Quick Guide; Playing The Pads - Zoom RhythmTrak 234 Operation Manual

Quick Guide (2)

The top panel of the RhythmTrak
which serve to play drum kits and bass programs.
q
Turn the power
on.
w
Press the
[PATTERN] key.
The [PATTERN] key LED lights up
and the RhythmTrak
•••
pattern mode.
e
Press the
[DRUM A] key.
The [DRUM A] LED lights up. Now
you can use the pads to play the
drum kit.
You can also select the [DRUM
HINT
HINT
B] key or [DRUM C] key to play
a different drum kit.
r
Tap the pads.
You will notice that the pads produce various
drum sounds. The 13 pads are assigned
different sounds, depending on the drum kit
or bass program that has been selected. The
illustration below shows an example for the
drum sounds of the 13 pads with a drum kit.
Low Tom
Mid Tom
Hi Tom
OPEN HAT
7
Open Hihat
Closed Hihat
Snare
Kick
6
234 has 13 pads
•••
234 is in
Crash Cymbal
Ride Cymbal
Extra Cymbal
CLICK VOL
Rim Shot
Cowbell
Tambourine

Playing the Pads

KIT/TRACK SELECT
100-123 Percussion/SFX
90-99 Techno Beat
80-89 Rap/HipHop
70-79 Modern Drums
60-69 Ballad Set
50-59 Epic Rock
40-49 Funk Trap
SOUND
30-39 Standard Kits
JAMMER
20-29 Studio Drums
10-19 Live Rock
Bass Programs
00-09 Basic Drum Kits 00-49
DRUM A DRUM B DRUM C BASS
SOUND CHANGE
VOLUME
PITCH
By tapping for example pad 1 (KICK)
and pad 3 (SNARE) as in the
illustration below, you can play bass
drum and snare drum in the rhythm
as shown.
[SNARE]
SNARE
KICK
[KICK]
thump slap
STEP/MEASURE SONG/PATTERN
MEASURE BEAT
01 1 01
VALUE
+ +
SOLO
– –
MUTE
OPEN HAT
7 CLICK VOL
REPEAT/STEP
[SNARE]
[KICK] [KICK]
thump thump slap
t
W
p
cu