Yamaha RX5 Drum Machine - a detailed demo and tutorial

We present a detailed demo and tutorial of the RX5, Yamaha&flagship drum machine from the 1980s. It is often overlooked in comparison to the better known Roland drum machines of the era, but it is a classic in its own right with its own sound and feel. We go over its many features for making patterns, songs, and creating and editing your own sounds using the built in PCM waveforms or addition waveforms from a ROM cartridge. 00:00 Intro 00:10 History of the RX5 00:42 Basic Presentation 02:34 Working with patterns 09:42 Creating songs 13:36 Key Assign features 15:25 Edit Voice features 20:00 Working with external ROM sounds Some of our music videos that feature the RX5: _______ Please consider supporting this channel to help us bring you more synthesizer tutorials and other content.