Yamaha SY-1 User manual

GUIDE

TO

YOUR

YAMAHA

SOLO

SYNTHESIZER

—

Welcome

to

the

musical

world

of

Yamaha.

We

at

Yamaha

appreciate

your

confidence

in

Yamaha

products,

and

we

will

do

everything

we

can

to

make

sure

your

new

purchase,

the

Yamaha

Solo

Synthesizer

SY-1,

provides

a

lifetime

of

enjoy-

ment.

The

Solo

Synthesizer

SY-1

15

one

of

the

world's

newest

and

most

advanced

musical

instruments.

Its

design

provides

a

unique

combination

of

simplicity

of

operation

with

nearly

limitless

versatility.

At

the

flip

of

a

lever,

26

realistic

instrumental

tones

plus

two

additional

space

age

tones

(“Еиппу“

апа

"'Pulsar")

are

immediately

available.

Real-time

performances

are

easily

dupli-

cated

and

the

confusion

of

re-registration

between

musical

selections

is

eliminated.

The

SY-1

Solo

Synthesizer

is

not

limited

to

the

28

voices

we

just

mentioned.

Each

voice

can

be

modified

to

produce

an

almost

infinite

variety

of

tonal

patterns.

Most

of

the

terms

you

may

have

heard

relating

to

synthesizers

—

i.e.,

envelope

control,

attack

bend,

touch

response,

resonance,

portamento,

etc.

—

are

available

to

you

the

per-

former.

These

will

be

covered

a

little

later

in

detail.

PRECAUTIONS:

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CONNECTIONS:

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YAMAHA

SOLO

SYNTHESIZER

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PULSE

WIDTH

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10

PORTAMENTO

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10

ATTACK

BEND

ELSE

CERES

10

TOUCH

CONTROLS

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MASTER

VOLUME

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12

FOOT

CONTROLLER

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SPECIFICATIONS

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The

line

voltage

available

at

the

AC

wall

outlet

may

differ

from

one

area

to

another.

While

models

exported

to

the

U.S.A.,

Canada,

Europe,

and

Australia

are

preset

prior

to

shipment,

you

should

check

the

voltage

selector

setting

before

the

unit

is

plugged

in.

The

voltage

settings

avail-

able

are

—

110,

130,

220,

and

240V.

(The

150V

and

260V

positions

are

not

internally

connected.)

If

the

line

voltage

selector

plug

is

properly

set,

МАНА

5

make

sure

the

SY-1

power

switch

is

"off",

The

power

cord

may now

be

plugged

in.

When

inter-

connecting

the

SY-1

to

a

companion

unit

(or

any

other

comparable

inter-connecting

of

devices),

it

is

advisable

that

the

units

be

either

“off”

or

unplugged.

This

precludes

any

chance

of

shock

hazards

or

high

level

transient

signals

that

can

cause

equipment

damage.

You

can

use

your

SY-1

Synthesizer

connected

either

to

an

electronic

organ,

such

as

the

Yamaha

Electone,

or

with

almost

any

amplifier

system.

There

are

two

output

jacks

and

one

phone

type

output

jack

to

facilitate

inter-connections.

These

jacks,

located

on

the

rear

panel,

have

an

output

level

of

0.8Мгт5

and

an

impedance

of

600

ohms.

Зее

page

5

for

illustration.

CONNECTION

WITH

ORGAN

When

you

are

using

your

SY-1

with

an

organ,

connect

a

cord

between

the

output

jack

marked

"МОМ-ЕХР"

(NON-EXPRESSION)

Ф

on

your

SY-1

and

the

input

jack

marked

"EXT

IN"

(EXTERNAL

INPUT)

on

your

organ,

and

set

the

expression/non-expression

switch

@

to

the

"NON-EXP"'

position.

NOTE:

The

circled

numbers

correspond

to

the

callouts

for

SY-1

Solo

Synthesizer

controls

and

features

illustrated

on

pages

4

and

5.

If

your

organ

has

an

input

jack

marked

"EXP

IN"

(EXPRESSION

INPUT),

connect

a

cord

between

the

"EXP"

(EXPRESSION)

output

jack

@

on

your

SY-1

and

the

EXP

IN

jack

on

your

organ,

then

set

the

expression/non-expression

switch

to

the

EXP

position.

You

will

then

be

able

to

change

the

volume

of

your

Solo

Syn-

thesizer

with

the

expression

pedal

on

your

organ.

If

this

type

of

connection

is

desired

and

your

organ

does

not

have

an

"EXP

ІМ"

jack,

consult

your

local

dealer.

When

your

organ

is

connected

to

both

output

jacks

of

the

SY-1

(EXP

to

EXP

IN

and

NON-EXP

to

EXT

IN),

you

can

then

change

the

expression

mode

by

simply

sliding

the

expression/

non-expression

switch

to

the

desired

function

position.

FOOT

PEDAL

JACK

To

use

the

foot

pedal

(an

optional

accessory)

with

the

Yamaha

Solo

Synthesizer,

refer

to

page

12.

