Page 2 - PRECAUTIONS; PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING; * Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.; WARNING
(5)-1 2 SPX2000—Owner’s Manual PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting...
Page 3 - Connecting the Plug and Cord; COMPLIANCE INFORMATION STATEMENT
(5)-1 SPX2000—Owner’s Manual 3 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions con-tained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product...
Page 4 - Explanation of Graphical Symbols; IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS; C A U T I O N
(5)-1 4 SPX2000—Owner’s Manual The above warning is located on the top of the unit. Explanation of Graphical Symbols The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “danger-ous voltage” within the product’s enclosu...
Page 5 - Table of contents
SPX2000—Owner’s Manual 5 • All illustrations in this owner’s manual are for explanatory purposes; they may differ from the actual specifications. • Company names and product names appearing in this manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Table of contents Featu...
Page 6 - Hardware features
6 SPX2000—Owner’s Manual Features of the SPX2000 ● High-quality sound High quality is guaranteed by 96 kHz 24-bit digital processing. ● Flexible support for a variety of situations and applications 122 different effects are provided as presets, meeting the needs of a wide variety of situations and a...
Page 7 - Parts and their functions; Front panel; Level meters
SPX2000—Owner’s Manual 7 Parts and their functions Front panel 1 [INPUT L R] control This concentric pair of knobs adjusts the level of the analog input signal. The inner knob controls the L channel, and the outer knob controls the R channel. 2 Level meters These indicate the signal level pre-effect...
Page 9 - Rear panel; Grounding screw
SPX2000—Owner’s Manual 9 Rear panel Q Grounding screw For safety, use this screw to ground the SPX2000.The included power cable has a three-prong plug; if the electrical outlet you use is correctly grounded, the SPX2000 will be appropriately grounded. If the electri-cal outlet is not grounded, use t...
Page 10 - Operation; Basic operation; Related items; Protect your monitor system; Turn on your external devices; Turn the power on
10 SPX2000—Owner’s Manual Operation Basic operation This section provides a simple explanation of how to input signals to the SPX2000, apply effects, and output the result. The overall steps are as follows. Make connections to external devices ↓ Turn the power on ↓ Select the input signal ↓ Select a...
Page 11 - Select monaural or stereo input; Select the input signal; Adjust the input level
SPX2000—Owner’s Manual 11 Operation You will need to make several selections regarding the input signal. Select monaural or stereo input Use the [INPUT MODE] button ( 3 ) to select either mon- aural input or stereo input. Each time you press the [INPUT MODE] button the indicator will alternate betwe...
Page 12 - Three banks; PRESET bank; Select an effect; Recall the effect
12 SPX2000—Owner’s Manual Here’s how to select the effect that you want to apply to the input signal. 1 Select a bank Press the [BANK] button ( A ) several times to select the bank that contains the desired effect. → The [BANK] indicator ( A ) shows the currently selected bank. 2 Select an effect Us...
Page 13 - Editing an effect; Select a bank
SPX2000—Owner’s Manual 13 Operation Editing an effect This section explains the process of editing a selected effect and storing it. The over-all steps are as follows. Select an effect ↓ Select a parameter ↓ Edit the parameter ↓ Check the edited effect ↓ Store the effect ↓ (Undo the preceding Store ...
Page 14 - Selecting Basic parameters; Select a parameter; Edit the parameter; Setting the tempo; • Use the foot switch
14 SPX2000—Owner’s Manual To edit a parameter, you must first select it. The editable parameters will differ for each effect. For details, refer to the explanation of each parameter in the “Effects” section (page 25 and following). 1 Select a Basic parameter or Fine parameter Press either the [PARAM...
Page 15 - Effects and tempo synchronization
SPX2000—Owner’s Manual 15 Operation Effects and tempo synchronization Some of the SPX2000’s effects allow you to synchronize the effect with the tempo. There are two such types of effect; delay-type effects and modulation-type effects. For delay-type effects, the delay time will change according to ...
Page 16 - Check the edited effect; Store the effect
16 SPX2000—Owner’s Manual Press the [COMPARE] button ( I ) to compare the origi- nal effect with the edited version. → Each time you press this button, the [COMPARE] LED will alternate between lit and blinking. The LED will light if the edited effect is selected, and will blink if the unedited effec...
Page 17 - Other functions; Editing the effect name; Protecting an effect
SPX2000—Owner’s Manual 17 Operation Other functions Here’s how to edit the name of the recalled effect. You can edit the name only for effects in the USER bank. 1 Select the USER bank Use the [BANK] button ( A ) to select the USER bank. 2 Select an effect Select the effect whose name you want to edi...
Page 18 - Selecting the Utility function; Selecting the word clock source
18 SPX2000—Owner’s Manual Here’s how to change the background color for the recalled effect. You can change the background color only for USER bank effects. 1 Select the USER bank Use the [BANK] button ( A ) to select the USER bank. 2 Select an effect Select the effect whose background color you wan...
Page 19 - Select the “INPUT SOURCE” function; About word clock; Selecting the input source
SPX2000—Owner’s Manual 19 Operation Here’s how to select either the signal from the [INPUT] jacks ( [ ) or the signal from the [AES/EBU IN] jack ( X ) as the input source. 1 Select the “INPUT SOURCE” function Press the [UTILITY] button ( L ) several times to select “INPUT SOURCE.” 2 Select the input...
Page 20 - Select the USER bank; Erase the effect; Erasing an effect
20 SPX2000—Owner’s Manual Level 1: Utility functions other than Operation Lock will be disabled Level 2: In addition to Level 1, effect store and undo-ing of store operations will be disabled Level 3: In addition to Level 2, effect recall and editing will be disabled The following table shows the op...
Page 21 - Select the “MIDI OUT SETUP” function; Select either “MIDI OUT” or “MIDI THRU”; Select the channel; Switching MIDI OUT/THRU
SPX2000—Owner’s Manual 21 Operation The SPX2000 uses two ports to transmit and receive MIDI data.One port (“MIDI PORT GENERAL”) is used to transmit and receive conventional MIDI data, and the other port (“MIDI PORT EDITOR”) is used for communication between the SPX2000 and the SPX2000 Editor. You ca...
Page 22 - Select the “EDITOR ID” function; Select the “MIDI PGM CHANGE” function; Edit the MIDI program change table
22 SPX2000—Owner’s Manual You can select an ID number that will identify the SPX2000 Editor. In order to allow communication with the SPX2000 Editor, you must set this to the same ID num-ber as you specified in the SPX2000 Editor. 1 Select the “EDITOR ID” function Press the [UTILITY] button ( L ) se...
Page 24 - Initialize
24 SPX2000—Owner’s Manual Here’s how to return the SPX2000 to its factory-set condi-tion. 1 Turn off the power If the SPX2000 is powered-on, turn the power off. 2 Prepare for initialization While holding down the [STORE] button ( B ), turn on the power. → The following screen will appear. 3 Initiali...
Page 25 - Effects
SPX2000—Owner’s Manual 25 Eff ects Effects PRESET bank No. Effect name Type Page Category Display background color 1 REV-X LARGE HALL REV-X 27 HALL CYAN 2 REV-X MED HALL 3 REV-X SMALL HALL 4 REV-X TINY HALL 5 REV-X WARM HALL 6 REV-X BRITE HALL 7 REV-X HUGE HALL 8 AMBIENCE Reverb 31 9 STEREO HALL Ste...
Page 26 - CLASSIC bank
26 SPX2000—Owner’s Manual CLASSIC bank 61 SYMPHONIC Symphonic 52 MODULATION MAGENTA 62 REV+SYMPHONIC Composite effect 71 63 DETUNE CHORUS Chorus 51 64 CHORUS & REVERB Composite effect 68 65 BASS CHORUS Dual pitch 62 66 STEREO PHASING Modulation delay 41 67 CLASSY GLASSY Chorus 51 68 SILKY SWEEP ...
Page 27 - Reverb; Parameter details; Basic parameters
SPX2000—Owner’s Manual 27 Re verb Reverb These effects add reverberation. Reverberation varies in a complex way according to factors such as the size of the room and the material of the walls. You can use this type of effect to simulate these changes, producing a wide range of reverberation.Reverber...
Page 28 - Fine parameters; Effect list
28 SPX2000—Owner’s Manual ■ Fine parameters Effect list The following table shows the default parameter values for the effects belonging to the REV-X type (PRESET bank). ■ Basic parameters ■ Fine parameters Parameter name Range Explanation MIX BAL. 0—100% Balance between the original sound and effec...
Page 35 - ER; Early Reflection
SPX2000—Owner’s Manual 35 ER Early Reflection These effects add early reflections. Early reflections are the sounds that reach your ear after being reflected only once from the walls or ceiling. In contrast, the “wash” of sound that reaches your ear after reflecting multiple times from the walls and...
Page 39 - Dela
SPX2000—Owner’s Manual 39 Dela y ■ Fine parameters Effect list The following tables show the default parameter values for the effects belonging to the Mono Delay type (PRESET bank). ■ Basic parameters ■ Fine parameters Parameter name Range Explanation MIX BAL. 0—100% Balance between the original sou...
Page 47 - Modulation
SPX2000—Owner’s Manual 47 Modulation Modulation These effects modulate the input signal in various ways. Using one signal to vary another signal is called “modulation.” The signal that is being varied is called the “carrier,” and the signal that is creating the modulation is called the “modulator.” ...
Page 61 - Pitc; Pitch Change
SPX2000—Owner’s Manual 61 Pitc h Pitch Change This effect changes the pitch. When an audio signal such as music is played back at a higher speed, its pitch will be higher. Conversely if the audio is played back at a lower speed, its pitch will be lower. This effect simulates this in a more sophisti-...
Page 66 - Composite effects; Distortion
66 SPX2000—Owner’s Manual Composite effects These are combinations of two different effects. Types listed as Effect 1 + Effect 2 process the original sound separately and then mix the result. Types listed as Effect 1 → Effect 2 process the original sound first through Effect 1 and then process the r...
Page 67 - Composite
SPX2000—Owner’s Manual 67 Composite ■ Fine parameters Effect list ■ Basic parameters ■ Fine parameters Parameter name Range Explanation MIX BAL. 0—100% Balance between the original sound and effect sound. At a setting of 0% only the original sound will be output; at a setting of 100% only the effect...
Page 77 - Freez; Freeze
SPX2000—Owner’s Manual 77 Freez e Freeze These are sampling effects that let you record the input signal and play it back. Freeze (PRESET bank) This allows up to 2970.5 ms of recording (sampling). You can freeze the recorded data, repeat it as many times as desired, or modify the pitch.Each aspect o...
Page 80 - —Use an input signal to trigger the recording —; —Record manually—; —Recording with a MIDI message as the trigger—; Freeze recording
80 SPX2000—Owner’s Manual The sampled data will be erased when you perform any of the following operations. If the SPX2000 is the clock slave, the sampled data will also be erased if the supplied word clock frequency changes. You can use either AUTO or MANUAL recording modes. AUTO: —Use an input sig...
Page 81 - —Play back the sample manually—; Playback options; • Specify the playback start/end points (only for; Freeze Playback
SPX2000—Owner’s Manual 81 Freez e You can use one of the following three methods to play back the freeze sample. —Play back the sample manually— 1. Select PLAY, and press the [ ▲ INC] button ( G ) or [ ▼ DEC] button ( G ). Playback will begin. —Use an input signal to trigger the playback— ■ Only for...
Page 82 - Other effects
82 SPX2000—Owner’s Manual Other effects The SPX2000 also provides an effect that lets you apply three different filters simultaneously, an effect that combines a com-pressor, expander, and limiter to make your sound tighter and more finished, and guitar-type effects such as distortion and amp simula...
