Real-Time Sound Control - Yamaha RS7000 Owner's Manual

3. Real-time Sound Control

3. Real-time Sound Control

Our pattern isn't finished yet — we still need to record an original phrase and add some sampled mate-
rial — but now would be a good time to take a little detour and investigate some of the real-time control
provided by the RS7000's panel knobs. Although the RS7000 is geared towards "production" rather
than live sound (but that doesn't mean it isn't a killer live-mix tool, too), the ability to creatively control
the sound in real time is an essential part of modern production technique. Real-time control brings
"spontaneity" to high-tech music production.
Procedure
With the pattern playing in the PATTERN Play mode, try the following:
1 Adjust the BPM
Rotate [Knob 4] to change the tempo (BPM) of the pattern in real time.
Select a Track & Try the Following Controls
2
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.
FILTER
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.
EG
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.
EFFECT SEND/VOLUME
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.
PITCH
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.
LFO
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.
SEQUENCE PLAY FX
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.
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SEQUENCE PLAY FX EFFECT SEND / VOLUME
SELECT
BEAT STRETCH CLOCK SHIFT SWING DRY
GATE TIME MIDI DELAY VELOCITY
LFO EG
WAVE
AMP
FILTER
S&H
USER PITCH ATTACK
SPEED DEPTH
PGM
PITCH FILTER
PORTAMENTO
TYPE
FINGERED
FULL TIME
OFF
PITCH BEND PORTAMENTO TIME CUTOFF
VARI DELAY/CHO REVERB TRACK VOLUME
DECAY SUSTAIN RELEASE
- +
LPF24
TYPE
LPF18
LPF12
HPF
BPF
RESONANCE ENV.DEPTH
BEF
MUSIC PRODUCTION STUDIO
Integrated Sampling Sequencer
MASTER EFFECT SAMPLING
MULTI COMP RING MOD
EFFECT REAL TIME
ON/OFF CTRL DELAY V-DIST LOOP SAMPLE IN
D-FILTER LO-FI REMIX EDIT STANDBY
OUT A
ISOLATION SLICE
OUT B
START/STOP REC VOLUME MIDI MASTER VOLUME
SEQUENCE PLAY FX EFFECT SEND / VOLUME
SELECT
BEAT STRETCH CLOCK SHIFT SWING DRY VARI DELAY/CHO REVERB TRACK VOLUME
GATE TIME MIDI DELAY VELOCITY
LFO EG
WAVE
AMP
FILTER
S&H
SPEED USER DEPTH PITCH ATTACK DECAY SUSTAIN RELEASE
PGM
PITCH FILTER
- +
PORTAMENTO LPF24
TYPE FINGERED TYPE
LPF18
FULL TIME LPF12
OFF HPF
PITCH BEND PORTAMENTO TIME CUTOFF RESONANCE ENV.DEPTH BPF
BEF
F1 F2 F3 F4
MODE
PATTERN PATT SONG UTILITY UTILITY
NUM CHAIN SYSTEM
MIDI SETUP
MIDI FILTER
BPM SUB MODE
GROOVE PLAY FX MIDI DELAY MIXER GROOVE PLAY FX MIDI DELAY MIXER
GRID GROOVE HARMONIZE MIDI DELAY VOICE SELECT
REC STOP PLAY NOTE FEEDBACK VOL/PAN/OUT
TIME EQ
7 8 9 / + - EFFECT SEND LEVEL
VOICE EDIT EFFECT SETUP MASTER VOICE EDIT EFFECT SETUP MASTER
SHIFT LFO EFFECT TYPE ARPEGGIO MASTER EQ
PITCH PORTAMENTO DELAY VARIATION KNOB ASSIGN A/D SETUP MASTER EFFECT
MUTE EG REVERB MIDI OUT CH
KEY- ARPEGGIO OCT OCT MEMORY 4 5 6 0 FILTER
BOARD ON DOWN UP STORE SCENE 1 2 3 4 5 EXIT SAVE LOAD JOB EDIT SAVE LOAD JOB EDIT
SAVE LOAD JOB LIST EDIT CHANGE
EXPORT IMPORT VIEW FILTER
RENAME SCSI SETUP
1 2 3 ENTER DELETE FORMAT SCSI COMM
SECTION A B C D E F G H I J TAP
PAD 1 PAD 2
TRANSPOSE
CAPS ALL 1~8 9~16 TR- TR+ PAD ASSIGN
TRACK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
MUTE
SPACE DEL
SOLO
K ! L # M $ N % O & P ' Q ( R ) S - T @ U ^ V _ W { X } Y ~ Z
TRANSPOSE(-) TRANSPOSE(+)
TRACK 3.3V CARD
SELECT