Yamaha TX 816 Owner's Manual page 70

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An
abbreviation
for
Light Emitting Diode. Tlie
diode
glows
when
a
voltage
is
applied
LED
to
it
On
the
TF1, 5 small
LED's
indicate function
such
as
INDIVIDUAL
and
COM MO
N,
while an
LED
Display
can
show
two
alphabetical
or
numerical characters
created
by seven smalt diodes each,
to indicate
modes,
data, etc.
In
the TF1, the process
of transferring
data
from
the internal
memory
to
the
Edit
Load
Buffer,
where
it
can be
edited or
used
to control
the
FM
Tone Generator and produce
sound.
In
general
computer
use,
load
means
transferring data
from
permanent
storage
(e.g.
floppy
disk) to
temporaty storage
such
as the
computers
fuffer.
NOTE:
,
The
data
is
not actually transferred,
it
is
copied
into
the
new
destination,
and
remains
in
fact
in
the
original
source.
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A
safety
device
which
prevents data stored
in
the TF1
's
internal
memory
from being
Memory
Protect
inadvertantly deleted or altered.
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An
abbreviation for
Musical Instrument
Digital Interface.
Essentially, a
means
for
MIDI
digital
devices
to
control
each
other.
This system has revolutionized
electrinic
music
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and
made
possible the
simplicity
and
sophistication of
Yamaha's
digital
music
instruments.
See
the
HOW
THE
MIDI
SYSTEM
WORKS
chapter.
—
Computer
controlled
instruments contain
numerous
microcircuits that
can be used
Mode
for a variety of
purposes.
Switching
to a
mode
instructs
the instrument
to
perform
a
specified set of functions, ususlly related to
each
other.
For
example,
the
TF1
's
Edit
mode
allows
you
to select
and
alter
FM
voices
in
a variety of different
ways,
while
the Store
mode
lets
you
store voice data or
function data
in
any
selected
program
destination.
The
TX816
has four
different
modes.
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A
sigle
unit that
performs
a specified
function or variety of functions,
and
is
usually
Module
part of a larger
system.
The TF1
module
incorporated
into
the
TX^I
6
Tone
Generator
System produces
a single
FM
voice (although
it
can
store
the data
for
32
voices)
and can be played individually or
sumultaneously with the other
mokules
in
the
system.
It
can be
easily
removed
for repairs
or battery replacement,
without affecting
the functioning of the other
modules.
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An
individual characteristic of
an
fM
voice,
which can be
edited
and
stored.
Each
Parameter FM
voice
is
created
by
setting
the value of
145
editing
parameters (voice
data-
-listed
in
section 4-1
of
the
MIDI
FORMAT
chapter)
and 25 Function pa-
rameters (function
data-
-listed
in
the Clear
and
Initialize
All
Functions section
of
the
UTILITY
MODE
chapter).
When
applied
to
mixing consoles, "parametric
EQ"
describes equalizers
(Filters)
whose
frequency
and bandwidth can be changed
as well as their level setting.
A
combinaiton
of
voice data
and
function data.
32 such combinations are stored
Program
in
the
internal
memory
of
each
TF1.
When
you
select a
program
for editing or
playback,
both
sets of
data
are
loadet into
the
Edit buffer.
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One
of
the
32
sections of the internal
memory
of
the
TF1
,
which can
store
both
Program
destination
voice data
and function data
to
make
up
a
program. This
is
done
in
the Select
Destination
sub-mode
(see the
UTILITY
MODE
chapter).
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