Playing The Pad Sampler Sounds In A Rhythm; Pattern - Zoom MRS-1608 Operation Manual

Reference [Pad Sampler]
6.
Turn the dial to select the desired pad bank
(1 – 3).
The sound assigned to the pads is switched immediately.
When the setting is complete, press the [EXIT] key to
return to the original screen.
7.
Hit the pads to play the assigned samples.
You can switch the function on and off by pressing the
[DRUM] status key, and you can use the [DRUM] fader
to adjust the pad sampler level.
HINT
Instead of tapping the pads, you can also use a MIDI
controller connected to the MRS-1608's MIDI IN connector.
The MIDI channel setting and the assignment of MIDI note
numbers to pads is the same as for the drum kit.
8.
To play the sample of a pad continuously,
hold down the [STEP] key and then press
the pad.
If you hit a pad while holding the [STEP] key, the roll
play function is activated which plays a sound in
repetition with only a single hit of the pad. To stop roll
play, release the pad. If you release the [STEP] key first,
roll play continues also when you release the pad. To stop
roll play in this case, hit the pad once more.
For details on the roll play function, see page 91.
To return to the previous screen, press the [EXIT] key.
HINT
The roll play function can also be used during real-time input
of a rhythm pattern.
9.
To return to the main screen, press the
[EXIT] key.
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Playing the pad sampler
sounds in a rhythm pattern
This section explains how you can use the pad sampler
sounds during real-time input and for playback of a
rhythm pattern.
HINT
• You can also use a pattern created in this way in a rhythm
song.
• The intensity with which you hit the pads will also be recorded.
NOTE
The pad sampler and drum kit/bass program cannot be used
concurrently. To use a rhythm pattern or rhythm song with
drum/bass together with the pad sampler, record the rhythm
pattern play on an audio track first (
1.
From the main screen, press the [DRUM]
and [BASS] keys in the rhythm section
simultaneously.
The rhythm section sound is switched to the pad sampler.
2.
Press the [PATTERN] key in the rhythm
section, and press the [RHYTHM] key in the
display section.
Both keys light up, and rhythm pattern input and editing
becomes possible. The display shows the currently
selected rhythm pattern.
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3.
Turn the dial to select an empty rhythm

pattern.

4.
Press the ZERO [
beginning of the rhythm pattern.
If necessary, adjust the number of measures , time
signature, and the quantize setting of the rhythm pattern
( → p. 93).
5.
If necessary, use the [BANK/OCTAVE] key
and the dial to select the pad bank.
After selecting the pad bank, press the [EXIT] key to
return to the previous screen.
→
p. 44).
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] key to return to the
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