Yamaha S08 Owner's Manual - Page 24

Basics Section Quick Guide Reference Appendix Basic Operations In this section, you'll learn about the structure of the modes of the S08, its panel display indications and its fundamental operations. Modes The S08 is organized into various modes, each covering a different set of operations and functions. Voice Mode(P.58) Voice Play mode Voice Edit Mode Voice JobMode Multi Mode(P.63) Muiti Play Mode Muiti Edit Mode Multi Job Mode VOICE MODE MULTI SEQ PLAY DEMO UTILITY CONTROLLER CARD Sequence Play Mode (P.51) Card Mode (P.53) Utility Mode (P.66) Edit Mode (P.58 63) Job Mode (P.48) EDIT JOB STORE COMPARE P L AY / S TO P Controller Mode (P.67) Store Mode (P.50) Mode Table Mode (status) VOICE (LED lights) MULTI (LED lights) SEQ PLAY (LED lights. When playing, it flashes.) UTILITY (Upper in LCD lights ) CARD (Both upper and lower in LCD light) CONTROLLER (Lower in LCD lights) PLAY page 29 page 32 page 51 EDIT (LED lights. When comparing, it flashes.) page 40 pages 33, 63 JOB (displayed) page 48 page 48 page 52 page 23 STORE (displayed) page 50 page 50 Relevant function Play/Edit/Save the Voice Play/Edit/Save the Multi Song playback (from memory card) Global settings for the entire system Save/Load the S08 data (page 54) Controller settings (page 38) n You need to select the Voice/Multi before entering Edit mode. All parameters can be set and stored per Voice/Multi. Parameters are divided into two basic groups: 1) functions that are related to each Voice (or Multi), and 2) functions that affect all Voices (or Multis). The former are set in the Voice/Multi Edit mode and latter in the Utility mode. Utility mode settings can be saved to memory card along with the Voices and Multis. Selecting a Mode There are separate Play modes for Multis and Voices. To enter each of these modes, use the appropriate MODE button ([VOICE] for Voice Play mode, [MULTI] for Multi Play mode). There are also separate Edit and Job modes for Multis and Voices. To enter the Edit or Job mode, simply press the [EDIT] or [JOB] button while in each respective Play mode. Similarly, pressing the [STORE] button in the Voice or Multi mode takes you into the Store mode where you can store Multis or Voices. In addition, the modes mentioned above, there is also a Utility mode, which is for making global settings to the instrument, a Controller mode, which contains Controller related settings, and the Card mode, which contains Card related settings. Finally, there is the Demo mode, which allows you to play back the Demo songs. To select these, press the [UTILITY] button for the Utility mode, the [CONTROLLER] button for the Controller mode and the [CARD] button for the Card mode. To exit to another mode, press the respective button for that mode or the [EXIT] button. 24 Basic Operations