Foot Controller; Footswitch (Assignable); Footswitch (Sustain); Breath Controller - Yamaha S90 Owner's Manual

Example of Control Slider Settings
1 Select the row of functions you wish to control by
pressing the [CONTROL FUNCTION] button.
The corresponding indicator lights, showing you
which row is active. For example if you want to
use the Sliders to control Pan, Reverb, Chorus
and Tempo, press the [CONTROL FUNCTION]
button (repeatedly if necessary) until the top
indicator is lit.
1
CONTROL
Press this
FUNCTION 2
repeatedly to
3
select each
4
function row.
5
6
2 Move the appropriate slider ([CS1] - [CS4]) to
adjust the desired function.
The available functions are shown at the top of the
display, and the value changes as you move the
corresponding Slider. For example, to change the
amount of Reverb (in the top row), move Slider 2
(CS2). To change the Pan position, move Slider 1
(CS1).
(A) (B)
If the "Pan" slider in the display is dark (A), any
tweaking you do to the Slider immediately affects
the sound. However if the Slider in the display is
light (B), moving the slider will not have any effect
until you reach the current setting.
Control Sliders can be used for controlling Zones
(page 52) or as remote controls for an external
sequencer (page 57).
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Using Controllers
1 Pan, Effect Send and Tempo
2 Filter and EG
3 Assign
4 Master EQ
5 Volume
6 Zone
PAN REVERB CHORUS TEMPO
CUTOFF RESONANCE ATTACK RELEASE
ASSIGN A ASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2
MEQ LOW MEQ LOW MID MEQ HI MID MEQ HIGH
VOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3 VOLUME 4
ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4
CS 1 CS 2 CS 3 CS 4

Foot Controller

An optional Foot Controller (such as the FC7),
connected to the FOOT CONTROLLER jacks (page
13) on the rear panel, can be assigned to a number of
controller parameters. By using a foot controller for
parameter control, both your hands are left free to play
the keyboard (or to operate other controllers), —
exceptionally convenient when you're playing live.
n Foot Controller parameters can be set for each Voice
(page 55).

Footswitch (assignable)

An optional Yamaha FC4 or FC5 Foot Switch
connected to the rear panel FOOT SWITCH
ASSIGNABLE jack (page 13) can be assigned to a
range of parameters. It is suited for switch-type (on/
off) controls, such as Portamento Switch, increment/
decrement of a Voice or Performance Number, start/
stop of the Sequencer, and holding the Arpeggiator on
or off.
n The parameter assigned to the Footswitch is set in the
Utility mode ([F4] [SF3] Ref. #130).

Footswitch (sustain)

An optional FC4 or FC5 Footswitch connected to the
SUSTAIN jack on the rear panel (page 13) lets you
control sustain — particularly useful when playing
piano and strings voices.
n You cannot assign a function other than Sustain to the
SUSTAIN jack.

Breath Controller

You can connect an optional Breath Controller (BC3)
to the BREATH jack (page 13) on the rear panel. Then
use it to control a large number of the S90's
parameters, particularly those controlled by a wind
player's breath: dynamics, timbre, pitch and so on.
The Breath Controller is ideally suited for realistic
expression with wind instrument type Voices.
n Breath Controller parameters can be set for each Voice.

Aftertouch

Aftertouch lets you change the sound (adding vibrato,
for example) by applying further pressure to a note on
the keyboard while it is being held down. This allows
real-time expression and control. Aftertouch can be
used to control a wide variety of parameters (page 55).