Yamaha W5 - Manuals

4 THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING THE YAMAHA W5/W7 MUSIC SYNTHESIZER The Yamaha W5 (76-key) / W7 (61-key) Music Synthesizer is a full-featured, professional level music production and performance keyboard complete with 32-note synthesizer andsequencer, extensive voice and song editing capabilities, digital...

5 PRECAUTIONS IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ BEFORE PROCEEDING. The W5/W7 is a powerful electronic musical instrument featuring sensitive high technol- ogy. To ensure many years of trouble-free use, please take the important precautions belowseriously. backup battery replaced by qualified Yamaha servicepers...

6 ● Make regular backup copies of important data to a separate floppy disk, and keep your backup disks in a separate, safeplace. ● To ensure the safety of your data (and of the disk drive itself) always use floppy disks from a well-known, reliablemanufacturer. No-name brand disks may cause trouble. ...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 7 BEFORE YOU BEGIN Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of the Yamaha W5/W7 Music Synthe- sizer. The W5/W7 is a self contained, full-featured, easy-to-operate multitimbral musicproduction and performance workstation, complete with 32-note polyphonic synthesizer, 16-track seq...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 8 ● GENERAL MIDI Global standard configuration of 128 instrument voices and specified MIDIchannel assignments and other parameters. General MIDI lets you load and playmusic data created by another sequencer and saved to disk in the Standard MIDIFile format. ABOUT THE GM SYSTEM LEVEL...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 9 ● 75 DIGITAL EFFECTS Two independent, studio quality DSP effects systems Insertion Effects and System Effects each with three different types of effects generators. An Inser- tion Effect can be assigned to each voice in Voice Edit Mode, and switched on andoff via the mixer. As man...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 1 0 1 1 ELEMENT SELECT 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 1 6 2 ON/OF F1 F2 F SHIFT SONG EDIT JOB VOICE UTILITY DISK MODE CS VOLUME RUN SEQUENCER STOP/TOP RECORD STORE VOICE EDIT SELECT SOLO TRACK PITCH MODULATION 2 4 3 5 6 7 8 11 14 9 10 FRONT PANEL DIAGRAM & FEATURES NOTE: The above diagram is the...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 1 4 DATA ENTRY KEYPAD For precise, specific entry of data, by punching in a number, then pressing ENTER.The [—] button lets you enter a negative value. In Song Record Mode you can entermusic notation values according to the corresponding musical symbols and indica-tions printed abov...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 1 5 REAR PANEL DIAGRAM & FEATURES THRU OUT IN MIDI SUSTAIN FOOT VOLUME R L/MONO OUTPUT PHONES FOOT CONTROLLER 1 2 8 7 3 4 6 5 CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN ATTENTION : RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR. WARNIING TO REDUCE THE R ISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK. D...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 1 7 SYSTEM LOGIC MUSICIAN S WORKSTATION The W5/W7 Music Synthesizer is a true music workstation designed with the com- poser as well as performer in mind. In one streamlined, easy-to-use package is bundled allthe tools a musician needs to concentrate on making music naturally whethe...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 1 8 SYSTEM OVERVIEW 128 normal + 2 drum Song voice memory (Volatile RAM) 128 normal + 2 drum Preset voice memory (ROM) 128 normal + 8 drum GM voice memory (ROM) Tone Generator 16-song sequencer memory (Volatile RAM) 16-song multi memory (RAM) Song Sequencer Job Edit Record Voice Edi...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 1 9 OPERATING MODES The basic operating modes of the W5/W7 are as follows: ● SONG MODE For performing Song Play, Song Record, Song Edit and Song Job mode opera-tions. (For more information, see Song Mode, page 72.) SONG PLAY - Lets you choose between Song Multi, Song Sequence Play a...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 2 0 SONG JOB - Lets you make changes to the sequence that apply to all the data in one or more entire measures. Song Job operations include song copy,append and clear, track copy, clear and mix, measure copy, erase, create,delete and insert, data thin out, extract and chord sort, pl...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 2 1 ● STORE MODE Lets you store multis in an internal song multi memory (01 ~ 16) as well as storeoriginal and preset voices in the Internal voice bank. Store Mode is handy fororganizing your voices and multis before saving them to disk. (For details, seeStore Mode, page 129.) ● DIS...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 2 2 SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE The W5/W7 s overall system is comprised of three distinct sections: the Controller section, the Sequencer section and the Tone Generator section. The MIDI signal, originatedexternally or from the keyboard and controllers, flows through the sequencer beforerea...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 2 3 SONG MULTIS The Song Multi function lets you assign an Instrument voice to each of the 16 TRACK buttons on the panel, plus designate all sound mixer and other settings for each track aswell as for the overall mix including volume, panning and digital effects settings, as wellas ...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 2 4 Pitch Bend Range Note Shift Tune System Effect Send 1 Level Pan Position Volume Level INSTRUMENT Assign System Effect Send 2 Level System Effect Send 3 Level Insertion Effect On/Off STEREO VOICE Voice Name Volume Level Insertion Effect Type/Parameter Element 2 Element 1 Element ...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 2 5 INSTRUMENT VOICES AND POLYPHONY Instrument voices are those Preset, GM, Internal, Song and (optional) External voices assigned to tracks in the tone generator mixer. The number of notes you can play simulta-neously with an Instrument voice either from the keyboard or from the se...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 2 6 DRUM VOICES ● (GD) GM DRUM VOICE 8 ROM drum sets, each with dozens of sounds arrayed on the keyboard, presetaccording to the General MIDI standard, which cannot be overwritten. ● (PD) PRESET DRUM VOICE 2 ROM drum sets, each with dozens of sounds arrayed on the keyboard, preset a...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 2 7 VOICE CATEGORIES The individual voices are organized into 21 classes of instrument groups, called Voice Categories, for easier access, as follows: NOTE: When the voice bank is set to off, no Voice Category code will display. The Voice Category for each voice is identified by a t...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 2 8 INSERTION EFFECTS & SYSTEM EFFECTS The W5/W7 has 75 digital effects inside two independent, studio quality DSP stereo effects processors with editable parameters called Insertion Effects and System Effects ,which provides for enormous sound processing flexibility and control...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 2 9 INSERTION EFFECTS - An Insertion Effect can be assigned to an Instru- ment voice. A maximum of three voices may use an Insertion Effect at any onetime, one Insertion Effect per voice for a song. A specific Insertion Effect, alongwith user-assigned parameter settings, can be spec...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 3 1 The AWM wave, which forms the fundamental characteristic of a voice, can be con- trolled in various ways to modify the pitch of the sound. The pitch envelope generator(PEG) can be used to give each note a fixed pattern of pitch change over time. The pitchchange can also be affec...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 3 2 ● LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR (LFO) - The LFO produces various patterns of cyclical change. Applying the LFO to the pitch component producesvibrato; applying it to the filter component produces wah-wah; applying it to theamplifier component produces tremolo. ● CONTROLLERS - Control...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 3 4 SONG SEQUENCING The W5/W7 comes equipped with a powerful 16-track, 16-song music sequencer with large capacity memory (approximately 100,000 notes) that permits realtime (includingoverdub and punch-in) and step recording, plus extensive song editing. The W5/W7 s sequencer doesn ...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 3 5 You can also make changes to the sequence that apply to all the data in one or more entire measures with song jobs . Song Job operations include song copy, append andclear, track copy, clear and mix, measure copy, erase, create, delete and insert, data thinout, extract and chord...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 3 8 NOTE: When the power is turned back on, the multi set-up data for allsongs in the memory at power off willstill be retained, and therefore the songname will still appear; however, thesong sequence data and Song voicedata will be gone. NOTE: You can also copy from the External pr...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 3 9 ● STORE MULTI Store Multi Mode lets you store the currently selected multi into a song memorylocation (01 ~ 16). Multi data which can be stored in a Song memory locationincludes all multi settings (i.e., MIDI, mixer and other parameter settings for the16 Instrument voice tracks)...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 4 0 ● DISK Disk Mode lets you save your original voices, song multis and sequence data invarious combinations into disk files on a floppy disk (3.5 2DD type), as well asload the files back into Internal/Song voice and song memory. It also lets youperform various disk file management...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 4 1 DATA ENTRY The W5/W7 provides many convenient ways to access and manipulate data. The various multi-purpose buttons, sliders and controllers allow you to go directly to anyfunction, in usually the touch of a single button, and rarely more than two or three. Thelarge LCD screen a...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 4 2 FUNCTION KEYS 1 ~ 8 - The functions of these keys [F1 ~ F8] depend on the selected mode. They are used to engage a function indicated on the displayimmediately above the key. SHIFT KEY - The SHIFT key is used in conjunction with the function keys to access secondary functions an...

GETTING ST ARTED 4 3 GETTING STARTED You re probably in a hurry to get started enjoying the W5/W7 s beautiful sounds and other spectacular musical wonders, so we ve structured this section as a basic tutorial to getyou up and going with a minimum of detail, so you can spend your first few hours push...

GETTING ST ARTED 4 4 NOTE : Connect only L/Mono if you have a monophonic sound system SETUP & PLAY After unpacking the W5/W7 and placing it on a keyboard stand or sturdy table or desk, you ll want to MAKE ALL CONNECTIONS BEFORE PLUGGING IN ANDTURNING ON THE POWER OF ALL DEVICES. This is extremel...

GETTING ST ARTED 4 5 POWER-ON PROCEDURE There is actually a correct process for switching the various components in an elec- tronic music system on and off. The rules are simple but important. Before turning any-thing on: ● Be sure that all components are actually plugged in, and check to make sure ...

GETTING ST ARTED 4 6 NOTE: As you move around within the multi assigning Instrumentvoices to tracks, adjusting a panposition, tweaking a System EffectSend level, etc. the parametersetting changes you make will be entered as you make them, without having to perform a specific execute operation to loc...

