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Playing the Pads (Manual Play)
The RT-223 lets you not only play back existing patterns and songs, it also allows you to manually play the
unit by tapping the pads. This section describes how to manually play the unit.
Playing by tapping the
pads
The RT-223 assigns various sounds or pitches to
the pads, depending on the currently selected
drum kit/bass program. Play the pads to discover
the realistic sounds offered by the RT-223.
1.
Press the [PATTERN] key.
This activates the pattern mode. The [PATTERN]
key lights up.
2.
Press the [DRUM] key.
The [DRUM] key lights up, and you can play the
drum kit using the pads.
During manual play, you use the [DRUM] key
and [BASS] key to select the drum kit or bass
program. (The selected key lights up.)
3.
Tap one of the pads.
The LED of the pad lights up briefly and the
sound assigned in the drum kit to that pad is
heard. The volume changes according to how
strongly you tap the pad.
HINT
When the [BASS] key is pressed in step 2,
a bass program can be played, but there is
a difference in how the pads operate. With
a drum kit, the sound plays through even if
the pad is released immediately. With a
bass program, the sound continues only as
long as the pad is pressed.
4.
Press the [BANK] key.
Each time you press the [BANK] key, the set of
sounds assigned to the pads (pad bank) changes.
The RT-223 gives you a choice of three pad
banks.
HINT
When a bass program is selected, pressing
the [BANK] key changes the pitch range of
the bass sound.
5.
To play the sound of a pad
repeatedly, hold down the [REPEAT/
STEP] key while pushing the pad.
The sound will be repeated while the pad is being
held down. The repeat rate depends on the tempo
setting.
HINT
The repeat play interval can be adjusted
with the quantize setting (
→
p. 65).
Pad