Akai Rhytm Wolf, User Manual

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Rec Off:

 Press this button to deactivate recording. See the 

Record Step Mode

 and 

Record Performance Mode

 sections of this guide to learn more. When holding 

Shift

, the 

Step Indicator

 above this button is lit when in this mode.

•

MIDI Out/Thru, MIDI Sync:

 Press this button to switch between the Out and Thru 

functions of Rhythm Wolf's 

MIDI Out/Thru

 jack. The display will indicate which is 

currently selected:

When set to 

Out

, Rhythm Wolf will send its own MIDI messages to its 

MIDI 

Out/Thru

 jack and to its 

USB Port

. 

When set to 

Thru

, MIDI messages received through the 

MIDI In

 will be sent to the 

MIDI Out/Thru

. Rhythm Wolf's messages will be sent to its 

USB Port

.

•

Sync:

 Press this button to select Rhythm Wolf's MIDI clock source: Internal, 

External, USB, or Gate. See the 

Transport Control

 section to learn more.

•

Copy, Clear, Save: 

Use these buttons to copy, clear, or save the current pattern. 

See the 

Saving, Copying, and Clearing

 section to learn more. 

6.

Step Indicators:

 These LEDs will light up to indicate which steps contain a note (i.e., 

which 

Step Switches

 are active). See the 

Record Step Mode

 section of this guide to 

learn more. 

7.

Pads:

 Press these pads to play their corresponding voice or to deactivate or activate the 

voice while in Mute Mode or Solo Mode. 

8.

Voice Controls: 

Use these controls to fine-tune the sounds of their respective voices. 

•

Kick Drum:

 The kick drum voice. 

o

Volume:

 Turn this to set the kick drum's volume.

o

Tune:

 Turn this to tune the pitch of the kick drum. 

o

Attack: 

Turn this to set the volume of the kick drum's initial attack. 

o

Decay: 

Turn this to set the Decay time of the kick drum's amplitude envelope. 

•

Snare Drum:

 The snare drum voice. 

o

Volume:

 Turn this to set the snare drum's volume.

o

Tune:

 Turn this to tune the pitch of the snare drum.

o

Noise:

 Turn this to set how much noise is added to the snare drum voice.

o

Decay:

 Turn this to set the Decay time of the snare drum's amplitude envelope.

•

Percussion:

 A variable percussion voice consisting of a higher-pitched sound and 

lower-pitched sound added together and blended with noise. 

o

Volume: 

Turn this to set the percussion's volume.

o

High Tune:

 Turn this to tune the pitch of the percussion's high-frequency 

sound.

o

Noise Mix:

 Turn this to set the balance between the higher- and lower-pitched 

sounds and the amount of noise. At its minimum position, no noise will be 
heard. At its maximum position, the sound consists entirely of noise. 

o

Low Tune:

 Turn this to tune the pitch of the percussion's low-frequency sound.

•

Hi-Hat:

 The hi-hat voice. Only one sound—open or closed—can sound at a time. 

o

Volume:

 Turn this to set the hi-hat's volume.

o

Tune:

 Turn this to tune the pitch of the hi-hat.

o

Decay:

 Turn this to set the Decay time of the hi-hat's amplitude envelope.

•

Bass Synth:

 A bass synthesizer with a two-pole, 12dB/octave low-pass filter. 

o

Wave Type: 

Set this switch to determine what type of wave the bass synth 

uses: square (

) or sawtooth (

).

o

Volume:

 Turn this to set the bass synth's volume.

o

Tune:

 Turn this to tune the pitch of the bass synth.