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Yamaha SY-35 Reference Manual

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  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    VOICE COMMON...3 NAME...5 CONFIGURATION...5 EFFECT (Type & Depth)...5 PITCH BEND...6 WHEEL (Amplitude & Pitch Modulation)...6 AFTER TOUCH (Amplitude & Pitch Modulation, Pitch & Level Control)...7 ENVELOPE (Attack & Release Rates)...7 RANDOM (Element, Level & Detune)...8 VOICE VECTOR...9 LEVEL SPEED (Vector Rate)...11 LEVEL RECORD...11 LEVEL EDIT (Step, X-axis, Y-axis &...
  • Page 5 The SY35 Feature Reference manual individually describes the SY35 functions in detail, providing a summary, operating procedure, and additional details for each function. It is divided into eight main sections, each describing the various functions within a particular SY35 edit or utility mode. About This Manual 1.
  • Page 6 VOICE COMMON Feature Reference Manual...
  • Page 7 VOICE COMMON...

  • Page 8: Voice Common

    VOICE COMMON The VOICE COMMON mode provides access to a range of parameters that affect the selected voice as a whole. Detailed programming of individual elements is provided by the ELEMENT TONE and ELEMENT ENVELOPE edit modes. NAME... CONFIGURATION... EFFECT (Type & Depth)... PITCH BEND...

  • Page 10: Name

    VC>VOICE NAME I23 Initial Summary: Assigns a name of up to 8 characters to the current voice. Settings: The following characters are available for use in voice names: (Space) !"#¢%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?Å ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[Á]^_« abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz“|‘Ÿ˚ VC>CONFIGURATION A-B-C-D Summary: Selects the two-element (A-B) or four- element (A-B-C-D) voice configuration.

  • Page 11: Pitch Bend

    VOICE COMMON Settings: Effect type: Rev Hall (Reverb Hall) Rev Room (Reverb Room) Rev Plate (Reverb Plate) Rev Club (Reverb Club) Rev Metal (Reverb Metal) Delay 1 (Short Single Delay) Delay 2 (Long Delay) Delay 3 (Long Delay) Doubler (Doubler) Ping-Pong (Ping Pong Delay) Pan Ref...

  • Page 12: After Touch (Amplitude & Pitch Modulation, Pitch & Level Control)

    AFTER TOUCH (Amplitude & Pitch Modulation, Pitch & Level Control) VC>AFTER TOUCH AM=on PM=on -> Summary: Assigns keyboard after-touch to ampli- tude modulation, pitch control, or level control — or any combination of the above. Settings: AM (Amplitude Modulation): off, on PM (Pitch Modulation): off, on Pit (Pitch Control): –12 …...

  • Page 13: Random (Element, Level & Detune)

    VOICE COMMON Please note that the AR parameter will have no effect on elements in which the INITIAL LEVEL parameter (page 28) is set to 99. Faster Slower attack. attack. –99 Envelope TIME Key ON Faster release. RANDOM (Element, Level & Detune) VC>RANDOM ELEMENT Summary: Automatically produces random combi-...

  • Page 14: Voice Vector

    VOICE VECTOR VOICE VECTOR The VOICE VECTOR edit mode allows recording and fine editing of dynamic level and detune vectors. LEVEL SPEED (Vector Rate)... 11 LEVEL RECORD... 11 LEVEL EDIT (Step, X-axis, Y-axis & Time)... 11 DETUNE SPEED (Vector Rate)... 13 DETUNE RECORD...

  • Page 16: Level Speed (Vector Rate)

    VV>LEVEL SPEED Vector Rate 30ms Summary: Sets the time between level vector steps. Settings: 10 … 160 milliseconds (in 10-millisecond steps) Procedure: Use the [ ] key to move the cursor to the lower display line. Use the [–1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys to select the desired vector rate.
  • Page 17 Details: Step 1 is the first step recorded and step 50 is the last. Experience will give you a feel for relating specific points in a dynamic vector to the corresponding steps. X-axis & Y-axis VV L.ED A B C D 0 End Summary: These parameters define the position of the currently selected step on the X and Y axes...

