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... and play anytime and anywhere. Also, keep this owner's manual carefully to your arsenal of music tools. THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING THE YAMAHA RY8 RHYTHM PROGRAMMER. It's the ideal music practicing companion and composing sketch pad. Whether you're a professional or amateur guitarist, a serious songwriter ...songs, user programming capabilities, versatile MIDI features and more, the handy RY8-which easily slips into a guitar case or gig bag-is a full-featured, high quality, low-priced, hand-held stereo rhythm programmer with the proper operating procedures. With its full, dynamic stereo ...
... and play anytime and anywhere. Also, keep this owner's manual carefully to your arsenal of music tools. THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING THE YAMAHA RY8 RHYTHM PROGRAMMER. It's the ideal music practicing companion and composing sketch pad. Whether you're a professional or amateur guitarist, a serious songwriter ...songs, user programming capabilities, versatile MIDI features and more, the handy RY8-which easily slips into a guitar case or gig bag-is a full-featured, high quality, low-priced, hand-held stereo rhythm programmer with the proper operating procedures. With its full, dynamic stereo ...
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Featuring Yamaha's exclusive AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation technology-where voices ... drum kits suitable for playing along using a guitar, versatile MIDI capabilities and much more . 2 The RY8 also features powerful programming capabilities that let you specify. BEFORE YOU BEGIN 1. Create Your Own Drum Kits Assign...RY8 has a large capacity waveform ROM filled with 128 "drum" voices for the rhythms, and 50 "normal" voices for the backings, plus 200 Preset rhythm patterns with drum voice pan positioning, pitch tuning and more . THE RY8 The RY8 is an easy-to create your rhythm...
Featuring Yamaha's exclusive AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation technology-where voices ... drum kits suitable for playing along using a guitar, versatile MIDI capabilities and much more . 2 The RY8 also features powerful programming capabilities that let you specify. BEFORE YOU BEGIN 1. Create Your Own Drum Kits Assign...RY8 has a large capacity waveform ROM filled with 128 "drum" voices for the rhythms, and 50 "normal" voices for the backings, plus 200 Preset rhythm patterns with drum voice pan positioning, pitch tuning and more . THE RY8 The RY8 is an easy-to create your rhythm...
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...accompaniment, and specify the chord progressions for a realistic human feel. You can specify the RY8 to play along with the notes you modify a preset or create your own rhythm pattern from scratch, the RY8's auto-quantizing makes sure your own songs is the ideal music tool that's useful in ...keyboard or sequencer in real-time with the patterns and songs. Whether you play along with the rhythm only. You can use it as: A Practicing Companion Plug a guitar directly into the RY8 and "trigger" AWM normal voices (including acoustic piano, strings, brass, synth pad sounds and ...
...accompaniment, and specify the chord progressions for a realistic human feel. You can specify the RY8 to play along with the notes you modify a preset or create your own rhythm pattern from scratch, the RY8's auto-quantizing makes sure your own songs is the ideal music tool that's useful in ...keyboard or sequencer in real-time with the patterns and songs. Whether you play along with the rhythm only. You can use it as: A Practicing Companion Plug a guitar directly into the RY8 and "trigger" AWM normal voices (including acoustic piano, strings, brass, synth pad sounds and ...
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RY8 SYSTEM STRUCTURE The RY8 is primarily a powerful rhythm programmer, but with the added dimension of several "functions". Additional modes include Drum Kit Mode, External In Mode, System Mode, Tempo Mode, Mute Mode, Balance Mode and Transpose Mode. 4 The main operating modes are Pattern Mode and Song Mode, each of which are the AWM voices, the drum kits, the patterns, and the songs. The key components that make up the RY8's operating system are made up of automatic backing accompaniment, song programming capability and a guitar synthesizer. 2.
RY8 SYSTEM STRUCTURE The RY8 is primarily a powerful rhythm programmer, but with the added dimension of several "functions". Additional modes include Drum Kit Mode, External In Mode, System Mode, Tempo Mode, Mute Mode, Balance Mode and Transpose Mode. 4 The main operating modes are Pattern Mode and Song Mode, each of which are the AWM voices, the drum kits, the patterns, and the songs. The key components that make up the RY8's operating system are made up of automatic backing accompaniment, song programming capability and a guitar synthesizer. 2.
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... entirely. THE DRUM KITS. Although there are only 12 pads on the top panel of the RY8, each drum kit is made up of each . There are designed for different styles of a onemeasure rhythm pattern. The Preset patterns are assigned to the pads, and specifying output and accent levels, as.... The drum voices are organized in 50 music styles with as pan positioning and pitch tuning, for each pad. You can create your own User rhythm patterns, and assign one of the Preset patterns, complete with chord progressions that you can switch the backing off , or "muted", at will,...
... entirely. THE DRUM KITS. Although there are only 12 pads on the top panel of the RY8, each drum kit is made up of each . There are designed for different styles of a onemeasure rhythm pattern. The Preset patterns are assigned to the pads, and specifying output and accent levels, as.... The drum voices are organized in 50 music styles with as pan positioning and pitch tuning, for each pad. You can create your own User rhythm patterns, and assign one of the Preset patterns, complete with chord progressions that you can switch the backing off , or "muted", at will,...
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... the pattern measure location to the top, or the first measure, when the playback is stopped. 5 [BWD] BUTTON For rewinding the song through a series of rhythm pattern and drum kit types arranged logically for quick reference and easy access. 3 [REC] BUTTON For entering and exiting Pattern Record Mode and Song Record...
