Yamaha SU700 manual

Owner's Manual SAMPLING UNIT[...]

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• Do not rest your weight on, or place heavy objects on the instrument, and do not use excessive force on the buttons, switches or connectors. • Do not operate the instrument for a long period of time at a high or uncomfortable volume level, since this can cause permanent hearing loss. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, [...]

Intr o 5 INTRO Thank you for your purchase of the Y amaha SU700 sampling unit. The SU700 is a combination sampler , sequencer , mixer , and multi-effector— a powerful new tool for a wide range of performance and recording environments. This manual will help you learn what you need to know to make effec- tive use of all of the SU700’ s many feat[...]

I ntro 6 Intro Featur es The SU700 is an ideal tool for artists in need of sampling and sequencing capabilities for their recording and performance work. Here is just an abbreviated list of what’ s included. ◆ Forty-two tracks. With 40 sample tracks plus 2 special tracks, you can make your songs as complex as you wish. ◆ Three dif ferent samp[...]

Intr o 7 INTRO Accessories Please check your SU700 package to confirm that all of the following accessories are present. If any items are missing or damaged, please contact your Y amaha dealer for assistance. ● Sampling CD “SU700 Sampling Audio” ● Demo floppy disk ● Power cord ● This Owner ’ s Manual ● Flat 40-pin cable and round 3-[...]

I ntro 8 Intro ■ Chapter 3: Basic Concepts, T rack T ypes, and Memory Introduces basic concepts underlying SU700 operation. Also provides a detailed ex- planation of the differ ent track types, and explains how the SU700 memory is orga- nized. Y ou should read through this chapter before you begin serious work with the SU700. ■ Chapter 4: SU700[...]

Intr o 9 INTRO ■ Appendixes Appendix 1 provides detailed instructions for installing each of the SU700’ s sup- ported options. Appendix 2 gives the SU700 specifications. Appendix 3 of fers a number of helpful usage tips. Appendix 4 explains the SU700 error messages. Ap- pendix 5 lists and describes the 43 built-in ef fects and their associated [...]

I ntro 10 Intro Finally , please note that scr een illustrations and other drawings presented in this manual are for explanatory purposes only , and in some cases may differ from actual displays and configurations.[...]

T able of Contents 11 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS T able of Contents Intr o Y amaha SU700 Sampling Unit Owner’ s Manual Features ............................................................................................................. 6 Accessories .......................................................................................................[...]

T able of C ontents 12 T able of Contents Chapter 8 Knob Functions 8.1 Overview .............................................................................................. 194 8.2 Knob Settings for Each T rack ............................................................ 195 8.3 Quantize and Resolution ............................................[...]

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 13 CHAPTER 1 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup C ONTENTS 1.1 SU700 Layout 14 1.2 SU700 Display Configuration 23 1.3 Connecting Up 29 1.4 Starting Up 33 This chapter describes the SU700’ s layout and screen displays, shows you how you can connect the SU700 to other devices, an[...]

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, C onnections, and S tartup 14 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 1 Display The display provides all the information you need to work effectively at the SU700. For a detailed explanation of common screen displays and indications, see page 23. 1.1 SU700 Layout This section explains all of the SU700 compon[...]

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 15 CHAPTER 1 2 TRACK BANK Selectors Y ou use the track bank selectors in combination with the sample track pads to se- lect tracks for playback, recording, editing, and control. The SU700 provides four track banks , each with ten sample tracks . This gives you a total of 40 sample tracks. This me[...]

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, C onnections, and S tartup 16 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 7 Knobs Y ou use these knobs to control the values of multiple parameters (or knob settings ) on each track. At any given time each knob controls a single parameter only . Y ou use the KNOB FUNCTION panel (see item 9 below) to switch the p[...]

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 17 CHAPTER 1 Once you have set this up, you can rub your finger along the ribbon to control the selected function on the corresponding track. For example, if you set the function to LEVEL then you use the ribbon to adjust the level on the track. A vailable functions include most of the knob funct[...]

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, C onnections, and S tartup 18 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup J [UNDO/REDO] Button Y ou use this button to undo or redo all changes that you r ecorded into your song during your previous recording pass. This feature is useful for undoing poor re- sults, or for comparing “before” and “after” v[...]

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 19 CHAPTER 1 If you store a scene into the [TOP] button, this scene will automati- cally be recalled when you return the song to its start position. Y ou can use the [INIT] scene button to initialize (clear) the content of any scene. Simply hold down the [INIT] button and then press the scene but[...]

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, C onnections, and S tartup 20 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 1.1.2 Fr ont Panel 3 1 2 4 1 Floppy-Drive Slot The drive accepts 3.5" floppy disks (2HD or 2DD). Y ou can use the disks to save and reload all data, and to import commercially available sample or voice data. 2 Floppy Eject Button Pres[...]

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 21 CHAPTER 1 1.1.3 Rear Panel R L/MONO STEREO OUT R L ANALOG INPUT AS2 AS1 AS3 AS4 AS5 AS6 OUT IN OUT IN ASSIGNABLE OUT DIGIT AL OPTICAL AC INLET OUT IN MIDI POWER ON/ OFF A TTENTION :RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE ME P AS OUVRIR. RISK OF ERECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING T O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE [...]

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, C onnections, and S tartup 22 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 4 AC Inlet Connects to SU700 power cord. CAUTION Use the supplied power cord only . Use of a dif ferent cord may result in electric shock or device damage. 5 POWER Switch Switches the SU700 power ON and OFF . <If AEIB1 option board is i[...]

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 23 CHAPTER 1 1.2 SU700 Display Configuration Y ou refer to the SU700 screen for infor mation and guidance during all SU700 opera- tions. This section presents an overview of the various screen displays. The first part, “Screen Layout,” introduces the various elements of the display panel. The[...]

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, C onnections, and S tartup 24 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 5 T rack indicator .......... When you are working at the main screen or a function screen, each vertical bar meter (or track meter ) indicates the relevant knob-function value for the corresponding track (of the current bank). The bracket[...]

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 25 CHAPTER 1 1.2.2 Main-Scr een and Function-Scr een Displays The screen display content varies according to the current machine state. This sec- tion shows screen displays for two most commonly used machine states. Main Screen This screen that appears immediately following power -on. It is also [...]

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, C onnections, and S tartup 26 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup Function Screen Y ou enter this screen from the main screen when you press any knob-function or pad-function button, or when you press the [REC] button. When you are working at a function screen, knob functions and pad functions are the sa[...]

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 27 CHAPTER 1 Indicates that the selected track already contains a sample. If the track is empty , this bar will not appear . NOTE: For TRACK EDIT | EVENT COPY , TRACK EDIT | EVENT INIT etc., it is also important to know whether a selected track contains recorded sequence data. For these jobs, six[...]

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, C onnections, and S tartup 28 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup Flashing Parameters When you are working at a screen that allows you to set more than one parameter value, the parameter currently selected for setting will be blinking, indicating that you can proceed to change its value by turning the di[...]

CHAPTER 1 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 29 1.3 Connecting Up The SU700 is extremely easy to set up. Simply connect the appropriate components as described below . Power Connect the power as follows. 1. Confirm that the power switch (on the rear panel) is in the OFF position (pro- truding from the panel). If the switch is ON, [...]

30 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup Chapter 1 SU700 C omponents, C onnections, and S tartup T o enable input, you must set the A UDIO IN parameter to the source you wish to use. Y ou can set the parameter using the SYSTEM | SETUP job; see page 302. The SU700 can only accept input from one source at a time. R L/MONO STEREO OUT R [...]

CHAPTER 1 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 31 R L/MONO STEREO OUT R L ANALOG INPUT Using the AIEB1-board outputs If you have installed the optional AIEB1 board (input/output expansion boar d), you will be able to use the boar d’ s assignable and digital/optical outputs. Note the following points. • Under factory defaults, th[...]

Chapter 1 SU700 C omponents, C onnections, and S tartup 32 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup MIDI Connections ● If you are going to use an external MIDI device to synchronize SU700 playback or to control track play , r un a MIDI cable fr om the MIDI OUT connector of the con- trolling device (or the MIDI THRU connector on an int[...]

Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup 33 CHAPTER 1 ● Use good-quality SCSI cable. Cable length should be kept short. For specific limi- tations on cable length, refer to the documentation provided with your external SCSI device. ● If you are connecting multiple devices in a chain, the SU700 must be at one end of the chain. It can[...]

