Yamaha SPX900 Manual Page 1

YAMAHAAUTHORIZEDPRODUCT MANUALProfessional Multi-effect Processor

To call a specific group of parameters for the currentlyselected effect program, press the appropriate parameter selectkey. The next parameter within

EXTERNAL CONTROL ASSIGNMENTThe SPX900 allows two different parameters of a selectedeffect to be controlled by optional foot controllers (YamahaFC7) co

3: THE PROGRAMS & PARAMETERSPARAMETERS PROVIDEDFOR ALL PROGRAMSLEVEL PARAMETERS (Accessed via LEVEL key)Effect/Direct Signal Balance (BALANCE): 0

Filter Type (FLT TYPE): LPF, HPF, BPF, PEQBandwidth (Q): LOW, HIGHDetermines the response of the dynamic filter:Sets the bandwidth of the dynamic filt

Reverberation is the warm musical “ambience” youexperience when listening to music in a hall or other properly-designed acoustic environment. The SPX9

MIDI Trigger (MIDI TRG.): OFF, ONWhen this parameter is turned ON, a KEY ON EVENTmessage from an external MIDI keyboard can be used totrigger the gate

Height Fine: -100 – +100This sets the value specified with HEIGHT as the referencevalue (0) and is the parameter for further fine adjustment.Depth Fin

High-pass Filter Frequency (HPF FRQ.): THRU,32 Hz – 1.0 kHzPermits rolling off the low-frequency content of the reverbsignal above the set frequency.

Left Channel Feedback Gain (Lch F. B):-99% – +99%Right Channel Feedback Gain (Rch F.B):-99%– +99%Individually set the amount of the left or right chan

PARAMETERS ACCESSED BY THE PARAM KEYPlease note that STEREO PHASING does not have the F.BGAIN parameter listed below, while TREMOLO andSYMPHONIC have

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MIDI Trigger (MIDI TRG.): OFF, ONWhen this parameter is turned ON, a KEY ON EVENTmessage from an external MIDI keyboard can be used totrigger the gate

Left Feedback Gain (L.F.B.): -99 – +99%Right Feedback Gain (R. F. B): -99 – +99%When this parameter is set to 0, only a single pitch-shiftedsound is p

as shown in the illustration below. If the BASE KEYparameter is set OFF, pitch cannot be controlled via the MIDIIN terminal.FREEZE PROGRAMnn 32. FREEZ

Playback End Point (END): 0 – 1350.0 millisecondsThis parameter determines at what point playback will end. Ifthe END point is set to a time earlier t

Pan Type (TYPE): L R, L R, L R, L-TURN,R-TURNDetermines the direction in which the sound sweeps across thestereo sound field. The L-TURN and R-TURN pa

higher signal level + left- or right-channel + is used for gaincontrol.PARAMETERS ACCESSED BY THE PARAM KEYAttack Time (ATTACK): 1 – 40 millisecondsDe

PARAMETERS ACCESSED BY THE PARAM KEYDistortion (DISTORTION): 0 – 100%This parameter sets the “degree” of distortion produced. Asetting of 0 produces a

Compressor Threshold (CO. THRSLD): -42 – - 12 dB, Referto COMPRESSOR on page 22.Compressor Ratio (CO. RATIO): Refer to COMPRESSOR onpage 22.Distortion

Reverb Mix Level (RV. MIX): Refer to MULTI(ECH&REV)on page 24.n 46. MULTI(EXC&REV) 1n47. MULTI(EXC&REV) 2The COMPRESSOR. DISTORTION and RE

PARAMETERS ACCESSED BY THE PARAM KEYEcho Left Channel Delay (LFB DLY): 0.1– 350.0 ms, Referto STEREO ECHO on page 15.Early Reflection Type (ER TYPE):

INTRODUCTIONCongratulations on your acquisition of a Yamaha SPX900 Professional Multi-effectProcessor. The SPX900 is a highly sophisticated digital re

4: UTILITY FUNCTIONSThe SPX900 UTILITY key provides access to a number ofimportant functions. Each press on the UTILITY key advancesto the next functi

MEMORY PROTECTThe MEMORY PROTECT function must be OFF prior toperforming a STORE operation. If you attempt to execute aSTORE while MEMORY PROTECT is O

MIDI CTRL ASSIGNThis function makes it possible to use MIDI control changemessage to control the parameters assigned to the EXT CTRL/FOOT VOL 1 and 2

*A bulk dump will only be received by the SPX900 if itsMEMORY PROTECT function is OFF and the MIDIchannel is the same as that of the transmitting equi

5: DATA & SPECIFICATIONSROM CONTENTS AND CONTROLLABLE PARAMETERS

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TABLE OF CONTENTSPRECAUTIONS1: CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS3THE FRONT PANEL3THE CONNECTOR PANEL52: GENERAL OPERATION6MEMORY CONFIGURATION6SELECTING AN EFF

