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Yamaha S90 ES Short Manual

Yamaha S90 ES Short Manual

Power user: working with and understanding physical controllers
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S90 ES
Power User:
Working with and Understanding
Physical Controllers
How to use this document:
This is a tutorial and assumes you are making the button pushes as it advances. By following the example setup,
you will gain an insight into how the controllers work and how they can be assigned to your advantage. All
possibilities could never be covered in a short guide but this should get you on your way. After going through this
article feel free to experiment with other assignments.
Background:
Get your S90 ES DATA LIST booklet and refer to the CONTROL LIST on page 42: "VOICE CONTROL SET
DESTINATIONS" and "ASSIGN A/B DESTINATIONS". You will also want to refer to the EFFECT PARAMETER LIST
(pages 27-35).
Phil Clendeninn
Senior Product Specialist
Technology Products
©Yamaha Corporation of America

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Summary of Contents for Yamaha S90 ES

  • Page 1 Background: Get your S90 ES DATA LIST booklet and refer to the CONTROL LIST on page 42: “VOICE CONTROL SET DESTINATIONS” and “ASSIGN A/B DESTINATIONS”. You will also want to refer to the EFFECT PARAMETER LIST (pages 27-35).
  • Page 2 Motif ES, for example, might have RB (cc22) assigned – the S90 ES Voice can still respond to these in sequence data or via MIDI. What about the Assign A and B Control Sliders? ASSIGN A and ASSIGN B Control Sliders do not appear in the individual Voice mode Control Sets.
  • Page 3 The range here is EFFECTS that can be applied to a VOICE. from –64 ~ 0 ~ +63. How the S90 ES Refer to the Effect Parameter List (page 27- responds to a setting will depend on which 35) for an idea of potential here.
  • Page 4 controlling how loud this sound is as well – of course, it’s the main Volume assignment that responds to note-on. Here is how to change it. Navigate to the Common OUTPUT page [F2]. Here you will see a parameter for the total volume of •...
  • Page 5: Foot Pedals

    If you use the assignable Foot Control cc004 you can choose the destination parameter for the foot pedal and it will only affect the S90 ES and only the Elements of the S90 ES sound that Notice you did not have to set the Element Level you designate.
  • Page 6 USB Drive, in an ALL or tightened (wheel up) or loosened (wheel down) or ALL-VOICE files or backup the current set via a S90 ES returned to normal (centered). These VL Voices Voice Editor are often programmed such that the PB range = +0.
  • Page 7 AS 1 – ASSIGN 1 does not have a fixed MIDI an assignable controller. You select what it will message (while all decent MIDI keyboards have send globally for the S90 ES from VOICE mode Modulation Wheels and Pitch Bend wheels, they UTILITY: do not necessarily have an assignable controller).
  • Page 8 AEG to take advantage of the half- damper will get you nothing – the magic is as The S90 ES default for Arp Sw and Arp Hold. Use cc090 when you want to Stop an arpeggio during sequence much in the S90 ES as it is in the pedal.
  • Page 9 AC1-AC8. You can reassign as When in a MASTER Setup you will most likely many as you wish to your available S90 ES select ZONE as the active row making the Sliders physical controllers. Each board will have a then programmable per Master setup.
  • Page 10 MW), you may find it difficult to Depending on the PLG board you may have place it back to neutral. access, via the S90 ES front panel, to selecting a specific parameter to control with the AC selected issue...
  • Page 11 Senior Product Specialist activate deactivate certain controllers Technology Products accomplish your goal. In a Performance you can ©Yamaha Corporation of America see which Controllers are active per Part: • Press [EDIT] Touch program button [1] to select PART edit level/ •...