Chapter 1 SU700 C omponents, C onnections, and S tartup 34 Chapter 1 SU700 Components, Connections, and Startup[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 35 CHAPTER 2 Chapter 2 T utorial This chapter takes you through a tutorial that will give you some quick hands-on experience with the SU700. The first part of the tutorial how to play the demo song and how to use various features. The second part of the tutorial takes you through the procedures for recording samples and building[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 36 Chapter 2 T utorial 2.1 Setting Up First you will need to connect your audio system so that you can listen to the demo song and monitor the process of creating a song. Y ou will also need to connect a CD player so that you can playback the sampling sources from the included audio CD. Connections Before you make connections, b[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 37 CHAPTER 2 3. T ur n the MASTER VOLUME of the SU700 and the volume contr ols of your CD player and audio system all the way down to 0. Do not turn on the power yet. W e still need to prepare the SU700 to auto-load the demo song when its power is turned on. 2.2 Listening to the Demo Song This section shows you how to load and p[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 38 Chapter 2 T utorial Procedure 1. Insert the accessory floppy into the slot on the SU700 front panel. ● Insert with label facing up and shutter facing the front panel. Push in lightly until the disk clicks into place. 2. Switch on the power to the SU700. 3. The SU700 begins automatic loading of the song data. While data is b[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 39 CHAPTER 2 Use this knob to adjust the volume. Playing the Demo ■ Y ou’re now ready to play the song. ● Press the sequencer start button ( ) to begin playback of the song. ● Adjust the volume by turning the MASTER VOLUME knob. ● Y ou can stop playback by pr essing the stop button ( ). ● Y ou can jump back to the to[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 40 Chapter 2 T utorial ■ Changing the T empo 1. Press the [BPM] button. ◆ The BPM indication on the screen begins blinking. 2. T urn the dial to change the tempo. T ur n right to incr ease the tempo, or left to re- duce it. Another way to set the BPM: Y ou can use the [BPM COUNTER] button to tap out the tempo that you want t[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 41 CHAPTER 2 ● When the song data is played back to a location where T rack Mute on/off data was written, the mute settings you made manually will change. ■ Using the ROLL Pad Function The roll function generates a drum-roll (machine-gun) type of sound by rapidly re- peating the first part of the sample. The repetition rate [...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 42 Chapter 2 T utorial ■ Using the LOOP ST AR T Pad Function Y ou can use this feature to restart the loop on any of the LOOP or COMPOSED LOOP tracks. 1. Press the [LOOP REST AR T] pad-function button. The upper part of the display will indicate “LOOP REST AR T .” 2. W ith the song playing, try pressing the pad on any (un-[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 43 CHAPTER 2 3. Now press the [PLA Y] pad-function button, so that pads can be used to play the samples. Now you can use the pads to play the samples. T ry pr essing the pad for each track to hear the sample. By doing this you can identify all of the song’ s samples and the tracks they are located on. ■ Adjusting the Levels [...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 44 Chapter 2 T utorial 2. T o adjust the level on any track, tur n the track’ s knob. Y ou can listen to the re- sult by hitting the track’ s pad. ■ Adjusting the Other Parameters Now try adjusting some of the other parameters in the same way . First press the but- ton on the Knob Function panel, and then turn the knobs on[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 45 CHAPTER 2 Using the Ribbon Contr oller Y ou can use the ribbon controller to control any one of the knob settings, or else to control a special scratch function. The ribbon controller (or just ribbon ) works on only one selected track at a time. (For details about ribbon setup, see page 172.) ■ T rying Out the Scratch Funct[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 46 Chapter 2 T utorial Dial [OK] button NOTE: T o provide this function, the SU700 maps the sample to the ribbon, with the start point of the sample mapped to the bottom of the ribbon. Each point on the ribbon corresponds to a specific location on the sample waveform. For more information, see page 173. ■ Using the Ribbon to C[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 47 CHAPTER 2 4. Y ou can now use the ribbon to control the level on the selected ribbon track (the first LOOP track, as selected in the previous procedure). T ry holding down the pad as you touch dif ferent parts of the ribbon and as you move your finger along the ribbon. NOTE: T ouching the ribbon at the very bottom causes the [...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 48 Chapter 2 T utorial ● T rack Structure Our song will use all of the tracks in bank 1 plus FREE tracks 1–4 of bank 2, for a total of fourteen tracks. T racks 79–92 of the included audio CD (SU700 Sampling Audio) contain the sample sources that we will use for this tutorial. First let’ s sample these sources and use the[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 49 CHAPTER 2 W e’ll use these tracks to play sound effects, drums, and fills at various locations throughout the song. W e’ll also use the ribbon contr oller to scratch out these sounds during the Intro and Ending sections. As with the sample on FREE 1, we’ll set the sound up in two dif ferent ways for track banks 1 and 2,[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 50 Chapter 2 T utorial The above design plan is intended to give you an idea of how we will go about build- ing the song. But note that when building your own songs, you do not need to set up a detailed plan ahead of time. Y ou can use knobs, pads, and the ribbon controller freely to try out different ideas while listening to th[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 51 CHAPTER 2 Dial [OK] button 3. Now turn the dial as necessary so that the screen says AUDIO IN. Then press [OK]. Then turn the dial again (if necessary) so that the screen says AUDIO␣ IN=LINE. Then press [OK] once more. W ith this setting, the included audio CD can be used as a source for sampling. NOTE: Y ou can also supply[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 52 Chapter 2 T utorial Sampling frequency . Bit resolution Format (stereo or mono) 5. Now select the track you want to record on. In this case we are going to record on the first LOOP track in bank 1. (W e will call this track “LOOP 1.”) So press TRACK BANK button [1], and then hit the first (leftmost) LOOP pad. The brackets[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 53 CHAPTER 2 Press twice NOTE: On LOOP tracks, stereo samples may sometimes produce an inappropriate click at the loop ends. Y ou can avoid this problem by using monaural recording for these tracks. Al- ternatively , you can record these as stereo samples and then convert to monaural later , if necessary , using the SAMPLE | PRO[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 54 Chapter 2 T utorial NOTE: If you are recording to a digital input on the optional AIEB1 board, the parameter set- tings and level settings are fixed. 8. After you have finished setting the level, press the [SAMPLING] button on the SU700 to begin recording. T o stop sampling, press the button once again. ● T rack 79 repeats [...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 55 CHAPTER 2 ■ T rack editing (Creating an endless loop phrase) Now you want to listen to the results of your recording, and edit the playback start and end points to get a clean loop. NOTE: • If the recording results are not acceptable, you can simply repeat the previous proce- dure to record the sample again. When you sele[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 56 Chapter 2 T utorial Then press here or here to move to start-point or end- point adjustment screen. Press here first (one time only .) 3. Next, press the top job selector if you wish to adjust the start point, or the second job selector if you wish to adjust the end point. Y ou can move back and forth between the two adjustme[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 57 CHAPTER 2 2.3.2 Setting Up LOOP 2 ■ Recording the Sample Using the same pr ocedure as we did for the LOOP 1 track, we will now sample T rack 80 (bass phrase) from the included audio CD to the LOOP 2 track. Procedure 1. Press the [SAMPLING] button to enter sample-recording mode. The screen displays the [SELECT TRACK] message[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 58 Chapter 2 T utorial NOTE: Y ou can also listen to the both loop tracks together by starting the sequencer (by pressing ).Y ou may want to try this to get an idea of how the loops sound when playing to- gether . But remember that you must stop the sequencer before you can proceed to edit the sample length. 2. Now use the SAMPL[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 59 CHAPTER 2 The sample length of the LOOP 1 and LOOP 2 tracks will be detected automatically by the SU700. In this example of creating a song — if samples were r ecor ded cor - rectly — the SU700 should have detected a LOOP LENGTH of 004 for LOOP 1 and 008 for LOOP 2, and a BPM value in the r egion of 172 for both. Alter na[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 60 Chapter 2 T utorial ● Adjusting the groove When you listen to LOOP 1 (drums) and LOOP 2 (bass) together , the gr oove may not match precisely . There are several possible r easons. ● Loop point connections If the loop points of the sample do not coincide with beats, the groove will not feel right. → T r y making fine ad[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 61 CHAPTER 2 3. Press the sequencer button to playback the LOOP 1 and LOOP 2 tracks, and use the dial to try various note value settings. Notice how the groove changes. For this example, let’ s set this parameter to an 8th note ( ) . MEASURE BPM NOTE ● Aligning the left and right channels of a stereo sample In the case of a [...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 62 Chapter 2 T utorial ■ Recording to the Sequencer Now we will record the CL1 track sample to the sequencer . The sample of a COM- POSED LOOP track will playback as a loop over the specified length (number of measures). The CL1 track sample will play as a loop of 16 quarter -note beats (i.e., 4 measures), and will sound for f[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 63 CHAPTER 2 [Recording the Loop Phrase] 1. Press to return the song to the top position, then press to set the se- quencer in REC ST ANDBY mode. Also pr ess the [PLA Y] pad-function button to ensure that pads can be used to record notes. ◆ The SU700 displays a function screen (similar to the one shown below). Note that the ?[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 64 Chapter 2 T utorial 3. Press to start song recording (to switch the sequencer into REC mode), and get ready to press the CL1 pad to record the note event for your loop. W atch the location indicator as the SU700 plays thr ough the lead-in measur es and the first two measures of the song. Press the pad when the indicator is re[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 65 CHAPTER 2 ● Undo is valid only for the immediately-previous recording operation (stop → re- cording → stop). When you perform the next recording operation (stop → record- ing → stop), it will not be possible to Undo any prior recording operations. ● T o delete a sample that was recorded by mistake Put the sequence[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 66 Chapter 2 T utorial ● T ips for r ecording ● If the tempo is too fast for you to achieve accurate timing, use the dial to lower the BPM setting and try recording at a slower tempo. ● Y ou can pr ess the [MEASURE] button, use the dial to move to the desir ed mea- sure location, and begin recording from there. ● If you [...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 67 CHAPTER 2 Use the cursor buttons ( , ) to make the “beat” field of the location blink, ro- tate the dial to set it to “1,” and press the [OK] button. ● If there is more than one note event, use to move to the previous event, to the next event, or to the first event. ● In addition to the location of a note event, y[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 68 Chapter 2 T utorial 2.3.5 Setting Up The Thir d COMPOSED LOOP track (“CL3”) ■ Sampling Using the same procedure as you did for the LOOP 1 track, sample T rack 83 of the included audio CD to the COMPOSED LOOP 3 track (hereafter referred to as “CL3”). ● Set the sampling grade to “22K 8BIT MONO L.” ■ Setting th[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 69 CHAPTER 2 ■ Recording the Loop Phrase Now we’ll record the sample to the CL4 track of the sequencer . The CL4 track is a loop 32 quar ter -notes long (eight measures), and will play the sample starting at the first beat of measure 3 and extending for four beats. Record this phrase using the same method you used to record [...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 70 Chapter 2 T utorial ● For each sample, set the sampling grade to “22K 8BIT MONO L.” The sampling procedure is the same as for the LOOP 1 track. ( → p.50) When sampling to track bank 1, press the TRACK BANK button [1] before selecting the sampling track (the “SELECT TRACK” display). When sampling to track bank 2, p[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 71 CHAPTER 2 6. If you wish to adjust the overall sound, turn the knob on the MASTER track. NOTE: • Y ou can also adjust the overall sound using the MASTER VOLUME knob. But the MASTER-track setting can be stored into a scene and reproduced each time you play the song. The MASTER VOLUME setting is not stored as song data. • L[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 72 Chapter 2 T utorial 2.3.10 Putting the Song T ogether Now we’ll build a song using the samples we have recorded into our ten sample tracks in bank␣ 1. The song will consist of ten sections, as outlined on page 49 and again below . For each section we will use a different muting arrangement. For FREE tracks only , we’ll [...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 73 CHAPTER 2 ■ Song T ransition Structure W e will assign the following content to each of the eight scene buttons, which corre- spond with places where the track mute settings change during the song. (For details on the structure of this song, see page 49.) T rack Mutes *1 Measure Section TRACK LOOP C. LOOP FREE FREE-T rack S[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 74 Chapter 2 T utorial ■ Storing the mute settings of each block to a scene button Let’ s stor e the mute settings of the tracks for each song block to a scene button. ● Intro A = scene button [TOP] ● Ending B = scene button [G] Intro A and Ending B have the same mute settings. W e will defeat muting only for the FREE 1?[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 75 CHAPTER 2 4. Press the P AD FUNCTION [PLA Y] button. ▼ This completes mute settings. Now we will store this condition to the [TOP] and [G] scene buttons. 5. Set the [SCENE/MARKER] switch to the SCENE position. 6. Continue pressing the [TOP] button until the display indicates “SCENE STORED.” 7. Release the [TOP] button. [...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 76 Chapter 2 T utorial Procedure 1. Press the P AD FUNCTION [ON/MUTE] button. 2. W e will start with the settings of the [TOP] and [G] scenes, and un-mute the CL1/2 tracks of track bank [1]. ▼ Press the TRACK BANK [1] button to select track bank [1]. Then press the pads of CL1/2 tracks to make the bracket ( ) appear for the CL[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 77 CHAPTER 2 ● Section C = scene button [E] Un-mute CL 1–4 tracks of track bank [1] and FREE 1–4 tracks of track bank [2] so that they will be heard. TRACK LOOP C.LOOP FREE BANK 1 2 1234 1234 [1] ×× ×××× [2] × × ×××× ● Section D = scene button [F] Un-mute CL3/4 tracks of track bank [1] and FREE 1–4 tracks o[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 78 Chapter 2 T utorial 3. W atch the location indicator . Y ou now want to press and release the Scene [A] but- ton, timing your action so that you release the button as the song location is chang- ing from 008:4 to 009:1. Then press scene buttons to record the remaining scene changes at the measure lo- cations shown below . NOT[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 79 CHAPTER 2 End of Intro A (End of top scene) Start of Intro B (Recall of Scene A) 4. Press to stop the sequencer . Then press to return to the top of the song. Fi- nally , press to listen to the result. As playback proceeds, you should see and hear the mute settings and the FREE-track setup (the samples that are played by the [...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 80 Chapter 2 T utorial 2.3.11 Recording the FREE T racks Now that we’ve set up the basic structure for our song, we’ll proceed to record note and ribbon events onto our FREE tracks. This is the final step in the building of our song. NOTE: • If the P AD SENS parameter (in the TRACK SETUP | SETUP job) is set to ON, the COM-[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 81 CHAPTER 2 MEASURE BPM NOTE 4. Press to begin recording. Allow the lead-in measures to pass, while watching the location indicator . When the position reaches 001:1 (the actual start of the song), press and hold the FREE 1 track pad. Continue to hold the pad down for 22 mea- sures, releasing it when the location reaches 023:1.[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 82 Chapter 2 T utorial 3. T urn the dial until the screen indicates that the function is set to SCRA TCH, and press [OK]. 4. Now let’ s assign the ribbon so that it works with the second FREE track (FREE␣ 2). T o do this, hold down the [RIBBON TRACK] button and press and release the FREE 2 pad. ▼ Now you can use the ribbon[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 83 CHAPTER 2 ■ Building Sections A and B Now we will record FREE tracks 1–4 of track bank 1 for sections A and B. W e will play the sample on FREE track 1 at the beginning of each section. For the other FREE tracks (FREE 2, 3, 4), you can strike pads to record notes (pad presses) at any locations you like while listening to [...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 84 Chapter 2 T utorial Recording on Other Free T racks (FREE 2, 3, and 4) Put the sequencer in recording mode, and press the pads for FREE tracks 2/3/4 at the locations shown in the table below . MEASURE FREE T racks 234 Section A 025:1 028:1 ● 032:1 ● 032:4 ● 036:1 ● 040:1 ● 040:4 ● Section B 041:1 044:1 ● 048:1 ?[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 85 CHAPTER 2 ■ Building Section E Section E is simply two repetitions of Section B (16 measures). Record section E in the same way that you did for Section B. Record each track as shown in the following table. MEASURE FREE T racks 1234 073:1 ● 076:1 ● 080:1 ● 080:4 ● 084:1 ● 088:1 ● 088:4 ● 089:1 ● 092:1 ● 09[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 86 Chapter 2 T utorial ● In the same way as for [LEVEL] settings, the parameters set by the KNOB FUNC- TION buttons can be modified and stored again to a scene button. When the song is played back, the modified settings will be recalled. ● Detailed adjustments to note events can be made using the Event Edit function “LOCA [...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 87 CHAPTER 2 6. Use the same procedure to finish entering the name. Then press [OK] to register the song name and return to the main screen. (Or press [CANCEL] at any time to restore the original name and return to the main screen.) The main screen will show the song name that you specified. Naming rules ● Names are limited to[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 88 Chapter 2 T utorial ● All names must be unique. If you attempt to use a name already in use by another song in memory , the screen will briefly display the NAME EXISTS message and then return you to the editing screen. Y ou can then r e-edit the name, or else press [CANCEL] to restore the original name. ● If you press the[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 89 CHAPTER 2 2. Open the DISK | SA VE job: Press the [DISK] job-group selector , and then press the second job selector . 3. T urn the dial as necessary to select the following, and press the [OK] button. 4. Confirm that the display appears as follows. ▼ If you have installed an ASIB1 board and mounted a SCSI drive, you may ne[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 90 Chapter 2 T utorial 8. When saving is completed, the main screen will reappear . 2.3.15 Loading a song Here’ s how data (a volume) previously saved to a floppy disk can be loaded back into the SU700. When you load a volume, the previously-created song data as well as the SU700 setup data will be loaded. ● It is also possi[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 91 CHAPTER 2 4. The following display will appear , allowing you to confirm that the load source drive is the floppy disk drive. ▼ If a SCSI drive is connected, use the dial to select “FDD.” 5. Press the [OK] button, and the load source volume select display will appear . Since a floppy disk can contain only one volume, th[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 92 Chapter 2 T utorial 2.3.16 T echniques for song playback By taking advantage of various techniques as you playback a song, you can add vari- ety to the performance. ● Using the function knobs ● When you press a KNOB FUNCTION button, the knobs of all tracks will perform the specified function. When the power is turned on, [...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 93 CHAPTER 2 ● The ribbon contr oller has a “SCRA TCH” function that is unique to it, and which allows you to play a sample manually by scratching the ribbon controller . ● Use scene memory to change the settings of various parameters ● Function knob data and mute on/of f settings can be stored in the scene buttons. ( [...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 94 Chapter 2 T utorial ● When a song is played back, the NOTE area of the display may indicate “QUAN- TIZE” or “RESOLUTION,” depending on the selected knob function or pad function. By setting “QUANTIZE,” you can correct the timing at which a sample is played. (The accuracy is specified as a note value.) “RESOLUT[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 95 CHAPTER 2 2.4 Modifying sampled sounds The audio tracks (tracks 79–92 of the audio CD) that we sampled in the previous sec- tion (“Building Y our Own Song”) wer e all cr eated by pr ocessing various sour ces from tracks 1–78 of the audio CD. In this section, we will sample these original sources, use ef fects, equaliz[...]

