Yamaha DX27 65

SINCE 1887 YAMAHA NIPPON GAKKI CO., LTD. HAMAMATSU. JAPAN

85 09 0.2 CR Printed in Japan

Contents

Page Page CONGRATULATIONS CONTENTS PRECAUTIONS 1.Location 3.Service and Modifications 4.Relocation 5.Handling CHAPTER I: SETTING UP 1.Audio Outputs 2.Optional Foot Switch Optional Foot Switch 3.Optional BC-1Breath Controller 9. ID Function Page CHAPTER II: PLAYING THE DX27 CHAPTER 1.DX27 Voice Memory Configuration The 24-voiceINTERNAL memory The 96-voiceBANK memory (4 BANKS x 24 voices each) 2.The INTERNAL PLAY Mode 3.The BANK PLAY Mode The SHIFT Mode 4.The 192-VoicePRESET Memory PRESET SEARCH CHAPTER III: THE FUNCTION MODE CHAPTER III: 1.Accessing the FUNCTION Mode 2.Entering Function Data 3.The Performance Parameters 13: POLY/MONO 14: PITCH BEND RANGE PB MODE: MODE SET MODE SET 15: PORTAMENTO MODE 16: PORTAMENTO TIME 17: FOOT SWITCH ASSIGN 18: MODULATION WHEEL RANGE, PITCH 19: MODULATION WHEEL RANGE, AMPLITUDE The Yamaha Breath Controller 20: BREATH RANGE, PITCH 21:BREATH RANGE, AMPLITUDE 22: BREATH RANGE, PITCH BIAS 23: BREATH RANGE, EG BIAS 24: VOICE NAME KEY SET 4. Tuning Functions 5.Memory Management Functions 1: MASTER TUNE ADJ 6: RECALL EDIT 7:INIT VOlCE 8: EDIT BANK 9:CASSETTE SAVE/VERIFY 10: LOAD 11: LOAD SINGLE DX21 CASSETTE LOAD 12: MEMORY PROTECT 2:MIDI ON-OFF 3: CHANNEL 4: CH INFO 5: SYS INFO CHAPTER IV: VOICE PROGRAMMING CHAPTER IV: 1.The Basics of FM Synthesis OPERATORS CARRIERS AND MODULATORS ALGORITHMS HOW ALGORITHMS AFFECT THE SOUND Page FEEDBACK ENVELOPE GENERATORS Page 2.The EDIT and COMPARE Modes 3.The Voice Parameters PB MODE: OPERATOR SELECT BANK A—D/OPERATOR/AMS “ON-OFF” 1: ALGORITHM 2: FEEDBACK The LFO 3: LFO WAVE 4: LFO SPEED 5: LFO DELAY 6: LFO PMD 7: LFO AMD 8: LFO SYNC 9: PITCH MODULATION SENSITIVITY 10: AMPLITUDE MODULATION SENSITIVITY 11: EG BIAS SENSITIVITY 12: KEY VELOCITY 13: FREQUENCY RATIO 14:DETUNE 15-19:ENVELOPE GENERATOR, AR, D1R, D1L, D2R, RR 20: OPERATOR OUT LEVEL 21: RATE SCALING 22: LEVEL SCALING 23: TRANSPOSE EG COPY 4. Storing Voice Data 5.Two Approaches to Creating Your Own Voices Page CHAPTER V: STEP 1: STEP 2: Initialize a Voice Selecting the Algorithm STEP 4: STEP 5: STEP 6: STEP Set the OP1 (carrier) EG STEP 13: Set OP3 (carrier) EG Copy OP3 (carrier) EG Parameters to OP4 (modulator) Raise OP4 (modulator) Output Level Set OP4 Frequency Ratio STEP 14: STEP 15: STEP 16: Set Keyboard Level Scaling Add Amplitude Modulation to OP2 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS Keyboard Sound Source Internal Memory Effects 1.Transmission Conditions 2-1.Channel Information 2-1-1Channel Voice Message 2-2System lnformafion Page 3.Reception Reception Data 4-1.Channel information 4-2System information (3) 1 Voice Bulk Data (4) 32 Voice Bulk Data (5) Dump Request 5. System Exclusive Data 5-1.VOICE DATA (VMEM format) 5-2.VOICE PARAMETERS (VCED format) 5-3.FUNCTION PARAMETERS Page DATA NAME : DATE : NUMBER : PROGRAMMER : Page DATE: Page FCC INFORMATION (USA) Page DX27 OM