GETTING ST ARTED 4 7 NOTE: In Voice Mode the Voice Category will appear to the left ofthe voice name, and in Song Mode itwill appear just below the trackvolume section in the mixer screen.You can assign a Voice Category toyour own voices in Voice EditMode. SONG PLAY & VOICE PLAY The Instrument v...

GETTING ST ARTED 4 8 From within Voice Play or Song Multi Play, you can call up voices via the Voice Directory. Press [F8], the function key located directly beneath the abbreviation Dir at thelower right of the screen. A subpage that displays the voices in groups of eight will overlayonto the Voice...

GETTING ST ARTED 4 9 NORMAL VOICES DRUM VOICES (G) GM PRESET VOICE - 128 ROM sounds preset according to the General MIDI standard, which cannot be overwritten. (P) PRESET VOICE - 128 ROM sounds preset at the factory, which cannot be overwritten. (I) INTERNAL VOICE - 128 RAM user memory locations whi...

GETTING ST ARTED 5 0 REALTIME CONTROL The W5/W7 has a number of controllers and control functions that can be used for realtime performance control. Some, such as the pitch bend wheel, have a single function, while otherscan be set to control a wide range of parameters as you play, including amplitu...

GETTING ST ARTED 5 1 ● KEYBOARD VELOCITY SENSITIVITY The W5/W7 s keyboard responds to attack pressure (or speed) as you play, thuspermitting control over nuance and expression as you play. (For more informa-tion, see Utility Mode, Velocity function, page 145.) ● KEYBOARD AFTERTOUCH Keyboard aftertou...

GETTING ST ARTED 5 2 NOTE: Loading the demonstration data overwrites the multi settingsand sequencer data in the destina-tion song multi locations, so if youhave any important music data youdon t want to lose, make sure it issafely saved to disk before loadingthe demonstration data. LOADING & PL...

GETTING ST ARTED 5 3 5. LOAD THE DEMONSTRATION SONGS Press ENTER and the W5/W7 will give you a chance to change your mind, asking Are You Sure? . Press DEC to abort the operation, or press INC and the demon- stration songs will begin loading. As they do, the screen will display the Execut-ing messag...

GETTING ST ARTED 5 4 NOTE: Any changes you make will be reset when you restart the songfrom the top, since all voiceselection and other performanceevent data is programmed in thesequence. EXPLORING SONG PLAYBACK OPTIONS As the song plays, you might want to explore some of the various playback option...

GETTING ST ARTED 5 5 ● SOLOING AND MUTING INSTRUMENTS To isolate one or more Instrument voices as the song plays, press the SOLObutton while the sequencer is running. The SOLO button will become red,indicating that the W5/W7 is in Solo Mode. Tracks with sequencer data in themwill be either red (solo...

GETTING ST ARTED 5 6 128 normal + 2 drum Song voice memory (Volatile RAM) 128 normal + 2 drum Preset voice memory (ROM) 128 normal + 8 drum GM voice memory (ROM) Tone Generator 16-song sequencer memory (Volatile RAM) 16-song multi memory (RAM) Song Sequencer Job Edit Record Voice Edit Buffer Disk Dr...

GETTING ST ARTED 5 7 1. SELECT A SONG MEMORY In Song Multi Play Mode, press [F2] ( Seq ) to access the Song Sequence Playfunction, then select a song memory location (01 ~ 16). Then press [F1] ( Mlt ) tojump to the Song Multi function, which displays the mixer screen. The currently selected song is ...

GETTING ST ARTED 5 8 EDITING VOICES The process of voice editing may be as simple as shortening the envelope decay for a single-element voice, or as complex as constructing a four-element voice with crossfadesbetween elements and other interesting sonic tricks. Voice editing can be done from within ...

GETTING ST ARTED 6 0 Following is the basic drum voice edit screen, along with a brief overview of its various functions and parameters. COMMON - Lets you access those parameters which affect the voice as a whole, including Voice Category, Voice Volume, Voice Name, andInitialize. (For details, see p...

GETTING ST ARTED 6 1 CREATING SONG SEQUENCES The process of creating a song sequence may be as simple as recording a solo piano performance from start to finish, with no subsequent alterations, or as complex as aquantized dance floor techno marvel with a heavy groove and many instrument parts thatst...

GETTING ST ARTED 6 2 1. SELECT A SONG MEMORY AND DEFINE THE MULTI From within Song Play Mode, press [F2] ( Seq ) and select a song memorylocation (01 ~ 16), then press [F1] ( Mlt ) to jump to the Song Multi function andassign Instrument voices to Tracks, so that when you record, all you have to do i...

GETTING ST ARTED 6 3 FINE-TUNING THE STEREO MIX The process of sound mixing may be as simple as slightly increasing a volume level on a single track, or as complex as completely overhauling the sound of a song with differentvoices and effects and drastic parameter setting changes. Mixing happens wit...

GETTING ST ARTED 6 4 NOTE: If the floppy disk is new, you will need to format it to becompatible with the W5/W7operating system. If a disk isalready too full to receive moredata, you may want to delete someor all files on the disk to makespace. These and other filemanagement operations can be donewi...

GETTING ST ARTED 6 5 ORGANIZING & MANAGING DATA If you re a prolific composer and/or voice programmer, the number of floppy disks lying around can mount up quickly. It s amazing how easy it is to lose track of what voices,multis and song sequences you ve stored where. To wit, a well-organized da...

GETTING ST ARTED 6 6 NOTE: Loading the preprogrammed voice dataoverwrites any other data that isin the W5/W7 s memory, so makesure all your important musicdata is saved to floppy disk beforeloading the operation. RELOADING THE FACTORY SET VOICE DATA If you ve initialized the Internal voice bank, or ...

GETTING ST ARTED 6 7 NOTE: Before connecting other MIDI devices, first make sure powerswitches for all devices are turnedoff and all power cables areunplugged. Follow all safety andother relevant instructions asprinted in the owner s manual of theW5/W7 and other devices. INTEGRATING INTO A MIDI SYST...

GETTING ST ARTED 6 8 MIDI SYSTEM COMPONENT The diagram below shows a much more complicated system, configured with a personal computer operating as the main sequencer and system brain , the W5/W7 actingas the master performance input device, and three additional samplers or tone generatorsalso conne...

GETTING ST ARTED 6 9 SLAVING TO OTHER MIDI DEVICES The diagram below shows a relatively simple system, where the W5/W7 is the master keyboard controller, and an external drum machine is acting as the master clock drivingthe W5/W7 s sequencer; the W5/W7 s sequencer and keyboard are in turn controllin...

SONG MODE 7 2 SONG MODE The W5/W7 s Song Mode is actually made up of four separate operating modes: Song Play, Song Record, Song Edit and Song Job. Jumping back and forth between each requiresonly the push of a MODE button on the panel, so it is easy to access any feature you needquickly as you work...

SONG MODE 7 3 SONG PLAY In Song Play Mode you can access the functions which let you define a song multi, select and playback a song sequence, or designate various keyboard, MIDI and controller settings. At power on, the W5/W7 always starts up in Song Play Mode, Song Multi function status, ready to ...

SONG MODE 7 4 SONG MULTI The Song Multi function lets you assign an Instrument voice to each of the 16 Track buttons on the panel, plusdesignate all sound mixer and other settings for each track aswell as for the overall mix including volume, panning anddigital effects settings, as well as tuning, n...

SONG MODE 7 5 2. ASSIGN INSTRUMENTS TO TRACKS ANDDETERMINE MULTI PARAMETER SETTINGS Press a TRACK button (1 ~ 16) on the panel (it will lightred, indicating that it is the currently selected track in themulti) and assign an Instrument to it by selecting a voicefrom the Preset, GM, or Internal voice ...

SONG MODE 7 6 ● MOVING AROUND IN THE SONG MULTI The operations you perform in Song Multi Play Mode gohand-in-hand with the sound mixing process, since besidesassigning voices, you ll be selecting tracks and accessing thesections, or blocks , on the mixer which contain theparameters volume, pan, Syst...

SONG MODE 7 7 VOICE VOLUME (0 ~ 127) Voice Volume is the second stop in each of the 16 mixerchannels, represented graphically by a fader. It lets youmake volume adjustments to the track. To access VoiceSelect, use the CURSOR-UP or CURSOR-DOWN keys. MASTER VOLUME (0 ~ 127) - When the cursor is positi...

SONG MODE 7 8 VOICE BANK SELECT When the cursor is positioned at Voice Select, pressing[F6] and [F7] lets you choose a voice bank. The one- ortwo-letter Voice Bank code will begin flashing, indicat-ing that you must then press ENTER to lock in thedesired bank. (For more information about voice banks...

SONG MODE 7 9 SYSTEM EFFECTS The W5/W7 s three System Effects are powerful, studio quality stereo digital sound processing modules that you assignto a multi in order to provide extra depth and dimension to theoverall mix. There are a total of 40 separate effects devices, oreffect types , from which ...

SONG MODE 8 0 To modify the effect parameters, using CURSOR-UP andCURSOR-DOWN, scroll through the various parametersand select the one you want to adjust. (The invertedblack arrow-head to the left of the display indicates thatmore parameters are on the list, out of view.) (To choose another System E...

SONG MODE 8 2 SONG SETUP The Song Setup function lets you assign various MIDI settings including transmit channel, MIDI filter and controlstatus, as well as designate keyboard mode, set the sequencerclock to internal or MIDI sync, and set overall transposition. ● ACCESSING SONG SETUP To access the S...

SONG MODE 8 3 4-ZONE MODE - In 4-Zone Mode, the keyboard will play four voices at once, by specifying four differenttracks to play simultaneously. You can set the note rangeand octave shift, as well as turn controllers on and off,for each zone track. (Horizontal lines on the keyboardwill indicate th...

SONG MODE 8 5 SONG RECORD In Song Record Mode you can record a sequence in the currently selected song memory, either in real-time or step-time, as well as determine recording related parameters like timesignature, tempo, quantize, click volume and others. Realtime recording lets you record the diff...

