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How to use the manuals/Printing conventions in this manual Owner’s Manual Introduction Thank you for choosing a Yamaha RM1x Sequence Remixer. The RM1x is a complete dance-music workstation that can be used both as a real-time performance instrument and a powerful production tool. Its intuitive interface makes real-time operation easy for artists with a DJ background, while in-depth sequencing and editing functions make it possible to create sophisticated original patterns and songs from scratch.
Main Features Main Features 6 RM1x SEQUENCE REMIXER • The sequencer of the RM1x provides 16 sequence tracks and up to 110,000 notes of storage capacity for professional-level sequencing power. Note timing resolution is 1/480th of a quarter note. Memory is backed up, so your data will not disappear when the power is turned off. • Easy operation with the large 64 x 240 dot display.
How to use the manuals/Printing conventions in this manual How to use the manuals The documentation for the RM1x consists of the following two manuals. Understand the role of each manual, and refer to them as necessary. ❏ Owner's Manual (this manual) This explains precautions for use, how to make connections, and all parameters and commands. Use this manual like a dictionary whenever you need to. Chapter 1. Basic concepts Chapter 2. Pattern mode Chapter 3. Pattern Chain mode Chapter 4.
Finding the information that you need Finding the information that you need In order to find the information that you need, you can make use of the following pages. Table of contents (page 9) Locate the desired information within the flow of the entire manual. Front and rear panels (page 11) Here you can read about the name and location of each button and control, and read about their function.
Table of Contents SETUP 1. Front and rear panels .................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Front Panel .......................................................................................................................................................... 11 Rear Panel ....................................................................................................................
Table of Contents 9. Effect ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 120 10. Setup ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 121 11. Disk ........................................................................................
SETUP SETUP 1. Front and rear panels ❏ Front Panel 2 3 16 7 1 4 11 6 12 5 10 13 9 17 16 18 9 8 15 14 19 1. BPM Display Normally this 4-digit LED numeric display shows the current BPM (Beats Per Minute) value, right down to a tenth of a beat. It can be switched to display measure numbers rather than beats per minute via a utility function (page 133). The BPM display also shows values related to the real time Controller Knobs (page 12), but only while any of the knobs are operated. 2.
SETUP 4. Display Knobs The four knobs located immediately below the LCD display directly control the corresponding parameters on the display. For example, in the main PATTERN mode Display Knob 1 can be used to select a style, and Display Knob 4 can be used to set the BPM. More details are provided in the “Basic Operation” section beginning on page 23. 5.
SETUP 12. [EXIT] Button The [EXIT] button takes you out of any function selected by the function buttons, or the edit or job modes (described below), directly back to the current main mode (e.g. SONG or PATTERN). 13. Sequencer Buttons and Indicators The sequencer buttons control recording and playback in the PATTERN, PATTERN CHAIN, and SONG modes. REC e PLAY p STOP s r&f t Activates the record-ready mode in the RM1x PATTERN and SONG modes.
SETUP ❏ Rear Panel 4 3 7 5 6 2 1 1. STANDBY/ON Switch Press in to turn the RM1x on, and press again to turn it off. When the power is on one of the mode button indicators will light and the PATTERN mode display will appear on the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). 2. DC IN Jack The DC output cable from the Yamaha PA-5C AC Power Adaptor supplied with the RM1x is plugged in here. 3.
SETUP ❏ Floppy disk drive 1. Floppy disk slot This is where floppy disks are inserted for loading or saving data. 3.5 inch 2HD (MF2HD) or 2DD (MF2DD) floppy disks can be used. (page 42) 2. Disk-in-use indicator This indicator will light while data is being read from or written to the floppy disk. Never attempt to remove the disk while this indicator is lit. 3. Eject button Press this button to remove the floppy disk.
