Yamaha QX5FD User Manual

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THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION

THE YAMAHA USERS

GROUP

~TM

OCTOBER

1988

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who want a quick reference

users

DX7

All

can

functions

many

the

guide accessed via the number buttons mode should write to Yamaha and request a

function sticker.

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RX5 Edit Guide

Yamaha Music Corporation an Edit Guide for the grammer. This detailed booklet provides clear explanations of the RX5's three most complex

Edit modes (Voice Edit,

The

Edit),

34-page

RX5

Pattern instructions to help you make the most of the musical possibilities offered

free from your local authorized Yamaha Digital Musical Instruments dealer.

The

unit

DX7

Digital Musical Instruments

90622-6600.

DXll

an operations manual for its new system, which advantage of the musical possibilities of MIDI without requiring the musician to understand

MIDI's more arcane complexities, includes the

following Yamaha gear: the

FM digital synthesizer, rhythm machine, the QX21 digital sequence recorder, the REX50 digital multi effector, the KM602 portable mixer, and two monitor speakers.

step instructions to help use.

is Yamaha Digital Musical Instruments dealer.

RX5

Key

also gives

and

Edit Guide

that

(1-32)

sticker, which can

the front panel

available for free

System Operation Guide

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Guide provides straightforward,

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The available

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QX3 Demosoft

Yamaha Music Corporation USA a QX3 System Demosoft package. instructional material) in the package will allow you to demonstrate a complete Yamaha DMI

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digital rhythm programmer,

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DX7

the

digital tone generator, and (optionally) the

FM DMP7 digital mixing processor.

The

voice/data instructions. essary voice data contains both digital system information for the

and an audio version of the demo.

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The digital wave filtering stereo sampler has been increased expands

more than

all, grouped in eleven series (by instrument

type).

Yamaha's new sound library for the TX16W:

100 200 300 400 500 Series: Mallet 600 700 800

900 1000 1100

RX5

digital synthesizer, the TX802

and

(11 (3

disks)

3.5" a

the

disks)

package includes a

cassette,

floppy disk contains all

The

a Bulk Chain.

guidelines for setting up, loading, and

Voice Library

Yamaha sound library for the TX16W

a new offering

total Yamaha-created library to

the

disks. There are

100

a list

Here

Series: Strings Series: Series: Woodwinds (8 disks)

Series: Vocal Series: Keyboards

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Series: Percussion (

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Series: Synthesizers

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AFTERTOUCH!Vol.

No.

October

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Volume 4,

Number

Issue

#37

Editor

Tom Darter

Operations

Sibyl Darter

Production

Sibyl Darter Tom Darter

Questions & Answers

Answers to questions from readers.

QX5FD

introduction to Yamaha's newest digital sequence recorder:

A QXS with disk storage capabilities and

DX7 II Patch

"Asythelium by Manny Fernandez.

CSHarmnic,"

DX7 II Patch

"Digital Dancer Manny Fernandez.

10 David Bryan

interview with BonJovi's talented keyboardist.

Sibyl Darter.

13 Breath Controller

A primer for keyboardists: How to use controller.

14 Hot Tips

Reader tips for

a new DX7

CSHar,"

Denver

the

DX7 II, SPX90, and more.

a new DX7

Smith

other

new features.

performance created

performance created by

Tom

the

Yamaha breath

and

Editorial Board

Steve Deming Charles Feilding Bob

Frye Rick Huyett Mark Koenig

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Phil Moon

Jim Smerdel Steve

Thatcher

Cover Photograph

Jim Hagopian Dee Dee Cawley

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16 MIDI Mixup

What By

synthesizers

Tom Darter.

17 MIDI Matchup

Some basic MIDI connections to consider

Tom Darter.

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RX11 and have enjoyed its sounds. I

I have

RX5 because of the extra sounds

bought and RXll to note assignment for the ride cymbal RXll Then patterns

the

bass, toms, and closed hi-hat sounds were all RXll, an added sounds were all

this

RX11

flexibility, and decided to dump all of my

patterns

make one adjustment, because

called

I noticed

RX5.

closer listening, I noticed

but

accent

situation,

sounds permanently into

into

sound

a bell

tom tom sounds

the

that

were still RX11 sounds coming from

could this be?

