Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product S30 Yamaha
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OWNER’S MANUAL MUSIC SYNTHESIZER OWNER’S MANUAL MUSIC SYNTHESIZER.
SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Y amaha.
PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PR OCEEDING * Please keep these precautions in a safe place for futur e reference. • Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts or modify them in any way . The instrument contains no user -ser viceable parts.
4 Introduction Thank you for pur chasing the Y amaha S30 Music Synthesizer . Y our new S30 synthesizer incorpor ates the highly-acclaimed A WM2 synthesis engine , allo wing the cr eation of super-r ealistic sounds.
5 Basics Section The Controls & Connectors ................................6 Befor e Use ..........................................................9 P ow er Supply ..........................................................9 Connections ...........
6 Basics Section Basics Section 1 PITCH bend wheel (P age 38) Contr ols the pitch bend effect. Y ou can also assign other functions to this controller . 2 MODULA TION wheel (P age 38) Contr ols the modulation effect. Y ou can also assign other parameters functions to this contr oller .
7 Basics Section 9 [D A T A] knob (P age 20) Use this to increase or decr ease the value of the parameter at which the cursor is positioned. ) [EF B YP ASS] ke y (P age 51) Enables/dsiables the Effect Bypass. Press the k ey (its LED will light) to bypass the effects used with the current V oice or P erformance .
8 Basics Section Basics Section 1 C ARD slot (P age 135) Insert a Memory Card her e to transfer v arious data to/from the instrument. R ead carefully the precautions on use of a Memory Car d (P age 135) before using a car d. 2 MIDI IN, OUT , and THR U connectors (P age 1 1) MIDI IN receiv es MIDI messages from an e xternal MIDI device .
9 Basics Section Before Use This section explains ho w to connect to an A C pow er source , audio and MIDI devices, and a computer system. Only switch the synthesizer on after you ha ve made all the necessary connections. It is recommended that y ou read this section befor e using the synthesizer .
10 Basics Section Connecting to a Mixer If you w ant to integrate the S30 into a lar ger system with other instruments and additional audio processing capabilities, connect it to a mix er , amplifier and stereo monitor system as sho wn below . Connecting a pair of headphones does not affect audio output from the OUTPUT (L/MONO and R) jacks.
11 Basics Section Connecting External MIDI Equipment Y ou can connect an e xternal MIDI device using a MIDI cable (av ailable separately) and contr ol it from this synthesizer . Y ou can also use an external MIDI k eyboar d or sequencer to control the synthesizer’s internal sounds.
12 Basics Section Controlling Another MIDI Device via MIDI THRU With the abov e MIDI connections, you can send MIDI data fr om the MIDI OUT connector while MIDI data from the e xternal sequencer can be sent to an external MIDI synthesizer via the MIDI THR U jack.
13 Basics Section 2: MIDI Interface to MIDI IN and OUT Using the computer’ s MIDI interface Using an external MIDI inter face Y ou will need to an appropriate MIDI application (sequencer , editor , etc.) for y our computer platform. Connecting Controllers The S30 has controller jacks on the r ear panel, including FOOT SWITCH and FOOT CONTR OLLER.
14 Basics Section Powering Up Power -on Procedure When you ha ve made all the necessary connections betw een your synthesizer and any other de vices, make sur e that all volume settings ar e turned down all the wa y to zero.
15 Basics Section If you ha ve a Memory Car d inserted in the instrument’s C ARD slot or an optional Plug-in Board installed, you ma y see other screens befor e the V oice or P erformance Pla y Mode screen is display ed.
16 Basics Section Basic Operations This section gives some basic e xplanations about operating the synthesizer . Selecting a Mode There ar e sev eral operation Modes — V oice Play Mode , P erformance Play Mode , etc . — each of which enables you to w ork efficiently with the synthesizer’s various functions.
17 Basics Section Job Modes When in each Play Mode , you can swiftly switch to each respectiv e Job Mode by simply pressing the [JOB] k ey (its LED will light).
18 Basics Section Selecting a Screen Y ou can switch between scr eens using the [P A GE] knob and pressing [SHIFT], [PR OGRAM/P AR T], [EXIT] and [ENTER] ke ys. [P AGE] Knob Usually , there ar e sever al screens and sub-screens in each Mode . Use the [P A GE] knob to switch between scr eens.
19 Basics Section [ENTER] Key Normally , the [ENTER] ke y is used to apply parameter settings. In some cases, ho we ver , the following scr een appears prompting y ou to press the [ENTER] ke y . The [ENTER] ke y has other functions, as described in other sections in this manual.
20 Basics Section [DA T A] Knob Use this knob to change the value of the parameter at which the cursor is positioned. Turn the knob clockwise to increment the v alue one click (step) at a time , or turn it anti-clockwise decrement it.
21 Basics Section Demo Playback Sev eral demo songs ar e supplied with this synthesizer . Y ou can play them back as follows. Make sur e synthesizer is ready for playback.
