Yamaha RX21 - Manual (Page 29)

ON”. If you now press START the song that is already selected will play. If you
press REPEAT, the RX21 will revert to the select song mode, and you can select
another song.
The REPEAT function will now apply to playback of any song programmed into
the RX21. During repeat playback, you can of course carry out all the operations
described in the SONG PLAYBACK section. Playback will continue until you press
the STOP/CONTINUE key. To turn the REPEAT function OFF, simply press the
REPEAT key to call up the function as previously described, and press -1/NO.
The LCD will show “REPEAT OFF". Then press REPEAT again to return the LCD
to its original display. This operation can even be carried out during playback, in
which case the song will play through to the end, then stop. You can also turn
ON the repeat function during normal playback of a song, in which case the song
will then continue playing until you press STOP/CONTINUE or turn OFF the repeat
function.
Repeat Playback of Song (Example: repeat playback of song 0)
Select the song number you wish to program (0, 1, 2 or 3) then enter the edit
Editing (Assembling
mode by pressing the SONG WRITE key. The LCD will show “PART 001 = PTN
a Song) ", prompting you to enter the number of the pattern which will be used as part
1 of the song. If you have selected a song that already contains data, the asterisks
will be replaced by the pattern number already programmed in. You can still enter
new data in the normal manner.
Simply enter the desired pattern number and press +1/YES. The LCD will move
forward to the next part ("PART 002=PTN ") and you can enter the next pattern
number. This process is repeated until the last part of the song has been entered.
You can enter any of the 100 patterns stored in the RX21’s memory, regardless
of their time signature, so highly complex song arrangements are possible.
The RX21’s song memory is capable of storing up to 512 song parts (including
repeat commands) allocated to the four songs in any combination. Having so many
parts at your disposal, you could even create rhythms for a sequence of several
different songs within one “song”, by programming in breaks between the individual
songs (see the BREAK PATTERNS section).
Once you’ve entered the last part, press the SONG PLAY key. The song can now
be played back in the usual manner.
While in the edit mode, the -1/NO and +1/YES keys allow you to move backwards
or forwards through the song, respectively, in the usual press-once-for-single-step
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