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About the disk................................................ 105

Save ................................................................ 105
Load ............................................................... 105
Delete ....................................................... 106

Rename .......................................................... 107
MDR .............................................................. 107
Directory ........................................................ 108
Format ........................................................... 108
Backup .............................................................. 108

status ............................................................. 109

Memory protect .................................................... 109

Memory protect (internal, card) ...................... 109

Setup functions .................................................... 110

Master tuning, synthesizer volume

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Combine ......................................................... 110
Controller reset.............................................. 110
Performance effect (delay)

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Performance effect (pan) ................................ 112
Performance effect (chord) ............................. 113
About microtuning ........................................ 114

Microtuning (octave edit) ............................... 114
Microtuning (octave initialize) ....................... 114
Microtuning (full keyboard edit) ................... 115
Microtuning (full keyboard initialize) ............ 115
Velocity (fixed velocity, velocity curve)......... 115

Damp (EG forced damp, volume damp) ........ 116

Other functions ..................................................... 117

Voice initialize ................................................ 117

Performance initialize ................................... 117
Voice recall ..................................................... 117
Performance recall .......................................... 117
Preset load...................................................... 118

Voice edit ...................................................... 118

Store functions...................................................... 119

Voice store..................................................... 119
Performance store ......................................... 119

Voice store when using voice edit ................ 119

Copy functions...............................................

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Effect copy ..................................................

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Performance effect copy ................................ 120
Envelope generator copy ................................ 120

Compare functions................................................ 121

Voice compare .............................................. 121
Performance compare..................................... 121

Appendix

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Troubleshooting .................................................. 122
Preset voices ........................................................ 124

Preset performances ............................................. 124
Initialized performance settings ........................... 125

Initialized voice settings ........................................ 126
Specifications ........................................................ 127

MIDI data format

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MIDI Implementation Chart ................................. 145
Performance data blank chart................................ 148
Voice data blank chart........................................... 149

IMPORTANT SAFETY AND INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS ................................................. 150

SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION........................ 151

Index

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Summary of Contents for V50

Page 1: ...YAMAHA AUTHORIZED PRODUCT MANUAL DIGITAL SYNTHESIZER ...

Page 2: ...DIGITAL SYNTHESIZER Operating Manual YAMAHA ...

Page 3: ... by the interference Utilize power outlets for the professional music equipment and the device being affected that are on different branch circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install AC line filters In the case of radio or TV interference relocate the antenna or if the antenna lead in is 300 ohm ribbon lead change the lead in to a co axial type cable If these corrective measures do not produce sat...

Page 4: ...DIGITAL SYNTHESIZER ...

Page 5: ...proximate sequencer In addition to the rhythm tracks an 8 track se quencer is built into the V50 By recording musical parts track by track you can build up an ensemble of up to 8 instruments using just a single V50 Up to 8 songs within a total of approximately 16000 notes can occupy the V50 s memory and be played back in succession Rhythm machine with PCM recorded sounds A rhythm machine with 61 P...

Page 6: ... 2 Performance Edit 23 About performance editing 23 Performance edit 24 Assign mode performance name 24 Notes 24 Voice number 25 Receive channel 25 Note limit low 25 Note limit high 26 Detune 26 Note shift 27 Volume 27 Output assign 27 LFO select 28 Micro tuning on off 28 Micro tuning select 29 Performance effect select 30 Effect on off 30 Effect select effect balance 30 Effect output level stereo...

Page 7: ... 78 2 Songs 78 Sequencer Data 79 The sequencer and the synthesizer 79 Synthesizer preparations 80 Rhythm machine preparations 81 Realtime recording procedure 82 Select the sequencer function 82 Select a song to record 82 Select realtime recording 82 Set recording conditions 83 Start and Stop recording 83 Step recording procedure 84 Select the sequencer function 84 Select a song to record 84 Select...

Page 8: ...lume damp 116 Other functions 117 Voice initialize 117 Performance initialize 117 Voice recall 117 Performance recall 117 Preset load 118 Voice edit 118 Store functions 119 Voice store 119 Performance store 119 Voice store when using voice edit 119 Copy functions 120 Effect copy 120 Performance effect copy 120 Envelope generator copy 120 Compare functions 121 Voice compare 121 Performance compare ...

Page 9: ...plugged from the AC receptacle in the event of an electrical storm This precaution will minimize the chance that a high voltage spike caused by lightning will damage the unit 4 Electromagnetic fields Computer circuitry is also sensitive to electromagnetic radiation Television sets radio receivers transmitters and transceivers and wireless microphone or intercom systems are all potential sources of...

Page 10: ...enced FM users Experienced V50 users Important points to know Please read this section Not absolutely nec when using the V50 and basic essary to read operation Explains how to edit a per formance Read when you want to edit a performance Read when necessary Explains how to edit a voice Read when you want Skim through Read when necessary to edit a voice Explains how to use the rhythm machine Read wh...

Page 11: ... pitch and rotating the wheel toward you will lower the pitch Modulation wheel MODULATION This regulates the amount of cyclic change in tone wah wah cyclic change in volume tremolo or cyclic change in pitch vibrato Rotating the wheel away from you will cause a deeper effect and ro tating it all the way towards you will result in no effect This is where you insert a 3 5 floppy disk to store Floppy ...

Page 12: ...ll indicate the current function of each key System keys These are used with the sequencer or rhythm ma chine or when editing sequencer or rhythm machine data When you press you will enter sequencer play mode When you press you will enter rhythm play mode pattern play mode or song play mode In sequencer or rhythm machine mode pressing will display menus of various settings for each mode Sequencer ...

Page 13: ...reset Card or Internal voices performances and rhythm pat terns However there are no Card rhythm pat terns Edit keys When editing voices or performances these keys specify the parameter to be edited During sequencer playback these keys switch each track on off They are also used to select tracks for recording Utility keys These keys are used when making various settings or for various operations a...

Page 14: ...ted here Foot controller jack FC An optional foot controller FC7 FC9 etc can be connected here to regulate tone pitch or volume Foot switch jack FS An optional foot switch FC4 FC5 etc can be connected here to turn sustain sustaining notes the portamento smoothly changing pitch on off Sequencer switch jack PLAY STOP An optional foot switch FC4 FC5 etc can be connected here to start or stop sequence...

Page 15: ... follows Combination amp speaker units Multitrack recorders or cassette decks However be sure to use the line inputs Connecting the output of the V50 to the mic inputs could damage the equipment When connecting to a cassette deck etc you will need an adaptor to convert the phone plug into the pin plug that is found on most cassette decks Mixers e g the MV802 or DMP7 Be sure to use the line inputs ...

