Kawai Digital Drum Machine R-50e, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...KAWAI DIGITAL DRUM MACHINE...

Page 2: ...s smoother FULL MIDI IMPLIMENTATION The R 50e s MIDI features let you record patterns from external sources such as keyboards and drum pads The internal sounds can also be triggered by external device...

Page 3: ...4 Accent 8 Start at a Designated Section 24 Tuning 8 Bar Count 24 Pan 8 ERASING SONGS 25 Gate 8 Erase All Songs 25 Delay 9 Flange 9 JUL MIDI 2 MIXER 10 MIDI SYNC 26 Level 10 MIDI IN 27 Manual Pan 10 O...

Page 4: ...CASSETTE STORAGE 4Q CASSETTE SAVE 40 CASSETTE VERIFY 41 CASSETTE LOAD 41 13 MEMORY MANAGEMENT 42 CHECKING AVAILABLE MEMORY 42 ERASING ALL OF MEMORY 42 14 R 50e PAD SETTING C ART 43 15 MIDI NOTE ASSIGN...

Page 5: ...or organic solvents HELPFUL HINTS BATTERY BACK UP The lithium battery that preserves memory contents while the power supply is off is good for more than five years of normal use We recommend however t...

Page 6: ...c Pop 2 Fill In 8 Beat 1 8 Beat 1 Fill In Disco 1 Disco 1 Fill In Elec Pop 3 Elec Pop 3 Fill In Heavy Rock 60 Heavy Rock Fill In Heavy Metal Heavy Metal Fill In 8 Beat 2 8 Beat 2 Fill In Disco 2 Disco...

Page 7: ...ight portion of slcrco output L MONO Connection for left portion of stereo output Also used as a mono output if stereo is not required INDIV Connection for the Individual Output channel to which any g...

Page 8: ...r drum kit are played using the 10 pads labeled PAD 1 PAD 10 Additional kits are accessed using the PAD key GETTING AROUND Operations on the R 50e are fairly uniform Please take a moment to familiariz...

Page 9: ...with the appropriate information for the current function and the pads can be played while making changes PAD w DRUM w LEVEL v ACCENT w TUNE w PAN GATE DELAY v FLANGE CHANGING DRUMS This IS where dru...

Page 10: ...utputs are used EXAMPLE continued Press ENT REP to access ACCENT Use 4 and to change the ACCENT setting Press ENT REP to access TUNE Change pad tuning using 4 and Press ENT REP to access PAN Use 4 and...

Page 11: ...select FLANGE 1 FLANGE 2 or FLANGE 3 FLANGE indicates no flange effect FLANGE 1 The delayed sound plays at the same pitch as the original sound FLANGE 2 The delayed sound plays at a higher pitch than...

Page 12: ...mode is in effect for all drums If MANUAL PAN is ON the panning set in MIXER mode is in effect for all drums Press ENT REP from the LEVEL function to access MANUAL PAN Use the 4 key to select MANUAL P...

Page 13: ...ted pattern begins At this point the display tells you several important things The first number shows the length of the pattern in bars while the second number represents the current bar position wit...

Page 14: ...r of 10 TAP TEMPO The R 50e s tempo can also be dictated by simply tapping a tempo in First press TEMPO to enter TEMPO mode Then simply tap a tempo using the TAP button The R 50e measures the time bet...

Page 15: ...ed NEW represents a pattern that is has not been recorded PRE indicates a preset pattern that cannot be altered Press ENT REP from the BAR display to access the number of beats per measure The number...

Page 16: ...assigned to hi hat are held down for half of a measure the hi hat will be recorded on every l 16th note in that half measure All drum kits arc available while recording by entering PAD mode and select...

Page 17: ...LED beside TEMPO will light to confirm that Use the 4 and keys to select the note value from those engraved on the display window The and keys are used to change the value from normal shown with t to...

Page 18: ...1 kit Also use ERASE PATTERN to undo the changes made by Example A and return to a default of 4 4 time Press START Press 4 twice to select quarter note entry Play PAD 6 to enter a bass drum as quarte...

Page 19: ...you wish to erase and press ERASE Press ENT REP to confirm or BACK to cancel EXAMPLE Select the pattern to be erased Select Pattern 05 Press ERASE Press ENT REP to verify Or press BACK to cancel eras...

Page 20: ...able to erase a single note This is done in REAL TIME RECORDING mode Press REAL TIME REC and access the desired pattern Press START to start recording and held down ERASE At the note you wish to erase...

