Yamaha A3000 Quick Manual page 18

Special Hint Ø Easy Envelope
A simple way to program a clear Filter envelope:
CUTOFF = 0, FEG Attack Level = approx. 100 (as FEG Depth), FEG Decay = 40.
Set these three parameters to the above values to create a good basic setting with a medium
decay of the Filter frequency. Now start to experiment with the FEG Rate parameters
ATTACK, DECAY, RELEASE and the FEG Level parameters ATTACK (= FEG Depth) and
SUSTAIN, just as you would with an analog synthesizer.
FEGMode = With RateScl the FEG Rates can be set to change corresponding to the
keyboard position. Vel>Rate has an influence on the FEG Rates depending on the
velocity. With AtkLvl and Level you can set the velocity sensitivity for the FEG
Level parameters, where AtkLvl is used separately for the FEG attack level.
PEGLevel, PEGRate and PEGMode = The parameters of the Pitch envelope are
basically the same as the FEG and AEG parameters, but instead of filter or level they
change the sound's pitch.
Owner's Manual p. 188 – 202
F5 = LFO
Common = On this page the LFO parameters Wave, Speed, Delay, and Sync are
set. Noteworthy here is that when you choose the Wave Type S/H, the speed will be
set globally for the selected Program by SETUP/PgmMstr.
FltrMod, PtchMod, AmpMod = With Depth you can set the modulation depth of
the Filter, Pitch and Amplitude, respectively. For Filter and Pitch, the LFO waveform
can be inverted using Phase Invert.
Owner's Manual p. 203 – 207
F6 = MIDI/CTRL
RCh&Alt = For each of the Samples or Sample Banks, you can specify a MIDI
ReceiveCh. However if the MIDI channels have already been set at the Program level
using EASY EDIT, this parameter is not important. Using Alternate Group you can
define up to 16 "alternate groups" for the Samples, of which only one Sample can
sound at a time. This is useful with Hi Hat sounds, for example.
Special Hint Ø Setting the MIDI channel
If you are building up your own Sample library you should make a decision as to whether
you want to set the MIDI channel within the Program (EASY EDIT) or within the Samples.
Setting the channel within the Program is more flexible, but requires a new setting for the
receive channel in each Program. Setting the channel within the Sample has t h e
advantage that after loading from the library and assigning it to the Program (ToPgm = on)
the sound can be played immediately. However, this only makes sense when the library is
well organized; e.g. if all bass drums are always set to ch. 9, all HiHats to ch. 10, all bass
sounds to ch. 12 etc. (see chapter "The A3000 in Multi Mode").
SmpCtl1 and SmpCtl2 (knob 1), in combination with Matrix# 1 to 6 build up the
Controller Matrix for the assignable Sample parameters. The principle is the same as
for the Controller assignment at the Program level (described above). Please refer to
the illustration in the Owner's Manual (page 210). The illustration shows that you
can assign a Sample parameter to each of the six MIDI Controllers (or Pitchbend /
Aftertouch) (Refer to the list in the Owner's Manual, p. 212).
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