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Zoom MRS-1266 Using the tuner function, TUNER, TUNER, key, tuner, turn the dial, corresponding [ON/OFF] key, one of the INPUT 1 - 6 jacks, and activate the

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Using the tuner function

The MRS-1266 has a built-in chromatic tuner that can be used when tuning an instrument connected to the INPUT 1 - 6 jacks. This section explains how to use the tuner.

1. Connect the instrument that you want to tune toone of the INPUT 1 - 6 jacks, and activate thecorresponding [ON/OFF] key.

HINT

If you activate two [ON/OFF] keys, the input signals are

mixed and sent to the tuner.

2. Press the [TUNER] key in the effect section.

The indication “TUNER” appears on the display, and the tuner is activated. While the tuner function is on, the insert effect and send/return effect are automatically disabled.

TUNER

--440

3.Play the note that you want to tune, and tune your instrument so that the desired note name (C, C#, D, D#, E...) appears on the display.

TUNER
A <	440

4. When the desired note name appears, watch the “>” and “<“ symbols on the display, and make ﬁne adjustments to the tuning.

Pitch is flat

Correct pitch

Pitch is sharp

5. If you want to change the reference pitch of thetuner, turn the dial.

The reference pitch of the tuner is set to center A = 440 Hz by default. The reference pitch can be adjusted in a range of 435 - 445 Hz.

TUNER

--442

HINT

If you change the reference pitch, the pitch of the bass pro-

gram will also change accordingly.

6. When you have ﬁnished tuning, press the [EXIT]

key.

The unit returns to the main screen. When the tuner is turned off, the insert effect and send/return effect will revert to the original condition.

