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TENORI-ON Manual

Performance Modes Score Mode

Loop Indicator

Active Notes

Time

Sound/Light

Loop Indicator Motion

Light Animation

High

Low

Pitch

Summary of Contents for TENORI-ON TNR-O

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Page 3: ...g 46 8 Mute 47 Layer Menu 48 1 Instrument 49 2 Volume 50 3 Loop Speed 51 4 Sound Length 52 5 Panpot 53 6 Animation 53 Edit Menu 54 1 Copy this Block 55 2 Clear this Block 55 3 Copy this Layer 56 4 Clear this Layer 57 5 Clear All Blocks 57 6 Reset All Blocks 58 Preference Menu 59 1 Quantize 60 2 Push Sensitivity 60 3 Master Tuning 60 4 Local Control 61 5 Synchronize 61 6 Loop Indicator 61 File Menu...

Page 4: ...he table below Up to 16 layers can be played simultaneously allowing a vast range of possibilities for rich complex musical expression and performance Reference Switching Layers Layer Number Page 30 The 16 layer Concept Layers and Performance Modes Layer No Mode Operation Page 1 7 Score The vertical axis corresponds to pitch while the horizontal axis is looped time 15 8 11 Random Notes loop and fl...

Page 5: ...ple to create variations within the same song in which only the note timing is altered and instantly switch between variations The only exception is that layers have the same voices throughout all bocks e g layer 3 in block 1 will use the same voice as layer 3 in block 10 so changing blocks won t change the voice for a given layer The Layer Block Relationship Since the blocks will usually hold sim...

Page 6: ...e maximum number of notes that can be played simultaneously is 32 If more than 32 notes are played at the same time only the last newest 32 notes will be played The voices can be varied by adjusting gate time the length of the notes transposition octave shift and other parameters There s also a Master Tuning parameter that can be used to tune the MIDI tone generator voices The ionian C scale is as...

Page 7: ...rformance data MIDI data can be transmitted to a computer where it can be recorded and processed Connecting to a Computer Synchronized Performance with Other TENORI ON Instruments Two TENORI ON instruments can be connected via MIDI so that when playback is started or paused on the Master TENORI ON the Slave TENORI ON follows To use this capability one of the connected TENORI ON instruments must be...

Page 8: ... power on you should normally begin with the source and end with power amplifiers or powered speakers Here s an example 1 TENORI ON 2 Mixer 3 Powered Speakers The opposite applies when turning power off 1 Powered Speakers 2 Mixer 3 TENORI ON MIDI MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI MIDI OUT MIDI IN Synchronize SLAVE Synchronize MASTER Supplied MIDI Cable Adaptor MASTER TENORI ON SLAVE TENORI ON MIDI Cable Suppl...

Page 9: ... software installation guide In addition to Song Files the following file types can be saved to and loaded from SD memory cards as well as renamed or deleted as required Reference File Operations File Menu Page 62 Sample Save Load Samplings Page 88 The supplied TENORI ON User Voice manager software installation guide Song Recording and Playback SD Memory Card File Types and Operations File Type Co...

Page 10: ...ly on the LED button matrix in 24 hour format Seconds are indicated by a dot that moves around the outermost 60 LED buttons and an expanding square light animation that occurs once per second The hour reminder sound can be turned ON or OFF The alarm can be turned ON or OFF The alarm time can be set as required Original hourly reminder and alarm sounds can be created Reference Interior Mode Setting...

Page 11: ...rformance Functions Interior and Power Save Modes Example 15 39 18 three thirty nine PM and eighteen seconds 15 1 16 30 31 45 60 46 Clock Song DEMO DEMO Yamaha 15 39 18 Hour Second Indicator Animation Minute Time Display Owner name Interior Type ...

Page 12: ...es as necessary Status Display 1 LAYER The current layer number and mode 2 BLOCK Ω The current block number 3 POWER Current power status AC adaptor in use Battery full battery power Battery half full battery power Battery almost depleted battery power Battery depleted battery power The TNR O model has no remaining battery indicator only a power adaptor display 4 INST ç Current voice number and nam...

Page 13: ...the LED buttons while holding the L1 button Page 24 Change Note Length Use the LED buttons while holding the L2 button Page 25 Change the Octave Use the LED buttons while holding the L3 button Page 26 Change the Score Mode Loop Range Use the LED buttons while holding the L4 button Page 27 Rotate Shape in the Random Mode Use the LED buttons while holding the L4 button Page 28 Adjust Loop Speed Use ...

Page 14: ...briefly Alternatively use the jog dial and OK button to go to the Clear this layer display Page 57 Clear All Active Notes from All Layers and Blocks Press and hold the CLEAR button Alternatively use the jog dial and OK button to go to the Clear All Blocks display Page 57 Reset All Layers and Blocks Use the jog dial and OK button to go to the Reset All Blocks display Page 58 Copy Active Notes Use t...

Page 15: ...dicator to the desired position press an LED button at the desired start position Reference Setting the loop beginning and end points Master Loop Point Page 46 Loop Point Page 27 Changing the loop indicator speed beat speed Loop Speed Page 29 51 Turning the loop indicator off Loop Indicator Page 61 Changing the light animation Animation Page 53 The horizontal axis corresponds to time and the verti...

Page 16: ...The TENORI ON Is TENORI ON Manual 16 Performance Modes Score Mode Loop Indicator Active Notes Time Sound Light Loop Indicator Motion Light Animation High Low Pitch ...

Page 17: ...ccordingly as the shape spins producing loop sound effects Reference Rotation Page 28 Press an LED button briefly to play the sound assigned to it If you hold the LED button a bit longer it will remain lit and will become an active note Press and hold an active note to de activate it the LED button will go out Reference The press and hold time for note entry can be changes as required Push Sensiti...