SETUP 2. Connections In order to use the RM1x, the included AC adaptor and an amp system etc. must be connected. If you use external MIDI devices or controllers, these must also be connected. This sections explains how to make these connections. CAUTION! Be sure to turn off the STANDBY/ON switch before making any connections. If you make connections while the STANDBY/ON switch is on, you risk damaging external equipment such as the amp or speakers.
SETUP ❏ Audio equipment connections To output the sound of the RM1x, connect an amp or mixer to the output jacks. Connection to powered speakers Connect two powered speakers (left and right) to the output jacks (L/MONO, R). If you are connecting only one powered speaker, use the L/MONO jack. VOL Connection to a mixer Connect the output jacks (L/MONO, R) to two channels of the mixer.
SETUP ❏ Connecting a footswitch When using a separately sold FC4 or FC5 foot switch, insert the foot switch plug into the FOOT SW jack located on the rear panel. FC4 or FC5 ❏ Connecting external MIDI devices Connecting a MIDI keyboard Realtime recording input will be easier if you use a MIDI keyboard. Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT of the external MIDI keyboard to the MIDI IN connector on the rear panel.
SETUP ❏ Connecting a MTR (multi-track recorder) Since the RM1x implements MTC (MIDI Time Code) and MMC (MIDI Machine Control), you can produce music while synchronized to a MTC- or MMC-compatible multi-track recorder. Use MIDI cables to connect the MIDI OUT connector of the RM1x to the MIDI IN connector of the MTR, and the MIDI IN connector of the RM1x to the MIDI OUT connector of the MTR. If you use MTC or MMC to control an MTR, set the Utility mode MIDI page MIDI Sync setting to “MTC.
SETUP 3. Quickstart Guide When your RM1x is properly connected and powered up, try the following to get a feel for how easy it is to remix the preset patterns to create your own groove. But remember, this is just the tip- of the iceberg! The RM1x can do much, much more. 1. Select a Style 4. Dial In a New BPM (Beat Per Minute) Use Display Knob 1 to select a preset style (P01 … P60). Use Display Knob 4 to adjust the BPM to a value that feels right to you. 2. Start Playback Press the PLAY p button.
SETUP 7. Use the Real-time Controller Knobs Try rotating the RM1x controller knobs to hear their effect. The default parameters are labeled below each knob. The [KNOB] button selects the “A” or “B” parameter group. When the mute mode is engaged the indicators above tracks which contain data will light. Press a key once to mute a track which contains data (its indicator will flash and “M” will appear above the tracks number in the display). Press the key again to un-mute a muted track.
SETUP 4. Using the included disk Here's how to use the included disk. ❏ Contents of the disk The included disk contains 3 demo songs. 4 Press the [DISK] button again. You will enter Load page, and the top line of the display will indicate “SONG DISK 2 Load”. The demo songs allow you to enjoy demo playback, and to playback songs while adjusting the assignable knobs (PLAY FX and VOICE) to experience the possibilities of the RM1x.
Basic Operation Basic Operation 1. Selecting Modes & Submodes The RM1x has three main playback and recording modes — PATTERN, PATTERN CHAIN, and SONG — and a UTILITY mode. Each of these includes a range of “submodes” which provide access to more in-depth parameters. Note that a number of dots appears to the left of the MODE and SUBMODE buttons. The number of dots beside each button indicates the number of display pages which can be accessed by that button.
Basic Operation ❏ The Submodes The submodes are accessed via the SUBMODE buttons below the MODE buttons. When a SUBMODE button is pressed, the submode corresponding to the currently selected main MODE is selected. For example, the PATTERN mode JOB submode will be slightly different from the SONG mode JOB submode. The chart below includes brief summaries of what the submodes do, and page references to the related sections in this manual.
Basic Operation 2. Navigating Around the Display In all of the RM1x displays, the currently selected parameter or function is indicated by a “cursor” which can be either an inverse block (i.e. the selected value will appear as white characters in a black block, or the opposite if the “NEGA” mode is selected via the UTILITY mode LCD MODE function — page 133), or an underline. The underline type cursor is often used for parameters which are accessible via the display knobs (see below).
