Zoom RT-123 - Manual (Page 38)

The [PLAY] key LED lights up and the song is played back. The
[TEMPO] key LED flashes according to the tempo of the song. During
playback, the upper two digits of the display show the current step
number, and the lower two digits show the song number.
Pressing the [PATTERN] key during playback causes the display to
show the number of measures since the start of the song.
The LED goes out and the song returns to the start position.
By pressing the [PLAY] key again, you can start playback of the
song again from the beginning.
As in pattern mode, the tempo can also be specified by tapping the
[TEMPO] key 2 times.
38
Creating
Songs
(Song
Mode)
STEP
10
To listen to the song, press the [PLAY] key.
• By performing step 2 during playback, you can switch to the
next song without stopping play.
• By pressing the [BASS MUTE] key during playback, the bass
track can be muted. To restore the original condition, press the
key once more.
HINT HINT
STEP
11
Press the [STOP/EXIT] key when wishing to terminate playback.
With each push of the [VALUE +] key, the step number shown on
the display will advance by one increment. With each push of the
[VALUE -] key, the step number shown on the display will decrease
by one increment. Pressing the [PLAY] key in this condition will
start playback from the selected step.
STEP
12 To play a song from half-way, hold the [SONG] key down and use the [VALUE +/-]
keys to select the step while the song is stopped.
STEP
13 To change the tempo of the song, hold down the [TEMPO] key and use
the [VALUE +/-] keys to adjust the tempo value (BPM).
Pressing the [PLAY] key instead of the [STOP/EXIT] key causes
the PAUSE LED to flash, and playback is paused. To resume
playback from the same point, press the [PLAY] key once more.
HINT HINT
The RT-123 automatically stores a so-called "master tempo" for
each song. When a song is switched, the tempo last set for that
song will be used.
HINT HINT
Also during playback of a song, you can use the pads for manual play. NOTE
• To insert a rest in a song, first create a "rest pattern" in pattern
mode and then select this pattern for the desired step in song
mode. Note that if an empty pattern is selected as a song step,
song playback will stop at this step.
• To create a rest pattern, select an empty pattern in pattern mode
and press the [REC] key. The BASS KEY (bass track only), MIX,
TIME SIG, BAR LENGTH, and drum kit/bass program settings
active at this point will be stored.
NOTE
PLAY
STOP/EXIT
SONG + –
TEMPO
+ –
SONG
STEP PATTERN(SONG REC)
MEASURE BEAT
PATTERN
SONG
STEP PATTERN(SONG REC)
MEASURE BEAT
PATTERN
+
Step number
SONG
STEP PATTERN(SONG REC)
MEASURE BEAT
PATTERN
Song number Step number
0 1 2 5
SONG
STEP PATTERN(SONG REC)
MEASURE BEAT
PATTERN
Measure count from start of song
(125 in this example)