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Main SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION CAUTION PRECAUTIONS Do not open CAUTION WARNING Saving and backing up your data Handling caution Backing up the Memory Card (SmartMedia)/SCSI disk Connections Maintenance Backup battery WARNING CAUTION Handling and Installation of Options Supplied Accessories INTRODUCTION RS7000 FEATURES Using the Owners Manual Finding Specic Information ** Symbols Chapter 1. Basic CONTENTS Tutorial Chapter 5. The Sampling Mode Chapter 6. The Utility Mode Chapter 7. Other Information Appendix The Top Panel (Upper Section) The Controls & Connectors RS7000 13 SEQUENCE PLAY FX Controls Page Page The Top Panel (Lower Section) MODE Page The Rear Panel Rear Panel with Optional AIEB2 I/O Expansion Board Installed Options Notes on Musical Copyright Power supply and other equipment connections will be described in this section. Power Connection Connecting to Audio Equipment Preparation and Setup WARNING Preparation and Setup MIDI OUT 379U Connecting a Footswitch Connecting External MIDI Devices INPUT OUTPUT L L/MONO PHONES CSI Turning Power On and Off 1. Make sure all peripheral equipment is properly connected to the RS7000, and turn all audio volume controls down to min- imum. 3. Turn the power to audio equipment on, then turn the RS7000 and audio volumes up to a reasonable listening level. Restoring the Initial Factory Settings Page Tutorial 1. RS7000 System Overview Powerful 16-track Sequencer Real-time Control Advanced Sampling and Editing Features AWM2 Tone Generator An Extensive Range of Effects * In Depth Jobs and Editing Memory Card (SmartMedia*) Storage & SCSI Expandability I/O Expansion PATTERN Play PITCH 2. Assemble a Pattern Using Preset Phrases PATTERN MODE PATT CHAIN SAMPLINGMASTER EFFECT Page TRACK F1 F2 F3 F4 TRACK SELECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 K ! L # M $ N % O & P ' Q ( R ) S - T @ U ^ V _ W { X } Y TRANSPOSE(-) TRANSPOSE(+) PLAY LED flashes at current BPM during playback. PATTERN Patch display MODE PATT CHAIN SAMPLINGMASTER EFFECT - 4560 1 2 3 ENTER Page K ! L # M $ N % O & P ' Q ( MODE SONG UTILITY PATTERN These tracks contain playback data These tracks do not contain playback data TRACK 1234567 SOLO MUTE SECTION TRANSPOSE MUTE TRACK TRACK 12345678910111213141516 The Save Procedure SECTION ABC DE FGH I J EXIT SONG UTILITY PATTERN 3. Real-time Sound Control BEAT STRETCH GATE TIME CLOCK SHIFT VELOCITY WAVE PORTAMENTO TYPE 4. Recording Original Phrases KEY- BOARD Job Selection (Quantize) and Execution Procedure EXIT check the results. TERN Play or Patch mode to go to the job list. Quantize job in the NOTE category. REPLACE. make sure NOTE is selected. 3. Press [PLAY] and the Step Rec display will appear. SECTION ABC DEFGH IJ 5. Add Samples The Source What to Record Basic Sampling Procedure STANDBY START/STOP 6Go to the Sampling Standby Page Press [F4] (OK) to go to the sampling standby page. Editing Your Sample REC VOLUME SECTION ABC DEFGH IJ 1Select the Grid Groove Mode Press the SUB MODE [GROOVE] button to engage the Grid Groove function. 6. Finalizing Your Sound Grid Groove SECTION ABC DE FGHI J EXIT SONG UTILITY UTILITY The Mixer SYSTEM MIDI SETUP MIDI FILTER SAVE EXPORT RENAME DELETE FORMAT GRID GROOVE LFO PORTAMENTO PITCH EG FILTER ARPEGGIO A/D SETUP KNOB ASSIGN MIDI OUT CH LOAD IMPORT SCSI SETUP SCSI COMM Master Effects MASTER EFFECT EFFECT ON/OFF Page Page Page PATTERN mode [PATTERN] ...