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Yamaha Loopfactory DX200, Owner'S Manual

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Rhythm Track Instrument List

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Appendix

Rhythm Track Instrument List

Note No.

Note

Voice Name

Display

Description

0

C

-2

PulseBass C

bA1C

Filtered square wave synth bass

1

C

#

-2

PulseBass C

#

b1C

2

D

-2

PulseBass D

bA1d

3

D

#

-2

PulseBass D

#

b1d

4

E

-2

PulseBass E

bA1E

5

F

-2

PulseBass F

bA1F

6

F

#

-2

PulseBass F

#

b1F

7

G

-2

PulseBass G

bA1G

8

G

#

-2

PulseBass G

#

b1G

9

A

-2

PulseBass A

bA1A

10

A

#

-2

PulseBass A

#

b1A

11

B

-2

PulseBass B

bA1b

12

C

-1

SineBass C

bA2C

Super low sine wave bass

13

C

#

-1

SineBass C

#

b2C

14

D

-1

SineBass D

bA2d

15

D

#

-1

SineBass D

#

b2d

16

E

-1

SineBass E

bA2E

17

F

-1

SineBass F

bA2F

18

F

#

-1

SineBass F

#

b2F

19

G

-1

SineBass G

bA2G

20

G

#

-1

SineBass G

#

b2G

21

A

-1

SineBass A

bA2A

22

A

#

-1

SineBass A

#

b2A

23

B

-1

SineBass B

bA2b

24

C

0

PickBass C

bA3C

Pick bass 

25

C

#

0

PickBass C

#

b3C

26

D

0

PickBass D

bA3d

27

D

#

0

PickBass D

#

b3d

28

E

0

PickBass E

bA3E

29

F

0

PickBass F

bA3F

30

F

#

0

PickBass F

#

b3F

31

G

0

PickBass G

bA3G

32

G

#

0

PickBass G

#

b3G

33

A

0

PickBass A

bA3A

34

A

#

0

PickBass A

#

b3A

35

B

0

PickBass B

bA3b

36

C

1

BD Analog

bd01

080 boom kick

37

C

#

1

BD R&B 1

bd02

Dry kick drum

38

D

1

BD R&B 2

bd03

Sliced kick

39

D

#

1

BD Lo-Fi

bd04

Loose gated kick

40

E

1

BD Jungle

bd05

Tight gated kick

41

F

1

BD Hip 1

bd06

Thumping kick drum with boosted low end

42

F

#

1

BD Hip 2

bd07

Gated kick with harmonic overtones

43

G

1

BD Tech

bd08

Hard electric kick

44

G

#

1

BD Dist 1

bd09

Heavily distorted kick

45

A

1

BD Dist 2

bd10

Punchy kick with overdrive

46

A

#

1

BD Human 1

bd11

Voice drum “Tuh”

47

B

1

BD Human 2

bd12

Voice drum “Buh”

48

C

2

BD Elec 1

bd13

Trans kick

49

C

#

2

BD Elec 2

bd14

090 distorted kick

50

D

2

BD Elec 3

bd15

090 house kick

51

D

#

2

SD Live

Sd01

Tight snare with slight room reverb

52

E

2

SD R&B 1

Sd02

Snare with sharp attack

53

F

2

SD R&B 2

Sd03

Snappy hip-hop snare

54

F

#

2

SD Analog

Sd04

080 analog snare

55

G

2

SD Hip 1

Sd05

Loose snare with a gated effect

56

G

#

2

SD Hip 2

Sd06

Slightly muffled lo-fi snare

57

A

2

SD Hip 3

Sd07

Hard smashing gated snare 

58

A

#

2

SD Cut

Sd08

Jungle snare

59

B

2

SD Dodge

Sd09

Fast sample hit

60

C

3

SD Timbre

Sd10

Industrial hammer-like sound

61

C

#

3

SD D&B

Sd11

Bright smash snare

62

D

3

SD Dist

Sd12

090 distorted snare

63

D

#

3

SD Elec 1

Sd13

090 house snare

64

E

3

SD Elec 2

Sd14

090 tight snare

65

F

3

SD Rim 1

rim1

Heavily struck rim shot

66

F

#

3

SD Rim 2

rim2

Lightly struck rim shot

67

G

3

HH D&B Cls

HHC1

Pedal hi-hat

68

G

#

3

HH D&B Opn

HHo1

Hi-hat open and closed

69

A

3

HH Ana Cls 1

HHC2

090 tight closed hi-hat

70

A

#

3

HH Ana Opn 1

HHo2

080 analog open hi-hat

71

B

3

HH Syn Cls

HHC3

Electric beat box hi-hat (closed)

72

C

4

HH Syn Opn

HHo3

Electric beat box hi-hat (open)

73

C

#

4

HH Ana Cls 2

HHC4

090 house hi-hat (closed)

74

D

4

HH Ana Cls 2

HHo4

090 house hi-hat (open)

75

D

#

4

Tom Dist

tom1

090 overdriven tom

76

E

4

Tom Ana 1

tom2

80’s electro tom

77

F

4

Tom Ana 2

tom3

090 house tom

78

F

#

4

Tom Synth

tom4

Resonant synthesizer zap

79

G

4

Tom Sine

tom5

High-pitched synthesized tom

80

G

#

4

Crush Cym

CCYm

Loud crash cymbal

81

A

4

Ride Cym

rdC1

Ride cymbal struck on edge

82

A

#

4

Ride Bell

rdC2

Ride cymbal struck on bell

83

B

4

Tambourine

tmbr

Palm-struck tambourine

84

C

5

Tabla Open

tbL1

Open tabla

85

C

#

5

Tabla Mute

tbL2

Muted tabla

86

D

5

Tabla Nah

tbL3

Nah tabla

87

D

#

5

Udu Low

udu1

African Udu drum low

88

E

5

Udu High

udu2

African Udu drum high

89

F

5

Udu Finger

udu3

African Udu finger

90

F

#

5

Clave

CLA<

080 claves

91

G

5

Maracas

mrCs

Latin maracas

92

G

#

5

Shaker

SH)r

Samba shaker

93

A

5

Clap

CLAp

090 house clap

94

A

#

5

Scratch 1

SCr1

Forward record scratch

95

B

5

Scratch 2

SCr2

Backward record scratch

96

C

6

Scratch 3

SCr3

Record scratch back and forth 1

97

C

#

6

Scratch 4

SCr4

Record scratch back and forth 2

98

D

6

Ripper

rppr

Over-blown mic distortion

99

D

#

6

Zap 1

2Ap1

Scratchy synth zap

100

E

6

Zap 2

2Ap2

Hi-res laser zap

101

F

6

Rev Low

r<LU

Eerie reverse reverb effect

102

F

#

6

Synth Vibra

SY<b

Fluttering whistle-like noise

103

G

6

Metal

mEtL

Percussive metallic sound

104

G

#

6

Click

CLC)

Squishy percussive noise

105

A

6

Gt Attack

GtAt

Electric guitar with wah effect

106

A

#

6

Gt Power

GtPU

Sustaining distorted guitar chord

107

B

7

Stab Organ

Stor

Synth chord stab

108

C

7

SlowBass

bA4

Drone bass slow attack

109

C

#

7

FingerBass

bA5

Drone bass fast attack

110

D

7

SynthBass 1

Sbs1

030 saw wave (closed filter)

111

D

#

7

SynthBass 2

Sbs2

030 saw wave (half-open filter)

112

E

7

SynthBass 3

Sbs3

030 saw wave (open filter)

113

F

7

SynthBass 4

Sbs4

030 saw wave (high resonance)

114

F

#

7

Digi Wave 1

dGU1

Falling synth note modulated with LFO

115

G

7

Digi Wave 2

dGU2

Sitar-like sound with long filter decay

116

G

#

7

Digi Wave 3

dGU3

Sitar-like sound with vibrato

117

A

7

Digi Wave 4

dGU4

High-pitched UFO (looped)

118

A

#

7

Digi Wave 5

dGU5

Synth note with a quick rise in pitch

119

B

7

Digi Wave 6

dGU6

Bell sound with a slight drop in pitch

120

C

8

Digi Wave 7

dGU7

Metal can struck with mallet

Note No.

Note

Voice Name

Display

Description

Summary of Contents for Loopfactory DX200

Page 1: ......

Page 2: ...ction or effect works when the unit is operating as designed are not covered by the manufacturer s warranty and are therefore the owners responsibility Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and environmentally friendly We sincerely believe that our products and the product...

Page 3: ...lead in to co axial type cable If these corrective measures do not pro duce satisfactory results please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of product If you can not locate the appropriate retailer please contact Yamaha Corporation of America Electronic Service Division 6600 Orangethorpe Ave Buena Park CA90620 The above statements apply ONLY to those products distributed ...

