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1. Congas Meracas The sounds in this section were only featured on the TR808 They are however the classic selection for ballads and the like The three Congas are recreated using ASM Technology Claves Section and the Maracas and Claves are samples As the original TR808 only had a Level control for the Maracas and Clave sounds no dynamic sound changes could be made As the DrurrBtation uses samples for these sounds a Tune control has been added to give the e o 5 5 09 940 1 l Rot This knob controls the volume of each sound on both the stereo and individual outputs wi 11 When assigned to the stereo outputs this knob allows you to set the relative level of the LOW MD CNGAS MCAS CL VES Congas Maracas and Claves in the mix 1 au C NGAS M CAS CLAVES Tune Rotary This knob allows you to change the pitch of each of the sounds in this section Tum anti clockwise and the pitch will be love ered clockwise and the pitch is raised NOTE This Tune control was not featured in the TR808s Maracas and Claves sections To re produce the original pitch setting of these sounds always set this knob to the 12 o clock position Conga Select Switch This switch selects which of the three Congas will be edited by the Level and Tune knobs when the Select switch is set to Congas NOTE Each Conga sound has it s own individual MIDI Controller information so when recording via MIDI always check that this switch2. ds Derro dE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Each drum has a display code which in connection with the Drumkit select LED s identifies which drumsound is current ly selected or edited The codes are as follows TRSOS Bass Drum TR808 Snare Drum TR808 Low Tom TR808 Mid Tom TRSOS High Tom TRSOS RimShot TR808 Hand Clap TR808 Cowbell TR808 Closed HiHat TR808 Open HiHat TR808 Crash Cyrrbal TR808 Low Conga TTRSOS Mid Conga TR808 High Conga TR808 Maracas TR8O8 Claves TROO 9 Bass Drum TR9O9 Snare Drum TR909 Low Tom TR909 Mid Tom TR909 High Tom TR909 RimShot TROOO Hand Clap TR909 Closed HiHat TR909 Open HiHat TR909 Crash Cyrrbal TR909 Ride Cyrrbal Drum Select Use the Mode button to select the UTILITY mode LED on Function 1 DrumsSelect This is where you select the drum sound that will be edited Each time you go into Utility mode the selected drumsound will automatically be the one last edited on the front panel The range in connection with the front panel 808 and 909 Drum Kit select LED s is as follows TR808 bAH SAH U D 13 rS CP Cb CH OH cC C1 C2 C3 Ar CL TR9O9 bA SCHI 2 13 rS CP CH OH cC rC Typical Display ident TR808 Snare Drum Use the and buttons to page through the different drum sounds Function 2 Front Cut This function allows you to remove up to 99 nilleseconds of the start or front end of a drumsound to create a similar effect to s
3. quency content of the sound Fully dockwise all the frequencies in the sound are present giving you the brightest sound possible The further anti clockwise you move the knob the rrore high frequencies are removed making the sound less harsh and intrusive Section Decay Rotary This knob controls the tine it takes for the comtal to die away At the sounds falls off rapidly As the knob is moved in a Clockwise direction the longer it takes for the level to drop to zero The decay time of cymbals is quite critical especially if they are triggered repeatedly in the bar Only set the longest decay tine if you are using the cymbals sparingly in your songs NOTE This control wes not featured on the TR909 To re produce the original decay setting of the TR909 Cyrrbals always set this knob to the fully dockwise position Select Switch This switch selects which TR909 Cymbal will be edited by the Level Tune and Decay knobs NOTE The TRSOS has one Cymbal sound This switch has no effect on the TR808 Cymbal It is used to switch between the two TR909 Cyrrbels NOTE Each Cyrbal sound has it s own individual MIDI Controller infomation so when recording via MIDI always check that this switch is pointing to the Cymbal you wart to change When playing back via MIDI the position of this switch is imel evanti e all the controls for these sounds can be manipulated simultaneously Ma MIDI see the Controller Map section on page 42
4. DrunsStation are listed below ek Recreated using ASM on 808 only Sample with ASM envelopes etc Drum Sound Conirols The TR808 and TR909 also had differences in their sound editing controls To give the DrunStation enhanced sonic capabilities the controls in each section will affect both drum kits For your reference the controls of the original units and the Drun Station s are as fol TRSOS This section controls the tinbre of the Bass or kick drum the lowest pitched instrument in Section both the conventional or electronic drumkit This is one of the most crucial sounds for dance BASS DRUM and many other styles of music The dassic analogue Bass drums are the TR909 and e 2 e D o a 5 5 10 TR808 Bass drums All the character of the original TR909 amp TR808 Bass drums are faith fully reproduced using ASM Technology Level Rotary This knob controls the volume of the Bass drumon both the stereo and individual outputs Vhen assigned to the stereo outputs this knob allows you to set the relative level of the bass dumin the mix Tune Rotary This knob controls the pitch of the Bass drum Tum anti dockwse and the pitch will be lowered resulting in a looser sound clockwise and the pitch is raised as if the skin on a real drumhad been tightened NOTE This cortrol wes not featured on the TRSOS To re produce the original pitch setting of the TR808 Bass d
5. DEMO button once the display altemates between Utility Mod Value ProgramNurrber As the demo plays the value changes to show the currertiy used program The deno will loop continuously with a few seconds break between the end and beginning To stop the demonstration at any time simply press the DEMO button again NOTE 1 The demo function does NOT operate if the Autotrigger is running NOTE 2 The changing programnunbers be used to track the deno as it plays through which will help identify the various functions and effects detailed previously in this Chapter and as summarised in the Factory Demo Guide on page 45 DIN Sync DIN Sync wes a standard developed by Roland for synchronising drummachines and basslines before the advert of MIDI This feature on the Drun Station converts the incorring MIDI dock from your sequencer or sync box into the DIN Sync format allowing you to control the tempo of a unit like the original TB303 etc with your MIDI equipment It sends a 5v pulse at a rate of 24ppon pulses per quarter note to keep a slaved machine at the sane tempo as your master clock To use this feature simply connect a suitable lead between the Dunn Station s output and the slave units DIN Sync input When the MIDI clock is running the slave unit will play it s current pattem or song at the same tempo T 283b RARER 87 88 89 90 91 Equivalent Conirollers found on the BassStation K
