Yamaha SY99 Owner's Manual page 326

4. Name and save the control setup.
Press: F5 (Name)
Change: the name of the setup.
Press: EXIT to return to the Controller Select
display.
Exit: to Utility mode to save the setup.
You can save the control setup to disk as part of
an "All Data" or "Synthesizer All" file.
Using control setups: The master control feature is
useful because it allows you to make several
changes in a MIDI system simultaneously. You
will find this capability particularly convenient
if you perform live, as it will allow you to effect
system changes smoothly, without interrupting
the flow of performance.
To activate a control setup from Voice or
Multi play mode, press F6 (Mstr). Then move
the cursor to the setup you wish to activate, and
press ENTER. To de-activate the setup, press
ENTER once again.
Of course, the SY99's keyboard responds
normally to notes you play while the Controller
Select display is showing, so you can use the
master control functions to change your system
setup even while you are performing.
Advanced applications: The most basic application
of the master control function, illustrated above,
involves assigning a different channel and pro-
gram memory to each zone of the setup, as
shown above. You can use the master control
function in this manner when you wish to pre-
pare each channel to play a different sound - for
example, a string-like sound on channel 5, a
brass-like sound on channel 6, and so on.
(JUMP #832)
However, the master control utility includes
additional features which allow for more subtle
applications. For example, you can use the
velocity limit parameter to limit the response of
external generators depending on the velocity
with which you hit the keyboard. To do so, you
might edit a control setup as follows:
Zone:
MIDI-1
Transmit channel: 5
Bank select: off
Program change:
20
Velocity limit:
1-64
With a setup such as this, the tone generator
receiving on channel 5 would play the voice
assigned to program 20 only when you play the keys
gently. If you hit the keys harder, the tone generator
receiving on channel 6 will play program 22, and so
on.
If each of the voices used represent different
shadings of the same sound - slightly different piano
sounds, for instance - then such a setup could be
used to simulate the subtle tonal changes of an
acoustic instrument. On the other hand, you can
assign totally different voices to different velocities,
to create some very unusual effects.
The note limit feature can be used in a similar
manner, to assign external tone generators to the
SY99's keyboard in "split keyboard" fashion.
Another interesting application of the master con-
troller function, involving use of the MIDI Data
Recorder utility, is described in the following
appendix. As you can see, the possibilities pre-
sented by the master control function are limitless.
With a little experimentation, you will find many
"tricky" ways to combine these features, maximiz-
ing the flexibility of your MIDI system.
APPENDIX
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