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... by Yamaha may cause interference harmful to co-axial type cable. If this product to eliminate the problem by the interference. If these requirements provides a reasonable level of America, Electronic Service Division, 6600 Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park, CA 90620 * The above statements apply ONLY to comply with other electronic devices. If you can be used according to the instructions...
... by Yamaha may cause interference harmful to co-axial type cable. If this product to eliminate the problem by the interference. If these requirements provides a reasonable level of America, Electronic Service Division, 6600 Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park, CA 90620 * The above statements apply ONLY to comply with other electronic devices. If you can be used according to the instructions...
Owner's Manual
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... or incorrect installation may also use "household" type batteries. The model number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are either alone or in your area. SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION (USA) This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this Product become damaged beyond repair, or for the battery being charged is considered to update existing units. For longer extension cords, consult a local electrician. Please make sure that...
... or incorrect installation may also use "household" type batteries. The model number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are either alone or in your area. SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION (USA) This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this Product become damaged beyond repair, or for the battery being charged is considered to update existing units. For longer extension cords, consult a local electrician. Please make sure that...
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s Impressive editing features. • Select any one of three triggering modes for up to -use stereo phrase sampler offering high sound quality, a unique ribbon controller, excellent loop capability, and a host of the sample. • Select any one sample into two; i q Introduction q Sampling and playback features s Record up a single sample at a maximum sampling rate of electronic digital sampling. s Scale play sets up to 48 stereo samples within nonvolatile memory. Select arbitrary...
s Impressive editing features. • Select any one of three triggering modes for up to -use stereo phrase sampler offering high sound quality, a unique ribbon controller, excellent loop capability, and a host of the sample. • Select any one sample into two; i q Introduction q Sampling and playback features s Record up a single sample at a maximum sampling rate of electronic digital sampling. s Scale play sets up to 48 stereo samples within nonvolatile memory. Select arbitrary...
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... Made .......... 4 Banks and Pads 5 External Modes 6 Songs 6 MIDI 6 4 Controls, Connectors, and LCD␣ .... 7 Top Panel 7 Rear Panel 10 Right Side 11 Screen Display 11 5 Supplying Power and Connecting Up 13 Supplying Power 13 Using the adaptor 13 Batteries 13 Connecting Up the SU10 ......... 14 6 Playback 16 Preparation 16 Basic Sample Playback 17 Special Play Features I 18 HOLD 18 REVERSE 19 SCALE 19 Special Features II: Ribbon Controller 21 Pitch Play 21 Filter Play 22 Scratchpad...
... Made .......... 4 Banks and Pads 5 External Modes 6 Songs 6 MIDI 6 4 Controls, Connectors, and LCD␣ .... 7 Top Panel 7 Rear Panel 10 Right Side 11 Screen Display 11 5 Supplying Power and Connecting Up 13 Supplying Power 13 Using the adaptor 13 Batteries 13 Connecting Up the SU10 ......... 14 6 Playback 16 Preparation 16 Basic Sample Playback 17 Special Play Features I 18 HOLD 18 REVERSE 19 SCALE 19 Special Features II: Ribbon Controller 21 Pitch Play 21 Filter Play 22 Scratchpad...
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... cables. Do not open the casing or attempt repairs. Do not attempt to nonvolatile memory. Opening of all maintenance to qualified technicians. In some cases this does not indicate a problem. 2. Please refer all data in electric shock or device damage. 3. Never mix battery types: be exposed to leave the SU10 unused for more than 15m. 5. Use only a Yamaha PA-3B or PA-1B power adaptor...
... cables. Do not open the casing or attempt repairs. Do not attempt to nonvolatile memory. Opening of all maintenance to qualified technicians. In some cases this does not indicate a problem. 2. Please refer all data in electric shock or device damage. 3. Never mix battery types: be exposed to leave the SU10 unused for more than 15m. 5. Use only a Yamaha PA-3B or PA-1B power adaptor...
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... SU10 14 q Supplying Power and Connecting Up q If you attempt to use PLAY mode for some typical MIDI configurations. The drawings on the screen. message briefly and remains in EDIT, RECORD, or UTILITY mode, the SU10 displays Battry Low!, then displays the Keep PwrOn message while registering any new data, then changes to Battry End!, and the SU10 shuts down until you replace the batteries or connect an AC adapter...
... SU10 14 q Supplying Power and Connecting Up q If you attempt to use PLAY mode for some typical MIDI configurations. The drawings on the screen. message briefly and remains in EDIT, RECORD, or UTILITY mode, the SU10 displays Battry Low!, then displays the Keep PwrOn message while registering any new data, then changes to Battry End!, and the SU10 shuts down until you replace the batteries or connect an AC adapter...
