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Page 3: ...CAL CONTENT NOTICE Dette apparat overholder det gaeldende EF direktiv vedrørende radiostøj Cet appareil est conforme aux prescriptions de la direc tive communautaire 87 308 CEE Diese Geräte entsprechen der EG Richtlinie 82 499 EWG und oder 87 308 EWG This product complies with the radio frequency interference requirements of the Council Directive 82 499 EEC and or 87 308 EEC Questo apparecchio è c...

Page 4: ... of knowl edge relating to how a function or effect works when the unit is operating as designed are not covered by the manu facturer s warranty Please study this manual carefully before requesting service NAMEPLATE LOCATION The following graphic indi cates the location of the Name Plate on your Yamaha Digital Musical Instrument The Model Serial Number Power requirements etc are indicated on this ...

Page 5: ...ventilation 9 Yamaha Digital Musical Instrument products are frequently incorporated into Systems which are assembled on carts stands or in racks Utilize only those carts stands or racks that have been designed for this purpose and observe all safety precautions sup plied with the products Pay special attention to cau tions that relate to proper assembly heavier units being mounted at the lower le...

Page 6: ...ng sound quality It features 16 bit AWM2 2nd generation Advanced Wave Memory tone generation with programmable digital filtering and wave layering capability A wide range of editable parameters include filter frequencies envelopes volume pitch panning and more The RY30 allows the user to refine each voice to ideally fit specific musical requirements On board memory contains 128 voices 100 preset p...

Page 7: ...with the MONITOR Mode 26 Modifying Parameters in Step Record 26 Erasing Mistakes in Step Record 27 Change the Quantize Value While Recording 27 Give Your Pattern a Name 28 Parameter Record 28 Change Click Volume During Parameter Modify Recording 30 Clock Move 30 Change Click Volume During Clock Move Recording 31 RECORDING EDITING PLAYING SONGS 32 Song Record 32 Clearing the Entire Song 33 Song Pla...

Page 8: ... 08 CLEAR ALL PATTERNS 59 JOB 03 FIXED VELOCITY 76 09 PATTERN USED MEMORY 59 JOB 04 WHEEL RANGE 76 10 PATTERN SCOPE 59 JOB 05 LOAD PRESET VOICES 76 SONG MODE 61 ACCESSING THE SONG MODE FUNCTIONS 62 01 SONG SELECT 63 02 SONG CLEAR 63 03 SONG COPY 64 04 CLEAR ALL SONGS 64 05 SONG USED MEMORY 65 UTILITY MODE 67 ACCESSING THE UTILITY MODE FUNCTIONS 68 01 CARD DATA LOAD 69 02 CASSETTE JOB SELECT 69 JOB...

Page 9: ...1 16 VOICE INITIALIZE 92 INITIALIZED VOICE DATA 93 RY30 VOICE LIST 94 PAD BANK MODE 97 ACCESSING THE PAD BANK MODE FUNCTIONS 98 01 PAD BANK SELECT 99 02 VOICE PITCH ASSIGN 101 03 PAD BANK COPY 101 ERROR MESSAGES 103 SPECIFICATIONS 105 INDEX 106 MIDI DATA FORMAT 109 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART 114 iii ...

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Page 12: ...your own patterns RECORDING EDITING PLAYING SONGS page 32 As the title says how to record edit and play complete songs consisting of a sequence of patterns VOICE EDITING FUNDAMENTALS page 41 The RY30 has sophisticated voice editing capabilities this section explains how the voices are organized so you ll be able to use the VOICE EDIT mode functions to create your own sounds RECORDING USING MACROS ...

Page 13: ...ODE Page 79 5 PAD BANK MODE Page 97 Once you have become familiar with the way the RY30 works by going through the TUTORIALS section you should only need to refer to the REFERENCE section from time to time to get details on functions you ve never used before or refresh your memory about functions that you don t use very often Each sub section of the REFERENCE section has its own table of contents ...

Page 14: ...rcuitry will void the warranty Always turn the power OFF prior to connecting or disconnecting cables Always plug and unplug cables by gripping the connector not the cord Never use solvents such as benzine or thinner to clean the unit Wipe clean with a soft dry cloth Always use the supplied AC Adaptor to power your RY30 or if the original adaptor is lost or broken a replacement or equivalent type o...

Page 15: ...OURSELF IMPORTANT We recommend that you use the RY30 MIDI Bulk Transmit function to transfer important data to a MIDI data recorder or other storage device for safe long term storage The RY30 also features a cassette inter face that can be used to store data to a standard cassette recorder Yamaha cannot be held responsible for data loss caused by battery failure or improper operation of the RY30 1...

Page 16: ...nt decreases the value Fine single step adjustments can be carried out using the INC and DEC keys Parameter Selector This selector determines the parameter to be modified by the control wheel in the real time record step record and parameter record modes The wheel is used to modify timing when the clock move mode is used VOLUME Control Adjusts the volume of the sound delivered via the rear panel O...

Page 17: ...ap the pads CLEAR Key The CLEAR key is used primarily to erase mistaken or unwanted notes when recording patterns in the real time and step record modes pages 21 and 24 to reset parameters when using the parameter record mode page 28 and to clear parts of a song in the song mode page 32 Instrument Pads The RY30 s 12 instrument pads A through L allow the associated instruments to be played and ente...

