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FMod (Filter Modulation Depth)

Set the amount by which the filter Cutoff frequency
changes when the Modulation Wheel is used.

❏

Settings:

0 ~ 127

■

AMod (Amplitude Modulation Depth)

Set the amount by which the amplitude modulation
changes when the Modulation Wheel is used.

❏

Settings:

0 ~ 127

CTL AT Control (AT Control Depth)

(Multi Plug-in Parts only)

Keyboard aftertouch can be used to control the
pitch/filter/amplitude parameters for each Multi Plug-
in Part (17 to 32).

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Pitch

Set the amount (in semitones) by which the pitch
changes when aftertouch is applied.

❏

Settings:

-24 ~ +24

■

Filter

Set the amount by which the filter Cutoff frequency
changes when aftertouch is applied.

❏

Settings:

-64 ~ +63

■

Amp

Set the amount by which the output level
(amplitude) changes when aftertouch is applied.

❏

Settings:

-64 ~ +63

CTL AT Modulation (AT Modulation

Depth) (Multi Plug-in Parts only)

Keyboard aftertouch can be used to control the amount
of pitch/filter/amplitude modulation applied to each
Multi Plug-in Part (17 to 32).

■

PMod (Pitch Modulation Depth)

Set the amount by which the pitch modulation
changes when aftertouch is used.

❏

Settings:

0 ~ 127

■

FMod (Filter Modulation Depth)

Set the amount by which the filter Cutoff frequency

changes when aftertouch is used.

❏

Settings:

0 ~ 127

CTLíAT Modulation) PMod FMod AMod
Part17 127 127 127

CTLíAT Control) Pitch Filter Amp
Part17 +24 +63 +63

■

AMod (Amplitude Modulation Depth)

Set the amount by which the amplitude modulation
changes when aftertouch is used.

❏

Settings:

0 ~ 127

CTL AC Control (AC Control Depth)

(Multi Plug-in Parts only)

Control Changes (Assignable Controllers) can be used
to control the filter/amplitude parameters for each
Multi Plug-in Part (17 to 32).

■

Source

Set the MIDI Control Change number used to
control the Filter/Amp parameters.

❏

Settings:

off, 1 ~ 95

■

Filter

Set the amount by which the filter Cutoff frequency
changes when the controller (Source) is used.

❏

Settings:

-64 ~ +63

■

Amp

Set the amount by which the output level
(amplitude) changes when the controller (Source) is
used.

❏

Settings:

-64 ~ +63

CTL AC Modulation (AC Modulation

Depth) (Multi Plug-in Parts only)

Control Changes (Assignable Controllers) can be used
to control the amount of pitch/filter/amplitude applied
to each Multi Plug-in Part (17 to 32).

■

PMod (Pitch Modulation Depth)

Set the amount by which the pitch modulation
changes when the controller (Source) is used.

❏

Settings:

0 ~ 127

■

FMod (Filter Modulation Depth)

Set the amount by which the filter Cutoff frequency

changes when the controller (Source) is used.

❏

Settings:

0 ~ 127

■

AMod (Amplitude Modulation Depth)

Set the amount by which the amplitude modulation

changes when the controller (Source) is used.

❏

Settings:

0 ~ 127

CTLíAC Modulation) PMod FMod AMod
Part17 127 127 127

CTLíAC Control) Source Filter Amp
Part17 04[FootCtrl] +63 +63

Summary of Contents for S-30

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL MUSIC SYNTHESIZER OWNER S MANUAL MUSIC SYNTHESIZER ...

Page 2: ...n 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 manu al 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 production...

Page 3: ...xcessive 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 com ponents Do not use the instrument near other electrical products such as televisions radios or speakers since this might cause interference which can affect prop er operation of the other products Do ...

Page 4: ...d into two sections Basics Section Page 6 Explains how to get started with the synthesizer its overall structure and how to use its main features and functions Reference Section Page 59 Explains the parameters in the synthesizer s various Modes Package Contents Owner s Manual this book Data List PA 5C AC Adaptor Installation Guide CD ROM TOOLS for S80 S30 CS6x CS6R May not be included in your area...

Page 5: ...Arpeggiator 36 2 Using Controllers 38 Voice Edit 45 Effects 50 Using as a Master Keyboard Performance Mode 52 Using as a Multitimbral Tone Generator Performance Mode 57 Reference Section Voice Mode 59 Voice Play 59 Voice Edit 63 Voice Job Mode 100 Voice Store 101 Performance Mode 102 Performance Play 102 Performance Edit 106 Performance Job Mode 123 Performance Store 124 Sequence Play Mode 125 Uti...

Page 6: ...or without a parameter value being changed Page 19 6 PAGE knob Page 18 Switches between screens in each Mode Each Mode includes several screens 7LCD Liquid Crystal Display This is a backlit 2 line display 8Knobs A B C 1 and 2 Page 19 In each Play Mode these knobs mainly control the functions respectively assigned to them In each Edit Mode each knob is used to enter a value for the associated param...

Page 7: ... 16 Press these to keys to select Voice Performance Utility or other Modes SEQ controls Pages 21 125 Press the SEQ PLAY key to enter Sequence Play Mode Here you can play a MIDI file from Memory Card Use the PLAY STOP key to start or stop playback of the currently selected file MEMORY keys Pages 22 24 60 104 Using one of these keys you can select a Voice or Performance Memory Press the ENTER key to...

Page 8: ... or FC5 here Using the foot switch you can control of a range of on or off a specific function by foot as assigned on the instrument Pages 43 129 6FOOT CONTROLLER jack Pages 13 39 An optional foot controller FC7 etc can be connected here Using the foot controller you can control tones pitches volumes or the like by foot 7OUTPUT L MONO and R jack Page 10 Line level audio signals are output via thes...

Page 9: ...EN THE S30 IS NOT IN USE Connections Connecting to External Audio Equipment Since the synthesizer has no built in speakers you need to monitor its sound output via external audio equipment Alternatively you could use a pair of headphones There are several methods of connecting to external audio equipment as described in the following illustrations Connecting Stereo Powered Speakers A pair of power...

Page 10: ...mplifier and stereo monitor system as shown below Connecting a pair of headphones does not affect audio output from the OUTPUT L MONO and R jacks You can monitor the same sounds via headphones and at the OUTPUT jacks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 L R Headphones Mixer Speaker Amplifier L OUTPUT L R OUTPUT L MONO PHONES R R S30 MUSIC SYNTHESIZER Modular Synthesis Plug in System ...

Page 11: ...ill not be transmitted from the synthesizer s MIDI OUT connector Controlling from an External MIDI Keyboard Controlling an External MIDI Keyboard Recording and Playback using an External MIDI Sequencer MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI OUT External MIDI sequencer HOST SELECT PC 2 PC 1 MIDI Mac S30 MUSIC SYNTHESIZER Modular Synthesis Plug in System MIDI OUT MIDI IN HOST SELECT PC 2 PC 1 MIDI Mac Extern...

Page 12: ...izer s Voices Using another program Card Filer you can transfer files between the computer and the Memory Card inserted in the synthesizer s CARD slot There are two ways to connect your synthesizer to a computer 1 Serial connection the computer s serial port to the synthesizer s TO HOST terminal 2 MIDI connection the computer s MIDI interface or external MIDI interface to the synthesizer s MIDI IN...

Page 13: ...to control tone volume pitch and other parameters Details about how to these controllers are given on Page 39 3 3V CARD THRU OUT IN TO HOST HOST SELECT PC 1 PC 2 MIDI Mac FOOT SWITCH R OUTPUT L MONO PHONES DC IN STANDBY ON FOOT CONTROLLER MIDI FOOT SWITCH FOOT CONTROLLER FC4orFC5 FC7 MIDI Interface MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI IN MIDI OUT HOST SELECT PC 2 PC 1 MIDI Mac Computer S30 MUSIC SYNTHESIZER Modu...

Page 14: ...witch on the power of the S30 before switching on the power of the amplified speakers or mixer and amplifier Likewise always switch off the power of the S30 after switching off the power of the amplified speakers or mixer and amplifier Even when the switch is in the STANDBY position electricity is still flowing to the instrument at a minimum level When not using the S30 for an extended period of t...

