Yamaha Sound Edge Owner's Manual

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha Sound Edge—a high quality sound card with on-board musical instrument sounds and digital effects bundled with a number of software applications with the power to turn your IBM PC/AT compatible personal computer into a high fidelity multimedia center.

Sound Edge gives you enormous multimedia potential that will add an entirely new dimension to your computer, including direct access to the wide world of music, stereo digital sound recording and playback, and much more.

In addition to extremely high fidelity musical instrument sounds, including an “AWM” wave table of real musical instruments sampled with Yamaha’s Advanced Wave Memory technology, plus a wide selection of “FM” voices generated by Yamaha’s world-famous Frequency Modulation synthesizer technology, the Sound Edge lets you play multiple wave data on a musical scale using a sequencer. The sound card also features the high quality “DSP” (Yamaha’s unique effect processor) which gives you great control over the sound.

The software bundled with Sound Edge consists of the original Yamaha applications EffectGear, VoiceMorph EffectEdit and SampleEdit, plus various Voyetra applications, including AudioStation, SoundScript, WinDAT, MIDI Orchestrator, MIDI Orchestrator Plus, and more.

The Sound Edge package includes two owner’s manuals—one for the Voyetra software and the one you’re reading now.

This owner’s manual covers installation of the Yamaha Sound Edge sound card as well as application installation for both Yamaha and Voyetra, and use of the Yamaha applications. For information about use of the Voyetra applications, please refer to the

To ensure proper installation and use of the hardware and software, and in order to obtain many hours of fun and exciting multimedia entertainment from the Yamaha Sound Edge, please read this owner’s manual carefully, and be sure to keep it in a safe place for future reference.

Voyetra User's Guide

SYMBOLS USED IN THIS MANUAL

Special symbols which appear throughout this owner’s manual are as follows:

Provides additional information or details about a feature.

Provides an important notice about features and other items which require specific attention or special care.

WINDOWS OPERATION

This owner’s manual assumes that you are already familiar with basic Windows operation. If you are not, please refer to the owner’s manual which came with your Windows software before attempting to install the Sound Edge hardware and software.

MOUSE OPERATIONS

This owner’s manual refers to the various mouse operations in the following manner:

CLICK

To press the mouse button once and then quickly release it. (Unless otherwise noted, this means to click the left-hand mouse button.)

DOUBLE CLICK

To press the mouse button quickly twice. (Unless otherwise noted, this means to double click the lefthand mouse button.)

DRAG

To click and hold the mouse button and move the mouse pointer to a desired location, and then release. (Unless otherwise noted, this means to click and hold the left-hand mouse button.)

NOTICE: The screen displays as illustrated in this owner's manual are for instructional purposes, and may appear somewhat different from the screens

which appear on your computer. Future upgrades of application and system software and any changes in specifications and functions will be announced separately.

SPECIAL NOTICES

● The Sound Edge software and this owner’s manual are the exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation.

● Copying of the software or reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is expressly forbidden without the written consent of the manufacturer.

● Use of the software and this manual is governed by the license agreement which the purchaser fully agrees to upon breaking the seal of the software packaging. (Please read carefully the

Software Licensing Agreement

You should find the user Registration Card included in the package. Please take the time to fill it out and mail it to the printed address.

● Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with regard to the use of the software and documentation and cannot be held responsible for the results of the use of this manual and the software.

● Voyetra trademarks of Voyetra Technologies: Audio Calender MIDI Orchestrator

, the Voyetra logo, and the following software titles are all trademarks or registered

at the end of this manual before installing the application.)

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, MIDI Orchestrator Plus™, Say It!™, Sound Events™, SoundScript™, WinDAT™.

, Audio Screen Saver™, AudioStation™,

● Windows

™

and MS-DOS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft® Corporation.

● IBM PC/AT

● The company names and product names in this Owner's Manual are the trademarks or

registered trademarks of their respective companies.

PRECAUTIONS

● Do not expose the sound card to direct sunlight, excessive humidity, high temperatures, excessive dust or strong vibrations.

● Before touching the sound card, be sure to touch a metal surface to discharge any static electricity from your body.

● When holding the sound card, do not touch the inside area of the circuit board or apply excessive pressure to the card, and be sure to protect the card from contact with water or other liquids.

● Before installing the sound card in the computer, unplug the power connector of your computer.

● Before connecting the computer to other devices, turn off the power switches of all devices.

● It is possible that computer malfunctions or operator actions might destroy data that was

created with the included application software. We recommend that you back up all important data onto floppy disks. Yamaha is not responsible for data loss through computer malfunctions or operator actions.

™

is a trademark of IBM® Corporation.

