Yamaha A3000 - Manuals

the waveform length in real time. Changes the length without changing pitch and is typically assigned to a controller like mod wheel); a new 2 way Rotary Speaker; Vocal Cancel ( for removing vocals from a CD); Aphex Aural Exciter; our brilliant Guitar Amp Simulator w/ Noise Gate; all manner of disto...

• Press and light [PLAY] green; and [COMMAND] red • Turn Knob #1 fully clockwise to see the [SET INIT] screen • Turn the parameters you wish to memorize to “ON”. EFFECT / SETUP / CONTROL • Press Knob #1 to execute the settings, followed by Knob #5 to confirm. When you execute the [Set Init] function...

for each sample. A3000 provides a means to do this at the sample level via the Set Init function at the sample level As you get to know how you like to work, you will really appreciate these 2 very powerful SET INIT features. They make your particular way of working part of your A3000’s operating sy...

Press the [EDIT] mode button. If you view the [MAP/OUT]: [KeyRange] page you can quickly verify that each sample’s data comes to the screen upon being triggered. As soon as you touch a new key range, the data for that key range will come to the screen. If you operate without a MIDI keyboard you woul...

automatically names the duplicate by adding an (*) asterisk to the original name. You can rename it, if you wish. Record a beat, make a bunch of duplicates that you slice up via the Wave Start and End points, into individual events or hits. You can tune, EQ and filter these smaller hits and then add...

4. Assign a device to control the tempo change. [PLAY]: [CONTROL]: [PgmCtl 1] page. This Controller Matrix allows you to assign a MIDI controller to change the Beat / Pitch Control features of the Effect. When you select this page you will note that the default setup is to control EFFECT 1, paramete...

Resampling and Time Compression / Expansion The Resample routine is found under [EDIT]: [TRIM/LOOP]: [COMMAND key]: RESMPL. This page allows you to (1) adjust the length (longer or shorter) of the playback time (Time Stretch) without affecting the sample’s pitch or (2) to adjust the Pitch directly (...

5. Use this method to assemble your favorite Programs into A3000 memory. When all are in memory create a new Volume ([DISK]: [VOLUME]: [VOLUME] page, select “>NEW” ), name and save all the favorite data together. The Push Knobs and Real-time Loop Start and End Point Designation The simplicity wit...

Calculation of Loop Tempo Navigate to the [EDIT]: [TRIM/LOOP]: [Config] page. Set the End Type to BEAT. Then return to the LOOP page. Your defined loop will be displayed in terms of Beats (to the nearest thousandth of a beat). The Tempo can be calculated in BPM by simply pressing KNOB 4. This is a r...

This operator error is due to a misunderstanding of the key range mapping procedure. When setting key range the A3000 gives you 3 key parameters: Original Key, Low Note, High Note. If you attempt to place the High note limit lower than the Low note limit, the A3000 will not let you. Sounds innocent ...

Major New Features LOOP REMIX : Automatically rearranges a looped breakbeat into new variations. Gives you lots of new mileage out of your breakbeat patterns. Go to [EDIT]:[TRIM/LOOP]:[LoopRmx] Page. Select a sample loop and try it out! You have 5 variations (1-5) and 4 types (A-D). Selecting lower ...

NEW MODULATION MATRIX FEATURES: New destinations include: FEG Level, Cutoff Distance, Filter Gain, Pgm LFO depth. New sources include: NoteNumber, Velocity, Program LFO. Go to [PLAY]:[CONTROL] to access these now features! NEW SAMPLE MANAGEMENT FEATRUES: 1. ARRANGE Program or Sample Bank: This allow...

Major New Features 6 Chapter 1 New Features Major New Features This section summarizes the most important changes introduced with Version 2. Fordetailed information about these features, please refer to the indicated pages. Sound Production Features Version 2 includes many new sound-related settings...

Major New Features 7 Chapter 1 New Features Chapter 1 Operational Improvements Even Easier Easy Editing → 24 Version 2 groups the Easy Edit parameters onto eight pages, so they are easier to findand easier to set. Version 2 also adds three new parameters: cutoff-frequency distance,filter gain, and A...

Major New Features 8 Chapter 1 New Features New Editing Functions DIVIDE LOOP → 20 Automatically cuts up the loop section of an existing sample and maps the pieces alongthe keyboard, so you can play them in any order. Ideal for generating new breakbeatvariations. REMIX LOOP → 30 An easy way to creat...

Other New Features 9 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 New Features Other New Features The next three pages outline additional new features. Some of these feature enhanceyour creative control, while other simply make things easier. Again, please refer to theindicated pages for more information. PLAY Mode • You ca...