Page 15: ...r s VOLUME slider to set an appropriate volume level About Memory Cards You can save various kinds of data Voice Performance Plug in Sequence Chain and so on onto Memory Card The built in CARD slot can accept 3 3 volt Memory Cards SmartMedia Before using a Memory Card read through precautions on how to handle it Page 135 Formatting a Memory Card You cannot use a new Memory Card to save files immed...

Page 16: ...Utility Mode the CARD key for Card Mode and the SEQ PLAY key for Sequence Mode STORE VOICE MODE UTILITY EDIT JOB PLAY STOP CARD SEQ PLAY PERFORM COMPARE 6 4 3 8 2 7 5 1 Play Modes 1 Voice Play Mode Page 59 Press the VOICE key its LED will light to enter Voice Play Mode To exit to another Mode simply press the respective key for that Mode 2 Performance Play Mode Page 102 Press the PERFORM key its L...

Page 17: ...ss the UTILITY key its LED will light to enter Utility Mode To exit to another Mode simply press the respective key for that Mode 6 Card Mode Page 135 Press the CARD key its LED will light to enter Card Mode To exit to another Mode simply press the respective key for that Mode 7 Sequence Play Mode Page 125 Press the SEQ PLAY key its LED will light to enter Sequence Play Mode To exit to another Mod...

Page 18: ...revious screen Some Modes have more screens In this case you can use the PAGE knob while holding down the SHIFT key to switch to a specific screen For example if you use the PAGE knob while hoilding down the SHIFT key in Voice Edit Mode the following screen is shown Select a specific item using the cursor then release the SHIFT key to switch to the parameter screen for that item The SHIFT key also...

Page 19: ...clockwise to decrease it SHIFT PAGE PART ELEMENT DATA A B C 1 2 OSCíOut Level Delay InsEF EL1234 96 0 ins2 EFFíEF1 Ctgry Type ENTER C 1234 MOD Tremolo to Edit DEC NO INC YES EXIT ENTER EF BYPASS MASTER KEYBOARD Moving the Cursor By using a knob A B C 1 or 2 while holding down the SHIFT key you can move the cursor to the respective parameter on the screen without affecting its value INC YES and DEC...

Page 20: ...ic characters With others you can choose from a number of available settings Furthermore some types of parameters are absolute whereas others are relative For example the absolute parameter in the following illustration can be set to either Mono or Poly For other absolute parameters such as Volume the setting can be any value between zero and 127 The Volume setting has a linear on to one relations...

Page 21: ...creen There are two screens in Sequence Play Mode Use the PAGE knob to switch to the screen shown above 2Press the INC YES key to enter the SEQ Demo screen To cancel demo playback press the DEC NO key 3Press the PLAY STOP key to start playback of the song 4Press the PLAY STOP key again to stop playback At the end of the song playback is automatically looped back to the beginning You can change the...

Page 22: ... DEC NO and INC YES keys 1 Press the VOICE key The VOICE key LED will light showing that you are now in Voice Play Mode The following appears in the display At this point you can play the Voice named on the screen via keyboard VCE Play PRE1 001 A01 Sq Generation EQLow G EQMid G EQHi G FLT Rez HPF STORE VOICE MODE UTILITY EDIT JOB PLAY STOP CARD SEQ PLAY PERFORM COMPARE 2 Press a MEMORY key to sele...

Page 23: ...INGS BRASS SYNTH OTHER C D E F G H VCE Quick INT 017 H01 Pf GrandPiano EQLow G EQMid G EQHi G FLT Frq ChoSend To access the User Drum Memories INT DR1 2 EXT DR1 2 Press the MEMORY EXT key while holding down the MEMORY INT key PRE1 and PRE2 Preset 1 and 2 are stored in internal Read Only Memory ROM and contain preset Voices which are never overwritten INT internal is stored in Random Access Memory ...

Page 24: ...RUM QUICK ACCESS INT PRE2 PRE1 A B A PIANO E PIANO ORGAN GTR BASS STRINGS BRASS SYNTH OTHER C D E F G H 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 PERFORM key 2 MEMORY key 3 DATA knob 3 DEC NO and INC YES keys 1 Press the PERFORM key The PERFORM key LED will light showing that you are now in Performance Play Mode The following appears in the display At this point you can play the Performance named o...

Page 25: ...out selecting Performances using the DATA knob or the DEC NO and INC YES keys are given on Page 61 You can also select Performances using a combination of BANK and PROGRAM PART keys or using the Category Search feature Details about selecting Performances are given on Page 104 On selection a Performance may take a few seconds to become ready since the settings for multiple Parts are applied With s...

Page 26: ...ation from the keyboard and controllers can be transmitted to other external MIDI devices through the MIDI OUT connector Sequencer Section This section can be used to play back Standard MIDI Files held on Memory Card The contents of Tracks 1 to 16 correspond to MIDI channels and Parts in a Performance as shown in the following illustration The sequencer can play back songs with a different Voice a...

Page 27: ...nal Voices and use them as Parts in a Performance Page 93 This synthesizer is compatible with the Modular Synthesis Plug in System see next page There are three types of Modular Synthesis Plug in System compatible Plug in Boards Single Part Multi Part and Effect Plug in Board By adding one of the following types of Plug in Boards to your S30 you can build your own system based on the sounds you re...

Page 28: ... sound generator You can play back XG GM song files using the rich variety of sounds and effects on this board More Plug in Boards will be available in future About MODULAR SYNTHESIS PLUG IN SYSTEM The Yamaha Modular Synthesis Plug in System offers powerful expansion and upgrade capabilities for Modular Synthesis Plug in compatible synthesizers tone generators and sound cards This enables you to e...

Page 29: ...Element in a Voice So basically the Insertion Effects can be set on a per Element basis After being passed through the Insertion Effects the signals from all individual Elements are mixed and sent to the Reverb and Chorus Units These Reverb and Chorus Units apply effects to the sound as a whole before it is sent to the outputs and are therefore known as System Effects In Performance Mode the Inser...

Page 30: ...py and initialize Voices and perform other such operations Jobs on them Performance Mode Page 102 Performance Play Mode This Mode is used when playing Performances You can layer multiple Voices Parts to create rich sonic textures You can also create multitimbral setups by assigning Parts to different MIDI channels You can layer Plug in Part as well as AWM2 based Voices Performance Edit Mode In thi...

Page 31: ...lled 1 16 Voice 1 16 Voice 1 16 Voice 1 16 Voice Preset1 128 Preset Voices Banks A H Preset2 128 Preset Voices Banks A H Internal 128 User Voice Banks A H External 128 User Voice Banks A H 2 User Drum Voices 2 User Drum Voices 256 Normal 8 Drum Voice Preset Controllers Controllers Sequencer Song play Tone Generator Voice Tone Generator Performance Playing a Voice Playing a Performance 1 16 Voice P...

Page 32: ...or you to choose from These Voices are known as Plug in Voices and will vary depending on the Plug in Board you have installed Page 27 The Note Limit settings Page 75 will also affect the allocation of sounds But basically Normal Voices of up to four Elements are playable across the whole keyboard range whereas with Drum Voices any of 73 different Waves can be assigned to each Drum Key on the keyb...

Page 33: ...a Voice 553 high quality preset Waves are available As shown in the following illustration when creating a Voice you can select the Wave to be used as an Element and then set its level pitch tone and other parameters wave 1 553 Element1 Element2 Element3 Element4 C 2 G8 Voice ...

Page 34: ...ts are assigned to different areas of the keyboard If you assign a different MIDI channel number to each Part each track of a sequencer can play back a different Part In Performance Mode several different Voices Parts can be layered to create rich textures However this can cause note response to become slower under some circumstances Multiple Layered Voices Sequencer Song MIDI CH 1 16 Part 1 16 Pl...

Page 35: ...on the keyboard You can specify the sound and the note range within which the arpeggiator is active then use your left hand to hold down the notes being arpeggiated while using your right hand to play a melody line 2 Using the Controllers Page 38 The Pitch Bend Wheel Modulation Wheel and Control Sliders can be freely assigned to control various sound parameters in real time By connecting an option...

