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YAMAHA 


YRM.5O1 
FM MUsIC 
EOMPOsERII 


OWNER'S MANUAL 


EOMPOSITEUR 
DE MUsIQUE 
FMII 


MANUEL D'UTILISATION 


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Congratulatrons 
on your purchase 
oJ the yamaha FJ\,4 
[,4us]c 
Composer 
II 
In order to apprecrate 
the fuI perJormance 
of this prograrn pr"ase ,uad thrs owners Manua caretr_r 
ry 
and completely 
Keep it in a saJe place for furure rererence 


TheFM [,4usic 
composerll s a RoI/ cartridge 
prograri] 
thatenabres 
you 1o ul rizeyouryamaha 
oxsl,r 
JVusic 
Compllter 
ior computer 
alded mus c - 
, 
omposrt 
on orchestration, 
and full perforrnafice 
conrrol. 
Here rs a list of the program s main features. 
' l\lusic compositron 
with up to g separate parts can be performed 
automatcaly Differerrr 
vorces 
can be used for each separate parl and changed at any tirne, permitting 
tuli *ni,u ou"r,n" 
orchestration. 


I Notes can beentered 
Jrom eitherthe 
CX5M keyboard, 
a yamaha yK_O1 
or yK_10/20 
Music ^eyooard 
or from a l\y'lDt keyboard. The external ke 
accompaniment 
of ,,auro,",i",, 
pu,fo,","vi;:,(opili"ifi?liiiiriir";,3ii":i:;"r,""jil,:,:::Tflg 


and ' played' by the computef ) 


. NotaUon 
for dynamics 
{crescendo, 
decres 
enrered 
from 
ihe conrp;i", 
k"yb";,;, 
;";ffl;"";i:ii:ft:T:J;r::i:do 
€rempo 
etc ) can be 


. rhe LIV lvus c C onposer 
ll ..nbe. sedr 
prayed 
back 
on yamaha 
. o*;y;;.j;;,:":;0";1ff 3ii:ftTi:"';ffi;il:osirions can be 


. 


ll: tl! Tr:: :::.,.", "lons \i/trh 
a perrormance 
conrrot 
daia can be pr nted our tn ,,nard 
copy. 
w/tn a suitabte 
^,1SX 
compaiibie 
exrernaiorinter 
andlorsavea 
on casseie,upi oririppv ot"i t"irn 
the sFG-05 
FM Svnthesizer 
un rl 


. l\rlouse 
capability 
al/ows 
for easier 
ooeralton 


Most of the operalions used by the new FM fulusic composer II are the same as the opera|ons useo 
by the yRMiol Fr\,4 
l\rusic composer. 
users w 


'rn upcrduo'rs 
useo 


., 
no atready own ihe old version 
of lhts program can find 
rntormatton 
about lhe new features 
in the Appendix. 


:":i:'j:::_ll:"ll::f:T."_lt: "1 lh" ly. yTj" composer 
rr is fts cornparjbiriry 
wirh new versions 
or 
H: #:i'::,"1:^".":l:::,lnd 
ihe 
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i#"yj;:: l;,p::"^l11 
,har 
are nor avairab' 
wim,n" 
lxsv r,.i,"i"-ci,#";,;:l#;;T::i:: 
throughout 
lhis manual. 


E 
is a trademark 
oi ly']crosofi 
Corooratlon 


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1 4 


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't2 
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pERFORMANCE 
INDICATIONS 
.................. 


Dynamics Markings....- 


Sefling rhe Cho'd Mode 


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47 
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Enlering Chords..... 


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pLAYBACK WITF| AN EXTERNAL MlDl 1NSTRUMENT.................................................. 
54 


Automatic Sequencing 
ol Oiher lnslruments.,,,,, 
54 


Synchronized 
MlDl Perlormance-..........,,..,,,.,,,. 
.. .. . .. -.. 
.. 55 


Simultaneous 
Perlormance 
with an Exlernal 
Keyboard. ............. ... .......-. . ., 56 


Changing 
Ll O Pa.ameters.................................... 


Keys Useo in rhe ComIrand 
Mode..................... 


lJsinq 
the Mouse in Comrrand 
Mode.......................... 


ERROR 
MESSAGES. 


LtsT oF coMMANDS 
AND THEIR DISP1AYS................................... 


Octave Setting ..........-.. 
Tempo Settin9.............. 
Adiusting the Length of a Note ...............-........-. 
Repeat Si9ns................ 
Utiliiy Commands........ 
SimDle 
Plavback.......... 


Key/Time Signatu'e and Poly Settin9s............. 
Performance lndications and Other Parameters 
Playback (various forms).................................. 
File Commands,.,,,....-.. 
LFO Parameiers,.......... 
sequencing a MlDl Instrument........................- 
Synchronized 
Perlormanc€.,,,..,,,,,,................... 


OLlpul Jack Control 
Music Keyboard and Synihesizer 
Unil Conlrol . 


Dynamic 
Ma.kings....... 


MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART................ 


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60 
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CENT 
R AL CO M P UT ER SYSTEM 


The ma n component 
olyoufsyslern 
is the Yamaha lVus c Compuler 
(CX5t'/) 
Th scomputer seqLrrpped 


wtfr a Yaanaha 
FM Sound Synthes 
zer un t You may aso use anotherYamaha 
MSXcomputerand 


D!y a seperate 
Yarnaha FM SoLlnd 
Synthesizer 
unit (SFG_01 
or SFG-05) 


The SFG-05 
unlt al ows for operatlon 
with a d sk dr vei the SFG-O1 
does not 


The centra compuler systern 
inclu.les 
the Music CompLrler, 
a mon tor or TV the FNI Mus c Cornposer 


II ROM carir dge plus any olher cornputer 
re ated peripherals 
you rnight lind !seful 


Fig. 1 Centrat Conputer SYsten 


ffiffi 


= 


Fr,/ Mus c c.mposer Ii(YRM 501) 


fll 
l l llllllllllllllllllllllllll 
- 


(cxsM) 


The FM Music C, 
ser II ROM C 


The YRI\,1 
501 Flr{ Vluslc Composer 
II cadlidge s p lgged into the top slol of the CX5N4 
Yo! shoulcl 


iee the caftr dge slide onto the nternal connector 
as you press t ffom the top Nole lhat lhe cartridge 


WILL ONLY GO lN ONE WAYI f the cartridge 
simp y stops and ooes not seem to seat properiy 
when 


p lgged n don t force tl Try nserting t the oiher way around A so NEVEF 
PLUG N Tf'lF CAFTRIDGE 


WH LE THE coMPUTER 
POWER S oNll Al\\rays 
insert or remove 
ihe carlr dge w th the power oFF 


, 2- 


flS:z tnsettion ot the Prcsran catttidse 


CA-01 Rear Sloi Adaptor must be iitted to the rear slot fo owing ihe instructions supptied wrrnthe 


. The FD-051 interface can then be pluqged direcfly into the rears{ot adaptor. 


f 


3 Connection ol tha Floppy Disk DivetData Menoty Caft .rge 


Data Memory 
Cadndqe 
(UDC-o1) 


@looo, 
oo* orive 
Inreria@ 
(FD{s1) 


-3- 


i 


j. 


video connections will vary accorcling to the particular model of your compuler and the type of input 


orovided on yourvidoo monitor or TV. Refer to your computer manualfol video connections 


lf you're going to store daia on casseite, the 8-pin DIN p{ug ot the supplied cassette cable must be 


pl;gged;to lhe CASSETTEjack 
on lhe rear panel, and tho EIAR, 
['4lC and REMOTE 
plugs al lhe other 


end ;f the cable must be pluggocl into the corresponding iacks ot the data cassette recorder' 


A prinler is nol an essentialaccessory 
fotthe FI/ Music Composer 
Il ltcan, however, 
bevery handy 


for obtaining printed records of your compositions 
Refer to the printer and computer manua!s lor 


conneciion 
delails. 


