Operation Manual

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 in puts 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.)
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