Yamaha DX711 Series User manual

E for the DX7II series
Contents
Getting started 2
Part І: ENGINE в
ENGINE menus 14
Octal mode 38
Performance modes 44
Storing Performances 57
Part Il: SElquencer eo
Record mode 64
Play mode 78
Edit mode 84
Utility mode 92
SE!quencer appendix 102
Voyeur the MIDI monitor 108
Expanded Micro Tuning 112
DXTIIFD: storing to disk 116
Trouble shooting 117
E! for the DX7II series (including all software and this user's manual)
€ 1987 by Grey Matter Response, inc
portions of E! for the DXTII series
(01985,1986, 1987 by Grey Matter Response, inc.
ENGINE version 1.0, Player version 1.0, Voyeur version 1.0,
and SElquencer version 1.12
© 1987 by Grey Matter Response, inc
Getting started
ЕІ Getting started
This is it. E! for the DX7II series. It's the next
generation of innovative ideas and powerful
capabilities in the evolution of the legendary
Yamaha DX series. From polytimbral РМ
voices to an on-board 16 track SE!quencer,
your E'quipped DX7II/DX7s is the premiere.
performance instrument that also doubles as
an entire MID! studio.
Along with new ideas and capabilities come
new things to learn. In order to take full ad-
vantage
of
everything
E!
has
to
offer,
Grey
Matter suggest that you read this manual
thoroughly - beginning with the overview of E!
оп the next four pages and continuing on with
complete descriptions of the Octal mode,
ENGINE, and SE!quencer. Once you've taken
the time to get to know E!, you'll be ready to
explore with the most amazing performance
instrument you've ever experienced- your
Elquipped DX7I/DX7s.

E for the DX7II series
Although E! gives your DIZIVDX7s many new features,
you may have noticed that there aren't any new butions
ог switches on the DX's control panel. That’s because
Ers functions are so well integrated into the OX that you
сап access them right along with all the original OX
functions. After working with Et for just a while you'll be
using these new features just like any other DX paramo-
ler, Here's a brief overview of some of these features,
starting with E!'s new polytimbral Voice mode - the Octal
mode:
The Octal mode
One of E's most exciting additions to the DXTII series is
the Octal mode where you can play up o 8 internal DK
Voices at the same time. Any internal DX Voice, from
any one of Ef's memory banke, can be played in the
‘Octal mode. When you combine these voices wilh E!'s
amazing ENGINE and SElquencer, you've got an entire
MIDI studio right in your DX!
ENGINE
ENGINE is the heart of the entire E! system - i's sort of a
"clearing house” for all of your DX and MIDI data, As a
16
track
event
processor;
ENGINE
lots
you
control
all
data that is coming in and going out of the DX. With its
В Performance modes, like Chords and Player, you can
play 16 track arpeggios, ostinato patterns, and multi-
imbral chords - all triggered by hitting one key. And,
best of all, every ENGINE parameter i fully program.
mable! Just sore each setup into one of E!'s 128
Performances - for every Performance E! will send out a
16 rack Patch Map to your MIDI gear, call up your DX
Voices from Octal mode, and even load а Song from
SElquencer. Is really incredible!
Getting started
SE!quencer
‘And then there's SElquencer, the most powerful MIDI
recorder o its ind. In many ways its just like 3 16
track lape recorder - you can record, playback, even edit
-for both the DX and any MIDI channel. I this is your
fist time working with a sequencer you will find Es
SElquencer tobe quie simple о understand and easy to
use. you are already familiar with other sequencers,
you will find SElquencer ю be a full-featured MIDI data
recorder wit? advanced capabilities like sep editing,
quantization, and tempo record. Now you can record
and play 16 tack Patterns and Songs wherever you are
with your DX -at home, in the studio, even on sage.
Before you explore these amazing features in detail, be
sure to look over the next two pages for some basic
information on selecting and loading Voices with E!'s 4
memory banks, and on E!'s MIDI implementation.

