Playing The Pads (Manual Play); Playing By Tapping The Pads - Zoom RhythmTrak RT-123 Operation Manual

Playing the Pads
The RT-123 lets you not only play back existing patterns and songs, it also allows you to manually play
the unit by tapping the pads. This section describes how to manually play the unit.

Playing by tapping the pads

The RT-123 assigns various sounds to the pads, depending on the currently selected drum kit. Play the
pads to discover the realistic sounds offered by the RT-123.
PATTERN(SONG REC)
INSERT/COPY DELETE/ERASE
2
1
Press the [PATTERN] key.
STEP
This activates the pattern mode. The [PATTERN] key LED lights up.
2
Press the [DRUM A] key.
STEP
During manual play, you use the [DRUM A] key, [DRUM B] key, and
[BASS] key to select the desired drum kit or bass program. (The
LED of the selected key lights up.) Pressing the [DRUM A] or
[DRUM B] selects drum kit A or B. Pressing the [BASS] key selects
the bass program. In this example, let's use drum kit A.
3
Tap one of the pads.
STEP
The LED of the pad lights up briefly and the sound assigned in the
drum kit to that pad is heard. The volume changes according to
how strongly you tap the pad.
When the [BASS] key is pressed in step 1, a bass program can be
HINT HINT played, but there is a difference in how the pads operate. With a
drum kit, the sound plays through even if the pad is released
immediately. With a bass program, the sound continues only as
long as the pad is pressed.
4
Tap a pad while holding the [REPEAT/STEP] key down.
STEP
The sound will be produced continuously for as long as the pad is
pressed. The repetition speed depends on the tempo.
You can adjust the interval for repeated play. See the "Quantize"
HINT HINT
section on page 46.
16
Funk Trap
20-24
Standard Kit
15-19
Studio Drums
10-14
Live Rock
00-24
STEP
Bass
00-09
Programs Basic Drum Kits
BASS MUTE BASS DRUM A
– +
OPEN HAT
7 CLICK VOL
REPEAT/STEP
(Manual Play)
General Drums
50-54
Groove PLAY
Techno Beat
MODE
45-49
Rap/HipHop SONG
40-44
Modern Drums
35-39
TEMPO
Ballad Set
STEP REC
REAL-TIME REC
PLAY
DRUM B
II
PATTERN
1
STOP/EXIT
3, 4
4
PATTERN
DRUM A
PAD
REPEAT/STEP
PAD