YAMAHA Digital Multi-Effect Processor Processeur multi-effets numérique Digitaler Multieffektprozessor 8 Operating Manual Manuel d'utilisation Bedienungsanleitung ie 7 [eee Ge ees | EISINTRODUCTION Congratdations om your purchase of @ Yamaha SPX90 Digal Mul Effect Processor. The SPXW iran amolgam of advanced acoustical research and dial {eclnology designed to provide marcians and home recording ents with wide range of exiting effects. ‘The SPXOO Digital Mult-Elfect Procesorslzes highly refned LST (Large ‘Scale Integration) technology to crate natural reverberation. Not nl iss utorimen of 30 preset efece comprehensive enough 0 sult most studio and performance applications, th SPX0D abo allows yout createup 1060 addtional (fects and store them for istant real. ‘Your SPXO0 con ereae effects for beyond mere reverberation, though that in tei of truly superior quality. A vases of echo, delay, and special effects ‘ach with comprehensive parameter adustments—can be accessed atthe uch ‘fa switch And asthe SPXOD ts MIDI-compatibl, ican be proganmed 10 ppl separate reverberation effets toanarey of MDI -compatle ntramont. ‘Your SPAOO Digital Mult Effect Processor wll prose extremely useful a varies of applications: acoustic ele, PA, MIDI rumen and home re ‘condingrystome. In order to take advatage of the vast potential of this com- ‘ponent, we urge you t study this manual efor comectng the SPX90 to your System: We at Yomaha thank you, and wish you years of enjoyment with your SP290 CONTENTS. PRECAUTIONS. 2 TREMOLO FRONT PANEL. 3 SYMPHONIC REAR PANEL 4 PITCH CHANGE BASIC OPERATIONS. 5 PREEZE PRESET PROGRAM SELECTION 5 REVERB 8 GATE EDIT: CHANGING PARAMETERS. 5 GATE STORE: SAVING EDITED PROGRAMS... 6 'ADR-NOISE GATE. (OUTPUT BALANCE AND LEVEL. COMPRESSOR. ROGRAMMING 7 PAN, BYPASS. 7 ‘AUTO PAN. UniLiry FUNCTIONS: 8 ‘TRIGGERED PAN EDIT TITLE. 8 DELAY VIBRATO. MIDI FUNCTIONS 8 PARAMETRIC EO. FOOTSWITCH MEMORY RECALL RANGE. 9 SAMPLE APPLICATIONS. DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAMS AND SPECIFICATIONS. PARAMETERS. 10 MIDIDATA FORMAT. REVERS. 10 ROM CONTENTS AND CONTROLABLE ERT, ER2 10 PARAMETERS, DELAY. 11 EARLY REFLECTION MODE CHART ECHO. 12 ROOM Size CHART Moouiation BLOCK DIAGRAM STEREO FLANGE 12 DIMENSIONS. chorus. 12 USER PROGRAMMING TABLE. STEREO PHASING 13. MIDIIMPLEMENTATION CHART.PRECAUTIONS INOTE:It i vita 10 road this section bolore using your SPXGO Digital Mult-Eect Proossor. This unit uti state-of-the art digital technology which although designed to provide years of wouble-ee vse, requires careful handling, © VOLTAGE RATINGS. Be sure the AZ supply in your area is appropriate for your PAOD. Us\/Canadian Mode: 110V — 120, 60/60H2 General Mode: 220 ~ 240V, 50/6042 (¢ ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE 1p not expose the SPXSC to excessive heat. The ‘operating temperature ranga ofthis uni is between ‘lond 40 degres centigrac (32 and “Ot degrees Fatvenheit). The LCD may not function properly Undo xtzemetemperature conditions. wl turn tonomel afte cooling down fo within the proper temperature range (© EXTERNAL CLEANING [Donotclean the exterior ofthe SPX90 with solvents Such a6 benzine or paint thinner. Dust, dir. of fingermarks sould timply 0 romoved witha soft dry loth Intenal clearing of the Unit should only be perform by a qualifies technician © BACKUP BATTERY To ensue that User Progiams are no: jst when betry ects as a backup. In normal use this batory lasts 8 years, butte advisasle to change the battery before this time has elapsed. Contact your local ‘Yamaha desler for dete, NOTE: When you change the battoy, tho User Programs may be lst A a safeguard take ‘note of al parame of your User Programs inthe USER PROGRAMMING TABLE ae Ccompanying this manual. The SPX9O can than be programmed once a rew battry is insted. The preset programs are per ‘manont and wl ot beaffectedby achange of attr. ¢ ERROR MESSAGES ‘when power i iially tuned ON an sutomatic. Circuit fest program is executed to erture proper Dperation. Ian eor is excauntered ane Of the folowing error messages wil be dsploed EO: ROM chocksum enor El: CPU RAM rod /wite eror 2: Extemal RAM reat ero, ‘Make 2 note ofthe error message anc inform the ftrvice poonnel winen the units %0 be sewviced,FRONT PANEL o 9 Go eee iS i= lo © Power ON/OFF Switch {When the power tumed ON, the program which Fapulatoe the lvel of he Input signal. Set the INBUT EVEL contol whe watching the INPUT LEVEL meter. ‘tre seven LED meter segments Should not abe continuously on when an Input Signals applied, esthiswileaultin nut amor ‘Suoad sha dtorton When the NBUT LEVEL onl esto“ onthe sala te inpuloutout fan's 1 unity). A Song of 10" increases gain By oou 10 ae © input Level Meter ‘Ths eayto-reod LED level meter ito visual aid {0 song appropiate input level. General, the boot input Tove! sting wl prodice continous Fighting ofthe lower green LED segments, while the upper red segments lsh ony Sccaionaly. © Memory Number LED JThS'LED display shows the numberof the cur romty selected program." Memory numbers 1 {Grou 30 conta factory-preset elects (ROM) Memory numbers 31 tough 80 can be ied 9 Por elt versions ofthe preset ffects (RAM) © LoD