An 1 X Q Uick Tour; Explo Ring The Facto Ry-Set Vo Ices - Yamaha AN1x Owner's Manual

AN 1 x Q uick Tour

This section provides a " ha nd's on" journey through the k ey fea tures you'll a ccess regula rly a s you
select voices, tw ea k sounds a nd a djust settings for the va rious pa ra meters.
Ex ploring The Fa ctor y- se t Voice s
T aking the time to systematically explo re vario us aspects o f the 1 2 8 facto ry-set vo ices is an excellent way to g et a tho ro ug h
understanding o f the AN 1 x's so nic rang e and po wer. It's also a natural way to quickly familiarize yo urself with so me o f the
fundamental o peratio ns yo u' ll use during perfo rmance as well as in vo ice, Arpeg g iato r, Step Sequencer and Free EG creatio n
and editing sessio ns.
Try the simple o peratio ns which fo llo w as yo u select and play each preset vo ice, and take no te o f what happens to the so und
as yo u chang e the vario us setting s. If, alo ng the way, yo u stumble upo n a so und yo u want to keep, simply perfo rm a Vo ice
Sto re o peratio n (see pag e 9 8 ). If, ho wever, yo u mess up a so und to o much, there's no need to wo rry: J ust reselect the same
vo ice to retrieve the o rig inal so und data and start o ver ag ain! Unless yo u perfo rm a Vo ice Sto re o peratio n, no chang es yo u
make will be permanent. Even if yo u do decide to sto re a vo ice, yo u need no t wo rry abo ut lo sing any o f the facto ry-set
vo ices permanently, because the entire bank can be recalled (see pag e 1 0 0 ).
Algorithm PEG Decay
Wave
Attack
Attack
VOLUME
ASSIGN 1
Sync
LFO1 Wave
Pmod Sw
PW
CTRL
VCF
Cutoff
Feedback
SCENE
ASSIGN 5
1 Select a voice.
Use the PRO G RAM CHAN G E keypad to select a
vo ice (1 - 1 2 8 ).
For information about selecting voices, see Basic Operation, page 1 4 .
2 Check LCD sta tus.
W hen yo u select a vo ice, first take a lo o k at the
info rmatio n which appears in the L CD, such as Po ly
mo de (" PO L Y" , " MO N O " , " L EG ATO " ), L ayer mo de
(" SIN G L E" , " UN ISO N " , " DUAL " , " SPL IT" , etc.), and
whether the Arpeg g iato r (" ARP" ) o r Sequencer
(" SEQ " ) is o n. This reveals the fundamental nature
o f a vo ice at-a-g lance.
This area displays Poly mode status
This area displays Layer mode status
PHONES L / MONO R DC IN POWER FOOT FOOT FOOT
VOLUME CONTROLLER SWITCH
OUTPUT
Sync Pitch Sync Pitch
Sync Pitch PEG Depth PEG Sw Port Time
Depth Src
Wave Pitch Pitch Fine Fine Edge Edge
VCO1 VCO2 Ring Noise KNOB PARAMETER GROUP
Decay Sustain Release
Level Level Mod Level
SYNC/ FM PEG/ LFO
Decay Sustain Release
ASSIGN 2 ASSIGN 3 ASSIGN 4
VCO1 VCO2
FM Depth LFO1 Spd FM Src1 LFO1 Dly FM Src2 LFO2 Spd
VCF MIX/ VCF
PW PWM Depth PWM Depth PWM Src PWM Src PmodDepth PmodDepth
Reso VCF FEG Fmod Vel Key
HPF
nance Type Depth Depth Sens Track
VCA ASSIGN
Volume Amod Depth Vel Sens
ASSIGN 6 ASSIGN 7 ASSIGN 8
This area displays Arpeggiator/
Sequencer on/off and hold status
IN OUT THRU
MIDI
PROGRAM CHANGE Track Common
Trigger
VWX YZ OTHERS
7 8 9
MNO PQR STU
4 5 6
Mstr Tune
DEF GHI JKL DEMO
1 2 3
PORTAMENTO LAYER
ABC
0 –
NO YES/ ENTER STORE ARPEGGIO/ SEQ
3 Compa re Scenes, a nd morph betw een Scenes
using Scene Control.
W hen yo u select a vo ice, the L ED beside the
[SCEN E 1 ] o r [SCEN E 2 ] switch (o r bo th L EDs) will
be lit, indicating the Scene status which was sto red
as vo ice data. Press each switch to co mpare the
difference between the so und o f Scene 1 and
Scene 2 .
Press bo th [SCEN E] switches simultaneo usly to
activate the Scene Co ntro l functio n, then ro ll the
[MO DUL ATIO N ] wheel fo rward and back to
mo rph, o r cro ss-fade between Scenes as yo u play.
For more information about Scenes and Scene morphing, see page 1 9 .
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Mode Ctrl Matrix Layer Unison VOICE
Poly Port LFO Rst Set No Param Source Depth Pan Separate Detune SCENE SETUP
Vari EF/ EQ Vari EF Dly / Rev EF EF Name VOICE
Tempo Split Pnt Param COMMON
Param Data Dry:Wet Data Bypass Cursor Char
VOICE
Track Track Job
LoopType Length Key Track Track No Param Scene Sw Rec Copy Undo FREE EG
Common MIDI Arpeggio Play EF VOICE
Arp / SEQ Type/No KbdMode Hold SceneSw Ptn Tx Ch Subdivide Swing Velocity GateTime ARPEGGIO / SEQ
SEQ
Knob Pattern SEQ
Event 1-8 / 9 -16 Step Hold Bank No Base Unit Length LoopType Ctrl No Store EDIT / SETUP
System MIDI Ctrl UTILITY
Kbd Trans Kbd Vel Tx Ch Rx Ch DeviceNo Local BulkDump Device Ctrl No SETUP