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M.D.G., EMI Division, Yamaha Corporation

V484950 910MWCP3.3-01A0

Printed in Japan

This document is printed on chlorine free (ECF) Paper.

OWNER’S MANUAL

Summary of Contents for CS6X

Page 1: ...M D G EMI Division Yamaha Corporation 1999 Yamaha Corporation V484950 910MWCP3 3 01A0 Printed in Japan This document is printed on chlorine free ECF Paper OWNER S MANUAL OWNER S MANUAL OWNER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...goals In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law we want you to be aware of the following CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PA...

Page 3: ...r off for all components set all volume levels to minimum Also be sure to set the volumes of all components at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls while playing the instrument...

Page 4: ...future reference About This Manual This manual is basically divided into two sections Basics Section Page 6 Explains how to get started with the synthesizer its overall structure and how to use its ma...

Page 5: ...ful Features 59 Voice Edit 60 Effects 65 Using as a Master Keyboard Performance Mode 67 Using as a Multitimbral Tone Generator Performance Mode 72 Reference Section Voice Mode 74 Voice Play 74 Voice E...

Page 6: ...urface to continuously change a specific parameter s value You can also assign various functions to this controller 6 1 FILTER knobs Page 40 These two knobs offer dynamic and real time tonal changes t...

Page 7: ...record a Phrase Clip waveform data using an external microphone then treat the sound as a musical instrument The PITCH knob changes the Phrase Clip s pitch or its tempo if the Phrase Clip is rhythmic...

Page 8: ...s the key its LED will light to bypass the effects used with the current Voice or Performance The bypassed effects Reverb Chorus or Insertion are specified in Utility Mode Page 164 MASTER KEYBOARD key...

Page 9: ...oned Also use it to execute a Job or a Store operation MEMORY keys Pages 27 29 75 119 Using one of these keys you can select a Voice or Performance Memory Press the ENTER key to select the Memory In P...

Page 10: ...ne jacks 1 4 mono phone plug The output is separated from that at the OUTPUT L MONO and R jacks In Performance Mode you can specify which Parts can be output from these separate outputs 2 AC INLET ter...

Page 11: ...L MONO jack GAIN knob Pages 73 144 Use this to adjust the input gain of the audio signals at the A D INPUT jacks You may need to adjust this depending on the type of device microphone other instrument...

Page 12: ...sted on the rear panel Connecting the unit to the wrong AC supply can cause serious damage to the internal circuitry and may even pose a shock hazard Use only the AC power cord supplied with the CS6x...

Page 13: ...can accurately produce the instrument s rich sounds with their own pan and effect settings Connect your powered speakers to the OUTPUT L MONO and R jacks on the rear panel When using just one powered...

Page 14: ...knob Details about Phrase Clips including how to adjust the input gain are given on Page 142 If you choose the wrong type of input source Pages 130 144 you may possibly damage your hearing and or any...

Page 15: ...IDI information will not be transmitted from the synthesizer s MIDI OUT connector Controlling from an External MIDI Keyboard The CS6R has no built in keyboard so the above MIDI connection lets you pla...

Page 16: ...ded Voice Editor program for instance you can edit the synthesizer s Voices Using another program Card Filer you can transfer files between the computer and the Memory Card inserted in the synthesizer...

Page 17: ...appropriate MIDI application sequencer editor etc for your computer platform MIDI Interface MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI IN MIDI OUT HOST SELECT PC 2 PC 1 MIDI Mac CS6x CS6R C Computer Computer with MIDI int...

Page 18: ...front panel but other controls equivalent to the CS6x may be available using external MIDI controllers Details about how to these controllers are given on Page 47 CS6x CARD 3 3V VOICE PERFORM PHRASE C...

Page 19: ...lume for each audio devices then switch off each device in the reverse order first audio devices then MIDI When the CS6x CS6R as MIDI receiver Switching the CS6x CS6R On Before you switch your synthes...

Page 20: ...erformance Phrase Clip Plug in Sequence Chain and so on onto Memory Card The built in CARD slot can accept 3 3 volt Memory Cards SmartMedia and there is a Memory Card supplied with this synthesizer Be...

Page 21: ...RM UTILITY CARD EDIT COMPARE JOB STORE MODE PLAY STOP REC PHRASE CLIP SEQ PLAY PITCH TEMPO 1 6 4 3 8 2 7 5 9 Play Modes 1 Voice Play Mode Page 74 Press the VOICE key its LED will light to enter Voice...

Page 22: ...key for that Mode or press the EXIT key to return to Utility Mode Other Modes 6 Utility Mode Page 163 Press the UTILITY key its LED will light to enter Utility Mode To exit to another Mode simply pre...

Page 23: ...Some Modes have more screens In this case you can use the PAGE knob while holding down the SHIFT key to switch to a specific screen For example if you use the PAGE knob while holding down the SHIFT k...

Page 24: ...lockwise to decrease it SHIFT PAGE PART ELEMENT DATA A B C 1 2 OSC Out Level Delay InsEF EL1234 96 0 ins2 EFF EF1 Ctgry Type ENTER C 1234 MOD Tremolo to Edit DEC NO INC YES EXIT ENTER EF BYPASS MASTER...

Page 25: ...characters With others you can choose from a number of available settings Furthermore some types of parameters are absolute whereas others are relative For example the absolute parameter in the follo...

