Zoom RT-123 user reviews ( 6/10) - 6 user reviews

• 04/30/13

  Made In Breizh's review ( translated ) Improve this translation " A cool device to sound vintage"

  Characteristics

  Connectors
  
  - 3.5mm stereo headphone output with volume knob
  
  - Main Output 2 x 6.35mm mono jack (right and left)
  
  - Line Mono 6.35 mm (guitar input style)
  
  - MIDI Input (DIN)
  
  - Input for a pedal
  
  - Power connector (9v continu/300mA).
  
  
  
  What is missing in this last connection to the instrument:
  
  - Out a MIDI or USB connector for use as a controller on a computer
  
  - A card reader (SD or MMC) to load your own samples.
  
  
  
  Controls
  
  - 13 velocity pads to play with either the battery or the low
  
  - 1 large bar-like space to move a step in the sequencer button
  
  - Tap a button to enter a tempo
  
  - 14 buttons settings (choice of tempo, instrument, recording ...)
  
  - 1 backlit 4-digit to know where we are.
  
  
  
  There are no effects section.
  
  
  
  Number of sounds: 105 sound samples divided into
  
  80 battery banks (13 sounds per bank)
  
  25 banks with low (13 sounds per bank)
  
  
  
  The sounds are not editable, there is no possible connection to a computer.
  
  
  
  The sequencer includes
  
  - 3 banks of 99 pre-recorded rhythms,
  
  - You can create an additional 99 rhythms
  
  - You can create 99 songs (limited to 10,000 notes between the beats 99 + 99 songs).

  Utilization

  The usage is pretty simple.
  
  
  
  The general configuration is simple, clear and sufficient manual.
  
  
  
  It happens very quickly to have fun with rhythms that turn out well, especially since we can record the rhythms either in real time or step by step.
  
  
  
  For cons, I find the function to re-edit a recorded rhythm so tedious that I prefer clear rhythm and re-create it if I'm wrong as you type.
  
  
  
  There is no sound editing or effects.

  Sounds

  The sounds are as realistic as can be expected for a device launched in the last century.
  
  Some drum sounds are friendly, others (especially the bass guitar sounds) really poor: it is the sound synthesis of the 1990s, it is far from resolving the current sound, but it's a nice device if we do not ask him too.

  Overall Opinion

  I use it from time to time since 2003, but I use more controllers with pads connected to a computer, as included in the RT 123 sounds sound old.
  
  I toy with from time to time, to create rhythmic loops.
  
  What I like most is its simplicity, what I like the least, that the samples are low, it takes a lot of imagination or deafness to take to the bass guitar.
  
  
  
  The RT 123 is a fun instrument, but it has aged.
  
  With experience, I would choose this again in 2004 or 2005, but today, in 2013, it is an instrument for collector or to create vintage music is no longer a general box rhythms.
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• 05/10/06

  nohay-lapatine's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

  I find it empty but you get into habitue.la squence by step is pretty boring
  
  Three independent tracks (2 batteries and a bass).
  
  no effect. there is a way "mix" that puts a button loops and mix them together (a condition to start the sample at the time bont) is fun.
  
  for editing sounds, we can only change a pad or Veloci senbilit to his touch.

  Utilization

  Practical Handbook on every page except that there are 3 or 4 languages, knowing that each language has a column.
  
  ex: Fran is the column two ie the right half of the film left the book.
  
  used to it.

  Sounds

  The sound samples are a very very eclectiques.Les practitioner.
  
  expression is rather flat but groove all the same.
  
  the problem is that the sounds are too pure samples is not enough chaud.on the impression that he is naked.

  Overall Opinion

  I have since May 4 ans.Je do not use practically, except for use mtronome type or when the drummer of a group is absent repeating, but it's pretty fast.
  
  
  
  I got 500 francs for the era, aware that c'tait a case.
  
  
  
  In conclusion, I would say that the party is quickly squenceur limit.
  
  I have used live with a SP505 sampler, a QY700 squeneur for MIDI and a sustain pedal that allowed me to play with 3 tracks zoom in or mute solo.C 'silent fun!
  
