Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
[. . . ] OPERATION MANUAL
USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
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cables and the AC adapter before moving the RhythmTrak
···234.
USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Usage Precautions
· Electrical interference
For safety considerations, the RhythmTrak ···234 has been designed to provide maximum protection against the emission of electromagnetic radiation from inside the device, and protection from external interference. [. . . ] 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 of a drum track, you select the shortest note that is to be used as unit, and you create the pattern by pressing a pad (note) or the [REPEAT/STEP] key (rest) for each step. For example, to create the following bass drum pattern with step recording, select an eighth note as smallest unit and make the entry as follows:
bass drum
[KICK]
[STEP]
[STEP]
[KICK]
[KICK]
[STEP]
[STEP]
[STEP]
Pattern Recording (Step Recording)
When the end of a pattern is reached, it loops automatically back to the beginning, allowing you to add for example snare and hi-hat separately, to complete the pattern. By pushing 2 pads at the same time, you can enter 2 sounds in the same position. For step recording of a bass track, the procedure is slightly different, because unlike for the drum track, the pitch and duration of the sound must be specified. The fact that tapping a pad gives the shortest-unit note and pushing the [REPEAT/STEP] key gives the shortest-unit rest is the same. The length is determined by holding down the pad down and pressing the [REPEAT/STEP] key multiple times. Each push of the [REPEAT/STEP] key increases the duration of the sound by the shortest unit note. For example, to enter the following bass phrase, select an eighth note as smallest unit and make the entry as follows:
[A2]
[A2]
[E2]
Hold down
[STEP] [STEP]
Hold down
[STEP] [STEP] [STEP]
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Step recording of a drum track
This section describes how to record drum tracks A - C using step recording.
SOUND JAMMER
STEP/MEASURE
MEASURE BEAT
SONG/PATTERN
2 4
JAM ON FUNCTI
2
DRUM A
DRUM B
DRUM C
BASS
VALUE
Groove PLAY MODE
SONG
PATTERN
PAUSE II
REAL-TIME REC
SOLO MUTE SOUND CHANGE VOLUME PITCH
+
+
TAP TEMPO
STEP
STOP EXIT
TOM 2
TOM 1
4 TIME SIG
TOM 3
6 QUANTIZE
CRASH
8 BAR LENGTH
INSERT /COPY
DELETE /ERASE
RIDE
10 SWING
EXTRA
12
CYMBA
MIX
L
FUNCTIO N
SHIFT
CLOSED HAT
SNARE
3 E BASS TUN
OPEN HAT
7 CLICK VOL
EXTRA 1
9 CTRL ASSIGN
5
PRE COUNT
EXTRA 2
11 PAD SEN S
KICK
1
EXTR
13
A3
MIDI
BASS KE
Y
REPEAT/STEP
3
STEP
2, 4 5 8 7 3, 4 6, 7 6, 7
1
In pattern mode, select an empty user pattern.
When wishing to use a pattern where a track has already been HINT recorded, the pattern must be erased first. Please refer to page 18.
STEP
Pattern Recording (Step Recording)
2
Use the [KIT/TRACK SELECT] keys and [VALUE UP/DOWN] keys to select the track and kit for recording.
The selection method is the same as for real-time recording. In this example, press the [DRUM A] key of the [KIT/TRACK SELECT] keys.
HINT
Selecting drum track B or C allows recording in the same way.
STEP
3
Press the [FUNCTION] key and then pad 6 (QUANTIZE).
The current quantize setting appears on the [VALUE] display. The minimum unit (shortest note) for step recording is determined by this setting.
STEP/MEASURE
MEASURE BEAT
SONG/PATTERN
[FUNCTION]
[PAD 6]
1 6 01
VALUE
TOM 3
6 QUANTIZE
Quantize value
STEP
4
Use the [VALUE UP/DOWN] key or the [SOUND JAMMER] slider to set the quantize value, and then press the [FUNCTION] key once more.