Page 18: ...ing the START key PATTERN Key Selects the RY30 pattern mode in which pat terns can be selected played recorded or modified SONG Key Selects the RY30 song mode in which songs can be selected played recorded and edited UTILITY Key Selects the UTILITY mode which provides ac cess to all system MIDI cassette and card utility functions TEMPO Key Moves the display cursor to the tempo param eter in the pa...

Page 19: ...o exit from certain functions or function groups 10 ENTER Key The ENTER key is used to confirm execution of certain operations that may change data in the internal memory and to access certain groups of functions PAGE Key The PAGE provides an alternative to the PAGE and PAGE keys for accessing spe cific display pages Rather that stepping through the pages using the PAGE and PAGE keys the PAGE key ...

Page 20: ...ut the need for external amplification equipment OUTPUT L MONO R Jacks These are the main stereo outputs from the RY30 If a plug is inserted only into the L MONO jack of an output pair the left and right channel signals are combined and delivered via this jack for connection to a monaural sound system Instruments can be individually as signed to these outputs only these outputs and either or both ...

Page 21: ... mini plugs so that data can be economically stored to and retrieved from cassette tape as required page 69 12 MIDI IN and OUT Connectors The MIDI IN connector receives the data from a sequencer or other MIDI keyboard which is to control the RY30 The MIDI OUT connector transmits data corresponding to all instrument pad pattern and song operations or bulk data when one of the MIDI bulk dump transmi...

Page 22: ... monaural sound system connect only the L MONO jack If you plan to use the RY30 with a mixing console or an integrated multi track recorder mixer you might want to take advantage of the INDIV OUT 1 and 2 output jacks in addition to the OUTPUT L MONO and R output jacks These four outputs can be connected to separate input channels of the mixer You could use the OUTPUT ASSIGN function page 90 to ass...

Page 23: ...cussed in more detail on page 45 More complex MIDI systems may require the RY30 to be interfaced to a sequencer and perhaps MIDI tone generators and other devices in addition to a master keyboard In such cases the location of the RY30 in the MIDI chain will have to be planned carefully since the RY30 does not have a MIDI THRU con nector If your sequencer provides multiple MIDI OUTs the RY30 can si...

Page 24: ...o this properly can result in damage to your power amplifiers and speakers Also MIDI transmitting devices should be turned on before the associated receiving device 1 Make sure your sound system s volume control s and the RY30 volume control are turned all the way down prior to turning power on 2 Turn on the master keyboard if used 3 Turn on the sequencer if used 4 Turn on the RY30 5 Turn on the s...

Page 25: ...lect the song mode then use the DATA con trol to select song number 20 or 21 song numbers 20 and 21 are demo songs indicated by a d to the right of the song number 2 Press the START key to start demo playback The demo songs will play in sequence repeatedly until the STOP key is pressed 3 Press the STOP key when you want to stop demo playback and then the PATTERN key to return to the pattern mode 1...

Page 26: ...e s how you can select and play the others 1 Press the PAD BANK key A display similar to the following should appear The underline cursor should be under the bank number as shown in the example display above If it is not move it there by pressing the cursor key as many times as necessary 2 Press the INC key once to select the next pad bank then play the instru ment pads to hear the instruments ass...

Page 27: ...Initial Pad Bank Assignments When the RY30 is initially shipped the internal pad banks are set up as follows See the RY30 VOICE LIST on page 94 for more information on the individual voices 18 ...

Page 28: ...of the selected pattern The pat tern will play continuously The LED to the right of the STOP CONTINUE key will flash at the current tempo during playback 4 Press the STOP CONTINUE key to stop playback If you press the STOP CONTINUE key again after stopping the pattern playback will resume from the point at which it was stopped The START key will always start the pattern from the beginning A new pa...

Page 29: ...O key and then using the INC and DEC keys the DATA slider or the numeric keys to select the desired tempo The underline cursor will move to the tempo parameter when the TEMPO key is pressed Press the TEMPO key again to return the cursor to its previous position NOTE Each pattern has a recommended tempo which is automatically called when the pattern is selected 20 ...

Page 30: ... numbers that you can record and edit 2 Select the pad bank that contains the instruments that you intend to use in the pattern You can always switch pad banks later to add different instru ments to the pattern 3 Press the REC key to engage the record ready mode A display similar to the following will appear 4 The default time signature is 4 4 If you want to set a different time signa ture use the...

Page 31: ...cording you can wait till the top of the pattern comes round again Normal will appear in the brackets on the bottom display line when normal recording begins If you have selected a pattern length of 2 3 or 4 measures the current measure is indicated by the measure number to the right of the time signa ture on the display 9 Play the instrument pads to record your pattern make sure the SENSE key ind...

Page 32: ... decay of notes entered and rolling the wheel down shortens the decay of notes entered l PAN Rolling the wheel upward pans notes to the right and rolling the wheel down pans notes to the left l FILTER Rolling the wheel upward increase the filter cutoff frequency and rolling the wheel down decreases the filter cutoff frequency l BALANCE Rolling the wheel upward increases the level of WAVE 1 while d...

