QUICKSTART MANUAL ENGLISH (1 ­ 14) GUÍA DE INICIO RÁPIDO ESPAÑOL (15 ­ 28) GUIDE D'UTILISATION RAPIDE FRANÇAIS (29 ­ 42) KURZANLEITUNG DEUTSCH (43 ­ 56) GUIDA RAPIDA ITALIANO (57 ­ 70) QUICKSTART GUIDE BOX CONTENTS Please make sure the following items can be located in the box: XR20 Power Adapter (12V DC 600mA) Quickstart Manual Reference Manual Safety and Warranty Information READ THE SAFETY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION BOOKLET BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT! CONNECTION DIAGRAM As you hook up the XR20, the volume control on your power amp and the XR20 should be all the way down, and power to both units should be off. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Plug ¼" TS cables from the MAIN OUTPUTS to an amplifier, mixer, or speaker system. For mono sound, you can connect only one output. Alternatively, you can connect a pair of ¼" TRS headphones to the PHONES OUTPUT. Connect your microphone to the MICROPHONE INPUT. If you have ¼" TS footswitches, connect them to the START / STOP and COUNT / A / B / FILL jacks. Plug the included power adapter (12V DC 600mA) into the adapter jack and the adapter into a power source. Alternatively, you may choose to power the unit by inserting 6 AA batteries into the bottom compartment. Press the POWER switch to turn on the unit. Tap the pads to hear sounds. You can switch among the three different sound categories for the pads by pressing the corresponding button (DRUMS, 1-SHOT, SYNTH). Adjust the volume control on the rear panel to a suitable listening level. 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE XR20 Welcome to the XR20 Beat Production Center. The XR20 allows you to quickly and easily program drum, 1 shot and synth sounds into rhythm Patterns and to turn these Patterns into Songs. Let's begin with a quick explanation of some of the key elements: PATTERNS VS. SONGS PATTERNS ­ When recording with a drum machine, it's often easier to divide a song into shorter individual Patterns and work on these rather than record an entire song. A typical Pattern might be 8,16, or 32 beats long, and correspond to a verse, chorus, bridge, instrumental, intro, etc. Think of Patterns as the building blocks for your Songs. The XR20 holds 100 Preset (i.e., can't be edited) Patterns and 100 user-programmable Patterns, each of which can be from 1 to 128 beats long. SONGS are collections of Patterns which are sequenced together. With the XR20, you can either program your patterns in the order in which they should be played, or you can select Patterns in real-time and the XR20 will remember your performance. THE 2 TYPES OF PATTERNS The XR20 introduces exciting new Song construction techniques. The XR20 excels at live performance--something usually not associated with drum machines. The key to using these advanced features is to understand the different types of available Patterns. PRESET Patterns provide a variety of rock, jazz, pop, and other rhythms programmed by professional drummers. USER Patterns are Patterns you can program, edit, and save. The PRESET/USER button selects between these two master banks of Patterns. The only way to modify a Preset Pattern is to copy it to a User Pattern, where it can be edited. THE 4 SUB-PATTERNS There are 100 of each type of Pattern, numbered 00-99. However, each numbered Pattern actually contains four different "sub-Patterns": A pair of independent MAIN Patterns (A and B, selected by their respective buttons). A pair of associated FILL Patterns (A Fill and B Fill, selected by pressing the FILL button when either A or B is selected). The Fills primarily provide transitional Patterns between Main Patterns, which makes for more realistic drum parts. The associated Fill Patterns share the same length, Drum Set, and name as their Main Patterns (e.g., if A is 16 beats, A Fill is 16 beats). Otherwise, they are independent. The reason for pairing the two different A and B Patterns together is simply so that you can switch back and forth between them rapidly in live performance or while improvising. 2 OVERVIEW OF THE CONTROLS Now that we have introduced you to the infrastructure of the XR20, let's dive in and take a closer look at some of the controls. GENERAL CONTROLS: 1. 2. LCD ­ The display helps you keep track of system parameters and settings as you use the XR20. PADS ­ The 12 pads are used to trigger sounds on the XR20. The pads can address 3 different types of sounds: drums, 1 shot and synth. To select which sounds are controlled by the pads, press one of the three Pad Play buttons (DRUM, 1SHOT, SYNTH). In addition, the pads can be used to trigger entire Patterns while in Pattern Play Mode. PAD PLAY BUTTONS ­ These 3 buttons select which sounds are triggered when you hit the pads. Press the corresponding button to control the following sounds with the pads: SYNTH ­ Selects the Synth sounds associated with the current Drum Set. In addition, you can hold down this button and use the INC / DEC buttons or the DATA dial to transpose the synth sounds up or down an octave. DRUMS ­ Selects the Drum sounds associated with the current Drum Set. 1SHOT ­ Selects the 1 Shot sounds associated with the current Drum Set. 4. NOTE REPEAT ­ While programming Patterns, hold down this button and press a pad to create a roll. The roll will last for as long as the pad is being held down. This lets you play a series of drum hits without having to repeatedly press the pads, and is typically used to create steady 16th note hi-hat parts, quarter note kick drum parts, snare rolls, etc. The timing of the roll is specified by the Quantization and Swing settings in the Record Setup menu. 3. 3 5. TAP TEMPO ­ You can use this button to tap in a tempo. The XR20 will average the time between successive taps and will derive a tempo. You can also change the tempo by holding down the TAP TEMPO button and using the DATA dial or the INC / DEC buttons. The LED will blink at a rate equal to the tempo displayed on the screen's bottom right corner. A & B ­ Each Pattern consists of two Main sub-patterns ­ A & B. You can select each of the two sub-patterns by pressing its corresponding button. These sub-patterns allow you to program variation in your Patterns (i.e. sub-pattern A is the verse, sub-pattern B is the chorus). FILL ­ Each Pattern also includes two Fills associated with each of the two sub-patterns. The Fills are used to transition from one sub-pattern to another (i.e. transition from verse to chorus). ERASE ­ This button allows you to erase Patterns or Songs. Hold this button down and the screen will prompt you to verify that you want to erase the selected element. To erase the part, press the REC button while the ERASE button is being held down. In addition, ERASE allows you to erase specific events in real-time as you compose your patterns. Simply hold down the ERASE button as the Pattern plays and press the pad corresponding to the sound you wish to erase. Any events assigned to the pad will be erased from the moment the pad is pressed until either the pad or the ERASE button is released. SAVE / COPY ­ This button allows you to save, copy or append the selected Pattern or Song to a specific location, in addition to various other save / copy functions. The different functions can be accessed by pressing the PAGE RIGHT button while holding down SAVE / COPY. PATTERN Saves the selected Pattern, along with all subpatterns, to a specific location, overwriting any data which may already exist. 1. Press and hold COPY / SAVE. 2. Select the destination with the DATA dial or INC / DEC buttons. 3. Press REC to save. Copies only the selected sub-pattern to the destination's sub-pattern. 1. Press and hold the SAVE / COPY button. 2. Press PAGE RIGHT 3. Select the destination Pattern with the DATA dial or INC / DEC buttons. 4. Press A, B or FILL to select the destination sub-pattern. 5. Press REC to copy. Appends the current Pattern and all its subpatterns to a selected Pattern. Note that Patterns can only be appended to Patterns of the same time signature. 1. Press and hold the SAVE / COPY button. 2. Press PAGE RIGHT twice. 3. Select the destination with the DATA dial. 4. Press REC to append. SONG Saves the selected Song to memory, overwriting any data which may exist. 1. 2. 3. Press and hold COPY / SAVE. Select the destination with the DATA dial or INC / DEC buttons. Press REC to save. 6. 7. 8. 9. SAVE COPY Appends the current Song to another Song. Note that the combined Song length cannot exceed more than 254 steps. 1. 2. 3. 