The Control Knobs - Yamaha RM1X User Manual

RM1X Remix Sequencer Page 5 of 10
Figure 4: Shows the 2 Pattern screens with track 1 selected / User Style U08 / User phrase 001. The
second screen, PATCH, shows the individual Phrases that are 'patched' to make the Pattern Style.
The screen # is indicated in the upper left portion of the screen next to "PATT".

The Control Knobs

Located in the upper right corner of the front panel are the 8 control knobs. These knobs are assignable, and
the parameter assigned can be determined by the condition of the A/B KNOB LED. When the LED is lit you
read the function listed and highlighted with white (see figure 5 below). When you first power the RM1x on,
the knobs are in their default setting and follow the assignments listed on the front panel. The row of knobs
control PLAY EFFECTS: Beat/Time Stretch, Clock Shift, Gate Time, and Velocity. The bottom row knobs
control the following VOICE parameters: Cutoff, Resonance, EG Decay, and Pitch Bend. When the A/B
KNOB LED is not illuminated the same 8 knobs control a section set of PLAY EFFECT and VOICE
parameters. In this configuration, the row knows controls the following PLAY EFFECT parameters: MIDI
Delay, Octaver, Harmonize 1, and Harmonize 2. The bottom row knobs control the following VOICE
parameters: Variation send, Reverb send, Chorus send, and Part volume.
The control knobs can also be used as volume pots, pan pots, and/or individual effect sends to the 3 on-
board processors. This is accomplished at any time by pressing the [SETUP] button twice (see figure 5
below). On this screen you can assign the knobs to control 1-8 when A is selected and 9-16 when B is
selected via the Knob A/B switch, indicated by its LED. You have great flexibility in assigning parameters to
knobs via this Setup page.
Figure 5: Setup screen- by changing the Template you can reassign the 8 control knobs to Volume,
Pan, or sends for each channel Whether setting up for a Remix or performing a 'live ' session you
can change this assignment, as necessary, during playback.
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