Page 21: ...parameter Use the 4 and keys to select the desired swing factor EXECUTE SWING Press ENT REP from the SWING AMOUNT parameter Press ENT REP again to continue or press BACK to cancel Warning Once execute...

Page 22: ...blank if you only wish to copy a single pattern Finally select the destinauon pattern using the now familiar arrow keys To change any of the copy values press BACK to move to the previous parameters...

Page 23: ...NG TEMPO display The display then shows the number of patterns followed by the current pattern position within the song The rest of the display is a small window on a list of patterns in the order in...

Page 24: ...nge to reflect fewer patterns in the song To cancel the deletion process press BACK MULTIPLY Songs often end with repeated sections or vamps The MULTIPLY function specifies the number of repetitions a...

Page 25: ...the song EXAMPLE continued To link songs move to the end of the current song with ENT REP Select the song to be played next using the 4 and keys Press BUILD to execute and return to song selection lev...

Page 26: ...that pattern If you press START the Song will play from the beginning of the first pattern BAR COUNT It is often convenient to know how many bars into a song you are BAR COUNT operates here the same...

Page 27: ...ACCENT and press ERASE Then press ENT REP to continue You will receive a second prompt Press ENT REP again to confirm Press BACK instead to cancel EXAMPLE Press CALL PATTERN Select song to erase using...

Page 28: ...YNC EXT and SYNC INT ENT REP to exit to the previous command level keys to select enter the MIDI keys to select Press The sync default is SYNC INT enabling the R 50e to be a master clock source To use...

Page 29: ...h between OMNI ON and OMNI OFF RECEIVE CHANNEL This function selects the channel on which the R 50e will receive MIDI information if Omni Mode is off Press ENT REP from the OMNI display The 4 and are...

Page 30: ...splay Use the 4 and t keys to turn PROGRAM ON and OFF START STOP Many MIDI devices like sequencers and drum machines send start and stop signals to engage and disengage MIDI clock This function can be...

Page 31: ...ter Press the desired pad to assign it to the selected note Use PAD if necessary to change drum kits Repeat this process to assign appropriate pads to notes sent from the master device Press MIDI or E...

Page 32: ...e will send MIDI information Press ENT REP from the POLY MONO display The 4 and are used to select the MIDI channel In Mono Mode the various drums are accessed with the and keys and each drum is assig...

Page 33: ...nction can be used to filter out program changes going to an instrument or sequencer Other information like notes and velocity are still sent Press ENT REP from the VOLUME display Use the i and keys t...

Page 34: ...the duration of the trigger can be specified This is the equivalent of how long the key is held down useful when triggering sound effects from synthesizers Press ENT REP from the NOTE ASSIGN display S...

Page 35: ...he 4 and keys followed by pressing ENT REP A sub menu of functions is available by pressing ENT REP and BACK returns to the previous function Press MIDI at any time to return to the basic MIDI functio...

Page 36: ...ltered out or received Also if MIXER setting is ON live changes to the MIXER section of the master device will be received in real time by the slave Press ENT REP from the MIDI RECEIVE display Use the...

Page 37: ...eys to enable or disable receiving ASSIGN data TRIGGER NOTES Determines if the TRIGGER NOTE values are filtered out or received EXAMPLE continued Press ENT REP to access PATTERN SONG filter Use 4 and...

Page 38: ...VE CHANNEL display The R 50e will now receive system exclusive data Transmit data from master unit EXAMPLE continued Press ENT REP to access RECEIVE CHANNEL Use 4 and to select channel system exclusiv...

Page 39: ...ther Mono or Poly mode Note This function governs voice assignment where Mono and Poly Mode under MIDI refer to something entirely different The ENT REP and BACK keys are used to choose between functi...

Page 40: ...dhones output After selecting ASSIGN INDIV from the ASSIGN menu simply use the a and keys to select which drum will be routed to the individual output Press ENT REP or ASSIGN to return to the ASSIGN m...

Page 41: ...switch will start and stop playback of patterns or songs depending upon the current mode EXAMPLE Press ASSIGN Use 4 and to choose ASSIGN function Press ENT REP to continue Use 4 and to assign function...

Page 42: ...e SAVE LOAD SAVE LOAD VERIFY CASSETTE SAVE This function is used to store the R 50e s memory contents on cassette tape the memory remains intact Select CASSETTE SAVE from the CASSETTE menu Put the cas...

