Application Index; Volume; Utility; Card - Yamaha S08 Owner's Manual

Yamaha music synthesizer owner's manual s08

Software installation manual (24 pages)

Manual (26 pages)

Data list (32 pages)

Table of Contents

■ Setting the volume/level

• Adjusting the total volume................................................................................................................................ VOLUME slider (Page 12)

• Adjusting the Multi volume (affects all parts)............................................................................................................. Total Vol (Page 63)

• Adjusting each part's volume...........................................................................................................................................Volume (Page 64)

• Adjusting the Voice volume (affects all elements)................................................................................................ Total Lvl/Vol (Page 63)

• Adjusting each element's volume ....................................................................................................................................... Level (Page 59)

• Adjusting each drum key's volume..................................................................................................................................... Level (Page 62)

■ Setting the sound of a drum voice

• Moving the pan position randomly each time a key is pressed............................................................................................ Pan (Page 62)

• Setting the drum key for independent open and closed hi-hat sounds ................................................................... Alt. Group (Page 62)

• Setting the key release response: Enabling a sound to decay naturally even when a key is released,

or having the sound cut off when key is released.....................................................................................................RxNoteOff (Page 62)

• Disabling the sound for speciﬁc instruments in a drum kit..................................................................................... RxNoteOn (Page 62)

■ Selectively disabling sounds

• Keeping certain elements from sounding temporarily during editing........................................................Mute function (Pages 41, 42)

• Disabling the sound of speciﬁc elements................................................................................................................. Element Sw (Page 59)

• Keeping certain parts from sounding temporarily.............................................................................................. Mute function (Page 41)

• Disabling the sound of speciﬁc parts ................................................................................................................................ RcvCh (Page 64)

• Disabling the sound of speciﬁc keys (instrument sounds) in a drum kit............................................................... Rx NoteOn (Page 62)

■ Convenient editing functions

• Monitoring an Element for Editing .............................................................................................................................................. (Page 42)

• Creating a completely new Voice/Multi from scratch ................................................................................................................ (Page 48)

• Listening to the difference between the Voice/Multi with your edited settings

and the same Voice/Multi prior to editing ................................................................................................... Compare Function (Page 41)

■ Entering data

• Entering the value directly with the numeric keypad or the keyboard...................................................................................... (Page 28)

• Entering characters (Voice/Multi/File Name Settings)............................................................................................................. (Page 50)

■ Saving data

• Storing the edited Voice/Multi to the S08's internal (USER) memory ...................................................................................... (Page 50)

• Saving S08 settings (Voice/Multi/MIDI/Utility) to an external device such as a computer or Memory Card................ (Pages 36, 54)

■ Connecting the S08 to other devices

• Connecting a computer .......................................................................................................... Connecting a Personal computer (Page 14)

• Setting Local On/Off ...................................................................................................................................... Local On/Off (Pages 15, 67)

• Using the S08 as a multitimbral tone generator .......................................................................................................................... (Page 33)

• Sending the S08 data using the Bulk Dump function .......................................... Saving S08 Settings to an External Device (Page 36)

• Editing Voices using a computer..................................The separate Installation Guide and S08 Voice Editor Owner's Manual (PDF)

• Using the included sequencing software (Windows only).............The separate Installation Guide and the application's on-line help

• Setting the S08 to either receive or ignore program changes (Voice/Multi) from an external device..... RxPgmChng/RxBankSel (Page 66)

• Determining whether or not the S08 sends program changes to an external device .......................TxPgmChng/TxBankSel (Page 66 )

• Determining whether or not an external sequencer starts/stops when starting/stopping the S08's sequencer............SeqCtl (Page 66)

• Determining whether or not the S08's sequencer starts/stops when starting/stopping an external sequencer ............SeqCtl (Page 66)

■ Resetting parameters (Initializing)

• Initializing Voice/Multi parameters.............................................................................................................................. Initialize (Page 48)

• Initializing chain step parameters ................................................................................................................................... InitSeq (Page 52)

• Formatting Memory Card.............................................................................................................................................................. (page 55)

• Resetting the S08 to its default settings....................................................................... Factory Set (Restore Factory Defaults) (Page 23)

■ Quick solutions and reference materials

• Global functions of the Function List .......................................................................................................................................... (Page 58)

• S08 parameter structure and the LCD PAGES ................................................................................................ Parameter Table (Page 18)

• Display Indications........................................................................................................................................................................ (Page 25)

• Memory Structure — indicating where various settings are stored ........................................................................................... (Page 20)

• Voice Structure - examining which elements are used in the voices .................... Checking the Voice Structure and Muting (Page 42)

• Parameters that are not effective for drum-voice-assigned parts ................................................................................................ (Page 22)

• Explanation of Effect Types ................................................................................................................................... The separate Data List

• Lists of the Voices, Multis, Waves, Original Kits, etc............................................................................................. The separate Data List

• General information on MIDI ................................................................................................................................ About MIDI (Page 72)

• Meaning of the display messages .................................................................................................................... Display Messages (Page 77)

• Troubleshooting............................................................................................................................................................................ (Page 78)