User manual YAMAHA MOTIF ES 7 VOICE EDITOR MANUAL

[. . . ] Contents What is the Voice Editor?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 About Studio Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 What is Total Recall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 About Open Plug-in Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 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 the portamento mode. The "PORTAMENTO" block is not available for Drum Voices. 5 ARPEGGIO block Use the switch to enable/disable the arpeggiator and the "TEMPO" knob to specify the arpeggiator speed. Click on the text box below the switch to select the arpeggiator mode. Click on the text box to the left of the switch to select the arpeggio type. The specific parameters for the arpeggiator can be found in the "ARPEGGIO" dialog, opened by clicking the [DETAIL] button. 6 [CTRL SET/COM LFO] button Click this to open the "CONTROLLER SET /COMMON LFO" dialog. In the top panel, you can specify the parameters for all controllers such as the pitch bend and modulation wheels. The bottom panel lets you specify the parameters for the Common LFO. The "COMMON LFO" panel is available only for Normal Voices. "CONTROLLER SET/COMMON LFO" Dialog 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 H D E A B F C G C G C G CONTROLLER SET Panel You can assign your synthesizer's controllers such as the modulation wheel or keyboard aftertouch to various parameters to allow them to be modified in real-time. For instance, you could assign the modulation wheel to the filter's Resonance parameter when the Normal Voice is selected. In all, up to six controllers can be assigned. 21 1 SOURCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Select the controller from "FS" (footswitch), "FC1" (foot controller 1), "FC2" (foot controller 2), "BC" (breath controller), "AT" (aftertouch), "PB" (pitch bend wheel), "MW" (modulation wheel), "RB", "AS1/2" (assignable 1/2). 2 DEPTH settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sets 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. COMMON LFO Panel (Normal Voice only) 5 LFO WAVE setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Click on the text box and select the LFO waveform. Click on the text box and set the LFO speed. [. . . ] Set the Arpeggio and Portamento parameters if necessary. Click the "Store" button in the toolbar of the Edit Window to open the "Store" dialog. This will store the edits for the current voice in the Library file. n The edits for the voice are only stored in the Library file temporarily. Beware that if you proceed further without saving the Library file itself, you will lose all your edits. 9 Switch back to the Library Window and click the "Save" button in the toolbar to save (overwrite) the Library file. [. . . ]