Changing The Drum Kit / Bass Program - Zoom MRS-1608 Operation Manual

Reference [Rhythm]
3.
Turn the dial to adjust the tempo.
The tempo can be adjusted over a range of 40.0 – 250.0
(BPM).
4.
To change the tempo manually, hit the
[TEMPO] key repeatedly at the desired
tempo.
The average of the key press intervals is determined and
set as the new tempo.
5.
To return to the main screen, press the
[EXIT] key several times.
NOTE
If you record on the audio tracks while listening to the rhythm
pattern, and then later change the tempo, the audio track
content and the rhythm pattern will no longer be
synchronized. Be sure to decide on the tempo first.
Changing the drum kit / bass
program
You can change the drum kit/bass program used by the
rhythm section.
◆ Changing the drum kit
1.
Press the [DRUM] key.
You can now use the pads to play a drum kit.
2.
To change the drum sound set, press the
[RHYTHM] key and then the [UTILITY/
TRACK EDIT] key.
The rhythm utility menu appears.
UTILITY UTILITY
SoundSel SoundSel
3.
Verify that the indication "UTILITY
SoundSel" is shown on the display, and
then press the [ENTER] key.
The display changes as follows.
SoundSel SoundSel
STANDARD STANDARD
Sound set name
90
NOTE
This screen will not appear when the pad sampler is being
used.
4.
Turn the dial to select a drum sound set
from the following choices, then press the
[ENTER] key.
Available drum sound sets are:
• STANDARD
Dry drum and percussion sounds suitable for a variety of
styles.
• ANALOG
Drum/percussion sounds for hip-hop, techno, house and
other styles that use analog rhythm machines.
• CLASSIC
Drum/percussion sounds in the style of ZOOM stand-
alone rhythm machines.
When you press the [ENTER] key, the respective drum
sound set is loaded, and a screen for selecting a rhythm
pattern or rhythm song appears.
5.
To select a drum kit, press the [KIT/PROG]
key in the rhythm section.
The currently selected drum kit is shown on the display.
Drum kit number
KIT: 0 KIT: 0
Standard Standard BANK:1
Drum kit name
HINT
If you operate the cursor up/down keys while selecting a
drum kit, the combination of sounds playable by the pads
(pad bank) will be switched.
6.
Turn the dial to select the desired drum kit.
The drum kit becomes active immediately. For a list of
drum kits that can be selected, refer to the appendix at the
end of this manual.
7.
To return to the main screen, press the
[EXIT] key several times.
BANK:1
Pad bank
ZOOM MRS-1608