Yamaha S90 ES Bedienungsanleitung

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Introduction 6 Owner’ s Manual Intr oduction Congratulations and thank you for your purchase of the Y amaha S90 ES Music Production Synthesizer! Y ou now own one of the best-sounding, most versatile, and most powerful music production instruments on the planet. We strove to put virtually all our synthesizer technology and music making know-how in[...]

Table of Contents 7 Owner’ s Manual Introduction .............................................................6 Accessories .............................................................6 Setting up and Playing ...........................................8 Power supply connections ........................................... 8 Playing the keyboard .[...]

Power supply connections 8 Owner’ s Manual Power supply connections Power supply connections 1. Make sure that the instrument’ s PO WER switch on the rear panel is at the OFF position. 2. Connect the supplied power cor d to the A C INLET on the instrument’ s rear panel. 3. Connect the other end of the power cor d to an A C outlet. Make sure y[...]

Power supply connections 9 Owner’ s Manual Connecting the speakers or pair of headphones Since the S90 ES has no built-in speakers, you will need to monitor the sound of the instrument by using external equipment. Connect a set of headphones, powered speakers, or other playback equipment as requir ed. Tu r ning the power on Make sure the volume s[...]

Playing the keyboard 10 Owner’ s Manual Adjusting the sound and the display contrast Adjust the volume levels of the S90 ES and the connected amplifier/speaker system. If the display is not easily visible, use the Contrast control to adjust for optimum visibility . Playing the keyboar d Playing the sounds Tr y playing some of the realistic and d[...]

Playing the keyboard 11 Owner’ s Manual Selecting and playing the sounds The S90 ES provides thr ee differ ent types of programs for playing the sounds: V oices, Per formances, and Multis. The basic differ ence among these programs is in their use—for playing the keyboar d, or for creating music with multiple parts. Y ou can choose from 128 dif[...]

Modes 12 Owner’ s Manual Modes There ar e several operation modes in the S90 ES, and they can be selected by using the six mode buttons. The use of the individual modes depends on your particular musical application. For playing the keyboard conventionally , the V oice or Per formance mode should be used. If you’re cr eating music, particularly[...]

Basic instructions 13 Owner’ s Manual Basic instructions V oices—the basic building blocks of the S90 ES V oices—created in the V oice mode—are the basic sonic building blocks for the other modes of the S90 ES. The Perfor mance and Multi programs ar e made up of differ ent V oices, used together for specific perfor mance or song recor ding[...]

Main Features 14 Owner’ s Manual Main Featur es ● Naturally responsive 88-Key Balanced Hammer Ef fect keyboard (with aftertouch), drawing on our extensive experience and expertise in piano-making. ● Wide range of dynamic and authentic voices. Use the Category Search function to quickly call up the sounds you want, based on their instrument ty[...]

Using the Owner’s Manual 15 Owner’ s Manual Using the Owner’ s Manual Setting up and Pla ying .........................................................................................................................................P age 8 This section gives you all you need to know about getting started in playing and using your S90 ES—from[...]

16 Owner’ s Manual The Contr ols & Connectors Fr ont Panel n When setting the following parameter to “0,” each key corresponds to the note name shown in the illustrations. [UTILITY] → [F1] GENERAL → [SF2] KBD → Octave. Refer to this illustration when setting parameters having note name values, such as Note Limit. 1 Keyboard The keyb[...]

Front Panel 17 The Controls & Connectors Owner’ s Manual 9 [SF1] - [SF6] (Sub Function) buttons Page 23 These buttons located directly below the LCD display call up the corresponding sub functions indicated in the display . In the display hierarchy , these sub functions [SF] rank just below the functions [F]. These buttons can be also used to[...]

Rear Panel 18 The Controls & Connectors Owner’ s Manual ∞ [CA TEGOR Y SEARCH] button Page 32 When this button is turned on, the lower row of Bank buttons (labeled A.PIANO—REED/PIPE below the buttons) and the Group buttons can be used to select the V oice/Per formance categor y . § [TRACK SELECT] button Page 104 [MUTE] button Page 105 The[...]

Rear Panel 19 The Controls & Connectors Owner’ s Manual instrument to the external USB storage device and load the data from the external USB storage device to the instrument. Save and Load operations are executed in the File mode. (Pages 50, 56, 76) n For details about USB, see page 20 . 5 MIDI IN/OUT/THRU connectors Page 65 MIDI IN receives[...]

Using USB storage devices 20 The Controls & Connectors Owner’ s Manual Using USB storage devices When using USB storage devices, make sure to connect them to the USB TO DEVICE connector , and follow the important precautions below . ■ Compatible USB de vices Connect only a USB storage device (such as hard disk, CD- ROM, flash disk and othe[...]

21 Owner’ s Manual Basic Operation In this section you’ll learn about the fundamental operations of the S90 ES—the use of the panel controls and how to execute basic functions such as selecting programs, naming pr ograms/files, and using the keyboard to dir ectly enter certain values. This section starts off with the Factory Set operation, w[...]

Basic Operation Functions of the MODE buttons 22 Owner’ s Manual Functions of the MODE buttons Mode table The functions of each mode and how to enter mode are as follows: n Pressing the [MUL TI/SEQ PLA Y] button toggles between the Multi mode and Sequence Play mode. ■ How to lea ve the current display For most operations or displays, pressing t[...]

Basic Operation Functions and Sub-Functions 23 Owner’ s Manual Functions and Sub-Functions Each mode described above contains various displays, with various functions and parameters. T o navigate your way through these displays and select a desir ed function, use the [F1] - [F6] buttons and the [SF1] - [SF5] buttons. When you select a mode, the a[...]

Basic Operation Selecting a Program 24 Owner’ s Manual ■ Using the Group, Number buttons As shown below , you can select a program number by pressing any of the Gr oup [A] - [H] buttons and pressing any of the Number [1] - [16] buttons. n The convenient Category Search function (page 32) lets you easily locate and select the V oices or Per form[...]

Basic Operation About the editing functions 25 Owner’ s Manual About the editing functions In this section, we’ll explain the basic operations for editing the V oice, Per formance, Multi settings. Moving the Cursor and Setting Parameters Edit Indicator Y ou can adjust or set various parameters by using the data dial, [INC/YES] button, [DEC/NO] [...]

Basic Operation Confirmation Message 26 Owner’ s Manual Compare Function This convenient function lets you switch between the edited sound and its original, unedited condition—allowing you to listen to the differ ence between the two and better hear how your edits affect the sound. For example, when editing a V oice in the V oice Edit mode, the[...]

Basic Operation Information Display 27 Owner’ s Manual Information Display This convenient function lets you call up relevant details about the selected mode—simply by pr essing the [INFORMA TION] button. For example, when the V oice mode is active, you can quickly check infor mation about which voice bank is selected, what Play mode (poly or m[...]

Basic Operation Naming 28 Owner’ s Manual ■ Basic naming operation As shown below , you can set the name by repeating the two operations—moving the cursor to the desired location by using the Cursor button and selecting a character by using the data dial, [INC/YES] button, and [DEC/NO] button. ■ Using the character list If you find it dif?[...]

Quick Guide Playing the Demo Songs Playing the Demo Songs 29 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Several demo songs are included with this synthesizer . In this section, you’ll learn how to play them back. n Make sure the synthesizer is r eady for playback. Details are given in the section “Setting up and Playing” on page 8. If the following displa[...]

Quick Guide Playing the S90 ES Voice Play mode 30 Owner’ s Manual V oice Play mode The V oice Play mode is where you select and play the instrument sounds (voices) of this synthesizer . Selecting a Normal V oice Internally , there ar e two V oice T ypes: Nor mal V oices and Drum V oices. Normal V oices are mainly pitched musical instrument- type [...]

Voice Play mode 31 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Playing the S90 ES Select one of the Banks from Pr eset 1 - 4, User 1 - 2, and GM. V oices in each Bank are divided into Groups [A] - [H]. Select a Group to display the V oices that belong to the selected Group. Press one of the Number [1] - [16] buttons. 2 Select a Normal Voice Bank. About the User [...]

Voice Play mode 32 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Playing the S90 ES Selecting a Drum V oice While holding the [DRUM KITS] button, press one of the following buttons: [PRE 1] (Preset Drum), [USER 1] (User Drum), or [GM] (GM Drum). This operation is basically the same as in selecting a Normal V oice. The numbers of Groups that you can select depends [...]

Voice Play mode 33 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Playing the S90 ES The Sub Category names are shown at the bottom of the Category Search display . All Categories are divided into two or three Sub Categories for further ease in selection. Here, pr ess the [F2] PIPE button. n An alternate way of selecting categories is to use the Cursor buttons to s[...]

Quick Guide Playing the S90 ES Performance Play mode 34 Owner’ s Manual Performance Play mode Each Perfor mance can contain up to four differ ent Parts. This lets you play , for example, Flute, Violin, and Timpani V oices in a layer across the keyboar d, or split the keyboard accor ding to the bass and melody par ts, then play the two different i[...]

Performance Play mode 35 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Playing the S90 ES Perfor mances are divided into Gr oups [A] - [H]. Select a Group to display a list of the Performances. Press one of the Number [1] - [16] buttons. Using the Category Search function As in the V oice Play mode, you can use the Categor y Search and Favorite Category functions [...]

Performance Play mode 36 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Playing the S90 ES Cr eating a Performance by combining the V oices Perfor mances can be made up of a maximum of four Parts, each of which can be assigned a different V oice. In this section, we’ll create a Performance by combining two V oices. Preparing to cr eate the Performance (Initializi[...]

Performance Play mode 37 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Playing the S90 ES 6-3 Select the V oice you’ ve assigned to Part 2 as you did in steps 2 - 4 in the section “Selecting a Normal V oice” or “Selecting a Drum V oice” (page 30). Y ou can select the desired Bank and Number directly by using the [DEC/NO], [INC/YES] buttons and data dial.[...]

Performance Play mode 38 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Playing the S90 ES Using a micr ophone and other audio device sounds One of the enormous benefits of the Per formance mode is that you can have the A/D input sound—such as your voice through a micr ophone, a guitar , bass, or CD player—assigned as one of the four Par ts of a Perfor mance. [...]

Using the Arpeggio feature 39 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Playing the S90 ES Using the Arpeggio featur e The versatile Arpeggio feature allows you to automatically play various rhythms and phrases by simply pr essing a key or playing a chord. The S90 ES contains a r emarkably wide variety of Arpeggios—a total of 1,787—from conventional, popul[...]

Using the Arpeggio feature 40 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Playing the S90 ES ■ Controlling Arpeggio pla yback b y using the Control slider s. These four Control sliders let you adjust the tempo and volume of Arpeggio playback. If you like the results and want to save them, you can store the changes as a User V oice, User Per formance or User Mu[...]

Using the Controllers on the S90 ES 41 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Playing the S90 ES Using the Contr ollers on the S90 ES This section shows you how to change the sounds by using the controllers on the S90 ES. When using the external controllers, see page 59. Pitch Bend Wheel Use the Pitch Bend wheel to bend notes up (roll the wheel away fr om y[...]

Quick Guide Playing the S90 ES Using the Controllers on the S90 ES 42 Owner’ s Manual Control sliders Changing the sounds The Control sliders ar e a powerful live per formance feature, in that they let you change the brightness and tonal characteristics of the current V oice, Perfor mance, or Multi in real time as you play . Moving a slider forwa[...]

Using the Controllers on the S90 ES 43 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Playing the S90 ES Changing the V olume Y ou can use the Control sliders to adjust relative volume settings in r eal time, by pressing the [VOLUME] button. This lets you adjust independent volume settings of the V oice or Per formance you play on the keyboard, or those of a Multi [...]

Quick Guide Editing a Program Editing a Voice 44 Owner’ s Manual Editing a V oice Each V oice can consist of up to four Elements. An Element is made up of a basic waveform—the basic sound of a musical instrument—plus the various synthesizer processing parameters used to enhance, alter or define the sound, such as pitch, filter , and amplitu[...]

Editing a Voice 45 Quick Guide Editing a Program Owner’ s Manual If you wish to edit the sounds that make up a V oice and the basic parameters that deter mine the sound—such as Oscillator , Pitch, Filter , Amplitude, and EG (Envelope Generator)—call up the Element Edit display . If you wish to edit more global parameters r elated to the overa[...]

Quick Guide Editing a Program Editing a Voice 46 Owner’ s Manual Editing a V oice b y using the Control slider s The four sliders at the top left of the instrument are not only for tweaking the sound while you perform—you can also use them to edit a V oice, either in the V oice Play mode or the V oice Edit mode. ● When the [P AN/SEND] indicat[...]

Editing a Voice 47 Quick Guide Editing a Program Owner’ s Manual Drum V oice Edit If you want to edit the sounds that make up a Drum V oice and the basic parameters that deter mine the sound—such as Oscillator , Pitch, Filter , Amplitude, and EG (Envelope Generator)—call up the Key Edit display . Next, press the desired note on the keyboard. [...]

Editing a Voice 48 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Editing a Program Assigning drum/percussion instruments to individual keys In the Drum V oice Edit mode, you can create your own original drum kits by assigning specific instrument sounds to individual keys — in any desired or der — and edit detailed parameters for each key’ s sound. 1 Call up[...]

Editing a Voice 49 Quick Guide Editing a Program Owner’ s Manual Setting the drum key f or independent open and closed hi-hat sounds In a real drum kit, some drum sounds cannot physically be played simultaneously , such as open and closed hi-hats. Y ou can prevent drum instruments from playing back simultaneously by assigning them to the same Alt[...]

