Yamaha RY8 Owner's Manual page 45

EXAMPLE DRUM SCORE: 8 BEAT PATTERN
When an 8 beat pattern is recorded, the LCD will display as follows.
ENTERING STEP RECORD MODE - From within Pattern Record Standby Mode,
simply pressing one of the drum pads or the [ACCENT] button will initiate the
step recording operation. (To exit Step Record Mode, press [REC] again.)
RECORDING IN STEP-TIME - Step recording is simply locating the clock
position indicator at a specific clock by pressing [FWD], [BWD] or [TOP], and
then entering a drum beat in that location by pressing the desired drum pad.
When you enter pad data, a small black square will display beneath the clock
position to indicate data exists in that location
and the location of the clock position indicator will advance by one clock.
Current Clock Location
The RY8 automatically prevents the sounding of illogical drum notes—such as a closed and open high-
hat playing at the same time. The drum voice assigned to the higher pad number will always take
precedence.
for the currently selected pad,
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Data Indicators
Current Beat Location