Yamaha RM1x Owner's Manual - Page 110
PATTERN CHAIN Playback
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1. PATTERN CHAIN Playback 1. PATTERN CHAIN Playback The main PATTERN CHAIN display can be used to specify and edit the sequence of patterns to be played in the Pattern Chain mode. Pattern chain number Time signature Pattern chain name PATTERN CHAIN MODE Parameter Measure Style Section CLEAR! Pattern chain number/ Pattern chain name Time Signature Values OFF, P01 ... P60, END, U01 ... U50 A ... P - 01 ... 20 Function Positions the pointer (on the left side of the display) at the beginning of any measure within the chain for pattern entry or playback. Selects the style. "OFF" mutes the corresponding measure (i.e. no sound is produced), and "END" causes pattern chain playback to stop at that measure. Selects the section. Deletes the style or section at the current cursor location. Selects one of the 20 available pattern chains. 1/16 ... 16/16; 1/8 ... 16/8; 1/4 ... 8/4 Specifies the the time signature of the current measure. * For information about how to change values, refer to the Basic Operation (page26). To Create and Play a Chain 1 Select a measure. Use Display Knob 1 to locate the measure pointer at the measure you want to insert a pattern (normally you will start a chain at measure 001). A pattern will only play up until the next specified pattern. For example, if an 8-measure pattern is specified at measure 001, then the next pattern is specified at measure 005, the first pattern will only play up to measure 004 then the second pattern will begin playing from measure 005. 2 Enter a pattern at the selected measure. Use Display Knob 2 to specify a style, and display knob 4 to specify the section of the style corresponding to the desired pattern. "OFF" and "END" measures can be entered via Display Knob 2. You can also specify the section via the keyboard as described on page 28. It is not necessary to re-enter the style and section for subsequent measures over which you want the pattern to play. If it is an 8-measure pattern, for example, and you want it to play for the full 8 measures before the next measure begins, you can leave the next 7 measures blank and then enter the next pattern on the following measure. Specfified styles and sections can be cleared by moving the pointer to the appropriate measure and pressing the F4 function button (CLEAR!). 3 Specify a time signature, if necessary. Move the cursor to the time signature parameter and use the [NO -1]/[YES +1] buttons to change the time signature of the selected measure, if necessary. If the new time signature setting results in a total number of beats which are fewer than the corresponding pattern(s), the excess beats will be truncated to fit the specified time signature. On the other hand, if the new time signature setting results in a greater number of beats than the original pattern, the pattern will be looped to fill the specified number of beats. 4 Play the chain. Press the PLAY p button to begin chain playback from the current measure. 110 RM1x SEQUENCE REMIXER