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MUSIC PERIPHERALS 


Music Kevboa 


A Yamaha [,1usjc Keyboard (YK,01 or YK-j0/20) makes it easy to input notes. tt can atso oe useo ]o 
play along with the FN.i 
Music ComposerlL Connect itto the lVtJStC 
KEYBOABD 
connector 
on the left 


side panel of the computer. 


Fig.4 Connection 
ol a Music Keyboad 


l-ffi- 


i 
'I 


lnstead of a l\,1usic 
Keyboard, 
a MlDl Keyboard 
sLrch 
as a YAMAHA 
DX Synthesizer 
can be !sed as an 


nput devce. Aulomaic sequencing 
of the [llDl Keyboard and additional lvllD] nstruments 
s also 


posslble, 
as wel as synchronized 
perfofmance 
us ng M D compatib e rhylhm boxes. 


Fig.5 Cannection 
al a MlDl Keyboattl tar lnpul and Plavback 


M I D I I N 


Fig.6 Connection Diagran lat Additional lvttDl lnsttunents 


,ru D><=--5t-._ 
ni 
!u 


Fig.7 Connection Diagrans fat Synchronized Panarnance 


IN 
OUT 
IN 
OUT THRU 
IN 
OUT THRU 


IN 
OUT 
IN 
OUT 
IN 
OUT 
IN 
OUT 


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AUDIO EQUIPMENT 


Music C, 
Audio Tenninal 


The TV speakers 
provide 
the easiest 
way to I sten to an aulomat c playback. 
No additiona connect on 


is required, 
and allyou need to do is adlusi the vo ume control on your ry set. However, 
a stereo audio 


systern 
or a palr oi powered 
speakers 
w ll al ow you to better enjoy the high quaiity FIV sound 


Fig.8 Connection 
of an Audia Systen tothe Music Conputet Audio Teminals 


) 


MIDI Insttu nent Aadio Te ftitals 


Pow€f.d mon lor speakers 


AUDO (L) 


When l\,'llDl 
insirLrrnents 
are used for p ayback, the audio terminals 
of each MlDl instrument 
can be 


connecied 
either to an aud o system (like in Fig. 8) or to a rnixer iiike in F g. 9) 


Fig.9 Cannection af an Auctio Svsten to the MtDl tnsttunents' Audio larminats 


ffil 


IItltl 
g- 


lllllllllllllllll 
i 
i 
l 


L 


MlDlinsr C (STEFEO) AUDro 


M D I ] N 
A 


M O THRIJ 
L 


M Dl nsr B (STEREO) AUDTO 


MIDIIN 
B 


i *"" 3,i,? 


MIOITHFU 


Ml0linst.A(r'roNo) AUDO 
MIOIIN 
OUT 


7 


This Chapter is an immediate 
"hands on' introduction 
10 the FM Music Composer 
II operation 
rather 


lhan a theoretical 
description. 
We suggest 
that you read lhis Chapter 
in the same manner it was wflfien 
- while actually using lhe F[,] lVusic Composer 
IL tn this way, anyth]ng 
you read can immediatety 


be put into practice, 
so that youf hands can become familiar 
with the most important 
operalons 


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POWER-ON 
DISPLAY 


the 
G 
T 
(1) Make sLrre 
that al your equipment s propefly 
connected. 


(2) Tufn ON lhe power to the compuier. 
The program wi start autornatically 
and ihe screen w look 


shown in F g. 10 ftheprogram 
srunnngcorrecty. 


* f the program does not r!n, t!rn OFF the power to lhe computer and make sure thai the ROM 


cartridge s correcly inserted 


a! 


I 


Fig.1A Poweron Scteen Display 


@ vouse 


@ smre 


e Men! 


Ocommand 


@ 


oMenu disp ay 


FM Masic 
II Screen 


aD Muslc parameter display area 


The area above the score is the m!sical sign area used to d splay muslc parameters 
such as dynam c 


maTKrngs, 
etc, 


O Score dlsplay area 


The great staff (treble and bass clefs) is dispLayed 
on iwo evets. Notes and mus ca signs (symbots) 


are d sp ayed on the slaff. The score cur6or@ displays 
the npLrt 
posltionofthe 
notesand performance 


symbols and also rnd cates the p tch. Th€ iwo-level 
great statl continues 
frorn the upper level to the 


lower eveland constitutes 
a s ngle part 


f you hold down the m 
key wh le turn ng the power ON, BAS C wi start as usual. To sran rne 


FM Music Composer 
lI from BAS C type in 
or 
: 
and press the lFpfUntitl fey. 


Lb ___-- 
____- 
_--____--_- l 


@ lllenu dlsptay area 


Thesymbolsusedforenteringnotesaredisplayedhere.ThemenucursorOindcateswhichsymbo 
is se ected. 


@ command area 


The F[,,] 
Music Composer 
II has two data input modes 


. Nole mode: Lsed lor ll_.InpL_ o_ ro_6q a d os 


I . Command mode: used to input performance 
data oiher than notes and resls (dynamics tenrpo 


repeat, 
etc.) and also for inpui oi contro commands. 


These lwo modes are selected w th the lSELiCil key and the current mode is indicated by either of 
the two fol owlng signs on the left edge of the command area at the bottom ol ihe screen 


I 
[*-T-N"r"'-o;---___l 
I 
# 


| 
| 


': 
command mode 


l- 
I When the power is turned on. the dlsp ay wil be set to ? (Command 
mode) and the command input 


I cursor @ w ll ind cate the posiiion 
ol the command 
to be entered. 
The disptay 
wi I change to; (Note 


I mode) if the lEElidil ley is pressed 
once Pressing 
it once again wi toggte the d sp ay back to ? 


| (Command 
mode). 


lCommandsareenteredintherommandmodebytypingthecommandlntothecommandareafolowng 
I lhe and lr-"n oress 
- q r1e lFt l- q\l .e, 


I 


I O sretus displsy srea 


I Informaiion 
for lhe input of data io the score. and reference 
nJorrnation, 
are disptayed 
on ihe bottorn 


I ol ll e s(ree^ -he .]earing of lh. info.-1al 
o. i. as ollows 


II 


l. 


p"n, ta t . 5e pa nLmber o'rhe sco o \^h l- s oisolavod 
on rha s oar. 


l. 
a"r, _.. ^drca_o< 
l' e nrrber ol rr elrs_ba.or.ptd)".1 


t 
SL (Steps Lefi,i this is the d splay for the memory used to store performance data. i ndicates the 


J 
remainngnumberotslepswhrchcanbeentered.Eachnote 
sign etc is considered 
to be one step. 


t 
The nd cated va ue wil decrease 
bV one every time ihere s an |]put oi musicat data. The system 


I 
w 1l d sp aV 0908 5L when ihe power s first iurned on (Th s is true for CXsM. Actua y lhis d sptay 


I 
depends on the size of thecomputers memory.). This numberdoes noi represent 
the maxrmlrm 


I 
numb€r ot notes whrch can be recorded since dynamic symbots rests and so lorth alt use up 


t 
I . Bsnk: lhis Indicales 
the bank nLrmber 


ITIIIIITI 
I 
-r'- 


I 


Command mode 


, |NPU.LO-F 
4!=t.ACTUAL 
S.CORE_ 


The to lowings is a pract ca introduction 
to the FM lVuslc Composer 
lI:we are gctng to rnput and play 


back the score shown below 


Fig.11 Liebestaune 
No.3 by Liszt 


T! rn ON the power to tfre comPuter. 
and 
wil appear on lhe stalus d sP aY area 


inP the Ke 


Theresonesharp(.)nexttothetrebecefaltheeftofthescoreThsisthekeysgnatureandshows 
that th s piece is n G malor. There is no need to mark the sharps for the F noles ln the score since they 
are already indicated 
by the key slgnature. 


