Ex System Overview - Yamaha EX5 Owner's Manual

EX System Overview

The EX system can be broadly categorized into four main blocks, as shown in the diagram
below:
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SEQUENCERS
Song
Pattern
Arpeggio
1
The keyboard, controllers, and MIDI control.
The EX5 and EX7 feature keyboards (76 and 61 keys, respectively) and a range of realtime
controllers not available on the EX5R Tone Generator. Full control is available on the EX5R,
however, via a MIDI master keyboard or other MIDI controller.
2
The sequencers: Song, Pattern, and Arpeggiator.
The EX5, EX5R and EX7 feature and range of sequencing functions that give them many of the
capabilities of a sophisticated music production system without the need for any extra equipment.
See pages 185, 219 and 238 for more information.
3
The tone generators: AWM, VL (EX5/5R only), AN, and FDSP.
Extended Synthesis is simply the most powerful array of tone generation technologies ever
provided in a single keyboard or tone generator unit. Whether you need the outstanding sound and
programmability of AWM synthesis, the unmatched playability and musical response of VL
synthesis (EX5 and EX5R only), beefy analog synthesizer voices, or the most responsive effects
and simulated resonant systems available, you need look no further.
The EX5, EX5R, and EX7 also feature a built-in sampling system which is capable of sampling
sounds from external sources (line or microphone) as well as internal voices.
See pages 77, 107, 112 and 123 for more information.
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Effects.
The EX effect system is a top-quality digital signal processing system which is capable of producing
effects rivalling and even exceeding those of many separate component effect units in quality. In
the EX5, EX5R, and EX7, effect programming is an integral and important part of voice
programming, and the ability to control specific effect parameters in real time makes them
indispensable for expressive control as well.
See page 65 for more information.
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TONE GENERATORS
AWM Tone Generator
VL Tone Generator
(EX5 & EX5R only)
AN Tone Generator
FDSP Tone Generator
Sampling (wave Data)
1
KEYBOARD (EX5 & EX7), CONTROLLERS, MIDI
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SOUND
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EFFECTS
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