Yamaha Sy-1 User manual

GUIDE

TO

YOUR

YAMAHA

SOLO

SYNTHESIZER

—

Welcome

to

the

musical

world

of

Yamaha.

We

at

Yamaha

appreciate

your

confidence

in

Yamaha

products,

and

we

will

do

everything

we

can

to

make

sure

your

new

purchase,

the

Yamaha

Solo

Synthesizer

SY-1,

provides

a

lifetime

of

enjoy-

ment.

The

Solo

Synthesizer

SY-1

15

one

of

the

world's

newest

and

most

advanced

musical

instruments.

Its

design

provides

a

unique

combination

of

simplicity

of

operation

with

nearly

limitless

versatility.

At

the

flip

of

a

lever,

26

realistic

instrumental

tones

plus

two

additional

space

age

tones

(“Еиппу“

апа

"'Pulsar")

are

immediately

available.

Real-time

performances

are

easily

dupli-

cated

and

the

confusion

of

re-registration

between

musical

selections

is

eliminated.

The

SY-1

Solo

Synthesizer

is

not

limited

to

the

28

voices

we

just

mentioned.

Each

voice

can

be

modified

to

produce

an

almost

infinite

variety

of

tonal

patterns.

Most

of

the

terms

you

may

have

heard

relating

to

synthesizers

—

i.e.,

envelope

control,

attack

bend,

touch

response,

resonance,

portamento,

etc.

—

are

available

to

you

the

per-

former.

These

will

be

covered

a

little

later

in

detail.

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The

line

voltage

available

at

the

AC

wall

outlet

may

differ

from

one

area

to

another.

While

models

exported

to

the

U.S.A.,

Canada,

Europe,

and

Australia

are

preset

prior

to

shipment,

you

should

check

the

voltage

selector

setting

before

the

unit

is

plugged

in.

The

voltage

settings

avail-

able

are

—

110,

130,

220,

and

240V.

(The

150V

and

260V

positions

are

not

internally

connected.)

If

the

line

voltage

selector

plug

is

properly

set,

МАНА

5

make

sure

the

SY-1

power

switch

is

"off",

The

power

cord

may now

be

plugged

in.

When

inter-

connecting

the

SY-1

to

a

companion

unit

(or

any

other

comparable

inter-connecting

of

devices),

it

is

advisable

that

the

units

be

either

“off”

or

unplugged.

This

precludes

any

chance

of

shock

hazards

or

high

level

transient

signals

that

can

cause

equipment

damage.

You

can

use

your

SY-1

Synthesizer

connected

either

to

an

electronic

organ,

such

as

the

Yamaha

Electone,

or

with

almost

any

amplifier

system.

There

are

two

output

jacks

and

one

phone

type

output

jack

to

facilitate

inter-connections.

These

jacks,

located

on

the

rear

panel,

have

an

output

level

of

0.8Мгт5

and

an

impedance

of

600

ohms.

Зее

page

5

for

illustration.

CONNECTION

WITH

ORGAN

When

you

are

using

your

SY-1

with

an

organ,

connect

a

cord

between

the

output

jack

marked

"МОМ-ЕХР"

(NON-EXPRESSION)

Ф

on

your

SY-1

and

the

input

jack

marked

"EXT

IN"

(EXTERNAL

INPUT)

on

your

organ,

and

set

the

expression/non-expression

switch

@

to

the

"NON-EXP"'

position.

NOTE:

The

circled

numbers

correspond

to

the

callouts

for

SY-1

Solo

Synthesizer

controls

and

features

illustrated

on

pages

4

and

5.

If

your

organ

has

an

input

jack

marked

"EXP

IN"

(EXPRESSION

INPUT),

connect

a

cord

between

the

"EXP"

(EXPRESSION)

output

jack

@

on

your

SY-1

and

the

EXP

IN

jack

on

your

organ,

then

set

the

expression/non-expression

switch

to

the

EXP

position.

You

will

then

be

able

to

change

the

volume

of

your

Solo

Syn-

thesizer

with

the

expression

pedal

on

your

organ.

If

this

type

of

connection

is

desired

and

your

organ

does

not

have

an

"EXP

ІМ"

jack,

consult

your

local

dealer.

When

your

organ

is

connected

to

both

output

jacks

of

the

SY-1

(EXP

to

EXP

IN

and

NON-EXP

to

EXT

IN),

you

can

then

change

the

expression

mode

by

simply

sliding

the

expression/

non-expression

switch

to

the

desired

function

position.