● The sound card contains no user-serviceable parts, so never touch the inside area of the circuit board or tamper with the electronic circuitry in any way. Doing so may result in electrical shock or damage to the sound card.

Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper care and use of the sound card and software.

MAIN FEATURES

AWM WAVE TABLE

● Advanced Wave Memory (AWM) tone generation system. Maximum 24-note polyphony permits simultaneous use of many different instrument voices.

● General MIDI (GM) compatibility. Can play standard MIDI file (SMF) format files.

● The SampleEdit, one of the Yamaha applications, lets you play your own recorded WAV digital

audio files on a musical scale, and with a sequencer program to give you greater access to the wide world of music.

FM TONE GENERATOR

● High quality FM chip with 20-note polyphony (in 2-operator mode).

● FM tone generator can play in the GM format on the Windows system (excluding drum sounds).

HARD DISK RECORDING—DIGITAL AUDIO

● Permits high quality (stereo) sampling at maximum 16 bit, 48kHz.

● Lets you input sound with a microphone, by direct line input, or from a CD.

● Can play WAV files (digital audio files) using the sequencer program MIDI Orchestrator Plus.

KARAOKE & EFFECTS

● On-board DSP chip effect processor lets you control the effects, change the pitch of a song, or reduce the volume of the main vocal from a song playing on a CD (for karaoke sing-along). You can control the DSP with the EffectGear, VoiceMorph and EffectEdit software.

● Effect control software for DOS program such as KPCON and KPLOAD provides high fidelity sound for games.

OTHERS

● The Sound Edge supports an interface for Panasonic/Creative, Sony and Mitsumi CD-ROM players.

● The Sound Edge MIDI interface, compatible with MPU-401, allows GM compatible DOS games and sequencers to play the internal AWM synthesizer.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Special Notices & Precautions ................................................... I

Main Features ........................................................................... II

Package Contents & Minimum System Requirements ............ 2

Connections .............................................................................. 4

Sound Edge Setup .................................................... 5

1. Names and Functions ...................................... 5

2. Sound Card Installation ................................... 7

3. Software Installation .......................................9

● About the Driver and MIDI Mapper ...................... 14

● About the MIDI Interface for DOS ........................16

Sound Edge Application Software ..........................17

Windows Applications .......................................18

EffectGear ..................................................... 18

● Startup Procedure ................................................ 18

● Names and Functions .......................................... 19

● Operation ............................................................. 20

VoiceMorph ................................................... 21

● Startup Procedure ................................................ 21

● Names and Functions .......................................... 21

● Operation ............................................................. 22

EffectEdit ....................................................... 23

● Startup Procedure ................................................ 24

● Names and Functions .......................................... 24

● Controller and Mixer Setup .................................. 28

● Operation ............................................................. 34

SampleEdit .................................................... 38

● Startup Procedure ................................................ 40

● Names and Functions .......................................... 40

● Operation ............................................................. 51

DOS Applications ............................................... 63

KPCON .......................................................... 63

KPLOAD ........................................................ 65

Sound Edge

Setup

Sound Edge

Application Software

Appendix

Appendix .............................................................. 66

Configuration Setup ...................................................... 66

● M16INIT ............................................................... 66

CD-ROM Installation ..................................................... 70

Troubleshooting ............................................................ 72

Patch (Instrument) List (GM Map)................................. 73

Drum Key Assign List.................................................... 74

Specifications ................................................................ 75

MIDI Implementation Chart ...........................................76

Channel Message ......................................................... 78

Index ............................................................................. 80

PACKAGE CONTENTS & MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

PACKAGE CONTENTS

The Sound Edge package includes the items listed below, so before beginning, please take a moment to make sure you have everything you need. (If something is missing, please contact your authorized Yamaha dealer.)

● Sound card

● Floppy Disk x 4: Install Disk 1, 2, 3, 4

● Microphone (2-lead condenser type)

● Owner’s Manual x 2:

● User registration card

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Proper use of the Yamaha Sound Edge requires at minimum the following:

COMPUTER HARDWARE

Yamaha Sound Edge Owner’s Manual Voyetra MIDI Orchestrator Plus/Sound Software User’s Guide

● Memory

Requires an 80486/25MHz or higher internal CPU with a minimum of 8MB RAM.

● Hard Disk

Proper software installation and running the Sound Edge requires at least 10MB of free space on your hard disk.

● Floppy Disk Drive

To install the Sound Edge applications software, and to save and load user data.

● Mouse

Requires a Windows 3.1 compatible mouse.

● Expansion slot (ISA16 bits)

Required for installation of the sound card.

