Yamaha SU700 - Manuals

Intro 5 INTRO Thank you for your purchase of the Yamaha SU700 sampling unit. TheSU700 is a combination sampler, sequencer, mixer, and multi-effector—a powerful new tool for a wide range of performance and recordingenvironments. This manual will help you learn what you need to know to make effec-tive...

Intro 6 Intro Features The SU700 is an ideal tool for artists in need of sampling and sequencing capabilitiesfor their recording and performance work. Here is just an abbreviated list of what’sincluded. ◆ Forty-two tracks. With 40 sample tracks plus 2 special tracks, you can make your songs as compl...

Intro 7 INTRO Accessories Please check your SU700 package to confirm that all of the following accessories arepresent. If any items are missing or damaged, please contact your Yamaha dealer forassistance. ● Sampling CD “SU700 Sampling Audio” ● Demo floppy disk ● Power cord ● This Owner’s Manual ● Fl...

Intro 8 Intro ■ Chapter 3: Basic Concepts, Track Types, and Memory Introduces basic concepts underlying SU700 operation. Also provides a detailed ex-planation of the different track types, and explains how the SU700 memory is orga-nized. You should read through this chapter before you begin serious ...

Intro 9 INTRO ■ Appendixes Appendix 1 provides detailed instructions for installing each of the SU700’s sup-ported options. Appendix 2 gives the SU700 specifications. Appendix 3 offers anumber of helpful usage tips. Appendix 4 explains the SU700 error messages. Ap-pendix 5 lists and describes the 43...

Table of Contents 11 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Table of Contents Intro Yamaha SU700 Sampling Unit Owner’s Manual Features ............................................................................................................. 6Accessories ................................................................

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 13 CHAPTER 1 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup C ONTENTS 1.1 SU700 Layout 14 1.2 SU700 Display Configuration 23 1.3 Connecting Up 29 1.4 Starting Up 33 This chapter describes the SU700’s layout and screen displays, showsyou how ...

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, C onnections, and S tar tup 14 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 1 Display The display pr ovides all the information you need to work effectively at theSU700. For a detailed explanation of common screen displays and indications, seepage 23. 1.1 SU700 La...

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 15 CHAPTER 1 2 TRACK BANK Selectors You use the track bank selectors in combination with the sample track pads to se- lect tracks for playback, recording, editing, and control. The SU700 provides four track banks , each with ten sample tracks . Th...

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, C onnections, and S tar tup 16 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 7 Knobs You use these knobs to control the values of multiple parameters (or knob settings ) on each track. At any given time each knob controls a single parameter only. You use the KNOB F...

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 17 CHAPTER 1 Once you have set this up, you can rub your finger along the ribbon to control theselected function on the corresponding track. For example, if you set the functionto LEVEL then you use the ribbon to adjust the level on the track. Ava...

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, C onnections, and S tar tup 18 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup J [UNDO/REDO] Button You use this button to undo or redo all changes that you recorded into your songduring your previous recording pass. This feature is useful for undoing poor re-sults, ...

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 19 CHAPTER 1 If you store a scene into the [TOP] button, this scene will automati- cally be recalled when you return the song to its start position. You can use the [INIT] scene button to initialize (clear) the content of any scene. Simply hold do...

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, C onnections, and S tar tup 20 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 1.1.2 Front Panel 3 1 2 4 1 Floppy-Drive Slot The drive accepts 3.5" floppy disks (2HD or 2DD). You can use the disks to saveand reload all data, and to import commercially available s...

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 21 CHAPTER 1 1.1.3 Rear Panel R L/MONO STEREO OUT R L ANALOG INPUT AS2 AS1 AS3 AS4 AS5 AS6 OUT IN OUT IN ASSIGNABLE OUT DIGITAL OPTICAL AC INLET OUT IN MIDI POWER ON/ OFF ATTENTION :RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE ME PAS OUVRIR. RISK OF ERECTRIC SHOCK D...

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, C onnections, and S tar tup 22 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 4 AC Inlet Connects to SU700 power cord. CAUTION Use the supplied power cord only. Use of a different cord may result in electric shock ordevice damage. 5 POWER Switch Switches the SU700 p...

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 23 CHAPTER 1 1.2 SU700 Display Configuration You refer to the SU700 screen for information and guidance during all SU700 opera-tions. This section presents an overview of the various screen displays. The first part, “Screen Layout,” introduces the...

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, C onnections, and S tar tup 24 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 5 Track indicator .......... When you are working at the main screen or a function screen, each vertical bar meter (or track meter ) indicates the relevant knob-function value for the corr...

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 25 CHAPTER 1 1.2.2 Main-Screen and Function-Screen Displays The screen display content varies according to the current machine state. This sec-tion shows screen displays for two most commonly used machine states. Main Screen This screen that appea...

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, C onnections, and S tar tup 26 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup Function Screen You enter this screen from the main screen when you press any knob-function orpad-function button, or when you press the [REC] button. When you are working at a function sc...

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 27 CHAPTER 1 Indicates that the selected track already contains a sample. If the track is empty, thisbar will not appear. NOTE: For TRACK EDIT | EVENT COPY, TRACK EDIT | EVENT INIT etc., it is also important toknow whether a selected track contain...

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, C onnections, and S tar tup 28 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup Flashing Parameters When you are working at a screen that allows you to set more than one parametervalue, the parameter currently selected for setting will be blinking, indicating thatyou ...

CHAPTER 1 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 29 1.3 Connecting Up The SU700 is extremely easy to set up. Simply connect the appropriate componentsas described below. Power Connect the power as follows. 1. Confirm that the power switch (on the rear panel) is in the OFF position (pro...

30 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup Chapter 1 SU700 C omponents, C onnections, and S tar tup To enable input, you must set the AUDIO IN parameter to the source you wish to use. You can set the parameter using the SYSTEM | SETUP job; see page 302. The SU700 can only accept input f...

CHAPTER 1 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 31 R L/MONO STEREO OUT R L ANALOG INPUT Using the AIEB1-board outputs If you have installed the optional AIEB1 board (input/output expansionboard), you will be able to use the board’s assignable and digital/opticaloutputs. Note the follo...

Chapter 1 SU700 C omponents, C onnections, and S tar tup 32 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup MIDI Connections ● If you are going to use an external MIDI device to synchronize SU700 playback orto control track play, run a MIDI cable from the MIDI OUT connector of the con-trolling ...

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 33 CHAPTER 1 ● Use good-quality SCSI cable. Cable length should be kept short. For specific limi-tations on cable length, refer to the documentation provided with your externalSCSI device. ● If you are connecting multiple devices in a chain, the S...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 35 CHAPTER 2 Chapter 2 Tutorial This chapter takes you through a tutorial that will give you some quickhands-on experience with the SU700. The first part of the tutorial howto play the demo song and how to use various features. The second partof the tutorial takes you through the ...

Chapter 2 T utorial 36 Chapter 2 Tutorial 2.1 Setting Up First you will need to connect your audio system so that you can listen to the demosong and monitor the process of creating a song. You will also need to connect a CDplayer so that you can playback the sampling sources from the included audio ...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 37 CHAPTER 2 3. Turn the MASTER VOLUME of the SU700 and the volume controls of your CDplayer and audio system all the way down to 0. Do not turn on the power yet. We still need to prepare the SU700 to auto-loadthe demo song when its power is turned on. 2.2 Listening to the Demo So...

Chapter 2 T utorial 38 Chapter 2 Tutorial Procedure 1. Insert the accessory floppy into the slot on the SU700 front panel. ● Insert with label facing up and shutter facing the front panel. Push in lightly until thedisk clicks into place. 2. Switch on the power to the SU700. 3. The SU700 begins autom...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 39 CHAPTER 2 Use this knob to adjustthe volume. Playing the Demo ■ You’re now ready to play the song. ● Press the sequencer start button ( ) to begin playback of the song. ● Adjust the volume by turning the MASTER VOLUME knob. ● You can stop playback by pressing the stop button ( ...

Chapter 2 T utorial 40 Chapter 2 Tutorial ■ Changing the Tempo 1. Press the [BPM] button. ◆ The BPM indication on the screen begins blinking. 2. Turn the dial to change the tempo. Turn right to increase the tempo, or left to re-duce it. Another way to set the BPM: You can use the [BPM COUNTER] butto...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 41 CHAPTER 2 ● When the song data is played back to a location where Track Mute on/off datawas written, the mute settings you made manually will change. ■ Using the ROLL Pad Function The roll function generates a drum-roll (machine-gun) type of sound by rapidly re-peating the firs...

Chapter 2 T utorial 42 Chapter 2 Tutorial ■ Using the LOOP START Pad Function You can use this feature to restart the loop on any of the LOOP or COMPOSEDLOOP tracks. 1. Press the [LOOP RESTART] pad-function button. The upper part of the display will indicate “LOOP RESTART.” 2. With the song playing,...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 43 CHAPTER 2 3. Now press the [PLAY] pad-function button, so that pads can be used to play the samples. Now you can use the pads to play the samples. Try pressing the pad for each track tohear the sample. By doing this you can identify all of the song’s samples and thetracks they ...

Chapter 2 T utorial 44 Chapter 2 Tutorial 2. To adjust the level on any track, turn the track’s knob. You can listen to the re-sult by hitting the track’s pad. ■ Adjusting the Other Parameters Now try adjusting some of the other parameters in the same way. First press the but-ton on the Knob Functio...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 45 CHAPTER 2 Using the Ribbon Controller You can use the ribbon controller to control any one of the knob settings, or else tocontrol a special scratch function. The ribbon controller (or just ribbon ) works on only one selected track at a time. (For details about ribbon setup, se...

Chapter 2 T utorial 46 Chapter 2 Tutorial Dial [OK] button NOTE: To provide this function, the SU700 maps the sample to the ribbon, with the start point ofthe sample mapped to the bottom of the ribbon. Each point on the ribbon corresponds toa specific location on the sample waveform. For more inform...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 47 CHAPTER 2 4. You can now use the ribbon to control the level on the selected ribbon track (thefirst LOOP track, as selected in the previous procedure). Try holding down thepad as you touch different parts of the ribbon and as you move your fingeralong the ribbon. NOTE: Touching...

Chapter 2 T utorial 48 Chapter 2 Tutorial ● Track Structure Our song will use all of the tracks in bank 1 plus FREE tracks 1–4 of bank 2, for atotal of fourteen tracks. Tracks 79–92 of the included audio CD (SU700 SamplingAudio) contain the sample sources that we will use for this tutorial. First le...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 49 CHAPTER 2 We’ll use these tracks to play sound effects, drums, and fills at various locationsthroughout the song. We’ll also use the ribbon controller to scratch out thesesounds during the Intro and Ending sections. As with the sample on FREE 1, we’ll set the sound up in two di...

Chapter 2 T utorial 50 Chapter 2 Tutorial The above design plan is intended to give you an idea of how we will go about build-ing the song. But note that when building your own songs, you do not need to set upa detailed plan ahead of time. You can use knobs, pads, and the ribbon controllerfreely to ...