FOOT

PEDAL

JACK

To

use

the

foot

pedal

(an

optional

accessory)

with

the

Yamaha

Solo

Synthesizer,

refer

to

page

12.

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Portamento

Control

[4]

Attack

Bend

Levers

Ө

Vibrato

Controls

(Speed

&

Depth)

@

Portamento

Lever

@

Pulse

Width

Lever

©

Vibrato

Lever

©)

Envelope

Lever

(D)

Filter

Lever

(D

Preset

Tone

Levers

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Side

l/Side

||

Lever

(B

Transposition

Levers

(D

Touch

Control

Levers

(B

Master

Volume

Control

(D

Attack

Bend

Controls

(Tone)

(Bj

Рибе

Width

Control

(D

Envelope

Controls

(Attack

&

Sustain)

(D

Filter

Controls

(Cutoff

Frequency

&

Resonance)

4)

Keyboard

Я)

Power

Switch

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Expression

Output

Jack

ЌЕ)

Expression/Non-E

xpression

Switch

@)

Non-Expression

Output

Jack

6)

Phone

Output

Jack

Й)

Foot

Controller

Jack

@

МСЕ

Control

А)

Volume

Control

Ё)

Power

Cord

FOOT

CJNTROI

DENS

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E

Your

Yamaha

Solo

Synthesizer's

keyboard

has

37

keys

ranging

from

c

to

сз.

The

three

trans-

position

levers

(shift

the

keyboard

frequency

range

up

either

one

or

two

octaves,

or

down

one

octave,

that

is,

Ст

-

са,

Or

C2

-

cs

or

C

-

ex.

Thus,

your

Solo

Synthesizer

has

a

total

range

of

six

octaves

(actually

seven,

since

there

are

two

normal

pitches,

depending

on

the

preset

selected).

When

you

depress

two

or

more

transposition

levers

at

the

same

time,

you

will

hear

only

the

one

TRANSPOSITION

OCT.UP

—

20CT.UP

To

tune

your

Solo

Synthesizer

with

another

instrument,

wait

about

one

minute

after

it is

turned

on,

Then

push

down

the

Flute/Clarinet

preset

tone

lever,

set

the

vibrato

lever

to

the

"control"

position

and

vibrato

depth

control

to

the

"minimum"

position

to

eliminate

the

vibrato.

6

furthest

to

the

right

on

the

panel.

When

no

transposition

lever

is

depressed,

the

keyboard

range

from

c

to

сз

is

heard,

as

if

the

"normal"

transposition

lever

was

depressed.

Your

Yamaha

Solo

Synthesizer

is

designed

to

sound

only

one

note

at

a

time;

if

you

depress

more

than

one

key

at

the

same

time,

you

will

always

hear

the

highest

note.

Turn

the

"tuning

control"

@

at

the

left

of

the

keyboard

to

the

left

(flat)

or

right

(sharp)

until

you

obtain

the

right

pitch;

the

pitch

can

be

raised

or

lowered

about

100

cents

(one

semitone)

in

relation

to

the

standard

pitch.

Your

SY-1

has

14

preset

tone

levers

which,

by

switching,

actually

create

28

different

tones.

When

you

depress

one

of

the

levers

and

push

a

note,

you

hear

the

sound

of

the

instrument

identified

by

name

on

the

lever

panel,

depending

on

the

position

of

the

side

l/side

||

lever

(B.

For

instance,

when

the

Flute/Clarinet

lever

is

de-

pressed,

you'll

hear

a

Clarinet

when

the

side

МИ

lever

is

pressed

down

or

a

Flute

when

the

side

МИ

lever

is

in

the

up

position.

Your

Yamaha

Solo

Synthesizer

is

designed

to

ecd

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а

GUTAR

HAWAIAR

create

the

sound

of

only

one

instrument

at

a

time.

If

you

depress

more

than

one

preset

tone

lever

at

the

same

time,

you

hear

only

the

instrument

selected

by

the

lever

furthest

to

the

right

on

the

panel.

When

no

levers

are

depressed,

naturally

you

will

hear

no

sound.

The

keyboard

is

designed

to

play

only

one

note

at

a

time

however;

no

special

fingering

technique

is

required,

When

two

or

more

keys

are

down,

the

higher

key

will

have

priority.

