YAMAHA AUTHORIZED PRODUCT MANUAL RHYTHM PROGRAMMER
SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION (USA) This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha. WARNING: Do not place this product in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over, or roll anything over power or connecting cords of any kind.
IMPORTANT PLEASE READ BEFORE PROCEEDING ! The RY8 is a powerful etectronic music device featuring sensitive high technology. To ensure many years of trouble-free use, please take the important precautions below seriously. LOCATION In order to avoid causing serious damage to the RY8, do not expose the instrument to direct sunlight, high temperatures, excessive humidity, excessive dust or strong vibration. POWER SUPPLY Turn the power switch off when the RY8 is not in use.
Note: Check with any retailer of household type batteries in your area for battery disposal information. should record the model number, serial number, and the date of purchase in the spaces provided below and retain this manual as a permanent record of your purchase.
HANDLING AND TRANSPORT Handle the RY8 with care. Physical shocks caused by dropping or jostling the instrument, or placing heavy objects upon it, can result in serious damage to the RY8. Never apply excessive force to the controls, pads, or connectors of the instrument. Disconnect all cables before moving the instrument. Always unplug cables by gripping the plug firmly, and not by pulling on the cable itself.
The Yamaha RY8 is a full-featured, high quality, low-priced, hand-held stereo rhythm programmer with accompaniment backing and guitar input that's the perfect "pocket pal" for the guitarist on the go. With its compact size, friendly user interface, wide variety of preprogrammed patterns and songs, user programming capabilities, versatile MIDI features and more, the handy RY8—which easily slips into a guitar case or gig bag—is ready to plug and play anytime and anywhere.
In order to keep confusion to a minimum, there are a few basic conventions used in the feature explanations in this manual, as follows: Names of key features are written in the cap-low style; e.g., Pattern Mode, Song Record Mode, System Mode Sync function. User patterns, etc. Names of controls and connectors are written in all-caps within brackets; e.g., [EXT IN] jack, [VOLUME] slider, [DELETE] button, etc. Special prompts or words which appear on the LCD screen during operation are written in quotes; e.g.
The RY8 Owner's Manual is designed to travel alongside the RY8 itself. It includes information about all the RY8's features and operation procedures, organized in such a way as to permit quick and easy access to any feature you need to locate.
2 1. THE RY8 2. RY8 SYSTEM STRUCTURE 3. TOP PANEL 4. SIDE & REAR PANELS 2 4 7 10 12 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. SETUP & POWER-ON PLAYING THE DEMO SONG PLAYING THE DRUM PADS PLAYING THE PRESET PATTERNS PLAYING THE PRESET SONGS 12 18 19 21 26 30 10. PATTERN MODE 11. SONG MODE 12. DRUM KIT MODE 13. EXTERNAL IN MODE 14. SYSTEM MODE 15. TEMPO MODE 16. MUTE MODE 17. BALANCE MODE 18.TRANSPOSE MODE 30 41 54 61 67 73 74 75 76 77 19. RECALLING THE FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS 20. DISPLAY MESSAGES 21. TROUBLESHOOTING 22.
1. THE RY8 The RY8 is an easy-to-use yet powerful rhythm programmer with automatic bass and chord accompaniment backing, an external input for playing along using a guitar, versatile MIDI capabilities and much more.
The RY8's many other features include song chaining and loop repeating, rhythm "swing" function for a realistic human feeling, guitar tuner and guitar synthesizer, 28-note polyphony, stereo outputs, headphone jack, and a large LCD screen which always lets you know what mode and status you're currently in. Hence, the RY8 is the ideal music tool that's useful in practically any music situation.
2. RY8 SYSTEM STRUCTURE The RY8 is primarily a powerful rhythm programmer, but with the added dimension of automatic backing accompaniment, song programming capability and a guitar synthesizer. The key components that make up the RY8's operating system are the AWM voices, the drum kits, the patterns, and the songs. The main operating modes are Pattern Mode and Song Mode, each of which are made up of several "functions".
THE AWM VOICES. There are 128 "drum" voices and 50 "normal" AWM voices. The drum voices are assigned to the drum kits. The normal voices are assigned to the backing accompaniments and to the guitar synthesizer. THE DRUM KITS. There are 12 Preset drum kits and 4 User drum kits. Although there are only 12 pads on the top panel of the RY8, each drum kit is made up of 24 drum voices, organized in two "Pad Banks"—a "Drum Pad Bank" and a "Percussion Pad Bank"—with 12 drum voices assigned to each Pad Bank.