(1) select the cofirmand 
mode by using the [sEIFc-] t 


"y 


(2) Iype n 
and press ihe [l@l 
key. 


One w I be dlsp ayed on the score (The key srgnatlre wil only be ind cated in the treble clef) 


the Iime Signoture 


The i me s gnature ioL ows ihe key signature. 
Th s piece is in 6/4 t me (6 quarter notes/ba0 when tl'ris 


tmesignature is entered intothe FM Musc Cornposer 
II, the barswil automatcalybe ocated ac- 


cororngry 


(1) Select 
the command mode by lsing the lsprrel ley. 


(2) Type n 
and presstne [@ 
tey 


wi be d sp ayed on the score 


Fig.12 Key and Tine Signature 


Notes and Restt 


The next step ls to inpul the notes. Press the llElEgll key to swilch to ihe note mode While there 
are various 
ways to input not€ and resi data in the followirg 
instrucl 
ons we w ll describe 
the method 


thal uses the computer 
keyboard 


F19. 13 Keys Used tot Enteting Note Pitch 


Fig.14 Keys Used for Selecting Pa€meterc on the Menu 


jj 
., 


.:i.t"i 


EEEEEEEEEE 


Fig.15 Keys Usad tot Entering B€sts 


ln;;l . EIEEEEEE 


EEEEEETI 


t 


Thefirstnoteofihescore 
saDandsiarlsonthe6lhbealofthemeasLre 
Sincerh-. 
FIV [.4Lrsic 
Composer 
I 
II uses on y comp ete measures. 
rests w ll need to be added before lhe quarler note D to account for 


lhe f rst 5 beats. A varieiy ol combinai ons of rests cou d be lsed lo fll up tfie I me. ln oltr examp e, 
( 


we w I use one who e rest and one qUarier rest 


Press the io lowing keys aiier conl rm ng that the current nput mode s the noie mode ( ). 
(l) EnierawholerestbypressinglheEkeywhilehodingdownthe[SlllFil 
key. 
A who e rest mark 
( 


w I appear on Ine scTeen 


{2) Inplt a quarler rest by pressing 
the E key wh le ho ding down the lsfllFfl key f an nput efior 


| S ^ c 0 o ' 0 ? 6 < ) l h 6 | ! ! L ! i l . . o n d ' 6 ' i n p ' | | . d o I a ' 


{3) Now listimetoenlerthefrstnote.Sncethisrsaquarlernote 
pressthe 
EI keyforlhenotelength 


as disp ayedonthemen! 
ToseectDasthepitclr,presstheEkeyAquarternoleDwlappear 


(4) Thenextnote s a B dolled hall nole. Press the E key Jor a ha f note 
fo owedbylheE key 


for the dot. Pfess the E key to seleci piich B. 
I 


(5) The next note s exactyihe sarne so press the E key again 
(6) The note tollowing 
lhls has a tie rnark attached 
lo it (the i e mark combines 
the time va ues ol the 


notes which it connects) Press the E key for ihe tie mark lollowed by the E key. Press iheE 
key again to cancel the t e mark before enter ng the second note. 


Fig. 16 First Notes and Bests of Part 1 


Back Part 1 


* Press ng the E key wil allow the notes to be heard as they are entered 


(1) Selecl the cornmand 
rnode by us ns lhe fsEa-dil key. 


l v D e - 
i o - o " o r - l a L i : L 6 r l . o n o p . a : 
, e F L u n \ 
a r 


Payback should begin aller a few seconds A ceftan period w I pass between the tme lhe 
IRETUFN key s pressed 
and the so!nd is heard because rests were pLrt in ai lhe beg nning of lhe 


p ece. Normally. 
play beglns mmediately, 
when there are no rests at the beginn ng oJ the score. 


Sekctins Pott 2 


Before enter ng ihe data ol the second part, you must se ect part 2. 
(1) Se ecl the command mode by Lrsing 
the fSELEeTI 
tey 


(2) Type in - 
: (or press the E 
key and iype in ), and press rhe lFpiunNl tey 
- wi 


appear rn the stalLrs 
display arca 


I ppaa ol ratf, z 
I 


{1) Enterthekeyslgnatureandttmestgnatureforpart2,justasyo!didforparti 
Thesemusr!eenrereo 


lor everv Dart 


1z; Press tne |SEIECiI key to swrrch to the nole mode. 
(3) TheinputprocedureisthesameasJorpartl.Entertwodoitedhalfrestssrncethefirstbarsmade 


!p eniirely of rests. The sharp on the D in the third bar is entered by pressing 
the E] key The 
piich of the B note in the seventh baf that is one octave lower is entered by pressing 
the E key 
betofe tfre noie is entered (lo lor,verthe 
cursor by one octave)and 
then pressing 
the U key. press 


ihe fl 
key beiore entering the nexi B note. to rarse the cursor one octave. 


(4) Se ect the command mode after part 2 has been eniered and play back the part try press ng 


@ ano lRrrunNl. 


I Inout of Pan J 
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11) Select parl3 as you did for part 2. 
(2) Enter the key signature 
and I me signature. 


13) Enter the notes and rests. (This part s wrltten in bass clef ) 


The lasl note wil be a c an ociave lower than the finai G oi pad 2. press the E key io lower rhe prtch 
and enTer 
the noTe The fina nole lG) n the seventh bar s even one octave ower, but press fg rne 


l|Keyaqanw lno owertherange.Toremedythis,seectthecommandmode,typein 
.anornen 


pressthe iRETUFNJ 
key I :i.:: wi I be displayed 
on the score and alt notesrnputafterthrsmarkwil 


sound one ociave lower than the score ndicates. 
Return tothe note mode andenteranote navng 
lhe same pltch as the previously 
eniered c nore 


Allof lhe notes have now been eniered. 
Sw tch to lhe command mode press E 
(or type t. ,., ) and 
press lFEiuFNl to risten to the p ece The defaurt piano voices wi| be heard iiivo 
ces are tne next 
thlngs lo be set. 


Vo ce sett ng slarts kom ParI I 


(1) Swiich the screen d sp ay to part l byenteringthecommandmode,pressing 
E 
typingin , and 


press 
ns IFETUANI. 


(2) Se ect the note mode. 
The score cursor 
will appear 
on the lett edge ol the score 


(3) Press 
ihe @ 
key and the shape of the score c!rsor w Il change 
from to 
This indjcaies 


theinsertonnrodeinwhichnoiesandoiherparameterscanbeinserledattheposltionofihescore 


14) Se ect the command mode, type ln :. = :r and press the IFETUFNI 
kev .' ! will be jnseded at 


the cursor positioa. 
Th s sets the voice of part 1 to llute 


(6) 


conf rm ihis by p ay ng the p ece (Press E 
ana lFEfUnNl; 


Set pans 2 and 3 to various voices using a sim;lar approach, 
and lsten to them Actually, 
if ihe 


unii ls stlll n insert mode (red + cursor), 
you can press fl 
{l:ri 
) and type I to select pari 


2. Then simply type : .. 
where n is the voice nlmber you wanl {or parl 2 The same is true for 


Dart 3. 


Fig.18 Sefting a Voice 


*16 


* To display lhe voice ist swiich lo the comrnano 
mode type In 


A complete 
llst ol the preset vo ces w ll appear on the screen 


press the @ 
key 


, and press rhe IFETUR-N-I 
key. 


