Yamaha W7V2E, W7V2 User Manual

Version 2

System Upgrade Information Guide

Information zur Systemerweiterung (Ver.2)

Information sur extension du système (Ver.2)

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WHAT’S NEW IN VERSION 2

Welcome to Version 2—a powerful system upgrade package for the Yamaha W5/W7 Music Synthesizer that adds an exciting new dimension to one of the most versatile all-in-one music production workstations ever made.

Version 2 provides additional Preset voice banks, more than a hundred greatsounding new voices, a long list of unique performance, song play, recording and remixing functions, plus many convenient shortcuts and other useful new features which further streamline the W5/W7’s already simple operation.

New Features

• A total of three Preset voice banks, plus hot new techno, dance music and other voices which add unprecedented sonic dimension and musical range to the W5/W7’s high quality digital sound. (For details, see page 8.)

• Cue Play, which lets you trigger-start a song or sequence phrase from a specified measure simply by pressing a Track button. Lining up a different phrase for each of the 16 Track buttons lets you cue up the right groove or music “hit” at the right time as the mood of the party dictates. (For details, see page 11.)

• Multitrack Loop Recording, which lets you jump from track to track and spot overdub new parts in a specified series of measures to capture inspiration as it strikes. (For details, see page 13.)

• Song Remix, which lets you mix alternate versions of your tunes complete with automatic track solo, mute and other commands which you can input in realtime. The result is greatly expanded on-board “automated mixdown” options. (For details, see page 14.)

• Playback Effect, which lets you apply “groove templates” with pre-programmed quantizing and swing factors to the playback of specified tracks without altering the original music data. The right Playback Effects can literally breathe new life into your tracks. (For details, see page 15.)

• Quick Split/Layer, which lets you easily select two split voices, or add a second layered voice, on the fly as you play. The new Dynamic Split feature lets you play two voices with a “floating split point” that’s determined by note prioritization based on how you play the keyboard. (For details, see page 19.)

• Tempo Delay, which automatically calculates the delay time of System Effect 3 to the tempo of the song, which eliminates unnatural sonic clashes in order to smooth out or tighten up your mix. (For details, see page 22.)

• Faster voice selection features, simplified voice element assign and other convenient voice editing features, expanded voice and multi storage functions, additional song record and edit features, automatic song loading from disk, and much more.

How to Use This Guide

• This W5/W7 Version 2 System Upgrade Information Guide is a supplement to the original W5/W7 Owner’s Manual and W5/W7 Technical Information booklet.

• The “New Features Overview Chart” shows at a glance just what’s new and where it’s located in relation to the existing features, and the “New Features in Version 2” section provides descriptions of each new feature and how to access it.

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CONTENTS

New Features Overview........................................................................2

About the Accompanying Floppy Disks ................................................6

NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 2 .............................................8

PRESET VOICE BANKS ...................................................................8

❑ Voice Category Search..................................................................................9

❑ Voice Category Display in the Voice Directory................................................9

❑ Quick Voice Bank Select .............................................................................10

❑ Quick Program Change...............................................................................10

CUE PLAY .....................................................................................11

❑ Cue Play as Additional Measure Locate Points .............................................12

MULTITRACK LOOP RECORDING.................................................13

REMIX..........................................................................................14

❑ Solo Mode.................................................................................................14

❑ Track Mute ................................................................................................15

PLAYBACK EFFECT.......................................................................15

❑ Playback Effect Template Type List .............................................................17

❑ Normalize Playback Effect (Song Job 1)......................................................18

❑ Quantize Parameters (Type, Sens, Strength).................................................18

QUICK SPLIT/LAYER AND DYNAMIC SPLIT.................................19

❑ Quick Split/Layer.......................................................................................19

❑ Dynamic Split............................................................................................19

OTHER FEATURES IN VERSION 2 .................................................21

❑ Song Play Mode .........................................................................................21

❑ System Effect.............................................................................................22

❑ Song Setup Mode.......................................................................................22

❑ Song Record Mode .....................................................................................22

❑ Song Edit Mode .........................................................................................23

❑ Song Play/Voice Mode ...............................................................................23

❑ Voice Edit Mode.........................................................................................24

❑ Store Mode................................................................................................24

❑ Utility Mode ..............................................................................................25

❑ Disk Mode.................................................................................................26

CHANGES TO THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION BOOKLET .................27

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New Features Overview

SONG PLAY

STORE MULTI

F7 F8

SHIFT

SONG

STORE

RECORD

F5 F8

SHIFT

F1SHIFT

F2SHIFT

F1SHIFT

F2SHIFT

SONG

For song recording, editing & playback...........72

Access Voice Assign, Volume, Pan, Insertion Effect On/Off, System Effect 1~ 3 Send level, Effect Type & Effect Parameter, Shift, Tune & Pitch Bend Range settings

F7 F8

Song Multi Play

(Mixer Screen)

(Inst Screen)

Category Search

Voice Directory

Sequencer Play

Song Name

Song Directory Playback Effect Cue Play

Song Setup

MIDI Filter Track Transmit Channel Keyboard Setup

Other Setup

Realtime Recording

Overdubbing Replace Punch-in

Step Recording

Transpose

For song playback & normal performance

Access Song Setup during song playback Start song after reading data in previous measures(excluding note) Access single track solo play View measure number in Multi & Sequence Play screens

Display 16 channel mixer for setting multi parameters Jump to designated mixer feature Display list of Instrument parameter settings Assign Tempo Delay

Access Voice Category Search Toggle between Voice Category & Program Number

Access Sequence Play settings Set Click Beat value by numeric (note) keypad View External Sync tempo value

