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The [DELETE] LED flashes and the song number (1 - 8) of the delete

target appears on the display.

The [DELETE] LED goes out and the delete process is carried out. To

cancel the delete process, press the [EXIT] key instead of the

[DELETE] key.

The data recorded for a song can be deleted if no longer required. A deleted song is returned to the

default (blank) condition.

SONG

PAD

FUNCTION

PAD ASSIGN

CAPACITY

ERASE OPTIMIZE

PLAY/STOP

RECORD

RE-SAMPLE

GRADE

MONO

STEREO

SAMPLING

EDIT 2

VOLUME/BASS

EXCITER

TREMOLO

AUTO PAN

LO-FI EFFECT

EXTREME EQ

COMPRESSOR

RESONANCE

HIGH-PASS

LOW-PASS

DISTORTION

RING MODULATOR

PITCH SHIFTER

DIMENSION

CHORUS

PHASER

FLANGER

STEP CRY

DELAY

REVERB

TIME STRECH

SCRATCH

EFFECT

ON/OFF

PAD ENABLE

A
B

EFFECT SYNC

EDIT 1

COPY

DELETE

BACKUP

EXIT

SPECIAL

LOAD

SAVE

INTERNAL/DATA CARD

–

AUTO SYNC

PLAYLIST

TAP

BPM

SONG

PLAY/STOP

REC

BPM/VALUE

MEASURE

SAMPLE/SONG

BEAT

DELETE

SPECIAL

DELETE

–

[–] [+] keys

Hold down the [SPECIAL] key and press the [DELETE] key.

STEP

Use the [-] [+] keys to select the song to be deleted.

STEP

Press the [DELETE] key again.

STEP

Creating

Songs

Deleting a Song

Song number

BPM/VALUE

MEASURE

SAMPLE/SONG

BEAT

BPM/VALUE

MEASURE

SAMPLE/SONG

BEAT

Summary of Contents for Sampletrak ST-224

Page 1: ...OPERATION MANUAL...

Page 2: ...instrument Do not exert undue pressure on the keys and other controls Also take care not to drop the unit and do not subject it to shock or excessive pressure Alterations Never open the case of the Sa...

Page 3: ...he possibility of interference cannot be ruled out entirely With any type of digital control device the SampleTrak ST 224 included electromagnetic interference can cause malfunctioning and can corrupt...

Page 4: ...ching BPM of Pads Auto Sync 38 Using the Auto Sync Function Basic Steps 38 Changing BPM for Every Pad Auto Sync Advanced Steps 41 Using the Internal Effects 42 Applying an Effect to a Specific Pad 42...

Page 5: ...panel can be used to vary effect parameters in real time Auto sync function great for creating rhythm tracks The beats per minute BPM of a sample assigned to a pad can be matched to the BPM of one se...

Page 6: ...RT POINT 1 BAR LENGTH LEVEL 7 CLICK VOLUME REVERSE COPY DELETE EXIT LOAD SAVE AUTO SYNC PLAYLIST TAP BPM SONG PLAY STOP REC BPM VALUE MEASURE SAMPLE SONG BEAT BACKUP SPECIAL INTERNAL DATA CARD EFFECT...

Page 7: ...PM key LED PLAYLIST key LED AUTO SYNC key LED ZOOM CORPORATION MADE IN JAPAN MODEL L MONO PHONES R DATA CARD MIDI IN DC9V 300mA POWER OUTPUT L MONO LINE MIC R INPUT INPUT R jack OUTPUT R jack INPUT L...

Page 8: ...the MIDI OUT jack of the external equipment to the MIDI IN jack of the ST 224 using a MIDI cable ZOOM CORPORATION MADE IN JAPAN MODEL L MONO PHONES R DATA CARD MIDI IN DC9V 300mA POWER OUTPUT L MONO L...

Page 9: ...DATA CARD MIDI IN DC9V 300mA POWER OUTPUT L MONO LINE MIC R INPUT MAX MIN INPUT PEAK INPUT R MIC LINE L MONO Microphone INPUT L MONO LINE MIC INPUT PEAK LED INPUT knob To sample a signal from a micro...

Page 10: ...ory if desired p 59 Preparations Connect the ST 224 to the playback equipment p 8 Turn power on in the order ST 224 playback equipment and adjust the volume p 9 To stop the demo song press the EXIT or...

