Zoom R8 Users Manual

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OPERATION MANUAL

In this manual, symbols are used to highlight warnings and

cautions that you must read to prevent accidents.

The meanings of these symbols are as follows:

Usage and safety precautions

Interference with other electrical equipment

In consideration of safety, the has been designed to

minimize the emission of electromagnetic radiation from the

device and to minimize external electromagnetic interfer-

ence. However, equipment that is very susceptible to inter-

ference or that emits powerful electromagnetic waves could

result in interference if placed nearby. If this occurs, place

the and the other device farther apart.

With any type of electronic device that uses digital control,

including the , electromagnetic interference could cause

malfunction, corrupt or destroy data and result in other

unexpected trouble. Always use caution.

Cleaning

Use a soft cloth to clean the panels of the unit if they

become dirty. If necessary, use a damp cloth that has been

wrung out well.

Never use abrasive cleansers, wax or solvents, including

alcohol, benzene and paint thinner.

Malfunction

If the unit becomes broken or malfunctions, immediately dis-

connect the AC adapter, turn the power OFF and disconnect

other cables. Contact the store where you bought the unit or

Zoom service with the following information: product model,

serial number and specic symptoms of failure or malfunc-

tion, along with your name, address and telephone number.

Copyrights

Except for personal use, unauthorized recording of

copyrighted sources, including CDs, records, tapes, video

products and broadcasts, is prohibited. Zoom Corporation

does not bear any responsibility for consequences related to

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Usage Precautions

Warning

Something that could cause serious

injury or death.

Something that could cause injury or

damage to the equipment.

Other symbols

Required (mandatory) actions

Prohibited actions

Operation using an AC adapter

Use only a ZOOM AD-17 AC adapter with this unit.

Do not use in ways that exceed the ratings of an outlet

or wiring or with currents other than 100 V.

Before using this product in other countries (or regions)

where the power voltage differs from AC 100 V, always

consult with a store that handles ZOOM products and

use a suitable AC adapter.

Precautions

Product handling

Do not drop, bump or apply excessive force to the unit.

Be careful not to allow foreign objects or liquids to enter

the unit.

Operation using batteries

Use 4 conventional 1.5-volt AA batteries

(alkaline or nickel-metal hydride).

Read battery warning labels carefully.

Always close the battery compartment cover when using

the unit.

Alterations

Never open the case or attempt to modify the product.

Volume

Do not use the product at a loud volume for a long time.

Connecting cables with input and output jacks

Always turn the power OFF for all equipment before con-

necting any cables.

Always disconnect all connection cables and the AC

adapter before moving the unit.

Battery handling

Install the batteries with the correct +/– orientation.

Use a specied battery type. Do not mix new and old

batteries or different brands or types at the same time.

When not using the unit for an extended period of time,

remove the batteries from the unit. If a battery leak

should occur, wipe the battery compartment and the

battery terminals carefully to remove all battery residue.

Operating environment

Do not use in extremely high or low temperatures.

Do not use in very high humidity or near splashing water.

Do not use near heaters, stoves and other heat sources.

Do not use in places with excessive vibrations.

Do not use in places with excessive dust or sand.

AC adapter handling

When disconnecting the AC adapter from an outlet,

always pull the body of the adapter itself.

During lightning storms or when not using the unit for a

long time, disconnect the power plug from the AC outlet.

Introduction

■Multitrack recorder that can use up to 32 GB

SDHC cards

The can is an 8-track recorder that supports

SDHC cards of up to 32 GB. After making linear

PCM recordings (WAV format) at 16/24-bit and

44.1/48kHz sampling rate, you can transfer

recorded les to your computer to use them in

DAW software.

■Hi-Speed USB 2.0 audio interface

You can use the and its various input and

output jacks as a Hi-speed USB 2.0 audio

interface that can handle 2 inputs and 2 outputs

at up to 24-bit and 96 kHz. Its effects can even

be used (at 44.1 kHz only) and it can also operate

using USB bus power.

(See the Audio Interface Manual on the included SD card for details.)

■DAW software control surface

The can be connected to a computer

by USB cable and used as a control surface

for DAW software. You can operate transport

functions, including play, record and stop keys

and physically control onscreen faders. You can

also assign various DAW functions to the F1–F5

function keys. (The assignable functions depend

on the DAW software.)

(See the Audio Interface Manual on the included SD card for details.)

■Handles a variety of input sources including

guitars, microphones and line-level equipment

The has 2 input jacks that accept both

XLR and standard phone connectors. Both can

supply phantom power (24 or 48 V) and one can

handle high-impedance input. In addition to high-

impedance guitars and basses, the inputs can

handle all types of sources, including dynamic

and condenser microphones, synthesizers and

other line level instruments. The built-in high-

performance microphones are convenient for

recording acoustic guitars and vocals.

(See “Connecting instruments” on P.21.)

■Sampler with 8 pads and 8 voices

Use the sampler to assign sounds to each track

(pad) and create loops. Play the pads in real-

time, and combine loops to create performances

for a complete song. By simply lining up drum

loops from the included SD card, anyone can

easily create professional-quality backing parts

and basic tracks. The recorder and sampler work

together seamlessly, so you can record audio on

other tracks while listening to loop playback.

(See “Using the sampler to make songs” on P.60.)

Thank you very much for purchasing the ZOOM , which we will refer to as the in this

manual. The has the following features.

Please read through this manual carefully in order to understand the functions of the well

so that you can use it happily for many years.

After reading through this manual, please keep it along with the warranty in a safe place.

Please note that some details might be changed without notice in order to improve the product.

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オペレーションマニュアル

unit SD card

Note: the Audio Interface Manual (PDF) is on the SD card.

USB cable

Cubase LE

Installation DVD

Operation manual

(this document)

Cubase LE

Startup Guide

AC adapter

(ZOOM AD-17)

Usage and safety precautions ....2

Introduction.......................3

Confirmation of included items .........3

Contents..........................4

Panel layout and functions ........6

Switch and key overview..........8

Display information ...............9

Operation overview .............. 10

Connections ..................... 12

SD card installation .............. 13

Powering the unit ................14

Turning the power on and off.....15

Setting the date and time ........15

Recording and playback ........16

Recorder overview..................16

Preparations before recording .........17

Creating a new project .............. 17

Changing the time signature ............ 18

Setting the tempo .................... 19

Using the metronome ...............20

Recording the first track ............. 21

Connecting instruments .............. 21

Adjusting the input gain ..............22

Using insert effects .................23

Adjusting the recording level ............ 24

Selecting tracks for recording ..........25

Recording .......................26

Re-recording .....................26

Recording to a new file ..............27

Playing back recordings..............27

Overdubbing .....................28

Stereo recording (stereo link) ..........29

Changing playback takes ............ 30

Swapping two tracks................ 31

Re-recording part of a track

(punch-in/out) ..................... 31

Manual punch-in/out ...............32

Automatic punch-in/out .............33

Combining multiple tracks into

1–2 tracks (bouncing) ...............34

Locating to the desired part of a song ...36

Repeat playback of a specific section

(A-B repeat)....................... 38

Contents

Mixing ...........................40

Mixing overview....................40

Setting track level, EQ and pan ........42

Using send-return effects .............44

Using insert effects on tracks .........45

Mixing down ....................46

Using a mastering effect .............46

Mixing down to the master track .......47

Using the rhythm function .......48

Overview of rhythm functions .........48

Rhythm pattern selection.............49

Changing the playback pattern .........49

Changing the drum kit ...............49

Using the pads to play rhythm patterns ..50

Switching banks ...................50

Repeating sounds (drum rolls).......... 50

Adjusting the pad sensitivity ...........49

Assigning rhythm patterns to tracks ....51

Creating a rhythm pattern ............52

Preparing to create a rhythm pattern .....52

Inputting a pattern in real-time .........53

Step input of a rhythm pattern .........54

Copying rhythm patterns ............. 55

Deleting rhythm patterns .............56

Renaming rhythm patterns ...........57

Importing rhythm patterns from

other projects .....................58

Setting volume and stereo placement ... 59

Contents

Using the sampler ...............60

Using the sampler to make songs ......60

Using the sampler ..................61

Assigning included drum loops to tracks .63

Setting loops .....................64

Setting a track to loop ...............64

Setting the loop interval .............. 65

Playing the pads ................... 66

Setting the playback method ..........66

Set global quantization to

control sound timing ................66

Changing the BPM of a track..........67

Changing audio tempo without

changing pitch.....................68

Trimming unnecessary parts of audio files 70

Setting fade-ins and fade-outs ........71

Using the track sequencer .......72

Track sequencer overview ............72

Creating a sequence ................ 73

Creating a sequence in real-time ........73

Creating a sequence using step input ....74

Inserting and deleting beats . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Playing back a sequence.............78

Using effects.....................80

Overview of effects ................. 80

Selecting effect patches .............83

Editing patches ....................84

Saving patches ....................86

Importing patches from other projects ...87

Changing patch names ..............88

Using effects only for monitoring .......89

Working with projects and

audio files........................90

Projects and audio files ..............90

Protecting a project ................. 91

Selecting a project.................. 91

Viewing project and audio file information 92

Copying projects and audio files .......93

Changing project and audio file names . . 94

Deleting projects and audio files .......95

Dividing audio files..................96

Setting the recording format (bit length) ..97

Setting the recording mode ..........97

Sequential playback of projects........98

Loading audio files from other projects . 100

Using the USB connection ...... 102

USB function overview ............. 102

Exchanging data with a computer

(card reader) .....................103

Audio interface and

control surface functions ............105

Other functions ................. 108

Using the tuner ...................108

Adjusting the display ...............109

Changing the SD card while

the power is on ................... 110

Formatting an SD card ............. 111

Checking remaining card capacity ..... 111

Setting the battery type ............. 112

Setting phantom power voltage....... 112

Using a footswitch ................ 113

Checking the firmware version........ 114

Upgrading the firmware ............. 114

Rhythm pattern list ............. 116

Effect types and parameters ... 118

Effect patch list ................. 129

Error message list............... 135

Troubleshooting................. 136

Specifications................... 137

Index ........................... 138

Contents

Panel layout and funcons

Panel layout and functions

SD card slot USB port

Fader section Transport section

Control section Display section

Bottom panel

(not shown)

Battery compartment

Input section

Rear panel

CONTROL IN

jack

PHONES

jack

OUTPUT

jack

POWER

switch

OUTPUT

control

INPUT

jacks

PHONES

control

Right side panel

Built-in mic Built-in mic

Panel layout and funcons

Input selection

switch 1

Input selection

switch 2

PHANTOM

switch

Display

Soft keys

METRONOME

switch

BALANCE

control

ON/OFF

key 2

ON/OFF

key 1

ON/OFF

indicator

TEMPO

indicator

Status keys

(

1–8

MASTER

)

Faders

(

1–8, MASTER

)

Master

indicator

Track indicator

Pad

REPEAT/STOP

key

TEMPO

key

Cursor keys

ENTER

key

REW

key

STOP

key

PLAY

key

REC

key

MARK/CLEAR

key

MARKER

key

MARKER

key

A-B REPEAT

key

AUTO PUNCH I/O

key

EXIT

key

DIAL

EFFECT

key

USB

key

TOOL

key

PROJECT

key

RHYTHM

key

TRACK

key

PAN/EQ

key

GAIN

controls 1 & 2

PEAK

indicator

Input section

Fader section

Display section

Control section

Transport section

Switch and key overview

Here we explain how to use the keys and switches of the .

ENTER

key

• Confirm an item

EXIT

key

• Press to go back.

• Press and hold to return to the top

screen.

DIAL

• Change numbers and move

among menus.

• Set, remove and move to marks

• Set and cancel auto punch-in/out

and A-B repeat

Cursor appearance

In manual On unit

Manual indications

In explanations, the usable

directions are shown with

dark lines.

Move in

The cursors are used to move up, down, left and right to choose

items. They are shown as above in the manual.

Transport section

Input section

Control section

Fader section

TRACK 1–8

status keys

Change track status and

check with indicator

Green: play • Unlit: mute

Red: record

Orange: loop track or rhythm

pattern track playing back

MASTER

status key

Change master track status

and check with indicator

• Green: play • Unlit: master

• Red: mix down

EFFECT

key

• Set the insert and send- return

effects

USB

key

• Use the audio interface, control

surface and card reader

TOOL

key

• Make metronome, tuner, system

and SD card settings

PROJECT

key

• Create, set up and work with

projects

TEMPO

key

• Set the tempo (the indicator

flashes in time with the tempo)

RHYTHM

key

• Play, create and set rhythm

patterns

TRACK

key

• Assign tracks and make settings

PAN/EQ

key

• Access track mixer settings

PROJECT

REC

key

Functions only when tracks are in

recording standby.

• Stopped: starts recording standby

• Recording standby: ends standby

• Playing: starts recording (manual

punch-in/out)

PLAY

key

• Stopped: starts playback

• Recording standby: starts

recording

STOP

key

• During recording: stops recording

• During playback: stops playback

• Recording standby: stops

transport

key

• When stopped or during playback:

fast forwards

REW

key

• When stopped or during playback:

rewinds

• Hold STOP and press REW to

return to the top of the song.

PROJECT

Input selection

switch

• Set for the instrument or mic used

Input selection

switch

• Set for the instrument or mic used

PHANTOM

switch

• Phantom power ON/OFF

METRONOME

switch

BALANCE

control

• Set metronome output

When set to

PHONES ONLY

BALANCE

control adjusts the

performance/metronome

balance

GAIN

controls 1, 2

PEAK

indicators

• Set input sensitivity

• Indicator lights when input level

begins causing distortion

ON/OFF

key 1, 2

Indicators

• Turn input ON/OFF

• Indicator flashes when recording

level begins causing distortion)

PROJECT

Display informaon

Display information

The display shows, for example, project data, connection and operation status as a recorder or a

computer audio-interface, available functions and various menus.

Insert effect icon

Shown when insert effect enabled.

(P.23, 45, 46, 80)

REVERB/CHORUS

send-return icons

Shown when send-return effects

enabled.

(P.44, 80, 82)

AUTO PUNCH IN/OUT

icons

Shown when auto punch-in/out

enabled.

( P. 3 3 )

A-B REPEAT icon

Shown when A-B repeat enabled.

( P. 3 8 )

PROTECT icon

Shown when project protection

enabled.

( P. 9 1 )

Battery icon

Shown when using battery power

(including remaining charge and

when battery needs changed). (Not

shown when running on USB.)

( P. 1 4 )

Display and screen information

Top Screen: Shows the current project

Icon display area

Soft keys

Project name

Hours: minutes: seconds: milliseconds

Bar–beat–tick

(Change with up/down keys)

Mark indicator & number

Level meters (from left)

Input 1, 2 level meters

Track 1–8 level meters

Master level meters

Menu screen: Shows an operation menu

Menu item or track number

Use

DIAL

to select settings and values

Press

ENTER

key to open

the next menu

Select menu with up/down keys

Icon display and settings

The functions of the soft keys appear at the

bottom of the display. Press the key under the

indication to use that function.

Soft keys

To set:

Operaon overview

Operation overview

1. Recording preparations 2. Recording

Do the following before starting recording.

●To start a new song, make a project

first.

• Creating a new project (P.17)

●Set the song's time signature and

tempo.

• Setting the time signature (P.18)

• Setting the tempo (P.19)

●Set the metronome to use as a guide

when recording.

• Using the metronome (P.20)

Preparing to record P.17

Record instruments and vocals to tracks

in the project that you created.

●Connect instruments and mics, and

adjust the input sensitivity.

• Connecting instruments (P.21)

• Adjusting the input gain (P.22)

• Recording in stereo (stereo link) (P.29)

●Select tracks to record on and

record.

• Selecting tracks for recording (P.25)

• Recording (P.26)

●You can use the following types of

effects when recording.

• Using insert effects (P.23)

• App

lying effects only for monitoring (P.89)

●You can also redo part or all of a

recording.

• Undoing the last action (UNDO/REDO) (P.26)

• Recording part of a song again (punching

in/out) (P.32)

Recording the rst track P.21

●Assign audio files to tracks and set

loops.

• Assigning included drum loops to tracks

( P. 6 3 )

• Make loop settings (P.64)

Using the sampler P.60

●Assign rhythm patterns to tracks.

• Assigning rhythm patterns to tracks (P.51)

Using rhythm functions P.48

Record an instrument, vocal or other sound

source to each track. You can also assign audio

file loops using the sampler function and rhythm

Operaon overview

3. Mixing and mix down

After recording and preparing tracks, you

can mix them and then make a stereo

master track.

patterns using the rhythm machine function to

tracks, and arrange them in performance order

using the track sequencer function.

Balance the tracks and set the effects

used on them (mixing).

●Adjust the balance of the tracks.

• Setting volume, EQ and pan (P.42)

●You can apply the following types of

effects to each track.

• Applying send-return effects (P.44)

• Using insert effects on tracks (P.45)

Mixing P.40

Playback instruments, vocals and other

recorded sounds.

●Play back from any position and loop

any interval that you want

• Move to a point in a song (locate) (P.36)

• Repeat playback of a specific section

(A-B repeat) (P.38)

●Change a take (audio file assigned to

a track).

• Changing playback takes (P.30)

Playback P.27

While playing back the recorded track,

you can record (overdub) additional

instruments and vocals to other tracks.

Overdubbing P.28

●If you run out of tracks, you can

bounce them to reduce the number.

• Combining multiple tracks into 1-2 tracks

(bouncing) (P.34)

Bouncing tracks P.34

●Arrange loop tracks and rhythm

pattern tracks in order to make

performance data (sequence data)

for one song.

• Creating sequence data (P.73)

• Playing back sequence data (P.78)

Using sequencer functions P.72

You can rerecord multiple tracks as a

final stereo master track (mix down).

●When mixing down, you can apply

the following types of effects.

• Applying mastering effects (P.46)

●Mix down the song to stereo.

• Mixing down to master tracks (P.47)

By connecting the unit to a computer

using a USB cable, you can use it as

an audio interface, control surface and

card reader. Doing so, you can use

DAW software, for example, to mix and

master your tracks.

• Audio interface/control surface (P.105)

• Exchanging data with a computer

(card reader) (P.103)

Please see the Audio Interface Manual

on the included SD card for information

about the audio interface.

Mixing down to stereo P.46

On the

On a computer

Connecons

Connections

Refer to the illustration below to connect instruments, mics, other audio equipment and a computer,

for example.

❷

❶

❾

❽

❸

❺

❹

Connect cables with XLR or phone plugs (mono/stereo, balanced/

unbalanced) to the

INPUT

jacks.

❷ Stereo systems, speakers

with built-in ampliers, etc.

❶ Headphones

❼ FOOTSWITCH

Connect a ZOOM

FS01 footswitch (sold

separately), and use it

to stop/start playback

or punch-in/out, for

example.

❾ AC adapter

Only use a ZOOM

AD-17 AC adapter,

which is designed for

use with this unit.

❸ Microphones ❺ Guitar/bass

To connect a passive electric

guitar or bass directly:

• Connect it to INPUT 1.

• Set input selection switch 1 to

GUITAR BASS (Hi-Z).

• Connect a mic to INPUT 1 or 2.

• Set the input selection switch to

MIC LINE.

• Set the PHANTOM switch to

ON to supply phantom power to

a condenser mic.

❻ Built-in microphones

Use the built-in mics on the left

and right of the unit to record

drums or a band performance,

for example.

• Set both input selection

switches (1 for left and 2 for

right) to BUILT-IN MIC.

❹ Devices with stereo outputs

When using a synthesizer, a CD

player or other stereo devices:

• Connect OUTPUT jack L to

INPUT 1 and R to INPUT 2.

• Set both input selection switches

to MIC LINE.

Outputs Inputs

Right side panel

Rear panel

❽ Computer USB port connections

When connected to a computer, you

can transfer audio les with it, for

example. You can also use the

as an audio interface and a control

surface for DAW software.

SD card installaon

SD card installation

The saves recording data and settings on SD cards.

To protect your data, turn the power off before inserting or ejecting a card.

An SD card is necessary for recording.

NOTE

If you want to change the SD card while the

power is ON, you must follow special procedures.

( P. 1 1 0 )

When inserting or removing an SD card, always

turn the power OFF. Doing so when the power is

ON could cause recording data to be lost.

If you cannot insert a card into the slot, you

might be trying to insert it in the wrong direction

or upside down. Do not force the card. Try again

with the correct orientation. Forcing the card in

could break it.

Always format an SD card that was used with a

computer or a digital camera, for example, in the

before using it.

If no SD card is inserted, the

REC

key will not

function in Recorder Mode.

If a message appears

“No Card”: No SD card is detected. Make sure an

SD card is inserted properly

“Card Protected”: The SD card is write-protected.

Slide the lock switch away from the lock position

to disable write-protection.

HINT

This unit can use 16 MB–2 GB SD cards and

4–32 GB SDHC cards.

You can nd the most recent information about

compatible SD cards on the ZOOM website.

http://www.zoom.co.jp

Preventing SD card theft

Turn the power OFF and insert (ordinary use)

1Turn the POWER OFF and remove the

SD card slot cover.

2Insert an SD card that is not write-

protected into the slot completely.

To eject, push the card in first.

Remove the screw near the slot, and

screw it into the hole in the SD card

cover.

Unlock write-protection

☞ Reference:

Changing SD cards with the power on

Formatting SD cards

P. 1 10

P.111

Powering the unit

Use the included AC Adapter or four AA batteries (sold separately) to power the unit.

1Turn the power OFF, and then plug the

USB cable into the USB port on the

right side of the unit.

2Connect the other end of the USB

cable to the AC adapter and plug the

adapter into a power outlet.

1Turn the power OFF and open the

battery case cover on the bottom

of the unit.

Install the batteries and close the

cover.

NOTE

●Always turn the power OFF when you open

or close the battery cover or connect or

disconnect the AC adapter. Doing so when

the power is ON might cause recording

data to be lost.

●The unit can use alkaline or NiMH batteries.

The approximate operation time when using

alkaline batteries is about 5.5 hours.

●Replace the batteries when "Low Battery!"

is shown. Turn the POWER switch to OFF

immediately and install new batteries or

connect the included AC adapter.

●Set the battery type to increase the

accuracy of the remaining battery charge

indicator.

Battery indicator on screen

Using ordinary power

(included AC adapter) Using batteries

Always use the included AC adapter

(ZOOM AD-17), which is designed

for use with the unit. Using any other

adapter could damage the unit.

HINT

Power supply from USB

●When used with a computer connected by

a USB cable, the computer supplies power

to the unit.

Battery power

status

No indicator Indicator on

AC adapter

in use

Batteries

in use Batteries must be

changed.

