The Process Of Voice Editing - Yamaha SY99 Owner's Manual

Editing a voice is a three-step process: select a voice, modify parameters as necessary, and store the
edited voice. If you do not store the voice after editing it, the original voice will reappear and your edits will
be lost.
1. Select the voice to edit
2. Edit parameters/
compare with the
original voice
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The process of voice editing

The first step in the voice editing process is to select the voice you wish to edit.
Although it is possible to create a voice starting with the initialized data (a
voice where all parameters are set to zero or some basic value), it is usually
more efficient to start with a voice that is similar to what you want, and edit it to
meet your requirements.
To select a voice, press VOICE to enter voice play mode. The VOICE LED will
light red. Select voice memory INTERNAL, CARD, PRESET 1, or PRESET 2. Then
select bank A, B, C, or D. Finally select a voice 1-16. The LCD will show the
selected voice name.
Now that you have selected a voice, press EDIT to edit it. The upper left of the
LCD will show "VOICE EDIT". If "Mode" at the lower left is not displayed in
inverse, press F1 to get the following display.
Notice that a small square is displayed at the left of the voice number. This indi-
cates that the voice has not yet been edited. Press -1/+1 to modify the voice
mode parameter. (For now, don't worry about what this parameter actually
does. Here we are simply learning the process of voice editing.) The voice data
has now been edited, and this is indicated by a inverse "E" displayed at the left
of the voice number.
Note:
While editing, it is often useful to see and hear the original data. (This
Compare function is available in most editing screens, but NOT in the screen
shown above. Move to another editing screen to try out the Compare func-
tion.) To temporarily bring back the original data, press EDIT (COMPARE).
Notice that a "C" is now displayed, indicating that you are in Compare
mode. While in compare mode you can view the various parameters, but will
not be able to modify them. To return to Edit mode, press EDIT (COMPARE)
once again, and the "C" will change back to an " E " .