Yamaha DX711 Series, Manual

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Page 2: ...c Getting started Getting started This is it E for the DX7II series It s the next generation of innovative ideas and powerful capabilities in the evolution of the legendary Yamaha DX series From polyt...

Page 3: ...th its Performance modes like Chords and Player you can play 16 trackarpeggios ostinato patterns and multi imbral chords all triggered by hitting one key And best of all everyENGINE parameteri fullypr...

Page 4: ...r more information To load into another memory bank just select that bank choose a patch to make itactive and load your voices E and the DX s MIDI implementation DX7s screen Voice Single Rev ch A B 0m...

Page 5: ...among many other things a 16 track DX MIDI event processor that we call ENGINE Now you can control the DX and your entire MIDI setup right from the DX s keyboard Even ifyou don t have an extensive MI...

Page 6: ...creen on the DX7s viewing every parameter of each ENGINE menu at same time isnot possible In order to view every parameter simply press the righ Cursorbutton which will move the ENGINE menu on the scr...

Page 7: ...he DX However with ENGINE play doesn t Cursor buttons mean a simple merge where depressing ey wil send the same information all MIDI channels ENGINE is much more than that because each of its 16 Track...

Page 8: ...ereare slsincredible new aulo accompaniment modes like Chords and Player which let youplay 16 track arpeggios ostinato pattems and complex rhythms all done by hittingonekey ENGINE S Performance modes...

Page 9: ...ar 208 press buiton 27 to cycle thru the Controller menus EEE Sustain foot switch 0 _ This menu remains exactly as it was before E Please refer to your Yamaha DXZI DX7s owner s manual for more inform...

Page 10: ...e mode D Controller AFT TOUCH D Destination Track 1 ENGINE There are 17 controllers 0 choose from AfterTouch MIDI controller Modulation Wheel Breath control Foot control Portamento time Data entry FCI...

Page 11: ...DX Voice or any MID channel You can also use this menu to change patches on any MIDI channel transpose these patches and enhance their dynamic levels with E s exclutive Velocity Processing the functi...

Page 12: ...h Trackthat you record must also have a DX Voice or a MIDI channel Destination Ifyou want to change the sound of a recorded Track just change its Destination You can even have the same Destination pla...

Page 13: ...ocity andPOS2 Wil be higher than what is reallyplayed Curves io POS2 thiscurvemakes iteasy to produce very lowor very highvelocities Playing with anything up to extend the MIDI medium velocity will ou...

Page 14: ...keyboard will be output to MIDI channel 5 the Performance modeschapter for a full explanation EXAMPLE 2 While playing a pre recorded Song in SElquencer you can play Track 1 live on the DX keyboard jus...

Page 15: ...tch 8 1 4 stop Voice A is shifted up and Voice Bis shifted See the next page about selecting Voice A and Voice B Split mode Voice mode In the Splitmode you can choose a pointon the OX keyboard where V...

Page 16: ...fthe Voice mode is set to Octal press any one of these buttons to make itactive Use the button to cycle thru Voices A to H On the DX7s FRACTIONAL MICRO TUNE inl KEY SET es EB TN pss the Voton toacta t...

Page 17: ...for the DX Voices Total Volume 87 REL f yurDXissetto Dual or Spit Voicemodes you can Balance usethis parameter atte rete volesof ice a35 and Voce Values below zr bias the volume wards Voice A wi valu...

Page 18: ...sible for each DX Voice m 7 Volume 92 128 102 65 128 128 0 128 pens o tuning Table select Twelve tone 09 Ifyour DX is setto the Octal Voicemode this menuwill appear as you cycle thru the button 29 ENG...

Page 19: ...both the DX7I and the DX7s the polyphony 30 ENGINE isa total of 16 notes which could lead to problems in the Octal Voice mode where you can play up to 8 different voices at same time To avoid any pro...

Page 20: ...on the top row of the LCD screen tell you which split pointyou are adjusting 12 is the split point between Tracks 1 and 2 723 is the split point between Tracks2 and 3 and so the values on the bottom...

