Zoom MRS-1608 Operation Manual page 97

If you only press the [STEP] key, no playing information
is entered, but the step advances by an interval
corresponding to the current quantize value. This
becomes a rest (see illustration below).
1.
At the rhythm pattern screen, select an
empty rhythm pattern number.
If the [RHYTHM] key is flashing, press it so that it is
constantly lit.
2.
Press the [DRUM] key.
In this condition, drum kit sounds are assigned to the pads
on the top panel.
3.
As necessary, press the [BANK/OCTAVE]
key to select the pad bank which contains
the sound you want to input.
When the setting is complete, press the [EXIT] key to
return to the previous screen.
4.
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Press the REC [
The key lights up and the display indication changes as
follows. In this condition, step input is possible.
Quantize value
Q:16 Q:16
Measure Beat
The first line of the display shows the quantize value, and
the counter shows the current position is shown in
measures/beats/ticks.
5.
Use the cursor up/down keys to select the
quantize value.
This setting becomes the length of the note you want to
enter. The setting can be changed at any time during step
input.
Drum sequence step input
Quantize: quarter note
ZOOM MRS-1608
] key.
001 1 1 0 0 001
Tick
4 . . . . . .Quarter note
8 . . . . . .Eighth note
12 . . . . .Eighth triplet note
16 . . . . .Sixteenth note (default)
24 . . . . .Sixteenth triplet note
32 . . . . .Thirty-second note
Hi . . . . .1 tick (1/48 of quarter note)
HINT
The quantize value setting is linked to the quantize setting for
real-time input. If you change one setting, the other will also
change.
6.
To enter a note, hit the pad corresponding
to the note, and then press the [STEP] key.
The note is recorded, and the unit advances by one step,
corresponding to the quantize value set in step 5. Before
hitting the pad, you can also use the [BANK/OCTAVE]
key to switch the pad bank for a different sound.
Q: 4 Q: 4
HINT
• The intensity with which you hit the pad is also recorded in the
drum sequence.
• If you hit several pads during input, multiple sounds will be
recorded at the same position.
7.
To enter a rest, press only the [STEP] key.
If you press the [STEP] key by itself, the position
advances by one step (duration of quantize value) but no
play information is recorded.
Quantize: sixteenth note
Reference [Rhythm]
001 2 2 0 0 001
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