Yamaha W5 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
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TUNE
The Voice Tune block is the eighth stop in each of the 16 mixer channels, repre-
sented graphically by a pot. It lets you adjust the fine-tuning of the voice in steps
of 1.17 cents. The cursor must be positioned at Voice Tune before you can set the
track tuning. Pressing [F8] ( Mst ) lets you set the Master Tune, which affects
overall fine-tuning for all tracks equally.
NOTE SHIFT
The Note Shift block is the ninth stop in each of the 16 mixer channels, repre-
sented graphically by a pot. It lets you determine the coarse-tuning of the voice in
half-steps. The cursor must be positioned at Note Shift before you can set the
track note shift. Pressing [F8] ( Mst ) lets you set the Master Note Shift, which
affects overall note shift for all tracks equally.
PITCH BEND RANGE
The Pitch Bend Range block is the tenth and final stop in each of the 16 mixer
channels, represented graphically by a pot. It lets you designate the range the
voice s pitch bends up or down by the Pitch Bend wheel. The cursor must be
positioned at Pitch Bend Range before you can set the track pitch bend value.
VOICE DIRECTORY
From within Voice Select, pressing [F8] ( Dir ) accesses the Voice Directory,
which displays the voices in the currently selected voice bank by list, eight at a time.
Within the Voice Directory you can select voices by scrolling through the entire
list using the JOG, INC/DEC, or the CURSOR keys, or enter a specific number on
the KEYPAD the list will advance accordingly. (You can also select voice banks
from within the Voice Directory.)
VOICE BANK SELECT
When the cursor is positioned at Voice Select, pressing [F6] and [F7] lets you
choose a voice bank. The one- or two-letter voice bank code will begin flashing,
indicating that you must then press ENTER to lock in the desired bank.