Page 26: ...page 162 for details 1Press the SEQ PLAY key to enter Sequence Play Mode You will see the following screen There are two screens in Sequence Play Mode Use the PAGE knob to switch to the screen shown a...

Page 27: ...1 2 1 VOICE key 2 MEMORY key 3 DEC NO and INC YES keys 3 DATA knob 1 Press the VOICE key The VOICE key LED will light showing that you are now in Voice Play Mode The following appears in the display A...

Page 28: ...UP and DOWN keys may not function if these parameters also have been set to shift the range You can also use the OCTAVE UP and DOWN keys in Performance Play Mode Oct 3 PRE1 001 A01 Sq Generation EQLow...

Page 29: ...FM Play INT 128 H16 Pf Init Perf EQ Low EQ Mid EQ Hi Cutoff RevTime CURSOR SHIFT PAGE PART ELEMENT DATA SYSTEM A B C 1 2 1 PERFORM key 2 MEMORY key 3 DEC NO and INC YES keys 3 DATA knob 1 Press the PE...

Page 30: ...e play in unison Now try selecting other Performances Details about selecting Performances using the DATA knob or the DEC NO and INC YES keys are given on Page 76 You can also select Performances usin...

Page 31: ...transmitted to other external MIDI devices through the MIDI OUT connector The CS6R has no keyboard Pitch Bend or Modulation Wheels Ribbon Controller or Sound Control Knobs Sequencer Section This secti...

Page 32: ...source of more Voices they are also tone generators in their own right and extend the system level specifications such as maximum polyphony You can play Plug in Voices just like ordinary internal Voi...

Page 33: ...se the synthesizer like a vocoder by connecting and using a microphone while playing the keyboard Multi Part Plug in Board XG Plug in Board PLG100 XG This Plug in Board is a 16 part XG sound generator...

Page 34: ...cally the Insertion Effects can be set on a per Element basis After being passed through the Insertion Effects the signals from all individual Elements are mixed and sent to the Reverb and Chorus Unit...

Page 35: ...e Clip and Plug in Parts as well as AWM2 based Voices Performance Edit Mode In this Mode you can edit and create Performances You can save up to 128 Performances to internal memory or up to 64 to exte...

Page 36: ...Preset Voices Banks A H Preset2 128 Preset Voices Banks A H Internal 128 User Voice Banks A H External 128 User Voice Banks A H 2 User Drum Voices 2 User Drum Voices 256 Normal 8 Drum Voice Preset Con...

Page 37: ...r you to choose from These Voices are known as Plug in Voices and will vary depending on the Plug in Board you have installed Page 32 The Note Limit settings Page 90 will also affect the allocation of...

Page 38: ...re known as Phrase Clips You can record Waves through the microphone or line level jacks and you can load Waves saved on Memory Card The Waves can then be processed in Phrase Clip Edit Mode and assign...

Page 39: ...o different areas of the keyboard If you assign a different MIDI channel number to each Part each track of a sequencer can play back a different Part In Performance Mode several different Voices Parts...

Page 40: ...ne the transitions in sound level from the moment you press a note on the keyboard to the moment the sound level fades out after you release the note All instruments have their own definitive and vari...

Page 41: ...nt panel or even a Foot Controller Page 46 3 Using the Controllers Page 47 The Pitch Bend Wheel Modulation Wheel can be freely assigned to control various sound parameters in real time By connecting a...

Page 42: ...ode the currently selected Clip Kit the Phrase Clips assigned to the notes you play will be arpeggiated ARPEGGIO GATE TIME ON OFF HOLD Only notes within the Note Limit range will be arpeggiated Theref...

Page 43: ...pressing more than one note on the keyboard Now try assigning different Arpeggio Type and Drum Voice settings There are many different drum patterns available Arpeggio Types are divided into the five...

Page 44: ...Switch Hold C_ 1234 BigBeat2 Ct 127 on off Outside the Note Limit range you can play the keyboard normally without the notes being arpeggiated Therefore you can use your left hand to play block chords...

Page 45: ...Scenes When you recall a Scene the knob position settings for that Scene will be recalled regardless of the current physical positions of the knobs 2 Scene Controls CS6x Scenes are used to memorize t...

Page 46: ...E CONTROL knob at its fully anti clockwise position turn the knob clockwise to create a smooth transition from the Scene 1 settings to those of Scene 2 For example the Resonance can be increased and L...

Page 47: ...lers The CS6x is equipped with Pitch Bend and Modulation Wheels plus a Ribbon Controller Either of the CS6x and CS6R is equipped with front panel Knobs A B C 1 and 2 with which you can control many di...

Page 48: ...t an optional Breath Controller BC3 to the BREATH jack Page 18 on the rear panel or the front panel of the CS6R Then use it to control a large number of the synthesizer s parameters particularly those...

Page 49: ...00 to 33 Dest Destination Control Parameters Depth Depth of control Src Source Voice Control Sets Controller RB MW etc 1 ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF Elements 2 3 4 1 6 By creating Control Sets you can...

Page 50: ...CTRL Assign2 screen of Utility Mode you could assign Control Change Number 1 Modulation to the same knob Now when you turn the knob resonance will be applied to the sound of the internal tone generato...

Page 51: ...L Set1 Src Dest EL Sw Depth C 1234 KN1 16 FLT Rez 34 14 SHIFT PAGE PART ELEMENT DATA A B C 1 2 CTL Set1 Src Dest EL Sw Depth C 1234 MW 01 FLT Rez 34 14 VOICE PERFORM UTILITY CARD EDIT COMPARE JOB STOR...

Page 52: ...Voice has a Control Set with a source Src assigned to Modulation Wheel MW and receives a Control Change message of Modulation Wheel a destination Dest parameter for the source MW will be affected wit...

Page 53: ...overview of Phrase Clips is given here Phrase Clips Overview As shown in the following illustration on the rear panel or the front panel of the CS6R there is an A D INPUT jack for inputting analog sou...

Page 54: ...oop playback A section of the Phrase Clip is continuously looped during playback This is often used for creating drum pattern loops from breakbeats When you play a note on the keyboard the Phrase Clip...

Page 55: ...at was created earlier using the Arpeggiator and Drum Voice 1Before entering Phrase Clip Mode first enter Voice Play Mode and press the MEMORY PRE1 and PRE2 keys simultaneously Then use the DATA knob...

Page 56: ...er Variation ENTER Key C 1 1 Clip 001 1 to Edit SHIFT PAGE PART ELEMENT DATA A B C 1 2 OSC Asgn Number Variation ENTER Key C 2 1 Clip 001 1 to Edit SHIFT PAGE PART ELEMENT DATA A B C 1 2 OSC Asgn Numb...

Page 57: ...STER KEYBOARD Next select Variation 2 but set the Play parameter to loop this time When you press note D1 at this point the Phrase Clip is simply played back as a loop between the Start and End points...

Page 58: ...d Combined with the Vari parameter it is possible to create a variety of loop patterns using Loop Remix There are five Types in total and we will use Type 2 here Use Knob 2 to set the Vari Variation p...

Page 59: ...tched on and ready for use the PORTAMENTO ON OFF key LED will light when you select the Voice In Performance Mode you can apply portamento to Voices of Parts that have their Layer Switch Page 133 and...

Page 60: ...8 of these new edited Normal Voices and up to 2 new edited Drum Voices to internal user memory or external Memory Card The following procedure gives a basic idea about how to go about creating editing...

Page 61: ...ter selecting a Common Edit screen or a edit screen for an Element 1 to 4 use the PAGE knob to switch to other screens There are many parameters available within a screen To make editing easier the kn...

Page 62: ...QED Level Vol Pan RevSend ChoSend C 1234 127 C 127 127 4 OSC Oscillator Screens In these screens you can mainly set the parameters controlling the waveforms on which the Voice is based You can select...

Page 63: ...s basic idea is similar As illustrated below the filter is used to pass overtones at specific frequencies and cut off does not pass others to alter the harmonic factor of an original waveform You can...

Page 64: ...Time Release Time Decay1 Level Sustain Level Key off Time Level AEG Time Attack Decay1 Decay2 EL1234 127 127 127 Effect AMP FILT PICTH OSC Element 1 4 PEG FEG LFO AEG 8 LFO Low Frequency Oscillator Sc...

Page 65: ...g in Voices will also be available Details about each Effect Type are given in the Effect Type List in the separate Data List Effects in Voice Mode In Voice Mode you can set up the effect type and its...

Page 66: ...can also specify more than one effect When you press the EF BYPASS key its LED will light and all Effects assigned to the currently selected Voice Performance will be bypassed The Effect Bypass will a...

Page 67: ...e Lower Upper Point Common split ch01 ch02 C 3 As previously explained your Synthesizer provides several convenient features that you can make use of in a live show or the like Here we introduce some...

Page 68: ...her sections The following example is to set Zone 1 for playing a rhythm loop created previously in Phrase Clip Mode page 55 Zone 2 for performance by Arpeggiator Zone 3 for manual solo performance an...

Page 69: ...3 For detailed settings of a Zone refer to Page 137 MKB Note Octave Transpose Note Limit Zone01 1 11 C 2 G 8 Turn the Knob A and select a Part for a Zone In this example we select Phrase Clip Part fo...

Page 70: ...Master Keyboard Mode its LED will light Layer Upper Layer Lower Part 1 Voice Plug in 1 Part Plug in Voice 2Select Common using the Knob A then open the GEN M Kbd General Master Keyboard screen using...

Page 71: ...you made above Besides the Layer Zone configuration in Master Keyboard Modes you can use the Layer Layer Switch for each Part to make a Layer configuration that consists of up to four Parts Page 133 A...

Page 72: ...2 Performance Mode lets you use your synthesizer as a multitimbral tone generator for use with computer based music software or external sequencers If each track in a song file uses a different MIDI...

Page 73: ...arding settings the important points are as follows Switch to the PartAD A D Input Part parameters and set the external input source and template at the MIX Template screen There are 13 templates avai...

Page 74: ...ce Program Numbers within each memory fall in the range 001 to 128 Drum Voices are DR1 to DR8 Details about Voice Memories are given on Page 36 Bank Program Number Voice Program Numbers 001 to 128 cor...

Page 75: ...nsmit Channel can also be set in the MIDI Ch screen of Utility Mode Page 166 SHIFT PAGE PART ELEMENT DATA A B C 1 2 Oct 3 PRE1 128 H16 Pf GrandPiano Tch 1 Octave MIDI Transmit Channel SHIFT PAGE PART...

