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7. PLAYING THE DRUM PADS

At power-on, you can start hitting the drum pads right away. Try
listening to the sounds of the currently selected drum kit.

The Drum Voice List and Drum Kit List are provided or page 82 and 84.

SELECTING THE PAD BANKS.

Each of the twelve drum pads has two drum voices assigned to it. These are
organized in “Drum” and “Percussion” Pad Banks.

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To switch back and forth between the two Pad Banks, press [PAD BANK].

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Either the word “DRUM” (for Drum Pad Bank) or the word “PERC” (for

Percussion Pad Bank) will appear in the LCD screen as you switch back and

forth between each.

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Page 4: ...g electrical storms Avoid plugging the RY8 into the same AC outlet as appliances with high power consumption such as electric heaters or ovens Also avoid using multiple plug adaptors since these can result in reduced sound quality and possibly even damage to the RY8 TURN OFF POWER WHEN MAKING CONNECTIONS To avoid causing damage to the RY8 and other devices to which it is connected such as a sound ...

Page 5: ... storage device such as the Yamaha MDF2 MIDI Data Filer and storing the floppy disks in a safe cool dry place YAMAHA CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCIDENTAL LOSS OF IMPORTANT MUSIC DATA Regarding the User memory as long as fresh batteries are inserted in or an AC power adaptor is connected to the RY8 the User pattern song and drum kit data will be retained even when the power is turned off I...

Page 6: ...d composing sketch pad Whether you re a professional or amateur guitarist a serious songwriter or simply a music hobbyist you ll find the RY8 a unique and powerful addition to your arsenal of music tools You ll be surprised by its full dynamic stereo sound quality when played through a high quality audio monitoring system You ll also appreciate being able to plug in a guitar and headphones and wor...

Page 7: ...ecord Mode System Mode Sync function User patterns etc Names of controls and connectors are written in all caps within brackets e g EXT IN jack VOLUME slider DELETE button etc Special prompts or words which appear on the LCD screen during operation are written in quotes e g NEXT CHAIN accnt COPY SURE etc Everything else will be written in the lower case style PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL IN A SAFE PLAC...

Page 8: ...ies into proper context A step by step guide through setting up the RY8 turning on the power playing the demo songs and performing basic pattern song and drum kit operations everything you need to get started enjoying the RY8 right away An extensive feature reference of the various modes and functions of the RY8 everything you need to know about all operating procedures A collection of technical c...

Page 9: ...6 30 10 PATTERN MODE 30 11 SONG MODE 41 12 DRUM KIT MODE 54 13 EXTERNAL IN MODE 61 14 SYSTEM MODE 67 15 TEMPO MODE 73 16 MUTE MODE 74 17 BALANCE MODE 75 18 TRANSPOSE MODE 76 77 19 RECALLING THE FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS 77 20 DISPLAY MESSAGES 78 21 TROUBLESHOOTING 79 22 SPECIFICATIONS 81 23 LISTS CHARTS 82 94 PRECOTION QX 99 11 17 6 47 PM ページ 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS BEFORE YOU BEGIN GETTING STARTED MOD...

Page 10: ...t popular music styles and 50 Preset songs and 12 Preset drum kits suitable for any type of music situation The RY8 also features powerful programming capabilities that let you do the following Create Your Own Rhythm Patterns Record your own one measure User patterns in step time or real time You can assign any of the preprogrammed backing accompaniments consisting of Bass Chord 1 and Chord 2 trac...

Page 11: ...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...

Page 12: ...hesizer The key components that make up the RY8 s operating system are the AWM voices the drum kits the patterns and the songs The main operating modes are Pattern Mode and Song Mode each of which are made up of several functions Additional modes include Drum Kit Mode External In Mode System Mode Tempo Mode Mute Mode Balance Mode and Transpose Mode PRECOTION QX 99 11 17 6 47 PM ページ 4 ...