Page 18: ...R button When a button is pressed it will sound and be activated immediately In the Draw Mode there is no need to press and hold a button to enter a note Because this in the Draw mode is possible to draw sounds by running your finger s over the LED button matrix in various ways Reference The note length gate time can be changed as required Sound Length Page 25 52 As in the Score Mode the factory d...

Page 19: ...at per dot Loop Speed Page 29 51 Master Loop Speed Page 45 In the Bounce Mode the pitches are arranged horizontally As in the Score Mode the factory default scale is an ionian scale corresponding to the white keys on a piano with the lowest pitch on the left and the highest on the right Press the lowest LED button to stop activity in that column Reference Selecting a scale other than the ionian sc...

Page 20: ...g surrounding the pressed button will gradually get brighter and wider If the button is held briefly the note and flashing will stop when you release it but if you hold the button for longer the note and flashing will continue even after the button is released To stop a note that is sounding press the corresponding LED button at the center of the flashing LED buttons The factory default scale for ...

Page 21: ...h gate time can be changed as required Sound Length Page 25 52 The interval between repeats can be adjusted by changing the loop speed The repeat interval of the top row of LED buttons is 1 2 the loop speed and the interval doubles for each row down the matrix Loop Speed Page 29 51 Master Loop Speed Page 45 The factory default scale for the horizontal axis is an ionian scale corresponding to the w...

Page 22: ...witching and more Visual feedback from the LED button matrix makes settings intuitive and easy The Jog Dial and Menu Page 36 Detailed parameters file save and load functions song recording and other deep functions can be accessed via the jog dial and menu Customization functions such as long press time for the LED buttons can also be accessed and adjusted in this way Settings available via the fun...

Page 23: ...Selects the voice for the current layer 24 L2 Sound Length Sets the gate time note length for all active notes in the current layer 25 L3 Octave Sets the octave for all active notes in the current layer 26 L4 Loop Point Score Mode Sets the loop range when a Score Mode layer is selected 27 Rotation Random Mode Sets the direction and speed of rotation for active note shapes in the Random Mode 28 L5 ...

Page 24: ...3 16 are user voices When a user voice is selected from a preset voice the Sound Length Page 52 will be set to 1000 msec Conversely when a preset voice is selected from a user voice the sound length for all other voices will be set to 100 msec Changes will not be applied to notes that are already playing in the Push or Solo modes or currently playing notes if a long Sound length has been specified...

Page 25: ...ustment in 10 millisecond increments Depending on the voice used setting a shorter Sound Length may have no effect or changing the Sound Length may result in inconsistent sound Also the maximum length of user voices is 0 97 seconds and setting a longer Sound length will have no effect Range 10 msec 9990 msec Default 100 msec all layers Reference Layer menu Sound Length Page 52 10 50 60 100 110 200...

Page 26: ...om produces no octave shift a 0 setting Each row above that shifts the pitch up by the corresponding number of octaves up to 5 while each row below that lowers the pitch by the corresponding number of octaves down to 5 Pressing an LED button outside the maximum octave shift range of 5 5 has no effect Changes will not be applied to notes that are already playing in the Push or Solo modes or current...

Page 27: ...s are set you can use the jog dial to move the entire range to the left or right while maintaining the set distance between the start and end points The END point cannot be moved to a position before to the left of the TOP point The END point can be moved to the same location as the TOP point which will produce a 1 beat loop The loop points for all Score Mode layers can be set to the same points s...

Page 28: ...ation has been stopped Individual notes cannot be entered or cleared by pressing their LED buttons during rotation Range The speed at which the LED buttons are stroked is detected and the nearest rotation speed is automatically selected from the eight listed below 4 beats 384 clocks 3 beats 288 clocks 2 beats 182 clocks 1 beat 96 clocks 3 4 beat 72 clocks 1 2 beat 48 clocks 1 4 beat 24 clocks 1 8 ...

Page 29: ...notes eighth notes sixteenth notes and thirty second notes While holding the L5 button press a button in the corresponding column LED buttons in other columns have no effect Not available in the Push Mode This setting will be changed if the Master Loop Speed all layers parameter in the Play menu is changed Range 1 quarter note 2 eighth note 4 sixteenth note 8 thirty second note Default 4 The layer...

Page 30: ...The lowest row corresponds to layer 1 and the highest row corresponds to layer 16 While holding the R1 button slide your finger vertically over the matrix or simply press an LED button in the appropriate row to select the desired layer The selected layer number will also appear in the LCD display along with the layer mode Range 1 16 Default 1 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 Layer N...

Page 31: ...riate column to select the desired tempo setting Moving the line to the right produces faster tempos The LED buttons adjust the tempo in the increments listed below You can also use the jog dial for finer adjustment Range 40 240 50 200 via the LED buttons Default 75 Reference Play menu Master Tempo Page 43 40 50 51 60 61 70 71 80 81 90 91 100 101 110 111 120 121 130 131 140 141 150 151 160 161 170...

Page 32: ...utton in the appropriate row to select the desired degree of transposition The eighth row from the bottom produces no transposition a 0 setting Each row above that shifts the pitch up by the corresponding number of semitones up to 8 while each row below that lowers the pitch by the corresponding number of semitones down to 7 Changes will not be applied to notes that are already playing in the Push...

Page 33: ...t to set the volume as required Moving a setting to the right increases the volume of the corresponding layer Master Volume You can also use the jog dial while holding the R4 button to set the master volume level all layers The master volume value appears on the LCD display only Range Layer volume 0 127 Master volume 0 127 Default Layer volume 96 all layers Master volume 96 To adjusts the instrume...