SONG MODE 8 6 MEASURE SELECT (001 ~ 999) To select a specific measure from which the song willbegin recording when you press RUN on the sequencer,position the cursor over the measure number and usethe JOG, INC/DEC, or KEYPAD. When the sequencer isrunning, the measure number will advance to show then...

SONG MODE 8 7 NOTE: When a quantization factor is designated for recording, all data is quantized, even controller parametersand pitch bend data. You may find it more convenient torecord with quantization turned off, then apply a quantizefactor in Song Job Mode, Quantize function (see page 100).When...

SONG MODE 8 8 ● PREPARING FOR REALTIME RECORDING Before beginning the realtime recording process, first youmust choose a song location from within Song Play Mode,by pressing [F2] ( Seq ). Then, press RECORD to enterrecord standby mode. Next, determine the time signature,quantize factor, tempo value ...

SONG MODE 8 9 STEP RECORDING Step recording lets you input each part one after another one step at a time, in accordance with certain note duration andother values which you can specify. In step record, notes will berecorded one by one with the specified time value, regardless ofthe actual timing at...

SONG MODE 9 0 DELETE - To delete all data in the 32nd note area where the position pointer is located, press SHIFT +[F8] ( Del ). (NOTE: The position pointer locationwill not change.) KEYBOARD VIEW (C-1 ~ B7) The entire keyboard will not fit in the screen, but youcan access views of the lower region...

SONG MODE 9 1 SONG EDIT In Song Edit Mode you can view and edit individual note, controller and other MIDI events in each track of the currently selected sequence, through three separate functions: (1)Data Change, which lets you modify the data: (2) Data Insert, which lets you insert newdata; and (3...

SONG MODE 9 2 SEQUENCE/TEMPO TRACK DATACHANGE The Sequence Track Data Change function lets you single out individual events and modify them. The display will showthe type and numerical values for each event. All data in theselected track will be displayed numerically. You can changethe values of exi...

SONG MODE 9 3 ● ACCESSING DATA CHANGE TEMPO TRACK To access the Data Change Tempo Track function, fromwithin the Data Change function, press [F2] ( Tempo ). TheData Change Tempo Track will appear. TEMPO (30 ~ 250) - The Data Change Tempo Track function displays a list of the locations of any tempoch...

SONG MODE 9 4 PROGRAM CHANGE - While holding SHIFT, press [F2] ( PC ) to insert a program change message at thespecified location. Select the program change numberwith JOG or INC/DEC, then press ENTER. PITCH BEND - While holding SHIFT, press [F3] ( PB ) to insert a pitch bend at the specified locati...

SONG MODE 9 5 After entering a function within a particular Job number,the menu of functions for that Job number will display atthe bottom of the screen, so you can jump directly to any ofthem by pressing the corresponding function key, withouthaving to return to the main menu or press SHIFT. From w...

SONG MODE 9 6 SONG JOB 1 Song Job 1 lets you perform Copy Song, Append Song, Clear Song, Copy Track, Clear Track, and Mix Track operations. COPY SONG - Pressing [F1] ( CpyS ) accesses Copy Song, which lets you copy a complete song from one songmemory location to another song memory location, includ-...

SONG MODE 9 8 SONG JOB 2 Song Job 2 lets you perform Copy Measure, Erase Measure, Create Measure, Delete Measure, Insert Measure, Thin Out,Extract and Chord Sort operations. COPY MEASURE - Pressing [F1] ( Copy ) accesses Copy Measure, which lets you copy the data in theselected tracks of a specified...

SONG MODE 1 0 0 CHORD SORT - Pressing [F8] ( Chrd ) accesses Chord Sort, which lets you sort a cluster of notes in a specifiedrange of measures, in either ascending or descendingorder. SELECT TRACKS (1 ~ 16) - Press the TRACK buttons of the tracks on which you wish to performthe chord sort operation...

SONG MODE 1 0 1 MOVE CLOCK - Pressing [F2] ( Move ) accesses Move Clock, which lets you move the specified measures ofthe track forward or backward in time by a specifiedclock value. SELECT TRACKS (1 ~ 16) - Press the TRACK buttons of the tracks whose clock you wish to move. MEASURES (001 ~ 999) - S...

SONG MODE 1 0 2 MODIFY VELOCITY - Pressing [F4] ( Vel ) accesses Modify Velocity, which lets you modify the note-onvelocity values for all note events of selected tracks in aspecified range of measures. SELECT TRACKS (1 ~ 16) - Press the TRACK buttons of the tracks whose velocity you wish tomodify. ...

SONG MODE 1 0 3 SHIFT NOTE - Pressing [F6] ( Shft ) accesses Shift Note, which lets you shift a specified note number to another note number, over a specified range of measuresin the selected tracks. SELECT TRACKS (1 ~ 16) - Press the TRACK buttons of the tracks that you want the note shiftapplied t...

A WM TONE GENERA TION 1 0 4 AWM TONE GENERATION The W5/W7 creates sounds through Yamaha s exclusive AWM2 (2nd generation Ad- vanced Wave Memory) tone generation process, which starts with high-quality digitalsamples of actual instruments and sounds. The W5/W7 s extensive on-board synthesizer and voi...

A WM TONE GENERA TION 1 0 5 VOICE CONTROL Musical instrument sounds are constantly changing and can be very complex. Different types of instruments change invery different ways. With an instrument such as a piano, forexample, the tone and volume of each note changes in apredictable way over time. Wi...

VOICE MODE 1 0 6 VOICE MODE The W5/W7 s Voice Mode has two distinct functions: (1) playing back single voices without system effects or other multi settings applied, and (2) editing voices while compar-ing them to the original voice or initialized status and storing them in Internal voicememory. ● V...

VOICE MODE 1 0 8 VOICE EDIT In Voice Edit Mode you can edit any and all parameters which make up a voice, including Insertion Effect assignment and parameter settings, as well as controller settings. You can go directly to VoiceEdit Mode from any mode and start editing the currently selected voice a...

VOICE MODE 1 0 9 NORMAL VOICE EDIT MODE Normal Voice Edit Mode lets you modify a preset voice or create an entirely new voice from scratch. ● ENTERING AND EXITING NORMAL VOICE EDIT MODE To enter Normal Voice Edit Mode select a track with anormal voice assigned to it and press the VOICE EDITbutton. T...

VOICE MODE 1 1 0 COMMON PARAMETER The common parameter function lets you perform opera- tions which effect all elements or the entire normal voice. ● ACCESSING COMMON PARAMETERS To access the common parameter function, from withinVoice Edit Mode, press [F1] ( Com ) or TRACK [9]. VOLUME - To designat...

VOICE MODE 1 1 1 ELEMENT INITIALIZATION VALUES Element Memory Bank Element Switch Number Volume Pan Note Shift Note Number Frequency Fix Switch Pitch Scaling Random Pitch Element Note Element Velocity Element Volume Switch Element PEG Element AEG Element FEG Element Band Width Element Filter Element...

VOICE MODE 1 1 2 PAN (-31 ~ +31) - To determine the stereo positioning of the element between the left and right outputs, fromwithin the Element parameters function, press [F6] ( Pan ). PAN POSITION - Specify the pan position using the JOG, INC/DEC or the KEYPAD. L values will movethe sound towards ...

VOICE MODE 1 1 3 For example, in a two-element voice where element 1 isa piano sound and element 2 is a strings sound, setelement 1 to Low = 1 and High = 100, and set element 2to Low = 101 and High = 127. With these settings, softnotes will play the piano (element 1) and strong noteswill play string...

VOICE MODE 1 1 4 AMPLITUDE ENVELOPE GENERATOR - T o a c c e s s the Amplitude envelope generator (AEG) parameters,from within the Amp parameters function, press [F8]( EG ). ATTACK/HOLD (-63 ~ +63) - Position the cursor over the Attack/Hold value field and use the JOG,INC/DEC or the KEYPAD to determi...

VOICE MODE 1 1 5 FILTER The Filter parameters function lets you perform operations which determine the characteristics of the tone. The filter can be used to greatly modify the sound. Filter parameters let you determine the cutoff frequency (i.e., thefrequency at which the filter begins to affect th...

VOICE MODE 1 1 6 ● ACCESSING FILTER PARAMETERS To access the Filter parameters function, from within VoiceEdit Mode, press [F4] ( Filt ) or TRACK [12]. TONE - To specify the filter Tone parameters for each element, from within the Filter parameters function,press [F7] ( Tone ). CUTOFF ( - 1 2 7 ~ + ...

VOICE MODE 1 1 7 PITCH The Pitch parameters function lets you perform operations which determine how the pitch changes over time. The pitchchange over time, created by the pitch envelope generator(PEG), can be controlled by key-on velocity for each note. Thespeed of the pitch change can be adjusted ...

VOICE MODE 1 1 8 TUNE - To specify the Tune parameters for each element, from within the Pitch parameters function,press [F5] ( Tune ). RANDOM (0 ~ 7) - Position the cursor over the Random value field and use the JOG, INC/DEC or the KEYPAD to specify the intensity of random pitchshift of the element...

VOICE MODE 1 1 9 EFFECT The Effect parameters function lets you perform effects related operations for the voice, including designating InsertionEffect type, parameter, control and on/off status, plus determin-ing the three System Effect send levels for the voice. ● ACCESSING EFFECT PARAMETERS To ac...

VOICE MODE 1 2 1 MODULATION - To specify the Modulation param- eters for each element, from within the Parameterfunction, press [F8] ( Mod ). AMPLITUDE MODULATION DEPTH (-99 ~ +99) - Position the cursor over the AMD value field anduse the JOG, INC/DEC or the KEYPAD to determinehow greatly the LFO wi...

VOICE MODE 1 2 2 CONTROLLER The Controller parameters function screen lets you perform operations which determine the status of the various control-lers, including pitch bend and modulation wheels, sustain,aftertouch, foot control and MIDI control. ● ACCESSING CONTROLLER PARAMETERS To access the Con...