16 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Sixteenth note 24 · · · · · · · · · Sixteenth triplet note 32· · · · · · · · · · · · Thirty-second note 48 · · · · Thirty-second triplet note Hi· · · 1 tick (1/96 of quarter note)
4· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Quarter note 8 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Eighth note 12 · · · · · · · · · · · · Eighth triplet note
HINT For details on the [FUNCTION] key, please refer to page 41.
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STEP
5
Press the [REC] key.
[REC]
The [REC] key LED and [START] key LED light up, indicating that the RhythmTrak ···234 is ready for recording.
STEP
6
To enter a note, press the pad corresponding to the desired sound. To enter a rest, press the [REPEAT/STEP] key.
For example, tapping the [KICK] pad will enter a bass drum note (the [KICK] pad LED flashes briefly). When the end of the pattern is reached, the recording loops back to the beginning and continues, allowing you to add to the recording as often as desired.
HINT
· The [VALUE] display shows the current position in the pattern (measure/beat). · By moving the [SOUND JAMMER] slider while tapping the pad, you can change the pitch, volume, or tone.
STEP
7
To erase a sound, use the [REPEAT/STEP] key to move to the desired position. Then press the corresponding pad while holding down the [DELETE/ERASE] key.
Pattern Recording (Step Recording)
As you move the position with the [REPEAT/STEP] key, the LED of a pad that has been input for the current position lights up. Pressing the pad while holding the [DELETE/ERASE] key down causes the LED to go out and the sound will be erased.
Drum track
Snare drum
[KICK] [DELETE/ERASE]
Bass drum
Drum track
Snare drum
Bass drum
NOTE
During step recording, erasing the entire track is not possible.
STEP
8 9
When recording is completed, press the [STOP] key.
The [REC] key LED goes out, and step recording ends.
STEP
To record drum track B or C, repeat steps 3 - 8.
NOTE
If step 4 is carried out without pressing the [FUNCTION] key, the quantize value of the pattern already recorded in that track will also be changed. For example, if step recording was carried out with sixteenth notes and the quantize value was then changed to quarter notes, the pattern already recorded will also be changed to quarter notes if the [REC] key is pushed without pressing the [FUNCTION] key.
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Step recording of a bass track
Now let's add a bass track to the drum tracks recorded as described in the previous section. Because pitch and duration must be specified for the bass track, the procedure is slightly different from step recording of the drum track.
SOUND JAMMER
STEP/MEASURE
MEASURE BEAT
SONG/PATTERN
DRUM A
DRUM B
DRUM C
BASS
VALUE
Groove PLAY MODE
4 1, 2 3
SONG
PATTERN
PAUSE II
REAL-TIME REC
SOLO MUTE SOUND CHANGE VOLUME PITCH
+
+
TAP TEMPO
STEP
STOP EXIT
TOM 2
TOM 1
JAM ON FUNCTI
2
4 TIME SIG
TOM 3
6 QUANTIZE
CRASH
8 BAR LENGTH
INSERT /COPY
DELETE /ERASE
RIDE
10 SWING
EXTRA
12
CYMBA
MIX
L
FUNCTIO N
SHIFT
CLOSED HAT
SNARE
3 BASS TUN E
OPEN HAT
7 CLICK VOL
EXTRA 1
9 CTRL ASSIGN
5
PRE COUNT
EXTRA 2
11 PAD SEN S
KICK
1
EXTR
13
A3
MIDI
BASS KE
Y
REPEAT/STEP
2, 4 5 9 7, 8 3, 4 6, 7, 8 6, 7, 8
STEP
1
Press the [BASS] key of the [KIT/TRACK SELECT] keys.
The bass track is selected.
2 STEP 3
STEP STEP
Use the [BASS] key and the [VALUE UP/DOWN] keys to select a kit. Use the [VALUE UP/DOWN] keys or the [SOUND JAMMER] slider to set the quantize value (smallest unit for recording). Then press the [FUNCTION] key again.
Pattern Recording (Step Recording)
4 5
For details on the quantize value, please refer to page 28.
STEP
Press the [REC] key.
The [REC] key LED and [START] key LED light up, indicating that the RhythmTrak ···234 is ready for recording.