Page 33: ...ress the ENTER key twice 3 After the Complete display appears briefly press the PATTERN or EXIT key to go back to the main pattern page then start recording again The step record mode is handy when you have a clear idea of how your pattern is to be construction either mental or written You can enter notes and change parameters with maximum precision and control The step record mode also makes it p...

Page 34: ...lay then press an instrument pad Example To enter the closed hi hat on every 1 4 note in the example display shown above begin by tapping the hi hat pad make sure an appropriate pad bank is selected while the cursor is located at the top of the measure A dot will appear where the hi hat was entered and the cursor will advance to the next quantize increment in this case corresponding to the second ...

Page 35: ...TOR Mode While still in the step record mode you can hear how your pattern sounds by simply pressing the START key This activates the step record MONITOR mode The INC and DEC keys DATA control or numeric keys can be used to change the tempo setting to hear how the pattern sounds at different speeds Press the STOP CONTINUE key once to return to the step record display Modifying Parameters in Step R...

Page 36: ...1st or 2nd occurrences of that instrument respectively Any of the numeric keys used to select the various parameters mentioned above can be used to alternately select 1 and 2 and the corresponding parameter values It is also possible to directly modify the pitch decay pan filter and balance parameters for each note in the same way as in the real time record mode set the wheel parameter selector to...

Page 37: ...e name The INC and DEC keys and the DATA slider access a complete list of lower and upper case characters plus a range of symbols not available via the numeric keys The complete list of characters is given below Press the EXIT key to return to the normal step record display Your original pattern name will be displayed in the brackets on the top display line when that pattern is selected l l Parame...

Page 38: ...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 p...

Page 39: ...ers so you can select the best wheel sensitivity for your own requirements Change Click Volume During If you press the PAGE key during parameter a display like the following will Parameter Modify appear Recording l Clock Move 30 Use the INC and DEC keys the numeric keys or the DATA slider to change the click metronome volume as required The click volume parameter goes from 00 no click sound to 63 ...

Page 40: ... downward to move the timing backward i e the notes will occur later Only notes of the selected instrument that occur while the wheel is not in its center position will be affected that means you have to move the wheel up or down just before the target note occurs then release it before notes you don t want to move occur The note s will be moved by one clock that s 1 24th of a quarter note in the ...

Page 41: ...a song number between 00 and 19 using the INC and DEC keys the DATA control or the numeric keys 3 Press the REC key to engage the song record ready mode From left to right the bottom line of the display shows the song number the current measure number the part number a part is a pattern or other event such as a repeat sign a tempo change or a velocity change and the pattern number or event that ha...

Page 42: ...the SONG CLEAR page 2 Press the ENTER key twice 3 After the Complete display appears briefly press the the SONG key or the EXIT key to go back to the main song page then start recording again Selecting and playing a song is essentially the same as selecting and playing a pattern page 19 1 Press the SONG key to select the song mode if it is not already selected A display similar to the following sh...

Page 43: ... part numbers delete parts insert parts copy parts set an initial tempo for the song and give the song a name In addi tion to new parts you can insert other events including begin repeat and end re peat signs tempo changes or velocity changes Here s the general procedure 1 In the song mode select the song you want to edit 00 19 using the INC and DEC keys the DATA control or the numeric keys 2 Pres...

Page 44: ... Events section page 38 9 Pres the STOP CONTINUE key to exit from the song edit mode and return to the normal song mode display From the song edit mode it is possible to access any of the 5 song edit jobs described below by using the PAGE and PAGE keys This edit job allows you to delete a single part or a range of parts from the song Specify a single part or a range of parts to delete by moving th...

Page 45: ...rt at the specified location by pressing the ENTER key again This actually executes the insert operation and Complete will appear on the display briefly when the operation is finished The RY30 will automatically return to the song edit mode Example Here s what happens when you insert at part 3 When the insert operation is executed the existing part 3 and all subsequent parts are moved up leaving s...

Page 46: ...s Initial Tempo Press the Enter key Sure will appear on the upper line of the display Confirm your intention to copy the parts by pressing the ENTER key again This actually executes the copy operation and Complete will appear on the display briefly when the operation is finished The RY30 will automatically return to the song edit mode Example Here s what happens if you copy parts 4 through 5 to pa...

Page 47: ...nd or PAGE keys to locate another job if necessary l l Song Events In addition to pattern numbers the RY30 provides the following events for use in songs Normally you ll use the Insert job described in the previous section to insert any of these events in the required location The different event types are specified by the TYPE parameter on the top line of the song edit display and are selected in...

Page 48: ... event and setting the parameters as re quired press the ENTER key to actually enter it into the current part number and advance to the next part number Increase Tempo An Increase Tempo event can be used to create a sudden or gradual in crease in tempo for an accelerando type effect The number to the left of the slash is the amount by which the tempo is to be increased in beats per minute range 00...

Page 49: ...es how long it takes to reach the specified new velocity in 1 4 notes range 00 99 After selecting the Increase Velocity event and setting the parameters as required press the ENTER key to actually enter it into the current part num ber and advance to the next part number Example To increase the velocity by 10 over a period of one 4 4 measure for example insert the following velocity increase event...

Page 50: ...lity to independently edit a wide range of parameters for each wave Here s an example of how changing the levels of the waves in a voice can effect the sound Example 1 Enter the PAD BANK mode and select pad bank 00 Dry as described on page 17 2 Press the VOICE EDIT key to enter the voice edit mode 3 Tap the SD instrument pad to select the snare drum 4 Press the PAGE key twice to go to the WAVE LEV...

