Yamaha V50 - Basic Concepts and Operation

[Ce] again. Press [© | and [> ] together to re-
turn to the beginning of the song.
In step (3), pressing the [___] (function key) located
under “Chain Play” will make all the demo songs
play sucessively, starting with the first. Also, if this
data has been saved by selecting “ALL” when saving
sequencer data, as later explained, you can use the
same steps with disks other than the included demo
disks. However only the “ALL” files at the beginning
of the disk can be selected by this “Disk Play”
function.
Voice edit demo
Here’s how to execute the voice edit demo.
e As already explained above, press [DEMO], and then
press the [__] (function key) located under “V.Edit”
in the display.
The display will show “Are you sure?”.
Press the [_] (function key) located under “Yes”.
The voice edit demo will begin.
Use the data entry slider to adjust the speed of the
voice edit demo.
= BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE V50
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By now you probably have a basic idea of the possibilities of the V50.
Reading this section will give you more detailed knowledge.
Internal structure of the V50
The V50 contains three devices; a synthesizer, rhythm
machine, and sequencer. In general, you may think of
them as being independent of each other.
Synthesizer ... A device that produces various sounds
using an FM tone generator. The synthesizer can be
thought of as consisting of the “keyboard” on which
you play, and the “tone generator” which actually
produces the sounds.
6 Rhythm machine ... A device that contains PCM re-
cordings of actual rhythm instrument sounds. The
wide variety of sounds include traditional drum kit
instruments, synthesized drums, and ethnic instru-
ments.
Sequencer ... A device to record an actual musical per-
formance. A musical performance recorded in this
way can be played back at any time.
Four play modes
Just as the internal structure of the V50 can be divided
into synthesizer, rhythm machine, and sequencer, the
play modes of the V50 can be divided into the following
four modes.
(1) Performance play mode
Play performances (combinations of more than one
voice). Details of “voices” and “performances” are
given on page 18.
(2) Single play mode
Play just one voice at a time.
(3) Rhythm machine play mode
Play rhythm patterns or songs (combinations of
rhythm patterns). Chapter 4 has details of rhythm
machine operation.
(4) Sequencer play mode
Play back a recorded musical performance. Chapter
5 has details of sequencer operation.
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