Yamaha RY20 Owner's Manual - page 96

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Modifying the Drum Kits

The RY20 can adjust the pitch of its voices over a range of four 

octaves, two octaves above and two below the centre frequency.

1

Select the Pitch display page by pressing the 

[PAGE+]

 or 

[PAGE–]

 buttons. 

The display reads “

PITCH

” and the current pitch flashes.

2

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

3

Adjust the pitch of the pad by rotating the Jog Dial or by using the 

[ +1 ]

and 

[ –1 ]

 buttons.

You can adjust the pitch from “

-2400

” cents (minus two octaves) to 

“

+2400

” cents (plus two octaves) in increments of 10 cents (100 cents = 1 

semitone).

Pressing the 

[ +1 ]

 and 

[ –1 ]

 buttons simultaneously resets the pitch to 

“

0000

”.

You can use the 

[

 and 

[ > ]

 cursor buttons to access the “

PITCH

”, 

“

DRUM KIT

” and “

PAD

” settings.

■

Pitch

NOTE

Some of the voices may not produce an audible effect.

NOTE

If you have selected the Bass Pad Bank, you assign the pitch change for the entire 

bank. Each pad still plays a different pitch, but the pitch of all the pads is shifted 

by the adjusted setting.

PAGE –

PAGE +

PATTERN

DRUM KIT

A CHASE

DRUM KIT

PAD

MAIN  A

PAD BANK

OTHERS

HH

SD

BD

–1

+1