Page 36: ...ti clockwise until Common is displayed on the bottom line Voice Edit Mode consists of two different Edit screens Common Edit for parameters common to all Drum keys Elements and Drum key Element Edit The Arpeggiator parameters are found in the Common Edit screens that you have now selected 3Use the PAGE knob to switch to the ARP Type Arpeggio Type screen If you use the PAGE knob while holding down ...

Page 37: ...ch Hold C_ 1234 BigBeat2 Ct 127 on off SHIFT PAGE PART ELEMENT DATA A B C 1 2 ARPíType Type Tempo Switch Hold Common BigBeat2 Dr 92 on off 1The Note Limit parameters can be set in the ARP Limit screen which follows immediately after the ARP Type screen mentioned in step 3 earlier Use the PAGE knob to switch to the screen 2Use Knob 2 to jump to the parameter for the highest note in the range and to...

Page 38: ...g the sliders ARPíType Type Tempo Switch Hold Common BigBeat2 Dr 127 on on 2 Using Controllers The S30 is equipped with Pitch Bend and Modulation Wheels Either of the S30 is equipped with front panel Knobs A B C 1 and 2 with which you can control many different parameters Pitch Bend Wheel This wheel s prime function is to control pitch Roll the wheel upward downward to bend the pitch upward downwa...

Page 39: ...ur Control Sliders to control the functions assigned to each zone Details are given on Pages 56 and 122 CONTROL SLIDER 1 2 3 4 VOLUME SHIFT PAGE PART ELEMENT DATA A B C 1 2 VCE Play PRE1 128 H16 Pf GrandPiano EQ Low EQ Mid EQ Hi Cutoff RevTime Foot Controller An optional Foot Controller such as the FC7 connected to the FOOT CONTROLLER jack Page 13 on the rear panel can be assigned a number of cont...

Page 40: ...tion Wheel Src Sw MW Modulation Wheel Moving the Modulation Wheel changes the amount of Pitch Modulation plus the pan position Aftertouch Aftertouch lets you for example add vibrato to a sound by applying further pressure to a note on the keyboard while it is being held down This allows real time expression and control Aftertouch can be used to control a wide variety of parameters Page 69 Control ...

Page 41: ... Knob 1 Then in the VOICE CTRL Assign2 screen of Utility Mode you could assign Control Change Number 1 Modulation to the same knob Now when you turn the knob resonance will be applied to the sound of the internal tone generator but at the same time modulation information will be sent to the external MIDI device connected to the MIDI Out This aspect of the synthesizer makes it ideal for use as a ma...

Page 42: ... PCH Crs 34 14 Assigning Parameters to Knobs 1 and 2 The following procedure explains how you can assign a desired parameter to Knob 1 or 2 You can assign controllers to each Voice or Part in a Performance Control Settings can be assigned as a Control Set and a each Controller can be used to control multiple parameters although this varies according to the type of Voice Here we introduce an exampl...

Page 43: ...he Modulation Wheel If the current Voice has a Control Set with a source Src assigned to Modulation Wheel MW and receives a Control Change message of Modulation Wheel a destination Dest parameter for the source MW will be affected with that message The above procedure explains how to set up the Foot Control to control Modulation in Voice Mode To create such a setup for Performance Mode the appropr...

Page 44: ...Knob 1 4Press the PERFORM key to enter Performance Mode 5Select Internal Performance 075 E11 then enter Performance Edit Mode by pressing the EDIT key 6Turn Knob A until Common is displayed at the bottom left of the screen 7Use the PAGE knob to switch to the CTL Assign1 screen 8Turn Knobs 1 2 to set their parameters to the same values as the Control Change Numbers set in Step 3 That is assign a va...

Page 45: ...m scratch You can then store up to 128 of these new edited Normal Voices and up to 2 new edited Drum Voices to internal user memory or external Memory Card The following procedure gives a basic idea about how to go about creating editing Voices Of course this is just one example you are free to set any parameters in any way you like Details about each parameter are given in the Reference section o...

Page 46: ...ement2 Element3 Element4 Switching Between Screens and Entering Settings After selecting a Common Edit screen or a edit screen for an Element 1 to 4 use the PAGE knob to switch to other screens There are many parameters available within a screen To make editing easier the knobs below the LCD are assigned to each of the parameters in the screen Menu Screen If you use the PAGE knob while holding dow...

Page 47: ...ement sounds for higher note velocities Mixer Elements Level Pan Stereo 1 2 3 4 OSCíPan Pan Alter Random Scale EL1234 C L64 63 63 OSCíOut Level Delay InsEF EL1234 96 0 ins2 OSCíWave Number Ctgry EL1234 001 Pf Grand 1 QED Common Quick Edit These parameters mostly control the volume and tone of the Voice and you can easily change the overall sound ARP Common Arpeggio By setting these parameters you ...

Page 48: ...s basic idea is similar As illustrated below the filter is used to pass overtones at specific frequencies and cut off does not pass others to alter the harmonic factor of an original waveform You can determine such frequencies by specifying a pointing or center frequency cutoff frequency With some filters you can adjust signal levels at several frequency bands You can also set the Filter Envelope ...

Page 49: ...cay2 Time Release Time Decay1 Level Sustain Level Key off Time Level AEGíTime Attack Decay1 Decay2 EL1234 127 127 127 Effect AMP FILT PICTH OSC Element 1 4 PEG FEG LFO AEG 8 LFO Low Frequency Oscillator Screens As its name suggests the LFO creates waveforms of a low frequency These waveforms can be used to vary the pitch filter or amplitude of each Element to create effects such as vibrato wah and...

Page 50: ...Voices will also be available Details about each Effect Type are given in the Effect Type List in the separate Data List Effects in Voice Mode In Voice Mode you can set up the effect type and its value for each Effect Unit Reverb Chorus and Insertion Effects and store them with each Voice Furthermore you can determine that each Element connects or bypasses the Insertion Effect Units When you conne...

Page 51: ... Mode Page 128 You can also specify more than one effect When you press the EF BYPASS key its LED will light and all Effects assigned to the currently selected Voice Performance will be bypassed The Effect Bypass will also apply to Effects on Plug in Boards other than the PLG100 series DEC NO INC YES EXIT ENTER EF BYPASS MASTER KEYBOARD Part 1 16 Mixer Chorus Reverb System Effects Insertion Effect...

Page 52: ... performance MIXíVce Memory Number Ctgry Search Part01 PRE1 128 H16 Pf GrandPiano GENíM Kbd Mode Lower Upper Point Common split ch01 ch02 C 3 As previously explained your Synthesizer provides several convenient features that you can make use of in a live show or the like Here we introduce some examples to combine those features to meet your specific purposes The S30 has special settings in Perform...

Page 53: ...to a specific key range on the keyboard You can logically divide a keyboard into up to four key ranges with separate ARPíType Type Tempo Switch Hold Common UpOct1 Sq 120 on off LYRíMode Mode Arp Layer RcvCh Part01 poly on off 1 MIDI channels and other associated settings so that you can control multiple Parts at the same time A Split setting can divides the entire keyboard into two absolute sectio...

Page 54: ...te Octave Transpose Note Limit Zone01 1 11 C 2 G 8 MKBíTransmit TrnsCh TG MIDI Zone01 Ch01 on on 7Set Note Limit zone key range with the lowest and highest notes using Knobs 1 lowest and 2 highest For Zone01 select C 2 for the lowest note and B1 for the highest 8Use the Knob A to switch to the MKB Note page for Zone02 As in the same manner in step 7 select C2 for the lowest note and B2 for the hig...

Page 55: ...Zone configuration you made above Layer The illustration below shows an example of a Layer configuration Layer refers to two separate Parts with a overlapped key range enabling to play unison with these Parts The following example is to play unison with Voices selected for Part 1 and Plug in Part You can make this configuration in the following steps Before you set up a Layer configuration in the ...

