User manual YAMAHA PLG150-AN

[. . . ] AN Expert Editor Manual Important Notices The AN Expert Editor provides an easy, intuitive way to edit and create your own original AN voices for the PLG150-AN Plug-in Board. Do not use any of the panel controls on an external synthesizer while editing the AN voices with the AN Expert Editor, since this may inadvertently change the settings of the PLG150-AN. Copyright Notices · The software and this owner's manual are the exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation. · Copying of the software or reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is expressly forbidden without the written consent of the manufacturer. [. . . ] The maximum simultaneous polyphony is 1 note. This setting is good for creating fat and powerful bass and lead sounds. LEGATO Tone generator is played monophonically. The maximum simultaneous polyphony is 1 note. For this setting, successively played notes do not retrigger the PEG, FEG or AEG --- resulting in a smoother note-to-note sound. · This setting overrides the Key Mode setting. Even if it is set to "POLY, " the voice will only play monophonically (with up to five voices sounding together) when Unison Switch is set to on. 44 Parameters / AN Expert Editor Main Window · UNISON (Unison Switch) Settings: ON, OFF This determines whether the Unison mode is on or off. Setting this to on is an instant way to get a "fat" analog-like lead sound. When Unison is on, the selected voice is layered with slightly detuned copies of itself, and set to play monophonically (one note at a time). The amount of detuning can be set with the Unison Detune parameter (in the DETAIL page). · This setting overrides the Key Mode setting. Even if it is set to "POLY, " the voice will only play monophonically (with up to five voices sounding together) when Unison Switch is set to on. · MORPH (Morphing Switch) Settings: On, Off This determines whether the Morphing function is on or off. Morphing allows you to crossfade between two different voices. When using Morphing, make sure to make the proper setttings in the Morphing window. The Morphing voice must be different than the currently selected voice for Morphing to have an effect, and the appropriate MIDI controller must be selected. Portamento Parameters Portamento is a pitch change effect commonly employed by singers and instrumentalists to smoothly "glide" from one pitch to another. Portamento has been a common feature in synthesizers as well, and can be used subtly for a natural pitch glide, or can be used to produce wild special effects. · SW. (Portamento Switch) Settings: On, Off This turns the Portamento effect on and off. The button's lamp lights when Portamento is on. · TIME (Portamento Time) Range: 0 . . . 127 This determines the time of the Portamento effect, or how long it takes to glide the pitch from one note to the next. Higher values result in a longer pitch glide time. 45 Parameters / Setup Detail Parameter Window Setup Detail Parameter Window This window is called up anytime you click on one of the DETAIL buttons in the main control panel window. (This includes all but the DETAIL buttons of the FREE EG and PATTERN GEN. sections, each of which have their own separate windows. ) I Detail Parameter Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Parameters / Setup Detail Parameter Window Common Parameters · Category This is used with Voice Name below to give a custom name to your edited voice. The category is a two-letter code that indicates the basic instrument type of the voice (see chart below). Specifying the category makes it easier to recognize the application or use of each particular voice; it also makes it easy to organize your voices according to their character or application. Set this to "0: --" if you wish to leave the category blank. [. . . ] (This is affected also by the AN Expert Editor Setup / Insert & Transmit Method settings. ) By inserting appropriate bulk dump at appropriate points in a song, you can have the AN voice change automatically as needed. Keep in mind that this is possible only when the "1 Voice" setting is selected in the Insert & Transmit Method parameter. When "User Voice" or "User Step SEQ" is selected, you should insert the data to the very beginning of the song (before any note data) as Bulk Data. Keyboard shortcut: [Alt], [U], [I] · "Insert AN Bulk Dump Data" can also be selected from the toolbar. · Track This determines the track to which the AN parameter settings will be inserted. [. . . ]