At 07:32 PM 12/7/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Yamaha doesn't do a good job (IMO) of explaining the architecture of the
>RM1x.
>
>I made a graphic (ah, sweet procrastination) that shows my understanding
>of how things work in pattern mode:
>http://www.subcarrier.org/rm1x/rm1x-style.gif
>
>A phrase is the basic musical unit. A phrase consists of actual MIDI
>data plus a default voice. You get 256 phrases per style.
>
>A style (aka pattern) is a group of 16 sections, plus stuff in the setup
>menus (MIDI output channels + knob assignments).
>
>A section is a group of 16 tracks. Each track can have a phrase
>assigned to it. You can use the default phrase voice, or a different
>voice (with different voice edits and effects). More than one track can
>use the same phrase, so you can have the same note pattern but with
>different voices.
>
>You can forget that the word "patch" is used. A patch is really just
>the part of the section that is the mapping of tracks to phrases. (You
>can see the track to phrase mapping by hitting "Pattern" once or twice.)
>
>I think that's right. I feel better now that I've gotten that out of my
>head. Please correct any mistakes.
>
> - Mike.
>
Perfect (as far as I can tell) I've tried describing this in writing to
more than a few people, and this graphic explains it perfectly. One for teh
FAQ i'd say.
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