Yamaha RX-17, Authorized Product Manual

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Page 3: ...ent does appear to be the source of the interference you should try to correct the situation by using one or more of the following measures Relocate either the equipment or the electronic device that is being affected by the interference Utilize power outlets for the professional music equipment and the device being affected that are on different branch circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install ...

Page 4: ...assette tape in the form of digital data This data can be loaded fed back into the RX17 at any time You can also Verify that data has been correctly saved In this way you can save an unlimited number of Patterns and Songs onto cassette and build up a library of rhythm data MIDI MODE The RX17 is fully compatible with MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface the technology that allows rhythm progra...

Page 5: ...6 RECEIVE BULK 27 5 7 TRANSMIT BULK 27 5 8 ECHO BACK 28 6 0 HINTS AND TIPS 29 2 0 PATTERN MODE 7 2 1 SELECT PATTERN 7 2 2 REAL TIME WRITE 8 2 3 STEP WRITE 9 2 4 CLEAR PATTERN 11 2 5 CLEAR ALL PATTERNS 12 2 6 COPY PATTERN 12 2 7 SHOW REMAINING MEMORY 13 6 1 THE INSTRUMENTS 29 6 2 PATTERN OPERATIONS 29 6 3 SONG OPERATIONS 30 6 4 CASSETTE OPERATIONS 30 6 5 MIDI OPERATIONS 30 3 0 SONG MODE 14 3 1 SELE...

Page 6: ...ETTE MODE key 2 TEMPO slider control 6 MIDI MODE key 3 PATTERN MODE key 7 JOB key 4 SONG MODE key 8 Numeric Key Pad 9 1 NO and 1 YES keys 10 keys 11 STOP CONTINUE key 12 START key 13 INSTRUMENT keys 14 ACCENT key 15 LCD Liquid Crystal Display ...

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Page 8: ...o the cords and jacks Do not use solvents such as benzene or paint thinner to clean the unit Do not use insecticides or other pressurized spray products in proximity to the unit Wipe off the exterior with a soft cloth EFFECTS ON OTHER ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Since this unit incorporates digital circuitry simultaneous use of other equipment such as TVs radios etc in close proximity to the RX17 may cau...

Page 9: ...owerful drum sounds plus exciting Latin percussion sounds INSTRUMENT CHART UPPER SET LOWER SET BD SD TOM1 TOM2 TOM3 HH OPEN HH CLOSED RIDE CRASH COWBEL CLAPS TIMBALE H TIMBALE L Bass Drum TMBRN Snare Drum RIM SHOT High Tom tom CONGA Hm Medium Tom tom CONGA Ho Low Tom tom CONGA L Hi hat open BONGO H Hi hat closed BONGO L Ride cymbal AGOGO H Crash cymbal AGOGO L Cowbell WHISTLE Claps SHAKER High Tim...

Page 10: ...vel of the click signal that you will hear as a timing guide when writing a Pattern in Real Time l INSTRUMENT LEVEL lets you change the level of individual instruments l ACCENT LEVEL lets you change the Accent level of individual instruments refer to section 1 5 for an explanation of Accents NOTE 1 These operations can be carried out at any time except during a cassette operation or MIDI Bulk oper...

Page 11: ...s you will find that the instruments are heard at different positions in the stereo sound image You can easily alter the stereo position of individual instruments NOTE 1 This operation can be carried out at any time except during a cassette operation or MIDI Bulk operations 5 6 and 5 7 NOTE 2 15 Pan positions are possible from Left to Right These correspond to positions 1 15 thru 15 1 on an RX15 D...

Page 12: ...e LCD if the Pattern already contains data w stands for written This makes it easy for you to select an empty Pattern should you wish to write a new Pattern In the Pattern Select Mode there are two methods of selecting Patterns 1 NO and 1 YES keys This is a convenient way of selecting an adjacent or nearby Pattern Pressing the 1 NO key selects the Pattern number immediately BELOW the current Patte...