Power will turn OFF.

☞Reference: Setting the battery type P. 1 12

Turning the power on & o/Seng the date & me

Turn the power ON to

start the unit

Turning the power on & off/Setting the date & time

Follow these precautions for starting-up and shutting down the unit.

Follow these instruction to set the date and time for files and data.

1Press

Turning the power on and off Setting the date and time

TOOL > SYSTEM > DATE/TIME

1) Make sure all the equipment is OFF.

2) Confirm that the power, the instru-

ments and the monitoring system (or

headphones) are correctly connected.

2In order, turn connected instruments

and the monitoring system ON.

NOTE

●Before turning the

POWER ON

, turn down

the

PHONES

and

OUTPUT

controls and

volume on monitors and other connected

devices.

●If no power is supplied to the for more

than a minute, the DATE/TIME setting will

be reset to the default value.

If this message appears

• The DATE/TIME setting has been set to its default

value. Set the DATE/TIME again.

Slide to

Turn the power OFF to

shut down the unit

Slide to

OFF

Press

Select

SYSTEM

2Change menu

Select

DATE/TIME

Press

Change menu

Press

5Select OK.

Move cursor

Change value

4Select the date and time units and set

their values in order.

YEAR → MONTH → DAY →

(hours) → (minutes) → (seconds)

Change unit

Recording and playback

Recorder overview

The is an 8-track recorder that can record up to 2 tracks at the same time and play back up

to 8 tracks at the same time. The following types of tracks are used.

Track type Function Reference

Audio track Plays its audio file from beginning to end. –

Loop track Plays part of an audio file repeatedly. Using the sampler function (P.60)

Rhythm pattern track Plays a rhythm pattern. Using the rhythm function (P.48)

Track 1

Track 8

Audio track

Track mixer

MASTER

fader

Loop track

Rhythm pattern track

Audio track

Track mixer

Loop track

Rhythm pattern track

WAV

Types of recording files

Depending on the recording destination track, the

creates the following types of audio les.

• Mono track: mono WAV file

• Stereo linked track: stereo WAV file

The le format depends on the project and bit

length settings.

Types of playback files

Both mono and stereo WAV les can be assigned

to audio and loop tracks. (A le cannot be

assigned to a project, however, if its sampling

rate is different from that of the project.)

Audio les created in DAW software can also be

played by the .

There is no limit to the number of virtual tracks.

Any audio le in the same project can be

assigned to a track.

When a stereo le is assigned to a track, stereo

link is turned on automatically.

☞Reference: Changing the recording format P. 9 7

Recording and playback

Create a new project. You can choose to use

the same settings as the previous project

and set the sampling rate.

1Press

NOTE

●You can continue to use the settings and

values of the last project in the new one.

Settings carried over with Continue

BIT LENGTH settings

INSERT EFFECT settings

Send-return EFFECT settings

Track status (PLAY/MUTE/REC) settings

BOUNCE settings

Track parameter settings

METRONOME settings

Reset

Default settings are used for each item.

RATE: sampling rate settings

44.1 kHz Standard (default)

48.0 kHz For DVD audio, etc.

The RATE can also be set to a sampling rate that

is suitable for DVD audio.

When set to 48 kHz, effects cannot be used.

7Select

EXECUTE

Press

Creating a new project

Preparations before recording

With the you can manage each song as a "project."

Before starting to record a new song, create a project first, and adjust the time signature

(default: 4/4) and tempo (default: 120.0) as necessary.

You can also set the metronome as you wish to use as a guide during recording.

Select

NEW

2Change menu

Press

3Select

NAME

Change menu

Press

6Set the sampling rate.

Press

Change the name as needed.

4Move cursor

Change character

Delete

character

Insert

character

Set whether or not to continue using

the previous settings.

Change setting

Change menu

Change setting

Change menu

Use the track sequencer to set the time

signature. The default is 4/4. Follow

these steps to change to a different time

signature.

Put the cursor at the beginning to change

the time signature for the whole song, or

at the point where you want to change it in

the middle of the song.

Press

Start step input.

Changing the time signature

Delete an inserted time signature

Move to the time signature area

2Move between areas

Highlighted

1Press

Move the cursor to where you want to

change the time signature.

Go back 1 step

Go forward 1 step

Move cursor

Move the cursor to where you want to

delete the time signature.

Move cursor

Go back 1 step

Go forward 1 step

Press beneath .

Recording and playback

Move to the time signature area and

change the setting.

Complete the setting.

Change setting

Move between areas

Time signature options

Setting

1/4–8/4 Default: 4/4

Highlighted

2Select

TRK SEQ.

Press

Change menu

Press

Recording and playback

Setting the tempo

Turn the dial to change the

setting.

Tap repeatedly and the average

tempo will be detected and set.

Press

Tempo setting range

40.0–250.0 Default: 120.0

NOTE

●The tempo setting is saved for each project.

You can change the volume, tone and

stereo position of the metronome and use

its pre-count function. You can also set it

to only be heard through headphones.

Recording and playback

Change menu

HINT

Use the

METRONOME

switch to change and adjust

the metronome output.

1Press

3Select each menu item and adjust the

settings.

NOTE

●Be aware that if the metronome volume is

set high, the accented beat of some sounds

might become difficult to distinguish.

●If a track with a rhythm pattern assigned to

it is selected in the

SOUND

setting, no sound

will be output.

●The metronome follows the time signature

used in the track sequencer.

Menu settings and setting values

ON/OFF: Set when operative

Settings

Play Only During playback only

Rec Only During recording only

Play & Rec During both playback and recording

Off (default) No metronome sound

LEVEL: Set the volume

Setting range

0–100 Default: 50

PAN: Set the stereo position

Setting range

L100 – R100 Default: Center

SOUND: Set the sound

Settings

Bell (default) Click with bell accent

Click Click sound only

Stick Drum stick sound

Cowbell Cowbell

Hi-Q Synthesized click sound

Tra ck 1 – Track 8 TRACK 1–8 sound (mono)

Track1/2 – Track7/8 TRACK 1/2–7/8 sound (stereo)

PRE COUNT: Set the count-in length

Settings

Off None (default)

1–8 Enable pre-count sound for

1–8 beats.

Special

OUTPUT + PHONES

The metronome sound is output through

both

OUTPUT

and

PHONES

jacks.

PHONES ONLY

The metronome sound is output only

through the

PHONES

jack.

Use the

BALANCE

knob to adjust the

relative volumes of the

MASTER

fader

signal and the metronome sound.

MASTER CLICK

(metronome)

Select

METRONOME

Press

Change setting

Using the metronome

Change menu

Metronome settings are saved for each project.

You can use the metronome even when playing

back the master track.

Recording and playback

INPUT 1, 2

Recording the first track

After preparation, ready the recorder and start recording the first track in a project that you have

created. Connect an instrument, record it and play back the recording. You can also apply various

effects (insert) during recording.

Connecting instruments

Connecting passive-type guitars

Connect to INPUT 1

Connect a high impedance instrument to

INPUT 1

, and the set the input switch to

GUITAR

BASS (Hi-Z)

INPUT 1

Using phantom power

INPUT 1, 2

Supply phantom power to connected mics

Connect a mic to an

INPUT

(

), and set

that

INPUT

switch to

MIC LINE

. Then, set the

PHANTOM

switch to

Connect to INPUT 1 and/or 2

For a stereo instrument, connect its left output to

INPUT 1 and its right output to INPUT 2.

Connect a low impedance instrument to

INPUT 1

and set its

INPUT

switch to

MIC

LINE

Connecting low impedance instruments Using the built-in mics

Built-in mic signals on INPUT 1 and/or 2

To use the left built-in mic set switch 1 to

BUILT-IN MIC

. To use the right built-in mic set

switch 2 to

BUILT-IN MIC

The total recordable time depends on the recording format and SD/SDHC card capacity.

The table below shows times in hours and minutes.

●Times are estimates for mono (1-track) recording. Times are halved for stereo (2-track) recording.

●The maximum continuous recording time, regardless of the number of recording tracks, is about

6 hours for 16-bit/44.1 kHz WAV format and about 4 hours for 24-bit/44.1 kHz WAV format.

NOTE

Recording format SD/SDHC card capacity

1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB

16-bit/44.1 kHz 3:07 6:14 12:28 24:56 49:53 99:46

16-bit/48 kHz 2:51 5:43 11:27 22:55 45:50 91:40

24-bit/44.1 kHz 2:04 4:09 8:18 16:37 33:15 66:30

24-bit/48 kHz 1:54 3:49 7:38 15:16 30:33 61:06

Recording and playback

Adjusting the input gain

Adjust the

input gain

Make

noise! Adjust so it does not light when

maximum volume is input

When red, input is possible

NOTE

●The

PEAK

indicator turns red when the

signal exceeds the maximum detectable

level of 0 dB, resulting in input clipping.

●If clipping happens, the recorded sound

will be distorted, so you should reduce the

recording level.

Push the INPUT ON/OFF switch for the

connected input to turn it on, lighting

the indicator red.

Adjust the input GAIN.

Recording and playback

1Press

4Select an algorithm and patch.

Algorithm or patch

Change menu

Press below .

5Select

INPUT SRC

and then set the

connected input.

Change menu

Set the input source

Using insert effects

6Press to return to the top

screen.

7Adjust the recording level.

When applying an insert effect, adjust the

recording level so that the level meters

do not touch the 0 dB mark and the input

section

ON/OFF

switch indicators do not

blink (see the following page).

NOTE

●For more information about algorithms,

patches and insert effects, see the "Guide

to using effects" on P.80.

●You can also use insert effects just for

monitoring while recording the unaffected

signals. (See "Using effects only for

monitoring" on P.89.)

3Select

ON/OFF

and set it to

Change menu

Change setting

0 dB

Recording and playback

1Press

2Press for an INPUT to adjust its

recording level.

Adjusting the recording level

3Select

REC LEVEL

and adjust the

recording level.

Set the recording level so that the ON/

OFF switch indicator does not blink.

Change menu

Change

setting

Recording and playback

Track

Recorder

Track

Recorder

1Press the status key for the recording

destination track until it lights red.

Selecting tracks for recording NOTE

●The relationship between inputs and tracks

is as follows.

• When one track is selected

• When two/stereo tracks are selected

Track

Recorder

Track

Odd track

Recorder

Even track

2Set both the MASTER and

recording track faders to 0 dB

once, and then raise them to

adjust the monitoring volume of

the instrument being recorded.

Recording and playback

Recording

Top screen

Counter at beginning of song

(mark 00)

Press and hold and press

to return to the beginning.

HINT

●You can set whether when recording

previous recordings are overwritten or

saved and a new recording made. (See

"Setting the recording mode" on P.97.)

Return to the beginning of the song

(time counter).

Press Lit red

Arm the track for recording.

Press Lit red Lit

green

Counter starts

Start recording.

Press Unlit

Lit

green

Counter stops but does not

return to beginning

Stop recording.

Re-recording

If you record again on the same track, the

previously recorded file will be overwritten.

However, you can also use the

UNDO

function

to erase the previous recording.

Moreover, you can also keep the previous file

and record a second take in a separate file.

If you are not happy with a performance or the

recording level setting was incorrect, for example,

use the

UNDO

and

REDO

functions to re-record.

Use the

UNDO

function to erase the recording and

restore the unit to the previous state.

You can also use

REDO

to cancel the

UNDO

operation.

Redoing the previous recording

(UNDO and REDO functions)

Press beneath to UNDO.

Press beneath to REDO.

NOTE

●The

UNDO

function only affects audio data

recorded on a track.

●

UNDO

can only be used to go back one

recording step. Undoing more than one

step is not possible.

Recording and playback

NOTE

●When the REC MODE is set to Overwrite,

the recorded audio file will be overwritten

on the track. If you return to the beginning

of the song and record, the previous

recording will be overwritten, so be careful.

When a track is ready to PLAY, the file on it

will be played back.

Recording to a new le Playing back recordings

Playback track

Press 1-2 times

until lit green

Ready to PLAY when

green

Press the status key for the recording

destination track until it lights green.

Press

REW

while pressing and hold-

ing

STOP

to return to the beginning.

Return to the beginning of the song.

Press Lit green

Start playback.

Press Lit green

Stop playback.

1Press

Select the track for recording the new

file.

Select

TAKE

Press

Change menu

Select

FILE

Press

Change menu

Select

New Take

Press

Select file

HINT

●“TAKE” shows the file name. File names

are assigned automatically in order starting

with "MONO-000.WAV" (for a stereo track

"STE-000.WAV") followed by "MONO-001.

WAV", "MONO-002.WAV" and so on. File

names can be changed as necessary. (See

"Changing project and audio file names" on

P. 9 4 . )

HINT

●You can change the playback file to a

different take. ("Changing the playback

take" on P.30.)

Select track

Recording and playback

Overdubbing

After "Recording the first track," you can record (overdub) other instruments on other tracks while

playing back the already recorded audio.

Overdubbing

Press for the track

to playback until it

lights green

Playing an already recorded track

Lit green: ready to PLAY

Playing back all tracks

4Press to stop playback.

Lit green

3Press to start playback.

Lit green

Press for the tracks

to playback until

they light green

Lit green: ready to PLAY

2Press and hold and press

to return to the beginning.

NOTE

●When you move files on tracks, confirm that

tracks to be recorded on are set to “New

Take” so that no files are assigned to them.

●If there is a file assigned to a track, that

recording will be overwritten by new

recording.

●When the REC MODE is set to Overwrite,

the recorded audio file will be overwritten

on the track. If you return to the beginning

of the song and record, the previous

recording will be overwritten, so be careful.

When a track is ready to PLAY, the file on it

will be played back.

HINT

●If you want to record on a track that has

already been recorded on, assign the

recorded file to another track to make the

target track empty. Refer to "Changing the

playback take" (P.30).

●You can also swap recorded tracks with

unrecorded tracks. Refer to "Swapping two

tracks" on (P.31).

●To make a new recording on the same track

used for the first recording, you must swap

tracks.

●To record to a new file, set the track to New

Take. (Refer to "Recording to a new file" on

P.27.)

Press the status key for the track to

playback 1–2 times until its indicator

lights green.

Press the status keys for the tracks

to playback 1–2 times until their

indicators light green.

After preparing the already recorded track for

playback, follow the instructions in "Recording the

rst track" (P.21) from "Connecting instruments"

to "Recording" to record other tracks.

Recording and playback

NOTE

●If stereo link is turned on for a track that

has a mono file assigned to it, that file

assignment will be canceled.

Stereo recording (stereo link)

Enable stereo links to treat two adjacent tracks (1/2, 3/4, 5/6 and 7/8) as stereo tracks.

When stereo link is set to ON, INPUT 1 and 2 can be used together for stereo input and recorded to a

stereo track. When recording to a stereo track, a stereo WAV file is created.

HINT

●Stereo link changes the setting from two

mono tracks to one stereo track.

●Whatever track number you choose, an

adjacent track will be linked. You cannot

change these combinations.

●To adjust the volume of a stereo track, use

the odd number fader. The even number

fader has no effect. Use the pan parameter

to adjust their relative volume balance.

●Stereo files can be assigned to stereo

linked tracks. The left channel is on the odd

track and the right is on the even track.

1Push the INPUT 1 and 2

ON/OFF switches to turn

them on, lighting their

indicators red.

1Press

Stereo link

PAN/EQ > ST LINK

Stereo recording

Follow the procedures in the "Re-

cording" section (P.26) of "Recording

the first track" to record.

●The left channel is recorded on the

odd track and the right on the even

track.

2Adjust the input GAIN.

Adjust the

input gain

Make

noise! Adjust so it does not light when

maximum volume is input

Press a status key of the stereo linked

tracks 1–2 times until both indicators

light red.

Lit red: ready to record

Set the MASTER and recording

track faders to 0 dB and then

use them to adjust the moni-

toring level of the instrument

being recorded.

Select

ST LINK

3Change menu

2Select a track.

Select track

On/Off

Select

4Tracks with a stereo link

are shown this way

Recording and playback

For an audio file, select

FILE

Changing playback takes

You can assign audio files to tracks freely.

By recording multiple takes of vocals, guitar solos and other parts in different files, you can later

select and use the best takes (as though using virtual tracks).

1Press

Select the track to assign.

Select track

Select TAKE.

Press

HINT

●You can also play the audio file being

selected.

Play

Stop

●Files that are already assigned to tracks

have an * to the left of their names.

Change menu

5Select the audio file.

Select the file

or pattern

Press

NOTE

●If you assign a stereo file to a mono track,

stereo link is turned on automatically.

For example, if mono files are assigned

to tracks 1 and 2, the stereo file will be

assigned to track 1 and the mono file on

track 2 will become unassigned.

●If you assign a mono file to a stereo track,

stereo link will be turned off automatically.

Recording and playback

Swapping two tracks

Use the swap function to exchange two tracks, including their assigned files, track sequence data

and all track parameter information.

Select the first track to swap.

Indicators blink orange on tracks that can be selected.

Press the status key of the track to swap.

Selectable: blinking orange

Selected: lit orange

Select the second track to swap.

Indicators blink orange on tracks that can be selected.

Press the status key of the track to swap.

Selectable: blinking orange

Selected: lit orange

Already selected track

1 Press beneath .

Press

4Swap the tracks.

Tracks to be swapped

Move cursor

Recording and playback

Re-recording part of a track (punch-in/out)

Punch-in and punch-out allow you to re-record a single part of a recorded file. The point when the

unit switches from playback to recording is the "punch-in" and the point when the unit switches

from recording to playback is the "punch-out."

The allows both manual punch-in/out using keys on the front panel or a ZOOM FS01

footswitch (sold separately) and automatic punch-in/out in which you designate the punch-in/out

points in advance.

Start Stop

Re-recorded part

NOTE

●Punch-in/out overwrites the recording on

the track.

●If the track is set to New Take, the track

will be silent before punching in and after

punching out.

●If the REC MODE is set to Always New, a

new file will be recorded.

●Use the UNDO soft key to cancel the

re-recording.

1Raise the fader on the track

you want to re-record.

2Press the status key 1-2

times until lit red.

Lit red: ready to record

Adjust the recording

level and the

GAIN

be the same as the

already recorded part.

Prepare the track that you want to

punch-in/out

4Locate to before the punch-in

point.

8Press to stop playback

(and recording if not yet

stopped). Unlit

Re-record by punching in and out

Manual punch-in/out

5Press PLAY to

start playback. Lit

Perform (not recording)

Press REC to punch-in and

start recording.

Lit

Press REC to punch-out, stop

recording and start playback.

Lit Unlit

Perform (recording)

You can punch-in/out manually.

During playback, press the REC key

to start re-recording from that point.

Recording and playback

NOTE

●Once you set automatic punch-in and out

points, you cannot change them. Cancel

them first if you need to set them again.

●If the REC MODE is set to Always New, a

new file will be recorded.

Prepare the track that you want to

punch-in/out

Set the punch-in/out points

Automatic punch-in/out

4Locate the starting

(punch-in) point.

6Locate the ending (punch-

out) point.

Re-recorded part

5Press to set the punch-in

point.

Appearance on

display

1Raise the fader on the track you

want to re-record.

Adjust the recording

level and the

GAIN

be the same as the

already recorded part.

7Press to set the punch-

out point

Appearance on

display

Rehearsing

When the punch-in point is passed,

the track is automatically muted.

When the punch-out point is passed, the track is

automatically unmuted.

Perform (not recording)

2Press to start playback.

Lit

3Press to stop playback.

Unlit

11 Press

Indicators disappear from display

Cancel punch-in/out

2Press the status key 1-2

times until lit red.

Lit red: ready to record

10 Press to stop playback (and

recording if not yet stopped).

Unlit

Re-recording with punch-in and punch-out

Lit Blinking Not

recording

Punch-out point passed

Lit Blinking

Punch-in point passed

Perform Lit

Press REC and

PLAY in order to

start recording.

When punching in and out manually is

difcult, you can set the points in advance

to punch-in and punch-out automatically. 1Locate to a time before the

punch-in point.

8Locate to a time before the

punch-out point.

Not

recording

Recording

Recording and playback

Combining multiple tracks into 1–2 tracks (bouncing)

Bounce to mix and record multiple tracks as 1–2 tracks. This is also called “ping-pong recording.”

1Press

Return to the start of the project.

HINT

●Bouncing creates a new file in the same

project.

●If you set the bounce destination to a mono

track, the recorded signals are mixed to

mono. If set to a stereo linked pair of tracks,

the recorded signals will be mixed to stereo.

●You can also include signals input through

the INPUT jacks when bouncing.

●For information about adjusting sounds

and using effects while bouncing, refer to

"Mixing" on P.40.

3Select BOUNCE TR.

4Select Play.

Bounce destination track settings

PROJECT > REC > BOUNCE TR

Start from the Top Screen 1Select the bounce source tracks

(set each track to play back).

Press 1–2 times until

indicator lights green

Lit green: ready to PLAY

2Select bounce destination track(s).

Press 1–2 times until

indicator lights red

Lit red: ready to record

Bouncing (preparation)

Select REC.

Press

Change menu

Change

setting

BOUNCE TR: bounce destination track

Setting

Mute Mute the bounce destination track (default)

Play Play and record the bounce destination track

To include the bounce destination track

Recording and playback

6Press to stop playback.

5Press in order to

start recording.

Lit greenLit red

BOUNCE ON appears on the

display

Note: Press the BOUNCE soft key

again to cancel bounce mode.

Bouncing (execution)

Adjust the mix balance (audition)

Press to start playback.

Adjust the mix balance, including

volume, pan and EQ, for each track.

Make sure that the

MASTER level meters

do not reach 0 dB

Press to stop playback.

Press beneath .

4Press and hold and press

to return to the beginning.

Press to start playback.

1Enable playback of bounce

destination tracks.

Press status keys 1–2 times

until indicator lights green

Lit green: ready to PLAY

2Disable playback of bounce source

tracks

Press status keys 1–2 times

until unlit

Unlit: muted

3Press and hold and press

to return to the beginning.

NOTE

●This operation can be undone by pressing

the UNDO soft key.

●If you bounce in stereo to two mono tracks,

the pan of the odd number track will be set

to L100, and the even number track will be

set to R100.

Playback the track after bouncing

Recording and playback

Locating to the desired part of a song

The counter on the display can be used to move (locate) to the desired time in hours: minutes:

seconds: milliseconds or bars–beats–ticks (1/48 beat).

You can also set marks in a project to locate to them easily.

Using the counter to locate Adding marks

To prepare, stop the recorder, select the

project and start from the Top Screen.

HINT

●After Step 2, you can start playback from

the set counter position.

●Mark icon display

●Mark zero is always set at counter 0

(project beginning) and cannot be changed.

