Roland DR-3 - Manual (Page 8)

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Contents
USING THE UNIT SAFELY ..................................................................... 2
IMPORTANT NOTES............................................................................... 5
Main Features ......................................................................................... 6
Panel Descriptions ............................................................................... 12
Before You Play .................................................................................... 15
Install Batteries .......................................................................................................... 15
Making Connections................................................................................................. 16
Turning On/Off the Power ..................................................................................... 17
Reset to Default Factory Settings (Factory Reset) ................................................ 18
Quick Start .......................................................20
Let’s Listen to the Demo...................................................................... 21
Let’s Play a Style .................................................................................. 22
Performing Styles with Selecting Patterns ([MANU]) ........................................ 22
Performing Variations on Styles (VARIATION).................................................. 24
Selecting Styles .......................................................................................................... 26
Changing the Tempo ([TEMPO]) ........................................................................... 27
Setting the Tempo by Tapping It Out (Tap Tempo) ..................................... 27
Changing the Key ([KEY SHIFT]) .......................................................................... 28
Let’s Use a Foot Switch ....................................................................... 29
Connecting the Foot Switch .................................................................................... 29
Using the Foot Switch .............................................................................................. 30
Let’s Perform with the Patterns Switched Automatically ([AUTO]) ....... 31
Let’s Change the Overall Tone of the Sound and Acoustics (TSC) ...... 32
Chapter 1 Overview of the DR-3.......................................................... 34
The DR-3’s Performance Modes ............................................................................. 34
Style Play Mode ........................................................................................................ 34
Makeup of a Style ..................................................................................................... 35
Song Mode ................................................................................................................. 37
Switching the Pad Functions................................................................................... 37
Main Screens and Functions.................................................................................... 38
Starting and Stopping Performances and Recording ................................... 40
Adjusting the Tempo ([TEMPO]) .................................................................... 41
Changing the Key of the Performance ([KEY SHIFT])................................. 42
Chapter 2 Playing Styles (Manual Mode [MANU]) ............................. 43
How the Pads Work When Performing Styles .............................................. 43
Selecting Styles .......................................................................................................... 43
Selecting the Patterns to be Played......................................................................... 44
Starting/Stopping.............................................................................................. 44
How to Change Patterns................................................................................... 44
Selecting Variations (VARIATION) ....................................................................... 45