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BEFORE YOU BEGIN

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THE MODES AND FUNCTIONS.

The RY9’s features are for the most part organized into nine modes accessible
by holding [MODE] and pressing one of the drum pads (the names of the
modes are printed 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 per formed from either within Pattern Mode or
Song Mode.

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To enter Pattern Mode, hold [MODE] and press [PATTERN].

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To enter Song Mode, hold [MODE] and press [SONG].

TOM1

BD1

BD 2

SD1

SD 2

CRASH

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TOM 3

CLOSED1

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HH

OPEN

HH

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RIDE

ACCENT MODE

PATTERN

PAGE

PAGE

MUTE

BALANCE

TRANS-
POSE

SONG

KIT

EXT   IN

SYSTEM

TEMPO

DELETE AUDITION

CHORD PAD BANK

ENTER

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TOM1

BD1

BD 2

SD1

SD 2

CRASH

TOM2

TOM 3

CLOSED1

CLOSED2

HH

OPEN

HH

HH

RIDE

ACCENT MODE

PATTERN

PAGE

PAGE

MUTE

BALANCE

TRANS-
POSE

SONG

KIT

EXT   IN

SYSTEM

TEMPO

DELETE AUDITION

CHORD PAD BANK

ENTER

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Summary of Contents for RY9

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MODE D EMPLOI RHYTHM PROGRAMMER ...

Page 2: ...optional accessories Some of these items are designed to be dealer assembled or installed Please make sure that benches are stable and any optional fixtures where applicable are well secured BEFORE using Benches supplied by Yamaha are designed for seating only No other uses are recommended NOTICE Service charges incurred due to a lack of knowledge relating to how a function or effect works when th...

Page 3: ...NOTE This product has been tested and found to comply with the requirements listed in FCC Regulations Part 15 for Class B digital devices Compliance with these requirements provides a reasonable level of assurance that your use of this product in a residential environment will not result in harmful interference with other electronic devices This equipment generates uses radio frequencies and if no...

Page 4: ...from the outlet Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may have accumulated on it CAUTION Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others or damage to the instrument or other property These precautions include but are not limited to the following Do n...

Page 5: ...ic or rubber objects on the instrument since this might discolor the panel or keyboard Do not rest your weight on or place heavy objects on the instrument and do not use excessive force on the buttons switches or connectors Do not operate the instrument for a long period of time at a high or uncomfortable volume level since this can cause permanent hearing loss If you experience any hearing loss o...

Page 6: ... and composing sketch pad Whether you re a professional or amateur guitarist a serious songwriter or simply a music hobbyist you ll find the RY9 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 ...

Page 7: ...ode 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 PLACE FOR F...

Page 8: ...h setting up the RY9 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 RY9 right away MODES FUNCTIONS An extensive feature reference of the various modes and functions of the RY9 everything you need to know about all operating procedures APPENDIX A collection of technical charts and lists including ...

Page 9: ...ONGS 26 MODES FUNCTIONS 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 APPENDIX 77 19 RECALLING THE FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS 77 20 DISPLAY MESSAGES 78 21 TROUBLESHOOTING 79 22 SPECIFICATIONS 81 23 INDEX 82 24 LISTS CHARTS 84 1 BEFORE YOU BEGIN GETTING STARTED MODES FUNCTIONS...

Page 10: ...t popular music styles and 50 Preset songs and 12 Preset drum kits suitable for any type of music situation The RY9 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: ...ons for a song idea Creating your own songs is quick and easy with the RY9 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 RY9 s auto quantizing makes sure your rhythms ...

Page 12: ... Additional modes include Drum Kit Mode External In Mode System Mode Tempo Mode Mute Mode Balance Mode and Transpose Mode External In 50 Preset Songs 00 49 50 User Songs 50 99 Chord Track 200 Preset Patterns 001 199 50 User Patterns 200 249 Preset Pattern A D Backing Chord 1 Chord 2 Bass User Pattern 12 Preset Drum Kits 00 11 4 User Drum Kit 12 15 Drum Bank Percussion Bank 12 Pads 00 11 12 Pads 12...