Chapter 2 T utorial 52 Chapter 2 Tutorial Sampling frequency. Bit resolution Format (stereo or mono) 5. Now select the track you want to record on. In this case we are going to record onthe first LOOP track in bank 1. (We will call this track “LOOP 1.”) So press TRACKBANK button [1], and then hit th...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 53 CHAPTER 2 Press twice NOTE: On LOOP tracks, stereo samples may sometimes produce an inappropriate click at theloop ends. You can avoid this problem by using monaural recording for these tracks. Al-ternatively, you can record these as stereo samples and then convert to monaural ...

Chapter 2 T utorial 54 Chapter 2 Tutorial NOTE: If you are recording to a digital input on the optional AIEB1 board, the parameter set-tings and level settings are fixed. 8. After you have finished setting the level, press the [SAMPLING] button on the SU700to begin recording. To stop sampling, press...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 55 CHAPTER 2 ■ Track editing (Creating an endless loop phrase) Now you want to listen to the results of your recording, and edit the playback startand end points to get a clean loop. NOTE: • If the recording results are not acceptable, you can simply repeat the previous proce- dur...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 57 CHAPTER 2 2.3.2 Setting Up LOOP 2 ■ Recording the Sample Using the same procedure as we did for the LOOP 1 track, we will now sample Track80 (bass phrase) from the included audio CD to the LOOP 2 track. Procedure 1. Press the [SAMPLING] button to enter sample-recording mode. Th...

Chapter 2 T utorial 58 Chapter 2 Tutorial NOTE: You can also listen to the both loop tracks together by starting the sequencer (by pressing ).You may want to try this to get an idea of how the loops sound when playing to- gether. But remember that you must stop the sequencer before you can proceed t...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 59 CHAPTER 2 The sample length of the LOOP 1 and LOOP 2 tracks will be detected automaticallyby the SU700. In this example of creating a song — if samples were recorded cor-rectly — the SU700 should have detected a LOOP LENGTH of 004 for LOOP 1 and008 for LOOP 2, and a BPM value i...

Chapter 2 T utorial 60 Chapter 2 Tutorial ● Adjusting the groove When you listen to LOOP 1 (drums) and LOOP 2 (bass) together, the groove may notmatch precisely. There are several possible reasons. ● Loop point connections If the loop points of the sample do not coincide with beats, the groove will ...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 61 CHAPTER 2 3. Press the sequencer button to playback the LOOP 1 and LOOP 2 tracks, and use the dial to try various note value settings. Notice how the groove changes. For this example, let’s set this parameter to an 8th note ( ) . MEASURE BPM NOTE ● Aligning the left and right c...

Chapter 2 T utorial 62 Chapter 2 Tutorial ■ Recording to the Sequencer Now we will record the CL1 track sample to the sequencer. The sample of a COM-POSED LOOP track will playback as a loop over the specified length (number ofmeasures). The CL1 track sample will play as a loop of 16 quarter-note bea...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 63 CHAPTER 2 [Recording the Loop Phrase] 1. Press to return the song to the top position, then press to set the se- quencer in REC STANDBY mode. Also press the [PLAY] pad-function button to ensure that pads can be used to record notes. ◆ The SU700 displays a function screen (simil...

Chapter 2 T utorial 64 Chapter 2 Tutorial 3. Press to start song recording (to switch the sequencer into REC mode), and get ready to press the CL1 pad to record the note event for your loop. Watch the location indicator as the SU700 plays through the lead-in measuresand the first two measures of the...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 65 CHAPTER 2 ● Undo is valid only for the immediately-previous recording operation (stop → re- cording → stop). When you perform the next recording operation (stop → record- ing → stop), it will not be possible to Undo any prior recording operations. ● To delete a sample that was ...

Chapter 2 T utorial 66 Chapter 2 Tutorial ● Tips for recording ● If the tempo is too fast for you to achieve accurate timing, use the dial to lower theBPM setting and try recording at a slower tempo. ● You can press the [MEASURE] button, use the dial to move to the desired mea- sure location, and be...

Chapter 2 T utorial 68 Chapter 2 Tutorial 2.3.5 Setting Up The Third COMPOSED LOOP track (“CL3”) ■ Sampling Using the same procedure as you did for the LOOP 1 track, sample Track 83 of theincluded audio CD to the COMPOSED LOOP 3 track (hereafter referred to as “CL3”). ● Set the sampling grade to “22...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 69 CHAPTER 2 ■ Recording the Loop Phrase Now we’ll record the sample to the CL4 track of the sequencer. The CL4 track is a loop 32 quarter-notes long (eight measures), and will play thesample starting at the first beat of measure 3 and extending for four beats. Record this phrase ...

Chapter 2 T utorial 70 Chapter 2 Tutorial ● For each sample, set the sampling grade to “22K 8BIT MONO L.” The sampling procedure is the same as for the LOOP 1 track. ( → p.50) When sampling to track bank 1, press the TRACK BANK button [1] before selecting the sampling track (the “SELECT TRACK” displ...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 71 CHAPTER 2 6. If you wish to adjust the overall sound, turn the knob on the MASTER track. NOTE: • You can also adjust the overall sound using the MASTER VOLUME knob. But the MASTER-track setting can be stored into a scene and reproduced each time you playthe song. The MASTER VOL...

Chapter 2 T utorial 72 Chapter 2 Tutorial 2.3.10 Putting the Song Together Now we’ll build a song using the samples we have recorded into our ten sampletracks in bank␣ 1. The song will consist of ten sections, as outlined on page 49 and again below. Foreach section we will use a different muting arr...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 73 CHAPTER 2 ■ Song Transition Structure We will assign the following content to each of the eight scene buttons, which corre-spond with places where the track mute settings change during the song. (For detailson the structure of this song, see page 49.) Track Mutes *1 Measure Sec...

Chapter 2 T utorial 74 Chapter 2 Tutorial ■ Storing the mute settings of each block to a scene button Let’s store the mute settings of the tracks for each song block to a scene button. ● Intro A = scene button [TOP] ● Ending B = scene button [G] Intro A and Ending B have the same mute settings.We wi...

Chapter 2 T utorial 76 Chapter 2 Tutorial Procedure 1. Press the PAD FUNCTION [ON/MUTE] button. 2. We will start with the settings of the [TOP] and [G] scenes, and un-mute the CL1/2tracks of track bank [1]. ▼ Press the TRACK BANK [1] button to select track bank [1]. Then press the pads ofCL1/2 track...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 77 CHAPTER 2 ● Section C = scene button [E] Un-mute CL 1–4 tracks of track bank [1] and FREE 1–4 tracks of track bank [2] sothat they will be heard. TRACK LOOP C.LOOP FREE BANK 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 [1] × × × × × × [2] × × × × × × ● Section D = scene button [F] Un-mute CL3/4 tracks ...

Chapter 2 T utorial 78 Chapter 2 Tutorial 3. Watch the location indicator. You now want to press and release the Scene [A] but-ton, timing your action so that you release the button as the song location is chang- ing from 008:4 to 009:1.Then press scene buttons to record the remaining scene changes ...

Chapter 2 T utorial 80 Chapter 2 Tutorial 2.3.11 Recording the FREE Tracks Now that we’ve set up the basic structure for our song, we’ll proceed to record noteand ribbon events onto our FREE tracks. This is the final step in the building of oursong. NOTE: • If the PAD SENS parameter (in the TRACK SE...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 81 CHAPTER 2 MEASURE BPM NOTE 4. Press to begin recording. Allow the lead-in measures to pass, while watching the location indicator. When the position reaches 001:1 (the actual start of the song),press and hold the FREE 1 track pad. Continue to hold the pad down for 22 mea-sures,...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 83 CHAPTER 2 ■ Building Sections A and B Now we will record FREE tracks 1–4 of track bank 1 for sections A and B. We will play the sample on FREE track 1 at the beginning of each section. For the other FREE tracks (FREE 2, 3, 4), you can strike pads to record notes (padpresses) at...

Chapter 2 T utorial 84 Chapter 2 Tutorial Recording on Other Free Tracks (FREE 2, 3, and 4) Put the sequencer in recording mode, and press the pads for FREE tracks 2/3/4 at thelocations shown in the table below. MEASURE FREE Tracks 2 3 4 Section A 025:1028:1 ● 032:1 ● 032:4 ● 036:1 ● 040:1 ● 040:4 ●...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 85 CHAPTER 2 ■ Building Section E Section E is simply two repetitions of Section B (16 measures). Record section E inthe same way that you did for Section B. Record each track as shown in the following table. MEASURE FREE Tracks 1 2 3 4 073:1 ● 076:1 ● 080:1 ● 080:4 ● 084:1 ● 088:...

Chapter 2 T utorial 86 Chapter 2 Tutorial ● In the same way as for [LEVEL] settings, the parameters set by the KNOB FUNC- TION buttons can be modified and stored again to a scene button. When the song is played back, the modified settings will be recalled. ● Detailed adjustments to note events can b...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 87 CHAPTER 2 6. Use the same procedure to finish entering the name. Then press [OK] to register thesong name and return to the main screen. (Or press [CANCEL] at any time to restorethe original name and return to the main screen.) The main screen will show thesong name that you sp...

Chapter 2 T utorial 88 Chapter 2 Tutorial ● All names must be unique. If you attempt to use a name already in use by anothersong in memory, the screen will briefly display the NAME EXISTS message andthen return you to the editing screen. You can then re-edit the name, or else press [CANCEL] to resto...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 89 CHAPTER 2 2. Open the DISK | SAVE job: Press the [DISK] job-group selector, and then press thesecond job selector. 3. Turn the dial as necessary to select the following, and press the [OK] button. 4. Confirm that the display appears as follows. ▼ If you have installed an ASIB1 ...

Chapter 2 T utorial 90 Chapter 2 Tutorial 8. When saving is completed, the main screen will reappear. 2.3.15 Loading a song Here’s how data (a volume) previously saved to a floppy disk can be loaded back intothe SU700. When you load a volume, the previously-created song data as well as theSU700 setu...

Chapter 2 T utorial 92 Chapter 2 Tutorial 2.3.16 Techniques for song playback By taking advantage of various techniques as you playback a song, you can add vari-ety to the performance. ● Using the function knobs ● When you press a KNOB FUNCTION button, the knobs of all tracks will performthe specifi...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 93 CHAPTER 2 ● The ribbon controller has a “SCRATCH” function that is unique to it, and whichallows you to play a sample manually by scratching the ribbon controller. ● Use scene memory to change the settings of various parameters ● Function knob data and mute on/off settings can ...

Chapter 2 T utorial 94 Chapter 2 Tutorial ● When a song is played back, the NOTE area of the display may indicate “QUAN-TIZE” or “RESOLUTION,” depending on the selected knob function or pad function. By setting “QUANTIZE,” you can correct the timing at which a sample is played.(The accuracy is speci...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 95 CHAPTER 2 2.4 Modifying sampled sounds The audio tracks (tracks 79–92 of the audio CD) that we sampled in the previous sec-tion (“Building Your Own Song”) were all created by processing various sources fromtracks 1–78 of the audio CD. In this section, we will sample these origi...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 97 CHAPTER 2 Song structure The song will be structured in the same ten blocks as in the previous section, “Build-ing Your Own Song.” In the following table, the material printed in bold indicates thedifferences from the song you created in “Building Your Own Song.” Measure Sectio...

