Main
Connecting the Plug and Cord
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CAUTION
Model Serial No. Purchase Date
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL
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MAIN FEATURES
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4. The Multi Mode ...................... 35
5. Voice Editing & Effects............. 3 9
Precautions ..................................3 About the Manual.......................... 5
CONTENTS
Getting Started
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General Editing Procedure
Performance Edit Mode
Feature Reference
Voice Edit Mode
vi
Drum Voice Edit Mode
vii
Multi Edit Mode
Utility Mode
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Appendix
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Precautions
Location
Power Supply
Turn Power OFF When Making Connections
MIDI Connections
Electrical Interference
Data Backup
Service and Modification
Third-party Software
About the Manual
Getting Started
Feature Reference
The Getting Started Section
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Icons
The Feature Reference Section
The Controls & Connectors
Front Panel
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Rear Panel
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1. Setting Up Your System
Connections
TG500
AUDIO CONNECTIONS
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PLAY THE DEMO
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2. Selecting And Playing Voices
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The Preset, Internal, & Card Voice Memories
Select a Voice & Play
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Preset Voice Lists 1
Voice List
Preset Voice Lists 2 Preset Voice Lists 3
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Preset Voice Lists 4 Internal Voice Lists 1 Internal Voice Lists 2
A more detailed voice list is provided in the appendix (page 303).
3. The Performance Mode
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The Preset, Internal, & Card Performance Memories
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Play the Performance Combinations
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4.
Preset Performance Lists 1
Performance List
Internal Performance Lists
A more detailed performance list is provided in the appendix (page 300).
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Programming Your Own Performance Combinations
LAYER A
LAYER B
LAYER C
LAYER D
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WHATS IN A MULTI SETUP?
4. The Multi Mode The Multi Mode
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MULTI PLAY POLYPHONY & DYNAMIC VOICE ALLOCATION
SELECTING A MULTI SETUP
Editing a Multi Setup
4. The Multi Mode
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THE MULTI PARAMETER EDIT SCREENS
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5. Voice Editing & Effects
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Bypassing the Effects While Editing
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45GENERAL EDITING PROCEDUTRE
GENERAL EDITING PROCEDURE
Edit Mode Access
46 GENERAL EDITING PROCEDUTRE
Selecting Specific Edit Functions
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48 GENERAL EDITING PROCEDUTRE
Selecting & Editing Parameters
PERFORMANCE EDIT MODE
2: Level/Name
4: Recall/Init. ...............................91
3: Full Edit
1: Quick Edit
LAYER SELECTION & MUTING
Layer Muting
Layer Selection
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1-1: VOICE AMPLITUDE EG OFFSET
1-1: VOICE AMPLITUDE EG OFFSET
R1 (Attack rate)
R23 (Decay 1 rate)
R4 (Decay 2 rate)
R1 R23 R4 RR Vel
RR (Release rate)
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1-2: VOICE FILTER OFFSET
1-2: VOICE FILTER OFFSET