Page 4: ...omponents Before turning the power on or off for all components set all volume levels to minimum Also be sure to set the volumes of all components at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations or extreme cold or heat such as in direct sunlight near a heater...

Page 5: ...ul sound shaping con trols of analog synthesizers to give you the best of both worlds Play the exceptionally high quality digital Voices of the DX200 with full 16 note polyphony from the built in keyboard or from a MIDI device Use the built in 16 step sequencer to create your own synth and rhythm sequences And power up the full featured DX200 Editor on your computer to tap into ALL the amazing son...

Page 6: ...5 Tip 26 Transposing the key 36 Tip 27 Swing 37 Tip 28 Muting tracks 37 Tip 29 Muting notes during playback 38 Tip 30 Mixer controls Pan and Volume 39 Tip 31 Assigning Patterns to the keyboard buttons 40 Chapter 9 LFO Modulation 41 Tip 32 Modulating the volume 41 Tip 33 Modulating the Filter 42 Tip 34 Modulating the pitch 43 Tip 35 Changing the LFO wave 44 Chapter 10 EG Basics 46 Tip 36 Shaping th...

Page 7: ...75 Stutter fill in 1 94 Tip 76 Stutter fill in 2 94 Tip 77 Stutter fill in 3 95 Tip 78 Assigning Patterns for your gig 95 Tip 79 Chord progressions with Pattern Assign 95 Chapter 18 Master Class 1 Onstage 96 Tip 80 Sync the DX200 to your sequencer 96 Tip 81 Changing the MIDI channels 97 Tip 82 Loopfactory setup with the SU200 98 Tip 83 Loopfactory sync system with the AN200 99 Tip 84 Loopfactory s...

Page 8: ...ther exploration If you have years of experience with synthesizers and know all about cutoff frequency resonance algo rithms modulators LFOs EGs and MIDI and you even dream in hexadecimal skim through the tips anyway There s bound to be some interesting and helpful stuff here no matter what your level of expertise If you need some pertinent info quickly check the Tech Talk boxes Lots of helpful co...

Page 9: ...ections Main Control Voice and Keyboard Look through the controls here and check out the Tips related to each of them for more information The Tip references by each control are not meant to be comprehensive They either give the first or main Tip in which the control appears or the group of Tips that are most closely related Main Voice Control Keyboard ...

Page 10: ...CT Tips 10 63 KEYBOARD Tips 9 26 PATTERN SELECT Tips 3 31 78 79 SYNTH TRACK Tip 28 RHYTHM TRACK Tip 28 These controls are for editing and changing the sound of the Voices SCENE Tips 13 14 FREE EG Tips 49 50 VOLUME LFO Tips 32 35 EG Tips 36 39 DIST Tip 17 COMMON Tip 47 ALGORITHM Tip 41 MODULATOR Tip 42 NOISE OSC Tip 46 EFFECT MIXER Tips 15 16 30 PORTAMENTO Tip 40 HARMONIC Tip 42 FM DEPTH Tip 43 DEC...

Page 11: ...tor first one end into the DC IN termi nal then the other into an AC outlet 4 Turn on the power with the rear panel power switch Then turn on the power of your recorder mixer amplifier The DX200 takes a little time to warm up after being turned on roughly 15 seconds After the startup routine is finished your DX200 is ready to play 5 Press the Start Stop button on the DX200 to start a Pattern and s...

Page 12: ...ng 10 Measure 1 Pattern No Pitch Offset Beat Swing Gate Time Reverse Track Mute Measure 256 Pattern No Pitch Offset Beat Swing Gate Time Reverse Track Mute Measure 2 Pattern No Pitch Offset Beat Swing Gate Time Reverse Track Mute Synth Track Synth Voice LFO EG etc Free EG Pan Wet Vol Preset Pattern 1 Sequence Step 1 16 Rhythm Track 1 Step 1 16 Rhythm Track 2 Step 1 16 Rhythm Track 3 Step 1 16 BPM ...

Page 13: ...Effect Block Diagram 13 Tone Generator Signal Flow Effect Block Diagram The EQ processing is accessible only with the DX200 Editor software Synth track Distortion EQ Effect section Out Rhythm track 1 Rhythm track 2 Rhythm track 3 ...

Page 14: ... Yet it also brings you the very best of the old analog world just look at all those knobs for twisting and tweaking your sound We know you don t like reading manuals But you owe it to yourself to look through this collection of hot tips They show you how to get the most out of your new DX200 in the shortest time possible It s like having an expert programmer take you by the hand and show you the ...

Page 15: ...aying down tracks in your own recording or in performance Keep in mind that you can create your own Patterns as well See page 68 2 Exploring other Patterns The DX200 features a total of 256 specially pre programmed Patterns Try some of these out now Use the DATA knob to select a different Pattern Notice how the Pattern number in the display changes Then press the Start Stop button to play the Patt...

Page 16: ...e starting playback as well The button lights Avoid these keys they won t change the Pattern Repeats Unless you want the same Pattern to repeat several times don t press a keyboard button more than once On the other hand you can quickly program the Pattern sequence for an entire song if you want without having wait for each Pattern to play back The DX200 remembers all the buttons you press and how...

Page 17: ... speed manually or using the DATA knob to adjust it 1 Tap the TAP button three or four times at the desired speed The new bpm is shown in the display The TAP button and BPM lamp flash in time 2 If you want adjust the bpm by turning the DATA knob 3 Press the Start Stop button to start the Pattern at the new bpm You can also change the bpm while the Pattern is playing To do this simply start the Pat...

Page 18: ... and all 16 steps play back normally Change the setting to 12 and Steps 13 16 drop out Notice how the Pattern not only slows down but feels different too Change Beat to 8 and you ve only got Steps 1 8 happening That s half of the original 16 step Pattern and naturally it plays back at half the speed 7 Double time half time Here s a dramatic way to instantly double the speed of a Pattern or slow it...

Page 19: ... Check these out and hear just how powerful and ver satile the DX200 can be for recording your own material 8 Playing a Song Let s select a Song now and play it 1 Press the SONG button 2 Select the desired Song by turning the DATA knob 3 Press the Start Stop button to play the Song For more about Songs and how to create your own see page 81 Song Mode Pressing the SONG button selects the Song mode ...

Page 20: ...tave doesn t cover a whole lot of ground That s why we ve included convenient Octave but tons so you can shift the octave range of the keyboard up or down as needed quickly and easily 1 While the KEYBOARD button is lit press OCT The display shows C 4 indicating the octave C 3 is normal Play the keyboard and listen to the sound Try some other octave settings pressing OCT and OCT as desired to shift...

Page 21: ...ow soft you play them However you can set this fixed volume yourself and make the sound as soft or as loud as you need it This Velocity setting also controls how loud the sounds are when you record your own Patterns in Real time recording page 70 1 Hold down SHIFT and press button 16 repeatedly if necessary until EL appears in the display 2 Use the DATA knob to change the value Make sure the KEYBO...

Page 22: ...it up While it s playing press the SCENE 2 button Hear how the sound changes Press SCENE 1 to go back to the first sound Try to do this on the beat alternating between the two in rhythm 14 Morphing Let s try something more subtle now While playing back a Pattern turn the SCENE knob slowly back and forth Notice how the sound gradually morphs between 1 and 2 in real time as you work the knob Do this...

Page 23: ...though it s not in the Effect section there s also a Distortion effect that lets you add any thing from a warm grunge to a full on metallic assault The Effect controls are exceptionally simple and easy to use Pressing the TYPE button changes the Effect type while the PARAM and WET knobs let you adjust the sound and depth of the Effect Changes the Effect type Delay Flanger Phaser Overdrive Amp Chan...

Page 24: ... pun intended is to keep it in sync with the Pattern This is a little tricky and may take some practice Slowly work the PARAM knob and listen carefully for changes in the rhythm Keep in mind there are no wrong or right settings here use your ears to come up with set tings that feel good Reverb Reverb r rb is a hidden type in the Delay category and it lets you apply an ambient wash of reflections t...

Page 25: ... animation and movement to the sound Play a Pattern and select PHS1 Set the PARAM knob to the minimum 0 and gradually turn it up and listen to how the modulation enhances the sound Go on to the other Phaser types as well for more sonic variations Overdrive Amp Amp 1 3 This Effect simulates the overdriven sound of a guitar amp and lets you apply varying degrees of distortion to the sound Start a Pa...

Page 26: ...he DIST SWITCH button The lamp turns on 2 Adjust the balance with the DATA knob This lets you mix the dry no Distortion sound with the wet Distortion only sound Try different settings and hear how they change the sound Notice how a fully wet U63 results in a very brittle edgy sound Distortion Allows you to apply a distortion effect to the Synth track Note that this does not affect any of the Rhyth...

