Yamaha DX5 Owner's Manual page 2

CONGRA TULA TIONSI
You have acquired one of the world's finest digital synthesizers! Your DX5 incorporates
the Yamaha exclusive digital FM voice generation system which can be programmed
to produce the most vibrant, dynamic, natural-sounding voices of any synthesizer system
available- -128 pre-programmed voices are provided with your DX5, but you can program
any number of your own voices and store them on optional RAM data cartridges. Two
FM voice generator channels are provided which you can use individually, combined,
or in the split keyboard mode. The DX5 offers more than just spectacular voices, however,
it also has one of the most comprehensive performance effect systems available. In
addition to the common pitch and modulation wheels, you have keyboard initial touch
response, after touch response, foot controller and Yamaha's unique breath controller
(foot controller and breath controller are options). Each of these controllers can be
programmed to produce an extremely broad variety of effects, many of which are simply
not achievable with conventional synthesizer systems. What's more the DX5 has a special
performance memory which can store up to 64 combinations of voices and performance
effect parameters, so all you need to do is press a button to call out a voice or voice
combination, each with its own unique set of performance parameters. The DX5 is also
equipped with a MIDI interface, permitting it to communicate and be used with other
MIDI compatible products to create a state-of-the art digital music system.
The Yamaha DX5 is a sophisticated, fully professional performance or recording keyboard.
To get the most out of the many features it offers, we urge you to read this operation
manual thoroughly, then store it in a safe place for later reference.
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