How To Move Around: Job Directories - Yamaha SY99 Owner's Manual

The functions of the SY99 are organized into five main Modes and four editing modes. Some modes have a
Job Directory that shows the various jobs (functions) in the mode. Move to the desired function by selecting
a job from the job directory.
Five main modes (1)
Play modes and Edit
modes (2)
Select a job from the job
directory (3)
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How to move around: job directories

The SY99 operates in five main modes. Press one of the five mode select but-
tons to enter the corresponding mode. (A red LED will light to indicate the
selected mode.)
Press
VOICE
MULTI
SONG
PATTERN
UTILITY
While in voice, multi, song, or pattern mode, press EDIT to move to the corre-
sponding edit mode. For example Voice Edit mode is where you modify the set-
tings that make up a voice, and Song Edit mode is where you modify the data
that makes up a song. (There is no "utility edit" mode.)
Press
VOICE
MULT I
SONG
PATTERN
To leave an edit mode, simply re-select any of the five main modes (or press
EXIT from the top level of the edit mode to return to the main mode from which
you came).
Whenever a mode or function is sub-divided into more than one job, there will be
a "job directory" that lists the various items or operations. For example, when
you enter Multi Edit mode, the following display will appear.
This lists the various parameters that can be adjusted in Multi Edit mode;
1. Voice, 2. Volume, 3.Tuning, etc.
To select an item from a job directory, use the arrow keys to move the cur-
sor to the desired item and press ENTER. For example, if from the above display
you press v once to move the cursor to "2.Volume" and press ENTER, the fol-
lowing display will appear.
to enter where you can
Voice mode Select and play a Voice.
Multi mode Select and play a Multi.
Song mode Playback the song in sequencer memory.
Pattern mode Select and playback a pattern from sequencer memory.
Make overall settings for the SY99, manage disk and card
Utility mode
data, etc.
then press
to enter
Voice mode
EDIT
Multi mode EDIT
Song mode EDIT
EDIT
Pattern mode
where you can
Voice Edit mode
Multi Edit mode
Song Edit mode
Pattern Edit mode