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  • Page 1 ® YAMAHA AUTHORIZED PRODUCT MANUAL MUSIC SYNTHESIZER...
  • Page 2 YAMAHA MUSIC SYNTHESIZER...
  • Page 3 This information on safety is provided to comply with U.S.A. laws, but should be observed by users in all countries. YAMAHA Digital Musical Instrument Products will have either a label similar to the graphic shown below or a molded/ stamped facsimile of the graphic on its enclosure. The explanation of these graphics appears on this page. Please observe all cautions indicated.
  • Page 4 SY55 Music Synthesizer Operating Manual...

  • Page 5: Main Features

    The SY55 is one digital synthesizer that puts samples in their proper place. Rather than rigid sounds that limit the musical outcome, the SY55's samples are flexible tools that the musician can shape, color and combine to create an original world of sound.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Contents PRECAUTIONS ............2 HOW TO USE THIS OPERATION MANUAL ......3 THE CONTROLS & CONNECTORS ........4 TUTORIALS ............10 * 1. SETTING UP YOUR SYSTEM ......... . 11 2.

  • Page 7: Precautions

    5 years. When the battery voltage drops to a level that is too low to maintain the memory contents, the following message will appear on the SY55 display when the power is turned ON: If this display appears, have the backup battery replaced by qualified YAMAHA service personnel.

  • Page 8: How To Use This Operation Manual

    We recommend that you go through the tutorials in sequence while ac- tually carrying out the procedures on your SY55. Once you've gone through the entire TUTORIALS section in this way, you should be familiar enough with the SY55 to need only the REFERENCE section in future.

  • Page 9: The Controls & Connectors

    [VOICE] Key & Indicator Selects the normal voice play mode in which any of the SY55's preset, internal or card voices can be played via the keyboard or an external control- ler connected to the MIDI IN connector.
  • Page 10 MIDI sequencer. [SEQ] Key & Indicator Selects the sequencer mode in which 8 independent tracks can be recorded and played back using the various instruments in one of the SY55 multi-play setups. [EDIT/COMPARE] Key Activates the voice edit mode when a voice between 1 and 62 is selected, &...
  • Page 11 Select voices and multi-play setups, and are used to edit parameter values Keys in any of the SY55 edit modes. Either key can be pressed briefly for single stepping in the specified direction, or held for continuous scrolling. These keys are also used to answer the "Sure?" confirmation prompt when saving or initializing data.

  • Page 12: Tutorials

    TUTORIALS SECTION...
  • Page 13 The SY55 Voice Parameter Chart ........

  • Page 14: Tutorials

    CAUTION!!: Make sure that both the SY55 and your sound system are turned OFF when making connections. If you do connect the SY55 to other MIDI devices, be sure to use high- quality MIDI cables of not longer than about 15 meters.

  • Page 15: Enjoy The Demos

    2. Press the [ENTER] key to start demo playback. 3. Press the [EXIT] key when you want to stop demo playback. Pressing [EXIT] a second time returns you to the mode the SY55 was in prior to the demo playback mode.

  • Page 16: Selecting And Playing Voices

    Here's a global view of the SY55 system: and CARD Voice Banks Please note that the voices played by the SY55 can come from three differ- ent sources: the PRESET voice bank, the INTERNAL voice bank, or a CARD voice bank:...
  • Page 17 Any voice in any of these voice banks can be selected and played while the SY55 is in the VOICE PLAY mode. PRESET VOICE LIST Name Name Name Big Band VCO Lead Piano Voyager Orch Brass Spirit VCF SynthBrass OZ Lead...
  • Page 18 TUTORIALS Name Comments SynthBrass Powerful synth brass pad. Flute Breathy when played hard. Saxophone Solo sax with lots of presence. FolkGuitar Steel-string acoustic folk guitar. 12 String Full 12-string guitar. MuteGuitar Muted electric guitar. SingleCoil Single-coil electric guitar pickup. Pick Bass Punchy picked bass.
  • Page 19 Selecting the VOICE 1. If the VOICE PLAY mode is not already selected — as indicated by a lit PLAY Mode, a Voice [VOICE] key LED and "VOICE PLAY" across the top of the LCD — press Bank, and Voice the [VOICE] key to select it.
  • Page 20 If you don't get any sound at this point: Make sure your sound system is turned ON and the volume is turned up to a reasonable level. Make sure that the SY55 MASTER VOLUME control is turned up to a reasonable level. Check all connections.
  • Page 21 Voice Numbers 63 and Although most SY55 voices have a 1, 2 or 4-element configuration (we'll 64 are Drum-set Voices learn more about elements in the "EDITING VOICES" section, beginning on page 35), voices 63 and 64 in any voice bank are special drum-set voices that essentially have a 61-element configuration.

  • Page 22: The Multi Play Mode

    3. THE MULTI PLAY MODE MULTI PLAY Setups The SY55 MULTI PLAY (multi-timbre) mode allows different voices to be assigned to up to 16 different MIDI channels. This allows you to record and play multi-voice compositions using the SY55's internal 8-track se- quencer, or an external sequencer if desired.

  • Page 23: Multi Play Mode, Bank And Setup Selection

    [-1/NO] and [+1/YES] or numeric keys plus [ENTER] to select the de- sired MULTI PLAY setup. MULTI PLAY Polyphony Since the SY55 can produce a maximum of 16 notes at the same time (16- and Dynamic Note Allo- note polyphony), the number of simultaneous notes that each voice in a cation MULTI PLAY setup can produce depends on the number of voices being played at the time.
  • Page 24 TUTORIALS 3. While the underline cursor is positioned below the channel (CH) parame- ter, the [-1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys or numeric and [ENTER] keys can be used to select any of the 16 MIDI channels and see which voices are assigned to each.

  • Page 25: Creating An Original Multi Play Setup

    Creating an Original In this section we'll go through the steps to create a simple "Jazz Quartet" MULTI PLAY Setup MULTI PLAY setup consisting of the following voices: Channel 1 ..P01 Piano Channel 2 ..P62 WdBass Duo Channel 3 ..P40 Vibraphone Channel 4 ..P63 Drum Set 1 Channels 5 ...
  • Page 26 TUTORIALS Move the cursor to all the remaining channel positions (5 ... 16) and turn each "off by holding the [-1/NO] key until the "off" display appears. Note that the cursor can be moved past the end of the display screen to access the remaining channels in groups of four.
  • Page 27 11. This job allows each individual voice in the setup to be panned to a different position in the stereo sound field (you'll only hear this if you're using a stereo sound system fed by the SY55 OUTPUT R and L/MONO jacks).
  • Page 28 Storing an Edited Now that you've created your first MULTI PLAY setup — "Jazz Quart" — you'll want to store it to one of the SY55's 16 internal MULTI PLAY MULTI PLAY Setup memory locations or a memory card location.

  • Page 29: Conclusion

    If you've gone all the way through this section and followed all the instructions, you've actually done much more than program your first MULTI PLAY setup. You've learnt about many of the most important SY55 program- ming procedures and, as a result, should find the next tutorial easy to handle.

  • Page 30: Recording & Playback With The Sequencer

    In the preceding section we learned about the SY55 multi-play mode, and how to create original multi-play setups. In this section we'll see how the SY55 sequencer can be used to record the various parts of a musical composi- tion, and "drive" the corresponding instruments of a multi-play setup. The SY55 sequencer can hold up to 8 separate "songs,"...

