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Yamaha TG500 User Manual

Yamaha TG500
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Table of Contents

Questions and Answers:

Yamaha TG500 Specifications

General IconGeneral
BrandYamaha
ModelTG500
CategoryRecording Equipment
LanguageEnglish

Summary

Important Safety Instructions

Warning Precautions

Basic safety precautions for electrical/electronic products.

Precautions

Location Precautions

Conditions to avoid for instrument safety and damage prevention.

Power Supply Precautions

Guidelines for safe power supply usage and connection.

Important Safety Information

1. Setting Up Your System

Connections Diagram

Illustrates basic connections for TG500, MIDI keyboard, and stereo sound system.

MIDI Connections & Settings

Power-on Procedure

2. Selecting And Playing Voices

Select a Memory Area & Bank

3. The Performance Mode

Play the Performance Combinations

Selecting Performance Play Mode

Steps to select the performance play mode and view display information.

Programming Your Own Performance Combinations

Layer Attributes and Overall Characteristics

Details on programming individual layers and overall performance attributes like volume and effects.

Selecting Performance Edit Layer Mode

Select Voices for Each Layer

Assigning Voices to Layers

Instructions on how to select and assign voices to different layers (A, B, C, D) of a performance.

Adjusting Layer Volume and Pan

Lowering Strings Voice Volume

How to adjust the volume of a specific layer to a desired level.

Panning Piano & Strings Voices

Steps to pan voices left or right for stereo sound field placement.

Adjusting Layer Pitch and Note Limits

Shifting Bass Voice Pitch Up One Octave

Instructions to shift the pitch of a layer up by one octave using the Note Shift parameter.

Setting Low Note Limits

How to set the lowest note limit for each active layer to define its playable range.

Setting High Note Limits and Playing

Setting Upper Note Limit for Layer

How to set the highest note limit for a layer to define its playable range.

Store Your Performance Combination

Saving to Internal Memory

Steps to return to play mode and store the new performance combination to internal memory.

4. The Multi Mode

Understanding Multi Setups

Explanation of multi setups, instruments, and MIDI channel control.

Multi Play Polyphony & Editing

Selecting and Editing Multi Setups

How to engage MULTI PLAY mode and enter MULTI EDIT mode for setup editing.

Multi Parameter Edit Screens

5. Voice Editing & Effects

1: Oscillator Parameters

Steps for selecting waves and setting oscillator parameters for new voices.

2: Amplitude Envelope Generator

How the Amplitude Envelope Generator affects voice sound and its key parameters.

Voice Editing Parameters

3: Filter Parameters

Details on using the sophisticated digital filter system to shape voice timbre.

Voice Editing: Effects and Storage

7: Effects

Selecting and adjusting effects to enhance voice sound and spatial characteristics.

9: Store the Voice

Crucial step to save edited voice data to memory.

Voice Editing: Filter Offset

VOICE FILTER OFFSET Parameters

Modifying main filter parameters for each layer with offset values.

Voice Editing: LFO Offset

VOICE LFO OFFSET Parameters

Modifying main LFO parameters for each layer with offset values.

Voice Editing: Controller Assignment

VOICE CONTROLLER Parameters

Determining how layers are affected by aftertouch and assigned control devices.

Voice Editing: Voice Settings

VOICE SETTING Parameters

Setting sustain, pitch EG enable, oscillator fix, and note number for performance layers.

Voice Editing: Effects 1 & 2

EFFECT 1 / EFFECT 2 Parameters

Programming effects easily via parameters for effect 1 and effect 2 processors.

Voice Editing: Effect Wet/Dry Balance

EFFECT WET:DRY BALANCE Parameters

Adjusting balance between direct and effect sound for precise control.

Performance Editing: Total Level

PERFORMANCE TOTAL LEVEL Parameter

Setting the overall volume level for smooth transitions between performance combinations.

Performance Editing: Name

Performance Editing: Layer Voice Assignment

VOICE Assignment for Layers

Screen for assigning voices to different layers (A, B, C, D) within a performance.

Performance Editing: Layer Volume Adjustment

VOLUME Adjustment for Each Layer

Screen for individually adjusting the volume of each voice within a performance combination.

Performance Editing: Layer Pan

PAN Adjustment for Stereo Effects

Determining the stereo sound field position for each active voice.

Performance Editing: Layer Note Shift

NOTE SHIFT for Pitch Adjustment

Individually shifting the pitch of each layer up or down in semitone steps.

Performance Editing: Layer Fine Tuning

TUNE Parameter for Pitch Adjustment

Adjusting pitch for slight upward or downward detune effects between layers.

Performance Editing: Layer Note Limits

NOTE LIMIT-L / NOTE LIMIT-H Parameters

Setting low and high note limits for split keyboard effects and layer ranges.

Performance Editing: Layer Velocity Limits

VELOCITY LIMIT-L / VELOCITY LIMIT-H Parameters

Producing velocity switching effects by setting sound output based on playing velocity.

Performance Editing: MIDI Controller Enable

Performance Editing: Layer Initialize

LAYER INITIALIZE Function

Function to initialize layer data for programming new performance combinations from scratch.

Performance Editing: Layer Exchange

Performance Editing: Layer Data Copy

Performance Editing: Effect Mode

MODE Parameter for Effect Processors

Determining how effect processors are connected: series, parallel, or off.

Performance Editing: Effect Type

TYPE Parameter for Effects

Assigning any of TG500's 90 effects independently to effect processors.

