Yamaha RY8 Manuel du propriétaire

21. THE RY8The RY8 is an easy-to-use yet powerful rhythm programmer with automaticbass and chord accompaniment backing, an external input for playing

3The RY8’s many other features include song chaining and loop repeating,rhythm “swing” function for a realistic human feeling, guitar tuner and guitar

42. RY8 SYSTEM STRUCTUREThe RY8 is primarily a powerful rhythm programmer, but with the addeddimension of automatic backing accompaniment, song progra

5THE AWM VOICES.There are 128 “drum” voices and 50 “normal” AWM voices. The drum voicesare assigned to the drum kits. The normal voices are assigned t

6THE MODES AND FUNCTIONS.The RY8’s features are for the most part organized into nine modes accessibleby holding [MODE] and pressing one of the drum p

73. TOP PANEL1 LCD SCREENHigh contrast, easy-to-read Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) provides large-contentvisual feedback to always let you know exactly

86 [STOP] BUTTONFor stopping the song or pattern playback or realtime recording.7 [PLAY] BUTTONFor starting song or pattern playback or realtime recor

9q [DELETE] BUTTONFor deleting individual drum beats in Pattern Record Mode. Simply hold[DELETE] and press [ENTER] or the appropriate drum pad to dele

104. SIDE & REAR PANELS1 [VOLUME] SLIDERFor setting the master volume output level from the [OUTPUT] and [PHONES]jacks.2 [PHONES] MINI JACKFor plu

115 [EXT IN] JACKFor plugging in a guitar to play along with the song or pattern playback, or forusing the guitar tuner feature, or for “triggering” a

12Do not attempt to use an AC adaptor other than the Yamaha PA-3 or PA-1B. The use of anincompatible adaptor may cause irreparable damage to the RY8,

13USING BATTERIESInstall six 1.5 volt AA-size (SUM-3 or R6P) or equivalent manganese oralkaline batteries into the battery compartment.1.Open the batt

14WHEN TO REPLACE THE BATTERIES.When the batteries run down and are no longer able to operate the RY8, thesound may become distorted, the output volum

15Monitoring by an Audio SystemAnother simple setup for monitoring the RY8’s sound is to plug a pair of audiocables from the RY8’s [OUTPUT] jacks to t

16Connecting a GuitarOne of the RY8’s most unique features is its [EXT IN] jack, which lets you pluga guitar directly into the RY8 and play along with

17POWER-ON PROCEDURE.There is actually a correct process for switching the various components in anelectronic music system on and off. The rules are s

18 To select the demo song, in the Song Select function, press and hold [+1] to scroll the song numbers all the way to the end—until the word “DEMO”

197. PLAYING THE DRUM PADSAt power-on, you can start hitting the drum pads right away. Trylistening to the sounds of the currently selected drum kit.T

20SELECTING THE DRUM KITS.When the Chase function is on, the currently selected drum kit will depend onwhich pattern is selected. There are 16 drum ki

218. PLAYING THE PRESET PATTERNSThe RY8 comes filled with 200 Preset one-measure rhythm patterns (#000 ~#199). Each Preset pattern is accompanied by a

22 The word “PTN” (located next to the number of the currently selected pattern) will beflashing, indicating that you can change the pattern number.

23 To exit Tempo mode hold [MODE] and press [PATTERN].CHANGING THE BACKING CHORD.You can change the chord root and chord type for the backing while t

24 To select Chord Root or Chord Type, press [2] and [1]. The flashing indicator will be positioned above the currently selected one. To change the

25 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 “Ba

26 To exit Mute mode, hold [MODE] and press [PATTERN].9. PLAYING THE PRESET SONGSThe Preset songs are intended as music style ideas to get you starte

27 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

28CHANGING THE PATTERNS AND BACKING ACCOMPANIMENT.You can easily change the patterns and backing accompaniment of theselected song—either while the so

29 To change the backing accompaniment, press [2] or [1] to position the flashing cursor over the name of the backing accompaniment. The backing name

3010. PATTERN MODEPattern Mode is one of the two main operating modes of the RY8 (the otherbeing Song Mode). It consists of both Pattern Play and Patt

31THE BEAT/CLOCK POSITION INDICATORSDuring playback, each beat position indicator flashes according to thecurrent beat location, with all beat positio

IIMPORTANT ! PLEASE READ BEFORE PROCEEDING !The RY8 is a powerful electronic music device featuring sensitive hightechnology. To ensure many years of

