Yamaha Rx 7 User Manual
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3. T o restart playback from where it was stopped, press STOP/CONTINUE again. Pressing START instead re- commences playback from the beginnin g of the Song. 4. Afte r having stopped playback, you can select any other Song with the numeric keys. * Tempo adjustments can be made as explained for Patterns. * Click can be used but must be set in the Pattern Mode. REPEAT PLAYBACK In order to make room for the inserted Part in an existing song, the RX7 shifts al l subsequent...
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REPEAT COMMANDS FUNCTIO NEnters Repeat commands in a Song for re- petition of specified Parts. Instead of entering the same Pattern numbers over and over again in a Song, you can use Repeat commands. Specified Parts or groups of Parts can be repeated up to 99 times , and “nesting” (repetitions within repetitions) on up to ten levels i s als o possible . There are two Repeat commands, Begin Repeat and End Repeat, which are input at the beginning and end of the Part(s ) to be...
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2. Enter the three-digit numbers of the first and final Parts o f the sectio n to be copied , then press + 1/YES or EN- TER to complete data input. Copying is completed, and the LCD will displa y the number of the empty Part location now following the end of the copied section . * Should you make a mistake in specifying the sectio n to b e copied, one of the following error message s will appear and copying will be canceled . a ) I f the number of the first copie d Part...
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2. Press numeric key 1 to selec t Up or key 2 fo r Down. 3 . Input the degree (value) o f volume change with the nu- meric keys. SONG COPY FUNCTIO NCopy entire Songs to another location. Useful when you want to alter a Son g while retaining the original version. OPERATIO N 1. Selec t the SONG you want to cop y and pres s COPY . The LCD will ask you to input the copy destination number (new Song location). 2 . Enter the destination number with the numeric keys, then press...
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Should you make a mistake during number entry (for instance forgetting to start with a zero for numbers under 100), the display will show If this occurs, select Job #01 again and carefully enter the right number. 2 . b : MARK SEARCH I f you are looking for a certain Mark previously input with Job #02, enter the Marks name using the alphabet keys (= Instrument keys) and numeric keys as explained for Job #02 below. After the entire Mark name has been entered cor- rectly,...
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CHAINS OVERVIEW The Chain Mode lets you * Create a maximum of 3 Chains consisting of up to 90 Son gs (Steps ). * Selec t a Chain and play it at the desired tempo. * Erase (clear) a Chain. Onthe RX7, the word “Chain” refersto a combination of Song s, ordered as “Step s” within the Chain. You can thuscreate accompaniment sequences for whole groups of Song s, either forlive performance or recording. * To use Chain functions, always enter Chain Playback Mode first bypressing CHAIN. Select...
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2. Input a Chain name of up to eight characters as explained above for Mark name entry. Pressing ENTER after writing the Chain name returns you to the Chain Playback display. JOB #04: CHAIN CLEAR FUNCTIO NErasing entire Chains . OPERATIO N 1. Selec t the Chain you want to eras e and enter Job #04. 2 . Press + 1/YES . The LCD will ask 3 . Press + 1/YES to confirm (or - 1/NO to cance l Chain Clear). Afte r displaying the message “completed!”, the LCD will show the cleared...
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EDIT VOICE OVERVIEW The Edit Voice mode lets you: * Edit (alter) parameters such as pitch, level or pan position for any voice. * Create special effects for individual voices, including pitch bends, vibrato and tremolo. * Store edited data in the internal memory. * Reset an edited voice to its original values. The character of individual instruments can be changed dramatically with Edit Voice, particularly by adjusting a combination of parameters, such as e.g . decay rate,...
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* Selecting a voice currently not assigned to any Instrument key displays “key-” on the upper right. Such voices may be edited, but you can only hear the results if you play the corresponding key on a connected and appropriately assigned MIDI keyboard. 3 . Continue by selecting one of the following editing Jobs. NOTE : Edited values have to be stored (Job #07) to become permanent. If you have edited a voice but do not perform Voice Store, the first “e” of “edit Voice”...