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Contents

Page USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Usage Precautions Contents USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Introduction Parts of the MRS-1266 Quick Tour Reference [Phrase Looping] Reference [Mixer] Reference [Rhythm] Reference [Effects] Reference [Creating a CD] Reference [Projects] Reference [MIDI] Reference [Other Functions] Appendix Introduction Overview ■Rhythm section can be used to provide guide rhythm or accompaniment ■Mixer section supporting automated operation ■Versatile effects ■CD-R/RWdrive Keep this manual in a safe place together with the warranty card Introducing the MRS-1266 Rhythm section Mixer section •Volume •Panning •2-bandEQ Effect section ■Insert effect (1)Immediately after the input jack (2)A desired channel of the mixer (3)Immediately before the [MASTER] fader Parts of the MRS-1266 Top panel Input section Display section Rhythm section Fader section TRACK PARAMETER section Transport section Control section Rear panel Front panel Input/output section Connections Front panel Guitar Bass Headphones Expression pedal Installing the CD-R/RWDrive 5. Position the CD-R/RWdrive in the bay and carefully push it all the way in Listening to the Demo Song Demo song protect status Turning on the power Selecting the demo song Page Quick Tour Step 1: Creating a new project Step 2: Creating a rhythm song 2. Press the [SONG] key in the rhythm section SongNo0E EVå 5. Use the cursor up/down keys to bring up the indication " PTN" on the display åPTN INSERT P000x 7. Turn the dial to select the number of the rhythm pattern to insert P046x 14. When rhythm pattern input is completed, press the STOP [P] key ■Changing an entered rhythm pattern ■Deleting an entered rhythm pattern ■Deleting a speciﬁc measure 2-2Entering chord information D D m ●Moving in steps of one measure ●Moving in steps of 1 beat (quarter note) ●Moving in steps of 1 sixteenth note Page Page IN SRC 2. Press the [EFFECT] key in the display section INSERT MRS-Drv 4. Press the [EXIT] key 3.3 Selecting a track and recording 1. If necessary, readjust the recording level with the [REC LEVEL] control while playing your instrument ●Lit green (mute off) 7. If you are satisﬁed with the recorded content press the status key for the recorded track until it is lit in green 5. When you have ﬁnished recording, press the STOP [P] key Step 4: Overdubbing Step 5: Mixdown TR1 TR2 EQ LOW G ●[EQ HIGH] key pressed • EQ HI G Page PlusAlfa 5. Turn the dial to select the desired patch 6. Press the PLAY [R] key to play back the song 7. When you have achieved the desired sound press the STOP [P] key and then the [EXIT] key 1. Press the ZERO [U] key to return to the beginning of the song 2. Repeatedly press the [MASTER] status key so that the key lights up in red 3. Hold down the REC [O] key and press the PLAY [R] key 4. When recording is completed, press the STOP [P] 5. Repeatedly press the [MASTER] status key until it Reference [Recorder] Using V-takes • GTRxx-yy • MICxx-yy • LINxx-yy TR3 Page Page Page TR M NO DATA 3. If you want to change the V-take,turn the dial 4. When the V-takehas been selected, press the [EXIT] key 5. From the main screen, press the [MASTER] status Playing the master track 1. From the main screen, press the [MASTER] status key several times, until the key is lit in green 2. Press the ZERO [U] key to return to the beginning of the song, and then press the PLAY [R] key Combining multiple tracks on another track (Bounce function) indication "BOUNCE REC TAKE" on the display and press the [ENTER] key REC TAKE CURRENT • CURRENT: • 1 - 10: 4. Turn the dial to specify the recording destination V- take Recording on 6 tracks simultaneously (6TR REC mode) Recording the drum/bass sound (Rhythm recording) Page Locating a mark ■Using keys to locate 1. From the main screen, press either the MARKER [U] or [I] key in the control section Deleting a mark Playing back the same passage repeatedly (A-BRepeat function) Finding a desired location (Scrub/Preview function) Page Reference [Track Editing] Editing by rewriting data 7. When the editing command has been executed repeatedly press the [EXIT] key to return to the main screen START END 4. Use the same procedure as in step 2 to specify the copy range end point 5. Press the [ENTER] key Move Src Move Dst Ers Src Trim Src Fade Src CURVE Reversing a speciﬁed range of audio data Rvrs Src TmStrDst TmStrSrc 100.00% • Stretch ratio (%) • Tempo (BPM) 4. Turn the dial to make the time stretch/compress setting Editing V-takes MOVE TO Page CAPTURE SWAP Reference [Phrase Looping] Which kind of phrases can be used Loading a phrase ImprtSrc TR1/2 SURE 8. Press the [ENTER] key Importing a WAV/AIFF ﬁle CD-ROM LOOP1 4. Turn the dial to select the audio ﬁle to import WAVFILES 5. To carry out the import process, press the [ENTER] Adjusting phrase parameters PH000-00 want to edit 4. Press the [EDIT] key MEAS X02 5. Use the cursor up/down keys to call up the parameter you want to edit Copying a phrase Creating a phrase loop ●Line up phrases ●Repeat phrases 0 + 1 x 2 + 0+ 0+(1 0+(1+ 0+(1+2 0+(1+2) CREATE LOOP01 7. Turn the dial to select the desired phrase loop number, and press the [ENTER] key 8. Use the keys and pads of the rhythm section to ADJUST BAR 10. Turn the dial to select one of the following methods • ADJUST OFF Reference [Mixer] About the mixer Basic operation of the input mixer 5. Press the [EXIT] key to return to the main screen and press the [EFFECT] key level by turning the [REC LEVEL] control ●Two mono tracks or stereo track selected as recording track ●One mono track selected as recording track Adjusting the depth of the send/re- turn effects 1. Press the [CHORUS/DELAY] key or [REVERB] key to select a patch for the send/return effect 2. Turn the dial to select the patch you want to use 3. Press the [CHORUS/DELAY SEND] key or the Basic operation of the track mixer 5. Use the cursor up/down keys to select the EQ to edit the value ●[EQ HIGH] •EQ HI G TR4 OFF Using the solo function Saving/recalling mixer settings (Scene function) SCENE001 5. Repeat step 4 as necessary to complete the new name 6. To carry out the store process, press the [STORE] key or the [ENTER] key 7. Press the [EXIT] key to return to the main screen Recalling a saved scene Permissn AllFader ON 2. Turn the dial to set fader permission to ON or OFF 3. Press the other keys for parameter groups, to enable or disable the group ●TRACK PARAMETER group Page Reference [Rhythm] About the rhythm