Yamaha Loopfactory AN200, Manual

Page 1: ...den without the written consent of the manufacturer Copying of the commercially available music sequence data and or digital audio files is strictly prohibited except for your personal use Trade Marks...

Page 2: ...rating an actual synthe sizer control panel The AN200 Editor lets you save your edits as an original User pattern and store up to 128 User Naturally you can save the data to floppy disks or your hard...

Page 3: ...ed the AN200 Editor parameters and then select a different pattern all your edited parameters will be initialized to the default values of the newly selected pattern z Select AN200 Pattern List Click...

Page 4: ...ore the edited settings as a User pattern then save it with other edited patterns as an AN200 File Use the Store operation to store your newly edited pattern Then use the Save operation to save that e...

Page 5: ...x by clicking any inactive part of the win dow pressing control key and clicking AN200 Pattern List in the pop up menu Or you can click Edit on the menu bar then select AN200 Pattern List x Select the...

Page 6: ...ill be erased and replaced with the newly edited pattern c Store the pattern Click the Store button in the dialog box The newly edited pattern is stored to the selected location This operation deletes...

Page 7: ...Save Once you ve saved a set of User patterns and to one or more AN200 Files see Saving Patterns you can instantly call up the desired patterns with this command To create a new AN200 File use the Ne...

Page 8: ...and is comprised of the virtual panel controls the toolbar at the top and the virtual LCD display at the bottom The master menu which includes AN200 Pattern List Store and the Display Option can also...

Page 9: ...This is the same as the corresponding command in the Setup menu It lets you make various important settings for configuring the AN200 Editor with the AN200 See Setup Menus AN200 Editor Setup Setup AN...

Page 10: ...eset 1 Preset 2 or User Each bank contains 128 patterns To select a pattern click on the desired pattern in the combo box For a complete list of available patterns see the Pattern List in the AN200 Ow...

Page 11: ...specify a category click the Category combo box and click the desired category abbreviation The 0 setting indicates no category To store the newly named pattern click Store For a complete list of avai...

Page 12: ...aram eter Knob Operation The panel knob operation can be changed to let you rotate the knob instead of moving it horizontally or vertically See the Others tab in AN200 Editor Setup For buttons Simply...

Page 13: ...around the panel in the respective direction up down left right Rapidly adjusting values You can also use the arrow keys to adjust the parameter values Select a parameter then simultaneously hold dow...

Page 14: ...or value of the parameter Init will be ghosted and unavailable if no edits have been made to the selected parame ter Initialize is completely independent for each parameter AN200 Parameters The variou...

Page 15: ...O 1 VCO 2 Settings VCO 1 VCO 2 Both This switch determines which VCO will be affected by the PEG Depth parameter When this is set to Both the VCO 1 and VCO 2 will be affected together both lamps light...

Page 16: ...eters controlled by each Free EG track DETAIL Page Free EG Parameters STEP SEQ Step Sequencer Block The Step Sequencer block features four basic controls for the Step Sequencer a pow erful functions t...

Page 17: ...0 Ofst1 Triangle180 Ofst2 Square Square Ofst2 Square180 Ofst2 Saw Down Saw Down Ofst2 Saw Up Saw Up Ofst2 S H Sample Hold S H Ofst2 S H2 S H2 Ofst2 Parameter settings in italics above can only be sele...

Page 18: ...y 180 degrees VCF FEG Parameter Block VCF Parameters The VCF is a filter that allows a specific range of frequencies to pass while muting all others Movement of the filter through various frequencies...

Page 19: ...applied to the signal after the mixer and is different than the one available in the VCF Type parameter TYPE VCF Filter Type Settings LPF24 LPF18 LPF12 BPF HPF12 BEF When LPF18 is selected both the L...

Page 20: ...uencies above the specified cutoff point with a cutoff curve of 12dB octave BEF The Band Eliminate Filter passes only those frequencies outside the specified fre quency range The Resonance setting bel...

Page 21: ...e cutoff point and passes the lower frequencies Lower cutoff values create a deeper more rounded tone while higher values create a brighter tone RES VCF Resonance Range 12 102 This determines the amou...

Page 22: ...s directly propor tional with the change in the keyboard notes FEG Filter EG Parameters The FEG parameters determine how the timbre of the pattern changes over time This lets you produce subtle or pro...

Page 23: ...o reach its sustain level from the maximum level while a key is held Higher values produce a longer Decay time See illustration below SUSTAIN Filter EG Sustain Level Range 0 127 This determines the le...

Page 24: ...the on off status of Sync as well as its mode When this is set to VCO 1 Master Slave the two VCO 1 oscillators are separated inside of the VCO1 and syn chronized with one designated as the controllin...

