Zoom RhythmTrak RT-223, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...Operation Manual ZOOM Corporation Reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is prohibited RT223 E fm 1...

Page 2: ...r stoves High humidity or moisture Excessive dust or sand Excessive vibration or shock Handling Never place objects filled with liquids such as vases on the RT 223 since this can cause electric shock...

Page 3: ...ent information 42 Playing a song 44 Editing a Song 45 Copying a range of measures 45 Copying a song 46 Erasing a song 47 Assigning a name to a song 47 Using Pads to Play Patterns Groove Play Mode 48...

Page 4: ...ical genres What s more you can create your own drum kits by combining drum sounds at will Two types of effects The drum kit bass program sound can be processed by two kinds of effects COMP EQ and REV...

Page 5: ...connector Names of Parts Top panel Rear panel Display INSERT COPY key VALUE keys TEMPO key COMP EQ key REVERB key EDIT key EXIT key METRONOME key SONG key PATTERN key STOP P key PLAY R key REC O key...

Page 6: ...IDI component link the MIDI OUT connector of the equipment with the MIDI IN connector on the RT 223 Connecting the optional foot switch FS01 allows such functions as playing the bass drum sound with y...

Page 7: ...the unit is powered from batteries the batteries are exhausted Replace the batteries as soon as possible Preparations 1 With the playback system turned off and the volume fully turned down double che...

Page 8: ...ready built in Hear for yourself what RT 223 can do Verify that the FUNCTION key flashes To stop the demo Press the PATTERN key or SONG key Press the FUNCTION key Press the SONG key The demo song star...

Page 9: ...223 comes with 127 drum kits of which 70 are preprogrammed You can also create your own original drum kits A bass program is a bass sound such as electric bass acoustic bass or synthesizer bass 12 ty...

Page 10: ...that the pads produce various drum sounds The 13 pads are assigned different sounds depending on the drum kit or bass program that has been selected The illustration below shows an example for the dru...

Page 11: ...drum kit bass program with the pads press the EXIT key to return to the pattern mode Press the EXIT key VALUE key Selects the next higher kit program number VALUE key Selects the next lower kit progra...

Page 12: ...Turn the power on Press the PATTERN key Playback of the currently selected pattern starts The patterns of the RT 223 can be thought of as recordings of a drum kit and bass program These are recorded o...

Page 13: ...ue Hold the TEMPO key Press one of the VALUE keys To change the tempo While the TEMPO key is held down the display shows the currently active tempo Press the key once more to turn the bass on again Yo...

Page 14: ...23 goes into song mode The display shows the name and number of the currently selected song Turn power on Press the SONG key In this example select a song from numbers 0 9 For these preprogrammed song...

Page 15: ...T 223 switches automatically to the pattern of another pad When you press one of these pads a new pattern will start playing at the beat even if the previous pattern is not finished For other pads the...

Page 16: ...ds This makes it easy to play with patterns like a DJ spinning records The SONG key and PATTERN key light up and the RT 223 is in groove play mode Turn the power on Press the SONG key and PATTERN key...

Page 17: ...g the pads you can create complex rhythms The pattern will continue to play when the pad is released This is useful to keep on playing a basic drum pattern To stop the pattern push the same pad once m...

Page 18: ...lights up briefly and the sound assigned in the drum kit to that pad is heard The volume changes according to how strongly you tap the pad HINT When the BASS key is pressed in step 2 a bass program ca...

Page 19: ...program appears on the display HINT Available drum kit types are printed on the panel 3 Use the VALUE keys to select the drum kit bass program The kit program number shown on the display increases or...

Page 20: ...attern is played repeatedly The TEMPO key flashes according to the tempo of the pattern The display shows the current position in the pattern measure beat HINT You can use the pads for manual play whi...

Page 21: ...2 Use the VALUE keys to set the tempo To return to the condition before the TEMPO key was pressed press the EXIT key or simply wait a while 3 To set the tempo directly by manual input tap the TEMPO ke...

Page 22: ...EMPTY appears on the display HINT If there is no empty pattern you should delete an unwanted pattern p 33 3 Press the DRUM key The DRUM key and BASS key serve to select the drum track or bass track 4...

Page 23: ...is completed it is possible to change the quantize value and record again on the same track After recording bass drum and snare drum using quarter notes you can record a hi hat sequence with sixteent...

Page 24: ...ording press the REC O key once more 12 To erase the sound from a specific pad push the pad while holding down the DELETE ERASE key While the key is held down the sound from that pad is erased from th...

Page 25: ...yed in pattern mode 4 Press the FUNCTION key and then pad 0 BASS KEY When the bass track is selected the pads play a series of pitches that are a semitone apart such as C C D D B C You can change the...