6. Individual O P 6 Stereo O P Right 2 Individual O P 4 04 Stereo O P Right 3 Stereo O P Left 4 Stereo O P Right 4 Fi use the Drum Select function to select the drumsound to be edited Press the OUT Utility Mode PUT SET button once the display altemates between Display Ident Selected drum Value Individual output 1 Use the and buttons to change the value Use the Drum Select function again to change settings on another drum sound This setting can be saved with the program See Whiting a program into rrerrory on page 13 Any number of drumsounds can be routed to an Individual output enabling a stack of sounds to be processed in a similar manner Banple TRSOS Snare TR909 Snare TR909 Handdap all routed to output 1 all treated with the sane effect i e Reverb ConpressiorVEqg etc NOTE 1 Vhen a drumsound is routed to an Individual output it will be removed fromthe Stereo left right nix and Headiphone outputs NOTE 2 The stereo output Pan setting can also be accessed via MIDI This feature allows real time dynamic changes to be made during a performance See the Controller Map section on page 42 Function 7 Assign Bank Utility Mode This function is used to setup the Pitch Play Assign Banks There are four Assign banks A B C amp D Range to AG This feature places a drumsound in the centre of a one octave range of undefined MIDI note numbers all
7. respond to MIDI Velocity data Note Off Recogrftn Response for VL parameter OF has a fixed MIDI Velocity level 100 On will respond to MIDI Velocity data Press the CONT VELOCITY button once and the display altemates between Typical Display Ident Use the and buttons to change the value Press the CONT VELOCITY button again to select to Tone Av Attack etc The display will loop back to Tu tune after VLU Velocity Use the Drum Select function again to change these settings on another drumsound This setting can be saved with the program NOTE the ML display ident appears as a UL on screen due to limitations of the 7 segrrent display Function 4 Note Off Recognition This function is used to setup a drumsounds response to MIDI Note Off messages Normally when a MIDI Note On n s sage is received a drumsound will play in full long decay on a bass drum cymbal etc thus ignoring any Note Off nes sage When set to recognised rE the duration of the drumsound will be determined by the length of time a note is held 35 down When set to i IG the drumsound will play in full ess of the note dura Utility Mode i tion GMMDI Setup First use the DrumSelect utility function to select the drum sound to be edited Range rE recognised S 1G ignored Press the NOTE OFF REC button once the display al
8. sections the physi cal position of the Select switch always determines which drumsound is triggered Auto Trigger The Auto Trigger plays a basic 4 beats bar sequence accenting beat one To start the Auto Trigger running press and hold the Audition button and press the Trigger Start Stop 0 button on the data entry keypad The currently edited sound will auto trigger at the set tempo When the control of a different drum sound is moved the auto trigger will jump over to playing that sound Exeurple If the last control moved was in the Snare Drumsection the auto trigger will play the Snare Drumsound Move any control in the Hi Hat section auto trigger plays the Hi Hat sound Move any control in the Bass Drumsection auto trigger plays the Bass Drumetc To stop the Auto Trigger press and hold the Audition button and press the O Trigger Start Stop button To adjust the tempo start the autotrigger playing as above press and hold the Audition button and use the or 9 buttons on the data entry keypad to speed up or slow down the auto tigger sequence Auto Trigger tempo is a global setting and is not saved with each program The Audition and Auto Trigger features can also be used when editing sounds in the various Utility functions see Utility Mode on page 30 This button is used to select which of the five main parameter Modes are accessed by the Data Entry k
9. the MIDI setting Drum Kit Buttons Here you select which drumkit TR808 or TROO will be edited when using the front panel controls or any of the Utility functions Each Progam has TR808 amp TR909 sounds see Function 5 General MIDI Setup on page 36 White Switch This switch protects your programs fromaccidental erasure During nomal operation it should be left in it s Protect position however when you have edited or created a new program that you want to save moving it to the Enable position will allow you to wite over an existing program see Whiting a Program nto Merrory on page 13 Headphone Socket Use this 1 4 jack socket to monitor the output of your DrunStation Rack via headphones This output will drive any type of headphones This is where you select the programs on the DrunfStation Rack set the MDI transnit and receive channels set the various utility functions and store newly edited pro NOTE Vhen editing a program the current position of a knob or switch will probably be totally different to that of the programselected so When you tum a rotary control nore than a few degrees or nove a 6 switch expect the sound parameter to jun to the new value NOTE OFF REC GENMDISET OUTPUT SET Se BES Deta Entry Keypad Buttons gt 0 The 12 buttons of the calculator style Data Entry keypad are used to call up and set the various operating perarreters of each Mod
10. used Once again you can check the prograrrs using the COMPARE feature and then when you have found a suitable location press the WRITE button The programis now saved NOTE 1 Always reum the WRITE switch to the Protect position after completing a save operation This will avoid any accidental erasure of programs The Vite LED will flash to vam you of the Enabled state NOTE 2 Prograrrs can only be saved in the User locations 25 to 39 If you attenpt to save a programinto any of the Factory locations OO to 24 the display digits will flash rapidly to wam that this operation cannot be conpeted Voice Architect re In the original TR808 and TR909 many analogue circuits were used to produce the irrita tions of the various drumsounds The essential sounds produced by skins Bass Drumand ASM Tomlorrs rely mainly on a pitched element those produced by struck metal HiHat amp Cymbals are based on multiple noise sources Sounds like Snare and Rimshot use a combination of the two one for the skins and one for the snare chain As a result there are different parameters for each drum sound enabling you to make interesting variations within the sound category Sorre parameters are only available on one or two sounds eg Attack on the TR909 Bass Drum because those parameters are not so useful on the other sounds Each of the pararreters is cow ered in the appropriate section whe
11. 3 If you want to start creating a drumkit of your own fromscratch use one of the Blank kits initially stored in the user programlocations To store a new or edited program move the Witte switch to the Enable position LED flashes Now using the Data Entry buttons O to only select the program number where you want to store the program To store the programin the same location 25 to 39 only simply press the WRITE button If you want to listen to a program before overwriting it use the Compare function as follows COMPARE When you have edited a program move the White switch to the Enable position and the Enable LED flashes Press the COMPARE button once and the Edit LED will flash at a faster rate to indicate Compare mode is active You can now listen to the original program before deciding whether you want to overwrite it or not Check the program using an extemal keyboard computer or the Audition button on the front panel Pressing the COMPARE button again will bring back the edited program If you do want to save the programin this location press the WRITE button and the White LED on display panel flashes rrorreriterily If you don t wart to save the programin this location you can choose another by simi ply entering any program number from 25 to 39 using the Data Entry keypad buttons O to 9 only the and can not be
