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Introductory Section

The Controls & Connectors ................................8

Setting Up ........................................................16

The Supplied Disks, Demos, & Factory Set Data ....25

EX System Overview ........................................28

Extended Synthesis ..........................................29

AWM Synthesis ....................................................29

Virtual Acoustic Synthesis (EX5/5R) ................30

AN Synthesis (Analog Physical Modeling)............33

FDSP Synthesis
(Formulated Digital Signal Processing) ..............34

Voice and Performance Selection......................36

Voice Structure & Editing Hints ......................40

System Overview ..................................................40

Polyphony..............................................................45

Editing Control ....................................................45

Voice Store Procedure ..........................................48

The Power of the Performance Mode ..............49

Performance Store Procedure ..............................53

Performance Mode DSP Limitations ..................54

The Controllers ................................................55

The EX Controllers ..............................................55

Scene Switching & Morphing ..............................57

Controller Sets ......................................................58

Sequencer Functions ........................................60

Sequencer Record Modes & Editing....................62

Play Effects & Groove Quantization ..................64

The EX Effect System ......................................65

Sampling ..........................................................69

The Key Map Mode ..........................................72

Reference Section

Voice Mode ........................................................75

Voice Play Mode....................................................75

Voice Edit Mode....................................................76

Voice Job Mode ..................................................148

Wave Edit Mode..................................................150

Wave Job Mode ..................................................154

Performance Mode ..........................................156

Performance Play Mode ....................................156

Performance Edit Mode ....................................158

Performance Job Mode ......................................172

Sample Mode ..................................................175

Sample Play Mode ..............................................175

Sample Record Mode..........................................176

Sample Edit Mode ..............................................179

Sample Job Mode ................................................182

Song Mode ......................................................185

Song Play Mode ..................................................185

Song Record Mode..............................................193

Song Edit Mode ..................................................201

Song Job Mode ....................................................206

Pattern Mode ..................................................219

Pattern Play Mode ..............................................219

Pattern Record Mode..........................................223

Pattern Edit Mode ..............................................226

Pattern Job Mode ................................................227

Arpeggio Mode ................................................238

Arpeggio Record Mode ......................................245

Arpeggio Edit Mode ..........................................247

Arpeggio Job Mode ............................................249

Disk Mode ......................................................259

Utility Mode....................................................270

Appendix ........................................................278

Optional Boards/Memories................................278

Troubleshooting..................................................291

LCD Messages ....................................................294

Specifications ......................................................295

Index....................................................................296

Contents

Introductory

Section

Reference

Section

Voice Mode

Performance

Mode

Sample Mode

Song Mode

Pattern Mode

Arpeggio

Mode

Disk Mode

Utility Mode

Appendix

Intro/E/qx 5/21/98 11:26 AM Page 7

Summary of Contents for EX5

Page 1: ...E CONTROL EXTENDED SYNTHESIS TONE GENERATOR REALTIME CONTROL EXTENDED SYNTHESIS OWNER S MANUAL OWNER S MANUAL MUSIC SYNTHESIZER REALTIME CONTROL EXTENDED SYNTHESIS MUSIC SYNTHESIZER REALTIME CONTROL EXTENDED SYNTHESIS OWNER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service NAME PLATE LOCATION The graphic below indicates the location of the name plate The model number serial number power requirements etc are located on this plate You should record the model number serial number and the date of purchase in the spaces provided below and retain this manual as a permanent record of your purchas...

Page 3: ...ns are not provided it must be assumed that unobstructed ventilation is required 7 Temperature considerations Electronic products should be installed in locations that do not seriously contribute to their operating temperature Placement of this product close to heat sources such as radiators heat registers etc should be avoided 8 This product was NOT designed for use in wet damp locations and shou...

Page 4: ...iaries ADVARSEL Lithiumbatteri Eksplosionsfare ved fejlagtig håndtering Udskiftning må kun ske med batteri af samme fabrikat og type Levér det brugte batteri tilbage til leverandoren VARNING Explosionsfara vid felaktigt batteribyte Använd samma batterityp eller en ekvivalent typ som rekommenderas av apparattillverkaren Kassera använt batteri enlight fabrikantens instruktion VAROITUS Paristo voi rä...

Page 5: ...omponents turn off the power for all components Before turning the power on or off for all components set all volume levels to minimum Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations or extreme cold or heat such as in direct sunlight near a heater or in a car during the day to prevent the possibility of panel disfiguration or damage to the internal components Do not use the instrument...

Page 6: ... has been designed to provide you with an overall understanding of the EX5 EX5R and EX7 as well as some hints as how to use these advanced instruments most effectively It will also refer you to corresponding sections in the Reference section so you can refer to the pertinent details as necessary Use the Introductory Section as a guide and directory to the main features and functions of the EX5 EX5...

Page 7: ... 69 The Key Map Mode 72 Reference Section Voice Mode 75 Voice Play Mode 75 Voice Edit Mode 76 Voice Job Mode 148 Wave Edit Mode 150 Wave Job Mode 154 Performance Mode 156 Performance Play Mode 156 Performance Edit Mode 158 Performance Job Mode 172 Sample Mode 175 Sample Play Mode 175 Sample Record Mode 176 Sample Edit Mode 179 Sample Job Mode 182 Song Mode 185 Song Play Mode 185 Song Record Mode 1...

Page 8: ...eel can also be used for scene morphing i e smoothly changing from one memorized scene to the other See page 55 for more information 4 Ribbon Controller EX5 and EX7 only Another expressive EX controller the Ribbon Controller is touch sensitive and is controlled by running a finger lightly across its surface to the left or right The Ribbon Controller can be assigned to the full range of EX paramete...

Page 9: ...L MONO jacks the INPUT jack on the EX7 and therefore the level of the signal appearing at the input of the A D Analog to Digital converter This control is important for setting optimum record level when recording samples in the SAMPLE mode See page 70 for more information 5 SCENE 1 and 2 Keys SC1 and SC2 on the EX5R The SCENE 1 and 2 keys can be used to memorize and recall different settings of th...

Page 10: ...S Key BYPASS on the EX5R Turns the type of effects specified in the Utility mode Other Setup display on or off When engaged i e when the indicator is lit the specified effects are bypassed See page 276 for more information Sequencer Keys The sequencer keys control recording and playback in the Song Pattern and Arpeggio modes and allow you to locate a specific measure within a song or pattern Their...

Page 11: ...or data entry the corresponding value changes in relative fashion i e the knob increases or decreases the value of the parameter in relation to the value that was initially on the display If you rotate a controller knob while holding the KNOB MODE key however the relationship between the controller position and the data value becomes absolute and the central detented position of the knob will corr...

Page 12: ...g data º CANCEL Key The CANCEL key can be used to cancel an entered value and return to the previous value if pressed before a different parameter is selected Data Dial and CURSOR DATA Key The Data Dial provides a fast efficient way to cover a broad range of voice numbers when for example you re looking for a voice but don t know the number It s also handy for making large value changes in any of ...

Page 13: ...te lengths and dynamics velocity when step recording in the SONG or PATTERN mode See page 199 for more information Bank A Through H Keys EX5 and EX7 only Each of the EX5 and EX7 voice memories P1 Preset 1 P2 Preset 2 I1 Internal 1 and I2 Internal 2 has 128 voice memory locations arranged in 8 banks of 16 voices each The 128 performance memories are also organized in 8 banks of 16 performance setup...

Page 14: ...l outputs via the PERFORMANCE EDIT mode PART display see page 164 Four individual outputs can be added to the EX5 EX5R and EX7 by installing the optional EXIDO1 Individual Output Board page 19 POWER Switch Press to turn power ON or OFF The EX5 and EX7 power switch is located on the rear panel near the AC power cord socket The EX5R power switch is located on the front panel MIDI IN OUT and THRU Con...

Page 15: ...s See page 17 for more information SUSTAIN Jack EX5 and EX7 only An optional Yamaha FC4 or FC5 footswitch can be connected here for sustain control FOOT CONTROLLER Jack EX5 and EX7 only This jack accepts a Yamaha FC7 Foot Controller which can be used to control any of the EX controller parameters See page 17 for more information FOOT VOLUME Jack EX5 and EX7 only A Yamaha FC7 Foot Controller can be...

Page 16: ...EX5 EX5R or EX7 is rated for the AC voltage supplied in the area in which it is to be used as listed on the rear panel Connecting the unit to the wrong AC supply can cause serious damage to the internal circuitry and may even pose a shock hazard Use only the AC power cord supplied with the EX5 EX5R or EX7 If the supplied cord is lost or damaged ands needs to be replaced contact your Yamaha dealer ...

Page 17: ...OOT CONTROLLER An FC7 plugged into the FOOT VOLUME jack can be used as its name implies for main volume or expression control The desired FOOT VOLUME function can be selected via the UTILITY mode Controller display as described on page 275 An FC7 plugged into the FOOT CONTROLLER jack can be assigned for continuous realtime control of a wide range of parameters pages 104 and 163 For more informatio...

Page 18: ...act of the EX voices and expressive features The OUTPUT L MONO and R jacks can be connected directly to musical instrument amplifiers designed for keyboard use or to the line inputs of a mixing console It is also possible to connect the outputs directly to the inputs of a multitrack or stereo tape recorder When connecting to a mono sound system be sure to use only the OUTPUT L MONO jack Make sure ...

Page 19: ...16 L R EX5 or EX5R Mixer Speakers Amp L OUTPUT L OUTPUT L MONO R R R INDIVIDUAL OUTPUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MUSIC SYNTHESIZER REALTIME CONTROL EXTENDED SYNTHESIS 1 2 3 4 5 6 MUSIC SYNTHESIZER REALTIME CONTROL EXTENDED SYNTHESIS EXIDO1 MUSIC SYNTHESIZER REALTIME CONTROL EXTENDED SYNTHESIS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 L R Headphone Headphone Mixer Speakers Amp L OUTPUT L OUTPUT L MO...

Page 20: ...utput Board The EXDGO1 Digital Output Board and EXIDO1 Individual Output Board use the same option slot so only one can be installed at a time When connecting the EXDGO1 Digital Output AES EBU XLR jack and an external audio device use the XLR cable with the impedance characteristics 110 Ω When receiving word clock from an external audio device you are required to connect the EXDGO1 Word Clock In B...

Page 21: ...age and retrieval and or to a personal computer to allow data transfer between the EX and the Yamaha Wave Editor application separately available running on the computer When connected to an appropriate external storage device hard disk ZIP or JAZZ drive see NOTES below the storage device can be formatted by the EX5 EX5R or EX7 via the Disk mode Device Format display page 269 Voice performance son...

Page 22: ...p display page 276 does not conflict with any other SCSI device in the SCSI chain In other words no two devices in the SCSI chain should be set to the same SCSI ID number The ASIB1 SCSI Interface Board only has a single SCSI connector and thus must be connected at the end of the SCSI chain the ASIB1 interface is internally terminated MIDI Connections Like any other MIDI instrument the EX5 EX5R and...

Page 23: ...DI display described on page 274 Make sure these parameters are set to match the corresponding settings of the external MIDI device s used For detailed MIDI specifications refer to the MIDI Data Format in the Data List book When using the EX5 EX5R or EX7 with other MIDI equipment it is a good idea to refer to the MIDI specifications implementation chart MIDI data format of the equipment used to en...

Page 24: ...can interfere with operation of other MIDI equipment connected to the EX MIDI OUT connectors If the EX5 EX5R or EX7 is transmitting MIDI data to other MIDI equipment the EX power switch should be turned ON before and turned OFF after the power switche s of the receiving MIDI device s VOLUME VOLUME EX5 7 EX5R EX5 5R 7 MIDI Device Audio Device 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 L R MUSIC SYNTHES...

Page 25: ...playing the songs patterns arpeggios voices performance setups or samples they contain Full disk loading details are provided on page 259 but to get you started here s the procedure for loading and playing the demo songs For information on restoring the Factory Set data see Restoring the Factory Set Data below Load and Play the Demo Songs 1 Insert the Demonstration Disk Insert the Demonstration di...

Page 26: ...press the PERFORM ANCE key to select the Performance mode next press the SONG key to go to the Song mode and then press the sequencer PLAY F key to start playback of the loaded demo song Playback will stop automatically when the song has finished but you can also stop playback at any time by pressing the STOP J key Before playing DEMO2 song press the KEYMAP key to engage the Key Map mode To Play t...

Page 27: ... to disk before loading the Factory Set data Each of the Demonstration Disk contains different Factory Set files their contents are the same except for the voices numbered 1 through 32 in the Internal voice 1 Refer to the separate Data List book Internal Voice 1 and choose the disk which contains the appropriate file for your EX5 EX5R or EX7 System Initialization To completely erase all data in th...

Page 28: ...unmatched playability and musical response of VL synthesis EX5 and EX5R only beefy analog synthesizer voices or the most responsive effects and simulated resonant systems available you need look no further The EX5 EX5R and EX7 also feature a built in sampling system which is capable of sampling sounds from external sources line or microphone as well as internal voices See pages 77 107 112 and 123 ...

Page 29: ...sizers and tone generators Although the basis for all AWM voices is a sampled waveform a sample of a real existing instrument a classic synthesizer sound or other electronically created sounds the AWM system provides an extensive range of envelope generator filter modulation and other parameters which can be applied to the basic waveform Furthermore up to four elements each with its own wave and a...

Page 30: ... precisely the same sound the instrument is responsive and alive Rather than simply controlling parameters like volume or pitch you can control characteristics such as breath and reed pressure with appropriate complex effects on the timbre of the sound The VL Instrument or Wave The VL instrument or wave defines the fundamental tone or timbre of the sound The instrument model consists primarily of ...

Page 31: ...nd producing model and have a significant effect on the sound Some of the controller and modifier parameters provided by the EX5 and EX5R are listed in the chart below Throat Formant Pressure Growl Embouchure Tonguing Pitch Scream Breath Noise Damping Absorption Harmonic Enhancer Filter Controls the characteristics of the player s throat or bowing arm The amount of breath pressure applied to the r...

