Yamaha S08E1 User Manual

Basics SectionQuick GuideReferenceAppendix

SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION

This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or speciﬁcally recommended by Yamaha.

WARNING:

Do not place this product in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over ,or roll anything over power or connecting cords of any kind. The use of an extension cord is not recommended! IF you must use an extension cord, the minimum wire size for a 25' cord (or less ) is 18 AWG. NOTE: The smaller the AWG number ,the larger the current handling capacity. For longer extension cords, consult a local electrician.

This product should be used only with the components supplied or; a cart, rack, or stand that is recommended by Yamaha. If a cart, etc., is used, please observe all safety markings and instructions that accompany the accessory product.

SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE:

The information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing. However, Yamaha reserves the right to change or modify any of the speciﬁcations without notice or obligation to update existing units.

This product, either alone or in combination with an ampliﬁer and headphones or speaker/s, may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss. DO NOT operate for long periods of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, you should consult an audiologist. IMPORTANT: The louder the sound, the shorter the time period before damage occurs.

Some Yamaha products may have benches and / or accessory mounting ﬁxtures that are either supplied with the product or as optional accessories. Some of these items are designed to be dealer assembled or installed. Please make sure that benches are stable and any optional ﬁxtures (where applicable) are well secured BEFORE using. Benches supplied by Yamaha are designed for seating only. No other uses are recommended.

NOTICE:

Service charges incurred due to a lack of knowledge relating to how a function or effect works (when the unit is operating as designed) are not covered by the manufacturer’s warranty, and are therefore the owners responsibility. Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES:

Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and environmentally friendly. We sincerely believe that our products and the production methods used to produce them, meet these goals. In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law, we want you to be aware of the following:

Battery Notice:

This product MAY contain a small non-rechargeable battery which (if applicable) is soldered in place. The average life span of this type of battery is approximately ﬁve years. When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualiﬁed service representative to perform the replacement.

This product may also use “household” type batteries. Some of these may be rechargeable. Make sure that the battery being charged is a rechargeable type and that the charger is intended for the battery being charged.

When installing batteries, do not mix batteries with new, or with batteries of a different type. Batteries MUST be installed correctly. Mismatches or incorrect installation may result in overheating and battery case rupture.

Warning:

Do not attempt to disassemble, or incinerate any battery. Keep all batteries away from children. Dispose of used batteries promptly and as regulated by the laws in your area. Note: Check with any retailer of household type batteries in your area for battery disposal information.

Disposal Notice:

Should this product become damaged beyond repair, or for some reason its useful life is considered to be at an end, please observe all local, state, and federal regulations that relate to the disposal of products that contain lead, batteries, plastics, etc. If your dealer is unable to assist you, please contact Yamaha directly.

NAME PLATE LOCATION:

The name plate is located on the rear of the product. The model number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are located on this plate. You should record the model number, serial number, and the date of purchase in the spaces provided below and retain this manual as a permanent record of your purchase.

Model

Serial No.

Purchase Date

92-BP (rear)

PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL

FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.)

1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT!

This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modiﬁcations not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product.

2. IMPORTANT:

When connecting this product to accessories and/or another product use only high quality shielded cables. Cable/s supplied with this product MUST be used. Follow all installation instructions. Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC authorization to use this product in the USA.

3. NOTE:

This product has been tested and found to comply with the requirements listed in FCC Regulations, Part 15 for Class “B” digital devices. Compliance with these requirements provides a reasonable level of assurance that your use of this product in a residential environment will not result in harmful interference with other electronic devices. This equipment generates/uses radio frequencies and, if not installed and used according to the instructions found in the users manual, may cause interference harmful to the operation of other electronic devices. Compliance with FCC regulations does not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations. If this product is found to be the source of interference, which can be determined by turning the unit “OFF” and “ON”, please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the following measures: Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the interference. Utilize power outlets that are on different branch (circuit breaker or fuse) circuits or install AC line ﬁlter/s. In the case of radio or TV interference, relocate/reorient the antenna. If the antenna lead-in is 300 ohm ribbon lead, change the lead-in to co-axial type cable. If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results, please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of product. If you can not locate the appropriate retailer, please contact Yamaha Corporation of America, Electronic Service Division, 6600 Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park, CA90620 The above statements apply ONLY to those products distributed by Yamaha Corporation of America or its subsidiaries.

* This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA.

(class B)

NEDERLAND / THE NETHERLANDS

• Dit apparaat bevat een lithium batterij voor geheugen back-up.

• This apparatus contains a lithium battery for memory back-up.

• Raadpleeg uw leverancier over de verwijdering van de batterij op het moment dat u het apparaat ann het einde van de levensduur afdankt of de volgende Yamaha Service Afdeiing:

Yamaha Music Nederland Service Afdeiing Kanaalweg 18-G, 3526 KL UTRECHT Tel. 030-2828425

• For the removal of the battery at the moment of the disposal at the end of the service life please consult your retailer or Yamaha Service Center as follows:

Yamaha Music Nederland Service Center Address: Kanaalweg 18-G, 3526 KL UTRECHT Tel: 030-2828425

• Gooi de batterij niet weg, maar lever hem in als KCA.

• Do not throw away the battery. Instead, hand it in as small chemical waste.

(lithium disposal)

ADVARSEL!

Lithiumbatteri—Eksplosionsfare ved fejlagtig håndtering. Udskiftning m* kun ske med batteri af samme fabrikat og type. Levér det brugte batteri tilbage til leverandoren.

VARNING

Explosionsfara vid felaktigt batteribyte. Använd samma batterityp eller en ekvivalent typ som rekommenderas av apparattillverkaren. Kassera använt batteri enligt fabrikantens instruktion.

VAR OITUS

Paristo voi räjähtää, jos se on virheellisesti asennettu. Vaihda paristo ainoastaan laitevalmistajan suosittelemaan tyyppiin. Hävit* käytetty paristo valmistajan ohjeiden mukaisesti.

(lithium caution)

PRECAUTIONS

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING

* Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

WARNING

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, ﬁre or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

Power supply/AC power adaptor

• Only use the voltage speciﬁed as correct for the instrument. The required voltage is printed on the name plate of the instrument.

• Use the speciﬁed adaptor (PA-5C or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha) only. Using the wrong adaptor can result in damage to the instrument or overheating.

• Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may have accumulated on it.

• Do not place the AC adaptor cord near heat sources such as heaters or radiators, and do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord, place heavy objects on it, or place it in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over, or roll anything over it.

Do not open

• Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts or modify them in any way. The instrument contains no user-serviceable parts. If it should appear to be malfunctioning, discontinue use immediately and have it inspected by qualiﬁed Yamaha service personnel.

Water warning

• Do not expose the instrument to rain, use it near water or in damp or wet conditions, or place containers on it containing liquids which might spill into any openings.

• Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands.

Fire warning

• Do not put burning items, such as candles, on the unit. A burning item may fall over and cause a ﬁre.

If you notice any abnormality

• If the AC adaptor cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged, or if there is a sudden loss of sound during use of the instrument, or if any unusual smells or smoke should appear to be caused by it, immediately turn off the power switch, disconnect the adaptor plug from the outlet, and have the instrument inspected by qualiﬁed Yamaha service personnel.

CAUTION

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others, or damage to the instrument or other property. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

Power supply/AC power adaptor Location

• When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet, always hold the plug itself and not the cord.

• Unplug the AC power adaptor when not using the instrument, or during electrical storms.

• Do not connect the instrument to an electrical outlet using a multiple-connector. Doing so can result in lower sound quality, or possibly cause overheating in the outlet.

• Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations, or extreme cold or heat (such as in direct sunlight, near a heater, or in a car during the day) to prevent the possibility of panel disﬁguration or damage to the internal components.

• Do not use the instrument in the vicinity of a TV, radio, stereo equipment, mobile phone, or other electric devices. Otherwise, the instrument, TV, or radio may generate noise.

• Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally fall over.

• Before moving the instrument, remove all connected adaptor and other cables.

• Use only the stand speciﬁed for the instrument. When attaching the stand or rack, use the provided screws only. Failure to do so could cause damage to the internal components or result in the instrument falling over.

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Connections

• Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all components, set all volume levels to minimum. Also, be sure to set the volumes of all components at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level.

Backup battery

• This instrument has a built-in lithium backup battery. When you unplug the power cord from the AC outlet, the internal data is retained. However, if the backup battery fully discharges, this data will be lost. When the backup battery is running low, the LCD indicates “!BatteryLo.” In this case, immediately save the data to a Memory Card (SmartMedia), then have qualiﬁed Yamaha service personnel replace the backup battery.

Maintenance

• When cleaning the instrument, use a soft, dry cloth. Do not use paint thinners, solvents, cleaning ﬂuids, or chemicalimpregnated wiping cloths.

Handling caution

• Do not insert a ﬁnger or hand in any gaps on the instrument.

• Never insert or drop paper, metallic, or other objects into the gaps on the panel or keyboard. If this happens, turn off the power immediately and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet. Then have the instrument inspected by qualiﬁed Yamaha service personnel.

• Do not place vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on the instrument, since this might discolor the panel or keyboard.

• 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, consult a physician.

Saving data

Saving and backing up your data

• Any edited data (see pages 33 and 40) that is left un-stored will be lost if you turn off the power to the instrument. Save the data to the USER memory (see page 50).

• USER memory data (see page 20) is retained when the power is turned off, as long as the backup battery retains a charge. However, the data could be lost due to malfunction or incorrect operation. Save important data to a Memory Card (SmartMedia).

Backing up the Memory Card (SmartMedia)

•To protect against data loss through media damage, we recommend that you save your important data onto two Memory Cards (SmartMedia).

Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modiﬁcations to the instrument, or data that is lost or destroyed.

Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use.

Even when the power switch is in the “STANDBY” position, electricity is still ﬂowing to the instrument at the minimum level. When you are not using the instrument for a long time, make sure you unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet.

Make sure to discard used batteries according to local regulations.

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha S08 Music Synthesizer. In order to get the most out of your new S08 and its sophisticated functions, we suggest you read through this manual thoroughly. Also keep it in a safe, convenient place so that you can regularly refer to it when necessary.

Package Contents

• PA-5C AC Adaptor * • CD-ROM •Installation Guide

• Owner’s Manual • Data List

* May not be included in your area. Please check with your Yamaha dealer.

About the Included CD-ROM

Application software for your S08 is included on this CD-ROM. The Voice Editor lets you edit the Voices of the S08 with a highly intuitive graphical interface. With the included sequencing software (Windows only), you can easily create and edit your own original songs on your computer. For details, refer to the separate Installation Guide or the on-line manual included with the software.

Never attempt to play back the CD-ROM on an audio CD player. Doing so may result in damage to your hearing as well as to your CD player/audio speakers.

Main Features

•Exceptionally high-quality dynamic Voices — including many sounds from Yamaha’s top-of-the-line S80 Music Synthesizer (page 16).

• Naturally responsive 88-key Balanced Hammer Effect keyboard, drawing on our extensive experience and expertise in piano-making.

• Wide variety of pro-quality digital effects (page 46).

• Category Search function for quickly calling up Voices in a desired instrument group (page 31).

•A total of 493 Normal Voices and 29 Drum Voices, all GM2/XG-compatible — in addition to Preset Voices and User Voices (page 20).

• Memory cards, which let you easily organize and archive the internal data (page 53).

• Sequence Play function, that lets you directly play song ﬁles stored to memory cards (page 51).

• Comprehensive, detailed editing features for customizing your Voices (page 40 and 58).

• Convenient USB terminal for direct, easy connection to computer — with just one cable (page 14).

GM System Level 1

“GM System Level 1” is a standard speciﬁcation that deﬁnes the arrangement of voices in a tone generator and its MIDI functionality, ensuring that data can be played back with substantially the same sounds on any GM-compatible tone generator, regardless of its manufacturer or model. Tone generators and song data that meet the “GM System Level 1” bear this GM logo.

GM System Level 2 (GM2)

“GM System Level 2” is a standard speciﬁcation that enhances the original “GM System Level 1” and improves song data compatibility. It provides for increased polyphony, greater voice selection, expanded voice parameters, and integrated effect processing. Tone generators and song data that meet the “GM System Level 2” speciﬁcations bear this GM2 logo.

“XG” is a tone generator format that expands the voice arrangement of the “GM System Level 1” speciﬁcation to meet the ever-increasing demands of today’s computer peripheral environment, providing richer expressive power while maintaining upward compatibility of data. “XG” greatly expands “GM System Level 1” by deﬁning the ways in which voices are expanded or edited and the structure and type of effects. When commercially available song data bearing the XG logo is played back on a tone generator which bears the XG logo, you will enjoy a full musical experience that includes unlimited expansion voices and effect functions.

USB

USB is an abbreviation for Universal Serial Bus. It is a serial interface for connecting a computer with peripheral devices. It allows “hot swapping” (connecting peripheral devices while the power to the computer is on).

About This Manual

This manual consists of the following sections.

■ Basics Section (page 11)

This section provides a overview of the main functions and features of the S08 and introduces you to the basic operating conventions.

■ Quick Guide (page 29)

This section explains how to use the basic functions.

■ Reference : Function List (page 58)

The S08 encyclopedia. This section explains all parameters.

■ Appendix (page 72)

This section contains detailed information on the S08 such as MIDI, Display Messages, Troubleshooting and Speciﬁcations.

■ Installation Guide (separate booklet)

Refer to this for instructions on installing the included software programs (on the CD-ROM) to your computer.

■ Data List (separate booklet) This contains various important lists such as the Voice List, Wave List, Multi List, and MIDI Implementation Chart.

About the “Page” References in this Manual

PAGE xx ..... Refers to a display “page” in the LCD

page xx........ Refers to an actual page in this manual.

Many of the functions and parameters of the S08 are shown on various display “pages,” each of which is numbered within each mode and indicated in the display. Searching for a function or parameter is made more convenient and fast by the use of these page numbers.

To distinguish these display page references from actual pages in the manual, we’ve applied the following convention: “PAGE” (all capital letters) refers to the display page. Unless indicated otherwise, the PAGE reference is for display pages within the same mode (as described for other parameters in the same section).

Throughout the manual, parameter names are prefaced by numbers, such as “13-2 Resonance.” This, for example, indicates that the Resonance parameter is on display PAGE 13 in the selected mode.

When one display page contains two or more related parameters, use the [ ]/[ ] buttons (page 26) to scroll through the available parameters. These related parameters selected by the [ ]/[ ] buttons are indicated by hyphenated numbers (e.g., 13-1, 13-2, etc.). In the example above, you can select the Resonance parameter by using the [ ]/[ ] buttons to move to the second page.

n For a full listing of the parameters and their corresponding display pages, refer to the Function List (page 58) or the

Parameter Table (page 18).

● Copying of the commercially available music sequence data and/or digital audio ﬁles is strictry prohibited except for your personal use.

● The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this owner’s manual are for instructional purposes only, and may appear somewhat different from those on your instrument.

● The company names and product names in this Owner’s Manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Application Index

This convenient, easy-to-use index is divided to general categories to help you when you want to ﬁnd information on a speciﬁc topic or function.

