Enjoy playing your acoustic guitar accompanied by a variety of rhythms Owner’s Manual Enjoy Sounds Like These 2 Advanced Use (Settings) 13 Panel Descriptions 4 Appendices 20 Installing Batteries 5 USING THE UNIT SAFELY 22 Playing Rhythms 6 IMPORTANT NOTES 22 Saving Favorite Settings (Favorite) 8 Advanced Use (Performing) 10 Before using this unit, carefully read “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (the leaflet “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and the Owner’s Manual (p. 22)). After reading, keep the document(s) where it will be available for immediate reference. © 2017 Roland Corporation Enjoy Sounds Like These Shaker, Maracas Bells Whistle Both contain tiny beads, and This instrument is shaken to This whistle (called an “apito” produce sound when shaken. produce sound. Since there are in Portuguese) is used in samba Frequently used in Latin music. many objects called bells that performance. By opening or Maracas are made using the are not used as instruments, closing the holes at the two fruit of the maraca tree, which these are also called “sleigh sides of the instrument while is a type of palm. Maracas is the bells.” blowing, you can change the plural form of “maraca.” pitch. Hand-claps, Bongo Paila Finger-snaps Conga This is a Cuban This is an ethnic ethnic instrument instrument with a head (skin) of Cuba that stretched over connects two This is the sound a barrel-shaped drums of different body. Originally, diameters. (performance technique) of its name differed The smaller drum striking the body depending on These are the is called the of the timbales. the size of the sounds of hand- “macho” (male) “Paila” is a term head, but they are claps or finger- and the larger for the body of a collectively called snaps. the “hembra” timbale. “congas.” (female). Drum set This is a set of multiple percussion instruments that includes a snare drum, bass drum, and cymbals. The DR-01s contains standard, rock, brush, and electro drum sets. 2 Enjoy Sounds Like These Shaker, Maracas Bells Whistle Tambourine Claves Triangle This percussion instrument consists This instrument of two sticks that are This is suspended from has multiple small played by striking one a string, and played by cymbals attached to a striking it with a metal Both contain tiny beads, and This whistle (called an “apito” against the other. This instrument is shaken to round frame (body). It rod. produce sound when shaken. in Portuguese) is used in samba produce sound. Since there are produces sound when Frequently used in Latin music. performance. By opening or many objects called bells that struck or shaken. Cowbell Maracas are made using the are not used as instruments, closing the holes at the two Guiro fruit of the maraca tree, which these are also called “sleigh sides of the instrument while Pandeiro is a type of palm. Maracas is the bells.” blowing, you can change the plural form of “maraca.” pitch. This is a Brazilian This percussion percussion instrument instrument is a bell This instrument is carved Hand-claps, Bongo Paila whose pitch can be made to be attached to notches in body side. It Finger-snaps changed by varying the the neck of a cow. It is is played by rubbing it tension of the skin while played by striking it with with a stick. you strike it. a stick. Conga This is a Cuban This is an ethnic ethnic instrument Use the VARIATION [I] [H] buttons to switch instrument with a head (skin) rhythm patterns or instruments (p. 7). of Cuba that stretched over connects two This is the sound a barrel-shaped drums of different Cajon This percussion (performance body. Originally, diameters. instrument originated technique) of its name differed in Peru; the player sits The smaller drum striking the body depending on These are the on the box-shaped is called the of the timbales. the size of the sounds of hand- body and plays it “macho” (male) “Paila” is a term head, but they are claps or finger- by striking it on its and the larger for the body of a collectively called snaps. surface or edge. the “hembra” timbale. “congas.” (female). Sometimes, snares (strung wires) are attached inside the box. Drum set This is a set of multiple percussion instruments that includes a snare Metronome This metronome can Sound effects The sounds of surf, drum, bass drum, and cymbals. produce the sound birdsong, and rain are The DR-01s contains standard, rock, of a mechanical provided. brush, and electro drum sets. metronome, as well as electronic sounds or the sounds of drum sticks. A metronome is a musical tool that emits sound at a fixed tempo. 