Chapter 2 T utrial 98 Chapter 2 Tutorial Before you sample! Make sure that you have sufficient memory before you begin sampling. If you haveloaded the demo song or created a song as described in the previous section, turnthe power off and then on again to clear the memory before you begin creating t...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 99 CHAPTER 2 Procedure 1. Press the EFFECT/[EFFECT 1] button. The effect type “AMP SIM” that is assigned toEFFECT 1 will be displayed. 2. Since the amp simulator effect is a system effect ( → p.189), you can use the knobs to independently adjust the depth of the effect for each tr...

Chapter 2 T utrial 100 Chapter 2 Tutorial LO GAIN setting of LOOP 1 track ● Equalizer (EQ) settings Next we will use the EQ/ [LO GAIN] button to raise the level of the low-frequency re- gion. Procedure 1. Press the EQ/[LO GAIN] button. 2. The display will indicate “EQ LO GAIN = +00.” Rotate the LOOP...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 101 CHAPTER 2 2. Rotate the LOOP 2 track knob to make the display read “PITCH =+003.” ● Filter resonance settings We will raise the filter resonance to emphasize the overtones of the sound. Procedure 1. Press the FILTER/[RESONANCE] button. 2. Rotate the LOOP 2 track knob to make t...

Chapter 2 T utrial 102 Chapter 2 Tutorial ■ Track editing (creating a loop phrase) The LOOP 2 track is a loop that plays back endlessly, as is the LOOP 1 track. We willadjust the start/end point of the sample to create a loop that is suitable for our song. ● The loop phrase editing procedure is the ...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 103 CHAPTER 2 3. In the FILTER group of the knob function buttons, press the [CUTOFF] button, and ro- tate the LOOP 2 track knob to make the display read “FILTER CUTOFF=024.” 4. Next press the FILTER/[RESONANCE] button, and rotate the LOOP 2 track knob to make the display read “RE...

Chapter 2 T utrial 104 Chapter 2 Tutorial ● Pitch settings Since we want to use the sample of the LOOP 2 track to play the bass, we will lowerits pitch. Procedure 1. Press the SOUND/[PITCH] button. 2. Rotate the LOOP 2 track knob to make the display read “PITCH=-045” At the location where you want t...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 105 CHAPTER 2 2. Rotate the dial to select “LOOP LENGTH,” and press the [OK] button. 3. The current loop length (which was set automatically) will be displayed. Rotate the dial to make the display read “LOOP LENGTH=008,” and press the [OK] button. ● BPM setting Press the sequencer...

Chapter 2 T utrial 106 Chapter 2 Tutorial 2.4.3 Creating the COMPOSED LOOP 1 track ■ Sampling We will sample track 75-1“Lo Note Rezo C2” from the included audio CD to theCOMPOSED LOOP 1 track (subsequently referred to as CL1). ● The sampling procedure is the same as described on page 50 of the prece...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 107 CHAPTER 2 2. The display will indicate the effect type that is currently selected for EFFECT 2. ▼ This will be “1DELAY.”Since “1DELAY” is a system effect ( → p.189), brackets ( ) will be shown in the meter area for all tracks. 3. Each effect has several parameters which adjust...

Chapter 2 T utrial 108 Chapter 2 Tutorial CL1 sample 6. Turn the knob for track CL1 to make the display read “1DELAY=020.” 7. N o w l e t ’s s e t t h e d e l a y i n t e r v a l o f 1 D E L AY t o m a t c h t h e B P M o f t h e s o n g .Press the [NOTE] button to that “RESOLUTION=” is blinking. Th...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 109 CHAPTER 2 Procedure 1. Press the sequencer button to move to the beginning of the song, and press the button to enter record-ready mode. 2. Press the [NOTE] button, and turn the dial to set Quantize to a quarter note ( ). 3. Press the sequencer button to start recording, and a...

Chapter 2 T utrial 110 Chapter 2 Tutorial ■ Modifying the sound For the CL2 track, only the pitch will be different. [Settings] SOUND group .......... [PITCH] +100 Use the same procedure as for the LOOP 1 and 2 tracks to make settings. ■ Loop length setting Using the same procedure as when you set t...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 111 CHAPTER 2 2.4.5 Creating the COMPOSED LOOP 3 track ■ Sampling We will sample track 45-1 “*Harp Gliss Down” from the included audio CD to theCOMPOSED LOOP 3 track (subsequently referred to as CL3). ● The sampling procedure is the same as described on page 47 of the preceding se...

Chapter 2 T utorial 112 Chapter 2 Tutorial Begin recording using the same procedure as for the CL1 track, and at the first beatof the first measure (MEASURE display 001:1), press and hold the CL3 pad. Continueholding it for three beats, and release it immediately before 001:4. 2.4.6 Creating the COM...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 113 CHAPTER 2 CL4 sample ■ Recording to the sequencer Now we will record the sample for the CL4 track on the sequencer.The sample for the CL4 track will be looped over 32 quarter-note beats (eight mea-sures), and will sound for four beats from the beginning of measure 3. (See diag...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 115 CHAPTER 2 2.4.8 Track mixing Now that we have recorded all of our samples, let’s adjust the volume balance be-tween tracks. Procedure 1. Press the PAD FUNCTION [ON/MUTE] button, and then press the MASTER track pad twice to defeat muting for all tracks. (All tracks will now be ...

Chapter 2 T utorial 116 Chapter 2 Tutorial Effect settings On the SU700, you can assign any desired effect type to each of the three buttons [EFFECT 1] - [EFFECT 3] , and then specify how each of the three effects will be ap- plied to each track. Procedure ● Select the effect type and the depth of t...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 117 CHAPTER 2 Indicates the depth at which the 1DELAYeffect is applied to each track Resolution at whichthe effect will change ▼ Example display when a system effect (1DELAY) has been selected ▼ In the case of an Insertion effect, brackets ( ) will be displayed only in the meter d...

Chapter 2 T utorial 118 Chapter 2 Tutorial ● Setting the effect parameters 3. Each effect has several parameters that determine how it will process the sound. By modifying the parameter settings you can change the speed or depth etc. of the ef-fect. ▼ Use the cursor buttons ( , ) to access the param...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 119 CHAPTER 2 ● Setting the effect depth and rate of change 5. When you press an EFFECT/[EFFECT 1]-[EFFECT 3] buttons, the effect type selectedfor the corresponding button will be displayed. ▼ In the case of a system effect, the specified effect can be applied to all tracks. Turnt...

Chapter 2 T utorial 120 Chapter 2 Tutorial 2.4.9 Song structure Now we have provided samples for the ten pads (tracks) of track bank 1.In the previous section “Building Your Own Song,” we switched between two banksto play a total of eight samples on FREE tracks 1–4. However this time, we will useonl...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 121 CHAPTER 2 ■ Storing settings for type A sounds in the scene buttons First we will store settings to the scene buttons for the song sections which use typeA sounds on FREE tracks 1–4. ● Section A = scene button [C] We will mute only the CL4 and CL4 tracks, and store these setti...

Chapter 2 T utorial 122 Chapter 2 Tutorial For the following song sections, use the same procedure to store the mute settings toscenes. ● Sections B and E = scene button [D] Defeat muting on all tracks (so that they will sound), and store the settings in scenebutton [D] . ● Break = scene button [B] ...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 123 CHAPTER 2 LFO group ................. [PITCH] 116 FILTER group ........... [RESONANCE] 078 EFFECT group ......... [EFFECT 1] 000 [EFFECT 2] 110 [EFFECT 3] 100 ● FREE 4 SOUND group ........... [LEVEL] 082 [PAN] R57 [ATTACK] 097 LFO group ................. [SPEED] 010 EQ group ....

Chapter 2 T utorial 124 Chapter 2 Tutorial ● Section C = Scene button [E] Using the same procedure as you did for the type A sounds, mute only the LOOPtracks 1 and 2, and store the mute settings in scene button [E] . ● Section D = Scene button [F] Using the same procedure as you did for the type A s...

Chapter 2 T utorial 126 Chapter 2 Tutorial 2.4.10 Recording the FREE tracks Now that the overall form of the song is complete, we have come to the last step —recording the FREE tracks 1–4 on the sequencer. ■ Recording intro A and B The FREE 1 track sample which is used in Intro A and B is a long sam...

Chapter 2 Tutorial 127 CHAPTER 2 ■ Recording the sections and endings You can record sections A–E and endings A and B in the same way as explained onpages 83 to 85 of “Building Your Own Song.” Refer to these pages and following, andcomplete your recording. When you have finished recording the FREE t...

Chapter 2 T utorial 128 Chapter 2 Tutorial Note timing chart This table shows the timing of the scene changes and the timing of the pad on/off(note on/off) events for the completed version of the SU700 tutorial song that is in-cluded as track 93 of the included audio CD (SU700 Sampling Audio). Scene...

Chapter 3 Basic Concepts, Track Types, and Memory 131 CHAPTER 3 Chapter 3Basic Concepts, Track Types, and Memory This chapter explains the relationship between songs, samples, andtracks, and introduces some important concepts required for operatingthe SU700 effectively. It explains the three differe...

Chapter 3 B asic Concepts, T rack T ypes, and M emor y 132 Chapter 3 Basic Concepts, Track Types, and Memory 3.1 Basics To use the SU700 effectively, you need to understand how songs are generated andhow they are related to samples and tracks. In particular, you need to understand thefollowing basic...

Chapter 3 Basic Concepts, Track Types, and Memory 133 CHAPTER 3 Scenes Scenes make it possible for you to change the entire song sound with a single button press. Each scene stores an entire environment : knob settings, mute settings, and the effects setup. You create the scene by setting up an envi...

Chapter 3 B asic Concepts, T rack T ypes, and M emor y 134 Chapter 3 Basic Concepts, Track Types, and Memory ◆ Each track stores multiple parameters (level, pan, pitch, and so on) that conditionits sound. For each track, you control all of these parameters using a single knob.For this reason, these ...

Chapter 3 Basic Concepts, Track Types, and Memory 135 CHAPTER 3 You are also free to control the sound of songs in real time during performance: forexample, by hitting pads, turning knobs, and adjusting the BPM while playback isin progress. But you should also be aware that realtime adjustments you ...

Chapter 3 B asic Concepts, T rack T ypes, and M emor y 136 Chapter 3 Basic Concepts, Track Types, and Memory Loop generation and playback is automatic: you do not use the pad to record note-onand note-off events. You can, however, use the pad MUTE function to switch thesound on or off at any point i...

Chapter 3 Basic Concepts, Track Types, and Memory 137 CHAPTER 3 Once you have recorded one or more notes, loop playback is automatic. Again, youcan use the pad MUTE function to switch the sound on or off at any point in thesong. FREE Tracks The sample in the FREE track is played only when you hit th...

Chapter 3 B asic Concepts, T rack T ypes, and M emor y 138 Chapter 3 Basic Concepts, Track Types, and Memory External Memory If you wish to retain your samples, sequence data, and volatile settings, you mustsave these to a volume on disk before switching the power off. ( → p.287). The SU700 comes st...

CHAPTER 4 Chapter 4 SU700 Operating Modes 139 Chapter 4 SU700 Operating Modes C ONTENTS 4.1 Introduction 140 4.2 Sequencer Modes 141 4.3 Other Modes 146 This chapter briefly describes each of the SU700’s operatingmodes. When using the SU700 you will be switching modes often,so it will be helpful kee...