Chapter 2 T utrial 96 Chapter 2 T utorial COMPOSED LOOP 4: ... Source: T rack 45-13 (*Radiator) W e’ll build an eight-measur e ef fect-type phrase. W e’ll dr op the pitch of the origi- nal sample, and apply LFO modulation, filtering, and ef fects. FREE 1: ......................... Source: T rack 64-1 (*Japaneez Rev) W e’ll use a long sample, [...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 97 CHAPTER 2 Song structure The song will be structured in the same ten blocks as in the previous section, “Build- ing Y our Own Song.” In the following table, the material printed in bold indicates the dif fer ences from the song you created in “Building Y our Own Song.” Measure Section Description 001 Intro A Sound typ[...]

Chapter 2 T utrial 98 Chapter 2 T utorial Before you sample! Make sure that you have suf ficient memory before you begin sampling. If you have loaded the demo song or created a song as described in the previous section, turn the power off and then on again to clear the memor y before you begin cr eating the song described below . 2.4.1 Creating the[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 99 CHAPTER 2 Procedure 1. Press the EFFECT/[EFFECT 1] button. The ef fect type “AMP SIM” that is assigned to EFFECT 1 will be displayed. 2. Since the amp simulator ef fect is a system effect ( → p.189), you can use the knobs to independently adjust the depth of the ef fect for each track. ▼ Use the LOOP 1 track knob to s[...]

Chapter 2 T utrial 100 Chapter 2 T utorial LO GAIN setting of LOOP 1 track ● Equalizer (EQ) settings Next we will use the EQ/ [LO GAIN] button to raise the level of the low-frequency re- gion. Procedure 1. Press the EQ/[LO GAIN] button. 2. The display will indicate “EQ LO GAIN = +00.” Rotate the LOOP 1 track knob to make the display read “E[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 101 CHAPTER 2 2. Rotate the LOOP 2 track knob to make the display read “PITCH =+003.” ● Filter resonance settings W e will raise the filter resonance to emphasize the overtones of the sound. Procedure 1. Press the FIL TER/[RESONANCE] button. 2. Rotate the LOOP 2 track knob to make the display read “RESONANCE=000.” 2.4.[...]

Chapter 2 T utrial 102 Chapter 2 T utorial ■ T rack editing (creating a loop phrase) The LOOP 2 track is a loop that plays back endlessly , as is the LOOP 1 track. W e will adjust the start/end point of the sample to create a loop that is suitable for our song. ● The loop phrase editing procedure is the same as described on page 55 of “Build-[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 103 CHAPTER 2 3. In the FIL TER group of the knob function buttons, press the [CUTOFF] button, and ro- tate the LOOP 2 track knob to make the display read “FIL TER CUTOFF=024.” 4. Next press the FIL TER/[RESONANCE] button, and rotate the LOOP 2 track knob to make the display read “RESONANCE=050.” ● Ef fect settings The[...]

Chapter 2 T utrial 104 Chapter 2 T utorial ● Pitch settings Since we want to use the sample of the LOOP 2 track to play the bass, we will lower its pitch. Procedure 1. Press the SOUND/[PITCH] button. 2. Rotate the LOOP 2 track knob to make the display read “PITCH=-045” At the location where you want to audition the sound, press the sequencer [...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 105 CHAPTER 2 2. Rotate the dial to select “LOOP LENGTH,” and press the [OK] button. 3. The current loop length (which was set automatically) will be displayed. Rotate the dial to make the display read “LOOP LENGTH=008,” and press the [OK] button. ● BPM setting Press the sequencer button, and while you listen to check [...]

Chapter 2 T utrial 106 Chapter 2 T utorial 2.4.3 Creating the COMPOSED LOOP 1 track ■ Sampling W e will sample track 75-1“Lo Note Rezo C2” from the included audio CD to the COMPOSED LOOP 1 track (subsequently referred to as CL1). ● The sampling procedure is the same as described on page 50 of the preceding sec- tion, “Building Y our Own S[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 107 CHAPTER 2 2. The display will indicate the ef fect type that is currently selected for EFFECT 2. ▼ This will be “1DELA Y .” Since “1DELA Y” is a system effect ( → p.189), brackets ( ) will be shown in the meter area for all tracks. 3. Each ef fect has several parameters which adjust some aspect of the ef fect. By[...]

Chapter 2 T utrial 108 Chapter 2 T utorial CL1 sample 6. T urn the knob for track CL1 to make the display read “1DELA Y=020.” 7. Now let’ s set the delay interval of 1DELA Y to match the BPM of the song. Press the [NOTE] button to that “RESOLUTION=” is blinking. Then turn the dial to select a note value of . ■ Loop length setting Using [...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 109 CHAPTER 2 Procedure 1. Press the sequencer button to move to the beginning of the song, and press the button to enter record-ready mode. 2. Press the [NOTE] button, and turn the dial to set Quantize to a quarter note ( ). 3. Press the sequencer button to start recording, and at the beginning of measure 3 (MEASURE display 003[...]

Chapter 2 T utrial 110 Chapter 2 T utorial ■ Modifying the sound For the CL2 track, only the pitch will be differ ent. [Settings] SOUND group .......... [PITCH] +100 Use the same procedure as for the LOOP 1 and 2 tracks to make settings. ■ Loop length setting Using the same procedure as when you set the LOOP 2 track, set the sample loop length [...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 111 CHAPTER 2 2.4.5 Creating the COMPOSED LOOP 3 track ■ Sampling W e will sample track 45-1 “*Harp Gliss Down” from the included audio CD to the COMPOSED LOOP 3 track (subsequently referred to as CL3). ● The sampling procedure is the same as described on page 47 of the preceding sec- tion, “Building Y our Own Song.”[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 112 Chapter 2 T utorial Begin recording using the same procedure as for the CL1 track, and at the first beat of the first measure (MEASURE display 001:1), press and hold the CL3 pad. Continue holding it for three beats, and release it immediately before 001:4. 2.4.6 Creating the COMPOSED LOOP 4 track ■ Sampling W e will sample[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 113 CHAPTER 2 CL4 sample ■ Recording to the sequencer Now we will record the sample for the CL4 track on the sequencer . The sample for the CL4 track will be looped over 32 quarter -note beats (eight mea- sures), and will sound for four beats from the beginning of measure 3. (See diagram below .) Begin recording using the same[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 114 Chapter 2 T utorial [Settings] ● FREE 1 track SOUND group .......... [PITCH] +24 FIL TER group ........... [CUTOFF] 068 [RESONANCE] 070 EFFECT group ......... [EFFECT 1] 005 [EFFECT 2] 080 [EFFECT 3] 65 ● FREE 2 track SOUND group .......... [PITCH] +005 [RELEASE] 088 EFFECT group ......... [EFFECT 1] 041 [EFFECT 3] 050 ?[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 115 CHAPTER 2 2.4.8 T rack mixing Now that we have recorded all of our samples, let’ s adjust the volume balance be- tween tracks. Procedure 1. Press the P AD FUNCTION [ON/MUTE] button, and then press the MASTER track pad twice to defeat muting for all tracks. (All tracks will now be able to sound.) 2. Press the P AD FUNCTION [...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 116 Chapter 2 T utorial Effect settings On the SU700, you can assign any desired ef fect type to each of the three buttons [EFFECT 1] - [EFFECT 3] , and then specify how each of the three effects will be ap- plied to each track. Procedure ● Select the effect type and the depth of the effect 1. Press the EFFECT SETUP/[SETUP 1] [...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 117 CHAPTER 2 Indicates the depth at which the 1DELA Y ef fect is applied to each track Resolution at which the effect will change ▼ Example display when a system effect (1DELA Y) has been selected ▼ In the case of an Insertion effect, brackets ( ) will be displayed only in the meter display of the tracks to which the effect[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 118 Chapter 2 T utorial ● Setting the ef fect parameters 3. Each effect has several parameters that determine how it will process the sound. By modifying the parameter settings you can change the speed or depth etc. of the ef- fect. ▼ Use the cursor buttons ( , ) to access the parameter that you wish to modify , and use the [...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 119 CHAPTER 2 ● Setting the ef fect depth and rate of change 5. When you press an EFFECT/[EFFECT 1]-[EFFECT 3] buttons, the effect type selected for the corresponding button will be displayed. ▼ In the case of a system effect, the specified effect can be applied to all tracks. T urn the knob of the track to which you wish to[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 120 Chapter 2 T utorial 2.4.9 Song structur e Now we have provided samples for the ten pads (tracks) of track bank 1. In the previous section “Building Y our Own Song,” we switched between two banks to play a total of eight samples on FREE tracks 1–4. However this time, we will use only the four samples of one bank. W e wi[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 121 CHAPTER 2 ■ Storing settings for type A sounds in the scene buttons First we will store settings to the scene buttons for the song sections which use type A sounds on FREE tracks 1–4. ● Section A = scene button [C] W e will mute only the CL4 and CL4 tracks, and store these settings to scene button [C] . LOOP C.LOOP FRE[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 122 Chapter 2 T utorial For the following song sections, use the same procedure to store the mute settings to scenes. ● Sections B and E = scene button [D] Defeat muting on all tracks (so that they will sound), and store the settings in scene button [D] . ● Break = scene button [B] Mute all tracks (so that they will not soun[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 123 CHAPTER 2 LFO group ................. [PITCH] 116 FIL TER group ........... [RESONANCE] 078 EFFECT group ......... [EFFECT 1] 000 [EFFECT 2] 110 [EFFECT 3] 100 ● FREE 4 SOUND group ........... [LEVEL] 082 [P AN] R57 [A TT ACK] 097 LFO group ................. [SPEED] 010 EQ group ................... [HI GAIN] +60 [LO GAIN] [...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 124 Chapter 2 T utorial ● Section C = Scene button [E] Using the same procedure as you did for the type A sounds, mute only the LOOP tracks 1 and 2, and store the mute settings in scene button [E] . ● Section D = Scene button [F] Using the same procedure as you did for the type A sounds, mute LOOP tracks 1/2 and CL tracks 1/[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 125 CHAPTER 2 T racks that begin sounding from scene [A] End of the [TOP] scene Beginning of scene [A] NOTE: • The [UNDO/REDO] is available when recording scene changes. • T o delete a scene event, you can use the Event Edit group function Location & V alue. ( → p.246) • Depending on the timing at which you recall a [...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 126 Chapter 2 T utorial 2.4.10 Recording the FREE tracks Now that the overall form of the song is complete, we have come to the last step — recording the FREE tracks 1–4 on the sequencer . ■ Recording intro A and B The FREE 1 track sample which is used in Intro A and B is a long sample that plays for more than 16 measures.[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 127 CHAPTER 2 ■ Recording the sections and endings Y ou can recor d sections A–E and endings A and B in the same way as explained on pages 83 to 85 of “Building Y our Own Song.” Refer to these pages and following, and complete your recording. When you have finished recording the FREE tracks, your song is complete! ● Pl[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 128 Chapter 2 T utorial Note timing chart This table shows the timing of the scene changes and the timing of the pad on/off (note on/off) events for the completed version of the SU700 tutorial song that is in- cluded as track 93 of the included audio CD (SU700 Sampling Audio). Scene ev ent : Note ev ent : Scratch ev ent : 10 SCE[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 129 CHAPTER 2 81 SCENE FREE1 FREE2 FREE3 FREE4 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 SCENE FREE1 FREE2 FREE3 FREE4 10 SCENE FREE1 FREE2 FREE3 FREE4 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 89 SCENE FREE1 FREE2 FREE3 FREE4 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 10 SCENE FREE1 FREE2 FREE3 FREE4 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 (TOP) 97 SCENE FREE1 FREE2 FREE3 FREE4 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 S[...]

Chapter 2 T utorial 130 Chapter 2 T utorial[...]

Chapter 3 Basic Concepts, T rack T ypes, and Memory 131 CHAPTER 3 Chapter 3 Basic Concepts, T rack T ypes, and Memor y This chapter explains the relationship between songs, samples, and tracks, and introduces some important concepts required for operating the SU700 effectively . It explains the thr ee dif ferent types of sample tracks (LOOP , COMPO[...]

Chapter 3 B asic Concepts, T r ack T ypes, and M emor y 132 Chapter 3 Basic Concepts, T rack T ypes, and Memory 3.1 Basics T o use the SU700 effectively , you need to understand how songs are generated and how they are related to samples and tracks. In particular , you need to understand the following basic points about SU700 operation. ◆ The mai[...]

Chapter 3 Basic Concepts, T rack T ypes, and Memory 133 CHAPTER 3 Scenes Scenes make it possible for you to change the entire song sound with a single button press. Each scene stores an entire environment : knob settings, mute settings, and the ef fects setup. Y ou create the scene by setting up an environment and then storing it into scene memory [...]

Chapter 3 B asic Concepts, T r ack T ypes, and M emor y 134 Chapter 3 Basic Concepts, T rack T ypes, and Memory ◆ Each track stores multiple parameters (level, pan, pitch, and so on) that condition its sound. For each track, you control all of these parameters using a single knob. For this reason, these parameters are called knob settings . At an[...]

Chapter 3 Basic Concepts, T rack T ypes, and Memory 135 CHAPTER 3 Y ou are also free to control the sound of songs in real time during performance: for example, by hitting pads, turning knobs, and adjusting the BPM while playback is in progress. But you should also be aware that realtime adjustments you make on any track may be cancelled by subsequ[...]

Chapter 3 B asic Concepts, T r ack T ypes, and M emor y 136 Chapter 3 Basic Concepts, T rack T ypes, and Memory Loop generation and playback is automatic: you do not use the pad to record note-on and note-off events. Y ou can, however , use the pad MUTE function to switch the sound on or off at any point in the song. The following shows what LOOP p[...]

Chapter 3 Basic Concepts, T rack T ypes, and Memory 137 CHAPTER 3 Once you have recorded one or more notes, loop playback is automatic. Again, you can use the pad MUTE function to switch the sound on or of f at any point in the song. FREE T racks The sample in the FREE track is played only when you hit the pad (in PLA Y mode) to register a Note On.[...]

Chapter 3 B asic Concepts, T r ack T ypes, and M emor y 138 Chapter 3 Basic Concepts, T rack T ypes, and Memory Exter nal Memory If you wish to retain your samples, sequence data, and volatile settings, you must save these to a volume on disk before switching the power off. ( → p.287). The SU700 comes standard with a built-in floppy disk drive th[...]

CHAPTER 4 Chapter 4 SU700 Operating Modes 139 Chapter 4 SU700 Operating Modes C ONTENTS 4.1 Introduction 140 4.2 Sequencer Modes 141 4.3 Other Modes 146 This chapter briefly describes each of the SU700’ s operating modes. When using the SU700 you will be switching modes often, so it will be helpful keep in mind that basic purpose of each mode, th[...]

Chapter 4 SU700 Operating M odes 140 Chapter 4 SU700 Operating Modes 4.1 Introduction The SU700 has six operating modes—four sequencer modes, and two modes that temporarily disable use of the sequencer . The six modes ar e listed below . Sequencer Modes ● PLA Y ST ANDBY ● PLA Y ● REC ST ANDBY ● REC Other Modes ● JOB ● SAMPLE RECORDING[...]

Chapter 4 SU700 Operating Modes 141 CHAPTER 4 4.2 Sequencer Modes This section briefly describes each of the four sequencer modes. Y ou use these modes to control song setup, recording, and playback. For practical information about how to operate the sequencer during actual recording and playback, refer also to pages 162 to 165. The table on page 1[...]

Chapter 4 SU700 Operating M odes 142 Chapter 4 SU700 Operating Modes ● REC Plays the song and records your actions into the song. PLA Y ST ANDBY DESCRIPTION This mode becomes active at power -on, and provides direct access to all other oper - ating modes (with the exception of REC mode). While the sequencer is in this mode, the song remains locke[...]

Chapter 4 SU700 Operating Modes 143 CHAPTER 4 HOW YOU EXIT THIS MODE ● Press to r etur n to PLA Y ST ANDBY . (The song will stop at its curr ent location.) REC ST ANDBY DESCRIPTION Y ou must enter this mode befor e you can begin recording. While the sequencer is in this mode, the song remains locked at its cur r ent location. Y ou can use this mo[...]

Chapter 4 SU700 Operating M odes 144 Chapter 4 SU700 Operating Modes MAIN SCREEN and FUNCTION SCREEN When you are working in PLA Y ST ANDBY or PLA Y mode, the SU700 may display ei- ther the main screen or else a function screen. The main screen shows the song num- ber and song name, while the function screen shows the name of the currently se- lect[...]

Chapter 4 SU700 Operating Modes 145 CHAPTER 4 When function screen is displayed: All knobs control the same knob function (as selected by the knob-function button), and all pads control the same pad function (as selected by the pad-function button). The screen shows the name of the currently selected knob and pad functions. Operations Accessible Fr[...]

Chapter 4 SU700 Operating M odes 146 Chapter 4 SU700 Operating Modes 4.3 Other Modes The SU700 offers two special modes that you use for work that is not dir ectly r elated to the sequencer . Y ou can access these modes from the sequencer’ s PLA Y ST ANDBY mode. JOB MODE DESCRIPTION Use this mode to carry out one or more of the SU700 jobs. For de[...]

Chapter 4 SU700 Operating Modes 147 CHAPTER 4 SAMPLE RECORDING DESCRIPTION Use this mode to record your samples. While you are working in this mode all se- quencer operations and all normal pad and knob operations ar e disabled. For infor - mation about how to record samples, see Chapter 5, “Samples and Sampling.” ( → p.149) WHA T YOU CAN DO [...]

Chapter 4 SU700 Operating M odes 148 Chapter 4 SU700 Operating Modes[...]

Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 149 CHAPTER 5 Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling This chapter tells you more than you will want to know about SU700 samples. The chapter’ s first section explains samples and sample pa- rameters and presents important information about editing and han- dling of your samples. The second section presents step-by-step inst[...]

Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 150 Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 5.1 All about Samples Introduction Samples are the sounds you use to build up your songs. Y ou can get samples for the SU700 by recording them yourself, by loading them from commercially available sampling CDs or other such media, by porting them from other samplers, or by resampling[...]

Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 151 CHAPTER 5 Sampling Parameters SU700 samples are characterized by thr ee parameters: sampling frequency , bit reso- lution, and format (stereo or monaural). If you are recording a sample from an ana- log source, you can set values for each of these parameters. If you are recording a digital signal, the values are f[...]

Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 152 Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling ● Start Point and End Point The start point and end point settings determine the points on the recorded wave- form at which playback actually begins and ends. Y ou can adjust these values to eliminate playback of unnecessary material recorded at the beginning and end of the wavefor[...]

Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 153 CHAPTER 5 TRIM ............................ Delete waveform data existing before the start point and after the end point. This frees up additional sampling memor y . ( → p.262) DELETE ....................... Deletes the sample from memory , fr eeing up addi- tional sampling memory . Also deletes any sequence dat[...]

Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 154 Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling Listening to Samples Once you have recorded, loaded, or imported a sample into the SU700, you can listen to the sample by hitting the corresponding pad—provided that the track mute is off and that the pad function is set to PLA Y . In general, you will want to set the se- quencer i[...]

Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 155 CHAPTER 5 Y ou will notice that these names appear on the screen when you are carrying out certain jobs. When you save all SU700 data to disk as a volume, each sample is stored as a sepa- rate file under its own name within the disk volume. When you use the DISK | LOAD SAMPLE job to reload a sample from a volume, [...]

Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 156 Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 5.2 Sample Recording Pr ocedur e The step-by-step instructions below take you through the entire sample-recording procedure. Getting Ready 1. Open the SYSTEM | SETUP job and set the AUDIO IN parameter to match your in- put source you are going to use. (See page 302.) Then press [OK] [...]

Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 157 CHAPTER 5 3. Press the [SAMPLING] button. ▼ The screen displays the SELECT TRACK message, instructing you to select the track that you want to record onto. The bank indicator and brackets indicate the currently indicated track. NOTE: • From this point on, you can use the [CANCEL] button to move back to a prece[...]

Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 158 Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling Selected track Bit resolution Format (stereo or mono) 7. Adjust the recording parameters and input level as follows. <Recording Parameters> If you have already adjusted these values during the current session, the screen begins by showing your most recent settings; otherwise, t[...]

Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 159 CHAPTER 5 8. Hit the [SAMPLING] button again to start the recording, and at the same time begin providing the input that you want to record. ▼ The screen keeps track of remaining available sampling time as the recording pro- ceeds. The meter area also operates as a remaining-time indicator , with vertical segmen[...]

Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling 160 Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling[...]

Chapter 6 Using the Features 161 CHAPTER 6 Chapter 6 Using the Featur es This chapter provides detailed information about how to use each of the SU700’ s main features during song recording, song performance, and song setup work.[...]

Chapter 6 U sing the F eatur es 162 Chapter 6 Using the Features Using the Sequencer: Recor ding, Playing, and Adjusting the Po- sition This section presents an overview of sequencer operations you will need to use re- peatedly when recording and playing songs. How T o Start Recording 1. If the sequencer is not currently in PLA Y ST ANDBY mode, pre[...]

Chapter 6 Using the Features 163 CHAPTER 6 How T o Stop Recording Press the button to stop recording. ● The sequencer displays PR OCESSING ... briefly , then jumps back to the position at which you started the recording session. NOTE: The SU700 does not update the environment when jumping back to the earlier position; the knob settings, scenes, a[...]

Chapter 6 U sing the F eatur es 164 Chapter 6 Using the Features Using the Dial 1. The screen’ s MEASURE indication must be blinking. If it is not blinking, press the [MEASURE] button once—so that it begins blinking. 2. T urn the dial to the right to advance the song position, or to the left to move back in the song. Using Markers If you have s[...]

Chapter 6 Using the Features 165 CHAPTER 6 ● Press the [BPM] button (so that the BPM display is blinking), and then turn the dial. ● T ap a beat on the [BPM COUNTER] . The SU700 detects the tempo you are tap- ping and displays it in the BPM display area. If you wish to use this tempo, press the [OK] button to lock it in. (If you do not press [O[...]

Chapter 6 U sing the F eatur es 166 Chapter 6 Using the Features KNOB USAGE and SEQUENCER MODE Knob usage varies according to the sequencer state as follows. In REC mode: Y ou use the knobs to record knob changes onto each track. If you select the SOUND/[PITCH] function and then turn the knob on the first LOOP track, for example, the sequencer reco[...]

Chapter 6 Using the Features 167 CHAPTER 6 ● Y ou can switch the function to PLA Y , ON/MUTE, or LOOP REST AR T at any time by pressing the corresponding function selector . If you are working at the main screen, pressing the button will move you to a function screen and all pads will be set to control the selected pad function. ● If you wish t[...]

Chapter 6 U sing the F eatur es 168 Chapter 6 Using the Features PLA Y Function Purpose: Use to play notes (to play the sample sound). Description: Use the pad to record note-on events (sample-playback events) onto COMPOSED LOOP and FREE tracks, and to play samples out in real time. Operation in Each Mode: REC mode Pad press records a Note-On; pad [...]

Chapter 6 Using the Features 169 CHAPTER 6 :1 :2 :3 :4 :1 :2 :3 :4 Description: Hold down [ROLL] button and press pad to record or play a “roll” sound. Operation in Each Mode: REC mode Holding down the [ROLL] button and pressing the pad records a roll onto the track at the current resolution (see below). Note that if you are working on a LOOP o[...]

Chapter 6 U sing the F eatur es 170 Chapter 6 Using the Features 2 Hold down the [ROLL] button and turn the dial to select the new rate. Y ou can select any of the following 18 roll rates: 3 33 33 3 ● Although it is possible to change the roll resolution while you are rolling a note (while you are holding down both [ROLL] button and a pad), the r[...]

Chapter 6 Using the Features 171 CHAPTER 6 Pad Operations by Function, T rack T ype, and Sequencer Mode Pad Sequencer T rack Operation Function Mode T ype LP ● No event is recorded. ● If track is not muted, plays out sample in accordance with current tempo setting and all current knob and track settings; except that if BPM TRACKING is set to SL[...]

Chapter 6 U sing the F eatur es 172 Chapter 6 Using the Features Using the Ribbon Contr oller The ribbon controller is a special feature that you can use to control one selected function on a preselected track. Once you have selected the function, you can control it by tapping or rubbing the ribbon. The ribbon gives you a tactile type of control no[...]

Chapter 6 Using the Features 173 CHAPTER 6 (Example: LEVEL) If Scratch: If you set the ribbon to control the scratch function, the SU700 maps the first part of the sample along the span of the ribbon, starting from the bottom of the ribbon. If you set your finger on the bottom of the ribbon and run it upwards, you can scratch out the sound in the f[...]

Chapter 6 U sing the F eatur es 174 Chapter 6 Using the Features Using Quantizing Y ou use the quantizing feature to automatically adjust the timing of knob and pad ac- tions that you input when recording a song . The purpose of the quantize feature is to allow you to get clean timing even when your input is slightly of f time or sloppy . Quantizin[...]

Chapter 6 Using the Features 175 CHAPTER 6 Examples 1:1 :3 :1 :3 :2 :4 :2 :4 :1 Note-On 1:1 :3 :1 :3 :2 :4 :2 :4 :1 If QUANTIZE = , adjusted as follows : 1:1 :3 :1 :3 :2 :4 :2 :4 :1 If QUANTIZE = , adjusted as follows : 1:1 :3 :1 :3 :2 :4 :2 :4 :1 If QUANTIZE = , Knob events are pulled as follows : Once you have used quantizing, there is no direct [...]

Chapter 6 U sing the F eatur es 176 Chapter 6 Using the Features How to Set the Quantize V alue T o change the quantize setting, proceed as follows. Note that you can change the quantize setting at any time when working at the main screen or a function screen, regardless of the sequencer’ s cur rent state. Note that the quantize setting is a temp[...]

Chapter 6 Using the Features 177 CHAPTER 6 ● T o change the entire setup instantly , either within the recorded song itself or on the fly during realtime playback. This is extremely useful because: 1. It makes it possible for you to switch to an environment that you have already tried out and that you know will sound good. 2. It allows you to cha[...]

Chapter 6 U sing the F eatur es 178 Chapter 6 Using the Features What Does the Scene Hold? When you store a scene, the scene memory stores the current settings for all of the items listed below . When you recall the scene, the sequencer will recall of these set- tings. ● All current knob settings (SOUND/LEVEL, SOUND/P AN, SOUND/PITCH, ...,EF- FEC[...]

Chapter 6 Using the Features 179 CHAPTER 6 NOTE 1: Remember that when you save data into a scene, you overwrite any data already existing in that scene. Do not use a button that contains a scene that you may need later . NOTE 2: Be careful that you do not release the button too soon. If the button already contains a scene, then releasing it too qui[...]

Chapter 6 U sing the F eatur es 180 Chapter 6 Using the Features ● If you do not store a top scene (if the top scene is empty), then: When you move back to the start of the song from any other position in the song, settings will sim- ply retain the values they had prior to the move. It will probably be impossible to predict how the song will soun[...]

Chapter 6 Using the Features 181 CHAPTER 6 Usage T ips ● When building a song segment (recording and then re-recording over the same sec- tion), you will want to use a scene to store the environment that exists at the start of the section, so that you can recall the environment before re-recording from the start of that segment. ● When building[...]

Chapter 6 U sing the F eatur es 182 Chapter 6 Using the Features Using Markers Y ou can use markers to jump to preset locations in the song. Y ou can memorize up to eight locations for each song. This feature is useful when you want to jump around to dif ferent song locations during performance, or if you wish to jump to specific loca- tions when b[...]

Chapter 6 Using the Features 183 CHAPTER 6 T o jump to a marker location 1. Be sure that the sequencer is in PLA Y or PLA Y ST ANDBY mode, and that the SCENE/MARKER switch is set to MARKER. 2. Press the appropriate marker button briefly to jump to the stored location. Note that the position changes when you release the button, not when you press it[...]

