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1. Model RX21 MIDI Implementation Chart Version 1 0 aQ w a a q s a s s k sir s el me Transmitted Recognized Remarks Function Ple Lo Sb SSS SS SST SS quee eee qecce e Basic Default lt s 1 16 memorized Channel Changed DOX 1 16 a sea Tae rR SS Tess SSS EE mM mem H Default er Mode Messages x OX Altered COXXXXXXXXXXXXXX lt _ 4 Note OX 45 60 troi Number True voice XXXXXXXXXXXXXX 45 60 X1 Velocity Note ON x vz1 127 Note OFF x R After Key s OX Touch Ch s amp x w Pitch Bender x DOM _ _ _ lt 4 ee e me I i x sU Control Change ete gt _ e oe _ am d Prog L x a Change True OXXXXXXXXXXXXXX x System Exclusive Pg 0 2 Pattern Song am pP EE oe x ae x ese pa System Song Pos x
2. PAT LEHN YAMAHA ur SAVE LOAD VERIFY gt ododo HH OPEN DIGITAL RHYTHM PROGRAMMER CONNECTIONS 21 HEADPHONES MID IN lt DL d niin rr Ex QX SEQUENCER PHONES OL 1 IN OUT Ds MIDI EQUIPMENT A wide variety of MIDI compatible equipment may be used These are just a few examples ret IULII CX5M MUSIC COMPUTER DX SYNTHESIZEF Y PA 1 POWER SUPPLY CV OUTPUT TO SOUND MONITOR SYSTEM ON OFF OTHER SOURCES MULTITRACK RECORDER L PA OR RECORDING MIXER CASSETTE IN OR MIC JACK CASSETTE OUT OR EAR JACK ay DATA CASSETTE RECORDER U UU ULII I XSI IISISIII I IOgI I IIIlTXNQII IIIIZON amp GoI OL IIIL _ PRECAUTIONS Ns alv jsj 5s3jsnk j T ee e Avoid placing the RX21 in locations exposed to direct sunlight or high temperatures excessively high or low humidity high dust concentration or vibration e Be sure to connect the RX21 to an AC power supply that meets the power supply specifications listed on the rear of the unit Ideally you should use the PA 1 power supply unit supplied with the RX21 e if there is any danger of lightning occurring nearby remove the power plug from the wall socket in a
3. CLEAR 00 7 YES gt 00 CLEARED SELECT PTN 00 All programmable patterns in the RX21 s memory numbers 00 55 can be cleared simultaneously if required This is a hidden function in the sense that it cannot be accessed directly in order to prevent accidental erasure of the entire memory contents 22 Instrument Clear First press the CLEAR button from the pattern select mode in this case the pattern number selected is of no importance When the CLEAR PTN pp display appears simultaneously press the CLEAR and PATTERN PLAY buttons The LCD will Switch to CLEAR ALL PTNS If you decide you don t want to clear all patterns press the 1 NO button to cancel the clear function If you want to clear all patterns press the 1 YES key The LCD will show the ARE YOU SURE display to give you a second chance to confirm your intention to clear all patterns Again If you decide you don t want to clear all patterns press the 1 NO button to cancel the clear function If you are sure you want to clear all patterns press the 1 YES key The LCD will show the ALL PTNS CLEAR display followed by the SELECT PTN pp display The clear all patterns function initializes zeros the pattern memory and can be used to restore normal operation should an operation error cause the RX21 software to malfunction It s advisable to save the contents of the pattern memo
4. eR 2 CONNECTIONS HH eene PRECAUTIONS SETTING THE INSTRUMENTS Getting to Know the RX21 Instruments RX21 Instrument Chart Tota Level Instrument Level Stereo Positioning Accents Setting Accent Levels PATTERN OPERATIONS Pattern Selection Playback of Patterns Pattern Change During Playback Tempo Control Real Time Pattern Programming Step Write Pattern Programming Quantize The Step Write Dot Display Beat Exchange Click Level Pattern Clear Instrument Clear Pattern Copy SONG OPERATIONS Henne 26 Song Playback 26 Repeat Playback of Songs Editing Assembling A Song Break Patterns The Insert Function The Delete Function Repeats Deleting Repeats Song Clear CASSETTE OPERATIONS MIDI Parameters Tape Sync with the RX21 sss 42 PROGRAMMING REFERENCE GUIDE 43 instrument Operations 43 Pattern Operations 44 Song Operations 1 48 Cassette Operations MIDI Functions ERROR MESSAGES SPECIFICATIONS BLOCK DIAGRAM CONTROL PANEL OFF ON LIMONO R IN OUT N SPOWER DC9V 12 IN OUTPUT PHONES CASSETTE u
5. flashing cursor In the above example there are 4 quarter notes to the bar indicated by the vertical pairs of small dots The quantize rate indicates 16 beats to the bar each one indicated by a dash The cursor flashes over the first dash prompting you to enter a note or rest As soon as you play any instrument the dash for that beat is replaced by a Note Marker If you enter a rest using the 1 YES key the dash for that beat will remain In either case the flashing cursor will move forward to the next beat and you can enter another note or rest The Dot Display will show only the part of the instrument you have just played Playing another instrument will immediately change the Dot Display to the one corresponding to the new instrument with the cursor in the same relative position When you first enter the Dot Display mode the initial Dot Display will always be the one corresponding to Hi Hat Closed You can switch the Dot Display to show the part of any instrument without entering a note in the following manner 1 Hold down the TEMPO button The name of the last instrument played will be displayed this includes the ACCENT function as well as instrumental names 2 To switch to another part continue holding the TEMPO button and press the button corresponding to the new instrument The LCD will switch to indicate the name of the new instrument 3 When you release the TEMPO key the LCD will show the Dot Display cor re
6. C PART 003 PTN79 PART 004 PART 004 PTND4 CE p SELECT SONG 9 i Insert Example insert pattern 59 between parts 2 and 3 SONG PART 001 PTN22 W YES PRESS A ie PART 003 PTN79 mp INSERT PART 003 gt PART 003 PTN M PARTS 3 AND ABOVE ALL MOVED UP ONE PART CJ gt PART 003 PTN59 NI Delete Example delete part 3 gt PART 001 PTN22 YES PRESS oe PART 003 PTN59 M DELETE PART 003 e PART 003 PTN79 49 Entering Repeats Example repeat parts 2 and 5 3 times PART 001 22 PART 202 PTN05 1 1 mb PART 202 PART 003 MI 222 00 1 D PART 003 01 gt PART 003 x03 PART 004 PTN04 m Delete Repeat Example delete Begin Repeat at pattern 2 PART 001 PTN2289 PART 292 DELETE REPEAT PART 002 PTN05 Song Clear Single Example clear song 0 gt SELECT SONG s M SELECT SONG CLEAR SONG 0 7 SONG f CLEARED SELECT SONG 9 m 50 CONTINUE EDITING AS NORMAL CASSETTE OPERATIONS Song Clear All Songs SELECT SO
7. _ 25 camp sk sss _ _ SONG OPERATIONS i i In the RX21 the term song refers to a number of patterns connected together to form the complete rhythm track fora musical piece for example intro pattern verse pattern chorus pattern fills ending etc When used in a song the individual patterns are referred to as parts of the song The RX21 has a song memory which is separate from the pattern memory and is capable of storing up to 4 different songs numbered 0 through 3 The total number of parts that can be allocated to the four songs is 512 parts i e 128 parts per song or any other combination Song Playback Repeat Playback of Songs To playback a song press the SONG PLAY button while the RX21 is in the select pattern mode the song mode cannot be entered while a pattern is playing or being written The LCD will show SELECT SONG 5 where s is the song number 0 3 Select a song number with the numeric keys You can now play back a song in exactly the same way a pattern is played back The START and STOP CONTINUE buttons function in the same way as they do in the pattern mode except that while a pattern keeps playing until you press the STOP CONTINUE button a song will stop automatically when the end is reached At any time after halting playback by pressing the STOP key the 1 NO and 1 YES keys allow you to move backwards or
8. 00 B CLEAR 00 HHCL CLOSED CLEARED SELECT PTN 00 The RX21 allows you to copy any pattern from one pattern number to another pattern number This is particularly handy when you want to add more instruments or rhythm lines or otherwise alter an existing pattern and still keep the original pattern You can use this function to copy one of the RX21 s preset patterns then alter it to create your own personally programmed pattern You could also use the Copy function to arrange patterns in a predetermined sequence of patterns which will change from one pattern to the next when you press the 1 YES key see the PATTERN CHANGE DURING PLAYBACK section With the RX21 in the select pattern mode press the STEP WRITE and REAL TIME WRITE buttons simultaneously The LCD will switch to COPY xx to xx The cursor will be flashing to the right of the first pair of asterisks prompting you to enter the number of the pattern you wish to copy Enter the pattern number using the numeric keys and press 1 YES The cursor will shift to the next pair of asterisks prompting you to enter the number of the pattern you wish to copy to Enter this number 00 55 ONLY you cannot copy to a preset pattern number You can now copy the pattern by pressing 1 YES The LCD will show COPY EXECUTING then revert to SELECT PTN pp Prior to copying you can alter the pattern numbers if you ve changed your mind Press 1
9. and 1 YES Buttons Pressing the 1 NO or 1 YES buttons decreases or increases the pattern number by one respectively This method of selection is easy when going to an adjacent or nearby pattern number but when selecting a pattern in a distant number range the direct numeric selection method is quicker 2 Selecting Patterns Using the Numeric Buttons The two rows of grey numbered buttons may be used for pattern selection Entering the desired pattern number using these buttons immediately selects that pattern You must input two digits e g for pattern number 7 you must press 07 Selecting Patterns Example patterns 00 01 24 o SELECT 90 M SELECT PTN 01 GC SELECT PTN 24 To play back the selected pattern simply press the red START button The LCD will switch to PLAY PTNpp nxtxx pp being the selected pattern number To Stop pattern playback press the blue STOP CONTINUE button The pattern can be restarted by pressing the STOP CONTINUE button again In this case the pattern continues from the exact point at which it was stopped rather than starting from the first beat of the pattern To start from the first beat of the pattern press START While a pattern is playing you can select a new pattern either by using the 1 NO or 1 YES buttons to select the next lowest or highest pattern number respec tively or the numerical buttons enter two digits for example 08 f
10. OUT AEM it j IN COO o CLOCK EXTERNAL CLOCK MIDI 42 PROGRAMMING REFERENCE GUIDE INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS Total Level Example reducing total level from 63 to 50 HOLD NO PATTERN Cu Instrument Level Example Increase TOM 1 level from 15 to 22 PRESS YES HOLO PATTERN amp E3 Accent Level Example increase TOM 1 accent level from 5 to 15 e m TOMI AC LEVEL 05 HOLD YES DOWN PATTERN INST LEVEL wb AC LEVEL 15 SELECT PTN 29 SELECT 99 M TOTAL LEVEL 63 TOTAL LEVEL 52 SELECT PTN 00 M SELECT 20 M wb INST LEVEL TOM1 LEVEL 15 TOM1 LEVEL 22 SELECT PTN 00 SELECT PTN 00 M PATTERN OPERATIONS Selecting Patterns Example patterns 00 01 24 SELECT PTN 00 M YES SELECT PTN 01 M SELECT PTN 24 M Pattern Change During Playback Example Patterns 00 01 24 PLAY O snxt x PLAY 00 nxt 01 m PLAY 0l nxt st m PLAY PTN Olinxt 24 PLAY PTN 24 nxt TEMPO Function Example Change tempo from 120 to 140 during
