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Chapter 1 Quick Start
Chapter 1
Changing Sounds to Play (Patch Select)
A
patch
contains settings for the pads, controllers, and effects. The HPD-15
contains
80 User patches
that you can rewrite if desired, and
160 Preset
patches
that cannot be rewritten. User patches and preset patches are
organized into
10 patch groups
.
Names are assigned to preset patch groups.
• GROUP 1 LATIN Latin-American Percussion instruments
• GROUP 2 AFRICAN Percussion instruments of Africa and
other regions
• GROUP 3 INDIAN Percussion instruments of India and the
Middle East
• GROUP 4 ASIAN Percussion instruments of Asia
• GROUP 5 ORCH Orchestral percussion instruments, and
mallet instruments (e.g., xylophone,
marimba)
• GROUP 6 DRUMS Drum sets
• GROUP 7 DANCE Sounds for dance music
• GROUP 8 SFX Sound effects
• GROUP 9 OTHERS Melody instruments (e.g., bass,
synthesizer), and other sounds
• GROUP 10 LOOPS Preset patterns are assigned to pads B1–
C5. You can listen and compare the preset
patterns.
Each patch is assigned a name (
Patch Name
).
The currently selected group number, patch number, and patch name are
displayed in the screen.
fig.1-15.e
P01 LATIN
01 Conga
U: User
P: Preset
Group Name
Patch Name
Group Number
Patch Number
