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Yamaha A4000 Owner's Manual

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The screen displays as illustrated in this Owner's Manual are for instructional purposes, and may
appear somewhat different from the screens which appear on your computer.
This owner's manual is applicable to both the A5000 Editor and the A4000 Editor (for both Windows and
Macintosh).
The screen illustrations are mainly taken from the A5000 Editor for Windows, although and differences
between versions are explained.
This owner's manual assumes that you are already familiar with basic Windows/Macintosh operation. If you
are not,please refer to the owner's manual which came with your Windows/Mac OS software before using
A5000/A4000 Editor.
For information about hardware requirements, the interconnection of devices and the installation of the
A5000/A4000 Editor software, refer to the separate "Installation Manual" as well as the Owner's Manual for
the respective MIDI device.
Contents
Introduction ..................................................2
Starting Up ..................................................3
Menu Bar ......................................................4
The Memory List Window............................6
The Toolbar ......................................................7
The Program Edit Window ..........................8
The Sample Edit Window ..........................13
The Toolbar ....................................................24
OMS Settings (Macintosh) ................................25
Troubleshooting ........................................27
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    The screen displays as illustrated in this Owner’s Manual are for instructional purposes, and may appear somewhat different from the screens which appear on your computer. This owner’s manual is applicable to both the A5000 Editor and the A4000 Editor (for both Windows and Macintosh).

  • Page 2: Introduction

    Introduction With A5000/A4000 Editor (hereafter referred to as Editor), you can edit your A5000/A4000’s programs, sample banks or samples via your computer. Editor for Windows is a plug-in for XGworks(lite). To use Voice Editor for Windows, XGworks(lite) must be installed beforehand.

  • Page 3: Starting Up

    If you have an A5000, open the “A5000 Editor” folder in the “YAMAHA Voice Editor” folder and double-click the “A5000Editor” icon. If you have an A4000, open the “A4000 Editor” folder in the “YAMAHA Voice Editor” folder and double-click the “A4000Editor” icon.
  • Page 4 Edit Windows Macintosh A5000/A4000 Editor Edit (Edit) This is the same as the “Edit Window” button in the toolbar (Page 7).
  • Page 5 A5000/A4000 Editor Setup (Editor Setup) This is the same as the “Editor Setup” button in the toolbar (Page 7). A5000/A4000 Editor Receive Memory List (Receive Memory List) This is the same as the “Receive Memory List” button in the toolbar (Page 7).

  • Page 6: The Memory List Window

    When you start Editor, you will first see the Memory List Window consisting of tabs, each representing the program, sample bank or sample in your A5000/A4000. When you choose to edit a program, sample bank or sample from the Memory List Window by double-clicking it, the Edit Window will be opened.

  • Page 7: The Toolbar

    This is where you set up the Editor to allow the transmission of edited data to your A5000/A4000. Click the [OK] button to apply the settings and quit the dialog. Click the [Cancel] button to quit without applying the settings.

  • Page 8: The Program Edit Window

    Program Edit Window The Program Edit Window allows you to edit the parameters related to the A5000/A4000 programs. The edited data are transmitted to the A5000/A4000 via MIDI in realtime. For information on each parameter, refer to the A5000/A4000 Owner’s Manual.
  • Page 9 EFFECT/SETUP page 1 PROGRAM LEVEL Sets the program volume. 2 TRANSPOSE Sets the pitch of the entire program in semitone intervals. 3 SAMPLE LFO S/H SPEED Sets the frequency of the LFO S/H waveform. Higher values produce higher speed. PROGRAM PORTAMENTO unit 4 MODE (MONO) Selects the PROGRAM PORTAMENTO mode.
  • Page 10 Selects the output destination for EFFECT 1, 2 and 3. This function is not available for an effect block which is connected to another effect block. EFFECT4-6 unit The same functions are provided for EFFECT 4, 5 and 6 as for EFFECT 1, 2 and 3 above. This unit is not available for the A4000.
  • Page 11 CONTROL page PROGRAM CONTROL unit 1 DEVICE Selects the control devices for PROGRAM CONTROLs 1 through 4. 2 FUNCTION Selects the control functions for PROGRAM CONTROLs 1 through 4. 3 RANGE Selects the control value ranges for PROGRAM CONTROLs 1 through 4. 4 TYPE Selects the control methods for PROGRAM CONTROLs 1 through 4.
  • Page 12 Determines whether the control value is reset or maintained for each MIDI channel when the program is switched by a program change message or other mean. Select ON to reset or NO to maintain. MIDI channels B01 through B16 are not available on the A4000. 6 NOTE ON TYPE Selects the type of playback which will occur when note-on messages are received for each MIDI channel.

