Yamaha RX5 in 2020 ?

[@tahaorion5382]

I had head ake! Show rithm not effects. Noisy bad video

[@MusicianParadise]

I'm sorry for causing a headache, please hit that dislike button! It just happens I'm a big fan of that crazy noises I can get out of vintage digital drum machines! You can find a lot of excellent content on KZbin about rhythms and drum programming techniques using those machines. I can highly recommend Espen Kraft YT channel - no noise, pure music! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXralqeYiMh0qtk

[@ICanFixThat2]

@@MusicianParadise hey! get the japanese USB expansion and you will do ANYTHING wich this!!!!

[@MusicianParadise]

@@ICanFixThat2 it's exactly what I did, I bought a USB card for my RX5!

[@ICanFixThat2]

@@MusicianParadise way to go! I need one to complete all the collection, I have also all the original cartridges 🤗. Thanks for the demo!!!!

[@MusicianParadise]

​@@ICanFixThat2Oh, I never manage to find the original cartridges for my RX5. I have a Roland R8 MKI with all 11 factory cards. I'm planning to make a video - comparison between RX5 and R8 sometime soon. It will be a lot of fun!

[@marcmartin224]

I bought mine brand new as a kid worked 2 summers to save up for it and cartridges, got it in like 1987 brand new, sold it about 10 years ago, it was awesome but the RX-5 never truly got the “props” and respect it deserved. That machine changed my life, kept me out of trouble and gave me hope when things were bad. It is an amazing machine for its time. I was literally in like 7th grade and would visit the music shop everyday on my way home from school and play with it. I cut grass, washed cars, shovel snow, you name it to save the money, it went on clearance for like $900 and I was still a bit short and mom came through with her “secret stash savings and made it happen for me. We were poor, and again this machine changed my life.

[@MusicianParadise]

That was an amazing story! Thanks for sharing it!

[@marcmartin224]

Musician Paradise it was my pleasure. ❤️💯

[@revokdaryl1]

Hey Marc, that was an awesome story. Hard work pays off when you set your goals on something you really want. I found your story very inspirational. I'm going through a difficult time in my life right now, and I always turn to music in times like this. I like to play around with my Yamaha DX7s. That's my only synth right now. I can't play really, but am trying to learn. I don't have that raw talent for music, but it is nice to compose just the same.

[@user-nu7xx7pc1d]

great short tale Mr.!! regards.

[@argosatori]

Just goes to show, music has saved each one of us at one point or another. I know it has me, many times.

[@avace917]

I recognized Sign Of The Times immediately. It's my favorite album.

[@fender1000100]

Oh yes prince use the RX5 on that. Cameo on WORD UP. Bomb the BASS on BEAT DIS etc etc.

[@irrh]

love it! I picked up one of these from an auction years ago and never found an opportunity to use it. I think I just need to experiment some more. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@AndyPanda9]

I made a living for several years in the 80's playing solo and duo gigs with this drum machine acting as my drummer. I'll have to pull it out of storage and see if I can remember how to use it.

[@BarryWarne]

Change the internal battery

[@BinuralOdyssey]

​@@BarryWarneIs the battery a simple swap or is solder involved like a DX? Just bought one online, expecting to need replacement.

[@_floeter]

The harmony inside the sample was so good.

[@MusicianParadise]

Thank you!

[@TayWoode]

I’ve got the little brother RX7, the only difference is there’s no individual outputs which is fine if you set the levels before and it has 100 sounds, the reverse function is replaced with an effect to program a tap delay with individual pan, tune and volume. I still use it, it makes some amazing sounds Same machine used in Adeva - Warning and Beat dis - Bomb the bass

[@MusicianParadise]

RX7 is a great machine! There's a couple of editing features missing , but MIDI delay and 100 sounds make it up for the reverse ! I did a whole video about RX7 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIiXfIWelqiIn8U

[@TayWoode]

@@MusicianParadise excellent! I shall watch it right now 👍🏾

[@cresshead]

the top 12 drum pads can be mapped to one sound and you can edit each pad's release, pitch etc also anyone looking out for a second hand rx5 ALL rx5's shipped with an extra voice cartidge

[@MusicianParadise]

One day I will find that extra voice cartridge!

[@cresshead]

@@MusicianParadise i used to have all the cartriges back in the 80's, but overall the one that came with it was the best as it offered a wide range of usable sounds, note also the rx7 HAS all those voice carts in the base unit...it lost all the separate outs though.