Page 13: ... Enter the Pan setting of each instrument using a number from 1 15 1 means Left 15 means Right 8 means Center Other positions are numbered corresponding to the mark at which the cursor is set on the LCD Pan display 2 2 REAL TIME WRITE This is the first of two ways of writing Patterns on the RX17 It lets you play a Pattern on the instrument keys while listening to a click guide You can add instrume...

Page 14: ...uted prior to Pattern writing This enables you to change the Quantize setting see operation 2 2 3 if desired You could then continue writing the Pattern by pressing START again 4 If you want to play the Pattern press PATTERN after pressing STOP CONTINUE The LCD will return to the Select Pattern display You can now play your Pattern by pressing START You can then if you wish re enter Real Time Writ...

Page 15: ...so enters a rest in the Pattern In either case the beat will advance one count and you can enter the next Hi Hat Closed note This process continues up to the last beat of the Pattern When you reach the last beat further pressings of HH CLOSED or 1 YES will not move the cursor but will cause an End message to flash on the LCD If you have entered a note on the last beat the LCD will show the Accent ...

Page 16: ... in effect allows you alter the level of each note to add expressive dynamics to your Patterns Hold down ACCENT and use 1 YES or 1 NO to raise or lower the Accent Level respectively RANGE 31 See 1 5 ACCENTS for a note about Accent Level limits 2 3 9 DOT DISPLAYS FOR LONG PATTERNS The Dot Display only accomodates 16 beats Your Pattern may have more beats than this depending on its Length and on the...

Page 17: ...ns 3 Press 1 YES to clear all Patterns or press 1 NO to cancel this operation and return to the Select Pattern display The LCD will show then return to the Select Pattern display 2 6 COPY PATTERN The Pattern Copy function lets you copy any selected Pattern to another destination in the RX17 s Pattern memory This is useful if you want to copy a Pattern in order to alter it to create a new Pattern w...

Page 18: ...o the Select Pattern display 2 7 SHOW REMAINING MEMORY This function allows you to check the remaining Pattern memory of the RX17 as a percentage of its total Pattern memory capacity Press PATTERN and select Function 7 ...

Page 19: ... Function 1 You will see a w in the right upper corner of the LCD if the Song already contains data w stands for written This makes it easy for you to select an empty Song when you wish to write a new Song In the Song Select Mode there are two methods of selecting Songs 1 NO and 1 YES keys Pressing the 1 NO key selects the Song number immediately BELOW the current Song number Pressing the 1 YES ke...

Page 20: ...iting is done as follows 1 Enter Song Edit 2 Enter data in the first Part Then use the 1 YES key to move to the next Part and enter data there Continue in this way until the Song is complete 3 Once you have entered all the Parts of your Song press STOP CONTINUE to exit the Edit Song Mode You can now play your Song by pressing START Here are some important pointers about the Edit Song Function You ...

Page 21: ...me that you ve selected an empty Song 3 2 2 ENTERING PATTERNS 1 After selecting an empty Song and entering Edit Song you can immediately enter a Pattern number in Part 001 using the Numeric Keys 2 Press 1 YES to move to the next Part and enter data there 3 2 3 ENTERlNG REPEATS Repeats can save a lot of editing time by making it possible to repeat any Part or group of Parts up to 99 times This can ...

Page 22: ...f you have not set an Initial Tempo for a Song and you immediately play the Song again it will begin playback at the new tempo Therefore it is recommended that you always set the Initial tempo for a Song See 3 2 6 INITIAL TEMPO 1 After selecting a Song and entering Edit Song press to move the brackets to accel 2 The cursor will be flashing at the Tempo Change value Use the Numeric Key Pad to set t...

Page 23: ...s or the TEMPO slider to set the Initial Tempo 5 Press START to return to Edit Song if you wish to continue editing the Song or press SONG or STOP CONTINUE to exit Edit Song 3 2 7 JOB 2 SEARCH PART This function lets you instantly locate any Part in a Song This is useful and time saving as it allows you to locate any point in the Song for editing this can be compared to tape transport memory devic...

