Yamaha W5 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
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75 DIGITAL EFFECTS
Two independent, studio quality DSP effects systems Insertion Effects and
System Effects each with three different types of effects generators. An Inser-
tion Effect can be assigned to each voice in Voice Edit Mode, and switched on and
off via the mixer. As many as three Insertion Effects can be used in a multi. The
three System Effects can be applied to the overall sound mix. Preset stereo effects
include reverb, delay, chorus, auto panning, 3-band EQ, Aural Exciter
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, pitch
change, distortion and many more. There are a total of 35 preprogrammed
Insertion Effects and 40 System Effects, which can be edited and configured in a
variety of ways in the multi for a song or performance setup.
* Aural Exciter
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is a registered trademark of and is manufactured under license from Aphex Systems Ltd.
STEREO SOUND MIXING
Extensive stereo sound mixing capabilities, via the on-board tone generator sound
mixer, the digital effects and others. In conjunction with the sequencer you can
even achieve an automated mixdown for your final playback output.
PERFORMANCE FEATURES
76-key (W5) or 61-key (W7) polyphonic keyboard with key velocity sensitivity
and aftertouch, plus keyboard splitting, layering and 4-Zone capabilities. The
W5/W7 can play a maximum of 32 notes simultaneously. In Song Multi Mode, it
can play a maximum of 16 timbres, or voices, simultaneously; in Voice Mode, it
can play one timbre at a time. There are also many performance controllers,
including pitch bend and modulation wheels, foot controller, and a multi-
function continuous slider.
FLOPPY DISK DRIVE
For storing your song and voice data on 3.5 2DD type floppy disks.
EXPANSION POTENTIAL
The factory preprogrammed sound memory can be expanded with an optional
Yamaha 4Mbyte Expansion Wave/Voice Board.