Page 56: ... can use the Layer Switch Layer for each Part to make a Layer configuration that consists of up to four Parts Page 117 LYRíMode Mode Arp Layer RcvCh Part01 poly on off 1 About Note Limit Key Range Note Limit setups are provided for setting Master Keyboard Mode Part and Voice They are associated to one another as follows While using in Master Keyboard Mode you can control the internal tone generato...

Page 57: ...n off 2 Performance Mode lets you use your synthesizer as a multitimbral tone generator for use with computer based music software or external sequencers If each track in a song file uses a different MIDI channel then the Parts in a Performance can be each assigned to those MIDI channels correspondingly Therefore you can play back a song file on an external sequencer and have different Voices play...

Page 58: ... Part set those Parts Layer Switch parameters to on At the GEN MIDI screen set the LayerCh Layer Channel parameter to BasicCh The Voice for Part 1 can now be played live using the keyboard When you play a song file bearing the XG GM logo available in the market you may want to install an optional XG Plug in Board on the instrument to enjoy a best playback quality with a wide variety of Voices and ...

Page 59: ...umbers within each memory fall in the range 001 to 128 Drum Voices are DR1 to DR8 Details about Voice Memories are given on Page 31 Bank Program Number Voice Program Numbers 001 to 128 correspond with Banks A to H and Program Numbers 01 to 16 Therefore you can cycle through Voice Program Numbers 001 to 128 sequentially or you can select them randomly using a combination of BANK and PROGRAM keys Th...

Page 60: ...age 130 SHIFT PAGE PART ELEMENT DATA A B C 1 2 Oct 3 PRE1 128 H16 Pf GrandPiano Tch 1 Octave MIDI Transmit Channel SHIFT PAGE PART ELEMENT DATA A B C 1 2 VCE Play PRE1 128 H16 Pf GrandPiano 63 EQ Mid EQ Hi Cutoff RevTime Voice Program Selection There are four ways in which you can choose a Voice Using the BANK PROGRAM keys Using the DEC NO and INC YES keys Using the DATA knob Using the Category Se...

Page 61: ...m Voice PRE DR1 Preset Drum 1 to DR8 Preset Drum 8 DATA C 1 2 Decrement Number Increment Number DEC NO INC YES Previous Number Next Number Press the MEMORY PRE2 key while holding down the MEMORY PRE1 key or vice versa to select the Preset PRE Memory of the Drum Voice Then use the INC YES or DEC NO keys to select the Drum Voice Press the MEMORY PRE2 key while holding down the MEMORY PRE1 key or vic...

Page 62: ...fferent Voice Categories are listed on Page 65 3Use Knob 2 the INC YES and DEC NO keys the DATA knob and Knob C to search for a Voice The selected voices are called up using each knob and key The functions of knobs and keys are given below Knob 2 Use this to switch between Voices in the selected Category Turn the knob clockwise to increment the voice number and anti clockwise to decrement it DATA ...

Page 63: ... B A PIANO E PIANO ORGAN GTR BASS STRINGS BRASS SYNTH OTHER C D E F G H VCE Quick INT 017 H01 Pf GrandPiano EQLow G EQMid G EQHi G FLT Frq ChoSend Voice Edit There are three kinds of Voices Normal Voices Drum Voices and Plug in Voices if a Plug in board has been installed The following is an explanation of the parameters used to edit each kind of Voice Details about Voices are given on Page 31 The...

Page 64: ...Voice Store to store your edited Voice Details about the Voice Store procedure are given on Page 101 Details about the Edit Recall function are given on Page 100 When creating a new Voice from scratch it can be useful prior to editing to clear the settings for the current Voice using the Initialize Voice function in Voice Job Mode Page 100 Normal Voice When editing Normal Voices there are 12 setti...

Page 65: ...c characters Move the cursor position Choose a Category Category Name Voice Name Menu Display You will see the following if you use the PAGE knob while holding down the SHIFT key Use the PAGE knob to move the cursor to the parameter you wish to edit then release the SHIFT key to jump to the screen you were previously at Selecting a Menu On the S30 in Voice Edit Mode you can directly select a Menu ...

Page 66: ...nique character Francescantonio Vallotti and Thomas Young both mid 1700s divised this adjustment to the Pythagorean tuning in which the first six fifths are lower by the same amount Johan Philipp Kirnberber was also concerned with tempering the scale to allow performances in any key 13 24 This tuning is designed so that most of the intervals especially the major third and perfect fifth in the majo...

Page 67: ...íFilter Cutoff Reso C 1234 63 63 Sustain Set the level of the Voice maintained while the note on the keyboard is being held down Settings 64 0 63 Release Set the transition time from the point at which the note on the keyboard is released to the point at which the level of the Voice reaches zero Settings 64 0 63 Common Arpeggio The following four parameters control the behavior of the Arpeggiator ...

Page 68: ...nce data they will be applied and reproduced whenever the Arpeggio plays back ARPíMode Key Mode Vel Mode C 1234 sort thru ARPíLimit Note Limit C 1234 C 2 G 8 If the Arpeggio Category is set to Ct you will not hear any sounds unless you select direct here With the sort and thru settings the order in which notes are played back will depend on the Arpeggio sequence data Vel Mode Velocity Mode Set the...

Page 69: ... 127 fulltime the Pitch Bend Wheel is moved downwards Settings 48 0 24 Upper Set the amount in semitones by which the Voice pitch changes when the Pitch Bend Wheel is moved upwards For example a value of 12 means that the pitch of the Voice rises by up to an octave when the Pitch Bend Wheel is moved upwards Settings 48 0 24 CTL Set1 Control Set 1 to CTL Set6 Control Set 6 The controllers and knobs...

Page 70: ...ol Set Assignments are given in the Basics Section of this manual Page 40 SET1 KN1 Assignable Knob 1 Src PAN Dest SET2 KN2 Assignable Knob 2 Src PAN Dest Use either Assignable Knob 1 or 2 to change the pan parameter SET1 Src PAN Dest SET2 Src LFO Speed Dest MW Modulation Wheel MW Modulation Wheel Use the Modulation Wheel to change both the Pan and LFO speed parameters simultaneously Common LFO Low...

Page 71: ...gs are available Settings off each on 1st on off The LFO is self running no synchronization and starts a waveform at any phase when you play on the keyboard each on The LFO resets with each note you play and starts a waveform at the phase specified by the Phase parameter see below 1st on The LFO resets with every note you play and starts the waveform at the phase specified by the Phase parameter S...

Page 72: ...et the length of time during which the LFO is held at its maximum level A higher value means a longer Hold time Settings 0 127 FadeOut Fade Out Set the time taken for the LFO effect to be faded out after the Hold time has elapsed A higher value means a slower fade out Settings 0 127 Low FadeOut value Faster fade out High FadeOut value Slower fade out LFO Dest1 LFO Destination 1 LFO Dest2 LFO Desti...

Page 73: ... 123 DLY DelayLCR D W63 to Edit Effect Type selection screen Parameter settings screen EFFíEF2 Ctgry Type Dry Wet ENTER C 123 DLY DelayLCR D W63 to Edit Dest Destination Set the parameters which will be controlled modulated by the LFO Wave Settings AMD PMD FMD RESO Resonance PAN ELFOSpd Element LFO Speed ElemSw Element Switch Select whether to allow variations in the LFO Wave for each Element Move...

Page 74: ...creens are available for each OSC Wave Oscillator Wave OSC Out Oscillator Out OSC Pan Oscillator Pan OSC Limit Oscillator Limit OSC Wave Oscillator Wave You can use Knob A to select each Element and Knob C to assign a Wave to it Number Wave Number Select the Wave Number The Category and Wave Name are displayed to the right of the selected Wave Number You can assign a different Wave Number to each ...

Page 75: ... for notes played within its specified range Settings C 2 G8 for the lowest and highest notes If you specify the highest note first and the lowest note second for example C5 to C4 then the note range covered will be C 2 to C4 and C5 to G8 You can set the lowest and highest notes in the range by pressing notes on the keyboard while holding down the SHIFT key Vel Limit Velocity Limit Set the minimum...

