Yamaha TX7 Owner's Manual page 7

SYSTEM
I
MEMORY
CONFIGURATION
The
TX7
incorporates the
same
FM
tone generation system found
in
Yamaha
DX
series Digital
Programmable
Algorithm synthesizers and
the
Yamaha
TX21
6
and TX81
6 tone generator systems. This
is
a
6-operator, 32-algorithm
FM
system
which
is
programmable
via
the
DX
series
synthesizers having the corresponding tone generators
--The
DX7 and DX1
,
for
example. Since
the
TX7
does
not permit
direct
voice programming,
we
refer
you
to
the
doc-
umentation provided with
the respective
DX
synthesizers
for details
on
the
FM
tone generator system
and
pro-
gramming
procedures.
The
Voices
programmed
in a
DX
synthesizer
can be loaded
into
the
TX7
via
the
MIDI
interface,
however, and
voices residing
in
the
TX7
voice
memory
can be
sent to a
DX
synthesizer.
The
TX7
does
permit
direct
programming
of
its
function
memories
(described below)
via
the front panel.
The TX7
also has
a
data cassette
interface
which
can be used
to store
and
load the
entire
contents
of
the
TX7
memory. The
TX7
has
32
voice memories,
each
of
which
contains the data
for
one
complete 6-operator
FM
voice.
Each
of
these voice
memories
also
has
a
function
memory
which
contains the data
for
the function
and
control
parameters
of that voice.
The programmable
function parameters
are
given
in
the following
chart:
MASTER TUNE
PLAY MODE, POLY/MONO
~
PITCH
WHEEL RANGE
PITCH
WHEEL
STEP
PORTAMENTO MODE
PORTAMENTO/GLISSANDO
SWITCH
PORTAMENTO
TIME
MODULATION WHEEL RANGE
MODULATION WHEEL
PITCH
MODULATION WHEEL
AMPLITUDE
MODULATION WHEEL
EG BIAS
FOOT CONTROL RANGE
FOOT CONTROL
PITCH
FOOT CONTROL AMPLITUDE
FOOT CONTROL
EG
BIAS
BREATH CONTROL RANGE
BREATH CONTROL
PITCH
BREATH CONTROL AMPLITUDE
BREATH CONTROL
EG
BIAS
AFTER TOUCH RANGE
AFTER TOUCH
PITCH
AFTER TOUCH AMPLITUDE
AFTER TOUCH
EG
BIAS
LIMIT
KEY LOWEST
LIMIT
KEY
HIGHEST
ATTENUATION
Thus,
each
TX7
voice can be independently
programmed
with
its
own
real-time
performance
effects parameters
--
pitch
wheel, modulation wheel,
foot controller, after
touch
response, breath
controller,
etc.
When
a specific
voice
is
selected,
its
function parameters
are
automatically selected as
well.
These
function parameters
are
directly
programmable
via
the
TX7
panel
controls, or
they can be sent
to the
TX7
from
a
DX
synthesizer,
via
the
MIDI
interface.
The
TX7
also
contains
a
second
set of
32
function
memories which
is
independent from
that for the
TX7
voice
memories. This second
function
memory
set
is
intended
to
be used with the voice
memories
in
the
DX7
synthesizer.
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