  • Page 31: Realtime Recoding: Replace & Overdub

    Realtime Recording: Realtime recording allows you to directly record anything you play on the Replace & Overdub keyboard, capturing the spontaneous timing, keyboard dynamics and control- ler operations of the performance. Using the realtime recording mode is, in fact, very much like using a conventional tape recorder. Realtime recording is best for parts you can play easily on the keyboard, and for passages in which you want to retain the human "feel"...
  • Page 32 [STOP] key to stop recording. Both the [RUN] and [RECORD] key indica- tors will go out, and "Executing!" will appear on the display briefly while recorded data is being processed. After this, the SY55 will return to the sequencer play mode.
  • Page 33 9. You can now listen to the part you've just recorded by pressing the se- quencer key (see illustration below) to return to the first measure, and then the [RUN] key. You can also use the forward and reverse keys to move to any measure and listen to playback from that point.

  • Page 34: Step Recording

    TUTORIALS Step Recording Step recording allows you to input parts note by note, rest by rest, without having to actually play the part on the keyboard. This is ideal for entering difficult parts from written music, or for extremely complex or fast passages that would be impossible to play in real time.
  • Page 35 Dotted Notes Pressing the dot key (numeric key ) adds half the value of the currently displayed note length. If this results in a standard note length, it is displayed as a dotted note. Otherwise it is displayed as a numeric value. Triplets Triplet-length notes are entered by first selecting the basic note length —...
  • Page 36 TUTORIALS Use the [DATA ENTRY] control or [-1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys to select "Staccato:50%," "Normal: 80%," or "Slur:99%." The percentage values are the gate time of the notes. Gate time is the time between the beginning of one note and the beginning of the next. Once the desired gate time has been set, press the [PAGE key to return to the step record edit display and continue recording.

  • Page 37: Playback

    Conclusion Now that you now how to record and play back sequences with the SY55, you'll want to take a look at the "SEQUENCER MODE" information begin- ning on page 116 of the reference section. There are many important editing and other jobs that have not been described here, but which can make the process of "sequencing"...

  • Page 38: Editing Voices

    Each SY55 voice is composed of one, two or four "elements." The only limitation is that the maximum polyphony of the SY55 is 16 (i.e. the maxi- mum number of notes that can be played simultaneously is 16). This means that a 1-element voice can produce the full 16 notes, while a "layered"...
  • Page 39 Each element can be assigned an AWM2 waveform from the 74 provided in internal ROM, or others available on plug-in waveform cards. You can have a single element voice that uses only a single waveform, or multi- element voices that combine two or four different waveforms in a number of ways.
  • Page 40 TUTORIALS Each element also has a pitch envelope generator and two filter cutoff en- velope generators that control the SY55's innovative digital filter system. The block diagram below shows how the various operational blocks within each element are interconnected. Digital Filters Each element has two digital filters.

  • Page 41: The Sy55 Voice Parameter Chart

    The voice parameter chart on the following page lists all of the program- Chart mable voice parameters — titled as they appear on the SY55 editing screen. You might want to make copies of this chart in order to jot down parameters...
  • Page 42 TUTORIALS SY55 Voice Parameter Chart. Voice Name:...
  • Page 43 SY55 Voice Parameter Chart. Voice Name: VeloChorus...

  • Page 44: Programming The "Velochorus" Voice

    TUTORIALS Programming the Now that you've got the basic idea, try programming the VeloChorus "VeloChorus" Voice voice described below. VeloChorus is a 2-element voice in which the "Cho- rus" waveform is assigned to element 1 and the "Styroll" waveform is as- signed to element 2.
  • Page 45 9. When the 2-element mode is selected (as it should be after the last step), element 1 (EL1) and element 2 (EL2) are available and a different wave- form from among the SY55's 74 preset waveforms can be assigned to each. The unavailable elements are represented by on the display.
  • Page 46 TUTORIALS 11. The volume job operates in basically the same way as the voice assign- ment job described above. The cursor keys are used to select the element for which the volume is to be adjusted, then the [DATA ENTRY] control, [+1/YES] and [-1/NO] keys, or numeric and [ENTER] keys are used to set the desired volume.
  • Page 47 15. Set the EF Balance (Effect Balance) for EL1 and EL2 as follows: EL1 (Chorus) ..50 EL2 (Styroll) ..60 16. Select job 13: Amplitude EG ("REFERENCE" section, page 64), skipping the OSC Frq.Mode ("REFERENCE" section, page 63) display. 17. Here we program the amplitude envelope generators for EL1 and EL2 — and learn a new element selection technique.
  • Page 48 TUTORIALS Parameter E1 (Chorus) E2 (Styroll) AEG Mode AEG R1 (Rate 1) AEG R2 (Rate 2) AEG L2 (Level 2) AEG R3 (Rate 3) AEG L3 (Level 3) AEG R4 (Rate 4) AEG RR (Release Rate) 19. When you get to this display: It's time to learn a new technique.

  • Page 49: Storing An Edited Voice

    Storing an Edited Voice Now that you've created your first original voice — "VeloChorus" — you'll want to store it to one of the SY55's 64 internal voice memory loca- tions or a memory card location. 1. After exiting the edit mode by pressing the [VOICE] key, press the [STORE/ COPY] key.

  • Page 50: Conclusion

    AEG and effect copy functions that can make the job of programming voices much faster and more efficient. If you've carefully gone through all five tutorials, you should now be able to handle just about any SY55 job simply by referring to the reference section.
  • Page 51 REFERENCE SECTION...
  • Page 52 Contents GENERAL OPERATION ..........52 Selecting the Voice Edit Mode .
  • Page 53 VOICE EDIT MODE PITCH ENVELOPE GENERATOR (PEG) LEVEL/RATE ..... . 7 1 PITCH ENVELOPE GENERATOR (PEG) SENSITIVITY, RANGE/RATE SCALING/VELOCITY SWITCH ......7 2 FILTER: TYPE/CUTOFF/MODE .

  • Page 54: Selecting The Voice Edit Mode

    Selecting the Voice Edit Mode Press the [VOICE] key followed by the [EDIT/ You can exit the voice edit mode and return to COMPARE] key. Both the [VOICE] and [EDIT/COM- the voice play mode at any time by pressing either the [VOICE] key or the [EXIT] key.

  • Page 55: Voice Edit Mode

    VOICE EDIT MODE When the [JOB] key is pressed, the job selection display appears showing the currently selected job. On the upper display line "V.ED JOB 1—42" means that you are in the voice edit mode (V.ED) If you use the numeric keys, the entered number and that you have a choice of jobs 1 through 42 will flash on the display.

  • Page 56: Selecting An Element To Edit/Element On-Off Switching

    Selecting an Element to Edit/Element ON-OFF Switching Although the cursor keys are used to select a particular element in many functions, some functions that can be individually programmed for each element contain several different parameters which must be selected using the keys, so an alternative means of element selection has been provided.

  • Page 57: The Element, Aeg And Filter Copy Functions

    VOICE EDIT MODE The Element, AEG and Filter Copy Functions The Element, AEG and Filter Copy functions make it possible to copy all parameter assignments, just the AEG parameter assignments, or just the fil- ter parameter assignments from any other element to the element currently being edited.

  • Page 58: The Effect Copy Function

    8. When the copy operation has finished, the SY55 will return automatically to. the display that was showing immediately prior to activation of the element copy function. The Effect Copy Function The Effect Copy function makes it possible to 5. Press the [ENTER] key. "Sure?" will appear on copy the effect parameter assignments from any the top line of the LCD.
  • Page 59 VOICE EDIT MODE...