Page 32: ...ingle VL element can be combined with up to three AWM elements Effects Elements 1 2 3 4 VL AWM AWM AWM Element Driver Pipe String Pipe Single ended Pipe Double ended String Mouthpiece Embouchure Bow for strings Modifier Effect Basic E qx 5 21 98 11 21 AM Page 32 ...

Page 33: ... synthesizer without patch cables setting charts or the frustrating instability that was the bane of the analog age AN Synthesis also offers many features that were simply not possible in pure analog systems It is for example also capable of FM synthesis similar to the type that made the legendary Yamaha DX7 one of the most popular synthesizers of all time In addition to single element AN voices t...

Page 34: ...onents as well as produce totally new effects For example FDSP can effectively model the frequency and velocity dependent characteristics of electromagnetic guitar or piano pickups thus adding more realistic response to these types of voices or adding a whole new dimension to other sounds It can also alter the delay time of flange or chorus type effects according to the note played thus producing ...

Page 35: ...age or routed directly to the normal effect stage as required AN FDSP Voices AN FDSP voices allow a single AN element to be layered with up to three AWM elements feeding the FDSP stage 1 2 3 4 AWM AWM AWM AN Effects Elements FDSP Unit Effects Elements 1 2 3 4 AWM AWM AWM AWM FDSP Unit Basic E qx 5 21 98 11 21 AM Page 35 ...

Page 36: ... Select the Voice or Performance Mode To select and play voices press the VOICE MODE button so that its indicator lights and VOICE PLAY appears in the upper left corner of the LCD screen The voice mode display provides a few items of information in addition to the name of the currently selected voice The abbreviations in the section separated by a line at the bottom of the display P1 P2 etc indica...

Page 37: ...nd DEC INC keys as well as the numeric keypad can be used to select voices and performance setups on the EX5R see Alternate Selection Methods below The number of the selected voice or performance will appear in the upper left corner of the display Note that each voice or performance in the active memory area can be referred to in two ways as a decimal number from 1 to 128 or as a bank and number A...

Page 38: ...ice Performance Directory The voice performance directory shows the names of 16 voices or performances at a time with the cursor located at the currently selected number To switch to the directory display press the F8 button located directly below DIR on the display Voices and performances are selected using the same methods described above as well as by using the cursor keys to highlight the numb...

Page 39: ...d This imposes limitations which are different for the EX5 5R and EX7 The Reverb and Chorus effect units function normally regardless of the type of voice used EX5 5R There are no limitations to using insertion effects in the EX5 or EX5R Voice mode In the Performance mode however insertion effects can be used on a maximum of 4 parts voices if the performance setup consists entirely of AWM voices I...

Page 40: ...e structure of each element consists of four stages as shown in the block diagram below Although the individual parameters available in each stage will vary to some degree depending on the type of tone generator being edited the basic function of each stage is the same OSCILLATOR This stage is not really an oscillator in the traditional sense of the word but it is here that the basic sound of the ...

Page 41: ...or the selected tone generator type and thus allows both static and dynamic timbral control Dynamic filters can be set to respond to keyboard touch response or other controllers while filter envelope generators can produce time based timbral variation The type and number of filter parameters available varies considerably according to the selected tone generator type AWM FILTER parameter details be...

Page 42: ...le LFOs can be used for pitch filter and or amplitude modulation CONTROLLER parameter details begin on page 103 EFFECTS The EX internal effect system provides an extensive range of programmable effects including natural reverberation modulation effects such as chorus and flanging compression distortion auto wah rotary speaker and much much more Controllers can also be assigned to specific effect p...

Page 43: ...he Sampling feature or sampled waveforms imported from another source The ability to combine AWM elements means that you could for example combine separate samples for the attack and sustains portions of an instrument s sound with independent control over each More on AWM voices on page 77 VL Voices EX5 and EX5R only VL voices can have 1 VL element and from 1 to 3 AWM elements In many cases you ll...

Page 44: ...ul pad or a punchy analog type voice try combining the two AN elements in this voice type Once again the AWM elements are there when you need them to add realistic samples or other textures FDSP Voices EX5 EX5R and EX7 FDSP voices have from 1 to 4 AWM elements with an FDSP stage between the elements and the main effect stage The FDSP stage can be applied to any or all of the AWM elements used as r...

Page 45: ...a entry dial keys The EX5 and EX7 additionally allow element selection via BANK select keys 1 through 4 labelled ELEMENT SELECT corresponding to elements 1 through 4 In the VOICE EDIT mode pressing any of these keys will select the corresponding element for editing The currently selected element is indicated by an inverse element number on the left side of the edit display and by a lit indicator a...

Page 46: ...use the F1 key to select the edit pages in sequence or select any individual page by pressing the corresponding function key while holding the SHIFT key On the EX5 and EX7 all of the top level edit pages can also be directly accessed via PROGRAM keys 1 through 8 corresponding to the COMMON OSC PITCH FILTER AMPLITUDE LFO CONTROL and EFFECT parameter pages respectively these are marked on the panel ...

Page 47: ...he moment you alter any parameter in the Voice Edit mode a small inverse will appear at the top left on the display indicating that the voice has been edited but not yet stored You can also press the EDIT COMPARE key while in the edit mode to switch back and forth between the original and edited sound an inverse appears at the top left on the display when the Compare function is engaged i e the or...

Page 48: ...o which you want to store the edited data The BANK and PROGRAM keys can also be used on the EX5 and EX7 3 Press ENTER and confirm Press the ENTER key The Are you sure confirmation display will appear Press the INC YES key to confirm and actually store th edited data Press DEC NO if you want to abort the store operation 4 Press EXIT When the data has been stored Completed will appear briefly on the...

Page 49: ... parts are mixed to create the final sound Straightforward layering lets you combine similar voices to create exceptionally thick rich textures You can also detune layers in relation to each other for even greater depth Completely different voices can also be layered for unique effects a fairly common example would be layered piano and strings But layering is only the beginning See the Performance...

Page 50: ...ng the layered voices to different velocity ranges As an example let s consider how a slap bass voice could be created using two layers the first a smooth fingered bass sound and the second a snappy slapped bass sound If we assign the first layer the fingered bass to the velocity range from say 1 through 64 and the slapped layer to velocities from 65 through 128 the total keyboard velocity range i...

Page 51: ...r programming is described on page 238 and the Arpeggiator is assigned to Performance parts via the Arpeggio parameter in the Performance Edit mode page 160 Example left hand arpeggio control right hand lead Multi timbre Tone Generator Another important function of the Performance mode is to assign and set up the various parts for the internal EX Song or Pattern mode sequencer or for multi timbre ...

Page 52: ...er parts with the Layer Switch turned on will be produced When you edit the voice with the Layer Switch turned off only the currently editing voice will be produced Compare Store As in the Voice Edit mode the moment you alter any parameter in the Performance Edit mode a small inverse will appear at the top left on the display indicating that the performance has been edited but not yet stored You c...

Page 53: ...oller Knob 1 to select the Performance memory location to which you want to store the edited data The BANK and PROGRAM keys can also be used on the EX5 and EX7 3 Press ENTER and confirm Press the ENTER key The Are you sure confirmation display will appear Press the INC YES key to confirm and actually store the edited data Press DEC NO if you want to abort the store operation 4 Press EXIT When the ...

Page 54: ... voices if the performance setup consists entirely of AWM voices If a VL AN or FDSP voice is used in the performance setup however an insertion effect can only be used on one part voice EX7 In the EX7 Voice mode Insertion effects can be used in AWM voices but not in any other voice type AN or FDSP In the Performance mode if the performance setup consists of only AWM voices then an insertion effect...

Page 55: ... Controllers All of the controllers that can be used with the EX5 and EX7 are listed below Since the EX5R is a tone generator it does not have many of the physical controllers provided on the keyboard models The EX5R does however receive MIDI control change data so the corresponding controllers on the keyboard or other master MIDI control device can be used in the same way Pitch Wheel EX5 EX7 The ...

Page 56: ...d range of parameters via the Utility mode Controller Setup display page 275 Of course the footswitch is only really useful with on off type parameters not with parameters that allow continuous control Aftertouch EX5 EX7 Keyboard aftertouch allows you to control any controller parameter by the pressure you apply to a key after it is initially pressed This is perhaps the most intimate type of keybo...

Page 57: ...ired for the remaining scene In order to store the settings you have just made with a voice or performance combination it is necessary to execute the voice store page 48 or performance store page 54 operation otherwise your scene settings will be lost as soon as you select a different voice performance or mode Scene Recall Switching To recall a stored scene simply press the corresponding SCENE key...

Page 58: ...CENE key to disengage scene morphing Although the MODULATION 2 wheel is normally assigned to scene morphing the FOOT CONTROLLER can be used as an alternative assigned via the UTILITY MODE Controller Setup display page 276 if you want to retain use of the MODULATION 2 wheel for other parameters while scene morphing is active Controller Sets One of the most powerful features of the EX controller sys...

Page 59: ...nment on page 104 Controller Set Remapping When the Voice Edit mode Controller Set display is selected REMAP will appear above the F3 function key This key can be used to remap non contiguous controller set numbers to a contiguous set of sequential numbers For example if you have created controller sets 1 3 6 and 10 pressing the REMAP key will re assign these sets to numbers 1 2 3 and 4 If a VL vo...

Page 60: ...sed when the power is turned off If you want to keep a recorded song use the Disk mode Save Song option to save all data to disk Song recording and playback details begin on page 185 The Pattern Mode The 8 track pattern sequencer has most of the functions and features of the 16 track song sequencer but is more suited to the production and management of shorter patterns or phrases such as drum trac...

Page 61: ...ern sequencers 50 preset Arpeggiator patterns are provided and an additional 50 user patterns can be created and retained in memory until needed Arpeggio recording and playback details begin on page 238 Arpeggio Hold This handy function adds significantly to the Argeggiator s performance potential When the hold function on the arpeggiator pattern will continue repeating after the keys have been re...

Page 62: ...rding as the Replace mode except that previous material in the record track is retained so that you can add new material to a previously recorded track This can be particularly useful when recording a drum track for example you can record the bass drum and snare on the first run then overdub the hi hat and tom toms and finally overdub the cymbals and fills Punch The Punch mode only available in th...

Page 63: ...all or a portion of a track or sequence in a variety of ways You have a range of quantization options clock shift gate and velocity modification transposition data extraction chord sorting and much more The in depth editing capabilities of the EX5 EX5R and EX7 make it easy to correct mistakes made when recording songs patterns or arpeggios and to generally refine your sound The Song Pattern and Ar...

Page 64: ...te a natural groove Both the timing and velocity of certain notes can be affected by groove quantization This means that unlike standard quantization which can make a sequence sound cold and mechanical groove quantization can significantly enhance the feel of a track 100 preset groove templates are provided that you can simply select and use Each groove template affects different beats in differen...

Page 65: ...s overall system effects which apply to all voices in the performance setup System Effects Two system effect units are provided for overall sound enhancement Reverb and Chorus Reverb The Reverb effect unit provides 12 different reverb related effects including realistic simulations of the natural reverberation in various halls and rooms Independent reverb settings can be made for each voice in the...

Page 66: ... complete list of the available insertion effects Effects In the Voice Mode In the Voice mode independent effect types and parameter settings can be programmed for each effect unit Reverb Chorus Insertion Effect and stored with each voice Furthermore the two insertion effects can be independently turned on or off for each voice element It is also possible to specify the insertion effect connection...

Page 67: ...rresponding part The insertion effects set up in the Voice mode can be turned on or off for each part in the Performance mode Performance mode effect details on page 161 Effect Bypass You can temporarily turn specified types of effects off or on by simply pressing the panel EF BYPASS BYPASS on the EX5R key To use this function you will need to specify the effect to be bypassed in the Utility mode ...

Page 68: ...if the performance setup consists entirely of AWM voices If a VL AN or FDSP voice is used in the performance setup however an insertion effect can only be used on one part voice EX7 In the EX7 Voice mode Insertion effects can be used in AWM voices but not in any other voice type AN or FDSP In the Performance mode if the performance setup consists of only AWM voices then an insertion effect may be ...

Page 69: ...Sampled waveforms can be saved to floppy disk or to an external storage device via the optional ASIB1 SCSI Interface page 278 Wave files in standard WAV AIFF or AKAI format produced using other equipment can also be loaded via the Disk mode Load Wave function page 266 and used by the EX5 EX5R and EX7 Setting Up and Sampling From an External Source Connecting the Source The first step in setting up...

Page 70: ...ack Setting Levels Once your source is connected and the Rec Mode Source and mic line parameters have been set as required you can use the A D GAIN control in conjunction with the bar graph level indicator s to the right of the new sample name s to set the optimum input level Begin with the A D GAIN control set all the way to the MIN position and play your source at the highest expected volume Gra...

Page 71: ...he EX5 EX5R and EX7 record at a sample rate of 44 1 kHz See page 176 for details on sampling from the internal tone generators Edit the Sample Once you have successfully recorded a sample use the Sample Jobs page 182 and Sample Edit mode page 179 to normalize extract tune loop and otherwise refine your sample as required Save Samples to Disk Please note than the standard EX sample memory is volati...

Page 72: ...y Map mode Non assigned notes are listed as off on the display If necessary press the F1 key to select the Mode screen KEYMAP key functions can be turned on or off when in Voice mode Performance mode and Song mode 2 Select a note Select a note to which you want to map a sample or pattern either by using the cursor and keys to highlight the desired note on the display the note list will scroll up o...

Page 73: ...wing the pattern or sample number specifies the play mode for the corresponding key 6 Continue as required Repeat the above process mapping as many patterns or samples to as many keys as required The Key Map assignments will always be erased when the power is turned off If you want to keep a Key Map setup use the Disk mode Save ALL option to save all data to disk Only one sample pattern or pattern...

Page 74: ...rse and Fine Coarse Raises or lowers the pitch of each sample in semitone steps Settings 64 63 Fine Allows fine adjustment of the pitch of each element Settings 64 63 Using these two parameters you can adjust the playback speed of EX samples as well as data recorded at different sampling rates Introductory Section Basic E qx 5 21 98 11 22 AM Page 74 ...

