OWNER’S MANUAL MUSIC SYNTHESIZER OWNER’S MANUAL M.D.G., EMI Division, Yamaha Corporation © 1999 Yamaha Corporation V419010 This document is printed on chlorine free (ECF) Paper. 909MWCP25.
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Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha S80 Music Synthesizer. Your new S80 synthesizer incorporates the highly-acclaimed AWM2 synthesis engine, allowing the creation of super-realistic sounds. You can play these sounds over the 88-note fully-weighted keyboard. It also supports optional Plug-in Boards that provide other synthesis engines of your choice, enabling the production of cutting edge synthesizer sounds.
Table of Contents Basics Section Basics Section Reference Section The Controls & Connectors ................................6 Voice Mode........................................................64 Before Use ........................................................12 Voice Play ..............................................................64 Power Supply ........................................................12 Voice Edit ..............................................................68 Connections ..
Basics Section Basics Section The Controls & Connectors Front Panel PITCH bend wheel (Page 43) Controls the pitch bend effect. You can also assign other functions to this controller. MODULATION wheel (Page 43) Controls the modulation effect. You can also assign other parameters functions to this controller. GAIN .....
Basics Section LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) This is a backlit 2-line display. 3.3V [DATA] knob (Page 25) Use this to increase or decrease the value of the parameter at which the cursor is positioned. CARD ASSIGNABLE KNOB SHIFT PAGE A PART/ELEMENT B C 1 2 DATA Knobs [A], [B], [C], [1] and [2] (Page 24) In each Play Mode, these knobs mainly control the functions respectively assigned to them. In each Edit Mode, each knob is used to enter a value for the associated parameter shown in the display.
Basics Section [MASTER KEYBOARD] key (pages 57, 111) The S80 keyboard can work as MIDI master keyboard in Performance mode. When the key is pressed and switched on (the LED will light), the keyboard can play and control multiple MIDI sound modules connected to the S80. [EF BYPASS] key (Page 56) Enables/dsiables the Effect Bypass. Press the key (its LED will light) to bypass the effects used with the current Voice or Performance.
[QUICK ACCESS] key (Page 68) When you press the [QUICK ACCESS] key (its LED will light), you can use BANK keys [A] to [H] to directly select Categories and PROGRAM keys [1] to [16] to quickly select Voices. AC INLET POWER ON / PRE1 PRE 2 INT DRUM EXT PLG1 PLG2 DRUM OFF QUICK ACCESS A B C D E F G H A. PIANO E.
Rear Panel Basics Section POWER switch (Page 19) Use this to switch the synthesizer on or off. AC INLET terminal (Page 12) Plug the female end of the supplied AC power cord in here before plugging it into an AC wall outlet. CARD slot (Page 142) Insert a Memory Card here to transfer various data to/from the instrument. Read carefully the precautions on use of a Memory Card (Page 142) before using a card.
TO HOST terminal Connect a computer here using an optional serial computer cable (Page 16). BREATH jack (Pages 18, 44) Connect an optional breath controller BC3 here. You can use the Breath Controller to change the output level or tone of the sounds according to the strength of your breath. THRU MIDI OUT IN HOST SELECT TO HOST SUSTAIN jack (Pages 18, 44) An optional Foot Switch (FC4 or FC5) can be connected here.
Basics Section Before Use This section explains how to connect to an AC power source, audio and MIDI devices, and a computer system. Only switch the synthesizer on after you have made all the necessary connections. It is recommended that you read this section before using the synthesizer. Power Supply Rear panel AC INLET terminal Power cord (included) 1Make sure that the instrument’s POWER switch is at the OFF position.
Connecting to External Audio Equipment Since the synthesizer has no built-in speakers, you need to monitor its sound output via external audio equipment. Alternatively, you could use a pair of headphones. There are several methods of connecting to external audio equipment, as described in the following illustrations. Connecting Stereo Powered Speakers A pair of powered speakers can accurately produce the instrument’s rich sounds with their own pan and effect settings.
