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5. Grid
Choose 8, 12, 14, 16, 20, 24, or 32 steps per bar. Shortening the
scale decreases the quantizing resolution. You're more likely to hear
double notes and simpler syncopations at low values.
Straight-ahead feels tend to result from using 8, 16, and 32 steps per
bar. Swing and shuffle feels tend to result from choosing 12 or 24
steps per bar. But you can also create different rhythms by using
fractions of bars along with less obvious grid values, like 14 and 20.
6. Record rhythm (real-time)
Once you've reached the "record" parameter, you'll hear the
metronome start to click. Use this "lead-in" time to get yourself into the
groove. (As always, if the tempo isn't right, you can use the [TAP
TEMPO] button to adjust it.)
Once you're ready to play, just start playing on the white keys above
middle A. The MINIAK will begin recording from the first note of the
rhythm. Alternately, if you don't want to play from the first note, you can
push the DATA DIAL to kick off the recording.
The Rhythm will loop continuously, so you can add to it each time it
comes around. You can play the entire Rhythm at once, or add to it
drum by drum.
When recording in real-time, remember that playing will never erase
anything you've already recorded. To wipe out a section so you can
replay it, you can hold down the DATA DIAL as it gets played back.
This will wipe the notes for all drums.
However, you frequently will want to wipe out the notes for just a single
drum, leaving the other drums intact. Holding down a black key will
make the MINIAK wipe the notes of the last drum played (the drum
shown on the display).
To stop recording, turn the DATA DIAL or press a mode button.
You will often want to clear the entire Rhythm and start over. One way
of doing this is to hold down the DATA DIAL and wipe out the Rhythm
as you record. But a quicker way is to hold down the [RHYTHMS]
button and hit the highest note on the keyboard. As long as you have
less than ten drums, this will jump you to the "Clear rhythm?" option.
7. Drum A through Drum H
Turn the DATA DIAL clockwise to access the Drum A settings. Each
drum holds lots of options:
• Change the drum Program
• Edit the level
• Edit the pan position
• Edit the drum's Sequence, including the placement and
velocity of each note
• Clear the Sequence information
• Remove the drum
a. Program: Press the DATA DIAL once to change the drum program. Twirl the DATA DIAL to cycle
through the programs.
In order to quickly jump between Program categories, you can hold down the [RHYTHMS] button and press
the white keys labeled with category names. Although you will almost always want to use Programs from the
"Drum" category in your Rhythms, you are free to choose any Program you like. However, if you choose a
non-drum, the Rhythm will only play it at middle C. If you want melodic variation, that's what Sequences are
for.
Four Beats per Ba
All MINIAK Sequences have four
beats per bar.
You can still create odd-meter
Rhythms. It just takes a little
calculation and a willingness to
ignore the tempo indications
given by the [TAP TEMPO]
button.
For instance, one way to create
a 3/4 feel is to combine a length
of 1/2 bar with a grid of 24 steps.
That will give you a total of 12
steps to work with.
Ignore the display's "6 + 6"
grouping. Think "4 + 4 + 4"
instead.
Changing the metronom
The metronome you hear when
recording is, in fact, just another
Sequence. It is named "*
Metronome", and appears near
the beginning of the Sequence
list. You are free to edit this
Sequence all you like. For
example, you can choose a
different program, or put the
clicks on eighth notes or triplets
instead of quarter notes. A
quick way of disabling the
metronome entirely is to simply
rename this Sequence and store
it. You can always bring back
the metronome later with
another rename.
Switching among drum
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