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YAMAHA
SY85 Music Synthesizer
Owner’s Manual 2
- Feature Reference -
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GENERAL EDITING PROCEDURE PERFORMANCE EDIT MODE VOICE EDIT MODE DRUM VOICE EDIT MODE SONG EDIT MODE PATTERN EDIT MODE UTILITY MODE WAVE EDIT MODE APPENDIX
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CONTENTS 3: Layer Dry Output Select .....................40 GENERAL EDITING PROCEDURE 4: Output Level .........................................41 5: Wet : Dry Balance ...............................42 Mode Selection ............................................. 8 6: Send & Effect 2 Mix Level .................43 Selecting Specific Edit Functions ............... 8 7: Effect 1 Parameters .............................44 Selecting & Editing Parameters................10 8: Effect 2 Parameters ..
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2: LFO Speed Sensitivity ...................80 Drum Voice Edit Mode LFO Data Copy ...................................81 6: Controller Edit 1: Pitch Bend Range ..........................82 1: Key Parameters 1 ............................. 120 2: Modulation Wheel Depth ...............83 2: Key Parameters 2 ............................. 122 3: Foot Controller Depth ....................85 3: Total Level ......................................... 123 4: After Touch Depth ..........................87
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15: Velocity Modify ................................ 198 Song Edit Mode 16: Gate Time Modify ........................... 199 17: Crescendo ........................................ 200 Multi Edit 1: Voice Select ....................................... 148 2: Volume ................................................ 149 3: Pan ...................................................... 150 4: Effect Send Level .............................. 151 Pattern Edit Mode 5: Note Shift ..........................
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Card APPENDIX 1: Card All Load/Save ........................... 223 2: Card Format ....................................... 224 EFFECTS .................................................. 254 Effect Signal Flow Diagrams — Voice Disk Mode ........................................................ 256 1: Disk All Load/Save............................ 225 Effect Signal Flow Diagrams — Drum Voice, 2: Disk All Load/Save Synth ................ 225 Performance, and Song Modes .................. 264 3
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GENERAL EDITING PROCEDURE Mode Selection ........................................... 8 Selecting Specific Edit Functions ............... 8 Selecting & Editing Parameters ............... 10 Controller Assignment Display ................. 11
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The SY85 makes editing easy by providing a consistent, logical control interface via which parameters can be located and edited. Once you’ve learned the general procedure, you can locate and edit any of the SY85’s many param- eters quickly and easily. Mode Selection All SY85 edit modes are selected via the MODE matrix keys. To select the VOICE EDIT mode, for example, press the VOICE mode key so that its indica- tor lights, than press the second SUB MODE key in the VOICE column (EDIT). Select
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From this display you can use either the data entry dial or the [-1] and [+1] keys to directly select any of the 8 available functions, then press the [ENTER/ YES] key to actually select the specified function. In some cases the PAGE [ k ] and [ l ] or [MENU] keys will take you to another entry screen. If you select “3: Filter” after pressing the [MENU] key in the VOICE EDIT mode, and then press [ENTER/YES], you’ll see the following display: FILTER ‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ ‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘
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Selecting & Editing Parameters Most SY85 edit screens contain several parameters that can be selected and edited. In most cases you can simply operate the continuous slider immediately below the parameter you want to edit on the display. Operating a slider auto- matically moves the underline cursor to the corresponding parameter. In the example below, for example (this is the VOICE EDIT mode Oscillator screen), the [CS5] slider can be used to adjust the “Fine” parameter. OSC ‘‘ Wave ‘‘‘‘‘‘ Mod
