Yamaha TRB5 User Manual

OWNER'S MANUAL

A7- TB-303 RezThe classic vintage, buzzy, pointed, thin Roland TB-303 Bass sound. The TB-303 was a mid-80’s bass “synthesizer/sequencer” that found fa

A9 – TX81Z Bass 1Bright, plucky FM synth bass from the vintage Yamaha TX81z synth module.Yamaha TX-81z module (bottom of rack).A10 - RubbercompPercuss

A14 – S.E. 1Brassy, resonant synth bass sound characteristic of the programmable StudioElectronics SE 1 synth module. The SE 1 was laid out exactly li

A16 – Chameleon BassThe squirting, resonant synth bass sound from Herbie Hancock’s jazz-funk hit“Chameleon”, heard on his 1973 platinum album Headhunt

Chroma Polaris (circa 1984).B3 – Owng FilterHybrid “owng” filtered bass sound, using moog and 303 sawtooth oscillatorsounds.B4 - UniclickClicky, perc

B8 – Prophet Sync Bass“Hard sync” bass sound from the Sequential Prophet 5 synth, circa 1980.Sequential Circuits Prophet 5.B9 – Q Curve“Blip” moog bas

B15 – Prophet Sync 2Another Sequential Prophet 5 bass sound, with a more rapidly closing filterenvelope.B16 – TB-303 MuteTB-303 bass sound with very s

C6 – Wet FilterAnalog bass with “wet” resonant filter envelope (slower filter attack).C7 - SnarkThinner, very resonant sawtooth analog bass with poin

Roland TR-808D1 thru D16 – SEQUENCER/ARPEGGIO BASS SOUNDSThese sounds feature arpeggios and are good for sequencedbass lines, especially ones that cal

ARP 2600 modular synthesizer.D2 - IndustrialFrantic, edgy, distorted and metallic industrial synth.D3 - TronSequenced bass arpeggiator sound with “sam

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTIONThank you for purchasing the DCP Productions “Pulse” voice library for theYamaha Motif XS. This voice library utilizes the int

D7 – Blade RunnerEdgy, metallic, “futuristic” sequenced bass sound, inspired by Jean Michel-Jarre’s score for the cult sci-fi film Blade Runner.D8 - S

The electric and electro-acoustic bass voices featureamp/speaker cabinet and microphone/preamp modeling, based onprogrammer Dave Polich’s thorough kno

E2 – Yamaha TRB 5-stringYamaha TRB5 5-string bass fed direct to mixing console via Countryman DirectBox.Yamaha TRB-5 5-string bass.E3 – Music Man Fing

Music Man Custom bass.

Trace Elliot AH1000 amp headE4 - Thumbslap Bass 1Bright, percussive slap bass, through Trace Elliot bass amp/speaker mic’d withan Audio-Technica ATM

Rickenbacker 4003 bass.E8 – P-bass FlatwoundThe electric bass that started it all – the Fender Precision bass, with flatwoundstrings, through a vintag

1971 “blonde” Fender Precision Bass.Ampeg B-15 Bass amp head.

1997 Fender Precision bass – classic “Sunburst” finish.

E9 – Muted PickMuted pick bass, through a Trace Elliot solid-state bass head and single 15”cabinet, mic’d with an Audio Technica 4033 microphone.E10 –

Hartke A100 bass amp/cab combo.E13 – Buzzy FingerFingered electric bass with “buzzing” or “slapped” fret sounds on hardervelocities. D.I. (direct inje

FROM THE DOWNLOADED ZIP FILE TO USB DEVICE (JUMPDRIVE or FLASH DRIVE):1. Insert your USB device into your computer’s available USB slot. It’s iconsh

E15 – Rock OverdriveFender P-bass with roundwound strings, through a Line 6 Bass Pod Pro withoverdrive amp setting. This sound is good for the bass pa

Teisco Del-Ray FB-2 “Beatle” or “Violin” bass.