Page 34: ... appropriate column to select the desired block When switching blocks while in the Push Mode the active notes will be retriggered i e they will play from the beginning again When switching blocks while in the Random Mode Bounce Mode the loop point will return to the beginning of the loop in either of the cases listed below The block that is switched to is not operating in one of the three modes li...

Page 35: ... 1 layer bright copy all layers The procedures to copy 1 or all layers are described below To Copy a Single Layer While holding the R5 button while the LED buttons are lit dimly press the lowest LED button in the lit column once so that the LED buttons shine at medium brightness and then press an LED button in column corresponding to the block you want to copy to The current layer from the source ...

Page 36: ...selected item is highlighted on the display The Main Menu includes the following nine items Setting Parameters with the Jog Dial No Menu Description Page 1 Play menu Parameters common to all layers and blocks 42 2 Layer menu Parameters that can be set individually for each layer 48 3 Edit menu Copy clear reset and other editing commands 54 4 Preference menu Initial settings for the entire instrume...

Page 37: ...re Volume Parameter Display The File menu submenu contains a further layer of operations from which the desired operation must be selected See File menu on Page 62 for details 5 In the parameter edit display the current parameter value will be highlighted ready for editing Use the jog dial to edit the parameter as required Some parameters can be set via the LED buttons Main menu 1 Play menu 2 Laye...

Page 38: ...o return to the previous menu layer without making any changes If a parameter edit display includes multiple parameters pressing the OK button after editing one parameter will apply that edit and highlight the next parameter in the display 7 Use the CANCEL button to navigate upward through the menu layers Animation Layer 01 Type Circle Size 4 Expand Animation Layer 01 Type Circle Size 4 Expand ...

Page 39: ...ystem can be restored to the factory default settings by using the Factory Reset function described on Page 108 To reset all active notes and settings for all layers and blocks use the Reset All Blocks function described on Page 58 All data will be erased when the Factory Reset function is executed Be sure to save any data you want to keep to an SD Memory Card beforehand All layer and block data w...

Page 40: ... Layer 1 Expand Type Layer 2 Square Size Layer 2 3 Expand Shrink Layer 2 Expand Type Layer 3 Diamond Size Layer 3 4 Expand Shrink Layer 3 Shrink Type Layer 4 Cross Size Layer 4 3 Expand Shrink Layer 4 Expand Type Layer 5 Plus Size Layer 5 3 Expand Shrink Layer 5 Expand Type Layer 6 Circle Size Layer 6 4 Expand Shrink Layer 6 Shrink Type Layer 7 Diamond Size Layer 7 5 Expand Shrink Layer 7 Expand T...

Page 41: ...ect Menu Reverb Type Automatic Backup HALL1 Reverb Param 40 Chorus Type NO EFFECT Chorus Param 0 Interior Menu Interior START Interior Type Automatic Backup Song DEMO Saver Type Interior Saver Time 10 Time Signal On Off OFF Alarm On Off Set Alarm Hour 0 Minute Save As Time Signal None Save As Alarm Clock Adjust Year Automatic Backup When the clock battery is depleted the clock will be reset to 07 ...

Page 42: ...bmenu includes the following 8 items Use the jog dial to highlight a submenu item then press the OK button to go to the corresponding parameter edit display 1 Hardware Volume Page 43 2 Master Tempo Page 43 3 Master Scale Page 44 4 Master Transpose Page 45 5 Master Loop Speed Page 45 6 Master Loop Point Page 46 7 Reset Loop Timing Page 46 8 Mute Page 47 Play menu Hardware Volume Master Tempo Master...

Page 43: ...while the jog dial can be used for fine adjustment Range 40 240 Default 75 LED Buttons Values are displayed on the LED button matrix as illustrated below Adjustments can be made via the LED buttons from 50 to 200 in 10 step increments Reference Function Button R2 Page 31 Hardware Volume 96 Master Tempo BPM 75 40 50 51 60 61 70 71 80 81 90 91 100 101 110 111 120 121 130 131 140 141 150 151 160 161 ...

Page 44: ...B 3 70 A3 69 G3 67 F3 65 E 3 63 D3 62 C3 60 Phrygian D 5 85 C5 84 B 4 83 A 4 80 G4 79 F4 77 E 4 75 D 4 73 C4 72 B 3 70 A 3 68 G3 67 F3 65 E 3 63 D 3 61 C3 60 Lydian D5 86 C5 84 B4 83 A4 81 G4 79 F 4 78 E4 76 D4 74 C4 72 B3 71 A3 69 G3 67 F 3 66 E3 64 D3 62 C3 60 Mixolydian D5 86 C5 84 B 4 82 A4 81 G4 79 F4 77 E4 76 D4 74 C4 72 B 3 70 A3 69 G3 67 F3 65 E3 64 D3 62 C3 60 Aeolian D5 86 C5 84 B 4 82 A...

Page 45: ... as illustrated below Adjustments can be made via the LED buttons Reference Function Button R3 Page 32 5 Master Loop Speed Sets the loop speed the length of each beat for all layers and blocks Range 1 quarter note 2 eighth note 4 sixteenth note 8 thirty second note Default 4 LED Buttons No display Reference Layer menu Loop Speed Page 51 Master Transpose 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The eighth...

Page 46: ...oint which will produce a 1 beat loop Range TOP 1 16 END 1 16 Default TOP 1 END 16 LED Buttons The TOP point is indicated by a lit half column on the upper half of the matrix and the END point is indicated by a lit half column on the lower half of the matrix as shown below The TOP and END points are set via the LED buttons Reference Function Button L4 Page 27 7 Reset Loop Timing Resets the current...