12. DRUM STATION novation BASS DRUM SNARE DRUM TOM TOMS HICLAP C BELL HIHAT CYMBALS C NGAS MIGAS CLAVES AE Sis 09 0 se Oss ot s R SHOT 0 0 0 0 0 0 s EN ety A ets np ee om eo 0 0O QOQ um 66 6 a at mar Em ae SE 0 0 s 0 tn E Tr ENTE it ee e e aan Bnovat on ANALOGUE OUND MODELLNG TomTons Section Rimshot Hanciclap Cowbell Section Hi Hat Section Cymbals Section Congas Maracas Claves Section Utility Mode Operation Drum Select Front Cut Controller Velocity Note Off Recognition General MIDI Setup Output Set Assign Bank Distortion Factory Derro GuUBNASBRRARN Audition Auto Trigger Button Mode Button ProgramChange Midi TX amp RX Channels Selecting Utility Mode Saving SystemExclusive Data Dumps Loading System Exdusive Data Dumps Editing amp Whiting Prograrrs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 l 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 BRIRARRASSBS TR808 amp TR909 are trademarks of Roland Corporation J apan Thank you for buying the Novation DrunStation Rack drum syrithesizer The module you Int n ti have purchased is ideal for producing the kind of dassic synthesized drumsounds which have retumed to popularity in recent years in various styles of dance music Section The two most popular cirumrrechines which originally produced these sounds Roland s TRSOS amp TROO F are no longer manufactured and as a result sec
13. DrunStation Rack Use the Mode button to select the MIDI RX Ch mode LED on and then the Data Entry keypad to enter your selection The recognised numbers in this mode are from OT to 16 NOTE the MIDI RX CH LED will flash when MIDI cata is received on this channel MODE 3 MDI Transnit Channel This is where you set the MIDI transmit channel for the Drun Station Rack Use the Mode button to select the MIDI TX Ch mode LED on and then the Data Enty keypad to enter your selection The recognised numbers in this mode are from OT to 16 NOTE The MIDI Tx and Rx channel settings are memorized when the power is tumed off MODE 4 Utility This is where you access the various Utility functions of the Drun Station Rack See page 30 for full details on the operation and features of the Utility rrocie MODE 5 Save Exclusive Dala This is where you Save the DrunsStation Rack prograrrs onto a computer or other data storage device using MIDI sysex dumps There are two types of Save as follows Save single program Save all prograrrs Ensure that your data storage device is ready to accept the data Use the Mode button to select SAVE mode LED on the display shows NOTE The program Saved will be the program currently selected in the Program mode If you were editing a program the modified version will be saved Press the SAVE button to tr
14. ample editing To hear the effect this has on a drumsound listen to the demo whilst making reference to the Factory Deno Guide on page 45 Range OO off to 99 max Each increment 1n6 First use the DrumSelect utility function to select the drumsound to be edited Press the FRONT CUT button once the display altemates between Use the and buttons to change the value Use the Drum Select function again to s v Utility Mode change these settings on another drumsound This setting can be saved with the program See Whiting a programinto memory on page 13 Controller Velo NOTE The Front Cut setting can also be accessed Ma MIDI This feature allows real time dynamic changes to be made during a performance See the Controller Map section on page 42 Function 3 Controller Velocity NOTE All of the sound editing front panel rotary controls on the DrunsStation can be set to transmit and receive MIDI data allowing record and playback of any live changes made during a performance For more infomation see the Controller section on page 42 This function allows you to choose whether a front panel control responds to MIDI Controller data or MIDI Velocity data This setting does not affect the transnitted data i e the front panel controls will always transnit MIDI Controller data Banple 1 Snare Dum If a control say the snare drums Snappy is set to receive MIDI Veloci
15. ansnit the single program To save all the programs in the DrunStation Rack press the SAVE TYPE button once the display changes to Ensure that your computer or data storage device is ready to accept the sysex bulk dump Press the SAVE button to transmit the All prograrrs dump The Global settings MIDI Tx and Rx channels will also be saved NOTE The display will briefly go blank as the data is transmitted Loading System Exclusive Dala Dumps Single Program s 11f you wert to overvvite an existing program select the Program mode and call up the program number you want to use Now move the White switch to the Enable position and transmit the sysex dump from your computer The Wite LED on the display will flash to confinmreception Retum the White switch to the Protect position NOTE This operation will erase the existing program and replace it with the programfromthe computer 12 2 If you want to listen to a program before conmitting it to memory select the Program Data EntryProgram mode don t worry about which program number corres up Ensure that the Write switch is in the Protect position and then transmit the sysex dump from your computer The Edit Editing V iiting LED on the display will corre on to show that the programavailable is different to the one displayed i e an edited program Now you can use the Compare procedure to select a suitable loca
16. cer that are assigned to the MIDI channel s of the Workstation should nake it produce sound If not please refer to the Keyboard amp Computer Software Sequencer manufacturers Owners Manuals for details on howto do this Note This setup does not allow the recording knob novenerts on the Computer Software Sequencer This is because the MIDI output of the Drun station is not connected to the input of the Sequencer Computer To record Knob movements in realtime refer Advanced Setup on page 6 Note If there are additional Keyboards Modules connected via MIDI as shown this diagram does not indude audio for the Keyboarq Module The audio outputs of these devices must also be connected to the mixer Novation PSU 4 Power Supply MERGE ADMANCED SETUP Vintage Equipment DIN Sync Input Mixer Anplifier Audio Inputs m 1 Mixer Anplifier Conputer Sequencer Master Keyboard Module This is the advanced way to setup the DrunsStation and utilises all of the rear panel features This setup allows realtime recording of knob movements onto the Computer Software Sequencer as both the MIDI output of the keyboard and the MIDI output of the Drunrstation are merged with an extemal not supplied MIDI Merge box If the Master Keyboard is a Morkstation i e
17. e You can use two methods to enter a number 1 DIGIT INPUT using the buttons O to 9 NOTE this mist always be a two digit entry for exarrple Selecting programsound 8 press the and 8 buttons display reads OS Selecting programsound 17 press the 1 and 7 buttons display reads 17 2 INCREMENT DECREMENT using the and buttons Press the button to move up to the next programor value Press the button to move down to the next programor value These buttons can also be used to scroll through values by pressing and holding down until the desired value is reached 8 5 This button is used to trigger a drumsound fromthe currently selected program It provides a convenient way of monitoring a sound whilst working at the control panel The Auto Trigger Aucktion ALudoTrig function will play the currently edited sound automatically at a pre determined tenpo Aucktion Press the Audition button to trigger the currently edited drumsound When a control or switch in another section is moved the Audition button will automatically change over to trigger that sound Bxanple Move any control in the Hi Hat section Audition button triggers the Hi Hat then move any control in the Snare Drum section Audition button triggers the Snare Dume NOTE In the Tom Torrs Rimshot Handdap Cowbell Hi Hat Cyrrbals and Conga Maracas Claves
