User manual YAMAHA E-3

[. . . ] This product may also use "household" type batteries. Make sure that the battery being charged is a rechargeable type and that the charger is intended for the battery being charged. When installing batteries, do not mix batteries with new, or with batteries of a different type. Mismatches or incorrect installation may result in overheating and battery case rupture. [. . . ] Press the [ ON/OFF] button to have the click play in tempo along with song playback. Press the [ ON/OFF] button again to stop. * Changing the song will normally change the drum kit to the kit that is pre-assigned to the song. If you want to use a different drum kit when playing along with the song, press the [DRUM KIT] button to enter the Drum Kit Select display, and then select another drum kit number. If a different song is selected while Drum Mute is active, the drum kit will not change when a different song is selected. UTIL1~Hi-hat HHofs=~~0~T=~~5, 2. Press the [>] button several times to call up the UTIL7 page. UTIL7~~snare "Func=off~~~~~~, 3. To select the pad (Trigger Input Source) to which you want to assign a function, simply hit the target pad, or press the [SHIFT] + [<]/[>] buttons. Rotate the jog dial to select the desired function. Pad (trigger input source) to which a pad function is assigned UTIL7~~TMtom1 "Func=clkOn/Off, Function assigned to the pad In the above setting, the click sound can be switched ON/OFF by hitting the tom1 pad which is connected to the 2TOM1/ 0 jack. E-3 Owner's Manual 21 5 Using the Groove Check Function Another highly useful feature of the E-3 is the Groove Check function. As you play along with a song or the click, Groove Check compares your timing with the song or click playback and lets you know how accurate your playing is. The related Rhythm Gate function--in which the sound is cancelled if your timing is off--also offers you a great way to improve your technique. Groove Check Mode The Groove Check function has the following two modes. Numeric Display Mode In this mode, the accuracy of your drum hits is shown in numeric display. [Range] Accent A, quarter note /(4), eighth note (8), sixteenth note (16), eighth note triplet 3 Set the Rhythm Gate (select a mode) Press the [SHIFT] + [CLICK] buttons to call up page 1 (GRV1) in the Groove Check Setting pages. GRV1~--'-/=123~Gr=~0oe0. 0, Next, press the [>] button once to call up the GRV2 page, then rotate the jog dial to set the Rhythm Gate. GRV4 "~~Note=/(4) Timing (Note value) 5 Start the Groove Check After setup is complete, start playback of the song ([SONG >/]) or the click sound ([ ON/OFF]) and go back to the Groove Check's main menu (the GRV1 page). Groove Check begins as soon as you hit the pad specified in the GRV3 page. GRV2~RhythmGate "Mode=easy Rhythm Gate setting Rhythm Gate settings off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sound is always produced easy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wide tolerance for sound production (easy) normal . . . . . . . . . . Mid-level tolerance for sound production (average) pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Narrow tolerance for sound production (difficult) challenge. . . Tolerance changes by automatic evaluation (Challenge mode) Note value set in GRV4 page 6 Play as accurately as possible Listen to the song or click and concentrate on playing the pads accurately. The jog dial can be used to adjust the tempo for the song or click. If the Numeric Display mode is selected, stop the song or click and check the results. Change the Rhythm Gate setting, pad type, or note value as you like and enjoy practicing. * The Groove Check's results are reset the next time song or click starts playing. B A B A B A B If the Challenge mode is selected, when the remaining hits become zero, the final evaluation is displayed in six levels from A to F. With this evaluation, the range over which the sound is produced is set automatically. The higher the evaluation (A is the highest and F the lowest), the narrower the tolerance becomes. * The Groove Check's results are reset the next time song or click starts playing. The current level (evaluation) and the range over which sound is produced are also reset. A: Range within which sound is produced. (The gate narrows as the setting changes from "easy" to "normal" to "pro. ") B: Range within which sound will not be produced even though the pad is struck. 3 Select the Pad Press the [>] button to call up the GRV3 page, then rotate the jog dial to select the pad (Trigger Input Source) that you want to check. The "ALL" setting selects all pads. TMpad12, all GRV3 "~Input=snare~, Pad (Trigger Input Source) E-3 Owner's Manual 23 6 Record Your Performance In this section, you'll learn how to record your performance to the E-3's built-in sequencer. 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