Page 11: ...o a different bank press the BANK 2 key The ST 224 incorporates three banks groups of settings for pads 1 8 In the factory default condition banks 1 and 2 are preprogrammed with different samples Prep...

Page 12: ...e EFFECT SELECT switch so that it points to the name of the desired effect When LED A is lit non underlined effects can be selected When LED B is lit underlined effects can be selected p 46 While hold...

Page 13: ...SONG BEAT BPM VALUE BACKUP SPECIAL LOAD SAVE INTERNAL DATA CARD While holding down the EFFECT ON OFF key hit the pad that was selected in step While the EFFECT ON OFF key is held down the effect is a...

Page 14: ...RECORD key flashes Preparations Connect the ST 224 to the playback equipment p 8 Connect the CD player output jacks to the INPUT R and INPUT L MONO jacks on the ST 224 Set the INPUT knob of the ST 224...

Page 15: ...ERASE key to erase the sample p 36 and then perform steps again If the start or end of the sample is cut off or if it sounds distorted you should redo the sampling If there is a blank period before or...

Page 16: ...equencer connected via the MIDI IN jack The maximum number of samples that can be played simultaneously is 8 mono samples or 4 stereo samples The sound of the samples played by the pads or sequencer c...

Page 17: ...nging these parameters does not affect the original sample Assigning one sample to several pads and setting these to different parameters result in different sound but the original sample does not cha...

Page 18: ...is performed with the ST 224 the waveform data and song data are temporarily stored in the main memory During pad play and song playback the ST 224 will read data directly from the main memory If the...

Page 19: ...ssigned to a pad to be four beats quarter note x 4 and automatically calculates the BPM for the pad This serves mainly for synchronizing the tempo of several pads Auto Sync feature When parameters suc...

Page 20: ...e display The currently selected grade appears on the display You can change the grade between three settings by holding down the GRADE key and using the and keys BANK 3 BANK 2 BANK SONG PAD 1 FUNCTIO...

Page 21: ...pled sound is played back for as long as the key is held down gate playback To check the status of sampled sound press the GRADE or MONO STEREO key then the value with the number of the sample is show...

Page 22: ...he play mode To make a new sample Perform steps 1 11 again 22 Let s Try Out Sampling PAD ASSIGN PAD ASSIGN BANK 1 BANK 1 3 keys Pads 1 8 Press the PAD ASSIGN key 8 STEP Use the BANK 1 BANK 3 keys and...

Page 23: ...mpling where the start and stop of sampling is controlled automatically There are two auto sampling modes the auto recording mode where sampling starts automatically when the signal level exceeds a ce...

Page 24: ...ng of an attack sound may be cut off When auto stop mode is selected Sampling starts according to the conditions set for auto recording mode and ends when the preset auto sampling time has elapsed Aut...

Page 25: ...s in the hold state also when the pad is released To stop playback hit the same pad again If the sound of a pad set to trigger retrigger playback is playing and the pad is hit again while holding down...

Page 26: ...l is muted gate playback By hitting the SOURCE pad in the rhythm of the music the external source can be switched on and off in the manner of a DJ creating a special effect Sound source SOURCE pad Sig...

Page 27: ...REME EQ COMPRESSOR RESONANCE HIGH PASS LOW PASS DISTORTION RING MODULATOR PITCH SHIFTER DIMENSION CHORUS PHASER FLANGER STEP CRY DELAY REVERB TIME STRETCH SCRATCH EFFECT ON OFF PAD ENABLE A B EFFECT S...

Page 28: ...PAD ASSIGN CAPACITY ERASE OPTIMIZE PLAY STOP RECORD EDIT 2 HIGH PASS LOW PASS DISTORTION RING MODULATOR PITCH SHIFTER DIMENSION EFFECT ON OFF PAD ENABLE A B EFFECT SYNC EDIT 1 LOOP MARK 4 SHIFT OFFSET...

Page 29: ...playback starts at the offset point and returns to the start point when the end point is reached When there is a blank at the beginning and end of the sample it can be eliminated by moving the start p...

