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Thank you for purchasing the Korg DIGTAL MET- Handling To avoid breakage, do not apply excessive force to the RONOME BEATLAB. switches or controls. Care Precautions If the exterior becomes dirty, wipe it with a clean, dry cloth. Do not use liquid cleaners such as benzene or Location thinner, or cleaning compounds or flammable polishes. Using the unit in the following locations can result in a Keep this manual malfunction. After reading this manual, please keep it for later refer- • In direct s
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THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for U.S.A.) CE mark for European Harmonized Standards This equipment has been tested and found to comply CE mark which is attached to our company’s products of AC mains operated apparatus until December 31, with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to 1996 means it conforms to EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to and CE mark Directive (93/68/EEC). provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer- And, CE
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Contents Precautions ................................................................................................................. 2 Nomenclature and Functions ..................................................................................... 7 Program Mode ........................................................................................................... 10 Selecting the program ......................................................................................................
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Editing the chain ..................................................................................................................... 15 Saving the chain setting (WRITE) ........................................................................................... 16 Training Mode ............................................................................................................ 17 Selecting the training pattern ............................................................................
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set. On completion of entry of the preset num- Nomenclature and Functions ber of digits, the entry is accepted. When all of (1) STANDBY/ON Switch the digits are not entered, the BATLAB waits for Switches the power on and off. about two seconds before accepting the entry. Turn the volume to zero before switching the For example, as the tempo is a three-digit pa- power on. rameter, it changes to 120 on completion of en- tering “120.” When “80” is entered, the BEATLAB (2) TAP Key waits for about tw
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more to quickly change the preset value. (7) Sliders When pressing key while holding the key, Use the five sliders to adjust the volumes of the the parameter value starts quickly increasing. individual rhythm tones. When pressing the key while holding the ACC/5 Slider : Adjusts the accent and quintu- key, the parameter value starts quickly decreas- plet volumes. ing. /6 Slider : Adjusts the quarter and sextu- plet volumes. (5) Backlight Key ( ) /7 Slider : Adjusts the eighth and septup
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(10) Parameter Selection Keys The red LED and the green LED are lit on to Pressing the key positioned under the param- guide the downbeat and the upbeat, respectively. eter shown on the LC display allows you to se- In the training mode, the red LED indicates when lect the parameter. The parameters you can se- the left hand should be used and the green one lect depend on the mode: indicates when the right hand should be used. Program mode : Program, beat and tempo. (15) AC Adapter Jack Chain mode
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Starting/stopping the program replay Program Mode (1) ress the START/STOP key to start replay of Press the PROG key to enter the program mode. the program. You can replay 24 programs in this mode. In (2) Press the START/STOP key to stop replay addition, you can change the parameters pre- of the program while it is being replayed. set in the programs, such as the beat, the tempo, Specifying the beat and the rhythm note volume, which can be (1) Press the parameter selection key positioned saved. u
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TAP key . setting is changed. Operate the ACC/5 slider to adjust the quintu- plet note volume. Specifying the rhythm note volumes Operate the /6 slider to adjust the sextuplet Use the GROUP NOTES key and the sliders to note volume. adjust the rhythm note volumes. Operate the /7 slider to adjust the septuplet “EDIT” appears on the LC display when the set- note volume. ting is changed. O
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Saving the program parameters (WRITE) To cancel the writing operation, press You can save the settings of the program pa- either the parameter selection key or rameters in the BEATLAB memory. If selecting the mode key. other program or moving to another mode be- (3) Press the WRITE key. fore saving the current parameter setting, the The parameters are saved and “EDIT” dis- chain setting will be returned to the previous one. appears from the display. Be sure to save your important programs in the
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• • • • • • • • • • • • Chain configuration the end command, the BEATLAB returns to bar 1 after replaying bar 2, resulting in alterna- TEMPO BAR tive replay of bars 1 and 2. CHAIN 1 PRG 1 2 3 4 5 • • • 16 -You can specify a tempo to the entire chain, in PROGRAM 5 5 6 6 7 • • • 6 which case the programs are all replayed in TEMPO BAR the tempo you specify. Otherwise you can re- CHAIN 2 140 1 2 3 4 5 • • • 16 play the individual programs in the tempos PROGRAM 10 11 -- • • • specified to them. Selec
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of the chain while it is being replayed. Specifying the program (1) When a chain is being replayed, press the Selecting the bar START/STOP key to stop it. No program can You can select a bar to start replay there or to be preset while a chain is being replayed. change the program set there. (2) Press the parameter selection key positioned (1)When a chain is being replayed, press the under “PROG.” START/STOP key to stop it. No bar can be (3) Enter the program number using the and selected while
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When the BEATLAB pauses, replay of the quent bars to shift forward. It is unallowable chain starts immediately after a tempo is to delete all the programs and specify the specified. end command to bar 1. Entering zero causes the indication on the On the LC display, the deleted program num- LC display to change to “PRG” and replay of ber disappears and the program number the chain to start at the tempos specified in shifted to the bar appears at once. the individual programs. “EDIT” appears on th
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program using the and keys or the nu- Inserting program in bar 4 meric keys. BAR 12345678910111213141516 (4) Press the INS key. PROG 12345 6 -- The program is inserted into the selected bar, causing the programs preset in the subse- ↓ Inserting in bar 4 quent bars to shift backward. BAR 12345678910111213141516 On the LC display, the selected program num- PROG 1234456-- ber disappears once and appears again at once. ↓ Inserting program 2 in bar 4 Note: No program can be inserted when all BAR
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state, and the chain number blinks on the them and adjust their tempos while replaying. display. In the training mode, the sounds and the LEDs (2) Enter the chain number where the settings guide you to beat correct time. are to be saved using the and keys or The high note sound is generated and the green the numeric keys. LED blinks at the timing of right hand beat. The Note: Once the writing operation is ex- low note sound is generated and the red LED ecuted, the setting currently saved in
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Specifying the tempo Adjusting the volume The training patters are replayed at the preset - Using the ACC/5 slider, you can adjust the vol- tempo. Adjust the tempo for easy training if you ume difference between the accented notes feel the preset tempo is too fast or too slow. and the non-accented notes. Lowering the (1) Press the parameter selection key positioned slider makes the volume difference greater and under “TEMPO.” raising it makes the difference smaller. (2) Enter the tempo using the
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with new ones as soon as possible. Resetting to the Factory Setting Replacing the batteries To reset the BEATLAB to the factory setting, (1)Be sure to switch the power off using the switch the power on while pressing the PROG STANDBY/ON switch. key and the WRITE key. All the preset values (2)Slide the battery cover located on the rear are reset to the factory set values. side of the BEATLAB in the direction of the arrow. Battery Power Warning When the battery power of the BEATLAB runs down, the
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STANDBY/ON switch and ensure that the BEATLAB operates correctly. * The supplied batteries are used only to check the BEATLAB operation and may have a shorter life than regular batteries. 20
