OTHER TRICKS
Programmable Metronome Click
The Metronome can also be programmed to click only when a drum or combination of
drums is played. This is useful for clocking other devices
. such as the arpeggiator on
the 08-8
, in uneven patterns.
Select EDIT PARAMETER 04 by
presing EDIT
, then 04 (See the EDIT PARAMETER
section for more information.
) While in EDIT PARAMETER 04
, hoiding down
any
com-
bination of drums first
then pressing RECORD
wil cause a Click output in piay when-
ever that combination of drums occurs. The normal steady metronome click wil still be
given in record mode. The ciick can be set to normal by hiting RECORD
while holding
ERASE.
A drum button can be used to program the click without sou,ding by turning off that
drum (see SET DRUM OUTS and EDIT PARAMETER 05.
Turning Individual Drums
On &
Off
Individual drum buttons can be "
muted" from the "
SET DRUM OUTS" page of the
EDIT PARAMETERS. A drum can stili be recorded and erased even though it is
turned
off; only the audio '
output is disabled. It will transmit MIDi as well. Access EDIT
PARAMETER 05 by pressing EDIT and then 05. While in EDIT PARAMETER 05
, hitting
a drum button while holding RECORD enables the output for that drum. Hitting a drum
button while holding ERASE disables that drum. Hitting RECORD while holding
ERASE
enables
all drums.
Cue Tempo Mode
In Stop, pressing TEMPO while holding RECORD enters Cue Tempo mode: Tempo
may
be set by pressing the STEP button or playing the external trigger in
quarter
notes
at the desired speed. The tempo will be set to match that rate.
Song Tempo
Each sequence within a song wil play at its programmed tempo
, allowing tempo
changes within a song. When in song mode
, changing the tempo changes all 01 the
tempos by a proportional amount, and the display will show the incremental change
i.e.
, "
10" or
" -
10:'
HOUSEKEEPING
Free Memory Display
To check the amount of available memory, hold the RECORD button while in Stop
(Sequence or Song Mode). After a moment
, the display wil show the percentage of
memory left. The percentage of memory available at a grven time varies depending on
the length
at the current sequence.
The DX has the capacity to store 2200 events. An event Is
any
time that
any
or all the
OX voices are playing. If all six voices are playing on every event
, that adds up to
200 notes that can be stored. There are
many
ways this capacit can be divided
amongst sequences. In general
, it is best to take advantage of the repetitive nature of
music by constructing songs from short sequences.
Each part of a song requires one-third as much memory as a single event in a
sequence! A song consisting of one bar repeated eight times uses less than one fifth
the memory of an eight bar sequence. Therefore
, the most efficient use of memory is
achieved by using the SONG mode whenever possible.
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