Page 13: ...Preset patterns and 50 User patterns each comprised of a one measure rhythm pattern The Preset patterns are organized in 50 music styles with A B C and D Sections for each style representing both main and fill in type Sections The Preset rhythm patterns also have special Bass Chord 1 and Chord 2 backing accompaniment tracks matched to the music style of each respective pattern assigned to them Eac...

Page 14: ...nted on the various pads All modes except Tempo Mode and Transpose Mode contain several pages of functions which you can select by holding MODE and pressing PAGE and PAGE Most routine operations can be performed from either within Pattern Mode or Song Mode To enter Pattern Mode hold MODE and press PATTERN To enter Song Mode hold MODE and press SONG PRECOTION QX 99 11 17 6 47 PM ページ 6 ...

Page 15: ...ntering and exiting Pattern Record Mode and Song Record Mode Both Step and Realtime recording are possible 4 TOP BUTTON For returning the song or pattern location to the top or the first measure when the playback is stopped 5 BWD BUTTON For rewinding the song through a series of measures when the song playback is stopped Pressing BWD in Pattern Play Mode returns the pattern measure location to the...

Page 16: ...rn Play Mode returns the pattern measure location to the top or the first measure Pressing FWD in Pattern Record Mode lets you select the clock position 9 ACCENT BUTTON For adding an accent to a drum beat by pressing and holding ACCENT while hitting a drum pad In Pattern Step Record Mode you can record an accent by simply pressing ACCENT at the desired drum beat clock location You can assign the a...

Page 17: ...n the top panel each drum kit has 24 sounds organized in two Pad Banks of 12 voices per bank Pressing PAD BANK toggles between each bank of 12 Drum and 12 Percussion voices t DRUM PADS MODE BUTTONS Double function controls which act as drum pads for playing the drum voices during playback or recording and act as mode and function select buttons when the MODE button is pressed and held The names of...

Page 18: ...for private listening 3 OUTPUT JACKS For connecting the RY8 to a mixer or a stereo amplifier or amplified speakers In the case of mono output use the L MONO jack 4 MIDI JACKS For connecting the RY8 to other MIDI devices such as a synthesizer or music sequencer or to a MIDI data storage device or another RY8 for bulk dumping of User song pattern and kit data PRECOTION QX 99 11 17 6 47 PM ページ 10 ...

Page 19: ...N JACK For connecting an AC power adaptor to supply power to the RY8 7 POWER SWITCH For switching the RY8 on and off Be sure to switch the power off when the RY8 is not in use 8 BATTERY COMPARTMENT For inserting six 1 5 volt AA size SUM 3 or R6P batteries to supply power to the RY8 Be sure to remove the batteries when the RY8 is not to be used for an extended period of time PRECOTION QX 99 11 17 6...

Page 20: ...s DC IN jack the batteries are automatically disconnected 5 SETUP POWER ON The RY8 can be powered by either an optional AC adaptor or six batteries Follow the instructions below based on the power source you intend to use USING A POWER ADAPTOR Plug the DC output cable from an optional Yamaha PA 3 or PA 1B AC Adaptor available from your Yamaha dealer snugly into the DC IN jack on the rear panel the...

Page 21: ...ly pressing down on the grooved area of the cover and sliding it outward in the direction of the arrow as indicated on the cover itself and as shown below 2 Insert the batteries Insert the six batteries being careful to position them according to the polarity markings as indicated on the bottom panel of the RY8 3 Replace the cover Carefully replace the compartment cover making sure that it locks s...

Page 22: ...ENT TYPES OF BATTERIES SUCH AS ALKALINE AND MANGANESE To prevent possible damage due to battery leakage remove the batteries from the RY8 if the instrument is not to be used for an extended period of time CONNECTING EXTERNAL DEVICES Depending on your individual requirements there are a variety of ways to connect external devices to the RY8 Monitoring by Headphones The simplest way to monitor the R...