THE MODES AND FUNCTIONS. The RYS's features are for the most part organized into nine modes accessible by holding [MODE] and pressing one of the drum pads (the names of the modes are printed on the various pads). All modes except Tempo Mode and Transpose Mode contain several pages of functions which you can select by holding [MODE] and pressing [PAGE-] and [PAGE+]. Most routine operations can be performed from either within Pattern Mode or Song Mode. To enter Pattern Mode, hold [MODE] and press [PATTERN].
3. TOP PANEL LCD SCREEN High contrast, easy-to-read Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) provides large-content visual feedback to always let you know exactly what mode and status you're currently in. PATTERN AND KIT LISTS List of rhythm pattern and drum kit types arranged logically for quick reference and easy access. [REC] BUTTON For entering and exiting Pattern Record Mode and Song Record Mode. Both Step and Realtime recording are possible.
[STOP] BUTTON For stopping the song or pattern playback or realtime recording. [PLAY] BUTTON For starting song or pattern playback or realtime recording from the current measure location. Pressing [PLAY] immediately after pressing [STOP] will continue the song or pattern playback from the stop location. To start the song or pattern from the beginning, or the top, press [TOP] before pressing [PLAY]. [FWD] BUTTON For fast-forwarding the song through a series of measures when the song playback is stopped.
[DELETE] BUTTON For deleting individual drum beats in Pattern Record Mode. Simply hold [DELETE] and press [ENTER] or the appropriate drum pad to delete the drum voice at the current cursor location. When Chord Assign is active, holding [DELETE] and pressing [ENTER] will delete the chord at the current cursor location. [AUDITION] BUTTON For "auditioning", or checking, drum sounds in Pattern Step Record Mode before you record a drum beat.
4. SIDE & REAR PANELS [VOLUME] SLIDER For setting the master volume output level from the [OUTPUT] and [PHONES] jacks. [PHONES] MINI JACK For plugging in a pair of headphones with a mini stereo plug for private listening. [OUTPUT] JACKS For connecting the RY8 to a mixer, or a stereo amplifier, or amplified speakers. In the case of mono output, use the [L/MONO] jack.
[EXT IN] JACK For plugging in a guitar to play along with the song or pattern playback, or for using the guitar tuner feature, or for "triggering" any of the 50 AWM backing instrument voices in various ways. [DC IN] JACK For connecting an AC power adaptor to supply power to the RY8. [POWER] SWITCH For switching the RY8 on and off. Be sure to switch the power off when the RY8 is not in use. BATTERY COMPARTMENT For inserting six 1.5 volt AA-size (SUM-3 or R6P) batteries to supply power to the RY8.
5. SETUP & POWER-ON The RY8 can be powered by either an optional AC adaptor or six batteries. Follow the instructions below that match the power source you intend to use. USING A POWER ADAPTOR. Plug the DC output cable from an optional Yamaha PA-3 or PA-1B AC Adaptor (available from your Yamaha dealer) snugly into the [DC IN] jack on the rear panel, then plug the adaptor into a convenient wall AC power outlet. AC power outlet Do not attempt to use an AC adaptor other than the Yamaha PA-3 or PA-1B.
USING BATTERIES Install six 1.5 volt AA-size (SUM-3 or R6P) or equivalent manganese or alkaline batteries into the battery compartment. the battery compartment cover. 1. Open Open the battery compartment cover—located on the bottom panel of the RY8— by carefully pressing down on the grooved area of the cover and sliding it outward, in the direction of the arrow as indicated on the cover itself, and as shown below. 2. Insert the batteries.
WHEN TO REPLACE THE BATTERIES. When the batteries run down and are no longer able to operate the RY8, the sound may become distorted, the output volume level will decrease automatically, and the words "BATT LOW" will appear in the LCD. When this happens, replace the batteries with a complete set of six new batteries WARNING!.
Monitoring by an Audio System Another simple setup for monitoring the RY8's sound is to plug a pair of audio cables from the RY8's [OUTPUT] jacks to the in puts of either a mixer, or a stereo amplifier, or a pair of amplified keyboard speakers. Carefully adjust the RY8's [VOLUME] slider in relation to the input and output levels on the mixer and volume level on the amplifier.
MIDI settings Connecting a Guitar One of the RY8's most unique features is its [EXT IN] jack, which lets you plug a guitar directly into the RY8 and play along with the patterns and songs, or use the RY8 as a guitar tuner, or even use the RY8 as a guitar synthesizer to "trigger" one of the 50 AWM normal voices by the notes you play on the guitar. Turn down the volume of both the guitar and RY8, then plug a guitar cable from the guitar's output jack to the RY8's [EXT IN] jack.
