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Reference [Phrase Looping]
ZOOM MRS-1266
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Track/V-take
Phrase
Phrase
Phrase
Phrase
Phrase
CD-ROM/R/RW
(1)
(2)
(3)
Phrase pool
Track/V-take
Phrase
Phrase
Phrase
Phrase
Phrase
Project
Phrase pool
Project
Which kind of phrases can be
used?
The MRS-1266 can manage up to 100 phrases in one
project. The phrases are stored on the hard disk in an area
called the “phrase pool”. The following kinds of data can be
used as a phrase.
(1) Any track/V-take in the currently loaded project
You can select any track/V-take in the currently loaded
project and specify a range to be used as a phrase.
(2) Audio file on CD-ROM/R/RW
You can load a stereo or mono audio file (8bit/16bit AIFF or
WAV file with sampling frequency 8 - 48 kHz) from a CD-
ROM/R/RW disc inserted in the CD-R/RW drive and use it
as a phrase.
NOTE
• After loading, all audio files are played with a sampling
frequency of 44.1 kHz. If necessary, files with other
sampling frequencies can be converted (resampled) to
44.1 kHz.
NOTE
• The MRS-1266 does not recognize the files that do not
conform to the ISO9660 standard Level 1.
• The MRS-1266 does not recognize the files recorded on a
disc that the session is left open.
(3) Phrase from another project
You can load any phrase from a project stored on the internal
hard disk of the MRS-1266. In this case, specifying a range
is not possible.
HINT
It is not possible to directly load an audio track from an audio
CD as a phrase. You must first read it into a track (
→ p. 137).
Once you have loaded phrases into the phrase pool, you can
specify various parameters such as playback range and
volume level, and then you can specify a playback sequence
and number of times each phrase is played. The result can
then be written to any track/V-take as a phrase loop.
Reference [Phrase Looping]
The MRS-1266 lets you handle part of a recorded track or an audio file on CD-ROM as a phrase that can be loaded and played
freely, in a preprogrammed sequence or for a specified number of times. The result can be written to any track/V-take. This
function is called “phrase looping”. For example, you could use a commercially available sampling CD to pick up drum loops in
any desired order, and use these to create a rhythm track.
This section describes the steps for phrase looping.