Page 13: ...e are 200 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 t...

Page 14: ...med 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 TOM1 BD1 BD2 SD1 SD2 CRASH TOM2 TOM3 CLOSED1 CLOSED2 HH OPEN HH HH RIDE ACCENT MODE PATTERN PAGE PAGE MUTE BALANCE TRANS POSE SONG KIT EXT IN SYSTEM TEMPO DELETE AUDITION CHORD PAD BANK ENTER 2 3 4 5 1 0 8 9 10 11 7 6 TOM1 BD1 BD2 SD1 SD2 CRASH TOM2 TOM3 CL...

Page 15: ... 4 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 top or the first measure Pressing BWD in Pattern Record Mode lets you select the clock position TOM1 BD1 BD2 SD1 SD2 CRASH TOM2 TOM3 CLOSED1 CLOSED2 HH OPEN HH HH RIDE RHYTHM PROGRAMMER REC ACCENT MODE PATTERN PAGE PAGE MU...

Page 16: ...TTON 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 accent level for each drum pad of a User drum kit in Drum Kit Mode 9 MODE BUTTON For accessing the various modes by pressing and holding down MODE while pressing a m...

Page 17: ...p 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 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 the vario...

Page 18: ... RY9 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 RY9 to other MIDI devices such as a synthesizer or music sequencer or to a MIDI data storage device or another RY9 for bulk dumping of User song pattern and kit data OUTPUT MIDI R OUT IN EXT IN DC IN ON STANDBY L MONO 3 4 5 6 7 8 MIN VOLUME MAX PHONES 1 2 10 BE...

Page 19: ...SWITCH This switch is for turning the power of the RY9 on and off page 17 Even when the switch is in the STANDBY position electricity is still flowing to the instrument at a minimum level When not using the RY9 for an extended period of time be sure to unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet 8 BATTERY COMPARTMENT For inserting six 1 5 volt AA size SUM 3 or R6P batteries to supply power...

Page 20: ...ous shock hazard ALWAYS UNPLUG THE AC ADAPTOR FROM THE AC POWER OUTLET WHEN THE RY9 IS NOT IN USE When the AC adaptor plug is inserted into the RY9 s DC IN jack the batteries are automatically disconnected Regarding the User memory as long as fresh batteries are inserted in or an AC power adaptor is connected to the RY9 the User pattern song and drum kit data will be retained even when the power i...

Page 21: ...gly into place Always make sure all batteries are inserted in conformity with the polarity markings Failure to do so might result in overheating fire or battery fluid leakage Always replace all batteries at the same time Do not use new batteries together with old ones Also do not mix battery types such as alkaline batteries with manganese batteries or batteries from different makers or different t...

Page 22: ...CH AS ALKALINE AND MANGANESE To prevent possible damage due to battery leakage remove the batteries from the RY9 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 RY9 Monitoring by Headphones The simplest way to monitor the RY9 s sound is to plug a s...

Page 23: ...ample you may want to connect a MIDI data storage device such as the Yamaha MDF3 MIDI Data Filer to save User patterns songs and drum kits or you may want to connect an external MIDI keyboard to use the RY9 as a slave tone generator and play its AWM drum voices or you may want to connect a music sequencer and control the RY9 s sync clock In general you should plug a MIDI cable from the RY9 s MIDI ...

Page 24: ...ar Turn down the volume of both the guitar and RY9 then plug a guitar cable from the guitar s output jack to the RY9 s EXT IN jack Next raise the RY9 s volume level then turn up the guitar s volume knob For details about the EXT IN features see External In Mode page 61 AUDIO INPUT L R OUTPUT L MONO R EXT IN GUITAR OUTPUT RHYTHM PROGRAMMER MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI DATA STORAGE SEQUENCER MIDI KEYBOARD ...

Page 25: ...the sound system volume to a reasonable level Gradually raise the RY9 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 RY9 on first and off last is to avoid the possibility of sending a power surge through the sound system which could damage the amplifier or speakers Even when the swi...

Page 26: ...ion press and hold 1 to scroll the song numbers all the way to the end until the word DEMO appears in the lower left area of the LCD To start the demo song playback press PLAY To stop the demo song playback press STOP Pressing PLAY again will continue the demo song from the song stop location ENTER TOM1 BD1 BD2 SD1 SD2 CRASH TOM2 TOM3 CLOSED1 CLOSED2 HH OPEN HH HH RIDE ACCENT MODE PATTERN PAGE PAG...

Page 27: ...ion 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 ACCENT MODE DELETE AUDITION CHORD PAD BANK TOM1 BD1 BD2 SD1 SD2 CRASH TOM2 TOM3 CLOSED1 CLOSED2 HH OPEN HH HH RIDE ACCENT MODE PATTERN PAGE PAGE MUTE BALANCE TRANS POSE...

Page 28: ... 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 User drum kits 12 15 respectively For a listing of the 16 drum kits and respective drum pad voice assignments see page ...

Page 29: ...acking off entirely and just hear the rhythm see page 32 All changes made to Preset patterns except for the Swing setting are temporary When you select a different pattern or switch to another mode and then return to Pattern Mode the default settings will be reinstated The patterns number 192 through 199 don t contain bass and chord data To select a Preset pattern first enter Pattern Mode by holdi...

Page 30: ...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 Next pattern while t...

Page 31: ...mpo mode hold MODE and press PATTERN CHANGING THE BACKING CHORD You can change the chord root and chord type for the backing while the pattern is stopped or while it is playing All backing tracks will automatically change to play in the designated chord To change the backing chord you must first select Chord Assign by pressing CHORD A small flashing black inverted triangle indicator will appear ab...

Page 32: ...y 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 E to move the flashing cursor over the backing name in the LCD the backing name will begin flashing indicating that you can select a different backing accompaniment to play with the currently selected rhyt...

Page 33: ...d backing MUTING THE BACKING TRACKS You can mute i e switch off 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 TOM1 BD1 BD2 SD1 SD2 CRASH TOM2 TOM3 CLOSED1 CLOSED2 HH OPEN HH HH RIDE ACCENT MODE PATTERN PAGE PAGE MUTE BALANCE TRANS POSE SONG KIT EXT IN SYSTEM TEM...

Page 34: ...as to get you started or to play along with as is There are 50 Preset songs 00 49 covering many different popular styles of music To select a Preset song first enter Song Mode by holding MODE and pressing SONG Next hold MODE and press PAGE once or more to access the Song Select function Song Select is the first function in Song Mode The word SONG located above a two digit number in the lower left ...

Page 35: ...e 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 RY9 has 28 note polyphony which means the maximum number of notes that can sound at one time is 28 In some ca...

Page 36: ...ashing 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 F once or more to position the flashing cursor over th...

Page 37: ...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 ENTER 29 GETTING STARTED PDF02...

Page 38: ... 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 of each function as you step through them TOM1 BD1 BD2 SD1 SD2 CRASH TOM2 TOM3 CLOSED1 CLOSED2 HH OPEN HH HH RIDE ACCENT MODE PATTERN PAGE PAGE MUTE BALANCE TRANS POSE SONG KIT EXT IN SYSTEM TEMPO DELE...

Page 39: ... first beat of the measure Each clock position indicator flashes according to the current clock location SELECTING A PATTERN Position the flashing cursor over the word PTN then press 1 and 1 to select a Preset 000 199 or User 200 249 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 ...

Page 40: ... cursor 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 E to place the cursor over the Chord Root display and press 1 and 1 to specify the chord root Press F t...

Page 41: ... represent 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 patte...

Page 42: ...copying to you cannot copy and the words TS NOT MATCH will briefly appear in the LCD when you press ENTER If this happens clear the destination User pattern and then try the copy operation again 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 s...

Page 43: ...ch as the Yamaha MDF3 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 RY9 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 curr...

Page 44: ... and 1 To return to Record Standby Mode hold MODE and press PAGE ASSIGNING THE TIME SIGNATURE You cannot change the time signature for an existing pattern You can only assign a time signature to an empty User pattern You can designate both time signature and quantization factors according to the following table Time Signature Quantization Factors 01 04 02 04 03 04 04 04 05 04 01 08 03 08 05 08 07 ...

Page 45: ... 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 indicator will advance by one clock The RY9 automatically prevents the sounding of illogical drum notes such as ...

Page 46: ...ime recording 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 posi...

Page 47: ...ny 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 there s also ano...

Page 48: ...reated 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 all User data Depending on the amount of data yo...

Page 49: ...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 TOM1 BD1 BD2 SD1 SD2 CRASH TOM2 TOM3 CLOSED1 CLOSED2 HH OPEN HH HH RIDE ACCENT MODE PATTERN PAGE PAGE M...

Page 50: ...ill 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 scroll through a series of meas...

Page 51: ... the 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 ...

Page 52: ...SURE 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 happ...

Page 53: ...omplete 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 ex...

Page 54: ...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 selecting a Preset or User pattern number with 1 and 1 2 Recordi...

Page 55: ... 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 you can go back and delete a pattern at any time First in Song Record Mode locate the measure of the p...

Page 56: ...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 one part The pattern and chord tracks are independent When inserting a pattern the succeeding part...

Page 57: ...ppear over the Chord Root in the upper left area of the LCD You can press E and F 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 in the measure...

Page 58: ... 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 beat clock position A small blac...

Page 59: ...ugmented 7 5 Seventh Augmented add9 Added Ninth m add9 Minor Added Ninth 7 9 Seventh Ninth 7 9 Seventh Sharp Ninth M7 9 Major Seventh Ninth m7 9 Minor Seventh Ninth 7 11 Seventh Sharp Eleventh m7 11 Minor Seventh Eleventh 7 13 Seventh Thirteenth 7 9 Seventh Flatted Ninth m Minor 7 Seventh m7 Minor Seventh M7 Major Seventh dim Diminished 6 Sixth Blank Major PDF03_E qx 6 2 99 5 51 PM Page 51 ...

Page 60: ...at 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 measure in which you want to insert the new chord by pressing FWD and BWD Then hold MODE and press PAGE twice The abbreviation INS Insert will app...

Page 61: ...s which are assigned to the various patterns will also be recorded in the song Although you cannot change a backing in Song Record Mode there is in fact an easy way to change the backing First enter Pattern Mode and access the pattern Copy function and copy the pattern to a User pattern location Next assign the different backing to it see ASSIGNING A BACKING TO A USER PATTERN page 34 Then return t...

Page 62: ...um Kit 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 of each function as you step through them TOM1 BD1 BD2 SD1 SD2 CRASH TOM2 TOM3 CLOSED1 CLOSED2 HH OPEN HH HH RIDE ACCENT MODE PATTERN PAGE PAGE MUTE BALANCE TRANS POSE SONG KIT EXT IN SYSTEM TEMPO DELETE AUDITION CHORD PAD BANK ENTER 2 3 4 5 1 0...

Page 63: ...eviation PERC Percussion Pad Bank will appear in the upper right area of the LCD as you switch back and forth between each bank ADDING ACCENTS AS YOU PLAY Each drum voice in a kit has a designated accent level assigned to it which permits you to apply playing dynamics to the drum beats as you play in real time as well as record accents in User patterns To add accents while playing the various drum...

Page 64: ...reset drum kits 00 03 are assigned to User drum kits 12 15 respectively For a listing of the 16 drum kits and their respective drum pad voice assignments see page 86 For a listing of the 128 drum voices see page 84 COPYING THE CURRENTLY SELECTED DRUM KIT You can make modifications to User drum kits only so if you want to change a Preset drum kit you must first copy it to a User drum kit location T...

