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OWNER’S MANUAL

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Page 2: ...ion or effect works when the unit is operating as designed are not covered by the manufacturer s warranty and are therefore the owners responsibility Please study this manual carefully and consult you...

Page 3: ...ure to set the volumes of all components at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level Do not expose the instrument to...

Page 4: ...hensive detailed editing features for customizing your Voices page 70 Convenient TO HOST terminal for direct easy connection to computer with just one cable page 13 GM System Level 1 GM System Level 1...

Page 5: ...parameters in the same section Throughout the manual parameter names are prefaced by numbers such as 13 2 Resonance This for example indicates that the Resonance parameter is on display PAGE 13 in the...

Page 6: ...Performing Live While Playing Back a Song File 40 Splitting the Keyboard Setting Upper and Lower Ranges for the Voices 41 Layering Two Voices Parts Together 42 Using Controllers 44 Pitch Bend Wheel 44...

Page 7: ...other Part in the same Multi Page 68 Copying Element parameter settings of the Voice being edited to another Element in the same Voice Page 88 Backing up your S03 data Saving S03 Settings to an Extern...

Page 8: ...s select Parts 1 to 16 In the Multi Part Edit mode press both of these buttons simultaneously to call up the Common Edit screens To return to the Part Edit screens press only one of these buttons or I...

Page 9: ...ctive this is used to specify the DRUM PERC Voice category USER SE button Page 33 In the Multi and Voice modes this lets you select the User Memory programs You can also specify a User Memory Drum ban...

Page 10: ...ootswitch to turn specific functions on and off 5 FOOT CONTROLLER jack Pages 14 45 For connecting an optional foot controller FC7 etc This gives you real time control over various aspects of the sound...

Page 11: ...is in the STANDBY position electricity is still flowing to the instrument at a minimum level When not using the S03 for an extended period of time be sure to unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall...

Page 12: ...ntrol it from the S03 You can also use an external MIDI keyboard or sequencer to control the S03 s internal sounds This section introduces several different MIDI applications n The HOST SELECT switch...

Page 13: ...There are two ways to connect your S03 to a computer 1 Serial connection the computer s serial port to the S03 s TO HOST terminal 2 MIDI connection the computer s MIDI interface or external MIDI inter...

Page 14: ...a footswitch the FC4 or FC5 and foot controller the FC7 to control tone volume pitch and other parameters n Details about how to use these controllers are given on page 45 Computer with MIDI interface...

Page 15: ...speakers or mixer and amplifier Likewise always switch off the power of the S03 after switching off the power of the amplified speakers or mixer and amplifier Even when the switch is in the STANDBY po...

Page 16: ...until stopped Demo Song Selection While the Demo song is playing back you can select the particular Demo song that you wish to hear Enter the desired Demo song category from the numeric keypad to call...

Page 17: ...can be transmitted to other external MIDI devices through the MIDI OUT connector Tone Generator This block plays back sounds according to information received from the keyboard and controllers The fo...

Page 18: ...m Voices For details about Normal and Drum Voices see page 26 Maximum Polyphony The maximum polyphony of the S03 is 64 notes However the actual note polyphony will vary depending on the number of Elem...

Page 19: ...ategory Search function that lets quickly select a Voice according to its instrument type Voice Edit Mode Normal Voices and Drum Voices can be created and edited in this mode You can save up to 128 ed...

Page 20: ...Offset 4 72 CONTROLLER Porta Sw Time Portamento Switch Time 5 72 PB Range Pitch Bend Range 6 72 MW FltCtl MW Filter Control 7 72 MW PMod MW Pitch Modulation Depth 8 72 MW FMod MW Filter Modulation Dep...

Page 21: ...8 BlkDmp Bulk Dump 3 88 DEMO Mode 16 Demo Song Play 16 Utility Mode 90 TG Tone Generator MasterTune 1 90 KEYBOARD Kbd Trans Keyboard Transpose 2 90 Vel Curve Velocity Curve 3 90 Fixed Vel Fixed Veloci...

Page 22: ...everb Return 6 56 Reverb Pan 7 57 ChoEF Chorus Effect Type 8 57 Chorus Parameters 9 57 Cho Return Chorus Return 10 57 Chorus Pan 11 57 SndCho Rev Send Chorus to Reverb 12 13 57 VarEF Variation Effect...