Page 23: ...r particular requirements For example you may want to connect a MIDI data storage device such as the Yamaha MDF2 MIDI Data Filer to save User patterns songs and drum kits or you may want to connect an external MIDI keyboard to use the RY8 as a slave tone generator and play its AWM drum voices or you may want to connect a music sequencer and control the RY8 s sync clock In general you should plug a...

Page 24: ... as a guitar synthesizer to trigger one of the 50 AWM normal voices by the notes you play on the guitar Turn down the volume of both the guitar and RY8 then plug a guitar cable from the guitar s output jack to the RY8 s EXT IN jack Next raise the RY8 s volume level then turn up the guitar s volume knob For details about the EXT IN features see External In Mode page 61 MIDI settings GETTING STARTED...

Page 25: ...urn the RY8 on first followed by any additional devices which may be connected Always turn the sound system on last Raise the sound system volume to a reasonable level Gradually raise the RY8 volume while playing the drum pads to set the desired listening level When turning the various components off simply reverse the process The reason for turning the RY8 on first and off last is to avoid the po...

Page 26: ...back press STOP Pressing PLAY again will continue the demo song from the song stop location 6 PLAYING THE DEMO SONG Before you begin using the RY8 or diving into its many features you might want to hear the preprogrammed demo song which will give you an idea of just how powerful the RY8 is To select the demo song first you must enter Song Mode To enter Song Mode press and hold the MODE button then...

Page 27: ...2 and 84 SELECTING THE PAD BANKS Each of the twelve drum pads has two drum voices assigned to it These are organized in Drum and Percussion Pad Banks To switch back and forth between the two Pad Banks press PAD BANK Either the word DRUM for Drum Pad Bank or the word PERC for Percussion Pad Bank will appear in the LCD screen as you switch back and forth between each GETTING STARTED QX 99 11 17 5 38...

Page 28: ...and press PAGE several times the Kit Select function is the first function in Drum Kit Mode The word SELECT will appear on the LCD as will the name of the currently selected drum kit The kit number 00 15 will also display in the LCD To select a different drum kit press 1 and 1 Kits 00 11 are Preset drum kits and kits 12 15 are User drum kits When shipped the Preset drum kits 00 03 are assigned to ...

Page 29: ...or a Fill BA part a fill in that leads the Main B part naturally into the Main A part You can change the backings independently of the rhythm see page 32 as well as change the chord see page 32 You can mute the various backing tracks see page 74 or turn the backing off entirely and just hear the rhythm see page 32 All changes made to Preset patterns except for the Swing setting are temporary When ...

Page 30: ...y repeatedly until you press STOP To continue the pattern playback from the stop position press PLAY again To start the pattern again from the beginning or top before pressing PLAY you must press TOP BWD or FWD to return the pattern to the top SELECTING NEXT PATTERNS While a pattern plays back you can designate the Next pattern to play immediately after the current pattern finishes To select the N...

Page 31: ...bove the Chord Root in the upper left area of the LCD CHANGING THE TEMPO You can change the tempo whether the pattern is playing or stopped Each Preset pattern is programmed with an initial tempo When you select a pattern the pattern s initial tempo will be loaded To change the current tempo setting hold MODE and press TEMPO to enter Tempo Mode The word TEMPO will display in the lower left area of...

Page 32: ...eprogrammed to match the relevant Preset patterns You cannot modify a backing but you can select a different backing to temporarily play with the currently selected pattern To select a backing accompaniment within the Pattern Mode Pattern Select function press 2 to move the flashing cursor over the backing name in the LCD the backing name will begin flashing indicating that you can select a differ...

Page 33: ... any or all of the backing tracks You must first enter Mute Mode by holding MODE and pressing MUTE To select and mute the Bass Chord 1 or Chord 2 track hold MODE and press PAGE or PAGE To turn the backing accompaniment off choose the very last backing selection indicated by the words BKOFF in the LCD To turn the backing on again press 1 and specify a desired backing GETTING STARTED QX 99 11 17 5 3...