Speaker Basics Section Amplifier L R Mixer OUTPUT L R Headphones 1 PHONES 2 3 4 5 6 OUTPUT L / MONO 7 8 R 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 INDIVIDUAL OUTPUT1 L R INDIVIDUAL OUTPUT2 S80 Connecting a pair of headphones does not affect audio output from the OUTPUT (L/MONO and R) jacks. You can monitor the same sounds via headphones and at the OUTPUT jacks. However, you cannot monitor the sounds from INDIVIDUAL OUTPUT 1 and 2 with headphones.
You can connect an external MIDI device using a MIDI cable (available separately) and control it from this synthesizer. You can also use an external MIDI keyboard or sequencer to control the synthesizer’s internal sounds. This section introduces several different applications of MIDI. The HOST SELECT switch on the rear panel should be set to “MIDI.” Otherwise, MIDI information will not be transmitted from the synthesizer’s MIDI OUT connector.
Controlling Another MIDI Device via MIDI THRU Basics Section External MIDI sequencer External MIDI synthesizer MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI IN MIDI THRU HOST SELECT PC-2 PC-1 MIDI Mac MIDI OUT MIDI IN External MIDI synthesizer S80 With the above MIDI connections, you can send MIDI data from the MIDI OUT connector while MIDI data from the external sequencer can be sent to an external MIDI synthesizer via the MIDI THRU jack.
Basics Section 2: MIDI Interface to MIDI IN and OUT Using the computer’s MIDI interface HOST SELECT PC-2 PC-1 MIDI Mac Serial cable MIDI IN MIDI OUT Personal System/V PS/V MIDI OUT MIDI IN Personal System/V IBM Computer with MIDI interface S80 Using an external MIDI interface HOST SELECT MIDI Interface PC-2 PC-1 MIDI Mac MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI IN MIDI OUT Computer S80 You will need to an appropriate MIDI application (sequencer, editor, etc.) for your computer platform.
Connecting Various Controllers Basics Section The S80 has several controller jacks on the rear panel, including FOOT SWITCH, SUSTAIN, FOOT CONTROLLER, FOOT VOLUME and BREATH. You can connect optional controllers like a Foot Switch (the FC4 or FC5), Foot Controller (the FC7) and Breath Controller (BC3, etc.) to control tone, volume, pitch and other parameters. Details about how to these controllers are given on Page 44.
Basics Section Powering Up Power-on Procedure When you have made all the necessary connections between your synthesizer and any other devices, make sure that all volume settings are turned down all the way to zero. Then turn on the every device in your setup in the order of MIDI masters (senders), MIDI slaves (receivers), then audio equipment (mixers, amplifiers, speakers, etc.). This ensures the smooth flow of signals from the first device to the last (first MIDI, then audio).
Basics Section If you have a Memory Card inserted in the instrument’s CARD slot or an optional Plug-in Board installed, you may see other screens before the Voice or Performance Play Mode screen is displayed. If a previously used Memory Card is inserted in the CARD slot, you will see a screen while files in EXT Memory are being loaded. If a new Memory Card (one never used on the instrument) is inserted in the CARD slot, you will see a screen while a basic file is being created in EXT Memory.
Basics Section Basic Operations This section gives some basic explanations about operating the synthesizer. Selecting a Mode There are several operation Modes — Voice Play Mode, Performance Play Mode, etc. — each of which enables you to work efficiently with the synthesizer’s various functions. An overview of each Mode is given on Page 35. There are separate Play Modes for Voices and Performances.
Basics Section Job Modes Other Modes When in each Play Mode, you can swiftly switch to each respective Job Mode by simply pressing the [JOB] key (its LED will light). 5 Utility Mode (Page 134) Press the [UTILITY] key (its LED will light) to enter Utility Mode. To exit to another Mode, simply press the respective key for that Mode. 4 Voice Job Mode (Page 105) Press the [JOB] key in Voice Play MSTR TG) Vol NoteShift Tune Sys 127 +63 +102.3c Mode.