Page 47: ...ameter Settings TENORI ON Manual 47 Setting Parameters with the Jog Dial Play Menu 8 Mute All sound output is muted when this function is turned ON Range ON OFF Default OFF LED Buttons No display Mute OFF ...

Page 48: ...elected layer will be affected by the Layer menu parameters The Layer menu submenu includes the following 6 items Use the jog dial to highlight a submenu item then press the OK button to go to the corresponding parameter edit display 1 Instrument Page 49 2 Volume Page 50 3 Loop Speed Page 51 4 Sound Length Page 52 5 Panpot Page 53 6 Animation Page 53 Layer menu Instrument Volume Loop Speed ...

Page 49: ...other voices will be set to 100 msec Changes will not be applied to notes that are already playing in the Push or Solo modes or currently playing notes if a long Sound length has been specified Range Vertical axis 01 16 Horizontal axis 01 16 Default Different for each layer LED Buttons The current voice is indicated by the intersection of the lit row and column The LED buttons can be used to selec...

Page 50: ...layers LED Buttons Each row of LED buttons corresponds to a layer while the horizontal axis corresponds to volume level refer to the illustration below The LED buttons can be used to adjust the volume of the corresponding layer Reference Function Button R4 Page 33 Volume Layer 01 96 Volume Current Layer Number 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 0 10 20 30 40 48 56 64 72 80 88 96 104 1...

Page 51: ... eighth note 4 sixteenth note 8 thirty second note Default 4 The layer 14 default is 8 LED Buttons The leftmost four columns on the matrix correspond to the available settings quarter notes eighth notes sixteenth notes and thirty second notes Press an LED button in one of these columns to make the corresponding setting LED buttons in other columns have no effect Reference Play menu Master Loop Spe...

Page 52: ... may result in inconsistent sound Also the maximum length of user voices is 0 97 seconds and setting a longer Sound length will have no effect Range 10 msec 9990 msec Default 100 msec all layers LED Buttons The selected values are displayed as illustrated below Settings can also be made via the LED buttons Reference Function Button L2 Page 25 Sound Length Layer 01 100msec Gate Time Current Layer N...

Page 53: ...hat accompanies active notes including whether the animation expands or shrinks and the maximum animation size These settings apply to the current layer Size 1 22 maximum expand or shrink size Expand Shrink Default Different for each layer LED Buttons No display Range Type Simple Circle Square Diamond Cross Plus Panpot Layer 01 CENTER Panpot Current Layer Number Animation Layer 01 Type Circle Size...

Page 54: ...ocks Page 57 6 Reset All Blocks Page 58 The Undo Function When you press the OK button to execute a copy clear or reset function from the Edit menu the UNDO display shown below will appear after the copy clear or reset function has been completed To undo the function just executed press the OK button or to continue without undoing the function press an LED button or the CANCEL or CLEAR button The ...

Page 55: ...to display OK if it isn t already showing then press the OK button To cancel the clear operation either press the CANCEL button or rotate the jog dial to display CANCEL and press the OK button This function clears the active notes but leaves Random Mode rotation data unaffected and active The LED buttons can not be used to enter notes while rotation is active Refer to Rotation Page 28 for informat...

Page 56: ... source layer has a different performance mode from the destination layer the Mode different Can t copy message will appear Press either the CANCEL or OK button to return to the Edit menu Range Destination Block 1 16 Destination Layer 1 16 Default The currently selected block and layer LED Buttons The columns correspond to block numbers and the rows correspond to layer numbers as illustrated below...

Page 57: ...s can not be used to enter notes while rotation is active Refer to Rotation Page 28 for information on stopping rotation Range OK CANCEL Default OK LED Buttons Animation displayed when clear executed 5 Clear All Blocks Clears all active notes from all blocks and layers This produces the same result as pressing the CLEAR button long press Rotate the jog dial to display OK if it isn t already showin...

Page 58: ...l settings for all blocks and layers Rotate the jog dial to display OK if it isn t already showing then press the OK button To cancel the clear operation either press the CANCEL button or rotate the jog dial to display CANCEL and press the OK button Range OK CANCEL Default OK LED Buttons Animation displayed when reset executed Reset All Blocks OK ...

Page 59: ...e instrument The Preference menu submenu includes the following 6 items Use the jog dial to highlight a submenu item then press the OK button to go to the corresponding parameter edit display 1 Quantize Page 60 2 Push Sensitivity Page 60 3 Master Tuning Page 60 4 Local Control Page 61 5 Synchronize Page 61 6 Loop Indicator Page 61 Preference menu Quantize Push Sensitivity Master Tuning ...

Page 60: ...y Sets the long press time for the LED buttons The TENORI ON recognizes a button press as a long press when the button is held for longer than the specified Push Sensitivity setting Range 50 500 milliseconds Default 120 milliseconds LED Buttons No display 3 Master Tuning Master tuning for the internal MIDI tone generator and the user voices This parameter has no effect on the user voices numbers 0...

Page 61: ...a a MIDI connection The Master TENORI ON provides the clock for all Slave TENORI ON units A TENORI ON set to the Slave mode will only function properly if correctly connected to the Master TENORI ON For synchronized operation make sure that the Master TENORI ON is playing back at a tempo that is close to the tempo at which the performance data for the Slave TENORI ON was created The Slave performa...

Page 62: ... for information about error messages that may be displayed during SD Memory Card access operations The TENORI ON can only display file names consisting of up to 16 ASCII characters not including the file extension 2 byte characters cannot be displayed Files saved to an SD Memory Card are saved in a TENORI ON folder that is automatically created on the card Up to 1 000 files can be stored in the T...

Page 63: ... to force it but instead try re inserting the card completely into the slot and attempt to eject it again Accessing includes saving loading formatting and deleting Also be aware that the instrument will automatically access the SD Memory Card to check the media type when it is inserted while the instrument is turned on Never attempt to remove the SD Memory Card or turn the power off during accessi...