E forthe DX71II series
Selecting Voices
Selecting а ракі from ore of E's 4 memory banks is
easy. Just use the data entry buttons (+) to choose
‘which bank you want Ье in. Then simply select the
patch number that you want (rom 1 to 64) and that's it.
The total number of patches the E! can store internally is
Getting started
Loading Vo.
ices
Loading patches from a cartridge or via MIDI is also easy.
First,
select
one
of
Els
4
memory
banks
and
then
select
a
patch
from
that
bank
(i's
О.К.
if
there
are
no
patches
Stored in this bank yet - doing this simply makes the bank
"active".
2
Now,
assuming
that
Internal
Memory
Protect
is
OFF,
all
you
have
todo
is emer
o Fit
mode
and
oad
е
DX7II
screen
paiches
as you normally
would
(see
your
Yamaha
DXI
DX7s owner's manual for more information) To load
into another memory bank, just select that bank, choose a
patch to make it active, and load your voices.
E!
and
the
DX's
MIDI
implementation
DX7s
screen
Voice Single
Rev ch >A >B »0mni
он off ой
Channel — »Trnsch
Messages. off
ER г Е1-15 PianoBells.
p dd
-1/NO +1/YES
use the data
With
ENGINE,
the
DX
is
able
to
process
all
16
MIDI
channels
simultaneously
-
something
that
was
obviously
not
possible
before
E!
was
installed.
You
can
filter
Channels on ог ой, merge data, even change patch
entry
buttons
numbers
directly
from
the
DX.
to select the E!
memory bank In order todo all this, ENGINE overrides the ОХУ MIDI
implementation
-
tha
is,
only
if
you
have
tumed
the
DX's
MIDI
Receive/Transmit
channels
and
OMNI
mode
OFF
will
ENGINE
process
the
data
correctly.
1 9 tm (32 6)
Select from patches 1-64
for each memory bank
See
the
Trouble
shooting
chapter
at
the
end
of
this
manual
for
information
regarding
the
proper
set-up
of
your
MIDI
system
with
ENGINE,

E for the DX71I series
The official E! sticker
The
distinctive,
handsome,
and
downright
striking
E!
sticker
has
been
included
for
you
to
place
directly
on
the
DX'
front
panel.
Making
sure
that
there
is
no
oil
or
dirt
оп
the
melal,
simply
remove
the
sticker'
paper
backing
and
gently
place
it between
the
Yamaha
DX
logo
and
the
algorithm
chart.
ENGINE
ENGINE
‘Musicians, start your ENGINE! Your
Elquipped DX7IV/DX7s has, among many other
things, a 16-track DX/MIDI-event-processor
that we call ENGINE. Now you can control the
DX and your entire MIDI setup right from the
DX's keyboard. Even if you don't have an
extensive MIDI setup, you can use ENGINE
with the Octal mode, which lets you play up to
8 internal DX Voices at the same time. From
its 16-track patch mapping and Velocity
Processing lo the amazing Performance
modes, ENGINE will process your DX and all
your MID! gear together, treating them as
different parts of the same instrument. Just
follow the diagrams and read about the
incredible possibilities of ENGINE:

ENGINE
How to enter ENGINE
press
ют)
then press ап
ENGINE menu
button
PERFORMANCE.
cs VOICE MODE — MICRO TUNE РАМ
(m ®|(зв 90) (29
buttons
ENGINE
Using ENGINE on the DX.
Due te the smaller LCD screen on the DX7s, viewing
every parameter of each ENGINE menu at ће same time
is not possible. In order to view every parameter, simply
press the (righ Cursor button, which will “move” the
ENGINE menu on the screen, аз in the example
DX7II screen
E NUT ae
TR »Dest »Transpose >Patch >Curve >Level
09 рхо +12 -— NORM 02
DX7s screen
TR >Dest
09 DxD
>Transpose »Patch
+12 —
press again
7 > Симе Level
WELL, NORM 02