Chapter 6 U sing the F eatur es 184 Chapter 6 Using the Features The [UNDO/REDO] button is effective only while the sequencer is in PLA Y ST ANDBY ; you can not execute an undo or redo while playback is in progress. Press- ing the button will always return the song to position 001:1. Note that the “undo” memory will lose its content when you do[...]

CHAPTER 7 Chapter 7 Ef fects 185 Chapter 7 Ef fects C ONTENTS 7.1 Introduction 186 7.2 Using the Ef fects 186 7.3 Effect Blocks 188 7.4 System Ef fects 189 7.5 Insertion Effects 190 7.6 Usage T ips 191 7.7 Changing the Effect Resolution 192 This chapter tells you what you need to know about setting up and us- ing the SU700’ s built-in effects.[...]

Chapter 7 E ffects 186 Chapter 7 Ef fects 7.1 Intr oduction The SU700 effects system of fers the following features and characteristics: ● A wide variety of built-in effects. Each ef fect includes a number of dedicated pa- rameters that give you great control over how the ef fect is actually applied. ● Three effect blocks. Y ou assign a differe[...]

Chapter 7 Effects 187 CHAPTER 7 NOTE: If you have installed the optional AIEB1 board (I/O expansion board), be aware that effects are not applied to signals directed to the analog assignable outputs (although they are applied to the signals to the DIGIT AL and OPTICAL connectors). USING SCENES There is only one way to preserve the effect assignment[...]

Chapter 7 E ffects 188 Chapter 7 Ef fects 7.3 Ef fect Blocks The SU700 provides three effect blocks, with a separate ef fect assigned to each block. An effect is applied by passing the signal output from the tracks thr ough the corre- sponding ef fect block. Y ou might want to note that the SU700 will never pass the entire signal through the block;[...]

Chapter 7 Effects 189 CHAPTER 7 7.4 System Ef fects All tracks (with the exception of the MASTER track) connect directly to all blocks that contain system effects. If you place system ef fects into all three blocks, for ex- ample, then all tracks (except for the MASTER track) will pass their output to all three blocks. When working with a system ef[...]

Chapter 7 E ffects 190 Chapter 7 Ef fects 7.5 Insertion Ef fects Insertion effects are subject to restrictions that do not apply to system ef fects. The following conditions apply to insertion ef fects. (a) When setting up the effect, you decide which tracks you want to connect to that effect. For each track (other than the MASTER track) you can se[...]

Chapter 7 Effects 191 CHAPTER 7 The following illustration shows the connection configuration when insertion effects have been assigned to all three blocks. EFFECT 1 2 3 LOOP FREE A UDIO IN MASTER EFFECT 1 2 3 OFF 1 2 3 OFF 1 2 3 OFF 1 2 3 OFF 1 2 3 OFF EFFECT 1 EFFECT 2 EFFECT 3 7.6 Usage Tips ● Remember that when you use the knobs to control th[...]

Chapter 7 E ffects 192 Chapter 7 Ef fects 7.7 Changing the Ef fect Resolution Many effects include a r esolution setting (note-interval) that determines the effect’ s timing. It is important to note that the following points: • Y ou cannot change the resolution setting using the EFFECT SETUP functions. Y ou can only change the resolution settin[...]

CHAPTER 8 Chapter 8 Knob Functions 193 C ONTENTS 8.1 Overview 194 8.2 Knob Settings for Each T rack 195 8.3 Quantize and Resolution 196 8.4 Parameter Descriptions 197 Y ou use the SU700 control knobs to set or adjust values for up to 22 parameters, or knob settings, on each track. This chapter describes all of the settings that you can control with[...]

Chapter 8 K nob F unctions 194 Chapter 8 Knob Functions 8.1 Overview The SU700 allows you to set and control up to 22 playback parameters (or knob set- tings ) on each track. These parameters determine how the track’ s sound is processed during playback. For any given track, you control all of these parameters using the track’ s single con- tro[...]

Chapter 8 Knob Functions 195 CHAPTER 8 Note that the knob function buttons operate during all four sequencer modes. Func- tion switching is disabled only while you are working at a job screen or while you are recording a sample. NOTE: When you are working at a function screen, as described above, all knobs control the currently selected function. W[...]

Chapter 8 K nob F unctions 196 Chapter 8 Knob Functions 8.3 Quantize and Resolution Some of the knob functions support a QUANTIZE setting, while several others sup- port a RESOLUTION setting. QUANTIZE Setting The quantize setting determines the interval at which the SU700 sequencer records knob and pad input. For a detailed explanation of quantizin[...]

Chapter 8 Knob Functions 197 CHAPTER 8 8.4 Parameter Descriptions SOUND Group These parameters control sound output quality by adjusting the waveform playback. LEVEL Range: 000 to 127 Default: 100 (on all sample tracks) 077 (on AUDIO IN track) 127 (on MASTER track) W orks on: All tracks Controls the sound level of the track’ s playback. T urn the[...]

Chapter 8 K nob F unctions 198 Chapter 8 Knob Functions PITCH Range: -128 to +127 Default: +000 W orks on: Sample tracks Adjusts the pitch of the sample playback. T urn the knob right to increase the pitch, or left to reduce it. Each increment corresponds to 20 cents (where 100 cents is equiva- lent to 1 semitone). On LOOP tracks only: If you set t[...]

Chapter 8 Knob Functions 199 CHAPTER 8 RELEASE Range: 000 to 127 Default: 45 W orks on: Sample tracks This function applies a fade-out to the sample. Higher values increase the length of the fade; 0 applies no fade at all. This feature is primarily intended for use on COM- POSED LOOP and FREE tracks. A fade-out refers to a gradual drop in the sampl[...]

Chapter 8 K nob F unctions 200 Chapter 8 Knob Functions LENGTH Range: -64 to +63 Default: +00 W orks on: LOOP tracks This function lets you dynamically adjust the length of a LOOP-track sample. The adjustment is available only if BPM TRA CKING (in the TRACK SET | SETUP job) is set to SLICE ( → p.237), and only on LOOP tracks. Positive values incr[...]

Chapter 8 Knob Functions 201 CHAPTER 8 GROOVE Group These functions let you impart a groove, or swing, to the track playback by adjusting note values of notes that fall within every second interval . For every four -interval seg- ment, for example, note events located within the second and fourth intervals are adjusted according to the function val[...]

Chapter 8 K nob F unctions 202 Chapter 8 Knob Functions T o Set the Interval Procedure 1. Select the track that you want to adjust. ▼ Use the bank selectors to select the bank, and then hit the pad for the track you wish to adjust. 2. Press GROOVE/[TIMING]. ▼ The SU700 displays the GR V TIMING function screen. The NOTE area of the screen displa[...]

Chapter 8 Knob Functions 203 CHAPTER 8 SUPPLEMENT ARY EXPLANA TION On LOOP tracks: Assume that your loop phrase is a two-measure waveform that looks like this. Gray areas indicate groove intervals. All note events that start within the groove inter - val are adjusted for groove. 1:1 :2 :3 :4 2:1 :2 :3 :4 3:0 If you set RESOLUTION = , the SU700 slic[...]

Chapter 8 K nob F unctions 204 Chapter 8 Knob Functions TIMING [GR V TIMING] Range: -100 to +100 [%] (if LOOP); +000 to +100[%] (if COMPOSED LOOP or FREE) Default: +000 W orks on: Sample tracks This function applies an adjustment to the start location of the notes that fall within the groove intervals. T urning the knob to the right increases the t[...]

Chapter 8 Knob Functions 205 CHAPTER 8 VELOCITY [GR V VELOCITY] Range: -100 to +100 Default: +000 W orks on: Sample tracks This function applies an offset to the velocity values of the notes (or slices) that start within the groove intervals. (The velocity determines the loudness at which the note is reproduced.) T urn the knob to the right to incr[...]

Chapter 8 K nob F unctions 206 Chapter 8 Knob Functions GA TE TIME [GR V GA TETIM] Range: -100 to +100 Default: +000 W orks on: Sample tracks This function applies an adjustment to the gate time (duration) of the notes (or slices) that start within the groove intervals. T ur n the knob to the right to increase the gate time, or left to reduce it. N[...]

Chapter 8 Knob Functions 207 CHAPTER 8 Original track output SPEED [LFO SPEED] Range: 000 to 127 Default: 025 W orks on: Sample tracks Adjusts the frequency of the LFO wave. Higher values produce faster modulation. A setting of 000 switches modulation off. AMP [LFO AMP DPTH] Range: 000 to 127 Default: 000 W orks on: Sample tracks Sets the amount by[...]

Chapter 8 K nob F unctions 208 Chapter 8 Knob Functions FIL TER [LFO FIL DPTH] Range: 000 to 127 Default: 000 W orks on: Sample tracks Sets the amount by which the LFO modulates the filter cutof f frequency . A filter depth of 000 applies no modulation, while a setting of +127 applies maximum modu- lation. The LFO modulation is applied as an of fse[...]

Chapter 8 Knob Functions 209 CHAPTER 8 If both gain settings are negative: Low Band High Band HI GAIN [EQ HI GAIN] Range: -64 to +63 Default: +00 W orks on: Sample tracks and MASTER track Sets the gain applied at the equalizer’ s high band. Positive values apply a positive gain, thereby emphasizing the sound within the high band. Negative values [...]

Chapter 8 K nob F unctions 210 Chapter 8 Knob Functions FIL TER Group The SU700 provides one filter for each sample track. This group lets you dynamically adjust each filter’ s cutoff frequency and resonance. Note that the filter type itself is set by the TRACK SET | FIL TER TYPE job ( → p.233). CUTOFF [FIL TR CUTOFF] Range: 000 to 127 Default:[...]

Chapter 8 Knob Functions 211 CHAPTER 8 EFFECT Group Y ou use this group to control the effect levels on each track, and to set or change the effect resolution for each ef fect. The SU700 includes a sophisticated effects implementation that pr ovides you with three separate effect blocks. Y ou can assign a different ef fect to each block (from a to-[...]

Chapter 8 K nob F unctions 212 Chapter 8 Knob Functions If the ef fect supports a RESOLUTION setting, then the current setting is indicated at the lower right of the screen. Y ou can change the RESOLUTION value by pressing the [NOTE] button and turning the dial. Resolution values can be set separately for each supporting ef fect. If the effect assi[...]

Chapter 9 Editing Functions 213 CHAPTER 9 Chapter 9 Editing Functions C ONTENTS 9.1 Overview 214 9.2 EFFECT SETUP Group 214 9.3 JOB Group 220 9.4 NAME Group 221 Y ou use the editing-function panel to set up the effects and to carry out a number of other tasks. This chapter describes each of the operations that you can access using this panel.[...]

Chapter 9 Editing F unctions 214 Chapter 9 Editing Functions 9.1 Overview Y ou use the editing function panel to perform the following tasks. ● Cancel an ef fect. Instantly switch off operation of an ef fect. ● Set up each effect block. Select the ef fect type for each block, and set the effect’ s parameters. ● Reset knob function values. R[...]

Chapter 9 Editing Functions 215 CHAPTER 9 Procedure 1. W ith the sequencer in PLA Y or PLA Y ST ANDBY , press the button corresponding to the ef fect block whose effect you want to cancel. ▼ The SU700 displays CLEAR= effect _ name , where effect _ name is the name of the ef- fect assigned to the block. If the effect supports a RESOLUTION setting,[...]

Chapter 9 Editing F unctions 216 Chapter 9 Editing Functions These functions can be accessed only while the sequencer is in PLA Y or PLA Y ST ANDBY . When you press any of these buttons, the SU700 displays the corresponding setup screen (see illustrations in the procedure below). While working at a setup screen, you can hear results of your new eff[...]

Chapter 9 Editing Functions 217 CHAPTER 9 If insertion effect: HINT : Regardless of other settings, you can always tell whether or not an effect is an insertion effect by looking the meter brackets for the MASTER track. If the brackets are off, the ef- fect is an insertion effect; if the brackets are visible, the effect is a system effect. 2. T urn[...]

Chapter 9 Editing F unctions 218 Chapter 9 Editing Functions IMPORT ANT Note that you cannot connect a given track to more than one insertion effect. (See il- lustration, page 191.) If you try to switch on the connection for a track that is already connected to an insertion ef fect on one of the other two effect blocks, the screen will display the [...]

Chapter 9 Editing Functions 219 CHAPTER 9 Parameters The first five parameters are dif ferent for each effect. For an explanation of each ef- fect and its parameters, to the effect listings starting on page 333. The subsequent parameters set up the output from the effect block itself, and ar e therefore the same regardless of the selected effect. T[...]

Chapter 9 Editing F unctions 220 Chapter 9 Editing Functions 9.3 JOB Gr oup Use this group to reset knob-function values or delete note events on selected tracks. KNOB RESET Use this function to reset all current knob settings on the selected track to their de- faults. This function is effective in PLA Y and PLA Y ST ANDBY modes only . Procedure Ho[...]

Chapter 9 Editing Functions 221 CHAPTER 9 3. Continue holding down both the button and the pad until you reach the location at which you want to stop deletion. Then release the track pad to stop the deletion. NOTE: Y ou can simultaneously delete note events from multiple tracks (in the same bank) by holding down more than one track pad. 9.4 NAME Gr[...]

Chapter 9 Editing F unctions 222 Chapter 9 Editing Functions[...]

CHAPTER 10 Chapter 10 Jobs 223 Chapter 10 Jobs This chapter describes all of jobs available at the SU700 job panel. Y ou use these jobs to carry out editing, data management, and system man- agement tasks. C ONTENTS 10.1 Overview and Job List 224 10.2 General Procedure 225 10.3 Job Explanations 227[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 224 Chapter 10 Jobs 10.1 Overview and Job List Y ou use the SU700 jobs to carry out editing, data management, and utility-type op- erations. T o select a job, you pr ess the job group selector (along the top of the selector grid) and then the appropriate job selector (along the left of the grid). In some cases you will then need to[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 225 CHAPTER 10 P age SAMPLE: Edit/conv ert the wavef orm on the selected track. 259 ST ART POINT Set the playback start point on the waveform. END POINT Set the playback end point on the waveform. PROCESS TRIM T rim the waveform (remove unused parts at the ends of the waveform), freeing up additional sample memory . REVERSE Reverse [...]