Listening/Playing

■

• Listening to Demo songs ................................................................................................................................... Demo Playback (Page 16)

• Playing the voices .......................................................................................................................................................................... (Page 29)

• Calling up Voices in a desired instrument group ........................................................................ Using Voice Category Search (Page 31)

• Playing songs from memory cards................................................................................................................................................ (Page 51)

• Assigning songs to each chain step automatically....................................................................................................................... (Page 52)

• Converting Standard MIDI ﬁle from format 1 to format 0..... the separate Installation Guide and the Card Filer Owner’s Manual (PDF)

• Performing live while playing back a Song ﬁle ........................................................................................................................... (Page 34)

• Splitting the keyboard — Setting upper and lower ranges for the Voices

- In Multi mode............................................................................................................................................................................. (Page 34)

- In Voice mode ........................................................................................................................................................... Note Limit (Page 59)

• Layering two voices (Parts together)............................................................................................................................................ (Page 35)

• Changing the keyboard played part in the Multi mode ...............................................................................................Trans Ch (Page 66)

• Selecting the touch sensitivity (Global setting) ......................................................................................................................... (Page 57)

• Changing the volume response to your playing strength - getting high volume from soft playing or soft volume from strong playing

(for each Voice/Multi).......................................................................................................................VelSnsDpt/VelSnsOfs (Pages 58, 64)

■ Using controllers

• Connecting controllers .................................................................................................................................................................. (Page 15)

• Setting the Pitch Bend Range............................................................................................................................... PB Range (Pages 58, 65)

• Using a Foot Controller/Footswitch to control parameters ........................................................................................................ (Page 38)

• Using a Footswitch to start/stop the sequencer........................................................................................................................... (Page 38)

• Using a Footswitch to advance through Voice or Multi programs.............................................................................................. (Page 38)

• Maintaining the controller state/position when you switch between voices ................................................ Controller Reset (Page 67)

• Setting the AC1 (Assignable Controller 1) Controller .........................................................................................................(Pages 37, 38)

• Controlling the effect depth

- MW (Modulation wheel settings) ...................................................................................................................MW VarCtl (Pages 59, 64)

- AC1 (Assignable controller 1 ) settings..........................................................................................................AC1 VarCts(Pages 59, 64)

■ Copying

• Copying the Voice Variation Effect settings to the Multi mode ............................................................. Copy Variation Effect (Page 49)

• Copying the Controller settings of the Voice mode to the Multi mode............................................................Copy Controller (Page 49)

• Copying Element parameter settings of the Voice being edited to another Element in the same Voice................................... (Page 48)

• Copying Part parameter settings of the Multi being edited to another Part in the same Multi ................................................ (Page 49)

• Backing up your S08 data ..............................................Saving S08 Settings to an External Device/Saving the Settings (Pages 36, 50)

■ Changing the sound

• Editing a Voice ............................................................................................................................................................. Voice Edit (Page 40)

• Effect structure and signal ﬂow........................................................................................................................................Effects (Page 46)

• Editing the effect settings................................................................................................................. Example of Effect Settings (Page 46)

• Adjusting the Voice sustain..........................................................................................................................................AEGRelR (Page 61)

• Getting a brighter sound ....................................................................................................................................................Cutoff (Page 43)

• Getting a more pronounced effect ............................................................................................................................. Resonance (Page 43)

• Simulating monophonic instruments................................................................................................................Mono/Poly (Pages 58, 64)

• Setting the stereo pan position................................................................................................................................. Pan (Pages 59, 62, 63)

• Changing the Element/Part that is sounded according to the velocity................................................................................... VelLmt-L/H

In Voice Mode................................................................................................................................................................................ (Page 59)

In Multi Mode................................................................................................................................................................................ (Page 64)

• Getting a smooth transition in pitch from one note to the next............................................................... Porta Sw/Time (Pages 58, 65)

■ Changing the pitch

• Transposing the sound/Adjusting the pitch (tone generator settings)

- Voice (Element ) settings ............................................................................................................................. Note Shift/Detune(Page 59)

- Multi (Part) settings.................................................................................................................................... Note Shift/Detune (Page 64)

- Multi (Common) settings .........................................................................................................................................Transpose (Page 63)

• Transposing the keyboard.......................................................................................................................................... Kbd Trans (Page 67)

• Adjust the tuning to other instruments ..................................................................................................................MasterTune (Page 66)

• Setting the all notes (keys) to the same pitch ............................................................................................................ PchSclSns (Page 59)

Application Index

■ Setting the volume/level

• Adjusting the total volume................................................................................................................................ VOLUME slider (Page 12)

• Adjusting the Multi volume (affects all parts)............................................................................................................. Total Vol (Page 63)

• Adjusting each part’s volume...........................................................................................................................................Volume (Page 64)

• Adjusting the Voice volume (affects all elements)................................................................................................ Total Lvl/Vol (Page 63)

• Adjusting each element’s volume....................................................................................................................................... Level (Page 59)

• Adjusting each drum key’s volume..................................................................................................................................... Level (Page 62)

■ Setting the sound of a drum voice

• Moving the pan position randomly each time a key is pressed............................................................................................ Pan (Page 62)

• Setting the drum key for independent open and closed hi-hat sounds ...................................................................Alt. Group (Page 62)

• Setting the key release response: Enabling a sound to decay naturally even when a key is released,

or having the sound cut off when key is released.....................................................................................................RxNoteOff (Page 62)

• Disabling the sound for speciﬁc instruments in a drum kit..................................................................................... RxNoteOn (Page 62)

■ Selectively disabling sounds

• Keeping certain elements from sounding temporarily during editing........................................................Mute function (Pages 41, 42)

• Disabling the sound of speciﬁc elements................................................................................................................. Element Sw (Page 59)

• Keeping certain parts from sounding temporarily.............................................................................................. Mute function (Page 41)

• Disabling the sound of speciﬁc parts................................................................................................................................ RcvCh (Page 64)

• Disabling the sound of speciﬁc keys (instrument sounds) in a drum kit...............................................................Rx NoteOn (Page 62)

■ Convenient editing functions

• Monitoring an Element for Editing.............................................................................................................................................. (Page 42)

• Creating a completely new Voice/Multi from scratch ................................................................................................................ (Page 48)

• Listening to the difference between the Voice/Multi with your edited settings

and the same Voice/Multi prior to editing ................................................................................................... Compare Function (Page 41)

■ Entering data

• Entering the value directly with the numeric keypad or the keyboard...................................................................................... (Page 28)

• Entering characters (Voice/Multi/File Name Settings)............................................................................................................. (Page 50)

■ Saving data

• Storing the edited Voice/Multi to the S08’s internal (USER) memory...................................................................................... (Page 50)

• Saving S08 settings (Voice/Multi/MIDI/Utility) to an external device such as a computer or Memory Card................ (Pages 36, 54)

■ Connecting the S08 to other devices

• Connecting a computer .......................................................................................................... Connecting a Personal computer (Page 14)

• Setting Local On/Off ...................................................................................................................................... Local On/Off (Pages 15, 67)

• Using the S08 as a multitimbral tone generator .......................................................................................................................... (Page 33)

• Sending the S08 data using the Bulk Dump function .......................................... Saving S08 Settings to an External Device (Page 36)

• Editing Voices using a computer..................................The separate Installation Guide and S08 Voice Editor Owner’s Manual (PDF)

• Using the included sequencing software (Windows only).............The separate Installation Guide and the application’s on-line help

• Setting the S08 to either receive or ignore program changes (Voice/Multi) from an external device..... RxPgmChng/RxBankSel (Page 66)

• Determining whether or not the S08 sends program changes to an external device.......................TxPgmChng/TxBankSel (Page 66)

• Determining whether or not an external sequencer starts/stops when starting/stopping the S08’s sequencer............ SeqCtl (Page 66)

• Determining whether or not the S08’s sequencer starts/stops when starting/stopping an external sequencer............ SeqCtl (Page

■ Resetting parameters (Initializing)

• Initializing Voice/Multi parameters.............................................................................................................................. Initialize (Page 48)

• Initializing chain step parameters ................................................................................................................................... InitSeq (Page 52)

• Formatting Memory Card.............................................................................................................................................................. (page 55)

• Resetting the S08 to its default settings....................................................................... Factory Set (Restore Factory Defaults) (Page 23)

■ Quick solutions and reference materials

• Global functions of the Function List .......................................................................................................................................... (Page 58)

• S08 parameter structure and the LCD PAGES ................................................................................................ Parameter Table (Page 18)

• Display Indications........................................................................................................................................................................ (Page 25)

• Memory Structure — indicating where various settings are stored ........................................................................................... (Page 20)

• Voice Structure - examining which elements are used in the voices .................... Checking the Voice Structure and Muting (Page 42)

• Parameters that are not effective for drum-voice-assigned parts................................................................................................ (Page 22)

• Explanation of Effect Types ................................................................................................................................... The separate Data List

• Lists of the Voices, Multis, Waves, Original Kits, etc............................................................................................. The separate Data List

• General information on MIDI ................................................................................................................................ About MIDI (Page 72)

• Meaning of the display messages.................................................................................................................... Display Messages (Page 77)

• Troubleshooting............................................................................................................................................................................ (Page 78)

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Application Index

Table of Contents

Basics Section .........................11

The Controls & Connectors ............................................. 11

Top Panel ..................................................................................11

Rear Panel ................................................................................. 11

Before Use .......................................................................... 12

Power Supply ............................................................................ 12

Power-on Procedure ..................................................................12

Turning on the S08 .................................................................... 12

Connections ....................................................................... 13

Demo Playback .................................................................. 16

Overview of the S08 .......................................................... 16

Controller .................................................................................. 17

Tone Generator .........................................................................17

Effects ....................................................................................... 17

Card Drive/Sequencer ...............................................................17

Parameter Table ................................................................ 18

Voices & Multis................................................................. 20

Memory Structure ..................................................................... 20

Overview of Voice/Element/Multi ........................................... 21

Normal Voices & Drum Voices ................................................ 22

Part Mode Setting .....................................................................22

Factory Set (Restore Factory Defaults) ........................... 23

Basic Operations ...............................................................24

Modes ................................................................................. 24

Mode Table ........................................................................ 24

Selecting a Mode ............................................................... 24

Display Indications ........................................................... 25

Selecting a Screen .............................................................. 26

Entering Data .................................................................... 27

Quick Guide ...........................29

Voice Edit ........................................................................... 40

Effects ................................................................................. 46

Effects in Voice Mode .............................................................. 47

Effects in Multi Mode............................................................... 47

Using the Jobs .................................................................... 48

Saving the Settings (Store) ............................................... 50

Playing the Songs .............................................................. 51

Using the Memory Card ................................................... 53

Touch Sensitivity ............................................................... 57

Reference................................58

Voice Edit (Normal) .................................................................. 58

Voice Edit (Drum)..................................................................... 62

Voice Job ................................................................................... 63

Voice Store ................................................................................ 63

Multi Edit................................................................................... 63

Multi Job.................................................................................... 65

Multi Store................................................................................. 66

Sequence Play............................................................................ 66

Sequence Play Job ..................................................................... 66

Utility......................................................................................... 66

Utility Job .................................................................................. 67

Controller................................................................................... 67

Card ........................................................................................... 67

Appendix ...............................72

About MIDI ....................................................................... 72

Display Messages ............................................................... 77

Troubleshooting ................................................................ 78

Specifications ..................................................................... 83

Index ................................................................................... 84

Playing Voices ................................................................... 29

Using Multi Mode ............................................................. 32

Playing in Multi Mode .............................................................. 32

Using the S08 as a Multitimbral Tone Generator (Multi Edit) .33

Layering Two Voices (Parts) Together ..................................... 35

Using Controllers .............................................................. 37

Pitch Bend Wheel & Modulation Wheel ..................................37

Foot Controller .......................................................................... 38

Foot Switch ............................................................................... 38

Basics Section

The Controls & Connectors

Top Panel

STANDBY

OUTPUT

L/MONO

PHONES

PITC

ODULATION

A-1 B-1 C0 D0 E0 F0 G0 A0 B0 C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 A1 B1 C2 D2 E2 F2 G2 A2 B2 C3 D3 E3 F3 G3 A3 B3 C4 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 B5 C5 D5 E5 F5 G5 A5 B5 C6 D6 E6 F6 G6 A6 B6 C7

R DC IN ON

FOOT

CONTROLLER

SWITCH

MIDI

IN OUT THRU

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32145679)#^

3.3V

USB

CARD

MODE

MULTI SEQ PLAY

VOICE

UTILITYCONTROLLER CARD

JOB

EDIT

COMPARE

PART/ELEMENT/KEY

+—

COMMON

DEMO

DATA

STORE

PLAY/STOP

CONTROLLER

VOLU

UTILITY

CARD

CONTROLLER

PART/ COMMON

VOICE MIX GENERAL TONE CONTROLLER EFFECT

CARDUTILITYEDIT

ELEMENT

OSC/MIX

CTRL ASSIGN

SAVE

PITCH

KEYBOARD

MIDI CHANNEL

LOAD RENAME

VELOCITY

FILTER

MIDI FILTER

AMP

CTRL SETUP

SEQ SETUP

DELETE

MIDI SETUP

FORMAT

LFO

EFFECT

IMPORT

CATEGORY

DRUM

PRESET

MUTE

INC/YESDEC/NO

DRUM/PERC

BASS STRINGS BRASS

USER

REED/PIPE

SYN LEAD

—

GM2/XG

OTHER

SYN COMP

CHROMATIC PERCUSSION

MUSIC SYNTHESIZER

GUITARORGANPIANO

SYN PAD

EXITENTER

KEYBOARD

8$@!%

1 PITCH bend wheel (page 37)

2 MODULATION wheel (page 37)

3 [VOLUME] Slider (page 12)

4 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)(page 24)

5 Parameter Type List (page 26)

6 MODE buttons (page 24)

7 [PART/ELEMENT/KEY] buttons

7-1 [+]/[–] buttons (page 26)

7-2 [MUTE] button (pages 41, 42)

8 DATA buttons (page 26)

8-1 [DEC/NO] button (page 27)

Rear Panel

3.3V

USB

CARD

THRU

8-2 [INC/YES] button (page 27)

8-3 [ ]/[ ] buttons (page 26)

8-4 [ ]/[ ] buttons (page 26)

9 [CATEGORY SEARCH/DRUM] button (pages 30, 31)

) [PRESET/(DRUM/PERC)] button (pages 29, 31)

! [USER/(SE)] button (pages 29, 31)

@ [GM2/XG/(OTHER)] button (pages 29, 31)

# Numeric keypad (pages 28, 30)

$ [ENTER/KEYBOARD] button (page 28)

% [EXIT] button (page 27)

^ Data Dial (page 27)

FOOT

MIDI

OUT

FOOT

SWITCH

CONTROLLER

STANDBY ON

DC IN

OUTPUT

L/MONO

PHONES

&* ( º¡™£¢∞

& USB terminal (page 14)

* Memory Card slot (page 53)

( MIDI IN/OUT/THRU terminals (pages 13)

º FOOT SWITCH jack (pages 15, 38)

¡ FOOT CONTROLLER jack (pages 15, 38)

™ STANDBY/ON switch (page 12)

£ DC IN terminal (page 12)

¢ OUTPUT L/MONO and R jack (page 13)

∞ PHONES jack (page 13)

n Host Select parameter is set in the Utility mode (page13).

The Controls & Connectors

Basics Section Quick Guide Reference Appendix

DC IN

FOOT

CONTROLLER

FOOT

SWITCH

STANDBY

PHONES

L/MONO

OUTPUT

Before Use

Power Supply

Rear Panel

LLER

STANDBY

DC IN

STANDBY/ON switch

1 Make sure that the S08’s STANDBY/ON switch is

at the STANDBY (off) position.

2 Connect the PA-5C’s DC plug to the S08’s DC IN

terminal on the instrument’s rear panel.

