Yamaha FS1R - User Manual

7 Contents FS (Formant Shaping) and FM (Frequency Modulation) Synthesis ........................8 FS Synthesis ......................................................................................8 *Formant Control ...........................................................................9*Formant...

8 FS (Formant Shaping) and FM (Frequency Modulation) Synthesis FS (Formant Shaping) and FM (Frequency Modulation) Synthesis Although based on Yamaha’s newly developed FS (Formant Shaping) synthesis technology, The FS1R actuallyintegrates two tone generation concepts for extraordinarily broad voicing...

■ Formant Control Each formant operator has a range of parameters which determine its shape and therefore contribute to the overallsound: center frequency, level, width, and skirt (the shape of the “flare” at the bottom of the formant’s bell-shapedresponse curve). As an example, suppose we have a fo...

EG, LFO1, Velocity, and Manual Formant Control Parameters The following parameter groups and parameters are essential for EG-based formant control. Refer to theparameter descriptions for details: • EDIT [VOICE] mode OPERATOR/Osc/ .....................................................Page 62 • EDIT [V...

FSeq Formant Control Parameters The following parameter groups and parameters are essential for FSeq formant control. Refer to the parameterdescriptions for details: • EDIT [PERFORMANCE] mode COMMON/Fseq/ .....................................Page 32 • EDIT [VOICE] mode OPERATOR/Osc/ ...................

Putting It All Together Please note that the parameter groups referred to in the preceding sections are only those that apply directly to theFS or FM functions mentioned. Keep in mind that there is an extensive range of others — envelope generators,filters, low-frequency operators, and more — which ...

14 The Controls & Connectors The following brief descriptions of the FS1R controls and connectors should help you to understand the overall logicof the interface. Front Panel 1 2 3 4 ^ $ % # @ 5 6 7 8 9 ) ! 1 PHONES Jack Accepts a standard pair of stereo headphones (1/4” stereo phoneplug) for he...

15 9 Knob Mode Buttons These two buttons determine the function of the FS1R’s four controllerknobs. When the upper button is lit, the knobs directly affect the FS1Rsound by controlling the parameters listed above the knobs: ATTACK,RELEASE, FORMANT, and FM. When the lower button is lit the knobscontr...

16 Rear Panel * & ( º & Power Cord Connector Plug the female end of the supplied AC power cord in here beforeplugging it into an AC wall outlet. Details on page 17. * MIDI IN, OUT and THRU Connectors The MIDI IN connector receives the data from an external keyboard,sequencer or other MIDI de...

17 Setting Up Power Supply Before making any other connections the “female” end of the AC power cord supplied with the FS1R should befirmly plugged into the rear-panel AC cord socket. Ideally the power cord should then be plugged into a convenientAC outlet after you’ve made all other necessary conne...

19 Pitch Bend WX Lip Sensor and Pitch Bend data as transmitted in the form of MIDI pitch bend data. Be sure to set anappropriate pitch bend range on your FS1R. For subtle control a pitch bend range setting of between about 2 and 4should be ideal. For broader control try a range setting between about...

Power-on Procedure Always follow proper procedure when powering-up a sound system to minimize the possibility of damage to theequipment (and your ears!). 1. Make sure your sound system’s main level/volume control(s) and the FS1R volume control are turned allthe way down prior to turning power on. 2....

21 The PLAY Mode The PLAY mode is initially selected when the FS1R power is turned on, and can be selected from any other mode bypressing the [PLAY] button. This mode allows performance setups and voices to be selected and played, and thusis the mode you’ll normally use when playing the FS1R. The PL...

22 Bank Selection via MIDI Use the MIDI bank MSB (control number 00) and LSB (control number 32) numbers listed below to select FS1Rvoice and performance banks from an external MIDI device. See the “MIDI Data Format” section, in the separate“Data List” booklet for more details. Memory Bank Bank MSB ...

24 VarRtn (Variation Return) ❑ Settings: 000 … 127 Adjusts the level of the signal returned from the FS1R variation effect stage. The higher the value, the higher thelevel of the variation signal. PfmNSft (Performance Note Shift) ❑ Settings: -24 … 0 … +24 Transposes the pitch of the performance setu...