Page 16: ...e V50 power on on 2 Are the V50 and the amp correctly connected 3 Are the volumes of V50 and amp raised If after checking these three items you still hear no sound try the steps given on the following page If you still hear no sound see page 122 The display will light up and show the following message You can modify the message in the lower line of the display as explained on page 22 Now let s try...

Page 17: ...o enter a different two digit number to select another performance Play the keyboard and you will hear a different sound 100 preset voices 12 Introducing the V50 5 This time press Pressing will select the performance of the next number Pressing will select the performance of the previous number For instance if preset performance 12 is selected pressing will select preset performance 13 As you have...

Page 18: ...ending PC No The display will return to normal when you release the button This function allows you to transmit a Program Change message from MIDI OUT This function is meaningless when using the V50 by itself For details see page 103 Note Since voice and performance memories are numbered from 00 to 99 selecting a memory usually requires you to enter a two digit number However the Bank Hold feature...

Page 19: ...SY for a short time the following display will appear 4 Use to select the demo song The song titles will be shown in the lower line of the display 5 Press to begin playing the demo song To stop playback press To resume playback press again Press and together to re turn to the beginning of the song Playing the disk demo Here s how to playback the disk demo Not only the demo data included with the V...

Page 20: ...e and sequencer In general you may think of them as being independent of each other Synthesizer A device that produces various sounds using an FM tone generator The synthesizer can be thought of as consisting of the keyboard on which you play and the tone generator which actually produces the sounds Rhythm machine A device that contains PCM re cordings of actual rhythm instrument sounds The wide v...

Page 21: ...ress when already in single play mode or press when already in performance play mode the display will show Sending PC No as long as you continue holding the switch This allows you to send a program change message as explained on page 103 To select performance play mode press The performance last used in performance play mode will be selected Now you can press or and use the numeric keys or to sele...

Page 22: ...de using methods 2 or 3 lnputting characters 2 Using the data entry slider Moving the data entry slider will scroll through the following characters 3 Using Pressing will move through the characters shown above When entering characters use the method or combi nation of methods most appropriate for each situation Here s how to enter names for voices or performances or song names for the rhythm mach...

Page 23: ...ed that a voice is a certain sound Playing using just one sound is called single play mode In single play mode you can select any one of the preset internal or card voices if a card is inserted in the card slot In single play mode you will be able to play chords of up to 16 notes When you press the 17th key the note 18 Introducing the V50 you played first will disappear and the newly played note w...

Page 24: ...ormance play mode and maximum simultaneous notes We have learned that playing just one voice at a time is called single play mode We have also learned that playing preset internal or card performances is called performance play mode We explained above that the maximum number of notes that can be played simultaneously is 16 This is also the maximum number of notes that can be played in per formance...

Page 25: ... Turn the instrument back on again in the same way that you turned it off Note Turning an instrument on off is temporary and se lecting another performance will turn the instruments back on If you turn all the instruments in a performance off there will be no sound When to use single play or performance play mode By now you probably understand the difference between single play mode and performanc...

Page 26: ...ay DistDly 16 Church 1 7 18 Club Stage 19 Bath Room 2 0 Metal 21 Tunnel 22 Doubler 1 2 3 Doubler 2 24 Feed Back Gate 25 26 F Back Reverse Feed Back E R 27 Delay Tone1 28 Dly L R Tone1 2 9 Tone Control2 30 31 32 Delay Tone2 Dly L R Tone2 Distortion These effects can be used on the synthesizer perform ance voice and also on the rhythm machine Each voice and performance can have its own effect settin...

Page 27: ...devices as follows Voice data is compatible with the DX11 YS100 YS200 B200 TQ5 DX21 DX100 TX81Z and WT11 However when V50 data is transmitted to one of these devices functions not found on these devices will be ignored For example if V50 voice data is transmitted to a DX11 the V50 effect data will be ignored By attaching a separately sold ADP2 adaptor you will be able to use the ROM or RAM cartrid...

Page 28: ...ated performance Page 119 explains how If after editing a performance you select another performance without storing the data you edited the performance will return to its original data If this happens you can use the Recall function in to recall the data you were working on This function is explained on page 117 While editing a performance the Compare function allows you to compare the sound you ...

Page 29: ... for Max Note and Reserve Notes will be set to match the number of instruments being used 24 Performance Edit Performance name Function Give a name to a performance Settings Up to 10 characters Explanation Use this function to give a name to a performance Page 17 explains how to enter characters When editing an existing performance the original per formance name will be displayed When editing a pe...

Page 30: ...s and card voices Receive channel Press RECV CH The upper line of the display will show the keyboard transmit channel and the voice of the instrument where the cursor is located Function Set the MIDI channel received by each instrument Settings 1 16 omn Explanation Each instrument will sound only when data arrives on the channel specified here When omn is selected the instrument will sound in resp...

Page 31: ...y the low note limit is set to C 2 and the high note limit is set to G8 When creating a per formance with key splits so that different voices are played by different areas of the keyboard change the low and high note limits 26 Performance Edit Note A note limit cannot be set for instruments whose maximum note setting is 0 or when DVA is used whose reserved note setting is off When using key splits...

Page 32: ...e transmit channel Volume Press VOLUME Function This determines the volume of each instrument Settings 0 99 Explanation 0 is a volume of 0 and 99 is maximum volume The vertical bar at the right of each number graphically indicates the volume for each instrument This setting determines the volume balance of the instruments in a performance Note Volume cannot be set for instruments whose maxi mum no...

Page 33: ...mum note setting is 0 or when DVA is used whose reserved note setting is off If there is only one instrument whose maximum notes setting is greater than 0 you will be able to select only off or the number of the instrument itself If you try to select other values will be displayed and the result will be the same as if you had selected off If the maximum notes settings for instruments 1 or 2 are se...

Page 34: ...d to specify the key C B you will be playing in Since the V50 allows you to memorize a micro tuning for each performance you can store identical performances with micro tunings of different keys and transpose at the touch of a button 3 Pure minor 4 Mean tone A G The same as Pure Major but designed for the minor scale C B This is an adjustment of the Pure and Pythagorean tunings The interval betwee...

Page 35: ...strument that is sounding The pan performance effect applies to all in struments whose output assign is either L or R Note If the maximum notes setting is less than the number of notes in the chord of the chord performance effect memory the chord will not sound correctly Instruments whose output assign is set off or L R will not be affected by the pan performance effect This performance effect has...

