Yamaha RS7000 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
1. Sequential Pattern Playback (Pattern Chain Play)
160 RS7000
5 Style Name
[Settings]
Style Number OFF, 01 ~ 64, END
Section A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O,
P
Style Name Display only.
Displays the currently-playing style and section. Also allow
the style and section to be temporarily changed.
If further style or section changes are record in the chain,
however, those changes will take priority.
The STYLE parameter can be set to OFF to create breaks
(blank sections) in the chain (the chain continues playing).
When STYLE is set to END, playback will stop at that point.
Press [F2] to move the cursor and use [Knob 2] to set the sec-
tion.
6
MEAS
(Measure).....[Knob 3], [SHIFT]+[F3] Numeric Keypad
[Settings] 001 ~ 999
Displays the current measure number. Can also be used to
change the current measure number.
7
BPM ................[Knob 4], [SHIFT]+[F4] Numeric Keypad
[Settings] 001.0 ~ 300.0 (BPM)
Sets the pattern chain playback tempo.
Use [Knob 4] to adjust the BPM in steps of 1, or press [F4] to
move the cursor to the right of the decimal point and use
[Knob 4] to adjust in steps of 0.1.
8
OCT (Octave)
[Settings] -5 octaves ~ +5 octaves
Shows the current octave setting of the keyboard.
Each “ ” on the display corresponds to one octave down,
and each “ ” corresponds to one octave up.
The keyboard octave can be changed by pressing the [KEY-
BOARD] button so that its indicator lights, and then using the
[OCT DOWN] and [OCT UP] buttons to set the octave.
Press the [OCT DOWN] and [OCT UP] buttons simulta-
neously to restore the normal keyboard octave settings (no
octave shift).
9
Transpose
[Settings] -36 ~ 0 ~ +36 (semitones)
Transposes the pitch of pattern chain playback.
Transposition is set in semitone increments. A setting of “12”
transposes by one octave.
[Procedure]
The transpose procedure is the same as in the PATTERN
mode (Page 73).
0 Track
Shows the track numbers, and indicates whether the corre-
sponding track contains data, as well as the mute or solo sta-
tus of the track. The three track types available in the
PATTERN CHAIN mode (PATT, SCENE, and BPM) as
well as the tracks included in the currently selected pattern (1
~ 16) are shown.
: The track contains sequence data.
: The track is muted (no sound will be produced by this
track). (TR01 ~ TR16)
: The track is empty (TR01 ~ TR16).
: The track is empty (PATTERN, SCENE/MUTE, BPM).
[Track selection procedure]
With the difference that you can select BPM track, Scene/
Mute track, or Pattern track, the procedure for selecting a
track is the same as when selecting a Patterne track. The
BPM track and Scene/Mute track can be selected by holding
down [TRACK SELECT] and pressing [TR-]/[TR+].
The name or number of the selected track will be displayed in
inverse video (black).
[Mute & Solo Setting Procedure]
The mute and solo setting procedure is the same as in the PAT-
TEN mode (Page 74).
NOTE
Refer to Chapter 1: Basics, page 51, for
more information on styles and sections.
Sections can be changed by pressing the
[KEYBOARD] button so that its indicator goes
off, and then pressing the black key on the
keyboard corresponding to the desired sec-
tion. (Page 72)
NOTE
The [ ]/[ ]/[ ] buttons can also be used
to move from measure to measure (also dur-
ing playback).
Press [STOP] while holding [SHIFT] to set the
current measure as the jump location (the
measure to which the song position will jump
when playback is stopped). The jump setting
can be cancelled by pressing [ ] or [ ]
while holding [SHIFT].
NOTE
BPM can also be set by using the [TAP] button
(Page 68).