Yamaha S90 User manual

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Contents
What is the Voice Editor?........................... 2
Starting the Voice Editor ........................... 3
Menu Bar .................................................... 4
Library Window .......................................... 7
Library Window Toolbar........................................ 9
Edit Window.............................................. 15
An Example of Voice Editor in Use.......... 29
OMS Settings (Macintosh) ....................... 31
Troubleshooting........................................ 33
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This owner’s manual assumes that you are already familiar with basic Windows/Macintosh operations.
If you are not, please refer to the owner’s manual which came with your Windows/Mac OS software
before using Voice Editor.
For information about hardware requirements, the interconnection of devices and the installation of the
Voice Editor software, refer to the separate “Installation Manual” as well as the Owner’s Manual for the
respective MIDI device.
The screen illustrations in this manual are mainly taken from Windows. Differences that exist in the
Macintosh version are duly shown and explained.

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What is the Voice Editor?
With the Voice Editor, you can edit your synthesizer’s voices and effects via your computer.
Thanks to the easy-to-understand graphical interface, you can edit virtually all of the voice
parameters of S90 right from your computer — using the mouse to adjust the virtual knobs,
sliders, and buttons and entering values from the computer keyboard. Finally, all the changes
you have made to your voices can be saved to your computer. If you have saved your edits to a
memory card (SmartMedia) in the computer, you can insert the memory card into your
synthesizer and its contents can be read directly when the Load file type is set to “Voice Editor.”
Library Window Save the Library file
Import a voice
Library file
EditWindow
Voice
Element dialog Set the effects parameters
Transmit / Receive bulk data
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Starting the Voice Editor
After installing the Voice Editor and making the required connection, follow the instructions below
to start the Voice Editor.
Windows
n In order to use the Voice Editor with your synthesizer, you’ll need to install the USB
MIDI driver (page 11).
• Starting the Voice Editor as a stand-alone application
1 From the [Start] menu, select [Programs] → [YAMAHA OPT Tools] → [Voice Editor for S90]
→ [Voice Editor for S90].
2 Click the [MIDI SETUP] button called up in step #1 above, then set the appropriate MIDI port.
• Starting the Voice Editor in the host application as a plug-in software.
The Plug-in Board Editor can be used as a plug-in software in any host application compatible
with Open Plug-in Technology (OPT). Refer to the owner’s manual of the host application
(sequencer, etc.) for details on using plug-in software.
About Open Plug-in Technology
Open Plug-in Technology (OPT) is a newly developed software format that allows control over
MIDI devices from a music software program. For example, this allows you to start up and
operate various parts of your music system, such as plug-in board editors, and mixing control
editors – directly from an OPT-compatible sequencer, without having to use each separately.
This also makes it unnecessary to set MIDI drivers for each application, streamlining your music
production system and making all operations more convenient and seamless.
About the OPT Levels
The client application and its compatibility with OPT can be divided into three levels, as shown
below.
Level 1 – OPT Panels provides basic support for opening and displaying OPT control
panels that can transmit data via the clients’ external MIDI ports. Typically this will
allow basic hardware editor control panels to operate properly.
Level 2 – OPT Processors provides support for real-time MIDI processors and panel
automation. Typically this will allow both real-time and offline MIDI effects to operate
properly and supply automation to OPT panels.
Level 3 – OPT Views provides support for edit views and MIDI processors/panels that
require direct access to client program storage structures. Typically this will allow
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OPT Level Implementation for the Voice Editor
This chart shows the OPT-compatibility of the Voice Editor.
n Certain operations may not work as expected if there is no corresponding function in the client
application (sequencer, etc.). The highest level of implementation for the client application is
indicated in the OPT logo (which appears along with the version information in the application).
Macintosh
n If you are using Voice Editor on a Macintosh computer, open “Chooser” from the Apple menu and turn off
“AppleTalk.”
Open the “YAMAHA Tools” folder and double-click “VoiceEditorforS90” icon in the “Voice Editor
for S90” folder.
