Roland TR-606 - Writing Rhythm Patterns

BASIC
COURSE (Cont'd)
Writing Rhythm
Patterns
We
will
write a 4/4 Bock
Rhylhrn Pattern
(shown
in Fig. 11
into tlie
cornputer memory
location
ctiosen by SELECTOR
switcti (K)
#1
.
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PROCEDURE
1
.
Connect either
headphones or an
amplifier
to the TR-606,
(see BASIC
CONNEC-
TIONS).
2.
Turn
thePOWER swiich
(A)on.
(Clockwise!.
4. Set
the MODE selector
(^
to
PATTERN
WRITE position.
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3.
Turn the TEMPO control (D) and
IN-
STRUMENT MIX
controls
(D
to the mid
point.
5. Press
the PATTERN GROUP
button
(N)
to select Pattern
Group
I.
The PATTERN
GROUP button (N)
switches
alternately between I and II and
illuminates
the selected
indicator.
i-g-
on
6. Press the #1
SEl_ECTOR
switch (K),
wtiicJT
is
tlie
location where
\A/e will \A/rite
the
first
Rhyilim Pattern.
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The selected
indicator
liilj
should
be
flashing.
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While holding
the
#1
SELECTOR switch
@
down,
press
the CLEAR/RESET
button (F).
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a«nRisi?T
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/
V-
PATTERN CltAB
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Press the RUN/STOP
button (H).
*
The
RUN/BATTERY LED@
lights
up
and the other LED
INDICATORS
(L)
begin scanning
across from
#1
to
#16,
step by
step.
BUN -Q'-.
BBl ItOI
9. Set
the SCALE S6lector0to
#1
,
then
press
the FUNCTION button®.
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When
the
FUNCTION button
Q)
is
held
down, the TR-606
displays
the posi-
tion
of every quarter note on the
LED
indicators
(1).
*
If
you
make
a
mistake, or
wish to change
the SCALE,
simply
repeat
operation
9.
(Refer to the
ADVANCED
COURSE
MANUAL
for details).
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