Chapter 10 J obs 226 Chapter 10 Jobs 2. Select the job group by pressing one of the job group selectors along the top of the job grid. Then select the job (or job type) by pressing one of the job selec- tors along the left of the grid. ● When you press the group selector , the screen displays the name of the group. When you press the job selector[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 227 CHAPTER 10 Some jobs are used to enter new settings, while other are used to execute operations. Note that most setting changes become effective immediately —even if you use [CANCEL] to escape from the job. T o execute an operation, however , you must al- ways press [OK] . Details are provided in the procedures below . Note th[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 228 Chapter 10 Jobs SONG | NAME Use to: Edit the name of the currently selected song. ● Maximum name length is eight characters. ● The default song name is SONG xx , where xx is the song number . ● Y ou cannot use a name that is already assigned to another song. Procedure 1. Press SONG | NAME to enter this job. ▼ The screen[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 229 CHAPTER 10 SONG | COPY Use to: Copy the content of the current song into another song. After completion of this job, you will have two copies of the same song. This feature is useful when you want to edit one copy of the song while retaining another for safe- keeping, when you want to edit multiple versions of the same basic son[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 230 Chapter 10 Jobs SONG | INIT Use to: Initialize the current song. This job deletes all song data stored in the specified song number . The following information is deleted or reset: all samples, all sequence data, all knob data, all scene content, all marker set- tings, MTC of fset, track settings, and MIDI settings. Procedure 1[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 231 CHAPTER 10 10.3.2 TRACK SET Group Y ou use the jobs to set up the operation of each track for the current song. The set- tings you make here significantly affect the sound of the song. These settings ar e stored together with the song when you save the song to volume on disk, and are restored when you reload the song from the vo[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 232 Chapter 10 Jobs ● For information about how the track-meter displays operate when you are working at a main screen, refer to pages 25 and 144. Procedure Be sure that you have selected the song containing the track(s) that you want to set up. 1. Press TRACK SET | MAIN to enter this job. ▼ The screen appears as follows. The b[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 233 CHAPTER 10 TRACK SET | FIL TER TYPE Use to: Select the filter type for each track. ● This operation has no affect on the track’ s current cutof f-frequency and resonance settings. T o change the cutof f frequency and resonance, use the corresponding knob functions ( → p.210). ● This operation does not apply to AUDIO IN a[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 234 Chapter 10 Jobs Brackets indicate selected track. T rack’ s current f ilter type. Selected Bank Procedure Be sure that you have selected the song containing the track(s) that you want to set up. 1. Press TRACK SET | FIL TER TYPE to enter this job. ▼ The screen appears as follows. The bank number and meter bracket indicate t[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 235 CHAPTER 10 Brackets indicate selected track. Trac k’ s current setting. Selected Bank ● The setting works separately for notes recorded in the song (recorded note events ) and notes generated by realtime playback. If you set the value to SINGLE, for example, then the track can actually play two notes at a time: one generated[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 236 Chapter 10 Jobs TRACK SET | SETUP Use to: Set various playback parameters for each track, or to view current set- tings. ● Parameters are as follows. See below for a detailed explanation of each setting. BPM TRA CKING Determines how playback reacts to changes in tempo (BPM). Applies to sample tracks only (cannot be set for AU[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 237 CHAPTER 10 Explanation of Settings BPM TRA CKING MODE = SLICE or CHNG PITCH (on LOOP tracks) NORMAL or CHNG PITCH (on COMPOSED LOOP and FREE tracks) (where bold indicates the default) SLICE The SU700 breaks the track’ s sample into slices, and spaces the slices so that the sample just fills the specified loop length at the cur[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 238 Chapter 10 Jobs The following illustration shows how the SLICE setting operates on a LOOP-track sample having a four -beat loop length, assuming that groove resolution is set to quar - ter note (four slices per measure). FEEE FAAI FOUW FUMM FEEE FAAI FOUW FUMM FEEFAAF O U F U M FEE•••• FEEE FAAI FOUW FUMM FEE•••?[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 239 CHAPTER 10 COMPOSED LOOP track: Sets the number of beats for the loop pattern (rhythm pattern). Y ou can set the length from 1 to 128 beats. (The default is 4.) Once you have re- corded a sequence of Note On events, however , the SU700 will not let you set the loop length shorter than the beat at which the final Note On occurs. [...]

Chapter 10 J obs 240 Chapter 10 Jobs LFO W A VE LFO W A V = SA W DOWN , SA W UP , TRIANGLE, SQUARE (W orks on sample tracks only . The default is SA W DOWN.) This value selects the LFO waveform. This waveform provides the modulation for the LFO group of knob functions ( → p.206). Note that the LFO/[AMP] knob function can not generate saw-up modul[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 241 CHAPTER 10 10.3.3 TRACK EDIT Group Use these jobs to copy track data or event data from one track to another , or to reset track data or event data on a selected track. Y ou must select the appropriate song before beginning to run these jobs. What The Jobs Do TRACK COPY Copies all non-event track data from one track to another .[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 242 Chapter 10 Jobs Procedure Be sure that you have selected the appropriate song. 1. Press TRACK EDIT | TRACK COPY to enter this job. ▼ The screen displays SOURCE TRACK , and the bank number and meter bracket in- dicate the last track you were working on (the last pad you pressed, except that if this was AUDIO IN or MASTER then [...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 243 CHAPTER 10 TRACK EDIT | TRACK INIT Use to: Erase the track’ s recorded sample and recorded event data (sequence data), and reset all track settings to their defaults. ● Be careful when using this job, as it erases data without issuing any warning or con- firmation prompt. Be sure that you are ready to proceed before you pres[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 244 Chapter 10 Jobs ● For you reference, when you select a track the screen will show not only whether that track contains a sample but also whether it contains sequence data. If the track has a sample only , then only the two center bars will light up; if it also con- tains sequence data, then the six center bars light up. If yo[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 245 CHAPTER 10 ▼ If the destination track already contains sequence data, the screen displays the OVER WRITE? prompt. If you do not wish to overwrite, press [CANCEL] as necessary to move back to a previous job level or to return to the main screen. If you are pre- pared to overwrite, press [OK] to proceed. ▼ The SU700 copies the[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 246 Chapter 10 Jobs 10.3.4 EVENT EDIT Use these jobs to edit or delete specific sequence data on a selected track, or to add measures to or delete measures from the current song. What The Jobs Do Allows you to edit or delete actions you recorded using the pads and scene buttons. In particular , allows you to (a) edit the location, [...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 247 CHAPTER 10 Procedure Be sure that you have selected the song containing the track you want to edit. 1. Press EVENT EDIT | LOCA TION & V ALUE. ▼ The screen displays EDIT =trackname, where trackname is the name of the track whose pad you last pressed. The bank number and meter bracket also indicate the selected track. T rack[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 248 Chapter 10 Jobs If EVNT=NOTE 4. The screen now displays information about the note-on event nearest the current song location, as follows. 5. Select a note you want to edit or delete by pressing the sequencer ’ s or but- ton as necessary . Each press on the button moves you to the next note event; each press on moves you to t[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 249 CHAPTER 10 (Indicates that mute was applied at measure 4, beat 1, clock count 279.) (Indicates that mute was released at measure 4, beat 2, clock count 107.) (where the numbers indicate the e v ent location). If EVNT=MUTE 4. The screen now displays the location of the mute event nearest the current song lo- cation. T wo example [...]

Chapter 10 J obs 250 Chapter 10 Jobs EVENT EDIT | NOTE CLEAR Use to: Delete all note events on the selected COMPOSED LOOP or FREE track. This job deletes note events only , and leaves all other pad-func- tion events [ON/MUTE, ROLL, LOOP REST AR T events]) in place. Procedure Be sure that you have selected the song containing the track you want to e[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 251 CHAPTER 10 EVENT EDIT | EVENT CLEAR Use to: Delete all occurrences of a selected event type over a specified range of measures on the selected track. This job cannot delete note events, but can delete any other type event (knob events, pad events, and ribbon scratch events). But be aware that you cannot use it to delete specific[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 252 Chapter 10 Jobs 2. Press a bank selector and track pad (as necessary) to select the track you want to work on. Then press [OK]. ▼ The screen displays EVNT=LEVEL , since LEVEL is the event type that is targeted by default. 3. Select the type of event you wish to delete from the track, using the dial or the ap- propriate contro[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 253 CHAPTER 10 EVENT EDIT | MEASURES Use to: Insert one or more measures into the current song, or to delete one or more measures from the song, or to take a copy of sequence data and write it (one or more times) into the specified location of the same track or of a different track of the same type. ● Three jobs are available. ADD[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 254 Chapter 10 Jobs EXAMPLE: Assume you want to insert 4 measures between measures 2 and 3, and that you want these new measures to have a meter of 2/4. Y ou would set the screen values as follows: 1:1 2:1 3:1 4:1 5:1 :2 :3 :4 :2 :3 :4 :2 :3 :4 :2 :2 :3 :3 :4 :4 •••• 1:1 2:1 3:1 5:1 4:1 7:1 6:1 :2 :3 :4 :2 :3 :4 :2 :2 :2 :2[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 255 CHAPTER 10 4. Adjust the values as necessary , using and to move among the three param- eters, and the dial to set each value. 5. After you have finished setting all values, press [OK]. ▼ The measures are inserted. The screen may display a “processing” pattern while processing is in progress. When processing is completed, [...]

Chapter 10 J obs 256 Chapter 10 Jobs Procedure 1. Be sure that the song you want to delete the segment from is currently selected. ▼ Y ou may find it convenient to stop the song at the first measure that you want to delete. 2. Press EVENT EDIT | MEASURES. 3. If necessary , turn the dial to select DELETE MEASURES. Then press [OK]. ▼ The screen d[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 257 CHAPTER 10 EXAMPLE: The following shows what happens when you copy sequence data from a single measure (measure 2) of a given track and insert the copy three times starting from measure 10 of the same track. 1:1 2:1 3:1 :2 :3 :4 :2 :3 :4 :2 :3 9:1 10:1 11:1 12:1 13:1 14:1 :2 :3 :4 :2 :3 :4 :2 :3 :4 :2 :2 :3 :3 :4 :4 ••••[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 258 Chapter 10 Jobs EXAMPLES: FROM M50—50: will copy data from measure 50 only . FROM M50—59: copies data from measures from 50 to 59 (a ten-measure segment). ▼ The SU700 won’t let you set first value higher than the second, or the second value lower than the first. Once the values become equal, raising the left value or lo[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 259 CHAPTER 10 10.3.5 SAMPLE Group Use these jobs to set a sample’ s start or end point, to modify the sample waveform in any of various ways, or to delete a waveform. Several of these jobs (the TRIM, FREQ CONVER T , BIT CONVER T , and DELETE jobs) can be used to increase the amount of memory available for additional sample record[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 260 Chapter 10 Jobs ● Y ou can listen to the sample playback as you adjust the start and end points. This makes it easy to set the points to appropriate locations. ● When making adjustments, you can switch freely among samples simply by press- ing the appropriate bank selectors and pads. This makes it easy to set up start and e[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 261 CHAPTER 10 Increment by thousands of frames Use to change the increment Increment by tens of frames 3. Press the and to select the adjustment increment you want to use (the number of high-order digits you want to operate on). This setting determines the increment at which the value changes when you turn the dial. For example, yo[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 262 Chapter 10 Jobs SAMPLE | PROCESS Use to: Perform various types of processing on sample waveforms. ● These jobs can only be used on nonempty sample tracks. Y ou cannot select the AU- DIO IN or MASTER track (since these tracks never contain samples). ● Four of these jobs can be used to reduce the size of the selected sample i[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 263 CHAPTER 10 Be aware that the deleted parts of the waveform cannot be recovered (unless you restore a previous version of the sample from disk). Note that trimming a LOOP sample may reduce the amount of length adjustment you can get with the SOUND/ [LENGTH] knob function ( → p.200), since the trim operation shortens the actual [...]

