Voice Types (Characteristics); Table Of Contents - Yamaha PSR-S670 Reference Manual

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Voices
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Voice Types (Characteristics)

Selecting GM, XG and GM2 Voices
Making Detailed Settings for Harmony/Arpeggio
Pitch-Related Settings
• Fine-tuning the Pitch of the Entire Instrument
• Scale Tuning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
• Changing the Part Assignment of the TRANSPOSE Buttons
Editing Parameters Assigned to the LIVE CONTROL Knobs
Editing Voices (Voice Set)
• Editable Parameters in the VOICE SET
Disabling Automatic Selection of Voice Sets (Effects, etc.)
Changing detailed Voice settings (Touch Response, Sustain, Mono/Poly)
Adding New Contents—Expansion Packs
• Installing the Expansion Pack data from the USB Flash
• Uninstalling the Expansion Pack data
• Saving the Instrument Info File to the USB Flash Drive
Voice Types (Characteristics)
The particular type of Voice is indicated at the upper left of the Voice name in the Voice Selection display.
The defining characteristics of these Voices and their performance advantages are described below.
Live!
Cool!
Sweet!
MegaVoice
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These acoustic instrument sounds were sampled in stereo, to produce a truly
authentic, rich sound—full of atmosphere and ambience.
These Voices use sophisticated programming to capture the dynamic textures
and subtle nuances of electric instruments.
These acoustic instrument sounds also benefit from Yamaha's sophisticated
technology—and feature a finely detailed and natural sound.
These Voices make special use of velocity switching. Each velocity range (the
measure of your playing strength) has a completely different sound.
For example, a guitar MegaVoice includes the sounds of various performance
techniques. In conventional instruments, different Voices having those sounds
would be called up via MIDI and played in combination to achieve the desired
effect. However, now with MegaVoices, a convincing guitar part can be played
with just a single Voice, using specific velocity values to play the desired
sounds. Because of the complex nature of these Voices and the precise veloci-
ties need to play the sounds, they're not intended for playing from the key-
board. They are, however, very useful and convenient when creating MIDI
data—especially when you want to avoid using several different Voices just for
a single instrument part.
Actual sound maps for the MegaVoices are provided in the "Mega Voices
Map" in the Data List on the website.
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Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
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