Yamaha S30 Voices and Performances

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Basics

Section

Voices and Performances

Playing a Voice

Based on an AWM2 synthesis engine, this synthesizer offers various kinds of preset Voices (256

Normal Voices and 8 Drum Voices). You can also create your original Voices and store them into the

instrument’s internal memory (INT) or an external Memory Card (EXT). The internal and external

memory can each contain up to 128 Normal Voices and 2 Drum Voices. You can freely select and play

Voices from both groups of memories, as explained in the following.

SHIFT

PART/ELEMENT ASSIGNABLE NKOB

PAGE DATA

EF

BYPASS MASTER

KEYBOARD

EXIT ENTER

COMPARE

EDIT JOB

UTILITY CARD

DEC/NO INC/YES

ABC12

MODE

VOICE STORE

SEQ

PLAY

PLAY/

STOP

PERFORM

PLGEXT

DRUMDRUM QUICK

ACCESS

INTPRE2PRE1

AB

A. PIANO E. PIANO ORGAN GTR

/

BASS STRINGS BRASS SYNTH OTHER

CDEFGH

12345678

910111213141516

1 [VOICE] key 2 MEMORY key

3 [DATA] knob

3 [DEC/NO] and [INC/YES] keys

1Press the [VOICE] key

The [VOICE] key LED will light, showing that

you are now in Voice Play Mode. The following

appears in the display.

At this point, you can play the Voice (named on

the screen) via keyboard.

VCE Play) PRE1:001(A01)[Sq:Generation]

EQLow-G EQMid-G EQHi-G FLT-Rez HPF

STOREVOICE

M

ODE

UTILITY

EDIT JOB PLAY

/

STOP

CARD SEQ

PLAY

PERFORM

COMPARE

2Press a MEMORY key

to select a Voice Memory

There are five Voice Memories: PRE1 (Preset 1),

PRE2 (Preset 2), INT (Internal), EXT (External),

and PLG (Plug-in). Within each Voice Memory

are several Banks (up to eight, A to H) in which

the Voices are stored. The following illustration

shows how Voices are stored in a Voice Memory.

The Drum Voices are held in separate areas of

each Memory, and are accessed as follows.

• To access the Preset Drum Memories

(PRE:DR1 ~ DR8):

Press the MEMORY [PRE2] key while holding

down the MEMORY [PRE1] key.

PLGEXT

DRUMDRUM

INTPRE2PRE1

PRE1 (Preset 1)

Bank A~H

1~16

Voice

1~16

Voice

1~16

Voice

1~16

Voice

1~16

Voice

EXT (External)

Bank A~H

PRE2 (Preset 2)

Bank A~H

PLG (Plug-in)

Bank A~D

INT (Internal)