To go back to the previous 
disPlaY, 


TI 
lo 
y( 


This Chapier explalns 
the uses of the numerous 
features 
of the FM [,4usic 
Composer 
II. ltisorgantzeo 


io help beginnef with his fkst explorations of the FM i/usic Composer II functions. tt is advisable thai 
you followtho 
instructions 
ofthischaptorwhileexper'meniingwith 
the many posslbitjties 
ofthis program 


on shori sample composiiions, 
untilyou become completely 
familiarwith 
the principalfealures. 


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: 
t : : , i : i i : : : l 


Before starl ng to Input notes and olher mUsical 
Symbo 
s, yoU mUSt a]ways Se ect the bank and pan 


n - r 0 6 . d o 
o r ' o r ' h o - . ) g ' d 
r r 6 o d i r e 
g _ o r ! ' o 


(i l setecithecomrnanclmodebyLrsngthe 
IsEfFdf] key 


(2) Tvpeln.i: - 
ln = the bank numoer) 
and press 
the lR-iiUR-Nl 
ley You may also pressthe 


''' 


ffi't"r, iro" n and prcss the IFETUFNI 
kev : 
$' ll be drsplaved 
at the loweT 
r srit corner 


* The bank number 
defau t s I when the power 
is flrsl turned 
on 


oarts LS ihe first step n creatlng a score 
. . iF , o. . e. on dr o-10c, 6o ' s ng-' elS F rCil t ' ' 


p-, 
n 
I t 8 " noo* 
" | f l-! -Nl! : ' 
6' 12' 41 6p" ' . ' ' . f l' e 
' o' 


'- 


" 


. 


," I I ' 8l ancl press the IF-EIfFM k;:- 
wlll lre displaved 
at the lower left corner of 


* The part nufirber 
defa! t s 1 when lhe power is flrst turned on 


The key slgnature 
may be chosen lree y For examp e "A maior' s indicaied by three.sharps 
( ) and 


lr',""ii,,-" 
"ll","lryonerat( ).BecaLsethesesharps"lgj:l:1^^11,i.:,l3lij?l,"jjii 
i r r d l u r 
r : r L ! ' ! o ( e u 


n"gi"li"g "f ,1"," 
."". 


"s 


ihe key s gnaiure, they do not need to be speclflcally 
wlitien-ofi ror eacn 


noie in the score. This makes the score easier to read The key shouLd 
a ways be entered unless Ine 


.."0 i. 


" 


*" i"t 


"t 


i" tajor' or A mlnor ($/hlch, 
of course have no sharps or flats)' 


, S e" r. . r- o. . . 
o, 006o 
r' qrh" ls l' aJ L' 


i2) llsrng the torm 
type thls cornmanci 
where x corfesponds 
io the (ey s gnalure These 


-, . . . ' " " 0 lro 
o 
T be l f or ' drore 
^ rJ or" a ooA oodd) 


--N 
f,"y The key s gnal!re w li appear at the lop ol the 


1l) LnpL,t 
ls compleled 
bv pressLnq 
tne IHE I 


* The key s gnalufe appears only on the lfeble clei 


* 
C maior (A mlnor) is tlre delaLrll" 
key signature I no other key signal!re rs sel 


* The key signature 
can be changed ln the nriddle 
oi a compos I on 


*-san*1voraer119191Y193YY1 


BankSaresub-diV]sonsollhecompUte.srllemoryTose]ectthebank'ploceedaSfoLows: 


TheFMsoUncisynthesizeruniialowsatnaximUmofSnoteSandSVocestobeplayedSir.UltaneoUslY. 
u"irr""""iin.,in" 
i* MLsic Composer 
II will allow ndepend€nt 
lnput of Lrp to 8 pafts Setting tne 


* Fiats ( b ) are entered as a lower case leiter b. 
* Upper case letters (major key signaiuies) are inpui by typing rhe tetter white hotdlng down the 


Jffil 
key. Lower case letters, represenling minor key signatures, are typed w thout using the 


lSHlFTl kev. 


Tablel Key Signaturc and Coftesponding tnput Synbots 


Key slgnatur€ dlsplay 


G 
G 


D 
D 
b 


E 
E 


B 
5# 


6# 


to 


B ' 
Bb 
2b 
s 


Eb 
3b 


Db 
Db 
5b 


G b 
G 
6b 
eb 


ct 
C b 
7b 


@ 
c 
c 
0 
a 


l9- 


I Time Sienature and Bars 
I 


a 


TI 


(1 


\2 
(3 


Si 
F 
tc 


t 


U 


II 


(1) select the command mode by using the lSELEeTl ley 


(2) lnpuiihetimesignalureintheiormii 
s'-:'t:' (a:2'1012'16andb:2,4'8,16) Forexample 


i lFe Line s 91alL'e is th'ee-quar'ers. 
rype 


1:; Press the @ 
key to complete input The time signature will appear at the top oi file score 


* The tirne signature 
only appears on the lreble clel 


* 4/4 time is the ' deiault" lime slgnature 
if no other time signalure 
is set. 


*Thetimesignaturecanbechangedinlhemiddleotasong.Thebarswillautomatcalybelocaled 


acaording 
to the lime s gnature. 
When notes cannot fit within the bar lirnits, 
three measure 
bars 


appear on the score. Be careful with the input noles in order io prevent this from occurring For 


example, in 4/4 time, notes are entered as shown below in Fig 19 


* Sometimes 
the computercannoi 
calculate 
the exact loc ation otthe barduring note input lnthat 


case the bar will be located at a wrong place li lhis occurs, enter ihe irsr: = n commano (n 
: number of the part whefe this error occured) By this procedute, 
the bar will bs re_located 


al th6 correct oosition. 


Fio.1S Location 
ot the Bar 


=a 
t t t t l 
---}rE1-- 


IL 
Th€ bs hne appea's a i ( Po5rro- 


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.EryLE6lre*trygl-Eld_?iE€IM 


The procedure 
lor entering 
notes ls divided into three steps. 


li) Se eciion of dot tie, etc. 


{2) Se eciion of the note symbol (length) 


13) Selection 
of the pitch (writing 
the note onto the score). 


Severa melhods are available to carry out each of the three above steps. 
First select the note mode oy using tne lSEIEdil key. llyou are using a mouse move the mouse cLrrsoT 
lo th€ leJlmost character ol the command area and press the mouse's LEFT button 


Dots 
Ties and Accidentals 


lJ.lng lhe M€nu K€ys 


When the system is in the note mode the keys used lo select an item trom lhe menu are displayed 
in 


lhe command area. Pressing 
one of these keys will revert 
the color of the corresponding 
symbol tn the 


menu, indicatrng 
lhat the syrnbol s selected. 


Flg.20 Keys Usecl to Select Dots, Ttlplats, Ti€s and Accidentats 


When any one oi the above signs are selected, 
lt will be entered 
wlth each subsequent 
note untilyou 


de-select 
the symbol on the menu by pressing 
lhe correspondrng 
key. 


l,3lng the lrouse 


Move the mouse cursor to the symbol to be selected and press the LEFT butlon; proceed in the same 
rvav to de-select a svmfiol 


lJslng lhe Menu Key3 


To select the length of the noto to be enlered, pfess the correspond ng menu key as shown below. A 
selected 
symbol is de-sel€cled 
when you select anoiher length 


Fig. 21 Keys &ad to Select Note Length 


the Note 


. J J .tr .F .F,b r)-dsbrtsE"t:,l;"="" 


# 1 2 
3 4 s 6 7 
8 
I 
0 
Y 
U 
r 
O P 
I 
l 


.JJ),F,F,F 
. e r _ j r b r h E"t:i:.... 