18. e demo using the classic TRSOS 31 to Out Classic Ballad style derro using the classic TRSOS ONON 330 INWO ONOWNO INWO nunuo2 do S Yes SJa awesed 33104 101u02 d awnjoA 994 M uoneinpon pasuoway Seu y sa pasiuboda y 9661 EH 101 220 071 UOISJ A 1104 440 INWO A10d NO INWO AR KERKKRKKKKKK KRRKKRKKKKKK KRRKKRKKKKKK x 01 1 payiusuel Jase y asuas 2 440 5910 V 440 N0 18207 sabessau xny sul e y 3201 wajs s AISN IX WEIS S x ML weuhold 9AISN DUI 611 01 02 L abuey I 101002 Jopusg Yd 5 2 yanoL Shay 1 4Y 440 AON NO SON D019A 92104 l qulnN am AON paray s bess q ynejeq spo pobuey auuey ynejaq 2569 u0n3uny MIDI Key Number 24 25 26 27 MIDI Note Norrral co Cz DO DO EO FO F O GO GH AO AZ c CAL D1 DA El F1 FA Gl GAL Al AZA Bl c2 CH D2 D 2 GA D3 DB ES AB DA Gn 808 Drum Sound TROO 9 Bass Drum TR909 Rim Shot TROO Snare Drum TR909 Hand Clap TR9O9 Low Tom TR909 Mid Tom TR909 Closed HiHat TR909 High Tom TR909 Crash Cyrrbal TR909 Ride Cyrrbal TR909 Open HiHat TR808 Bass Drum TR808 Rim Shot TR808 Snare Drum TR808 Hand Clap TR808 Snare Drum TR808 Low Tom TR808 Closed HiHat TR808 Low Tom TR808 Closed HiHat TR808 Mid Tom TR808 Open HiHat TR808 Mid Tom TR808 High Tom TR808 Crash Cyrrbal TR808 High To
19. ements Firstly there is the pitched element which simulates the vibration of skins on a snare shell and a noise element simulates the snare chains Although not totally convincing as the real thing the original TR909 amp TR808 snares have a unique sound and have become The Dance and Soul music snares All the Character of the original TR909 amp TR808 snare drums are faithfully reproduced using ASM Technology Four pararreters are provided for adjusting the timbre of the snare sound on each drumkit Level Rotary This knob controls the volurre of the Snare drumon both the stereo and individual outputs Vhen assigned to the stereo outputs this knob allows you to set the relative level of the Snare dumin the mix Tune Rotary This knob controls the pitch of the Snare drum Tum anti clockwise and the pitch will be lowered resulting in a looser sound clockvvise and the pitch is raised as if the skin on a real drum had been tightened NOTE This cortrol wes not featured on the TRSOS To re produce the original pitch setting of the TR808 Snare drum always set this knob to the 12 o clock position Snappy Rotary This knob controls the amount of noise in the snare sound The snare drumis unique in the fact that it is composed of two parts a pitched element fromthe skin and a noise element fromthe metal snare This pararreter decides the proportional 20 level of that noise element At O it is completely removed A
20. eyboard BassStation Rack Module Note Controllers marked with are only available on the BassStation Rack Module BassStation Controller DrunSBtation Filter Frequency 105 TR9O9 Bass drum Front Cut Filter Resonance 106 TR9OY Bass drum Pan TR909 Bass drum Distortion 108 TR9OY Snare drum Front Cut 109 TR9OY Snare drum Pan 110 TR9OY Snare dum Distortion 111 TR9O9Y Closed HiHat Pan Env 1 Velocity 112 TR909 Open HiHat Pan 69848898 89 Prog No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 Dhubh BRENES NOTE Factory prograrrs OO to 22 have their outputs set to the Left Right Main Stereo Output 23 and 24 are setup to demonstrate the Individual Outputs Kit Name Classic TR909 V1 FX TR909 TR amp 08 Garage 909 808 Classic TR909 V2 Hardcore TROO Rave ungle TR808 Classic TR808 V1 Tune Me Up Cut TR909 Dynamic TR909 Cut TRSOS Grunge TROO9 Dynamic TR808 Grunge TRSOS Classic TR909 V3 Power TR9O9 Power TR8OS A Bit Off TR909 A Bit Off TRSOS Velo TR9O9 VeloDis TR909 VeloTorri TROO VeloTorri TRSOS Classic TROO9 Ind Classic TRSOS Ind Description Atypical setup of this instantly recognisable classic Key velocity Mod 909 Snare Note off recognised 808 Bass 909 Crash 808 909 kits setup in the Garage style Another setup of this tirreless classic Distortion effect on 808 909 Bass cirurrs 808
21. eypad The cur rent mode is indicated by one of five LED s on the right hand side of the display panel NOTE When the DrurrStetion Rack is switched on Program mode is automatically selected Each time the Mode button is pressed the next Mode in the menu will be selected i e MIDI RX Channel MIDI TX Channel Utility and Save From Save the next press will loop the menu back to the Program mode MODE 1 ProgramChange This is where you select one of the DrunStation s 40 The program number displayed will be the one selected prior to power being tumed off To select a different program first check that the Program LED is on Using the Data Entry keypad as described above you can quickly call Up any of the DrunStation s 40 programs The recognised numbers in this mode are from OO to 39 You can also use MIDI Program Change conmands froma sequencer or other extemal MIDI device to call up programs NOTE 1 Because the DunStation Racks programnumbers begin at OO the next higher number must always be used to call up the correct sound i e to select program 18 transmit a MIDI Program Change 19 NOTE 2 The 25 factory sounds are stored in progran OO to 24 whilst the 15 user locations from 25 to 39 are all initial ly set up with a basic drumkit see page 44 for Factory Programlistings MODE 2 MDI Receive Channel This is where you set the MIDI receive channel for the
22. ia MIDI the position of this switch is irrelevant i e all the controls can be manipulated simultaneously via MIDI see the Controller section on page 42 24 In the Drurrstation ASM is used to faithfully recreate the TR808s Open and Closed High Hat HH sounds and Samples are used to recreate the TR909 s Open and Closed High Hat sounds Level Rotary This knob controls the volume of the Hi Hat on both the stereo and individual outputs Vhen assigned to the stereo outputs this knob allovvs you to set the relative level of the Hi Hat in Tune Rotary This knob controls the pitch of the Hi Hat Tum anti dockwise and the pitch will be lovvereci resulting in a looser sound clockwise and the pitch is raised resulting in a tighter sound NOTE This control wes not featured on the TR808 909 To re produce the original pitch set ting of the TR808 909 sounds always set this knob to the 12 o dock position Decay Rotary This knob controls the time it takes for the Hi Hat sound to die away At O the sound falls off immediately producing a very tight sound As the knob is moved in a dockwise direction the longer it takes for the level to drop to zero producing a longer tail ofP to the sound Select Switch This switch selects whether the Open or Closed Hi Hat sound will be edited by the Level Tune and Decay knobs NOTE The Open and Closed Hi Hats have their own individual MIDI Controller infomation so whe
