Yamaha SY85 - User Manual

Table of Contents:

• Page 2 – MAIN FEATURES; AWM2 Tone Generator System; nd-generation Advanced Wave Memory (AWM2) technology delivers; Large-capacity Waveform ROM
• Page 4 – Contents; About the Manuals
• Page 6 – Precautions; Location; Turn the power switch OFF when the instrument is not in use.; Turn Power OFF When Making Connections; Disconnect all cables before moving the instrument.
• Page 7 – Cleaning; Clean the cabinet and panel with a dry soft cloth.; Electrical Interference
• Page 9 – The SY85 comes with two manuals —; The Getting Started Manual (this manual); Recording and playing sequences and patterns.
• Page 10 – Icons
• Page 11 – The Feature Reference Manual; Once you have become familiar with the way the SY85 works by going
• Page 14 – OUTPUT 1 and OUTPUT 2 Controls; OUTPUT 2 jacks as well as the PHONES jack.; SEQUENCER Keys; essential information for easy operation and programming.
• Page 15 – Data Entry Dial; Select the memory area — internal 1, internal 2, or card — from which
• Page 16 – The PROGRAM keys are used in conjunction with the MEMORY and; Floppy Disk Drive; The DATA slot accepts Yamaha MCD64 Memory Cards for storage and
• Page 18 – used for volume control.; CLICK VOLUME Control; memory to a maximum of 3 Megabytes.
• Page 20 – Load & Play the Sequencer Demo; Insert the DEMO Disk; DISK
• Page 21 – k] key a few times until the “DISK ALL”; Load the Demo Data; When the data has finished loading, press the [SONG] key to engage the; Play the Demo; Press the SEQUENCER [RUN] key to play the demo sequence. You can; Eject the Disk; then store the disk in a safe place.
• Page 22 – Insert the DATA Disk; in first, and the label side of the disk should face upward.; Select the Utility DISK ALL LOAD Function; Load the Data; drive slot, to eject the DATA disk, then store the disk in a safe place.
• Page 26 – Internal Voice List; INTERNAL VOICE 2; INTERNAL VOICE 1
• Page 27 – INTERNAL VOICE 4; INTERNAL VOICE 3
• Page 28 – CARD Voice Memory; The CARD memory is an optional Yamaha MCD64 Memory Card (or pre-
• Page 29 – PITCH BEND WHEEL; Rolling the MODULATION wheel upward (away from you) will increase
• Page 31 – FOOT CONTROLLER
• Page 32 – The Performance Mode; The SY85 PERFORMANCE mode makes it possible to combine up to four; Play the Internal Performance Combinations; Select the Performance Mode; “PERFORMANCE PLAY” appear on the top line of the LCD panel.; Select an Internal Performance Memory; In the PERFORMANCE mode each INTERNAL memory key accesses a; Select a Performance Combination; PERFORMANCE
• Page 33 – Play; Internal Performance List; INTERNAL PERFORMANCE 1; INTERNAL PERFORMANCE 2
• Page 34 – CARD Performance Memory; Any Yamaha MCD64 Memory Card used for voice storage can be used for
• Page 37 – Select the Performance Edit “LAYER” Mode; formance edit LAYER mode.; Select the Voices for Each Layer; If the “LAYER Voice Number” display doesn’t appear as soon as you; the display. After initialization, voice “I; A1” is assigned to all four layers.
• Page 38 – ] keys can usually be used to select the; Set the Volume of Each Layer; l] key to move to the “LAYER Volume” screen.; Set the Pan Position of Each Layer; l] key to move to the “LAYER Pan” screen.
• Page 39 – LAYER; l] key to move to the “LAYER Tune” screen.; Set the Note Limits for Each Layer; l] key to move to the “LAYER Note Limit” screen.; The COMPARE Function
• Page 40 – Go Back And Customize the Parameters; Now you know what the parameters we’ve just edited do, go back and; Store Your Performance Combination; SY85 will return to the PERFORMANCE PLAY mode.
• Page 41 – Further Possibilities ...
• Page 42 – Select a Voice; In the VOICE PLAY mode, select the voice you want to edit using the; Select and Set the WAVE Parameters
• Page 43 – Quick Edit Wave Groups; Percussion instruments.; Select and Set the Amplitude Envelope Generator Parameters
• Page 44 – Quick Edit Envelope Types; Synthesizer bass 1.; [CS5] sets the attack rate for the selected envelope. “63” produces the; Select and Set the FILTER Parameters
• Page 45 – Quick Edit Filter Types
• Page 46 – [CS1] selects any of the SY85’s 90 effect types for the EFFECT 1 proces-
• Page 47 – Try playing your new voice on the keyboard (of course, you can play at; Store Your New Voice; to an internal voice memory location as follows:
• Page 48 – SY85 will return to the VOICE PLAY mode.
• Page 49 – Engage the Song Mode and Select a Song Number; The SY85 can hold up to 10 different “songs” in memory at the same time.; Set the Transmit Channel For Each Track.; This step is only necessary if you want to change the default track
• Page 50 – Here you can specify which MIDI channel (1 ... 16) each of the; Program the MULTI Setup For the Selected Song; Each SY85 “song” has an independent “multi setup” that can have up to 16; MULTI
• Page 52 – Use [CS5] to set the tempo you want to record at (shown in beats per; Set the Time Signature.; Use [CS6] to set the time signature of the song to be recorded. The time; Set the Start Measure.
• Page 55 – Set the Gate Time and Velocity; The velocity of the notes to be entered is set via the “NORM” (PROGRAM; Select the Desired Note Length
• Page 56 – Enter the Required Notes and Rests; want to enter a rest of the currently specified length.; Continue Until the Track Is Complete; h] and [j] keys can be used to move backward and forward a measure at a; Erasing Notes; Use [CS4] to select “PFM” if you want to switch to a performance combi-; Program
• Page 57 – Creating A Rhythm Track; LISTEN TO THE INTERNAL PATTERNS; PATTERN
• Page 58 – Optional; Clear the Current Pattern.; locate the “PTN JOB Clear Pattern” screen.; Set the Pattern Record Parameters; Press the sequencer [RECORD] key to engage the record standby mode.; Select a Record Mode.
• Page 59 – STEP
• Page 60 – You can now listen to the part you’ve just recorded by pressing the; RECORDING AN ORIGINAL PATTERN — STEP RECORD
• Page 61 – Set the Velocity
• Page 62 – Instrument Display Selection; Erasing Notes; BUILDING A RHYTHM TRACK; A rhythm track is built up as a sequence or “parts,” each part; ptn
• Page 63 – edit functions described below:
• Page 66 – MCD64 RAM Cards; (this is not a problem for most performance applications).; Floppy Disks; in lost or damaged data.
• Page 69 – INDEX