3 Connect the adaptor’s AC plug to the nearest

electrical outlet.

Do not attempt to use an AC adaptor other than the Yamaha PA-5C or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha. The use of an incompatible adaptor may cause irreparable damage to the S08, and may even pose a serious shock hazard! ALWAYS UNPLUG THE AC ADAPTOR FROM THE AC POWER OUTLET WHEN THE S08 IS NOT IN USE.

Even when the switch is in the “STANDBY” position, electricity is still ﬂowing to the instrument at a minimum level. When not using the S08 for an extended period of time, be sure to unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet.

OUTPUT

L/MONO

PHONES

To electrical outlet

When using the S08 as MIDI slave:

PAN

CHORUS

REVERB

TEMPO

ATTACK RELEASECUTOFF

RESONANCE

KNOB

REMOTE

POWER

ON!!

ASSIGN AASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2

CONTROL

FUNCTION

ON/OFF

MODE

KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4

VOICEPERFORM MASTER

MEQ LOW

MEQ HI MIDMEQLOWMID MEQ HIGH

ARPEGGIO

EFFECT BYPASS

SYSTEM

ON/OFF

INSERTION

MASTER

VOLUME 1VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3VOLUME 4

VOLUME

SEQUENCER

SONG

FILE

PATTERN

SEQ

TRANSPORT

INTEGRATED SAMPLING

UTILITY

MIXING

SONG SCENE

SF 1SF 2SF 3SF 4SF 5

LOCATE

REC

EDIT

STORE

JOB

F1 F2 F3 F4 F6F5

SCENE STORE

COMPARE

SET LOCATE

CS 1 CS 2 CS 3 CS 4

OCTAVE

DOWN

ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4

MIDI master (transmitting device)

MUSIC

SYNTHESIZER

PRODUCTION

Sequencer

Sampling

Integrated Real-timeExternalControl

Surface

Modular

SynthesisPlug-in

System

SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3

CATEGORY

PRE 2

PRE 1

PRE 3

PLG 3

PLG 2

DRUM KITS

USER PLG 1

BANK

GUITAR/

BRASS

KEYBOARD

STRINGS

A. PIANO

REED/PIPE

ORGAN

BASS

FAVORITES

PLUCKED

COMMON

SECTION

FGH

DEC/NO INC/YES

INFORMATION

EXIT

GROUP

DRUM/

SYN COMPCHROMATIC

SYN LEADSYN PAD/

MUSICAL FXCOMBI

PERCUSSION

CHOIR

TRACK

1234

567

SELECT

ELEMENT/PERF.PART/ZONE

NUMBER

131416

ENTER

MUTE

EXECUTE

SOLO

MUSIC SYNTHESIZER

S08 as MIDI slave (MIDI receiving device)

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Audio equipment (first mixer, then amplifier)

Turning on the S08

In order to avoid possible damage to the speakers or other connected electronic equipment, always switch on the power of the S08 before switching on the power of the ampliﬁed speakers or mixer and ampliﬁer. Likewise, always switch off the power of the S08 after switching off the power of the ampliﬁed speakers or mixer and ampliﬁer.

n Before you switch your S08 on or off, ﬁrst turn down the

volume of any connected audio equipment.

1 Press the STANDBY/ON switch.

Power-on Procedure

When you have made all the necessary connections between your S08 and any other devices (page 13), make sure that all volume settings are turned down all the way to zero. Then turn on every device in your setup in the order of MIDI masters (senders), MIDI slaves (receivers), then the audio equipment (mixers, ampliﬁers, speakers, etc.). This ensures smooth MIDI operation and prevents speaker damage.

When powering down the setup, ﬁrst turn down the volume for each audio device, then switch off each device in the reverse order (ﬁrst audio devices, then MIDI).

Before Use

A splash screen (“Welcome to S08”) is displayed brieﬂy. The Multi or Voice Play Mode screen appears next.

2 Turn up the ampliﬁer’s volume as necessary. 3 Adjust the S08’s [VOLUME] slider to set an

appropriate volume level.

VOLUME

Connections

Before connecting the S08 to other electronic components, turn off the power to all the components. Before turning the power on or off to all components, set all volume levels to minimum(0). Otherwise, electrical shock or damage to the components may occur.

Connecting to External

Connecting External MIDI

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Audio Equipment

Since the S08 has no built-in speakers, you need to monitor its sound output via external audio equipment. Alternatively, you could use a pair of headphones. There are several methods of connecting to external audio equipment, as described in the following illustrations.

Connecting Stereo Powered Speakers

A pair of powered speakers can accurately produce the S08’s rich sounds with their own pan and effect settings. Connect your powered speakers to the OUTPUT L/MONO and R jacks on the rear panel.

Powered speaker

(Left)

OUTPUT L /MONO OUTPUT R

n When using just one powered speaker, connect it to the

OUTPUT L/MONO jack on the rear panel.

Connecting to a Mixer

If you want to integrate the S08 into a larger system with other instruments and additional audio processing capabilities, connect it to a mixer, ampliﬁer and stereo monitor system as shown below.

Mixer

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OUTPUT L

OUTPUT L /MONO

Powered speaker

(Right)

INPUTINPUT

MUSIC SYNTHESIZER

Amplifier

PHONES

MUSIC SYNTHESIZER

Stereo headphones

PHONES

S08

Speaker

Stereo

headphones

Equipment

You can connect an external MIDI device using a MIDI cable (available separately) and control it from the S08. You can also use an external MIDI keyboard or sequencer to control the S08’s internal sounds. This section introduces several different MIDI applications.

n The HOST SELECT (UTILITY PAGE 13) should be set

to “MIDI.” Otherwise, MIDI data will not be transmitted from the S08’s MIDI OUT connector.

Controlling the S08 from an External MIDI device

UTILITY PAGE 13

HostSelect

KEYELEMPART

PAGE

MIDI IN

OCTAVE

DOWN

MIDI OUT

Controlling an External MIDI device with the S08

UTILITY PAGE 13

HostSelect

PAGE

MIDI OUT

MIDI

S08

PAN

CHORUS

REVERB

TEMPO

ATTACK RELEASECUTOFF

RESONANCE

KNOB

REMOTE

ASSIGN AASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2

CONTROL

FUNCTION

ON/OFF

MODE

KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4

VOICEPERFORM MASTER

MEQ LOW

MEQ HI MIDMEQLOWMID MEQ HIGH

ARPEGGIO

EFFECT BYPASS

SYSTEM

ON/OFF

INSERTION

MASTER

VOLUME 1VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3VOLUME 4

VOLUME

SEQUENCER

SONG

FILE

PATTERN

SEQ

TRANSPORT

INTEGRATED SAMPLING

UTILITY

MIXING

LOCATE

REC

EDIT

STORE

JOB

SCENE STORE

COMPARE

SET LOCATE

CS 1 CS 2 CS 3 CS 4

ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4

External MIDI keyboard

or synthesizer

KEYELEMPART

MIDI

DRUM KITS

FAVORITES

COMMON

DEC/NO INC/YES

SONG SCENE

INFORMATION

SF 1SF 2SF 3SF 4SF 5

ENTER

EXIT

F1 F2 F3 F4 F6F5

EXECUTE

MUSIC SYNTHESIZER

MUSIC

SYNTHESIZER

PRODUCTION

Sequencer

Sampling

Integrated Real-timeExternalControl

Surface

Modular

SynthesisPlug-in

System

SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3

CATEGORY

PRE 2

PRE 1

PRE 3

PLG 3

PLG 2

USER PLG 1

BANK

GUITAR/

KEYBOARD

BRASS

STRINGS

A. PIANO

ORGAN

REED/PIPE

BASS

PLUCKED

SECTION

FGH

GROUP

DRUM/

SYN COMPCHROMATIC

SYN LEADSYN PAD/

MUSICAL FXCOMBI

PERCUSSION

CHOIR

TRACK

34567

SELECT

ELEMENT/PERF.PART/ZONE

NUMBER

131416

MUTE

SOLO

MUSIC SYNTHESIZER

S08

n Connecting a pair of headphones does not affect audio

output from the OUTPUT (L/MONO and R) jacks. The audio output at the PHONES jack and the OUTPUT jacks is exactly the same.

MIDI IN

PAN

CHORUS

REVERB

TEMPO

ATTACK RELEASECUTOFF

RESONANCE

KNOB

REMOTE

ASSIGN AASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2

CONTROL

FUNCTION

ON/OFF

MODE

KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4

VOICEPERFORM MASTER

MEQ LOW

MEQ HI MIDMEQLOWMID MEQ HIGH

ARPEGGIO

EFFECT BYPASS

SYSTEM

ON/OFF

INSERTION

MASTER

VOLUME 1VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3VOLUME 4

VOLUME

SEQUENCER

SONG

FILE

PATTERN

SEQTRANSPORT

INTEGRATED SAMPLING

UTILITY

MIXING

LOCATE

REC

EDIT

STORE

JOB

SCENE STORE

COMPARE

SET LOCATE

CS 1 CS 2 CS 3 CS 4

OCTAVE

DOWN

ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4

External MIDI keyboard

or synthesizer

S08

MUSIC

SYNTHESIZER

PRODUCTION

Sequencer

Sampling

Integrated Real-timeExternalControl

Surface

Modular

SynthesisPlug-in

System

SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3

CATEGORY

PRE 1 PRE 2

PRE 3

PLG 3

USER PLG 1

PLG 2

DRUM KITS

BANK

GUITAR/

KEYBOARD

BRASS

STRINGS

A. PIANO

ORGAN

REED/PIPE

FAVORITES

BASS

PLUCKED

COMMON

SECTION

FGH

DEC/NO INC/YES

SONG SCENE

INFORMATION

SF 1SF 2SF 3SF 4SF 5

EXIT

F1 F2 F3 F4 F6F5

GROUP

DRUM/

SYN COMPCHROMATIC

SYN LEADSYN PAD/

MUSICAL FXCOMBI

PERCUSSION

CHOIR

TRACK

34567

SELECT

ELEMENT/PERF.PART/ZONE

NUMBER

131416

ENTER

MUTE

EXECUTE

SOLO

Connections

Basics Section Quick Guide Reference Appendix

Recording and Playback using an External MIDI Sequencer

Connecting to a Personal Computer

MIDI IN

UTILITY PAGE 13

HostSelect

KEYELEMPART

PAGE

MIDI

External

MIDI sequencer

MUSIC SYNTHESIZER

MIDI OUT

MIDI IN

MIDI OUT

S08

Controlling Another MIDI Device via MIDI THRU

UTILITY PAGE 13

HostSelect

KEYELEMPART

PAGE

MIDI

External

MIDI sequencer

MIDI OUT

MIDI IN

MUSIC SYNTHESIZER

MIDI sequencer

MIDI IN

MIDI THRU

External

MIDI OUT

You can use a connected computer to control the S08 and to transfer S08 data to/from computer via MIDI. With the included Voice Editor program, for instance, you can edit the Voices of the S08.

There are two ways to connect your S08 to a computer:

Depending on your particular computer, the connections may differ. (See below.)

n You may also want to change the Local On/Off setting

(pages 15 and 67), depending on how you are using the S08 in your MIDI system.

n You will also need the appropriate MIDI application

(sequencer, editor, etc.), compatible with your computer platform.

1: USB connection

UTILITY PAGE 13

HostSelect

KEYELEMPART

PAGE

USB

USB connecter

MUSIC SYNTHESIZER

USB cable

S08

PAN

CHORUS

REVERB

TEMPO

ATTACK RELEASECUTOFF

RESONANCE

KNOB

REMOTE

ASSIGN AASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2

CONTROL

FUNCTION

ON/OFF

MODE

KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4

VOICEPERFORM MASTER

MEQ LOW

MEQ HI MIDMEQLOWMID MEQ HIGH

ARPEGGIO

EFFECT BYPASS

SYSTEM

ON/OFF

INSERTION

MASTER

VOLUME 1VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3VOLUME 4

VOLUME

SEQUENCER

SONG

PATTERN FILE

SEQ

TRANSPORT

INTEGRATED SAMPLING

UTILITY

MIXING

SONG SCENE

SF 1SF 2SF 3SF 4SF 5

LOCATE

REC

EDIT

STORE

JOB

F1 F2 F3 F4 F6F5

SCENE STORE

COMPARE

SET LOCATE

CS 1 CS 2 CS 3 CS 4

OCTAVE

DOWN

ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4

MUSIC

SYNTHESIZER

PRODUCTION

Sequencer

Sampling

Integrated

Real-timeExternalControl

Surface

Modular

SynthesisPlug-in

System

SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3

CATEGORY

PRE 2

PRE 1

PRE 3

PLG 3

USER PLG 1

PLG 2

DRUM KITS

BANK

GUITAR/

KEYBOARD

BRASS

STRINGS

A. PIANO

ORGAN

REED/PIPE

FAVORITES

BASS

PLUCKED

COMMON

SECTION

FGH

DEC/NO INC/YES

INFORMATION

EXIT

GROUP

DRUM/

SYN COMPCHROMATIC

MUSICAL FXCOMBI

SYN LEADSYN PAD/

PERCUSSION

CHOIR

TRACK

34567

SELECT

ELEMENT/PERF.PART/ZONE

NUMBER

131416

ENTER

MUTE

EXECUTE

SOLO

MIDI IN

External MIDI synthesizer

With the above MIDI connections, you can send MIDI data from the S08’s MIDI OUT terminal, while sending MIDI data from the external sequencer to an external MIDI synthesizer via the S08’s MIDI THRU terminal.

n MIDI THRU simply relays the MIDI messages received

via MIDI IN.

n The MIDI cable should be no greater than 15 meters in

length, and there should be no more than three devices in a MIDI chain (chained in series via each unit’s MIDI THRU). To connect more units, use a MIDI Thru Box for parallel connections. You may encounter errors if the MIDI cables are too long or if too many devices are chained together via their MIDI THRU connectors.

Computer

S08

n The data via the MIDI IN terminal is ignored when using

the USB port (Host Select set to “USB”).

n When connecting the S08 to a computer with a USB

cable, make sure that the USB cable is properly connected before turning on the power. Be careful not to turn off the power of the S08 if an application using the USB/MIDI connection is currently running.

n The USB connection can only be used for transfer of

MIDI data. No audio data can be transferred via USB.

n Once connected via USB, the S08 begins communication

after a short time.

n Keep in mind that when using Windows 2000/XP, some

operating problems on the computer may occur during startup. If this happens, try turning on the power of the S08 only after the computer is properly running.

n When connecting the S08 and your computer via USB,

make sure to connect them directly without routing through a USB hub.

Connections

Echo Back On

Local Off

Computer with

Application Software

Tone

Generator

Keyboard

S08 Local Sw=on

OUT

USB

MIDI connection

Using the computer’s MIDI interface

When MIDI “Echo” is disabled on the software/ computer, set the S08 Local Switch to “on.”

UTILITY PAGE 13

HostSelect

KEYELEMPART

PAGE

MIDI

MIDI IN MIDI OUT

MIDI cable

MUSIC SYNTHESIZER

MIDI OUT

MIDI

NEC MultiSync

PC-9821

Computer with

MIDI interface

S08

Using an external MIDI interface

UTILITY PAGE 13

HostSelect

KEYELEMPART

PAGE

MIDI

MIDI IN MIDI OUT

S08

n Please use the appropriate MIDI interface for your

computer.