POWER-ON PROCEDURE. There is actually a correct process for switching the various components in an electronic music system on and off. The rules are simple but important. BEFORE TURNING ANYTHING ON: Be sure that all components are actually plugged in, and check to make sure that all volume controls are turned down to their zero positions. Always turn the RY8 on first (followed by any additional devices which may be connected). Always turn the sound system on last.
6. PLAYING THE DEMO SONG Before you begin using the RY8 or diving into its many features, you might want to hear the preprogrammed demo song which will give you an idea of just how powerful the RY8 is. To select the demo song, first you must enter Song Mode. To enter Song Mode, press and hold the [MODE] button, then press [SONG].
7. PLAYING THE DRUM PADS At power-on, you can start hitting the drum pads right away. Try listening to the sounds of the currently selected drum kit. The Drum Voice List and Drum Kit List are provided or page 82 and 84. SELECTING THE PAD BANKS. Each of the twelve drum pads has two drum voices assigned to it. These are organized in "Drum" and "Percussion" Pad Banks. To switch back and forth between the two Pad Banks, press [PAD BANK].
SELECTING THE DRUM KITS. When the Chase function is on, the currently selected drum kit will depend on which pattern is selected. There are 16 drum kits—12 Preset drum kits and 4 User drum kits. To select a different kit, you must first enter Drum Kit Mode. To enter Drum Kit Mode, hold [MODE] and press [KIT]. (To access the Kit Select function, you may need to hold [MODE] and press [PAGE-] several times; the Kit Select function is the first function in Drum Kit Mode.
8. PLAYING THE PRESET PATTERNS The RY8 comes filled with 200 Preset one-measure rhythm patterns (#000 ~ #199). Each Preset pattern is accompanied by a special backing part, preprogrammed in a specific music style. The automatic backing consists of Bass, Chord 1 and Chord 2 tracks. There are 200 backings, covering many different popular styles of music. (For a list of the RY8's pattern, see page 86.) The Preset rhythm patterns are organized in 50 music styles with four Sections for each style.
The word "PTN" (located next to the number of the currently selected pattern) will be flashing, indicating that you can change the pattern number. Press [-1] and [+1] to select a Preset pattern (between #000 ~ #199). (The pattern numbers between #200 ~ #249 are for User patterns, i.e., patterns you create yourself; the User patterns for a new RY8 will contain no data.) To play the selected Preset pattern, press [PLAY]. The selected pattern will play repeatedly until you press [STOP].
CHANGING THE TEMPO. You can change the tempo whether the pattern is playing or stopped. Each Preset pattern is programmed with an "initial tempo". When you select a pattern, the pattern's initial tempo will be loaded. To change the current tempo setting, hold [MODE] and press [TEMPO] to enter Tempo Mode. The word "TEMPO" will display in the lower left area of the LCD, and the current tempo value will be flashing. Press [-1] and [+1] to specify a new tempo value.
To select Chord Root or Chord Type, press will be positioned above the currently selected one. . The flashing indicator To change the backing Chord Root or Chord Type, press [+1] and [-1], followed by [ENTER] to lock in the new chord. To exit Chord Assign, press [CHORD] again. SELECTING THE BACKING ACCOMPANIMENT. The backing accompaniments consist of Bass, Chord 1 and Chord 2 tracks, preprogrammed to match the relevant Preset patterns.
When the backing name is flashing, press and hold [-1] or [+1] to scroll through all the backings; the very last backing selection will be the "Backing Off" status. To turn the backing accompaniment off, choose the very last backing selection, indicated by the words "BKOFF" in the LCD. (To turn the backing on again, press [-1] and specify a desired backing.) MUTING THE BACKING TRACKS. You can mute (i.e., switch off) any or all of the backing tracks.
Bass Track Mute ("B") is the first function, Chord 1 Track Mute ("C1") is the second function, and Chord 2 Track Mute ("C2") is the third function in Mute Mode. The words "MUTE B (or C1 or C2) OF" will appear on the LCD to indicate that you have accessed the desired Track Mute function, and that it is turned off. To turn it on, press [+1]. The word "ON" will appear in the LCD, and the track will stop playing. (To turn the track Mute function off again, press [-1].
Press [-1] and [+1] to select a Preset song (between #00 ~ #49). (The song numbers between #50 and #99 are for User songs, i.e., songs you create yourself; the User songs for a new RY8 will contain no data.) To play the selected Preset song, press [PLAY]. (If the Repeat function is on; see page 43), the song will continuously play until you press [STOP]. To stop the playback in the middle of a song, press [STOP]. To continue the song playback from the stop position, press [PLAY] again.