Page 27: ... brighter Turn RESONANCE to the right and the Filter peak becomes sharper and more pro nounced Turn it to the left and hear how the Filter flattens out Also keep in mind that the overall effect of Cutoff and Resonance is controlled by FEG Depth Tip 20 below If FEG Depth is set too high or too low you may hear little or no change in the sound no matter how furi ously you twist the CUTOFF and RESONA...

Page 28: ...low the knob 3 Now take your finger from the SHIFT button and the knob reverts to its original identity as the Cutoff control Turn it very slowly especially between 8 00 and 1 00 as you listen to the gradual changes in the sound 4 Not wild enough for you Let s move onto another type then Hold down SHIFT again and turn the CUTOFF knob to around 12 00 so that bPF is called up in the display Is that ...

Page 29: ...ff curves of 24dB octave 18dB octave and 12dB octave can be selected BPF The Band Pass Filter passes only those frequencies in the specified range with a cutoff curve of 12dB octave HPF The High Pass Filter passes only those frequencies above the specified cutoff point with a cutoff curve of 12dB octave BEF The Band Eliminate Filter passes only those frequencies outside the specified frequency ran...

Page 30: ...u turn the knob past the halfway point 12 00 you ll start to hear the filter opening up Turn the knob slowly for gradual filter sweep effects Also try working the knob in time with the rhythm for dynamic wah effects Indicates a dip in the filter just at the start of each note Indicates a filter peak just at the start of the note FEG Depth Determines the degree or depth of the filter effect over ti...

Page 31: ...ient tool lets you see virtually any of the Voice related settings without disturbing or changing them 1 While you re editing the Voice of a Pattern press the SHOW VALUE but ton 2 Simply turn the knob of the parameter whose value you d like to see For example to see the Portamento Time value that s been set for the Voice turn the PORTAMENTO knob Naturally Show Value can be used with all Voice rela...

Page 32: ...r example to see the original Cutoff value that s been set for the Voice turn the CUTOFF knob Original Value can be used with all the same knobs and buttons as Show Value For details see Tip 21 above 3 Press the EXIT button to return to normal operation Trade Secrets Use Show Value to pick the brains of our programmers Do you have a favorite Voice and would like to find out its settings Just call ...

Page 33: ...o such as deleting a Pattern from a Song page 88 or clearing a sequence page 68 Also use it to get out of situ ations where there is no sound or many buttons just don t seem to work such as in Show Value page 31 or Original Value page 32 Turn off the power When all else fails Actually we don t recommend doing this especially if you ve got speakers con nected But it IS a quick and sure way to reset...

Page 34: ...t ll make you feel better 24 Factory Reset If the DX200 freezes in an operation crashes or otherwise behaves erratically the Factory Reset operation can usually be counted on to bring things back to normal Factory Reset is also used to restore all the factory programmed Pattern and Song data For example if you ve created your own Pattern and Song data and saved it of course but want to use the ori...

Page 35: ...s Select and start a Pattern Any Pattern will do While the Pattern is playing simultaneously hold down SHIFT and press GATE TIME REVERSE Turn the DATA knob to change the Gate Time Notice how the length of the notes changes as you work the knob When you re done don t forget to press EXIT or SHIFT GATE TIME to leave the function This lamp flashes to indicate Gate Time is active Gate Time Determines ...

Page 36: ...e rhythm Try changing pitch on other beats in the Pattern as well for example not just on the one but hitting the one and three both Or on all four beats for some unusual busy changes And did you know that you can use the OCT OCT buttons too This next example may take a little practice Notice that the octave doesn t actually change until you hit the number button on the keyboard Experiment with ot...

Page 37: ...previously recorded tracks and Track Mute is ideal for this However where Track Mute REALLY shines is in live performance Pro DJs and dance music artists can whip the crowd into a frenzy by dropping parts out and bringing parts in For example bringing everything down to the drums is a great dynamic trick that keeps the dancers grooving From there you can gradually build things up adding track by t...

Page 38: ...out per manently changing the original data Let s try it out 1 Select a Pattern and start it up 2 Make sure the Synth track is on press SYNTH TRACK if necessary then press one of the keyboard buttons Hear how the selected note drops out You can press the same button again to put the note back in Try pressing some other buttons and listen to how their presence or absence affects the feel of the Pat...

Page 39: ...t you can add sounds too This is especially effective in the Rhythm tracks If the selected Rhythm track has some unlit buttons meaning there are spaces in the track try pressing some of those buttons to add more drum percussion hits to the track Or try taking some of the lit buttons sounds out and hear what kind of rhythm you come up with Save your edits If you like the new Pattern you ve created ...

Page 40: ... knob Your original User Patterns are fair game as well 5 Repeat Steps 2 4 as often as you want until you ve made all the desired Pattern to key assignments Once you re finished press EXIT or SHIFT and PATTERN SELECT again to leave the function Now try using Pattern Select to play the newly assigned Patterns Need a refresher course See Tip 3 again Storing Pattern Select assignments There s no need...

Page 41: ...chno electronica and dance music today 1 Call up a Pattern 2 Press DETAIL several times if necessary until Amd Amplitude Modulation Depth appears briefly in the display 3 Use the DATA knob to set the value to 99 This is the Amplitude Modulation Depth setting amplitude meaning volume Setting Amplitude Modulation Depth to 99 puts the LFO in maxi mum control over the volume of the sound 4 Press KEYBO...

Page 42: ... KEYBOARD to use the keyboard and hold down one of the keys Can you hear the wah wah sound For more fun Try tweaking the VCF controls Naturally if the LFO is being applied to the Fil ter any changes you make to the Filter section will affect the LFO modulated sound as well If you ve come to this Tip directly from Tip 32 above you re hearing the LFO applied to both Amplitude and Filter To hear the ...

Page 43: ...y turn the knob clockwise Notice how the pitch becomes less and less dis tinct the further you get from 0 For some Voices the pitch may stay distinct but change radically over an octave or more Try experimenting with different LFO Speed settings and also try holding down more than one note If you ve come to this Tip directly from the other LFO Tips above you may want to hear the Pitch modulation b...

Page 44: ...L Triangle This selects the Triangle wave Try some of the other Wave settings and hear how they change the sound Sample and hold Use the Sample and hold wave S H mainly for Pitch modulation effect Unlike the other Wave settings these generate random fluctuations They re less suited to modulating the Amplitude or Filter since the random differences may be less apparent Especially with Ampli tude th...

Page 45: ...45 Chapter 9 LFO Modulation Wave Determines the LFO waveform Settings Triangle trGL Saw Down SAUd Saw Up SAUu Square Squr Sine SinE Sample and hold S H ...

Page 46: ... the EG to control the filter to shape the tone in time Let s take a look at how these work and hear them in action 1 Call up a Pattern and press KEYBOARD to enable the keyboard buttons 2 Press the SELECT button in the EG section so that the AEG lamp lights Doing this lets you control only the AEG Amplitude EG which affects the volume 3 As you play the buttons turn the ATTACK knob Try setting it t...

Page 47: ...ss SELECT to turn on the FEG con trols and use the EG knobs to play around with the filter We ll do more exploring with the filter in the next tip too Play around with the four EG knobs and hear what kinds of sonic mayhem you can create Work with the VCF section controls page 27 too they have a huge effect on the overall sound and behavior of the EG We ll warn you though the results can be complex...

Page 48: ... entirely There are no diagrams to help you with this you ll have to use your ears EG Select FEG and AEG Determines the EG settings for the filter FEG and amplitude or volume AEG Press SELECT to enable FEG AEG or both ALL then use the EG controls see below to change the EG settings Settings FEG AEG ALL both FEG and AEG EG Controls Attack Determines the time it takes for the sound to reach full vol...

Page 49: ...he CUTOFF knob as you play the keys Tweak the knob slowly in the range of 7 00 2 00 0 95 as you play single notes in succession Listen to how the sound changes Finally set the knob to around 8 00 or 9 00 1 15 4 Now experiment with the SUSTAIN knob Try tweaking this to different settings as you play the keys Make sure you hold the key or keys down the sound will change as you hold Before you go on ...

Page 50: ...ol Let s take a closer look and listen to it in this Tip and the next 1 If possible continue with the sound you ve created in Tip 37 above Select a Pattern and tweak the controls to the basic settings shown below 2 Now play around with the FEG DEPTH knob First set it to around 12 00 and slowly turn it clockwise while you play the keys Listen for the sound changes some of them will probably be quit...

