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Reference [Rhythm]

ZOOM HD8/HD16

6. Hit the pads while listening to the

metronome.

Your performance on the pads will be recorded as a drum

sequence according to the quantization setting. The intensity

with which you hit the pads will also be recorded.

When you reach the end of the pattern, the unit automatically

returns to the ﬁrst measure, and real-time input continues.

●To change the pad bank during real-time input

Hold down the [SHIFT] key and press pad 9 (KIT/PROG)

to bring up the pad bank selection screen. Turn the dial to

select the pad bank. Press the [EXIT] key to return.

● To switch to a bass sequence during real-time

input

Press the [RHYTHM] status key repeatedly, until the key is

lit in red.

●To pause real-time input

Press the REC [O] key during recording so that the key

ﬂashes. You can now switch pad banks or tap the pads to

check which sound is assigned to each pad. To resume

recording, press the REC [O] key once more so that the key

is again permanently lit.

HINT

• You can use step input to add to a rhythm pattern that was

created using real-time input.

• After concluding real-time input, you can change the quantize

setting and then record on top of the existing sequence.

(Changing the quantize value will not affect the existing playing

information.)

• Instead of tapping the pads, you can also input a pattern in real

time by using an external MIDI controller connected to the HD8/

HD16’s MIDI IN connector. For a list of pads and corresponding

MIDI note numbers, refer to the appendix at the end of this

manual.

7. To edit the recorded contents during real-

time input, proceed as follows.

●To erase the performance of a speciﬁc pad

While holding down the [FUNCTION] key, press the pad

whose sound you want to erase. While you are holding

down both the [FUNCTION] key and the pad, the

performance of the corresponding pad is erased from the

rhythm pattern.

●To erase the performance of all pads

While holding down the [FUNCTION] key, press the

[RHYTHM] status key. While you are holding down both

keys, the performance of all pads is erased from the drum

sequence.

8. When you have ﬁnished real-time recording,

press the STOP [P] key.

Rhythm pattern recording will stop. Press the PLAY [R] key

to hear the pattern that you recorded.

NOTE

When you select an empty pattern and record it, the pattern

name “Pat xxx” (where xxx is the pattern number) is

automatically assigned. You can edit this pattern name as

necessary (→ p. 100).

For real-time input of a bass sequence, you play the pads of the

HD8/HD16.

1. At the rhythm pattern selection screen,

select an empty rhythm pattern number (or a

rhythm pattern for which only a drum

sequence has been input).

2. Press the [RHYTHM] status key repeatedly

until the key is lit in red.

While the [RHYTHM] status key is lit in red, the pads can be

used to play a bass program.

Recorded repeatedly

Pre-count

Pad Pad

Bass sequence real-time input

Snare

Kick

Snare

Kick

Drum sequence

Snare

Kick

Snare

Kick

Drum sequence