Page 36: ...y and tone control 1 28 Dly L R Tone1 Combination of delay L R and tone control 1 29 Tone Control 2 Tone control using low pass filter and high pass filter 30 Delay Tone2 Combination of delay and tone control 2 31 Dly L R Tone2 Combination of delay L R and tone control 2 32 Distortion Distortion effect Note Settings for Balance Out Level and Stereo Mix will vary for each effect 2 Effect balance Fu...

Page 37: ... individual adjustments for each effect Settings Each type of effect has different settings see following chart Explanation This is where you make individual adjustments for each effect as shown in the following chart It is also possible to copy the settings for an effect from another performance or voice see page 120 Settings for 1 Reverb Hail 2 Reverb Room 3 Reverb Plate 16 Church 17 Club 18 Sta...

Page 38: ...y Dist 0 100 Specify the amount of distortion Higher settings will cause more distortion Reverb 0 100 Specify the amount of reverb This determines the balance of reverb and distortion Settings 12dB 12dB Comment Low frequency control shelving band pass filter at 800Hz Pos itive settings boost and negative settings cut 12dB 12dB Middle frequency control pres ence band pass filter at 1260Hz Positive ...

Page 39: ...e delayed sound appears from the left channel Specify the delay time for the right channel As this setting is increased there will be a longer wait before before the delayed sound appears from the right channel Specify the low pass filter setting Frequencies above the specified frequency will be cut Lch Dly Lch Dly 0 ms 300 ms Rch Dly 0 1 ms 50 ms 0 ms 300 ms Rch Dly 1 25KHz 12 0KHz LPF Settings f...

Page 40: ...12 0KHz Specify the cutoff frequency for the low pass filter Frequencies above the specified frequency will be cut Settings for 32 Distortion Parameter Dist HPF LPF Settings 0 100 160 Hz 1000 Hz thru 1 25KHz 12 0KHz Comment Specify the amount of distortion Higher settings will cause more distortion Specify the high pass filter ting Frequencies below the specified frequency will be cut Specify the ...

Page 41: ...our operators are com bined to make a voice To keep things simple we will be using only two operators in our example There are two ways in which these two operators A and B can be arranged 1 Two operators arranged horizontally 36 Voice Edit 2 Two operators arranged vertically In the case of 1 the two sounds of the operators A and B are mixed In the case of 2 the upper operator B modulates the soun...

Page 42: ...tor acts as a carrier or as a modulator 2 Output level of each operator OUTPUT LEVEL The output level of a carrier operator will determine volume and the output level of a modulator operator will determine the brightness of the sound produced by the operator carrier it is modulating The output levels of operators A and B determine the mixture balance of the two sounds Modulator Carrier The output ...

Page 43: ...ct the voice you want to edit When using method 2 you must first create an initialized voice using the function Init initialize see page 117 While editing a voice you can compare the results of your editing with the original voice by using the compare function see page 121 OPERATOR ON OFF Whenever you are editing a voice the upper left of the display will show a row of numbers such as 1111 From le...

Page 44: ...imultaneously modifies the RR of all operators Explanation If you decrease the value below the initial position of the indicator the envelope generator RR RE LEASE RATE settings for all operators will be re duced resulting in a slower decay If you increase the value the RR will be increased resulting in a faster decay The display shows the RR for each operator Note When you use this quick edit fun...

Page 45: ...tors 1 and 2 and try out various set tings for operators 3 and 4 Algorithm 3 This algorithm is good for resonant brass sounds or strings with emphasis on the sound of the bow Use operators 1 and 4 to create the basic part of the sound and operator 3 to create the resonance or bow scrape Try frequency settings of 2 82 or 3 14 for operator Algorithm 4 As with algorithm 3 this algorithm allows you to...

Page 46: ...fter Repeating change in volume tremolo The volume will alternately become louder and softer Repeating change in pitch vibrato The pitch will alternately become higher and lower 1 Wave Function Select a waveform or shape for the repeating change Settings saw up square triangle S Hold Explanation The wave selected here will determine the shape of the vibrato tremolo or wah Select from the fol lowin...

Page 47: ...troller raise the pitch setting MW Pitch BC Pitch etc for that controller 42 Voice Edit Ways to add vibrato indicates When using the foot controller FUNCTION FC Pitch setting When using the modulation wheel FUNCTION MW Pitch setting When using the breath controller FUNCTION BC Pitch setting When using aftertouch FUNCTION AT Pitch setting 6 AMD Function Set the depth of tremolo or wah Settings 0 99...

Page 48: ...ngs for each con troller For details of how to add tremolo or wah see page 42 Settings off on Explanation This determines the operators that will be affected by amplitude modulation Repeatedly press to step through the operators and program the values for each If AME is turned on for an operator that is acting as a carrier tremolo change in volume will result If AME is turned on for an operator th...

Page 49: ... operator is raised the force with which a note is played will affect the tone Oscillator mode coarse fine wave detune shift range Press OSCILLATOR Oscillator settings determine the pitch and waveform that is output by each operator These oscillator settings are made independently for each of the four operators Repeatedly press to step through operators and program the values for each The items in...

Page 50: ...the case of C3 a detune setting of 3 results in a pitch change of 2 6 cents and a setting of 3 results in a pitch change of 2 6 cents 1 cent is 1 100 of a half step By setting slight differences in the pitch of oper ators you can create chorusing effects to broaden the sound Note Detune is intended to create differences in the relative pitches of the operators Setting all operators to the same det...

Page 51: ...the ouput level decreases at the rate of D1R to the level D1L 3 While the key remains depressed the level will continue to decrease at the rate of D2R 4 When the key is released the level will decrease at the rate of RR Set the rate at which the output level rises to maxi mum Settings 0 31 Explanation A setting of 0 is infinitely slow and a setting of 31 is the fastest attack 46 Voice Edit 2 D1R F...

Page 52: ... PR1 PR2 PR3 Function Set the rates of PEG pitch change Settings 0 99 Explanation Higher settings result in faster change Lower settings result in slower change PR1 is the rate of pitch change from PL3 to PL1 starting when the key is pressed PR2 is the rate of pitch change from PL1 to PL2 PR3 is the rate of pitch change to PL3 starting when the key is released 2 PL1 PL2 PL3 Function Set the levels...

Page 53: ... output level of all carrier operators to 0 there will be no sound Settings 99 99 Explanation A setting of 0 has no effect and 99 or 99 have maximum effect The following diagram shows the result of keyboard level scaling for a setting of 1 99 Settings of l 99 will have the op posite effect Keyboard scaling rate Press SCALING Keyboard rate scaling adjusts the rate of change of the envelope generato...