●If you add a mark at a time earlier than an

existing mark, all the following marks will be

automatically renumbered in order.

●One project can have a maximum of 100

marks, including the zero mark.

NOTE

●You cannot change the counter this way

during recording or playback.

1Select the hours: minutes: seconds or

bars–beats–ticks.

Change unit/digit

Change display

Hours: minutes: seconds: milliseconds"

or "Bars–beats–ticks"

Add a mark using the counter

Start from the top screen. Set the

counter to the desired mark position.

2Press

Mark icon

Mark number

Mark 03 shown set at 10 minutes,

08 seconds, 15 milliseconds

Mark set at current

counter position

No mark set at counter

position

Adding a mark during recording/playback

Start recording or playback

2Press

2Change the values.

Change numbers

Change unit/digit

Change display

Recording and playback

Use keys to move between marks in order

Use the

DIAL

to move between marks in

order

Locate to the position of a mark Deleting marks

NOTE

●A deleted mark cannot be recovered.

● at the beginning cannot be deleted.

●Press the

MARK/CLEAR

key when the mark

icon is highlighted to delete that mark.

Press

MARK/CLEAR

when the icon is not

highlighted to create a new mark at that

position.

●When marks are added and deleted

between other marks, all the marks are

automatically renumbered in order from the

beginning.

Press the and keys to

set the desired mark.

Mark icon highlighted

Press the and keys to

set the desired mark.

Select MARK.

Blinking

Change unit/digit

Cannot

change Mark added

Mark deleted

Project

The highlighted mark is

erased and the preceding

mark is shown.

Press

2Select the mark number.

Change number

Recording and playback

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Repeat playback of a specific section (A-B repeat)

You can set a beginning (A) point and an ending (B) point in a project and repeat playback

between them.

HINT

●When playback reaches point B, it

automatically returns to point A and

continues playback.

●While the A-B REPEAT icon appears,

playback repeats continuously

●These settings can be made both during

playback and when stopped.

●If you set point B at a time before point A,

repeat playback will occur from point B to

point A.

●To change the settings, press the

A-B

REPEAT

key to cancel them once and then

follow the procedures to set new ones.

Setting A-B points

Use A-B repeat to loop playback

Cancel repeat and clear points

Press to start playback.

Press to stop playback.

A-B repeat section

1Locate the

beginning point

3Locate the end point.

Press to cancel

Repeat playback

Press

Appearance

on display

Press

Appearance

on display

Indicators disappear

from display

Recording and playback

Mixing

Mixing overview

The has two built-in mixers. Input signals are sent to the input mixer, and track playback

signals are sent to the track mixer.

Using the built-in mixer, you can adjust the volume and pan for each input signal and track, as well

as use a 3-band parametric equalizer on the tracks.

Input mixer

This mixer adjusts the input gain of each signal

input through an

INPUT

jack, and sends each

signal individually or both mixed together to a

recorder track.

You can control the following

INPUT

parameters

and monitor up to 8 playback tracks at the same

time.

• Input signal pan (PAN)

• Send-return effect levels

(REV SEND, CHO SEND)

• Input signal recording level (REC LEVEL)

Input mixer

MASTER

fader

Track mixer

This mixer mixes the output signals of recorder

tracks to stereo.

Use the faders to adjust the volume. You can also

adjust the pan and equalizer, for example, for

each track.

You can control the following types of parameters

using the track mixer.

• Track volume (FADER)

• Track pan (PAN)

• Equalizer (EQ HI, EQ MID, EQ LO) (EQ cannot

be adjusted for rhythm pattern tracks)

• Send-return effect levels

(REV SEND, CHO SEND)

• Stereo link settings (for mono audio tracks)

• Track phase (INVERT) (the phase of rhythm

pattern tracks cannot be adjusted)

Track mixer

MASTER

fader

Track mixer

Track mixerTrack 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

Track 5

Track 6

Track 7

Track 8

Mixing

Input signals and mixers

If recording destination track is set

When the recording destination track has been

set, the input signal does not pass through the

input mixer. Instead, after passing through the

REC LEVEL, the signal passes through the track

mixer and is output.

If recording destination track is not set

When the recording destination track has not

been set, the input signal passes through the

input mixer and is output.

Input mixer

MASTER

fader

Track mixer 1

MASTER

fader

Track mixer 1

Input mixer

Example: track 1 selected

Mixing

Setting track level, EQ and pan

Use the input and track mixers to set track parameters that, for example, adjust pan and effect

send levels for each track. Here, we explain the adjustment of track parameters.

NOTE

●Except for phase settings (INVERT), both

left and right channels of stereo tracks

share the same parameter values.

●Settings are stored separately for each

project.

●The only setting for the MASTER track is

volume (FADER level).

●Rhythm pattern tracks do not have EQ

HI, EQ MID, EQ LO, ST LINK or INVERT

settings.

1Press

2Select an input or track.

3Select a menu item and its setting.

Change menu

Change setting

5Select each item and change settings.

Change menu

Change setting

4Select EQ HI, EQ MID or EQ LO.

Change menu

Press

Select an

input or track

Mixing

The parameters that can be set for each type of track are as follows.

Mono tracks: 1–8

Stereo tracks: 1/2–7/8

Display Parameter Setting range

(default value) Explanation Mono

tracks

Stereo

tracks

Master

track

PAN PAN L100~R100

(Center)

Adjusts a track’s PAN. For stereo tracks adjusts the volume

balance between the left and right channels. ◯ ◯

EQ HI High-frequency range boost/cut

EQ HI

TYPE EQ HI, HI CUT

(EQ HI)

Set whether to boost/cut the high-frequency range (EQ HI)

or clearly cut unnecessary high frequencies (HI CUT). This

parameter can only be accessed when EQ HI is on.

◯ ◯

GAIN –12dB~12dB

(0dB)

Adjust amount of boost/cut of high frequencies by -12 ~ +12

dB. This parameter is shown only when the TYPE is set to EQ

HI. When set to HI CUT, it is not shown.

◯ ◯

FREQUENCY 500Hz~18kHz

(8.0kHz)

Adjust the EQ boost/cut frequency of high frequencies. This

parameter can only be accessed when EQ HI is on. ◯ ◯

EQ MID Middle-frequency range boost/cut

EQ MID

GAIN –12dB~+12dB

(0dB)

Adjust amount of boost/cut of middle frequencies by -12 ~

+12 dB. This parameter can only be accessed when EQ MID

is on.

◯ ◯

FREQUENCY 40Hz~18kHz

(1.0kHz )

Adjust EQ boost/cut frequency of middle frequencies. This

parameter can only be accessed when EQ MID is on. ◯ ◯

Q0.1~2.0

(0.5)

Adjust the width of the middle frequency band affected. This

parameter can only be accessed when EQ MID is on. ◯ ◯

EQ LOW Low-frequency range boost/cut

EQ LO

TYPE EQ LO, LO CUT

(EQ LO)

Set whether to boost/cut the low-frequency range (EQ LO)

or clearly cut unnecessary low frequencies (LO CUT). This

parameter can only be accessed when EQ LO is on.

◯ ◯

GAIN –12dB~+12dB

(0dB)

Adjust amount of boost/cut of low frequencies by -12 ~+12

dB. This parameter is shown only when the TYPE is set to EQ

LO. When set to LO CUT, it is not shown.

◯ ◯

FREQUENCY 40Hz~1.6kHz

(125Hz)

Adjust EQ boost/cut frequency of low frequencies. This

parameter can only be accessed when EQ LO is on. ◯ ◯

Effect send levels

REV SEND REVERB

SEND LEVEL

0~100

(0) Adjust the signal level sent from the track to the reverb effect. ◯ ◯

CHO SEND CHORUS/

DELAY SEND

LEVEL

0~100

(0)

Adjust the signal level sent from the track to the chorus/delay

effect. ◯ ◯

FADER FADER 0~127

(100) Adjust the current volume. ◯◯◯

ST LINK STEREO LINK On/Off

(Off)

Switch on/off to set the stereo link function that

connects two mono tracks together. ◯ ◯

INVERT INVERT On/Off

(Off)

Set whether the phase of a track is inverted or not. Set it to

Off to use normal phase or ON to invert the phase. ◯ ◯

NOTE

●Use the ON/OFF soft key to turn EQ HI,

EQ MID, EQ LO, REV SEND, CHO SEND and

INVERT parameters ON/OFF.

●When a stereo link is ON, the INVERT

parameter is shown as INVERT L for the

odd track, and as INVERT R for the even

track.

Mixing

Using send-return effects

Send-return effects, which are routed internally by the mixers, can be applied to signals input to the

input and track mixers. You can adjust the send-return effect levels for each input and track using

their send levels, which set the amount of signal sent to the effect.

Here we explain how to select the send-return effect patch and adjust the amount applied to each

track.

Adjust the send-return effect levels for

each track

Select an effect and patch

3Select ON/OFF and set it to ON.

1Press

2 Press beneath .

Press beneath .

Select PATCH and choose

the patch.

1Press

Change menu

Change

setting

3Select REV SEND or CHO SEND and

adjust the setting.

Change menu

Change setting

Change menu

Change patch

2Select an input or track.

Select input or track

Mixing

Using insert effects on tracks

You can use an insert effect on already recorded tracks.

1Press

5Press

Select INPUT SRC and set

the track.

Display Signal source

Input1, Input2 One input

Input1/2 Both inputs

Tra ck 1– Track 8 Output of one mono track

Track1/2–Track7/8

Output of one stereo track

or two mono tracks

Master Signal before the MASTER fader

Change menu

Change input

source

4Select PATCH and set it.

You can select the patch while playing back

to hear the effect.

Change menu

Change

patch

2Select ON/OFF and set it to On.

Change menu

Change

setting

Accessing the effect settings

Press beneath to

access the insert effect

Mixing down

Using a mastering effect

Use a mastering effect as an insert effect to process the final stereo signal when mixing down to

the master track.

Select a MASTERING algorithm to apply the effect to the signal before the MASTER fader.

HINT

●Use a MASTERING algorithm effect to

process the final stereo mix signal.

NOTE

●When the insert effect is applied before the

MASTER fader in advance, the insert effect

cannot also be applied to other tracks,

either during recording or playback.

●At step 5, if you hear distortion when the

mastering effect is applied to the signal,

check the sound of the playback tracks and

lower and readjust their faders. (If a track

sound is distorted, adjust that track.)

●You can select Stereo, Dual, Mic or

Mastering algorithms. If you set another

algorithm, the insert position changes to

Input 1.

Master track recording signal flow

1Press

6Press

MASTER

fader

Track 1–8

Insert an insert effect before the

MASTER fader

2Select ON/OFF and set it to ON.

Change menu

Change

setting

3Select ALGORITHM and set

it to Mastering.

Change menu

Change

setting

4Select INPUT SRC and set

it to Master.

Change menu

Change

setting

You can select the patch while playing

back to hear the effect.

5Select PATCH and set it.

Change menu

Change

setting

Accessing the effect settings

Press beneath to

access the insert effect

Mixing down

Play the master track

Prepare by adjusting the signal levels

Record to the master track

Mixing down to the master track

Record the "final" stereo mix on the MASTER track, which is specifically for mixing down.

Signals are sent to the master track after passing through the MASTER fader.

HINTS

●Each project can only have one active

MASTER track at a time.

●You can assign an already recorded file to

the MASTER track.

●Even if you mix down from the middle of a

song, a new file will always be recorded.

●The signals that have passed through the

MASTER fader are the same as those sent

from the OUTPUT jacks.

●This operation can be undone by pressing

the UNDO soft key.

●The final stereo mix recorded to the master

track is saved as a WAV file. This file can

be saved on a computer and, using disc

writing software, for example, be written to

a CD. (See "Exchanging data with a computer

(card reader)" on P.103.)

NOTE

●The pan, balance, insert and send-return

effects of each track affect the signals sent

to the MASTER track.

☞Reference: Sequential playback of

projects (sequence play) P. 9 8

3Press to stop playback.

7Press to stop playback.

1Press the MASTER status

key 1-2 times until the

indicator lights green.

Lit green: ready to PLAY

Doing this mutes all other tracks and disables all effects.

Adjust the level of the signal that

passes through the master fader.

Make sure that the

level meters do not

reach 0 dB

6Press in order to

start recording.

3Press to stop playback.

Adjust the balance of the

tracks during playback.

Recording to the MASTER track

Disable MASTER track playback

Press the MASTER status

key 1-2 times until the

indicator is unlit.

Other tracks are unmuted and their status

lights become as they were before.

Unlit:

disabled

Press the MASTER status

key 1-2 times until the

indicator lights red.

Press and hold and press

to return to the beginning.

Press to start playback.

2Press and hold and press

to return to the beginning.

5Press and hold and press

to return to the beginning.

Lit red: ready to record

Press to start playback.

Using the rhythm function

Overview of rhythm functions

With the , you can perform rhythm parts using the built-in drum sounds.

Rhythm patterns can be assigned to tracks, and you can repeat simple patterns in place of a

metronome, or perform rhythm parts for an entire song using the track sequencer function (see P.72),

for example.

Drum kits Rhythm patterns

Rhythm pattern tracks

drum kits

BASIC

STUDIO

LIVE

ROCK

POP

FUNK

JAZZ

ACOUSTIC

TECHNO

URBAN

The has 10 types of drum kits – sets of 16

types of percussion instruments, including kicks,

snares and hi-hats.

Use the pads to play each different sound and

create rhythm parts from them.

In one project, you can use 511 types of

rhythm patterns. (Each pattern contains a drum

performance of 1–99 bars in length.) You can edit

parts of existing patterns and even create new

rhythm patterns.

To use a rhythm pattern in a song, assign the

rhythm pattern to a track.

Tracks that have rhythm patterns assigned to

them are called rhythm pattern tracks.

You can do the following with rhythm pattern

tracks.

• Play them with the pads and set how they

are played back (See "Using the pads to play

rhythm patterns" on P.50.)

• Control them with the track sequencer (See

"Using the track sequencer" on P.72.)

• Play back rhythm pattern tracks (See "Track

playback overview" in "Using the sampler" on

P.61.)

NOTE

●The drum kit setting is saved with each

project.

Changing the playback pattern Changing the drum kit

Rhythm pattern selection

Press

Select a rhythm pattern and play it. Change the drum sounds.

1Press

3Press to play.

Press to stop playback.

2Select a drum kit.

1Press beneath .

Select kit

2Rhythm pattern selection

Rhythm pattern name

Using the rhythm function

Change

pattern

Press and hold and press

to return to the beginning.

Using the rhythm function

Adjusting the pad sensitivity

Switching banks

Repeating sounds (drum rolls)

Using the pads to play rhythm patterns

You can play the velocity-sensitive pads beneath each of the track faders, adding accents in

real time.

Set the pad sensitivity. You can set pads

to respond to playing strength or to trigger

sounds at a consistent volume

regardless of how hard they are played.

You can change the sounds of the pads.

You can set a pad sound to play repeatedly

at a set interval.

This is convenient when entering hi-hat

16th notes, for example.

1Press

2Play the pads.

1Press

PAD SENSE: pad sensitivity

Setting

Soft Regardless of playing strength, sounds

are triggered with a soft volume.

Medium Regardless of playing strength, sounds

are triggered with a medium volume.

Loud Regardless of playing strength, sounds

are triggered with a loud volume.

Lite Highest sensitivity—even light playing

produces loud volume.

Normal Medium sensitivity.

Hard Low sensitivity—must play the pads

hard to trigger with loud volume.

EX Hard Lowest sensitivity—must play the pads

very hard to trigger with loud volume.

Change setting

Change menu

Select PAD ROLL and set the

repeat rate.

Select BANK1 for drum kit sounds

and BANK2 for percussion sounds.

3Press and hold

REPEAT/

STOP

, and press the pad to

play the roll.

PAD ROLL: repeat interval

Settings

2/4–16/4 1/4 notes x 2~16

3/8, 1/3, 1/4,

3/16, 1/6, 1/8, 1/12,

1/16, 1/24, 1/32

Dotted 1/4 notes, 1/2 note triplets,

1/4 notes, dotted 8th notes, 1/4 note

triplets, 8th notes, 8th note triplets,

16th notes, 16th note triplets, 32nd

notes

If you release

REPEAT/STOP

before the pad,

that sound continues rolling after the pad is

released. Press the pad again to stop it.

Press

Change menu

Select SYSTEM.

Select PAD SENSE and set it.

3Change menu

Change setting

Press beneath .

Assigning rhythm patterns to tracks

To use a rhythm pattern in a song, you must assign it to a track. A track that a rhythm pattern is

assigned to is called a rhythm pattern track.

Rhythm pattern tracks can be played using the pads and controlled with the track sequencer.

NOTE

●If rhythm patterns are assigned to multiple

tracks and played back simultaneously, or

patterns with numerous note-on events are

played, they might not all play as expected

due to the maximum polyphony limitation of

the unit.

●When a rhythm pattern is assigned to a

track, it cannot be set to loop.

●When you press the ASSIGN soft key, the

pads of tracks currently set to New Take

blink.

●When you play a rhythm pattern track, the

status key indicator changes from green to

orange.

HINT

●You can play the selected rhythm pattern.

Play the pattern

Stop pattern playback

Using the rhythm function

1Press

2Select a rhythm pattern

3While pressing beneath ,

press the pad of the track where you

want to assign it.

Change pattern

Assigning from the RHYTHM menu Assigning from the TRACK menu

11 Press

3Select TAKE.

Change menu

Press

4Select PATTERN.

Change menu

Press

5Select a rhythm pattern

Press

Select pattern

Select the destination track.

2Select track

Using the rhythm function

Press beneath .

Preparing to create a rhythm pattern

Creating a rhythm pattern

You can create your own original rhythm patterns. After preparing, you can create a rhythm pattern

using real-time or step input.

Select an empty rhythm pattern and set

the number of bars, time signature and

quantization. You can also check the

memory remaining for rhythm patterns.

Set number of bars and time

signature.

1Press

BAR LEN: number of bars

Setting range

1–99

Number of bars

SIGNATURE: time signature

Setting

1–8

Time signature (number of beats)

MEMORY

Shows current amount of memory used

2Select an empty rhythm pattern

(name is EMPTY).

Change pattern

Rhythm pattern name

Press

Quantization

Setting

1/4 Quarter note

1/8 8th note

1/8T 8th note triplet

1/16 16th note

1/16T 16th note triplet

1/32 32nd note

Hi Tick

Move to the quantization area and set

the value.

Quantization

Move cursor

Change setting

Change menu

Change setting

Using the rhythm function

NOTE

●If your timing playing the pads is slightly

off, it will be corrected to the rhythm in

accordance with the quantize setting.

●Depending on the pad sensitivity setting,

the force used to play the pads is also

recorded.

●You can also set a metronome pre-count

( s e e P. 2 0 ) .

After preparing, play the pads along with

the rhythm (metronome) to create a rhythm

pattern with real-time input.

2Play the pads in time with the

rhythm to record the pattern.

while pressing and holding .

1Start input. Press

Press

End input.

3To delete sounds:

Press and hold under

and press a pad. While that pad is

being pressed, data that has already

been input for that pad will be erased.

Press beneath to erase

data that has already been input for

all pads.

Inputting a pattern in real-time

Using the rhythm function

After preparing, you can input notes one

at a time (step input) to create a rhythm

pattern.

Move the cursor to the position where

you want to input or delete notes.

Move cursor

The horizontal axis shows the bars and

the vertical axis shows the pads by

number. One step (one box) is the length

of the quantize setting.

Go back

one beat

Advance one

beat

Press

ENTER

to add a note with a

fixed volume level at that position.

Press

Play a pad to input a note at the cur-

rent position. Its volume will corre-

spond to the strength you play it (and

the sensitivity setting).

4To delete an input a note or change

its volume:

Press beneath to delete

the note at that position.

Turn to change the volume of the

note at that position.

Press

Start input.

NOTE

●Notes that are at locations that cannot

be moved to with the current quantize

setting cannot be deleted. A note at such a

position appears as an "X".

●In Step 4, you can also use the dial to input

and delete notes.

Press

End input.

Loud (high velocity)

Quiet (low velocity)

Step input of a rhythm pattern

Press and hold beneath

and press the lit pad to erase the note

at that position.

Using the rhythm function

HINT

●In step 5, you can change the order of the

pattern list.

●Press the A-Z soft key to list the patterns in

alphabetical order.

●Press the No. soft key to list the patterns in

numerical order.

Copying rhythm patterns

You can copy a rhythm pattern to create a new one based on it, for example.

1Press

2Select the rhythm pattern that you

want to copy.

Press beneath .

Change pattern

Change menu

Select COPY.

Press

Change menu

Select COPY TO.

Press

Change menu

Select EXECUTE.

Press

Select pattern

Select the copy destination.

Press

Using the rhythm function

Deleting rhythm patterns

Rhythm patterns can be deleted.

1Press

2Select the rhythm pattern that you

want to delete.

Press beneath .

Change pattern

Change menu

Select DELETE.

Press

Move cursor

Select YES.

Press

Using the rhythm function

Renaming rhythm patterns

You can change the names of rhythm patterns.

1Press

2Select the rhythm pattern that you

want to rename.

Change pattern

Change menu

Select RENAME.

Press

4Change the name.

Press

Change

character

Delete

character

Insert

character

Move cursor

Press beneath .

Using the rhythm function

Importing rhythm patterns from other projects

You can import rhythm patterns from other projects.

You can import all the rhythm patterns (All) at once or one at a time (Each).

1Press

Change menu

Select IMPORT.

Press

7Select NEXT.

Change menu

Press

Select PROJECT.

Change menu

Press

Move cursor

Select YES.

Press

NOTE

●Destination rhythm patterns will be

overwritten. When set to All, all the original

rhythm patterns in the project will be

deleted. When set to Each, the rhythm

pattern selected as the destination will be

deleted.

●In step 8 or 9, you can change the order of

the pattern list.

●Press the A-Z soft key to list the patterns in

alphabetical order.

●Press the No. soft key to list the patterns in

numerical order.

8Select the rhythm pattern to import

(only when set to Each).

Select pattern

Press

9Select the destination rhythm pattern

to import (only when set to Each).

Select pattern

Press

6Select the source project.

Select project

Press

4Select MODE and set it to All or

Each.

Change menu

Change setting

Press beneath .

Using the rhythm function

Setting volume and stereo placement

You can change the volume of a rhythm pattern and the stereo placement of the drum kit.

1Press

2Select the rhythm pattern for which

you want to make settings.

Change pattern

Select a menu item and change the

setting.

Change menu

Change setting

NOTE

●POSITION settings are saved for each

project.

