Yamaha DX9 Operating Manual page 9

EG (ENVELOPE
GENERATOR}
BIAS:
When EG
BIAS
is
ON, volume
or
brilliance
(wow)
variation
effects
can be
added
with the controllers
by varying the
level
of
each
operator's
envelope
generator.
MOD.
SENSI-
TIVITY
(AMPLITUDE)
is
used
to set
the
sensitivity
(refer to
page
13.)
Applying
EG
BIAS
to
a
modulator
results
in
brilliance
effects,
while applied to
a
carrier
it
results
in
volume
variation effects.
In
some
cases,
if
the
carrier sensitivity
is
maximum
and the
controller
is
set
to
its
minimum, no
sound
will
be produced.
As
for
"modulator" and
"carrier", refer to the
FM
TONE
GENERATION
section
on
page
9.
2.
BREATH CONTROL
The
LFO
modulation
effect
programmed
can be controlled
using
an
optional
BC1
breath
controller.
The
effect
is
controlled by blowing
into
the
BCl
mouthpiece.
The
effect
will
not be audible unless breath
Is
applied
to
the
controller.
VOICE
INIT
(Voice
Initialize):
This function
sets
up the
basic
voice data for creating
new
voices. Press
the
lVOICE
INITl key
and
the display panel
will
read
"VOICE
INIT?"
Press
the
|
YES|
key
and
the
DX9
will
respond with
"ARE
YOU
SURE?"
Verify by
pressing the
lYESi key second time. This
sets
up the
basic
voice data
and
activates
the
DX9
EDIT
mode.
•
BATTERY CHECK
A
backup
battery
power
supply
is
built into
the
DX9
so
that voice data
will
be maintained even
when
power
to
the instrument
is
off.
The
state
of the
backup system
can
be checked by
pressing the
I
EDIT RECALL/VOICE
INITl
key.
The
operational battery voltage range
is
from
2.2
volts
to 3.3
volts.
If
the
backup
battery voltage drops below
2.2
volts,
replacement
of the
backup
system
is
necessary.
The
backup
system
consists of
special batteries
which
can be
replaced only
by
a
Yamaha
dealer.
Contact your
nearest
Yamaha
dealer
when
replacement becomes
necessary.
•
MEMORY
PROTECT
20
MEMORY
PROTECT
The DX9's
internal
MEMORY
PROTECTION
function
will
prevent
any
accidental erasure of the
internal
voice
data.
You
will first
have
to turn the
MEMORY
PROTECT OFF
in
order to
STORE
or
LOAD
the voice
data.
Also,
do
not
forget to turn the
MEMORY
PROTECT
function back
ON
after storing or loading operation.
(
Please refer to page
1
7
)
• EDIT
RECALL /VOICE
INIT
Pressing
this
key
alternately
switches
to
EDIT
RECALL
and
VOICE
INIT.
19
EOrr
RECALL
/VOICE
INIT
EDIT RECALL:
This function
makes
it
possible to
recall a
voice that
was
previously being edited or created.
If,
for
example, the
PLAY
mode
is
accidentally or pur-
posely entered while
editing,
the voice
that
was being
edited
can be
recalled
with
this
function,
If
the
I
EDIT
RECALL
|
key
is
pressed,
the display
shows
"EDIT RECALL?".
Pressing
the
DATA ENTRY
[YES]
key then
causes the
"ARE
YOU
SURE?"
display.
Verify
by pressing the
[
YES
I
key
again,
and
the voice previously
being edited
will
be restored.
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