User manual YAMAHA 405

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[. . . ] When this Filter Type is selected, HPF Cutoff and HPF Key Follow can be set. Only the LPF graph is shown on the display. Basic Structure Voice Performance Multi SEQ Play Master Remote File Audio Rec/Play Utility Voice Play Only the lower cutoff frequency is set directly on the window. LPF6+HPF6 A combination of a -6 dB/oct low-pass filter and high-pass filter. When this Filter Type is selected, HPF Cutoff and HPF Key Follow can be set. Only the LPF graph is shown on the display. LPF12+BPF6 A combination of a low-pass filter and band-pass filter. You can edit the distance between the two Cutoff Frequencies. Level Range passed Cutoff range Distance Frequency Cutoff Frequency Cutoff Frequency Normal Voice Edit Common Edit Name Play Mode Setting example of Filter Scaling Here we'll show you the setting example of Filter Scaling in Filter Scale (page 53) of the Voice Element Edit parameters. For the settings shown in the example below, the basic Cutoff frequency value is 127, and the various Cutoff Offset values at the selected Break Point settings change that basic value accordingly. The Cutoff frequency changes in a linear fashion between successive Break Points as shown. 1 Break Point Cutoff Offset C#1 -4 2 D#2 +10 3 C3 +17 4 C4 +4 Cutoff frequency Arpeggio Arp Edit Arp 1-5 Type Controller LFO Filter/EG 144 137 131 123 Note Break Point 1 C#1 Break Point 2 D#2 Break Point 3 C3 Break Point 4 A4 3 Band EQ Effect Element Edit OSC Tune PEG Filter Type FEG Filter Scale AMP Level/Pan AEG AMP Scale LFO EQ Drum Voice Edit Common Edit Name Play Mode Arpeggio Controller Filter/EG 3 Band EQ Effect Key Edit OSC Tune Filter Type AMP Level/Pan AEG EQ Job Recall Bulk Supplementary Info. Setting example of Amplitude Scaling Here we'll show you an example Amplitude Scaling setting in AMP Scale (page 55) of the Voice Element Edit parameters. For the settings shown in the example below, the basic Amplitude (volume) value for the selected Element is 80, and the various Level Offset values at the selected Break Point settings change that basic value accordingly. The Amplitude changes in a linear fashion between successive Break Points as shown. 1 Break Point Level Offset C1 -4 2 C2 +10 3 C3 +17 4 C4 +4 Amplitude 97 90 84 76 Note Break Point 1 C1 Break Point 2 C2 Break Point 3 C3 Break Point 4 C4 Appendix Reference Manual 67 Reference Output Select List In the sections that follow, we'll explain the Output Select settings that let you determine the output assignments for the signals. Output Select is specified in several different places: OSC (Oscillator) of the Drum Key Edit parameters on the S90 XS/405 Editor, the Voice A/D Out and A/D FX display of the Utility parameters, and Click Output Sel of the Utility General parameter. Display indication L&R asL&R asL asR drum Basic Structure Voice Performance Multi SEQ Play Master Remote File Audio Rec/Play Utility Voice Play Normal Voice Edit Common Edit Name Play Mode Arpeggio Arp Edit Arp 1-5 Type Controller LFO Filter/EG 3 Band EQ Effect Element Edit OSC Tune PEG Filter Type FEG Filter Scale AMP Level/Pan AEG AMP Scale LFO EQ Drum Voice Edit Common Edit Name Play Mode Arpeggio Controller Filter/EG 3 Band EQ Effect Key Edit OSC Tune Filter Type AMP Level/Pan AEG EQ Job Recall Bulk Supplementary Info. Output destination OUTPUT L and R ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT L and R ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT L ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT R See below* Stereo Stereo Mono Mono Stereo/Mono See below* * The "drum" setting can be selected in the Multi Part Edit display of the Parts assigned to the Drum Voice. To the edited Part, the sound will be output via the destination set in the Drum Key Edit window as the "Output Select. " NOTE: When the Output Select is set the value other than "L&R" or "drum, " the Reverb/Chorus Send is automatically fixed to 0 and the Dry Level is automatically fixed to 127. Appendix Reference Manual 68 Reference Performance Mode Performance Play The Performance mode is used for selecting, playing, and editing the desired Performance. For details, see page 29. NOTE: When pressing the [COMMON] button, each function assigned to the knob is applied to all the Parts. By pressing the one of the [PART SELECT] 1 ­ 4 buttons, Knob operations will be applied only to the selected Part. Note that the parameters assigned to ASSIGN 1/2 and EFFECT of TONE are always applied to all the Parts. Reference Manual 70 Reference Controlling the Volume, Pan, and Effect by using the Slider The far left four sliders adjust the Volume, Pan, Chorus Send and Reverb Send for each of four Parts. You