Yamaha RX21 - Step Write Pattern Programming

4.
Press
BEAT
a
third
time,
to
return
the
RX21
to
the
геа!
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
РТМ
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
pattern
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)
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9: 4
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THEN PLAY SNARE DRUM (on the ‘off beats’)
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THEN
PLAY
HI
HAT
CLOSED
(16th
notes)
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TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING PATTERN:
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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 selecting the pattern, entering the real time write mode,
pressing the START button and writing/clearing as usual. The length of a pro-
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