Editing a Voice 50 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Editing a Program Storing/Saving the cr eated V oice T wo steps are necessary in order to store (save) your voice—storing the edited voice to internal memory and saving the stored voices to a USB storage device. When you turn off the power to the instrument, User V oices saved in the V oice Store m[...]

Editing a Voice 51 Quick Guide Editing a Program Owner’ s Manual After the V oice has been stored, a “Completed” message appears and operation returns to the V oice Play display . Never attempt to turn off the power while an “Executing... ” or “Please keep power on” message is shown. T urning the power off in this state may cause the [...]

Editing a Voice 52 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Editing a Program ■ Loading V oice data fr om a USB storage device In the previous section, we saved V oice data as an “All V oice” file to a USB storage device. Here, we’ll recall that V oice data and load it to the instrument with the Load operation. If the device is divided into several p[...]

Quick Guide Editing a Program Editing a Performance 53 Owner’ s Manual Editing a Performance The Perfor mance Edit mode ([PERFORM] → [EDIT]) lets you create your own original Performances—containing up to four differ ent Parts (V oices)—by editing the various parameters. The V oices can be selected from the internal tone generator or the in[...]

Editing a Performance 54 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Editing a Program The following briefly describes the main Perfor mance parameters. ● P arameters f or the V oice assigned to each P ar t Pag e 152 The V oice assigned to each par t and its note range can be set also in the Perfor mance Play mode (page 152). In addition to the parameters ava[...]

Quick Guide Editing a Program Editing a Performance 55 Owner’ s Manual Editing a P erformance b y using the Control sliders The four sliders at the top left of the instrument are not only for tweaking the sound while you perform—you can also use them to edit a Perfor mance, either in the Perfor mance Play mode or the Perfor mance Edit mode. ●[...]

Editing a Performance 56 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Editing a Program Storing/Saving the cr eated Performance T wo steps are necessary in order to store (save) your Performance—storing the edited Per for mance to internal memor y and saving the stored Performances to a USB storage device. When you turn off the power to the instrument, User Per[...]

Quick Guide Editing a Program Editing a Performance 57 Owner’ s Manual Saving the edited Performances to a USB storage device The basic operations are the same as in the V oice mode (page 51). However , keep in mind that you must set the T ype parameter to “All.” When T ype is set to “All,” executing the Save operation saves all the creat[...]

Quick Guide Editing a Program Editing a Performance 58 Owner’ s Manual Move the cursor to the file (extension: S7A) saved in the operation explained in the previous instructions. If the desir ed file was saved in specific folder , enter the folder and select the file. For infor mation on how to select a folder , see the section “Supplementa[...]

Quick Guide Using the Controllers—Ad vanced Cour se Controllers supported by the S90 ES 59 Owner’ s Manual Contr ollers supported by the S90 ES Y ou can control tone, volume, pitch and other parameters by using the controllers on the fr ont panel, as well as by using external controllers connected to several controller jacks on the r ear panel.[...]

Quick Guide Using the Controllers—Ad vanced Cour se Controllers supported by the S90 ES 60 Owner’ s Manual When the Half Damper function is set to on (onl y FC3) By connecting an optional FC3 foot controller , you can use the Half Damper feature. The Half Damper featur e repr oduces the fine control of an acoustic piano's damper pedal to [...]

Quick Guide Using the Controllers—Ad vanced Cour se Controllers supported by the S90 ES 61 Owner’ s Manual 4 Depth Determines the amount by which the parameter selected in Destination can be controlled. For negative values, the controller operation is reversed. n The Controller Set edited in the V oice Edit mode is available when the correspond[...]

Quick Guide Using the Controllers—Ad vanced Cour se Controllers supported by the S90 ES 62 Owner’ s Manual Changing Control Change numbers The functions assigned to the controllers by the Contr oller Set and ASSIGN A/B functions are applied only to the internal tone generator block. For connected external MIDI instruments, use of the controller[...]

Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices Connections 63 Owner’ s Manual Connections Connecting to Exter nal Audio Equipment Since the S90 ES has no built-in speakers, you'll need an external audio system or a set of stereo headphones to properly monitor it. Alternatively , you could use a pair of headphones. There ar e several me[...]

Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices Connections 64 Owner’ s Manual The following settings can be made from the parameter pages listed above. * Available only when the optional mLAN16E board has been installed. ● Connection example when the optional mLAN16E boar d has been installed (analog and digital outputs) n • Connecting [...]

Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices Connections 65 Owner’ s Manual Connecting Exter nal MIDI Equipment Using a standard MIDI cable (optional), you can connect an external MIDI device, and control it fr om the S90 ES. Likewise, you can use an external MIDI device (such as a keyboard or sequencer) to control the sounds on the S90 E[...]

Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices Connections 66 Owner’ s Manual ■ Controlling another MIDI de vice via MIDI THRU MIDI THRU simply re-transmits the MIDI messages r eceived via MIDI IN. In the example below , the MIDI messages generated by playing an external keyboard are transmitted to an external tone generator via the MIDI [...]

Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices Connections 67 Owner’ s Manual Connecting to a Computer Connecting this instrument to a computer via MIDI opens up a whole world of musical possibilities—such as using sequencer software to r ecord and play back compositions with the S90 ES sounds or using the V oice Editor/Multi Part Editor [...]

Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices Connections 68 Owner’ s Manual Thru P or t Setting MIDI ports can be used to divide playback among multiple synthesizers, as well as expand the MIDI channel capacity beyond sixteen. In the example below , a separate synthesizer connected to the S90 ES is played by MIDI data via por t 5, as set [...]

Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices Connections 69 Owner’ s Manual Using a MIDI cable n Use an appropriate MIDI interface for your computer . If you are using a computer that has a USB port, make sure to connect the computer and the S90 ES by USB. (The data transfer rate is faster than MIDI and you'll have access to multiple[...]

Creating a Song with the Multi mode 70 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices Cr eating a Song with the Multi mode The Multi Mode lets you set up the S90 ES as a multi-timbral tone generator for use with computer -based music software or external sequencers. If each track in a MIDI song file uses a different MIDI ch[...]

Creating a Song with the Multi mode 71 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices This operation is the same as in the “Selecting a Perfor mance” section on page 34. However , keep in mind that the following points differ fr om the Perfor mance. • Only Group buttons [A] - [D] can be used. (A maximum of 64 channels [...]

Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices Creating a Song with the Multi mode 72 Owner’ s Manual Simple mixing functions (Multi Play mode) The Multi Play mode gives you convenient editing functions over some basic parameters, and features a graphic mixer—like layout that allows you to easily check each Part's setting. This mode [...]

Creating a Song with the Multi mode 73 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices [F2] V OL/P AN Set the pan and output level (volume) of each Part. [F3] V OICE Tu rn the [TRACK SELECT] button and [MUTE] button to off, and then select the V oice Bank or Number , in the same way as in the V oice mode (page 30). n Bank By [...]

Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices Creating a Song with the Multi mode 74 Owner’ s Manual Detailed mixing functions (Multi Edit mode) The Multi Edit mode has a detailed mixing function that lets you change the Multi parameter settings in the same way as the V oice Edit mode. There are two types of Multi Edit displays: those for [...]

Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices Creating a Song with the Multi mode 75 Owner’ s Manual The edited Multi can be stored in the Multi Stor e mode. For details, refer to page 76. Editing a Multi by using the Contr ol sliders The four sliders at the top left of the instrument are not only for tweaking the sound while you perform ?[...]

Creating a Song with the Multi mode 76 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices Storing/saving the created Multi T wo steps are necessary in order to store (save) your Multi—storing the edited Multi to internal memory and saving the stored Multis to a USB storage device. When you turn off the power to the instrument,[...]

Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices Using the S90 ES with computer software 77 Owner’ s Manual Using the S90 ES with computer softwar e Editing the S90 ES as a softwar e synthesizer V oice Editor and Multi Part Editor The V oice Editor and Multi Par t Editor for S90 ES provide a highly intuitive way to cr eate and edit the V oice[...]

Using the S90 ES with computer software 78 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices Remote-controlling the softwar e This powerful feature lets you control your music/audio softwar e programs by using sliders and buttons on the panel of the S90 ES, rather than your computer's mouse and keyboard. The S90 ES can be [...]

Using the S90 ES with computer software 79 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices ● When controlling Cubase SX via MIDI port 4 Mode A Set the Port for remote control of the sequencer or DA W . Select your sequencer and the desired Port number . When controlling Y amaha software, select “general.” Mode B Set the[...]

Using the S90 ES with computer software 80 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices Specific instructions for setting up your particular software follow . For instructions on how to star t the software, r efer to the documentation included with the software. ■ Cubase SX 3 1 Pull down the [Devices] menu and select [D[...]

Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices Using the S90 ES with computer software 81 Owner’ s Manual Change the Mode by simultaneously holding down the [F6] SHIFT button and pressing the [REMOTE] button. The following explains which sequencer functions are assigned to which panel contr ols in the remote contr ol. n For details about ho[...]

Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices Using the S90 ES with computer software 82 Owner’ s Manual ■ Control slider s Assigns the functions of eight sliders and eight knobs on the DA W controller (01X, Mackie Contr ol, and Logic Control) to the four Control sliders on the S90 ES. Y ou can switch between fader and knob control by pr[...]

Using the S90 ES with computer software 83 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices Remote Con trol Assignments When controlling Multi P ar t Editor/SQ01 V2 Functions of 01X assigned to [F1] - [F6] and [SF1] - [SF5] buttons Checking the Remote Contr ol assignments If you're unsur e as to which software function ha[...]

Using the S90 ES with computer software 84 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices When turning the [VOLUME] button off, the Control sliders on the S90 ES are assigned to perform the same functions as the Knobs on the DAW controller . When controlling Logic Pr o 7: Functions of Logic Control assigned to [F1] - [F6] an[...]

Using the S90 ES with computer software 85 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices When turning the [VOLUME] button off, the Control sliders on the S90 ES are assigned to perform the same functions as the Knobs on the DAW controller . Press the [DRUM KIT] button to indicate the T rack/Slot number in the brackets [ ] a[...]

Using the S90 ES with computer software 86 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices Parameters to be edited differ depending on the assigned Effect and Software T one Generator . Additional operations other than those listed above are available. For details, refer to the relevant documentation of Mackie Control. When t[...]

Using the S90 ES with computer software 87 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices When controlling Digital P erformer 4.52: Functions of Mackie Contr ol assigned to [F1] - [F6] and [SF1] - [SF5] buttons When turning the [VOLUME] button off, the Control sliders on the S90 ES are assigned to perform the same functions [...]

Using mLAN 88 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices Using mLAN The mLAN interface is a power ful and flexible system that allows you to set up complex audio/MIDI routings thr ough the use of a standard IEEE 1394 connection—eliminating the need for dozens of audio and MIDI cables, as was necessary on earlier conve[...]

Quick Guide Connecting the Computer and Midi devices Using mLAN 89 Owner’ s Manual mLAN Audio/MIDI signal routing Connecting mLAN16E-equipped mLAN devices allows for data transmission of up to eight audio input channels (four stereo channels) and sixteen output channels, as well as four MIDI in/out ports. T ry setting up your own mLAN system, ref[...]

Quick Guide Creating Y our Original Program Set (Master mode) Creating Your Original Program Set (Master mode) 90 Owner’ s Manual The Master mode is the highest mode in the S90 ES hierarchy , letting you instantly switch between programs you've cr eated in the V oice, Per formance and Multi modes. Use the Master mode in one of the following [...]

91 Quick Guide Creating Y our Original Program Set (Master mode) Creating Your Original Program Set (Master mode) Owner’ s Manual Storing your favorite programs Input a name in the [EDIT] → [COMMON] → [F1] NAME display . For detailed instructions on naming a voice, refer to page 27. 5-1 Press the [ST ORE] button to enter the Master Store mode[...]

Quick Guide Creating Y our Original Program Set (Master mode) Creating Your Original Program Set (Master mode) 92 Owner’ s Manual Use Zone Edit to edit the parameters for each Zone. Use Common Edit to edit the parameters for all of the Zones. See the next page for details and some setting examples. Input a name in the [EDIT] → [COMMON] → [F1][...]

Quick Guide Creating Y our Original Program Set (Master mode) Creating Your Original Program Set (Master mode) 93 Owner’ s Manual Using Zones effectively with external The two examples below show how to use the Zones with both the internal tone generator and a connected exter nal tone generator . These instructions correspond to step 6 on the pre[...]

Quick Guide Creating Y our Original Program Set (Master mode) Creating Your Original Program Set (Master mode) 94 Owner’ s Manual Assigning Control Change numbers to the Conr ol sliders for each Zone Here in the CS display of the Master Edit mode, you can set how the Contr ol sliders will affect each Zone. This lets you specify a separate MIDI Co[...]

Quick Guide Creating Y our Original Program Set (Master mode) Creating Your Original Program Set (Master mode) 95 Owner’ s Manual Setting up the Master Zones to Split or Lay er This operation lets you easily determine whether the Zones of the selected Master are to be used in a Split or a Layer . The note range settings for each Zone can be deter[...]

Playing back MIDI files (Sequence Play mode) 96 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Playing bac k MIDI file (Sequence Play mode) In the Sequence Play mode you can directly play back SMF (Standar d MIDI File) song data, without the need of a computer or external sequencer . Simply load your MIDI song data (Format 0) to a USB storage device, such as a USB [...]

Playing back MIDI files (Sequence Play mode) 97 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Playing bac k MIDI file (Sequence Play mode) Y ou can also play back the song by simultaneously holding down the [MUL TI/SEQ PLA Y] button and pressing the [PERFORM] button. When the Chain Step playback has finished, the song at the next Chain Step number will automatica[...]

Quick Guide Playing bac k MIDI file (Sequence Play mode) Playing back MIDI files (Sequence Play mode) 98 Owner’ s Manual Changing the transmit settings for each MIDI channel When using a Multi with the Plug-in Boards or an external tone generator , you must set the appropriate transmit ports and determine whether the playback data is transmitted [...]

Using the Plug-in Boards 99 Quick Guide Using the Plug-in Board Owner’ s Manual Plug-in Boards give you an enormous amount of additional sonic flexibility and power . When installed, they work seamlessly and transparently within the system of this synthesizer—meaning that you can use their sounds and functions just as if they were built right [...]

Using the Plug-in Boards 100 Quick Guide Using the Plug-in Board Owner’ s Manual Using a Single Part Plug-in Boar d Install any of the Single Part Plug-in Boards such as the PLG150-AN, PLG150-AP , PLG150-PF , PLG150-DX, PLG150-VL, PLG150-DR, and PLG150-PC to the S90 ES and play the Plug-in V oice in the V oice Play mode. See page 184. The corresp[...]

Using the Plug-in Boards 101 Quick Guide Using the Plug-in Board Owner’ s Manual Playing the PLG150-VL sound with the Breath Contr oller With Virtual Acoustic (V A) synthesis, the PLG150-VL has the sounds of real instruments modeled (simulated) in r eal time, giving a degree of r ealism that cannot be achieved using conventional PCM-based synthes[...]

Using the Plug-in Boards 102 Quick Guide Using the Plug-in Board Owner’ s Manual Using a Multi Part Plug-in Boar d In this section, we'll explain how to play back an XG for mat song in the Multi mode, using the PLG100-XG Plug-in Boar d. Naturally , to get the most out of these instructions, you should pr epare to play back XG song data (Stan[...]

Using the Plug-in Boards 103 Quick Guide Using the Plug-in Board Owner’ s Manual Using an Ef fect Plug-in Board In the example explanation below , the PLG100-VH V ocal Har mony Plug-in Board is used to apply harmony effects to the microphone sound in the Performance mode. n For Multi, the Effect Plug-in Boar d related parameters can be edited in [...]

Tips 104 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Tips This section explains the useful features included on your S90 ES. Tips Comparing the sound before editing with the just-edited one (Compare function) This convenient function lets you switch between the edited V oice and its original, unedited condition— allowing you to listen to the differ ence betwee[...]

Tips 105 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Tips Multi/P erformance P ar t mute/solo ■ Muting a P art 1 Make sure that the [MUTE] button's lamp is turned on. If the indicator is flashing, press the [MUTE] button. 2 press one of the [1] - [4] buttons in the P erformance mode or press one of the [1] - [16] b uttons in the Multi mode that y ou want[...]

Tips 106 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Tips Setting a specific file to load automatically when the po wer is turned on The S90 ES is very easy to use and you can create V oices, Per formances, and Multis ver y quickly on it. However , there may be times that cr eating and editing of data may be spread out over several sessions. In such a case, yo[...]

Quick Guide Tips Tips 107 Owner’ s Manual Selecting programs fr om a computer Y ou can select V oices/Perfor mances/Multis on this instrument from your computer softwar e by specifying the following MIDI messages. When changing the program in each mode, the following thr ee MIDI messages must be transmitted to the S90 ES. • Bank Select MSB (Con[...]

Internal Structure (System Overview) 108 Basic Structure Owner’ s Manual Basic Structur e This section gives you an easy-to-understand overview of the S90 ES — its wide range of sophisticated features, its MIDI control and performance functions, and its convenient file management system for original data you’ve created with the instrument. I[...]

Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 109 Owner’ s Manual T one Generator block The tone generator block is what actually produces sound in r esponse to the MIDI messages received fr om the controller block, and from an external sequencer . Internal AWM2 T one Generator and optional Plug-in board The tone generator block in the S90[...]

Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 110 Owner’ s Manual The illustration below shows the structure and interr elationship of the V oices, Perfor mances, and Multis. Ke yboard Mega V oices Normal V oices use velocity switching to make the sound quality and/or level of a V oice change according to how strongly or softly you play it[...]

Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 111 Owner’ s Manual The following illustrations may help in understanding the memory structure of the V oices, Per formances, and Multis. ■ Normal V oice and Drum V oice Internally , there ar e two V oice T ypes: Nor mal V oices and Drum V oices. Normal V oices are mainly pitched musical inst[...]

Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 112 Owner’ s Manual ■ GM V oices GM (General MIDI) is a worldwide standard for V oice organization and MIDI functions of synthesizers and tone generators. It was designed primarily to ensure that any song data cr eated with a specific GM device would sound virtually the same on any other GM [...]

Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 113 Owner’ s Manual ● Filter This unit modifies the tone of the sound output fr om Pitch by cutting the output of a specific fr equency por tion of the sound. Cutoff Frequency and Resonance Here’ s how filters work. In the example below (a low pass filter), a por tion of the signal lowe[...]

Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 114 Owner’ s Manual ● Amplitude This unit controls the output level (amplitude) of the sound output fr om Filter . The signals ar e then sent at this level to the Ef fect block. Also, by setting the AEG (Amplitude Envelope Generator), you can contr ol how the volume changes over time. AEG (Am[...]

Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 115 Owner’ s Manual Single timbre tone generator (V oice/Performance mode) and multi-timbral tone generator (Multi mode) The internal tone generator block operates in two different ways (single timbr e and multi-timbral) depending on the selected mode. The differ ence between the two is whether[...]

Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 116 Owner’ s Manual Part structure of the T one Generator block The S90 ES plays the sounds in its tone generator block in r esponse to MIDI messages received from external controllers or sequencer . The MIDI messages are assigned to sixteen independent channels, and the instrument is capable o[...]

Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 117 Owner’ s Manual ■ Pa rt structure of the tone generator bloc k in the Multi mode/Sequence Play mode This mode lets you use multiple Par ts and assign different V oices to be played back for each Par t. Since differ ent MIDI channels can be set for each Par t of the tone generator block, y[...]

Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 118 Owner’ s Manual A udio Input P ar t (A UDIO IN) The Perfor mance mode and Multi mode are capable of handling the audio input signal (such as a micr ophone or guitar) as a Part. V arious parameters such as volume, pan, and effect can be set to this Part and the sound is output together with [...]

Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 119 Owner’ s Manual ■ Plug-in Insertion Effects This is a special effect system, only available when an ef fect-type Plug-in Board is installed (page 101). Plug-in Boar d effect s are not available in the V oice mode. ■ Master Effect This block applies effects to the final ster eo output s[...]

Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 120 Owner’ s Manual ● Pa r t EQ This 3-band EQ is applied to each part of the Per formance/Multi, The high band and low band are the shelving type. The middle band is the peaking type. n The part EQ is not available in the V oice mode. ● Master EQ Master EQ is applied to the final (post-ef[...]

Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 121 Owner’ s Manual Effect connection in each mode ● In the V oice mode The Effect parameters in the V oice mode are set for each V oice and the settings ar e stored as a User V oice. Note that the Master Effect and Master EQ parameters ar e set for all the V oices in the Utility mode. Once t[...]

Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 122 Owner’ s Manual ● In the P erf ormance mode The Effect parameters in the Performance mode are set for each Perfor mance. A B [PERFORM] → P erformance selection → [EDIT] → [COMMON] → [F6] EFFECT → [SF1] CONNECT T one Generator block Par t 1 Insertion Effect (VCE INS) Plug-in Inse[...]

Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 123 Owner’ s Manual ● In the Multi mode The Effect parameters in the Multi mode ar e set for each Multi. n The Insertion effect, Plug-in Insertion effect, and the System effect cannot be applied to Parts 17-32 (using the Multi-part Plug-in board PLG100-XG). n The Part EQ cannot be applied to [...]

Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 124 Owner’ s Manual Arpeggio This function lets you automatically trigger musical and rhythmic phrases using the current V oice by simply pressing a note or notes on the keyboard. The Arpeggio sequence also changes in r esponse to the actual notes or chords you play , giving you a wide variety [...]

Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 125 Owner’ s Manual ● Arpeggios f or Drum/P ercussion V oices — Category: DrPc These arpeggio types are pr ogrammed specifically for use with Drum V oices, giving you instant access to various rhythm patterns. Three differ ent playback types are available. n The three playback types above [...]

Basic Structure Maintaining data 126 Owner’ s Manual Maintaining data As you use the S90 ES, you’ll create many dif ferent kinds of data, including V oices, Performances, and Multis. This section describes how to maintain the various data. ■ Store This is a process of transferring or saving the cr eated data of this synthesizer to a dedicated[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Voice Play mode 127 Owner’ s Manual Refer ence V oice mode The V oice Play mode lets you per form a variety of general editing operations on the selected voice. For more detailed and comprehensive editing operations, use the V[...]

V oice mode P erformance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Common Edit 128 Owner’ s Manual There ar e three kinds of V oices: Normal V oices, Drum V oices and Plug-in V oices (if a Plug-in board has been installed). The following section shows how to[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Common Edit 129 Owner’ s Manual [SF3] MEQ OFS (Master EQ Offset) From this display you can adjust the master (global) EQ settings for the entir e V oice. The settings made here are applied as [...]

V oice mode P erformance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Common Edit 130 Owner’ s Manual Switch Determines whether Arpeggio is on or off. Y ou can also turn Arpeggio on/off from the fr ont panel with the [ARPEGGIO] button. Settings: off, on Hold De[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Common Edit 131 Owner’ s Manual GateTimeRate Determines how much the Gate Time (length) of the Arpeggio notes is offset from the original value. A setting of 100% means the original values are[...]

V oice mode P erformance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Common Edit 132 Owner’ s Manual [SF2] DELA Y Delay (Dela y Time) Deter mines the delay time before the LFO comes into effect. A higher value r esults in a longer delay time. Settings: 0 ~ 127[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Element Edit 133 Owner’ s Manual These parameters are for editing the individual Elements that make up a Normal V oice. [SF5] USER This menu is available only when the User LFO wave is selecte[...]

V oice mode P erformance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Element Edit 134 Owner’ s Manual [SF3] LIMIT NoteLimit Determines the lowest and highest notes of the keyboard range for each Element. The selected Element will sound only when you play notes[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Element Edit 135 Owner’ s Manual [SF4] KEY FL W (Key Follow) From this display you can set the Key Follow effect—in other words, how the pitch of the Element and its Pitch EG respond to the [...]

V oice mode P erformance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Element Edit 136 Owner’ s Manual HPFKeyFl w (Key Follo w) Determines the Key Follow setting for the HPF Cutoff frequency . This parameter varies the center frequency according to the position[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Element Edit 137 Owner’ s Manual [SF5] SCALE (Filter Scaling) Filter Scaling controls the filter cutoff fr equency according to the positions of the notes on the keyboard. Y ou can divide the[...]

V oice mode P erformance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Element Edit 138 Owner’ s Manual [SF3] AEG (Amplitude Envelope Generator) From this display you can make all the time and level settings for the Amplitude EG, which determine how the volume o[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Voice Edit mode Element Edit 139 Owner’ s Manual [F5] LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) This display gives you a comprehensive set of contr ols over the LFO for each individual Element. The LFO can be used to create vibrato, wah,[...]

V oice mode P erformance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Voice Edit mode Drum Voice Edit Common Edit 140 Owner’ s Manual Drum V oice Edit When a Drum V oice is selected, V oice Edit parameters are divided into Common Edit (parameters common to all keys, up to 73), and Key Edit (par[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Voice Edit mode Drum Voice Edit Key Edit 141 Owner’ s Manual [SF2] OUTPUT From this display you can set certain output parameters for the selected Drum key . InsEFOut (Insertion Effect Output) Determines which Insertion effect[...]

V oice mode P erformance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Voice Edit mode Drum Voice Edit Key Edit 142 Owner’ s Manual [F4] AMP (Amplitude) [SF1] L VL/P AN (Level/Pan) This display not only lets you make basic Level and Pan settings for the sound of each individual Drum key , it als[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Voice Edit mode Plug-in Voice Edit Common Edit 143 Owner’ s Manual Plug-in V oice Edit These parameters are basically the same as in Normal V oice Edit. Unlike with Nor mal voices, the Plug-in voices only have one Element for [...]

V oice mode P erformance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Voice Edit mode Plug-in Voice Edit Element Edit 144 Owner’ s Manual AMod (Amplitude Modulation Depth) Determines the depth of control that keyboard aftertouch has over amplitude modulation. The higher the setting, the greater[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Voice Edit mode 145 Owner’ s Manual [F4] NA TIVE With a Plug-in board installed to this synthesizer , you can create a Plug-in V oice by editing both native parameters (those parameters exclusive to the particular board) and u[...]

V oice mode P erformance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Voice Job mode 146 Owner’ s Manual The V oice Job mode features several basic operations, such as Initialize and Copy . After setting parameters as r equired fr om the selected display , press the [ENTER] button to execute th[...]

Supplementary infomation 147 V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Owner’ s Manual ■ Supplementary information Micro T uning List Setting example of Filter Scaling The best way to understand Filter Scaling is by example. For the settings shown in the example dis[...]

