Zoom ST-224 - Manual (Page 49)

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Creating
Songs
4 quarter note 8 eighth note 12 eight note triplet
16 sixteenth note 24 sixteenth note triplet 32 thirty-second note
Hi No quantization (1/24 of a quarter note)
The [SONG FUNCTION] LED goes out, and the new quantize setting
becomes active.
While the [BPM] key is held down, the display shows the BPM setting
of the song.
To change the BPM setting, use the [-] [+] keys. It is also possible to
perform tap input. To do this, tap the [BPM] key in the desired tempo.
The interval of the last 4 taps is automatically detected by the ST-224
and converted to a BPM value.
This BPM setting can be stored for individual songs.
The [SONG REC] LED lights up and recording starts with a
metronome sound. The current bar and number of beats appears on
the display.
If not otherwise specified, an empty song has 4/4 beats and 4 bars.
(To change the beats and length of a song, see
page 53 .)
The samples assigned to the pads are heard, and the performance is
recorded in the song with the selected quantize resolution. When the
end of the song is reached, recording loops back to the beginning, so
you can repeat the recording as often as desired. (The maximum
number of sounds that may used simultaneously is 8 mono samples.
If this number is exceeded, sound dropouts may occur.)
You can also switch banks with the [BANK 1] - [BANK 3] keys
during recording and hit pads from other banks.
• Remember that the song records not the sound itself but only
the series of pad actions. Therefore if the sample assigned to a
HINT HINT
HINT HINT
NOTE
Use the [-] [+] keys to select the desired quantize setting (minimum note). 3 STEP
Press the [SONG FUNCTION] key again. 4 STEP
Holding down the [SONG REC] key, press the [SONG PLAY/STOP] key. 6 STEP
Hold down the [BPM] key and use the [-] [+] keys to set the tempo (BPM). 5 STEP
Tap the pads according to the metronome sound. 7 STEP
+ –
[–] [+] keys
+
[–] [+] keys
TAP BPM
+ –
SONG
PAD
FUNCTION
SONG
PLAY/STOP REC
Pads 1 – 8
Bar Number of beats
BPM/VALUE
MEASURE SAMPLE/SONG BEAT
BPM/VALUE
MEASURE SAMPLE/SONG BEAT