Page 76: ...234 127 128 127 0 Coarse Adjust the pitch of each Element in semitones Settings 48 0 48 Fine Fine tune the pitch of each Element Settings 64 0 63 Random Set the amount by which the pitch of each Element is varied at random for each note you press A setting of zero means the original pitch is not changed Settings 0 127 PEG VelSens PEG Velocity Sensitivity You can determine how the Pitch Envelope Ge...

Page 77: ... the Release Level Settings 128 0 127 4800 cents 0 4800 cents Pitch Envelope Generator Settings There are five Time settings controlling the speed of changes to the sound and five Level settings controlling the pitch The pitch of a note is held at the Hold Level for the length of time defined by the Hold Time After the Hold Time has elapsed the pitch changes in accordance with the Attack Time Leve...

Page 78: ...r an LPF Low Pass Filter an HPF High Pass Filter a BPF Band Pass Filter and a BEF Band Elimination Filter Each available filter has a different frequency response There are also combinations of LPF and HPF LPF Low Pass Filter This only passes signals below the Cutoff frequency You can then use the Reso Resonance parameter to add further character to the sound Six types of LPF are available Frequen...

Page 79: ...lter 6dB oct The combination of a 6dB oct HPF and LPF BPF12D Band Pass Filter 12dB oct Digital The combination of a 12dB oct HPF and LPF BPFW Band Pass Filter Wide Also the combination of a 12dB oct HPF and LPF but can have a wider frequency band than the BPF12D filter BEF Band Elimination Filter This attenuates a band of signals around the Cutoff frequency but passes everything else BEF6 Band Eli...

Page 80: ... Settings 200 0 200 FLTíHPF Cutoff KeyFlw EL1234 255 200 FLT Sens Filter Sensitivity You can set Filter Sensitivity parameters for each Element EGDepth Set the sensitivity of the Filter to note velocity A positive setting will produce large filter changes for notes played harder and a setting of zero will produce no filter changes at all With a negative setting the EG envelope will be inverted Set...

Page 81: ...en FLTíKeyFlw Cutoff Center EGTime Center EL1234 200 C 3 63 C 3 0 Release Level Attack Level Hold Level Attack Time Hold Time Decay1 Time Decay2 Time Release Time Decay1 Level Sustain Level Key off Time Level FEGíRelease Time Level EL1234 127 127 FEG Time You can set various Time parameters for the Filter Envelope Generator FEG Combined with the FEG Level and FEG Release settings these can be used...

Page 82: ...es of 0 and 127 respectively cannot be exceeded A note set below the BP1 will become the BP1 Level A note set above BP4 will become the BP4 Level FLTíScale BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 EL1234 E 1 B 2 G 4 A 5 FLTíScale Ofst1 Ofst2 Ofst3 Ofst4 EL1234 4 10 17 4 FLTíScale Ofst1 Ofst2 Ofst3 Ofst4 EL1234 0 127 128 0 FLTíScale BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 EL1234 C 2 C 3 C 5 G 8 Cutoff Set the Filter Key Follow ratio the amount by...

Page 83: ...ameters to affect the output level of each Element The following seven screens are available AEG VelSens AEG Velocity Sensitivity AEG Time AEG Level AEG Release AMP KeyFlw AMP Key Follow AMP Scale AMP Scale Break Point AMP Scale AMP Scale Offset AEG VelSens AEG Velocity Sensitivity You can set the sensitivity of the Amplitude Envelope Generator AEG to note velocity Level Set the sensitivity of the...

Page 84: ...ffect Settings 200 0 200 AMPíKeyFlw Level Center EGTime Center EL1234 200 C 3 63 C 3 0 Release Level Attack Level Init Level Attack Time Decay1 Time Decay2 Time Release Time Decay1 Level Sustain Level Key off Time Level Center Center Key This shows that the basic Level is at note C3 At this note the output level remains unchanged For other notes the output levels vary according to the Level settin...

Page 85: ...nd 4 at BP4 set to A5 That is the amplitudes at each Break Point are 76 90 97 and 84 respectively For other notes the amplitudes will be on the straight line connecting the two adjacent Break Points The Break Points are automatically arranged in ascending order across the keyboard For example BP2 cannot be set to a lower note than that of BP1 AMPíScale BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 EL1234 E 1 B 2 G 4 A 5 AMPíSc...

Page 86: ...nd Low Frequency Band to adjust the signal Level If you select this Filter the EQ Parameter screen will be available with the following parameters Frequency 0 Low Freq High Freq EQíParam LoFreq LoGain HiFreq HiGain EL1 3 257 OHz 32 6 25kHz 32 EQíType Type EL1 3 EQ L H Speed Set the speed of the LFO waveform A larger setting means a faster speed Settings 0 63 Speed Fast Speed Slow KeySync Switch Ke...

Page 87: ... If you select this the equalizers are bypassed and the entire signal is unaffected Drum Voices With Drum Voices different drum and percussion Waves or Normal Voices are assigned to notes across the keyboard from C0 to C6 forming an entire drum kit For editing Drum Voices there are five Common Edit screens affecting all the Drum Voices together and the five Drum Key screens When you select a Drum ...

Page 88: ... Tune Pitch Tune 91 Drum Key Filter 91 FLT Cutoff Filter Cutoff 91 Drum Key Amplitude 91 AMP AEG Amplitude Envelope Generator 92 AMP VelSens Amplitude Velocity Sensitivity 92 Drum Key EQ Equalizer 86 EQ Type EQ Type 86 EQ Param EQ Parameter 86 Drum Common General For Drum Voices there is only the one type of Common General shown below The parameters and settings are the same as for Normal Voices D...

Page 89: ...v Reverb EFF Cho Chorus Drum Key OSC Oscillator You can change your Drum Voice waveform settings Each Drum Voice can consist of up to 73 Drum Keys Page 32 assigned to notes spread across the keyboard C0 to C6 You can assign waveforms to Drum Keys and set their parameters The following four screens are available OSC Wave Oscillator Wave OSC Out Oscillator Out OSC Pan Oscillator Pan OSC Other Oscill...

Page 90: ...InsEF RevSend ChoSend Key C 3 127 thru 64 127 Alter Alternate Set the amount by which the sound is panned alternately left and right for each note you press The Pan setting is used as the basic Pan position Settings L64 Left 0 Center R63 Right This parameter is only available if the Type parameter in the OSC Wave screen is set to wave If set to vce Normal Voice this parameter is unavailable Random...

Page 91: ... This parameter is only available if the Type parameter in the OSC Wave screen is set to wave FLT Cutoff Filter Cutoff LPF Low Pass Filter Set the Cutoff frequency of the Low Pass Filter Only frequencies below this point are passed You can then use the Reso Resonance parameter to add further character to the sound Settings 0 255 Details about the Low Pass Filter are given on Page 78 VelSens Veloci...

Page 92: ...ay the keyboard and conversely negative values will cause it to fall Settings 64 0 63 AMPíVelSens Level Key C 3 63 AMPíAEG Attack Decay1 Level Decay2 Key C 3 127 127 127 126 Amplitude Envelope Generator Settings The Amplitude Envelope Generator has three Time parameters and one Level parameter These govern the transitions between output levels for the duration of a note The Attack Time is the time...

Page 93: ... A Plug in Voice is a Board Voice that has been processed in the synthesizer in Voice Edit Mode There are six Common Edit screens and four screens for editing the Element of a Plug in Voice You can save up to 64 edited Plug in Voices in Banks A to D of Memory PLG After selecting the Plug in Voice you wish to edit in Banks A to D of Memory PLG when you enter Voice Edit Mode you will see the Voice E...

Page 94: ...ces Details are given on Page 66 QED EffectCtrl Quick Edit Effect The parameters and settings are the same as for Normal Voices Details are given on Page 66 QED Filter Quick Edit Filter The parameters and settings are the same as for Normal Voices Details are given on Page 67 GENíOther Mode Assign Common poly single QED EG Quick Edit Envelope Generator The EG Envelope Generator can be used to cont...