22 Basics Section V oices and Per formances Playing a V oice Based on an A WM2 synthesis engine , this synthesizer offers various kinds of pr eset V oices (256 Normal V oices and 8 Drum V oices). Y ou can also create your original V oices and store them into the instrument’s internal memory (INT) or an external Memory Car d (EXT).
23 Basics Section Using the Quick A ccess Using Quick A ccess, you can quickly select any of 12 types of Pr eset V oices and 4 types of Internal V oices (at their factory default settings) in each Bank according to their Categories. The procedur e is as follows.
24 Basics Section Playing a Per for mance In P erformance Pla y Mode , you can select and pla y any of 128 internal and 64 external (Memory Card) P erformances. A P erformance is a set of V oices used with the built-in (or an external) sequencer . P erformances also let you set the synthesizer up for multitimbr al operation.
25 Basics Section 3 Select a Per formance Number using the [DA T A] knob or the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] keys Turn the [D A T A] knob clockwise or press the [INC/YES] ke y to increment the P erformance Number . Turn it anti-clockwise or pr ess the [DEC/NO] ke y to decrement the P erformance Number .
26 Basics Section An Over view of the S30 In this section, an ov erview of the man y features of the S30 is given. The S30 hardw are is made up of a number of sections, as sho wn in the following diagram. Controller Section This section consists of the ke yboard, Pitch Bend and Modulation Wheels, Contr ol Sliders, Assignable knobs and so on.
27 Basics Section T one Generator Section This section plays back sounds accor ding to information receiv ed from the ke yboard and controllers. The following e xample illustr ates the path taken by the signal fr om an Element in V oice Mode . About the T one Generator The tone generator section in the S30 consists of A WM2 and Plug-in units.
28 Basics Section • A dv anced DX/TX Plug-in Board (PLG150-DX) The sounds of the DX7 are a vailable on this Plug-in Boar d. Unlike with PCM-based solutions, this does not use sampled wa veforms. Instead, it uses the actual FM sound gener ator engine of the DX- series synthesizers to give a completely faithful r eproduction.
29 Basics Section Ef fects Section The effects can be used to change the sound of a V oice or P erformance . There are tw o Insertion Effect Units plus a R e verb Unit (with 12 types of re verb) and a Chorus Unit (with 23 types of chorus).
30 Basics Section About the Modes The S30 has various Modes which y ou can select according to the task y ou wish to perform. STORE VO I C E M ODE UTILIT Y EDI T JOB PLA Y / STOP CARD SEQ PLA Y PERFOR.
31 Basics Section V oices A V oice is a sound created fr om the many parameters set in the synthesizer . In V oice Play Mode , you can select and play an y of these V oices. In P erformance Play Mode , sever al different V oices (known as P arts in this Mode) can be la yered and pla yed simultaneously via k eyboard or a sequencer .
32 Basics Section An Over view of V oices/W aves Each V oice consists of up of up to four Elements. Each Element itself uses a high-quality wa veform. Internally , there ar e two V oice Types: Normal V oices and Drum V oices. Normal V oices are mainly musical instrument-type sounds that can be play ed ov er the range of the ke yboard.
33 Basics Section W aves W av es are wa veforms used as Elements that mak e up a V oice . 553 high quality preset W aves ar e av ailable . As shown in the follo wing illustration, when creating a V oice , you can select the W av e to be used as an Element and then set its lev el, pitch, tone and other parameters.
34 Basics Section Per formances A P erformance consists of up to 17 P arts, each of which can a Normal V oice , Drum V oice or Plug-in P art. By switching on the La yer Switch parameter for differ ent P arts (up to four), you can pla y back rich lay ered sounds in P erformance Play Mode .
35 Basics Section Ideal for Playing Live Many featur es of this synthesizer make it ideal for liv e performances. These features are e xplained here . The parameters for these featur es can be stored per V oice/P erformance .
36 Basics Section 1 Arpeggiator The arpeggiator is particularly suited to dance/techno music genres. Y ou can assign any of 128 Arpeggio Types to each V oice , P erformance and adjust the tempo.
37 Basics Section Using the Arpeggiator Use Knob [1] to set the Arpeggiator Switch parameter to “on.” Y ou can hold down multiple notes to cr eate complex arpeggio patterns.
38 Basics Section F ollowing the e xample in this manual, if you select V oice Program Number 098(G02) of INT , P ortamento is already set for this V oice . Use the POR T AMENTO knob and [ON/OFF] keys to change the portamento time and switch portamento on/off (P age 69).
39 Basics Section Knobs [A]/[B]/[C]/[1]/[2] In V oice/P erformance Play Mode , Knobs [A], [B], [C], [1] and [2] can be used as real-time controllers. Knobs [A], [B] and [C] ar e assigned to control the equalizer gain of, r espectively , EQ Low , EQ Mid and EQ Hi.
40 Basics Section By creating Contr ol Sets, you can change sounds in a variety of w ays. F or e xample , set the Sr c (Source) parameter of Control Set 1 to MW (Modulation Wheel) and the Dest (Destination) parameter to ELFO-PM (Element LFO Pitch Modulation Depth).