Page 75: ...1 060 D 12 124 H 12 061 D 13 125 H 13 062 D 14 126 H 14 063 D 15 127 H 15 064 D 16 128 H 16 Voice Play Mode Voice Play Mode lets you play the 256 Preset Voices and User Voices of your own creation Voice Play Mode screen Press VOICE key on the panel to enter Voice Play mode When you enter Voice Play mode the following screen appears The contents are shown below 1Screen Title Indicates Voice Play mo...

Page 76: ...ussive Sound Effects Drums Synth Comping Vocal Combination Material Wave Sequence Voice Edit Mode There are two types of voices a normal voice and a drum voice The edit parameters for each type of voice are explained separately as are the different types of elements that make up a normal voice For more information about voices see page 43 For more information about elements see page 43 VOICE Norma...

Page 77: ...ou exit from the Voice Edit mode the will remain at the top left on the display until you either store the edited voice or select a different voice number or mode If you do select a different voice number or mode prior to storing the edited voice the edited data will be lost So be sure to store edited voice data you want to keep as described on page 48 Compare function is not available when the vo...

Page 78: ...FDSP type is selected the FDSP menu will also display It can be accessed using F5 at the bottom of the COM screen see page 123 AN Poly AWM AN AWM on EX7 Uses one AN element for Analog Physical Modeling synthesis plus three AWM elements Once the Analog Poly is selected the first element in the OSC screen page 113 is fixed to the AN element AN Layer AWM EX5 5R only This type can use two AN elements ...

Page 79: ...ff Settings on off The ARPEGGIO key on the front panel serves the same function Arp Type Arpeggio Type Selects the type of arpeggio Settings See the Arpeggio Type on page 242 Arp Tempo Arpeggio Tempo Sets the tempo for the arpeggio Settings 30 250 Tempo Ctrl Tempo Control Sets whether one of the Knobs controls the arpeggio tempo or not Settings off knob 1 6 Arp Note LimitL Note Limit Low Determine...

Page 80: ...WAVE F3 WAVE EDIT F7 MIX F8 ZONE F6 WAVE Selects the waves for the elements maximum four elements per voice and sets parameters related to the Loop configuration for each wave Bank Wave Bank In the selected Voice Bank this parameter lets you choose a wave bank which contains available waves You can designate a different bank for each element Settings PRE Preset RAM DRAM FLS Flash Memory When an el...

Page 81: ...e WAVE EDIT screen is unavailable Time Actually starts playback 127 0 Key on Key On Delay F7 MIX Sets the output balance between the various element waves that make up a voice Bank Wave Bank Number Cat Category These parameters are the same as those described for the WAVE screen For information see page 80 Level Sets the output level of each wave which lets you adjust the output balance between ea...

Page 82: ...e lowest velocity value set here and for the value set in Vel Limit High Velocity Limit High determines the range of velocity for the selected element wave Note Limit High Note Limit Low Volume Note Range Note Cross Fade Note Cross Fade 127 0 Vel Limit High Velocity Limit High Sets the highest velocity value of each element wave that is detected when the keyboard is played Settings 1 127 Vel Xfade...

Page 83: ... effect Settings 7 0 7 EG Depth Sets the amount of pitch change in the PEG A setting of 0 produces no change and maintains the original pitch Settings 64 0 63 EG Random Changes the Hold Level page 85 of the PEG randomly The higher the value the greater the change in pitch A setting of 0 produces no change and maintains the original pitch Settings 0 15 F7 SCALE Sets the pitch scaling for each eleme...

Page 84: ...correspondingly out of tune You need to specify the key C B you will be playing in 1 4 tone 29 Forty eight equally spaced notes per octave Play forty eight notes to move one octave 1 8 tone 30 Indian C B 31 Usually observed in the Indian music white keys C B only F8 EG Pitch Envelope Generator Sets the PEG which determines how the pitch will change over time from when the key is pressed held then ...

Page 85: ...ings 0 127 Rel1 Rel2 Time Release 1 2 Time Sets the Release 1 2 Time Settings 0 127 Hold Level Sets the Hold Level Settings 128 0 127 Atck Level Attack Level Sets the Attack Level Settings 128 0 127 Dcy 1 2 Level Decay 1 2 Level Sets the Decay 1 2 Level Settings 128 0 127 Rel1 Rel2 Level Release 1 2 Level Sets the Release 1 2 Level Settings 128 0 127 Setting the Pitch Envelope Generator There are ...

Page 86: ... the amount of gain of the input signal Settings 32 0 Input Gain is not available with the following types thru boost 6dB 12dB 18dB Input Gain is common for the all types except for the above four The available filter types and associated parameters are explained below L H Shelf Low High Shelving Filter A shelving type filter that can increase or decrease the signal level in both the high and low ...

Page 87: ...ect Settings 7 7 Frequency 0 Low1 Freg Low2 Freg Low1 2 Gain Sets the signal levels for the frequencies passing below the Low1 2 Freq points Settings 16 0 16 Low1 2 Gain Vel Low1 2 Gain Velocity Sets the velocity sensitivity for signal levels designated by the Low1 2 Gain When Low1 2 Gain Vel is set to a positive value the harder a note is played on the keyboard the more gain that is applied Negat...

Page 88: ...ter Freq Random Frequency Random Freq Random causes the cutoff frequency to move randomly The higher the value the wider the change of the cutoff frequency A setting of 0 produces no effect Settings 0 7 Freq KeyFollow Sets the KeyFollow for the cutoff frequency set in the Freq parameter The Freq KeyFollow functions to adjust the cutoff frequency by the notes played on the keyboard When Freq KeyFol...

Page 89: ...uency Frequency Level Cutoff range Freq Frequency Sets the cutoff frequency Only the frequencies around the cutoff frequency will be passed while other frequencies will be filtered out Settings 0 251 All other parameters for this filter are the same as explained for the LPF parameters For information see page 88 InvertLPF Inverted Low Pass Filter The InvLPF inverts the function of the LPF The sign...

Page 90: ...ency by the notes played on the keyboard When the Freq KeyFollow is set to a positive value the higher the note played on the keyboard the higher the center frequency becomes When a negative value is set the lower the note played the higher the center frequency becomes Settings 64 63 Gain Sets the SCF Static Control Filter signal level This parameter increases or decreases the signal levels around...

Page 91: ...or more information see the next section Settings LPF Low Pass Filter BPF Band Pass Filter HPF High Pass Filter BEF Band Elimination Filter Press F5 and the following two types of parameter screens alternately appear If necessary change the screens when adjusting each parameter For more information see the following section Frequency Characteristics Screen All Parameters Screen DCF1 2 Freq F1 2Fre...

Page 92: ...for the DCF1 2 Settings on off DCF1 2 LFO F1 2 LFO Turns the LFO Low Frequency Oscillator effect on or off for the DCF1 2 Settings on off DCF1 2 EG F1 2 EG Turns the PEG effect on or off for the DCF1 2 Settings on off The following filter types are available for the DCF 1 2 Filter Gain DCF2 DCF1 seri Thru Gain F1 Gain DCF2 DCF1 para F2 Gain LPF Low Pass Filter The LPF passes the signals below the ...

Page 93: ...isplay On the right side of the Frequency Characteristics screen the type of the filter frequency characteristics curve is displayed The frequency bandwidth is indicated by the horizontal axis while the level is indicated by the vertical axis As each parameter value is adjusted the changes are shown accordingly in the graphical display When two DCF filters DCF1 2 are used the two curves are displa...

Page 94: ...set the lower the note played the higher the cutoff frequency becomes Settings 64 63 F7 SCALE Sets the scaling for the filter The filter scaling function adjusts the filter cutoff frequency based on notes played on the keyboard There are four Break Points each with their own offset level settings A different value can be set for the two DCF filters of each element Press F2 and F3 to select the DCF...

Page 95: ...nger the Attack Time becomes Negative values will have the opposite effect Settings 7 0 7 This parameter is not displayed in the ENVELOPE screen Other Time Vel Other Time Velocity Sets the velocity sensitivity for Decay 1 2 Time and the Release 1 2 Time When Other Time Vel is set to a positive value the softer the keyboard is played the longer the change becomes over time Negative values will have...

Page 96: ... how the timbre of the sound changes over time from when a key is hit then released and how the sound decays Press F8 to select the ENVELOPE screen Each value can be set with the Envelope graphical display The level of a played note can be set to continue at a defined level for a fixed period of time by setting the Attack Level and the Attack Time Then the level change over time can be controlled ...

Page 97: ...ft to right can be controlled by Pan KeyFollow Select rnd to activate the Random Pan In this way the width of the sound moving from left to right can be controlled by Random Depth Settings scl Scaling Pan L63 cnt center R63 rnd Random Low Limit Volume Volume Exp 127 0 Exp 127 0 Normal change in volume When Low Limit is set The Lowest Pan KeyFollow This parameter is displayed when you select scl Sc...

Page 98: ... Envelope screen Atck Time Vel Attack Time Velocity Sets the velocity sensitivity for the Attack Time When Attack Time Vel is set to a positive value the softer the keyboard is played the longer the Attack time becomes Negatives values will have the opposite effect Settings 7 0 7 This parameter can be used for Attack Mode1 see page 99 This parameter is not displayed in the ENVELOPE screen Dcy 1 Ti...

Page 99: ...e level of Decay 1 3 Settings 0 127 Rel1 Level Sets the level of Release 1 when in Release Mode 2 Settings 0 127 Release 1 Level is fixed to 0 in the Release Mode 1 Release 2 Level is fixed to 0 in the Release Mode 2 Setting the Amplitude Envelope Generator There are six Time settings the speeds of changes and seven Level settings that shape how the volume of the sound changes over time from when ...

Page 100: ...ement Wave Selects the LFO 1 wave Various kinds of modulated sounds can be created depending on the selected wave Three types of waves are available Settings saw tri squ It is possible for the LFO1 to modulate the pitch filter and amplitude simultaneously saw tri triangle squ square Sync This switch turns the Sync on and off When Sync is turned on the LFO oscillator is always reset each time the k...

Page 101: ...ey on Max Fade Max Delay Time Key on Vel Velocity Sets the velocity sensitivity for the LFO speed When Vel is set to a positive value the harder the keyboard is played the greater the LFO modulation Negatives values will have the opposite effect Settings 7 7 Rndm Random Moves and changes the depth of the LFO speed AMOD PMOD and FMOD below randomly The larger the value the greater the change A sett...

Page 102: ...reverse the phase of the LFO wave Settings 127 0 127 The effect may not be audible if the DCF is not properly set F8 LFO2 Low Frequency Oscillator 2 Sets the parameters for the LFO2 A different value can be set for each element Wave Selects the LFO 2 wave The waves selected here modulate the amplitude filter and pitch to create effects like tremolo waw and vibrato respectively Settings sine tri sa...

Page 103: ... the front panel various controllers can be set for each element There are two menus available F7 PITCH Pitch Control F8 SET Controller Set F3 REMAP F7 PITCH Pitch Control Sets parameters for pitch bend and portamento A different value can be set for each element Pitch Bend Upper Sets the degree of pitch change in semitones half steps when the PITCH wheel is moved in an upwards direction For examp...

Page 104: ...ice Controller Sets For example when you have created four Controller Sets number 1 3 4 and 7 the numbers will be ranged from 1 through 4 Ctrl Controllers Selects the voice control number When creating a Voice Controller Set first select the control number Settings Set 1 16 Voice Controller set 1 16 Elem Sw Element Switch Sets the controller for each element as active on or inactive off Settings F...

Page 105: ...fects signal flow can be confirmed in the graphic display screen as you set values There are five menus available F4 TYPE F5 INS1 Insertion 1 F6 INS2 Insertion 2 F7 REV Reverb F8 CHO Chorus For more information on Insertion and System effects see page 65 F4 TYPE Sets the type of Insertion Effect 1 2 as well as the Reverb and Chorus You can set the send and return levels of each effect unit 1 InsEF...

Page 106: ...ata List book 9 Cho Rev Chorus Reverb Sets the send level of the signal output from the Chorus unit and sent to the Reverb unit Settings 0 127 Rev Pan Reverb Pan Sets the panning of the signal output from the Reverb unit Settings L64 far left cnt center R63 far right Cho Pan Chorus Pan Sets the panning of the signal output from the Chorus unit Settings L64 far left cnt center R63 far right Rev Ret...

Page 107: ...ns starting on page 77 Currently selected Chorus type Currently selected reverb type VOICE Normal EDIT VL Element F1 COMMON 107 F6 Parameter 107 F7 Arpeggio 79 F3 Arpeggio Edit 79 F8 Name 79 F2 OSCILLATOR 108 F6 Wave 108 F7 Mix 81 F8 Zone 82 F3 PITCH 108 F6 Parameter 83 F7 Scaling 83 F8 EG 109 F4 FILTER 109 F7 EQ 109 F8 DCF 110 F5 AMPLITUDE 110 F6 Parameter 96 F8 EG 110 F6 LFO 111 F8 LFO 111 F7 CO...

Page 108: ...ct the mode that best suits your playing style Settings mono If the one key which was currently sounding is released while the other key is held a new note will be triggered poly If the one key which was currently sounding is released while the other keys are held the other note will not be retriggered For the other three AWM Elements how each element produces sound is determined by the Mono Poly ...

Page 109: ... last pitch of the note from when a key is released When Release Level is set to a positive value the pitch generated changes towards a higher pitch Negative values causes the pitch generated to be lower Selecting a value of 0 produces a pitch that moves towards the correct pitch Settings 49 0 50 F4 FILT Filter When VL Element is selected following two menus are available for Filter parameters F7 ...

Page 110: ... BP Frequency KeyFollow Break Point Sets the basic pitch for Frequency KeyFollow Settings C 2 G8 F5 AMP Amplitude When VL Element is selected there are two menus available with Amplitude parameters F6 PARAM Parameters F8 EG Envelope Generator F6 PARAM Parameters When the VL Element is selected Level Vel Level Velocity is inactive Other settings are the same as for the AWM Elements For more informa...