11. To verify that the save operation was successful stop the cassette recorder and rewind it to the beginning of the file just saved it s good to zero the tape counter on your Cassette recorder prior to recording so you can now simply rewind to the zero point Also once you ve done a save operation you ll know the characteristic high pitched sound of saved data and be able to rewind to the start of the data using a review control if your recorder has one Press the VERIFY button and start the recorder in the playback mode The RX21 will then compare the contents of its memory to the data saved on the tape an operation lasting about 12 seconds The LCD panel will read VERIFY EXECUTING If no data errors are encountered the LCD panel will read VERIFY OK followed by CASSETTE CONTROL The cassette recorder can be stopped at this point If an error is encountered the display will read VERIFY ERROR If this happens the RX21 will not function for about 2 seconds You can then return to the cassette control mode by pressing the CASSETTE button and try saving the data again If you wish to stop an operation before the RX21 has completed a function press Load the CASSETTE button The LCD will read SAVE BREAK or VERIFY BREAK depending on which function you have interrupted The RX21 will stop for about 2 seconds then you can return to the cassette mode by pressing CASSETTE again The verify function can be acces
12. the LCD will revert immediately to SELECT SONG s M Song Clear Single Example clear song 0 SELECT SONG s M SELECT SONG gt CLEAR SONG 7 SONG CLEARED SELECT SONG Om 32 All songs in memory songs 0 3 may be cleared simultaneously if desired This is a hidden function in the sense that it cannot be accessed directly in order to prevent accidental clearing of the entire song memory contents First press the CLEAR button from the song select mode in this case the song number selected is of no importance When the CLEAR SONG s display appears simultaneously press the CLEAR and SONG PLAY buttons The LCD will switch to CLEAR ALL SONGS If you decide you don t want to clear all songs press the 1 NO button to cancel the clear function If you want to clear all songs press the 1 YES key The LCD will show the ARE YOU SURE display to give you a second chance to confirm your intention to clear all songs Again If you decide you don t want to clear all songs press the 1 NO button to cancel the clear function if you are sure you want to clear all songs press the 1 YES key The LCD will show the ALL SONGS CLEAR display followed by the SELECT SONG s display The clear all songs function initializes zeros the song memory and can be used to restore normal operation should an operation error cause th
13. 00 31 00 turns off the click track When setting the level the 1 and 1 YES keys can be pressed for single unit change or held down for rapid continuous change Note that the Click level you have set will remain even after you turn the RX21 power off Setting Click level Example reducing level from 31 to 20 while recording on pattern 00 00 RECORDING TOTAL LEVEL tt m INST LEVEL CLICK LEVEL 31 CLICK LEVEL 20 PTN 00 RECORDING Single patterns can be cieared erased by selecting the pattern to be cleared and first pressing the CLEAR button The RX21 then gives you the chance to confirm your intention to clear the pattern by displaying the CLEAR PTN pp message where pp is the number of the selected pattern If you decide you don t want to clear the pattern press the 1 NO button to cancel the clear function If you want to clear the pattern press the 1 YES key The LCD will show the PTN pp CLEARED display followed by the SELECT PTN pp display If you have selected a pattern that is already clear the LCD will switch directly back to the SELECT PTN pp display If you have selected a preset pattern the LCD will show PRESET AREA followed by the SELECT pp display preset patterns are permanently stored and cannot be cleared Pattern Clear Single Example clear pattern 00 SELECT 00 M
14. 1 In this example the left hand RX21 sends MIDI data to the right hand RX21 as described later in this chapter Whichever way you wish to send data the con nections should be made as shown The RX21 offers two clock modes also known as sync modes or synchronization modes which function as follows 1 INTERNAL This is the normal RX21 mode The playback of patterns and songs is synchronized to the RX21 s own internal clock the speed of which is adjusted by the TEMPO control The internal mode is also used when external sequencers or rhythm ma 9 chines are to synchronized to the RX21 s internal clock which is transmitted via the MIDI OUT connector 2 MIDI In this mode the pl yback of patterns and songs is synchronized to a MIDI clock signal received from an external sequencer music computer or another rhythm machine via the MIDI IN connector on the RX21 rear panel In this case the tempo is controlled by the device which is transmitting the MIDI clock signal The desired clock mode is selected by pressing the MIDI button Normally the LCD will read CLOCK INTERNAL indicating that the internal clock mode is selected To select the external clock mode press the 1 YES button CLOCK MIDI will appear on the LCD If you wish to switch back to CLOCK INTERNAL press the 1 NO button Once the selection has been made press any other main function key to exit If you turn the RX21 power off the next time you tur
15. 41 Tape Sync with the RX21 Transmitting MIDI Data PRESS 4 575 INFO AVAIL TIMES MIDI TRANSMIT _ 1 2 Seconas MIDI TRANSMIT The RX21 can function as part of a tape sync setup where digital impulses recorded on tape can be used to control MIDI instruments for a Total Auto Play system In the example illustrated the tape sync signal is recorded on track 1 of a four track cassette using a Yamaha MT44D multitrack tape deck This sync signal is then sent to a Yamaha YMC10 MIDI Converter which converts the signal back into normal MIDI signals which can then be used to control the RX21 QX7 and TX7 The tape sync signal contains START and STOP signals and sets the Clock Rate of both the RX21 and the QX7 The RX21 clock should be set to MIDI The other three tracks of the cassette tape contain recorded instruments or vocals In this way the two worlds of acoustic and digital music are brought together as never before in this unique system designed by Yamaha Simply by pressing the PLAY button on the MT44D the pre recorded tracks are heard the RX21 starts to play and the QX7 commences to generate your own digitally programmed music via the TX7 For further explanation see the appropriate owners manuals and the Yamaha Multitrack Guidebook MULTITRACK MIDI TAPE DECK CONVERTER MT44D SYNC SYNC c T our lt a gt H
16. PART 0037 PART 003 PTN PARTS 3 AND ABOVE ALL MOVED UP ONE PART PART 003 59 29 The Delete Function Repeats While in the edit mode the delete function can be used to clear parts from a song program For example in the INSERT function described above we inserted a new pattern into part 3 To delete this part we simply locate part 3 using the 1 NO or 1 YES key and press DELETE The LCD will show DELETE PART 003 If we now press 1 YES part 3 will be deleted and all subsequent parts will be moved back one part Press 1 NO in response to the DELETE PART 003 message to cancel the delete function Editing can now continue as normal rs 2 Locate Part 3 4 PART 001 IL 002 003 004 005 PATTERN NO 22 s 59 79 4 Delete Part 3 elete Part ar _ Parts 4 and 5 Moved Back PART NO 001 002 003 004 One PATTERN NO 22 5 79 4 Delete Example delete part 3 PART 001 22 Mi YES PRESS bns PART 003 PTN59 DELETE PART 003 PART 003 PTN79 You can also delete repeats within a song without losing any parts See the DE LETING REPEATS section for an explanation of this simple procedure No nothing to do with repeat playback of songs The RX21 has a useful repeat function
17. PRESET PTN AREA then revert to the SELECT display Normally the LCD will switch to LENGTH 16 is the pattern length with the cursor flashing to the right of the length number The RX21 measures patterns in sixteenth notes so for example a bar of 4 4 time four quarter notes per bar would be indicated by the setting 16 16 sixteen sixteenth notes per bar a bar of 3 4 time three quarter notes per bar would be 12 16 twelve sixteenth notes per bar and so on The chart in the REAL TIME PATTERN PROGRAM MING section indicates the relationship between Length settings and time signatures Use the 1 0 and 1 YES buttons to input the length setting Press BEAT again to enter the Ouantize rate The LCD will switch to QUANTIZE 1 gq where qq the quantize rate with the cursor flashing to the right of the quantize number You can now use the 1 NO or 1 YES buttons to scroll through the available quantize numbers 12 24 16 32 until you reach the desired setting Press BEAT again to return the LCD to the previous step write mode display To review the step write setting procedure is as follows Press STEP WRITE to enter the step write mode Press BEAT again then enter quantize rate with 1 NO or 1 YES buttons Press BEAT a third time to return the RX21 to the step write mode POUN You are now ready to program your pattern Tap the red START button If by mistake you have selected a preset the
18. RX21 receives MIDI key number data from an external source as described in KEY NUMBER RECEPTION at the beginning of this chapter A key number corresponds to the number pitch of a key played on a synthesizer key board Middle C for example is MIDI key number 60 A MIDI sequencer for ex ample outputs key numbers to a keyboard causing the synthesizer to play the corresponding notes The RX21 has 9 different instrument sounds Each of these has been assigned a MIDI key number between 45 A2 and 60 C3 or MIDDLE C These are as follows oe oo e e e I l A2 ce 02 E2 F2 F 2 A3 B3 I l MIDI KEY 45 48 50 52 53 54 57 59 60 NUMBER I INSTRUMENT SD TOM CLAP HH HH CYM 3 2 1 CLOSED OPEN A key number transmitted by any MIDI synthesizer sequencer or music computer will activate any RX21 instrument For example you can manually play the RX21 drum kit on a MIDI keyboard 50 TOM CLAP HH HH 3 2 1 CLOSED OPEN You could also program a series of key numbers into your computer or sequencer like programming in a melody composed of the pitches corresponding to the RX21 instruments as shown in the above diagrams The sequencer computer will cause the RX21 to perform rhythms or complex sequences when you stat p playback of the programmed sequence To