Other New Features 10 Chapter 1 New Features • Loop-start and loop-end addresses are now retained after resampling. ( → 28) • A new “Copy Parameters” command lets you copy parameter settings from one sam- ple or bank into another. ( → 29) • Knob 5 of the EDIT | TRIM/LOOP Wave page now offers two ope...

Other New Features 11 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 New Features UTILITY Mode • A new “Create Oscillators” command automatically generates basic oscillator sam- ples. ( → 37) • Knob 5 of the UTILITY | SEQUENCE SeqSel page now offers three operations: NEW (create new sequence), SAVE (save sequence), and DELETE...

System-Wide Changes 14 Chapter 2 Upgrade Reference System-Wide Changes Multiple-FD Saves and Loads ☞ 81 Version 2 can now save volumes across multiple floppy disks. FD saves are no longerlimited to the capacity of a single disk. If the A3000 runs out of space on the first FD during the save, it disp...

System-Wide Changes 15 Chapter 2 Upgrade Reference Chapter 2 New Name-Entry Features ☞ 88 • The Knob 3 Paste buffer now stores the last four names that you entered (where Version 1 saved the most recent name only). After turning Knob 3 to select PASTE , you can push the knob as necessary to cycle th...

Changes in PLAY MODE 16 Chapter 2 Upgrade Reference Changes in PLAY MODE PLAY - PROGRAM/SAMPLE SELECTION ☞ 95 As before, you can jump to this special screen from almost any page (with the exceptionof command pages) by pushing Knob 1. The screen exists as part of PLAY mode but,unlike other screens, c...

Changes in PLAY MODE 17 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Upgrade Reference PLAY - COMMAND Key - COPY ☞ 102 • You can now use Knob 3 to select the items to be copied. You can choose to copy all parameters ( AllParam ), sample assignments and easy-edit data only ( Merge ), or ef- fects settings for any one of the ...

Changes in PLAY MODE 18 Chapter 2 Upgrade Reference PLAY - COMMAND Key - ARNG_PGM [Arrange Program] This is a new command. The command can be accessed from any PLAY-mode function. Use this command to automatically arrange (remap) the program’s samples along thekeyboard. The command maps the samples ...

Changes in PLAY MODE 20 Chapter 2 Upgrade Reference PLAY - COMMAND Key - MOVE This is a new command. The command can be accessed from the PLAY mode’s SAMPLEfunction. You use this command to move samples from a sample bank to the selected program,from the selected program to a sample bank, or from on...

Changes in PLAY MODE 22 Chapter 2 Upgrade Reference PLAY - COMMAND Key - EXPORT This is a new command. The command can be accessed from the PLAY mode’s SAMPLEfunction. You use this command to export (save) a sample to floppy disk in AIFF file format. Youcan then load the files into a computer and us...

Changes in PLAY MODE 23 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Upgrade Reference PLAY - PROGRAM - PgmSel [Select Program] ☞ 110 On Version 1, pushing Knob 4 ( SAVE ) or Knob 5 ( ALL ) moves you to a special page. On Version 2, these actions move you to the standard SAVE command page. When you push Knob 4 ( SAVE ), the...

Changes in PLAY MODE 24 Chapter 2 Upgrade Reference PLAY - EASY EDIT ☞ 119 Version 2 groups the Easy Edit parameters onto a number of pages so that they areeasier to work with, and adds a few new parameters. The Easy Edit pages and parameters are as follows. Page Parameters Mix Level, Pan, MIDI Rece...

Changes in PLAY MODE 25 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Upgrade Reference PLAY - SETUP - ADOut [Output Setup for A/D Input Signal] ☞ 134 The MainOut display above Knob 2 has been slightly upgraded. If you set the output destination to an effect block, the screen now indicates both the block ( Ef1 , Ef2 , or Ef3...

Changes in PLAY MODE 26 Chapter 2 Upgrade Reference PLAY - CONTROL - Reset [Controller Reset] ☞ 141 In addition to its original purpose, this page can now also be used to set the Note On mode. Knob 4 sets the mode for the specified MIDI channel: either normal or toggle . normal Input of Note-On caus...

Changes in PLAY MODE 27 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Upgrade Reference PLAY - CONTROL - PgmLFO2 [Program-LFO Setup 2] • Knob 2 sets the LFO’s initial phase. If Sync = MIDI , this phase will coincide with the start of the MIDI-clocked note length. If Sync = manual , this phase is produced by LFO reset. Note t...

Changes in EDIT MODE 28 Chapter 2 Upgrade Reference Changes in EDIT MODE EDIT - COMMAND Key - REVERT ☞ 149 This page now also shows the name of the selected sample or sample bank. EDIT - COMMAND Key - NORM ☞ 150 This page now also shows the name of the sample selected for normalization. EDIT - COMMA...