Page 111: ...the longer the delay time before the vibrato effect begins Negative values cause the delay time to be shorter For more details about Delay see page 100 Settings 64 0 63 Vibrato Speed Sets the speed of the vibrato effect The larger the value the faster the movement of the vibrato For more information about Speed see page 101 Settings 64 0 63 Vibrato Depth Sets the depth of the vibrato The larger th...

Page 112: ...notes at maximum for EX5 5R Select the mode that best suits your playing style Settings mono Only one note can be produced at a time If two keys are held simultaneously a new note will be triggered when the first key which currently produces sound is released poly With the EX7 only one sound can be produced at a time The EX5 5R in Poly mode can produce one or two sounds depending on the selected V...

Page 113: ...bout the general concepts of the VCO and AN tone generation see page 33 Algorithm For selecting the algorithm One algorithm can be selected from the four types of algorithms listed below Available parameters differ depending on the currently selected algorithm Settings only FM FM both FM mstr master FM slv slave only FM Sync is disabled When selected no other parameter is available FM both Sync is...

Page 114: ...produces a pitch which is the same as the master oscillator Settings 64 0 63 Sync Depth Sets the amount of depth of control from the Sync Src Sync Source over time The larger the value the greater the change in depth Settings 64 0 63 Sync Src Sync Source Sets the source signal which applies the modulation over time to the slave oscillator Settings fixed PEG FEG LFO1 LFO2 When set to fixed there is...

Page 115: ...pulse square wave familiar as dial tone of touch tone phone is used to make woodwind instrument sounds When the Pulse Width is set to 64 the waveform will contain only odd numbered harmonics Basic Wave PW below 64 Basic Wave saw2 Sawtooth2 This wave is slightly different from the saw wave The spectrum of the saw2 wave is created by a sawtooth wave combined with a pulse wave and therefore When the ...

Page 116: ...rmonics More Harmonics Pulse Width is Small Pulse Width is 64 50 Pulse Width is Large VCO1 ModSw VCO1 Modulation Switch When the pitch of VCO1 wave is modulated by LFO1 or LFO2 this setting selects which waveform the master oscillator or the slave oscillator inside VCO1 will be modulated Settings master master oscillator slave slave oscillator both both the master and the slave oscillator This is ...

Page 117: ...s the pitch scaling for the AN Element The available parameters are the same as those for AWM Element page 83 F8 EG Envelope Generator The following screen appears when the AN Element is selected in the PEG screen PEG Mode Selects the VCO that will be affected by the PEG Settings VCO1 VCO2 both both VCO1 and VCO2 PEG Depth Sets the amount of pitch change of the PEG in semitones When the PEG Decay ...

Page 118: ... more information about each type of filter see page 86 Cutoff Freq Cutoff Frequency Sets the Cutoff Frequency Settings 0 127 HPF Freq High Pass Filter Cutoff Frequency Sets the High Pass Filter cutoff frequency Frequencies above the cutoff frequency are passed while those below are cut off The larger the value the higher the cutoff frequency becomes resulting in a brighter sound This high pass fi...

Page 119: ...m cutoff frequency level to the sustain level Settings 0 127 Sustain Level After passing through the Decay Time this sets the sustain level which the cutoff frequency maintains as long as the key is held key on Settings 0 127 Slower Faster Higher range Lower range 63 40 40 Release Time Sets the amount of time it takes for the signal to reach the initial 0 value after releasing the key Settings 0 1...

Page 120: ... much feedback can create extremely high frequencies potentially resulting in damage to your speakers Volume Sets the output volume from the AMP This determines the actual output volume of the AN Element wave The signal does pass into the effects procession after this point Settings 0 127 F8 EG Amplitude Envelope Generator Sets the AEG for the AN Element This lets you determine the change in volum...

Page 121: ...O pitch filter or amplitude creates effects such as vibrato waw and tremolo respectively There are two LFOs LFO1 and LFO2 LFO1 Wave Low Frequency Oscillator1 Wave Selects the LFO1 wave Various kinds of modulated sounds cyclical can be created depending on the selected wave There are 21 types of waves available Settings sine sine sine sine180 sine180 tri tri tri tri180 tri180 squ squ squ180 saw dwn...

Page 122: ...uare Square180 Squ Square Wave Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle180 Triangle180 Tri Triangle Wave s h s h s h Sample Hold Wave s h2 s h2 Saw down Saw down Saw up Saw up Saw Sawtooth Wave Voice E qx 5 21 98 11 31 AM Page 122 ...

Page 123: ... apply modulation to VCO 1 2 to create vibrato There are two waveform signals available Settings sine tri triangle For more information about sine and tri triangle see page 121 The settings related to modulation for VCO1 2 can be set in the OSC MOD screen see page 116 LFO2 Speed Sets the speed of the LFO2 wave The higher the value the faster the speed For more information see the Speed concept gra...

Page 124: ...c technology The underlined items in the diagram are available as the Destination parameters for the FDSP Controller set page 141 Input Integ Diff Magnetic Field Output LPF Position Cutoff Resonance Output Drive Pickup type HPF Highpass Pickup Type Sets the type of pickup There are three types normal integrate and differentiate Settings normal Produces a slight simulation integrate Produces a phys...

Page 125: ...63 Out Level Output Level Sets the pickup output level Settings 64 0 63 Out High Kf Out High KeyFollow Offsets the change in the pickup output level in the note range higher than the BP High Break Point High When set to a positive value the higher the note played on the keyboard the greater the change in the output level becomes When a negative value is set the lower the note played the greater th...

Page 126: ...uency changes in proportion to the pitch Settings 32 0 64 Resonance Sets the resonance quality of an electromagnetic pickup This setting determines the amount of resonance boost near the cutoff frequency set in Freq Settings 0 31 Pan Sets the panning for the selected FDSP type This function determines the left or right positioning of each FDSP in the stereo spectrum Settings L63 far left cnt cente...

Page 127: ...tting of 0 produces no change in the timbre Settings 32 0 32 When set to 0 here the parameters Picking Pos Picking P Kf Pickup Pos and Pickup P Kf will be inactive Pickup Pos Pickup Position Sets the pickup position A setting of 0 puts the pickup right on the bridge while 127 on the center of the strings Settings 0 127 Pickup P Kf Pickup Position KeyFollow Sets the KeyFollow for the Pickup Positio...

Page 128: ...req Settings 0 31 FilterBypass Sets the amount percentage bypassing the Freq filter above Settings 0 127 100 Pan The same as the one in the EP Pickup See page 126 for information 03 Water The FDSP unit uses a unique algorithm to change the input signal to the sound of water an application of the Virtual Analog synthesis The feeling of running water is created by the Sample Hold LFO filter modulati...

Page 129: ...f water will disappear Settings 0 63 Feedback Kf Feedback KeyFollow Sets the KeyFollow for the Feedback Feedback KeyFollow function controls the change in the resonance for the resonating strings in accordance with the notes played on the keyboard When set to a positive value the higher the note played on the keyboard the greater the change in resonance becomes When a negative value is set the low...

Page 130: ...FO mode Speed Wave Phase KeyFollow Sets the KeyFollow for the delay length This KeyFollow function controls the length of the delay in accordance with the notes played on the keyboard When set to 32 the KeyFollow functions at 100 and the length of the delay moves in inverse proportion to the pitch played on the keyboard When set to a value of 0 the length of the delay is fixed To prevent the effec...

Page 131: ...each LFO wave see page 121 LFO Phase Low Frequency Oscillator Phase Sets the phase of the LFO wave that is reset when the note is played Settings 0 90 180 270 degrees EG Mode Envelope Generator Mode Sets the EG mode the way in which the EG functions There are three types of modes Settings decay The EG effect decays attack The EG effect increases EG Level EG Level fade in The EG effect increases gr...

Page 132: ...comes Settings 64 0 63 EG Time Kflw Envelope Generator Time KeyFollow Sets the KeyFollow for the EG Time This KeyFollow function controls the amount of the EG time in accordance with the notes played on the keyboard When set to a positive value the higher the note played on the keyboard the shorter the EG time becomes When a negative value is set the lower the note played the shorter the EG time b...

Page 133: ...C3 261 63Hz Settings 64 0 C3 63 note dependent phase shifter Dry Wet FB EG mode Time Depth Depth Pitch coarse Release Speed Input Output APF EG LFO EG Decay Time Sets the EG decay time the time of decay from the maximum level until reaching the sustain level Settings 0 127 Decay T Kf Decay Time KeyFollow Sets the KeyFollow for the Decay Time This KeyFollow function controls the decay time in accor...

Page 134: ...he EG time in accordance with the notes played on the keyboard When set to a positive value the higher the note played on the keyboard the shorter the EG time becomes When a negative value is set the lower the note played the shorter the EG time becomes Settings 64 0 63 ReleaseTime Sets the EG release time the time from key off until the sound ends Settings 0 48 LFO Depth Low Frequency Oscillator ...

Page 135: ... from being irregular the value should be set at 32 normally Settings 32 0 64 Input Phase Polarity Delay Dry Wet note dependent Drive lowpass Cutoff Output LPF EG Drive EG mode Time EGdepth Pitch coarse Polarity Sets the direction of the modulation of the input signal There are two settings positive 0 and negative 1 Settings 0 positive The delay increases as the input signal increases 1 negative T...

Page 136: ...ity sensitivity for the Wet Level This lets you control the output level of the modulated signal by the strength at which you play the keyboard Settings 64 0 63 Dry Level Sets the output level for the original input signal Settings 64 0 63 Dry Vel Dry Level Velocity Sets the velocity sensitivity for the Dry Level This lets you control the output level of the original input signal by the strength a...

Page 137: ...e value set here will be added to the amount of feedback that is controlled by the EG Settings 64 0 63 Edge EGDepth Edge Envelope Generator Depth Sets the EG depth for the FM feedback Settings 64 0 63 HPF High Pass Filter Sets the cutoff frequency which cuts the lower range of the modulated signals Settings 0 127 HPF K Flw High Pass Filter KeyFollow Sets the KeyFollow for the High Pass Filter cuto...

Page 138: ...rmonics because two AM modulators main and sub can be used The underlined items in the diagram are available as the Destination parameters for the FDSP Controller set page 141 Pitch Coarse Sets the pitch of the main modulator s wave in semitones A setting of 0 produces a pitch of C3 261 63Hz Settings 64 0 C3 63 Pitch Fine Adjusts the pitch of the main modulator s wave Settings 50 0 50 Sub Pitch Se...

Page 139: ...y in which the EG functions There are two types of modes Settings decay The EG effect decays attack The EG effect increases EG Time Envelope Generator Time Sets the amount of time from when the note is played to when the EG terminates Settings 0 127 EG Time Kflw Envelope Generator Time KeyFollow Sets the KeyFollow for the EG Time This KeyFollow function controls the amount of the EG time in accord...

Page 140: ...ariant Low Boost filter Input Output HPF Drive Attack Decay Sustain Overdrive Saturation Highpass Output Input Depth EG Drive EG Drive Envelope Generator Depth Sets the EG depth to affect the amount of the low boost Settings 64 0 63 Drive EG Vel Drive Envelope Generator Velocity Sets the velocity sensitivity for the Drive EG The EG depth can be controlled by the velocity at which the note played o...

Page 141: ...Destinations for the FDSP voices are No 36 No 44 controls Refer to the Controller List in the separate Data List Drum Voice Drum Voice editing lets you create your own drum kit by assigning AWM Elements to each note pitch range C 2 G8 and setting various parameters related to volume pitch and timbre You can also use your own sampled data as an element For more information about drum voices see pag...

Page 142: ...ailable from the OSC menu 1Select a key to which you want to assign an element Turn the Data Dial or KNOB1 to select the key note name that will be assigned an element In the screen that has not been assigned an Element hyphens will be displayed and the cursor cannot be moved You can also use the INC DEC key or the numeric keypad 2Assign the Element Press F3 to execute the ADD function The sample ...

Page 143: ...e INC DEC key or the numeric keypad 2Delete the element Press the F4 key to execute the DEL function The elements assigned to that key and all the layers will be deleted Hyphens will be displayed for each parameter in the screen and the cursor can no longer be moved to those areas F5 TUNE Sets the tuning and the EG for each element A different value can be set for each element Drum Key Selects the...

Page 144: ...is played the greater the change in pitch Negative values will produce the opposite effect Settings 7 0 7 Pitch EG Depth Sets the amount of pitch change in the PEG A setting of 0 produces no change and maintains the original pitch Settings 0 127 F6 WAVE Selects the element samples maximum 128 that form a voice and determines Loop related settings for each sample A different value can be set for ea...

Page 145: ...on Effects 1 2 or by passed and sent to the Reverb unit Settings 0 127 The value set here will be multiplied by the value set in Reverb Send EFCT screen and output as an actual Reverb Send level For more information about Effects see page 148 Cho Send Chorus Send Sets the Send level of the signal that output from the Insertion Effects 1 2 or by passed and sent to the Chorus unit Settings 0 127 The...

Page 146: ...it High determine the range of velocity for the selected element sample Vel Limit High Velocity Limit High Sets the highest velocity value of each element sample that is detected when the keyboard is played Settings 1 127 Vel Xfade Velocity Cross Fade Sets the cross fade velocity range Vel Limit Low and High for each element As the value increases the range becomes wider A setting of 0 produces no...

Page 147: ... Sync This switch turns the Sync on and off When Sync is set to on the LFO oscillator is reset every time the keyboard is played Settings on off For more information about resetting the LFO see page 103 Speed Sets the speed of change of the LFO wave The higher the value the faster the speed Settings 0 63 For more information see the Speed concept graph on page 101 AMD Amplitude Modulation Depth De...

Page 148: ...gs 0 127 You can determine whether or not each effect is applied to each element in the Mix screen page 145 Voice Job Mode These jobs let you initialize or recall voices that are created in Voice Edit mode Press JOB key on the panel while in Voice mode to enter Voice Job mode When you enter the Voice Job mode the following menu will be displayed There are three types of jobs in Voice Job mode Pres...