  • Page 18: Detune Speed (Vector Rate)

    VV>DETUNE SPEED Vector Rate 30ms Summary: Sets the time between detune vector steps. Settings: 10 … 160 milliseconds Procedure: Use the [ ] key to move the cursor to the lower display line. Use the [–1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys to select the desired vector rate. VV>DETUNE REC STBY PLAY...
  • Page 19 X-axis & Y-axis VV D.ED A B C D 0 End Summary: These parameters define the position of the currently selected step on the X and Y axes of the detune vector control range. Settings: –31 … 0 … +31 Procedure: Use the [ ] and [ ] cursor keys to place...

  • Page 20: Element Tone

    ELEMENT TONE ELEMENT TONE The ELEMENT TONE edit mode allows editing many of the most important sound-deter- mining parameters of each individual element — A and B in a 2-element voice; A, B, C and D in a 4-element voice. WAVE TYPE...
  • Page 21 ELEMENT TONE Selecting the ELEMENT TONE Edit Mode From the VOICE or MULTI mode: From another edit or utility mode simply press [ELEMENT TONE]. An “E” will appear to the left of the LED dis- play to indicate that an edit mode is selected, and the element selected for editing will be dis- played to the right of the display —...

  • Page 22: Wave Type

    ET>WAVE 000 !BCD Piano:Piano Summary: Assigns a preset wave to the selected element. Settings: Elements A and C (AWM): 0 … 127 Elements B and D (FM): 0 … 255 Procedure: Use the [ ] and [ ] cursor keys to place underline cursor AWM WAVEFORM LIST...
  • Page 23 ELEMENT TONE FM WAVEFORM LIST Category Name Category Piano E.Piano1 Pluck E.Piano2 E.Piano3 E.Piano4 E.Piano5 E.Piano6 Bass. Organ E.Organ1 E.Organ2 E.Organ3 E.Organ4 E.Organ5 E.Organ6 E.Organ7 E.Organ8 Brass Brass 1 Str. Brass 2 Brass 3 Brass 4 Brass 5 Brass 6 Brass 7 Brass 8 Perc.

  • Page 24: Element Copy

    ET>COPYfrom ABCD any Voice? -> Summary: Copies all element parameters from an element of the same type (AWM or FM) in another voice to the current element of the cur- rent voice. Settings: Source: I, C, P Bank: 1 … 8 Number: 1 …...

  • Page 25: Volume

    ELEMENT TONE ET>VOLUME ABCD Level= Summary: Adjusts the volume of the selected ele- ment. Settings: 0 ... 99 Procedure: Use the [ ] key to move the cursor to the lower display line. Use the [–1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys to select the desired volume level. ET>PAN ÅBCD L--|--R...

  • Page 26: After Touch Sensitivity

    +2 Broader change between medium and hard velocity. +3 Smooth change all the way from soft to hard velocity. +4 Large change over small velocity range. +5 Sudden change from no sound to maximum level at about medium velocity. ET>AFTER ABCD Sense= 0 Summary: Determines how the output level of the...

  • Page 27: Lfo (Low Frequency Oscillator) Am Depth, Pm Depth, Type, Delay, Rate & Speed

    LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) AM Depth, PM Depth, Type, Delay, Rate & Speed AM (Amplitude Modulation Depth) ET LFO ABCD AM= 0 PM= 0 Summary: Determines the maximum amount of amplitude modulation that can be applied to the selected element by the modulation wheel or keyboard after touch.
  • Page 28 Dly (Delay) ET LFO ABCD ˚Dly= 0 Rate= 0-> Summary: Sets the delay time between the begin- ning of a note and the beginning of LFO opera- tion for the selected element when the WHEEL and AFTER TOUCH parameters in the VOICE COMMON edit mode are both turned off.
  • Page 29 ELEMENT TONE...

  • Page 30: Element Envelope

    ELEMENT ENVELOPE ELEMENT ENVELOPE The ELEMENT ENVELOPE edit mode allows detailed programming of the amplitude envelopes for each element in the selected voice. TYPE... 27 ENVELOPE COPY... 28 DELAY (Delay Rate & ON/OFF)... 28 INITIAL LEVEL... 28 ATTACK (Level & Rate)... 29 DECAY 1 (Level &...
  • Page 31 ELEMENT ENVELOPE Selecting the ELEMENT ENVELOPE Edit Mode From the VOICE or MULTI mode: From another edit or utility mode simply press [ELEMENT ENVELOPE]. An “E” will appear to the left of the LED dis- play to indicate that an edit mode is selected, and the element selected for editing will be dis- played to the right of the display —...