Page 76: ...GRAM PART 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 GENERAL QED ARPEGGIO CONTROL COM LFO EFFECT OSC PITCH FILTER AMPLITUDE LFO EQ PLG Selecting Drum Voices The procedure for selecting a Drum Voice is dif...

Page 77: ...OSC PITCH FILTER AMPLITUDE LFO EQ PLG Using the Voice Category Search With the Voice Category Search you can quickly find Voices within a specified Voice Category For example if you specify the Pf pia...

Page 78: ...on Page 36 The following is displayed when you enter Voice Edit Mode The displayed screens will vary according to the type of Voice being edited but basically the PAGE knob is used to switch between s...

Page 79: ...important data you should always use Voice Store to store your edited Voice Details about the Voice Store procedure are given earlier Page 116 When creating a new Voice from scratch it can be useful p...

Page 80: ...Name General Name You can set a Voice Name consisting of up to 10 characters You can also select the Category Name to the left of the Voice Name Setting the Voice Name 1Use Knob 2 to move the cursor...

Page 81: ...mount Johan Philipp Kirnberber was also concerned with tempering the scale to allow performances in any key 13 24 This tuning is designed so that most of the intervals especially the major third and p...

Page 82: ...63 63 QED Filter Cutoff Reso C 1234 63 63 Sustain Set the level of the Voice maintained while the note on the keyboard is being held down You can also adjust this parameter using the SUSTAIN knob on...

Page 83: ...Vel Mode C 1234 sort thru ARP Limit Note Limit C 1234 C 2 G 8 Vel Mode Velocity Mode Set the playback velocity of the Arpeggio There are 2 modes Settings original Preset velocities are used in the Arp...

Page 84: ...amento is applied to multiple notes CTL Portamento Switch Time Mode C 1234 on 127 fulltime CTL Bend Pitch Bend You can set the amount by which the Pitch Bend Wheel changes the pitch of the Voice Lower...

Page 85: ...ngle Src controller to control multiple Dest parameters Ex 2 Use multiple Src controllers to control a single Dest parameter Details about Control Set Assignments are given in the Basics Section of th...

Page 86: ...s are available Settings off each on 1st on off The LFO is self running no synchronization and starts a waveform at any phase when you play on the keyboard each on The LFO resets with each note you pl...

Page 87: ...t the length of time during which the LFO is held at its maximum level A higher value means a longer Hold time Settings 0 127 FadeOut Fade Out Set the time taken for the LFO effect to be faded out aft...

Page 88: ...ayLCR D W63 to Edit Effect Type selection screen Parameter settings screen EFF EF2 Ctgry Type Dry Wet ENTER C 123 DLY DelayLCR D W63 to Edit Dest Destination Set the parameters which will be controlle...

Page 89: ...reens are available for each OSC Wave Oscillator Wave OSC Out Oscillator Out OSC Pan Oscillator Pan OSC Limit Oscillator Limit OSC Wave Oscillator Wave You can use Knob A to select each Element and Kn...

Page 90: ...for notes played within its specified range Settings C 2 G8 for the lowest and highest notes If you specify the highest note first and the lowest note second for example C5 to C4 then the note range c...

Page 91: ...34 127 128 127 0 Coarse Adjust the pitch of each Element in semitones Settings 48 0 48 Fine Fine tune the pitch of each Element Settings 64 0 63 Random Set the amount by which the pitch of each Elemen...

Page 92: ...the Release Level Settings 128 0 127 4800 cents 0 4800 cents Pitch Envelope Generator Settings There are five Time settings controlling the speed of changes to the sound and five Level settings contro...

Page 93: ...an LPF Low Pass Filter an HPF High Pass Filter a BPF Band Pass Filter and a BEF Band Elimination Filter Each available filter has a different frequency response There are also combinations of LPF and...

Page 94: ...lter 6dB oct The combination of a 6dB oct HPF and LPF BPF12D Band Pass Filter 12dB oct Digital The combination of a 12dB oct HPF and LPF BPFW Band Pass Filter Wide Also the combination of a 12dB oct H...

Page 95: ...ettings 200 0 200 FLT Sens Filter Sensitivity You can set Filter Sensitivity parameters for each Element FLT Sens EGDepth VelCutoff VelReso EL1234 63 7 7 FLT HPF Cutoff KeyFlw EL1234 255 200 EGDepth S...

Page 96: ...T KeyFlw Cutoff Center EGTime Center EL1234 200 C 3 63 C 3 0 Release Level Attack Level Hold Level Attack Time Hold Time Decay1 Time Decay2 Time Release Time Decay1 Level Sustain Level Key off Time Le...

Page 97: ...s of 0 and 127 respectively cannot be exceeded A note set below the BP1 will become the BP1 Level A note set above BP4 will become the BP4 Level FLT Scale BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 EL1234 E 1 B 2 G 4 A 5 FLT Sc...

Page 98: ...meters to affect the output level of each Element The following seven screens are available AEG VelSens AEG Velocity Sensitivity AEG Time AEG Level AEG Release AMP KeyFlw AMP Key Follow AMP Scale AMP...

Page 99: ...200 0 200 AMP KeyFlw Level Center EGTime Center EL1234 200 C 3 63 C 3 0 Release Level Attack Level Init Level Attack Time Decay1 Time Decay2 Time Release Time Decay1 Level Sustain Level Key off Time...

Page 100: ...d 4 at BP4 set to A5 That is the amplitudes at each Break Point are 76 90 97 and 84 respectively For other notes the amplitudes will be on the straight line connecting the two adjacent Break Points Th...