Page 149: ... job makes it possible to return to the original data that was being edited even after selecting another voice Even after turning the power off and on you can still return to the data that was being edited F3 Copy Voice This job lets you copy the common data of a voice or the specific data of a specified element to the currently editing voice This job is convenient for utilizing a portion of a voi...

Page 150: ...the necessary display Also for adding or deleting layers the ADD function is assigned to F3 ADD and the delete function is assigned to F4 DEL F5 NAME Settings for naming waves F6 SMPL Settings related to playing back samples F7 MIX Settings related to the output balance F8 ZONE Settings related to the sound range F5 F6 F7 F8 4 Types of Source Data Selects the type of data that will be copied It is...

Page 151: ...tives and set the parameters Repeat steps 7 9 and set the necessary parameters for each layer Press F5 NAME to access the NAME display and set the wave name for the wave that you created Press EXIT to exit the Wave Edit mode The EX5 5R 7 returns to the Voice Edit mode You can use the Wave Job mode page 154 to copy already existing waves or to delete unnecessary waves F3 ADD and F4 DEL Keys A wave ...

Page 152: ...e and category are displayed to the right of the number A different sample number can be selected for each layer Settings 0001 1024 Sample Number is also found in the same position of the F7 MIX display and the F8 ZONE display Zone Graphical Display The zone the keyboard velocity range within which a sample is played of the currently selected layer can be confirmed visually For the information how...

Page 153: ...ings 64 0 63 F8 ZONE Sets the zone of each sample the keyboard and velocity ranges within which the sounds are played A different zone can be set for each sample layer The Layer and Sample Bank Number parameters here are the same as those in the SMPL display For more information on these parameters see page 152 Note Limit Low Sets the lowest note of the zone on the keyboard for each sample Setting...

Page 154: ...enter Wave Job mode These jobs let you copy and delete waves that were created in Wave Edit mode When you enter the Wave Job mode the following menu will be displayed There are two types of jobs in Wave Job mode Copy wave and Delete wave Press F1 COPY or F2 DEL to select a job F1 COPY Copy wave F2 DEL Delete wave Steps for Executing a Job 1When in the Wave Edit mode press JOB to enter the Wave Job...

Page 155: ...h the selection is ineffective unless you install the optional EXFLM1s in the instrument Wave Number 0001 1024 Dst Wave Destination Wave Sets the destination wave bank number that will be copied to Wave Bank RAM DRAM including SIMM FLS Flash Memory Wave Number 0001 1024 When you copy from RAM to FLS if there is enough FLS memory available the sample data used for the wave will also be copied toget...

Page 156: ...ti timbre tone generator using the internal sequencer function Song mode Pattern mode or an external sequencer In Performance Edit mode you can assign voices and drum voices to a maximum of 16 parts with the different MIDI channel settings It means the EX5 5R 7 can operate as 16 individual tone generators maximum Also multiple parts can be set to the same MIDI channel to create layers For Performa...

Page 157: ... 9 105 G 9 042 C 10 106 G 10 043 C 11 107 G 11 044 C 12 108 G 12 045 C 13 109 G 13 046 C 14 110 G 14 047 C 15 111 G 15 048 C 16 112 G 16 049 D 1 113 H 1 050 D 2 114 H 2 051 D 3 115 H 3 052 D 4 116 H 4 053 D 5 117 H 5 054 D 6 118 H 6 055 D 7 119 H 7 056 D 8 120 H 8 057 D 9 121 H 9 058 D 10 122 H 10 059 D 11 123 H 11 060 D 12 124 H 12 061 D 13 125 H 13 062 D 14 126 H 14 063 D 15 127 H 15 064 D 16 12...

Page 158: ...erformance Edit mode COM Menu F1 COM Common settings applied equally to all elements F2 PART F3 MLT F4 PARAM Settings related to Common parameters F5 ARP Settings related to Arpeggiator F6 EFCT Settings related to the Effects F7 CTRL Settings related to the Controllers F8 NAME Settings related to a Performance Name F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 PART Menu F1 COM F2 PART Settings for each Part 1 Part is d...

Page 159: ... want to actually edit a voice being used in the Performance mode rather than just the Performance parameters You can jump directly to the Voice Edit mode from the Performance or Performance Edit mode by pressing the VOICE key while holding the PERFORMANCE key First the Performance mode display will appear with the F1 and F2 function keys assigned to part selection Use the F1 and F2 keys to select...

Page 160: ...om the Ribbon Controller the value is reset to the center position on the Ribbon When the hold setting is selected if you release your finger from the Ribbon the value of the position where your finger left the Ribbon is maintained Settings reset hold This parameter is not available with EX5R F5 ARP Arpeggio Parameters related to the Arpeggiator Select the ARP menu with F5 and the following settin...

Page 161: ...he highest note of the arpeggio range on the keyboard Settings C 2 G8 Arp MIDI Ch Arpeggio MIDI Channel Sets the MIDI channel for the Arpeggiator The voice of the part assigned to the same MIDI channel is arpeggiated Settings 1 16 Arp MIDI A B Arpeggio MIDI OUT A B Sets the phrase of the Arpeggiator MIDI note to output from each MIDI OUT A B when set to on When set to off no notes are output Setti...

Page 162: ... Reverb effect Settings Available parameters and values that can be set depend on the type of reverb that is selected For more information about each type of reverb see the Effect Type List in the separate Data List book F8 CHO Chorus Sets various parameters for the currently selected Chorus effect Settings Available parameters and values that can be set depend on the type of chorus that is select...

Page 163: ...Ofst Offset Precisely adjusts the depth of control for the value set in Depth The value set here will be added to or subtracted from the value set in Depth Settings 64 0 63 F6 WHEEL F7 KNOB F8 OTHER PB Pitch Bend Wheel RC Ribbon Controller MW1 Modulation Wheel 1 MW2 Modulation Wheel 2 KN1 Knobs 1 KN2 Knobs 2 KN3 Knobs 3 KN4 Knobs 4 KN5 Knobs 5 KN6 Knobs 6 AT Attack Touch FC Foot Controller BC Brea...

Page 164: ...rent voice number can be selected for each part Settings 001 128 For information about each voice see the Voice List in the separate Data List book Volume Adjusts the volume of each part These settings let you control the volume balance of each part Settings 0 127 Pan Adjusts the panning position for each part These settings let you position each part in the stereo spectrum Settings L63 far left c...

Page 165: ...s sngl single or mlti multi Key Assign for each part In sngl single if the tone generator receives the same note twice the first note is terminated when the same note is subsequently received In mlti multi when the same notes are received sounds are assigned to one channel after another making multiple part tone generation possible Settings sngl mlti F5 LYR Layer Layer parameters are mainly relate...

Page 166: ...nge set here Settings Each Low and High can be set between 0 127 When the Kbd TG Mode see page 160 is set to M KBD Mode the Note Limit Low High and the Vel Limit Low High are active for the MIDI OUT output About Note Velocity Limits Graphical Display The left side of the screen shows each note range and velocity note range for 16 parts set in the above parameters First move the cursor to the Part ...

Page 167: ...ty Volume Vel Ofst value Vel Sens value 0 Velocity Volume Keyboard Playing Strength Volume Keyboard Playing Strength Volume NoteShift Transposes the voice pitch of each part in semitones Settings 24 24 F6 SOUND These parameters are mainly related to sound such as the EG and Portamento These settings let you determine and control the volume pitch and timbre for each part Part Bank Voice Bank Number...

Page 168: ...duces a sound that changes to the correct pitch Settings 64 0 63 PEG RelT PEG Release Time Sets the amount of time it takes to reach the pitch set in PEG RelL from when the key is released When set to a positive value the change occurs more slowly Negative values cause the change to occur more quickly Settings 64 0 63 PEG Init PEG Initial Sets the initial pitch that is produced when the keyboard i...

Page 169: ...he assignment of controls to a voice is called voice control and a maximum of 16 different types of voice controls can be assigned to one voice Excluding the master keyboard settings the voice control settings made here are the same as those explained in SET Controller Set menu in Voice Edit see page 104 Only the content sections that differ from the SET will be explained below Part Bank Voice Ban...

Page 170: ... on the tone generator that is used For more information refer to the Owner s Manual for each tone generator that is in use MIDI PC MIDI Program Change Sets the MIDI program numbers sent to an external MIDI device when making bank program changes Settings 001 128 Note that the program numbers are 001 128 but the actual MIDI program change numbers range from 0 127 Therefore keep in mind that the nu...

Page 171: ...ed in the chart Various parts can be displayed simultaneously and each can be edited Available parameters are the same as for those explained for the PART screen page 164 When the MLT menu is selected with F3 the following five types of category menus are displayed You can easily scroll through the list and select the desired parameter using the F4 F8 keys F4 MIX Settings related to MIX F5 LYR Set...

Page 172: ...FV Trns off off off off off off CtrlToMD off off off off off off CtrlToTG off off off off off off KnobToMD off off off off off off KnobToTG off off off off off off PC toMD off off off off off off Bank MSB 063 063 063 063 063 063 Bank LSB 000 000 000 000 000 000 MIDI PC 001 001 001 001 001 001 Init PB 64 64 64 64 64 64 Init MW1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Init MW2 64 64 64 64 64 64 Init AT 0 0 0 0 0 0 Init FC 127 ...

Page 173: ...ormance the previous performance s edit data will be lost The Recall job makes it possible to return to the original data that was being edited even after selecting another performance Even after turning the power off and on you can still return to the data that was being edited F3 Copy Perform Copy Performance This job lets you copy the common data of a performance and the specific data of a spec...

Page 174: ... the Source Part ALL All the data for that part MIX Mix settings LAYER Layer settings SOUND Sound settings CTRL Controller settings PRE Preset settings 4 Destination Performance Number Fixed to the currently selected destination performance It is necessary to select the destination performance in Performance Play mode before entering the Performance Job mode 5 Destination Part Sets the destination...

Page 175: ... after raised its pitch using transpose function noises may be reproduced In this case set the loop length page 180 longer The sample having the end point page 180 at the data end may produce some noise when it is played back in loop In this case try to change the loop length Sample Play Mode This mode lets you select a sample and play it back You can also enter the Sample Record mode from the Sam...

Page 176: ... you can start sampling by pressing a key on the keyboard When seq is selected sampling automatically begins simultaneously when a song pattern playback is begun Settings When A D is selected as the Source manual level When Internal is selected as the Source key seq Sample Record Mode Sampling takes place in the Sample Record mode Connect an external microphone to the EX5 5R 7 to record sample a s...

Page 177: ...en level is selected as the trigger method this parameter will be displayed This parameter sets the trigger level at which sampling begins When the input signal through A D INPUT jack s passes the set value trigger level sampling automatically begins When setting the trigger level you can see the value level move in the level bar as you adjust the level In this way you can compare the starting tri...

Page 178: ...SONG PATTERN SAMPLE EDIT JOB STORE UTILITY DISK COMPARE MODE VOICE PERFORMANCE SONG PATTERN SAMPLE EDIT JOB STORE UTILITY DISK COMPARE 6Press F8 STANDBY to engage sampling standby status and Waiting will be displayed in the screen 7Start sampling using the trigger method specified in step 4 above When key is selected Press any key on the keyboard to begin sampling When seq is selected Press the se...

Page 179: ...dited in stereo However if you combine and set the different two samples as L R data you cannot enter Sample Edit mode F6 PARAM Parameter There are various parameters for setting the most basic aspects of sample playback such as setting the wave Start End point as well as how the sample will sound F6 F7 F8 Wave Type Displays the sample wave type The sampling frequency for a sample recorded on the ...

Page 180: ...Start point for the sample playback As seen in the next diagram the Start point can be set to remove unwanted noise that exists before that point in the sample Settings Differs depending on the sample length Loop Top Sets the Top point of the loop playback the point where the loop begins within the range of the entire sample For example when setting a loop for the sustained sound of a violin the T...

Page 181: ...lues for some parameters here the changes are mirrored in the related parameters in the PARAM and vice versa The following parameters are the same as the ones in the PARAM display For more information on the details of each parameter see page 179 Start point Data end Loop End Noise Necessary portion Fraction Loop Fraction Sets the Loop Fraction This is the same as in the PARAM display Settings 0 6...

Page 182: ...played There are five types of jobs in the Sample Job mode Press F1 COPY F2 DEL F3 APND F4 NORM or F5 EXTR to select a job F1 COPY Copy sample F2 DEL Delete sample F3 APND Append sample F4 NORM Normalize F5 EXTR Extract Steps for Executing a Job 1When in the Sample Play mode or the Sample Edit mode press JOB to enter the Sample Job mode 2Press F1 COPY F2 DEL F3 APND F4 NORM or F5 EXTR to select a ...

Page 183: ...s the source sample number that will be copied from Settings 0001 1024 Dst Sample Destination Sample Bank Selects the destination sample bank Settings DRAM FLS FLASH Dst Sample Source Sample Number Selects the destination sample number that will be copied to Settings 0001 1024 F2 Delete Sample This job deletes the designated sample The parameter settings done in Sample Edit mode are also initializ...

Page 184: ...t Sample Destination Sample Number Sets the destination number of the sample that the normalized sample will be copied to Settings 0001 1024 F5 Extract Sample This job extracts a specified part from the designated sample and copies the data to another sample The extracted data is not erased from the source sample Different from the Copy Sample function you can extract just a part of sample data Th...

Page 185: ...to select on or off As shown in the diagram the box colored black indicates that FxThru is turned on When FxThru is turned on for a track Play Effects are temporarily by passed during playback When FxThru is turned off only the outline of the box will be displayed the FxThru function is canceled and Play Effect settings become effective once again The Play Effects Thru function is not available fo...

Page 186: ...ures designated as the Start Point and End Point Settings on off Loop Start End Point Sets the range of the loop the beginning measure and end measure for playback As stated above when Loop is set to on the designated range will play back repeatedly Settings Each Start Point and End Point can be set from 001 999 If you start the song at a measure before the loop range the loop function will begin ...