# 1 2 
3 4 5 6 7 
3 
9 
0 
Y 
U 
I 
O P 
I 
I 


t 


Using lhe Mouse 


Move the mouse cu|sor io the nole length'symbol 
and press the LFFT buiion 


tlslng an Ert€rnal Keyboard (lruslc or MIDI Keyboard) 


This method will be explained 
later. 


Once the note length and special signs (dot, elc) have been selected, you must select the pilch This 


last siep also enters the note on the score. 


Uslng the Computer KeYboard 


This method was used in Chapter IL 
The keyboard is arranged, as shown below, in a one-octave, C through B' 12 note con{i0uration similar 


to a piano keyboard. When notes are direclly entered by pushing the desired keys, the previously set 
key signalure will be ignored. The keys are arranged over a range oi one octave, but ihe octave can 
be raised or lowered bv the octave up and octave down keys, allowing noles to be entered anywhere 


Fig.22 Keye Useel for Enteting Notes 


U 


h 
tl 
o 
a 


I 


Uslng lhe score Gursor 
(1) Set t h€ score cursor 10 the position on the staff co rrespo 
nd ing to the desired 
pitch Thescorecursor 


is moved bythe m key which moves 
the cursor up and the E key which moves 
the cursor down 


{2) Sharps and ilats are added by the previously 
described 
procedure. 


(3) lnput is completed 
by pressing 
the [FEJEFFI key. The note willthen appear on ihe score 


Caution 


Sometimes, 
when the octave is raised,lhe noie inpuilrom the keyboard cannot be displayed In thal 


case, a question mark appears in the music parameier area. The note is actually input as you can 
easily check by playing back the scor€. When you need such a hiqh pitch note, use the 1ou or20u 
comnano ds erplained on paqe 25. in order lo mako your oaia mote easy to read 


-22, 


Fig.23 Relatianship Between the position at the Curcor and the Selected Fanoe 


r/vhen 
rhe n key s 


l;:;l:' 


When rhe E key is press€d once 


U6ing lhe lrouse 


In the note mode. the mouse cLtrsor 
can be used to place symbols (noie length dot. etc ) direcfly 
on 
the score The serected 
symbors 
appear at the tip of the mouse cursor when this cursof is In lhe score 
display area. When the note is correc|y located, 
press the mouse,s 
LEFT button to enter the note. The 
note must 0e entered ln the space between 
the last note and lhe end_bar. 


* lf you press the mouse s LEFT button when the mouse cursor is on the Fir Mtrsi. aor!rpcser or 
command area, a note is entered. 
The note length is cletermined 
by the last ength select on wh le 
lne p tch corresponds 
to the vertical ocat on of the score cursor. 


Fig.24 Enteting a Nate by using the Mouse cursar 


Inp!r area 


Ulhg an Extemal Keyboard (Musie or MtDt Keyboard) 
An external 
keyboard 
can be used for entering 
both the tength and the piich oJ the notes. 


{l) set the length symbol corresponding 
lo rhe most frequent note ength on the score ro be entered. 
You nray lse the E - E keys or direc y select by us ng the mouse 


{21 Sera.t he I 
sv.nbot 
o!p,-.si10th.Ere\oro, 


(3) rf you depress a key on the musc keyboard and rerease 
rt qurckry, 
a note s entered. ls pitch 
corresponds 
to the key that you pressed and its length corresponds 
to the selected 
symbo on the 
menu The noie ls aciualy entered 
when the key is released. 


(41 lf you ho d dor,ln a key of the mus c keyboaro rne meau cursor moves according to the pattern 
shown betow The length symbolthat is selected 
when you release 
the key determines 
tne engtrt 
ot the note. Afier a note is entered, 
the menu cursor goes back lo the symbol ihat yoLr setecleo 
rn 
(1) 


23 


c 


Fig.25 Relationship Between the Music Keyboatd and the Notes Entered 


ttr 


!is. 


YK O1 


YK 10/20 


Fig. 26 Note Lengths Are Selectad ln the Dlreclion lndicatad by tha Atrcw When a Key is Held Down. 


* Setting sound output 


The actual notes can be heafd wh e they are being entered. 
Thls s done by se ecting the 
r.ark in 


lhe menll by using lhe menu cursor or by press nq the E 
fey. Onty the ptch of the inpul irom the 


Music Keyboard 
can be heard, not necessarily 
lhe selected 
note lengih 


Precaulions Regardlng Note Input snd Score Dlsplay 
(1) The accidenta 
s use ,, for f at notes, and # for sharp notes For example, 
lf lhe key s gnature ls 


G majof (one #), input this a B flal w I be disp ayed as an A sharp. whch is enharmonicaty 
equ valent. It the s gnature is Ejlat major (three , 's), npuiting an A sharp will be disptayed 
as 


aB lai. 


(2) Ful notes are displayed 
wilh a length of 4 quarler notes 


(3) SixtyJourth notes are always entered as tTiplets 
(4) The slandard notatio. ior a tr plet is 
bul it is displayed 
on the scofe as 


(5) Whensettingthetiesymbol,enterthetiemarkwhenthepriornote 
sentered Forexar.pte, 
to input 


select tfre quafter note and the iie mark, and nput the note, Next, turn off the tie mark and 


nput the elghth nole. 


Enlerlng the OctEye Markg 


The FlVSoundSynthesizerun;thasa 
rangeoiSoctaves 
buttheFMMusicComposerllisonlycapable 


of dlsp aying 4 octaves on lhe score The octave marks are used for enterjng notes higher and ower 
lhan the range of the d spLayed 
score. They are as folows: 


Sei 


i l ) 


\2) 


S€ 


Re 


, 24 


Ig+t-..1.j"*a.4:!i!r4f:,: 
'iria:EJ.4E3!11:iiri',"r'1i,,r.1+]*",,:=,.,4!i5.EEi€gj;::tiitti 
i&S:Tra.ri4 .'- 


Ilglg-yglues are entered by se ecting the cornmand mode and typing ,,., or ,.: (n : 1 or 2) ptLs 
IRETUBNJ. 
Noies entered after these s gns are set wi fa I within the new range For exampte, 
sett ng 


the 
r.ark means that the pitch of att the lollowing input notes wilt be one octave hlgher than ihe 


d splayed pltch On the other hand, the pitch that some vo ces actuaty try to produce wir oe one or 
two octaves htgher or lower than the score indicates. 
Usjng such voices when the octave mark ts set 


can cause the aclual pitch to exceed the range of ihe FM sound generator. 
t this occurs, aurornar 
c 


oitchadjuslmentismadeupordowninoneoctave!niis.Thssthesameasthetranspositionproceoure 
exD ained later. 


. 11 octave up) 
' . r (2 octaves up) 


r,. (1 oclave down) 


. ir: (2 oclave down) 


raises the pitch by one ociave 
raises the pitch by two octaves 
lowers the p tch by one octave 
owers the pitch by iwo octaves 


terminales 
lhe etfect oT The octave symbol 


The etlecis of the octave marks are terminated by the ;.c. svmbol 


Fig.27 Changes in the Actual Sound Caused by the Octave Mark 


.t 
the Rests 


Soltlng hom the Menu 


11) Pressthe 
El keytoselecttherestsymbolandusethekeys[ 
- fltosettne engthoJtherest. 


Allofthis can be set by using the mouse. 


z1 Press the @ 
t<ey to set a rest ai the p ace ind cated by the score cursor. you may a so prace 


the rest anywhere 
by using the mouse as explained 
lor lhe note rnput 


&lllnE lrom the Conputer Keyboard 


Ests can be enlered directly 
from the keyboard by pressing 
any numeric key Jrom A to E, whie 


io ding down the llllffl 
Ley. For exampte a qua er rest 
can be entered by slmpiy presslng 


FHrTil + E 


, 25 , 


Fig.2A Keys Usedfot Entering Bests 


I 


[s@l . HEEEE@@ 


Entering Re€ls Whlle Also Enlering ilotec from lh€ Mu3IG Keyboard 


Bests can be entered by pressing onlythe lSEdFil 
when the proqram is in the mode used for note 


inpLl fron' the music keyboard (rhe mode sil6tiEbc-ling B irom lhe mFnur. 


