Multi Mode Configuration; Selecting The Multi Edit Mode & Jobs/Edit Compare - Yamaha SY55 Product Manual

In the multi edit mode 16 different voices can be
assigned to the 16 MIDI channels. The assigned
voices can then be individually controlled over the
appropriate channels from an external MIDI se-
quence recorder or other controller.
Since the SY55 can produce a maximum of 16
notes at the same time (16-note polyphony), the
number of simultaneous notes that each voice can
produce depends on the number of voices being
played at the time. If 16 single-element voices are
Selecting the Multi Edit Mode & Jobs/Edit Compare
The multi edit mode and its various jobs are se-
lected in exactly the same was as in the voice edit
mode — the only difference being that the MULTI
play mode must be selected by pressing the [MULTI]
key before the edit mode is engaged. See "Selecting
the Voice Edit Mode", and "Selecting the Various

Multi Mode Configuration

played at once, for example, each can only produce
a single note. On the other hand, if only one voice is
being played the SY55's "Dynamic Note Alloca-
tion" feature allows 16 notes to be played simulta-
neously by that one voice even if 16 voices are
assigned.
tion that allows you to specify a minimum number
of notes for each voice.
Voice Edit Mode Jobs" on page 52. The Edit/Com-
pare function also works with the multi edit mode
— see "Edit Compare Operation" on page 54.
The SY55 also has a RESERVED NOTE func-
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