Page 51: ...e value 3 Now play several single notes slightly apart and listen for the very slow attack and the long sustain Hear how the filter slowly sweeps and grows with the sound A negative FEG Depth setting reverses the FEG operation producing a filter sweep effect that dips down instead of peaks This means the sound gets softer and more muffled until the end when the filter sweeps back up again Try thes...

Page 52: ...notes On the other it can completely subvert the pitch and give you atonal glides Ultimately the effect is dependent on what notes you play and how far apart you space them Try it out and see what madness you can come up with 1 Call up a Pattern and set the PORTAMENTO knob to about 10 00 around 30 in the display 2 Enable the keyboard with KEYBOARD then play notes 9 and 16 alter nately 3 Try other ...

Page 53: ...2 are avail able You can also use the TYPE button to step through the Algorithms one by one Depending on the selected Algorithm the Voice may sound muffled or go absolutely silent If this happens simply select a different Algorithm Work with Modulator and the others The true power in the Algorithm control is how it affects and is affected by the other FM con trols Modulator Harmonic FM Depth and D...

Page 54: ...use the DATA knob instead This lets you control Harmonic much more slowly Make sure you turn HARMONIC knob first so that Harmonic is called up for the DATA knob Bring in the highs When using Modulator and the FM related knobs to craft a Voice make sure to adjust the VCF controls to appropriate settings so that you can hear all of the high harmonics being gener ated Remember you can always back off...

Page 55: ...as you play the keyboard and hear how the Voice changes Depending on the other settings FM Depth changes can be very subtle or extreme and harsh If you can t hear much of a change try a different Modulator setting in Step 2 above and or a different Algorithm Type Tip 41 These can set you on some very unusual sound creation paths Work with Harmonic Harmonic Tip 42 above and FM Depth are two sides o...

Page 56: ...signal flow makes the sound more interesting when you work with the filter VCF section later on Much more interesting in fact Use it judiciously however too much noise can mask the basic pitch and character of the sound Try selecting a Pattern with a relatively pure and soft Voice Then work the NOISE LEVEL knob to hear how different degrees of noise affect the sound And go on to Tip 46 below to se...

Page 57: ...d 90 110 This lets you clearly hear the noise Turn it up even more if you want 4 Press the NOISE OSC TYPE button repeatedly to select different noise types Better yet press TYPE and turn the DATA knob That lets you access ALL sixteen of the noise types including the hidden ones Noise Oscillator Type Determines the type of noise for the noise oscillator Press the TYPE button repeat edly use DATA kn...

Page 58: ...kly play a flurry of other notes with your right Notice how each note changes the pitch without retriggering the attack That s because Mono keeps the EG consistent throughout all notes as long as you hold the first one down 4 Let s give the sound some serious attitude now Call up one of the Unison settings u PLY or u mno using KEY ASGN or the DATA knob The Unison settings let you fatten up the sou...

Page 59: ...e with SCENE button 2 this time Only the Voice related panel knobs can be used for recording to the Scenes button switch settings such as LFO Detail and Key Assign are ignored Octave cannot be changed for the Scenes In other words both Scenes will always be kept at the same octave setting Remember that you ll need to store your first Scene before you can create the second Scene Switching or morphi...

Page 60: ...Pattern your knob changes play right along with it just as you recorded them We call this Free EG because it allows you to create unique complex continuous parameter changes that would be impossible to achieve with conventional EGs 1 Call up the desired Pattern and press the red Record button 2 Select the Free EG track you want to record Press the appropriate FREE EG button 1 4 The button lights t...

Page 61: ...e sure to turn off each button after you record to it so it doesn t play back and disturb your recording of the next button Listen to each track in turn by turning the appropriate button on Change the way your Free EG tracks play back The Type parameter see Tech Talk below gives you four different ways to loop the Free EG tracks Try these out when playing your Pattern and hear the interesting thin...

Page 62: ...set it to 8 Once your tracks have been recorded you can set Length again just before playback This controls how long all four tracks take to play Take your time Want to make some really slow changes How about a gradual filter sweep that builds to a cli max over several measures Set a low Length for recording for example 0 5 then before you play back the Pattern set a high Length such as 8 Make it ...

Page 63: ...t a Pattern Then while the Pattern is playing hold down SHIFT and hit the red Record TOP button Play the button in time with the rhythm on every beat like this Watch your timing and keep the beat Of course you can get different effects by playing the button way ahead or way behind the beat if you want We ll show you some fancy rhythmic tricks with this in later Tips too Still it s best to hit the ...

Page 64: ... the setting 1 Keep the Roll going simultaneously hold down SHIFT and Start Stop button 2 Grab the DATA knob Make sure you keep holding SHIFT and Start Stop and turn the knob to change the setting While the Pattern is cycling hear how the different settings affect the sound And try changing the settings in time with the Pattern as well There are a lot of cool rhythmic tricks you can create just by...

Page 65: ... the Pattern is stopped simultaneously hold down SHIFT and press 13 MOVE PITCH You may have to press the button more than once to call up the mo E Move Note display 2 If you want select the particular track Synth or Rhythm you want to move Each track can be set independently just hold down SHIFT and press the appropriate number button 1 2 3 or 4 3 Release SHIFT and press 13 once again the button s...

Page 66: ...would change the key to F Keep in mind that this changes the pitch of the Rhythm tracks as well as the Synth track 4 Transpose the Pattern Press 13 the button stops flashing and stays lit At the Y n Yes or no prompt press it again to actually change the value or press EXIT to cancel 5 Start the Pattern to hear the changes you ve made Keep in mind that any changes you make to the Pattern with this ...

Page 67: ...ou ll be copying the Sequence to Use the DATA knob 4 Copy the Sequence The 12 button should be flashing Press it once again the button stops flashing and stays lit At the Y n Yes or no prompt press it a third time to actually copy the Sequence to the selected Pattern number or press EXIT to cancel The word Sequence is used here to describe the recorded notes or steps of a Pattern Pattern actually ...

Page 68: ...imultaneously hold down SHIFT and press 11 CLEAR SEQ The button flashes and CLr Clear briefly appears in the display 3 Release SHIFT and press 11 once again The button stops flashing and stays lit the display prompts you by asking Yes or no Y n Press it a third time to actually clear the Pattern or press EXIT to cancel We ve labeled this function CLEAR SEQ Clear Sequence on the panel to distinguis...

Page 69: ...his to on1 For a two measure lead in set this to on2 You can also turn the Metronome off here by setting this to oFF in which case recording starts immediately without a lead in as soon as you press the Start Stop button When done press EXIT to return to normal operation Metronome Determines the length of the Metronome lead in for Real time recording To turn the Metronome and the lead in off set t...

Page 70: ...umber of steps you ll have available in the Pattern A setting of 16 gives you sixteen steps or spaces you can record notes to a setting of 8 is obviously half that eight steps The 12 setting gives you twelve steps of course but also lets you create a triplet feel count ONE two three TWO two three etc 3 Select the track for recording Synth or one of the three Rhythm tracks Press SYNTH TRACK for Syn...

Page 71: ...e running out of space here Besides the Store function deserves it s own Tip Lay down the drums Generally it s a good idea to record your Rhythm track first In fact you may want to record just a very simple drum pattern to start with and build up from there You can later embellish that basic track or even erase it and come up with an entirely new drum part once your other tracks start to take shap...

Page 72: ... real time Last but not least use Step Recording to edit Patterns This is a great way to customize existing Patterns and tweak them to fit your needs or twist them into completely new tracks There s a lot to be learned here so take a deep breath and dive in Setting Up The first three steps below show you how to set up a Pattern for Step Recording 1 Select a Pattern and clear it Call up a Pattern t...

Page 73: ...s case Pitch Also notice the flashing 1 button This indicates that Step 1 is ready for recording 6 Now with the PITCH indicator selected use the knobs above the buttons to set the Pitch for each Step 1 8 Each knob corresponds to the Step directly below it For example the PORTAMENTO knob controls entry for Step 1 the HARMONIC knob for Step 2 and so on Set the knobs roughly to the positions indicate...

Page 74: ...round 9 00 The display value should be around 70 75 11 Do the same again for Steps 9 16 Press any one of the bottom row buttons this automatically selects Steps 9 16 for editing the same parameter Gate Time then set the knobs to roughly the same positions as shown above 12 Press the Start Stop button to hear your stunning new arrangement Velocity No matter what unnatural machine like melody you ve...

Page 75: ...o tweak and fine tune the setting Swing Don t forget to use Swing It might not be right for all of your Patterns but it doesn t hurt to try it out A little Swing may be just what the doc tor ordered Remember the Swing setting affects all tracks equally See page 37 Other tools Feel like hearing a different Voice Call up the Copy Voice function page 65 and dial in a new Voice for your Pattern Patter...

