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MR/ZR GETTING STARTED GUIDE
Drum Machine
One of the more unique areas of the MR/ZR is the drum machine. No other keyboard
has one built in! Some of the drum sounds and programs actually came from
sampling/sequencing sessions with a session drummer recorded in a top-notch
studio. The drum kit used was the Yamaha Maple custom and cymbals are all
Zildjian or Paste cymbals. There are also drum sounds from famous drum machines.
The rhythms include a little of everything from World rhythms to dance to hip-hop
grooves. All rhythms include 8 variations and 8 fills. There are additional rhythms on
the MRD-100 (MR series) disk that came with your unit. The ZR has all of these
additional rhythms built in to the unit. No need to load them.
Selecting a Rhythm
Press the Select Rhythm button
Turn the Parameter knob to select a rhythm style
Turn the Value knob to select a rhythm within that style
Press the Start/Stop button
Selecting a Rhythm Variation or Fill
Press the Select Rhythm button
Turn the Parameter knob to select a rhythm style
Turn the Value knob to select a rhythm within that style
Press the Start/Stop button
Press the Fill/Variation button (Red light for fill/Yellow light for variation)
Press one of the 8 Fill/Variation buttons
One great thing is that you can't make the drum machine loose time. Even if you press the
fill/var buttons out of time, the drum machine will wait till the next beat that is in time to
execute the command.
You can also use the drum machine patterns in a song of your own. The Fills and
variations can also be used in the 16 Track Recorder. Follow the directions below.
Send a Rhythm to the 16 Track Recorder
Press the Select Rhythm button
Turn the Parameter knob to select a rhythm style
Turn the Value knob to select a rhythm within that style
Press the Drum Machine SEND button
Press Enter