Program and Parameter indicator ‘Thishigr contest Liquid yet Display nienes tho fect name and parame data value *Ssuccossiectect parameters. Pressing this ‘he programmable parame: ‘Snes the dened parameter fas been ested, tho PARAMETER INCREMENT/OCCREMENT hays fe used to change the vslue of that parame? ferebymocitving the sect The. pacometrs ‘val Tor esch program ar dillene tle to {he perameter chart on poge 24. © Parameter Increment/Decrement Keys tne valu of 9 o- {down snow) to decease he vaue © Balance/Output Level Key Asin bropaton of ol nal dct Sarl essing tis kay altmatly causes, the curtent Balance and: quit level vslues to be displayed ‘onthe LED. The Parameter Inremont/ Decrement ‘eys're then Used To aajust the displayed vals, © Store Key ‘Stoves any edited prestettoct ina selected RAM rmomory position (3150) @ Memory incroment/Decroment Keys ‘These keys select any desired memory umber to ale specific program or store an sed program {nthe uger remory awa. The selected Peron, ‘umber fs shown on the MEMORY NUMBER leplay. Waien © new memory number scaled, the MEMORY number display wilflash unt other the STORE or RECALL fonction i acthsted Recall K © Bee! oy to veal the prooram tht resides inte seed memory nub © Utility Key Multhurpase key accesses MIDI consol func ions, fectitates program slo editing and cote footgwich memory contol range. See pages 8 fand 9 Yor deta © Foot Triggor Key Won th ey 2 ts LED ON. the Footswitch connected tothe Memory/Tepger ack functions 3s 2 foot tigger for tho GATE and FREEZE proofs, ster than for manory #e- © Bypass Key ‘Whon this ty is pressed, tho effect signals shut off and onty the roc signal wil bo cute. Droct Signal level saffected bythe NPUT LEVEL control stone ® Memory/Trigger Fostswitch Jack Facttas remote memory selection vi optonsl footgiich’ ‘The range of mamary locations to be rocaled by the footswitch can be Set witha Uti progiam. When the foot bigger function (abo. ICON, the footswitch connected to thisjack acts a: tigger footswitch rather than memoy conte ea cfs Vamena FCS Foot Contr recom: mended ® Bypass Footswitch Jack Faziatee foot contol of the BYPASS function descr ars Yamaha 8 Foot ConorREAR PANEL bbe 6 of oo] * © Remote Control Connestor Permits remote access to SPXB0 effect programs. Tre optional remote. carol unit. model RCT, permits drat access to programs 1 though 7 and ‘St through 37 while all otter preset programs may be accessed sxquentally USER LED OFF user on | [Peet pon — = er perene— gestae ‘iow 27 @ MIDI THRU Connector Re-tranemite NADI data recoived at ke MIDI IN cennecto to subsequent MIDI instruments © MiDI IN Connector Permits SPXGO offoctprosams to be automatically sescted via a MIDI signd. This conrector must be connected to the MIDI OUT connector of the ‘wenamiting MIDI instrument via 8 standard MIDI abe © Output Level Selector (-20 4B, +4 dB) Focitates SPXB0 sourceline level ‘sonstivity) rmathing. © Output Jacks (Land A) ‘Those aro standard mano 1/4” phone jacks which dalver the diect and effet signal to subsequent ‘maing oF amplification equipment. Since. the SPXGO cers stereo output, we roconmend that ‘he output signal be fod in stereo toa stureo sound ‘system in order to tak ful advantage othe super Suv etfcts provided: Output impedance Is 600 fms, © Input Level Selector (~20 dB, +4 4B) Permits SPX8O sourcing. level sensitivity) matching, © Input jack ‘Th standard unbalanced mono 1/4” phone jack accepts the input signal ta the SPXOC. Input im pedance i610 k-ofmsBASIC OPERATIONS Before actualy solsting or ecting procrams on your S$PX90, meke sure that ll connections have been mage prone, and that the INPUT LEVEL switch, OUTPUT LEVEL swith, and INPUT LEVEL contol have bean propily sot 20 {ording tothe source signal and equipment to which the SPXGO signal wil be fo. PRESET PROGRAM SELECTION Your $PX90 is equipped with a solcton of 30 out Standing preset affect programs which ae ited in the ROM CONTENTS AND CONTROLABLE PARAME: TERS on page 24. The presot (and user) programs ‘ae selected as folows: 1, Use MEMORY INCREMENT/OECREMENT keys 1 soloct desfod memory number (remember, | through 20 sre the presets). 2. Press RECALL key to call program in selected smomory number 1 rom carey nue NOTE: Tho same process is used to seoct user pro- rams (memory number 31 though 80) ance You have edited and stored your awn programs (EDITING: CHANGING PARAMETERS ‘The SPXQO offers incredible sonic fenibilty, as each fect type comprises Is own set of pararcters (368 parameter chart on page 24). These parameters can be acjustd to sult your testes and the tonal char teristics of your musical equipment. We therfore re {commend that you axamine each preset effext program, land observe how these parameters affect the sound. You will soon discover many new and exiting 9: plications for the SPXOO's preset effect programs. 