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CHAPTER
2:
REFERENCE SECTION
PART
1
:
INTRODUCTION,
SHORT FORM
~1
ENTERING TEXT
AND NAMES
The
following
is
a
summary
of
the information
presented
in
the
introduction
and
is
intended
to
serve as a
reference. For further
information,
re-read
Chapter
1
FUNCTIONS, PAGES,
and
BUTTONS
The
S900
has 8
functions selected
by
8
front
panel
master
but-
tons:
PLAY, REC, EDIT
SAMPLE,
EDIT
PROGRAM,
MIDI,
UTILITY, DISK,
and
MASTER
TUNE.
Each
function (except
MASTER
TUNE)
includes several pages.
Each page
covers a
specific
aspect
of
the function's operation.
For example,
typical
DISK
function
pages
are load
sound
from
disk,
save
sound
to disk,
erase
disk, etc.
Each page
also displays several
of
the
S900's
parameters.
These
are
changed
with the
page programming
buttons (con-
tained
within the
gray rectangle)
and
the upper-riqht
hand
CONTROL.
SELECTING A PAGE
There
are three
ways
to
select
a page:
1.
Enter the
page
number
directly
with the
numeric (0-9)
PARAMETER
KEYS.
This
must be
a
two-digit
number;
if
you
are
calling
up a
single-digit
page number,
press
the
button
first
(e.g.
to
call
up
Page
7,
press
the
key
then the 7
key).
2.
You
may
advance
to
the next
page by
pressing
PAGE
(down
arrow), or return
to
the previous
page
by pressing
PAGE
(up
arrow).
3.
If
the
arrow
points
at
the
page
number
(see next section
for
more
about
the arrow),
CONTROL
will
select the
different
pages
within
a
function.
ARROWS, CURSORS,
and
GADGETS
Upon
selecting
a page, the
LCD
will
indicate
parameters
related
to
that
page.
Two
"gadgets" help
you
locate the
desired
parame-
ter:
1
An
Arrow gadget
point
to
the
name
of
the currently selected
parameter.
2.
A
flashing
cursor
indicates the
value
of
the
parameter
pointed
to
by
the Arrow.
If
you
enter
a
piece
of
data (number,
yes,
no,
letter, etc.),
it
will
be entered
in
the
space
indicated
by
the
flashing cursor.
Use
the elongated arrow/cursor switch
to
move
the
arrow
and
cursor.
Press
the
left
side
of
the switch
to
move
the
arrow/cursor
left,
and
the
right
side
to
move
the
arrow/cursor
to
the
right.
CHANGING PARAMETERS
Parameters
can
usually
be
changed
in
two ways:
1
Scroll
through
the available options
by
turning the
CONTROL.
2.
If
you
know
the value
you
want
to enter,
use
the
PARAMETER
KEYS.
If
the value
is
a
number, use
the
0-9
keys (remember
that
numbers must
have
leading
zeroes-e.g.
if
a
three-digit
number
is
required, enter
zeroes
if
necessary. Thus,
9 would
be entered as 009.
If
a
two-digit
number
is
required,
then
9
would
be
entered as
09).Some
parameters expect
a
yes/no
answer,
or
a
positive/negative
indication;
for
these,
use
the
ON/+
and
OFF/-
buttons.
Important:
If
the
LCD
asks you
to
press
ENT
after altering
a
parameter,
do
so.
To
enter a
name:
1
When
the
cursor
specifies
a parameter
that
requires
a name,
press
the
LETTER
button.
The
cursor
will
be
replaced by a
line
under
the
letter
to
be
entered.
2.
Turn
the control
to
choose
a
letter
(A~Z).
You may
also
choose
0-9,
space,
and
#.
To
quickly
choose
a
space
with-
out
having
to turn
the
CONTROL,
press the
SPACE
button.
3.
After
selecting the
desired
character,
move
the cursor
to
the
next
letter
and
repeat step
2.
If
you
make
a mistake
at
any
time,
back
the
cursor
up
to
the
incorrect
character
and
repeat
step
2.
4.
After
entering the
entire
name,
press
ENT.
ERROR
MESSAGES
If
all
eight function
lights flash,
there
is
an
error.
Press
one
of
the
function
buttons
to
return
to
normal
operation.
DEFINITIONS
1
A
velocity
keyboard
is
a
type
of
keyboard
that
measures
the
time
it
takes
for
a key
to
go
from
the
up
to
down
position
and
therefore indicates
dynamics.
2.
A Sample
is
a
single
sound
that
you
record
into
the
S900.
To
cover
more
than
one key
on
a keyboard, the
sample
may
be
transposed
over
up
to
a
six-octave range.
3.
A Keygroup
is
a
pair
of
samples.
The sample meant
to
be
heard
at
higher
velocity levels
is
called
the
Loud
sample and
the
sample meant
to
be
heard
at
lower
velocity levels
is
called
the Soft
sample.
4.
Trying
to
transpose
a
sample
over
too
wide a range
leads
to
an
unnatural
sound.
The S900
can
assign
up
to
32
samples
over the keyboard.
Using
multiple
samples
means
that
indi-
vidual
samples need
not
be transposed
very
far.
A Program
(also
called preset)
is
a
set
of
keygroups,
and can
consist
of
up
to
32
different
keygroups
(or
individual
samples) assigned
across
the
keyboard.
THE IMPORTANCE OF SAVING
MEMORY
DATA TO
DISK
PLEASE
NOTE: The S900
has no permanent memory.
If
you
load
a disk
into
the
S900
and
alter
it,
the altered
parameters
MUST
BE SAVED TO
DISK
or
your
work
will
be
lost
if
you
turn
off
power. This
is
described
fully
in
the section
on
the
DISK
func-
tion.
PART
2:
THE PLAY BUTTON FUNCTION
PLAY FUNCTION
To
play
back programs
stored
in
the
S900 memory
(usually
these
are
loaded from
disk
first;
see
DISK
function
Page
01
):
1.
Press
the
PLAY
function button.
2.
Turn
CONTROL
counter-clockwise.
The
programs
contained
in
memory
will
scroll
past the
LCD
window.
3.
Each program
has an
associated
number. Press
the
key
cor-
responding
to
that
number
to
select
a
particular
program.
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