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Table of Contents
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................................................ 2
CARING FOR YOUR SD1500 ELECTRONIC DRUM ............ 3
ASSEMBLED KIT
........................................................... 4
FEATURES
................................................................... 6
CONNECTIONS
Modules and Pads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
AC Adapter ............................................................... 8
Connecting Audio Equipment ........................................ 8
Auxiliary/AUX Input .................................................... 9
Connecting MIDI Devices and Computers
........................ 9
SOUND MODULE OPERATION
Top Panel
................................................................10
Front Panel ............................................................... 11
Back Panel ............................................................... 11
Side Panel ................................................................ 11
Bottom Panel ............................................................ 12
LCD Layout .............................................................. 12
QUICK START OPERATIONS
Turning the Power On ................................................. 13
Basic Operation and Navigation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Adjusting Values ........................................................ 13
Playing Song Demos .................................................. 14
Selecting a Kit
.......................................................... 14
Selecting a Song ....................................................... 14
Playing a Song ......................................................... 14
Muting the Drum Part ................................................. 15
Quick Record ........................................................... 15
ADVANCED OPERATIONS
Editing a Kit ............................................................. 16
Sound Organization .................................................. 16
Editing the Pad Sound
................................................ 16
Pad Patterns ............................................................. 18
Exchanging the Kit Order ............................................ 19
Renaming a Kit
........................................................ 20
Saving a Kit ............................................................ 20
Mixer .................................................................... 21
Editing Songs .......................................................... 23
Song Part Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Erasing Parts in a Song .............................................. 26
Saving a Song ......................................................... 27
Muting Song Parts .................................................... 27
Recording a New Song ............................................. 28
Regular Song Recording ............................................. 28
Utility Mode ............................................................ 31
Trigger Setup ........................................................... 31
Effects Settings ......................................................... 33
MIDI Settings .......................................................... 34
Factory Reset ........................................................... 34
Using an SD Card .................................................... 35
Muting a Channel/Part on SD Card MIDI File .................. 35
File Operations ........................................................ 35
Loading a MIDI from an SD Card ................................. 36
Deleting Files ........................................................... 37
Looping Files ........................................................... 37
Formatting the SD Card ............................................. 37
APPENDIX
Voice List ................................................................ 39
Kit List .................................................................... 43
Song List ................................................................ 44
Demo List ............................................................... 46
ASCII Character List .................................................. 46
Pad MIDI Note Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
MIDI Implementation Charts ....................................... 47
INDEX ...................................................................... 48
WARRANTY .............................................................. 48
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