Basic Operation 3. Changing (Editing) Values The RM1x lets you adjust and edit values in three ways: ❏ The Display Knobs ❏ Numeric Entry The display knobs provide a fast, easy way to adjust and edit corresponding parameters. If any parameters in the selected display can be accessed via the display knobs, they will appear directly above the knobs as shown in the example below.
Basic Operation 4. The Function Buttons The four function buttons below the LCD Display — F1 through F4 — only become active when necessary. When a function button is active, its indicator (the LED immediately to the left of the button) will light. The function buttons become active when a “go do it” type control is required. Disk “SAVE,” for example. Or the “DO!” function provided for most of the jobs.
Basic Operation ❏ MUTE (SOLO) This button can be used in conjunction with the keyboard to mute or solo specific tracks. Tracks which are muted produce no sound during playback. If a track is soloed, only that track will be heard during playback. To mute any number of tracks in the PATTERN or SONG mode, press the KEYBOARD [MUTE] button. The [MUTE] button indicator will flash.
Basic Operation 6. The Realtime Controller Knobs One of the features that makes the RM1x a great performance tool is its realtime controller knobs. The knobs allow the corresponding parameters to be controlled in real time during pattern or song playback, so, for example, you can sweep filter cutoff frequency, bend pitch, add or modify effects, or control just about any available parameter during playback simply by turning the appropriate knob.
Basic Operation Simultaneous Button & Knob Functions This chart lists a number of RM1x functions which are accessed either by simultaneously pressing two buttons, or by operating a knob while holding a button.
BASIC CONCEPT Chapter 1. BASIC CONCEPTS This chapter explains the basic concepts that you need to know before use, such as the mode structure and the internal structure of the RM1x. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Function tree .............................................. 32 How the RM1x is organized ........................ 34 Sequencer block ........................................ 35 Tone generator block .................................. 37 Controller block .........................................
1. Function tree BASIC CONCEPT 1. Function tree ❏ PATTERN MODE PATTERN Playback, Patch ................................................. page 46 e Recording ........................................................... page 49 Realtime Recording ......................................... page 51 Step Recording ................................................ page 52 Step Recording (Grid) ..................................... page 54 GROOVE ...................................................................
1. Function tree SONG Playback ................................................................ page 116 e Recording ......................................................... page 117 Realtime Recording ....................................... page 118 Step Recording .............................................. page 118 Step Recording (Grid) ................................... page 118 GROOVE ................................................................. page 119 Grid Groove ...........................
2. How the RM1x is organized BASIC CONCEPT 2. How the RM1x is organized ❏ Five blocks The RM1x consists of five blocks: the sequencer block, the tone generator block, the controller block, the effect block, and the arpeggio block. Sequencer block (page 35) Tone generator block (page 37) Controller block (page 38) Effect block (page 39) Arpeggio block (page 62) ❏ How the blocks are connected The five blocks are connected as follows.
3. Sequencer block ❏ About the sequencer block This block lets you create patterns and songs by recording/ editing musical performances recorded from an external MIDI device or from the controller block, and then plays back this data, transmitting it to the tone generator block or to an external MIDI tone generator as MIDI messages. The sequencer block can be operated in three modes: Pattern mode (page 45), Pattern Chain mode (page 109), and Song mode (page 115).
3. Sequencer block BASIC CONCEPT Playback channel of each track When a pattern is played back, the musical data of each track in the pattern is transmitted to the tone generator block and the MIDI OUT connector according to the Out Channel settings of SETUP submode. (page 75) The data is transmitted to the tone generator block as specified by the “TO TG” setting, and to the MIDI OUT connector as specified by the “MIDI OUT “ settings.
4. Tone generator block ❏ About the tone generator block The tone generator block is what actually produces sound in response to the MIDI messages received from the sequencer block, the controller block, and from the MIDI IN connector. This is a 16part 32note polyphonic multi-timbral tone generator. ❏ Voices “Voices” are the individual sound programs that you can edit, which are used by the tone generator to produce sound.
