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Yamaha S03 voice editor Owner's Manual

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Summary of S03 voice editor

  • Page 1

    1 contents introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 starting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 menu bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 the library window . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 the toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 the edit window . . . . . ....

  • Page 2: Introduction

    2 introduction with s03 voice editor (hereafter referred to as voice editor), you can edit your s03 synthesizer’s voices and effects via your computer. Its graphical user interface provides for easy editing by presenting each synthesizer parameter on screen as a slider, switch, and so on, which can ...

  • Page 3: Starting Up

    3 starting up windows start voice editor by starting xgworks and choosing “s03 voiceeditor” from the “plug-in” menu. Macintosh n if you are using voice editor on a macintosh computer, open the “chooser” from the apple menu and turn off “apple talk.” open the “s03 voice editor” folder in the “yamaha ...

  • Page 4: Close (Macintosh Only)

    4 s03 voice editor save library as (save as) lets you save the library file under a new or different name. Close (macintosh only) close the window. This is the same as the “close” box in the title bar. Edit copy copies the selected voice to the clipboard. If nothing is selected, this item is grayed ...

  • Page 5

    5 setup (windows) / midi (macintosh) s03 voice editor setup (editor setup) this is the same as the “editor setup” button in the toolbar (page 10) . S03 voice editor transmit bulk (transmit) this is the same as the “transmit” button in the toolbar (page 11) . S03 voice editor receive bulk (receive) t...

  • Page 6: The Library Window

    6 the library window when you start voice editor, you will first see the library window consisting of the “normal” and “drums” tabs, each representing the voice type. Each tab lists all the names, numbers and categories of voices in the selected voice type group. When you choose to edit a voice from...

  • Page 7

    7 viewing just the voice names (windows) you can view just the names of all voices in the group without their “number” and “category” information. To do this, right-click on any part of the voice list and choose “list.” this may be useful when choosing voices quickly, since you will have less scroll...

  • Page 8: The Toolbar

    8 the toolbar 1 “open” button click this to open the “open file” dialog and select a library file to open. “open file” dialog n if you are using a macintosh, the typical macintosh “open” dialog will appear. 1 “look in:” .................Click this and choose the folder containing the voice editor fi...

  • Page 9

    9 2 “save” button click this to save the existing library file with your new settings. If you are working on a new file, this button will open the “save as” dialog, where you can name and save your settings as a new library file (*.S3v). “save as…” dialog n library file names can consist of up to 8 ...

  • Page 10

    10 3 “editor setup” button click this to open the “editor setup” dialog and specify the midi out port settings. “editor setup” dialog this is where you set up the voice editor to allow the transmission of voice data to your s03 synthesizer. Click the [ok] button to apply the settings and quit the di...

  • Page 11

    11 4 “transmit” button click this to open the “transmit” dialog to transmit all settings to your s03 synthesizer. “transmit” dialog voice data can be transmitted in bulk to your s03 synthesizer. Click the [start] button to begin transmitting the data. The progress bar shows how much of the data has ...

  • Page 12

    12 5 “receive” button click this to open the “receive” dialog to receive all settings from your s03 synthesizer. “receive” dialog voice data can be received in bulk from your s03 synthesizer. Select the bulk voice data you wish to receive, then click the [start] button. The progress bar shows how mu...

  • Page 13

    13 8 “import” button click this to open the “import” dialog and import voices from an existing library file. You can drag-and-drop voices to the library window. N more than one of these dialogs can be opened simultaneously. “import” dialog 1 “file name:”..............Shows the name of the library fi...

  • Page 14: The Edit Window

    14 the edit window there are two types of voices you can edit using voice editor: normal voices and drum voices. In the library window, click the tab containing the normal voice or drum voice that you wish to edit. Then double-click the voice (or select it and click the “edit window” button) to open...

  • Page 15: Normal Voice Edit Window

    15 3 [store] button ...........Click this to store your edited voice in the location specified above. After storing to a library file, the data for the original voice will be overwritten when you save the library file. It is recommended that you back up important data. The “store” dialog is used to ...

  • Page 16: Element Unit

    16 4 pitch bend sets the range for the pitch bend wheel. 5 portamento unit use the switch to enable/disable portamento and the “time” knob to specify the portamento time. 6 control the followings can be set for the modulation wheel (mw) and assignable controller 1 (ac1). Cutoff: the depth of control...

  • Page 17

    17 3 wave click these to open the “wave list” dialog and select a wave. N the following parameters can be adjusted with the waves numbered 001 through 029 in the wave list: • note shift • note limit low/high • velocity limit low/high • pitch scale sensitivity • pitch scale center note ● element dial...

  • Page 18

    18 6 lfo amplitude knob use this to set the amplitude modulation depth of the lfo. You can also enter a value directly in the text box to the left of the knob. 7 mix knobs sets the output level (level) and pan setting (pan). 8 [detail] button click this to open the “el detail” dialog and enter the p...

  • Page 19

    19 pitch eg settings the pitch eg (envelope generator) determines the transition in pitch while the key is being held down. There are five square marks, each controlling a different stage in the envelope. The first square mark (furthest to the left) controls the “initial level.” the second controls ...

  • Page 20: Variation Effect Unit

    20 ■ variation effect unit 1 level sets the output level of the all elements sent to the variation effect unit. 2 type click on the text box and choose the type of variation effect. 3 dry/wet sets the dry/wet balance. 4 detail click this to set the exact parameters for the respective variation effec...

  • Page 21: Drum Voice Edit Window

    21 drum voice edit window 1 key shows the note name to be edited. 2 keyboard click on the keyboard to specify note assigned to the wave you are editing. 3 voice this shows the name and instrument category of the drum kit. You can also rename your edited drum kit and change the instrument category fr...

  • Page 22

    22 8 reso sets the lfo resonance level. 9 attack sets the attack rate. ) decay1 set the decay1 rate. ! Decay2 set the decay2 rate. @ level sets the output level of the wave. # pan sets the pan setting. $ reverb sets the reverb send level. % chorus sets the chorus send level. ^ receive note on select...

  • Page 23: Oms Settings (Macintosh)

    23 oms settings (macintosh) the voice editor software uses oms (open music system) for midi input/output. To use the voice editor software, oms must be installed beforehand. N for information about installing oms, refer to the separate installation guide. About oms voice editor uses the oms (open mu...

  • Page 24: Oms Port Setup

    24 oms port setup having set up oms, you now need to start up voice editor and set the oms ports. 1. First, start up voice editor by double-clicking its icon. N if appletalk is enabled, you will get an alert message. Click “off.” it will take some time for appletalk to be disabled. 2. Choose “oms po...

  • Page 25

    25 an example of voice editor in use there is no single way in which to use the many components in voice editor. Although your editing needs may differ, in any case, the following gives a step-by-step example of how to use voice editor. The library window is the first window to open, so that’s where...

  • Page 26: Troubleshooting

    26 troubleshooting if you encounter problems such as no sound output or abnormal behavior, verify the connections before checking the following. If you are using voice editor for windows, refer to the xgworks(lite) owner’s manual too. The printer port is not recognized. • the printer port will not b...