Yamaha PLG150-AN Manual page 5

combined later with Motif ES parameters it will
automatically synchronize with the tempo of the
Motif ES clock (arps, Tempo delays, etc.).
Explore the editor and this bank of custom data
when you have the time. Included in this bank
(036/002) are several programs expressly to learn
from: there is a generic synth bass, synth brass,
synth string, electric
oscillator sync sound,
modulation sound, in addition to those that are
used in Performances. By studying a simple "init
template" voice like these, you can learn about
how analog synthesizers attempted to recreate
the different categories of sounds from the
geometric wave shapes
pulse, square, etc... When you have perused the
data in the Board Voice bank, then let's move up
a level to the PLUG-IN VOICE bank...
The PLUG-IN VOICE data:
While you are working in the AN Expert Editor the
PLG150-AN will respond in real time – you are
working in the edit buffer of the board. You
cannot write directly to the board, however. The
board is only responding to the changes you are
making in the editor. If you were to change the
Voice (move away and comeback) the edit would
be lost. You must bulk the data from the editor to
the board for it to remain in a location on the
board. Once this Custom Board Voice was created
and stored in the AN Expert Editor, it was bulked
to location 001 of bank 036/002 of the AN board
Let's take a look at it inside a Motif ES PLUG-IN
VOICE. To do this on the front panel of the Motif
ES press the F2 Bank button and select the
PLGxUSR bank. The "x" will have a number 1, 2 or
3 depending on the slot containing your PLG150-
AN. If your board is in slot one select "PLG1USR"
and then press F1 PLAY. Select sound 001 "Co:
PHATTY". What is different about this version of
the data? It is now a Motif ES PLUG-IN VOICE
because it has been
parameters, including a two-letter prefix so that
you can use the Category Search function and
recall it like you do every other Motif ES Voice.
now has Motif ES effects - both the Insertion and
System effect processors can be used, and Motif
ES controllers have been assigned to the VOICE.
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You can send a single Custom Board Voice to a specific
location using the INSERT & TRANSMIT function in the
Setup pulldown: "AN Expert Editor Setup..." feature on
the toolbar.
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"Co" or combination was selected as the Category
because combinations can be sub-divided into either
splits or sequences. In this case it is a Sequence.
piano, electric organ,
basic pitch width
available: sawtooth,
integrated with Motif
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PHATTY at this level is using the Early Reflection
algorithm to give it a little ambience:
You can open the Voice Editor for Motif ES 6/7/8
and use it to edit the Plug-in Voice or you can now
use the front panel of the Motif ES to make
changes. These changes (to the PLUG-IN VOICE)
can be stored in the Motif ES. Press EDIT, then
touch Element 1 and navigate to the Oscillator
Wave page by pressing F1 OSC/SF1 Wave to see
how the Voice data is pointing to this 036/002
bank Board Element: Phatty.
If you see a wave element other than Phatty you
need to resend the data from the EDITOR
(Metallic is the default Voice that occupies location
001 of this bank).
The PERFORMANCES:
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First, we created the Board Voice in the PLG150-
AN's user bank 036/002. We then assigned that
custom Board Voice to a Motif ES Plug-in Voice in
the PLGxUSR bank. Now we can take that PLUG-
IN USER Voice and place it in a PERFORMANCE
combined with up to 3 Internal Motif Voices. Press
It
the PERFORM button and recall Performance 001
"Co: Phatty". This Performance combines our
PLG150-AN sound Phatty with a Motif ES Drum Kit
(House Kit 1) assigned to a simple drum arpeggio,
and a synthesizer lead sound (Ld:ThinkSync).
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