Page 26: ...recording is suspended In this condition tapping the pads will produce sound but it is not recorded This is useful to check phrasing before actually recording To resume recording press the REC O key o...

Page 27: ...nput select an eighth note as smallest unit and then make the input in the following order as shown in Figure 1 KICK STEP STEP STEP KICK STEP STEP STEP STEP KICK STEP When the end of a pattern is reac...

Page 28: ...LUE keys to select the quantize value step length from the following values 4 Quarter note 24 Sixteenth triplet note 8 Eighth note 32 Thirty second note 12 Eighth triplet note 48 Thirty second triplet...

Page 29: ...out NOTE During step input it is not possible to erase the entire track in one go 9 When step input of the drum track is finished press the STOP P key The REC O key goes out and step input terminates...

Page 30: ...note 1 3 Eighth triplet note 1 4 Sixteenth note 1 6 Sixteenth triplet note 1 8 Thirty second note 7 Use the cursor keys to select the duration value After a while the screen of step 5 appears again 8...

Page 31: ...10 while changing the quantize value and duration setting to proceed until the end of the pattern When the end of the pattern is reached the unit automatically loops back to the first measure 12 When...

Page 32: ...hes and the current pattern is selected as the copy source 4 Use the VALUE keys to select the pattern to be used as copy target HINT When you select an empty pattern the indication E appears to the ri...

Page 33: ...ion DELETE on the display 3 To execute the erasing process press the DELETE ERASE key once more To cancel the process press the EXIT key instead of the DELETE ERASE key Assigning a name to a pattern W...

Page 34: ...or quick and intuitive input of a song FAST Formula Assisted Song Translator This method uses simple formulas to specify rhythm pattern playback from start to end The result is written out as a song i...

Page 35: ...COPY key The pattern with the specified number of measures is inserted and the display shows the new end position of the song This means that the End indication has now moved to the last measure Durin...

Page 36: ...ght keys to move to the pattern to delete and press the EDIT key to switch to the event editing screen Now use the cursor left right keys to select PTN and press the DELETE ERASE key When pattern info...

Page 37: ...99 for which EMPTY is shown will automatically have the same pattern assignment as used in the previously selected song 2 Press the BANK key A screen for making various pad settings appears 3 Press th...

Page 38: ...stops at the end of the pattern 4 Use the VALUE keys to change the setting value Repeat steps 2 4 to make settings for the other pads in the same way 5 When the setting is complete press the BANK key...

Page 39: ...t boundary 5 Enter the remaining patterns in the same way as described for step 4 6 To terminate song real time input press the STOP P key The REC O key and PLAY R key go out and song real time input...

Page 40: ...and symbols opening and closing brackets to link a group of patterns for repetition Formulas enclosed in brackets take precedence over other formulas For example entering 0 1 2 x 2 3 will result in th...

Page 41: ...the first character position FAST input is now possible 3 Use the pads to enter a formula The input method is explained on page 40 If you make a mistake during input you can correct it as follows Dele...

Page 42: ...atterns have already been input use the step input method 1 In song mode select the song for which you want to input an event 2 Press the REC O key The REC O key lights up and step input for the song...

Page 43: ...et for a pattern with BASS KEY p 64 and the root set for the song are different the bass phrase is transposed to match the root entered for the song For example if the pattern root is set to C for the...

Page 44: ...ep input is completed Playing a song This section shows how you can select and play a song that you have created 1 Press the SONG key The SONG key lights up and the RT 223 goes into song mode The disp...

Page 45: ...IT key while holding down the INSERT COPY key The display changes as follows On this screen you can specify the copy start point measure 5 Use the VALUE keys to select the measure to be used as start...

Page 46: ...ong variations NOTE When you carry out the copy process any existing song at the copy destination will be overwritten Use this function with care 1 In song mode select the song to use as copy source 2...

Page 47: ...is completed the indication DONE appears and the RT 223 returns to the song mode If you press the EXIT key instead of the DELETE ERASE key the process is canceled and the RT 223 returns to the song m...

Page 48: ...e pads If a pad is held down the assigned pattern plays repeatedly The intensity with which the pad is hit controls the overall pattern volume While the pad is pressed the pattern name and number are...

Page 49: ...umber and press the PLAY R key In groove play mode the PLAY R key and STOP P key can be used to start or stop the currently selected song Also while a song is playing up to four patterns assigned to p...

Page 50: ...ads to select a pad The selected pad lights up and the setting can be made 5 Use the cursor left right keys to select one of the following items Sound name From the single drum and percussion sounds s...

