Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
[. . . ] Owner's Manual
EN
SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION
This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha. WARNING: Do not place this product in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over , or roll anything over power or connecting cords of any kind. If you must use an extension cord, the minimum wire size for a 25' cord (or less ) is 18 AWG. [. . . ] Page 58 VCE3-4 Filter page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 58
WAVE
VCE2 TUNE/OUTPUT
VCE2-1 Voice Tuning page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 57 VCE2-2 Voice Volume page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 57 VCE2-3 Voice Pan page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 57
MIDI
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Select Voice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 56
VOICE
KIT
Reference
VOICE Setting Area (VCE)
VCE1
1 Pad number
Use this parameter to select the number of the pad or MIDI note to be set. You can also strike a pad to select it.
Settings
NOTE
Select Voice
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On the Select Voice page (VCE1), you can select the preset voice, wave, or pattern that will be played when the specified pad is struck. Alternatively, you can select a MIDI note to be played when a pad is struck, and then assign a voice to that MIDI note (see page 34). The applicable parameter-setting pages, parameters, and settings in the VOICE area will depend on whether a pad number or MIDI note number is specified.
NOTE
01 to 12, 13, 13R1, 13R2, 14 to 17, FTSW (foot switch), HHCL (hi-hat close), HHSP (hihat splash), C#-1, or D-1 to A#5
· Pad 13 supports three different zones, and therefore, is assigned three different pad numbers namely, 13 for the head, 13R1 for rim 1, and 13R2 for rim 2. · Pads 10 to 12 cannot be selected if "disable" has been set on the Pad 10-12 Switch page (UTIL4-3).
B Layer number
Use this parameter to select the layer to be set. Each pad can contain up to four layers, each of which can be used to play a preset voice or wave. For details, see page 32.
Settings
NOTE
· Certain parameters have no effect when a pattern or a MIDI note number has been assigned to the pad in question. Their settings will be displayed as "---" and modification will not be possible.
A, B, C, or D
Assigning a voice to a pad
If the voice is not a pattern (i. e. , eP or eU) 1 2
· The maximum number of layers that can be set for any pad is 4. To add a layer, change its setting on the MIDI Note page (MIDI1-2) from "off" to a MIDI note number.
C Voice category
Use this parameter to specify the category of voice to be assigned as a preset voice, preset pattern (eP), user pattern (eU), or wave.
Settings
NOTE
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Kk, Sn, Tm, Cv, HH, EP, Cu, Br, In, Jp, Af, Or, E1, E2, E3, Ml, GM, WV, eP, or eU
· Patterns cannot be assigned to MIDI note numbers.
If the voice is a pattern (i. e. , eP or eU) 1 5
D Voice number: Voice name
Use these parameters to select a preset voice, pattern, or wave from the category indicated by 3.
Settings Refer to the separate Data List booklet.
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E Pattern playback mode
If a pattern has been assigned to the pad, use this parameter to specify how it will be played. Start/stop mode: The pattern will start to play from the beginning when you strike the pad, and it will stop the next time you strike it. Chase mode: One successive measure will be played each time you strike the pad. Whenever a cut-off mode pattern is triggered, any pattern already playing in this mode will be automatically stopped.
Settings
NOTE
Assigning a voice to a MIDI note number
1
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> , >~ , ~>
· The maximum number of patterns that can play simultaneously is four. · Demo patterns cannot be assigned to pads.
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VOICE Setting Area (VCE)
VCE2 TUNE/OUTPUT
D Note
Use this parameter to set the pitch of the assigned voice as a MIDI note number.
Settings C-2 to G8
Voice Tuning, Volume & Pan
VCE2 TUNE/OUTPUT
In the TUNE/OUTPUT section, you can set the tuning, volume, and stereo panning of individual voices. With the TUNE/OUTPUT page (VCE2) displayed, press the [ENTER] button to access its three parameter-setting pages (VCE2-1 to VCE2-3). You can use the [B]/[C] buttons to navigate between these pages.
E Transpose
Use this parameter to adjust the pitch of the assigned pattern in one-semitone steps.
Settings
NOTE
-24 to +0 to +24
· Patterns triggered using MIDI channels 7 to 11 cannot be transposed.
VCE2-2 Voice Volume VCE2-1 Voice Tuning
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page
On the Voice Volume page, you can set the volume of the selected voice. 1 2
Drum sounds and waves (i. e. , imported audio files):
1 2
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1 Pad number
3
VOICE
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3
Settings
01 to 12, 13, 13R1, 13R2, 14 to 17, FTSW, HHCL, HHSP, C#-1, or D-1 to A#5
Instrument sounds (i. e. , piano, guitar, etc. ):
1 2
B Layer number
Settings A, B, C, or D MIDI 0 to 127 WAVE
C Volume
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Patterns:
1
Use this parameter to set the volume of the selected voice. 4
Settings
VCE2-3 Voice
Pan page
5
1
2
1 Pad number
Use this parameter to select the number of the pad or MIDI note to be set.
Settings 01 to 12, 13, 13R1, 13R2, 14 to 17, FTSW (foot switch), HHCL (hi-hat close), HHSP (hi-hat splash), C#-1, or D-1 to A#5
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1 Pad number
Settings
3
UTILITY
01 to 12, 13, 13R1, 13R2, 14 to 17, FTSW, HHCL, HHSP, C#-1, or D-1 to A#5
B Layer number
Settings A, B, C, or D Settings A, B, C, or D TRIGGER
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Use this parameter to select the layer to be set.
B Layer number C Pan
Use this parameter to set the stereo panning of the selected voice.
Settings L63 to C to R63
C Tuning (Tune)
Use this parameter to adjust the tuning of the assigned voice in one-cent steps.
Settings
NOTE
-24. 00 to +0. 0 to +24. 00
· The term "cent" refers to one hundredth of a semitone (i. e. , 100 cents = 1 semitone).
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PATTERN
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On the Voice Pan page, you can set the stereo panning of the selected voice.
KIT
The parameters presented on the Voice Tuning page will depend on the type of voice assigned to the pad in question.
Reference
VOICE Setting Area (VCE)
VCE3 TONE
Attack Time (VCE3-1)
Voice Timbre
VCE3 TONE
In the TONE section, you can adjust the tone (or timbre) of the preset voice, pattern, or wave assigned to the pad in question. [. . . ] 135 Milner Avenue, Scarborough, Ontario, M1S 3R1, Canada Tel: 416-298-1311
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