Yamaha RY30 - Song Creation: Record and Edit Methods

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Press the [INC] key twice to select the parameter modify mode.
3. Press the instrument pad corresponding to the instrument you want to
modify (if the instrument is not in the current bank press the [PAD BANK]
key, select the appropriate pad bank, and then press [EXIT] to return to the
previous display). An instrument can also be selected by moving the cursor
to the voice name and using the [INC] and [DEC] keys or [DATA] slider.
The name of the selected instrument will appear in the parentheses on the
bottom line of the display.
If you select the ride cymbal, for example, the display will look something
like this:
4.
Press the [START] key to engage the parameter record mode. The selected
pattern will begin playing and you can begin modifying parameters after a
one-measure count-in (“Count” will appear in the parentheses during the
count-in, then the instrument name will reappear when parameter record
begins).
5.
Select the parameter you want to modify using the wheel parameter selector,
then roll the wheel up or down by the appropriate amount at the timing of the
note or notes you want to modify. The [CLEAR] key resets the selected
parameter to its “center” value for notes that occur while it is pressed.
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PITCH: Rolling the wheel upward (away from you) raises the pitch of the
selected instrument, and rolling the wheel down (toward you) lowers the
pitch.
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DECAY: Rolling the wheel upward lengthens the decay of the selected in-
strument, and rolling the wheel down shortens the decay.
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PAN: Rolling the wheel upward pans the selected instrument to the right,
and rolling the wheel down pans the instrument to the left.
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FILTER: Rolling the wheel upward increase the filter cutoff frequency of the
selected instrument, and rolling the wheel down decreases the filter cutoff
frequency.
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