  • Page 60: Voice Mode

    VOICE MODE JOB 1 different ways. They can simply be played si- multaneously, limited to specific regions of the keyboard to create a "split keyboard" voice, one waveform could be used only for the attack por- tion of the voice while another is used for the Summary: Determines whether the voice will be a sustain, and so on.

  • Page 61: Volume

    VOICE EDIT MODE the waves can be filtered differently and/or have different envelopes to create an endless range of interesting effects. Refer to: Tutorial, page 35, 42. VOLUME JOB 3 and [+1/YES] keys, or numeric and [ENTER] keys are used to set the desired volume. Details: A setting of "0"...

  • Page 62: Detune

    DETUNE JOB 5 Details: The maximum minus setting of "-7" pro- duces a downward pitch shift of approximately a quarter of a semitone, and the maximum plus setting of "+7" produces an upward pitch shift of approximately the same amount. A setting of Summary: Allows slight upward or downward pitch "0"...

  • Page 63: High Note Limit

    VOICE EDIT MODE HIGH NOTE LIMIT JOB 7 The high note limit can also be set by press- ing the [ENTER] key — "KBD" will flash on the display — and then the key on the keyboard cor- responding to the desired high note. Summary: Individually sets the high note limit for Details: See "LOW NOTE LIMIT,"...

  • Page 64: High Velocity Limit

    HIGH VELOCITY LIMIT JOB 9 and [ENTER] keys are used to set the high veloc- ity limit. The high velocity limit can also be set by pressing the [ENTER] key — "KBD" will flash on the display — and then a key on the keyboard Summary: Sets the highest velocity value for a at approximately the desired velocity.

  • Page 65: Effect Balance

    VOICE EDIT MODE EFFECT BALANCE JOB 1 2 Details: A setting of "0" produces only the direct sound of the selected element, while a setting of "100" produces only the effect sound. A setting of "50" delivers both the direct and effect sound in approximately equal proportions.
  • Page 66 Frequency Note Use the cursor keys to select the Frequency Note ("Frq.Note") parameter. Use the [DATA ENTRY] control or [+1/YES] and [-1/ NO] keys to select the desired note. The frequency note can also be set by press- ing the [ENTER] key — "KBD" will flash on the display —...
  • Page 67 VOICE EDIT MODE when the "nrm" mode has been selected, but If the "hld" mode is selected, the envelope "HT (Hold Time) will appear instead when the begins immediately from maximum AWM level, "hld" mode is selected. allowing the fast attack transients of waveforms The arrow symbols ( and )that appear at to pass unaffected.

  • Page 68: Amplitude Envelope Generator (Aeg) Mode/Level/Rate

    AMPLITUDE ENVELOPE GENERATOR (AEG) RATE SCALING JOB 14 velope time for the high notes. This is useful for simulating instruments such as piano, in which the low notes take much longer to decay than the high notes. The maximum "+7" setting produces the greatest envelope length variation across the Summary: Allows the overall amplitude envelope pitch range.

  • Page 69: Sensitivity (Velocity, Amplitude & Pitch Modulation)

    VOICE EDIT MODE [DATA ENTRY] control, [-1/NO] and [+1/YES] Refer to: "AMPLITUDE ENVELOPE GENERA- keys/or numeric and [ENTER] keys to set the TOR (AEG) LEVEL SCALE BREAKPOINT" level-scaling offset for the corresponding break- on page 66. point. Details: Negative values reduce the level, and posi- tive values increase the level at the correspond- ing breakpoint.
  • Page 70 Amplitude Modulation Sensitivity Details: A setting of "0" allows no amplitude modu- lation by any means, while a setting of "+7" results in maximum sensitivity to amplitude modulation. Minus settings produce reverse EG bias — i.e. a higher modulation value produces lower level.

  • Page 71: Low Frequency Oscillator (Lfo)

    VOICE EDIT MODE LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR (LFO) WAVEFORM/SPEED/DELAY/PHASE JOB 1 8 Wave Details: "tri" = Triangle. "dwn" = Downward sawtooth. "up" = Upward sawtooth. "squ" = Square. "sin" = Sine. "S/H" = Sample and hold. Summary: Determines the waveform of the LFO for the selected element.

  • Page 72: Low Frequency Oscillator (Lfo) Modulation Depth

    Phase TRY] control, [-1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys, or numeric and [ENTER] keys to set the desired LFO phase. Details: If the LFO is used for pitch modulation, for example, a phase setting of "0" would cause the vibrato effect to begin with an upward pitch Summary: Determines at which point in the LFO sweep, while a setting of "55"...

  • Page 73: Pitch Envelope Generator (Peg) Level/Rate

    VOICE EDIT MODE Please note that the pitch modulation sensi- Refer to: "Pitch Modulation Sensitivity" on page tivity parameter (see page 68) must also be set to an appropriate value before pitch modulation can be applied. Filter Cutoff Modulation Depth Details: A "0"...

  • Page 74: Pitch Envelope Generator (Peg) Sensitivity

    PITCH ENVELOPE GENERATOR SENSITIVITY, RANGE/RATE SCALING/VELOCITY SWITCH JOB 21 PEG Range Details: This parameter determines the total maxi- mum range of the pitch envelope generator, so a setting of "2oct" means that the maximum range is ±1 octave. That is, if a level parameter is set to +63, for example, the pitch at that point will be one octave above normal pitch.

  • Page 75: Filter: Type/Cutoff/Mode

    VOICE EDIT MODE PEG Velocity Switch Details: When this parameter is turned "on," higher velocity values produce a longer pitch envelope — i.e. the harder a key is played the longer the pitch variation. When "off" no envelope rate variation is produced. Refer to: "PITCH ENVELOPE GENERATOR Summary: Determines whether overall envelope (PEG) LEVEL/RATE,"...
  • Page 76 By combine the HPF setting of filter 1 with Bandpass Filter (HPF + LPF) Response the LPF setting of filter 2, it is possible to create a BPF (Band Pass Filter) response that allows only frequencies that fall between the cutoff of the HPF and LPF to pass.

  • Page 77: Filter: Cutoff Envelope Generator

    VOICE EDIT MODE Mode waveform is produced. If EG control is selected, the filter envelope generator (a separate EG is provided for each filter — see "FILTER: CUT- OFF ENVELOPE GENERATOR" below) can be set up to produce a wide range of time-based variations.

  • Page 78: Filter: Rate Scaling

    (Rate 2), then to L3 (Level 3) at R3 (Rate 3), and then to L4 (Level 4) at R4 (Rate 4). The cutoff stays at L4 until the key is released, and then moves to RL1 (Release Level 1) at the rate de- termined by RR1 (Release Rate 1), and finally to RL2 (Release Level 2) at RR2 (Release Rate Refer to: Tutorial, page 37, 45.

  • Page 79: Filter: Level Scaling Offset

    VOICE EDIT MODE FILTER: LEVEL SCALING OFFSET JOB 26 The filter 1 or filter 2 envelope generator can be selected by holding the [SELECT] key and pressing the numeric [9] or [6] key, respec- tively. Summary: Sets the amount of level offset for each Details: Negative values reduce the level, and posi- of the four level-scaling breakpoints set in the tive values increase the level at the correspond-...
  • Page 80 Velocity Sensitivity Details: Plus "+" settings produce higher cutoff fre- quencies in response to higher velocity values — i.e. the harder a key is played, the higher the cutoff frequency. The maximum setting of "+7" produces the maximum level variation in re- sponse to velocity changes.