DOS

Requires MS/ PC DOS Ver. 5.0 or higher to run Windows 3.1.

Windows

Requires Windows 3.1 or higher.

OTHERS

Additional hardware as listed below will permit maximum enjoyment of the Sound Edge.

CD-ROM Drive

Sound Edge supports three types of ISA CD-ROM interfaces to save an expansion slot: Panasonic, Sony and Mitsumi.

JOYSTICK

You can connect a joystick to the MIDI/JOYSTICK connector for use with specified applications. (Supports an IBM PC/AT series Dsub-15 pin connector.)

POWER SPEAKERS

You can enjoy powerful and dynamic stereo sound by connecting power speakers and other stereo audio components to the OUTPUT jack.

MIDI ADAPTOR CABLE

The MIDI/JOYSTICK connector allows connection with external MIDI devices for MIDI data transmission and reception as well as a joystick using the optional Yamaha MIDI Adaptor Cable (MDC-01).

CONNECTIONS

MAKING CONNECTIONS

The following diagram shows how to connect the various devices.

CD-ROM Drive

Audio Out

PC/AT Computer

Sound Edge Sound Card

Joystick

External MIDI synthesizer, etc.

MIDI/JOYSTICK

OUTPUT

LINE IN

MIC

MIDI OUT

Dsub

-15 pin

Yamaha MIDI Adaptor Cable MDC-01

Audio Cable

Portable Cassette Recorder or Stereo (for inputting

Power Speakers

external sounds)

¢Before making connections, be sure to UNPLUG THE POWER SUPPLY CORDS OF ALL DEVICES. After making connections, switch on the power of each device in the following order: External MIDI devices first, then the computer, then external audio devices. (NOTE: MAKE SURE TO TURN DOWN THE VOLUME LEVELS OF THE EXTERNAL AUDIO DEVICES BEFORE TURNING THEM ON.) When turning off the power of each device, simply reverse the process.

¢Improper connection of microphone and other external devices may cause ear injury or damage to hardware.

Mini Jack

Stereo Mini Jack

Microphone

£There are various types of audio in and out jacks, so make sure to select the proper cables and adaptors according to your respective devices.

£For information about jacks, see page 5.

SOUND EDGE SETUP

1. NAMES AND FUNCTIONS

SoundEdge Setup

CN6 CN3

CN4

330

(Default)

320

310

300

2 1

OFF ON

CN5 CN1

CN2

1 OUTPUT jack: Stereo mini plug type jack outputs standard line-level stereo signals. Allows

connection to power speakers or the inputs of a recording mixer and other audio devices including headphones.

2 LINE IN jack: Stereo mini plug type jack allows input of line-level stereo signals from

external audio devices.

3 MIC IN jack: Mono mini plug type jack allows connection to the included 2-lead condenser

type microphone (mono). MIC TYPE jumper J1(see next page) allows use of a 3-lead condenser type or dynamic microphone.

4 MIDI/JOYSTICK connector: Dsub-15 pin type connector allows connection to a joystick

and/or external MIDI device using the optional Yamaha MIDI Adaptor Cable MDC-01.

5 CD IN connector: Allows stereo input of line-level signals from a CD-ROM. (Left, CN6:

Panasonic; Center, CN3: Mitsumi; Right, CN4: Sony.)

6 CD-ROM connector: Allows connection to a CD-ROM player. (CN5: Panasonic, 40-pin;

CN1: Mitsumi, 40-pin; CN2: Sony, 34-pin.) * For connection and installation of a CD-ROM drive, see page 71. * For CD-ROM drives other than Sony, Mitsumi or Panasonic, please use the proper interface for connecting to your computer. (For details, see the owner’s manual which came with your CD-ROM player.)

£When you use a joystick or CD-ROM drive, the Configuration setup should be done after connecting the joystick/CD-ROM drive to the sound card. For more information about the Configuration setup, see page 66.

7 MIDI Port Address switch: Allows change of the MIDI Port Address for triggering the

internal AWM synthesizer sounds when playing DOS games. Four different types of MIDI Port Addresses can be selected by combining SW1/2’s on/off status. (See pages 6, 16 and 67 for more information.)

¢You may need to change the MIDI Port Address (default address) if some conflict problem occurs. Please consider which address to use before the sound card installation.

SoundEdge Setup

Ground Pin

R Output Pin L Output Pin

314

MIC TYPE: Lets you switch back and forth between two types of amplifier configurations

1 2

12 12

1 2 3 4

: Indicates the Jumper is set to short (ON) position.

5 3

: Indicates the Jumper is set to open (OFF) position.

