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OPERATION MANUAL
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USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS adapter before moving the RT-123. USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS In this manual, symbols are used to highlight warnings and cautions for you to read so that Usage Precautions accidents can be prevented. The meanings of these symbols are as follows: • Electrical interference For safety considerations, the RT-123 has been designed to provide maximum protection against the emission of This symbol indicates explanations about electromagnetic
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CONTENTS CONTENTS USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Creating Songs (Song Mode)•••••••• 35 What is a song?••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 35 Recording and playing a song •••••••••••••• 36 Introduction ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 5 Editing a song ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 39 Deleting a song ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 40 Names of Parts •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 6 Top Panel•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 6 Using Pads to Play Patterns Rear Panel•••••••••••••••••••••••••
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Introduction Introduction Thank you for selecting the ZOOM RhythmTrak RT-123 (hereafter simply called the "RT-123"). The RT-123 is a rhythm machine with the following features and functions. • Functionality of RhythmTrak 234 in a compact body. Play cool backing patterns made up of two drum tracks and one bass track. 297 preset patterns provide a wide variety of popular rhythms. 99 additional patterns can be programmed and stored by the user. • Create a backing sequence (song) with up to 99 p
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Names of Parts FUNCTION EXTRA CYMBAL 12 SHIFT EXTRA 3 13 MIDI EXTRA 2 11 PAD SENS RIDE 10 SWING EXTRA 1 9 FOOT SW CRASH 8 BAR LENGTH Names of Parts Top Panel [TEMPO] key (LED) [DRUM B] key (LED) [DRUM A] key (LED) [SONG] key (LED) [BASS] key (LED) [PATTERN] key (LED) [BASS MUTE] key (LED) OFF POWER ON DC IN FOOT SW MIDI IN LINE IN L/MONO R PHONES VOLUME OUTPUT SONG PATTERN KIT/TRACK SELECT Display 30-34 65-79 Epic Rock Percussion/SFX MEASURE BEAT 25-29 55-64 Funk Trap General Drums 2
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Names of Parts Getting Connected Connection to MIDI sequencer/computer MIDI interface When wishing to synchronize the RT-123 with an external sequencer For mono playback, or to control operation of the RT-123 connect only the from an external MIDI component, [L/MONO] jack. link the MIDI OUT connector of the equipment with the [MIDI IN] Playback connection connector on the RT-123. (mixer, audio system, boom box etc.) ZOOM POWER CORPORATION ON OFF MADE IN JAPAN VOLUME PHONES R L/MO
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Quick Guide To stop the demo CRASH 8 BAR Quick Guide This Quick Guide shows how to operate your RT-123, using a few representative examples. Some of terms and concepts used in this manual are also explained here. Quick Guide (1) Listening to the Demo RT-123 comes with a demo song already built in. Hear for yourself what RT-123 can do. OFF POWER ON DC IN FOOT SW MIDI IN Connect RT-123 to the playback system and turn the power on. SONG PATTERN KIT/TRACK S 30-34 6 Epic Rock Press the MEAS
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Quick Guide FUNCTION FUNCTION EXTRA CYMBAL 12 SHIFT EXTRA CYMBAL 12 SHIFT EXTRA 3 13 MIDI EXTRA 3 13 MIDI EXTRA 2 11 PAD SENS EXTRA 2 11 PAD SENS RIDE 10 SWING RIDE 10 SWING EXTRA 1 EXTRA 1 9 FOOT SW 9 FOOT SW LENGTH CRASH 8 BAR LENGTH Drum kits and bass programs o The backup sound provided by the RT-123 consists of up to two drum kits and one bass program. A drum kit is a collection of drum sounds including bass drum, snares, and tom- tom, percussion sounds such as congas and bongos, and v
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Quick Guide EXTRA CYMBAL 12 SHIFT EXTRA 3 13 MIDI EXTRA 2 11 PAD SENS RIDE 10 SWING EXTRA 1 9 FOOT SW CRASH 8 BAR LEN CRASH 8 BAR LENGTH Quick Guide (2) Playing the Pads The top panel of the RT-123 has 13 pads which serve to play drum kits and bass programs. Turn the power on. OFF POWER ON DC IN FOOT SW MIDI IN Press the [PATTERN] key. The [PATTERN] key LED lights SONG KIT/TRACK SEL up and the RT-123 is in pattern PATTERN 30-34 65 Epic Rock Per MEASURE BEAT mode. 25-29 55 Funk Trap Gen 20
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Quick Guide FUNCTION EXTRA CYMBAL 12 SHIFT EXTRA CYMBAL 12 SHIFT EXTRA 3 13 MIDI EXTRA 3 13 MIDI EXTRA 2 11 PAD SENS EXTRA 2 11 PAD SENS RIDE SWING 10 RIDE SWING 10 EXTRA 1 9 FOOT SW EXTRA 1 9 FOOT SW CRASH BAR LENGTH 8 NGTH Press the [BASS] key. LINE IN L/MONO R PHONES VOLUME The [BASS] key LED lights up and the current OUTPUT bass program can be played with the pads. Give it a try ! You will notice that different pads produce sound of a different pitch. Unlike with the drum kit, the bass p
