User manual ZOOM MRS-1608

[. . . ] Operation Manual © ZOOM Corporation Reproduction of this manual, in whole or in part, by any means, is prohibited. USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS · Telephone wiring ground or lightning arrestor (risk of lightning stroke) SAFETY PRECAUTIONS In this manual, symbols are used to highlight warnings and cautions for you to read so that accidents can be prevented. The meanings of these symbols are as follows: Caution · Environment Avoid using your MRS-1608 in environments where it will be exposed to: · Extreme temperature This symbol indicates explanations about · High humidity, moisture, or splashing water · Excessive dust or sand · Excessive vibration or shock Warning extremely dangerous matters. If users ignore this symbol and handle the device the wrong way, serious injury or death could result. This symbol indicates explanations about · Handling Never place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, Warning on the MRS-1608 since this can cause electric shock. [. . . ] The [RHYTHM] key is now constantly lit, and a rhythm pattern can be created or edited. 2. FAST (Formula Assisted Song Translator) This method uses simple formulas to specify rhythm pattern playback from start to end. Because input midway through a song is not possible with this method, it is most suitable for cases where the configuration of the entire song has been decided beforehand. 3. Press the [DELETE/ERASE] key in the rhythm section. When the delete operation is completed, the display returns to the rhythm pattern selection screen. By pressing the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you can cancel the operation and back up one step at a time. HINT There is no difference in the completed rhythm song due to input method that was used, i. e. a song will be the same, regardless of whether it was created using step input or the FAST method. If necessary, you can first create a rough version of a song using FAST and then perform detailed editing using step input. 4. Selecting a rhythm song ---#000 EMPTY 5. BANK:1 Select the rhythm song for editing or playing as follows. To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key several times. HINT In the default condition of a project, all rhythm songs are empty. 1. From the main screen, press the [SONG] key in the rhythm section. The display shows the following information. ZOOM MRS-1608 103 Reference [Rhythm] Rhythm song number SONG No0 SONG000 BANK:1 Rhythm song name Current pad bank (or octave) The indication "EOS" (End of Song) shows the position where the rhythm song ends. Therefore nothing happens if you play the song. Current position When the rhythm song is empty, the indication "EMPTY" is shown in the rhythm song name field. 1 (measure number) Song End of Song HINT · When you press the [SONG] key at the main screen, the [RHYTHM] key in the display section flashes. This indicates that the rhythm section and the recorder are synchronized. · By pressing the [RHYTHM] key so that it is constantly lit, you can separate the operation of the rhythm section and the recorder. · Rhythm song creation and editing is possible only when the [RHYTHM] key is constantly lit. 3. Use the cursor up/down keys to bring up the indication " PTN" on the first line of the display. PTN EOS 001 1 0 During step input, the cursor up/down keys serve to bring up various kinds of information about events that are programmed at the current point. The following items can be selected. Parameter EV PTN TimSig ROOT CHORD TEMPO DrVOL BsVOL DrKIT BsPRG 2. To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key several times. Entering pattern information using step input This section explains how to input rhythm pattern data into an empty rhythm song by specifying the rhythm pattern number and number of measures. Description Event information at current point Rhythm pattern number Time Signature Chord root Chord type Tempo Drum sequence volume Bass sequence volume Drum kit number Bass program number 1. From the main screen, press the [SONG] key and then the [RHYTHM] key. In this condition, you can perform rhythm song step input. HINT When an item other than "EV " is selected and no information is input for the current position, the arrow " " is shown before the item name (for example: " PTN"). This indicates that information input at a preceding point continues to be valid. 2. 4. EVå EV EOS 001 1 0 End-of-song indication Current measure/beat/tick in rhythm song Press the [INSERT/COPY] key to bring up the indication "INSERT?" on the first line of the display. 104 ZOOM MRS-1608 Reference [Rhythm] INSERT?P001x 2 Rhythm pattern number to insert Number of measures to insert PTN EOS 003 1 0 Current position In this condition, you can insert rhythm pattern information. Song 1 number) (measure 2 3 End of Song PATTERN 002 5. 6. Turn the dial to select the rhythm pattern that you want to insert. HINT Use the cursor up/down keys to specify the number of measures to insert. If you specify more measures than the original length of the rhythm pattern, the rhythm pattern will be repeated. If you specify fewer measures, the song will switch to the next rhythm pattern before the current pattern has finished playing. · The REW [T] and FF [Y] keys in the transport section can be used to move the current position in beat units. · When "EV" is shown on the display, turning the dial moves the current position in sixteenth note units. By bringing up the "EV" indication to move to a point within a measure and then using the cursor up/down keys to display event information, you can enter event information in sixteenth note units ( p. The rhythm pattern information will be input at the current location, and the display reverts to the original screen. [. . . ] The "MRS-FAC" partition contains files to perform hard disk maintenance. Do not rename the "MRS-USR" files and folders unnecessarily since the MRS-1608 will not recognise the renamed files or folders. PRJINIT folder Contains various data read when creating a new project. RHYTHM. SEQ Rhythm pattern/rhythm song data xxxxxxxx. ZSD Drum kits/bass program/sampler program data SAMPLERx. ZSP Sample data SAMPLER folder Contains sample data. SAMPLxxx. SP Audio data for each sample (mono or stereo left channel) (xxx; 000-999 corresponding to sample number) SAMPLxxx. SPR Audio data for each sample (stereo right channel) (xxx; 000-999 corresponding to sample number) PRJDATA. INI Project data RHYTHM. SEQ Rhythm pattern/rhythm song data WAV_AIFF folder Stores WAV/AIFF files. To operate this folder, install the optional USB board and copy WAV/AIFF files from a computer to this folder. [. . . ]