

LED

This sets the pad color
and lighting style.

Settings

Use this to set the MIDI
channel and Quick

Access functions.

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Editing sounds

Starting editing

1. Use u to select a pattern, use e

to select the instrument to edit,

and press D.

This opens the EDIT screen.

CONTROLLER

INST mode, you can tap a pad to

change the instrument being edited.

Instrument numbers

30

29

28

27

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

HINT

Tap a pad while pressing X to change the

instrument without outputting sound.

31

19

18

When editing in

32

1

17

15

16

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Common operations for each
block

■

Changing setting items and

parameters

1. Use e or u to select the block

to change.

The names and values of the parameters

at the bottom of the screen will change.

Use 1, 2 and 3 to change values

that can be adjusted.

2. Use 1, 2 and 3 to select and

change parameters.

Press E to show submenus for blocks

that have them, including lter and noise.

Use e to select and change setting
values, and press E to conrm.

HINT

See "EDIT menu parameter list" for block menu

→

details (

P. 133).

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Editing sounds (continued)

Oscillator block settings

This sets the basic instrument sound.

■

Selecting internal sound sources

Internal sound sources, which include drum

sets, percussion instruments, and synthesizers,-

can be selected.

■

Selecting captured audio les and

WAV les

WAV les saved in the “Capture” subfolder in the

"AR-96" folder on the SD card can be selected.

1. Press D.

1. Press D.

2. Use e to select the oscillator

block, and press E.

This opens the oscillator list.

Press M to move up one category

level.

Press M at the top level to return to the

EDIT screen.

HINT

• The check shows the currently selected

oscillator.

• You can also use the u buttons to change

categories.

3. Use e to select the oscillator,

2. Use e to select the oscillator

block, and press E.

3. Press M repeatedly to open the

top category level, and use eto

select Audio File.

Selectable WAV les will be shown.

4. Use e to select a le,

and press E.

This selects the le as an oscillator.

NOTE

When an audio le is selected as an oscillator,

the lter and other parameters will be reset to

default values.

and press E.

This selects the oscillator.

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Editing sounds (continued)

■

Playing audio les

The total possible playback time of audio files

used as oscillators is 6 minutes if stereo or 12

minutes if mono.

Files that meet the following conditions can be

used as oscillators.

• WAV format files with 44.1kHz sampling fre-

quency and 16/24-bit resolution

• Playback time is 6 minutes (12 minutes if

mono) or less

• File name uses only English letters and

numbers

The playback of audio files can be set as in

looper mode.

One Shot: The captured recording plays once

and stops.

Toggle: Tapping the pad alternately starts

and stops playback of the cap-

tured audio.

Gate: The captured audio plays back

in a loop while the pad is being

pressed. Playback stops when it is

released.

When an audio le is set to Toggle and is playing

back, a screen like the following appears with a

mark that shows it is playing back.

Start pointEnd point

Audio file

playback position

· Press P to start audio le loop playback.

· Tap a pad to start playback of the loop from

that position.

· Tap a pad when stopped to play only the inter-

val assigned to that pad.

NOTE

WAVE layout cannot be changed during play-

back. Moreover, playback and recording are

not possible when in WAVE layout.

Tap the pad again to stop playback. You can

also press S to stop playback.

When the playback method is set to Toggle,

press E to open WAVE layout for the Ring

Controller as shown in the following illustration.

One Ring Controller cycle corresponds to the

time between start and end points.

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Editing sounds (continued)

Insert eect block settings

You can use up to 4 insert eects at the same

time.

1. Press D.

2. Use e to select the insert eect

block, and press E.

This selects the inside of the block.

3. Use e to select the eect type,

and press E.

This selects the outside of the block.

HINT

See the "Eect list" appendix for details about

insert eects (

→

P. 141).

NOTE

The number of insert effects being used is

shown at the bottom right of the eect icon.

If 4 insert eects are already being used, more

eects cannot be selected.

In this case, a message will appear showing

which instruments are using effects. You can

turn o unneeded eects and try again.

Modulation blocks settings

In modulation blocks, you can use envelopes

and LFOs to alter parameters for blocks, includ-

ing the oscillator and lter.

1. Press D.

2. Use e to select a modulation

block, and press E.

This selects the inside of the block.

3. Use e to select the modulation

type.

Select Off, Envelope, LFO 1, LFO 2, or

Aftertouch.

