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OWNER’S MANUAL
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U.R.G., Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division, Yamaha Corporation
© 2005 Yamaha Corporation
WE71930 505MWCP25.2-01A0
This document is printed on chlorine free (ECF) paper with soy ink. Printed in Japan
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SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION PRODUCT SAFETY MARKINGS: Yamaha electronic products Battery Notice: This product MAY contain a small non-rechargable may have either labels similar to the graphics shown below or battery which (if applicable) is soldered in place. The average life molded/stamped facsimiles of these graphics on the span of this type of battery is approximately five years. When enclosure. The explanation of these graphics appears on this replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualified serv
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS INFORMATION RELATING TO PERSONAL INJURY, ELECTRICAL SHOCK, AND FIRE HAZARD POSSIBILITIES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS LIST. WARNING- When using any electrical or electronic product, 8. This product was NOT designed for use in wet/damp locations basic precautions should always be followed. These precautions and should not be used near water or exposed to rain. Examples of include, but are not limited to, the following: wet /damp locations are; near a swimming pool, spa
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PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this manual 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: Power supply/Power cord Water warning • Only use the voltage specified as correct for the instrument. The required • Do not expose
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Connections Saving data • Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the Saving and backing up your data power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all • The edited settings are lost when you turn off the power to the instrument components, set all volume levels to minimum. Also, be sure to set the volumes without saving. Make sure to save important data to internal (User) memory (see of all components at their minimum levels and gradual
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Introduction Introduction Congratulations and thank you for your purchase of the Yamaha S90 ES Music Production Synthesizer! You now own one of the best-sounding, most versatile, and most powerful music production instruments on the planet. We strove to put virtually all our synthesizer technology and music making know-how into one instrument—and we succeeded. The new S90 ES not only gives you the latest and greatest sounds and rhythms (as well as the ability to create your own), it gives yo
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Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction .............................................................6 Basic Structure 108 Accessories.............................................................6 Internal Structure (System Overview).......................108 Setting up and Playing ...........................................8 Maintaining data.......................................................126 Power supply connections........................................... 8 Playing the keyboa
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Power supply connections Setting up and Playing Power supply connections Power supply connections 1. Make sure that the instrument’s POWER switch on the rear panel is at the OFF position. POWER OFF 2. Connect the supplied power cord to the AC INLET on the instrument’s rear panel. 3. Connect the other end of the power cord to an AC outlet. Make sure your S90 ES meets the voltage requirement for the country or region in which it is being used. Power Switch AC INLET Power cord (included) WARNING M
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Power supply connections Connecting the speakers or pair of headphones Since the S90 ES has no built-in speakers, you will need to monitor the sound of the instrument by using external equipment. Connect a set of headphones, powered speakers, or other playback equipment as required. Powered speaker (Left) Powered speaker (Right) Headphones OUTPUT L/MONO OUTPUT R PHONES S90 ES Turning the power on Make sure the volume settings of the S90 ES and external devices are turned down to the minimum.