VOICE MODE 1 2 4 MIDI CONTROL 1/2 - To specify the status of the two MIDI Control functions for each element, and the MIDIControl settings which affect all elements equally, fromwithin the Controller parameters function, press [F7]( MC1 ) or [F8] ( MC2 ) . MIDI CONTROL 1/2 (off, on) - Position the c...

VOICE MODE 1 2 5 COMMON PARAMETER The Common parameters function lets you perform operations which affect all elements or the entire drum voice. ● ACCESSING COMMON PARAMETERS To access the common parameter function, from withinVoice Edit Mode, press [F1] ( Com ) or TRACK [9]. VOLUME - To designate t...

VOICE MODE 1 2 6 ELEMENT NUMBER SELECT - P o s i t i o n t h e cursor over the element number field and use theJOG, INC/DEC or the KEYPAD to choose thedesired element. NOTE: Key Select, Element Bank Select, and Element Number Select can be performed within any KeyParameter function. ALTERNATE GROUP ...

VOICE MODE 1 2 7 INSERTION EFFECT PARAMETER - To modify the parameters of the specified Insertion Effect for the voice,from within the Effect parameters function, press [F7]( Param ). PARAMETERS - Position the cursor over a param- eter value field with CURSOR-UP/DOWN and usethe JOG, INC/DEC or the K...

VOICE MODE 1 2 8 CONTROLLER The Controller parameters function lets you perform expres- sion low limit and MIDI control operations . ● ACCESSING CONTROLLER PARAMETERS To access the Controller parameter function, from withinVoice Edit Mode, press [F8] ( Ctrl ) or TRACK [16]. EXPRESSION LOW LIMIT - To...

STORE MODE Store Mode lets you store multis (with or without song sequencer data) in an internal song multi memory (01 ~ 16) as well as store original and preset voices into the Internalvoice bank. Store Mode is handy for organizing your voices and multis before saving themto disk. STORE MULTI Store...

DISK MODE 1 3 0 STORE VOICE Store Voice Mode lets you store the currently selected voice, including any voice edit changes, into an Internal voice bank memory (001 ~ 128). As you make parameter setting changes in Voice Edit Mode, the changes are made on a copy of the original voice which istemporari...

DISK MODE 1 3 1 ● ENTERING AND EXITING DISK MODE To enter Disk Mode, press the DISK button in the Modesection on the panel. The screen will display the main menuof Disk Mode functions. To exit Disk Mode from within the Disk Mode menuscreen, press EXIT once. To exit Disk Mode from within aDisk Mode f...

DISK MODE 1 3 2 VOICE (.A1V) - A W5/W7 Voice type data file contains a complete bank of 128 Internal normalvoices plus 2 Internal drum voices. Voice data isoffloaded to floppy disk in a complete Internal voicebank with elements, but can be loaded back into theInternal voice bank either all voices at...

DISK MODE 1 3 3 The example below shows a partial list of Voice typefiles, accessed by pressing [F8] ( Dir ) from within anyof the Voice type file subfunctions. NOTE: The .A1V appearing after the file name is the W5/ W7 operating system code delineating a voice type of file. The screen will only dis...

DISK MODE 1 3 4 SAVE TO DISK The Save To Disk function lets you designate the type of data you want to save, and offload it into a file on a floppy disk. SAVING ALL TO DISK - After naming the new file, you can engage the save operation directly from withinthe Name screen. (You may also engage the sa...

DISK MODE 1 3 6 LOAD FROM DISK The Load From Disk function lets you designate which file on a floppy disk to load into the W5/W7 and, depending on the file type, where to load it. NOTE: When any type of file is loaded into the W5/W7, it replaces theexisting data, completely erasing it. Besure to sav...

DISK MODE 1 3 9 RENAME FILE The Rename File function lets you change the name of any type of file on a disk. ● RENAMING A FILE To access the Rename File function, from within the DiskMode main menu screen, position the cursor over RenameFile and press ENTER, or simply press [F5] ( Rename ). SELECT F...

DISK MODE 1 4 0 DELETE FILE The Delete File function lets you delete any type of file on a floppy disk. ● DELETING A FILE To access the Delete File function, from within the DiskMode main menu screen, position the cursor over DeleteFile and press ENTER, or simply press [F6] ( Delete ). SELECT FILE T...

DISK MODE 1 4 1 FORMAT DISK The Format Disk function lets you format a 3.5 2DD type floppy disk to be compatible with the W5/W7 s operating system (9 sectors, 720 kilobyte.) ● FORMATTING A DISK To access the Format Disk function, from within the DiskMode main menu screen, position the cursor over Fo...

UTILITY MODE 1 4 2 UTILITY MODE Utility Mode lets you manage Song voices, initialize the Internal voice bank, determine various MIDI settings and transmit bulk MIDI data, set master tuning and keyboardvelocity parameters, and access other functions which affect the W5/W7 s overall system. ● ENTERING...

UTILITY MODE 1 4 3 SONG VOICE MEMORY The Song Voice Memory function lets you manage Song voice memory banks by copying an entire bank of normal and drum voices from the Internal, Song (01 ~ 16), GMand Preset voice banks to the Song voice memory bank of the currently selected song.(NOTE: You can also...

UTILITY MODE 1 4 4 INITIALIZE The initialization process sets all Internal normal voices to their basic initial values. The Internal AWM element and other normal voice settings will be cleared and each voice willbe initialized as a one-element sine wave voice i.e., the status you will want whencreat...

UTILITY MODE 1 4 5 SYNTHESIZER SETUP The Synthesizer Setup function lets you determine master tuning, keyboard velocity settings and controller settings. ● ACCESSING SYNTHESIZER SETUP To access the Synthesizer Setup function, from within theUtility Mode main menu screen, position the cursor overINIT...

UTILITY MODE 1 4 6 WIDE - Velocity Curve 4 (wide) allows you to slightly decrease output at slower key velocitieswhile increasing output at faster key velocities. Output Key velocity 4. Wide ...is the Normal velocity curve HARD - Velocity Curve 5 (hard) requires you to press the keys extremely hard ...

UTILITY MODE 1 4 7 CONTROLLERS The Controllers function lets you set the continuous slider (CS) assignment, the foot volume assignment, and the foot controller initial value. The W5/W7 s various controllers can send MIDI control change information, including continuous type and on/off type control, ...

UTILITY MODE 1 4 8 MIDI SETUP The MIDI Setup function lets you determine the W5/W7 device number, set local keyboard status and set program change status. ● ACCESSING MIDI SETUP To access the MIDI Setup function, from within the UtilityMode main menu screen, position the cursor over MIDISETUP and pr...

UTILITY MODE 1 4 9 OTHER SETUP The Other Setup function lets you adjust the LCD contrast and determine if the confir- mation screen will appear before an editing operation is engaged. GREETING MESSAGE The Greeting Message function lets you create a two-line, 20-character per line message that will a...

APPENDIX 1 5 2 ERROR MESSAGES During operation, the W5/W7 may display a number of error messages when attempting to perform certain functions. Descriptions of each are explained below. MEMORY DISPLAY COMMENTS Song memory full ! The sequencer s internal memory is full. Execution of song jobs includin...

APPENDIX 1 5 3 TROUBLESHOOTING During operation, sometimes the W5/W7 may not behave as you expect it to. This doesn t necessarily mean that there is a problem; usually, as you re intenselyinvolved in the music making process, you may leave out an important step or failto press the correct button for...

APPENDIX 1 5 4 COMMON PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLE CAUSES AMPLIFIER, MIXER, CONNECTION PROBLEMS˚ SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE No sound ¥ Is the amplifier/mixer power turned on?¥ Is the amplifier/mixer volume set to an appropriate level?¥ Are the W5/W7 outputs properly connected to the amplifier/mixer inputs?¥ Ar...

APPENDIX 1 5 5 MOUNTING THE EXPANSION BOARD The optional W5/W7 Expansion Wave/Voice Board allows you to increase the amount of voices and AWM elements by an additional 4Mbytes. (NOTE: Forinformation about the types of boards available, please consult your nearestYamaha dealer.) IMPORTANT NOTE: Cauti...

APPENDIX 1 5 6 SPECIFICATIONS DESCRIPTION Easy operation professional music production workstation featuring synthesizer, sequencer,full voice and song editing capabilities, large memory capacity and GM compatibility TONE GENERATOR AWM2 (2nd Generation Advanced Wave Memory): 16 bit linear waveform d...

APPENDIX 1 5 7 CONTROLLERS Wheels: Pitch Bend, Modulation Sliders: Volume, Continuous (CS) Dials: Jog/Shuttle Panel switches: Song Mode; Voice Mode; Edit Mode; Utility Mode; Job Mode; Disk Mode; Store; Voice Edit; Track Select; Solo; Track × 16; Sequencer Record, Stop/Top, Run; Shift; Function × 8; ...

APPENDIX 1 5 8 INDEX A AEG, see amplitude envelope generator AFTERTOUCH, description of keyboard aftertouch control, 51, element controller, 122, insert aftertouch data, 94 AFTERTOUCH PITCH BEND RANGE, pitch bend controller, 122 ALL TRACKS, description, 87, realtime recording, 88 ALTERNATE GROUP, dr...

167 CANADA THIS DIGITAL APPARATUS DOES NOT EXCEED THE "CLASS B" LIMITSFOR RADIO NOISE EMISSIONS FROM DIGITAL APPARATUS SET OUT INTHE RADIO INTERFERENCE REGULATION OF THE CANADIAN DEPART-MENT OF COMMUNICATIONS. • This applies only to products distributed by Yamaha Canada Music LTD. L E P R E ...

4 THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING THE YAMAHA W5/W7 MUSIC SYNTHESIZER The Yamaha W5 (76-key) / W7 (61-key) Music Synthesizer is a full-featured, professional level music production and performance keyboard complete with 32-note synthesizer andsequencer, extensive voice and song editing capabilities, digital...

