Yamaha RY8 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
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q [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.
w [AUDITION] BUTTON
For “auditioning”, or checking, drum sounds in Pattern Step Record Mode
before you record a drum beat. While pressing and holding [AUDITION], press
the drum pad you want to audition and the drum voice will sound but data will
not be input.
e [CHORD] BUTTON
For accessing Chord Assign, which lets you specify the chord root and chord
type for the backing.
r [PAD BANK] BUTTON
Although there are only 12 drum pads on the top panel, each drum kit has 24
sounds, organized in two Pad Banks of 12 voices per bank. Pressing [PAD
BANK] toggles between each bank of 12 “Drum” and 12 “Percussion” voices.
t DRUM PADS/MODE BUTTONS
Double-function controls which act as drum pads for playing the drum voices
during playback or recording, and act as mode and function select buttons
when the [MODE] button is pressed and held. The names of the various modes
are printed on the pads. The [PAGE+] and [PAGE-] buttons let you access the
various functions within each mode. Although the drum pads are not touch
sensitive, you can apply accents to drum beats using the [ACCENT] button.
y [ENTER] BUTTON
For “confirming” or executing certain data entry operations.
u [-1] AND [+1] BUTTONS
For specifying data, or modifying the currently selected parameters.
i [2] AND [1] BUTTONS
For moving the “flashing cursor” around the LCD screen to select the various
parameters.