Yamaha RY20 Owner's Manual - page 104

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Modifying the Drum Kits

You can assign individual voices to a group. This function is similar to 

turning polyphony off, except in this case the effect is used with 

interacting voices. For example, you can use the alternate group to 

create a more realistic effect with the various hi-hat voices in your kit.

1

Select the Alternate Group display page by pressing the 

[PAGE+]

 or 

[PAGE–]

buttons. The display reads “

ALTER

” and the current group flashes.

2

Press the pad you want to modify after selecting the Pad Bank.

3

Select a group by rotating the Jog Dial or by using the 

[ +1 ]

 and 

[ –1 ]

buttons.

You have seven groups to choose from. The range is “

OFF

” or from “

1

” to 

“

7

”. Pressing the 

[ +1 ]

 and 

[ –1 ]

 buttons simultaneously resets the setting 

to “

OFF

”.

You can use the 

[

 and 

[ > ]

 cursor buttons to access the “

ALTER

”, 

“

DRUM KIT

” and “

PAD

” settings.

■

Alternate Group

NOTE

In a real drum set, you would never hear the sound of a closed hi-hat at the same 

time as an open hi-hat. If you assign both of these instruments to one of the 

available alternate groups, the closed and open hi-hat sounds will not sound 

together, even if you play the pads at the same time. This means you can play the 

open hi-hat, then “close” the hi-hat by playing the closed hi-hat pad.

The RY20 has individual voices for each hi-hat sound. To achieve a realistic effect, 

group the three hi-hat pads together into an alternate group.

PAGE –

PAGE +

PATTERN

DRUM KIT

A CHASE

DRUM KIT

PAD

MAIN  A

PAD BANK

OTHERS

HH

SD

BD