User manual ZOOM MRS802

[. . . ] Operation Manual © ZOOM Corporation Reproduction of this manual, in whole or in part, by any means, is prohibited. 1 USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS • Environment Avoid using your MRS-802 in environments where it Caution 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: will be exposed to: • Extreme temperature • High humidity or moisture • 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 • Handling The MRS-802 is a precision instrument. Do not exert Caution undue pressure on the keys and other controls. [. . . ] (It is not possible to specify a drum kit for each rhythm song. ) • To specify tempo information for a particular rhythm song, enter the tempo information at the beginning (→ p. 86). 8. Repeatedly press the cursor right key to move to the location at which you will input the next rhythm pattern. ■ To re-select a pattern that you input Use the cursor left/right keys to move to the desired rhythm pattern data, and turn the dial to select a new pattern. If you go to a point where no pattern information is input (first line of display shows “ PTN”), you can add rhythm Each time you press a cursor left/right key, the current location will move one measure backward or forward. When 82 ZOOM MRS-802 Reference [Rhythm] pattern information to that point. Delete N OTE Keep in mind that the newly added rhythm pattern information will remain valid until the next point where rhythm pattern information is input. PATTERN A PATTERN B PATTERN C PATTERN D PATTERN A PATTERN B PATTERN D ■ To insert a new pattern within the rhythm song Use the cursor left/right keys to move to the location at which you want to insert rhythm pattern data, and execute steps 4 - 7. The new rhythm pattern data will be inserted at the current location, and subsequent rhythm pattern data will be moved backward according to the length of that pattern. Insert PATTERN D PATTERN A PATTERN B PATTERN C N OTE Rhythm pattern information recorded at the beginning of the rhythm song cannot be deleted. ■ To delete a specific measure Use the cursor left/right keys to move to the beginning of the measure that you want to delete. Repeatedly press the cursor up key to call up the indication “EV→”. Then press the [DELETE/ERASE] key followed by the [ENTER] key. The current measure will be deleted, and subsequent rhythm pattern data will be moved forward. If you delete the first measure of a two-measure rhythm pattern, the second measure will remain, and the display will change to “ PTN”. Delete PATTERN A PATTERN B PATTERN C PATTERN D PATTERN A PATTERN B PATTERN D PATTERN C ■ To delete rhythm pattern data Use the cursor left/right keys to move to the location at which you want to erase rhythm pattern data, and press the [DELETE/ERASE] key. The rhythm pattern data will be deleted, and the display will change to “ PTN”, indicating that the preceding pattern will continue playing. PATTERN A PATTERN B ← PATTERN D FAST input The FAST (Formula Assisted Song Translator) method uses simple formulas to specify rhythm pattern playback from start to end. The status keys and the [SOLO] key in the fader Serve to specify the pattern number and number of repetitions. The [DRUM] status key enters "0" and the 1 - 9 status keys enter the numbers "1" - "9". Status key [DRUM] Status keys 1 - 9 [SOLO] key Serves to enter "x" (multiplication symbol), "+" (addition symbol), "(" (open bracket), and ")" (close bracket). The symbol changes with each push of the [SOLO] key. ZOOM MRS-802 83 Reference [Rhythm] section can be used for numeric input, as described below. The basic rules for creating a rhythm pattern sequence are as follows. 0 0+ 0+1 0+1+ Press 3 times • Select the pattern Use status keys 1 - 9 and the [DRUM] key to enter a pattern number with up to 3 digits. The display shows the pattern number. • Line up patterns Use the “+” symbol to line up patterns. For example, entering 0 + 1 + 2 will result in the following play sequence. 0+1+( 0+1+(2 0+1+(2+ 0+1+(2+3 0 1 2 • Repeat patterns Use the “x” symbol to specify pattern repetitions. As in regular arithmetic, multiplication symbols take precedence over addition symbols. For example, entering 0 + 1 x 2 + 2 will result in the following play sequence. 0 1 1 2 • Link patterns Use the “(“ and “)” symbols to link a group of patterns for repetition. Strings enclosed by brackets are processed together as a unit. For example, entering 0 + 1 + 2 x 2+ (3 + 4) x 2 will result in the following play sequence. Press 2 times Press 4 times 0+1+(2+3 ) 0+1+(2+3 )x 0+1+(2+3 )x2 0+1+(2+3 )x2+ 0+1+(2+3 )x2+4 0 1 2 2 3 4 3 4 An example for creating the rhythm pattern sequence 0 → 1 → 2 → 3 → 2 → 3 → 4 is shown below. H INT If the formula does not fit on two lines, the indication scrolls in steps of one character. If you use the cursor left/right keys 84 ZOOM MRS-802 Reference [Rhythm] to move the input position, the line scrolls left and right accordingly. Use the cursor left/right keys to move to the position where you want to delete a number/symbol. The number/symbol is deleted, and subsequent numbers and symbols are moved up. After using the FAST input method to specify rhythm patterns for the entire song, press the [ENTER] key to write the rhythm patterns to the song. 5. When formula input is completed, press the [ENTER] key. N OTE • The FAST method can only write a song in one go, from beginning to end. [. . . ] 129 128 162 166 167 128 128 128 128 I IN point . 10, 24, 99, 100 Changing the insert position . 101 Using effects only on monitor signal . 54 MRS-1044 Compatibility with MRS-1044/MRS-1266 series . [. . . ]