Yamaha Rx 7 User Manual

							SOUND DATA AND MEMORY 
						

							PATTERNS 
						

							TEMPO 
						

							The ideal Quantize rate for Real Time Write will depend on 
						

							3. Input (write) the desired voices by tapping the Instrument 
						

							5. If even this fails and you still can’t write the BD line in 
						

							Step Write PTN10 
						

							· CLEARING ENTIRE PATTERNS 
						

							3. Enter  the Pattern you  want to append  the selecte d Pattern
to , using  the numeric keys.
*  The  curso r can be  moved between  the lower and upper
displa y lines  with ACCENT  2.
4 . Pres s ENTER  (START) .
The  messag e completed!  wil l be  displayed .
EDIT PATTERN
FUNCTIO NTo chec k Pattern  contents  and/or alter the
pitch,  level, decay  and pan parameters  of each
note.
One  of the  most  versatil e and  creative  functions  of the  RX7,
Edit  Pattern  lets you  step through a  Pattern note by  note,
altering  parameter  settings and turning  Effect on or off  for
eac h individual note  as you  go. You  can check/change  the
notes  of al l instruments,  or just  of a  selecte d singl e instrument.
Subtl e alterations  in the  parameter  settings can add  human 
nuances  for uncanny  realism, making RX7 Patterns  practi-
cally  indistinguishable  from live drum  sounds.  Besides , Edit
Pattern  can b e used  e.g. for  effects  such a s fade-out  (by
gradually  decreasin g levels ) or  automatic stereo  panning (by
altering  pan setting s o f successiv e notes) .
*  The  parameter adjustments  made in the Edit  Pattern  mode
affec t individual  NOTES of a  specific  Pattern ONLY, and
not  the  corresponding  VOICE as a whole.
The  basic  parameter settings  are all determined  by Edit
Voice . Therefore,  Edit Pattern  settings  are always  dis-
played  as RELATIVE  values (offsets,  indicated  by + or
-).  These  displayed  values are relative to  the basi c Edit
Voice  values.  Alterations  made with Edit Voice  therefore
affect  all Edit  Pattern  settings  for tha t instrumen t equally.
OPERATIO N
1. Selec t the  Pattern  you wish  to edit,  then press  EDIT
PATTERN.
2 . Press  START. (You
 can always  revert to  All Instrument s mode by pressing
EDI T PATTERN).  The display will change  to
*  Should  the display show  — as  the  parameter  value, this
indicates  that the selecte d voice  is not  used  in this Pattern.
*  dmp  displaye d as parameter  value means  that the cor-
responding  Instrument  key was  pressed during  Real Time
Write  while  DAMP  was on. No  sound will  be heard for
this  note.
*  I f you  want  to selec t an  instrument  currently not played
by  the  Instrument  keys, assign it  using  KEY ASSIGN  Job
#01.
* The  clock number  indicates  on which  l/96th beat the note
sounds  (1/96 being the the  highest Quantize  rate).
*  Th e instrument  note number  shows which  note within the
voice s part  (first,  second , third,...)  is currently displayed.
Pressin g the  + 1/YE S key  to shift  to the next  note sounds
the  note  that was  displayed.
Pres s -  1/NO  to step  backwards  through the Pattern.
3 . Use  the numeric keys as follows to  select the parameter
you  want  to check or  edit.
1 : pitch  2: leve l 3 : pan
4 : decay  5: effect  (on/off only)
*  For  an explanation  of decay  and  effect,  see the  cor-
responding  chapters in the Edit Voice  section.
4 . You  have two options concerning how  to adjus t the
displayed  parameter:
a ) Leaving  the cursor where  it is (allowing  you to switch
between  notes with + 1/YES and  - 1/NO), you can  alter
the  value with  the DATA  slider.
b ) You  can move  the cursor to  the lower  line by pressing
ACCENT  2 and adjust the  value with the + 1/YES  and
-  1/NO  keys and DATA  slider.
(In  either  case, pressing  numeric keys switches between
parameters.)
As  soo n a s a  value  is altered,  it will  start to  blink.
5 . T o input  the value, press  ENTER.
The  displa y will stop blinking,  and you can  now hear
the  alteration  when cycling through  the Pattern  again
(or after backing up with - 1/NO).
6. To  exit Edit  Pattern  any time,  press  STOP/CONTINUE.
The  above display shows  the All Instruments mode, in which
you  can  step  through  all notes in the  Pattern using + 1/YES.
Single  Instrument  mode lets you  limit display  to notes of a
certain  voice, which  is selected  by tapping  its Instrument  key.
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							SONGS
OVERVIEW
In the  Song  Mode, you  can
*  Selec t any  Son g and  play  it at the desire d tempo,  starting  at any specified  Part.
*  Assemble  (edit) up to  20 Song s consisting  of 99 9 Parts  each and  store  them in  the internal  memory.
*  Insert  repeats,  tempo changes  (accelerando , ritardando),  and volume changes (crescendo,  decrescendo) in a Song.
*  Se t a  searc h mark  in a Song for instant  location and playback/editing.
*  Cop y a Song or  part of a  Song .
*  Erase  (clear) a  Son g or  part  of a  Song .
On  the  RX7,  a Song  means  a combination  of Patterns  (Parts) making up a  complete accompaniment  for a piece  of music.
In  GETTING  ACQUAINTED,  you got to know two  examples, and more can be  heard by using UTILITY  Job #07,  load  de-
monstration  Songs. After  having  created  the necessary  rhythm Patterns,  you can connect them in a natural manner  with the Song
functions,  complete  with tempo and  volume changes.
A  Part  can contai n not  only a  Pattern,  but other  data such  as a Repeat Command  or Tempo  Change.
,  the  fou r functions Mark  Search and  Set, Son g
*
 While  most Song functions  are accesse d directly  with the Pattem/Song  keys
Name  and Initial Tempo  are calle d up  by a  Job number according to  the menu  above  ACCENT  1.
*  T o use  Son g functions,  first make  sure that  the SONG  LED is lit,  showing  that the RX7 is in  Song Mode.
*  The  PATTERN/SONG  key switche s the  RX7  between  Pattern and Son g Mode.  To enter  Song Mode press this key  until the
SONG  LED lights .
* Remaining  Song memory  space can be checked with  UTILITY Job #02.
SONG  SELECTION  SONG  PLAYBACK
FUNCTIONSelects a  Son g for  playback,  editing, etc.
This  function  is always  selected when  Song mode is  entered.
The  RX7 can  store up to  20 Song s in  memory  locations
numbered  00 through  19. Besides  the Song  number  and name,
the  Song  Selection  display shows its number  of measures
(bars)  and initial  tempo.  If no  data has  been entered  yet, the
display  looks like this: FUNCTIO
NPlayback  of selected  Song.
OPERATIO N
1. After  selecting  the desired Song,  press START
STOP/CONTINUE
will  light,  and the display will  change to
#0
4 i s only effective  if START  is used.)  The RUN LED or
(The  initial  tempo  set with Job
OPERATIO NA Son g is always selected  directly by entering
its  two-digit  number with the numeric keys. The
 display continues  to change, showing the  current position
in  the Song  and its Part content,  until playback  stops at  the
en d o f the  Song .
*  I f you  wish  to begin  playback  from a Part other  than the
first  one, select that Part with the - 1/NO and + 1/YES
keys.  (Holding these keys  down allows rapid selection.)
Press  STOP/CONTINUE  to start.
2 . T o stop  playback  any time, press STOP/CONTINUE.
The  RU N LED  will go  out, and the first  measure appears
again  on the LCD.
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