Tone Generator Block - Yamaha MO6 Owner's Manual

Tone Generator block

The Tone Generator block is what actually produces sound in response to the MIDI messages generated by playing the
keyboard, using the controllers, and the playback of the sequencer (Song/Pattern/Arpeggio).
Outputs the wave that makes up
the sound.
Tone Generator
OSC
Internal AWM2 Tone Generator
AWM2 (Advanced Wave Memory 2)
AWM2 (Advanced Wave Memory 2) is a synthesis system based on sampled waves (sound material), and is used in many
Yamaha synthesizers. For extra realism, each AWM2 Voice uses multiple samples of a real instrument's waveform.
Furthermore, a wide variety of parameters—envelope generator, filter, modulation, and others—can be applied.
Voice, Performance, and Mixing
This instrument features three different types of programs, that form the basis for creating and playing sounds.
Voice
A program that contains the sonic elements for generating a specific musical instrument sound is referred to as a "Voice."
Each Voice consists of up to four Elements (Normal Voice) or up to 73 Keys (Drum Voice). Each Voice is created by editing
parameters unique to each Element/Key and parameters common to all the Elements/Keys in the Voice mode (page 151) or
in the Mixing Voice mode (page 203).
Performance
A program in which multiple Voices (parts) are combined in a layer, or in other configurations is referred to as a
"Performance." Each Performance can contain up to four different Parts (Voices). Each Performance can be created by
editing parameters unique to each Part and parameters common to all the Parts in the Performance mode (page 171).
Mixing
A program in which multiple Voices are assigned to Parts for multi-timbral play in the Song and Pattern modes is referred to
as a "Mixing." Each Mixing can contain up to 16 Parts (page 136). Each Mixing can be created by editing parameters
unique to each Part and parameters common to all the Parts in the Song Mixing mode (page 189) or in the Pattern Mixing
mode (page 202).
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The Mixing belongs to the Song or Pattern.
Changes the tonal quality of the
sound output from the PITCH unit.
PITCH FILTER
Controls the pitch of the sound.
Internal AWM2
Tone Generator
Internal Structure (System Overview)
AMP To the Effect block
Controls the output level (amplitude) of the sound
output from the FILTER unit. The signals are then sent
at this level to the Effect block.
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