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ae

м

Your

Yamaha

Solo

Synthesizer

has

а

number

ої

variable

effect

controls

to

permit

you

to

add

variations

to

the

preset

tones

and

to

create

a

new

world

of

musical

expression.

For

convenience,

all

the

effect

variation

levers

are

arranged

to

the

left

of

the

panel,

while

the

effect

controls

are

ATTACK

BEND

PITCH

-TONE

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|

MIN

МАХ

У

TUNE

.

MIN

.

SHORT

|

MIN

INTENSITY

TIME

PULSE

ATTACK

BEND

TONE

WIDTH

SHORT

LONG

TOUCH

CONTROL

SENSITIVITY

PORTAMENTO

ATTACK

ENVELOPE

arranged

at

the

left

of

the

keyboard,

To

intro-

duce

them,

depress

the

corresponding

effect

levers.

These

effects

can

be

combined

in

any

combination.

A

little

experimentation

will

open

many

—

almost

infinite

—

possibilities

to

you.

PULSE

РОВТАМЕМТО

WIDTH

VIBRATO

ENVELOPE

FILTER

PRESET PRESET

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CONTROL

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SLOW

FAST

MIN

МАХ

SPEED

DEPTH

'—

VIBRATO

—

LOW

MIN

CUT

OFF

FREQ.

RESONANCE

FILTER

тии

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FILTER

(p

(D

Simply

stated,

a

filter

alters

the

harmonics

con-

tained

in

a

note

to

change

its

color

or

timbre.

Each

of

the

preset

tones

has

as

a

design

feature

the

characteristic

harmonic

structure

and

resonant

points

that

identify

a

particular

instrument.

Switch

the

filter

to

manual

control

and

put

the

filter

lever

Ф

in

the

"control"

position

(down).

You

can

now

control

the

filter

characteristics

(from

lowpass

to

highpass,

and

degree

of

reso-

nance)

with

the

cutoff

frequency

and

resonance

controls

(B

.

The

closer

the

cutoff

frequency

control

is

to

the

high

position,

the

more

harmonics

are

allowed

to

pass

through

the

filter

resulting

in

а

мегу

brilliant

sound.

When

you

slide

the

cutoff

fre-

quency

control

from

"low"

to

"high"

while

holding

a

key

down,

the

sound

you

hear

changes

from

soft

and

muted

to

bright

and

crisp.

In

the

meantime,

the

closer

the

resonance

control

is

to

the

maximum

position,

the

more

nasal

the

sound

becomes,

emphasizing

the

frequency

just

before

cutoff.

When

you

set

the

resonance

control

in

its

center

position,

you

can

create

a

wah-wah

effect

by

sliding

the

cutoff

frequency

control

back

and

forth.

ENVELOPE

ОФ

The

term

“envelope”

may

seem

strange,

however,

every

sound

event

has

an

envelope.

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you

draw

a

heavy

line

connecting

the

peaks

of

the

sounds’

waveform,

you

would

have

the

event,

or

"en-

меїоре"

waveform.

Synthesizers

employ

separate

envelope

generators

with

a

varying

number

of

controls

to

adjust

the

different

portions

of

the

envelope

wave

shape.

The

Yamaha

SY-1

preset

voices

all

have

preset

attack

and

sustain

envelope

patterns.

In

the

preset

position,

the

“attack”

(the

time

required

for

a

note

to

reach

full

volume)

and

the

length

of

time

the

note

sounds

(sustain

and

release)

are

adjusted

for

you

in

advance.

By

placing

the

envelope

lever

@

in

the

control

position,

the

preset

envelope

is

cancelled

and

the

variable

attack

and

sustain

controls

(D

are

now

functional.

When

the

attack

control

is

set

to

"slow",

a

long

rise

time

results,

When

the

sustain

control

is

set

to

"long"

the

tone

will

continue

to

sound

for

quite

some

time

after

the

key

is

released.

Conversely,

when

the

controls

are

set

to

fast

and

short,

a

staccato

tone

will

result.

SHÜRT

SUSTAIN

|

ENVELOPE

—

DL

CONTROL

VIBRATO

ӨӨ

The

effect called

“vibrato”

is

a

familiar

one

to

almost

every

one

involved

in

music.

The

term

actually

indicates

a

change

in

frequency,

both

above

and

below

the

normal

pitch

of

the

note.