(Page 70) PATTERN CHAIN mode [PATT CHAIN]...(Page 158) 1. RS7000 System Overview Mode Structure SONG mode [SONG]...(Page 180) UTILITY mode [UTILITY]...(Page 256) SAMPLING mode ...(Page 228) PATTERN MODE Function Tree Pattern Play [PA TTERN] Patch [PA TTERN] Phrase Recording [REC] Groove [GROOVE] Play Effects [PLAY FX] MIDI Delay [MIDI DELAY] SONG Mode Song [SONG] Song Recording [REC] Groove [GROOVE] Play Effects [PLAY FX] MIDI Delay [MIDI DELAY] PATTERN CHAIN Mode UTILITY Mode SAMPLING Mode PATTERN CHAIN [P ATT CHAIN] Pattern Chain Recording [REC] Pattern Chain Edit [EDIT] 2. RS7000 Internal Structure The 6 Functional Blocks Sequencer Patterns & Phrases Pattern Organization (Styles & Sections) Pattern Chains Songs Tone Generator Voices & Sample Voices Normal Voices & Drum Voices Sample Kit Voices & Pitched Voices Local Sample Voices & Common Sample Voices Voice Banks Maximum Polyphony Controllers The Keyboard Assignable Knobs The Velocity Pads Scene/Mute Memory Arpeggiator Effects Reverb Effect Delay/Chorus Effects Variation Effects 3. Basic Operation MODE PATT CHAIN When One Button Accesses Several Pages Editing Parameter Values Command Selection and Execution Job Selection Character Entry Track Selection Tap Tempo Entry Free Memory Display Initializes the Master Effect settings Undo/Redo Auto Repeat Chapter 2. The Pattern Mode Sub Modes of the Pattern Mode About the Pattern Mode Page Pattern Playback Procedure 1. Pattern Playback Page Page 2. Combining Phrases to Create Patterns (Patch) Pattern Assembly Procedure The Phrase Recording Display Record Standby (PATTERN Play)...(Page 78) Record Standby (PATTERN Patch)...(Page 79) Real-time Record...(Page 80) 3. Phrase Recording Page Page Record Procedure (REPLACE, OVERDUB) Real-Time Recording Page (Step Time) Grid Step Recording Page Groove Features Grid Groove Procedure 4. Adding Groove to a Pattern Recording the Groove Settings to a Phrase Using the Overdub Record Mode Play Effect Features Play Effect Procedure 5. Play Effects Page Recording the Play Effect Settings to a Phrase Using the Overdub Record Mode MIDI Delay Features MIDI Delay Setup Procedure 6. MIDI Delay Page Recording the MIDI Delay Settings to a Phrase Using the Overdub Record Mode Mixer Features Mixer Setup Procedure 7. Adjusting Level and Effects for Each Track (Mixer) Page Page Page Voice Edit Features Voice Edit Procedure 8. Changing the Sound of Voices (Voice Edit) AMP DEPTH Page (Portamento Switch) Attack) Decay) Sustain) tor Release) Attack) tain) Release) Initial Level) Release Level) Page Effect Features Voice Edit Procedure 9. Adding Effects EFFECT PARAMETERS RS7000 105 SEND VAR. TO DELAY SEND DELAY TO REVERB SEND VAR. TO REVERB Page Setup Features Arpeggio Features Setup Procedure Arpeggio Performance Procedure 10. Arpeggio & Assignable Knob Settings (Setup) Page Page Page Master Setup Procedure Master EQ Master Effect 11. Master EQ and Effects Page Page Handling the Memory Card (SmartMediaTM*) 12. Saving to Memory Card or Disk Installing the security bracket Procedure About Disks About File Types Page Save Page Structure Save Procedure Page Export Procedure Page Rename Procedure Delete Procedure Format Procedure Page Load...