  • Page 81: Element Initialize

    VOICE EDIT MODE ELEMENT INITIALIZE JOB 28 "Completed!" will appear briefly when the initialization is finished. Details: When Element Initialize is executed, the element parameters are initialized to the follow- Summary: Initializes all parameters of the active ing values: element. The element initialize function is useful if Settings: None you want to begin programming an element...
  • Page 82 Jobs Initialized Values PEG level/rate PEG sensitivity, range/rate scaling/ Range R. scale Vel. SW velocity 2oct Type Mode Filter: type/cutoff/mode Cutoff Filter: cutoff envelope generator Filler: rate scaling Filter: level scaling breakpoint Filter: level scaling offset OFS1 OFS2 OFS4 OFS3 Filter: resonance/velocity sensitivity/ Resonance Vel.

  • Page 83: Controller: Pitch Bend Range

    VOICE EDIT MODE CONTROLLER: PITCH BEND RANGE JOB 29 bend. A setting of "12" allows a maximum pitch bend of plus or minus one octave, while a set- ting of "4" allows a maximum pitch bend of plus or minus a major third. If the MIDI controller used is a keyboard, Summary: Sets the maximum pitch bend range.

  • Page 84: Controller: Amplitude Modulation

    CONTROLLER: AMPLITUDE MODULATION JOB 32 Set the CTL# parameter to the number of the controller with which you intend to control this function. The RNG parameter can be set to a value be- tween 0 and 127. A setting of "0" produces no Summary: Assigns a controller to, and sets the change when the assigned controller is operated, maximum depth of amplitude modulation ap-...

  • Page 85: Controller: Cutoff Modulation

    VOICE EDIT MODE CONTROLLER: CUTOFF MODULATION JOB 34 Set the CTL# parameter to the number of the controller with which you intend to control this function. The RNG parameter can be set to a value between 0 and 127. A setting of "0" produces no Summary: Assigns a controller to, and sets the change when the assigned controller is operated, maximum depth of filter cutoff modulation ap-...

  • Page 86: Controller: Eg Bias Control

    CONTROLLER: EG BIAS CONTROL JOB 36 Set the CTL# parameter to the number of the controller with which you intend to control this function. The RNG parameter can be set to a value between 0 and 127: A setting of "0" produces no Summary: Assigns a controller to, and sets the change when the assigned controller is operated, range of envelope generator bias control.

  • Page 87: Effect: Type/Output Level

    VOICE EDIT MODE EFFECT: TYPE/OUTPUT LEVEL JOB 38 Type 19: FB E/R (Feedback Early Reflections) 20: FB Gate (Feedback Gate) 21: FB Rvs (Feedback Reverse) 22: Dly1&Rev (Delay 1 & Reverb) 23: Dly2&Rev (Delay 2 & Reverb) 24: Tunnel (Tunnel Reverb) 25: Tone 1 (Tone Control 1) Summary: Selects one of 34 digital effects for the...

  • Page 88: Effect: Effect Parameters

    EFFECT: EFFECT PARAMETERS JOB 39 FB Gain: 0% ... 99% Determines the amount of feedback returned to the input of the effect processor. Higher values produce a greater number of repeats. Summary: Accesses the individual programmable 1 1 : Stereo Echo parameters for the selected effect.
  • Page 89 VOICE EDIT MODE 22: Delay 1 & Reverb 15: Panned Reflections 24: Tunnel Room Size: 0.5 ... 3.2 Sets the separation between reflections. Time: 0.3 ... 10 seconds Higher values produce greater separation Sets the amount of time it takes for the reverb sound to decay to an inaudible level.
  • Page 90 FB Gain: 0% ... 99% 32: Distortion & Delay 1 Determines the amount of feedback returned 33: Distortion & Delay 2 to the input of the effect processor. Higher Time: 0.1 ... 300 milliseconds values produce a greater number of repeats. Sets the delay time.

  • Page 91: Voice Name

    Summary: Recalls the last voice edited from the Please note, however, that a compare opera- SY55 edit buffer. tion overwrites the recall buffer with the con- Settings: None tents of the edit buffer at that time. A recall operation following a compare operation will Procedure: After selecting the "VOICE Edit Re-...

  • Page 92: Voice Initialize

    VOICE INITIALIZE JOB 42 "Completed!" will appear briefly when the initialization is finished. Details: When Voice Initialize is executed, the voice parameters are initialized to the following val- Summary: Initializes all parameters of the current ues: voice. The voice initialize function is useful if you want to begin programming a voice "from Settings: None.
  • Page 93 VOICE EDIT MODE Jobs Initialized Values PEG level/rate PEG sensitivity, range/rate scaling/ Range R. scale Vel. SW velocity 2oct Filter: type/cutoff/mode Type Cutoff Mode Filter: cutoff envelope generator Filter: rate scaling Filter: level scaling breakpoint Filter: level scaling offset OFS1 OFS2 OFS3 OFS4...
  • Page 94 Contents GENERAL OPERATION ..........93 Drum Voice Configuration .

  • Page 95: Drum Voice Configuration

    Drum Voice Configuration The drum voices — P63 and P64 — are com- board (i.e. to each drum element), making it pos- posed of 61 elements each, corresponding to keys sible to create different "drum set" configurations from C1 to C6 on the master keyboard or other according to your musical requirements.

  • Page 96: The Drum Copy Function

    3. Press the [STORE/COPY] key. The following dis- play will appear. 7. When the copy operation has finished, the SY55 will return automatically to the display that was showing immediately prior to activation of the drum copy function.

  • Page 97: Drum Edit Mode

    [DATA ENTRY] control, [-1/NO] .and [+1/YES] keys, or numeric and [ENTER] keys. The [INTER- 7. When the copy operation has finished, the SY55 NAL], [CARD],or [PRESET] key can be used to will return automatically to the display that was select the "P"...

  • Page 98: Awm Wave Selection

    AWM WAVE SELECTION Once the desired drum element has been se- lected, move the cursor to the wave name posi- tion (if it is not already there) by pressing the cursor key, then use the [DATA ENTRY] control, [-1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys, or numeric Summary: Assigns a preset or cartridge wave to and [ENTER] keys to assign the desired wave to each key (drum element) between C1 and C6.

  • Page 99: Note Shift

    DRUM EDIT MODE NOTE SHIFT JOB 3 Use the [DATA ENTRY] control, [-1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys, or numeric and [ENTER] keys to set the desired degree of note shift. Details: A setting of "-12," for example, shifts the Summary: Individually shifts the pitch of each pitch of the selected drum element down by one drum element up or down in semitone steps.

  • Page 100: Alternate Group

    ALTERNATE GROUP JOB 5 Details: In a real drum set, you would never hear the sound of a closed hi-hat at the same time as the open hi-hat. If you turn alternate group "on" for both of these instruments (which are really different sounds produced by the same instru- Summary: Specifies drum elements which may not ment), the closed and open hi-hat elements will...

  • Page 101: Effect Balance

    DRUM EDIT MODE EFFECT BALANCE JOB 7 Use the [DATA ENTRY] control, [-1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys, or numeric and [ENTER] keys to set the desired effect balance value. Details: A setting of "0" produces only the direct Summary: Determines the balance between the di- sound of the selected drum element, while a rect and effect sound for each drum element.

  • Page 102: Effect: Type/Output Level

    EFFECT: TYPE/OUTPUT LEVEL JOB 9 Type Summary: Selects one of 34 digital effects for the current drum voice. Settings and operation are exactly the sam e as in the voice edit mode: refer to "EFFECT: TYPE/OUTPUT LEVEL" on page 85. Output Level Summary: Sets the level of the selected drum voice effect in relation to the direct (no effect) sound.

