Yamaha SY35 Owner's Manual (feature Reference) - Page 13

VOICE COMMON Please note that the AR parameter will have no effect on elements in which the INITIAL LEVEL parameter (page 28) is set to 99. Faster attack. +99 Slower AR attack. Key OFF 0 -99 * This range may be more limited in some cases. An exclamation mark (!) will appear after the range value when the limit is reached. LEVEL Key ON Envelope TIME +99 Faster release. 0 -99 RR Slower release RANDOM (Element, Level & Detune) VC>RANDOM ELEMENT Summary: Automatically produces random combinations of elements, level vectors, or detune 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 of the select type. A new set of random values is generated each time the [+1/YES] key is pressed while the cursor is in this position. Pressing the [-1/NO] returns the cursor to the left parameter. Details: This function is actually a very useful programming aid. It allows you try out a virtually unlimited variety of element combinations or level/detune vectors by simply pressing a single key. The random element combinations, in particular, can produce some very surprising and often pleasant results. When the "A-B" voice configuration is selected (see CONFIGURATION on page 5), random element combinations will always consist of only two elements. When the "A-B-C-D" voice configuration is selected, random element generation will produce combinations of four elements. 8