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Contents
Section 3 Using Rhythm ..............145
Makeup of Drum/Bass/Loop Phrase .................................................146
Drums ...................................................................................................................................... 146
Bass ......................................................................................................................................... 146
Loop Phrases .......................................................................................................................... 147
Rhythm arrangements........................................................................148
Pattern mode and Arrangement mode ................................................................................. 148
Using drums ........................................................................................149
Setting the track type ............................................................................................................. 149
Playing drum sounds ............................................................................................................. 149
Selecting a drum kit................................................................................................................ 150
Selecting drum patterns......................................................................................................... 150
Changing the drum pattern tempo........................................................................................ 151
Setting the tempo using [TAP].................................................................................................. 151
Creating drum patterns ......................................................................152
Preparing for recording.......................................................................................................... 152
Creating drum patterns using real-time recording.............................................................. 153
Practicing before recording (Rehearsal)................................................................................... 154
Recording in perfect time (Quantize)....................................................................................... 154
Creating drum patterns using step recording ..................................................................... 155
Correcting drum patterns (Microscope) ............................................................................... 157
Changing the drum pattern’s groove (Swing)...................................................................... 159
Changing a drum pattern’s name.......................................................................................... 160
Copying drum patterns .......................................................................................................... 160
Deleting drum patterns .......................................................................................................... 161
Loading drum patterns from the CD-R/RW drive (SMF Import) ......................................... 161
Using bass...........................................................................................163
Setting the track type ............................................................................................................. 163
Playing bass............................................................................................................................ 163
Selecting bass sounds........................................................................................................... 164
Selecting bass patterns ......................................................................................................... 164
Specifying bass pattern chords ............................................................................................ 165
Changing the bass pattern’s tempo...................................................................................... 165
Creating bass patterns .......................................................................166
Preparing for recording.......................................................................................................... 166
Creating bass patterns using real-time recording............................................................... 167
Practicing before recording (Rehearsal)................................................................................... 168
Recording in perfect time (Quantize)....................................................................................... 168
Creating bass patterns using step recording ...................................................................... 169
Correcting bass patterns (Microscope)................................................................................ 170
Changing the bass pattern’s groove (Swing) ...................................................................... 172
Changing a bass pattern’s name .......................................................................................... 173