Supplementary 148 V oice mode P erformance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Owner’ s Manual Filter T ype List LPF24D (24dB/oct Digital Low P ass Filter) A dynamic 24dB/oct low-pass filter with a characteristic digital sound. Compared to the LPF24A type (below), this filter can pro[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Performance Play mode 149 Owner’ s Manual Performance mode The Perfor mance Play mode lets you perfor m a variety of general editing operations on the selected Perfor mance. For more detailed and comprehensive editing operatio[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Performance Edit mode Common Edit 150 Owner’ s Manual V oice Edit parameters are divided into Common Edit (parameters common to all four Parts), and Par t Edit (parameters of individual Parts). Performance Edit mode [PERFORM] [...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Performance Edit mode Common Edit 151 Owner’ s Manual [F3] ARP (Arpeggio) From this display you can set the Arpeggio r elated parameters. [SF1] TYPE Same as in Normal Voice Common Edit. See page 129. [SF2] LIMIT [SF3] PLA Y FX[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Performance Edit mode Part Edit 152 Owner’ s Manual These parameters are for editing the individual Parts that make up a Perfor mance. To switch between the display for Par ts 1 - 4 to which the internal V oices are assigned a[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Performance Edit mode Part Edit 153 Owner’ s Manual [SF4] PORT A (Portamento) Determines the Portamento parameters for each Part. Por tamento is used to create a smooth transition in pitch from the first note played on the ke[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Performance Edit mode Part Edit 154 Owner’ s Manual Dry Level Determines the level of the unprocessed (dry) sound of the selected Par t, letting you control the overall ef fect balance among the Parts. Settings: 0~127 [SF3] SE[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Performance Edit mode Part Edit 155 Owner’ s Manual [SF4] AEG (Amplitude Envelope Generator) From this display you can set the AEG (Amplitude Envelope Generator) parameters for each Part. Attack (Attac k Time) Deter mines each[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Performance Job mode 156 Owner’ s Manual The Perfor mance Job mode features several basic operations, such as Initialize and Copy . After setting parameters as required fr om the selected display , press the [ENTER] button to [...]

Multi Play mode 157 Owner’ s Manual V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Multi mode Multi Play mode [MUL TI/SEQ PLA Y] (select Multi mode) → Multi selection [F1] PLA Y T rack Indicates the selected Part number . The notes you play in Multi Mode will be transmit[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Multi Edit mode Common Edit 158 Owner’ s Manual Multi Edit mode [MUL TI/SEQ PLA Y] (select Multi mode) → Multi selection → [EDIT] Common Edit [MUL TI/SEQ PLA Y] (select Multi mode) → Multi selection → [EDIT] → [COMMO[...]

Multi Edit mode Part Edit 159 Owner’ s Manual V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Pa rt Edit [MUL TI/SEQ PLA Y] (select Multi mode) → Multi selection → [EDIT] → Part selection These parameters are for editing the individual Parts that make up a Multi. Pres[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Multi Job mode 160 Owner’ s Manual This function lets you store your edited Multi pr ogram to User memory . For details, refer to page 76 in the Quick Guide section. Multi Job mode [MUL TI/SEQ PLA Y] (select Multi mode) → Mu[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Multi Voice Edit mode Common Edit 161 Owner’ s Manual Multi V oice mode n Y ou can selsct the Multi V oice mode from any display other than the [F1] play display . From Multi V oice Edit, you can edit the detailed settings of [...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Sequence Play mode 162 Owner’ s Manual Sequence Play mode Sequence Play mode [MUL TI/SEQ PLA Y] (select Sequence Play mode) [F1] CHAIN Determines how the SMF files are played back. Y ou can assign the desired SMF files and M[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Utility mode 163 Owner’ s Manual Utility mode The Utility mode features a variety of important settings related to overall operation of the S90 ES. These settings can also be stor ed — simply press the [STORE] button fr om a[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Utility mode 164 Owner’ s Manual System F Rev erb When this is set to on and the [EFFECT BYP ASS] button is turned on, the Reverb effect is bypassed. F Chorus When this is set to on and the [EFFECT BYP ASS] button is tur ned o[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Utility mode 165 Owner’ s Manual [SF3] ARP CH (Arpeggio Channel) From this display you can set parameters related to output of the Arpeggio MIDI data in the V oice mode. OutputSwitch This enables or disables MIDI data output f[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Utility mode 166 Owner’ s Manual KBDT ransCh (Keyboar d T ransmit Channel) Determines the MIDI channel over which the instrument sends MIDI data (to an external sequencer , tone generator , or other device). This parameter is [...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Utility Job mode 167 Owner’ s Manual In this Mode, you can restor e this synthesizer’ s User memory to the factor y default settings (Factory Set). For details, see page 21. n Since the settings of the Plug-in Boards in the [...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference File mode 168 Owner’ s Manual File mode The File mode provides tools for transferring data between the instrument and USB storage device. n For details about USB storage devices, see page 20. n For details about the relationsh[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference File mode 169 Owner’ s Manual [F4] RENAME From this display you can rename files or folders in the selected USB storage device, using up to eight alphabetic and numeric characters. Files are named according to the MS-DOS nami[...]

Supplementary information 170 Owner’ s Manual V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference ■ Supplementary information File ( )/Folder ( ) selection The instructions and illustrations below show you how to select files and folders on the USB storage devices within the[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference File mode 171 Owner’ s Manual File types that can be handled by the S90 ES File types that can be saved fr om the instrument to the USB storage device [FILE] → [F2] SA VE → TYPE n A “All” file does not include the “[...]

Master Play mode 172 V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Owner’ s Manual Master mode The Master Play mode lets you perfor m a variety of general editing operations on the selected Master . For more detailed and comprehensive editing operations, use the Master Ed[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Master Edit mode Common Edit 173 Owner’ s Manual The Master Edit is divided into Common Edit, for setting parameters common to all four Zones, and Zone Edit, for setting parameters of individual Zones. When Zone Switch is set [...]

Master Edit mode Zone Edit 174 V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Owner’ s Manual [F3] TX SW (T ransmit Switch) From this display you can set how the playing of each individual Zone affects transmission of various MIDI messages, such as Contr ol Change and Prog[...]

V oice mode Performance mode Multi mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Multi V oice mode Sequence Play mode Reference Master Job mode 175 Owner’ s Manual The Master Job mode contains two convenient operations (called “Jobs”) — one letting you initialize (reset) the Master data, and the other letting you transmit your edited Master data [...]

Information Displays 176 Owner’ s Manual Appendix Appendix Information Displays The convenient Information displays let you see at-a-glance some of the more important settings relevant to each mode. Select the desired mode, then pr ess the [INFORMA TION] button to call up the Infor mation display for that mode. V oice mode Bank Indicates the MSB/[...]

Information Displays 177 Owner’ s Manual Appendix Utility mode PlugInfo/P ort (Plug-in board installation status) Indicates the Plug-in board name and its MIDI port number (page 167) at the right of the slot number . When PolyExpand (page 167) is set to on in the Utility mode, “P” is indicated at the left of the slot number . MIDI IN/OUT Indi[...]

Appendix Display Messages 178 Owner’ s Manual Display Messages LCD Indication Description Are you sure? [YES]/[NO] Confirms whether you want to execute a specified operation or not. Arpeggio type stored. The current Arpeggio type has been stored to one of the [SF1] - [SF5] buttons. Bad USB device. The USB storage device is unusable. Format the [...]