5 PRECAUTIONS IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ BEFORE PROCEEDING. The W5/W7 is a powerful electronic musical instrument featuring sensitive high technol- ogy. To ensure many years of trouble-free use, please take the important precautions belowseriously. backup battery replaced by qualified Yamaha servicepers...

6 ● Make regular backup copies of important data to a separate floppy disk, and keep your backup disks in a separate, safeplace. ● To ensure the safety of your data (and of the disk drive itself) always use floppy disks from a well-known, reliablemanufacturer. No-name brand disks may cause trouble. ...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 7 BEFORE YOU BEGIN Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of the Yamaha W5/W7 Music Synthe- sizer. The W5/W7 is a self contained, full-featured, easy-to-operate multitimbral musicproduction and performance workstation, complete with 32-note polyphonic synthesizer, 16-track seq...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 8 ● GENERAL MIDI Global standard configuration of 128 instrument voices and specified MIDIchannel assignments and other parameters. General MIDI lets you load and playmusic data created by another sequencer and saved to disk in the Standard MIDIFile format. ABOUT THE GM SYSTEM LEVEL...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 9 ● 75 DIGITAL EFFECTS Two independent, studio quality DSP effects systems Insertion Effects and System Effects each with three different types of effects generators. An Inser- tion Effect can be assigned to each voice in Voice Edit Mode, and switched on andoff via the mixer. As man...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 1 0 1 1 ELEMENT SELECT 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 1 6 2 ON/OF F1 F2 F SHIFT SONG EDIT JOB VOICE UTILITY DISK MODE CS VOLUME RUN SEQUENCER STOP/TOP RECORD STORE VOICE EDIT SELECT SOLO TRACK PITCH MODULATION 2 4 3 5 6 7 8 11 14 9 10 FRONT PANEL DIAGRAM & FEATURES NOTE: The above diagram is the...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 1 4 DATA ENTRY KEYPAD For precise, specific entry of data, by punching in a number, then pressing ENTER.The [—] button lets you enter a negative value. In Song Record Mode you can entermusic notation values according to the corresponding musical symbols and indica-tions printed abov...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 1 5 REAR PANEL DIAGRAM & FEATURES THRU OUT IN MIDI SUSTAIN FOOT VOLUME R L/MONO OUTPUT PHONES FOOT CONTROLLER 1 2 8 7 3 4 6 5 CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN ATTENTION : RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR. WARNIING TO REDUCE THE R ISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK. D...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 1 7 SYSTEM LOGIC MUSICIAN S WORKSTATION The W5/W7 Music Synthesizer is a true music workstation designed with the com- poser as well as performer in mind. In one streamlined, easy-to-use package is bundled allthe tools a musician needs to concentrate on making music naturally whethe...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 1 8 SYSTEM OVERVIEW 128 normal + 2 drum Song voice memory (Volatile RAM) 128 normal + 2 drum Preset voice memory (ROM) 128 normal + 8 drum GM voice memory (ROM) Tone Generator 16-song sequencer memory (Volatile RAM) 16-song multi memory (RAM) Song Sequencer Job Edit Record Voice Edi...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 1 9 OPERATING MODES The basic operating modes of the W5/W7 are as follows: ● SONG MODE For performing Song Play, Song Record, Song Edit and Song Job mode opera-tions. (For more information, see Song Mode, page 72.) SONG PLAY - Lets you choose between Song Multi, Song Sequence Play a...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 2 0 SONG JOB - Lets you make changes to the sequence that apply to all the data in one or more entire measures. Song Job operations include song copy,append and clear, track copy, clear and mix, measure copy, erase, create,delete and insert, data thin out, extract and chord sort, pl...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 2 1 ● STORE MODE Lets you store multis in an internal song multi memory (01 ~ 16) as well as storeoriginal and preset voices in the Internal voice bank. Store Mode is handy fororganizing your voices and multis before saving them to disk. (For details, seeStore Mode, page 129.) ● DIS...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 2 2 SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE The W5/W7 s overall system is comprised of three distinct sections: the Controller section, the Sequencer section and the Tone Generator section. The MIDI signal, originatedexternally or from the keyboard and controllers, flows through the sequencer beforerea...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 2 3 SONG MULTIS The Song Multi function lets you assign an Instrument voice to each of the 16 TRACK buttons on the panel, plus designate all sound mixer and other settings for each track aswell as for the overall mix including volume, panning and digital effects settings, as wellas ...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 2 4 Pitch Bend Range Note Shift Tune System Effect Send 1 Level Pan Position Volume Level INSTRUMENT Assign System Effect Send 2 Level System Effect Send 3 Level Insertion Effect On/Off STEREO VOICE Voice Name Volume Level Insertion Effect Type/Parameter Element 2 Element 1 Element ...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 2 5 INSTRUMENT VOICES AND POLYPHONY Instrument voices are those Preset, GM, Internal, Song and (optional) External voices assigned to tracks in the tone generator mixer. The number of notes you can play simulta-neously with an Instrument voice either from the keyboard or from the se...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 2 6 DRUM VOICES ● (GD) GM DRUM VOICE 8 ROM drum sets, each with dozens of sounds arrayed on the keyboard, presetaccording to the General MIDI standard, which cannot be overwritten. ● (PD) PRESET DRUM VOICE 2 ROM drum sets, each with dozens of sounds arrayed on the keyboard, preset a...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 2 7 VOICE CATEGORIES The individual voices are organized into 21 classes of instrument groups, called Voice Categories, for easier access, as follows: NOTE: When the voice bank is set to off, no Voice Category code will display. The Voice Category for each voice is identified by a t...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 2 8 INSERTION EFFECTS & SYSTEM EFFECTS The W5/W7 has 75 digital effects inside two independent, studio quality DSP stereo effects processors with editable parameters called Insertion Effects and System Effects ,which provides for enormous sound processing flexibility and control...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 2 9 INSERTION EFFECTS - An Insertion Effect can be assigned to an Instru- ment voice. A maximum of three voices may use an Insertion Effect at any onetime, one Insertion Effect per voice for a song. A specific Insertion Effect, alongwith user-assigned parameter settings, can be spec...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 3 1 The AWM wave, which forms the fundamental characteristic of a voice, can be con- trolled in various ways to modify the pitch of the sound. The pitch envelope generator(PEG) can be used to give each note a fixed pattern of pitch change over time. The pitchchange can also be affec...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 3 2 ● LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR (LFO) - The LFO produces various patterns of cyclical change. Applying the LFO to the pitch component producesvibrato; applying it to the filter component produces wah-wah; applying it to theamplifier component produces tremolo. ● CONTROLLERS - Control...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 3 4 SONG SEQUENCING The W5/W7 comes equipped with a powerful 16-track, 16-song music sequencer with large capacity memory (approximately 100,000 notes) that permits realtime (includingoverdub and punch-in) and step recording, plus extensive song editing. The W5/W7 s sequencer doesn ...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 3 5 You can also make changes to the sequence that apply to all the data in one or more entire measures with song jobs . Song Job operations include song copy, append andclear, track copy, clear and mix, measure copy, erase, create, delete and insert, data thinout, extract and chord...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 3 8 NOTE: When the power is turned back on, the multi set-up data for allsongs in the memory at power off willstill be retained, and therefore the songname will still appear; however, thesong sequence data and Song voicedata will be gone. NOTE: You can also copy from the External pr...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 3 9 ● STORE MULTI Store Multi Mode lets you store the currently selected multi into a song memorylocation (01 ~ 16). Multi data which can be stored in a Song memory locationincludes all multi settings (i.e., MIDI, mixer and other parameter settings for the16 Instrument voice tracks)...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 4 0 ● DISK Disk Mode lets you save your original voices, song multis and sequence data invarious combinations into disk files on a floppy disk (3.5 2DD type), as well asload the files back into Internal/Song voice and song memory. It also lets youperform various disk file management...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 4 1 DATA ENTRY The W5/W7 provides many convenient ways to access and manipulate data. The various multi-purpose buttons, sliders and controllers allow you to go directly to anyfunction, in usually the touch of a single button, and rarely more than two or three. Thelarge LCD screen a...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 4 2 FUNCTION KEYS 1 ~ 8 - The functions of these keys [F1 ~ F8] depend on the selected mode. They are used to engage a function indicated on the displayimmediately above the key. SHIFT KEY - The SHIFT key is used in conjunction with the function keys to access secondary functions an...

GETTING ST ARTED 4 3 GETTING STARTED You re probably in a hurry to get started enjoying the W5/W7 s beautiful sounds and other spectacular musical wonders, so we ve structured this section as a basic tutorial to getyou up and going with a minimum of detail, so you can spend your first few hours push...

GETTING ST ARTED 4 4 NOTE : Connect only L/Mono if you have a monophonic sound system SETUP & PLAY After unpacking the W5/W7 and placing it on a keyboard stand or sturdy table or desk, you ll want to MAKE ALL CONNECTIONS BEFORE PLUGGING IN ANDTURNING ON THE POWER OF ALL DEVICES. This is extremel...

GETTING ST ARTED 4 5 POWER-ON PROCEDURE There is actually a correct process for switching the various components in an elec- tronic music system on and off. The rules are simple but important. Before turning any-thing on: ● Be sure that all components are actually plugged in, and check to make sure ...

GETTING ST ARTED 4 6 NOTE: As you move around within the multi assigning Instrumentvoices to tracks, adjusting a panposition, tweaking a System EffectSend level, etc. the parametersetting changes you make will be entered as you make them, without having to perform a specific execute operation to loc...

GETTING ST ARTED 4 7 NOTE: In Voice Mode the Voice Category will appear to the left ofthe voice name, and in Song Mode itwill appear just below the trackvolume section in the mixer screen.You can assign a Voice Category toyour own voices in Voice EditMode. SONG PLAY & VOICE PLAY The Instrument v...