How

that

whenever I needed to change

that

extra tom hit, the newly

add

How

RX5.

all

dump

and

RX5 via

the

MIDI.

the

I had

MIDI

the

RX5.

the

the snare,

can I control

those

RX5?

the

great

I've

happening, but it

sible to decide exactly what

the patterns loaded into the

possible

are calling

the accents and other extra notes that you are adding are being altered Key that RXS

own

I onto original how?

using voices from both cartridges. What However, Department are working allow them to create custom

(from existing sounds) for RXS users.

research

to know how much this service would cost. If

you are interested in this possibility, send a let-

ter to the Yamaha Electronic Service Division (P.O. Box

6600), the service becomes available.

that

the basic sounds

Assign mode. In any case, please be assured

the sounds coming from the

all

sounds.

there

RX5.

WRC02

the

ROM

There

you want to do

the

not

and you will be informed when and if

ROM

cartridge,

are some patterns I

folks

yet complete,

Buena

6600,

the unit, while

changes made in the

way to load a voice

any

cartridge from the

vice-versa?

want

currently impossible.

Yamaha Service

the

a system

Park,

that

ROM cartridges

there

RXS

to write

would

The

way

90622-

are

so,

rhythm

digital

RX5

programmer.

AITERTOUCH/Vol.

tried to get help from Yamaha service people,

cannot

they

but this area, as happen. Let lutely impossible to load sounds from any other drum machine into the internal memory RXS.

RXS voices into the unit's back panel.

effects you think you are hearing. Without

ing and hearing the unit first hand, it

4 No.

Let

assure

The

to plug a

There are a number

offer me much assistance

supposed to

is apparently

me assure you,

hasn't happened.

you-it

to add extra voices to the

way

only

ROM cartridge of pre-recorded

ROM

not

has!

cartridge slot

possible causes for the

abso-

see-

impos-

I am writing a patch editor/librarian for the

1, to be sold commercially.

FB-0 complete my work, I need detailed working

FB-01,

information about

implementation.

MIDI

the

ual should suffice,

owners manual.

TX7

1 owners manual?

FB-0

To obtain or for any Yamaha DMI product, contact your local authorized Yamaha Digital Musical ment dealer. They can order one charge. Tell them to request the manual from

the

the DMI Sales Division of Yamaha.

In order to write an editor/librarian program

for the

the

than The the Yamaha Electronic Service Division: 800-854-3619,

FB-01,

found in the unit's owners manual.

that

documentation you need

the

owners manual

you will need more information

and ask for extension

especially about

The

is similar

can I obtain the

How

order to

owners man-

content to

FB-01,

the

for

Instru-

you, at no

for

available from

Call1-

DX7s

digital

synthesizer.

I recently purchased a Yamaha WX7 wind controller and a

TX81Z.

I have software

MIDI

update 1.6, which I thought would solve my problem, age note

but

hasn't.

What

happens is a volt·

surge when you change patches:

after a patch

change

sounds

The

first

it's attacked with great velocity; it seems to hap· pen to all of the patches, single if you blow very lightly into

multi. Even

the

wind controller, the first note after a patch change comes out

very loud.

Your

problem has nothing to do with software version, but rather with the way the two instruments interact via MIDI. If the volume switch for

WX7

turned on, the TX81Z

in Performance mode, and volume levels in the Performance are set When

you first select any performance, no vol-

99, the following happens:

ume message has been received from the WX7,

the TX81Z's volume

of99.

When

you play the first note, the TX81Z

set at the programmed

jumps quickly from the initial value of 99 to the volume

volume switch off Performance mode these solutions

!eve

it receives from the WX7.

There are only two solutions: either

the WX7, or don't

the TX81Z. Neither of

perfect, but they are

turn

the

the use

only

ones available.

I have a KX5 controller and a generator.

banks of 8 sounds. TX81Z set up to call

are

The

KX5 is set up to call up four

The

first

the

"I"

bank.

other

patches, including those

32 Can

TX81Z

voices

the

KX5 be

tone

in the Performance mode? The

KX5

sends

out

numbers

1-32.

MIDI Program

You

can customize your TX81Z

Change

to respond to these Program Change numbers in any unit's Program Change Table.

way

you like, simply

modifying the

The

procedure

described in the TX81Z owners manual. A step-

by~step

explanation of the process can also be

found in the Questions column in the August

1988

issue

of After Touch.

own

a DX7s. Is it possible to load mance DX7s using a

No, it ries of the those

data

from a

not possible.

DX7s

the

DX7

D/FD

RAM

ROM

cartridge?

