Program; Program Select; [F1] Program; Pgmsel - Yamaha A4000 Owner's Manual

1. PROGRAM

This function is used primarily to select and play programs.
The PROGRAM function also allows switching between the
single and multi program modes, and setting the level, trans-
pose, and portamento of individual programs.
Press the [PLAY] button and then the [F1] function button to
enter the PROGRAM mode. The PgmSel (Program Select),
PgmMix (Program Mix — page 90), and PgmPorta (Program
Portamento — page 91) pages can be accessed via this func-
tion.
• See "Basic Operation" on page 78 for details on acessing the vari-
ous display pages.

Program Select

[PLAY] Button [F1] Button
"PLAY-PgmSel"
From the Program Select page you can select the program
you want to play, set the program mode, and set the basic
MIDI channel.
The content of this display will depend on the Program Mode
setting.
Program Mode = Single
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Knob 1 Knob 2
Turn
Page Program
action
Press
Tree View —
action
Knob 1
[ Turn] Page
Selects display pages.
[ Press] Tree View
Calls the Tree View display (page 83).
Knob 2
[ Turn] Program (Select Program)
Turn the knob to select a program for playback, editing, or
save.
[Range] 001 — 128
Knob 1 to select
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Knob 3 Knob 4 Knob 5
Program Basic Receive
Program
Mode Channel
RENAME... — MIDI
Knob 3
[ Turn] Program (Select Program)
Same function as Knob 2.
[ Press] RENAME...
If you wish to set or change the program's name, press
this knob to proceed to the name editing screen. For
information about how to edit name strings, see "Charac-
ter Entry" (page 81).
Knob 4
[ Turn] Program Mode
Determines whether one A5000/A4000 part will function
as a single tone generator receiving data over a single
MIDI channel ("Single"), or as a multi-timbre tone genera-
tor ("Multi") receiving data over as many as 32 channels
on the A5000 or 16 channels on the A4000.
[Range] Single, Multi
Knob 5
[ Turn] Basic Receive Channel
Turn the knob to select the MIDI channel that drives the
sample's playback.
[Range] A01 — A16, B01 — B16 (01 — 16 on the A4000)
• The MIDI receive channel set for each sample or
sample bank takes priority (page 93).
[ Press] MIDI
You can input your controller-number selection directly
from your MIDI keyboard. First press Knob 2 so that the
indicator lamp (directly above the knob) begins blinking,
and then operate the appropriate controller at the key-
board. The controller's controller number will then appear
on the screen directly above the knob. Push the knob
again (or move to another page) to terminate this MIDI-
entry mode and register the new setting.
• When setting the MIDI channel via MIDI on the
A5000, receive the appropriate MIDI messages via
the MIDI IN-A connector to set channels A01 — A16,
and via the MIDI IN-B connector to set channels B01
— B16.
[DISPLAY]
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FREE MEMORY
This page displays the amount of memory currently available for
use (currently unused). The screen shows separate values for
waveform memory ( ) and parameter memory (
displays the parameter memory. Parameter memory is the
memory used by program or sample parameter data as well
as sequence data.
displays the wave memory. Wave memory is memory contain-
ing the sample wave data.
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SOLO
If Sample Solo is turned "on" for any sample in the SmpSel page,
the mark will appear (MIDI
A5000/A4000 •
PLAY-PROGRAM
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SAMPLE).
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