... the pattern measure location to the top, or the first measure, when the playback is stopped. 5 [BWD] BUTTON For rewinding the song through a series of rhythm pattern and drum kit types arranged logically for quick reference and easy access. 3 [REC] BUTTON For entering and exiting Pattern Record Mode and Song Record...
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8. The automatic backing consists of the RY8's pattern, see page 86.) The Preset rhythm patterns are organized in a specific music style. You can change the backings independently of the rhythm (see page 32), as well as change the chord (see page 32). All changes made to access the Pattern ...style. s To select a Preset pattern, first enter Pattern Mode by a special backing part, preprogrammed in 50 music styles with 200 Preset one-measure rhythm patterns (#000 ~ #199). Pattern Select is the first function in that leads the Main B part naturally into the Main A part). PLAYING THE ...
8. The automatic backing consists of the RY8's pattern, see page 86.) The Preset rhythm patterns are organized in a specific music style. You can change the backings independently of the rhythm (see page 32), as well as change the chord (see page 32). All changes made to access the Pattern ...style. s To select a Preset pattern, first enter Pattern Mode by a special backing part, preprogrammed in 50 music styles with 200 Preset one-measure rhythm patterns (#000 ~ #199). Pattern Select is the first function in that leads the Main B part naturally into the Main A part). PLAYING THE ...
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...in the new chord. The flashing indicator will begin flashing, indicating that you can select a different backing accompaniment to play with different rhythms!) 24 the backing name will be positioned above the currently selected one. s To change the backing Chord Root or Chord Type, ...press [+1] and [-1], followed by [ENTER] to temporarily play with the currently selected rhythm. (This is a good opportunity to hear how the different backings sound with the currently selected pattern. SELECTING THE BACKING ACCOMPANIMENT. You cannot modify...
...in the new chord. The flashing indicator will begin flashing, indicating that you can select a different backing accompaniment to play with different rhythms!) 24 the backing name will be positioned above the currently selected one. s To change the backing Chord Root or Chord Type, ...press [+1] and [-1], followed by [ENTER] to temporarily play with the currently selected rhythm. (This is a good opportunity to hear how the different backings sound with the currently selected pattern. SELECTING THE BACKING ACCOMPANIMENT. You cannot modify...
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... you press [PLAY] to "PTN" (Pattern; in the lower left area of the LCD) to start the playback or press [1] once or more to select a rhythm pattern. 28 When you can easily change accordingly. s To change the pattern, either while the song is stopped or while it is playing. CHANGING THE...
... you press [PLAY] to "PTN" (Pattern; in the lower left area of the LCD) to start the playback or press [1] once or more to select a rhythm pattern. 28 When you can easily change accordingly. s To change the pattern, either while the song is stopped or while it is playing. CHANGING THE...
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... [+1] to position the flashing cursor over the name of the backing accompaniment. When you can select a different accompaniment backing to play with the currently selected rhythm. s To change the backing accompaniment, press [2] or [1] to select a backing accompaniment. The pattern and backing changes you make in the Preset song will be reinstated...
... [+1] to position the flashing cursor over the name of the backing accompaniment. When you can select a different accompaniment backing to play with the currently selected rhythm. s To change the backing accompaniment, press [2] or [1] to select a backing accompaniment. The pattern and backing changes you make in the Preset song will be reinstated...
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... beat location, with all beat positions flashing on the designated meter of the pattern.) Beat Position Indicators Clock Position Indicators During playback, each clock where rhythm data may exist. (The number of beat and clock position triangles in the measure, and small inverted triangles represent each beat position indicator flashes according...
... beat location, with all beat positions flashing on the designated meter of the pattern.) Beat Position Indicators Clock Position Indicators During playback, each clock where rhythm data may exist. (The number of beat and clock position triangles in the measure, and small inverted triangles represent each beat position indicator flashes according...
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To temporarily select a different backing to hear how it sounds with the current rhythm pattern (either while the pattern is playing or is playing to exit Chord Assign. (For a list of the 200 backing accompaniments. Then press [+1] and [-1] to ...
To temporarily select a different backing to hear how it sounds with the current rhythm pattern (either while the pattern is playing or is playing to exit Chord Assign. (For a list of the 200 backing accompaniments. Then press [+1] and [-1] to ...
Owner's Manual
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... position indicators in realtime, by using the [ACCENT] button. (You can assign accent levels to the pads for User drum kits. ADDING ACCENTS TO THE RHYTHM You can record and delete accents the same way as you play the pads in the LCD. First, audition the accent by holding [AUDITION] and...
... position indicators in realtime, by using the [ACCENT] button. (You can assign accent levels to the pads for User drum kits. ADDING ACCENTS TO THE RHYTHM You can record and delete accents the same way as you play the pads in the LCD. First, audition the accent by holding [AUDITION] and...
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... PLAYBACK - Press [PLAY] to position the flashing cursor over the backing name. To temporarily select a different backing to hear how it sounds with the current rhythm pattern (even while the song is playing), press [2] or [1] to start the song playback from the stop the song playback. When the song playback is...
... PLAYBACK - Press [PLAY] to position the flashing cursor over the backing name. To temporarily select a different backing to hear how it sounds with the current rhythm pattern (even while the song is playing), press [2] or [1] to start the song playback from the stop the song playback. When the song playback is...