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Monitoring by an Audio System
Another simple setup for monitoring the RY8’s sound is to plug a pair of audio
cables from the RY8’s [OUTPUT] jacks to the inputs of either a mixer, or a
stereo amplifier, or a pair of amplified keyboard speakers. Carefully adjust the
RY8’s [VOLUME] slider in relation to the input and output levels on the mixer
and volume level on the amplifier.
MAKE SURE BOTH THE RY8 AND YOUR SOUND SYSTEM ARE TURNED
OFF WHEN MAKING CONNECTIONS !
Connecting a MIDI Device
The RY8 has a variety of MIDI capabilities, and the type of external MIDI
device you connect to it depends on your particular requirements. For example,
you may want to connect a MIDI data storage device (such as the Yamaha
MDF2 MIDI Data Filer) to save User patterns, songs and drum kits, or you may
want to connect an external MIDI keyboard to use the RY8 as a “slave” tone
generator and play its AWM drum voices, or you may want to connect a music
sequencer and control the RY8’s sync clock. In general, you should plug a
MIDI cable from the RY8’s [MIDI OUT] jack to the MIDI IN jack of the external
device, and plug another MIDI cable from the RY8’s [MIDI IN] jack to the MIDI
OUT jack of the external device. Depending on your required application, you
may need to make specific MIDI settings on both devices. (For details about
MIDI and sync clock settings, see “System Mode”, page 67.)