4. Press and hold the SAVE / COPY button. Press PAGE RIGHT. Select the destination with the DATA dial. Press REC to append. APPEND 10. MUTE ­ This button allows you to mute a selected instrument layer. Hold down the button and press DRUM, PERC or SYNTH to mute the corresponding instrument layer. To un-mute the layer, press the corresponding button again while MUTE is being held down. NAVIGATION BUTTONS: 11. 12. 13. 14. INC / DEC ­ These buttons are used to increment and decrement through values and settings on the XR20. DATA DIAL ­ This dial can also be used to increment and decrement values and settings. NUMBER BUTTONS ­ Alternatively, you may use the number buttons to input values. PAGE RIGHT / LEFT ­ These two buttons are used to go between pages of options when browsing menus and settings. 4 MODE BUTTONS: 15. PATTERN / SONG ­ This button toggles between the two different modes on the XR20. In Pattern Mode, you can play, record and edit individual patterns. Patterns are short (i.e. 8-beat, 16-beat, etc) rhythm sequences which are assembled together to create Songs. A Song is a sequence of Patterns. In Song Mode, you can perform or program your Patterns to create a Song. The currently selected mode will be indicated on the display. PRESET / USER ­ This button toggles between Preset and User Patterns. The selected mode will be indicated in the upper right corner of the display. Preset Patterns provide a variety of rock, jazz, pop and other rhythms programmed by professional drummers and cannot be overwritten or edited (the only way a Preset Pattern can be edited is to copy it to a User Pattern). User Patterns are Patterns you can program, edit and save as you wish. 17. STEP EDIT ­ Pressing this button enters Step Edit Mode for Pattern or Song editing, depending on which of the two modes is selected. This mode allows you to "step" through your Pattern or Song sequence to correct any mistakes. The display will indicate STEP EDIT while in Step Edit Mode, and the current step will be displayed on the top line. To move through the steps of the sequence, use the PAGE RIGHT / LEFT buttons. PATTERN PLAY ­ This button enables Pattern Play Mode. In this mode, you can play pre-selected Patterns in a sequence, using the pads to trigger the Patterns in real-time. See "Playing Patterns With the Pads" section. 16. 18. SETUP BUTTONS: 19. SYSTEM SETUP ­ Pressing this button calls up various system settings and preferences, such as MIDI options, note assignments, clocking, as well as display brightness and others. The display will indicate SYSTEM and SETUP when you are in System Setup. You can move between the different pages of settings with the PAGE RIGHT / LEFT buttons and change the settings on the selected page with the DATA dial or the INC / DEC buttons. To exit System Setup, press the System Setup button again. RECORD SETUP ­ Pressing this button calls up various recording settings, such as Quantization, Swing, Pattern Length, Time Signature, etc. The display will indicate RECORD and SETUP while you are in Record Setup Mode. You can move between the different pages of settings with the PAGE RIGHT / LEFT buttons and change the settings on the selected page with the DATA dial or the INC / DEC buttons. To exit Record Setup, press the Record Setup button again. DRUM SET ­ This button calls up the Drum Set Mode options, where you can select different drum / 1 shot sounds, synth sounds, change individual pad sounds and modify parameters such as Volume, Tuning, Panning, etc. The display will indicate DRUM SET while you are in Drum Set Mode. You can use the PAGE RIGHT / LEFT buttons to move between the different pages of settings and you can use the DATA dial or INC / DEC buttons to change the settings on the selected page. When you modify or customize a Drum Set, you will need to make sure that you save it (press the SAVE button, then press REC to confirm) in order to be able to access it later. To exit Drum Set Mode, press the Drum Set button again. EFFECTS ­ This button calls up the Effects menu, where you can select the effects which are stored and recalled with every Drum Set. These effects include Reverb, EQ / Compression and feature ready-to-use presets. To move between the different pages in the Effects Menu, use the PAGE RIGHT / LEFT buttons. You can use the DATA dial or INC / DEC buttons to enable and disable the selected effect or to change the displayed settings. 20. 21. 22. TRANSPORT CONTROL BUTT ...