Filter
Top Products
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of a Yamaha RX21 Digital Rhythm Programmer!
Your RX21 represents the crystallization of the most sophisticated electronic music
technology, combining advanced microcomputer control with a top-quality digital PCM
sound storage and reproduction system. With the RX21 you will be able to program
virtually any type of rhythm pattern, and since the instrument sounds are digitally recorded
they are indistinguishable from live percussion instruments.
To ensure that the RX21 will give you maximum performance and versatility, we urge
you to read this operation manual carefully before attempting to operate the unit. A handy
fold-out diagram of the RX21 control panel allows you to instantly locate any controls
mentioned in the text, so that you can familiarize yourself with the operations as easily
and effortlessly as possible.
The 44 preset patterns stored in the RX21’s memory are detailed in the accompanying
RX21 PATTERN BOOK. It also contains other rhythm patterns for you to try out, a pattern
chart in which you can note down your own personally programmed patterns, and a
song chart.
CONTENTS
CONTROL PANEL
2
CONNECTIONS
3
PRECAUTIONS
5
SETTING UP
6
THE INSTRUMENTS
7
Getting to Know the RX21
Instruments
7
RX21Instrument
Chart
7
Total
Level
7
Instrument Level
8
Stereo
Positioning
8
Accents
8
Setting
Accent
Levels
9
PATTERN
OPERATIONS
10
Pattern Selection
10
Playback
of
Patterns
10
Pattern
Change
During
Playback
10
Tempo
Control
11
Real-Time Pattern
Programming
11
Step-Write
Pattern
Programming
14
Quantize
17
The Step Write Dot
Display
18
Beat Exchange
20
Click Level
22
Pattern Clear
22
Instrument Clear
23
Pattern Copy
24
SONG
OPERATIONS
26
Song Playback
26
Repeat Playback of Songs
26
Editing (Assembling
A
Song)
27
Break Patterns
28
The Insert
Function
29
The Delete
Function
30
Repeats
30
Deleting Repeats
31
Song Clear
32
CASSETTE
OPERATIONS
34
Save/Verify
34
Load
35
MIDI
FUNCTIONS
37
Clock Modes
39
MIDI Parameters
40
Tape Sync
with the
RX21
42
PROGRAMMING
REFERENCE
GUIDE
43
Instrument
Operations
43
Pattern Operations
44
Song Operations
48
Cassette Operations
51
MIDI Functions
52
ERROR
MESSAGES
53
SPECIFICATIONS
55
BLOCK
DIAGRAM
56
1