External Controllers
In addition to the many realtime controllers provided on the EX5 and EX7 panel (the PITCH wheel,
MODULATION 1 wheel, MODULATION 2 wheel and Ribbon Controller), plus the six Controller
Knobs provided on the EX5, EX5R and EX7, a number of additional controllers can be plugged into
the appropriate rear-panel jacks as required.
■Foot Switches (EX5 and EX7)
At the very least you’ll probably want to plug a footswitch into the SUSTAIN jack for piano-type
sustain control. You might also want to plug a second footswitch into the FOOTSWITCH jack to
control other on/off type functions such as sostenuto, portamento, or arpeggio hold for the
sophisticated automatic arpeggiator feature. Footswitch functions are assigned via the UTILITY
mode, as described on page 275.
■Foot Controllers (EX5 and EX7)
The EX5 and EX7 have jacks for two optional Yamaha FC7 Foot Controller units: FOOT VOLUME
and FOOT CONTROLLER. An FC7 plugged into the FOOT VOLUME jack can be used (as its
name implies) for main volume or expression control. The desired FOOT VOLUME function can
be selected via the UTILITY mode Controller display, as described on page 275. An FC7 plugged
into the FOOT CONTROLLER jack can be assigned for continuous realtime control of a wide
range of parameters (pages 104 and 163).
For more information on Foot Controller setup and operation, see the instructions packed with the supplied
FC7 Foot Controller.
■Breath Controller
A Breath Controller can be an essential expressive tool for realistic expression with wind-
instrument type voices and unprecedented expressive control with other voices. Plug an optional
BC3 Breath Controller into the BREATH jack. The Breath Controller is ideal for controlling
parameters that would normally be affected by a wind player's breath: dynamics, timbre, pitch, and
others.
For more information on Breath Controller setup and operation, see the instructions packed with the optional
BC3 Breath Controller.
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