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1. THE RY8
The RY8 is an easy-to-use yet powerful rhythm programmer with automatic
bass and chord accompaniment backing, an external input for playing along
using a guitar, versatile MIDI capabilities and much more.
Featuring Yamaha’s exclusive AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone
generation technology—where voices are high quality digital samples of actual
instruments—the RY8 has a large capacity waveform ROM filled with 128
“drum” voices for the rhythms, and 50 “normal” voices for the backings, plus
200 Preset rhythm patterns with matching accompaniment backing
encompassing many different popular music styles, and 50 Preset songs and
12 Preset drum kits suitable for any type of music situation. The RY8 also
features powerful programming capabilities that let you do the following:
Create Your Own Rhythm Patterns
Record your own one-measure User patterns in step-time or real-time. You can
assign any of the preprogrammed backing accompaniments—consisting of
Bass, Chord 1 and Chord 2 tracks—to your rhythm.
Create Your Own Songs
String together a series of Preset and User patterns to create your own User
song—complete with chord progressions as you specify.
Create Your Own Drum Kits
Assign drum voice sounds to the pads to create your own User drum kits—
complete with drum voice pan positioning, pitch tuning and more.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN