Playing The Keyboard In The Voice Mode; Selecting A Preset Voice - Yamaha S70XS Owner's Manual

Playing the Keyboard in the Voice mode

In the Voice Play display (the top display of the Voice
Mode), you can select and play a single Voice.
The Voices of this instrument are divided into the
following two types:
Normal Voice
Normal Voices are mainly pitched musical instrument-
type sounds (piano, organ, guitar, etc.) that can be
played over the range of the keyboard.
Drum Voice
Drum Voices are mainly percussion/drum sounds that are
assigned to individual notes. These Voices are used to
perform rhythm parts.
This instrument features Banks for memorizing Voices.
There are basically three different types of Banks: Preset,
User, and GM. The contained Voices and features
depend on the Bank as described below.
Preset Banks
The Preset Banks contain a full set of specially
programmed Voices. Voices you've edited yourself
cannot be saved in the Preset Banks.
User Banks
The User Banks contain the Voices you have edited and
stored. These are picked up from Preset Voices by
default.
CAUTION
If a Voice in a User Bank (User Voice) is overwritten or replaced, that
User Voice will be lost. When you store an edited Voice, be careful not
to overwrite any important User Voices.
GM Bank
The GM Bank contains the Voices allocated according to
the GM standard.
GM Voice
GM (General MIDI) is a worldwide standard for Voice
organization and MIDI functions of synthesizers and tone
generators. It was designed primarily to ensure that any
song data created with a specific GM device would sound
virtually the same on any other GM device—no matter the
manufacturer or the model. The GM Voice bank on this
synthesizer is designed to appropriately play back GM
song data. However, keep in mind that the sound may not
be exactly the same as played by the original tone
generator.
In the Voice mode, a total of 16 Banks (Preset Bank 1 – 8,
User Bank 1 – 4, GM Bank, Preset Drum Bank, User
Drum, GM Drum Bank) are available. Each of these Banks
includes the Voices according to the Voice type. In the
Voice Play display, you can select the desired Voice from
various Voice Banks and play it.
NOTE
For details about the Voice, refer to "Basic Structure." For a list of
the Preset Voices, refer to the separate Data List PDF file.

Selecting a preset Voice

1
Press the [VOICE] button.
This calls up the Voice Play display. (The [VOICE] button
lamp lights.)
2
Select a Voice Bank with the BANK [DEC]/
[INC] buttons.
In this condition, playing the keyboard sounds the Voice
indicated in the display.
The parameters shown in the Voice Play mode are briefly
explained below.
 Voice Play display
Program
Main Category Bank
Voice
Indicates status of corresponding effect.
name (Not shown when effect is off.)
 Normal Voice Banks
There are 13 different banks for the Normal Voices: PRE1 – 8
(Preset Banks), GM (GM Bank), USR1 – 4 (User Banks).
 Drum Voices Banks
There are 3 different banks for the Drum Voices: PDR (Preset
Drum Bank), GMDR (GM Drum Bank), UDR (User Drum
Bank).
NOTE
If the "Bank Wrap Around" parameter of the Utility General
display is set to "on," you can change from the last Bank to
the first Bank continuously.
3
Select a Voice with the data dial or [DEC]/
[INC] buttons.
NOTE
You can use the data dial or [DEC]/[INC] buttons to select
the Voice number. This operation lets you call up Voices in
subsequent or previous Banks.
NOTE
To quickly move forward through the program (Voice)
numbers in 10-step jumps, simultaneously hold down the
[SHIFT] button and press the [INC] button in the Play
display. To decrease by 10, do the opposite; simultaneously
hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [DEC] button.
4
Play the keyboard.
Sub Category
number
Arpeggio
tempo
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