Menu Bar
The Menu Bar contains various editing and setup functions/commands. Click the desired menu
name to open the appropriate pull-down menu, and choose the function/command you wish to
apply. Those functions/commands which are unavailable are grayed out.
n The most commonly-used menus in the Menu Bar are available as buttons in Voice Editor’s toolbar.
File
New
Creates and opens a new Library file.
Open Library... (Open...)
This is the same as the “Open” button in the toolbar (page 9).
Save Library (Save)
This is the same as the “Save” button in the toolbar (page 10).
OPT levels of the client application Voice Editor for operation
Operation support Operation limits
VIEWS (Level3) Yes None
PROCESSORS (Level2) Yes None
PANELS (Level1) Yes Bulk reception
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Save Library As... (Save As...)
Lets you save the Library file under a new or different name.
Close (Macintosh only)
Close the window. This is the same as the “Close” box in the Title bar.
Exit (Quit)
Exits from the Voice Editor. This menu is only available when the Voice Editor is used as a plug-in
of the host application.
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 the Voice Editor.
Edit
This is the same as the “Edit Window” button in the toolbar (page 14).
Library
This is the same as the “Library Window” button in the toolbar (page 16).
Store...
This is the same as the “Store” button in the toolbar (page 28).
Import...
This is the same as the “Import” button in the toolbar (page 14).
Compare
This is the same as the “Compare” button in the toolbar (page 29).
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Setup (Windows) / MIDI (Macintosh)
Setup... (Editor Setup...)
This is the same as the “Editor Setup” button in the toolbar (page 11).
Transmit Bulk... (Transmit...)
This is the same as the “Transmit Bulk” button in the toolbar (page 12).
Receive Bulk... (Receive...)
This is the same as the “Receive Bulk” button in the toolbar (page 13).
Monitor
This is the same as the “Monitor” button in the toolbar (page 14).
OMS Port Setup... (Macintosh only)
Opens the OMS Port Setup window for the Voice Editor. Refer to the section “OMS Port Setup”
(page 32) for further details.
OMS MIDI Setup... (Macintosh only)
Opens the OMS MIDI Setup window. Refer to the documentation that came with OMS for further
details.
OMS Studio Setup... (Macintosh only)
Opens the OMS Studio Setup window. Refer to the documentation that came with OMS for further
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Library Window
When you start Voice Editor, you will first see the Library window, which consists of tabs, each
representing a Memory in the tone generation block. Each tab lists all the names, numbers and
categories of voices in the selected Memory. Double-clicking on a voice name in the Library
window opens the Edit window for a voice, letting you edit the voice.
n You can save your settings as a Library file (*.W4E).
1 Toolbar
This area contains the buttons controlling the Voice Editor (page 9).
2 Tabs
Click any of these to view the voice list for the corresponding Memory Bank.
3 Voice list
This area shows all the voices in the selected Memory as a scrollable list. The name, number
and Category of each voice are shown. You can rearrange the voices by dragging-and-
dropping their voice numbers to a new location. You can rename a voice in Windows by
selecting the voice name, then clicking on it again to enter a new name. On the Macintosh,
you click on the voice name while holding down [control], choose “Edit Voice Name” from the
pull-down menu, and enter the new name in the dialog.
n To select a continuous block of voices, click the number of the first voice, hold down the [Shift] key,
then click the last number.
n Voice names can consist of up to 10 characters.
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Split Bar (Windows only)
If you place the mouse pointer over the line (Split Bar) that divides the Track Parameter
Section from the Block Section, the pointer will change shape into the split tool. With this tool,
you can drag the Split Bar back and forth and change the widths of the two sections.
n You can change the size of any of the windows by placing the mouse pointer on the top, bottom, left, or
right border lines of the window, then dragging the line until the window is as big or small as you like.
Viewing Just the Voice Names (Windows only)
You can view just the names of all voices in the Memory without their “Number” and
“Category” information. To do this, right-click on any part of the voice list and choose “List.”