Page 23: ...17 78 FltSclSns Filter Scale Sensitivity 18 78 FltSclVel Filter Scale Velocity Sensitivity 18 78 FEG R FEG Rate 19 79 FEG L FEG Level 20 79 FEGSclSens FEG Scale Sensitivity 21 79 FEGAtkVel FEG Attack...

Page 24: ...for song data playback you can have a complete ensemble of 16 independent instrument sounds You can also play Multis from the keyboard This allows you to set up layers of different Voices or special k...

Page 25: ...re stored in the internal memory PRESET USER GM XG Drum Voices XG121 128 are not of the GM XG set but are original drum kits specifically programmed for the S03 PR001 128 US001 128 Preset 128 Preset V...

Page 26: ...also include special sound effects In general a Voice containing up to four Elements can be played across the entire range of the keyboard However this can be changed the actual key range for the Voi...

Page 27: ...in making up a Voice A total of 453 high quality preset Waves are available As shown in the following illustration when creating a Voice you can select the Wave to be used as an Element and then set i...

Page 28: ...tains MIDI related settings Finally there is the Demo mode which allows you to play back the Demo songs To select these press the UTILITY button for the Utility mode the MIDI button for the MIDI mode...

Page 29: ...er the MIDI mode To exit to another mode simply press the respective button for that mode If one of the Play mode lamps MULTI or VOICE is lit the corresponding Play mode is still active even while ent...

Page 30: ...page in the middle of the set is called up arrows point in both directions fi indicating you can select either the next or previous screens When the last screen is called up the arrow points to the le...

Page 31: ...s such as Voice Name etc which have more than one value to be set use the E F buttons to move the cursor position in the display then set the value accordingly INC YES and DEC NO buttons These are use...

Page 32: ...either mono or poly For other absolute parameters such as Volume the setting can be any value between zero and 127 The Volume setting has a linear one to one relationship with the actual volume as sh...

Page 33: ...oices are divided into several different banks MUSIC SYNTHESIZER PHONES L OUTPUT R DC IN ON STANDBY CONTROLLER SWITCH TO HOST HOST SELECT IN OUT THRU MIDI VOLUME UTILITY UTILITY MIDI MODE PART ELEMENT...

Page 34: ...ess the ENTER button to specify the Voice Memory then press the INC YES button to increment the Voice Number and press DEC NO to decrement it Selecting with the numeric keypad and ENTER button First s...

Page 35: ...Press the CATEGORY SEARCH button in Voice Mode Its LED will light and Category Search will be enabled The Memory buttons and the numeric keypad are used for selecting categories n Press the EXIT butto...

Page 36: ...board will actually play note C5 i e the note you play is shifted up two octaves To return to the standard octave range 0 press the OCTAVE UP and DOWN buttons simultaneously n If you set the octave be...

Page 37: ...ent the Multi Number Press the DEC NO button to decrement the Multi Number n This is selected in the same way as in selecting Voices using the numeric keypad and the ENTER button Refer to the instruct...

Page 38: ...sequencers If each track in a song file uses a different MIDI channel then the Parts in a Multi can be each assigned to those MIDI channels correspondingly Therefore you can play back a song file on a...

Page 39: ...ls see page 56 6 Continue using the and buttons and switch to the Rcv Ch MIDI Receive Channel screen PAGE 6 Set the parameter to 2 7 Use the and buttons and switch to the Mono Poly screen PAGE 8 Set t...

Page 40: ...computer sequencer and the piano bass and drum Parts will be played back according to each track s MIDI channel Performing Live While Playing Back a Song File While playing back the song file with the...

Page 41: ...rings Voice for the lower range Part n For details about Voice selection see page 59 5 Use the and buttons to call up the Volume screen PAGE 2 then set the volume for the piano Part as well as its Pan...

Page 42: ...Voice is selected for Part 1 and a piano Voice is selected for Part2 and the two are played together in unison This Multi can be easily created and set so that both Parts 1 and 2 are layered together...

Page 43: ...nual or help messages of your particular sequencer Now whenever you play back the song file with this recorded data the appropriate S03 Multi settings are sent as System Exclusive messages page 99 fro...

Page 44: ...r filter setting of the Voice The Modulation Wheel can be used to control the parameters below MW Variation Control Depth MW Filter Control MW Pitch Modulation Depth MW Filter Modulation Depth MW Ampl...