CHANGING THE PATTERNS AND BACKING ACCOMPANIMENT. You can easily change the patterns and backing accompaniment of the selected song—either while the song is stopped or while it is playing. After you've switched into the Song Mode Song Select function and selected a song, when you press [PLAY] to start the song playback, the flashing cursor position will change from "SONG" (in the lower left area of the LCD) to "PTN" (Pattern; in the lower right area of the LCD).
To change the backing accompaniment, press to position the flashing cursor over the name of the backing accompaniment. The backing name will begin flashing, indicating that you can select a different accompaniment backing to play with the currently selected rhythm. Then press [-1] and [+1] to select a backing accompaniment.
10. PATTERN MODE Pattern Mode is one of the two main operating modes of the RY8 (the other being Song Mode). It consists of both Pattern Play and Pattern Record Modes. The Preset Pattern List is provided on page 86. PATTERN PLAY MODE. In Pattern Play Mode, you can select and play Preset and User patterns, as well as assign a Swing factor to a pattern, clear a User pattern, copy a Preset or User pattern into a User pattern location, and assign a backing to a User pattern.
The pattern beat/clock position indicators appear in the upper right area of the LCD, where large inverted triangles represent each beat in the measure, and small inverted triangles represent each clock where rhythm data may exist. (The number of beat and clock position triangles in the measure depends on the designated meter of the pattern.) During playback, each beat position indicator flashes according to the current beat location, with all beat positions flashing on the first beat of the measure.
SELECTING A “NEXT” PATTERN - To specify the “Next” pattern to play immediately after the current pattern finishes, press [+1] and [-1] while the current pattern is playing to specify the Next pattern number. The word “NEXT” will display in the LCD until the Next pattern is engaged.
ASSIGNING A SWING FACTOR TO THE PATTERN - Hold [MODE] and press [PAGE-] or [PAGE+] once or more to access the Swing function. The word “SWING” will appear in the LCD, as will the current Swing setting (OFF, E1 ~ E9, S1 ~ S5). To assign a Swing factor to the currently selected pattern, press [-1] or [+1]. The Swing setting also affects the backing accompaniment. When a Swing setting is assigned to a pattern, whenever the pattern is selected, the word “SWING” will appear in the upper area of the LCD.
COPYING THE CURRENTLY SELECTED PATTERN -When the pattern is stopped, first select a source pattern to copy from. Then, hold [MODE] and press [PAGE+] once or more to access the Pattern Copy function. The words “COPY SURE?” will appear in the LCD. Press [-1] and [+1] to select a destination User pattern number (#200 ~ #249) where the currently selected Preset or User pattern will be copied to. Then, press [ENTER] to copy the pattern. (To exit the Copy function, hold [MODE] and press [PAGE-].
PATTERN RECORD MODE. In Pattern Record Mode, you can select and record a User pattern in either step time or real-time, as well as designate the meter (time signature) for the pattern before recording, and record accents to achieve realistic playing dynamics. You may copy a Preset pattern to a User pattern location and modify it, or you may clear a User pattern (or select an empty User pattern) and create your own pattern from scratch.
DESIGNATING THE METER - If you want to create a pattern from scratch with a specific time signature, you must first designate the meter for an empty User pattern while still in Pattern Record Standby Mode-i.e., before initiating the Step or Realtime recording operation. Hold [MODE] and press [PAGE+]. The default meter setting will be flashing. To designate a different meter, press [-1] and [+1]. To return to Record Standby Mode, hold [MODE] and press [PAGE-].
When an 8 beat pattern is recorded, the LCD will display as follows. ENTERING STEP RECORD MODE - From within Pattern Record Standby Mode, simply pressing one of the drum pads or the [ACCENT] button will initiate the step recording operation. (To exit Step Record Mode, press [REC] again.
ENTERING REALTIME RECORD MODE - From within Pattern Record Standby Mode, simply pressing [PLAY] will initiate the realtime recording operation. A count-in metronome click will begin (the number of count-in beats will appear on the screen, and will depend on the designated meter), after which realtime recording will commence. (To exit Record Mode, press [STOP], then press [REC] again.
You can record and delete accents the same way as recording and deleting drum beats-by using the [ACCENT] button. (You can assign accent levels to the pads for User drum kits. For details, see page 59.) ADDING AN ACCENT - In Pattern Play Mode, you can add an accent as you play the pads in realtime, by holding [ACCENT] and pressing a drum pad. In Record Mode, pressing [ACCENT] will record an accent at the current clock position.