5 3 1

Ground Pin L Input Pin Ground Pin R Input Pin

3 5 7

9 10 11

depending on the type of microphone connected. (3-lead condenser or dynamic microphone; 2-lead condenser microphone.)

1 1-2 Short/3-4 Open: 2-lead condenser microphone (such as the one included with Sound Edge). 2 1-2 Open/3-4 Short: 3-lead condenser microphone or dynamic microphone.

* Default position is 1.

OUTPUT TYPE: Lets you select whether to use the internal amplifier on the sound card or

not. Default is set to use the internal amplifier. When using an external amplified speaker, do not use the internal amplifier. (In this case, use external audio devices having more than 10 kΩ input impedance.)

1 4-6 Short: Outputs the right channel without going through the internal amplifier. 2 3-5 Short: Outputs the left channel without going through the internal amplifier. 3 2-4 Short: Outputs the right channel via the internal amplifier. 4 1-3 Short: Outputs the left channel via the internal amplifier.

LEFT CHANNEL OUTPUT: Lets you select whether to output the left channel to the sound

card’s OUTPUT jack or not. (The left channel signal is always output to the computer’s internal speaker.) Normally, you should leave this as the default, to output the left channel signal to the sound card’s OUTPUT jack.

1 3-4 Short: Outputs the left channel to the sound card’s OUTPUT jack. 2 3-4 Open: Outputs the left channel only to the computer’s internal speaker.

* If you wish to use only the computer’s internal speaker, select 2 as shown above and connect an appropriate audio cable to

RIGHT CHANNEL OUTPUT: Lets you select whether to output the right channel to the

sound card’s OUTPUT jack or not. (The right channel signal is always output to the computer’s internal speaker.) Normally, you should leave this as the default, to output the right channel signal to the sound card’s OUTPUT jack.

1 1-2 Short: Outputs the right channel to the sound card’s OUTPUT jack. 2 1-2 Open: Outputs the right channel only to the computer’s internal speaker.

* If you wish to use only the computer’s internal speaker, select 2 as shown above and connect an appropriate audio cable to computer’s internal speaker.)

PC-SPK (Computer speaker): Lets you input system (“beep”) sounds. The system

. (Connecting the audio cable to J3 will automatically designate the right channel output to the

sounds come from the computer’s internal speaker via the sound card.

* To hear the system sounds from the computer’s internal speaker via the sound card, unplug one end of the connector of the audio cable extended from the computer’s internal speaker and connect it to

INTERNAL LINE IN: Lets you input stereo line-level signals from an MPEG board. You

can apply effects to the input signals using application software such as EffectGear.

* Connect the MPEG board’s output connector to J6.

MIDI IRQ NUMBER: Lets you select the IRQ (Interrupt Request) number for triggering

the internal AWM synthesizer sounds when playing DOS games. The default is set to 9. (See pages 5, 16 and 67 for more information.)

¢You may need to change the MIDI IRQ number if some conflict problem occurs. Please consider which number to use before the sound card installation.

2. SOUND CARD INSTALLATION

The sound card fits into an expansion slot in your computer.

¢You cannot use more than one sound card. Please remove any other sound card which may already be installed before attempting to install the Sound Edge.

1. Turn off the computer and unplug its AC power cord.

¢Do not attempt to install your sound card while the computer is plugged in. This can cause irreparable damage to the sound card, and may pose a serious shock hazard!

2. Remove the top cover of the computer.

SoundEdge Setup

£The proper method for removing the top cover varies depending on the type of computer you use, so please see your computer's owner's manual for the proper procedure. Wear gloves to avoid cuts by any sharp edges on the cover.

3. To remove the expansion slot cover, simply unscrew it and take it away.

£Be sure to keep the expansion slot cover in a safe place for future use.

SoundEdge Setup

4. Carefully remove the sound card from the anti-static bag.

¢Before touching the sound card, first touch a metal surface to discharge any static electricity in your body; such static electricity can cause serious damage to your Sound Edge. Also do not touch the inside surfaces of your sound card in order to prevent possible interference with or damage to the circuitry.

5. Hold the sound card with two hands as shown, and slowly and steadily insert it into the

expansion slot, making sure to properly line up the connectors in the card with those in the slot. To prevent breaking or damaging the sound card during installation, do not use excessive force when inserting the sound card into the expansion slot.

6. Use the screw from step 3, above, to secure the sound card to the computer.

7. Finally, carefully replace the top cover of your computer.

£To remove the sound card, simply reverse the above process.

3. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

Installing the Software

The four floppy disks included in the Sound Edge package—Install Disk 1, 2, 3, 4—contain both Yamaha and Voyetra application software programs.

¢To ensure proper installation, before installing the software, be sure to exit all applications which may be active (including Windows) and reboot the MS-DOS.

