Voice Edit - Yamaha S90 Owner's Manual

The following procedure shows you the fundamentals in creating and editing Voices.
Of course, this is just one example; you are free to set any parameters in any way you like. Details about each
parameter are given in the Reference section of this manual (page 98).
n All parameter settings are stored along with the Voice itself.
1
In Voice Play mode, select the Voice you wish to edit.
2
Enter the Voice Edit mode.
3
Set the common parameters
Set the parameters common to all Elements in the
Voice (volume, pitch, tone, etc.) You can also set
parameters related to Arpeggio, Controllers,
Effects, and so on.
4
Set the element parameters
From the OSC (Oscillator) screens, select the
Waves used by the Elements in the Voice, as well
as the volume, pan, note range and other basic
parameters.
From the PITCH screens, set the tuning and other
pitch-related parameters used by the Elements.
Also set the PEG (Pitch Envelope Generator)
parameters as necessary.
From the FILTER screens, adjust the parameters of
the filters used by the Elements. Also set the FEG
(Filter Envelope Generator) parameters as
necessary.
From the AMP (Amplitude) screens, set the volume
and other output level-related parameters used by
the Elements. Also set the AEG (Amplitude
Envelope Generator) parameters as necessary.
From the LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) screens,
set the modulation-related parameters used by the
Elements.
From the EQ (Equalizer) screens, adjust the
sounds as necessary.
5
Set the effect parameters.
6
Store the edited Voice.
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Voice Edit

Voice Edit
1 Selecting a Voice to Edit
Enter the Voice Play mode by pressing a [VOICE]
button.
Select the Voice Number of the Voice you wish to edit
(page 36).
n When you're creating a Voice by editing an existing one,
2 Entering the Voice Edit Mode
All Voice creation and editing is carried out in Voice
Edit Mode.
To enter the Voice Edit mode, press the [EDIT] button
while in the Voice Play mode.
MODE
VOICE PERFORM MASTER
it helps to select a Voice with a sound that's relatively
similar to the one you intend to create. In this way, you
can avoid having to make large changes and many
parameter edits — allowing you to create a Voice quickly
and easily. If you are creating a Voice from scratch, use
the convenient Initialize function (in the Voice Job
mode) to initialize a Voice in internal user memory. For
details, see page 70.
MODE
VOICE PERFORM MASTER
UTILITY CARD SEQ PLAY
EDIT JOB STORE
COMPARE
EFFECT PLAY/
ARPEGGIO
BYPASS STOP