User manual ZOOM HD8

[. . . ] English Operation Manual © ZOOM Corporation Reproduction of this manual, in whole or in part, by any means, is prohibited. USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SAFETY PRECAUTIONS In this manual, symbols are used to highlight warnings and cautions for you to read so that accidents can be prevented. The meanings of these symbols are as follows: · Environment Avoid using your HD8/HD16 in environments where it Caution will be exposed to: · Extreme temperature · High humidity, moisture, or splashing water · Excessive dust or sand · Excessive vibration or shock This symbol indicates explanations about Warning extremely dangerous matters. If users ignore this symbol and handle the device the wrong way, serious injury or death could result. This symbol indicates explanations about Caution · Handling Never place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, Warning on the HD8/HD16 since this can cause electric shock. [. . . ] For an empty song, "EOS" will be located at the beginning. Therefore nothing happens if you play the song. Current position 1 (measure number) No. 0:08Beat01 x4 Insert? Number of measures to insert In this condition, you can insert rhythm pattern information. 5. Turn the dial to select the rhythm pattern that you want to insert. HINT To check the currently selected rhythm pattern, press the PLAY [R] key. Song End of Song 3. Use the cursor down key to bring up the indication " Pattern" on the first line of the display. 6. Use the cursor up/down keys to specify the number of measures to insert. çPattern Pattern EOS During step input, the cursor up/down keys serve to show and edit various kinds of events that are programmed at the current point. For example, when "Pattern" is displayed, rhythm pattern information can be entered. The following items can be selected. If you specify more measures than the original length of the rhythm pattern, the rhythm pattern will be repeated. If you specify fewer measures, the song will switch to the next rhythm pattern before the current pattern has finished playing. 7. To finalize the setting, press the [ENTER] key. The rhythm pattern information will be input at the current location, and the display reverts to the original screen. The "EOS" indication is moved back by the number of measures that were inserted. By pressing the PLAY [R] key while this display is shown, you can check the rhythm pattern entered at the current point. 102 ZOOM HD8/HD16 Reference [Rhythm] Pattern No. 2:08Beat03 Current position (measure number) Select pattern D PATTERN A PATTERN B PATTERN C PATTERN A PATTERN D PATTERN C 1 2 3 Song PATTERN 002 End of Song 8. Repeatedly press the cursor right key to move to the measure number for which "EOS" is shown. By turning the dial at a point where no rhythm pattern information is input ("Pattern" is shown), you can add new rhythm pattern information for this point. In any case, the newly selected rhythm pattern information will be valid until the point where the next rhythm pattern information is input. Inserting a rhythm pattern in a song Move to the point you want to insert the rhythm pattern, and perform steps 4 ­ 7. A new rhythm pattern is inserted at the current location, and all subsequent patterns are shifted back by the duration of the inserted pattern. Insert PATTERN D During step input, you can use the cursor left/right keys to move the input position in measure units. When you reach the end of the song, the indication "EOS" is shown on the second line of the display. çPattern Pattern EOS (measure number) Current position PATTERN A PATTERN B PATTERN C 1 2 3 Song PATTERN 002 End of Song PATTERN A PATTERN B PATTERN D PATTERN C HINT · The REW [T] and FF [Y] keys in the transport section can be used to move the current position in beat units. · When "Event" is shown on the display, turning the dial moves the current position in sixteenth note units. By bringing up the "Event" indication to move to a point within a measure and then using the cursor up/down keys to display event information, you can enter event information in sixteenth note units ( p. 107). Erasing entered rhythm pattern information Use the cursor left/right keys to move to the position of the rhythm pattern information that you want to erase, and press the [FUNCTION] key twice. This brings up the indication "Event Erase?". When rhythm pattern information was erased, the previous pattern will remain valid until the point where the next rhythm pattern information is input. Delete 9. Repeat steps 4 ­ 8 to enter all required pattern information. PATTERN A PATTERN B PATTERN C 10. When all required pattern information has been entered, press the STOP [P] key. The REC [O] key goes out and the rhythm song selection screen appears again. If you press the PLAY [R] key, the created rhythm song will be played. To edit the entered rhythm pattern information, proceed as follows. Selecting a different rhythm pattern Use the cursor left/right keys to move to the point where the respective rhythm pattern information is input, and then turn the dial to select the new rhythm pattern. PATTERN A PATTERN C Deleting a specific measure Use the cursor left/right keys to move to the start position of the measure that you want to delete. This brings up the indication "Measure Delete?". The measure at the current position is deleted, and subsequent rhythm pattern information moves forward. [. . . ] 125 H Hard disk maintenance Basic operation . 42 210 ZOOM HD8/HD16 INDEX Mixer . 11, 76 Assigning an input signal to a track . 52 Moving V-takes of tracks 1 ­ 8 to tracks 9 ­ 16 (HD16 only) . [. . . ]