Chapter 10 J obs 264 Chapter 10 Jobs <REVERSE> This job reverses the waveform so that the sound is reversed-producing the same type of sound that you would get by rotating a vinyl record backwards or by playing a tape in reverse. Hello••• •••olleH REVERSE When you run the job, the SU700 reverses the waveform and then gives you a c[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 265 CHAPTER 10 5. Y ou can now press the pad to listen to the sound of the reversed waveform. If you are pleased with the result, press [OK] to store the reversed waveform into track memory , overwriting the original waveform. If you are not pleased with the result, press [CANCEL] to discard the result and retain the original (unrev[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 266 Chapter 10 Jobs Procedure Be sure that you have selected the song containing the sample(s) you want to work on. 1. Press SAMPLE | PROCESS. ▼ The track brackets indicate the currently selected sample track. The screen briefly displays PROCESS , and then displays the name of the last process job that you se- lected. 2. If the s[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 267 CHAPTER 10 <FREQ. CONVERT> Use this job to decrease the waveform sampling rate. This will produce a rougher sound that you may find more suitable for certain types of sequences. This operation will also reduce the size of the waveform data, thereby increasing the amount of free memory available for additional sample record[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 268 Chapter 10 Jobs 4. Provided that the selected sample has a reducible frequency , the screen prompts you to select the frequency: 5. If necessary , use the dial to select the target frequency . (In many cases only one pos- sibility exists, and the dial is disabled). 6. Press [OK] to execute the conversion. ▼ The SU700 converts[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 269 CHAPTER 10 Procedure Be sure that you have selected the song containing the sample(s) you want to work on. 1. Press SAMPLE | PROCESS. ▼ The track brackets indicate the currently selected sample track. The screen briefly displays PR OCESS , and then displays the name of the last process job that you se- lected. 2. If the screen[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 270 Chapter 10 Jobs <STEREO TO MONO> This job changes a stereo sample (L-channel and R-channel waveforms) into a mon- aural sample (one waveform). In most cases this operation will reduce the size of the sample in memory , thereby increasing the amount of free memory available for addi- tional sample recording. The amount of [...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 271 CHAPTER 10 4. Select the track containing the stereo sample you want to work on by pressing the appropriate bank selector and/or pad. NOTE: If you select an empty track, the screen displays NO SAMPLE. If you select a track con- taining a monaural sample, the screen displays IMPOSSIBLE, indicating that conversion is not possible.[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 272 Chapter 10 Jobs Procedure Be sure that you have selected the song containing the sample(s) you want to work on. 1. Press SAMPLE | DELETE. ▼ The track brackets indicate the currently selected sample track. If the track is empty , the screen displays the NO SAMPLE message. If the track contains a sample, the screen displays the[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 273 CHAPTER 10 Notice the difference between this job and the TRACK COPY job. For a TRACK COPY job, the SU700 simply copies the sample waveform and the various knob set- tings from one track into another . For a resample job, however , the SU700 records a new sample, using as its sound source the existing sample as modified by the e[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 274 Chapter 10 Jobs Basic Information ● Resampling is always carried out at 44.1 kHz sampling frequency and 16-bit reso- lution. The new sample is always monaural. (Y ou cannot change these sampling conditions.) ● When carrying out this job, you are prompted to set the GAIN and the L/R channel mode. ■ The GAIN setting determi[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 275 CHAPTER 10 Procedure 1. Before entering the job, adjust the knob values on the track you want to resample so as to get the sound that you want to capture. Play the track (hit the pad) as often as necessary while adjusting each of the knob settings as desired. 2. Press RESAMPLE | TRACK to enter this job. ▼ The screen displays t[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 276 Chapter 10 Jobs 6. Press [OK]. ▼ The screen displays DEST . TRA CK , prompting you to select the destination track. 7. Select the destination track. Y ou can select any sample track, with the exception of the source track itself. 8. Press [OK]. NOTE: If you select a nonempty destination track, the screen displays the REPLACE [...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 277 CHAPTER 10 10. When you reach the point where you wish to terminate resampling, hit the [SAM- PLING] button once again. NOTE: If you allow resampling to continue until memory runs out, resampling will automati- cally stop and the MEMORY FULL message will briefly appear . ▼ Sampling stops. If the SU700 requires some time to pos[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 278 Chapter 10 Jobs L+R Resample the mix of the source sample’ s left and right out- puts. (This is the default.) MONO L Resample the source sample’ s left output only . MONO R Resample the source sample’ s right output only . ● While this job is selected, the track meters operate as a two-channel horizontal level meter , j[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 279 CHAPTER 10 4. Press to move the L/R channel mode setting, and then turn the dial to select the L/R channel mode. Then press [OK]. ▼ The screen displays SELECT TRACK , prompting you to select the track on which you want to record the sample. 5. Select the destination track. Select the track by pressing a bank selector and/or tr[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 280 Chapter 10 Jobs Y ou can hear the sound of the sequence playing back through your headphones. Y ou are free to adjust the location or the tempo while recording is in progress, but you cannot use any of the other sound controls (knobs, etc.). NOTE: If you are not happy with the way recording is going, you can press [CANCEL] once[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 281 CHAPTER 10 10.3.7 DISK Group Use these jobs to load data from disk, save data to disk, delete data existing on disk, format disks, and review information about disks. What The Jobs Do LOAD Loads data from disk. SA VE Saves data to disk DELETE Deletes volume from SCSI disk. UTILITY Returns disk information; formats the disk NOTE:[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 282 Chapter 10 Jobs NOTE: • Remember that a floppy disk can never hold more than a single volume. (In some cases, a single volume may extend across multiple floppy disks.) SCSI disks, in con- trast, can hold multiple volumes. • If a floppy disk with an SU700 volume is in the disk drive when the SU700 first comes on, the SU700 w[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 283 CHAPTER 10 7. Press [OK] to execute the load and return to the main screen. ▼ The SU700 clears all of its internal data and begins loading all of the data from the selected volume. The screen displays LO ADING... to indicate that loading is in progress. When loading is finished, the main screen appears. The screen displays the[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 284 Chapter 10 Jobs 4. Press a bank selector and track pad (as necessary) to select the destination track. ● If you select a track that already contains a sample, the screen displays the REPLACE SAMPLE? warning message, indicating that you will overwrite the existing sample if you proceed. If you do not wish to overwrite the samp[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 285 CHAPTER 10 10. T urn the dial as necessary to select the sample that you wish to load. Then press [OK]. ▼ The SU700 displays LOADING... to indicate that loading is in progress. When load- ing is finished, the main screen appears. ● If internal memory becomes full while loading is in progress, the SU700 displays the message M[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 286 Chapter 10 Jobs 5. Press [OK]. ▼ The screen displays DRIVE = drive_name . 6. T urn the dial as necessary to select the disk (partition) you wish to import from. ● T o import from floppy disk, select DRIVE=FDD. (This selection is forced if you have not mounted a SCSI drive.) ● T o import from a SCSI disk, select DRIVE=SCSI[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 287 CHAPTER 10 10. Press [OK] to import the sample and return to the main screen. ● In some cases the displayed filename may not correspond to a supported sample. If such cases the SU700 will display UNKNOWN FORMA T when you attempt to load the file. If this occurs, press [CANCEL] as necessary to move back to an earlier step or to[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 288 Chapter 10 Jobs Procedure 1. If you are going to save to floppy disk, insert a floppy disk. Be sure that the disk con- tains no data that you need. (If you think the volume will not fit on a single disk, have additional disks ready .) If you are saving to an external SCSI disk, be sure that the SCSI drive is correctly mounted ([...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 289 CHAPTER 10 ● If the disk in the drive is unformatted (or has a non-MS-DOS format): the FORMA T NOW? message appears. If you wish to format the disk, press [OK] . (Keep in mind that this will destroy any data already on the disk.) The SU700 will detect whether the disk is 2HD-type or 2DD-type and will format it accordingly . Wh[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 290 Chapter 10 Jobs T o save into an existing disk volume 7. After selecting the volume by name, press [OK]. ▼ The SU700 displays the OK T O CLEAR ALL? message, warning you that the save operation will overwrite any data already existing in the disk volume. ● If you decide that you do not want to overwrite the existing volume, [...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 291 CHAPTER 10 <EXPORT> This job saves the selected sample as an AIFF file into floppy disk. Once you have ex- ported the sample, you can move it to any of the many machines that recognize this format. ● The SU700 can export to a single floppy disk only . It cannot export onto multiple floppy disks or onto SCSI disks. Proced[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 292 Chapter 10 Jobs If you wish to edit the name, press or to move the cursor to each charac- ter position at which you want to delete, insert, or change a character . (The charac- ter at that position flashes to indicate that it is selected.) T o delete the selected char - acter , press NAME/ [DELETE] (on the Editing Function pane[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 293 CHAPTER 10 DISK | DELETE Use to: Delete an entire volume on external SCSI disk. This job is effective only if you have installed the optional SCSI board (ASIB1 board). Procedure 1. Be sure that the SCSI drive is correctly mounted ( → p.32), and that the correct disk is inserted (if applicable). 2. Press DISK | DELETE to enter [...]

Chapter 10 J obs 294 Chapter 10 Jobs Procedure 1. Press DISK | UTILITY to enter this job. Then turn the dial as necessary to select DISK INFO, and press [OK]. ▼ The SU700 displays DRIVE = drive_name . 2. T urn the dial to select the disk or partition you are interested in. Selections are as follows. FDD Floppy disk. SCSI SCSI disk. (This selectio[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 295 CHAPTER 10 P AR TITION FMT Physically reformats an existing SCSI partition. This is a logical format only , and executes rather quickly . This job will delete any data already stored on the selected partition, but will not affect data stored on other par titions. FD FORMA T (Format a floppy disk.) This job formats a 2HD or 2DD f[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 296 Chapter 10 Jobs When running either of these jobs, you can select anywhere from 1 to 8 partitions. Y ou cannot select the partition size: the SU700 will automatically generate equal- sized partitions. IMPORT ANT SCSI disks formatted at the SU700 cannot be accessed by other devices. Procedure 1. Be sure that the SCSI device is c[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 297 CHAPTER 10 P AR TITION FMT (Reformat a SCSI disk partition) This job reformats a selected partition on the SCSI disk, deleting any information contained in that partition. This job has no effect on information in other partitions. Note that you cannot use this job to add or delete partitions: if you wish to change the number of [...]

Chapter 10 J obs 298 Chapter 10 Jobs 10.3.8 SYSTEM Group Use these jobs to set various system and MIDI parameters and to view remaining sequence memory and sampling time. What The Jobs Do SETUP Selects the ribbon function, and sets the metronome, the recording countdown, the recording mode, the pad sensitivity , and the audio-input type. MIDI Sets [...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 299 CHAPTER 10 OUT = STEREO {AS 1, AS 2,..., AS 6, AS 1+2, AS 3+4, AS 5+6} where STEREO directs the sound to the standard stereo out- puts, and AS x directs the sound to the corresponding assign- able output. The factory default setting is STEREO . Note that the AS x settings are available only if the optional AIEB1 board is install[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 300 Chapter 10 Jobs Procedure 1. Press SYSTEM | SETUP to enter this job. Then turn the dial as necessary to select COUNTDOWN, and press [OK]. 2. T urn the dial to set the value to 00, 01, or 02. 3. Press [OK] to return to the main screen, or press [CANCEL] to move back one level. <REC MODE> Use this job to set the recording m[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 301 CHAPTER 10 Procedure 1. Press SYSTEM | SETUP to enter this job. Then turn the dial as necessary to select REC MODE, and press [OK]. 2. T urn the dial to set the mode to O VERDUB or REPLA CE . 3. Press [OK] to return to the main screen, or press [CANCEL] to move back one level. <P AD SENS> Sets pad velocity sensitivity ON o[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 302 Chapter 10 Jobs <AUDIO IN> This job selects the source for the audio input signal used for recording and for the AUDIO IN track. A vailable settings are as follows. The factory default setting is LINE . LINE Line-level analog input supplied to the L and/or R analog input jacks on the rear panel. Use this setting when supp[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 303 CHAPTER 10 A vailable settings are as follows. The factory default setting is SCRA TCH. (Where the name displayed on the screen differs from the button name, the button name is shown in parentheses). LEVEL , PA N , PITCH , AT TA C K , RELEASE , SAMPLE LNGTH ([LENGTH]), LFO SPEED ([SPEED]), LFO AMP DPTH ([AMP]), LFO FIL DPTH ([FI[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 304 Chapter 10 Jobs NOTE: If you set the value to EXTERNAL or MTC SLA VE, the sequencer will operate only if the corresponding synchronization signal is being received. Procedure Be sure that you have selected the song whose synchronization you want to set. 1. Press SYSTEM | MIDI to enter this job. Then turn the dial as necessary t[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 305 CHAPTER 10 Recei ve-channel setting Note number Transmit c hannel setting (Note) = Assigns the note number used when transmitting MIDI messages gen- erated by the track. This setting lets you use each track to drive a given note on an external device. (T ypically , you would use this setting to ar - range pads so that they drive[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 306 Chapter 10 Jobs <CONTROL NUMBERS> Use this job to set the MIDI controller number (control-change number) associated with each knob function. Specifically , the settings you make her e determine (a) the outgoing control-change messages generated by SU700 knob action, and (b) the func- tions controlled by incoming control-c[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 307 CHAPTER 10 Procedure Be sure that you have selected the song whose MIDI values you want to set. 1. Press SYSTEM | MIDI to enter this job. Then turn the dial as necessary to select CONTR OL NUMBERS , and press [OK]. ▼ The screen now looks something like this. 2. The left side of the screen selects the function; the right side a[...]

Chapter 10 J obs 308 Chapter 10 Jobs SU700= 0,...,7 Sets the SCSI ID of the SU700 itself. The factory default is 6. A change in the setting does not become ef fective until you restart the SU700. (If you change the value, the job will offer you the chance to restart immediately .) This setting is stored in nonvolatile memory and is not lost at powe[...]

Chapter 10 Jobs 309 CHAPTER 10 SYSTEM | MEMOR Y Use to: Check the percentage of free sample/song memory or sequencer memory . Use this job to get a estimate of the amount of memory remaining for new samples or for new sequence data. Y ou can view information about two types of memory , as fol- lows. Sample & Song Memory: This memory stores the [...]

Chapter 10 J obs 310 Chapter 10 Jobs[...]

APPENDIX Installing the Options 311 Appendix C ONTENTS Installing the Options 312 Specifications 326 SU700 Usage Hints 328 Error Messages 331 Effect T ype List 333 Effect Parameter List 335 MIDI Data Format 345 MIDI Implementation Chart 348[...]

Appendix 312 Installing the Options 1. Safety Information 313 2. Opening and Closing the SU700 314 3. Installing SIMMs 316 4. Installing the AIEB1 Board 319 5. Installing the ASIB1 Board 323 Installing the Options This Appendix explains how to install the following SU700 options: N Expansion memory (SIMMs) N Expansion I/O board (“AIEB1” board) [...]

APPENDIX Installing the Options 313 1. Safety Information W ARNING Failure to observe the following warnings may lead to fatality or serious injury from fire or elec- tric shock. • Do not attempt to disassemble or modify boards or SIMMs. Do not apply excessive force to connectors or other components. (Damage to components may lead to shock, fire [...]

Appendix 314 Installing the Options 2. Opening and Closing the SU700 Before you can install an option, you need to open the SU700 by lifting and flipping over its top cover . When you have completed installation, you will need to reattach the cover . Flipping the Cover 1. Be sure that you have the following items on hand. π SU700 π The option(s) [...]