Page 45: ...mber for the Foot Controller Using the Foot Controller to Control Parameters In live performance you can use the Foot Controller onstage to keep your hands free to play the keyboard yet still be able...

Page 46: ...or Multis with your feet without having to take your hands from the keyboard For example if you arrange the Voices Multis in memory in consecutive order as you ll use them you can easily advance thro...

Page 47: ...Voice Edit Mode To enter the Voice Edit mode press the EDIT button while in the Voice Play mode 3 4 2 1 5 Enter the Voice Edit mode In Voice Play mode select the Voice you wish to edit Store the edite...

Page 48: ...an Element 1 to 4 press the and buttons to switch to other screens The S03 has a huge variety of available parameters As you change the display pages an arrow mark on the right side of the display po...

Page 49: ...on Effects 4 Set the Element Parameters OSC MIX Oscillator Mix In PAGES 1 to 6 you can set the various parameters controlling the waveforms on which the Voice is based You can select the Wave used for...

Page 50: ...t sounds for higher note velocities PITCH In PAGES 7 to 12 you can set the basic pitch parameters for each Element You can detune Elements apply Pitch Scaling and so on Also by setting the PEG Pitch E...

Page 51: ...llator PITCH and FILTER parameters have been applied as well as the final overall volume of the signal sent to the outputs The signal of each Element is sent at the specified volume to the next Effect...

Page 52: ...itude of each Element to create effects such as vibrato wah and tremolo However the actual available LFO parameters will vary according to the type of Element The LFO is capable of producing a wide va...

Page 53: ...the Effect Type List in the separate Data List System and Insertion Effects The S03 effects sections can be designated as either System or Insertion effects Reverb and Chorus are always System effects...

Page 54: ...a List booklet Multi Depending on the selected effect type the Dry Wet parameter may not be available For details refer to the Effect Parameter List in the separate Data List booklet The default value...

Page 55: ...edited settings Switching Parts On Off In the Multi Edit mode a Part can be switched on off when you press the MUTE button The Part indicator which is muted will flash This lets you mute other Parts...

Page 56: ...ion transmitted via MIDI Settings 24 2 octaves 24 2 octaves n This parameter has no effect for Parts set to the Drum mode page 61 4 RevEF Reverb Effect Type Select the Reverb Effect Type here then set...

Page 57: ...Center R63 Right n You can also enter the settings below using the numeric keypad 1 63 L63 L01 64 C Center 65 127 R01 R63 12 SndCho Rev Send Chorus to Reverb Set the send level of the signal sent fro...

Page 58: ...nal sent from the Variation Effect to the Reverb Effect Settings 0 127 n This can be set only when Variation Connection above is set to SYS When Variation Connection is set to INS appears in the displ...

Page 59: ...rt page 20 or the Parameter Table page 22 Voice Selection PAGE 1 Part Mix PAGES 2 to 5 Part General PAGES 6 to 9 Part Tone PAGES 10 to 14 Part Controller PAGES 15 to 21 Part Effect PAGES 22 to 24 1 Vo...

Page 60: ...4 2 NtLmt H Note Limit High Set the lowest and highest notes of the keyboard range for each Part Each Part will only sound for notes played within its specified range Settings C 2 G8 n You can set the...

Page 61: ...Settings mono poly n When the Part Mode is set to drum appears in the display and the parameter cannot be set 9 Part Mode This determines whether the Part uses Normal Voices or Drum Voices Settings no...

Page 62: ...strated below the velocity will be increased by the specified amount Changes to velocity curve according to VelDepth with offset set to 64 VelSnsDpt 064 KEY ELEM PART OCTAVE PAGE 10 1 VelSnsOfs KEY EL...

Page 63: ...d to zero n These three parameters affect both the AEG and the FEG Settings 64 63 Attack Tm Determines the transition time from the moment a key on the keyboard is pressed to the point at which the le...

Page 64: ...ade in PEG Release Level above from when you release your finger from the key 14 1 Vib Rate Vibrato Rate 14 2 Vib Depth Vibrato Depth 14 3 Vib Delay Vibrato Delay Settings 64 63 Vib Rate Determines th...

Page 65: ...ver the pitch filter and amplitude modulation of the Voice Settings 0 127 MW PMod Set the amount by which the pitch modulation changes when the Modulation wheel is used The larger the setting the grea...

