Yamaha V50 Operating Manual

Yamaha v50 synthesizer: user guide

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Authorized product manual (161 pages)

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Operating manual (81 pages)

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Introduction
Features
Contents
Precautions
How to Use this Manual
Introducing the V50
Front and Rear Panels
The Keyboard
Key Panel (the Keys below the Display)
Key Panel (the Keys to the Right of the Display)
Rear Panel
Front Side
Connections
Using a Single Map
Connecting Other Equipment Via MIDI
Equipment that Can be Connected to the V50 Outputs
Making Sound
Turn the Power on
Any Sound?
Try out the Sounds
100 Preset Performances
100 Preset Voices
Demonstration Playback
Playing the Internal Demo
Playing the Disk Demo
Basic Concepts of the V50
Voice Edit Demo
Internal Structure of the V50
Four Play Modes
Basic Operation of the V50
Switching Modes
Using the Function Keys to Select Operations
Setting Numerical Values
Inputting Characters
Voices and Performances
Single Play Mode and Maximum Simultaneous Notes
Single Play Mode Display
Single Play Mode Leds
Performances
Performance Play Mode and Maximum Simultaneous Notes
Performance Play Mode Display
Performance Play Mode Leds
Switching Instruments On/Off
When to Use Single Play or Performance Play Mode
Effects
Changing the Power-On Display
Compatibility with Other Devices
Cartridges
Performance Edit
About Performance Editing
Assign Mode, Performance Name
Receive Channel
Voice Number
Note Limit (Low)
If Assign Mode Has Been Set to DVA
Detune
Note Limit (High)
Note Shift
Output Assign
Volume
LFO Select
Micro Tuning On/Off
Micro Tuning Select
Performance Effect Select
Effect On/Off
Effect Select, Effect Balance
Effect Output Level, Stereo MIX
Effect Parameters
Setting for 1: Reverb Hall, 2: Reverb Room, 3: Reverb Plate, 16: Church, 17: Club, 18: Stage, 19: Bath Room, 20: Metal
Settings for 4: Delay
Settings for 5: Delay L/R, 6: Stereo Echo
Settings for 7: Distortion Rev.
Settings for 8: Distortion Echo, 15: Dist. & Delay
Settings for 9: Gate Reverb, 10: Reverse Gate, 11: Early Ref
Settings for 14: Delay L/R & Rev.
Settings for 21: Tunnel
Settings for 22: Doubler 1
Settings for 23: Doubler 2
Settings for 29: Tone Control 2
Settings for 32: Distortion
Voice Edit
The Basics of FM Tone Generation
Operators
Combinations of Operators
Algorithm
Factors Determining the Tone of a Voice
Pitch of each Operator (OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY)
Waveform of each Operator
About Voice Editing
Operator On/Off
Voice Editing
About Quick Edit
Quick Edit (Attack)
Quick Edit (Release)
Quick Edit (Brilliance)
Algorithm, Feedback
LFO (Wave, Speed, Delay, Key Sync, PMD, AMD)
Ways to Add Vibrato
Ways to Add Tremolo
Sensitivity (PMS, AMS, AME, EBS, KVS)
Oscillator (Mode, Coarse, Fine, Wave, Detune, Shift, Range)
Envelope Generator (AR, D1R, D2L, D2R, RR, Shift)
Pitch Envelope Generator (PR1, PL1, PR2, PL2, PR3, PL3)
Output Level
Keyboard Scaling (Level)
Keyboard Scaling (Rate)
Transpose
Poly/Mono Mode Select, Pitch Bend Wheel Range, Foot Switch
Portamento (Mode, Time)
Foot Controller (Volume, Pitch, Amplitude)
Modulation Wheel (Pitch, Amplitude)
Breath Controller (Pitch, Amplitude, Pitch Bias, EG Bias)
Aftertouch (Pitch, Amplitude, Pitch Bias, EG Bias)
Reverb
Voice Name
Using the Rhythm Machine
About the Rhythm Machine
The Rhythm Machine Tone Generator
Rhythm Patterns and Rhythm Songs
Rhythm Patterns
Rhythm Songs
Playing Rhythm Patterns
The Rhythm Machine and Sequence
Change Rhythm Pattern Numbers
Change Tempo
Change Keyboard Mode
Creating Rhythm Patterns
Realtime Recording and Step Recording
Before You Begin Recording
Realtime Recording
About Quantization
Step Recording
Using the Bar Graph
If You Make a Mistake
Pattern Job Functions
Copy
Clear
Setup
Inst Settings
Rhythm Assign
Playing Rhythm Songs
Change the Tempo
Change the Keyboard Mode
Creating Rhythm Songs
Parts and Patterns
Special Non-Pattern Functions
Creating a Rhythm Song
Editing a Rhythm Song
Jump
Delete
Insert
Song Name
Song Job Functions
Song Edit
Song Copy
Song Clear
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