¢If you removed a previous sound card before installing the Sound Edge, be sure to delete its accompanying driver programs.

¢When you install the Yamaha Sound Edge application software, the MIDI Mapper will be overwritten. The installation program also overwrites the AUTOEXEC.BAT, SYSTEM.INI, CONTROL.INI and CONFIG.SYS files. If you don’t want to lose any existing data, please save them before you install the Sound Edge application software.

Installation Procedure

■ Installing for DOS

SoundEdge Setup

1. Insert Install Disk 1 into your floppy disk drive.

2. Select the floppy disk drive where the Install Disk 1 is inserted.

£This manual assumes that your floppy disk drive is the A drive. If your drive is different, then choose the drive specified for your computer.

3. Type A:INSTALL, then press the <ENTER> key.

A:INSTALL + <ENTER>

£You cannot perform installation from the MS-DOS prompt in the Windows Main group, so be sure to shut down Windows before installing the software.

SoundEdge Setup

When Install Disk 1 is verified, the following screen will appear.

£If you want to quit the installation process, press the <ESC> key.

4. Press any key on your computer keyboard.

The Installer screen is replaced by the Name screen.

Select the drive onto which you want to install the Sound Edge software.

£The default setting installs the software to a C drive. If you want to use a different drive, type in the name of the different drive. If you intend to use SampleEdit, see page 61, leave the drive name and directory name as their defaults (drive C, \yamaha directory.)

5. Verify the drive name and press the <ENTER> key.

The Installer screen is replaced by the Directory Name screen.

Type the name of the directory into which you want to install the software (or use the default name).

£The default name is yamaha. You can change the name by typing in a new name. If you intend to use SampleEdit, leave the drive name as the default.

6. Verify the directory name and press the <ENTER> key.

The Directory Name screen is replaced by the following screen.

7. Verify the drive and directory name—if correct press <Y>; if incorrect press <N>.

Pressing <N> will return you to the beginning of the installation procedure.

Pressing <Y> will start copying the files for installation. After a few moments, a screen appears asking if you wish to change AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

SoundEdge Setup

8. Press <Y> on your keyboard.

The original AUTOEXEC.BAT file will be saved under a different name and the following screen appears.

9. Press any key on your keyboard to continue.

The following screen appears.

SoundEdge Setup

10. Press either <Y> or <N> on your keyboard.

For Windows users, press <Y> to proceed to (For DOS users, press <N> to finish the installation.)

This completes the software installation for DOS.

Installing for Windows

, below.

£If you only wish to use these programs on the DOS, proceed to

£You can also use the sound card on your DOS program for game applications.

M16INIT Setup Procedure

, page 66.

■ Installing for Windows

If you pressed <Y> in step 10, above, the screen will be replaced by the window shown below. This is where you begin the software installation for Windows.

£ If the Windows installation does not begin, you will need to set up the proper M16INIT configuration according to your computer's specification. See page 66 for details.

11. Click [OK].

£To stop the installation process, click [Cancel].

The following window appears and installation begins.

The above window will show the progress of the installation for Windows on a graph. Then the following window appears.

12. Change the disk in the floppy disk drive to Install Disk 2 and click [OK] to continue copying.

SoundEdge Setup

13. Follow the instructions which appear in the dialog boxes to copy all disks, one after another.

When the installation is completed, the Yamaha Sound Edge group and the Voyetra group will be registered in the Program Manager of your Windows system.

14. Finally the following screen will appear.

Press <Y> to restart your computer.

AUTOEXEC.BAT

The Sound Edge software program will automatically add the following lines to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

rem -- Sound Edge installer wrote. Do not modify here -echo off set OPL4DRV=-I9 set MAD16=C:\yamaha\mad16 set BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4 C:\yamaha\mad16\m16init /B C:\yamaha\kpcon /wait:1000 /type:2 /t2aor:2048 /t2aol:2048 /t2dpt:256 /t2mic:512 call C:\yamaha\ymhini.bat C:\yamaha rem --

SYSTEM.INI

The Sound Edge software program will automatically add the following lines to the SYSTEM.INI file.

[386Enh] device=vmad16.386 device=vm16midi.386 [boot] drivers=mmsystem.dll msmixmgr.dll [drivers] midi1=m16midi.drv wave=mad16c.drv aux=mad16c.drv midi2=opldld.drv

mixer=mad16c.drv [m16midi.drv] Interrupt=5 Installed=1 [MAD16C.DRV] DMADAC=0 DMAADC=0 Interrupt=11 IOAddress=530 SingleModeDMA=No

DMABufferSize=32 [OPL4 Driver] ROM=-1 FM=0 RAM=0 PCM_BOOST=0 AUTO_RESET=0 FAST_DAMP=0 PCM_MIX=0 FM_MIX=0

CONTROL.INI

The Sound Edge software program will automatically add the following lines to the CONTROL.INI file.