Local On/Off — When Connected to a Computer (UTILITY PAGE 12)

When connecting the S08 to a computer, the keyboard performance data is generally sent to the computer, and then returned from the computer to play the tone generator or sound source. If the Local Switch is set to “on,” a “double” sound may result, since the tone generator is receiving performance data from both the keyboard directly and the computer. Use the setting suggestions below as a guideline; speciﬁc instructions may differ depending on your computer and the software used.

MIDI OUT

MIDI IN

MIDI interface

MUSIC SYNTHESIZER

Serial port (modem or printer port) or USB port

Computer

Basics SectionQuick GuideReferenceAppendix

NEC

n Although not indicated in the illustration above,

the S08 actually receives and responds to MIDI data from the computer application (sequencer), regardless of the Local Sw setting on the S08.

* MIDI “Echo” is a function on sequencers that takes any data received via the MIDI IN and “echoes” it (or sends it as is) through the MIDI OUT. In some software, this function is also called “MIDI Thru.”

n Refer to the owner’s manual of your particular

software for speciﬁc instructions.

Connecting Controllers

The S08 has controller jacks on the rear panel, including FOOT SWITCH and FOOT CONTROLLER. You can connect optional controllers such as a footswitch (the FC4 or FC5) and foot controller (the FC7) to control tone, volume, pitch and other parameters.

n Details about how to use these controllers are given on

page 37.

Rear panel

When MIDI “Echo” is enabled on the software/ computer, set the S08 Local Switch to “off.”

Computer with

USB

IN OUT

Tone

Generator

Local Off

Keyboard

S08 Local Sw=off

n When transmitting or receiving System Exclusive

data (such as with the Bulk Dump function, pages 36 and 49), use the setting example below, making sure that MIDI “Echo” on the computer software is set to “off.”

Application Software

OUT

Echo Back On

FOOT SWITCH FC4 or FC5

FOOT

SWITCH

FOOT

CONTROLLER

STANDBY

OUTPUT

DC IN

FOOT CONTROLLER FC7

Connections

L/MONO

PHONES

Basics Section Quick Guide Reference Appendix

Demo Playback

The S08 features a variety of demo songs, showcasing its dynamic sound and sophisticated functions.

n Make sure the synthesizer is ready for playback. Details are given in the section “Before Use” on page 12.

GUITARORGANPIANO

BASS STRINGS BRASS

SYN LEAD

SYN PAD

—

CHROMATIC

KEYBOARD

PERCUSSION

EXITENTER

Select the category

VOICE

MODE

MULTI SEQ PLAY

PART/ ELEMENT/ KEY

+—

MUTE

DRUM

PRESET

CATEGORY SEARCH

DEMO

UTILITY CONTROLLER CARD

JOB

EDIT

COMPARE

STORE

PLAY/STOP

COMMON

DATA

INC/YESDEC/NO

DRUM/PERC

USER

GM2/XG

OTHER

REED/PIPE

SYN COMP

1 Press the [MULTI] and [SEQ PLAY] buttons simultaneously to call up the Demo screen and automatically start

playback of the Demo song.

Demo Song Selection

While the Demo song is playing back, you can select the particular Demo song that you wish to hear. Enter the desired Demo song category from the numeric keypad to call up the song.

For example, you can play the piano song by pressing button 7 (PIANO) in the numeric keypad. If you don’t select a particular song, an ensemble (OTHER) song will play back automatically.

n When there are several Demo songs contained in one category, you can select from among the available songs by using the

[DEC/NO] and [INC/YES] buttons.

2 The [PLAY/STOP] button lets you pause playback and then start again from the same point in the song. 3 To stop Demo playback, press one of the following buttons: [VOICE], [MULTI], [SEQ PLAY] or [EXIT].

This exits from the Demo mode and automatically returns to the Multi mode, Voice mode, or the mode previously selected.

n Demo song playback continues indeﬁnitely until stopped.

Overview of the S08

The S08 has a wide variety of advanced and convenient features. This section gives you an overview of these features. The following diagram shows the various component sections or “blocks” of the S08.

Controller

Memory Card

File

S08

Data

Song

Load

Save

Sequencer

(Playback)

keyboard controllers

Tone Generator

Effect

Reverb Chorus

Variation

Demo Playback

Demo Playback/Overview of the S08

Controller

This block consists of the keyboard, Pitch Bend and Modulation wheels and so on (page 37). The keyboard itself doesn’t generate sounds, but instead sends note, velocity and other information to the S08’s tone generator section for the notes you play. The controllers also send non-note performance data. Information from the keyboard and controllers can be transmitted to other external MIDI devices through the MIDI OUT connector.

Tone Generator

This block plays back sounds according to information received from the keyboard and controllers. The following example illustrates the path taken by the signal from an Element in the Voice Mode.

Controls the output level (amplitude) of

Controls the pitch of each Element output from the OSC section.

Tone Generator

each Element output from the FILTER section. The signls are then sent at this level to the Effects Unit.

Basics SectionQuick GuideReferenceAppendix

OSC

(Oscillator)

Outputs the waveform of each Element. Each Voice consists of up to four Elements.

FILTERPITCH

Changes the tonal quality of each Element output from the PITCH section.

AMP

(Amplitude)

To Effects Units

About the Tone Generator (AWM2) & Waveform (Wave)

The tone generator of the S08 utilizes the sophisticated AWM2 system. AWM2 (Advanced Wave Memory 2) is a synthesis system based on the use of sampled waveforms, and is used in many Yamaha synthesizers. For extra realism, each AWM2 Voice uses multiple samples of a real instrument’s waveform. Furthermore, a wide variety of envelope generator, ﬁlter, modulation, and other parameters can be applied to the basic waveform.

n AWM2 is not just limited to conventional pitched instruments (Normal Voices), but also produces various drum and percussion

instruments (Drum Voices). For details about Normal and Drum Voices, see page 22.

Maximum Polyphony

The maximum polyphony of the S08 is 64 notes. However, the actual note polyphony will vary depending on the number of Elements in the Voice. To calculate the actual polyphony, divide the total polyphony of 64 by the number of Elements in the Voice. For instance, if a Voice consists of two Elements, the maximum note polyphony for the Voice is 32.

Effects

The effects can be used to change or enhance the sound of a Multi or Voice. These include the effects of the Reverb section (17 types) for adding ambient after-tones to the sound, the Chorus section (17 types) that add animation and depth, and the Variation section (54 types) which features a wealth of additional effects.

n For more details about the effects, see page 46.

Card Drive/Sequencer

The Card Drive block lets you save data or load data to/from the Memory Card (page 53). The sequencer block can be used to play back Standard MIDI Files held on Memory Card (page 51).

Overview of the S08

Basics Section Quick Guide Reference Appendix

Parameter Table

The numbers in each column indicate the display PAGE corresponding to the parameter at left (with the exception of the column on the far right, which indicates the corresponding manual page). For example, you can see that the Reverb Send parameter is found on three separate display pages: PAGE 22 of Multi Part Edit, PAGE 11 of Normal Voice Common Edit, and PAGE 9 of Drum Voice Key Edit.

This table is helpful in locating the corresponding display pages in different modes. This is handy when you want to make the same or similar settings to the same parameter in a different mode — for example, setting the Reverb Send in the Multi mode to the same value as Reverb Send in the Voice mode. It’s also handy for cross-checking same parameters for programming complex sound changes — such as setting the Voice’s Filter Cutoff to a certain value, then going to Cutoff in the Multi mode and tweaking it further.

Since the owner’s manual page reference is also provided, you can quickly ﬁnd the corresponding explanation by checking the currently selected mode and PAGE number on the S08, and referring to this table.

Parameter Type LCD Display (parameter name) Common Element/Key Manual

GENERAL Name 1 1 1 58, 62, 63

EFFECT* RevEF (Reverb Effect Type) 463

VOICE (Voice Selection) 164 MIX Volume (2) (3) (1) (2) 2 64

TONE VelSnsDpt/Ofs (Velocity Sensitivity Depth/Offset) 4 10 58, 64

CONTROLLER* Porta Sw/Time (Portamento Switch/Time) 5 15 58, 65

Total Vol (Total Volume) 2 2 (2) 58, 63 Total Lvl (Level) 2 3 (1) 58, 59, 62 Transpose 363 Rcv Ch (MIDI Receive Channel) 63 64, 66 NoteShift/Detune 7 7 59, 64 Mono/Poly 3 8 58, 64 Part Mode 964 OrgKt (Original Kit) 2 62

(Reverb Parameters) 563 Rev Return (Reverb Return) 663 Reverb Pan 763 ChoEF (Chorus Effect Type) 863 (Chorus Parameters) 963 Cho Return (Chorus Return) 10 63 Chorus Pan 11 63 SndCho→Rev (Send Chorus to Reverb) 13 12 58, 63 VarEF (Variation Effect Type) 14 13 58, 63 (Variation Parameters) 15 14 59, 63 VarConnect (Variation Connection) 15 63 Var Return (Variation Return) 16 63 Var Pan 17 63 Snd Var→Rev (Send Variation to Reverb) 18 64 Snd Var→Cho (Send Variation to Chorus) 19 64 MW VarCtl (MW Variation Effect Control Depth) 16 20 59, 64 AC1VarCtl (AC1 Variation Effect Control Depth) 17 21 59, 64 ReverbSend 11 9 22 58, 62, 65 ChorusSend 12 10 23 59, 62, 65 Var Send (Variation Send) 24 65 V EfBypass (Voice Effect Bypass) 14 67

Pan 42 3 59, 62, 63 NtLmt-L/H (Note Limit Low/High) 5 4 59, 64 VelLmt-L/H (Velocity Limit Low/High) 6 5 59, 64

Cutoff/Resonance 13 7 11 60, 62, 64 Attack/Decay/Release Tm (Attack/Decay/Release Time) 12 64 PEG L/Tm (PEG Level/Time) 13 65 Vib Rate/Depth/Delay (Vibrato Rate/Depth/Delay) 14 65

PB Range (Pitch Bend Range) 6 16 58, 65 MW FltCtl (MW Filter Control) 7 17 58, 65 MW PMod (MW LFO Pitch Modulation Depth) 8 18 58, 65 MW FMod (MW LFO Filter Modulation Depth) 8 18 58, 65 MW AMod (MW LFO Amplitude Modulation Depth) 8 18 58, 65 AC1 CC No (AC1 Control Number) 19 8 65, 67 AC1FltCtl (AC1 Filter Control) 9 20 58, 65 AC1 FMod (AC1 LFO Filter Modulation Depth) 10 21 58, 65 AC1 AMod (AC1 LFO Amplitude Modulation Depth) 10 21 58, 65

Voice Edit Multi Edit

Normal Drum Normal Drum

Common

Part

UTILITY

CONTROLLER

Owner's

Page

Parameter Table

Parameter Type LCD Display (parameter name) Common Element/Key Manual

OSC/MIX (Oscillator/Mixer) Element Sw (Element Switch) 1 59

PITCH NoteShift/Detune 7 7 59, 64

FILTER Cutoff/Resonance 13 7 11 60, 62, 64

AMP (Amplitude) AEG R (AEG Rate) 23 61

LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) LFO Wave 32 61

TG (Tone Generator) MasterTune 166 MIDI CHANNEL Device No (Device Number) 266

MIDI FILTER Thru Port 566

SEQ SETUP Sync 10 66

MIDI SETUP Local Sw (Local Switch) 12 67

CTRL ASSIGN MWTxCtlNo (MW Transmit Control Number) 167 (CONTROLLER ASSIGN) FCTxCtlNo (Foot Controller Transmit Control Number) 267

KEYBOARD Kbd Trans (Keyboard Transpose) 467 VELOCITY Vel Curve (Velocity Curve) 567

CTRL SETUP Ctl Reset (Controller Reset) 767 (CONTROLLER SETUP) AC1 CC No (AC1 Control Number) 19 8 65, 67

(Wave Number) 2 59 Level (2) (3) 3 1 (2) (2) 59, 62 Alt.Group (Alternate Group) 3 62 Key Assign 4 62 RxNoteOff/On (Receive Note On/Off) 5 62

PchSclSns (Pitch Scaling Sensitivity) 8 59 PchSclCN (Pitch Scaling Center Note) 8 59 PEG R (PEG Rate) 9 59 PEG L (PEG Level) 10 59 PEGSclSns (PEG Scaling Sensitivity) 11 60 PEGSclCN (PEG Scaling Center Note) 11 60 PEGRtVel (PEG Rate Velocity) 12 60 PEGLvlVel (PEG Level Velocity) 12 60 PitchCors/Fine (Pitch Coarse/Fine) 6 62

CutoffVel (Cutoff Velocity Sensitivity) 14 60 ResoVel (Resonance Velocity Sensitivity) 14 60 FltSclFlag (Filter Scaling Flag) 15 60 Flt BP1~4 (Filter Scaling Break Point 1~4) 16 60 Flt Ofs1~4 (Filter Scaling Offset 1~4) 17 60 FltSclSns (Filter Scaling Sensitivity) 18 60 FltVelCrv (Filter Scaling Velocity Sensitivity) 18 60 FEG R (FEG Rate) 19 60 FEG L (FEG Level) 20 60 FEGSclSens (FEG Scaling Sensitivity) 21 60 FEGAtkVel (FEG Attack Velocity) 22 60 FEGOthVel (FEG Other Velocity) 22 60

AEG L (AEG Level) 24 61 AEGSclSens (AEG Scaling Sensitivity) 25 61 AEGLvlVel (AEG Level Velocity Sensitivity) 26 61 AEGAtkVel (AEG Attack Velocity Sensitivity) 26 61 LvlSclFlag (AEG Level Scaling Flag) 27 61 Lvl BP1~4 (Level Break Point 1~4) 28 61 Lvl Ofs1~4 (Level Offset 1~4) 29 61 LvlSclSens (Level Scaling Sensitivity) 30 61 KeyonDelay 31 61 EG Attack/Decay1/Decay2(EG Attack/Decay1/Decay2 Rate)

LFO Phase (LFO Phase Initialize) 32 61 LFO Speed 33 61 LFO PMod (LFO Pitch Modulation Depth) 34 61 LFO FMod (LFO Filter Modulation Depth) 34 61 LFO AMod (LFO Amplitude Modulation Depth) 34 61 PLFODelay (Pitch LFO Delay) 35 61 PLFO Fade (Pitch LFO Fade Time) 35 61

Rcv Ch (Voice Mode MIDI Receive Channel) (6) 3 66 Trans Ch (MIDI Transmit Channel) 466

RxPgmChng (Receive Program Change On/Off) 666 RxBankSel (Receive Bank Select On/Off) 766 TxPgmChng (Transmit Program Change On/Off) 866 TxBankSel (Transmit Bank Select On/Off) 966

Seq Ctl (Sequencer Control) 11 66

HostSelect 13 67

FSTxCtlNo (Footswitch Transmit Control Number) 367

Fixed Vel (Fixed Velocity) 667

Voice Edit Multi Edit

Normal Drum Normal Drum

Common

862

Part

UTILITY

CONTROLLER

Owner's

Page

Basics SectionQuick GuideReferenceAppendix

n For parameters in different modes having the same name, the available parameter values and settings for that parameter may

differ depending on the mode.

n For details on parameters for the Reverb, Chorus and Variation effects, refer to the separate Data List.

n For information on the SEQ PLAY, CARD and JOB PAGES, refer to the Function List (page 58).

* In the Multi mode, the Voice Common Effect/Controller settings are ignored, and the Multi settings become effective. The Variation

Effect/Controller settings of the Voice mode can be copied to the Multi mode by using the Multi Job function (page 49).

