Yamaha S90 ES - page 12

Modes

12 Owner’s Manual

Modes

There are several operation modes in the S90 ES, and they can be

selected by using the six mode buttons. The use of the individual

modes depends on your particular musical application. For

playing the keyboard conventionally, the Voice or Performance

mode should be used. If you’re creating music, particularly multi-

part arrangements, use the Multi mode and Sequence Play mode.

To make global settings for the instrument and back up your

important data, use the Utility and File modes. A special Master

mode is also included for instantly calling up desired modes and

related settings together in one button press, without having to ﬁrst

select a mode.

nPressing the [MULTI/SEQ PLAY] button toggles between the Multi mode and Sequence Play mode.

VOICE MASTER

PERFORM

MULTI/

SEQ PLAY

FILE UTILITY

EDIT JOB STORE

COMPARE

REMOTE EFFECT

BYPASS ARPEGGIO

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1Playing the keyboard

using a Voice

Voice mode

[VOICE] button

The S90 ES has a wealth of high-quality,

dynamic sounds—also referred to as “Voices.”

You can play these Voices—one Voice at a

time—from the keyboard in the Voice mode.

The S90 ES also lets you create your own

original Voices.

Playing the keyboard

using multiple Voices

Performance mode

[PERFORM] button

In the Performance mode, you can play

several Voices together in a layer, or play

different Voices from separate ranges of the

keyboard. Each of these combinations of

Voices is called a “Performance.” This mode

lets you create richly textured, layered sounds

or play two different parts simultaneously—for

example, piano and bass guitar—and is

particularly useful when performing solo.

Creating original

program sets

Master mode

[MASTER] button

The Master mode can be used in two ways:

• Storing your favorite programs

This lets you register settings that you often

use in the Voice, Performance, or Multi mode,

and instantly recall the mode and custom

settings together in a single button press,

without having to ﬁrst select a mode.

• Playing as a master keyboard

This lets you divide the keyboard into four

separate sections—just as if you were playing

four different MIDI keyboards.

Backing up data

File mode

[FILE] button

The File mode lets you save your S90 ES

data to the USB storage device, and allows

you to load the USB device data to the

S90 ES.

You can store your data to the S90 ES;

however, for best safe-keeping, Yamaha

recommends that you back up your important

data to a USB storage devise.

Setting the system

parameters

Utility mode

[UTILITY] button

The Utility mode lets you set parameters that

apply to the entire system of the S90 ES.

These parameter settings are applied to all

Voices, Performances, and Multis.

* The settings for each Voice, Performance, or

Multi can be determined in the respective

Voice mode, Performance mode, or Multi

mode.

Recording via an

external sequencer

Multi mode

[MULTI/SEQ PLAY] button

The Multi mode lets you use the S90 ES as a

multi-timbral tone generator for sequencer

song playback. By assigning a different Voice

to each track in a song ﬁle on your external

sequencer, you can play back complex multi-

part ensemble recordings.

Playing back MIDI ﬁles

SMF (Standard MIDI File) format only

Sequence Play mode

[MULTI/SEQ PLAY] button

In the Sequence Play mode, you can play

back song data created on an external

sequencer, using the S90 ES as a multi-part

tone generator. Multiple SMF ﬁles can be

played in order, and ﬁles saved to a USB

storage device can be played back directly

without having to load the data to the S90 ES.