Page 51: ...fore pads PL1 and MN1 will not produce sound together SENDLVL Send level Sets the signal level to be supplied to the REVERB effect The setting range is 0 100 This setting is made separately for each p...

Page 52: ...OPY key flashes and the current drum kit is selected as copy source 5 Use the VALUE keys to select the number of the copy destination drum kit To return a drum kit to the factory default condition sel...

Page 53: ...appears 4 Use the cursor left right keys to bring up the indication KITNAME on the display After a while the current drum kit name appears The currently selected character of the drum kit name flashe...

Page 54: ...ct is then added to the final stereo signal For the drum kit you can also set the send level individually for each instrument sound HINT In effect mode you adjust the overall send level of the drum ki...

Page 55: ...COMP EQ effect press the COMP EQ key so that the key goes out The COMP EQ effect is turned off and the indication BYPASS is shown on the display To turn the COMP EQ effect back on press the COMP EQ ke...

Page 56: ...l is raised in kit mode For information on how to turn the KICKDRY parameter on and off see the section Editing effect patches 6 Use the VALUE keys to bring up the indication BS SEND on the display Th...

Page 57: ...cation DR SEND on the display and adjust the send level 3 Press the EDIT key The COMP EQ key or REVERB key flashes and the patch edit screen appears HINT When EFFECT is shown on the display you can us...

Page 58: ...COMP EQ effect or REVERB effect If you store an already stored patch in another location a copy of the patch is created You can also swap two patches in their respective locations or use this procedu...

Page 59: ...change The patch name patch number are shown 2 Press the EDIT key The patch edit screen appears The display shows the effect type 3 Use the cursor left right keys to bring up the indication PATNAME on...

Page 60: ...1 C2 C3 C4 C5 that differ in dynamics and count detail For example if a 4 4 beat is selected the C1 C5 variations are as follows NOTE Depending on the beat type some dynamics combinations are not avai...

Page 61: ...ffect processing is carried out 2 Use the VALUE keys to select the metronome pattern 3 To change the sound of the metronome press the KIT PROG key and use the cursor left right keys to select the soun...

Page 62: ...itch will automatically be set to control start stop when the metronome is activated HINT You can change the metronome sound and tempo also while the metronome is operating 7 To stop the metronome pre...

Page 63: ...as the pattern root Pad 1 MIX Sets the drum track bass track level Pad 2 BASS TUNE Allows tuning a bass program Pad 3 TIME SIG Sets the time signature of the pattern Pad 4 PRE COUNT Switches pre coun...

Page 64: ...e volume for each track in a pattern over a range of 0 15 After selecting this item use the DRUM or BASS key to select the track and then use the VALUE keys to make the setting HINT This setting is st...

Page 65: ...measures for a pattern BAR LENGTH Setting range 1 99 Sets the length of the pattern in the range from 1 99 measures After setting the pattern length press the FUNCTION key to confirm the setting The i...

Page 66: ...t stop With this setting the FS01 will function in the same way as when the PLAY R key and STOP P key are pressed alternately switching between Start play Stop Start play from beginning with every pus...

Page 67: ...of a track the preceding or following notes are deleted Setting MIDI synchronization message input on off MIDI Setting range int Ext Default int When this item is set to Ext the RT 223 accepts the fol...

Page 68: ...E The jam function is available only when the RT 223 is in song mode The following four pads can be directly controlled with the jam function pad 0 pad 4 pad 8 and pad When you press the foot switch w...

Page 69: ...ch will control playback stop of the pattern song 5 Press the FUNCTION key The foot switch setting is completed In this condition you can use the jam function 6 If required set the NEXT parameter for...

Page 70: ...sound sources of the RT 223 1 Connect the MIDI keyboard MIDI sequencer or other MIDI component to the MIDI IN connector of the RT 223 using a MIDI cable 2 Press the FUNCTION key followed by pad MIDI...

Page 71: ...s less power This is convenient when remaining battery capacity is low Returning the RT 223 to the factory default condition initialization You can return all data in the RT 223 to the factory default...

Page 72: ...very low level sound Are pad settings correct Use FUNCTION key and pad PAD SENS to set pad sensitivity p 67 Sound is distorted or intermittent Is output level of RT 223 set too high Set VOLUME contro...

Page 73: ...LCD with 128 segments External Connectors External Control Connector FS01 input MIDI IN Inputs Outputs LINE IN Standard stereo phone jack Input impedance 10 kilohms rated input level 10 dBm OUTPUT Li...

Page 74: ...ROOM SPRING PLATE DELAY CHORUS FLANGER Selects from seven available types LFO TYP Mn St Sets LFO phase to Mn Mono or St Stereo LFO SFT 0 180 Sets the left right phase difference DEPTH 0 10 Sets the ef...

