Zoom RhythmTrak RT-323 Operation Manual page 11

Press the [ ] key.
When you press the [ ] key, the display moves to the point
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where the next pattern can be input. (In this example, this is
the start of the third measure.)
Repeat steps 2 - 6, to enter the same pattern in
measures 3, 5, and 7.
You now have created a song with the following eight
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measures.
Measure
1 2 3 4 5
number
116 116 116
Chord
E E E
Press the [ I ] key.
The [G REC] key light goes out, and step input terminates.
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When you enter patterns in an empty song, the song
name "Songxxx" (where xxx is the song number) is
automatically assigned. You can change this name later
( ➝ p. 73).
Press the [ ] key.
The [ ] key lights up, and song playback starts. The
display shows the current measure and beat.
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To listen to a finished song, press the [
of the song, playback stops automatically. To stop the song
midway, press the [I] key.
If you have made a mistake during pattern input, you can select the pattern and correct the input as
follows.
I Entering another pattern
(1) Press the [GREC] key.
Step input starts again, and pattern information at the current point can be changed.
(2) Use the [ ]/[ ] keys to move to the position whose pattern you want to change.
(3) Use the [VALUE] dial to select the new pattern.
(4) When the operation is completed, press the [I] key to terminate step input.
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6 7 8 9
116
END
E
Song name
Measure Beat
] key. At the end
G Transposing the bass track
During step input, you can not only select a pattern number but also add various other information
such as volume, tempo, bass transpose value, etc. Such pieces of information are called "events".
As an example, we will add a bass transpose value here, to shift the pitch of the bass track in
accordance with chord progression.
Measure
1 2 3 4 5 6
number
116 116 116
Chord
E A B
Press the [G REC] key.
The [G REC] key lights up, and step input again becomes
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possible.
Use the [L]/[M] keys to bring the indication
"Transps" onto the display.
2 While "Transps" is shown, you can use the [L]/[M] keys to
select the event type to be added to the current song
position. You can add transpose information or change
existing information.
Use the [ ]/[ ] keys to move to the start of the
third measure.
In this example, transpose information at the start of the
third measure has a setting value of zero.
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• When pattern information is input, transpose
information with a zero value is also input.
• Event information including pattern information can
be entered not only at the start of a measure, but
anywhere within the measure (using sixteenth-note
steps). For details, see page 66.
Use the [VALUE] dial to change the transpose
value for the third measure.
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The transpose value setting range is -12 - 0 - 12 (in semitone
steps). For measures 3 and 4, we want to transpose the
original E Major pattern to A Major. Therefore, the required
7 8 9
116
END
E
Setting value
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