Yamaha RS7000 Manual Do Utilizador

3. Real-time Sound Control

With the pattern playing in the PATTERN Play mode, try the following:

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Rotate [Knob 4] to change the tempo (BPM) of the pattern in real time.

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The panel knobs we will explore below affect the currently selected track. So select the track you want to control, then try out the con-

trols listed below.

Experiment with the [CUTOFF], [RESONANCE], and ENV. DEPTH knobs to hear how they affect the selected track. Note that 
these controls are fairly interactive, so you may have to play around a bit to find the sound you want. You might also try using the 
[TYPE] button to change the filter type.

These “grab-and-twist” envelope knobs can affect the sound in a big way. The [AMP/FILTER/PITCH] button determines whether 
the EG knobs affect the amplitude, filter, or pitch envelope generator. Select “FILTER” and try them on the bass-drum track (track 
1) to hear how the ATTACK knob, for example, can add a dynamic filter affect to the sound.

These knobs are directly linked to the corresponding controls for the selected track in the RS7000’s mixer (we’ll look at the mixer 
in section 6 of the tutorial). Simply, the first three knobs — [DRY

 ↔ VARI.], [DELAY/CHO] and [REVERB] — control the 

effect send levels to the corresponding RS7000 effect stages. The [TRACK VOLUME] knob does just what it says — controls the 
volume of the selected track in relation to the others.

The [PITCH BEND] knob directly changes the pitch of the selected track (the center click-stop position is normal pitch). When the 
selected track contains a melodic line, the [PORTAMENTO TIME] knob controls the length of the pitch slide between subsequent 
notes when either the FINGERED or FULL TIME PORTAMENTO TYPE is selected. See page 100 of the reference section for 
more details about portamento and portamento types.

Much like the LFO on an analog synthesizer, these knobs apply LFO (Low-Frequency Oscillator) modulation to the selected track. 
Use the [WAVE] button to select an LFO waveform, then use the [SPEED] and [DEPTH] knobs to adjust the LFO effect as 
required.

These knobs directly control a number of the RS7000’s PLAY FX parameters. “Play Effects” function at the sequencing stage to 
provide harmonization as well as note and timing variations without permanently affecting the sequence data. Six note and timing 
related Play Effect parameters can be accessed via these three knobs, selectable in groups of three (the upper and lower labels 
below the knobs) by using the [SELECT] button.