Page 51: ...o go back to the pattern or song mode respec tively The RY30 s 96 voices are composed of 174 separate waves which are available to you in the voice edit mode In addition to assigning any one or two of these waveforms to a voice and adjusting their level the RY30 lets you inde pendently control panning pitch decay digital filtering velocity sensitivity pitch envelope generator level and rate and mo...

Page 52: ... access method you use 10 step Method 1 VOICE EDIT 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 5 PAGE 6 PAGE 7 PAGE 8 ENTER 9 PAGE 10 PAGE 8 step Method 1 VOICE EDIT 2 PAGE 3 0 4 7 5 ENTER 6 ENTER 7 PAGE 8 PAGE Try it You ll agree that you won t want to go through the whole process every time you use this particular function if you need it frequently Here s how you can record a key macro that will let you access the abo...

Page 53: ...function after pressing the MACRO REC key View Name 44 This function is used to view or check the contents of a macro After selecting VIEW and the macro number you want to view press the ENTER key This is what the display should look like if you selected the macro we recorded in the example above macro number 9 for viewing From left to right the bottom line of the display indicates that macro numb...

Page 54: ...rd or other controller will play a single instrument at different pitches like having a tuned drum Of course sev eral channels can be assigned for pitch control each controlling a different instrument The PITCH NOTE ASSIGN job described on page 73 determines which voice will be played SELECT PATTERNS A MIDI note on event received on a channel that is set up in this way causes the pattern number as...

Page 55: ...n page 72 the VOICE TRANSMIT CHANNEL job page 72 allows different MIDI transmit channels to be assigned to the 96 internal and 32 internal card voices This means that up to 16 different RY30 voice or groups of voices can control separate external MIDI tone generators or other devices on the corresponding channels 46 ...

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Page 57: ... PATTERN APPEND 54 05 PATTERN DIVIDE 54 06 PATTERN MERGE 55 07 PATTERN JOB SELECT 55 JOB 01 PATTERN INST COPY 55 JOB 02 PATTERN INST DELETE 56 JOB 03 PATTERN INST CHANGE 56 JOB 04 PATTERN PARAMETER COPY 57 JOB 05 PATTERN PARAMETER MODIFY 57 JOB 06 SWING 58 08 CLEAR ALL PATTERNS 59 09 PATTERN USED MEMORY 59 10 PATTERN SCOPE 59 49 ...

Page 58: ...s 1 through 6 are accessed through the PATTERN JOB SELECT page Pressing the PATTERN key will always return you directly to page 01 PATTERN SELECT An alternative method is to press the PAGE key and enter the desired page number via the INC and DEC keys the DATA slider or the numeric keys Once the page number has been entered press the ENTER key to go directly to that page 50 ...

Page 59: ... Use the INC and DEC keys the DATA slider or the numeric keys to select the desired pattern number The selected pattern can be played by press ing the START key and stopped by pressing the STOP CONTINUE key If you press the STOP CONTINUE key again after stopping the pattern playback will resume from the point at which it was stopped The START key will always start the pattern from the beginning A ...

Page 60: ... Hous2V 4 4 120 2 171 Blld2C 4 4 120 2 122 Hous2F 4 4 120 2 172 A f r i c V 4 4 120 2 123 Hous2C 4 4 120 2 173 AfricF 4 4 120 2 124 Hous3V 4 4 9 3 1 174 AfricC 4 4 120 2 125 Hous3F 4 4 9 3 1 175 Jazz1V 4 4 196 2 126 Hous3F 4 4 9 3 1 176 Jazz1F 4 4 196 2 127 Hous3C 4 4 113 2 177 Jazz1C 4 4 196 2 128 DanceV 4 4 160 2 178 Jazz2V 4 4 120 2 129 Rock1V 4 4 160 2 179 Jazz2F 6 4 120 2 130 Rock1F 4 4 160 2...

Page 61: ...ource pattern number 000 199 Destination pattern number 000 099 Procedure Use the and keys to move the cursor to the source or destination pattern num ber Use the INC and DEC keys the DATA slider or the numeric keys to set the appropriate pattern numbers Press the ENTER key Sure will ap pear on the display Press the ENTER key again to copy the pattern or press EXIT to cancel the operation Complete...

Page 62: ...he specified source patterns contain no data the Illegal Input error message will appear If the source and destination patterns contain no data the No Data Converted error message will appear PATTERN DIVIDE Pattern mode Page 05 Summary Divides the source pattern at the speci fied divide measure leaving the first part of the pattern in the source pattern number and storing the second part of the pa...

Page 63: ...y you can work on the various parts without a lot of audio clutter When the parts are refined to perfection merge them together Both the first and second patterns must have the same time signature and number of measures If a mis matched time signature is entered the Illegal Input error message will appear Any previous data in the destination pattern number will be erased and replaced by the append...

Page 64: ...ear on the display Procedure Use the and keys to move the cursor to the pattern number or voice parameter the voice number appears on the top line of the display when the voice parameter is selected Use the INC and DEC keys the DATA slider or the numeric keys to set the parameters as required The instrument pads can be used to select the voice to be cleared Press the ENTER key Sure will appear on ...