5. The tone generator block BASIC CONCEPT 5. Controller block ❏ About the controller block The controller block lets you use the keyboard, assignable knobs, and foot switch etc. to play music and control the tone generator block via the sequencer block, or to directly control the tone generator block or effect block. The functions of the assignable knobs can be set in SETUP submode (page 74). The functions of the foot switch can be set in Utility mode (page 132).
6. Effect block ❏ About the effect block This block processes the audio signal that is output from the tone generator block, adding reverberation or ambiance etc. The RM1x has three types of effect: the reverb effect, the chorus effect, and the variation effect. Settings for this block can be made in Effect submode (pages 69, 120). Effect settings for Pattern / Song mode can be made in Effect submode and in Voice submode.
6. Effect block ❏ How the effects work BASIC CONCEPT • Variation = Insertion When Variation connection is set to Insertion, the three effects will be connected as shown in the diagram below.
• Variation = System When Variation connection is set to System, the three effects will be connected as shown in the diagram below. BASIC CONCEPT 6.
7. About floppy disks BASIC CONCEPT 7. About floppy disks On the RM1x, floppy disks are used to save data that you create, or to exchange data with other devices. This section explains the types of floppy disks that the RM1x can use, and things you should know about floppy disk handling. ❏ Removing a floppy disk After making sure that the floppy disk drive is not in use, firmly press the eject button, make sure that the floppy disk has been completely ejected, and remove it from the drive.
❏ Preventing accidental erasure Floppy disks have a write-protect slide which can be used to prevent accidental erasure of data. On floppy disks which contain important data, move the write-protect slide to the writeprotect position (the window open) so that data cannot be written to the disk. write permit write prohibit write-protect slide ❏ Data backup The data on a floppy disk can be damaged by unforeseen accidents.
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PATTERN MODE Chapter 2. PATTERN MODE The PATTERN mode provides 60 preset styles - including rhythms, beats, and instrumental parts - covering virtually the entire spectrum of dance and contemporary music! The PATTERN mode lets you record up to 50 original user styles which can be used in the same way as the preset styles. This chapter explains all the PATTERN mode operations. 1. PATTERN Playback ..................................... 46 2. Recording .................................................. 49 3.
1. PATTERN Playback 1. PATTERN Playback ❏ Playback Style name Section Transpose Measure Length PATTERN MODE Track number Time signature Phrase name Track status Parameter Style number / name Jump Keypad velocity BPM Track number Transpose Measure Length Time Signature Section Track status Phrase name Values P01 ... P60, U01 ... U50 OFF, 001 ... 256 Function Selects the style. Specifies the measure the RM1x will “jump” to when the STOP s button is pressed.
1. PATTERN Playback ❏ Patch Section Transpose Measure Length Track status Phrase name Parameter Phrase category Phrase number Note shift BPM Track number Transpose Measure Length Time Signature Section Track status Phrase name Track number Values Function Selects the phrase category. Selects the phrase number. -99 ... +99 Shifts the pitch of the currently selected phrase by the specified number of semitones. 25 ... 300 Sets tempo for pattern playback. 01 ...
1. PATTERN Playback Please note that the right edge of the “frame” surrounding the phrase names in the PATCH mode display indicates whether the length of the phrase is less than or equal to that of the pattern, or whether it is longer than that of the pattern. Phrase length less than or equal to pattern length. PATTERN MODE 48 RM1x SEQUENCE REMIXER Phrase length greater than pattern length.
2. Recording 2. Recording The RM1x offers two general recording methods: realtime recording and step recording. With realtime recording, the RM1x operates as a tape recorder, recording the performance data as it is played. This allows you to catch all the nuances of an actual performance. With step recording, you input the phrase one note at a time, almost as if you were writing the notes down on a music sheet.