1964 “Blonde” Fender Bassman amp/cabinet combo..F1 – Ovation AcousticBassOvation electro-acoustic bass, mic’d with an Audio-Technica 4033 fed to a dbx

Ovation acoustic bass.F2 – Martin Acoustic Bass Martin acoustic bass guitar.

Martin acoustic bass guitarF3- Flatpicked E-bassFender P-bass played “flatpick” style.F4 – Gibson EB3Emulation of the Gibson EB3 solid-body bass, used

Gibson EB3 bassF5 – Danelectro SilvertoneThe Danelectro company manufactured basses for several other companies aswell, which were sold under other na

Danelectro “Silvertone” bass.F6 – Sunn ColiseumThe sound of a picked Alembic Explorer bass through a Sunn Coliseum bassamp and cabinet system. Assigna

Alembic Explorer “John Entwhistle” bass.

Sunn Coliseum bass head.John Entwhistles early 70’s Sunn touring rig – including four Sunn Coliseum slave amps,controlled by master preamp sections in

Entwhistle’s onstage Sunn cabinet setup.

4. Copy the file called “Pulse.X0A” to the CD (by either dragging the filedirectly to the icon, or going to your file menu and choosing “Copy” and“To

F7 – SVT Bass BoostFender Precision bass, w/roundwound strings, played through an Ampeg SVThead, bass boost switch on, fed to Ampeg SVT 810 cabinet. P

.Ampeg 810 SVT cabinet – 8 ten-inch speakers and massive bottom end.F8 – Hofner Beatle BassThe slightly “acoustic” sound of the famous Hofner “Beatle

The real Hofner “Beatle Bass” used by Paul.F9 – Upright Bass D.I.Sound of upright acoustic bass, “D.I.” (direct injected) to the mixing console.

“Standup” or “Upright” acoustic bass – also called the contrabass or contrabass.F10 – Upright Bass Mic’dUpright bass 1 recorded through Neumann U87 mi

Neumann U87 microphoneF11 – Upright Bass Mic’d 2Upright bass 2, recorded with a Neumann U47, about 2.2 feet from the bridge ofthe bass.

Neumann U47 microphone.F12 – Upright Bass Mic’d 3Upright bass 1 recorded with Neumann U87, pointed equidistant between bodyand neck, at a distance of

G1 THRU G4 – ORCHESTRAL BASS SOUNDS.G1 – Double Bass Pitz 1Orchestral double bass (contrabass) pizzicato sound.G2 – Double Bass Pitz 2Variation of orc

Mellotron Model 400.G9 – Vox Organ BassVox Continental organ bass sound, from the 60’s.

Vox Continental organG10 – B3 Organ BassHammond B3 organ bass pedal sound.

G12 – Crumar BassBass sound from the vintage Crumar Orchestrator keyboard (circa 1981). TheOrchestrator featured four sounds – brass, piano, strings,

3. On the Auto Sync window, set communication-related parameters suchas Input Port,Output Port and Device Number in the Data Port section, then set th

G13 – Rhodes Piano BassHarold Rhodes is best known for his amazing invention, the Rhodes electricpiano. But his first commercially available product w

Hohner Clavinet D6G15 – Clavinet Bass 2Variation Clavinet bass sound.G16 – Clavinet Bass 3Variation Clavinet bass sound.H1 thru H16 – LO DRONES &

H3 - CinematicNoisy wash synth droneH4 - SublevelAtonal, dark and brooding wash with pulsating effects and artifacts.H5 - ColdcoreBrooding, dark synth

4. You can then select the entire USER 3 folder, for example, on theleft and select the USER 1 folder on the right of the screen (whichrepresents thei

CONTROLLERS All of the “Pulse” voices are designed so that something happens when youmove/play one of the following controllers (some controllers may

A1 – The Minimoog BassClassic Minimoog bass sound. The Minimoog has its place in synth history asTHE synth bass instrument, thanks to its warm fat fil

A6 – Taurus Bass Pedal 2Moog Taurus bass pedal sound – low, smooth, with slowly closing filter. GeddyLee of Rush used a set of Moog Taurus bass pedals