Zoom MRS-1266 Pad=Bass, Chromatc E1, [R] key, [BANK/OCTAVE] key, 2. Press the [BASS] key, 4. Press the [EXIT] key, ◆Bass track real-timeinput

Reference [Rhythm]

NOTE

• Press the [BASS] key if you want to record the bass track.

9. To terminate pattern recording and return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key.

◆Bass track real-time input1. At the rhythm pattern screen, select the rhythm for input.2. Press the [BASS] key.

The key lights up, and the bass track is selected.

When you hit a pad in this condition, the sound of the bass program selected for the bass track is heard, using a semitone scale.

3. If you want to switch the scale and range, press the

[BANK/OCTAVE] key.

If desired, you can change the scale and the register played by the pads. If you press the [BANK/OCTAVE] key while the bass track is selected, the currently active scale and tonic (the note played by pad 1) are shown.

Pad=BassChromatc E1

Scale Tonic and register

At this screen, you can use the cursor left/right keys to select the scale to be played with the pads.

The following settings are available.

Chromatic scales
C	C#	D	D#
G#	A	A#	B
E	F	F#	G
Major scales
F#	G#	A	B
B	C#	D#	E
E	F#	G#	A

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Minor scales

F# G A B

B C D E

E F# G A

You can use the cursor up/down keys to change the tonic (C

-B) and the dial to change the register (1 - 4) played by the pads.

The tonic corresponds to the note played by pad 1. When you change the tonic, the other notes also are shifted accordingly (default: E).

When you change the register value, all pads are shifted by one octave up or down (default: 1)

4. Press the [EXIT] key.

The unit returns to the rhythm pattern screen. The register and tonic settings will remain the same even if you change screens or modes.

HINT

If necessary, you can also change the drum kit/bass program sound that is assigned to the track (→ p. 89).

5. Hold down the REC [O] key and press the PLAY

[R] key.

You will hear a pre-count of “click, click, click, click”. When

the pre-count ends, rhythm pattern recording will begin.

HINT

The number of pre-count measures and the metronome volume can be changed as desired (→ p. 114).

6. While listening to the metronome, tap the pads.

Your performance on the pads will be recorded according to the quantization setting (→ p. 100). When you reach the end of the pattern, the unit automatically returns to the first measure, and real-time input continues.

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