  • Page 32: Type

    EE>TYPE ÅBCD USER Summary: Selects a user or preset amplitude enve- lope for the selected element. Settings: PRESET, PIANO, GUITAR, PLUCK, BRASS, STRINGS, ORGAN, USER Procedure: Use the [ ] key to move the cursor to the lower display line. Use the [–1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys to select the desired envelope.

  • Page 33: Envelope Copy

    ELEMENT ENVELOPE EE>COPYfrom ÅBCD any Element? -> Summary: Copies envelope parameters from a selected element to the current element. Settings: Element: A, B, C, D Procedure: Use the [ ] and [ ] cursor keys to move the cursor to the “ f r o m ” element parameter. Use the [–1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys to select the element from which the envelope data is to be copied.

  • Page 34: Attack (Level & Rate)

    EE>ATTACK ÅBCD AL= 0 AR= 0 Summary: Sets the rate and peak level of the attack of the amplitude envelope for the current ele- ment. Settings: AL (Attack Level): 0 … 99 AR (Attack Rate): 0 … 99 Procedure: Use the [ ] and [ ] cursor keys to move the cursor to the “AL”...
  • Page 37 ELEMENT ENVELOPE...

  • Page 38: Multi

    MULTI MULTI The MULTI edit mode allows 8 different voices to be assigned to different MIDI channels. The assigned voices can then be individually controlled over the appropriate channels from an external MIDI sequence recorder or other controller. If a number of these channel/voice “parts”...

  • Page 40: Name

    MU>NAME P11 Initial Summary: Assigns a name of up to 8 characters to the current multi-play setup. Settings: The following characters are available for use in multi-play names: (Space) !"#¢%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?Å ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[Á]^_« abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz“|‘Ÿ˚ MU>EFFECT Rev Hall Dep=1 Summary: Selects one of sixteen digital effects, and sets the depth of the selected effect for the cur- rent multi-play setup.

  • Page 41: Midi Receive Channel

    MULTI Settings: Source: I, C, P Bank: 1 … 8 Number: 1 … 8 Procedure: Press the [NUMBER/MULTI PART SELECT] key corresponding to the desired multi-play part. Use the [ ] and [ ] cursor keys to move the cur- sor to the source, bank, or number parameter.

  • Page 42: Detune

    MU>DETUNE 0cent Summary: Allows slight upward or downward pitch adjustment of the selected multi-play part. Settings: –50 ... 0 … +50 Procedure: Press the [NUMBER/MULTI PART SELECT] key corresponding to the desired multi-play part. Use the [ ] cursor key to move the cursor to the lower display line.
  • Page 43 MULTI Settings: –24 ... 0 … +24. Procedure: Press the [NUMBER/MULTI PART SELECT] key corresponding to the desired multi-play part. Use the [ ] cursor key to move the cursor to the lower display line. Use the [–1/NO] [+1/YES] keys to select the desired degree of note shift.

  • Page 44: Utility Setup

    UTILITY SETUP UTILITY SETUP The UTILITY SETUP mode provides access to a range of basic utility functions that are essential for general operation of the SY35. MASTER TUNE... 41 TRANSPOSE... 41 MEMORY CARD (Save, Load, Format, & Bank)... 41 VOICE INITIALIZE... 43 MULTI INITIALIZE...

  • Page 46: Master Tune

    SU>MASTER TUNE 0cent Summary: Tunes the overall pitch of the SY35 over approximately a 100-cent range. Settings: –50 ... 0 … +50 Procedure: Use the [ ] key to move the cursor to the lower display line. Use the [–1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys to set the desired degree of tuning.
  • Page 47 OFF (refer to your MCD64 or MCD32 Memory Card instructions for details). Bank SU CARD >BANK Summary: Selects bank 1 or bank 2 of a Yamaha MCD64 type memory card prior to formatting or load/save operations. Settings: 1, 2 Procedure: Use the [ ] key to move the cursor to the lower display line, then use the [–1/NO] and...

