Editing Voices; Voice Edit Proce Dure - Yamaha AN1x Owner's Manual

Editing Voice s
If you've rea d through a ll the preceding
sections, a nd especia lly if you've been trying out
the va rious fea tures a long the w a y, you should
ha ve a pretty solid grounding in how the AN 1 x
crea tes a nd enha nces sound, a s w ell a s how the
va rious controls w ork to ma nipula te the ma ny
fea tures. This section provides a n overview of
the steps required for the procedure of editing a
voice, a long w ith the k ey procedures required to
build up your ow n voices from scra tch.

Voice Edit Proce dure

The AN 1 x is so naturally intuitive, the pro cedure fo r
editing a vo ice is extremely simple. There are o nly a few
basic steps, as fo llo ws:
1 . Select a voice using the PRO GRAM CHAN GE
k eypa d.
PROGRAM CHANGE
VWX YZ OTHERS
7 8 9
MNO PQR STU
4 5 6
DEF GHI JKL
1 2 3
ABC
0 –
NO YES/ ENTER
2 . Set the sta tus of La yer m ode w ith the [LAYER]
sw itch a nd Poly m ode (loca ted in the VO ICE
SCEN E SETUP m enu).
DEMO
PORTAMENTO
STORE
Mode Ctrl Matrix
Poly Port LFO Rst Set No Param
LAYER
ARPEGGIO/ SEQ
Layer VOICE
Unison
Source Depth Pan Separate Detune SCENE SETUP
3 . Edit the va rious tone genera tor pa ra m eters
for ea ch Scene, using the KN O B PARAM ETER
GRO UP sw itches a nd CO N TRO L k nobs.
KNOB PARAMETER GROUP
Algorithm PEG Decay Sync Pitch PEG Depth
Wave Wave Pitch
VCO1
Attack Decay
Level
Attack Decay
ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2
Sync
FM Depth
LFO1 Wave LFO1 Spd
Pmod Sw
PW PW PWM Depth
VCF Reso
HPF
Cutoff
nance
Feedback Volume
ASSIGN 5 ASSIGN 6
4 . Depending on your needs, use the pa nel Edit
ma trix to designa te effects configura tion a nd
settings, record rea l-time k nob movem ents
for one or m ore pa ra m eters using the 4 -tra ck
Free EG function, designa te Arpeggia tor
settings, crea te a Step Sequence, a ssign
Control M a trix sets, a nd set a ny other voice
pa ra meters.
Mode Ctrl Matrix
Poly Port LFO Rst Set No
Vari EF/ EQ
Tempo Split Pnt Param Data
Track Common
Trigger LoopType Length Key Track
Common
Type/No KbdMode Hold
Arp / SEQ
Knob Pattern
Event 1-8 / 9 -16 Step Hold Bank
System MIDI
Mstr Tune Kbd Trans Kbd Vel Tx Ch
5 . Store the voice da ta to a voice m emory
loca tion (1 - 1 2 8 ) using the Voice Store
opera tion (see pa ge 9 8 ).
Parameters which you can edit at any time but which are not stored as voice data
include system-related parameters accessible from the UTILITY SETUP menu, as
well as Effect Bypass status ( VOICE COMMON menu) and MIDI Pattern Transmit
Channel ( VOICE ARPEGGIO/ SEQ menu) . As such, they will remain as set
regardless of which voice is selected.
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SYNC/ FM PEG/ LFO
VCO2
VCO1
VCF MIX/ VCF
ASSIGN
VCA
Sync Pitch Sync Pitch
PEG Sw Port Time
Depth Src
Pitch Fine Fine Edge Edge
VCO2 Noise
Ring
Sustain Release
Level Mod Level
Sustain Release
ASSIGN 3 ASSIGN 4
FM Src2
FM Src1 LFO1 Dly LFO2 Spd
PWM Depth PWM Src PWM Src PmodDepth PmodDepth
VCF FEG Fmod Vel Key
Type Depth Depth Sens Track
Amod Depth Vel Sens
ASSIGN 7 ASSIGN 8
VOICE
Layer Unison
SCENE SETUP
Param Source Depth Pan Separate Detune
VOICE
Vari EF Dly / Rev EF EF Name
Dry:Wet Param Data Bypass Cursor Char COMMON
Track Track Job VOICE
Track No Param Scene Sw Rec Copy Undo FREE EG
VOICE
MIDI Arpeggio Play EF
SceneSw Ptn Tx Ch Subdivide Swing Velocity GateTime ARPEGGIO / SEQ
SEQ
SEQ
EDIT / SETUP
No Base Unit Length LoopType Ctrl No Store
Ctrl UTILITY
Rx Ch DeviceNo Local BulkDump Device Ctrl No SETUP