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Playing the keyboard Adjusting the sound and the display contrast Adjust the volume levels of the S90 ES and the connected amplifier/speaker system. If the display is not easily visible, use the Contrast control to adjust for optimum visibility. Adjust the volume with the Adjust the display contrast with the MASTER VOLUME slider. Contrast control. SF1 F1 Contrast control MASTER VOLUME Now that you’ve set up the S90 ES properly, you’re ready to begin playing it. n When you are ready to turn off
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Playing the keyboard Selecting and playing the sounds The S90 ES provides three different types of programs for playing the sounds: Voices, Performances, and Multis. The basic difference among these programs is in their use—for playing the keyboard, or for creating music with multiple parts. For creating music of multiple parts For playing the keyboard Voice: Performance: Multi: This program contains a basic This program allows you to This program allows you to play instrument sound, such
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Modes Modes There are several operation modes in the S90 ES, and they can be VOICE PERFORM MASTER selected by using the six mode buttons. The use of the individual 1 2 3 modes depends on your particular musical application. For playing the keyboard conventionally, the Voice or Performance MULTI/ mode should be used. If you’re creating music, particularly multi- FILE UTILITY SEQ PLAY part arrangements, use the Multi mode and Sequence Play mode. 4 5 6 To make global settings for the instrumen
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Basic instructions Basic instructions Voices—the basic building blocks of the S90 ES Voices—created in the Voice mode—are the basic sonic building blocks for the other modes of the S90 ES. The Performance and Multi programs are made up of different Voices, used together for specific performance or song recording applications. The S90 ES features an exceptionally wide variety of preset Voices for playing in virtually any musical style. Try searching through the Voices to find your favorites. O
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Main Features Main Features ● Naturally responsive 88-Key Balanced Hammer Effect keyboard (with aftertouch), drawing on our extensive experience and expertise in piano-making. ● Wide range of dynamic and authentic voices. Use the Category Search function to quickly call up the sounds you want, based on their instrument type. ● Half Damper function that lets you finely control the decay of the sound—and expressively recreate the complex charactistics of acoustic instruments, especially piano an
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Using the Owner’s Manual Using the Owner’s Manual Setting up and Playing .........................................................................................................................................Page 8 This section gives you all you need to know about getting started in playing and using your S90 ES—from setting up and turning on the power to performing basic operations. The Controls & Connectors ....................................................................................
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The Controls & Connectors Front Panel 6 9 ) $ @#* ™ ¶ ∞ MODE PROGRAM PAN/SEND PAN REVERB CHORUS TEMPO ASSIGN ASSIGN A ASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2 USER 1 USER 2 TONE CUTOFF RESONANCE ATTACK RELEASE SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 SWING GATETIME VELOCITY UNITMULTIPLY DRUM CATEGORY ARP FX VOICE PERFORM MASTER PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 PRE 4 GM PLG 1 PLG 2 PLG 3 KITS SEARCH MEF MEF 1 MEF 2 MEF 3 MEF 4 VOLUME EQ LOW LOW MID HIGH MID HIGH FAVORITES A. PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR/ BASS STRINGS BRASS REED/PIPE PLU
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Front Panel 9 [SF1] - [SF6] (Sub Function) buttons Page 23 & [ENTER] button These buttons located directly below the LCD display Use this button to execute a Job or a Store operation. call up the corresponding sub functions indicated in the Also use this button to actually enter a number when display. In the display hierarchy, these sub functions selecting a Memory or Bank for Voice or Performance. [SF] rank just below the functions [F]. In the File mode, use this button to go to the next low
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The Controls & Connectors Rear Panel ∞ [CATEGORY SEARCH] button Page 32 ¶ SLOT 1 - 3 lamps Page 99 When this button is turned on, the lower row of Bank These three lamps show the installation status of the buttons (labeled A.PIANO—REED/PIPE below the Plug-in Boards. If the Plug-in Board has been correctly buttons) and the Group buttons can be used to select installed, the corresponding SLOT lamp will light. the Voice/Performance category. n The Vocal Harmony Plug-in Board (PLG100-VH) can be i
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Rear Panel instrument to the external USB storage device and load ) OUTPUT L/MONO & R jacks Pages 9, 63 the data from the external USB storage device to the Line level audio signals are output via these phone instrument. Save and Load operations are executed in jacks. For monophonic output, use just the L/MONO the File mode. (Pages 50, 56, 76) jack. n For details about USB, see page 20 . ! PHONES jack Page 9 For connection to a pair of stereo headphones. USB USB is an abbreviation for Unive
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The Controls & Connectors Using USB storage devices Using USB storage devices When using USB storage devices, make sure to connect them to the USB TO DEVICE connector, and follow the important precautions below. ■ Compatible USB devices USB connector types Connect only a USB storage device (such as hard disk, CD- ROM, flash disk and other drives) to the USB TO DEVICE There are two different types of USB connectors, and connector. Other devices such as a computer keyboard or the rear panel of t
