Yamaha Rx 7 User Manual
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2. Adjust the volume (= level) with the DATA slider or - 1/NO and + 1/YES keys. JOB #06 : PAN FUNCTIO NSets basic pan position of selected voice. • Range : 0 (full left) to 15 (full right) OPERATIO N 1. Selec t Job #06. The lower display line show s The basi c pan position of the selecte d voic e can be confirmed visually with the above graphic display. 2 . Adjust the pan position with the - 1/NO and + 1/YES keys or DATA slider. * The pan position affects the maximum...
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OPERATION 1. Select Job #09. The lower display line asks 2. If you do no t want to recall, press - 1/NO. Otherwise press + 1/YES. The display will ask you to confirm: 3 . Pres s + 1/YES (or - 1/NO to cancel). The previously edited data is recalled, and the LCD switches to the Voice Select display. You can now con- tinu e editing that voice or store the recalled data. JOB #10: LFO FUNCTIO NSet LFO parameters for selecte d voice. On the RX7, LFOs (Low Frequency...
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KEY ASSIGN OVERVIEW The Key Assig n mode lets you: * Assign any voic e to any Instrument key. * Assign one voic e to the whole upper row of Instrument keys. * Alter the pitch , level , pan and decay o f voice s for eac h Instrument key. * Adjust the accen t level s for eac h Voice . * Assig n a function to a connected foot switch. * Sav e al l Key Assig n dat a to on e o f four internal memory locations. * Loa d Key Assig n dat a from memories. NOTE : Th e “Drum Set” Chart...
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Example: The MULTI LED lights up, and you can now continue immediatel y with Mult i Step setting as described below. JOB #04: MULTI STEP The above display means that th e decay value of 1 6 for the selected key is 5 units larger (+) than the basi c Edit Voice value of 11 . (An offset of 0 0 thus indicates that the key value i s currently identical with the basi c value.) * Note that the Edit Voice value can only be offset up to its own minimum or maximum. Once this is...
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that key will then sound the same , sinc e they are “overstepping” the minimum/maximum Edit Voice value. I f thi s happens, you may want to alter the respective Edit Voice parameter value. 1: PITCH Ste p -20 0 ~ +20 0 cents (in 10-cen t steps), i.e. up to +/- 1 whole tone. Setting positive values, e.g . +10 0 (= 1 semitone), creates a scal e o f notes that get higher towards the right, like on a piano. Negative values like - 20 0 ( = 1 whole tone) caus e the notes to become...
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The name of th e function/ke y will show on the LCD (if a key has several functions, only one is displayed). The cursor disappears, indicating that assignment is com- pleted. Example: 3. The message shows that the Key Data has been loaded. * I f + 1/YES is pressed again, the Instrument keys are reset to the voice s prior to Key Data load. JOB #07: KEY DATA SAVE FUNCTIONSaves the current Instrument key layout and other Key Assign settings to the internal memory of the RX7....
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MIDI OVERVIEW The variety of applications for these functions is enormous, letting you use the RX7 as a state-of-the-art MIDI sound source and controller. For examples, they allow you to: * Pla y any or all RX7 voice s from up to 16 external keyboards and/or sequencers by assigning MIDI note numbers to each RX7 instrument and MIDI channels to as many as 1 6 o f them. * Use single RX7 voice s a s sound source s for external keyboards or sequencers, allowing you e.g. to play...