Performance Editing: Effect Send

SEND Level and Switches

Determining to which effect stages output is sent and at what level.

Performance Editing: Send Sensitivity

Performance Editing: Output Settings

Performance Editing: Output Level

OUTPUT LEVEL Parameters

Adjusting separate output levels for effect stages within performance setups.

Performance Editing: Wet/Dry Balance

WET:DRY Balance for Outputs

Balancing effect and direct signals for precise sound control.

Performance Editing: Mix Level

Performance Editing: Effect Parameters 1 & 2

PARAMETER 1 / PARAMETER 2 Screens

Editing parameters to fine-tune the effect, with 8 parameters available per effect.

Performance Editing: Control 1 & 2

CONTROL 1 / CONTROL 2 Parameters

Assigning MIDI controllers to effect parameters in real time.

3-2-13: CONTROL LFO

LFO Waveform, Speed, and Delay

Setting the LFO waveform, speed, and start delay for modulation effects.

LFO Phase and Control

LFO Depth Parameters

Amplitude, Pitch, Frequency Modulation Depth

Setting the maximum depth of modulation for amplitude, pitch, and frequency.

LFO Sensitivity Parameters

Random, Velocity, Key Scaling for LFO Speed

Varying LFO speed based on randomness, keyboard velocity, and key range.

Controller: Pitch Bend and Aftertouch

PITCH BEND and AFTERTOUCH Parameters

Setting pitch bend range and aftertouch response modes.

Controller: Aftertouch Depth

AFTER TOUCH DEPTH for Modulation

Setting the depth of modulation effects controlled by keyboard aftertouch.

Controller: MIDI Controller 1 & 2

MIDI CONTROLLER 1 / MIDI CONTROLLER 2 Parameters

Assigning MIDI controllers to effect parameters and selecting min/max values.

Controller: MIDI Controller 3 & 4

MIDI CONTROLLER 3 / MIDI CONTROLLER 4 Parameters

Assigning MIDI controllers to voice parameters and selecting min/max values.

Effect Parameters for Drum Voices

DRUM VOICE EFFECT Parameters

Overview of effect parameters available for drum voices.

Drum Voice Effects: Type and Parameters

EFFECT TYPE Selection

Selecting effect types for EFFECT 1 and EFFECT 2 processors for drum voices.

Effect Parameters 1-3

Accessing main parameters for selected effects in drum voice editing.

Drum Voice Effects: Wet/Dry Balance

DRUM EFFECT WET:DRY Balance

Balancing effect and direct signals for drum voice sounds.

Drum Voice Effects: Mix Level

DRUM EFFECT MIX LEVEL

Determining the mix level between effect sends and preceding stage output for drum voices.

Drum Voice Effects: Parameter 1 & 2

DRUM EFFECT PARAMETER 1 / PARAMETER 2

Editing effect parameters to fine-tune drum voice effects.

Drum Voice Effects: Control 1 & 2

DRUM EFFECT CONTROL 1 / CONTROL 2

Assigning MIDI controllers to effect parameters for drum voices.

Drum Voice Effects: Control LFO

Drum Voice Recall

Drum Voice Initialize

Drum Voice Compare

Drum Voice Store

Saving New Drum Voices

Storing newly created drum voices to internal or card memory locations.

MULTI EDIT MODE

Multi Edit Mode: Parameter Details

Multi Edit Mode: Parameter Details (Continued)

Multi Edit Mode: Name

Multi Edit Mode: Initialize

Multi Edit Mode: Effect Mode

Multi Edit Mode: Effect Type

Multi Edit Mode: Effect Send

Multi Edit Mode: Send Sensitivity

Multi Edit Mode: Output Settings

Multi Edit Mode: Output Level

Multi Edit Mode: Wet/Dry Balance

Multi Edit Mode: Mix Level

MIX LEVEL Parameters for Effects

Determining mix level between effect sends and preceding stage output in multi setups.

Multi Edit Mode: Effect Parameters 1 & 2

Multi Edit Mode: Control 1 & 2

Multi Edit Mode: Control LFO

Utility Mode: System Setup

Utility Mode: Effect Bypass

Utility Mode: Output Settings

Utility Mode: MIDI Control

Utility Mode: Volume Control

Utility Mode: MIDI Parameters

Utility Mode: MIDI Filter

Utility Mode: Bulk Dump

Utility Mode: Program Change Table

Utility Mode: Card Operations

Utility Mode: Card Load

Utility Mode: Card Save

Utility Mode: Card Format

Waveform Assignment

Waveform Enable

Sample Mapping and Characteristics

Sample Mapping Details

Wave Memory Initialize

Sample Data Transfer

Waveform Card Data Load

Appendix: Effect Types and Parameters

Appendix: The Effects & Their Parameters

Appendix: Effect Parameter Details (Continued)

Installation of the SYEMB06 Expansion Memory Board

SPECIFICATIONS

Tone Generator Systems

Details on AWM2 synthesis and polyphony.

Internal Memory

Information on Wave ROM, Wave RAM, Preset ROM, and Internal RAM capacities.

ERROR MESSAGES

Data Card and Battery Errors

Sample Related Errors

TROUBLE SHOOTING

Amplifier, Mixer, Connection Problems

Common issues related to external audio equipment and connections.

Performance Mode Problems

Troubleshooting steps for sound or pitch issues in Performance Mode.

Troubleshooting Common Issues

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