Chapter 4 Using The Rhythm Machine; About The Rhythm Machine; The Rhythm Machine Tone Generator; Rhythm Patterns And Rhythm Songs - Yamaha V50 Authorized Product Manual

CHAPTER 4. USING THE RHYTHM MACHINE
This chapter will explain how to use the V50 rhythm machine.

The rhythm machine tone generator

The tone generator of the rhythm machine uses the
following 61 rhythm instruments.
BD 1
BD 2
BD 3
H. BD
GateBD
E. BD
SD 1
SD 2
Pic1SD
H. SD 1
H. SD 2
The rhythm machine tone generator is completely in-
dependent of the synthesizer tone generator, and is not
affected by the number of notes being played by the
synthesizer. Up to 8 notes can be produced simul-
taneously by the rhythm machine tone generator.

Rhythm patterns and rhythm songs

When learning to use the V50 rhythm machine, it is
important to understand what we mean by "rhythm
pattern" and "rhythm song". A rhythm song is a song
consisting of many rhythm patterns, as in the following
example.
Measure 1 (rhythm pattern 1)
boom tap tap tap
Measure 5 (rhythm pattern 1)
tap tap tap
boom

ABOUT THE RHYTHM MACHINE

GateSD F.Tom4
E. SD E.Toml
Rim 1 E.Tom2
Rim 2
E.Tom3
Tom 1 E.Tom4
Tom 2 HHclos
Tom 3 HHopen
Tom 4 HH1/4o
F.Tom1
HHpdl
Ride
F.Tom2
F.Tom3 Edge
Measure 2 (rhythm pattern 2)
tick
tick chacha tick
Measure 6 (rhythm pattern 2)
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tick tick chacha tick
Crash Timb1H
FMprc1 Timb1L
FMprc2 Whst1S
FMprc3 Whst1L
GlsCsh
CgaHMT
BellTr CgaHOP
Cga LO
TimpnH
Bg HI
TimphL
O
Claps Bgo LO
Shaker CuicaH
Cowbel CuicaL
For our example, we will create three rhythm pat-
terns as follows.
1 [boom tap tap tap]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1measure)
2 [ding ding chacha ding] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1 measure)
3 [dum ta dum ta dum dum tata tata]...... (2 measures)
If we connect these three rhythm patterns in the order
of "1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 3" to create a rhythm song as follows.
Measure 3 (rhythm pattern 1)
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tap tap tap
boom
Measures 7 and 8 (rhythm pattern 3)
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dum ta dum ta
Ago HI
Ago LO
Tambrn
Claves
Cstnt
VbrSlp
Measure 4 (rhythm pattern 2)
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tick tick chacha tick
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dum tata
dum tata
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