  • Page 103: Drum Set Voice Name

    Summary: Recalls the last drum voice edited from Please note, however, that a compare opera- the SY55 edit buffer. tion overwrites the recall buffer with the con- Settings: None tents of the edit buffer at that time. A recall operation following a compare operation will Procedure: After selecting the "DRUM Edit Re-...

  • Page 104: Drum Set Voice Initialize

    DRUM SET VOICE INITIALIZE JOB 13 Summary: Initializes all parameters of the current drum voice. Settings: None. Procedure: After selecting the "DRUM Initialize" display, press the [ENTER] key. "Sure?" will appear on the upper line of the display. Press the [+1/YES] to initialize or [-1/NO] to cancel the initialize operation.
  • Page 105 DRUM EDIT MODE...
  • Page 106 Contents GENERAL OPERATION ..........105 Multi Mode Configuration .

  • Page 107: Multi Mode Configuration

    16 notes to be played simulta- quence recorder or other controller. neously by that one voice even if 16 voices are Since the SY55 can produce a maximum of 16 assigned. notes at the same time (16-note polyphony), the...

  • Page 108: The Channel Copy Function

    3, Press the [STORE/COPY] key. The following dis- completed. play will appear. 6. When the copy operation has finished, the SY55 Next, select the channel from which the pa- will return automatically to the display that was rameter data is to be copied by using the [DATA...

  • Page 109: Multi Edit Mode

    "voice" if you want to copy the effect parameters from a preset or internal voice. 7. When the copy operation has finished, the SY55 will return automatically to the display that was 4. Next, move the cursor to the multi or voice...

  • Page 110: Voice Selection

    VOICE SELECTION JOB 1 Or, if you have selectd a card multi-play setup, use the [PRESET] or [CARD] key to select the "P" (preset) or "C" (card) voice bank for each channel, as necessary (internal voices cannot be selected for card multi-play setups). Summary: Assigns a preset or internal voice to each By decrementing below the lowest voice MIDI channel.

  • Page 111: Note Shift

    MULTI EDIT MODE NOTE SHIFT JOB 3 Details: A setting of "-12," for example, shifts the pitch of the selected voice down by one octave; a setting of "+4" shifts the pitch up by a major third. The Note Shift function can be used to trans- Summary: Individually shifts the pitch of the voice pose a voice to its most useful range, or to create assigned to each multi-play channel up or down...

  • Page 112: Reserved Note

    [ENTER] keys are used to set the ment of 16 notes is received. number of reserved notes. Please keep in mind the fact that the SY55 tails: The main use for this function is to ensure can produce a maximum of 16 notes simultane- that a minimum number of notes are available to ously no matter how this function is set.

  • Page 113: Effect Level

    MULTI EDIT MODE EFFECT LEVEL JOB7 Details: A setting of "0" produces only the direct sound of the selected voice, while a setting of "100" produces maximum effect. Maximum ef- fect is equivalent to the voice-mode EFFECT BALANCE setting. Summary: Individually sets the effect level for the voice assigned to each multi-play channel.

  • Page 114: Effect: Type/Output Level

    EFFECT: TYPE/OUTPUT LEVEL Type Summary: Selects one of 34 digital effects for the current multi-play setup. Settings and operation arc exactly the same as in the voice edit mode: refer to "EFFECT: TYPE/OUTPUT LEVEL" on page 85. Output Level Summary: Sets the level of the selected multi effect in relation to the direct (no effect) sound.

  • Page 115: Multi Name

    Summary: Recalls the last multi-play setup edited Please note, however, that a compare opera- from the SY55 edit buffer. tion overwrites the recall buffer with the con- Settings: None tents of the edit buffer at that time. A recall operation following a compare operation will Procedure: After selecting the "MULTI Edit Re-...

  • Page 116: Multi Initialize

    MULTI INITIALIZE JOB 13 Details: When Multi Initialize is executed, the multi parameters are initialized to the following val- ues: The multi initialize function is useful if you Summary: Initializes all parameters of the current want to begin programming a multi-timbral multi-timbral setup.
  • Page 117 MULTI EDIT MODE...
  • Page 118 Contents GENERAL OPERATION Selecting the Sequencer Play, Record, & Edit Mode Jobs JOBS & PARAMETERS SEQUENCER PLAY & RECORD MODES MEASURE, TEMPO & TIME SIGNATURE CLICK SELECT SYNC SELECT TRACK TRANSMIT CHANNEL RECORD CHANNEL RECORD FILTER MIDI CONTROL SEQUENCER EDIT MODE MIXDOWN QUANTIZE DELETE...
  • Page 119 Selecting the Sequencer Play, Record, & Edit Mode Jobs All basic sequencer record and playback opera- The sequencer edit mode is accessed by pressing the [EDIT/ COMPARE] key while in the sequencer tions have been described in detail in "RECORD- ING &...
  • Page 120 SEQUENCER PLAY & RECORD MODES MEASURE, TEMPO & TIME SIGNATURE JOB 1 • Play Mode Display Procedure: Use the[ ] and [ ] cursor keys to move the underline cursor to the desired parame- ter, then use the [DATA ENTRY] control, the [-1/ NO] and [+1/YES] keys, or the numeric and [EN- TER] keys to set as required.

  • Page 121: Sequencer Mode

    NO] and [+1/YES] keys to select the desired sync mode. Details: "internal" is the normal setting when the SY55 is being used alone. If you are using the SY55 with an external sequencer, MIDI. com- puter, or other MIDI device, and you want the...
  • Page 122 16 selects "omni." Details: This function must be set to "kbd" if you will be recording from the SY55 keyboard. If you will be recording from an external MIDI controller such as a master keyboard or wind...

  • Page 123: Midi Control

    Settings: on, off unwanted interference from external MIDI de- Procedure: Use the [DATA ENTRY] control or [-1/ vices connected to the SY55, and/or to prevent NO] and [+1/YES] keys to turn MIDI control on the SY55 sequencer from affecting operation of or off.
  • Page 124 SEQUENCER EDIT MODE MIXDOWN JOB 1 Details: The mixdown function is most useful when you want to record more than 8 individual parts. Successfully recorded parts can be combined using this function, thus opening up more tracks for further recording. The data in the source Summary: Combines the data from two different tracks is not erased during a mixdown operation.

  • Page 125: Sequencer Mode

    SEQUENCER MODE briefly when quantization is finished. One measure of 8th notes before quantization. Details: Quantization is generally used to tighten up sloppy timing. Use it judiciously, however, be- cause timing that is too perfect can sound cold and mechanical — unless, of course, you're spe- cifically aiming for a cold, mechanical feel.
  • Page 126 INSERT JOB 4 will appear on the upper line of the display. Press the [+1/YES] to insert or [-1/NO] to cancel the operation. "Executing!" will appear on the display dur- ing insert, and "Completed!" will appear briefly Summary: Inserts a specified measure or range of when the insert operation is finished.
  • Page 127 SEQUENCER MODE Details: A copy operation overwrites the data from the beginning of the specified destination meas- ure with the data from the source measure(s). Previous data in the overwritten measures is therefore lost. • TRACK1 •TRACK 2 • TRACK 2 (Result with new measure numbers.) ERASE JOB 6 Details: An erase operation leaves the specified...
  • Page 128 REMOVE EVENT JOB 7 for common control change events are displayed to the right of the control change numbers to which they are assigned. Unassigned control change numbers are followed by "—." For your reference, the following is a list of Summary: Allows pitch bend, after touch, or con- assigned controllers: trol change events (data) to be removed from a...