Res Cof
Cof (Filter cutoff frequency)
Res (Filter resonance)
Vel (Velocity sensitivity)
1-3: VOICE LFO OFFSET
Depth (LFO depth)
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1-4: VOICE CONTROLLER
1-4: VOICE CONTROLLER
MC1AT MC2
AT (Aftertouch)
MC1 (MIDI controller 1)
1-5: VOICE SETTING
Sus PEG FNt
1-2: VOICE SETTING
Sus (Sustain)
PEG (Pitch EG enable)
1-6: EFFECT 1 / 1-7: EFFECT 2
1-6: EFFECT 1 / 1-7: EFFECT 2
Type
Type (Effect type)
Parameters 1 3
1-8: EFFECT WET:DRY BALANCE
Out1 Out2
2-1: PERFORMANCE TOTAL LEVEL
Total Level
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2-2: PERFORMANCE NAME
2-2: PERFORMANCE NAME
PERFORMANCE EDIT MODE / 2: Level/Name
Name
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3-1-01: VOICE
Voice (layer A)
Voice Number A, B, C, D
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3-1-02: VOLUME
3-1-02: VOLUME
Volume (layer A)
Volume
3-1-03: PAN
Pan
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3-1-04: NOTE SHIFT
3-1-04: NOTE SHIFT
NtShft (layer A)
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3-1-05: TUNE
3: Full Edit. 3-1: Layer
Tune (layer A)
Fine (Fine tuning)
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3-1-06: NOTE LIMIT-L / 3-1-07: NOTE LIMIT-H
3-1-06: NOTE LIMIT-L / 3-1-07: NOTE LIMIT-H
NtLmt-L (layer A)
NtLmt-H (layer A)
NtLmt-L (Low note limit)
NtLmt-H (High note limit)
3-1-08: VELOCITY LIMIT-L / 3-1-09: VELOCITY LIMIT-H
VelLmt-L (Low velocity limit)
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3-1-08: VELOCITY LIMIT-L / 3-1-09: VELOCITY LIMIT-H
VelLmt-H (High velocity limit)
3-1-10: MC3 ENABLE / 3-1-11: MC4 ENABLE
MC3 (MIDI controller 3 enable)
MC4 (MIDI controller 4 enable)
3-1-12: LAYER INITIALIZE
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3-1-13: LAYER EXCHANGE
3-1-13: LAYER EXCHANGE
75
LAYER DATA COPY
LAYER DATA COPY
3-2-01: MODE
Mode
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3-2-02: TYPE
3-2-02: TYPE
Ef2 Type
Ef1 Type
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3-2-03: SEND
3-2-03: SEND
2b
Lvl (Send level)
1a, 1b, 2a, and 2b (Send switches)
Lvl 1a 1b 2a
3-2-04: SEND SENSITIVITY
Vel (Send velocity sensitivity)
Scl (Send key scaling)
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3-2-05: OUTPUT
3-2-05: OUTPUT
Dry1
Dry2
3-2-06: OUTPUT LEVEL
3-2-07: WET:DRY
3-2-08: MIX LEVEL
3-2-08: MIX LEVEL
PERFORMANCE EDIT MODE / 3: Full Edit. 3-2: Effect
EF2Mix (Effect 2 mix level)
1b Ins, 2a Ins, 2b Ins (Insert levels)
3-2-09: PARAMETER 1 / 3-2-10: PARAMETER 2
3-2-11: CONTROL 1 / 3-2-12: CONTROL 2
Device (MIDI control device)
EF Param Min Max
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3-2-13: CONTROL LFO
Delay
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4-1: RECALL
4-2: INITIALIZE
PERFORMANCE COMPARE
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PERFORMANCE STORE
PERFORMANCE STORE
PERFORMANCE EDIT MODE / PERFORMANCE
VOICE EDIT MODE
1: Quick Edit
2: Level/Name 3: Full Edit
4: Recall/Init.
Voice Compare.......................... 165 Voice Store................................ 166
1-1: WAVE SELECT
Grp No
1-1: WAVE SELECT
Grp (Wave group)
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No (Wave number)
1-1: WAVE SELECT
Type (Envelope type)
1-2: AMPLITUDE EG
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1-2: AMPLITUDE EG
AtkRate (Attack rate)
SusLvl (Sustain level)
RlsRate (Release rate)
100
1-3: FILTER
1-3: FILTER
Type (Filter type)
Cof (Cutoff frequency)
Type Cof Res Vel
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Res (Resonance)
102
1-4: LFO
1-4: LFO
Type (LFO modulation type)
Speed
Depth
1-5: EFFECT 1 / 1-6: EFFECT 2
1-5: EFFECT 1 / 1-6: EFFECT 2
Type (Effect type)
Parameters 1 3
Type
1-7: EFFECT WET:DRY
Out1 (Out 1 Wet:Dry Balance)
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VOICE EDIT MODE / 2: Level/Name
