Step Write - Yamaha RX-17 Authorized Product Manual

2.2.3 SETTING QUANTIZE
Quantize when used in Real Time Write is an automatic timing correction device. Any
notes you play that do not fall exactly on the beat are moved to the nearest beat. For
example, if you set Quantize to 1/16, all notes played will be moved to the nearest
16th note. This is a convenient way of creating timing-perfect Patterns. Quantize is
set as follows:
1. After setting the Pattern Length, press
2. Use the –1 NO and +1 YES keys to set the Quantize. You can step forwards or
backwards through the range of Quantize settings: 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, 1/12, 1/24, 1/48.
NOTE: You can call the Quantize function while writing a Pattern (see 2.2.4 ENTERING
NOTES) as follows.
1. Press STOP/CONTINUE
2. Select Job 2. Set the Quantize using the +1 YES or –1 NO keys.
3. Press START to return to Real Time Write and continue entering notes.
2.2.4 ENTERING NOTES
1. Once the Pattern Length and Quantize have been set, press START to commence
writing. You'll hear a Click track (a rhythm guide) indicating quarter-notes, with an
Accent on the first beat of each bar.
2. You can now enter notes by tapping the instrument keys. As soon as you enter the
first note, a "w" will appear next to the Pattern number on the LCD, indicating that
data has been "written" into the Pattern. You can enter accented notes by holding
the green ACCENT key while you tap an instrument key.
The RX17 will continue cycling through the Pattern. repeating everything that you
have entered. You can add more notes until the Pattern is complete.
3. Once you've written a Pattern, press STOP. The LCD will return to the Pattern
Length or Quantize display (according to which of these two operations was the last
one executed prior to Pattern writing). This enables you to change the Quantize
setting (see operation 2.2.3) if desired. You could then continue writing the Pattern
by pressing START again.
to move the cursor to "2".
4. If you want to play the Pattern, press PATTERN after pressing STOP/CONTINUE.
The LCD will return to the Select Pattern display. You can now play your Pattern by
pressing START. You can then, if you wish, re-enter Real Time Write, to add or delete
notes in the Pattern.
2.2.5 DELETING NOTES
During Pattern writing, a note can be deleted (cleared) by holding the BEAT CLEAR
key, and tapping the appropriate instrument key when you hear the selected note. The
next time the Pattern recycles, you will not hear the selected note.
2.2.6 DELETING INSTRUMENTS
Entire instrument parts can be deleted (erased) from a Pattern, by entering Step Write
and using operation 2.3.7.
2.2.7 ACCENT EDIT
After writing a Pattern, you can alter the level of any note in the Pattern, by entering Step
Write and using operation 2.3.8.

2.3 STEP WRITE

This is the second way to write Patterns on the RX17. It lets you create a Pattern, using
the instrument keys to enter notes one at a time, until the Pattern is complete. This is an
ideal way for creating perfectly-timed Patterns, especially if reading from a score. It also
allows you to create Patterns that are too complex or fast to be played in Real Time.
During Step Write, the notes you enter are clearly shown on the LCD in the form of a
Dot Display, described in 2.3.4 ENTERING NOTES.
2.3.1 ENTERING STEP WRITE
1. After selecting a Pattern, select Function 3.
2. Press +1 YES to enter Step Write. The LCD will show the Pattern LENGTH display.
NOTE 1: If you decide you do NOT want to enter Step Write, press PATTERN to return
to Select Pattern.
NOTE 2: If you selected a Pattern that already contains data, step 2 of this operation
will call up the Step Write Dot Display, described in 2.3.4 ENTERING NOTES.
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