Yamaha DX9 Operating Manual page 16

The parameters which determine the "shape" of the enve-
lope are RATE 1 through RATE 4 and LEVEL 1 through
LE VEL 4 . The RATE parameters determine how long it
takes the envelope to reach one LE V EL from another.
The envelope applied to each operator can be set individual-
ly. permitting an essentially infinite range of envelope
combinations.
LEVEL 1
RATE 4
(LEVEL 4)
LEVEL 4
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KEY ON
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Modulator
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RATE :
Pressing the
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RATE
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key successively selects RATE para-
meters 1 through 4. Each RATE parameters can be set
from 0 to 99. A 0 setting produces the longest (slowest)
RATE, and a 99 setting produces the fastest RATE.
LEVEL:
Pressing the
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LEVEL
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key successively selects LE V EL
parameters 1 through 4. Each LE VEL parameter can be
set from 0 to 99 . 0 is no output, while 99 is maximum
level.
• Normally LEVEL 4 will be set at "0". In this case
LEVEL 1 should be greater than "50" to ensure proper
EG operation.
• KEYBOARD SCALING
KEYBOARD SCALING
RATE LEVEL
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The EG RATE and LEVEL parameters can be varied as
the frequency of the notes increases.
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RATE :
The EG RATE of each operator can be set to get shorter
as the frequency of the notes increases-- similar to a piano.
RATE can be set from 0 to 7.
LEVEL :
The EG LEVEL of each operator ca n be set to decrease as
the frequency of the notes increases.
LE VE L can be set from 0 to 99.
• OPERATOR
OPERATOR
OU TPUT
LEVEL
ALG 1 1111 CIF' l
OUTPUT
LEI. _ !EL=
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This value will change
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Per mits setting the output level of each operator.
OUTPUT LEVEL:
Controls overall EG level, like the EG DEPTH controls in
conventional synthesizers. OUTPUT LEVEL ca n be set
between 0 and 99.
For example, if a specific operator is found to be unneces-
sary once a voice has been created, its output level can be
set to 0.
• Since the OPERATOR ON-OFF function operates
only in the EDIT mode and OPERATOR ON-OFF
data is not stored in memory, the OUTPUT LEVEL of
all unnecessary operators should be set to 0 .
In order to maintain constant overall output level even
when changing algorithms, the output level of all the
carrier operators have been preset to a suitable value.
• KEY TRANSPOSE
KEY
TRANSPOSE
120
RLG 1 1111
t·1IDDLE C =C 3
This value will change
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Transposes pitch over a ±1 octave range in semitone steps
with C3 as standard. Press the
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KEY TRANSPOSE
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and
then the keyboard key corresponding to the desired
amount of transposition according to the illustration on
page 16. To transpose up one octave. for example. press
the
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K EY TRAN SPOS E
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key and then press C4 on the key-
board.