Parameter Table

Basics Section Quick Guide Reference Appendix

Voices & Multis

Memory Structure

A Voice is a single instrument sound, created by using the Elements and setting various parameters. In the Voice Play mode, you can select and play any of these Voices. In the Multi Play mode, you assign a different Voice to each part and use a sequencer to play several Voices simultaneously. Voices are stored in the internal memory (PRESET, USER, GM2/XG). Multis are stored in the internal memory (USER).

Voice Play Mode

Controllers

Multi Play Mode

Controllers

Sequencer

Song Playback

Tone Generator

Voice

Playing a Voice

128 Preset Voice

PRESET

PR001~128

Tone Generator

493

Normal Voice

Multi

Part

Voice

PR 001

GM2/XG

002

29 Drum Voice *

003

001

Playing a Multi

XG 002

XG 003

001

002

32 User Multi (MLT01

US001~128

016

USER

128 User Voice

MLT32)

USDR

2 User

Drum Voice

* Drum Voices XG121~128 are not of the GM2/XG set, but are original drum kits speciﬁcally programmed for the S08.

n A total of 493 (GM2/XG) and 128 (Preset) Normal Voices plus 29 Drum Voices are available as presets. You can create and store

your own original Voices; the S08 has User memory space for 128 User Normal Voices and two User Drum Voices.

Voices & Multis

Overview of Voice/Element/Multi

Each Voice can consist of up to four Elements. Each Element itself is a high-quality waveform or instrument sound.

Voice & Element

Each Voice can consist of up to four Elements. Elements are made from waveforms, and the quality of the Elements is high enough that each can be used on its own as a voice. Since you can combine up to four Elements together in a voice, highly expressive and richly textured sounds are possible. You can also split different instrument sounds across the keyboard to be playable separately with your left and right hands — without having to specially set up a Multi program (page 42).

Multi

A Multi consists of up to 16 Parts, each of which can play a Normal Voice or Drum Voice Part. By assigning different Voices and MIDI channels to each part, and by using a sequencer or computer for song data playback, you can have a complete ensemble of 16 independent instrument sounds.You can also play Multis from the keyboard. This allows you to set up layers of different Voices, or special key splits in which your right and left hands can play separate Voices (page 34).

One Multi

Element 1~ 4

One Voice

Up to four elements

Common Edit parameters

(Effect settings etc.)

Voice

Up to 16 Voices (Parts)

One Part

Part Edit parameters

CH1

CH16

Different Voice for each part

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Element Edit parameters

Oscillator

Wave (AWM2)

Common Edit parameters

One Element

LFO

Low Frequency Oscillator

PITCH

PEG FEG AEG

Pitch Envelope Generator

FILTER AMP (Amplitude)

Filter Envelope Generator

Amplitude Envelope Generator

See pages 43, 44, 45

Element 1 Element 2 Element 3 Element 4

Sequencer

Song File

Playback

(SMF Format 0)

MIDI CH 1

Computer

SMF Format 0

SMF Format 1

SMF Format Conversion

Voice Edit

Playback

Recording

Song File Playback via MIDI/USB MIDI

Included CD-ROM

Sequencer software (Windows) Voice Editor Card Filer

C-2 G8

Voices & Multis

Basics Section Quick Guide Reference Appendix

Normal Voices & Drum Voices

There are two Voice types: Normal Voices and Drum Voices. Normal Voices are mainly pitched instrument sounds that can be played over the range of the keyboard. Drum Voices are mainly percussion/drum sounds that are assigned to individual notes on the keyboard. The Drum Voices also include special sound effects (SFX Kit).

Normal Voice

Voice

Element 1 ~ 4

Individual drum sounds (different for each key)

n The sound-to-key assignments for the Kit are ﬁxed and cannot be changed.

n You can select whether each Part uses a Normal Voice or a Drum Voice in the Part Mode PAGE (MULTI PART EDIT PAGE 9).

Drum Voice

(C#-1

G5)

Part Mode Setting (MULTI PART EDIT PAGE 9)

norm (Normal Voice)

With this setting, Normal Voices can be assigned to the Part.

drum (Drum Voice)

With this setting, Drum Voices can be assigned to the Part.

drumS1/2 (Drum Setup 1/2)

Used to play commercially available song data (switches automatically).

n The part set to a setting other than “norm” is called a Drum Part.

n If you’ve edited a drum kit in Drum Voice Edit mode and you wish to use that kit, set this to “drum.”

n When an XG System On message is received from an external sequencer, this is automatically set to “drumS1.” In order to use the

settings made in Drum Voice Edit, record the appropriate message in the song data (when Part Mode is set to Drum). Refer to the MIDI Data Format section in the separate Data List. F0 43 10 4C 08 nn 07 01 F7 (nn=Part number) (hexadecimal)

Parameters that are effective only for parts to which normal voices are assigned:

Parameter

Transpose COMMON 3 page 63

Mono/Poly PART 8 page 64

Porta Sw PART 15-1 page 65

PortaTime PART 15-2 page 65

MULTI EDIT

PAGE

Owner’s Manual page

Voices & Multis

Factory Set (Restore Factory Defaults)

This lets you restore the synthesizer’s default Internal Voices (User Memory) and Multis, as well as its System and other settings.

Once you edit any settings, the corresponding factory defaults will be overwritten and lost.

Use the procedure below to restore the factory default settings.

When you restore the factory default settings, all the current settings for the all the Multis and User Voices will be overwritten with the factory defaults. Make sure you are not overwriting any important data. You should back up any important data to Memory Card or to your computer beforehand.

1 Press the [JOB] button in Utility Mode (page 24). The Factory Set display appears.

MODE

EDIT

MULTI SEQ PLAY

DEMO

JOB

STORE

JOB

STORE

FactorySet

KEYELEMPART

PAGE

KEYELEMPART

PAGE

VOICE

UTILITY CONTROLLER CARD

Basics SectionQuick GuideReferenceAppendix

COMPARE

PLAY/STOP

2 Press the [ENTER] button. A conﬁrmation message appears.

n To cancel the job, press the [DEC/NO] button.

3 Press the [INC/YES] button to execute the Factory Set job. After the job has been completed, a “Completed!”

message appears.

4 Press the [EXIT] button to return to the Utility mode.

Factory Set (Restore Factory Defaults)

Basics Section Quick Guide Reference Appendix

Basic Operations

In this section, you’ll learn about the structure of the modes of the S08, its panel display indications and its fundamental operations.

Modes

The S08 is organized into various modes, each covering a different set of operations and functions.

Voice Mode(P.58)

Voice Play mode Voice Edit Mode Voice JobMode

Multi Mode(P.63)

Muiti Play Mode Muiti Edit Mode Multi Job Mode

Utility Mode (P.66)

Edit Mode (P.58 63)

Job Mode (P.48)

MODE

MULTI SEQ PLAY

VOICE

DEMO

UTILITY CONTROLLER CARD

JOB

EDIT

COMPARE

STORE

PLAY/STOP

Sequence Play Mode (P.51)

Card Mode (P.53)

Controller Mode (P.67)

Store Mode (P.50)

Mode Table

Mode (status) PLAY

VOICE (LED lights) page 29 page 40 page 48 page 50 Play/Edit/Save the Voice

MULTI (LED lights) page 32 pages 33, 63 page 48 page 50 Play/Edit/Save the Multi

SEQ PLAY (LED lights. When playing, it flashes.) page 51

UTILITY (Upper in LCD lights )

CARD (Both upper and lower in LCD light)

CONTROLLER (Lower in LCD lights)

EDIT (LED lights.

When comparing, it

flashes.)

JOB (displayed)

page 52 Song playback (from memory card)

page 23 Global settings for the entire system

STORE (displayed)

Relevant function

Save/Load the S08 data (page 54)

Controller settings (page 38)

You need to select the Voice/Multi before entering Edit mode. All parameters can be set and stored per Voice/Multi.

Parameters are divided into two basic groups: 1) functions that are related to each Voice (or Multi), and 2) functions that affect all Voices (or Multis). The former are set in the Voice/Multi Edit mode and latter in the Utility mode. Utility mode settings can be saved to memory card along with the Voices and Multis.

Selecting a Mode

There are separate Play modes for Multis and Voices. To enter each of these modes, use the appropriate MODE button ([VOICE] for Voice Play mode, [MULTI] for Multi Play mode). There are also separate Edit and Job modes for Multis and Voices. To enter the Edit or Job mode, simply press the [EDIT] or [JOB] button while in each respective Play mode.

Similarly, pressing the [STORE] button in the Voice or Multi mode takes you into the Store mode where you can store Multis or Voices. In addition, the modes mentioned above, there is also a Utility mode, which is for making global settings to the instrument, a Controller mode, which contains Controller related settings, and the Card mode, which contains Card related settings. Finally, there is the Demo mode, which allows you to play back the Demo songs.

To select these, press the [UTILITY] button for the Utility mode, the [CONTROLLER] button for the Controller mode and the [CARD] button for the Card mode. To exit to another mode, press the respective button for that mode or the [EXIT] button.

Basic Operations

Display Indications

Voice mode

(ex. Voice Play mode)

GrandPno

KEYELEMPART

PAGE

XG001

324

Controller mode

FSTxCtlNo

PAGE

KEYELEMPART

Mode

Voice Mode

Voice Play (page 29) Voice Category (page 50)

Voice Edit (pages 40, 58) Parameter name

Voice Job (page 48) Job Name Settings/Source Element/Key

Multi Mode

Multi Play (page 32) Multi Category (page 50)

Multi Edit (page 33, 63) Parameter name

Multi Job (page 48) Job Name Settings/Source Part Destination Part

Sequence Play Mode

Sequence Play (page 51) Chain Step Number/Settings (Song file) Parameter name/tempo

Sequence Play Job (page 52) Job Name

Other Modes

Utility (page 66) Parameter name Settings

Utility Job (page 23) Job Name

Controller (pages 37, 67) Parameter name Settings

Card (page 53) File name/settings (Song file) Function Name

Store (page 50) Store:Store mode status Destination Store (US:User, USDR:User

Multi Mode (ex. Multi Part edit)

Decay Tm

PAGE

Card mode (ex. Load)

001StPia>>

PAGE

Voice Name

(rarely settings)

Multi Name

(rarely settings)

Sequence Play mode Utility mode

KEYELEMPART

PAGE

KEYELEMPART

+00

234

skip

KEYELEMPART

PAGE

Seq

MasterTune

Store mode (ex. Normal Voice)

KEYELEMPART

Load

1 Top line : 10 characters 2 Bottom line : 5 characters 3 (PART/ELEM/KEY)

Store

KEYELEMPART

PAGE

US001

Details

Voice Memory Type/Voice Number PR: Preset, US: User, XG: GM (2)/XG, GM: GM2, USDR: User Drum, BK: Bank, BKsfx: Bank SFX, BK dr: Bank Drum, GM dr: GM2 Drum

Settings (rarely Parameter name)

Multi (MLT) Number Target Part for Mute (this flashes when

Settings (rarely Parameter name)

Drum, MLT:Multi)

EC = Common Edit Status E1 to E4 = Element Edit status Editing Element (this flashes when Element is muted)

Part is muted)

PC = Common Edit status P1 to P16 = Part Edit status Editing Part (this flashes when Part is muted)

+0000

Basics SectionQuick GuideReferenceAppendix

n For information on the meaning of the display messages, see page 77. For details on each parameter, see page 58.

4 Indicates PAGE number in that mode. “E” means that the current Multi/Voice has been modiﬁed but is not yet

stored (page 50).

5 Indicates the parameter type of the currently selected parameter (page 26).

6 Indicates the relevant mode (Utility or Controller). In the card mode, both indicators light. 7 Further screens are available. Use the [ ]/[ ] buttons to select the PAGEs (page 26).

Basic Operations

Basics Section Quick Guide Reference Appendix

VOICE MIX

GENERAL

TONE CONTROLLER EFFECT

VOICE MIX GENERAL TONE CONTROLLER EFFECT

OSC/MIX PITCH

FILTER

AMP LFO EFFECT

Selecting a Screen

[ ]/[ ] buttons

You can switch between screens by using the [▲]/[▼], [ ]/[ ], [+]/[–] and [EXIT] buttons.

[▲]/[▼] buttons

Many of the displays consist of different screens. Use the [▲]/[▼] buttons to select the various screens.

Previous screen (PAGE)

DATA

INC/YESDEC/NO

Next screen (PAGE)

When selecting the various display pages, an arrow appears at the right of the LCD, indicating the parameter type in the printed list on the panel. For example, if the display for the Total Volume parameter in the Multi Edit mode is called up, the arrow in the LCD indicates that this parameter belongs to the General type.

Some of the display pages have multiple “screens.” These are indicated by special arrow marks in the top right of the LCD (see below). Use the [ ]/[ ] buttons to select these pages. When the ﬁrst screen of a mulitple-page set is called up, the arrow points to the right (→), indicating further screens are available. When a page in the middle of the set is called up, arrows point in both directions (← →), indicating you can select either the next or previous screens. When the last screen is called up, the arrow points to the left (←), indicating no further screens are available. For certain parameters (such as Voice Name, etc.), these buttons are used to move the cursor position in the display.

Selects the

previous screen.

Decay Tm

KEYELEMPART

PAGE

+00

DATA

INC/YESDEC/NO

Selects the next screen.

Total Vol

PAGE

2 P

In the example below, the display for the (Element) Cutoff parameter in the Voice Edit mode is shown, and the arrow indicates that this parameter belongs to the Filter type.

KEYELEMPA RT

127

Cutoff

PAGE

13 E 1

KEYELEMPA RT

1338

[+]/[–] buttons

In the Multi Edit mode, these buttons are used to select each part. To select the Common parameters, press both buttons simultaneously. In the Voice Edit mode, these buttons are used to select each Element. To select the Common parameters, press both buttons simultaneously.

PART/ ELEMENT/KEY

MUTE+–

COMMON

n For details on the parameters and page conﬁgurations of

the Multi Edit and Voice Edit modes, refer to the relevant mode explanations in the Reference section of this manual.

Basic Operations

[EXIT] button

INC/YESDEC/NO

DATA

Entering Data

Press the [EXIT] button to move up (exit) in the hierarchical structure and return to the previous screen.

GUITARORGANPIANO

BASS STRINGS BRASS

REED/PIPE

SYN LEAD

SYN PAD

–

SYN COMP

CHROMATIC

KEYBOARD

PERCUSSION

n Depending on the particular operation, the [EXIT]

button performs other functions as well. These alternates functions are indicated in the appropriate sections of the manual.

EXITENTER

Use the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons to increment through the values, or input the value directly by using the numeric keypad and the [ENTER] button.

Basics SectionQuick GuideReferenceAppendix

Moving the Cursor Position

For certain parameters, such as Voice Name and others, the [ ]/[ ] buttons are used to move the cursor position in the display. (The selected character ﬂashes.) Move the cursor to the desired position, then set the value.

DATA

INC/YESDEC/NO

[INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons

These are used to change the value of the currently selected parameter. You can use the [INC/YES] button to increment a parameter setting by one step, or the [DEC/NO] button to decrement it. If you hold down either button, the value is continuously changed. You can also use these buttons to answer “YES” or “NO” when a conﬁrmation message is displayed.

n To decrease the value by 10, simultaneously hold down

the [DEC/NO] button and press the [INC/YES] button. To increase the value by 10, simultaneously hold down the [INC/YES] button and press the[DEC/NO] button.

Data Dial

Rotating the data dial to the right (clockwise) increases the value, while rotating it to the left counterclockwise) decreases it.