(Page 126) Import...(Page 129) SCSI Setup...(Page 131) SCSI Communication...(Page 132) 13. Loading from Memory Card or Disk Page Page Import Procedure Page SCSI Setup Procedure MOUNT PARTITION About the YAMAHA TWE Wave Editor TWE Communication Page Procedure 14. Pattern & Phrase Editing The Pattern Jobs [Undo/Redo Category] [Note Category] [Event Category] [Phrase Category] PATTERN Job Procedure Precautions [Track Category] [Pattern Category] 01 Quantize 02 Modify Velocity 03 Modify Gate Time 04 Crescendo 05 Transpose 06 Glide 07 Create Roll 08 Chord Sort 09 Chord Separate 10 Shift Clock 11 Copy Event 12 Erase Event 13 Extract Event 14 Create Continuous Data 15 Thin Out 16 Modify Control Data 17 Beat Stretch 18 Copy Phrase 19 Exchange Phrase 20 Mix Phrase 21 Append Phrase 22 Split Phrase 23 Get Phrase 24 Put Phrase 25 Clear Phrase 26 Phrase Name 27 Copy Track 28 Exchange Track 29 Clear Track 30 Normalize Play Effect 31 Divide Drum Track 32 Copy Pattern 33 Append Pattern 34 Split Pattern 35 Clear Pattern 36 Style Name Phrase Edit Procedure 15. Phrase Editing Page View Filter Procedure View Filter Page Chapter 3. The Pattern Chain Mode The PATTERN CHAIN Mode SUB MODES About the Pattern Chain Mode Pattern Chain Playback Procedure 1. Sequential Pattern Playback (Pattern Chain Play) (Measure) Pattern Chain Recording Page Record Standby...(Page 161) Real Time Recording ...(Page 162) 2. Creating Pattern Chains (Pattern Chain Recording) Real Time Recording Procedure Real Time Recording Step Recording Procedure 3. Master EQ and Effects Page 4. Saving to Memory Card or Disk Page Page 5. Loading from Memory Card or Disk Page Pattern Chain Job Procedure Precautions 6. The Pattern Chain Jobs [Undo/Redo Category] [Event Category] [Measure Category] [Convert Category] 01 Copy Event 02 Erase Event 03 Create Measure 04 Delete Measure 05 Convert to Song 06 Copy Chain 07 Clear Chain 08 Chain Name Pattern Chain Edit Procedure 7. Pattern Chain Editing Page Page Page Chapter 4. The Song Mode Sub Modes of the Song Mode About the Song Mode Page Song Playback Procedure 1. Song Playback Page The Song Recording Display Record Standby (Page 184) Real-time Record (Page 186) Real-time Record: Replace (Page 186) 2. Song Recording Page Real-Time Recording Record Procedure (REPLACE, OVERDUB) Record Procedure (Punch) Recording Notes Recording Pitch Bend or Control Change Data Grid Step Recording Page 3. Adding Groove to a Pattern 4. Play Effects 5. MIDI Delay 6. Adjusting Level and Effects for Each Track (Mixer) Page 7. Changing the Sound of Voices (Voice Edit) Page 8. Adding Effects Page 9. Arpeggio & Assignable Knob Settings (Setup) Page 10. Master EQ and Effects Page Save Page Structure 11. Saving to Memory Card or Disk Page Page Page 12. Loading from Memory Card or Disk Page Page Page [Track Category] [Measure Category] 13. The Song Jobs Job Procedure 01 Quantize 03 Modify Gate Time 02 Modify Velocity 04 Crescendo 06 Glide 05 Transpose 07 Create Roll 08 Chord Sort 09 Chord Separate 10 Shift Clock 11 Copy Event 12 Erase Event 13 Extract Event 14 Create Continuous Data 15 Thin Out 16 Modify Control Data 17 Beat Stretch 19 Delete Measure 18 Create Measure 20 Copy Track 21 Exchange Track 22 Mix Track 23 Clear Track 24 Normalize Play Effect 25 Divide Drum Track 26 Copy Song 27 Split Song To Pattern 28 Clear Song 29 Song Name Song Edit Procedure 14. Song Editing Edit Change Page View Filter Page Page The Sampling Sub Modes About the Sampling Mode The SAMPLING mode is used to record and edit samples. Sampling Features Sample kit voices & pitched voices. Local sample voices & common sample voices. 