23. ipment supporting Roland DIN Sync the DrunStation uses the incoming MIDI Clock to generate the original Roland DIN Sync 5v output trigger for extemal devices VVelcorre to a percussive Analogue for the 90s TR808 TROO9 are trademarks of Roland Corporation J apan 1 76 u m m Lay ee 1 Master Volume Section This section contains the Master Volume control Drum Kit select buttons Headphone output socket and the Program write switch 2 Data Entry Program Section This section contains the 12 Data Entry buttons Display and Menu LED s AuditioryAuto Trigger and Mode select buttons 3 Bass DrumSection This section contains the Bass Drum Level Tune Attack Tone and Decay controls 4 Snare DrumSection This section contains the Snare DrumLevel Tune Tone and Snappy controls 5TomTons Section This section contains the TomTons DrumLevel Tune Decay and Select controls 6 Rim Shot HandClap Section 2 This section contains the RimShot and HandClap Level Tune and Select controls 7 Hi Hat Section This section contains the Hi Hat Level Tune Decay and Select controls 8 Cymbals Section This section contains the Cymbals Level Tune Tone Decay and Select controls 9 Congas Maracas Claves Section This section contains the TR808 s Congas Maracas Claves Level Tune Select and Conga Select controls vation STATION THESISER MODULE 1 DIN Sync Out 4 MDI This connector is used to contro
24. is pointing to the Conga you wart to change When playing back via MIDI the position of this switch is imale vart i e all controls for the 3 Congas can be manipulated simultaneously via MIDI see the Controller Map section on pag 42 23 7 Gonges Veracas This switch selects which of the three sounds will be edited by the Level and Tune knobs NOTE Each of the three sounds has it s own individual MIDI Controller information so when Claves Section recording via MIDI always check that this switch is pointing to the sound you want to change When playing back via MIDI the position of this switch is irelevant i e all the controls for these sounds can be manipulated sin uitaneously via MIDI see the Controller Map section on page 42 Operational Procedure IMPORTANT NOTE The operating systemof the Data Entry keypad is different in this mode all of the functions in the Utility mode are visually indicated in small text under the data entry buttons see panel diagramon page 8 The to 9 buttons are now used to call up sub directories of the Utility mode and the and buttons used to change their values whilst the display may flash altematately between a value and a letter reference code The nine sub directories are as follows Controller Velocity tuto At dE Sn VL Note Off Recognition nO General MIDI Gn Output Set OT to 4 Assign Banks DA AD AC Ac Distortion
25. issions fromdigital apparatus set out in the radio interference regulation of the Canadian Department of Communications Le present appareil nurerique ryerret pas de bruits radioelectriques depassant les limites applicables aux appareils nurreriques de la Classe B prescrites dans le regierreri sur le brouillage radioelectrique edicte par le Ministere Des Communications du Canada This only applies to products distributed in Canada ne s applique qu aux produits distibues dans Canada Other Standards Rest of World This product complies with the radio frequency interference requirements of the Council Directive 89 336 EC Dette apparat overholder det gaeldenda EF direktiv vedrTendareadiostj Cet appareil est conforrre aux prescriptions de la directivecontrunautaire 89 336 EC Diese Ger te entsprechen der EG Richtlinie 89 336 EC Specifications subject to change The information contained in this manuel is believed to be correct at the time of going to press However Novation reserves the right to change or modify the specification without notice or obligation to update existing units Copyright 1996 Novation Electronic Music Systems Ltd Printed in England
26. it has a Synthesiser built in tum Local or the equivalent in its MIDI setup Refer to the manufactur ers Owners Manual for details on how to do this Tum the Computer Software Sequencers Soft Thru or sometimes Called Echo Back to the ON or Enabled position Now when selecting a Track in the Computer Software Sequencer that is assigned to the MIDI RX channel of the Drunrstation Refer Page 11 playing the keyboard should play the Drurrstation through the Headphones Monitors Sirrilariy Tracks in the Computer Software Sequencer that are assigned to the MIDI channel s of the Workstation should make it produce sound If not please refer to the Keyboard amp Computer Software S equencer manufacturers Owners Manuals for details on howto do this When using the DIN Sync feature ensure that your sequencer is transmitting MIDI Clock If is is not this function will not work 6 Volume Rotary This knob adjusts the overall output volume of the DrunStation on both the Main L R and Headiphone outputs The volume of a drumsound can be set individually using the Level controls in each section NOTE This control can be overidden by MIDI Volume data If a MIDI Volurre of O has been received by the DrunStation no output will be heard regardless of the position of this knob To reset the volurre either transmit the relevant MIDI Volume level or move the Volurre knob this automatically overides
27. kit setup in the real Rave ungle stile Familiar setup of the classic TR808 Ballad City Key velocity Mod Tuning on all 808 909 drums Front Cut effect Bass Snare drums Key velocity Mod Decay Attack etc Bass Snare Toms Hats amp Cymbals Front Cut effect Bass Snare drums Distortion Bass Snare amp Tors Key velocity Mod Decay Attack etc Bass Snare Toms Hats amp Cymbals Distortion Bass Snare amp Tors Another setup of this tirreless classic Distortion Bass Snare amp HiHats Distortion Bass Snare amp HiHats Note off recognised TR9O9 kit Note off recognised TR9O9 kit Key velocity Mod Tuning HiHats Cymbals Key velocity Mod Tuning on Bass drumwith distortion Key velocity Mod Tuning on Tom Tors Key velocity Mod Tuning on Tom Tors Individual Outputs 1 Bass 2 Snare 3 HiHats Other sounds on Stereo Individual Outputs 1 Bass 2 Snare 3 HiHats Other sounds on Stereo Velocity Mod of TROOG Snare Tuning and Snappy controls Note off recognised on TRSOS Bass drum TROO Crash Cyrrbal Garage style demo of the classic TRSOS amp TROOG sounds Classic TROOS kit demo with dynamic tuning of Ride Cyrrbal and dynamic mod on Bass drum Frort CuyTuning TR808 Snare Panning Hardcore ste demo with dynamic mod of Crash Cyrrbel Tune Pan Bass DistortioryPan Open HiHat Tuning Pan opposite channels amp Handclap Pan 26to 31 Rave ungle st
28. l the Tenpo Start Stop of classic analogue IN This connector is used to receive MIDI Data froman extemal device drummachines or synthesisers fromthe MIDI Clock OUT This connector is used to Transmit MIDI Data to an extemal device THRU This connector re transmits MIDI Data received by the MIDI IN socket 2 Individual Outputs to an extemal device The six connectors in this section are used to separate a drumsound s from the main stereo left Right outputs The sounds s can then be equalised or 5 DC INPUT processed individually Connect the output plug of the AC Adapter supplied PSU 4 with the DrunStation to this socket 3 Master Output The two connectors deliver a stereo line level output signal for connection to a mixing desk or anplifier INDIVIDUAL OUTPUTS MASTER OUTPUT Conputer Sequencer Master Keyboard Module Connect the Master output sockets of the DrurrEtetion Rack to a suitable anplifier or mixing desks stereo inputs and set the Volume control on the front panel to a reasonably high output level 9 10 This will maintain a good signal to noise ratio Make sure that the input volume setting on your anplifier or mixer is initially set to zero Connect the MIDI Out from your nester keyboard or sequencer to the MIDI In on the DrunStation Rack and check that the Vite switch is in the Protect position Now connect the power supply Novation PSU 4 to the socket marked Power In DC and plug into a suitab