Page 66: ...e Controller 1 is used Settings 64 63 21 1 AC1 FMod AC1 Filter Modulation Depth 21 2 AC1 AMod AC1 Amplitude Modulation Depth These parameters let you set the depth of control the Control Change messag...

Page 67: ...ing edited or copy Parts n Before entering the Multi Job mode and using the Initialize or Copy function you must select the Multi you wish to use the particular operation on page 37 n For details abou...

Page 68: ...epth AC1 Variation Control Depth n When you copy the Variation effect data of a Drum Voice the 2 Band EQ effect settings are copied 3 CpyCtl Copy Controller This let you copy the Controller settings f...

Page 69: ...iting a Multi The Multi Store screen appears 2Use DEC NO and INC YES buttons to select the destination Multi Number 3When you press the ENTER button you will be prompted for confirmation 4Press the IN...

Page 70: ...2Press the EDIT button again to disable the Compare function and restore your recently edited settings Switching Elements On Off In Voice Edit Mode an Element can be switched on off when you press th...

Page 71: ...t character 5Repeat Steps 3 and 4 until all the characters have been set for your Voice Name Available numbers and letters 2 1 Total Vol Total Volume 2 2 Total Lvl Total Level Set the output level of...

Page 72: ...ariation Effect Control Depth 17 AC1 VarCtl AC1 Variation Effect Control Depth The parameters and settings are the same as those for the Multis For details see pages 58 and 59 Voice Mode Multi Mode Pa...

Page 73: ...ity Limit Low High Pitch Scale Sensitivity Pitch Scale Center Note 3 Level Set the output level of each Element Settings 0 255 4 Pan Set the Stereo Pan position for each wave Settings Scale L63 Left C...

Page 74: ...aling for each Element according to the position of the note on the keyboard The PchSclCN parameter below is used as the basic pitch for this parameter The higher the value the lower the pitch becomes...

Page 75: ...rom the moment you press a note on the keyboard to the moment you release it The Initial Level and Attack Rate settings determines from what pitch the note starts when it is played and the time it tak...

Page 76: ...stics for other notes will vary in proportion to the EG Rate settings Settings C 2 G8 n You can also set this parameter by pressing the respective note on the keyboard while holding down the ENTER but...

Page 77: ...ResoVel Set the sensitivity of the selected Resonance parameter to note velocity A positive setting will produce large Resonance changes for notes played harder and smaller changes for notes played m...

Page 78: ...er the sound change FEG Level becomes Filter Scaling Settings By way of example you could set the Levels Offsets and Break Points BP1 to BP4 as follows Here the current Cutoff setting is 64 The Offset...

Page 79: ...1 and 2 Levels the time it takes between those changes is determined by the Attack Rate and Decay 1 and 2 Rates When the note is released the change in tone is determined by the Release Rate Level se...

Page 80: ...ard to the moment it is released see illustration below You can set different values for each Element Settings 0 255 Amplitude Envelope Generator Settings There are four Rate settings which control ho...

Page 81: ...ng to the positions of the notes on the keyboard There are four Break Points used to divide and assign different settings across the keyboard The Levels Offsets at each of Break Point are set in the L...

Page 82: ...slower the change for lower notes and the faster the change for higher notes Settings 0 15 31 KeyonDelay Determines the time delay between the moment you press a note on the keyboard and the point at...

Page 83: ...e setting the greater the depth of control LFO FMod Determines the amount depth by which the LFO waveform varies modulates the Filter Cutoff frequency The larger the setting the greater the depth of c...

Page 84: ...Edit mode the Drum Voice Edit screen in which you were previously editing appears n An overview of the Drum Voices is given on page 26 Drum Common Edit and Drum Key Edit Each Drum Voice consists of m...

Page 85: ...an position moves randomly each time a key is played L63 Left C Center R63 Right n The numeric keypad can also be used to enter the value as shown below 0 Rnd 1 63 L63 L01 64 C Center 65 127 R01 R63 3...

Page 86: ...tack This determines the Attack Rate speed of the EG Envelope Generator or how long it takes for the sound of the selected drum sound to reach full volume when a note is played Depending on the sound...

Page 87: ...perform 4Use the DEC NO and INC YES buttons to select the parameter for which you wish to perform the Job n This step is not applicable for the Bulk Dump Job n Use the buttons to set the destination E...

Page 88: ...yKey Copy Drum Key This lets you copy Element Drum Key parameter settings of the Voice being edited to another Element Drum Key in the same Voice 1 Source Element Drum Key Select the source Element Dr...