DRUM LVL: drum volume

Setting

1–15 Drum volume

POSITION: drum placement

Setting

Listener

Drums are placed from left to right as

heard by the audience

Player Drums are placed from left to right as

heard by the drummer

Press beneath .

Using the sampler

Using the sampler to make songs

You can use the sampler functions to easily create backing tracks, rhythm parts and other

foundation tracks that have high sound quality. These features can be used to make a wide variety

of music, from demo songs to produced recordings.

3Repeat step 2 to record other phrases

to use as loops.

Prepare all the phrases that are necessary

to make your song.

6Record vocals, guitar solos and other

parts as you listen to the sequence.

Record the main vocals and instruments in

time with the basic tracks.

1Make a loop for the basic rhythm of

the entire song.

Assign the included loops to tracks (pads)

and set them to loop.

For example, you can develop a vision for

an entire song by selecting drum loops and

other materials that inspire you.

☞Reference:

Assigning included drum loops

to tracks

Setting loops

P. 6 3

P. 6 4

2As you listen to the rhythm loop that

you prepared, record guitar, bass,

keyboard and other instruments to

create more loops.

Keep recording until you are satised with

the performance of the riff, backing part or

other musical phrase. You can loop only

the parts of the recordings that you like.

☞Reference: Setting loops P. 6 4

5After determining the structure of the

song, create a sequence (loop perfor-

mance data) for the entire song.

A sequence can be input by playing the

pads along with a rhythm (metronome) in

real time or input step by step. You can

create basic tracks, including backing

parts and rhythm parts, for an entire song

this way.

☞Reference: Creating a sequence P. 7 3

4When the loops are ready, play them

with the pads while considering the

structure of the entire song.

Play the pads with the rhythm while

considering the ow of the entire song and

how the loops combine.

☞Reference: Playing the pads P. 6 6

Using the sampler

The has a sampler function that allows audio les to be played with the pads. You can use the

included loops or other commercially-available loops to easily create high-quality rhythm tracks.

Using the sampler

Loop tracks

Track playback overview

To use the sampler function, you must rst set audio tracks to loop. When set to loop, we call these

tracks “loop tracks.” You can do the following with loop tracks.

• Play them with pads, and set how the loops playback when played (see “Playing the pads” on P.66)

• Conduct loop playback of a designated interval (see “Setting loops” on P.64)

• Control them with the track sequencer (see “Using the track sequencer” on P.72)

When you play audio tracks with the PLAY key, the les will usually be played until they end, but with loop

tracks and rhythm pattern tracks, the designated loop interval will play back repeatedly.

Track 1 Audio track

Audio track

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

Track 5

Track 6

Track 7

Track 8

Loop trackLoop track

Time

Loop interval

Loop

interval

Loop

track

Loop

track

Loop

track

Loop

track

Loop

track

Loop

track

Loop

track

Loop

track

Loop trackLoop track

Repeat

When the track sequencer is on, loop tracks and rhythm pattern tracks play back according

to the sequence.

Track 1 Audio track

Audio trackTrack 2

Track 3

Track 4

Track 5

Track 6

Track 7

Track 8

Loop trackLoop track

Time

Controlled by

the sequencer

Loop

track

Loop track

Loop

track

Using the sampler

When using the pads for playback, press the pad for a loop track or rhythm pattern track to start

playback of that track.

In the illustration below, after a pad for tracks 5/6 (loop track) is pushed to start playback, a pad for

tracks 7/8 (loop track) is pushed to start playback of that loop.

In addition, how each loop track pad is played can be set individually (PAD parameter). In this

example, they are set to “Gate”, which causes playback to stop when the pad is released (see

“Playing the pads” on P.66).

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

Track 5

Track 6

Track 7

Track 8

Loop trackLoop track

Time

Loop

track

Loop

track

Loop

track

Loop

track

Loop trackLoop track

Plays while being

pressed (PAD set to Gate)

Plays while being

pressed (PAD set to Gate)

Press track 5 pad to start loop

playback of tracks 5/6 (loop tracks).

Press track 7 pad to start loop

playback of tracks 7/8 (loop tracks).

Using the sampler

NOTE

●In a new project, the BPM (tempo) of the

first audio file assigned to a track will set

the BPM of the project.

●From the LOOP menu, you can select loop

files in the LOOP folder on the SD card.

●The loops on the SD card are 44.1 kHz

WAV files. For this reason, if the project

sampling rate is set to 48 kHz, “Invalid File”

appears and they cannot be assigned to

tracks.

Assigning included drum loops to tracks

To use the sampler function, first assign audio files and rhythm patterns to tracks.

In this example, we explain how to assign loops that are on the included SD card.

1Press

2Select the track to assign.

Select track

Press

Change menu

Select TAKE.

Press

Select file

Select a loop.

HINT

●You can also play audio files and rhythm

patterns as you select them.

Start playback

Stop playback

Press

Change menu

Select LOOP.

FILE Audio files in the current project

PATTERN Rhythm patterns

LOOP Loops on the SD card

OTHER PRJ Audio files in other projects

Using the sampler

NOTE

●The status key indicator of a track set to

loop lights orange instead of green when

enabled for playback. A track set to loop

cannot be used to record (indicator will not

light red). In addition, the following functions

can be used when a track is set to loop.

- The pad can be used to trigger the loop.

- Pressing

PLAY

starts loop playback.

- Sequence data can be recorded.

●When a rhythm pattern is assigned to a

track, it cannot be set to loop.

Setting a track to loop

Setting loops

To use the sampler function, you must set a track to loop, making it a loop track. Here we explain

how to make this setting.

Tracks can be individually set to loop.

1Press

2Select the track to loop.

Select track

Change menu

Select LOOP.

Press

Select ON/OFF and set it to On

to enable loop playback.

Change menu

Change setting

Using the sampler

Setting the loop interval

Zooming in on the waveform

The loop interval (starting point and length)

can be set for loop tracks.

When setting the loop starting point and

length, you can zoom in on the waveform

that is displayed. Zooming up to 32x is

possible.

1Press

HINT

●You can use the

POSI

and

LENGTH

soft keys

to switch between setting the loop starting

point and length.

●You can also play the audio file that you are

setting.

Start playback

Stop playback

Fast forward

Rewind

Length

Select track

Select the track to be looped.

Change menu

Select LOOP.

Press

Change menu

Select POSITION.

Press

5Set the loop starting point.

Starting point

Locate

Change setting

Locate

Change setting

Press beneath

to set the length of the loop.

Press beneath to zoom.

Using the sampler

NOTE

●This setting is set for the entire project.

NOTE

●When you press a pad, the sound will

be delayed until it is in time with the set

quantization (bar, note).

●The pad blinks during playback

●When you stop playback, the operation

is delayed until it is in time with the set

quantization (bar, note).

Setting the playback method

Playing the pads

For loop tracks and rhythm pattern tracks, press the pad beneath a fader to play the audio file or

rhythm pattern assigned to that track.

The unit can be set to correct timing

errors when playing the pads or inputting

sequence data in real time so that sounds

are aligned with bars and beats.

Set how the pads function when played.

1Press a pad.

Select PAD and set the playback

method.

PAD: playback method

Setting

Repeat Play loop repeatedly

Gate Stop playback as soon as the pad is released

1Shot Play the file once completely even if the pad is

released

Global quantization

Setting

8Bars, 4Bars,

2Bars, 1Bar (default) 8 bars, 4 bars, 2 bars, 1 bar

1/2, 1/2T,

1/4, 1/4T,

1/8, 1/8T,

1/16, 1/16T,

1/32

Half-note, half-note triplet,

quarter-note, quarter-note triplet,

eighth-note, eighth-note triplet,

sixteenth-note, sixteenth-note

triplet, thirty-second note

Hi 1 tick (1/48 of a quarter-note)

Press a pad while holding

REPEAT/STOP

to enable loop

playback.

Press the pad again while

holding

REPEAT/STOP

stop loop playback.

1Press

Select TRK SEQ.

Press

Move to the global quantization area,

and change the setting.

Set global quantization to control

sound timing

Change setting

Move cursor

Change setting

Change menu

Blinking

Using the sampler

Changing the BPM of a track

The BPM of each track is automatically calculated when an audio file is assigned to it. Depending

on the file, however, the calculated result might differ from the actual BPM.

If this occurs, use the following procedures to adjust the BPM. The set BPM is used as the

standard tempo when changing the tempo of the audio without changing its pitch.

NOTE

●BPM is calculated for an audio file assuming

4/4 time.

●When a track is recorded, the current BPM

value is used.

1Press

Select track

Select the track where you want to

change the setting.

3Select BPM and change the setting.

Change setting

Change menu

Using the sampler

Changing audio tempo without changing pitch

When an audio file is assigned to a track, you can change its tempo without changing its pitch

(time-stretching). You can change all tracks at once or individual tracks. Be aware that this

operation will overwrite the original audio file.

1Press

Change menu

Select EDIT.

Press

Change menu

Select STRETCH.

Press

Select track

Select a track you want to change (or

any track to change all).

5Select MODE and set it to Each to

change only the current track or All

to change all the tracks.

Change menu

Change setting

6Select BPM and set the new tempo

after time-stretching.

Press

8Select EXECUTE.

Change menu

Press

9Select YES.

Move cursor

7Select ALGORITHM and set it

according to the audio file.

ALGORITHM

Setting

Beat Stretching algorithm suitable for rhythmic

sources and other sounds that have short notes

Tone Stretching algorithm suitable for songs and

sound sources with long notes

Change menu

Change

setting

Change menu

Change

setting

Using the sampler

NOTE

●STRETCH operations cannot be undone

(UNDO).

●STRETCH operations overwrite the original

audio files. If you want to save the original

files, make a copy of the project and files in

advance (see P.93).

●The BPM of each track is automatically

calculated when an audio file is assigned.

Depending on the file material, however, the

calculated result might differ from the actual

BPM. Set the BPM of each track (TRACK >

BPM) if this occurs (see P.67). The set BPM

of a track is used as the standard tempo

when changing the tempo without changing

the pitch of the audio.

●The tempo of an audio file can be adjusted

in a range from 50% to 150% of the original.

If the stretched tempo value is outside this

range, an error message appears, “TRACK

X is out of the setting range” (X is the track

number) and stretching is stopped.

●If a rhythm pattern has been assigned to

a track, the rhythm pattern screen opens

after Step 3.

HINT

●You can listen to a preview of the results of

time-stretching for individual tracks.

Press to start playback

Press to stop playback

Using the sampler

Trimming unnecessary parts of audio files

You can designate the necessary audio data by setting the starting and ending points of a file,

and delete the audio data that is outside these points. Be aware that this operation overwrites the

original audio file.

1Press

NOTE

●The TRIM operation cannot be undone

(UNDO).

●The TRIM operation overwrites the original

file. If you want to save the original files,

make a copy of the project and files in

advance (see P.93).

●If a rhythm pattern has been assigned to

a track, the rhythm pattern screen opens

after Step 3.

HINT

●You can switch between setting the trim

starting and ending points by using the

START and END soft keys.

●Use the ZOOM soft key to view the

waveform more closely.

●You can also play the audio file while setting

its starting and ending points.

Start playback

Stop playback

Fast forward

Rewind

Return to starting point

Select track

Select the track that you want to trim.

3Change menu

Select EDIT.

Press

8Select YES.

Move cursor

4Change menu

Select TRIM.

Press

5Set the starting point.

Locate

Change setting

Locate

Change setting

Press beneath

to set the ending position.

Press beneath .

Using the sampler

Setting fade-ins and fade-outs

When playing normal audio files, there are short fade-ins and fade-outs at their beginnings and

ends. You can turn these off, however, for rhythm tracks and other sounds where the attack is

important.

1Press

Select track

Select a track to change its settings.

3Select FADE and set it to Off if you

want to disable it.

Change setting

Change menu

Using the track sequencer

Track sequencer overview

Using the track sequencer, you can arrange rhythm pattern tracks and loop tracks into performance

order to play an entire song.

Each project can have only one set of track sequencer data.

While playing back the track sequencer, you can bounce or record to the master track. You can use this

feature when you are running out of tracks to open up some tracks.

When creating a sequence, you can include time signature changes. When the time signature changes,

this affects the bars–beats–ticks on the top screen.

In the example shown above, the track sequencer data is played back and bounced in stereo to tracks

7/8, as shown in the illustration below.

After bouncing, a stereo audio le that is a combination of tracks 1–6 is created on tracks 7/8.

Since tracks 1–6 are no longer necessary, they can be used for new parts.

In this example, tracks 1–3 are used for audio tracks to record guitar, bass and vocals. (See “Recording to

a new le” on P.27.)

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

Track 5

Track 6

Track 7

Track 8

Rhythm pattern

(Verse A)

& loop track

Rhythm pattern

(Verse B)

& loop track

Rhythm pattern

(Chorus)

& loop track

Guitar

Bass

Vocal

One stereo file

Time

Rhythm

(Fill)

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

Track 5

Track 6

Track 7

Track 8

Loop track

Rhythm pattern (verse A)

Loop track

Time

Rhythm pattern (verse B)

Rhythm pattern (Chorus)

Rhythm (Fill)

Loop track

Creating a sequence

Combine rhythm pattern tracks and loop tracks to create sequence data, including backing parts

and rhythms, for an entire track. You can create a sequence with real-time or step input.

1Press

4Play the pads in time with the rhythm

to input data.

Change menu

Select TRK SEQ.

Press

You can create a sequence by playing the

pads along with a rhythm (metronome) in

real-time.

Creating a sequence in real-time

3Start real-time input by pressing and

holding and pressing .

NOTE

●If your timing playing the pads is slightly off,

it will be corrected in accordance with the

quantize setting

●You can also be set a metronome pre-count

( s e e P. 2 0 ) .

Press

End input.

5To delete input, press and

hold beneath .

Data that has already been input for a

track will be deleted while its pad is being

pressed.

Using the track sequencer

You can create a sequence one step

at a time.

Creating a sequence using step

input

1Press

Press

Start step input.

To input data, press a pad or ENTER.

Press

End input.

Note-on

Length of loop or rhythm pattern

2Change menu

Select TRK SEQ.

Press

Go back 1 step

Go forward 1 step

Move the cursor to the position where

you want to input or delete data.

Move cursor

Cursor

Bar cursor

Press beneath or

to change the length of one step to a

bar, beat or 16th note.

To delete data at the cursor,

press beneath .

When using step input, you can delete the

data before or after the cursor at once.

2Press beneath .

Change menu

Select DEL EVENT.

Press

5Change menu

Select EXECUTE.

Press

Change setting

Change menu

Select MODE and set it to Before

or After to delete data to the left or

right of the cursor.

Move the cursor to the position of the

data that you want to delete.

Move cursor

Go back 1 step

Go forward 1 step

Using the track sequencer

Deleting data

Using the track sequencer

When using step input for a sequence, you

can insert and delete beats.

You can even insert and delete a number

of beats that differ from the project time

signature, changing the time signature for

only that part.

Press

Start step input.

Change menu

Select INS BEAT to insert beats or

DEL BEAT to delete beats.

Press

Change menu

Select EXECUTE.

Press

Inserting and deleting beats

7Select SIGNATURE and set it to No

to not change the time signature or

Add to change the time signature.

Change menu

Change setting

Change menu

Select BEAT and set the number

of beats that you want to insert or

delete.

Move the cursor to the position where

you want to insert or delete beats.

Move cursor

Go back 1 step

Go forward 1 step

Press beneath or

to change the length of one step to a

bar, beat or 16th note.

Press beneath .

One beat inserted here

Note-on

Loop or file length

13 5

One beat deleted here

13 5

Note-on

Loop or file length

●When you delete beats, the sounds of

loops and files playing back at that time will

become shorter by the same amount.

●When you insert beats, the sounds of loops

and files playing back will be cut at that

point.

●If you insert or delete beats that differ from

the set time signature, the time signature for

that part might change depending on the

SIGNATURE setting as follows.

SIGNATURE: time signature settings

Setting

No The time signature does not change. The beats are

shifted by the amount inserted or deleted.

Add

If you insert beats, the time signature of the bar that

contains the last inserted beat will change.

For example, if 3 beats are inserted into a song with

a 4/4 time signature, the bar where the 3rd beat is

added will become 7/4.

1234

Three beats

inserted here

4/4 7/4 4/4

4/4

If you delete beats, the time signature of the bar that

they are deleted from will change.

For example, if 3 beats are deleted from a song with

a 4/4 time signature, that bar will become 5/4.

1234

Three beats

deleted here

5/4

4/4

3 4

The time signature of only 1 bar changes, time

signatures of other bars do not change.

NOTE

Using the track sequencer

Playing back a sequence

Use the following procedures to play back the sequence that you made.

Track sequencer ON

2Press

11 Press

2Change menu

Select TRK SEQ.

Press

Playback from track sequencer screen Playback from the Top Screen

3Press

Press to stop playback

Press to fast forward

Press to rewind

Press beneath to turn

the track sequencer ON/OFF.

Press and hold and press

to return to the beginning.

Press and hold and press

to return to the beginning.

Using the track sequencer

Using effects

Overview of effects

The has two types of built-in effects: insert effects and send-return effects. These can be

used at the same time.

Effects can only be used when the project sampling rate is 44.1 kHz.

Insert effects

The has a variety of insert effects that are useful when recording, including for guitar, bass and

mastering. Insert effects are applied to specic signal paths.

Insert effects can be placed in the following places according to the application.

Inserted after the input, you can record the input signal with the effect.

(See “Applying insert effects” on P.23.)

Inserted on a track, you can hear the effect during playback of that audio track.

(See “Using the insert effects on tracks” on P.45.)

Inserted just before the MASTER fader, you can apply the effect when mixing down (recording

a nal stereo mix to the master track).

(See “Using a mastering effect” on P.46.)

1. Input:

2. Track:

3. Master:

1. Input (enabled inputs)

2. Track (enabled tracks)

3. Master (just before the MASTER fader)

MASTER

fader

Insert

Effect

Insert

Effect

Recording data

Track 1

Insert

Effect

Track 2

Insert

Effect

Track 8

Insert

Effect

OUTPUT

Algorithms and patches

Insert effects are arranged in groups called “algorithms” according to the instrument or application. An

algorithm is a linear series of a variety of effect modules, such as compression, distortion and delay.

An effect module consists of two elements—the effect type and its parameters.

A “patch” is the saved combination of the effect types and parameters of each module.

Using effects

Patch

Algorithm

Module

Effect type

Parameter

Clean/Crunch

Z CLEAN

COMP/

LIMITER EFX PRE

AMP

6BAND

EQ ZNR MODULATION/

DELAY REVERB PATCH

LEVEL

MODULATION/

DELAY

Chorus

Depth

Rate

Tone

Mix

Depth

Rate

Tone

Mix

Depth

Rate

Resonance

Manual

Ensemble Flanger

etc …

Distortion

Stereo

Bass

Algorithm

Order

Display

Mono

Order

Display

Stereo

Mono

×2

Mono

×2

Algorithm name Display name Number of patches

(preprogrammed)

Clean and crunchy sounds that are suitable for guitars

Clean/Crunch Clean

30 (21)

Overdrive and other distorted sounds suitable for guitars

Distortion Distortion

50 (45)

Instrument simulation algorithm that is suitable for guitars

Aco/Bass SIM

Aco/Bass

20 (10)

Algorithm that is suitable for recording bass guitars

Bass Bass 30 (20)

Algorithm that is suitable for vocals and other mic recordings

Mic Mic 50 (30)

Algorithm for two completely independent mic channels

Dual Mic Dual Mic 50 (30)

Algorithm for synths, built-in mics and other stereo recording

Stereo Stereo 50 (40)

Algorithm for processing final stereo mix signals

Mastering Mastering

30 (21)

Using effects

Send-return effects

Send-return effects are connected internally to the track mixer send/return bus. The depth of the

send-return effects can be adjusted with the track send levels (amounts of signal sent to the effect).

When you raise a track's send level from 0, its signal is sent (input) to the send-return effect. The

signal passes through the effect and is returned (routed) to before the MASTER fader, and mixed

with the original sound of that track.

Algorithm (Display name) Number of patches

(already programmed patches)

REVERB (SEND REVERB) 30 (22)

CHORUS/DELAY (SEND CHORUS/DELAY) 30 (18)

MASTER

fader

Track 1

OUTPUT

CHORUS/DELAY

REV

SEND

Track 2

Track 8

CHO

SEND

REVERB

Selecting effect patches

Select the effect patch that you want to use. For the insert effect, choose an algorithm that is

suitable for the instrument or application.

1Press

Accessing the effect settings

Using effects

2Select ON/OFF and set it to ON.

Change menu

Change setting

3Select an algorithm (when setting an

insert effect).

Change algorithm

Change menu

4Select a patch.

Change patch

Change menu

Press beneath to

select an insert effect.

Press beneath to

select a reverb send-return effect.

Press beneath to

select a chorus/delay send-return effect.

Using effects

Editing patches

You can change effect types and adjust effect parameters to create your own patches.

Editing effect modules

9Return to the main effect

screen.

Press

1Press

Accessing the effect settings

Adjust the patch level

(final patch volume)

Select PATCH LVL and set the value.

Change value

Change menu

7Select the TOTAL effect

module.

5Turn the effect type On to edit it.

Effect module (

TYPE

) Off

Effect module (

TYPE

) on

E: Edit mark shown when

a patch has been edited

or changed

Effect type

Press

ENTER

or the

ON/OFF soft key to

turn the module on or

off.

2Select ON/OFF and set it to On.

Change setting

Change menu

Select EDIT.

Change menu

Press

3Select an algorithm and patch.

Change setting

Change menu

Selecting effect modules

6Select the effect module.

Change module

Press beneath to

select an insert effect.

Press beneath to

select a reverb send-return effect.

Press beneath to

select a chorus/delay send-return effect.

HINTS

●In “Empty” patches none of the modules

have been set yet.

●Adjust the ZNR module level on the TOTAL

module screen.

●With the DUAL MIC ALGORITHM, you

can edit the modules in the left and right

channels separately. The left channel is

selected when “L” appears in the effect

module name and the right channel is

selected when “R” appears.

NOTE

●You cannot edit algorithms themselves,

including their combinations and

arrangements of effect modules.

●When you turn an effect module OFF, all its

settings, including the type and parameters

are disabled.

●If you switch to another patch without

saving a patch that has been edited

(showing the ‘E’ mark), changes will be lost.

For information about how to save patches,

see “Saving patches” on P.86.

Adjusting effect parameters

1Select a parameter and set it.

Change value

Select parameter

Using effects

You can save a patch at any patch number within the same algorithm. You can also copy an

existing patch to a different location.