Some Modes have more screens. In this case, you can use the [PAGE] knob while holding down the You can switch between screens using the [PAGE] [SHIFT] key to switch to a specific screen. knob and pressing [SHIFT], [PROGRAM/PART], For example, if you use the [PAGE] knob while hoilding down the [SHIFT] key in Voice Edit [EXIT] and [ENTER] keys. Mode, the following screen is shown.
Basics Section [ENTER] Key Moving the Cursor Normally, the [ENTER] key is used to apply parameter settings. In some cases, however, the following screen appears prompting you to press the [ENTER] key. By using a knob ([A], [B], [C], [1] or [2]) while holding down the [SHIFT] key, you can move the cursor (≥) to the respective parameter on the screen without affecting its value.
[DATA] Knob OSCíOut) EL1234 SHIFT PAGE A Level ≥ 96 B Delay 0 C 1 There are many ways to set parameters. Some parameters require you to directly enter numerical settings or alphabetic characters. With others, you can choose from a number of available settings. Furthermore, some types of parameters are “absolute” whereas others are “relative.” InsEF ins2 2 For example, the absolute parameter in the following illustration can be set to either “Mono” or “Poly.
Basics Section Demo Playback Several demo songs are supplied with this synthesizer. You can play them back as follows. Make sure synthesizer is ready for playback. Details are given in the section “Before Use” on Page 12. At the “SEQ Demo” screen, any data in the instrument’s internal memory (System, Internal Voices or the like) will be overwritten by the data for the demo song. Important data should be saved to Memory Card (Page 144) beforehand. 1Press the [SEQ PLAY] key to enter Sequence Play Mode.
Basics Section Voices and Performances Playing a Voice Based on an AWM2 synthesis engine, this synthesizer offers various kinds of preset Voices (256 Normal Voices and 8 Drum Voices). You can also create your original Voices and store them into the instrument’s internal memory (INT) or an external Memory Card (EXT). The internal and external memory can each contain up to 128 Normal Voices and 2 Drum Voices. You can freely select and play Voices from both groups of memories, as explained in the following.
Basics Section The Drum Voices are held in separate areas of each Memory, and are accessed as follows. Details about selecting Voices using the [DATA] knob or the [DEC/NO] and [INC/YES] keys are given on Page 66. • To access the Preset Drum Memories (PRE:DR1 ~ DR8): Press the MEMORY [PRE2] key while holding down the MEMORY [PRE1] key. You can also select Voices using a combination of BANK and PROGRAM/PART keys, using the Quick Access feature, or using the Category Search feature.
In Performance Play Mode, you can select and play any of 128 internal and 64 external (Memory Card) Performances. A Performance is a set of Voices used with the built-in (or an external) sequencer. Performances also let you set the synthesizer up for multitimbral operation. Each Performance can contain up to 16 Parts assigned to different Voices, plus extra Parts for A/D INPUT and Plug-in Boards. If the Layer Switch (Page 123) parameter is switched on for any Parts, those Parts can be play in unison.
Basics Section 3 Select a Performance Number using the [DATA] knob or the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] keys Turn the [DATA] knob clockwise or press the [INC/YES] key to increment the Performance Number. Turn it anti-clockwise or press the [DEC/NO] key to decrement the Performance Number.
In this section, an overview of the many features of the S80 is given. The S80 hardware is made up of a number of sections, as shown in the following diagram. Controller Section Keyboard Controllers Sequencer Section Tone Generator Section Song File Playback Arpeggiator AWM2 Plug-in Board Effects Section Controller Section This section consists of the keyboard, Pitch Bend and Modulation Wheels, Control Sliders, Assignable knobs and so on.
Tone Generator Section Basics Section This section plays back sounds according to information received from the keyboard and controllers. The following example illustrates the path taken by the signal from an Element in Voice Mode. Tone Generator Section OSC (Oscillator) Outputs the waveform of each Element. Each Voice consists of up to four Elements. PITCH FILTER Controls the pitch of each Element output from OSC. Changes the tonal quality of each Element output from PITCH.
