欢迎来到 80 年代！ 1986 年，RX5 成为雅马哈数字鼓机系列皇冠上的一颗明珠。它具有令人印象深刻的功能集，包括分布在两个套件中的 24 种板载声音 – 一个声学，一个电子 – 加上详细的可编程性、采样反向、通过唱头扩展，以及大多数套件部件的单独输出。这是一个严肃而强大的套件，具有厚实而有力的声音（由那些 12 位样本提供）和对细节的一些很好的关注：声音可以使用基本包络进行定制，并且有两个重音级别可以允许更多人性化编程。这些样本比那个时代更基本的机器更长、更详细——质量问题使其与卡西欧 RZ1 等单元（带有四分之一秒样本）区分开来。 RX5 在一些经典曲目上留下了自己的印记，例如 Prince 的 Sign o The Times、Madonna 的 La Isla Bonita、Cameo 的 Word Up 以及 Pet Shop Boys 的大量歌曲。如果您喜欢 80 年代，那么 RX5 是必不可少的。在许多方面，这是 Yamaha 对 DX7 合成器的定义性伴奏，具有相同的 D 到 A 转换风格和类似明确的 80 年代音色。虽然这些声音是样本，但它们远非自然主义，更倾向于定义流行一代的 über-punchy“把它调高到 11”的声音。
Welcome to the 80s! In 1986, the RX5 was the jewel in the crown of Yamaha’s lineup of digital drum machines. It featured a seriously impressive feature set, comprising 24 onboard sounds spread across two kits – one acoustic, one electronic – plus detailed programmability, sample reverse, expansion via cartridge, and individual outputs for most of the kit pieces. It was a serious, powerful bit of kit with a thick and punchy sound (courtesy of those 12-bit samples) and some nice attention to detail: the sounds could be tailored with basic envelopes, and there were two Accent levels available to allow more humanised programming. The samples were longer and more detailed than on more basic machines of the era – quality issues that set it apart from units like the Casio RZ1 (with its quarter-second samples). The RX5 made its mark on some classic tracks, like Prince’s Sign o the Times, Madonna’s La Isla Bonita, Cameo’s Word Up and a whole load of songs by the Pet Shop Boys. If the 80s is your thing, the RX5 is a bit of an essential. In many ways this was Yamaha’s defining accompaniment to the DX7 synth, with the same style of D-to-A conversion and a similarly unmistakable 80s tone. While the sounds were samples, they were far from naturalistic, tending more towards the über-punchy ‘turn it up to eleven’ sound that defined a pop generation.