NOTE

●These procedures are the same for both

insert and send-return effects.

●If you switch to another patch without

saving a patch that has been edited

(showing the ‘E’ mark), changes will be lost.

Always save patches.

●The import source and the import

destination are different projects when

using PATCH IMPORT.

Saving patches

1Press

Accessing the effect settings 6Select EXECUTE.

Press

2Select the algorithm/patch. Change menu

Change setting

See next page to import a patch

Select SAVE.

Change menu

Press

Select SAVE TO.

4Change menu

Press

5Select where to save it.

Patch number

and name

where it will be

saved

Press

Set save location

Change menu

Press beneath to

select an insert effect.

Press beneath to

select a reverb send-return effect.

Press beneath to

select a chorus/delay send-return effect.

3Select IMPORT.

Import all patches

IMPORT > All

Import one patch

IMPORT > Each

Importing patches from other projects

You can import one or all patches that have been created in another project for use in the

current project.

Press

Change menu

4Select MODE and set it to All or

Each.

All Import all patches from the source project

Each Select and import one patch from the source

Select PROJECT.

Press

2Select the project to import from.

Import source

project name

Press

Change menu

Select NEXT.

Press

Change menu

Select YES.

Press

Move cursor

Select PROJECT.

Press

Change menu

Change setting

Select project

Select NEXT.

Press

Change menu

Select YES.

Press

Move cursor

Import source

patch number

and name

Select the patch to import.

Press

Change patch

Import

destination

patch number

and name

Select the destination patch.

Press

Change patch

Import source

project name

Select the project to import from.

Press

Select project

Using effects

Change the name of the current patch.

1Press

Accessing the effect settings

Changing patch names

You can change the name of the patch that is currently selected.

Changing patch names

2Select ON/OFF and set it to On.

Change setting

Change menu

3Select the algorithm and patch.

Change setting

Change menu

4Select RENAME.

Press

Change menu

5Change the name.

Change

character

Delete

character

Insert

character

Move cursor

Press

Press beneath to

select an insert effect.

Press beneath to

select a reverb send-return effect.

Press beneath to

select a chorus/delay send-return effect.

Using effects only for monitoring

When an insert effect is applied to an input, usually the sound with the effect applied is recorded

to the track. By applying an insert effect only to monitoring, input signals can be recorded without

effects to tracks.

For example, you can record vocals without an effect, but use a mic insert effect on the monitoring

signal to make it easier for the vocalist to sing.

HINT

●The settings made here are stored for each

project separately.

●If necessary, reset to Wet before recording

other parts.

2Select the algorithm and patch.

1Press

Accessing the effect settings

Change menu

Change setting

Wet Input signals are recorded to tracks after being

processed by the insert effect. (Default)

Dry

Input signals are recorded to tracks before

being processed by the insert effect. The input

signal monitored from the

OUTPUT

and

PHONES

jacks, however, is processed by the insert

effect.

Select REC SIG and make the

setting.

Change menu

Change setting

Using effects

Press beneath to

select an insert effect.

Working with projects and audio les

Projects and audio files

The manages the data and settings that are necessary to play back songs that you have

created in units called “projects.” Track audio recordings are saved as WAV files.

• Audio data for every track including the master

• Mixer settings

• Effect settings

• Mark information

• Metronome settings

• Tuner settings

• Sampler settings

• Rhythm settings

• Track sequencer settings

• Recorder settings

When a project is created, a folder with the same

name is created inside the PROJECT folder on

the SD card.

All the data for that project is saved inside that

folder. The audio data for that project is saved in

the AUDIO subfolder inside that project's folder.

Data saved in a project

Projects on the SD cards

Working with projects and audio les

Protecting and selecting projects

You can protect the currently loaded

project to prevent it from being saved or

deleted so that its contents cannot be

changed.

Load a project saved on the SD card.

1Press

NOTE

●When a project is protected, you cannot

record in it or edit it, and any changes will

not be saved to the SD card. Set PROTECT

to Off if you want to record in it or edit it

again.

●Projects that are not protected will be

automatically saved to the SD card when

you turn the

POWER

switch

OFF

or load

another project.

●We recommend setting PROTECT to On

once you complete a piece of music to

avoid mistakenly saving unwanted changes

later.

HINT

●This icon appears

when a project is

protected.

Select PROTECT.

2Change menu

Select On.

Change

Protecting a project

PROJECT > PROTECT

Selecting a project

PROJECT > SELECT

HINT

●When you turn the power ON, the

project loaded the last time the unit was

used will be loaded automatically.

NOTE

●You can only playback and record to the

project that is currently loaded. You cannot

use multiple projects at the same time.

1Press

Press

Select SELECT.

Change menu

3Select the project.

Change project

Press

Working with projects and audio les

HINT

●Project and file information can only be

viewed on the PROJECT INFO screen. It

cannot be edited.

Viewing project and audio file information

You can display information about the currently loaded project and audio files, including their

names, creation dates, sizes and recording times.

1Press

Project information

PROJECT > INFO

Audio file information

PROJECT > FILE > INFO

Follow these procedures after opening the

project with the information you want to see.

Press

Select INFO.

2Change menu

3Check the information.

Scroll

PROJECT INFO: project information

NAME Project name

DATE Year/month/date of creation

SIZE Card capacity used

TIME Recording time

RATE Sampling rate

Press

Change menu

Select FILE.

5Check the information.

Scroll

FILE INFORMATION

NAME File name

DATE Year/month/date of creation

FORMAT File format

SIZE File size

TIME Length of recording

Press

Select INFO.

4Change menu

3Select the file.

Press

Change file

Working with projects and audio les

1Press

Copying a project

PROJECT > COPY

Copying an audio file

PROJECT > FILE > COPY

Copying projects and audio files

You can copy a saved project as a new project.

An audio file can be copied within a project after changing the file name.

NOTE

●You cannot make a copy without changing

the name to something different from the

original.

Follow these procedures after opening the

project that you want to copy.

5Select EXECUTE.

Press

3Select NAME.

Change menu

Press

Select COPY.

2Change menu

Press

7Select EXECUTE.

Press

4Change the project name.

3Select the file to copy.

Press

Move cursor

Press

Change character

Delete

character

Insert

character

Select FILE.

2Change menu

Press

4Select COPY.

Change menu

Press

Change menu

5Select NAME.

Press

6Change the file name.

Move cursor

Press

Change character

Delete

character

Insert

character

Change file

Working with projects and audio les

Change character

Changing project and audio file names

You can change the names of the currently loaded project and audio files.

1Press

Changing an audio file name

PROJECT > FILE > RENAME

Changing a project name

PROJECT > RENAME

HINT

●Project names

Max. number of characters: 8

Alphabet: A-Z (uppercase)

Symbols: _ (underscore)

Numerals: 0-9

●File names

Max. number of characters: 219

(not incl. extension)

Alphabet: A-Z, a-z

Symbols: (space) ! # $ % & ‘ ( ) +, - ; = @ [ ]

^ _ ` { } ~

Numerals: 0-9

1Press

NOTE

●You cannot change the name to the same

name as that of another project.

●The project name is also given to the

corresponding project folder in the ZOOM_

R8/PROJECT folder on the SD card.

Open the project that you want to change

the name of and follow these procedures.

Press

Select RENAME.

Change menu

Press

3Change the characters.

Press

5Change the characters.

Select RENAME.

Press

Change menu

3Select the file name.

Press

Select FILE.

Press

Change menu

Move cursor

Delete

character

Insert

character

Move cursor

Change

character

Delete

character

Insert

character

Change file

Working with projects and audio les

Deleting projects and audio files

You can delete a selected project or file.

1Press 1Press

Deleting an audio file

PROJECT > FILE > DELETE

Deleting a project

PROJECT > DELETE

NOTE

●Once a project or file is deleted, it cannot

be recovered. Please delete with care.

●If PROTECT is On for a project, that project

and its files cannot be deleted.

Select DELETE.

Press

Change menu

4Select YES.

Press

Move cursor

Select DELETE.

Press

5Select YES.

Press

Move cursor

Select FILE.

Press

3Select the project to delete.

Change project

3Select the file name.

Press

Change menu

Change file

Working with projects and audio les

Dividing audio files

You can divide an audio file at any point to make two files.

Do this to delete unnecessary portions of recordings or to divide long recordings.

HINT

●When a file is divided, files with new names

will be created automatically in the same

folder. “A” is added to the end of the name

of the file of the part before the dividing

point. “B” is added to the end of the name

of the file of the part after the dividing point.

●The original divided file is deleted.

1Press You can use the following keys to listen to

a le and to set the division point.

Press to start playback

Press to stop playback

Press to fast forward

Press to rewind

Press together to return to the

beginning of the file

Use the mark keys to move to

marks

6Press beneath .

Press

Select FILE.

Change menu

Select DIVIDE.

Press

Change menu

Move cursor

7Select YES.

Press

5Set the division point.

Set division point

Change value

☞Reference:

Locating to the desired part of a song P. 3 6

3Select the file.

Press

Select file

Working with projects and audio les

Setting the recording format and mode

You can record at 16-bit, which is ordinary

CD quality, or higher-quality 24-bit format.

1Press

HINT

●When overwriting, recording will be at the

bit rate of the original file. For example, you

cannot overwrite a file recorded at 16-bit

with a 24-bit file.

●Settings are stored separately for each

project.

●The default value is 16bit.

●If you record at 44.1kHz/24bit, 48kHz/16bit

or 48kHz/24bit formats, you will have to

convert files to 44.1kHz/16bit to create an

audio CD.

Select REC.

Press

Change menu

Select BIT LEN.

3Change menu

Set the bit length.

16-bit/24-bit

When recording, you can either overwrite

the previous recording or keep it and

create a new recording.

This is convenient for recording band

performances and drums, for example,

when you want to record multiple takes.

1Press

Select REC.

Press

Change menu

Select REC MODE.

3Change menu

Set the recording mode.

REC MODE: recording mode

Setting

Overwrite Previous recordings are overwritten

(default)

Always New Previous recordings are always saved

and new recordings are always made

Change setting

Setting the recording format (bit length)

PROJECT > REC > BIT LEN

Setting the recording mode

PROJECT > REC > REC MODE

Working with projects and audio les

1Press

8Press to return to the

previous menu.

Play from the beginning of the current project

Stop playback and return to the beginning of

the current project

+ Play from the beginning of the first project (TR001)

Stop playback and start playback from the

beginning of the next project

Stop playback and start playback from the

beginning of the previous project

HINT

The playback order of multiple projects can be registered and managed in playlists.

Use these to play songs consecutively, for live performance accompaniment and when outputting

to an external recorder, for example.

Sequential playback of projects

Playing back a playlist

Change menu

2Select SEQ PLAY.

Press

4Select EDIT.

Press

Change menu

3Select the playlist.

Number

projects

in list

"Empty" shown when no

songs in list

Playlist number Press

Playback stops at the end of the last project.

Screen appearance during playback

4Select PLAY.

Change menu

Elapsed playback time

Project name

Playlist number

Playback (track) number

Press

Select the first project

(or the project to change).

End of list

indication

Change tracks

Select and register more projects.

Change tracks

Change project

Select list

Editing playlists

PROJECT > SEQ PLAY > EDITPROJECT > SEQ PLAY > PLAY

Change project

Key operation during playback

Working with projects and audio les

Remove a project from a list Delete a playlist

PROJECT > SEQ PLAY > DELETE

NOTE

●If the master track or the file assigned to

the master track is deleted, the playlist will

become empty.

●Assign the recordings that you want to hear

to the master tracks of the projects that

you register in a playlist.

●To change the file of a registered project,

set its master track and edit the playlist.

●The maximum number of playlists is 10.

Each playlist can have a maximum of 99

projects.

●A project cannot be registered if its master

track is not set or its file is less than 4

seconds long.

Insert a project into a list

6Press beneath .

This inserts the currently selected project

6Press beneath .

Select YES.

Press

Move cursor

5Select a project to remove.

5Select the track number to insert to.

4Select DELETE.

Press

Change menu

Follow steps 1–3 in "Playing back

a playlist" on the previous page to

select a playlist and then delete it as

follows.

☞Reference:

Mixing down to the master track P. 4 7

Change tracks

Working with projects and audio les

100

Loading audio files from other projects

You can copy audio files from other projects saved on the SD card and import them into the

current project.

HINT

●Projects with sampling rates that differ

from the current project will not be shown.

If there are no projects with the same

sampling rate, “No Project” will be shown.

1Press

Select the track that you want to

assign the file to.

Select track

Select TAKE.

Press

Change menu

Select NEXT.

Press

Change menu

Select YES.

Press

Move cursor

Select OTHER PRJ.

Press

Change menu

Press

Change menu

5Select PROJECT.

6Select the project that contains the

file you want to load.

Select project

Press

Select the file that you want to load.

Press

Select file

Change the file name.

Change

character

Press

Move cursor

Delete

character

Insert

character

101

Working with projects and audio les

Using the USB connection

102

USB function overview

The has a USB jack (mini-B type) on its right side.

In addition to connecting the included USB adapter to an electrical outlet to power the , you

can also connect it with a computer and use the it as a card reader, audio interface and control

surface.

NOTE

●To import an audio file into the , its

format must be WAV with a sampling rate

of 44.1 or 48 kHz and a bit rate of 16 or 24.

●To use a WAV file in a project, it must use

the sampling rate as set for the project

when it was created (RATE).

●File names can have up to 219 characters

(not including the extension). The following

characters are allowed

Alphabet: A-Z, a-z

Numerals: 0-9

Symbols: (space) ! # $ % & ‘ ( ) +, - ; = @ [ ]

^ _ ` { } ~

●If the name of an imported file includes

double-byte characters, its file name will be

shown with "R8_" as a prefix in this format:

"R8_xxxxxx.WAV".

●You can connect the with a computer

by USB when either has its power ON.

●When using the as a card reader or as

an audio interface, it cannot be used as a

recorder at the same time.

HINT

●Card reader OS compatibility

Windows: Windows XP and later

Macintosh: Mac OS x 10.5 and later

●Project data is saved to the corresponding

PROJECT folder in the ZOOM_R8 folder

on the SD card. Folders are created and

managed for each project.

●Audio data is saved as WAV files inside the

AUDIO folder of its project folder.

●The “PRJINFO.TXT” file inside each AUDIO

folder shows the names of files assigned to

tracks.

●MASTER tracks and stereo tracks are

stereo WAV files.

You can access the SD card in the using a

computer to backup and restore projects.

In addition, audio data on the can be saved

on a computer, and WAV les on a computer can

be loaded to the .

Card reader

The can be used as an interface between

a computer and instruments and other audio

equipment

You can also connect high impedance

instruments and microphones that require

phantom power when used as an audio interface.

Audio interface

You can use the to control DAW software.

Use its faders and keys to control transport and

mixer operations in your DAW software.

Control surface

For details about use with a computer, refer to the

Audio Interface Manual on the included SD card

103

Using the USB connection

project data is saved in project folders on

the SD card. To backup a project, copy its project

folder to the computer hard disk.

The folders on the SD card are organized as

follows:

“ZOOM_R8” folder

> “PROJECT” folder

> (Project) folder*

*Project folders have the same names as their

projects.

Backing up a project on a computer

Audio recordings on the are stored as WAV

les in “AUDIO” folders on the SD card.

The folders on the SD card are organized as

follows:

“ZOOM_R8” folder

> “PROJECT” folder

> (Project) folder*

“AUDIO” folder

*Project folders have the same names as their

projects.

To copy WAV les to the computer, copy the WAV

les in the “AUDIO” folder to the computer hard

disk.

The “PRJINFO.TXT” le inside each “AUDIO”

folder shows the names of les assigned to

tracks.

Saving audio data from the to a

computer

To copy WAV les from a connected computer

to the , copy the WAV les to an “AUDIO”

folder on the SD card.

The folders on the SD card are organized as

follows:

“ZOOM_R8” folder

> “PROJECT” folder

> (Project) folder*

“AUDIO” folder

*Project folders have the same names as their

projects.

To play back these WAV les on the , select

that project and assign the copied WAV les to

tracks.

(See "Changing the playback take" on P.30.)

Copying WAV files from a computer to

the

To restore a project that has been backed up

on a computer, copy its project folder from the

computer to the “PROJECT” folder on the SD

card in the .

The folders on the SD card are organized as

follows:

“ZOOM_R8” folder

> “PROJECT” folder

> (Project) folder*

*Project folders have the same names as their

projects.

Restoring a project from its backup

Exchanging data with a computer (card reader)

You can access the SD card using a computer to backup and restore projects and audio files

and import audio data created in DAW software, for example.

Using the USB connection

104

1Connect the and computer with

the USB cable and turn the power on. 1Eject the volume icon from your

computer to end the connection.

Press

Using the card reader function

USB > READER Disconnecting

HINT

●Card reader OS compatibility

Windows: Windows XP and later

Macintosh: Mac OS x 10.5 and later

●The “PRJINFO.TXT” file inside each AUDIO

folder shows the names of files assigned to

tracks.

●MASTER tracks and stereo tracks are

stereo WAV files.

NOTE

●To import an audio file into the , its

format must be WAV with a sampling rate

of 44.1 or 48 kHz and a bit rate of 16 or 24.

●To use a WAV file in a project, it must use

the sampling rate that was set for the

project when it was created (RATE).

●File names can have up to 219 characters

(not including the extension). The following

characters are allowed.

Alphabet: A-Z, a-z

Numerals: 0-9

Symbols: (space) ! # $ % & ‘ ( ) +, - ; = @ [ ]

^ _ ` { } ~

●If the name of an imported file includes

double-byte characters, its file name will be

shown with “R8_” as a prefix in this format:

“R8_xxxxxx.WAV”.

HINT

●To import WAV files from a computer, copy

them to the “AUDIO” folder in the project

folder where you want to use them. Use the

to assign the files to tracks.

Accessing the SD card in the

from a computer

Press or to disconnect.

Select READER.

3Change menu Select YES.

3Move cursor

Press

For details about use with a computer, refer to the

Audio Interface Manual on the included SD card

105

Using the USB connection

Audio interface and control surface functions

Connect the to a computer to use it to input and output sound and as a controller for DAW

software.

NOTE

●To use the as an audio interface for

DAW software (for example, Cubase LE 5) it

is necessary to install the “ZOOM R8 Audio

Driver”. (No driver is necessary for use with

a Macintosh.) Install it correctly according

to the directions given in the included

installation guide.

●Download the latest audio driver from

the ZOOM website.

http:// www.zoom.co.jp

Connecting as an audio interface

or control surface

Connecting the to a computer for

the first time

❶ Audio interface

The can be used as an interface between

a computer and instruments and other audio

equipment, allowing audio to be recorded in DAW

software, for example. You can even connect

high-impedance instruments and microphones

that require phantom power.

❷ Control surface

You can use the faders and keys on the

to control transport and mixer operations in

computer DAW software.

1Install the ZOOM R8 Audio Driver on the

computer.

(No driver is necessary for use with a

Macintosh.)

2Connect the to the computer.

Set and connect the

3Make DAW software settings.

Device settings

Control surface settings

Install DAW software

Install driver

ZOOM R8 audio driver*

Audio interface settings

Connect and computer

Device settings

Control surface settings

ZOOM R8 audio driver*

*No driver is necessary for use with a Macintosh

(See the next page)

DAW software settings

❶ ❷

☞Reference: Cubase LE5 Startup Guide

Using the USB connection

106

DisconnectingConnecting and setting the

Follow these procedures after the rst time

For details about use with a computer, refer to the

Audio Interface Manual on the included SD card

NOTE

Select "Continue" to use the same settings as last time.

• Insert effect settings

• Send-return effect settings

• Mixer settings

• Tuner settings

Reset

Restore default settings for each item

●The audio interface and control surface

functions can be used while powered

through the USB cable.

●We recommend always using the latest

system software. If you use an running

an older system, a computer might not

recognize it properly.

2Press

Press

Select YES.

2Move cursor

1Press

Or, press beneath .

Select AUDIO I/F.

Change menu

Press

Select EXECUTE.

Change menu

Press

Select whether or not to use the

settings of the previous project.

Change menu

Change setting

Connect the and computer with

a USB cable and turn the power ON.

A USB icon appears when connection

completes.

107

Using the USB connection

Other functions

108

HINT

●The pitch indicator responds to an

INPUT

when its

ON/OFF

indicator lights red.

●The standard pitch can be set between

435–445 Hz in 1 Hz units. The default

setting is 440 Hz.

●With the tuner types other than chromatic,

the calibration can be used to lower the

pitch by 1–3 semitones (♭–♭♭♭).

●The standard pitch setting is saved with

each project.

The has a multifunction tuner that includes chromatic tuning, which detects notes by

semitones, standard guitar/bass tuning and half-step-down tuning.

Using the tuner

1Press

Select TUNER.

3Change menu

Other tuner types

Tuner type GUITAR BASS OPEN A OPEN D OPEN E OPEN G DADGAD

String/

note

String:1 E G E D E D D

String:2 B D C# A B B A

String:3 G A A F# G# G G

String:4 D E E D E D D

String:5 A B A A B G A

String:6 E E D E D D

String:7 B

Press the

ON/OFF

key for the

INPUT

that the instrument is connected too

until its indicator lights red.

Lit red: ready for input

Press the

ON/OFF key

Press

Chromatic tuner

Shows the note closest

to the input pitch

Shows whether the pitch is higher

or lower than the note indicated.

Tune the instrument

Select tuner type

Press

5Press beneath .

Changing the standard pitch

Set the

standard pitch

Press

7Press beneath and set

the standard pitch.

6Select the note name/string

number and tune

Play the open string of the

indicated note and adjust

the pitch

Select note name/

string number

109

Other functions

Adjusting the display

You can adjust the backlight and contrast of the display.

Turning the backlight ON/OFF

TOOL > SYSTEM > LIGHT

Adjusting the contrast

TOOL > SYSTEM > CONTRAST

HINT

●Turn the backlight off to conserve batteries.

1Press 1Press

Set the value.

1Low contrast

5(Default value)

8High contrast

Select SYSTEM.

Press

Change menu Select SYSTEM.

Press

Change menu

Select LIGHT.

3Change menu 3Select CONTRAST.

Change menu

On Backlight lit (default)

Off Backlight unlit

15sec Backlight darkens if the unit is not used for 15

seconds

30sec Backlight darkens if the unit is not used for 30

seconds

4Select the setting.

Change valueChange value

Other functions

110

Changing the SD card while the power is on

You can change the SD card while the power is on. Do this if the remaining capacity of the inserted

card is low or if you need to import previously recorded data from a different SD card.

Save data to another SD card

Load data from another SD card

1Press

Select SD CARD.

