Hi, Matt, here from Roland, and
today we're going to be looking at
Zentracker.
Whether you're a singer or an
instrumentalist, Zentracker puts the
focus on getting your ideas down
while they're fresh.
To get started, all you need is your
Android or iOS device.
It can be a mobile or tablet.
Just go to the app store and
download Zentracker.
As you see here, Zentracker puts you
right in the mix.
This is the fastest way to begin
capturing your song ideas.
Just press the Record button and
play.
You can create complex, layered
textures and harmonies and overdub
as much as you want in Zentracker.
Just disarm the first track, arm
track two,
tap Record again, and play.
Let's go ahead and add a lead on top
of this.
So as you can see, within a few
taps, just using the Mixer workflow,
I was able to capture my idea
quickly.
Let's dive in and show you some more
features of the Mixer.
Our touch-friendly mixing console
lets you adjust each track's level,
pans,
filters,
and more. If you want to see more
tracks, I can pan it around
and now I can see the main track.
Now, as you can see, I only have
four tracks here.
If you want to add more tracks, just
tap the + button up here and you
can add as many audio tracks as you
want. You can also add Send Tracks
or add new tracks via our Track
Templates feature.
Using these buttons on the left
here, you can also toggle to show
a track's individual plug-ins
and sends.
Choose from 16 audio effects that
give you professional-sounding
results without the need of an audio
engineering degree.
Moving on to the right, we have
our Transport section.
Beyond the play, stop, record
sections, you can also do things
like enable looping and punch-in
recording. You can customize the
song tempo and also customize
your Metronome options to be on
during playback or only recording
and pre-roll.
At the top right, what you'll see in
both workflows of Zentracker is
our Open and Save Song section.
Let's go ahead and save this one
real quick.
Now, last but not least in the Mixer
workflow, you have the Mini-Timeline
view. The Mini-Timeline View gives
you an overview of all your tracks.
You can tap anywhere to move the
play cursor around to your song,
and you can also customize the
Timeline view to display time
in bars and beats
or minutes and seconds.
Next, let's head over to the
Timeline workflow, and
getting around in the Timeline
workflow is really easy.
Just take your finger, touch
anywhere and you can scroll and pan
around your project.
In addition to scrolling, you also
have zoom shortcuts here.
You can also tap the Mini-Timeline
and pull down to zoom smoothly.
As for editing patterns, it's easy.
Just tap a pattern to select it.
Here you'll see four points to edit
for cropping,
fading in and fading out, and
of course, if you want to move them,
just tap and hold and drag them
around.
If you want to get a little deeper
on editing, you'll notice that when
I tap on these patterns, I get these
helpful tools that pop up below.
These allow you to do things like
view the audio in a full-screen
editor like so, copy a pattern,
duplicate it.
You can tap anywhere and hit the
Split tool to cut a piece of audio
off you may not need.
Let's go ahead and duplicate this
section. Touch anywhere the empty
space, and you'll now
invoke the Lasso tool.
Select all the patterns like so
and hit Duplicate as
many times as you want.
Now you'll also notice that if I
touch anywhere in an empty track
space, I'll also get additional
things like Sound Browser,
Import Audio, a quick
function for selecting everything,
and more.
Let's check out the Sound
Browser.
While Zentracker comes with a lot of
free loops, if you're a Roland Cloud
member, you get access to thousands
of loops.
Let's find a drum loop.
I'm a fan of the 626 myself.
You can audition loops on the fly,
and
they'll automatically play in beat
with your sequencer.
That sounds good.
Let's drag and drop that there.
Editing is easy as that.
Let's move over to the left side and
check out some of these other
shortcuts.
We have the same shortcuts for
viewing the channel strip in
Timeline view, which will view
the volume pan, the
entire Mixer setting for whatever
track you select.
You can also view and add effects
from this mode as well and
of course, view your sends.
In addition to having access to the
Sidecar Mixer, we also give you some
additional handy advanced audio
tools. Just select an audio pattern,
hit the Audio Inspector button up
top here.
This will give you functions like
enabling looping,
enabling time-stretching, reversing
your audio, and more.
The more you use Zentracker the more
you'll discover how powerful it is
for your song productions.
Make Zentracker part of your
creative workflow by exporting
tracks and stems to use in other
DAWs or send to
bandmates to collaborate.
Just go to the Song Menu and tap
Export Song, where you can
create a stereo mix either
in .WAV, .OGG, or .FLAC
formats.
One touch to create stems
just like so.
You can even wirelessly transfer a
song from one device to another.
Let's hit Song Transfer, and let's
send this song to my mobile.
While Zentracker is already powerful
as a free application, you can
access even more features and
creative options by upgrading to a
Roland Cloud premium membership.
Not only do you get Zentracker's
full feature set, but you also
get all the wonders that are Roland
Cloud membership has to offer, like
authentic Roland virtual
instruments, effects, expanded
sound content, and more.
The best studio is the one you have
with you. Zentracker can turn the
device in your pocket into a
multi-track recording studio.
Whether you're using it as a sketch
pad or the start of a professional
production, Zentracker can do both.
So if you've been looking for an
easy way to record audio or songs
and you're not sure where to start,
Zentracker is here for you.
Get started for free and download on
Android or iOS today.