29. le AC power outlet Switch on the power to the DrunStation and the display should now illuminate showing the last selected program number Now switch on your amplifier and adjust the volume accordingly You can now use your master keyboard or sequencer to play the drumsounds of the currently selected program the DrurrBtation Rack is initially set at the factory to receive on MIDI channel 10 To listen to all 25 factory presets first make sure the Program LED is on if not use the Mode button to re select and then use the Data Entry keypad to call up sounds OO to 24 See page 44 for factory po graminformation You can also use the Audition button on the front panel to trigger the sounds 4 On page 4 is a diagramof the basic way to set up the DrunsStation Rack Normally the setup should be as follows If the Master Keyboard is a Workstation i e ithas a Synthesiser builtin tum Local Off or the equivalent in its MIDI setup Refer to the nanu facturers Owners Manual for details on howto do this Tum the Computer Software Sequencer s Soft Thru or sometimes called Echo Back to the ON or Enabled position Now when selecting a Track in the Computer Software Sequencer that is assigned to the MIDI RX channel of the Drurrstetion Refer Page 11 playing the keyboard should play the Drunstation through the Headplhones Monitors Sirrilariy Tracks in the Computer Software Sequen
30. m TR909 Ride Cyrrbal TREOS Cowbell TR808 High Conga TR808 Mid Conga TR808 Low Conga TR808 Maracas TRSOS Claves Gn 909 Drum Sound TR808 Bass Drum TR808 RimShot TR808 Snare Drum TR808 Hand Clap TR808 Low Tom TR808 Mid Tom TR808 Closed HiHat TR808 High Tom TR808 Crash Cyrrbal TR909 Ride Cyrrbal TR909 Open HiHat TR909 Bass Drum TR909 Rim Shot TR9O9 Snare Drum TR909 Hand Clap TR9O9 Snare Drum TR9O9 Low Tom TR909 Closed HiHat TR9O9 Low Tom TR909 Closed HiHat TR909 Mid Tom TR909 Open HiHat TR909 Mid Tom TR909 High Tom TR909 Crash Cyrrbal TR909 High Tom TR909 Ride Cyrrbal TR808 Cowbell TR808 High Conga TR808 Mid Conga TR808 Low Conga TR808 Maracas TRSOS Claves Note Vhen using a KORG or Yarraha instrument the note values differ by one octave fromthose in this table i e C3 on a Korg Yamaha equals C2 on everything else Note There is no TR808 Ride Cyrrbal Note There is no TR808 Ride Cyrrbal If the DunStation Rack does not operate as expected nake reference to the troubleshoot Troubleshooting j ing guide below Remember in most cases problerrs that appear to be caused by equip nert malfunction can often be traced to human error No power Check that the Power supply not connected correctly or you are using an AVC adaptor of the incorrect polarity Check polar ity of 9v DC output plug center pin No sound Check that the Volume knob is not set at O Check that the current Programis
31. n recording via MIDI always check that this switch is pointing to the sound you want to change When playing back via MIDI the position of this switch is imelevart i e all the controls for these sounds can be manipulated simultaneously via MIDI see the Controller section on page 42 2 In the Drurrstaetion ASM is used to faithfully recreate the TR808 s Crash Cyrrkal sound and a Sarrple is used to recreate the TR909s Crash and Ride Cyrrbal sounds The TR909 has Level and Tune pararreters only With the Drurrstation a Decay parameter has been added to the Crash and Ride Cymbals for even greater control CYMBALS 2 2 This knob controls the volume of the Cyrrkals on both the stereo and individual outputs ee en When assigned to the stereo outputs this knob allows you to set the relative level of the Crash and Ride Cymbals in the mix Tune Tone Rotary The TR9O9 and TRSOS different controls for this sound so this knob has two functions depending on which Drum Kit is currently selected Je Cjo Tune Vhen the TR909 kit is selected this knob will change the pitch of the Crash and Ride cymbals Tum anti clockwise and the pitch will be lowered resulting in a larger cymbal dockwise and the pitch is raised as if a smaller cymbal has been struck El Tone When the TRSOS kit is selected this knob will affect the character of the TR808 Crash cymbal by changing the fre 26
32. not saved with Level knob s set to O Check you are not sending a MIDI volume message Controller 7 set to zero this will also affect the headphone output No Individual Output Check that the sound is not assigned to different output check settings on all outputs Check that the drumsound level knob is not set or saved in the O position Knob moverrerts cannot be recorded on my sequencer Sone sequencers feature the ability to Remap the MIDI Channel Check that the playback channel of the track on your sequencer corresponds to the RX channel of the Drunstation Some sequencers feature the ability to Filter out Controller data Check this feature is not active on your sequencer Some sequencers feature the ability to Renap Controllers Check this feature is not active on your sequencer Refer to your sequencers owners manual for details Changes to the Level knobs are not recorded on my sequencer This is because no controller is generated by the DrunsStation s individual Level knob s for this purpose The DrunStation will respond to Controller 7 Volume but this will alter the total level of all drunrsounds simultaneously The way to do itis to adjust the velocities of the individual notes therrselves in your sequencer For this reason it is popular to have one dum sound per track on the sequencer as it make velocity adjustrrents easy 48 Featured Sounds Modelled Sanples Polyphony Prograns C
33. ond hand units are now changing hands for far more than their original selling prices and indeed the selling price of the Drun Station The DrurrStation will allow you to produce these sounds with stunning realism and tweak their parameters using the original analogue synthesis techniques unlike sampling or PCM playback which freezes the sound and makes it extremely difficult to edit Additionally the DrurrStation is programmable so once you have adjusted the sounds to your taste you can store temin conplete kits You have the recall of digital but with the life and wanmth that only original analogue sounds have To get you started 25 Factory kits have been provided and there are 15 User Prograrrs which you can use to store your own kits once you become familiar with the editing parameters The DrurrStation features stereo left right and 6 individual assignable audio Outputs so you can process your drumsounds indi vidually through your mixer EQ and extemal effects The DrunsStation is triggered via MIDI allowing you to program your drums on your favourite MIDI sequencer hardware or software The TRSOS and TR909 kits can be accessed simultaneously allowing any combination of drumsounds to be played as a Kit MIDI Controllers are transmitted when any drunrsound editing knob is adjusted in real time and these too can be recorded on a MIDI sequencer and reproduced from sequencer playback For those who have vintage equ
