HOW
TO
USE
THIS MANUAL
We would like to take this opportunity of saying thank you for purchasing the Yamaha
TX816 or TX216 FM Tone Generator System.
You
now
possess a
musical device that
will challenge the limits of your imagination. The TX816/TX216
provides
you
with
the
means to create sounds that combine
acoustic
realism and warmth with total digital
control. Truly the "best of both worlds"
We suggest that you always read this
Owners
Manual
in
the same
manner in which
it
was
written- -while actually using
the
TX816/TX216.
In this way, anything you read
can immediately be put into
practice,
so
that
you
can effertlessly
familiarize yourself
with the various modes, functions, and operations.
The
TX816/TX216
cannot function
by
itself. Its performance depends totally on
what
other MIDI equipment you intend to control it with.
Linked
with the appropriate MIDI
control devices, particularly those in the Yamaha range, it is an extremely powerful digital
music tool, and can be utilized in a
wide variety
of creative ways, both
live
on stage
and in the more controlled environment of the recording studio. As you become more
acquainted with your TX816/TX216, new possibilities will reveal themselves to you,
and this manual can
only serve
as
a
starting point, providing you with all the facts you
need
to
operate this unit, and
some examples showing how it can perform as part of
suggested
MIDI
systems.
The INTRODUCTION
gives
you
a description of the various functions incorporated into
the TX816/TX216.0nce you
have read this, we
suggest
that
you
carefully read the
PRECAUTIONS and CONVENTIONS
sections, before connecting
up
your TX81
6/TX21
6
according to the SETTING UP
chapter, which also mentions the basic functions of the
TX816. This is followed by more detailed chapters on the four main
operating
modes
of the
TX816/TX216,
after
which
we
offer several useful SYSTEM EXAMPLES.
After the SPECIFICATIONS and BLOCK
DIAGRAM,
a chapter entitled HOW THE
MIDI
SYSTEM WORKS
is
followed by
a
comprechensive MIDI DATA FORMAT section, for
the
more computer- minded
owner. Finally,
a
GLOSSARY
is provided
to
explain
some
of the more technical terms, and a full
INDEX
allows you to quickly find any
information
you
may need.
This
manual also
includes
a
VOICE
CHART
so
that
you
can keep an accurate record
of
the 256
voices
stored in the TX816, and update it as necessary. A sample voice chart
gives some suggestions on how to combine voices, and a blank voice chart is provided,
of
which
you
can make photocopies
for
your
own
use.
Although
most of
the information given in this manual applies to both the TX816
and
the TX216,
we
will refer
to
only the TX816 unless
any
special mention of the TX216 is
necessary.
We
will also, throughout the manual, assume that
you
are using a Yamaha
DX7 synthesizer to control the TX81 6.
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