Page 95: ...ilable for Normal Voices CTL MW Control MW Control Depth Here you can set the depth of control the Modulation Wheel has over the filter CTLíMW Control Filter Common 64 CTLíPitch Pitch Bend Portamento Time Common 24 on 127 Filter Set the depth of control of the Modulation Wheel over the filter cutoff frequency Settings 64 0 63 CTL MW Modulation MW Modulation Depth Here you can set the depth of cont...

Page 96: ...the Control Change messages Assignable Control have over the pitch filter and amplitude of the Plug in Voice CTLíAC Modulation PMod FMod AMod Common 127 127 127 CTLíAC Control Source Filter Common 04 FootCtrl 64 CTLíAT Modulation PMod FMod AMod Common 127 127 127 PMod Pitch Modulation Depth Set the depth of control the Control Change messages selected in the Source parameter have over the pitch mo...

Page 97: ...rs for the Board Voice The Pitch Envelope Generator controls the change in pitch from the moment a note is pressed on the keyboard to the moment it is released OSCíVelocity Depth Offset NoteSft Elem 127 0 24 OSCíAssign Bank Number Elem NORM 001 128 GndPiano Delay Set the delay time between the moment you press a note on the keyboard and the moment the LFO comes into effect As shown in the illustra...

Page 98: ...ter LoFreq Low Frequency Set the shelving point for the low frequencies The levels of signals below this frequency will be boosted attenuated by the amount set in the LoGain parameter Settings 32Hz 2 0kHz LoGain Low Gain Set the amount by which signals below the LoFreq frequency will be boosted attenuated Settings 64 0 63 HiFreq High Frequency Set the shelving point for the high frequencies The le...

Page 99: ...me with your Plug in Board Once you have transmitted the edited Board Voice data to the synthesizer and saved it to Memory Card as a plugin file type you can load the file without having to connect the computer If a Board Voice in the Custom Bank has been edited in Voice Edit Mode you can store it as a Plug in Voice in Memory Bank A to D of PLG Up to 64 can be stored in PLG MEMORY However only the...

Page 100: ...ndPiano Current Job PRE1 128 H16 EL1 EL1 1 2 3 4 VCE Edit Recall Job VCE Initialize Job Current Voice Voice Job Mode You can perform various operations Jobs in Voice Job Mode For example you can Initialize Voices including those currently being edited or Recall previous edits When you enter Voice Job Mode you will first see the Initialize screen The following four screens are available for each Vo...

Page 101: ...ettings for the current Voice to your computer or some other external MIDI device using Bulk Dump You must set the correct MIDI Device Number in order to perform a Bulk Dump Details are given on Page 130 VCE Bulk Dump Job Current Voice Voice Store You can store save the parameter settings for up to 128 Voices to each of your synthesizer s Memories INT Internal or to its Memory Card EXT External Th...

Page 102: ...Perf EQ Low EQ Mid EQ Hi 1 0 1 2 3 4 Performance Play In Performance Play Mode multiple Voices up to four Parts can be layered to create thick sounds which you can play in real time or using a sequencer In Performance Mode up to 17 Parts can be combined in a single Performance including Voices for the 16 Parts plus Plug in Part Depending on the Performance Edit settings Page 106 you can assign a N...

Page 103: ...4 126 H 14 063 D 15 127 H 15 064 D 16 128 H 16 4 Knob Parameter Display This shows the function Parameter value assigned to each knob A to C and 1 2 Setting Viewing Knob Parameters In Performance Play Mode you can use Knobs A to C and Knob 1 2 to adjust parameters assigned to them When you use each knob the value of its assigned parameter is displayed briefly knob A to C Details about assigning pa...

Page 104: ...DRUM DRUM INT PRE2 PRE1 PLG 3Press a PROGRAM key 1 to 16 to select a Program Number Performances can be selected by setting the Memory Bank and Program Number as explained in the three steps given above The display also shows the selected Performance Multi Edit Volume Pan Reverb Chorus Send Note Shift You can set the output level volume stereo pan and other parameters for each Part using the graph...

Page 105: ...elect Part17 to Part32 the bar graph shows the settings for those Parts PFM Mlt Volume L Part01 127 PFM Mlt Volume Part17 127 Part17 Part32 PFM Mlt NoteSft L Part01 0 __ _ _______________ PFM Mlt ChoSend L Part01 127 __ _ _______________ PFM Mlt RevSend L Part01 127 __ _ _______________ PFM Mlt Pan L Part01 L63 __ _ _______________ PFM Mlt Volume L Part01 127____ ___________ 2 3 4 1 Common 5 6 Par...

Page 106: ... Voice Parts and a Plug in Part Page 34 The parameters common to all Parts are known as a Common Edit The Performance Edit Mode screens can be divided into the Common Edit screen and screens for editing each Part individually SHIFT PAGE PART ELEMENT DATA A B C 1 2 MIX Level Com GEN QED ARP CTL MEQ EFF Part01 Part MIX TON LYR RCV MKB Cursor SHIFT PAGE PART ELEMENT DATA A B C 1 2 Select Common Part ...

Page 107: ...ARE key LED will blink The Performance settings prior to editing will temporarily be reinstated for comparison purposes Editing will not be possible while the Compare function is enabled 2Press the EDIT key again to disable the Compare function and restore the settings for your edited Performance Performance Store The edited settings for the current Performance will be lost if you exit to Performa...

Page 108: ...layer the MIDI channel for the other layered Zone Part is set here Settings ch01 ch16 You can also quickly set the Upper Lower MIDI channels using the PART keys 1 to 16 Press and hold one PART key then press another The number of the first key is set as the Upper MIDI channel while the number of the second key is set as the Lower MIDI channel GENíM Kbd Mode Lower Upper Point Common split ch01 ch02...

Page 109: ...C 2 G8 on on on on on on on on on off off 100 C 0 0 0 7 Zone4 ch off off 0 0 C 2 G8 on on on on on on on on on off off 100 C 0 0 0 7 Zone1 ch on on 0 0 C 2 G8 on on on on on on on on on off off 100 C 0 0 0 7 Zone2 ch 1 on on 0 0 C 2 G8 on on on on on on on on on off off 100 C 0 0 0 7 Zone3 ch off off 0 0 C 2 G8 on on on on on on on on on off off 100 C 0 0 0 7 Zone4 ch off off 0 0 C 2 G8 on on on o...

Page 110: ...s peak to the point at which it levels off Settings 64 0 63 Sustain Set the output level of the Layer Part maintained while the key on the keyboard is being held down Settings 64 0 63 Release Set the transition time from the point at which the key on the keyboard is released to the point at which the output level of the Layer Part reaches zero Settings 64 0 63 Common Arpeggio The following four sc...

Page 111: ...en in the separate Control List SHIFT PAGE PART ELEMENT DATA A B C 1 2 CTLíAssign2 FC RB Common FootCtrl 04 22 Control Change Name Control Change Number SHIFT PAGE PART ELEMENT DATA A B C 1 2 CTLíAssign1 BC Knob1 Knob2 Common FootCtrl 02 16 17 Control Change Name Control Change Numbers Common EQ Equalizer You can assign any of five different Equalizer bands to the entire Performance The following ...

Page 112: ...q Q Frequency Characteristic This varies the signal level at the Frequency setting to create various frequency curve characteristics Settings 0 1 12 0 EQ High This Equalizer covers high frequencies You can adjust the signal level at the specified frequency You can also select different Equalizer types Shapes Shape Select either a Shelving or Peaking equalizer The Peaking type attenuates boosts the...

Page 113: ...ttings 0 127 Return Set the Return level of the Chorus Effect Settings 0 127 If an Insertion Effect Plug in Board has been installed you will see the EFF Plg Plug in screen following the EFF Cho Chorus screen EFFíCho Type toRev Return ENTER Common Chorus1 127 127 to Edit EFFíRev Type Return ENTER Common Basement 127 to Edit Effect Parameter Settings The EFF Rev and EFF Cho parameter screens are av...