Page 64: ...ON 1 Insert the SD Memory Card containing the file you want to load into the TENORI ON card slot 2 Use the jog dial and OK button to navigate to the Song function menu as follows Main menu File menu Song 3 Use the jog dial to highlight the Load function then press the OK button 4 Song files on the card will appear as a list on the LCD display with no file extension Use the jog dial to select the f...

Page 65: ...an SD Memory Card 1 Insert the SD Memory Card containing the file you want to rename into the TENORI ON card slot 2 Use the jog dial and OK button to navigate to the Song function menu as follows Main menu File menu Song 3 Use the jog dial to highlight the Rename function then press the OK button 4 Song files on the card will appear as a list on the LCD display with no file extension Use the jog d...

Page 66: ...tension will be added automatically 6 When the file name has been entered as required use the jog dial to highlight the symbol in the lower right corner of the display and press the OK button Executing will appear on the display while the file is being renamed File data may be irreparably corrupted if you turn off the power or remove the SD Memory Card while the Executing display is showing If a f...

Page 67: ...e format will be displayed 5 Press the OK button to delete the selected file A confirmation display like the one shown below will appear Press the OK button if it s OK to delete the file Press the CANCEL button or use the jog dial to select CANCEL on the LCD and then press the OK button to cancel the operation and leave the file unaltered If you press the OK button to execute the delete operation ...

Page 68: ...enu as follows Main menu File menu All Blocks 3 Use the jog dial to highlight the Load function then press the OK button 4 All Blocks files on the card will appear as a list on the LCD display with no file extension Use the jog dial to select the file you want to load Only files that are in All Blocks format will be displayed 5 Press the OK button to load the selected file The display shown below ...

Page 69: ...default file name will be provided which you can either use as is or replace with a name of your own File name entry procedure is described in the Rename Song section on Page 65 4 When the file name has been entered as required use the jog dial to highlight the symbol in the lower right corner of the display and press the OK button The file name will be entered and the save function will be execut...

Page 70: ...s a new name to be entered for an All Blocks file on an SD Memory Card 1 Insert the SD Memory Card containing the file you want to rename into the TENORI ON card slot 2 Use the jog dial and OK button to navigate to the All Blocks function menu as follows Main menu File menu All Blocks 3 Use the jog dial to highlight the Rename function then press the OK button 4 All Blocks files on the card will a...

Page 71: ...D Memory Card an overwrite confirmation display like the one shown below will appear Press the OK button if it s OK to overwrite the file Press the CANCEL button or use the jog dial to select CANCEL on the LCD and then press the OK button to cancel the operation and leave the original file unaltered 7 The display shown in step 3 above will reappear when the operation has finished Delete All Blocks...

Page 72: ...utton if it s OK to delete the file Press the CANCEL button or use the jog dial to select CANCEL on the LCD and then press the OK button to cancel the operation and leave the file unaltered If you press the OK button to execute the delete operation Executing will appear on the display while the file is being deleted File data may be irreparably corrupted if you turn off the power or remove the SD ...

Page 73: ... Card containing the file you want to load into the TENORI ON card slot 3 Use the jog dial and OK button to navigate to the Current Block function menu as follows Main menu File menu Current Block 4 Use the jog dial to highlight the Load function then press the OK button 5 Current Block files on the card will appear as a list on the LCD display with no file extension Use the jog dial to select the...

Page 74: ...n to navigate to the Current Block function menu as follows Main menu File menu Current Block 3 Use the jog dial to highlight the Save function then press the OK button 4 The file name entry display will appear A default file name will be provided which you can either use as is or replace with a name of your own File name entry procedure is described in the Rename Song section on Page 65 File name...

Page 75: ... one shown below will appear Press the OK button if it s OK to overwrite the file Press the CANCEL button or use the jog dial to select CANCEL on the LCD and then press the OK button to cancel the operation and leave the original file unaltered 6 The display shown in step 3 above will reappear when the operation has finished Rename Current Block Allows a new name to be entered for a Current Block ...

Page 76: ... corner of the display and press the OK button Executing will appear on the display while the file is being renamed File data may be irreparably corrupted if you turn off the power or remove the SD Memory Card while the Executing display is showing If a file with the same name exists on the SD Memory Card an overwrite confirmation display like the one shown below will appear Press the OK button if...

Page 77: ...are in Current Block format will be displayed 5 Press the OK button to delete the selected file A confirmation display like the one shown below will appear Press the OK button if it s OK to delete the file Press the CANCEL button or use the jog dial to select CANCEL on the LCD and then press the OK button to cancel the operation and leave the file unaltered If you press the OK button to execute th...

Page 78: ... into is selected on the TENORI ON Function Button R1 Layer Number Page 30 2 Insert the SD Memory Card containing the file you want to load into the TENORI ON card slot 3 Use the jog dial and OK button to navigate to the Current Layer function menu as follows Main menu File menu Current Layer 4 Use the jog dial to highlight the Load function then press the OK button 5 Current Layer files on the ca...

Page 79: ...pace for the file to be saved into the TENORI ON card slot 2 Use the jog dial and OK button to navigate to the Current Layer function menu as follows Main menu File menu Current Layer 3 Use the jog dial to highlight the Save function then press the OK button 4 The file name entry display will appear A default file name will be provided which you can either use as is or replace with a name of your ...

Page 80: ... one shown below will appear Press the OK button if it s OK to overwrite the file Press the CANCEL button or use the jog dial to select CANCEL on the LCD and then press the OK button to cancel the operation and leave the original file unaltered 6 The display shown in step 3 above will reappear when the operation has finished Rename Current Layer Allows a new name to be entered for a Current Layer ...

