Yamaha VE - Manuals

6 Starting the Voice Editor After installing the Voice Editor and making the required connection, follow the instructions belowto start the Voice Editor. Windows n In order to use the Voice Editor with your tone generator, you’ll need to set the MIDI in/out por ts. ( page 14 ) ● Starting Voice Edito...

7 Menu Bar The Menu Bar contains various editing and setup functions/commands. Click the desired menuname to open the appropriate pull-down menu, and choose the function/command you wish toapply. Those functions/commands which are unavailable are grayed out. n The most commonly-used menus in the Men...

8 Edit Copy Copies the selected voice to the clipboard. If nothing is selected, this item is grayed out. Paste Copies the voice from the clipboard to the Voice Editor. Initialize Resets the selected voice parameters to the default values. If nothing is selected, this item isgrayed out. Edit... This ...

9 Setup Setup... This is the same as the “Editor Setup” button in the toolbar ( page 14 ). Transmit Voice Bulk... This is the same as the “Transmit Bulk” button in the toolbar ( page 15 ). Receive Voice Bulk... This is the same as the “Receive Bulk” button in the toolbar ( page 16 ). Monitor This is...

10 Library Window When you start Voice Editor, you will first see the Library window, which consists of tabs, eachrepresenting a Memory in the tone generation block. Each tab lists all the names, numbers andcategories of voices in the selected Memory. Double-clicking on a voice name in the Librarywi...

12 Library Window Toolbar 1 “Open” button Click this to open the “Open” dialog and select a Library file to open. “Open” Dialog Select the desired Library file (extension: .W6E) and click [Open]. The contents of the selected fileis indicated on the Library Window. n If you are using a Macintosh, the...

13 2 “Save” button Click this to save the existing Library file with your new settings. If you are working on a newfile, this button will open the “Save As” dialog, where you can name and save your settings as anew Library file (*.W6E). “Save As” Dialog n If you are using a Macintosh, the typical Ma...

14 3 “Editor Setup” button Click this to open the “Setup” dialog and specify the MIDI Out port settings. “Setup” Dialog This is where you set up the Voice Editor to allow the transmission/reception of voice data to/fromyour tone generator. Click the [OK] button to apply the settings and quit the dia...

15 4 “Transmit” button Click this to open the “Transmit” dialog to transmit all settings to your tone generator. “Transmit” Dialog Voice data can be transmitted in bulk to your tone generator. Click the [Start] button to begin trans-mitting the data. The progress bar shows how much of the data has b...

16 5 “Receive” button Click this to open the “Receive” dialog to receive all settings from your tone generator. 6 “Library Window” button Click this to bring the Library Window back into view. See page 10 for details. “Receive” Dialog Voice data can be received in bulk from your tone generator. Sele...

17 7 “Import” button Click this to open the “Import” dialog and import voices from an existing Library file. You candrag-and-drop voices to the Library Window. “Import” Dialog n More than one of these dialogs can be opened simultaneously. 1 File Name ....................... Indicates the name of the...

18 8 “Monitor” button If you click this, bulk voice data will be sent for monitoring on your tone generator each time youselect a voice. Click it again to disable monitoring. n To monitor the voice, use the keyboard connected to your tone generator. 9 “Edit Window” button Click this to open the Edit...

20 Edit Window There are three types of voices you can edit using Voice Editor: Normal voices, Drum voices, andPlug-in voices. In the Library window, click the tab containing the Normal voice/Drum voice/Plug-invoice that you wish to edit. Then double-click the voice (or select it and click the “Edit...

21 3 COMMON EDIT panel (Quick Edit) This lets you quickly change the volume and tonal characteristics of the Voice by editing theamplitude and filter parameters. n The parameters available for editing differ depending on the selected Voice (Normal, Drum or Plug-in).Available parameters appear as vir...

22 CONTROLLER SET Panel You can assign your external MIDI device’s controllers such as the modulation wheel or keyboardaftertouch to various parameters to allow them to be modified in real-time. For instance, you couldassign the modulation wheel to the filter’s Resonance parameter when the Normal Vo...

28 FILTER EG Settings The FILTER EG (Envelope Generator) determines the transition in timbre while the key is beingheld down. There are five handles, each controlling a different stage in the envelope. The firsthandle (furthest to the left) controls the “Hold Time/Level.” The second controls the “At...

33 Troubleshooting If you encounter problems such as no sound output or abnormal behavior, verify the connectionsbefore checking the following. Sound does not change when using knobs or sliders. • Are the MIDI Out port and Device Number set correctly in the Editor Setup? ( page 14 ) No sound heard w...