Page 54: ...ines the maximum pitch change when the pitch bend wheel is moved all the way in either direction When this is set to 0 the pitch bend wheel will have no effect When this is set to 12 the pitch bend wheel will have maximum effect Pitch bend wheel range can be set from 0 12 in half steps This means that a setting of 12 will allow the pitch bend wheel to raise or lower the pitch one octave 3 Foot swi...

Page 55: ...o time to 0 If a foot switch is connected to the rear panel FS jack and if the foot switch is set to por portamento portamento will apply only while the foot switch is pressed Foot controller volume pitch amplitude After pressing FUNCTION press the below FC in the display An optional foot controller FC7 FC9 etc can be connected to the rear panel FC jack and used to modify the depth of vibrato trem...

Page 56: ...um effect Note Unless the SENSITIVITY AMS setting is raised and the AME of the appropriate operators is on raising this setting will have no effect see page 43 If a foot controller is not connected the result will be the same as when the foot controller is fully depressed This means that if you raise this setting tremolo or wah will be applied continuously If you do not want to control tremolo or ...

Page 57: ... the breath controller 52 Voice Edit Setting 0 99 Explanation This allows you to regulate tremolo or wah using the breath controller As you blow into the breath con troller the amount of tremolo or wah will increase When the setting is 0 the breath controller will have no effect and when the setting is 99 it will have maximum effect Note Unless the SENSITIVITY AMS setting is raised and the AME of ...

Page 58: ...ing this setting will have no effect If you do not want to control vibrato depth using 2 Amplitude Function Set the amount of tremolo or wah regulated by aft ertouch Setting 0 99 Explanation This allows you to regulate tremolo or wah using aftertouch As you press down on the keyboard the amount of tremolo or wah will increase When the setting is 0 aftertouch will have no effect and when the settin...

Page 59: ...everb effect When using this be aware of the fol lowing points If the RR setting of operator 1 is low a slow decay the output level will take a long time to drop below 18dB and the reverb effect will not be heard If the AR setting of operator 1 is 0 the output level will already be below 18dB causing this reverb to start immediately and making the sound linger for a long time 54 Voice Edit Voice n...

Page 60: ...ght 24 Feed Back Gate Gate reverb with feedback 25 F Back Reverse Reverse gate with feedback 26 Feed Back E R Early reflections with feedback 27 Delay Tone1 Combination of delay and tone control 1 28 Dly L R Tone1 Combination of delay L R and tone control 1 29 Tone Control 2 Tone control using low pass filter and high pass filter 30 Delay Tone2 Combination of delay and tone control 2 31 Dly L R To...

Page 61: ...on Mix the processed sound with the unprocessed stereo sound Settings off on Explanation Effect input processing is done in monaural This means that when stereo mix is off the stereo output signal from the performance assign settings of each instrument will be output in mono When this is set to on the mono processed sound will be mixed with the original stereo output signal and output in stereo Th...

Page 62: ...nthesizer Up to 8 notes can be produced simul taneously by the rhythm machine tone generator Rhythm patterns and rhythm songs For our example we will create three rhythm pat terns as follows When learning to use the V50 rhythm machine it is important to understand what we mean by rhythm pattern and rhythm song A rhythm song is a song consisting of many rhythm patterns as in the following example 1...

Page 63: ...ed together with a sequencer song it is possible that the measure numbers of the rhythm mode and sequencer mode will not match PLAYING RHYTHM PATTERNS Note The internal patterns and rhythm songs you create off If you want to keep the data you create save it will not remain in memory after the power is turned to disk or card see page 97 105 This is where you play rhythm patterns preset patterns or ...

Page 64: ...tempo Moving the data entry slider while pressing will also modify the tempo Change keyboard mode Move the cursor to KBD and change the setting to select whether the keyboard will play rhythm sounds or synthesizer sounds This setting is effective only when in rhythm mode Whether the keyboard plays rhythm sounds or synthesizer sounds is determined by the transmit channel of the keyboard and the rec...

Page 65: ...e 1 Recording a rhythm pattern from scratch You can record into a rhythm pattern that contains no data If a pattern contains no data a w will not be shown in the display Patterns with a w indication such as 100w have already been re corded 2 Record using a rhythm pattern that has already been recorded You can record to a previously recorded rhythm pattern to modify it The procedure will differ sli...

Page 66: ... an accuracy of 1 48th of a quarter note Quantization can be changed after you start to record allowing you to use different quan tization settings when recording each sound About quantization These examples show how quantization would correct minor timing errors if you recorded a pattern with a 4 4 time signature playing notes at the timing indicated by o in the following diagram If quantization ...

Page 67: ... You will get the following display 2 Press You are now ready to record Pressing the below EXIT will return you to the previous display 3 Make settings for the following six recording con ditions Record mode Select Real realtime recording or Step step recording In this example we will select Step PTN Select the pattern I00 I99 or P00 P99 you want to record Time Select a time signature from 1 4 8 4...

Page 68: ...g before pressing To change the quantize setting while recording move the cursor to Qntz and press one of the following keys Set quantization to 1 4 quarter note Set quantization to 1 8 eighth note Set quantization to 1 16 sixteenth note Set quantization to 1 32 thirty se cond note Set quantization to 1 6 1 12 or 1 24 When quantization is set to 1 4 pressing this key will set quantization to 1 6 W...

Page 69: ...e switches below the and will move the cursor backwards and forwards through the pattern in steps of 1 6 of a 32nd note The following special characters will indicate your exact position 1 6 position 2 6 position 6 6 position 64 Using the rhythm machine Press or to move the cursor in steps of a 32nd note Here is an example of using step recording to create a pattern We will be creating the followi...

Page 70: ...3 Next we will input the hi hat pattern Move the cursor _ to the beginning of the measure Play the note A2 HHclos on the keyboard The instrument will change to hi hat and a hi hat will be entered in the first beat If at this time the cursor is at the position of the instrument name the graph display wil change to show that instrument Input the hi hat pattern in the same way as you input the bass d...

Page 71: ...ther pattern number Explanation When only one pattern is specified as the copy source the pattern will be copied to the internal pattern memory you specify 66 Using the rhythm machine If you specify two patterns as the copy source the specified patterns will be connected and copied to the destination The total measures of the two source patterns will be the length of the new destination pattern Co...

Page 72: ...tings are shared with the settings of the setup job in song play mode They affect various overall op eration of the rhythm machine and will remain mem orized even when the power is turned off 1 Receive channel Function Set the receive channel of the rhythm machine Settings 1 16 omn Explanation This specifies the MIDI channel that the rhythm machine will receive Select a receive channel from the fo...

