Yamaha V50, Authorized Product Manual

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RHYTHM MACHINE PREPARATIONS
When recording and playing back with the sequencer,
the rhythm song selected by the rhythm machine will
also play back. According to the situation, you will need
to use one of the following procedures.
If the sequencer song you are going to record
uses a rhythm song which already exists
Select the song in the rhythm song play mode of the
rhythm machine mode. The rhythm song will play during
sequencer recording and playback.
If you want to create the rhythm song before
recording the sequencer song
Before beginning sequencer recording, create the rhythm
song in rhythm machine mode. Then select the song in
the rhythm play mode of the rhythm machine mode.
The rhythm song will play during sequencer recording
and playback.
If you will be creating the rhythm song after
recording the sequencer song, or if you will
not be using rhythm sounds
If the rhythm song contains no data yet, go ahead and
record the sequencer song. If the rhythm song contains
data, you can either erase it, or select a different rhythm
song that contains no data.
During sequencer recording and playback, the
rhythm machine will not sound.
Here are some other possibilities.
It is often convenient to keep a simple rhythm pattern
playing while you record in the sequencer.
Method 1: Create a simple rhythm song.
The song in the following example will re-
peat rhythm pattern P00 for 200 times.
Part01 =
Part02 = PTN P00
Part03 = PTN P00
Part04 = x 99
Method 2: In rhythm pattern play mode of the rhythm
machine, select a rhythm pattern and keep
it playing while you record using the se-
quencer.
With this method, the pattern will continue
repeating even when you are not recording
or playing back.
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