Page 24: ...ter 002 then 003 If you have entered wrong Part numbers press 1 NO to clear the display and enter the correct numbers 4 Press 1 YES to carry out the Copy Part operation or press START to cancel this operation and return to the Edit Song display The LCD will show COMPLETE then display the last Part of the newly copied section You can now continue editing or press STOP to exit Edit Song 3 2 9 JOB 4 ...

Page 25: ...FTER INSERTING You can also insert Repeats Tempo Changes and Volume Changes 1 After selecting a Song and entering Edit Song press JOB then select Job 5 You can now if you wish cancel this operation and return to the Edit Song display by pressing START 2 Use the Numeric Key Pad to select the number of the Part you wish to insert then press 1 YES For example Part 003 3 You can now enter any data in ...

Page 26: ...l Songs 2 Press 1 YES to continue this operation You now have a second chance to cancel this operation and return to the Select Song display by pressing 1 NO 3 Press 1 YES to clear all Songs The LCD will show then return to the Select Song display 3 5 COPY SONG The Song Copy function lets you copy any selected Song to another destination in the RX17 s Song memory This is useful if you want to copy...

Page 27: ...22 3 6 SHOW REMAlNlNG MEMORY This function allows you to check the remaining Song memory of the RX17 as a percentage of its total Song memory capacity Press SONG and select Function 6 ...

Page 28: ...tions This is done by using the or keys to move the cursor to the appropriate Function number The LCD will then display the selected Function You can also move the cursor by pressing JOB plus the Numeric Key corresponding to the Function number If you press only JOB the cursor will move to Function 1 To exit the Cassette Mode press any other Mode key Cassette Mode Functions are numbered 4 1 thru 4...

Page 29: ... play mode It takes about one minute to load an average set of Pattern and Song data After loading the LCD will show then return to the Cassette Function Select display 4 3 VERIFY This Function allows you to check that the data has been correctly saved onto tape by comparing the data saved on tape with the data in the RX17 s internal memory It should be executed immediately after saving data 1 Pre...

Page 30: ...by the RX17 even if the power is turned off MIDI Mode Functions are numbered 5 1 thru 5 8 in this chapter 5 0 1 ENTERING THE MIDI MODE All MIDI operations are preceded by pressing MIDI to enter the MIDI Mode The LCD will show The Function numbers allow you to select the MIDI Mode s eight Functions This is done by using the o r keys to move the cursor to the appropriate Function number The LCD will...

Page 31: ...an be assigned simultaneously or you can assign instruments individually by omitting steps 3 and 4 of this operation 1 Press MIDI then select Function 4 6 Use the 1 YES or 1 NO key to alter the displayed MIDI Transmit Channel number to the desired number 7 You can now select another instrument and assign it to a MIDI Transmit Channel You can also use the Instrument Change Function see operation 1 ...

Page 32: ... IN of the RX17 to the MIDI OUT of the transmitting RX17 or other device 2 Press MIDI then select Function 6 3 Press 1 YES to set the RX17 to Receive Bulk Dump 4 During transmission which takes a few seconds and is executed from the transmitting RX17 or QX1 MDF1 or similar device the LCD will show 5 If you wish to abort the Bulk Dump press STOP CONTINUE The LCD will show a BREAK DISPLAY Press any ...

Page 33: ...I IN of the RX17 as well as the QX1 s MIDI IN to the RX17 s MIDI OUT 5 8 ECHO BACK This function allows you to set the RX17 s MIDI OUT connector to act as a MIDI THRU connector Any MIDI signals received at the MIDI IN connector will be output unchanged via the MIDI OUT connector See 6 5 1 MIDI CLOCK IN and 6 5 3 MIDI NOTE RECEIVE for applications of this Function 1 Press MIDI then select Function ...

