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OWNER’S MANUAL
OWNER’S MANUAL
OWNER’S MANUAL
M.D.G., EMI Division, amaha Y Corporation
' 1999 amaha Y Corporation
V484950 910MWCP3.3-01A0
This document is printed on chlorine free (ECF) Paper. Printed in Japan
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SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION PRODUCT SAFETY MARKINGS: Yamaha electronic products may Battery Notice: This product MAY contain a small non-rechargable have either labels similar to the graphics shown below or battery which (if applicable) is soldered in place. The average life span molded/stamped facsimiles of these graphics on the enclosure. The of this type of battery is approximately five years. When replacement explanation of these graphics appears on this page. Please observe becomes necessary, c
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PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep these precautions in a safe place for future reference. WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following: • This instrument contains no user-serviceable parts. Do not attempt to • Only use the voltage specified as correct for the
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Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha CS6x/CS6R Control Synthesizer. Your new CS6x/CS6R synthesizer incorporates the highly-acclaimed AWM2 synthesis engine, allowing the creation of super-realistic sounds. It also supports optional Plug-in Boards that provide other synthesis engines of your choice, enabling the production of cutting edge synthesizer sounds. You can play all these sounds using the synthesizer’s automatic playback facilities such as the built-in Arpeggiator and Sequenc
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Table of Contents Basics Section Basics Section Reference Section Reference Section The Controls & Connectors................................6 Voice Mode........................................................74 Voice Mode Voice Play ..............................................................74 Before Use ........................................................12 Voice Edit ..............................................................78 Power Supply ..........................................
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B Ba as siic cs s S Se ec ct tiio on n Basics Section The Controls & Connectors Front Panel CS6x MIC/LINE 2 LINE 1 L/MONO R 1 2 FOOT GAIN 1 [VOLUME] Knob (Page 20) A/D INPUT PHONES OUTPUT INDIVIDUAL OUTPUT VOLUM Adjusts the master volume. Turn the knob clockwise to raise the output level from the OUTPUT L/R jacks and the PHONES jack. VOLUME FILTER EFFE 2 OCTAVE [UP] and [DOWN] keys (Page 28) (CS6x only) CUTOFF RESONANCE R EG Press either of these keys to shift the note range of the keyboard u
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6 Sound Control knobs (Page 40) (CS6x only) You can modify the effects and tones in real time using these. There are knobs for Filter Cutoff Frequency and Resonance, the time parameter of the Envelope Generator (EG), and Reverb and Chorus effects. Other controls are related to the Arpeggiator, Portamento, Phrase Clip, and Sequencer. IN OUT THRU T FOOT FOOT ME CONTROLLER SUSTAIN SWITCH BREATH TO HOST HOST SELECT MIDI 7 MODE keys (Page 21) Press these to keys to select Voice, Performance, Uti
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B Ba as siic cs s S Se ec ct tiio on n 8 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) This is a backlit 2-line display. 9 [SHIFT] key (Page 23) In Voice or Performance Play Mode, a screen for viewing or setting the Octave parameter and the MIDI Transmit channel (Page 23) is shown CS6x when you press the [SHIFT] key. In any of the Edit Modes, when THRU pressing this key while turning the [PAGE] knob, a menu screen is 3.3V CARD displayed and you can quickly switch between Edit Mode screens (Page 23). I
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^ [ENTER] key (Pages 24, 25) While selecting a Memory or Bank for Voice or Performance, press this key to determine such a memory location. Also, use this key to execute a Job or a Store operation. & [DEC/NO] key (Page 24) Use this to decrease the value of the parameter at which the cursor is positioned. Also use it to cancel a Job or a Store operation. POWER * [INC/YES] key (Page 24) Use this to increase the value of the parameter at which the cursor is MEMORY PRE1 PRE2 A B C D E F
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B Ba as siic cs s S Se ec ct tiio on n Rear Panel 1 POWER switch (Page 19) 3 CARD slot (Page 171) 4 MIDI IN, OUT, and THRU connectors (Page 15) Use this to switch the synthesizer Insert a Memory Card here to MIDI IN receives MIDI messages from an external MIDI on or off. transfer various data to/from device. Use this connector to control the synthesizer from the instrument. Read carefully an external MIDI device. MIDI OUT sends out MIDI the precautions on use of a messages generated by t
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5 HOST SELECT switch (Page 16) 7 BREATH jack (Pages 18, 48) 8 FOOT SWITCH 9 SUSTAIN jack jack (Pages 18, 48) (Pages 18, 48) Select the type of computer Connect an optional breath Connect an optional An optional Foot Switch connected to the synthesizer via the controller BC3 here. You can Foot switch (FC4 or (FC4 or FC5) can be TO HOST connector . use the Breath Controller to FC5) here. Using the connected here. You can change the output level or tone foot switch, you can use the Foot