• Virtual Acoustic Plug-in Board (PLG150-VL) With Virtual Acoustic (VA) synthesis, the sounds of real instruments are modeled (simulated) in real time, giving a degree of realism that cannot be achieved using conventional PCM-based synthesis techniques. When playing these sounds using an optional Breath Controller (BC3) or MIDI Wind Controller (WX5), you can even capture some of the physical feel of woodwind instruments.
Basics Section Effects Section The effects can be used to change the sound of a Voice or Performance. There are two Insertion Effect Units plus a Reverb Unit (with 12 types of reverb) and a Chorus Unit (with 23 types of chorus). Each of the Insertion Effect units offers a variety of effects, and the units themselves can be connected in parallel or in series.
About the Modes Voice Mode Basics Section The S80 has various Modes which you can select according to the task you wish to perform.
Basics Section Voices A Voice is a sound created from the many parameters set in the synthesizer. In Voice Play Mode, you can select and play any of these Voices. In Performance Play Mode, several different Voices (known as Parts in this Mode) can be layered and played simultaneously via keyboard or a sequencer. Four groups of Voices are available (Preset 1, Preset 2, Internal and External). Up to two further groups of Voices are available if optional Plug-in Boards have been installed.
Each Voice consists of up of up to four Elements. Each Element itself uses a high-quality waveform. Voice Element 1~4 Element Wave form AWM2: 553 Preset waveforms Internally, there are two Voice Types: Normal Voices and Drum Voices. Normal Voices are mainly musical instrument-type sounds that can be played over the range of the keyboard. Drum Voices are mainly percussion/drum sounds that are assigned to individual notes on the keyboard. A collection of Drum Voice assignments is known as a Drum Kit.
Basics Section Waves Waves are waveforms used as Elements that make up a Voice. 553 high quality preset Waves are available. As shown in the following illustration, when creating a Voice, you can select the Wave to be used as an Element and then set its level, pitch, tone and other parameters.
A Performance consists of up to 19 Parts, each of which can a Normal Voice, Drum Voice, A/D Input Part or Plug-in 1/2 Part. By switching on the Layer Switch parameter for different Parts (up to four), you can play back rich layered sounds in Performance Play Mode. You can also create splits so that different Parts are assigned to different areas of the keyboard. If you assign a different MIDI channel number to each Part, each track of a sequencer can play back a different Part.
Basics Section Ideal for Playing Live Many features of this synthesizer make it ideal for live performances. These features are explained here. 2 Using the Controllers (Page 43) 1 Using the Arpeggiator (Page 41) A wide variety of arpeggio patterns can be created automatically by just holding down a set of notes on the keyboard.
2Turn Knob [A] fully anti-clockwise until Common is displayed on the bottom line. Voice Edit Mode consists of two different Edit screens: Common The arpeggiator is particularly suited to Edit (for parameters common to all Drum dance/techno music genres. You can assign any keys/Elements) and Drum key/Element Edit. The of 128 Arpeggio Types to each Voice, Performance Arpeggiator parameters are found in the Common and adjust the tempo. You can also set the Edit screens that you have now selected.
Using the Arpeggiator Basics Section Use Knob [1] to set the Arpeggiator Switch parameter to “on.” You can hold down multiple notes to create complex arpeggio patterns. ARPíType) Type Tempo Common≥BigBeat2:Dr 92 SHIFT PAGE A B Switch on C 1 1The Note Limit parameters can be set in the ARP Limit screen, which follows immediately after the ARP Type screen mentioned in step 3 (earlier). Use the [PAGE] knob to switch to the screen.
Using the Arpeggiator Hold With Arpeggiator Hold switched on, the arpeggiator will continue to play back, even after you have released your fingers from the notes on the keyboard. The same arpeggio pattern will be played back until you press another set of notes on the keyboard. The S80 is equipped with Pitch Bend and Modulation Wheels. Either of the S80 is equipped with front panel Knobs [A], [B], [C], [1] and [2], with which you can control many different parameters.
Knobs [A]/[B]/[C]/[1]/[2] Foot Controller Basics Section In Voice/Performance Play Mode, Knobs [A], [B], [C], [1] and [2] can be used as real-time controllers. Knobs [A], [B] and [C] are assigned to control the equalizer gain of, respectively, EQ Low, EQ Mid and EQ Hi. With Knobs [1] and [2], you are free to assign different parameters per Voice.
