Zoom RhythmTrak RT-323 Operation Manual page 23

You cannot perform pattern input on a preset pattern.
Use the [DRUM A]/[DRUM B]/[BASS] key to select the track (drum A/drum B/bass)
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for which to perform real-time input.
The key for the selected track lights up.
To change the sound (drum kit/bass program), hold down the key selected in step 2
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and use the [L]/[M] keys or the [VALUE] dial.
The sound last selected for each track is stored for the pattern. If required, you can use the
[PAD BANK]/[OCTAVE] key to select the pad bank or the bass pitch.
Hold down the [G REC] key and press the [
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The [G REC] and [ ] keys light up, a precount of four beats (one measure) is heard, and
then real-time input starts.
Hit the pads in time with the metronome. When the last measure of the pattern is
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reached, input loops back to the first measure and continues.
I Drum track recording
The drum sound assigned to the pad is heard, and the play contents are recorded in
accordance with the currently selected quantize settings.
While recording the pattern, you can use the [PAD BANK] key to switch the pad bank. This
changes the drum sounds assigned to pads 1 - 13.
If you press the [G REC] key during recording, the key starts to flash, and recording is
paused. In this condition, you can hit a pad to check which sound is assigned to it. Press
the [G REC] key again to resume recording.
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] key.
During pattern real-time input, you can also input notes via a MIDI keyboard or other
component connected to the [MIDI IN] jack.
I Bass track recording
In the factory default condition, a scale with semitone pitch steps such as C, C#, D, D#,...B,
C is assigned to the pads, except for pad 6. Hitting a pad produces the bass sound of the
assigned pitch, and recording is performed with the currently selected quantize setting.
Note that, unlike the drum track, the bass track also records the duration of the pad press.
For example, to record the following example, the pad to which A2 is assigned and the pad
to which E2 is assigned must be pressed for the duration of a quarter note each.
A2 pad
Hold down
While recording the bass track, the [OCTAVE] key can be used to switch the bass range.
In the factory default condition, the quantize setting of the RT-323 is a sixteenth note, but
this setting can be changed if desired ( ¡ p. 50 ).
To erase the play contents from a specific pad, hold down the [ERASE] key and
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press the pad.
While you hold down the [ERASE] key, the sound assigned to that pad is erased from the
pattern.
To erase the entire track, hold down the [ERASE] key and press the key for the track ([DRUM
A]/[DRUM B]/[BASS]) key. While you keep both keys depressed, all sound from the
respective track is erased from the pattern.
[PAD1](KICK)
Drum track A
Snare
drum
Bass
drum
Snare
drum
Bass
drum
To record a JAM slider operation in the pattern, use the [JAM FUNCTION] key to
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select the function and then move the JAM slider while holding down the pad.
You can record changes in pitch, volume, panning position, and sound. (For details on using
the JAM slider, see page 31.)
E2 pad
Hold down
Pads 1 - 13
[PAD13](EXTRA 3)
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