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Owner's Manual - Page 5
... damage to an external MIDI data storage device. It will damage the finish or the rubber pads. SERVICE AND MODIFICATION
s The RY8 contains no user serviceable parts, so never open the case or tamper with the internal circuitry in electrical shock or damage to exchange an old set of batteries for a new set. Refer all cables before...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
..., versatile MIDI features and more, the handy RY8-which easily slips into a guitar case or gig bag-is a full-featured, high quality, low-priced, hand-held stereo rhythm programmer with the proper operating procedures. Whether you're a professional or amateur guitarist, a serious songwriter or simply a music hobbyist, you ! THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING THE YAMAHA RY8 RHYTHM PROGRAMMER. To...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
...a minimum, there are a few basic conventions used in the feature explanations in this manual, as follows: s Names of controls and connectors are written in the lower case...s Special prompts or words which appear on the LCD screen during operation
are written in quotes; PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL IN A SAFE PLACE FOR FUTURE
IV e.g., "NEXT", "CHAIN", "accnt", "COPY SURE?", etc.
e.g., [EXT IN]...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
...STARTED
A step-by-step guide through setting up the RY8, turning on the power, playing the demo songs and performing basic pattern, song and drum kit operations-
V It... the RY8 right away.
The RY8 Owner's Manual is designed to locate. INDEX
An alphabetical list of technical charts and lists including display messages, troubleshooting, drum voice and pattern lists, MIDI implementation ...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
... 21 9. DRUM KIT MODE 54 13. DISPLAY MESSAGES 78 21. TABLE OF CONTENTS
BREEFFEORERNECEY! RY8 SYSTEM STRUCTURE 4 3. SIDE & REAR PANELS 10
GETTING STARTED 12
5. SETUP & POWER-ON 12 6. BALANCE MODE 75 18. TOP PANEL 7 4. PLAYING THE DEMO SONG 18 7. SYSTEM MODE 67 15. MUTE MODE 74 17. PATTERN MODE 30 11. SPECIFICATIONS 81 23. TROUBLESHOOTING 79...
Owner's Manual - Page 10
Featuring Yamaha's exclusive AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation technology-where voices are high quality digital samples of actual instruments-the RY8 has a large capacity waveform ROM filled with 128 "drum" voices for the rhythms, and 50 "normal" voices for the backings, plus 200 Preset rhythm patterns with drum voice pan positioning, pitch tuning and more .
complete with matching...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
... rhythms are always on the guitar. A MIDI Tone Generator
Connect an external MIDI keyboard or sequencer in . The RY8 provides just the music you need for a song idea. A Music Sketch Pad
String together a series of the 50 normal voices as :
A Practicing Companion
Plug a guitar directly into the RY8 and "trigger" AWM normal voices (including acoustic piano, strings, brass, synth...
Owner's Manual - Page 12
... Mode, Balance Mode and Transpose Mode.
4 RY8 SYSTEM STRUCTURE
The RY8 is primarily a powerful rhythm programmer, but with the added dimension of several "functions". The main operating modes are Pattern Mode and Song Mode, each of which are made up the RY8's operating system are the AWM voices, the drum kits, the patterns, and the songs...
Owner's Manual - Page 20
... THE AC POWER OUTLET WHEN THE RY8 IS NOT IN USE. When the AC adaptor plug is inserted into a convenient wall AC power outlet.
SETUP & POWER-ON
The RY8 can be powered by either an optional... intend to use an AC adaptor other than the Yamaha PA-3 or PA-1B. Follow the instructions below based on the rear panel, then plug the adaptor into the RY8's [DC IN] jack, the batteries are automatically ...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
... an Audio System
Another simple setup for monitoring the RY8's sound is to plug a pair of audio cables from the RY8's [MIDI IN] jack to the MIDI OUT jack of the external device. Carefully adjust the RY8's [VOLUME] slider in relation to make specific MIDI settings on the amplifier. Connecting a MIDI Device
The RY8 has a variety of MIDI capabilities, and the type of...
Owner's Manual - Page 29
... entirely and just hear the rhythm (see page 86.) The Preset rhythm patterns are temporary. A Section is the first function in a specific music style. PLAYING THE PRESET PATTERNS
The RY8 comes filled with four Sections for the Swing setting, are organized in that leads the Main A part naturally into the Main A part). 8. The automatic backing consists of...
Owner's Manual - Page 72
...will be triggered by the notes you play on the guitar. SELECTING AN EXTERNAL IN VOICE - The current synthesizer...f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f ??f f f f e@@e C@@B h h @@@@@h h h h h h h h h @@@@h h eef f f f f f f f f f f BC h h h g BCBC h h = You can select any of the 50
AWM normal voices to be displayed in the lower left area of the currently selected External In voice...
Owner's Manual - Page 78
...f f f f f f f f f e e e e h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h e e e e B f f f f e C f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f @@@@@ To do so, you must assign the RY8's Harmony voice channel to access the Harmony Channel function. Hold [MODE] and press [PAGE+] once or more to the same MIDI receive channel number as the tone generator. Press [-1] and [+1] to play an external tone generator.
Owner's Manual - Page 86
... RY8.
Memory is empty, i.e., the part does not contain any data. Check all relevant settings, as well as cables and connections, then try transmitting the data again. Clear the pattern and try again.
78 An error occurred during MIDI receive. The current operation is a list and description of each display message. The pattern, song or drum...
Owner's Manual - Page 89
... AND CONNECTORS
REC, TOP, BWD, STOP, PLAY, FWD, ACCENT, MODE, DELETE, AUDITION, CHORD, PAD BANK, DRUM PADS × 12, ENTER, -1, +1, 2, 1, VOLUME, POWER, LCD screen; SPECIFICATIONS
TONE GENERATOR AWM - Advanced Wave Memory digital samples
POLYPHONY - 28 notes
VOICES - 128 drum voices and 50 normal voices
PATTERN
Pattern Play (Patterns: 200 Presets, 50 Users; 200 Backings; Yamaha Corp.
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