Aftertouch Aftertouch lets you, for example, add vibrato to a sound by applying further pressure to a note on the keyboard while it is being held down. This allows real-time expression and control. Aftertouch can be used to control a wide variety of parameters (Page 74). Control Sets Aside from their default parameters, keyboard aftertouch, the controllers and some of the knobs on the front panel can be assigned with various parameters, as explained on Page 43.
Basics Section Control Sets and External MIDI Control Assigning Parameters to Knobs [A], [B] and [C] In a Control Set, the controllers are assigned to the internal parameters of the synthesizer. However, some controllers were originally designed for a particular purpose, and send pre-defined MIDI Control Change messages when used, regardless of their Control Set allocations within the synthesizer.
The following procedure explains how you can assign a desired parameter to Knob [1] or [2]. You can assign controllers to each Voice (or Part in a Performance). Control Settings can be assigned as a Control Set, and a each Controller can be used to control multiple parameters (although this varies according to the type of Voice). Here we introduce an example of how to set up Control Set 1 for Internal Voice 001 (A01) by assigning PCHCrs (Pitch: Coarse) to Knob [1].
Basics Section 3 Use Knob [C] to select “01:ModWheel” (Modulation Wheel). Controlling Parameters by Foot Controller By connecting an optional Foot Controller (such as the FC7) to the FOOT CONTROLLER jack on the rear panel of the synthesizer, you can control various parameters by foot without having to use your hands. In the following example, we introduce how to set up Foot Controller to work as Modulation Wheel.
Basics Section 1 Press the [UTILITY] key to enter Utility Mode. MODE VOICE PERFORM UTILITY CARD SEQ PLAY JOB PLAY/ STOP EDIT STORE COMPARE 2 Use the [PAGE] knob to switch to the CTRL Other (System Control Other) screen. CTRL Other) FS Sys 088[ ------ ] SHIFT PAGE A B C 1 2 DATA PART/ELEMENT 3 Use Knob [B] to select "099:PC Inc" (Program Change Increment).
Voice Edit Basics Section There are 256 Normal Voice presets and 8 Drum 1 Selecting a Voice to Edit Voice presets. You can edit these to create new Enter Voice Play Mode by pressing a [VOICE] key. Voices, or build completely new Voices from scratch. You can then store up to 128 of these new/edited Normal Voices and up to 2 new/edited Drum Voices to internal user memory or external Memory Card.
After selecting a Common Edit screen or a edit screen for an Element (1 to 4), use the [PAGE] knob to switch to other screens. Element2 COMMON AMP Scale)Ofst1 EL12_34 + 0 Element3 SHIFT PAGE A B Ofst2 + 0 C Pfst3 - 21 1 Ofst4 - 35 2 DATA Element4 PART/ELEMENT There are many parameters available within a screen. To make editing easier, the knobs below the LCD are assigned to each of the parameters in the screen.
Basics Section • QED (Common Quick Edit) These parameters mostly control the volume and tone of the Voice and you can easily change the overall sound. QEDíLevel) C 1234 Vol 127 Pan RevSend ChoSend C 127 127 4 OSC (Oscillator) Screens In these screens, you can mainly set the parameters controlling the waveforms on which the Voice is based. You can select the Wave used for the Element, the volume and note range of each Element and so on. • OSC Wave Select the waveform (Wave) used for each Element.
Note Limit C-2 - G 8 Vel Limit 1 - 127 6 FLT (Filter) and FEG (Filter EG) Screens You can use the filter to change the tonal characteristics of each Element, by adjusting overtones (harmonic tones) included in the waveform from the Element. There are several types of filters, but its basic idea is similar.
Basics Section 7 AMP (Amplitude) and AEG (Amplitude EG) Screens 8 LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) Screens Set the volume of each Element after the OSC (Oscillator), PITCH and FILT (Filter) parameters have been applied, and also the final overall volume of the signal sent to the outputs. The signal of each Element is sent at the specified volume to the next Effect Unit. Also, by setting the AEG (Amplitude Envelope Generator), you can control how the volume changes over time.
