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Yamaha S03 voice editor Owner's Manual

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Contents
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Starting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
The Library Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
The Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
The Edit Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
The Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Normal Voice Edit Window . . . . . . . . 15
Drum Voice Edit Window . . . . . . . . . 21
OMS Settings (Macintosh) . . . . . . . . 23
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    • Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with regard to the use of the software and documentation and cannot be held responsible for the results of the use of this manual and the software.

  • Page 2: Introduction

    Introduction With S03 Voice Editor (hereafter referred to as Voice Editor), you can edit your S03 synthesizer’s voices and effects via your computer. Its graphical user interface provides for easy editing by presenting each synthesizer parameter on screen as a slider, switch, and so on, which can be manipulated using your computer’s mouse or keyboard.

  • Page 3: Starting Up

    If you are using Voice Editor on a Macintosh computer, open the “Chooser” from the Apple menu and turn off “Apple Talk.” Open the “S03 Voice Editor” folder in the “YAMAHA Voice Editor” folder and double-click the “S03 Voice Editor” icon.
  • Page 4 S03 Voice Editor Save Library As (Save As) Lets you save the Library file under a new or different name. Close (Macintosh only) Close the window. This is the same as the “Close” box in the Title Bar. Edit Windows...
  • Page 5 Setup (Windows) / MIDI (Macintosh) Windows Macintosh S03 Voice Editor Setup (Editor Setup) This is the same as the “Editor Setup” button in the toolbar (Page 10). S03 Voice Editor Transmit Bulk (Transmit) This is the same as the “Transmit” button in the toolbar (Page 11).

  • Page 6: The Library Window

    The Library Window When you start Voice Editor, you will first see the Library Window consisting of the “Normal” and “Drums” tabs, each representing the voice type. Each tab lists all the names, numbers and categories of voices in the selected voice type group. When you choose to edit a voice from the Library Window by double-clicking it, the Edit Window for that voice will be opened.
  • Page 7 Viewing Just the Voice Names (Windows) You can view just the names of all voices in the group without their “Number” and “Category” information. To do this, right-click on any part of the voice list and choose “List.” This may be useful when choosing voices quickly, since you will have less scrolling to do.

  • Page 8: The Toolbar

    The Toolbar 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 “Open” button Click this to open the “Open File” dialog and select a Library file to open. “Open File” Dialog If you are using a Macintosh, the typical Macintosh “Open” dialog will appear. 1 “Look in:”...
  • Page 9 2 “Save” button Click this to save the existing Library file with your new settings. If you are working on a new file, this button will open the “Save As” dialog, where you can name and save your settings as a new Library file (*.S3V).
  • Page 10 Click this to open the “Editor Setup” dialog and specify the MIDI Out port settings. “Editor Setup” Dialog This is where you set up the Voice Editor to allow the transmission of voice data to your S03 synthesizer. Click the [OK] button to apply the settings and quit the dialog. Click the [Cancel] button to quit without applying the settings.
  • Page 11 Click this to open the “Transmit” dialog to transmit all settings to your S03 synthesizer. “Transmit” Dialog Voice data can be transmitted in bulk to your S03 synthesizer. Click the [Start] button to begin transmitting the data. The progress bar shows how much of the data has been transmitted.
  • Page 12 7 “Monitor” button If you click this, bulk voice data will be sent for monitoring on your S03 synthesizer each time you select a voice. Click it again to disable monitoring. To monitor the voice, you need to play your S03 synthesizer’s keyboard.
  • Page 13 You cannot import a Drum Voice to a Normal Voice list or a Normal Voice to a Drum Voice list. 5 “Monitor” ....If you check this box, the bulk data for each voice you select from the list will be transferred to your S03 synthesizer for monitoring. To monitor the voice, use the keyboard of your S03 synthesizer.

  • Page 14: The Edit Window

    The Edit Window There are two types of voices you can edit using Voice Editor: Normal Voices and Drum Voices. In the Library Window, click the tab containing the Normal Voice or Drum Voice that you wish to edit. Then double-click the voice (or select it and click the “Edit Window” button) to open the Edit Window.