  • Page 13: The Sample Edit Window

    The Sample Edit Window allows you to edit the parameters related to the A5000/A4000 sample banks or samples. The edited data are transmitted to the A5000/A4000 via MIDI in realtime. For information on each parameter, refer to the A5000/A4000 Owner’s Manual.
  • Page 14 MAP/OUT page ) ) ) ! ! ! # # @ # # # $ $ $ % % % ^ ^ ^ 1 LEVEL Sets the volume level. 2 PAN Sets the pan position. 3 VELOCITY SENSITIVITY Sets the velocity sensitivity to control the volume level. 4 POLY/MONO Selects polyphonic or mono playback.
  • Page 15 7 HIGH Sets the highest key note number for the sample’s key range. This cannot be set when a sample bank is being edited. 8 KEY X-FADE Turns key crossfade OFF or ON. PITCH unit 9 COARSE Adjusts the sample’s pitch in semitone intervals. ) FINE Fine-tunes the sample’s pitch.
  • Page 16 LEVEL SCALING unit ™ BREAK POINT Sets the note number for level scaling BREAK POINT 1, 2. £ LEVEL Sets the BREAK POINT 1, 2 volume level. OUTPUT unit ¢ LEVEL Sets the OUTPUT 1, 2 volume level. ∞ OUTPUT Selects the output destination of the sample or sample bank.
  • Page 17 FILTER page 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 9 9 9 ) ) ) ! ! ! Edit Operation on the Graph Drag the “ ” marker toward the arrow mark to set the parameter on the graph. “...
  • Page 18 6 VELOCITY CUTOFF Determines how the cutoff frequency changes in response to velocity. 7 VELOCITY Q/WIDTH Determines how the Q/WIDTH value changes in response to velocity. EQ unit 8 TYPE Sets the EQ type. 9 FREQUENCY Sets the EQ frequency point. ) GAIN Sets the gain at the selected frequency point.
  • Page 19 EG page º ¡ Edit Operation on the Graph Drag the “ ” marker toward the arrow mark to set the parameter on the graph. “ ” markers may be overlapped sometimes. AMPLITUDE EG unit 1 ATTACK RATE Sets the attack rate. 2 DECAY RATE Sets the decay rate.
  • Page 20 6 RATE SCALING Determines how the amplitude EG rates vary according to the note played. 7 VELOCITY RATE Determines how the amplitude EG rates vary in response to the velocity of the played note. FILTER EG unit 8 ATTACK RATE Sets the rate at which the cutoff frequency moves from its initial level (at note on) to the attack level.
  • Page 21 £ ATTACK LEVEL Sets the pitch offset value at the attack level. ¢ SUSTAIN LEVEL Sets the pitch offset value at the sustain level. ∞ RELEASE LEVEL Sets the pitch offset value at the release level. § RATE SCALING Determines how the pitch EG rates vary according to the note played. ¶...
  • Page 22 LFO/MIDI/CONTROL page 3 3 3 5 5 5 1 RECEIVE CHANNEL Sets the MIDI receive channel on which the sample will sound. 2 ALTERNATE GROUP Used to eliminate inappropriate simultaneous sounding of multiple drum instruments. LFO unit 3 WAVE Selects the LFO waveform. The selected waveform is used to modulate the sound. 4 SPEED Sets the LFO frequency.
  • Page 23 7 PITCH MODULATION DEPTH Sets the degree by which the pitch is modulated by the LFO waveform. 8 FILTER MODULATION DEPTH Sets the degree by which the filter’s cutoff frequency is modulated by the LFO waveform. 9 AMPLITUDE MODULATION DEPTH Sets the degree by which the amplitude is modulated by the LFO waveform.

  • Page 24: The Toolbar

    The Toolbar This area holds the buttons controlling the Edit Window. 1 “Editor Setup” button See item 1 in “The Toolbar” of “The Memory List Window” (Page 7). 2 “Memory List” button Click this to bring the Memory List Window back into view (Page 6). (Edit Window)

  • Page 25: Oms Settings (Macintosh)

    For more information about OMS features, see the READ ME file included with OMS. Setting up OMS Setup files for the A5000/A4000 have already been created for use with the A5000/A4000 Editor; please use the appropriate file for your device. The following example is for the A5000.
  • Page 26 OMS Port Setup Having 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 double-clicking its icon. If AppleTalk is enabled, you will get an alert message. Click “OFF.” It will take some time for AppleTalk to be disabled.

  • Page 27: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If you encounter problems such as no sound output or abnormal behavior, verify the connections before checking the following. If you are using the A5000/A4000 Editor for Windows, refer to the XGworks(lite) owner’s manual too. The printer port is not recognized.

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