Press

Change menu

Card

replacement

possible

Press

Select EXCHANGE.

3Change menu

Select LOAD.

Press

Change menu

8Select EXECUTE.

Press

5Insert the other SD card.

See NOTE on

the next page

4Remove the SD card.

NOTE

●If the inserted SD card is already formatted

for the , proceed to Step 6 of “Load

data from another SD card” or “Save data

to another SD card”.

●If you insert an SD card that has not

been formatted follow the procedures in

“Formatting an SD card” on the next page.

6Select SAVE.

Press

Change menu

7Select SAVE TO, and choose the

destination project.

Change setting

Change menu

111

Other functions

Formatting SD cards/Checking card capacities

You should follow these steps to format

SD cards for use with the . All card

contents will be erased during formatting.

NOTE

●Disable write-protection on an SD card

before inserting it.

●SAVE includes various data for the project

in use, but no audio data is saved.

1Press

NOTE

●If you format an SD card, all its data will be

permanently erased.

●When you format an SD card, all the data

on the card is deleted and folders and files

that are exclusively for use are created.

●If the remaining capacity of the SD card

is less than the amount of the data being

recorded, recording will fail. Change the

card before you run out of space.

Select FORMAT.

3Change menu

Press

Select SD CARD.

2Change menu

Press

4Select YES.

Press

Move cursor

Formatting an SD card

TOOL > SD CARD > FORMAT

1Press

Select SD CARD.

2Change menu

Press

Select REMAIN.

3Change menu

Card open space

Remaining recording time for

the current recording format

Press

You can check the remaining capacity of

the SD card.

Checking remaining card capacity

TOOL > SD CARD > REMAIN

Other functions

112

Setting the battery type and phantom power voltage

Set the battery type that you are currently

using to make display of the remaining

battery charge more accurate.

NOTE

●Use only alkaline or nickel-metal hydride

batteries.

1Press

Press

Select SYSTEM.

2Change menu

3Select BATTERY.

Change menu

Alkaline Alkaline batteries (default)

Ni-MH Nickel-metal hydride batteries

4Set the battery type.

Change type

Change setting

Setting the battery type

TOOL > SYSTEM > BATTERY

Set the

PHANTOM

switch to

to supply

phantom power to

INPUT 1

and

To conserve batteries, you can reduce the

voltage to 24 V.

1Press

Press

Select SYSTEM.

2Change menu

3Select PHANTOM and set the value.

Change menu

Setting phantom power voltage

TOOL > SYSTEM > PHANTOM

113

Other functions

Using a footswitch

Connect a ZOOM FS01 footswitch (sold separately) to the

CONTROL IN

jack to start and stop

playback, punch-in and out manually and change effect patches with your foot.

1Press

CTRL IN: CONTROL IN setting

Play/Stop Each footswitch press alternately starts or stops

playback.

Play/Rew Each footswitch press alternately starts playback or

rewinds

PunchI/O

Allows manual punch-in and punch-out (pressing

the footswitch has the same effect as pressing the

REC key)

PatchUp Pressing the footswitch increases the selected

insert effect patch number by one

PatchDown Pressing the footswitch decreases the selected

insert effect patch number by one

Press

Select SYSTEM.

2Change menu

3Select CTRL IN.

Press

Change menu

4Choose the setting.

Change setting

Other functions

114

Checking and upgrading the firmware

You can check the current rmware

versions.

1Press

4Check the versions.

Press

Select SYSTEM.

2Change menu

3Select VERSION.

Press

Change menu

You can upgrade the rmware when

necessary.

You must connect the AC adapter before

upgrading.

1Put the upgrade file in the root

directory of an SD card.

2Put the SD card with the upgrade file

in the .

3Connect the with the AC adapter.

NOTE

●For the latest upgrade files, check the

ZOOM website.

http://www.zoom.co.jp

4Press and hold and turn the

POWER

switch

6When a message shows that the up-

grade has been completed, turn the

power off once and restart it.

Checking the firmware version

TOOL > SYSTEM > VERSION

Upgrading the firmware

Select OK.

The upgrade starts.

Press

Move cursor

115

Other functions

116

Rhythm pattern list

Patterns 35 ~ 234 are typical patterns and fills for various genres.

No. Pattern Bars

Variation

0 08Beat01 4

1 08Beat02 4

2 08Beat03 4

3 08Beat04 4

4 08Beat05 4

5 08Beat06 4

6 08Beat07 4

7 08Beat08 4

8 08Beat09 4

9 08Beat10 4

10 08Beat11 4

11 08Beat12 4

12 16Beat01 4

13 16Beat02 2

14 16Beat03 4

15 16Beat04 4

16 16Beat05 4

17 16Beat06 4

18 16Beat07 2

19 16Beat08 2

20 16Beat09 4

21 16Beat10 4

22 16Beat11 4

23 16Beat12 4

24 16FUS01 2

25 16FUS02 2

26 16FUS03 4

27 16FUS04 2

28 04JAZZ01 4

20 04JAZZ02 4

30 04JAZZ03 4

31 04JAZZ04 4

32 DANCE 2

33 CNTRY 2

34 68BLUS 4

No. Pattern Bars

Genre fills/variations

35 ROCKs1VA 2

36 ROCKs1Va 1

37 ROCKs1FA 1

38 ROCKs1VB 2

39 ROCKs1Vb 1

40 ROCKs1FB 1

41 ROCKs2VA 2

42 ROCKs2Va 1

43 ROCKs2FA 1

44 ROCKs2VB 2

45 ROCKs2Vb 1

46 ROCKs2FB 1

47 ROCKs3VA 1

48 ROCKs3FA 1

49 ROCKs3VB 1

50 ROCKs3FB 1

51 ROCKs4VA 2

52 ROCKs4Va 1

53 ROCKs4FA 1

54 ROCKs4VB 2

55 ROCKs4Vb 1

56 ROCKs4FB 1

57 HRKs1VA 1

58 HRKs1FA 1

59 HRKs1VB 1

60 HRKs1FB 1

61 HRKs2VA 2

62 HRKs2Va 1

63 HRKs2FA 1

64 HRKs2VB 2

65 HRKs2Vb 1

66 HRKs2FB 1

67 MTLs1VA 1

68 MTLs1FA 1

69 MTLs1VB 1

70 MTLs1FB 1

71 FUSs1VA 2

72 FUSs1Va 1

73 FUSs1FA 1

74 FUSs1VB 2

75 FUSs1Vb 1

76 FUSs1FB 1

77 FUSs2VA 2

78 FUSs2Va 1

79 FUSs2FA 1

80 FUSs2VB 2

81 FUSs2Vb 1

82 FUSs2FB 1

83 FUSs3VA 2

84 FUSs3Va 1

85 FUSs3FA 1

86 FUSs3VB 2

87 FUSs3Vb 1

88 FUSs3FB 1

89 INDTs1VA 2

90 INDTs1Va 1

91 INDTs1FA 1

92 INDTs1VB 2

93 INDTs1Vb 1

94 INDTs1FB 2

95 POPs1VA 2

96 POPs1Va 1

97 POPs1FA 1

98 POPs1VB 2

99 POPs1Vb 1

100 POPs1FB 1

101 RnBs1VA 2

102 RnBs1Va 1

103 RnBs1FA 1

104 RnBs1VB 2

105 RnBs1Vb 1

106 RnBs1FB 1

107 RnBs2VA 2

108 RnBs2Va 1

109 RnBs2FA 1

110 RnBs2VB 2

111 RnBs2Vb 1

112 RnBs2FB 1

113 MTNs1VA 2

114 MTNs1Va 1

115 MTNs1FA 1

116 MTNs1VB 2

117 MTNs1Vb 1

118 MTNs1FB 1

119 FUNKs1VA 2

120 FUNKs1Va 1

121 FUNKs1FA 1

122 FUNKs1VB 2

123 FUNKs1Vb 1

124 FUNKs1FB 1

125 FUNKs2VA 2

126 FUNKs2Va 1

127 FUNKs2FA 1

128 FUNKs2VB 2

129 FUNKs2Vb 1

130 FUNKs2FB 1

131 HIPs1VA 2

132 HIPs1Va 1

133 HIPs1FA 1

134 HIPs1VB 2

135 HIPs1Vb 1

136 HIPs1FB 1

137 HIPs1VC 2

138 HIPs1Vc 1

139 HIPs1VD 2

140 HIPs1Vd 1

141 HIPs2VA 2

142 HIPs2Va 1

143 HIPs2VB 2

144 HIPs2Vb 1

145 HIPs2FB 1

146 HIPs2VC 2

147 HIPs2Vc 1

148 HIPs2VD 2

149 DANCs1VA 1

150 DANCs1FA 1

151 DANCs1VB 1

152 DANCs1FB 1

153 DANCs2VA 2

154 DANCs2Va 1

155 DANCs2FA 1

156 DANCs2VB 2

157 DANCs2Vb 1

158 DANCs2FB 1

159 HOUSs1VA 1

160 HOUSs1FA 1

161 HOUSs1VB 1

162 HOUSs1FB 1

163 TECHs1VA 1

164 TECHs1FA 1

165 TECHs1VB 1

166 TECHs1FB 1

167 DnBs1VA 2

168 DnBs1Va 1

169 DnBs1FA 1

170 DnBs1VB 2

171 DnBs1Vb 1

172 DnBs1FB 1

173 TPs1VA 1

174 TPs1FA 1

175 TPs1VB 1

176 TPs1FB 1

177 AMBs1VA 2

178 AMBs1Va 1

179 AMBs1FA 1

180 AMBs1FB 1

181 BALDs1VA 2

182 BALDs1Va 1

183 BALDs1FA 1

184 BALDs1VB 2

185 BALDs1Vb 1

186 BALDs1FB 1

187 BLUSs1VA 2

188 BLUSs1Va 1

189 BLUSs1FA 1

190 BLUSs1VB 2

191 BLUSs1Vb 1

192 BLUSs1FB 1

193 CNTRs1VA 2

194 CNTRs1Va 1

195 CNTRs1FA 1

196 CNTRs1VB 2

197 CNTRs1Vb 1

198 CNTRs1FB 1

199 JAZZs1VA 2

200 JAZZs1Va 1

201 JAZZs1FA 1

202 JAZZs1VB 2

203 JAZZs1Vb 1

204 JAZZs1FB 1

205 AFROs1VA 2

206 AFROs1Va 1

207 AFROs1FA 1

208 AFROs1VB 2

209 AFROs1Vb 1

210 AFROs1FB 1

211 REGGs1VA 2

212 REGGs1Va 1

213 REGGs1FA 1

214 REGGs1VB 2

215 REGGs1Vb 1

216 REGGs1FB 1

217 LATNs1VA 2

218 LATNs1Va 1

219 LATNs1FA 1

220 LATNs1VB 2

221 LATNs1Vb 1

222 LATNs1FB 1

223 LATNs2VA 2

224 LATNs2Va 1

225 LATNs2FA 1

226 LATNs2VB 2

227 LATNs2Vb 1

228 LATNs2FB 1

229 MidEs1VA 2

230 MidEs1Va 1

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Rhythm pattern list

231 MidEs1FA 1

232 MidEs1VB 2

233 MidEs1Vb 1

234 MidEs1FB 1

No. Pattern Bars

Standard

235 ROCK01 2

236 ROCK02 2

237 ROCK03 2

238 ROCK04 2

239 ROCK05 2

240 ROCK06 2

241 ROCK07 2

242 ROCK08 2

243 ROCK09 2

244 ROCK10 2

245 ROCK11 4

246 ROCK12 2

247 ROCK13 2

248 ROCK14 2

249 ROCK15 2

250 ROCK16 2

251 ROCK17 2

252 ROCK18 2

253 ROCK19 2

254 ROCK20 2

255 ROCK21 2

256 ROCK22 2

257 ROCK23 2

258 ROCK24 2

259 ROCK25 2

260 ROCK26 2

261 ROCK27 2

262 ROCK28 2

263 HRK01 2

264 HRK02 2

265 HRK03 2

266 HRK04 2

267 HRK05 2

268 HRK06 2

269 HRK07 2

270 MTL01 2

271 MTL02 2

272 MTL03 2

273 MTL04 2

274 THRS01 2

275 THRS02 2

276 PUNK01 2

277 PUNK02 2

278 FUS01 2

279 FUS02 2

280 FUS03 2

281 FUS04 2

282 FUS05 2

283 FUS06 2

284 FUS07 2

285 FUS08 2

286 POP01 2

287 POP02 2

288 POP03 2

289 POP04 2

290 POP05 2

291 POP06 2

292 POP07 2

293 POP08 2

294 POP09 2

295 POP10 2

296 POP11 2

297 POP12 2

298 RnB01 2

299 RnB02 2

300 RnB03 2

301 RnB04 2

302 RnB05 2

303 RnB06 2

304 RnB07 2

305 RnB08 2

306 RnB09 2

307 RnB10 2

308 FUNK01 2

309 FUNK02 2

310 FUNK03 2

311 FUNK04 2

312 FUNK05 2

313 FUNK06 2

314 FUNK07 2

315 FUNK08 2

316 FUNK09 2

317 FUNK10 2

318 FUNK11 2

319 FUNK12 2

320 HIP01 2

321 HIP02 2

322 HIP03 2

323 HIP04 2

324 HIP05 2

325 HIP06 2

326 HIP07 2

327 HIP08 2

328 HIP09 2

329 HIP10 2

330 HIP11 2

331 HIP12 2

332 HIP13 2

333 HIP14 2

334 HIP15 2

335 HIP16 2

336 HIP17 2

337 HIP18 2

338 HIP19 2

339 HIP20 2

340 HIP21 2

341 HIP22 2

342 HIP23 2

343 DANC01 2

344 DANC02 2

345 DANC03 2

346 DANC04 2

347 DANC05 2

348 DANC06 2

349 HOUS01 2

350 HOUS02 2

351 HOUS03 2

352 HOUS04 2

353 TECH01 2

354 TECH02 2

355 TECH03 2

356 TECH04 2

357 TECH05 2

358 TECH06 2

359 TECH07 2

360 TECH08 2

361 TECH09 2

362 TECH10 2

363 DnB01 2

364 DnB02 2

365 DnB03 2

366 DnB04 2

367 DnB05 2

368 DnB06 2

369 TRIP01 2

370 TRIP02 2

371 TRIP03 2

372 TRIP04 2

373 AMB01 2

374 AMB02 2

375 AMB03 2

376 AMB04 2

377 BALD01 2

378 BALD02 2

379 BALD03 2

380 BALD04 2

381 BALD05 2

382 BALD06 2

383 BALD07 2

384 BALD08 2

385 BALD09 2

386 BALD10 2

387 BALD11 4

388 BLUS01 2

389 BLUS02 2

390 BLUS03 2

391 BLUS04 2

392 BLUS05 2

393 BLUS06 2

394 CNTR01 2

395 CNTR02 2

396 CNTR03 2

397 CNTR04 2

398 JAZZ01 2

399 JAZZ02 2

400 JAZZ03 2

401 JAZZ04 2

402 JAZZ05 2

403 JAZZ06 2

404 JAZZ07 4

405 SHFL01 2

406 SHFL02 2

407 SHFL03 2

408 SHFL04 2

409 SHFL05 2

410 SKA01 2

411 SKA02 2

412 SKA03 2

413 SKA04 2

414 REGG01 2

415 REGG02 2

416 REGG03 2

417 REGG04 2

418 AFRO01 2

419 AFRO02 2

420 AFRO03 2

421 AFRO04 2

422 AFRO05 2

423 AFRO06 2

424 AFRO07 2

425 AFRO08 2

426 LATN01 2

427 LATN02 2

428 LATN03 2

429 LATN04 2

430 LATN05 2

431 LATN06 2

432 LATN07 2

433 LATN08 2

434 LATN09 2

435 LATN10 2

436 LATN11 2

437 LATN12 2

438 BOSSA01 4

439 BOSSA02 4

440 SAMBA01 4

441 SAMBA02 4

442 MidE01 2

443 MidE02 2

444 MidE03 2

445 MidE04 2

446 INTRO01 1

447 INTRO02 1

448 INTRO03 1

449 INTRO04 1

450 INTRO05 1

451 INTRO06 1

452 INTRO07 1

453 INTRO08 1

454 INTRO09 1

455 INTRO10 1

456 INTRO11 1

457 INTRO12 1

458 INTRO13 1

459 INTRO14 1

460 INTRO15 1

461 INTRO16 1

462 INTRO17 1

463 INTRO18 1

464 ENDING01 1

465 ENDING02 1

466 ENDING03 1

467 ENDING04 1

468 ENDING05 1

469 ENDING06 1

470 ENDING07 1

471 COUNT 2

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Effect types and parameters

Effect types and parameters 1

Type Parameters

Compressor Sense Attack Ton e Level

MXR Dynacomp type compressor.

Rack Comp Threshold Ratio Attack Level

Compressor with more detailed adjustments.

Limiter Threshold Ratio Release Level

Limiter for suppressing signal peaks above a certain level.

Parameters Setting range Explanation

Sense 0 ~ 10 Adjusts compressor sensitivity.

Attack

Compressor: Fast, Slow Selects compressor response speed.

Rack Comp: 1 ~ 10 Adjusts compressor response speed.

Ton e 0 ~ 10 Adjusts tonal quality.

Level 2 ~ 100 Adjusts signal level after passing module.

Threshold 0 ~ 50 Adjusts threshold for compressor/limiter action.

Ratio 1 ~ 10 Adjusts compressor/limiter compression ratio.

Release 1 ~ 10 Adjusts delay until compressor/limiter release from time when signal

level falls below threshold level.

INSERT effects

Clean/Crunch, Distortion, Aco/Bass SIM algorithms

• COMP/LIMITER module

Parameter Explanations

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Effect types and parameters

Type Parameters

Auto Wah

Position Sense Resonance Level

Auto wah dependent on dynamics of input signal.

Tremolo

Depth Rate Wave Level

Periodically varies the volume level.

Phaser

Position Rate Color Level

Produces a swooshing sound.

Ring Modulator

Position Frequency Balance Level

Produces a metallic ringing sound. Adjusting the Frequency parameter results in a drastic change of sound character.

Slow Attack

Position Time Curve Level

Slows down the attack rate of the sound.

Fix-Wah

Position Frequency Dry Mix Level RTM Mode RTM Wave RTM Sync

Changes the wah frequency according to rhythm tempo.

Booster

Range Ton e Level

Increases signal gain to make the sound more powerful.

● EFX module

Parameter Explanations

Parameters Setting range Explanation

Position Before, After Sets connection position of EFX module to before or after preamp.

Sense −10

−1, 1

10 Adjusts auto wah sensitivity.

Resonance 0

10 Adjusts resonance intensity.

Level 2

100 Adjusts signal level after passing through module.

Depth 0

100 Adjusts modulation depth.

Rate 0

50 ♪ (P.127 Table 1) Adjusts modulation rate. Can be set in rhythm tempo note units.

Wave 4Up 0 ~ 9, Down 0 ~ 9, Tri 0 ~ 9

Sets modulation waveform to “Up” (rising sawtooth), “Down” (falling saw-

tooth) or “Tri” (triangular). Higher values result in stronger clipping, emphasiz-

ing the effect.

Color 4Stage, 8Stage, Invert4, Invert8 Selects sound type.

Frequency

Ring Modulator: 1

50 Adjusts frequency used for modulation.

Fix-Wah: 1

50 Adjusts wah center frequency.

Balance 0

100 Adjusts balance between original sound and effect sound.

Time 1

50 Adjusts rise time for sound.

Curve 0

10 Adjusts volume rise curve.

Dry Mix 0

10 Adjusts original sound mix ratio.

RTM Mode P. 12 7 Ta b l e 2 Adjusts change range and direction.

RTM Wave P. 12 7 Ta b l e 3 Selects control waveform.

RTM Sync ♪ (P.127 Table 4) Adjusts control wave frequency.

Range 1 ~ 5 Selects frequency range to boost.

Ton e 0 ~ 10 Adjusts tone.

Effect types and parameters 2

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Effect types and parameters 3

Parameters Setting range Explanation

Gain 0

100 Adjusts preamp gain (distortion intensity).

Ton e 0

30 Adjusts tonal quality.

Cabinet

Matched Optimizes cabinet settings according to the drive effect type.

Combo Simulates 2x12 Fender combo amp cabinet.

Tweed Simulates 4x10 Fender Tweed amp cabinet.

Stack Simulates 4x12 Marshall stack amp cabinet.

Level 1

100 Adjusts signal level after passing through module.

Top 0

10 Adjusts characteristic acoustic guitar string resonance.

Body 0

10 Adjusts characteristic acoustic guitar body resonance.

Parameter Explanations

Type Parameters

FD Combo Modeled sound of Fender Twin Reverb ('65 model) favored by guitarists of many music styles

VX Combo Modeled sound of combo amp VOX AC-30 operating in class A

US Blues Crunch sound of FENDER Tweed BASSMAN

BG Crunch Crunch sound of Mesa Boogie MkIII combo amp

HW Stack Modeled sound of legendary all-tube Hiwatt Custom 100 from Britain

MS Crunch Crunch sound of legendary Marshall 1959

MS Drive High gain sound of Marshall JCM2000 stack amp

PV Drive High gain sound of Peavey 5150 developed in cooperation with a world-famous hard rock guitarist

DZ Drive High gain sound using channel 3 the Diezel Herbert hand-made German guitar amp with three separately controllable channels

BG Drive High gain sound of Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier red channel (vintage mode)

OverDrive Modeling of BOSS OD-1 effect pedal that was the world's first overdrive effect of its kind

T Scream Simulation of the Ibanez TS808, which is loved by many guitarists as a booster and has inspired numerous clones

Governor Simulation of the Guv'nor distortion effect from Marshall

Dist + Simulation of the MXR distortion+ effect that made distortion popular worldwide

Dist 1 Simulation of the Boss DS-1 distortion pedal, which has been a long-seller

Squeak Simulation of the PROCO Rat famous for its edgy distortion sound

FuzzSmile Simulation of the Fuzz Face, which has made rock history with its humorous panel design and smashing sound

GreatMuff Simulation of the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff, which is loved by famous artists around the world for its fat, sweet fuzz sound

MetalWRLD Simulation of the Boss Metal Zone, which is characterized by long sustain and a powerful lower midrange

HotBox Simulation of the compact Matchless Hotbox pre-amplifier with a built-in tube

Z Clean ZOOM original unadorned clean sound

Z Wild A high gain sound with even more overdrive boost.

Z MP1 An original sound created by merging characteristics of an ADA MP1 and a MARSHALL JCM800.