APPENDIX Installing the Options 315 4. Separate the top cover from the lower unit. Slide the SU700 around so it is facing you (its normal orientation). Grasp the left and right sides of the cover , and lift the cover slightly (about 2 inches) to free it from the lower unit. Then carefully bring the left side of the cover up and over , and lay the c[...]

Appendix 316 Installing the Options 3. T urn the SU700 upside down, and screw in the 12 larger screws along the bottom perimeter . 4. T urn the SU700 right side up again. 3. Installing SIMMs Y ou can increase the SU700 memory capacity by installing commercially available SIMMs (single in-line memory modules). IMPORT ANT • The SU700 comes standard[...]

APPENDIX Installing the Options 317 Cutout goes here Push into the socket gently . Insert into right-side socket f irst. Remove 3 scre ws... (V iewing fr om rear .) 3. Only if an optional AIEB1 board is already installed. If you have already installed the optional AIEB1 board (I/O board), you will need to push the board out of the way to gain acces[...]

Appendix 318 Installing the Options (2) 2. Insert the remaining SIMM into the remaining socket. Again, set the SIMM into the socket at an angle (with the cutout facing down and to- ward the rear), and then push it upright so that it locks into place. NOTE: If for some reason you should need to remove a SIMM from its socket: Hold open the two hooks [...]

APPENDIX Installing the Options 319 Disconnect here. Ferrite core Ferrite core must be on unconnected end. Attach this end of cable to board. 4. Installing the AIEB1 Board 1 2 3 The optional AIEB1 Input/Output expansion board adds digital I/O (both optical and coaxial formats) and six assignable outputs to the SU700. Preparation 1. The SU700 packag[...]

Appendix 320 Installing the Options Remov e the coverplate. (V iewing from rear .) 5. Connect one end of the short 3-wire cable (described in Step 1) to the now-empty 3- pin connector on the board (connector “CN3”). 6. If you have not yet done so, unfasten and lift off the top cover as described in “Flip- ping the Cover” on page 314 above. [...]

APPENDIX Installing the Options 321 (V iewing from rear .) (V iewing from rear .) (V iewing from rear .) 2. Fasten the board into the SU700. Hold the board so that it fits against the open slot along the rear panel (where the coverplate was). Fasten it to the rear panel by screwing in the three screws you re- moved in Step 1. 3. Arrange the flat ca[...]

Appendix 322 Installing the Options Clamp (V iewing from rear .) 4. Connect the free end of the 3-wire cable to the 3-pin connector (“CN6”) on the brown board. 5. Connect the free end of the 4-wire cable to the 4-pin connector (“CN5”) on the brown board, and pass the cable through the clamp mounted on the corner of the FD drive. Open the cl[...]

APPENDIX Installing the Options 323 Remo ve the cov erplate. (V iewing from the rear .) 5. Installing the ASIB1 Boar d 1 2 The optional ASIB1 board (SCSI board) allows the SU700 to connect to external SCSI storage devices such as hard drives and MO drives so that you can save and reload large quantities of data quickly and conveniently . NOTE: The [...]

Appendix 324 Installing the Options 2. Connect up the flat cable. Connect the free end of the flat cable into the corresponding CN2 in the SU700 (the long black 50-pin connector). The connectors are notched to ensure that you connect in the right direction. 3. Connect up the 2-wire cable. Connect the cable to the 2-pin connector (labeled “CN7 T O[...]

APPENDIX Installing the Options 325 (V iewing from rear .) (V iewing from rear .) 4. Fasten the board into the SU700. Hold the board so that its SCSI connector fits through the open slot along the rear panel (where the coverplate was). Fasten the board to the rear panel by screwing in the two screws you removed in Step 1. 5. Arrange the flat cable [...]

Appendix 326 Specifications Specifications 1. Sequencer Memory Approx. 32,000 notes (no backup) T empo (BPM) 40.0 to 299.9 (Accurate to 1 decimal place) Recording Method Realtime Synchronization Internal, MIDI sync, MTC slave T racks 42 tracks (10 sample tracks/bank × 4 banks; plus one AUDIO IN track and one MASTER track) Songs Holds up to 20 song[...]

APPENDIX Specifications 327 5. Connection T erminals Line Out L/MONO and R (standard jacks) Line/Mic In L and R (standard jacks) Headphones Stereo jack (High output level) MIDI MIDI IN and MIDI OUT AC inlet 6. Power Ratings US: 120V , 30W Europe: 220V to 240V , 30W UK 220V to 240V , 30W 7. Dimensions 363(w) × 310 (d) × 115 (h) [mm] 14.3(w) × 12.[...]

Appendix 328 SU700 Usage Hints SU700 Usage Hints How can I change rhythm patterns in the middle of a song? ● Use different mute combinations to switch LOOP and COMPOSED LOOP track groupings on and off. ● Record mute switching directly into the song (as sequence data). ● Store different mute combinations into scenes. Then record appropriate sc[...]

APPENDIX SU700 Usage Hints 329 I want to adjust the content of an existing scene. 1. Recall the scene. 2. Make the required adjustments. 3. Store the scene back into the same location (the same scene button). Changing the scene abruptly cuts off the current ef fect sounds (reverb, delay , etc.). Effects set up within the new scene take a while to b[...]

Appendix 330 SU700 Usage Hints How can I get good distortion sounds? ● Apply distortion-type ef fects (such as DIST ORTION and AMP SIM ). ● If you want to build distortion directly into a sample: First set the ef fects to get the distortion you want, and then resample the result onto another track. ● Using the SAMPLE | PROCESS/ NORMALIZE job,[...]

Error Messages 331 APP ENDIX Err or Messages SIMM CONFIG ERR Installed SIMM configuration is not supported. TOO MANY VOLUMES T ried to create more than 128 volumes on a single SCSI partition. (Maximum is 128 volumes per partition.) NO DISK No disk present in floppy drive or in removable-disk SCSI drive; or SCSI drive’ s power is off. UNKNOWN DISK[...]

Appendix 332 Error Messages TOO LONG Sample is too long. TOO SHOR T Sample is too short. DIG-IN UNPLUGGED Digital or optical cable not connected or improperly con- nected; or digital device’ s power is off. DIG-IN P ARITY ER Unable to receive digital or optical signal. (Check the connection and try again.) EFFECT OVERFLOW T oo much effect data. ([...]

Ef fect T ype List 333 APP ENDIX Ef fect T ype List Adds a unique feeling of modulation similar to ring modulation. Processes the input signal into a synthesizer -type sound. Adds a scratch sound to the input signal. Cuts apart the input signal and applies extreme modulation to the playback order or speed. Changes the pitch of the input signal. Cha[...]

Appendix 334 Effect T ype List Cyclically moves the sound between left and right, front and back. Cyclically modulates the volume. Cyclically modulates the volume. Synchronizes BPM. Simulates a rotary speaker . Standard chorus effect. Cyclically modulates the phase to add modulation to the sound. Creates a sound reminiscent of a jet airplane. Flang[...]

Effect Parameter List 335 APP ENDIX Ef fect Parameter List 1: TECHMOD [TECH MODULA TION] 1 Mod Speed MOD SPD 0,...,127 Modulation speed 2 Mod Depth MOD DPTH 0,...,127 Modulation depth 3 Pre Mod HPF Freq MOD HPF 0,...,52 Frequency at which the high pass filter will cut the low range 4 Mod Gain MOD GAIN -12,...,+12 Gain of the modulation signal 5 Dry[...]

Appendix 336 Effect Parameter List D63>W ,...,D_W , ...,D<W63 6: PITCH2 [PITCH CHANGE 2] 1 Fine 1 PITCH -50,...,+50 Fine pitch setting for first unit 2 Fine 2 FINE1 -50,...,+50 Fine pitch setting for second unit 3 Initial Delay INITDL Y 0,...,127 Delay length 4 Feedback Level FBLEVEL -63,...,+63 Amount of feedback 5 Dry/W et Balance DR Y/WET [...]

Effect Parameter List 337 APP ENDIX 1 1: A TKLOFI [A TT ACK LOFI] 1 Sensitivity SENSITV 0,...,127 Sensitivity 2 Resolution RESOL TN 0, 1/2,...,1/16 Resolution 3 Peak Freq. PEAKFRQ 14,...,54 Frequency at which a peak will be created in the mid range 4 LPF Cutoff Freq LPF FRQ 34,...,60 Frequency at which the low pass filter will cut the high range 5 [...]

Appendix 338 Effect Parameter List 15: OVERDR V [OVERDRIVE] 1 Drive DRIVE 0,...,127 Degree of distortion 2 LPF Cutoff LPF FRQ 34,...,60 Frequency at which the filter will cut the high range 3 EQ Mid Freq. MIDFREQ 14,...,54 Frequency at which the EQ will boost/cut the mid range 4 Output Level OUT L VL 0,...,127 Output level 5 Dry/W et Balance DR Y W[...]

Effect Parameter List 339 APP ENDIX 19: TW AH+DS [TOUCH W AH+DIST] 1 Cutoff Freq. Of fset FRQOFST 0,...,127 Offset value for the wah filter control fre- quency 2 Resonance RESO 10,...,120 Resonance of the wah filter 3 Drive DRIVE 0,...,127 (Distortion) Degree of distortion 4 PostDrive LPF Freq. DR LPF 34,...,60 (Distortion) Frequency at which the f[...]

Appendix 340 Effect Parameter List 23: AUTOP AN [AUTO P AN] 1 L/R Depth L/RDPTH 0,...,127 Left/right depth of panning 2 F/R Depth F/RDPTH 0,...,127 Front/rear depth of panning 3 Pan Direction DIRECTN Auto pan type (L<->R is sine wave, L/R is square wave) 4 EQ Low Gain LO WGAIN -12,...,+12 Gain with which the EQ will boost/cut the low range 5 [...]

Effect Parameter List 341 APP ENDIX 27: CHORUS [CHORUS] 1 LFO Depth DEPTH 0,...,127 Delay modulation depth 2 EQ Low Gain LOWGAIN -12,...,+12 Gain with which the EQ will boost/cut the low range 3 EQ High Gain HI GAIN -12,...,+12 Gain with which the EQ will boost/cut the high range 4 Dry/W et Balance DR Y/WET Balance of the dry sound and effect sound[...]

Appendix 342 Effect Parameter List 31: NOISDL Y [NOISY MOD DELA Y] 1 Mod Speed MOD SPD 0,...,127 Delay modulation frequency 2 Mod Depth MODDPTH 0,...,127 Modulation depth 3 Mod W ave T ype MOD W A VE A,...,D Modulation type 4 Feedback Level FBLEVEL -63,...,+63 Feedback amount 5 Dry/W et Balance DR Y/WET Balance between the dry sound and the ef- fec[...]

Effect Parameter List 343 APP ENDIX 36: 1DELA Y [1DELA Y] 1 Feedback Level FBLEVEL -63,...,+63 Amount of feedback 2 Feedback Hi Damp FBHIDMP 1,...,10 High range attenuation (lower values cause the high range to decay faster) 3 EQ Low Gain LOWGAIN -12,...,+12 Gain with which the EQ will boost/cut the low range 4 EQ High Gain HI GAIN -12,...,+12 Gain[...]

Appendix 344 Effect Parameter List 40: ROOM [ROOM] 1 Reverb T ime REVTIME 0,...,69 Reverb length 2 LPF Cutoff Freq. LPF FRQ 34,...,60 Frequency at which the low pass filter will cut the high range 3 HPF Cutoff Freq. HPF FRQ 0,...,52 Frequency at which the high pass filter will cut the low range 4 Er/Rev Balance ER/REV Level balance of the early ref[...]

MIDI Data Format 345 APP ENDIX MIDI Data Format 1. Channel Messages 1.1 Note Off • Note-off messages are used to switch off note play , and are typically transmitted in response to releasing of keys on a MIDI keyboard. On the SU700, these messages correspond to releasing of the track pads. • Only receiving is supported. Status Note Number V alu[...]

Appendix 346 MIDI Data Format 1.4 Program Change • Not sent. • Not received. 1.5 Pitchbend • Not sent. • Not received. 1.6 Channel Aftertouch • Not sent. • Not received. 1.7 Polyphonic Aftertouch • Not sent. • Not received. 2. System-Common Messages 2.1 MIDI Time-Code (MTC) Quarter -Frame Message • Receive only . • Effective onl[...]

MIDI Data Format 347 APP ENDIX 2.2 Song Position Pointer • This message is used to change the song position. • Sending and receiving are both supported. Status 2nd Byte 3rd Byte F2H ll H mm H where: mm, ll : Song position 00H 00H to 7FH 7FH (0 to 16383) 3. System Realtime Messages 3.1 Timing Clock • Used to synchronize with external MIDI sequ[...]

Appendix YAMAHA [ Sampling Unit ] Model SU700 MIDI Implementation Chart Function... Notes: *1 transmit/receive if switch is on. *2 transmit if sync mode is INTERNAL, MTC SLAVE *3 receive if sync mode is EXTERNAL. *4 Assignable Controller Recive MTC quarter frame message if sync mode is MTC SLAVE. x 1 - 16 x 1 - 16 Moduration Volume Pan Sound Contro[...]

INDEX Index 349 Index Index A AC INLET ................................................................... 21 ADD MEASURES .................................................... 253 AIEB1 board ...................................................... 31, 319 AMP (LFO) ............................................................... 207 ANALOG INPUT jack[...]

I ndex 350 Index K Knobs ................................................................. 16, 165 Knob function ......................................................... 193 KNOB FUNCTION Panel .......................................... 19 KNOB RESET (JOB) .............................................. 220 L LENGTH (SOUND) ........................[...]

INDEX Index 351 SCSI QUICK FMT ................................................... 295 SEQ (RESAMPLE) .................................................. 277 SEQUENCE MEMOR Y ........................................... 137 Sequencer ................................................................ 162 Sequencer Controls ..............................[...]

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