Page 76: ...en hold down SHIFT and turn the PORTAMENTO knob to select bd05 All steps 1 16 are instantly and automatically set to the same value Remember you can use the DATA knob instead for finer control Just press the appropriate number button then tweak the DATA knob to dial up the desired sound Press the Start Stop button to hear the new track a bass drum pulse that will be the foundation of this new rhyt...

Page 77: ...indicated buttons on and set them to the instruments shown While you re programming the instruments let the Pattern play Hearing the sounds as you enter them is a great help in constructing hip tracks Snare and Ethnic Spice Rhythm Track 3 For the final mix we ll record a snare backbeat and throw in some Indian tabla and other percussion for good measure 22 Have you got the hang of the things by no...

Page 78: ...ecord just a temporary rhythm scratch track for example bass drum and snare to Rhythm Track 1 and build the rest of the Pattern on top of that erasing or modifying the scratch track later Of course it s all up to you Depending on what style of music you record and your own per sonal preferences you may want to start with the Synth track instead Play with Gate Time Remember Gate Time can also be a ...

Page 79: ...self Memory Protect will probably be off Event Parameters Synth and Rhythm Tracks Pitch Determines the pitch of the selected note For the Synth track this is expressed as note names for the Rhythm tracks it is expressed as num ber of semitone steps The small o in the note name display designates accidentals For example corresponds to G Range C 2 G8 64 24 for Rhythm tracks Gate Time Determines the ...

Page 80: ...r banks with your DX200 equipped friends and bandmates Keep in mind too that you can use Bulk Send with the computer based DX200 Editor page 106 to further edit your Voices Make it a habit Did we mention that you should save Save save and keep saving Even if you re still work ing on a Pattern or Voice and don t consider it finished save it anyway Why Doing this gives you an archive of the changes ...

Page 81: ... 3 Simultaneously hold down SHIFT and press 9 CLEAR SONG 4 Clear the Song Release SHIFT and press 9 once again the button stops flashing and stays lit At the Y n Yes or no prompt press it a third time to actu ally clear the Song or press EXIT to cancel Don t erase Edit a Song Remember you don t need to put a Song together from scratch If there s a preset Song you like and simply needs a little cus...

Page 82: ...d move more quickly and easily through the measures 1 Hold down SHIFT and press either of the BWD FWD buttons 2 Then release the buttons and use the DATA knob In this condition turning the DATA knob steps through the measures For even speedier selection hold down SHIFT while turning the DATA knob and jump through the Song ten measures at a click 4 Press the Start Stop button Doing this loops the c...

Page 83: ...ample if you recorded the End mark to measure 33 the Song plays up through measure 32 then stops 8 Press EXIT or the SONG button to leave Song editing 9 Play back your new Song by pressing the Start Stop button However you ll have to use the BWD FWD buttons SHIFT OCT OCT buttons to select the starting measure Make sure to return to the beginning measure if you want to hear the Song all the way thr...

Page 84: ...setting for as many measures as needed Or if you re programming the Song from scratch just skip over the measures that you want to stay the same the DX200 automati cally maintains the last setting until the next new entry Fine tempo changes The BPM value has an extremely fine resolution of 1 10 beats per minute for precise con trol over the tempo Use this to set up very gradual speed changes Speed...

Page 85: ...hen you re done editing And don t forget to store your new creation See page 89 Pattern Described in Tip 63 above To select Press the PATTERN SELECT button Pitch Offset Just as with the similar Pattern control Transpose on page 36 this lets you change the playback pitch By making different settings throughout various measures in the Song you can program your own chord progressions and have the Pat...

Page 86: ...TRACK or RHYTHM TRACK button Then press the appropriate Step button 1 for the Synth track and 2 3 and 4 for the Rhythm tracks The status for each track is shown in the display Easier way Keep in mind there is an alternate way to select the various event types You may find it easier to remember AND easier to use Simply hold down SHIFT and press SONG repeatedly This toggles through all of the event ...

Page 87: ...Take a look at the illustration below and see what happens when you insert a Pattern Don t forget to store your newly edited Song or you ll lose any edits you ve made once you turn the power off or select another Song or Pattern Replacing a Pattern If you want to replace a Pattern in other words erasing one and putting a new one in its place you ll need to use Delete Pattern page 88 to delete the ...

Page 88: ...y 3 Delete the Pattern The 10 button should be flashing Press it once again the button stops flashing and stays lit At the Y n Yes or no prompt press it a third time to actually delete the Pattern from the selected mea sure or press EXIT to cancel Here s an example of what happens when you use Pattern Delete In the illustration below we ll delete Pattern 013 at Measure 3 Don t forget to store your...

Page 89: ... the DX200 s Bulk Send function page 108 to save your valuable Song data in multi ple banks of 10 Songs to disk and build up a whole library of tunes However make sure to save any relevant Pattern data with the Songs and load them together If you don t do this your Songs and Patterns may not match each other Song backup You may want to use Store to save different versions of your Song even as you ...

Page 90: ...he SHIFT button however To speed up the DATA knob hold down SHIFT while you turn it Use this operation especially For selecting Patterns This speed operation lets you jump 10 Patterns for every click of the DATA knob For setting the BPM Holding SHIFT lets you go 10 times faster through the BPM values 1 bpm click For Instrument Select in Step Recording Rhythm Track Jump among the instrument selecti...

Page 91: ...lets you change the setting for up to 16 Steps instantly and all at the same time 1 In Step Recording select the desired parameter for editing Pitch Gate Time or Velocity Or Instrument Select if you re working on a Rhythm track 2 Select the Step row you want to start the group from For example if you want to group Steps 5 16 for editing select row 1 8 by pressing any button in this row If you want...

Page 92: ...ng including the drums is clipped creating a tight muted sound and producing a drop in dynamics 4 Now as quickly as you can bring Gate Time back up to 60 80 or 100 or more Hold SHIFT while you turn the DATA knob that lets you jump through the values and instanta neously bring the dynamics back up Try to do it right before the first beat of a measure and kick everything back in on the one 73 Adjust...

Page 93: ...keyboard go up chromatically pressing each successive key in turn Try it in rhythm pressing a different key every other beat like this Count ONE two THREE four hitting the buttons on ONE and THREE Use the OCT OCT buttons too Try selecting different octaves on the fly and pressing vari ous keys Can you play a two finger trill A trill is two notes played alternately very quickly If you can t do it w...

Page 94: ...in the following rhythm 76 Stutter fill in 2 Select and play a Pattern Then hold down SHIFT and hit the TOP Record button in the following rhythm Use both hands This one s a bit tricky ONE TWO THREE FOUR ONE Use your left hand to hold down SHIFT while your right hand hits TOP This gives you greater control over the rhythm Start Hit it here and here TWO ONE THREE FOUR ONE AND TWO AND THREE AND FOUR...

Page 95: ...r you ll use them Then go down the list and assign the appropriate Pattern to each number button Remember how Hold down SHIFT and press PATTERN ASSIGN then press a number button and use the DATA knob to select the Pattern 79 Chord progressions with Pattern Assign If you work with chord progressions you can create copies of a Pattern select setup to different pitches and play those Patterns from th...

Page 96: ... of sync the two machines stay perfectly in the same groove This is great for live situations For example you could use a computer or sequencer for your main tracks and fly in some DX200 Patterns as you perform while everything stays in perfect sync In this application the sequencer is the master or controlling device and the DX200 is the slave 1 Set up the DX200 and the sequencer Connect the two ...

Page 97: ...s button 14 MIDI SETUP repeatedly if necessary until SY 1 appears in the display 2 Change the channel with the DATA knob Clock Sets the DX200 to either send or receive MIDI clock messages This determines whether the DX200 functions as the master or slave in MIDI sync applications When using the DX200 alone or to control a connected device set this to Internal int When controlling the DX200 from a ...

Page 98: ...sync Here the DX200 is the controlling master and the SU200 is the slave For more about masters and slaves see Tips 80 and 83 Make sure you set the SU200 to External Sync for this one MIDI Clock in the Job mode Naturally the DX200 must be set to Internal Sync page 96 With this playback sync system you can have the samples on the SU200 sync up perfectly to the Patterns of the DX200 thanks to Loop T...

Page 99: ... slave you can have them play their respective Patterns in perfect sync with each other Add a DJ mixer and you ve got a compact yet powerful DJ setup for laying down some slammin beats 1 Connect the DX200 and the AN200 as shown Here we ll use the DX200 as the master to control the AN200 2 Set the Clock on the DX200 to Internal Hold down SHIFT and press button 14 MIDI SETUP repeatedly if necessary ...

