Real-Time Recording Of A Bass Track - Zoom RhythmTrak 234 Operation Manual

Real-time recording of a bass track

Next, let's add a bass track to the drum track pattern recorded in the previous section.
SOUND
2, 1 JAMMER
2, 5,
6 SOUND CHANGE
VOLUME
PITCH
3
1
Press the [BASS] key of the [KIT/TRACK SELECT] keys and hold the key down.
STEP
The bass track is selected for recording.
While holding the [BASS] key down, use the [VALUE UP/DOWN] keys or the
2
[SOUND JAMMER] slider to select a bass program. If necessary, change the
STEP
quantize and tempo settings.
HINT
HINT The bass program can also be changed during recording.
3
Press the [FUNCTION] key and then pad 1 (BASS KEY).
STEP
To record a bass track, you must first assign the pitches from the
bass pattern to the pads. Pressing the [FUNCTION] key followed by
pad 1 (BASS KEY) enables pitch setting for each pad. The
[FUNCTION] key LED lights up and the [VALUE] display shows the
pitch name assigned to pad 1.
• Also if a pattern was erased, the pitches assigned to the pads in
HINT
HINT
the previous pattern are retained. When wishing to use these as
is, steps 3 - 7 can be omitted.
• In the factory default condition, all user patterns have E2 (the
lowest note of a 4-string bass) assigned to pad 1.
STEP/MEASURE
MEASURE BEAT
DRUM A DRUM B DRUM C BASS
VALUE
+
SOLO
–
MUTE
OPEN HAT
7 CLICK VOL
REPEAT/STEP
4, 5, 9, 10
SONG/PATTERN
Groove PLAY
MODE
SONG PATTERN
+
TAP STEP PAUSE STOP
–
TEMPO II EXIT
REAL-TIME REC
INSERT DELETE
/COPY /ERASE
Pitch name
assigned to pad 1
2, 5, 6
8
11
8
10
3, 7
[BASS]
STEP/MEASURE SONG/PATTERN
MEASURE BEAT
A 2 01
VALUE
23