Page 65: ...tion 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 voice to the pad...

Page 66: ...e sounds After you ve assigned a drum voice to the first pad simply select a different pad and repeat the procedure until you have created your own User drum kit PAD NUMBERS Each of the 24 pads in the Drum and Percussion Pad Banks has a specific pad number assigned to it between 0 23 as shown below TOM1 BD1 BD2 SD1 SD2 CRASH TOM2 TOM3 CLOSED1 CLOSED2 HH OPEN HH HH RIDE ACCENT MODE PATTERN PAGE PAG...

Page 67: ... LEVELS You can designate the accent level for each pad in a User drum kit Hold MODE and press PAGE or PAGE to access the Accent level function The word ACCENT will appear in the lower left area of the LCD and the level setting of the currently selected pad will be flashing Press any drum pad within either the Drum or Percussion Pad Bank to select it Press 1 and 1 to change the accent level settin...

Page 68: ...eat the procedure until you have set the pan positions for all voices in your User drum kit TUNING THE PITCH OF THE DRUMS You can designate the pitch tune setting for each pad in a User drum kit Hold MODE and press PAGE or PAGE to access the Tune function The word TUNE will appear in the lower left area of the LCD and the tune setting of the currently selected pad will be flashing Press any drum p...

Page 69: ...unction off 13 EXTERNAL IN MODE The RY9 features a special EXT IN input jack that lets you connect a guitar directly to the RY9 and play along with the patterns and songs use the RY9 as a guitar tuner or use the RY9 as a guitar synthesizer by triggering any of the 50 AWM normal voices including acoustic piano strings brass synth pad sounds etc and more For details about connecting a guitar see pag...

Page 70: ... word MIX will appear in the lower left area of the LCD along with the current Mix function status ON or OFF Press 1 to turn the Mix function on Press 1 to turn the Mix function off To determine the volume level of the guitar adjust the guitar s volume knob ENTER TOM1 BD1 BD2 SD1 SD2 CRASH TOM2 TOM3 CLOSED1 CLOSED2 HH OPEN HH HH RIDE ACCENT MODE PATTERN PAGE PAGE MUTE BALANCE TRANS POSE SONG KIT E...

Page 71: ...rd Hold MODE and press PAGE or PAGE to access the External In Select function Then press 1 and 1 to designate the synthesizer status as explained below OFF The External In voice will not play SINGLE A single note of the External In voice will play in the same pitch as the notes you play on the guitar OCTAVE Two notes of the External In voice will play one note in the same pitch as the notes you pl...

Page 72: ... pitch is a rather sophisticated technological feat The quality of the results you get will depend on a combination of factors including the type of guitar you use guitar volume level tone and pickup settings and the External In Mode Sensitivity function setting see below Achieving a satisfactory result may require some experimentation with playing style and the various settings SETTING THE EXTERN...

Page 73: ...UITAR TUNER The RY9 has a built in guitar tuner which is extremely easy to use Simply plug a guitar into the EXT IN jack turn up the volume access the External In Mode Tuner function and play a string The RY9 will sense the pitch of the string you play and will display the pitch in the upper left area of the screen It will also sense if the pitch is sharp or flat and will indicate this by small bl...

Page 74: ...a displays the name of the note or pitch when you play a string This area displays whether the pitch is in tune or sharp or flat IN TUNE If the pitch is in tune two black squares willl appear and stabilize in the center of the scale FLAT If the pitch is flat black square will appear on the left side of the scale SHARP If the pitch is sharp black square will appear on the left side of the scale 66 ...

Page 75: ...NG A FUNCTION Hold MODE and press PAGE and PAGE to step through the various functions The LCD will display information about the status of each function as you step through them TOM1 BD1 BD2 SD1 SD2 CRASH TOM2 TOM3 CLOSED1 CLOSED2 HH OPEN HH HH RIDE ACCENT MODE PATTERN PAGE PAGE MUTE BALANCE TRANS POSE SONG KIT EXT IN SYSTEM TEMPO DELETE AUDITION CHORD PAD BANK ENTER 2 3 4 5 1 0 8 9 10 11 7 6 TOM1...

