Yamaha ES6 Handbuch

1 Contents What is the Voice Editor?... 2About Studio Manager... 3What is Total Recall ...

10 Library Window When you start Voice Editor, you will first see the Library window, which consists of tabs, eachrepresenting a Memory in the tone ge

11 Split Bar If you place the mouse pointer over the line (Split Bar) that divides the Track Parameter Sectionfrom the Block Section, the pointer wil

12Library Window Toolbar1 “Open” buttonClick this to open the “Open” dialog and select a Library file to open.“Open” DialogSelect the desired Library fi

132 “Save” buttonClick this to save the existing Library file with your new settings. If you are working on a newfile, this button will open the “Save A

143 “Editor Setup” buttonClick this to open the “Setup” dialog and specify the MIDI Out port settings.“Setup” DialogThis is where you set up the Voice

154 “Transmit” buttonClick this to open the “Transmit” dialog to transmit all settings to your tone generator.“Transmit” DialogVoice data can be trans

165 “Receive” buttonClick this to open the “Receive” dialog to receive all settings from your tone generator.6 “Library Window” buttonClick this to br

177 “Import” buttonClick this to open the “Import” dialog and import voices from an existing Library file. You candrag-and-drop voices to the Library W

188 “Monitor” buttonIf you click this, bulk voice data will be sent for monitoring on your tone generator each time youselect a voice. Click it again

19A “Compare” buttonIf you click this, bulk data for the original voice (prior to editing) will be sent to your tonegenerator. Click it again to send

2 What is the Voice Editor? With the Voice Editor, you can edit your tone generator’s voices and effects via your computer.Thanks to the easy-to-unde

20Edit WindowThere are three types of voices you can edit using Voice Editor: Normal voices, Drum voices, andPlug-in voices. In the Library window, cl

213 PITCH BEND settingsUse the “LOWER” knob to set the lowest point in the pitch bend wheel’s range and the“UPPER” knob to set the highest point.4 POR

221 SOURCE ... Select the controller from “FS” (footswitch), “FC1” (foot control-ler 1), “FC2” (foot controller 2), “B

237 ELEMENT unitThis section is explained in more detail in “Element Unit” (page 26).8 INSERTION EFFECT unitsThis section is explained in more detail

249 SYSTEM EFFECT settingsThis section is explained in more detail in “System Effects” (page 30).0 KeyboardClick any key on the keyboard to monitor yo

25n For Plug-in voices, you will see the following panel. Click [DETAIL] to open the “Plug-in Voice Detail” dia-log.1 VOICE BANK ...Det

26● ELEMENT Dialog1 LFO WAVEClick on the “WAVE” text box and select the LFO’s waveform.2 LFO SPEEDClick on the “SPEED” text box and specify its speed.

278 [DETAIL] buttonClick this to open the “EL DETAIL” dialog and set the parameters for each Element. You havewider and more accurate control over the

28FILTER EG SettingsThe FILTER EG (Envelope Generator) determines the transition in timbre while the key is beingheld down. There are five handles, eac

298 FINE... Use the “FINE” knob to further fine-tune it.9 CUTOFF ... Use the “CUTOFF” knob to set it

3 About Studio Manager Studio Manager is a cross-platform application that enables you to start multiple Editors forcontrolling YAMAHA hardware produ

30Insertion Effect A Unit1 CONNECT selectorClick on the text box and choose the order in which signals are passed from one insertioneffect unit to the

315 [DETAIL] buttonClick this to open the Reverb dialog and set the detailed parameters. ● Chorus Unit1 Chorus SendUse this knob to set the level of t

32An Example of Voice Editorin UseThere is no single way to use the many components in the Voice Editor. Your editing needs andpreferences may differ;

33TroubleshootingIf you encounter problems such as no sound output or abnormal behavior, verify the connectionsbefore checking the following. Sound do

4 About Open Plug-in Technology Open Plug-in Technology (OPT) is a new software format that enables you to control MIDI devicesfrom a music DAW appli

5 About the OPT 2 Overview OPT 2 is a plug-in format that enhances OPT Level 1 (Panels)and adds some convenient functions for use with Total Recall.I

6 Starting the Voice Editor After installing the Voice Editor and making the required connection, follow the instructions belowto start the Voice Edi

7 Menu Bar The Menu Bar contains various editing and setup functions/commands. Click the desired menuname to open the appropriate pull-down menu, and

8 Edit Copy Copies the selected voice to the clipboard. If nothing is selected, this item is grayed out. Paste Copies the voice from the clipboard to

9 Setup Setup... This is the same as the “Editor Setup” button in the toolbar (page 14). Transmit Voice Bulk... This is the same as the “Transmit B