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Editing Programs: Chapter 6
QSR Reference Manual 7
DRUM MODE
Any one or all of the four sounds in a Program can be put into Drum Mode. The
Drum Mode parameter is found in the Voice Function. Note that Drum Mode isn’t
the only way to hear drums or percussion from a Program. In Keyboard mode, if you
select a kit (such as “Rock Kit 1”) as the voice of a Program sound, an entire
arrangement of preset, pre-mapped drum sounds will be assigned across the
keyboard. If you select a single drum (such as “Timpani”) as the voice, that single
drum sound will sound across the keyboard range, with a different pitch on each
note (the original sample pitch will appear on C3).
However, Drum Mode changes the nature of the VOICE function, allowing you to
make up your own drum kit from a selection of over 340 different samples: 21 kicks,
26 snares, 33 toms, 43 cymbals, 75 percussion, 83 percussion effects and 63 synth
waves. Plus, there are 90 rhythm beats to choose from (pre-sequenced drum
grooves). You can map any of these samples to any note on the keyboard that does
not already have a drum assigned to it in that sound. When a sound is in Drum
Mode, you can assign 10 different drum sounds to 10 different keys in that layer. If
all four sounds in a Program are placed in Drum Mode, you could assemble 40 drum
sounds. In Drum mode, individual drums cannot be “stretched” across the entire
range of the keyboard -- each occupies a maximum of four keys.
Each of the 10 drum sounds has its own set of parameters in each of the functions in
the display (Pitch, Filter, Range, Effects Level, etc.). When editing a Sound in Drum
Mode, check the upper-middle section of the display (S1Då) to determine which
Drum Sound layer you are editing.
Here is a block diagram of a sound in Drum Mode.
Sound 4
Sound 3
Sound 2
Sound 1
Voice FilterRange
Drum 1
Drum 2
Drum 3
Drum 10
Pan Output
Effects
Level
Effects
Buss
Amp
Amp
Envelope
When Drum Mode is enabled, the sound will have fewer parameters for editing.
Consequently, not all Function buttons will respond when pressed as when Drum
Mode is turned off. Specifically, the LFOs and all Envelopes (with the exception of
the Amp Envelope) are unavailable. In addition, the parameters in most other
functions will differ. See page 82 for more information about Drum Mode.