  • Page 48: Voice Initialize

    SU>INIT. VOICE Summary: Initializes all parameters of the current voice. Settings: None. Procedure: Select the UTILITY SETUP mode from the VOICE play mode. Then, after selecting the “INIT. VOICE” display, press the [ INITIAL VOICE COMMON VOICE NAME CONFIGURATION EFFECT PITCH BEND WHEEL AFTER TOUCH...

  • Page 49: Multi Initialize

    ELEMENT ENV TYPE DELAY Rate DELAY ELE. INITIAL Level ATTACK AL ATTACK AR DECAY1 D1L DECAY1 D1R DECAY2 D2L DECAY2 D2R RELEASE Rate SCALING Lev Type Rate Type The voice initialize function is useful if you want to begin programming a voice “from scratch.”...

  • Page 50: Memory Protect (Internal & Card)

    MEMORY PROTECT (Internal & Card) SU>MEM.PROTECT INT=on CARD=on Summary: Turns internal protection on or off. Settings: INT: on, off CARD: on, off Procedure: Use the [ ] and [ ] cursor keys to select CARD [–1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys to turn memory protection on or off.
  • Page 51 UTILITY SETUP...

  • Page 52: Utility Recall

    UTILITY RECALL UTILITY RECALL The UTILITY RECALL mode accesses the VOICE or MULTI recall function, depending on whether the VOICE or MULTI play mode is selected when the RECALL function is called. RECALL makes it possible to recover a voice or multi-play setup that has been “lost”...

  • Page 54: Voice Recall (Voice Or Multi)

    VOICE RECALL (Voice or Multi) RC RECALL VOICE Are you sure? Summary: Recalls the last voice or multi-play setup edited from the SY35 edit buffer memory. Settings: None Procedure: The “RECALL VOICE” function is selected if called from the VOICE play mode, while “RECALL MULTI”...
  • Page 55 UTILITY RECALL...

  • Page 56: Utility Midi

    UTILITY MIDI UTILITY MIDI The UTILITY MIDI mode provides access to all of the SY35’s MIDI control functions. MIDI ON/OFF... 53 BASIC RECEIVE CHANNEL... 53 TRANSMIT CHANNEL... 53 LOCAL CONTROL ON/OFF... 54 MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE... 54 MIDI CONTROL CHANGE... 54 AFTER TOUCH ON/OFF...

  • Page 58: Midi On/Off

    MD>MIDI midi=on Summary: Turns all MIDI control functions on or off. Settings: on, off Procedure: Use the [ ] cursor key to move the cur- sor to the lower display line. Use the [–1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys to turn MIDI control on or off.

  • Page 59: Local Control On/Off

    UTILITY MIDI MD>LOCAL Local=on Summary: Determines whether the SY35 keyboard controls the internal tone generator system or not. Settings: on, off. Procedure: Use the [ ] cursor key to move the cur- sor to the lower display line. Use the [–1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys to turn local control on or off.

  • Page 60: After Touch On/Off

    Procedure: Use the [ ] cursor key to move the cursor to the lower display line. The [–1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys are used to turn control change reception/transmission on or off. MD>AFTER TOUCH Summary: Turns keyboard after touch on or off. Settings: on, off.

  • Page 61: All V/M Transmit

    UTILITY MIDI Details: MIDI system exclusive data is transmitted by the SY35 when one of the voice transmit functions described below is used. The same type of data will also be automatically loaded into the SY35 memory when received from a second SY35 or other MIDI device, thus erasing MD>ALL V/M TRANS ALL Voice&Multi...

  • Page 62: Appendix

    APPENDIX APPENDIX...
  • Page 63 APPENDIX...

