User manual YAMAHA PSS270

[. . . ] Copying of the commercially available music sequence data and/or digital audio files is strictly prohibited except for your personal use. The company names and product names in this Owner's Manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. The screen displays as illustrated in this Owner's Manual are for instructional purposes, and may appear somewhat different from the screens which appear on your computer. This owner's manual is applicable to both the CS6x/CS6R Voice Editor and the S80/S30 Voice Editor (for both Windows and Macintosh). The screen illustrations are mainly taken from the CS6x/CS6R Voice Editor for Windows, although and differences between versions are explained. [. . . ] ELEMENT switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Click these to enable/disable the Elements which will be effected by the controller assignments. @ Editor graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Click and drag the square marks (handles) to set the time-dependent behavior of the Common LFO. The first square mark (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 square marks horizontally to adjust the transition times. 17 7 ELEMENT unit This section is explained in more detail in "Element Unit" (Page 18). 8 INSERTION EFFECT units This section is explained in more detail in "Insertion Effect" (Page 25). 9 SYSTEM EFFECT settings This section is explained in more detail in "System Effects" (Page 26). ) Keyboard Click any key on the keyboard to monitor your edited voice in that key. KEY ASSIGN settings Click on the left text box to select a Key Assign setting. Click on the right text box to select Monophonic or Polyphonic. n The "KEY ASSIGN" settings are not available for Drum Voices. @ MICRO TUNE settings Click on the text box to select a Micro Tuning preset. n The "MICRO TUNE" settings are not available for Drum Voices. # SCENE CONTROL Knob Use the knob to set the Scene Control (CS6x/CS6R only). Click the [DETAIL] button to open the "QUICK EDIT/SCENE CONTROL" dialog and specify the Quick Edit/Scene Control parameters in the "Scene Control" panel. Element Unit 1 2 3 4 1 EL (Element) 1 to 4 buttons Click these to open their "ELEMENT" dialogs. n For Drum Voices, you will see the following panel. Click [KEY C0. . . C6] to open the "Drum Key" dialog (Page 22). 18 2 ON/OFF switch Click these to switch each Element on or off. 4 EF (Effect) 1/EF (Effect) 2/Thru switches Click these to assign each Element to Insertion Effect 1 or Insertion Effect 2, or to by-pass the Insertion Effect units. Using the EQ/LH type as an example, the left square mark controls the bass frequencies and the right square mark controls the treble frequencies. Drag the square marks vertically to adjust gain, and horizontally to adjust the frequency. n To set these values directly, select the "OSCILLATOR" tab of the "EL DETAIL" dialog. PITCH EG Settings The PITCH EG (Envelope Generator) determines the transition in pitch while the key is being held down. There are five square marks, each controlling a different stage in the envelope. The first square mark (furthest to the left) controls the "Hold Time/Level. " The second controls the "Attack Time/Level. " The third controls the "Decay 1 Time/Level. " The fourth controls the "Decay 2 Time/Sustain Level. " The last square mark (furthest to the right) controls the "Release Time/Level. " Drag the square marks vertically to adjust levels, and horizontally to adjust the transition times. n To set these values directly, select the "PITCH" tab of the "EL DETAIL" dialog. FILTER EG Settings The FILTER EG (Envelope Generator) determines the transition in timbre while the key is being held down. There are five square marks, each controlling a different stage in the envelope. The first square mark (furthest to the left) controls the "Hold Time/Level. " The second controls the "Attack Time/Level. " The third controls the "Decay 1 Time/Level. " The fourth controls the "Decay 2 Time/Sustain Level. " The last square mark (furthest to the right) controls the "Release Time/Level. " Drag the square marks vertically to adjust levels, and horizontally to adjust the transition times. n To set these values directly, select the "FILTER EG" tab of the "EL DETAIL" dialog. AMPLITUDE EG Settings The AMPLITUDE EG (Envelope Generator) determines the transition in amplitude over time. There are five the square marks, each controlling a different stage in the envelope. The first square mark (furthest to the left) controls the "Init Level. " The second controls the "EG Attack Time. " The third controls the "EG Decay 1 Time/Level. " The fourth controls the "Decay 2 Time/Sustain Level. " The last square mark (furthest to the right) controls the "EG Release Time. " Drag the square marks vertically to adjust levels, and horizontally to adjust the transition times. n To set these values directly, select the "AMP EG" tab of the "EL DETAIL" dialog. 21 Drum Key Dialog 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ) @ ! # $ % ^ & 1 Keyboard Click on the keyboard to specify note assigned to the Element or Voice you are editing. 2 OSCILLATOR settings To select a waveform as the source, click the [WAVE] button and then the text box next to it to select the waveform. To select a voice as the source, click the [VOICE] button and then the text box next to it to open the "Voice List" dialog. Choose the Memory from the pulldown menu at the top and choose the Voice from the scrollable list below it. [. . . ] Voices in the Library Window can be transmitted to your CS6x/CS6R/S80/S30 synthesizer. n You can create a variety of different Library files, each tailored for live performances, recording, etc. Thus, you can conveniently modify voices to suit different situations and needs. 29 Troubleshooting If you encounter problems such as no sound output or abnormal behavior, verify the connections before checking the following. If you are using Voice Editor for Windows, refer to the XGworks(lite) owner's manual too. <Macintosh> The printer port is not recognized. [. . . ]