Page 65: ...r to the desired parameter the and symbols at the ends of the display screens indicate that more parameters can be accessed by moving the cursor past the indicated end of the current screen Use the INC and DEC PATTERN MODE keys the DATA slider or the numeric keys to set the parameters as required The instrument pads can be used to select the source and desti nation voices Press the ENTER key Sure ...

Page 66: ...to complete the operation JOB 06 SWING 58 Summary Sets the amount of swing feel applied to the specified voice of the specified pattern Settings Source pattern number 000 199 Voice Any voice used in the pattern I00 I95 internal C00 C31 card Clock 11 11 Quantization l 08 5 5 Quantization l 16 Destination pattern number 000 099 Procedure Use the and keys to move the cursor to the desired parameter t...

Page 67: ... 100 through 199 are presets and are not cleared PATTERN USED MEMORY Pattern mode Page 09 Summary Shows the amount of pattern memory currently in use Settings None Procedure The amount of pattern memory cur rently in use is displayed in percent Notes A display of 000 means that no memory is used 050 means that about half the avail able pattern memory is in use When memory usage reaches 090 or more...

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Page 69: ...SONG MODE SONG MODE ACCESSING THE SONG MODE FUNCTIONS 62 01 SONG SELECT 63 02 SONG CLEAR 63 03 SONG COPY 64 04 CLEAR ALL SONGS 64 05 SONG USED MEMORY 65 61 ...

Page 70: ... desired function page Pressing the SONG key will always return you directly to page 01 SONG SELECT An alternative method is to press the PAGE key and enter the desired page number via the INC and DEC keys the DATA slider or the numeric keys Once the page number has been entered press the ENTER key to go directly to that page 62 ...

Page 71: ... on page 32 For song recording procedures see page 32 For editing procedures see page 34 A small letter w appearing to the right of the song number indicates that the pattern con tains data Song numbers with no w are blank or have been cleared using the SONG CLEAR function described next Song numbers 20 and 21 are demo songs see page 16 These song numbers cannot be used for recording Summary Clear...

Page 72: ...er will be erased and replaced by the copied song data If you specify a source song that contains no data the No Data Converted error message will appear on the display when the operation is executed and the operation will be cancelled Memory Full will appear on the display if there is not enough song memory available to complete the operation CLEAR ALL SONGS Song mode Page 04 Summary Clears erase...

Page 73: ...il able song memory is in use When memory usage reaches 090 or more you are reaching the end of the available memory and may have to delete unwanted songs to make room for new data Summary Shows the amount of song memory cur rently in use Settings None Procedure The amount of song memory currently in use is displayed in percent 65 ...

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Page 75: ...NEL 72 JOB 04 VOICE TRANSMIT CHANNEL 72 JOB 05 VOICE NOTE ASSIGN TABLE SELECT 72 JOB 06 VOICE NOTE ASSIGN TABLE SETUP 72 JOB 07 VOICE NOTE ASSIGN TABLE COPY 73 JOB 08 VOICE NOTE ASSIGN TABLE CLEAR 73 JOB 09 PITCH NOTE ASSIGN 73 JOB 10 PATTERN NOTE ASSIGN 74 JOB 11 DEVICE NUMBER 74 JOB 12 BULK TRANSMIT 74 JOB 13 CONTROL CHANGE 75 04 SYSTEM JOB SELECT 75 JOB 01 SYNC CLOCK 75 JOB 02 PAD VELOCITY CURV...

Page 76: ...I jobs 1 through 13 are accessed via the MIDI JOB SELECT page System jobs 1 through 5 are accessed via the SYSTEM JOB SELECT page Pressing the UTILITY key will always return you directly to page 01 CARD DATA LOAD An alternative method is to press the PAGE key and enter the desired page number via the INC and DEC keys the DATA slider or the numeric keys Once the page number has been entered press t...

Page 77: ...r the card used is not compatible with the RY30 When the card data is loaded the data in the RY30 card voice card pad bank pattern and song memories is replaced by the new data Data can also be loaded from some SY77 TG77 SY55 and TG55 cards no sequence data CASSETTE JOB SELECT Utility mode Page 02 Summary Allows any of the three cassette jobs described below save verify and load to be selected Set...

Page 78: ...he dis play If this happens try saving and verifying the data again If the error persists you may need to adjust the level settings of your cassette recorder or use a different tape 70 Notes It is important to use the cassette verify job immediately after saving data using the cassette save job otherwise any changes you make to the RY30 memory contents after saving the data might be interpreted by...

Page 79: ... be used for reception of MIDI note numbers to control voices pitch and patterns Settings Channel number 1 16 Type OFF VOICE PITCH PTN Procedure Use the and keys to move the cursor to the desired parameter Use the INC and DEC keys or the DATA slider to set as required The numeric keys can also be used to enter the channel number Multiple channels can be set to receive the same type of data Unused ...

Page 80: ...or other MIDI devices on the corresponding channels Make sure that the re ceiving devices are set to the appropriate channels 72 JOB 05 VOICE NOTE ASSIGN TABLE SELECT Summary Selects one of the RY30 s four note assign tables Settings Note assign table number 0 3 Procedure Use the INC and DEC keys the DATA slider or the numeric keys to select the desired note assign table Notes Note assignments det...