  • Page 129: Song Name

    SEQUENCER MODE SONG NAME JOB8 Procedure: Use the [ ] and [ ] cursor keys to place the underline cursor under the character to be changed. Use the [DATA ENTRY] control or [+1/YES] and [-1/NO] keys to select the desired character.
  • Page 130 SONG CLEAR JOB 1 0 Details: In addition to clearing all sequencer data for the current song, the clear function initial- izes the following parameters: Summary: Clears the currently selected song from Functions Initialized Values memory. Settings: None Song name New Song Tempo Procedure: After selecting the SONG Clear dis-...
  • Page 131 SEQUENCER MODE 1 2 9...

  • Page 132: Utility Mode

    Contents GENERAL OPERATION Selecting the UtilityMode & Jobs JOBS & PARAMETERS MASTER TUNE TRANSPOSE VELOCITY CURVE EFFECT MIDI RECEIVE CHANNEL KEYBOARD TRANSMIT CHANNEL LOCAL CONTROL ON/OFF MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE MIDI DEVICE NUMBER BULK IN PROTECT MIDI BULK OUT MEMORY CARD BANK SELECT MEMORY CARD FORMAT SAVE SYN DATA LOAD SYN DATA...
  • Page 133 Selecting the UtilityMode & Jobs The utility mode and its various jobs are se- control, [-1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys, or numeric and lected in exactly the same way as in the voice, drum, [ENTER] keys to change values or settings. When multi-play and sequencer edit modes.
  • Page 134 75/64 x 127 (i.e. 64 + 63 incre- ments) — almost 150 cents. Since 100 cents equals one semitone, the tuning range is approxi- Summary: Tunes the overall pitch of the SY55 over mately one and a half semitones. A setting of approximately a 150-cent range.

  • Page 135: Utility Mode

    Summary: Turns the SY55 effect processor on or Refer to: "EFFECT: TYPE/OUTPUT LEVEL" on off. page 85. "EFFECT: EFFECT PARAMETERS"...

  • Page 136: Midi Receive Channel

    MIDI controller or sequencer. This allows two Note: all, odd, even SY55's to be used — one set to "odd" and one to "even" — to achieve 32-note polyphony. Procedure: Use the [ 1 and [ ] keys to select the Ch"...
  • Page 137 MIDI tone generator or other device from the SY55 keyboard without playing the internal tone generator, turn local control "off." One possibility is to drive the SY55 tone genera- tor system from the internal sequencer while Summary: Determines whether the SY55 keyboard...
  • Page 138 [-1/NO] keys are used to select off or on. MESSAGES," page 144. "MIDI DEVICE NUM- BER," above. Details: When this function is set to "off," the SY55 will automatically receive a bulk dump of voice, multi-play or system data from an external de-...
  • Page 139 [ENTER]. "Sure?" will appear at the top of the screen. Press [+1/YES] to actually begin The BULK OUT job will not work if the SY55 transmission of the selected data. "Now Trans- MIDI device number is set to "off."...
  • Page 140 (YS S/V) = EOS synthesizer format. (YS S/V) = EOS sequencer format. Summary: Selects bank 1 or bank 2 of a Yamaha (Unfmtd) = Unformatted. MCD64 type memory prior to formatting or load/ (NoBank) = Bank unavailable (appears if bank save operations.
  • Page 141 SY55 internal memory. memory card — the corresponding internal Settings: V & M, system, all. SY55 data will be erased and completely re- Procedure: This function can only be selected if a placed by the loaded data. memory card formatted for voice data (55 SYN) The "V &...
  • Page 142 Details: Exercise caution when loading data from a ory card into the SY55 sequencer. memory card — the corresponding internal SY55 data will be erased and completely re- Settings: None. placed by the loaded data. Procedure: This function can only be selected if a...
  • Page 143 UTILITY MODE CARD SONG DIRECTORY JOB 18 ENTRY] control, the [-1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys, or the numeric and [ENTER] keys to select the desired song number. The corresponding song name will be shown to the right of the song number on the display. Summary: Displays the titles (song names) of se- quencer songs stored on a memory card.
  • Page 144 Internal song number: 1 ... 8. memory card — the corresponding internal Procedure: This function can only be selected if a SY55 data will be erased and completely re- memory card formatted for sequencer data (55 placed by the loaded data.
  • Page 145 UTILITY MODE...

  • Page 146: Error Messages

    Things do go wrong from time to time, and people do make mistakes. When an error occurs, the SY55 will usually display a message that describes the type of error so you can easily take steps to rectify the problem. The following are quick summaries of the SY55 error displays.
  • Page 147 This display will appear if you attempt to edit or perform a bulk dump of a track that contains no data. a) An external device has sent bulk data to the SY55 while the sequencer is running. Bulk data cannot be received during sequencer operation, so any received data will be ignored.
  • Page 148 Miscellaneous Error Messages Internal battery voltage low. Have battery replaced by qualified YAMAHA service personnel. Internal voltage malfunction. Have the unit checked by qualified YAMAHA service personnel. Voice With mismatched wave card ID exists in multi-play setup. Wave card not inserted in WAVE slot.

  • Page 149: Specifications

    Internal RAM: 64 user voices & 16 user multi-play setups. External Memory Voice data: MCD64 or MCD32 memory cards — write & read. Wave data: YAMAHA waveform cards — read only. Sequencer 8 songs/8 tracks per song. Approx. 8,000 notes max.

  • Page 150: Index

    INDEX +1/Yes and -I/No Keys Edit/Compare Alternate Group Operation Amplitude Envelope Generator (AEG) Copy Function 64,36,44 Effect Copy Function Copy Function 56, 95,107 Level List Level Scale Breakpoint Effect Balance Level Scale Offset Drum-set Voice Mode Voice Rate Effect Level Rate Scaling Effect, Output Level AWM Wave Selection...
  • Page 151 Multi-Play Mode, Bank and Setup Selection Initialize Polyphony and Dynamic Note Allocation Drum-set Voice Multi-play Voice Internal Memory Name Drum-set Voice Display Multi-play Voice Number Entry Note Shift Drum-set Voice Multi-play Voice Layered Voice Note Limit Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) High Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO) Delay...
  • Page 152 Velocity Curve Select Key Sensitivity Velocity Limit Amplitude Modulation High Pitch Modulation Velocity Voice Velocity Rate Architecture Sequencer Edit Mode & Function Selection Control Keys Copy Mode Delete Parameter Chart, Blank Erase Parameter Chart, VeloChorus Insert Preset List MIDI Control Selection Mixdown Volume...
  • Page 153 Do NOT defeat the safety pur- c. The unit has been exposed to rain; or pose of the plug. YAMAHA products not having three prong or d. The product does not operate, exhibits a marked change in polarized line plugs incorporate construction methods and designs performance;...