Page 101: ...d Low Frequency Band to adjust the signal Level If you select this Filter the EQ Parameter screen will be available with the following parameters Frequency 0 Low Freq High Freq EQ Param LoFreq LoGain...

Page 102: ...lect this the equalizers are bypassed and the entire signal is unaffected Drum Voices With Drum Voices different drum and percussion Waves or Normal Voices are assigned to notes across the keyboard fr...

Page 103: ...er Cutoff 106 Drum Key Amplitude 106 AMP AEG Amplitude Envelope Generator 107 AMP VelSens Amplitude Velocity Sensitivity 107 Drum Key EQ Equalizer 101 EQ Type EQ Type 101 EQ Param EQ Parameter 101 Dru...

Page 104: ...e 88 EFF InsEF Insertion Effect EFF EF1 Insertion Effect 1 EFF EF2 Insertion Effect 2 EFF Rev Reverb EFF Cho Chorus Drum Key OSC Oscillator You can change your Drum Voice waveform settings Each Drum V...

Page 105: ...hoSend Key C 3 127 thru 64 127 Pan Set the Pan position for each sound in a Drum Voice Drum Kit This will also be used as the basic Pan position for the Alternate and Random settings Settings L63 Left...

Page 106: ...ttings 64 0 63 This parameter is only available if the Type parameter in the OSC Wave screen is set to wave PCH Tune Coarse Fine VelSens Key C 3 0 0 63 Drum Key Filter You can apply filter settings to...

Page 107: ...y the keyboard and conversely negative values will cause it to fall Settings 64 0 63 AMP VelSens Level Key C 3 63 AMP AEG Attack Decay1 Level Decay2 Key C 3 127 127 127 126 Amplitude Envelope Generato...

Page 108: ...ARP Limit Arpeggio Note Limit 83 ARP Mode Arpeggio Mode 83 ARP PlayEF Arpeggio Play Effect 83 Plug in Common Controller 110 CTL Pitch Pitch Bend 110 CTL Set1 Control Set 1 110 CTL Set2 Control Set 2...

Page 109: ...settings are the same as for Normal Voices Details are given on Page 81 GEN Other Mode Assign Common poly single QED Filter Quick Edit Filter The parameters and settings are the same as for Normal Vo...

Page 110: ...the same as for Normal Voices Details are given on Page 84 The Elem SW parameter is only available for Normal Voices CTL Pitch Pitch Bend Portamento Time Common 24 on 127 CTL MW Control MW Control Dep...

Page 111: ...he Control Change messages Assignable Control have over the pitch filter and amplitude of the Plug in Voice CTL AC Modulation PMod FMod AMod Common 127 127 127 CTL AC Control Source Filter Common 04 F...

Page 112: ...s for the Board Voice The Pitch Envelope Generator controls the change in pitch from the moment a note is pressed on the keyboard to the moment it is released OSC Velocity Depth Offset NoteSft Elem 12...

Page 113: ...r LoFreq Low Frequency Set the shelving point for the low frequencies The levels of signals below this frequency will be boosted attenuated by the amount set in the LoGain parameter Settings 32Hz 2 0k...

Page 114: ...ug in Board Once you have transmitted the edited Board Voice data to the synthesizer and saved it to Memory Card as a plugin file type you can load the file without having to connect the computer Comp...

Page 115: ...dPiano Current Job PRE1 128 H16 EL1 EL1 1 2 3 4 VCE Edit Recall Job VCE Initialize Job Current Voice Voice Job Mode You can perform various operations Jobs in Voice Job Mode For example you can Initia...

Page 116: ...MIDI device using Bulk Dump You must set the correct MIDI Device Number in order to perform a Bulk Dump Details are given on Page 166 VCE Bulk Dump Job Current Voice Voice Store You can store save th...

Page 117: ...e multiple Voices up to four Parts can be layered to create thick sounds which you can play in real time or using a sequencer In Performance Mode up to 20 Parts can be combined in a single Performance...

Page 118: ...14 126 H 14 063 D 15 127 H 15 064 D 16 128 H 16 4 Knob Parameter Display This shows the function Parameter value assigned to each knob A to C and 1 2 Setting Viewing Knob Parameters In Performance Pla...

Page 119: ...n on Page 29 3Press a PROGRAM key 1 to 16 to select a Program Number Performances can be selected by setting the Memory Bank and Program Number as explained in the three steps given above The display...

Page 120: ...right of the bar graph indicating that there are more Parts available If you select Part17 to Part32 the bar graph shows the settings for those Parts PFM Mlt Volume L Part01 127 PFM Mlt Volume Part17...

Page 121: ...p Part an A D Input Part or a Plug in Part 1 2 Page 39 The parameters common to all Parts are known as a Common Edit The Performance Edit Mode screens can be divided into SHIFT PAGE PART ELEMENT DATA...

Page 122: ...n will change to the indicator and the EDIT COMPARE key LED will blink The Performance settings prior to editing will temporarily be reinstated for comparison purposes Editing will not be possible whi...

Page 123: ...splits and layers when using a Performance in Master Keyboard Mode Mode Set the keyboard Mode The following three Modes are available If the MASTER KEYBOARD key LED on the front panel is off these Mo...