ASSIGNING A BACKlNG - You can assign any of the 200 backing accompaniments to play with a User pattern. (For details, see page 34.) EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM NOTE POLYPHONY -The RY8 has 28-note polyphony, which means the maximum number of notes that can sound at one time is 28. Depending on the pattern you have created, several drum beats may fail on a specific location where many bass and chord notes exist. Any drum beats that would exceed the 28-note capacity will be “truncated”, or cut off, or will not play.
11. SONG MODE Song Mode is one of the two main operating modes of the RY8 (the other being Pattern Mode). It consists of both Song Play and Song Record Modes. SONG PLAY MODE. In Song Play Mode, you can select and play Preset and User songs, as well as turn the Repeat and Chain functions on and off, clear a User song, and copy a Preset or User song to a User song location. ENTERING SONG PLAY MODE - Hold [MODE] and press [SONG] to enter Song Play Mode.
SELECTING A FUNCTION - Hold [MODE] and press [PAGE+] and [PAGE-] to step through the various functions. The LCD will display information about the status of each function as you step through them. SELECTING A SONG - When you enter Song Play Mode, you can go ahead and select a song. Otherwise, you must position the flashing cursor over the word “SONG” by pressing Then, press [+1] and [-1] to select a Preset (#00 ~ #49) or User (#50 ~ #99) song, or the Demo song.
CHANGING THE PATTERN - To temporarily specify a different pattern to hear to position the flashing cursor how it sounds with the song, press or over the abbreviation “PTN” (Pattern). Then press [+1] and [-1] to specify the pattern number. Any changes made to the pattern or backing in Song Play Mode will only be effective temporarily. When you press [TOP] to locate the top of the song, or press [FWD] or [BWD] to select a starting measure, the original patterns and backings for the song will be reinstated.
If you turn both the Repeat and Chain functions on and then press [PLAY], the User songs will play from the top to the end repeatedly, until you press [STOP]. CLEARING A USER SONG -When the song is stopped, hold [MODE] and press [PAGE-] or [PAGE+] to access the Song Clear function. The words “CLEAR SURE?” will appear in the LCD. Press [-1] and [+1] to select a User song number (#50 ~ #99). Then, press [ENTER] to clear the data from the song.
COPYING THE CURRENTLY SELECTED SONG - You can copy the currently selected song to a User song location. While the song is stopped, first select a source song to copy from. Then, hold [MODE] and press [PAGE+] once or more to access the Song Copy function. The words “COPY SURE?” will appear in the LCD. Press [-1] and [+1] to select a destination User song number (#50 ~ #99) where the currently selected Preset or User song will be copied to. Then, press [ENTER] to copy the song.
If the LCD displays the words "MEMORY FULL", you cannot record a User song. To free up memory, clear any unwanted User patterns or songs. (Se sure to save any important User data first, offloading it to an external storage device such as the Yamaha MDF2 MIDI Data Filer.] ENTERING SONG RECORD MODE - First, enter Song Mode and select a User song location.
ENTERING REALTIME RECORD MODE - From within Song Record Standby Mode, first, press [-1] or [+1] to select the pattern number that you want to be the first part in the song. Then, simply pressing [PLAY] will initiate the realtime recording operation. A count-in metronome click will begin (the number of count-in beats will appear on the screen, and will depend on the meter of the specified pattern), after which realtime recording will commence.
The pattern and chord tracks are independent! When deleting a pattern, the succeeding parts will be moved up by one part. Therefore, take care that your pattern deletions don’t alter your song structure in relation to the chord track. INSERTING A PATTERN - After recording a song, you can go back and insert a pattern at any time. First, in Song Record Mode, locate the measure of the pattern that you want to play after the inserted pattern, by pressing [FWD] and [BWD].
To record chord changes in the chord track at specific clock locations in the song, first you must access the Chord Assign feature. n ACCESSING CHORD ASSIGN - From within Step Record Mode, press [CHORD]. The words “BEAT” and “CLOCK’‘-which display the current beat and clock location of the currently selected measure-will appear in the lower left area of the LCD, and a small inverted triangle will appear over the Chord Root in the upper left area of the LCD.
DESIGNATING A CHORD ROOT AND TYPE - After selecting the measure and specifying the clock, press twice to position the flashing cursor over the Chord Root, and press [-1] and [+1] to select the Chord Root; Next, press once to position the flashing cursor over the Chord Type, and press [-1] and [+1] to select the Chord Type. Then press [ENTER]. Recorded chord data will be displayed as a black square at the specified location.
