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1. Mixer section ZOOM MRS 1044 Introducing the MRS 1044 Rhythm section The rhythm section of the MRS 1044 has 255 accompaniment patterns several measures long that use the internal drum bass sound generator These are called rhythm patterns Rhythm patterns can be played independently or in synchronization with the recorder Recorder section Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Rhythm section Bass sound Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm 7 So pattern pattern pattern 29 the mixer 5565 gt Drum sound HINT You can also create original patterns by using either the eight pads located on the front panel or through the use of MIDI You can arrange rhythm patterns in the desired order of playback and program chords and tempo to create the rhythm accompaniment for an entire song This is called a rhythm song This lets you construct the rhythm accompaniment for a song without using up any audio tracks Mixer section The output of recorder tracks 1 6 7 8 and 9 10 and the drum bass sound output of the rhythm section are assigned to mixer section channels 1 6 channels 7 8 channels 9 10 DRUM channel and BASS channel respectively For each c
2. 7 Scrub Preview function ssscssseeseseeeesseees 31 Mixer SECHON wa 00w04 Ses cee cece ITAPAT NANA NAG T Using the Scrub Preview functions 31 Effect section 7 Changing the settings of the Scrub function 31 Playing back repeatedly A B Repeat function 32 Parts of the MRS 1044 and what they do 8 Re recording only a specified region Front panel ARA 8 Punch in out function asawa 33 Input section 8 Using manual punch in out 33 a section 9 Using auto punch in out 33 Rhythm section 9 Using V takes cccccccesaaaununaaaaaasaaano 35 Display section 10 Switching V takes 35 Fader Section 10 Editing the name of a V take 36 TRACK PARAMETER section 11 Combining multiple tracks Bounce function 37 Control section 11 Executing bounce recording 37 Transport section 12 Making settings for the Bounce function 37 Rear panel ccesesecceecsceceseeeeseeeeseeees 12 Track editing ceeecescseeseeesceeeceeenseeeseeees 38 Side panel 13 Copying a specified region of data to anoth
3. Input mixer Track 9 10 Rhythm section DRUM BASS Track mixer Send return effect CHORUS DELAY SEND O REVERBSEND DRUM BASS 1 2 7 8 OOOO OO OOOO OO REC ie Input mixer Track mixer 3 MASTER Send return effects CHORUS DELAY REVERB 74 ZOOM MRS 1044 Using the insert effect Using the insert effect This section explains how to insert the insert effect how to select a patch and how to edit the patch About insert effect patches The insert effect is a multi effect unit that contains a chain of separate effects such as compressor distortion and delay Each of these separate effects is called an effect module and up to six effect modules can be used simultaneously A set of effect modules that can be used simultaneously is called an algorithm You can use one of the following four types of algorithms e GUITAR BASS An algorithm suitable for recording guitar bass e MIC An algorithm suitable for recording vocals etc through a mic This algorithm has two variations MIC SINGLE for use with one mic or MIC DUAL for use with two mics e LINE An algorithm used mainly when recording stereo output line level devices such as synthesizers or electronic pianos e MASTERING An algorithm suitable for processing a stereo mix
4. The location can be specified in one of the following two ways e Specifying the location numerically Move the blinking area to one of the M minutes S seconds MS millisecond areas in the bottom of the display and turn the dial to edit the value of each unit e Assigning a previously specified mark location Move the blinking area to the MARKER area in the upper right of the display and turn the dial to specify the mark number HINT e By pressing the TIME BASE key to switch to the Measure display you can specify the location in measure beat clock units e By holding down STOP M and pressing the PLAY P key you can scrub play the track and V take you specified in step 4 For details on using scrub playback refer to p 31 e The starting location can be specified only between the beginning of the song and the last recorded location i e within the recorded data 7 When you have finished specifying the starting location press the ENTER key A screen will appear in which you can specify the ending location of the copy source ms Lit MARKER O 8 Specify the ending location of the copy source in the same way as in step At this time you can press the PLAY key to play back the region between the specified starting location and ending location If there is no recorded data at the specified ending location an symbol will appear in the lower line of the screen 9 Wh
5. ERASE Pattern A Pattern B Pattern C Pattern D Pattern A Pattern B t Pattern D O Nore If you erase the rhythm pattern data that is recorded at the beginning of the rhythm song there will be silence until the next location at which rhythm pattern data is input E To delete a specific measure Use the cursor lt 4 B gt keys to move to the beginning of the measure that you want to delete and repeatedly press the INSERT DELETE key to make the display read DELETE When you press the ENTER key the current measure will be deleted and subsequent rhythm pattern data will be moved forward If you delete the first measure of a two measure rhythm pattern the second measure will remain and the display will change to lt Ptn If necessary repeat the step to delete this measure as well DELETE Pattern A Pattern B Pattern C Pattern D Pattern A Pattern B Pattern D 10 When you have completed the entire rhythm song press the STOP W key The REC key will go dark and you will return to the rhythm song screen If you want to check the content that you input press the PLAY B5 key 11 To return to the main screen stop the rhythm section and press the EXIT key Inputting chord data Here s how to add chord data to the rhythm song that you created by inputting rhythm pattern data HINT e Chord data consists of a ROOT that specifies the root C C D B
6. 1 In the main screen press the PROJECT UTILITY key The display will indicate PROJECT 2 Use the cursor b keys to make the display read UTILITY TR EDIT and press the ENTER key The track edit menu will appear from which you can select the desired type of editing function 3 Make sure that the display indicates TR EDIT COPY and press the ENTER key A screen will appear in which you can specify the copy source track and V take 38 ZOOM MRS 1044 Track editing 4 Use the dial and cursor A W keys to specify the copy source track and V take In TR xx yy yy is the V take number Use the dial to select the track number 1 10 and use the cursor A W keys to select the V take number 1 10 xx is the copy source track number and If you turn the dial toward the right when track 10 is selected the following screen will appear In this screen you can use the dial to specify two adjacent odd numbered even numbered tracks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 as the copy source In this case the V takes currently selected for the two selected tracks will automatically be selected as the copy source 5 Press the ENTER key A screen will appear in which you can specify the beginning of the copy source MARKER mt UI 6 Use the cursor b keys to move the blinking area in the display and turn the dial to specify the location
7. FLANGER DEPTH RATE FB An effect that adds a pronounced character and modulation to the sound PHASER RATE COLOR An effect that adds a swooshing modulation to the sound TREMOLO DEPTH RATE CLIP An effect that cyclically varies the volume PITCH SHIFT TONE BALANCE An effect that modifies the pitch of the original sound RingMod RATE BALANCE An effect that produces a metallic resonance DOUBLE TIME TONE A doubling effect that al to 100 mSec ows the delay time to be set i Explanation of MODULATION DELAY MODULE parameters Parameter name DEPTH 0 10 Specifies the depth n 1 mSec steps up Explanation of parameter of the effect RATE 1 30 Specifies the speed of the effect MIX 0 30 Adjusts the mix amount of the effect FB TYPE FLANGER 10 10 Adjusts the amount of feedback COLOR 1 4 Modifies the type of phase tone CLIP 0 10 Emphasizes the effect SHIFT 12 0 24 0 Sets the amount of change produced by the pitch shifter TONE 0 10 Adjusts the tone BALANCE 0 30 Adjusts the volume balance between the direct sound and effect sound TIME 1 100 Specifies the delay E MASTERING ALGORITHM 3BAND COMP Lo Fi MODULE TYPE PARAMETER 1 PARAMETER 2 PARAMETER time 3 PARAMETER 4 PARAMETER
8. REV SEND _ Volume sent to reverb send return effect PAN Left right position L R channel balance REC LVL Track mixer parameters Parameter Content Volume of the input signal position of the REC LEVEL control E Track mixer In the track mixer you can process the playback signals of the recorder tracks 1 6 7 8 9 10 and the sound of the drum kit bass program of the rhythm section and mix these signals to stereo The signal mixed by the track mixer is output via the MASTER fader from the OUTPUT jacks Recorder OUTPUT Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6 Track 7 8 Track 9 10 Rhythm section DRUM BASS HY Track mixer Channel DRUM BASS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MASTER In the track mixer the signals that are output from each track are handled in units called channels The parameters that can be adjusted for each channel DRUM BASS 1 6 7 8 9 10 are listed in the table below HINT The DRUM 7 8 and 9 10 channels are each stereo channels that respectively process the output signals from the drum kit stereo tracks 7 8 and 9 10 The parameters of these stereo channels are linked Channel DRUM BASS 1 6 7 8 9 10 MASTER EQHIG Amount of boost cut for high range EQ O O O EQ HI F Frequency at which high range EQ will boost
9. 12 When you have assigned the desired scenes to the marks press the ZERO M4 key to locate to the beginning of the song and press the PLAY b gt key to play back Fach time the song reaches the location of a mark to which a scene has been assigned that scene will be recalled ZOOM MRS 1044 53 Lioxiy BOUdIOJOY pox 22u04ajay Switching the level meter display type Switching the level meter display type With the MRS 1044 s default settings the level meters displayed in the center of the screen will indicate the level of the signals that have passed through the REC LEVEL controls faders post fader If necessary however you can switch the meters so that they indicate the level of the signals before they pass through the REC LEVEL controls faders pre fader 1 In the main screen press the PROJECT UTILITY key The display will indicate PROJECT 2 Use the cursor b keys to make the display read UTILITY SYSTEM and press the ENTER key 3 Use the cursor b keys to make the display read UTILITY LVL MET and press the ENTER key 4 Turn the dial to change the setting to PRE pre fader To return the setting to post fader select POST 5 Press the EXIT key several times You will return to the main screen 54 ZOOM MRS 1044 Reference Rhythm This section explains the functions and operation of the rhythm section which uses interna
10. 3 Press the ENTER key once again Now you can select from the projects that are saved on the internal hard disk EXIT ENTER T T Project name Project number o 4 Turn the dial to select a demo song project NOTE Project numbers 992 and following are not demo songs they are projects that contain material for use with the Introductory tour that starts on page 17 or projects from which you can import rhythm patterns 5 Press the ENTER key The selected project will be loaded Play back the demo song After the demo song has finished loading here s how to play it back 1 Turn down the volume of your audio system If you are listening through headphones connected to the OUTPUT PHONES jack turn down the knob located beside the jack 2 Press the transport section PLAY B5 key STOP PLAY REC Le Calle SCRUB The demo song will begin playing 3 Raise the volume of your audio system or the knob for the OUTPUT PHONES jack to a comfortable volume ZOOM MRS 1044 15 suos owap ay o Bulua si sBuos oWap dy 0 Bulus siq Listening to the demo songs 4 If you want to adjust the volume of the individual tracks use faders 1 6 7 8 and 9 10 If you want to adjust the volume of the entire song use the MASTER fader JC oO 1 2 9 10 MASTER Immediately after the demo song project has
11. COLOR SINGLE COLOR 1 DUAL Lch COLOR 2 DUAL Rech 5 Response curve for vocal Specifies the response of the mic pre amp 1 Flat response 2 Low cut response curve 3 Response curve for acoustic guitar 4 Low cut response curve for acoustic guitar 6 Low cut response curve for vocal TONE SINGLE TONE 1 DUAL Lch TONE 2 DUAL Rch Adjusts the tone LEVEL SINGLE LEVEL 1 DUAL Lch LEVEL 2 DUAL Rch Sets the output level of the module DE ESSER EQ MODULE 3BandEQ 1 SINGLE PARAMETER 1 HIGH PARAMETER 2 MID PARAMETER 3 PARAMETER 4 LEVEL Specifies the amount by which vocal sibilants will be cut PARAMETER 5 PARAMETER 6 PARAMETER 7 PARAMETER 8 Three band equalizer 3BandEQ 2 HIGH 1 MID 1 LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 1 When a SINGLE type efi Three band equalizer ect is selected for the COMP LIM module 2 When a DUAL type effect is selected for the COMP LIM module Explanation of EQ MODULE parameters Parameter name HIGH SINGLE HIGH 1 DUAL Lch HIGH 2 DUAL Rech Explanation of parameter Boosts cuts the high frequency range MID SINGLE MID 1 DUAL Lch MID 2 DUAL Rech Boosts cuts the mid frequency range LOW SINGLE LOW 1 DUAL Lch LOW 2 DUAL Rech Boosts cuts the
12. RCT BG The high gain amp sound of the American made Rectifier series CrnchCmp Crunch sound subtly tuned with a touch of compression 9002Lead The original 9002 sound F Tweed The sound of a small American made vintage tube amp J Chorus JC clean sound Phaser Clean sound that simulates a vintage phase effect BlackPnl The heavy metal sound of the 5100 series of American made stack amp MatchCru Crunch sound of a modern class A amp Arpeggio Clean sound suitable for arpeggios JetSound Versatile jet sound Combo BG Sound characterized by detailed overdrive and long sustain FDR Twin Drive channel sound of an American made vintage tube amp Beatle Class A type Mersey Beat sound CleanCH Clean channel sound of an American made vintage tube amp WildFuzz Vintage fuzzbox sound JB Style Octaver simulation An indispensable effect for Gt amp Bs unison riffs Pitch 5 Even single notes sound like power chords Also great as a variation for solo sounds BRT Drv The great sound of the British 900 series of stack amps Soldan High gain amp sound ideal for single coil half tone settings MatchDrv Drive sound of a modern class A amp Snake Heavy metal sound with a solid bottom Crunch 800 series crunch sound ensemble Ballad Warm lead sound Metal X Good metal sound with subtle overtones p
13. e By holding down STOP M and pressing the PLAY P key you can scrub play the track and V take you specified in step 4 For details on using scrub playback refer to p 31 7 When you have finished specifying the starting location press the ENTER key A screen will appear in which you can specify the ending location of the region to be erased ee MARKER mi Li 8 Specify the ending location of the region to be erased in the same way as in step 6 At this time you can press the PLAY B5 key to play back the region between the specified starting location and ending location If there is no recorded data at the specified ending location an symbol will appear in the lower line of the screen 9 When you have finished specifying the ending location press the ENTER key The display will ask TrErase SURE asking you to confirm the Erase operation 10 To execute the Erase operation press the ENTER key To cancel press the EXIT key When you press the ENTER key and the Erase operation has been completed the display will indicate COMPLETE If you then press the EXIT key you will return to the Track Edit menu from step 2 If you press the EXIT key in step 9 you will return to the setting screen from step 7 If necessary you can press the EXIT key repeatedly to step back through each setting screen Erasing the data of an entire track You can erase all recorded data fro
14. CLOSED HAT OPEN HAT The output signal from the drum kit stereo and the output signal from the bass program mono are internally connected to the DRUM channel and BASS channel of the mixer section For each you can independently adjust the volume pan balance and EQ and apply send return effects nooo OO MIM aasa OOOO B ass program Drum kit DRUM BASS 1 2 3 Rhythm section OO I Mixer section E Rhythm patterns and the drum bass tracks A newly created project contains 255 accompaniment patterns each several measures long with drum bass performance data These accompaniment patterns are called rhythm patterns Inside each rhythm pattern the area that holds the drum performance data is called the drum track and the area that holds the bass performance data is called the bass track Recorder Track Rhythm 1 2 3 4 section Rhythm Rhythm pattern i pattern Drum track Drum track ee Bass track Bass track You can edit a portion of a rhythm pattern or erase the entire recorded content and create an entirely original rhythm pattern The rhythm patterns you modify are saved on the hard disk together with the other rhythm patterns as part of the project E Rhythm songs Multiple rhythm patterns arranged in a desired order of
15. MASTERING 00 19 20 types Input output type PRE AMP GUITAR BASS COMP DRIVE MODULATION gt DELAY gt Mono gt stereo MIC PRE SINGLE COMP LIM DE ESSER M EQ 2 MODULATION gt DELAY gt COMP LIM H MICPRE H tfa W CONM MICPRE H EQ H ZNR H H H DOUBLING gt DOUBLING gt a COMP LIM 7 ISOLATOR HwopuLanoN Stereo stereo gt NORMALIZE 3BAND COMP MASTERING m oro H H DIMENSION gt JH RESONANCE gt ZOOM MRS 1044 75 S109443 9U 1 J Y soya souss8joy Using the insert effect Changing the insert location of the insert effect When the project is in its initial state the insert effect is sent into the input mixer However you may change the insert location as necessary The procedure is as follows 1 In the main screen press the effect section INPUT SOURCE key The currently selected insert location will appear in the display O T Location at which the insert effect is inserted The display has the following significance e INPUT Input mixer default setting e DRUM DRUM channel of the track mixer e BASS BASS channel of the track mixer e TR1 TR6 Channels 1 6 of the track mixer e TR1 2 TR3 4 TR5 6 TR7 8 TR9 10 Channels 1 2 3 4 516 7 8 or 9 10 of the track mixer e MASTER Immediately before the MASTER fader
16. PATCH NAME Mastering for background music Comment Vocal Chorus effective for adding color to a vocal GtChorus Chorus effect useful for lackluster guitar sound Doubling Versatile doubling effect Echo Flamboyant analog style delay for guitar or vocal Delay375 Delay that matches the commonly used tempo of 120 LongDLY Long delay ideal for ballades etc FastCho Fast chorus effective for adding depth to the sound DeepCho Versatile deep chorus effect ShortDLY Versatile short delay DeepDBL Deep doubling effect EMPTY PATCH NAME Comment TightHal Hall reverb with a hard tonal quality BrgtRoom Room reverb with a hard tonal quality SoftHall Hall reverb with a mild tonal quality LargeHal Simulates the reverberation of a large hall SmallHal Simulates the reverberation of a small hall saaipuaddy LiveHous Simulates the reverb of a live house TrStudio Simulates the reverberation of a rehearsal studio garage DarkRoom Room reverb with a mild tonal quality VexRev Reverb tuned to enhance the vocal Tunnel Simulates the reverberation of a tunnel EMPTY Mastering ZOOM MRS 1044 Pattern list Pattern list E Basic set Pattern Pattern Pattern Pattern Pattern Pattern Pattern number name number name name number name 000 08Beat01 052 HRK 03 TECHO1 156 Mid
17. hard disk recorder drum bass machine mixer effects and more is provided by the MRS 1044 From creating the rhythm tracks to the processes of multitrack recording and mixdown the MRS 1044 lets you do it all E 10 track x 10 take recorder The recorder section provides six mono tracks and two stereo tracks for a total of ten tracks Two tracks can be recorded simultaneously and up to ten tracks can be played back at a time Each track has ten virtual tracks V takes For important parts such as vocals or guitar solos you can switch between virtual tracks to record multiple takes A full range of editing functions is also provided allowing you to copy or move audio data E Bounce function that allows ping pong recording of ten tracks simultaneously The bounce function makes it easy to consolidate multiple tracks into one or two tracks with just a few keystrokes Even when there are no vacant tracks available you can play back ten tracks simultaneously and bounce them down to two tracks E Rhythm section that can be used to provide guide rhythm or accompaniment The rhythm section provides 255 types of accompaniment patterns that use the internal drum bass sound generator This can run in synchronization with the recorder or be used as an independent guide rhythm You can also program chords or pattern playback order to create the rhythm accompaniment for an entire song without using up any of the audio tracks E Full featured mix
18. simultaneously e MASTER These are RCA phono analog output jacks e PHONES A pair of stereo headphones can be connected to this jack Use the knob beside this jack to adjust the headphone volume e DIGITAL This is an optical type digital output jack Side panel 4 EXP PEDAL jack A separately sold expression pedal ZOOM FPO01 FP02 can be connected to this jack 5 FOOT SW jack A separately sold foot switch ZOOM FS01 can be connected to this Jack 6 MIDI IN connector MIDI messages can be input from this connector 7 MIDI OUT connector MIDI messages can be output from this connector 8 PHANTOM ON OFF switch When this switch is on 48V phantom power will be supplied to the two INPUT 1 2 BALANCE jacks ONo7E O If devices that do not require phantom power are connected to the INPUT 1 2 BALANCE jacks you must turn this switch off 9 POWER switch This switch turns the power of the MRS 1044 on off ONore When turning off the power of the MRS 1044 you must use the POWER switch If you turn the power off by simply disconnecting the AC adaptor plug the previously recorded content or changes will be lost 10 DC 12V jack Connect the included AC adaptor to this jack This slot is for installation of a separately sold SCSI board or USB board planned for release ZOOM MRS 1044 13 op Aayy EyM pue HFOL SUIN 24 JO Seg Connect your instruments au
19. times 1 100 that the move source region will be copied 12 Turn the dial to specify the number of times that the data will be copied and press the ENTER key The display will ask TrMove SURE asking you to confirm the Move operation 13 To execute the Move operation press the ENTER key To cancel press the EXIT key When you press the ENTER key and the Move operation is completed the display will indicate COMPLETE If you then press the EXIT key you will return to the Track Edit menu of step 2 If you press the EXIT key in step 13 you will return to the setting screen of step 11 If necessary you can press the EXIT key repeatedly to step back through each setting screen Erasing a specified region This operation erases the recorded data from the specified region returning it to a silent blank state 1 Inthe main screen press the PROJECT UTILITY key The display will indicate PROJECT 2 Use the cursor lt 4 gt keys to make the display read UTILITY TR EDIT and press the ENTER key The Track Edit menu will appear 3 Use the cursor b keys to make the display read TR EDIT ERASE and press the ENTER key A screen will appear in which you can specify the track and V take from which data will be erased 4 Use the dial and the cursor A W keys to specify the track and V take from which data will be erased In TR xx yy xx is the t
20. BANK key This key accesses a screen where you can select the combination of sounds the pad bank that will be assigned to pads 1 8 10 6 NSERT DELETE key 7 ERASE key These keys are used to edit a rhythm song or rhythm pattern 8 KIT PROG key This key accesses a screen where you can change the drum sounds or bass sound used by the rhythm section 9 TEMPO key This key accesses a screen where you can view or change the tempo of the rhythm pattern or rhythm song 10 Pads 1 8 These pads play the drum sounds or bass sound used by the rhythm section Display section 1 3 4 2 H M s Ms Ll m oo mw coun HU 3 C4 NA m 5 6 7 8 1 Display This shows the current location within the song the signal level of the various mixer channels the values of internal settings and other data necessary for operation The contents of the display will change according to the operating state 2 LCD CONTRAST control This adjusts the contrast of the display 3 PROJECT UTILITY key This key is used to access a variety of functions and settings such as loading or saving a project or track editing functions 4 ACCESS indicator This indicator will light when the internal hard disk is being read or written to 5 V TAKE key This key accesses a screen where you can switch the virtual track V take of each recorder track 1 10 6 BOUNCE key T
21. DELETE gt original display When INSERT is displayed new rhythm pattern data can be input at the current location 5 Turn the dial to select the rhythm pattern that you want to input The number and length in measures of the currently selected rhythm pattern will be displayed 2 T Rhythm pattern number Rhythm pattern length measures 6 As necessary use the cursor A W keys to change the length of the rhythm pattern If you want to lengthen the rhythm pattern play back the same rhythm pattern repeatedly If you want to shorten the rhythm pattern switch to the next rhythm pattern before it has finished playing HINT This operation will not affect the original rhythm pattern 7 To finalize the selected rhythm pattern press the ENTER key The rhythm pattern data will be input at the current location HINT When rhythm pattern data is input the time signature chord root and drum track bass track volume specified for that rhythm pattern will be input at the same location 8 Repeatedly press the cursor gt key to move to the location at which you will input the next rhythm pattern Each time you press a cursor 4 B5 key the current location will move one measure backward or forward When you advance to the end of the rhythm song the display will indicate EOS HINT e At a location where no rhythm pattern data has been input an
22. Specify how the volume will be affected by the force with which a pad is struck e MIDI Make MIDI related settings p 90 e IMPORT Import rhythm patterns and the rhythm song from a project saved on the hard disk e MEMORY memory remaining Check the remaining amount of rhythm pattern and rhythm song memory 4 Turn the dial to edit the setting The screen display and operation will be different for each item For details refer to the sections that follow HINT For details on MIDI operations refer to page 90 For details on the Import procedure refer to the preceding section 72 ZOOM MRS 1044 Editing various settings of the rhythm section 5 When you have finished creating settings press the EXIT key several times You will return to the main screen Changing the length of the pre count COUNT You can change the length of the pre count that is sounded when you record a rhythm pattern When the following screen is displayed turn the dial to choose one of these settings 7 e OFF The pre count will be turned off e 1 A one measure pre count will be sounded default setting e 2 A two measure pre count will be sounded e PAD The pre count will be turned off and recording will begin the instant you tap a pad Changing the metronome volume CLICK You can change the volume of the metronome that sounds while you record a rhythm pattern When the following scr
23. and use the dial to change the character For details on the characters that can be used refer to p 36 HINT The edited name of the project will be updated when the project is saved Protecting a project PROJECT PROTECT This setting lets you write protect the currently loaded project When the following screen is displayed use the dial to select one of the following two settings OFF Protect is turned off ON Protect is turned on When protect is on the following operations will be impossible e Editing or recording on the recorder e Changing the V take e Editing a patch e Recording or editing a rhythm pattern or the rhythm ZOOM MRS 1044 87 poalo1g BOUdIBJOY pool01q adualajay Project operations song e Deleting or saving the project e Saving deleting scenes making marker settings etc A project for which the Protect setting is turned on is indicated by a symbol displayed at the left of the project number in the main screen MARKER ara HINT e If you save the project after completing the mix it will be impossible to return to that state if you continue making changes If you do not want a completed mix to be changed further we recommend that you turn Protect on e The Protect setting will be stored on the internal hard disk as soon as you switch the setting on or off Storing a project PROJECT STORE This operation stores the curr
24. pattern or to begin creating a rhythm song POWER PHANTOM PHONES O wa MASTER UNBALANCE BALANCE GUITAR UNBALANCE BALANCE BASS 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 1 INPUT 1 jacks These are the input jacks for INPUT 1 Select and use one of the following three jacks 3 e BALANCE This is an XLR balanced jack to which a mic or line level device can be connected e UNBALANCE This is an unbalanced phone jack to 12 ZOOM MRS 1044 Rear panel which a mic or line level device can be connected e GUITAR BASS This is a phone jack to which a passive type electric guitar or bass can be connected directly ONore O d These jacks are given priority in the order of GUITAR BASS UNBALANCE BALANCE For example if all three are connected the GUITAR BASS jack will be selected 2 INPUT 2 jacks These are the input jacks for INPUT 2 When connecting a stereo output device use these jacks in conjunction with the INPUT 1 jacks Select and use one of the following two jacks e BALANCE This is an XLR balanced jack to which a mic or line level device can be connected e UNBALANCE This is an unbalanced phone jack to which a mic or line level device can be connected ONoT7E If both jacks are connected the UNBALANCE jack will be selected 3 OUTPUT jacks These jacks output the signal that has passed through the MASTER fader The following three jacks can be used
25. 03STDI02 Studio Drums2 03FUNKBS Funk Bass STANDARD KIT 04STNDR1 Standard KIT1 04BALLAD Ballad Bass 05STNDR2 Standard KIT2 05ACOUBS Acoustic Bass VARIATION 06ELE DR Electric Drums 06ROCKBS Rock Bass 07ENHPWR Enhanced Power 07SYNTH Synth Bass GENERAL DRUMS 08GENERL General Kit 08TECHNO Techno Bass NN OO a AI O N oO 09DRUM9 NN O a A O Nj oO Drum 9 O9NOFRET No Frets FUNK TRAP o 10FUNK1 FunkTrap1 o 10PICKED Picked Jazz pry 11FUNK2 mb FunkTrap2 11JAZZBS Jazz Bass JAZZ DRUMS N 12JAZZ Jazz Kit N 12DRIVE Drive Bass o 13BRUSH Brush Kit pr o 13FUZZ Fuzz Bass EPIC ROCK EN BR 14EPIC1 Epic Rock1 EN BR 14SAW Saw Wave oa 15EPIC2 oa Epic Rock2 15SQUARE Square Wave BALLAD SET o 16BALAD1 Ballad Set1 N 17BALAD2 Ballad Set2 DANCE KIT 18DANCE1 Dance Kit1 o 19DANCE2 Dance Kit2 RAP HIPHOP N o 20HIPHP1 Rap Hiphop1 N 21HIPHP2 Rap Hiphop2 TECHNO BEAT N N 22TECH1 Techno Beat1 N o 23TECH2 Techno Beat2 LO FI KIT N NS 24LO FI Lo Fi Kit nN oa 25DIST Distortion PERCUSSION N o 26GNPERC General Percussion N NX 27DRSKIN Drum Skins ENSEMBLE PARTS ND 28CLKSTK Clic
26. 2 Turn the dial to select the insert location HINT While the above screen is displayed you can also select the insert location by pressing an INPUT 1 2 ON OFF key or a status key DRUM BASS 1 6 7 8 9 10 MASTER When using the status keys to select channels 1 2 3 4 or 5 6 asa pair press status keys 1 2 3 4 or 5 6 simultaneously 3 Press the EXIT key You will return to the main screen HINT If the INPUT SOURCE key is lit when you are in the main screen this means that the insert effect is placed in a location other than in the input mixer Applying the insert effect only to the monitor signal Normally when the insert effect is placed into the input mixer the signal processed by the effect will be recorded on the track If necessary however you can apply the insert effect only to the monitor signal and record the unprocessed input signal on the track For example when recording the unprocessed sound of a vocal performance the vocalist will be more comfortable singing if an insert effect suitable for mic recording is applied to the monitor signal INPUT a 0 Va 1 Send the insert effect into the input mixer For the procedure refer to the preceding section 2 Press the EFFECT key and then press one of the ALGORITHM keys that is already lit A screen will appear in which you can select an insert effect patch 3 Press the PROJECT UTILITY key and use the cursor b keys t
27. Adjust the frequency at which the low range boost cut will occur Range 40 1600 Hz Default 125 ES HINT e When the EQ HI G EQ HI F screens are displayed you can press the EQ HIGH key to switch the high range EQ on off The key will be dark when off e When the EQ LO G EQ LO F screens are displayed you can press the EQ LOW key to switch the low range EQ on off The key will be dark when off 6 Repeat steps 4 5 to adjust settings in the same way for another range or EQ parameter 7 When you have finished adjusting settings press the EXIT key You will return to the main screen Adjusting the effect depth Here s how to adjust the effect depth by setting the volume that is sent from each channel to the send return effects chorus delay reverb 1 Press the TRACK PARAMETER section CHORUS DELAY SEND key or REVERB SEND key to select a send return effect 2 Press one of the status keys DRUM BASS 1 6 7 8 9 10 to select the desired channel The corresponding channel will be selected for operations Ko 3 Turn the dial to edit the value The effect will apply more deeply as you increase the value The range and default setting of each parameter are as follows e REV SEND 0 100 Default 0 e CHO SEND 0 100 Default 0 HINT When the CHORUS DELAY SEND or REVERB SEND parameters are displayed you can use the CHORUS DELAY SEND key or REVER