Page 43: ...VE again CASSETTE LOAD CASSETTE UERIFV UERIFV BUSV UERIFV OK CASSETTE UERIFV UER 1 FV BREAK CASSETTE UERIFV UERIFV ERROR CASSETTE UERIFV This function is used to load new data into the R 50e s memory...

Page 44: ...ould of course be used with extreme caution and a cassette back up should be made if anything in memory is of value EXAMPLE Hold ACCENT and press CALL PATTERN to display available memory Select CALL P...

Page 45: ...5 Instrument BAS2 SAS2 BAS2 BAS2 BAS2 M level I 3 i 3 i 3 1 3 13 accent 45 5 t 5 5 5 tun 5 3 2 O Penoet effect PAD NO 6 7 fl 9 instrument BO 2 S 1 BAS2 BAS2 BAS2 pad level 13 13 13 13 13 accent f 5 5...

Page 46: ...D6 PAD7 PAD 6 PAD 9 PADIO R 50e pad setting value USER S PAD NO 1 2 3 4 5 injtnrfnant TK6 1 TRG 2 TRG 3 TRG4 TBG E pa4 Itvtt 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 nm 3 1 3 t3 1 3 1 3 IWM MnOot tffKl PAD NO 6 7 e 9 10 i...

Page 47: ...T I MP TIMP Imp T IMP 2 1 72 73 74 75 7B TIMP TIMP TIMP T IMP TIMP 1 I t2 3 H 2 t3 FLANG 77 TIMP ts t5 79 10 II I 12 TIMP JHIT2 i HIT2 j HIT2 j HIT2 HIT2 vn tl t2 I t NOTE DUMBER INST I HIT1 TUNE tl...

Page 48: ...ata OOOOx xxx MANUAL PAN ON OFF FLAG data Data OOOOx xxx MANUAL PAN ON OFFFLAGdata h gh Miner data end mark Oata 00100010 22H Data Data 0001001 1 13H MiDMNKEYNO Data start mark MIDI IN KEY NO DATA BLO...

Page 49: ...x X X Song Pos Song Sel Tune Clock Commands Local ON OFF All Notes OFF Active Sense Reset 0 109 o x o x o x x x x 1 16 1 16 1 3 OMNI ON OFF 0 127 O X X X O 0 109 o o x j x X X X Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY M...

Page 50: ...A HIT 1 2 TIMPANI MASTER VOLUME COMMAND SELECT KEYS ERASE KEY ACCENT KEY DRUM PADS 10 INCREMENT KEY DECREMENT KEY UP KEY DOWN KEY ENTER KEY BACK KEY TEMPO KEY AND INDICATOR START KEY STOP CONTINUE KEY...

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Page 52: ...l CLOSED orEN 111 2 r iv s r 7 I 7 KJ 58 Elect ro Pop 3 llll CLOSEII _ XX XXX XXX s UU I j feEH f f CJ SD2 N0TE SD2 W GATE1 T0M4 W GATE1 DELAY2 TOM 1 59 Electro Pop 3 Fill in CHASM llll CLOSED Sill 60...

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Page 54: ...in 2 n J TTT1 FTTi ffH tr y y tr 74 16beat 2 llll ULOSliU SI 3 UU3 SiiLfBISiLSIi Y nrn 75 16beat 2 Fill in llll CLOSKU ui KN TTT fll Jjta l 76 16beat 3 iiii closkii y suaHEEpT BU3 rr r 77 16beat 3 Fi...

Page 55: ...LANGE1 81 16beat 5 Fill in 1 in closed y P y j y fiy j SU3 BU3 g 12 16beat 5 Fill in 2 CRASH Mil CLOSED 83 Ballad 1 UD3 7 T SU2 NOTE SD2 W GATE1 84 Ballad 1 Fill in r f Mil CLOSED _X__ L__X I I I 1 T0...

Page 56: ...m as TOM 2 Sl 2 T0M3 90 Ballad 3 llll CLOSED HIM UU3 A x x x k x k k I P 91 Ballad 3 Fill in if p mi ci osi i iii i n _ x x x x x II I M UU3 tw c i i 92 Echo SU2 bU I S S T rrr 93 Shuffle 1 llll CLUS...

Page 57: ...1 96 Shuffle 2 fill i MM OI liN SD2F UU2 97 Shuffle 3 98 Shuffle 3 Kill in llll C LUSt U UI hN __i 1 li I 1 J 3 I 99 Street Kids Mil OPEN CLOSKU SNA zjjzur SU2 ACCENT ONLY NOTE SD2 W GATE1 NOTE SNAP...

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