Changes in EDIT MODE 29 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Upgrade Reference EDIT - COMMAND Key - SETINIT [Register Initial Parameter Values] ☞ 160 Version 2 lets you select the initialization type: either current or factory . current Register the selected sample’s current values as the defaults. factory Use the A...

Changes in EDIT MODE 30 Chapter 2 Upgrade Reference EDIT - TRIM/LOOP - Wave [Edit Waveform] ☞ 164 Knob 5 now offers two functions: EXTRACT and NORM (normalize). Turn the knob to select the function, and then push the knob to execute. EDIT - TRIM/LOOP - LoopRmx [Remix Loop] This is a new command. The...

Changes in EDIT MODE 31 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Upgrade Reference EDIT - MAP/OUT - KeyRnge [Key Range] ☞ 170 The Low and High parameters at Knobs 3 and 4 now offer a new =Orig setting. • To set the Low parameter to =Orig , turn Knob 3 all the way to the left. This setting sets the sample’s low key equal...

Changes in EDIT MODE 32 Chapter 2 Upgrade Reference EDIT - FILTER - Filter ☞ 182 Version 2 includes the following additional filter types (Knob-2 Type settings). LowPass3 Low pass filter #3 Peak1 Emphasis at a specified frequency Peak2 Emphasis at specified frequency 2Peaks Emphasis at two specified...

Changes in EDIT MODE 33 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Upgrade Reference EDIT - MIDI/CTRL - SmpCtl1 [Sample Controller Setup 1] ☞ 210 • Knob 3 offers three additional devices: Note Number , Velocity , and Program LFO . • The program LFO is a new feature on Version 2. To set the program LFO to modify a specific...

Changes in Recording Mode 34 Chapter 2 Upgrade Reference Changes in Recording Mode REC - RECORD - Record ☞ 223 The “recording standby” page and “recording in progress” screens have been modified.Both screens now display a level meter,. and the top right of each screen indicates theoriginal key that ...

Changes in DISK MODE 36 Chapter 2 Upgrade Reference Changes in DISK MODE DISK - COMMAND Key - FD_FMT ☞ 258 The floppy-disk format page includes a new Quick format command. This command lets you do a very quick reformat of a disk that has already been formatted at least once. If you try this on a dis...

Changes in UTILITY MODE 37 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Upgrade Reference Changes in UTILITY MODE UTILITY - COMMAND Key - CREATE_OSC [Create Oscillators] This is a new command. The command can be accessed from the UTILITY mode’s MAS-TER function. This command automatically generates the following seven “osci...

Changes in UTILITY MODE 38 Chapter 2 Upgrade Reference UTILITY - SEQUENCE - Play&Rec [Playing and Recording] ☞ 297 If you attempt to record to a non-empty sequence, the A3000 will now ask for confirma-tion before overwriting the original sequence data. UTILITY - SYSTEM - KEYS ☞ 300 • You can now...

Changes in UTILITY MODE 39 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Upgrade Reference UTILITY - SYSTEM - Audition This is a new page. This page is located between the Keys and Display pages in the UTILITY | SYSTEM function. You can jump to this page from almost location by press-ing COMMAND + AUDITION. • Knob 2 ( Effect...

Changes in UTILITY MODE 40 Chapter 2 Upgrade Reference UTILITY - MIDI - MIDI → Smp [MIDI-to-Sample] This is a new page. You access this page by selecting the UTILITY | MIDI function andthen moving to the last page. You use this page to set up the “MIDI to sample” feature. These settings are effectiv...

New Error messages 42 Appendix New Error Message The following error message is new on Version 2. Too many samples. ............................. Could not carry out operation because too many samples were targeted. The maximum number of samples that can be arranged at one time is 128. Themaximum nu...

Changes in MIDI Data Format 43 Appendix Appendix Changes in MIDI Data Format Changes in MIDI data format under Version 2 are listed below. 3. Additional Realtime Messages The following messages have been added. ( ☞ 353) 3.1.2 Timing clock, Start, Continue, Stop If Program-LFO Sync is set to MIDI, th...

Changes in MIDI Data Format 45 Appendix Appendix 6. Table 1 Sound parameters ■ Program Bulk Dump The following parameters have been added or changed. ( ☞ 357) p s v name 0072 UC b b0:AD in on, b2-1:AD in source, b5-3:effect connect, b6:program LFO sync 0073 UC b b2-0:program LFO cycle, b5-3:program ...

Changes in MIDI Data Format 48 Appendix 7. Table 2 System parameters ■ System-Parameter Bulk Dump The following parameters have been added or changed. ( ☞ 360) p s v name 0022 UC b b0:omni, b1:program change enable, b2:length lock, b3:auto zero, b4:auto snap, b5:audition with easy edit, b6:audition ...