[drivers.desc] m16midi.drv=Opti External MIDI Driver mad16c.drv=YAMAHA Audio Device Driver opldld.drv=YAMAHA OPL4 Driver [Userinstallable.drivers] midi1=m16midi.drv wave=mad16c.drv midi2=opldld.drv

SoundEdge Setup

ABOUT THE DRIVER AND MIDI MAPPER

In order for Windows to work with MIDI, a driver and MIDI mapper are required. The Yamaha Sound Edge software installation procedure automatically places the YAMAHA OPL4 Driver in the Control Panel and the YAMAHA OPL4 MIDI map into the MIDI Mapper. When you click to open the driver in the Windows Main group, you can see three different drivers: OPTi External MIDI Driver, YAMAHA Audio Device Driver and YAMAHA OPL4 Driver.

¢If you removed a previous sound card before installing the Sound Edge, delete any accompanying driver programs.

Setting Up the YAMAHA OPL4 Driver

This driver lets you assign instrument voices from the ROM (AWM wave table), FM tone generator or RAM (sampled sounds) to each of the 16 MIDI channels.

1. Double click the [Control Panel] icon in the Main group. The following window appears.

2. Double click the [YAMAHA OPL4 Driver] icon. The OPL4 Drive Panel dialog box appears.

bar up and down to change

Type of Tone Generation ROM: GM compatible AWM

wave table. FM: 128 musical instrument voices using high quality 2operator FM tone generation. RAM: WAV files which can be played on a musical scale. (See SampleEdit on pages 47 and 57.)

Ch.: Check the appropriate box beside each MIDI channel number to select the type of tone generation you want.

ALL ON/OFF: Click one of these once to select an entire column of the desired type of tone generation. Balance: Move the scroll

the volume balance between the PCM (ROM/RAM) and FM sounds.

Wave Boost: Click this box to automatically boost the melody part by 8dB and the rhythm part by 10dB.

Auto Reset: Click this box to reset MIDI data transmission/reception every time software playback stops or pauses.

Fast Damp: Click this box to cut off the last portion of notes in order to prevent notes from interfering with proper note on of subsequent notes. Note on/ off data transmission and reception may sometimes be disrupted when using a computer with a slow CPU.

£In the default setting all MIDI channels are assigned to “ROM” (the AWM wave table).

3. After choosing your settings, click [OK]. Click [Cancel] to cancel the settings.

Setting Up MIDI Mapper

MIDI Mapper lets you select either the internal MIDI sound card (OPL4) or an external MIDI device in order to play MIDI data.

1. Double click the [MIDI Mapper] icon in the Control Panel window.

The MIDI Mapper window appears.

2. Select [Setups], and click the [ ] button in the dialog box. A list appears.

SoundEdge Setup

3. Select the proper map according to your setup.

Select [YAMAHA OPL4] to play the internal tone generator (OPL4). Select [YAMAHA Ex-MIDI] to play an external MIDI tone generator.

£The internal tone generator (OPL4) is selected as the default setting.

¢When you install the Yamaha Sound Edge application software, the MIDI Mapper will be overwritten.

If you don’t want to lose existing data, please save it before you install the Sound Edge application software.

SoundEdge Setup

About the MIDI Interface for DOS

The Sound Edge MIDI Interface lets you use the internal AWM synthesizer to play the sounds of GM compatible DOS games and sequencers.

When the Sound Edge software installation is done properly, the following lines will automatically be added to CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT:

To CONFIG.SYS: DEVICE=C:\YAMAHA\OPL4TSR.SYS (Device Driver on the DOS system)

To AUTOEXEC.BAT: SET_OPL4DRV=-I9 (Command option which assigns the IRQ number 9 to the Environment Variables)

* The symbol “_” indicates a space in a command.

£If the DOS games cannot run because of a memory shortage of the conventional memory in your computer, relocate the Device Driver to the UMB/HMA(Upper Memory Block/High Memory Area) area. Change the line in the CONFIG.SYS to the following and restart your computer. DEVICEHIGH=C:\YAMAHA\OPL4TSR.SYS

Executing OPL4DRV.COM

1. Set the MIDI Port address of the DOS game to match the MIDI Port address of the sound card

DOS MIDI interface. The default is 330.

Also select [General MIDI] from the sound setup window of the DOS game.

£See page 67 for more information on the MIDI Port and IRQ.