  • Page 64: Voice List

    Pr eset Voice List Voice Name AP:Rock 000 Piano (Rock) 071 Vibes 2 AP:Clsic 000 Piano (Classic) 002 E.Piano3 AP Chors 000 Piano∞2 (Chorus) 005 E.Piano6∞2 AP:HTonk 000 Piano (HonkyTonk) 057 Bass 4 AP:Soft 000 Piano (Soft) 002 E.Piano3 AP Pf&St 000 Piano (PF&Strings) 002 E.Piano3...
  • Page 65 APPENDIX Voice Name BR Fanfr 011 Trombone∞2 (Fanfare) 017 Brass 4 ST Arco1 038 Strings∞2 (Arco1) 155 Saw 1∞2 ST:Arco2 039 Vn.Ens. (Arco2) 063 Str 1 ST:Cello 040 Cello (Cello) 065 Str 3 ST SlwAt 038 Strings 039 Vn.Ens (SlowAtack) 068 Str 6∞2 ST Pizz 041 Pizz∞2...
  • Page 66 Voice Name PL:Gypsy 020 Gut (Gypsy) 179 Wave3-2 PL:Folk 021 Steel (Folk) 044 Clavi 3 PL Wide 021 Steel∞2 (Wide) 048 Guitar 3∞2 PL Mute 026 Pluck 1 (Mute) 052 Guitar 7 PL:Rock 026 Pluck 1 (Rock) 048 Guitar 3 PL Dist 022 E.Gtr 1 (Distortion)
  • Page 67 APPENDIX In ter n a l Voice List Voice Name SP Warm 055 SynPad∞2 (Warm) 111 Sus. 14∞2 SP Resnc 102 Saw 1 081 Tp.Body (Resonance) 061 Bass 8∞2 SP Full! 042 Syn Str∞2 (Full) 063 Str 1∞2 SP Bell 059 Bell Mix 055 SynPad (Bell) 104 Sus.
  • Page 68 Voice Name OR:Paris 008 Bandneon (Paris) 094 Lead 4 OR Rock1 006 E.Organ1 007 E.Organ2 (Rock1) 006 E.Organ1 007 E.Organ2 OR Rock2 006 E.Organ1∞2 (Rock2) 008 E.Organ3 006 E.Organ1 OR Rock3 007 E.Organ2∞2 (Rock3) 153 Sin2 2/3∞2 OR Cat 090 EP wv (Cat) 153 Sin2 2/3 OR Big...
  • Page 69 APPENDIX Voice Name ME SlwSg 046 Vibes (SlowSong) 073 Vibes 4 ME Grand 048 Bells 122 SEQ 4 (Grand) 121 Move 4 122 Move 5 ME Typhn 059 Bell Mix 044 Itopia (Typhoon) 102 Sus. 5 144 SFX 2 ME Tzone 062 Noise 1∞2 (Tzone) 154 Sin 2’...

  • Page 71: Multi List

    APPENDIX PRESET MULTI LIST MULTI Name Type Orchstra Layer BigBand Layer SuperClv Layer PianoStr Layer VoiceBs Layer FullBrs Layer PanLead Layer Str&Cho Layer DistLead Layer Wb/Piano Split B/BrsSec Split Celo/Flt Split <Pop> MIDI Multi <Rock> MIDI Multi <Jazz> MIDI Multi <Demo>...

  • Page 72: Waveform List

    WAVEFORM LIST AWM WAVEFORM LIST Category Name Category Piano Piano Bass E.Piano Clavi Cembalo Celesta Organ P.Organ E.Organ1 Str. E.Organ2 Bandneon Trumpet Brass Mute Trp Trombone Vocal Flugel Fr Horn BrasEns Perc. SynBrass Wood Flute Clarinet Oboe Steel E.Gtr 1 E.Gtr 2 Synth Mute Gtr...
  • Page 73 APPENDIX FM WAVEFORM LIST Category Name Category Piano E.Piano1 Pluck E.Piano2 E.Piano3 E.Piano4 E.Piano5 E.Piano6 Bass. Organ E.Organ1 E.Organ2 E.Organ3 E.Organ4 E.Organ5 E.Organ6 E.Organ7 E.Organ8 Brass Brass 1 Str. Brass 2 Brass 3 Brass 4 Brass 5 Brass 6 Brass 7 Brass 8 Perc.

  • Page 74: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Keyb oa r d : 61 keys, initial and after-touch response. Ton e Gen er at or Syst em s: Wave Memory) & FM (Frequency Modulation). In t er n a l Mem or y: Wave ROM; 128 preset AWM & 256 preset FM waveforms.

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