34. ontrollers Note Off Recognition General MIDI Specifications TR808 TR909 Bass Snare TomTons Hi Hat Cymbals TR808 Congas Rimshot HandClap Cowbell Cyrrbals TR909 Maracas Claves S note 40 Total 25 Factory 15 User All front panel rotary controls except Individual drum Level rotary controls Via MIDI Front Cut Pan and Distortion on most sounds Refer Controller Map on page 42 Selective Note Off recognition for each drumsound Selective Drum Kit TRSOS TROO for placement within the GM map IN OUT THRU Stereo Left Right 6 Individual Outputs Headphone Output 24 ppan IVDC 500MA input Use Novation PSU 4 1U 19 Rackmount 483m 10mm 44nm 1 9kg NOTE Specification and design subject to change without prior notice due to improvements FCC Infomation U S A 1 IMPORTANT NOTICE DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT This product when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this Manual meets FCC requirements Modifications not expressly approved by Novation may void your authority granted by the FCC to use the product 2 IMPORTANT When connecting this product to accessories and or another product use only high quality shielded cables Cable s supplied with this product MUST be used Follow all installation instructions Failure to follow instruc tions could void your FCC authorisation to use this product in the USA 3 NOTE This product has been tested and found to comply with the requi
35. owing the duns pitch to follow a musical scale 12 1 84 C5 96 C6 108 C7 Display Ident Value Bass Drum Use the and buttons to change the value drumcode This setting can be saved with a program See Whiting a po graminto memory on page 13 Press the ASSIGN BANK button again to select banks B C and D The display will loop back to AA after Ad Function 8 Distortion Distortion Demo This function is used to add Soft knee distortion in varying arrounts to a drumsound To hear the effect this has on a drumsound listen to the demo whilst making reference to Page 45 Range OF Off to 15 Maximum First use the Drum Select utility to select the drumsound Press the DISTORTION button once and the dis play will altemate between Display Ident Value level 3 Use the and buttons to change the value This setting can be saved with a program See Writing a programinto nem ory on page 13 NOTE The Distortion setting can also be accessed via MIDI This feature allows real time dynamic changes to be made during a perfonrance See the Controller Map section on page 42 Function 9 Dem This function derronstrates the full potential of the DrunStation Rack If a Novation BassStation is connected to the MIDI Out socket and set to receive on MIDI chanel 1 an accompaniment to the rhythmtrack can be heard To start the demo running press the
36. re you need to understand how it relates to that particular sound Other pararreters feature on most or all sounds eg Decay Tune amp Level Decay govems how quickly the sound dies away Tune the pitch of the sound and Level the meeimum volume it is played in the respective mx Analogue Sound Modelling The DrunsStation faithfully re creates the original analogue sounds of the TR808 amp TRSO9 using a new digital systemspe cially developed by Novation Analogue Sound Modelling ASM Atypical drumsound has a very complex structure made up of many simple vveveforrrs all occuring at the same moment in time To re model an original drum sound first it must be broken down and analysed so as to identify the various simple weveforrs in 125 structure as these can be synthesised more easily When all these vvavefomrs are regenerated and added back together the original sound is faithfully re created in every detail and realtine fluid changes to the character of the drumsound can still be made using any of the front panel controls just like the original TR808 and TR9O9 Drum Sounds The TR808 and TROOS s range of drumsounds were not identical For your reference the Snare Drum Rimshot Handclap Closed Hi Hat Open Hi Hat Ride Cyrrbal Crash Cyrrbal LowTom Mid Tom High Tom Cowbell Low Conga Mid Conga Hi Conga Maracas Claves CNN SS full set of sounds fromthe original units and the method used to re create themin the
37. rements listed in FCC Regulations Part 15 for Class B digital devices Compliance with these requirements provides a reasonable level of assurance that your use of this product in residential environment will not result in hamrful interference with other electronic devices This equipment generates uses radio frequencies and if not installed and used according to the instructions found in the users manual may cause interference harnful to the operation of other electronic devices Compliance with FCC regulations does not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations If this product is found to be the source of interference which can be determined by tuming the unit OFF and ON please try to elininate the problemby using one of the following measures Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the interference Utilise power outlets that are on different branch Circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install AC line filter s In the case of radio or TV interference relocate re orient the antenna If the antenna lead in is 300 ohmribbon lead change the leac in to co axial type cable If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results please contact the local retailer authorised to distribute this type of product The staterrents above apply ONLY to products distributed in the USA The digital section of this apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise em
38. rumalways set this knob to the 12 o clock position Attack Tone Rotary The TR909 and TRSOS different controls for this sound so this knob has two functions depending on which Drum Kit is cur rently selected De Je Attack When the TR909 kit is selected this knob will affect the percussive character of the Section Bass drum by changing the level of a shaped pulse or thung at the beginning of the sound At O itis completely removed As the knob is moved in a dockwise direction the thump element will becorre increasingly louder E l Tone When the 808 kit is selected this knob will affect the tonal Character of the Bass drumby changing the frequency content of the sound At O all of the higher frequencies in the sound are removed making the sound more rounded and plumrry As the knob is moved in a dockwise direction the higher frequencies are introduced giving a brighter cleaner affect to the sound Decay Rotary This knob controls the time it takes for the sound to die away once it has reached full volume At O the sound falls off immediately producing a very tight sound As the knob is moved in a clockwise direction the longer it takes for the level to drop to zero Avery long ring on the Bass drumis often used as a feature of dance grooves The classic Analogue snare drurrs have to be the TR909 and TR808 snares They are a combination sound and comprise of two basic el
39. t T the noise element is intro SmareDum 0 duced and as the knob is moved in a dockwise direction it will become increasingly louder relative to the pitched element Section Tone Rotary This knob alters the character of the TR808 and TR909 Snare drums in different ways TIRS0B On this sound it Changes the overall tone At O the sound is at its fullest As the knob is moved in a clockwise direction the pitched element loses it s lower frequendes and if an amount of Snappy is applied to the sound the noise elerrert will becorre rrore sharp On this sound it Changes the duration of the noise element introduced by the Snappy control At O the noise ee ment is at its shortest producing a tight effect As the knob is moved in a clockwise direction the duration increases giving the Snare druma broader looser sound Both the TROO9 amp TR808 feature three Analogue Tom Tons Low Tom Mid Tom amp High Tom Using ASM the Drurrstation recreates these sounds faithfully and adds more control A Decay parameter not originally found on the TR amp 08 is added giving you even nore flex bility Each of the Torrs has three pararreters to adjust its timbre TOM TOMS 9 A o o o o 5 55 0 10 Level Rotary This knob controls the volume of the Tom Torrs on both the stereo and individual outputs Vhen assigned to the stereo outputs this knob allows you to se