2. Recording Recording type The PATTERN mode offers four different phrase recording types: two realtime types and two step types. The REPLACE type records performance data in real time, overwriting any data already present in the destination user phrase. The new data replaces the previous data. This is the type to use when you wish to redo a phrase that you are not satisfied with or that you no longer need.
2. Recording ❏ Realtime Recording (Replace, Overdub) The PATTERN mode offers two realtime phrase recording methods: REPLACE and OVERDUB. You use the REPLACE method when you want to create a entirely new phrase or overwrite an existing phrase. This method erases any data already existing in the selected phrase. n • You can use pattern job 00 (Undo/Redo) to cancel a recording that you have just made. This allows you to recover data that you have inadvertently over-recorded.
2. Recording ❏ Step Recording You use this recording mode to create a recording one note at a time, setting appropriate values for each note’s length, velocity, and so on.
2. Recording 1 After completing the “Preparing to Record” procedure described above, select the track to record via the RM1x keyboard as described on page 27. 2 Press the PLAY p button to begin recording. The STEP record display shown above will appear. The Numeric POINTER Display The POINTER area of the step record display shows the current position of the note pointer in measures, 1/4-note beats, and clocks (there are 480 clocks per 1/4 note).
2. Recording ❏ Step Recording (Grid) The GRID recording mode allows for fast, easy recording of one-measure phrases via a 16th-note “grid” formed by the white keys on the RM1x keyboard. Track number Transpose Measure Length PATTERN MODE Time signature Parameter Note Gate time Keypad velocity BPM Track number Transpose Measure Length Time Signature Values C-2 ... G8 001% ... 999% Function Specifies the pitch of the note to be entered. The length of the entered note.
3. Groove 3. Groove ❏ Grid Groove n • When the GRID GROOVE display is showing, playing the RM1x keyboard produces no sound and solo track assignments cannot be changed. Grid number Track number Parameter Note offset Values -99 ... 00 ... +99 Function Raises or lowers the pitch of the selected note(s) in cent increments. Clock shift -120 ... 000 ... +120 Gate offset -120 ... 000 ... +120 Shifts the timing of the selected note(s) forward or back ward in clock increments.
3. Groove Recording the Grid Groove Settings The grid groove settings can actually be merged into the sequence data as follows. 1 Make the Grid Groove settings as described above. 2 Press the [PATTERN] button to go to the Pattern playback mode. PATTERN MODE 3 Press the REC e button to engage the record standby mode. 4 Set the REC TYPE parameter to “OVERDUB.” 5 Press the PLAY p button to begin recording. You don’t actually need to record any new data; the grid groove setting will automatically be recorded.
4. Play FX 4. Play FX Each style stores its own PLAY FX settings. When you change to a different style, the new style’s settings automatically become effective. Note that the PLAY FX settings apply to all 16 sections within the style. You can continue to replay the selected pattern while working in the PLAY FX submode. The Sequencer buttons (p, s, t, r/f) continue to operate. This means that you can monitor the results of your changes as you make them.
4. Play FX ❏ Play Fx Transpose Track number PATTERN MODE Parameter Beat stretch Values 25%, 33%, 50%, 66%, 75%, 100%, 125%, 150%, 200%, 300%, 400% Clock shift -480 ... 0 ... +480 Gate time 000% ... 100% ... 200% Velocity offset Track number -127 ... 0 ... 127 01 ... 16 Transpose -36 ... +36 Function Proportionally adjusts playback length of phrases on track.
4. Play FX The gate time denotes the length of time that a note is held. For non-percussive voices, the gate time is equal to the actual playback time span. If you set this value to 100%, the original gate times will be used. Setting the value below 100% will lower the gate times, while higher values will increase them. If an adjusted gate-time value is less than 1, the RM1x will use a value of 1.
