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TD-3
TD-3 Operation
TEMPO
TRACK/PATTERN GROUP
CLEAR
PITCH MODE
START/STOP
LED
FUNCTION
OVERVIEW
The following details show some of the basic operations
of the TD-3. Keep it simple to start with, until you become
familiar with the steps required, and it becomes routine.
There are four pattern groups, I, II, III and IV.
Each pattern group can have up to eight A patterns and
eight B patterns. Each pattern can have up to 16 steps. The
default step is a 16th note.
A pattern of desired notes is first entered in PITCH MODE,
and then the timing of each note is added in TIME MODE.
WRITING A PATTERN
As an example, we will program pattern 1A of pattern
All writing (pitch and timing) is done in
group I.
PATTERN WRITE Mode.
Writing the notes in PITCH MODE
1.
Turn the MODE switch to PATTERN WRITE.
2.
Turn the PATTERN GROUP switch to Group I, position
1 or 2 (it does not matter which).
3.
Press FUNCTION, and the nearby NORMAL MODE LED
will turn on, and one of the PATTERN switch LEDs
will be flashing.
4.
Press the PATTERN 1 switch (note C) and its LED will
flash, showing that we are getting ready to program
it. (Press it anyway, even if it is already flashing.)
MODE
13 KEY KEYBOARD
TRANSPOSE
5.
Press the PATTERN A switch (100) and its LED will
turn on (it may even be on already).
6.
If PATTERN 1A already exists, press and hold the
PATTERN 1 switch and then press CLEAR. If you now
press START/STOP, you should not hear a pattern.
(Remember to press START/STOP once more to get
out of play mode.)
7.
Enter the number of steps in your pattern, by
holding down FUNCTION and pressing the STEP
switch by the number of steps required. For
example, you can press it 8 times. If you skip this
step, then the pattern will be 16 steps.
8.
Press PITCH MODE and its LED will turn on. Now you
can enter the notes required for your pattern by
pressing any of the 13 notes in the keyboard.
9.
To change the octave for a note, press and hold
either of the TRANSPOSE up or down switches and
then press the required note.
DOWN UP
TRANSPOSE
LED TIME MODE BACK
DOWN
UP
ACCENT
SLIDE
WRITE/NEXT
STEP
TRIPLET
PAT A
PAT B
TAP
NOTE
TIE
REST
