Zoom RhythmTrak 234 Operation Manual page 27

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Among pads 2 - 13, press the one whose pitch you want to change.
STEP
While the pad is being pressed, the assigned pitch name (E1 - A4)
is shown on the VALUE indicator.
When pad 2 - 13 is released, the pitch name assigned to pad 1 is
NOTE
shown again. This pitch is used as reference when shifting the
entire pitch of all pads up or down in semitone steps. Take care not to
inadvertently change this pitch.
1
• • •
E1 E2
• • •
While holding the pad down, use the [VALUE UP/DOWN] keys or the [SOUND
5
STEP
JAMMER] slider to change the pitch assigned to the pad.
The illustration below shows an example for assigning an E minor
and E major scale to the pads.
There are many possibilities for assigning pitch names. We
recommend that you try out various approaches to find the one
that is best suited to the bass pattern that you want to record.
Example with E minor scale assigned to pads
Example with E major scale assigned to pads
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When pad 1 = A2
o 2 o 2
2 2 2 A 2
# #
F2 F 2 G2 G 2 A2
C 3
A 2
o 2
b 2
2
2
C o 3
A 2
o 2
b 2
o 2
2
Pitch name assigned to
currently pressed pad
When pad 1 = A1
A o 2 C o 3 o 3
b 2 C 3 3
# # #
A 2 B2 C3 C 3 D3 D
3
3
OPEN HAT
7 CLICK VOL
3 o 3
A 3
3
o 3
OPEN HAT
7 CLICK VOL
o 3
o 3
A 3
STEP/MEASURE SONG/PATTERN
MEASURE BEAT
2 01
VALUE
3 A 3 A 4
• •• •••
3 E3 A3 A4
• •• •••
STEP/MEASURE SONG/PATTERN
MEASURE BEAT
2 01
VALUE
b 3
C 4
b 3
C o 4