section Rhythm pattern mode and rhythm song mode Rhythm songs Synchronizing the recorder section and rhythm section Playing rhythm patterns Creating a rhythm song P001X 5. Turn the dial to select the rhythm pattern that you want to input P002X 6. If necessary, use the cursor up/down keys to PTN:002 08Beat03 8. Repeatedly press the cursor right key to move to pattern 0+1 0+1X2 0+1X2+ 0+1X2+ 0+1X2+(2 0+1X2+(2 A 6.Turn the dial to select the chord type A m (1) Moving in steps of a measure (2) Specify the location in beats åCHORD 8. Input the remaining chord data in the same way ■To change the root/chord ■To delete chord data 9. When you have ﬁnished, press the STOP [P] key DrVOL Page EDIT Transpos 6. Turn the dial to select the copy source end 2å 9E 5. To execute the copy process, press the [ENTER] key. To cancel, press the [EXIT] key Erasing the rhythm song 3. Turn the dial to select the rhythm song to erase Creating an original rhythm pattern TimSig BarLen 11.Turn the dial to select the desired setting, and press the [EXIT] key 12.Press the [EXIT] key twice. The display returns to the screen of step Real-timeinput 5. Hold down the REC [O] key and press the PLAY [R] key 6. While listening to the metronome, tap the pads 7. To edit the drum track during real-timeinput, proceed as follows ■To erase the performance of a speciﬁc pad Pad=Bass Chromatc E1 7. To edit the bass track during real-timeinput, proceed as follows 9. To terminate pattern recording and return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key ◆Drum track step input 1. At the rhythm pattern screen, select an empty rhythm pattern number Q=16 Hi 1 tick (1/48 of quarter note) 5. To enter a note, hit the pad corresponding to the note, and then press the [STEP] key Q=4 6. To enter a rest, press only the [STEP] key 8. To edit the drum track after step input, proceed as follows 9. When you have ﬁnished step input, press the STOP D= X1/4 4. Use the cursor up/down keys to select the quantize value below quarter note x 1 3/2 6. To enter a note, hit the pad corresponding to the 7. To enter a rest, press only the [STEP] key 8. Repeat steps 5 - 7 while changing the quantize value and duration as necessary, to enter the desired bass pattern Editing a rhythm pattern 6. Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication “EDIT Bs Level” on the display, and Bs Level Copying a rhythm pattern COPY 0å Editing the name of a rhythm pattern 2. Turn the dial to select the pattern and press the Page • PITCH • LEVEL • PAN (Panning) • GROUP (Pad group) Dr Mixer Pad=1-1 Pad=1-2 6. Repeat steps 3 - 5 as necessary to edit other pads 7. When editing is complete, press the [EXIT] key KIT Studio 3. Turn the dial to select the drum kit number to be used as copy destination 4. To execute the copy, press the [ENTER] key Importing rhythm patterns and rhythm songs from another project Editing various settings of the rhythm section ClickVol Adjusting the sensitivity of the pads Pad Sens NORMAL • SOFT Memory 24% Adjusting the volume of each pad with the faders 3. Press the [DRUM MIXER] key Pad=1-2 5. To return the main screen, press the [EXIT] key Reference [Effects] About the effects Using the insert effect Changing the insert location of the insert effect ●IN ●DRUM ●BASS ●TR1 - TR8 Syn-Lead press the [BYPASS] key in the effect section ■When inserted into the input mixer ●Recording on mono tracks (tracks 1 - 8) ●Recording on stereo tracks (9/10) or two mono tracks (1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8) ●When recording in 6TR REC mode ■When inserted into the track mixer ●Mono track (track 1 - 8) or bass sound selected as insert location ■When inserted immediately before [MASTER] fader Editing the insert effect patch US-DRV 4. From the [MODULE] keys, press the key for the effect module that you want to edit DEPTH 7. Turn the dial to change the setting 8. Repeat steps 4 - 7 to make the desired edits for other modules TOTAL PAT LVL PAT NAME Using the send/return effects SEND CHO DeepCho CHORUS 4. If you want to change the effect type, turn the dial Page Page Reference [Creating a CD] Writing audio data About CD-R/RWdiscs Recording audio data by project Page PROJ 6. Turn the dial to select the project to be used as track 1 of the album (1)Project number (2)Project name Page (4) Current position in track 5. Use the FF [Y] and REW [T] keys to select the track to be played 6. Use the cursor up/down keys to select the playback method for the audio CD Erasing a CD-RWDisc Page Loading data from an audio CD Reference [Projects] About projects Project operations OK REMAIN 13908MB Editing the project name PRJNAME PRJ010 Protecting/unprotecting a project •Deleting a project •Editing or recording on the recorder Backup and restore DISC001 BURNING CHANGE DISC002 9. When the above message appears, insert a new SIZE 000478MB ●If project was backed up as part of a full backup of all projects PROJ012 7. To execute the load operation, press the [ENTER] key. To cancel, press the [EXIT] key instead wait Reference [MIDI] About MIDI Making MIDI-relatedsettings Setting the drum/bass MIDI channel DRUM CH 10CH Specifying transmission of Timing Clock messages Specifying transmission of Song Position Pointer messages Specifying transmission of Start/Stop/Continue messages Specifying transmission of Program Change messages Using the SMF player ChToDrum 10CH ChToBass 9CH SMF playback indication “SMF FILE SEL” on the display FILE SEL Reference [Other Functions] Changing the function of the foot switch Using the tuner function Page Page Hard disk maintenance 5. When the command has been executed, turn the unit off and then turn it on again Test/restore integrity of data on internal hard disk (ScanDisk) AutoRepr åå ENT 2. Use the cursor left/right keys to select the ScanDisk function ●AutoRepr (Auto Repair) ●ChekFile (Check File) Init ALL Appendix MRS-1266speciﬁcations Troubleshooting ■Send/return effect does not apply Problems with the rhythm section ■Cannot hear the rhythm pattern play back ■Cannot hear the rhythm song play back ■No sound when you tap the pads FULL INSERT DISCxxx NO AUDIO NO DATA NO DISC Effect Type/Parameter List ■GUITAR/BASS ALGORITHM Page Page ■MIC ALGORITHM ■LINE ALGORITHM ■MASTERING ALGORITHM Send Return effect Effect patch list Page Page Page ■CHORUS/DELAY ■REVERB Pattern List Page Drum Kit/Bass Program List MIDI note number chart Instrument List Page PHRASE LIST Page MRS-1266hard disk contents MIDI implementation MIDI implementation chart Index Symbols /Numerics Page Page Page ZOOM CORPORATION