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DELETING A CHORD BY PART - After recording a song, you can go back and delete an unwanted chord at any time at a specific part, or measure location. First, in Song Record Mode, press [CHORD] to access Chord Assign. Next, locate the measure containing the chord you want to delete, by pressing [FWD] and [BWD]. Then, hold [MODE] and press [PAGE+] once. The abbreviation “DEL” (Delete) will appear in the upper left area of the LCD, and the word “SURE?” will appear in the lower left area of the LCD.
The pattern and chord tracks are independent! You can only insert a chord by part, and not event. When inserting a chord, the succeeding parts will be moved back by one part. Therefore, take care that your chord insertions don’t alter your song structure in relation to the pattern track. EXITING CHORD ASSIGN - To exit the Chord Assign feature, press [CHORD] again. If you attempt to enter a chord change and the message “PART EMPTY” appears in the LCD, this means that there is no pattern data in the track.
12. DRUM KlT MODE In Drum Kit Mode you can select a Preset or User drum kit, assign voices to the pads in a User kit, and designate various settings for the pads in a User kit, including specifying output and accent levels and setting the stereo pan positioning and pitch tuning for each drum pad. You can also copy a Preset or User drum kit to a User drum kit, and activate the Chase feature. ENTERING DRUM KIT MODE - Hold [MODE] and press [KIT] to enter Drum Kit Mode.
PLAYING THE PADS AND SELECTING KITS. You can generally play the drum pads in real-time regardless of the mode you’re in. From within some of the Drum Kit Mode functions, pressing the pad buttons will also display information about the various settings for each pad. SELECTING THE PAD BANKS - Each of the twelve drum pads has two drum voices assigned to it. These are organized in “Drum” and “Percussion” Pad Banks. To switch back and forth between the two Pad Banks, press [PAD BANK].
SELECTING THE DRUM KITS -The currently selected drum kit will depend on which pattern is chosen, since each Preset pattern uses a specific drum kit. There are 16 drum kits in all—12 Preset kits (#00 - #11) and 4 User drum kits (#12 - #15). When you enter Drum Kit Mode, the word “SELECT”, along with the name of the currently selected drum kit, displays in the lower left area of the LCD.
CREATING A USER DRUM KIT. One of the keys to the RY8’s flexibility is that you can create up to four of your own User drum kits by assigning any of the 128 AWM drum voices to the 12 Drum Pad Bank pads and 12 Percussion Pad Bank pads, as well as specify output level, accent level, pan position and pitch tuning for each drum voice.
ASSIGNING DRUM VOlCES TO THE PADS - You can assign any of the 128 AWM drum voices to the pads in a User drum kit. Hold [MODE] and press [PAGE+] or [PAGE-] to access the voice Assign function. The word “ASSIGN” will display in the lower left area of the LCD, and the name of the drum voice which is assigned to the currently selected pad will be flashing. Press any drum pad (within either the Drum or Percussion Pad Bank)- the name of the drum voice assigned to the pad you select will appear in the LCD.
SETTING THE OUTPUT LEVELS - You can designate the output level for each pad in a User drum kit. Hold [MODE] and press [PAGE+] or [PAGE-] to access the output Level function. The word “LEVEL” will appear in the lower left area of the LCD, and the level setting of the currently selected pad will be flashing. Press any drum pad (within either the Drum or Percussion Pad Bank) to select it. Press [-1] and [+1] to change the level setting from between “01” and “16”.
SETTING THE STEREO PAN POSITIONS - You can designate the stereo pan position for each pad in a User drum kit. Hold [MODE] and press [PAGE+] or [PAGE-] to access the Pan function. The word “PAN” will appear in the lower left area of the LCD, and the pan setting of the currently selected pad will be flashing. Press any drum pad (within either the Drum or Percussion Pad Bank) to select it. Press [-1] and [+1] to change the pan setting from between “-7” and “+7”, or “OFF”.
TURNING THE CHASE FUNCTION ON AND OFF - The Chase function determines which drum kit will play a pattern. When the Chase function is on, the drum kit used to record the pattern will automatically be selected for the pattern playback. When the Chase function is off, the currently selected drum kit will be used for playback of all patterns. The Chase setting, which is set to “ON” when the RY8 is shipped, affects the entire system. Hold [MODE] and press [PAGE+] once or more to access the Chase function.
