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Adjust the beat and timing

After choosing a beat, you can adjust its tempo and swing, Rec timing, and Pattern density. To start with, learning just Tap Tempo and Quantize is enough.

Change the beat tempo

  1. Press the lower dial to open the menu
  2. Go to Music → Tempo → Change Tempo → Tap Tempo
  3. Tap a pad several times at the tempo you want
  4. Confirm with OK

On the Tap Tempo screen, you can adjust the tempo while listening to the beat. Returning with Back restores the Tempo from before you opened the screen.

Tempo Half / Double

These options are in the same Change Tempo menu.

  • Tempo Half: Halve the playback speed
  • Tempo Double: Double the playback speed

For audio beats, the pitch changes along with the speed. This is not pitch-preserving Time Stretch.

Add Swing

In Music → Tempo → Swing, choose 0 / 25 / 50 / 75 / 100%.

  • 0%: Even timing
  • Higher values: Offbeat notes are delayed, creating a swung rhythm
  • 100%: A swing feel close to triplets

Start at 25% and increase it while listening to the beat and the performance recorded into Rec.

Set the Rec timing resolution

Quantize

Turning Rec → Quantize ON aligns slightly off-time pad input to the nearest Grid point. ON is recommended for beginners.

Note Grid

In Music → Tempo → Note Grid, choose 8 / 16 / 32 / 64 / 128.

  • Smaller values: Coarser divisions that make it easier to keep the timing together
  • Larger values: Finer divisions for recording more detailed performances

If you are unsure, use the default value of 32.

Edit a pattern beat

With a pattern beat selected, use BEAT + REC to play the 12 drum pads and add a new rhythm.

  • Right after a mistake: Briefly press Fn3 for Undo
  • Delete only a specific pad: Hold Fn3 and press that pad
  • Clear the entire Pattern: Beat → Pattern → Clear Pattern

In Beat → Select Kit, switch between Acoustic / Dance / Chiptune sounds without changing the Pattern.

Pattern Half / Double

Choose an option in Beat → Pattern.

  • Pattern Half: Halve the Pattern density without changing the Tempo
  • Pattern Double: Double the Pattern density without changing the Tempo

The result differs from Tempo Half / Double.

Save the current performance as a new beat

To combine the beat and each part recorded into Rec into a single audio file, use Rec → Save as Beat.

  1. Make sure the Loop length has been finalized
  2. Select Save as Beat
  3. Wait for BOUNCING to finish

The WAV file is saved to the SD card with a name such as Beat_001.wav. The current beat and Rec data remain unchanged. You can later select the saved WAV as an audio beat.

Warning

Do not turn off the power or remove the SD card during Bouncing.