1. Select and recall desited program as described above 2. Press PARAMETER key to access the various pa: ‘rameters avalable In the selected program, Each timo tho PARAMETER kay is pressec. the next Darameter inthe list scaled —— REV 3 VocaL REV TIMES 2.453. Use PARAMETER INCREMENT/DECREMENT ky to st dosed value ofthe solcted parameter. REV_3 VOCAL REV TIME: 2.45 REV 3 VocaL | HIGH = 0.5 REV 3 VOCAL HIGH = 0-8 INOTE:A descrgton of each parameter and is effect ‘ill Bo given in tho DESCRIPTION OF PRO- GRAMS AND PARAMETERS ‘ection, be inning on page 10, ‘STORE # SAVING EDITED PROGRAMS ‘Once youve edited parametas on e preset peogam, ‘those changes will min n eect only unl you saloct (RECALL) another program. The STORE function. howave, slows You to save the edited program in ‘any one of the ser memory loeations-from 3T to ‘90am wich itean then be rcaled at any time 1. Select and edit a program as deseribec above 2. Use the MEMORY INCREMENT/DECREMENT kaye to slot lear memory location batween 31 nd 80, 3. Piss the STORE key. GG som: “Theedited progrem has now been stored inthe selected User nemory location. The stored program may now bereeaog at ny tmeby fellowing the normal program solocion procedure INOTE:If you attempt to storea program in one of the tead-oniy preset locations (1 trough 30), 'SPX90 wil csplay tho" #1 ~#30 READ ONL) 10% message ‘The SPXGO has an Et Title Function, which ‘allows you to provide our own tiles for edited progiams (See the UTILITY functon on page 8)(OUTPUT BALANCE AND LEVEL PRO- GRAMMING ‘The BALANCE key selects the BALANCE and OUT: PUT LEVEL functions forall programs 1. Press the BALANCE Key while any parameter Is selected, 2, The fist function ealled willbe BALANCE. Adjust the BALANCE of the effected and direct signal between 0 and 100% using the PARAMETER INCREMENT/DECREMENT keys * Balance ~ 100%: effect sound ony Balanco = 0% dct sound only. 3. Press the BALANCE key again to call the OUTPUT LEVEL ‘function. Agjust using the PARAMETER INCREMENT/DECREMENT keys. * OUT LVT ~ 100% maximum output eve OUT LVL = 0% no sound mill be ouput Fo REV 3 vocaL [BaLaNce = 100 2 os Se REV-3_ VOCAL BALANCE = 50 4 [REV vocal] OUT LL = 100 | eee REV 3 vooaL Lour uve = “90 x) (Bypass When the BYPASS key s pressed and its LED lights, tho etfoct signal is defeated ang only the direct input signal is dalverd vie the OUTPUT facts, The BAL [ANGE and OUTPUT LEVEL functions ar alsa by- Dossod. Ths BYPASS function oan also De actiatsa ‘ia'a a footswitch connected to the BYPASS jack. ‘ormlly-closed-type footswitch such as tho Yamaha FCB must be usedUTILITY FUNCTIONS “The UTILITY key provides access to four utlity func tions, These functions a selected in the following Sequence each time the UTILITY oy is pressed ‘Normal mode EDIT TITLE ~ MIDI CONTROL ~ MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE ~ FOOTSWITCH ME- MORY RECALL.» Nowtal made ‘The UTILITY key LED will ight during selection ofthe {our tility funelons, and wall go out when the normal ‘mode is retuned to. Whan the UTILITY LED Is ON, the PARAMETER and MEMORY "NUMBER INCREMENT/DECREMENT Keye wil perform special functions as deserbed below, so normal parameter ‘and memory selection can nat be poformed unt the formal mode is selected This function makes it possible to provide new titles {or programs which you havo odited and stored in user rmomory (31 though $0). When the EDIT TITLE {anetion icalled, tha lower lino the LD wil display the “EDIT TITLE™ funetion nome and the upper ine ‘wil display the tite ofthe currant selected program. ‘Tho PARAMETER and BALANCE keys can then be Used to move tha cursor left and gM. respectivaly, to sleet the charactor tobe changed. Place the cursor fover a. character then use. the PARAMETER INGREMENT/DECREMENT keys to sco hrough the Characters, topping atthe desived charactor. Move the cursor to the next character foetion and repost this operation unt the new tile = complate. The ‘valele characters area follows ([MIDIFUNCTIONS With the SPX90 itis possibi to solect speci pro: ‘grams wa external MIDI contol. For example, you can got the SPX9O 60 that when you slot a specie voice ‘on your MIOI synthesizer, the most appropriate effect probrarn for ths vee elev autonnatcaly. nth roe the $PX90 is detecting tho MIDI Program Change Samal. For the fllowing programs only, the SPXEO tiso detects the MIDI Note ON/OFF signals * GATE programs (GATE ON/OFF) + PITCH programs (cot pitch). * FREEZE programs (begin playback). For MIDI program change operation, itis possible to program four” independent sets of prog Change/memary number combinations. These are ‘eferad to ae “banks inthe SPX8O. For exarole you ‘ould program the four Banks with different comb nations a shown ia the chor below. (elelelelel-] gon Et mplal(ofe Let el nears ated } alaetetift eee ite SEE PEPLEI BANKIC DANGD cas CH=omut ‘The second function accessed by the UTILITY key— MIDI CNTAL-permits BANK selection and setting ‘ofthe MIDI channel number on which MIDI program ‘change data for that BANK will be received, Tho third function secessed by the UTILITY key-MIDI GM CCHANGE-makes i possible to sot the SPX memory romber whieh will be called whan 2 speci, MIDI program change number i receivedMIDI Bank and Channel Programming When this function is calc, the LCL wll appr as follows Uso the PARAMETER INCREMENT/DECREMENT keys to sloct the desired BANK, and the MEMO3¥ INCREMENT/DECREMENT koys to slct the dosing MIDI channel number for that BANK. When “CH = (ONT i solectod, reception