Page 81: ...corner of the display and press the OK button Executing will appear on the display while the file is being renamed File data may be irreparably corrupted if you turn off the power or remove the SD Memory Card while the Executing display is showing If a file with the same name exists on the SD Memory Card an overwrite confirmation display like the one shown below will appear Press the OK button if ...

Page 82: ...are in Current Layer format will be displayed 5 Press the OK button to delete the selected file A confirmation display like the one shown below will appear Press the OK button if it s OK to delete the file Press the CANCEL button or use the jog dial to select CANCEL on the LCD and then press the OK button to cancel the operation and leave the file unaltered If you press the OK button to execute th...

Page 83: ... function menu as follows Main menu File menu All Settings 3 Use the jog dial to highlight the Load function then press the OK button 4 All Settings files on the card will appear as a list on the LCD display with no file extension Use the jog dial to select the file you want to load Only files that are in All Settings format will be displayed 5 Press the OK button to load the selected file The dis...

Page 84: ... menu as follows Main menu File menu All Settings 3 Use the jog dial to highlight the Save function then press the OK button 4 The file name entry display will appear A default file name will be provided which you can either use as is or replace with a name of your own File name entry procedure is described in the Rename Song section on Page 65 File names can be up to 16 characters in length The f...

Page 85: ...The display shown in step 3 above will reappear when the operation has finished Rename All Settings Allows a new name to be entered for an All Settings file on an SD Memory Card 1 Insert the SD Memory Card containing the file you want to rename into the TENORI ON card slot 2 Use the jog dial and OK button to navigate to the All Settings function menu as follows Main menu File menu All Settings 3 U...

Page 86: ...mory Card an overwrite confirmation display like the one shown below will appear Press the OK button if it s OK to overwrite the file Press the CANCEL button or use the jog dial to select CANCEL on the LCD and then press the OK button to cancel the operation and leave the original file unaltered 7 The display shown in step 3 above will reappear when the operation has finished Delete All Settings D...

Page 87: ...he OK button if it s OK to delete the file Press the CANCEL button or use the jog dial to select CANCEL on the LCD and then press the OK button to cancel the operation and leave the file unaltered If you press the OK button to execute the delete operation Executing will appear on the display while the file is being deleted File data may be irreparably corrupted if you turn off the power or remove ...

Page 88: ... played via these voices Audio samples can be converted to the sample format used by the TENORI ON tnw file extension using the TENORI ON User Voice Manager software provided on the supplied CD ROM This menu provides access to a number of functions that can be used to manage tnw files The following 5 Samplings file functions are provided Load Samplings Page 93 Save Samplings Page 94 Rename Samplin...

Page 89: ... format The supported file formats are as follows 22 05 kHz 24 kHz 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz sampling rate 8 or 16 bits stereo or mono Mono files will be converted to stereo files with the same data in the L and R channels Up to 16 samples can be assigned to each user voice one of each of 16 LED buttons For a single instrument voice for example those samples can be at 16 different pitches The audio files...

Page 90: ...y the vertical axis of the LED button matrix is assigned to a scale corresponding to the white keys on a piano as show in the illustration below If you assign audio files with pitches corresponding to the default pitches of the buttons your user voice can be played in the same way as the internal voices EXIT 16 mysound04 15 mysound03 14 mysound02 13 mysound01 12 special_effect_E 11 special_effect_...

Page 91: ...ts are repeated in 16 note groups LED buttons to which no audio file is assigned will produce no sound when pressed 4 Save in TENORI ON Sampling format When the audio files have been assigned as required convert the entire set all 16 files to a single TENORI ON format user voice file and save the user voice file to an SD Memory Card Use an SD Memory Card with a capacity of 2 gigabytes or less that...

Page 92: ...er voice by pressing the corresponding LED button while holding the L1 button in the same way as you select the internal voices Octave transpose and scale settings do not affect the user voices User voices are retained in memory even when the TENORI ON is turned off In order to play a song that uses a user voice on a different TENORI ON the user voice file must first be loaded into the TENORI ON o...

Page 93: ...emory numbers 01 16 02 16 and 03 16 The bottom line on the LCD displays the name of the sample file currently loaded in that user memory If the user memory is empty will be displayed 4 Samplings files on the card will appear as a list on the LCD display with no file extension Use the jog dial to select the file you want to load Only files that are in tnw format will be displayed 5 Press the OK but...

Page 94: ...ory 1 3 then press the OK button In this display User1 User2 and User3 correspond to user memory numbers 01 16 02 16 and 03 16 The bottom line on the LCD displays the name of the sample file currently loaded in that user memory If the user memory is empty will be displayed 5 The file name entry display will appear A current file name will be displayed which you can either use as is or replace with...

Page 95: ...overwrite confirmation display like the one shown below will appear Press the OK button if it s OK to overwrite the file Press the CANCEL button or use the jog dial to select CANCEL on the LCD and then press the OK button to cancel the operation and leave the original file unaltered 7 The display shown in step 3 above will reappear when the operation has finished Rename Samplings Allows a new name...

Page 96: ...isplay and press the OK button Executing will appear on the display while the file is being renamed File data may be irreparably corrupted if you turn off the power or remove the SD Memory Card while the Executing display is showing If a file with the same name exists on the SD Memory Card an overwrite confirmation display like the one shown below will appear Press the OK button if it s OK to over...

Page 97: ...w format will be displayed 5 Press the OK button to delete the selected file A confirmation display like the one shown below will appear Press the OK button if it s OK to delete the file Press the CANCEL button or use the jog dial to select CANCEL on the LCD and then press the OK button to cancel the operation and leave the file unaltered If you press the OK button to execute the delete operation ...

