Yamaha A5000 Owner's Manual

1ContentsIntroduction...2Starting Up ...3Menu Bar ...

AD INPUT unit6 AD INPUT ON/OFFTurns the AD INPUT function on or off. 7 SOURCESets the input source of the AD INPUT. 8 PANSets the pan position of the

CONTROL pagePROGRAM CONTROL unit1 DEVICESelects the control devices for PROGRAM CONTROLs 1 through 4. 2 FUNCTIONSelects the control functions for PROG

CHANNEL SETUP unit5 CTRL RESETDetermines whether the control value is reset or maintained for each MIDI channel whenthe program is switched by a progr

Sample Edit WindowThe Sample Edit Window allows you to edit the parameters related to the A5000/A4000 samplebanks or samples. The edited data are tran

MAP/OUT page1 LEVELSets the volume level. 2 PANSets the pan position. 3 VELOCITY SENSITIVITYSets the velocity sensitivity to control the volume level.

7 HIGHSets the highest key note number for the sample’s key range. This cannot be set when asample bank is being edited. 8 KEY X-FADETurns key crossfa

LEVEL SCALING unit™ BREAK POINTSets the note number for level scaling BREAK POINT 1, 2. £ LEVELSets the BREAK POINT 1, 2 volume level. OUTPUT unit¢ LE

FILTER pageEdit Operation on the GraphDrag the “ ” marker toward the arrow mark to set the parameter on the graph. n “ ” markers may be overlapped som

6 VELOCITY→CUTOFFDetermines how the cutoff frequency changes in response to velocity. 7 VELOCITY→Q/WIDTHDetermines how the Q/WIDTH value changes in re

EG pageEdit Operation on the GraphDrag the “ ” marker toward the arrow mark to set the parameter on the graph. n “ ” markers may be overlapped sometim

IntroductionWith A5000/A4000 Editor (hereafter referred to as Editor), you can edit your A5000/A4000’sprograms, sample banks or samples via your compu

6 RATE SCALINGDetermines how the amplitude EG rates vary according to the note played. 7 VELOCITY→RATEDetermines how the amplitude EG rates vary in r

£ ATTACK LEVELSets the pitch offset value at the attack level. ¢ SUSTAIN LEVELSets the pitch offset value at the sustain level.∞ RELEASE LEVEL Sets th

LFO/MIDI/CONTROL page1 RECEIVE CHANNELSets the MIDI receive channel on which the sample will sound. 2 ALTERNATE GROUPUsed to eliminate inappropriate s

7 PITCH MODULATION DEPTHSets the degree by which the pitch is modulated by the LFO waveform. 8 FILTER MODULATION DEPTHSets the degree by which the fil

The Toolbar (Edit Window)This area holds the buttons controlling the Edit Window.1 “Editor Setup” buttonSee item 1 in “The Toolbar” of “The Memory Lis

OMS Settings (Macintosh)The A5000/A4000 Editor software uses OMS (Open Music System) for MIDI input/output. Touse the A5000/A4000 Editor software, OM

OMS Port SetupHaving set up OMS, you now need to start up the A5000/A4000 Editor and set the OMS ports.1. First, start up the A5000/A4000 Editor by do

27TroubleshootingIf you encounter problems such as no sound output or abnormal behavior, verify the connectionsbefore checking the following. If you a

Starting UpWindows 95/98If you have a A5000, you can start Editor by starting XGworks and choosing “A5000 Editor”from the “Plug-in” menu. If you have

EditA5000/A4000 Editor Edit (Edit)This is the same as the “Edit Window” button in the toolbar (Page 7). Windows Macintosh4se_e.qx 9/16/99 12:14 PM

Setup (Windows) / MIDI (Macintosh) A5000/A4000 Editor Setup (Editor Setup) This is the same as the “Editor Setup” button in the toolbar (Page 7). A500

The Memory List WindowWhen you start Editor, you will first see the Memory List Window consisting of tabs, eachrepresenting the program, sample bank o

The Toolbar (Memory List Window)1 “Editor Setup” buttonClick this to open the “Editor Setup” dialog and specify the MIDI Out port settings.“Editor Set

8Program Edit WindowThe Program Edit Window allows you to edit the parameters related to the A5000/A4000programs. The edited data are transmitted to t

EFFECT/SETUP page1 PROGRAM LEVELSets the program volume. 2 TRANSPOSESets the pitch of the entire program in semitone intervals. 3 SAMPLE LFO S/H SPEED