  • Page 154: Special Message Section

    Model —————————————————————————— NAME PLATE LOCATION: The graphic below indicates the Serial No.—————————————————————————— location of the Name Plate on your YAMAHA Digital Musical In- strument. The Model, Serial Number, Power requirements, etc., arc Purchase Date——————————————————————— indicated on this plate.
  • Page 155 SERVICE This product is supported by YAMAHA's worldwide network of factory trained and qualified dealer service personnel. In the event of a problem, contact your nearest YAMAHA dealer.
  • Page 156 YAMAHA...
  • Page 157 Trumpet Vibe Vocal Ga Shaker Mute Tp Marimba Bamboo Glocken Noise Trombone Flugel Shamisen Styroll Harp Bulb Mtl Reed Bell Mix Flute Brass BD 1 B D 2 SynBrass Digital1 YAMAHA YAMAHA CORPORATION P.O.Box 1, Hamamatsu, Japan Printed In Japan...
  • Page 158 • SY55 Voice Edit Parameters 1. VOICE Mode 28. Element Initialize 2. Wave Select 29. CNTL\Pitch Bend 3. Volume 30. CNTL\AT P.Bias 4. Note Shift 31. CNTL\RandomPitch 5. Detune 6. NoteLimit/L 7. NoteLimit/H 8. Vel.Limit/L 9. Vel. Limit/H 10. Pan 1 1 .
  • Page 159 SEQUENCER REFERENCE • BASIC RECORDING PROCEDURE FLOW...
  • Page 160 After quantization. Measures 4 — 6 "blank," contain only rests. REMOVE EVENT DELETE SONG NAME SONG PROGRAM Delete M004—006 10. SONG CLEAR Measure 4 through 6 deleted. YAMAHA Subsequent measures moved back. YAMAHA CORPORATION P.O.Box 1, Hamamatsu, Japan Printed in Japan...
  • Page 161 YAMAHA MUSIC SYNTHESIZER MIDI DATA FORMAT...
  • Page 162 SYNTHESIZER PART TRANSMIT FLOW MIDI NOTE ON/OFF MODULATION WHEEL BnH,01H BREATH CONTROLLER BnH,02H DATA ENTRY SLIDER BnH,06H FOOT VOLUME BnH,07H SUSTAIN SWITCH B n H , 4 0 H SW3 SW4 PROGRAM CHANGE CHANNEL PRESSURE (AFTERTOUCH) PITCH BEND CHANGE — Parameter Change — F0H 43H 1nH 35H 00H ( Multi Common ) F 0 H 4 3 H 1 n H 3 5 H 0 1 H ( Multi Each Voice ) F0H 43H 1nH 35H 02H ( Voice Common )
  • Page 163 RECEIVE FLOW NOTE OFF NOTE ON/OFF CONTROL CHANGE BnH,00H~3FH BnH,41H~78H BnH,40H SUSTAIN SWITCH PROGRAM CHANGE CHANNEL PRESSURE (AFTERTOUCH) PITCH BEND CHANGE — Parameter Change — ( Multi Common ) ( Multi Each Voice ) ( Voice Common ) ( Voice Each Element ) ( Drum Set Voice ) ( AWM Element ) ( Effect )
  • Page 164 TRANSMIT/RECEIVE DATA (3-1) CHANNEL VOICE MESSAGES (3-1-1) NOTE STATUS 1000nnnnB (8nH) n = VOICE CHANNEL NUMBER NOTE NUMBER 0kkkkkkkB k = 0 (C-2) ~ 127 (G8) VELOCITY 0vvvvvvvB Ignored Receive only. (3-1-2) NOTE OH/OFF STATUS 1001nnnnB (9nH) n = VOICE CHANNEL NUMBER NOTE NUMBER 0kkkkkkkB k = 36 (C1) ~ 96 (C6) (transmit)
  • Page 165 STATUS 1100nnnnB (CnH) n ° VOICE CHANNEL NUMBER PROGRAM NUMBER 0pppppppB 0 ~ 63 ( VOICE ) 64 ~ 79 ( MULTI ) * Select multi-play setup voices. * Mode or memory select. STATUS 1100nnnnB (CnH) n = VOICE CHANNEL NUMBER MODE/MEMORY 0dddddddB d = 119 ~ 127...
  • Page 166 [Transmit] d = 119 ~ 127 Changes transmitted as: 63 ( VOICE ) 64 ~ 79 ( MULTI ) [Receive] Voice or multi number select. Change multi-play setup voice. VOICE PLAY MODE 63 Voice select. p = 64 ~ 118 Ignored MULTI PLAY MODE 63 Change multi-play setup voice.
  • Page 167 The data transmitted is as shown below. 00000000B ( 00H ) 00000000B ( 00H ) Min. 01000000B ( 4 0 H ) 00000000B ( 00H ) Center 01111111B ( 7FH ) 01111110B ( 7EH ) For reception, only the MSB data is operational. 00000000B ( 00H ) Min.
  • Page 168 Type Refer to MULTI COMMON chart 1 channel# chart 1 MULTI EACH VOICE VOICE COMMON chart 2 VOICE EACH ELEMENT element# chart 2 DRUM SET VOICE key note number chart 3 element# chart 4 AWM ELEMENT EFFECT chart 5 FILTER filter# element# chart 6...
  • Page 169 (3-3-2) BULK DUMP STATUS 11110000B (F0H) IDENTIFICATION 01000011B (43H) SUB STATUS 0000nnnnB (0nH) n = DEVICE NUMBER FORMAT NUMBER 01111010B (7AH) BYTE COUNT(MSB) 0bbbbbbbB BYTE COUNT(LSB) 0bbbbbbbB CLASSIFICATION 01001100B (4CH) ASCII'L NAME 01001101B ( 4 D H ) ASCII'M 00100000B (20H) ASCII'_ 00100000B...
  • Page 170 When a bulk dump other than a memory type = edit buffer type is received, memory type is processed as internal. Unused memory number bits are ignored. If a system bulk dump is received, the memory type and memory number are ignored. Unused bytes in the additional header (00H) are ignored when received.
  • Page 171 ( 4 ) Keyboard, sequencer and tone generator section. note) * Note on messages from the keyboard are transmitted in the voice play mode whether the receive and transmit channel are matched or not. * Keyboard, sequencer and MIDI note on messages are separated. Keyboard, sequencer, and MIDI control data, with the exception of sustain, are not separated.
  • Page 172 When the TG55 receives this value, the current output select value does not change. * The SY55 transmits bulk dump when output select b0,1,2 = 0. Thus, when the TG55 receives a bulk dump from the SY55, output select becomes stereo L , R .
  • Page 173 * When n2 = 00, n1 is used to display the edit screen shown during reception. n1=1 Output select n1=2 Voice on/off When n1 is a value other than 1, the voice on/off edit screen is displayed. The value changes with output select and voice on/off regardless of n1. * When voice on/off is set to "off", the LCD changes to the edit screen when a volume - reserve note parameter change is received, but the value does not change.
  • Page 174 * Only numbers with an asterisk (*) apply to drum set voices. * The SY55 transmits bulk dump when output select = 0. Thus, when the TG55 receives a bulk dump from the SY55, output select becomes stereo L,R. Element...
  • Page 175 * The SY55 transmits bulk dump when output select b0,1,2 = 0. Thus, when the TG55 receives a bulk dump from the SY55, output select becomes stereo L,R. * When n2 = 00, n1 is used to display the edit screen shown during reception.
