Tyros5 Reference Manual
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For a list of preset Voices of this instrument, refer to the “Voice List” in the Data List, available at the online Yamaha
Library.
Cool!
These Voices use sophisticated programming to capture the dynamic textures and subtle nuances of
electric instruments.
Sweet!
These acoustic instrument sounds also benefit from Yamaha’s sophisticated technology—and fea-
ture a finely detailed and natural sound.
Drums
Various drum and percussion sounds are assigned to individual keys, letting you play the sounds
from the keyboard.
SFX
Various special effect sounds and percussion sounds are assigned to individual keys, letting you
play the sounds from the keyboard.
Live! Drums
These are high-quality drum sounds that take full advantage of Stereo Sampling and Dynamic Sam-
pling.
Live! SFX
These are various high-quality special effect sounds and percussion sounds that take full advantage
of Stereo Sampling and Dynamic sampling.
Organ Flutes!
These authentic organ Voices let you adjust the various footages and craft your own original organ
sounds. See
MegaVoice
These Voices make special use of velocity switching. Each velocity range (the measure of your
playing strength) has a completely different sound.
For example, a guitar MegaVoice includes the sounds of various performance techniques. In con-
ventional instruments, different Voices having those sounds would be called up via MIDI and
played in combination to achieve the desired effect. However, now with MegaVoices, a convincing
guitar part can be played with just a single Voice, using specific velocity values to play the desired
sounds. Because of the complex nature of these Voices and the precise velocities need to play the
sounds, they’re not intended for playing from the keyboard. They are, however, very useful and
convenient when creating MIDI data—especially when you want to avoid using several different
Voices just for a single instrument part.
S.Art!, S.Art2! and Mega Voices are not compatible with other instrument models. For this reason, any Song or Style you’ve created on this instrument using these Voices
will not sound properly when played back on the instruments which do not have these types of Voices.
S.Art!, S.Art2! and Mega Voices sound differently depending on keyboard range, velocity, touch, etc. Hence, if you apply a HARMONY/ECHO effect, change the transpose
setting or change the Voice Set parameters, unexpected or undesired sounds may result.
The characteristics of S.Art2! Voices (default vibrato setting and articulation effects applied by the [ART] buttons) are effective for real-time performance; however, these
effects may not be completely reproduced when you play back a MIDI Song which has been recorded using S.Art2! Voices.
Converting the Voices of a MIDI Song to MegaVoices (MEGAEnhancer)
MEGAEnhancer is a software program that converts XG/GM song data (Standard MIDI File) to song data specially
enhanced to be played back using an instrument or tone generator containing MegaVoices. With the use of the
sophisticated MegaVoices, MEGAEnhancer automatically makes conventional song files with guitar, bass, and other
parts sound much more realistic and authentic. MEGAEnhancer can be downloaded from the Yamaha website.
http://download.yamaha.com/
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