3 Panel Descriptions Front Panel [s] button Display TEMPO [I] [H] Starts/stops the Shows information button rhythm (p. 6). such as the Adjust the tempo of instrument or the rhythm pattern tempo. Instrument buttons that’s playing (p. 6). Select the Tempo LED instrument [EXIT] button (percussion) that Blinks in time Cancels an plays the rhythm with the beat. operation. (p. 2). VOLUME [I] [H] [L] button button Turns the power on/ Adjust the volume. [BEAT] button off (p. 6). You can also Switches the individually adjust time signature VARIATION [ ] [ ] the volume of each I H of the rhythm button instrument (p. 6). pattern (p. 7). Switches the rhythm pattern to play. 4 inches speaker [FAVORITE] button [TAP TEMPO] button [COUNT IN] button While compact, The current settings Sets the tempo of the Sounds count when this outputs clear can be saved in one rhythm to the interval the unit starts playing sound. of 50 memories for at which you repeatedly a rhythm (p. 10). later recall (p. 8). press this button (p. 6). Rear Panel Place the AC adaptor so the side with the LINE OUT jack CTL 1, 2 jack indicator (see illustration) faces upwards You can connect You can connect and the side with textual information faces an external speaker a footswitch downwards. The indicator will light when (sold separately) here. (sold separately) here. you plug the AC adaptor into an AC outlet. To outlet Battery compartment Install six AA alkaline batteries. Power cord AUX IN jack You can connect an audio player (or smartphone) here. 4 Installing Batteries If you want to use the unit on batteries, MEMO install six AA alkaline batteries, making sure that each battery is oriented correctly. If the following display appears, the batteries have run low. Battery low bt indication The batteries are low. The indication disappears when you press any of the buttons, but reappears after a minute. Either connect an AC adaptor, or * When turning the unit over, be careful so install fresh batteries. as to protect the buttons and knobs from damage. Also, handle the unit carefully; do not drop it. * If you handle batteries improperly, you risk explosion and fluid leakage. Make sure that you carefully observe all of the items related to batteries that are listed in leaflet “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and Owner’s manual (p. 22). * The magnetism of the speaker might make the batteries adhere to the battery compartment, but this is not a malfunction. * The power to this unit will be turned off automatically after a predetermined amount of time has passed since it was last used for playing music, or its buttons or controls were operated (Auto Off function). If you do not want the power to be turned off automatically, disengage the Auto Off function (p. 19). NOTE 5 Any settings that you are in the process of editing will be lost when the power is turned off. To avoid losing important settings, make a note of them beforehand. 5 To restore power, turn the power on again (p. 6). 5 Playing Rhythms 5 You can switch the measure Turning On the Power indication between displayed and hidden by holding down the 1. Press the [L] button [EXIT] button and pressing the The power turns on. [COUNT IN] button. To turn off the power, press the [L] button once again. Adjusting the Volume Selecting Instruments 1. Use the VOLUME [I] [H] buttons to adjust the volume of the rhythm 1. Press an instrument button to Volume select a sound (p 2) Indicates the volume 100 of the DR-01s. Adjusting the Tempo 1. Use the VOLUME [I] [H] buttons to adjust the tempo of the rhythm Tempo Indicates the tempo 120 of the rhythm. The instrument button you pressed is lit. MEMO 2. Press the [s] button You can set the tempo by pressing the [TAP TEMPO] button multiple times at the desired interval of timing. Stopping the Rhythm The rhythm plays using the instrument you selected. 1. Press the [s] button Measure The rhythm stops. Indicates the measure 2 of the rhythm. MEMO 5 You can press multiple instrument buttons. The rhythm plays with the selected instruments layered. 6 Playing Rhythms Selecting a Rhythm Pattern Changing the Time Signature Multiple rhythm patterns are included for each You can switch the time signature of the instrument. rhythm pattern between 3/4, 4/4, and 6/8 time. 1. Select the instrument whose rhythm pattern you want to switch 1. Press the [BEAT] button Make an instrument button light. If you press a lit instrument button, that button goes dark (the instrument is not heard). In this case, press the instrument button once again to make it light (so that the The current time signature is shown. instrument is heard). BEAT (time signature) 2. Press VARIATION [I] [H] buttons indication 4/4 Indicates the time signature of the rhythm pattern. (Example: 4/4 time) The rhythm pattern switches.