User manual YAMAHA PSS31

[. . . ] 4 Starting the Voice Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Library Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Edit Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Click it again to send the bulk data for your edited voice. This button is useful for making comparisons between the original and edited voices. 19 Edit Window There are three types of voices you can edit using Voice Editor: Normal voices, Drum voices, and Plug-in voices. In the Library window, click the tab containing the Normal voice/Drum voice/Plug-in voice that you wish to edit. Then double-click the voice (or select it and click the "Edit Window" button) to open the Edit window. · · · Settings in the Edit window are transmitted via MIDI from your computer to your tone generator in realtime. Settings in the Edit window can be stored to a Library file. For details about each parameter, refer to the MOTIF ES6/7/8 Owner's Manual and Data List. n When using the MIDI echo (or "MIDI thru") setting of the sequencer, the actual MIDI channel used for MIDI messages (transmitted from the keyboard to this synthesizer through the computer) will differ depending on the track selected in the sequencer. In other words, selecting a different track will automatically select a different MIDI channel. Voice Edit Window When editing a voice, you will see the following screen: 1 3 4 5 2 6 7 9 8 A 0 D C B 1 VOICE panel The name, category, category icon, and sub-category are displayed when editing a voice. Using your computer keyboard, you can assign a different name to the voice. n Voice names can consist of up to 10 characters. 2 COMMON EDIT panel (Quick Edit) This lets you quickly change the volume and tonal characteristics of the Voice by editing the amplitude and filter parameters. n The parameters available for editing differ depending on the selected Voice (Normal, Drum or Plug-in). Available parameters appear as virtual knobs in the window. 20 3 PITCH BEND settings Use the "LOWER" knob to set the lowest point in the pitch bend wheel's range and the "UPPER" knob to set the highest point. 4 PORTAMENTO block Use the switch to enable/disable portamento and the "TIME" knob to specify the portamento time. Click on the text box and select determine how the LFO pulses in sync with the Arpeggio or sequencer. A DEPTH setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set the degree to which the selected controller will affect the parameter assigned to it. Click on the text box and choose the parameter you wish to control. Click these to enable/disable the Elements which will be effected by the controller assignments. D Editor graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Click and drag the "handles" (square marks) to set the timedependent behavior of the Common LFO. The first handle (furthest to the left) controls the "LFO Delay Time. " The second controls the "LFO Fade In Time. " The third controls the "LFO Control Time. " The last square mark (furthest to the right) controls the "LFO Fade Out Time. " Drag the handles horizontally to adjust the transition times. E USER LFO button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sets, for each element, the offset value of the value set for the phase parameter. G DEPTH RATIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The Element dialogs are linked to the "EL DETAIL" dialogs, so changes in one dialog are immediately reflected in the other. You can simultaneously view the graphs and the "EL DETAIL" dialogs side-by-side while editing. n Also within the Element Unit, you can set the output level for each Element and the route their outputs through Insertion Effects A/B. 3 4 5 6 7 8 Select the Insertion Effect Type in the Insertion A/B Unit and set the remaining parameters. Select the System Effect Type in the Reverb/Chorus Unit and set the remaining parameters. [. . . ]