Basic Operations

Basics Section Quick Guide Reference Appendix

127

1. Total Volume (absolute)

Volume

Offset subtracted (-10)

Actual velocity

Offset added (+10)

2. Velocity Sensitivity offset (relative)

-64

Offset

+64

Numeric keypad, [ENTER]

button

You can specify the value for the selected parameter by using the numeric keypad, then actually set that value by pressing the [ENTER] button. For example, to set a value of “100,” press (in order) the numeric keypad buttons [1], [0], and [0]. (The parameter indicator ﬂashes.) Finally, press the [ENTER] button to set the value.

Enter the value with the numeric keypad or the keyboard

Parameter

Pan (Normal Voice)

Pan (Drum Voice/Multi) Rnd: Random L63 (hard left)-L01 C (Cener) R01-R63 (hard

NtLmt-L/H Lowest/highest note

PchSclCN Basic pitch

PEGSclCN Basic pitch

Flt BP1-4 Break point

Lvl BP1-4 Break point

Alt.Group off

Reverb/Chorus /Var Pan L63 (hard left) L63 (hard left)-L01 C (Cener) R01-R63 (hard

Device No all off

Rcv Ch omni

FSTxCtlNo off PCInc

Load (User voice) all Normal 1 to 128 User Drum 1/2

Sequence Play (tempo)

ENTER + keyboard

(note number input)

01718 1~63 64 65~128 96/97 98 129~130

Scale: the note position

default tempo

L63 (hard left)-L01 C (Cener) R01-R63 (hard

Specify the value.

Numeric Keypad

BASS STRINGS BRASS

REED/PIPE

SYN LEAD

—

SYN COMP

CHROMATIC

KEYBOARD

PERCUSSION

right)

GUITARORGANPIANO

SYN PAD

ENTER

Set the value.

PCDec

KEYELEMPA RT

PAGE

100

The displayed value flashes.

PLAY (START/ STOP)

Types of Parameters (Absolute and Relative)

There are many ways to set parameters. Some parameters require you to directly enter numerical settings or alphabetic characters. With others, you can choose from a number of available settings. Furthermore, some types of parameters are “absolute” whereas others are “relative.” For example, the absolute parameter in the following illustration can be set to either “mono” or “poly.” For other absolute parameters such as Volume, the setting can be any value between zero and 127. The Volume setting has a linear, one-to-one relationship with the actual volume, as shown in the graph on the left. However, relative parameters do not follow the same relationship. The graph on the bottom shows the role of the Velocity Offset parameter. The value you have set here, known as an “offset,” is added to, or subtracted from, the actual value. With Velocity Offset, the speciﬁed offset value is added to, or subtracted from, the actual velocity of the notes you play on the keyboard. Sometimes, these types of relative parameters are set as a percentage.

Basic Operations

Total Vol

KEYELEMPARTPAGE

2 E

VelSnsOfs

4 E

KEYELEMPARTPAGE

127

064

Mono/Poly

KEYELEMPARTPAGE

3 E

poly

Quick Guide

Playing Voices

You can freely select and play Voices (instrument sounds) from the PRESET, USER and GM2/XG memory groups, as explained below.

n For details about voice, see page 20. For information on the Voice List, see the separate Data List.

n The user memory can contain up to 128 Normal Voices and 2 Drum Voices (page 20).

The Voice setting is set in the Voice Edit mode. (pages 40, 58)

Basics SectionQuick GuideReferenceAppendix

STANDBY

OUTPUT

L/MONO

RDC IN ON

PHONES

PITC

ODULATION

Press the [VOICE] button.

FOOT

CONTROLLER

SWITCH

MIDI

IN OUT THRU

3.3V

USB

CARD

VOLU

UTILITY

CARD

CONTROLLER

Press the [VOICE] button (the LED lights) to enter the Voice Play mode. The following display appears.

Category/Voice name

StPiano1

KEYELEMPART

PAGE

Memory/Voice number

PR001

CONTROLLER

PART/

ELEMENT

COMMON

OSC/MIX

VOICE

CTRL ASSIGN

SAVE

PITCH

KEYBOARD

MIX

MIDI CHANNEL

LOAD

RENAME

VELOCITY

GENERAL

FILTER

MIDI FILTER

TONE

AMP

CTRL SETUP

SEQ SETUP

DELETE

MIDI SETUP

CONTROLLER

EFFECT

FORMAT

LFO

EFFECT

IMPORT

Memory buttons

DRUM

PRESET

USER

1 3 3

MODE

CARDUTILITYEDIT

MULTI SEQ PLAY

VOICE

DEMO

UTILITY CONTROLLER CARD

JOB

STORE

EDIT

COMPARE

PLAY/STOP

CATEGORY SEARCH

DRUM/PERC

PART/ELEMENT/KEY

+–

COMMON

DATA

MUTE

INC/YESDEC/NO

CATEGORY

DRUM

PRESET

DRUM/PERC

USER

GM2/XG

OTHER

Preset Voice

GUITARORGANPIANO

BASS STRINGS BRASS

REED/PIPE

SYN LEAD

SYN PAD

–

SYN COMP

CHROMATIC

KEYBOARD

PERCUSSION

1~128

User Voice

1~128

MUSIC SYNTHESIZER

EXITENTER

Now, play the Voice (indicated in the display) from the keyboard.

2 Press a MEMORY button to select a Voice Memory.

There are three different memory sections for the Normal Voices (page XG. The various Voices are assigned to each memory section as shown below. The GM2/XG Voices are divided into several different banks.

22): PRESET, USER, and GM2/

GM2/XG

OTHER

GM2/XG Voice

GM Bank

Other Bank

Playing Voices

........

Basics Section Quick Guide Reference Appendix

The Drum Voices (page 22) are stored in separate areas of the User and GM2/XG memory sections.

3 Select a Voice number.

•To call up the User Drum memory (USDR1/ USDR2):

Press the [USER] button while holding down thes [DRUM] button.

•To call up the GM2/XG Drum memory

•To call up the XG SFX Kit memory

Press the [GM2/XG] button while holding down the [DRUM] button.

PRESET

DRUM/PERC

USER

GM2/XG

OTHER

CATEGORY SEARCH

DRUM

User Drum 1/2

GM2/XG Drum 1~29

Selecting with the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons

First, press the [ENTER] button to specify the Voice Memory, then press the [INC/YES] button to increment the Voice Number, and press [DEC/NO] to decrement it.

DATA

INC/YESDEC/NO

Selecting with the numeric keypad and [ENTER] button

First, specify the Voice number with the numeric keypad, then press the [ENTER] button to actually set it. For example, to select voice number 100, press buttons [1], [0] and [0] in order. (The indicated number ﬂashes.) Finally, press the [ENTER] button to select the Voice.

n PRESET, of course, contains the Preset Voices. The XG

Voices are assigned in order according to the GM format, starting with Bank 1, and various GM2/XG Voices are distributed throughout the GM2/XG memory banks. USER is stored in internal RAM memory and contains factory default Voices. These can be overwritten, but can be recalled from the original factory settings at any time if required.

GUITARORGANPIANO

BASS STRINGS BRASS

REED/PIPE

2 3

SYN COMP

SYN LEAD

–

CHROMATIC PERCUSSION

SYN PAD

ENTER

KEYBOARD

Set the number.Specify the number.

StPiano1

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The displayed value ﬂashes.

PR100

n For one- or two-digit numbers, it’s not necessary to enter

all three digits (such as, “001” or “010”). For example, to enter Voice number “3,” simply press numeric keypad button [3], then press the [ENTER] button.

Selecting with the data dial

Rotating the data dial to the right (clockwise) increases the voice Number, while rotating it to the left counterclockwise) decreases it.

Solo Bow

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Playing Voices

OrchHarp

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4 Now, play the keyboard

EXITENTER

KEYBOARD

—

PRESET

USER

GM2/XG

DRUM

GUITARORGANPIANO

CATEGORY SEARCH

BASS STRINGS BRASS

REED/PIPE

SYN LEAD

SYN COMP

DRUM/PERC

OTHER

CHROMATIC PERCUSSION

SYN PAD

Select the

CATEGORY

DRUM

PRESET

MUTE

INC/YESDEC/NO

DRUM/PERC

BASS STRINGS BRASS

USER

REED/PIPE

SYN LEAD

—

GM2/XG

OTHER

SYN COMP

CHROMATIC PERCUSSION

MUSIC SYNTHESIZER

GUITARORGANPIANO

SYN PAD

EXITENTER

KEYBOARD

1 Press the [MULTI] button

The [MULTI] button LED will light, showing that you are now in the Multi Play mode. The following appears in the display.

MODE

MULTI SEQ PLAY

VOICE

DEMO

Target Part for Mute

At this point, you can play the Multi (named on the screen) via keyboard.

Up to 32 Multis can be stored in the USER (internal) memory.

PRESET

USER

GM2/XG

CATEGORY SEARCH

DRUM/PERC

OTHER

DRUM

n USER is stored in internal Random Access Memory

(RAM) and contains the factory default Multis. These can be overwritten but can recalled at any time (page 23).

Category/Multi name

MIDIGrnd

KEYELEMPAR TPAG E

MLT01

Multi Number

USER

2 Select a Multi Number

Press the [INC/YES] button to increment the Multi Number. Press the [DEC/NO] button to decrement the Multi Number.

DATA

INC/YESDEC/NO

n This is selected in the same way as in selecting Voices,

using the numeric keypad and the [ENTER] button. Refer to the instructions on selecting Voice numbers (page 30).

3 You can now play Parts in the Multi via the keyboard.

If the MIDI receive channel parameter is the same for any Parts, those Parts can be played in unison. Now try selecting other Multis.

n To play a Voice from the keyboard, make sure that the

MIDI Receive Channel for that Voice’s Part and the MIDI Transmit Channel for the keyboard are both set to the same value.

Using Multi Mode

Using the S08 as a

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XG001

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2 P 2

Volume

001

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6 P 2

Rcv Ch

2 If the Common Edit display is shown, press the [+]

or [–] button to switch to the Part Edit display.

Multitimbral Tone Generator (Multi Edit)

Multi mode lets you conﬁgure the S08 as a multitimbral tone generator for use with computer-based music software or external sequencers. If each track in a song ﬁle uses a different MIDI channel, then the Parts in a Multi can be each assigned to those MIDI channels correspondingly. Therefore, you can play back a song ﬁle on an external sequencer and have different Voices playing on different tracks simultaneously. In the following example, we will create a Multi suited to playing back a song ﬁle consisting of three Parts: piano, bass and drums. The piano track is assigned to MIDI channel 2, the bass track to channel 3, and the drums to channel 10.

n The particular part(s) can be switched on/off

temporarily (Mute).

n You can hear the difference between the newly edited

Multi and the same Multi prior to editing (page 41).

n For details about MIDI channels, see page 72.

n You can use the included sequencer software (Windows

only; see the attached Installation Guide) to play multiple Parts on the S08. Before doing that, however, make sure that all connections between the computer and the S08 have been properly made (page 14).

PART/ ELEMENT/ KEY

COMMON

MUTE+—

Total Vol

Volume

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2 P

Common indicator

PAGE

2 P

127

KEYELEMPART

100

Part indicator

3 Use the [+] and [–] buttons to select Parts. Here,

you can select P2 (Part 2) for the piano, P3 (Part 3) for bass and P10 (Part 10) for drums. First, let’s select P2 (Part 2).

PART/ ELEMENT/ KEY

COMMON

MUTE+–

4 Use the [▲] and [▼] buttons to switch to the Voice

Selection screen (PAGE 1), then specify the Voice to be used as the piano Part.

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Song File Multi

Part 2

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

(sequencer software)

Piano

Bass

Drums

Computer

Transmit Ch.2

Transmit Ch.3

Transmit Ch.10

Part 3

Part 10

Piano Voice

Bass Voice

Drum Voice

Receive Ch.2

Receive Ch.3

Receive Ch.10

Tone

generator

S08

1 After pressing the [MULTI] button, press the

[EDIT] button (the respective LEDs will light). You are now in the Multi Edit mode.

MODE

MULTI SEQ PLAY

VOICE

DEMO

UTILITY CONTROLLER CARD

JOB

EDIT

COMPARE

n Before entering the Multi Edit mode, you need to select a

Multi for editing.

n You can initialize the Multi, if necessary (page 48).

STORE

PLAY/STOP

5 Next, use the [▲] and [▼] buttons to switch to the

Volume screen (PAGE 2), then set the volume for the piano Part as well as its Pan position, Chorus and Reverb Send levels, if necessary. For details, see page 65.

6 Continue using the [▲] and [▼] buttons and switch

to the Rcv Ch (MIDI Receive Channel) screen (PAGE 6). Set the parameter to 2.

Using Multi Mode

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7 Use the [▲] and [▼] buttons and switch to the

Mono/Poly screen (PAGE 8). Set the parameter to “poly” (polyphonic).

Performing Live While

Playing Back a Song File

Mono/Poly

n For Parts that do not require polyphony, the Mode

parameter can be set to “mono” (monophonic).

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8 P 2

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8 Use the [▲] and [▼] buttons and switch to the Part

Mode screen (PAGE 9). Set the parameter to “norm” (normal).

Part Mode

n In the case of a Drum Part, set the mode to “drum.”

n For details about the Part mode, see page 22.

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9 P 2

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9 Use the [▲] and [▼] buttons to call up the NtLmt

(Note Limit) and VelLmt (Velocity Limit) settings, and check whether or not the Part of the piano Voice is set appropriately — in other words, make sure that the Note or Velocity settings do not prevent the Voice from being played normally. Except in special cases, you should generally avoid setting limits on the note and velocity ranges, in order to ensure that notes are sounded properly and are not cut off.

NtLmt-L

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4 P 2

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C-2

By following steps 3 to 9 above, when you play back a song ﬁle in the sequencer, the piano track is transmitted through MIDI channel 2. The MIDI data is received by the S08 which then plays the Voice for the Part assigned to MIDI channel 2.

While playing back the song ﬁle with the piano, bass and drum Parts assigned earlier, you can set up the Multi so that you can also play another Part live.

Multi

Part 1

Song File

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Piano

Bass

Drums

Transmit Ch.2

Transmit Ch.3

Transmit Ch.10

Part 2

Part 3

Part 10

Solo-type Voice

Piano Voice

Bass Voice

Drums Voice

Receive Ch.1

Receive Ch.2

Receive Ch.3

Receive Ch.10

Playback using

keyboard

This is the same as the Multi created earlier (page 33), but with the addition of another Part for live playback. Be careful to make the following important settings.

• In the Multi created earlier, Parts 2, 3 and 10 were being used. As an example, we will now assign another Part (Part 1) to a solo-type Voice and set the MIDI Receive Channel to 1.

•At the Trans Ch (PAGE 4) screen in MIDI Mode, set the MIDI Receive Channel to 1. The Voice for Part 1 can now be played live using the keyboard.

n Because the S08 features a fully-compatible XG tone

generator, you can play any of the wide variety of commercially available XG/GM/GM2 song software. This ensures broad dynamic and expressive range, with a wide variety of rich instrument sounds and effects. You can also mute speciﬁc parts of the MIDI data — allowing you to practice the missing parts yourself, or to use the song data as instrumental backing for your own singing and playing.

Splitting the Keyboard — Setting Upper and Lower

) Repeat steps 3 to 9 above, but set up Part 3 for

bass and to receive on MIDI channel 3.