19. be used together in the same pattern they cannot be used on the same beat this is obviously also true in a live drum kit If you have programmed in an HH CLOSED note programming in an HH OPEN note on the same beat will clear the HH CLOSED note and replace it with an HH OPEN note and vice versa The RX21 lets you adjust both the total level volume of all the instruments combined and individually adjust the level of each instrument so you can achieve the best overall balance or drum mix The total level mode is entered simply by pressing the blue LEVEL button The LCD will read TOTAL LEVEL nn being the volume level The total level is adjustable from 00 silence to 63 Pressing the 1 YES or 1 NO 7 s T buttons increases or decreases the volume by one respectively Holding either button down will cause the numbers to change continuously and rapidly The total level once set remains at the selected value even after turning off the RX21 Press PATTERN PLAY to exit the total level mode Total Level Example reducing total level from 63 to 50 SELECT 90 TOTAL LEVEL 63 Omen ee TOTAL LEVEL 50 SELECT 00 To set the individual instrument level press the LEVEL button twice The LCD Y Instrument Level will read INST LEVEL to indicate that the individual instrument level mode is now active Pressing any black instrument button then
20. can delete the repeat only without deleting the part as follows Simply use the 1 NO and 1 YES keys to locate the repeat command which will be displayed just before the corresponding part in the case of Begin Repeat signs or just after in the case of End Repeat signs For example the repeats we entered into our song will be displayed as follows 31 00 OD oe WD MD PART NO 001 002 903 004 PATTERN NO 5 79 4 BEGIN REPEAT MESSAGE PART 002 END REPEAT MESSAGE PART 003 x03 Having located the repeat sign press DELETE the LCD will show DELETE REPEAT 2 then press 1 YES to delete or 1 NO to cancel the delete function Delete Repeat Example delete Begin Repeat at pattern 2 D C PART 001 PTN22 M Q PART 002 G DELETE REPEAT gt PART 092 PTN25M NOTE If you delete a Begin Repeat sign the corresponding End Repeat sign will be ineffective and vice versa Generally it s best to delete both repeat signs Single songs can be cleared by selecting the song to be cleared and then pressing Song Clear the CLEAR key The LCD will show CLEAR SONG s where s is the song number Press the 1 YES key to clear the song and the LCD will show SONG s CLEARED followed by the SELECT SONG s display Press 1 NO to cancel the song clear function If you try to clear a song that is already clear
21. engage this mode press the MIDI button three times The LCD panel will show CH INFO AVAIL You can now play the RX21 from an external MIDI source This mode is active only while the LCD shows CH INFO AVAIL To exit this mode press any other main function button Key Number Reception PRESS CH INFO AVAIL TIMES 3 SYSTEM INFORMATION AVAILABLE In this mode the RX21 can send or receive the entire contents of pattern and song memories in the form of MIDI data to or from another RX21 This means that without having to use cassette save load operations you can quickly and easily transfer an enormous amount of pattern song data To engage this mode press the MIDI button four times on both RX21 s The LCD s will show SYS INFO AVAIL You can now either receive or transmit MIDI data To send data press the 1 YES button on the RX21 that will transmit data Its LCD will read MIDI TRANSMIT Press the 1 YES button a second time to transmit data Press 1 NO to cancel the MIDI transmit function and return the LCD to SYS INFO AVAIL During transmission the transmitting RX21 s LCD will go blank for a few seconds while data is transmitted It will then revert to the MIDI TRANSMIT display The receiving RX21 will have its memory erased excluding presets and replaced by data from the transmitting RX21 and its LCD will change to MIDI RECEIVED 1 To exit this mode press any other function button
22. gt m empty dot display ENTER BASS DRUM ON FIRST BEAT BO en BD dot display 45 B ENTER REST ON SECOND BEAT as e g _4 BD dot display 7 ENTER SNARE DRUM ON THIRD BEAT gt eg 4 SD dot display HOLD TEMPO KEY SNARE CONTINUE HOLDING TEMPO KEY PRESS HH CLOSED KEY cases HH CLOSED dot RELEASE TEMPO KEY m W 23 4 PRA EAE ENTER HH CLOSED ON 4th 5th 6th BEAT PRESS 3 TIMES gt HH CLOSED do display SELECT 00 M Beat Exchange Example on pattern 00 D SELECT PTN 00 gt BEAT EXCHANGE BEAT EXCHANGING SELECT 00 Setting Click level Example reducing level 31 to 20 while recording on pattern 00 PTN 00 RECORDING TOTAL LEVEL tt INST LEVEL CLICK LEVEL 31 ian CLICK LEVEL 20 PTN 09 RECORDING Pattern Clear Single Example clear pattern 00 SELECT 00 CLEAR PTN 20 00 CLEARED SELECT 00 M Pattern Clear All Patterns Except Presets SELECT M Qu CLEAR p 7 PATTERN Gm wb CLEAR ALL PTNS YES ARE YOU SURE
23. key The LCD will show PART 001 PTN prompting you to enter the number of the pattern which wil be used as part 1 of the song If you have selected a song that already contains data the asterisks will be replaced by the pattern number already programmed in You can stil enter new data in the normal manner Simply enter the desired pattern number and press 1 YES The LCD will move forward to the next part PART 002 PTN x x and you can enter the next pattern number This process is repeated until the last part of the song has been entered You can enter any of the 100 patterns stored in the RX21 s memory regardless of their time signature so highly complex song arrangements are possible The RX21 s song memory is capable of storing up to 512 song parts including repeat commands allocated to the four songs in any combination Having so many parts at your disposal you could even create rhythms for a sequence of several different songs within one song by programming in breaks between the individual songs see the BREAK PATTERNS section Once you ve entered the last part press the SONG PLAY key The song can now be played back in the usual manner While in the edit mode the 1 and 1 YES keys allow you to move backwards or forwards through the song respectively in the usual press once for single step 27 Break Patterns or hold down for continuous movement actions Also pressing the SONG WRITE key wh
24. of the LCD If you have selected a preset pattern number the cursor will flash in the center of the LCD In the latter case vou should press PLAY again and select another pattern number For this initial explanation we ll assume that you ve selected a pattern number that is empty of data You can now set the length and quantize rate of your pattern Press the BEAT button If by mistake you have selected a pre programmed pattern the LCD will show the error message PRESET PTN AREA then revert to the SELECT display You should now select another pattern number Normally the LCD will switch to LENGTH 16 is the pattern length with the cursor flashing to the right of the length number The RX21 measures patterns in sixteenth notes so for example a bar of 4 4 time four quarter notes per bar would be indicated by the setting 16 16 sixteen sixteenth notes per bar a bar of 3 4 time three quarter notes per bar would be 12 16 twelve sixteenth notes per bar and so on The following chart indizztzz the relationship between Length settings and time signatures LENGTH SETTING III16 TIME SIGNATURE 16 4 4 15 15 16 14 7 8 13 13 16 12 3 4 or 6 8 11 11 16 10 5 8 9 9 16 8 2 4 7 7 16 6 3 8 5 5 16 4 1 4 3 3 16 2 1 8 1 1 16 Use the 1 NO and 1 YFS buttons to input ine iength setting Press BEAT again to enter the Quantize rate The LCD will ssitch to OLIANTITE i qu where 99 the yvanive
25. playback of pattern 00 PLAY PTN Of nxt TEMPO j 120 TEMPO J 140 PLAY Real Time Write Example 3 4 time Quantize Rate 1 16 on pattern 00 SELECT PTN 00 M CE wb REAL L 0 1 44 LENGTH W 16 on LENGTH 128I 16 QUANTIZE 1 42 C9 gt QUANTIZE 1 16 M GD gt REAL L 12 Q 1 16 p PTN00 RECORDING PLAY INSTRUMENT KEYS TO ENTER PATTERN USE ACCENT KEY TO ENTER ACCENTS CLEAR KEY PLUS INSTRUMENT KEY TO CLEAR MISTAKES SELECT PTN 29 M Step Write Example 414 Time Quantize Rate 16 on pattern 00 SELECT 00 GD STEP L Q 1 44 GD LENGTH m 16 LENGTH 16 16 QUANTIZE 1 94 YES o QUANTIZE 1 16 M J gt 00 BEAT 01 ENTER BASS DRUM ON FIRST BEAT 00 BEAT 02 g ENTER REST ON SECOND BEAT vts PTN 00 BEAT 03 PLAY INSTRUMENT KEYS TO ENTER MORE NOTES USE ACCENT KEY TO ENTER ACCENTS 1 YES KEY TO ENTER RESTS CLEAR KEY PLUS IN STRUMENT KEY TO CLEAR MISTAKES SELECT PTN 00 M Dot Display Example Time 3 4 Quantize 1 16 on pattern 00 SELECT 00 gt STEP L 12 Q 1 16 gt PTN 00 BEAT 01
26. the smallest note increments which can be pro Quantize grammed The available quantize values are 1 12 1 24 1 16 and 1 32 This is the order in which the values appear when you scroll through the quantize values with the 1 YES key When you set the quantize rate to 1 1 6 the shortest notes that can be entered in either the real time or the step write modes are 1 16th notes i e the maximum number of notes that can be entered in one 4 4 bar is 16 9 QUANTIZE Applied to the Real Time Write Mode In the real time write mode this has an error correcting function In other words if your timing while playing on the instrument keys is a little off the off time beats will be recorded at the nearest quantized beat Thus for more subtle rhythms it is best to select a higher quantize rate 1 32 or 1 24 while simpler rhythms can be entered more accurately and rapidly using the lower quantize rates 1 12 or 1 16 QUANTIZE Applied to the Step Write Mode In the step write mode the quantize function can save time by minimizing the number of steps required to enter each part If for example the quantize rate is set to 1 32 the beat count will proceed from 1 to 32 per bar This is fine if 32nd notes are to be entered but a regular 8 beat bass drum line would require the entry of three rests between each drum beat Generally then it is better to use a lower quantize rate and enter the simpler rhythms say bass drum and snare You can t
27. these may need to be adjusted as well to facilitate loading of the data In some cases it may also be necessary to clean and demagnetize the cassette deck s reproduction heads Before you begin a cassette operation check that your cassette recorder is properly connected to the RX21 8 pin DIN CASSETTE eo terminal see CONNECTIONS diagram The SAVE and VERIFY buttons permit access to two functions 1 SAVE actually Savel Verify stores the data in the RX21 memory onto cassette tape and 2 VERIFY automatically compares the data written onto the cassette with that in the RX21 memory in order to confirm that the data has been properly saved To begin any cassette operation first enter the cassette control mode by pressing the CASSETTE button The LCD will read CASSETTE CONTROL indicating that the cassette control mode is active The three buttons below the CASSETTE button now function according to the name written ABOVE them rather than the name written ON them In other words REPEAT KEY becomes SAVE KEY INSERT KEY becomes LOAD KEY DELETE KEY becomes VERIFY KEY To save the RX21 memory contents first start the cassette recorder running in the record mode Once the recorder is running press the SAVE button The LCD will 9 read SAVE EXECUTING indicating that the data is being saved This operation will take about 12 seconds The LCD will then show SAVE COMPLETED for about 2 seconds followed by CASSETTE CONTROL