Page 98: ...ings 2 Use the jog dial to highlight the Info function then press the OK button 3 A list of the sample files currently loaded in the TENORI ON user memories 1 3 will be displayed In this display 1 2 and 3 correspond to user memory numbers 1 16 02 16 and 03 16 If a user memory is empty will be displayed 4 Press the OK or CANCEL button to return to the display shown in step 2 above Samplings Operati...

Page 99: ...onding parameter edit display 1 Reverb Type Selects the reverb type NO EFFECT No reverb effect HALL1 HALL2 Concert hall reverb simulations ROOM1 ROOM2 ROOM3 The type of reverb you d hear in a room STAGE1 STAGE 2 Simulations of stage reverb PLATE1 PLATE2 Simulations of studio plate reverb units Range NO EFFECT HALL1 HALL2 ROOM1 ROOM2 ROOM3 STAGE1 STAGE2 PLATE1 PLATE2 Default HALL1 LED Buttons No di...

Page 100: ...play 3 Chorus Type Selects the chorus effect type NO EFFECT No chorus effect CHORUS1 CHORUS2 Chorus effects FLANGR1 FLANGR2 Flanger effects Range NO EFFECT CHORUS1 CHORUS2 FLANGR1 FLANGR2 Default NO EFFECT LED Buttons No display 4 Chorus Param Adjusts the depth of the chorus effect Higher values produce greater chorus depth Range 0 127 Default 0 LED Buttons No display Reverb HALL1 Param 40 Chorus ...

Page 101: ...tton to go to the corresponding parameter edit display 1 Interior Start Press the OK button while this display is showing to immediately begin operation of the Interior Type specified in the next item If you press the OK button to start the Interior Mode The Saver Type is automatically set to Interior Range None LED Buttons No display 1 Interior START Page 101 2 Interior Type Page 102 3 Saver Type...

Page 102: ...e pro grammed TENORI ON demo song Clock Song SD Displays the time on the TENORI ON matrix while randomly playing Song Files from an SD Memory Card Range Song DEMO Song SD Clock Clock Song DEMO Clock Song SD Default Song DEMO LED Buttons No display 3 Saver Type Selects the type of operation that will begin if the TENORI ON is not operated for a specified period of time Interior Mode Clock or song p...

Page 103: ... during Interior Mode operation When ON the chime will sound on the hour at 00 minutes and 00 seconds The total chime playback time is 8 seconds Performance data created on the TENORI ON can be used in place of the standard hourly chime Page 104 Save As Time Signal Range ON OFF Default OFF LED Buttons No display 6 Alarm ON OFF Determines whether the alarm will sound during Interior Mode operation ...

Page 104: ...ime signal hourly chime the original default time signal will be erased To restore the original time signal use the Factory Reset function After selecting the block containing the data you want to save as the time signal press the OK button while this display is showing to save the data as the time signal Press the CANCEL button or use the jog dial to select CANCEL on the LCD and then press the OK...

Page 105: ...o select CANCEL on the LCD and then press the OK button if you want to cancel the operation If you press the OK button to execute the operation Saving will appear on the display while the data is being saved File data may be irreparably corrupted if you turn off the power or remove the SD Memory Card while the Saving display is showing Range OK CANCEL Default OK LED Buttons No display 10 Clock Adj...

Page 106: ...tion is not used to save any user settings as defaults the initial factory settings are used Press the OK button while this display is showing to save the current settings as the power on defaults When you press the OK button Saving will appear on the display while the data is being saved File data may be irreparably corrupted if you turn off the power or remove the SD Memory Card while the Saving...

Page 107: ...operation will erase all data from the SD Memory Card Make sure there is not important data you want to keep on a card before formatting it Do not turn off the power or remove the SD Memory Card while the Formatting display is showing Press the CANCEL button or use the jog dial to select CANCEL on the LCD and then press the OK button if you want to cancel the operation Range OK CANCEL Default OK L...

Page 108: ...inal factory settings All blocks and all layers are restored to the factory default settings and all active notes are cleared All registered data alarm time signal owner name etc will also be cleared as will the Save As Default Page 106 settings Loaded sampling files will not be initialized Press the OK button while this display is showing to restore the factory defaults Press the CANCEL button or...

Page 109: ...erations will be recorded in real time The maximum amount of data that can be recorded is 39 kilobytes This corresponds to approximately 1 000 button or dial operations The following display will appear during recording showing the current layer status and elapsed recording time When you reach the point of 1 000 panel control events button or dial operations recording is stopped automatically and ...

Page 110: ...if you turn off the power or remove the SD Memory Card while the Saving display is showing If a file with the same name exists on the SD Memory Card an overwrite confirmation display like the one shown below will appear Press the OK button if it s OK to overwrite the file Press the CANCEL button or use the jog dial to select CANCEL on the LCD and then press the OK button to cancel the operation an...

Page 111: ...ror No SD Card No SD Memory Card is in the card slot Unformatted The SD Memory Card in the card slot has not been formatted SD Card Error Card is Locked The SD Memory Card write protect switch is ON write protected SD Card Error Access Timeout A timeout error has occurred during a SD Memory Card save or load operation SD Card Error Illegal Media The media in the card slot is unsupported SD Card Er...

Page 112: ...ists Overwrite This display will appear when a block file with the same name already exists Press the OK button if it s OK to overwrite the file Press the CANCEL button to cancel the overwrite operation Layer Already Exists Overwrite This display will appear when a layer file with the same name already exists Press the OK button if it s OK to overwrite the file Press the CANCEL button to cancel th...