  
  
  short, I keep it just for his drum samples for a time in a computer a good squenceur with good audio processing, it can be very interrssant!
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• 03/27/06

  chbi18's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

  Ditto

  Utilization

  The manual is clear, complete, use simple master in 30 minutes

  Sounds

  The sounds are friendly, there for all tastes and it is especially well is varied in styles

  Overall Opinion

  You have to be clear, we are far from a pro machine, but for rpter quietly, without making head or ruin of wallet is IDAL.
  
  over the rt-234 is not much interesting and more so as the offer you can find good OCCAZ.
  
  
  
  as long as I do not need suprieur MODEL, I have no reason to change
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• 01/15/06

  callmaster's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

  Many sounds, we must make a careful selection is not good for everything ....
  
  No effects, acceptable to a connection bar of his size (stereo jack6.35, noon, and a headphone jack to plug in his guitar, bass a lot EST).
  
  the sequencer is downright crappy and use CHAOTIQUE.la program is reserved for brave .....
  
  In contrast to the twenty ptite its low there are at least 3 dchirent that serious.

  Utilization

  Manuel clear enough, it's clear what's beyond.

  Sounds

  The pads (sensitive to the bike.) Are too close to be able to mumuse with, it's pretty embtant ...
  
  On all batt kit only 20% are relevant and usable.

  Overall Opinion

  I used 6 months, thoroughly every day, I really wanted the creature matris,
  
  I understand that is was a "gadget".
  
  So, I sold 50 Euros
  
  
  
  I stress to say what is not worth more than 50 Euros, I was really pisses me off to see the cot a + M ----- It's not possible to 80euros A!! It can not cost more than CHRE Mythic TR 505 TR 626 or ROLAND home.
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• 07/08/05

  Anonymous 's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

  For the price, not bad. Plugs into a simple bass amp, and go! The sounds are enough for both drums for the bass. No special effects, but is it useful toiut the world?.

  Utilization

  Honntement, easy to use, but you still even reading the manual srieusement, which is clear in his explanations, but a prsentation questionable.
  
  The edition of the sounds is easy. Once we familiaris with the gear and that it has developed a small personal mthode programming, it becomes carrment funny.

  Sounds

  The sound is crdible trs. In a sound system, it replaces one problem with no drummer. Obviously, this is not as flexible, with a contest against a less and does not drink your beers ..

  Overall Opinion

  I use it for a year, and she used to prparer the work of my group.
  
  I tried it before MODELS + sophisticated, and I sold. This is my box I think Premire mastery without ingnieur be specially!
  
  For 125 euros, it would be wrong to miss out. I recommend this type of stuff any guitarist who wants to have a small rhythm section his hand, efficient and reliable.
  
  For the friend who complains about the programmme measure by measure, it can also program 2 by 2, or 4 by 4, its own way (type function / pad 8 (bar length) / + / - value, select the number of measures 1 99 / function). Hi All
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• 08/29/04

  Anonymous 's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

  Connections:
  
  -Audio: R / Lmono, line in (not know what serves the CLUI?) Phones.
  
  Afternoon in
  
  -Footswitch
  
  
  
  -80 Sets of sounds, with 13 sounds each nanmoins much overlap including percussion, but large enough to do. 25 low.
  
  
  
  -No effect :-(
  
  
  
  2pistes-for percussion, 1 for bass, polyphonie30voix
  
  
  
  99patterns-users, 99songs

  Utilization

  Trs simple, my box has Premire rhythms and if it is complicated when a jsuis pany ... the manual is clear I think, but there is not that much to do on that bar, then a manual rat c'tait too possible ...
  
  (Arg small delete on all that has 2 times eliminate all my songs! Ok it's my fault: wrong manip, but hey it's too easy to get wrong! Arg!)

  Sounds

  Sound-uh ... say that their quality is proportional to the price of the machine: emh emh, how low! except for some all the same as 4 funk trap kits and a few others, but there will always be the number of sounds you want to do this adaptsa
  
  
  
  - Personally, I find only 2 or 3 low use, others are funny
  
  
  
  VLOC it seems cool but no other test ...

  Overall Opinion

  I have not used trssrieusement for 2 or 3 years, now it is time for me to change! Ngatives to temper things that I said above, I would say it is perfect for discovering what a machine that makes zizik is that it can not be used to many things: support from a group without a drummer or money, and less swing, rhythm tracks for all of his artwork which is not primarily about the pace down but will not be suited for work or BAR is supposed to be important.
  
  a great price quality ratio I think, especially OCCAZ.
  
  
  
  finally a nice machine :-)
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