Page 30: ...ing the passage from the start point to the end point as 4 beats Pressing the BPM key again switches back to normal display The PAD FUNCTION LED and the LED of pad 4 are lit Pressing the PAD FUNCTION...

Page 31: ...SS LOW PASS DISTORTION RING MODULATOR PITCH SHIFTER DIMENSION CHORUS PHASER FLANGER STEP CRY DELAY REVERB TIME STRETCH SCRATCH EFFECT ON OFF PAD ENABLE A B EFFECT SYNC EDIT 1 LOOP MARK 4 SHIFT OFFSET...

Page 32: ...while the keys or the EDIT 1 wheel are used the indication BPM appears on the display Pressing the LOOP MARK pad resets the unit to the original tuning Pressing the BPM key again switches back to nor...

Page 33: ...n pad is hit once and stops when pad is hit again Retrigger playback Same as trigger playback but hitting the pad during playback restarts from the beginning The SOURCE pad can not be set with this va...

Page 34: ...DIMENSION CHORUS PHASER FLANGER STEP CRY DELAY REVERB TIME STRETCH SCRATCH EFFECT ON OFF PAD ENABLE A B EFFECT SYNC EDIT 1 LOOP MARK 4 SHIFT OFFSET 6 SWING PANNING 8 MIDI TRIGGER GATE 2 QUANTIZE TUNIN...

Page 35: ...R RESONANCE HIGH PASS LOW PASS DISTORTION RING MODULATOR PITCH SHIFTER DIMENSION CHORUS PHASER FLANGER STEP CRY DELAY REVERB TIME STRETCH SCRATCH EFFECT ON OFF PAD ENABLE A B EFFECT SYNC EDIT 1 LOOP M...

Page 36: ...of the other samples do not change Also when all samples are erased the preprogrammed samples of the ST 224 can be restored by initializing the unit HINT HINT NOTE NOTE SONG PAD FUNCTION PAD ASSIGN CA...

Page 37: ...RE SAMPLE GRADE MONO STEREO SAMPLING EDIT 2 VOLUME BASS EXCITER TREMOLO AUTO PAN LO FI EFFECT EXTREME EQ COMPRESSOR RESONANCE HIGH PASS LOW PASS DISTORTION RING MODULATOR PITCH SHIFTER DIMENSION CHORU...

Page 38: ...4 SHIFT OFFSET 6 SWING PANNING 8 MIDI TRIGGER GATE 2 QUANTIZE TUNING SOURCE SOURCE MIX 5 PRE COUNT END POINT 3 TIME SIG START POINT 1 BAR LENGTH LEVEL 7 CLICK VOLUME REVERSE COPY DELETE BACKUP EXIT S...

Page 39: ...samples first A pad which has same BPM value as the master pad can not be selected in this case the indication SAME appears on the display When tuninG is selected in step 4 The tuning value of the sla...

Page 40: ...ll be retained also after auto sync is executed If this sample is no longer needed erase or optimize it p 36 37 NOTE NOTE 40 Matching BPM of Pads Auto Sync Hit the master and slave pad together to che...

Page 41: ...As explained in the previous section the ST 224 regards the length of a sample assigned to a pad as 4 beats and automatically calculates the BPM value for that pad However sometimes it may be desirab...

Page 42: ...e apply an effect to a pad and how to adjust effect parameters BANK 3 BANK 2 BANK SONG PAD 1 FUNCTION PAD ASSIGN CAPACITY ERASE OPTIMIZE PLAY STOP RECORD RE SAMPLE GRADE MONO STEREO SAMPLING EFFECT ED...

Page 43: ...controllers during pad or sequencer playback Which parameters are adjusted by the EDIT 1 wheel and EDIT 2 knob depends on the currently selected effect type p 46 HINT HINT 43 Using the Internal Effect...

Page 44: ...nternal sequencer Effect BPM is the same tempo as the current Song unless you change it HINT HINT BANK 3 BANK 2 BANK SONG PAD 1 FUNCTION PAD ASSIGN CAPACITY ERASE OPTIMIZE PLAY STOP RECORD RE SAMPLE G...

Page 45: ...esolution setting 5 STEP To set Effect BPM in metrical beats hold down the EFFECT SYNC key and press the SPECIAL key 4 STEP sixteenth note eighth note quarter note full note four full notes dotted six...