Page 76: ... in the lower area of the LCD along with the current sync clock status INT Internal or MIDI Press 1 to set the sync clock to INT status Press 1 to set the sync clock to MIDI status ASSIGNING THE MIDI TRANSMIT RECEIVE CHANNEL You can connect a MIDI keyboard and play the RY9 s drum voices from its keyboard Likewise you can play the RY9 s drum voices from an external sequencer To do so you must assig...

Page 77: ...he RY9 s MIDI Program Change receive channel number Refer to the Drum Kit List on page 86 for the program change numbers exclusive to each drum kit ASSIGNING THE EXTERNAL IN VOICE TRANSMIT CHANNEL The RY9 can transmit MIDI signals generated by the External In voice as played from the guitar in order to play an external tone generator To do so you must assign the RY9 s External In voice channel to ...

Page 78: ... in the lower left area of the LCD along with the current channel assignment 01 16 OFF Press 1 and 1 to assign the RY9 s Harmony voice channel number Some MIDI keyboards and synthesizers have built in sequencers as well as floppy disk drives which can send and receive bulk data program change messages etc Consult the owner s manual of your keyboard or synthesizer to determine the extent of its MID...

Page 79: ...unction 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 BULK DUMP RECEIVE As long as the RY9 is in the Select function of Song Play Mode or Pattern Play Mode and the song or pattern is not playing it can automatically receive a bulk dump initiate...

Page 80: ...tion is set to USER see above you 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 ...

Page 81: ...t tempo value CHANGING THE TEMPO Press 1 and 1 to set the tempo between 40 and 250 beats per minute Any changes you make to the initial tempo of a Preset pattern or song will be temporary but the tempo change made to a User pattern or song will be retained When the sync clock is set to MIDI dashes will display in the LCD and you will not be able to change the tempo For information about the sync c...

Page 82: ... mute on off status of each as you step through them MUTING THE BACKING TRACK Select either the Bass Chord 1 or Chord 2 track and press 1 to turn the Mute on for the selected backing track The word ON will appear in the LCD Press 1 to turn the Mute off for the selected backing track The abbreviation OF Off will appear in the LCD Whenever any or all backing tracks are muted the word MUTE will appea...

Page 83: ... present value between 7 and 7 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 TOM1 BD1 BD2 SD1 SD2 CRASH TOM2 TOM3 CLOSED1 CLOSED2 HH OPEN HH HH RIDE ACCENT MODE PATTERN PAGE PAGE MUTE BALANCE TRANS POSE SONG KIT EXT IN SYSTE...

Page 84: ...E MODE Hold MODE and press TRANSPOSE to enter Transpose Mode The abbreviation TRANS will appear in the lower left area of the LCD along with the current transposition value CHANGING THE TRANSPOSE VALUE Press 1 and 1 to change the transposition value in half steps between 12 and 12 within one octave with 0 representing normal pitch ENTER TOM1 BD1 BD2 SD1 SD2 CRASH TOM2 TOM3 CLOSED1 CLOSED2 HH OPEN ...

Page 85: ...t setting operation be sure to save any important User data using an external MIDI data storage device such as the Yamaha MDF3 MIDI Data Filer RECALLING THE FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS First switch the power to the STANDBY 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 RY9 will be in Patte...

Page 86: ...tion due to unrecognizable MIDI data Make sure that all bulk data sent to the RY9 conforms with the RY9 MIDI specification The current operation is completed Memory is too full to hold any more data and the specified operation cannot be performed Delete unwanted songs or patterns to make more memory available A MIDI overrun error was detected in the incoming data during MIDI receive Check all rele...

