Recording And Playing A Song - Zoom RhythmTrak 234 Operation Manual

Recording and playing a song

Let's collect a number of patterns into a song.
SOUND
JAMMER
5
SOUND CHANGE
VOLUME
PITCH
1
Press the [SONG] key.
STEP
The RhythmTrak
[SONG/PATTERN] display shows the currently selected song
number, and the [VALUE] display shows the current step number.
2
Use the [UP/DOWN] keys to select an empty song number.
STEP
In song mode, the [UP/DOWN] keys serve to select a song. A song
number can also be selected by holding the [SONG] key down
while operating the [SOUND JAMMER] slider. If an empty song was
selected, the [VALUE] display shows "----".
3
Press the [REC] key.
STEP
The [REC] key LED lights up, indicating that the RhythmTrak
is ready for song recording.
The [VALUE] display shows the step number, and the
[SONG/PATTERN] display shows the pattern number selected for
that step.
34
STEP/MEASURE
MEASURE BEAT
DRUM A DRUM B DRUM C BASS
VALUE
+
SOLO
–
MUTE
OPEN HAT
7 CLICK VOL
REPEAT/STEP
2, 4
234 is switched to song mode. The
•••
SONG/PATTERN
Groove PLAY
MODE
SONG PATTERN
+
TAP STEP PAUSE STOP
–
TEMPO EXIT
II
REAL-TIME REC
INSERT DELETE
/COPY /ERASE
10
STEP/MEASURE
MEASURE
0 0 0 01
Current position
(step number)
STEP/MEASURE
MEASURE
234
•••
STEP/MEASURE
MEASURE
0 0 0 04
Step number
1
3
9, 11
8
7
[SONG]
SONG/PATTERN
BEAT
VALUE
Song number
[UP/DOWN]
+
SONG/PATTERN
BEAT
02
VALUE
[REC]
SONG/PATTERN
BEAT
VALUE
Currently selected
pattern number