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Operation Manual
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Safety Precautions/ Usage Precautions Safety Precautions/ Usage Precautions The use of an adapter other than the Safety Precautions specified type may damage the unit and pose a safety hazard. • Connect the AC adapter only to an AC outlet that supplies the rated voltage In this manual, symbols are used to highlight required by the adapter. warnings and cautions for you to read so that • When disconnecting the AC adapter from accidents can be prevented. The meanings of the AC outlet, always gra
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Safety Precautions/ Usage Precautions Handling Usage Precautions Caution • Since the MRT-3 is a precision electronic device, avoid applying excessive force to the controls. Do not operate the keys or controls with your foot. • Electrical interference •Take care that no foreign objects (coins For safety considerations, the MRT-3 has or pins etc.) or liquids can enter the unit. been designed to provide maximum • Be sure to turn the power to all protection against the emission of equipment off
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Contents Contents ••••••••• Safety Precautions/ Creating Songs (Song Mode) 32 ••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••• Usage Precautions 2 What Is a Song? 32 •••••••••••••••• Recording Song Patterns 33 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Introduction 5 Changing the Tempo Within a •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Names of Parts 6 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Song 36 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Top Panel 6 ••••••••••••• Changing the Song Volume 37 •••••••••••••••••••
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Introduction Introduction Thank you for purchasing the ZOOM Micro RhythmTrak MRT-3 (subsequently referred to as "the MRT-3"). The MRT-3 offers the following attractive features. ● Sophisticated rhythm machine incorporates 199 super-realistic drum and percussion sounds in an amazingly compact body. A full 396 preset patterns contain a wide variety of preprogrammed rhythms. 99 additional patterns can be programmed and stored by the user. ● Create a backing sequence (song) with up to 99 patterns. A
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Names of Parts Names of Parts Top Panel Display [VALUE +/-] keys [OUTPUT LEVEL] knob [SONG] key (LED) 8888 [PATTERN] key (LED) [KIT] key (LED) [TEMPO] key (LED) [INSERT/COPY] key [REC] key (LED) [PLAY] key (LED) [STOP] key (LED) [DELETE/ERASE] key [PAD BANK] key (LED) Pads 1 – 7 (LEDs) [FUNCTION] key (LED) NOTE HINT Keys marked (LED) have an integrated LED Names of top panel controls and rear panel that causes the key itself to light up. connectors are indicated with angle brackets [ ] in this m
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Getting Connected Getting Connected Connection Example 1 To monitor the sound with For mono playback, headphones, plug the phones into the connect a mono cable [OUTPUT STEREO/PHONES] jack. to the [OUTPUT Headphones MONO] jack. If you connect the optional FS01 foot switch FS01 to the [FOOT SW] jack, you can control start/stop and switch the sound of the MRT-3 with your foot. AC adapter For stereo playback, connect a Y cable to the [OUTPUT STEREO/PHONES] jack and plug the other end of t
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Preparations Preparations When connections are complete, set the volume as follows. While the playback system is still turned off and the volume is fully turned down, 1. double-check whether all connections have been made correctly. If cables are connected or disconnected while power is on, or if power is turned on with the volume turned up, damage to the speakers may occur. Turn power to the MRT-3 on. 2. Set the [POWER] switch to ON. Turn power to the playback system on and 3. set the volume to
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Terms UsedinThis Manual Terms Used in This Manual This section explains some important concepts of the MRT-3. ■ Pattern Playing a rhythm using sounds stored in the MRT-3 is called playing a pattern. The information stored in a pattern includes data such as pattern length, beat, and which kit (combination of drum/percussion sounds) is used. The patterns are organized in banks (A – D, U) and numbers (01 – 99). The MRT-3 has 396 read-only preset patterns (A01 – D99) and 99 read/write user patterns
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Terms UsedinThis Manual ■ Kit The MRT-3 lets you select 14 sounds from the built-in drum and percussion sources to use for playing with the pads. A combination of such sounds, together with pad sensitivity information and level/tuning information for each pad is called a kit. The MRT-3 has a capacity for 70 kits. Kits 01 – 50 are read-only preset kits and kits 51 – 70 are read/write user kits. ■ Pad/Pad Bank Each pad on the MRT-3 can be used to play the currently selected sound, and to record it