Chapter 4 SU700 Oper ating M odes 140 Chapter 4 SU700 Operating Modes 4.1 Introduction The SU700 has six operating modes—four sequencer modes, and two modes thattemporarily disable use of the sequencer. The six modes are listed below. Sequencer Modes ● PLAY STANDBY ● PLAY ● REC STANDBY ● REC Other M...

Chapter 4 SU700 Operating Modes 141 CHAPTER 4 4.2 Sequencer Modes This section briefly describes each of the four sequencer modes. You use these modesto control song setup, recording, and playback. For practical information about howto operate the sequencer during actual recording and playback, refe...

Chapter 4 SU700 Oper ating M odes 142 Chapter 4 SU700 Operating Modes ● REC Plays the song and records your actions into the song. PLAY STANDBY DESCRIPTION This mode becomes active at power-on, and provides direct access to all other oper-ating modes (with the exception of REC mode). While the seque...

Chapter 4 SU700 Operating Modes 143 CHAPTER 4 HOW YOU EXIT THIS MODE ● Press to return to PLAY STANDBY. (The song will stop at its current location.) REC STANDBY DESCRIPTION You must enter this mode before you can begin recording. While the sequencer is inthis mode, the song remains locked at its cu...

Chapter 4 SU700 Oper ating M odes 144 Chapter 4 SU700 Operating Modes MAIN SCREEN and FUNCTION SCREEN When you are working in PLAY STANDBY or PLAY mode, the SU700 may display ei-ther the main screen or else a function screen. The main screen shows the song num-ber and song name, while the function s...

Chapter 4 SU700 Operating Modes 145 CHAPTER 4 When function screen is displayed: All knobs control the same knob function (as selected by the knob-function button),and all pads control the same pad function (as selected by the pad-function button).The screen shows the name of the currently selected ...

Chapter 4 SU700 Oper ating M odes 146 Chapter 4 SU700 Operating Modes 4.3 Other Modes The SU700 offers two special modes that you use for work that is not directly relatedto the sequencer. You can access these modes from the sequencer’s PLAY STANDBYmode. JOB MODE DESCRIPTION Use this mode to carry o...

Chapter 4 SU700 Operating Modes 147 CHAPTER 4 SAMPLE RECORDING DESCRIPTION Use this mode to record your samples. While you are working in this mode all se-quencer operations and all normal pad and knob operations are disabled. For infor-mation about how to record samples, see Chapter 5, “Samples and...

Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 149 CHAPTER 5 Chapter 5Samples and Sampling This chapter tells you more than you will want to know about SU700samples. The chapter’s first section explains samples and sample pa-rameters and presents important information about editing and han-dling of your samples. Th...

Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 150 Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 5.1 All about Samples Introduction Samples are the sounds you use to build up your songs. You can get samples for theSU700 by recording them yourself, by loading them from commercially availablesampling CDs or other such media, by por...

Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 151 CHAPTER 5 Sampling Parameters SU700 samples are characterized by three parameters: sampling frequency, bit reso-lution, and format (stereo or monaural). If you are recording a sample from an ana-log source, you can set values for each of these parameters. If you ar...

Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 152 Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling ● Start Point and End Point The start point and end point settings determine the points on the recorded wave- form at which playback actually begins and ends. You can adjust these values toeliminate playback of unnecessary material re...

Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 153 CHAPTER 5 TRIM ............................ Delete waveform data existing before the start pointand after the end point. This frees up additionalsampling memory. ( → p.262) DELETE ....................... Deletes the sample from memory, freeing up addi-tional sampli...

Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 154 Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling Listening to Samples Once you have recorded, loaded, or imported a sample into the SU700, you can listento the sample by hitting the corresponding pad—provided that the track mute is offand that the pad function is set to PLAY. In gen...

Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 155 CHAPTER 5 You will notice that these names appear on the screen when you are carrying outcertain jobs. When you save all SU700 data to disk as a volume, each sample is stored as a sepa-rate file under its own name within the disk volume. When you use the DISK | LOA...

Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 156 Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 5.2 Sample Recording Procedure The step-by-step instructions below take you through the entire sample-recordingprocedure. Getting Ready 1. Open the SYSTEM | SETUP job and set the AUDIO IN parameter to match your in-put source you are ...

Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 157 CHAPTER 5 3. Press the [SAMPLING] button. ▼ The screen displays the SELECT TRACK message, instructing you to select the track that you want to record onto. The bank indicator and brackets indicate thecurrently indicated track. NOTE: • From this point on, you can us...

Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 158 Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling Selected track Bit resolution Format (stereo or mono) 7. Adjust the recording parameters and input level as follows. <Recording Parameters> If you have already adjusted these values during the current session, the screen begins ...

Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 159 CHAPTER 5 8. Hit the [SAMPLING] button again to start the recording, and at the same time beginproviding the input that you want to record. ▼ The screen keeps track of remaining available sampling time as the recording pro-ceeds. The meter area also operates as a r...

Chapter 6 Using the Features 161 CHAPTER 6 Chapter 6 Using the Features This chapter provides detailed information about how to use each of theSU700’s main features during song recording, song performance, andsong setup work.

Chapter 6 U sing the F eatur es 162 Chapter 6 Using the Features Using the Sequencer: Recording, Playing, and Adjusting the Po-sition This section presents an overview of sequencer operations you will need to use re-peatedly when recording and playing songs. How To Start Recording 1. If the sequence...

Chapter 6 Using the Features 163 CHAPTER 6 How To Stop Recording Press the button to stop recording. ● The sequencer displays PROCESSING ... briefly, then jumps back to the position at which you started the recording session. NOTE: The SU700 does not update the environment when jumping back to the e...

Chapter 6 U sing the F eatur es 164 Chapter 6 Using the Features Using the Dial 1. The screen’s MEASURE indication must be blinking. If it is not blinking, pressthe [MEASURE] button once—so that it begins blinking. 2. Turn the dial to the right to advance the song position, or to the left to move ba...

Chapter 6 Using the Features 165 CHAPTER 6 ● Press the [BPM] button (so that the BPM display is blinking), and then turn the dial. ● Tap a beat on the [BPM COUNTER] . The SU700 detects the tempo you are tap- ping and displays it in the BPM display area. If you wish to use this tempo, pressthe [OK] b...

Chapter 6 U sing the F eatur es 166 Chapter 6 Using the Features KNOB USAGE and SEQUENCER MODE Knob usage varies according to the sequencer state as follows. In REC mode: You use the knobs to record knob changes onto each track. Ifyou select the SOUND/[PITCH] function and then turn theknob on the fi...

Chapter 6 Using the Features 167 CHAPTER 6 ● You can switch the function to PLAY, ON/MUTE, or LOOP RESTART at any timeby pressing the corresponding function selector. If you are working at the mainscreen, pressing the button will move you to a function screen and all pads will beset to control the s...

Chapter 6 U sing the F eatur es 168 Chapter 6 Using the Features PLAY Function Purpose: Use to play notes (to play the sample sound). Description: Use the pad to record note-on events (sample-playback events) ontoCOMPOSED LOOP and FREE tracks, and to play samples out in realtime. Operation in Each M...

Chapter 6 U sing the F eatur es 170 Chapter 6 Using the Features 2 Hold down the [ROLL] button and turn the dial to select the new rate. You can select any of the following 18 roll rates: 3 3 3 3 3 3 ● Although it is possible to change the roll resolution while you arerolling a note (while you are h...

Chapter 6 Using the Features 171 CHAPTER 6 Pad Operations by Function, Track Type, and Sequencer Mode Pad Sequencer Track Operation Function Mode Type LP ● No event is recorded. ● If track is not muted, plays out sample in accordance with currenttempo setting and all current knob and track settings;...

Chapter 6 U sing the F eatur es 172 Chapter 6 Using the Features Using the Ribbon Controller The ribbon controller is a special feature that you can use to control one selectedfunction on a preselected track. Once you have selected the function, you can controlit by tapping or rubbing the ribbon. Th...

Chapter 6 Using the Features 173 CHAPTER 6 (Example: LEVEL) If Scratch: If you set the ribbon to control the scratch function, the SU700 maps the first part of the sample along the span of the ribbon, starting from the bottom of theribbon. If you set your finger on the bottom of the ribbon and run i...

Chapter 6 U sing the F eatur es 174 Chapter 6 Using the Features Using Quantizing You use the quantizing feature to automatically adjust the timing of knob and pad ac-tions that you input when recording a song . The purpose of the quantize feature is to allow you to get clean timing even when your i...

Chapter 6 Using the Features 175 CHAPTER 6 Examples 1:1 :3 :1 :3 :2 :4 :2 :4 :1 Note-On 1:1 :3 :1 :3 :2 :4 :2 :4 :1 If QUANTIZE = , adjusted as follows : 1:1 :3 :1 :3 :2 :4 :2 :4 :1 If QUANTIZE = , adjusted as follows : 1:1 :3 :1 :3 :2 :4 :2 :4 :1 If QUANTIZE = , Knob events are pulled as follows : ...

Chapter 6 U sing the F eatur es 176 Chapter 6 Using the Features How to Set the Quantize Value To change the quantize setting, proceed as follows. Note that you can change thequantize setting at any time when working at the main screen or a function screen,regardless of the sequencer’s current state...

Chapter 6 Using the Features 177 CHAPTER 6 ● To change the entire setup instantly, either within the recorded song itself or on thefly during realtime playback. This is extremely useful because:1. It makes it possible for you to switch to an environment that you have already tried out and that you k...

Chapter 6 U sing the F eatur es 178 Chapter 6 Using the Features What Does the Scene Hold? When you store a scene, the scene memory stores the current settings for all of theitems listed below. When you recall the scene, the sequencer will recall of these set-tings. ● All current knob settings (SOUN...

Chapter 6 Using the Features 179 CHAPTER 6 NOTE 1: Remember that when you save data into a scene, you overwrite any data already existingin that scene. Do not use a button that contains a scene that you may need later. NOTE 2: Be careful that you do not release the button too soon. If the button alr...

Chapter 6 U sing the F eatur es 180 Chapter 6 Using the Features ● If you do not store a top scene (if the top scene is empty), then: When you moveback to the start of the song from any other position in the song, settings will sim-ply retain the values they had prior to the move. It will probably b...

Chapter 6 Using the Features 181 CHAPTER 6 Usage Tips ● When building a song segment (recording and then re-recording over the same sec-tion), you will want to use a scene to store the environment that exists at the startof the section, so that you can recall the environment before re-recording from...

Chapter 6 U sing the F eatur es 182 Chapter 6 Using the Features Using Markers You can use markers to jump to preset locations in the song. You can memorize up toeight locations for each song. This feature is useful when you want to jump around todifferent song locations during performance, or if yo...

Chapter 6 Using the Features 183 CHAPTER 6 To jump to a marker location 1. Be sure that the sequencer is in PLAY or PLAY STANDBY mode, and that theSCENE/MARKER switch is set to MARKER. 2. Press the appropriate marker button briefly to jump to the stored location. Note that the position changes when ...