40. t the relative level of the Tom Tons in the rix Tune Rotary This knob allows you to change the pitch of the Tom Torrs The pitching of torrs is particularly important as they are often use to create rising or falling pattems Having selected the TomTom whose pitch you wish to alter with the select switch tum anti dockwise and the pitch will be lowered resulting in a looser sound dockwise and the pitch is raised as if the skin on a real drumhad been tightened Decay Rotary This knob controls the tirre it takes for a tomsound to die away once it has reached full volume At O the sound falls off immediately producing a very tight sound As the knob is moved in a clockwise direction the longer it takes for the level to drop to zero A long ring is often used for fills whereas if a tomis used repeatedly in a pattem you may want to reduce its decay tine NOTE This cortrol wes not featured on the TRSOS To re produce the original decay setting of the TRSOS Tom Torre 22 always set this knob to the 12 o clock position Ti T Select Switch Section This switch selects which of the three TomTons will be edited by the Level Tune and Decay knobs NOTE Each TomTom sound has it s own individual MIDI Controller infomation so when recording via MIDI always check that this switch is pointing to the tom you want to change When playing back via MIDI the position of this switch is irele vant i e all controls for the 3
41. temates between Display Ident Value Use the and buttons to change the value Use the Drum Select function again to change settings on another drum sound This setting can be saved with the program Function 5 General MIDI Setup This function is used to select which drumkit TRSOS or TR909 is placed in the General MIDI drum area Range 80 TRSOS amp 90 TROOG Press the GEN MIDI SET button once the display altemates between Display Ident Value 0 Utility Mode Use the and buttons to change the value As a secondary visual indication the relevant Drum Kit LED will flash This setting can be saved with the program See Whiting a po graminto rrerrory on page 13 NOTE Because the TR909 has fewer drum sounds than the TR808 Conga s Maracas Cowbell etc only the drum sounds common to both units will be moved in this operation see the MIDI Percussion Maps on page 47 Function 6 Output Set The DrunStation s output section consists of a Stereo left right pair and six Individual outputs which enable a drum sound s to be processed separately This function is used to select either a dnumsound s position in the stereo field or one of the six individual mono outputs Individual O P 1 Stereo O P Left 3 Individual O P 2 Stereo O P Left 2 Individual O P 3 Stereo O P Left 1 Individual O P 4 Stereo O P Centre Individual O P 5 Stereo O P Right 1
42. tion to store the irrporteci program see the COMPARE section on page 14 All Prograns If you want to overvvite all the existing programs move the White switch to the Enable position and transmit the sysex dunp from your computer The White LED on the display will flash to confinmreception Retum the White switch to the Protect position NOTE if the White switch is in the Protect position when the sysex dump is transmitted from your computer the display Will flash to indicate that the data cannot be loaded Editing a Program To change or Edit a program simply adjust the perarreters you wish to alter The Edit LED on the display will flash to show that you are no longer listening to the stored program If you do not store this new edit before calling up another programit will be lost NOTE Certain sounds are only available on each Kit Example The TR909 does not include a Cowbell C BLL If whilst editing a Program a sound is selected that does not appear on that particular kit the DrunsStation will automatical switch over to the relevant kit The selected kit is always indicated by the DrumkKit LED s in the Master Volume section Witting a into The programrrerrory on the DrunStation Rack is divided up as below If you edit a factory program you can only save it in one of the 15 user program locations just think of the 25 factory prograrrs as a Reference Library to take drumkits from 1
43. tons on each Kit can be manipulated simultaneously via MIDI see the Controller Map sec tion on page 22 Rinshot Handkclap Cowmb ll Section The three specific percussion sounds in this section are easily recognisable fromtheir SHOT H CLAP CBELL narres As the original TR808 and TR909 only had a Level control for these sounds no 222 dynamic sound changes could be made As the DrunStation uses samples for these sounds Q Q a Tune control has been added into this section to give the sounds greater dynamic scope 5 925 910 Level Rot This knob controls the volume of the RimShot Handdap and Covvoell on both the stereo I and individual outputs Vhen assigned to the stereo outputs this knob allows you to set the mca sip GEL relative level of these sounds in the mix Tune Rotary This knob allows you to change the pitch of each of the sounds in this section Tum anti clockwise and the pitch will be love ered clockwise and the pitch is raised NOTE This cortrol wes not featured on the TRSOS OO9 To re produce the original pitch setting of the TR808 909 sounds always set this knob to the 12 o clock position Select Switch This switch selects which of the three sounds will be edited by the Level and Tune knobs NOTE Each of the three sounds has its own individual MIDI Controller information so when recording via MIDI always check that this switch is pointing to the sound you want to change When playing back v
44. ty the harder a note is played the more snap will be applied Any number of controls in a section can be set up in this way In this sample the Tune Tone and Snappy controls could all be set to respond to Velocity data giving a wide character change to the Snare Drum beineen minimumand nmaxinum velocities Bxanple 2 Closed HiHat With the HiHats Decay control set to respond to Velocity data an extremely realistic Accent can be created as the decay time increases with velocity much like the real instrument The actual velocity or volume of the sound can be fixed at a predetenrined level so that only the edit controls are affected 33 the velocity data To hear the effect this can have on a drum s listen to the derro Utility Mode y 2 T RS whilst making reference to page 45 Coritroller Velo Only the controls relevant to a particular drumsound are available for selection with the exception of Velocity VL which can be applied to every drum Here are sone typical examples TRSOS Bass Drum Tune Tone Decay TROO9 Bass Drum Tune Attack Decay TRSOS Tom2 Mid Tune Decay TR9O09 Crash Cymrbal Tune Tone TR808 Crash Cymbal Decay Tone TR9OI Snare Drum Tune Tone Snappy First use the DrumSelect utility function to select the drumsound to be edited Range OF amp On ee U U ity Mode OF will respond to MIDI Controller data On will
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