Yamaha RS7000 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
1. RS7000 System Overview
52 RS7000
In order to make operation of the RS7000 as comprehensive and
as smooth as possible, all functions and operations have been
grouped in “modes”, many of which also have a number of “sub
modes”.
Recording, playback, editing, and other displays are grouped into
the following 5 modes.
PATTERN mode ................. Creation and playback of
phrases and patterns.
PATTERN CHAIN mode.... Sequential playback of patterns.
SONG mode ........................ Creation and playback of songs.
UTILITY mode.................... Basic RS7000 settings.
SAMPLING mode .............. Recording and editing of sam-
ples.
These modes are further divided into several sub modes.
Mode and sub mode selection is accomplished by using the cor-
responding mode buttons. It might be a good idea to actually
switch through the modes as they are described, below, to get a
feel for the overall structure of the RS7000 system.
PATTERN mode [PATTERN] ...(Page 70)
This mode is used to play and create patterns. Patterns can be cre-
ated using up to 16 tracks. Phrases, which make up the patterns,
can also be recorded and edited in this mode.
Press the [PATTERN] button to enter the PATTERN mode. The
PATTERN mode includes the following 15 sub modes.
PATTERN Play [PATTERN]...(Page 72)
Patterns can be selected and played. This display page always
appears first when the PATTERN mode is engaged.
PATTERN Patch [PATTERN]...(Page 75)
Phrases are combined to create patterns.
Phrase Recording [REC]...(Page 77)
Original phrases can be created by recording to “user”
phrases.
Groove [GROOVE]...(Page 85)
Allows groove and feel variations to be applied to individual
tracks.
Play Effects [PLAY FX]...(Page 87)
Add depth and harmony to individual tracks.
MIDI Delay [MIDI DELAY] ...(Page 90)
Adds a special MIDI-based delay effect to individual tracks.
Mixer [MIXER]...(Page 93)
Individually adjusts the volume, effect level and other param-
eters for each track.
Voice Edit [VOICE EDIT] ...(Page 97)
Edits the voices assigned to each track.
Effect [EFFECT]...(Page 104)
Sets the effects for the REVERB, DELAY/CHORUS, and
VARIATION effect stages.
Setup [SETUP]...(Page 107)
Provides access to the arpeggiator, knob assignment, and
channel settings.
Master [MASTER]...(Page 111)
Provides access to the master EQ and master effect settings.
Save [SAVE]...(Page 114)
Saves data to memory card or disk.
Load [LOAD]...(Page 126)
Loads data from memory card or disk.
Job [JOB] ...(Page 133)
Accesses the pattern and phrase editing jobs.
Phrase Edit [EDIT]...(Page 154)
Allows editing or insertion of new data in recorded phrases.
PATTERN CHAIN mode
[PATT CHAIN]...(Page 158)
Allows sequential playback of patterns. Patterns can be “chained”
to create songs, and the results can be converted to actual RS7000
songs.
Press the [PATT CHAIN] button to enter the PATTERN CHAIN
mode. The PATTERN mode includes the following 6 sub modes.
1. RS7000 System Overview
Mode Structure