Page 25: ...greater modulation depth Although the overall sound depends on the setting of the FM parameters in the Details page higher Depth values generally result in a more clangorous sound This parameter diff...

Page 26: ...ack levels The higher the value the greater the Ring Modulator level When not using the Ring Modulator set this value to 0 The Ring Modulator combines the VCO 1 and VCO 2 It is particularly effective...

Page 27: ...in italics above can only be selected by using the DATA DEC INC buttons or by holding shift on the computer keyboard and using the cursor keys This determines the waveform for the VCO 1 oscillator Th...

Page 28: ...ed with a pulse wave and therefore is slightly different than the Saw wave When the Pulse Width is set to 64 the shape of the wave is the same as Saw Even if you increase the even numbered harmonics b...

Page 29: ...ound in which the harmonics are shifted VCO 1 PITCH Pitch Coarse Range 64 63 This determines the pitch of the VCO 1 in semitones A value of 0 is normal pitch VCO 1 FINE Range 50 50 This determines the...

Page 30: ...ode is set to off and the VCO 1 WAVE is set to Multi Saw VCO 1 PWM SRC Pulse Width Modulation Source Settings Fixed PEG FEG LFO 1 LFO 2 LFO 2 Phase LFO 2 Fast VCO 2 This determines the source wave whi...

Page 31: ...aves Higher values produce a greater amount of detuning This parameter is available only when SYNC is set to off and the VCO 1 WAVE is set to Multi Saw VCO 1 Mix Multi Saw wave only Range 0 127 The Mu...

Page 32: ...se wave is used to make woodwind clarinet type sounds Its spectrum is sim ilar to a sawtooth wave but since every second even numbered harmonic is missing the waveform contains only odd numbered harmo...

Page 33: ...PWM parameters are unavailable and are replaced with the X MOD parameters Sine This is a conventional sine wave When Sine is selected all of the VCO 2 PWM parameters are unavailable and are replaced...

Page 34: ...eas the PWM parameters use a source to modulate the pulse width of the oscillator X MOD is similar to FM in that it modulates the frequency of the oscillator generating a complex set of harmonics The...

Page 35: ...al passes to the Effect block AEG Amplitude Envelope Generator Parameters The AEG parameters allow you to shape the sound of the AN200 pattern In other words it lets you set how the level of the patte...

Page 36: ...ount of distortion drive for the guitar amplifier simulation effect block The higher the value the greater the degree of distortion in the sound DIST DRY WET Distortion Dry Wet Balance Range D63 W D W...

Page 37: ...ers COMMON DETAIL Page KEY M Key Assign Mode Settings POLY polyphonic MONO monophonic LEGATO This determines how the tone generator sounds in response to the MIDI input POLY Tone generator is played p...

Page 38: ...Key Assign setting Even if it is set to POLY the voice will only play monophonically with up to four voices sounding together when Unison Switch is set to on Portamento Portamento is a pitch change ef...

Page 39: ...up anytime you click on one of the DETAIL buttons in the main control panel window This includes all but the DETAIL buttons of the FREE EG and STEP SEQ sections each of which have their own separate w...

Page 40: ...tions see the Pattern List in the AN200 Owner s Manual Category List 0 No category 1 Pf Piano 2 Cp Chromatic Percussion 3 Or Organ 4 Gt Guitar 5 Ba Bass 6 St Strings Orchestral 7 En Ensemble 8 Br Bras...

Page 41: ...e glides from one tone to the next through all the intermediate pitches when the Portamento Time is set to a value other than 0 Available parameters depend on the Key Mode setting If the Portamento Ti...

Page 42: ...meters Assign Group Settings LFO1 All LFO1 VCO1 VCO2 VCA LFO2 VCF LFO1 VCO1 VCO2 LFO2 VCA VCF LFO1 VCO1 LFO2 VCO2 VCA VCF LFO2 All This determines the destination choices for the LFO 1 and LFO 2 modul...

Page 43: ...EQ Parameters Low Freq Low Frequency Range 32 Hz 2 0 kHz This determines the frequency which is boosted or cut with the EQ LO parameter in the main control panel High Freq High Frequency Range 500 Hz...

Page 44: ...shown in the diagrams below Both FM is applied to both master and Slave oscillators Master FM is applied to the master oscillator Slave FM is applied to the slave oscillator When this is set to Slave...

Page 45: ...ained below VCO2 Frequency This modulation uses a sine wave which is set to the same frequency as that of the VCO 2 s pitch VCO1 Sub Osc This modulation uses a wave of either half or double the freque...

Page 46: ...rs can be used for control sources you can set up highly complex routings The Control Matrix settings determine which source i e MIDI Control Change num bers Modulation Wheel Foot Controller etc is us...

Page 47: ...ch For controlling with keyboard After Touch Pitch Bend For controlling with a Pitch Bend wheel Key Track For controlling with note number messages generated by pressing the keys Higher keys result in...