The

Performance memo-

are completely different from

D/FD.

The

Voice memories are compatible, but the Performances cannot be:

The

DX7s

a single mode instrument (like the original for.

Therefore, it Split DX7

How notes

DX7)-that

and

Dual mode Performances

D/FD

the DX7s.

can I get my on

my DX7

what the "s" stands

impossible to recreate the

RX17

D? All I am looking for is

drum

a repetitive base line. The

procedure

described

pages the RX17 owners manual. Read the following sections Messages On/Off; nel

Assign;

the

and

manual:

5.4-MIDI

5.5-MIDI

5.2-MIDI Transmit

Note

Assign.

I have a

CX5M

music computer with a memory capacity. Is there any way a second use a YRM301 a

editing. Using the quantize in

lines the same timing.

32K

of memory to the unit? Also, I

MIDI

Recorder.

performance, I find

Note

and

What's

wrong?

that

Note

After

the

Off

often program

Yamaha never marketed an . expansion kit for

the CX5M; others were created, but

know of any that are still available.

As for

the

MIDI Recorder program: editing in the YRM301 treats Note Ons and Note Offs the same kind of information. Therefore, if the quantizing both the Note

half note, both events will be moved to the beginning of

that

set for a half note and

and Note Off fall in the same

half note.

avoid this prob-

lem, choose a smaller quantize value.

the

into

unit

25-26

Channel

Number

interface

entering

signal

Perfor·

the

to play

Chan-

32K

needs

just

the

don't

The

Vol.

4 No. 10/

AITERTOUCH

lntroduc

To·

tion Yamaha's Newest

Digital

Sequence Recorder: A QX5 With Disk

Storage

Capabilities.

YAMAHA

HEN

QXS

duced

recorder, it set a new standard for inexpensive dedicated hardware sequencers. Although cased in a small, unassuming package, the QXS offered very sophisticated MIDI recording and editing features.

QXS's only limitations

The MIDI sequencer were its memory and storage capabilities: memory MIDI data also recorded). However, the only this data for future use cassette using the unit's Cassette Store func-

tions, MIDI data recorder.

new QXSFD

The drive, which gives it almost unlimited data age capabilities. Even though any single bulk

storage

disk QXSFD's QXSFD's disk drive provides a straightforward

reliable way to save the contents

and QXSFD's memory

QXSFD's internal memory, like

The

the original QXS,

32 Macros, in which the QXSFD

20,000

recorded). create and store data for A single Track from given a one-character label (A-Z) to help you

remember the contents. A Macro can be thing from a musical phrase to a complete Track. (This means that, rather than a Track, you and necessary. )

song material (up to 8 Tracks and 32 Macros) plus the Setup Memory data associated material, all in one disk file. Each disk be given a name single disk of

notes

repeating a phrase over

"Call" it into

QXSFD's disk drive can store all

The

course, the actual number

the

original

The

could hold up to

that

(15,000

to store

Using

can

operation

internal

(15,000

this memory, it

capable

MIDI channels. Tracks can be

load it into memory

can

the

hold

FIRST

digital

QXS

notes if velocity data

to store it to a data

was

to disk using

equipped with a

memory

any time.

divided into

when velocity data

many

storing MIDI data

and

main sequence whenever

up to eight characters. A

many

INTRO-

sequence

en-

a professional

internal

had

20,000

limited

Program Change

notes

way

external

3.5"

capacity,

Tracks and

store up to

can

possible to

eight songs.

over

a Macro

file

different

that

files

was

to save

disk

stor-

the the

the

that

also

any-

part

the

that

can

files;

can fit

the amount of

a disk will be determined

you save.

data in each double-sided, capacity of

Although files are set up to store

QXSFD's internal memory, it

the to store portions of For example, stored to one file, the 32 Macros to another and the current Setup Memory to a third file.

As a matter

memory units can be stored to a single

tion. In other words, Tracks

one file, while Tracks

or,

file;

in a single sible to store Tracks single file (because they are memory locations). If you want to divide the memory this use two files-one for Tracks Macros tem allows for disk, there

Also, to speed up the data-entry/editing cess, the new QXSFD has a front-panel Data Entry Dial, which can be used for quick entry data, position, or settings.