Z Bottom A high gain sound that emphasizes low and middle frequencies

Z Dream A high gain sound for lead playing based on the Mesa Boogie Road King Series II Lead channel

Z Scream An original high gain sound balanced from low to high frequencies

Z Neos A crunch sound modeled on the sound of a modified VOX AC30

Lead A bright and smooth distortion sound

ExtremeDS This distortion effect boasts the highest gain in the world

Gain Ton e Cabinet Level

FD Combo ~ ExtremeDS types have the same parameters

Acoustic Sim To p Body Level

Makes an electric guitar sound like an acoustic guitar

Bass Sim Ton e Level

Makes an electric guitar sound like a bass guitar

• PREAMP module

Parameter Explanations

Parameters Setting range Explanation

Bass -12 dB ~ 12 dB Adjusts low frequency range (160 Hz) boost/cut.

Low-Mid -12 dB ~ 12 dB Adjusts mid-low-frequency range (400 Hz) boost/cut.

Middle -12 dB ~ 12 dB Adjusts middle-frequency range (800 Hz) boost/cut.

Treble -12 dB ~ 12 dB Adjusts high-frequency range (3.2 kHz) boost/cut.

Presence -12 dB ~ 12 dB Adjusts super-high-frequency range (6.4 kHz) boost/cut.

Type Parameters

6Band EQ Bass Low-Mid Middle Treble Presence Harmonics Level

This is an equalizer with 6 frequency bands

• 6BAND EQ module

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Parameters Setting range Explanation

Harmonics -12 dB ~ 12 dB Adjust harmonics (12 kHz) boost/cut.

Level 2 ~ 100 Adjusts signal level after passing through module.

Effect types and parameters

Effect types and parameters 4

Parameter Explanations

Type Parameters

Chorus Depth Rate Ton e Mix

Mixes a variable pitch-shifted component with the original sound, resulting in full-bodied resonating tone

Ensemble Depth Rate Ton e Mix

Chorus ensemble features three-dimensional movement

Flanger Depth Rate Resonance Manual

Produces a resonating and strongly undulating sound

Pitch Shift Tone Fine Balance

Shifts the pitch up or down

Vibe Depth Rate To ne Balance

Adds automatic vibrato

Step Depth Rate Resonance Shape

Special effect makes sound changes in steps

Cry Range Resonance Sense Balance

Changes sound like a talking modulator

Exciter Frequency Depth Low Boost

Enhances the sound outline, making it more prominent

Air Size Reflex Ton e Mix

Recreates the airy ambience of a room, adding a feeling of depth

Delay Time Feedback Hi Damp Mix

Delay effect with a maximum setting of 2000 ms

Analog Delay Time Feedback Hi Damp Mix

Warm analog delay simulation with up to 2000 msec delay length

Reverse Delay Time Feedback Hi Damp Balance

Reverse delay with a maximum length of 1000 msec

ARRM Pitch Typ e Tone RTM Wave RTM Sync

Changes pitch of original sound in time with the rhythm tempo

• MOD/DELAY module

Parameters Setting range Explanation

Depth Exciter: 0 ~ 30 Adjusts depth of effect.

Other: 0 ~ 100 Adjusts modulation depth.

Rate

Chorus, Ensemble: 1 ~ 50 Adjusts modulation speed.

Flanger, Vibe, Step: 0 ~ 50 ♪ (P.127 Table 1) Adjusts modulation speed.

Using the rhythm tempo as reference, setting in note units is also possible.

Ton e 0 ~ 10 Adjusts tonal quality.

Mix 0 ~ 100 Adjusts mix ratio of effect sound to original sound.

Resonance Flanger: −10 ~ 10 Adjusts resonance intensity.

Negative values result in the effect sound phase being emphasized.

Step, Cry: 0 ~ 10 Adjusts resonance intensity.

Manual 0 ~ 100 Adjust the frequency range that is effected.

Shift −12 ~ 12, 24 Sets pitch shift in semitones.

Fine −25 ~ 25 Sets pitch shift in cents (1/100 semitone).

Balance 0 ~ 100 Adjusts balance between original sound and effect sound.

Shape 0 ~ 10 Sets effect sound envelope.

Range 1 ~ 10 Adjusts the frequency range that is affected.

Sense −10 ~ −1, 1 ~ 10 Sets the sensitivity of the effect.

Frequency 1 ~ 5 Adjusts the frequencies that are effected.

Low Boost 0 ~ 10 Emphasizes low-frequency range.

Size 1 ~ 100 Sets size of simulated space.

Reflex 0 ~ 10 Adjusts the amount of reflections from the walls.

Time Delay, Analog Delay: 1 ~ 2000 ms ♪ (P.127 Table 1) Adjusts delay time.

Reverse Delay: 10 ~ 1000 ms ♪ (P.127 Table 1)

Feedback 0 ~ 100 Adjusts feedback amount.

Hi Damp 0 ~ 10 Adjusts the high-frequency attenuation of the delay sound.

Typ e P.1 2 7 Ta b l e 5 Selects the type of pitch change.

RTM Wave P. 12 7 Ta b l e 3 Selects the wave shape of the effect.

RTM Sync P. 12 7 Ta b l e 4 Sets the frequency of the wave.

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• REVERB module

Type Parameters

Hall Decay PreDelay To ne Mix

Simulates the acoustics of a concert hall

Room Decay PreDelay Ton e Mix

Simulates the acoustics of a room

Spring Decay PreDelay To ne Mix

Simulates a spring reverb

Arena Decay PreDelay To n e Mix

Simulates the acoustics of an arena-sized venue

TiledRoom Decay PreDelay Ton e Mix

Simulates the acoustics of a tiled room

Type Setting range Explanation

ZNR Off, 1 ~ 30 Adjusts sensitivity.

Set value as high as possible without causing unnatural decay to reduce noise.

ZOOM original noise reduction for reducing noise during playing pauses without affecting the overall tone.

• ZNR module

Parameters Setting range Explanation

Decay 1 ~ 30 Adjusts reverb time.

PreDelay 1 ~ 100 Adjusts pre-delay time.

Ton e 0 ~ 10 Adjusts tonal quality.

Mix 0 ~ 100 Adjusts effect sound level.

Parameter Explanations

Bass algorithm

Type Parameters

Rack Comp For an explanation of types and parameters, see Clean/Crunch, Distortion, Aco/Bass SIM algorithms.

Limiter

• COMP/LIMITER module

Parameter Explanations

• EFX module

Type Parameters

Auto Wah Position Sense Resonance Dry Mix Level

This effect varies the wah action according to the intensity of the input signal.

Tremolo

For an explanation of types and parameters, see Clean/Crunch, Distortion, Aco/Bass SIM algorithms.

Phaser

Ring Modulator

Slow Attack

Fix-Wah

Parameters Setting range Explanation

Position Before, After Sets insert position of module to before or after PREAMP module.

Sense –10 ~ –1, 1 ~ 10 Adjusts auto wah sensitivity.

Resonance 0 ~ 10 Adjusts resonance intensity.

Dry Mix 0 ~ 10 Adjusts original sound mix ratio.

Level 2 ~ 100 Adjusts signal level after passing through module.

• PREAMP module

Type Parameters

SVT Simulation of Ampeg SVT sound.

Bassman Simulation of Fender Bassman 100 sound.

Hartke Simulation of Hartke HA3500 sound.

Super Bass Simulation of Marshall Super Bass sound.

SANSAMP Simulation of Sansamp Bass Driver DI sound.

Tube Preamp ZOOM original tube preamplifier sound.

Gain Ton e Cabinet Balance Level

All preamp modules have the same parameters.

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Parameter Explanations

Parameters Setting range Explanation

Gain 0 ~ 100 Adjusts preamp gain (distortion depth).

Ton e 0 ~ 30 Adjusts tonal quality of effect.

Cabinet 0 ~ 2 Adjusts intensity of speaker cabinet sound.

Balance 0 ~ 100 Adjusts mix balance of signal before and after module.

Level 1 ~ 100 Adjusts signal level after passing through module.

Mic algorithm

• COMP/LIMITER module

Type Parameters

Rack Comp For an explanation of types and parameters, see Clean/Crunch, Distortion, Aco/Bass SIM algorithms.

Limiter

• EFX module

Type Parameters

Tremolo

For an explanation of types and parameters, see Clean/Crunch, Distortion, Aco/Bass SIM algorithms.

Phaser

Ring Modulator

Slow Attack

Fix-Wah

Parameter Explanations

• MIC PRE module

Type Parameters

Mic Pre Typ e Tone Level De-Esser Low Cut

This is a preamplifier for use with external microphones.

Parameters Setting range Explanation

Typ e Vocal, AcousticGt, Flat Selects preamp characteristics.

Ton e 0 ~ 10 Adjusts tonal quality of effect.

Level 1 ~ 100 Adjusts signal level after passing through module.

De-Esser Off, 1 ~ 10 Sets the reduction of sibilant sounds.

Low Cut Off, 80 ~ 240 Hz Sets frequency of filter that reduces low-frequency noise easily picked up by mics.

• MOD/DELAY module

Type Parameters

Chorus ~

ARRM Pitch For an explanation of types and parameters, see Clean/Crunch, Distortion, Aco/Bass SIM algorithms.

• ZNR module

Type Parameters

ZNR For an explanation of types and parameters, see Clean/Crunch, Distortion, Aco/Bass SIM algorithms.

Parameter Explanations

Parameters Setting range Explanation

Sub-Bass -12 dB ~ 12 dB Adjusts super-low frequency range (70 Hz) boost/cut.

Bass -12 dB ~ 12 dB Adjusts low frequency range (150 Hz) boost/cut.

Low-Mid -12 dB ~ 12 dB Adjusts mid-low-frequency range (450 Hz) boost/cut.

Hi-Mid -12 dB ~ 12 dB Adjusts high-mid-frequency range (1 kHz) boost/cut.

Treble -12 dB ~ 12 dB Adjusts high-frequency range (3 kHz) boost/cut.

Presence -12 dB ~ 12 dB Adjusts super-high-frequency range (6 kHz) boost/cut.

Level 2 ~ 100 Adjusts signal level after passing through module.

Type Parameters

6Band EQ Sub-Bass Bass Low-Mid Hi-Mid Treble Presence Level

This is an equalizer with 6 frequency bands.

• 6BAND EQ module

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• MOD/DELAY module

Type Parameters

Chorus ~

ARRM Pitch For an explanation of types and parameters, see Clean/Crunch, Distortion, Aco/Bass SIM algorithms.

• ZNR module

Type Parameters

ZNR For an explanation of types and parameters, see Clean/Crunch, Distortion, Aco/Bass SIM algorithms.

Dual Mic algorithm

• COMP/LIMITER L module

Type Parameters

Compressor Threshold Ratio Attack Level

Reduces variation in signal level.

Limiter Threshold Ratio Release Level

Attenuates signals that exceed a certain level.

Parameter Explanations

Parameters Setting range Explanation

Threshold –24 ~ 0 Adjusts threshold level of compressor/limiter.

Ratio Compressor: 1 ~ 26 Adjusts compression ratio of compressor/limiter.

Limiter: 1 ~ 54, ∞

Attack 0 ~ 10 Adjusts speed that at which the compressor is activated.

Level 2 ~ 100 Adjusts module output level.

Release 0 ~ 10 Adjusts speed of limiter release after signal falls below threshold level.

• MIC PRE L module

Type Parameters

Mic Pre For an explanation of types and parameters, see Mic algorithm.

• 3BAND EQ L module

Type Parameters

3Band EQ For an explanation of types and parameters, see Mic algorithm.

• DELAY L module

Type Parameters

Delay Time Feedback Mix

Delay effect with a maximum setting of 2000 ms.

Echo Time Feedback Mix

Warm delay effect with a maximum setting of 2000 ms.

Doubling Time To ne Mix

Doubling effect that creates body by adding a short delay.

Parameter Explanations

Parameters Setting range Explanation

Time Delay, Echo: 1 ~ 2000 ms ♪ (P.127 Table 1) Adjusts delay time.

Doubling: 1 ~ 100 ms

Feedback 0 ~ 100 Adjusts feedback amount.

Ton e 0 ~ 10 Adjusts tonal quality.

Mix 0 ~ 100 Adjusts mix ratio of effect sound to original sound.

Parameter Explanations

Parameters Setting range Explanation

Bass −12 dB

12 dB Boosts/cuts low-frequency range.

Middle −12 dB

12 dB Boosts/cuts middle-frequency range.

Treble −12 dB

12 dB Boosts/cuts high-frequency range.

Level 2

100 Adjusts signal level after passing through module.

Type Parameters

3Band EQ Bass Middle Treble Level

This is a 3-band equalizer.

• 3BAND EQ module

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• COMP/LIMITER R module

Type Parameters

Compressor For an explanation of types and parameters, see COMP/LIMITER L module.

Limiter

• MIC PRE R module

Type Parameters

Mic Pre For an explanation of types and parameters, see Mic algorithm.

• 3BAND EQ R module

Type Parameters

3Band EQ For an explanation of types and parameters, see Mic algorithm.

• DELAY R module

Type Parameters

Delay

For an explanation of types and parameters, see DELAY L module.

Echo

Doubling

• ZNR module

Type Parameters

ZNR L For an explanation of types and parameters, see Clean/Crunch, Distortion, Aco/Bass SIM algorithms.

ZNR R For an explanation of types and parameters, see Clean/Crunch, Distortion, Aco/Bass SIM algorithms.

• ISO/MIC MODEL module

Type Parameters

Isolator Xover Lo Xover Hi Mix High Mix Mid Mix Low

Divides the signal into three frequency bands and allows the mix amount of each band to be adjusted separately.

Mic Modeling Mic Type

Changes built-in mi characteristics.

Parameter Explanations

Parameters Setting range Explanation

Xover Lo 50 Hz ~ 16 kHz Adjusts low-to-mid crossover frequency.

Xover Hi 50 Hz ~ 16 kHz Adjusts mid-to-high crossover frequency.

Mix High Off, –24 ~ 6 Adjusts high frequency range mix level.

Mix Mid Off, –24 ~ 6 Adjusts mid frequency range mix level.

Mix Low Off, –24 ~ 6 Adjusts low frequency range mix level.

Mic Typ e

SM57 Simulation of SM57 mic, which is great for recording electric guitars and

other analog instruments.

MD421 Simulation of MD421, which is a professional standard mic that is indis-

pensable in broadcasting, recording and live performances.

U87 Simulation of U87, a "go-to" condenser microphone that is used in studios

worldwide.

C414 Simulation of C414, a famous microphone highly trusted in recording situa-

tions.

Stereo algorithm

• COMP/LIMITER module

Type Parameters

Compressor For an explanation of types and parameters, see Dual Mic algorithms.

Limiter

Lo-Fi Character Color Dist To n e EFX Level Dry Level

This effect intentionally reduces the quality of the sound.

Parameter Explanations

Parameters Setting range Explanation

Character 0 ~ 10 Adjusts filter characteristics.

Color 1 ~ 10 Adjusts sound color.

Dist 0 ~ 10 Adjusts distortion.

Ton e 0 ~ 10 Adjusts tonal quality of effect.

EFX Level 0 ~ 100 Adjusts effect sound level.

Dry Level 0 ~ 100 Adjusts original sound level.

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Effect types and parameters 9

• 3BAND EQ module

Type Parameters

3Band EQ For an explanation of types and parameters, see Mic algorithm.

• MOD/DELAY module

Type Parameters

Chorus Depth Rate Mix

Mixes a variable pitch-shifted component with the original sound, resulting in full-bodied resonating tone.

Flanger Depth Rate Resonance

Produces a resonating and strongly undulating sound.

Phaser Rate Color LFO Shift

Produces a swooshing sound.

Tremolo Depth Rate Clip

Periodically varies the volume level.

Auto Pan Width Rate Clip

Pans the sound alternately left and right.

Pitch Shift Tone Fine Balance

Shifts the pitch up or down.

Ring Modulator For an explanation of types and parameters, see Clean/Crunch, Distortion, Aco/Bass SIM algorithms.

Delay Time Feedback Mix

Delay effect with a maximum setting of 2000 ms.

Echo Time Feedback Mix

Warm delay effect with a maximum setting of 2000 ms.

Doubling Time To ne Mix

Doubling effect which creates body by adding a short delay.

Dimension Rise1 Rise2

Expands sound spatially.

Resonance Depth Freq OFST Rate Filter Resonance EFX Level Dry Level

Resonant filter with LFO.

Parameter Explanations

Parameters Setting range Explanation

Depth 0 ~ 100 Adjusts modulation depth.

Resonance −10 ~ 10 Adjusts resonance intensity.

Negative values result in the effect sound phase being emphasized.

Color 4Stage, 8Stage, Invert4, Invert8 Selects sound type.

LFO Shift 0 ~ 180 Adjusts left/right phase shift.

Width 0 ~ 10 Adjusts auto pan width.

Rate

Chorus: 1 ~ 50 Adjusts modulation speed.

Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo, Auto Pan: 0 ~ 50 ♪ ( P. 1 2 7

Table 1) Adjusts modulation speed. Using the rhythm tempo as reference, setting in

note units is also possible

Resonance: 1 ~ 50 ♪ (P.127 Table 1)

Clip 0 ~ 10 Adds emphasis by clipping the modulation waveform.

Shift –12 ~ 12, 24 Adjusts the pitch shift in semitones.

Time Delay, Echo: 1 ~ 2000 ms ♪ (P.127 Table 1) Adjusts delay time.

Doubling: 1 ~ 100 ms

Feedback 0 ~ 100 Adjusts feedback amount.

Mix 0 ~ 100 Adjusts mix ratio of effect sound to original sound.

Ton e 0 ~ 10 Adjusts tonal quality.

Fine –25 ~ 25 Adjusts the pitch shift in cents (1/100 semitone).

Balance 0 ~ 100 Adjusts balance between original sound and effect sound.

Rise1 0 ~ 30 Adjusts stereo component intensity.

Rise2 0 ~ 30 Adjusts width including mono elements.

Freq OFST 1 ~ 30 Adjusts LFO offset.

Filter HPF, LPF, BPF Selects filter type.

Resonance 1 ~ 30 Adjusts resonance intensity.

EFX Level 0 ~ 100 Adjusts effect sound level.

Dry Level 0 ~ 100 Adjusts original sound level.

• ZNR module

Type Parameters

ZNR For an explanation of types and parameters, see Clean/Crunch, Distortion, Aco/Bass SIM algorithms.

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Table 1 Parameters marked with ♪ allow values to be set in note units, using the song/pattern tempo as reference. The note durations for the set-

ting values are shown below.

32nd note Dotted 16th note Dotted 8th note

Delay, Analog Delay

and Echo can use up

to x8.

Reverse Delay can use

up to x4.

16th note 8th note Quarter note :

Quarter note triplet Half note triplet Dotted quarter note

Table 2

Setting Explanation

Off Frequency does not change.

Up Frequency changes from minimum to maximum along with the controlling waveform.

Down Frequency changes from maximum to minimum along with the controlling waveform.

Hi Frequency changes from patch setting to maximum along with the controlling waveform.

Lo Frequency changes from minimum to patch setting along with the controlling waveform.

Table 3

Setting Explanation Setting Explanation

Up Saw Rising sawtooth wave Tri Triangular wave

Up Fin Rising fin wave TrixTri Squared triangular wave

DownSaw Falling sawtooth wave Sine Sine wave

DownFin Falling fin wave Square Square wave

Table 4

Setting Explanation Setting Explanation

8th note 1 bar 1 measure

Quarter note 2 bars 2 measures

Half note 3 bars 3 measures

Dotted half note 4 bars 4 measures

Table 5

• The note range actually available depends on the parameter.

• Depending on the combination of tempo setting and selected note symbol, the parameter variation range could be exceeded. In such a case, the

value is automatically halved (or set to 1/4 if the range is still exceeded).

NOTE

Setting Explanation

11 semitone lower → original sound

2Original sound → 1 semitone lower

3Doubling → detune + original sound

4Detune + original sound → doubling

5Original sound → 1 octave higher

61 octave higher → original sound

7Original sound → 2 octaves lower

82 octaves lower → original sound

Setting Explanation

91 octave lower + original sound – 1 octave higher + origi-

nal sound

10 1 octave higher + original sound – 1 octave lower + origi-

nal sound

11 Complete fifth down + original sound → complete fourth

up + original sound

12 Complete fourth up + original sound → complete fifth

down + original sound

13 0 Hz + original sound – 1 octave up

14 1 octave up – 0 Hz + original sound

15 0 Hz + original sound – 1 octave up + original sound

16 1 octave up + original sound – 0 Hz + original sound

Mastering algorithm

Type Parameters

3Band Comp Xover Lo Xover Hi Sense Hi Sense Mid Sense Low Mix High Mix Mid Mix Low

Compressor that divides signal into 3 bands that can be compressed and mixed separately.

Lo-Fi For an explanation of types and parameters, see Stereo algorithm.

• COMP/Lo-Fi module

Parameter Explanations

Parameters Setting range Explanation

Xover Lo 50 Hz ~ 16 kHz Adjusts low-to-mid crossover frequency.

Xover Hi 50 Hz ~ 16 kHz Adjusts mid-to-high crossover frequency.

Sense Hi 0 ~ 24 Adjusts high range compressor sensitivity.

Sense Mid 0 ~ 24 Adjusts mid range compressor sensitivity.

Sense Low 0 ~ 24 Adjusts low range compressor sensitivity.

Mix High Off, −24 ~ 6 Adjusts high frequency range mix level.

Mix Mid Off, −24 ~ 6 Adjusts mid frequency range mix level.

Mix Low Off, −24 ~ 6 Adjusts low frequency range mix level.

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Type Parameters

3Band EQ For an explanation of types and parameters, see Mic algorithm.

• 3BAND EQ module

Type Parameters

Normalizer Gain

Adjusts COMP/Lo-Fi module input level.

• NORMALIZER module

Parameter Explanations

Parameters Setting range Explanation

Gain −12 ~ 12 Adjusts level.

Type Parameters

Dimension For an explanation of types and parameters, see Stereo algorithm.

Resonance

• DIMENSION/RESO module

• ZNR module

Type Parameters

ZNR For an explanation of types and parameters, see Clean/Crunch, Distortion, Aco/Bass SIM algorithms.

Send-return effect

• REVERB module

Type Parameters

Hall Simulates the acoustics of a concert hall.

Room Simulates the acoustics of a room.

Pre Delay Decay EQ High EQ Low E.R.Mix EFX Level

Hall and Room have the same parameters.

Spring Simulates a spring reverb.

Plate Simulates a plate reverb.

Pre Delay Decay EQ High EQ Low EFX Level

Spring and Plate have the same parameters.

