Yamaha RM1x Owner's Manual page 47

Patch
Parameter
Phrase category
Phrase number
Note shift
BPM
Track number
Transpose
Measure
Length
Time Signature
Section
Track status
Phrase name
* For information about how to change values, refer to the Basic Operation (page26).
You can use this screen to create a pattern (by arranging phrases
onto the 16 pattern tracks), or to select and replay an existing
pattern.
To create a pattern
1 After selecting the style you want to work on in the
PATTERN mode, use the MODE [ PATTERN ] button
to select the PATCH mode. "PATT 2 PATCH" should
appear in the upper left-hand corner of the LCD dis-
play.
2 Select the section you want to program via the key-
board as described on page 28.
3 Set the length of the section via the Length param-
eter.
4 Press the PLAY
button to start playback if you
want to monitor the sound of the pattern as you work
on it. The PLAY button indicator will flash at the
current BPM rate, the velocity bars next to active
tracks will indicate playback level in the correspond-
ing tracks, and the MEAS parameter will indicate the
current measure during playback.
Section
Phrase name
Values
-99 ... +99
25 ... 300
01 ... 16
-36 ... +36
1/16 ... 16/16; 1/8 ... 16/8; 1/4 ... 8/4 Sets the pattern's time signature.
A ... P
M, S
Transpose
Measure
Track number
Function
Selects the phrase category.
Selects the phrase number.
Shifts the pitch of the currently selected phrase by the specified
number of semitones.
Sets tempo for pattern playback.
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 current transpose value. Transposition can be accom-
plished via this parameter, or by the keyboard method described on
page 27.
Sets playback start location; or shows current playback location.
Shows total length of pattern.
Shows the current selected section. Section selection can be ac-
complished by the keyboard method described on page 28.
Indicates track SOLO or track MUTE.
The highlighted track number indicates the currently selected track.
Indicates the currently selected phrase.
5 Select the track to which you want to assign a phrase
via the keyboard as described on page 27. The cor-
responding track number will be highlighted on the
display.
6 Use display knobs 1 and 2 to select the category and
number of the phrase you want to assign to the cur-
rent track, respectively (phrase titles are composed
of two parts: a category abbreviation on the left, and
a number on the right).
7 Continue selecting tracks and assigning phrases un-
til your pattern is complete.
8 Press STOP
to stop playback when done.
1. PATTERN Playback
Length
Track status
Time signature
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