Effects in Voice Mode In the final stages of programming, you can set the effects parameters to further change the sound’s character. To generalize, System Effects apply to the overall sound, whether it is a Voice, a Performance, a Song, etc. Insertion Effects, on the other hand, can be applied individually to each Voice. This synthesizer has two System Effect Units (Reverb and Chorus) plus two Insertion Effect Units.
System Effects Mixer Basics Section Reverb Chorus Insertion Effect 1/2 1 2 3 4 5 6 16 Part 1~16 Effect Bypass You can temporarily switch effects off or on by pressing the [EF BYPASS] key. To use this function, you will need to specify the effect to be bypassed in the MSTR EF Bypass screen of Utility Mode (Page 135). You can also specify more than one effect.
As previously explained, your Synthesizer provides several convenient features that you can make use of in a live show or the like. Here we introduce some examples to combine those features to meet your specific purposes. 2Select “Common” using the Knob [A], then open the General Master Keyboard (GEN M. Kbd) page using the [PAGE] knob. GENíM.
Basics Section 9Turn the [PAGE] knob and open the ARP Type In the following example, Zone 1 is set up for performance by the Arpeggiator, Zone 2 for bass (Arpeggio Type) page. Set “on” for “Switch.” sound, Zone 3 manual solo performance, and Zone 4 ARPíType) Type Tempo Switch Hold for playing an external MIDI tone generator.
MKBíTransmit) Zone01 TrnsCh Ch01 TG on 9Use again the Knob [A] to switch to the MKB Note screen for “Zone03”. As in the same manner in step 7, select “C3” for the lowest note and “G8” for the highest. )Use the Knob one more time [A] to switch to the MKB Note page for “Zone04”. As in the same manner in step 7, select “C3” for the lowest note and “G8” for the highest. Note that this key range setting will make a overlapped range with Zone 3.
Basics Section %As in the same manner in steps ! to #, set up 1Press the [PERFORM] key, followed by the for Zone 3. Turn the Knob [A] and select [EDIT] key (each LED will light) to enter “Part03”. Next go to the Mix Voice (MIX Vce) Performance Edit Mode. Then, press the page using the [PAGE] knob, and select a Voice [MASTER KEYBOARD] key to activate Master for manual solo performance. Then, use the Keyboard Mode (its LED will light).
8As in the same manner in steps 5 to 7, set up for the Upper Part. Select “PartP1” for the Lower Part, go to the Mix Voice (MIX Vce) page using the [PAGE] knob, and select another Voice (Plug-in Voice) for the Lower Part. Also, go to the Layer Mode (LYR Mode) page to set the Layer Switch (Layer) to “off” and the MIDI Receiving Channel (RcvCh) to “2.” Note Limit setups are provided for setting Master Keyboard Mode, Part , and Voice. They are associated to one another as follows.
Basics Section Using as a Multitimbral Tone Generator (Performance Mode) Performance Mode lets you use your synthesizer as a 4Next, use the [PAGE] knob to switch to the multitimbral tone generator for use with computerMix Level screen, then set the volume for the based music software or external sequencers. If each piano Part as well as, if necessary, its pan track in a song file uses a different MIDI channel, position, chorus and reverb Send levels.
Part 1 Solo-type Voice Layer=on Part 2 Piano-type Voice Receive Ch. 2 Track 2 Bass Transmit Ch. 3 Part 3 Bass-type Voice Receive Ch. 3 Track 3 Drums Transmit Ch. 10 Part 10 Song File Track 1 Piano Transmit Ch. 2 While playing back the song file with the piano, bass and drum Parts assigned earlier, you can set up the Performance so that you can also play another Part live. Playback using keyboard Performance Part 1 Song File Track 1 Piano Transmit Ch.
Reference Section Voice Mode Voice Mode Voice Play Memory/Voice Program Number PRE1 refers to Preset 1, PRE2 to Preset 2, PRE to Preset Drums, INT to Internal, EXT to External, PLG1 to Plugin Board 1 and PLG2 to Plug-in Board 2. All voice Program Numbers within each memory fall in the range 001 to 128. Drum Voices are DR1 to DR8.
