Grid Step Recording - Yamaha RS7000 Owner's Manual

"Gate time" refers to the actual length of time the note
sounds. For the same 1/4 note, for example, a long gate time
will produce a slur while a short gate time will produce a
staccato effect.
Gate time is indicated as a percent value of the step time.
A setting of 50% produces a staccato sound, values between
about 80% and 90% produce normal note length, and a value
of 99% will produce a slur.
REST
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................................................................................[F1]
Press [F1] to enter a rest as long as the specified step time. The
point will move ahead to the next data-entry position. Rests do
not appear on the display.
NOTE
There is no actual data representing rests.
When a "rest" is inserted the pointer simply
moves ahead to the next data-entry position,
effectively leaving a rest.
TIE
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.....................................................................................[F2]
When [F2] is pressed to enter a tie the preceding note is length-
ened to the full step time. For example, in the following phrase
note 1 is entered with 1/4 note step time. If the step time is then
changed to an 8th note and [F2] is pressed, note 2 is entered.
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Dotted notes can also be entered using the TIE function. To pro-
duce a dotted 1/4 note, for example, enter the step time to an 8
note, then press [F2] twice.
DELETE
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...........................................................................[F3]
Deletes all notes at the current pointer position.
Rotate [Knob 1] (POINTER) while holding [F3] to delete all
events the pointer passes.
BACK DELETE
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............................................................[F4]
Moves the pointer backward by one step and deletes all notes
at that location.
NOTE
Mistakenly entered notes can be erased by
pressing [F4] immediately after they are entered
(before changing the step time value).
........... [Knob 3], [SHIFT]+[F3] → Numeric Keypad
0 VALUE
[Settings]
PITCH BEND
-8192 ~ +8191, KEYBOARD
Like step recording, grid step recording allows notes to be
recorded to a song track one at a time. With grid step recording,
however, the pitch of the notes to be entered is specified first, and
the data-entry position is specified via the keyboard. This method
is particularly useful for entering drum patterns or sequences
which use several consecutive notes of the same pitch.
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000 ~ 127, KEYBOARD
BPM
001.0 ~ 300.0
Sets the value of the data to be entered.
When KEYBOARD is selected the value can directly entered
via the RS7000 keyboard.
[Procedure]
VALUE entry procedure is the same as in the PATTERN
mode (Page 82).

Grid Step Recording

Record Procedure
Press [SONG] to enter the SONG Play mode.
Use [Knob 1] (SONG) to select the song to be recorded.
Press [REC] to engage the Rec Standby mode.
Use [Knob 1] (REC TRACK) to select the track to be
recorded.
Press [MIXER] to access the Voice Select display and use
[Knob 1] (BANK) and [Knob 3] (PROGRAM) to select the
desired voice, then press [EXIT] to return to the Rec Standby
display.
Use [Knob 2] (REC TYPE) to select the GRID record type.
Press [PLAY] and the Grid Step record display will appear.
Set the pitch of the notes to be entered via [Knob 1] (NOTE).
If necessary also use [Knob 2] (GATE TIME) to set the gate
time and [Knob 3] (VELOCITY) to set the note velocity.
Use the keyboard to specify the note-entry point on the grid.
The grid divides a measure into 16
16 white keys on the keyboard correspond to each of these
grid positions. The leftmost white key enters a note on the
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first beat of the measure, the 5
nd
right on the 2 beat, and so on.
A note is entered on the grid each time a white key is pressed
and its indicator lights. Press the same white key a second
time so that its indicator goes out to erase the note at that
position.
When the selected meter has more than 4 beats per measure
(5/4, for example), notes from the 5
entered after pressing the [OCT UP] button. Press [OCT
DOWN] to go back to beats 1 through 4.
For example, this rhythmic pattern in 4/4 time can be entered
as follows ( ).
2. Song Recording
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note divisions, and the
white key (B) enters a note
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beat onward can be
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