CHAPTER 7 Chapter 7 Effects 185 Chapter 7 Effects C ONTENTS 7.1 Introduction 186 7.2 Using the Effects 186 7.3 Effect Blocks 188 7.4 System Effects 189 7.5 Insertion Effects 190 7.6 Usage Tips 191 7.7 Changing the Effect Resolution 192 This chapter tells you what you need to know about setting up an...

Chapter 7 E ffects 186 Chapter 7 Effects 7.1 Introduction The SU700 effects system offers the following features and characteristics: ● A wide variety of built-in effects. Each effect includes a number of dedicated pa-rameters that give you great control over how the effect is actually applied. ● Th...

Chapter 7 Effects 187 CHAPTER 7 NOTE: If you have installed the optional AIEB1 board (I/O expansion board), be aware that effectsare not applied to signals directed to the analog assignable outputs (although they are applied to the signals to the DIGITAL and OPTICAL connectors). USING SCENES There i...

Chapter 7 E ffects 188 Chapter 7 Effects 7.3 Effect Blocks The SU700 provides three effect blocks, with a separate effect assigned to each block. An effect is applied by passing the signal output from the tracks through the corre-sponding effect block. You might want to note that the SU700 will neve...

Chapter 7 Effects 189 CHAPTER 7 7.4 System Effects All tracks (with the exception of the MASTER track) connect directly to all blocksthat contain system effects. If you place system effects into all three blocks, for ex-ample, then all tracks (except for the MASTER track) will pass their output to a...

Chapter 7 E ffects 190 Chapter 7 Effects 7.5 Insertion Effects Insertion effects are subject to restrictions that do not apply to system effects. Thefollowing conditions apply to insertion effects. (a) When setting up the effect, you decide which tracks you want to connect to that effect. For each t...

Chapter 7 Effects 191 CHAPTER 7 The following illustration shows the connection configuration when insertion effectshave been assigned to all three blocks. EFFECT 1 2 3 LOOP FREE A UDIO IN MASTER EFFECT 1 2 3 OFF 1 2 3 OFF 1 2 3 OFF 1 2 3 OFF 1 2 3 OFF EFFECT 1 EFFECT 2 EFFECT 3 7.6 Usage Tips ● Rem...

Chapter 7 E ffects 192 Chapter 7 Effects 7.7 Changing the Effect Resolution Many effects include a resolution setting (note-interval) that determines the effect’stiming. It is important to note that the following points: • You cannot change the resolution setting using the EFFECT SETUP functions. Yo...

CHAPTER 8 Chapter 8 Knob Functions 193 C ONTENTS 8.1 Overview 194 8.2 Knob Settings for Each Track 195 8.3 Quantize and Resolution 196 8.4 Parameter Descriptions 197 You use the SU700 control knobs to set or adjust values for upto 22 parameters, or knob settings, on each track. This chapterdescribes...

Chapter 8 K nob F unctions 194 Chapter 8 Knob Functions 8.1 Overview The SU700 allows you to set and control up to 22 playback parameters (or knob set- tings ) on each track. These parameters determine how the track’s sound is processed during playback. For any given track, you control all of these ...

Chapter 8 Knob Functions 195 CHAPTER 8 Note that the knob function buttons operate during all four sequencer modes. Func-tion switching is disabled only while you are working at a job screen or while you arerecording a sample. NOTE: When you are working at a function screen, as described above, all ...

Chapter 8 K nob F unctions 196 Chapter 8 Knob Functions 8.3 Quantize and Resolution Some of the knob functions support a QUANTIZE setting, while several others sup-port a RESOLUTION setting. QUANTIZE Setting The quantize setting determines the interval at which the SU700 sequencer records knob and p...

Chapter 8 Knob Functions 197 CHAPTER 8 8.4 Parameter Descriptions SOUND Group These parameters control sound output quality by adjusting the waveform playback. LEVEL Range: 000 to 127 Default: 100 (on all sample tracks) 077 (on AUDIO IN track) 127 (on MASTER track) Works on: All tracks Controls the ...

Chapter 8 K nob F unctions 198 Chapter 8 Knob Functions PITCH Range: -128 to +127 Default: +000 Works on: Sample tracks Adjusts the pitch of the sample playback. Turn the knob right to increase the pitch, orleft to reduce it. Each increment corresponds to 20 cents (where 100 cents is equiva-lent to ...

Chapter 8 Knob Functions 199 CHAPTER 8 RELEASE Range: 000 to 127 Default: 45 Works on: Sample tracks This function applies a fade-out to the sample. Higher values increase the length ofthe fade; 0 applies no fade at all. This feature is primarily intended for use on COM- POSED LOOP and FREE tracks. ...

Chapter 8 K nob F unctions 200 Chapter 8 Knob Functions LENGTH Range: -64 to +63 Default: +00 Works on: LOOP tracks This function lets you dynamically adjust the length of a LOOP-track sample. Theadjustment is available only if BPM TRACKING (in the TRACK SET | SETUP job) is set to SLICE ( → p.237), ...

Chapter 8 Knob Functions 201 CHAPTER 8 GROOVE Group These functions let you impart a groove, or swing, to the track playback by adjustingnote values of notes that fall within every second interval . For every four-interval seg- ment, for example, note events located within the second and fourth inte...

Chapter 8 K nob F unctions 202 Chapter 8 Knob Functions To Set the Interval Procedure 1. Select the track that you want to adjust. ▼ Use the bank selectors to select the bank, and then hit the pad for the track youwish to adjust. 2. Press GROOVE/[TIMING]. ▼ The SU700 displays the GRV TIMING function...

Chapter 8 Knob Functions 203 CHAPTER 8 SUPPLEMENTARY EXPLANATION On LOOP tracks: Assume that your loop phrase is a two-measure waveform that looks like this. Gray areas indicate groove intervals. All note events that start within the groove inter-val are adjusted for groove. 1:1 :2 :3 :4 2:1 :2 :3 :...

Chapter 8 K nob F unctions 204 Chapter 8 Knob Functions TIMING [GRV TIMING] Range: -100 to +100 [%] (if LOOP); +000 to +100[%] (if COMPOSED LOOP or FREE) Default: +000 Works on: Sample tracks This function applies an adjustment to the start location of the notes that fall withinthe groove intervals....

Chapter 8 Knob Functions 205 CHAPTER 8 VELOCITY [GRV VELOCITY] Range: -100 to +100 Default: +000 Works on: Sample tracks This function applies an offset to the velocity values of the notes (or slices) that startwithin the groove intervals. (The velocity determines the loudness at which the note is r...

Chapter 8 K nob F unctions 206 Chapter 8 Knob Functions GATE TIME [GRV GATETIM] Range: -100 to +100 Default: +000 Works on: Sample tracks This function applies an adjustment to the gate time (duration) of the notes (or slices)that start within the groove intervals. Turn the knob to the right to incr...

Chapter 8 Knob Functions 207 CHAPTER 8 Original track output SPEED [LFO SPEED] Range: 000 to 127 Default: 025 Works on: Sample tracks Adjusts the frequency of the LFO wave. Higher values produce faster modulation. Asetting of 000 switches modulation off. AMP [LFO AMP DPTH] Range: 000 to 127 Default:...

Chapter 8 K nob F unctions 208 Chapter 8 Knob Functions FILTER [LFO FIL DPTH] Range: 000 to 127 Default: 000 Works on: Sample tracks Sets the amount by which the LFO modulates the filter cutoff frequency. A filterdepth of 000 applies no modulation, while a setting of +127 applies maximum modu- latio...

Chapter 8 Knob Functions 209 CHAPTER 8 If both gain settings are negative: Low Band High Band HI GAIN [EQ HI GAIN] Range: -64 to +63 Default: +00 Works on: Sample tracks and MASTER track Sets the gain applied at the equalizer’s high band. Positive values apply a positivegain, thereby emphasizing the...

Chapter 8 K nob F unctions 210 Chapter 8 Knob Functions FILTER Group The SU700 provides one filter for each sample track. This group lets you dynamicallyadjust each filter’s cutoff frequency and resonance. Note that the filter type itself is setby the TRACK SET | FILTER TYPE job ( → p.233). CUTOFF [...

Chapter 8 Knob Functions 211 CHAPTER 8 EFFECT Group You use this group to control the effect levels on each track, and to set or change theeffect resolution for each effect. The SU700 includes a sophisticated effects implementation that provides you withthree separate effect blocks. You can assign a...

Chapter 8 K nob F unctions 212 Chapter 8 Knob Functions If the effect supports a RESOLUTION setting, then the current setting is indicated at the lower right of the screen. You can change the RESOLUTION value by pressing the [NOTE] button and turning the dial. Resolution values can be set separately...

Chapter 9 Editing Functions 213 CHAPTER 9 Chapter 9 Editing Functions C ONTENTS 9.1 Overview 214 9.2 EFFECT SETUP Group 214 9.3 JOB Group 220 9.4 NAME Group 221 You use the editing-function panel to set up the effects and to carry outa number of other tasks. This chapter describes each of the operat...

Chapter 9 E diting F unctions 214 Chapter 9 Editing Functions 9.1 Overview You use the editing function panel to perform the following tasks. ● Cancel an effect. Instantly switch off operation of an effect. ● Set up each effect block. Select the effect type for each block, and set the effect’s param...

Chapter 9 Editing Functions 215 CHAPTER 9 Procedure 1. With the sequencer in PLAY or PLAY STANDBY, press the button corresponding tothe effect block whose effect you want to cancel. ▼ The SU700 displays CLEAR= effect_name, where effect_name is the name of the ef- fect assigned to the block. If the e...

Chapter 9 Editing Functions 217 CHAPTER 9 If insertion effect: HINT: Regardless of other settings, you can always tell whether or not an effect is an insertioneffect by looking the meter brackets for the MASTER track. If the brackets are off, the ef-fect is an insertion effect; if the brackets are v...

Chapter 9 E diting F unctions 218 Chapter 9 Editing Functions IMPORTANTNote that you cannot connect a given track to more than one insertion effect. (See il-lustration, page 191.) If you try to switch on the connection for a track that is alreadyconnected to an insertion effect on one of the other t...

Chapter 9 Editing Functions 219 CHAPTER 9 Parameters The first five parameters are different for each effect. For an explanation of each ef-fect and its parameters, to the effect listings starting on page 333. The subsequent parameters set up the output from the effect block itself, and aretherefore...

Chapter 9 E diting F unctions 220 Chapter 9 Editing Functions 9.3 JOB Group Use this group to reset knob-function values or delete note events on selected tracks. KNOB RESET Use this function to reset all current knob settings on the selected track to their de-faults. This function is effective in P...

Chapter 9 Editing Functions 221 CHAPTER 9 3. Continue holding down both the button and the pad until you reach the location atwhich you want to stop deletion. Then release the track pad to stop the deletion. NOTE: You can simultaneously delete note events from multiple tracks (in the same bank) byho...

CHAPTER 10 Chapter 10 Jobs 223 Chapter 10 Jobs This chapter describes all of jobs available at the SU700 job panel. Youuse these jobs to carry out editing, data management, and system man-agement tasks. C ONTENTS 10.1 Overview and Job List 224 10.2 General Procedure 225 10.3 Job Explanations 227

Chapter 10 J obs 224 Chapter 10 Jobs 10.1 Overview and Job List You use the SU700 jobs to carry out editing, data management, and utility-type op-erations. To select a job, you press the job group selector (along the top of the selector grid)and then the appropriate job selector (along the left of t...

