Pearl Red Box RBM 20, Owner'S Manual

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Page 2: ...ANIMENT SETTING UP THE CLICK TRACK EDITING QUANTIZATION SETTINGS STORING COPYING DATA NAMING STORING COPYING KITS COPYING INSTRUMENTS STORING SEQUENCES STORING TRIGGER SETTINGS TRIG EDIT MENU TRIGGER INPUT PARAMETERS TRIGGERING PARAMETERS VELOCITY CURVE MODE RIDE BOW BELL HI HAT CALIBRATION STORING TRIG EDIT SETTINGS EXPLORING OPTIMAL SENSITIVITY AND THRESHOLD SETTINGS UTILITIES MENU GENERAL CLICK...

Page 3: ... g a drum with head and rim triggers or a cymbal that can produce bow and bell sounds will require TRS cables to trigger both zones Plug 1 4 TS cables from the MAIN OUT or AUX OUT to an amplifier mixer or speaker system For mono sound you can connect only one output You can connect a set of 1 4 TRS headphones to the PHONES OUTPUT You can connect another audio device to the AUX IN using standard RC...

Page 4: ...rmation The Ride Cymbal Trigger Settings are pre set at the factory for E Classic Metal RIDE cymbals If you re using an E Classic Metal RIDE cymbal you don t have to do anything However if you re using an EPC 14T Plastic RIDE cymbal please follow the steps below to optimize playability 1 Press TRIG EDIT to enter the main Trig Edit Menu page The first page shown should be INP F1 2 Highlight the ins...

Page 5: ...trols TRIG EDIT Press this button to adjust sensitivity crosstalk thresholds velocity curves and other settings for the triggers DRUM LAYER or EDIT ACCOMP Press one of these buttons to reassign the sound for a trigger or to edit the sound of the Accompaniment track You can also adjust other settings such as effects velocity related parameters MIDI settings and more F BUTTONS Pressing the F1 F2 F3 ...

Page 6: ... ACCOMP VOICES LAYERS INSTRUMENTS Whenever you strike a trigger on your electronic drum set e g a cymbal a drum pad etc it will trigger a Voice in the module A Voice is the sound assigned to that trigger Each Voice consists of two Layers and each Layer has its own Instrument a drum sound such as a tom snare hi hat etc which can be selected or edited We created the dual layer feature in the RBM 20 ...

Page 7: ...it this will NOT change the current Sequence However if you then play the current Sequence the chords or hit groups may sound unusual In this case we recommend muting Layer B of that Kit s Accompaniment see EDITING VOICE ACCOMPANIMENT PARAMETERS for more information or muting the Accompaniment altogether by pressing MUTE ACCOMP STORING DATA The RBM 20 module can store the information you enter for...

Page 8: ...Connect an external sound source such as a CD player to these inputs using a stereo pair of RCA cables 6 USB Use a standard USB cable to connect the module to your computer via this USB port This connection allows the module to send MIDI messages via USB to an external drum software module You can also transmit SysEx files over this connection 7 MIDI IN Use a standard five pin MIDI cable to connec...

Page 9: ... Kit 10 VALUE TEMPO DIAL Turn this wheel to increase and decrease values and settings shown in the LCD 11 DEC INC Use these buttons to decrease and increase values and settings shown in the LCD These may be easier to use than the VALUE TEMPO DIAL when making incremental adjustments to your parameters 12 EXIT Press this button to return to the previous menu shown in the LCD 13 KIT SELECT Returns th...

Page 10: ...e RBM 20 Module has 100 Preset Kits and 100 User Kits which you can select from the Main Screen Each Kit is a collection of Voices or drum sounds that are assigned to each TRIGGER INPUT on the RBM 20 module s rear panel When a trigger connected to that input is struck that Voice will sound Each Voice consists of two Layers each with its own Instrument Both Layers sound together helping to create p...

Page 11: ...iment consists of two layers each with its own Instrument c the Category the type or class of sound currently assigned to that Layer d the Instrument the sound for that Layer 2 Select which Layer of the Accompaniment you will edit by pressing DRUM LAYER It will toggle between Layer A and B 3 Select the Category you want to assign to that Voice by pressing CURSOR UP DOWN to highlight the Category f...

Page 12: ... will be editing 3 Select INST F1 The new screen will show a the trigger Voice you are editing the Kit number and name of the Voice will be shown If you are editing the Accompaniment this will read Accomp b the Layer each trigger sound or Accompaniment track consists of two Layers each with its own Instrument c the Category the type or class of drum sound or Accompaniment currently assigned to tha...

Page 13: ...trument 50 cents Filter The cutoff frequency for the type of filter see below 00 99 Type The type of filter LOPASS or HIPASS DYN F2 2nd page Vel Decay The velocity of a note will control the decay time of its sound 00 99 With a positive value higher velocity notes will have a longer decay time With a negative value higher velocity notes will have a shorter decay time Vel Filtr The velocity of a no...