GETTING ST ARTED 4 8 From within Voice Play or Song Multi Play, you can call up voices via the Voice Directory. Press [F8], the function key located directly beneath the abbreviation Dir at thelower right of the screen. A subpage that displays the voices in groups of eight will overlayonto the Voice...

GETTING ST ARTED 4 9 NORMAL VOICES DRUM VOICES (G) GM PRESET VOICE - 128 ROM sounds preset according to the General MIDI standard, which cannot be overwritten. (P) PRESET VOICE - 128 ROM sounds preset at the factory, which cannot be overwritten. (I) INTERNAL VOICE - 128 RAM user memory locations whi...

GETTING ST ARTED 5 0 REALTIME CONTROL The W5/W7 has a number of controllers and control functions that can be used for realtime performance control. Some, such as the pitch bend wheel, have a single function, while otherscan be set to control a wide range of parameters as you play, including amplitu...

GETTING ST ARTED 5 1 ● KEYBOARD VELOCITY SENSITIVITY The W5/W7 s keyboard responds to attack pressure (or speed) as you play, thuspermitting control over nuance and expression as you play. (For more informa-tion, see Utility Mode, Velocity function, page 145.) ● KEYBOARD AFTERTOUCH Keyboard aftertou...

GETTING ST ARTED 5 2 NOTE: Loading the demonstration data overwrites the multi settingsand sequencer data in the destina-tion song multi locations, so if youhave any important music data youdon t want to lose, make sure it issafely saved to disk before loadingthe demonstration data. LOADING & PL...

GETTING ST ARTED 5 3 5. LOAD THE DEMONSTRATION SONGS Press ENTER and the W5/W7 will give you a chance to change your mind, asking Are You Sure? . Press DEC to abort the operation, or press INC and the demon- stration songs will begin loading. As they do, the screen will display the Execut-ing messag...

GETTING ST ARTED 5 4 NOTE: Any changes you make will be reset when you restart the songfrom the top, since all voiceselection and other performanceevent data is programmed in thesequence. EXPLORING SONG PLAYBACK OPTIONS As the song plays, you might want to explore some of the various playback option...

GETTING ST ARTED 5 5 ● SOLOING AND MUTING INSTRUMENTS To isolate one or more Instrument voices as the song plays, press the SOLObutton while the sequencer is running. The SOLO button will become red,indicating that the W5/W7 is in Solo Mode. Tracks with sequencer data in themwill be either red (solo...

GETTING ST ARTED 5 6 128 normal + 2 drum Song voice memory (Volatile RAM) 128 normal + 2 drum Preset voice memory (ROM) 128 normal + 8 drum GM voice memory (ROM) Tone Generator 16-song sequencer memory (Volatile RAM) 16-song multi memory (RAM) Song Sequencer Job Edit Record Voice Edit Buffer Disk Dr...

GETTING ST ARTED 5 7 1. SELECT A SONG MEMORY In Song Multi Play Mode, press [F2] ( Seq ) to access the Song Sequence Playfunction, then select a song memory location (01 ~ 16). Then press [F1] ( Mlt ) tojump to the Song Multi function, which displays the mixer screen. The currently selected song is ...

GETTING ST ARTED 5 8 EDITING VOICES The process of voice editing may be as simple as shortening the envelope decay for a single-element voice, or as complex as constructing a four-element voice with crossfadesbetween elements and other interesting sonic tricks. Voice editing can be done from within ...

GETTING ST ARTED 6 0 Following is the basic drum voice edit screen, along with a brief overview of its various functions and parameters. COMMON - Lets you access those parameters which affect the voice as a whole, including Voice Category, Voice Volume, Voice Name, andInitialize. (For details, see p...

GETTING ST ARTED 6 1 CREATING SONG SEQUENCES The process of creating a song sequence may be as simple as recording a solo piano performance from start to finish, with no subsequent alterations, or as complex as aquantized dance floor techno marvel with a heavy groove and many instrument parts thatst...

GETTING ST ARTED 6 2 1. SELECT A SONG MEMORY AND DEFINE THE MULTI From within Song Play Mode, press [F2] ( Seq ) and select a song memorylocation (01 ~ 16), then press [F1] ( Mlt ) to jump to the Song Multi function andassign Instrument voices to Tracks, so that when you record, all you have to do i...

GETTING ST ARTED 6 3 FINE-TUNING THE STEREO MIX The process of sound mixing may be as simple as slightly increasing a volume level on a single track, or as complex as completely overhauling the sound of a song with differentvoices and effects and drastic parameter setting changes. Mixing happens wit...

GETTING ST ARTED 6 4 NOTE: If the floppy disk is new, you will need to format it to becompatible with the W5/W7operating system. If a disk isalready too full to receive moredata, you may want to delete someor all files on the disk to makespace. These and other filemanagement operations can be donewi...

GETTING ST ARTED 6 5 ORGANIZING & MANAGING DATA If you re a prolific composer and/or voice programmer, the number of floppy disks lying around can mount up quickly. It s amazing how easy it is to lose track of what voices,multis and song sequences you ve stored where. To wit, a well-organized da...

GETTING ST ARTED 6 6 NOTE: Loading the preprogrammed voice dataoverwrites any other data that isin the W5/W7 s memory, so makesure all your important musicdata is saved to floppy disk beforeloading the operation. RELOADING THE FACTORY SET VOICE DATA If you ve initialized the Internal voice bank, or ...

GETTING ST ARTED 6 7 NOTE: Before connecting other MIDI devices, first make sure powerswitches for all devices are turnedoff and all power cables areunplugged. Follow all safety andother relevant instructions asprinted in the owner s manual of theW5/W7 and other devices. INTEGRATING INTO A MIDI SYST...

GETTING ST ARTED 6 8 MIDI SYSTEM COMPONENT The diagram below shows a much more complicated system, configured with a personal computer operating as the main sequencer and system brain , the W5/W7 actingas the master performance input device, and three additional samplers or tone generatorsalso conne...

GETTING ST ARTED 6 9 SLAVING TO OTHER MIDI DEVICES The diagram below shows a relatively simple system, where the W5/W7 is the master keyboard controller, and an external drum machine is acting as the master clock drivingthe W5/W7 s sequencer; the W5/W7 s sequencer and keyboard are in turn controllin...

SONG MODE 7 2 SONG MODE The W5/W7 s Song Mode is actually made up of four separate operating modes: Song Play, Song Record, Song Edit and Song Job. Jumping back and forth between each requiresonly the push of a MODE button on the panel, so it is easy to access any feature you needquickly as you work...

SONG MODE 7 3 SONG PLAY In Song Play Mode you can access the functions which let you define a song multi, select and playback a song sequence, or designate various keyboard, MIDI and controller settings. At power on, the W5/W7 always starts up in Song Play Mode, Song Multi function status, ready to ...

SONG MODE 7 4 SONG MULTI The Song Multi function lets you assign an Instrument voice to each of the 16 Track buttons on the panel, plusdesignate all sound mixer and other settings for each track aswell as for the overall mix including volume, panning anddigital effects settings, as well as tuning, n...

SONG MODE 7 5 2. ASSIGN INSTRUMENTS TO TRACKS ANDDETERMINE MULTI PARAMETER SETTINGS Press a TRACK button (1 ~ 16) on the panel (it will lightred, indicating that it is the currently selected track in themulti) and assign an Instrument to it by selecting a voicefrom the Preset, GM, or Internal voice ...

SONG MODE 7 6 ● MOVING AROUND IN THE SONG MULTI The operations you perform in Song Multi Play Mode gohand-in-hand with the sound mixing process, since besidesassigning voices, you ll be selecting tracks and accessing thesections, or blocks , on the mixer which contain theparameters volume, pan, Syst...

SONG MODE 7 7 VOICE VOLUME (0 ~ 127) Voice Volume is the second stop in each of the 16 mixerchannels, represented graphically by a fader. It lets youmake volume adjustments to the track. To access VoiceSelect, use the CURSOR-UP or CURSOR-DOWN keys. MASTER VOLUME (0 ~ 127) - When the cursor is positi...

SONG MODE 7 8 VOICE BANK SELECT When the cursor is positioned at Voice Select, pressing[F6] and [F7] lets you choose a voice bank. The one- ortwo-letter Voice Bank code will begin flashing, indicat-ing that you must then press ENTER to lock in thedesired bank. (For more information about voice banks...

SONG MODE 7 9 SYSTEM EFFECTS The W5/W7 s three System Effects are powerful, studio quality stereo digital sound processing modules that you assignto a multi in order to provide extra depth and dimension to theoverall mix. There are a total of 40 separate effects devices, oreffect types , from which ...

SONG MODE 8 0 To modify the effect parameters, using CURSOR-UP andCURSOR-DOWN, scroll through the various parametersand select the one you want to adjust. (The invertedblack arrow-head to the left of the display indicates thatmore parameters are on the list, out of view.) (To choose another System E...

SONG MODE 8 2 SONG SETUP The Song Setup function lets you assign various MIDI settings including transmit channel, MIDI filter and controlstatus, as well as designate keyboard mode, set the sequencerclock to internal or MIDI sync, and set overall transposition. ● ACCESSING SONG SETUP To access the S...

SONG MODE 8 3 4-ZONE MODE - In 4-Zone Mode, the keyboard will play four voices at once, by specifying four differenttracks to play simultaneously. You can set the note rangeand octave shift, as well as turn controllers on and off,for each zone track. (Horizontal lines on the keyboardwill indicate th...

SONG MODE 8 5 SONG RECORD In Song Record Mode you can record a sequence in the currently selected song memory, either in real-time or step-time, as well as determine recording related parameters like timesignature, tempo, quantize, click volume and others. Realtime recording lets you record the diff...

SONG MODE 8 6 MEASURE SELECT (001 ~ 999) To select a specific measure from which the song willbegin recording when you press RUN on the sequencer,position the cursor over the measure number and usethe JOG, INC/DEC, or KEYPAD. When the sequencer isrunning, the measure number will advance to show then...