  • Page 15: Normal Voice Edit Window

    4 “Compare” button If you click this, bulk data for the original voice (prior to editing) will be sent to on your S03 synthesizer. Click it again to send the bulk data for your edited voice. This button is useful for making A/B comparisons between the original and edited voices.
  • Page 16 4 PITCH BEND Sets the range for the pitch bend wheel. 5 PORTAMENTO unit Use the switch to enable/disable portamento and the “TIME” knob to specify the portamento time. 6 CONTROL The followings can be set for the modulation wheel (MW) and assignable controller 1 (AC1). CUTOFF: the depth of control over the filter cutoff frequency PM: the depth of control over the pitch modulation FM: the depth of control over the filter cutoff modulation...
  • Page 17 3 Wave Click these to open the “Wave List” dialog and select a wave. The following parameters can be adjusted with the waves numbered 001 through 029 in the Wave List: • Note Shift • Note Limit Low/High • Velocity Limit Low/High •...
  • Page 18 6 LFO AMPLITUDE knob Use this to set the amplitude modulation depth of the LFO. You can also enter a value directly in the text box to the left of the knob. 7 MIX knobs Sets the output level (LEVEL) and pan setting (PAN). 8 [DETAIL] button Click this to open the “EL Detail”...
  • Page 19 PITCH EG Settings The PITCH EG (Envelope Generator) determines the transition in pitch while the key is being held down. There are five square marks, each controlling a different stage in the envelope. The first square mark (furthest to the left) controls the “Initial Level.” The second controls the “Attack Rate/Level.”...
  • Page 20 Variation Effect Unit 1 LEVEL Sets the output level of the all elements sent to the Variation Effect unit. 2 TYPE Click on the text box and choose the type of Variation Effect. 3 DRY/WET Sets the Dry/Wet balance. 4 DETAIL Click this to set the exact parameters for the respective Variation Effect via the “VARIATION EFFECT”...

  • Page 21: Drum Voice Edit Window

    Drum Voice Edit Window & º ¡ ™ 1 KEY Shows the note name to be edited. 2 Keyboard Click on the keyboard to specify note assigned to the wave you are editing. 3 VOICE This shows the name and instrument category of the drum kit. You can also rename your edited drum kit and change the instrument category from the pull-down menu.
  • Page 22 8 RESO Sets the LFO Resonance level. 9 ATTACK Sets the Attack Rate. ) DECAY1 Set the Decay1 Rate. ! DECAY2 Set the Decay2 Rate. @ LEVEL Sets the output level of the wave. # PAN Sets the Pan setting. $ REVERB Sets the Reverb Send Level.

  • Page 23: Oms Settings (Macintosh)

    Choose “Open” from the “File” menu and select “S03-Modem” from within the “OMS setup for YAMAHA” folder. If you are using a computer with no modem port (such as the Performa series), look in the “S03-Printer” folder instead. Choose “Make Current” from the “File” menu. The setup for your S03 is now saved as the current studio setup.
  • Page 24 Choose “OMS Port Setup” from Voice Editor’s “MIDI” menu, then select the port settings. In the following example, the tone generator is a S03 and its settings are applied to OMS. Key Thru: Check this if you are monitoring a sound generator module using an external keyboard.

  • Page 25: An Example Of Voice Editor In Use

    Library Window. Click the “Editor Setup” button in the toolbar of the Library Window to open the “Editor Setup” dialog. Then select the appropriate MIDI Out Port and Device No. settings for your S03 synthesizer (See the section “Editor Setup” Dialog).

  • Page 26: Troubleshooting

    • If the port and setup assignments are frequently • On your S03 synthesizer, switch Local to OFF. altered, OMS may be unable to easily recognize No sound heard when clicking on-screen the serial port. Reboot the Macintosh, set up keyboard in Edit Window.

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