User manual ZOOM PS04

[. . . ] Operation Manual © ZOOM Corporation Reproduction of this manual, in whole or in part, by any means, is prohibited. USAGE AND 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: Environment Avoid using your PS-04 in environments where it will be exposed to: Warning • Extreme temperature • High humidity or moisture • Excessive dust or sand • Excessive vibration or shock This symbol indicates explanations about extremely dangerous matters. If users ignore this symbol and Caution handle the device incorrectly, serious injury or death could result. If users ignore this symbol and handle the Warning device incorrectly, bodily injury and damage to the equipment could result. Handling Warning Since the PS-04 is a precision electronic device, avoid applying excessive force to the switches and buttons. [. . . ] The currently set tempo can be checked while the [RHYTHM] key is flashing. O8ST1 000 2. O8ST1 000 Use faders 3 and 4 to adjust the tempo. In RHYTHM mode, faders 3 and 4 serve to control the tempo in the range from 40 to 250 bpm (beats per minute). Bass track signal level Drum track signal level 5. To check the current position, press the cursor [Q] key. BPM=120 0 Shortly after adjusting the tempo, the display will return automatically to the condition of step 1. The display changes to the Locate screen, and the current position in the pattern is shown in measures and beats. Measure Beat "P" indicates PATTERN mode NOTE • The tempo set here applies to all patterns. If you haven’t programmed the tempo information in a song yet, the song will also be played with this tempo setting. • If you have recorded audio tracks 1 – 4 while monitoring the pattern, and if you then change the pattern tempo afterwards, there will be a mismatch between the recorded audio tracks and the rhythm tempo. OO1-O1 HINT P If you call up the Locate screen while the pattern is stopped and select the unit with the cursor left/right keys, you can use the dial to move within the pattern. ZOOM PS-04 61 Reference [Rhythm] ■ Playing drum/bass sounds manually The rhythm pad screen of the PATTERN mode allows you to use the status keys 1 – 4 to manually play drum or bass sounds. After selecting a drum kit on the rhythm pad screen, the 16 drum/percussion sounds are divided into groups of 4 (these are called banks) and each sound of a bank is assigned to status keys 1 – 4. You therefore first select the bank which has the sound you want, and then press the respective status key. The illustration below shows how the drum/ percussion sounds are assigned to the banks. HIGH BONGO LOW BONGO RIDE CYMBAL LOW CONGA CRASH CYMBAL OPEN HI-HAT Bank 4 Bank 3 Bank 2 Bank 1 D3 G2 D2 G1 E3 A2 E2 A1 F#3 B2 F#2 B1 G3 C3 G2 C2 When you select "E MIN2" (E Minor 2), bank 1 will contain E1, G1, B1, C2 and bank 2 will contain E1, G1, B1, E2. When you select "E MAJ2" (E Major 2), the G1 and C2 of "E MIN2" will become G#1 and C#2. To play a drum kit or bass program manually, proceed as follows. Bank 4 STICK Bank 3 COWBELL Bank 2 Bank 1 MUTE HIGH OPEN HIGH CONGA CONGA TOM 2 SNARE TOM 3 CLOSED HI-HAT 1. TOM 1 KICK Press the [RHYTHM] key several times to switch the PS-04 to PATTERN mode. When a bass program is selected, the banks and status keys are assigned different pitches. You therefore first select the bank which has the pitch you want, and then press the respective status key. If desired, you can also select a different scale and key, with different bank and status key assignments. The illustration below shows how the sounds are assigned when “E MIN” (E Minor) is selected. You should first choose the desired drum kit/bass program as necessary. (For information on how to select a drum kit/bass program, see page 70. ) 2. Press the cursor [W] key to bring up the rhythm pad screen. While this screen is shown, the status keys and faders operate as follows. • Fader 4 Switches the bank. Bank 4 Bank 3 Bank 2 Bank 1 B2 E2 B1 E1 C3 F#2 C2 F#1 D3 G2 D2 G1 E3 A2 E2 A1 HINT • You can also switch banks with the cursor up/ down keys. • As on the top screen, faders 1 and 2 adjust the drum kit/bass program level. When “G MAJ” (G Major) is selected, the arrangement is as follows. 3. Use the cursor left/right keys to select DR (drum kit) or BS (bass program). 62 ZOOM PS-04 PATTERN mode operation The currently selected type is shown on the left side of the display. Currently selected sound type Bank 4 Bank 3 Bank 2 Bank 1 C#3 F#2 C#2 F#1 D3 G#2 D2 G#1 E3 A2 E2 A1 F#3 B2 F#2 B1 DR PAD 4. P Use fader 4 to select the bank to play. The bank which can be played is shown on the display. 8. To return to the PATTERN mode top screen, press the cursor [Q] key. 5. Press one of the status keys 1 – 4. If a drum kit is selected, the drum sound assigned to the key in the current bank is heard. If a bass program is selected, the bass note assigned to the key in the current bank is heard. While the status key is being pressed, the corresponding segment of the display lights up. HINT During pattern recording, you can also select the drum/percussion sound and bass note in the same way. ■ Creating a pattern This section explains how to create original patterns by recording your drum kit or bass program play in an empty pattern slot. There are two ways of creating a pattern: step input where play is stopped and you enter the sounds one by one, and real-time input where you record your play using the status keys and faders. 