This may be useful when choosing voices quickly, since you will have less scrolling to do.
n To switch back to the full Voice Name/Number/Category list, right-click on any part of the voice list and
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Library Window Toolbar
1 “Open”button
Click this to open the “Open” dialog and select a Library file to open.
“Open” Dialog
Select the desired Library file (extension: .W4E) and click [Open]. The contents of the
selected file is indicated on the Library Window.
n If you are using a Macintosh, the typical Macintosh “Open” dialog will appear.
1 Look in: ...................Click this and choose the folder containing the Voice Editor files.
2 List box ...................Shows the contents of the current folder.
3 File name: ...............Shows the name of the files selected from the List.
4 Files of type: ..........Click this and choose the file type.
5 [Open] button .........Click this to open the file selected from the List.
6 [Cancel] button ......Click this to cancel the operation.
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2 “Save”button
Click this to save the existing Library file with your new settings. If you are working on a new
file, this button will open the “Save As” dialog, where you can name and save your settings as
a new Library file (*.W4E).
nWhen a new Library file (*.W4E) is saved, a file with an extension of “.W5E” is automatically created. This
“.W5E” file is necessary for loading the Library file from a memory card to your synthesizer.
nIf you save a file to a Macintosh computer, the extension “.W4E” is not added automatically. Before loading
such files to your synthesizer, you’ll need to manually add the extension “.W4E” to the file names.
“Save As” Dialog
nLibrary file names can consist of up to 8 characters plus a 3-character extension.
nIf you are using a Macintosh, the typical Macintosh “Save As” dialog will appear.
1Save in:...................Click this and choose the folder in which to save the Library file.
2List box...................Shows the contents of the folder you wish to save to.
3File name:...............Specify the name of the Library file to be saved here.
4Save as type:..........Click this and choose the file type.
5[Save] button..........Click this to save the Library file with the name specified in the “File
name” field.
6[Cancel] button......Click this to quit the dialog without storing.
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3“Editor Setup”button
Click this to open the “Editor Setup” dialog and specify the MIDI Out port settings.
“Editor Setup” Dialog
This is where you set up the Voice Editor to allow the transmission/reception of voice data to/
from your synthesizer. Click the [OK] button to apply the settings and quit the dialog. Click
the [Cancel] button to quit without applying the settings.
1MIDI In Port: ...........Click this and choose the MIDI In port. You can use the Voice Editor to
receive data sent from the device connected to this port.
2MIDI Out Port: ........Click this and choose the MIDI Out port. You can use the Voice Editor
to control and edit the device connected to this port.
nIf you are using a Macintosh, the MIDI Out Port setting is assigned in the OMS Port Setup. For
further details, see the section “OMS Settings” (page 31).
3MIDI Ch:..................Click this and choose the MIDI Out channel. This is used when
monitoring sounds using the on-screen keyboard in the Edit
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4Device No.:.............Click this and choose the MIDI device number of your synthesizer.
5Dump Interval: .......Click this and choose the interval between successive MIDI dumps.
nSetting this to too short of an interval may result in errors when transmitting MIDI data.
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4“Transmit”button
Click this to open the “Transmit” dialog to transmit all settings to your synthesizer.
“Transmit” Dialog
Voice data can be transmitted in bulk to your synthesizer. Click the [Start] button to begin
transmitting the data. The progress bar shows how much of the data has been transmitted.
Finally, click the [Close] button to quit the dialog.
1Transmit Type.........Indicates the voice data to be transmitted.
User Normal................All User Normal Voices
User Drum...................All User Drum Voices
User Normal + Drum...All User Voices
Plug-in 1......................All Plug-in 1 Voices
Plug-in 2......................All Plug-in 2 Voices
Plug-in 3......................All Plug-in 3 Voices
Plug-in 1+2+3 .............All Plug-in Voices
All ................................All Voices (Normal, Drum, and Plug-in)
2Progress bar ..........Indicates how much of the data has been transmitted.