Page 187: ...vance Steps for Setting the Play Effects 1Start song playback Press PLAY key for song playback to begin Play Effects can be set when the song is stopped and also can be set in real time when the song is playing back This lets you check and audition the effect that results from the Play Effects FWD REW TOP REC STOP PLAY 2Select F5 ALL or F6 TR When you want to apply the same Play Effects to all tra...

Page 188: ...Strength 50 Tim Timing Sets the degree of the Clock Shift page 189 value predetermined in the groove template to be added to the timing of the song data When set to 100 the Clock Shift is calculated as is When set to 0 the Clock Shift becomes 0 and the timing of the original data does not change When set above 100 the Clock Shift value exceeds its original value Settings 0 100 200 Vel Velocity Set...

Page 189: ...e below 1 the value will be replaced with 1 If the value set here designates the velocity value above 127 the value will be replaced with 127 Original Data 96 Vel Vel Vel 64 32 127 96 Velocity Offset 20 76 44 12 107 76 Velocity Offset 20 116 84 52 127 116 Original Data Clock Shift 240 Clock Shift 240 Rate Sets the rate value of the Velocity and Gate Time for each track Vel Velocity Sets the Veloci...

Page 190: ...ur own User template or confirm the settings of a Preset groove template F6 COPY function is added to the screen The groove templates give you instant access to add groove feeling to your song by changing the timing of the song data using the Play Effect function Each groove template contains the parameters in one measure You can create your own template by copying a template from the 100 types of...

Page 191: ...ackwards through the grids As the marku is moved to a grid the current parameter settings for the selected grid will be displayed and you can confirm the values When User groove template is selected you can set the parameter values in grid units ClkSft Clock Shift The Clock Shift parameter moves shifts the playback timing forwards or backwards in clock units With the User groove templates you can ...

Page 192: ...s not output MIDI B is inactive on EX5R and EX7 T Ch Transmit Channel Sets the MIDI transmit channel for each track Settings 1 16 F5 ALL F6 TR Track When F5 ALL is selected all changes to be made will be effective for all the tracks When F6 TR is selected all changes to be made will be effective for the specified track F4 NAME Song Name Lets you name a song using up to a maximum of ten letters and...

Page 193: ...pose the accompaniment part by putting the patterns on the pattern track in the order you specify Then play and record the various parts on the tracks 1 16 one by one to complete the song Pattern tracks and Song tracks share the same 16 parts of the tone generator Set the MIDI channels in a way that prevents the parts from overlapping For recording Play Effects in real time for the pattern track t...

Page 194: ...to Rec From To parameter Rec From To Sets the measures where Punch In recording will begin and end Available and displayed only when the PNCH Punch In is selected Settings 001 999 for both From and To F1 F2 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 Track Selects the track for recording Tracks 1 16 can also be selected using the TRACK 1 16 EX5 7 only Settings Tr1 16 tracks1 16 Pattern Pattern track PFX Pattern Play Effects t...

Page 195: ...is set to off real time recording can only take place on one specified track F5 STEP Sets the Step recording mode to on or to off Press F5 STEP is highlighted and the Step recording mode is turned on Then notes can be programmed in one at a time Press F6 F8 to cancel the Step recording mode and return to real time recording When one of the modes other than STEP is highlighted real time recording i...

Page 196: ...ded over the original data is written over and erased When the end measure is reached the Punch In record function is cancelled and playback continues if there is recorded data past that point 8Press STOP to stop recording and the EX5 5R 7 automatically returns to Song Play mode After you have finished recording there are various edit functions that let you correct misplayed notes or the timing in...

Page 197: ...gnature tempo and metronome Click in the SONG screen see page 194 3Set the beginning measure number for recording with the Meas parameter 4Select the PFX Pattern Play Effects track with the Track parameter 5Select the pattern track 1 8 to record the effect of Play Effects with the Ptn Tr parameter If you want to record the Play Effects onto the all tracks at one time select All from the Ptn Tr par...

Page 198: ...a will be recorded over the original data is written over and erased When the end measure is reached the Punch In record function is cancelled and playback continues if there is recorded data past that point 9Press STOP to stop recording The EX5 5R 7 automatically returns to Song Play mode After you have finished recording there are edit functions that let you edit the Tempo track data in the Song...

Page 199: ...marks above each key You can also use Data Dial or INC DEC to finely adjust the velocity value Settings using the numeric keypad ppp 8 pp 24 p 40 mp 56 norm 64 mf 72 f 88 ff 104 fff 120 using Data Dial or INC DEC 1 127 EXT select EXT when inputting the velocity value by keyboard Gate Time Display Sets the actual length that the note sounds Settings Stac Staccato 50 Norm Normal 90 Slur 99 Beat Grap...

Page 200: ...as just input 8Repeat step 7 above and program in one note at a time 9Press STOP to stop recording The EX5 5R 7 automatically returns to Song Play mode After you have finished recording there are various edit functions in the Song Edit mode page 201 and the Song Job mode page 206 When the power is turned off the song data is lost Please remember that important song data should be saved to floppy d...

Page 201: ... location For chords either function will delete all notes simultaneously Song Edit Mode In Song Edit mode you can edit events of songs that were recorded in real time or in step recording Press EDIT key on the panel while in Song mode to enter Song Edit mode When you enter Song Edit mode the Track Event List for the currently selected track in Song Play mode will be displayed Press F1 F4 to selec...

Page 202: ...te Edits note data Note Name Gate Time Velocity Settings 1 Note C 2 G8 2 Gate Gate Time Beat Clock 00 99 000 479 3 Note symbol Displays the note length closest to the value designated in Gate Time 4 Vel Velocity 1 127 1 2 3 4 Bend Pitch Bend Edits the Pitch Bend data value Settings 1 Value 8192 8191 PC Program Change Edits the Program Change data Bank MSB LSB and Voice number Voice will change whe...

Page 203: ... 3 4 1 2 1 NRPN Non Registered Parameter Number Edits the Non Registered Parameter Number NRPN MSB LSB and Data entry MSB LSB Settings 1 NRPN MSB 000 127 2 NRPN LSB 000 127 3 Data Data entry MSB not assigned 000 127 4 Data Data entry LSB not assigned 000 127 Excl System Exclusive Edits the System Exclusive messages bytes Although the F0 Exclusive status which indicates the beginning of the system ...

Page 204: ...ist 3Press Track 1 16 to select a track number to edit The Event List of the selected track will be displayed For the EX5R select the track before entering Song Edit mode When you follow the steps above CHNG is highlighted and is automatically selected If necessary press F6 to select CHNG 4Move the cursor to the location of the event that you want to change and edit the parameters You can scroll t...

Page 205: ...lay Effects track and execute changes In the Change display the types of Controls cannot be changed Changing the Control type is executed in inserting Control Data page 204 Deleting Control Data The basic steps are the same as those for deleting Sequence Tracks Press F2 PFX to select the Pattern Play Effects track and execute deletions F3 PTN Pattern Track When editing the Pattern Tracks you can c...

Page 206: ...k and execute changes Deleting Tempo Data The basic operations are the same as those for deleting Sequence Tracks Press F4 TEMPO to select the Tempo track and execute deletions 2 3 1 4 Song Job Mode Here are various jobs for songs that were created in Song Edit mode or are being edited These jobs which allow you to copy or erase as well as many other operations are executed by a measure or a track...

Page 207: ...ary to set values 6Press ENTER The following pop up menu will appear prompting confirmation of the operation 7Press YES to execute the job Completed will momentarily appear in the screen indicating that the job has been executed and the previous screen will be displayed Press NO to cancel the job Executing will appear when the Song Job takes some time to execute Take note that if the power is turn...

Page 208: ...ce track Sets the Mix source track Settings 1 16 Dst Track Destination track Sets the Mix destination track Settings 1 16 5 Normalize Effect This job overwrites the data in the specified sequence track and applies the Play Effects settings Page 187 permanently to that track The Play Effects settings on the track will be reset to the initial status Track Sets the track where Normalize Effect is exe...

Page 209: ... the same as the destination When ptn pfx tempo or all is selected the destination track automatically changes to match the selection Src Meas Source Measure Sets the range the beginning measure and the end measure in the source track Settings 001 999 for the beginning measure and the end measure Dst Track Destination Track Sets the destination track that will be copied to Settings 1 16 Sequence t...

Page 210: ...ory When the interval of each event is larger than 60 clocks data is not removed Track Sets the track where Thin Out will be executed Settings 1 16 Sequence tracks 1 16 tempo Measure Sets the measure range beginning measure to the end measure where Thin Out is executed Settings 001 999 for the beginning measure and the end measure Events Sets the type of event that will be reduced When CC Control ...

Page 211: ...the same time the job arranges the order to C3 E3 G3 if set to up order to G3 E3 C3 if set to down order Track Sets the track where Chord Sort will be executed Settings 1 16 Sequence tracks 1 16 Measure Sets the measure range beginning measure to the end measure where Chord Sort is executed Settings 001 999 for the beginning measure and the end measure Type Sets the type of Chord Sort When up orde...

Page 212: ...ing to the rhythm This setting allows you to slightly delay the note events in every even numbered beats thereby giving the music a swing feel If you are using an eighth note quantizing value for example the delay will be applied to the note events at the second fourth sixth and eighth beats in the measure You can further improve the swing by changing the velocity and gate time of the delayed note...

Page 213: ...hift only notes that are closest to the line and negative values to shift only notes that are farthest away from the line Settings 100 000 100 Effective range Exact position 100 100 70 50 30 30 50 70 Sensitivity 100 Sensitivity 50 Sensitivity 30 Sensitivity 30 Sensitivity 50 Sensitivity 100 Use of this feature allows you to correct notes that are markedly off time while retaining the subtle discre...

Page 214: ...u to change the velocity of the note events in every even numbered beats of the set quantize value thereby giving the rhythm a swing feel Remember that velocity is the strength at which key is pressed You can use this setting therefore to increase or decrease the strength of the notes in every even numbered beats A setting of 100 leaves the original velocity unchanged Settings below 100 decrease t...

Page 215: ...value The gate time value doesn t exceed the lower limit 1 Track Sets the track where Modify GateTime will be executed Settings 1 16 Sequence tracks 1 16 Measure Sets the measure range beginning measure to the end measure where Modify Gate Time is executed Settings 001 999 for the beginning measure and the end measure Rate Increases or decreases the gate time of all notes in the designated range b...

Page 216: ...ge beginning measure to the end measure where Modify Velocity is executed Settings 001 999 for the beginning measure and the end measure Rate Increases or decreases the velocity of all notes in the designated range by multiplying the Rate value A setting of 100 produces no change A setting less than 100 will decrease the velocity whereas a setting above 100 increase it Settings 000 100 200 Offset ...

Page 217: ... where Shift Note is executed Settings 001 999 for the beginning measure and the end measure FromNote source note Sets the source pitch that will be changed Settings C 2 G8 To Note destination note Sets the destination pitch Settings C 2 G8 7 Crescendo This job gradually increases or decreases the volume of your performance This job produces the crescendo increasing or diminuendo decreasing effect...

Page 218: ...event will be replaced with velocities with the fixed pitch C3 and fixed gate time 108 F7 UNDO REDO Undo Redo function is assigned to F7 Undo cancels the changes you made in your most recent record edit or job operation restoring the data to its previous state Redo which becomes available only after you execute an Undo cancels Undo operation and restores the changes When you inadvertently execute ...

Page 219: ... Play Mode This mode uses the internal sequencer to play patterns and has various functions related to playing patterns You can enter Pattern Record mode from Pattern Play mode and record patterns a maximum of 50 These patterns can be used to create a song For organizing your patterns after they have been recorded store them on floppy disk so that you can make use of them whenever you like Pattern...

Page 220: ...There are four modes off does not sound rec sounds during recording play sounds during playback and while recording and all sounds always This function is convenient for playing in time when performing or recording Settings off rec play all 8 Metronome Click Beat Sets the beat note unit for when the metronome Click will sound Settings 1 4 1 8 1 16 9 MaxLng Maximum Length Shows the length of the lo...

Page 221: ... confirmed but not changed F5 F6 6Set other parameters Set other parameters as necessary 7Set the Play Effects for other tracks Repeat the above steps 3 6 and set the Play Effects settings for the necessary tracks These parameters are the same as those explained for the PFX screen in Song Play mode Therefore only the parameters that differ will be explained For information on the parameters see pa...

Page 222: ...data using the Play Effects function Each groove template contains the parameters in one measure A User template can be created by copying a template from the 100 types of Preset groove templates and making necessary adjustments or you can create a template by setting all the parameters from scratch All of the GROOVE screen parameters and settings being used for pattern tracks tracks1 8 are the sa...

Page 223: ...y it is possible to make an accompaniment section for a song quickly The eight pattern tracks and 16 song tracks share the same 16 parts of the tone generator Set the MIDI channels in a way that prevents the parts from overlapping How to Enter the Pattern Record Mode When in the Pattern Play mode press the sequencer REC Recording key The REC light will be lit indicating that Pattern Record mode ha...

Page 224: ...e programmed in one at a time Press F6 F7 to cancel Step recording mode and return to real time recording When STEP is not highlighted real time recording is always engaged F6 OVER Over Dubbing Sets the OVER dubbing recording to on or off Press F6 OVER is highlighted and the OVER Dubbing is turned on When recording in real time you can record over previously recorded data For example after first r...

Page 225: ...cording Screen When in Step Recording after you press PLAY the following screen will be displayed All of these functions are the same as those explained in STEP recording of the Song Record mode For more information about each parameter and the ways to input notes see page 198 The Procedure for Step Recording 1When in the PTN display of Pattern Play mode select a pattern number 01 50 to record 2In...

Page 226: ...n the Pattern Play mode press EDIT to enter the Pattern Edit mode The Event List will be displayed F5 F6 F8 1 3 2 5 4 2Press Track 1 8 to select a track number to edit The Event List of the selected track will be displayed For the EX5R select the track before entering Pattern Edit mode You can scroll through the Event List and search for insert locations with the vertical cursor keys When the curs...

