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- Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 1
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VECTOR 9 LEVEL SPEED (Vector 35 VOICE NUMBER 35 MIDI RECEIVE MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE 54 MIDI CONTROL CHANGE 54 AFTER TOUCH ON/OFF 55 PITCH BEND ON/OFF 55 EXCLUSIVE ON/OFF 55 ALL V/M TRANSMIT 56 1 VOICE TRANSMIT 56 APPENDIX 57 VOICE LIST 59 MULTI LIST 66 WAVEFORM LIST 67 SPECIFICATIONS - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 5
within a particular SY35 edit or utility mode. 1. VOICE COMMON [Page 3] 2. VOICE VECTOR [Page 9] MIDI [Page 51] We recommend that you start by going through the Getting Started manual in order to become familiar with the SY35 and the way it works, then you can refer to the Feature Reference manual - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 6
VOICE COMMON Feature Reference Manual 1 - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 7
VOICE COMMON 2 - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 8
VOICE COMMON VOICE COMMON The VOICE COMMON mode provides access to a range of parameters that affect the selected voice as a whole. Detailed programming of individual elements is provided by the ELEMENT TONE and ELEMENT ENVELOPE edit modes. NAME...5 CONFIGURATION...5 EFFECT (Type & Depth 5 PITCH - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 9
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Use the [4] and [6] cursor keys to place the underline cursor under the easily identifiable. If you've created a new voice that combines piano and organ elements, for example, you could call it something character group (capitals, lower case, numbers, and symbols). CONFIGURATION VC>CONFIGURATION - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 11
max.* Procedure: Use the [6] key to move the cursor to the lower display line. Use the [-1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys to select the desired pitch bend limited in some cases. An exclamation mark (!) will appear after the range value when the limit is reached. WHEEL (Amplitude & Pitch Modulation) VC@ - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 12
keyboard after touch to be used for note bending. The greater the key pressure the greater the amount of pitch bend. Positive values produce an upward bend when key pressure is applied, and minus values to control the level of the sound over a limited range by keyboard after touch. The amount and - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 13
vectors. Settings: None. Procedure: Use the [4] and [6] cursor keys to place the left parameter on the lower display line, then use the [-1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys to select ELEMENT, LEVEL or DETUNE. Press the [6] to move the cursor to "Y/N," then press the [+1/YES] key to generate random values - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 14
VOICE VECTOR VOICE VECTOR The VOICE VECTOR edit mode allows recording and fine editing of dynamic level and detune vectors. LEVEL SPEED (Vector Rate 11 LEVEL RECORD...11 LEVEL EDIT (Step, X-axis, Y-axis & Time 11 DETUNE SPEED (Vector Rate 13 DETUNE RECORD...13 DETUNE EDIT (Step, X-axis, Y-axis & - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 15
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soon as you play a key on the keyboard. When you release the key or when 50 steps have been recorded (See "LEVEL SPEED" above), recording will end and the cursor will move to the PLAY position. You can now play the keyboard to hear how the vector sweep you just recorded sounds. Details: The amount - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 17
for relating specific points in a dynamic vector to the keys to set the value as required. Details: On the X (D-C) axis, a setting of -31 places the step as far as possible toward the D element while a setting of +31 places it as far as possible toward the C element. The Y (A-B) axis values work - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 18
under the leftmost value on the lower display line (Step). Use the [-1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys to select the step to be edited. Details: Step 1 is the first step recorded and step 50 is the last. Experience will give you a feel for relating specific points in a dynamic vector to the corresponding - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 19
on the lower display line (Time). Use the [-1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys to select the required time value. Details: Time values multiply the vector rate setting for the current step. If the vector rate parameter is set to 30ms, for example, setting the time parameter to 2 results in a step length of - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 20
ELEMENT TONE ELEMENT TONE The ELEMENT TONE edit mode allows editing many of the most important sound-determining parameters of each individual element - A and B in a 2-element voice; not available for an AWM element in which wave number 127 (Drum Set) is selected - "Cannot edit" display appears. 15 - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 21
