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Advanced Operations
Editing a Kit
The drum kits of the SD1000 sound module can be modified from
the factory presets. See the steps below on how to make changes
and parameters for each pad input.
1. Strike a drum pad or press the corresponding Drum Pad button on
the module.
2. Press the [KIT] button.
3. Press the [MENU] button.
4. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button. You will see the type of Group/
Bank of Sounds assigned to the Pad for example: Grp: SnareBK.
5. Press the [PAGE +] button. You will see the actual sound that is
assigned to the pad.
6. Press the [-/+] buttons or the VALUE DIAL to change the sound.
Sound Organization
When searching for sounds within the SD1000 sound module you
will need to be aware of how the sounds are organized.
GRP refers to a Pad Voice Group, which contains 12 common
voices/sounds such as Kick1, Snare1, Tom1, Ride1, Crash1, HiHat,
and Percusn. You can change the Voice Group with the [-/+] or
Value Dial.
Editing the Pad Sound
1. Strike a drum pad or press the corresponding Drum Pad button on
the module.
2. Press the [KIT] button.
3. Press the [MENU] button
4. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button. You will see the Group/Bank of
Sounds assigned to the Pad for example: Grp: SnareBK.
5. Press the [PAGE +] button to go the following screens to adjust
the Kit parameters. The parameters available are:
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