! Repeat steps 3 to 9 again, setting up Part 10 for

drums and to receive on MIDI channel 10.

n To avoid situations where the Voices of unused Parts

are suddenly played back, you should set the MIDI receive channels for unused Parts to “off.”

n There are many other Part-speciﬁc parameters in the

Multi Edit mode. For details, see page 63.

@ Before exiting Multi Edit Mode, you need to store

the settings for the Multi. For details about storing Multis, see page 50.

Now, when you select this Multi in the Multi Play mode, you can play back the song ﬁle on computer (sequencer), and the piano, bass and drum Parts will be played back according to each track’s MIDI channel.

Using Multi Mode

Ranges for the Voices

The illustration below shows an example in which the keyboard has been effectively divided into two separate key ranges, letting you play one Voice over one range, and a second Voice over the other. In the following example, the Voices change at the note C3, letting you play a string Voice in the lower range and a piano Voice in the upper. To set up the Voices in this way, follow the instructions below.

n For information on setting up a key split in the Voice

mode, see page 42.

Part 1

Strings

Ch1

(C3)

UpperLower

Part 2 Piano

Ch1

1 Press the [MULTI] button, followed by the [EDIT]

button (each LED will light) to enter the Multi Edit mode.

n You need to select the Multi before entering the Multi

Edit mode (page 32).

2 If the Common Edit screen is shown, press the [+]

or [–] button to select the Part Edit dispaly.

3 Select a Part for the lower range by using the PART

[+] and [–] buttons. For this example, select “P1 (Part 1).”

4 Use the [▲] and [▼] buttons (if necessary) and call

up the Voice Selection screen (PAGE 1) to select a strings Voice for the lower range Part.

Strings1

n For details about Voice selection, see page 70.

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5 Use the [▲] and [▼] buttons to call up the Volume

screen (PAGE 2), then set the volume for the piano Part as well as its Pan position, Chorus and Reverb Send levels, if necessary. For details, see page 62.

9 Use the [▲] and [▼] buttons to call up the Part

Mode screen (PAGE 9). Set the parameter to “norm” (normal)

With settings made in steps 3 to 9 above, you can now play the strings voice assigned to “P1” (Part 1) and set to MIDI Receive Channel 1 (RcvCh) — when you play in the key range of B2 and lower.

) Make the settings for the upper Part (Part 2), in the

same manner as you did in steps 3 to 9.

For Part 2, select a piano Voice, setting the Note Limit Low to “C3” and the Note Limit High to the maximum of “G8.” Also set the MIDI Receive Channel to 1, as you did with Part 1. The piano Voice of Part 2 sounds when you play keys higher than C3.

In the Edit mode, the selected Part’s Voice is played back.

To avoid situations where the Voices of unused Parts are suddenly played back, you should set the MIDI receive channels for unused Parts to “off.”

There are many other Part-speciﬁc parameters in the Multi Edit mode. For details, see page 64.

! Before exiting the Multi Edit mode, store the above

settings to a Multi. For instructions on storing a Multi, refer to page 50.

Now that you’ve created and stored the Multi, you can call it up anytime within the Multi play mode — and play a strings Voice from keys B2 and below, while playing a piano Voice from keys C3 and above.

Layering Two Voices

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6 Use the [▲] and [▼] buttons to call up the NtLmt

screen (PAGE 4), and specify a key range for the lower and upper Parts. Switch between the NtLmtL (Note Limit Low) and NtLmt-H (Note Limit High) screens by pressing the [ ] and [ ] buttons. Select “C-2” for the lowest note and “B2” for the highest.

NtLmt-L

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4 P

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NtLmt-H

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4 P

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7 Use the [▲] and [▼] buttons to call up the Rcv Ch

(MIDI Receive Channel) screen (PAGE 6). Select “1” for “RcvCh.”

n Set the MIDI Transmit Channel to 1 from the Trans

Ch display (PAGE 4 ) in the MIDI mode. Now you are ready to play the Part 1 Voice within the lower range. The Voice assigned to Part 1 can be played over MIDI Receive Channel 1.

8 Use the [▲] and [▼] buttons to call up the Mono/

Poly screen (PAGE 8). Set the parameter to “poly” (polyphonic).

(Parts) Together

The illustration below gives one application example of combining two Voices in a layer. In this example, a strings Voice is selected for Part 1 and a piano Voice is selected for Part 2, and the two are played together in unison.

Part 1

Part 2

Strings Piano

This Multi can be easily created and set so that both Parts 1 and 2 are layered together across the entire range of the keyboard.

•For both Part 1 and Part 2, set the Note Limit Low parameter to “C-2” and the Note Limit High parameter to “G8.”

n In the Edit mode, the selected Part’s Voice is played

back.

Using Multi Mode

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Saving S08 Settings to an External Device (Bulk Dump Send)

Using the Bulk Dump function, you can transmit your S08 settings to an external device, such as a computer, and save them. This is a fast and convenient way to back up your important data. You can also use this function to record important S08 data at the beginning of a song, so that all your original settings and data are automatically reset when your play back the song. The following explanation shows you how to do this using the realtime recording functions of the included sequence software (Windows only). In this example, one of the MIDI track is used for recording the User Multi data.

n Naturally, this operation is not limited to use with

the included sequence software; other sequencers will work for this just as well. For speciﬁc information and operation instructions, refer to the owner’s manual (or help messages) of your particular sequencer.

n The actual sequence software operations described

here may differ slightly depending on the version of the software you are using and your particular computer.

n Make sure that the S08 is properly connected to the

computer (page 14). For information on settings for the included sequence software, refer to the online manual included with the software.

5 After starting recording on the sequence

software, press the S08’s [INC/YES] button to transmit the data.

DATA

INC/YESDEC/NO

Bulk transmit start

Press the Play button to activate recording

6 When data transmission is ﬁnished, stop

recording on the sequence software. Check the List Window to conﬁrm that the data (shown in hexadecimal) has been properly received and recorded by the sequence software.

n For information about recording or saving, refer to

the on-line manual included with the sequence software.

Now, whenever you play back the song ﬁle with this recorded data, the appropriate S08 Multi settings are sent as System Exclusive messages (page 76) from the sequence software.

1 In the Multi mode, select the S08 Multi you want

to transmit.

2 Press [JOB] to enter the Multi Job mode.

3 From the “BlkDmp” parameter (PAGE 5) in the

Multi Job mode, select the data type for transmitting. Here, select “Curnt” (Current) by using the [INC/DEC] button to transmit the currently selected Multi data, then press the [ENTER] button.

BlkDmp

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4 In your particular sequence software, specify a

MIDI track for recording.

Select the track for recording

Press the Record button to activate recording standby

n For best results, try to keep the playback tempo at

the same setting as was used for recording.

n When you assign the User Voice to the selected

Multi’s Part, record the User Voice as the same manner. Select the AllUS (All User Voices) in the BlkDmp screen (PAGE 3) in the Voice Job mode, then transmit the bulk data using the same method as Multi.

n If necessary, S08 system (Utility and MIDI) data

can also be recorded. In the BlkDmp screen of the Multi Job or Voice Job mode, select “Systm.”

n To save the S08 settings, transmit the three data

types below, and record/save them to the computer.

• All: All Multis (Multi Job mode)

• AllUs: All User Voices (Voice Job mode)

• Systm: System (Multi Job or Voice Job mode)

Using Multi Mode

Using Controllers

The S08 is equipped with Pitch Bend and Modulation Wheels. By connecting an optional Foot Controller or Footswitch, you can also control a variety of parameters (such as changing the sound, changing Program Numbers, etc.) with your feet— and leave your hands free to play the keyboard.

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Pitch Bend Wheel & Modulation Wheel

Pitch Bend wheel’s function is to control pitch. Move the wheel upward/downward to bend the pitch upward/ downward. The effect can also be reversed. The more you move modulation wheel upwards, the greater the modulation that is applied to the sound.

Pitch up

Deeper

Pitch down

PITC

(Pitch Bend Wheel) (Modulation Wheel)

n The Pitch Bend Range can be set for each Voice/Part

(pages 58 and 65).

n The Modulation Depth can also be set. Also, the wheel

can be assigned to control different parameters, such as Volume or Pan (page 67).

n The Modulation Wheel can also be set to control the

tone, amplitude (volume), pitch, or ﬁlter setting of the Voice. The Modulation Wheel can be used to control the parameters below.

•MW Variation Effect Control Depth (VarCtl)

•MW Filter Control (FltCtl)

•MW LFO Pitch Modulation Depth (PMod)

•MW LFO Filter Modulation Depth (FMod)

•MW LFO Amplitude Modulation Depth (AMod)

MW/AC1/

NORMAL VOICE

MULTI MW

LFO Control Depth Edit PAGE number

PMod FMod FltCtl AMod VarCtl

ELEMENT 8 ELEMENT 8 ELEMENT 7 ELEMENT 8 COMMON 16

AC1

LFO

ELEMENT 34 ELEMENT 34

PART 18 PART 18 PART 17 PART 18 COMMON 20

AC1

ELEMENT 10 ELEMENT 9 ELEMENT 10 COMMON 17

PART 21 PART 20 PART 21 COMMON 21

ODULATION

ELEMENT 34

Controllers and External MIDI Control

Various control functions can be assigned to the Modulation Wheel and the Assignable Controller (See below). Besides these other functions, the controllers are already set to control the tone, volume, pitch, and ﬁlter settings. When the controller is used, it not only affects the built-in tone generator of the S08, but also simultaneously outputs corresponding MIDI data via the MIDI OUT terminal.

MIDI OUT

MIDI IN

MIDI Control

Modulation Wheel

Assignable Controller 1

Voice Control

Volume

Tone

Tone generator

Pitch ....

n When the Multi mode is active, this controls the

Part for which the Transmit Channel setting of the MIDI mode (PAGE 4) and the Receive Channel setting of Multi Part Edit (PAGE 6) are the same.

AC1 (Assignable Controller 1)

The AC1 (Assignable Controller 1) is available by using an external MIDI controller (such as a foot controller connected to a MIDI keyboard). By setting the AC1 Control number here to match the controller on the connected MIDI device, you can use that controller to change the sound, according to the settings made in the other AC1 parameters — such as AC1FltCtl, AC1 FMod/PMod, or the Variation Effect’s AC1VarCtl.

For example, by setting AC1 to “2” here, you can use a breath controller to control the Voice of a Part.

The numbers in each column indicate the edit display PAGE corresponding to the MW/AC1/LFO control depth parameter at left. If vibrato is also applied and you want to control only the cutoff frequency by the Modulation wheel, set the PMod parameter (assigned to the same controller or LFO) to “0.”

n You can copy the controller settings of the Voice

mode to the Multi mode.

For best results, also make sure that the sensitivity parameters (AC1FitCl, AC1 FMod/PMod, or the Variation Effect’s AC1VarCtl) are set appropriately, as needed.

Using Controllers

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Foot Controller

An optional Foot Controller (such as the FC7), connected to the FOOT CONTROLLER jack (page 15) on the rear panel, can be assigned to any one of a number of controller parameters (page 39). By using a foot controller for parameter control, both your hands are left free to play the keyboard (or to operate other controllers). This is very convenient when performing live.

n By setting the AC1 to the same control number as the

Foot Controller, you can use the Foot Controller to continuously control the parameters below for each Part or Voice.

• AC1 Filter Control

• AC1 LFO Filter Modulation Depth

• AC1 LFO Amplitude Modulation Depth

• AC1 Variation Effect Control Depth

The control number for AC1 can be set in the following pages: Multi Part Edit PAGE 19 (when controlling in the Multi mode) Controller PAGE 8 (when controlling in the Voice mode)

See next section below for information on setting the control number for the Foot Controller.

Using the Foot Controller to Control Parameters

In live performance, you can use the Foot Controller onstage to keep your hands free to play the keyboard, yet still be able to control various functions necessary for your songs or performance. In the following example, we’ll show you how to set up the Foot Controller to function the same as (and substitute for) the Modulation Wheel.

3 Use the [INC/DEC] buttons to select “01”

(Modulation Wheel).

DATA

INC/YESDEC/NO

FCTxCtlNo

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The Foot Controller can now be used to perform the same control function as that of the Modulation Wheel.

n For details about Control Numbers and Control

Change messages, refer to the separate Data List.

Foot Switch

An optional Yamaha FC4 or FC5 Foot Switch connected to the rear panel FOOT SWITCH jack (page

) can be assigned to a range of parameters. This is designed for switch-type (on/off) controls such as incrementing/decrementing Voice or Multi numbers, and cannot be used for continuous control of a parameter. The default factory setting for this is to control sustain (FSTxCtlNo = 64).

n See next section below for information on setting the

control number for the Foot Switch. For details about Control Numbers and Control Change messages, refer to page 73 and the separate Data List.

1 Press the [CONTROLLER] button to enter the

Controller mode.

MODE

MULTI SEQ PLAY

VOICE

DEMO

UTILITY CONTROLLER CARD

JOB

EDIT

COMPARE

2 Press the [

STORE

PLAY/STOP

▲] and [▼] buttons to call up the

MWTxCtlNo

PAGE

KEYELEMPART

FCTxCtlNo (FC transmit Control Number) screen (PAGE 2).

DATA

INC/YESDEC/NO

Using the Foot Switch to Advance Through Programs

When performing live, you can set up the Foot Switch to change Voices or Multis with your feet, without having to take your hands from the keyboard. For example, if you arrange the Voices/Multis in memory in consecutive order (as you’ll use them), you can easily advance through them one-by-one by pressing the Foot Switch while you perform. The following instruction steps show you how to do this.

1 Press the [CONTROLLER] button to enter the

Controller mode.

MODE

MULTI SEQ PLAY

VOICE

DEMO

UTILITY CONTROLLER CARD

JOB

EDIT

COMPARE

STORE

PLAY/STOP

MWTxCtlNo

PAGE

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2 Use the [▲] and [▼] buttons to call up the

FSTxCtrlNo (FS transmit Control Number) screen (PAGE 3).

DATA

INC/YESDEC/NO

FSTxCtlNo

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PAGE

3 Press the [INC/DEC] buttons to select “96”

(PCInc). (Or, input the number 96 and press the [ENTER] button.)

DATA

INC/YESDEC/NO

FSTxCtlNo

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PAGE

PCInc

In the Voice/Multi mode, the Foot Switch can now be used to advance through program numbers.

Primary control number and function

MW/AC1/FC (Variable control) FS (on/off switch)

7 Volume 64 Hold 1 (Sustain)

10 Pan 65 Portamento Switch

11 Expression 66 Sostenuto

71 Harmonic Contents (Resonance) 67 Soft Pedal

72 Release Time 96 Program Change INC

73 Attack Time 97 Program Change DEC

74 Brightness 98 PLAY/STOP

75 Decay Time

76 Vibrato Rate

77 Vibrato Depth

78 Vibrato Delay

91 Reverb Send Level

93 Chorus Send Level

94 Variation Effect Send Level

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See page 73

Controlling the Rate/Level of the Pitch, Filter, AMP, EG without Controllers (Normal Voice Element Edit PAGE number)

You can control the various parameters according to the note position or velocity (how strongly you play the keys).

The table is helpful in locating the corresponding display pages in different parameters. For example, if you want to control the ﬁlter cutoff frequency and AEG level by velocity, you can set the relevant parameters in PAGE 14-1/26-1.