28. An algorithm is a combination of effect modules individual effects that the insert effect lets you use simultaneously Insert effect patches are organized according to their algorithm This means that when selecting an insert effect patch you start by selecting the algorithm that is appropriate for the instrument you will be recording or for the desired purpose There are four algorithms as follows e GUITAR BASS An algorithm suitable for recording guitar bass e MIC An algorithm suitable for vocals or mic recording e LINE An algorithm suitable mainly for recording stereo output instruments such as synthesizer or electric piano e MASTERING An algorithm suitable for processing a stereo mix signal such as during mixdown For this example press the GUITAR BASS key to select the GUITAR BASS algorithm The GUITAR BASS key will light and you can now select patches that use the GUITAR BASS algorithm mis ue Ree ot bro 0 Patch name Patch number HINT For details on the algorithms refer to p 75 g Turn the dial to select the desired patch For this example select the patch named StrmBeat number 34 4 Press the EXIT key EXIT ENTER You will return to the main screen HINT If you want to record without sending the sound through the insert effect press the BYPASS TUNER key in the main screen This will bypass the insert effect When you press the BYPASS TUNER ke
29. Erasing the rhythm song Here s how to erase the entire rhythm song resetting it to a blank state 1 In the main screen make sure that the SONG key is lit and press the RHYTHM key The RHYTHM key will light and the rhythm song screen will appear 2 Press the INSERT DELETE key The display will ask DELETE 3 Press the ENTER key to erase the rhythm song or press the EXIT key to cancel If you press the ENTER key the rhythm song will be erased and you will return to the rhythm song screen If you then press the EXIT key you will return to the main screen Nore Once you erase the rhythm song it cannot be recovered Use this operation with care ZOOM MRS 1044 65 uyyy eoues8J0y wy yy eoussajoy Creating an original rhythm pattern Creating an original rhythm pattern This section explains how you can create your own original rhythm pattern by tapping the front panel pads 1 8 Selecting the track that you want to record Here s how to select an empty rhythm pattern and then select the track drum track or bass track on which you will record a performance E Selecting an empty rhythm pattern 1 In the main screen press the PATTERN key and then press the RHYTHM key The RHYTHM key will light and the rhythm pattern screen will appear 2 Turn the dial to select an empty rhythm pattern Empty rhythm patterns are displayed with a name of EM
30. Pad sensitivity adjusting the 73 Pads 10 55 Pan 25 48 PAN key 11 48 49 Patch level 75 80 Patches 21 Insert effect patches 75 Importing patches from another project 84 Patch list 106 Send return effect patches 81 PATTERN key 9 56 PEAK indicators 8 20 PHANTOM ON OFF switch 13 Phantom power supply 13 Ping pong recording 37 PLAY P key 12 Post fader 54 Power turning off the 16 Power turning on the 15 POWER switch 13 15 16 PRE AMP DRIVE key 9 79 Pre count changing the length of the 73 Pre fader 54 Preview function 31 Project 17 85 Checking the size of a project 86 Copying a project 87 Creating a new project 86 Editing the project name 87 Erasing a project 87 Loading a project 86 Protecting a project 87 Storing a project 88 Project menu 18 85 PROJECT UTILITY key 10 Punch in out function 33 Q Quantization 67 R Rear panel 12 REC LEVEL control 8 20 47 REC key 12 Recorder 29 Recorder section 6 29 Recording level 20 Remaining time for recording checking the 86 Repeat playback 32 REVERB SEND key 11 48 REVERB key 9 81 REW 44 key 12 RHYTHM key 9 Rhythm pattern 55 Changing the tempo of a rhythm pattern 57 Selecting and playing a rhythm pattern Rhythm pattern Edit menu Rhythm Pattern mode Rhythm pattern screen Rhythm pattern creating a Recording on a rhythm pattern Selecting the track to record Specifying a chord of a rhythm pattern Rhythm pattern editing a Adjusting the d
31. Pattern recording will stop and you will return to the rhythm pattern screen Press the PLAY gt key to hear the pattern that you recorded HINT When you select an empty pattern and record it a pattern name of Patxxx xxx will be the pattern number will be assigned automatically You can edit this pattern name as necessary gt p 71 7 If you want to switch tracks and continue recording the rhythm pattern repeatedly press the DRUM BASS key to select the desired track drum or bass and repeat steps 2 6 8 When you have finished recording the pattern and want to return to the main screen press the EXIT key several times Specifying the chord of a rhythm pattern When you have created a new rhythm pattern that includes a bass track and want to use this pattern in a rhythm song you will need to specify the root and chord type for the pattern If you fail to make these settings the chords that were specified in the rhythm song may not play correctly Use the following procedure to specify chords for newly created rhythm patterns 1 In the main screen press the PATTERN key and then press the RHYTHM key The RHYTHM key will light and the rhythm pattern screen will appear 2 Turn the dial to select the rhythm pattern for which you want to specify a chord 3 Press the EDIT key The rhythm pattern edit menu will appear Si 4 Use the cursor b keys to access either the
32. Project name Project number EXIT ENTER The display will indicate LOADING for a time and then the main screen will reappear The display will indicate the number and name of the project that was loaded 1 2 Play the rhythm section accom paniment The rhythm section of the MRS 1044 contains a drum sound generator and a bass sound generator that can be used to provide an accompaniment A newly created project contains 255 different accompaniment patterns called rhythm patterns that use these drum and bass sounds each consisting of several measures These rhythm patterns can be played in synchronization with the recorder and used as guide rhythms as you record on a track In addition you can arrange desired rhythm patterns in a specified order of playback and program chord and tempo change data to create the accompaniment for an entire song This is referred to as a rhythm song In the project you loaded in step 1 1 a simple rhythm song has already been programmed Here s how to listen to it Make sure that the DRUM BASS status keys are lit and raise the DRUM BASS and MASTER faders to the 0 dB position 3o o DRUM BASS MASTER 0dB 8 l The drum sound and bass sound of the rhythm section are sent respectively to the DRUM channel and BASS channel of the mixer The DRUM BASS status keys switch channel 18 ZOOM MRS 1044 Step 1 Preparations before recording muting on off and
33. SnsBass CR CAB TS CAB GV CAB MZ CAB 9002 CB Aco Sim E AcPRE BassSim CABINET ZOOM MRS 1044 98 Effect type parameter list Explanation of PRE AMP DRIVE MODULE parameters Parameter name Explanation of parameter GAIN Adjusts the amount of gain TONE Adjusts the tone LEVEL Adjusts the output level of the module TOP Adjusts the resonance of the strings BODY Adjusts the resonance of the body CABINET Combo Simulation of a combo type cabinet Bright Combo Produces a brighter tone than Combo Flat A cabinet with a flat response Stack Produces the character of a stack type cabinet BassCombo The sound of a combo type cabinet for bass BassStack The sound of a stack type cabinet for bass SPEAKER Combo 1 The sound of a combo type guitar amp with one 12 inch speaker Combo 2 The sound of a combo type guitar amp with two 12 inch speakers Combo 3 The sound of a combo type guitar amp with one 10 inch speaker Gt Stack The sound of a stack type guitar amp with four 10 inch speakers Gt Wall The sound of multiple stack type amps placed together Bs Combo The sound of a combo type bass amp with one 15 inch speaker Bs Combo The sound of a stack type bass amp with four 6 5 inch speakers Adjusts the cabinet resonanc
34. Start Stop Continue messages as well as Timing Clock e When transmitting Timing Clock from the MRS 1044 we recommend that you turn the drum bass MIDI channels OFF Synchronization may become unstable if MIDI messages other than timing clock are also being transmitted Specifying transmission of Song Position Pointer messages SPP You can specify whether Song Position Pointer messages will be transmitted Song Position Pointer is a MIDI message that indicates the current measure position Normally it is used in conjunction with Timing Clock When the display indicates SPP turn the dial to select one of the following settings e ON transmission on MIDI Song Position Pointer messages will be transmitted when a Locate operation is performed on the MRS 1044 default setting e OFF transmission off Song Position Pointer messages will not be transmitted Specifying transmission of Start Stop Continue messages COMMAND You can specify whether Start Stop Continue messages will be transmitted Start Stop Continue are MIDI messages that control the transport of a device causing it to run or stop Normally these messages are used in conjunction with Timing Clock When the display indicates COMMAND turn the dial to select one of the following settings e ON transmission on The appropriate Start Stop Continue message will be transmitted when the MRS 1044 stops or begins running
35. Track 1 will be played back together with the rhythm song If you want to re do the recording repeat steps 2 6 If you are satisfied with the recorded content save the current project For details on saving the project refer to p 19 HINT e When the recorder is stopped you can use the REW 44 FF gt gt keys to move the current location backward or forward in steps of one second if the counter is displaying the time or in steps of one beat if the counter is displaying the measure After moving in this way you can press the PLAY gt key to begin playback from that location e You can also use the REW 44 FF gt gt keys to move the current location and then re record from that location If 22 ZOOM MRS 1044 Step 3 Overdubbing you want to re record repeatedly over the same region it is convenient to use the auto punch in out function gt p 33 e By using V takes 5 p 35 you can record a new take while preserving the current take Example staff Rhythm guitar 2 GMAJ7 E A E GMAJ7 A GMAJ7 E 2 uy y uy y y E AT y y y yg 4y uy y y uy y q gig DAANAN C 8 G SIGE ANG zf AA cae zA SHA pho Poth mk 8 2 E STILL NGAGE Yahooo 777 Y 7 Uyy ol HK i B Pa a E P a a y a a a Step
36. Y wy yy eoussajoy Creating a rhythm song HINT It is also possible to make the rhythm song play back using different rhythm section sounds drum kit bass program For details refer to p 57 Changing the drum kit bass program Editing a rhythm song This section explains how to edit a rhythm song that you created Copying a specific region of measures Part of a rhythm song can be copied in measures and inserted into another location This is convenient when you want to repeat a portion of a rhythm song Copy y T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pattern A Pattern A Pattern A Pattern B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pattern A Pattern B Pattern A Pattern A Pattern B Copy a 4 2 3 4 Pattern A Pattern B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pattern A Pattern B Pattern A Pattern B 1 In the main screen make sure that the SONG key is lit and press the RHYTHM key The RHYTHM key will light and the rhythm song screen will appear 2 Press the REC key 3 Press the EDIT key The following screen will appear in the display o 4 Turn the dial to select the starting measure of the copy source region and press the ENTER key O 5 Turn the dial to select the last measure of the copy source region and press the ENTER key ZOOM MRS 1044 Editing a rhythm song O 6 Select the starting measure of the copy
37. ZOOM MRS 1044 55 uyyy 29u 1 Y wy yy eouesajoy About the rhythm section playback are collectively called a rhythm song In a rhythm song you can program the rhythm pattern data bass track chord data and tempo data to create the accompaniment for an entire song A project can use only one rhythm song Patterns in the project Pattern A Pattern B Pattern C Pattern D Pattern E Rhythm song Measure number 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pattern A Pattern E Pattern B Drum track Drum track Drum track 85 Bass track Bass track Bass track Chords i i i Am Dm7 G7 C E Rhythm Pattern mode and Rhythm Song mode The rhythm section can operate in one of two modes Rhythm Pattern mode in which you can create and play rhythm patterns and Rhythm Song mode in which you can create and play a rhythm song One of these two modes will always be selected The PATTERN key will light when Rhythm Pattern mode is selected and the SONG key will light when Rhythm Song mode is selected Rhythm Song mode Rhythm Pattern mode SONG PATTERN SONG PATTERN Lit Lit E Synchronizing the recorder section and rhythm section With the default settings of the MRS 1044 the rhythm section will operate in synchronization with the recorder section When you operate the transport to make the recorder section begin running the rhythm pattern or rhy
38. at 32 ohm load S P DIF optical 20 bit IN OUT FP02 input jack FSO1 input jack 1 430 W x 260 D x 77 H 3 4 Kg DC 12V 2A requires included AD 0009 AC adaptor 20 W 12V 1A typical Universal AC adaptor AD 0009 AC cable FSO1 foot switch FP02 expression pedal saaipuaddy Sound generator type 16 bit linear PCM Optional board UIB 01 USB interface board SIB Drum kits 30 drum kits 01 SCSI interface board Number of drum sounds 24 for each drum kit 8 pads x 3 banks Number of bass sounds 15 types 5 octaves for each sound 0 dBm 0 775 Vrms Specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice for improvement 95 ZOOM MRS 1044 soolpueddy Troubleshooting Troubleshooting If the MRS 1044 does not function as you expect check the following points first Problems during playback E No sound or sound is very weak e Check the connections to your audio system and the volume of your audio system e Make sure that the status keys of each channel are lit green If a key is dark press the key to make it light green e Make sure that the fader of each channel and the MASTER fader are raised If they are already raised lower each fader and then raise it once again e Ifa scene with the volume lowered has been assigned to a mark the volume will automatically be lowered when that mark is reached Delete the scene that is assigned to the mark 5 p 52 e The reco
39. key and then press the PROJECT UTILITY key 2 Use the cursor lt b keys to make the display read UTILITY MIDI si 3 Press the ENTER key Now you can select MIDI related setting items Setting item 4 Use the cursor lt 4 gt keys to select one of the following items that you want to set and press the ENTER key e DRUM CH Set the MIDI channel of the drum track e BASS CH Set the MIDI channel of the bass track e CLOCK Turn Timing Clock transmission on off SPP Turn Song Position Pointer transmission on off COMMAND Turn Start Stop Continue message transmission on off 5 Use the dial to set the item For details on each item refer to the explanations that follow 6 When you have finished creating settings press the EXIT key several times You will return to the usual screen Setting the drum bass MIDI channel DRUM CH BASS CH You can specify the MIDI channels for the drum track and bass track When the display shows DRUM CH or BASS CH turn the dial to select one of the following settings e 1 16CH MIDI channels 1 16 default DRUM CH 10 BASS CH 9 e OFF Channel messages Note messages will not be transmitted or received If you specify a MIDI channel 1 16 for the drum or bass track you can transmit Note messages from an external MIDI device on that MIDI channel to play the sounds of the MRS 1044 s drum or
40. lt symbol will be displayed to the left of the Ptn This indicates that the immediately preceding rhythm pattern will continue playing e It is also possible to insert other rhythm pattern data into the middle of a rhythm pattern 9 Repeat steps 3 8 to input rhythm patterns for the entire song If you make a mistake during input use the following procedures to correct the mistake E To re select a pattern that you input Use the cursor lt 4 B gt keys to move to the desired rhythm pattern data and turn the dial to select a new pattern E To insert a new pattern Use the cursor lt 4 B gt keys to move to the location at which you want to insert rhythm pattern data and execute steps 4 7 The rhythm pattern data will be inserted at the current location and subsequent rhythm pattern data will be moved backward according to the length of that pattern ZOOM MR5S 1044 59 uyyy 29u 19J H wy yy eoussajoy Creating a rhythm song INSERT Pattern D Pattern A Pattern B Pattern C Pattern A Pattern B Pattern D Pattern C E To erase rhythm pattern data Use the cursor 4 b keys to move to the location at which you want to erase rhythm pattern data and press the ERASE key The rhythm pattern data will be erased and the display will change to Ptn indicating that the preceding pattern will continue playing
41. module that is in use will light COMPRESSOR key PRE AMP DRIVE key EQUALIZER key MODULATION DELAY key TOTAL key 6 CHORUS DELAY key This is the chorus delay of the send return effect Pressing this key accesses a screen where you can select a patch or view the current patch This key will be dark if the chorus delay is off 7 REVERB key This is the reverb of the send return effect Pressing this key accesses a screen where you can select a patch or view the current patch This key will be dark if the reverb is off Rhythm section 1 a s CS ne 5 8 INSERT 6 KI o 7 TOM1 TOM 2 TOM 3 CYMBAL 10 1 2 3 4 KICK SNARE CLOSED HAT OPEN HAT 1 RHYTHM key Use this to record a rhythm pattern or create a rhythm song When you press this key the rhythm section will be disconnected from the recorder section allowing the rhythm section to operate independently 2 SONG key 3 PATTERN key These keys switch the rhythm section between Rhythm Song mode and Rhythm Pattern mode The SONG key will light when Rhythm Song mode is selected and the PATTERN key will light when Rhythm Pattern mode is selected ZOOM MRS 1044 op Aey EyM pue HFOL SUIN 2U JO sued op Aey eyM pue HFOL SHIN 24 Jo sued Front panel 4 DRUM BASS key This key accesses a screen where you can select the tracks drum track bass track that will be assigned to pads 1 8 5
42. ms as the length of scrub playback HINT You can also use the cursor A W keys to change the scrub playback length 3 If you want to change the direction of scrub playback use the cursor b keys to make the scrub playback direction setting blink and turn the dial If you select TO scrub playback will begin from an earlier point and end at the current location If you select FRM scrub playback will begin from the current location this is the default setting ii pang ix ivi Default setting Current location Current location Scrub playback Scrub playback ngana AG i oe eee HINT The scrub function playback will be affected immediately by any change you make to the scrub settings 4 If you want to use the new scrub playback settings to find a location use the cursor b keys to move the blinking area to the unit displayed at the right of the counter MS for time display or TICK for measure display Turn the dial to the left or right and the current location will move backward or forward For details on operating the Scrub Preview functions refer to the preceding item 5 To exit the Scrub function press the STOP W key You will return to the main screen Playing back repeatedly A B Repeat function A B Repeat is a function that repeatedly plays back a desired region of the song This is useful when you want to listen to the same region repea
43. 0 30 Adjusts the mix amount of the effect sound TIME TYPE DELAY 1 1000 TYPE DOUBLE 1 100 Sets the delay time TIME setting value x Imsec FB 0 10 Adjusts the amount of feedback DAMP 0 10 Sets the amount of high frequency decay for the delay sound REV SEND 0 30 Sets the amount of delay sound that is sent to reverb TONE REVERB MODULE 0 10 PARAMETER 1 PRE DLY PARAMETER 2 Adjusts the tone PARAMETER 3 EQ_HIGH PARAMETER 4 REV TIME PARAMETER 5 PARAMETER 6 EFX LVL A reverb effect that produces the reverberation characteristic of a concert hall PRE DLY REV TIME EQ_HIGH EFX LVL A reverb effect that simulates the reverberation of a room Explanation of REVERB MODULE parameters Parameter name Explanation of parameter PRE DLY Specifies the pre delay time REV TIME Specifies the reverb time EQ_HIGH Specifies the high frequency volume of the reverb sound EQ_LOW Specifies the low frequency volume of the reverb sound E R MIX Specifies the volume of early reflections EFX LVL ZOOM MRS 1044 Adjusts the mix amount of the effect sound 105 saaipuaddy Effect patch list Effect patch list E GUITAR BASS ALGORITHM PATCH NAME Comment Application Standard Clean sound touched up for recording MRS Drv Full distortion rich sound
44. 042 JAZZs1VB 094 LATNs2VA 146 INTROOS 043 JAZZs1FB 095 LATNs2FA INTRO09 044 SHFLoi 096 LATNs2VB 148 INTRO10 045 SHFLO2 097 LATNs2FB INTRO11 046 SHFLO3 098 MidE01 INTRO12 047 SHFLO4 099 MidE02 INTRO13 048 SHFLOS 100 MidE03 INTRO14 049 SHFLs1VA 101 MidEO4T INTRO15 050 SHFLs1Va 102 MidEs1VA INTRO16 051 SHFLs1FA 103 MidEs1FA INTRO17 With the factory settings project 998 contains the Jazz Latin set and drum kit 12JAZZ and bass program OSACOUBS are selected Select the drum kit bass program and tempo as desired With the factory settings project number 998 is protected If you want to change the drum kit or bass program you must first defeat the Protect setting See p 87 If you want to use these patterns in another project execute the Rhythm Import operation see p 72 ZOOM MRS 1044 112 Drum kit bass program list Drum kit bass program list E Drum Kit List zZ 9 Display E Bass Program List zZ O Kit name Display Program name LIVE ROCK OOLIVE1 LiveRock1 OOLIVEBS Live Bass 01LIVE2 LiveRock2 01STUDIO Studio Bass STUDIO DRUMS 02STDIO1 Studio Drums1 02EPICBS Epic Bass
45. 1044 61 uyyy eoueieyoy wy yy eouesajoy Creating a rhythm song Inputting tempo data If no tempo data has been input into a rhythm song it will play at the tempo that was specified in Rhythm Pattern mode In other words if you change the tempo in Rhythm Pattern mode the tempo of the rhythm song will also change To prevent this you can input tempo data at the beginning of the rhythm song in which the rhythm pattern chord data was input in order to fix a specific tempo for the rhythm song 1 In the main screen make sure that the SONG key is lit and press the PLAY gt key The rhythm song will begin playing 2 Press the TEMPO key The current tempo setting will be displayed T Tempo setting 3 While you listen to the rhythm song turn the dial to adjust the tempo setting 40 0 250 0 When you decide on the tempo make a note of the setting HINT If you press the TEMPO key two or more times in succession the interval will be detected automatically and specified as the new tempo 4 Press the STOP W key to stop the rhythm song and press the RHYTHM key The RHYTHM key will light and the rhythm song screen will appear 5 Press the REC key 6 Use the cursor A W keys to make the display show Tempo In this screen you can input new tempo data or view edit previously input tempo data 2 7 Turn the dial to input the tempo settin
46. 5 PARAMETER 6 PARAMETER7 PARAMETER 8 MLT CMP XOVER_Lo XOVER_Hi SNS_HIGH SENS_MID SENS_LOW MIX_HIGH MIX_MID MIX_LOW An effect that divides the input signal l into three frequency bands and lets you specify a compressor and mix amount for each band Lo Fi Explanation of 3BAND Parameter name CHARA COLOR DIST TONE EFX LVL DRY LVL An effect that intentionally degrades the audio quality of the sound COMP Lo Fi MODULE parameters Range Explanation of parameter XOVER_Lo 50 16000 Specifies the frequency at which the Lo Mid bands will be divided XOVER Hi 50 16000 Specifies the frequency at which the Mid Hi bands will be divided SNS HIGH 0 15 Specifies the sensitivity of the compressor applied to the high range SENS MID 0 15 Specifies the sensitivity of the compressor applied to the mid range SENS LOW 0 15 Specifies the sensitivity of the compressor applied to the low range MIX HIGH OFF 24 6 Specifies the mix amount of the high range MIX MID OFF 24 6 Specifies the mix amount of the mid range MIX LOW OFF 24 6 Specifies the mix amount of the low range saaipuaddy CHARA 0 10 Specifies the chara cter of the filter COLOR 1 10 Specifies the color DIST 0 10 Specifies the degree of distortion TONE 0 10 Adjusts the tone EFX
47. 5 Use the cursor lt 41 gt keys and the dial to specify the copy destination track V take and press the ENTER key The display will ask COPY SURE asking you to confirm the copy operation 6 To execute the copy press the ENTER key To cancel press the EXIT key When you press the ENTER key and the copy is completed you will return to the screen from step 1 If you press the EXIT key you will return to the setting screen from step 4 If necessary you can press the EXIT key to step backward through each screen Moving a specified region of data to another location A specified region of recorded data can be moved to the desired location of a desired track The previous data at the 40 ZOOM MRS 1044 Track editing move destination will be erased and overwritten by the move source data When this operation is completed the move source region will contain silence Move source track Bens Move o gt A Move destination track 1 Inthe main screen press the PROJECT UTILITY key The display will indicate PROJECT 2 Use the cursor lt 4 gt keys to make the display read UTILITY TR EDIT and press the ENTER key The track edit menu will appear 3 Use the cursor b keys to make the display read TR EDIT MOVE and press the ENTER key A screen will appear in which you can specify the move destination track
48. 50 Latin Sell 1 37 Mute Surdo 65 PAD6 TOM 2 Bongo Reverb 2 47 Cabasa 60 Open Surdo 66 PAD7 TOM 3 Tumba 1 43 Whistle 1 61 Muted Triangle 70 PAD8 CYMBAL Tumba 2 49 Whistle 2 51 Open Triangle 53 ZOOM MRS 1044 114 Pad Instrument Note correspondence table KIT 28CLKSTK PAD NAME BANK1 BANK2 BANK3 Instrument name Instrument name Instrument name KICK Stick Reverb Latin Sell Wood Block High SNARE Studio Click Castanet 1 Wood Block Low CLOSED HAT Cross Stick Castanet 2 Jingle Bell OPEN HAT Short Guiro Castanet 3 Castanet TOM1 Claves Brush Slap Mute Surdo TOM 2 Wood Click 1 Cabasa Open Surdo TOM 3 Wood Click 2 Whistle 1 Muted Triangle CYMBAL KIT 29LOPERC PAD NAME Wood Click 3 BANK1 Whistle 2 BANK2 Open Triangle BANK3 Instrument name Instrument name Instrument name KICK Doumbek 1 Loose Conga 1 Wood Block High SNARE Doumbek 2 Loose Conga 2 Wood Block Low CLOSED HAT Doumbek 3 Tabla 1 Jingle Bell OPEN HAT Timbales Tabla 2 Castanet TOM1 Tumba 1 Latin Sell Mute Surdo TOM 2 Tumba 2 Cabasa Open Surdo TOM 3 Tumba 3 Whistle 1 Muted Triangle CYMBAL KIT 30HIPERC PAD NAME Hand Tom BANK1 Whistle 2 BANK2 Open Triangle BANK3 Instrument name Instrument name Instr
49. 7 8 9 10 or any two mono tracks only the track pairs 1 2 3 4 or 5 6 The signal flow from the input mixer to the track will change as follows depending on the number of selected recording tracks and on the state of the INPUT 1 2 ON OFF keys When two mono tracks or a stereo track is selected as the recording track Recorder INPUT 1 fm 1 Track or IN PUT 2 ON OFF Track Recorder INPUT 1 a ON OFF Track Ul AA ml Track INPUT2 ON OFE When one mono track is selected as the recording track INPUT 1 Recorder or OH Track INPUT 2 onom kaa INPUT 1 Recorder ON OFF rol Track INPUT 2 ON OFE ZOOM MRS 1044 47 Lioxiy BOUdIOJOY pox 22u04ajay Basic operation of the input mixer When a recording track has not been selected INPUT 1 or INPUT 2 SNOFF MASTER fader OUTPUT INPUT 1 ON OFF MASTER fader INPUT 2 MASTER PNIOFR OUTPUT L Track mixer mO NOTE The diagrams above show the signal flow when the insert effect has not been inserted into the input mixer For details on the signal flow when the insert effect is inserted refer to p 77 Adjusting the depth of the send return effects The depth of the send return effects can be adjusted by setting the volume send level of the signal that is sent from the input mixer to each send return effect chorus dela
50. BA f EMPTY 037 ROCKO8 HIP 07 REGG01 038 ROCKO9 HIP 09 REGG02 039 ROCK10 HIP 11 REGG03 040 ROCK11 HIP 13 AFRO01 041 ROCK13 HIP 15 AFROO3 042 ROCK15 HIP 17 AFRO05 043 ROCK17 HIP 19 AFROO7 044 ROCK19 HIP 21 LATNO1 045 ROCK21 HIP 23 LATNO3 046 ROCK23 DANCO1 LATN05 ROCK25 DANCO03 LATNO7 048 ROCK27 DANCO5 LATN09 ROCK28T HOUS01 LATN11 HRK 01 HOUS03 MidE01 HRK 02 HOUS04 MidE03 saaipuaddy When a new project is created the Basic set will be placed in the rhythm patterns With the factory settings project number 999 contains the Basic set and drum kit 08GENERL and bass program 10PICKED are selected Select the drum kit bass program and tempo as desired With the factory settings project number 999 is protected If you want to change the drum kit or bass program you must first defeat the Protect setting See p 87 If you want to use these patterns in another project execute the Rhythm Import operation see p 72 ZOOM MR5S 1044 109 soolpueddy Pattern list E Rock set Pattern Pattern Pattern Pattern Pattern Pattern Pattern Pattern number name number name number name number name 000 ROCKOT 057 HRK s2FA 114 POPsIVA 171 08Beat08 001 ROCKO2 058 HRK
51. BASS faders and fader 1 to adjust the volume balance of the rhythm song and track 1 3 Press the PLAY gt key and while listening to the When you are finished adjusting the monitor levels press the STOP ll key to stop the song Press the ZERO M4 key to return to the beginning of the song ZOOM MRS 1044 23 4no Aojonpodju Jno A10 ONpol y Step 3 Overdubbing To start recording hold down the REC key and 5 press the PLAY B5 key The REC key and PLAY BP key will light and recording on track 2 will begin Record your guitar playing while listening to the rhythm song and track 1 play back When you have finished recording your guitar performance press the STOP W key The REC key and PLAY gt key will go dark and recording will end To hear the recorded content press the ZERO M4 7 key to return to the beginning of the song and press the PLAY key Tracks 1 2 will be played back together with the rhythm song If you want to re do the recording repeat steps 2 6 When you are finished recording track 2 use the same procedure to record other instruments on the remaining tracks When you are finished with all recording save the project Step 4 Mixdown When you are finished recording all tracks you can adjust the volume balance etc of the rhythm section and recorder section and create a finished song e Connect a master recorder such as an MD or DAT reco
52. MRS 1044 to play a drum kit or bass program When creating a rhythm pattern you can also record a performance from an external MIDI device instead of using the pads Operate the MRS 1044 and an external MIDI device in synchronization Synchronization messages called MIDI Timing Clock can be transmitted from the MRS 1044 to an external rhythm machine sequencer or similar MIDI device so that the two devices will operate in synchronization About the MIDI connectors The MRS 1044 has the following connectors in order to exchange MIDI messages with external MIDI devices O MIDI MIDI IN connector This connector receives MIDI messages that are sent from an external MIDI device This connector is used mainly to receive Note messages from an external MIDI device in order to play a drum kit or bass program MIDI OUT connector This connector transmits MIDI messages from the MRS 1044 Note messages that represent the content played by a rhythm pattern or rhythm song are transmitted from this connector as well as MIDI Timing Clock messages when the MRS 1044 is running ZOOM MRS 1044 89 iain eoues9j0y lain 29u 134 4 Making MIDI related settings Making MIDI related settings This section explains the procedure for making MIDI related settings The procedure is the same for most settings The basic procedure is as follows Basic procedure 1 Press the RHYTHM
53. Specify the location in 16th note units Repeatedly press the cursor A key to make the display read EV gt and turn the dial to move forward or backward in 12 tick 16th note units When you use methods 1 or 2 a lt symbol will be displayed to the left of CHORD or ROOT at locations where no chord data has been input This indicates that the preceding chord data will remain in effect When you use method 8 the symbol displayed at the right of EV gt will indicate the type of data that is input at the current location For example Pt indicates rhythm pattern data and TS indicates time signature data For details refer to the table on p 63 8 Input the remaining chord data in the same way Chord data that you input can be edited in the following ways To change the chord Move to the location at which the chord data is input use the cursor A W keys to switch the display to ROOT chord root or CHORD chord type and turn the dial to change the chord To delete chord data Move to the location at which the chord data is input use the cursor A V keys to switch the display to ROOT or CHORD and press the ERASE key The chord data will be erased and the display will change to ROOT or e CHORD 9 When you have finished press the STOP W key You will return to the rhythm song screen Then press the EXIT key to return to the main screen ZOOM MRS
54. The name will be updated and you will return to the screen of step 2 If necessary you can now edit the V take name of another track 6 When you have finished editing press the EXIT key You will return to the main screen HINT If all recorded data is erased from a V take the name will revert to NO DATA 36 ZOOM MRS 1044 Combining multiple tracks Bounce function Combining multiple tracks Bounce function Bounce is a function that mixes the performances of the recorder section and rhythm section drum kit bass program and records them on one or two tracks This is sometimes called ping pong recording As an example we will explain how recorder tracks 1 8 and the rhythm section can be mixed in stereo and recorded on tracks 9 10 Executing bounce recording 1 Press the status key of the bounce destination track 9 10 to make the key light red A maximum of two mono tracks or one stereo track can be selected as the bounce destination 2 Press the BOUNCE key The BOUNCE key will light and the Bounce function will be turned on 3 Press the PLAY B5 key to play back the song and adjust the mix balance of each track While watching the L R level meters adjust the DRUM BASS 1 6 and 7 8 channel faders and the MASTER faders so that the L R level meters do not clip When the Bounce function is on the signal that passes through the MASTER fader will be output from th
55. Timbales 65 PAD6 TOM 2 TOM 2 47 High Bongo 60 Low Timbales 66 PAD7 TOM 3 TOM 3 43 Low Bongo 61 Shaker 70 PAD8 CYMBAL Crash Cymbal 49 Ride Cymbal 1 51 Cup 53 KIT 13BRUSH PAD No PAD NAME BANK1 BANK2 BANK3 Instrument name NOTE Instrument name NOTE Instrument name NOTE PAD1 KICK Kick 1 36 Snare 2 56 Agogo 67 PAD2 SNARE Snare 1 38 Mute High Conga 62 Tambourine 54 PAD3 CLOSED HAT Closed HiHat 42 Open High Conga 63 Pedal HiHat 39 PAD4 OPEN HAT Open HiHat 46 Low Conga 64 Short Guiro 73 PAD5 TOM 1 TOM 1 50 Stick 37 High Timbales 65 PAD6 TOM 2 TOM 2 47 High Bongo 60 Low Timbales 66 PAD7 TOM 3 Kick 2 43 Low Bongo 61 Shaker 70 PAD8 CYMBAL Crash Cymbal 49 Ride Cymbal 51 Cup 53 KIT 26GNPERC PAD NAME BANK1 BANK2 BANK3 Instrument name Instrument name Instrument name KICK Metronome Click Short Guiro 1 Wood Block High SNARE Metroneme Bell Long Guiro 1 Wood Block Low CLOSED HAT Scratch 1 Agogo 1 Jingle Bell OPEN HAT Scratch 2 Agogo 2 Castanet TOM 1 HighQ Claves 1 Mute Surdo TOM 2 Square Click Cabasa Open Surdo TOM 3 Short Stick Whistle 1 Muted Triangle CYMBAL Vibraslap Whistle 2 Open Triangle KIT 27DRSKIN PAD No PAD NAME BANK1 BANK2 BANK3 Instrument name NOTE Instrument name NOTE Instrument name NOTE PAD1 KICK Live Conga 1 36 Hand Tom 56 Wood Block High 67 PAD2 SNARE Live Conga 2 38 Doumbek 1 62 Wood Block Low 54 PAD3 CLOSED HAT Timbales 1 42 Doumbek 2 63 Jingle Bell 39 PAD4 OPEN HAT Timbales 2 46 Doumbek 3 64 Castanet 73 PAD5 TOM 1 Bongo Reverb 1