Page 124: ...0 C 2 G8 on on on on on on on on on on on on off off 100 C 0 0 0 7 Zone1 ch on on 0 0 C 2 G8 on on on on on on on on on on on on off off 100 C 0 0 0 7 Zone2 ch 1 on on 0 0 C 2 G8 on on on on on on on...

Page 125: ...point at which the output level of the Layer Part reaches its peak You can also adjust this parameter using the ATTACK knob on the front panel of the CS6x Settings 64 0 63 Decay Set the transition tim...

Page 126: ...T PAGE PART ELEMENT DATA A B C 1 2 CTL Assign2 FC RB Mode Common FootCtrl 04 PB reset Control Change Name Control Change Number Mode SHIFT PAGE PART ELEMENT DATA A B C 1 2 CTL Assign1 BC Knob1 Knob2 C...

Page 127: ...z 10 0kHz Q Frequency Characteristic This varies the signal level at the Frequency setting to create various frequency curve characteristics Settings 0 1 12 0 EQ High This Equalizer covers high freque...

Page 128: ...ER Common Chorus1 127 127 to Edit EFF Rev Type Return ENTER Common Basement 127 to Edit Type Chorus Effect Type Set the Chorus Effect Type Settings Details are given in the Effect Types list of the se...

Page 129: ...Use Knob B to select PLG1 2INT internal memory and the MSB LSB Plug in Board s Bank and use Knob C to select the Program Number Bank Settings PartP1 P2 Plug in 1 2 PLG1 2 INT Plug in 1 2 Internal MSB...

Page 130: ...tr mic Flanger1 WahClavi line TouchWah1 Audio line 8 Echo mic Echo CleanGtr mic Celeste3 RotaryOrg line RotarySp Audio line 9 Vocal mic Stage1 FuncGtr mic TouchWah2 SynthStr line Symphonic Audio line...

Page 131: ...m Voice Parts Settings 64 0 63 TON EG Attack Decay PartCL 0 0 TON EG Attack Decay Release PartP1 0 0 0 TON EG Attack Decay Sustain Release Part01 0 0 0 0 Release Set the transition time from the point...

Page 132: ...anges to velocity curve according to VelDepth with offset set to 64 Offset 64 Received Velocity Velocity at tone generator Depth 64 Offset 64 Depth 32 Offset 64 Depth 0 Offset 64 Depth 127 Offset 64 T...

Page 133: ...note range covered will be C 2 to C4 and C5 to G8 You can set the lowest and highest notes in the range by pressing notes on the keyboard while holding down the SHIFT key LYR Limit Note Limit Vel Limi...

Page 134: ...ill receive messages from Knob 1 2 plus Breath Controller Foot Controller and Control Change messages This screen is only available for Parts 1 to 16 including Drum Voice Parts and the Phrase Clip Par...

Page 135: ...ch Bend Wheel MW Modulation Wheel AT Aftertouch FC Foot Controller FS Foot Switch RB Ribbon Controller BC Breath Controller KN1 2 Knob 1 2 RevSend Dest ChoSend Dest SET 1 A D Input SET 2 Src MW Modula...

Page 136: ...odulation PMod FMod AMod Part17 127 127 127 CTL AT Control Pitch Filter Amp Part17 24 63 63 FMod Filter Modulation Depth Set the amount by which the filter Cutoff frequency changes when aftertouch is...

Page 137: ...the Effects Unit and the dry signal which has not been passed through the Effects Unit This may be unavailable depending on the selected Effect Type Settings D63 W D W D W63 EFF EF1 Ctgry Type Dry Wet...

Page 138: ...n MKB TxSw1 Master Keyboard Transmit Switch 1 For each zone you can enable disable the transmission of messages for the Pitch Bend Wheel Modulation Wheel Knobs A to C and Knob 1 2 Settings PB Pitch Be...

Page 139: ...k Select LSB Set the Bank Select LSB transmitted when changing Bank Program Settings 0 127 Bank Select is a type of MIDI message transmitted when changing Voice Bank Control Change MSB and LSB message...

Page 140: ...ce Job Mode and return to Performance Play Mode PFM Bulk Dump Are you sure YES NO PFM Initialize Job Current Perform PFM Initialize You can reset initialize all parameters of a Performance to their de...

Page 141: ...arameter settings for the current Performance to your computer or some other external MIDI device using Bulk Dump You must set the correct MIDI Device Number in order to execute a Bulk Dump Details ar...

Page 142: ...PCLP Play 1 Wv Init Clip EQ Low EQ Mid 0 Cutoff RevTime Phrase Clip Play In Phrase Clip Play Mode you can select one of four Clip Kits A Clip Kit is a collection of Phrase Clips external sounds record...

Page 143: ...t consisting of different Phrase Clips spread out across the range of the keyboard and play the sounds just as you would a normal instrument sound Furthermore you can resample Voice Performance sounds...

Page 144: ...0 127 If the input signal level is too large The indicator is displayed to the left of the indicator The Level Screen When you are recording from a mic or line level source in Phrase Clip Record Mode...

Page 145: ...n the REC key use Knob C or press a note on the keyboard to set the Clip Key When you release the REC key you will see the Recording screen 3Select a recording source by specifying the value pclip voi...

Page 146: ...hich differ are explained here Those parameters which do not differ are explained in the Voice Edit Mode section Page 78 SHIFT PAGE PART ELEMENT DATA A B C 1 2 GEN Name Ctgry a Z 0 Cursor Common Init...

