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D-2000 drum machine

owner's manual ver. 1.0

copyright 2015-2020 METASONIX, all rights reserved

WARNING: 
this is an 

 

 extremely

 

  abnormal product

 

 . 

If you purchased it expecting to get 
“TR606-like” or “vintage-like” drum 

sounds, you will be sorely 
disappointed. 

CAUTION: to reduce the risk of electrical shock, 

do not disassemble

.

 

DANGER! DANGER! HIGH VOLTAGE INSIDE. No user serviceable parts 
inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.

DETAILED SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS: 

All the safety and operation instructions must be read before the D-2000 is operated. 

If you don't read and HEED 

them, you are a MORON and you deserve to be fed to carnivorous hamsters.

RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS: The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference.

HEED WARNINGS: All warnings on the D-2000 and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.

FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS: All operating instructions should be followed.

WATER AND MOISTURE: The D-2000 should not be used near water (e.g. near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, 

Summary of Contents for D-2000

Page 1: ...qualified service personnel DETAILED SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operation instructions must be read before the D 2000 is operated If you don t read and HEED them you are a MORON and you deserve to be fed to carnivorous hamsters RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference HEED WARNINGS All warnings on the D 2000 and in the operating ...

Page 2: ...ng must be referred to qualified service personnel METASONIX LIMITED WARRANTY and standard legal disclaimer Thank you for purchasing this Metasonix product And for not whining about problems The following terms and conditions apply 1 Warranty period is for one year from date of purchase with proof of purchase submitted Warranty covers electrical failure of vacuum tubes and gas filled tubes except ...

Page 3: ...a Metasonix authorized dealer is permitted to return products to Metasonix for a refund or exchange WHAT IT DOES WARNING The D 2000 is NOT a Linndrum or a TR606 simulation or a sample playback device Do not expect it to sound or behave like a classic drum machine or a real drummer Do not expect it to sound or behave like a machine trying to sound like a drummer It is ABNORMAL It does NOT behave li...

Page 4: ...on has its own attack decay envelope generator and a tone control that cuts high frequencies The trigger signal for these sections can either be a short pulse in which case the attack control has little effect or a longer pulse which will allow use of both attack and decay Note that the noise sections produce a louder signal than the pitched voices for the same Out vol setting IT IS NOT BROKEN The...

Page 5: ...hed Drum voices can be triggered with the P1 P2 and P3 buttons To strike them properly you MUST hit each button quickly and release it immediately if you don t you will hear a sound when the button is pressed AND when it is released This is normal and inherent to the operation of the D 2000 IT IS NOT BROKEN HOW TO SET UP AND USE The D 2000 needs 12 volts DC power at 2 amps minimum DO NOT attempt t...

Page 6: ...E pins on the module s power connector Ðo not screw this up or you might damage the sequencer The trigger outputs connect to the trig in jacks on the D 2000 voices You will need either four or five 3 5mm mono patch cords depending on use of the LINK switch Any of the outputs on the sequencer can be connected to any of the trig in jacks in any arrangement desired This also allows for programming di...

Page 7: ...CVs for the five drum voices will respond only to positive control voltages The Output Mute CV input will mute the output completely with a 5v CV and open fully with a 10v CV Usable sweep depends on settings of Tune controls CV Level and Tune controls for each pitched voice interact with each other All controls may interact with unrelated controls slightly Individual audio outputs for each drum vo...

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