Page 89: ...tton after editing a Voice The Voice Store screen appears 2Use DEC NO and INC YES buttons to select the destination Voice Number 3When you press the ENTER button you will be prompted for confirmation...

Page 90: ...transmitted via MIDI Settings 11 11 3 1 Vel Curve Velocity Curve 3 2 Fixed Vel Fixed Velocity Vel Curve Set the Velocity Curve determining how the strength of the notes played will affect the sound ou...

Page 91: ...trol Numbers and Control Change messages see the separate Data List 5 FSTxCtlNo Footswitch Transmit Control Number This determines the MIDI Control Change numbers assigned to the Footswitch Settings 0...

Page 92: ...ings the corresponding factory defaults will be overwritten and lost Use the procedure below to restore the factory default settings When you restore the factory default settings all the current setti...

Page 93: ...the tone generator is receiving performance data from both the keyboard directly and the computer Use the setting suggestions below as a guideline specific instructions may differ depending on your co...

Page 94: ...1 TxPgmChng Transmit Program Change On Off 6 2 TxBankSel Transmit Bank Select On Off Determines whether Program Change Bank Select messages executed from the S03 s panel are transmitted via MIDI or n...

Page 95: ...5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08...

Page 96: ...o Time Control 005 Messages which control the duration of portamento or a continuous pitch glide between successively played notes When the parameter Portamento Switch page 96 is set to on the value s...

Page 97: ...93 Messages which adjust the send level for the Chorus effect Effect4 Depth Variation Effect Send Level Control 094 Messages which adjust the send level for the Variation effect If Variation effect us...

Page 98: ...l Sounds Off message is received and sets the corresponding channel to Poly Mode Program Change Messages which determine which voice to select for each Part With a combination of Bank Select you can s...

Page 99: ...d XG System On When this data is received the S03 will switch to XG mode and all the parameters will be initialized accordingly and XG compatible messages such as NRPN and Bank Select messages can be...

Page 100: ...ceNum Bulk data cannot be transmitted received because the device number does not match or is set to off Sure Final confirmation Host MIDI HOST SELECT switch has been set to MIDI Host PC2 HOST SELECT...

Page 101: ...e S03 Increase the volume with the VOLUME slider and if a foot controller is connected press it down to the maximum 4 If still no sound is output after step 3 above the problem may be in the global se...

Page 102: ...eters been set appropriately Cable and Connection Problems Has the audio equipment been connected correctly Page 11 Is the MIDI cable intact and connected properly The sound is distorted Have the effe...

Page 103: ...d Scale of Pan setting parameter made to the Voice have no effect Depending on the selected Voice or the settings of related parameters changes to these parameters may have little or no audible effect...

Page 104: ...over the tone generator by setting Local Sw PAGE 2 in the MIDI mode to off In this condition playing the keyboard does not produce any sound Page 93 2 Directly connect the MIDI cable in question one e...

Page 105: ...TERMINALS PHONES Stereo Phone OUTPUT Phone L MONO R DC IN FOOT CONTROLLER FOOT SWITCH TO HOST MIDI IN OUT THRU DISPLAY LCD Back Lit POWER SUPPLY Yamaha AC adaptor PA 3C included May not be included i...

Page 106: ...Parts 55 Common Effect Basics 49 Common Effect Multi 56 Common Effect Voice 71 Common General Basics 49 Common General Multi 56 Common General Voice 71 Compare Function Multi Mode 55 Compare Function...

Page 107: ...mit Channel 94 MODE buttons 8 MODULATION wheel The Controls Connectors 8 Modulation Wheel Using Controllers 44 Mono Poly Multi 61 Mono Poly Voice 71 Moving the Cursor Position 32 Multi Edit Reference...

Page 108: ...94 To call up the GM XG Drum memory 34 To call up the User Drum memory USDR1 USDR2 34 To call up the XG SFX Kit memory 34 TO HOST terminal 10 Tone Generator Overview of the S03 17 Tone Generator Util...

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Page 111: ...ct use only high quality shielded cables Cable s supplied with this product MUST be used Follow all installation instructions Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC authorization to use th...

Page 112: ...al Library http www2 yamaha co jp manual english U R G Pro Audio Digital Musical Instrument Division Yamaha Corporation 2001 Yamaha Corporation V654540 404MWCP2 3 03C0 Printed in Japan This document i...

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