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Using Pads to Play Patterns
(Groove Play Mode)
This section describes the groove play mode. In this mode, the 13 pads are used to play patterns assigned to
them. This allows quick switching between patterns during a performance. Up to 4 patterns can be played
simultaneously, letting you play two patterns with a different beat, or the same pattern twice, shifted by 1
beat, to create a complex rhythm.
1.
Press the [SONG] key and
[PATTERN] key simultaneously.
The RT-223 switches to groove play mode. The
[SONG] key and [PATTERN] key are both lit.
The display shows the name and number of the
currently selected song.
NOTE
In groove play mode, all patter ns are
played with the tempo of the currently
selected song. If required, you can enter a
desired tempo at the beginning of the song
(
→ p. 42).
2.
Try out the sound by pressing any pad.
In the factory default condition, the RT-223 has
13 patterns specially designed for groove play
assigned to the pads. If a pad is held down, the
assigned pattern plays repeatedly. The intensity
with which the pad is hit controls the overall
pattern volume. While the pad is pressed, the
pattern name and number are shown on the
display.
3.
To change the pattern assigned to a
pad, hold the pad down and use the
VALUE [+]/[-] keys to select the new
pattern.
If the VALUE [-] key is pressed while “0” is
displayed, or if the VALUE [+] key is pressed
while “510” is displayed, the display indication
changes to “PAD”. Instead of a pattern, a pad for
which “PAD” is selected will play the single
sound originally allocated to the pad (such as kick
drum or snare).
NOTE
• The pattern assignments made in groove
play and those made in song mode ( → p.
37) are separate and independent of each
other.
• The patterns assigned to the pads are
retained also while the unit is turned off.
4.
To repeat a pattern even when the
pad is released, hit the pad while
holding down the [REPEAT/STEP]
key.
The pattern will be looped even when you release
the pad. To stop the loop, hit the pad once more.
The unit returns to normal groove play.
Pad
Pattern number
Pattern assigned to pad
POPS1VA
025
Pad
Pad
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