In the D station ASM is used to faithfully recreate the TR808’s Crash Cymbal sound and a
Sample is used to recreate the TR909’s Crash and Ride Cymbal sounds. The TR909 has
Level and Tune parameters only. With the D station a ‘Decay’ parameter has been added to
the Crash and Ride Cymbals for even greater control.
Level - Rotary
This knob controls the volume of the Cymbals on both the stereo and individual outputs.
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 TR909 and TR808 different controls for this sound so this knob has two functions
depending on which ‘Drum Kit’ is currently selected.
Tune - When the TR909 kit is selected this knob will change the pitch of the Crash and Ride cymbals. Turn anti-clockwise
and the pitch will be lowered resulting in a ‘larger’ cymbal, clockwise and the pitch is raised, as if a smaller cymbal has
been struck.
Tone - When the TR808 kit is selected this knob will affect the ‘character’ of the TR808 Crash cymbal by changing the fre-
Cymbals
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