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Overview of the manual's structure and how to use it for effective learning.
Essential safety guidelines and care instructions for the RX7 to ensure reliability and prevent damage.
Explains essential connections for power, audio output, and headphones for initial setup.
Guidance on adjusting volume and playing factory demo songs to experience RX7 capabilities.
Introduces the fundamentals of rhythm programming, including metronome use and recording basics.
Describes the core capabilities of the Pattern mode, including selection, recording, editing, and copying.
Details how to select, play, and manage stored Patterns using the instrument's interface.
Explains how to adjust tempo, use the metronome click, and apply quantization for precise timing.
Covers two methods for programming Patterns: live input and step-by-step entry.
Guides on writing Patterns using instrument keys or MIDI, and using the DAMP function for realism.
Detailed steps for creating or altering Patterns using the step-by-step input method.
Explains adding swing feel and how to delete Patterns or voices within them.
Details how to duplicate Patterns or join them together to create longer sequences.
Explains how to fine-tune pitch, level, decay, and effects for each note within a Pattern.
Introduces the concept of Songs as sequences of Patterns and how to select them.
Guides on how to play back selected Songs, including starting and stopping.
Covers repeating sections and modifying Songs by inserting or deleting parts.
Explains repeat commands and how to copy consecutive Parts within a Song.
Details how to implement gradual tempo and volume changes within a Song.
Instructions for copying entire Songs and erasing them from memory.
Overview of Job functions for managing Songs, including Mark Search and Song Naming.
Locating, marking, and naming Songs for better organization and editing.
Setting the starting tempo for a Song, allowing tempo changes within the Song.
Explains Chains as sequences of Songs for extended arrangements and how to use Chain mode.
Covers playing back selected Chains and creating or modifying them by combining Songs.
Instructions for naming, renaming, and erasing entire Chains.
How to erase entire Chains from memory.
Describes the capabilities of the Edit Voice mode for altering instrument parameters and creating effects.
How to select a voice for editing or checking its parameter settings.
Detailed steps for adjusting pitch, decay rate, pitch bend, and volume for selected voices.
Covers adjusting pan position, saving edits, restoring defaults, and recalling erased data.
Explains how to set LFO, polyphony, and effect parameters for creating unique voice sounds.
Explains how to assign voices and functions to instrument keys and foot switches.
Assigning voices to keys and adjusting their parameters individually per key.
Assigning a single voice to multiple keys and adjusting parameters in steps across keys.
Programming accent levels and assigning functions to a foot switch.
Saving and loading instrument key layouts and Key Assign settings.
Explains how to use the RX7 for MIDI sound generation, control, and sequencing.
Managing MIDI channel messages and setting up receive channels.
Setting transmit channels and assigning MIDI note numbers to voices and channels.
Resetting MIDI note assignments and setting pitch bend range.
Configuring device numbers and handling bulk data transmission/reception.
Detailed steps for transmitting bulk data to other MIDI equipment.
Explains synchronization for controlling clock rate and start/stop via external MIDI devices.
Details switching between Internal and MIDI synchronization modes.
Accesses functions for memory status, protection, voice changes, and data loading.
Checking remaining memory and managing memory protection settings.
Exchanging voices in patterns and erasing all patterns.
Erasing all songs and loading demonstration data from ROM.
Explains saving, loading, and verifying data using RAM cartridges or cassette tapes.
A table outlining available jobs for data management via cartridge or cassette.
Step-by-step guide for saving various types of data to external media.
Specific procedures for saving single Patterns to cartridges or cassettes.
Step-by-step guide for loading various types of data from external media.
Specific procedures for loading single Patterns from cartridges or cassettes.
Step-by-step guide for verifying data saved on external media.
Specific procedures for verifying single Patterns saved to cartridges or cassettes.
Formatting a RAM4 Data Cartridge for use with the RX7.
Lists and explains common error messages and their remedies.
Lists and explains error messages specific to cartridge operations.
Technical details on sound capabilities and memory limits.
Information on the unit's controls, display, ports, and power requirements.
Identifies and describes the controls located on the top panel of the RX7.
Identifies and describes the various input/output connectors on the rear panel.
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