56. V take currently selected for each track and the V takes that have already been recorded an NG NG 3 4 5 6 7g Ho Lit Already recorded V take Blinking Currently selected V take Dark Unrecorded V take Lit when the currently selected V take is already recorded 2 Use the cursor b keys to make the track number blink and turn the dial to select a track 1 10 HINT You can also use the status keys 1 6 7 8 9 10 to select a track When using status keys 7 8 and 9 10 the odd numbered even numbered tracks will be selected alternately each time you press the key 3 Use the cursor b keys to make the V take number indicator blink and turn the dial to select a V take 1 10 As necessary repeat steps 2 3 to switch V takes for other tracks as well V takes that have already been recorded will be assigned a default name as follows These names can be edited as desired See the following section e GTRxx yy A V take recorded through an insert effect algorithm GUITAR BASS e MICxx yy A V take recorded through an insert effect algorithm MIC e LINxx yy A V take recorded through an insert effect algorithm LINE e MASxx yy A V take recorded through an insert effect algorithm MASTERING e BYPxx yy A V take recorded with the insert effect bypassed ZOOM MRS 1044 35 Hapioday eoUuDdIBJOY p109 4 eoUdIBJOY Using V takes e BOUxx
57. Vo PreC2 For condenser mics doubling sound that adds depth to a voice recommended during recording Vo PreD1 For dynamic mics an effect that improves the definition of the sound recommended during recording Vo PreD2 For dynamic mics makes the sound fatter and wetter recommended during recording Vo Robot AG Live Robot voice as in SF movies Sound for mic recording with a live feel Broadly usable not only for guitar AG Brght Sound for mic recording bright and crisp AG Solo Gorgeous solo sound AG Edge Patch for acoustic guitar useable during recording enhances the edge AG Strum Patch for acoustic guitar usable during recording suitable for strumming Vocal single Acoustic guitar ForWind Sound with good presence and distinctive mid range ForBrass Overall crisp sounding short delay ForPiano Sound with enhanced depth and definition Piano Patch suitable for duets Patch for chorus opposed to a main vocal Patch suitable for harmony Patch that creates a street like character Patch with differing vocal character than Street AG Mix 1 Patch that applies effects to aggressively modify the vocal character Enhanced sound effective for mixdown strumming AG Mix 2 ZOOM MRS 1044 Enhanced sound effective for mixdown arpeggios Wind instruments Brass instruments Piano Vocal dual Sing along Acousti
58. and V take 4 Use the dial and the cursor A V keys to specify the move source track and V take In TR xx yy xx specifies the move source track number and yy specifies the V take number Use the dial to select the track number 1 10 and use cursor A V keys to select the V take number 1 10 If you turn the dial toward the right when track 10 is selected the following screen will appear In this screen you can use the dial to specify two adjacent odd numbered even numbered tracks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 as the move source In this case the V takes currently selected for the two selected tracks will automatically be selected as the move source 5 Press the ENTER key A screen will appear in which you can specify the starting location of the move source MRG X mI Li I 6 Use the cursor lt 4 gt gt keys to move the blinking area in the display and turn the dial to specify the location The location can be specified in one of the following two ways e Specifying the location numerically Move the blinking area to one of the M minutes S seconds MS millisecond areas in the bottom of the display and turn the dial to edit the value of each unit e Assigning a previously specified mark location Move the blinking area to the MARKER area in the upper right of the display and turn the dial to specify the mark number HINT e By pressing the TI
59. and press the ENTER key A screen will appear in which you can specify the copy destination project number T Copy destination project number 2 Turn the dial to select the copy destination project number and press the ENTER key The display will ask SURE 3 To execute the copy press the ENTER key To cancel press the EXIT key When the copy operation has been completed you will return to the main screen with the copy destination project selected Erasing a project PROJECT ERASE This operation erases the specified project from the hard disk When the following screen is displayed use the dial to select the project that you want to erase Project name Project number To execute the erasure press the ENTER key To cancel press the EXIT key When the erase operation has been completed you will return to the main screen HINT It is also possible to erase the currently loaded project In this case the lowest numbered project will automatically be loaded after the erase operation has been completed INOTE Once a project has been erased it cannot be recovered Use this operation with care Editing the project name PROJECT NAME This lets you edit the name of the currently loaded project When the following screen is displayed the character selected for editing will blink Use the cursor lt 4 gt keys to move the blinking area
60. and then perform the recording operation The procedure is as follows 1 On the channel for the track that you want to re record raise the fader to the 0 dB position 2 While playing your instrument use the REC LEVEL control to adjust the recording level 3 Locate to the point at which you want to punch in and press the AUTO PUNCH IN OUT key The AUTO PUNCH IN OUT key will blink This sets the In point at which recording will begin ZOOM MRS 1044 33 Hapioday eoUdIBJOY Hapioday eoUdIBJOY Re recording only a specified region Punch in out function AUTO PUNCH Blinking 4 Locate to the point at which you want to punch out and press the AUTO PUNCH IN OUT button once again This sets the Out point at which recording will end The AUTO PUNCH IN OUT button will change from blinking to solidly lit This indicates that the auto punch in out function is now enabled AUTO PUNCH Lit HINT If you want to specify the in out points precisely it is convenient to use the Scrub function p 31 to find the locations and assign a mark gt p 29 beforehand at the desired locations 5 Locate the recorder to a spot earlier than the In point 6 Repeatedly press the status key for the track on which you want to punch in out until the key blinks red ONorE A status key that is lit red means that the current location is between the In point and Out point In this case op
61. at the copy destination will be erased and overwritten by the copy source data Copy source data Copy destination track 1 In the main screen press the V TAKE key The V TAKE key will light and a screen will appear in which you can switch the V take for each track 2 Press the PROJECT UTILITY key A menu will appear in which you can select operations that edit the recorded data of an entire track MARKER D mI Ue 3 Repeatedly press the PROJECT UTILITY key to make the display read COPY TRxx yy In COPY TRxx yy the xx and yy values respectively indicate the copy source track number and V take 7 D m UL 4 Use the cursor b keys and the dial to specify the copy source track V take and press the ENTER key A screen will appear in which you can specify the copy destination track V take In COPY TO TRxx yy the xx value is the copy destination track number and the yy value is the V take number MARKER O mI UL In this screen the dots of the level meter will be lit or unlit as follows to indicate whether the currently selected V take has already been recorded or not an NG I EE NG mE 1 2 6 73 Ho V takes 1 an Blinking the specified V take 2 Hi 3 BE Lit an already recorded V take 5 7 8 Dark an unrecorded V take 10 Lit if the currently specified V take has already been recorded
62. bass track i e to play the drum kit or bass program Also when you play back a rhythm pattern or rhythm song on the MRS 1044 the content of the drum and or bass track will be transmitted as Note messages If this setting is turned OFF Note messages will not be transmitted or received Specifying transmission of Timing Clock messages CLOCK This setting specifies whether the MIDI synchronization message Timing Clock will be transmitted When the display shows CLOCK turn the dial to select one of the following settings S e ON transmission on MIDI Timing Clock will be transmitted when the MRS 1044 is running default setting e OFF transmission off Timing Clock will not be transmitted Timing clock will be output according to the tempo of the rhythm pattern or rhythm song that is playing In order for the external MIDI device to play back in synchronization at an appropriate tempo you will need to specify the tempo and time signature of the rhythm pattern 90 ZOOM MRS 1044 Making MIDI related settings rhythm song even if you are not using the rhythm track DNore Timing Clock will be transmitted even if the drum and or bass tracks are muted DRUM BASS status keys dark HINT e When using MIDI Timing Clock messages transmitted from the MRS 1044 to synchronize the operation of an external MIDI device you should also turn on transmission for Song Position Pointer and
63. center R100 far right If you want to continue and adjust the pan of another channel repeat steps 2 3 HINT e For channels 7 8 9 10 and DRUM the PAN parameter is used to adjust the balance the volume balance of the left and right channels e In the parameter screen you can also use the cursor A V keys to select parameters and the cursor lt 4 gt keys to switch channels 4 To adjust the EQ press the EQ HIGH key or EQ LOW key Press the EQ HIGH key to adjust the high range tone or the EQ LOW key to adjust the low range tone ZOOM MRS 1044 49 Lioxiy BOUdIOJOY Lexi 22u04ajay Basic operation of the track mixer HINT At this time your editing will affect the channel that was last selected in steps 2 3 As necessary use the statue keys or the cursor lt 4 gt keys to switch channels 5 Use the cursor A W keys to select the EQ parameter that you want to adjust and turn the dial to edit the value The parameters that can be selected and their ranges are as follows If you pressed the EQ HIGH key first e EQHIG Adjust the amount of high range boost cut Range 12 0 12 dB Default 0 e EQHIF Adjust the frequency at which the high range boost cut will occur Range 500 18000 Hz Default 8000 m If you pressed the EQ LOW key first e EQLOG Adjust the amount of low range boost cut Range 12 0 12 dB Default 0 e EQLOF
64. default setting e OFF transmission off Start Stop Continue messages will not be transmitted ZOOM MRS 1044 91 Iain 22u81ajay ayo s2uslajay Reference Other This section explains how to use functions such as the MRS 1044 s built in tuner and how to change the function of the foot switch Changing the function of the foot switch With the default settings of the MRS 1044 a separately sold foot switch ZOOM FS01 connected to the FOOT SW jack can be used to play stop the MRS 1044 If you want to use the foot switch to perform manual punch in out recording p 33 use the following procedure to change the internal setting 1 In the main screen press the PROJECT UTILITY key The display will indicate PROJECT 2 Use the cursor b keys to make the display read UTILITY SYSTEM and press the ENTER key 3 Use the cursor b keys to make the display read UTILITY FOOT SW and press the ENTER key The function currently assigned to the foot switch will be displayed e PLY STP The MRS 1044 will alternate between play stop each time you press the foot switch default setting e PUNCH IO The foot switch can be used to perform manual punch in out 4 Use the dial to select either PLY STP or PUNCH 10 5 To return to the main screen press the EXIT key several times Using the tuner The MRS 1044 has a built in chromatic tuner that can be used whe
65. destination and press the ENTER key The copy will be executed and you will return to the screen of step 2 HINT If the copy destination region extends beyond the end of the rhythm song the rhythm song will be lengthened automatically 7 Press the STOP W key You will return to the rhythm song screen Transposing the entire rhythm song Here s how the bass track of the rhythm song can be transposed in semitone units 1 In the main screen make sure that the SONG key is lit and press the RHYTHM key The RHYTHM key will light and the rhythm song screen will appear 2 Press the EDIT key The display will indicate EDIT TRANSP 3 Press the ENTER key The current transpose setting 6 0 6 will be displayed below TRANSP E 4 Turn the dial to change the transpose setting and press the ENTER key The display will ask SURE 5 Press the ENTER key to execute the Transpose operation or press the EXIT key to cancel If you press the ENTER key the Transpose operation will be executed and the chord data root that was input in the rhythm song will be converted according to the setting you specified 6 To return to the main screen press the EXIT key several times HINT By adjusting the reference pitch of the MRS 1044 s built in tuner you can make fine adjustments to the pitch of the bass program For details on the tuner refer to p 92
66. distortion BS Drv Bass sound with hard distortion BS Fingr All around sound for finger picking BS Slap Crisp slap sound BS Comp Nice feeling sound with attack controlled by picking dynamics BS Edge Tight sound with an edge BS Solo Sound suitable for melody with chorus BS Octve Sound with an upper octave mixed in useful in an ensemble BS Wah Funky bass with auto wah AG Fingr Sound suitable for finger style playing AG Cho Chorus sound for electro acoustic Use with strumming arpeggios or solos AG 12 Simulation of 12 string sound AG Flang AcoSIM 1 Flanging sound tuned for acoustic guitar Simulation of unadorned acoustic guitar sound AcoSIM 2 Acoustic simulation with beautiful chorus effect AcoSIM 3 Shimmering detuned sound with no modulation Electro acoustic Acoustic guitar simulations BsSIM1 Simulates a tight picked bass Bass simulations BsSIM2 Chorus bass simulation effective with melody lines BsSIM3 Simulation of an auto wah bass Bass simulations EMPTY E MIC ALGORITHM PATCH NAME Comment Application Vo Stnd Standard vocal effect Vo Rock Rock vocal effect Vo Balld Ballade vocal effect with depth created by detuned chorus Vo Echo Vocal echo effect Vo PreC1 For condenser mics smooth listenable sound recommended during recording
67. divides the signal into three frequency bands and lets you specify the mix amount Explanation of ISOLATOR MODULE parameters Parameter name Explanation of parameter XOVER Lo 50 16000 Specifies the frequency at which the Lo Mid bands will be divided XOVER_Hi 50 16000 Specifies the frequency at which the Mid Hi bands will be divided MIX_HIGH OFF 24 6 Specifies the mix amount of the high range MIX_MID OFF 24 6 Specifies the mix amount of the mid range MIX LOW OFF 24 6 Specifies the mix amount of the low range ISOLATOR ZOOM MRS 1044 102 Effect type parameter list EQ MODULE TYPE PARAMETER 1 PARAMETER 2 PARAMETER 3 PARAMETER 4 3BandEQ HIGH MID LOW LEVEL Three band equalizer For an explanation of the parameters refer to the GUITAR BASS algorithm ZNR MODULE PARAMETER 1 THRSHOLD Zoom s proprietary noise reduction that minimizes noise when you are not playing For an explanation of the parameters refer to the GUITAR BASS algorithm VOL PDL MODULE TYPE VOL PDL ARAMETER 1 MIN VOL You can use an expression pedal to control the volume For an explanation of the parameters refer to the GUITAR BASS algorithm MODULATION DELAY MODULE TYPE PARAMETER 1 PARAMETER 2 PARAMETER 3 CHORUS DEPTH RATE MIX Stereo chorus with clear sound and great spaciousness
68. drum kit bass program 57 Creating a rhythm song sssssssssssssssesesseseesee 58 Inputting rhythm pattern data 58 Inputting chord data 60 Inputting tempo data 62 Inputting other data 62 Playing a rhythm song 63 Editing a rhythm song ssssessesessesesssseseeseese 64 Copying a specific region of measures 64 Transposing the entire rhythm song 65 Erasing the rhythm song 65 Creating an original rhythm pattern 66 Selecting the track that you want to record 66 Recording your pad performance in a rhythm pattern KGABI E E DOE KG KENA NERA NEW ORES NA 67 Specifying the chord of arhythm pattern 69 Editing a rhythm pattern 70 Adjusting the volume balance of the drum kit and bass program 70 Copying a rhythm pattern 71 Editing the name of a rhythm pattern 71 Erase a rhythm pattern 71 Importing rhythm patterns and the rhythm song from another project eeeeeecceeccccceeseeccees 72 Editing various settings of the rhythm section 72 Basic procedure 72 Changing the length of the pre count COUNT 7
69. edit this name as desired e When you press the ENTER key the project that you had been working on will be saved automatically before the new project is created Checking the project size available hard disk capacity PROJECT SIZE This displays the size of the currently loaded project the available capacity of the internal hard disk and the remaining recording time Use the cursor A V keys to switch between the following display items REMAIN MB This shows the remaining space on the internal hard disk in MB megabyte units One megabyte is 1 048 576 bytes a REMAIN h m The approximate recordable time remaining for each track is shown in hours h minutes m seconds 2 e PRJ SIZ MB This shows the size of the currently loaded project in MB megabyte units E PRJ SIZ h m This shows the size of the currently loaded project in terms of the recorded time per track in hours h and minutes m 2 86 ZOOM MRS 1044 Project operations Nore e These screens are for display only and contain no items that can be edited e The remaining recordable time is an approximation Duplicating a project PROJECT COPY This operation copies a specified project that is saved on the hard disk Project name Project number 1 When the above screen is displayed turn the dial to select the copy source project
70. editing the name use the cursor A W keys to make the display read STORE and press the ENTER key three times The patch will be stored with the edited name and you will return to the patch select screen Using the send return effects This section explains how to select and edit patches for the send return effects reverb chorus delay About the send return effect patches The reverb and chorus delay send return effects are separate and independent Reverb and chorus delay each have an effect type that determines the type of effect and various parameters that let you adjust the character of the effect Settings for the effect type and parameters together with a name are collectively called send return effect patches A newly created project contains 20 different reverb patches and 20 different chorus delay patches You can instantly switch reverb or chorus delay settings simply by choosing the effect for which you want to select a patch reverb or chorus delay and then selecting a patch Algorithm Patch number Types REVERB 00 19 20 types CHORUS DELAY 00 19 Selecting a send return effect patch Here s how to select a reverb or chorus delay patch 20 types 1 Press the EFFECT key and then press the REVERB key or CHORUS DELAY key Press the REVERB key if you want to select a reverb patch or the CHORUS DELAY key if you want to select a chorus delay patch The cu
71. internal setting so that the recording track s will also play back 1 In the main screen press the PROJECT UTILITY key The display will indicate PROJECT 2 Use the cursor b keys to make the display read UTILITY BOUNCE and press the ENTER key 3 Use the cursor b keys to make the display read BOUNCE REC TR and press the ENTER key The current setting will be displayed e MUTE The recording track s will be muted default setting e PLAY The recording track s will play back 4 Turn the dial to change the setting to PLAY ZOOM MRS 1044 37 Hapioday aduasajay Hapioday eOUdIBJOY Combining multiple tracks Bounce function 5 To return to the main screen press the EXIT key several times E Selecting the recording destination V take By default the result of the Bounce operation will be recorded on the V take that is currently selected for the recording track s If you want to preserve the contents of the recording track s you can use the following procedure to change the recording destination V take HINT For details on V takes refer to p 35 1 In the main screen press the PROJECT UTILITY key The display will indicate PROJECT 2 Use the cursor b keys to make the display read UTILITY BOUNCE and press the ENTER key 3 Use the cursor b keys to make the display read BOUNCE REC TAKE and press the ENTE
72. key and then press the RHYTHM key The RHYTHM key will light If Rhythm Pattern mode the PATTERN key lit has been selected it will change to Rhythm Song mode the SONG key lit The display will show the rhythm song screen which indicates the progress of the rhythm song a O Nore e While the rhythm song is playing the lower line of the screen will show the number of the rhythm pattern that has been input at the current location the type of chord and the root e The rhythm song can be created edited only when the RHYTHM key is lit e While the RHYTHM key is lit the counter in the display will always indicate measure numbers 2 Press the REC key The REC key will light and you can now input data such as rhythm pattern numbers and chords into the rhythm song 58 ZOOM MRS 1044 Creating a rhythm song 3 Use the cursor A V keys to make the display read Ptn 2 The number of the rhythm pattern that is input at the current location is displayed below Ptn in this screen For an empty rhythm song however no rhythm pattern data has been input For this reason the area that displays the rhythm pattern number will indicate EOS End Of Song to show the end of the rhythm song 4 Press the INSERT DELETE key to make the display read INSERT Each time you press the INSERT DELETE key the display will cycle between INSERT
73. light red 2 Raise the fader of the corresponding channel to the 0 dB position 3 While playing your instrument use the REC LEVEL control to adjust the recording level As necessary play back the recorder and use the faders of the mixer section to adjust the mix balance of your instrument and the playback of the tracks 4 Locate to a point several measures earlier than where you want to punch in and press the PLAY gt key to begin playback 5 When you come to the punch in location press the REC key or press the foot switch The REC key will light and recording will begin from that location 6 When you come to the punch out location press the REC once again or press the foot switch once again The REC key will go dark and recording will be defeated from that point 7 To stop the transport press the STOP W key 8 To check the newly recorded content locate to the point of step 4 and press the PLAY B5 key Using auto punch in out Auto punch in out is a function that lets you specify beforehand the region to be re recorded Punch in will occur automatically when you reach the starting location in point and punch out will occur automatically when you reach the ending location out point In point Out point Track Playback Recording Playback In order to perform auto punch in out use the AUTO PUNCH IN OUT key to first specify the In point and Out point
74. matches the MIDI channel s of the drum track and or bass track E Can t synchronize with an external MIDI device e Make sure that a MIDI cable is correctly connected from the MIDI OUT connector of the MRS 1044 to the MIDI IN connector of the external device e On the MRS 1044 make sure that transmission is enabled for the Timing Clock Song Position Pointer and Start Stop Continue messages p 90 e On the external MIDI device make sure that it is set to receive Timing Clock and synchronize to it e Make sure that the external MIDI device is in playback mode Other problems E Can t save the project e The project cannot be saved if the Protect setting is on Turn protect off p 85 E Can t use the tuner e The tuner cannot be used if the insert effect is inserted in a location other than the input mixer Change the insert location to the input mixer E Can t record on an external recorder connected to the OUTPUT DIGITAL jack e Make sure that the external recorder is set to a sampling frequency of 44 1 kHz e Make sure that the audio format of the external recorder supports S P DIF E Can t create a new project or copy a project e If the display indicates FULL this means that 1 000 projects already exist and no further projects can be created Please delete unwanted projects E The display indicates STOP RECORDER and operation is not possible e The currently performed operation cannot be
75. of the chord and CHORD that specifies the type of chord major or minor etc e The bass phrase of the rhythm pattern will be transposed according to the root that you input Also part of the bass phrase will be converted according to the type of chord you specify 1 In the main screen make sure that the SONG key is lit and press the RHYTHM key The RHYTHM key will light and the rhythm song screen will appear 2 Press the REC key 3 Use the cursor A W keys to make the display read ROOT When inputting chord data into the rhythm song you will specify the chord root C B and chord type major or minor etc separately When ROOT is displayed you can specify the root of the chord O T T Chord root Chord type Chord data is input at locations where a rhythm pattern has been input as in the illustration above The default root and type for chord data is as follows e Root the root of the chord specified for the rhythm pattern e Type no conversion HINT For details on rhythm pattern chords refer to p 69 4 Turn the dial to specify the note name C B that will be the root of the chord The following screen shows an example of when the chord 60 ZOOM MRS 1044 Creating a rhythm song root has been changed to A 5 To specify the chord type press the cursor W key once to make the display read CHORD 6 Turn the dial
76. or CD player connect the L output of the external device to the INPUT 1 jack and the ZOOM MRS 1044 Listening to the demo songs When shipped from the factory the internal hard disk of the MRS 1044 contains several demo songs After you have finished making connections turn on the power and listen to the demo songs Turn on the power Here s how to turn on the power of the MRS 1044 and your other equipment 1 Make sure that the AC adaptor instruments and audio system or stereo headphones are connected appropriately to the MRS 1044 For details on connections refer to gt p 14 2 Press the rear panel POWER switch to turn on the power of the MRS 1044 POWER A HINT If electronic instruments are connected to the INPUT 1 INPUT 2 jacks turn on the power in the order of the electronic instruments gt MRS 1044 3 Turn on the power of the audio system connected to the MASTER jacks Select a demo song The internal hard disk of the MRS 1044 contains several demo songs Here s how to load a demo song from the hard disk 1 Press the PROJECT UTILITY key The display will indicate PROJECT i HINT On the MRS 1044 data for a song including the demo songs is managed in units called projects When you load a project the complete state in which that song was saved will be reproduced 2 Press the ENTER key The display will indicate PROJECT SELECT EXIT ENTER
77. parameter of the FLANGER effect T T Effect parameter Setting 7 Turn the dial to change the setting For details on the effect types that can be selected for each effect module and on the effect parameters of each type refer to the appendix p 98 at the end of this manual E 8 Repeat steps 4 7 to make the desired edits for other modules 9 If you want to adjust the patch level the final volume of the patch press the TOTAL key use the cursor A W keys to make the display read TOTAL PAT LVL and turn the dial The patch level can be adjusted in a range of 1 30 EDIT ED INT T Patch level HINT Strictly speaking the patch level is not an effect module but is one of the parameters included in the patch 10 When you have finished editing press the EXIT key You will return to the patch select screen ONortE Be aware that if you return to the patch select screen and select another patch the edited contents will be lost If you want to keep the results of your editing refer to the following section Storing an insert effect patch A patch you edited can be stored in any location of the same algorithm You can also store an existing patch in another location to create a copy of that patch 1 Press the EFFECT key and then press the EDIT key The currently selected patch can now be edi
78. patch or press the CHORUS DELAY key if you want to edit the name of the chorus delay patch When either key is pressed the currently selected patch will be displayed If necessary turn the dial to select the patch whose name you want to edit 2 Press the EDIT key and use the cursor A W keys to make the display read PAT NAM The name of the patch will be displayed below PAT NAM and the character currently selected for editing will blink o 3 Use the cursor lt 4 gt keys to move the blinking area and turn the dial to change the character For details on the characters that can be selected refer to p 36 4 When you have finished editing the name use the cursor A W keys to make the display read STORE and press the ENTER key three times The patch will be stored with the edited name and you will return to the patch select screen ZOOM MRS 1044 83 s oeyy s2U019j9y Soya souss8joy Importing patches from another project Importing patches from another project Here s how to import load all patches for the internal effects insert effect and send return effect from another project that is already saved on the hard disk 1 Press the EFFECT key and then press the PROJECT UTILITY key in the display section The display will indicate UTILITY REC SRC 2 Use the cursor lt 4 gt keys to make the display read UTILITY IMPORT and press the
79. pattern Here s how you can erase all data from a specified rhythm pattern returning it to a blank state 1 In the rhythm pattern screen select the rhythm pattern that you want to erase 2 Press the INSERT DELETE key The display will ask SURE 3 Press the ENTER key to execute the erasure or press the EXIT key to cancel When the pattern has been erased you will return to the rhythm pattern screen 4 To return to the main screen press the EXIT key several times ZOOM MRS 1044 71 uyyy eouss9J0y wy yy eouesajoy Importing rhythm patterns and the rhythm song from another project Importing rhythm patterns and the rhythm song from another project Here s how you can import load the rhythm pattern data 255 patterns and rhythm song data from another project that was saved on the hard disk 1 In the main screen press the RHYTHM key and then press the PROJECT UTILITY key A screen will appear in which you can make various settings for the rhythm section This screen is called the rhythm utility menu This operation can be performed whether the rhythm section is in Rhythm Pattern mode or in Rhythm Song mode 2 Use the cursor b keys to make the display read UTILITY IMPORT and press the ENTER key A screen will appear in which you can select the project to be imported T T Import source project name Project number 3 Turn the dial to select a
80. performed while the recorder is running Press the STOP I key to stop the recorder and then perform the operation ZOOM MRS 1044 97 saaipuaddy soolpueddy Effect type parameter list Effect type parameter list E GUITAR BASS ALGORITHM COMPRESSOR MODULE PARAMETER 1 PARAMETER 2 PARAMETER 3 SENS ATTACK LEVEL A compressor that makes the dynamics more consistent Explanation of COMPRESSOR MODULE parameters Parameter name Explanation of parameter SENS Set the input sensitivity of the compressor ATTACK Adjust the speed at which compression is applied LEVEL Adjust the output level of the module PRE AMP DRIVE MODULE TYPE PARAMETER 1 PARAMETER 2 PARAMETER 3 PARAMETER 4 PARAMETER 5 PARAMETER 6 GAIN TONE LEVEL Clean sound that models a transistor combo amp GAIN TONE LEVEL Clean sound that models a built in type vacuum tube amp GAIN TONE LEVEL Drive sound that models a built in type vacuum tube amp GAIN TONE LEVEL Model of a small built in vacuum tube combo amp with characteristic distortion GAIN TONE LEVEL Unique crunch sound that models a British style combo amp GAIN TONE LEVEL Crunch sound that models a British style vacuum tube stack amp GAIN TONE LEVEL Drive sound that models a British style vacuum tube stack amp GAIN TONE LEVEL Models a vacuum tube combo amp characterized by long sustain GAIN TONE LEVEL High gain drive sound that models a vacuum tube stack amp GAIN T
81. s2VB 115 POP sIFA 172 08Beat09 002 ROCKOS 059 HRK s2FB 116 POP s1VB 173 08Beat10 003 ROCKO4 060 MILOT 117 POP s1rB 174 08Beati1 004 ROCKO5 061 MTLo2 118 POP s2vA 175 O8Beat12 005 ROCKO6 062 MTLO3 119 POP s2FA 176 16Beat01 006 ROCKO7 063 MTLO4 120 POP s2VB 177 16Beat02 007 ROCKOS 064 MTLSIVA 121 POP s2FB 178 16Beat03 008 ROCKO9 065 MTLsIFA 122 POP s3vA 179 16Beat04 009 ROCK10 066 MTLsIVB 123 POP s3FA 180 16Beat0s 010 ROCK11 067 MILsIFB 124 POP s3VB 181 16Beat06 011 ROCK12 068 THRSOT 125 POP s3FB 182 16Beat07 012 ROCK13 069 THRS02 126 RnBOT 183 16Beat08 013 ROCKI4 E 070 PUNKOT 127 RnB02 184 16FUS01 014 ROCK15 071 PUNKO2 128 RnB03 185 16FUS 02 015 ROCK16 072 TPsIVA 129 RnBo4 186 O4JAZZO1 016 ROCKI7 E 073 TPs1FA 130 RnB 05 187 04JAZZ02 017 ROCK18 074 TPs1VB 131 RnB06 188 04JAZZ03 018 ROCKI9 E 075 TPs1FB 132 RnB07 189 04JAZZ04 019 ROCK20 076 FUSO1 133 RnB08 190 BOSSA 020 ROCK21 077 Fuso2 134 RnBo9 191 CNTRY 021 ROCK22 078 FUSO3 135 RnB10 192 68BLUS 022 ROCK23 079 Fuso4 136 RnB s1VA 193 DANCE 023 ROCK24 080 FUS05 137 RnBs1FA 194 INTROOT 024 ROCK25 081 FUS06 138 RnB s1VB 195 INTROO2 025 ROCK26 082 FUSO7 139 RnB s1FB 196 INTROOS 026 ROCK27 083 FUSO8 140 FUNKOT 197 INTROO4 027 ROCK28T 084 FUSsIVA 141 FUNKO2 198 INTROOS 028 ROCKs1VA 085 FUSsI
