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The RY8’s many other features include song chaining and loop repeating,
rhythm “swing” function for a realistic human feeling, guitar tuner and guitar
synthesizer, 28-note polyphony, stereo outputs, headphone jack, and a large
LCD screen which always lets you know what mode and status you’re currently
in. Hence, the RY8 is the ideal music tool that’s useful in practically any music
situation. You can use it as:
A Practicing Companion
Plug a guitar directly into the RY8 and play along with the patterns and songs.
Mute one or more of the accompaniment tracks, or turn the backing off entirely
and play along with the rhythm only. The RY8 provides just the music you need
for a hot practice session.
A Music Sketch Pad
String together a series of Preset and User rhythm patterns, designate a
backing accompaniment, and specify the chord progressions for a song idea.
Creating your own songs is quick and easy with the RY8’s user-friendly
interface.
A Powerful Drum Machine
Program professional sounding rhythm patterns by Step or Realtime recording,
complete with accent dynamics and “swing” factor for a realistic human feel.
Whether you modify a preset or create your own rhythm pattern from scratch,
the RY8’s auto-quantizing makes sure your rhythms are always on the beat.
A Guitar Synthesizer
Plug a guitar directly into the RY8 and “trigger” AWM normal voices (including
acoustic piano, strings, brass, synth pad sounds and more) in real-time with the
notes you play on the guitar. You can specify the RY8 to “synthesize” any of
the 50 normal voices as single notes, octaves, harmonies and more—in order
to create interesting and unique sound textures.
A MIDI Tone Generator
Connect an external MIDI keyboard or sequencer in order to play the RY8’s
AWM drum voices. You can specify the note table by which the different voices
will be sounded.
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