Chapter 1ÑWelcome
ENSONIQ ZR-76 Musician's Manual 7
3. Find a rhythm type category that interests you.
4. Turn the Sound/Rhythm Name knob clockwise or counter-clockwise to choose a rhythm of the
selected type.
Rhythm names appear on the lower right-hand portion of the display.
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The currently selected rhythm
5. Press the Drum MachineÕs Start/Stop button to hear the rhythm youÕve chosen, and try out its
variations and fills.
6. Press the Start/Stop button to turn off the Drum Machine.
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You can also select rhythms by holding down the Select Rhythm button and spelling
the desired rhythmÕs name on the keyboard. There is a list of the rhythms that shipped
with your ZR-76 in Chapter 13.
Working with the Drum Machine is described more fully in Chapter 5ÑThe Drum Machine.
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Certainly one of the most truly exciting innovations in the ZR-76 is the Idea Pad, an ingenious recorder
thatÕs always recording, capturing everything you play. No more grasping at evaporating flashes of
brillianceÑthe Idea Pad catches every one.
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1. Press the Recall Idea buttonÑthe Idea Pad will play the last idea it captured, and then stop.