Bank A~H

Contents

Main SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE: NOTICE: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: NAME PLATE LOCATION: PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING CAUTION WARNING Introduction About This Manual Package Contents Basics Section Reference Section Table of Contents Voice Mode Performance Mode Sequence Play Mode Utility Mode Card Mode Appendix Basics Section The Controls & Connectors Front Panel Page Rear Panel Before Use Power Supply Connections Connecting to External Audio Equipment Connecting Stereo Powered Speakers Connecting to a Mixer Connecting External MIDI Equipment Controlling from an External MIDI Keyboard Controlling an External MIDI Keyboard Recording and Playback using an External MIDI Sequencer Controlling Another MIDI Device via MIDI THRU Connecting to a Personal Computer 1: Serial Port to TO HOST 2: MIDI Interface to MIDI IN and OUT Using the computers MIDI interface Using an external MIDI interface Connecting Controllers Details about how to these controllers are given on Page 39. FOOT SWITCH FOOT CONTROLLER FC4 or FC5 FC7 Powering Up Power-on Procedure Switching the S30 On Page Basic Operations Selecting a Mode Play Modes Edit Modes Job Modes Other Modes Selecting a Screen [PAGE] Knob [SHIFT] Key LFO Depth) EL1234 VCE Srch) PRE1: Memory Entering Data Knobs [A], [B], [C], [1] and [2] [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] Keys [DATA] Knob [ENTER] Key Demo Playback Voices and Performances Playing a Voice 1Press the [VOICE] key 2Press a MEMORY key to select a Voice Memory 3Select a Voice Number using the [DATA] knob or the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] keys Now you can play a selected Voice when you play the keyboard. Playing a Performance 1 Press the [PERFORM] key 2Press a MEMORY key to select a Performance Memory 3Select a Performance Number using the [DATA] knob or the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] keys An Overview of the S30 Controller Section Sequencer Section Tone Generator Section About the Tone Generator Single Part Plug-in Boards Multi-Part Plug-in Board Maximum Polyphony Effects Section About the Modes Voices An Overview of Voices/Waves Waves Performances Ideal for Playing Live 1 Using the Arpeggiator (Page 36) 2 Using the Controllers (Page 38) 1Arpeggiator Selecting and Playing Back an Arpeggio Type Selecting the Arpeggio Type Using the Arpeggiator Setting the Tempo Setting the Note Limit 2 Using the Arpeggiator Hold Using Controllers Pitch Bend Wheel Modulation Wheel Knobs [A]/[B]/[C]/[1]/[2] Control Sliders Foot Controller Foot Switch Aftertouch Control Sets Page Page Page Page 1Selecting a Voice to Edit 2Entering Voice Edit Mode Voice Edit 3Common Edit Screens 4OSC (Oscillator) Screens 5PCH (Pitch) and PEG (Pitch EG) Screens 6FLT (Filter) and FEG (Filter EG) Screens 7AMP (Amplitude) and AEG (Amplitude EG) Screens 8LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) Screens 9EQ (Equalizer) Screens )Storing Edited Voices Effects Reverb Unit Chorus Unit Insertion Effects Effects in Voice Mode Page Using as a Master Keyboard (Performance Mode) Split 4 Zones Page Layer Page Using as a Multitimbral Tone Generator (Performance Mode) Performing Live while Playing Back a Song File Voice Play Voice Play Mode Display 1.Screen Title 2.Voice Memory/Number (Bank/Number) Display Reference Section Voice Mode 3.Voice Category/Name Voice Category Voice Name 4.Knob Parameter Display Voice Program Selection Using the BANK/PROGRAM Keys Using [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] Keys Using the Data Knob Selecting Drum Voices Selecting Preset Drums (PRE:DR1~DR8) Selecting User Drums (INT:DR1/2 and EXT:DR1/2) Using the Voice Category Search Using the Quick Access Voice Edit GENName) Ctgry GEN Name) Ctgry Normal Voice Common General GEN Other (General Other) Common Quick Edit Common Arpeggio ARP Type (Arpeggio Type) ARP Limit (Arpeggio Note Limit) ARP Mode (Arpeggio Mode) ARP PlayEF (Arpeggio Play Effects) Common Controller CTL Portamento CTL Bend (Pitch Bend) CTL Set1 (Control Set 1) to CTL Set6 (Control Set 6) Common LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) LFO Wave Page LFO Fade LFO Dest1 (LFO Destination 1) LFO Dest2 (LFO Destination 2) Common Effect EFF InsEF (Insertion Effect) EFF EF1/2 (Insertion Effect 1/2) EFF Rev (Reverb) EFF Cho (Chorus) Element OSC (Oscillator) OSC Wave (Oscillator Wave) OSC Out (Oscillator Out) OSC Pan (Oscillator Pan) OSC Limit (Oscillator Limit) Element Pitch PCH Tune (Pitch Tune) PEG Level PEG Release PEG VelSens (PEG Velocity Sensitivity) PEG Time PCH Scale (Pitch Scale) Element Filter FLT Type (Filter Type) Gain Set the Gain (the amount of boost applied to the signal sent to the Filter Unit). FLT HPF (High Pass Filter) FLT Sens (Filter Sensitivity) FEG VelSens (FEG Velocity Sensitivity) FEG Release FLT KeyFlw (Filter Key Follow) FEG Time FEG Level FLT Scale (Filter Scale Break Point) FLT Scale (Filter Scale Offset) AEG Level AEG Release Element Amplitude AEG VelSens (AEG Velocity Sensitivity) AEG Time AMP KeyFlw (AMP Key Follow) AMP Scale (AMP Scaling Break Point) AMP Scale (AMP Scaling Offset) Element LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) LFO Wave Element EQ (Equalizer) EQ Type LFO Depth Drum Voices Drum Common General Drum Common Quick Edit Drum Common Arpeggio Drum Common Controllers Drum Common Effects