Page 34: ...nction in Song Mode Bass Track Mute B is the first function Chord 1 Track Mute C1 is the second function and Chord 2 Track Mute C2 is the third function in Mute Mode The words MUTE B or C1 or C2 OF will appear on the LCD to indicate that you have accessed the desired Track Mute function and that it is turned off To turn it on press 1 The word ON will appear in the LCD and the track will stop playi...

Page 35: ... playback in the middle of a song press STOP To continue the song playback from the stop position press PLAY again To start the song playback from the top press TOP before pressing PLAY To specify a starting measure before pressing PLAY press BWD or FWD to designate a specific measure to start the song from The RY8 has 28 note polyphony which means the maximum number of notes that can sound at one...

Page 36: ...ck the flashing cursor position will change from SONG in the lower left area of the LCD to PTN Pattern in the lower right area of the LCD This indicates that you can change the pattern When you change the pattern number the pattern will change and the accompaniment backing will change accordingly To change the pattern either start the playback or press 1 once or more to position the flashing curso...

Page 37: ... backing to play with the currently selected rhythm Then press 1 and 1 to select a backing accompaniment The pattern and backing changes you make in the Preset song will only remain active as long as the current Preset song is selected or until you select a different measure by pressing TOP BWD or FWD When you select another song the Preset default patterns will be reinstated GETTING STARTED QX 99...

Page 38: ...patterns as well as assign a Swing factor to a pattern clear a User pattern copy a Preset or User pattern into a User pattern location and assign a backing to a User pattern ENTERING PATTERN PLAY MODE Hold MODE and press PATTERN to enter Pattern Play Mode SELECTING A FUNCTION Hold MODE and press PAGE and PAGE to step through the various functions The LCD will display information about the status o...

Page 39: ...erted triangles represent each beat in the measure and small inverted triangles represent each clock where rhythm data may exist The number of beat and clock position triangles in the measure depends on the designated meter of the pattern STARTING AND STOPPING THE PATTERN PLAYBACK Press PLAY to start the pattern playback Press STOP to stop the pattern playback Pressing PLAY again will continue the...

Page 40: ...rsor over the backing name Then press 1 and 1 to select one of the 200 backing accompaniments The very last selection on the list is BKOFF which lets you turn the backing off CHANGING THE CHORD To temporarily specify a different chord for the backing press CHORD to activate Chord Assign Press 2 to place the cursor over the Chord Root display and press 1 and 1 to specify the chord root Press 1 to p...

Page 41: ...resent 16 beat Depending on the selected Swing type or selected patterns the Swing function may not produce an apparent effect CLEARING A USER PATTERN When the pattern is stopped hold MODE and press PAGE or PAGE to access the Pattern Clear function The words CLEAR SURE will appear in the LCD Press 1 and 1 to select a User pattern number 200 249 Then press ENTER to clear the data from the pattern T...

Page 42: ...DI Data Filer ASSIGNING A BACKING TO A USER PATTERN You can assign any of the 200 backing accompaniments to play with a User pattern Hold MODE and press PAGE once or more to access the Pattern Select function Press 2 to position the cursor over the backing name then press 1 and 1 to select the backing you want You may also turn the backing off for the User pattern by selecting BKOFF COPYING THE CU...

Page 43: ...e such as the Yamaha MDF2 MIDI Data Filer ENTERING PATTERN RECORD MODE First hold MODE and press PATTERN to enter Pattern Mode Then press REC to enter Pattern Record Standby Mode which means the RY8 will be standing by ready to record by either the Step or Realtime recording process with the pattern beat clock location conveniently cued up at the first beat of the measure The LCD will display the ...

Page 44: ...rst designate the meter for an empty User pattern while still in Pattern Record Standby Mode i e before initiating the Step or Realtime recording operation Hold MODE and press PAGE The default meter setting will be flashing To designate a different meter press 1 and 1 To return to Record Standby Mode hold MODE and press PAGE You cannot change the time signature for an existing pattern You can only...