28. 1 through 4 and add a new part between parts 2 and 3 leaving us with a total of 5 parts instead of 4 Use the 1 NO and 1 YES keys to locate part 3 which will contain the new part the original part 3 and any subsequent parts will be moved up by one part Press the INSERT key The LCD will show INSERT PART 003 Press 1 YES and the current parts 3 and 4 will be moved to parts 4 and 5 leaving part 3 free for the insertion of a new pattern The LCD will now show PART 003 PTN and you can enter the new pattern simply by entering the pattern number using the numeric keys Editing can then continue as normal We ll enter pattern number 59 a break pattern consisting of a measure rest of 4 4 time amp n 7 Locate Parl 3 PART NO 001 Jl 002 003 004 PATTERN NO 22 5 79 4 1 lt Move Parts 3 and 4 Em k 2 PART NO L 001 _ 002 003 1 3 004 005 PATTERN NO 22 5 79 4 Part 3 available tor insertion of new pattern z dv T Insert New Pattern ze gt PART NO o hl 002 005 PATTERN NO 22 5 59 79 4 To cancel the Insert function press 1 NO before inserting a new pattern number Insert Example insert pattern 59 between parts 2 and 3 PART 001 PTN22 Q gt PART 003 PTN79 MI INSERT
29. 2 G3 ALL PTNS CLEAR SELECT pr ANY PATTERN NUMBER WILL DO Instrument Clear Example clear HH CLOSED from pattern 00 SELECT 00 G e CLEAR 00 HHCL gt CLOSED CLEARED SELECT PTN 0 Pattern Copy Example Copy pattern 79 to pattern 00 SELECT PTN M s COPY xx Wb to m COPY 79 to gt 79 to 47 ANY PATTERN NUMBER WILL DO S COPY 79 to 00 M COPY EXECUTING SELECT Song Playback Example playback of song 2 SONG OPERATIONS SELECT SONG M Q SELECT SONG 2 M SONG 2 PART 001 SONG 2 PART 002 mj gt END oF SONG 2 PART 001 Repeat Playback of Song Example repeat playback of song 0 SELECT SONG M REPEAT OFF a m REPEAT DN SELECT SONG 9 SONG PART 081 PART 002 003 ETC wm TOEND OF SONG THEN PLAYBACK RESTARTS STOP TO STOP Pl 6 ON INDE STOP PLAYBACK Song Editing Example song 0 patterns 22 5 79 4 SELECT SONG 9 M PART OO1 PTN eo PART 001 PTN22 M PART 002 PTN PART 002 PTN05 PART O63 PTNe J
30. Cause 3 You tried to clear a preset pattern or clear one instrument in a preset pattern Solution 3 No solution preset patterns are permanently stored and cannot be modified in any way If you wanted to alter a preset pattern by M one of its instruments copy it into a programmable pattern number and clear the instrument from the copied pattern Cause 4 You tried to carry out a Beat Exchange operation on a preset pattern Solution 4 No solution preset patterns are permanently stored and cannot be modified in any way However if you wanted to alter a preset pattern by carrying out a Beat Exchange operation copy it into a program mable pattern number and carry out Beat Exchange on the copied pattern o O Cause You tried to write a pattern copy a pattern or carry outa Beat Exchange PTN MEMORY FULL operation when the pattern memory was full Solution Clear patterns to make space for new patterns or save all pattern onto cassette then clear all patterns SONG MEMORY FULL ALREADY ENTERED VERIFY ERROR LOAD ERROR MIDI DATA ERROR IS Cause Solution Cause Solution Cause Solution Cause Solution Cause Solution You tried to write a song when the song memory was full for example all 512 available parts had been used in three songs and you tried to write a fourth Clear songs to make space for new song
31. E Pressing the 1 YES key carries out the Beat Exchange function the LCD will switch to BEAT EXCHANGING then revert to the SELECT display Alternatively pressing the 1 NO key will cancel the Beat Exchange function e If you re not sure what quantize rate is set on your selected pattern simply press REAL TIME WRITE and the LCD will show REAL L 0 1 9q qq is the Quantize rate If the Quantize rate is 12 or 16 the Beat exchange will switch it to 24 or 32 and vice versa elf by mistake you have selected a preset pattern pressing the BEAT key will call up the PRESET PTN AREA display on the LCD which will quickly revert to the SELECT PTN pp display allowing you to select another pattern e The Beat Exchange function is useful when programming patterns in the step write mode as you can use a low quantize rate to enter the simpler rhythms then use the BEAT EXCHANGE function to switch to a higher quantize rate and enter more complex rhythms This is described in the STEP WRITE PATTERN PRO GRAMMING SECTION e When programming in real time you could use a low quantize rate to create an absolutely accurate basic rhythm part then switch to a faster quantize rate for addition of a freer more subtle rhythm part 20 IMPORTANT If you switch from a higher quantize rate to a lower one only the notes occuring on the new beats will remain all other notes will be cleared For example if you have pro
32. K INPUT The RX21 can be synchronized to the clock of an external MIDI sequencer or music computer such as the Yamaha QX series sequencers or CX5M Music Computer This enables you to add realistic digitally generated percussion sounds to the music programmed into your sequencer and any tempo changes will be followed by the RX21 For this operation set the RX21 clock to MIDI APPLICATION EXAMPLE RX21 plus QX7 plus TX7 Soe Best i CLOCK INTERNAL CLOCK MIDI In this example the RX21 is controlled by a OX7 Digital Sequence Recorder The QX7 sends START and STOP controls to the RX21 and the OX7 clock controls the tempo of the RX21 You could either set the RX21 to PATTERN PLAY in which case it would play continuously a selected pattern every time it receives a START signal or you could set the RX21 to SONG PLAY in which case it would on receipt of a START signal play a complete song specially programmed to match the music data stored in the OX7 The echo back feature built into the RX21 lets you output from the MIDI OUT terminal of the RX21 exactly the same MIDI signal received at its MIDI IN terminal In this manner the QX7 MIDI signal is passed on to control a TX7 Tone Generator which generates instrumental sounds identical to a DX7 synthesizer 2 MIDI CLOCK OUTPUT External sequencers or music computers can be synchronized to the RX21 s internal clock This enables you not only to st
33. LCD will show PRESET PTN AREA then revert to the SELECT PTN pp display and you should select another pattern and repeat the step write setting procedure Normaily the LCD will switch to PTN BEAT 01 prompting you to input the first beat of the pattern You can now enter an instrument on beat one by pressing the appropriate instrument button or a rest by pressing the 1 YES button In either case the beat will advance one count and you are then ready to enter the next instrument or rest The LCD will indicate the new beat count and the cursor a small horizontal dash at the bottom of the display will move one position to the right This process is continued until the last beat of the bar the number of beats per bar is determined by the setting of the QUANTIZE function described later in this chapter The RX21 will then cycle back to the first beat of the bar allowing vou to continue to add new instruments In the step write mode oniy one instrument or accent can be eriered time f more than one instrument is to be entered on a beat you can enter instruments one at a time on successive cycles through the pattern Another method is to use the 1 NO button to cycle backwards through the bar so that you can keep returning to the same beat and add more instruments if desired Press BEAT then enter pattern length setting with 1 NO or 1 YES buttons NOTE Each time you move through the bar using
34. MESSAGES No machine is unlimited and from time to time the RX21 s LCD may present you with an error message indicating that something has gone wrong or that you have made an operating error These error messages are as follows AL _ Cause The RX21 memory backup battery voltage is between 1 5 and 2 2 CHANGE BATTERY V Solution Change battery as soon as possible contact your local Yamaha dealer Press 1 YES to return LCD to normal display Cause The RX21 memory backup battery voltage is equal to or less than NO BATTERY 1 5 V Solution Change battery immediately contact your local Yamaha dealer Cause With the RX21 switched to CH INFO AVAIL and being played RX BUFFER FULL by a MIDI keyboard or sequencer you tried to input too much in formation notes too rapid and or too many RX21 instruments played simultaneously This overloads the RX21 Buffer and causes it to go out of sync Solution Input less data less rapid notes and or less RX21 instruments played simultaneously Cause 1 You tried to edit one of the preset patterns numbers 56 99 A PRESET PTN AREA Solution 1 Copy the preset pattern see the PATTERN COPY section into programmable pattern number 00 55 and edit the copied pattern Cause 2 You tried to copy a pattern onto a preset pattern number Solution 2 Copy the pattern into a programmable pattern number 00 55
35. NG s gt CLEAR SONG s gt CLEAR ALL SONGS ARE YOU SURE 7 YES ALL SONGS CLEAR SELECT SONG 5 _ Save Data to Cassette and Verify CASSETTE CONTROL START CASSETTE RECORDER IN RECORD MODE SAVE EXECUTING gt SAVE COMPLETED CASSETTE CONTROL m VERIFY EXECUTING START CASSETTE RECORDER IN PLAYBACK MODE VERIFY OK wb CASSETTE CONTROL Load Data From Cassette D e CASSETTE CONTROL c e LOAD SURE 7 ES START CASSETTE RECORDER IN PLAYBACK MODE LOAD EXECUTING RETURNS TO ORIGINAL DISPLAY PLAY OR SONG PLAY 51 ANY SONG NUMBER WILL DO REWIND CASSETTE TO START OF DATA PRESS ANY MAIN FUNCTION KEY TO CASSETTE CONTROL MODE Clock Mode Selection MIDI FUNCTIONS CLOCK INTERNAL CLOCK MIDI TO RETURN TO INTERNAL CLOCK gt CLOCK INTERNAL MIDI Receive Channel Setting Example set to channel 2 Cm e RECEIVE CH B TWICE on 5 RECEIVE CH 62 Key Number Reception PRESS acce CH INFO AVAIL TIMES Transmitting MIDI Data PRESS o SYS INFO AVAIL TIMES Q MIDI TRANSMIT 3 2 Seconds MIDI TRANSMIT 52 ERROR
36. NO to move the cursor back to the first pair of asterisks and enter a new number Press 1 YES to move the cursor back to the second pair of asterisks and either enter a new number or press 1 YES again to copy If a pattern is already programmed in the pattern number to which a pattern will be copied the RX21 will give you a chance to confirm your intention to copy a new pattern into that location by displaying the REWRITE PTN pp message after you have pressed the 1 YES key If it s OK to write over the pattern press 1 YES to execute the copy If not press 1 NO to cancel the copy function and begin the copy procedure again selecting a new pattern number on which to copy If by mistake you have tried to copy onto a preset pattern number the LCD will show the PRESET PTN AREA error display then revert to SELECT PTN pp Start the copy procedure again selecting a new pattern number on which to copy Cancelling the COPY function is done by pressing the 1 NO key once if the cursor is next to the left hand pair of asterisks twice if the cursor is next to the right hand pair of asterisks 24 Pattern Copy Example Copy pattern 79 to pattern 00 ANY PATTERN SELECT NUMBER WILL DO se Cm COPY to gt 79 N to gt COPY 79 to gt COPY 79 to 00 M e COPY EXECUTING SELECT
