Introduction
6Owner’s Manual
Introduction
Congratulations and thank you for your purchase of the Yamaha S90 ES Music Production Synthesizer! You now own one of
the best-sounding, most versatile, and most powerful music production instruments on the planet.
We strove to put virtually all our synthesizer technology and music making know-how into one instrument—and we
succeeded. The new S90 ES not only gives you the latest and greatest sounds and rhythms (as well as the ability to create
your own), it gives you powerful, easy-to-use tools for playing, combining and controlling these dynamic sounds/rhythms—in
real time, as you perform!
Take time to look through this manual carefully. It's packed with important information on how to get the most from this
amazing instrument.
Dive in now and enjoy!
Accessories
The following items have been included with your S90ES. Check to see that you have everything listed
here.
❏ Power cord
❏ Owner’s Manual (this document)
❏ Data List
❏ Sticker label for optional mLAN16E expansion board
The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this owner’s manual are for instructional purposes only, and
may appear somewhat different from those on your instrument.
This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which Yamaha owns
copyrights or with respect to which it has license to use others’ copyrights. Such copyrighted materials
include, without limitation, all computer software, style files, MIDI files, WAVE data, musical scores and
sound recordings. Any unauthorized use of such programs and contents outside of personal use is not
permitted under relevant laws. Any violation of copyright has legal consequences. DON’T MAKE,
DISTRIBUTE OR USE ILLEGAL COPIES.
This device is capable of using various types/formats of music data, and it optimizes the data in advance
to the proper format for use with the device. As a result, the data may not be played back precisely as the
creators or composers originally intended.
Copying of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data and/or audio
data is strictly prohibited except for your personal use.
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