Page 114: ...lect the Voice Bank and Knob C to select the Program Number Bank Number Bank Program Number Settings Refer to the Owner s Manual that came with the Plug in board This setting is only held temporarily and cannot be stored with the Performance MIXíVce Bank Number Part17 NORM 001 001 A01 Pf GrandPno MIXíVce Bank Number Ctgry Search PartPL NORM 001 128 H16 Pf GrandPiano Part Settings for each Part You...

Page 115: ...ings 64 0 63 TONíFilter Cutoff Reso Part01 63 63 MIXíLevel Vol Pan RevSend ChoSend Part01 127 C 64 0 Reso Resonance Set the amount of Resonance harmonic emphasis applied to the signal at the Cutoff frequency This adds further character to the sound Settings 64 0 63 TON EG Tone Envelope Generator You can set EG Envelope Generator parameters for each Part There are four parameters governing the tran...

Page 116: ...to is applied to multiple notes TONíPortamento Switch Time Part17 on 127 TONíPortamento Switch Time Mode Part01 on 127 fulltime TON Other Tone Other You can set Pitch Bend Range and Velocity Sensitivity parameters for each Part Part 1 to 16 Plug in Part Multi Plug in Part Drum Voice Part Pitch Bend Set the amount in semitones by which the Voice pitch changes when the Pitch Bend Wheel is moved For ...

Page 117: ...switch Switch the Arpeggiator for the currently selected Part on or off This parameter is not available for Multi Plug in Parts Settings off on Layer Layer switch When switched on you can layer up to four Parts This parameter in not available for Multi Plug in Parts Settings off on You can also set the overall output level and stereo pan position of the Layer when this is switched on Page 104 Laye...

Page 118: ...r screens are available RCV Sw1 Receive Switch 1 RCV Sw2 Receive Switch 2 RCV Sw3 Receive Switch 3 RCV Sw4 Receive Switch 4 RCV Sw1 Receive Switch 1 When set to on each Voice in each Part will receive Control Settings PB MW RB AT and Control Change messages The Controller parameters will vary according to the Part selected Parts 1 to 16 Drum Voice Part Plug in Part Multi Plug in Part Settings PB P...

Page 119: ...i Plug in Parts only CTL MW Modulation MW Modulation Depth Multi Plug in Parts only CTL AT Control AT Control Depth Multi Plug in Parts only CTL AT Modulation AT Modulation Depth Multi Plug in Parts only CTL AC Control AC Control Depth Multi Plug in Parts only CTL AC Modulation AC Modulation Depth Multi Plug in Parts only CTL MW Control MW Control Depth Multi Plug in Parts only The Modulation Whee...

Page 120: ...PMod FMod AMod Part17 127 127 127 CTLíAT Control Pitch Filter Amp Part17 24 63 63 AMod Amplitude Modulation Depth Set the amount by which the amplitude modulation changes when aftertouch is used Settings 0 127 CTL AC Control AC Control Depth Multi Plug in Parts only Control Changes Assignable Controllers can be used to control the filter amplitude parameters for each Multi Plug in Part 17 to 32 So...

Page 121: ...ff on MKB Note Master Keyboard Note You can set Octave Transpose Note Limit key range for each zone in Master Keyboard Mode MKBíNote Octave Transpose Note Limit Zone01 1 11 C 2 G 8 MKBíTransmit TrnsCh TG MIDI Zone01 1 on on Octave Shift the note range of each zone up or down in octaves Settings 3 0 Default 3 Transpose Transpose the note range of each zone up or down in semitones Settings 11 0 Defa...

Page 122: ...KBíTxPreset2 BankMSB BankLSB PC Zone01 127 127 1 MKBíTxPreset1 Volume Pan Zone01 127 C MKBíTxSw4 Bank PC Zone01 on on BankLSB MIDI Bank Select LSB Set the Bank Select LSB transmitted when changing Bank Program Settings 0 127 Bank Select is a type of MIDI message transmitted when changing Voice Bank Control Change MSB and LSB messages are combined to form Bank Select messages which are used to spec...

Page 123: ...s the PERFORM key to exit Performance Job Mode and return to Performance Play Mode PFM Bulk Dump Are you sure YES NO PFM Initialize Job Current Perform PFM Initialize You can reset initialize all parameters of a Performance to their default settings You can also selectively initialize certain parameters such as Common settings settings for each Part and so on Note that this is not the same as edit...

Page 124: ...ven on Page 130 PFM Bulk Dump Job Current Perform Performance Store You can store the parameter settings for up to 128 Performances to each of your synthesizer s Memories INT Internal or up to 64 Performances to Memory Card EXT External The procedure is as follows When you execute this the settings for the destination Performance will be overwritten Important data should always be backed up to com...

Page 125: ...d Song files stored on Memory Card Up to 100 Song files can be played back end to end by using the Chain Step feature This Chain Step data can also be saved to Memory Card A Memory Card containing Song files must already be slotted in the Card Slot Basic details about the sequencer are given on Page 26 When you enter Sequence Play Mode you will see the 1st screen Demo Song The following two screen...

Page 126: ...e contained within a Song file is displayed as the Bank Number when the Song File is selected In this case the Song file will use the Program set in the currently selected Mode Voice Mode Performance Mode Performances can be changed while Songs are playing or have been stopped However it does not change in real time during playback if you specify a Chain Step other than the current one In stead it...

Page 127: ... 2 and G8 the notes will be wrapped over MSTR Kbd Oct Trnspose Vel Sys 3 11 fixed 127 MSTR TG Vol NoteShift Tune Sys 127 24 102 3c The parameters in Utility Mode are explained here Utility Mode can roughly be divided into a screen for settings common to the entire system a screen for Voice Mode settings and a screen for Plug in Board settings You will first see the following screen when you enter ...

Page 128: ...By pass Set the parameters related to the EF BYPASS key on the front panel Insert Insertion Reverb Chorus When the EF BYPASS key is pressed its LED is lit various effects can be bypassed Settings off on for Insert Insertion Reverb and Chorus effects Plug in Board Variations Variation Effects will be bypassed according to the Insert setting MSTR Other Other Setup Set other parameters common through...

Page 129: ...l thru Adjusted Breath Control Received Breath Control CC Control Number Assign MIDI Control Change Numbers to Assignable Knobs A to C Settings 000 095 see the separate Data List for details Dest Control Destination Set the function to be controlled by Assignable Knobs A to C Settings see the separate Data List for details The positions of Knobs A B C can be memorized for each Voice Performance If...

Page 130: ...er used to control the ARPEGGIO ON OFF key Settings 000 095 000 032 off Hold Select the Control Change Number used to control the ARPEGGIO HOLD key Settings 000 095 000 032 off Out Vce Enable disable the output or Arpeggiator data to external MIDI devices through the MIDI Out Settings off disabled on enabled Ch Vce Arpeggio Transmit Channel Select the MIDI channel through which Arpeggio data will ...

Page 131: ...s via MIDI This also switches the transmission of MIDI Clock messages on and off Settings off on MIDI Other ThruPort Sync SeqCtrl Sys 1 int on MIDI GM XG Receive if a Multi Part Plug in Board has been installed Set GM On and XG Reset Receive parameters This screen is only available if a Multi Part XG Plug in Board has been installed Sw Receive Switch Select whether or not to receive GM On and XG R...

Page 132: ...d the Frequency setting Settings 12dB 0dB 12dB Freq Frequency Set the center frequency Frequencies around this point are attenuated boosted by the Gain setting Settings 100Hz 10kHz Q Frequency Characteristic This varies the signal level at the Frequency setting to create various frequency curve characteristics Settings 0 1 12 0 M EQ High Master EQ High This Equalizer covers high frequencies You ca...

Page 133: ...ate Data List for details Details about Controller Assign settings in Performance Mode are given on Page 111 CTRL Assign2 FC RB Vce 04 22 Control Change Number Control Change Name CTRL Assign1 BC Knob1 Knob2 Vce FootCtrl 02 16 17 Control Change Number Control Change Name PLG Plug in if a Plug in Board has been installed If you have a Plug in Board installed the following two screens are available ...

Page 134: ... Mode In Utility Job Mode you can restore your synthesizer s factory default settings Factory Set There is only one screen in this Mode Factory Set Restore Factory Defaults You can restore the synthesizer s default Internal Voices and Performances as well as its System and other settings Once you edit any settings their factory defaults will be overwritten and lost You can restore the factory defa...