Page 100: ... beats while you perform Syncing Songs Naturally you can also play Songs on both machines in perfect sync with each other For best results you should make sure that The Songs on both the DX200 and the AN200 are of the same length The Patterns on both machines work well with each other Both Songs have the same Beat settings throughout Both Songs don t deviate too much from each other in the Swing s...

Page 101: ...up with MIDI Thru Here s where you can take the Loopfactory to the max Start the system with the RM1x Sequence Remixer a mixer you ll need at least eight input channels and your DX200 Then bring the AN200 and SU200 into the fracas and get things really smoking Use your sequencer data on the RM1x to play the Voices of the DX200 and AN200 NOT the Patterns This way you can take advantage of the speci...

Page 102: ... otherwise a MIDI delay may result More instruments more parts If you re careful in setting the MIDI channels on all the connected devices you can play several different independent sounds on each device For example if you ve connected a AN200 to the MIDI Thru OUT terminal you should set the MIDI Receive Channels page 97 on the AN200 to values different than the DX200 If the DX200 is set to receiv...

Page 103: ...s long as it s got keys preferably both black and white and a MIDI OUT terminal you re in business However to get the most out of your extraordinarily versatile DX200 you ll need an equally versatile MIDI keyboard Here s what you should look for Five octave 61 key keyboard There are some very good desk top keyboards such as the Yamaha CBX K1 that have fewer keys but you ll probably want at least f...

Page 104: ...xer is used for recording A few important points Make sure all MIDI connections are correct the INs go to the OUTs and the OUTs to the INs Set the MIDI keyboard to match the receive channel of the DX200 This may be controllable from the computer You can also change the receive setting on the DX200 see page 97 Make sure that MIDI Thru or MIDI Echo on the computer or sequencer is set to on This lets...

Page 105: ...lay and that a new track for the knob moves is set to record 3 While listening to the playback tweak the knobs of the DX200 If everything s been set up properly every move you make will be recorded as Control Change data For information on the parameters and their cor responding Control Change numbers refer to the MIDI Data Format The DX200 also lets you choose between having a full parameter set ...

Page 106: ...ont panel However you can have all that editing power and depth right at your fingertips with the DX200 Editor The DX200 Editor is special software that works on your Macintosh or PC compatible computer It allows you to directly edit all of the DX200 Voice settings and parameters right from your computer It s also extraordinarily intuitive with a virtual front panel that gives you at a glance full...

Page 107: ... essary until m CtL appears in the display 2 Use the DATA knob to make the desired setting On Out In or Off See Tech Talk below for details on the settings MIDI Control Determines whether or not the DX200 receives and or sends sequencer control System Real Time messages The Start message FA hexadecimal tells a MIDI device to go to the beginning of its song and start playing Continue FB hexadecimal...

Page 108: ... 15 MIDI BULK 3 Select the type of data to be saved Pattern Song or All Continue to hold SHIFT and press button 15 repeatedly to select the desired type To save all three data types select ALL 4 Go back to the connected device and start recording This operation too may differ depending on your particular device On most sequencing software such as XGworks lite this can be as simple as click ing the...

Page 109: ... clicking the Play button That s all there is to it The DX200 automatically receives the data and loads it to the proper memory loca tion MIDI OUT MIDI IN DX200 Yamaha MDF3 or computer with MIDI interface Load your Song Pattern data from the connected device BEFORE you load anything to the DX200 make sure you have no important unsaved data remaining on the instrument it will all be erased in the o...

Page 110: ...16 Effects Tips 15 17 EG Tip 36 EXIT button Tip 23 F Factory Reset Tip 24 FEG Tip 36 FEG Depth Tips 20 38 39 Filter Tips 18 20 Filter Modulation Depth Tip 33 Flanger Tip 16 FM Decay Tip 44 FM Depth Tip 43 Free EG Tips 49 50 Free EG Length Tip 50 Free EG recording Tip 49 Free EG Trigger Tip 49 Free EG Type Tip 49 G Gate Time Tips 25 72 Gate Time Song Edit Tip 65 Gate Time Step Recording Tip 60 p 74...

Page 111: ...rse Tip 4 Reverse Song Edit Tip 65 Rhythm tracks Tip 11 Rhythm tracks Step Recording Tip 60 p 76 S saving data to MIDI data filer etc Tip 92 Scene Tips 13 14 48 Scenes morphing between Tip 14 Show Value Tip 21 Song Edit mode Tip 63 Song mode Tips 8 63 Songs erasing clearing Tip 62 Songs recording Tip 63 Songs selecting Tip 8 Songs storing Tip 68 Start Stop button Tip 1 Step Mute Tip 29 Step Mute S...

Page 112: ...ons described in the manual are not available with the XGworks lite Unavailable Windows Functions Staff Window Drum Window Control section of Piano Roll Window Printing of Staff Window Plug in software Voice To score R Auto Arranger Guitar Arranger SW1000XG Mixer Auto Play Importer Jobs Voice To score XF Information Editor Although the PDF manual of the XGworks lite includes the explanations on th...

Page 113: ...System OMS 2 3 8 OMS allows you to use several MIDI applications on the Mac OS at the same time 1 Double click on the OMS folder English version only Install OMS 2 3 8 will be displayed 2 Double click on the Install OMS 2 3 8 OMS Setup Dia log will be displayed 3 Execute the installation by following the directions appear ing on the screen After the installation select Restart After restarting the...

Page 114: ...earest Yamaha dealer for further details Specifications and descriptions in this owner s manual are for information pur poses only Yamaha Corp reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice Since specifications equipment or options may not be the same in every locale please check with your Yamaha dealer Die technischen Daten und Beschreibungen in...

Page 115: ...the recorded steps Page 73 The Sequence doesn t play back Is Show Value active Page 31 Is Original Value active Page 32 Make sure these are off Have you selected any of these modes Pattern Job MIDI Setup or Utility When syncing to another MIDI device have you made sure that the MIDI connections and relevant settings are correct Page 96 Is the MIDI clock set to Internal Page 97 Recording either Seq...

Page 116: ...m bined in various ways to make up the different voices produced by the DX200 The operators can be used to freely change two different aspects of the sound 1 The frequency pitch of the generated sine wave 2 The amplitude volume or output level of the generated sine wave FILTER NOISE GENERATOR DISTORTION EQ MIXER LFO PEG FM Operators FM Operators The frequency of the sine wave is changed The amplit...

Page 117: ...alled additive synthesis 2 Vertical Combination When the two operators are combined vertically the sound of the top operator B modulates that of the lower operator A In this situation operator B produces no sound but alters the sound of operator A pro ducing a sound of greater harmonic complexity This stacking of operators is called Frequency Modulation FM synthesis To sum it up when two operators...

Page 118: ...he lowest is a carrier The top operator modu lates the middle one which in turn modulates the carrier at the bottom This results in a complex wave form with many harmonics or overtones An explanation of harmonics follows on the next page In fig 3 there are two carriers and one modulator The sole carrier on the right produces a simple sine wave while the modulator carrier pair on the left produce a...

Page 119: ...hat have frequencies that are not natural number multiples of the fundamental are called unharmonic overtones Generally the more harmonics the tone has the brighter the sound On the other hand if the amount of har monics is reduced the tone will sound darker Furthermore the voice will change a lot according to the type and volume of the harmonics For example if there are a lot of high pitched harm...

Page 120: ...r is modulated by Operator 4 and outputs the resulting sound Operator 4 Modulator modulates Operator 3 Operator 5 Modulator modulates itself with a feedback loop and modulates Operator 4 Operator 6 Carrier outputs a sine wave Each algorithm has a special feedback loop programmed to a fixed location in the algorithm With feed back a modulator s output is connected to its own input so that it modula...

Page 121: ...t carriers is changed 2 Operator Output Frequency The type of harmonics added to the carrier output by means of the modulator is determined by the ratio between the frequencies of the modulator and carrier For example when two operators are combined verti cally and F COARSE for both of them is set to 1 00 the frequency ratio will be 1 1 and the first second third and following whole number series ...

Page 122: ...l it is released and the sound dies out The EG parameters let you reproduce the sound of acoustic instruments and their natural patterns of attack sustain and decay For example the sound of a piano has a very sharp attack and a moderately long sustain The sound gets loud the instant a key is played and gradually fades away as the key is held The tone or tim bre of the sound also changes in time wi...

Page 123: ...28 o 29 o o 30 o 31 o 32 o Algorithm Operator No 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 o 2 o 3 o 4 o 5 o 6 o 7 o 8 o 9 o 10 o 11 o 12 o 13 o o 14 o 15 o 16 o 17 o 18 o 19 o 20 o 21 o 22 o 23 o 24 o 25 o 26 o 27 o 28 o 29 o 30 o 31 o 32 o Algorithm Operator No 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 o 2 o 3 o 4 o 5 o 6 o 7 o 8 o 9 o 10 o 11 o 12 o 13 o 14 o 15 o o 16 o o 17 o 18 o 19 o 20 o 21 o 22 o 23 o 24 o 25 o 26 o 27 o 28 o 29 o 30 o 31 o 32...