2-1: LEVEL
2-1: LEVEL
Total (Total level)
VolLoLim (Minimum controller volume level)
Total VolLoLim
2-2: NAME
Name
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3-1-01: WAVE SELECT
3-1-01: WAVE SELECT
Grp (Wave group)
Grp No
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No (Wave number)
3-1-01: WAVE SELECT
3-1-02: PARAMETER
Mode (Oscillator mode)
Fine (Fine tuning)
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3-1-02: PARAMETER
NtShft (Note shift)/Note (Fixed note)
RndPt (Random pitch)
Rvs (Reverse)
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R4
3-2-01: LEVEL / 3-2-02: RATE
Mode
Mode
Mode (Amplitude EG attack/hold mode)
L2 L3
L2 L3, R1 RR (AEG levels & rates)
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RS (Rate scaling)
3-2-03: SCALE POINT
BP1 BP4 (Break points 1 4)
3-2-04: SCALE OFFSET
BP1 BP4 (Breakpoint 1 4 level offset)
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3-2-05: SENSITIVITY
3-2-05: SENSITIVITY
RateVel (Attack rate velocity sensitivity)
Vel RateVel
AEG DATA COPY
3-3-01: PARAMETER
Type (Filter type)
Type Cof Res
Band Ctrl
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Cof (Cutoff frequency)
Res (Resonance)
Band (BPF & BEF bandwidth)
Ctrl (Filter control)
3-3-02: LEVEL / 3-3-03: RATE
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3-3-02: LEVEL / 3-3-03: RATE
L0 L4, RL1, RL2 (Levels 0 4, release levels 1 & 2)
R1 R4, RR1, RR2 (Rates 1 4, release rates 1 & 2)
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3-3-02: LEVEL / 3-3-03: RATE
RS (Rate scaling)
3-3-04: SCALE POINT
BP1 BP4 (Breakpoints 1 4)
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3-3-05: SCALE OFFSET
3-3-05: SCALE OFFSET
BP1
BP1 BP4 (Breakpoint 1 4 offsets)
BP2 BP3 BP4
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3-3-06: SENSITIVITY
3-3-06: SENSITIVITY
Type (Velocity sensitivity type)
RateVel (Attack rate velocity sensitivity)
RateVelVelType
FILTER DATA COPY
3-4-01: LEVEL / 3-4-02: RATE
L0 L3, RL (Levels 0 3, release level)
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3-4-01: LEVEL / 3-4-02: RATE
Loop
R1 R3, RR (Rates 1 3, release rate)
RS (Pitch EG rate scaling)
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3-4-03: SENSITIVITY
3-4-03: SENSITIVITY
Range (Maximum PEG range)
Vel (Pitch EG velocity sensitivity)
RateVel (Pitch EG rate velocity sensitivity)
PITCH EG DATA COPY
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3-5-01: PARAMETER
3-5-01: PARAMETER
Speed
Wave (LFO waveform)
Delay (LFO start delay)
Wave Delay Phase
Phase (LFO start phase)
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3-5-02: DEPTH
Amod (Amplitude modulation depth)
Pmod (Pitch modulation depth)
FmodPmodAmod
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3-5-03: SENSITIVITY
Rnd (Random speed)
Scl (Key scaling)
SclVelRnd
LFO DATA COPY
3-6-01: PITCH BEND, AFTER TOUCH
This screen includes parameters that set the TG500s pitch bend range and the aftertouch mode.
3-6-01: PITCH BEND, AFTER TOUCH
PB_Range (Pitch bend range)
AT (Aftertouch mode)
3-6-02: AFTER TOUCH DEPTH
3-6-02: AFTER TOUCH DEPTH
Amod (Amplitude modulation depth)
Pmod (Pitch modulation depth)
FmodPmodAmod
EGBs (EG bias depth)
3-6-02: AFTER TOUCH DEPTH
Cof (Cutoff frequency depth)
PtBs (Pitch bias depth)
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3-6-03: MIDI CONTROLLER 1 / 3-6-04: MIDI CONTROLLER 2
EGBs Cof
3-6-03: MIDI CONTROLLER 1 / 3-6-04: MIDI CONTROLLER 2
Amod (Amplitude modulation depth)
Pmod (Pitch modulation depth)
EGBs (EG bias depth)
Cof (Cutoff frequency depth)
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3-6-05: MIDI CONTROLLER 3 / 3-6-06: MIDI CONTROLLER 4
3-6-05: MIDI CONTROLLER 3 / 3-6-06: MIDI CONTROLLER 4
set the maximum and minimum limits of the control range.