Page 81: ...ETUP job described above JOB 08 VOICE NOTE ASSIGN TABLE CLEAR UTILITY MODE Summary Clears the currently selected voice note assign table i e all voice assignments are turned off Settings None Procedure Press the ENTER key Sure will appear on the display Press the ENTER key again to clear the table or press EXIT to can cel the operation Complete will appear on the display briefly when the table has...

Page 82: ... the RY30 MIDI device number i e the MIDI channel on which all system exclusive data will be received and transmitted Settings Device number OFF 1 16 ALL Procedure Use the INC and DEC keys or the DATA slider to select the desired device number or turn system exclusive reception transmission off Notes The device number is important for transfer of voice data and other system exclusive data be tween...

Page 83: ...IT function will not work if the RY30 MIDI device number is set to off If the device number is set to ALL the data will be transmitted on channel 1 UTILITY MODE JOB 13 CONTROL CHANGE Summary Determines whether or not the RY30 will receive and transmit MIDI control change messages Settings OFF ON Procedure Use the INC and DEC keys or the DATA slider to turn control change number reception and trans...

Page 84: ... set the desired velocity value Notes While the LEVEL function described on page 81 determines the overall level of each voice this function determines the voice levels and therefore the balance between voices when pad velocity sensitivity is turned off i e when the SENSE key indicator is not lit JOB 04 WHEEL RANGE Summary Independently sets the range of the RY30 control wheel for the pitch decay ...

Page 85: ... cancel the operation Complete will appear on the display briefly when the voices have been loaded UTILITY MODE Notes Please note that any new voices you have created by editing the presets will be erased when the LOAD PRESET VOICES job is executed To reload a single preset voice use the VOICE COPY function described on page 91 77 ...

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Page 87: ...85 JOB 02 CUTOFF 85 JOB 03 RESONANCE 86 JOB 04 FILTER EG 86 08 SENSITIVITY JOB SELECT 87 JOB 01 LEVEL SENSITIVITY 87 JOB 02 PITCH SENSITIVITY 87 JOB 03 EG SENSITIVITY 87 JOB 04 FILTER SENSITIVITY 88 09 PITCH EG 88 10 POLY ON OFF 89 11 ALTERNATE GROUP 89 12 OUTPUT ASSIGN 90 13 INDIVIDUAL LEVEL 90 14 VOICE NAME 91 15 VOICE COPY 91 16 VOICE INITIALIZE 92 INITIALIZED VOICE DATA 93 RY30 VOICE LIST 94 7...

Page 88: ...gh the FILTER JOB SELECT page Sensitivity jobs 1 through 4 are accessed through the SENSITIVITY JOB SELECT page Pressing the VOICE EDIT key will always return you directly to page 01 LEVEL An alternative method is to press the PAGE key and enter the desired page number via the INC and DEC keys the DATA slider or the numeric keys Once the page number has been entered press the ENTER key to go direc...

Page 89: ... jacks can be further adjusted via the INDIVIDUAL LEVEL function described on page 90 WAVE ASSIGN Voice edit mode Page 02 Procedure Use the and keys to move the cursor to the voice name wave 1 or wave 2 parameter then use the INC and DEC keys or the DATA slider to set as required The instrument pads can be used to select the voice Summary Each RY30 voice consists of one or two waves This function ...

Page 90: ...open hi hat CYChina China cymbal CYCrash Crash cymbal CYCup Ride cymbal cup CYRide1 Ride cymbal CYRide2 Ride cymbal TMDry1 Dry tom TMDry2 Dry tom TMPwr1 Power tom TMPwr2 Power tom TMPwr3 Power tom TMRoom1 Room tom TMRoom2 Room tom TMTekno Techno tom 82 Name Comment Agogo Agogo bell AnlgCIp Analog claps AnlgCow Analog cowbell Bongo Bongo Cabasa Cabasa Claves Claves CongaHi High conga CongaLo Low co...

Page 91: ...de Page 04 Summary Determines the position in the stereo sound field in which the sound of each wave in the selected voice will be heard left to right Settings Voice I00 I95 internal C00 C31 card Wave 1 pan 00 32 Wave 2 pan 00 32 Procedure Use the and keys to move the cursor to the voice name wave 1 pan or wave 2 pan parameter Use the INC and DEC keys the DATA slider or the numeric keys to set the...

Page 92: ...nt equals one cent of pitch A cent is one hundredth of a semitone i e 100 cents 1 semitone The minimum setting of 3600 therefore lowers the pitch by 36 semitones or 3 octaves there are 12 semitones to an octave A setting of 0000 produces the normal pitch for the selected wave DECAY Voice edit mode Page 06 Procedure Use the and keys to move the cursor to the voice name wave 1 decay or wave 2 decay ...

Page 93: ...y to pass see CUTOFF job below The LPFI2 setting has a 12dB per octave cutoff slope and the LPF24 setting has a steeper 24dB per octave slope Low Pass Filter Response The HPF High Pass Filter setting produces a filter response that allows only frequencies above the cutoff frequency to pass see CUTOFF job below The HPF12 setting has a 12dB per octave cutoff slope and the HPF24 setting has a steeper...