41 Basics Section Control Sets and External MIDI Contr ol In a Control Set, the contr ollers are assigned to the internal parameters of the synthesizer .
42 Basics Section 5 Use Knob [C] to assign PCH-Crs (Pitch:Coarse) to the Dest (Destination) parameter . 6 Use Knob [1] and the [D A T A] knob to specify the Element to be controlled. Knob [1] mov es the cursor (blinking) and the [D A T A] knob displays the Element to be controlled.
43 Basics Section Controlling P arameters b y F oot Controller By connecting an optional F oot Controller (such as the FC7) to the FOOT CONTR OLLER jack on the rear panel of the synthesizer , you can contr ol various parameters b y foot without having to use your hands.
44 Basics Section 1 Press the [UTILITY] k ey to enter Utility Mode . 2 Use the [P A GE] knob to switch to the CTRL Other (System Control Other) scr een. 3 Use Knob [B] to select “099:PC Inc” (Progr am Change Increment). In V oice/P erformance Mode , the F oot Switch can now be used to switch betw een programs.
Basics Section 1 Selecting a V oice to Edit Enter V oice Play Mode b y pressing a [V OICE] key . Select the V oice Number of the V oice you wish to edit (P age 60). Before editing, first enter V oice Job Mode and copy the V oice you wish to edit to internal user memory .
46 Basics Section Selecting Elements In V oice Edit Mode , you can select the Element to edit by pr essing the respective B ANK key ([A] to [D]). When y ou select an Element, the cursor mov es to the respective Element Number .
47 Basics Section 4 OSC (Oscillator) Screens In these screens, y ou can mainly set the parameters contr olling the wa veforms on which the V oice is based. Y ou can select the W ave used for the Element, the volume and note r ange of each Element and so on.
48 Basics Section 5 PCH (Pitch) and PEG (Pitch EG) Screens Set the basic pitch parameters for each Element. Y ou can detune Elements, apply Pitch Scaling and so on. Also, by setting the PEG (Pitch Envelope Gener ator), you can contr ol how the pitch changes ov er time .
49 Basics Section 7 AMP (Amplitude) and AEG (Amplitude EG) Screens Set the volume of each Element after the OSC (Oscillator), PITCH and FIL T (Filter) parameters hav e been applied, and also the final ov erall volume of the signal sent to the outputs.
50 Basics Section Ef fects In the final stages of progr amming, you can set the effects parameters to further change the sound’s character . T o generalize , System Effects apply to the ov erall sound, whether it is a V oice , a P erformance , a Song, etc .
51 Basics Section Effect Bypass Y ou can temporarily switch effects off or on by pr essing the [EF BYP ASS] ke y . T o use this function, you will need to specify the effect to be bypassed in the MSTR EF Bypass scr een of Utility Mode (P age 128). Y ou can also specify more than one effect.
52 Basics Section Using as a Master Keyboard (Per formance Mode) 1 Press the [PERFORM] k ey , follow ed by the [EDIT] ke y (each LED will light) to enter P erformance Edit Mode . Then, press the [MASTER KEYBO ARD] k ey to activate Master K e yboard Mode (its LED will light).
53 Basics Section 8 Turn the [P A GE] knob and open the L YR Mode (Lay er Mode) page . Set “on” for “ Arp” (Arpeggio switch). Select “1” for “RcvCh” (MIDI R eceiv e Channel). 9 Turn the [P A GE] knob and open the ARP Type (Arpeggio Type) page .
54 Basics Section 3 Select “4zone” for the Mode parameter using the Knob [B]. If Master K eyboar d Mode is deactivated (without the [MASTER KEYBO ARD] ke y pressed), the Mode parameter v alue will be shown in brack ets (like “(4zone)”). 4 Select one of “Zone0 1” to “Zone04” using the Knob [A].
55 Basics Section $ As in the same manner in steps ! to # , set up for Zone 2. Turn the Knob [A] and select “P art02” . Next go to the Mix V oice (MIX Vce) screen using the [P A GE] knob , and select a V oice for the bass sound.
56 Basics Section 7 Use the [P A GE] knob to open the Layer Mode (L YR Mode) screen. Set the La yer Switch (Lay er) to “off” and the MIDI R eceiving Channel (RcvCh) to “1.” If other P arts’ MIDI receiv e channels (RcvCh) are set to the same ones assigned to tw o P arts, those P arts will also sound when you pla y on the ke yboard.
57 Basics Section Using as a Multitimbral T one Generator (Per formance Mode) 4 Next, use the [P A GE] knob to switch to the Mix Lev el screen, then set the v olume for the piano P art as w ell as, if necessary , its pan position, chorus and re verb Send le vels.
58 Basics Section Per forming Live while Playing Back a Song File While playing back the song file with the piano, bass and drum P arts assigned earlier , you can set up the P erformance so that y ou can also play another P art liv e . This is the same as the P erformance cr eated earlier , but with the addition of another P art for live pla yback.