Page 14: ...s whether repeated strikes of the same trigger will be considered polyphonic POLY or monophonic MONO When set to POLY the default successive strikes of the same trigger will be allowed to sound simultaneously as polyphony see Priority above When set to MONO successive strikes of the same trigger will silence previous ones EDITING MIDI PARAMETERS This page allows you to edit various MIDI related se...

Page 15: ... will send Note 3 You can select the three additional notes here The number is the MIDI Note number the corresponding musical note is shown next to it in parentheses EDITING EFFECTS PARAMETERS On this page you can apply a variety of effects such as reverb chorus or delay to the entire Kit 1 Press KIT SELECT to go to the Main Screen 2 Press DRUM LAYER The top of the screen will show the number and ...

Page 16: ...s The RBM 20 s vibrato effects have the same editable parameters Mono Vibrato Traditional vibrato effect Vibrato Vibrato with a simulated stereo effect creating a wider sound Rate The speed of the vibrato how quickly the pitch wavers Depth How much the pitch wavers from the center original pitch Level The volume level of the vibrato DELAYS A delay effect is a kind of echo which varies depending on...

Page 17: ...l The volume level of the delayed signal XOver Delay This delay has a stereo effect The echo pans around the stereo field LDly RDly left right delay The speed of the delay echo This can be set differently for the left and right channels to create an even wider more varied sound Feedback How much of the echo will be routed back into the processor again which creates a longer lasting intensified ech...

Page 18: ...Use the DEC INC buttons or VALUE TEMPO DIAL to select a Kit 3 Press CURSOR DOWN KIT CONFIG to enter the KIT CONFIG Screen for that Kit 4 Select any of the options at the bottom of the LCD using the F BUTTONS Use CURSOR UP DOWN to move through the menu items and DEC INC or the VALUE TEMPO DIAL to adjust the settings MAIN F1 Kit Level The overall volume level for the Kit 00 99 Graphic The image used...

Page 19: ...t Sequence the chords or hit groups may sound unusual In this case we recommend muting Layer B of that Kit s Accompaniment see EDITING VOICE ACCOMPANIMENT PARAMETERS for more information or muting the Accompaniment altogether by pressing MUTE ACCOMP Note Whenever you edit a Sequence or make changes to any parameters an E will appear in the upper right corner of the main screen of the Sequencer to ...

Page 20: ...rd will replace the recording on that Track of the Sequence When OVERDUB is selected the performance you record will be added to the existing recording on that Track of the Sequence Quantize The quantization level of the recording When on this function will snap all recorded notes to the nearest interval of that measure which you select For instance if you select 1 8 any notes you record that do n...

Page 21: ...e Sequence 6 When you have finished making your edits you can press EXIT or any button that will enter another screen e g KIT SELECT UTILITIES etc Your edits will be retained in the Sequence for this session If you want to save your changes for future sessions though you will need to store them see STORING COPYING DATA for more information EDITING SEQUENCES ACCOMPANIMENT The editing screen for a S...

Page 22: ...een of the Sequencer 2 Press CLIK F3 The top of the LCD will show the number of the Sequence but with the title Click Track to indicate you are editing the click track settings for the Sequencer Note The click track settings apply to all Sequences 3 Use the CURSOR UP DOWN buttons to select settings to edit Use the DEC INC buttons or the VALUE TEMPO DIAL to change the settings Count In Indicates wh...

Page 23: ...tes etc quantization allows you to snap them into place automatically This page lets you configure the quantization settings for your Sequences 1 Press SEQ SONG to enter the main screen of the Sequencer 2 Use the CURSOR UP DOWN buttons to select the Seq field at the top of the LCD then use the DEC INC buttons or the VALUE TEMPO DIAL to select the Sequence you want to edit 3 Press QUAN F4 The top o...

Page 24: ...rom field of the window 5 Use the DEC INC buttons or VALUE TEMPO DIAL to select the Kit you want to store 6 Use the CURSOR UP DOWN buttons to highlight the To field of the window 7 Use the DEC INC buttons or VALUE TEMPO DIAL to select a location to store the Kit You can store it in any Kit number though there are 100 empty User Kit slots 100 199 to choose from If you want the Kit you are copying t...

Page 25: ...ne will overwrite it Note By default the Copy and To fields and From and User fields will initially contain the same set tings so you can quickly store changes to the Instruments in your current Kit 10 Press SAVE F3 or F4 11 A window will appear asking you to confirm your choice Press CANCEL F2 or F3 to cancel storing the Kit Press YES F1 to store it STORING SEQUENCES 1 Press SEQ SONG to enter the...

Page 26: ...e LCD If it is clipping or maxing out too soon reduce this setting The meter should only reach its maximum when you are striking the trigger at your hardest Function You can assign different functions for the trigger to execute when you strike it Trigger The associated drum Voice will sound when you strike the trigger Next Kit The current Kit number will increase by one when you strike the trigger...

Page 27: ...ects both zones of a drum pad or cymbal that share the same TRIGGER INPUT ZoneXTalk This setting adjusts how susceptible triggers on a shared input e g the bell and bow of a ride cymbal or the head and rim of a the same drum pad are to crosstalk from each other The higher the setting the less likely these trigger pairs will cause each other to trigger unintentionally Note We recommend increasing t...