Page 87: ...eck if the AC adaptor is properly plugged into the AC power outlet and snugly connected to the RY9 s DC IN jack Check if the VOLUME slider is set to a reasonable level The VOLUME slider affects the level of both the 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 and backing track...

Page 88: ... page 76 The maximum polyphony of 28 notes is being exceeded The RY9 AWM tone generator cannot play more than 28 notes at once Check if the volume level of the guitar i e the External In 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 Check the Sensitivity ...

Page 89: ...nsmit 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 x 12 ENTER 1 1 E F VOLUME ON STANDBY LCD screen OUTPUT L MONO R MIDI IN OUT EXT IN DC IN PHONES POWER SUPPLY BATTERY Six 1 5 volt AA size...

Page 90: ...8 G Guitar synthesizer 63 Guitar tuner 65 H Harmony voice channel 70 I Initial tempo 23 Insert chord 52 Inserting a song pattern 48 K Kit select 56 L LEVEL 59 Lists charts 84 M Meter 36 MIDI channel 68 Mix 62 MODE 8 Mute mode 74 Muting the backing tracks 25 N Next patterns 22 32 Normal voice list 91 Note numbers 72 Note table 72 P Pad bank select 55 Pan 60 Pattern mode 30 Pattern play mode 30 Patt...

Page 91: ...MEMO 83 05_IntroG qx 6 2 99 6 20 PM Page 1 ...

Page 92: ...ck Rim 1 Side Stick Rim 2 NO LCD DISPLAY DRUM VOICE NAME 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 RimAn HCls1 HCls2 HQtrO HOpen HPedl HCAn1 HCAn2 HOAna Ride1 Ride2 RdCup Crsh1 Crsh2 Splsh TDry1 TDry2 TDry3 TDry4 TDry5 TDry6 TAmb1 TAmb2 TAmb3 TAmb4 TAmb5 TAmb6 TSft1 TSft2 TSft3 TSft4 TSft5 TSft6 TBrs1 TBrs2 TBrs3 TBrs4 T...

Page 93: ...og 6 Bongo H Bongo L Conga H Conga Mute Conga L Timbale H Timbale L Tambourine Maracas Cabasa Shaker Guiro S Guiro L Cowbell High Agogo Low Agogo Triangle Mute Triangle Open Claves Wood Block H Wood Block L Samba Whistle S Samba Whistle L Handclap Analog Cowbell Analog Conga H Analog Conga M Analog Conga L Analog Claves High Q Scratch H Scratch L Bass Slide Guitar Scrape Count One NO LCD DISPLAY D...

Page 94: ...dCup BaSld Cowbl S Hi1 Marac Tmbrn Splsh TSft3 TSft4 HCls1 HOpen Ride2 KDry2 KDry1 SDeep Rim 2 HCls2 Crsh2 2 Bal l ad TSft5 DRUM PAD BANK PERCUSSION PAD BANK CongM CongH CongL BongH BongL RdCup BaSld Cowbl SMid1 Marac Tmbrn Crsh1 Preset Kit Number Drum Kit Name TDry4 TDry5 TDry6 HCls2 HOpen Ride2 KRom3 KRom1 SHrd2 SHrd1 HQtrO Crsh2 3 Rock1 TAmb1 TAmb2 TAmb3 Cowbl Splsh RdCup BaSld GtScr SPwr1 Stic...

Page 95: ...4 HCls1 HOpen Ride2 KRom2 KRom1 BrSlp BrSw2 HPedl Crsh2 9 Brush BongH BongL Cabas AgogH AgogL Ride2 KRom2 KRom1 TmblH TmblL Marac Crsh2 10 Latin DRUM PAD BANK PERCUSSION PAD BANK DRUM PAD BANK PERCUSSION PAD BANK CongM CongH CongL BongH BongL RdCup Shakr Cowbl BrTap BrSw1 Tmbrn Splsh CongM CongH CongL GuirS GuirL WhslS Shakr Cowbl Rim 1 Clave Tmbrn WhslL Cunt1 Cunt2 Cunt3 Cunt4 MtroB MtroC Cunt1 C...

