Table of Contents

Key Mode Alteration	76
Sound List	78
Preset Patches	78
Patch Factors	81
Tone Parameters	82
System Parameters	85
Waveform	86
MIDI Implementation	88
Specifications	97
Index	98

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03897845 ’05-3-1N Page Page Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction Main FeaturesPerfect Simulation of the D-50’s Tones Editing and Performances That Surpass the Original What is the digital synthesizer D-50? Number KEY Panel DescriptionsFront Panel Exit ModeShift Rear Panel Try Out the Sounds Turning On the Power Selecting Patches and Playing Sounds Selecting Patches with Patch Palette Selecting Patches with the Value dialSelecting Patches from the List Enabling or Disabling the Beep Tone Viewing Various Information 01ePatchFactorImage Applying Effects to the Sound Keys Functions Assigning Parameters to the ControllersControllers Parameters List OSC1, OSC2, COSM1, COSM2 and TVA Specify the Tones or the Partials to be applied You can control the following parameters Settings Common to All Screens How to Make the Patch Factors Dual WholeSplit SEP Mode Portamento Mode Hold Hold ModeBend Bender Range Value AfterPB Aftertouch, Pitch Bender Value Display Function Output Output ModeMode Output Mode RevType Reverb Type Vol Total VolumeValue Display Description Revbal Reverb Balance ULL ULU Mode Chase ModeLevel Chase Level Value Time Chase Time UTune Fine Tuning of the Upper Tone LTune Fine Tuning of the Lower ToneTxBS Transmit Bank Select Switch SepCH Receive Channel in Separate Mode Naming a Patch Saving Patches You’ve Created Saving Patches VC-1’s File Structure Reset to Default Factory SettingsTouch Factory RESET. The Factory Reset screen appears Transferring Patches from the D-50 to the VC-1 Transferring Patches To and From the D-50/550 Transfer the patch from the memory card to the D-50/550 Using the D-50Using the D-550 Transferring Patches from the D-50/550 to the VC-1 Touch Data TRANSFER. The Data Transfer screen appears Saving Transferred PatchesDEC Source Bank Destination Bank INC/+ or DEC Source Bank Transferring Patches from the VC-1 to the D-50/550Touch System 3-1 Copying a Reverb Type Value 17 Value1 Destination Bank Memory Structure Overview of the VC-1Work Area Temporary Area Synthesizer sound generator Basic Concept of a TonePartial Tone PCM sound generatorStructure Patch Ring Modulator WG Wave Generator Structure of Tone Parameters TVA Time Variant Amplifier TVF Time Variant FilterENV Envelope Generator LFO Low Frequency Creating a Patch How to Make the Patch Settings Editing a Value Useful Functions for EditingUndoing an editing Operation Cursor Buttons Silencing the Sound of the Partial Editing with the Panel Controls Partial Select Display Value Copying Tone SettingsCancel ALL Copying Parameter SettingsCommon TVF Auditioning the Sound Before Editing When Is set to All or Common Setting is ignored Ctrl Setup Initializing Patch SettingsCheck All Patch Factor Common Parameters Tone ParametersStructure EQ/CHORUS ENV Edit Envelope ENV Pitch EnvelopeENV Time Edit Velo Velocity Range ENV Level Edit Pitch Mod Pitch Modulation LFO Low Frequency Oscillator EQ Edit Equalizer EQ/CHORUS Equalizer/ChorusOFF KEY Chorus Edit Pitch Partial Parameters WG Form Waveform WG Form WG WaveformWG PW WG Pulse Width Wave Waveform Value -7-+7 LFO LFO Select Display LFO PhaseValue -7-+7 After Aftertouch Range Coars Pitch Coarse WG PitchValue C1-C7 Fine Pitch Fine KF Keyfollow pitch ENV P-ENV Mode LFO LFO ModeBend Bender Mode WG Mod WG Modulation Freq Cutoff Frequency Bender Mode ExampleTVF Time Variant Filter KFKeyfollow Cutoff Point Reso ResonanceBP Bias Point Display Example Example Function TVF ENV TVF Envelope Value T5 Time TVF ENV Time TVF ENV Level TVA Time Variant Amplifier Value Volume AdjustmentValue -50-+50 BP Bias Point Display Example Function Example Velo Velocity Follow Time TVA ENV EnvelopeTVA ENV Time TVA ENV Level Value -7-+7 MOD Modulation TVA MOD DEC Settings for the Entire VC-1How to Make the System Function Settings Master Tune Sound SettingSound Character Digital Freq Digital Frequency Prog.C Program Change Switch SeparateCH Receive Channel in Separate ModeMidi CH Midi Channel Value 1 Bank.S Bank Select Switch Exclusive Exclusive SwitchDump TxEDIT Initializing the System Settings Mono Mode, Poly Mode Key Mode Alteration Dual Key Mode Poly Mode Mono Mode Mode Message OffDual-S Split P1 Preset 1Original D-50 Preset PatchesP2 Preset 2 New Sound List P4 Preset 4PN-D50-02 P3 Preset 3PN-D50-01 BANK1 P5 Preset 5PN-D50-03P6 Preset 6PN-D50-04 Patch Factors Value Comment Patch Factors Parameter Value Tone ParametersCommon Parameters Parameter Value Comment Partial Parameters TVF ENV Midich System Parameters Oneshot WaveformLoop Number Display PCM Name Number Display Loop Some of the sounds 1 to 76, are combined and loopedNewly Added Waveforms Data Transmission Midi Implementation Receive data Mono Controller number Exclusive Communication Partial Parameter Common Parameter Patch Parameter Supplementary Material Midi Implementation Chart VC-1 V-Card D-50 Specifications Index Index 100

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Models: VC-1 D-50