Your First Project¶

Starting Fresh¶

1. Press Menu

2. Navigate to Projects and press A

3. Select New and press A

4. Confirm to create a new empty project

Programming the Kick Drum¶

1. Press Track to enter Track Mode

2. Press 1 to select the Kick track

3. Press Edit to enable pattern edit mode

4. Press these buttons to place kick notes: 1, 5, 9, 13

You now have a basic four-on-the-floor kick pattern!

Adding the Snare¶

1. Hold Track and press 2 to switch to the Snare track

2. Press 5 and 13 to place snare hits on beats 2 and 4

Creating a Hi-Hat Pattern¶

1. Hold Track and press 3 to switch to the Hi-Hat track

2. Press 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 15, 16 to create an interesting hi-hat rhythm

Adding Variation with Step Settings¶

Let’s make the hi-hats more dynamic:

1. Press Step to enter Step Mode

2. Press 1 to select step 1

3. Use ← to navigate to the Condition setting

4. Press ↑ multiple times to set condition to 75%

5. Press → three times to reach the Velocity setting

6. Use the touch strip to lower the velocity to about one third

Copying Steps¶

Copy the configured step to create consistent variation:

1. Hold Cpy/FX

2. Press Step to enter step copy mode

3. Press 1 to select the source step

4. Press 2, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14 to paste to those steps

Adding Shuffle¶

1. Press Track to return to Track Mode

2. Press → multiple times until you reach the Shuffle page

3. Press ↑ to increase the shuffle amount to taste

Play Your Beat!¶

Press Play to hear your creation!

Next Steps¶

Now that you’ve created your first beat, try:

• Adding a bass line on Track 4

• Creating a melody on Track 5

• Setting up chord progressions

• Using Live FX for performance

Quick Reference¶