Yamaha QS300, Owner'S Manual

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From a Voice display in which “
V
” is shown at the top, simply press the
e
button to use Compare. When in the Compare condition, the VOICE lamp
flashes and the letter “
C
” (Compare) appears at the top of the display, replacing
“
V
”. The original parameter values are also shown.
VOICE SONG
MODE
Lamp
flashes.
“ C ” indicates Compare condition.
Pressing
e
again returns to the newly edited Voice (and “
C
” changes to
“
V
”). You can continue editing other parameters, pressing the
e
button as
needed to compare the edited sound with the original. (Pressing
e
toggles
between the original Voice and edited Voice.)
Changing the Envelope Generator Setting
Before we save the new Voice, let’s make a couple of final edits. Here, we’ll
change the Rate parameters of the sound level — which make up what is called
the Envelope Generator (EG). These parameters allow you to shape the sound
of the Voice, or in other words, set how the sound changes over time.
In the steps below, we’ll make the attack of the sound slower and the release
longer.
1.
From the display page in the last section, press
*
(Element).
The following display appears:
NOTE In the Compare
condition, all parameters
are “locked” and cannot
be changed.