Yamaha TG500 ii

● Top-quality Effects

The basic quality of the TG500 voices is further enhanced by a range of

programmable effects offering quality rivalling some of the finest separate

signal processing systems.

● Other Features

• Slots for dual external memory card sets (VOICE and WAVE).

• Easy-to-read 24-character × 2-line backlit LCD display.

• Recognizes individual key aftertouch.

• Stereo L/R and 4 individual audio outputs.

Contents

Main Connecting the Plug and Cord IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION CAUTION Model Serial No. Purchase Date IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL 8. 9. 10. 11. MAIN FEATURES ii Page iv 4. The Multi Mode ...................... 35 5. Voice Editing & Effects............. 3 9 Precautions ..................................3 About the Manual.......................... 5 CONTENTS Getting Started v General Editing Procedure Performance Edit Mode Feature Reference Voice Edit Mode vi Drum Voice Edit Mode vii Multi Edit Mode Utility Mode viii Appendix Page Page 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 1. Icons The Feature Reference Section The Controls & Connectors Front Panel 9 6 7 8 10 9 0 ! @ Rear Panel 12 1. Setting Up Your System Connections TG500 AUDIO CONNECTIONS Page 14 6 7 PLAY THE DEMO 1 Page 2. Selecting And Playing Voices 16 The Preset, Internal, & Card Voice Memories Select a Voice & Play 1 18 2 3 4 Preset Voice Lists 1 Voice List Preset Voice Lists 2 Preset Voice Lists 3 20 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 22 The Preset, Internal, & Card Performance Memories Page 24 Play the Performance Combinations 1 2 3 4. Preset Performance Lists 1 Performance List Internal Performance Lists A more detailed performance list is provided in the appendix (page 300). 26 Programming Your Own Performance Combinations LAYER A LAYER B LAYER C LAYER D 1 2 28 3 4 30 5 6 7 8 32 9 10 11 12 34 35 WHATS IN A MULTI SETUP? 4. The Multi Mode The Multi Mode 36 MULTI PLAY POLYPHONY & DYNAMIC VOICE ALLOCATION SELECTING A MULTI SETUP Editing a Multi Setup 4. The Multi Mode 37 THE MULTI PARAMETER EDIT SCREENS Page 5. Voice Editing & Effects 1: 2: 40 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: Bypassing the Effects While Editing Page Page Page 45GENERAL EDITING PROCEDUTRE GENERAL EDITING PROCEDURE Edit Mode Access 46 GENERAL EDITING PROCEDUTRE Selecting Specific Edit Functions Page 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 Page 52 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) 54 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) 56 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 61 2-2: PERFORMANCE NAME 2-2: PERFORMANCE NAME PERFORMANCE EDIT MODE / 2: Level/Name Name 62 3-1-01: VOICE Voice (layer A) Voice Number A, B, C, D 63 3-1-02: VOLUME 3-1-02: VOLUME Volume (layer A) Volume 3-1-03: PAN Pan 65 3-1-04: NOTE SHIFT 3-1-04: NOTE SHIFT NtShft (layer A) 66 3-1-05: TUNE 3: Full Edit. 3-1: Layer Tune (layer A) Fine (Fine tuning) 67 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) 70 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 74 3-1-13: LAYER EXCHANGE 3-1-13: LAYER EXCHANGE 75 LAYER DATA COPY LAYER DATA COPY 3-2-01: MODE Mode 77 3-2-02: TYPE 3-2-02: TYPE Ef2 Type Ef1 Type 78 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) 80 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 Page Page 3-2-13: CONTROL LFO Delay Page Page 4-1: RECALL 4-2: INITIALIZE PERFORMANCE COMPARE 94 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) 97 No (Wave number) 1-1: WAVE SELECT Type (Envelope type) 1-2: AMPLITUDE EG 99 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 101 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) 105 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 107 3-1-01: WAVE SELECT 3-1-01: WAVE SELECT Grp (Wave group) Grp No 108 No (Wave number) 3-1-01: WAVE SELECT 3-1-02: PARAMETER Mode (Oscillator mode) Fine (Fine tuning) 110 3-1-02: PARAMETER NtShft (Note shift)/Note (Fixed note) RndPt (Random pitch) Rvs (Reverse) 111 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) Page 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) 117 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 