Voice Program Selection 3.Voice Category/Name • Using the BANK/PROGRAM keys • Using the [DEC/NO] and [INC/YES] keys • Using the [DATA] knob • Using the Category Search The two characters to the left of the Voice Name denote the category of instrument or sound to which the voice belongs. Details about Category names are given on Page 70. Voice Name Using the BANK/PROGRAM Keys This consists of up to 10 characters. 1Press a MEMORY key to select a Voice Memory.
Using [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] Keys PRE1 Press the [INC/YES] key to select the next Voice and the [DEC/NO] key to select the previous one. PRE 2 INT DRUM EXT PLG1 PLG2 DRUM DEC/NO INC/YES Voice Mode Previous Number Next Number The voice is selected by pressing just the [INC/YES] or [DEC/NO] key. This method is useful when selecting a Voice that is located near the currently selected Voice.
VCE Srch) PRE1 PRE 2 INT EXT PLG1 SHIFT DRUM PRE1:128(H16)[Pf:GrandPiano] Memory Number Ctgry Search PLG2 PAGE A B C 1 2 DATA DRUM PART/ELEMENT 2 3 4 5 6 7 Set a Voice Category Select a Voice Memory 8 Search Select a Program Number 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1Turn Knob [B] to select a Voice Memory. You can select Voice Memories other than those on PLG1/2. 16 2Turn Knob 1 to select a Voice Category. The Voice Category in the LCD will blink.
within the current Voice Memory, [------] is displayed in the LCD and you will not be able to use Knob [2]. Press the [ENTER] key to start searching in the next Memory. Voice Edit There are three kinds of Voices: Normal Voices, Drum Voices and Plug-in Voices (if a Plug-in board has been installed). The following is an explanation of the parameters used to edit each kind of Voice. Using the Quick Access Details about Voices are given on Page 36.
Element1 Voice Store COMMON Element3 When creating a new Voice from scratch, it can be useful, prior to editing, to clear the settings for the current Voice using the Initialize Voice function in Voice Job Mode (Page 105). Element4 The í Indicator Normal Voice If you alter any parameters in Voice Edit Mode, the í indicator will be displayed in the top left of the screen. This gives a quick indication that the current voice has been modified but not yet stored.
Voice Mode FLT Sens (Filter Sensitivity) FEG VelSens (FEG Velocity Sensitivity) FEG Time FEG Level FEG Release FLT KeyFlw (Filter Key Follow) FLT Scale (Filter Scale Break Point) FLT Scale (Filter Scale Offset) Element Amplitude AEG VelSens (AEG Velocity Sensitivity) AEG Time AEG Level AEG Release AMP KeyFlw (AMP Key Follow) AMP Scale (AMP Scale Break Point) AMP Scale (AMP Scale Offset) Element LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) LFO Wave LFO Depth Element EQ (Equalizer) EQ Type EQ Param (EQ Parameter) 85 85 8
GEN Other (General Other) Common Quick Edit There are various parameters for Micro Tuning and for controlling how the generated sound is output. Various parameters control the sonic properties of the Voice. There are four screens. Assign single QED Level (Quick Edit Level) QED EffectCtrl (Quick Edit Effect) QED Filter (Quick Edit Filter) QED EG (Quick Edit Envelope Generator) MicroTuning 31:Indian ■ Mode Select monophonic or polyphonic playback.
■ Sustain Set the level of the Voice maintained while the note on the keyboard is being held down. QED Filter (Quick Edit Filter) These parameters control filters which affect the tonal quality of the Voice. If you are using LPF (Low Pass Filter) and HPF (High Pass Filter) combined together, the parameters in the QED Filter page only affects LPF.
■ Switch Switch the Arpeggiator on or off. If the Arpeggio Category is set to Ct, you will not hear any sounds unless you select “direct” here. ■ Hold Switch the Arpeggiator Hold on or off. ■ Vel Mode (Velocity Mode) Set the playback velocity of the Arpeggio. There are 2 modes. ❏ Settings: syncoff (see below), off, on syncoff The first time you press a key, the first note of the arpeggiator pattern is played.