[@MusicianParadise]

​@@cresshead RX7 is a great machine as well , like Roland R8 MKII except R8 MKII have separate outs

[@cresshead]

@@MusicianParadise also rx8 is like the rx5 but in a small case...no sep outs and no faders..but most of the sounds

[@javiceres]

cresshead What about the RX-11?

[@devingademan]

But of course! Yamaha RX line is one of my favourites! You know how to use it well! I own a RX11 in amazing condition. Almost 40 years old, came out long before I was even born and yet so easy to program! It's digital samples sound very beautiful. Subscribed to your channel and greetings from the Netherlands!

[@ICanFixThat2]

Awesome sound manipulation! this is a great 12bit machine... very underrated

[@MusicianParadise]

Yes! I love my RX5, planning to do more videos about it!

[@MichaelSouhoka]

The RX5 sounds is used on the arcade video game "Vapor Trail: Hyper-Offence Formation" as the drum kit on the background music. RX5 can be heard on many Japanese arcade machine that uses the Yamaha OPL Chipsets.

[@MusicianParadise]

wow, this is really cool info, thanks for sharing that !

[@ymotechnopopfan]

​@@MusicianParadise and Japanese pop in the late 80s and early 90s.

[@simonelectric-drumlikeamac4285]

WOW! This is an excellent video - crazy stuff (I LIKE!!!) - you showed the RX5 beyond it´s default options - THANKS! ... maybe I will rebuy a used machine right now ;-)

[@MusicianParadise]

Glad you liked it! RX5 it's a beast!

[@robfriedrich2822]

It depends. The initial purpose is covered way better by today's stuff, but when you want a special sound, that doesn't imitate acoustic drums perfectly, this machine can add something unusual

[@MusicianParadise]

Yes, I agree with that!

[@museum1401]

This thing sounds wild. Great video

[@MusicianParadise]

Thank you! The RX5 is wild in deed!

[@machiwoomiapoo]

Sweet! I use mine at work to keep the band together. :) I love those 80's sounds. Nice video! :)

[@timmorris6456]

This video sold me on an RX5 i was considering at the music store

[@MusicianParadise]

wow!

[@thedutchgoonie2989]

nice demo 👍 i have the rx7 since 1997 and still use it every time 🎵

[@kylemartin8206]

Also, if you make a pattern and then change the cartridge without switching the machine off stuff can get crazy and unpredictable in a cool way.

[@MusicianParadise]

OMG I have to try this as soon as possible! Thanks for the tip!

[@kylemartin8206]

It works well! In the manual you are meant to turn the machine off to change cartridges but this is a cool easter egg! ;) @@MusicianParadise

[@MusicianParadise]

@@kylemartin8206 man, I’m really appreciate this, love exploring those machines!

[@gregbroadhead6085]

great vid ..when you get ur mind out of idea that only machines u should use r 808 or 909 u realise there tons of amazin drum machines with endless uses ..

[@MusicianParadise]

This is so true!

[@DaveEngPerc]

I’ve had mine since 89 and used it for so many applications as a percussionist and teacher. Great piece of equipment! I’m interested in selling it at this point however. Not in to using it moving forward.

[@bradylinebarger7980]

sell it to me pls

[@jaggass]

It's pretty much like a DX7. Once you know how to program it you can get some weird and wonderful sounds.

[@MusicianParadise]

Oh, yes! Investing little time to learn the machine totally worth it!

[@TinkeringJohn]

In the 80’s, I used a Commodore 64 with a MIDI cartridge and a music composer program and programmed Living On A Prayer in it. I used my RX5 to play the drum parts. I have the drum program on a cassette tape, but now my RX5 cassette port is not working.

[@MusicianParadise]

May be the cassette port is fixable? Yamaha's 80's synth and drum machines are quite serviceable. Just imagine the fun you will have with those drum parts on RX5. "Living On A Prayer" - perfect match for RX5 sounds!

[@alegriamusic9312]

This video made me just get one yesterday!!

[@MusicianParadise]

Great, you will have a lot of fun with RX5!

[@almirantenelson1469]

I bought the RX 8 in 1988 and it still works fine. In these days I still don't find anything better in matters of sound quality. With a good equalization when recording it's almost perfect. The only one problem is the memory too short and it's not finding cartridges .

[@MusicianParadise]

I have an RX 8, and it's incredible! I'm the lucky one - I got all 11 cartridges!

[@bernardogui3933]

I love that machine!! great video.