Name the song Display list of songs Apply groove templates to song playback without overwriting Assign sequences to track buttons for trigger playback

MIDI, Keyboard & Other settings

Determine how W5/W7 responds to various MIDI data

Set MIDI transmit channel for each track Keyboard Mode (Normal, Split, Layer, 4-zone) settings

Assign Dynamic Split (floating split point) settings

Access Quick Split/Layer Transpose octave from Keyboard Normal Mode Access Next Song, MIDI Control, Sync & Transpose functions

For storing multi settings into a song memory

Assign Multi Auto/Manual Store setting (Utility Mode)

For selecting a recording method & recording a song

Remix a song using solo, mute & other switch operations

Record actual note, controller & program data as you play

Select Count-in value before record start Select Quantize, Click Beat value with numeric (note) keypad Record new data on top of existing data in the track Record new data in the track while erasing existing data Replace record between a series of designated measures Select track & overdub between a series of designated measures

(Multitrack Loop Recording)

Input note, controller, program & other data one-by-one

Select Click Beat value by numeric (note) keypad Move cursor to next note event

Transpose input keyboard octave setting

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SONG RECORD

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SONG EDIT

EDIT

SONG JOB

JOB

F4 F5

F1SHIFT

F2SHIFT

F3SHIFT

F4SHIFT

F5SHIFT

F6SHIFT

F7SHIFT

F1SHIFT

F2SHIFT

F3SHIFT

F4SHIFT

F5SHIFT

F6SHIFT

F7SHIFT

F8SHIFT

F1SHIFT

F2SHIFT

F3SHIFT

F4SHIFT

F5SHIFT

F6SHIFT

F7SHIFT

Sequence Track

Insert

Change Graphic

Tempo Track

Insert

Change

Job 1

Copy Song

Append Song Clear Song Copy Track Clear Track Mix Track Normalize Playback Effect

Job 2

Copy Measure Erase Measure Create Measure Delete Measure Insert Measure Thin Out Extract Chord Sort

Job 3

Quantize

Move Clock Modify Gate Time Modify Velocity Transpose Shift Note Crescendo

SONG VOICE PLAY

Access voice select screen in Song Play Mode

For specific event editing of recorded song data

Edit the sequence track Input parameter change data

Insert sequence track event data Change sequence track event data Display note event data graphically Move cursor to next note event Input measure number by numeric keypad

Edit the tempo track

Insert tempo change data in the middle of the song

Change tempo data value

For editing of song, track & measure data

Jobs for song & track editing

Copy a song from one song memory location to another Append a song onto another song from a specified measure Clear all multi & performance data of a specified song Copy track data from one song into another song Clear all performance data from a track Combine data in one track with data in another track Write the specified Playback Effect data into the song

Jobs for current song/track measure, note & other event editing

Copy specified measures to a specified location Erase data in specified measures Insert new empty measures into specified location in all tracks Delete a specified range of measures from all tracks Specify a range of measures & copy to specified location for all tracks Delete unnecessary controller data from a track Extract designated events from one track & place in another Rearrange a cluster of notes in ascending/descending order

Jobs for current song event editing

Correct timing of performance data Quantize Sensitivity & Strength parameters are added Move data in specified measures by a specified clock value Modify durations of notes in specified measures Modify note-on velocity values in specified measures Transpose notes in specified measures by a designated interval Shift a note number to another number in specified measures

Add crescendo or diminuendo over specified range of measures

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VOICE

STORE VOICE

STORE

For selecting & playing voice.......................106

Transpose

Category Search Voice Directory Quick Voice Bank Select

F5 F8

F3 F8

F7 F8

F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7

F7 F8

F2 F7 F8

F2 F6 F7 F8

VOICE

F8SHIFT

SHIFT SONG

NORMAL

VOICE EDIT

DISK

For saving & loading data to &

from a floppy disk.......................................132

VOICE EDIT MODE

Disk Status Save To Disk Load From Disk Rename File Delete File Format Disk Auto Load Auto Play

View types of files on the inserted floppy disk Save voice, song or other data to floppy disk Load voice, song or other data from floppy disk Rename a file on the inserted floppy disk Delete a specified file from the inserted floppy disk Format a disk for use with the W5/W7 Automatically load the designated file at power on Automatically load & play the designated file at power on

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Select voice by last-digit within a group of ten (Quick PC) Transpose octave (in Keyboard Normal Mode) Keyboard mode display (Quick Split/Layer, Dynamic Split) Select the next voice program number in the same Voice Category View list of voices. Press [F8] twice to see Voice Categories Direct selection of any voice bank Revert to multi settings when switching back to Song Mode

Store Voice Voice Directory

Common Group

Category/Volume

Voice Name Initialize Voice

Element Group

Element Assign

Pan Velocity Limit Note Limit

Amplitude Group

Level Envelope

Filter Group

Tone Envelope

Store edited voice into specified program number

Store voice into Internal (or Song) voice bank View list of voices. Press [F8] twice to see Voice Categories

Edit Normal Voice

Parameters common to the entire voice

Assign Voice Category code and set voice Volume Copy Effect & Control Group parameters to another voice Name the voice Initialize all voice data

Parameters related to the individual elements

Assign up to four elements to the voice Element category search Copy Element Group parameters to another voice Position each element within the stereo field Specify the Velocity Limit of each element Specify the Note Limit of each element

Parameters related to volume characteristics of each element

Specify the volume Level of each element Assign the amplitude Envelope characteristics of each element

Parameters related to tone quality of each element

Specify the type of filter and parameters of each element Assign the filter Envelope characteristics of each element

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