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Controller Assignment Display It is possible to assign a wide range of parameters to be controlled by the [CS1] through [CS4] sliders when playing in the VOICE or PERFORMANCE PLAY modes. Since it is easy to forget what parameters have been assigned to which sliders, the SY85 features a controller assignment display that can be selected temporarily by pressing the [SHIFT] key in the VOICE or PERFORM- ANCE PLAY mode. PERFORMANCE PLAY mode CS ‘‘‘‘‘ 1(LFO):Ef1 ‘ Mix ‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ ASSGIN ‘
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PERFORMANCE EDIT MODE
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1: VOICE NUMBER [PERFORMANCE] → [EDIT] → [MENU] → 1:Layer → [ENTER/YES] → [ENTER/YES] → → [MENU] → 1:Voice Number → [ENTER/YES] SY85 performance combinations can have up to four voices assigned to different “layers” — A, B, C and D. This screen lets you assign voices to the layers. LAYER ‘ Voice ‘ Number ‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ ABCD ‘‘‘‘ A=`A1 ‘‘‘‘‘ B=`A1 ‘‘‘‘‘ C=`A1 ‘‘‘‘‘ D=`A1 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 CS1 CS2 CS3 CS4 CS5 CS6 CS7 CS8 Voice Number A, B, C, D Range: off, A1 … H7 (internal & card) Con
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2: VOLUME [PERFORMANCE] → [EDIT] → [MENU] → 1:Layer → [ENTER/YES] → [ENTER/YES] → → [MENU] → 2:Volume → [ENTER/YES] For optimum balance between the voices in a performance combination, this screen allows the volume of each voice to be adjusted individually. LAYER ‘ Volume ‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ ABCD ‘‘‘‘‘‘ 127˜ ‘‘‘‘‘‘ 127˜ ‘‘‘‘‘‘ 127˜ ‘‘‘‘‘‘ 127˜ F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 CS1 CS2 CS3 CS4 CS5 CS6 CS7 CS8 The name of the currently selected voice/layer is shown in the upper right corner of the di
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3: PAN [PERFORMANCE] → [EDIT] → [MENU] → 1:Layer → [ENTER/YES] → [ENTER/YES] → → [MENU] → 3:Pan → [ENTER/YES] In multi-layer performance combinations, interesting stereo effects can be pro- duced by placing the output from different layers at different locations in the stereo sound field. The parameters in this screen determine the position in the stereo sound field in which the sound from each active layer will be heard (left to right). LAYER ‘ Pan ‘ LłłfiłłR ‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ ABCD ‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ +
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4: TUNE [PERFORMANCE] → [EDIT] → [MENU] → 1:Layer → [ENTER/YES] → [ENTER/YES] → → [MENU] → 4:Tune → [ENTER/YES] More than just simple tuning, the note shift and fine tune parameters make it possible to create harmony and voice-thickening detune effects between layers. LAYER ‘ Tune ‘ )NtShft( ‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ ABCD ‘‘ +0 ‘‘‘ +0 ‘‘‘ +0 ‘‘‘ +0 ‘‘‘ +0 ‘‘‘ +0 ‘‘‘ +0 ‘‘‘ +0 ‘ F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 CS1 CS2 CS3 CS4 CS5 CS6 CS7 CS8 The name of the currently selected voice/layer is shown in the upper
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5: NOTE LIMIT [PERFORMANCE] → [EDIT] → [MENU] → 1:Layer → [ENTER/YES] → [ENTER/YES] → → [MENU] → 5:Note Limit → [ENTER/YES] The low and high note limit parameters make it possible to create a range of split keyboard effects using the performance layers. You could have two layers on either side of a single split point, a four-way split keyboard, or any other possible combina- tion. LAYER ‘ NoteLimit ‘ )Lo( ‘‘‘‘‘‘ ABCD ‘‘ C ≥ ‘ ¿ ‘ G8 ‘‘‘ C ≥ ‘ ¿ ‘ G8 ‘‘‘ C ≥ ‘ ¿ ‘ G8 ‘‘‘ C ≥ ‘ ¿ ‘ G8
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Hi (High note limit) Range: C-2 … G8 Controls: [CS2], [CS4], [CS6], [CS8], [-1] [+1], Dial, [SHIFT]+keyboard Individually sets the high note limit for each active layer (the highest note that each layer will produce). Use the [CS2], [CS4], [CS6], and [CS8] sliders to set the high note limits of the A, B, C, and D layer voices, respectively. It is also possible to press the desired note on the keyboard while holding the [SHIFT] key. See the “Lo” parameter, above, for more details. PERFORMANCE EDI