Page 227: ...ck number to edit EX5 7 only The Event List of the selected track will be displayed 3Move the cursor to the location of the event that you want to delete 4Press F8 DEL Delete to delete the currently selected event the event where the cursor is located Pattern Job Mode Here are various jobs for patterns that were created in Pattern Record Edit mode These jobs which allow you to copy or erase as wel...

Page 228: ...e necessary to set values 6Press ENTER The following pop up menu will appear prompting confirmation of the operation 7Press YES to execute the job Completed will momentarily appear in the screen indicating that the job has been executed and the previous screen will be displayed Press NO to cancel the job Executing will appear when the Pattern Job takes some time to execute Take note that if the po...

Page 229: ...tion overwrites any data already existing on the destination track Src Ptn Source Pattern Sets the source pattern number Settings 1 50 SrcTrk Source Track Sets the source track that will be copied Settings 1 8 Dst Ptn Destination Pattern Sets the destination pattern number Settings 1 50 Dst Trk Destination Track Sets the destination track that will be copied to Settings 1 8 4 Clear Track This job ...

Page 230: ...s 1 8 7 Split Pattern This job splits track data of a pattern Split source pattern at a specified measure and moves the latter half of the split track data to the beginning of the track of another pattern Split destination pattern The former half of the split track data remains in its original location The job overwrites any data already existing in the destination location Src Ptn Source Pattern ...

Page 231: ...from the designated range 7 Chord Sort Sorts chordal note events by pitch over a designated range of a track 8 Chord Separate Arranges chord notes in order with a specified interval 1 Copy Measure This job copies all data from a specified range on a track onto another It is also possible to copy data within the same track This operation overwrites any data already existing on the destination track...

Page 232: ...o a designated sequence track of a song Any previous data existing in the destination sequence track is erased Regardless of the time signature the phrase data is copied as is to the song Src Ptn Source Pattern Sets the source pattern number that will be copied Settings 1 50 Track Source Track Sets the source pattern track that contains the phrase that will be copied Settings 1 8 Dst Track Destina...

Page 233: ...than Sys Exclusive is selected additional parameters for the event range will be added and you can designate the range Settings Note Program Change Pitch Bend Control Change Ch After Touch Channel After Touch PolyAfterTouch Polyphonic After Touch Sys Exclusive System Exclusive Event Range Sets the range you want to extract the event The unit of the value differs depending on the selected event Not...

Page 234: ...isplayed There are eight jobs that are effective for note event data on a specified track 1 Quantize Corrects the timing of the notes in a designated range 2 Move Clock Moves all of the events in a designated range 3 Modify GateTime Changes the note gate time length in a designated range 4 Modify Velocity Changes note velocities in a designated range 5 Transpose Transposes all notes over a selecte...

Page 235: ...fy GateTime This job alters the gate time of the notes in the specified range The gate time indicates the length of time that a note is held For sustained voices the gate time is equal to the actual playback time span You can modify the gate time using two types of parameters the Rate and Offset For more information on functions and each parameter see page 215 Modify Gate Time in Song Job mode Tra...

Page 236: ... specified pattern track with some other pitch For more information on functions and each parameter see page 217 Shift Note in Song Job mode Track Settings 1 8 Measure Settings 01 16 for the beginning measure and the end measure FromNote Settings C 2 G8 To Note Settings C 2 G8 7 Crescendo This job gradually increases or decreases the volume of the pattern This job produces the crescendo increasing...

Page 237: ...Touch Channel After Touch Pitch Bend Note Note the data change of the source event will be replaced with note numbers with the fixed velocity 64 and fixed gate time 108 Note Vel the data change of the source event will be replaced with velocities with the fixed pitch C3 and fixed gate time 108 F7 UNDO REDO Undo Redo function is assigned to F7 Undo cancels the operation you made in your most recent...

Page 238: ...ub menu of COM in the Performance Edit mode ARP EDIT function will be assigned to F3 key or F5 key in the Performance Edit mode Press F3 key or F5 to enter the Arpeggio Mode Press EXIT to quit the Arpeggio Mode returning you to the Voice Edit mode or the Performance Edit mode You can also open the Arpeggio Mode screen by pressing ARPEGGIO key on the panel from the Voice Play mode or Performance Pl...

Page 239: ... to on or off by holding the F1 ARP key and pressing the targeted TRACK 1 4 key as far as the cursor is on the Mute or FxThru line 1 2 3 4 Meas Measure Indicates the Measure and Beat numbers for the currently selected arpeggio Allows you to set by measures Settings The setting will differ depending on the length of the arpeggio 001 016 The sequencer REW and FWD keys can also be used for rewinding ...

Page 240: ...the arpeggio measure numbers FWD Forward Fast Forwards through the arpeggio measure numbers REC Recording Engages the Arpeggio Record mode STOP Stops playback PLAY Begins playback FWD REW TOP REC STOP PLAY Pitch Related Settings for Arpeggio Arpeggiator reproduces the notes pitches played on the keyboard according to the preset sequence data in a specified manner and in the designated order Differ...

Page 241: ... when the arpeggio is playing back This lets you check the effect that results from the Play Effects 2Select F5 ALL or F6 TR When you want to apply the same Play Effects to all tracks press F5 to select ALL All tracks On the other hand when you want to set the Play Effects differently for each track individually press F6 to select TR each track F5 F6 3Select the track to which you want to apply th...

Page 242: ...ks tracks1 4 are the same as those in the GROOVE screen of the Song Play mode For more information see page 190 F3 MODE Sets the sounding mode for each arpeggio track Track Section These settings are used to set the Mute and Play Effects Thru to on or off for each track even during arpeggio playback This is the same as that in the ARP screen Mode Sets the sounding mode for the arpeggio tracks 1 4 ...

Page 243: ...q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q 05 note down 1oct The chord phrase descends down to one octave C3 E3 G3 and B3 are played in order C3 E3 and G3 are played in order C3 and E3 are played in order C3 is played 06 note down 2oct The chord phrase descends down to two octaves 07 note down 4oct The chord phrase descends down to four octaves 08 alternate1 1oct The chord phrase ...

Page 244: ... q q q q q q q q q q Arpeggio Played back as Chords An arpeggio sequence data can consist of chords several notes at the same location timing such as the data found in the following example Sequence data Example In this case when you play keyboard for example C3 E3 G3 and B3 in order the resultant arpeggio will be played back as chords and will vary depending on the selected mode as follows Sequen...

Page 245: ...s share the same 16 parts of the tone generator The MIDI channels for each arpeggio track can be set in Arp CH parameter of the Voice Mode Setup in Voice mode and of the COM menu in Performance mode respectively The arpeggio sequencer doesn t read the messages of the program change and system exclusive How to Enter the Arpeggio Record Mode When in the Arpeggio Mode screen press the sequencer REC R...

Page 246: ...ce recording Real Time Recording Real Time recording is just like a multi track recorder where you record as you play on each track Tr1 4 There are two types of recording methods Over Dubbing recording over original data but not erasing it and Replace erasing and replacing the original data 1In the Arpeggio Mode screen press REC to enter Arpeggio Record mode stand by record status Before displayin...

Page 247: ...e various edit functions in Arpeggio Edit mode and Arpeggio Job mode page 249 Arpeggio Edit Mode In Arpeggio Mode screen or Arpeggio Job mode you can enter Arpeggio Edit mode by pressing EDIT key on the panel In Arpeggio Edit mode you can edit events for each user arpeggio sequence track 1 4 that were recorded in real time or in step recording F5 INS Insert allows you to insert new events and F6 C...

Page 248: ...a track number to edit EX5 7 The Event List of the selected track will be displayed For the EX5R select the track before entering Arpeggio Edit mode When you follow the steps above CHNG is highlighted and is automatically selected If necessary press F6 to select CHNG 3Move the cursor to the location of the event that you want to change and edit the parameters You can scroll through the Event List ...

Page 249: ...lect the arpeggio that you want to execute job operation 2Press JOB key to enter the Arpeggio Job mode 3Press F2 JOB1 F3 JOB2 or F4 JOB3 to select a menu The selected menu will be displayed 4Move the cursor to a job and press ENTER The selected job screen will be displayed You can also display each job by pressing F1 F8 while holding down SHIFT 5Move the cursor to a parameter and use the INC DEC D...

Page 250: ... another track 4 Clear Track Clears all data from designated track 5 Mix Track Mixes one track into another 6 Append Arpeggio Appends one arpeggio to another 7 Split Arpeggio Splits arpeggio into two arpeggios 8 Time Stretch expands or compresses timing over designated range for specific track 1 Copy Arpeggio This job copies all data from a source arpeggio to a designated destination arpeggio user...

Page 251: ...ack that will be cleared Settings 1 4 all 5 Mix Track This job mixes all data from a specified sequence track Mix source track with another track s data Mix destination track When the operation is complete the destination track contains both its original data and a copy of the source track s data Src Track Source Track Sets the Mix source track Settings 1 4 Dst Track Destination Track Sets the Mix...

Page 252: ...e latter half data Settings 1 16 8 Time Stretch This job expands or compresses the timing over the designated range on the specified track The operation affects all note step times gate times and event timing expanding or compressing the entire designated range Track Sets the track where Time Stretch is executed Settings 1 4 Measure Sets the measure range beginning measure to the end measure where...

Page 253: ...n in Settings 1 4 1 Copy Measure This job copies all data from a specified range on an arpeggio sequence track onto another It is also possible to copy data within the same track This operation overwrites any data already existing on the destination track Src Trk Source Track Sets the source track that will be copied Settings 1 4 all Src Meas Source Measure Sets the range the beginning measure and...

Page 254: ...n the targeted events no longer exist in the source track If data already existed at the destination the extracted data and existing data are mixed Track Selects the track that will be extracted from Extract source and the track that will be copied to Extract destination Settings Extract source 1 4 Extract destination 1 4 Measure Sets the measure range the beginning measure and the end measure whe...

Page 255: ...ginal timing followed 30 clocks later by the E3 and then another 30 clocks later by the G3 This feature can separate any chord easily and is useful for example when you want to simulate guitar strokes It is not possible to break chord over the next measure boundary or into the next chord Track Sets the track where Chord Separate will be executed Settings 1 4 Measure Sets the measure range beginnin...

Page 256: ...ts all event data for the specified range of the designated arpeggio track by clock units This job will never move an event beyond the specified range s start or end point any event that would otherwise move beyond this point is instead deposited at the beginning or end of the range For more information on functions and each parameter see page 214 Move Clock in Song Job mode Track Settings 1 4 Mea...

Page 257: ...ginning measure and the end measure Rate Settings 000 100 200 Offset Settings 99 0 99 5 Transpose This job lets you transpose in semitones the notes in the designated range of a specified arpeggio track For more information on functions and each parameter see page 217 Transpose in Song Job mode Track Settings 1 4 Measure Settings 01 16 for the beginning measure and the end measure Transpose Settin...

Page 258: ...rc Event Source Event Settings Control Change Ch After Touch Channel After Touch Pitch Bend Note Note note numbers Note Vel velocity values of each note Dst Event Destination Event Sets the Shift Event event that the source event is changed to Settings Control Change Ch After Touch Channel After Touch Pitch Bend Note Note the data change of the source event will be replaced with note numbers with ...

Page 259: ...ing recording reading and playing back Doing so can damage the disk and possibly the disk drive If the eject button is pressed too quickly or if it is not pressed in as far as it will go the disk may not eject properly The eject button may become stuck in a half pressed position with the disk extending from the drive slot by only a few millimeters If this happens do not attempt to pull out the par...

Page 260: ...be saved and loaded by the EX5 5R 7 1 All Data An All Data file handles all of the data in the internal memory as a single file Data System Performance Voice Wave Sample Song Pattern Arpeggio Keymap File Extension S1A 2 Synth All A Synth All file handles all of the internal voice and performance data 265 voices and 128 performances and the system data as a single file Data System Performance Voice...

Page 261: ...by Yamaha The song data created by the Yamaha digital musical instruments such as QS300 QY700 Disklavier and Clavanova excluding the commercially available disks for Disklavier and Clavanova can be loaded and played back Note 3 Direct Play function allows you to start the song playback immediately without loading the data from a disk The EX5 5R 7 plays back a Format 0 song file as it reads the dat...

Page 262: ...that the Direct Play function page 261 is active Press F6 to play back the selected SMF file After playback begins PLAY changes to STOP Press F6 STOP to stop playback playback will end and STOP will change back into PLAY Even when F6 PLAY is added to the screen you cannot use this Direct Play function to play back the SMF file type in Format 1 F7 NAME File Name 1 When F1 SAVE F3 RENAME or F5 Make ...

Page 263: ...start the save operation once more with a different disk When you try to save a file which file name already exists Overwrite Are you sure confirmation message will be displayed Take note that mistaken operations will erase important data from your disk permanently Setting a File Name 1Press F7 and the NAME screen will be displayed 2Use INC DEC or Data Dial to select a number letter or symbol 3Mov...

Page 264: ...le number name destination Device name directory destination File type source File number name destination F5 SMF MIDI File Saves the Sequence track TR1 TR16 and Tempo track data created in the Song mode as song data as a Standard MIDI File SMF Data such as Play Effects data is not included in a SMF file Settings File number destination Device name directory destination When saving SMF file all fi...

Page 265: ...ion page 261 Take note that when data is loaded into the internal memory the previously existing data will be lost Please be careful Take note that mistaken operations will erase important data from your disk permanently Device name directory destination File type source File number name destination When the remaining memory is not sufficient Memory full message will be displayed In this case you ...

Page 266: ... All Data Performance Voice Performance All 001 128 Voice All Bank I1 I2 001 128 Voice source data From If necessary select the source data device move the cursor to a file number and select a source file for the load operation A Voice file 256 Voices can be loaded Furthermore one voice can be designated and loaded In this case only a specified voice number will be replaced with the newly loaded d...

Page 267: ...rely read directly from the disk and played back This is particularly convenient for auditioning songs quickly For more information on Direct Play see File Type on page 261 The type of destination data Device name directory source File type and file number name source Source data From All Data 0001 1024 Destination To All Data Wave DRAM or FLASH 0001 1024 F6 SONG Loads a song file from the disk in...

