Yamaha RX-15, Authorized Product Manual

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malfunction. Save the pattern memory contents onto a
cassette tape (see “CASSETTE OPERATIONS” section)
to prevent loss of patterns you wish to keep.
Pattern Clear (All Patterns)
Instrument Clear
An entire instrument can be quickly cleared from any
pattern by first calling the clear function by pressing the
CLEAR button from the pattern mode. The LCD panel
will read “CLEAR PTN XX?”, as in the clear pattern
function. Then if instead of pressing the + 1/YES button
you press the instrument button corresponding to the
instrument to be cleared-we’ll use RIDE in pattern
number 01 as an example, the display will change to
“CLEAR PT01 RIDE?”. Press +1/YES to clear the
instrument or –1/NO to cancel the clear function.
Instrument Clear (Ex: Clear RIDE from
pattern XX)
Pattern Copy
The RX15 permits two different pattern copy functions:
COPY and CONNECT COPY.
1) COPY simply copies a pattern from one pattern
number to any other pattern number. This is
particularly handy when you want to add more
instruments or rhythm lines, or otherwise alter an
existing pattern, and still keep a copy of the original
pattern.
2) CONNECT COPY makes it possible to combine two
different patterns into one pattern. One pattern is
appended (connected) to another pattern, and the
combination is stored in a new pattern number.
Both pattern copy functions are accessed by pressing
the COPY button in the pattern mode. When the COPY
button is pressed, the LCD panel will read “COPY **
+ * * = * * ” .
Number of pattern to
be copied to.
Number of pattern to
be copied.
Number of pattern to be
appended to pattern to
be copied.
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To simply copy from one pattern to another, first enter
the number of the pattern you wish to copy via the white
number buttons (the flashing block cursor should be
located immediately to the right of the first asterisk pair),
press the COPY key a second time causing the cursor to
move to the right of the second (append pattern number)
asterisk pair, without entering a number press the COPY
again causing the cursor to move to the last asterisk
pair. Enter the number of the pattern you wish to copy
to, then press the COPY button again to execute the
copy operation.
To connect one pattern to another and copy the
combined pattern to a new location, enter the number of
the pattern which is to be appended to the first pattern
to be copied at the second asterisk pair. All other steps
are the same as for normal copy, above.
If a pattern is already programmed in the pattern
number to which a pattern or connected pair of patterns
will be copied, the RX15 will confirm your intention to
write a new pattern into that location with “REWRITE
PTN XX?” on the LCD panel. If it’s OK to write over the
pattern, press the + 1 /YES button to execute the copy.
Press - 1/NO to cancel the copy function.
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