Page 73: ...he measure is indicated by a higher pitched beep 6 Sync mode Function Select the clock timing source for the rhythm ma chine 68 Using the rhythm machine Settings int MIDI Explanation This setting selects what will control the tempo of the rhythm machine Select one of the following int Tempo will be controlled by the internal clock Normally this is the setting you will select MIDI MIDI clock signal...

Page 74: ... Effect select Function Determine how effect processing will apply to the rhythm machine Settings off on mix Explanation This setting has no connection with the instrument selected in 1 It affects the entire rhythm machine This setting determines whether the effects unit will process the sound of the rhythm machine The same effect will apply to both the rhythm machine and the synthesizer It is not...

Page 75: ... sounds themselves are different not all assignments are the same Normally you will select one of these presets In the above display you can check the rhythm instrument assign ments by moving the cursor to Key and playing a key The rhythm instrument assigned to that key will be displayed To create your own rhythm instrument assignment select a user assign memory USER 1 or USER 2 Move the cursor to...

Page 76: ...board will play the rhythm sounds assigned to each key SYN The keyboard will play the performance or voice selected before was pressed 5 Press and the selected rhythm song will begin playing The toPTN display will disappear and the currently playing measure number and pattern name will be displayed When you play the key board you will hear the sound selected in 4 6 Press and the rhythm song will s...

Page 77: ...n the song 2 Volume change This specifies a change in the rhythm machine volume during the song Specify a volume change as follows Special non pattern functions VoI Amount of change The amount of change in volume indicates an increase in volume indicates a decrease in volume We have explained that a pattern is assigned to each part but in addition to this repeat volume change tempo change and mark...

Page 78: ...art 003 is in a time sig nature of 4 4 the tempo change will end when the fourth beat ends Note Tempo change is specified as an increase or decrease in the currently set tempo If the tempo is already at the maximum of 240 it cannot be increased further If tempo is already at the minimum of 30 it cannot be decreased further 4 Mark It is often convenient to specify a mark in a song and use the searc...

Page 79: ...meric keys or select the pattern to input Pressing or will switch between internal patterns and preset patterns Patterns will be selected as shown in the following display 74 Using the rhythm machine When entering repeat volume change tempo change or mark data instead of a pattern press the keys below the right and while the Pattern display is blinking The keys below the right and will step throug...

Page 80: ...en you press the currently displayed part will be deleted Copy Press the below Copy Function Copy the specified range of parts to another location Explanation This copies the parts specified by Part and places them in front of the part specified in Part After specifying the three part numbers press the below GO When the display asks Are you sure press and the parts will be copied Note If you want ...

Page 81: ... ways Begin song editing from song play mode as follows If you are not in pattern play mode press the below toSONG to enter song play mode Press to get the following display Function Press the below EXIT to return to the previous display Song edit Press the below Edit This display has been explained in Creating Rhythm Songs page 72 and Editing a rhythm song page 75 76 Using the rhythm machine Song...

Page 82: ...eared Note This cannot be used if no marks have been entered Setup Press the below Setup Settings in this job are shared with the settings in the pattern job Setup For details see page 67 Inst settings Press the below Inst Settings in this job are shared with the settings in the pattern job Rhythm assign For details see page 69 Search Press the below Srch Function Jump to a marked part ready to be...

Page 83: ...recorded separately For example you might record the bass part on track 1 and then record the piano part on track 2 while listening to the bass part By repeating this process you can record as many tracks as you need To use all eight tracks you will need to record eight times 78 Using the sequencer Realtime recording and step recording There are two ways to record each track 1 Realtime recording R...

Page 84: ...ess to set the transmit channel of the keyboard to the receive channel of the selected in strument Normally the receive channel of the sequencer will be set to Kbd This allows you to record sequence data from the V50 keyboard Unless you are using an external keyboard to record sequencer data leave it at this setting Page 88 tells how to set the sequencer receive channel When using an external keyb...

Page 85: ...equencer these preparations are unnecessary Since you can specify voices when making se quencer recording settings there is no need to select each voice after initializing When using one to four sequencer tracks Use the performance initialize function to select SEQ4 as the initialization setting 1 Press to enter performance play mode 2 Select a performance number 3 Press 4 Press the below Init 5 P...

Page 86: ... If you will be creating the rhythm song after recording the sequencer song or if you will not be using rhythm sounds If the rhythm song contains no data yet go ahead and record the sequencer song If the rhythm song contains data you can either erase it or select a different rhythm song that contains no data During sequencer recording and playback the rhythm machine will not sound Here are some ot...

Page 87: ...r of the song to be recorded 1 Move the cursor to the far left and specify a song 1 8 to record If setup data has already been stored for the song the display may show withSETUP or Song only when you select the song This choice is explained on page 87 82 Using the sequencer Here we will explain the most basic way to select realtime recording For details see page 94 1 Press to get the following dis...

Page 88: ...mber When Mode is set to IND specify the voice number 5 Move the cursor to Time and set the time sig nature Select from l 4 4 4 l 8 8 8 and l 16 16 16 6 Move the cursor to Tempo and set the tempo of the song Select from a range of 30 240 quarter notes per minute Start and stop recording Here is the procedure for actual recording 1 Press and a two measure countdown will begin For example if you hav...

Page 89: ...ording Here we will explain the most basic way to select step recording For details see page 94 1 Press to get the following display 84 Using the sequencer 2 Press the below Rec to get the following display 3 Making sure that the cursor is located at Mode select the recording mode Select from Realtime Step or Punch In this example we will select Step 4 Press the below EXIT twice Note In step recor...

Page 90: ...ute Start and stop recording Here is the procedure for recording 1 Press to get the following display This is known as the bar graph display In step recording use this bar graph to specify the length and timing of each note This bar graph shows the data for one measure The number of the measure currently displayed is shown at the left side The mark indicates each beat In the example above the time...

Page 91: ...h 6 When finished recording press This com pletes step recording Page 87 explains how to play back the song you recorded Inputting program changes If you input a wrong note move the cursor to the position of the note and press ERASE All notes in the specified 32nd note region will be erased including program change data The voice mode and voice number you specified in the Mode and Voice settings a...

Page 92: ...le playing back 4 Specify tempo by moving the cursor to Tempo and entering the tempo You can also set the tempo by moving the data entry slider while pressing 5 Press to begin playback All tracks that con tain data will play back 6 To stop playing press To resume playing from where you stopped press To resume playing from the beginning of the song press and together and then press Track mute Norma...

Page 93: ...ied section When the measure Out is reached recording will automatically end This completes punch in recording SETUP FUNCTIONS These functions determine the receive channel and var ious other aspects of the sequencer In sequencer mode press to get the following display Settings Kbd 1 16 om Explanation Press the below Setup to get the following display This determines the MIDI channel that the sequ...