This

change

is

quite

small

and

is

not

to

be

confused

with

other

effects.

Control

@

cancels

the

preset

vibrato

included

in

some

of

the

preset

voices,

i.e.,

flute,

trumpet,

bow

violin,

oboe,

etc.,

and

enables

the

performer

to

adjust

the

rate

(speed)

and

depth

to

their

own

taste.

Controls

©

are

for

speed

(rotation

in

the

clockwise

direc-

tion

causes

a

faster

vibrato

rate)

and

for

depth

(rotation

in

the

clockwise

direction

increases

the

amount

of

change

in

pitch),

#

MIN

MAX

SPEED

DEPTH

_<—

VIBRATO

—

CONTROL

Note:

The

rate

ої

'"wah-wah"

included

in

tones

of

"funny"

and

“wah

guitar”

as

a

preset

part

of

the

voice,

can

be

altered

using

the

vibrato

controls.

Place

the

vibrato

lever

(

to

"control"

position,

set

the

vibrato

depth

control

(section

6)

)

to

the

minimum

(counterclockwise)

position.

You

can

now

adjust

the

vibrato

speed

control

to

obtain

the

desired

rate

of

wah

without

introduc-

ing

a

vibrato

effect.

PULSE

WIDTH

@

Ф

The

pulse

width

control

is

used

to

vary

the

ratio

of

pulse

height

to

width.

А

square

wave

is

one

form

of

pulse

which

in

this

case

has

a

ratio

of

5096

height

and

50%

width

—

hence

the

name

square

wave,

The

tone

quality

of

this

wave

shape

is

very

clarinet

like.

Reducing

the

width

of

the

pulse

will

alter

the

tone

quality

in

a

slightly

different

manner

than

that

performed

by

a

filter.

When

the

pulse

width

is

very

narrow,

the

result-

ing

tone

will

be

bright

and

rather

nasal.

PULSE

0

WIDTH

CONTROL

PORTAMENTO

@@

The

term

“Portamento”

is

a

latin

musical

notation

used

to

indicate

a

sound

gliding

continuously

from

some

selected

note

(frequency)

to

a

second

select-

able

point,

sounding

all

the

intermediate

fre-

quencies.

This

effect

is

designed

to

function

between

any

two

keys

played

in

sequence,

either

higher

or

lower,

when

the

portamento

lever

О

is

depressed.

The

time

required

for

the

pitch

to

shift

from

the

first

note

played

to

the

second

(oscillator

slew

rate)

is

controlled

by

the

porta-

mento

control

Ф.

Turning

the

control

“clock-

wise"

increases

the

time

required

for

the

pitch

to

reach

the

normal

pitch

of

the

second

key

played.

Conversely,

counterclockwise

rotation

results

in

a

very

short

period

(fast

slew

rate).

10

РОВТАМЕМТО

SHORT

LONG

PORTAMENTO

ATTACK

BEND

O

(D

Attack

bend

has

two

levers:

the

pitch

bend

that

lowers

a

note

a

little

in

pitch

the

moment

it is

pressed

and

the

tone

bend

that

changes

the

timbre

in

conjunction

with

the

intensity

and

time

controls.

With

the

pitch

bend

lever

(section

@)

depressed,

a

note

will

be

lower

by

about

100

cents

(one

semitone)

in

pitch

the

moment

a

key

is

depressed,

then

return

to

the

normal

pitch

gradually.

The

pitch

to

which

the

note

is

lowered

and

the

time

it

takes

for

it

to

return

to

its

normal

pitch

are

preset.

The

tone

bend

intensity

control

(section

Ф)

alters

timbre

by

adjusting

the

extent

to

which

a

note

changes

in

tone.

The

tone

bend

time

control

(section

КЕ)

adjusts

the

time

it

takes

for

a

note

to

reach

its

intended

sound

after

the

key

is

pressed.

ATTACK

BEND

PITCH

ТОМЕ

ATTACK

BEND

ТОМЕ

Your

Yamaha

Solo

Synthesizer

is

equipped

with

special

touch

controls

that

adjust

the

vibrato

depth,

wah-wah

and

volume

in

direct

proportion

to

the

downward

pressure

on

the

keys.