1. Recording Samples (Sampling) Also functions as a regular sampler. Sample voices are played by being assigned to tracks. Sampling Procedure Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Real Time Loop Remix Features Real Time Loop Remix Procedure 2. The Real Time Loop Remix Function Page Samples can be edited in this mode. Sample Edit Features Sample Edit Procedure 3. Sample Editing 242 RS7000 START Point, START (ATCK) Point, START (LOOP) point Page 13 jobs are provided for processing and modifying samples youve recorded. Sample Job Procedure 4. The Sample Jobs (Destination Sample Number) 01 COPY 02 DELETE 03 EXTRACT 04 MOVE (Destination Sample Number) 05 NORMALIZE (Destination Key Number) 06 TIME STRETCH 07 PITCH CONVERT 08 FADE IN/OUT 09 FREQUENCY CONVERT 10 STEREO TO MONO 11 LOOP REMIX 12 SLICE 13 SAMPLE VOICE NAME Page Page About the Utility Mode About the Utility Mode 1. System Page Page 2. MIDI Setup RS7000 261 MTC START OFFSET 3. MIDI Filter Page 1. MIDI is ... 2. MIDI Channels 3. Multi-timbre and Single-timbre Tone Generators 1. MIDI Basics 4. Parts and Part Parameters 5. Parts and Tracks 6. MIDI Signal Flow 1. Note 2. Pitch Bend 2. MIDI Events Handled by the RS7000 4. Control Change (CC) Page 5. Channel Aftertouch (CAT) 6. Polyphonic Aftertouch (PAT) 7. Registered Parameter Number (RPN) 8. Non-Registered Parameter Number (NRPN) 9. Exclusive 10. BPM Change Appendix 1. Installing Optional Equipment Removing the Bottom Cover A B Replacing the Bottom Cover B Installing SIMMs Page Installing the AIEB2 I/O Expansion Board CN 16 C Page Page About SCSI Connecting external SCSI devices Page 2. Specications Page Page Page 3. Troubleshooting Page Operational Errors System Errors 4. Error Message List MIDI Errors Card/Disk Errors Other Messages (Not Errors) 5. Voice List (Normal voice) Page Page Page Full edit type 6. Drum Voice List Page Page Trigger Type Page Page Page Page Page Page Note on/off type Page Page Page Page Page Page SFX type 7. Phrase Category List 7. Phrase Category List 8. Effect Type List 8. Effect Type List 9. Effect Parameter List Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 10. Effect Data/Value Table 10. Effect Data/Value Table 10. Effect Data/Value Table Data Value1 Value2 Data Value1 Value2 Data Value1 Value2 (3) TRANSMIT/RECEIVE DATA (2) RECEIVE FLOW 11. MIDI Data Format Page Sequencer block (Sequencer Part) (1) TRANSMIT FLOW (2) RECEIVE FLOW <Table 1-1> Parameter Base Address <Table 1-2> MIDI Parameter Change Table (SYSTEM) <Table 1-3> MIDI Parameter Change Table (EFFECT) REVERB DELAY/CHORUS VARIATION MASTER EQ MASTER EFFECT <Table 1-4> MIDI Parameter Change Table (MULTI- PART)MULTI PART GROUP1 MULTI PART GROUP2 MULTI PART GROUP3 <Table 1-5> MIDI Parameter Change Table (AD PART) Page Page 12. Glossary A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T U V W 13. Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM Connecting the Plug and Cord NEDERLAND / THE NETHERLANDS ADVARSEL! 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