Functions; Play The Selected Pattern; Job 1: Select Pattern; Job 2: Realtime Write - Yamaha RX8 Operating Manual

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FUNCTIONS
PATTERN MODE
A Pattern is a short rhythmic pattern from 1/16 to 32/16 notes long. In Pattern
mode you can select, write, delete and copy patterns, and check the amount of
used pattern memory. Press PATTERN, and use the « and » keys to move the
cursor to select one of the 8 jobs. You can also press a numeric key 1 to 8 while
pressing JOB to jump quickly to the desired job.
JOBS
SELECT PATTERN
Select a pattern
REALTIME WRITE?
Write or edit a pattern in "realtime"
STEP WRITE ?
Write or edit a pattern step-by-step
CLEAR PATTERN?
Clear (erase) a pattern
DELETE SD 1 ?
Delete a single voice from a pattern
COPY PTN** ?
Copy a pattern to another pattern
CLEAR ALL РТМ?
Clear (erase) all 100 patterns
USED MEMORY
??%
Check the amount of used pattern
memory
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To enter jobs followed by a question mark "?", select the job and
press +1/YES.
Some jobs have additional "sub-jobs" inside
them which are accessed from the main job in the same way that
jobs are accessed. ie by moving the cursor with the 4 and >»
keys, or by pressing JOB and the appropriate number Ксу to-
gether.
Play the Selected Pattern
Any time while selecting one of these Pattern mode jobs (ie,
before you have actually entered a job by pressing +1/YES), you
can press START to hear the currently selected pattern.
The asterisks indicate that no next pattern has bcen selected. Use
the number keys or the +1/YES or -1/NO keys to select another
pattern to play back. When the pattern currently being played
ends, the next
pattern you select will begin. For example, if
pattern 00 were playing and you selected pattern 09, the display
would change as follows:
PLAY:
INT.clock
PTNOOw
:next
09v
PLAY:
INT.clock
2
PTNOSw
:next
tti
The "w" after the pattern number 00—99
indicates that the
pattern has been written: ie, has had data already written to it.
Nothing stops you from selecting an unwritten pattern, but you
will get only a silent playback! Press STOP/CONTINUE to stop
pattern playback.
STOP:
INT.clock
PTNO9w
:next
++
Pressing START
will play from the beginning of the pattern.
Press STOP/CONTINUE
again to continue
pattern playback
from where you stopped.
Job 1: SELECT PATTERN
Press PATTERN
to obtain the following display:
SELECT
PATTERN
PTNO0bw»
12345678
"w^" indicates that the pattern has already had data
written to it
Select a pattern 00—99 using the numeric keys or the +1/YES or
-1/NO keys.
Job 2: REALTIME WRITE
Realtime Write lets you create (or modify) a pattern by tapping
on the instrument keys in real time. The sounds will be recorded
in the same timing as you play them. There are three sub-jobs:
setting the length of the pattern, setting the quantization, or
"precision", and setting the click (metronome) level.
Press PATTERN, then JOB+2 to obtain the following display:
REALTIME
WRITE
?
PTNII
> 12345678
Press +1/ҮЕ$ to enter Realtime Write mode. Use 4 and № (or
JOB+ 1—3) to select any of the three sub-jobs.
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