Page 46: ...ed to the effect BPM This effect adds reverberation to the sound The EDIT 1 wheel adjusts the reverb time time and the EDIT 2 knob the mix amount mix This is a stereo flanger effect The EDIT 1 wheel a...

Page 47: ...back the frequency range outside the selected band is attenuated The EDIT 2 knob selects the LOW MID or HIGH range This is a filter whose effectivity varies with the signal level The EDIT 1 wheel adju...

Page 48: ...FSET 6 SWING PANNING 8 MIDI TRIGGER GATE 2 QUANTIZE TUNING SOURCE SOURCE MIX 5 PRE COUNT END POINT 3 TIME SIG START POINT 1 BAR LENGTH LEVEL 7 CLICK VOLUME REVERSE COPY DELETE BACKUP EXIT SPECIAL LOAD...

Page 49: ...assigned to the pads are heard and the performance is recorded in the song with the selected quantize resolution When the end of the song is reached recording loops back to the beginning so you can re...

Page 50: ...rding stops The song is temporarily stored in the main memory but it will be lost if the unit is turned off without first transferring the song data to the internal backup memory or external data card...

Page 51: ...STEREO SAMPLING EDIT 2 VOLUME BASS EXCITER TREMOLO AUTO PAN LO FI EFFECT EXTREME EQ COMPRESSOR RESONANCE HIGH PASS LOW PASS DISTORTION RING MODULATOR PITCH SHIFTER DIMENSION CHORUS PHASER FLANGER STE...

Page 52: ...N PAD ASSIGN CAPACITY ERASE OPTIMIZE PLAY STOP RECORD EDIT 2 EXTREME EQ RESONANCE HIGH PASS LOW PASS DISTORTION RING MODULATOR PITCH SHIFTER DIMENSION CHORUS PHASER EFFECT ON OFF PAD ENABLE A B EFFECT...

Page 53: ...to 48 Default settings 0 When this item is changed the playback data stored for a song are rewritten Excess portions at the beginning and end will be cut off Pad 5 PRE COUNT Determines whether the me...

Page 54: ...MPLING EDIT 2 VOLUME BASS EXCITER TREMOLO AUTO PAN LO FI EFFECT EXTREME EQ COMPRESSOR RESONANCE HIGH PASS LOW PASS DISTORTION RING MODULATOR PITCH SHIFTER DIMENSION CHORUS PHASER FLANGER STEP CRY DELA...

Page 55: ...CITER TREMOLO AUTO PAN LO FI EFFECT EXTREME EQ COMPRESSOR RESONANCE HIGH PASS LOW PASS DISTORTION RING MODULATOR PITCH SHIFTER DIMENSION CHORUS PHASER FLANGER STEP CRY DELAY REVERB TIME STRECH SCRATCH...

Page 56: ...BANK 3 BANK 2 BANK SONG PAD 1 FUNCTION PAD ASSIGN CAPACITY ERASE OPTIMIZE PLAY STOP RECORD RE SAMPLE GRADE MONO STEREO SAMPLING EDIT 2 VOLUME BASS EXCITER TREMOLO AUTO PAN LO FI EFFECT EXTREME EQ COMP...

Page 57: ...MODULATOR PITCH SHIFTER DIMENSION CHORUS PHASER FLANGER STEP CRY DELAY REVERB TIME STRETCH SCRATCH EFFECT ON OFF PAD ENABLE A B EFFECT SYNC EDIT 1 LOOP MARK 4 SHIFT OFFSET 6 SWING PANNING 8 MIDI TRIGG...

Page 58: ...The new sample is assigned to the selected pad Detail of Assigning a Sample to a Pad p 27 HINT HINT 58 Using the Resampling Function RECORD PLAY STOP BANK 1 BANK 1 3 keys Pads 1 8 PAD ASSIGN BPM VALU...

Page 59: ...memory are copied back to the main memory HINT HINT NOTE This section explains how to save bulk data main memory contents to the backup memory and how to load bulk data from backup memory into the mai...

Page 60: ...error occurs again use a different card The ST 224 reverts to the play mode Cards formatted in other devices may not be usable in the ST 224 NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE Before a data card can be used for savi...

