Yamaha RY20 Owner's Manual - Page 70

Recording a Song 7 Recording a Song The RY20 can record 50 original songs, each consisting of as many patterns as you want, in its internal memory. The internal memory saves your pattern and song data even if the power is shut off. There are two song record modes: Step Record Mode and Real-time Record Mode. s Step Record Mode SONG In this mode you select patterns one at a time to create your song. 1 Press the [ SONG ] button to put the unit in Song Mode. Notice that the "SONG" indicator is flashing above the current Song Number. SONG PAD BANK A OTHERS HH SD BD SONG PART MEASURE PATTERN CHASE + -1 +1 2 Select a song from "00" to "49" to record into by rotating the Jog Dial or by using the [ +1 ] and [ -1 ] buttons. Song "50" is the demonstration song and cannot be edited. See page 12 for demonstration song playback. WARNING Be careful not to overwrite a song accidentally. If a song is empty, the "PATTERN" number is marked "---" indicating that there is no pattern data recorded. If the song position you want to use already has pattern data in it, you may want to clear the existing data before you start to record your new song. See page 77. 62