Yamaha RX21 - Page 17

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
и M UM i
21314156 Е 8 | 9 {1011112113 [14 15| 16
HHCLOSED|e e e e: e e e e: e e e e: e e ө 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
made,
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
O@ ом = [LENGTH=16 M / 16
© > = [QUANTIZE=1/ а а M |
€ C) o = [QUANTIZE-1/16 MI
Qs | = (PTN 00 : BEAT 91
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