Yamaha Electone EL-900 Owner's Manual page 134

NOTE:
If you have copied an existing pattern, its
name will be shown below PATTERN on
the display.
NOTE:
You can return to the BEAT/QUANTIZE
page in the middle of editing and change
the time signature and/or the Quantize
value.
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NOTE:
You can record up to sixteen different
instrument sounds in a single rhythm,
with each instrument occupying one of the
sixteen available tracks.
Instruments can only be entered if there
are empty tracks remaining. If all sixteen
tracks have been used, no subsequently
selected instruments can be recorded.
The Rhythm Pattern Program has
polyphonic capacity for playing up to 32
sounds simultaneously.
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EDIT PageﾑStep Write
2
Shows the current
Measure Beat Click
Quantize value.
1
1 Step Forward and Step Reverse Controls
Each press of the corresponding Data Control buttons advances or
reverses the rhythm clock by one step. The size of a single step is
determined by the Quantize value, set in the Beat/Quantize page.
2 Rhythm Clock
Displays the current position in the pattern, according to the measure,
beat, and number of clicks. A click is the smallest division of a pattern,
and one beat is made up of 24 clicks.
The rhythm clock advances up to two measure and loops back to the
beginning of the rhythm (1.1.1).
5
Use the Accent section of the EDIT page to enter the sound to the
selected point.
Press the Data Control buttons corresponding to each Accent to
actually enter the percussion sounds. The Accent section has nine
steps, from a minimum of 0, or no sound, to a maximum of 8. The
Accent 0 can be used when entering rests.
1 ACCENT
Records the instrument and determines its volume or Accent level.
Press the Data Control button that corresponds to the Accent level
you wish to set; the instrument is automatically inserted at that Accent
level to the selected position in the pattern (shown in the rhythm
clock).
Selection of an Accent level automatically advances the rhythm clock
by one step, according to the current Quantize resolution value.
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Repeat the above procedures #2 through #5 to layer each rhythm
track and complete your own rhythm.
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