Operation Manual

Reference [Recorder]
ZOOM MRS-1608
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source” on page 44 and select “MASTER” as source.
8.
To turn off the bounce function, press the
[BOUNCE] key.
The [BOUNCE] key goes out, and the bounce function is
canceled.
The MRS-1608 allows you to record the drum track or
bass track sound of the rhythm section onto any track.
This function is called “rhythm recording”. By recording
a rhythm song or rhythm pattern on an audio track, you
can then combine this with another song or pattern as
played by the rhythm section.
To use the rhythm recording function, proceed as follows.
Selecting drum/bass track as
recording source
While using the bounce function, select the drum/bass
track as recording source signal.
1. From the main screen, press the [UTILITY/
TRACK EDIT] key in the display section.
The indication “UTILITY TR EDIT” appears on the
display.
2. Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up
the indication “UTILITY BOUNCE” on the
display, and press the [ENTER] key.
3. Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up
the indication “BOUNCE REC SRC” on the
display, and press the [ENTER] key.
The display indication changes as follows.
In this condition, you can select the recording source
signal. The following choices are available.
• MASTER
Signal immediately before [MASTER] fader (default
setting)
• DRUM TR
Drum track
• BASS TR
Bass track
4.
Turn the dial to select “DRUM TR” or “BASS
TR” as recording source.
5.
Press the [EXIT] key several times to return
to the main screen.
Recording
While playing the audio tracks, you can now record the
rhythm section play on any audio track.
1. Press the [BOUNCE] key.
The key lights up.
2. Repeatedly press the status key for the
track on which you want to record, until the
key is lit in red.
In this condition, the signal of the track selected in step 4
of “Selecting drum/bass track as recording source” will
be recorded.
HINT
To record drum tracks in stereo, select two tracks as
recording destination. If only one track is selected, the
recording will be in mono.
3. Verify that the [RHYTHM] key is out, and
that the rhythm song or rhythm pattern that
you want to record is selected, or that the
sounds that you want to play are assigned
to the pads.
4.
Set the recorder to playback and adjust the
drum/bass track output level.
Adjust levels while watching the level meter, and make
sure that no signal clipping occurs.
5. Move to the start point of the recorder, and
start recording.
The rhythm pattern/rhythm song play is recorded on the
audio track. If you hit the pads during recording, this
sound will also be captured. When play is complete, stop
the recorder. To cancel the bounce function and return to
the normal condition, switch the recording source back to
“MASTER”, as described in “Selecting drum/bass track
Recording the drum/bass
sound (rhythm recording)
REC SRC
REC SRC
MASTER
MASTER
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