6. To adjust play intensity, operate fader 3. There are three intensity (velocity) settings. The setting value is shown for a few seconds, then the display reverts to the previous condition. VELCTY 7. 2 Recording preparations Empty patterns are set to 4/4 beat and 2 measures by default. Before you start the input procedure, set the desired time signature and measure configuration as follows. To change the bass program scale and key, turn the dial. When the dial is turned while the rhythm pad screen is shown, the scale (Major/Major2/Minor/Minor2) and key (12-tone) selection changes. Scale NOTE Once you have recorded a pattern, you cannot change the time signature or the number of measures. This setting must always be made beforehand. F MIN 1. Key ("o" stands for #) For example, when F# Minor is selected, the bank and note arrangement is as follows. Press the [RHYTHM] key several times to bring up the PATTERN mode top screen. Turn the dial to select an empty pattern. 2. Empty patterns are indicated as “EMPTYxxx (where xxx is the pattern number). ZOOM PS-04 63 Reference [Rhythm] display, and press the [ENTER] key. EMPTY 347 3. Press the [EDIT/UTILITY] key. The pattern utility menu for making PATTERN mode settings appears. The current bar length setting appears on the display. 2 NOTE When a “<>” is shown on both sides of the setting value, the pattern has already been recorded and the bar length has been set. [. . . ] Pattern name OTR01 336 OTR02 337 OTR03 338 OTR04 339 OTR05 340 OTR06 341 OTR07 342 No sound No. Pattern name MTR34 509 MTR44 510 314 315 316 ZOOM PS-04 115 Appendix Effect patches ■ Insert effect GUITAR/BASS algorithm No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 Patch name STNDRD RCT-BG 9002LD NYFUSN F-TWED J-CHO ARMWAH BEATLE JIMVIB BLKPNL SP-DRV CMPCLN FUNKY PNCCLN WETRHY PHASER 12-CLN JZTONE ARPEG ACSIM1 ACSIM2 AG-D AG-G BOTTLE CRUNCH FDRCLN 50SRNB CRUCMP MATCRU ROCBLY STRIHT MRSDRV BALLAD MADBSS SOLDAN DUPLEX BLEFNG MELODY WILDFZ CRY B-PICK B-OD B-DRV B-FING Comment Basic sound touched up for recording High-gain amp sound of American-made "Rectifier" series ZOOM 9002 sound Clean sound for recording Sound of a small, American-made vintage tube amp JC clean sound Wah with ARRM Class-A type Mersey Beat sound Remade famous vibrato Heavy metal sound of "5100 series" American-made stack amp Smooth drive sound Natural compression sound Funky cutting sound Airy, normal sound with a punch Cutting sound for ballads Clean sound emulating a vintage phase effect Clean sound with an upper octave mixed in Clean sound for jazz Clean sound for arpeggios Simulates unadorned acoustic guitar sound Shimmering detuned sound with no modulation Bright sound for electroacoustic guitar Warm sound for electroacoustic guitar Slide bar sound for electric guitar Ensemble of "800" series crunch and delay Clean sound of American-made vintage tube amp Tremolo sound for rhythm & blues Crunch sound with a touch of compression Crunch sound of a modern class-A amp Rockabilly sound with short delay Versatile, straight lead sound Full distortion with rich sustain Warm lead sound Distortion bass sound for high range chord playing and lead High-gain amp sound for single coil half-tone settings Spacious lead sound with dual overlay effect Bluesy sound for finger picking Tastefully seasoned sound for melodies Vintage fuzz box Zoom's original "cry effect" sound Tight sound for playing with a pick Retro distortion sound Hard distortion sound Allround sound for finger picking 116 ZOOM PS-04 Effect patches 44 45 46 47 48 49 50-59 B-SLAP B-COMP B-EDGE B-SOLO BS-8VA B-WAH EMPTY Crisp slap sound Sound with attack, controlled by picking dynamics Tight sound with an edge Chorus sound for melodies Sound with an upper octave mixed in Funky bass with auto-wah MIC algorithm No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20-29 Patch name VO-STD VO-ROK VO-BLD VOECHO VO-C1 VO-C2 TAPECP DEEP FANFAN AG-LIV AG-BRT AG-SLO AG-EGE AG-STM WIND BRASS PIANO AG-MX1 AG-MX2 SWEEP EMPTY Comment Standard vocal effect Rock vocal effect Ballade vocal effect with detuned chorus Vocal echo Smooth, listenable sound for condenser mics Adds depth for condenser mics Simulates analog multi-recording Delay for vocals, useful when cutting shouts or sound Sound like talking into a fan Sound for mic recording with a live feel, not only for guitar Bright and crisp sound for mic recording Gorgeous solo sound Acoustic guitar recording sound with enhanced edge Acoustic guitar recording sound for strumming Sound with distinctive mid-range Crisp-sounding short delay Enhances depth and definition Enhanced sound for strumming Enhanced sound for arpeggio Adds sharp sweep to one-shot percussion LINE algorithm No. [. . . ]