Chains; Job#01: Chain Playback; Job#02: Chain Edit; Job#03: Chain Name - Yamaha RX7 Authorized Product Manual

OVERVIEW
The Chain Mode lets you
* Create a maximum of 3 Chains consisting of up to 90 Songs (Steps).
* Select a Chain and play it at the desired tempo.
* Erase (clear ) a Chain. On the RX7, the word "Chain" refers to a combination of Songs, ordered as "Steps " within the Chain.
You can thus create accompaniment sequence s for whole groups of Songs, either for live performance or recording.
* To use Chain functions, always enter Chain Playback Mode first by pressin g CHAIN. Select other Jobs by then pressing Job
and entering the Job number.
JOB 01: CHAIN PLAYBACK
FUNCTION
Playback of selected Chain.
OPERATION
1. After pressing CHAIN, select the desired Chain with
numeric keys 0, 1 or 2.
2. Pres s START or STOP/CONTINUE
LED will light, and the display will change to
The display continues to change, showing the current
position in the Chain and the current Song (Step) until
playback stops at th e end of the Chain.
3. To stop playback at any time, press STOP/CONTINUE.
The RUN LED will go out, and the first measure appears
again on the LCD.
4. To restart playback from where it was stopped, press
STOP/CONTINUE again. Pressing START instead re-
commences playback from the beginning of the Chain.
5. After having stopped playback, you can select another
Chain with numeric keys 0 to 2.
* Tempo adjustments can be made as explained for Patterns.
* Click can be used but must be set in th e Pattern Mode.

CHAINS

FUNCTION
Creating a Chain from Songs (Steps) is basically the same
as creating a Song out of Patterns and other Parts. Maximum
Step number is 90.
OPERATION
1. After pressing CHAIN, select the desired Chain with
numeric keys 0, 1 or 2, then access Job #02.
The RUN
(If you are altering an existing Chain, the first Song
number will appear in place of the prompt marks "**".)
2. Select the Song to be used for Step 1 by entering its
location with the numeric keys.
3. Pres s + 1/YES to input the selected Song and switch to
the next Step.
(The - 1/NO and + 1/YES keys can be used to switch
between existing Steps.)
Continue this process until you have programmed the
entire Chain.
* The INSERT and DELETE keys can be used as during
Edit Song.
FUNCTION
OPERATION
1. Either call up the Chain Playback display or select Job
#03.
JOB #02: CHAIN EDIT
Combining Songs to form a new Chain, or
altering existing Chains.
JOB #03: CHAIN NAME
Naming or renaming Chains.
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