£Depending on the external devices you use, the games may not run because of a conflict caused by

the MIDI Port and IRQ settings. If this happens, you must change the MIDI Port address and IRQ number to the currently available address and number. See pages 5 and 6 for how to change the address and number. Do not use the same IRQ number as the default for the sound card SB mode, IRQ number 5.

2. Start up the execute program by typing the following command on the DOS command line.

[KEY OPERATION]

CD\YAMAHA + <ENTER> OPL4DRV + <ENTER>

The following display appears.

The above procedure enables you to use the internal AWM synthesizer to play the sounds of GM compatible DOS games and sequencers. The execute program remains effective until you turn

the power off.

£If you want to cancel the program, type the following line: OPL4DRV2 -R. Turning the power off also cancels the program.

£If you intend to load the execute program in the UMB/HMA area and start up the execute program, type the following command:

[KEY OPERATION]

CD_\YAMAHA + <ENTER> LH_OPL4DRV + <ENTER>

Sound Edge Application Software

SOUND EDGE APPLICATION SOFTWARE

Sound Edge application programs can be used with Windows or DOS. Running the Sound Edge with Windows allows you to take full advantage of the complete multimedia capabilities of the software and hardware.

DSP

Hello...



EffectGear

Applies various effects to the

input signal and synthesizer

sounds, and acts as a mixer.





Applies interesting effects to

the input signal and

synthesizer sounds.

For use with Windows



VoiceMorph

EffectEdit



Let’s you create your own effects.



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KPLOAD

Let’s you add various effects

through DOS commands.

For use with DOS

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SampleEdit

Let’s you play WAV files

on a musical scale.

DSP

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KPCON

Let’s you control the

effects through DOS commands.

Sound Edge Application Software

WINDOWS APPLICATIONS

The Yamaha Sound Edge has an on-board DSP (effects processor) that can perform various types of effects on AWM wave table sounds, CD-ROM audio playback, and signals input by a microphone. In Windows the Yamaha applications EffectGear, VoiceMorph and EffectEdit are used to control the function of the DSP chip. In addition to the effect related applications, SampleEdit enables waveform editing of sound files and lets you trigger the multiple wave data on a musical scale with a sequencer. This section explains how to use these four applications.

¢Please note that EffectGear, VoiceMorph and EffectEdit cannot be used all at the same time, since each individual effect is created by the single DSP. If you accidentally activate another Sound Edge application at the same time, the following warning dialog box appears.

The Mixer of the Voyetra AudioStation will also perform the same way, using the single DSP, so you will not be able to start it for the same reason. Regarding use of the Voyetra applications, see the

£If you pull the Volume faders down on the Mixer module of the AudioStation, the volume of Sound Edge applications will also be attenuated.

Voyetra User’s Guide

for details.

EffectGear

Along with the mixer functions EffectGear lets you apply various types of effects to the signal input by a microphone, the line-level input signal from CD-ROM audio playback, and to the AWM wave table and FM sounds. The mixer functions for each input (such as microphone and CD audio) let you adjust the relative volume levels to enjoy karaoke sing-along sessions.

Startup Procedure

Double click on the [EffectGear] icon and the EffectGear application will start.

Names and Functions

Sound Edge Application Software

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1 ABOUT button:

Click this button to see information about this version of EffectGear.

2 PULL DOWN MENU button:

Click this button to open the list of effect types. You can also open the list of effect types by double clicking on the [Effect] display box.

3 EFFECT display box:

The name of the currently selected effect type will appear in the display box.

4 POWER OFF button:

Click this button to exit EffectGear.

5 MINIMIZE button:

Click this button to resize the EffectGear window to icon size.

6 VOICE CANCEL button:

Click this button to reduce the volume level of the vocal from a song from CD audio playback for karaoke sing-along accompaniment.

7 HELP button:

Click this button to call up EffectGear Online Help, which will appear at the bottom of the EffectGear window.

8 PITCH SHIFT buttons:

Click these buttons repeatedly to increase or decrease the pitch of sound by a semitone (100 cents), which will be displayed on the LED. Original sound pitch is represented by center position = 0; each click will move the LED display ±100 cents at a time, to a maximum and minimum of ±400 cents.

9 SLIDERS:

The function of each slider is represented by an icon located to the left of it. Moving the slider toward the right will increase the value of each function.

SYNTHESIZER: Lets you adjust the volume of the Sound Card’s synthesizer (AWM wave table and FM tone generator).

MICROPHONE: Lets you adjust the microphone input level.

LINE: Lets you adjust the line input level.

EFFECT FEEDBACK: Lets you adjust the effect feedback level.