59 V oice Mode V oice Play This mode is used for playing individual v oices stored as 256 on-board pr esets, as well as the Internal (User) V oices, External V oices on Memory Card, and Plug-in Board V oices (optional). This section explains ho w to select and play v oices.
60 V oice Mode 3.V oice Categor y/Name V oice Categor y The two char acters to the left of the V oice Name denote the category of instrument or sound to which the voice belongs. Details about Category names are giv en on P age 65. V oice Name This consists of up to 1 0 characters.
61 V oice Mode Using [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] Keys Press the [INC/YES] k ey to select the ne xt V oice and the [DEC/NO] ke y to select the pre vious one . The voice is selected b y pressing just the [INC/YES] or [DEC/NO] ke y . This method is useful when selecting a V oice that is located near the currently selected V oice .
62 V oice Mode • Pr ess the MEMOR Y [EXT] ke y while holding down the MEMOR Y [INT] key (or vice v ersa) to select the Internal/External (INT/EXT) Memory of the User Drum V oice .
63 V oice Mode If the V oice within the selected Category cannot be found within the current V oice Memory , [------] is displa yed in the LCD and you will not be able to use Knob [2].
64 V oice Mode The í Indicator If you alter an y parameters in V oice Edit Mode , the í indicator will be display ed in the top left of the screen. This giv es a quick indication that the current v oice has been modified but not yet stored.
65 V oice Mode Setting the V oice Name 1 Use Knob [2] to mov e the cursor to the position of the first character . The selected character will blink. 2 Use Knob [C] to enter an alphabetic character or Knob [1] to enter a numeric character/symbol. 3 Use Knob [2] to mov e the cursor to the position of the next char acter .
66 V oice Mode GEN Other (General Other) There ar e various par ameters for Micro Tuning and for controlling ho w the generated sound is output. ■ Mode Select monophonic or polyphonic playback. Select whether the V oice is play ed back monophonically (single notes only) or polyphonically (multiple simultaneous notes).
67 V oice Mode QED Filter (Quick Edit Filter) These parameters contr ol filters which affect the tonal quality of the V oice . If you ar e using LPF (Low P ass Filter) and HPF (High P ass Filter) combined together , the parameters in the QED Filter page only affects LPF .
V oice Mode ■ Switch Switch the Arpeggiator on or off. ❏ Settings: off, on ■ Hold Switch the Arpeggiator Hold on or off. ❏ Settings: syncoff (see below), off, on syncoff The first time you pr ess a key , the first note of the arpeggiator pattern is play ed.
69 V oice Mode Common Controller There ar e eight Control Settings. Y ou can set the Controller par ameters for P ortamento, the Pitch Bend Wheel, and for each Element in a V oice .
70 V oice Mode ■ Dest (Destination) Set the parameter to be contr olled by the Contr ol Set in Src . ❏ Settings: (see the separate “Contr ols” list) ■ ElemSw (Element Switch) Select whether the Controller will affect each individual Element.
71 V oice Mode trpzd S/H 1 S/H 2 ■ Speed Set the speed of the LFO W av e modulation. Higher values mean faster modulation speeds. ❏ Settings: 0 ~ 63, 16th (16th note), 16th/3 (16th note- triplet), 16th. (16th dot-note), 8th (8th note), 8th/3 (8th note-triplet), 8th.
72 V oice Mode LFO Fade ■ Dela y Set the delay time befor e the LFO comes into effect. A higher value means a longer dela y time . ❏ Settings: 0 ~ 127 Short dela y Long dela y ■ F adeIn (F ade-In) Set the time taken for the LFO effect to be faded in (after the Delay time has elapsed).
73 V oice Mode ■ Ctgry (Effect Category) Set the Category of the Effect. Select a desired Category and press the [ENTER] k ey . The first Effect Type in that Category will automatically be recalled. ❏ Settings: Details are giv en in the Effect Types list of the separate Data List.
74 V oice Mode EFF Rev (Reverb) Y ou can select the R ev erb Effect Type , then press the [ENTER] ke y to set its parameters. ■ Type (R e v erb Effect Type) Set the R e verb Effect Type . ❏ Settings: Details are giv en in the Effect Types list of the separate Data List.
75 V oice Mode Long Dela y ■ InsEF (Insertion Effect) Set the Insertion Effect to which the output signal from each Element is sent. The Insertion Effect is bypassed if y ou select Thru.
76 V oice Mode ■ Hold (Hold Time) Set the Hold Time . ❏ Settings: 0 ~ 127 ■ Attack (A ttack Time) Set the Attack Time . ❏ Settings: 0 ~ 127 ■ Deca y1 (Deca y 1 Time) Set the Decay 1 Time . ❏ Settings: 0 ~ 127 ■ Deca y2 (Deca y 2 Time) Set the Decay 2 Time .
77 V oice Mode ■ Center (Center K e y) Set the basic pitch used by the Pitch par ameter . ❏ Settings: C-2 ~ G8 Y ou can also set this parameter b y pressing the respectiv e note on the keyboar d while holding down the [SHIFT] ke y .
