Creating O Rig Inal Vo Ices - Yamaha AN1x Owner's Manual

CREATI N G O RI GI N AL
V O I CES
Fo llo wing is an o verview o f the key pro cedures required to
build up yo ur o wn vo ices fro m scratch. Fo r step-by-step
examples o f ho w to create specific types o f vo ices,
including analo g synth classics like Synth Bass and Synth
Brass, as well as traditio nal Electro nic O rg an and Electric
Piano vo ices and mo re, see pag e 1 0 1 .
Tone Ge ne ra tor a nd
Pa ne l Pa ra m e te r Editing
By editing the to ne g enerato r parameters yo u can
determine the fundamental characteristics o f the vo ice.
These are accessed by pressing a KN O B PARAMETER
G RO UP switch and turning specific CO N TRO L kno bs.
There are fo ur key steps in the pro cess o f editing the
to ne g enerato r parameters, as fo llo ws:
1 . VCO edit to select the funda menta l
w a veform a nd determine the pitch
2 . VCF edit to a pply filtering a nd determine
the tone, or tim bre
3 . VCA edit to a pply a mplifica tion to the voice
4 . LFO edit to a pply m odula tion to the VCO ,
VCF a nd VCA
Tone generator parameter editing affects the selected Scene ( loaded in the Scene
edit buffer) or the Scene Control sound ( in the Scene Control buffer) . For details,
see page 2 0 .
By editing the vario us panel Edit menu parameters yo u
can determine a vo ice' s keybo ard and Scene related
mo des, co nfig ure effect types and setting s, reco rd Free
EG tracks, create and assig n Step Sequencer patterns
o r co nfig ure the Arpeg g iato r. (Fo r details, see pag e
7 1 .)
Certain panel parameters apply to individual Scenes or both Scenes equally for the
voice. For details about each menu and available parameters, see page 7 2 .
1 . V CO Edit
Pressing the [VCO 1 ] KN O B PARAMETER G RO UP
switch g ives yo u access to the main vo ltag e co ntro lled
o scillato r parameters, which let yo u select the basic
wavefo rm and determine the fundamental pitch o f the
so und. Pressing the [VCO 2 ] switch g ives yo u access to
the seco nd o scillato r, which co ntains the same set o f
parameters as VCO 1 , and lets yo u add extra
dimensio n to the vo ice.
No sound will be produced if the VCO1 Level or VCO2 Level settings in the
[ MIX/ VCF] group are too low.
W a v e
By turning CO N TRO L kno b 1 yo u can select the
wavefo rm fo r the VCO 1 o scillato r— fro m a list which
includes sawto o th, square (pulse) and a variety o f
o thers— which determines the fundamental
characteristics o f the vo ice.
Saw Wave
For details about the available waves, see page 6 1 .
Pi t ch A nd Fi ne
By turning CO N TRO L kno bs 2 (Pitch) and 3 (Fine) yo u
can determine the fundamental pitch o f the wave.
Using bo th o scillato rs yo u can slig htly " detune" the
pitch o f each with the Fine parameter to fatten the
so und, o r create intervals by setting different Pitch
parameters fo r each.
For details about the Pitch and Fine parameters, see pages 6 1 , 6 2 .
Ed g e , Pulse W i d t h A nd Pm o d
D e p t h
By turning CO N TRO L kno b 4 yo u can adjust ho w
sharp o r smo o th the " edg e" o f the wave is. CO N TRO L
kno b 5 lets yo u determine the width o f the wave' s
pulse to co ntro l the amo unt o f harmo nics present.
CO N TRO L kno b 8 lets yo u adjust the Pitch Mo dulatio n
Depth to create a vibrato effect. O ther parameters let
yo u apply mo dulatio n to the pulse width with the L FO 1
and o ther waves.
For details about the Edge, Pulse Width and Pmod Depth parameters, see pages
6 2 , 6 3 .
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Pulse Wave