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.
13
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,
17

ENGINE menus ENGINE
Performance/Voice
mode
menus
ШШЩ
шет;
e» ©)
О)
г 59) (Сов 0)
TR >Dest »Transpose »Palch > Симе >Level
09 MIDIO6 +12 51 Р081 06
press button 28
to cycle thru the
‘Performances
read
at
“Track
9
is
boing
played
by
MIDI
channel
6,
patch
51.
it
is being transposed 12 notes up. The Velocily Curve Б
Ули
Positive
and
the
Velocity
Levels
6."
This
is
ENGINE's
main
menu,
the
Track
Assign
menu,
where
you
direct
the
ENGINE
data
for
each
Track
to
any
internal
DX
Voice
or
any
MID!
channel.
You
can
also
use
this
menu
to
change
patches
on
any
MIDI
channel,
transpose
these
patches,
and
enhance
their
dynamic
levels
with
E's
exclutive
Velocity
Processing,
the functions of this menu - you will find it to be an.
integral
part
of
most
every
feature
of
your
Eiquipped
DX7IVOX7s.
* — conyers
>Perf mode »Song »Tempo »Sync
Player 04 120 INT
z CIS = d C»
There are 16 Tracks which direct ENGINE dala o an
NTI
rs
vou
wl
eet
e
Gee
EGRE
TR
Destination.
Each
Track
eon
process
up
o
16
notae
Jta
modes chapter for a complete explanation. 09 ime.
always use the Key Set
buttons to adjust the
Track number
18
19

ENGINE menus
>Transpose
+12
The Destination of a Track is where all data from that
Track will be sent. in ALL Performance modes, each
Track must have a Destination in order to hear any sound.
EXAMPLE 1: If you are in the Normal play mode, Track
T will be the active keyboard Track - so, the Destination
of Track 1 should be the DX Voice or MIDI channel that
you want to play.
EXAMPLE 2: If you ao in the Sl quencer mode, each
Track that you record must also have a DX Voice or a
MIDI channel Destination. If you want to change the
sound of a recorded Track, just change its Destination.
You can even have the same Destination play multiple
Trade.
Possible Destinations are:
+ Any internal DX Voice (in the Single, Dual, and Split
modes the screen will simply read "DX*; in the Octal
ode, you will choose between DX Voices A thru H)
+ Any of the 16 MIDI channels.
+ A track can akso be turned OFF.
Use this parameter to transpose any DX or MIDI patch
‘The value on the screen refers to notes (+12 means 12
roles, or 1 octave, up.) The range, both up and down, is
2 octaves.

ENGINE
co
If your Destination is one of the 16 MIDI channels, you
>Patch [B con woth parameter to change the patch number
thot even moving from the DX keyboard, And once
51 11 you have sre all af your ENGINE ting eto a
Performance, E! will transmit а 16-rack patch map o se
the
MIDI
patch
v
you
MIDI
devices,
иш
number range
16010 127
The Velocity Curve determines the overall character of
velocity response for any intemal OX or MIDI patch.
There are four Curves to choose from:
+
NORM
-
this
is
the
DX’s
original velocity
curve,
use
the
POS1
«POS!
-
this
curve
is
biased
so
that
the
output
velocity
‘and
POS2
Wil
be higher
than
what
is really
played.
Curves
io
*
POS2-
this
curve
makes
iteasy
to
produce
very
low
or
very
high
velocities.
Playing
with
anything
up to
extend
the
MIDI
medium
velocity
will
output
a
low
velocity,
while
velocity
output
playing
with
anything
over
medium
velocity
will
output
a
range
to 127
high
velocity.
*
NEG
-
this
curve
will
output
the
opposite
velocity
of
what
is really
played
(playing
soft
will
sound
loud,
while
playing
hard
will
sound
soft)
The Velocity Level acts as a volume/brightness солго! for
>
Level
any
internal
DX
or
MIDI
palch.
Not
only
are
you
able
10
06
scale
down
patches
that
may
be
“too
loud”,
you
can
also
“overdrive”
them
to
а
level
that
isr’t
humanly
possible
to
the "normal" Pey, making sounds brighter than you've ever heard
Velocity Level
is 05
2

