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YAMAHA | =i DIGITAL PROGRAMMABLE ALGORITHM SYNTHESIZER SYNTHETISEUR NUMERIQUE A ALGORITHMES PROGRAMMABLES DIGITAL PROGRAMMIERBARER ALGORITHMUS SYNTHESIZER PERFORMANCE NOTES NOTES SUR LES PERFORMANCES ANMERKUNGEN ZU DEN PARAMETERN FUR FUNKTIONEN UND INSTRUMENTSTIMMEN PERFORMANCE NOTES FOR 128 VOICES 1. PIANO GROUP No. | Voice Name Performance Notes 1_| Beep Grand Dignified and deep grand piano. P2 | Uprt Piano Gives the feeling of an upright piano. _ 3_ | Honkey Tonk Honky tonk piano that is slightly out of tune. Perfect for ragtime music. 4 | Wory Ebony Black end white keys of piano. High pitched piano, &_| Phase Grand Piano with phasing. Try playing @ balled @ | ElecGrand | Sound of electric grand piano CP. 7_{ Piano Balle Bell can be heard together with the piano. @ | Acous Elec Mild piano between acoustic and olectrie sound 2, ELECTRIC PIANO GROUP. No. | Voice Name Performance Notes E i 1_|_ Old Electro: ‘The sound of 3 typical electronic piano. Slight distortion gives an “old” fiavor. 2__|_New Electro This is also the sound of a typical electronic piano. Sense of lightness. 3_| High Tines Clear sounding electronic piano. [4 [Hard Tines | Powerful sound of electronic piano with feeling of attack. | Perco Piano jctronie piano with special closed-in feeling when keys are released. 6 | Wood Piano Woody piano which sounds similar to marimba, 7 | Vibra Belle ‘Sound of metallic bell-ike vibraphone. 8 | Piano Brass ‘Sound of piano and brass ensemble, 3. ORGAN GROUP Voice Name 1_|_ Glick Organ ‘Organ sound with realistio licking sound. 2 | Jazz Organ Dignified ja22 organ. This one should be played cool 3__| Ham Egos Powerful organ for rock sounds. 4_[_Drawbars Typical organ sound created around 16, 8, and 4” drawbars, 5 | Club Oren Mild organ sound. 6 | <6 tease> High tone using high range drawbars. “6 Tease” is expression from the sixties. 7_| Gentle Pipe ‘Solemn pipe organ together with gentle pipe organ. @ | Full Ranks ‘Organ sound with special properties when keys are released. 4,_ STRINGS GROUP No. | Voice Name Performance Notes. feces 1 _| Strings High strings. Try using in the dual mode. 2_[ Sik Cello Cool allo sound. 3_| Orchestra Deep orchestra sound @_[ Solo Violin ‘Solo violin slightly out of tune on rising phrases 5 | Box Celio Cello with lingering resonance. 6 | Rich Sting Dazzling strings. 7_| Sth Swing Strings on fifth intowal 8 | Pizzicato ‘Strings played in pizzicato_ Sound is more realistic if played in staccato. 5. BRASS GROUP No. | Voice Name Performance Notes 1_| Homs Warm sound of horns. Can together with 2 | Brite Brass ~ [Bright brass sound: 3 | Flugel Hom Realistic flugelhorn with tho sound of the pipes for the unique brass sound, 4 | Trombone Realism can be increased by adding a bit of portamento. 8 | Hard Brass Hard driving brass sound. 6 | Power Brass Powerful brass sound used for perfect rhythm 7_| BCI Home Try using BC1 to make realistic horn sounds. & | BCI Trumpet “This is the sound of a tumpet, also using BCi 6. PLUCKED GROUP No. Voice Name |" i 1 | Plok Guitar Guitor with sighty reduced tebla 2] Be Guitar Sound of atongly plucked guitar with comping added 3 sot Harp Sound of soft he. a [sitar Yate sound of star 5 | deze Gut Sound of fly soousi jaz gua 6 Old Banjo Banjo for blue grass music. Should be pleyed quickly. 7} Kotokowe Sound of he koto, Japan's epresentaiveinsrument. Use the bender to raw fut nuances @ | Fok Gun Sound ofa ok guitar Ty playing i apeggio-tie ike te chord wank Tor gu, 7. COMPING GROUP No. | Voice Name. | 1 | Easy Synth “True synthesizer sound 2 | Fasy Clav ‘Sound of clavichord. Combinations of right and left sounds are the key. 3__| >>WwOwW== “Wew wow” for synthesizer sound, @ | Metal Keys Tone wanders as the keys are held down. 5 | Chooky Damped synthesizer-tike sound with kay clicks 6 | Rubber Band ‘Sound of rubber band. 7_| Pick Pluck ‘Strong attack with damped properties when Keys are released, 8 S/H synth Tone changes randomly as keys are held down. 8, PERCUSSION GROUP [1] Performance Netee naa enna: 7 (Charming sound of glockenspiel. Sounds the best when played in high range. 2 | Hamarimba ‘Marimba-like sound. _ 3 | Steel Drums ‘Sound of steel drums. Effective when used for fill-in 4 | Tobe Bells Sound of tubular bells 5__| Temple Gong Gong sound. Gives a folk feeling, 6 | Mamarimba ‘Another marimba-like sound. Envelope is slightly shorter. 7 [Good Vibes ‘Vibraphone with realistic tremolo. 8 Bells Bells Sound of “Big Ben” 9, PERCUSSION GROUP [2] No. | Voice Name Performance Notes 1_ | Elecwo Tom ‘Tom sound of electronic drums 2_| Timpani ‘Sound of timpani. Lingering resonance can be created using staccato. 