Select the length of rests to be entered by setting the note l€ngth displayed on ihe menu (i.e., type a 
number, 
1 through 7, priorto entering 
any rests). 
Continuing 
io hold down ihe space keywillmove 
the 


nole selection disp{ay (color reverse displayed) of the menu-indicated length. A resl of the indicated 
length will be entered the instanl the lSFa€61 
is released. 


-26- 


SETI/NG THE VOICE 


_he F[,] MLrsic 
Composer 
ll a or,!s for the perlormance 
of a n]ax mlrm of 
'rave a diflerent 
vo ce ass gned to t 


8 parts each of whrch can 


fe voice can be se ected from among those conta ned in the FN1 
Sound Synthes 
zer unit and from 
'-ase created by means of the Yamaha FN,4 
Vo c ng Progranr. 


Using Voices Contained in the FM Sound Synthesizer Llnit 


_rere are two ways for se ect ng voices Onernelhoclusesthecomp!teiskeyboafd:theotheroneuses 


Setling lhe Voice from the Keyboard 
' Se ect the commancl 
mode by us ng the [SErECfl t<ey 


: Type n 
(n : 1 - 46), and press the [FEiu-FFl key 


--: voice lst can be displayed 
as lo lows 


' lvake sure the system s in the command [rooe 


.: Type in 
: and press the fFETURNI key 
rsi of vo ces ,,,/ appear on the screen 


) 


: You raay a so enter the 
command lfom th s screen 


- To go back lo lhe scofe screen type in the 
cornman.i 
and press tfie IFETUFNI 
rey. 


S.tling the Voice by Using lhe Mouse 
' To select the command mode, posit on the mo!ss cursor on the first character n the corrf.anc 


ne and press the LEFT button 


-: Press the mouse s R GHT bLrtton. 
A men! ol cornrnands 
wil appear on the screen. 


A l E R A S S 1 
g 2 E R A S S 2 
A 3 T R U ' ' I P E T 
O 4 5 T R I N G 1 
9 5 S T R I N G 2 
B 6 E P I A N O l 
8 ? E P I A N O 2 
E A E P I A I I O 3 
A 9 G U I T A R 
l . A E l A S S 1 
1 1 E B A S S 2 
1 2 E O R G A N 1 
1 3 E O R G A N 2 
1 4 P O R 6 A N 1 
1 5 P O R B A N 2 
T 6 
F L U T E 


l T P I C C O L O 
1A 
0r0E 
l 9 C L A R I N E 
2 O 6 L O C K E N 
2 l V I B R P H N 
? 2 X Y L O P H N 
2 3 
K O T O 


2 4 Z I T H E R 
? 5 
C L A V 


2 6 H A R P S I C 
2 7 
B E L L S 


2 8 
H A R P 


2 9 S I , I A D S Y N 
3 A H A R t ' l O i t I 
3 l S T E E L D R 
3 2 T I I l P A N I 


3 3 L 0 S T 6 1 
3 4 H O R N L O 
3 5 l , l H l S T L E 
3 6 
S T 0 R t 4 


3 7 R l ' l , B R A S 
3 S R I ' I . F L U T 
3 9 R I ' I , G I J I T 
4 O R I ' I , H O R N 
4 1 R 1 . B A S S 
4 2 R 2 . B A S S 
4 3 S H A R E D R 
4 4 R D C Y I ' I B 
4 5 P E R C 
1 
4 6 P E R C 
2 


4 7 
C S t ' l 
4 A 


I 


21 


(3) Press the mouse s RIGHT buiion again A second menu of commands 
wi appear 


Fi9.3A Conmand Menus 


2ou 


TE 


f 


[++ 
123 
456 
?a9 


* When us ng the compuier keyboard the above rnenus can be displayed 
by enter ng ihe 


command. You can go back to the score display by us ag the i . , comrnand. This is uselul 
for when you forget lhe lormat of cefta n commands. 
When us ng the mouse, 
the above raenus 


are not only remainders, 
they can be used directly 
for selecting 
a command. 


(4) Pos t;on the mouse cursor over the 
area and press the LEFT button. 
w I appear n the 


cornm 
and area. 


(5) To enter the command position 
ihe mouse cursor over the ' ,: 
area al ihe righl 


of the syrnbol 
rnenu or oveTihe 
command 
area and press the LEFT button. 
The voice I st w llappear, 


* To cancel a command already 
d splayed n the command area pos I on the mouse cursor under 


the command area (stalus display area) and hoLd the LEFT button down 


(6) Pos tron lhe moLrse 
cursor oveT . on the comrnand 
rnenu of lhe voice lisl and press the LEFT 


br.rtton 
wi appear in ihe coramand 
area. 


(7) Now posilion 
the moLrse 
cursor on the d€siredvorce 
numberand 
pressthe 
LEFT bulton. 
The number 


wi appear on the command area. 


(8) Posiionthemousecursoroverthe 
areaoroveTthecommand 
area and press 


the LEFT button to enter the command 


r 


E 


1r€ 


b 


L4 


t. 


?: 


f iles 


V O I CE 


out l 


r23 
456 
?49 


28 


E 


* i not otherwise 
set, the various parts wi have the iollow ng vo ces: 


Parl 1 
EP ANO 2 
Part 5 
TRUMPET 


Patl2 
EP ANO 2 
Part 6 
P CCOLO 


Part 3 
EPIANO 
2 
EBASS 
1 


GUITAR 
Pari I 
EBASS 2 


some comb nai ons of voices and notes may cause the actual pitch produceaj 
to be one or lwo 


octaves higheror ower than the note displayed 
on the screen. 
For example, 
the sound of EBASS 


I wil have a pitch one octave lower than lhe note d so aved on the screen 


Fi9.31 EBASS 1 Pitch Conpati,on 


OsPlay 


s turned ON. 
To load voice data from ihe data memory 
eartr dge (UDC-Ol 
). enter the 
command 


* When lhe vorces are set separately 
there may sometimes 
be too much vibrato or tremolo This 


can be corrected 
by changing the LFO data (this wi be expta ned ater). 


Voices Crcated bv the FM V, 


-he f rst step is to oad the volce data created by the FM Vo c ng program from the cassette 
tape data 


remory cartr dge or lloppy disk (the FN,4 
Voicing Program II a ows for saving vo ce data on ftoppy 


Loadlng Volce6 from Cassott€ Tape 


l) Place the tape in the casselte 
recofder and lind the beg nning of the vo ce data t le to be oaded. 


2) Seiect 
the cornmand 
rnode and nput 
- : mlsi be entered n capita lelters 


(hold do!,vn 
the m 
key). With a mouse, 
setecr 
rhen 
on the second comrnand 


* The memory capac ty wlll decrease 
by approx matety 1000 steps when the vo ce data ts loaded. 


Loading Voices kom Data Memory Cartridge 
qemember 
that the memory 
cartridge 
nost be nsefted n lhe computer,s 
rear s ot BEFORE 
the power 


Loadlng Voic€s trom Floppy Disk {not appticabte to SFG-01) 
Bemernberthatthefloppydiskdrve 
nterface 
must be inserted n the computer 
s rear slot BEFORE 
the 


power to tne compLter 
is turned oN. 


(l) Insert the disk rnto the dlsk drtve. 


12) Select 
the command mode and enter the 
command. 