Appendix Display Messages 179 Owner’ s Manual USB connection terminated. Press [ENTER]. A break in the connection with the USB storage device has occurr ed because of an abnormal electric current. Disconnect the USB storage device from the USB TO DEVICE connector , then press the [ENTER] button. USB device connecting. Currently recognizing the US[...]

Appendix About MIDI 180 Owner’ s Manual About MIDI “MIDI” is an acronym for “Musical Instrument Digital Interface,” and is a worldwide standard designed to allow performance, voice, and other data to be transferred between musical instruments. Data communication is assur ed even between musical instruments and equipment from dif ferent ma[...]

About MIDI 181 Owner’ s Manual Appendix Modulation Wheel (Control Change #001) The MIDI data produced when a modulation wheel is operated. Setting the value to 127 produces maximum vibrato and 0 results in vibrato of f. Po r tamento Time (Contr ol Change #005) Messages which control the duration of portamento, or a continuous pitch glide between [...]

About MIDI 182 Owner’ s Manual Appendix NRPN (Non Registered P arameter Number) LSB (Control Change #098) (onl y for Plug-in Boar d) NRPN (Non Registered P arameter Number) MSB (Control Change #099) (onl y for Plug-in Boar d) Messages which adjust a voice’ s vibrato, filter , EG, drum setup or other parameter settings. First send the NRPN MSB [...]

About MIDI 183 Owner’ s Manual Appendix ■ Program Change Messages that determine which voice to select for each Part. With a combination of Bank Select, you can select not only basic voice numbers, but also variation voice bank numbers. For a list of the V oices, see the separate Data List. n Keep in mind that the programs of the S90 ES are num[...]

Installing Optional Hardware 184 Owner’ s Manual Appendix Installing Optional Har dwar e A vailable devices Locations to which the optional units ar e installed Installation Pr ecautions Before installing the optional har dware, make sur e you have a Phillips screwdriver and ample space to work. Protective cushions or supports for the instrument [...]

Installing Optional Hardware 185 Owner’ s Manual Appendix How to Install the Optional Plug-in Boar d A variety of optional Plug-in boards sold separately let you expand the voice library of your instrument. The S90 ES provides thr ee slots behind the rear panel for the Plug-in Boards, allowing you to install up to thr ee board to the instrument. [...]

Installing Optional Hardware 186 Owner’ s Manual Appendix 6 Connect the cable to the Plug-in Boar d. Make sure to connect the proper cable, matching the color of the cable to the slot used. 7 Carefully put the cable bac k into the S90 ES, making sure that no part of the cable sticks out of the instrument. 8 Replace the cover with the scre w y ou [...]

Installing Optional Hardware 187 Owner’ s Manual Appendix 4 Remove the second co ver (shown below). Hold the cover with your hand and remove the two screws. Keep the removed scr ews in a safe place. They will be used when installing the mLAN16E to the S90 ES. Also make sure to keep the cover in a safe place. Do not leave the cover inside the inst[...]

Appendix Specifications 188 Owner’ s Manual Specifications * Specifications and descriptions in this owner’ s manual are for information purposes only . Y amaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. Since specifications, equipment or options may not be the same in every loc[...]

Appendix Troubleshooting 189 Owner’ s Manual Tr oubleshooting If you hear no sound or a strange sound, first check the items described below and take appropriate action. Y ou may be able to solve the problem by r esetting the instrument to the factory settings ( page 21 ). (Make sure to back up any important data to an external device first.) I[...]

Appendix Troubleshooting 190 Owner’ s Manual • When the Multi produces no sound, are the output port/channel of each track in the external sequencer and the receive port/channel of each Par t in the Multi set appropriately? n Keep in mind that the Output ([F2] OUTPUT) setting of the Chain Step last selected in the Sequence play mode is effectiv[...]

Appendix Troubleshooting 191 Owner’ s Manual • When the voice produces a wrong pitch, is the LFO Pitch Modulation Depth set too high? • When the Per formance/Multi produces a wrong pitch, is the Note Shift or Detune parameter of each Part set to a value other than “0”? ■ No effects are applied. • Is the [EFFECT BYP ASS] button tur ned[...]

Appendix Troubleshooting 192 Owner’ s Manual ■ A Plug-in V oice cannot be selected e ven when a Plug-in Board has been installed. • Check whether the SLOT lamp (from SLOT1 - 3) corr esponding to the selected PLG button ([PLG1] - [PLG3]) is turned on or off. • When selecting a User bank, are any V oices stored into the User bank? In the defa[...]

Appendix Application Index 193 Owner’ s Manual Application Index ■ Playing songs • Playing the Demo Songs ............................................................................................................................................ page 29 • Playing the MIDI song file (Sequence Play mode) ....................................[...]

Appendix Application Index 194 Owner’ s Manual • Using a Foot Pedal as a sustain pedal ...................................................................................................................... page 60 • Switching between programs by a Foot Switch [UTILITY] → [F4] CTL ASN → [SF3] FT SW → FS Assign ...........................[...]

Appendix Application Index 195 Owner’ s Manual ■ Creating data •C r eating your original V oices ..................................................................................................................................... page 44 •C r eating your original Per formances ...............................................................[...]

Appendix Application Index 196 Owner’ s Manual Multi/Sequence Play mode • Shifting the note up or down for each Par t [MUL TI/SEQ PLA Y] (selecting Multi mode) → [EDIT] → Part selection → [F4] T ONE → [SF1] TUNE → NoteShift ................................... page 154 • Deter mining the fine tuning for the pitch of each Part. [MUL [...]

Appendix Application Index 197 Owner’ s Manual ■ Setting parameters f or Program Change transmission/recognition • Enabling or disabling the sending of Bank Select and Program Change messages, when selecting a V oice or Perfor mance. [UTILITY] → [F5] MIDI → [SF2] SWITCH → BankSel, PgmChange ..............................................[...]

Index 198 Owner’ s Manual Appendix Index Numerics 1/4 Shift (1/4 shifted) .......................................... 147 1/4 tone .................................................................. 147 1/8 tone .................................................................. 147 [1] - [16] buttons ................................................[...]

Index 199 Owner’ s Manual Appendix Dual BPF (Dual Band Pass Filter) .................... 148 Dual HPF (Dual High Pass Filter) ..................... 148 Dual LPF (Dual Low Pass Filter) ...................... 148 E “E” Indicator ............................................................ 25 Echo ................................................[...]

Index 200 Owner’ s Manual Appendix Mode A .................................................................... 79 Mode B .................................................................... 79 MODE buttons ....................................................... 22 Mode Change ...................................................... 183 Modes ......[...]

Index 201 Owner’ s Manual Appendix Sustain (Sustain Level) ............................... 154, 155 Switch ............................. 128, 129, 130, 150, 153, 165 System .................................................................... 164 System effect ........................................................ 121 System Effects ............[...]

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