Chapter 10 Jobs 225 CHAPTER 10 Page SAMPLE: Edit/convert the waveform on the selected track. 259 START POINT Set the playback start point on the waveform. END POINT Set the playback end point on the waveform. PROCESS TRIM Trim the waveform (remove unused parts at the ends of the waveform),freeing up...

Chapter 10 J obs 226 Chapter 10 Jobs 2. Select the job group by pressing one of the job group selectors along the top of the job grid. Then select the job (or job type) by pressing one of the job selec- tors along the left of the grid. ● When you press the group selector, the screen displays the nam...

Chapter 10 Jobs 227 CHAPTER 10 Some jobs are used to enter new settings, while other are used to execute operations. Note that most setting changes become effective immediately —even if you use [CANCEL] to escape from the job. To execute an operation, however, you must al- ways press [OK] . Details ...

Chapter 10 J obs 228 Chapter 10 Jobs SONG | NAME Use to: Edit the name of the currently selected song. ● Maximum name length is eight characters. ● The default song name is SONG xx , where xx is the song number. ● You cannot use a name that is already assigned to another song. Procedure 1. Press SON...

Chapter 10 Jobs 229 CHAPTER 10 SONG | COPY Use to: Copy the content of the current song into another song. After completion of this job, you will have two copies of the same song. This feature is usefulwhen you want to edit one copy of the song while retaining another for safe-keeping, when you want...

Chapter 10 J obs 230 Chapter 10 Jobs SONG | INIT Use to: Initialize the current song. This job deletes all song data stored in the specified song number. The following information is deleted or reset: allsamples, all sequence data, all knob data, all scene content, all marker set-tings, MTC offset, ...

Chapter 10 Jobs 231 CHAPTER 10 10.3.2 TRACK SET Group You use the jobs to set up the operation of each track for the current song. The set-tings you make here significantly affect the sound of the song. These settings arestored together with the song when you save the song to volume on disk, and are...

Chapter 10 J obs 232 Chapter 10 Jobs ● For information about how the track-meter displays operate when you are workingat a main screen, refer to pages 25 and 144. Procedure Be sure that you have selected the song containing the track(s) that you want to set up. 1. Press TRACK SET | MAIN to enter thi...

Chapter 10 Jobs 233 CHAPTER 10 TRACK SET | FILTER TYPE Use to: Select the filter type for each track. ● This operation has no affect on the track’s current cutoff-frequency and resonancesettings. To change the cutoff frequency and resonance, use the correspondingknob functions ( → p.210). ● This ope...

Chapter 10 J obs 234 Chapter 10 Jobs Brackets indicate selected track. Track’s current filter type. Selected Bank Procedure Be sure that you have selected the song containing the track(s) that you want to set up. 1. Press TRACK SET | FILTER TYPE to enter this job. ▼ The screen appears as follows. Th...

Chapter 10 Jobs 235 CHAPTER 10 Brackets indicate selected track. Track’s current setting. Selected Bank ● The setting works separately for notes recorded in the song (recorded noteevents ) and notes generated by realtime playback. If you set the value to SINGLE, for example, then the track can actua...

Chapter 10 J obs 236 Chapter 10 Jobs TRACK SET | SETUP Use to: Set various playback parameters for each track, or to view current set-tings. ● Parameters are as follows. See below for a detailed explanation of each setting. BPM TRACKING D e t e r m i n e s h o w p l a y b a c k r e a c t s t o c h a...

Chapter 10 Jobs 237 CHAPTER 10 Explanation of Settings BPM TRACKING MODE = SLICE or CHNG PITCH (on LOOP tracks) NORMAL or CHNG PITCH (on COMPOSED LOOP and FREE tracks) (where bold indicates the default) SLICE The SU700 breaks the track’s sample into slices, and spaces theslices so that the sample ju...

Chapter 10 J obs 238 Chapter 10 Jobs The following illustration shows how the SLICE setting operates on a LOOP-tracksample having a four-beat loop length, assuming that groove resolution is set to quar-ter note (four slices per measure). F E E E F A A I F O U W FUMM F E E E F A A I F O U W FUMM F E ...

Chapter 10 Jobs 239 CHAPTER 10 COMPOSED LOOP track: Sets the number of beats for the loop pattern (rhythm pattern). You can set the length from 1 to 128 beats. (The default is 4.) Once you have re- corded a sequence of Note On events, however, the SU700 will not let you set theloop length shorter th...

Chapter 10 Jobs 241 CHAPTER 10 10.3.3 TRACK EDIT Group Use these jobs to copy track data or event data from one track to another, or to resettrack data or event data on a selected track. You must select the appropriate songbefore beginning to run these jobs. What The Jobs Do TRACK COPY Copies all no...

Chapter 10 J obs 242 Chapter 10 Jobs Procedure Be sure that you have selected the appropriate song. 1. Press TRACK EDIT | TRACK COPY to enter this job. ▼ The screen displays SOURCE TRACK , and the bank number and meter bracket in- dicate the last track you were working on (the last pad you pressed, ...

Chapter 10 Jobs 243 CHAPTER 10 TRACK EDIT | TRACK INIT Use to: Erase the track’s recorded sample and recorded event data (sequencedata), and reset all track settings to their defaults. ● Be careful when using this job, as it erases data without issuing any warning or con-firmation prompt. Be sure th...

Chapter 10 Jobs 245 CHAPTER 10 ▼ If the destination track already contains sequence data, the screen displays theOVERWRITE? prompt. If you do not wish to overwrite, press [CANCEL] as necessary to move back to a previous job level or to return to the main screen. If you are pre-pared to overwrite, pr...

Chapter 10 J obs 246 Chapter 10 Jobs 10.3.4 EVENT EDIT Use these jobs to edit or delete specific sequence data on a selected track, or to addmeasures to or delete measures from the current song. What The Jobs Do Allows you to edit or delete actions you recorded using the padsand scene buttons. In pa...

Chapter 10 Jobs 247 CHAPTER 10 Procedure Be sure that you have selected the song containing the track you want to edit. 1. Press EVENT EDIT | LOCATION & VALUE. ▼ The screen displays EDIT =trackname, where trackname is the name of the track whose pad you last pressed. The bank number and meter br...

Chapter 10 J obs 248 Chapter 10 Jobs If EVNT=NOTE 4. The screen now displays information about the note-on event nearest the currentsong location, as follows. 5. Select a note you want to edit or delete by pressing the sequencer’s or but- ton as necessary. Each press on the button moves you to the n...

Chapter 10 Jobs 249 CHAPTER 10 (Indicates that mute was applied at measure 4, beat 1,clock count 279.) (Indicates that mute was released at measure 4, beat 2,clock count 107.) (where the numbers indicate the event location). If EVNT=MUTE 4. The screen now displays the location of the mute event near...

Chapter 10 J obs 250 Chapter 10 Jobs EVENT EDIT | NOTE CLEAR Use to: Delete all note events on the selected COMPOSED LOOP or FREEtrack. This job deletes note events only, and leaves all other pad-func-tion events [ON/MUTE, ROLL, LOOP RESTART events]) in place. Procedure Be sure that you have selecte...

Chapter 10 Jobs 251 CHAPTER 10 EVENT EDIT | EVENT CLEAR Use to: Delete all occurrences of a selected event type over a specified range ofmeasures on the selected track. This job cannot delete note events, but can delete any other type event (knob events, pad events, and ribbon scratchevents). But be...

Chapter 10 Jobs 253 CHAPTER 10 EVENT EDIT | MEASURES Use to: Insert one or more measures into the current song, or to delete one ormore measures from the song, or to take a copy of sequence data andwrite it (one or more times) into the specified location of the sametrack or of a different track of t...

Chapter 10 Jobs 255 CHAPTER 10 4. Adjust the values as necessary, using and to move among the three param- eters, and the dial to set each value. 5. After you have finished setting all values, press [OK]. ▼ The measures are inserted. The screen may display a “processing” pattern whileprocessing is i...

Chapter 10 J obs 258 Chapter 10 Jobs EXAMPLES: FROM M50—50: will copy data from measure 50 only. FROM M50—59: copies data from measures from 50 to 59 (a ten-measure segment). ▼ The SU700 won’t let you set first value higher than the second, or the second valuelower than the first. Once the values be...

Chapter 10 J obs 260 Chapter 10 Jobs ● You can listen to the sample playback as you adjust the start and end points. Thismakes it easy to set the points to appropriate locations. ● When making adjustments, you can switch freely among samples simply by press-ing the appropriate bank selectors and pad...

Chapter 10 J obs 262 Chapter 10 Jobs SAMPLE | PROCESS Use to: Perform various types of processing on sample waveforms. ● These jobs can only be used on nonempty sample tracks. You cannot select the AU-DIO IN or MASTER track (since these tracks never contain samples). ● Four of these jobs can be used...

Chapter 10 Jobs 263 CHAPTER 10 Be aware that the deleted parts of the waveform cannot be recovered (unless yourestore a previous version of the sample from disk). Note that trimming a LOOPsample may reduce the amount of length adjustment you can get with the SOUND/[LENGTH] knob function ( → p.200), ...

Chapter 10 J obs 264 Chapter 10 Jobs <REVERSE> This job reverses the waveform so that the sound is reversed-producing the same typeof sound that you would get by rotating a vinyl record backwards or by playing a tapein reverse. H e l l o • • • • • • o l l e H R E V E R S E When you run the job...

Chapter 10 Jobs 265 CHAPTER 10 5. You can now press the pad to listen to the sound of the reversed waveform. If youare pleased with the result, press [OK] to store the reversed waveform into trackmemory, overwriting the original waveform. If you are not pleased with the result,press [CANCEL] to disc...

Chapter 10 J obs 270 Chapter 10 Jobs <STEREO TO MONO> This job changes a stereo sample (L-channel and R-channel waveforms) into a mon-aural sample (one waveform). In most cases this operation will reduce the size of thesample in memory, thereby increasing the amount of free memory available fo...

Chapter 10 Jobs 271 CHAPTER 10 4. Select the track containing the stereo sample you want to work on by pressing theappropriate bank selector and/or pad. NOTE: If you select an empty track, the screen displays NO SAMPLE. If you select a track con-taining a monaural sample, the screen displays IMPOSSI...

Chapter 10 J obs 274 Chapter 10 Jobs Basic Information ● Resampling is always carried out at 44.1 kHz sampling frequency and 16-bit reso-lution. The new sample is always monaural. (You cannot change these samplingconditions.) ● When carrying out this job, you are prompted to set the GAIN and the L/R...

Chapter 10 Jobs 275 CHAPTER 10 Procedure 1. Before entering the job, adjust the knob values on the track you want to resample soas to get the sound that you want to capture. Play the track (hit the pad) as often asnecessary while adjusting each of the knob settings as desired. 2. Press RESAMPLE | TR...

Chapter 10 Jobs 277 CHAPTER 10 10. When you reach the point where you wish to terminate resampling, hit the [SAM-PLING] button once again. NOTE: If you allow resampling to continue until memory runs out, resampling will automati-cally stop and the MEMORY FULL message will briefly appear. ▼ Sampling ...

