Recording and playing a song, Step, Press the [song] key – Zoom RT-123 User Manual
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The RT-123 is switched to song mode. The display shows the
currently selected song number.
In song mode, the [VALUE +/-] keys serve to select a song. If an
empty song was selected, the right side of the display shows "E".
The [REC] key LED lights up, indicating that the RT-123 is ready for
song recording.
The lower two digits of the display show the step number, and the
upper two digits the pattern number selected for that step.
During song recording, the [VALUE +/-] keys select the user pattern
to be assigned to the step. (Preset patterns cannot be selected.)
The selected pattern number is shown by the upper two digits of
the display.
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Creating
Songs
(Song
Mode)
Let's collect a number of patterns into a song.
Recording and playing a song
STEP
PATTERN(SONG REC)
II
REAL-TIME REC
Groove PLAY
MODE
OPEN HAT
7
CLICK VOL
TOM 3
6
QUANTIZE
TOM 2
4
TIME SIG
TOM 1
2
MIX
EXTRA 1
9
FOOT SW
EXTRA 2
11
PAD SENS
EXTRA 3
13
MIDI
CLOSED HAT
5
PRE COUNT
SNARE
3
BASS TUNE
KICK
1
BASS KEY
CRASH
8
BAR LENGTH
RIDE
10
SWING
EXTRA CYMBAL
12
SHIFT
FUNCTION
REPEAT/STEP
INSERT/COPY DELETE/ERASE
BASS MUTE
BASS
DRUM A
DRUM B
STOP/EXIT
PLAY
TEMPO
+
–
General Drums
Techno Beat
Rap/HipHop
Modern Drums
Ballad Set
55 64
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
Funk Trap
Standard Kit
Studio Drums
Live Rock
Basic Drum Kits
25 29
20-24
15-19
10-14
00-09
Bass
Programs
00-24
STEP REC
SONG
PATTERN
2, 4,
12, 13
5
9, 11
10
1, 12
3
8
13
7
STEP
1
Press the [SONG] key.
SONG
0 1
SONG
STEP
PATTERN(SONG REC)
MEASURE
BEAT
PATTERN
Song number
STEP
2
Use the [VALUE +/-] keys to select an empty song number.
SONG
STEP
PATTERN(SONG REC)
MEASURE
BEAT
PATTERN
STEP
3
Press the [REC] key.
STEP
4
Use the [VALUE +/-] keys to select the user pattern number to be assigned to the
first step.
SONG
STEP
PATTERN(SONG REC)
MEASURE
BEAT
PATTERN
Step number
Currently selected
pattern number
SONG
STEP
PATTERN(SONG REC)
MEASURE
BEAT
PATTERN
Step number
Selected pattern
number
+
–
STEP REC
+
–
• Keeping a [VALUE +/-] key depressed changes numbers
continuously.
• To change numbers quickly, hold one of the [VALUE +/-] keys
depressed and press the other key. The numbers will change
continuously.
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HINT