Since the QXS and QXSFD are may be useful to describe the basic recording and editing features they have in common, fol-

lowed by (in each area) a description of the tures

Recording

As with the QXS, there are three different Record modes to choose from

Real Time Record, 2) Punch In Record, and

3) Step Record. Real Time Record functions just like everything you time. Punch In Record Record, except and punch-out measures; the QXSFD will matically do the punching for you. This ticularly useful when you need play a QXSFD.

file

double-density

kilobytes per disk.

720

the

Tracks

the

fact, any group

5-8

plus Macros

1-8

Tracks

location. However, it

file

1-4

for storage onto disk, simply

way

Since the QXSFD's operating

1-2.

different

plenty of room for such groupings.

are new to the QXSFD.

that

analog tape recorder.

exactly

play,

you can set the punch-in

that

can't

and

part

QXSFD

The

memory to disk

1-4

are stored in another

1-4

plus Macros

not

1-4

file

you play it in real

exactly like Real Time

spare a

uses

with

disks,

data from

all

also possible

a file.

a Song can be

continuous

file

can be stored in

can be stored

not

1-2

continuous

and another for

locations per

similar, it

the QXSFD:

records

i!>

hands to

both

for

hand

3.5"

file

loca-

posin a

sys-

pro-

fea-

auto-

par-

the

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The

Step

Record mode allows step-by-step

input

music data. and velocity panel. Rests deleted

and

can

tied.

Note

length, gate time,

be set from

the

QX5FD front

be generated, and notes

Note

data

input

can

from a

MIDI keyboard.

Also,

the

gate time, velocity, tie, and rest

parameters

can

assigned

any

MIDI controller. This means that, for instance, you can assign the tie parameter to a Data Entry button-every the Data Entry

time a tie

button

needed, you

instead of

the

can

use

QX5FD front panel. This makes it possible to control almost all

the necessary parameters in

Step

Mode from a master keyboard.

After you have finished recording, you are ready to take advantage sive editing capabilities. three levels in

Measure Edit, and 3) Event Edit.

the

There

Edit Mode:

QX5FD's

are actually

Track Edit,

exten-

Track Edit

where Track management takes place. Since recording and editing always take place

Track

you will find yourself wanting

to do quite a bit

Track shuffling in order to make room for new material or to perform an edit.

The

includes

Exchange

Copy

Track

Jobs,

Edit

section

follows:

the

QX5FD

3) Track Down

4) Clear

Cut

6) Insert

Extract

8) Clock Move

Thin

Out

10)

Shift

11) Expand

12) Recall

The

first

ten

Jobs in mode are almost identical to those In the Track Edit mode, you or

Macro

another

(Job

Track

Track to another Track or Macro (Job 2).

the

QX5FD's Track Edit

4),

Exchange

Macro (Job 1),

can

Clear a Track

a Track

the QX5.

with

Copy

The Track Down command (Job 3) allows you to merge two Tracks together.

As part Track Edit, there are three commands of cut-and-paste variety.

5) gives you the ability to measure another Track.

the Track management function

The

Cut

command (Job

cut

Track 1

and

paste

the

deleted section into

The

Insert command (Job 6)

the

any

takes all any With take virtually any MIDI

the

data in Track 1 and inserts it into

other

Track

the

measure you specify.

the

Extract command (Job 7), you can

data-including channel, control change, and tempo change data-and Track. This

move

from Track 1 to

helpful if a number of parts with different MIDI channel assignments have been merged to a Track and you want to separate one of

the

parts for editing.

Most

the remaining jobs in Track Edit are for changing data throughout a Track. Clock Move (Job 8)

for moving all of the events in a Track forward or backward in time. There are 96 clocks per quarter-note; so, for example, if you add 48 clocks an

eighth-note later.

a Track, all events will start

Thin

Out

(Job 9) ful feature for saving memory space. It cuts out about

half

any specified continuous control-

ler

pitch

bend

data.

Since controllers generate huge amounts can

thin

out

than

once

and smooth makes

sounding

possible

changes.

shift

Shift

channel, controller, or Macro data up or down. For stance, if you wanted two tone generators

different channels to play the same part, you

could copy the original performance to Track 2, then

shift Track 1 up

down to

another channel.

All

the

above Jobs are common to

original

QX5

and

the

new

QX5FD. QX5FD also features two new Track Edit Job commands:

Expand

(Job

11)

and

(Job 12).

Expand (Job 11) allows you to change the

Continued

MIDI

another

a use-

continuous of

data, you

still have

(Job

10),

note,

inon

put

both

the

The

Recall

page

QXSFD

recorder.

digital

sequence

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