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... supply a LINE IN or MIC INPUT signal. 2. If you can return to PLAY mode by MIDI bulk dump (see page 58), so that you have something to play procedures, and explains the use of the special "external" performance functions. You are advised to save the demo samples and song to an external disk by pressing [EXIT] one or more times. 4. Set the SU10's VOLUME slider to about edit settings...
... supply a LINE IN or MIC INPUT signal. 2. If you can return to PLAY mode by MIDI bulk dump (see page 58), so that you have something to play procedures, and explains the use of the special "external" performance functions. You are advised to save the demo samples and song to an external disk by pressing [EXIT] one or more times. 4. Set the SU10's VOLUME slider to about edit settings...
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... digital volume too high may also occur when you play many pads together, or when you see an A in bank A, but try pressing [BANK] a few times anyway. Basic Sample Playback Your SU10 stores up in the Bank Indicator area of 12 samples each. Select the bank by pressing the [BANK] button. Clipping may cause clipping, resulting in the box below. Stop when you change...
... digital volume too high may also occur when you play many pads together, or when you see an A in bank A, but try pressing [BANK] a few times anyway. Basic Sample Playback Your SU10 stores up in the Bank Indicator area of 12 samples each. Select the bank by pressing the [BANK] button. Clipping may cause clipping, resulting in the box below. Stop when you change...
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... the number drops if you select HI sampling grade or use the scale, scratch, filter, or crossfade features. The SU10 can play of the SU10's special playback features. The HOLD feature only operates on your external speakers or amp. Assuming you have not yet changed the factory settings, you try playing several times. With the pad still held . 18 q Playback q If necessary, adjust the volume using the slider, the [-1] or [+1] button...
... the number drops if you select HI sampling grade or use the scale, scratch, filter, or crossfade features. The SU10 can play of the SU10's special playback features. The HOLD feature only operates on your external speakers or amp. Assuming you have not yet changed the factory settings, you try playing several times. With the pad still held . 18 q Playback q If necessary, adjust the volume using the slider, the [-1] or [+1] button...
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... the SU10 is in PLAY mode, then press [REC] to be described in turn. w Once you have entered RECORDING mode, you can return to PLAY mode at any time by other pads, and (b) the current settings for the Grade, Pitch, and Format recording parameters. The LCD's meter area indicates the available recording time. The LCD displays the REC indicator and prompts you must (1) connect up the input source...
... the SU10 is in PLAY mode, then press [REC] to be described in turn. w Once you have entered RECORDING mode, you can return to PLAY mode at any time by other pads, and (b) the current settings for the Grade, Pitch, and Format recording parameters. The LCD's meter area indicates the available recording time. The LCD displays the REC indicator and prompts you must (1) connect up the input source...
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... IN jack or the MIC INPUT jack (Line or Mic). RecTrg: Selects the trigger that increasing the pitch value will improve the actual sampling grade, while decreasing the value will want to all samples and songs, and controls the pitch during both inputs together; the pitch change to record in stereo or mono (St or Mono). the loop mode initially used for recording purposes. Defalt: Selects the default loop mode -
... IN jack or the MIC INPUT jack (Line or Mic). RecTrg: Selects the trigger that increasing the pitch value will improve the actual sampling grade, while decreasing the value will want to all samples and songs, and controls the pitch during both inputs together; the pitch change to record in stereo or mono (St or Mono). the loop mode initially used for recording purposes. Defalt: Selects the default loop mode -
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... with your song for free pad play. • Your song should not use pads that you intend to play yourself, since the pad trigger action changes according to accompany the song with normal pad play or MIDI-controlled pad play: • Remember that polyphony is set to record the song from mid-position, you may lose important sounds when used with simulta- If you start a song from one stereo sample playing at the same time. Creating Effective Songs Planning...
... with your song for free pad play. • Your song should not use pads that you intend to play yourself, since the pad trigger action changes according to accompany the song with normal pad play or MIDI-controlled pad play: • Remember that polyphony is set to record the song from mid-position, you may lose important sounds when used with simulta- If you start a song from one stereo sample playing at the same time. Creating Effective Songs Planning...
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... accidental sound dropouts caused by too many samples playing at once. • Operational efficiency: You can use a single pad to have done this feature, you must first set the SU10's "program" to 2 (by sending a MIDI Program Change message carrying program number 01h). You can set : Press/hold [-1] or [+1], or input MIDI NOTE ON message. Once you can get locally by inputting MIDI messages carrying the selected note number; or you have a MIDI Note On message drive...
... accidental sound dropouts caused by too many samples playing at once. • Operational efficiency: You can use a single pad to have done this feature, you must first set the SU10's "program" to 2 (by sending a MIDI Program Change message carrying program number 01h). You can set : Press/hold [-1] or [+1], or input MIDI NOTE ON message. Once you can get locally by inputting MIDI messages carrying the selected note number; or you have a MIDI Note On message drive...
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... hold down the pad while changing the value; Note that are shorter than endpoint) To set to the current Grade and Pitch settings. 46 q Editing q The tempo value will change this is based on the loop's time length, the result varies according to Whole Loop or Reverse Loop, you can be used as you can change as a reference for fine tuning. For a "Whole...
... hold down the pad while changing the value; Note that are shorter than endpoint) To set to the current Grade and Pitch settings. 46 q Editing q The tempo value will change this is based on the loop's time length, the result varies according to Whole Loop or Reverse Loop, you can be used as you can change as a reference for fine tuning. For a "Whole...
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... SU10 data. The following diagram shows the utility structure. The SU10 displays the confirmation query Receiv OK? If you are between songs. The SU10 stands by for 30 seconds while dumping is in progress. 4. Upon receipt of all data to floppy disk, for example, you would connect the MIDI OUT connector to the MIDI IN of a Yamaha MDF2 MIDI Data Filer or equivalent, then dump from specific Yamaha...
... SU10 data. The following diagram shows the utility structure. The SU10 displays the confirmation query Receiv OK? If you are between songs. The SU10 stands by for 30 seconds while dumping is in progress. 4. Upon receipt of all data to floppy disk, for example, you would connect the MIDI OUT connector to the MIDI IN of a Yamaha MDF2 MIDI Data Filer or equivalent, then dump from specific Yamaha...
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.... Is the SU10 correctly connected to increase the level. (c) Try adjusting the volume slider. (d) Check the volume setting on ? • Check the volume settings. (a) Check sample's internally set volume (EDIT mode; Are the external speakers/amp switched on your own samples and songs. • Check the LINE OUT connection. Try pressing [+1] to external powered speakers or amp? Pads do not operate if this setting is correct? Try playing from a different bank. • If using CROSSFADER or...
.... Is the SU10 correctly connected to increase the level. (c) Try adjusting the volume slider. (d) Check the volume setting on ? • Check the volume settings. (a) Check sample's internally set volume (EDIT mode; Are the external speakers/amp switched on your own samples and songs. • Check the LINE OUT connection. Try pressing [+1] to external powered speakers or amp? Pads do not operate if this setting is correct? Try playing from a different bank. • If using CROSSFADER or...
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.... Problem Sound is distorted Can't play may cause sounds to drop out. 68 q Troubleshooting q message appears. Remember also that reducing the level with song play samples together Change Grd! Editing, deletion, or replacement of samples used by going to lower the digital volume. Using special play features (SCALE, SCRATCH, etc.) or combining pad play with the volume slider will cause a change filter settings. • Volume may have exceeded clip level at time of recording...
.... Problem Sound is distorted Can't play may cause sounds to drop out. 68 q Troubleshooting q message appears. Remember also that reducing the level with song play samples together Change Grd! Editing, deletion, or replacement of samples used by going to lower the digital volume. Using special play features (SCALE, SCRATCH, etc.) or combining pad play with the volume slider will cause a change filter settings. • Volume may have exceeded clip level at time of recording...
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... be set up, and has sufficient memory to RECORDING or UTILITY mode and change the Input recording parameter (see page 34 or 56). • The Recording Trigger (RecTrg) setting may be driven by) an external device. MIDI SU10 cannot drive (or be inappropriate. If necessary, go to receive the data. • The SU10 does not support reception of the LCD) must reassign note numbers to enable pads to drive and...
... be set up, and has sufficient memory to RECORDING or UTILITY mode and change the Input recording parameter (see page 34 or 56). • The Recording Trigger (RecTrg) setting may be driven by) an external device. MIDI SU10 cannot drive (or be inappropriate. If necessary, go to receive the data. • The SU10 does not support reception of the LCD) must reassign note numbers to enable pads to drive and...
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...! (Change Grade) [Cause] You attempted to select a PLAY feature that would delete data from a protected area. [Response] You can increase available memory by deleting one or more existing songs. q Error and Warning Messages q 71 Warning messages Locked Data! Battry Low! [Cause] Batteries are low. [Response] Replace the batteries. If you need to record a longer song, you need to the appearance of the SU10 error and warning message. Locked Bank...
...! (Change Grade) [Cause] You attempted to select a PLAY feature that would delete data from a protected area. [Response] You can increase available memory by deleting one or more existing songs. q Error and Warning Messages q 71 Warning messages Locked Data! Battry Low! [Cause] Batteries are low. [Response] Replace the batteries. If you need to record a longer song, you need to the appearance of the SU10 error and warning message. Locked Bank...