37. RD SPLIT with the balance adjusted so that no sound is output from the left hand section of the keyboard In this way your left hand plays only the RX21 while your right hand plays a melody on the right hand section of the DX21 keyboard APPLICATION EXAMPLE 2 QX7 plus RX21 plus TX7 CLOCK INTERNAL MIDI RECEIVE Ch A MIDURFCEIVE Ch B DRUM TRACK MIDI Ch A MODE CH INFO AVAIL MUSIC TRACK MIDI Ch B In this example the QX7 sends Key Number data to the RX21 The QX7 is pro grammed with a drum track using only the pitches corresponding to the RX21 instruments see CHANNEL INFORMATION AVAILABLE on the pages 40 and 41 for details of these pitches and including a MIDI Channel number to which the RX21 is matched The echo back feature is used again here so that the QX7 MIDI signal is passed onto control the TX7 Tone Generator The track of data in the QX7 which is intended to control the TX7 should have a different MIDI number to the drum track and the TX7 should be set to receive data on this MID channel number 4 MIDI DATA TRANSMIT You can send in MIDI data form the entire pattern memory and song memory contents from one RX21 to another in an extremely rapid and simple operation For this operation set both RX21 s to SYSTEM INFORMATION AVAILABLE 38 Clock Modes APPLICATION EXAMPLE 2 RX21 s MODE SYS INFO AVAIL MODE SYS INFO MIDI RECEIVE Ch
38. Song Sel o 0 3 Common Tune AR DX System Clock o MIDI mode Real Time Commands o Dp 4R 4 Aux Local ON OFF x L x All Notes OFF x Mes Active Sense x DX sages Reset Yw Notes All messages except System Exclusive are bypassed to MIDI OUT X1 Note number 45 48 50 52 53 54 57 59 and 60 which corres pond to each instrument are recognized only in CH INFO AVAIL X2 System Exclusive messages are received in SYS INFO AVAIL ee ee a a M Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO o Y es Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO x No SINCE 1887 YAMAHA NIPPON GAKKI CO LTD HAMAMATSU JAPAN 86 05 3 0 CR Printed in Japan
39. YAMAHA DIGITAL RHYTHM PROGRAMMER PROGRAMMATEUR DE RYTHME DIGITAL PROGRAMMIERBARES RHYTHMUSGERAT OWNER S MANUAL MANUEL D UTILISATION BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG J J U UU LT INTRODUCTION O o a j lGo s _ a s os n 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 rN 4 chart in which you can note down your own personally programmed patterns and a song chart ee CONTENTS z H Ga K TT CONTROL PANEL
40. art and stop sequencers from the RX21 but also to control their tempo For this operation set the RX21 clock to INTERNAL APPLICATION EXAMPLE RX21 plus QX7 plus TX7 MIDI 5 MIDI gt lt l OUT OUT DC ame x Ee S xo E Re n5 CLOCK INTERNAL CLOCK EXTERNAL 37 Q 2 S 1 t In this example which in effect has the same sound potential as the previous one the RX21 controls the QX7 which in turn controls a TX7 It outputs STOP and START signals and the MID Clock signal which will control the tempo of the QX7 which has its clock set to EXTERNAL 3 KEY NUMBER RECEPTION The RX21 instruments can be sequenced by an external sequencer or music computer or played by an external synthesizer In this case patterns are not used the instruments are played by the external instrument just as if you were playing on the instrument buttons For this operation set the RX21 to CHANNEL INFORMATION AVAILABLE and its MIDI Receive Channel to the same number as the MIDI Transmit Channel of the external MIDI device APPLICATION EXAMPLE 1 RX21 plus DX21 MIDI RECEIVE Ch 1 MODE CH INFO AVAIL In this example the instruments of the RX21 are played by the DX21 The MIDI key numbers corresponding to the RX21 instruments mean that you will play the RX21 from the left hand end of the DX21 keyboard You could set your DX21 to KEYBOA
41. c Finally if MIDI transmission still fails save pattern song memory onto cassette and load into memory of second RX21 54 7 SPECIFICATIONS i SOUND SOURCE ROM 256 KBIT WAVE ROMx2 NO OF VOICES 9 MEMORY CAPACITY NO OF PATTERNS 100 00 55 programmable 56 99 preset NO OF SONGS 4 MAXIMUM NO OF PARTS WITHIN SONGS 512 CONTROLLERS MIDI 1 e BUTTONS TEMPO LEVEL ACCENT SD TOM1 TOM2 TOM3 BD HH OPEN CLOSED CYM CLAPS START STOP CONTINUE PATTERN KEYS PLAY BEAT REAL TIME WRITE STEP WRITE SONG KEYS PLAY WRITE INSERT DELETE REPEAT CLEAR CASSETTE MIDI e SWITCH POWER SWITCH DISPLAY LCD 16 CHARACTERS CONNECTION TERMINALS AND INTERFACES e AUDIO OUTPUT OUTPUT L amp R phone jack OR MONO L only PHONES stereo phone jack 8 40 ohms e INTERFACE CASSETTE IN OUT MIDI IN OUT DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT e 350Wx56Hx203D mm 13 25 32 x2 13 64 x8 e 1 3kg 216 1402 POWER REQUIREMENTS 9 12V Supplied PA 1 AC adaptor converts standard AC voltages to 12V 300 mA ______ SPECIFICATIONS ARE LIABLE TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 55 BLOCK DIAGRAM PANEL SWITCH Back up Battery J L MONO MIDI IN OUT lt CPU RYP4 PHONES Address Data Control GND POWER SUPPLY DC IN 8 5V Analog GND 56 Digital Rhythm Programmer
42. de simply hold down the CLEAR button and press the instrument button corresponding to the instrument to be cleared Patterns including of course those you created in the REAL TIME mode can be edited by adding new parts and deleting unwanted parts simply by re entering the step write mode and stepping through the pattern using the 1 YES button or the 1 NO button if the error is near the end of the pattern until the edit point is located The addition of new parts and deletion of unwanied parts is carried out as described above The length of a programmed pattern CANNOT be changed The quantize rate can only be changed by using the Beat Exchange function this is described later in this chapter Step Write Example 4 4 Time Quantize Rate 16 on pattern 00 SELECT PTN 00 M C STEP L Q 1 44 Ce LENGTH M 16 O0 mb LENGTH 16 M 16 gt QUANTIZE 1 44 M C o QUANTIZE 1 16 MI Qs PTN 00 BEAT 91 16 ENTER BASS DRUM ON FIRST BEAT 00 BEAT 02 ENTER REST ON SECOND BEAT gt 00 BEAT 03 PLAY INSTRUMENT KEYS TO ENTER MORE NOTES USE ACCENT KEY TO ENTER ACCENTS 1 YES KEY TO ENTER RESTS CLEAR KEY PLUS IN STRUMENT KEY TO CLEAR MISTAKES SELECT 00 M You can now playback your pattern in the usual way adjusting the tempo as desired Basically quantize determines
43. dvance e Be sure to make all connections properly as illustrated in the CONNECTIONS diagram e To avoid damaging your speakers and other playback equipment turn off the power of all related equipment before making connections e Do not use excessive force in handling control switches and knobs e To avoid broken cords and short circuits be sure to unplug all connectors by grasping the respective plugs NOT the cords e Remove the power plug from the AC mains socket if the unit is not to be used for an extended period of time e Remove all plugs and connections if the unit is to be transported to prevent damage to the cords and jacks e Do not use solvents such as benzene or paint thinner to clean the unit Do not use insecticides or other pressurized spray products in proximity to the unit Wipe off the exterior with a soft cloth The RX21 memory has a Lithium backup battery so that patterns and songs are not lost when you turn the power off This battery has a life of about 5 years When its voltage level starts to fall below a usable level the RX21 s LCD will display an Error Message when you turn it on see the ERROR MESSAGES section of this manual In this case replacement will be imminent and you should contact your local Yamaha dealer EFFECTS ON OTHER ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Since this unit incorporates digital circuitry simultaneous use of other equipment such as TVs radios etc in close proximity may cause noise and e
44. e RX21 software to malfunction It s advisable to save the contents of the song memory onto a cassette tape see the CASSETTE OPERATIONS chapter to prevent loss of songs you wish to keep Song Clear All Songs SELECT SONG s CLEAR SONG s CLEAR ALL SONGS ARE YOU SURE 7 ALL SONGS CLEAR SELECT SONG s B 33 CASSETTE OPERATIONS Although the RX21 has a considerable amount of internal storage capacity a cassette interface has been provided to facilitate storage on a standard cassette tape of an unlimited number of your original patterns and songs The RX21 cassette save and load operations let you save store onto tape and load transfer from tape to RX21 memory theentire RX21 memory contents at once all patterns and songs except the preset patterns which are permanently stored in the RX21 s memory Remember that when you perform a load operation the entire RX21 pattern and song memory is rewritten erasing any data it might contain excepting again the preset patterns We recommend that you use a cassette player designed specifically for personal computer data storage If such a cassette deck is not available however use the highest quality unit at your disposal If loading problems are encountered try adjusting the level control of the cassette player for optimum results If your cassette player has tone controls
45. enabling you to save a considerable amount of time by making it possible to repeat any part or group of parts up to 99 times The repeat function is used in the song edit mode For example to repeat parts 2 and 3 of our song 3 times this means parts 2 and 3 would be played 4 times 1 original plus 3 repeats locate part 2 using the 1 NO or 1 YES keys and press REPEAT The LCD will then show 0 4 1 2 giving you the choice of inserting a Begin Repeat sign by pressing O or End Repeat sign by pressing 1 Press the 0 key to enter a Begin Repeat sign The LCD will show PART 002 Use the 1 YES key to move to part 3 and press REPEAT This time we want an End Repeat sign so press the 1 key The LCD will now show PART 003 x 01 If you only wanted a single repeat now you could press 1 YES and the repeat would be inserted and the LCD would display the next part part 004 For more repeats simply enter the number of repeats desired a 2 digit number from 02 to 99 then press 1 YES We want 3 repeats so use the numeric keys to enter 03 then press 1 YES The repeat will be entered and the LCD will now show the next part part 004 You can now exit the edit mode and when you play back the song the repeats will occur just as you ve programmed them 30 rtm Deleting Repeats Still in the editing mode you can now use the 1 NO and 1 YES keys and locate the repeats which are displayed just before the co