There

are

three

levers

to

the

right

of

the

panel

and

the

master

volume

control:

vibrato

depth,

wah-wah

and

volume

There

is

also

a

sen-

sitivity

control

@

at

the

left

of

the

keyboard

that

adjusts

the

overall

effect

of

the

touch

controls.

When

the

vibrato

depth

lever

is

depressed,

and

a

TOUCH

CONTROL

|

VIB.DEPTH

WAH—WAH

VOLUME

||

|

й,

i.

ON

key

is

played

lightly,

you

hear

almost

no

vibrato.

When

you

press

the

key

harder,

the

vibrato

effect

will

increase.

You

can

adjust

the

sensitivity

of

this

effect

with

the

sensitivity

control.

All

of

the

touch-sensitive

effects

can

be

used

in

combination

with

each

other.

For

example,

when

the

vibrato

depth

and

volume

levers

are

depressed,

a

subtle

change

in

finger

pressure

on

a

note

alters

both

the

vibrato

depth

and

the

volume.

MIN

MAX

TOUCH

CONTROL

SENSITIVITY

1

The

master

volume

control

(B

adjusts

the

overall

volume

of

your

Yamaha

Solo

Synthesizer

so

you

can

achieve

a

balance

in

volume

between

your

Solo

Synthesizer

and

other

instruments,

The

Yamaha

Synthesizer,

SY-1,

rear

panel

has

a

jack

designed

to

accept

a

control

operated

by

the

foot

€.

Connection

is

a

simple

plug-in

with

no

additional

wiring

required.

The

foot

controller

is

designed

to

control

volume,

timbre,

or

both

at

the

same

time,

The

VCF

(voltage

controlled

filter)

(control

МИ)

determines

the

amount

of

timbre

change

the

pedal

manipula-

tion

can

provide,

The

volume

contro!

@

adjusts

the

amount

of

change

in

volume

available

when

using

the

foot

controller.

Proper

settings

can

provide

many

interesting

sounds

including

wah-

wah,

12

D

YAM

SYNT

KEYBOARD

37

keys

c~

сз

(3

octaves)

TOUCH

CONTROLS

Vibrato

Depth

(On/Off)

PRESET

TONE

LEVERS

Wah-Wah

(On/Off)

Side

|

Flute

Volume

(On/Off)

Trombone

Sensitivity

Trumpet

’

ATTACK

BEND

CONTROLS

Saxophone

Pitch

(On/Off)

Oboe

|

Топе

(Оп/ОН)

Bow

Violin

Intensity

(Tone)

Piano

Time

(Tone)

о

PORTAMENTO

CONTROLS

ontrabass

Tuba

Оп/он

Selector

Bass

Guitar

Time

Funny

PULSE

WIDTH

CONTROLS

Trumute

Preset/Control

Selector

Double

Width

эчеп

|

OTHER

CONTROLS

Clarinet

T

Bassoon

vla

Етепећ

Horn

Master

Volume

Bass

Clarinet

OTHER

FITTINGS

English

Horn

Outputs

Pizzicato

Violin

Expression

Jack

Guitar

Non-Expression

Jack

Hawaiian

Guitar

Expression/Non-Expression

Switch

Pizzicato

Bass

Phone

Jack

Sousaphone

Power

Switch

Wah

Guitar

|

Pilot

Lamp

Pulsar

Foot

Control

Growlpet

|

Јаск

Reed

Volume

Side

l/Side

||

Selector

VCF

Music

Rest

FILTER

CONTROLS

Height-Adjustable

Rear

Legs

Preset/Control

Selector

Cutoff

Frequency

|

CIRCUITRY

Resonance

Solid

State

|

Power

Consumption:

20

Watts

ENVELOPE

CONTROLS

Power

Source:

AC,

50/60Hz

Preset/Control

Selector

|

i

Attack

j

DIMENSIONS

Sustain

Width:

78cm

(30%"')

|

Depth:

28cm

(11")

VIBRATO

CONTROLS

|

Height:

16.5cm

(6%")

Preset/Control

Selector

WEIGHT

12kg

(26

Ibs.)

Speed

|

FINISH

American

Walnut

Grain

Depth

OPTIONAL

ACCESSORIES

TRANSPOSITION

LEVERS

|

Stand

One

Octave

Down

|

Foot

Pedal

Normal

'

Carrying

Case

One

Octave

Up

Two

Octaves

Up

Specifications

subject

to

change

without

notice.

13

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САКК!

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