ENGINE
ENGINE
Adjusting
ENGINE
parameters
ENGINE:
an
overview
Ne
ENGINE
is
a
16-track
event
processor
for
all
DX
Voices
and any
MIDI channel.
What exacily does that
mean,
10
selecta
you
may
be
wondering!
Well,
for
one
thing,
ENGINE
parameter,
Allows
you
to
control
your
entire
setup
the
DX
and
‘move
the
DD
kor
one
осол
namely
Р
Dent
1n
в
way,
you can lake
up
to 16 separate
MIDI instru-
Cursor
by
ments,
plus
up
to
8
internal
DX
Voices,
and
play
them
all
pressing
the
from
the
DX.
However,
with
ENGINE,
“play”
doesn't
Cursor
buttons
mean
a
simple
merge
where
depressing
à
ey
wil
send
the same information о all MIDI channels. ENGINE is
much more than that, because each of its 16 Tracks сап
play a separate part to а separate instrument - all at the
same time!
DX D
een
TR >Dest »Transpose >Patch >Curve »Level
DX D
Any instrument, DX or MIDI, can play on any Track.
‘Selecting an instrument for each Track is done in the
main ENGINE menu, the Track Assign menu. It is here
that you can cycle thru all 16 Tracks and choose the
»
E
instrument
(we
call
it
a
*Destination")
that
will
play
on
(um
D
———
ie
Io
eh
e
E
E
—
sa
ot
ee
—
ee
ay
eel
the
+/-
buttons
10
adjust
the
value
п 12

ENGINE
> Voice mode
octal
Even if your Elquipped DX is the only MIDI instrument
you have, you can use ENGINE's amazing capabilities in
any DX Voice mode - including the Octal mode, where.
you can play up to 8 internal DX Voices at a time. That's
Fight, you can play В different internal Voices simultane-
‘ously, with each Voice assigned lo a separate Track.
With ENGINE and the Octal mode, an E!quipped DX7IV
DX really is a self-contained MIDI studio.
>Perf mode »Song
Player
‘And then there are the В Performance modes to realize
the full potential of ENGINE, Not only are there are
different styles of “splits, like the Floating Split, which
has a split point that dynamically follows your right hand
up and down the keyboard, but there are sls incredible
new aulo-accompaniment modes like Chords and Player,
which let you play 16 track arpeggios, ostinato pattems,
and complex rhythms all done by hitting one key!
ENGINE'S Performance modes really put the “live” bark
into live performance.
‘And finally, every ENGINE parameter is fully program-
тәбе - Just set everything up the way you want and store.
itall into one of the 128 programmable Performances,
Now that you have a general idea about the many
capabilities of ENGINE, go ahead and read each discus-
sion for more complete Information.
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ENGINE menus
4
/GINE menus
The ENGINE menus can be divided into three
‘groups: the Controller menus, the Perform-
ance/Voice mode menus, and the DX Voice
menus. To make it easier for you to organize
these menus, each group has been assigned
its own ENGINE menu button. Just press
these buttons repeatedly to cycle thru the
ENGINE menus and follow the diagrams.
(27 59)| (з ( 29 61
мы у cxt

ENGINE
(ar ® = (208
press buiton 27
to cycle thru.
the Controller
menus
EEE
Sustain foot switch
0 _
This menu remains exactly as it was before E! Please
refer to your Yamaha DXZI/DX7s owner's manual for
more information.

ENGINE menus
16
>Select
Tempo
This menu remains exactly as i was before El, with the
exception that CS1 and CS2 can be set to be a Tempo
control for Player and
For information regarding the other possible CS1 /CS2
Select modes, please refer lo your Yamaha DX7IVDX7s
‘owner's manual.
AFT TOUCH
This is the Controller Map menu, where you can remap
each of the ОХ» controllers to any of ENGINE’s 16
‘Tracks. For example, you can set it up so that triggering
‘AfterTouch on the DX keyboard will affect only voices
‘currently being played by Track 1, while the Pitch Bend
may affect only voices being played by Track 2. (Note:
these settings are active only in the "ive" Performance
mode.)
D
>Controller
AFT TOUCH
D
> Destination
Track 1
ENGINE
There are 17 controllers 0 choose from: AfterTouch,
MIDI controller, Modulation Wheel, Breath control, Foot
control, Portamento (time), Data entry, FCI and 2, CS1
and 2, Sustain, Portamento (on/off), Key Hold, Soft, FS2,
апа Pitch Bend.
You can remap each controller to any of ENGINE’: 16.
“Tracks (sae the Track Assign menu for moro information.)
“This menu remains exactly as it was before El, with the
‘exceplion that one more mode, the ENGINE mode, has
been added to the Foot Switch Select. When it is set lo
ENGINE, the Foot Switch (2) will act as a Stop switch for
both Player and SE!quencer, and as a Track select switch
in the Normal! and Normal2 Performance modes all of
‘which are discussed later in the manual)
For information regarding the other possible Foot Switch
Select modes, please refer to yout Yamaha DX7I/DX7s
‘owner's manual,
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