[@paaftube]

wow, just bougt one on Reverb after hearing this. tnx

[@MusicianParadise]

that's great! you will have a lot of fun with rx5!

[@JUMPNYC]

wow thanks for this video, i just fixed mine (new power supply) and i was thinking about selling it but this video changed my mind

[@MusicianParadise]

I'm glad you decided to keep the beast!

[@sirsilver1968]

Had an rx5 30 years ago , happy days

[@MusicianParadise]

Classic!

[@LexUFTL]

Hey guys, I'm new to this machine. Have picked one up and am very excited!! Just one question whilst I await the power lead to be delivered! Do I need a cartridge to store my beats on, or is the cartridge for extra samples? Thank you. Novice

[@MusicianParadise]

You don´t need a cartridge to store beats! You can save sequence (Pattern/Song/Chain) data, voice and Set-up (Drum set/Accent Level/MIDI) data onto a standard...cassette tape, or just using MIDI Bulk function!

[@LexUFTL]

@@MusicianParadise thanks for your reply 😊 this helps a lot!

[@BendApparatus]

Oh I forgot to mention...The Yami RX5 was used by Cameo in Word up...Korn fans may know that song due to them covering it...quite well I might add...link to original...kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4vNcpSkqdqjqaM

[@MusicianParadise]

Oh yes! Cameo thanks for sharing!

[@TedBrownMedia]

How are you getting the effects homie? I got two of these bad boys one just to turn into a samplerish 😊 and god willing circuit bend if i can find a brave porcupine

[@MusicianParadise]

There's no circuit bending involved, no external FX-I'm simply adjusting settings in the sound editing menu of the original drum machine.😄

[@TedBrownMedia]

@@MusicianParadise batcrap crazyness. any vst editor for sysex ? or librarian?

[@telantas]

Very interesting - thanks for sharing!

[@MusicianParadise]

My pleasure!

[@JackTheMarigold]

is there any way to replicate insane noises like this with the rx17?

[@MusicianParadise]

I don't know - never had a chance to play with the rx 17

[@connorflynn1885]

Some really cool warpy stuff here. Yamaha is king of the digital realm.

[@MusicianParadise]

Yes indeed!

[@connorflynn1885]

@@MusicianParadise just got one of these bad boys. Your video was the convincing act.

[@MusicianParadise]

@@connorflynn1885 Congrats! You will have a lot of fun !

[@detlef3844]

Hallo, brillant, well done and greetings from germany….

[@MusicianParadise]

Thank you very much! Greetings from Portugal!

[@bernardogui3933]

amazing job!

[@BendApparatus]

I have one with I think 2 out of the 3 expansion carts and 1 of the save carts... I think the cart I'm missing is the WRC 4 effects cart...which in hindsight is the one I should have gotten over the WRC 3 Heavy Metal one...but oh well...I could be wrong on having a save cart (it's all put away) but I'm pretty sure I do. It was way more than I could ever do with it and I never used it to it's full potential... I need to dig all my vintage gear out and put it up for sale...

[@MusicianParadise]

I don't have any expansion carts for my RX5. Hopefully I will hunt those down someday. On the bright side I have a Roland R8 MK I with all 11 expansion carts...well my life feels unbalanced right now...Thanks for watching!

[@funkee10]

I use it in my setup and really love the way it works! I've add the gligli usb card so I can upload other samples. I use Oberheim DMX kick, snare and clap + other 808 stuff. I send midi clock to other machines. Check my videos for an idea.

[@KamDaOrcuh]

0:03 thought I was getting rick rolled for a sec there lmao

[@ElectricApe]

You made me buy one! It’s a bulky unit for sure. Just finding my way around it but how are you getting the looping working?! Settings please! (And didn’t get what the ‘job’ numbers meant until I got the machine!) Excellent work!

[@MusicianParadise]

Congrats on your RX5 and thank you for a kind words! You'll have a lot of fun with it! In regard of looping (from the manual) : When editing the envelope of a voice (refer to EDIT VOICE JOB #03) looping automatically occurs when you alter the Attack Rate or Decay Rate to create a sound that exceeds the envelope length of the original sample. This "loop" can be turned off, (JOB #6) restoring the sound to its original sampled state, often featuring a sharp cut-off, which can be useful for special effects.