3 | Breakin Percussion with short envelope. Can be used to create interesting melodies 4 | %ylo Snare Percussion sound similar to a xylophone and snare played at the same time. 5 | Synbails ‘Sound of ride cymbals. Has touches of synthesizer in it. 6 | Hand Drum ‘Sound of hand drum, 7_| Clock werks ‘Sound of ticking clock Try two different intervals alternating with each other. @ | Heiter Bell Percussion sound similar to cow bell boing struck. 10. LEAD SYNTH GROUP. No. Voice Name Performance Notas: 1 | Heavy Symi Sullably heavy sound of solo synthesizer. 2 | Hao Solo Harmoniea sound. Try creating the feeling of instabity inthe interval using Paton blending @_| Feed Lewd Lead synthosier with Teedbeck, | Mono teed Mono lead synthesizer. Portamento can be added by playing in legato 5 | Hollow bead Woody symtheszer sound with sense of atack 6 | byisyn Expressive load synthesize. 7_| Sehinooh Genta leed synthesizer which reminds one ofa ladys vous | Hui Tak Synthesizer voie led which sounds like people talking 11. OTHER KEYBOARD GROUP (NG: fs vaige Name 1 | Harps! Low 2_| Horpsi Hi High renge harpsichord 3_| Fuzz Chav Clavichord sound with added fuzz. Should be played hard @_[ Clear Ciav Light clavichord, Nice feeling can be created with a swinging rhythm. | Mute Cav Muted clavichord © | Squeeze Box ‘Simpie lead sound, Perfect for chanson 7 | Coteste “Munich celeste sound. 8 | Circus Time ‘Sound sure to remind one of circus. Should be played with as simple a chord progression as possible. 12. WIND REED GROUP “ee Veles Neme Porfornnance Notes. Claranette Croates hollow fooling of clarinet Bassoon ‘Best feelings when played in lower and mid ranges. Sound of loose basson. Pan Floot Sound of simple pan flute. a] afofa|ajo|o| le Lead Ree Sound of doubie reed. Can be used for oboe parts. Mono Sax ‘Saxaphone in mono mode, Pertamento can be added by playing in legato. Flute Wood Realistic flute with breathy feeling. Sex Saxaphone using BC1. No sound is generated if 8C1 is not used. BCI Hrmnca Harmonies using BC1_ No sound is generated if BCT is not used 13. BASS GROUP No. Voice Name Performance Notes 1 | Solid Bass: Mild sound of wooden bass. Try playing @ running pattern 2_| Pluck Bass Bass sound with attack feeling of chopper bass. 3 | Synthe Bass “This bass sound is essential for funk music. Use of bender must be good [4 | Mono Bass Bass in mono mode. Portamento can be added by playing in legato. 6 | Flap Base ‘Sound of synthesizer bass, Rising feeling is very funky. 6 | Elec Base Electronic bass with high toné 7 | Up Bass Sound of wood bass. Highly realistic fesling of strings. 8 | Fretless Fratiess bass. Can be made even more realistic using bender. 14. SOUND EFFECT GROUP [1] No. | Voice Name Performance Notes” 1_| Racing Car ‘Sound of race cars. Engine throttles up incteases as Keys are held down 2 | Helicopter | Helicopter sound. Feoling of takeoff when keys are released. 3_| Alarm Gall Sound of slarm clock. 4 | Ghosties [Slightly comical ghosts, 8 | Doppiar FX Realistic doppler effect, Sound becomes closer as Kays are hald Gown and goes away when keys are released. 6 | Storm Wind Storm with thunder. 7 | Space Talk ‘A conversation in space. Interesting effect when Keys are released. @_| Birds ‘Sound of birds chirping. A vary relaxing feeling, 15. SOUND EFFECT GROUP [2] No.) Volee Nemo fie Tia Performance Notes: = 1 | Diesel |. Sound of powerful diesel engine 2 Hole in 1 Hole in one in middle of golf tournament, - 7 3 | <> Try pressing five or six keys at once, Gives th effect of gla emashing 4 | FM SQUARE Sauare wave ened sing wo opertor: Used or creating the sound of 3_ [FM PULSE [_ Same pulse wave. Used for creating the sound of plucked stings 6 _|_FM SAWTOOTH | Thee are sawtooth waves. Used for creating strings and brass. 7_| LFONOISE | Scalo noiso with fooling of boing in tune. @ | PINK NOISE | Pink noise used for the creation of various noise effects 16. SOUND EFFECT GROUP [3] No. | _ Voice Neme Performance Notes a 1 | Wind Bells | Sound of noisy bells, Perfect for the sound of bells in the wind 2_ | Synvox [_ Synthesizer voice, Attach scales and try to make it sing [3 _ | Punk Funk Funky synthesizer sound. Can even be used as bass, 4 | Whisting Realistic feeling of scratchy whistling. A litle portamento ean be added S| Voices Realistic intonetion of human voices, Can be used for creating @ chorus © | Zing Plop Interesting melodic nercussion effects can be creatod when used as synthesizer percussion. 7_| Valve Plop ‘Another type of synthesizer percussion. Short rhythm due to short envelope._| & | Mars to 7 [_ Reply is heard when keyboard is releesed. SINCE 1 - @ YAMAHA NIPPON GAKKI CO, LTO. HAMAMATSU, JAPAN (OHDAZTAN) 86070.2CR

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