82. select an algorithm and turn the dial to select the patch that you want to edit It is not possible to change the algorithm of the currently selected patch For this reason you must first begin by selecting a patch that uses the desired algorithm even when you want to create a patch from scratch 3 Press the EDIT key The upper part of the display will indicate EDIT This means that the patch may now be edited EDIT O MODULE key correspondence IN PREAMP Algorithm MODULATION DELAY 4 From the MODULE keys press the key for the effect module that you want to edit When editing a patch use the MODULE keys to select the module for editing The table below shows how the MODULE keys correspond to the various effect modules The following display is an example of when the MODULATION DELAY key is pressed to select the MODULATION DELAY effect module 2 If you select an effect module using a key other than the TOTAL key you can use the cursor A W keys to access the setting screens for the effect type and effect EDIT ED parameters of that module HINT e The lit dark condition of the COMPRESSOR PRE AMP DRIVE EQUALIZER and MODULATION DELAY keys indicates the on off status of the corresponding module If you select an effect module that is off the display will indicate OFF Each time you press one of these keys the setting will alternate on o
83. signal during mixdown etc The arrangement of the effect modules and the signal flow for each algorithm is shown in the diagram below Module arrangement for each algorithm Algorithm Effect modules HINT e Some algorithms are mono input stereo output and others are stereo input stereo output This difference will affect the signal flow when the insert effect is inserted For details refer to p 77 e The MIC algorithms MIC SINGLE and MIC DUAL will switch according to the effect type selected for the COMP LIM module For details on the effect types refer to p 78 Each module has various parameters corresponding to the knobs of a compact effect unit that can be edited to adjust the character or depth of the effect Settings for the parameters of each effect module and an overall volume setting patch level are collectively referred to as a patch Patch PRE AMP i COMP H DRIVE H EQ H ZNR MODULATION VOL PDL DELAY A newly created project contains 220 patches designed by gt PATLVL TG ZOOM and these patches are organized according to the four algorithms You can instantly switch insert effect settings simply by selecting the appropriate algorithm and then selecting a patch The following table shows how the patches are organized for each algorithm Algorithm GUITAR BASS MIC 00 49 Patch number Types 00 99 100 types 50 types LINE 00 49 50 types
84. signal sent to each effect send level adjusts the depth of each send return effect for each channel Raising the send level will increase the amount of signal that is sent to the effect producing a deeper effect for that channel In this example we will select a send return effect patch and adjust the send level of each channel to adjust the amount of reverb and chorus Change the send return effect patch Newly created projects contain patches for reverb and chorus delay Here s how you can change the patch that is currently selected for reverb or chorus delay and edit the reverb or chorus effect as desired g Press the EFFECT key A screen will appear in which you can select the patches for the internal effects insert effect or send return effects EFFECT 2 Press the REVERB key or CHORUS DELAY key Press the REVERB key to select a reverb patch or the CHORUS DELAY key to select a chorus delay patch The display will indicate the patch that is currently selected for the effect you selected The screen shown in the next page is an example of when the REVERB key is pressed 26 ZOOM MRS 1044 Step 4 Mixdown CHORUS S R REV Reverb pe S R CHO Chorus Delay nG Patch number Patch name g Turn the dial to select a patch For this example select the patch named BrgtRoom number 01 When you have finished selecting the patch press the EXIT k
85. supplied AC Warning adapter To prevent malfunction and safety hazards do not use any other kind of AC adapter When using the MRS 1044 in an area with a different line voltage please consult your local ZOOM distributor about acquiring a proper AC adapter e Environment Avoid using your MRS 1044 in environments where Caution it will be exposed to e Extreme temperature e High humidity or moisture e Excessive dust or sand e Excessive vibration or shock e Handling The MRS 1044 is a precision instrument Do not Caution exert undue pressure on the keys and other controls Also take care not to drop the unit and do not subject it to shock or excessive pressure Caution e Alterations Never open the case of the MRS 1044 or attempt to modify the product in any way since this can result in damage to the unit e Connecting cables and input and output jacks You should always turn off the power to the MRS Caution 1044 and all other equipment before connecting or disconnecting any cables Also make sure to disconnect all cables and the AC adapter before moving the MRS 1044 Usage Precautions e Electrical interference For safety considerations the MRS 1044 has been designed to provide maximum protection against the emission of electromagnetic radiation from inside the device and protection from external interference However equipment that is very susceptible to interference or that emits powerful electromag
86. the DRUM BASS faders adjust the volume of each channel If the DRUM BASS status keys are dark muting is turned on Press the keys to make them light mute off Make sure that the SONG key is lit and press the PLAY P gt key STOP CIA When the SONG key is lit Rhythm Song mode is selected allowing you to create or play a rhythm song When you press the PLAY BP key the rhythm song will begin playing HINT At this time the recorder will also begin running However since no tracks have been recorded yet you will not hear any sound If necessary operate the DRUM BASS faders to adjust the volume balance This rhythm song will be used as the accompaniment for the tracks that you will record in step 2 Adjust the volume balance for comfortable listening a To stop the playback press the STOP W key STOP PLAY Ga EE SCRUB _1 HINT e For details on programming your own rhythm song to create an original accompaniment refer to p 58 e Tempo data has been input at the beginning of the rhythm song for this project For details on how to change this tempo data refer to p 62 1 3 Save the project Before you begin recording tracks let s save the project you loaded in step 1 2 Sample 1 on the hard disk in its current state HINT The current project will be saved automatically when you load another project create a new project or press the POWER switch
87. the sections that follow 5 To return to the main screen press the EXIT key several times HINT In the case of an operation that you execute you will automatically return to the main screen after execution Loading a project PROJECT SELECT You can select a project that was saved on the hard disk and load it When the following screen is displayed use the dial to select the project that you want to load Te T T Project name Project number Press the ENTER key to load the project or press the EXIT key to cancel After the project has been loaded you will return to the main screen HINT e When you press the ENTER key the project that you had been working on will be saved automatically before the selected project is loaded e When the power of the MRS 1044 is turned on the project that you were last working on will be loaded automatically Creating a new project PROJECT NEW This operation creates a new project To execute press the ENTER key when the following screen is displayed To cancel press the EXIT key MG ILI T Number of the project that will be newly created When you press the ENTER key a new project will be loaded and you will return to the main screen HINT e A newly created project will be automatically assigned a default name of PRJxxx xxx will be a project number in the range of 000 999 You can
88. to turn off the power ONortTE If the AC adaptor is pulled out of the outlet and power to the MRS 1044 is lost all changes that occurred since the last save will be lost This is also true of any other miscellaneous power failure To prevent data loss from such causes we encourage you to execute the Save operation periodically key The display will indicate PROJECT g In the main screen press the PROJECT UTILITY 2 Press the ENTER key The project menu will appear 13 fu the cursor 4 b keys to make the display 3 pasma PROJECT STORE Pa HINT The arrow s that appear in the upper right of the display indicate which cursor keys are valid in the currently displayed screen 4 Press the ENTER key The PRJ STR SURE screen will appear asking you whether you are sure that you want to store the project 2 EXIT ENTER 15 Press the ENTER key once again When saving has been completed you will return to the main screen ZOOM MRS 1044 19 4no Aojonpodju Jno A0 2npo u Step 2 Record the first track Example staff Rhythm guitar 1 GMAJ7 E A E GMAJ7 A GMAJ7 E 4 4 SAT a 2 8 CA AA g Ld Pills Ls K F T 27 995 5 o 22 AEk h Nr A EK mn z 3 KO ay pepe pba pen bebe bpp Step 2 Record the first track In this step you will
89. 0 x 42 mm original LCD with for stereo link backlight Equalizer HIGH f 500 Hz 18 kHz Guitar bass Hi Z input 1 x mono phone jack input impedance GAIN 12 dB 500 k ohms LOW f 40 Hz 1 6 kHz Unbalanced inputs 2 x mono phone jack input impedance GAIN ft 12 dB f greater than 50 k ohms unbalanced Effect send Chorus delay send reverb send Balance inputs ZAARA type input impedance 1 k ohm balanced pin 2 hot Stereo link Selectable for tracks 1 2 3 4 5 6 fixed for tracks 7 8 and 9 10 Phantom power 48 V with on off switch Scene function 100 scenes for each project can be inpublevel oe See USTs 4 registered at markers Master out RCA phono jacks L R Output impedance 1 k ohm bd Effects Nominal output level 10 dBm Algorithms 4 types guitar bass mic line Modeling method Number of patches Number of effect modules mastering VAMS Variable Architecture Modeling System 220 100 guitar bass 50 mic 50 line 20 mastering 4 compressor pre amp drive equal izer modulation delay Number of send return patches Tuner type Tuner calibration Rhythm Number of voices 40 20 chorus delay 20 reverb Auto chromatic tuner 435 445 Hz adjustable in 1 Hz steps 8 drum voices 1 bass voice Headphone out Digital out MIDI Control input Optional board slot Dimensions Weight Power supply Power consumption Included items Optional accessory Stereo phone jack 50 mW
90. 044 Capturing the recorded contents of a track 2 Press one of the status keys 1 6 7 8 9 10 or use the dial to select the track to be captured ONore It is not possible to capture a track that has not yet been recorded 3 Press the ENTER key The display will ask CAPTURE SURE 4 To execute the Capture operation press the ENTER key once again When the capture is completed the display will indicate SWAP and you will be able to execute the Swap operation for that track 5 Press the EXIT key You will return to the main screen HINT If necessary you can repeat steps 2 4 to capture multiple tracks ONore The captured data will be erased from the hard disk when the currently selected project is saved Swapping with the captured data Here s how to swap exchange the captured data with the current recorded data of a track 1 In the main screen press the UNDO REDO key 2 Press one of the status keys 1 6 7 8 9 10 or use the dial to select a track that was previously captured When a captured track is selected the display will indicate SWAP MARKER O wn LIL HINT If you select a track that has not been captured the display will indicate CAPTURE 3 Press the ENTER key The display will ask SWAP SURE 4 To execute the Swap operation press the ENTER key once again The recorded data of the selected track will be exchanged with
91. 05 055 HRK s1FB 112 POP 11 169 08Beat06 056 HRK s2VA 113 POP12T 170 08Beat07 With the factory settings project number 996 contains the Rock set and drum kit OOLIVE1 and bass program OOLIVEBS are selected Select the drum kit bass program and tempo as desired With the factory settings project number 996 is protected If you want to change the drum kit or bass program you must first defeat the Protect setting See p 87 If you want to use these patterns in another project execute the Rhythm Import operation see p 72 110 ZOOM MRS 1044 Pattern list E HipHop Techno set Pattern Pattern Pattern Pattern Pattern Pattern Pattern Pattern number name number name number name number name 000 HIP 01 052 HOUS02 104 Grv Bas3 156 COUNT 001 HIP 02 053 HOUS03 105 Grv Bas4 157 ENDING01 002 HIP 03 054 HOUS04 106 Grv Pad 158 ENDING02 003 HIP 04 055 HOUSs1VA 107 GrvSnrFl 159 ENDINGO3 004 HIP 05 056 HOUSs1FA 108 08Beat01 160 ENDING04 005 HIP 06 057 HOUSs1VB 109 08Beat02 161 ENDING05 006 HIP 07 058 HOUSs1FB 110 08Beat03 162 ENDING06 007 HIP 08 059 TECHO1 111 08Beat04 163 ENDING07 008 HIP 09 060 TECH02 112 08Beat05 164 METRO4 4 009 HIP 10 061 TECH03 113 08Beat06 165 METRO3 4 010
92. 1 2 control and recording level setting REC LEVEL control were appropriate e Lower the fader so that the 0 dB dot of the level meter does not light e If the EQ gain of the track mixer is set extremely high the sound may be audibly distorted even if the fader is lowered Set the EQ to an appropriate value Problems with effects E Insert effect does not apply e Make sure that the BYPASS TUNER key is dark e Make sure that the insert effect is sent to the desired location 5p 76 e Make sure that a MODULE key is lit If all MODULE keys are dark either press one or more MODULE keys to make them light or select another patch E Send return effect does not apply e Make sure that the CHORUS DELAY or REVERB key is lit If it is dark press the key several times to make it light e For each channel of the mixer make sure that the REVERB SEND or CHORUS DELAY SEND parameter is turned on If it is on make sure that the send level is raised p 50 96 ZOOM MRS 1044 Troubleshooting Problems with the rhythm section E Can t hear the rhythm pattern play back e Make sure that the DRUM BASS status keys are lit green e Make sure that the DRUM BASS faders are raised If the faders are already raised lower them and then raise them once again e Make sure that you have not selected a blank rhythm pattern pattern name EMPTY E Can t hear the rhythm song play back e In the case of a new proje
93. 164 ENDINGO7 009 BALD10 061 REGGO4 113 08Beat05 165 METRO4 4 010 BALDIT 062 REGGSIVA 114 08Beat06 166 METRO3 4 011 BALDs1VA 063 REGGs1FA 115 08Beat07 167 All Mute 012 BALDs1FA 064 REGGs1VB 116 08Beat08 168 013 BALDs1VB 065 REGGs1FB 117 08Beat09 sky METS 014 BALDs1FB 066 AFRO0O1 118 08Beat10 015 BLUSO 067 AFROO2 119 08Beat11 016 BLUSO2 068 AFROOS 120 08Beat12 017 BLUSO3 069 AFROO4 121 16Beato1 018 BLUSO4 070 AFROOS 122 16Beato2 019 BLUSO5 071 AFRO06 123 16Beat03 020 BLUSO6 072 AFROO7 124 16Beat04 021 BLUSsIVA 073 AFRO08 125 16Beat05 022 BLUSs1FA 074 AFROsIVA 126 16Beat06 023 BLUSs1VB 075 AFROsIFA 127 16Beat07 024 BLUSs1FB 076 AFROs1VB 128 16Beat08 025 CNTRO1 077 AFROsIFB 129 16FUS 01 026 CNTRO2 078 LATNO1 130 16FUS 02 027 CNTROS 079 LATNo2 131 04Jazzo1 028 CNTRO4 080 LATNO3 132 04JAZZ02 029 CNTRs1VA 081 LATNo4 133 04JAZZ03 030 CNTRs1FA 082 LATNO5 134 04JAZZ04 031 CNTRsiVB 083 LATNO6 135 BOSSA 032 CNTRs1FB 084 LATNO7 136 CNTRY 033 JAZZO1 085 LATNos 137 68BLUS 034 JAZZO2 086 LATNO9 138 DANCE 035 JAZZ03 087 LATN10 139 INTROO1 036 JAZZO4 088 LATN11 140 INTROO2 037 JAZZ05 089 LATN12 141 INTROOS 038 JAZZ06 090 LATNs1VA 142 INTROO4 039 JAZZO7P 091 LATNs1FA 143 INTROOS 040 JAZZs1VA 092 LATNs1VB 144 INTROO6 041 JAZZs1FA 093 LATNs1FB 145 INTROO7
94. 3 Changing the metronome volume CLICK T3 Adjusting the sensitivity of the pads PAD SENS 73 Checking the remaining amount of memory MEMORY 00 0 73 Reference Effects 74 About the effects seecccecccecccescccecceeccees 74 Thsert effeCt isos S25 TARA ese nEn AWAARA 74 Send return effects 74 Using the insert effect ccccecseeeessssececeeees 75 About insert effect patches 75 Changing the insert location of the insert effect 76 Applying the insert effect only to the monitor signal 76 Selecting the patch for the insert effect TI Editing the insert effect patch 78 Storing an insert effect patch 80 Editing the name of an insert effect patch 81 Using the send return effects 81 About the send return effect patches 81 Selecting a send return effect patch 81 Editing a send return effect patch 82 Storing a send return effect patch 83 Editing the name of a send return effect patch 83 Importing patches from another project 84 Reference Project 85 About projects ccosaaaawaaaaaassaaaassana 85 Project o
95. 3 Overdubbing In this step you will record a rhythm guitar part like the example staff shown above on track 2 while listening to the rhythm guitar you recorded on track 1 in step 2 as well as the rhythm song Recording additional parts in this way is called overdubbing Load the project that you saved as the last operation in Step 2 3 Alternatively you can load the project Sample 2 number 993 in which track 1 already contains a rhythm guitar part recorded on track 1 For details on loading a project refer to p 17 3 1 Select an insert effect patch We will also apply an insert effect also to track 2 while recording it Press the EFFECT key and use the ALGORITHM g keys to select the desired insert effect algorithm As in step 2 2 press the GUITAR BASS key to select the GUITAR BASS algorithm 2 Turn the dial to select the desired patch For this example select the patch named Phaser number 7 co J O 3 Press the EXIT key You will return to the main screen 3 2 Select a track and record Next we will set the recording level and record the rhythm guitar on track 2 While playing your instrument turn the REC LEVEL control to adjust the recording level With the recorder stopped press status key 2 repeatedly to make the key light red Track 2 will be selected as the recording track rhythm song use fader 2 to adjust the monitor level As necessary use the DRUM
96. 7 Channel e f a mono channel channel 1 6 or the BASS channel is selected as the insert location Recorder Track mixer Track H Mos Channel Recorder Track mixer Track H Pereg O Channel E When inserted immediately before the MASTER fader MASTER fade OUTPUT a EFFECT L Bi M38 a L EFFECT L R SS R Editing the insert effect patch The effect modules of the insert effect have various effect parameters that can be adjusted to make detailed changes to the character of the effect By editing the effect parameters you can obtain the desired tone or effect For some effect modules you can change the effect type For example in the GUITAR BASS algorithm the MODULATION DELAY effect module provides twelve effect types such as chorus flanger and phaser and you can select and use any one of these When you change the effect type the effect parameters will also change 78 ZOOM MRS 1044 Using the insert effect Effect MODULATION module DELAY v CHORUS FLANGER PHASER DEPTH DEPTH POSITION eee RATE RATE RATE COLOR Effect type Effect parameters MIX FB Here s how to edit the effect type and effect parameters for the currently selected patch 1 Press the EFFECT key to make the key light The display will indicate the currently selected patch 2 Use the ALGORITHM keys to
97. ANCE 13 Input mixer 46 Adjusting the depth of the send return effects 48 Adjusting the pan balance 48 Assigning the input signal to recording tracks 47 Input section 8 Input sensitivity 20 INPUT SOURCE key 9 76 Insert effect 7 74 Applying an insert effect only to the monitor signal 76 Changing the insert location of the insert effect 76 Editing a patch 78 Editing the patch name 81 Selecting a patch 77 Storing a patch 80 INSERT DELETE key 10 KIT PROG key 10 57 L LCD CONTRAST control 10 Level meter 25 Switching the level meter display type 54 LINE key 9 77 Locate the Locate function 29 M Main screen 18 Manual punch in out 33 MARK key 12 29 Marker function 29 MARKER M4 gt gt keys 12 30 Marks 29 Assigning a mark 29 Deleting a mark 30 Locating to a mark location 30 MASTER fader 10 MASTER status key 10 MASTERING key 9 77 Measure display 29 Memory checking the remaining amount of 73 Metronome changing the volume of the 73 MIC key 9 77 MIDI 89 MIDI channel setting the 90 MIDI messages 89 Song Position Pointer transmission 91 Start Stop Continue transmission 91 Timing Clock transmission 90 MIDI IN MIDI OUT connectors 13 89 Mixdown 24 Mixer 46 Mixer section 7 MODULATION DELAY key 9 79 MODULE keys 9 79 N Note messages 89 O ON OFF keys 8 20 47 OUTPUT jacks 13 DIGITAL 13 MASTER 13 PHONES 13 Overdubbing 23 118 ZOOM MRS 1044 Index P Pad bank 66
98. B SEND key as an on off switch for the signal that is sent from that channel to the reverb or chorus delay For details refer to p 48 4 When you have finished adjusting settings press the EXIT key You will return to the main screen Linking odd numbered even numbered channels Adjacent odd numbered even numbered mono channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 can be linked This is referred to as stereo link The parameters of two stereo linked channels will operate in tandem in the same way as channels 7 8 or 9 10 1 Press the TRACK PARAMETER section PAN key 50 ZOOM MRS 1044 Saving recalling mixer settings Scene function 2 Press the status key 1 6 for one of the two channels that you want to stereo link 3 Press the cursor W key twice The ST LINK stereo link parameter screen will appear 4 Turn the dial to switch the setting on Stereo linking will be enabled for the selected channel and the adjacent odd numbered even numbered channel To defeat stereo link turn this parameter off OFF 5 Press the EXIT key You will return to the main screen HINT The PAN parameter of two stereo linked channels will function as a BALANCE parameter that adjusts the volume balance between the odd numbered even numbered channels ONore e To adjust the volume of stereo linked channels use the odd numbered fader The even numbered fader will have no effect e The para
99. EDIT OrROOT or EDIT OrCHORD screen and press the ENTER key Select EDIT OrROOT if you want to specify the chord root or EDIT OrCHORD if you want to specify the chord type The following screen shows an example of ZOOM MR5S 1044 69 uyyy s2us10joy uyyy eoussajoy Creating an original rhythm pattern what you see when you select EDIT OrROOT and press the ENTER key 7 T Setting 5 Turn the dial to specify the chord root type To specify the chord root OrROOT Turn the dial to specify the note name of the chord root in a range of C B default C To specify the chord type OrCHORD Turn the dial to specify the chord type Only Maj major or min minor can be selected default Maj For example if you input an E minor bass phrase into the rhythm pattern you would set the root to E and the chord type to min 6 Press the EXIT key The setting will be finalized and you will return to the rhythm pattern edit menu 7 To return to the main screen press the EXIT key several times Editing a rhythm pattern This section explains how to edit an existing rhythm pattern Adjusting the volume balance of the drum kit and bass program The volume of the drum kit and bass program can be adjusted by the DRUM and BASS faders of the mixer section If necessary however the volumes of the drum kit and bass program can also be prog
100. ENTER key A screen will appear allowing you to select the project from which the patch data will be imported 3 Turn the dial to select the project from which the patch data will be imported and press the ENTER key The display will ask IMPORT SURE 4 Press the ENTER key to execute the Import operation or press the EXIT key to cancel When the data has been imported you will return to the UTILITY IMPORT screen At this time all effect patches of the project you selected in step 3 will be overwritten onto the current project ZOOM MRS 1044 Reference Project This section explains operations that affect an entire project About projects On the MRS 1044 the data needed to reproduce a song you create is managed in units called projects A project contains the following data e The data recorded on V takes 1 10 of tracks 1 10 e The current mixer settings e The settings saved in scene numbers 0 99 e The numbers of the patches currently selected for the insert effect send return effects e Insert effect and send return effect patches 260 patches e The recorded contents of the rhythm patterns 255 patterns e The recorded contents of the rhythm song e The number of the drum kit and bass program currently selected by the drum and bass tracks e MIDI related settings The internal hard disk can store a maximum of 1 000 projects as long as space is available A project can be
101. EVERB ND The following five keys are used to access screens where you can adjust settings such as pan EQ and send return effect depth for each channel of the mixer e EQ HIGH key e EQ LOW key e CHORUS DELAY SEND key e REVERB SEND key e PAN key Control section AUTO PUNCH 1 22x07 pa 2 MARKER Caer ae 3 4 5 S py UNDO TE m 9 EXIT ENTER 10 11 1 AUTO PUNCH IN OUT key This key is used to make settings for the Auto Punch in out function which lets you re record a specific region of a track The key will light when the Auto Punch in out function is on 2 A B REPEAT key This key is used to make settings for the A B Repeat function which causes a specified region to play back repeatedly The key will light when the A B Repeat function is on 3 CLEAR key This key erases the mark that is set for the current location ZOOM MRS 1044 11 op Aay EyM pue HFOL SUIN 2U JO sued op Aey eyM pue pYOL SHN 24 Jo sued Front panel 4 MARKER M4 gt gt keys These keys move to the mark that precedes or follows the current location 5 MARK key This key sets a mark at the current location By pressing the MARK key at a previously marked location you can access a screen that lets you assign a scene to that mark 6 Cursor A V lt 4 gt keys These keys are used to switch between display screens o
102. EsTVA 001 08Beat02 053 HRK 04 TECH03 157 Grv Drm1 002 08Beat03 054 HRK 05 TECH05 158 Grv Drm2 003 08Beat04 055 HRK 06 TECHO7 159 Grv Drm3 004 08Beat05 056 HRK 07 TECHO9 160 Grv Drm4 005 08Beat06 057 MTL 01 DnB 01 161 GrvSnrFl 006 08Beat07 058 MTL 02 DnB 03 162 INTRO01 007 08Beat08 059 MTL 03 DnB 05 163 INTROO2 008 08Beat09 060 MTL 04 DnB 06 164 INTROO3 009 08Beat10 061 THRSO1 TRIPOT 165 INTRO04 010 08Beat11 062 THRS02 TRIPO2 166 INTROOS 011 08Beat12 063 PUNKO1 TRIPO4 167 INTROO6 012 16Beat01 064 PUNKO2 AMB 01 168 INTROO7 013 16Beat02 065 FUS 01 AMB 02 169 INTRO08 014 16Beat03 066 FUS 02 AMB 04 170 INTRO09 015 16Beat04 067 FUS 05 BALD01 171 INTRO10 016 16Beat05 068 FUS 06 BALD03 172 INTRO11 017 16Beat06 069 POP 01 BALDOST 173 INTRO12 018 16Beat07 070 POP 03 BALD07 174 INTRO13 019 16Beat08 071 POP 05 BALD09 175 INTRO14 020 16FUS 01 072 POP 07 BALD11T 176 INTRO15 021 16FUS 02 POP 09 BLUS01 177 INTRO16 022 04JAZZ01 POP 11 BLUS02 178 INTRO17 023 04JAZZ02 RnB 01 BLUS04 179 INTRO18 024 04JAZZ03 RnB 03 CNTRO1 180 COUNT 025 04JAZZ04 RnB 05 CNTR02 181 ENDINGO1 026 BOSSA RnB 07 CNTRO4 182 ENDINGO2 027 CNTRY RnB 09 JAZZ01 183 ENDINGO3 028 68BLUS FUNKO1 JAZZ03 184 ENDING04 029 DANCE FUNK03 JAZZ05 185 ENDING05 030 ROCKOT FUNKO5 JAZZ07P 186 ENDING06 031 ROCKO02 FUNKO7 SHFLO1 187 ENDING07 032 ROCKO03 FUNKO9 SHFLO3 188 METRO4 4 033 ROCK04 FUNK11 SHFLO5 189 METRO3 4 034 ROCKO05 HIP 01 SKA 01 190 All Mute 035 ROCKO6 HIP 03 SKA 02 191 036 ROCKO07 HIP 05 SKA 04
103. FA 142 FUNKO3 199 INTROO6 029 ROCKsIFA 086 FUS s1VB 143 FUNKO4 200 INTROO7 030 ROCKs1VB 087 FUSs1FB 144 FUNKO5 201 INTROOS 031 ROCKs1FB 088 FUS s2VA 145 FUNKO6 202 INTROOS 032 ROCKs2VA 089 FUS s2FA 146 FUNKO7 203 INTRO10 033 ROCKs2FA 090 FUSs2VB 147 FUNKO8 204 INTRO11 034 ROCKs2VB 091 FUS s2FB 148 FUNKO9 205 INTRO12 035 ROCKs2FB 092 FUS s3VA 149 FUNK10 206 INTRO13 036 ROCKs3VA 093 FUS s3FA 150 FUNK11 207 INTRO14 037 ROCKs3FA 094 FUS s3VB 151 FUNK12 208 INTRO15 038 ROCKs3VB 095 FUS s3FB 152 FUNKs1VA 209 INTRO16 039 ROCKs3FB 096 16FUS 03 153 FUNKs1FA 210 INTRO17 040 ROCKs4VA 097 16FUS 04 154 FUNKs1VB 211 INTRO18 041 ROCKs4FA 098 INDTSIVA 155 FUNKs1FB 212 COUNT 042 ROCKs4VB 099 INDTs1FA 156 FUNKs2VA 213 ENDINGO1 043 ROCKs4FB 100 INDTs1VB 157 FUNKs2FA 214 ENDINGO2 044 ROCKs4BR 101 INDTs1vc 158 FUNKs2VB 215 ENDINGO3 045 HRKOi 102 POPO1 159 FUNKs2FB 216 ENDINGO4 046 HRK 02 103 POP 02 160 16Beato9 217 ENDINGOS 047 HRK03 104 POPO3 161 16Beat10 218 ENDINGOS 048 HRK04 105 POPO4 162 16Beat11 219 ENDINGO7 049 HRK 05 106 POP 0S 163 16Beat12 220 METRO4 4 050 HRK06 107 POPo6 164 O8Beat01 221 METRO3 4 051 HRK07 108 POPO7 165 08Beat02 222 All Mute 052 HRKs1VA 109 POPO8 166 08Beat03 223 053 HRK s1FA 110 PoPog 167 08Beat04 peg EMPTY 054 HRKs1VB 111 POP10 168 08Beat
104. HIP 11 062 TECH04 114 08Beat07 166 All Mute 011 HIP 12 063 TECH05 115 08Beat08 167 012 HIP 13 064 TECH06 116 08Beat09 nbi EMPTY 013 HIP 14 065 TECH07 117 08Beat10 014 HIP 15 066 TECH08 118 08Beat11 015 HIP 16 067 TECH09 119 08Beat12 016 HIP 17 068 TECH10 120 16Beat01 017 HIP 18 069 TECHs1VA 121 16Beat02 018 HIP 19 070 TECHs1FA 122 16Beat03 019 HIP 20 071 TECHs1VB 123 16Beat04 020 HIP 21 072 TECHs1FB 124 16Beat05 021 HIP 22 073 DnB 01 125 16Beat06 022 HIP 23 074 DnB 02 126 16Beat07 023 HIP s1VA 075 DnB 03 127 16Beat08 024 HIP s1FA 076 DnB 04 128 16FUS 01 025 HIP s1VB 077 DnB 05 129 16FUS 02 026 HIP s1FB 078 DnB 06 130 04JAZZ01 027 HIP s1VC 079 DnB s1VA 131 04JAZZ02 028 HIP s1VD 080 DnB s1FA 132 04JAZZ03 029 HIP s2VA 081 DnB s1VB 133 04JAZZ04 030 HIP s2VB 082 DnB s1FB 134 BOSSA 031 HIP s2FB 083 TRIPO1 135 CNTRY 032 HIP s2VC 084 TRIPO2 136 68BLUS 033 HIP s2VD 085 TRIP03 137 DANCE 034 HIP s3VA 086 TRIPO4 138 INTROO1 035 HIP s3VB 087 AMB 01 139 INTROO2 036 Hip Funk 088 AMB 02 140 INTRO03 037 DANC01 089 AMB 03 141 INTROO4 038 DANC02 090 AMB 04 142 INTRO05 039 DANC03 091 AMB s1VA 143 INTRO06 040 DANC04 092 AMB s1FA 144 INTRO07 041 DANCO5 093 AMB s1VB 145 INTRO08 042 DANC06 094 AMB s1FB 146 INTRO09 043 DANCs1VA 095 Grv Arp1 147 INTRO10 044 DANCs1FA 096 Grv Arp2 148 INTRO11 045 DANCs1VB 097 Grv Drm1 149 INTRO12 046 DANCs1FB 098 Grv Drm2 150 INTRO13 047 DANCs2VA 099 Grv Drm3 151 INTRO14 048 DANCs2FA 100 Grv Drm4 152 INTRO15 049 DANCs2VB 101 Grv Pe
105. HM key GUITAR BASS algorithm GUITAR BASS key MIC algorithm MIC key e LINE algorithm LINE key MASTERING algorithm MASTERING key When selecting a patch for the insert effect you will begin by first selecting the algorithm the combination of effect modules When you press the ALGORITHM key the display will show the insert effect patches of that algorithm O DI 3 Turn the dial to select the desired patch As you turn the dial new patches will be recalled immediately 4 If you want to temporarily turn the insert effect off press the effect section BYPASS TUNER key The BYPASS TUNER key will light and the insert effect will be bypassed Bypass will be disabled when you press the BYPASS TUNER key once again HINT If you press the ENTER key after pressing the BYPASS TUNER key the Tuner function will be turned on For details on the Tuner function refer to p 92 5 To return to the main screen press the EXIT key The flow of the signal that passes through the insert effect will change as shown below depending on the insert location the number of input signal channels 1 or 2 channels and the input output type of the insert effect mono input stereo output or stereo input and output M S indicates mono input stereo output and S gt S indicates stereo input output algorithms E When inserted into the input mixer e When recording on two mono tracks tr
106. If you want to keep the edited patch refer to the following section 82 ZOOM MRS 1044 Using the send return effects Storing a send return effect patch A patch you edited can be stored in any location of the same send return effect You can also store an existing patch in another location to create a copy of that patch 1 Press the EFFECT key and then press the EDIT key The currently selected patch can now be edited 2 Use the cursor A V keys to make the display read STORE 3 Press the ENTER key A screen will appear in which you can specify the store destination patch number yy EDIT O m mt ut 4 Turn the dial to select the store destination patch number and press the ENTER key The display will ask SURE 5 Press the ENTER key The patch will be stored and you will return to the patch select screen HINT e Patches that you store are saved on the hard disk as part of the project e Patch data included in an already existing project can be loaded into the current project gt p 84 This is convenient when you want to use an edited patch ina different project Editing the name of a send return effect patch Here s how to edit the name of the patch that is currently selected for a send return effect 1 Press the EFFECT key and then press the REVERB key or CHORUS DELAY key Press the REVERB key if you want to edit the name of the reverb
107. LEVEL 2 LIMIITx2 A two channel input output limiter Parameters for left and right can be set independently Explanation of COMP LIM MODULE parameters Parameter name Explanation of parameter SENS SINGLE SENS 1 DUAL Lch Adjusts the input sensitivity of compression SENS 2 DUAL Rch ATTACK SINGLE ATTACK_1 i DUAL Lch Adjusts the speed at which compression is applied ATTACK 2 DUAL Bch THRSHLD SINGLE THRSH 1 i DUAL Lch Adjusts the sensitivity at which the limiter begins to apply THRES 2 DUAL Bch RELEASE SINGLE Na R 5 RELEASE1 DUAL Lch Specifies the length from when the input signal level falls below the threshold until RELEASE2 i DUAL Reh compression ends LEVEL SINGLE LEVEL 1 i DUAL Lch Specifies the output level of the module LEVEL 2 DUAL Rch MIC PRE MODULE PARAMETER 1 PARAMETER 2 PARAMETER 3 PARAMETER 4 PARAMETER 5 PARAMETER 6 COLOR TONE LEVEL DE ESSER MIC PRE 1 A pre amp for use with an external mic COLOR 1 TONE 1 LEVEL 1 COLOR 2 LEVEL 2 MIC PRE 2 A pre amp for use with an external mic 1 When a SINGLE type effect is selected for the COMP LIM module 2 When a DUAL type effect is selected for the COMP LIM module ZOOM MRS 1044 100 Effect type parameter list Explanation of MIC PRE MODULE parameters Parameter name Explanation of parameter
108. LVL 0 30 Adjusts the mix amount of the effect sound DRY LVL ZOOM MR5S 1044 0 30 Adjusts the mix amount of the direct sound 103 saaipuaddy Effect type parameter list NORMALIZE MODULE TYPE PARAMETER 1 NORMLZR GAIN A module that lets you set the input level of the comp module Explanation of NORMALIZE MODULE parameters Parameter name Range Explanation of parameter GAIN 12 12 Specifies the gain EQ MODULE TYPE PARAMETER 1 PARAMETER 2 PARAM ETER 3 PARAMETER 4 3BandEQ HIGH MID LOW LEVEL Three band equalizer For an explanation of the parameters refer to the GUITAR BASS algorithm ZNR MODULE PARAMETER 1 THRSHOLD Zoom s proprietary noise reduction that minimizes noise when you are not playing For an explanation of the parameters refer to the GUITAR BASS algorithm VOL PDL MODULE TYPE PARAMETER 1 VOL PDL MIN VOL You can use an expression pedal to control the volume For an explanation of the parameters refer to the GUITAR BASS algorithm DIMENSION RESONANCE MODULE TYPE PARAMETER 1 PARAMETER 2 PARAMETER 3 PARAMETER 4 PARAMETER 5 PARAMETER 6 PARAMETER 7 RISE_1 RISE_2 DIMENSN DIMENSN An effect that produces spatial width DEPTH FreqOFST RATE TYPE RESO EFX LVL DRY LVL RESONNC RESONNC A resonance filter with LFO Explanat
