Zoom MRT-3 operation manual Creating Your Own Kit Kit Mode, Editing a User Kit, Press the KIT key

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Creating Your Own Kit (Kit Mode)

Creating Your Own Kit

(Kit Mode)

This section describes how you can edit a user kit and copy any preset kit or user kit into another user kit.

Editing a User Kit

In kit mode, you can select a user kit and change parameters such as sound, level, and pitch assigned to each pad.

1.Press the [KIT] key.

The [KIT] key lights up and the MRT-3 goes into kit mode. In this mode, you can select kits to use for patterns and songs, and you can create your own user kits. The display shows the currently selected kit number.

Kit number

01P "P" indicates a preset kit and "U" a user kit.

2.Use the [VALUE +/-] keys to select the user kit to edit (from kit numbers 51 – 70).

3.Press the [FUNCTION] key.

The [FUNCTION] key flashes.

4.Press pad 1 or 3 – 7 to select the item to change.

The selected pad lights up and the corresponding item can be edited. (The display indication depends on which item is selected.) The following items are assigned to the pads.

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Contents 8888 Battery operation Safety Precautions/ Usage PrecautionsSafety Precautions AC adapter operationUsage Precautions HandlingContents Introduction MRT-3Rear Panel Names of PartsTop Panel Getting Connected Connection ExampleTurn the unit over and open the battery compartment cover Using BatteriesTurn power to the MRT-3 on PreparationsTerms Used in This Manual PatternPad/Pad Bank Preset kits Kit Kit03Kit User kitsPress the Song key Listening to the Demo SongPress the Function key Press the Pattern key To switch the kit played by the pads, press the KIT keyPlaying the Pads Manual Play Hit any padUse the Value +/- keys to select a kit number D05 @05 Using Patterns Pattern ModeA01 Playing a Pattern114 01-3112 Changing the Tempo of Pattern PlaybackPress the Function key and then pad 3 Quantize @01EReal-Time Pattern Recording Press the Function key again While holding down the REC key, press the Play keyAdjust the tempo if necessary Tap the pads in accordance with the metronome soundPattern Step Recording Press the REC key To enter a rest, press the REC keyChanging User Pattern Resolution After Recording Changing the User Pattern LengthUse the Value +/- keys to set the new beat Changing the User Pattern BeatUse the Value +/- keys to set the new bar length @05 A05 Copy Copying a PatternErasing a Single User Pattern @01DEL Pattern mode, select the user pattern to be erased U01 U99Deleting All User Patterns @05EALL DEL Pattern mode, with playback stopped, press the Function keyPress the KIT key Creating Your Own Kit Kit ModeEditing a User Kit Press pad 1 or 3 7 to select the item to changeItems common to entire kit 1212Items for individual pads instrument sound Pad 3 Inst Tune Kit ItemsPad 1 PAD Inst Pad 5 Inst PANPad 4 KIT Level NormPad 7 Inst Level Pad 6 PAD SensCopying a Kit 05P51@ Kit mode, select the kit to be used as copy sourceZoom MRT-3 Settings for entire song Creating Songs Song ModeWhat Is a Song? Settings for individual patternsRecording Song Patterns 02 E@23 Use the Value +/- keys to select an empty song numberEE02 To proceed to the next step, press the REC key0125 When one song is completed, press the Stop key0103 To listen to the song, press the Play keyChanging the Tempo Within a Song Hold down the Tempo key Changing the Song Volume122 Selecting a Dedicated Song Kit When you have selected the kit, press the Function keyPAT Hold down the Function keyCopying a Song 0100Checking the Amount of Remaining Memory for Songs Song mode, press the Function key, and then the Pattern keyDEL Deleting a SongDeleting All Songs If desired, you can delete all songsStrt Controlling the MRT-3 With a Foot SwitchOther Functions Use FS01 to control start/pause A7A5Use FS01 to set the tempo Use FS01 to control start/stopInt Internal Synchronizing Playback With an External DevicePattern mode, press the Function key and then pad 6 Midi Midi Midi clockMidi Use the Value +/- keys to select the Midi or rMt settingWhen rMt is selected as clock source Playing MRT-3 Sounds From an External Midi Component When the setting is complete, press the Function key againINT Press and hold the KIT keyPlay the external Midi sequencer or keyboard Setting the Pattern/Song Playback SwingUse the Value +/- keys to adjust the swing amount Setting the Precount for Real-Time Recording Returning the MRT-3 to the Factory Default Condition Hold down the REC key while turning power to the MRT-3 onTroubleshooting Specifications Stereo OUTReference Kit ListMidi Note Number Chart PAD #Instrument List Category Inst # NameHI Hats Pattern List KITPOP01 HIP01 INTRO01 Midi Implementation FCHMidi Implementation Chart Drum MachineIndex DisplayChanging the beat of a user Zoom Corporation