Common Controller CTL Bend (Pitch Bend) There are eight Control Settings. You can set the Controller parameters for Portamento, the Pitch Bend Wheel, and for each Element in a Voice. You can set the amount by which the Pitch Bend Wheel changes the pitch of the Voice.
■ Dest (Destination) Set the parameter to be controlled by the Control Set in Src. There are various settings for the LFO. The LFO is used to generate low frequency signals and can be used to create vibrato, wah, tremolo and other effects when applied to pitch/filter/amplitude/etc. parameters. For example, variations can be simultaneously applied to both pitch and filter parameters, and to parameters specific to individual Elements. The following four settings are available.
■ KeyReset (Key on Reset) Set whether the LFO is reset each time a note is pressed. The following three settings are available. trpzd ❏ Settings: off, each-on, 1st-on Voice Mode off The LFO is self-running (no synchronization) and starts a waveform at any phase when you play on the keyboard. S/H 1 Time Key on S/H 2 each-on The LFO resets with each note you play and starts a waveform at the phase specified by the Phase parameter (see below). Time ■ Speed Set the speed of the LFO Wave modulation.
■ Hold Set the length of time during which the LFO is held at its maximum level. A higher value means a longer Hold time. LFO Fade FadeIn 127 Hold FadeOut 127 127 ❏ Settings: 0 ~ 127 Voice Mode LFOíFade) Delay C 1234 127 Hold ■ Delay Set the delay time before the LFO comes into effect. A higher value means a longer delay time. Max ❏ Settings: 0 ~ 127 Time Short delay ■ FadeOut (Fade-Out) Set the time taken for the LFO effect to be faded out (after the Hold time has elapsed).
■ Dest (Destination) Set the parameters which will be controlled (modulated) by the LFO Wave. EFFíEF2) Ctgry Type Dry/Wet [ENTER] C 123DLY:DelayLCR D
EFF Rev (Reverb) Element OSC (Oscillator) You can select the Reverb Effect Type, then press the [ENTER] key to set its parameters. You can set the parameters for the Elements (Waves) which make up the Voice. Each Voice can consist of up to four Elements, and the following four screens are available for each. Return [ENTER] 127 to Edit OSC Wave (Oscillator Wave) OSC Out (Oscillator Out) OSC Pan (Oscillator Pan) OSC Limit (Oscillator Limit) ■ Type (Reverb Effect Type) Set the Reverb Effect Type.
OSC Limit (Oscillator Limit) Long Delay You can set parameters controlling the note range of each Element and the velocity. OSCíLimit) EL1234 Note Limit C-2 - G 8 Vel Limit 1 - 127 Key on Voice Mode ■ Note Limit Set the lowest and highest notes of the keyboard range for each Element. Each Element will only sound for notes played within its specified range. ■ InsEF (Insertion Effect) Set the Insertion Effect to which the output signal from each Element is sent.
■ Coarse Adjust the pitch of each Element in semitones. ■ Hold (Hold Time) Set the Hold Time. ❏ Settings: -48 ~ 0 ~ +48 ❏ Settings: 0 ~ 127 ■ Attack (Attack Time) Set the Attack Time. ■ Fine Fine-tune the pitch of each Element. ■ Decay1 (Decay 1 Time) Set the Decay 1 Time. ■ Random Set the amount by which the pitch of each Element is varied at random for each note you press. A setting of zero means the original pitch is not changed. ❏ Settings: 0 ~ 127 ■ Decay2 (Decay 2 Time) Set the Decay 2 Time.
■ Time (Release Time) Set the Release Time. ■ Center (Center Key) Set the basic pitch used by the Pitch parameter. ❏ Settings: 0 ~ 127 ❏ Settings: C-2 ~ G8 You can also set this parameter by pressing the respective note on the keyboard while holding down the [SHIFT] key. ■ Level (Release Level) Set the Release Level.
