Yamaha DS55 - Page 13

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USING THE DELAY The DS55 has a built-in delay effect system that can be used to add extra ambi-
EFFECTS
ence and depth to any of its voices. The delay system is controlled by the three
DELAY buttons — ON/OFF, SHORT and LONG. The delay effect can be turned
ON or OFF using the ON/OFF button. The SHORT button selects a short delay
time, and the LONG button selects a long delay time. The DS55 memorizes the
delay settings you make for each voice in the SINGLE PLAY mode (USER mem-
ory), so the appropriate settings are automatically recalled each time you select a
voice. DELAY settings are also memorized for the SPLIT and DUAL PLAY modes.
The overall length of the SHORT and LONG delay effects can be adjusted using
the FEEDBACK control on the rear panel. The FEEDBACK control setting affects
the entire delay system and is not memorized for each voice.
VOICE EDITING & THE STORE FUNCTION
Understanding and Using
the Edit Function Displays
The DS55 offers a range of voice editing parameters that allow you to edit any of
its voices — PRESET or USER — to create subtle variations or totally new sounds.
You can even give your original creations original titles so you can identify them at
a glance.
To edit a voice, simply select it in the normal way, then use any of the editing
parameters accessed by the TONE, AMP EG, BRL EG, LFO or FUNCTION buttons
(the various editing parameters are described below). Once you're satisfied with
the sound you've created, use the STORE function (described on page 16) to store
the new voice into one of the 100 USER memory locations. If you do not STORE
the new voice into a USER memory location, all your editing work will be lost as
soon as you select a different voice or press the SINGLE button. Please note that
all editing takes place in a special memory location called the “edit buffer,” and
that any changes you make are not actually made to the original voice you selected
for editing, but to a “copy” of the voice residing in the edit buffer. The contents of
the edit buffer are changed each time you select a new voice — that's why you
have to STORE an edited voice to a USER memory location if you want to keep it.
Each of the DS55's EDIT buttons — TONE, AMP EG, BRL EG, LFO and FUNC-
TION — provides access to a number of related editing parameters. When you
press the TONE button in the EDIT group, for example, the following display will
appear:
“T" = Tone
TONE
EDIT
[TWV]
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Tone
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VI = Volume
| ] Current value of selected edit parameter.
Selected edit parameter.
Currently selected voice bank and number (i.e. the bank and number of the
voice you are editing).
The TONE button accesses three editing parameters: Tone, Wave and Volume.
These are represented by the three letters inside the square brackets to the right
of the top line of the display — [TWV]. When you first press the TONE button, the
first of the available parameters will automatically be selected. This is indicated by
the fact that the letter “T” within the square brackets is flashing. The other para-
meters — “W” and “V” — can be selected in sequence by pressing the TONE
button. If you press the TONE button again after the last parameter — "V" in this
case — is selected, the first parameter will be selected again. 11