Voices - Yamaha RX8 Operating Manual

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NUMBER KEYS are used whenever numerical input is to
be done (for instance, selecting a pattern or song). They
may also be used with the JOB key to select jobs or sub-
jobs.
+1/YES and -1/NO are used for data entry. They may either
increment or decrement numbers, or answer questions
displayed on a screen to which a "yes" or "no" answer is
required. The +1/YES key may also turn certain func-
tions ON, and the -1/NO key may turn them OFF.
4 and № keys are used for moving the cursor and for
selecting jobs (followed by the + 1/YES key).
ACCENT is used to define and produce accents for the
voices assigned to the instrument keys.
PITCH is used to define and produce a pitch shift for the
voices assigned to the instrument keys. When pressed
together with ACCENT, it is used to edit PAN settings
for voices in patterns.
Instrument keys may have any of the RX8's 43 voices
assigned to them using Voice Assign. At power-up, the
default assignment of voices to keys will be:
TOMI Tom 1
TOM2 Tom 2
TOM3 Tom 3
HH OPEN HHopen
RIDE Cup
PERCI Bass 1
BD BD |
SD SD |
TOM4 Tom 4
HH CLOSED — HHclos
CRASH Crash
PERC2 Bass 2
VOICES
It is possible to assign the same voice to more than one in-
strument key but (unless MULTI mode has been selected),
each key will play the voice with the same volume, pitch
setting, etc.
START is used to start the playback or Realtime/Stepwrite
recording of a pattern from the begining, and to start the
playback of a song from the beginning.
STOP/CONTINUE is used to stop playback of a song or
pattern, and to restart it from the point at which it was
stopped.
The rotary VOLUME control is used to adjust the overall
level of the RX8's output from all outputs (L, R, INDIV
1 & 2and PHONES). The level of individual voices can
be altered in Voice Edit.
The rotary TEMPO control is used to adjust the RX8's
tempo for playback or Realtime record from 40 to 250
beats (crochets) per minute.
The 43 voices of the RX8 are as follows:
Bass (kick) drums (x 5)
Snare drums (x 5 + rimshot)
Toms (x 8)
Hi-hat (open and closed)
Ride cymbal (cup and edge)
Crash cymbal
Bass guitar (pull and thumb slap)
DX-type marimba
DX-type orchestral hit
Handclap
Cowbell
Tambourine
Shaker
Congas (high muted, high open and low)
Bongos (high and low)
Timbales (high and low)
Agogo (high and low)
Cuica
Whistle
A detailed description of all of these voices is given in the
Supplementary Information section at the back of this manual.
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