Target parameters

PITCH (P) FILTER (F) AMP (A)

Control parameters

Velocity Sensitivity

Scaling Sensitivity 8-1 11-1

Scaling (BP/Ofs)

EG rate/EG level 9/10 19/20 23/24

PITCH PEG FILTER FEG AMP AEG

Rate Level Cutoff Resonance Rate Attack

12-1 12-2 14-1 14-2 22-1 22-2 (MULTI PART 10)

18-1 21 25 30

15/16/17 27/28/29

Rate

Other Rate

(VOICE COMMON 4) (CONTROLLER 5)

Rate Attack

Rate

26-2 26-1

Level

Using Controllers

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DEMO

VOICE

MULTI SEQ PLAY

MODE

DEMO

UTILITY CONTROLLER CARD

EDIT

JOB

STORE

COMPARE

VOICE

MULTI SEQ PLAY

MODE

PLAY/STOP

Voice Edit

The following procedure shows you the fundamentals in creating and editing Voices.

Of course, this is just one example; you are free to set any parameters in any way you like. Details about each parameter are given in the Reference section of this manual (page 58).

n All parameter settings are stored along with the Voice itself.

1 Selecting a Voice to Edit

In Voice Play mode, select the Voice you wish to edit.

Enter the Voice Edit mode.

Set the common parameters

● Set the parameters common to all Elements in the Voice (volume, pitch, tone, etc.) You can also set parameters related to the Controllers, Effects, and so on.

Set the element parameters

● From the OSC/MIX (Oscillator/Mix) screens, select the Waves used by the Elements in the Voice, plus the volume, pan, note range and other basic parameters.

● From the PITCH screens, set the tuning and other pitch-related parameters used by the Elements. Also set the PEG (Pitch Envelope Generator) parameters as necessary.

● From the FILTER screens, adjust the parameters of the filters used by the Elements. Also set the FEG (Filter Envelope Generator) parameters as necessary.

● From the AMP (Amplitude) screens, set the volume and other output level-related parameters used by the Elements. Also set the AEG (Amplitude Envelope Generator) parameters as necessary.

● From the LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) screens, set the modulation-related parameters used by the Elements.

Enter the Voice Play mode by pressing a [VOICE] button.

Select the Voice Number of the Voice you wish to edit (page 29).

n When you’re creating a Voice by editing an existing one,

it helps to select a Voice with a sound that’s relatively similar to the one you intend to create. In this way, you can avoid having to make large changes and many parameter edits — allowing you to create a Voice quickly and easily. If you are creating a Voice from scratch, use the convenient Initialize function (in the Voice Job mode) to initialize a Voice in internal user memory. For details, see page 48.

2 Entering the Voice Edit Mode

All Voice creation and editing is carried out in Voice Edit Mode. To enter the Voice Edit mode, press the [EDIT] button while in the Voice Play mode.

Set the effect parameters.

Store the edited Voice.

Voice Edit

Common Edit and Editing Individual Elements

Voices can consist of up to four Elements (page 21). Use Common Edit to edit the settings common to all four Elements. The Voice Edit mode can be divided into screens for Common Edit and those for editing each Element. In the Voice Edit mode, simultaneously press both the [–] and [+] buttons to switch between the Common Edit screens and the screens for editing each Element.

Common Edit screens

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KEYELEMPART

PAGE

1 E

Common indicator

Name

n The compare function is also available in the Multi

Edit mode.

n The Multi parameters that cannot be set from the

panel will be initialized when using the compare function in the Multi Edit mode.

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Switching Between Screens and Entering Settings

After selecting a Common Edit screen or an edit screen for an Element (1 to 4), press the [▲] and [▼] buttons to switch to other screens.

DATA

INC/YESDEC/NO

Element Edit screens

PART/ ELEMENT/ KEY

COMMON

MUTE+—

Element Sw

KEYELEMPART

PAGE

1 E 1

Element indicator

n In the same manner as in the Voice edit mode, you

can also switch between the Common Edit screens and the Part Edit screens in the Multi Edit mode.

Switching Elements (or Keys, Parts) On/Off (Mute)

In Edit Mode, an Element can be switched on/off temporarily when you press the [MUTE] button. The Element indicator which is muted will ﬂash. This lets you mute other Elements in the Voice so that you can listen to the changes to the Element that you are editing.

PART/ ELEMENT/ KEY

COMMON

n In the Multi mode (including the Play mode), in

the same manner as in the Voice Edit mode, Parts can be switched on/off temporarily.

MUTE+—

KEYELEMPART

PAGE

1 E

Page

The S08 has a huge variety of available parameters. As you change the display pages, an arrow mark on the right side of the display points to the parameter chart printed on the panel, indicating the parameter type and what aspect of the instrument it’s related to.

Level

PAGE

3 E

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100

VOICE

MIX

GENERAL

TONE

CONTROLLER

EFFECT

OSC MIX

PITCH

FILTER

AMP

LFO

EFFECT

Use the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons to set each parameter value.

DATA

INC/YESDEC/NO

Level

PAGE

3 E

KEYELEMPART

101

The Compare Function

Use this to listen to the difference between the Voice/Multi with your edited settings and the same Voice/Multi prior to editing.

1 Press the [COMPARE (EDIT)] button while in

Edit mode. The EDIT LED will ﬂash and the settings prior to editing will temporarily be reinstated for comparison purposes.

While the Compare function is enabled, the [DEC/NO] and [INC/YES] buttons cannot be used for editing.

2 Press the [EDIT] button again to disable the

Compare function and restore your recently edited settings.

Some parameters have multiple “pages,” indicated by a special arrow mark (“→”) in the top right of the LCD (see below). Use the [ ]/[ ] buttons to select these pages.

DATA

INC/YESDEC/NO

NtLmt-L

NtLmt-H

PAGE

5 E 1

PAGE

5 E 1

KEYELEMPAR T

C-2

KEYELEMPAR T

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3 Set the Common Parameters

Each Voice consists of up to four Elements. Here, the parameters common to all Elements are explained.

GENERAL (Common General)

●

In PAGES 1 to 4, you can set the Voice Name, Voice output settings and other general parameters.

CONTROLLER (Common Controller)

●

In PAGES 5 to 10, you can assign and set various functions for the controllers on the front (such as the Modulation and Pitch Bend Wheels) and the controllers connectable to the rear panel. For example, you can assign parameters to the Modulation Wheel so that you can change the tone of Voice in real time. For details about different controller uses, see page 38.

●

EFFECT (Common Effect)

In PAGES 11 to 17, you can set the Effects parameters for the Voice. There are System Effects (Reverb and Chorus) and Variation Effects.

4 Set the Element

5 Press the [MUTE] button. E1 ﬂashes and the

selected Element is muted. When you play a key, only Element 2 will sound. Cancel mute by pressing the [MUTE] button again.

6 Move the cursor to Element 2 (E2) by using the

[+] button.

7 Press the [MUTE] button. E2 ﬂashes and the

selected Element is muted. When you play a key, only Element 1 will sound. Cancel mute by pressing the MUTE button again.

By performing the above operation, you can check the sound of the speciﬁc Element you wish to edit, and mute the other Elements so that you can clearly hear the changes you make.

After you ﬁnish editing, cancel muting for all Elements. Now, all the Element sounds (including the one you edited) are mixed — letting you hear how the changes you made affect the overall sound of the Voice.

Element Edit Process

Element

PEG FEG AEG

Parameters

n The Element settings whose Element Switch is set “off”

cannot be changed and “***” appears in the display.

Monitoring the Element for Editing (Checking the Voice Structure and Muting)

Since Voices are made up of a maximum of four Elements, you can better hear the edits you make by setting only the Elements you are editing to sound.

Check how many Elements are used with the steps below.

n You can also check the number of Elements

used by referring to the Voice List in the separate Data List.

1 In the Voice Edit mode, press the [+] or [–]

button to switch to the Element Edit display.

2 Use the [ ] button to switch to the Element Sw

screen (PAGE 1).

Move the cursor to the desired Element by using the [+]/[–] buttons. The voice being edited is made up of the Elements which are indicated by “on.”

For example, you can check which Elements create which speciﬁc sounds in the case of a Voice made up of Elements 1 and 2 — following the steps below.

4 Move the cursor to Element 1 (E1) by using the

[–] button.

EffectAMPFILTERPITCH

OSC

LFO

● OSC/MIX (Oscillator/Mix)

In PAGES 1 to 6, you can set the various parameters controlling the waveforms on which the Voice is based. You can select the Wave used for the Element, the volume and note range of each Element and so on.

Element Sw (Element Switch)

Determines whether each Element sounds or not.

Wave Number

Select the Wave for each Element.

Level Pan

Set the volume (output level) and stereo pan position of each Element.

NtLmt-L/H (Note Limit Low/High) VelLmt-L/H (Velocity Limit Low/High)

Set the note range for each Element (the range of notes on the keyboard over which the Element will sound) and also the velocity response (the range of note velocities within which the Element will sound). You can assign different settings for each Element. With these parameters, you can layer Elements and control their output.

Voice Edit

For example, you could set one Element to sound in an upper range of the keyboard, and another Element to sound in a lower range. Thus, even within the same Voice, you can have two different sounds for different areas of the keyboard or you can make the two Element ranges overlap so that their sounds are layered over a set range. Furthermore, you can set each Element to respond to different velocity ranges so that one Element sounds for lower note velocities, whereas another Element sounds for higher note velocities.

Velocity

Element 1

Element 2

Element 3

Element 4

● FILTER

In PAGES 13 to 22, you can use the ﬁlter to change the tonal characteristics of each Element, by adjusting overtones (harmonic tones) included in the waveform from the Element. The S08 employs an LPF (low pass ﬁlter). Only frequencies below this point are passed. In addition, you can set the amount of Resonance (harmonic boost) applied to the signal around the cutoff frequency. This is a useful way of adding further character to the sound.

Cutoff

Range passed

Level

Volume

Cutoff range

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n In the Multi mode, similar settings can be assigned

for each Part.

● PITCH

In PAGES 7 to 12, you can set the basic pitch parameters for each Element. You can detune Elements, apply Pitch Scaling and so on. Also by setting the PEG (Pitch Envelope Generator), you can control how the pitch changes over time.

PEG (Pitch Envelope Generator)

You can set four Rate parameters (which control how fast the pitch changes from one Level to the next) and ﬁve Level (pitch) parameters, which control the change in pitch from the moment you press a note on the keyboard to the moment at which the sound stops. The Initial Level and Attack Rate settings determines from what pitch the note starts when it is played and the time it takes to reach the Attack Level pitch setting. The Decay 1 and 2 Rates control how long it takes for the pitch to reach the Decay 1 and 2 Levels, respectively. Finally, the Release Rate and Release Level parameters determine the ﬁnal pitch that the sound goes to when a key is released and how long it takes to reach that pitch. In the illustration, the letters a - d indicate the respective Rate (R) settings for Attack - Release. The greater the value for each Rate, the faster the pitch goes to the next set Level — in other words, the time it takes for the pitch to change (between Level settings) becomes shorter. Velocity Sensitivity and other parameters can also be set if required.

Pitch

Initial Level

Attack Level

Decay1

Level

Sustain

Level

Key off

Release

Level

Cutoff Frequency

Frequency

Resonance

n Filter is also provided in each Multi Part.

You can also set the Filter Envelope Generator (FEG) for time variance of how the ﬁlter works, which results in a dynamic change in tonal characteristics. Here, we’ll show you how the FEG works.

FEG (Filter Envelope Generator)

There are ﬁve Rate settings (controlling the speed of changes to the sound) and ﬁve Level settings (controlling the amount of ﬁltering applied). As soon as a note is played, the ﬁlter is ﬁxed at the Initial Level setting, and maintains that level for the length of time set in Hold Rate. The degree to which the ﬁlter changes after that is determined by the Attack Level and Decay 1 and 2 Levels; the time it takes between those changes is determined by the Attack Rate and Decay 1 and 2 Rates. When the note is released, the change in tone is determined by the Release Rate/Level settings. In the illustration, the letters a - d indicate the respective Rate (R) settings for Attack - Release. The greater the value for each Rate, the faster the ﬁlter goes to the next set Level — in other words, the time it takes for the ﬁlter to change (between Level settings) becomes shorter. Velocity Sensitivity and other parameters can also be set if required.

Cutoff

frequency

Initial Level

Attack Level

Decay1

Level

Sustain

Level

Key off

Release

Level

Decay1

Time

Decay2

Time

Release

Time

Attack

Time

Attack

Time

Decay1

Time

Decay2

Time

Release

Time

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Cutoff Pitch Amplitude (Volume)

FEG PEG AEG

EG Types

● AMP (Amplitude)

In PAGES 23 to 31, you can set the volume of each Element after the OSC (Oscillator), PITCH and FILTER parameters have been applied, as well as the ﬁnal overall volume of the signal sent to the outputs. The signal of each Element is sent at the speciﬁed volume to the next Effect section. Also, by setting the AEG (Amplitude Envelope Generator), you can control how the volume changes over time.

The ﬁnal volume for all Elements is set in the Total Vol (Total Volume) parameter, Common Edit PAGE 2.

Level (Volume) related Parameters

Parameter

Volume Slider Top panel

Total Vol Multi Common Edit 2

Volume Multi Part Edit 2

Total Lvl Voice Common Edit 2

Total Vol Voice Common Edit 2

Level Voice Element Edit 3

Level Voice Key Edit 1

Type PAGE

AEG (Amplitude Envelope Generator)

There are four Rate settings (which control how fast the volume changes from one Level to the next) and three Level settings (which control the actual volume). When you play a key, the volume goes to the Initial Level, at the speed set in Attack Rate. From there it goes to the Decay and Sustain Levels, at speeds set in Decay 1 and 2 Rates, respectively. When the note is released, the volume goes down to zero, at the speed set in Release Rate.

In the illustration below, the letters a - d indicate the respective Rate (R) settings for Attack - Release. The greater the value for each Rate, the faster the ﬁlter goes to the next set Level — in other words, the time it takes for the volume to change (between Level settings) becomes shorter. Velocity Sensitivity and other parameters can also be set if required.

Volume

Attack Level

Decay1

Level

Sustain

Level

Key off

Release

Level

Example of AEG Settings

Category AEG Rate AEG Level

AtkR Dcy1R Dcy2R RelR InitL Dcy1L SusL

Piano

Organ

Guitar

Bass

Strings

Brass

Reed/Pipe

Synth Lead

Synth Pad

127 34 12 65 0 124 0

127 10 0 100 255 255 255

127 33 16 93 255 200 107

127 33 0 95 0 0 0

63 18 0 43 0 250 200

127 39 0 73 0 234 0

127 39 0 83 0 234 0

106 18 0 77 0 255 255

64 26 0 42 0 250 200

About EG Rate and Time (Voice Mode)

The EG (Envelope Generator) processes and shapes the output level of the tone generator from the moment you press a key until the sound decays to silence. The level (Y-axis in the illustrations below) is a different aspect of the sound, depending on which EG is being used. For the PEG, level corresponds to Pitch. For the FEG, it corresponds to the cutoff frequency. For the AEG, it corresponds to the volume.

The behavior of the EG over time is controlled by the Rate (R) parameters. Rate refers to the time it takes to go from one level to the next (for example, from the initial level to the attack level).

The illustrations below show how different Rate settings affect the sound. To extend the time between level changes and make it long, set the Rate (R) to a small value.

Level

Rate (R) is set to a large value.

Initial Level

Attack

Time

is short.

Attack

Level

Rate (R) is set to a small value.

Time

Initial Level

Level

Attack

Time

is long.

Attack

Level

Time

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Init

Level

Attack

Time

Decay1

Time

Decay2

Time

Release

Time

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