Page 48: ...s on the panel of the AN200 Each Preset Pattern has four pre assigned control change numbers using this function refer to the AN Pattern List in the AN200 Owner s Manual The Control Change numbers for...

Page 49: ...ing the pattern A variety of drawing and editing tools are available for creating unique continuous parameter changes that would be impossible to achieve with conventional EGs Naturally Free EG parame...

Page 50: ...ch AN200 parameter will be played by the EG curve in the selected Free EG track Only one parameter can be selected for a track VALUE Display This shows the current value or setting for the selected Tr...

Page 51: ...ncer or from the first recorded Step of the Step Sequencer Seq Start The Free EG is triggered by the start of the Step Sequencer LOOP TYPE Settings Off Forward Forward Half Alternate Alternate Half Th...

Page 52: ...fer to the descriptions in step 2 below 2 Hold down the left mouse button at the desired start point and simul taneously drag the mouse to draw the curve Release the button to stop drawing For the pen...

Page 53: ...ow dragging the mouse affects the wave Dragging the mouse up or down increases the amplitude of the wave or the degree to which the parameter value will change Dragging up creates a waveform of normal...

Page 54: ...values at successive points in the curve To a certain extent this is the opposite of smooth above since it produces jagged jumps and edges in the curve 4 If using scale or move use the mouse to adjus...

Page 55: ...riety of ways and can be used with the various real time controls of the AN200 Each individual step event Note Velocity Gate Time and Con trol Change can be accessed and edited by a specific panel kno...

Page 56: ...th Step Sequencer playback When the Free EG Length parameter is set to one of the bar values the Free EG sequence will be synchronized with the Tempo set here BEAT Settings 8 12 16 Determines the numb...

Page 57: ...block CUTOFF Cutoff Frequency Settings Synth track 0 127 Rhythm 1 3 track 64 63 Determines the frequency at which the Filter effect starts of each track The higher the value the higher the frequency R...

Page 58: ...is bank of 16 virtual knobs lets you set the note velocity for each step of the Step Sequencer pattern To set the velocity you can use one of these methods Adjust the parameter normally by turning the...

Page 59: ...r pattern To set the pitch adjust the parameter normally by turning the appropriate knob or move the cursor to the value window above the knob and use the right left mouse buttons to step up or down t...

Page 60: ...ained in the AN200 File data Use this function to create a new AN200 File If you ve edited the current settings of the AN200 Editor at all the display then prompts you to store the pattern See Storing...

Page 61: ...ebsite http www yamaha co uk Files created with the Macintosh version of the AN1x Editor can be opened here if the exten sion AN1 is added to the end of the file name Open AN200 File can also be selec...

Page 62: ...an AN200 File The Save As command lets you specify a different file name than the original one Save AN200 File can also be selected from the toolbar Save AN200 File Save AN200 File As Selects the des...

Page 63: ...ocation for the newly edited pattern 2 Click Store to store the pattern to the selected location Keep in mind that this replaces and erases the pattern at the location with the newly edited one Keep i...

Page 64: ...ct a pattern by clicking on the desired pattern name in the list Copying a pattern to another pattern location 1 Set Drag Mode to Copy 2 Click the desired pattern and drag it to the desired location K...

Page 65: ...of User patterns currently in the AN200 Editor and represents the new AN200 File to be created First copy the desired patterns from the Source to the Destination then exit the Librar ian and save the...

Page 66: ...utton initializes all the Destination patterns to their default settings See Initial Pattern Default Settings This function allows you to reset all the parameters of the selected pattern to the factor...

Page 67: ...mp Data This window lets you make a variety of basic and detailed settings for the AN200 Editor These are contained in two tabs MIDI and Others AN200 Editor Setup can also be selected from the toolbar...

Page 68: ...the AN200 Editor are instantly and automatically transmitted to the AN200 This ensures that you can audition edits as soon as you make them OK Click this to apply all the settings you ve made in the t...

Page 69: ...O blocks into MIXER MIXER into VCF etc is shown Relation of Osc Sync When this is checked the master slave relationship of the Oscillator Sync feature is shown Relation of FM When this is checked the...

Page 70: ...Dump Interval Range 0msec 1 5sec This parameter is available when User Patterns above is selected Bulk Dump Inter val determines the amount of time in clocks that separates each data transmission If t...

Page 71: ...laced by the received data Receive Method 1 Pattern Voice When this is selected only the data for one pattern voice will be received This data is loaded into the edit buffer temporary memory storage M...

Page 72: ...data types that can be sent received are abbreviated on the AN1x as fol lows 1 Pattern 1 ptn All User Patterns all ptn The progress bar indicates how much data has been received When the bar is com p...