Page 21: ...while In this case you Chord Hold ENGINE can set the polyphony of one Voice manually and leave the rest up to DVA For example ifyou manually set6 notes of polyphony to Voice A thatwill leave 10 notes...

Page 22: ...nnel 1 is played by ENGINE Track 1 which in turn can be set to play any DX Voice or any MIDI Channel To ignore MIDI channel simply turn that Track Destination OFF Bulksystemdata not allowedin this mod...

Page 23: ...the Voice mode menu Voice mode octal TT 7 Gor um press YES or NO to change Voice modes and select Octal mode the data entry slider will not allow access to Octal mode ENGINE How to select voices on t...

Page 24: ...OTE there will be a slight delay after you select a patch number in the Octal mode 40 ENGINE Adjusting Octal mode voices Use the ENGINE menus under button 29 to adjust the Volume Polyphony Note shift...

Page 25: ...ng than in the otherDX Voice modes For thosewhoare familiar with Grey Matter s E for he original DX7 these are otherwise known as the Voice Stacking and Random Detune features ENGINE Octal mode and MI...

Page 26: ...In this mode the keyboard responds exactly like a non Equipped OX71 0X7s with the exception that pressing the Foot Switch 2 will switch the active keyboard Track from Track 1 to Track 2 see te ENGINE...

Page 27: ...Song into a Perform ance both of which are explained in the StIquencer Appendix Youdonot haveto set the Performance modeto sElquencer in order to enterthe SElquencer program If you are in the Chords P...

Page 28: ...use the ENGINE 132 button as SartStop or Track select in the various Performance modes the ENGINE button 4 ENGINE How to activate a Performance mode e VOICE MODE SELECT mas me sr FRACTIONAL MICRO TUNE...

Page 29: ...p ne e RE T iee 50 ENGINE the bottom octave of the keyboard player Performance modes When in these two modes activates the the bonom ocaveof the keyboard will be the Trigger pressing a key therewill i...

Page 30: ...e accidentals in the current tonal voicing keysignature Use this parameter o determine which notes are sharp and fat TheScaleparameter determines the mode or starting note ofthescalethat willplay in t...

Page 31: ...y W W Norton Co Inc New York New York USA 5t Peri mode Song Chords ENGINE using Chords 2 Tempo 5 09 Chords is an auto accompaniment modewhereyou can play complex 16 Track chord voicings in various mus...

Page 32: ...ty to store all of the ENGINE parameters into a Performance that can be recalled at any time is one of the most excitingfeaturesof your Elquipped DX Its all programmable the 16 Track patch maps the Oc...

Page 33: ...ory press and hold the STORE button Internal memory protect should be off press the number of the location 1 32 where you want Completed this Performance stored while stillholdingthe STORE buttondown...

Page 34: ...16 tracks on any MIDI channel And for those who may already havea dedi cated sequencer you can use your new SE quencer to quickly write demos or to work on ideas while you re on the road You can use a...

Page 35: ...whatyourecord in SEIquencer as Tracks 1 thru 16 will be played by whatever instruments DX or MIDI the ENGINE Destinations are currently set at All of ENGIND s parameters for Track Assign Tranpose Paic...

Page 36: ...buildingblock of SElquencer Iniernally SElquoncer canstore up to 32 different Patterns at once The Pattern numbers correspond to the 32 patch selectbutionson your DX Pattern 1 button 1 Pattern 2 butto...

Page 37: ...ns 1 32 to continue initializ select Pattern ing Pattern Se the Key Set buttons to adjust the time use the Cursor Bess NO short signature buttons lo set Initialize and the number of continue on to bar...

Page 38: ...o When you press YES SElquencer will play the lead in begin recording thatyou set before staringto recordthe Track Nonotesplayedon the keyboardare recorded during thelead in if you have MIDI drum mach...

Page 39: ...4 notesbut some of the notes aren tquite on beat you can use Quantize Track to move all ofthe notes to an exact 1 4 note beat Trackbefore Quantize Trackafter Quantize 1 4 note resolution SE press YES...

