User's Manual

Reference [Rhythm]
ZOOM MRS-8
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HINT
Immediately after creating a new project, the pad bank 1 is
selected.
2.
Turn the dial to select the pad bank to use
(1 – 3).
The sounds assigned to the nine pads are switched
immediately. For a list of drum/percussion sounds in each
pad bank, see the appendix at the end of this manual.
HINT
•You can also use the cursor up/down keys to switch the pad
bank.
• The currently selected pad bank number is also shown on the
rhythm pattern selection screen.
3.
Hit the pads to play.
Use the [RHYTHM] fader and [RHYTHM] status key to
control the drum kit volume and switch mute on and off
as necessary.
4.
To switch the pad bank during play, repeat
steps 2 and 3.
The pad bank can also be switched while a rhythm pattern
or rhythm song is playing.
When you press the [EXIT] key, the rhythm pattern or
rhythm song selection screen appears again.
5.
To return to the main screen, press the
[EXIT] key repeatedly.
■ Playing a bass program with the pads
By switching the scale and range assigned to the pads,
you can play bass programs covering up to four octaves.
NOTE
With a bass program, there can be no overlapping of multiple
sounds. If you press another pad while holding down a pad,
the sound of the first pad will stop and the sound of the other
pad is heard.
1.
From the main screen, press the [DRUM/
BASS] key repeatedly, until the key is out.
When the [DRUM/BASS] key is out, the pads can be
used to play a bass program. The display changes as
follows.
2.
To change the key-note of the scale, use
the cursor up/down keys.
The setting range is C – B in semitone steps. The key-note
specified here is the note that will be played by pad 1.
HINT
The sharp symbol is shown as , such as in F# = ,
G# = .
3.
To change the type of the scale, use the
cursor left/right keys.
The scale type can be set to Major or Minor.
For example, when the key-note of “E” is selected, the
pitch of the pads changes as follows, depending on the
scale type selection.
4.
Turn the dial to change the range to be
played by the pads.
The range of the pads can be selected in four steps (1 – 4).
For example, a change from 1 to 2 will shift the pitch
assigned to the pads up by 1 octave.
5.
Hit the pads to play.
Use the [RHYTHM] fader and [RHYTHM] status key to
control the bass program volume and switch mute on and
off as necessary.
Scale key-note Scale type
Range numbe
r
Pad=BASS
Pad=BASS
Major
Major
E 1
Minor
Major
D# E F#
A B C#
E F# G#
D E F#
A B C
E F# G
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