Page Page Cof (Cutoff frequency) Res (Resonance) Band (BPF & BEF bandwidth) Ctrl (Filter control) 3-3-02: LEVEL / 3-3-03: RATE 125 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) 126 3-3-02: LEVEL / 3-3-03: RATE RS (Rate scaling) 3-3-04: SCALE POINT BP1 BP4 (Breakpoints 1 4) 128 3-3-05: SCALE OFFSET 3-3-05: SCALE OFFSET BP1 BP1 BP4 (Breakpoint 1 4 offsets) BP2 BP3 BP4 129 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) 132 3-4-01: LEVEL / 3-4-02: RATE Loop R1 R3, RR (Rates 1 3, release rate) RS (Pitch EG rate scaling) 134 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 136 3-5-01: PARAMETER 3-5-01: PARAMETER Speed Wave (LFO waveform) Delay (LFO start delay) Wave Delay Phase Phase (LFO start phase) 138 3-5-02: DEPTH 3-5-02: DEPTH Amod (Amplitude modulation depth) Pmod (Pitch modulation depth) FmodPmodAmod 139 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) 145 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) 147 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 151 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 2 157 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 158 3-7-09: CONTROL 1 / 3-7-10: CONTROL 2 Page 3-7-11: CONTROL LFO Wave (LFO waveform) Delay (LFO start delay) DelaySpeedWave 3-7-11: CONTROL LFO Page Page 4-1: RECALL 4-2: INITIALIZE VOICE COMPARE VOICE STORE DRUM VOICE EDIT MODE 168 1-1: PARAMETER 1-1: PA RAM ETER Key DRUM VOICE EDIT MODE / 1: Key Param eter VolumeWave Volume Tune (Fine tuning) Pan 170 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 176 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 179 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 182 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 2 187 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 188 4-11: CONTROL 1 / 4-12: CONTROL 2 Page 190 4-13: CONTROL LFO 4-13: CONTROL LFO Wave Speed Delay Delay (LFO start delay) Page Page 5-1: RECALL 194 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 206 4-03: SEND 4-03: SEND 2b Src (Source) Lvl (Send level) Src Lvl 1a 1b 2a 1a, 1b, 2a, and 2b (Send switches) 208 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 2 213 4-10: CONTROL 1 / 4-11: CONTROL 2 4-10: CONTROL 1 / 4-11: CONTROL 2 EF Param Min Max Device (MIDI control device) 214 MULTI EDIT MODE / 4: Effect 4-10: CONTROL 1 / 4-11: CONTROL 2 Page 216 4-12: CONTROL LFO 4-12: CONTROL LFO Speed Delay Delay (LFO start delay) Wave Page Page 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 223 2-1: MIDI CONTROL 2-1: MIDI CONTROL MIDI Controllers 1 4 Controllers 1 ... 4 224 2-1: MIDI CONTROL 2-2: VOLUME CONTROL Volume 226 2-2: VOLUME CONTROL 227 3-1: PARAMETER 3-1: PARAMETER Rch (Receive channel) PgmCh (Program change type) DevNoPgmChRch 228 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 232 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) 234 4-2: LOAD 4-2: LOAD 235 4-3: SAVE 4-3: SAVE 4-4: FORMAT 5: WAVE Waveform THE WAVE EDIT MODE 239 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) 243 UTILITY MODE / WAVE EDIT MODE / 2: Sample LoKey/HiKey (Low and high key limits) Volume Pitch Loop Type (Loop type) INITIALIZE 246 UTILITY MODE / WAVE EDIT MODE / 4: Sample Dump 4-1: SAMPLE RECEIVE 4-1: SAMPLE RECEIVE sample (Sample number) 247 UTILITY MODE / WAVE EDIT MODE / 4: Sample Dump 4-2: SAMPLE TRANSMIT 4-2: SAMPLE TRANSMIT sample (Sample number) CARD LOAD Page Page 251EFFECTS EFFECTS Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 261EFFECTS Effect Signal Flow Diagrams Drum Voice, Performance, and Multi Modes Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 271EFFECTS Single Effects Page 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 282 Installation of the SYEMB06 Expansion Memory Board Installation of the SYEMB06 Expansion Memory Board Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 309INITIAL DATA WAVE LIST Preset 1 310 Preset 2 INITIAL DATA 311SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS Specifications and appearance subject to change without notice. ERROR MESSAGES 313ERROR MESSAGES Page 315TROUBLE SHOOTING TROUBLE SHOOTING 316 TROUBLE SHOOTING Voice Mode Problems Multi Mode Problems Other Problems INDEX 317INDEX D A B K L M E F N O P 320 INDEX T U V R S W