will be eariod out on al 16 MIDI channols srutanoously. When CH = (OFF is soloced, MIDI receotion will bs turned OFF UID? CONTRO: BANK:A_ ch: UID! CONTROL BANK:A ch 1 ¥ Setting MIDI Program Wumber/SPX90 Memery Number Combinations When this funtion scaled by prssing th utility Hay again, the LCD will appoa as ellows: 1 CHAN PGUKNK = HEM xx a =5 fatbr rau CHANGE | [Poa 12-'= tIEM Xx =ee 9] [WibI Poa CHaNce PGW 12 = NEN 4 Use the PARAMETER INCREMENT/DECREMENT key to sot the MIDI program number PGA), and he MEMORY INCREMENT/DECREMENT kays to sdect tt SPX30 momory numer (MMEM) tobe ealed wren {tatprogram numberisresived, Forampie, "PEM 12» MEM" is et, SP990 memory number 4 ail automatically be called whenever voica number 12 is Sectod on your MIDI sychosiar. ‘The MIDI progam ‘umber tango is fom 1 to 128, while the SPXSO ‘memory number range is Kom 110 80 [FOOTSWITCH MEMORY RECALL RANGE / ‘The SPX9O permits memory number selection via a feotewitch "plugged imo. the front-penal NEMORY/TRIGGER jack. Tho fourty function ac- cass by the UTILITY key FOOTSWITCH MEMORY RECALL permits stting the range ol memary num- bs to be solcted via tho footswitch FSW VENORY RCL RANGE ITO. 30 for example, the RANGE is sot to “1. TO. 30° as sown on the LCD above ach press onthe footswich wil successively call the next highest mamory numer: 14243... 30 ~ 1. Not thatthe sequonce returns tothe istnumber inthe range once the highest number ispassed. Rovorsesoquenees can bo rogrammed by ‘ertering the highest numer in the range befor the lowest IENORY_RCL 347031 NGI In this e886 the sequence s: 34 + 33+ 32 + 31 + 34 teDESCRIPTION OF PROGRAMS AND PARAMETERS ‘The preset programs in the SPX90 all into the folowing types: REV (Reverb), ERT and ER2 (Early Reflections) DELAY, ECHO, MOD (Modulation), GATE. PITCH, FREEZE, PAN. VIBRATO and PEQ (parametc equalize. Each of these program types has a specific ction of programmable parameters “Parameters indicates the seperate individual functions that make up oach effect. Thor aro two typ of paranotors in the SPXO. "i (those you can edit or meaty. Pease) "Most commonly sssociatod with musical “ambience,” ‘everberation 1s a result of mytiad rflcted sound ‘waves within an acousteal environment i. concer. ‘ausitonum, oF soundstage. The SPXSO creates ‘xremaly vibrant, natural sounding rover, 1. REVERBERATION TIME (R/T). Range: 0.3 "99.0 200. The length of tho tim it takes forthe love af r= verberation st 1 kHz to decease by 60dB~ virtually tossience Inv sting, this dspends on sever Factor room size. room shape, typo of rflestive ‘iiaces”emong others 2. HIGH (High Frequency Reverb Time Ratio, Range! O1'~ 18 Nauea rebertion vais eocordng to the te Quen ofthe sound tha higher he frequency, thermore the sound tends to be absorbed by wal {Rinsinge and oven a: Th peameter ett you to asthe rveberton ss ofthe high re {Wonca in proportion to the mid heaoncy reverb 3. DELAY. Range: 0.1 ~ 60.0 msec Fora isionorin'e concert hall, teres time dlay Between the dest sound of the instument nd the fat ofthe many reflected sounds that together fate known as reverberation, Om tho SPXBO, this known athe DELAY time 4, HPF (High Pass Filter): Range, THRU, 32 rover sgna ow the so reguoncy. Whon st [e THRU! the HPF is OFF 5. LPF (Low Pass Fiter. Range: 1 kHz ~ 11 ie. Feri cuting te igh reayeney content of he reverb signal above the st frequency. When set {OTHRU: the LPF's OFF Wilble” parameters (non-progranmabl,fxed-valve parameters) and progranmable parameters a nL 7 “Early Rellecion” effects. ERT has fewer relations, and is a LOW DENSITY estly reflection effect wile ERZ has more reflections, and is. « HIGH DENSITY aly retlection effect 1. TYPE, Range: HALL, RANDOM, PLATE, RE- Vense TYPE selects the pattern of tho carlos reflections OF the reverb sound. All“Eay Ste switchable between 4 differant typos, These fre HALL (e typed grouping of ery efections ‘hat would gccur in a perdorming environment hike ‘ hall), RANDOM (an regular sees ofrefcctions that could not occur naturally), PLATE (a "ypcal ‘ouping of eal reflections tht would oceur in plate rover unt), and REVERSE (a cries of ro" Fizcons thet inereso In lev ike dhe ees pro duced ‘by levying’ tocowded revrb/ecno back Wards). See tho E/R Mage chat on poge 28. 2. ROOM SIZE. Range: 1.0 ~ 20.0 ‘Tho ROOM SIZE parameter sat the tine “gaps between the eaty rafectone-aectly pepor ‘nate to the sao ofthe room, The effect ofthis Baramotr alo depends on which Ear Refoction ‘ode hs eon selected. & Room Sine Chart can be found on pege 27 inthis anual 3. LIVENESS. Range: 0 ~10 Eee rotate nch heated souns ad. 9th parameter atzro vo simulatoan acoustically oad’ room, with absorbent surfaces 020s Up sheeted sounds” A you Ica the sting. the room appears to contin more “uo” suaces, ith i elected sauce fding mor sow. 3b fae fam wal to wall Unt atthe maimum ntl the ofc of a intenaly fcc ene ‘lnm eomairing many mighty polished Saas ‘ios glass, ot). 4. DELAY. Range: 0.1 ~ 400 msec ‘Tho time delay between the direct sound of the ipstament and the feet refecton {0 toch the 5. LPF Range: 1 kHz ~ 11 kHz, THRU Some funtion as the CPF parameter of the REV program. 10This effect, commonly used in contemporary: cordings. produces indapendentiy verable left-and Fight-channel signal dley. Tho result fs “doubled” sound, 1. LEFT CHANNEL DELAY TIME. Range: 01 ~ Permits highly accurate setting ofthe left channet Gala flowing the drect sound, 2. LEFT CHANNEL FEEDBACK GAIN. Range: ~99% ~ 499%. Sets the amount of dey signal fedback to tho input Ecuiuy. The higher tre feedback gan setting, the ‘teater the number ef doay repeats produced. A Negative value. seting produces out of phase ‘odbc, 3. RIGHT CHANNEL DELAY TINE, Range: 0.1 500.0 meee. Sets the daly time ofthe right channel 4. RIGHT CHANNEL FEEDBACK GAIN. Range: Poor ~ 499% Berra ating the fesock gin siting othe saht channel ealay 5. HIGH (FEEDBACK HIGH) Rargo: 0.1 ~ 1.0 Gontrols feodback of the high: Fequency ange. ‘Thehigh hequeney frdback reduced asthe ae of tis parameter seduced Similar to Delay, Echo bings added dimension and force to. both intromertl and voes! music While Revereration recreates n abundance of partial sound wflectons, and Deley produces a Tinted number of Signal repedions, Eeho can progues miles Sonat opattions 1. LEFT CHANNEL DELAY TIME. Range: 01 ~ 250.0 mace ‘Alor ths delay time has elapsed, the fist scho ‘ill appear Subsoquant shows will appear the Sametmeintenal.thenumber of echoes depereing ‘om how the Feedback Gain poramtar ft 2. LEFT CHANNEL FEEDBACK GAIN. Range: “99% ~ 499% This parametor permis adjustment of the nunber of echoes that oon the det gal rom 20 {oa witually inte repeat atthe mani set ‘The overall docay umaot the effects proportonats {othe Feedback Gain setting. 3. RIGHT CHANNEL DELAY TIME, Range: 0.1 7'250.0°meee 4. RIGHT CHANNEL FEEDBACK GAIN. Range: Poem ~ 198% Parameter 3 and 4 howe the same function as tose (of and 2 but the sigral willbe produced from the gh output 5. HIGH (FEEDBACK HIGH). Range: 0.1 ~ 1.0 Determines the portor of high Neauency fecdback The fower the value. the toss high Woqueney ts prosveesMODULATION ‘STEREO FLANGE ‘A combination of Delay ane LEO (Low Froquoncy Csellaton) modulation. the popular Fanging effect an dlamatialy thicken the sound of tayboord I ‘Stumen's. or poduce the “area” scund popula lamcng guitars. Basically, a short dolay tire variod {with LEO modultion so that the delayedsignal mover In relation to the diac sign. The resultant variations in pth and ste Imaging ze known as "Nanging” 1 umf aw 1. MOD FREQ. Range: 01 ~ 20.0 Hz Site spstd of maduliton, an Farce the rat twhich tele! varies 2, MOD DEPTH. Range: 0 ~ 100% ‘hie oot the amount of delay ‘ume varation, thus {sjuting the “opt oftie fact Atthe maximun {eng the delay te tevaied by +4 msec. 3. MOD DELAY TIME. Range: 0.1 ~ 100 msec ‘he sete thebasiedalay me rom the int direct {ound tothe flange elec: When goto Tower than ‘nase, more high-frequency veraton s produce whe a soting higher then & ese wil reste mors IGwsteaquensy variation. 4. EB. GAIN, Range: 0 ~ 99% Sets he amount of lang signal whichis fed back ito the creat for further modulgion. The conto fhe comploxty ofthe act ts seveth and Sera dace time. — chorus With the Chorus effect. a vin, keyboard, oF gute ‘can sound tke an entre ensemble Cherusing spits ‘the incoming eignal into tho signals paced atthe toms, lft and night inthe stereo image. Each signa fe layed sight, and ther its dolay time and tvel re modulated bythe FO (Low Frequency Oscillator, 1. MOD FREQ. Range: 0. ~ 20.0 He Sut the delay time modulution speed equency) Z. DELAY MODULATION DEPTH. Range: 0 ~ 00% i This ets the amount by which the daly time of ‘re delay signal vated in reason ¥ the other Ai" ihe masitnum setting, the delay Une 1s Varied by #7 mse! 3. AMPLITUDE MODULATION DEPTH. Range: ooo Thies the amount by wtih the ampttude (level) the input signal is varies 2STEREO PHASING. ‘Tho SPXSO can produce a wide range of Phasing a= fects rom abaraly percepsble shit too api pusstion. Phasing fonds an nimated quality to musical int ‘ment and vocal ecordings This etlct hat the some parameters as STEREO FLANGE, except thatthe DELAY TIME range s fom (0.1 19.80 moe and that t omits FB. Gain. ————1ewo10. ‘The TREMOLO effect operates inthe same way a6 the CHORUS effect excopt that modulation s deeper and the delay variation Is greater fer to STEREO FLANGE’ for tho description ofthe parameter ———-symeuomic. ‘The programmable parameter for this preset are Idantial a those forthe Stereo Flange preset, omiting FB. GAIN and MOD DELAY TIME” ee This program is used to change the pitch ofan input Signal. Pitch can be changed In semitone eterna ‘vera plus/minus one-octave ange. Fine adjustment of pitch in one-cent (1/100tn of a semitone) inctnnents/decrement i also essiee. Pash change programe B and C permit setting two cifferent pitches ‘This makes ie posible to produce harmenizer type fects (ie. when you play not, the SPXGO outputs ‘wo addtional notes), of only a sight ptch dif lence is used, chorus-ype clfocts are erosed. Pitch change programs A and D pormit the application of feosbeck so that an echo that changes im pith with ‘ach peat can be produced. Programs A and D further emit pitch contol va the MIDI IN. connactor Any IMIDI synthesizer, such st the Yamaha DX7, can be Used to ater the pte setting ofthe progra by simply plying the approprate note on the synthesizer key board 1. PITCH. Range: ~12 ~ +12 ‘Sets the degre of pitch change in semitone sto. "19 coresponds f0'9n output pie ove octave higher than the input pitch, and "12 produces an butbut pach one eetave lower than the Iu pitch 2. FINE, Range: ~100 ~ +100 Adjusts pteh in one-cantinerements or decrements 3. DELAY Range: 0:1 ~ 400 msec (A, 6, D),0.1 200 meee (6) Seis the delay betwoon the diect (inpst signa) and tho pitch ‘changed output signal 4. E.B.GAIN. Range: 0 ~ 99% (A.D only) The higher this seting, tho mote geno repeats are produced (each changed in piteh fom the previous pet) 5. BASE KEY. Range: OFF. C1 ~ C6 (A.D only) This paramotor sts tho "BASE KEY" [Mlb syntheser use 0 contol the pitt variation‘ofthe PITCH CHANGE program. For example, f BASE KEY'= C4, then pressing the C3 key on the syithesizes keyboard will sat the pitch changa value to ~12 (one ‘clave down). Pressing D4 on tho Koyboard would produce a pitch increase of one tone (2). If 8 key fore than one octave higher o lower than the BASE Reis praaod te resultant pte change soting wil Stil be within the 12 10 ~12 range, as shown inthe following lluctration. the BASE KEY setting i OFF Diteh can not be convolied Via the MIDI IN termina Shona 13 vonge ah qa “The FREEZE programs permit “recording” up to @ 500-milisocond signal in tha SPXGO memory. and playing back srequlved. The FREEZE programs have ‘wobec ops: RECORD and PLAY. With the FREEZE ‘R’progrem. it possibero program aspeciic sega {oF the recorded 800-mailiecand signal oe replayed by programming the START and END points ‘TR EREEZE @ program doss not permit programming START and END points, but the pitch of the recorded signal can be enanged for playback 1, REC, MODE Selection. Range: Manual, Auto Pres the Parameterkey andseleetthe Manuaimodo ‘withthe Parameter Inrement key or AUTO Mode by pressing the Parameter Deeernent key. Inthe MANUAL mode, press the ParametarIncrament fey to bagin recording, while In the AUTO mode fevording begins automatically when the SPXSO ‘eters 0 input signal 2. TRIGGER DELAY Paramet "500 msec. “Thisparemater determines the actual point ahi fecording begins i rlation to the Uigger signal IFTRG OLY ince t0, recording begins mmodiately when the FREEZE function s Wiggered.anogative TRG DLY valuo i st the input signal is dslayed fothetin effect recording begins before tho urction is tiggered f- Range: 500 MEY soe | va ap : 1 ssa 100 roomese—ol te SOI 3. RECORDING ‘Aer the desved MODE hes beon sot press the FRECORD" message, Thon enter she standby mode by pressing the PARAMETER DECREMENT ey. ‘The LCD will dispioy the “REC READY" message “6 TRIGGERING (¢ MANUAL Mode To actually begin recording ifthe MANUAL mode has bean ‘slocted, poss the PARAMETER IN- (CREMENT kay. Tho SPX8O will cord for 500, izoconde. Alo the optional foo: ewiteh F2.5 an. be used. Connect the FC-6. to. tho MEMORY/TRIGGER Foot Swit jack and press the FOOT TRIGGER soy . Thon the FC-5 works a5 the wiggr switch when it is pesed. © AUTO Mode Hf the AUTO mode hs beon slected, the SPX9O will automaticaly begin recording when an input anal of suffeiont lol Is detected. The LED ‘splays “TRIGGER! when the foere funtion is tiggered, When the recording begins the LCD ‘splays “.”. "The treze (recordng) ends auto- tatcally eer 800msee and the disp ay says "OK" 4. OVERDUB Recording To “overdub,” or record new meceial without tvasing the previously recorded neil, use the following procedure. 1. Pross the PARAMETER Key until the OVEROUB. Aisplay appears 2, Press the PARAMETER DECREMENT key. This ststhe record ready status, ond recarng wl begin 35 soon a a wigger signal is received (© FREEZE operation FREEZE A REC ODEs MAKUAL[--® A270 FREEZE A RECORD FREEZE A REC. READY jana play Mepis anteter Ey5. PLAYBACK “o play back the record mete ress the PA. RAMETER kay to enter the playback sandby mode. “he LCD wil display the “PLAY message, To actualy ply the recording, press the PARAMETER INCREMENT/DECREMENT key. The recorded ‘atrial il e played cach timo the PARAMETER INCREMENT/BECREMENT Koy is posse ~~ FREEZE A i PLAY ~o program a specific segment ofthe recording to be played becein the FREEZE A program, set th> START end =ND paramgre to appropriate values 10 ~500). Tho example below dopics how the START and END paramaers affect outout eal Jono use oe woe [gous] a cto [ono] = loge sp sous [or ane a Playback can also be viggered by 2 footswtey comnocted 10 the front-panel_ MEMORY FOOT TRIGGER jock when the FOOT TRIGGER key & droceod and it LED is ON. AMID! keyboard Connected to the MIDI IN terminal can also be uses ‘o wigger slayback-sinaly play @ note on the Xeyboard Another way to wigger playback is t0 use the Input ‘Tegor Parameter. Sooct th Input tigger Paromate and pres the Parameter Inremont key t0 enter the Standby mode. Playooex willbe sutomatelly wiggera ‘when the input signal excoeds nominel evel ‘The FREEZE B program PITCH snd FINE parametes function identically to those in the PITCH CHANGE progam to change the pte of the playback signa. Playback start and stop ean be tiggored by the PA RAMETER INCREMENT/CECREMENT keys. foot ‘switch 0” via @ MIDI keyboad connected tothe MIDI IN connector With the FRE-ZE @ program, playing & keyon the MID! keyboard produces the corespondina pitch change in the playback output, and tigges playbookuv Paes This program feeds the rave signl shrough a gate Cirout making ® poesitia to output only a segment ffs longer vets sound Parameter: provided fer the fever porn of the egnal ara REV TIME, HIGH, DELAY! HP? and LPF, while pararatrs for the gate ponion’are HOLD TIME. RELEASE TIME, and iiID! ‘aieceR: 1, REVERB TIME (R/T). Range: 03 ~ 2. HIGH (High Frequency Reverb» Time Ratio). Range:0.1 ~ 1.0 3. DELAY. Range: 01 ~ 50.0 msec 4. HPF (High Pass Fiter). Range: 32 Hz = 1.0 we, THRU 5. LPF (Low Pass Fil ke All these parameters have the same function 35 ‘those ofthe REV programs. Soe page 10 for deta ). Range: 1.0 kHz = 11 6. TRIGGER LEVEL. Range: 0 ~ 190% Deterires the stangth {ampliuds) of tho input signal required to tager oponing of the gat. At 100%, only extremely high-level inout signals wil tigger the gate whet O% even tiseightest nput signal wil tigger the gate, 7. HOLD TIME. Range: 1 ~ 30,000 msee This parameter sets te amount etme the gate is ‘open. allowing the ver soundto come threugh, 8. RELEASE TIME. Range: 5 ~ 32.000 msor This rameter determines the time it takes fer the {ete to loge comply afer the FOLD TIME 9 MIDI TRIGGER. Renga: ON, OFF When ON, @ KEY ON signal roman oxtornal MIDI koyboaré can be used to tigger the RA G ofsct ADR-NOISE GATE This program uses gate circuit to pes or shut of the input signal Ine numberof ways F can be used to Dave lusts short segment of 2 longer mput signal. or ‘ean be used to pass on signals thatoxcood aspeciic level (nolse-gate type cporation). Its also posible to achiove reverse gate effects in which the gah in ‘eases gradualy fer the gateistigcered, in adtion to signal love wiggering iis also possible to tigger the gate via a footswitch connoctad the front-pana MEMORY TRIGGER jack when the FOOT TRIGGER. kay LED is ON. hem Wisse TIM 1. TRIGGER LEVEL. Range: 1 ~ 100% Determines the strength (ampliute) of the input ‘signa required to tigger opening of the gat. AL 400%, only extemely high level put signal wil twigger the gat, whlost O% even the slightest nput signal will rigger the gate. 2. TRIGGER DELAY. Range: -100 ~ 100 nsec Produces a delay betacon the tine at which the ‘gtoie triggered and thet at which tectaly opens, Ia minus value is programmed, the input sna itso is delayed so thet efoctivel, the gate ooens before the signal appears 4. TRIGGER MASK. Range: 5 ~ 32,000 msee ‘This paramotermakesit impossible to re-tigge the gate function “unt tho” progranmod time has elapsed, 4. ATTACK TIME, Range: 5 msec ~ 32.000 msec Determines tow long it takes for he gate to open fully tom th tno it bogins to ope. 5. DECAY TIME. Rance: 5 meee ~ 32.000 msec Detormines the lng of time ft ukes forthe gate to fall to DECAY LEVEL aftr iti fully openDECAY LEVEL. Range: 0 ~ 100% Determines the level at wich the gateremsins opea forthe HOLD TIME. Thelower the vaue, thelower ‘ho HOLD gt level. HOLD TIME. Range: 1 msec ~ 30,000 msec ‘he input sigra to pass, RELEASE TIME. Range: 6 msoc ~ 32,000 Determines tow long it kes for the gate to close fully from the time it bogie to close. |. MIDI TRIGGER. Range: ON, OFF Whon ON, @ KEY ON signal fom an external MIDI [oyboard can bo used to iger the cate ‘COMPRESSOR. ‘The COMPRESSOR effect ‘educes the lvel of the tack portion ofamusic signal and Keeps overall signa fovel within narrow lime famce wap Rese 1. TRIGGER LEVEL. Range: 1 ~ 100% Detorminesthe svength oto attack signal required to viggor the compressor ofoct. 2. TRIGGER DELAY. Range: -100 ~ 100 msec Produces a delay Between the timo st which the “fetis viggord and that which thecompresson ‘tually bogins. Ia negative value fs rogrammac the input signal is delayed so that efectivey, ths ‘compression begins befow the signal appears, 3. TRIGGER MASK. Range: 6 ~ 32,000 msec ‘This paramotor makes it impossible tore- trigger the compressor function unl the progammed time has eapsed, 4. ATTACK TIME, Range:6 msec ~ 32.000 mses Determines how long it akes unt the HOLD tevel (Gelow) is reached after to olfect is rigger, 5. HOLD TIME. Range: 1 msec ~ 30,000 mseo Determines how long the maximum compression sffat Is maintained after the ATTACK TIME bas dopsed 6. HOLD LEVEL. Range: 0 ~ 100% Determines the actual level towhichalinput signals willbe compressed durirg the HOLD TIME. Ths mallet the va, the lower the level ofthe ourpt Signal 7. RELEASE TIME. Rar Determines how long it takes to retun t9 normel ‘aval once the HOLD TIME has elapse. 5 msce ~ 32,000 \Whan ON 3 KEY ON signa rom an external MIDI Saybeard can be used to tigger the compresscr fect wPAN ‘AUTO PAN Berweon left and ght In the stereo sound fed. Pan ‘hscton, speed, and phase can be programmed 1. PAN SPEED. Range: 0.1 ~ 20.0 Hz Sets the speed of pa. 2, DIRECTION. Range: L = RL = R, LR Determines the direction of pan 3. DEPTH. Range: 0 ~100% Sets the degroe of level variation. The higher the valu, the stonger the pan effet. ‘TRIGGERED PAN — In thie program the pan fleck trggatet hy tha iat sonal or footswitch 1. TRIGGER LEVEL. Range: 1 ~ 100% Determines thestvength ofthe attack signal required to tigger the pen elec. The higher the valu Higher the input signa! lvelraquved to tigger the toet 2. TRIGGER DELAY. Range: ~100 ~ 100 msoe Produces 8 delay betweon the time at which the foffect¢ tiggered and that at which the pan effect actully begins. Ifa negative value is programmed, the input signal is delayed so thet effectvatyzho pan eect begins before the signal appears. 