32 SELECTING A “NEXT” PATTERN - To specify the “Next” pattern to play immediately after the current pattern finishes, press [+1] and [-1] while the c

33 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” wil

34The data which is copied into the destination User pattern includes the initial tempo, the Swing setting,the drum kit, and the backing. If there is

35PATTERN RECORD MODE.In Pattern Record Mode, you can select and record a User pattern in eitherstep-time or real-time, as well as designate the meter

36Time Signature Quantization Factors01/04 12, 16, 24, 3202/04 12, 16, 24, 3203/04 12, 1604/04 12, 1605/04 1201/08 16, 24, 3203/08 16, 24, 3205/08 16,

37The RY8 automatically prevents the sounding of illogical drum notes—such as a closed and open high-hat playing at the same time. The drum voice assi

38 ENTERING REALTIME RECORD MODE - From within Pattern Record Standby Mode, simply pressing [PLAY] will initiate the realtime recording operation. A

39ADDING ACCENTS TO THE RHYTHMYou can record and delete accents the same way as recording anddeleting drum beats—by using the [ACCENT] button. (You ca

40 ASSIGNING A BACKING - You can assign any of the 200 backing accompaniments to play with a User pattern. (For details, see page 34.) EXCEEDING TH

4111. SONG MODESong Mode is one of the two main operating modes of the RY8 (the otherbeing Pattern Mode). It consists of both Song Play and Song Recor

IIHANDLING AND TRANSPORT Handle the RY8 with care. Physical shocks caused by dropping or jostlingthe instrument, or placing heavy objects upon it, ca

42 SELECTING A FUNCTION - Hold [MODE] and press [PAGE+] and [PAGE-] to step through the various functions. The LCD will display information about the

43 CHANGING THE PATTERN - To temporarily specify a different pattern to hear how it sounds with the song, press [2] or [1] to position the flashing c

44If you turn both the Repeat and Chain functions on and then press [PLAY], the User songs will playfrom the top to the end repeatedly, until you pres

45 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

46If the LCD displays the words “MEMORY FULL”, you cannot record a User song. To free up memory,clear any unwanted User patterns or songs. (Be sure to

47 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 t

48The pattern and chord tracks are independent! When deleting a pattern, the succeeding parts will bemoved up by one part. Therefore, take care that y

49RECORDING CHORD CHANGESTo record chord changes in the chord track at specific clock locations in thesong, first you must access the Chord Assign fea

50 DESIGNATING A CHORD ROOT AND TYPE - After selecting the measure and specifying the clock, press [2] twice to position the flashing cursor over the

51CHORD TYPES (Key of C)MODES & FUN.QX 99.11.17 6:02 PM ページ 51

THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING THE YAMAHA RY8 RHYTHM PROGRAMMER.The Yamaha RY8 is a full-featured, high quality, low-priced, hand-held stereorhythm programm

52 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 locatio

53 CHANGING A PATTERN - After recording a song, you can go back and change a pattern at any time. First, in Song Record Mode, locate the measure of t

5412. DRUM KIT MODEIn Drum Kit Mode you can select a Preset or User drum kit, assign voices tothe pads in a User kit, and designate various settings f

55PLAYING THE PADS AND SELECTING KITS.You can generally play the drum pads in real-time regardless of the modeyou’re in. From within some of the Drum

56 SELECTING THE DRUM KITS - The currently selected drum kit will depend on which pattern is chosen, since each Preset pattern uses a specific drum k

57CREATING A USER DRUM KIT.One of the keys to the RY8’s flexibility is that you can create up to four of yourown User drum kits by assigning any of th

58 ASSIGNING DRUM VOICES 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

59 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

60 TUNING THE PITCH OF THE DRUMS - You can designate the pitch tune setting for each pad in a User drum kit. Hold [MODE] and press [PAGE+] or [PAGE-]

61 TURNING THE CHASE FUNCTION ON AND OFF - The Chase function determines which drum kit will play a pattern. When the Chase function is on, thedrum

IVCONVENTIONS USED IN THIS MANUAL.In order to keep confusion to a minimum, there are a few basic conventionsused in the feature explanations in this m

62 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 bo

1. DESIGNATING THE EXTERNAL IN GUITAR SYNTHESIZER STATUS - The status of the guitar synthesizer determines how the External In voice triggered by the