ENGINE menus ENGINE
Track
1
is
ENGINE'S
"live
play"
Track.
In
most
Performance
modes,
keys
that
you
play
LIVE
on
the
DX
keyboard
will
be
played
‘thru’
Track
1.
EXAMPLE
1:
ın
‘he
Normal
mode,
if
Track
1
is
set
This
is
ENGINE's
Tonal
Processor,
which
is
used
to
with
a
Destination
of
MIDI
05,
notes
played
on
program
tonal
patterns
in
Chords
and
Payer.
Please
see
the
keyboard
will
be
output
to
MIDI
channel
5.
the
Performance
modes
chapter
for
a
full
explanation
EXAMPLE 2: While playing a pre-recorded Song
in SElquencer, you can play Track 1 live on the
DX keyboard - just choose whatever Destination
you like and all notes played live on the keyboard
will be sent there.
With E1, there are four DX Voice modes: Single, Dual,
and Split all of which are exactly the same as the
original
DX7II
Voice
modes),
or
Octal
mode,
which
lets
you play up to 8 DX voices at once.
The
Voice
modes
are
discussed
on
the
following
two
pages:
22 23

ENGINE menus
ENGINE
Single mode
single E2- 15 = К —
See the next page about selecting Voices.
Dual mode
»Voice mode
. dual
In the Dual mode, you can layer any two DX voices
together. This means that when you play any note, both
Voice A and Voice B will play together. This also means
that the polyphony of the DX is reduced to В notes in this
mode.
If your DX is set to the Dual mode, the Dual Detune
screen will appear as you cycle through the menus. This
parameter will shift the pitch of both Voices in equal
increments of 1/32 steps (= original pitch, 8-1/4 stop
дешпе.) Voice A is shifted up, and Voice B is shifted
‘See the next page about selecting Voice A and
Voice B.
Split mode
>Voice mode
In the Split mode, you can choose a pointon the OX
keyboard where Voice A and Voice B are split (one part
M ihe DX is set to Split made, the Split Point screen will
appear as you cycle thr the menus - this is where you
set which rote will mark the spit between the OX
Voices. You can set his point by moving the data епу
slider, or by simply pressing the actual rote down on the
keyboard,
> Split point
G44
See the next page about selecting Voice A and
Voice B.
Octal mode
> Voice mode
octal
Inthe Оса! mode, you can play up to 8 DX Voices
simultaneously. Please see the Octal mode chapter for a
full explanation.
25

ENGINE menus
On the DX7II
e e .
VOICE MODE SELECT
(mes ^| (mm. J| erur
EN PPS
corresponds to the chosen ENGINE Voice mode. Use
the "А/В" button to choose Voice A and Voice В.
If the Voice mode is set to Octal, press any one of these
buttons to make it active. Use the "А/В" button to cycle
thru Voices A to H.
On the DX7s
FRACTIONAL/ MICRO TUNE
inl KEY SET »
es EB
TN pss the Vo ton to acta the chosen
ENGINE Voice mode.
Press this button repeatedly to choose Voices A
and B in the Dual and Split modes, and to choose
Voices A thru H in the Octal mode.

ENGINE
>Total Volume >
This parameter lets you set an overall volume for the DX
Voices.
> Total Volume
87
— REL | f yurDXissetto Dual or Spit Voice modes, you can
> Balance use this parameter atte rete voles of ice
a35 and Voce. Values below zr bias the volume
wards Voice A wi values above zero in te
аЛа towards Voice B("ceo" san equally belorced
n
7