Page 94: ...wing off There will be no click Rec The click will sound only during realtime and punch in recording Normally you will use this setting Play Rec The click will sound during realtime re cording and playback Always The click will sound at all times while in sequencer mode 5 Sync Function Select the clock timing source for the sequencer Settings int MIDI Explanation This setting selects what will con...

Page 95: ... In single mode single play mode the V50 will play only the track data that is transmitted on a channel that matches the tone generator Rch setting In multi mode performance play mode each track will play the instrument that matches its transmit channel the lower line off indicates that data is not transmitted SONG JOB FUNCTIONS Here you can name or clear a song In sequencer play mode select the s...

Page 96: ...be erased Quantize Press the below Qntz Function Correct each note to the nearest specified timing Settings l 8 select track 1 48 1 32 1 16 l 12 l 8 l 6 l 4 size Explanation Quantization will move the start timing of each note to the nearest interval of the specified value The following diagram is an example of a track recorded in realtime and played with inaccurate timing The notes on the second ...

Page 97: ...d inserted into another location Measures at the specified destination will be pushed back 92 Using the sequencer If you specify measures from 002 to 003 Ins to 006 as shown in the upper diagram the song will change as shown in the lower diagram The measures will be renumbered as 1 2 3 After specifying the beginning and end measures of the source and the measure of the destination press the below ...

Page 98: ...ge as shown in the lower diagram After specifying the track and beginning and end measures press the below GO Press measures will be in reply to the confirming message and the erased Remove Press the below Remov Function Remove the specified data from the specified meas ures Explanation This removes pitch bend wheel data aftertouch data or other control change data from the specified range of meas...

Page 99: ... When you begin recording using Replace all the old data in the measures from where recording began to where recording ended will be erased STORlNG SETUP DATA The data that is stored for each sequencer song includes the voices performances and number of the rhythm song used in that sequencer song When you load sequencer data from disk and start playback all this data will be loaded as well meaning...

Page 100: ...ore inserting or removing a card Cards contain a backup battery with a lifespan of approximately 5 years When the backup battery in a card nears the end of its lifespan the V50 display will show Change card battery when you select a card voice or card performance When this occurs copy the contents of the card to another card or to disk and contact your dealer or authorized Yamaha service center to...

Page 101: ...able data Performance effect data Micro tuning data oct and full only System data Voice performance data V PF Voice data 100 voices Performance data 100 performances Setup All Data setAL Program change table data Performance effect data Micro tuning data oct and full only Program change table data Performance effect data Micro tuning data System data PCT PEFCT MCT SYS Program change table data Per...

Page 102: ...ETUP Contents Rhythm pattern data 100 patterns Rhythm song data 8 songs Rhythm setup data Rhythm pattern data 100 patterns Rhythm song data 8 songs Rhythm setup data 1 Press to get the following display 2 Specify the bank into which to save data When using an MCD32 select 1 When using an MCD64 select 1 or 2 The format of the selected bank will be dis played under Format When saving synthesizer dat...

Page 103: ... message of Are you sure 6 Press and the data will be loaded from card to V50 internal memory 2 Select the bank from which to load When using an MCD32 select 1 When using an MCD64 select 1 or 2 3 Press the below Load to get the following display 4 Press a to select one of the following types of data to load Synth Load synthesizer data Rhythm A Load rhythm machine data from bank section A Rhythm B ...

Page 104: ...ormance play mode using the performance edit setting RECV CH see page 25 3 Transmit channel Function Set the MIDI transmit channel Settings 1 16 Explanation This sets the channel on which the V50 will transmit data to external devices When using the V50 keyboard to play external synthesizers such as the DX7II or tone generator modules such as the TX802 or TX16W set the MIDI receive channel of the ...

Page 105: ...n this is set to norm or G1 G16 control change messages will be transmitted but when set to off control change messages will not be transmit ted 100 Utility functions About global channel Global channel is when in addition to the Normally different instruments are set to receive a different MIDI channel and be controlled separately by incoming messages on their own channel Global channel is when a...

Page 106: ...he MIDI OUT of the transmitting V50 to its own MIDI IN Connect the MIDI THRU of the transmitting V50 to the MIDI IN of the V50 being used as a tone generator Set one V50 to play even notes and the other V50 to play odd notes Set the local on off of the transmitting V50 to off 2 Data entry assign Function Set the control change number transmitted by the data entry slider Settings 0 31 Explanation T...

Page 107: ...e transmitted For reception this is the same as individual The program change table is explained in the following section When this function is set to off the V50 will not transmit program change messages Also if the device number is at any setting other than off the V50 will transmit system exclusive data whenever a program is changed and will not transmit a program change message If device numbe...

Page 108: ...ce play mode or single play mode press and hold or and the display will show Sending Pc No Continuing to press the key use the keys to enter a three digit 001 128 program change number The specified program change will be sent on the specified transmit channel at the in stant you release or Exclusive message device number Press and press the below Exclusive to get the following display You can pre...

Page 109: ...ances to be transmitted 00 24 25 49 50 74 75 99 or ALL to transmit performances 0 99 SETUP Transmit setup data After selecting this select the type of setup data to be trans mitted The table on page 96 explains the various types of setup data SEQ Transmit sequence data After selecting this select the type of sequence data to be transmitted sequence all sequence data sequence setup R SEQ Transmit r...

Page 110: ... selected 5 With the cursor at File select a file number and set a file name for the data you are saving Page 00 explains how to enter characters If you want to write over replace an already existing file move the cursor to File and select the file by number Note Disks that have not been formatted cannot be used If the write protect slider is on data cannot be saved 1 Insert the disk into the disk...

Page 111: ...e name of the selected file will be displayed 6 Press the below GO and you will get a message of Are you sure 7 Press and the specified data file will be loaded from disk into the V50 s memory Delete This function deletes a disk file The procedure is as follows Note If the disk s memory protect switch is on it is not possible to delete 1 Insert the disk into the disk drive 2 Press to get the follo...

Page 112: ...efore beginning MDR operations save any important sequencer and rhythm data to disk or card 1 In receive MIDI data from an external device and save it to disk For the first steps of the MDR procedure follow the steps explained for saving see page 105 Specify the file name and press the below GO to get the Are you sure message For the remaining steps use the following procedure 1 In response to the...

Page 113: ...atting takes approximately 1 minute and 10 seconds Backup This function copies an entire disk to another disk making a backup copy It is important to make backup copies of your disks to avoid loosing important data Note Backup works by repeating the following three steps 1 Read the original disk source 2 Store the data in V50 internal memory 3 Write the data to the duplicate disk copy As you can s...

