Yamaha PLAY BOOK DX21 Manual page 2

TINTRODUCTION
First
of
all,
some basic
techniques
should be mastered
to
make
the
most
of the
DX21.
The
DX21
uses a Frequency
Modulation sound source just
as
ihe rest oi
the series of
the
DX
synthesizers.
The
DX21
has three
l4odes
ii
order
to
make the besi
use
of ihe
Fl\,4 soLrnd
sourcei Sinele lrode, Dual
Mode,
and
Split
Mode.
The
lollowing controllers ol the
DX2l
have very
character-
PITCH
BEND WHEEL
MODULATION WHEEL
FOOT CONTROLLER
BREATH
CONTROLLER
In
order
to
understand the
DX2l
fully,
listen
to
the
cassette
and follow
the
charts and figures
on the
following
pages.
The cassette tape explains
the
three points meniioned
ahove.
The cassette iape also coniains
voice data, wtrich witt
be
Loaded into the
memory
oi
the DX21 with the
use
of
a
Daia
Recorder
or an
ordinary
cassette
taoe recorder.
The
iape
will i.dicaie
when
this data
shoutd
be toaded.
Some.
times the loading methods
and oiher
operat ons are
nor
mentioned on
ihis
manual and the tape,
so
please
rej€r to
the
DX21
owner's manual
Jor
iuriher informailon. lt
will
be
necessary
to
keep the
Dx2I
owneas manuat at
hand
whie
listening to
the
tape.
Now,
let's stad
I
.CONIENTS
Basic
Operations
.. ---..
.........--..........--....
1
How
to recal tfe preset
voices.........--................,,-
I
Fow to
move
the preset voices to
the
Mernory
Bank.4
tsow
to
ptay in
Sing
e Mooe
..
....................-......,,,.....
6
llow to
play
in
Duat
Mode --..
..,......-..........-....6
The DX21 also contains
the
KEY SH|FT iuncrion,
which
transpose pitch
to a
selected
interval.
In
addirton
to
these
specral
t!nctions,
the DX21
is equjpped with
a
"Peformaice
^4emory'.
This
is lsed to
store DAIA in specia
vorc€
ano
iunctions
combinations.
So
ihis
manual and the
cassetie
tape
wil
show you
the
BASIC
TECHNIQUES
of
the
DX2l.
The fottowing
three
ponis wlll
be
siressed
so
that
you can
learn
to
handte the
DX21's functions.
OBas
c operauo.s of the DX2t.
AHow
io
use
the "Performance
4emory"-
lC'err
nc
"oJnos
wrtf
the
DX2_.
How
to play
in
Sptlt
Mode
use
ot
the
chortrs . ..
............................,.7
use
of
the
P
tch
Bend
Wheet
.....--.......--......,,,..........-.
E
Use
ot
th€
Modu ation W1reet.........,...............--......,....
8
Use
of the
Foot
Controllers
-..
.
...,............9
use
of
the Breath
contro
er.....,,,...-.........-.......,,,..,..
9
Perfomnance
Mernory..
....,,.
.
-........-.........,.....,...--.tO
flow
to
use
the Ferforrnance Memofy..........-........,...i0
Edit
Nlode
-..
...,
'''.... --.
t2
The
chafacteristlcs of the
FM sound
souace.....-.....,t2
How
to
make
GLOCKENSP
EL Volce....-........,.....,,...-t4
How
to
make
BRASS
Vo
ce........-...........,......--........-.i6
PLAY MODE
CHARACTER]STICS
The
N4ode
to play
with a
single voice.
The Mode
io
play
with two diflerent
voices
at
the same
time.
Special
elfect can
be Catned
by
slightly changing the piiches
ol
the two
voices.
The
Mode
to lse
when
you
choose
a
certatn
poLnt on the
keyboard and select
one
voice
ior
ihe hsher part
and another voice for the
lower
For exlmple,
you
may select ihe b:ss
voice
ior
the lower
part
and the
piano votce
ior
the