ENGINE menus ENGINE
DX voice menus — A
=-
NE
x
NOTE
>A
>B >C »D >E >F
>G
>H
0
0
42
0
3
0
4
press
bution
29
The
Note
Shift
menu
remains
exactly
as
it
was
before
EY
withthe
excepion
tht
in the
Осы!
mode,
all
в
DX
t
eyele
thru
the.
Voices
can
be
shifted.
Please
refer
to
your
Yamaha
DX voice menus DXTIOX7s owner's manual for more information.
Use the Note Shift parameter in conjunction
with the Transpose parameter (in the Track
Assign menu) to extend the amount of trans-
position possible for each DX Voice.
m—
7”.
шшш
Volume 92 128 102 65 128 128 0 128
pens
o tuning »Table select
Twelve tone 09
If your DX is set to the Octal Voice mode, this menu will
appear as you cycle thru the button 29 ENGINE menus.
The DX Volume menu is a “mirer” for ай 8 DX Voices.
‘Simply select each individual Voice and adjust the
volume (from 0 to 128). The Micro Tuning Select menu remains exactly as it was
before Et, with the exception that E! expands the internal
memory for user-defined (twelve tone) tunings. Please,
see the Expanded Micro Tuning chapter for a full
‘explanation
For more information about the Micro Tuning Select
menu, please refer to your Yamaha DX7IVDX7s owner's
тапш.
28 29

ENGINE menus
Т ИТД
Micro- >A >B >C >D >E >F >G >H
Tuning оп on off off off off оп off
If you are in any Voice mode other than Single, and if
you have selected a Micro Tuning other than Preset 1
the “normal” DX scale), you can tum the alternate
tuning on or off for every active DX Voice.
Dx >A >B >C >D >E >F >G >H
Polyphony 8 4 2 2
Ifyour DX is set to the Octal Voice mode, the DX
Polyphony menu will appear as you cycle thru the button
29 ENGINE menus. With this menu, you can determine.
the amount of polyphony for each DX Voice.
What is “polyphony?” It в the total number of notes that
the
DX
сап
play
at
one
time
-
once
you
exceed
the
limit,
notes that you play will cut out sharply (and unpleas-
antly)
On
both
the
DX7I
and
the
DX7s
the
polyphony
30
ENGINE
isa total of 16 notes, which could lead to problems in the
Octal Voice mode, where you can play up to 8 different
voices at ће same time. To avoid any problems, you can
use the DX Polyphony menu to manually adjust the total
number of notes for each Voice, according to how many
notes per Voice you are expecting to use.
You can also use E's exclusive Dynamic Voice Allocation
эв another way of adjusting the ОХ" polyphony in Octal
mode. Dynamic Voice Allocation is explained further on
inthis section.
In order to hear any sound from a DX Voice, at
least 2 notes must be allocated to it in the
Polyphony menu.
These examples
show two possible
ways to manually
set the
DX Polyphony
DX >A >B >C >D >E
Polyphony 12 4 — — ~
>F >G >H]
E! biases polyphony in a
descending order, from
Voice A to Voice H
— Е uS
DX >B >C >D >E >F >G >H
Polyphony 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

ENGINE menus
УЫ шп
split between
Track 1 and Track 2
8 Way >12 >23 >34 >45 <56 >67 >78
Split point 048 060 072 084 096 128 128|
MIDI note
number 48
If you have the ENGINE Performance mode set to 8 Way
Split, the 8 Way Split Point menu will appear as you.
сус thru the button 29 ENGINE menus,
With the 8 Way Split Point menu you can set up to 7
different split points between Tracks 1 thru 8 of ENGINE
=
the
instrument
(DX
Voices
or
MID)
that
will
be
playing
‘each Track depends on the Destinations that you set for
them,
The number pairs on the top row of the LCD screen tell
you which split point you are adjusting (“12° is the split
point between Tracks 1 and 2, 723" is the split point
between Tracks 2 and 3, and so оп) the values on the
bottom row of the LCD screen are MIDI rote numbers,
with a range from 001 to 128.
То seta split point, simply adjust the MIDI note number
underneath each Track Split number, beginning with
Track 1/Track 2. Tracks cannot overlap, so each
successive split between Tracks must be at a higher MIDI
number than the previous one.
32
ENGINE
4 >
MIDI notes MIDI notes
0110 35 97 to 128
| MDI notes 36-96 — — —|
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These are two
possible ways
to set the Split.
Points
Tracks 4-8 are set out of the range of the DX
keyboard