Page 268: ...me source Source data From All Data Pattern 1 50 Destination To All Data Pattern 1 50 F3 RNAM File Rename This operation renames a file in a disk If necessary select a device beforehand select the file type and file number name you want to change and press F7 NAME to show the Name screen then input the new name For more information on how to name files see page 263 Once you input a file name press...

Page 269: ...t This operation formats initializes the disk It is necessary to first format new floppy disks or external SCSI devices such as hard disk ZIP and JAZ disk drives before use For more information on external SCSI devices see Devices That Can Be Used page 259 Since the TOOL disk included in the ZIP JAZ drives has a special type of processing the EX5 5R 7 cannot format these disks Therefore use a comp...

Page 270: ...tave In Utility Mode you can make the settings that are applied to the entire system excluding F2 menu for Voice Mode settings F1 SYN Settings related to the keyboard F2 VOICE Settings related to Voice Mode F3 SEQ Settings related to the sequencer function F4 MIDI Settings related to MIDI F5 SYS Settings related to the system F6 OTHER Other settings F7 MSG Message that appears when the power is tu...

Page 271: ... 0 127 Vel Ofst Velocity Offset 64 0 63 Controller Reset Sets whether the controller value is retained hold or initialized reset when a different voice is selected The controllers include Modulation Wheel After Touch Foot Controller Breath Controller Ribbon Controller except EX5R and Knobs Settings hold reset When reset is selected the following controller values will be reset to each default Pitc...

Page 272: ...rpeggiator Hold function to on or off in the Voice mode When the Arpeggiator Hold function is set to on once the keyboard a note is played even if you release your finger from the keyboard the Arpeggiator will automatically continue to play until the next note is played Settings on off F8 CTRL Controller Sets the parameters related to the controllers in the Voice mode Each of the parameters below ...

Page 273: ...pecific event even if you fast forward or rewind the playback data will be reproduced correctly Settings Tempo Tempo PC Tempo Program Change Tempo PC Ctrl Tempo Program Change Control Change All All events When Event Chase is set even if a song or phrase is played from a mid point of the song or phrase the designated event will be detected and played back at a high speed from the beginning of the ...

Page 274: ... off not send MTC Start Offset MTC Start Offset Sets the starting location for the internal sequencer in the following units hour minute second and frame The internal sequencer will start at the predetermined timing when the MTC is received Settings 0 23 for Hour 0 59 for Minute and Second 0 29 for Frame F4 MIDI MIDI Setup The MIDI Setup allows you to make settings related to MIDI for the entire k...

Page 275: ...operly connected you can control the function assigned here with your foot Settings off 000 100 This parameter is not available with EX5R For more information on the Control Numbers and the Control Change function see the separate Data List book Foot Volume Assign Selects which Control Changes the Main Volume or Expression is controlled by the Foot Volume When an optional Yamaha FC7 or FC9 foot co...

Page 276: ...ime Memory Protect Sets whether or not the current user Voice Performance and Pattern data are protected When set to on it is not possible to store data This setting is used on a temporary basis when you don t want to lose user data Settings on off Edit Confirm Sets whether or not the Are you sure confirmation message will be displayed when you execute a Job or store data You may want to skip the ...

Page 277: ...X slave This Word Clock parameter is not displayed or selected unless you install an optional EXDGO1 Digital Output Board For the EX to output a digital signal it is necessary to install the separately sold EXDGO1 Digital Output Board When receiving word clock from an external audio device you will need to connect the EXDGO1 Word Clock In BNC jack and the external audio device In this case use the...

Page 278: ...are grounded A variety of optional boards memories sold separately let you expand the functions of your EX5 5R 7 The following five types of boards memories can be used with the EX5 5R 7 EXIDO1 Individual Output Board The EXIDO1 increases the number of assignable audio output jacks The EX5 5R comes with four outputs L MONO R and Individual Output 1 2 Installing the board which has four Individual ...

Page 279: ...sociation sets regulations for standard terminal configuration in electronic devices How to Install the Optional Board Memory EX5 7 The installation method is different depending on the instrument types EX5 7 keyboards and EIA sized module EX5R Both methods are explained separately on the following pages Read the explanation carefully for the instrument that you will use The board and cable to be ...

Page 280: ...tall the EXIDO1 after removing the optional board cover For more information on removing the optional board cover see How to Remove the Optional Board Cover If the ASIB1 SCSI Interface Board is already installed it must first be removed before proceeding If you want to install the two boards simultaneously first install the EXIDO1 When installing the optional board from when you remove the cover t...

Page 281: ...he red cable with this mark Fix the board with the two screws FDD cable EXIDO1 7Check the location of the DGO IDO connector in the EX5 7 and connect the EXIDO1 and EX5 7 with the flat cable The DGO IDO connector is hidden under the FDD cable DGO IDO is printed on the panel When you lift up the FDD cable to connect the flat cable to the DGO IDO connector the FDD cable may inadvertently be pulled ou...

Page 282: ...pedance characteristics 75Ω How to Install the ASIB1 in the EX5 7 Necessary Items ASIB1 SCSI Interface Board x 1 SCSI cable Flat cable 50P length 280mm x 1 included in the ASIB1 package Cutting pliers or scissors to cut a cable When you open the package of the ASIB1 board you will find two SCSI cables connected to the ASIB1 and two 2 pin power cables one is plugged to the ASIB1 and the other is le...

Page 283: ...tch on the ASIB1 Be careful not to connect the connector in the wrong direction ON TERM OFF ON TERM OFF ON TERM OFF Short 280mm long SCSI cable Power cable ERM OFF 2cm ERM OFF Cut here Pull out 7Check the location of the SCSI connector in the EX5 7 shown in the illustration and connect the ASIB1 and the EX5 7 with the SCSI cable SCSI is printed on the panel next to the SCSI connector 8Support the ...

Page 284: ...t the board into the socket so that 1PIN lines up with the 1PIN mark printed on the board in the EX5 7 Hook Hook EXFLM1 Rear DRAM DRAM SIMM DRAM SIMM YFL YFL The sockets for the EXFLM1 and DRAM SIMM look the same Be careful not to insert the memory into the wrong socket 3Install the EXFLM1 or DRAM SIMM by inserting the first board into the socket closest to you Set the EXFLM1 or DRAM SIMM complete...

Page 285: ... the unit to its original upright position and remove the four screws on the top surface located at the front of the unit and also the seven screws located on the rear Top Front Rear Bottom 4Remove the EX5R top cover by sliding the cover in a backwards direction and you will see the installation connectors sockets How to Replace the EX5R Top Cover Replace the top cover by following the steps for r...

Page 286: ... EX5R Make sure not to catch the cable on any other cables or the circuit board while removing it from the hook shaped bundle tie and set it aside Place the remaining cable back into the bundle tie Power cable Opening cover 3As shown in the diagram bend the flat cable to the specified dimensions 4Connect the flat cable to the EXIDO1 5Connect the EXIDO1 EXDGO1 power cable that was set aside in step...

Page 287: ...er removing the EX5R top cover For more information on removing the EX5R top cover see How to Remove the EX5R Top Cover When installing the optional board from when you remove the top cover to when the top cover is replaced securely all operations must be done with the power cord disconnected The procedure for installing the EXDGO1 is the same as for the EXIDO1 See How to Install the EXIDO1 in the...

Page 288: ... done with the power cord disconnected 1Remove the two screws from the ASIB1 opening cover hold the cover from inside the EX5R as you remove the cover The two screws will be used again when securing the ASIB1 Be careful not to lose them After you take off the cover do not leave it inside the EX5R and put it in a safe place 2Disconnect the long 480mm long SCSI cable from the connector CN1 on the AS...

Page 289: ...EX5R with the SCSI cable SCSI is printed on the panel next to the SCSI connector 8Support the ASB1 with your hand and use the two screws removed in step 1 to attach the board to the rear panel of the EX5R ON TERM OFF 9Use the bundle tie next to the ASIB1 to bundle the cables together Replace the EX5R top cover See How to Replace the EX5R Top Cover For information on SCSI ID settings see the Utilit...

Page 290: ...the EXFLM1 and the DRAM SIMM memory there is a cut in the board next to 1PIN Insert the board into the socket so that 1PIN lines up with the 1PIN mark printed on the board in the EX5R The sockets for the EXFLM1 and DRAM SIMM look the same Be careful not insert the memory into the wrong socket 3Install the EXFLM1 or DRAM SIMM by inserting the first board in the socket farthest from you Set the EXFL...

Page 291: ...t each element muted P 77 Filters set for each element may inadvertently cut almost all the sound P 86 AN elements Is the PulseWidth parameter in VCO OSC menu Voice Edit set appropriately P 116 Are the effect settings appropriate P 105 Are the MIDI receive channels set appropriately P 165 271 Is the audio equipment connected appropriately P 18 Isn t Local set to off P 275 Are the settings Velocity...

Page 292: ...e set too low P 271 Is the cutoff frequency of the filters set too high low P 110 118 Wrong pitch Is the Master Tune in the Synthesizer Setup Utility mode set appropriately P 270 Are the pitch related parameters in PARAM PITCH menu Voice Edit set appropriately P 83 Is the appropriate tuning system selected from Micro Tuning parameter in SCALE PITCH menu Voice Edit P 84 AN elements Is the Sync Pitc...

Page 293: ...o effect applied Is EF BYPASS key turned off P 10 Is the InsEF Elem Sw in TYPE EFCT menu turned on Also is the effect type other than 00 thru selected for each effect type in TYPE EFCT menu P 105 Performance Is the InsEF Elem Sw for each part turned off Also is the effect type other than 00 thru selected for each effect type in EFCT COM menu P 165 Appendix Appen E qx 5 21 98 11 56 AM Page 293 ...

Page 294: ...Flash Memory Board There is no more memory available on the sample D RAM The number of waves are full The number of samples are full DSP has been occupied by another use The number of elements are full To mute the elements press an appropriate number key while holding SHIFT key To store the scene press SCENE key while holding STORE key Displayed when EX has completed an operation Displayed during ...

Page 295: ...s Song Load Save SMF Format 0 Load Save SMF Format 1 and ESEQ Load Multi Overdub Replace Punch In Step Song Play Play Effects Song Record Song Edit Song Job 8 50 Multi Overdub Replace Step Pattern Play Pattern Record Pattern Edit Pattern Job 4 50 Presets 50 Users Overdub Replace Step Arpeggio Play Arpeggio Record Arpeggio Edit Arpeggio Job 128 assignable keys with Samples and Tracks 1 or all All D...

Page 296: ...17 Bank Voice Bank 164 165 167 169 170 Bank Wave Bank 80 81 Bank PC MD Bank Program Change MIDI 170 Basic Steps for Wave Edit Creating a new wave scratch 151 Beat Graph 199 Beat Number 221 BEF Band Elimination Filter 93 Bend Pitch Bend 202 boost 6dB 12dB 18dB 90 BP 1 4 Level 94 97 BP 1 4 point 94 97 BP High Break Point High 125 BP Low Break Point Low 124 BPF Band Pass Filter 89 93 Breath Controlle...

Page 297: ...ND End Point 181 EP Pickup Electric Piano Pickup 124 EQ Equalizer 109 EQ1 EQ5 Freq EQ1 EQ5 Frequency 109 EQ1 EQ5 Gain 109 EQ1 EQ5 Reso EQ1 EQ5 Resonance 109 Erase Measure 209 231 253 Events 210 211 233 254 Event Chase 273 Event Data That Can Be Edited 202 226 247 Event Range 211 233 254 EX System Overview 28 Excl System Exclusive 203 EXDGO1 Digital Output Board 278 EXFLM1 Flash Memory Board 278 EX...

Page 298: ...Generator Mode 160 271 Key 240 Key Assign 79 146 165 Key Mapping Procedure 72 Keyboard Illustration 200 Keyboard Transpose 270 KeyFollow 83 128 130 132 134 135 KeyOn Delay 81 108 144 Knob 171 Knob To MIDI 171 Knob To TG Knob To Tone Generator 171 L L Loop 85 96 L H Shelf Low High Shelving Filter 86 Layer 152 Layers 49 Layer Sw Layer Switch 166 Layered AWM Voices 30 LCD Messages 294 Length 117 239 ...

Page 299: ...nitial 168 PEG Mode 117 PEG RelL PEG Release Level 168 PEG RelT PEG Release Time 168 PEQ Parametric Equalizer 90 Performance Category 157 Performance Edit Mode 158 Performance Job Mode 172 Performance Mode 156 Performance Mode DSP Limitations 54 Performance name 157 Performance Play Mode 156 Performance Play Mode screen 156 Performance Store Procedure 53 PFX Pattern Play Effects Track 205 PFX Play...

Page 300: ... SMF MIDI File 260 264 267 SMPL Sample 152 SmplPlay Sample Play 152 179 SONG 185 194 261 264 267 SONDIUS XG 6 Song Control 187 Song Edit Mode 201 Song Job Mode 206 Song Mode 185 Song Play Mode 185 Song Record Mode 193 SOUND 167 Source 176 Source Part 173 Source Performance Number 173 Specifications 295 Speed 101 103 147 Split Arpeggio 252 Split Keyboard 50 Split Pattern 230 Src Arp Source Arpeggio...

Page 301: ...h 116 VCO1 2 PWM Pulse Width Modulation 116 VCO1 2 Wave 115 VCO2 Level 120 Vel Swing Velocity 214 235 256 Vel Velocity 101 188 189 Vel Depth Velocity Depth 79 Vel Limit High Velocity Limit High 82 146 153 Vel Limit L H Vel Limit Low High 166 Vel Limit Low Velocity Limit Low 82 146 153 Vel Offset Velocity Offset 79 Vel Sens Ofst Velocity Sensitivity Offset 167 271 Vel Xfade Velocity Cross Fade 82 1...

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Page 304: ...M D G EMI Division Yamaha Corporation 1998 V006720 903MWIP6 2 04C0 Printed in Japan OWNER S MANUAL ...

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