Yamaha SY99 Owner's Manual page 324

5. Select the samples you wish to assign to the
waveform.
Press: F8 (Edit)
Select: samples 1 through 3
You will use all three of the samples which you
loaded in this waveform. Select them by entering
01 in the "From" column and a 03 in the "To"
column. (All of the samples used in a waveform
must have consecutive numbers.)
You can also change the name of the waveform
at this point by pressing F7 (Name).
6. Assign each sample to a range of keys.
Press: F8 (Smpl)
Assign: the keyboard range for each sample.
You will want to assign a different keyboard
range for each of the samples. The range you
choose will depend largely on the note bias of
the sample itself. For the purpose of this
example, we have assigned the sample
PianoLow to keys C#-2 through B1, PianoMid to
C2 through B4, and PianoHi to C5 through G8.
(When overlapping ranges are assigned, the
sample with the lower number is given priority.)
7. Edit the parameters for each sample.
Move: the cursor to a sample you wish to edit.
Press: F8 (Data)
Edit: the volume, pitch, loop type, and loop
mode for the sample.
You may wish to change the sample's volume,
fine tune its pitch, or alter its loop type and
mode. (Depending on the sample, altering the
loop mode can produce some interesting effects!)
To edit a different sample, press F7 (Asgn),
move the cursor to a different sample, and press
F8 (Data) once again.
8. Edit the voice.
This completes the assignment of tones to the
waveform. When you are satisfied with your
settings, press EXIT three or four times to return
to voice edit mode. Try changing the voice's
other parameters and adding effects to the
sound.
Other possibilities: The preceding example illus-
trated the preparation of a simple, one-element
voice, showing how several samples can be
assigned across the keyboard. This helps to
overcome the sample's note bias and account for
the changes in an instrument's tone which
accompany changes in pitch. You are of course
not limited to only three samples; a greater
number of samples will result in greater realism,
and may well be worth the effort.
You can use the same method to produced
split keyboards which feature the sounds of two
different instruments. Moreover, as with any of
the SY99's preset waveforms, combination with
additional AWM or AFM elements can produce
interesting and exciting sounds. By letting you
select the basic waveform ingredients and then
combine them with other digital elements and
effects, the SY99 brings you closer to
"customized sound" than ever before!
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