3. TRIGGER MASK. Range: 5 ~ 32,000 msoe ‘This parameter makes itmpossibl to re-viggm the aan function until the programmed timo has lapsed 4. ATTACK TIME, Range: 5 msec ~ 32 sec Dotormines how quickly or slowiy the pan effect reaches maximum depth after itis tiggeted 5, PANNING TIME. Range: 5 msec ~ 32sec Detormines how iong the maximum-depth pan ‘elle remains active 6. RELEASE TIME. Range: 5 msec ~ 32 sec Detormines how long t takes for the pan ofect to fade out after the PANNING TIME has elapsed 7. DIRECTION. Range: L +R, L =F. Sets the direction of pan 8. I/R BALANCE. Range: 0 ~ 100% Detarmines the volume balance between the lft and right channels 8. MIDI TRIGGER. Range: ON, OFF When ON, a KEY ON signal from an external MIDI keyooard can be used to rigger the pan fet. NOTE: To use footswitch FC-6, connect the FC: 1 the MEMORY/TRIGGER FOOT Switch Jock and press the Foot Trigger key.This program makes it posible to add delay vibrato effects0 vitally any instrument or sound. When the Input signal exceeds @ programmed tigger level the vibrato eflet Is conealied and then gradually bul ‘Up fo the programmed depth, 1. TRIGGER LEVEL. Range: 1 ~ 100% Deteminas the input signal lvel st which the vi- brato effect is cancelled and begins to build up 98h. 2. VIBRATO DELAY. Range: 1 ~ 30.000 msec Determines how long thevibeato effects cancaled once tiggered 3. VIBRATO RISE TIME. Range: 5 msec ~ 32,000 Determines how fong it takes fr the vibrato effect ‘oveach maximum depth aftr the VIBRATO DELAY time hes elapsed 4. VIBRATO FREQUENCY. Range: 0.1 ~ 20.0 He This parameter sets the frequency (speed) of the bt efact 5. VIBRATO DEPTH. Range: 0 ~ 100% Sets the depth (stength) of the vibrato effet 6. MIDI TRIGGER. Range: ON. OFF When ON, a KEY ON signal from an extrnal MIDI keyboard canbe used 1 Wigger the vibrato affect, TTT bpd PARAMETRIC EQ This program pormits variation of the input signal frequoncy response over an extemely broad range. 2 1. HPF. Rango: THRU, 32 Hz ~ 1.0 kHz This sets the cutoff roquoncy ofthe high-pass ite Froquencies below the eet frequency ae rolled of ata rate of 6 dB octave. When set to THU, the HPF is OFF. 2, MID FRO. Rango: 315 Hz ~ 4.0 kHz Determines tho conto froquency of the misrange ‘equalization band. ‘The midrange frequency an be sot in 176 octave incroments 3, MID GAIN. Range: -15 ~ +15 dB DDotormines tho amout of boost or cut appliod to the midrange equalization band, 4, MID Q. Range: 0.5 ~ 6.0 Sets the "A (Quality factor = bandwidth) ofthe midrange £0 band.” The highor the valus, the Iaowor the bandwidth, 5, HI FRO. Range: 800 Hz ~ 8.0 kHz Determines the center frequency ofthe high-fe ‘quency equalization band 6. HIGAIN, Range: -15 ~ +415 4B Determines the amount of boost or cut applied to the high: Fequency equalization band. 7. HILO. Range: 0.5 ~ 50 Sets the “(Quality factor ~ bandwicth) of the bigh EQ band. The higher the val, the narcower the bandh 8. LPF. Range: 1 kHz ~ 11 kHz, THRU Dotorminoe the eutol froquency of the low pace ‘iter 8. DELAY. Range: 0.1 ~ 400.0 msec Sets the delay time of equalized signal folowing the dee signala SAMPLE APPLICATIONS. MIDI KEYBOARD PERFORMANCE SYSTEM SRERNO nee oAewen BASIC SOUND REINFORCEMENT SYSTEM (SYSTEM DIAGRAM2)RECORDING SYSTEM (SYSTEM DIAGRAM 3) 0000 Gnor? 96 STSPECIFICATIONS Seeuereraatt pooner enaMIDI DATA FORMAT ‘MIDI NOTE ON daca can be used as triage: inthe programs. Tons Na] Rae oar ‘MIDINOTE OW datacan specitypch nthe program. paeaanincceninsiashacniianiad nr rene 4) CHAWNEL Voice MESSAGE b) SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE MESSAGE 1 tate some imomory erate See roi SRGREEB | coum = 0 me | one = rym Seles Sito 9 = hewad e een | yee = 138 a StoresROM CONTENTS AND CONTROLABLE PARAMETERS Baas sien me Fito rcncea =| commen ls prov Oana & | rrewouneee | ~EARLY REFLECTION MODE CHART. ROOM SIZE : 1.0 HALL Room size: 40 ROOM SIZE: 1.0 RANDOM _ REVERSE, ROOM SIZE : 1.9 PLATEROOM SIZE CHART 28BLOCK DIAGRAM ——————— y gb dey of SSPE ‘| oe iol THRU y REMOTE ONTO, DIMENSIONSUSER PROGRAMMING TABLE Program No. Program Tite Program No. Program Tite 30at { Digital Sound Processor 1 Date : 10/5, 1985 Yodel SPK90 MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1/0 Recognized Default Changed Default: OMNI OFF/ONNT ON Messages: x Altered: x Wote ON Yote OFF Reaat _ 1X1 Wote OW/OFF 1s recognized only for pitch : change and freeze B. x2 For program 1 ~ 128, menory #1 - #90 te : i selected. Wode 1: OMNI OM, POLY Mode 2 : OMIT ON, MONO ©: Yes Made 3 : OMNI OFF, POLY Mode 4 : OKKI OFF, WONO x: WoSERVICE “The SPX90iscupportad by Yamaha's worldwide notwork of factory tained and quafed desler sore personnal. Inthe ovent ofa problem, contact ‘your nearest Yamane dealer.wo @ YAMAHA