The Search Function The FS1R Search function makes it easy to find a specific voice or performance from within the large number ofpresets provided. The Search function can also be used to locate original performance setups or voices you havecreated yourself and assigned to a category via the EDIT [P...

28 General Editing Procedure The EDIT [PERFORMANCE], [EFFECT], or [VOICE] mode can be accessed from the PLAY mode as follows: 1. Select an Edit Mode Press the EDIT button corresponding to the type of parameters you want to edit: [PERFORMANCE], [EFFECT],or [VOICE]. See the FS1R Parameter Groups chart...

29 5. Select a Parameter Use the CURSOR [ ] and [ ] buttons or Knob 3 (when both Knob Mode buttons are disengaged) to select the parameter you want to edit. The parameter number appears in the top right corner of the display. The nameof the currently selected parameter and its current setting appear...

30 EDIT [PERFORMANCE] COMMON The COMMON group provides access to a range of parameters which mostly affect all parts of performance setup.They are thus “common” to all parts. Parameter Sub-Group Parameter Page • CtrlSrc • VC1 by KN1 … VC8 by PB 30 • CtrlDst • VC1 Part 1 … VC8 Part 4 31 • Fseq • Part...

The CURSOR [ ] and [ ] buttons individually select the full range of control destination parameters. The PART [ ] and [ ] buttons can be used to switch directly to different voice control sets: e.g. VC1 → VC2 → VC3, etc. Knob 1 can also be used to switch between voice control sets when both Knob Mod...

• 13: Loop End ❑ Loop End (Only available when 03: Mode = fseq) ❑ Settings: 0 … 511* Specifies the loop end point for Fseq playback. The highest available value corresponds to the end of the formantsequence. Higher values shift the loop end point toward the end of the sequence. If the loop end point...

37 PART In any of the PART EDIT modes the PART [ ] and [ ] buttons can be used to select the part to be edited. The selected part number appears in the lower left corner of the display, and the bar corresponding to the selected partwill flash in the upper right corner of the display, to the left of ...

• 04: PEG InitLvl ❑ Pitch Envelope Generator Initial Level ❑ Settings: -64 … +63 Sets the initial level of the pitch envelope generator. Positive values raise the initial pitch while negative values lowerthe initial pitch in relation to normal pitch. This parameter offsets the value of the EDIT [VOI...

44 STORE PERFORMANCE Once you’ve created a new performance setup by using the parameters in the PLAY mode, the EDIT[PERFORMANCE] mode, and/or the EDIT [EFFECT] mode, it’s necessary to store the setup to one of the internalmemory locations otherwise the edited data will be lost when a new performance...

45 EDIT [EFFECT] The FS1R features a versatile internal effects system which consists of four independent effect stages: Reverb,Variation, Insertion, and EQ. The Reverb and Variation stages function as overall effects, while the Insertion stagefunctions as an “insertion” effect. See the signal-flow ...

46 Type ❑ Reverb Type ❑ Settings: No Effect, Hall1, Hall2, Room1, Room2, Room3, Stage1, Stage2, Plate, White Room, Tunnel,Basement, Canyon, Delay LCR, Delay LR, Echo, CrossDelay Selects the reverb type, or “No Effect” if no reverb effect is required. Refer to the separate “Data List” booklet forbrie...

Var Pan ❑ Variation Pan ❑ Settings: L63 … C … R63 Sets the pan position of the variation effect sound - i.e. the perceived position of the variation effect sound within thestereo sound field. A setting of “L63” sets the variation sound full left, “R63” sets the sound full right, and “C” placesthe so...

SendIns → Rev ❑ Insertion-to-Reverb Send Level ❑ Settings: 0 … 127 Sets the amount of signal sent from the output of the insertion effect stage back to the input of the reverb effectstage (see diagram on page 13). The higher the value, the more insertion signal is sent to the reverb stage. SendIns →...

