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SDHB2 User’s Manual

Hybrid electronic add-on pack

Using the SDHB2 as a general MIDI sound module

ConnectinganexternalkeyboardorsequencertotheMIDIInputallowsyoutousetheSDHB2asamulti-timbralsoundmoduletoplay

various instrument parts in addition to your drums (for instance, Piano on Channel 1, Bass on Channel 2, Strings on Channel 3, etc.).

ThevoicesoneachMIDIchannelareselectedusingMIDIProgramChangemessages.(SeetheGeneralMIDIVoicelistonpage22.)

NOTE:FormoreinformationonreceivedMIDImessages,seetheMIDIimplementationchart.

Using the SDHB2 to control a sequencer

InSongmode,thesongsourcecanbesettoexternal,allowingtheSDHB2tocontroltheplaybackofanexternalsequencer.

MIDIclock(0xF8)issentoutautomaticallyatthecurrenttempo,andStartandStopReal-Timecommands(0xFA,0xFC)

willbesentwhenpressingtheStart/Stopbutton.

1.ConnecttheMIDIOutoftheSDHB2totheMIDIInofyoursequencer.Ifyouareusingasoftwaresequenceronacomputer,youcan

simplyconnecttheUSBportoftheSDHB2toaUSBportofyourcomputerusingasingleUSBA-Bcable.

2.SetupyoursequencertorespondtoMIDIClockSync.

3.PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostartthesequencefromthetop.

4.PresstheStart/Stopbuttonagaintostopthesequence.

Note: YoucanadjustthetempoofyoursequencerusingtheTempobuttonsontheSDHB2.

Using a sequencer to record your SDHB2 drum performance

UsingtheMIDIIN/OUTorUSBconnectionswithaMIDIsequencerallowsyoutorecordyourperformanceontheSDHB2

padsandplayitbackwiththesamevoices.

1.ConnecttheMIDIOutoftheSDHB2totheMIDIInofyoursequencer,andtheMIDIOutofyoursequencertotheMIDIInof

theSDHB2.Ifyouareusingasoftwaresequenceronacomputer,youcansimplyconnecttheUSBportoftheSDHB2toaUSB

portofyourcomputerusingasingleUSBA-Bcable.

2.SetuptheactivetrackofyoursequenceronChannel10.

3.ActivateRECORDonyoursequencer.

4.PlaythepadsofyourSDHB2.

5. Stop recording.

6. Locate your sequencer to the start of the recording.

7.Playbacktherecordedsequence.

8.TheSDHB2willplaythesamevoicesthatwereusedduringrecording.

Notes:

1.Tomaintainthesamevoiceparameters(level,pan,tuning),youshouldselectthesameKitforplayback

astheKitthatwasactivewhenrecording.

2.Tocaptureandcorrectlyreproducethetimingofyourperformance,makesurethattheQuantizefunctionof

your sequencer is turned off.

3.IfyoursequencerhasaSoft-Thrufeature,youshouldsettheSDHB2to“LocalOff”modeintheUtilitymenu.

IfyoursequencerdoesnothaveaSoft-Thrufeature,youshouldleavetheSDHB2inits“LocalOn”defaultmode.

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