Page 94: ...JOB 04 FILTER EG 86 Summary Independently sets the envelope gener ator level and rate values for waves 1 and 2 of the current voice Settings Wave 1 filter EG level 63 63 Wave 1 filter EG rate 0 63 Wave 2 filter EG level 63 63 Wave 2 filter EG rate 0 63 Procedure Use the and keys to move the cursor to the desired parameter then use the INC and DEC keys the DATA slider or the numeric keys to set as ...

Page 95: ... of 7 produces the maximum level variation in response to velocity changes Minus settings produce the oppo site effect lower volume in response to higher velocity A setting of 0 results in no level variation Summary Determines how the wave 1 and wave 2 pitches change in response to velocity changes e g pad keyboard dynamics Settings Wave 1 pitch sensitivity 7 7 Wave 2 pitch sensitivity 7 7 Procedu...

Page 96: ...y parameter then use the INC and DEC keys the DATA slider or the numeric keys to set as required Notes Plus settings produce higher cutoff fre quencies in response to higher velocity values i e the harder a key is played the higher the cut off frequency The maximum setting of 7 produces the maximum level variation in response to velocity changes Minus settings produce the opposite effect lower cut...

Page 97: ... be played consecutively without cutting off the tail end of the previous cymbal sound ALTERNATE GROUP Voice edit mode Page 11 Summary Turns alternate grouping for the selected voice off or assigns the voice to one of 7 alternate groups Specifies drum elements which may not sound at the same time Settings Voice I00 I95 internal C00 C31 card Alternate group mode mode OFF 1 7 Procedure Use the and k...

Page 98: ...cted voice is output via the stereo R and L MONO OUTPUT jacks ST IND V1 The selected voice is output via the stereo R and L MONO OUTPUT jacks and the INDIV OUT 1 jack ST INDV2 The selected voice is output via the stereo R and L MONO OUTPUT jacks and the INDIV OUT 2 jack INDV1 The selected voice is output via the INDIV OUT 1 jack INDV2 The selected voice is output via the INDIV OUT 2 jack INDV1 2 T...

Page 99: ...and the DATA slider access a complete list of lower and upper case characters plus a range of symbols not available via the numeric keys The complete list of characters is given below VOICE COPY Voice edit mode Page 15 Summary Copies the voice data from the specified source voice number to the specified destination voice number Settings Source voice number I00 I95 internal C00 C31 card P00 P95 pre...

Page 100: ...the selected voice except waves and the voice name to their normal values Settings Voice I00 I95 internal C00 C31 card Procedure Use the INC and DEC keys the DATA slider or the instrument pads to select the voice to be initialized Press the ENTER key Sure will appear on the display Press the ENTER key again to initialize the voice or press EXIT to cancel the operation Complete will appear on the d...

Page 101: ...hange LEVEL 63 6 3 PAN 16 1 6 PITCH 0 0 DECAY 55 5 5 FILTER T Y P E THRU THRU C U T O F F RESONANCE 0 0 Level R a t e Level R a t e EG 0 0 0 0 SENSITIVITY L E V E L 4 4 P I T C H 0 0 EG 0 0 F I L T E R 0 0 LEVEL RATE P I T C H E G 0 0 POLY OFF ALTERNATE GROUP OFF OUTPUT ASSIGN S T E R E O INDIVIDUAL LEVEL 6 3 ...

Page 102: ...VOICE EDIT MODE RY30 VOICE LIST 94 ...

Page 103: ...he following abbreviations are used in the Touch Sens column L Level P Pitch E EG F Filter Moving the wheel upward will have little or no effect with voices in which the decay or filter parameters are set to maximum 95 ...

Page 104: ...VOICE EDIT MODE 96 ...

Page 105: ...PAD BANK MODE PAD BANK MODE ACCESSING THE PAD BANK MODE FUNCTIONS 98 01 PAD BANK SELECT 99 02 VOICE PITCH ASSIGN 101 03 PAD BANK COPY 101 97 ...

Page 106: ... the desired function page Pressing the PAD BANK key will always return you directly to page 01 PAD BANK SELECT An alternative method is to press the PAGE key and enter the desired page number via the INC and DEC keys the DATA slider or the numeric keys Once the page number has been entered press the ENTER key to go directly to that page 98 ...

Page 107: ... to enter the characters for the voice name Each numeric key accesses four different characters its number and the remaining three characters printed on the key The characters printed on the key are called in sequence each time the key is pressed To enter the letter H for example press the 2 key three times The CLEAR key switches between upper and lower case characters indicated by a reverse white...

Page 108: ...PAD BANK MODE RY30 PAD BANK ASSIGNMENTS 100 ...

Page 109: ... Notes This function allows you to set up a range of custom drum percussion sets to suit different songs and musical styles Summary Assigns a single voice to all 12 instru ment pads with the voice pitched over an entire octave Settings Voice I00 I95 internal C00 C31 card Pitch offset 60 49 49 60 Procedure Use the and keys to move the cursor to the voice number or pitch range parameter Use the INC ...

Page 110: ...e operation Complete will appear on the display briefly when the bank has been stored 102 Notes This function makes it simple to set up a new pad bank that is only slightly different from an existing pad bank First copy the existing pad bank to a new number then make the required changes using the VOICE ASSIGN function described above ...

