Basic Operation - Yamaha RM1x Owner's Manual

1. Selecting Modes & Submodes
The RM1x has three main playback and recording modes — PATTERN, PATTERN CHAIN, and SONG — and a UTILITY
mode. Each of these includes a range of "submodes" which provide access to more in-depth parameters.
Note that a number of dots appears to the left of the MODE and SUBMODE buttons. The number of dots beside each button
indicates the number of display pages which can be accessed by that button. A button which has only one dot will access only
a single page. A button which has 3 dots, for example, will access three different display pages in sequence. You can go back
up through a sequence of pages from any page in the list by pressing the [EXIT] button the requisite number of times. The titles
of the pages accessed by all multi-page MODE and SUBMODE buttons are listed on the top panel to the right of the buttons
themselves. For example, looking at this list we can see that the SUBMODE [EFFECT] button, which has four dots, accesses
the "Type" "Variation Edit" "Chorus Edit" and "Reverb Edit" pages.
The Main Modes
The main modes are directly accessed by pressing the corresponding MODE button: [PATTERN], [PATT CHAIN], [SONG],
or [UTILITY]. The corresponding indicator will light, and the name of the selected mode will appear in the upper left-hand
corner of the LCD Display. Here's a brief summary of what the modes do, and page references to the related sections in this
manual.
Mode
PATTERN This is the RM1x mode you'll probably use for most recording and playback operations, and is the
default mode which will appear when the power is initially turned on. The [PATTERN] button alter-
nately selects the main PATTERN mode and the PATCH mode in which phrases can be "patched"
together to create patterns.
In the RM1x the term "pattern" refers to a relatively short pattern - say, 4 to 16 measures - which is
used for looped playback.
PATTERN CHAIN The PATTERN CHAIN mode allows patterns to be "chained" together for automatic sequential
playback.
SONG Although you'll probably use the PATTERN mode for most recording and playback operations, the
RM1x SONG can be used to record and play complete songs when, for example, you want to
create a continuous sequence of more than 256 measures, or use an odd time signature.
UTILITY As its name implies, the UTILITY mode provides access to a range of utility functions which affect
overall system and MIDI operation.

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