39
9
40
10
41
11
100
42
12
200
Buttons 43 – 46 also have functions while editing a track:
Button
Step
Function
43
13
Copy
44
14
Paste
45
15
Delete
46
16
Insert
MIDI CHANNEL CHANGE
Press and hold the Function button (30) then press Pattern
Group (27). If the A/i LED is lit then you are adjusting MIDI Rx
channel; B/ii adjusts Tx channel. Then use buttons 31 – 46 to set
the required channel.
47. WRITE/NEXT / TAP / STEP RESET – this button has different
functions according to what mode the RD-78 is in:
• Track Write – writes a pattern to the current location, and
moves on to the next one.
• Pattern Write – allows programming by tapping on the
required step.
• Track Play – jumps back from the current location to
a bar specified during programming (see WRITING A
TRACK below).
REAR PANEL
48-57. VOICE OUTS – these unbalanced 3.5 mm TS jack sockets
allow individual voices to be removed from the main mix and
treated separately:
48. Guiro
49. Tambourine
50. Conga and Bongos
51. Clave and Cowbell
52. Maracas
53. Metallic Beat
54. Cymbal and Hi Hat
55. Clap and Rimshot
56. Snare Drum
57. Bass Drum
58. MIX OUT – use this 6.35 mm TS jack socket to monitor the
main mix output of the RD-78.
59. VAR – use this 6.35 mm TS jack socket to manually trigger
variations (depending on the setting of switch 28)
using a footswitch.
60. START/STOP – use this 6.35 mm TS jack socket to start and
stop the RD-78 when internally sync'ed using a footswitch.
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61. MIDI OUT/THRU – use this 5-pin DIN socket to send MIDI
data from the RD-78 to external MIDI destinations and
to mirror MIDI data received on the MIDI In socket (62) or
USB (63).
62. MIDI IN – use this 5-pin DIN socket to control and
synchronize the RD-78 from an external MIDI source.
63. USB SOCKET – use this USB 2.0 Type B socket to update the
RD-78's firmware, change settings using the SynthTribe app
and to control the RD-78 using USB MIDI.
64. POWER BUTTON
65. POWER SOCKET – use only the supplied 9 V 500 mA power
supply with the RD-78.
Note No.
Note
Drum
36
C1
Kick
40
E1
Snare
39
D#1
Clap
37
C#3
Rimshot
49
C#4
Cymbal
46
A#3
Hi Hat
80
G#6
Metallic Beat
70
A#5
Maracas
54
F#4
Tambourine
73
C#6
Guiro
75
D#6
Clave
56
G#4
Cow Bell
64
E5
Low Conga
61
C#5
Low Bongo
60
C5
High Bongo
MIDI Specifications
An accent at the level set by control 14 will appear on any step
where a MIDI velocity value above 96 is used on any note playing
on that step.
The RD-78 does not respond to any MIDI continuous controllers.
WRITING A PATTERN
The RD-78 has sixteen patterns, each with up to sixteen steps and
A/B variations.
Use switch 20 to put the RD-78 into Pattern Write mode. Select
pattern group I or II using button 27. Select the pattern that you
wish to write using buttons 31 – 46. The LED above the selected
pattern will flash. If there is already data in the pattern you can
clear it by holding the CLEAR button (25) and pressing the pattern
button. Press the START/STOP button (29), then press and hold the
FUNCTION button (30) and use the SCALE switch (26) to select the
required scale. This will indicate where the quarter notes are by
lighting the relevant LEDs above the steps. If you want to program
a pattern with fewer than sixteen steps then hold the FUNCTION
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Quick Start Guide