Zoom MRS-802 - Manual (Page 58)

Reference [Phrase Looping]
ZOOM MRS-802
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Loading a phrase
This section describes how to load a phrase into the phrase
pool.
Basic phrase loading steps
When loading phrases, some steps are similar for each
phrase type. These are as follows.
1.
From the main screen, press the [UTILITY] key in
the display section.
The utility menu appears on the display.
2.
Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the
indication “UTILITY PHRASE” on the display, and
press the [ENTER] key.
The phrase menu appears on the display.
H INT
Phrase number 0 already contains a 4/4 beat 1-measure rest.
3.
Turn the dial to select a number into which the
phrase should be loaded.
If you select an empty phrase number, the display shows
“EMPTY”.
N OTE
If you select a number into which a phrase is already loaded,
the previous phrase will be erased and replaced by the new
phrase.
4.
Press the [UTILITY] key in the display section once
more.
The phrase utility menu appears on the display.
5.
Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the
indication “PHRASE IMPORT” on the display, and
press the [ENTER] key.
The menu for selecting the import source appears on the
display.
6.
Use the cursor left/right keys to select one of the
following, and press the [ENTER] key.
• TAKE
Import a specified range of audio data from any track/V-take
in the currently loaded project.
• WAV/AIFF
Import an audio file (WAV/AIFF) from a CD-ROM or CD-
R/RW disc inserted in the CD-R/RW drive or from the
internal hard disk.
• PHRASE
Import a phrase from the phrase pool of another project
saved on the hard disk.
The subsequent steps will differ, depending on which source
was selected. See the sections for the respective commands.
After the import operation was carried out, the phrase menu
appears again on the display. If desired, you can import
another phrase. Up to 100 phrases can be included in a
project (1 phrase at sampling frequency 44.1 kHz/duration =
1 second to 30 minutes).
Importing a V-take from the current
project
You can specify a range from any track/V-take of the current
project and use it as material for a phrase loop.
1.
Refer to steps 1 - 6 of “Basic phrase loading steps”
to select “TAKE” as import source. Then press the
[ENTER] key.
The indication “IMPORT TR xx-yy” (where xx is the track
number and yy the V-take number) appears on the display.
This indicates the import source.
2.
Turn the dial to select the track number (1 - 8), and
use the cursor up/down keys to select the V-take
number (1 - 10).
UTILITY UTILITY
TR EDIT
TR EDIT
PHRASE PHRASE
REST
REST 0
Phrase name Phrase number
IMPORT IMPORT
TAKE
TAKE