Chapter 10 Jobs 279 CHAPTER 10 4. Press to move the L/R channel mode setting, and then turn the dial to select the L/R channel mode. Then press [OK]. ▼ The screen displays SELECT TRACK , prompting you to select the track on which you want to record the sample. 5. Select the destination track.Select ...

Chapter 10 J obs 280 Chapter 10 Jobs You can hear the sound of the sequence playing back through your headphones.You are free to adjust the location or the tempo while recording is in progress, butyou cannot use any of the other sound controls (knobs, etc.). NOTE: If you are not happy with the way r...

Chapter 10 Jobs 281 CHAPTER 10 10.3.7 DISK Group Use these jobs to load data from disk, save data to disk, delete data existing on disk,format disks, and review information about disks. What The Jobs Do LOAD Loads data from disk. SAVE Saves data to disk DELETE Deletes volume from SCSI disk. UTILITY ...

Chapter 10 J obs 282 Chapter 10 Jobs NOTE: • Remember that a floppy disk can never hold more than a single volume. (In somecases, a single volume may extend across multiple floppy disks.) SCSI disks, in con-trast, can hold multiple volumes. • If a floppy disk with an SU700 volume is in the disk driv...

Chapter 10 Jobs 283 CHAPTER 10 7. Press [OK] to execute the load and return to the main screen. ▼ The SU700 clears all of its internal data and begins loading all of the data from theselected volume. The screen displays LOADING... to indicate that loading is in progress. When loading is finished, th...

Chapter 10 Jobs 285 CHAPTER 10 10. Turn the dial as necessary to select the sample that you wish to load. Then press[OK]. ▼ The SU700 displays LOADING... to indicate that loading is in progress. When load- ing is finished, the main screen appears. ● If internal memory becomes full while loading is i...

Chapter 10 Jobs 287 CHAPTER 10 10. Press [OK] to import the sample and return to the main screen. ● In some cases the displayed filename may not correspond to a supported sample. Ifsuch cases the SU700 will display UNKNOWN FORMAT when you attempt to loadthe file. If this occurs, press [CANCEL] as ne...

Chapter 10 J obs 288 Chapter 10 Jobs Procedure 1. If you are going to save to floppy disk, insert a floppy disk. Be sure that the disk con-tains no data that you need. (If you think the volume will not fit on a single disk, haveadditional disks ready.) If you are saving to an external SCSI disk, be ...

Chapter 10 Jobs 289 CHAPTER 10 ● If the disk in the drive is unformatted (or has a non-MS-DOS format): the FORMAT NOW? message appears. If you wish to format the disk, press [OK] . (Keep in mind that this will destroy any data already on the disk.) The SU700 will detect whetherthe disk is 2HD-type o...

Chapter 10 J obs 290 Chapter 10 Jobs To save into an existing disk volume 7. After selecting the volume by name, press [OK]. ▼ The SU700 displays the OK TO CLEAR ALL? message, warning you that the saveoperation will overwrite any data already existing in the disk volume. ● If you decide that you do ...

Chapter 10 Jobs 291 CHAPTER 10 <EXPORT> This job saves the selected sample as an AIFF file into floppy disk. Once you have ex-ported the sample, you can move it to any of the many machines that recognize thisformat. ● The SU700 can export to a single floppy disk only. It cannot export onto mul...

Chapter 10 J obs 292 Chapter 10 Jobs If you wish to edit the name, press or to move the cursor to each charac- ter position at which you want to delete, insert, or change a character. (The charac-ter at that position flashes to indicate that it is selected.) To delete the selected char-acter, press ...

Chapter 10 Jobs 293 CHAPTER 10 DISK | DELETE Use to: Delete an entire volume on external SCSI disk. This job is effective onlyif you have installed the optional SCSI board (ASIB1 board). Procedure 1. Be sure that the SCSI drive is correctly mounted ( → p.32), and that the correct disk is inserted (i...

Chapter 10 J obs 294 Chapter 10 Jobs Procedure 1. Press DISK | UTILITY to enter this job. Then turn the dial as necessary to select DISKINFO, and press [OK]. ▼ The SU700 displays DRIVE = drive_name. 2. Turn the dial to select the disk or partition you are interested in. Selections are asfollows. FDD...

Chapter 10 Jobs 295 CHAPTER 10 PARTITION FMT Physically reformats an existing SCSI partition. This is a logical format only, and executes rather quickly. This job willdelete any data already stored on the selected partition, butwill not affect data stored on other partitions. FD FORMAT (Format a flo...

Chapter 10 J obs 296 Chapter 10 Jobs When running either of these jobs, you can select anywhere from 1 to 8 partitions.You cannot select the partition size: the SU700 will automatically generate equal-sized partitions. IMPORTANTSCSI disks formatted at the SU700 cannot be accessed by other devices. P...

Chapter 10 Jobs 297 CHAPTER 10 PARTITION FMT (Reformat a SCSI disk partition) This job reformats a selected partition on the SCSI disk, deleting any informationcontained in that partition. This job has no effect on information in other partitions.Note that you cannot use this job to add or delete pa...

Chapter 10 J obs 298 Chapter 10 Jobs 10.3.8 SYSTEM Group Use these jobs to set various system and MIDI parameters and to view remainingsequence memory and sampling time. What The Jobs Do SETUP Selects the ribbon function, and sets the metronome, the recordingcountdown, the recording mode, the pad se...

Chapter 10 Jobs 299 CHAPTER 10 OUT = STEREO {AS 1, AS 2,..., AS 6, AS 1+2, AS 3+4, AS 5+6} where STEREO directs the sound to the standard stereo out- puts, and AS x directs the sound to the corresponding assign- able output. The factory default setting is STEREO . Note that the AS x settings are ava...

Chapter 10 J obs 300 Chapter 10 Jobs Procedure 1. Press SYSTEM | SETUP to enter this job. Then turn the dial as necessary to selectCOUNTDOWN, and press [OK]. 2. Turn the dial to set the value to 00, 01, or 02. 3. Press [OK] to return to the main screen, or press [CANCEL] to move back one level. <...

Chapter 10 Jobs 301 CHAPTER 10 Procedure 1. Press SYSTEM | SETUP to enter this job. Then turn the dial as necessary to select RECMODE, and press [OK]. 2. Turn the dial to set the mode to OVERDUB or REPLACE . 3. Press [OK] to return to the main screen, or press [CANCEL] to move back one level. <PA...

Chapter 10 J obs 302 Chapter 10 Jobs <AUDIO IN> This job selects the source for the audio input signal used for recording and for theAUDIO IN track. Available settings are as follows. The factory default setting is LINE . LINE Line-level analog input supplied to the L and/or R analog input jac...

Chapter 10 Jobs 303 CHAPTER 10 Available settings are as follows. The factory default setting is SCRATCH. (Where thename displayed on the screen differs from the button name, the button name isshown in parentheses). LEVEL , PAN , PITCH , ATTACK , RELEASE , SAMPLE LNGTH ([LENGTH]), LFO SPEED ([SPEED]...

Chapter 10 J obs 304 Chapter 10 Jobs NOTE: If you set the value to EXTERNAL or MTC SLAVE, the sequencer will operate only if thecorresponding synchronization signal is being received. Procedure Be sure that you have selected the song whose synchronization you want to set. 1. Press SYSTEM | MIDI to e...

Chapter 10 Jobs 305 CHAPTER 10 Receive-channel settingNote number Transmit channel setting (Note) = Assigns the note number used when transmitting MIDI messages gen- erated by the track. This setting lets you use each track to drive a givennote on an external device. (Typically, you would use this s...

Chapter 10 Jobs 307 CHAPTER 10 Procedure Be sure that you have selected the song whose MIDI values you want to set. 1. Press SYSTEM | MIDI to enter this job. Then turn the dial as necessary to select CONTROL NUMBERS , and press [OK]. ▼ The screen now looks something like this. 2. The left side of th...

Chapter 10 J obs 308 Chapter 10 Jobs SU700= 0,...,7 Sets the SCSI ID of the SU700 itself. The factory default is 6. Achange in the setting does not become effective until you restartthe SU700. (If you change the value, the job will offer you thechance to restart immediately.) This setting is stored ...

Chapter 10 Jobs 309 CHAPTER 10 SYSTEM | MEMORY Use to: C h e c k t h e p e r c e n t a g e o f f r e e s a m p l e / s o n g m e m o r y o r s e q u e n c e rmemory. Use this job to get a estimate of the amount of memory remaining for new samples orfor new sequence data. You can view information abo...

APPENDIX Installing the Options 311 Appendix C ONTENTS Installing the Options 312 Specifications 326 SU700 Usage Hints 328 Error Messages 331 Effect Type List 333 Effect Parameter List 335 MIDI Data Format 345 MIDI Implementation Chart 348

A ppendix 312 Installing the Options 1. Safety Information 313 2. Opening and Closing the SU700 314 3. Installing SIMMs 316 4. Installing the AIEB1 Board 319 5. Installing the ASIB1 Board 323 Installing the Options This Appendix explains how to install the following SU700 options: N Expansion memory...

A ppendix 314 Installing the Options 2. Opening and Closing the SU700 Before you can install an option, you need to open the SU700 by lifting and flippingover its top cover. When you have completed installation, you will need to reattachthe cover. Flipping the Cover 1. Be sure that you have the foll...

APPENDIX Installing the Options 315 4. Separate the top cover from the lower unit. Slide the SU700 around so it is facing you (its normal orientation). Grasp the left andright sides of the cover, and lift the cover slightly (about 2 inches) to free it from thelower unit. Then carefully bring the lef...

A ppendix 316 Installing the Options 3. Turn the SU700 upside down, and screw in the 12 larger screws along the bottomperimeter. 4. Turn the SU700 right side up again. 3. Installing SIMMs You can increase the SU700 memory capacity by installing commercially availableSIMMs (single in-line memory modu...

APPENDIX Installing the Options 317 Cutout goes here Push into the socket gently. Insert into right-side socket first. Remove 3 screws... (Viewing from rear.) 3. Only if an optional AIEB1 board is already installed. If you have already installed the optional AIEB1 board (I/O board), you will need to...

A ppendix 318 Installing the Options (2) 2. Insert the remaining SIMM into the remaining socket. Again, set the SIMM into the socket at an angle (with the cutout facing down and to-ward the rear), and then push it upright so that it locks into place. NOTE: If for some reason you should need to remov...

APPENDIX Installing the Options 319 Disconnecthere. Ferrite core Ferrite core must be on unconnected end. Attach this endof cable toboard. 4. Installing the AIEB1 Board 1 2 3 The optional AIEB1 Input/Output expansion board adds digital I/O (both optical andcoaxial formats) and six assignable outputs...

APPENDIX Installing the Options 321 (Viewing from rear.) (Viewing from rear.) (Viewing from rear.) 2. Fasten the board into the SU700. Hold the board so that it fits against the open slot along the rear panel (where thecoverplate was). Fasten it to the rear panel by screwing in the three screws you ...

APPENDIX Installing the Options 323 Remove the coverplate. (Viewing from the rear.) 5. Installing the ASIB1 Board 1 2 The optional ASIB1 board (SCSI board) allows the SU700 to connect to externalSCSI storage devices such as hard drives and MO drives so that you can save andreload large quantities of...