PRECAUTIONS1. AVOID EXCESSIVE HEAT, HUMIDITY, DUST ANDVIBRATIONKeep the unit away from locations where it is likely tobe exposed to high temperatures

MIDI DATA FORMAT1.Transmitting Conditions2.Transmitting Data2.1System information1)System Exclusive MessagesMEMORY BULK DATAMIDI DATA FORMAT Transmiss

Bank Program Change Chart Bulk DataTransmission is enabled on the MIDI channel of the currently selected bank. Datais transmitted when BULK OUT 1 is d

User ER Pattern Bulk DataTransmission is enabled on the MIDI channel of the currently selected bank. Datais transmitted when BULK OUT 2 is displayed a

System Setup Bulk DataTransmission is enabled on the MIDI channel of the currently selected bank. Datais transmitted when BULK OUT 2 is displayed and

1: CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONSTHE FRONT PANELPower ON/OFF SwitchPress to turn power ON, press again to turn power OFF.When the power is turned ON, the la

49 Speicher/Alle Bänke/Alle ER-Speicher/System-Daten als BlockDie Übertragung erfolgt auf dem Kanal der gerade angewählten Bank. Die Datenwerden nur g

DATACHECK SUMEOX11110111(F7H)STATUSEOXSTATUSEOXSTATUSEOX11110000(F0H)BANK B11110111(F7H)11110000(F0H)BANK C11110111(F7H)11110000(F0H)BANK D11110111(F7

STATUS 11110000ID No.01000011SUB STATUS0000nnnnFORMAT No. 01111110BYTE COUNT 00000000BYTE COUNT 000110010100110001001101001000000010000000111000001101

3.Receiving Conditions4. Reception Data4-1. Channel information1) Channel voice messagesNote OnReception is enabled on the MIDI channel of the current

STATUS1001nnnn (9nH) n=0(Channel No.1)~15(Channel No.16)NOTE No.0kkkkkkkk=0(C-2)~127 (G8)VELOCITYovvvvvvv v=0~127Note OffThis message is used when pla

STATUS1100nnnn (CnH) n=0(CHANNEL NO.1)~15(CHANNEL NO.16)PROGRAM No.0pppppppp=0~1274-2. System Information1) System exclusive messagesMemory Bulk Dump

n=0(Channel No.1)~15(Channel No.16)STATUS11110000 (F0H)ID No.01000011(43H)SUB STATUS0010nnnn(2nH)FORMAT No.01111110(7EH)01001100 (4CH)“L”01001101 (4DH

SystemblockdatenEr Empfang erfolgt auf dem Kanal der gerade angewählten Bank. Die Daten werdennur gesendet, wenn ein Systemdaten-Abwurfbefehl (System

Bank Program Change Chart Bulk DataSame as“Bank Program Change Chart Bulk Data” for transmission.Données en bloc des tables de changements de programm

YAMAHA [ Professional Multi-Effect Processor ]Date :11/4, 1988Model SPX900MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1.0Function ...TransmittedRecognizedRema

Program Select and KeysThese keys are used to select any of the SPX900’smemory locations. The key increments (increases) thememory location number whi

BLOCK DIAGRAMAdd-37

DIMENSIONSAdd-38

SPECIFICATIONSELECTRICAL CHARACTERRISTICSFREQ. RESPONSEDYNAMIC RANGEDISTORTIONINPUTNUMBER OF CHANNELSNOMINAL LEVELIMPEDANCELEVEL CONTROLA/D CONVERSION

EFFECT MODESINGLE (No. 1 ~ 37)MULTI (No. 38 ~ 47)No.38 ~ 39 MULTI(ECH&REV)No.40 ~ 42 MULTI(CHO&REV)No.46 ~ 47 MULTI(EXC&REV)No.43 ~ 45 MUL

USER PROGRAMMING TABLEDate:Programmer:MemoryProgram TitleMemoryNo.Program TitleMemoryNo. No.Program Title1 REV1 HALL34TRIGGERED PAN672 REV2 HALL &

USER PROGRAMMING TABLEMemory No.: Date:Program Title: Programmer:FunctionKeyParameter

MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBER VS MEMORY (PROGRAM) NUMBERBANK:ch=Date: Programmer:PGM1MEMPGM44 MEM PGM 87 MEMPGM 2 MEMPGM45 MEM PGM 88 MEMPGM3MEMPGM46 MEM

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THE CONNECTOR PANEL(US & CANADA MODEL)INPUT Connector and Level Switch REMOTE ConnectorThe input jack is standard 1/4” monaural phono type. The Th

2: GENERAL OPERATIONMEMORY CONFIGURATIONThe SPX900 has a total of 99 internal memory locations.Locations 1 through 50 are READ-ONLY MEMORYcontaining 5