, 29 


A ist of the f es recorded 
on the disk wil appear on the screen lf a of ihe I e names cannot f t on 


the screen display area, enler the 
. cornmand 
to see the resl of the files. The rest of the f les w I 


appear on lhe screen. 


Fig 32 Exanple at Files and NFiles Displays 


tjj 


L 1 


( t l 


t2" 


T h 


E 


E 
En 


(3) Enter lhe .r 
. 
i:. 
comfnand. The name of a voce data file s always fo owed by the 
'- 
suffix Oiher file nemes do not correspond 
to voice data 


When the voices are loaded yoI can display the lrst by entering 
the , . : command. 
To se ect a 


vo ce, pfoceed as explarned 
lor lhe inlerna voices but use voice nLrmberc 
iioaa 49 to 96 


Fig 3s Exanpte at UVlist Display 
'\2 


Ti 
th 


le 


LUNE 
. UO C 
LUNE 
. CI 4P 
CA K E 
, V O 6 
CA K E 
. CI 4P 
A N01 
. V O G 
A N01 
. Ct 4P 
P A S S 
. UO E 
PASS 
. Ct"lP 
SI,]EET 
. VOG 
SI,] 
EEl 
. CHP 


sl, iE E f z 
. v06 
SI,]EET2 . C IIP 
K A NA 
. UO G 
KANA 
. CI']P 
NI G HT 
. UO G 
NlG HT 
. CI ' I P 
JUS T 
. UO G 
JUST 
- CI,IP 
I I A CK Y 
, UO G 
I A CK Y 
. CHP 


k i l l = 


l ' 1 A R 
C O 
. V O E 


I ' 1 A R C O 
. C l l P 
RosA 
, u06 


R O S A 
. C t l P 


49S T RI N H 
5B S T RT N I " I 
51 
52C. B A S S 
53 
54 
55 
56 
5? 
5A 
59 
6A 
6t 
62 
63 
64 


65 
55 
6't 
5A 
69 
7A 
7! 
72 
?3 
74 
T 5X UCHI B E 
76 
7? 
?8V O I CE 3 
79V O I CE 4 
80 


E . P l A f t o 


C H E R E S T 


B E L L S 2 


a1 
a2 
83 
a4 
a5 
a6 
B 7 
8 8 
B 9 
9 g 
9 1 
9 ? 
9 3 
9 4 
9 5 
3 6 


* = 
u l i E t 
u u l i s t 
h e l p 
E c o r e 


lf the oad ng prccedLrre 
cannot be carr ed out properly, 
you may cance the oDerat 
on by press ng 


lalRll + lSTbE 


30 


PLAYING 
BACK .. 


,n.l ^l,n.n 
hr. I 


, a& 
t .loo, *hel a | | os -.\e ooa pa ed rh-.l a e.-o.o^ L s or ine- ro, p-es. fcj-qal 


t o v r l 


t) Se ect the bank by entering 
the 


to) (CX5M has Bank 1 onty.) 


command (n : the number ol the ban k you wanl to listen 


anferirg 
the 
cornmand 
wi ""r."rnnr"ffi 


of a Bank 


2) Enter the 
command without any parr numoer 


-h s procedure 
slarts the simultaneous 
perlormance 
of the g parts contained 
in the selecteo 
DanK 


' se ect lhe bank by entering 
the i 
command (n : the number ol lhe bank conla ninq the 
part you want io tsten to). (CXsM has Bank 1 onlv.) 


: Enter the 
command (n : the number of the part you want to tisten to) 
-_ s ls usefll for checking each pad. The tempo s gns are norma y entered in paft I and therelore 
'_: tempo during the performance 
oJ the other paris w I have different 
va ues, lspecificaly 
the nltia 


,: re of 120). This can make the indivldua parts d ifjcu t to check. lf this turns olt to be a prob em a 
::ico mark can 0e lemporari 
y set for each part and then deieted 
aJter each has been checked 


* Enter ng 
causes the bank to stan play ng from the posiiion ndcatedbythescorecursor 


r Pressng the lEEfuFNl xey atter ryptng 
w repeat the pay Lnti yo! press lCTnrl + 


lSTOPl. Pa(s cannot be des gnated 
jn the same way as ihe play cornmand; 
a I parts or rne oanK 
,,!rl p ay with the 
command 


r i is entered nstead ol the part nLmber (ie 
). the performance 
of ihe part disptayed 
on 
:nescreenwil 
beg n irom the pos tion ndicatedbythecursortal 
parar.elers 
to t h e eftolrfecursor 


,,rilbe 
gnored.lnthepolyphoncnotemode 
lorexampe 
chofdsw 
Inolbeplayedifthescorec!rsor 


s to the right of the poty mark when you rype 
and press IFETUFN 


* P ayback can be interrupted 
by press ng ltTFfl + lsiO-fl ptayback 
w t cease and the un t wi 
enter 
the command 
mode. 


:ntering the 
command 
w llcause allthe score data files that have been saved on diskto be loaded 


,,ED!.T|.Nq.IAE-S_-C.QflE,; 
,.,.,.,,,,:.::1-i 
-i:, :i.:,i ..i.i: 
, 
:.5.'{Ers'i 


This seciion deals with edit ng the score Daia refers to anything \dhich can be entered in lhe score 
such as noies rests, 
and other pararneler 
markings Edjting refers lo the lnput as well as lhe de etion 


and insert on oT data 


- 


the Data to be Editel 


Frstselectthebank(,ii 
i 
.cornmand:notapplicabetoCX5I/)andlhepart(r. 
.- comrnand). 


The flrst bars ol the part to be edited wil be displayed 
on the screen There are three meihods for 


d sp ay ng any portjon ol the paft: 


Scrolllng by Uslng the Cursor Keys 


Use the E] and E 
cursor keys io move the scoTe 
cursor over the parl When the cursor is at the 


beginnngortheendoJthedspay-"dportion 
thedisplayofthescorewil 
scrol foMards 
or backwards. 


Scrolling by Using lhe Mouse 


Thesystemmustbe 
n the nole mode. To move the score cufsor presstheRlGFlTbuttonolthemouse 


and ho d it down lrhile moving ihe mouse to ihe righi or io ihe eti. 


Specifying the Bar Number 


The.' 
_ command 
{n = lhe numberof 
any ber belong ng to lhe part)causes 
lhe panto be displayed 


stafting w th the the spec fled bar. For iong pafts this method s very useful The E 
key alows for 


easy n PLrl 
oL: 
= 


I 


D, 


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ihe pilch needs to be changed or in othercases 
where editing is possible 
simpty by writing over 


data previously input, posiiion the score cursor ovea the data to be ediled and enler ihe new data. 


you are using a mouse, iirst seleCt the note mode. Select the sym bol(s) and positionthe mousecursor 
the location ol the symbolto be changed. Enterthe new symbot by pressing the LEFT butron 


35 Changing Scorc Data 


do not need to be in the note mode to move ihe score cursor horizontally but be sure that you 
h to the noie mode before entering the new data. 


L 
Move lhe cursorlo th6 positian lo beedil€d 


Enler the new dala 


Data liom the Keyboard 


or unnecessary 
sections can be deleted, with the computer in the note mode, move the cursor 


a position immediately 10 the righi ol the data to be deteted. push the EJ 
or E] 
keys while stitl 


the note mode to delete the data to the leit oi the cursor. The score to the righl of the cursor will 


one position io ihe left each time ihe @l 
or E 
key is pressed. 


