Performance Edit; Assign Mode, Performance Name; Notes - Yamaha V50 Authorized Product Manual

Assign mode, performance name

Press (ASSIGN MODE).
(1) Assign mode
Function
Set the key assign.
Settings
normal, alternate, DVA
Explanation
This determines the instrument that will be played
when a key is pressed.
normal
Normal assign is when each instrument plays as it
receives data on its own receive channel (see page 25).
The maximum number of notes for each instrument
will be determined by the note setting (see page 24).
alternate
Alternate assign is when instruments with the same
receive channel as instrument 1 will play alternately.
DVA
Dynamic Voice Allocation is when each instrument
plays in response to data on its own receive channel
(see page 25). The maximum number of notes for each
instrument will be determined automatically as
needed. When using a sequencer to play the V50 it
is usually a good idea to set the assign mode to DVA.
Note:
When using alternate assign, the keyboard transmit
channel (see page 99) must match the receive channel
of instrument 1.
Data such as control change, pitch bend, and
aftertouch will be received on the receive channel of
instrument 1, and will apply to each instrument that
is alternate assigned.
When this mode is changed, settings for Max
Note and Reserve Notes will be set to match the
number of instruments being used.
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Performance Edit

PERFORMANCE EDIT
Performance name
Function
Give a name to a performance
Settings
Up to 10 characters
Explanation
Use this function to give a name to a performance.
(Page 17 explains how to enter characters.) When
editing an existing performance, the original per-
formance name will be displayed. When editing a
performance from an initialized condition, the ini-
tialized name will be displayed.
Press
If assign mode has been set to normal or al-
ternate
The upper line will show the receive channel and voice
of the instrument where the cursor is located.
Function
Set the maximum number of notes for each instrument
Settings
0 – 16 (total of all instruments must not be greater
than 16)
Explanation
This determines the maximum number of notes that
an instrument will be able to play simultaneously.
For example, if maximum notes is set at 4, the in-
strument will be able to play chords with up to 4 notes.
When you play a fifth note, the first- played note
will disappear, and the last played note will sound.
When using a voice whose envelope generator is set
to a low RR (release rate) so that the sound lingers
for a while after the key is released, it is a good idea
to set a slightly higher maximum notes setting for that
voice. This will prevent the decay from being cut off
unnaturally.

Notes

(NOTES).
Note: