Zoom RT-223 Playing the Pads (Manual Play)

ZOOM RT-223

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Playing the Pads (Manual Play)

The RT-223 lets you not only play back existing patterns and songs, it also allows you to manually play the

unit by tapping the pads. This section describes how to manually play the unit.

Playing by tapping the

pads

The RT-223 assigns various sounds or pitches to

the pads, depending on the currently selected

drum kit/bass program. Play the pads to discover

the realistic sounds offered by the RT-223.

1.

Press the [PATTERN] key.

This activates the pattern mode. The [PATTERN]

key lights up.

2.

Press the [DRUM] key.

The [DRUM] key lights up, and you can play the

drum kit using the pads.

During manual play, you use the [DRUM] key

and [BASS] key to select the drum kit or bass

program. (The selected key lights up.)

3.

Tap one of the pads.

The LED of the pad 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 can be played, but there is

a difference in how the pads operate. With

a drum kit, the sound plays through even if

the pad is released immediately. With a

bass program, the sound continues only as

long as the pad is pressed.

4.

Press the [BANK] key.

Each time you press the [BANK] key, the set of

sounds assigned to the pads (pad bank) changes.

The RT-223 gives you a choice of three pad

banks.

HINT

When a bass program is selected, pressing

the [BANK] key changes the pitch range of

the bass sound.

5.

To play the sound of a pad

repeatedly, hold down the [REPEAT/

STEP] key while pushing the pad.

The sound will be repeated while the pad is being

held down. The repeat rate depends on the tempo

setting.

HINT

The repeat play interval can be adjusted

with the quantize setting (

→

p. 65).

Pad

Contents

Main USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS RT223(E).fm 2 ZOOM RT-223 W SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Contents Introduction Page Page Using the Unit on Batteries Preparations Page Page Quick Guide 2 Playing the Pads Turn the power on. Press the [PATTERN] key. Press the [DRUM] key. Tap the pads. Page POPS1VA Quick Guide 3 Playing a Pattern Turn the power on. Press the [PATTERN] key. Press the PLAY [R] key. Press one of the VALUE [+]/[-] keys. To change the pattern Page Quick Guide 4 RCKTMP Press pad 0 Assembling a Song by Hitting the Pads Turn power on. Press the [SONG] key. Page Quick Guide 5 Using Groove Play Turn the power on. Press the [SONG] key and [PATTERN] key together. Push a pad. Push several pads together. To play multiple patterns simultaneously Press the [SONG] key or [PATTERN] key. To stop groove play Hold down the [REPEAT/STEP] key while pushing the pad. To keep playing the pattern without pressing the pad Playing the Pads (Manual Play) pads Playing by tapping the Selecting a kit/program Playing the Patterns (Pattern Mode) Playing a pattern 001-04 Changing the tempo of pattern playback ZOOM RT-223 Entering Patterns in Real Time drum track Real-time recording of a 001-04 Page Page Page Entering Patterns Using Step Input What is step recording? Step recording of drum track Step recording of bass track 001-01 D=1/2 Page Editing a Pattern Copying a pattern/ Returning a pattern to the factory default condition TO 500E Assigning a name to a pattern * Erasing a pattern Creating Songs (Song Mode) 00 Press the [SONG] key. step input Page Creating a song using real-time input ROCK1FA PADFUNC Assigning patterns to pads Changing the pattern play method for each pad Using the pads to enter a song in real mode Pads 0 - 9 Pad [+] Pad [()] Pad [x] 0_ 0+_ 0+( 0+(1_ 0+(1+_ 0+(1+2_ 0+(1+2) (1+2)X_ 1+2)X3_ Page 4/4 DR VOL Page Editing a Song Copying a range of measures 123-01 124-01 Copying a song 125-01 TO 50E Assigning a name to a song Erasing a song JGLEMAN Using Pads to Play Patterns (Groove Play Mode) Pad Pad Various Drum Kit Functions (Kit Mode) kit Creating an original drum Page Copying a drum kit/ Returning a drum kit to the TO 50 factory default condition Assigning a name to a drum kit Using Effects (Effect Mode) About patches REVERB effect COMP EQ effect Using the COMP EQ effect Using the REVERB effect BOTTOM 11. 10. EFFECT DR SEND Editing effect patches EFFECT MLTCOMP XOVER H Storing, swapping, or initializing effect patches STORE ) SWAP ) MIDHALL Assigning a name to an effect patch Using the Metronome (Metronome Mode) Mixed beat patterns Beat types 2+3/4C1 COWBELL 4/8 BPM Changing Various Settings of the RT-223 procedure Basic function setting Function setting items Setting bass program reference pitch (BASS KEY) Setting the pattern resolution (QUANTIZE) Playing a drum sound of a pad with FS01 Making the number of measures smaller Setting the playback swing amount (SWING) Setting the pad sensitivity (PAD SENS) Setting the playback timing shift (SHIFT) Setting MIDI synchronization message input on/off (MIDI) Setting the MIDI receive channel for each track (MIDI) Displaying the remaining amount of memory (PATTERN) Other Functions Using the jam function JAM Synchronizing the RT-223 to external MIDI equipment Page Checking the remaining Turning the backlight off memory capacity Page RT-223 Appendix RT-223 Product Specications Reverb Module Parameter description Sets the effect sound mix amount. Adjusts the bass effect sound send level. Adjusts the drum effect sound send level. COMP EQ Module Parameter description Full note x 4 Dotted quarter note Dotted sixteenth note PATCH LIST NO.SECTION NAME Comment NO. SECTION NAME Comment COMP EQ REVERB Page BASS PROGRAM LIST No. PC# DISPLAY DRUM PAD NOTE# LIST MIDI NOTE # LIST INSTRUMENT LIST 0 SFX Global Extra PRESET PATTERN LIST Page Page Page Page PRESET SONG PAD PARAMETER MIDI Implementation MIDI Implementation Chart ZOOM CORPORATION The FCC regulation warning (for U.S.A.)