Page 114: ... protect internal card Press to get the following display Memory protect keeps internal and card memory from being accidently written over and lost 1 Internal Function Protect setting for internal memory Settings off on Explanation This turns internal memory protect on off When set to on voice or performance data cannot be stored to internal memory nor can card disk or MIDI data be loaded into mem...

Page 115: ... EXIT to return to the previous display Function Disconnect function data from a voice Settings off on Explanation Each voice data setting is actually divided into two types of data voice data and function data The voice data determines the sound of the voice and the function data determines how the voice is controlled This combine function disconnects the function data from the rest of the voice ...

Page 116: ... even slightly the mod ulation wheel effect used by the newly selected voice or performance will immediately be applied The actual number of feedback repeats will de pend on key velocity and the effect level If the velocity sensitivity of the carrier operator is 0 the effect level will not equal the original level even if the effect level is set to 99 Press press the below P Efct and press the bel...

Page 117: ... is other than zero 112 Utility functions Performance effect pan This programs another one of the performance effects pan When the L and R outputs are connected to a stereo system or to two amps this pan effect causes the sound to move between the left and right outputs You can also hear this effect through headphones The V50 has memory for four independent settings of the performance pan effect p...

Page 118: ...sound will be determined by the velocity or pitch of the first note of the lowest numbered instrument that is being played 3 Pan range Function Set the depth of the pan effect Settings 0 99 Explanation This determines the depth of the pan effect A setting of 0 will be no effect and 99 is maximum effect Performance effect chord This sets the chord performance effect The chord effect allows you to s...

Page 119: ... two user micro tunings are provided 1 Octave Set the pitch for the twelve notes C3 B3 Other octaves will automatically be adjusted to the same relative pitch steps 114 Utility functions 2 Full keyboard Set the pitch for each note C 2 G8 in the MIDI note range This is a broader range than the V50 61 note keyboard covers Note The micro tuning you set will be remembered even when the power is turned...

Page 120: ...eyboard initialize Select the micro tuning to initialize to If necessary specify the tonic Then press the below yes Press and the user octave tuning will be intialized Velocity fixed velocity velocity curve Press and press the below Vel to get the following display You can press the below EXIT to return to the previous function 1 Fixed velocity Function Set a fixed velocity for every note Settings...

Page 121: ...ty functions A setting of fast takes the shortest time to turn off the oldest note and a setting of veryslow takes the longest time As you can see from the diagram EG forced damp reduces the click noise produced when a note is turned off instantly The longer the setting the less noise there will be However sounds with a quick attack piano organ etc will sound rather unnatural with a long forced da...

Page 122: ...r instruments from the sequencer SEQ8 Setting for playing eight instruments from the sequencer Page 125 shows the initial settings for each of these Press a below the desired initialization setting and you will be asked Are you sure Press and the performance will be intialized Voice recall From single play mode or voice edit press to get the following display Function Recall a voice Explanation Th...

Page 123: ...Utility functions From performance play mode or performance edit press to get the following display Function From editing a performance jump to editing a voice Explanation From performance editing this allows you to instantly jump to edit one of the voices in the performance Press the below Voice Edit to get the following display Press a to select the voice you want to edit and you will jump to vo...

Page 124: ...rnal or card memory When you have input the store destination release You will be asked OK and when you press the performance will be stored Note When internal memory protect is on the right edge of the display will show Prot protect and by pressing the below it you can temporarily de feat protect When card memory protect is on or when the card memory protect slider is on performances cannot be sa...

Page 125: ...g display Function Copy settings between each type of performance effect 1 4 Explanation This function copies the settings of the currently se lected performance effect to another performance effect of the same type 120 Utility functions While continuing to press specify the copy destination and then release You will be asked OK and when you press the performance effect settings will be copied to ...

Page 126: ...oice While compare is selected editing is not possible During compare the LED at the left of will light to indicate compare mode Function Compare the edited and original versions of a per formance Explanation While editing a performance or in performance play mode press The e in the upper left of the display will change to a c and you will be able to hear the performance as it was before you began...

Page 127: ...e performance or voice setting If the problem occurs with all performances or voices check the other settings utility mode etc If so the problem is in the amp or mixer system or When you have a general idea of where the problem is in the cables used for connection consult the following tables Problems in the amp mixer or audio cable Problem Possible reason Page reference No sound Is the amp turned...

Page 128: ...to a value other than midC C3 Unsteady pitch Are the oscillator frequencies correctly set 44 Are the oscillators detuned 44 If LFO P Mode Sens and P Mod Depth are set to high values 43 the resulting heavy vibrato will cause unsteady pitch Is FC Pitch turned up although a foot controller is not con nected 50 The normal pitch will sound if the pitch envelope generator PL1 PL3 are all set to 50 47 Is...

Page 129: ...els of each track match the receive channels of the synthesizer 25 90 Problems with the rhythm machine Problem Possible reason Page reference Rhythm machine does not make Is the rhythm machine volume raised 77 sound Preset voices Preset performances The V50 s preset memory contains the following voices The V50 s preset memory contains the following per formances 124 Appendix ...

Page 130: ...Initialized performance settings SNGL 4LYR DUAL 8LYR Appendix 125 ...

Page 131: ...SPLT SEQ4 126 Appendix SEQ8 Initialized voice settings ...

Page 132: ...ection Tone generation Polyphony Internal memory Other Digital effecfs Terminals Display Power consumption Power requirements Dimensions W x D x H Weight 8 maximum 16 note polyphony track maximum 32 note total polyphony for all tracks 8 192th note internal clock 96th note MIDI clock 32nd note step record 64Kbyte approximately 16 000 notes PCM 8 notes 100 preset patterns 100 internal patterns 32 ty...

Page 133: ...MIDI DATA FORMAT SYNTHESIZER SECTION MIDI reception transmission block diagram 1 MIDI reception conditions 128 ...

Page 134: ...eption section for the meaning of mode IND SGL PFM 3 Transfilter Transmit on the channel specified by Trans ch However program changes from the internal sequencer will be transmitted as a single byte without program changes above 119 for SEQ mode For tone generators other than the V50 3 1 4 Pitch bend Pitch bend is transmitted with 7 bit resolution Transmission on off is possible in system setup o...

Page 135: ...rently selected 4 direct V50 mode In this case the program change table is not consulted and response is fixed as follows Also program changes of 119 and above are used as follows to change the mode and following program changes will select voices in that mode If a program change 00 99 is re ceived without having received a mode select program change it will be processed as IND INT Meaning of each...

