Yamaha RS7000 Music Production Studio
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64 notes polyphony. 16 Sequencer tracks.
Overview
A new concept -- the Integrated Sampling Sequencer
Perhaps 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 Sounds
The RS7000 features a 62-voice AWM2 tone generator with over 1,000 onboard ROM-based synth voices and 63 drum kit sounds. There are 6 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 Further
On top of the three… read more 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 Capabilities
The 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 Control
The RS7000 has 18 assignable knobs and 2 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. read less
Perhaps 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 Sounds
The RS7000 features a 62-voice AWM2 tone generator with over 1,000 onboard ROM-based synth voices and 63 drum kit sounds. There are 6 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 Further
On top of the three… read more 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 Capabilities
The 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 Control
The RS7000 has 18 assignable knobs and 2 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. read less
Specs
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
Pattern 16 Phrase tracks Pattern Chain Pattern track, BPM track, Scene/Mute track
Song: 16 Sequencer tracks, BPM track, Scene/Mute track
User Pattern: 1024 (64 styles x 16 sections)
Preset Phrase: Over 4000
User Phrase: 256 per style
Pattern Chain: 20
Song: 20
Edit: Phrase edit, Pattern chain edit, Song edit
Grid Grove: Note offset, Clock shift, Gate time offset, Velocity offset
Play Effect:
Harmonize (Unison, Octavar, Harmonize1/2)
Note (Note offset, Gate time, 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 Generation: AWM2
Polyphony: Maximum 62 simultaneous notes
Multi-Timbre: Maximum 16 timbres (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)
Maximum Samples: 256 (Pitch / Kit Total)
Sample Voice Type: pitch, kit
Sampling Type: Slice + Sequence, Kit, Kit + Note, Pitch, Pitch + Note
A/D Conversion: 20-bit 64 times oversampling
D/A Conversion: 24-bit 128 times oversampling
Analog input: 44.1kHz (Stereo / Mono), 22.05kHz, 11.025kHz, 5.5125kHz (LoFi Mode, Stereo / Mono)
Digital input (only when AIEB2 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]
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.)
Maximum Sample Length: 32MB monaural, 64MB stereo
Maximum Sampling Time: 6 minutes 20sec (44.1kHz, Mono or Stereo)
Export: RS7000 format, WAV (to HD, MO, ZIP, etc., SmartMedia)
Import: RS7000 format, WAV, AIFF, Yamaha A3000/4000/5000, Yamaha SU700,
AKAI S1000/3000 (from HD, MO, ZIP, etc., CD-ROM, SmartMedia)
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 in. x 14-5/16 in. x 5-1/4 in.
Weight: 7 kg (15.43 lbs.)
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
Pattern 16 Phrase tracks Pattern Chain Pattern track, BPM track, Scene/Mute track
Song: 16 Sequencer tracks, BPM track, Scene/Mute track
User Pattern: 1024 (64 styles x 16 sections)
Preset Phrase: Over 4000
User Phrase: 256 per style
Pattern Chain: 20
Song: 20
Edit: Phrase edit, Pattern chain edit, Song edit
Grid Grove: Note offset, Clock shift, Gate time offset, Velocity offset
Play Effect:
Harmonize (Unison, Octavar, Harmonize1/2)
Note (Note offset, Gate time, 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 Generation: AWM2
Polyphony: Maximum 62 simultaneous notes
Multi-Timbre: Maximum 16 timbres (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)
Maximum Samples: 256 (Pitch / Kit Total)
Sample Voice Type: pitch, kit
Sampling Type: Slice + Sequence, Kit, Kit + Note, Pitch, Pitch + Note
A/D Conversion: 20-bit 64 times oversampling
D/A Conversion: 24-bit 128 times oversampling
Analog input: 44.1kHz (Stereo / Mono), 22.05kHz, 11.025kHz, 5.5125kHz (LoFi Mode, Stereo / Mono)
Digital input (only when AIEB2 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]
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.)