Page 34: ...a lower level so that it will blend in with the musical fabric TIMBALES Timbales have great impact and are often used to greatest effect in sudden splashes of 16th notes or in syncopations with odd rests in between to add energy to any song CUICA A fascinating sound caused by rubbing a stick connected to the inside of the drumskin the cuica adds color to any music Ideally it s best used to highlig...

Page 35: ...ou can create gradual Volume Changes by entering several small Volume Changes at close intervals for example one at every bar However a more convenient method is to enter a Volume Change during a repeat section For example here s how you can create a fade in or fade out 1 Enter in Part 001 of a Song a Volume Change of 31 This would reduce the level to zero i e silence 2 Enter a Volume Change of 4 ...

Page 36: ...start play on the RX17 the QX21 will also start play The RX17 will continuously send MIDI Clock signals to the QX21 to keep both units in perfect synchronization If you change the Tempo on the RX17 the QX21 will also change tempo The QX21 will automatically stop playing when the RX17 s Song ends or when you press STOP CONTINUE on the RX17 Each of the RX17 s 26 instruments can be assigned to a diff...

Page 37: ...ou can use the RX17 to play a MIDI keyboard or Tone Generator In this case the RX17 would be acting as a kind of sequencer You can assign instruments to pitches that will cause the external MIDI device to play a riff when an RX17 Pattern is played or an extended melody when a Song is played You can even assign the RX17 s instruments to different MIDI channels allowing you to use the RX17 to contro...

Page 38: ...sends its music data via the YME8 to the DX21 and the TX81Z on separate MIDI channels The QX5 also controls playback of the RX17 which has its Sync Mode set to MIDI A Song is programmed on the RX17 to match the music sequence on the QX5 and the Song can be edited while both units remain in perfect synchronization The other three tracks on the MT1X are used to record acoustic instruments and vocals...

Page 39: ... be entered Press any key to clear the LCD Send less dense data or send data at a slower tempo Use operation 4 1 to save the Pattern and Song data to cassette Then use operation 2 4 to clear Patterns or operation 3 3 to clear Songs prior to entering new data Write two or more shorter Patterns each of which forms a section of the Pattern you were trying to write Then use operation 3 2 to combine th...

Page 40: ...E START ACCENT INSTRUMENT KEYS 13 DUAL FUNCTION SLIDERS VOLUME TEMPO DISPLAY LCD 16 CHARACTERS x2 ROWS CONNECTIONS 5 PIN DIN MIDI IN MIDI OUT 8 PIN DIN CASSETTE IN OUT STEREO 1 4 PHONE JACK HEADPHONES MONO 1 4 PHONE JACK AUDIO OUT R L MONO DC 9 12V IN TIP POSITIVE SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES PA 1 12VPOWER CONVERTOR CRC 1 CASSETTE INTERFACE CABLE DIMENSIONS W X H X D 350 x 54 5 x 202mm 13 25 32 x 2 5 32 x...

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Page 42: ...Sense sages Reset Notes When ECHO BACK switch is on all messages except System Exclusive are bypassed to MIDI out 1 When CH message switch is on note number 36 99 which assigned to each instrument are recognized or transmitted 2 When BULK RECEIVE is ready Sys Ex messages are recognized Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO o Yes Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO x No Transmitted 1 1 6 1 ...

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Page 45: ...OCK Sync setting Clock in Hint Clockout Hint MIDI NOTE Assign Receive Hint Transmit Hint MIDIOUT THRU Echo Back MIDI TRANSMIT CHANNEL 5 8 2 3 8 3 2 2 2 4 2 3 4 6 3 2 3 2 6 3 2 10 1 3 1 1 3 2 2 3 7 1 4 2 5 1 6 1 1 2 2 2 1 4 1 1 4 2 1 4 3 4 2 2 1 2 2 7 3 6 5 2 5 1 6 5 1 6 5 2 5 5 6 5 3 6 5 4 5 8 5 4 MIDI RECEIVE CHANNEL NOTE ASSIGN MIDI NOTE DELETE Real Time Write Step Write NOTE MARKERS PAN PART CO...

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