Basic Operations; Selecting A Mode; Play Modes; Edit Modes - Yamaha S-80 Owner's Manual

Basic Operations

This section gives some basic explanations about operating the synthesizer.

Selecting a Mode

There are several operation Modes — Voice Play Mode, Performance Play Mode, etc. — each of which
enables you to work efficiently with the synthesizer's various functions.
An overview of each Mode is given on Page 35.
There are separate Play Modes for Voices and Performances. To enter each of these Modes, use the
appropriate MODE key ([VOICE] for Voice Play Mode, [PERFORM] for Performance Play Mode).
There are also separate Edit and Job Modes for Voices and Performances. To enter Edit or Job Mode,
simply press the [EDIT] or [JOB] key while in each respective Play Mode.
Similarly, pressing the [STORE] key in Voice or Performance Mode takes you into Store Mode where
you can store Voices or Performances.
Other Modes include Utility Mode where you can specify system settings, Card Mode where you can
perform tasks related to the Memory Card, and Sequence Mode where you can play back MIDI song
files or create a sequence chain. (Press the [UTILITY] key for Utility Mode, the [CARD] key for Card
Mode and the [SEQ PLAY] key for Sequence Mode.)

Play Modes

1 Voice Play Mode (Page 64)
Press the [VOICE] key (its LED
will light) to enter Voice Play
Mode. To exit to another Mode,
simply press the respective key
for that Mode.
2 Performance Play Mode
(Page 107)
Press the [PERFORM] key (its
LED will light) to enter
Performance Mode. To exit to
another Mode, simply press the
respective key for that Mode.
MODE
VOICE PERFORM STORE
1 2 8
SEQ
UTILITY CARD
PLAY
5 6 7
PLAY/
EDIT JOB
STOP
3 4
COMPARE

Edit Modes

When in each Play Mode, you
can swiftly switch to each
respective Edit Mode by simply
pressing the [EDIT] key (its
LED will light).
3 Voice Edit Mode (Page 68)
Press the [EDIT] key in Voice
Play Mode. To exit to another
Mode, simply press the
respective key for that Mode or
press the [EXIT] key to return
to Voice Play Mode.
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3 Performance Edit Mode
(Page 111)
Press the [EDIT] key while in
Performance Play Mode. To exit
to another Mode, simply press
the respective for that Mode or
press the [EXIT] key to return to
Performance Play Mode.