Page 45: ...STEP TIME Step recording is simply locating the clock position indicator at a specific clock by pressing FWD BWD or TOP and then entering a drum beat in that location by pressing the desired drum pad When you enter pad data a small black square will display beneath the clock position to indicate data exists in that location for the currently selected pad and the location of the clock position indi...

Page 46: ...ding procedure press STOP AUDITIONING DRUM PADS In either Step or Realtime Record Mode you can audition the drum pads without entering data Hold AUDITION and press a drum pad to select it or hear it The small black squares under the clock position indicators will not appear unless you have selected a drum pad with pattern data in it When pressing FWD and BWD to step through the clock positions all...

Page 47: ... and press any drum pad AUDITIONING ACCENTS In either Step or Realtime Record Mode you can audition the accents without entering accent data Hold AUDITION and press ACCENT to visibly confirm the accentuated voices DELETING ACCENT DATA In either Step or Realtime Record Mode you can delete an unwanted accent by holding DELETE and pressing ACCENT at the desired clock location In Step Record Mode ther...

Page 48: ... time is 28 Depending on the pattern you have created several drum beats may fall on a specific location where many bass and chord notes exist Any drum beats that would exceed the 28 note capacity will be truncated or cut off or will not play Turning the power off while Pattern Record Mode is active or while the pattern Copy or Clear function is being executed may cause the irretrievable loss of a...

Page 49: ... a Preset or User song to a User song location ENTERING SONG PLAY MODE Hold MODE and press SONG to enter Song Play Mode The LCD will display information about the Song Select function including current song and part number the backing name pattern number measure number and Chord When a User song is empty dashes will be displayed in the LCD areas for the current backing name and pattern number Chor...

Page 50: ...layback Pressing PLAY again will continue the song playback from the stop position DESIGNATING THE SONG START MEASURE When the song playback is stopped press TOP to designate the top of the song or press BWD or FWD to designate a particular measure Then pressing PLAY will start the song playback from the designated measure To step through each measure one by one press BWD or FWD once or more To sc...

Page 51: ...e currently selected song will play continuously until you press STOP Hold MODE and press PAGE or PAGE to access the Repeat function The word REPEAT will appear in the lower left area of the LCD along with the current Repeat status ON or OFF Press 1 to turn the Repeat function on Press 1 to turn it off TURNING THE CHAIN FUNCTION ON AND OFF The Chain function is handy for setting up a series of Use...

Page 52: ... will appear in the LCD Press 1 and 1 to select a User song number 50 99 Then press ENTER to clear the data from the song When the song is cleared the word EMPTY will appear beside the song number in the LCD To exit the Clear function hold MODE and press PAGE If the word PRESET temporarily appears on the LCD when you press ENTER this means you are attempting to clear a Preset song If this happens ...

Page 53: ...lete with backings as one measure song parts and then recording chord changes at specific clock locations in the song There are two distinct tracks in a song the pattern track for the Preset and User patterns that make up the song and the chord track for the backing chord changes throughout the song Each track is independent and any changes you make in one track will not affect the other For examp...

Page 54: ...ong is selected the word PRESET will appear briefly in the LCD to remind you to select a User song and then try again ENTERING STEP RECORD MODE From within Song Record Standby Mode you can go ahead and start entering data To exit Step Record Mode press REC again RECORDING IN STEP TIME Step recording is comprised of two distinct operations 1 Entering one measure song parts in the pattern track by s...

Page 55: ...2 Recording chord changes in the chord track with the Chord Assign feature After recording the patterns that make up the song the beat clock position indicators i e the inverted triangles in the upper right area of the LCD will appear which indicates that the song contains pattern data Pressing PLAY to engage realtime recording will erase any existing data DELETING A PATTERN After recording a song...

Page 56: ...ess PAGE twice The word INS Insert will appear in the upper left area of the LCD and the word SURE will appear in the lower left area of the LCD Next select the new pattern by pressing 1 and 1 Then press ENTER to insert the selected pattern The inserted pattern will become a new song part and all parts which succeed it will automatically be pushed back by one part each thus lengthening the song by...

