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This section controls the timbre of the Bass (or kick) drum, the lowest pitched instrument in
both the conventional or electronic drum kit. This is one of the most crucial sounds for dance
and many other styles of music. The classic analogue Bass drum’s are the TR909 and
TR808 Bass drums. All the character of the original TR909 & TR808 Bass drums are faith-
fully reproduced using ASM Technology.
Level - Rotary
This knob controls the volume of the Bass drum on both the stereo and individual outputs.
When assigned to the stereo outputs this knob allows you to set the relative level of the bass
drum in the “mix”.
Tune - Rotary
This knob controls the pitch of the Bass drum. Turn anti-clockwise and the pitch will be lowered resulting in a ‘looser’
sound, clockwise and the pitch is raised, as if the skin on a real drum had been tightened.
NOTE: This control was not featured on the TR808. To re-produce the original pitch setting of the TR808 Bass drum always
set this knob to the 12 o’clock position.
Attack/Tone - Rotary
The TR909 and TR808 different controls for this sound so this knob has two functions depending on which ‘Drum Kit’ is cur-
rently selected.
Bass Drum
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808
909