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Editing sounds (continued)

4. Use 1, 2 and 3 to set

parameters.

Parameters can be set according to the

modulation type.

5. Press E when you are done

making settings.

This selects the outside of the block.

NOTE

When the following settings are made, addi-

tional settings will be shown.

· If the LFO Waveform is set to Pulse

The following screen will open, and you can

set the pulse width to 1–99%.

· If Envelope is selected

The following screen will open, and you can set

the envelope depth in a range between −100%

and +100%.

2. Use e to select the LED block.

3. Use 1 to change the color.

You can select from 32 colors. When set

to OFF, LEDs will not light.

HINT

When you change oscillators, the LED color

will automatically change according to the

oscillator type.

4. Use 2 to select the animation to

use.

The animation can be set to O, Moire,

Firework, Cross, Circulation or Rainbow.

Lights spread in
a gradation

LED block settings

You can set the color used on the display and by

the Ring Controller LEDs, as well as how pads

light when a pad is tapped.

1. Press D.

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Off Moire

Lights spread
left and right

Light travels
clockwise

Side ring lights

CrossFirework

Rainbow lights
spread clockwise

RainbowCirculation

Editing sounds (continued)

Settings block settings

Use this to make Quick Access and MIDI

settings.

1. Press D.

2. Use e to select the Settings

block, and press E.

This opens the settings menu.

Use e to select a setting item.

■

Quick Access function settings

(Quick Access)

• Use e to select Quick Access.
The functions assigned to 1, 2 and 3

in INST mode are shown.

• Set the functions assigned to 1, 2 and

3. The set functions can be used to make

changes in INST mode.

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Editing sounds (continued)

■

Using tonal variations on the Ring

Controller side and bottom rings

(Side/Bottom)

Parameter variations can be set for the side and

bottom rings of the Ring Controller in INST mode

so playing them is dierent from the top ring. By

changing where you tap, you can add variation

when playing.

• Set the parameter and change the values

with 1, 2 and 3.
1 selects the parameter, and 2 and 3

set its value changes when the side and bot-

tom rings are tapped.

■

Setting the MIDI channel for the

selected pad

The MIDI channel can be set for the selected

pad.

If the unit receives a MIDI message on this chan-

nel by USB, the instrument assigned to the pad

will play at the pitch that corresponds to the note

number.

In addition, if a sequence is recorded for the

selected pad, note numbers will be output on

the set MIDI channel during pattern playback.

• Use 1 to set the MIDI channel.

This can be set to OFF or from 1 to 16.

The A can output sounds for note

numbers 0–108.

NOTE

The A cannot record MIDI messages

received by USB as a sequence.

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SONG mode EDIT screen

The following settings can be made with the

SONG mode EDIT screen.

LED settings

You can set the color used on the display and by

the Ring Controller LEDs, as well as how pads

light when a pad is tapped.

■

Setting pattern pad colors

1. Select a pattern.

2. Press D.

This opens the LED settings for the

selected pattern.

■

Setting the LED animation timing

1. Select a pattern.

2. Press D.

3. Use 3 to change the animation

playback timing.

This sets the repetition timing of the ani-

mation based on the playback tempo.

The interval can be set to 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1

or 2.

3. Use 1 to change the color.

■

Setting the LED animation type.

1. Select a pattern.

2. Press D.

3. Use 2 to change the animation

type.

The animation can be set to O, Moire,

Firework, Cross, Circulation or Rainbow

(→ P. 92).

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LOOPER mode EDIT screen

The following settings can be made with the

LOOPER mode EDIT screen.

LED settings

You can set the color used on the display and by

the Ring Controller LEDs, as well as how pads

light when a pad is tapped.

1. Select a captured recording.

2. Press D.

The EDIT screen for the captured audio

of the selected pattern opens.

3. Use e to select LED.

Setting the synchronization of
the captured audio (Sync)

The playback of the captured audio can be syn-

chronized with the looper sequence tempo.

1. Select a captured recording.

2. Press D.

The EDIT screen for the captured audio

of the selected pattern opens.

3. Use u to select Sync.

Settings related to synchronization are

shown.

4. Use 1 to select a color.

5. Use 2 to select an animation

type.

The animation can be set to O, Moire,

Firework, Cross, Circulation or Rainbow

(→ P. 92).

6. Use 3 to change the animation

playback timing.

This sets the repetition timing of the ani-

mation based on the playback tempo.

The interval can be set to 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1

or 2.