109. ME BASE key to switch to the Measure display you can specify the location in measure beat clock units e By holding down STOP M and pressing the PLAY gt key you can scrub play the track and V take you specified in step 4 For details on using scrub playback refer to p 31 7 When you have finished specifying the starting location press the ENTER key A screen will appear in which you can specify the ending location of the move source ms LI I MARKER O 8 Specify the ending location of the move source in the same way as in step At this time you can press the PLAY BP key to play back the region between the specified starting location and ending location If there is no recorded data at the specified ending location an symbol will appear in the lower line of the screen 9 When you have finished specifying the ending location press the ENTER key A screen will appear in which you can specify the move destination track and V take ZOOM MRS 1044 41 p1099 4 aduasajay Hapioday eoUdIBJOY Track editing 10 Specify the move destination track and V take in the same way as in step 4 A screen will appear in which you can specify the move MARKER O as L destination location Ji 11 Specify the move destination location in the same way as in step 6 and press the ENTER key A screen will appear in which you can specify the number of
110. MRS 1044 ZOOM murtiTrak Recording Studio INPUT1 INPUT 2 REC LEVEL Sa aD Gi 1 MRS 1644 pe Ea Ha z t E8 Rew SF imi ami imi gml gmg PETE Papi aa GF Fl Phish dich H HEH hk cig AN SE gni gag gng REAPER TE TEE n gt fe a snare ccoseo nar J open Har Operation Manual SNOILNVOSYd ALSAVS ANV 39VSN USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SAFETY PRECAUTIONS In this manual symbols are used to highlight warnings and cautions for you to read so that accidents can be prevented The meanings of these symbols are as follows This symbol indicates explanations about extremely dangerous matters If A N users ignore this symbol and handle the device the wrong way serious injury or death could result Warning This symbol indicates explanations A N about dangerous matters If users ignore this symbol and handle the device the wrong way bodily injury and damage to the equipment could result Caution Please observe the following safety tips and precautions to ensure hazard free use of the MRS 1044 e Power requirements The MRS 1044 is powered by the
111. More than 44 hours calculated for mono tracks 100 mark points per project Hour Min Sec mSec display or Meas Beat Tick display Number of pads Resolution Time signatures 8 pads velocity sensitive 48 PPQN 1 4 8 4 time signatures Number of factory preset patterns More than 400 rewritable Maximum number of patterns 255 patterns for each song rewritable Maximum number of measures Number of notes 999 measures for each Rhythm song 255 measures for each Rhythm pattern Approximately 10 000 notes for each Rhythm song Track editing functions Copy Move Paste Erase Exchange Tempo 40 0 250 0 resolution 1 10 Punch in out function Manual Auto f Other functions Hard disk 3 5 inch E IDE type 15 GB Mixer Bounce Scrub Preview A B Repeat Undo Redo Simultaneously playable tracks Faders 13 10 audio tracks stereo drum track mono bass track 11 1 6 mono 7 8 9 10 stereo Number of projects A D converter D A converter Sampling frequency Signal processing Frequency response Maximum of 1 000 projects 24 bit 64 times oversampling 24 bit 128 times oversampling 44 1 kHz 24 bit 20 Hz 20 kHz 1 dB for 10 k ohm load drum bass stereo master S N 93 dB IHF A Level meter display Switchable post fader pre fader fader Dynamic range 97 dB IHF A value monitor function THD N 0 02 400 Hz at 10 k ohm load Track parameters Equalizer effect send pan balance Display 6
112. ONE LEVEL Model of a vacuum tube stack amp characterized by thick lows and delicate distortion GAIN TONE LEVEL Drive sound that models a high gain amp suitable for lead GAIN TONE LEVEL 60 s sound typical of a Fuzz unit played through an amp stack GAIN TONE LEVEL Model of a bass amp with a distinctively clean low mid range GAIN TONE LEVEL Model of a bass amp with vintage style drive GAIN TONE LEVEL CABINET SPEAKER Trebly drive sound for bass GAIN TONE LEVEL CABINET SPEAKER Combination of crunch and cabinet simulator GAIN TONE LEVEL CABINET SPEAKER Combination of vintage overdrive and cabinet simulator GAIN TONE LEVEL CABINET SPEAKER Combination of vintage distortion and cabinet simulator GAIN TONE LEVEL CABINET SPEAKER Combination of metal style distortion and cabinet simulator GAIN TONE LEVEL CABINET SPEAKER Combination of the Zoom 9002 distortion and cabinet simulator TOP BODY LEVEL CABINET SPEAKER Transforms the sound of an electric guitar into an acoustic guitar like tone COLOR TONE LEVEL CABINET SPEAKER Pre amp for electric acoustic TONE LEVEL Transforms the sound of an electric guitar into a bass guitar like tone CABINET SPEAKER DEPTH Simulation of the cabinet of a guitar bass amp J CLN US CLN US DRV Tweed Class A UK CRU UK DRV CMB 335 MTL PNL BLK BTM MD LEAD FZ STK TE Bass FD Bass
113. PTY 7 If there is no empty rhythm pattern you can select an unwanted rhythm pattern and erase it by pressing the INSERT DELETE key 5 ENTER key For details refer to p 71 The subsequent procedure will differ depending on whether you select the drum track or the bass track as the recording destination E Selecting the drum track 1 Repeatedly press the DRUM BASS key to make the display indicate Pad Drum The drum track will be selected Now you can tap pads 1 8 to hear the sounds of the drum kit selected for the drum track The drum kit contains 24 drum percussion sounds and eight of these are assigned to the pads An example of drum sounds Cm to ey 1 FA 2 TOM 3 CYMBAL Ka Ka OPEN HAT TE HINT When the drum track is selected DRUM will always be shown in the PAD area in the right of the display 2 As necessary press the BANK key and turn the dial to switch pad banks The group of sounds assigned to pads 1 8 is called the pad bank When the drum track is selected you can switch pad banks to change the drum percussion sounds that are played by pads 1 8 You can select from pad banks 1 3 default 1 T Pad bank 3 Press the EXIT key You will return to the rhythm pattern screen The pad bank setting will remain valid even if you change screens or modes E Selecting the bass track 1 Repeatedly press the DRUM BASS key to make the displ
114. Press the EDIT key The display will indicate EDIT and a screen will appear in which you can edit the patch When the EDIT key is first pressed a screen will appear in which you can select the effect type of the selected send return effect in this example chorus delay EDIT Q Effect type 4 Ifyou want to change the effect type turn the dial In this example the chorus delay effect type has been changed from CHORUS to DELAY When the effect type is changed the effect parameters will also be different HINT When the contents of a patch are modified the EDIT indicator in the upper part of the display will change to EDITED 5 Use the cursor A W keys to select the effect parameter that you want to edit In this example the TIME parameter of the DELAY effect type has been selected EDIT ED ak NG E Effect parameter Setting 6 Turn the dial to change the setting For details on the effect types that can be selected for reverb or chorus delay and on the range of each effect parameter refer to the appendix p 105 at the end of this manual 7 As necessary repeat steps 5 6 to edit other effect parameters 8 When you have finished editing press the EXIT key You will return to the patch select screen O Nore Be aware that if you return to the patch select screen and select another patch your edits will be lost
115. R key The currently selected recording destination V take will be displayed E e CURRENT The bounce result will be recorded on the V take currently selected for the recording track e 1 10 The bounce result will be recorded on the V take of the number you specify here 4 Turn the dial to specify the recording destination V take CURRENT or 1 10 5 To return to the main screen press the EXIT key several times Track editing The audio data recorded on the tracks of the recorder can be edited in a variety of ways such as erasing portions of it or copying it to other tracks This section explains the track editing functions HINT e When using the track editing functions the two tracks of each stereo track 7 8 9 10 are handled as separate tracks e V takes not currently selected for tracks 1 10 can also be selected for editing ONoT7E O In general recorded track data that was rewritten by an editing operation cannot be recovered If you plan to compare the state of the data before and after editing you must Capture the state of that track 5 p 44 Copying a specified region of data to another location A specified region of recorded data can be copied to any location in any track The data that was previously at the copy destination will be erased and overwritten by the copy source data Copy source data Copy destination track
116. T e If you press the MARK key at a location where a mark has not yet been assigned a new mark will be assigned to that location e If a dot is shown at the lower right of the mark number this means that the mark matches the current location 4 Turn the dial to select the number of the scene you saved in step 1 the scene that will be the starting point of the mix The scene will be assigned to the mark and at the same time the selected scene will be recalled The following screen shows an example of when mark number 0 is assigned to scene number 1 MARKER a wn UU HINT To cancel a scene assignment turn the dial to make the display indicate 5 Press the EXIT key You will return to the main screen 6 Locate the point at which you want the mix to change and assign a mark 7 While playing back the song from that point create the new mix and save it in a scene 8 Use the MARKER M4 gt gt i keys to locate to the mark you assigned in step 6 and press the MARK key A screen will appear allowing you to assign a scene to the mark you selected in step 6 UI MARKER O mi LI 9 Turn the dial to select the number of the scene you savedin step 7 10 Press the EXIT key You will return to the main screen 11 Using the procedure from steps 6 10 assign a mark to each point at which you want the mix to change and assign a scene to each of these marks
117. TE COLOR pa PHASER An effect that adds a swooshing modulation to the sound DEPTH RATE CLIP TREMOLO An effect that cyclically varies the volume SHIFT TONE BALANCE PITCH An effect that modifies the pitch of the original sou RATE BALANCE RingMod An effect that produces a metallic resonance FREQ DEPTH LowBoost EXCITER An effect that gives the sound more focus and spatial definition SIZE TONE MIX AIR Simulates the effect of air on the room resonance giving the sound spatial de TIME FB MIX DELAY A delay effect with a maximum of 500 mSec TIME TONE MIX DOUBLE M A doubling effect that allows the delay time to be set in 1 mSec steps up to 100 mSec TIME1 TONE 1 MIX 1 TIME 2 DOUBLE 2 A doubling effect that allows the delay time to be set in 1 mSec steps up to 100 mSec 1 When a SINGLE type effect is selected for the COMP LIM module 2 When a DUAL type effect is selected for the COMP LIM module usable only with DOUBLE Explanation of MODULATION DELAY MODULE parameters Parameter name Range Explanation of parameter DEPTH f SINGLE 0 10 Specifies the depth of the effect RATE SINGLE 1 30 Specifies the speed of the effect COLOR i SINGLE 1 4 Modifies the type of phase tone CLIP i SINGLE 0 10 Emphasizes the effect SHIFT SINGLE 12 0 24 0 Specifies the amount of pitch shift produced by the pitch shifter BALANCE i SINGLE 0 30 Adjusts the balan
118. acks 1 2 3 4 5 6 or on a stereo track 7 8 9 10 Recorder INPUT 1 EFFECT 4 Track INPUT 2 ON OFF M S Track Recorder INPUS 1 EFFECT 4 Track INPUT 2 222 eel _Track Recorder INPUT 1 Saar Track 5 EFFECT EL MAGS ULE M S J Track INPUT2 L Recorder INPUT 1 EFFECT Track S 5 J Track INPUT 2 ON OFF ZOOM MRS 1044 77 S109443 s2U010jpy Soya souss8joy Using the insert effect e When recording on one mono track track 1 6 Recorder INPUT 1 ios GH Tak or U INPUT2 2025 Recorder INPUT1 EFFECT J or ON OFF S38 _ P Tak INPUT 2 INPUT1 Recorder ON OFF EFFECT Track MoS Hs T8 INPUT 2 LJ ON OFF INPUT 1 LI Recorder EFFECT naya S38 H Track INPUT 2 CLJ ON OFF HINT If no recording track is selected the output signal of the insert effect will be sent to a location immediately before the MASTER fader and mixed with the signals of the track mixer When inserted into the track mixer e f two mono channels channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 a stereo channel 7 8 9 10 or the DRUM channel is selected as the insert location Recorder Track mixer Track EFFECT Channel Track H MS J Channel Recorder Track mixer Track p EFFECT 4 Channel Track f 85
119. applied p 78 When you have finished selecting the patch press the EXIT key You will return to the main screen 4 4 Perform the mixdown Finally you will record mix down the completed song onto an external master recorder Press the PLAY B5 key to play back the song and g while you watch the level meter adjust the overall volume of the song as desired Adjust the MASTER fader while making sure that the 0 dB dot of the L R level meter does not light MASTER IN DRUMBASS 1 2 3 4 5 6 g L R When you have finished adjusting the MASTER g fader press the STOP W key to stop and then press the ZERO M4 key to return to the beginning of the song Start recording on the external recorder connected to the OUTPUT jack s and then press the PLAY gt key of the MRS 1044 When you have finished recording stop the 4 external recorder Press the MRS 1044 s STOP W key to stop the song This completes the mixdown Don t forget to save the current project on the hard disk HINT When shipped from the factory the hard disk contains a project with a completed mix of all recorded tracks Project name Sample 4 project number 995 For details on how to load a project refer to p 17 NoTE On the MRS 1044 the current project will be saved automatically when you turn off the power or load another project For this reason if you modify the mix after having saved the project with its c
120. arameter is displayed pressing the REVERB SEND key will cause the signal sent from the input mixer to reverb to be switched on off 4 When you have finished making settings press the EXIT key You will return to the main screen Adjusting the pan balance Here s how to adjust the pan stereo position of the signal sent from the input mixer to the OUTPUT jacks or recording tracks or the balance the volume balance between two channels 1 Press the PAN key A screen will appear in which you can adjust the PAN parame ter 48 ZOOM MRS 1044 Basic operation of the track mixer NI 2 LI 2 Press the INPUT 1 or INPUT 2 ON OFF key The input mixer will be selected for pan adjustments 3 Turn the dial to edit the value of the PAN parameter The PAN parameter can be adjusted in a range of L100 far left O center R100 far right 4 When you have finished adjusting the pan press the EXIT key You will return to the main screen The function of the PAN parameter will change as follows depending on the number of input jacks that are currently turned on and on the number of recording tracks that are currently selected e When no recording track is selected For the signal that is sent from the input mixer to the L R channels of the OUTPUT jacks the PAN parameter will adjust the pan if either but not both INPUT 1 or 2 are enabled or the balance if both INPUT 1 and 2
121. are enabled e When two mono tracks or a stereo track is selected as the recording track For the signal that is sent from the input mixer to the pair of odd numbered even numbered tracks the PAN parameter will adjust the pan if either but not both INPUT 1 and 2 are enabled or the balance if both INPUT 1 and 2 are enabled e When one mono track is selected as the recording track The PAN parameter will have no effect Basic operation of the track mixer Adjusting the volume pan EQ For each channel you can adjust the volume pan stereo position between the L R channels of the OUTPUT jack and EQ equalizer 1 To adjust the volume output level of a channel operate the fader of the corresponding channel DRUM BASS 1 6 7 8 9 10 HINT e To check the precise setting of the volume FADER parameter press the following sequence of keys TRACK PARAMETER section PAN key gt cursor V key status key of the desired channel e You can check the MASTER fader setting by pressing any TRACK PARAMETER key MASTER status key 2 To adjust the pan of a channel press the TRACK PARAMETER section PAN key and then press one of the status keys DRUM BASS 1 6 7 8 9 10 to select the desired channel A screen will appear in which you can adjust the PAN parameter of the selected channel NT 2 LI 3 Turn the dial to adjust the value of the PAN parameter The range is L100 far left O
122. area to the left or right and turn the dial to specify the location to which you want to move The time display can be changed in minutes seconds 10 millisecond units and the measure display can be changed in measure beat tick units When you change the value you will immediately move to the specified location You can now press the PLAY B5 key to begin playing from the point to which you located Assigning marks within the song Marker function You can assign up to 100 marks in a song at any desired location and locate to a mark by pressing a key or by specifying the desired mark number This is convenient when you want to play back repeatedly from a specific location HINT The marker function can also be used to recall mixer settings scenes at a desired location in a song gt p 51 Assigning a mark Here s how to assign a mark at the desired location in a song 1 Find to the point at which you want to assign a mark If necessary you can use the Scrub function to make fine adjustments to the current location in 10 millisecond steps gt p 31 HINT A mark can be assigned either during playback or when stopped 2 Press the MARK key A mark will be assigned to the current location When a mark has been assigned the new mark number 01 99 will appear in the MARKER area in the upper right of the display O The mark number is assigned automatically in ascending order from the be
123. as the number is changed you will locate to that number Deleting a mark Here s how to delete a mark that you assigned 1 Locate to the mark that you want to delete The mark number displayed in the MARKER area is the mark that will be deleted However it is not possible to delete a mark unless the mark location exactly matches the current location Make sure that the dot at the lower right of the mark number is lit 2 Press the CLEAR key The selected mark will be deleted and subsequent marks will be renumbered ONore e A deleted mark cannot be recovered e t is not possible to delete mark number OO located at the beginning of the song 30 ZOOM MRS 1044 Finding a desired location Scrub Preview function Finding a desired location Scrub Preview function The MRS 1044 provides a Scrub function that lets you search for a desired location while repeatedly playing a short region before or after the current location This is convenient when you want to accurately find the point at which a specific sound starts or stops When the Scrub function is on you can use the Preview function that plays 0 7 seconds of the preceding or following sound when you press the REW 44 or FF gt gt key By using the Scrub and Preview functions together you can find the desired location quickly and accurately ONore When the Scrub Preview functions are being used only one of the tracks 1 10 can
124. at they do Front panel Effect section gt p 9 Input section gt p 8 Display section gt p 10 TRACK PARAMETER section 3 p 11 Control section gt p 11 BALANCE UNBAMANCE GUITAR BALANCE IBALANCE MASTER BASS INPUT 1 INPUT 2 DIGITAL EXP PEDAL FOOTSW OFF oN PoWR PHANTOM PE INPUT1 INPUT2 REC LEVEL LINE MC LINE X cure ES g CJ CJ ON OFF ON OFF gaso Sa AUTO PUNCH Pola A B REPEAT MARKER TOTAL CHORUS Ao REVERB PATTERN RHYTHM DRUM BASS BANK INSERT j INSERT ERASE KIT PROG TEMPO 5 6 7 8 TOM1 TOM2 TOM3 CYMBAL 2 3 4 SNARE CLOSED HAT OPEN HAT Rhythm section gt p 9 Input section 1 INPUT 1 JINPUT 2 REC LEVEL O GUITAR O CU 5 2 LINE MIC LINE MIC ON OFF ON OFF 3 1 PEAK indicators These show whether the input signal input source from the INPUT 1 and INPUT 2 jacks is distorting The indicators will light 6 dB below the level at which the sound begins to distort Fader section p 10 Transport section gt p 12 2 INPUT 1 INPUT 2 controls These controls adjust the sensitivity of the input signal from the INPUT 1 and INPUT 2 jacks 3 ON OFF keys These keys enab
125. ay indicate Pad Bass The bass track will be selected Now you can tap pads 1 8 to play the scale of the bass program selected for the bass track An example of the scale of the bass program assigned to the pads 5 6 7 8 TOM 2 TOM 3 CYMBAL 2 3 4 CLOSED HAT OPEN HAT 66 ZOOM MRS 1044 Creating an original rhythm pattern HINT When the bass track is selected BASS will always be shown in the PAD area in the right of the display 2 As necessary press the BANK key and turn the dial to switch the pad bank When the bass track is selected you can switch the pad bank to change the scale or range of the bass program played by pads 1 8 For the bass track you can select pad banks Maj 1 Maj 3 and min 1 min 3 default Maj 1 Maj is a major scale and min is a natural minor scale The number following Maj or min indicates the range in units of an octave T Tonic of scale Pad bank 3 As necessary use the cursor A W keys to change the tonic C B of the currently selected scale default E 4 Press the EXIT key You will return to the rhythm pattern screen The pad bank and scale tonic settings will remain valid even if you change screens or modes HINT If necessary you can also change the drum kit bass program sound that is assigned to the track gt p 57 Recording your pad performance in a rhythm pattern You ca
126. be played back Using the Scrub Preview functions 1 In the main screen hold down the STOP W key and press the PLAY b gt key This turns on the Scrub function and a short region 40 milliseconds by default following the current location will play back repeatedly Current location Track Scrub playback e san When the Scrub function is on the SCRUB indicator will appear in the lower right of the display i The track being scrubbed MARKER O wn LILI serus lt Scrub function is on 2 Press one of the status keys 1 6 7 8 or 9 10 to select the track that will be scrubbed For the stereo tracks 7 8 9 10 the selection will alternate between odd numbered and even numbered tracks each time you press the status key 3 Use the cursor lt 4 b keys to make the unit displayed at the right edge of the counter MS for time display or TICK for measure display blink 4 Turn the dial to the left or right to find the desired location While scrub playback continues the current location will move forward or backward in 10 millisecond steps for time display or one tick steps for measure display 5 If you want to use the Preview function to hear the region before the current location press the REW 44 key To hear the region after the current location press the FF gt gt key If you press the REW 44 key a region of 0 7 seconds prior to the curre
127. been loaded the volume of each track and the overall volume of the entire song will be set automatically without regard to the current physical positions of the faders When you operate a fader the volume will immediately be set to the new position of the fader HINT For a project that uses the rhythm section use the DRUM fader to adjust the volume of the drum sound and the BASS fader to adjust the volume of the bass sound 5 To stop the demo song press the STOP W key STOP PLAY RI PIET HINT While stopped you can press the ZERO M4 key to move to the beginning of the song Or you can press the REW 44 key FF gt gt key to rewind fast forward in steps of one second Turn off the power When turning off the power of the MRS 1044 and your peripheral equipment do so in the opposite order from which you turned the power on 1 Turn off the power of your audio system or turn the volume all the way down 2 Press the rear panel POWER switch Normally the project will automatically be saved on the internal hard disk and then the power will turn off The next time the power is turned on the project that you were last operating will be loaded automatically HINT The demo songs have a protect setting that prevents the data from being overwritten For this reason the project will not be saved when you turn off the power after loading a demo song amp Caution 8 e You must us
128. c guitar saaipuaddy 107 Effect patch list E LINE ALGORITHM PATCH NAME Comment Application Syn Lead Effect for single note synth leads OrganPha Phaser effect for synth organ OrgaRock Sound for rock organ EP Chor Beautiful resonance and chorus effective for electric piano ClavFig Sound for clavinet Concert hall effect for piano PowerBD Honky tonk piano simulation An effect that gives a bass drum more power DrumFing Conventional flanger for drums LiveDrum Simulation of outdoor live doubling JetDrum Phaser sound effective on 16 beat hi hat AsianKit BassBost Transforms a standard kit into an Asian kit Boost patch that emphasizes the low range Mono gt St An effect that gives spaciousness to a mono source AM Radio Simulation of an AM radio Keyboard EMPTY PATCH NAME Comment Application PlusAlfa Mastering that enhances the overall power All Pops Conventional mastering StWide Wide range mastering DiscoMst Mastering for club sound Boost Mixdown effect for a hi fi finish Power For mixes with a big and powerful low range Live Add a live feel to the overall mix WarmMst Mastering that adds an overall warm feeling TightUp Mastering with an overall hard feel 1930Mst Mastering to a 1930 s sound LoFi Mst For lo fi mastering BGM
129. ce between the direct sound and effect sound FREQ SINGLE 1 5 Specifies the frequency LowBoost SINGLE 0 10 Emphasizes the low range SIZE i SINGLE 1 10 Specifies the spatial width FB i SINGLE Adjusts the amount of feedback i TYPE DELAY 0 10 SINGLE TYPE DELAY 1 Sets the delay time x 10 mSec TYPE DOUBLE 1 100 Sets the delay time x 1 mSec DUAL Lch 1 100 Sets the delay time x 1 mSec DUAL Rch SINGLE DUAL Lch Adjusts the tone DUAL Rch SINGLE DUAL Lch Adjusts the mix amount of the effect DUAL Rch E LINE ALGORITHM COMP LIM MODULE TYPE PARAMETER 1 PARAMETER 2 PARAMETER 3 SENS ATTACK LEVEL COMP A stereo input output compressor THRSHOLD RELEASE LEVEL LIMITER A stereo input output limiter Explanation of COMP LIM MODULE parameters Parameter name Range Explanation of parameter SENS 0 15 Specifies the input sensitivity of compression ATTACK 0 15 Adjusts the speed at which compression is applied LEVEL 1 8 Specifies the output level of the module THRSHOLD 0 15 Specifies the sensitivity at which the limiter will begin to apply RELEASE 0 15 Specifies the time from when the input signal falls below the threshold until compression ends ISOLATOR MODULE TYPE PARAMETER 1 PARAMETER 2 PARAMETER 3 PARAMETER 4 PARAMETER 5 XOVER Lo XOVER Hi MIX HIGH MIX MID MIX LOW An effect that
130. cene will be saved in the selected number To return to the main screen press the ENTER key ZOOM MRS 1044 51 Lioxiy BOUdIOJOY pox 22u04ajoy Saving recalling mixer settings Scene function O Nore If you select a scene that has already been saved and execute this operation the previously saved scene will be overwritten Recalling a saved scene Here s how to recall a scene that was saved to memory 1 Press the SCENE key and use the cursor lt 4 gt keys to make the display read SCENE CALL The right side of the display will indicate the scene number that will be recalled a gt NoTE It is not possible to access the above screen if no scene has been saved in memory 2 Turn the dial to select the scene number 0 99 that you want to recall Only scene numbers for which data has been stored in memory can be selected 3 To recall the selected scene press the ENTER key The scene will be selected and you will return to the main screen If you press the EXIT key instead of the ENTER key you will return to the main screen without recalling Deleting a scene Here s how to delete a scene that was stored in memory 1 Press SCENE and use the cursor b keys to make the display indicate SCENE DEL The right side of the display will indicate the scene number for deletion O a JNOoTE It is not possible to access the ab
131. ct the rhythm song has not yet been created so you will hear no sound Either create the rhythm song or load a project for which a rhythm song has been created E No sound when you tap the pads e If the pad sensitivity has been set to SOFT loud sounds will not be produced even when you tap strongly Change the setting to NORMAL LITE or LOUD 5 p 72 E Can t record or edit a rhythm pattern rhythm song e When the RHYTHM key is dark or blinking it is not possible to record or edit a rhythm pattern or rhythm song Press the RHYTHM key to make the key light e If the display indicates FULL this means that you have used up the rhythm section memory Please delete unneeded rhythm patterns E Sounds recorded in the rhythm pattern do not play e Sounds that exceed the maximum polyphony 8 notes for the drum track and 1 note for the bass track will not be played Either delete some of the other notes that have already been recorded p 68 or stay within the maximum polyphony when you record Problems with MIDI E The MRS 1044 s drum bass sounds cannot be played from an external MIDI device e Make sure that a MIDI cable is correctly connected from the MIDI OUT connector of the external device to the MRS 1044 s MIDI IN connector e Make sure that the MIDI channels for the drum track and bass track are set appropriately p 90 e Make sure that the MIDI transmit channel s of the external device
132. cut EQLOG Amount of boost cut for low range EQ EQLOF Frequency at which low range EQ will boost cut CHO SEND Volume sent to chorus delay send return effect REV SEND Volume sent to reverb send return effect PAN Left right position L R channel balance FADER Volume of each channel fader position ST LINK Link the parameters of the odd even numbered channels O O O O O O O o 46 ZOOM MRS 1044 Basic operation of the input mixer Basic operation of the input mixer Assigning input signals to recording tracks Here s how the signals that are input from the INPUT 1 INPUT 2 jacks can be sent to a recording track and their recording levels can be adjusted 1 Make sure that the instrument or mic that you want to record is connected to the INPUT 1 INPUT 2 jack s 2 Press the ON OFF key of the jack s INPUT 1 2 to which you connected your instrument to make the key light The ON OFF key enables and disables the jack When a key is lit the corresponding jack is enabled 3 While playing your instrument turn the INPUT 1 INPUT 2 control s to adjust the input sensitivity Make adjustments so that the PEAK indicator flickers slightly when you play your instrument at its loudest volume 4 If you will be recording the sound through the insert effect select an insert effect patch as necessary With the default settings of a project the
133. d MOD module COLOR 1 4 Changes the type of the phase tone CLIP 0 10 Emphasizes the effect FREQ TYPE PDL WAH 1 50 Specifies the center frequency of the wah TYPE EXCITER 1 5 Specifies the frequency LEVEL 1 8 Sets the output level of the module RTM OFF On Specifies whether the expression pedal will be used as a wah pedal FLT TYPE bPF LPF Specifies the type of filter RESO 1 10 Adds character to the sound SENS 10 10 Adjusts the sensitivity with which the effect is applied SHIFT 12 0 24 0 Sets the amount of shift produced by the pitch shifter TONE 0 10 Adjust the tone BALANCE 0 30 Adjusts the balance between the direct sound and effect sound LowBoost 0 10 Emphasizes the low frequency range SIZE 1 10 Specifies the spatial width TIME TYPE WIDE 1 64 Sets the delay time TYPE DELAY 1 50 WET LVL 0 30 Adjusts the mix amount of the effect sound DRY LVL 0 30 Adjusts the mix amount of the direct sound E MIC ALGORITHM COMP LIM MODULE PARAMETER 1 PARAMETER 2 PARAMETER 3 PARAMETER 4 PARAMETER 5 PARAMETER 6 SINGLE SENS ATTACK LEVEL COMP x1 A mono input output compressor SINGLE THRSHOLD RELEASE LEVEL LIMIITx1 A mono input output limiter DUAL SENS 1 ATTACK 1 LEVEL 1 SENS 2 ATTACK 2 LEVEL 2 COMP x2 A two channel input output compressor Parameters for left and right can be set independently DUAL THRSH_1 RELEASE1 LEVEL_1 THRES 2 RELEASE2
134. de 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO x No ZOOM MRS 1044 117 soolpueddy Index Index A A B Repeat function 32 A B REPEAT key 11 32 ACCESS indicator 10 Algorithm 21 75 ALGORITHM keys 9 77 AUTO PUNCH IN OUT key 11 33 Auto punch in out 33 B Balance 48 BANK key 10 66 Bass track 55 Bass program editing a 57 Bass programs 55 BASS status key 10 Bounce function 37 BOUNCE key 10 37 BYPASS TUNER key 9 21 92 C Capture 44 Channel 46 Chord type 61 CHORUS DELAY SEND key 11 48 CHORUS DELAY key 9 81 CLEAR key 11 30 CLIP indicator 8 20 COMPRESSOR key 9 79 Control section 11 Counter 18 Cursor A V lt 4 keys 12 D DC 12V jack 13 Demo songs 15 Dial 12 Display 10 Display section 10 Drum kit 55 Drum kit changing the 57 DRUM status key 10 Drum track 55 DRUM BASS key 10 E EDIT key 12 Effect modules 75 Effect parameters 78 98 Effect section 7 9 Effect types 78 98 EFFECT key 9 21 Effects 74 ENTER key 12 F G H K EQ 25 49 EQ HIGH key 11 49 EQ LOW key 11 49 EQUALIZER key 9 79 ERASE key 10 60 69 EXIT key 12 EXP PEDAL jack 13 Fader section 10 Faders 10 FF gt gt key 12 FOOT SW jack 13 Foot switch 13 14 92 Front panel 8 GUITAR BASS key 9 77 Hard disk free space checking the 86 INPUT 1 INPUT 2 controls 8 20 47 INPUT 1 jacks 12 BALANCE 12 GUITAR BASS 13 UNBALANCE 12 INPUT 2 jacks 13 BALANCE 13 UNBAL
135. dio devices and MIDI devices as shown in the following diagram NOTE To prevent damage to the speakers of your audio system turn off the power of the audio system connected to the OUTPUT MASTER jacks or turn the volume all the way down before you make connections Guitar Digital recorder MIDI sequencer e g DAT recorder or e g computer MD recorder Audio system audio components or i E amplified speakers 900 e000 Dynamic or condenser mics MIDI interface LI DEN IE MIDI IN MIDI OUT suo dJauuo BALANCE GUITAR UNBALANCE BALANCE N FOOTSW EXP PEDAL DIGITAL PHONES MASTER UNBALANCE AO di C re SERIAL NO SI 1 CORPORATION MADE IN JAPAN MIDI INPUT 1 PAg Foot switch ZOOM FS01 INPUT 2 AC adaptor Headphones R L Expression pedal E CD player etc 7 ZOOM FP01 FP02 HINT Loop the cable of the AC adaptor around the hook as shown in the diagram before connecting it to the DC 12V jack This will prevent the plug from being pulled out if the AC adaptor cable is accidentally pulled Synthesizer or sampler etc HINT When connecting stereo output devices such as a R output to the INPUT 2 jack 14 synthesizer