Page 75: ...he mid range SENS L 0 24 Sets the compressor sensitivity in the low range MIX H 0FF 24 6 Sets the high range mix amount MIX M 0FF 24 6 Sets the mid range mix amount MIX L 0FF 24 6 Sets the low range m...

Page 76: ...with a hard tonal quality 2 DARK Room reverb with a mild tonal quality 3 TUNNEL Simulate reverberation of a tunnel 4 GATE GATE 1 Gate reverb sound 5 GATE 2 Deep gate reverb sound 6 HALL SM HALL Simula...

Page 77: ...REAL ZM 25 SNAP ZM 26 MOD ZM 27 FUNK ZM 28 HipHop HIPHOP 29 STREET 30 HOMIE 31 RAPPER 32 Dance SYNTECH 33 POWER 34 ELECTRO 35 KICKER 36 REZNANZ 37 Jazz BRUSH1 38 BRUSH2 39 BRUSH3 40 BRUSH4 41 BRUSH5 4...

Page 78: ...M2 47 45 62 PAD5 CLOSED HAT 42 44 68 PAD6 TOM3 43 41 63 PAD7 OPEN HAT 46 54 67 PAD8 CRASH 49 57 66 PAD9 EXTRA 1 37 70 71 PAD10 RIDE 51 59 65 PAD11 EXTRA 2 39 52 72 PAD12 EXTRA CYMBAL 53 55 69 PAD13 EX...

Page 79: ...ECTO3 34 BRSHTMH 35 BRSHTMM 36 BRSHTML 37 HiHat CLS14 0 CLS14 2 1 CLSLIVE 2 OPLIVE 3 CLCLEAR 4 OPCLEAR 5 CLSANLG 6 CLSDGAN 7 OPDGAN 8 Category AbsNo No HiHat OPANLG1 9 OPANLG2 10 CLSSTDO 11 CLSBEND 12...

Page 80: ...107 39 ROCK04 19 1 136 40 ROCK05 19 1 120 41 ROCK06 19 1 115 42 ROCK07 19 1 117 43 ROCK08 5 1 117 44 ROCK09 50 1 120 45 ROCK10 28 1 136 46 ROCK11 28 1 112 47 ROCK12 28 1 140 48 ROCK13 7 1 120 49 ROCK1...

Page 81: ...POP 1FB 44 1 126 SONG 127 POP 2VA 48 4 134 128 POP 2FA 48 4 134 129 POP 2VB 48 4 134 No Name DrKit BassPG BPM SONG 130 POP 2FB 48 4 134 SONG 131 POP 3VA 44 1 120 132 POP 3FA 44 1 120 133 POP 3VB 44 1...

Page 82: ...35 7 120 218 DANC2FA 35 7 120 219 DANC2VB 35 7 120 220 DANC2FB 35 7 120 No Name DrKit BassPG BPM 221 HOUSE1 35 9 126 222 HOUSE2 35 7 120 223 HOUSE3 35 5 120 SONG 224 HOUS1VA 35 7 120 225 HOUS1FA 35 7...

Page 83: ...BLUS1VB 7 5 136 309 BLUS1FB 7 5 136 310 CNTRY01 57 0 311 CNTRY02 48 0 120 No Name DrKit BassPG BPM 312 CNTRY03 56 0 120 313 CNTRY04 0 4 95 314 CNTRY05 51 0 115 SONG 315 CNTR1VA 51 0 118 316 CNTR1FA 51...

Page 84: ...100 392 TURKSH2 65 0 100 393 AFRICA1 64 0 89 394 AFRICA2 64 0 95 395 AFRICA3 64 0 108 396 AFRICA4 64 0 120 397 INDIAN1 66 0 120 398 INDIAN2 66 0 100 399 COUNT 46 0 400 INTRO01 44 1 No Name DrKit BassP...

Page 85: ...376 G P02 376 C P03 377 G F06 379 A P05 378 G P06 379 C P07 379 G F02 375 F P09 377 G F12 375 G P11 422 G stp No 5 SHL TMP Pattern ROOT Next 405 C P02 338 D P01 338 C P02 338 D P03 339 C F06 340 D P05...

Page 86: ...ge pp program number See Note 1 EnH ll hh Pitch Bend Change hhll pitch bend value F2H sl sh Song Position Pointer shsl song position See Note 2 F3H ss Song Select ss song number 0 99 F8H Timing Clock...

Page 87: ...e 0 127 Number True voice Velocity Note ON o Note OFF x After Key s x Touch Ch s x Pitch Bend o 7 Volume 11 Expression Control Change 120 All Sounds Off Prog o 0 127 Change True System Exclusive x Sys...

Page 88: ...and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this...