  • Page 176 When n1 is a value other than 1 or 3, the wave on/off edit screen is displayed. The value changes with output select, wave on/off and alternate regardless of * When wave on/off is set to "off", the LCD changes to the edit screen when a value does not change.
  • Page 177 (2) AWM Element Data 2 value note No. n2 function --- Amplitude EG --- 0:normal, 1:hold EG Mode Key_on Rate 1 (attack/hold) 0-63 Key_on Rate 2 (decay) 0-63 0-63 Key_on Rate 3 Key_on Rate 4 (decay) 0-63 0-63 Key_off Rate 1 (release) 0-63 Key_on Level 2 (decay) Key_on Level 3 (decay)
  • Page 178 0 - filter 1 1 - filter 2 don't care - filter common 00 - element 0 01 - element 1 10 - element 2 11 - element 3 n2 ; parameter number v2 ; parameter value (1) Filter 1 & 2 No.
  • Page 179 ; parameter number v2 ; parameter value data range : o f f ( 0 0 H ~ 3 F H ) , o n ( 4 0 H - 7 F H ) switch SY55 PRESET » VOICE...
  • Page 180 Switch numbers correspond following layout. SY55 [CHART PARAMETER TABLE (SYSTEM) MIDI Parameter Change Format ( Except Master Fine Tuning ) F0H 43H 1nH 35H 0FH 00H 00H n2H 00H v2H F7H note) ; device number n2 ; parameter number v2 ; parameter value...
  • Page 181 [CHART PARAMETER TABLE (ERROR INFORMATION) MIDI Parameter Change Format F0H 43H 1nH 35H 7FH 00H 00H 00H 00H v2H F7H note) v2 ; error number number name MIDI Buffer Full SEQ Buffer Full MIDI Data MIDI Check Sum MIDI Device# off MIDI Bulk Prot.
  • Page 182 [CHART BULK DUMP FORMAT (VOICE) 1AWM STATUS 11110000B (F0H) IDENTIFICATION 01000011B ( 4 3 H ) SUB STATUS 0000nnnnB (0nH) n = DEVICE NUMBER FORMAT NUMBER 01111010B (7AH) BYTE COUNT(MSB) 00000001B (01H) BYTE COUNT(LSB) 00111000B (38H) ( Byte Count = 184 ) HEADER 26 byte see (3-3-2) BULK DUMP...
  • Page 183 4AWM STATUS 11110000B (F0H) IDENTIFICATION 01000011B (43H) SOB STATUS 0000nnnnB (0nH) n = DEVICE NUMBER FORMAT NUMBER 01111010B (7AH) BYTE COUNT(MSB) 00000100B ( 0 4 H ) BYTE COUNT(LSB) 00100011B (23H) ( Byte Count = 547 ) HEADER 26 byte see (3-3-2) BULK DUMP VOICE HEADER 11 byte...
  • Page 184 DRUM STATUS 11110000B (F0H) IDENTIFICATION 01000011B (43H) SUB STATUS 0000nnnnB (0nH) n = DEVICE NUMBER FORMAT NUMBER 01111010B (7AH) BYTE COUNT(MSB) 00000100B ( 0 4 H ) BYTE COUNT(LSB) 01100100B (64H) ( Byte Count = 612 ) HEADER 26 byte see (3-3-2) BULK DUMP VOICE HEADER 11 byte...
  • Page 185 SEQUENCER PART TRANSMIT FLOW NOTE ON/OFF POLYPHONIC KEY PRESSURE (AFTERTOUCH) CONTROL CHANGE PROGRAM CHANGE CHANNEL PRESSURE (AFTERTOUCH) PITCH BEND CHANGE TIMING CLOCK START CONTINUE STOP ( SEQ Setup Parameter Change ) LM_8103SS ( Setup Data ) sum LM_8103SQ ( Song Data ) LM_NSEQ_ ( NSEQ Data ) LM_8103SA ( All Data ) MIDI Transmit Channel...
  • Page 186 RECEIVE FLOW NOTE OFF NOTE ON/OFF POLYPHONIC KEY PRESSURE (AFTERTOUCH) CONTROL CHANGE PROGRAM CHANGE CHANNEL PRESSURE (AFTERTOUCH) PITCH BEND CHANGE TIMING CLOCK SONG POSITION POINTER START CONTINUE STOP ( SEQ Setup Parameter Change ) LM_8103SS ( Setup Data ) sum LM_8103SQ ( Song Data ) LM_NSEQ_ ( NSEQ Data ) LM_NSEQ1_ ( NSEQ1 Data ) sum...
  • Page 187 (3-1-2) NOTE OH/OFF STATUS 1001nnnnB (9nH) n = VOICE CHANNEL NUMBER NOTE NUMBER 0kkkkkkkB k = 0 (C-2) ~ 111 (D#7) VELOCITY 0wwvvvB (v0) NOTE ON 00000000B (v0) NOTE OFF Velocity recording ON/OFF during reception can be selected. (3-1-3) POLYPHONIC PRESSURE (AFTERTOUCH) STATUS...
  • Page 188 (3-2) CHANNEL MODE MESSAGE Not transmitted or received. (3-3) SYSTEM COMMON MESSAGE F2H (song position pointer) only received (except during record or play) . No others transmitted or received. (3-3-1) SONG POSITION POINTER STATUS 11110010B (F2H) 01111111B LEAST SIGNIFICANT 0hhhhhhhB h = MOST SIGNIFICANT Receive only.
  • Page 189 Device number and transmit/receive ON/OFF can be selected in UTILITY mode. See chart 1 for PARAMETER NUMBER and VALUE. Data Format same as sequencer section. (3-5-2) BULK DUMP SETUP DATA, SONG DATA DATA STATUS 11110000B (F0H) IDENTIFICATION 01000011B (43H) SUB STATUS 0000nnnnB (0nH) n = DEVICE NUMBER...
  • Page 190 (ii) NSEQ DATA STATUS (F0H) 11110000B IDENTIFICATION 01000011B (43H) SUB STATUS 0000nnnnB (0nH) DEVICE NUMBER FORMAT NUMBER 00001010B (0AH) BYTE COUNT(MSB) 0bbbbbbbB BYTE COUNT(LSB) 0bbbbbbbB CLASSIFICATION 01001100B (4CH) ASCII'L NAME 01001101B (4DH) ASCII'M 00100000B (20H) ASCII'_ 00100000B (20H) ASCII'_ DATA FORMAT 0mmmmmmmB (4EH) ASCII'N...
  • Page 191 The song data is transmitted even if the song is empty. NSEQ track data begins with F0H mnH (m = song number; n = track number) If bulk dumps are executed in succession, a break of greater than 100 milliseconds is inserted between each transmission. If an ALL DATA or NSEQ DATA transmission exceeds 512 bytes, it will be broken down into 512-byte blocks and a byte count and header will be attached to the beginning of each.
  • Page 192 function value note Track 4 Tch 0-15 Track 5 Tch 0-15 Track 6 Tch 0-15 Track 7 Tch 0-15 Track 8 Tch 0-15 Mode/Memory Number 122-127 Direct Mode Program Change Program Number 0-79 Reserved Song Data Store Flag [CHART NSEQ DATA FORMAT The NSEQ data for 1 song is composed of the data for several tracks beginning with F0H 0nH (n track number) and ending with F2H.
  • Page 194 YAMAHA [ Music Synthesizer —— synthesizer part ] Date : 12/08,1989 Model SY55 MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1 . 0 Transmitted Recognized Remarks Function . . . Basic Default 1 - 1 6 1 - 1 6 memorized Channel...
  • Page 195 YAMAHA [ Music Synthesizer —— sequencer part ] Date : 12/08,1989 Model SY55 MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1 . 0 Transmitted Recognized Remarks Function . . . Basic Default 1 - 1 6 1 - 1 6 memorized Channel...
  • Page 196 YAMAHA YAMAHA CORPORATION P.O.Box 1, Hamamatsu, Japan Printed in Japan...
  • Page 197 ® YAMAHA Yamaha Corporation of America 6600 Orangethorpe Avenue, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622-6600 SY55 OM 7/22/98 29313...

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