3[Start] button..........Click this to transmit the data.
4[Close] button ........Click this to close this dialog.
nThe MIDI Device Number has to be set correctly in order to transmit bulk data.
For further details, see page 11.
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5“Receive”button
Click this to open the “Receive” dialog to receive all settings from your synthesizer.
“Receive” Dialog
Voice data can be received in bulk from your synthesizer. Select the bulk voice data you wish
to receive, then click the [Start] button. The progress bar shows how much of the data has
been received. Finally, click the [Close] button to quit the dialog.
1“ReceiveType”......Click this and choose the Voice data (internal/external/all) to receive.
User Normal................All User Normal Voices
User Drum...................All User Drum Voices
User Normal + Drum...All User Voices
Plug-in 1......................All Plug-in 1 Voices
Plug-in 2......................All Plug-in 2 Voices
Plug-in 3......................All Plug-in 3 Voices
Plug-in 1+2+3 .............All Plug-in Voices
All ................................All Voices (Normal, Drum, and Plug-in)
2Progress bar ..........Indicates how much of the data has been received.
3[Start] button..........Click this to receive the data.
4[Close] button ........Click this to close this dialog.
nThe MIDI Device Number has to be set correctly in order to receive bulk data.
For further details, see page 11.
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6“EditWindow”button
Click this to open the Edit Window (Common) for the selected voice in the list. For further
details, see page 15.
7“Monitor”button
If you click this, bulk voice data will be sent for monitoring on your synthesizer each time you
select a voice. Click it again to disable monitoring.
nTo monitor the voice, you need to play your synthesizer’s keyboard or the keyboard connected to your
synthesizer.
8“Import”button
Click this to open the “Import” dialog and import voices from an existing Library file. You can
drag-and-drop voices to the Library Window.
“Import” Dialog
nMore than one of these dialogs can be opened simultaneously.
1File name:...............Indicates the name of the Library file from which you will import
voice data.
2 [Open File] button . Click this to open the “Open File” dialog and select a Library file to open.
3Memory:..................Click this and choose the Memory Bank from which you will import
voice data.
4Voice list .................This area shows all the voices in the selected Memory as a
scrollable list, in order of voice number. You can select a voice here
and import it directly to the voice list in the Library Window by drag-
and-drop. (Multiple voices can also be imported this way.) In
Windows, you can alternatively copy the voice by selecting it and
pressing [Ctrl]+[C] on the computer keyboard, and then switch to
the Library Window and press [Ctrl]+[V] at the new location to paste
(import) it.
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nTo select a block of voices, click the number of the first voice, hold down the [Shift] key, then click
the last voice.
nA normal voice cannot be imported to a Drum voice or a Plug-in voice. Similarly, a Drum voice
cannot be imported to a Normal voice or a Plug-in voice.
5Monitor ...................If you check this box, the bulk data for each voice you select from the
list will be transferred to your synthesizer for monitoring. To monitor
the voice, use the keyboard of your synthesizer.
nMonitoring will not be possible if the MIDI Out port and other parameters in the Editor Setup are not
set correctly. For further details, see page 11.
6[Close] button ........Click this to close the Import dialog.
Edit Window
There are three types of voices you can edit using Voice Editor: Normal voices, Drum voices, and
Plug-in voices. In the Library window, click the tab containing the Normal voice/Drum voice/Plug-
in voice that you wish to edit. Then double-click the voice (or select it and click the “Edit Window”
button) to open the Edit window.
• Settings in the Edit window are transmitted via MIDI from your computer to your synthesizer
in realtime.
• Settings in the Edit window can be stored to a Library file.
• For details about each parameter, refer to the S90 Owner’s Manual and Data List.
Voice Edit Window
When editing a voice, you will see the following screen:
Editor Setup button
Library Window button
Store button
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1Toolbar
This contains buttons for executing various basic functions in the program. The following four
buttons are available:
• Editor Setup button .........................See page 11.