Page 113: ...e 47 MIDI connection is not established with the Master TENORI ON or does not operate properly even though Slave Mode is selected in the Preference menu Some notes cut off The instrument s 32 note maximum polyphony has been exceeded i e more than 32 notes are being played at once In all modes other than the Push Mode only one note of a given pitch can play at the same time in a single layer When a...

Page 114: ...te protect switch to the OFF position page 63 Not enough remaining SD Memory Card capacity Use a different SD Memory Card The maximum number of files has been exceeded Up to 1 000 files can be stored in the TENORI ON folder or up to 256 files of each file extension type page 62 A loaded All Blocks Current Block or Current Layer file does not play automatically If playback is paused when a file is ...

Page 115: ...uencer start stop operations 2 TENORI ON Specific System Exclusive Messages MIDI messages corresponding to button or dial operations performed on the TENORI ON are output as System Exclusive Messages The format used for these messages is listed below MIDI Data Format Type Details Transmit Receive System Realtime Timing Clock F8 Ø 1 Ø 2 Start FA Ø 1 Ø 2 Continue FB Ø 2 Stop FC Ø 1 Ø 2 Active Sensin...

Page 116: ...Range 0 15 B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0 0 0 0 TYPE1 TYPE0 0 STAT1 STAT0 TYPE1 TYPE0 Controller 0 0 Frame Button 0 1 Panel Button 1 0 Dial STAT1 STAT0 Status 0 0 Button OFF or Dial Down 0 1 Button ON or Dial Up 1 1 Dial Stop B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0 0 0 0 X4 X3 X2 X1 X0 X4 X3 X2 X1 X0 Button 0 0 0 0 0 Cansel 0 0 0 0 1 OK 0 0 0 1 0 Clear 0 1 0 0 0 R1 0 1 0 0 1 R2 0 1 0 1 0 R3 0 1 0 1 1 R4 0 1 1 0 0 R5 1 0...

Page 117: ... Event Specifications Data3 Y 3 0 When TYPE 1 0 is 01 Panel Button Panel Button Vertical Axis 0 1 2 15 from top to bottom When TYPE 1 0 is 00 Frame Button or 10 Dial All 0 B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0 0 0 0 0 Y3 Y2 Y1 Y0 Y3 Y2 Y1 Y0 Panel Button Vertical Axis 0 15 Y3 Y2 Y1 Y0 0 0 0 0 ...

Page 118: ...Reset All Cntrls Local ON OFF Mes All Notes OFF sages Active Sense Reset Note 1 Only effective in Slave Mode Mode Default Changed Note ON Note OFF Key s Ch s 0 32 7 10 11 91 93 1 16 Ø 9nH v 100 Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø 0 127 Ø Ø Ø 3 0 127 Ø Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO 1 16 Ø 9nH v 1 127 Ø 1 Ø 1 120 126 127 121 123 125 Ø 3 0 127 0 127 Ø Ø Yes No De...

Page 119: ...3 08 Bassoon 63 1 39 03 09 Hopper 63 1 40 03 10 PopEcho 63 1 41 03 11 PopStr 63 1 42 03 12 Maple 63 1 43 03 13 ToyRobot 63 1 44 03 14 Tropical 63 1 45 03 15 Floating 63 0 3 03 16 User3 Category Voice Displayed Voice Number Vertical Horizontal Voice Name MSB LSB Prog Layer 4 63 1 46 04 01 NMCanon 63 1 47 04 02 LeedPlus 63 1 48 04 03 DotGame 63 1 49 04 04 HardBeep 63 1 50 04 05 PopFlang 63 1 51 04 0...

Page 120: ... 2 11 09 11 FuzOrgan 63 2 12 09 12 PufOrgan 63 2 13 09 13 PicOrgan 63 2 14 09 14 DropEcho 63 2 15 09 15 Sesame 63 2 16 09 16 Delta Category Voice Displayed Voice Number Vertical Horizontal Voice Name MSB LSB Prog Layer 10 63 2 17 10 01 Marble 63 2 18 10 02 PinBall 63 2 19 10 03 TinToy 63 2 20 10 04 Chick 63 2 21 10 05 Vibes 63 2 22 10 06 SineMmb 63 2 23 10 07 Harp 63 2 24 10 08 Opinion 63 2 25 10 ...

Page 121: ...opUP 63 2 92 14 12 Helium 63 2 93 14 13 Locust 63 2 94 14 14 TinyBell 63 2 95 14 15 PopVibes 63 2 96 14 16 Balimba Layer 15 63 2 97 15 01 Candera 63 2 98 15 02 Orbit 63 2 99 15 03 Helix 63 2 100 15 04 Fade 63 2 101 15 05 Appear 63 2 102 15 06 SlowRay 63 2 103 15 07 PhaseOrg 63 2 104 15 08 Sunspot 63 2 105 15 09 Whistle 63 2 106 15 10 Corona 63 2 107 15 11 Diode 63 2 108 15 12 Zone 63 2 109 15 13 V...

Page 122: ...r 29 51 Loop Speed Master 45 M Master Loop Point 46 Master Loop Speed 45 Master Scale 44 Master Tempo 31 43 Master Transpose 32 45 Master Tuning 60 Master Volume 33 MIDI 7 115 118 Mute 47 O Octave 26 OK 37 Owner Name 107 P Panpot 53 Parameter 22 39 40 41 Performance Mode 4 12 Play Menu 42 Power Save 10 102 Preference Menu 59 Push Mode 20 Push Sensitivity 60 Q Quantize 60 R R1 30 R2 31 R3 32 R4 33 ...

Page 123: ...ital Musical Instrument Division 2007 Yamaha Corporation 701MW0 0 00A0 http www global yamaha com tenori on Yamaha Home Keyboards Home Page http music yamaha com homekeyboard Yamaha Manual Library http www yamaha co jp manual ...

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