Zoom RhythmTrak RT-323 Operation Manual page 36

Song
Drum A song track
Drum B song track
Bass song track
Pattern A
G
Real-time input of drum/bass to song track
This section explains how to perform real-time input of drum/bass phrases on a song track. (The
song tracks do not support step input.)
In song mode, press the [SONG TRACK] key while the song is stopped.
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The [SONG TRACK] key lights up.
Use the [DRUM A]/[DRUM B]/[BASS] key to select the song track to record.
2
The selected key lights up, and the respective song track is selected. When you hit pads 1 - 13
in this condition, the sound of the drum kit/bass program assigned to the selected track is
heard.
Hold down the [G REC] key and [
3
Song playback starts, and song track real-time input becomes possible.
To start recording from halfway into a song, press the [
and then use the [VALUE] dial to move to the measure where you want to start. Press the
[ ] key to start recording.
While listening to the song, hit the pads.
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Your pad play is recorded.
• 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. 72 ).
• Instead of hitting pads, you can also play a MIDI keyboard or other component
connected to the [MIDI IN] jack and record the performance on the drum A/drum
B/bass tracks.
• The song track can hold up to 999 measures, regardless of the length of the currently
selected song.
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Pattern B Pattern C
] key.
Beat
Measure
] (pause) key during recording,
• If the duration of the contents of the song track is longer than the duration of the song,
the end point of the song track will become the new end point of the song. In this case,
the last pattern entered for the song is repeated until the new end point.
To record JAM slider operation on the song track, select the parameter with the
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[JAM FUNCTION] key and then move the JAM slider while pressing the pad.
When you 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.)
To stop the recording, press the [I] key.
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Song track recording stops. (When the end of the song is reached, song track recording stops
automatically.) When you press the [ ] key, the recorded song track is played back along
with the song.
• If you hold down the [MUTE] key and press the [SONG TRACK] key, you can mute the
entire song track. Performing the same step once more cancels the mute condition.
• The song track can be rerecorded without affecting the contents of a recorded song.
• If you hold down the [ERASE] key and press the [DRUM A]/[DRUM B]/[BASS] key
during song track recording, you can mute the sound of the respective pad (or song
track).
To cancel the song track selection, press the [SONG TRACK] key.
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The [SONG TRACK] key light goes out. Also when the [SONG TRACK] key is out, the song
track will be played back when the song is played.
G
Deleting a song track
The contents of each song track (drum A/drum B/bass) entered with real-time input can be deleted
selectively.
Select the song from which you want to delete a song track, and press the [SONG
1
TRACK] key.
The [SONG TRACK] key lights up.
Press the [ERASE] key, and use the [DRUM A]/[DRUM B]/[BASS] key to select the
2
song track.
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