Page 40: ...the slider buttons 1 2 and 3 will letyou select the Range of the Tempo offset 1 Narrow 3 to 4 use the data entry 2 Medium 15 to 16 slider to record the 3 Wide 63 10 64 Pattern Tempo offset Any change...

Page 41: ...Pattern is measured in bars a Song s length is measured in stops Each Patternchangewithin Song is equal to 1 step Repeats of the same Pattern are a little diferent up to 7 consecutive repeats of the...

Page 42: ...edby simply pressing he Pattemnumber bution If you want a Pattern io be repealed number of times just do nothing andthe SSPR display will show you the number of repeats afier 7 consecutive repeats the...

Page 43: ...en in the Play mode SEquencer Playing a Pattern Playback Mode 4eSong 2 Pattem NO Exit EEE it G press NO to exit press button 2 to playa Pattern Play Pattern x lyn 1 32 Pattern press YES to press butto...

Page 44: ...mode a Pattern continuously loops itself until press button 1 you press NO to stop or until you select another Pattern lo playa Song The LCD screen will display the selected Pattern You can play any o...

Page 45: ...n SEtquencer s memory Photocopy the Song chart in the Supplementalbookletand use it o organize your Songs SEquencer Special Play mode controls these features are also active in the Record mode o PLAY...

Page 46: ...ttern or to inser delete steps within a Song The next few pages show youhow press bution 3 to enter the Edit mode 84 SEquencer Editing a Pattern EditMode 1 Song 2 Pattern NO Exit a press button 2 to e...

Page 47: ...ss the to edit the Key Set buttons current event to move thru KEY orCONT press button 2 the list of to delete the events current event SElquencer Editing a KEYevent 4 lot you adjust specife types of d...

Page 48: ...will advance SElquencer byone tick of the clock A tick of the clock isthe smallest timing measure in SE quencer exactly 1 24 of aquarter note e Pressing the RIGHT KeySet button will advance SEIquence...

Page 49: ...Step xxx Pattern xx Repeats xx The familiar SSPR displayshowsyou exacily where you are within Song With Edit Song you can quickly change the Pattern number at any step or inservidelete a step within...

Page 50: ...roller data from them or copying them with an offset value press button 4 to enter the Utility mode SEquencer Util Mode 1eSong 2 Patlem 3eTrack 4 Global NO EEUU PE press button 1 to select the Song Ut...

Page 51: ...n the Record Pater chapter Pattern Copy Pattern Util Mode press button 2 to select Pattern Copy Sequencer Copy Pattern xx lyn 1 32 Pattorn press YES to press butions 1 32 to onthe select Pattern o pre...

Page 52: ...rn ress I press buttons press the Key Set 1 32 to select ame buttons to select Pattern Track SEquencer Quantize Track Track Util Mode 1 Init 2 Quantize 3 Strip Controllers 4 Copy NO Exit pressbutton2...

Page 53: ...try press YES to 5 slider toadjust the Clock Offset press NO to exit press the Key Set buttons 0 select Track yy When you offset the new Track you are really moving it toa slightly diferent time in th...

Page 54: ...n SElquencer SElquencer will wam you before actually erasing the data press button 1 toerase ALL SE quencer data press NO to exit SElquencer Now that you ve read allabout SE quencer s four modes Recor...

Page 55: ...ain ENGINE menu Track Assign will appear From here you can go to any ENGINE menu and change the settings To return to SElquencer just press the EDIT button again and you re back where you Please notet...

Page 56: ...er of ENGINE Perfmode Song Sync SElquencer 07 190 INT Live performance with SE quencer There are two methods of playing SE quencer Songsand Patterns ina live performance situation within the SElquence...

Page 57: ...ou reinitialize the Pattern When you play a Song in the Performance mode the dick track will not sound but the LED light will flash as a tempo indicator SElquencer MIDI In Out sync MIDI In sync To syn...

Page 58: ...er MIDI by using the special Transmit SE menu under theMIDI 2 menus button 32 When you transmitSElquencerdata you will be sending the entirestate of SElquencer all 10 Songs and 32 Patterns with a tota...