Page 57: ...triangle will appear over the Chord Root in the upper left area of the LCD You can press 2 and 1 to position the flashing cursor over the Chord Root Chord Type or beat clock position SPECIFYING A CLOCK After pressing CHORD press BWD and FWD to select a measure If you want to enter the chord change at a clock position other than at the top of each measure press 1 and 1 to specify a particular clock...

Page 58: ...ation DELETING A CHORD BY EVENT Even after recording a song you can go back and delete an unwanted chord at any time at a specific event location or clock position First in Song Record Mode press CHORD to access Chord Assign Next locate the measure containing the chord you want to delete by pressing FWD and BWD Then move the cursor to the beat clock position and press 1 or 1 to locate a specific b...

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Page 60: ...tern and chord tracks are independent When deleting a chord by part the succeeding parts will be moved up by one part Therefore take care that your chord deletions don t alter your song structure in relation to the pattern track INSERTING A CHORD After recording a song you can go back and insert a chord at any time First in Song Record Mode press CHORD to access Chord Assign Next locate the measur...

Page 61: ... POLYPHONY The RY8 has 28 note polyphony which means the maximum number of notes that can sound at one time is 28 Depending on the song you have created several drum beats may fall on a specific location where many bass and chord notes exist Any drum beats that would exceed the 28 note capacity will be truncated or cut off or will not play Turning the power off while Song Record Mode is active or ...

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Page 65: ...her Kit Mode function settings at will As you create a User drum kit and make modifications to the various function settings the assignments and settings you make will only affect the pads and not the drum voices themselves For example if you set a stereo pan position for a particular drum sound the setting is only designated for the currently selected drum pad i e you can still assign a different...

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Page 72: ...ered by the guitar signal Hold MODE and press PAGE or PAGE to access the Sensitivity function The abbreviation SENS Sensitivity will appear in the lower left area of the LCD along with the current sensitivity setting Press 1 and 1 to specify the Sensitivity function setting between 00 and 19 where lower values represent less sensitivity and higher values represent more sensitivity W W O Y Y hW He ...

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Page 74: ...g hf g hf g hf g hf g g g g g L J g 3 X W 5g V X W Yg V X W Y g V K O Yh V Y h V Yhe V4 0Y he This area displays whether the pitch is in tune or sharp or flat This area displays the name of the note or pitch when you play a string SETTING THE BASIC PITCH You can set the basic pitch of the guitar tuner between 440 and 445 From within the Tuner function press 1 and 1 to set the basic pitch h h h h h...

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Page 76: ...ect time with each other The RY8 may be designated as the master device which means you should set its sync clock to Internal and the external sequencer s clock to MIDI Or the RY8 may be designated as the slave device which means you should set its sync clock to MIDI and set the external sequencer s clock to Internal Hold MODE and press PAGE once or more if necessary to access the Sync function Th...

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Page 79: ...eive a bulk dump transmission refer to the owner s manual of the storage device for the proper procedure Hold MODE and press PAGE or PAGE to access the Bulk Dump function The words BULK SURE will appear in the lower left area of the LCD Press ENTER to initiate the bulk dump transmission operation When the operation is finished the word END will appear briefly on the LCD h h h h h h h h h h h h h h...

Page 80: ...ou can freely assign note numbers to the pads Hold MODE and press PAGE or PAGE to access the Note Number function The abbreviation NT Note will appear in the lower left area of the LCD and just to the right of it the note number of the currently selected pad will be flashing The name of the drum voice currently assigned to the drum pad based on the selected drum kit will also be displayed Press an...