Page 96: ... 2 LA Rock New Wave Pop Rock Funk Rock Rock Boogie PATTERN NO LCD DISPLAY STYLE NAME Rock Hard Rock SECTION 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 HRk1A HRk1B HRk1C HRk1D HRk2A HRk2B HRk2C HRk2D HRk3A HRk3B HRk3C HRk3D HRk4A HRk4B HRk4C HRk4D HRk5A HRk5B HRk5C HRk5D HRk6A HRk6B HRk6C HRk6D HRk7A HRk7B HRk7C HRk7D HRk8A HRk8B HRk8C HRk8D Hard...

Page 97: ...Main B Fill AB Fill BA Main A Main B Fill AB Fill BA Unplugged Piano Ballad PATTERN NO LCD DISPLAY STYLE NAME SECTION 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 Bls1A Bls1B Bls1C Bls1D Bls2A Bls2B Bls2C Bls2D Bls3A Bls3B Bls3C Bls3D Bls4A Bls4B Bls4C Bls4D Blues 1 Blues 2 Blues 3 Blues 4 Main A Main B Fill AB Fill BA Main A Main B Fill AB Fill BA Main A Main B Fill AB Fill BA ...

Page 98: ... Fill BA Main A Main B Fill AB Fill BA Main A Main B Fill AB Fill BA Main A Main B Fill AB Fill BA Funk Fusion Pop Fusion Rock Fusion Jazz Funk Jazz Ballad Jazz Blues Bebop PATTERN NO LCD DISPLAY STYLE NAME SECTION 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 SlsaA SlsaB SlsaC SlsaD BosaA BosaB BosaC BosaD SmbaA SmbaB SmbaC SmbaD Salsa Bossa Samba Main A Main B Fill AB Fill BA Main A Main B Fil...

Page 99: ...tortion Distortion Guitar 2 Acoustic Bass Finger Bass 1 Finger Bass 2 Finger Bass 3 Pick Bass NO LCD DISPLAY VOICE NAME 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 SlBas OG Ba DG Ba SyBa1 SyBa2 SyBa3 Strg1 Strg2 SySt1 SySt2 Bras1 Bras2 SyBrs Sax BrsHt SyLd1 SyLd2 SyLd3 SyLd4 SyPd1 SyPd2 SyPd3 SyFx1 SyFx2 SyFx3 Slap Bass Overdriven Gtr Bass Distortion Gtr Bass Synth B...

Page 100: ...tem 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 30H 0 11 00110002 31H 2 12 00110100 35H 0 13 00110011 33H 3 14 01000001 41H A 15 01001100 4CH L 16 0ddddddd Data 17 0sssssss Check sum 18 1111011...

Page 101: ...TCH BEND CHANGE STATUS 1110nnnn EnH n 0 15 EXTERNAL IN HARMONY CHANNEL NUMBER LSB 0lllllll 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 Select Mode 4 System Exclusive Message Bulk data transmission occurs in System Mode MIDI Bulk Dump function 1 BULK DUMP The data is the same as that ...

Page 102: ... Control Change Mode Default Changed Note ON Note OFF Key s Ch s True Voice 1 16 1 16 Ø 9nH v 1 127 Ø 9nH v 0 3 0 127 Ø 1 16 1 16 Ø 9nH v 1 127 3 0 127 Date 10 Apr 1999 Version 1 00 YAMAHA Rhythm Programmer Model RY9 Default Messages Altered MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART PDF13_DATA qx 6 2 99 5 56 PM Page 94 ...

Page 103: ...tes Clock Commands Local ON OFF All Notes OFF Active Sense Reset Song Position Song Select Tune Ø 0 99 Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø 0 15 kit select Ø 0 99 song data etc Ø Ø Ø Ø Range Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Ø YES NO Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO PDF13_DATA qx 6 2 99 5 56 PM Page 95 ...

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