editing. ET>WAVE 000 ÅB-D Piano:Piano Selecting the ELEMENT TONE Edit key to activate the COMPARE function. A " C " will appear on the LED display while the COMPARE function is active, and the sound of the voice prior to editing will be heard when you play the keyboard. Press the [EDIT/COMPARE] key - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 22
Brass Wood Gtr Bass Str. Vocal Perc. Piano, clavi, and other decay-type keyboard sounds. Pipe, electric and reed organs. Acoustic and synthesized brass sounds. Flute, sax and other woodwind sounds. Acoustic and electric guitars. Acoustic, electric, and synth bass. Violin ensemble and other strings - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 23
OSC1 OSC2 OSC3 Vibes, marimba, bells and other percussion sounds. Sustained lead synth sounds. Synth sounds that vary with time. Decay-type synth sounds. A range of sound-effect type synth sounds. Sine, sawtooth, and other standard synth waveforms. Basic FM timbres, group 1. Basic FM timbres, group - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 24
data is to be copied using the [-1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys. Press the [6] cursor key one more time and the "Are you sure?" display will appear. and number parameters are shown in the standard SY35 voice number format. "P12," for example, is preset bank 1, number 2; "I35" is internal bank 3, number 5, - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 25
changes in response to velocity changes (keyboard initial touch response). Settings: -5 ... 0 ... +5 Procedure: Use the [6] key to move the cursor to the lower level in response to higher velocity values - i.e. the harder a key is played, the louder the sound. Minus "-" settings produce the opposite - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 26
level at about medium velocity. ELEMENT TONE " - " Settings have the same effect, but the sound level decreases rather than increasing with increased key velocity. A graphic display to the right of the sensitivity value provides a visual indication as to the type of change produced by each setting - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 27
can be applied to the selected element by the modulation wheel or keyboard after touch. Settings: 0 ... 31 Procedure: Use the [4] and [6] cursor keys to select the PM parameter. Use the [-1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys to set the desired degree of pitch modulation. Details: A " 0 " setting produces no - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 28
in the VOICE COMMON edit mode are both turned off. Settings: 0 ... 99 ELEMENT TONE Procedure: Use the [4] and [6] cursor keys to select the Rate parameter. Use the [-1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys to set the desired LFO fade-in rate. Details: "0" is the fastest rate, causing the LFO to start operation - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 29
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ELEMENT ENVELOPE ELEMENT ENVELOPE The ELEMENT ENVELOPE edit mode allows detailed programming of the amplitude envelopes for each element in the selected voice. TYPE...27 ENVELOPE COPY...28 DELAY (Delay Rate & ON/OFF 28 INITIAL LEVEL...28 ATTACK (Level & Rate 29 DECAY 1 (Level & Rate 29 DECAY 2 ( - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 31
for editing. ET@TYPE USER ÅB-D Selecting the ELEMENT ENVELOPE key to activate the COMPARE function. A " C " will appear on the LED display while the COMPARE function is active, and the sound of the voice prior to editing will be heard when you play the keyboard. Press the [EDIT/COMPARE] key - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 32
or preset amplitude envelope for the selected element. Settings: PRESET, PIANO, GUITAR, PLUCK, BRASS, STRINGS, ORGAN, USER Procedure: Use the [6] key to move the cursor to the lower display line. Use the [-1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys to select the desired envelope. Details: When "PRESET" is selected - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 33
can save a lot of programming time by allowing easy copying of complex USER type envelope data between elements. DELAY (Delay Rate & ON/OFF) EE Procedure: Use the [6] cursor key to move the cursor to the lower display line. Use the [-1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys to set the initial level. Details - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 34
element. Settings: D1L (Decay 1 Level): 0 ... 99 D1R (Decay 1 Rate): 0 ... 99 Procedure: Use the [4] and [6] cursor keys to move the cursor to the "D1L" or "D1R" parameter. Use the [-1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys to set the selected level or rate parameter. Details: Refer to the INITIAL LEVEL function - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 35
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over the appropriate channels from an external MIDI sequence recorder or other controller. If a number of these channel/voice "parts" are assigned to the MIDI transmit channel of the SY35, they can all be played simultaneously from the SY35 keyboard. Individual characteristics of each voice, such as - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 39
