Yamaha RY20 Owner's Manual - Page 40

Recording a User Pattern AUDITION HINT The RY20 provides the [AUDITION] button to allow you to play a drum pad while pattern record is active, without actually recording the voice associated with the pad. Press and hold the [AUDITION] button, then tap any drum pad. The voice will sound, but will not be recorded. To skip a beat, press the [FORWARD] button. The flashing current position " " indicator will move to the next beat. Each time you press the [FORWARD] button, the RY20 moves forward to the next beat. Through a combination of tapping the drum pads and pressing the [FORWARD] button, you will soon cover the two default measures. PATTERN PAD BANK A OTHERS HH SD BD MEAS BEAT CLOCK LEVEL CHASE QUANTIZE PAD INTRO When you have completed the two measures, the RY20 loops back to the beginning of the pattern. This feature allows you to layer your pattern. For example, start by recording the bass drum part. After you have recorded two measures of bass drum parts, record the snare drum part. If you missed a beat, or accidently skipped a beat, you can step back with the [BACKWARD] button. NOTE The behavior of the [FORWARD] and [BACKWARD] buttons is explained in more detail starting on page 41. 6 Stop recording by pressing the [RECORD] button again. The red Record LED turns off and the RY20 returns to Pattern Mode. NOTE If you have recorded a long and complex pattern, the RY20 may need a short time to arrange the data in its memory. In this case the prompt "PLEASE WAIT" may momentarily appear on the display, 32