Param (MC3 or MC4 parameter)
Param Min Max
Min
Max
CONTROLLER DATA COPY
CONTROLLER DATA COPY
3-7-01: MODE
3-7-01: MODE
Mode
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3-7-02: TYPE
3-7-02: TYPE
Ef2 TypeEf1 Type
3-7-03: SEND
Level (Send level)
3-7-03: SEND
3-7-04: OUTPUT LEVEL
3-7-05: WET:DRY
Out1 (Out 1 wet:dry balance)
3-7-06: MIX LEVEL
EF2 Mix (Effect 2 mix level)
3-7-07: PARAMETER 1 / 3-7-08: PARAMETER 2
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3-7-09: CONTROL 1 / 3-7-10: CONTROL 2
3-7-09: CONTROL 1 / 3-7-10: CONTROL 2
Device (MIDI control device)
MaxMinEF Param
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3-7-09: CONTROL 1 / 3-7-10: CONTROL 2
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3-7-11: CONTROL LFO
Wave (LFO waveform)
Delay (LFO start delay)
DelaySpeedWave
3-7-11: CONTROL LFO
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4-1: RECALL
4-2: INITIALIZE
VOICE COMPARE
VOICE STORE
DRUM VOICE EDIT MODE
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1-1: PARAMETER
1-1: PA RAM ETER
Key
DRUM VOICE EDIT MODE / 1: Key Param eter
VolumeWave
Volume
Tune (Fine tuning)
Pan
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DRUM VOICE EDIT MODE / 1: Key Param eter
EfSend (Effect send level)
Rvs (Reverse)
GateTm (Gate time)
AltGrp (Alternate group)
OutSel (Individual output select)
1-2: INITIALIZE
1-3: EXCHANGE
DRUM KEY COPY
2-1: LEVEL
Total Level
VolLoLim (Minimum volume level)
2-2: NAME
Name
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DRUM VOICE EDIT MODE / 3: Q uick Edit
3-1: EFFECT 1 / 3-2: EFFECT 2
3-1: EFFECT 1 / 3-2: EFFECT 2
Parameters
Type (Effect type)
Parameters 1 3
Type
3-3: EFFECT WET:DRY
4-01: MODE
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4-02: TYPE
4-02: TYPE
Ef2 TypeEf1 Type
180
4-03: SEND
4-03: SEND
Key 2b
Key (Key number)
Lvl (Send level)
4-04: SEND SENSITIVITY
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4-05: OUTPUT
4-05: OUTPUT
Key (Key number)
Dry1
Dry2
4-06: OUTPUT LEVEL
4-07: WET:DRY
4-08: MIX LEVEL
EF2Mix (Effect 2 mix level)
1b Ins, 2a Ins, 2b Ins (Insert levels)
4-09: PARAMETER 1 / 4-10: PARAMETER 2
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4-11: CONTROL 1 / 4-12: CONTROL 2
4-11: CONTROL 1 / 4-12: CONTROL 2
Device (MIDI control device)
Device
EF Param Min Max
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4-11: CONTROL 1 / 4-12: CONTROL 2
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4-13: CONTROL LFO
4-13: CONTROL LFO
Wave Speed Delay
Delay (LFO start delay)
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5-1: RECALL
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5-2: INITIALIZE
5-2: INITIALIZE
DRUM VOICE EDIT MODE / 5: Recall/Init.