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] an

65 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 auto

66This area displays whether the pitch is intune, or sharp or flat.This area displays the name of the note,or pitch, when you play a string. SETTING

6714. SYSTEM MODEIn System Mode you can designate Internal or MIDI sync clock, assign the MIDItransmit and receive channel for the drum voices, assign

68 ASSIGNING THE MIDI TRANSMIT/RECEIVE CHANNEL - You can connect a MIDI keyboard and play the RY8’s drum voices from its keyboard. Likewise, you can

69 ASSIGNING THE PROGRAM CHANGE RECEIVE CHANNEL - You can have the RY8 respond to program change messages from an external MIDI keyboard or sequencer

70 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 o

71MIDI DATA BULK DUMP OPERATIONSYou can “dump” User pattern, song and drum kit data in bulk to and fromanother RY8 or an external MIDI data storage de

VHOW TO USE THIS MANUAL.The RY8 Owner’s Manual is designed to travel alongside the RY8 itself. Itincludes information about all the RY8’s features and

72If the word “PRESET” temporarily appears on the LCD when you try to change a note number, thismeans you are attempting to modify the Preset note tab

7315. TEMPO MODEIn Tempo Mode you can set the tempo for the song or pattern playback or recording.You can switch into Tempo Mode and change the playba

7416. MUTE MODEIn Mute Mode you can mute (i.e., switch off) any or all of the backingaccompaniments, even while the song or pattern is playing. ENTER

7517. BALANCE MODEBalance Mode is in effect an on-board “sound mixer” that lets you balance therelative levels of the normal voices. In Balance Mode y

7618. TRANSPOSE MODEIn Transpose Mode you can specify the transposition pitch in half-steps for asong or pattern, even during playback. ENTERING TRAN

7719. RECALLING THE FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGSYou can reset all RY8 settings to their initial default settings at any time. Doingso will clear all the U

78DISPLAY COMMENTSBACKUP ERROR If the batteries are dead (or are not installed), when you turnthe RY8 on, this message will appear, the factory defaul

79DISPLAY COMMENTSRECEIV BULK Bulk data is being received from a MIDI data storage device or another RY8.TIME OVER MIDI bulk data transfer failed to c

80PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES AND SOLUTIONSSong or pattern Check if you are in System Mode. The RY8 will not play in will not play System Mode.Check if

8122. SPECIFICATIONSTONE GENERATOR AWM - Advanced Wave Memory digital samples POLYPHONY - 28 notesVOICES - 128 drum voices and 50 normal voicesPATTER

1REFERENCE !...21. THE RY8...

82NO. LCD DISPLAY DRUM VOICE NAME1 KLite BD Light2 KDry BD Dry3 KTite BD Tight4 KJaz1 BD Jazz 15 KJaz2 BD Jazz 26 KRock BD Rock7 KGate BD Gate8 KAna1

83NO. LCD DISPLAY DRUM VOICE NAME81 TAna5 Tom Analog 582 TAna6 Tom Analog 683 TElc1 Tom Electronic 184 TElc2 Tom Electronic 285 TElc3 Tom Electronic 3

86 RockPATTERN LCD STYLE NAME SECTIONNO. DISPLAY40 LA-mA LA Metal Shuffle Main A41 LA-mB Main B42 LA-mC Fill AB43 LA-mD Fill BA44 ProgA Progressive R

87PATTERN LCD STYLE NAME SECTIONNO. DISPLAY104 DscoA Disco Main A105 DscoB Main B106 DscoC Fill AB107 DscoD Fill BA R&BPATTERN LCD STYLE NAME SEC

88 LatinPATTERN LCD STYLE NAME SECTIONNO. DISPLAY176 SalsA Salsa Main A177 SalsB Main B178 SalsC Fill AB179 SalsD Fill BA180 SambA Samba Main A181 Sa

89NO. LCD DISPLAY VOICE NAME1 Piano Grand Piano2 BrPno Bright Piano3 EGrnd E.Grand4 HnkTn Honky Tonk5 EPno1 E.Piano 16 EPno2 E.Piano 27 EPno3 E.Piano

90MIDI ReceptionMIDI Reception Block Diagram<MIDI Reception Condition><SW1> Transmit/Receive Channel<SW2> Program Change Receive Cha

91 A bulk dump consists of the following data:System DataMIDI Set-up DataDrum Kit DataPattern DataSong DataMIDI TransmissionMIDI Transmission Block D