ENTERING EXTERNAL IN MODE - Hold [MODE] and press [EXT IN] to enter External In Mode. SELECTING A FUNCTION - Hold [MODE] and press [PAGE+] and [PAGE-] to step through the various functions. The LCD will display information about the status of each function as you step through them. TURNING THE MIX FUNCTION ON AND OFF - When the Mix function is turned on, the guitar signal you play will be mixed with the patterns/songs, and both will be output via the stereo [OUTPUT] jacks and [PHONES] jack.
n USING THE RY8 AS A GUITAR SYNTHESIZER - When a guitar is plugged into the [EXT IN] jack, you can use the guitar to trigger an External In voice in a variety of ways. There are two steps to setting up the RY8 as a guitar synthesizer: 1. 2. Designating the guitar synthesizer status. Selecting an external in voice (see below). 1.
2. SELECTING AN EXTERNAL IN VOICE - You can select any of the 50 AWM normal voices to be triggered by the notes you play on the guitar. Hold [MODE] and press [PAGE+] or [PAGE-] to access the External In Select function. Two lines of information will be displayed in the lower left area of the LCD. The current synthesizer status (see above) will be displayed in the top line, and the name of the currently selected External In voice will be displayed in the bottom line.
TURNING THE EXTERNAL IN START FUNCTION ON AND OFF - When the External In Start function is turned on, the pattern or song playback will begin automatical!y with the first note you play on the guitar. Hold [MODE] and press [PAGE+] once or more to access the Start function. The word “START” will appear in the lower left area of the LCD, along with the current Start function status— “ON” or “OFF”. Press [+1] to turn the Start function on. Press [-1] to turn it off. (To stop the playback, press [STOP].
SETTlNG THE BASIC PITCH - You can set the basic pitch of the guitar tuner between “440” and “445”. From within the Tuner function, press [+1] and [-1] to set the basic pitch. The basic pitch setting determines the overall system tuning for the RY8.
14. SYSTEM MODE In System Mode you can designate Internal or MIDI sync clock, assign the MIDI transmit and receive channel for the drum voices, assign the MIDI channel for receiving program change messages, assign the MIDI transmit channel for the External In voice and the Harmony voice, activate bulk dump operations, and designate the note table and assign the note numbers for the drum kit. ENTERING SYSTEM MODE - Hold [MODE] and press [SYSTEM] to enter System Mode.
DESIGNATING THE SYNC CLOCK - You can connect an external sequencer to the RY8 and synchronize, or “sync” the two devices together so that their clocks will play in perfect time with each other. The RY8 may be designated as the “master” device, which means you should set its sync clock to Internal, and the external sequencer’s clock to MIDI. Or the RY8 may be designated as the “slave” device, which means you should set its sync clock to MIDI, and set the external sequencer’s clock to Internal.
n ASSIGNING THE PROGRAM CHANGE RECEIVE CHANNEL - You can have the RY8 respond to program change messages from an external MIDI keyboard or sequencer. For example, by pressing the voice selectors on your keyboard, you can select the RY8’s drum kits. To do so, you must assign the RY8’s program change receive channel to the same program change channel number as the transmitting device. Hold [MODE] and press [PAGE-] or [PAGE+] to access the Program Change function.
ASSIGNING THE HARMONY VOICE TRANSMIT CHANNEL - The RY8 can transmit MIDI signals generated by the Harmony voice (see “HARM 1, 2, 3”, page 63) in order to play an external tone generator. To do so, you must assign the RY8’s Harmony voice channel to the same MIDI receive channel number as the tone generator. Hold [MODE] and press [PAGE+] once or more to access the Harmony Channel function.
You can "dump" User pattern, song and drum kit data in bulk to and from another RY8 or an external MIDI data storage device (such as the Yamaha MDF2 MIDI Data Filer). BULK DUMP TRANSMIT - First, set up the storage device to receive a bulk dump transmission (refer to the owner's manual of the storage device for the proper procedure). Hold [MODE] and press [PAGE+] or [PAGE-] to access the Bulk Dump function. The words "BULK SURE?" will appear in the lower left area of the LCD.
DESIGNATING THE PRESET OR USER NOTE TABLE - The MIDI note table consists of a list of the drum pads and a corresponding MIDI note number for each pad. When playing the RY8's drum voices from an external keyboard or sequencer, the drum voices will play according to the RY8's note table assignments. The RY8 has both a Preset note table, which you cannot modify, and a User note table, which you can modify using the Note Number function (see below).
15. TEMPO MODE In Tempo Mode you can set the tempo for the song or pattern playback or recording. You can switch into Tempo Mode and change the playback tempo as the pattern or song is playing. Each Preset pattern and song has an "initial tempo" assigned to it. Whenever you select a Preset pattern and press [PLAY], the initial tempo will be activated. ENTERING TEMPO MODE - Hold [MODE] and press [TEMPO] to enter Tempo Mode.
