Yamaha A5000 Owner's Manual - Page 62

1. System Overview About the Program Mode In the program mode the A5000/A4000 tone generator can be set to function in the Single or Multi mode. When the Single mode is selected only one program can be played at a time. • Even when the Single mode is selected it is possible to achieve Multi-mode type performance by assigning multiple samples or sample banks to the same key range, and assigning each a different MIDI receive channel via the Receive Channel Assign parameter (page 93). In the example below, sample A will be played via MIDI channel 1, and sample B will be played via MIDI channel 2. Program Sample A Sample B Receive Channel Assign = 1ch Receive Channel Assign = 2ch When the Multi mode is selected, different programs can be assigned to as many as 32 "parts" on the A5000 (part A01 - B16) or 16 parts on the A4000 (part 01 - 16), and each part played via a different MIDI channel. In the example below, MIDI data received on MIDI channel 1 via the MIDI IN-A connector controls program 001, data received on MIDI channel 2 controls program 002, and data received on MIDI channel 3 controls program 003. In this case the Receive Channel Assign settings for samples A and B assigned to program 001 are ignored. • When the Multi mode is selected, the program assigned to the part for which the Basic Receive Channel (page 89) is selected becomes the "master program." All PLAY mode effect, setup, and control parameters set for the master program will affect all parts in the same way. In the example below, if the Basic Receive Channel is A02 (02 in the A4000), program 002 becomes the master program. Part A01(01) A02(02) A03(03) : A16(16) Program Program001 Program002 Program003 : Program032 The A4000 part numbers are shown in parentheses Program 001 Sample A Sample B Receive Channel Assign = A02 (02) Receive Channel Assign = A03 (03) Ignored Maximum Polyphony The maximum polyphony of the A5000 is 126 notes, and that of the A4000 is 64 notes. This is the "per sample" polyphony, thus when stereo samples (each actually using two samples) are played, or when multiple samples are layered, the total polyphony is reduced accordingly. 62 Chapter 3 The A5000/A4000 System & Features • A5000/A4000 q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q