78 V oice Mode Element Filter Y ou can set Filter parameters to change the tonal characteristics of each Element. The follo wing ten screens ar e av ailable .
79 V oice Mode • HPF (High P ass Filter) This only passes signals abov e the Cutoff frequency . Y ou can then use the R eso (R esonance) parameter to add further character to the sound. Tw o types of HPF are a vailable . HPF24D (High P ass Filter 24dB/oct Digital), A 4-pole (-24db/oct) dynamic HPF with a strong R esonance .
80 V oice Mode ■ Cutoff Set the Cutoff frequenc y . This is used as the basic frequenc y for the selected Filter Type . ❏ Settings: 0 ~ 255 ■ R eso (R esonance)/Band/Width This parameter’s function v aries according to the selected Filter Type .
81 V oice Mode FEG Release Y ou can set R elease Time and R elease Le vel parameters for the Filter Envelope Gener ator (FEG). Combined with the FEG Time and FEG Lev el settings, these can be used control the change in sound fr om the moment a note is released.
82 V oice Mode FL T Scale (Filter Scale Break Point) Y ou can set four Filter Scaling Break P oints for each Element. Filter Scaling controls the filter cutoff frequenc y according to the positions of the notes on the ke yboard. Ther e are four Break P oints used to divide and assign different settings acr oss the ke yboard.
83 V oice Mode ■ Attack (A ttack Time) Set the Attack Time . ❏ Settings: 0 ~ 127 ■ Deca y1 (Deca y 1 Time) Set the Decay 1 Time . ❏ Settings: 0 ~ 127 ■ Deca y2 (Deca y 2 Time) Set the Decay 2 Time . ❏ Settings: 0 ~ 127 AEG Level Y ou can set various Le vel parameters for the Amplitude Envelope Gener ator (AEG).
84 V oice Mode ■ Le v el (R elease Le vel) This shows the R elease Lev el. (Fixed at zero.) Amplitude Env elope Generator Settings There ar e four Time settings (controlling the speed of changes in output lev el) and five Lev el settings (controlling the output le vel).
85 V oice Mode AMP Scale (AMP Scaling Break Point) Y ou can set four Amplitude Scaling Break P oints for each Element. Amplitude Scaling controls the amplitude according to the positions of the notes on the k eyboar d. There ar e four Break P oints used to divide and assign different settings acr oss the ke yboard.
86 V oice Mode ■ AMod (Amplitude Modulation Depth) Set the amount (depth) by which the LFO w av eform varies (modulates) the amplitude of the sound. A larger setting means a lar ger modulation depth. ❏ Settings: 0 ~ 127 Element EQ (Equalizer) Y ou can set the following tw o Equalizer parameters for each Element.
87 V oice Mode ■ LoFreq (Lo w Fr equency) Set the low fr equency of the Shelving filter . Frequencies belo w this point are attenuated or boosted by the Lo w Gain parameter . ❏ Settings: 50.1Hz ~ 2.00kHz ■ LoGain (Lo w Gain) Set the amount by which the fr equencies below the Low Fr equency setting ar e attenuated or boosted.
88 V oice Mode Drum Common Edit and Drum K ey Edit Each Drum V oice consists of multiple W aves or Normal V oices assigned to notes across the k eyboard (C0 to C6) (P age 32). Y ou can use Drum Common Edit for settings that apply to all Drum K eys in the Drum V oice .
89 V oice Mode ■ Attack Set the Attack time (the time fr om the moment the note is pressed to the point at which the maximum sound output lev el is reached). ❏ Settings: -64 ~ 0 ~ +63 ■ Deca y Set the Decay time (the time fr om the point of maximum sound output lev el to the point at which it has completely faded out).
90 V oice Mode OSC Out (Oscillator Out) Set the W av e or Normal V oice output settings for each Drum K e y . ■ Le v el Set the output lev el for each W ave or Normal V oice .
91 V oice Mode Drum Key Pitch Set the pitch of each Drum K e y . The tunings and Pitch EG parameters can be set for each Drum K ey . PCH Tune (Pitch T une) ■ Coarse A djust the pitch of each Drum K ey W av e (or Normal V oice) in semitones.
92 V oice Mode AMP AEG (Amplitude Envelope Generator) The Amplitude Envelope Gener ator controls the change in amplitude from the moment a note in pressed on the k eyboar d to the moment it is released.
93 V oice Mode Plug-in Common Edit and Editing Each Element There ar e two edit screens for a Plug-in V oice . One is for general V oice settings called Plug-in Common, and the other is for element settings called Plug-in Element.
94 V oice Mode Plug-in Common General The General par ameters are sho wn in the following two scr eens. GEN Name (General Name) GEN Other (General Other) GEN Name (General Name) The parameters and settings ar e the same as for Normal V oices. See P age 65 for further details.
95 V oice Mode Plug-in Common Controller Y ou can set Pitch Bend Wheel, Modulation Wheel and other Controller par ameters for the Plug-in V oices in the following nine scr eens.