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Basics Section Before Use This section explains how to connect to an AC power source, audio and MIDI devices, and a computer system. Only switch the synthesizer on after you have made all the necessary connections. It is recommended that you read this section before using the synthesizer. Power Supply CS6x/CS6R rear panel AC INLET terminal Power cord (included) 1Make sure that the instrument’s POWER switch is at the OFF position. 2Connect the supplied power cord to the AC INLET terminal on the
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Connections Connecting to External Audio Equipment Since the synthesizer has no built-in speakers, you need to monitor its sound output via external audio equipment. Alternatively, you could use a pair of headphones. There are several methods of connecting to external audio equipment, as described in the following illustrations. The CS6R also needs an external MIDI controller such as a keyboard, though this is not necessary when using the internal sequencer. For MIDI connections, see the next
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Basics Section Speaker Speaker Amplifier Amplifier L R L R Mixer Mixer OUTPUT L R OUTPUT L R Headphones 123456789 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 L R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 L R OUTPUT L / INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL OUTPUT L / INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL R R PHONES MONO MONO OUTPUT1 OUTPUT2 OUTPUT1 OUTPUT2 C PHONES CS6R CS6x Headphones Connecting a pair of headphones does not affect audio output from the OUTPUT (L/MONO and R) jacks. You can monitor the same sounds via headphones and at the OUTPUT jacks
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Connecting External MIDI Equipment You can connect an external MIDI device using a MIDI cable (available separately) and control it from this synthesizer. You can also use an external MIDI keyboard or sequencer to control the synthesizer’s internal sounds. This section introduces several different applications of MIDI. The HOST SELECT switch on the rear panel should be set to “MIDI.” Otherwise, MIDI information will not be transmitted from the synthesizer’s MIDI OUT connector. Controlling fro
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Basics Section Controlling Another MIDI Device via MIDI THRU E x t e r n a l M I D I s e q u e n c e r E x t e r n a l M I D I s y n t h e s i z e r MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI IN MIDI THRU H O S T S E L E C T C P C - 2 P C - 1 MIDI IN MIDI OUT M I D I M a c E x t e r n a l M I D I s y n t h e s i z e r CS6x/CS6R With the above MIDI connections, you can send MIDI data from the MIDI OUT connector while MIDI data from the external sequencer can be sent to an external MIDI synthesizer via the MIDI THRU j
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2: MIDI Interface to MIDI IN and OUT Using the computer’s MIDI interface H O S T S E L E C T P C - 2 P C - 1 M I D I M a c S e r i a l c a b l e M I D I I N M I D I O U T P e r s o n a l S y s t e m / V P S / V C M I D I M P e r s o n a l S y s t e m / V I B O U T M I D I I N C o m p u t e r w i t h M I D I i n t e r f a c e CS6x/CS6R Using an external MIDI interface H O S T S E L E C T M I D I I n t e r f a c e P C - 2 P C - 1 M I D I O U T M I D I M a c M I D I I N M I D I I N M I D I O U T C
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Basics Section Connecting Various Controllers The CS6x has several controller jacks on the rear panel, including FOOT SWITCH, SUSTAIN, FOOT CONTROLLER, FOOT VOLUME and BREATH. You can connect optional controllers like a Foot Switch (the FC4 or FC5), Foot Controller (the FC7) and Breath Controller (BC3, etc.) to control tone, volume, pitch and other parameters. The CS6R only has a Breath Controller connector on its front panel, but other controls (equivalent to the CS6x) may be available using
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Powering Up Power-on Procedure When you have made all the necessary connections between your synthesizer and any other devices, make sure that all volume settings are turned down all the way to zero. Then turn on the every device in your setup in the order of MIDI masters (senders), MIDI slaves (receivers), then audio equipment (mixers, amplifiers, speakers, etc.). This ensures the smooth flow of signals from the first device to the last (first MIDI, then audio). When powering down the setup, f
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Basics Section If you have a Memory Card inserted in the instrument’s CARD slot or an optional Plug-in Board installed, you may see other screens before the Voice or Performance Play Mode screen is displayed. If a previously used Memory Card is inserted in the CARD slot, you will see a screen while files in EXT Memory are being loaded. If a new Memory Card (one never used on the instrument) is inserted in the CARD slot, you will see a screen while a basic file is being created in EXT Memory. If