Page 135: ...n mount it again In Card Mode you can use Memory Card a SmartMedia card available at a consumer electronics shop etc to save or load data from to the instrument or perform other data exchange operations between memories on the instrument and the Card Using the included Card Filer software you can use a computer to manage data on Memory Card You can also use it to exchange data between the computer...

Page 136: ...To prevent the automatic loading of files hold down the EXIT key when powering up the synthesizer Release the key when the Now checking plug in board message is displayed All all data Name the file AUTOLOAD S2A to automatically load all data Plugin Plug in data Name the file AUTOLD S2B to automatically load Plug in Board data You will see the 1st screen Status when you enter Card Mode The followin...

Page 137: ...state the data may be damaged The steps in the procedure may vary slightly depending on the operation being performed Refer to the explanation of each operation for details Load Type File VOICEDIR SUBDIR 1 Are you sure YES NO SHIFT PAGE PART ELEMENT DATA A B C 1 2 Save Type File A Cursor Card all NEWFILE S2A Status You can view the amount of free and used on the Memory Card There are no settings U...

Page 138: ...R key the following will be displayed depending on the selected File Type Load Type File VOICEDIR SUBDIR 1 Card all voice 001 NEWFILE S2V File Number of file to be loaded Data to be loaded File Type If you have selected a File Type other than perf or voice A confirmation message is displayed before loading The synthesizer will automatically select an appropriate location in its internal memory acc...

Page 139: ...6 Voice Number of file to be loaded source Voice Number to which file will be loaded target Voice Memory of file to be loaded source Voice Memory to which file will be loaded target Type File Type Settings all all data all voice chain Sequence Chain plugin other Details about File Types are given on Page 136 1Use Knob B to select the File Type and Knob C to select the File Number If you press the ...

Page 140: ...rectory The message Completed will be displayed after it has been created and you will be returned to the previous screen Directories are denoted by Dir next to the directory name To open a subdirectory use Knob C to move the cursor to it and press the ENTER key All the files in the subdirectory are displayed If you select File Number 000 up dir will be displayed By pressing the ENTER key you will...

Page 141: ... be installed some of the functions are not available Precautions When Installing the Optional Boards Remember the following precautions and install the Plug in boards properly by following the steps as written Handle the Plug in boards with care Dropping or subjecting the Plug in board to any kind of shock may cause damage or result in a malfunction Be careful of static electricity There are time...

Page 142: ...lly plug the cable connector into the Plug in board connector until the two notches on the cable connector lock into the sockets on the board as shown in the illustration 8 Mount the Plug in board onto the plate as detailed in the following steps 8 1 Insert one side of the Plug in board the connector side into the hooks 1 as shown in the illustration 8 2 Press down the other side until it is secur...

Page 143: ...wn the hooks 2 in the direction as shown in the illustration and take the board out from the hooks 2 by lifting up the one side 2 Pull out the other side of the board from the hooks 1 3 Pull out the cable connector from the Plug in board connector Hook 2 Hook 2 Hooks 2 ...

Page 144: ...rd Plug in Board in Slot is not working properly Sound requires a different Plug in Board to that inserted in Slot When used with a PLG100 series Plug in Board a data file of which File Type is plugin cannot be stored on a Memory Card Operation is being executed Memory Card operation is being executed File is being loaded from Memory Card File is being saved to Memory Card Plug in Board is being c...

Page 145: ...ropriately Pages 66 73 74 112 Have the MIDI receive channels been set correctly Pages 117 and 130 Has the audio equipment been connected correctly Page 9 Has the Local switch been set to OFF Page 130 Have the Velocity Sensitivity Note Limit and Velocity Limit parameters been set appropriately Pages 75 97 117 and 121 When playing back a song using the internal sequencer or an external MIDI device h...

Page 146: ... Utility Mode been set correctly Page 127 Have the Oct and Trnspose parameters in the MSTR Kbd screen of Utility Mode been set appropriately Page 127 Have the pitch related parameters in PITCH menu Voice Edit been set appropriately Page 75 Has the Micro Tuning parameter in Voice Edit Mode been set to an unconventional scale Page 66 Has the Pitch Modulation Depth in the LFO screen Voice Edit Mode b...

Page 147: ...C or Knob 1 2 Page 19 Cannot move the cursor without the settings being affected Hold down the SHIFT key while using Knobs A to C Knob 1 2 and the DATA knob or the INC YES and DEC NO keys Page 19 Cannot receive bulk data When using the S80 S30 Voice Editor have you set a sufficient Dump Interval The Dump Interval in the Voice Editor Setup dialog must be set to 10ms or greater Macintosh users Card ...

Page 148: ... Plug in Board 40 x 2 Backlit PA 5C AC Power Adaptor May not be included in your area Please check with your Yamaha dealer Owner s Manual Data List Installation Guide CD ROM PLG150 Plug in Boards Series PLG100 Plug in Boards Series excluding the PLG100 VH FC4 5 Foot Switch FC7 Foot Controller 10W 120V 9 5W 230V Output 9 0 2dbm 10k ohms Phones 2 0 2dbm 33 ohms 1001 W x 345 D x 99 H mm 8 0 kg KEYBOA...

Page 149: ... External MIDI Control 41 Controller Section 26 38 Controlling Parameters by Foot Controller 43 CONTROL SLIDER 6 39 56 CTL AC Control AC Control Depth 96 CTL AC Control AC Control Depth Multi Plug in Parts only 120 CTL AC Modulation 96 CTL AC Modulation AC Modulation Depth Multi Plug in Parts only 120 CTL Assign1 Controller Assign 1 111 CTL Assign2 Controller Assign 2 111 CTL AT Control AT Control...

Page 150: ...ad 138 LYR Limit Layer Limit 117 LYR Mode Layer Mode 117 LYR Tune Layer Tune 118 M M EQ Voice Master Equalizer 131 M EQ High Master EQ High 132 M EQ HighMid Master EQ High Middle Range 132 M EQ Low Master EQ Low 132 M EQ LowMid Master EQ Low Middle Range 132 M EQ Mid Master EQ Middle Range 132 Master keyboard 52 121 127 Master Keyboard Tone Generator Mode 106 MASTER KEYBOARD key 7 Maximum Polyphon...

Page 151: ...Element Native 98 Plug in Element OSC Oscillator 97 Plug in Element Pitch 97 Plug in Voices 93 Power Supply 9 Powering Up 14 PROGRAM PART 1 to 16 keys 7 18 Q QED EF Quick Edit Effect 109 QED EffectCtrl Quick Edit Effect 66 88 94 QED EG Quick Edit Envelope Generator 67 88 94 110 QED Filter Quick Edit Filter 67 88 94 110 QED Level Quick Edit Level 66 88 94 109 Quick Access key 7 R RCV Sw1 Receive Sw...

Page 152: ...itialize 100 Voice Category 60 Voice Edit 16 45 63 Voice Job Mode 17 100 Voice Memory Number Bank Number Display 59 Voice Mode 30 59 Voice Name 60 Voice Play Mode Display 16 59 Voice Program Selection 60 Voice Store 64 101 Voices 22 31 VOLUME Slider 6 W Waves 33 Z Zones 121 ...

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Page 154: ...hm ribbon lead change the lead in to co axial type cable If these corrective measures do not produce 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 th...

Page 155: ... synthesizer to the S80 S30 The PLG150 DX features the same 6 operator 16 note polyphonic FM tone generation system that took the synthesizer industry by storm This board is a must have for performing keyboard players and producers of contemporary music Tone Generator Type Polyphony Voice Effect Interface Dimensions W x D x H Weight FM Synthesis 16 notes 912 Preset 64 User Part EQ Lowpass Highpass...

Page 156: ...M D G Pro Audio Digital Musical Instrument Division Yamaha Corporation 2000 Yamaha Corporation V568500 005MWCP25 2 02B0 Printed in Japan This document is printed on chlorine free ECF paper with soy ink ...

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