7 RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-9 User Manual
3.1.4 Edit Section
(11) SAVE – Save a song or pattern to a memory slot.
(12) COPY – Copy pattern from one location to another memory location.
(13) ERASE – Delete the selected song, pattern or settings.
(14) DUMP – Performs a MIDI SysEx Dump of pattern, song or settings.
3.1.5 Mode Section
(15) SONG – Enter Song Mode. Cue 1 of 16 songs.
(16) PATTERN – Enter Pattern Mode. Use the 16 available patterns to
build your song.
(17) STEP – Shows each available step for the selected voice
(up to 64 steps per pattern).
3.1.6 Sync Section
(18) CYCLE – Cycles through the various SYNC options when the sequencer is
stopped. Internal, MIDI, USB or TRIG (External Clock) options.
(19) INTERNAL – The unit is the sync master.
(20) MIDI – Sync is taken from MIDI in port.
(21) USB – Sync is taken from the USB port.
(22) TRIG – Sync is taken from the External Clock input.
3.1.7 Playback Controls
(23) TAP/HOLD – Set the tempo of the unit with 5 taps. Hold for quick
macro control.
(24) DISPLAY – Multi function 4-character display.
(25) RECORD – Enable/disable record mode.
(26) STOP – Stops the currently playing song or pattern.
(27) PLAY/PAUSE – Play or pause the current song or pattern.
(28) DATA – Encoder for data editing.
(29) DATA MODE – Cycles through the various Data Modes. Tempo, Swing,
Probability and Flam.
(30) TEMPO – Adjust the Tempo parameter when selected with the
DATA encoder.
(31) SWING – Adjust the Swing parameter or shue feeling when selected with
the DATA encoder (25% negative swing, 50% straight to 75% full swing).
(32) PROB – Adjust the probability factor of steps triggering.
(33) FLAM – Adjust the FLAM width.
3.1.8 Auto Scroll Section
(34) AUTO SCROLL – Step Mode: Keep play head visible. Pattern Mode: Advance
song when loop expires. If Auto Scroll is enabled for a pattern that has more
than 16 steps, when the play head advances beyond a 16-step boundary, the
steps will automatically switch pages to stay in sync with the play head.
(35) BANKS 16/32/48/64 – White shows bank position of play head in current
pattern. Red shows currently-viewed bank position.
(36) << (POSITION MOVE LEFT) - Step Mode: Choose viewed bank position.
Pattern Mode: Choose play head position within selected song.
(37) LENGTH – Step mode: Set the length of the selected pattern. Pattern Mode:
Set number of repeats for selected part within the song.
(38) >> (POSITION MOVE RIGHT) - Step Mode: Choose viewed bank position.
Pattern Mode: Choose play head position within selected song.
3.1.9 Step & Note Repeat Section
(39) 1 – Step or Note repeat of a value of 1.
(40) 2 – Step or Note repeat of a value of 2.
(41) 4 – Step or Note repeat of a value of 4.
(42) 8 – Step or Note repeat of a value of 8.
(43) STEP REPEAT – Repeats the step by the selected value.
(44) NOTE REPEAT – Repeats the note played with the trigger button by the
selected value.
(45) TRIGGER – Trigger repeats when engaged.
(46) 1/2/4/8 – Indication of number of repeats selected.
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