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5. Release the COPY and PLAY buttons.
3.3E Copy a Single Drum Pad's Part to a Drum Pad in Another SR-16 Via MIDI
The SR-16 can send system exclusive information for a drum part to another SR-16 via MIDI.
If you have only one SR-16, you can skip this section.
This copy function merges the source drum pad rhythm with the destination drum pad rhythm
in another SR-16. To replace the destination rhythm with the source rhythm, first erase the
destination pad rhythm to be replaced (section 3.2C).
1. The source SR-16 should be in Pattern mode and stopped. Connect the source SR-16
MIDI out to the destination SR-16 MIDI in.
2. Select the Pattern containing the drum part to be copied.
3. Press and hold the COPY button, and keep holding it down until step (7).The display says
COPY TO PATT.
4. Tap the pad containing the part to be copied. The display will show the drum number (for
example, D 2 if you hit pad 2).
5. Tap the destination pad on the destination SR-16 to which the source part will be merged.
Often when copying to a different Pattern, this will be the same drum pad number as selected
in step (4). As long as COPY is held down, the destination pad can still be changed by
selecting another drum pad.
6. Press PLAY. The display says DRUM OUT MIDI.
7. Release the COPY and PLAY buttons.
3.3F Copy a Drum Set to Another SR-16 Via MIDI
The SR-16 can send Drum Set system exclusive information to another SR-16 via MIDI. If you
have only one SR-16, you can skip this section.
1. The source SR-16 should be in Pattern mode and stopped. Connect the source SR-16
MIDI out to the destination SR-16 MIDI in.
2. Select the Drum Set to be copied.
3. Press and hold the COPY button, and keep holding it down until step (5).
4. Press DRUM SET to send the data out over MIDI (the display says SET OUT MIDI).
5. Release the COPY and PLAY buttons.
The current Drum Set parameters, including changes you may have made, will reside in the
destination SR-16's Drum Set memory buffer. To save the Drum Set, you must save it to a
user Drum Set memory location in the destination SR-16. Its display will show DRUMSET
EDITED to remind you that the Drum Set needs to be saved.