EFFECT DEPTH: Lets you adjust the range of the effect depth.

MASTER VOLUME: Lets you adjust the overall output volume level.

£There are similar functions in the Mixer module of the Voyetra AudioStation; however, the pitch shift ranges are not equivalent.

£Depending on the type of effect you select, Voice Cancel and Pitch Shift may not be applicable, and the button display will gray out.

Sound Edge Application Software

Operation

1. To display the effect type list, click the [Pull Down Menu] button or double click on the

[Effect] display box.

2. Select an effect type from the list which appears.

£There are 32 different types of DSP effects to choose from, including everything from “Hall” and “Room” reverbs to unique “Alien Voice”, “Devil” and others. These provide an interesting extra dimension to karaoke sing-along or for game sounds. These are placed in the \YAMAHA\DATA directory (extension .KPE) and you can create your own new files using EffectEdit to edit them. (See page 23.)

3. To adjust volume balance and level (or range) of an effect, move the sliders right or left. Try

listening to the input signals from a microphone or CD while adjusting the effect level by moving the slider from right to left.

Sound Edge Application Software

VoiceMorph

VoiceMorph lets you apply unique effects to line-level and microphone signals that completely alter the original sound. You can also apply VoiceMorph effects to AWM wave table or FM instrument sounds when playing back a MIDI song file with the sequencer program.

Startup Procedure

Double click on the [VoiceMorph] icon and the VoiceMorph application will start.

Names and Functions

1 Menu Bar/Pull Down Menus:

■ Source

Lets you select the sound source.

Mic:

Lets you select microphone input. (This is the default setting.)

Line In/Synth:

Lets you select the input source, either [Line In] (CD or other external sound source) or [Synth] (AWM wave table or FM tone generator).

Sound Edge Application Software

■ Control

Gain/LFO Setup:

Lets you open the Control Panel to set up the output (“Gain”) level or the LFO settings.

■ Help

Contents:

Lets you open the Online Help.

About VoiceMorph:

Lets you see information about this version of VoiceMorph.

2 Type:

There are 16 different types of voice change programs which will appear in the window. Selecting [Thru] will let the original sound signal pass through without applying a VoiceMorph effect.

Operation

1. First select the desired source ([Mic] or [Line/Synth]) from the [Source] menu.

2. Click on the effect type icon that you want.

3. Use a microphone or CD (or other audio device) to input sound to be effected.

Setting Output Level and LFO Settings

You can adjust the output gain level or LFO settings for various effects.

1. Select [Gain/LFO Setup] from the [Control] menu. The Control Panel window appears.

Output Gain: Lets you adjust the output gain level by moving the slider to the left (Min) and right (Max).

LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator):

Lets you control the depth and speed of the LFO. The LFO changes sound pitch, tone or volume in a cycle determined by depth and speed values.

• Depth

Adjust LFO depth by moving the slider to the left (Min) and right (Max).

• Speed

Adjust LFO speed by moving the slider to the left (Slow) and right (Fast).

LFO is applicable to the following effect types: Vibrato, Stereo Vibrato, Saw, Stereo Saw, Random, Stereo Random and Fast Pan effects.

2. Adjust the Gain/LFO settings for the output level and the LFO.

3. When you’ve finished, click [OK]. The Control Panel window closes and the previous

window appears.

Sound Edge Application Software

EffectEdit

Compared to EffectGear and VoiceMorph, EffectEdit gives you more control over the internal DSP, since it can be used to edit and reconfigure the DSP. The Sound Edge DSP has four different types of effects programs and provides three different kinds of sound input—from the AWM wave table and the FM tone generator, from the stereo analog input, and from the mono input (through a Microphone), and analog stereo output. EffectEdit lets you fine tune delay time or transpose the pitch of the input sound. You can save your original effects created with EffectEdit and use them with EffectGear and KPLOAD (DOS).

About DSP Delay, Echo and Surround Effects

Surround Effect

DSP

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Original

Delay Effect Delay Effect

Reflection Reflection

The DSP digital effect processor processes sound signals electronically to change the pitch or create artificial ambience—or simulated rooms and other sound environments. A high quality “delay” unit is at the heart of the DSP, which simulates ambience by delaying the original sound and creating layers of delayed sounds to mix with the original sound. The karaoke “echo” sound simulates the delay effect caused by the way sound reflects off walls in a room. You can create a multi-directional “surround” effect by assigning independent delays to both the left and right signals.

Sound

RIGHT

Indicates reflection of sounds.

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¢Starting EffectEdit will automatically cancel the present effect setup and some noise may occur. Therefore, please turn down the master volume in the Mixer window of EffectGear before you start EffectEdit.

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