Above you see a typical synth lead Voice
PRE4:064 [Ld:Bright Saw]. A two Element Voice
that has the Mod Wheel as the ELFO-PM depth
control – this translates to Element Low
Frequency Oscillator- Pitch Modulation control.
Depth = +27. As you move the wheel up you will
add vibrato (pitch modulation) to the Voice
AS 1
– ASSIGN 1 does not have a fixed MIDI
message (while all decent MIDI keyboards have
Modulation Wheels and Pitch Bend wheels, they
do not necessarily have an assignable controller).
It can be assigned as an internal control device.
You can use Assign 1 to change Element level,
filter cutoff/resonance, effect send, etc., etc. (see
Control Set Destination list). It can be assigned to
any of 68 locations. It can
independently
be
assigned
any
control change message, (cc1-
cc95), for transmitting out via MIDI. The default
assignment is cc #016 called: “General Purpose
control 1”. If you reassign the default control
change assignment (a global setting found in
UTILITY) to cc #001 Modulation, for example, you
will in effect have a modulation wheel on a Slider.
However, leave it set at cc016 as this is as good
as any for its purpose.
AS 2
– ASSIGN 2 does not have a fixed message.
It can be assigned as an internal control device.
You can use it to change Element level, filter,
effects, etc., etc. (see Control Set Destination
list). It can
independently
be assigned any
control change message for transmitting out via
MIDI. The default assignment is cc #017:
“General Purpose control 2”. If you reassign the
default assignment (global setting found in
UTILITY) to cc #002, for example, you will in
effect have a breath control on a Slider.
AFTERTOUCH (fixed)
– will always be sent when
extra pressure is applied to the key. How this
controller data is interpreted, if at all,
is
a function
of the voice parameters in the tone
generator/receiving device. Some players use
aftertouch to vary PMD (pitch modulation depth),
vibrato. Others like it to brighten the sound and
assign it to filter cutoff, still others assign it to
control an effect, like the rotating speaker speed.
Try substituting AT for MW in the
OR:16+8+5&1/3 Voice… as long as you apply
pressure to the keys, the speed of the rotary
speaker will be fast. Aftertouch cannot be turned
off, per se. It is always sent when pressure is
applied to the keyboard. Whether or not anything
happens when this pressure is applied is
determined completely in the receiving device.
FOOT CONTROL 1 (FC1) –
An FC7 pedal
plugged into the Foot Control 1 jack is available as
an assignable controller. You select what it will
send globally for the S90 ES from VOICE mode
UTILITY:
•
Press [UTILITY]
•
Press [F3] VOICE
•
Press [SF3] CTL ASN.
The default is cc011 (expression) which is
similar
but not the same
as control 007 (Main volume).
Many people mistake these two as being the same
thing. While they both control ‘how loud’, they
have different functions. For example, in a Song
you plan to play a B3 Voice on top of a sequenced
rhythm section. You set the organ Part’s mix
volume to a level of 96. (Because 96 is the perfect
setting for as “loud” as you will ever need to be
compared to the rhythm section). You are setting
how loud the organ sound will play on a scale
from 0-127 - relative to the other sounds. If your
FC1 pedal is set to control 011 (expression) – toe
down will never exceed the ‘96’ Main volume
setting of the Part. If, on the other hand, you
have the FC1 assigned to cc007 (Main volume)
the volume will be set by the absolute position of
the pedal – toe down will reset the volume to 127
– and you will be too loud. Expression (cc11) is
relative
volume within the maximum set by the
individual parts Level. Volume (cc07) is
absolute
volume for the current MIDI channel.
FOOT CONTROL
2
– defaults to sending control
change message 004, but can be reassigned to
any control change number 1-95 (global setting
found in UTILITY). How this data is interpreted by
the tone generator/receiving device;
is
programmable. For example, it is possible to use
the foot control for filter cutoff (wah-wah) on an
internal sound and have an external sound set to
interpret cc #004 as something entirely different.
FOOT SWITCH
– Use an optional Yamaha FC4 or
FC5 (momentary switch). It can be assigned any
cc number between 1-101. It will always send a
control change value of 127 when activated;
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