Yamaha S08 Owner's Manual - Page 22

Basics Section Normal Voices & Drum Voices There are two Voice types: Normal Voices and Drum Voices. Normal Voices are mainly pitched instrument sounds that can be played over the range of the keyboard. Drum Voices are mainly percussion/drum sounds that are assigned to individual notes on the keyboard. The Drum Voices also include special sound effects (SFX Kit). Normal Voice Drum Voice Quick Guide Reference Appendix Voice Element 1 ~ 4 Individual drum sounds (different for each key) (C#-1 ~ G5) n The sound-to-key assignments for the Kit are fixed and cannot be changed. n You can select whether each Part uses a Normal Voice or a Drum Voice in the Part Mode PAGE (MULTI PART EDIT PAGE 9). Part Mode Setting (MULTI PART EDIT PAGE 9) norm (Normal Voice) With this setting, Normal Voices can be assigned to the Part. drum (Drum Voice) With this setting, Drum Voices can be assigned to the Part. drumS1/2 (Drum Setup 1/2) Used to play commercially available song data (switches automatically). n The part set to a setting other than "norm" is called a Drum Part. n If you've edited a drum kit in Drum Voice Edit mode and you wish to use that kit, set this to "drum." n When an XG System On message is received from an external sequencer, this is automatically set to "drumS1." In order to use the settings made in Drum Voice Edit, record the appropriate message in the song data (when Part Mode is set to Drum). Refer to the MIDI Data Format section in the separate Data List. F0 43 10 4C 08 nn 07 01 F7 (nn=Part number) (hexadecimal) Parameters that are effective only for parts to which normal voices are assigned: Parameter Transpose Mono/Poly Porta Sw PortaTime MULTI EDIT PAGE COMMON 3 PART 8 PART 15-1 PART 15-2 Owner's Manual page page 63 page 64 page 65 page 65 22 Voices & Multis