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• When creating a new project, the lowest free project
number is automatically selected.
• If desired, you can change the project name at this stage.
Use the cursor left/right keys to move the flashing position,
and turn the dial to select a letter.
4.
Press the [ENTER] key once more.
A new project is created.
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• When selecting a different project or creating a new
project, the project you were working on up to that point is
automatically saved.
• When performing the shutdown (
→
p.20) procedure for the
MRS-802, the last project is automatically saved.
1.2 Selecting a rhythm pattern
The rhythm section of the MRS-802 provides drum sounds
(drum kits) which can repeatedly play accompaniment
patterns of several measures in length (these are called
“rhythm patterns”). By arranging rhythm patterns in the
desired order, you can create the accompaniment for an
entire song. (This is called a “rhythm song”.)
This section describes how you can select one of the built-in
511 rhythm patterns and use it as a guide rhythm.
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• If desired, you can create the rhythm accompaniment as a
rhythm song. (For details on how to do this, see page 80.)
• When you have created a rhythm song, you can use it as
part of a song.
1.
Then set the [DRUM] and [MASTER] faders to the
0 (dB) position. Press the [DRUM] status key
repeatedly until the key is lit.
The drum kit output signal (drum track) is sent to the mixer
section. As for an ordinary audio track, the [DRUM] status
key and the [DRUM] fader can be used to turn the respective
sound on or off and to adjust the level.
2.
Press the [DRUM] key in the rhythm section.
The [DRUM] key lights up and the display shows the
rhythm pattern number and name. The first line of the
display shows the rhythm pattern number and the number of
measures. The second line shows the rhythm pattern name.
The right side of the counter shows the current measure/
beat/tick position within the rhythm pattern.
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While the [DRUM] key is lit, the recorder section and rhythm
section are disconnected and the rhythm section can be
played.
3.
Turn the dial to select the number of the rhythm
pattern to be used as guide rhythm.
The MRS-802 has 511 rhythm patterns of which more than
400 are preprogrammed.
The illustration below shows the display when rhythm
pattern no. 30 (ROCK01) has been selected.
4.
Press the PLAY [ R ] key.
Project number
Project name
PRJNo007 PRJNo007
PRJ007
PRJ007
Lit
0dB 0dB
Rhythm pattern name Current position
Rhythm pattern
number Number of measures
in rhythm pattern
004#000 004#000
08BEAT01
08BEAT01
001 1
1
0
002#030 002#030
ROCK01
ROCK01 1