Yamaha SY-77, Operating Manual

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Create rhythm patterns
Pattern mode allows you to create short phrases of 1-32 measures. These patterns can later be placed in
track 16 (the pattern track) of song mode for use as rhythm parts or for phrases which appear frequently.
Make settings for pattern
Press
PATTERN
, then press
RECORD
to make the
RECORD
LED light. Make the
recording
following settings.
PATTERN01 (we will record pattern 01)
Time = 4/4 (the pattern will be in 4/4 time)
Length = 01 (the pattern will be one measure long)
Quantize = 1/16 (notes will be corrected to the nearest 1/16th
Receive Ch = kbd (notes will be recorded from the SY77 keyboard)
Click = rec (the click will sound only while recording)
Click Beat = 1/4 (the click will sound on each quarter note)
Sync = internal (the SY77 will keep time to its own internal clock)
Press
F1
(Real) to select realtime recording. The LCD should now be as follows.
Record the pattern
When you enter pattern recording mode, the keyboard will transmit the channel
selected for track 16 (the pattern track) of the sequencer. With the default set-
tings this will be channel 16, which will play the Drum 1 voice we selected for
channel 16 of the multi.
Before you begin recording, play the keyboard to locate the rhythm sounds
you will be using. Our first pattern will be a simple rhythm backing of bass drum,
snare, and hi-hat.
Press
RUN
and pattern recording will begin. Keep time to the click and play
the bass drum part (the C1 key) for one measure. The pattern will continue to
repeat from beginning to end, and you can hear the bass drum pattern just
recorded. Next play the snare notes (C#2), and finally play the hi-hat notes (A2
and B2). Of course it is possible to record more than one note at a time, and as
you become more skilled you may wish to do so. You can delete any given note
from the pattern by pressing
SHIFT
while holding down the key of the unwanted
note, and allowing the pattern to run through the section you wish to erase.
Press
STOP
and pattern recording will end. Notice that the upper right of the
LCD now shows PATTERN01w. The “w” indicates that data has been written
into the pattern.
Record another pattern
For the second pattern we will record a fill-in with toms (E1, F1, F#1, G1) and
crash cymbal (C3). Press
RECORD
to make the
RECORD
LED light, and move the
cursor to the upper right and select PATTERN02. Notice that there is no “w”
after the pattern number, since no data has been written into this pattern.
Press
RUN
and pattern recording will begin. Now you can record an
appropriate fill-in pattern.
Press
STOP
and pattern recording will end.
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