Yamaha RY20 Owner's Manual - page 40

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Recording a User Pattern

To skip a beat, press the 

[FORWARD]

 button. The flashing current position 

“ ” indicator will move to the next beat. Each time you press the 

[FORWARD]

 button, the RY20 moves forward to the next beat.

Through a combination of tapping the drum pads and pressing the 

[FORWARD]

 button, you will soon cover the two default measures.

When you have completed the two measures, the RY20 loops back to the 

beginning of the pattern.

This feature allows you to layer your pattern. For example, start by 

recording the bass drum part. After you have recorded two measures of 

bass drum parts, record the snare drum part.

If you missed a beat, or accidently skipped a beat, you can step back with 

the 

[BACKWARD]

 button.

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Stop recording by pressing the 

[RECORD]

 button again. The red Record LED 

turns off and the RY20 returns to Pattern Mode.

HINT

The RY20 provides the 

[AUDITION]

 button to allow you to play a drum pad while 

pattern record is active, without actually recording the voice associated with the 

pad.

Press and hold the 

[AUDITION]

 button, then tap any drum pad. The voice will sound, 

but will not be recorded.

NOTE

The behavior of the 

[FORWARD]

 and 

[BACKWARD]

 buttons is explained in more detail 

starting on page 41.

NOTE

If you have recorded a long and complex pattern, the RY20 may need a short time to 

arrange the data in its memory. In this case the prompt “

PLEASE WAIT

” may 

momentarily appear on the display,

AUDITION

PATTERN

INTRO

A CHASE

MEAS

BEAT

CLOCK

LEVEL

QUANTIZE

PAD

PAD BANK

OTHERS

HH

SD

BD