[@NinouNinon]

What are your advice to choose between a Rx5 (with the usb expansion) and a Rx7? Both look amazing (thanks to your two wonderful videos) and it's a bit hard to decide haha

[@MusicianParadise]

I would go for RX5 + USB Expansion card. RX5 has separate outputs and more sound editing features. Volume faders for each sound make it great for live performances. Go for RX7 if you like RX7 sound set!

[@NinouNinon]

​@@MusicianParadise Thx mate and merry christmas (ho ho ho)! I will try to find one of those wonderful gear hehe

[@MusicianParadise]

@@NinouNinon Merry Christmas!

[@javiceres]

I think it’s possible to have retrofit cartridges of samples for this. Perhaps even selecting your own ones. I might be wrong though....

[@MusicianParadise]

Yes, this is really nice hack: www.pharmasonic.jp/shop/index.php?id_product=11&controller=product&fbclid=IwAR3EJlB1H_RTkkm6jaYJs2QB_NoWJHd6t0km7O8kN4rvv19b4jxpahdkZiA

[@javiceres]

Musician Paradise Tempting... should I hunt for one? We’ll see ^_^ already have a MFB TazMaus, Yamaha MODX and Waldorf Q desktop, all of which can do great drum box duties... oh, and a Roland R70, but I need to fix the data slider so it can be fun again..

[@MusicianParadise]

@@javiceres if you will find one cheap enough ! I'm a fan of MFB as well, enjoying my Tanzbär, had an Roland R70, unfortunately, it died

[@javiceres]

Musician Paradise The Tänzbar looks like a dream machine ;-)

[@MusicianParadise]

@@javiceres TANZBÄR 2 looking interesting as well

[@julieng6094]

So underrated.

[@inneryard]

It’s the snare from Beat dis. 🙏

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Was it Yamaha‘s endeavor when they built this model to combine the essence of the SP 12 and the SDS7? My DTX Multi 12 has the raw samples from the RX5 in its sample library. Wouldn’t dare try to find out if you can do any of this manipulation with the sounds though. I’ve also got an original sitting in my apartment - with no power supply.

[@MusicianParadise]

ohh...drum machine with no power supply - this make me so sad, you have to find one! what's make RX5 unique is it's weird pitch LFO + EG combination. SDS7 - beast on it's own!

[@tlatsegms]

Amazing⚡️

[@thomasjrgensen355]

I really regret selling mine :-( Messing with the pitch and ADSR produced some very interesting sounds as you clearly demonstrated

[@MusicianParadise]

I was surprised by sound design capabilities of RX5 !

[@argosatori]

Yeah my girlfriend picked up one of these at a thrift store for 60 bucks we haven't really hooked it up don't even know if it works and it has an ancient cartridge with it, probably works. I should be able to to hook it up with a psr 85 yahama keyboard, right? This means I def need to upgrade the audio interface. Dude you make this little machine sounds like loads of fun- it would be great for making risers and impacts for one...now I want to hook everything up but I won't risk running 1809 win 10 or earlier just to be able to use was my saffire(great product-bad, bad focusrite) so's i'm holding out for an ssl 2+ but I'm inspired to get it now ! Thanks for the video! ~Peace~

[@MusicianParadise]

YES! Great purchase -you vill have a lot of fun with it. PSR 85 Yamaha keyboard has a midi out so you can hook up everything!

[@a_nick_t]

None of the other RX’s have anywhere near the capability of the RX5. Honestly, I wouldn’t bother with anything but the 5. Prices can be crazy though, especially for the carts. I had the 5 and all carts for a long time. This video is a great demo of its possibilities beyond basic drum machine use. The separate outs with built-in mixing are priceless.

[@MusicianParadise]

RX 5 excites me after all these years! Newer managed to get cartridges for my RX5 although...but I have Roland R8 with all 11 cards!

[@fender1000100]

You and me both. I love this drum machine. Ive had it for 33 years. And I would never change for another. It's on another level. As an SOS magazine article once stated. "TO CALL THE RX5 A DRUM MACHINE WOULD BE AN INSULT". It's more like a drum synthesizer.

[@NexcellPride]

Peruvian Composer and Songwriter Jorge Manuel "Coco" Tafur (Recognized for composing more than 20 "Nubeluz" songs) used too much this sequencer/electronic drumset. Some drums sounds like the Simmons SDS starting from their 1984-1989 models.

[@zorgitron]

Thanks to you, I've discovered Nubeluz.

[@mariusmitrea5462]

BEST GEAR ✨🤗🤗💖💖💖💖💖😎😎😎😎👍👍👍👍

[@MusicianParadise]

🔥🔥🔥

[@crux6331]

How would you be able to record the sound on daw?