136. dulation to the sound PHASER POSITION RATE COLOR An effect that adds a swooshing modulation to the sound TREMOLO DEPTH RATE CLIP An effect that cyclically varies the volume PDL WAH POSITION FREQ LEVEL An effect that lets you use an expression pedal to control wah manually AutoWah FLT TYPE POSITION RESO An effect in which wah is applied according to your playing dynamics PITCH SHIFT TONE BALANCE An effect that modifies the pitch of the original sound RingMod POSITION RATE BALANCE An effect that produces a metallic resonance EXCITER FREQ DEPTH LowBoost An effect that gives the sound more focus and spatial definition AIR SIZE TONE MIX Simulates the effect of air on the room resonance giving the sound spatial depth WIDE TIME WET LVL DRY LVL An effect that produces the sound of a stereo recording made with two mics DELAY ZOOM MRS 1044 TIME FB MIX A delay effect with a maximum of 500 mSec saaipuaddy soolpueddy Effect type parameter list Explanation of MODULATION DELAY MODULE parameters Parameter name Explanation of parameter 0 10 Adjusts the depth of the effect 1 30 Adjusts the speed of the effect 0 30 Adjusts the mix amount of the effect FB TYPE FLANGER 10 10 Adjusts the amount of feedback TYPE DELAY 0 10 POSITION AF bF Exchanges the effect locations of the DRIVE module an
137. e OUTPUT jacks and at the same time will be sent to the bounce destination track s Even if you are using the insert effect or a send return effect the sound with the effect s applied will be recorded on the bounce destination track s MASTER DRUM BASS 1 2 3 4 5 6 718 9 10 MASTER _ ____________ _f HINT e If you turn the INPUT 1 2 ON OFF keys on you can mix the input signals from the INPUT 1 and INPUT 2 jacks into the bounce recording e If you select only one mono track as the bounce destination the signal mixed to mono will be recorded e If necessary you can play back all ten tracks and bounce them to the desired one or two tracks For details refer to the section that follows 4 Press the STOP W key 5 Press the ZERO 44 key to return to the beginning of the song and then hold down the REC key and press the PLAY 95 key Recording on track 9 10 will begin 6 When you have finished recording press the STOP BB key The Bounce function will be turned off Making settings for the Bounce function You can change the settings of the Bounce function if necessary E Specifying playback mute for the recording track s By default the bounce destination recording track s will be muted If you want to play back all ten tracks simultaneously while you bounce record use the following procedure to change the
138. e data of an entire track 43 Exchanging the data of entire tracks 43 Moving a specified region of data to another location 40 Track mixer 46 Adjusting the effect depth 50 Adjusting the volume pan EQ 49 Linking two channels 50 TRACK PARAMETER section 11 Transport section 12 Tuner 92 U UNDO REDO key 12 44 USB board 5 13 V V TAKE key 10 35 V takes 35 Editing the name of a V take 36 Switching the V takes 35 Z ZERO M4 key 12 ZOOM MR5S 1044 119 saaipuaddy CATCH US IF YOU CAN ZOOM CORPORATION NOAH Bldg 2 10 2 Miyanishi cho Fuchu shi Tokyo 183 0022 Japan PHONE 81 42 369 7116 FAX 81 42 369 7115 Web Site http www zoom co jp Printed in Japan MRS 1044 5000 2
139. e of the speaker EQ MODULE TYPE Adjusts the character of the electric acoustic pre amp PARAMETER 1 PARAMETER 2 PARAMETER 3 PARAMETER 4 3BandEQ HIGH MID LOW LEVEL Three band equalizer Explanation of EQ MO Parameter name DULE parameters Explanation of parameter HIGH Boosts cuts the high frequency range MID Boosts cuts the mid frequency range LOW Boosts cuts the low frequency range LEVEL ZNR MODULE Sets the output level of the module PARAMETER 1 THRSHOLD Zoom s proprietary noise reduction that minimizes noise when you are not playing Explanation of ZNR MODULE parameters Parameter name Range Explanation of parameter THRSHOLD VOL PDL MODULE OFF 1 30 Adjusts the sensitivity of ZNR For best results set this as high as possible without allowing the attacks or decays to sound unnatural TYPE ARAMETER 1 VOL PDL MIN VOL You can use an expression pedal to control the volume Explanation of VOL PDL MODULE parameters Parameter name Explanation of parameter MIN VOL MODULATION DELAY MODULE TYPE When using an expression pedal as a volume pedal this specifies the minimum volume PARAMETER 1 PARAMETER 2 PARAMETER 3 PARAMETER 4 CHORUS DEPTH RATE MIX Stereo chorus with clear sound and great spaciousness FLANGER DEPTH RATE FB An effect that adds a pronounced character and mo
140. e reference pitch of the tuner turn the dial The reference pitch of the tuner is set to middle A 440 Hz by default The reference pitch can be adjusted in a range of 435 455 Hz Reference pitch of the tuner HINT If you change the reference pitch the pitch of the bass program will also change accordingly 8 When you have finished tuning press the EXIT key You will return to the main screen At the same time the insert effect will remain bypassed but the send return effects will be switched back on 9 To disable bypass for the insert effect press the BYPASS TUNER key Preventing digital copying of your master tape When mixing down to a DAT recorder etc via the DIGITAL jack you can prevent digital copies from being made from your completed master tape onto another digital recorder The procedure is as follows 1 In the main screen press the PROJECT UTILITY key The display will indicate PROJECT 2 Use the cursor lt 4 b keys to make the display show UTILITY SYSTEM and press the ENTER key 3 Use the cursor b keys to make the display show UTILITY D PRTCT and press the ENTER key The current digital copy setting will be displayed 2 e OFF Digital copying from your master tape to another digital recorder will be permitted default setting e ON SCMS Serial Copy Management System data will be added to the digital signal that is outp
141. e this method to turn off the power of the MRS 1044 If you turn off the power by disconnecting the AC adaptor plug from the DC 12V jack or by unplugging the AC adaptor from the AC power outlet the project will not be saved and any previous recordings or changes will be lost In particular you must never turn the power off by unplugging the AC adaptor while the access indicator of the display section is lit Doing so may damage the internal hard disk causing all data to be lost permanently 16 ZOOM MRS 1044 Introductory tour This section explains the process of recording instruments on tracks while monitoring the accompaniment produced by the rhythm section It also explains how to complete a two channel mix This introductory tour is divided into the following steps 1 4 By following through these steps in order you can experience the entire process from recording the first tracks to completing your song e Step 1 Preparations before recording Make recording preparations for the introductory tour e Step 2 Recording the first track Record the first track while listening to the accompaniment of the rhythm section e Step 3 Overdubbing Record overdub the second and subsequent tracks while listening to the previously recorded tracks and the backing of the rhythm section e Step 4 Mixdown Mix the rhythm section and the tracks that you recorded on the recorder down to a two channel stereo mix c
142. ear in which you can adjust the Pan setting E Press the status key of the channel whose pan you want to adjust EN l 1 Pan value When the track parameter menu is displayed you can press a status key or the cursor lt B gt keys to select the channel whose parameter you want to adjust g Turn the dial to adjust the pan value The pan value can be adjusted in a range of L100 far left 0 center R100 far right Repeat steps 5 6 to adjust the pan of other channels NotTE For the stereo channels the DRUM channel channels 7 8 and 9 10 the PAN parameter functions as a BALANCE parameter that adjusts the volume balance between the L R channels e Press the EQ HIGH key or EQ LOW key Press the EQ HIGH key to adjust the high frequency equalizer or press the EQ LOW to adjust the low frequency equalizer The following illustration shows the ZOOM MRS 1044 25 4no Aojonpodju Jno A10 ONpol y Step 4 Mixdown screen that will appear if you press the EQ HIGH key g 8 TRACK PARAMETER EQ HIGH EQ LOW Press the status key of the channel whose EQ you want to adjust Use the cursor W A keys to select the EQ parameter that you want to adjust and turn the dial to modify the setting The available parameters and their ranges are as follows If you press the EQ HIGH key first EQ HI G Adjust the amoun
143. een is displayed turn the dial to adjust the volume 0 15 E Adjusting the sensitivity of the pads PAD SENS You can specify how the volume will respond to the force with which you tap the pads pad sensitivity When the display indicates PAD SENS turn the dial to select one of the following settings 7 e SOFT The volume will be soft regardless of how strongly you tap e MEDIUM The volume will be medium regardless of how strongly you tap e LOUD The volume will be loud regardless of how strongly you tap e LITE Maximum sensitivity Even light taps will produce a loud volume e NORMAL Normal sensitivity default setting e HARD Low sensitivity e EX HARD Lowest sensitivity Loud volumes will not be produced unless you tap quite strongly Checking the remaining amount of memory MEMORY The remaining amount of recording memory for rhythm patterns and the rhythm song will be displayed as a percentage This screen is for display only and has no setting that can be edited 2 ZOOM MRS 1044 73 uyyy 29u 1 Y soya souss8joy Reference Effects This section explains how to use the effects built into the MRS 1044 About the effects The MRS 1044 has two types of effects an insert effect and two send return effects The two types can be used simultaneously The two types of effect are described below in detail The in
144. elete an event Display the event that you want to delete and press the ERASE key 8 When you have finished press the STOP W key You will return to the rhythm song screen Then press the EXIT key to return to the main screen Playing a rhythm song Here s how to play the rhythm song that you created by inputting rhythm pattern data and chord data 1 In the main screen make sure that the rhythm section SONG key is lit If it is dark press the SONG key The rhythm section will switch to Rhythm Song mode 2 Press the PLAY B5 key The rhythm song will begin playing If something has been recorded on the recorder those tracks will play back simultaneously 3 To stop the rhythm song press the STOP W key 4 If you want the rhythm section to play independently press the RHYTHM key while stopped The RHYTHM key will light and the rhythm section will be disconnected from the recorder section The display will show the rhythm song screen In this state pressing the PLAY B5 key will cause only the rhythm song to play while the recorder section remains stopped At this time the display will show the number of the current pattern and chord a Li II T Rhythm pattern number T Current chord 5 To return to the main screen press the EXIT key The RHYTHM key will go dark and you will return to the main screen ZOOM MRS 1044 63 uyyy 29u 1
145. en you have finished specifying the ending location press the ENTER key A screen will appear in which you can specify the copy destination track and V take a 10 Specify the copy destination track and V take in the same way asin step 4 A screen will appear in which you can specify the copy destination location l lt The 11 Specify the copy destination location in the same way as in step 6 and press the ENTER key A screen will appear in which you can specify the number of times 1 100 that the data will be copied E ZOOM MRS 1044 39 p1099 4 aduasajay Hapioday eoUdIBJOY Track editing 12 Turn the dial to specify the number of times that the data will be copied and then press the ENTER key The display will indicate TrCopy SURE asking you to confirm the Copy operation 13 To execute the Copy press the ENTER key To cancel press the EXIT key When you press the ENTER key and the copy is completed the display will indicate COMPLETE If you then press EXIT you will return to the Track Edit menu of step 2 If you press the EXIT key in step 13 you will return to the setting screen of step 11 If necessary you can press the EXIT key repeatedly to step backward through each screen Copying the data of an entire track The recorded data of an entire track can be copied to another track The recorded data
146. enerator to play rhythms e Mixer section This mixes the signals from the recorder section and rhythm section and outputs them from the stereo output jacks Effect section This processes input signals or signals of the mixer section The MRS 1044 lets you use two effects an insert effect and a send return effect The following diagram shows the relationship and signal flow between each section Recorder section Track 1 Track 2 INPUT Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6 Track 7 8 4 Track 9 10 4 Bass sound KAO oo Drum sound Send return effect Now let s take a closer look at each section Recorder section The recorder section of the MRS 1044 has ten tracks six mono tracks tracks 1 6 and two stereo tracks tracks 7 8 and 9 10 Up to ten tracks can be played back simultaneously and two tracks can be recorded simultaneously Each track 1 10 has ten virtual tracks referred to as V takes and for each track you can select one take for recording playback Using V takes p 35 For example you can record guitar solos onto multiple V takes and then compare them later to select the best take Tracks 1 123456 7 8 9 10 V takes O O NOD 0b ON HIN o OUTPUT 5655 Rhythm section REVERB CHORUS DELAY DRUMBASS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MASTER
147. ently loaded project on the hard disk To store the project press the ENTER key when the following screen is displayed When the project has been stored you will return to the PROJECT STORE screen HINT The currently loaded project will be stored automatically when you load another project when you create a new project or when you press the POWER switch to turn off the power ONore If the AC adaptor is pulled out of the outlet and power to the MRS 1044 is lost all changes that occurred since the project was last stored will be lost This is also true of any other miscellaneous power failure As a precaution against such occurrences we recommend that you store the project periodically 88 ZOOM MRS 1044 Reference MIDI This section explains the MIDI related settings of the MRS 1044 About MIDI MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface is a standard that allows messages such as performance data collectively called MIDI messages to be exchanged between devices such as electronic musical instruments and computers The MRS 1044 supports MIDI and can transfer messages to and from another MIDI compatible device via the MIDI IN OUT connectors located on its rear panel What you can do using MIDI On the MRS 1044 you can use MIDI for the following things Play a drum kit bass program from an external device Performance data can be sent from a MIDI keyboard or computer to the
148. er location PA AA HA eae e e s 38 Copying the data of an entire track 40 Connections 14 Moving a specified region of data to another location AP AA AA TG BG LG AN abe 40 Erasing a specified region 42 Erasing the data of an entire track 43 Listening to the demo SONOS mama 15 Exchanging the data of entire tracks 43 Turn on the power 15 Select a demo song 15 Capturing the recorded contents of a track 44 Play back the demo SONG sare ek testers NA kana 15 Capturing a track 44 Turn off the power 16 Swapping with the captured data 45 Introductory TOWER ANG NN BARON PARAN Rees 17 Reference Mixer NP P P PN SURAT AG AA TU 46 Step 1 Preparations before recording 17 About the mixer 46 1 1 Load a project 17 Basic operation of the input mixer 47 1 2 Play the rhythm section accom paniment 18 Assigning input signals to recording tracks 47 1 3 Save the project 19 Adjusting the depth of the send return effects 48 Step 2 Record the first track 20 sani pati balance AN RESE Vee 48 2 1 Adjust the input sensitivity and recording level Basic operat
149. er section The internal digital mixer has thirteen channels 2 drums 1 bass and 10 tracks The level pan and EQ settings of each channel can be savped as separate scenes A saved scene can be recalled manually at any time or can be switched automatically at a desired point in a song E Versatile effects In terms of internal effects the MRS 1044 provides an insert effect that can be inserted into a specified signal route and a send return effect that is used via the mixer send return The effects can be used in a variety of ways from modifying the tone while recording a track to spatial processing or mastering during mixdown E Excellent expandability An optional USB board and SCSI board are planned for release allowing data to be transferred between the MRS 1044 and a personal computer or external storage device This will make it easy to backup restore data to manage audio data and rhythm data and to update the system In order to take full advantage of the MRS 1044 s versatile functionality and to ensure trouble free enjoyment please read this manual carefully Keep this manual in a safe place together with the warranty card ZOOM MRS 1044 uononpo yu uononponyu Introducing the MRS 1044 Introducing the MRS 1044 The MRS 1044 is internally divided into the following four sections Recorder section This records and plays back audio Rhythm section This uses the internal drum bass sound g
150. erate the transport once again to locate to a point that is earlier than the In point 7 If you want to rehearse the auto punch in out press the PLAY gt key The recorder will begin playing When you reach the In point the track on which you are punching in out will be muted When you reach the Out point muting will be defeated You will always be able to monitor the input signal during this time Performing this action will not record anything on the track When you are finished rehearsing move once again to a location earlier than the In point 8 To actually perform auto punch in out hold down the REC key and press the PLAY b gt key When you reach the In point recording will begin automatically punch in When you reach the Out point recording will end automatically and playback will resume punch out 9 When you are finished recording press the STOP E key 10 To check the recorded content press the status key of the track on which you punched in out making the status key light green Then locate to a point earlier than the In point and press the PLAY gt key If you want to re do the recording repeat steps 5 8 11 When you are satisfied with the recording press the AUTO PUNCH IN OUT key The AUTO PUNCH IN OUT key will go dark and the Auto Punch in out function will be turned off The In point and Out point settings will be discarded HINT By using Auto Punch in out i
151. ey You will return to the main screen In the TRACK PARAMETER section press the CHORUS DELAY SEND key or the REVERB SEND key Press the REVERB SEND key if you want to adjust the reverb send level or the CHORUS DELAY SEND key if you want to adjust the chorus delay send level A screen will appear in which you can adjust the send level of the selected effect The screen shown below is an example of when the REVERB SEND key is pressed REVERB SEND Send level value Press the status key of the channel DRUM BASS g 1 6 7 8 9 10 whose send level you want to adjust The send level value of the selected channel will be displayed Press the PLAY B5 key and while the song plays H back turn the dial to adjust the send level value The send level can be adjusted in a range of 0 100 As the value is increased the effect will be applied more deeply to the selected channel Adjust the send level of other channels in the same way as in steps 6 7 When you have finished making settings press the EXIT key You will return to the main screen 4 3 Apply an insert effect to the entire song You can place the insert effect immediately before the MASTER fader and use one of the MASTERING algorithm patches to modify the dynamics or tone of the entire song Here s how you can use this method to apply an insert effect to the entire song In the main screen press the INPUT SOURCE
152. ff e To edit the ZNR or VOL PDL modules press TOTAL and then use the cursor A V keys to display either ZNR or VOL PDL Then turn the dial to edit the parameter 5 If you want to switch the effect type for the selected module press the cursor A key to make the display show TYPE and then turn the dial to select the desired effect type PRE AMP COMP DRIVE GUITAR BASS EQ LATION MIC PRE SINGLE DE ESSER COMP LIM EQ COMP LIM MIC PRE EQ COMP LIM ISOLATOR EQ LATION 3BAND COMP MASTERING LO FI NORMALIZE DIMENSION RESONANCE ZOOM MR5S 1044 79 S109443 s2U019j9y soya s2u01Bjay Using the insert effect The following diagram shows an example of when the MODULATION DELAY module effect is changed from CHORUS to FLANGER T Effect type ONore O Some effect modules have only one effect type For such modules there will be no screen for selecting the effect type HINT If the contents of a patch have been edited the EDIT indicator in the upper part of the display will change to EDITED 6 Use the cursor A W keys to select the effect parameter that you want to edit The following diagram shows an example of what you see when you have selected the DEPTH
153. fy the time signature of the rhythm pattern in a range of 1 4 8 4 4 After making the change press the EXIT key The new setting will be finalized and you will return to the rhythm pattern edit menu 5 Press the EXIT key You will return to the rhythm pattern screen m Recording your pad performance Here s how to record your pad performance into an empty rhythm pattern 1 Make sure that an empty rhythm pattern is selected in the rhythm pattern screen 2 Press the REC key and then press the PLAY gt key You will hear a pre count of click click click click When the pre count ends rhythm pattern recording will begin HINT e The recorder section will not operate during rhythm pattern recording e The number of pre count measures and the metronome volume can be changed as desired p 72 3 While listening to the metronome tap pads 1 8 Your performance on the pads will be recorded according to the quantization setting p 67 When you reach the end of the pattern you will automatically return to the beginning EC PLAY Pad Pad ANAKAN J ly Pre count YP HINT The strength with which you tap the pads will be recorded in the pattern If you are recording on the bass track the length of time for which you hold down a pad will also be recorded e If you press the REC key during recording the REC key will change to blinking and recording will be tempora
154. g that you decided on in step 3 Now each time you play the rhythm song from the beginning it will be re set to the tempo setting that you input here Tempo setting HINT Tempo data can also be input in the middle of the rhythm song at 16th note intervals For details refer to the section below 8 Press the STOP W key You will return to the rhythm song screen Then press the EXIT key to return to the main screen ONoTE If you record on the recorder tracks while listening to the rhythm song and then change the tempo the two performances will no longer match If you want to record while listening to the rhythm song you must finalize the tempo first Inputting other data A variety of other data referred to as events such as tempo and drum bass track volume can be added to the rhythm song that you created by inputting rhythm pattern data and chord data 1 In the main screen make sure that the SONG key is lit and press the RHYTHM key The RHYTHM key will light and the rhythm song screen will appear 2 Press the REC key 3 Press the cursor A key to make the display indicate EV gt When this display is shown you can turn the dial to move the current location forward or backward in 16th note steps In this screen symbols displayed following EV such as Pt or TS let you see what type of events are input at the current location The followi
155. ginning of the song If you add a new mark between two existing marks the subsequent marks will be renumbered ZOOM MRS 1044 29 Hapioday eoUdIBJOY Hapioday aduasajay Assigning marks within the song Marker function Add a mark ru ru rg ng ru Mark number 4 LU LIZ wo ue Song C Mark number i LU Song id HINT e Mark number 00 is already set at the beginning of the song the counter zero location e In the main screen the MARKER area in the upper right of the display will show the number of the mark that you passed last i e the previous mark in the song If a dot is shown at the lower right of the mark number this means that the mark location matches the current location Locating to a mark location Here s how to move to the location of a mark This can be done in two ways you can use key operations or specify the mark number directly E Using keys to locate 1 Press either the MARKER I lt or gt gt key Each time you press the key you will locate to the next mark before or after the current location Mark Current location Song lt lt gt gt MARKER MARKER MARKER MARKER ot et 7g Ng Specifying the mark number to locate 1 In the main screen press the cursor lt 4 key once The word MARKER will blink in the upper right of the display 2 Turn the dial to select the desired mark number As soon
156. hannel the following parameters can be controlled independently e Volume e Pan e 2 band EQ e Send level to the send return effect e Mute on off Effect section The MRS 1044 provides two types of effect an insert effect and a send return effect These two can be used simultaneously These two effects have differing characteristics as described below E Insert effect This effect is used by inserting it into a specific signal route You can choose one of the following three locations in which to place the insert effect 1 Immediately after the input jack default setting 2 The desired channel of the mixer 3 Immediately before the MASTER fader By default the insert effect is inserted immediately after the input jack 1 as shown in the diagram on p 6 allowing it to directly modify the signal that will be recorded on the track By changing its location to 2 or 3 you can process a specific track or the entire song during mixdown E Send return effect This effect is internally connected to the send return of the mixer section There are two types of effect reverb and chorus delay and they can be used simultaneously The depth of the send return effect is adjusted by the send level of each mixer channel Raising the send level will produce a deeper reverb or chorus delay effect for that channel ZOOM MRS 1044 uononpoJju op Aey eyM pue HFOL SYIN 24 JO sued Parts of the MRS 1044 and wh
157. his key is the on off switch for the Bounce function used to combine multiple tracks 7 TIME BASE key This key switches the display counter between time display and measure display 8 SCENE key This key is used to save the current mixer settings as a scene or to recall a previously saved scene Scene function 1 DRUM BASS status keys These keys are used mainly to switch muting on key dark or off key lit green for the drum channel and bass channel 2 Status keys 1 6 7 8 9 10 These keys are used mainly to switch muting on off for channels 1 6 7 8 and 9 10 and to select the recording track Each time you press a status key the key will cycle between lit green channel mute off dark channel mute on lit red selected as recording track 3 MASTER status key This key is used to select the MASTER fader for internal settings 4 Faders DRUM BASS 1 6 7 8 9 10 MASTER The DRUM BASS faders adjust the volume of the drum bass channels and faders 1 6 7 8 9 10 adjust the volume of channels 1 6 7 8 9 10 The MASTER fader adjusts the overall volume that is sent from the OUTPUT jacks 10 ZOOM MRS 1044 Front panel 1 2 MASTER 4 TRACK PARAMETER section TRACK PARAMETER EQ HIGH EQ LOW CHORUS DELAY SEND R
158. ied region Punch in out function Punch in out is a function that lets you re record just a specified region of a previously recorded track The action of switching a currently playing track to record mode is called punch in and the action of switching back from recording to playback is called punch out The MRS 1044 provides two ways to do this You can use the panel keys or a foot switch sold separately to punch in out manually manual punch in out or cause punch in out to occur automatically at previously specified points auto punch in out ONore When you use punch in out to re record the previously recorded material will be overwritten replaced by the newly recorded material If you plan to compare the previous state with the result of punching in out you must capture that track beforehand as Undo data 5 p 44 Using manual punch in out Here s how to use manual punch in out to re record a region of a previously recorded track HINT If you want to use a foot switch ZOOM FS01 FS02 to punch in out connect the foot switch to the rear panel FOOT SW jack ONore With the default settings of the MRS 1044 a foot switch connected to the FOOT SW jack is set to start stop song playback If you want to use the foot switch to punch in out you must first change the internal setting p 92 1 Repeatedly press the status key of the track on which you want to punch in out making the key
159. insert effect is inserted into the input mixer and a patch suitable for guitar bass recording is selected For details on how to select a different patch refer to p 77 If you want to record without sending the sound through the insert effect press the effect section BYPASS TUNER key to bypass the insert effect 5 While playing your instrument turn the REC LEVEL control to adjust the recording level The REC LEVEL control adjusts the signal level before it is sent to the recording track i e after it has passed through the insert effect The CLIP indicator will light if the signal clips HINT e Adjust the REC LEVEL control as high as possible without allowing the CLIP indicator to light e The level of the signal sent to the recording track will change according to the settings of the insert effect parameters If you switch insert effect patches or edit the parameters you should once again check whether the recording level is appropriate e The precise setting of the REC LEVEL parameter can be checked by pressing the TRACK PARAMETER section PAN key gt INPUT 1 or 2 ON OFF key 5 cursor V key 6 Press the status key for the recording destination track 1 6 7 8 9 10 to make the key light red putting the track in record ready mode The input signal from the input mixer will be sent to the recording track You can select record ready mode for any one mono track 1 6 any one stereo track
160. ion of DIMENSION RESONANCE MODULE parameters Parameter name Range Explanation of parameter RISE_1 0 30 Specifies the degree to which the stereo component is emphasized RISE_2 0 30 Specifies the spaciousness that includes the mono component DEPTH 0 10 Specifies the depth of the effect FreqOFST 1 30 Specifies the LFO offset RATE 1 30 Specifies the speed of the effect TYPE HPF LPF bPF Specifies the type of filter RESO 1 30 Adds character to the effect EFX LVL 0 30 Adjusts the mix amount of the effect sound DRY LVL 0 30 Adjusts the mix amount of the direct sound 104 ZOOM MRS 1044 Effect type parameter list Send Return effect CHORUS DELAY MODULE TYPE PARAMETER 1 PARAMETER 2 PARAMETER 3 PARAMETER 4 PARAMETER 5 CHORUS LFO TYPE DEPTH RATE PRE DLY EFX LVL A stereo chorus that produces clear sound and a wonderfully spacious feeling DELAY TIME FB DAMP EFX LVL REV_SEND A delay effect of up to 1000 mSec DOUBLE TIME TONE EFX LVL A doubling effect of up to 100 mSec Explanation of CHORUS DELAY MODULE parameters Parameter name Range Explanation of parameter LFO TYPE Mn St Selects the LFO phrase Mn mono or St stereo DEPTH 0 10 Sets the depth of the effect RATE 1 30 Sets the speed of the effect PRE DLY 1 30 Sets the pre delay time EFX LVL
161. ion of the track mixer 49 MAT HARA 20 Adjusting the volume pan EQ sessssa 49 2 2 Set the insert effect 21 Adjusting the effect depth seeseeeeeeeeeeeeees 50 2 3 Select a track and record cscccccccceececcccecs 21 Linking odd numbered even numbered channels 50 Step 3 Overdubbing ssceseeceeeeeeeeeees 23 Saving recalling mixer settings Scene function 51 3 1 Select an insert effect patch 23 Ca a scene F GLO NANG Sis bere KA PAA DAN AA 3 2 Select a track and record 23 Reca ing a saved scene ccsesesceson Deleting a scene 52 Step 4 Mixdown ssssssssesssseessssseesseseeoses 24 Switching scenes automatically sssssseseeees 52 4 1 Adjust the volume pan and EQ 24 DET f tching the level meter display type 54 4 2 Using the send return effects 26 Switching ki Spray yp 4 3 Apply an insert effect to the entire song 27 4 4 Perform the MixdOWN 28 ZOOM MRS 1044 U9 U09 U9 U09 Contents Reference Rhythm cseceeseeeeeeees 55 About the rhythm section ss sesseseesesesseseese 55 Playing rhythm patterns cccscseesesssseeeceeees 56 Selecting and playing a rhythm pattern 56 Changing the tempo of the rhythm pattern 57 Changing the
162. it or Pad Bass if you want to switch the bass program a 2 Press the KIT PROG key A screen will appear in which you can change the drum kit or the bass program z T Name of drum kit bass program ZOOM MRS 1044 57 uyyy 29u 1 Y uyyy eoussajoy Playing rhythm patterns ONore While this screen is displayed all transport operations are invalid 3 Turn the dial to select the desired drum kit bass program For a list of drum kits bass programs that can be selected refer to the appendix at the end of this manual 4 Press the ENTER key The change will be finalized and you will return to the main screen ONore The drum kit bass program you select here will apply to all rhythm patterns and rhythm songs Creating a rhythm song This section explains how to arrange rhythm patterns in the desired order of playback in an empty rhythm song and input chords and other data to create a complete rhythm song HINT When you create a new project on the MRS 1044 the rhythm song will always be empty O Nore Before you perform the following procedure make sure that the DRUM BASS and MASTER faders of the panel are raised and that the DRUM and BASS status keys are lit Inputting rhythm pattern data Here s how to input rhythm pattern data into an empty rhythm song in the desired playback order 1 In the main screen press the SONG
163. k and Sticks nN o 29LOPERC Lo Percussion o o ZOOM MRS 1044 30HIPERC Hi Percussion saaipuaddy 113 saaipuaddy Pad Instrument Note correspondence table Pad Instrument Note correspondence table E Drum pad instrument name MIDI note correspondence table Common to all kits except for kits 12 13 26 27 28 29 30 PAD No PAD NAME BANK1 BANK2 BANK3 Instrument name NOTE Instrument name NOTE Instrument name NOTE PAD1 KICK Kick 36 CowBell 56 Agogo 67 PAD2 SNARE Snare 38 Mute High Conga 62 Tambourine 54 PAD3 CLOSED HAT Closed HiHat 42 Open High Conga 63 Hand Claps 39 PAD4 OPEN HAT Open HiHat 46 Low Conga 64 Short Guiro 73 PAD5 TOM 1 TOM 1 50 Stick 37 High Timbales 65 PAD6 TOM 2 TOM 2 47 High Bongo 60 Low Timbales 66 PAD7 TOM 3 TOM 3 43 Low Bongo 61 Shaker 70 PAD8 CYMBAL Crash Cymbal 49 Ride Cymbal 51 Cup 53 KIT 12JAZZ PAD No PAD NAME BANK1 BANK2 BANK3 Instrument name NOTE Instrument name NOTE Instrument name NOTE PAD1 KICK Kick 36 Ride Cymbal 2 56 Agogo 67 PAD2 SNARE Snare 38 Mute High Conga 62 Tambourine 54 PAD3 CLOSED HAT Closed HiHat 42 Open High Conga 63 Pedal HiHat 39 PAD4 OPEN HAT Open HiHat 46 Low Conga 64 Short Guiro 73 PAD5 TOM 1 TOM1 50 Stick 37 High
