The Yamaha RX-11 is a programmable digital sample-based drum machine built by Yamaha in 1984. It was the first drum machine that was made by Yamaha and the first drum machine from the RX series.
| Yamaha RX-11 | |
|---|---|
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| Manufacturer | Yamaha |
| Dates | 1984 - 1986 |
| Price | ¥137,000 JPY $895 USD.[1] |
| Technical specifications | |
| Polyphony | 4 notes |
| LFO | 1 modulator |
| Synthesis type | PCM rompler |
| Storage memory | 100 Patterns, 10 songs |
| Input/output | |
| Keyboard | 16 mini keys |
Features
editYamaha released their first digital drum machines in 1984. These were the RX11 and RX15. The RX15 was a cut down version of the RX11, sharing some of the same sounds and features but missing out in key areas like individual outs.
Typical sounds
editThe RX-11 holds 29 internal sounds stored in 6 ROMs of 256Kbit each. They include 8 snare drums, 3 bass drums, 2 rimshots, 2 open and 2 closed hi-hats, 4 tom drums, hi-hat pedal, 2 hand claps, 2 cowbells, cymbal ride and crash and shaker[2]
Notable users
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Yamaha Aftertouch Magazine October 1985 page 12" (PDF). Yamaha Aftertouch Magazine. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
- ^ "Yamaha Aftertouch Magazine November 1985 page 17" (PDF). Yamaha Aftertouch Magazine. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
- ^ "How to sound like Vince Clarke of Depeche Mode, Yazoo and Erasure". Gearnews. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/state-of-the-art/1516}
- ^ "Yamaha RX11 Composer". The Encyclopedia of Music Gear. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ "RX-11 HD". Sample Science. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
Further reading
edit- Yamaha RX-11 Owner's Manual