A
.
Yes: You have a total of 13 effects on the AN 200. To access these, simply press the effect [TYPE]
button and move the [DATA] knob. This will allow you to access all of the effects. The 13 effects you have
available are:
1.
Delay 1 (dLy1) – (Effects listed along with the abbreviation in LED display).
2.
Delay 2 (dLy2)
3.
Delay 3 (dLy3)
4.
Reverb (rLrb)
5.
Flanger 1 (FLG1)
6.
Flanger 2 (FLG2)
7.
Chorus (Chor)
8.
Phaser 1 (PHS1)
9.
Phaser 2 (PHS2)
10.
Phaser 3 (PHS3)
11.
Amp Simulator 1 (ANP1)
12.
Amp Simulator 2 (ANP2)
13.
Amp Simulator 3 (ANP3)
Q
. Can I use the DX200 just as a tone generator and incorporate it into my home studio or MIDI rig?
A
.
Yes, absolutely. I ’ll give you two scenarios:
1.
Home Studio: Say I have a computer, a few tone modules, a few keyboards and a multiport interface
like the Yamaha UX256 256 channel USB interface (What!? Yamaha has an interface that I can go
check out at
www.yamahasynth.com
? Really?!) In this studio, I can set up the DX200 on it’s own
MIDI input and output and set it up to receive on 4 discreet MIDI channels. It defaults to Synth on
Channel 1 and Rhythm 1, 2 and 3 on Channels 2, 3 and 4, but you can set it to any of the 16
channels. To do this press and hold the
SHIFT
button and press button 14. (Note that underneath
button 14 is the MIDI parameter area with “SETUP” under button 14 and “BULK” for bulk send and
receive under button 15). Pressing and holding
SHIFT
while repeatedly pressing button 14 toggles
you through the 4 voices and channel assignments (Syn, R1, R2 and R3), and allows you to set other
things like the clock source (internal or external) and the MIDI thru status (on or off). In this way you
can set up the DX200 to function as a tone module.
2.
Live Set Up: Let’s make it simple: I have a digital piano, say a Yamaha P80, and I just would like to
add a great-sounding fat analog-style synth to my existing set up. You can do this with the DX200. All
you need to do is MIDI out of the P80 into the DX200, make sure they are sending and receiving on
the same MIDI channel, hook the DX200 up to your speaker system and your in business. You simply
use the User Preset Pattern area as your user patch bank, tweak the knobs however you want and
save it in a preset pattern. The pattern itself doesn’t have to have any step sequence data in it (of
course it can if you want). Plus, there are tons of sounds out there for the DX200 because the
patches are compatible with the PLG150-AN expansion board used in the Yamaha S80, S30, CS6x
and other keyboard products.
Q
. If I plug in a MIDI keyboard, can I record notes into the step sequencer in real-time?
A
.
Yes, and it’s a very cool thing to do. First, select a pattern that you don’t mind erasing and delete it by
pressing
SHIFT
, then button 11 which, written below it, also is the [PATTERN JOB: CLEAR SEQ] function.
Decide which track you are going to sequence. In this case, let’s assume you selected the synth track.
Simply press the DX200’s [RECORD] button, MIDI an external keyboard up to it (making sure that the
transmit and receive channels line up, of course), press the [PLAY/STOP] and, while it cycles around, press
a few notes. This is what I like to call “Real Time Step Sequencing”. Now do the same type of thing with the
Rhythm tracks. Check it!
Q
. Does the DX200 respond to common MIDI control changes?
A
.
Yes. Things like Filter (CC74), Resonance (CC71), Volume (CC70), Pan (CC10), and many, many more.
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