• Library Window button ....................Click this to bring the Library Window back into view.
• Store button.....................................Click this to open the “Store” dialog, where you can name your
edited voice and select a location in which to store it.
• Compare button ..............................If you click this, bulk data for the original voice (prior to editing)
will be sent to on your connected instrument. Click it again to
send the bulk data for the edited voice. This button is useful for
making A/B comparisons between the original and edited
voices.
2VOICE panel
This shows the name and instrument category/sub category of the voice. You can also
rename your edited voice and change the instrument category from the “Voice Category” pull-
down menu.
nVoice names can consist of up to 10 characters.
3QUICK EDIT panel
This lets you set the Quick Edit parameters.
nParameters to be set differ depending on the selected voice (Normal, Drum or Plug-in). Parameters for
which knobs appear on the window are available for editing.
Parameter Knob Operation
You can change the operation of the parameter knobs. Right click on any knob, and select
“Rotate” or “Up/down or left/right.”
When “Rotate” is selected, the parameter values (of the panel “knobs”) are changed by
clicking and dragging the mouse in a circular direction.
When “Up/down or left/right” is selected, the parameter values (of the panel “knobs”) are
changed by clicking and dragging the mouse vertically or horizontally.
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4PITCH BEND settings
Use the “LOWER” knob to set the lowest point in the pitch bend wheel’s range and the
“UPPER” knob to set the highest point.
5PORTAMENTO block
Use the switch to enable/disable portamento and the “TIME” knob to specify the portamento
time. Click on the text box and select the portamento mode.
The “PORTAMENTO” block is not available for Drum Voices.
6ARPEGGIO block
Use the switch to enable/disable the arpeggiator and the “TEMPO” knob to specify the
arpeggiator speed. Click on the text box below the switch to select the arpeggiator mode.
Click on the text box to the left of the switch to select the arpeggio type. The specific
parameters for the arpeggiator can be found in the “ARPEGGIO” dialog, opened by clicking
the [DETAIL] button.
7[CTRL SET/COM LFO] button
Click this to open the “CONTROLLER SET /COMMON LFO” dialog. In the top panel, you can
specify the parameters for all controllers such as the pitch bend and modulation wheels. The
bottom panel lets you specify the parameters for the Common LFO.
The “COMMON LFO” panel is available only for Normal Voices.
“CONTROLLER SET/COMMON LFO” Dialog
CONTROLLER SET Panel
You can assign your synthesizer’s controllers such as the modulation wheel or keyboard
aftertouch to various parameters to allow them to be modified in real-time. For instance, you
could assign the modulation wheel to the filter’s Resonance parameter when the Normal
Voice is selected. In all, up to six controllers can be assigned.
1SOURCE................................ Select the controller from “FS” (footswitch), “FC1” (foot
controller 1), “FC2” (foot controller 2), “BC” (breath
controller), “AT” (aftertouch), “PB” (pitch bend wheel),
“MW” (modulation wheel), “AS1/2” (assignable 1/2).
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2DEPTH settings..................... Sets the degree to which the selected controller will affect
the parameter assigned to it.
3DESTINATION settings......... Click on the text box and choose the parameter you wish to
control.
4ELEMENT switches ..............Click these to enable/disable the Elements which will be
effected by the controller assignments.
COMMON LFO Panel (NormalVoice only)
5LFOWAVE setting.................Click on the text box and select the LFO waveform.
6LFO SPEED setting .............. Click on the text box and set the LFO speed.
7LFO PHASE setting.............. Click on the text box and select the LFO phase.
8 LFO KEY ON RESET setting .....Click on the text box and select the method of restarting the
LFO when a note is played.
9TEMPO SYNC setting ...........Click on the text box and set TEMPO SYNC to on or off.
)TEMPO SPEED setting.........Click on the text box and select determine how the LFO
pulses in sync with the Arpeggio or sequencer.
!DEPTH setting....................... Set the degree to which the selected controller will affect the
parameter assigned to it.
