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Yamaha SY-35 Getting Started Manual

Yamaha sy-35 synthesizer: quick start
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  • Page 2 The more you play the SY35, the more you’ll find that “vectors” will become an indispensable part of your musical repertoire. Yamaha AWM and FM tone generators for superior sound and tonal versa- tility. 2-element or 4-element voice architecture brings AWM and FM waveforms together.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Precautions...3 About the Manuals...5 The Getting Started Manual ...5 Icons...6 The Feature Reference Manual...7 The Controls & Connectors ...8 Front Panel ...8 Rear Panel...12 1. Setting Up Your System...14 Connections...14 Power-on Procedure...14 Play the Demo ...15 2. Selecting And Playing Voices ...16 Play the Presets ...16 The PRESET, INTERNAL, and CARD Voice Memories...19...
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  • Page 6: Precautions

    Yamaha dealer. Also, make sure that the adaptor you have is appropriate for the AC mains supply voltage in the area where you intend to use the SY35 (the correct INPUT voltage is marked on the adaptor).
  • Page 7 Yamaha cannot be held responsible for data loss caused by backup failure or improper operation of the SY35! Yamaha can not take any responsibility for software produced for this product by third-party manufacturers. Please direct any questions or comments about...

  • Page 8: About The Manuals

    About the Manuals In addition to an overview of the SY35 controls and connectors (page 8), the manual contains five separate tutorials that take you step-by-step through the main procedures you will need to know to become familiar with your SY35: Basic system connections.

  • Page 10: The Getting Started Manual

    The Feature Reference manual is the “nuts and bolts” reference for the SY35, individually describing its many functions in detail. The Feature Reference manual is divided into eight main sections, each describing the various functions within a particular SY35 edit or utility mode. [Page 3] [Page 9] [Page 15]...

  • Page 19: Selecting And Playing Voices

    2. Selecting And Playing Voices The first thing you’ll want to do with your SY35 is select and play some of its outstanding voices … this section will show you how to do just that. We’ll also look at the overall SY35 voice memory configuration. Play the Presets Although the SY35 can access three different voice memories —...
  • Page 21 PRESET VOICE LIST Voice Name AP:Rock AP:Clsic AP * Chors AP:HTonk AP:Soft AP * Pf&St AP:Blend AP * Bell EP * Tine EP:Light EP:Old EP * Malet KY * Clav1 KY:Clav2 KY:Celst KY:Hrpsi INTERNAL VOICE LIST Voice Name SP * Warm SP * Resnc SP * Full! SP * Bell...

  • Page 24: Vectors

    Vectors are a versatile musical tool. You can simply use the VECTOR CONTROL as an expressive controller while playing, or spend some time programming sophisticated “dynamic vectors” that play automatically. Manual Vector Control 3. Vectors Before we get into the details of vector synthesis, try using the VECTOR CONTROL with some of the preset voices to get a feel for what this versatile feature can do.

  • Page 25: How The Vector Control Works

    How the VECTOR CONTROL Works Try DETUNE Vector Control … Press the VECTOR PLAY [LEVEL/DETUNE] key so that the [DETUNE] indicator lights, move the VECTOR CONTROL while playing, and listen for the difference in sound. Also Try the Vector Control With These Voices … The following voices also effectively demonstrate the power of the VECTOR CONTROL.

  • Page 27: Advanced Control: Dynamic Vectors

    Advanced Control: Dynamic Vectors Try Out the SE * Elect Dynamic Vector VECTOR CONTROL MOTION In addition to the manual vector control capability described so far, the SY35 features advanced automatic vector recording and playback capability. Automatic vectors are called “dynamic vectors” in the SY35, and these play automatically whenever you play a note on the keyboard.

  • Page 28: Recording An Original Dynamic Vector

    Recording An Original Now we’ll go ahead and record an original dynamic level vector for the Dynamic Vector SP * Bell voice. Turn Vector Play ON Now press the VECTOR PLAY [ON/OFF] key to turn the VECTOR PLAY mode ON, and select [LEVEL] control. Since Vector Play is ON, the dynamic vector will not play.
  • Page 30 Select the LEVEL REC Function Press the [VOICE VECTOR] key once to move ahead to the LEVEL REC display. Use the [ ] and [ ] cursor keys to move the cursor to the STBY (standby) parameter. (The VECTOR PLAY LEVEL LED will light.) At this point the VECTOR CONTROL will be active in the level control mode, and you can rehearse the level vector you are about to record.
  • Page 32 Turn Memory Protect OFF To turn the memory protect function off, press the [UTILITY SETUP] key a few times until the MEM. PROTECT function appears. Move the cursor to the INT parameter and press the [–1/NO] or [+1/YES] key to turn the internal memory protection off. Press [VOICE] Now press the [VOICE] key to return to the VOICE PLAY mode.

  • Page 34: Instant Voice Programming

    4. Instant Voice Programming Although the SY35 allows you to program voices in considerable detail, in this section we’ll present a simple way to create an unlimited range of new and useful voices. Detailed parameters for programming individual elements are available in the ELEMENT TONE and ELEMENT ENVELOPE edit modes described in the Feature Reference manual, beginning on pages 15 and 25, respectively.

  • Page 36: For Serious Voice Editing

    For Serious Voice Editing … You’re now equipped to create a world of vibrant and very useful new voices with very little actual programming indeed. If you do want to get deep into the details and fine tune your voices until they are perfect, please take the time to read through the Feature Reference manual.

  • Page 43: Conclusion

    Conclusion In the preceding tutorials we’ve covered quite a lot of ground, and by now you should be quite familiar with the SY35. You know how to select and play the voices, how to use manual vector control, how to record dynamic vectors and store the results in memory, how to quickly create new voices, and how to use the multi mode.

  • Page 44: Glossary

    Normally the word “element” refers to a part of something larger. The same applies in synthesizers. In Yamaha synthesizers, an element is an individually controllable part of a voice. In the SY35, each voice can have two or four ele- ments.
  • Page 45 This “other signal” is most commonly the output from the synthesizer’s LFO (described above), although in Yamaha FM synthesis (also see above) it can also be the signal from a modulator operator in an FM algorithm.
  • Page 46 Although this term is used in slightly different ways by different manufacturers, at Yamaha a “voice” is any basic sound that can be selected and played on a synthesizer. This is in contrast to a “performance” which is a combination of two or more voices, and a “multi”...

  • Page 47: Index

    –1/NO and +1/YES keys Bank keys Card key Card multi memory Card slot Card voice memory Connections Cursor keys DC 10V-12V in jack Demo Demo key Detune vectors Dynamic vectors Dynamic voice allocation Edit/utility/compare key Element envelope edit mode Element parameter Element tone edit mode Elements Foot volume jack...
  • Page 48 Store Store key Sustain jack Vector control Vector play keys Vector rate Vectors Voice categories Voice common edit mode Voice key Voice list Voice play mode Voice vector edit mode Volume control 10, 38 8, 21 8, 21, 22 21, 42...

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