164. key located in the effect section The INPUT SOURCE key will blink and the display will indicate TRACK INPUT This means that the insert effect is inserted into the input mixer the mixer section that processes the input signal ASS ER INPUT SOURCE 2 Turn the dial to make the display read TRACK MASTER 2 Now the insert effect is inserted immediately before the MASTER fader and can process the signal of the entire song that is sent from the OUTPUT jack OUTPUT DRUM BASS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 jl MASTER INSERT EFFECT ZOOM MRS 1044 27 4no Aojonpodju Jno A0 2npo u Step 4 Mixdown HINT The insert effect can also be inserted into any desired channel of the mixer to process the signal of the rhythm section For details refer to p 76 3 Press the EXIT key You will return to the main screen Press the EFFECT key and then press the MASTERING key The MASTERING algorithm will be selected for the insert effect 5 Turn the dial to select a patch For this example select patch number 07 WarmMst pe JJ el Press the PLAY B5 key to play back the song The entire song will pass through the insert effect and be sent from the OUTPUT jacks If desired you can edit the currently selected patch to make detailed adjustments to the way in which the effect is
165. l drum sounds and bass sounds to generate backing performances About the rhythm section The rhythm section of the MRS 1044 contains drum sounds and bass sounds and can be used as a drum bass machine The rhythm section can be operated in synchronization with the recorder section or operated independently Here we will explain the basic concepts and terms that you need to know in order to use the rhythm section E Drum kits and bass programs The accompaniment created by the rhythm section is produced by a drum kit and a bass program The drum kit is a set of 24 drum percussion sounds such as kick snare and conga and the MRS 1044 contains 31 different drum kits You can select one of these drum kits and use the front panel pads 1 8 to manually play each sound or use them as a sound generator for accompaniment An example of drum sounds assigned to pads Drum kit z ba 4 8 TOM 1 TOM 2 TOM 3 CYMBAL 1 2 3 4 KICK SNARE CLOSED HAT OPEN HAT A bass program is a single bass sound such as an electric bass or acoustic bass You can choose one of the 16 different bass sounds built into the MRS 1044 and use the front panel pads 1 8 to play a scale or use it as a sound generator for accompaniment An example of a bass program scale assigned to the pads 5 6 7 8 TOM 2 TOM 3 CYMBAL Bass program oo00 LILLAN O 1 2 3 4 KICK SNARE
166. le disable INPUT 1 and INPUT 2 When enabled on the key will light 4 REC LEVEL control This control adjusts the volume of the input signal from the INPUT 1 and INPUT 2 jacks 5 CLIP indicator This indicator will light if the signal that has passed through the REC LEVEL control is clipping ZOOM MRS 1044 Front panel Effect section EFFECT BYPASS INPUT SOURCE GUITAR PRE AMP MODULATION CHORUS DELAY 6 7 He 4 5 1 EFFECT key This key accesses a screen where you can select a patch stored effect settings or view the patch that is already selected for the internal effect 2 BYPASS TUNER key This key bypasses the insert effect or accesses the Tuner function The key will light when the insert effect is bypassed The key will blink when the Tuner function is being used 3 INPUT SOURCE key This key is used in conjunction with the ON OFF key or status keys to select the location at which the insert effect will be placed 4 ALGORITHM keys Use the following four keys to select the insert effect algorithm the combination of effect modules The key of the selected algorithm will light e GUITAR BASS key e MIC key e LINE key e MASTERING key 5 MODULE keys Use the following five keys to switch each effect module within the algorithm on off or to select an effect module With the exception of the TOTAL key the key of a
167. loaded at any time NOTE On the MRS 1044 recording playback operations can be performed only for the currently loaded project It is not possible to operate multiple projects simultaneously Project operations This section explains operations such as loading or saving a project The procedure is the same for most project operations The basic procedure is as follows Basic procedure 1 In the main screen press the PROJECT UTILITY key The display will indicate PROJECT 2 Press the ENTER key The project menu will appear allowing you to select the desired project operation T Project menu item 3 Use the cursor b keys to select one of the following operations and press the ENTER key e PROJECT SELECT Load a previously saved project from the internal hard disk e PROJECT NEW Create a new project e PROJECT SIZE View the size of the currently loaded project e PROJECT COPY Duplicate a specified project on the hard disk e PROJECT ERASE Erase a specified project from the hard disk e PROJECT NAME Edit the name of the currently loaded project e PROJECT PROTECT Write protect the currently loaded project e PROJECT STORE Store the currently loaded project ZOOM MRS 1044 85 00fo1g BOUdIBJOY poolo1gq sdua1ajay Project operations 4 Execute the operation or change the setting that you selected For details on the procedure refer to
168. low frequency range LEVEL SINGLE LEVEL 1 DUAL Lch LEVEL 2 ZNR MODULE TYPE DUAL Rch PARAMETER 1 Sets the output level of the module PARAMETER 2 THRSHOLD ZNR 1 Zoom s proprietary noise reduction that minimizes noise when you are not playing ZNR 2 THRSH 1 THRSH 2 Zoom s proprietary noise reduction that minimizes noise when you are not playing 1 When a SINGLE type effect is selected for the COMP LIM module 2 When a DUAL type effect is selected for the COMP LIM module Explanation of ZNR MODULE parameters Parameter name Range Explanation of parameter THRSHOLD SINGLE THRSH 1 DUAL Lch OFF 1 30 THRSH 2 DUAL Rech Adjusts the sensitivity of ZNR For best results set this as high as possible without allowing the attacks or decays to sound unnatural VOL PDL MODULE TYPE VOL PDL MIN VOL PARAMETER 1 You can use an expression pedal to control the volume For an explanation of the parameters refer to the GUITAR BASS algorithm ZOOM MRS 1044 101 saaipuaddy saaipuaddy Effect type parameter list MODULATION DELAY MODULE TYPE PARAMETER 1 PARAMETER 2 PARAMETER 3 PARAMETER 4 PARAMETER 5 PARAMETER 6 DEPTH RATE MIX CHORUS Stereo chorus with clear sound and great spaciousness DEPTH RATE FB FLANGER An effect that adds a pronounced character and modulation to the sound RA
169. m a specified track The erased track will revert to an unrecorded state Erase gt 1 In the main screen press the V TAKE key The V TAKE key will light and a screen will appear in which you can switch the V take of each track 2 Press the PROJECT UTILITY key A menu will appear in which you can edit recorded data in units of entire tracks 3 Repeatedly press the PROJECT UTILITY key to make the display indicate ERASE TRxx yy In ERASE TRxx yy the xx and yy values respectively indicate the track number and V take number that will be erased MARKER O rili UU HINT In this screen the lit unlit state of the dots in the level meter will indicate whether the currently specified V take has already been recorded For details refer to p 40 4 Use the cursor 4 b keys and the dial to specify the track V take that will be erased and press the ENTER key The display will indicate ERASE SURE asking you to confirm the Erase operation 5 Press the ENTER key to execute the Erase operation or press the EXIT key to cancel When you press the ENTER key and the Erase operation has been completed you will return to the screen from step 1 If you press the EXIT key you will return to the screen from step 3 If necessary you can press the EXIT key to step back through each screen Exchanging the data of entire tracks You can exchange the reco
170. meters as well as the status keys of 2 stereo linked channels will operate in tandem Saving recalling mixer settings Scene function The current mixer and effect settings can be saved as a scene in a special area of memory and recalled either manually or automatically when desired This is convenient when you want to compare various mixes or when you want to automate mix operations A scene contains the following data e Input mixer except for the REC LEVEL parameter and track mixer settings e MASTER fader setting e The state of all status keys e The patch number currently used by the insert effect and the send return effects Up to 100 different scenes can be stored in memory Scene data stored in memory is saved on the internal hard disk as part of the currently selected project Saving a scene Here s how to save the current settings as a scene 1 Press the SCENE key and use the cursor b keys to make the display read SCENE SAVE The right side of the display will indicate the scene number 0 99 in which the data will be saved 5 ONotTE When you save a scene for the first time pressing the SCENE key will automatically access the SCENE SAVE screen 2 Turn the dial to select the number 0 99 in which the scene will be saved Numbers in which a scene is already saved are indicated by an asterisk at the left 3 To save the scene press the ENTER key The s
171. n conjunction with the A B Repeat function gt p 32 you can automatically return to the punch in point after punching out and listen to the recorded content To do this set the In Out points and then set point A and point B outside this region and enable A B Repeat 34 ZOOM MRS 1044 Using V takes Using V takes Each track 1 10 of the recorder contains ten virtual tracks called V takes For each track you can select one take which will be used for recording and playback For example you can switch V takes as you record multiple vocal or guitar solos on the same track and later compare them and select the best V take V take currently selected for each track 1 10 V takes O ONO AA ON o 123456 7 8 9 10 nn Tracks Switching V takes Here s how to switch the V take used by each track 1 10 HINT Even for the stereo tracks tracks 7 8 and 9 10 you can select different V takes for odd numbered even numbered tracks 1 In the main screen press the display section V TAKE key The V TAKE key will light and a screen will appear in which you can switch the V take for each track In the TRxx yy indication xx is the track number 1 10 and yy is the V take number 1 10 currently selected for that track The name of the V take is displayed below TRxx The level meter display area will show dots as lit blinking dark to indicate the
172. n specify the shortest note value to be recorded and the length and time signature of the rhythm pattern and then record your performance on the pads E Setting the minimum note value unit quantization With the initial settings your performance on the pads will be aligned to the closest 16th note when it is recorded in a rhythm pattern In a context like this the minimum note value that is recorded is called the quantization The quantization can be changed as follows 1 Make sure that the PATTERN key is lit and press the RHYTHM key The RHYTHM key will light and the rhythm pattern screen will appear ONore A rhythm pattern can be recorded or edited only when the RHYTHM key is lit 2 Press the EDIT key A screen will appear in which you can edit the rhythm pattern settings This is called the rhythm pattern edit menu 3 Use the cursor b keys to make the display read EDIT QUANTIZ and press the ENTER key The current quantization setting will be displayed The display has the following significance T Quantization setting 4 quarter note 8 8th note 12 8th note triplet 16 16th note default setting 24 16th note triplet 32 32nd note Hi one tick no quantization HINT e One tick is a length corresponding to 1 48th of a quarter note e This setting is common to all rhythm patterns 4 Turn the dial to change the setti
173. n tuning an instrument e g guitar or bass connected to the INPUT 1 2 jacks Here s how to use the tuner 1 Connect the instrument that you want to tune to the INPUT 1 2 jack and turn on the ON OFF key for the jack to which you connected it 2 In the main screen press the EFFECT key and then press one of the lit ALGORITHM keys The patch currently selected for the insert effect will be displayed NOTE It is not possible to use the tuner from a screen that shows a send return effect patch 3 Press the BYPASS TUNER key The display will alternately show INSERT BYPASS and TUNER ENTER During this time the insert effect will be bypassed 4 Press the ENTER key The display will indicate TUNER and the tuner function will be turned on While the tuner function is on the insert effect will remain bypassed and the send return effects reverb and chorus delay will also be turned off O 5 Play the note that you want to tune and tune your instrument so that the desired note name C C D D E appears in the display re 440 440 Note name 92 ZOOM MRS 1044 Preventing digital copying of your master tape 6 When the desired note name appears watch the gt and lt symbols in the display and make fine adjustments to the tuning Pitch is flat A v Pitch is sharp 7 If you want to change th
174. netic waves should not be placed near the MRS 1044 as the possibility of interference cannot be ruled out entirely With any type of digital control device the MRS 1044 included electromagnetic interference can cause malfunctioning and can corrupt or destroy data Care should be taken to minimize the risk of damage e Cleaning Use a soft dry cloth to clean the MRS 1044 If necessary slightly moisten the cloth Do not use abrasive cleanser wax or solvents such as paint thinner or cleaning alcohol since these may dull the finish or damage the surface Please keep this manual in a convenient place for future reference ZOOM MRS 1044 USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 2 Reference Recorder 29 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 220000000000 2 Moving to a desired location in the song Usage Precautions scccccccceceeessesseeees 2 Locate function seeeeeececcccccceecceeeeees 29 Assigning marks within the song Marker function sseeccccccccceeeessssneeeeeees 29 Introduction 0 cece aa 5 Retin ssigning a Mark 29 OVGEFVICW cm sed coset Na YN PIA tines 5 Locating to a mark location 30 Introducing the MRS 1044 cccececcccececs 6 Deleting a mark 30 Recorder section 6 Finding a desired location Rhythm section
175. ng and press the EXIT key The new setting will be finalized and you will return to the rhythm pattern edit menu 5 Press the EXIT key You will return to the rhythm pattern screen ZOOM MRS 1044 67 uyyy eoues8Joy wy yy eouesajoy Creating an original rhythm pattern E Setting the length and time signature of the rhythm pattern When creating a new rhythm pattern you can use the following procedure to specify the number of measures and time signature in the pattern ONore It is not possible to change the length or time signature after recording a rhythm pattern 1 Make sure that an empty rhythm pattern is selected in the rhythm pattern screen and press the EDIT key The rhythm pattern edit menu will appear 2 Use the cursor b keys to select the EDIT BARLEN or EDIT TIMESIG screen and press the ENTER key Select the EDIT BARLEN screen if you want to change the length of the rhythm pattern or select the EDIT TIMESIG screen if you want to change the time signature The screen shown below is an example of the display that appears when you select EDIT TIMESIG and press the ENTER key 3 Turn the dial to change the setting e To specify the length of the rhythm pattern BARLEN Turn the dial to specify the number of measures 1 99 in the rhythm pattern To specify the time signature of the rhythm pattern TIMESIG Turn the dial to speci
176. ng table shows the types of events that can be input and the corresponding symbols 62 ZOOM MRS 1044 Creating a rhythm song Rhythm pattern _ number 000 254 Time signature 1 8 1 4 8 4 Chord root C B Maj m 7 m7 M7 aug dim 7sus4 sus4 m7b5 m6 6 m9 M9 mM7 Chord type Tempo 40 0 250 0 Drum track volume Ol Bass track 0 15 volume Nore If no tempo data has been input the tempo specified in Rhythm Pattern mode will be used To specify a tempo for the rhythm song itself input tempo data at the beginning of the rhythm song gt p 62 4 Move to the location at which you want to input a new event For details on how to move the current location refer to page 61 5 Use the cursor A V keys to select the type of event that you want to input If the event you select here has been input at the current location its value will be displayed If there is no corresponding event the display will indicate lt This indicates that the previously input event will apply Si HINT For all types of events the minimum unit for input is a 16th note 6 Turn the dial to input the value 7 Input the remaining events in the same way The events you input can be edited in the following ways To edit the value of an event Display the event that you want to edit and turn the dial to input the new value To d
177. nt location will play ending at the current location If you press the FF bp key a region of 0 7 seconds following the current location will play beginning at the current location This is called preview playback When preview playback ends scrub playback will resume Current location Preview playback Preview playback REW FF a 6 To cancel the Scrub function press the STOP W key You will return to the main screen Changing the settings of the Scrub function When the Scrub function is on you can change the direction of the scrub playback whether it will play the region before or after the current location and the length of the scrub playback region 1 In the main screen hvold down the STOP W key and press the PLAY 95 key This turns the Scrub function on and the following screen will appear The characters in the lower left TO FRM indicate the direction of scrub playback and the number in the lower right 40 200 is the length of scrub playback MARKER O wn LILI l Length of scrub playback Direction of scrub playback 2 If you want to change the length of scrub playback ZOOM MRS 1044 31 Hapioday eoUdIBJOY Hapioday eoUdIBJOY Finding a desired location Scrub Preview function use the cursor b keys to make the scrub playback length setting blink and turn the dial You can select 40 80 120 160 or 200
178. o confirm the Exchange operation 6 Press the ENTER key to execute the Exchange operation or press the EXIT key to cancel When you press the ENTER key and the Exchange operation has been completed you will return to the screen from step 1 If you press the EXIT key you will return to the screen from step 4 If necessary you can press the EXIT key to step back through each screen Capturing the recorded contents of a track The MRS 1044 lets you capture the recorded data of a desired track and temporarily store it on the hard disk The captured data can be swapped exchanged with a current track when needed For example if you capture a track before performing punch in out recording on that track you can repeat the Swap operation to compare its original state with the results of punch in out recording Capture 7 Recorded data Recorder Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Capture track 1 Data captured from track 1 Swap Re recorded region Recorder Track 1 a Track 2 Track 3 Capture track 1 NG Data captured from track 1 Recorder Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 ee Capture track 1 Capturing a track Here s how to select and capture a desired track 1 In the main screen press the UNDO REDO key A screen will appear in which you can select the track to be captured MARKER O In LILI ZOOM MRS 1
179. o make the display read UTILITY REC SRC 4 Press the ENTER key A screen will appear in which you can select one of the following two types of signal to be recorded on the track e WET The input signal that has passed through the insert effect will be recorded on the track default setting e DRY Only the unprocessed input signal will be recorded on the track Even in this case however the insert effect will be applied to the monitor signal 76 ZOOM MRS 1044 Using the insert effect 5 Turn the dial to change the setting to DRY 6 When you have finished adjusting settings press the EXIT key several times You will return to the main screen ONore The UTILITY REC SRC setting is stored independently for each project Before you begin recording other parts change the setting back to WET Selecting the patch for the insert effect Here s how to select the patch for the insert effect 1 Press the EFFECT key The EFFECT key will light and a screen will appear in which you can select a patch for the effect that you operated last either the insert effect or send return effect The display will indicate the currently selected patch INSERT insert effect S R REV Send return effect reverb S R CHO Send return effect chorus delay pama O DJ T Patch number T Patch name 2 Inthe effect section press the desired ALGORIT
180. ompleted mix you will be unable to return to the original completed mix To make sure that you have preserved the completed mix we recommend that you either Protect that project p 85 or save the current mixer settings as a scene gt p 51 28 ZOOM MRS 1044 Reference Recorder This section explains the functions and operations of the MRS 1044 s recorder section Moving to a desired location in the song Locate function You can specify a location within the song in time minutes seconds 10 ms units or in measure measure beat tick units and move to that location 1 In the main screen press the TIME BASE key in the display section The time display and measure display will alternate each time you press the TIME BASE key Hours Seconds H M MS WIT sr LI I US wee Minutes Milliseconds MEASURE BEAT TICK LI J LI LI 1 Measures Beats Ticks 48 ticks 1 beat NOTE Locate operations can be performed even if the rhythm section is disconnected from the recorder section i e when the RHYTHM key is lit In this case however the measure display will always be used 2 Make sure that the recorder is stopped and press the cursor b gt key once in the main screen The M character will blink for time display and the MEASURE indicator will blink for measure display 3 Use the cursor lt gt keys to move the blinking
181. order of first the MRS 1044 and then your audio system ZOOM MR5S 1044 17 4no Aojonpodju Jno A10 ONpol y Step 1 Preparations before recording POWER When the power of the MRS 1044 is turned on the project that you used last will be loaded automatically The following screen will appear in the display Project number MARKER gt own i z PAD 6 DRUM 12 12 Project name 24m 24 48m mag IN DRUM BASS 1 2 3 4 5 6 m L R H M s MS m m m m Counter Li LI Li L Hours Minutes Seconds Milliseconds The screen that appears first when the power is turned on is called the main screen The main screen is the starting point for all operations HINT If you have pressed one or more keys to switch screens you can press the EXIT key several times to return to the main screen g In the main screen press the PROJECT UTILITY key The display will indicate PROJECT i g Press the ENTER key O The project menu will appear Here you can select various items for working with projects such as loading or saving a project EXIT ENTER Make sure that the display indicates PROJECT SELECT and press the ENTER key once again Now you can select from the projects on the hard disk Turn the dial to select the project named Sample 1 number 992 and press the ENTER key O 2 Do i gge
182. ove screen if no scene has been saved in memory 2 Turn the dial to select the number 0 99 of the scene that you want to delete Only scene numbers for which data has been stored in memory can be selected 3 To delete the selected scene press the ENTER key The scene will be deleted and you will return to the main screen If you press the EXIT key instead of the ENTER key you will return to the main screen without deleting Switching scenes automatically By assigning a scene to a mark that was placed at a desired location in the song you can cause scenes to switch automatically This is convenient when you want to change the mix as the song progresses Refer to p 29 for more about marks 1 While playing back the song from the beginning create the mix that will be the starting point and save itin a scene For details on scene operations refer to p 51 2 Make sure that the transport is stopped and press the ZERO 44 key to locate to the beginning of the song The beginning of the song counter zero location already contains mark number zero First you will assign the starting scene to this mark 3 Press the MARK key When you press the MARK key at a location where a mark has been assigned a screen will appear in which you can assign a scene to the corresponding mark MARKER O aa UU 52 ZOOM MRS 1044 Saving recalling mixer settings Scene function HIN
183. perations ccessanaasasaaana 85 Basic procedure 85 Loading a project PROJECT SELECT 86 Creating a new project PROJECT NEW 86 Checking the project size available hard disk capacity PROJECT SIZE 86 Duplicating a project PROJECT COPY 87 Erasing a project PROJECT ERASE 87 Editing the project name PROJECT NAME 87 Protecting a project PROJECT PROTECT 87 Storing a project PROJECT STORE 88 Reference MIDI 1 2 2 KK 89 About MIDI 89 What you can do using MIDI 89 About the MIDI connectors 89 Making MIDI related settings 90 Basic procedure 90 Setting the drum bass MIDI channel DRUM CH BASS CH 0200 90 Specifying transmission of Timing Clock messages CLOCK 2a oaa psa a AGANG 90 Specifying transmission of Song Position Pointer Messages SPP 91 Specifying transmission of Start Stop Continue messages COMMAND 0000 91 Reference Other 92 Changing the function of the foot switch 92 Using the tuner s sssesssseseesssecesseseeoseeee 92 Preventing digital cop
184. project and press the ENTER key The display will ask SURE 4 Press the ENTER key to import or press the EXIT key to cancel After the data has been imported you will return to the rhythm utility menu To return to the main screen press the EXIT key several times DONOoTE The rhythm patterns and rhythm song that are imported will overwrite the rhythm patterns and rhythm song of the project that you are currently operating Editing various settings of the rhythm section Here s how you can edit various settings that affect the entire rhythm section such as adjusting the sensitivity of pads 1 8 or adjusting the volume of the metronome Basic procedure The basic procedure for editing the rhythm section settings is the same for most items Here s the basic procedure HINT You can use the same procedure in either Rhythm pattern mode or Rhythm Song mode 1 In the main screen press the RHYTHM key The RHYTHM key will light and either the rhythm pattern screen or the rhythm song screen will appear depending on the currently selected mode 2 Press the PROJECT UTILITY key The rhythm utility menu will appear where you can make various settings for the rhythm section 3 Use the cursor b keys to select one of the following items to edit and press the ENTER key e COUNT Change the length of the pre count e CLICK Change the volume of the metronome e PAD SENS sensitivity
185. r to move the blinking area within the display 7 Dial This is used mainly to adjust the value of a setting 8 EDIT key Use this key when you want to edit the settings of the internal effects or to edit a rhythm song rhythm pattern 9 UNDO REDO key This key is used to capture recorded data from a track or to exchange swap the captured data with the contents of the current track 10 EXIT key This key is used to cancel execution of a function or to return to the previous setting screen 11 ENTER key This key is used to confirm a selection or to execute a function Rear panel Transport section 1 2 3 LO C gt ZERO REW Co CH STOP PLAY REC GG 4 5 6 1 ZERO M4 key This key returns to the starting location of the song the zero position of the counter 2 REW lt lt key This key moves the current location backward in steps of one second or in steps of one beat Press and hold the key to rewind quickly 3 FF gt gt key This key moves the current location forward in steps of one second or in steps of one beat Press and hold the key to fast forward quickly 4 STOP W key This key stops the song To turn the Scrub function on hold down this key and press the PLAY P key 5 PLAY gt key This key plays the song from the current location 6 REC key Use this key to record on the recorder to record a rhythm
186. rack 2 Track 3 HINT The number of tracks that can be recorded simultaneously is limited to either two mono tracks or one stereo track If you want to record in stereo on tracks 1 6 select the recording tracks by simultaneously pressing status keys in a combination of 1 2 3 4 or 5 6 Press the PLAY B5 key and while listening to the rhythm song operate fader 1 to adjust the monitor level of the guitar STOP PLAY REC SCRUB mi Operating fader 1 simply changes the level at which the recording source is being monitored and will not affect the recording level If necessary you can operate the DRUM BASS faders to adjust the volume balance with the rhythm song When you are finished adjusting the monitor level press the STOP Il key to stop the rhythm song Press the ZERO M4 key to return to the beginning of the song ZERO REW FF To begin recording hold down the REC key and press the PLAY B5 key STOP PLAY L lg _ SCRUB The REC key and PLAY Bb key will light and recording on track 1 will begin Record your guitar playing while listening to the rhythm song the STOP W key The REC key and PLAY gt key will go dark and recording will stop g When you have finished recording the guitar press To listen to the recorded content press the ZERO 144 key to return to the beginning of the song and press the PLAY key
187. rack number and yy is the V take number from which data will be erased Use the dial to select the track number 1 10 and use the cursor A V keys to select the V take number 1 10 If you turn the dial toward the right when track 10 is selected the following screen will appear In this screen you can use the dial to specify two adjacent odd numbered even numbered tracks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 In this case data will be erased from the V takes currently selected for the two selected tracks 5 Press the ENTER key A screen will appear in which you can specify the starting location of the region that will be erased MARKER gt ms uot 6 Use the cursor lt 4 gt keys to move the blinking area in the display and turn the dial to specify the location The location can be specified in one of the following two ways e Specifying the location numerically Move the blinking area to one of the M minutes S seconds MS millisecond areas in the bottom of the display and turn the dial to edit the value of each unit e Assigning a previously specified mark location Move the blinking area to the MARKER area in the upper right of the display and turn the dial to specify the mark number 42 ZOOM MRS 1044 Track editing HINT e By pressing the TIME BASE key to switch to the Measure display you can specify the location in measure beat clock units
188. rammed for each rhythm pattern 1 In the main screen press the PATTERN key and then press the RHYTHM key The RHYTHM key will light and the rhythm pattern screen will appear 2 Turn the dial to select the desired rhythm pattern and press the EDIT key The rhythm pattern edit menu will appear 3 Use the cursor b keys to select either the EDIT DrumLvl or EDIT BassLvI screen and press the ENTER key Select the EDIT DrumLvl screen if you want to adjust the volume of the drum track or the EDIT BassLvl screen if you want to adjust the volume of the bass track The following screen is an example of what you see when you select the EDIT DrumLvl screen and press the ENTER key S The display will indicate the current volume level 0 15 4 Turn the dial to adjust the setting and press the EXIT key The change will be finalized and you will return to the rhythm pattern edit menu 5 To return to the main screen press the EXIT key several times 70 ZOOM MRS 1044 Editing a rhythm pattern Copying a rhythm pattern Here s how a rhythm pattern can be copied to another pattern number 1 In the rhythm pattern screen select the copy source rhythm pattern and press the EDIT key The rhythm pattern edit menu will appear 2 Use the cursor b keys to make the display read EDIT COPY and press the ENTER key 2 T Copy source rhy
189. rc 153 INTRO16 050 DANCs2FB 102 Grv Bas1 154 INTRO17 051 HOUS01 103 Grv Bas2 155 INTRO18 With the factory settings project number 997 contains the HipHop Techno set and drum kit 20HIPHP1 and bass program O7SYNTH are selected Select the drum kit bass program and tempo as desired With the factory settings project number 997 is protected If you want to change the drum kit or bass program you must first defeat the Protect setting See p 87 If you want to use these patterns in another project execute the Rhythm Import operation see p 72 ZOOM MRS 1044 111 saaipuaddy Pattern list soolpueddy E Jazz Latin set Pattern Pattern Pattern Pattern Pattern Pattern Pattern Pattern number name number name number name number name 000 BALDO1 052 SHFLs1VB 104 MidEs1VB 156 INTRO18 001 BALDOZ 053 SHFLs1FB 105 MidEs1FB 157 COUNT 002 BALDO3 054 SKA0I 106 BOSSA 01 158 ENDINGO1 003 BALDO4 055 SKA02 107 SAMBAO1 159 ENDINGO2 004 BALDOST 056 SKA03 108 SAMBA 02 160 ENDINGO3 005 BALDOS 057 SKA04 109 08Beatoi 161 ENDINGO4 006 BALDO7 058 REGGO 110 08Beato2 162 ENDINGOS 007 BALDO8 059 REGGO2 111 08Beat03 163 ENDINGO6 008 BALDO9 060 REGGOS 112 08Beat04
190. rded data of two specified tracks V takes e 1 In the main screen press the V TAKE key The V TAKE key will light and a screen will appear in which you can switch the V take of each track 2 Press the PROJECT UTILITY key ZOOM MR5S 1044 43 Hapioday aduasajay p1099 4 eoUdIBJOY Track editing A menu will appear in which you can edit recorded data in units of entire tracks 3 Repeatedly press the PROJECT UTILITY key to make the display indicate EXCHG TRxx yy In EXCGH TRxx yy the xx and yy values respectively indicate the track number and V take number that will be exchanged with another track V take MARKER O rili ULI 4 Use the cursor lt 4 keys and the dial to specify the track V take that you want to exchange and press the ENTER key A screen will appear in which you can specify the other track V take with which the first will be exchanged In ExchgTo TRxx yy the xx and yy values respectively indicate the track number and V take number MARKER O wn UU HINT In this screen the lit unlit state of the dots in the level meter will indicate whether the currently specified V take has already been recorded For details refer to p 40 5 Use the cursor b keys and the dial to specify the other track V take for the exchange and press the ENTER key The display will indicate EXCHG SURE asking you t