Page 28: ... at moderate velocities Offset The triggers will be consistently responsive to changes in your playing at lower and medium velocities and play sounds at the maximum volume at high velocities Constant The triggers will play sounds at the maximum volume regardless of how hard or soft you hit them 4 When you have finished making your edits you can press EXIT or any button that will enter another scre...

Page 29: ...ory settings by setting OPEN 75 and CLOSED 12 8 If you want to adjust the response curve of the pedal press CURV F2 Use the DEC INC buttons or VALUE TEMPO DIAL to select the curve that best suits your playing style Tip We recommend using LINEAR LOG1 or LOG2 for conventional hi hat performance 9 When you have adjusted the hi hat settings to your preference press EXIT to exit the calibration page or...

Page 30: ...ES Menu allows you to set the rough global sensitivity of all triggers in the Kit TRIG See the UTILITIES MENU chapter for more information UTILITIES MENU The RBM 20 s UTILITIES Menu contains several pages of parameters that affect the module s overall operation as well as system related information and functions GENERAL The main page of the UTILITIES Menu contains some global parameters that affec...

Page 31: ...e signature and SubDvsn is set to 1 8 you will hear the regular click on every 1 4 note as well as the subdivision click on every 1 8 note SubDLvl The volume level of the subdivision click sound 00 99 We recommend keeping this volume relatively low so it is not confused with the regular click sound SubDSnd The sound of the subdivision click TAP TEMPO F3 This page lets you adjust settings for the T...

Page 32: ...16 channels when played by an external MIDI device LocalCont This Local Control setting determines whether the module receives MIDI messages from the triggers or an external source When set to ON the default the module s sounds will receive MIDI messages from your connected triggers Switch this setting to OFF when you are using an external MIDI sequencer When using an external sequencer if this se...

Page 33: ...triggers see the TRIGGER INPUT PARAMETERS section of the TRIG EDIT MENU chapter b HiHat Select NOTE CC 4 or NOTE ONLY This determines whether the hi hat MIDI note will be sent with or without CC information CC 4 c HH Splash Select SENT or NOT SENT This determines whether the hi hat splash note generated by quickly pressing then releasing the pedal will be sent or not d Cym Choke Select SENT or NOT...

Page 34: ...n about the module s current operating systems and sound ROM 1 Press UTILITIES to enter the main UTILITIES Menu 2 Press SYS F4 to access the Accompaniment settings 3 Press O S F3 to access the operating system information page 4 This page contains the version numbers of the module s current software a Trig OS The current version number of the trigger firmware b Sound ROM The current version number...

Page 35: ... firmware files in this fashion Note Since the release of this module we may have released new firmware or sound ROM files To keep your module current we recommend checking the Customer Support tab of www redboxsoundshop com for available updates for your RBM 20 module MIDI SETUP You can use the RBM 20 module as a trigger to MIDI interface allowing you to use your electronic drum kit to trigger so...

Page 36: ...C or the VALUE TEMPO DIAL to adjust the settings accordingly a Prog Chng SENT so the RBM 20 can send Program Change messages to the software b Clock Out SENT if you want the RBM 20 s MIDI clock to the be the master clock or NOT SENT if you do not want the RBM 20 to send out MIDI clock information c MIDI Thru OFF 6 Set your software to receive MIDI messages from the RBM 20 module USB Audio Device C...

Page 37: ...OFF otherwise each note you trigger will be heard twice 6 Press EXT F2 to set how the RBM 20 will respond to the external device 7 Use CURSOR UP DOWN to move through the menu items and DEC INC or the VALUE TEMPO DIAL to adjust the settings accordingly a Prog Chng RECEIVE so the RBM 20 s Kits can be selected via Program Change messages from the external device b Clock In OFF if you want the RBM 20 ...

Page 38: ...ackup restore and loading new sound sets NRPNs No Yes See MIDI Implementation Supplement RPNs No No 2 MIDI Timing and Synchronization MIDI Clock Yes Yes Song Position Pointer Yes No Song Select No No Start Continue Stop Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes MIDI Time Code No No MIDI Machine Control No No MIDI Show Control No No 3 Extensions Compatibility General MIDI compatible No Partial GM Drum Sounds compati...

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Page 41: ...SolidSDSKik BEATBOX H Xtreme 17 S Fierce 16 Z AC Stk 16 Z KCon 18 Z Kdark 16 Z Kdark 17 Z KDrkBsh17 Z KDrkMlt17 16 Darker 16 Thin 17 AC Stick 17 DarkStik 17 KD Dark 17 KD Lite 17 KDBrshLt 17 Thin 18 Mallet 20 Crash Big Crash Big Mallet Choke Dark Mallet Dark Splash Flange Cym Flange Sizzl HHX Splash Mallet Crash Raspy Crash Sizzle Small Crash Splashy Stereo Crash StFl Crash Vintage Vocal Crash ZCo...

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