Yamaha RY20 Owner's Manual - Midi Functions

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MIDI Functions

The RY20 is a fully functional MIDI instrument. It can send or receive 

MIDI data through its MIDI IN and OUT connectors. You can play its 

voices from another instrument or you can use it to control other MIDI 

devices, such as keyboards or tone generators. You can connect your 

RY20 to a MIDI data storage device, such as the Yamaha MDF2 MIDI 

Data Filer, to perform back-ups of your valuable pattern, song and 

drum pad data.

This mode determines whether the RY20 timing is synchronized by its 

own internal clock or by an external MIDI clock.

1

Put the RY20 in MIDI Mode by pressing the 

[ MIDI ]

 button. Notice that the 

“

MIDI

” indicator is switched on. The current mode is flashing below the 

“

SYNC

” prompt.

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MIDI Functions

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MIDI Sync

NOTE

From the initial display page in MIDI Mode, pressing the 

[ MIDI ]

 button will switch 

the RY20 back to the previously selected play mode, such as Pattern or Song Play 

Mode. From the other display pages of MIDI Mode, pressing the 

[ MIDI ]

 button will 

switch to the mode’s initial display page.

Please note that you CANNOT select MIDI Mode while the RY20 is playing or in 

Pattern or Song Record Mode. You also cannot start Pattern or Song playback 

while the RY20 is in MIDI Mode.

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