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Contents
Contents
1The Controls and Connections...............2
Front Panel............................................. 2
Rear Panel.............................................. 8
Making Connections...............................9
Turn on the RY20................................. 11
2Playing the Demo Song.......................... 12
3Playing the Preset Patterns..................14
Changing Pattern Numbers During
Playback................................................16
Selecting the Sections.......................... 16
Setting the Tempo................................ 19
Muting a Track..................................... 20
4Playing the Pads......................................21
Selecting a Drum Kit ...........................22
Selecting a Pad Bank........................... 23
Playing the Bass Voices....................... 24
5Recording a User Pattern .....................28
Recording Modes ..................................28
Step Record Mode................................. 29
Real-time Record Mode........................ 35
Combination Patterns.......................... 38
Editing Patterns................................... 39
Quantization......................................... 44
Gate Time............................................. 45
Changing the Meter............................. 46
Adjusting the Click...............................47
6Other Pattern Functions....................... 49
Swing.....................................................49
Groove................................................... 50
Velocity Modify..................................... 54
Clearing a Pattern................................55
Copying a Pattern................................ 57
Setting the Pattern Name....................60
7Recording a Song.................................... 62
Step Record Mode................................. 62
Real-Time Record Mode....................... 67
Setting the Tempo................................ 69
Deleting a Part..................................... 69
Inserting a Part.................................... 70
Adjusting the Click...............................72
8Playing the Songs....................................73
Playing a Song...................................... 73
Chain and Repeat................................. 75
Clearing a Song.................................... 77
Copying a Song......................................79
Name that Song....................................81
9Modifying the Drum Kits.......................82
Assigning Voices to Each Pad..............83
Volume Level.........................................86
Stereo Pan.............................................87
Pitch.......................................................88
Decay.....................................................89
Sensitivities...........................................90
Voice Polyphony....................................95
Alternate Group....................................96
Note/Trigger Driven..............................97
Pad Sensitivity......................................98
Chase.....................................................99
Copy.....................................................100
Name....................................................101
0Changing the Effects.............................102
Enabling Effects..................................102
Select the Effect Type.........................103
Send Level...........................................104
Return Level........................................105
Reverb Time........................................106
Feedback Gain.....................................107
Delay Time..........................................108
AMIDI Functions......................................110
MIDI Sync...........................................110
Drum Instruments MIDI Channel.....111
Bass Instrument MIDI Channel........112
Program Change MIDI Channel........113
MIDI Note Assignment.......................114
Volume and Expression......................116
Bulk Dump..........................................118
Receiving Bulk Data...........................118
Appendix..................................................120
Total Reset Procedure.........................120
Pattern List.........................................121
Drum Kit List......................................122
Voice List.............................................124
Troubleshooting.................................. 126
LCD Messages.....................................127
Specifications ......................................128
MIDI Data Format..............................129
MIDI Implementation Chart..............130
Index.........................................................131
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