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Quick Guide E 9 CRASH 8 BAR LENG Quick Guide (3) Playing a Pattern The RT-123 already contains many preprogrammed patterns (backing sequence of several bars). Each pattern combines up to two drum kits and a bass program. Here's how you can play a pattern. Turn the power on. OFF POWER ON DC IN FOOT SW MIDI IN Press the [PATTERN] key. The [PATTERN] key LED lights up and the RT-123 is in pattern mode. The display shows the currently SONG selected bank and pattern number. PATTERN KIT/TRACK
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Quick Guide To change the tempo FUNCTION EXTRA CYMBAL 12 SHIFT EXTRA 3 13 MIDI EXTRA 2 11 PAD SENS RIDE SWING 10 EXTRA 1 9 FOOT SW NGTH Press one of the [VALUE +/-] keys. • [+] key: Selects next higher pattern number. • [-] key: Selects next lower pattern number. For example, repeatedly pressing the [VALUE +] key will switch the pattern in the order A01 → A99 → B01 → B99 → C01 → C99 → U01 LINE IN L/MONO R PHONES VOLUME → U99. SONG OUTPUT PATTERN MEASURE BEAT By pressing the [FUNCTION] H
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Quick Guide EX 9 CRASH 8 BAR LENG Quick Guide (4) Using Groove Play Groove play is a special feature of the RT-123 which lets you switch among various patterns simply by tapping the pads. This makes it easy to play with patterns like a DJ spinning records. Turn the power on. OFF POWER ON DC IN FOOT SW MIDI IN Press the [SONG] key and [PATTERN] key together. SONG KIT/TRACK SELE PATTERN 30-34 65- The [SONG] key LED and Epic Rock Percu MEASURE BEAT 25-29 55- Funk Trap Gene [PATTERN] key LED
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Quick Guide FUNCTION EXTRA CYMBAL 12 SHIFT EXTRA 3 13 MIDI EXTRA 2 11 PAD SENS RIDE SWING 10 EXTRA 1 9 FOOT SW GTH Push several pads together. In groove play mode, up to 4 patterns can be played simultaneously. For example, while playing a basic drum pattern, you can hit another pad to overlay a bass pattern LINE IN L/MONO R PHONES VOLUME OUTPUT and then add a snare fill-in. By using the right timing when pushing the pads, you can create complex rhythms. ECT -79 Press the [SONG] key cus
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Playing the Pads (Manual Play) FUNCTION EXTRA CYMBAL SHIFT 12 EXTRA 3 13 MIDI EXTRA 2 11 PAD SENS RIDE 10 SWING EXTRA 1 9 FOOT SW CRASH 8 BAR LENGTH Playing the Pads (Manual Play) The RT-123 lets you not only play back existing patterns and songs, it also allows you to manually play the unit by tapping the pads. This section describes how to manually play the unit. Playing by tapping the pads The RT-123 assigns various sounds to the pads, depending on the currently selected drum kit. Play the
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Playing the Pads (Manual Play) FUNCTION EXTRA CYMBAL SHIFT 12 EXTRA 3 13 MIDI EXTRA 2 11 PAD SENS RIDE 10 SWING EXTRA 1 9 FOOT SW CRASH 8 BAR LENGTH Selecting a kit/program for manual play For manual play, you can select among 80 drum kits and 25 bass programs to create your own combinations. Funk Trap General Drums 20-24 50-54 Standard Kit Techno Beat Groove PLAY 15-19 45-49 MODE Studio Drums Rap/HipHop SONG PATTERN 10-14 40-44 Live Rock Modern Drums 00-24 PATTERN(SONG REC) STEP Bass 00-09 35-
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Playing the Patterns (Pattern Mode) EXTRA CYMBAL 12 RIDE 10 SWING CRASH 8 BAR LENGTH Playing the Patterns (Pattern Mode) This section describes how to play patterns that are built into the RT-123 or that have been recorded by the user. Pattern play The RT-123 incorporates 297 preset patterns (A01 - A99, B01 - B99, C01 - C99) which cannot be changed by the user, as well as 99 user-definable patterns (U01 - U99). (The unit is shipped with the user patterns blank.) This section describes how to
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Playing the Patterns (Pattern Mode) EXTRA CYM RIDE CRASH Changing the tempo of pattern playback When playing a pattern in pattern mode, the playback tempo for the pattern can be varied over the range of 40 - 250 BPM (BPM = beats per minute, using quarter notes). 25 29 55 64 Funk Trap General Drums 20-24 50-54 Groove PLAY Standard Kit Techno Beat 15-19 45-49 MODE Studio Drums Rap/HipHop SONG PATTERN 10-14 40-44 Live Rock Modern Drums 00-24 PATTERN(SONG REC) STEP Bass 00-09 35-39 Programs Basic
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Pattern Recording (Real-Time Recording) FUNCTION FUNCTION EXTRA CYMBAL 12 SHIFT EXTRA 3 13 MIDI EXTRA 2 11 PAD SENS RIDE 10 SWING EXTRA 1 9 FOOT SW CRASH 8 BAR LENGTH Pattern Recording (Real-Time Recording) The RT-123 has 99 user pattern slots which can be filled with your own patterns. Creating and recording a pattern is possible in two ways: by actually playing the pattern on the pads (real-time recording), or by entering each sound individually (step recording). The procedure for real-time re