Page 147: ...tings for your edited Phrase Clip GEN Name Ctgry Compare indicator GEN Name Ctgry Edit indicator OSC Out Com GEN QED ARP CTL EFF Key C 3 Key OSC PCH FLT AMP EQ SHIFT PAGE PART ELEMENT DATA A B C 1 2 C...

Page 148: ...Cutoff frequency Frequency Cutoff range QED Filter Cutoff Reso Common 63 63 QED EffectControl Chorus Common 63 QED EG Quick Edit Envelope Generator These two parameters control the change in the outpu...

Page 149: ...Effect You can set two types of Insertion Effects plus two System Effects Reverb and Chorus The following five screens are available The parameters are the same as those used in Voice Edit Mode Detai...

Page 150: ...ack repetitively until you release the note oneshot When you press a note on the keyboard the Phrase Clip is played just once from its Start Point to its End Point not looped reverse When you press a...

Page 151: ...ct Settings 0 127 Details about Effects are given on Page 65 OSC Pan Oscillator Pan You can set the following Pan parameters for each Clip Key in the Clip Kit Pan Set the stereo Pan position for each...

Page 152: ...ngs will cause it to become lowered Settings 64 0 63 PCH Tune Coarse Fine VelSens Key C 3 0 0 63 Clip Key Filter You can apply filter settings to Clip Keys A Low Pass Filter and High Pass Filter can b...

Page 153: ...me Decay1 Level Time Pitch Key on AMP AEG Amplitude Envelope Generator The Amplitude Envelope Generator controls the change in amplitude from the moment a note in pressed on the keyboard to the moment...

Page 154: ...Mode Page 146 You will not need to follow the next two steps at the 1st screen PCLP Status PCLP LoopRemix Type Vari JOB C 2 001 SmplName 1 A 5When you press the ENTER key you will see a confirmation...

Page 155: ...to perform the Job Settings 1 256 Mode Select the Variation Mode There are four Modes available explained later Settings loop divide auto realtime manual The following Jobs are available only when the...

Page 156: ...Clip The procedure is as follows PCLP VarRealTime Hit C3 C4 EXIT Job C 2 001 SmplName toVar1 8 toStop PCLP VarAuto Threshold Adjust Job C 2 001 SmplName 255 255 1At this screen you can play back the...

Page 157: ...lied to the Loop Four Variations A to D are available each offering increasing degrees of change PCLP LoopRemix Type Vari JOB C 2 001 SmplName 1 A 4When you press the ENTER key you will see a confirma...

Page 158: ...ld always be backed up or saved to a separate Phrase Clip Number before performing this operation PCLP Extract TargetVari Job C 2 001 SmplName all PCLP FreqConvert Job C 2 001 SmplName TargetVari Targ...

Page 159: ...in 16 bit linear format Key Clip Key Select the Clip Key to which the sample will be assigned Settings C0 C6 PCLP SampleRcv ReqSmpl Key InitSmpl Job 16383 C 3 001 PCLP Copy Job C 2 001 SmplName 050 Ne...

Page 160: ...o internal memory as follows Existing Clip Kit data will be overwritten with the new data when stored You should save important data to Memory Card beforehand Clip Kit data stored in internal memory w...

Page 161: ...0 Song File Performance 1 1 2 3 16 Sequence Track 1 2 3 16 Plug in Part 1 Plug in Part 2 Phrase Clip Part A D Input Part Part MIDI CH 2 3 16 1 MIDI CH 2 16 5 3 4 10 6 In this Mode you can play back th...

Page 162: ...he Voices of each Part in the selected Performance will be used when playing back the Song file Use Knob 2 the MEMORY INT EXT keys BANK keys A to H and PROGRAM keys 1 to 16 to select the Memory Bank a...

Page 163: ...eter is not available in the CS6R MSTR Kbd Oct Trnspose Vel Sys 3 11 fixed 127 MSTR TG Vol NoteShift Tune Sys 127 24 102 3c The parameters in Utility Mode are explained here Utility Mode can roughly b...

Page 164: ...s pressed its LED is lit various effects can be bypassed Settings off on for Insert Insertion Reverb and Chorus effects Plug in Board Variations Variation Effects will be bypassed according to the Ins...

Page 165: ...C Settings see the separate Data List for details The positions of Knobs A B C can be memorized for each Voice Performance and Phrase Clip If a Master Equalizer parameter is selected as the destinatio...

Page 166: ...er used to control the ARPEGGIO ON OFF key Settings 000 095 000 032 off Hold Select the Control Change Number used to control the ARPEGGIO HOLD key Settings 000 095 000 032 off Out Vce Enable disable...

Page 167: ...trl Sequencer Control Select whether or not to transmit receive Song Start Stop and Continue messages via MIDI This also switches the transmission of MIDI Clock messages on and off Settings off on MID...

Page 168: ...the Frequency setting Settings 12dB 0dB 12dB Freq Frequency Set the center frequency Frequencies around this point are attenuated boosted by the Gain setting Settings 100Hz 10kHz Q Frequency Characte...

Page 169: ...trol Change Number to the Ribbon Controller on the front panel The Ribbon Controller s behavior depends on the Mode parameter setting Settings 00 95 see the separate Data List for details Details abou...

Page 170: ...screen 4Use the PAGE knob to select the name of the Plug in Board as shown at the bottom left of the screen Then enter the Plug in native part parameter screen 5Use the PAGE knob to select the Plug i...