NOTE
If step 4 is carried out without pressing the [FUNCTION] key, the quantize value of the pattern already recorded in that track will also be changed. For example, if step recording of a bass track was carried out with sixteenth notes and the quantize value was then changed to quarter notes, the pattern already recorded will also be changed to quarter notes if the [REC] key is pushed without pressing the [FUNCTION] key.
STEP
6
Press the desired pad and/or the [REPEAT/STEP] key to enter the desired note or rest with the desired duration.
[PAD]
For step recording of the bass track, you perform one of three actions: · Enter the minimum unit note: Briefly tap the pad and release it. [. . . ] If the process was canceled, the unit starts up normally.
RhythmTrak ···234 Application Examples
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Listening to the demo
SOUND JAMMER
STEP/MEASURE
MEASURE BEAT
SONG/PATTERN
DRUM A
DRUM B
DRUM C
BASS
VALUE
Groove PLAY MODE
SONG
PATTERN
PAUSE II
REAL-TIME REC
SOLO MUTE SOUND CHANGE VOLUME PITCH
+
+
2, 3 3 1
TAP TEMPO
STEP
STOP EXIT
TOM 2
TOM 3
TIME SIG
CRASH
QUANTIZE 8 BAR LENGTH
INSERT /COPY
DELETE /ERASE
RIDE
10 SWING
6
TOM 1
JAM ON FUNCTI
2
4
EXTRA
12
CYMBA
MIX
L
FUNCTIO N
SHIFT
CLOSED HAT
SNARE
3 BASS TUN E
OPEN HAT
7 CLICK VOL
EXTRA 1
9 CTRL ASSIGN
5
PRE COUNT
EXTRA 2
11 PAD SEN S
KICK
1
EXTR
13
A3
MIDI
BASS KE
Y
REPEAT/STEP
STEP
1 2 3
Press the [FUNCTION] key.
The [FUNCTION] key LED flashes.
STEP
Press the [SONG] key.
Playback of the demo song starts. The demo continues to play until it is stopped by the user.
STEP
To stop the demo, press the [SONG] key or [PATTERN] key.
The RhythmTrak ···234 goes into song mode if the [SONG] key is pressed, and into pattern mode if the [PATTERN] key is pressed.
Checking the amount of remaining memory
SOUND JAMMER
STEP/MEASURE
MEASURE BEAT
SONG/PATTERN
DRUM A
DRUM B
DRUM C
BASS
VALUE
Groove PLAY MODE
SONG
PATTERN
PAUSE II
REAL-TIME REC
SOLO MUTE SOUND CHANGE VOLUME PITCH
+
+
2 1, 3
RhythmTrak ···234 Application Examples
TAP TEMPO
STEP
STOP EXIT
TOM 2
TOM 3
TIME SIG
CRASH
QUANTIZE 8 BAR LENGTH
INSERT /COPY
DELETE /ERASE
RIDE
10 SWING
6
TOM 1
JAM ON FUNCTI
2
4
EXTRA
12
CYMBA
MIX
L
FUNCTIO N
SHIFT
CLOSED HAT
SNARE
3 BASS TUN E
OPEN HAT
7 CLICK VOL
EXTRA 1
9 CTRL ASSIGN
5
PRE COUNT
EXTRA 2
11 PAD SEN S
KICK
1
EXTR
13
A3
MIDI
BASS KE
Y
REPEAT/STEP
STEP
1 2
Press the [FUNCTION] key.
The [FUNCTION] key LED lights up.
STEP
Press the [PATTERN] key.
The [FUNCTION] key LED remains lit and the [PATTERN] key LED flashes. The amount of free memory is shown in percent on the [VALUE] display.
STEP
3
To cancel the display, press the [FUNCTION] key once more.
The unit reverts to the previously active mode.
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Troubleshooting
Check the following items first if there seems to be a problem with the RhythmTrak ···234.
Symptom
Check
Remedy
Connect AC adapter as described in "Getting Connected" (page 3). Make connections as described in "Getting Connected" (page 3). [. . . ]