Basic Structure; Functional Blocks; Awm2 (Advanced Wave Memory 2) - Yamaha Montage 7 Reference Manual

Basic Structure

Functional Blocks

The MONTAGE6/MONTAGE7/MONTAGE8 system consists of eight main functional blocks: Tone
Generator, A/D Input, Sequencer, Motion Sequencer, Arpeggio, Controller, Effect, and Envelope Follower.
Controller Block (page
Keyboard
Controllers
(such as Super Knob)
Tone Generator
AWM2 Tone Generator
FM-X Tone Generator
Performances
Sequencer Block
(page 10)
16-Track
MIDI Sequencer
Songs
MIDI OUT
[USB TO HOST]
MIDI [OUT]
External MIDI equipment
Computer

AWM2 (Advanced Wave Memory 2)

This instrument is equipped with an AWM2 tone generator block. AWM2 (Advanced Wave Memory 2)
is a synthesis system based on sampled waves (sound material), and is used in many Yamaha
synthesizers. For extra realism, each AWM2 Voice uses multiple samples of a real instrument's
waveform. Furthermore, a wide variety of parameters—envelope generator, filter, modulation, and
others—can be applied.
MONTAGE Reference Manual
21)
Motion Sequencer Block
(page
(page 4)
16 Parts
Arpeggio Block
(page 11)
Arpeggio Playback x 8
Preset Arpeggio
User Arpeggio
MIDI IN
[USB TO HOST]
MIDI [IN]
Computer
Control Message Flow
Audio Signal Flow
16)
Effects (page
System Effects
17 Insertion Effects
Element EQ
Part EQ
Master Effect
Master EQ
Envelope
Follower Block
(page 20)
AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT
[USB TO HOST] [USB TO HOST]
A/D INPUT [L/MONO]/[R] OUTPUT [L/MONO]/[R]
ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT [L]/[R]
Microphone, Computer
audio equipment,
etc.
Basic Structure
Functional blocks
Tone Generator block
A/D Input block
Sequencer block
Arpeggio block
Motion Sequencer block
Effect block
Envelope Follower block
Controller block
Internal Memory
Reference
Display (touch panel) config.
Performance Play (Home)
Motion Control
18)
Mixing
Scene
Play/Rec
Normal Part (AWM) Edit
Drum Part Edit
Normal Part (FM-X) Edit
Common/Audio Edit
Category Search
A/D Input
Utility
(page 10)
Live Set
iPhone/iPad connection
Powered
speakers, etc.
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