Page 171: ...ttempt to remove the Memory Card or turn the power off during accessing Doing so can damage the data on the instrument Memory Card and possibly the Memory Card itself Formatting Memory Cards Before us...

Page 172: ...ved Extension MID The SMF is a standardized sequence file format used by musical instrument manufacturers computer software companies and other parties An SMF can easily be exchanged between SMF compa...

Page 173: ...be damaged The steps in the procedure may vary slightly depending on the operation being performed Refer to the explanation of each operation for details Load Type File VOICEDIR SUBDIR 1 Are you sure...

Page 174: ...linear stereo Converted to 16 bit 2Phrase Clips created Load Type File VOICEDIR SUBDIR 1 Card all voice 001 NEWFILE S2V File Number of file to be loaded Data to be loaded File Type 1Use Knob B to sel...

Page 175: ...to the previous screen The load operation will be canceled if you press the DEC NO key during execution The synthesizer can automatically load files when you switch it on You will need to insert the c...

Page 176: ...s is basically the same as for renaming Voices However you cannot use symbols or lower case characters Details about renaming Voices are given on Page 80 Directory names can only be up to 8 characters...

Page 177: ...trument PLG150 AN PLG150 PF PLG100 XG PLG150 VL PLG150 DX PLG100 VH n See page 32 for detailed explanations for each board Available slot PLG1 PLG2 differs depending on the type of the Plug in boards...

Page 178: ...connector until the two notches on the cable connector lock into the sockets on the board as shown in the illustration 8 Mount the Plug in board onto the plate as detailed in the following steps 8 1 I...

Page 179: ...ce s 2 Move to a position facing the front panel of the device and remove the screws six flat head screws from the Plug in board cover at the top panel with a coin or a Phillips screwdriver n Keep the...

Page 180: ...Plug in board the connector side into the hooks 1 as shown in the illustration 7 2 Press down the other side until it is securely settled on the hooks 2 P L G 2 Hooks 1 Hooks 1 P L G 2 8 Replace the P...

Page 181: ...2 When used with a PLG100 series Plug in Board a data file of which File Type is plugin cannot be stored on a Memory Card Format of the sample file or sample dump data is unsupported Operation is bei...

Page 182: ...ppropriately When playing performances using the internal sequencer or an external MIDI device have the transmit channels for each sequencer track and the receive channels for each Part in the Perform...

Page 183: ...e applied Has the EF BYPASS key been set to OFF Page 66 Has the Insertion Effect Element Switch parameter in the EFF screen of Voice Edit been set to ON Also in this Mode has the effect type been set...

Page 184: ...T key while using Knobs A to C Knob 1 2 and the DATA knob or the INC YES and DEC NO keys Page 24 Cannot receive bulk data When using the CS6x CS6R Voice Editor have you set a sufficient Dump Interval...

Page 185: ...Memory Keys 8 Bank Keys CS6x 16 Program Part Keys CS6x Power Card Slot Gain Host Select MIDI In Out Thru To Host Breath Footswitch CS6x Sustain CS6x Foot Controller CS6x Foot Volume CS6x Individual O...

Page 186: ...izer 126 Common General 80 123 Common LFO Low Frequency Oscillator 85 Common Quick Edit 81 124 Common Part Zone Edit 121 Connecting a Microphone or Other Audio Equipment 14 Connecting External MIDI Eq...

Page 187: ...ch CS6x 48 FOOT SWITCH jack CS6x only 11 Foot Volume CS6x 48 FOOT VOLUME jack CS6x only 10 Format 20 176 G GAIN knob 11 GEN M Kbd General Master Keyboard 123 GEN MIDI General MIDI 123 GEN Name General...

Page 188: ...Variation Manual 156 PCLP VarAuto Variation Auto set 156 PCLP VariationSet 155 PCLP VarRealTime Variation Real time 156 PEG Level 91 PEG Release 91 PEG Time 91 PEG VelSens PEG Velocity Sensitivity 91...

Page 189: ...ring Scenes 45 Sustain CS6x 48 SUSTAIN jack CS6x only 11 Switching Between Programs by Foot Switch CS6x 52 Switching Elements On Off CS6x 61 Switching the Arpeggiator On Off 42 T The Compare Function...

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Page 192: ...AB J A Wettergrens Gata 1 Box 30053 S 400 43 G teborg Sweden Tel 031 89 34 00 DENMARK YS Copenhagen Liaison Office Generatorvej 8B DK 2730 Herlev Denmark Tel 44 92 49 00 FINLAND F Musiikki Oy Kluuvik...

Page 193: ...ations are not provided it must be assumed that unobstructed ventilation is required 7 Temperature considerations Electronic products should be installed in locations that do not seriously contribute...

Page 194: ...its subsidiaries class B This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM Connecting the Plug and Cord WARNING THIS APPARATUS MUST BE...

Page 195: ...he same 6 operator 16 note polyphonic FM tone generation system that took the synthesizer industry by storm This board is a must have for performing keyboard players and producers of contemporary musi...

Page 196: ...M D G EMI Division Yamaha Corporation 1999 Yamaha Corporation V484950 910MWCP3 3 01A0 Printed in Japan This document is printed on chlorine free ECF Paper OWNER S MANUAL OWNER S MANUAL OWNER S MANUAL...

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