A ppendix 324 Installing the Options 2. Connect up the flat cable. Connect the free end of the flat cable into the corresponding CN2 in the SU700 (thelong black 50-pin connector). The connectors are notched to ensure that you connectin the right direction. 3. Connect up the 2-wire cable. Connect the...

A ppendix 326 Specifications Specifications 1. Sequencer Memory Approx. 32,000 notes (no backup) Tempo (BPM) 40.0 to 299.9 (Accurate to 1 decimal place) Recording Method Realtime Synchronization Internal, MIDI sync, MTC slave Tracks 42 tracks (10 sample tracks/bank × 4 banks; plus one AUDIO IN track...

APPENDIX Specifications 327 5. Connection Terminals Line Out L/MONO and R (standard jacks) Line/Mic In L and R (standard jacks) Headphones Stereo jack (High output level) MIDI MIDI IN and MIDI OUT AC inlet 6. Power Ratings US: 120V, 30W Europe: 220V to 240V, 30WUK 220V to 240V, 30W 7. Dimensions 363...

A ppendix 328 SU700 Usage Hints SU700 Usage Hints How can I change rhythm patterns in the middle of a song? ● Use different mute combinations to switch LOOP and COMPOSED LOOP trackgroupings on and off. ● Record mute switching directly into the song (as sequence data). ● Store different mute combinat...

APPENDIX SU700 Usage Hints 329 I want to adjust the content of an existing scene. 1. Recall the scene.2. Make the required adjustments.3. Store the scene back into the same location (the same scene button). Changing the scene abruptly cuts off the current effect sounds (reverb, delay, etc.).Effects ...

A ppendix 330 SU700 Usage Hints How can I get good distortion sounds? ● Apply distortion-type effects (such as DISTORTION and AMP SIM ). ● If you want to build distortion directly into a sample: First set the effects to get thedistortion you want, and then resample the result onto another track. ● U...

Error Messages 331 APP ENDIX Error Messages SIMM CONFIG ERR Installed SIMM configuration is not supported. TOO MANY VOLUMES Tried to create more than 128 volumes on a single SCSIpartition. (Maximum is 128 volumes per partition.) NO DISK No disk present in floppy drive or in removable-diskSCSI drive;...

A ppendix 332 Error Messages TOO LONG Sample is too long. TOO SHORT Sample is too short. DIG-IN UNPLUGGED Digital or optical cable not connected or improperly con-nected; or digital device’s power is off. DIG-IN PARITY ER Unable to receive digital or optical signal. (Check theconnection and try agai...

Effect Type List 333 APP ENDIX Effect Type List Adds a unique feeling of modulation similar to ringmodulation. Processes the input signal into a synthesizer-typesound. Adds a scratch sound to the input signal. Cuts apart the input signal and applies extrememodulation to the playback order or speed. ...

Effect Parameter List 335 APP ENDIX Effect Parameter List 1: TECHMOD [TECH MODULATION] 1 Mod Speed MOD SPD 0,...,127 Modulation speed 2 Mod Depth MOD DPTH 0,...,127 Modulation depth 3 Pre Mod HPF Freq MOD HPF 0,...,52 Frequency at which the high pass filter willcut the low range 4 Mod Gain MOD GAIN ...

MIDI Data Format 345 APP ENDIX MIDI Data Format 1. Channel Messages 1.1 Note Off • Note-off messages are used to switch off note play, and are typically transmitted in response to releasing of keys on a MIDI keyboard. On the SU700, these messagescorrespond to releasing of the track pads. • Only rece...

A ppendix 346 MIDI Data Format 1.4 Program Change • Not sent.• Not received. 1.5 Pitchbend • Not sent.• Not received. 1.6 Channel Aftertouch • Not sent.• Not received. 1.7 Polyphonic Aftertouch • Not sent.• Not received. 2. System-Common Messages 2.1 MIDI Time-Code (MTC) Quarter-Frame Message • Rece...

MIDI Data Format 347 APP ENDIX 2.2 Song Position Pointer • This message is used to change the song position.• Sending and receiving are both supported. Status 2nd Byte 3rd Byte F2H ll H mm H where: mm, ll : Song position 00H 00H to 7FH 7FH (0 to 16383) 3. System Realtime Messages 3.1 Timing Clock • ...

INDEX Index 349 Index Index A AC INLET ................................................................... 21ADD MEASURES .................................................... 253AIEB1 board ...................................................... 31, 319AMP (LFO) .........................................

Inde x 350 Index K Knobs ................................................................. 16, 165Knob function ......................................................... 193KNOB FUNCTION Panel .......................................... 19KNOB RESET (JOB) ................................................

F C C I N F O R M AT I O N ( U. S . A . ) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions con-tained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications notexpressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, grantedby the FCC, to use th...

5 4 Part 1 Introduction to Sampling ◊ Sampler Parameters ◊ Break Beats ■ Loop Start Point (Loop Start Address)/ Loop End Point (Loop End Address) Used to determine the portion of the sample that repeatsover and over during playback. The sampler plays backthe sample from the start point, and when it ...

7 6 Part 1 Introduction to Sampling ◊ Break Beats ◊ Producing “Good Sound” Re-triggering during a measure By re-triggering (restarting the sample from thebeginning) on the back end of the second beat(see Figure 13), you can create a rhythm patterndifferent from the original sample. If your sampler i...

Part 2 Yamaha Musical Instruments 9 8 Part 1 Introduction to Sampling ◊ Producing “Good Sound” Sound processing section Samplers are different from recorders; their design isbased on the assumption that multiple notes will beplayed back at the same time. To ensure that the sounddoes not distort inte...

11 10 Part 2 Yamaha Musical Instruments ◊ History of Yamaha Musical Instruments [1977] In this year, Yamaha introduced six new synthesizermodels designed for live performance. Two of thesemodels are described below. CS-10 Monophonic Synthesizer The CS-10 had a straightforward architecture consisting...

13 Part 3 Yamaha Samplers CS6R CS6x A4000 A5000 12 Part 3 Yamaha Samplers — Professional Samplers A4000/5000 ◊ Interface ◊ Internal Structure ◊ Samples So what are samplers? Moreover, what samplers hasYamaha developed with its over 100 years of experiencein manufacturing musical instruments? A sampl...

15 14 Figure 16 Part 3 Yamaha Samplers — Professional Samplers A4000/5000 ◊ Samples Here, we’ll touch on the Loop Remix function that wasintroduced in the section “Break Beats — A New MusicProduction Technique Brought About by Samplers” (p. 5).Operation is simple: just set the Type/Variation on theE...

17 16 Part 3 Yamaha Samplers — Professional Samplers A4000/5000 ◊ Samples ◊ Sample Banks ◊ Programs Sample parameters for up to six sets of samples can becontrolled in real-time using MIDI Control Change orother control methods. Settings are simple and easy—just set Device (what will be used to do t...

19 Figure 25 Figure 26 18 Part 3 Yamaha Samplers — Professional Samplers A4000/5000 ◊ Programs “ ” indicates samples already being used in the program that is currently selected for sound playback. To add a sample to a sample bank, use Knob 2 or Knob3 to select the sample bank and Knob 5 (or Knob 4)...

21 20 Part 3 Yamaha Samplers — Professional Samplers A4000/5000 ◊ Programs ◊ Convenient Functions in EDIT/PLAY Mode F5: SETUP This mode sets preferences related to LFO S/H (Sample& Hold) speed and A/D input (external input). When the LFO Wave parameter on the sample side isset to S/H, the LFO sp...

■ LIST Display Parameters that have “LIST...” displayed above the knob(at the very bottom of screen) such as MIDI controlfunction, pitch bend type, effect type, etc., can bedisplayed as a pop-up list. Press the knob to display thelist. You will be able to view multiple selection itemssimultaneously ...

COMMAND/PROCESS • Normalize This command is normally used to adjust the waveformto its optimal level. All levels are raised proportionatelyso that the highest level comes just below the clip point(the maximum level appropriate for digital processing).Whenever there is a peak in the sample, even for ...

OneProgram Saves the currently selected program only, together withall samples used by that program. OneSample (Bank) Saves the selected single sample or sample bank.All samples within a sample bank are saved. OneSequence Saves the selected sequence. When the A4000/5000 encounter a name conflict(a s...

29 28 Part 3 Yamaha Samplers — Professional Samplers A4000/5000 ◊ Import-Compatible Data ◊ Other Unique Features Import-Compatible Data ■ Yamaha Formats …………………………………………………………… A7000…… Normal voices, drum voices, samplesTX16W…… SamplesEX series… Voices, samplesSU700…… Samples…………………………………………………………… ...

The Memory List lists the programs, sample banks andsamples loaded in the A4000/5000’s memory accordingto type (Figure 36). To edit any of these, double-click on the name or selectEdit from the edit menu. An Edit Window will appear.The parameters will be graphically displayed for smoothand easy edit...

33 • Auto Loop The two orange pads on the leftare Auto Loop pads. Four banksare available for a total of eight.Samples assigned to these padsare automatically looped andadjusted to match the selectedtempo. • Composed Loop Pads The gray pads located in the middle are for composingloops from one-shot ...

Note: When the Ribbon Controller is not assigned the Scratch function,it controls the same effect parameter that is assigned to EffectControl Knob 2. This gives you slider-like control over effectparameters. Use it with the filter to produce effects not possiblewith knob control. Rhythm Effects The ...

Exclusive Samplers Developed withExceptional Enthusiasm You could say that members of the A4000/5000 R&Dteam are sampler maniacs. In fact, they areenthusiastic enough to say, “Samplers are my life.”During an interview, we asked them about thecreation of the unique A4000/5000 samplers. Here’swhat...

41 Loop Remix Loop Remix automatically breaks the sample into multiple pieces and rearranges them in adifferent order. Knob 1 controls the phrase and Knob 2 controls the amount of reverseplayback. 1. Play back Pads 1 and 2 only. Press the other pads to stop them from sounding. Now the Pad 2 sample c...

Part 4 Reference ◊ The Complete SU200 Operation Guide 45 44 Step 4: Loop Track Play Let’s try creating a mix in Loop Track Play mode using the samples in Bank B with theeffects you tried out in step 2. Setting Each Effect First, let’s set the control knobs for each effect. [LOOP TR PLAY] should be t...

Part 4 Reference ◊ The Complete SU200 Operation Guide Technique 3: Effective Use of Effects Activate all three samples in Pads 1, 2 and 3. All effects should be turned off. 1. Press [PAD 2] while holding down the [HOLD] button. Press [DIST/LO-FI] at the beginning of a measure to apply Distortion/Lo-...

Tone Generation Method Maximum Polyphony Multitimbral Parts A/D Conversion D/A Conversion Digital I/O (only when AIEB1 I/O expansion board is installed) Sampling Frequencies Wave Memory Sampling Time Effects Program Sequencer Front Panel Rear Panel Dimensions (W x D x H) Weight Included Accessories ...

51 50 ◊ Index A A/D converter …………………………………… 7, 35A4000/5000 Editor ………………………………… 30A4000/5000 samplers ……………………………… 12All (Wipe) ……………………………………………26AllEdited … ………………………………………… 26AllPgms (Wipe)……………………………………… 26AllSamples………………………………………….. 26amplitude EG………………………………………3, 15analog synthesizers ……………...