96 V oice Mode CTL A T Modulation (A T Modulation Depth) Here , you can set the depth of contr ol that keyboar d aftertouch has ov er the pitch, filter and amplitude modulation of the Plug-in V oice . ■ PMod (Pitch Modulation Depth) Set the depth of control that k eyboar d aftertouch has ov er the filter pitch modulation.
97 V oice Mode OSC Assign (Oscillator Assign) Y ou can select the Board V oice that make up the Element in a Plug-in V oice . Use Knob [C] to select the Bank and Knob [1] to select the Board V oice . ■ Bank Select the Board V oice Bank of the Plug-in V oice .
98 V oice Mode PCH PEG (Pitch Envelope Generator) ■ InitLvl (Initial Le v el) Set the Initial Lev el. ❏ Settings: -64 ~ 0 ~ +63 ■ Attack Set the Attack Time . ❏ Settings: -64 ~ 0 ~ +63 ■ R elease Set the R elease Time . ❏ Settings: -64 ~ 0 ~ +63 ■ Le v el Set the R elease Le vel.
99 V oice Mode Editing Plug-in Board V oices Plug-in V oices are based on Boar d V oices. How ever , the Board V oices themselves can be edited via computer , using the included editor softwar e . Different editors are a vailable for different Plug-in Boar ds.
100 V oice Mode VCE Initialize Y ou can reset (initialize) all par ameters of a V oice to their default settings. Y ou can also selectively initialize certain parameters, such as Common settings, settings for each Element/Drum K e y , and so on. Note that this does not return the V oice to its original state prior to editing.
101 V oice Mode ■ 1 Source V oice Memory Select the V oice Memory containing the V oice (source) fr om which you will cop y parameter settings. ❏ Settings: PRE1/2 (Preset 1/2), INT (Internal Norma.
102 Perfor mance Mode Per formance Mode In the 3rd to 7th scr eens, you can set the output le vels, stereo pan position and other gener al parameters for each P art (Multi P art Edit). These are useful when using the synthesizer with a sequencer . Details ar e given on P age 1 04.
103 Perfor mance Mode 3. Perfor mance Categor y/Name Perfor mance Categor y A two-letter abbr eviation of the P erformance Category is shown to the left of the P erformance Name . This gives y ou a rough idea of the P erformance’s sound. Perfor mance Name The name of a P erformance can consist of up to 1 0 characters.
104 Perfor mance Mode Per formance Program Selection There ar e four wa ys in which you can select a P erformance . Using the B ANK/PR OGRAM ke ys Using the [DEC/NO] and [INC/YES] ke ys Using the [D A.
105 Perfor mance Mode 4 R epeat steps 2 and 3 for each of the other P arts. T o av oid losing the settings, make sure y ou store the P erformance before e xiting to another Mode or selecting another P erformance . Details about how to stor e P erformances are giv en on P age 124.
106 Perfor mance Mode Per for mance Edit Y ou can set P erformance Edit parameters. These can roughly be divided into Common par ameters, which apply to all P arts, and P art-specific parameters. Also, there ar e various zone settings for Master K eyboard Mode (P age 1 08).
107 Perfor mance Mode T one Generator Mode: [MASTER KEYBO ARD] ke y LED off The í Indicator If you alter an y parameters in P erformance Edit Mode , the í indicator will be display ed in the top left of the screen. This giv es a quick indication that the current P erformance has been modified but not yet stor ed.
108 Perfor mance Mode GEN M.Kbd (General Master Keyboard) Y ou can set ke yboard splits and lay ers when using a P erformance in Master K eyboard Mode .
109 Perfor mance Mode ■ P oint When the Mode (see earlier) has been set to “split,” this sets the split point. The actual note of the split point will be assigned to the upper section. Y ou can also select the split point by pr essing the note while holding down the [SHIFT] k ey .
110 Perfor mance Mode QED Filter (Quick Edit Filter) These parameters contr ol filters which gov ern the tonal quality of the V oice . If you ar e using LPF (Low P ass Filter) and HPF (High P ass Filter) combined together , the parameters in the QED Filter scr een only affects LPF .
111 Perfor mance Mode CTL Assign1(Controller Assign 1) Use Knobs [C], [1] and [2] to assign Control Numbers to the Breath Contr oller , Knob [1] and Knob [2], respectiv ely . The selected function is shown on the left of the display . ■ BC (Breath Contr oller) Set Control Change Number assigned to the Br eath Controller .
112 Perfor mance Mode ■ Gain Set the Gain. This attenuates or boosts frequencies around the Fr equency setting. ❏ Settings: -12dB ~ 0dB ~ +12dB ■ Freq (Fr equenc y) Set the center frequenc y . Frequencies around this point are attenuated/boosted b y the Gain setting.
113 Perfor mance Mode ■ InsEF (Insertion Effect) Assign a P art to an Insertion Effect. Select “off” if you do not wish to assign the P art to an Insertion Effect. Furthermore , if Plug-in Board hav e been installed, they will also be selectable as a Plug-in P art.