Page 61: ...d the display flashes During storing all currently playing pads are stopped including the SOURCE pad NOTE This section explains how to save bulk data main memory contents on a data card SM04 option an...

Page 62: ...elete process press the EXIT key to return to play mode 62 Storing and Reading Data keys DELETE To remove bulk data that are no longer needed use the keys to choose the file number 1 99 when CArdXX is...

Page 63: ...AVE INTERNAL DATA CARD BACKUP LOAD SAVE INTERNAL DATA CARD keys Use the INTERNAL DATA CARD key to select CArdXX as load source XX is a file number from 1 to 99 2 STEP Press the LOAD key again 4 STEP S...

Page 64: ...r a number from 01 99 Files with other names are disregarded The ST 224 can individually extract pad data waveform data and parameter setting information for a specific pad from bulk data stored on a...

Page 65: ...and pad number 1 8 for the target appear on the display Specify the desired numbers here If int or CArdXX was selected in step 2 the waveform data and pad parameters are loaded into the specified pad...

Page 66: ...external equipment MIDI IN jack MIDI cable BANK 3 BANK 2 BANK SONG PAD 1 FUNCTION PAD ASSIGN CAPACITY ERASE OPTIMIZE AUDITION RECORD RE SAMPLE GRADE MONO STEREO SAMPLING EDIT 2 VOLUME BASS EXCITER TRE...

Page 67: ...D 2 PAD 3 PAD 4 PAD 5 PAD 6 PAD 7 PAD 8 35 B1 36 C2 37 C 2 38 D2 39 D 2 40 E2 41 F2 42 F 2 43 G2 BANK 2 PAD 1 PAD 2 PAD 3 PAD 4 PAD 5 PAD 6 PAD 7 PAD 8 44 G 2 45 A2 46 A 2 47 B2 48 C3 49 C 3 50 D3 51...

Page 68: ...YNC EDIT 1 LOOP MARK 4 SHIFT OFFSET 6 SWING PANNING 8 MIDI TRIGGER GATE 2 QUANTIZE TUNING SOURCE SOURCE MIX 5 PRE COUNT END POINT 3 TIME SIG START POINT 1 BAR LENGTH LEVEL 7 CLICK VOLUME REVERSE MAX M...

Page 69: ...lizing You can reset the unit to the factory default condition as follows EXIT Hold down the EXIT key and turn the ST 224 on 1 STEP Initializing Without Loading Backup Memory Data Quick Start Normally...

Page 70: ...utput level of ST 224 set too high Adjust OUTPUT knob on ST 224 to a suitable position Is level of sound source used for sampling too high Adjust INPUT knob on ST 224 to a suitable position and repeat...

Page 71: ...ol input MIDI IN Display 6 column 7 segment LED Inputs LINE MIC L MONO R Standard phone jack mono x 2 LINE MIC selector x 1 Impedance 20 kilohms Rated input level LINE 10 dBm MIC 56 dBm Outputs LINE L...

Page 72: ...es maximum WAV data capacity stereo WAV file name conventions Files must be named WAV stands for a number from 01 99 Files are listed by number 2 Apple AIFF Files The ST 224 can import AIFF standard P...

Page 73: ...NABLE PAD Note 108 source pad control to change EFFECT PAD ENABLE SOURCE Pressure value 0 is turning off pressure value not 0 is turning on Note 60 bank1 pad1 83 bank3 pad8 control to change LEVEL of...

Page 74: ...0000 ALL SOUNDS OFF 1011 nnnn 0111 1001 0000 0000 RESET ALL CONTROLLERS See NOTE 5 1011 nnnn 0111 1011 0000 0000 ALL NOTES OFF 1011 nnnn 0111 1100 0000 0000 ALL NOTES OFF NOTE nnnn MIDI Channel Number...

Page 75: ...Off After Key s Touch Ch s Pitch Bend 12 Effect parameter 1 13 Effect parameter 2 Control 14 15 Effect BPM 80 Effect ON OFF Change 120 All Sounds Off 121 Reset All Controllers Prog 0 21 Selects a eff...

Page 76: ...ZOOM CORPORATION NOAH Bldg 2 10 2 Miyanishi cho Fuchu shi Tokyo 183 0022 Japan PHONE 042 369 7116 FAX 042 369 7115 Printed in Japan 224 5000...

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