5. MIDI delay 5. MIDI delay MIDI Delay submode creates delay effects that can sound much the same as those created by conventional delay effect units, but the delays are created by manipulating the MIDI note data rather than the audio signal. ❏ Delay PATTERN MODE Transpose Track number Parameter Delay time Values 0030, 0040, 0060, 0080, 0120, 0160, 0240, 0320, 0360, 0480, 0720, 0960, 1920 (0030 ... 1920) Delay level 000 ... 127 Repeat times 00 ... 64 Track number 01 ... 16 Transpose -36 ...
5. MIDI delay ❏ Feedback Parameter Feedback velocity Values -127 ... 000 ... +127 Feedback note -24 ... 00 ... +24, RND Feedback gate time -100 ... 000 ... +100 Feedback clock -100 ... 000 ... +100 Track number 01 ... 16 Transpose -36 ... +36 Function Offsets the velocity of the delayed notes, thereby affecting the level of the delay sound. By offsetting the feedback velocity of the delayed note, this parameter affects the level of the delay sound and how the repeats decay.
6. Arpeggio 6. Arpeggio This submode can be used to create simple automatic arpeggios based on notes played on the RM1x keyboard. ❏ Arpeggio Setting Transpose Track number PATTERN MODE Parameter Values Type OFF, UP, DOWN, ALTER1, ALTER2, RANDOM Sort ON, OFF Hold ON, OFF Octave range 1 ... 4 Track number 01 ... 16 Transpose -36 ... +36 Function Specifies the arpeggio type. Normally the arpeggio will play based on the order in which the keys are pressed.
7. Voice 7. Voice You use the Voice submode to set various parameters (such as voice, pan, volume, and effects) for each of the pattern tracks. You can set voice values separately for each style. The values apply to all sections (Sections A to P) of the style. For general information about voice and effect, refer to Chapter 1. (pages 37, 39) • The playback buttons (p,s,t,r/f) continue to function while you are adjusting the settings, so that you can monitor the results of your changes as you make them.
7. Voice Effect Send When variation connection = System Transpose When variation connection = Insertion Transpose Track number PATTERN MODE Track number Parameter Variation send level (When variation connection =System) Variation switch (When variation connection =Insertion) Values 000 ... 127 ON, OFF Chorus send level Reverb send level Dry level (When variation connection =System) Track number 000 ... 127 000 ... 127 000 ... 127 Transpose -36 ... 0 ... +36 01 ...
8. Voice Edit 8. Voice Edit You use this page to edit the sound characteristics of the voice(s) played on the selected track. You can make separate edit settings for each track. PATTERN MODE Settings do not apply to the voices themselves, but only to the track. If the track’s voice changes, the settings operate on the new voice. If you use the same voice on different tracks with different edit settings, the sound characteristics may be quite different.
8. Voice Edit ❏ Pitch Bend/Portamento Transpose Track number PATTERN MODE Parameter Pitch Bend range Values -24 ... 0 ... +24 Pitch Bend Portamento Switch on/off -8192 ... 0000 ... +8191 ON, OFF Portamento time 000 ... 127 Track number 01 ... 16 Transpose -36 ... 0 ... +36 Function Sets the range of the pitch change that can be controlled by PITCH BEND knob for each part. With a setting of +12, the pitch will change one octave when pitch bend is fully raised or lowered.
8. Voice Edit ❏ LFO The RM1x LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) can be used to modulate pitch, filter cutoff frequency, or amplitude to create a wide range of modulation effects. Transpose PATTERN MODE Track number Parameter LFO rate Values -64 ... 00 ... +63 Pitch depth 000 ... 127 Filter depth 000 ... 127 Amp. depth 000 ... 127 Track number 01 ... 16 Transpose -36 ... 0 ... +36 Function Sets the speed of the LFO. Higher values produce faster LFO variation.
8. Voice Edit ❏ Filter Transpose Track number PATTERN MODE Cutoff Parameter Values -64 ... 0 ... +63 Resonance -64 ... 0 ... +63 Track number 01 ... 16 Transpose -36 ... 0 ... +36 Function Sets the filter cutoff frequency. See below for detail. Sets the filter resonance. See below for detail. Shows the current selected track number. Track number selection can be accomplished via this parameter, or by the keyboard method described on page 27. Shows the current transpose value.
