Using Pads To Play Patterns (Groove Play) - Zoom RhythmTrak 234 Operation Manual

Using Pads to Play Patterns
This section describes the groove play mode. In this mode, the 13 pads are used to play patterns assigned
to them. This allows quick switching between patterns during a performance. Up to 4 patterns can be
played simultaneously, letting you for example play two patterns with a different beat, or the same
pattern twice, shifted by 1 beat, to create a complex rhythm.
SOUND
JAMMER
3
DRUM A
6
SOUND CHANGE
VOLUME
PITCH
1
Press the [SONG] key and the [PATTERN] together.
STEP
The RhythmTrak 234 switches to groove play mode, and the
•••
[SONG] key LED and [PATTERN] key LED light up.
2
Try out the sound by pressing any pad.
STEP
In the factory default condition, the RhythmTrak
patterns specially designed for groove play assigned to pads 1 -
13. If a pad is held down, the assigned pattern plays repeatedly.
The intensity with which the pad is hit controls the overall pattern
volume. The pattern number is shown on the [VALUE] display.
To change the pattern assigned to a pad, hold the pad down and use the [VALUE
3
STEP
UP/DOWN] keys to select the new pattern.
You can select a groove pattern (G01 - G99) or user pattern (01 -
99). If you select "00", the drum kit and base programs assigned to
each pad will sound.
The patterns assigned to the pads are retained also while the unit is
HINT HINT
turned off.
To repeat a pattern even when the pad is released, hit the pad while holding the
4
STEP
[REPEAT/STEP] key down.
The pattern will then be looped even when you release the pad. To
stop the loop, hit the pad once more. The unit returns to normal
groove play.
To quickly change the pattern assigned to the pad, move the
[SOUND JAMMER] slider while pressing and holding down the
[REC] key and the corresponding pad.
STEP/MEASURE SONG/PATTERN
MEASURE BEAT
DRUM B DRUM C BASS
VALUE
+ +
SOLO
– –
MUTE
OPEN HAT
7 CLICK VOL
REPEAT/STEP
(Groove Play)
Groove PLAY
MODE
SONG PATTERN
TAP STEP PAUSE STOP
TEMPO II EXIT
REAL-TIME REC
INSERT DELETE
/COPY /ERASE
234 has 13
••• STEP/MEASURE
MEASURE
VALUE
Pattern number
selected with pad
[PAD]
1, 7
1, 7
2, 3,
4, 5,
6
4
SONG/PATTERN
BEAT
0 1 01
Song
number
[VALUE UP/DOWN]
+
[REPEAT]
[PAD]
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