114 Perfor mance Mode • If Par tPL (Plug-in) has been selected Set the V oice for the Plug-in P art. This screen is only display ed if a Plug-in Board has been installed. Use Knob [B] to select PLG INT (internal memory) and the MSB/LSB (Plug-in Board’s Bank), and use Knob [C] to select the Progr am Number .
115 Perfor mance Mode MIX Level Y ou can set output lev el, pan, effect send and other parameters for each P art. This is useful when setting up the lev els of each P art in a mix. ■ V ol (V olume) Set the output lev el of the P art. ❏ Settings: 0 ~ 127 ■ Pa n Set the stereo pan position of the P art.
116 Perfor mance Mode ■ R elease Set the transition time fr om the point at which the note on the ke yboard is r eleased to the point at which the output lev el of the P art reaches zer o. A positive v alue will lengthen the transition time and a negative v alue will shorten it.
117 Perfor mance Mode offset (V elocity Offset) As illustrated belo w , the velocity will be increased b y the specified amount. Changes to v elocity curv e according to V elDepth (with offset set to 64) Par t Layer Y ou can set various MIDI par ameters for each P art, including MIDI R eceiv e Channel, Arpeggiator switch, note limit and velocity .
118 Perfor mance Mode ■ V el Limit Set the minimum and maximum values of the velocity r ange within which each P art will respond. Each P art will only sound for notes pla yed within its specified velocity r ange .
119 Perfor mance Mode RCV Sw3 (Receive Switch 3) When set to “on,” each V oice in each P art will receiv e volume , pan, sustain pedal, foot switch and Control Change messages.
120 Perfor mance Mode ■ FMod (Filter Modulation Depth) Set the amount by which the filter Cutoff fr equency changes when the Modulation Wheel is used. ❏ Settings: 0 ~ 127 ■ AMod (Amplitude Modulation Depth) Set the amount by which the amplitude modulation changes when the Modulation Wheel is used.
121 Perfor mance Mode Zones Y ou can edit the zones used by P erformances in Master K e yboard Mode . Use Knob [A] (or B ANK [A]~[D] ke ys) to select the zone (1 to 4), then set the zone’s parameters. The follo wing eight screens ar e available for Master K e yboard parameters.
122 Perfor mance Mode MKB TxSW4 (Master keyboard T ransmit Switch 4) F or each zone , you can enable or disable the transmission of Bank Select and Progr am Change messages when you switch P erformance Banks or Pr ograms.
123 Perfor mance Mode Per for mance Job Mode Y ou can ex ecute various actions (Jobs) in P erformance Job Mode . F or example , you can “Initialize” P erformances (including those curr ently being edited) or “R ecall” pr evious edits. When you enter P erformance Job Mode , you will first see the Initialize screen.
124 Perfor mance Mode 2 Source P erformance Number Select the P erformance Number of the sour ce P erformance . The P erformance Name is shown in the top line of the display . ❏ Settings: 00 1 ~ 128 (INT), 001 ~ 064(EXT) When copying, y ou can set the current P erformance number (destination) for the source P erformance number .
125 Sequence Play Mode Sequence Play Mode 3 Press the [PLA Y/STOP] ke y to play back the selected Demo Song from the beginning. 4 Press the [PLA Y/STOP] ke y again to stop the Demo Song playback. If you pr ess the [PLA Y/STOP] ke y once again, playback will resume fr om the current position.
126 Sequence Play Mode ■ Song File Number Assign a Song file to the Chain Step. Any Song files with the “ .MID” extension can be selected. When you select a file Number her e , the file name is shown in the top line of the display .
127 Utility Mode Utility Mode MSTR (System Master) Y ou can set the ov erall parameters, including v olume and pitch, which mainly relate to the synthesizer’s tone generator section.
128 Utility Mode ■ V el (K eyboar d V elocity Curv e) Set the V elocity Curve determining ho w the strength of the notes play ed will affect the sound output. ❏ Settings: norm, soft, hard, wide , fixed norm (Normal) The velocity is in pr oportion to the strength.
129 Utility Mode ■ BCCurv e (TG Breath Curv e) Set the Breath Curv e that defines how the sound is output according to Br eath Controller MIDI information. ❏ Settings: thru, soft, hard, wide CTRL (System Controller) In V oice Mode , y ou can set parameters for Controllers.
130 Utility Mode MIDI (System MIDI) Y ou can set ov erall MIDI parameters for the system. The following fiv e screens ar e available . MIDI Ch (MIDI Channel) MIDI Arp (MIDI Arpeggio) MIDI Sw (MIDI R eceiv e Switch) MIDI Other MIDI GM/XG R eceiv e MIDI Ch (MIDI Channel) Set the MIDI Channel parameters.
131 Utility Mode ■ PgmChng (Progr am Change) Set to enable or disable reception of a Pr ogram Change message coming in. With this par ameter set to “on,” the instrument can receiv e a Progr am C.
132 Utility Mode M.EQ Low (Master EQ Low) This Equalizer cov ers low fr equencies. Y ou can adjust the signal lev el at the specified frequenc y . Y ou can also select different Equalizer types (Shapes). ■ Shape Select either a Shelving or P eaking equalizer .
