Yamaha RM1x Owner's Manual - Page 55

3. Groove 3. Groove t Grid Groove The RM1x Grid Groove function makes it possible to adjust the pitch, timing, length, and velocity of notes in a specified track via a 1-measure 16th-note grid to create "grooves" that would not be possible with precise sequencer-like programming. The Grid Groove function affects pattern and arpeggio playback without actually changing the sequence data. The Grid Groove settings will be individually retained in memory for each user style, but when applied to a preset style the Grid Groove settings will be lost as soon as a different style is selected. n • When the GRID GROOVE display is showing, playing the RM1x keyboard produces no sound and solo track assignments cannot be changed. Track number Grid number PATTERN MODE Parameter Note offset Values -99 ... 00 ... +99 Function Raises or lowers the pitch of the selected note(s) in cent increments. Clock shift Gate offset -120 ... 000 ... +120 -120 ... 000 ... +120 Shifts the timing of the selected note(s) forward or back ward in clock increments. Lengthens or shortens the selected note(s). Velocity offset -127 ... 00 ... +127 Increases or decreases the velocity of the selected note(s). Track number Grid number 01 ... 16 -36 ... +36 Shows the current selected track number. Track number selection can be accomplished via this parameter, or by the keyboard method described on page 27. Shows the grid number. * For information about how to change values, refer to the Basic Operation (page26). 1 From the PATTERN or PATCH mode press the SUBMODE [GROOVE] button to go to the Grid Groove display. 2 Press the PLAY p button to start pattern playback if you want to monitor pattern playback while setting up the groove. 3 Select the track you want to work on via the RM1x keyboard as described on page 27. 4 Use the white keys on the RM1x keyboard to select the note position you want to adjust. The GRID parameter in the upper right corner of the display can also be used to select note positions. Selected note positions will be highlighted on the grid in the LCD display, and the indicators on the corresponding keys of the keyboard will light. Each white key corresponds to a 16th note location in the 1-measure groove. Pressing the same key toggles the corresponding note position on and off. You can also select a single note position and de-select all others at the same time by pressing a white key while holding the [SHIFT] button. 5 Adjust the groove parameters as required for the selected note positions using the NOTE OFFSET, CLOCK SHIFT, GATE OFFSET, and VELO OFFSET knobs. Icons indicating that offset has been applied will appear in the appropriate locations. The icons also indicate the direction of offset and roughly the degree of offset applied. If the pattern is longer than 1 measure, the groove settings will apply in the same way to each measure of the pattern. n • When the pattern to which Grid Groove is applied has a time signature which is longer than 4 beats (e.g. 6/4, 12/8), the 5th beat is affected in the same way as the 1st beat on the Grid Groove display, the 6th beat corresponds to the 2nd beat on the display, and so on. RM1x SEQUENCE REMIXER 55