DRUM VOICE COMPARE
DRUM VOICE STORE
MULTI EDIT MODE
MULTI INSTRUMENT SELECTION
1: PARAMETER
200
Voice
PARAMETER
Vol (Volume)
Pan
EfSend (Effect send level)
Tune (Fine tuning)
OutSel (Individual output select)
PARAMETER
2: NAME
3: INITIALIZE
4-01: MODE
4-02: TYPE
Ef1 Type
Ef2 Type
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4-03: SEND
4-03: SEND
2b
Src (Source)
Lvl (Send level)
Src Lvl 1a 1b 2a
1a, 1b, 2a, and 2b (Send switches)
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4-04: OUTOUT
4-04: OUTPUT
Dry1
Dry2
4-05: OUTPUT LEVEL
4-06: WET:DRY
Out1, Out2 (Out 1 & Out 2 wet:dry balance)
4-07: MIX LEVEL
Ef2Mix (Effect 2 mix level)
1b Ins, 2a Ins, 2b Ins (Insert levels)
4-08: PARAMETER 1 / 4-09: PARAMETER 2
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4-10: CONTROL 1 / 4-11: CONTROL 2
4-10: CONTROL 1 / 4-11: CONTROL 2
EF Param
Min Max
Device (MIDI control device)
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MULTI EDIT MODE / 4: Effect
4-10: CONTROL 1 / 4-11: CONTROL 2
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4-12: CONTROL LFO
4-12: CONTROL LFO
Speed Delay
Delay (LFO start delay)
Wave
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UTILITY MODE WAVE EDIT MODE
1: System
2: Controller
3: MIDI
4: Card
1-1: SETUP
Tune (Master tuning)
CtlRst (Control reset)
CtlRstTuneNtShft
1-2: EFFECT BYPASS
Effect Bypass
1-3: OUTPUT
Output
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2-1: MIDI CONTROL
2-1: MIDI CONTROL
MIDI Controllers 1 4
Controllers 1 ... 4
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2-1: MIDI CONTROL
2-2: VOLUME CONTROL
Volume
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2-2: VOLUME CONTROL
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3-1: PARAMETER
3-1: PARAMETER
Rch (Receive channel)
PgmCh (Program change type)
DevNoPgmChRch
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3-1: PARAMETER
2293-1: PARAMETER
DevNo (Device number)
230
3-2: FILTER
3-2: FILTER
More MIDI parameters that determine how the TG500 responds to external MIDI control.
BulkPr (Bulk receive protect)
CtrlCh (Control change filter)
PolyAt (Polyphonic aftertouch filter)
3-3: BULK DUMP
Type
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3-4: PROGRAM CHANGE TABLE
3-4: PROGRAM CHANGE TABLE
VCE/PFM/MLT
PgmNo (Program change number)
Source
VCE/PFM/MLT (Voice, performance, or multi number)
4-1: BANK
Slot1, Slot2 (Slot 1 and slot 2 card banks)
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4-2: LOAD
4-2: LOAD
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4-3: SAVE
4-3: SAVE
4-4: FORMAT
5: WAVE
Waveform
THE WAVE EDIT MODE
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UTILITY MODE / WAVE EDIT MODE / 1: Waveform
1-1: ASSIGN
1-1: ASSIGN
From, To (Sample number range)
1-2: ENABLE
Enable
1-3: NAME
SAMPLE
SmplNo (Sample number)
OrgKey (Original key)
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UTILITY MODE / WAVE EDIT MODE / 2: Sample
LoKey/HiKey (Low and high key limits)
Volume
Pitch
Loop
Type (Loop type)
INITIALIZE
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UTILITY MODE / WAVE EDIT MODE / 4: Sample Dump
4-1: SAMPLE RECEIVE
4-1: SAMPLE RECEIVE
sample (Sample number)
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UTILITY MODE / WAVE EDIT MODE / 4: Sample Dump
4-2: SAMPLE TRANSMIT
4-2: SAMPLE TRANSMIT
sample (Sample number)
CARD LOAD
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251EFFECTS
EFFECTS
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261EFFECTS
Effect Signal Flow Diagrams Drum Voice, Performance, and Multi Modes
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271EFFECTS
Single Effects
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273EFFECTS
Cascade Effects
275EFFECTS
45 : Pit Dly
46 : Exc Dly (Aural Exciter*)
47 : Dist Dly
48 : Pan Dly
50 : EQ Rev1
277EFFECTS
Dual Effects
279EFFECTS
75 : Sym & Dly
76 : Pha & Dly
77 : Pit & Dly
78 : Exc & Dly (Aural Exciter*)
80 : Pan & Dly
281EFFECTS
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Installation of the SYEMB06 Expansion Memory Board
Installation of the SYEMB06 Expansion Memory Board
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309INITIAL DATA
WAVE LIST Preset 1
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Preset 2
INITIAL DATA
311SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications and appearance subject to change without notice.
ERROR MESSAGES
313ERROR MESSAGES
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315TROUBLE SHOOTING
TROUBLE SHOOTING
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TROUBLE SHOOTING
Voice Mode Problems
Multi Mode Problems
Other Problems
INDEX
317INDEX
D
A
B
K
L
M
E
F
N
O
P
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INDEX
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