Yamaha W5 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
SONG MODE
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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, indicat-
ing that you must then press ENTER to lock in the
desired bank. (For more information about voice banks,
see page 25.)
VOICE DIRECTORY
When the cursor is positioned at 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.) To return to the Song Multi screen, press
EXIT. To jump directly to the Instrument Parameter
display, press [F1] ( Mlt ) once.
JUMP TO SONG SEQUENCE PLAY FUNCTION
Pressing [F2] ( Seq ) lets you jump directly to the Song
Sequence Play function.
JUMP TO SONG SETUP FUNCTION
Pressing [F3] ( Setup ) lets you jump directly to the
Song Setup function.
PARAMETER - Pressing [F6] ( Param ) lets you
access the System Effect parameter edit display, from
where you can edit the individual parameters of the
effect as selected in the System Effect Type display.
The black arrow pointing downwards in the lower
left of the parameter display indicates that the list of
editable parameters continues, which you can access
using the CURSOR-DOWN key. To return to the
Song Multi function screen, press EXIT.
NOTE: For a complete listing of System Effect Types
and Parameters, see the
W5/W7 Technical Information
booklet.
TUNE (-63 ~ +63)
Voice Tune is the eighth stop in each of the 16 mixer
channels, represented graphically by a pot. It lets you
adjust the fine-tuning of the voice in steps of 1.17 cents.
To access Tune, use the CURSOR-UP or CURSOR-
DOWN keys.
MASTER TUNE - When the cursor is positioned at
Voice Tune, pressing [F8] ( Mst ) lets you set the
Master Tune, which affects overall fine-tuning for all
tracks equally.
NOTE SHIFT (-63 ~ +63)
Note Shift is the ninth stop in each of the 16 mixer
channels, represented graphically by a pot. It lets you
determine the coarse-tuning of the voice in half-steps.
To access Note Shift, use the CURSOR-UP or CURSOR-
DOWN keys.
MASTER NOTE SHIFT - When the cursor is
positioned at Note Shift, pressing [F8] ( Mst ) lets
you set the Master Note Shift, which affects overall
note shift for all tracks equally.
PITCH BEND RANGE (0 ~ 12)
Pitch Bend Range 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. To access Pitch Bend
Range, use the CURSOR-UP key.
VOICE - When the cursor is positioned at Pitch
Bend Range, pressing [F7] ( vce ) assigns the pitch
bend setting for the voice as determined in Voice
Edit Mode, Control parameters function. (For more
information, see page 122.)
NOTE: The Master Volume, Master Tune and Master Note
Shift settings affect all songs.
NOTE: Multi settings for SMF song data will load into the
W5/W7, but will not be retained at power off unless you first
store it in a song location. In order to be sure that you don t
accidentally lose your important multi settings, it is a good
habit to periodically perform the Store Multi operation as
you work.