46. ey Dot Display Example Time 3 4 Quantize 1 16 on pattern 00 SELECT PTN 00 M STEP L 12 Q 1 16 gt 99 BEAT 01 m 2 23 4 eem ENTER BASS DRUM ON FIRST BEAT em 2 4 1 BD dot display 8 ENTER REST ON SECOND BEAT YES 4 BD dol display _ SD dot display a qoe Beat Exchange HOLD TEMPO KEY gt SNARE 8 CONTINUE HOLDING TEMPO KEY PRESS HH CLOSED KEY CLOSED RELEASE TEMPO KEY mw 89 4 CLOSE display empty QD ENTER HH CLOSED ON 4th 5th 6th BEAT PRESS 3 TIMES 8H CLOSED dot dispiay SELECT PTN 00 M You can use the Dot Display function to examine any pattern whether programmed in real time or step write This is a good way to learn what rhythms look like when displayed visually you ll find that even complex rhythms quantized at 1 32 look really simple on the Dot Display e Once a pattern is programmed you cannot re program the quantize rate However the Beat Exchange function enables you to switch the quantize rate of an existing pattern between 1 12 and 1 24 or 1 16 and 1 32 This is done in the following manner after selecting your pattern press BEAT The LCD will show BEAT EXCHANG
47. forwards through the song re spectively in the usual press once for single step or hold down for continu ous movement actions You can then playback the song from any selected point by pressing the STOP CONTINUE key again If you have selected a song that contains no data nothing will happen when you press the START key and you shouid enter another song number During playback the LCD will first show SONG s PART 001 and the cursor will move from left to right at the bottom of the LCD As each part is played back it will be displayed on the LCD until the song is finished at which point the LCD Will revert to the SONG s PART 001 display You can now play the song back again or select another song simply by pressing the appropriate numeric key At any time even during playback you can adjust the tempo total level or in strument level just as you can in the pattern mode Song Playback Example playback of song 2 SONG SELECT SONG s M SELECT SONG 2 Nm SONG 2 PART 901 gt SONG 2 PART 002 ETC mj END OF SONG SONG 2 PART 001 The RX21 has a useful repeat playback function When this function is used a song can be played back continuously until you press the STOP CONTINUE key Press SONG PLAY to enter the song mode Now press the REPEAT key The LCD will show REPEAT OFF the repeat function is set at OFF when the RX21 is turned on Press 1 YES to tu
48. from 5 to 15 SELECT 00 p INST LEVEL amp C TOMI LEVEL 25 sow m AC LEVEL 15 SELECT PTN 00 I 9 PATTERN OPERATIONS Pattern Selection Playback of Patterns Pattern Change During Playback With the RX21 a pattern denotes a one bar one measure drum sequence which repeats when you play it back The RX21 is capable of storing a total of 100 different patterns in its internal pattern memory Pattern memories 56 through 99 contain 44 preset patterns that provide a variety of exciting and usable drum patterns that you can play immediately These are listed in the RX21 PATTERN BOOK accom panying this manual Preset patterns 56 through 59 contain blank patterns of dif ferent lengths which are useful as rests or breaks in a song program Pattern me mories 0 through 55 enable you to store up to 56 of your own personally programmed drum patterns To select a pattern the RX21 must be in the pattern mode this is the mode that is active when the RX21 is initially turned on The LCD panel will show SELECT PTN 00 A rectangular cursor will be flashing on the right side of the display prompting you to enter a pattern number This cursor will normally appear in any display where data can be entered Two methods of pattern selection are available 1 Selecting Patterns Using the 1
49. g the pattern entering the real time write mode pressing the START button and writing clearing as usual The length of a pro 13 9 79 F R ra Step Write Pattern Programming grammed pattern CANNOT be changed The quantize rate can only be changed by using the Beat Exchange function this is described later in this chapter Real Time Write Example 3 4 time Quantize Rate 1 16 on pattern 00 SELECT PTN 20 M Cu gt REAL L Q 1 44 LENGTH 16 O o LENGTH 12 WM 16 gt QUANTIZE 1 74 CJ o QUANTIZEz1 16 m REAL 1 12 0 1 16 PTN RECORDING PLAY INSTRUMENT KEYS TO ENTER PATTERN USE ACCENT KEY TO ENTER ACCENTS CLEAR KEY PLUS INSTRUMENT KEY TO CLEAR MISTAKES SELECT 00 M NOTE An understanding of the QUANTIZE function described later in this chapter is essential for effective use of the step write function We recommend that before actually trying out the step write function you should read through the QUANTIZE section on the page 17 Then come back to this section and try out the function While the Real Time Write function described above lets you input rhythm patterns in real time by playing on the instrument keys the Step Write function is used to input notes one at a time This method is ideal for programming rhythm patterns fro
50. grammed a part at a quantize rate of 1 32 the Beat Exchange function will switch the quantize rate to 1 16 and all notes which originally appeared on beats 2 4 6 8 etc will be erased This will affect all instruments simultaneously Let s look at what happens to a 2 4 time hi hat pattern programmed at 1 32 quantize rate when we perform the Beat Exchange function QUANTIZE AT 1 32 beat 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 do display 2 252 85 2852 2 i 1 MP 9 2 beat old 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 BEAT EXCHANGE TO 1 16 beat new 1 2 3 4 5 6 T 8 J new dot display Allthe notes originally occurring on even numbered beats have gone permanently It is safer then to use the Beat Exchange function for switching from a lower quantize rate to a higher one so that you can add rhythmic subtleties rather than remove them Beat Exchange Example on pattern 00 SELECT PTN 00 Q BEAT EXCHANGE e BEAT EXCHANGING SELECT 00 21 Click Level Pattern Clear You can set the level of the RX21 s click track rhythm guide during real time re cording before or during recording Simply press the LEVEL key twice then the BEAT key You can now set the click track level using the 1 NO and 1 YES keys The available click level range is
51. hen switch to a higher quantize rate using the BEAT EXCHANGE function described later in this chapter and enter more subtle or complex rhythms for example a syncopated hi hat part For entering triplet patterns you ll need to use the 1 12 or 1 24 quantize rates Here s our basic 4 4 time pattern using the 1 12 quantize rate to program 1 12th notes quarter note triplets and create a slow blues pattern fees Deh on a E _ 4 57 7 89 joju beat HH CLOSED SD BD 17 The Step Write Dot Display NOTE The quantize value is set ONLY when a clear pattern is called and is being set for programming as described in the REAL TIME PATTERN PRO GRAMMING and STEP WRITE PATTERN PROGRAMMING sections To make step write programming of patterns easier and more rapid the RX21 features a Dot Display which gives a visual indication of each instrument This is called up as follows 1 Enter the step write mode as usual and set the Length and Ouantize Rate as previously described Then return the LCD to the step write mode display and press the START key to commence step write programming 2 Press the STEP WRITE key and the LCD display will switch to the Dot Display Example 4 4 time bar Quantize Rate 16 1 bar of 4 4 time 1 beat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 142 13 14 15 16 dot display LLL
52. ile in this mode sends you back to the beginning of the song instantly At any point in the song you can replace a part simply by entering a new pattern number Let s create a simple song consisting of four different patterns ______ PART NO 001 002 IL o 004 PATTERN NO 22 5 79 4 We ll use this song as a working example throughout this section of the manual Song Editing Example song 0 patterns 22 5 79 4 SELECT SONG 2 PART 01 PTN PART 021 PTN22 PART 002 PTN PART 002 PTN05 PART 903 PTN wb PART 003 PTN79 mp PART 004 PTNz 9 C9 wb PART 004 PTN24 SELECT SONG 0 The first four of the RX21 presets numbers 56 thru 59 are blank patterns of various lengths that enable you to rapidly enter breaks into songs These are as follows Preset 56 1 4 measure Preset 57 2 4 measure Preset 58 3 4 measure Preset 59 a 4 4 measure Enter these patterns in the normal way and use the repeat function to create longer breaks if needed They can also be inserted or deleted just like any other pattern 28 While in the Edit mode the Insert function permits new patterns to be inserted The Insert Function anywhere in the song between already programmed parts Let s take our song example in which we ve already programmed parts
53. it back The LCD also displays Error Messages to indicate any faults or operating errors see the ERROR MESSAGES section of this manual Without any further operations the RX21 is now ready for you to play THE INSTRUMENTS oWp lak kmDN Oo sdh t Getting to Know the RX21 Instruments RX21 INSTRUMENT CHART Total Level The RX21 contains nine superb percussion instrument sounds Because they are digitaily recorded thev are indistinguishable from the real thing and allow you to create totally authentic drum rhytnms The RX21 instruments can be played in real time without programming patterns or songs by tapping on the biack in strument buttons Using either a pair of headphones plugged into the RX21 PHONES jack or a sound system fed from the RX21 L and R OUTPUT jacks turn the RX21 on and repeatedly tap any of the black instrument buttons SD TOM1 TOM2 etc You can now play all the instrument buttons to become familiar with their sound INSTRUMENT BUTTONS TOM IS The following chart lists all the instruments available TOM2 HH OPEN CLOSED CLAPS E4 Instrument Button Instruments SD Medium tuned snare TOM 1 10 deep body tom tom TOM 2 12 deep body tom tom TOM 3 14 floor tom tom BD Bass drum HH OPEN Open hi hat HH CLOSED Closed hi hat CYM Crash cymbal CLAPS Hand claps NOTE Although HH OPEN and HH CLOSED can
54. m written scores or from the pattern charts provided in the RX21 PATTERN BOOK accompanying this manual it also makes it possible to input complex rhythm patterns that would be extremely difficult to program using the real time method First select the pattern number you wish to program numbers 00 through 55 only patterns 56 through 99 are permanent preset patterns and cannot be re programmed although you can edit the preset patterns to produce new patterns as we ll explain in the PATTERN COPY section later in this chapter Also ensure by playing back if necessary that the selected pattern number does not contain a pattern if you want to avoid losing an existing pattern Enter the step write mode by pressing the STEP WRITE button The LCD will give the following indication STEP 1 0 1 99 being the pattern length and qq being the quantize rate If you have selected a pattern number that already contains data a square black cursor will flash at the left side of the LCD you have selected a preset pattern number the cursor will flash in the center of the LCD In the latter case you should press PLAY again and select another pattern number 14 For this initial explanation we ll assume that you ve selected a pattern number that is empty of data You can now set the length and quantize rate of your pattern Press the BEAT button If by mistake you have selected a pre programmed pattern the LCD will show the error message