Page 111: ...pace allotted to a single pattern The size of the pattern must be reduced by simplifying its compo nent parts before merging appending etc You have attempted to enter a value that is not appropriate for the selected parameter Refer to the appropriate function in the manual and check the allowable settings You have attempted to perform a MIDI bulk transmission while the RY30 device number is set to...

Page 112: ... the Load Error message above An error has been detected while loading card or cassette data You may have to readjust the cas sette deck s volume or output level control to achieve reliable loading You might also try cleaning and demagnetizing the deck s heads If this doesn t help the tape may be bad or the data may have been improperly saved in the first place 104 The internal memory backup batte...

Page 113: ...Real Time Step Parameter Modify Clock Move Pad Banks 12 internal 4 card internal 1 pitch multi MIDI Note Tables 4 internal Controllers l Realtime Parameter Wheel for filter pitch balance decay and pan l 33 func tion keys l Linear volume control Linear parameter selector l Data entry slider Display Backlit 24 character x 2 line LCD Connectors l Audio out x 4 l Headphones X 1 lMIDI IN and OUT lTape ...

Page 114: ...Control wheel COPY Cursor keys Data control DC 500 mA IN Jack DEC and INC keys Decay Decay parameter Decrease tempo Decrease velocity Delete Demo songs E End repeat Enter key Envelope generator sensitivity Error messages Exit key 106 23 30 31 30 7 23 29 31 3 7 8 21 Level Level sensitivity F 85 86 8 4 23 27 29 86 88 85 76 12 I 39 4 0 90 37 93 3 6 8 17 L 8 1 8 7 Liquid crystal display panel 7 Load p...

Page 115: ...29 Parameter record 28 Parameter selector 7 23 29 Pattern append 54 clear 53 copy 53 divide 54 instrument change 56 instrument copy 55 instrument delete 56 job select 55 key 9 19 length 21 merge 55 mode 49 name 28 note assign 74 number 51 parameter copy 57 parameter modify 57 scope 59 select 51 used memory 59 Real time record 21 Rec key 9 21 Reference section what s in the 4 S Sense key indicator ...

Page 116: ...eel range 76 Velocity curve 76 parameter 26 Voice copy 91 edit key 9 edit mode 79 editing 4 1 initialize 9 2 list 94 name 9 1 note assign table clear 7 3 note assign table copy 73 note assign table select 7 2 note assign table setup 72 Voice pitch assign 101 Volume control 7 1 0 8 ...

Page 117: ...s SYNC Internal or MIDI sync MODE Song mode or not OPTION optional parameter on off PIN pattern select switch while pattern playing Note and P C are available Rch Receive ch off voice pitch and pattern are available for each channel Ch msg Channel message on off Dev No Device Number 109 ...

Page 118: ...ntrol message Further all parameters only apply to key on 3 Program Change When a program change message is received the RY30 responds as follows Receive channel Pitch The voice played via that channel is switched Receive channel Pattern If received during pattern select pattern play song record or when NOTE PRG type PRG the pattern assigned in the note pattern assignment table is selected 110 4 P...

Page 119: ...ii M 20 ascii 20 ascii 30 ascii 0 30 ascii 0 3l ascii l 37 ascii 7 20 ascii 20 ascii F7 0 11110000 1 01000011 2 0010nnnn 3 01111110 4 01001100 5 01001101 6 00100000 7 00100000 8 00110000 9 00110000 10 00110001 11 00110111 12 00100000 13 00100000 14 11110111 ii 1 voice bulk dump 0 11110000 F0 1 01000011 43 2 010nnnn nnnn Device Number 3 01111010 7A 4 01001100 4C ascii L 5 01001101 4D ascii M 6 0010...

Page 120: ...ransmission Data Conditions ACTIVE SENSING START CONTINUE STOP TIMING CLOCK SONG SELECT NOTE ON OFF CONTROL CHANGE PITCH BEND BULK DUMP SYNC internal or MIDI sync OPTION optional parameter on off Ch msg Channel message on off Dev No Device Number 112 ...

Page 121: ...strument The note number transmitted for each instrument corresponds to the note assignment table settings same as Rch voice Note on and off messages are transmitted at approximately 10 millisecond intervals 2 Control Change Transmitted when optional parameter ON The parameters listed below are transmitted c n t r l parameter data mg 8 Balance 10 PAN 18 Filter 17 Decay 0 126 0 127 0 126 0 128 MIDI...

Page 122: ...l 16 o 2 o 3 Filter 17 o 2 o 3 Decay Change Prog x o 0 127 pattern voice Change True select System Exclusive o o song etc System Song Pos x o Song Se1 o 0 1 9 o 0 1 9 Common Tune x x System Clock o o Real Time Commands o o Aux Local ON OFF x x A11 Notes OFF x x Mes Active Sense o x sages Reset x x Notes l VOICE a different voice sounds by each note PITCH single selected voice sounds over a six oct...

Page 123: ...nearest subsidiary our the authorized distributor listed below SERVICE This product is supported by YAMAHA s worldwide network of factory trained and qualified dealer service personnel In the event of a problem contact your nearest YAMAHA dealer ...

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Page 125: ...YAMAHA Yamaha Corporation of America 6600 Orangethorpe Avenue P O Box 6600 Buena Park CA 90622 6600 RY30 OM 8 26 98 29553 Recycled ...

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