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intended for rock music, you could keys to select the desired effect or effect depth. Details: Setting the depth parameter to " 0 " is equivalent to turning the effect OFF. A depth setting of "7" produces the greatest effect. MU>VOICE NUMBER I11 Initial VOICE NUMBER Summary: Assigns a preset, card - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 41
off Procedure: Press the [NUMBER/MULTI PART SELECT] key corresponding to the desired multi-play part. Use the [6] cursor key to move the cursor to the lower display line. The [-1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys are used to select the desired MIDI channel or turn MIDI reception for that part off. Details: The - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 42
and [+1/YES] keys are used to set the low or high note limit. Details: The C-2 to G8 range of this function covers a full 10-1/2 octaves. " C 3 " corresponds to "middle C" on a keyboard. This function allows the sound from a multiplay part to be limited to a specific region of the keyboard. If the - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 43
MULTI Settings: -24 ... 0 ... +24. Procedure: Press the [NUMBER/MULTI PART SELECT] key corresponding to the desired multi-play part. Use the [6] cursor key to move the cursor to the lower display line. Use the [-1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys to select the desired degree of note shift. Details: A setting - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 44
SETUP UTILITY SETUP The UTILITY SETUP mode provides access to a range of basic utility functions that are essential for general operation of the SY35. MASTER TUNE...41 TRANSPOSE...41 MEMORY CARD (Save, Load, Format, & Bank 41 VOICE INITIALIZE...43 MULTI INITIALIZE...44 MEMORY PROTECT (Internal - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 45
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the overall pitch of the SY35 up or down in semitone steps. Settings: -12 ... 0 ... +12 Procedure: Use the [6] key to move the cursor keys to select "SAVE." Now press the [6] key again and the "SAVE TO CARD?" display will appear. Press the [+/YES] key to start the save operation, or the [-1/NO] key - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 47
OFF (refer to your MCD64 or MCD32 Memory Card instructions for details). l Bank SU CARD >BANK 1 Summary: Selects bank 1 or bank 2 of a Yamaha MCD64 type memory card prior to formatting or load/save operations. Settings: 1, 2 Procedure: Use the [6] key to move the cursor to the lower display - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 48
, press the [6] key. INITIAL VOICE COMMON following values: VECTOR DETUNE SPEED STEP/X/Y/TIME 30 ms 1 0 0 End ELEMENT TONE WAVE FREQ. shift VOLUME PAN VELOCITY Sense AFTER Sense TONE Lev TONE FB LFO AM LFO PM LFO TYPE LFO Dly LFO Rate LFO Spd A 000:PIANO:PIANO - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 49
MULTI play mode. Then, after selecting the "INIT. MULTI" display, press the [6] key. "Are you sure?" will appear on the lower line of the display. Press parameters are initialized to the following values: INITIAL MULTI NAME EFFECT EFFECT Dep VOICE NUMBER MIDI Rcv.ch VOLUME DETUNE NOTE LIMIT Low - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 50
FACTORY V&M" display press [6] cursor key. "Are you sure?" will appear on the display. Press the [+1/YES] key if you want to go SY35 internal voice and multi memory areas is overwritten by the factory preset data. Make sure you save important voice and multi data to memory card or an external MIDI - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 51
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UTILITY RECALL UTILITY RECALL The UTILITY RECALL mode accesses the VOICE or MULTI recall function, depending on whether the VOICE or MULTI play mode is selected when the RECALL function is called. RECALL makes it possible to recover a voice or multi-play setup that has been "lost" through failure to - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 53
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Summary: Recalls the last voice or multi-play setup edited from the SY35 edit buffer memory. Settings: None Procedure: The "RECALL VOICE" function is "Are you sure?" appears on the lower display line. Press the [+1/YES] key to recall or [-1/NO] to cancel the recall operation. Details: Even if you' - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 55
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mode provides access to all of the SY35's MIDI control functions. MIDI ON/OFF...53 BASIC RECEIVE CHANNEL 53 TRANSMIT CHANNEL 53 LOCAL CONTROL ON/OFF 54 MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE 54 MIDI CONTROL CHANGE 54 AFTER TOUCH ON/OFF 55 PITCH BEND ON/OFF 55 EXCLUSIVE ON/OFF...55 ALL V/M TRANSMIT...56 1 VOICE - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 57