55. n it on again the internal clock mode will be selected Clock Mode Selection m CLOCK INTERNAL CLOCK MIDI TO RETURN TO INTERNAL CLOCK C3 mp CLOCK INTERNAL 39 MIDI Parameters The following parameters must be set in order to carry out the various MIDI control operations that we ve just discussed 1 RECEIVE CHANNEL 1 through 16 MID information is transmitted on 16 channels and for key number reception the RX21 must be set to the same MIDI channel as the MIDI instrument s to which it is connected The sequencer or music computer used to transmit the MIDI data might for example be transmitting melody data to a synthesizer on channel 1 and rhythm data to the RX21 on channel 2 The RX21 must therefore be set to receive on channel 2 to prevent the melody data from triggering the rhythm machine To set the channel number press the MIDI button twice RECEIVE CH cc will appear on the LCD cc being the channel number To change the channel number press the 1 YES button to increase the number and 1 NO button to decrease it To exit this mode press any main function key The MIDI Receive Channel that you have selected will remain even after the RX21 power is turned off MIDI Receive Channel Setting Example set to channel 2 Y gt RECEIVE CH cc TWICE YES RECEIVE CH 62 2 CHANNEL INFORMATION AVAILABLE In this mode the
56. or is detected the LCD display will read LOAD ERROR In this case return to the cassette control mode by pressing the CASSETTE button and carry out the load process again If you wish to stop a load operation before the RX21 has completed this function press the CASSETTE button The LCD will read LOAD BREAK The RX21 will stop for about 2 seconds then you can return to the cassette mode by pressing CASSETTE again The cassette control mode is exited by pressing any main function key pattern play beat exchange real time write step write song play song write clear MIDI control 35 Load Data From Cassette n CASSETTE CONTROL LOAD G LOAD SURE 7 YES START CASSETTE RECORDER IN PLAYBACK MODE LOAD EXECUTING j RETURNS TO ORIGINAL DISPLAY PATTERN PLAY OR SONG PLAY 36 MIDI FUNCTIONS _ The RX21 features MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface IN and OUT terminals on the rear panel see the CONNECTIONS diagram for details This means that your RX21 can control or be controlled by other MIDI in struments so that it functions as part of a state of the art digital music system as well as a sophisticated unit in its own right The following four basic MIDI control operations are available read the rest of this chapter for details of these operation procedures 1 MIDI CLOC
57. or pattern 8 The newly entered pattern number will be displayed at the right hand side of 10 Tempo Control Real Time Pattern Programming the LCD and the RX21 will switch to the new pattern at the end of the pattern that is presently playing i e at the end of the measure The LCD will then display only the new pattern number Pattern Change During Playback Example Patterns 00 01 24 PLAY 00 nxt PLAY 00 nxt 01 PLAY 0l nxt 3t C CJ wb PLAY PTN linxt 24 se ze PLAY PTN 24 The pattern tempo can be adjusted at any time even while playing back or re cording by pressing the blue TEMPO button The LCD will display the last tempo that was set even if the RX21 has been turned off since then in quarter notes per minute You can then adjust the tempo by using the 1 NO and 1 YES buttons Pressing and releasing these buttons decreases or increases the tempo by one holding them down permits rapid continuous decrease or increase respectively The range available is 40 to 250 quarter notes per minute Pressing the TEMPO button again returns the RX21 to the mode it was in before tempo setting TEMPO Function Example Change tempo from 120 to 140 during playback of pattern 00 PLAY PTN 00 nxt TEMPO 1 120 C ou TEMPO J 140 gt PLAY 00 nx
58. ou record a pattern pressing the ACCENT key to add an accent to a beat no need to press an instrument key at the same time will affect ALL instruments sounding on that beat according to their individual accent levels For instruments which are not to be accented simply set their accent level to zero The accent level for each instrument can be set independently making it possible to set the most natural level in relation to the instrument s normal level To enter the accent level mode press the LEVEL button twice then press an INST button while holding down the ACCENT button The LCD will read XXXX AC LEVEL nn XXXX being the instrument nn the accent level The accent level can then be adjusted by the 1 YES or 1 NO keys The accent level range is the same as the instrument level range 00 31 The accent level setting however is added to the instrument level setting to produce the actual accent level For example if the instrument level is set at 15 and the accent level for that instrument is set at 05 then the actual accent level will be 20 The actual accent level cannot exceed 31 so if the instrument level of an instrument is set to the maximum 31 setting no accenting of notes for that instrument is possible Once the accent level mode is active instruments can be selected and adjusted in any sequence Press the PATTERN PLAY button to exit the accent level mode Accent Level Example increase TOM 1 accent level
59. permits adjustment of that instrument s level via the 1 YES or 1 NO keys The LCD panel will indicate the selected instrument followed by the currently set level e g SNARE LEVEL 15 The level is adjustable from OO to 31 It s good practice to set the individual in strument levels at 15 then adjust each instrument up or down to get your desired mix The instruments can be adjusted in any sequence Press the PATTERN PLAY button to exit the instrument level mode Instrument Level Example Increase TOM 1 level from 15 to 22 SELECT 02 M S mp INST LEVEL TOM LEVEL 15 io LEVEL 22 SELECT PTN 00 M Output from the RX21 can be either in STEREO connect cables to both L and R Stereo Positioning outputs or MONO connect to L output ONLY When using the stereo outputs instruments are arranged as foliows Left of center HH OPEN HH CLOSED TOM 1 Center SD BD TOM 2 Right of center CLAPS CYM TOM 3 When you re playing on the instrument keys as described in the GETTING TO Accents KNOW THE RX21 INSTRUMENTS section holding down the green ACCENT key while tapping an instrument key will cause that instrument to play louder just as if a drum has been hit harder you happen to simultaneously tap more than one instrument key while holding down the ACCENT key all the instruments played will sound louder 8 Setting Accent Levels When y
60. rate with the cursor flashing to the right of the quantize number You can now use the 1 NO or 71 YES buttons to scroll through the available quantize numbers 12 24 16 32 until you reach the desired setting Press BEAT again to return the LCD to the previous real time write mode display To review the real time write setting procedure is as follows 1 Press REAL TIME WRITE to enter the real time write mode 2 Press BEAT then enter pattern length setting with 1 NO 1 YES buttons 3 Press BEAT again then enter quantize rate with 1 NO or 1 YES buttons 12 4 Press BEAT a third time to return the RX21 to the real time write mode You are now ready to program your pattern Tap the red START button and you ll hear the click track rhythm accents If by mistake you have selected a preset there will be no click track Instead the LCD will show PRESET AREA then revert to the SELECT PTN pp display and you should select another pattern and repeat the real time write setting procedure if you have selected pattern 00 the LCD will switch to PTN 00 RECORDING and you ll see the cursor moving from left to right once every measure Regardless of the length of the pattern the click will be heard at the start of each group of four sixteenth notes In other words on every quarter note beat Also the first beat of each bar will be accented The RX21 will continue cycling through the full length of the patte
61. rn the repeat function on The LCD will show REPEAT 26 Editing Assembling a Song ON If you now press START the song that is already selected will play If you press REPEAT the RX21 will revert to the select song mode and you can select another song The REPEAT function will now apply to playback of any song programmed into the RX21 During repeat playback you can of course carry out all the operations described in the SONG PLAYBACK section Playback will continue until you press the STOP CONTINUE key To turn the REPEAT function OFF simply press the REPEAT key to call up the function as previously described and press 1 NO The LCD will show REPEAT OFF Then press REPEAT again to return the LCD to its original display This operation can even be carried out during playback in which case the song will play through to the end then stop You can also turn ON the repeat function during normal playback of a song in which case the song will then continue playing until you press STOP CONTINUE or turn OFF the repeat function Repeat Playback of Song Example repeat playback of song 0 SELECT SONG 9 Q REPEAT OFF REPEAT ON gt SELECT SONG 0 SONG PART 001 PART 002 003 ETC TO END OF SONG THEN PLAYBACK RESTARTS STOP EON UE TO STOP PLAYBACK Select the song number you wish to program 0 1 2 or 3 then enter the edit mode by pressing the SONG WRITE
62. rn while you record You can now set your tempo as previously de scribed and start playing In the real time record mode everything you play will be entered into the pattern and you ll hear it replayed every time the pattern is repeated There s no need to try and input all the instruments at once you can input one instrument at a time and gradually build up a pattern Enter accented beats by tapping the ACCENT button see Accents in the section entitled THE INSTRUMENTS Here s an example of how a basic 4 4 time pattern is built up PLAY BASS DRUM 4 beats to a bar 9 4 le We E THEN PLAY SNARE DRUM on the off beats PEE THEN PLAY HI HAT CLOSED 16th notes d TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING PATTERN yg rie ae Made a mistake or want to change a part It s easy single notes can be cleared by holding down the CLEAR button top row and tapping the appropriate in strument button at the timing of the note that is to be cleared You can even clear accents in this way You can clear the entire part of an instrument by holding down its button together with the CLEAR button for the entire length of the pattern Once you ve completed your pattern simply press STOP CONTINUE and recording will cease The LCD will revert to the SELECT PTN pp display You can modify the pattern at any time add new instruments or accents clear some parts etc simply by selectin
