Table of Contents
ENSONIQ ZR-76 Musician's Manualii
Synchronizing the ZR-76 to MIDI ...................................................................................................................................................................................................52
Synchronizing Other MIDI Devices to Your ZR-76.................................................................................................................................................................. 53
Setting the Global Reception of MIDI Bank Selects and Program Changes........................................................................................................................54
Responding to MIDI.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 54
Receiving Reset All Controllers MIDI Messages.......................................................................................................................................................................... 55
Setting the Response to All Notes Off MIDI Messages.............................................................................................................................................................. 55
Using SysEx Device IDs....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 56
Setting Up New Real-Time Controllers.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 57
Entering GM Mode ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................58
Using the ZR-76 with General MIDI ...............................................................................................................................................................................................58
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Sound Central................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 61
Choosing Sounds ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................62
The SoundFinder Favorites Buttons ................................................................................................................................................................................................62
How to Find Sounds.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 64
How SoundFinder Works................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 65
Transposing the ZRÕs Keyboard In SoundFinder.................................................................................................................................................................................. 67
Understanding ZR-76 Sounds................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 68
General Sound-Editing Techniques........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 69
Working with the SoundFinder Parameters............................................................................................................................................................................................71
Using Special Pitch Tables.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 76
Editing ZR-76 Drum and Percussion Kits................................................................................................................................................................................................88
Working with Special Drum/Percussion Kit Parameters.....................................................................................................................................................................91
Changing a Drum KeyÕs Sound ........................................................................................................................................................................................................92
Saving ZR-76 SoundFinder Sounds .........................................................................................................................................................................................................95
Splitting the ZR-76 Keyboard .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................98
Layering ZR-76 Sounds........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 100
Presets .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 101
To Save a Split and/or Layer as a Preset.......................................................................................................................................................................... 103
To Select a Preset ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 104
To Edit a Preset ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 105
To Save a Split and/or Layer as a Split/Layer Single Sound ...................................................................................................................................... 106
Moving a Sound to the 16 Track Recorder........................................................................................................................................................................................ 108
SoundFinder MIDI....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 109
Transmitting MIDI from the ZR-76............................................................................................................................................................................................. 109
Using the ZR as a Master Controller for External Sequencing ................................................................................................................................. 111
Receiving MIDI on the ZR-76....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 112
Using RPNs and NRPNs to Edit Parameters ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 113
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Playing the Drum Machine....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 116
Selecting Rhythms....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 116
The ZR-76 Rhythms....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 116
Choosing Variations ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 119
Choosing Fills ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 119
Setting the Rhythm Tempo...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 120
General Drum Machine Editing Techniques ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 121
Selecting a New Drum Kit for a Rhythm ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 123
Changing a RhythmÕs Loudness............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 124
Learning a RhythmÕs Time Signature and Length ............................................................................................................................................................................. 124
Editing the Sounds Within a RhythmÕs Kit............................................................................................................................................................................................. 125
Drum Kits and Zones....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 125
Editing Drum Kit Zones................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 126
The RthmEditKit....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 126
Arranging Your Own Variations and Fills............................................................................................................................................................................................. 134
Saving Your Rhythms ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 138
Sending a Rhythm to the 16 Track Recorder..................................................................................................................................................................................... 140
Using MIDI to Play the Drum Machine ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 143