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Use the [-1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys to select the desired MIDI transmit channel number. Details: The MIDI transmit channel job is used primarily to match the transmit channel of the SY35 with the receive channel of an external MIDI device being driven by the SY35. When a multi-play setup is selected - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 59
corresponding program change number will also be transmitted by the SY35 when one of its voices are selected. The "individual" mode allows individual voice selection for each multi-play part when the MULTI play mode is active. Program change between 0 and 63 received in a specific MIDI channel will - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 60
the [-1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys to turn after touch on or off. Details: When after touch is turned "off," internal SY35 after touch will function normally but no MIDI after touch data will be transmitted or received. Keyboard after touch generates a tremendous amount of MIDI data, so you might want - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 61
data to a MIDI bulk data storage device for long-term storage. 1 VOICE TRANSMIT MD>1 VOICE TRANS I11 Yes/No ? Summary: Initiates bulk transmission of the data for a specified SY35 voice. Settings: Source: I, C, P Bank: 1 ... 8 Number: 1 ... 8 Procedure: Use the [4] and [6] cursor keys are used to - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 62
APPENDIX APPENDIX 57 - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 63
APPENDIX 58 - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 64
073 Vibes 4 18 AP Bell (Bell) 000 Piano 079 Bells 3 001 E.Piano 070 Vibes 1 21 EP Tine (Tine) 001 E.Piano∞2 070 Vibes 1∞2 22 EP:Light (Light) 001 E.Piano 000 E.Piano1 23 EP:Old (Old) 001 E.Piano 002 E.Piano3 24 EP Malet (Malet) 001 E.Piano∞2 071 Vibes 2∞2 25 KY Clav1 (Clavi1) 002 Clavi - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 65
E.Bass 2 054 TumbStr 006 E.Organ1 043 Clavi 2 54 BA:Fingr (Finger) 030 E.Bass 1 055 Bass 2 55 BA:Pick (Pick) 031 E.Bass 2 056 Bass 3 56 BA:Synth (Synth) 104 Saw 3 062 Bass 9 57 BA:Tchno (Techno) 037 SynBass2 138 Decay 14 58 BA:Groov (Groove) 111 Pulse 2 061 Bass 8 61 WN:Sax (Sax - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 66
Rev MW Rock guitar Dist&Rev MW Distorted guitar, vectoring produces feedback Rev Hall MW Charango Rev Room Sitar Rev Hall Choir clear high tone Rev Hall Itopia-style synth chorus Rev Room Chorus with a strong attack Rev Hall Heavenly female synth chorus Rev Hall AT Chorus with - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 67
Bass 8∞2 34 SL Power (Power) 067 NoisPad3∞2 synth sound Rev Hall Rev Hall MW Synth pad with metal attack and aftertouch vibrato AT Synth pad with filter EG tone change Rev Hall Deep sea synth, best played low. Rev Hall Pad with a touch of London fog Pan Ref The SY35's theme sound, dynamic - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 68
attack and aftertouch AT vibrato Powerful synth brass Rev Club Rev Club MW Fat synth brass with aftertouch vibrato AT Bright synth brass Rev Hall Modern-sounding synth strings Rev Hall Very basic synth strigns Rev Hall Mild synth strings Rev Hall Bright synth strings Rev Hall Pops hit - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 69
Plate Drum set voice Sou n d Ca tegor y List AP = Acoustic Piano EP = Electric Piano KY = Keyboard BR = Brass ST = Strings BA = Bass WN = Wind PL = Plucked CH = Chorus SP = Synth Pad SC = Synth Comp SL = Synth Lead OR = Organ SE = Sound Effect ME = Musical Effect PC = Percussive DR = Drums 64 - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 70
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Layer Split Split Split MIDI Multi MIDI Multi MIDI Multi MIDI Multi Voice Numbers Comments P47 P41 Big orchestra. P36 P37 Big-band brass section. P25 P26 Layered clavi sound. P15 P42 Layered piano and strings. P52 P87 Layered bass and human voice. P35 P38 Powerful brass. P63 P63 P65 - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 72
Brass Wood Gtr Bass Str. Vocal Perc. Piano, clavi, and other decay-type keyboard sounds. Pipe, electric and reed organs. Acoustic and synthesized brass sounds. Flute, sax and other woodwind sounds. Acoustic and electric guitars. Acoustic, electric, and synth bass. Violin ensemble and other strings - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 73
OSC1 OSC2 OSC3 Vibes, marimba, bells and other percussion sounds. Sustained lead synth sounds. Synth sounds that vary with time. Decay-type synth sounds. A range of sound-effect type synth sounds. Sine, sawtooth, and other standard synth waveforms. Basic FM timbres, group 1. Basic FM timbres, group - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 74
Key & Swit ch es: POWER; VECTOR PLAY ON/ OFF, LEVEL/DETUNE; CURSOR 4 and 6 ; MODE VOICE and MULTI; -1/NO and +1/YES; EDIT/ UTILITY/COMPARE; STORE; INTERNAL, CARD, PRESET; BANK 1-8 (VOICE COMMON and VECTOR; ELEMENT TONE and ENVELOPE; MULTI; UTILITY RECALL, SETUP and MIDI); NUMBER/ MULTI PART - Yamaha SY35 | Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 75
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