133 Utility Mode CTRL Assign1 (Controller Assign 1) Use Knobs [C], [1] and [2] to assign Contr ol Change Numbers to the Breath Contr oller , Knob [1] and Knob [2], respectiv ely . The selected Control Change Name is shown on the left of the displa y .
134 Utility Mode Synchr onize the tempo settings of the S30 and the Plug-in Board. If you ar e using a Plug-in Board capable of generating arpeggio patterns, y ou can synchronize its tempo with that of the S30. 1 Enter Utility Mode and select the PLG MIDI screen.
135 Card Mode ■ F ormatting Memory Cards Before using a Memory Car d with your instrument it must first be formatted. Once it is formatted all data on it will be erased. Be sur e to check if the data is unnecessary for you or not, befor ehand. The Memory Cards formatted with this instrument ma y become unusable with other instruments.
136 Card Mode ■ SMF (Standard MIDI Files) F ormat 0 Standar d MIDI Files (SMFs) can be play ed back in Song Mode . Ho wev er , they cannot be sa ved. ❏ Extension: “ .MID” The SMF is a standardized sequence file format used b y musical instrument manufacturers, computer softw are companies and other parties.
137 Card Mode Car d Mode Operations 1 Insert the Memory Card into the C ARD slot. 2 Press the [C ARD] ke y to enter Card Mode . 3 Use the [P A GE] knob to switch to the screen for the operation y ou wish to perform. In the first “Status” screen, y ou don’t need any further operation described in step 2 and after .
138 Card Mode 4 Pr ess the [INC/YES] k ey to sa ve the file . The message “Completed.” will be display ed after it has been sav ed, and you will be r eturned to the pre vious screen. The sav e operation will be canceled if y ou press the [DEC/NO] ke y during ex ecution.
139 Card Mode v oice ❏ Settings: Source V oice Memory: INT (Internal), EXT (External), PLG1 (Plug-in 1), PLG (Plug-in) Only select PLG1 for V oice data (Plug-in V oices) that has been created on an S80. T o read PLG1 of an S80, select PLG1. T o select PLG2 of an S80, select PLG.
140 Card Mode MkDir (Make Director y) Y ou can create new dir ectories and subdirectories (new directories within e xisting ones). This allows you to store files in separ ate directories according to File Type . The directory hier archy can ha ve up to 27 lev els.
141 Appendix How to Install the Optional Plug-in Board 1 Turn the ke yboard pow er off, and disconnect the A C pow er adaptor . Also, if the keyboar d is connected with other external de vice(s), disconnect the device(s). 2 Turn ov er the keyboar d so you can hav e direct access to the underside .
142 Appendix 4 R emov e the Plug-in board co ver . Plug-in board plate appears. When installing the optional Plug-in board (fr om when you remo v e the co v er to when the cov er is replaced secur ely) all operations must be done with the A C po wer adaptor disconnected.
143 Appendix R emo ving the Plug-in board fr om the ke yboard 1 Pr ess do wn the hooks 2 in the direction as shown in the illustration and tak e the board out from the hooks 2 b y lifting up the one side . 2 Pull out the other side of the board fr om the hooks 1.
144 Appendix Failed to process the MIDI data because too much data was received at once. Error occurred when receiving MIDI data. Error occurred when receiving bulk data. Internal backup battery needs to be replaced. No more available memory on the Memory Card.
145 Appendix T r oubleshooting The following table pr ovides troubleshooting hints and page r eferences for some common pr oblems. Most problems ma y be simply the result of incorr ect settings. Before calling for pr ofessional service , refer to the troubleshooting advice belo w to see if you can find and corr ect the cause of the problem.
146 Appendix Arpeggiator settings (On/Of f, Hold, T empo) cannot be changed. • Plug-in Boards featur e their own built-in arpeggio pattern gener ators. Details are given on P age 134, and also in the Owner’s Manual that comes with each Plug-in Board.
147 Appendix No ef fects are applied. • Has the [EF B YP ASS] key been set to OFF? (P age 5 1) • Has the Insertion Effect Element Switch parameter in the EFF scr een of V oice Edit been set to ON?.
148 Appendix Specifications 61 Initial touch, Aftertouch AWM2, Modular Synthesis Plug-in System 64 Normal voices (256 Presets, 128 Internals [Users], 128 Externals [Memory Cards]), Drum voices (8 pres.
149 Appendix Index 0~9 4 Zones.......................................................................................................53 A About Memory Cards .......................................................................15, 135 About Modular Sysnthesis Plug-in System .
150 Appendix Element Amplitude ...................................................................................83 Element Filter ............................................................................................78 Element Pitch ..........
151 Appendix N Normal V oice .............................................................................................64 O Octav e and MIDI Transmit Channel Settings ................................60, 103 OSC Assign (Oscillator Assign) ..........
152 Appendix V VCE Bulk Dump ......................................................................................1 01 VCE Copy.................................................................................................1 00 VCE Edit R ecall ....
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