9. Effect 9. Effect You use the Pattern Effects submode to select and set up the effects applied to the pattern. The variation connection setting determines how the RM1x handles effects processing. For more information, refer to Chapter 1. (page 39) • The playback buttons (p, s, t, r/f) continue to function while you are adjusting the settings, so that you can monitor the results of your changes as you make them.
9. Effect ❏ Variation Edit page1 When variation connection = System: PATTERN MODE Parameter (Available parameters vary according to the type.) When variation connection = Insertion: Values Function (Refer to the separate List Book. ) Refer to the separate List Book for a complete listing of the RM1x effect parameters. * For information about how to change values, refer to the Basic Operation (page26).
9. Effect ❏ Chorus Edit Parameter LFO Frequency LFO Depth FB Level Values 0.00Hz ... 39.7Hz 000 ... 127 -63 ... 00 ... +63 Delay Offset 000 ... 063 Function Sets delay modulation frequency. Sets delay modulation depth. Sets level at which the delay output is returned to the input (negative values invert the phase). Sets offset value for delay modulation. * For information about how to change values, refer to the Basic Operation (page26). page2 Parameter Send Chorus to Reverb Chorus Pan Values 000 .
9. Effect page2 PATTERN MODE Parameter LPF Cutoff Reverb Pan Values 1.0Hz ... 18kHz, THRU L63 ... C ... R63 Function Sets frequency at which the low pass filter will cut the high range. Sets stereo positioning of signal from reverb block. * For information about how to change values, refer to the Basic Operation (page26).
10. Setup 10. Setup ❏ Low Boost PATTERN MODE This feature can be used to boost or cut the low frequencies. Both the cutoff frequency and gain are adjustable for maximum flexibility. Parameter Frequency Gain Values 50Hz ... 2.0KHz -24 dB ... 0dB ... +24dB Function Sets the cutoff frequency of the low boost equalizer. Sets the amount of low-frequency boost or cut. Positive settings boosts the lows, while negative settings produce low-frequency cut.
10. Setup ❏ Knob Assign This function makes it possible to assign different parameters to the RM1x’s 8 realtime controller knobs (see page 29 for more on the controller knobs). PATTERN MODE Parameter Template Values DEFLT, VOLUME, PAN, REVERB, CHORUS, VARI., Knob number A1 ... A8, B1 … B8 Parameter DEFLT, CC007, CC010, CC091, CC093, CC094 (CC001 ... CC030, CC032 ... CC119) Track AUTO, 01 ...
10. Setup ❏ Out Channel You use the TO TG setting to set the track’s output channel to the tone generator block. You use the MIDI OUT settings to assign each track to a MIDI OUT channel. The RM1x stores separate channel arrangements for each style. The assignments automatically change each time you switch to a different style. PATTERN MODE Track number Parameter TO TG channel setup Values OFF, 01 ... 16 MIDI OUT channel setup OFF, 01 ... 16 Track number 01 ...
11. Disk 11. Disk In the Disk submode, data can be transferred between a floppy disk and the RM1x. The Disk submode contains the following five groups of operations. PATTERN MODE Save Load Rename Delete Format Lets you save data from internal memory to floppy disk. Lets you load files from floppy disk into internal memory. Lets you modify the filename of a file that was saved on floppy disk. Lets you delete a file from floppy disk. Lets you format (initialize) a floppy disk.
11. Disk Parameter File type PATT, ALL Values Disk file Style/section LOAD! PrePlay U01 ... U50 / A ... P - Function Specifies the file type. You can select one of two types of file to be loaded. For details on the types of file, refer to “Types of file used by the RM1x.” (page 43) Selects the file to be loaded. Selects the loading destination style and/or section. Executes the load operation.