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PATTERN RECORD MODE.
In Pattern Record Mode, you can select and record a User pattern in either
step-time or real-time, as well as designate the meter (time signature) for the
pattern before recording, and record accents to achieve realistic playing
dynamics. You may copy a Preset pattern to a User pattern location and
modify it, or you may clear a User pattern (or select an empty User pattern)
and create your own pattern from scratch.
If the LCD displays the words “MEMORY FULL”, you cannot record a User pattern. To free up memory,
clear any unwanted User patterns or songs. (Be sure to save any important User data first, offloading it
to an external storage device such as the Yamaha MDF2 MIDI Data Filer.)
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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 current chord, the current beat, the current clock, the drum voice
name of the currently selected drum pad, and the currently selected pad
number. (To exit Pattern Record Mode, press [REC] again.)
You cannot enter Pattern Record Mode when a Preset pattern (#000 ~ #199) is selected. If you press
[REC] when a Preset pattern is selected, the word “PRESET” will appear briefly in the LCD to remind
you to select a User pattern and then try again.
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