Yamaha AN1x Owner's Manual page 104

Electric Piano
First let's create the fundamental sound...
1. Select a voice that you don't mind writing
over.
Perform a Type 1 (Normal) Voice Initialize operation.
2. Set up the basic characteristics of the electric
piano.
Press KNOB PARAMETER GROUP switch [VCO1], then
press CONTROL knob 4 once to display the Edge
parameter in the LCD. Turn the knob to set a value of
about "50" to smooth out the sound.
Press KNOB PARAMETER GROUP switch [SYNC/FM].
• Turn CONTROL knob 1 to set the Algorithm
parameter to "Sync+FMbth", which enables the sync
and applies FM to both master and slave oscillators
of VCO1.
NOTE Other settings (except for "only FM") will also produce effective results.
• Turn CONTROL knob 2 to set the Sync Pitch
parameter to a value of about "+33". The sound will
become very tinny.
3. Set up the VCO2 to fill out the sound.
Press KNOB PARAMETER GROUP switch [VCO2], then
press CONTROL knob 4 once to display the Edge
parameter in the LCD. Turn the knob to set a value of
about "50".
Press KNOB PARAMETER GROUP switch [MIX/VCF],
then press CONTROL knob 2 to display the VCO2
Level parameter in the LCD. Turn the knob to set a
value of about "127" in order to hear the VCO2.
4. Fine-tune the AEG and VCA velocity
sensitivity.
Press KNOB PARAMETER GROUP switch [VCA].
• Turn CONTROL knob 3 to set the Sustain parameter
to a value of "0".
• Turn CONTROL knob 2 to set the Decay parameter
to a value of about "83".
• Turn CONTROL knob 8 to set the Vel Sens (Velocity
Sensitivity) parameter to about "+30", to increase the
sensitivity level.
5. Fine-tune the FEG Sustain and Decay
parameters.
Press KNOB PARAMETER GROUP switch [VCF].
• Turn CONTROL knob 3 to set the Sustain parameter
to a value of about "40".
• Turn CONTROL knob 2 to set the Decay parameter
to a value of about "85".
6. Set the VCF cutoff for a mellow EP sound.
In the [VCF] group, turn CONTROL knob 5 to set the
VCF Cutoff parameter to a value of about "70".
7. Set the velocity senstivity of the filter.
In the [VCF] group, turn CONTROL knob 8 to set the
Vel Sens (Velocity Sensitivity) to a value of about
"+40". This lets you bring out the highs with greater
playing strength.
8. Widen the sound with a chorus effect.
Set the [EDIT ROTARY] knob to the VOICE COMMON
menu. Press Vari EF Dry:Wet [UP/DOWN] and set a
value of about "D<W10". (Chorus 1 is already set as
the current Variation Effect.)
9. Apply reverberation to the sound.
In the VOICE COMMON menu, press Dly/Rev EF
Param [UP/DOWN] to display "Rev Return" in the
LCD. Press Data [UP/DOWN] to set a value of about
"20".
Next let's tweak a few parameters to add extra
control and subtle dimension to the sound...
10. Set up the Control Matrix to control the AEG
Decay by key tracking.
With key tracking you can make the AEG Decay
quicker in the upper range and slower in the lower
range, for a more natural electronic piano sound.
Set the [EDIT ROTARY] switch to the VOICE SCENE
SETUP menu.
• Press Set No [UP/DOWN] to display "Set 1" in the
LCD.
• Press Param [UP/DOWN] to display "AEG Decay"
in the LCD.
• Press Source [UP/DOWN] to display "KyTrk" (Key
Track) in the LCD.
• Press Depth [UP/DOWN] to set a value of "Dp+ 9".
11. Use the Control Matrix to control the FEG
Decay by key tracking.
With key tracking you can also make the FEG Decay
quicker in the upper range and slower in the lower
range, for a more natural electronic piano sound.
In the VOICE SCENE SETUP menu, perform the
following operations:
• Press Set No [UP/DOWN] to display "Set 2" in the
LCD.
• Press Param [UP/DOWN] to display "FEG Decay" in
the LCD.
• Press Source [UP/DOWN] to display "KyTrk" (Key
Track) in the LCD.
• Press Depth [UP/DOWN] to set a value of "Dp+ 5".
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