Yamaha EX5 User Manual (English)

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Layered and Split Setups

Here are a few examples of layered and split setups that

you might like to use as a starting point when creating

your own. The procedure for creating each setup is

oulined briefly below. Refer to the EX owner’s manual

for full details about the functions and parameters used.

■ Layered Piano & Pad

This is a fairly common layered combination in which a

pad voice adds depth and richness to a basic piano

sound.

1: Go to the Performance Job mode and execute the Init

Perf function (manual page 173).

2: Engage the Performance Edit mode, press [F3] to go

to the “MLT” (Multi) display, and assign the “P1-001

Natural Grnd” piano voice to Part 1 (manual page

171).

3: Assign the “P2-002 Warmer” pad voice to Part 2.

4: Scroll down to the Part 2 “Layer Sw” parameter and

turn it “On”.

■ Split Strings & Solo

In this split setup a strings voice is played on the left-

hand section of the keyboard while a solo voice is

played on the right-hand section.

1: Go to the Performance Job mode and execute the Init

Perf function (manual page 173).

2: Engage the Performance Edit mode, press [F3] to go

to the “MLT” (Multi) display, and assign the “P1-097

Swell String” voice to Part 1 (manual page 171).

3: Assign the “P2-093 TriLead” solo voice to Part 2.

4: Scroll down to the Part 2 “Layer Sw” parameter and

turn it “On”.

5: Scroll down to the “Nt Lmt H” parameter and set the

Part 1 high note limit value to “B2”.

6: Set the Part 2 “Nt Lmt L” parameter to “C3”.

7: Scroll down to the “NoteShft” parameter and set the

Part 1 note shift value to “+12”.

With these setting all keys to the left of C3 should play

the string voice while all keys to the right of (and

including) C3 should play the solo voice.

PART 1

C1 C2 C3 C4B2 C5 C6

PART 2

Lyr Part 1 Part 2 Part3

Bank P1 P2 P1

Number 001 001 001

Volume 100 100 100 100

Pan cnt cnt cnt cnt

Rev Send 40 40 40 40

Cho Send 0 0 0 0

InsEF Sw off off off

Out Sel L&R L&R L&R

Detune +0 +0 +0 +0

MonoPoly poly poly poly poly

KeyAsign mlti mlti mlti

MDPanVol off off off

Layer Sw on on on

Nt Lmt L C-2 C-2 C-2

Nt Lmt H G8 G8 G8

VelLmt L 1 1 1

VelLmt H 127 127 127

NoteShft +0 +0 +0

Vel Sens

EX5/5R/7

Additional Performance Setup Tips

The EX Performance mode can be used to create multi-track setups for song playback, layered or split voices for

real-time performance, and it includes a comprehensive range of master keyboard functions. In this small leaflet we’ll

provide a few extra layering and sequencing tips and techniques that should help you to make full use of the EX

synthesizers’ advanced capabilities while avoiding timing problems which can occur if you attempt to push the

technology beyond its limits.

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Yamaha EX5 Specifications

General

Multitimbral	16 parts
Arpeggiator	Yes
MIDI	In/Out/Thru
Year Released	1998
Type	Workstation
Synthesis Type	AWM2, AN (Analog Physical Modeling), FDSP (Formulated Digital Sound Processing), VL (Virtual Acoustic)
Keyboard	61 keys (velocity and aftertouch sensitive)
Effects	Reverb, Chorus, Variation
Sequencer	16-track, 100, 000-note capacity
Sampling	Yes, with optional hardware
Display	240 x 64 dot LCD
Oscillators	AWM2, AN, VL, FDSP
Waveform Memory	16 MB (AWM2)
LFO	Multiple LFOs
Storage	Floppy Disk Drive
Polyphony	128 voices (max)