Parameter Explanations

Parameters Setting range Explanation

Pre Delay 1 ~ 100 Adjusts pre-delay time.

Decay 1 ~ 30 Adjusts reverb time.

EQ High −12 ~ 6 Adjusts volume of high-frequency range effect sound.

EQ Low −12 ~ 6 Adjusts volume of low-frequency range effect sound.

E.R.Mix 0 ~ 30 Adjusts mix ratio of early reflections.

EFX Level 0 ~ 30 Adjusts effect sound level.

• CHORUS/DELAY module

Type Parameters

Chorus LFO Type Depth Rate Pre Delay EFX Level

Mixes a variable pitch-shifted component with the original sound, resulting in full-bodied resonating tone.

Delay Time Feedback Hi Damp Pan EFX Level Rev Send

Delay effect with a maximum setting of 2000 ms.

Parameter Explanations

Parameters Setting range Explanation

LFO Type Mono, Stereo Sets LFO phase to mono or stereo.

Depth 0 ~ 100 Adjusts effect depth.

Rate 1 ~ 50 Adjusts modulation speed.

Pre Delay 1 ~ 30 Adjusts pre-delay time.

EFX Level 0 ~ 100 Adjusts effect sound level.

Rev Send 0 ~ 30 Adjusts delay sound reverb send level.

Time 1 ~ 2000 ms ♪ (P.127 Table 1) Adjusts delay time.

Feedback 0 ~ 100 Adjusts feedback amount.

Hi Damp 0 ~ 10 Adjusts amount high-frequency range in delay sound is reduced.

Pan Left10 ~ Left1, Center, Right1 ~ Right10 Adjusts delay sound panning.

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Effect patch list

Insert effect

No. Patch name Description

0Z CLEAN ZOOM original unadorned clean sound

1Z CHORUS Sound combines "Z CLEAN" with "Chorus" for a clear sound that is great for arpeggios

2FdClean Clean-crunch sound of Fender Twin Reverb black panel loved by guitarists of various genres

3VxCrunch British crunch sound of a VOX AC30 operating in Class A

4TWEED Fender Bassman recreation dry crunch sound with a suitable amount of sustain

5BgCrunch Mesa/Boogie MKIII combo amp crunch sound

6HwLight Hiwatt Custom 100 from clean to crunch

7MsCrunch Marshall 1959 crunch sound becomes cleaner as the guitar volume is reduced

8HwCrunch Hiwatt Custom 100 fat crunch sound

9JM Lead Compressed lead sound of John Mayer's "Gravity"

10 BS Riff Brian Setzer's rockabilly sound from the Stray Cats' "Rock This Town"

11 BROTHER George Benson's unique fat jazz sound is mellow but with an attack

12 Edge Bright and clean sound with U2 guitarist The Edge's finely calculated delay added

13 ClnStep Special effect sound that imagines water using "Z CLEAN" and "Step"

14 CutPhase Phase sound with great attack is perfect for cutting guitar and other playing techniques

15 Ambient Combination of "Slow Attack" and delay to create an ambient sound

16 Space Combination of "Reverse Delay" and phaser creates a clean sound with width

17 FdComp Fender Twin Reverb and compressor clean sound great for cutting guitar

18 Fd Wah Auto-wah patch with the natural distortion of an FD Combo amp added as the secret ingredient

19 60sSPY Bizarre sound similar to a 60's spy movie

20 Flower Combination of phaser and "Vibe" crates a psychedelic worldly sound

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Clean/Crunch algorithm

Distotion algorithm

No. Patch name Description

0MsDrive Marshall 1959 drive sound that follows volume changes and provides outstanding dynamics

1MdRhythm

Marshall JCM2000 sound for backing parts is very heavy, but still has the unique Marshall character

2PvRhythm Peavey 5150 backing part sound with bite that stands out when riffing fast

3DzRhythm Diezel Herbert sound for heavy backing parts

4Recti Unique powerful thick sound of the MESA/BOOGIE Rectifier

5FullVx Sound of Vox AC30 at full volume with room reverb that creates a boxy feeling.

6TexasMan Texas blues sound of a Fender Bassman with the volume all the way up

7BgLead MESA/BOOGIE MKIll beautiful drive sound great for lead play with long sustain

8FatOd Natural overdriven sounds like OD-1 with EQ and can be used backing part and solos

9TsD r iv e Tube Screamer overdrive good for all around use

10 GvDrive Guv'nor pedal is great for hard rock sound

11 dist+ Drive sound with distortion

12 DS1 DS-1 sound modified with extra low end

13 RAT Well sustained lead sound of RAT

14 FatFace Fuzz sound with enhanced FUZZ FACE low end

15 MuffDrv BIG MUFF high gain sound

16 M World Shrapnel-style guitarist sound using Metal Zone

17 HOT DRV Mild driven sound with the tube saturation of HOT BOX tubes

18 Z NEOS Recreation of modified VOX AC30 creamy crunch sound.

19 Z WILD ZOOM's original hard overdrive sound with extra boost creates a compressed feeling

20 Z MP1 Hybrid sound from combination of ADA MP1 and Marshall JCM800

21 Z Bottom ZOOM original high gain sound with rich mids and lows that is great for 80's metal

22 Z DREAM ZOOM original high gain sound great for leads

23 Z SCREAM ZOOM original high gain sound with balanced low to high frequencies that cuts through mix

24 LEAD

ZOOM's classic lead sound with strong mid-boost and long sustain necessary for soloing

25 EXT DS Extreme digital distortion that pushes the limits

26 EC LEAD

Recreation of Eric Clapton's "Layla" lead Fender crunch sound is great sound for guitars with single-coil pickups.

27 JimiFuzz Jimi Hendrix phase sound simulates Octavia using pitch-shifting

28 DT Slide Tight tube-amp sound of ''Leaving Trunk" by Derek Trucks

29 KC Solo Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit" sound

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Effect patch list 2

Bass algorithm

No. Patch name Description

0SVT Royal rock sound great for finger-picking and flatpicking.

1BASSMAN Vintage rock sound for any occasion.

2HARTKE Hartke simulation with all the glitz and glitter.

3SUPER-B Great for guitar unison riffing and solo play.

4SANS-A Edgy sound with a strong core that is a good match for flatpicking.

5TUBE PRE All-around tube sound.

6Attack Compression sound effective for slap and flatpick playing.

7Wah-Solo Solo sound with distortion and a touch of wah. Pitch shifting is the secret ingredient.

8Ta l k& C r y Typical special effect that makes a crying sound like a talking modulator.

9Melody Chorus sound for melody, solo, chord and harmonic playing.

10 SlapJazz Basic slap sound in the jazz bass style.

11 Destroy Smashing sound mixing distortion, pitch shifting and ring modulation.

12 Tremolo Great match for moody bass lines and chord playing.

13 SoftSlow Melody or solo play tone that is great for fretless bass.

14 Limiter Limiter evens out the sound when using a pick.

15 X'over Flanger sound for picking, typical of the crossover genre.

16 CleanWah Auto wah sound that has many uses.

17 Exciter All-around sound with a fresh and transparent character.

18 ClubBass Sound that simulates the ambience of a small club and is suitable for walking bass lines.

19 DriveWah Auto wah sound with variable drive that follows picking dynamics.

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No. Patch name Description

0Ensemble Gorgeous sound with deep ensemble effect.

1Delay LD Lively acoustic guitar sound for lead playing.

2Chorus Chorus sound suitable for everything from rhythm guitar to lead guitar.

3FineTune Detuning increases sonic depth.

4Air Aco Air sound makes it sound like recording with a mic.

5Standard Standard bass sound with many uses.

6CompBass Bass sound comes alive with compressor and exciter.

7WarmBass Bass sound with warm and round feeling.

8Flanging Flanging sound covers a lot of ground from 16-beat phrases to melody playing.

9Auto Wah Funky bass sound that makes good use of auto wah.

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No. Patch name Description

0Rec Comp Conventional preamp and compression sound for recording.

1RoomAmbi Simulates the ambience of a radio station studio.

2VocalDly Delay effect that works best with wet vocals. .

3Rock Heavy compression sound for rock vocals

30 Every BG Buddy Guy’s blues sound is dry and overdriven and adds color to any blues lick

31 EVH1959 Early Eddie Van Halen sound

32 BrianDrv Brian May drive sound recreated using "Z Neos”

33 RitchStd Sound that Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore used recording “Machine Head”

34 Carlos Smooth sound used by Carlos Santana in album recording recreated using "BG Crunch"

35 PeteHW Pete Townshend crunch sound using Hiwatt with clean amp turned all the way up for a powerful tone

36 JW Talk Recreation of the talkbox sound used by Joe Walsh in his “Rocky Mountain Way” solo

37 Kstone Keith Richards’s classic intro sound can be heard in The Rolling Stones’ “Satisfaction”

38 RR Mtl 80’s Metal sound with distinctive midrange based on the Metal Zone

39 SV LEAD Stack sound that boldly cuts through the midrange is good for huge guitar solos

40 Monster Weird tone that mixes a heavy sound with doubling an octave down

41 FatMs Drive sound with detuning added to thicken the sound is great for power chords and backing parts

42 SlowFlg Jet sound combining slow attack with flanger

43 DmgFuzz Psychedelic tone that adds ring modulator to fuzz sound that drastically cuts low frequencies

44 RectiWah Bold high gain sound with auto-wah and a short delay added

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Effect patch list 3

Dual Mic algorithm

No. Patch

name Description Suggested left/right inputs

0Vo/Vo 1 For duets Vocals

1Vo/Vo 2 Chorus for main vocals Vocals

2Vo/Vo 3 For harmony singing Vocals

3AG/Vo 1 Creates a story-like character Acoustic guitar/Vocal

4AG/Vo 2 Similar to AG/Vo 1 but vocal character different Acoustic guitar/Vocal

5AG/Vo 3 Aggressively modifies vocal character Acoustic guitar/Vocal

6ShortDLY Short delay sound with effective doubling Microphones

7FatDrum For drum recording with single point stereo mic Microphones

8Bo thTo ne Condenser mic sound for a man on L channel and a woman on R channel Vocals

9Condnser Simulates condenser mic sound with dynamic mic input Vocals

10 DuoAtack Chorus for lead vocals with emphasized attack Vocals

11 Warmth Warm sound with prominent midrange Vocals

12 AM Radio Simulates AM mono radio Vocals

13 Pavilion For narration that captures sound of demonstration at an exposition booth Vocals

14 TV News TV newscaster sound Vocals

15 F-Vo/Pf1 For female pop vocal piano ballads Vocal/Piano

16 JazzDuo1 Simulates jazz session LP with slightly lo-fi sound Vocal/Piano

17 Cntmprry All-around sound with distinct variation Vocal/Piano

18 JazzDuo2 JazzDuo 1 for male vocals Vocal/Piano

19 Ensemble For balance of guitar with strong attack and mellow piano Acoustic guitar/Piano

20 Enhanced Emphasizes sound characteristics, optimal for ballads Acoustic guitar/Vocal

21 Warmy Moderates overbright tone Acoustic guitar/Vocal

22 Strum+Vo Smooth fat sound with midrange enhancement Acoustic guitar/Vocal

23 FatPlus Augments weak midrange Acoustic guitar/Vocal

24 Arp+Vo Overall solid sound Acoustic guitar/Vocal

25 ClubDuo Simulates live sound in small club Acoustic guitars

26 BigShape Enhances overall clarity Acoustic guitars

27 FolkDuo Fresh and clean sound Acoustic guitars

28 GtrDuo Suitable for acoustic guitar duos Acoustic guitars

29 Bright Bright, sharp, global feeling Acoustic guitars

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4Long DLY Long delay sound for vocals (2-beat at 120 bpm)

5InTheBox This effect seems to put the entire sound into a small box

6Limiter Limiter effect that is very useful for recording

7AG MIC Preamp tone that is great for recording acoustic guitar

8AG Dub Doubling sound that gives a stroke more of a pick feeling

912st Cho Chorus sound for 12-string guitar

10 AG-Jumbo Increases the apparent body size of an acoustic guitar

11 AG-Small Reduces the apparent body size of an acoustic guitar

12 AG Lead Delay sound for acoustic guitar leads

13 Live AMB Bright reverb sound for acoustic guitar increases live feeling

14 Tunnel Simulation of tunnel reverb

15 Filter Filter effect lets you change the sound character during a song, for example.

16 BrethCmp Fairly strong compressor sound emphasizes breathiness

17 Vib MOD Crafty vocal sound combines phaser and vibrato

18 Duet Cho Detuned sound creates an instant duet

19 Ensemble Fresh ensemble sound great for chorus

20 VocalDub Conventional doubling sound

21 Sweep Voice sound with slow phase sweep

22 VoiceFlg Flanging chorus sound with strong modulation

23 PH Voice Gimmicky phase sound seasoned with delay

24 VibVoice Clear-cut vibrato sound

25 FutureVo A message from the aliens

26 M to F Transforms male vocals into a female sound

27 F to M Transforms female vocals into a male sound

28 WaReWaRe Special effect sounds like a talking spaceman

29 Hangul Special effect makes Japanese sound like Korean

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Stereo algorithm

No. Patch name Description

0Syn-Lead For single-note synthesizer lead

1OrganPha Phaser for synthesizer/organ

2OrgaRock Boomy distortion for rock organ

3EP-Chor Beautiful chorus for electric piano

4ClavFlg Wah for Clavinet

5Concert Concert hall effect for piano

6Honkey Honky-tonk piano simulation

7PowerBD Gives bass drum more power

8DrumFlng Conventional flanger for drums

9LiveDrum Simulates outdoor live doubling

10 JetDrum Phaser for 16-beat hi-hat

11 AsianKit Changes a standard kit to an Asian kit

12 BassBost Emphasizes low-frequency range

13 Mono->St Gives spaciousness to a mono source

14 AM Radio AM radio simulation

15 WideDrum Wide stereo effect for (built-in) drum machine tracks

16 DanceDrm Reinforces bass frequencies for dance rhythms

17 Octaver Adds sound one-octave lower

18 Percushn Gives air, presence, and stereo spread to percussion

19 MoreTone Increases midrange frequencies, giving more body to distorted guitar

20 SnrSmack Emphasizes snappiness of snare sound

21 Shudder! Sliced sound for techno tracks

22 SwpPhase Phaser with powerful resonance

23 DirtyBiz Lo-fi distortion using ring modulator

24 Doubler Doubling for vocal track

25 SFXlab Gives synthesizer powerful special effect sound

26 SynLead2 Old-style jet sound for synthesizer lead

27 Tek e piko For sequenced phrases or single-note muted guitar

28 Soliner Simulates analog strings ensemble

29 HevyDrum For hard rock drums

30 SM57Sim Simulation of SM57 mic, which is great for recording electric guitars and other analog instruments.

31 MD421Sim Simulation of MD421 professional standard mic that is indispensable in broadcasting, recording and live.

32 U87Sim Simulation of U87, a condenser microphone that sets standards and is used in studios worldwide.

33 C414Sim Simulation of C414, a famous microphone highly trusted in recording situations.

34 Doubling Doubles the entire sound for thickness

35 ShortDLY Delay sound suitable for vocals and field recordings that has a gimmicky effect

36 Lo-Fi Creates lo-fi sound with a retro feeling as if coming from a radio

37 Limiter A limiter very effective on band rehearsals and live recording

38 BoostPls Adds overall sound pressure during recording

39 All Comp Compressor evens out volume differences between instruments in a band performance, for example

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Effect patch list

Effect patch list 5

Mastering algorithm

No. Patch name Description

0PlusAlfa Enhances the overall power

1All-Pops Conventional mastering

2StWide Wide-range mastering

3DiscoMst For club sound

4Boost For hi-fi finish

5Power For a powerful low range

6Live Adds a live feel

7WarmMst Adds a warm feeling

8TightUp Adds a tight feeling

91930Mst Mastering with 1930's sound

10 LoFi Mst Lo-fi mastering

11 BGM Mastering for background music

12 RockShow Gives a rock style mix a live feel

13 Exciter Lo-fi effect with slight distortion in mid and upper range

14 Clarify Emphasizes high-end range

15 VocalMax Brings buried vocals to the foreground

16 RaveRez Special sweep effect using sharp filter

17 FullComp Strong compression over full frequency range

18 ClearPWR Power tuning emphasizes midrange and adds sound pressure and clarity

19 ClearDMS Enhances clarity and spaciousness

20 Maximizr Boosts overall sound pressure level

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CHORUS/DELAY

Send-return effects

No. Patch name Description

0ShortDLY Standard short delay

1GtChorus Chorus to enhance weak guitar sound

2Doubling Versatile doubling

3Echo Showy analog-style delay

4Delay3/4 Dotted-8th-note delay in sync with tempo

5Delay3/2 Dotted-quarter-note delay in sync with tempo

6FastCho Fast-rate chorus

7DeepCho Versatile deep chorus

8Vocal Chorus that enhances vocals

9Deep dB L Deep doubling

10 SoloLead Keeps fast phrases tight

11 WarmyDly Simulates warm analog delay

12 EnhanCho Enhancer that uses phase-shifted doubling

13 Detune For instruments with strong harmonics such as a digital electronic piano or synthesizer

14 Natural Chorus with low modulation suitable for backing parts

15 Whole Whole-note delay in sync with tempo

16 Delay2/3 Quarter-note triplet delay in sync with tempo

17 Delay1/4 16th-note delay in sync with tempo

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REVERB

No. Patch name Description

0TightHal Hall reverb with a hard tonal quality

1BrgtRoom Room reverb with a hard tonal quality

2SoftHall Hall reverb with a mild tonal quality

3LargeHal Simulates the reverberation of a large hall

4SmallHal Simulates the reverberation of a small hall

5LiveHous Simulates the reverberation of a club

6TrS t u d i o Simulates the reverberation of a rehearsal studio

7DarkRoom Room reverb with a gentle tonal quality

8VcxRev Tuned to enhance vocals

9Tunnel Simulates the reverberation of a tunnel

10 BigRoom Simulates the reverberation of a gym-sized room

11 PowerSt. Gate reverb

12 BritHall Simulates the bright reverb of a concert hall

13 BudoKan Simulates the reverberation at the Budokan in Tokyo

14 Ballade For slow ballads

15 SecBrass Reverb for brass section

16 ShortPla Reverb with a short release

17 RealPlat Plate reverb simulation

18 Dome Reverb simulates playing in a domed-stadium

19 VinSprin Simulates analog spring reverb

20 ClearSpr Clear reverb with short reverb time

21 Dokan Simulates the reverberation of a clay pipe

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Error message list

If you see a message like “---Error” push the EXIT key. When other errors and messages occur, they

will automatically disappear in three seconds.

Message Meaning Response

Messages that indicate something is missing

No Card There is no card inserted. Make sure that an SD card is inserted correctly.

No Project There is no project. Check that the project has not been deleted or moved to

a different place.

No File There is no file in the project. Check that the file has not been deleted or stored in a dif-

ferent place.

Messages that are shown frequently

Reset DATE/TIME Setting lost because the batteries died. Set the DATE/TIME again.

(See “Setting the date & time” on P. 1 4 . )

Low Battery! Time to change the batteries. Change batteries or connect the adapter.

Stop Recorder The function you tried cannot be accessed

during playback/recording. Stop the recorder first, and then try again..

Messages that indicate the object is protected

Card Protected The SD card is protected. Eject the SD card, unlock its write-protection and then

insert it again. See “SD card installation” on P.13.)

Project Protected The project is protected. Disable using the PROTECT menu. (See “ Protecting and

selecting projects ” on P. 9 1. )

File Protected This file is read-only, so you cannot write to it. Disable the read-only status of the file using a computer,

for example.

Messages that indicate the capacity or structural limit has been exceeded

Card Full The card is full. Change to a new card or delete unneeded data.

Project Full No more projects can be saved on the card. Delete unneeded projects.

File Full The maximum number of files has been reached. Delete unneeded files.

Messages that indicate access failure

Card Access Error Unable to read or write to the card. Press

EXIT

and try the operation again.

Project Access Error Unable to read or write to the project. Press

EXIT

and try the operation again.

File Access Error Unable to read or write to the file. Press

EXIT

and try the operation again.

Card Format Error This card is not in a format the can use. Change the card format to one that the unit can use.

File Format Error This file is not in a format the can use. Change the file format to one that the unit can use.

Other error messages

Card Error

An error of some kind is occurring. Press

EXIT

and try the operation again.

Project Error

File Error

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Troubleshooting

If you think there is a problem with the operation of the , check the following tips first.

Problems during playback

◆ No sound, or sound is very weak

• Check the connections with the monitoring system

and its volume settings.

• Make sure that status indicators in the mixer

section are lit green and that their faders are raised.

If a track's indicator is not green, press its key

repeatedly until it lights green.

• Make sure that the [MASTER] status key is not lit

and that the [MASTER] fader is raised.

◆ Moving the fader does not affect the

volume

• On channels for which stereo link is turned ON, the

fader of the even-numbered channel will have no

effect. Either turn stereo link OFF (see P.29), or use

the fader of the odd-numbered channel in the pair.

◆ Input signal cannot be heard or is very

weak

• Make sure that the

GAIN

control for that input is

turned up.

• Check that the status light is green (playback

enabled) and that the fader of the track is raised.

◆ An operation does not work and the

message “Stop Recorder” is shown on the

display

• Some operations are not possible while the

recorder is operating. Press the

STOP

key to stop

the recorder and then conduct the operation.

Problems during recording

◆ Cannot record on a track

• Make sure that you have selected a track for

recording.

• Check whether you have run out of free space on

the SD card (see P.111).

• Recording is not possible if the project is protected.

Either set “PROTECT” to “OFF” (see P.91), or use a

different project.

◆ The recorded sound is distorted

• Make sure that the input

GAIN

knobs and recording

levels are not set too high.

• Lower the faders so that the level meters do not

reach 0 dB.

• If EQ gain in the track mixer is set extremely high,

the sound may be audibly distorted even if the

fader is lowered. Lower EQ gain to a suitable value.

• If an insert effect is applied to an input, check

whether the effect output level (patch level) setting

is suitable.

Problems with effects

◆ Insert effect is not working

• Check that the insert effect [INS] icon is shown on

the display. If it is not shown, press the

EFFECT

key,

then press the INSERT soft key and set ON/OFF

to On.

• Make sure that the insert effect is inserted in the

desired location (See P.23, 45, 46 and 80)

◆ Send-return effect is not working

• Conrm that the REV or CHO icon is shown on the

display. If it is not shown, press the

EFFECT

key,

then press the REVERB or CHORUS soft key and set

ON/OFF to On.

• Make sure that the send levels for the tracks are

raised (see P.44 and 82).

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