[@MusicianParadise]

Well, I was using the sound card. My RX5 was connected to the line inputs of the sound card and sound card connected via USB to the computer running DAW. sound card example: focusrite.com/en/scarlett

[@crux6331]

@@MusicianParadise thanks! much appreciated

[@xdeville1]

haha nice this thing can do crazy and well sounding stuff

[@BjayDahnsaw]

Mannn I’m 18 year old watching this makes me feel like I got an old soul I’m obessed with gear lol

[@MusicianParadise]

I was obsessed with the gear before I started the KZbin channel. Suddenly, the perspective shifted-the gear wasn't as crucial as the skill to engage people. To illustrate, you could splurge up to $10K on a mint condition Roland TR-909, but without the skill to create compelling video content, its value as a music-making tool (aside from its collector's item value) is practically zero. I'm not even talking about creating music with the Roland TR-909, because honestly, our audience could not care less if the track features a real 909 or some VST. The only thing that matters is if the music is actually good. On the other hand, with the right skills, you could gain millions of KZbin views using a simple box of matches as a shaker. When we obsess over gear, we're really obsessing over the potential outcome it promises. But the question is, can we harness at least 1% of the potential of the gear we already own? The potential of a box of matches in the hands of a true artist is limitless. Sorry for such a long reply, but your comment truly resonated with me.

[@cdwhiley]

I just bought one of these today, Thursday May 7th 2020. $242.50 after tax free ship. Am I a fool? :)

[@MusicianParadise]

Just dig deep into it - you will be rewarded!

[@killswitchmediastudios]

The RX5, my reason to exist. Thank you for this reminder of how great this machine is. Many of us have it sitting in our studios, but have moved on to the shiny new toy when we already have a classic sitting in the shadows.

[@javiceres]

Well done

[@danielortizdecaracas]

The edited samples sounds like a circuit bent

[@MusicianParadise]

Exactly!

[@ymotechnopopfan]

I really want one!

[@MusicianParadise]

be careful, because you can end up buying one!

[@ripsniff9742]

To make those spacy sounds you need a card.

[@MusicianParadise]

I don't have a card; those are all done with the default sounds

[@TayWoode]

No you don’t it’s the cymbals and other metallic sounds pitched up or down, reversed and pitch bent and it doesn’t take cards it takes cartridges.

[@kdchmln]

holy shit, i can't find a single youtube video of someone actually playing a beat on this drum machine. everything i click on is someone triggering random single samples.

[@MusicianParadise]

I'm really sorry about that - this is very true. I'm planning to do video comparing Yamaha RX5 and Roland R8 , and I will focus more on beats, I promise! Thanks for the critique 🙏

[@ymotechnopopfan]

0:24 clap sound

[@Zeal808]

Dam it’s like a synth

[@nagomizik9358]

Such a great machine and you somehow managed to suck with it!!

[@MusicianParadise]

This is my signature suck at everything style! Wait for my Roland 808 and 909 vid - sucking BIG TIME

[@pipofenix2557]

*¡hermoso módulo máquina de ritmo YAMAHA original MADE IN JAPAN, calidad súper sólido y frontal🔊. Saludos desde Argentina!*

[@golafs]

good stuff! :)

[@Synth2000]

Yamaha created the Darth Vader of drum machines just as they created the Darth Sith of the Sith-thesizers in the TX816. Just like that.

[@MusicianParadise]

Yes! Exactly!

[@TinkeringJohn]

I have both the RX5 and a TX816. I also have 2 DX7’s. One has the GREY MATTER card installed in it.

[@MusicianParadise]

@@TinkeringJohn this is an amazing collection. having two DX7th - and one of them with the GREY MATTER card = luxury

[@Vim-Wolf]

It all goes very Doctor Who in places.

[@MusicianParadise]

because I'm using my RX5 as a TARDIS sometimes...

[@justinb9387]

I bought the rx5 with two free soundcards 2 years ago - and ive never used it - never - its in my kitchen now lols - must sell it - i dont think its a classic just because the kick and snare just dont sound very nice - dunno if you can get a linn rom or something -

[@biggrime]

Price?

[@swipejones5754]

Where is the bass

[@ThorD4602]

The drum sounds on that thing still sound shitty after all of these years.

[@MusicianParadise]

haha, yes it is!

[@marcelojozic902]

INDUSTRIAL