Yamaha RX-21L User Manual download pdf (Page 10)

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T

HERE

ARE

FOUR

units

in

the

RX

series

of

digital

rhythm

programmers:

the

RX11,

the

RX15,

the

RX21,

and

the

RX21L.

The

RX 11, RX 15,

and

RX21 feature standard drum

sounds while,

the

RX21L has Latin percussion

sounds

in

its internal

sound

memory. Although

some

of

these units have been

around

for some

time

now,

many

of

their

features

are

still

not

completely

understood.

Let's

review

some

of

the capabilities and features

of

each

of

the

drum

machines,

and

explore a few techniques

that

will

help

you

expand

the

musical expressiveness

of

your RX units.

The

RXll

&.

RX15

Figure

1

shows

the

drum

and

percussion

sounds available

on

the

RX

11

and

RX15. These

sounds may

be

assigned

(by

category

and

type)

to

the

16

buttons

on

the

front

panel

of

the

RXll

( 12

on

the RX15

).

Further control

of

the

sounds

can

be

accomplished

by

an

adjustable

pan

setting, accent level,

and

instrument

level

for each sound.

Rhythm

patterns

can

be

created

in

both

real~time

or

st~time,

with

or

without

quanti~

zation.

Different

quantizations

can

be

used

within the same pattern as well.

Both

the

RX11

and

RX15 may

be

synced

to

MIDI

(or

to

tape

using

the

YMC

1

0),

or

they

may

be

used

as

the

master

clock

which

other

units

follow

for

tempo.

The

RX

11

can

utilize

Yamaha's

RAM

cartridges

in

the

event

that

a

large

amount

of

memory is needed.

There

are

12

individual

outputs

for

audio

on

the

back

of

the

RX

11. These can

be

used for

recording

(or

whenever

more

control

over

the

shaping

of

individual

sounds

is

necessary).

Usage

of

the

stereo

outputs

and

the

individual

outputs

is

not

mutually

exclusive.

You

might

want

to

use

the

stereo

outputs

for

all

the

sounds

except for the bass

and

snare drums. Doing this

allows

you

to

apply

different

effects

on

these

sounds from

the

effects applied

to

the

rest

of

the

drums. This only uses 4 channels

on

your

mixer

Snare

Drums

Tom-Toms

Bass

Drums

HiehHats

heavy•

tom 1

heavy•

closed

medium tom

2 md 1 pedal

light"'

tom 3

md

2•

open

hi tune 1

tom

4"'

hi tune

2"'

hi tune

3"'

hi tune 4"'

hi tune

s•

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AFTERTOUCH/Vol. 2

No.9

Exploring

The

Yamaha

Family

Of

Digital

Rhythm

Pro-

grammers.

By

MichaelA.

Huisman.

Figlu-e

2:

Drum

and

percus-

sion

sounds

IWailable

on

the

RJGI.

for drum sounds.

Both

the

RX11

and

RX15 have

the

follow~

ing jacks

on

the back panel: MIDI

IN

and

OUT

jacks, tape

in

and

out

jacks, headphone

output

jack,

and

a footswitchjack.

The

RX15 does

not

have

individual

outputs

(only

stereo

output

jacks)

and

has

no

RAM

cartridge slot.

The

RX21

&.

RX21L

The

RX21 is a

low~ost

drum

machine that

features

stereo

outputs

and

nine

drum

sounds.

It

is

shaped

for

easy

stacking

on

top

of

a

TX7

tone

module

or

a

QX21

sequencer.

Figure

2

shows

the

sounds available in the RX21.

The

RX21

Lis

a

low~cost

Latin

percussion

machine

that

is shaped exactly like the RX21L.

It

features stereo outputs

and

16 Latin

percus~

sion sounds. Figure 3 shows

the

sounds

avail~

able

in

the RX21L.

Snare Drums Tom-Toms

Bass

Drums

High Hats

Cymbals

snare

drum

tom

1

tom

2

tom

3

FiguTe

3: lAtin

perCIISsion

sounds

IWailable

on

the

IDGrL

Figure

1:

Drum

and

percus-

sion

sounds

IWailable

on

the

RXII

and

RXI5;

sounds

maTked

with

an

asterisk

(*)

are

not

IWaikible

on

the

RXI5.

Cymbals Percussion

ride

cowbell 1

crash cowbell

2"'

sidestick 1

sidestick

2"'

shaker

handclap 1

handclap

2"'

bass

drum

closed

crash

open

crash

Drums

Hand Drums

Hand Percussion

timbale H

conga H mute tambourine

timbale L

conga H open agogo H

conga L

agogo L

bongo H cowbell

bongo L

whistle H

cuicaH whistle L

cuicaL claves

Using

The

RX

Drum

Machines

Each

member

of

the

RX

family has special

features

that

can

make

your

rhythm

parts

less

robotic-hopefully

even more human

sound~

ing.

Drummers

aren't

ever going

to

be

replaced

by

any

machine,

but

...

if

we

can

avoid

that

"look"

that

shows

up

on

a

drummer's

face

when

he

listens

to

to

a piece where

the

rhythm

tracks

have

been

performed

by

a

machine

(where you

know

the

guy is thinking

"oh

please

...

"),

then

as

musicians

we

will

know

that

we've done a good job.

QJ.lantization

The

best drummers in world have

both

great

time (the ability

to

keep a tempo

and

to

"play in

the

pocket")

and

what can

be

called controlled

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