4. Use 1 to turn synchronization on

or o (Tempo Sync).

When on, the captured audio will play

back synchronized with the looper

sequence tempo. In addition, loop play-

back will also be synchronized with the

tempo.

NOTE

To turn Tempo Sync On, the BPM and Length

parameters must also be set. If they are not

set, it cannot be turned on.

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LOOPER mode EDIT screen (continued)

5. Use 2 to set the tempo of the

captured recording (BPM).

Set the original tempo of the captured

recording.

This can be set from 40.0 to 250.0.

6. Use e to select the length of the

captured recording (Length).

The length of the captured audio can be

set in units of quarter notes or bars.

NOTE

BPM and Length values must be set correctly

to synchronize accurately.

When Tempo Sync is O, the captured record-

ing is played back at its original speed. During

loop playback, the le will loop between its

start and end points without synchronizing to

the tempo.

Level and send settings
(Level/Send)

The playback level of captured audio and the

amounts sent to the delay and reverb effects

can be set.

1. Select a captured recording.

2. Press D.

The EDIT screen for the captured audio

of the selected pattern opens.

3. Use e to select Level/Send.

4. Use 1 to set the playback level

of the captured audio.

This can be set from 0 to 100.

5. Use 2 to set the amount sent to

the delay eect.

This can be set from 0 to 100.

6. Use 3 to set the amount sent to

the reverb eect.

This can be set from 0 to 100.

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LOOPER mode EDIT screen (continued)

Changing assigned captured
recordings (Assign)

The captured audio assigned to the selected

pad can be changed.

1. Select a captured recording.

2. Press D.

The EDIT screen for the captured audio

of the selected pattern opens.

3. Use e to select Assign.

4. Press E.

Assignable files saved in the “Capture”

subfolder in the "AR-96" folder on the SD

card will be shown.

5. Use e to select a le,

and press E.

This assigns the selected le to the pad.

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Eects

Eects overview

Global lter, delay, reverb and master eects can be applied to the playback of patterns, songs and

looper sequences.

Screen overview

Name of selected
effect type

Parameter names and setting values for knobs

Eect types

FILTER

This enables the global lter.

DELAY

This enables the delay.

REVERB

This enables the reverb.

1

2

MASTER FX

You can select one of a variety of eects as the

master eect that is applied to all output.

The parameters that can be set depend on the

type of eect.

HINT

See the "Eect list" appendix for details about

eect parameters (

3

→

P. 141).

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Using eects

Turning eects ON/OFF

1. During pattern, song and looper

sequence playback, press and

hold w, x, y or

z for the eect you want to

use.

The effect is turned on only while the

button is being pressed.

CONTROLLER

for the eect you want to use. When

using the Ring Controller, just pressing

the button will hold the eect.

HINT

• Multiple eects can be turned on at the same

time In this case, information about the eect

turned on last appears on the display.

• When an eect is on, its Ring Controller eect

button LED lights.

Press the button

1. To hold an eect, press w,

x, y or z while
pressing H.

The effect will stay on even after its

button is released.

HINT

Multiple eects can be held at the same time

Changing eect types

1. During song playback, press

w, x, y or z for

the eect type you want to change.

The type of the selected effect appears

on the display.

2. Use e to change the eect type.

Changing parameters

1. Press w, x, y or

z for the eect you want to

change.

The parameters of the selected effect

appear on the display.

HINT

When multiple eects are being held, press the

button of the eect you want to change.

2. Turn 1, 2 and 3 to change

2. To stop holding an eect, press

H while pressing its button
(w, x, y or z).

CONTROLLER

the eect you want to stop holding.

Press the button for

the parameters you want.

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Number of selected pattern

Mixer

Mixer overview

The audio from the external inputs can be adjusted. In INST and STEP modes, the levels of each

instrument in the mix can also be adjusted.

Screen overview

Name of selected pattern

Settings available
in Mixer

Using the Ring Controller

Mixer group display

The pads on the rings correspond to 32 instruments. After selecting mute or solo on the display, you

can turn muting or soloing ON/OFF by tapping the pads.

Starting mixing

1. Press m when the pattern to mix

is selected or playing back.

This opens the MIXER screen.

Instrument

Muted/soloed
instruments

In SCALE layout, tapping
any pad has the same effect

HINT

In SONG and LOOPER modes, you can set

send eects and levels, as well as stereo/

mono, for audio input through the INPUT jacks.

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