SONG MODE 8 7 NOTE: When a quantization factor is designated for recording, all data is quantized, even controller parametersand pitch bend data. You may find it more convenient torecord with quantization turned off, then apply a quantizefactor in Song Job Mode, Quantize function (see page 100).When...

SONG MODE 8 8 ● PREPARING FOR REALTIME RECORDING Before beginning the realtime recording process, first youmust choose a song location from within Song Play Mode,by pressing [F2] ( Seq ). Then, press RECORD to enterrecord standby mode. Next, determine the time signature,quantize factor, tempo value ...

SONG MODE 8 9 STEP RECORDING Step recording lets you input each part one after another one step at a time, in accordance with certain note duration andother values which you can specify. In step record, notes will berecorded one by one with the specified time value, regardless ofthe actual timing at...

SONG MODE 9 0 DELETE - To delete all data in the 32nd note area where the position pointer is located, press SHIFT +[F8] ( Del ). (NOTE: The position pointer locationwill not change.) KEYBOARD VIEW (C-1 ~ B7) The entire keyboard will not fit in the screen, but youcan access views of the lower region...

SONG MODE 9 1 SONG EDIT In Song Edit Mode you can view and edit individual note, controller and other MIDI events in each track of the currently selected sequence, through three separate functions: (1)Data Change, which lets you modify the data: (2) Data Insert, which lets you insert newdata; and (3...

SONG MODE 9 2 SEQUENCE/TEMPO TRACK DATACHANGE The Sequence Track Data Change function lets you single out individual events and modify them. The display will showthe type and numerical values for each event. All data in theselected track will be displayed numerically. You can changethe values of exi...

SONG MODE 9 3 ● ACCESSING DATA CHANGE TEMPO TRACK To access the Data Change Tempo Track function, fromwithin the Data Change function, press [F2] ( Tempo ). TheData Change Tempo Track will appear. TEMPO (30 ~ 250) - The Data Change Tempo Track function displays a list of the locations of any tempoch...

SONG MODE 9 4 PROGRAM CHANGE - While holding SHIFT, press [F2] ( PC ) to insert a program change message at thespecified location. Select the program change numberwith JOG or INC/DEC, then press ENTER. PITCH BEND - While holding SHIFT, press [F3] ( PB ) to insert a pitch bend at the specified locati...

SONG MODE 9 5 After entering a function within a particular Job number,the menu of functions for that Job number will display atthe bottom of the screen, so you can jump directly to any ofthem by pressing the corresponding function key, withouthaving to return to the main menu or press SHIFT. From w...

SONG MODE 9 6 SONG JOB 1 Song Job 1 lets you perform Copy Song, Append Song, Clear Song, Copy Track, Clear Track, and Mix Track operations. COPY SONG - Pressing [F1] ( CpyS ) accesses Copy Song, which lets you copy a complete song from one songmemory location to another song memory location, includ-...

SONG MODE 9 8 SONG JOB 2 Song Job 2 lets you perform Copy Measure, Erase Measure, Create Measure, Delete Measure, Insert Measure, Thin Out,Extract and Chord Sort operations. COPY MEASURE - Pressing [F1] ( Copy ) accesses Copy Measure, which lets you copy the data in theselected tracks of a specified...

SONG MODE 1 0 0 CHORD SORT - Pressing [F8] ( Chrd ) accesses Chord Sort, which lets you sort a cluster of notes in a specifiedrange of measures, in either ascending or descendingorder. SELECT TRACKS (1 ~ 16) - Press the TRACK buttons of the tracks on which you wish to performthe chord sort operation...

SONG MODE 1 0 1 MOVE CLOCK - Pressing [F2] ( Move ) accesses Move Clock, which lets you move the specified measures ofthe track forward or backward in time by a specifiedclock value. SELECT TRACKS (1 ~ 16) - Press the TRACK buttons of the tracks whose clock you wish to move. MEASURES (001 ~ 999) - S...

SONG MODE 1 0 2 MODIFY VELOCITY - Pressing [F4] ( Vel ) accesses Modify Velocity, which lets you modify the note-onvelocity values for all note events of selected tracks in aspecified range of measures. SELECT TRACKS (1 ~ 16) - Press the TRACK buttons of the tracks whose velocity you wish tomodify. ...

SONG MODE 1 0 3 SHIFT NOTE - Pressing [F6] ( Shft ) accesses Shift Note, which lets you shift a specified note number to another note number, over a specified range of measuresin the selected tracks. SELECT TRACKS (1 ~ 16) - Press the TRACK buttons of the tracks that you want the note shiftapplied t...

A WM TONE GENERA TION 1 0 4 AWM TONE GENERATION The W5/W7 creates sounds through Yamaha s exclusive AWM2 (2nd generation Ad- vanced Wave Memory) tone generation process, which starts with high-quality digitalsamples of actual instruments and sounds. The W5/W7 s extensive on-board synthesizer and voi...

A WM TONE GENERA TION 1 0 5 VOICE CONTROL Musical instrument sounds are constantly changing and can be very complex. Different types of instruments change invery different ways. With an instrument such as a piano, forexample, the tone and volume of each note changes in apredictable way over time. Wi...

VOICE MODE 1 0 6 VOICE MODE The W5/W7 s Voice Mode has two distinct functions: (1) playing back single voices without system effects or other multi settings applied, and (2) editing voices while compar-ing them to the original voice or initialized status and storing them in Internal voicememory. ● V...

VOICE MODE 1 0 7 VOICE PLAY In Voice Play Mode you can select voice banks and voices for the currently selected track and hear them in their original state, without system effects or other multi parametersapplied. In Voice Play Mode, the Insertion Effect which is assigned to voice in Voice EditMode ...

VOICE MODE 1 0 8 VOICE EDIT In Voice Edit Mode you can edit any and all parameters which make up a voice, including Insertion Effect assignment and parameter settings, as well as controller settings. You can go directly to VoiceEdit Mode from any mode and start editing the currently selected voice a...

VOICE MODE 1 0 9 NORMAL VOICE EDIT MODE Normal Voice Edit Mode lets you modify a preset voice or create an entirely new voice from scratch. ● ENTERING AND EXITING NORMAL VOICE EDIT MODE To enter Normal Voice Edit Mode select a track with anormal voice assigned to it and press the VOICE EDITbutton. T...

VOICE MODE 1 1 0 COMMON PARAMETER The common parameter function lets you perform opera- tions which effect all elements or the entire normal voice. ● ACCESSING COMMON PARAMETERS To access the common parameter function, from withinVoice Edit Mode, press [F1] ( Com ) or TRACK [9]. VOLUME - To designat...

VOICE MODE 1 1 1 ELEMENT INITIALIZATION VALUES Element Memory Bank Element Switch Number Volume Pan Note Shift Note Number Frequency Fix Switch Pitch Scaling Random Pitch Element Note Element Velocity Element Volume Switch Element PEG Element AEG Element FEG Element Band Width Element Filter Element...

VOICE MODE 1 1 2 PAN (-31 ~ +31) - To determine the stereo positioning of the element between the left and right outputs, fromwithin the Element parameters function, press [F6] ( Pan ). PAN POSITION - Specify the pan position using the JOG, INC/DEC or the KEYPAD. L values will movethe sound towards ...

VOICE MODE 1 1 3 For example, in a two-element voice where element 1 isa piano sound and element 2 is a strings sound, setelement 1 to Low = 1 and High = 100, and set element 2to Low = 101 and High = 127. With these settings, softnotes will play the piano (element 1) and strong noteswill play string...

VOICE MODE 1 1 4 AMPLITUDE ENVELOPE GENERATOR - T o a c c e s s the Amplitude envelope generator (AEG) parameters,from within the Amp parameters function, press [F8]( EG ). ATTACK/HOLD (-63 ~ +63) - Position the cursor over the Attack/Hold value field and use the JOG,INC/DEC or the KEYPAD to determi...

VOICE MODE 1 1 5 FILTER The Filter parameters function lets you perform operations which determine the characteristics of the tone. The filter can be used to greatly modify the sound. Filter parameters let you determine the cutoff frequency (i.e., thefrequency at which the filter begins to affect th...

VOICE MODE 1 1 6 ● ACCESSING FILTER PARAMETERS To access the Filter parameters function, from within VoiceEdit Mode, press [F4] ( Filt ) or TRACK [12]. TONE - To specify the filter Tone parameters for each element, from within the Filter parameters function,press [F7] ( Tone ). CUTOFF ( - 1 2 7 ~ + ...

VOICE MODE 1 1 7 PITCH The Pitch parameters function lets you perform operations which determine how the pitch changes over time. The pitchchange over time, created by the pitch envelope generator(PEG), can be controlled by key-on velocity for each note. Thespeed of the pitch change can be adjusted ...

VOICE MODE 1 1 8 TUNE - To specify the Tune parameters for each element, from within the Pitch parameters function,press [F5] ( Tune ). RANDOM (0 ~ 7) - Position the cursor over the Random value field and use the JOG, INC/DEC or the KEYPAD to specify the intensity of random pitchshift of the element...

VOICE MODE 1 1 9 EFFECT The Effect parameters function lets you perform effects related operations for the voice, including designating InsertionEffect type, parameter, control and on/off status, plus determin-ing the three System Effect send levels for the voice. ● ACCESSING EFFECT PARAMETERS To ac...

VOICE MODE 1 2 1 MODULATION - To specify the Modulation param- eters for each element, from within the Parameterfunction, press [F8] ( Mod ). AMPLITUDE MODULATION DEPTH (-99 ~ +99) - Position the cursor over the AMD value field anduse the JOG, INC/DEC or the KEYPAD to determinehow greatly the LFO wi...

VOICE MODE 1 2 2 CONTROLLER The Controller parameters function screen lets you perform operations which determine the status of the various control-lers, including pitch bend and modulation wheels, sustain,aftertouch, foot control and MIDI control. ● ACCESSING CONTROLLER PARAMETERS To access the Con...

