Real-Time Control; Pitch Bend Wheel; Modulation Wheel - Yamaha SY85 Owner's Manual

A properly formatted Yamaha MCD64 memory card (or an
appropriate pre-programmed voice card) must be inserted in
the CARD slot before the CARD memory can be selected. If no
IMPORTANT
memory card is present, the "Data Card not ready!" display will
appear when you attempt to select the card voice memory. If
this happens, press the [EXIT/NO] key to return to the voice play
mode.

Real-time Control

The SY85 provides a number of controllers that can be used for real-time
musical control. Some, such as the pitch bend wheel, have a fixed function,
while others can be set to control a wide range of parameters including ampli-
tude and pitch modulation, filter modulation, and direct control of effect param-
eters.
Each voice has its own completely independent set of controller assign-
ments, so any assignments you make using the appropriate VOICE EDIT mode
functions (described in the Features Reference manual) will apply only to the
current voice.

PITCH BEND WHEEL

Rolling the PITCH wheel upward (away from you) will raise the pitch of
notes played on the keyboard, while rolling the wheel in the opposite direction
will lower the pitch. The PITCH wheel is self-centering and will always return
to center position (normal pitch) when released.
The maximum range of the PITCH wheel can be set using the
PITCH function described on page 82 of the Feature Reference
manual.
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MODULATION WHEEL

Rolling the MODULATION wheel upward (away from you) will increase
the depth of the type of modulation set for the currently selected voice. The
MODULATION wheel stays wherever it is set, so you can set it and leave it at
any position that produces the desired modulation effect.
The MODULATION wheel can control pitch, amplitude, and
frequency modulation, as well as envelope generator bias and
filter cutoff frequency. The type of control applied can be
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independently programmed for each voice using the parameters
described on page 83 of the Feature Reference manual.
2. Selecting And Playing Voices
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