191. rder to the OUTPUT DIGITAL or MASTER jacks e Load the project that you saved at the end of step 3 2 Alternatively you can load the project Sample 3 number 994 from the hard disk When the MRS 1044 is shipped from the factory this project contains pre recorded performances on all tracks For details on loading a project refer to p 17 The track structure of Sample 3 is shown below Track 1 Rhythm guitar 1 Track 2 Rhythm guitar 2 Track 3 Lead guitar Track 4 Electric piano Track 5 Organ Track 6 Synthesizer Track 7 8 Percussion L R Track 9 10 Synth pad L R 4 1 Adjust the volume pan and EQ Here s how to adjust the volume pan stereo left right position and EQ for each channel of the mixer section Adjust the volume Make sure that all status keys DRUM BASS 1 6 7 8 9 10 are lit green In addition press the INPUT 1 2 ON OFF keys to make them go dark Lit INPUT1 INPUT 2 70O bm PE O GUITAR O DRUM BASS 1 O O LINE MIC LINE MIC ol Dark If the INPUT 1 2 ON OFF keys are turned on any instruments connected to the INPUT 1 2 jacks can also be mixed HINT 24 ZOOM MRS 1044 Step 4 Mixdown g Raise the MASTER fader to the 0 dB position Press the PLAY B5 button to play back the song g and use the faders of each channel DRUM BASS 1 6 7 8 9 10 to adjust the volume balance The drum sound and bas
192. rder will not operate when the RHYTHM key is lit Press the EXIT key several times to make the RHYTHM key go dark E Operating the fader does not affect the volume e 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 p 50 or operate the fader of the odd numbered channel E The display indicates Don t Play and playback is not possible e The recorder will not operate in the current screen Press the EXIT key several times to switch to the main screen Problems during recording E The input signal cannot be heard or is too soft e Make sure that the INPUT 1 2 ON OFF keys are lit e Make sure that the INPUT 1 INPUT 2 controls are raised e Make sure that the REC LEVEL control is raised If it is already raised lower it and then raise it again E Can t record on a track e Make sure that you have selected a recording track e Check whether you have run out of free space on the hard disk 5 p 85 e Recording is not possible if the project is write protected Either turn protect off p 85 or use a different project E The signal from the INPUT 1 2 BALANCE jack s is not input e If plugs are inserted in the INPUT 1 GUITAR BASS UNBALANCE jacks or the INPUT 2 UNBALANCE jack disconnect these plugs E The recorded sound is distorted e Check whether the input sensitivity setting INPUT
193. reating the finished song Step 1 Preparations before recording In this step we will load a project in which a rhythm section accompaniment has already been programmed adjust the volume of the rhythm section and make preparations for recording As described on page 14 connect your audio system to the OUTPUT MASTER jacks If you are using headphones connect them to the OUTPUT PHONES jack 1 1 Load a project On the MRS 1044 all data needed to reproduce a song you created e g the recorded contents of the tracks and the settings of the mixer section is managed in terms of a project Each project contains the following data e All recorded data of the recorder section e Settings of the mixer section e Settings of the rhythm section e Settings of the internal effects e Other settings such as scenes marks and MIDI related settings HINT Multiple projects can be saved on the internal hard disk By loading a project that you created earlier you can recall the same state in which that project was last saved When you want to record on the MRS 1044 you must start by either loading a previously created project or creating a new project When the MRS 1044 is shipped from the factory its hard disk contains a sample project in which a rhythm section accompaniment for this introductory tour has already been programmed Use the following procedure to load this sample project Turn on the power in the
194. record the rhythm guitar backing shown in the staff above on track 1 while listening to the accompaniment played by the rhythm song e Connect your electric guitar to the INPUT 1 GUITAR BASS jack e Load the project you saved in step 1 3 project name Sample 1 project number 992 For details on how to load a project refer to p 17 2 1 Adjust the input sensitivity and recording level Here s how to adjust the input sensitivity appropriately for the instrument connected to the INPUT jack and how to adjust the volume of the input signal recording level g Press the INPUT 1 ON OFF key to make the key light The ON OFF key switches the jack on or off When the key is lit the corresponding jack is on INPUT 1 PEAK GUITAR LINE MIC Lit HINT When recording from a mono source make sure the ON OFF key lights only for the jack to which the source is connected When recording from a stereo source such as a synthesizer connect the L R outputs of the instrument to the INPUT 1 2 jacks and turn on the ON OFF keys of both INPUT 1 and 2 Norte It is not possible to simultaneously input three or more channels of signals Adjust the INPUT 1 control so that the PEAK indicator lights when you play your instrument most strongly While playing your instrument turn the INPUT 1 control to adjust the input sensitivity INPUT 1 PEAK LINE MIC While playing your instr
195. rily suspended In this state you can tap the pads to check which sound is assigned to each pad Recording will resume when you press the REC key once again e You can also input a pattern using a MIDI controller connected to the MRS 1044 s MIDI IN connector instead of tapping the pads 4 If you want to erase the performance of a specific pad from the track hold down the ERASE key and press the corresponding pad Performance data for the corresponding pad will be erased from the pattern for the interval during which you hold down the ERASE key and the pad 68 ZOOM MRS 1044 Creating an original rhythm pattern Drum track ig gt ge Gi d id 3 dd Edd dh D Snare Kick Snare D A A A Kick DA D Bass track lt 7 pS eee 5 If you want to erase the performance of all pads from the track hold down the ERASE key and press the status key of the corresponding track DRUM or BASS Performance data for all pads will be erased from the pattern for the interval during which you hold down both pay f DRUM Drum track lt gt Snare A A A A kad hh Dh ddd keys Snare A A A Kick D DD d erase CO Bass track 6 When you have finished recording press the STOP W key
196. roduced by effect DP Drv 70 s hard rock sound WetDrive Simple overdrive sound with a wet feel Mellow Lead sound with a sweet tone MultiDst Strong all around sound for backing or melody Bright Crisp sound for a wide range of uses Melody Tastefully seasoned sound ideal for melodies V Blues Vintage blues sound BlueFngr luesy sound suitable for finger picking StrmBeat B Basic sound suitable for strummed backing CompCin Natural comp sound JazzTone Funky Clean sound suitable for jazz F unky cutting sound FDR Cin lean sound of American made vintage tube amp Rockbily NYFusion C Rockabilly sound with short delay C ean sound suitable for direct line recording Wet Rhy Cutting sound suitable for ballades LA Std LA studio style big chorus sound 50sRNB Tremolo sound suitable for rhythm amp blues DeepFLG Clean flanged sound HDR Drv Wet new hard rock sound 12 Clean Clean sound suitable for arpeggios with octave pitch Cry Lead Cry effect style sound ZakWah Lead sound with auto wah soolpueddy TheRing Ring modulator also usable as a sound effect for recording Guitar 106 ZOOM MRS 1044 Effect patch list PATCH NAME Comment Application BS Pick Tight sound for playing with a pick BS Od Rock sound with retro feeling
197. rrently selected patch will be displayed The following display shows an example of what you see when the REVERB key is pressed 2 Turn the dial to select the new patch D5 As you turn the dial new patches will be recalled immediately If the track mixer REVERB SEND and CHORUS DELAY SEND parameter settings are raised you can press the PLAY B key to play back the song and listen to the result of the newly selected patch ZOOM MR5S 1044 81 S109443 9U 1 J Y soya souss8joy Using the send return effects HINT e When a reverb or chorus delay patch is selected you can press the corresponding key REVERB or CHORUS DELAY to switch that effect on off When off the key will be dark e For details on track mixer operations refer to p 49 3 To return to the main screen press the EXIT key Editing a send return effect patch Here s how to edit a reverb or chorus delay patch 1 Press the EFFECT key and then press the REVERB key or CHORUS DELAY key Press the REVERB key to edit a reverb patch or press the CHORUS DELAY key to edit a chorus delay patch When either key is pressed the currently selected patch will be displayed The following screen is an example of what you see when the CHORUS DEL AY key is pressed T T Patch name Patch number 2 If necessary turn the dial to select the patch that you want to edit 3
198. rum bass volume balance Copying a rhythm pattern Erasing a rhythm pattern Editing the name of a rhythm pattern Loading a rhythm pattern from another project Rhythm section 7 9 Rhythm song 18 Rhythm Song mode 19 Rhythm Song screen Rhythm song creating a Inputting chord data Inputting other data Inputting rhythm pattern data Inputting tempo data Playing a rhythm song Rhythm song editing a Copying a specific region of measures Erasing a rhythm song Loading a rhythm song from another project Transposing the entire rhythm song Rhythm utility menu S SCENE key 10 Scenes the Scene function Deleting a scene Recalling a saved scene Saving a scene Switching scenes automatically SCMS Scrub function SCSI board 5 Send level Send return effects 7 26 Editing a patch Editing the patch name Selecting a patch Storing a patch Side panel Song Position Pointer SONG key 9 Status keys 10 Stereo link STOP I key 56 67 56 56 66 67 66 69 70 70 71 71 71 55 55 56 58 58 60 62 58 62 63 64 64 65 72 65 T2 51 51 52 52 51 52 93 31 13 48 74 82 83 81 83 13 91 56 22 50 12 Swap 44 T Tempo 57 TEMPO key 10 57 TIME BASE key 10 29 Time display 29 Timing Clock 89 90 TOTAL key 9 79 Track edit menu 38 Track editing 38 Copying a specified region of data to another location 38 Copying the data of an entire track 40 Erasing a specified region 42 Erasing th
199. s sound of the rhythm section are assigned to the DRUM and BASS channels respectively and recorder tracks 1 6 7 8 9 10 are assigned to mixer channels 1 6 7 8 and 9 10 respectively Use the DRUM BASS faders to adjust the volume of the rhythm section and faders 1 6 7 8 and 9 10 to adjust the volume of each track of the recorder section Recorder section Track 1 H Track2 H Track 3 H Track 4 H Track 5 H Track 6 H Track 7 8 Track 9 10 Bass sound MALIKI Drum 00 sound 2550 Rhythm section DRUM BASS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MASTER The level meter DRUM BASS 1 6 7 8 9 10 located in the center of the display indicates the post fader signal level of each channel The L R level meter indicates the level of the signal that has passed through the MASTER fader Adjust the mix being careful that the 0 dB dot of each level meter does not light O 6 m 12m 24m 48 ma IN DRUM BASS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7590 L R HINT If necessary you can also make the level meters show the pre fader signal levels gt p 54 In the main screen press the PAN key of the a TRACK PARAMETER section When you press one of the keys of the TRACK PARAMETER section the track parameter menu will appear allowing you to set parameters such as pan and EQ for each channel If you press the PAN key a screen will app
200. sert effect is used by inserting it into a specific signal route You can select one of the following locations at which to insert the effect See the Insert Effect diagram below 1 Input mixer 2 Any channel of the track mixer 1 6 7 8 9 10 DRUM BASS 3 Immediately before the MASTER fader Insert effect For example if you insert the insert effect into the input mixer the effect can be applied to the signal that is input from the INPUT 1 2 jacks and recorded on a track of the recorder Alternatively if you insert the insert effect into a channel of the track mixer or immediately before the MASTER fader you can process a specific track or the entire song during mixdown Send return effects The send return effects are internally connected to the send return of the mixer section The MRS 1044 has two send return effects reverb REVERB and chorus delay CHORUS DELAY and these two can be used simultaneously The send levels of the input mixer or track mixer adjust the effect depth of the send return effects Raising the send level will send the corresponding signal to the input of the effect and the signal processed by the effect will be returned immediately before the MASTER fader and mixed with the other signals See the Send return effect diagram below Insert effect Recorder OUTPUT section Track 1 REC NA N L OXO Track 2 i 5H Track 7 8
201. t of boost cut 12 0 12 dB for the high frequency range e EQ HI F Adjust the frequency at which the high frequency boost or cut will occur in the range of 500 18000 Hz If you press the EQ LOW key first EQ LO G Adjust the amount of boost cut 12 0 12 dB for the low frequency range e EQ LO F Adjust the frequency at which the low frequency boost or cut will occur in the range of 40 1600 Hz HINT e When the EQ HI G EQ HI F parameters are displayed in the screen you can press the EQ HIGH key to switch the high frequency EQ on off The key will be dark when this is turned off e When the EQ LO G EQ LO F parameters are displayed in the screen you can press the EQ LOW key to switch the low frequency EQ on off The key will be dark when this is turned off Repeat steps 9 10 to create settings in the same way for other EQ parameters or other channels When you have finished creating settings press the EXIT key You will return to the main screen 4 2 Using the send return effects Two effects reverb and chorus delay are internally connected to the send return of the mixer These effects are called send return effects The following diagram shows the signal flow of the send return effects Send aT DOOO OO gt 20857 SEND LEVEL DELAY ok 0000 00T DRUM BASS 1 2 7 5 SMOMASTER __ Return The amount of
202. ted 2 Press the TOTAL key and use the cursor A V keys to make the display read STORE 3 Press the ENTER key A screen will appear in which you can specify the store destination patch number T ee EDIT O PIF mi a III 4 Turn the dial to select the store destination patch number and press the ENTER key The display will ask SURE 5 Press the ENTER key The patch will be stored and you will return to the patch select screen 80 ZOOM MRS 1044 Using the send return effects HINT e Patches that you store are saved on the hard disk as part of the project e Patch data included in an already existing project can be loaded into the current project gt p 84 This is convenient when you want to use an edited patch ina different project Editing the name of an insert effect patch Here s how to edit the name of the currently selected patch 1 Press the EFFECT key and then press the EDIT key The currently selected patch can now be edited 2 Press the TOTAL key and use the cursor A V keys to make the display read PAT NAM The name of the patch will be displayed below PAT NAM and the character currently selected for editing will blink m 3 Use the cursor b keys to move the blinking area and turn the dial to change the character For details on the characters that can be selected refer to p 36 4 When you have finished
203. tedly 1 Locate to the point at which you want to begin repeat playback and press the A B REPEAT key The A B REPEAT key will blink and the repeat start location point A will be specified 2 Locate to the point at which you want to end repeat playback and press the A B REPEAT key The A B REPEAT key will change from blinking to solidly lit and the repeat end location point B will be specified O Nore If you specify a point B that is located earlier than point A the region from points B A will be played repeatedly HINT e f you want to re make the point A B settings press the A B REPEAT key several times to make it go dark and then repeat steps 1 2 once again e Point A B settings can be made when the recorder is either stopped or playing 3 To begin repeat playback press the PLAY key Repeat playback will begin when you press the PLAY B5 key while the A B REPEAT key is lit Even after pressing the STOP W key to stop playback you can perform repeat playback again as many times as desired as long as the A B REPEAT key is lit 4 To turn off repeat playback press the A B REPEAT key The A B REPEAT key will go dark and repeat playback will be turned off Norte When the A B REPEAT key goes dark the programmed point A B locations will be erased 32 ZOOM MRS 1044 Re recording only a specified region Punch in out function Re recording only a specif
204. tern 1 In Rhythm Pattern mode press the TEMPO key The current tempo value will be displayed EGG IC LILI T Tempo value 2 Turn the dial to adjust the tempo The tempo can be adjusted in steps of 0 1 over a range of 40 250 BPM The tempo can even be changed while the rhythm pattern is playing 3 To change the tempo manually press the TEMPO key twice or more at the desired tempo The interval between the last two times you pressed the key will be detected automatically and set as the new tempo 4 To return to the main screen press the EXIT key HINT The tempo you specify here will apply to all rhythm patterns played in Rhythm Pattern mode and to a rhythm song in which tempo data has not yet been input For details on rhythm songs refer to p 55 Norel If you record on the recorder tracks while listening to the rhythm patterns and then later change the tempo of the rhythm patterns the two sets of performances will no longer be synchronized If you want to record on the recorder while listening to rhythm patterns you must decide on the tempo first Changing the drum kit bass program You can change the sounds drum kit bass program that are assigned to the drum or bass tracks of the rhythm pattern 1 In the main screen repeatedly press the DRUM BASS key to make the display read either Pad Drum or Pad Bass Select Pad Drum if you want to switch the drum k
205. the previously captured recorded data The recorded data of the selected track will be saved as capture data on the hard disk until the project is saved HINT You can return to the previous state by immediately executing Swap a second time 5 Press the EXIT key You will return to the main screen ZOOM MRS 1044 45 p109 4 eoUdIBJOY pox 22u04ajay Reference Mixer This section explains the functions and operation of the two mixers built into the MRS 1044 About the mixer The mixer of the MRS 1044 is divided into two sections an input mixer that processes the input signals from the INPUT 1 2 jacks and a track mixer that processes the signals from the tracks of the recorder section and from the rhythm section Details of each mixer are described below E Input mixer In the input mixer you can adjust the sensitivity of the signals that are input from the INPUT 1 2 jacks set various parameters such as pan and send levels to the send return effects and assign the signals to the recorder tracks Recorder gt Track 1 Input mixer INPUT Po LEVEL pf a Ly O gt Track 4 7 A gt Track 5 gt Track 6 gt Track 7 8 gt _ Track 9 10 The parameters that can be adjusted in the input mixer are listed in the following table Input mixer parameters Content Parameter CHO SEND _ Volume sent to chorus delay send return effect
206. thm section and recorder section are synchronized 4 If you want to mute the performance of the drum track or bass track press the DRUM or BASS status key The status key will go dark and the performance of the corresponding track will be muted To defeat muting press the same status key once again 56 ZOOM MRS 1044 Playing rhythm patterns 5 To stop playback press the STOP W key The recorder and rhythm pattern will stop 6 To return to the main screen press the EXIT key while the rhythm section is stopped The PATTERN key will remain lit and the RHYTHM key will go dark If you press the PLAY B5 key in this state the rhythm pattern that was used most recently will play 7 If you want only the rhythm section to play independently press the RHYTHM key while stopped The RHYTHM key will light and the rhythm section will be disconnected from the recorder section The rhythm pattern screen will appear in the display In this state pressing the PLAY b gt key will play only the rhythm pattern and the recorder section will remain stopped ONotTE When the RHYTHM key is lit the counter in the display will always indicate the measure HINT It is also possible to load rhythm pattern data from another project existing on the hard disk gt p 72 Changing the tempo of the rhythm pattern You can use the TEMPO key to change the tempo of the rhythm pat
207. thm Copy destination pattern number rhythm pattern number 3 Turn the dial to select the copy destination rhythm pattern and press the ENTER key The display will ask SURE 4 Press the ENTER key to execute the copy or press the EXIT key to cancel When the copy is completed you will return to the rhythm pattern edit menu 5 To return to the main screen press the EXIT key several times Editing the name of a rhythm pattern Here s how you can edit the name of a rhythm pattern 1 In the rhythm pattern screen select the rhythm pattern whose name you want to edit and press the EDIT key The rhythm pattern edit menu will appear 2 Use the cursor b keys to make the display read EDIT NAME and press the ENTER key The rhythm pattern name will appear and the first character will be blinking 3 Use the cursor b keys to move the blinking area and turn the dial to change the character For details on the characters that can be used refer to p 36 HINT When you select an empty rhythm pattern and record onto it the pattern will automatically be assigned a default name of Patxxx xxx will be the pattern number 4 When you have finished editing the name press the EXIT key The rhythm pattern name will be updated and you will return to the rhythm pattern edit menu 5 To return to the main screen press the EXIT key several times Erase a rhythm
208. thm song will also begin playing If necessary however the rhythm section can be disconnected from the recorder section and used as an independent drum bass machine To do this press the RHYTHM key In this state operating the transport will cause only the rhythm section to begin playing and the recorder section will remain stopped Playing rhythm patterns This section explains how to play rhythm patterns how to change the tempo and how to change the drum kit or bass program Selecting and playing a rhythm pattern Here s how to select and play one of the 255 rhythm patterns ONore Before you continue with the following procedure make sure that the DRUM BASS and MASTER faders of the panel are raised and that the DRUM and BASS status keys are lit 1 In the main screen press the PATTERN key The RHYTHM key will blink If Rhythm Song mode SONG key lit has been selected it will switch to Rhythm Pattern mode PATTERN key lit The display will show the rhythm pattern screen in which you can select a rhythm pattern Length of the rhythm pattern number of measures Rhythm pattern number a O T Rhythm pattern name 2 Turn the dial to select the rhythm pattern that you want to play 3 Press the PLAY B5 key The rhythm pattern will begin playing and at the same time the recorder will begin running HINT When the RHYTHM key is dark or blinking the rhy
209. to select the chord type You can choose from the following chord types Content 7th Suspended 4th Content Display No conversion ajor Triad Suspended 4th inor Triad Minor 7th flat 5 Dominant 7th Minor 6th inor 7th Major 6th ajor 7th Minor 9th Augment Major 9th Diminish Minor Major 7th The following screen shows an example of when the chord type has been changed to minor m With these settings chord data of A minor has been input at the beginning of the rhythm song O HINT If you select no conversion as the chord type only the bass will be transposed and the phrase will not be converted Select this when you want the original phrase to be played without change 7 Move to the location at which you want to input the next chord data and input chord data in the same way as described in steps 2 5 Chord data does not necessarily have to be input at the same location as the rhythm pattern data You can also change the chord in the middle of a rhythm pattern or in the middle of a measure The input location can be changed in the following ways 1 Moving in steps of a measure Use the cursor lt B gt keys to move to the beginning of the preceding or following measure 2 Specify the location in 4th note units Use the REW 4 4 FF gt gt keys to move to the beginning of the preceding or following quarter note 3
210. tus kk kk 07H 78H 7BH 00H VV VV XX XX Note Off kk VV Note Off kk Note On kk vv Channel Volume All Sounds Off All Notes Off Description note number velocity will be ignored note number note number velocity vv volume value BnH BnH F2H F8H FAH FBH FCH kk 07H 7BH sl VV vv 00H sh Note Off kk Note On kk VV Channel Volume All Notes Off Song Position Timing Clock Start Continue Stop note number note number velocity vv volume value Pointer shsl song position 116 ZOOM MRS 1044 MIDI implementation chart HardDisk Recorder Model MRS 1044 Function MIDI implementation chart MIDI Implementation Chart Transmitted Date Recognized 20 August 2001 Version 1 01 Remarks Default Changed Basic Channel Memorized Default Messages Altered 3 x kkkkxkkkkkkkkkkkkkk Note Number True voice Note ON Note OFF Velocity After Touch Key s Ch s 12 74 FOR OR OR RR RR RK aK Pitch Bend Control Change All Sounds Off Prog x Change True Bok RRR System Exclusive System Song Pos o x Song Sel x x Common Tune x x System Clock o x Real Time Commands o x Aux Local ON OFF x x All Notes OFF o o Mes Active Sense x x sages Reset x x gt O Notes 3 3 2 o o Oo Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO o Yes Mo
211. ument turn the REC LEVEL control to adjust the recording level Set the REC LEVEL control as high as possible without making the CLIP indicator light The current signal level ON OFF is shown by the level meter IN located in the center of the display 0 ona 12 K N 24 Ei anf IN DRUM BASS 1 2 3 4 5 6 HINT REC LEVEL CLIP If a recording track has not been specified the input signal will be sent directly to the MASTER fader 20 ZOOM MRS 1044 Step 2 Record the first track 2 2 Set the insert effect The MRS 1044 contains two types of effects an insert effect that can be inserted into a specific signal route and two send return effects that can be applied to the entire song by using the send return of the mixer In this example we will record with the insert effect applied to the guitar connected to the INPUT 1 jack HINT For details on using the send return effects refer to p 26 g Press the EFFECT key BYPASS TUNER EFFECT The EFFECT key will light and a screen will appear allowing you to select a patch for the internal effects A patch is a set of previously saved settings for an internal effect A newly created project contains patches for the insert effect and you can instantly change effect settings simply by selecting one of these patches Use the ALGORITHM keys to select an algorithm for the insert effect GUITAR BASS LINE MASTERING
212. ument name KICK Tambourine 1 Long Guiro 1 Wood Block High SNARE Tambourine 2 Long Guiro 2 Wood Block Low CLOSED HAT Tambourine 3 Agogo 1 Jingle Bell OPEN HAT Claves Agogo 2 Castanet TOM1 Shaker 1 Short Guiro Mute Surdo TOM 2 Shaker 2 Cabasa Open Surdo TOM 3 Shaker 3 Whistle 1 Muted Triangle On the MRS 1044 each drum kit is independent This means that instruments with identical names may sound different CYMBAL Vibraslap Whistle 2 E Bass pad note correspondence table For E min PAD NAME KICK min 2 min 3 NOTE NOTE SNARE CLOSED HAT OPEN HAT TOM1 TOM 2 TOM 3 CYMBAL For E Maj M PAD No PAD NAME KICK Open Triangle aj 1 Maj 2 Maj 3 TE NOTE NOTE 28 40 52 SNARE CLOSED HAT OPEN HAT TOM1 TOM 2 TOM 3 If the key is set to other than E the NOTE will change accordingly The bass can be sounded in a range of note numbers 12 74 Note numbers 12 74 can be received from MIDI IN regardless of the Pad Bank setting ZOOM MR5S 1044 CYMBAL saaipuaddy soolpueddy MIDI implementation MIDI implementation MRS 1044 1 Recognized Messages Status MIDI IMPLEMENTATION 1st Description 9nH 9nH BnH BnH BnH 2 Transmitted Messages Sta
213. ut from the DIGITAL jack It will not be possible to make digital copies from a master tape that contains this data D PRTCT OFF D PRTCT ON 000 MRS 1044 OUTPUT DIGITAL jack es E OUTPUT DIGITAL jack Mixdown Mixdown M Ea o ot o o0 oo oo MD DAT recorder MD DAT recorder Digital copying is Digital copying is possible not possible Con coo o 00 o0 oo oo MD DAT recorder MD DAT recorder ZOOM MR5S 1044 93 ayo s2uslajay ayo s2uslajay Preventing digital copying of your master tape 4 Turn the dial to switch the setting ON 5 When you have finished making settings press the EXIT key several times You will return to the main screen HINT This setting must be made before you mixdown If you turn the setting ON after mixing down it will have no effect 94 ZOOM MRS 1044 Appendices Specifications of the MRS 1044 e Recorder Physical tracks Virtual tracks Drum track Bass track 10 100 10 virtual tracks for each track 1 Stereo 1 mono Simultaneously recordable tracks Recorded data format Maximum recording time Markers Location display 2 tracks 16 bit linear uncompressed
214. y reverb In normal operation sending the signal from the input mixer to the send return effect will only apply the effect to the signal that is sent from the OUTPUT jacks and will not affect the signal that is recorded on a track 1 Press the TRACK PARAMETER section CHORUS DELAY SEND key or REVERB SEND key to select one of the send return effects Press the CHORUS DELAY SEND key to adjust the chorus delay depth or press the REVERB SEND key to adjust the reverb depth The following illustration shows the screen that will appear when the CHORUS DELAY SEND key is pressed C LI T T Parameter Value HINT For details on selecting a send return effect patch refer to p 81 2 Press the INPUT 1 or INPUT 2 ON OFF key The input mixer INPUT will be selected for operations HINT The CHORUS DELAY SEND parameter and REVERB SEND parameter are common to both INPUT 1 2 input signals 3 Turn the dial to edit the value Increasing the value will deepen the effect The range and default value of each parameter are as follows REVERB SEND 0 100 Default 0 CHORUS DELAY SEND 0 100 Default 0 HINT e When the CHORUS DELAY SEND parameter is displayed pressing the CHORUS DELAY SEND key will cause the signal sent from the input mixer to chorus delay to be switched on off The key will be dark when this is off e In the same way when the REVERB SEND p
215. y once again it will go dark and bypass will be disabled 2 3 Select a track and record Now we will set the recording level and record the sound of the guitar with the insert effect applied on track 1 While playing your instrument turn the REC g LEVEL control to adjust the recording level By default the insert effect is inserted before the REC LEVEL control For this reason the recording level may change if you change the insert effect patch Re adjust the ZOOM MRS 1044 21 4no Aojonpodju Jno A10 ONpol y Step 2 Record the first track recording level after selecting the insert effect patch INPUT 1 REC LEVEL GUITAR 60H ss HY LINE MIC With the recorder stopped repeatedly press status g key 1 to make the key light red Status keys 1 6 7 8 and 9 10 are used to switch channel muting on off and to select the recording track Each time you press a status key the key will cycle through the following states lit green channel mute off dark channel mute on lit red selected as the recording track When track 1 is selected as the recording track the status key 1 will change from green to red the input signal routing will change as follows When a recording track has not been selected MASTER INPUT 1 Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 When a recording track track 1 has been selected 1 MASTER INPUT 1 gt T
216. ying of your master tape 93 Appendices 20000 sauna asa waaasa aaa 95 Specifications of the MRS 1044 95 Troubleshooting susu awaawaaaasana 96 Problems during playback 96 Problems during recording eaaessaa 96 Problems with effects ccccccccccccccccccccececs 96 Problems with the rhythm section 97 Problems with MIDI 97 Other problems 97 Effect type parameter list 98 Insert effect sicker card eedaes eae svedesmwewaeed coeeen 98 Send Return effect 105 Effect patch list aaa 106 Pattern list a28 109 Drum kit bass program list 113 Pad Instrument Note correspondence table ENNA sawn viele vairesewe see Rsied eee Saeed suites LSS NG 114 MIDI implementation ssseeeeeeeeeees 116 MIDI implementation chart 117 LA AP PAP AG 118 e MIDI is a registered trademark of the AMEI ZOOM MRS 1044 Introduction Overview Thank you for purchasing the ZOOM MRS 1044 multitrack recording studio subsequently referred to as the MRS 1044 The MRS 1044 is a digital audio workstation with the following features Brings together all the functionality you need for complete music production All the functionality you need for music production
217. yy A V take recorded using the Bounce function xx will be the track number 1 10 and yy will be the V take number 1 10 HINT If an unrecorded V take is selected the V take name area will indicate NO DATA 4 When you have finished switching V takes press the EXIT key The V TAKE key will go dark and you will return to the main screen Editing the name of a V take A V take that has been recorded will be automatically assigned a default name but you can edit this V take name as follows 1 In the main screen press the V TAKE key A screen will appear in which you can switch the V take of each track 2 Use the cursor b keys and the dial or the status keys to select the track 1 10 for which you want to edit the name of a V take For details on how to select a track refer to p 35 HINT e It is not possible to edit the name of an unrecorded V take NO DATA e The V take name can be edited only for the V take that is currently selected for each track 1 10 3 Press the EDIT key The first character of the V take name will blink 4 Use the cursor lt 4 gt keys to move the blinking location and turn the dial to change the character The following characters can be selected Numerals 0 9 Letters A Z a z Symbols space amp 3 lt gt 4_ f i 7 5 When you have finished inputting the name press the EXIT key

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