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Page 83: ...M SELECTING A VOICE Hold MODE and press PAGE and PAGE to select the Bass B Chord 1 C1 Chord 2 C2 External In EXT or Harmony HRM voice Balance function The LCD will display the balance levels of each as you step through them W26T2 6 2 e KO T T26T2 J YS U He S h O2 6K hW2 6K hO2 6K hO2 6KheO2 6Kh O2 6K R4 0R4 0 4 e 0 R R40R4 g W2 0M W 6X f W M W g 0M W gW2 0M W 6XgW2 0M W g 0M W 7 M W UI 1 f 7 Y W U...

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Page 85: ...ng operation be sure to save any important User data using an external MIDI data storage device such as the Yamaha MDF2 MIDI Data Filer RECALLING THE FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS First switch the POWER to the OFF position Next hold both 1 and 1 buttons down simultaneously then switch the POWER back to ON The words FACTRY SET will momentarily appear on the LCD screen the RY8 will be in Pattern Select M...

Page 86: ...fied operation cannot be performed Delete unwanted songs or patterns to make more memory available MIDI ERR 1 A MIDI overrun error was detected in the incoming data during MIDI receive Check all relevant settings as well as cables and connections then try transmitting the data again MIDI ERR 2 A MIDI framing error was detected in the incoming data during MIDI receive Check all relevant settings as...

Page 87: ...e dead Check if the AC adaptor is properly plugged into the AC power outlet and snugly connected to the RY8 s DC IN jack No sound Check if the VOLUME slider is set to a reasonable level The VOLUME slider affects the level of boththe OUTPUT jacks and the PHONES jack Check the input and output levels of the external mixer or monitor system Check the levels of the drum pads see Drum Kit Mode page 54 ...

Page 88: ...tone generator cannot play more than 28 notes at once Cannot hear the Check if the volume level of the guitar i e the External In EXT IN signal source signal is turned down too low The level of the External In source signal can only be adjusted by the source itself Check if the External In Mode Mix function is turned off See page 62 Cannot trigger Check the Sensitivity function setting in the Exte...

Page 89: ... Transmit Channel Harmony Voice Transmit Channel TEMPO 40 250 MUTE Bass Chord 1 Chord 2 BALANCE Bass Chord 1 Chord 2 External In Harmony TRANSPOSE Half steps 12 12 CONTROLS AND REC TOP BWD STOP PLAY FWD ACCENT MODE DELETE AUDITION CONNECTORS CHORD PAD BANK DRUM PADS 12 ENTER 1 1 2 1 VOLUME POWER LCD screen OUTPUT L MONO R MIDI IN OUT EXT IN DC IN PHONES POWER SUPPLY BATTERY Six 1 5 volt AA size SU...

Page 90: ...pen Hi Hat Open 40 HPedl Hi Hat Pedal NO LCD DISPLAY DRUM VOICE NAME 41 HCAn1 HH Analog Closed 1 42 HCAn2 HH Analog Closed 2 43 HOAna HH Analog Open 44 Ride1 Ride Cymbal 1 45 Ride2 Ride Cymbal 2 46 RdCup Ride Cymbal Cup 47 Crsh1 Crash Cymbal 1 48 Crsh2 Crash Cymbal 2 49 Splsh Splash Cymbal 50 Chins Chinese Cymbal 51 CymFx Cymbal SFX 52 Revrs Reverse Cymbal 53 TDry1 Tom Dry 1 54 TDry2 Tom Dry 2 55 ...

Page 91: ...01 AgogL Agogo Low 102 Cabas Cabasa 103 Marac Maracas 104 WhslS Samba Whistle Short 105 WhslL Samba Whistle Long 106 GuirS Guiro Short 107 GuirL Guiro Long 108 Clave Claves 109 WdBlH Wood Block High 110 WdBlL Wood Block Low 111 CuicM Cuica Mute 112 CuicO Cuica Open 113 TriM Triangle Mute 114 TriO Triangle Open 115 Shakr Shaker 116 Casta Castanet 117 Stick Sticks 118 AnCow Analog Cowbell 119 AnCgH ...