Page 124: ...e will be sustained until sostenuto is turned OFF No effect in Rhythm tracks 1 2 11 Release Time This message adjusts the EG release time that was specified by the sound data Control Parameter Data Range 72 Release Time 0 127 Synth Track only 0 64 127 Rhythm Track only 64 0 63 Since this is a relative change parameter in Rhythm track it specifies an increase or decrease relative to 64 Increasing t...

Page 125: ...Voice Step Seq parameter change 7 Currnet Rhythm Step Seq parameter change 8 Current Effect parameter change 9 Current Mulit Part parameter change DX PARAMETER CHANGE 1 VCED parameter change 2 ACED parameter change 2 1 1 Universal realtime messages 2 1 1 1 Master Volume 11110000 F0H Exclusive status 01111111 7FH Universal Real Time 01111111 7FH ID of target device 00000100 04H Sub ID 1 Device Cont...

Page 126: ...m Step Seq 1 128 21 User Song 1 10 DX BULK DUMP 1 VCED 2 ACED 3 VMEM 4 AMEM 2 2 1 DX200 Native Bulk Dump This message sets the special parameters for DX200 Unlike Parameter change one message can modify multiple parameters 11110000 F0H Exclusive status 01000011 43H YAMAHA ID 0000nnnn 0NH N Device Number 01100010 62H Model ID 0sssssss SSH ByteCountMSB 0ttttttt TTH ByteCountLSB 0ggggggg GGH Address ...

Page 127: ...DX200 will act the same as when ALL SOUND OFF ALL NOTE OFF and RESET ALL CONTROLLERS are received and return to the condition where has not been received once 3 2 Timing Clock 11111000 F8H ON OFF of the transmitting and receiving can be set 3 3 Start 11111010 FAH ON OFF of the transmitting and receiving can be set 3 4 Continue 11111011 FBH ON OFF of the transmitting and receiving can be set 3 5 St...

Page 128: ...e 0 127 00 0 16 1 00 7F FEG Depth 64 0 63 40 0 17 1 00 7F FEG Depth Velocity Sense 64 0 63 40 0 18 1 reserve 19 1 00 0F Noise OSC Type 1 00 White 1A 1 00 7F Mixer Voice Level 0 127 7F 127 1B 1 00 7F Mixer Noise Level 0 127 00 0 1C 1 00 7F Modulator 1 Harmonic 64 0 63 Relative Offset 40 0 1D 1 00 7F Modulator 2 Harmonic 64 0 63 Relative Offset 40 0 1E 1 00 7F Modulator 3 Harmonic 64 0 63 Relative O...

Page 129: ...9 00 0 1 00 63 Portamento Time 0 99 00 0 1 00 7F Mixer Noise Level 0 127 00 0 1 00 7F Modulator 1 Harmonic 64 0 63 Relative Offset 40 0 1 00 7F Modulator 2 Harmonic 64 0 63 Relative Offset 40 0 1 00 7F Modulator 3 Harmonic 64 0 63 Relative Offset 40 0 1 00 7F Modulator 1 FM Depth 64 0 63 Relative Offset 40 0 1 00 7F Modulator 2 FM Depth 64 0 63 Relative Offset 40 0 1 00 7F Modulator 3 FM Depth 64 ...

Page 130: ...AEG Sutain 1B AEG Release 1C EFFECT Param 1D EFFECT Wet Level 1E Track Pan 1F Track Level 8 receive only bulk dump 1 8 MIDI Bulk Dump Parameter table Current Seq Pattern Address Size Data Prameter Name Description Default H H H 10 40 00 1 04 06 07 Step Seq Base Unit 1 8 4 1 12 6 1 16 7 07 1 16 1 08 0C 10 Step Seq Length 8step 8 12step C 16steps 10 10 1 NOT USED 1 NOT USED 1 NOT USED 1 NOT USED 1 0...

Page 131: ...tep Seq Gate Time MSB 9 1 0 100 40 200 7F 1600 3FF 1 2 0 1 00 07 Step Seq Gate Time MSB 10 1 0 100 40 200 7F 1600 3FF 1 2 0 1 00 07 Step Seq Gate Time MSB 11 1 0 100 40 200 7F 1600 3FF 1 2 0 1 00 07 Step Seq Gate Time MSB 12 1 0 100 40 200 7F 1600 3FF 1 2 0 1 00 07 Step Seq Gate Time MSB 13 1 0 100 40 200 7F 1600 3FF 1 2 0 1 00 07 Step Seq Gate Time MSB 14 1 0 100 40 200 7F 1600 3FF 1 2 0 1 00 07 ...

Page 132: ... Slow 06 Down Mid 07 Down High 08 Pitch Scale 1 09 Pitch Scale 2 0A Pitch Scale 3 0B Pitch Scale 4 0C Variation 1 0D Variation 2 0E Variation 3 0F Variation 4 2 02 one decimal place x8 whole number 128 ex 155 5 5 x 8 155 128 41 29h 03 The remainder of whole number devided by 128 the remainder of 155 128 27 1Bh mm 00 7F User Voice No 1 User Voice No 128 1 11 MIDI Bulk Dump Parameter table User Patt...

Page 133: ...G Trigger free 0 midi in notes 1 all notes 2 seq start 3 03 seq start 01 1 00 04 Free EG Loop Type off 0 forwardd 1 forwardd half 2 01 forward alternate 3 alternate half 4 02 1 02 60 Free EG Length 1 2bar 2 1bar 3 3 2bars 4 05 2bars 2bars 5 3bars 6 4bars 7 6bars 8 8bars 9 1 0sec 0A 8 0sec 50 16 0sec 60 03 1 00 7F Free EG Keyboard Track 64 63 40 0 04 1 00 1F Free EG Trk Param 1 off 0 Track Level 1F...

Page 134: ... LSB 11 1 94 3C 1 00 7F Step Seq Gate Time LSB 12 1 94 3C 1 00 7F Step Seq Gate Time LSB 13 1 94 3C 1 00 7F Step Seq Gate Time LSB 14 1 94 3C 1 00 7F Step Seq Gate Time LSB 15 1 94 3C 1 00 7F Step Seq Gate Time LSB 16 1 94 3C 1 00 7F Step Seq CtrlChange Value 1 0 127 0 00 1 00 7F Step Seq CtrlChange Value 2 0 127 0 00 1 00 7F Step Seq CtrlChange Value 3 0 127 0 00 1 00 7F Step Seq CtrlChange Value...

Page 135: ...3 78 1 00 07 TOUCH SENSITIVITY 0 7 00 00 10 25 3A 4F 64 79 1 00 63 TOTAL LEVEL 0 99 OP1 99 otherOP 0 00 11 26 3B 50 65 7A 1 00 01 FREQUENCY MODE ratio fixed 00 00 12 27 3C 51 66 7B 1 00 1F FREQUENCY COURSE 0 31 01 00 13 28 3D 52 67 7C 1 00 63 FREQUENCY FINE 0 99 00 00 14 29 3E 53 68 7D 1 00 0E DETUNE 7 0 7 07 00 7E 1 00 63 PEG RATE1 0 99 63 00 7F 1 00 63 PEG RATE2 0 99 63 01 00 1 00 63 PEG RATE3 0...

Page 136: ...SED 1D 1 NOT USED 1E 1 NOT USED 1F 1 NOT USED 20 1 NOT USED 21 1 NOT USED 22 1 NOT USED 23 1 NOT USED 24 1 NOT USED 25 1 NOT USED 26 1 00 07 PITCH EG RATE SCALING DEPTH 0 7 40 1 NOT USED 41 1 NOT USED 42 1 NOT USED 43 1 NOT USED 44 1 NOT USED 45 1 NOT USED 46 1 NOT USED 47 1 NOT USED 48 1 00 07 UNISON DETUNE DEPTH 0 7 00 49 1 NOT USED TOTAL SIZE 31 3 1 Format Number 3 2 DX Packed Voice Parameter V...

Page 137: ...Voice Additional Parameter AMEM format Parameter Size Parameter Description H H BIT6 BIT5 BIT4 BIT3 BIT2 BIT1 BIT0 00 1 NOT USED 01 1 AMPLITUDE MODULATION SENSITIVITY OP5 OP6 02 1 AMPLITUDE MODULATION SENSITIVITY OP3 OP4 03 1 AMPLITUDE MODULATION SENSITIVITY OP1 OP2 04 1 RANDOM PITCH PEG VELOCITY SW LFO KEY TRIGGER PEG RANGE RNDP VPSW LTRG PEGR 05 1 PITCH BEND RANGE POLY MONO UNISON SWITCH PBR PMO...