• 03: Key Sync ❑ Key Synchronization ❑ Settings: off, on Determined whether the LFO runs continuously (off), or is triggered by notes played (on) so that modulation alwaysbegins from the same point in the LFO waveform when a note is played. • 04: Phase ❑ Phase ❑ Settings: 0, 90, 180, 270 Determines ...

61 OPERATOR In any of the OPERATOR edit displays the PART [ ] and [ ] buttons or the [PART/OP] control knob (when both Knob Mode buttons are disengaged) can be used to select the operator to be edited: Voiced operators 1 through 8(V:OP1 through V:OP8) and unvoiced operators 1 through 8 (N:OP1 throug...

• 07 (N:06): Amp Mod (V & N) ❑ Amplitude Modulation ❑ Settings: 0 … 7 Sets the maximum amount of LFO amplitude modulation that can be applied to the current operator. A “0” settingproduces no modulation while a setting of “7” produces maximum modulation. Amplitude modulation produces aperiodic v...

71 UTILITY Functions The UTILITY mode provides access to a range of parameters that affect basic operation of the FS1R, and somefunctions that contribute to system flexibility. Select the UTILITY mode menu by pressing the [UTILITY] button. Four sub-modes are available: All UTILITY mode functions and...

• 05: KN CtrlMode ❑ Knob Control Mode ❑ Settings: abs, rel Determines whether the FS1R control knobs will control values in an absolute (“abs”) or relative (“rel”) manner whenthe lower knob mode button is engaged. When “abs” is selected the same knob position will always produce thesame value, while...

Control • 01 … 04: KN1 … KN4 ❑ Knob 1 through 4 Control Assign ❑ Settings: 001 … 031, 033 … 095 These parameters make it possible to assign MIDI control change numbers 001 through 031 or 033 through 095 toFS1R control knobs KN1 through KN4. When the RcvKnobCtrl parameter, above, is “on”, reception o...

77 DUMPOUT The Dump Out function allows FS1R setup and system exclusive data to be transmitted to a second FS1R or anexternal MIDI storage device such as the Yamaha MDF3 MIDI Data Filer via the MIDI OUT connector. n The MIDI Device Number of the receiving device must the same as that set via the FS1...

78 INITIAL The FS1R Initialize function includes five sub-modes: “Perform”, “Voice”, “Fseq”, “Sys”, and “FactSet”. “Factory Set”initialization restores all FS1R data to the initial factory settings … including all current and Internal voices. “System Initialize” restores all system setup parameters ...

79 Troubleshooting The FS1R has a large number of features and functions for flexible sound creation and control. Inappropriate settingof many of the parameters provided, however, can result in no sound or unexpected sound and response. Ifsomething like this happens to you, begin by checking the poi...

Unstable Sound Performance/Part Settings • Is the Fseq Switch parameter turned “on”? Delayed Sound Voice Settings • Check the delay setting (Hold Time) of the operator EG.• Is the operator EG attack time (Time1) setting too slow? Sound Cuts Out General • Check your audio cables and connections Perfo...

Unstable Pitch Performance/Part Settings • Is an aftertouch control source (CAT or PAT) assigned to a pitch-related control destination?• Is an Fseq set to control pitch (EDIT [PERFORM]-COMMON-FSeq-Pitch=fseq)?• Is the Note Shift parameter set to an appropriate value? Voice Settings • Are the pitch ...

82 Alert Displays ■ Bulk Received This message will be displayed for approximately 1 second when MIDI bulk data is received. ■ Battery Low This message will appear when the memory backup battery voltage becomes too low to maintain the contents of theFS1R internal memory. The message will appear only...

83 Specifications Tone Generation System Tone Generators Formant Shaping / FM Synthesis Multi-Timbres 4 Parts (16 MIDI Channel Multi-Timbre) Polyphony 32 notes (DVA) DEMO Songs 15 Number of Voices Performance Preset 384 (128 x 3 banks) Internal 128 Voice Preset 1408 (128 x 11 banks) Internal 128 / 6...

84 Index A Alert Display ..........................................................................................82Algorithm ...............................................................................................58Amplitude EG Bias (V & N) .................................................