can change the function by using the Slider Function buttons. Mark (current value) Basic Structure Voice Performance Multi SEQ Play Master Remote File Audio Rec/Play Utility Performance Play Mixing Edit Select Slider Function button NOTE: When the "Slider Mode" parameter is set to "catch" on the General display (page 135) of the Utility mode, if a mark appears, moving the slider does not affect the sound. Once you move the Slider past this point, the mark disappears and moving the Slider affects the sound. The Performance Play display You can call up the Performance Play display by pressing the [PERFORM] button. Common Edit Name Play Mode Arpeggio Controller Filter / EG Performance number 001 ­ 016 017 ­ 032 033 ­ 048 049 ­ 064 065 ­ 080 081 ­ 096 097 ­ 112 1 Performance Bank 2 Performance Number Indicates the Bank and Number of the selected Performance. A Bank is a memory location that includes data of 128 different Performances. Four Banks (User 1 ­ 4) are provided. Each Performance within a Bank is assigned to a Performance Number of 001 to 128. This format corresponds to the [A] ­ [H] buttons and the Number [1] ­ [16] buttons. The Performance Numbers and the corresponding Group/Numbers are listed below. Group/Number A01 ­ 16 B01 ­ 16 C01 ­ 16 D01 ­ 16 E01 ­ 16 F01 ­ 16 G01 ­ 16 H01 ­ 16 EQ Effect Parameter A/D Out A/D FX Parameter Part Edit Voice Play Mode Arpeggio Arp Edit Arp 1-5 Type Filter / EG 3 Band EQ Rcv Sw FX Send Job Select Recall Bulk Copy Initialize Supplementary Info. 3 Category (Main Category <Sub Category>) Indicates the Category of the selected Performance. "Category, " consisting of Main Category and Sub Category, is a keyword that indicates the instrument characteristics or the type of sound. [. . . ] Some cutoff settings may filter out all of the sound. [VOICE] [EDIT] Effect (page 44) [VOICE] [EDIT] Filter/EG (page 43) [PERFORM] [EDIT] Common Effect (page 77) [PERFORM] [EDIT] Common Filter/EG (page 75) [PERFORM] [EDIT] Part selection Filter/EG (page 88) [MULTI/SEQ PLAY] (selecting Multi mode) [EDIT] Common Effect (page 96) [MULTI/SEQ PLAY] (selecting Multi mode) [EDIT] Part selection Filter/EG (page 108) Is "Vocoder" selected as the Insertion Effect Type of the Voice? If so, set the parameters related to the AD Input Part and MIC INPUT connector to the appropriate values then play the keyboard while inputting your voice into the microphone connected to the S90 XS/405. Check whether or not the INPUT GAIN knob on the panel is set to the minimum position. [VOICE] [EDIT] Effect Ins Connect Type: vocoder (page 44) [UTILITY] [VOICE] A/D Out Output Select: vocoder (page 141) Are the volume or expression settings too low? [UTILITY] General Volume (page 133) [VOICE] [EDIT] Play Mode Volume (page 34) [VOICE] [EDIT] Easy Element Edit mode via the Slider Function button Sliders (page 30) [PERFORM] [EDIT] Common Play Mode Volume (page 73) [PERFORM] [EDIT] Part selection Play Mode Volume (page 82) [MULTI/SEQ PLAY] (selecting Multi mode) [EDIT] Part selection Play Mode Volume (page 102) Reference Manual 154 Appendix Are the parameter settings such as Element Switch, Part Switch, Note Limit and Velocity Limit appropriate? [VOICE] [EDIT] [MUTE] (lighting) Number [9] ­ [16] buttons [PERFORM] [PART ON/OFF] (page 69) [PERFORM] [EDIT] Part selection Play Mode Note Limit Lo/Hi (page 82) [PERFORM] [EDIT] Part selection Play Mode Velocity Limit Lo/Hi (page 83) Basic Structure Functional Blocks Tone Generator A/D Input Arpeggio Sequencer Audio Record/Play Controller Effect Internal Memory When the Performance/Multi produces no sound, has a Voice been assigned to each Part? [PERFORM] [EDIT] Part selection Voice (page 81) [MULTI/SEQ PLAY] (selecting Multi mode) [EDIT] Part selection Voice (page 101) When the Performance/Multi produces no sound, is the output setting of each Part set appropriately? [PERFORM] [EDIT] Part selection Play Mode Output Select (page 83) [MULTI/SEQ PLAY] (selecting Multi mode) [EDIT] Part selection Play Mode Output Select (page 103) Reference Voice Performance Multi SEQ Play Master Remote File Audio Rec/Play Utility When the Multi produces no sound, are the output port/channel of each track in the external sequencer and the receive channel of each Part in the Multi set appropriately? [MULTI/SEQ PLAY] (selecting Multi mode) [EDIT] Part selection Voice Receive Ch (page 101) When the Performance/Multi produces no sound, is the "Arpeggio Play Only" parameter of each Part turned on? [PERFORM] [EDIT] Part selection Voice Arp Play Only (page 81) [MULTI/SEQ PLAY] (selecting Multi mode) [EDIT] Part selection Voice Arp Play Only (page 101) Appendix About MIDI Display Messages No sound from the MIC INPUT jack Is the microphone switch turned on? [. . . ]