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Portamento

Control

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Attack

Bend

Levers

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Vibrato

Controls

(Speed

&

Depth)

@

Portamento

Lever

@

Pulse

Width

Lever

©

Vibrato

Lever

©)

Envelope

Lever

(D)

Filter

Lever

(D

Preset

Tone

Levers

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Side

l/Side

||

Lever

(B

Transposition

Levers

(D

Touch

Control

Levers

(B

Master

Volume

Control

(D

Attack

Bend

Controls

(Tone)

(Bj

Рибе

Width

Control

(D

Envelope

Controls

(Attack

&

Sustain)

(D

Filter

Controls

(Cutoff

Frequency

&

Resonance)

4)

Keyboard

Я)

Power

Switch

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Expression

Output

Jack

ЌЕ)

Expression/Non-E

xpression

Switch

@)

Non-Expression

Output

Jack

6)

Phone

Output

Jack

Й)

Foot

Controller

Jack

@

МСЕ

Control

А)

Volume

Control

Ё)

Power

Cord

FOOT

CJNTROI

DENS

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Your

Yamaha

Solo

Synthesizer's

keyboard

has

37

keys

ranging

from

c

to

сз.

The

three

trans-

position

levers

(shift

the

keyboard

frequency

range

up

either

one

or

two

octaves,

or

down

one

octave,

that

is,

Ст

-

са,

Or

C2

-

cs

or

C

-

ex.

Thus,

your

Solo

Synthesizer

has

a

total

range

of

six

octaves

(actually

seven,

since

there

are

two

normal

pitches,

depending

on

the

preset

selected).

When

you

depress

two

or

more

transposition

levers

at

the

same

time,

you

will

hear

only

the

one

TRANSPOSITION

OCT.UP

—

20CT.UP

To

tune

your

Solo

Synthesizer

with

another

instrument,

wait

about

one

minute

after

it is

turned

on,

Then

push

down

the

Flute/Clarinet

preset

tone

lever,

set

the

vibrato

lever

to

the

"control"

position

and

vibrato

depth

control

to

the

"minimum"

position

to

eliminate

the

vibrato.

6

furthest

to

the

right

on

the

panel.

When

no

transposition

lever

is

depressed,

the

keyboard

range

from

c

to

сз

is

heard,

as

if

the

"normal"

transposition

lever

was

depressed.

Your

Yamaha

Solo

Synthesizer

is

designed

to

sound

only

one

note

at

a

time;

if

you

depress

more

than

one

key

at

the

same

time,

you

will

always

hear

the

highest

note.

Turn

the

"tuning

control"

@

at

the

left

of

the

keyboard

to

the

left

(flat)

or

right

(sharp)

until

you

obtain

the

right

pitch;

the

pitch

can

be

raised

or

lowered

about

100

cents

(one

semitone)

in

relation

to

the

standard

pitch.

Your

SY-1

has

14

preset

tone

levers

which,

by

switching,

actually

create

28

different

tones.

When

you

depress

one

of

the

levers

and

push

a

note,

you

hear

the

sound

of

the

instrument

identified

by

name

on

the

lever

panel,

depending

on

the

position

of

the

side

l/side

||

lever

(B.

For

instance,

when

the

Flute/Clarinet

lever

is

de-

pressed,

you'll

hear

a

Clarinet

when

the

side

МИ

lever

is

pressed

down

or

a

Flute

when

the

side

МИ

lever

is

in

the

up

position.

Your

Yamaha

Solo

Synthesizer

is

designed

to

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HAWAIAR

create

the

sound

of

only

one

instrument

at

a

time.

If

you

depress

more

than

one

preset

tone

lever

at

the

same

time,

you

hear

only

the

instrument

selected

by

the

lever

furthest

to

the

right

on

the

panel.

When

no

levers

are

depressed,

naturally

you

will

hear

no

sound.

The

keyboard

is

designed

to

play

only

one

note

at

a

time

however;

no

special

fingering

technique

is

required,

When

two

or

more

keys

are

down,

the

higher

key

will

have

priority.

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Your

Yamaha

Solo

Synthesizer

has

а

number

ої

variable

effect

controls

to

permit

you

to

add

variations

to

the

preset

tones

and

to

create

a

new

world

of

musical

expression.

For

convenience,

all

the

effect

variation

levers

are

arranged

to

the

left

of

the

panel,

while

the

effect

controls

are

ATTACK

BEND

PITCH

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PULSE

ATTACK

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TONE

WIDTH

SHORT

LONG

TOUCH

CONTROL

SENSITIVITY

PORTAMENTO

ATTACK

ENVELOPE

arranged

at

the

left

of

the

keyboard,

To

intro-

duce

them,

depress

the

corresponding

effect

levers.

These

effects

can

be

combined

in

any

combination.

A

little

experimentation

will

open

many

—

almost

infinite

—

possibilities

to

you.

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