Page 83 - Other
SPX2000—Owner’s Manual 83 Other s Multi-band Dynamics Processor (PRESET bank) This effect splits the signal into three frequency bands, and individually controls the dynamic range of each band. It lets you use three types of processor — a compressor, expander, and limiter — in combination. The signa...
Page 89 - MIDI data format; SYSTEM REALTIME MESSAGE
SPX2000—Owner’s Manual 89 MIDI MIDI data format 'tx' indicates that the SPX2000 can transmit the message. 'rx' indicates that the SPX2000 can receive the message. 1.1 CHANNEL MESSAGE 1.2 SYSTEM REALTIME MESSAGE 1.3 EXCLUSIVE MESSAGE ■ 1.3.1 Bulk dump The SPX2000 handles the following types of data a...
Page 95 - MIDI Control Change Parameter Assignment Table
SPX2000—Owner’s Manual 95 MIDI MIDI Control Change Parameter Assignment Table PRESET bank CC # REV-X Stereo reverb Reverb Early Reflection Mono delay Stereo delay Modulation delay Delay L,C,R 1 REV TIME REV TIME INI.DLY TYPE DELAY DELAY L DELAY DELAY L 2 INI.DLY REV TYPE REV TIME ROOMSIZE DELAY R 3 ...
Page 97 - Error message list
SPX2000—Owner’s Manual 97 Error message list Error message Message content/Action Low Battery! The internal backup battery has run down.If the battery goes dead, the internal data will be lost. Press any button to cancel the error message. Then immediately use the “BULK OUT (ALL)” function (page 23)...
Page 98 - Troubleshooting; Power does not turn on; Noise is heard in the output
98 SPX2000—Owner’s Manual Troubleshooting If the SPX2000 does not function as you expect, or if you suspect a problem, please check the following points. Power does not turn on • Is the power cable connected to an AC outlet of the correct voltage?• Is the POWER switch turned ON? The input sound is n...
Page 99 - Specifications; General Specifications
SPX2000—Owner’s Manual 99 Specifications General Specifications Analog Input/Output INPUT L,R XLR-3-31 Balanced Phone jack Balanced AD converter, 24-bit linear 128-times oversampling (@Fs=44.1, 48 kHz) 64-times oversampling (@Fs=88.2, 96 kHz) Level SW +4/–10 dBu OUTPUT L,R XLR-3-32 Balanced Phone ja...
Page 100 - Input/Output Characteristics; Analog Input Characteristics
100 SPX2000—Owner’s Manual Input/Output Characteristics Analog Input Characteristics *1 Sensitivity is the lowest level that will produce an output of +4dB(1.23V) or the nominal output level when the unit isset to maximum gain.(level control is maximum position.) *2 XLR-3-31 type connectors are bala...
Page 101 - Electrical Characteristics; Total Harmonic Distortion
SPX2000—Owner’s Manual 101 Electrical Characteristics Input Level VR is nominal when measured. Output impedance of signal generator:600ohms Frequency Response Fs=48 kHz: @20 Hz-20 kHz, reference to the nominal output level @1 kHzFs=96 kHz: @20 Hz-40 kHz, reference to the nominal output level @1 kHz ...
Page 104 - Index; Symbols
104 SPX2000—Owner’s Manual Index Symbols [ ▲ INC]/[ ▼ DEC] button .....................................................7 , 14 [ ▲ ]/[ ▼ ] buttons ....................................................... 7 , 12 , 13 , 16 A [AC IN] jack .....................................................................
Page 107 - MIDI Implementation Chart; Transmitted
YAMAHA [PROFESSIONAL MULTI-EFFECT PROCESSOR] Date: 12 MAY 2003 Model: SPX2000 MIDI Implementation Chart Version: 1.0 Function... Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel DefaultChanged XX 1–161–16 Memorized Mode DefaultMessagesAltered XX ************** OMNI OFF/OMNI ON XX Memorized Note Number T...