Drum Key OSC (Oscillator) OSC Wave (Oscillator Wave) OSC Out (Oscillator Out) OSC Pan (Oscillator Pan) OSC Other (Oscillator Other) Drum Key Pitch PCH Tune (Pitch Tune) Drum Key Filter FLT Cutoff (Filter Cutoff) Drum Key Amplitude AMP AEG (Amplitude Envelope Generator) AMP VelSens (Amplitude Velocity Sensitivity) Drum Key EQ (Equalizer) Plug-in Voices Plug-in Common General GEN Other (General Other) Plug-in Common Quick Edit QED EG (Quick Edit Envelope Generator) Plug-in Common Arpeggio Plug-in Common Controller CTL Pitch (Pitch Bend) CTL Set1 (Control Set 1) CTL Set2 (Control Set 2) CTL MW Control (MW Control Depth) CTL MW Modulation (MW Modulation Depth) CTL AT Modulation (AT Modulation Depth) CTL AC Control (AC Control Depth) CTL AC Modulation (AC Modulation Depth) Plug-in Common LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) LFO Param (LFO Parameter) OSC Assign (Oscillator Assign) OSC Velocity (Oscillator Velocity) Plug-in Element Pitch Plug-in Common Effect Plug-in Element OSC (Oscillator) PCH PEG (Pitch Envelope Generator) Plug-in Element EQ (Equalizer) EQ Param (EQ Parameter) Plug-in Element Native PLG-NATIVE (Plug-in Native) Page VCE Initialize VCE Edit Recall VCE Copy Voice Job Mode Performing a Job VCE Bulk Dump Voice Store Performance Mode 1st Screen: PFM Play (Performance Play) 1. Screen Title 2. Performance Memory/Number (Bank/Number) Memory/Performance Program Number 3. Performance Category/Name Performance Category Octave Zone 1 to 4 Performance Name The name of a Performance can consist of up to 10 characters. 4. Knob Parameter Display Performance Program Selection Using the BANK/PROGRAM Keys Multi Edit (Volume, Pan, Reverb/Chorus Send, Note Shift) Method of Setting Up Page Performance Edit MIXLevel) Com:>GE Part01 Part:>MI Common (Settings for all Parts) MIXLevel) Com:>GE Part01 Part:>MI GEN M.Kbd (General Master Keyboard) Common General GEN MIDI (General MIDI) Performance Mode Master keyboard setting list (on split/layer) Common Quick Edit Pan Set the stereo pan position of the Layer Part. Settings: L63 (Left) ~ C (Center) ~ R63(Right) QED EF (Quick Edit Effect) Settings: -64 ~ 0 ~ +63 Common Arpeggio Common Controller CTL Assign1(Controller Assign 1) CTL Assign2 (Controller Assign 2) Common EQ (Equalizer) EQ Low EQ LowMid (Low-Middle Range) EQ Mid (Middle Range) EQ HighMid (High-Middle Range) EQ High Common Effect EFF Part EFF Rev (Reverb) EFF Cho (Chorus) If PartPL (Plug-in) has been selected If Part17 to Part32 has been selected Part (Settings for each Part) Part Mixer MIX Vce (Mix Voice) If Part01 to Part16 has been selected MIX Level Part Tone TON Filter (Tone Filter) TON EG (Tone Envelope Generator) TON Portamento (Tone Portamento) TON Other (Tone Other) Part Layer LYR Mode (Layer Mode) LYR Limit (Layer Limit) LYR Tune (Layer Tune) Part Receive Switch RCV Sw1 (Receive Switch 1) RCV Sw2 (Receive Switch 2) RCV Sw3 (Receive Switch 3) RCV Sw4 (Receive Switch 4) Part Controller CTL MW Control (MW Control Depth) CTL MW Modulation (MW Modulation Depth) CTL AT Control (AT Control Depth) CTL AT Modulation (AT Modulation Depth) (Multi Plug-in Parts only) CTL AC Control (AC Control Depth) CTL AC Modulation (AC Modulation Depth) (Multi Plug-in Parts only) Zones Master keyboard MKB Transmit (Master Keyboard Transmit) MKB Note (Master Keyboard Note) MKB TxSw1 (Master Keyboard Transmit Switch 1) MKB TxSw2 (Master Keyboard Transmit Switch 2) MKB TxSW4 (Master keyboard Transmit Switch 4) MKB TxPreset1 (Master Keyboard Transmit Preset 1) MKB TxPreset2 (Master Keyboard Transmit Preset 2) MKB Assign (Master Keyboard Assign) Performance Job Mode Executing a Job PFM Initialize PFM Edit Recall PFM Copy Performance Store Sequence Play Mode SEQ (Sequence Chain) SEQ Demo (Sequence Demo) Song File Playback Chained Playback Utility Mode MSTR (System Master) MSTR TG (Master Tone Generator) MSTR Kbd (Master Keyboard) MSTR EF Bypass (Master Effect By-pass) MSTR Other (Other Setup) CTRL (System Controller) CTRL Knobs [A] to [C] CTRL Other (Controller Other) MIDI (System MIDI) MIDI Ch (MIDI Channel) MIDI Arp (MIDI Arpeggio) MIDI Sw (MIDI Receive Switch) MIDI Other MIDI GM/XG Receive (if a Multi-Part Plug-in Board has been installed) M.EQ (Voice Master Equalizer) M.EQ Low (Master EQ Low) M.EQ High (Master EQ High) CTRL (Voice Controller) CTRL Assign1 (Controller Assign 1) CTRL Assign2 (Controller Assign 2) PLG (Plug-in) (if a Plug-in Board has been installed) PLG MIDI (Plug-in MIDI) PLG System (Plug-in System) Utility Job Mode Factory Set (Restore Factory Defaults) Card Mode Formatting Memory Cards About the Memory Cards To handle Memory Cards with care: To protect your data (Write-protect): Data Backup File Types Card Mode Operations Status Save Load Rename Delete MkDir (Make Directory) Format About the Plug-in Boards (Optional) How to Install the Optional Plug-in Board Precautions When Installing the Optional Boards 8 settled on the hooks 2. Removing the Plug-in board from the keyboard Display Messages Troubleshooting No sound. There is no arpeggiator sound. Page Page Appendix Specifications Index 0~9 A B C F G H I J N O P Q R V W Z Page FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) ADVARSEL! VARNING VAROITUS NEDERLAND / THE NETHERLANDS Analog Physical Modeling Plug-in Board PLG150-AN Piano Plug-in Board PLG150-PF Advanced DX/TX Plug-in Board PLG150-DX XG Plug-in Board PLG100-XG Virtual Acoustic Plug-in Board PLG150-VL