Page 138: ...rt 08 00 02 08 00 00 00 Rhythm Track 1 Part Parameter Rhythm Track 3 Part Parameter Synth Track Part Parameter Current Rhythm StepSeq 10 00 02 00 00 Current Rhythm Trk1 Step Seq Current Rhythm Trk3 Step Seq User Pattern Rhythm Step Seq 20 00 7f 00 00 User Pattern Rhythm Trk1 Step Seq 1 User Pattern Rhythm Trk1 Step Seq 128 21 00 7f 00 00 User Pattern Rhythm Trk2 Step Seq 1 User Pattern Rhythm Trk2...

Page 139: ... 89 77 3 86 109 15 4 14 0 58 46 1 93 78 4 03 110 16 1 15 0 63 47 1 97 79 4 20 111 16 8 16 0 67 48 2 01 80 4 37 112 17 5 17 0 71 49 2 06 81 4 54 113 18 1 18 0 75 50 2 10 82 4 71 114 19 5 19 0 79 51 2 14 83 4 87 115 20 8 20 0 84 52 2 18 84 5 04 116 22 2 21 0 88 53 2 22 85 5 21 117 23 5 22 0 92 54 2 27 86 5 38 118 24 8 23 0 96 55 2 31 87 5 55 119 26 2 24 1 00 56 2 35 88 5 72 120 27 5 25 1 05 57 2 39 ...

Page 140: ...ERVED 28 09 1 RESERVED 00 0A 1 00 7F FILTER CUTOFF FREQUENCY 2 64 63 40 0B 1 00 7F FILTER RESONANCE 2 64 63 40 0C 1 RESERVED 0D 1 RESERVED 0E 1 RESERVED TOTAL SIZE 0F nn Pattern Number p Part Number 0 2 Rhythm Track 1 3 8 Synth Track 1 CENTER when pp 08 Synth Track RANDOM when pp 0 1 2 Rhythm Track 2 reserved when pp 08 Synth Track 4 10 MIDI Parameter Change table Rhythm Track Current Step Seq Pat...

Page 141: ... 7F Step Seq Pitch16 0 127 0 00 46 1 00 07 Step Seq Gate Time MSB 1 1 0 100 40 200 7F 1600 3FF 1 2 0 47 1 00 07 Step Seq Gate Time MSB 2 1 0 100 40 200 7F 1600 3FF 1 2 0 48 1 00 07 Step Seq Gate Time MSB 3 1 0 100 40 200 7F 1600 3FF 1 2 0 49 1 00 07 Step Seq Gate Time MSB 4 1 0 100 40 200 7F 1600 3FF 1 2 0 4A 1 00 07 Step Seq Gate Time MSB 5 1 0 100 40 200 7F 1600 3FF 1 2 0 4B 1 00 07 Step Seq Gat...

Page 142: ... 1 94 3C 1 00 7F Step Seq Gate Time LSB 11 1 94 3C 1 00 7F Step Seq Gate Time LSB 12 1 94 3C 1 00 7F Step Seq Gate Time LSB 13 1 94 3C 1 00 7F Step Seq Gate Time LSB 14 1 94 3C 1 00 7F Step Seq Gate Time LSB 15 1 94 3C 1 00 7F Step Seq Gate Time LSB 16 1 94 3C 1 00 7F Step Seq Pitch 1 0 127 0 00 1 00 7F Step Seq Pitch 2 0 127 0 00 1 00 7F Step Seq Pitch 3 0 127 0 00 1 00 7F Step Seq Pitch 4 0 127 ...

Page 143: ... H H H 6s mm 00 2 00 FF 100 17F PATTERN NUM P 001 P 256 U 001 U128 End P 001 3FFE 3FFF 02 2 14 12C 3FFF BPM 20 0 300 0 140 0 04 2 01 C8 FF PLAY FX GATETIME 01 200 100 06 1 00 03 7F BEAT 16 12 8 16 07 1 32 53 7F SWING 50 08 1 28 58 7F PITCH 24 24 0 09 1 00 01 7F LOOP TYPE For bACk For 0A 1 00 0F 7F 1 TRACK MUTE oooo ____ oooo TOTAL SIZE 0B s song number mm measure 0 1st 1 2nd 7f 128th 4 13 Address ...

Page 144: ...Data Entry Control 64 65 x o 71 75 o o Sound Controller Change 94 o o Effect Depth 98 99 o o NRPN LSB MSB 16 18 19 80 83 o o Knob Control 100 101 o o RPN LSB MSB Prog o o 0 127 Change True 0 127 System Exclusive o o Song Pos o 3 o 2 Common Song Sel x x Tune x x System Clock o 3 o 4 Real Time Commands o 3 o 2 Aux All Sound off x o 120 126 127 Reset All Cntrls x o 121 Local ON OFF x x All Notes OFF ...

Page 145: ...HHC1 Pedal hi hat 68 G 3 HH D B Opn HHo1 Hi hat open and closed 69 A 3 HH Ana Cls 1 HHC2 090 tight closed hi hat 70 A 3 HH Ana Opn 1 HHo2 080 analog open hi hat 71 B 3 HH Syn Cls HHC3 Electric beat box hi hat closed 72 C 4 HH Syn Opn HHo3 Electric beat box hi hat open 73 C 4 HH Ana Cls 2 HHC4 090 house hi hat closed 74 D 4 HH Ana Cls 2 HHo4 090 house hi hat open 75 D 4 Tom Dist tom1 090 overdriven...

Page 146: ... trance 158 P89 89 Siva 120 P90 90 Syn Bell 70 P91 91 DJ DX 135 P92 92 Reeberfed 141 P93 93 Psy Trance 135 P94 94 Mini Pit 138 P95 95 Psy Mini 143 P96 96 Plazma 138 P97 97 Rave Synth 137 P98 98 Psy Seq 143 P99 99 TEKKEN 142 P100 100 Buh 138 P101 101 Tokyo 143 P102 102 Bass Pad 133 P103 103 Wave 137 P104 104 Runaway 145 P105 105 Screak 132 P106 106 Two Three 142 P107 107 Straight 132 P108 108 Klic ...

Page 147: ...Life Line house 129 U035 98 Psy Seq trance 143 U036 214 Clouds breaks 2 138 U037 38 Pingpong techno 131 U038 81 Barbarossa breaks 1 108 U039 171 Lyla drum n bass 170 U040 134 Angel City hiphop 98 U041 66 Calcutta house 133 U042 91 DJ DX trance 135 U043 223 Frettin breaks 2 64 U044 248 Mach Man ambient 35 U045 2 KlingKlang techno 135 U046 101 Tokyo trance 143 U047 187 Software breaks 2 128 U048 146...

Page 148: ...ermanent basis provided that you retain no copies and the recipient agrees to the terms of the licensing agreement 3 TERMINATION The licensing condition of the software program becomes effective on the day that you receive the SOFTWARE If any one of the copyright laws or clauses of the licensing conditions is violated the licensing agreement shall be terminated automatically without notice from Ya...

Page 149: ...uf unbefristeter Basis unter den Voraussetzungen übertragen daß Sie keine Kopien zurückbehalten und sich der Empfänger mit den Bedingungen der Lizenzvereinbarung einverstan den erklärt 3 BEENDIGUNG Die Lizenzbedingung des Softwareprogramms wird am Tag an dem Sie die SOFTWARE erhalten wirksam Falls ein Copyrightgesetz oder eine Bestimmung der Lizenzbedingungen verletzt wird wird automatisch und ohn...

Page 150: ...qui l accompagne sous réserve que vous n en conserviez aucun exemplaire et que le bénéficiaire accepte les termes du présent contrat 3 RESILIATION Les conditions énoncées dans le présent contrat de licence prennent effet à compter du jour où le LOGICIEL vous est remis Si l une quelconque des dispositions relatives au droit d auteur ou des clauses du contrat ne sont pas respectées le contrat de lic...

Page 151: ...43 Göteborg Sweden Tel 031 89 34 00 DENMARK YS Copenhagen Liaison Office Generatorvej 8B DK 2730 Herlev Denmark Tel 44 92 49 00 FINLAND F Musiikki Oy Kluuvikatu 6 P O Box 260 SF 00101 Helsinki Finland Tel 09 618511 NORWAY Norsk filial av Yamaha Scandinavia AB Grini Næringspark 1 N 1345 Østerås Norway Tel 67 16 77 70 ICELAND Skifan HF Skeifan 17 P O Box 8120 IS 128 Reykjavik Iceland Tel 525 5000 OT...

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