ENSONIQ ZR-76 Getting Started Manual

ENSONIQ ZR-76 Getting Started Manual

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MR/ZR Getting Started Guide
Written by Eric Montgomery
©2000

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  • Page 1 MR/ZR Getting Started Guide Written by Eric Montgomery ©2000...
  • Page 2: Getting Started

    For A/C connections, refer to the owner’s manual that came with your MR/ZR. If you do not have a manual, you can place an order for one through a local Ensoniq dealer or from the company listed below. Syntaur Productions 1418 N.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Selecting Sounds--------Page 3 Sequencing and Scoop Editing--------Page 4-5 Standard MIDI Files and --------Page 6 Using the Drum Machine--------Page 7-8 External Sequencer's, MIDI and the MR/ZR-------Page 9 MIDI control over MR/ZR Insert Effects--------Page 10 MR/ZR Auxiliary Outputs--------Page 11 Disk Functions--------Page 12 MR/ZR Rhythm Builder--------Page 13 MR/ZR Q&A--------Page 14-15...
  • Page 4: Selecting Sounds

    Sounds *A quick way to get to the sound groups in a ZR-76 (not MR-61/76) is to use the FAVORITES buttons. Button 1 = Piano-Acoustic Press and hold button 1, press button 7 = Layers Button 2 = Piano-Electric Button 3 = Organ...
  • Page 5: Sequencing And Scoop Editing

    Sequencing and Scoop editing Your next thought might be, “wow I got so many great sounds. How do I begin sequencing?" Just in case you don’t know, sequencing, simply put, is a recording of your performance on the instrument. The 16 Track recorder remembers the notes you play, and plays the notes back for you.
  • Page 6 Quantizing Another very useful tool that will allow you to create professional sequences is the use of Quantizing. What quantizing does is to shift the notes you have played to get them to be “in time” with specific predetermined times of the sequence. This feature is very useful for polishing up a drum or percussion track.
  • Page 7: Standard Midi Files And

    Standard MIDI Files and Don't forget that the MR-ZR family is GM compatible. That means that the MR/ZR has the 128 patch GM Sound set. The MR/ZR can also load Standard MIDI Files (SMF). Both the GM sound set and SMF's are an attempt for all manufacturers to have a compatible means of exchange of sequences with a matching sound set.
  • Page 8: Using The Drum Machine

    Drum Machine One of the more unique areas of the MR/ZR is the drum machine. No other keyboard has one built in! Some of the drum sounds and programs actually came from sampling/sequencing sessions with a session drummer recorded in a top-notch studio.
  • Page 9 Use the Rhythm Variations and Fills in the 16 Track Recorder Assuming you have sent the rhythm over to the 16 track recorder, Press the Record Mode button (in the Song Editor Section) to select ADD mode Select the Rhythm Track Press and hold Record Press Play and release both buttons (Normal record mode) As the song is playing, select the Fill or Variation and press the Fill/Var buttons...
  • Page 10: External Sequencer's, Midi And The Mr/Zr

    External Sequencer's, MIDI and the MR/ZR This section is going to talk about a specific filter technique and your MR/ZR. In certain genres of music, there is a high demand for having control over filter frequency via MIDI. This can be achieved in the MR/ZR via the Insert effect. You might be wondering, "Why would I want to do this?"...
  • Page 11: Midi Control Over Mr/Zr Insert Effects

    created a great sequences that you want to move into your external sequencer. You have two options. One is to save the sequence as a standard MIDI file (see Disk Functions) or you can play the MR/ZR sequence in real-time into the external sequencer. External sequencer: Set it up to follow external MIDI Clock If it has the ability to record several tracks (and MIDI channels) at once, do that setup.
  • Page 12: Mr/Zr Auxiliary Outputs

    MR/ZR Auxiliary Outputs The MR/ZR has the ability to route tracks of the sequencer to different outputs. The MR/ZR has 4 separate outputs. Stereo Main outs and Stereo AUX outs. This is an extremely useful section of the keyboard in a studio or recording environment. In a studio recording, different instruments have their own dedicated tracks to use.
  • Page 13: Disk Functions

    Formatting a disk means that the MR/ZR will now make the disk usable or "mark" the disk with its own identification information. Disks formatted by one MR/ZR are compatible with other MR-61/76's and ZR-76's. ALL file types and files are compatible between MR's and ZR's.
  • Page 14: Mr/Zr Rhythm Builder

    The tool you will need to assemble your own MR/ZR drum machine patterns is MR Rhythm Builder! It is a free utility that is available from EMU-ENSONIQ's web site. www.emu.com It is very simple to use. First, you will need to create some drum patterns for use in the MR Drum builder.
  • Page 15: Mr/Zr Q&A

    Q&A Q: How can I get the Drum Machine patterns to play over MIDI? A: Load the sequence and or drum pattern into the 16-track recorder Press the select sound button. Turn the Parameter knob and select the MIDI OUT instrument Change its MIDI channel to 10 Press the Send to track button Follow the screen prompts to send the instrument to the rhythm track (10)
  • Page 16 Q: When I save a song as a MIDI file, only the first sequence of the song shows up in my external sequencer? A: The ZR/MR cannot save a Song Playlist as a MIDI file. You will need to save each sequence as a MIDI file.
  • Page 17: Mr/Zr Partners

    500 West Prarie Ave., Eagle Lake TX 77434 (409) 234 2700 800-334-1288 Internet: http//www.fatsnake.com/syntaur Syntaur provides Ensoniq accessories and sounds for the MR/ZR series. Cakewalk a.k.a Twelve-Tone 5 Cambridge Center Cambridge, MA 02142 USA (617) 441 7870 Cakewalk is a (Windows only) sequencing solution.

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