VOICE MODE 1 2 3 MODULATION WHEEL - To specify the Modulation Wheel parameters for each element and ModulationWheel settings which affect all elements equally, fromwithin the Controller parameters function, press [F5]( MW ). MODULATION WHEEL (off, on) - P o s i t i o n t h e cursor over the MW statu...

VOICE MODE 1 2 4 MIDI CONTROL 1/2 - To specify the status of the two MIDI Control functions for each element, and the MIDIControl settings which affect all elements equally, fromwithin the Controller parameters function, press [F7]( MC1 ) or [F8] ( MC2 ) . MIDI CONTROL 1/2 (off, on) - Position the c...

VOICE MODE 1 2 5 COMMON PARAMETER The Common parameters function lets you perform operations which affect all elements or the entire drum voice. ● ACCESSING COMMON PARAMETERS To access the common parameter function, from withinVoice Edit Mode, press [F1] ( Com ) or TRACK [9]. VOLUME - To designate t...

VOICE MODE 1 2 6 ELEMENT NUMBER SELECT - P o s i t i o n t h e cursor over the element number field and use theJOG, INC/DEC or the KEYPAD to choose thedesired element. NOTE: Key Select, Element Bank Select, and Element Number Select can be performed within any KeyParameter function. ALTERNATE GROUP ...

VOICE MODE 1 2 7 INSERTION EFFECT PARAMETER - To modify the parameters of the specified Insertion Effect for the voice,from within the Effect parameters function, press [F7]( Param ). PARAMETERS - Position the cursor over a param- eter value field with CURSOR-UP/DOWN and usethe JOG, INC/DEC or the K...

VOICE MODE 1 2 8 CONTROLLER The Controller parameters function lets you perform expres- sion low limit and MIDI control operations . ● ACCESSING CONTROLLER PARAMETERS To access the Controller parameter function, from withinVoice Edit Mode, press [F8] ( Ctrl ) or TRACK [16]. EXPRESSION LOW LIMIT - To...

STORE MODE Store Mode lets you store multis (with or without song sequencer data) in an internal song multi memory (01 ~ 16) as well as store original and preset voices into the Internalvoice bank. Store Mode is handy for organizing your voices and multis before saving themto disk. STORE MULTI Store...

DISK MODE 1 3 0 STORE VOICE Store Voice Mode lets you store the currently selected voice, including any voice edit changes, into an Internal voice bank memory (001 ~ 128). As you make parameter setting changes in Voice Edit Mode, the changes are made on a copy of the original voice which istemporari...

DISK MODE 1 3 1 ● ENTERING AND EXITING DISK MODE To enter Disk Mode, press the DISK button in the Modesection on the panel. The screen will display the main menuof Disk Mode functions. To exit Disk Mode from within the Disk Mode menuscreen, press EXIT once. To exit Disk Mode from within aDisk Mode f...

DISK MODE 1 3 2 VOICE (.A1V) - A W5/W7 Voice type data file contains a complete bank of 128 Internal normalvoices plus 2 Internal drum voices. Voice data isoffloaded to floppy disk in a complete Internal voicebank with elements, but can be loaded back into theInternal voice bank either all voices at...

DISK MODE 1 3 3 The example below shows a partial list of Voice typefiles, accessed by pressing [F8] ( Dir ) from within anyof the Voice type file subfunctions. NOTE: The .A1V appearing after the file name is the W5/ W7 operating system code delineating a voice type of file. The screen will only dis...

DISK MODE 1 3 4 SAVE TO DISK The Save To Disk function lets you designate the type of data you want to save, and offload it into a file on a floppy disk. SAVING ALL TO DISK - After naming the new file, you can engage the save operation directly from withinthe Name screen. (You may also engage the sa...

DISK MODE 1 3 6 LOAD FROM DISK The Load From Disk function lets you designate which file on a floppy disk to load into the W5/W7 and, depending on the file type, where to load it. NOTE: When any type of file is loaded into the W5/W7, it replaces theexisting data, completely erasing it. Besure to sav...

DISK MODE 1 3 9 RENAME FILE The Rename File function lets you change the name of any type of file on a disk. ● RENAMING A FILE To access the Rename File function, from within the DiskMode main menu screen, position the cursor over RenameFile and press ENTER, or simply press [F5] ( Rename ). SELECT F...

DISK MODE 1 4 0 DELETE FILE The Delete File function lets you delete any type of file on a floppy disk. ● DELETING A FILE To access the Delete File function, from within the DiskMode main menu screen, position the cursor over DeleteFile and press ENTER, or simply press [F6] ( Delete ). SELECT FILE T...

DISK MODE 1 4 1 FORMAT DISK The Format Disk function lets you format a 3.5 2DD type floppy disk to be compatible with the W5/W7 s operating system (9 sectors, 720 kilobyte.) ● FORMATTING A DISK To access the Format Disk function, from within the DiskMode main menu screen, position the cursor over Fo...

UTILITY MODE 1 4 2 UTILITY MODE Utility Mode lets you manage Song voices, initialize the Internal voice bank, determine various MIDI settings and transmit bulk MIDI data, set master tuning and keyboardvelocity parameters, and access other functions which affect the W5/W7 s overall system. ● ENTERING...

UTILITY MODE 1 4 3 SONG VOICE MEMORY The Song Voice Memory function lets you manage Song voice memory banks by copying an entire bank of normal and drum voices from the Internal, Song (01 ~ 16), GMand Preset voice banks to the Song voice memory bank of the currently selected song.(NOTE: You can also...

UTILITY MODE 1 4 4 INITIALIZE The initialization process sets all Internal normal voices to their basic initial values. The Internal AWM element and other normal voice settings will be cleared and each voice willbe initialized as a one-element sine wave voice i.e., the status you will want whencreat...

UTILITY MODE 1 4 5 SYNTHESIZER SETUP The Synthesizer Setup function lets you determine master tuning, keyboard velocity settings and controller settings. ● ACCESSING SYNTHESIZER SETUP To access the Synthesizer Setup function, from within theUtility Mode main menu screen, position the cursor overINIT...

UTILITY MODE 1 4 6 WIDE - Velocity Curve 4 (wide) allows you to slightly decrease output at slower key velocitieswhile increasing output at faster key velocities. Output Key velocity 4. Wide ...is the Normal velocity curve HARD - Velocity Curve 5 (hard) requires you to press the keys extremely hard ...

UTILITY MODE 1 4 7 CONTROLLERS The Controllers function lets you set the continuous slider (CS) assignment, the foot volume assignment, and the foot controller initial value. The W5/W7 s various controllers can send MIDI control change information, including continuous type and on/off type control, ...

UTILITY MODE 1 4 8 MIDI SETUP The MIDI Setup function lets you determine the W5/W7 device number, set local keyboard status and set program change status. ● ACCESSING MIDI SETUP To access the MIDI Setup function, from within the UtilityMode main menu screen, position the cursor over MIDISETUP and pr...

UTILITY MODE 1 4 9 OTHER SETUP The Other Setup function lets you adjust the LCD contrast and determine if the confir- mation screen will appear before an editing operation is engaged. GREETING MESSAGE The Greeting Message function lets you create a two-line, 20-character per line message that will a...

APPENDIX 1 5 2 ERROR MESSAGES During operation, the W5/W7 may display a number of error messages when attempting to perform certain functions. Descriptions of each are explained below. MEMORY DISPLAY COMMENTS Song memory full ! The sequencer s internal memory is full. Execution of song jobs includin...

APPENDIX 1 5 3 TROUBLESHOOTING During operation, sometimes the W5/W7 may not behave as you expect it to. This doesn t necessarily mean that there is a problem; usually, as you re intenselyinvolved in the music making process, you may leave out an important step or failto press the correct button for...

APPENDIX 1 5 4 COMMON PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLE CAUSES AMPLIFIER, MIXER, CONNECTION PROBLEMS˚ SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE No sound ¥ Is the amplifier/mixer power turned on?¥ Is the amplifier/mixer volume set to an appropriate level?¥ Are the W5/W7 outputs properly connected to the amplifier/mixer inputs?¥ Ar...

APPENDIX 1 5 5 MOUNTING THE EXPANSION BOARD The optional W5/W7 Expansion Wave/Voice Board allows you to increase the amount of voices and AWM elements by an additional 4Mbytes. (NOTE: Forinformation about the types of boards available, please consult your nearestYamaha dealer.) IMPORTANT NOTE: Cauti...

APPENDIX 1 5 6 SPECIFICATIONS DESCRIPTION Easy operation professional music production workstation featuring synthesizer, sequencer,full voice and song editing capabilities, large memory capacity and GM compatibility TONE GENERATOR AWM2 (2nd Generation Advanced Wave Memory): 16 bit linear waveform d...

APPENDIX 1 5 7 CONTROLLERS Wheels: Pitch Bend, Modulation Sliders: Volume, Continuous (CS) Dials: Jog/Shuttle Panel switches: Song Mode; Voice Mode; Edit Mode; Utility Mode; Job Mode; Disk Mode; Store; Voice Edit; Track Select; Solo; Track × 16; Sequencer Record, Stop/Top, Run; Shift; Function × 8; ...

APPENDIX 1 5 8 INDEX A AEG, see amplitude envelope generator AFTERTOUCH, description of keyboard aftertouch control, 51, element controller, 122, insert aftertouch data, 94 AFTERTOUCH PITCH BEND RANGE, pitch bend controller, 122 ALL TRACKS, description, 87, realtime recording, 88 ALTERNATE GROUP, dr...

167 CANADA THIS DIGITAL APPARATUS DOES NOT EXCEED THE "CLASS B" LIMITSFOR RADIO NOISE EMISSIONS FROM DIGITAL APPARATUS SET OUT INTHE RADIO INTERFERENCE REGULATION OF THE CANADIAN DEPART-MENT OF COMMUNICATIONS. • This applies only to products distributed by Yamaha Canada Music LTD. L E P R E ...