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Listening to the Demo Song Listening to the Demo Song The MRT-3 comes with a demo song already built in. Listen to this song to hear for yourself what the MRT-3 can do. Press the [FUNCTION] key. 1. The [FUNCTION] key flashes. Press the [SONG] key. 2. The indication "dEMo" appears on the display and the demo song starts. The display indication changes and the pads light up in sync with the song. DEMO The demo song is played repeatedly until you stop it. To stop the demo song, press the [PATTERN]
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Playing the Pads (Manual Play) Playing the Pads (Manual Play) The pads on the top panel of the MRT-3 each produce a different sound when hit. The sound depends on the currently selected kit and pad bank. Try hitting the pads to hear the realistic sounds of the MRT-3. Press the [PATTERN] key. 1. The [PATTERN] key lights up and the MRT-3 goes into pattern mode (in which rhythm pattern playback and recording can be carried out). Hit any pad. 2. The pad lights up briefly, and the sound assigned to i
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Playing the Pads (Manual Play) Use the [VALUE +/-] keys to select a kit number. 5. The kit numbers are switched in the order 01P – 50P, 51U – 70U. Try hitting the pads and switching the pad bank to check out which sounds are available in the newly selected kit. When you have found the desired kit, press the [PATTERN] key to return to the 6. pattern mode. ZOOM MRT-3 13
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Using Patterns (Pattern Mode) Using Patterns (Pattern Mode) This section shows how to play and record patterns of the MRT-3 in pattern mode. Playing a Pattern The MRT-3 has 396 read-only preset patterns (A01 – D99) and 99 read/write user patterns (U01 – U99). To select and play a pattern, proceed as follows. NOTE In the factory default condition, all user patterns are empty. Press the [PATTERN] key. 1. The [PATTERN] key lights up and the MRT-3 goes into pattern mode. The display shows the bank a
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Using Patterns (Pattern Mode) Press the [PLAY] key. 4. The [PLAY] key lights up and the pattern is played repeatedly. During playback, the [TEMPO] key flashes in sync with the tempo. The display shows the current position in the pattern (measure/beat). Measure Beat 01-3 HINT • While a pattern is playing, you can also manually play the pads. • While a pattern is playing, you can also switch to a different bank and pattern number. The new pattern will begin playing as soon as you switch to it. To
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Using Patterns (Pattern Mode) When the tempo is as desired, release the [TEMPO] key. 3. To specify the tempo manually, tap the [TEMPO] key twice or more in the desired 4. tempo (tap input function). Tap twice If you tap the [TEMPO] key twice or more often while a pattern is playing or stopped, the tapping interval of the last two taps is taken as the quarter note tempo. This allows you to simply set the tempo in sync with a song. NOTE The tempo set in pattern mode applies to all patterns. It is
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Using Patterns (Pattern Mode) want to use for the pattern, recording can be carried out while automatically maintaining precise timing. Use the [VALUE +/-] keys to set the quantize value (shortest note to be recorded). 3. The following settings are available. 4 •••••••• Quarter note 24 ••••••• Sixteenth triplet note 8 •••••••• Eighth note 32 ••••••• Thirty-second note 12 ••••••• Eighth triplet note 48 ••••••• Thirty-second triplet note 16 ••••••• Sixteenth note Hi ••••••• 1 tick (1/96 of quarter
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Using Patterns (Pattern Mode) Adjust the tempo if necessary. 6. The pattern tempo can be changed at any time. For recording a difficult phrase, it might be helpful to temporarily reduce the tempo. Tap the pads in accordance with the metronome sound. 7. The sound of the respective pad is heard, and it is recorded for the duration set with the quantize value. You can verify the current position in the pattern by checking the display. When the end of the pattern is reached, the recording loops back
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Using Patterns (Pattern Mode) Pattern Step Recording This section describes step recording, which allows you to enter and record each sound separately, step by step, while the MRT-3 is in the stop condition. Even without mastering how to play the pads in real time, you can easily create complex drum and bass patterns. And you don't need to stop there, because you can even create patterns that would be impossible to play in real time. For step recording, you select the shortest note that is to be
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Using Patterns (Pattern Mode) Press the [REC] key. 5. The [REC] key and [START] key light up, indicating that the MRT-3 is ready for recording. To enter a note, hit the pad corresponding to the desired sound. 6. For example, tapping pad 1 will enter a bass drum note (pad 1 lights up). The tapping intensity will also be recorded. When you press the [REC] key, the current position advances by the minimum unit. You can verify the current position (measure/beat) in the pattern by checking the displa
