W Ha T Is A Voice; An 1 X M Emory Structure - Yamaha AN1x Owner's Manual

W ha t I s A Voice ?
O ver the years, the meaning o f the term " vo ice" , when
applied to synthesizers, has varied depending o n
manufacturers and mo dels. In g eneral, it means a so und,
which in so me synths is called a " patch" , and in o thers a
" pro g ram" .
W ith the AN 1 x, a vo ice is a co nfig uratio n o f all to ne
g enerato r and o ther parameter setting s, including effects
setups and data fo r a sing le Vo ice Pattern, but excluding
system setting s o r the bank o f Step Sequencer User
Patterns. Therefo re, each o f the 1 2 8 vo ices in memo ry
can have its o wn unique co nfig uratio n o f all main
parameters.
AN 1 x M e mor y Str ucture
The AN 1 x has a simple and straightfo rward memo ry structure. There
are o nly two main types o f data: vo ice data and system data. There
is also a separate memo ry fo r the Step Sequencer User Pattern bank.
Voice Da ta
Vo ice data is co mprised o f the vario us parameter
setting s which make up each o f the 1 2 8 User vo ices,
as fo llo ws:
T o ne g enerato r setting s based o n CO N TRO L kno b
po sitio ns fo r each KN O B PARAMETER G RO UP
parameter, PO RT AMEN TO switch status, Scene
status and Scene-related parameters, including
Co ntro l Matrix assig nments, Mo de setting s and
Variatio n Effect Dry:W et setting .
Voice Data
SCENE 1
SCENE 2
LAYER
(SINGLE/UNISON/
DUAL/DUAL UNISON/
SPLIT/SPLIT UNISON)
PORTAMENTO
(On/Off)
ARPEGGIO/SEQ
(On/Off)
128 User Voices
Tone Generator Knob Parameters
PEG, LFO1, LFO2, VCO1, VCO2, SYNC, FM, MIXER
(NOISE, RING MODULATOR), VCF (FEG), VCA (AEG)
Scene Setup Parameters
POLY/MONO/LEGATO, PORTAMENTO MODE,
LFO RESET, CONTROL MATRIX (Assignments),
VARIATION EFFECT DRY:WET
Layer Parameters
PAN, SEPARATE, DETUNE
Voice Common Parameters
TEMPO, SPLIT POINT, EFFECT, NAME
Pattern Parameters
ARPEGGIATOR or SEQUENCER,
ARPEGGIATOR PATTERN NUMBER,
VOICE PATTERN, KEYBOARD MODE, HOLD,
SCENE SWITCH, SUBDIVIDE (Arpeggiator only),
PLAY EFFECT (Arpeggiator = Velocity only)
Free EG Parameters
TRIGGER MODE, LOOP TYPE, LENGTH, KEY TRACK
L AYER mo de setting and L ayer parameters including
Pan, Separatio n and Detune setting s.
VO ICE CO MMO N (i.e., parameters which affect
bo th Scenes) setting s including T empo , Split Po int,
Effect co nfig uratio ns and vo ice N ame.
Free EG parameter setting s and track data and
o ther setting s.
ARPEG G IO / SEQ switch status and the vario us
Arpeg g iato r and Step Sequencer parameter
setting s, including Play Effect setting s, plus Step
Sequencer Vo ice Pattern data.
Syste m Da ta
System data is made up o f the vario us " g lo bal"
parameter setting s which remain in effect reg ardless o f
which vo ice is selected, as fo llo ws:
UTIL ITY SETUP parameters, including the setting s fo r
System tuning and keybo ard transpo sitio n and
velo city, MIDI-related parameters, and Co ntro l
device and number assig nments.
Use r Pa tte rn Da ta
User Pattern data is made up o f the Step Sequencer
User Pattern bank which ho lds 1 2 8 User Patterns.
System Data
Utility Setup Parameters
SYSTEM: MASTER TUNE, VELOCITY,
KEYBOARD TRANSPOSE
MIDI: TRANSMIT CHANNEL,
RECEIVE CHANNEL (each Scene),
PATTERN TRANSMIT CHANNEL,
DEVICE NUMBER, LOCAL,
BULK DUMP, EFFECT BYPASS
CONTROL: ASSIGNABLE KNOB CONTROL
CHANGE NUMBERS, CONTROLLER
CONTROL CHANGE NUMBERS
Step Sequencer
(User Pattern Bank)
No (1 ~ 128)
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