Zoom RhythmTrak 234, Operation Manual

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Using
Pads
to
Play
Patterns
(Groove
Play)
Using Pads to Play Patterns
(Groove Play)
This section describes the groove play mode. In this mode, the 13 pads are used to play patterns assigned
to them. This allows quick switching between patterns during a performance. Up to 4 patterns can be
played simultaneously, letting you for example play two patterns with a different beat, or the same
pattern twice, shifted by 1 beat, to create a complex rhythm.
STEP/MEASURE
VALUE
MEASURE BEAT
SONG/PATTERN
OPEN HAT
7 CLICK VOL
CLOSED HAT
5
PRE COUNT SNARE
3
BASS TUNE
KICK
1
BASS KEY
EXTRA 1
9
CTRL ASSIGN
EXTRA 2
11
PAD SENS
EXTRA 3
13
MIDI
TOM 3
6
QUANTIZE
TOM 2
4
TIME SIG
RIDE
10
SWING
EXTRA CYMBAL
12
SHIFT
TOM 1
2
MIX
CRASH
8
BAR LENGTH
REPEAT/STEP
FUNCTION
DELETE
/ERASE
INSERT
/COPY
TEMPO
TAP
II EXIT
STEP PAUSE STOP
SONG PATTERN
REAL-TIME REC
Groove PLAY
MODE
–
+
–
+
SOLO
MUTE
JAM
FUNCTION
SOUND CHANGE
VOLUME
PITCH
DRUM A DRUM B DRUM C BASS
SOUND
JAMMER
1, 7
1, 7
2, 3,
4, 5,
6
3
6
4
STEP
1
Press the [SONG] key and the [PATTERN] together.
The RhythmTrak
•••
234 switches to groove play mode, and the
[SONG] key LED and [PATTERN] key LED light up.
In the factory default condition, the RhythmTrak
•••
234 has 13
patterns specially designed for groove play assigned to pads 1 -
13. If a pad is held down, the assigned pattern plays repeatedly.
The intensity with which the pad is hit controls the overall pattern
volume. The pattern number is shown on the [VALUE] display.
You can select a groove pattern (G01 - G99) or user pattern (01 -
99). If you select "00", the drum kit and base programs assigned to
each pad will sound.
The pattern will then be looped even when you release the pad. To
stop the loop, hit the pad once more. The unit returns to normal
groove play.
To quickly change the pattern assigned to the pad, move the
[SOUND JAMMER] slider while pressing and holding down the
[REC] key and the corresponding pad.
STEP
2
Try out the sound by pressing any pad.
Pattern number
selected with pad
STEP/MEASURE
VALUE
MEASURE BEAT
SONG/PATTERN
G 0 1 0 1
Song
number
STEP
3
To change the pattern assigned to a pad, hold the pad down and use the [VALUE
UP/DOWN] keys to select the new pattern.
+
[VALUE UP/DOWN]
[PAD]
The patterns assigned to the pads are retained also while the unit is
turned off.
HINT HINT
STEP
4
To repeat a pattern even when the pad is released, hit the pad while holding the
[REPEAT/STEP] key down.
[PAD]
[REPEAT]