Page 136: ... pan chord data one pa rameter at a time The value of ppppppp sets the group number For kkkkkkk parameter number and ddddddd data see table 3 4 1 7 Micro tuning parameter change 4 1 1 VCED parameter change VCED Voice edit buffer messages change data one parameter at a time For ppppppp parameter number and ddddddd data see table 1 Single mode is automatically entered when this message is received 4...

Page 137: ...ard voice data 100 voices all together or 25 voices at a time VMEM voice memory bulk data is the combination of VCED ACED ACED2 and ACED3 twenty five V50 voices eight INIT VOICE voices 32 voices a Transmission Data is transmitted in the following order a 1 When transmitting ALL header block1 VMEM 00 24 header block2 VMEM 25 49 header block3 VMEM 50 74 header block4 VMEM 75 99 a 2 When transmitting...

Page 138: ...ch message see table 5 4 4 SYNTH system setup data bulk dump This transmits and receives the system setup data of the V50 For transmission this is divided into four types of bulk data EF is divided into EFG1 EFG4 SYS2 data contains parameters added to TX81Z parameters for the DX11 SYS3 data contains parameters added to DX11 parameters for the V50 SYS System SYS3 SYS2 SYS PCT Program Change table P...

Page 139: ...rs in the table surrounded by are parameters which have been added to or modified from TX81Z parameters Parameters in the table surrounded by are parameters which have been added to or modified from DX11 parameters 134 ...

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Page 146: ...F0 43 on 7E 00 2B LM_8073SS setup data F7 2 F0 43 on 7E 00 24 LM_8073SQ song data F7 3 F043 on 0Abbbb LM_NSEQ_ NSEQ data F7 Reception is possible only when not playing back or recording When 2 song data and 1 NSEQ data sequence data is received it will be loaded into song memory only if the current song is empty Transmission occurs when MIDI exclusive bulk dump is exe cuted or when a dump request ...

Page 147: ...1 1 KEY ON OFF 1 2 POLYPHONIC AFTER TOUCH 1 3 CONTROL CHANGE 2 2 UNIVERSAL BULK DUMP Seq song data 1 4 PROGRAM CHANGE 1 5 AFTER TOUCH 1 6 PITCH BENDER Table2 2 Receptiondata 2 1 Channel information Same as transmission 2 2 System information 1 System common messages 1 1 SONG POSITION POINTER STATUS 11110010 F2 2 System realtime message Same as transmission 3 System exclusive message 3 1 SEQUENCE D...

Page 148: ...r re ceived nor transmitted System Realtime Messages F8 FA FB and FC are transmitted and received However when in recording mode FA FB and FC are not received BULK DUMP Five types of bulk data are transmitted and received The transmission reception channel can be set in synthesizer mode 1 F0 43 0n 7E bb bb LM_8073RY r seq data F7 2 F0 43 0n 7E 00 1A LM_8073RS r system data F7 3 F0 43 0n 7E 01 41 L...

Page 149: ...n Same as for reception 2 2 System information 1 System common messages 1 1 SONG POSITION POINTER STATUS 11110010 F2 2 System realtime messages Same as for reception 3 System exclusive messages 3 1 RHYTHM SEQUENCE DUMP Same as for transmission 144 ...

Page 150: ... pgm change sw is on and exclusive sw is off 5 transmit receive if device No is not off Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO o Yes Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO x No Transmitted 1 1 6 1 1 6 3 POLY MONO M 1 36 96 o 9nH v 1 127 x 9nH v 0 x o 3 o 2 o 1 o 1 o 1 x o 1 o 1 x o o 1 o 1 o 1 o 1 x o 0 127 4 o 5 x x x o o x x o x Recognized 1 1 6 1 16 1 2 3 4 POLY MONO M 1 x 0 127 12 107 o v ...

Page 151: ...k Real Time Commands Aux Local ON OFF All Notes OFF Mes Active Sense sages Reset Notes 1 receive if velocity switch is on 2 receive if after touch switch is on 3 receive if current song has no data 4 not receive at recording mode 5 receive in MIDI sync mode Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO o Yes Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO x No Transmitted 1 16 1 16 x x 0 111 o 9nH v 1 127 x 9...

Page 152: ...ock Real Time Commands Aux Local ON OFF All Notes OFF Mes Active Sense sages Reset Notes 1 transmit under playing 2 receive if velocity switch is on 3 transmit receive if device No is not off 4 not receive at recording mode 5 receive in MIDI sync mode Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO o Yes Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO x No Transmitted 1 1 6 1 1 16 x x 0 127 o 9nH v 1 127 x 9nH ...

Page 153: ...Performance data blank chart You may copy the following chart as a memo sheet for your performance settings 148 ...

Page 154: ...Voice data blank chart You may copy the following chart as a memo sheet for your voice settings 149 ...

Page 155: ...re quently incorporated into Systems which are as sembled on carts stands or in racks Utilize only those carts stands or racks that have been designed for this purpose and observe all safety precautions supplied with the products Pay special attention to cautions that relateto proper assembly heavier units being mounted at the lower levels load limits moving instructions maximum usable height and ...

Page 156: ... change or modify specifications at any time without notice or obligation to update existing units NOTICE Service charges incurred due to a lack of know ledge relating to how a function or effect works when the unit is operating as designed are not covered by the manufacturer swarranty Pleasestudythis manual carefully before requesting service STATIC ELECTRICITY CAUTION Some Yamaha Digital Musical...

Page 157: ... Combine110 Compare functions 121 Compatibility with other devices 22 Condition note on off data entry assign 101 Connecting otherequipmentvia MIDI 10 Connections10 Controllerreset 110 Copy66 75 92 Copy functions 120 Creating a rhythm song 74 Creating rhythmpatterns 60 Creating rhythm songs 72 Factors determining the tone of a voice 37 Foot controller volume pitch amplitude 50 Format 108 Four play...

Page 158: ...Performanceinitialize117 Performance play mode and maximum simultaneous notes18 Performance play mode display 20 Performance play mode LEDs 20 Performance recall 117 Performance store 119 Performance Edit 23 24 Performances 19 Pitch envelope generator PR1 PL1 PR2 PL2 PR3 PL3 47 Playing a song 87 Playing rhythm patterns 58 Playing rhythm songs 71 Poly mono mode select pitch bend wheel range foot sw...

Page 159: ...0 Song name 76 Songs 78 Special non pattern functions 72 Specifications 127 Start and Stop recording 83 85 Status 109 Step recording 62 Step recording procedure 84 Store functions 119 Storing setup data 94 Switch MIDI control change MIDI aftertouch MIDI pitchbend 100 Switching instruments on off 20 Switchingmodes 16 Synthesizer preparations 80 Track mixdown 91 Tracks 78 Transpose 49 Troubleshootin...

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