@DESTINATION settings......... Click on the text box and choose the parameter you wish to
control.
#ELEMENT switches ..............Click these to enable/disable the Elements which will be
effected by the controller assignments.
$Editor graph.......................... Click and drag the “handles” (square marks) to set the time-
dependent behavior of the Common LFO. The first handle
(furthest to the left) controls the “LFO Delay Time.” The
second controls the “LFO Fade In Time.” The third controls
the “LFO Control Time.” The last square mark (furthest to
the right) controls the “LFO Fade Out Time.” Drag the
handles horizontally to adjust the transition times.
%USER LFO button................. Click this to open the USER LFO dialog.
User LFO Panel (Normal Voice only)
1TOTAL STEP..................Determines the number of steps for the currently edited LFO
wave, up to a maximum of sixteen.
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2SLOPE ............................Determines the slope or ramp characteristics of the LFO wave.
• OFF .............................No slope; the LFO instantly jumps to the level of each step.
• UP ...............................The LFO ramps up to the next step, when that step is higher in
value. No slope for lower steps.
• DOWN.........................The LFO ramps down to the next step, when that step is lower in
value. No slope for higher steps.
• UP & DOWN................The LFO ramps both up and down to the level of each step.
3TEMPLATE......................You can select a pre-programmed template for the LFO wave.
The selected template’s wave graph appears in the dialog.
• random........................Randomly generates step values, creating each time a different
random LFO wave.
• all0 ..............................Values of all the steps are set to 0.
• all64 ............................Values of all the steps are set to 64.
• all127 ..........................Values of all the steps are set to 127.
• saw up ........................Creates a saw shaped upward wave.
• saw down....................Creates a saw shaped downward wave.
• even step ....................Values of all even steps are set to 127, and values of all odd steps
are set to 0.
• odd step......................Values of all odd steps are set to 127, and values of all even steps
are set to 0.
4Wave graph.....................Click on the text box and select the method of restarting the LFO
when a note is played.
5RESET.............................Values of all the steps are reset to 0.
6VALUE.............................Edit the value for each step by using the corresponding knob.
CONTROLLER (Plug-inVoice only)
This determines the depth of pitch, cutoff, pitch modulation, cutoff modulation, and amplitude
modulation.
8ELEMENT unit
This section is explained in more detail in “Element Unit” (page 21).
9INSERTION EFFECT units
This section is explained in more detail in “Insertion Effect” (page 26).
)SYSTEM EFFECT settings
This section is explained in more detail in “System Effects” (page 26).
!Keyboard
Click any key on the keyboard to monitor your edited voice in that key.
@KEY ASSIGN settings
Click on the left text box to select a Key Assign setting. Click on the right text box to select
Monophonic or Polyphonic. The “KEY ASSIGN” settings are not available for Drum Voices.
#MICROTUNE settings
Click on the text box to select a Micro Tuning preset.
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$ASSIGNABLE 1/2 settings
Use the knobs to set the value of the parameter assigned to each of the assignable 1/2
controllers.
%MEQ GAIN CONTROL settings
Use the knobs to set the gain for each frequency band of the four-band EQ.
ELEMENT Unit
1EL (Element) 1 to 4 buttons
Click these to open the corresponding “ELEMENT” dialogs.
nFor Drum voices, you will see the following panel. Click [KEY C0...C6] to open the
“Drum Key” dialog (page 24).
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For Plug-in voices, you will see the following panel. Click [DETAIL] to open the “Plug-in Voice Detail” dialog.
1VOICE BANK ....... Determines the Plug-in voice bank.
2VOICE NUMBER.. Determines the Plug-in voice number.
3LFO...................... Determines the Speed of LFO, Pitch Modulation, and Delay.
4NOTE SHIFT ........ Determines the amount of Note Shift (key transpose).
Click [NATIVE PARAM] to open the “NATIVE Parameter” dialog. Select the Plug-in board to be edited at
the top left of the keyboard illustration on the window.
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