Yamaha RX-11 Owner's Manual - page 17
Pattern Copy
*CONNECT COPY (EX:
patterns 10 + 15 to pattern 20)
The Swing Function
This unique function can make your rhythm swing–auto-
matically. It works by delaying the timing of the enven-
numbered beats in each bar (beat 2, 4, 6, 8, etc.) by a pro-
grammable amount, creating a jazz swing feel, The swing
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function works ONLY in the real time write mode, and must
be set to the required value before writing the pattern or
rhythm lines within a pattern to which swing is to be applied.
Further, the swing function works only with quantize values
of 1/8 or 1/16.
Specifically, if the amount of time between the odd beats in
a bar (1, 3, 5, etc.) is taken as 100%, then with no swing
applied the even numbered beats will fall precisely midway
between the odd beats—that is, 50%. The swing function
makes it possible to set the time between odd and even beats
to 50% (no swing), 54%, 58%, 63%, 67% or 71% of the time
between the odd beats. A setting of 54% therefore produces
the most subtle swing effect, while 71% produces the most
pronounced swing effect.
Delaying the Timing of Even-numbered, Notes with SWING
In the pattern mode, press the SWING button to call the
swing function (the swing function cannot be called when a
pattern is playing or when either of the write modes is active).
The LCD will read “SWING LEVEL 50%”, 50% being the
default value (no swing). The +1/YES can then be used to
increment through the available swing values—50%, 54%,
58%, 63%, 67%, 75%—while the -1/NO button decrements
through the values. Once the desired swing value has been
selected, press the SWING button again to return to the
normal pattern mode and then begin the REAL TIME
WRITE process. Use real time write to enter only those parts
of the pattern to which you wish to apply the swing effect
(this could be the entire pattern). Non—swing parts can then
be added after exiting the real time write mode and return-
ing the SWING LEVEL to 50%.
S w i n g ( E X :
= 5 0 % 54% 58%)