Yamaha S90 ES Owner's Manual page 101

Editing with a Single Part Plug-in Board
Plug-in Voices and Board Voices
The Voices of a Single Part Plug-in Board installed to this synthesizer can be divided into two types: Board Voices and
Plug-in Voices. Board Voices are unprocessed, unaltered Voices of the Plug-in board—the "raw material" used for the
Plugin Voices. Plug-in Voices, on the other hand, are edited Board Voices—Voices that have been specially
programmed and processed for optimum use with the host synthesizer.
Since the S90 ES includes preset Plug-in Voices for all the Plug-in Boards, you can call up and play appropriate Voices
for each board immediately after installing it.
Editing the Plug-in Voice
This is basically the same as Normal Voice Edit. Unlike with Normal Voices, the Plug-in Voices only have one Element
for editing. In addition, some of the other parameters may not be available. For details, refer to reference section on
page 143.
Editing the Board Voice
Board Voices can be edited using the computer software for each Plug-in Board. You cannot edit the Board Voice on
the S90 ES.
TIP Playing the PLG150-VL sound with the Breath Controller
With Virtual Acoustic (VA) synthesis, the PLG150-VL has the sounds of real instruments modeled (simulated) in real
time, giving a degree of realism that cannot be achieved using conventional PCM-based synthesis techniques. When
playing these sounds using an optional Breath Controller, you can even capture some of the physical feel of woodwind
instruments.
1
Install the PLG150-VL to the S90 ES.
2
Connect the Breath Controller BC3 to the
BREATH connector on the rear panel (page 59).
3
Switch the S90 ES power on.
4
Set the Plug-in Board related parameters in the
Utility mode, corresponding to steps 3 and 4 in
the instructions on the previous page.
5
Set the Breath Controller Curve via the
[UTILITY] [F1] GENERAL
BCCurve parameter (page 163).
FOOT SWITCH
BREATH ASSIGNABLE SUSTAIN
FOOT PEDAL
[SF1] TG
6
Press the [VOICE] button to enter the Voice Play
mode, then select a Plug-in Voice of the PLG150-
VL.
7
Play the Voice and blow into the Breath Controller
to expressively change the sound.
You can also use the MIDI Wind Controller WX5 to
play the Plug-in Voice of the PLG150-VL. Connect the
WX5 to the S90 ES with a MIDI cable.
WX5
MIDI cable
S90 ES
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If you are using a Breath Controller and there is no sound, make
sure that the BrthMode parameter is set to "BC/WC" in the [F4]
NATIVE display of the Element Edit mode.
Using the Plug-in Boards
MIDI OUT connector
MIDI IN connector
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