Continuous Sliders - Yamaha SY85 Owner's Manual

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2. Selecting And Playing Voices

CONTINUOUS SLIDERS

Each of the continuous sliders below the SY85 display panel - [CSl]
through [CS8] - has a specific real-time control function when playing in the
VOICE mode (and the PERFORMANCE mode, described in the next section).
The VOICE mode control slider functions are indicated by the white labels
below each control.
[CS1] EF & [CS2] EF are assigned to control specific parameters of the
effects produced by the SY85 EFFECT 1 and EFFECT 2 processors, respec-
tively. They could control reverb, chorus depth or speed, or just about any
parameter that produces a useful real-time sound variation with the selected
effect. Although initial assignments are factory-programmed for the voices
provided with the SY85, they can be changed to suit your specific musical
requirements by using the VOICE EFFECT EDIT mode CONTROL PARAM-
ETERS function descibed on page 110 of the Feature Reference manual. See
the "Effects" section beginning on page 254 for details about the effect system.
[CS3] & [CS4] are assignable to just about any voice parameters. Although
initial assignments are factory-programmed for the voices provided with the
SY85, they can be changed to suit your specific musical requirements by using
the VOICE EDIT mode CS3 PARAMETER EDIT and CS4 PARAMETER
EDIT functions descibed on pages 89 and 91 of the Feature Reference manual.
[CS5] AR controls the attack rate of the amplitude envelope generator,
producing a faster or slower attack, as required.
[CS6] RR controls the release rate of the amplitude envelope generator,
producing a faster or slower release, as required.
[CS7] CUTOFF varies the cutoff frequency of the digital filter, making it
easy to produce real-time filter sweep effects.
[CS8] REZ/BAND increases or decreases the amount of resonance at the
filter cutoff frequency, generally producing a sharper or broader tone. Higher
resonance also tends to emphasize the effect of the [CS7] CUTOFF control.
Effect and voice changes produced by the continuous sliders
while playing in the VOICE and PERFORMANCE modes are
temporary, and are not stored by the SY85.