16. MUTE MODE In Mute Mode you can mute (i.e., switch off) any or all of the backing accompaniments, even while the song or pattern is playing. ENTERING MUTE MODE - Hold [MODE] and press [MUTE] to enter Mute Mode. The word "MUTE" will appear in the lower left area of the LCD, along with the currently selected backing track and its present status—"ON" or "OFF".
17. BALANCE MODE Balance Mode is in effect an on-board "sound mixer" that lets you balance the relative levels of the normal voices. In Balance Mode you can balance the volume output levels for the Bass, Chord 1, and Chord 2 backing voices, as well as the output of the External In and Harmony voices, even while the pattern or song is playing. ENTERING BALANCE MODE - Hold [MODE] and press [BALANCE] to enter Balance Mode.
SETTING A BALANCE LEVEL - Select either the Bass, Chord 1, Chord 2, External In or Harmony voice and press [-1] and [+1] to set the balance level for the selected voice. The volume level of the guitar itself can only be determined by the setting of the guitar's volume knob. 18. TRANSPOSE MODE In Transpose Mode you can specify the transposition pitch in half-steps for a song or pattern, even during playback. ENTERING TRANSPOSE MODE - Hold [MODE] and press [TRANSPOSE] to enter Transpose Mode.
19. RECALLING THE FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS You can reset all RY8 settings to their initial default settings at any time. Doing so will clear all the User patterns, songs and drum kits you have created. Before initiating the factory default setting operation, be sure to save any important User data using an external MIDI data storage device (such as the Yamaha MDF2 MIDI Data Filer). RECALLING THE FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS - First, switch the [POWER] to the [OFF] position.
20. DISPLAY MESSAGES During operation the RY8 will display various error and other messages in the LCD. Below is a list and description of each display message. DISPLAY COMMENTS BACKUP ERROR If the batteries are dead (or are not installed), when you turn the RY8 on, this message will appear, the factory default settings will be reinstated, and the User data will have been lost. BATT LOW The batteries are running low on power. Insert a new set of six batteries.
DISPLAY COMMENTS RECEIV BULK Bulk data is being received from a MIDI data storage device or another RY8. TIME OVER MIDI bulk data transfer failed to complete within a reasonable period of time, and therefore the operation was terminated. TS NOT MATCH Meter of the destination pattern is different from the meter of the source pattern. Clear the destination pattern memory location and try again. 21.
PROBLEM Song or pattern will not play POSSIBLE CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS Check if you are in System Mode. The RY8 will not play in System Mode. Check if the RY8 System Mode Sync function is set to MIDI clock. The RY8 will not play when the sync is set to MIDI clock, since it is designated to act as a "slave" to an external clock source. You must set the Sync function to INT ("Internal"). (See page 68.
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DRUM KIT LIST 84
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PRESET PATTERN LIST Rock Ballad 86
Pop R&B Dance 87
Rock&Roll Latin Reggae Jazz Ethnic 88
NORMAL VOICE LIST 89
MIDI DATA FORMAT 3. System Common Message MIDI Reception 1) SONG SELECT MIDI Reception Block Diagram STATUS 11110011 (F3H) SONG NUMBER 00ssssss s=0-99 Data is received in Song Select Mode. MIDI IN 9nH CnH F0H, F7H F3H F8H FAH FBH FCH FEH NOTE ON PROGRAM CHANGE BULK DUMP SONG SELECT TIMING CLOCK START CONTINUE STOP ACTIVE SENSING 4.
MIDI Transmission 3. System Common Message 1) SONG SELECT MIDI Transmission Block Diagram STATUS SONG NUMBER Song Select transmission occurs when in Song Selecl Mode. MIDI OUT 4. System Exclusive Message Bulk data transmission occurs in System Mode MIDI Bulk Dump function.
YAMAHA [Rhythm Programmer] Model RY8 MIDI Implementation Chart Transmitted Recognized Function . . . Basic Default Channel Changed 1 - 16 1 - 16 1 - 16 1 - 16 3 x ************** 3 x Note Number : True voice 0-127 ************** 0-127 x Velocity Note ON Note OFF o o o x After Touch x x x x o x x x Mode Default Messages altered Key's Ch's Pitch Bender Control Change 9nH/v=1-127 9nH,v=0 x 9nH,v=1-127 Date:06-OCT-1994 Version : 1 .
Prog Change : True # x *********** o 0 - 15 x kit select System Exclusive o o song data etc : Song Pos. common : Song Sel.
[+1] and [-1] buttons 9 buttons 9 and A Accent 39.55.
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