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Page 94: ...T BmB Main B 22 T BmC Fill AB 23 T BmD Fill BA 24 BmbrA Bomber Main A 25 BmbrB Main B 26 BmbrC Fill AB 27 BmbrD Fill BA 28 SlshA Slash Metal Main A 29 SlshB Main B 30 SlshC Fill AB 31 SlshD Fill BA 32 RkShA Rock Shuffle Main A 33 RkShB Main B 34 RkShC Fill AB 35 RkShD Fill BA 36 HRBgA Hard Rock Boogie Main A 37 HRBgB Main B 38 HRBgC Fill AB 39 HRBgD Fill BA PATTERN LCD STYLE NAME SECTION NO DISPLA...

Page 95: ...ain A 77 JPopB Main B 78 JPopC Fill AB 79 JPopD Fill BA 80 AOR A AOR Main A 81 AOR B Main B 82 AOR C Fill AB 83 AOR D Fill BA 84 HevyA Heavy Pop Main A 85 HevyB Main B 86 HevyC Fill AB 87 HevyD Fill BA 88 RainA Rain Main A 89 RainB Main B 90 RainC Fill AB 91 RainD Fill BA 92 DropA Drop Main A 93 DropB Main B 94 DropC Fill AB 95 DropD Fill BA 96 DtrtA Detroit Pop Main A 97 DtrtB Main B 98 DtrtC Fil...

Page 96: ...rfD Fill BA PATTERN LCD STYLE NAME SECTION NO DISPLAY 160 BBopA Be Bop Main A 161 BBopB Main B 162 BBopC Fill AB 163 BBopD Fill BA 164 JzBdA Jazz Ballad Main A 165 JzBdB Main B 166 JzBdC Fill AB 167 JzBdD Fill BA 168 JzWzA Jazz Walts Main A 169 JzWzB Main B 170 JzWzC Fill AB 171 JzWzD Fill BA 172 FusnA Fusion Main A 173 FusnB Main B 174 FusnC Fill AB 175 FusnD Fill BA Jazz Rock Roll Reggae PATTERN...

Page 97: ... 2 23 AcBas Acoustic Bass 24 FnBas Fingered Bass 25 PcBas Picked Bass NO LCD DISPLAY VOICE NAME 26 FlBas Fretless Bass 27 SlBas Slap Bass 28 SyBa1 Synth Bass 1 29 SyBa2 Synth Bass 2 30 Strg1 Strings 1 31 Strg2 Strings 2 32 SySt1 Synth Strings 1 33 SySt2 Synth Strings 2 34 OrcHt Orchestra Hit 35 Brass Brass 36 SyBr1 Synth Brass 1 37 SyBr2 Synth Brass 2 38 Sax Tenor Sax 39 SyLd1 Synth Lead 1 40 SyLd...

Page 98: ... incoming data 3 System Common Message 1 SONG SELECT STATUS 11110011 F3H SONG NUMBER 00ssssss s 0 99 Data is received in Song Select Mode 4 System Exclusive Message BULK DUMP 0 11110000 F0H 1 01000011 43H 2 00000000 00H Device Number Fixed at 00H 3 01111110 7EH 4 00000100 04H Byte count MSB 5 00001010 0AH Byte count LSB 6 01001100 4CH L 7 01001101 4DH M 8 00100000 20H 9 00100000 20H 10 00110000 30...

Page 99: ... NOTE ON OFF STATUS 1001nnnn 9nH n 0 15 VOICECHANNEL NUMBER NOTE NUMBER 0kkkkkkk k 0 C 2 127 G8 0vvvvvvv NOTE ON v 1 127 00000000 NOTE OFF 2 PITCH BEND CHANGE STATUS 1110nnnn EnH n 0 15 EXTERNAL IN HARMONY CHANNEL NUMBER LSB 0 l l l l l l l l 0 127 MSB 0hhhhhhh h 0 127 3 System Common Message 1 SONG SELECT STATUS 11110011 F3H SONG NUMBER 00ssssss s 0 99 Song Select transmission occurs when in Song...

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