Trend price : 100€
Digital drum machine with dynamic pads and internal sequencer with sync options.
Company: Yamaha Corp.
Model: RX-5
Class: Drum Machine
Weight: 3,8 Kg
Dimensions: 439 (w) x 340 (h) x 88 (d) mm
Display: 16 x 2 LCD
Pads: 24 dynamic
Synthesis: PCM rompler
Resolution: 8/12 bits
Sampling frequency: 25 kHz
N. sounds: 24 PCM
Polyphony: 16 voices
Sequencer: 100 patterns
Resolution: 48 PPQ
Swing: 50-70%
Sync: Midi, tape
Filter: none
LFO: 1 modulator
CPU: HD63B09
DAC: YM3014
PSU: 12VDC
Demo: 1
Video: 1
Review
Overview
Digital drum machine features a 16 x 2 lines display, 24 drum pads, 36 buttons, 4 sliders while on the opposite part there is a 12- parts instrument mixer.
Back panel terminal connectors:
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headphones out
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main signal out
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click metronome out
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12 separate outs
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Midi interface
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clock sync
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start / stop footswitch input
- 2 cartridge slots
for data and PCM
Voice Synthesis
16 digital voices polyphony . Each voice is assigned to a sample (rompler) and a pad with different parameters:
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pitch tune
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backward play
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damp (for cymbal)
- volume gain
- stereo panning
Wavetable
ROM contains 24 PCM samples at 12 bits resolution, split in 2 ROM IC banks..
LFO
just a single modulator: (called BEND). Modulation raises or lowers the pitch in 60 semitones range in a determined time speed.
Envelope
each voice features a 4-segments EG ADDR (attack decay decay 2 release) + 2 times for D1 and GATE the overall sound time, excluding the fourth release segment.
Sequencer
there are 2 main record modes: step grid or real-time.
Various time signature are available like 1/2 1/4 1/12 1/16 1/24 and 1/32 , QUANTISIZE / SWING option levels.
Sync
frequency range from 40 to 250 BPM and 3 external sync modes:
- external Midi clock
- tape sync in recorder TAPE IN.
- external analog signal: trigger with an analog signal
Memory
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100 RAM patterns (up to 99 measures)
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20 RAM songs
DOWNLOAD: user manual - service manual
RX5 Review
OK: cheap / pad / midi / mixer
NOT : sounds flat / edit / few PCM
"The mixer is real good for some live show, however the Rx5 has not so much dynamic. Check out also the RX7 model with less features but a bigger Wavetable."
Text , review, special demos copyright polynominal.com / Eric Pochesci
