Yamaha EX5, EX5R, EX7

Voice Mode

Setting the Voice Name

1Press [F8] to enter the Name screen.

2Move the [↓] cursor to the far left with the Cursor

key.

3Use [INC]/[DEC] or Data Dial to select the

Category.

The category names help you to sort the voices you

have created. If you don’t want to specify the name,

select hyphens (--), no assign.

4Move the [↓] cursor to the Name.

5Use [INC]/[DEC] or Data Dial to select a letter,

number, or symbol.

6Move the [↓] Cursor with the cursor keys and

select the next character.

7Repeat the operations above to set the file name.

You can also enter numbers, letters, or symbols

using the numeric keypad. Several letters or symbols

are assigned to each key (the letters or symbols

listed below correspond to the key above). Upper

and Lower case letters are available. For example,

each time the 0 key is pressed, the available number

and letters are displayed in the following order:

0→A→B→C→a→b→c. “SPACE” (one space) is

assigned to [ENTER] key. You can move through

the input locations using the cursor key as

mentioned above.

Available numbers and letters:

Shown in the above illustration.

[F2]: OSC (Oscillator)

The Oscillator parameters generate the sound waves

that create a voice. A voice consists of a maximum of

four elements (see page 29). You can select the wave

for each element and make adjustments to various

parameters. There are four menus available.

[F6]: WAVE

[F3]: WAVE-EDIT

[F7]: MIX

[F8]: ZONE

[F6]: WAVE

Selects the waves for the elements (maximum four

elements per voice), and sets parameters related to the

Loop configuration for each wave.

■Bank (Wave Bank)

In the selected Voice Bank, this parameter lets you

choose a wave bank which contains available waves.

You can designate a different bank for each element.

❏ Settings: PRE (Preset), RAM (DRAM), FLS (Flash

Memory)

When an element is not used, hyphens (---) will be

displayed in the bank and the cursor will not be able to

select Num (Number) and some other items.

■Number

In the selected wave bank, this parameter lets you

select th wave number you want. After the number

is selected, the wave category letter and wave name

are displayed to the right of the number.

❏ Settings: (For information about each wave, see the Wave

List in the separate Data List book.)

Some waves may not contain the category names.

■Cat (Category)

Selects the category containing the wave you want to

use. Replacing the category from one to another

selects the first wave in the newly selected category.

❏ Settings: See the following list.

Hyphens displayed at the category indicate that the

current wave is not assigned with a category.

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