Page 59: ...arly helpful if you are working with many instruments in large MIDI system or ifyou just want to see how MIDI works Voyeur has been included in for those who are already familiar with the more technic...

Page 60: ...ed After Touch Alter Touch data mode data XstbP Ck CD dimen peoiMbi dau tat Voe oever When After Touch has been disabled Voyeurhar not yet received cenadata their terswil turnedOFF ample 5 etc When Vo...

Page 61: ...liar with your DX s Micro Tuning system Yamaha has published two supplemental booklets to the DX7IVDXTS owner s manual They are titledExploring the i ings and The Mathematics ings Please contact your...

Page 62: ...pilerwillautomati cally offset that samenotefor every octave This compiler makes iteasy to construct a blues scale ora Lydian scale with a slightly raised sharp 4th or a scale with Just intonation m E...

Page 63: ...s MIDI menus under bution 31 and check the Local Control parameter You want that to beONso that noteswill be voiced by the DX 2 Make sure that the Velocity Level parameter of the Track Assign menu isn...

Page 64: ...tar stop to Track switching in the Noal 1 2 modes MIDI acts strangely with Elquipped DX 118 When using an Elquipped DX as the control center of a MIDI setup is important to understand the potential pr...

Page 65: ...ofthovoicesthatarecurrentlyin themachinewillbe lostasconsequence oftheinstallation process You should back up voicesinthe machine belorecontinuing Youwill needthe following 1 a philips head screwdrive...

Page 66: ...hrough theDM board Now screwdownthe entire DM board Boforo ropiacing the back panel you should flip the DX7II over connect itto a powersource and tum it on Ifthe opening message appears on the LCD and...

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Page 68: ...ance situations and there s nothing topping you from using them for recording either hero aro three main points lo keep in mind when using the ChordSongs and PlayerSongs 1 The names which have been gi...

Page 69: ...separameterto create your own harmonics Pattern 1 only Track 2 to Track 16 ChordSong 5 Club This Songhas3 Patternsof typical club music chords Pattern 1 to Pattern 3 Track 2 bass Track 3 piano Supplem...

Page 70: ...rack 2 downbeat Track 2 downbeat Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 1 4 note Track 3 Track 4 1 2 note Track 6 Track 7 1 8 note Track5 Track 6 1 4 note Track 8 Treck 9 1 16 note Track 7 Track 8 1 8 note Track 10...

Page 71: ...um Tiack 7 spare drum PlayerSong 6 Dance The Dance PlayerSong is made upof various bass and rhythmic Patterns definitely not for the faint hearted Pattern 1 to Pattern 4 Track 2 bass Track 3 piano Tra...

Page 72: ...Track 3 piano Track 4 plucked strings Track 5 bass drum Track 6 snare drum Track 7 hi havshakor PlayerSong 9 Beach Party The last PlayerSong isa fun one It s a 60 s beach party Pattern 1 lo Pattern 5...

Page 73: ...NO TRACKS SHOULD CO TO MIDI CHANNELS SE quencer special feature This special StIquencer feature was not mentioned in the User s Manual by pressing the SINGLE Voice Mode bution you can instantly switch...

Page 74: ...l ofyour ENGINE settings are correct you will be able to switch between Tracks 1 and 2 by pressing the ENGINE Foot Switch 2 or the ENGINE burton Track1 is the active koyboard Track and is playing what...

Page 75: ...h realistic acoustics or subtle atmospherics 13 5 Example 3 upplement In this final example you will be introduced to Player of ENGINE S aulo accompeniment Performance modes By using the Octal mode ag...

Page 76: ...plano volesA Ud or viutt Ds am EC ments you have chosen beginplaying just pressany key in the botonoctaveof the keyboard youhaveto dot play another note chargethe key of the entire Each Trackis even...

Page 77: ...Performance mode Song Tempo Voice Total volume Track Destination Transpose Patch Curve Level 1 Voice Location Volume Shift Polyphony 4 B 5 D 7 E E E F 10 n _ 6 12 13 Dual detune Balance Split point 15...

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