Maximum Sample Length: 32MB monaural, 64MB stereo
Maximum Sampling Time: 6 minutes 20sec (44.1kHz, Mono or Stereo)
Export: RS7000 format, WAV (to HD, MO, ZIP, etc., SmartMedia)
Import: RS7000 format, WAV, AIFF, Yamaha A3000/4000/5000, Yamaha SU700,
AKAI S1000/3000 (from HD, MO, ZIP, etc., CD-ROM, SmartMedia)
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 in. x 14-5/16 in. x 5-1/4 in.
Weight: 7 kg (15.43 lbs.)
Documents and Manuals
For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 714-522-9011
Web: https://usa.yamaha.com/support
Phone: 714-522-9011
Web: https://usa.yamaha.com/support
Reviews
Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars.
(107 ratings)
Submitted December 23, 2011 by a customer from yahoo.com
"RS7000 still RULEZ after 10 YEARS!"
Have bought and looked at other hardware and programs, but this one has stood the test of time, even with only one OS upgrade. Still using it to produce, but I'm also using it as a midi controller for the Reason program. Happy I chose the RS7000 instead of following the crowd :-D
Sound
The sound quality of the RS7000 is very clean and digital, the mini keyboard and velocity pads are very responsive! Although a lot of people complain that the stock sound is not so hot, but it's also a sampler, so sample away!
Features
The most useful features are the sequencer, is super tight! The Grid Groove and the Loop remix are amazing! You can use both features on chopped samples and MIDI! These are features that I've just recently discovered on software...this thing came out in 2001! Ha! My biggest gripe is that you cannot preview samples :-/ But if you like to test your skills you can load random samples, and see what you can make of it! :-D
Ease of Use
RS7000 has a steep learning curve, but it doesn't take very much knowledge to get started. But it has enuff depth that the most sophisticated producer would be surprised at all of the features.
Quality
I got my RS7000 the first week it came out in 2001. The product is very sturdy and has held up pretty well when moving and travelling across the US. The only wear that it shows is the edges on the casing, which… read more I'm informed is pretty common with the RS.
Value
This machine is nuts and way, way ahead of its time! It has features (in 2001) that other companies are barely catching up to, lol! Easily worth the $1300 I initially paid for it. I WOULD EVEN PAY A COUPLE OF HUNDREDS AN OS UPGRADE RIGHT NOW!
Manufacturer Support
NEVER HAD TO CALL YAMAHA FOR ASSISTANCE, the RS has NEVER given me any problems, LOL! A solid usable product barely needs help, but if I needed help with functionality, there are are very helpful forums available.
The Wow Factor
Will not trade, sell or get rid of my RS...EVER!
Musical Background:
Music Production 10 years
Musical Style:
rap / r&b / hip hop read less
Sound
The sound quality of the RS7000 is very clean and digital, the mini keyboard and velocity pads are very responsive! Although a lot of people complain that the stock sound is not so hot, but it's also a sampler, so sample away!
Features
The most useful features are the sequencer, is super tight! The Grid Groove and the Loop remix are amazing! You can use both features on chopped samples and MIDI! These are features that I've just recently discovered on software...this thing came out in 2001! Ha! My biggest gripe is that you cannot preview samples :-/ But if you like to test your skills you can load random samples, and see what you can make of it! :-D
Ease of Use
RS7000 has a steep learning curve, but it doesn't take very much knowledge to get started. But it has enuff depth that the most sophisticated producer would be surprised at all of the features.
Quality
I got my RS7000 the first week it came out in 2001. The product is very sturdy and has held up pretty well when moving and travelling across the US. The only wear that it shows is the edges on the casing, which… read more I'm informed is pretty common with the RS.
Value
This machine is nuts and way, way ahead of its time! It has features (in 2001) that other companies are barely catching up to, lol! Easily worth the $1300 I initially paid for it. I WOULD EVEN PAY A COUPLE OF HUNDREDS AN OS UPGRADE RIGHT NOW!
Manufacturer Support
NEVER HAD TO CALL YAMAHA FOR ASSISTANCE, the RS has NEVER given me any problems, LOL! A solid usable product barely needs help, but if I needed help with functionality, there are are very helpful forums available.
The Wow Factor
Will not trade, sell or get rid of my RS...EVER!
Musical Background:
Music Production 10 years
Musical Style:
rap / r&b / hip hop read less
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