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COPYING THE CURRENTLY SELECTED SONG - You can copy the currently
selected song to a User song location. While the song is stopped, first select
a source song to copy from. Then, hold [MODE] and press [PAGE+] once or
more to access the Song Copy function. The words “COPY SURE?” will
appear in the LCD. Press [-1] and [+1] to select a destination User song
number (#50 ~ #99) where the currently selected Preset or User song will be
copied to. Then, press [ENTER] to copy the song. (To exit the Copy function,
hold [MODE] and press [PAGE-].)
The initial tempo will also be copied to the destination User song.
If the LCD displays the words “MEMORY FULL”, you must free up memory by clearing 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.)
SONG RECORD MODE.
In Song Record Mode, you can select and record a User song in step-time or
real-time, by designating Preset or User patterns (complete 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 example, you can
insert or delete a pattern without affecting the chord track. Likewise, you can
insert or delete a chord without affecting the pattern track.
When constructing a song, you can take advantage of the RY8’s song Sections
to create a professional sounding tune that flows naturally from part to part. For
example, the Preset patterns are organized in 50 music styles with “Main A”,
“Main B”, “Fill AB” and “Fill D” Sections for each style. The Main A and/or Main
B Sections would be used for the verse and chorus parts of the song. The Fill
AB Section would be used as a bridge to lead the Main A part naturally into the
Main B part. The Fill BA Section would be used as a bridge to lead the Main B
part naturally into the Main A part.
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