63. rresponding part in the case of Begin Repeat signs or just after in the case of End Repeat signs and once located you can delete repeats in the same way as parts see the DELETING RE PEATS section You can if you wish repeat only one part This is quite common you may often want to repeat the same part say eight times for a verse section for example In this case having entered the Begin Repeat sign pressing the 1 YES key will move you to the other side of the part in which you inserted a Begin Repeat sign and you can enter an End Repeat sign as previously described If you try to enter a Begin Repeat sign at a part that already has one you ll see the ALREADY EN TERED LCD message followed by the normal editing display The same goes for an End Repeat sign A number of repeats can be programmed into one song to create complex song arrangements This also minimizes programming time as you can enter repeat signs instead of having to program in large numbers of individual patterns Entering Repeats Example repeat parts 2 and 5 3 times gt PART 001 PTN22 gt PART 002 PTN05 amp wc d G J m PART 002 des PART 203 PTN79 M Ce 100 D PART 903 01 PART 093 x03 G e PART 004 PTN24 eit um if a part contains a repeat deleting the part will also delete the repeat You
64. rroneous operation If this occurs separate the affected units sufficiently to eliminate the problem It is also a good idea to use separate line filters on each piece of equipment Yk r rr amnemrasraaamamasaasaanmasnanmanmannaaaamasmanmanmanmanmamanqazanmanmamqananmass SETTING UP III Please read the PRECAUTIONS section of this manual before setting up your RX21 The CONNECTIONS diagram which folds out at the front of this manual shows you how to make the simple connections necessary to set up your RX21 Use the PA 1 power supply or any similar power supply to convert the AC voltage to the voltage required to power the RX21 9 to 12 V A brief output pulse appears at the RX21 outputs when the power is initially turned on To prevent this from possibly damaging your speaker system make sure the master volume control of your sound system or the volume of the mixer channel to which the RX21 is connected is set to minimum before the RX21 is turned on Better yet turn on the RX21 first then your sound system The RX21 has an LCD Liquid Crystal Display panel that keeps you informed of what is happening at any moment for example which pattern is playing or what editing operation you are carrying out When you turn on the RX21 the LCD shows YAMAHA RX21 for about a second then switches to the SELECT PTN 00 the basic select pattern mode display which prompts you to select any pattern and then play
65. ry onto a cassette tape see the CASSETTE OPERATIONS chapter to prevent loss of patterns you wish to keep Pattern Clear All Patterns Except Presets PATTERN D SELECT PTN pp B NUMBER WiLL DO CLEAR PTN pp PATTERN G gt CLEAR ALL PTNS ARE YOU SURE ALL PTNS CLEAR SELECT pp M A single instrument s entire part may be immediately cleared from a pattern when the RX21 is in the pattern select mode holding the CLEAR button while pressing the appropriate instrument key The LCD will show CLEAR PTpp XXXX where pp is the selected pattern number and is the instrument name abbreviated NOTE you can also clear the accents from a pattern in this way by pressing CLEAR plus ACCENT If you decide you don t want to clear the instrument press the 1 NO button to cancel the clear function If you want to clear the instrument press the 1 YES key The LCD will show the XXXXXX CLEARED display where is the instrument name followed by the SELECT PTN pp display If you have selected a preset pattern the LCD will show PRESET followed by the SELECT pp display preset patterns are permanently stored and their instruments cannot be cleared 23 m Pattern Copy Instrument Clear Example clear HH CLOSED from pattern 00 SELECT
66. s or save the entire RX21 memory onto cassette then clear all songs You tried to enter a repeat where there is one already entered If you wish to change the number of repeats entered in the existing End Repeat sign delete the End Repeat sign see the DELETING REPEATS section and enter a new End Repeat sign containing the required number of repeats The data on the tape has not been correctly recorded and does not match the data in the RX21 memory Try saving the data again Check that all connections are secure all cables are functioning properly and use another cassette tape if ne cessary Increase the record level on the cassette recorder if needed There has been an error in loading data from cassette due to bad ly recorded data bad connections or power fluctuations due to lightning etc Try loading again Check that all connections are secure and all cables are functioning properly Increase the playback level on the cassette recorder if necessary When sending data from one RX21 to another the Checksum at the end of the data transmission indicates that the data transmission is incomplete This can be due to bad connections overlong MIDI cables or power fluctuations due to lightning etc Check all cables Make sure MIDI connectors are clean and dry and the MIDI cables are not too long 10 meters or less Move the RX21 away from any other electrical equipment which could cause inter ference TV radio et
67. sed directly without going through the save op eration by pressing the VERIFY button The cassette control mode is exited by pressing any main function key pattern play beat exchange real time write step write song play song write clear MIDI control Save Data to Cassette and Verify D CASSETTE CONTROL START CASSETTE RECORDER IN RECORD MODE SAVE EXECUTING gt SAVE COMPLETED REWIND CASSETTE CASSETTE CONTROL TO START OF DATA Gag m VERIFY EXECUTING START CASSETTE RECORDER IN PLAYBACK MODE m VERIFY OK PRESS ANY MAIN FUNCTION KEY TO EXIT CASSETTE CONTROL MODE CASSETTE CONTROL To load data from a cassette tape into the RX21 memory first enter the cassette control mode by pressing the CASSETTE button When the LCD panel reads CASSETTE CONTROL press the LOAD button The LCD will respond with LOAD SURE Make sure that the data cassette is rewound to the beginning of the file you wish to load press the 1 YES button then start the cassette player in the playback mode to begin the load operation If you do not wish to load press the 1 NO key and the LCD will revert to the CASSETTE CONTROL display While the RX21 is loading the data about 12 seconds the display will read LOAD EXECUTING If the load operation is completed and no errors are detected the RX21 will return directly to either the song or pattern mode If a load err
68. sponding to the new instrument The cursor will NOT have moved forward and you can now enter more notes or rests You can enter the Dot Display mode at any time during step write programming as long as you have already pressed the START key In fact pressing the STEP WRITE button switches the RX21 between the PTN Dp BEAT bb normal step write display and the Dot Display 18 The length of the Dot Display depends on two things the length of the pattern and the quantize rate For example in a 3 4 time pattern with a quantize rate of 1 12 the empty pattern will be displayed thus However the LCD display only accommodates 16 beats so in the case of a pattern with more beats for example a 4 4 time bar with a quantize rate of 1 24 only the first 16 beats will be displayed initially Then as soon as the cursor passes the last beat to the right of the LCD the Dot Display will switch to show the remaining beats in the bar r 1 bar ot 4 4 time 9 beat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 37 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 st do display 8 Just remember that the pairs of vertical dots indicate the primary beats in each bar and you ll find that the Dot Display is a valuable aid for programming your RX21 rapidly and accurately in the step write mode You can exit the step write mode from the Dot Display in the usual manner by pressing the STOP CONTINUE k
69. t NOTE An understanding of the QUANTIZE function described later in this chapter is essential for effective use of the real time write function We recommend that before actuaily irying Out tiw reai tire write function you should read through the OUANTIZE section on the page 17 Then come back to this section and try out the function The RX21 permits pattern programming using two different methods REAL TIME WRITE and STEP WRITE The most direct of these is REAL TIME WRITE This function lets you play yourrhythm on the instrument keys adding new instruments and rhythm lines until the pattern is complete 1i ce Ww i d r First select the pattern number you wish to program numbers 00 through 55 only patterns 56 through 99 are permanent preset patterns and cannot be re programmed although you can edit the preset patterns to produce new patterns as we ll explain in the PATTERN COPY SECTION later in this chapter Also ensure by playing back if necessary that the selected pattern number does not contain a pattern if you want to avoid losing an existing pattern Enter the real time write mode by pressing the REAL TIME WRITE button The LCD will give the following indication REAL L 0 1 qq being the pattern length and qq being the quantize rate we ll explain these terms later If you have selected a pattern number that already contains data a square black cursor will flash at the left side
70. the 1 NO or 1 YES keys you ll hear whatever has been programmed into each beat It s rather like moving through a video or movie frame by frame Also you can hold down 1 NO or 1 YES kev and move rapidly through the bar which will speed up your step write ability tremendously once you learn to release the 1 1 YES key on the right beat Exit the step write mode by pressing the STOP CONTINUE button 15 9 9 Here s a simple example of a rhythm pattern programmed in the Step Write Mode using a quantize rate of 1 16 this pattern is the same as the one you entered in the real time mode It s shown here in regular music notation and underneath the part of each instrument is shown in the form of a Dot Display You can call up a Dot Display on the RX21 s LCD as described in the STEP WRITE DOT DISPLAY section later in this chapter Each dot represents a note entered by pressing an instrument key and each dash represents a rest entered by pressing the 1 YES key 4 En AT i 4 iol M UM i 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 1011112113 14 15 16 HHCLOSED e e e e e e e e e e e e e e ej You ll notice that the snare drum part has a lot of rests These can be rapidly entered by holding down the 1 YES key until you reach the next snare beat STEP WRITE mistakes can be corrected in the same way as REAL TIME mistakes when you reach the beat at which the erroneous entry was ma

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