The Yamaha RS7000 brings it all together. Everything you need for professional-level music production -- particularly in dance, techno, Hip Hop, R&B, and ambient genres -- is included and flawlessly integrated in a system that has been specifically designed to facilitate modern production techniques. Delivering unique and powerful features -- a combination of integrating loops and samples with MIDI, plus the real "hands on" feel of an intuitive interface -- the RS7000 is a complete desktop studio that answers the needs of modern music production.

Extended information

A new concept- the Integrated Sampling SequencerPerhaps the most unique function of the RS7000 is the ability to seamlessly integrate audio and MIDI. The 4-MB of onboard sampling memory is expandable to 64 MB. Users can import samples from a variety of formats; sample sounds themselves from external sources, or even re-sample the internally sequenced sounds of the RS7000 itself to instantly create new audio loops and phrases. The Integrated Sampling Sequencer automatically breaks the samples into discrete parts (based on amplitude peaks), and generates a corresponding MIDI sequence. Audio beats of differing tempos can then be synchronized and processed using the same MIDI tools (such as Grid Groove) as any regular MIDI data, and the same filters and parameters as the internal synth voices.

Synthesis and On-Board SoundsThe RS7000 features a 62-voice AWM2 tone generator with over 1,000 onboard ROM-based synth voices and 63 drum kit sounds. There are six distinct types of filters, including phat resonant low pass, band pass, and hi pass -- all controllable with a multi-stage envelope. Advanced LFO modulation capabilities included numerous BPM-synchronized waveforms plus a unique user programmable wave for creating your own unique BPM-synchronized effects. All edits to the sounds are stored as an integral part of the song and pattern data, so a virtually unlimited range of user sounds can be created.

Radical Effects Processing Takes Your Sound a Step FurtherOn top of the three system effects, there is a separate Master effect section with a multi-band compressor, slicer, isolater, and other DJ-style master effects. These effects let you put the finishing touches on your RS7000 productions.

Advanced MIDI Sequencing CapabilitiesThe MIDI sequencer offers both pattern-based recording with 16 sections of 16 tracks each, and a 200,000 note-per-song linear sequencer. Real-time recording with input quantize, step recording and grid style recording methods are all available. After the data has been recorded you can apply advanced editing macros such as quantize and data thinning to refine your music. Once sections of a song have been fully developed in the Pattern Mode, different arrangements can be performed and auditioned in real time using the RS7000's dedicated section buttons. All pattern and section data can be easily converted to linear sequence song format for final tweaking. The RS7000 takes the MIDI sequencing capabilities first developed in the groundbreaking RM1X to a whole new level.

Real Time Hands On ControlThe RS7000 has 18 assignable knobs and two pads for subtle or radical real time control over sounds, samples and MIDI sequences. The knobs can be assigned to control the sounds, modify playback of MIDI data using processes like MIDI echo, harmonize and beat stretch, or assigned to standard MIDI CC messages for controlling external devices. With the RS7000 real time performance of MIDI sequences becomes a brand new art form.

Technical specifications

MEMORY CAPACITY 200,000 notes
TIMING RESOLUTION 1/480 quarter-note
POLYPHONY Maximum 64 simultaneous notes
TEMPO 1-300
RECORDING METHODS Real-time (Replace, Overdub, Punch-in), Step, Grid Step
TRACKS PATTERN :16 Phrase tracks
PATTERN CHAIN: Pattern track, BPM track, SCENE/MUTE track
SONG: 16 Sequencer tracks, BPM track, SCENE/MUTE track
PATTERN USER PATTERN: 1024 (64 styles x 16 sections)
PHRASE PRESET PHRASE: Over 4000
USER PHRASE: 256 per style
PATTERN CHAIN 20
SONG 20
EDIT Phrase edit, Pattern chain edit, Song edit
GRID GROOVE Note offset, Clock shift, Gate time offset,
Velocity offset
PLAY EFFECT Harmonize (Unison, Octave, Harmonize1/2)
Note (Note offset, Gatetime, Velocity offset)
Timing (Beat stretch, Clock shift, Swing)
MIDI DELAY MIDI delay edit, Feedback edit
ARPEGGIO Type (Up, Down, Alternate1/2, Random), Sort,
Hold, Octave range
LOOP REMIX Real-time
SEQUENCE FORMAT RS7000 format (load & save), RM1x format (load),
SMF format 0 (load & save) / 1 (load)
TONE GENERATOR
TONE GENERATION AWM2
POLYPHONY Maximum 62 simultaneous notes
MULTI-TIMBLE Maximum 16 timbles
(last-note priority with element reserve, DVA)
PRESET VOICES 1054 normal voices, 63 drum-kit voices
(excl. GM normal voices and drum-kit voices)
FILTER 6 types (24dB / 18dB /12dB Low-pass, Hi-pass,
Band-pass, Band eliminate)
EFFECTS (4 blocks) Reverb (11 types), Delay/Chorus (22 types),
Variation (92 types), Master (8 types)
EQ Master equalizer: 4-band parametric equalizer
Track equalizer: 5 types (Lo & Hi, 1-band parametric EQ, Boost6,
Boost12, Boost18)

SAMPLER
MAXIMUM SAMPLES 256 (Pitch / Kit Total)
SAMPLE VOICE TYPE Pitch, Kit
SAMPLING TYPE Slice + Sequence, Kit, Kit + Note, Pitch, Pitch + Note
A/D CONVERSION 20bit 64 times oversampling
D/A CONVERSION 24bit 128 times oversampling
SAMPLING FREQUENCIES
Analog input




Digital input

44.1kHz (Stereo / Mono),
22.05kHz, 11.025kHz,
5.5125kHz (LoFi Mode, Stereo / Mono)
Digital input (only when AIEB1 I/O board is installed)
48kHz, 44.1kHz, 32kHz external synchronized
recording (stereo only)
[1/2, 1/4, and 1/8 LoFi undersampling is supported]

SAMPLING WAVE MEMORY Standard: 4MB (Installed on-board)

Maximum: 64MB (32MB SIMM x 2, The on-board 4MB are unused only if memory has been expanded to the maximum.)
SAMPLING TIME Maximum sample length: 32MB monaural, 64MB stereo
Maximum sampling time: 6 minutes 20sec (44.1kHz, Mono or Stereo)

SAMPLE FORMAT

Export



Import


RS7000 format, WAV
(to HD, MO, ZIP, etc., SmartMedia)
RS7000 format, WAV, AIFF, YAMAHA A3000/4000/
5000, YAMAHA SU700, AKAI S1000/3000
(from HD, MO, ZIP, etc., CD-ROM, SmartMedia)

GENERAL
DISPLAY 64 x 240 dots graphic LCD (with backlit)
CONNECTORS PHONES, OUTPUT (L/MONO, R), INPUT (L,R), MIDI IN, MIDI OUT x 2,
FOOT SWITCH, SmartMedia Card Slot,
SCSI(50-pin half pitch), AC INLET
DIMENSIONS 440mm (W) x 363mm (D) x 134mm (H) (17-5/16" x 14-5/16" x 5-1/4")
WEIGHT 7 kg (15.43 lbs)