36 Deteting 


--F-{-i-.trFrFFrlr,+f-- 


I x' 


L 
l4ove rne cursor to the posilion immedialetylo the right ol 


Prcse rhe@or@key 
ro delele lhe note 


-_+_+-- 


-it-rF+-i-J---:+++ 


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I 


Delellng Data by Uslng the lrous€ 
Position 
the mouse cursor over the status d splay area and press the mouse s LEFT butto,l 


Deletlng Allthe Date of a Part 
The clear command is used to clear att the data ol an indlviduat 
part Type :::,:r - in the command 


mode followed by the part that has the data to be deleted. 
The d sptay will switch to ihe correspondlng 
part when the IRFiU-FNI key is pressed 
*The oaded vojce data can be deleted byentering r,a,,i,j., 
instead oi the part number, fihepart 


nurnber 
rs omttted and only :ij. 
or a].,. is entered, 
tfte data In all of the parts (as we I as a I 
voicedata)wilrbederetedwhenihe{FEiuFM[evispressedrhesysremwir 
thenreturntotheinrual 
''00wef-on state. 


Inserllng Data hom Ihe Keyboard 
The lollowing procedufe s used to Insert new daia between 
exlsiing data push lhe N 
key ln lhe 
notemode 
Theshapeofthescorecursorwllchangefrom. 
to 
. Thisshapelndicaiestheinsedion 


mode. The lnsertion 
mode is ex ied by pressing 
the @ 
key once more lrom the note rnode. 


Fi9.37 Shape of the Scorc Cursol 


,\- 


Set Ihe com!!tertothe.ore mode. To nsen data into 
rnrs pace, move lhe{mor Io the posilion immedtatey ro 
rh€.shl (Press the l.llsl k€y ro swnch lo the ins€d mode) 


Dara h I be Inseded as 'l s enl€red 


Ins€rting Data by Ustng the Mou6e 
The system 
must be in the nole mode To swilch ihe score cursor ( : or .i ), posillon 
the mouse cursoT 
n the nrenu area, pointng lo the bank space between the keyboard symbol and r,rj .,: :..1 


rnsen 
on mod€ score cursor 


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- 


Th( 


l€n 
bar 


s€l 


Th( 
firs 


oaI 


NolI 


To 


Eni 
pal 


Fig.39 Switching the tnsen Mode by Using the Mouse 


.JJ),0,F,F..1_ilror" 


c. 
Dara vitdtr o Bank 


-he copy comraand is useful when entering data ideniical to that wh ch has already been entered. 
_h s command allows data to be eas ly copied saving time and effort. Copying is carr ed out n bac 
englh units and can be done belween 
or with n parts. The first step is to f nd the beginning 
and end 


aars of the data you wish to copy Then enter ihe command rnode and se eci the target part (enter 


,nbengthenumberolthepartintowhchihedatawltbecopied.) 
The nputposIonisthen 


sei wilh lhe score cursor Enter,i 
- , _. to cafry out the copy 


-ae pai( number oi the data lo be copied ;s enlered after 
iolowed by ., the number oi lhe 
':stbar and , , the number of the astbar( : part,. : slart, and = end) The respective 
values 


:.e delim ted (separated) 
by comrnas ( ). press the @ 
key to copy the spec I ed data to the 


'acation 
specified 
by the cursof. For example, | 
: is entered 
when part 2 is selected, 
the 


aata contarned 
in bars 1 to 5 ol part I will be copied inio part 2 


f the data is to be copied tothe midd eofa part that already has data, ijrstchangelhe 
score cursor 
'roTn tothe 
insertion 
cursor to allow data to be nserted in the specified 
locaton. Copying 


:an be interrupted 
while in progress 
by pushing laTn-Ll + ISTdFl. Copy ng wit stop lhe tnslant 


:re kevs are oressed. 


84tk C 
(NOT APPLICABLE TO CX5MI 


_o copy one parl of a bank inlo a given pan of another bank first set the destination 
bank { 


.rmmand), and then set the dest nation part n that bank ( 
command). 


€nterthe .r 
command( -thenumberoflhesourcebankand 
-thenumberoflhesource 


a:n in bank n) 


Posil on lhe mouse cursor over 
Ins area and press the LEFT bulon 


I 


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Prinl ng the score is possible 
il you have an MSX or EPSON 
standard 
prinlerconnected 
lo the computer. 


(1) Frsi,youmusttelllhecomputerwhalkindofprinteryouhaveconneciedandihetypeolprintout 


you want. Th s is done by using the pf nig- : conmand. For example, 
you should enter pr nie' 


= msxa if your printer is an IISX standard printer Enter epson nstead of n s:. i your printer is 
an EPSON 
standard printer. 
The letter a in the above example 
specifies 
the type o{ pr nt-oui. YoL 


may choose from three dillerent 
types of printouts (a, b or L:) 


Fig.40 The Three Printout l\locles 


(2) Select 
the.part to be printed out (Comrnand 
mode, E], part no.) 


{3) With the computer st ll n the command mode type pr nr : n.m (n is the first bar to be printed 


and m is ihe last bar) Thus, to print out bars 6 through 33 inclusive, 
type Diini - 6.33. prini = 


can be enlered by pfessing m 
(M 
+ B). 


(4) Press the lREiuRNl key to start the pr nt out process. 


t The print oul is carried out in screen units. Thus, all of the bar last spec tied whlch appears in 


the screen wil be printed out. 


* | ihe printer s not correctly 
connected 
or is not on-l ne the computer 
wi I wa t indefinltively 
To 


ca"rcctr-e con .]aro. pfess L!, L:!!l 
Lstq|l. 


pfi.t=1,2 
prifter = msxa(boldlype' dolble scre€n 
wdlh) 


printer 
= msxb (lighttype, 
do!bescreen 
wdlh) 


p r i n t = 1 , 2 
P r n l e r : msxc {liQhl lype. singlescreen wldlh) 


36 


d 


T h 


t : 


of. 
d i s 


Sa 


T h 


( 1 ) 


12) 
(31 


S€ 


TI 


{ l 


{2 


! 


o€ 


SAV/NG 
LOADING 


The FM f,4usic 
Composer 
Il can save your score data on cassette 
or ltoppy disk. This is important 


because 
anytime 
you turn OFF your computer. 
all the memory 
wil be Lost. ncluding 
your score Once 


saved on cassetle 
orfloppy disk, ihe data willalways 
be available 
to be loaded back tnto lhe computer,s 


memory 
anytime 
You need ii, 


Performance Data 


'Saving reters to ihe operalion of recording 
the data contained in the computer memory onto an 


externa device (cassette 
recorder 
or floppy disk drive), 
The cassette 
recorder 
orfloppy dlskdrive 
musi 


be connecled 
to lhe computer belore turn ng the power ON. tf you are usjng a ftoppy disk dr ve, turn 


ON the disk drjve before turning ON the computer. 
Also. remember 
that tnserting 
or removing 
a iloppy 


disk while the operation 
indicator 
is lit may damage the data recorded 
on the dlsk. 


Savlng Dala on Cassette Tape 


The csave command is used to save the score (pedormance data) on cassette tape. 


Insert a cassette iape into lhe cassette recorder. 


Selecl the cornmand 
mode (?). 


Save ihe data by inputting csave = narne. The name can be any combinatton 
oJ up to six al 


phanurneric characlers csave can be entered by press ng the E 
tey lJSfttfil ley + @ tey1. 


Star'e( o,o _g on rne casselrp doe bv oress rg r"e lFr t unN] .e,. 


Thecassetterecorderwillstopafterthedatahasbeensaved(ass!mingthe"remote'iacKonrne 
recorder 
is connected 
io lhe computer). 


* Carefully indicate in lhe cassette directory the name of the score as we I as the exact location 


of the score in the taoe 


* Entering 
the c oad? - name command lust after saving a lile and rewind ng the tape attows 
for 


checking 
whetherthe 
file has been correctly 
saved or not. lf lhe Verify error message 
appears, 


check the cassette 
fecordefs volume and tone settings, 
and ts connections 
to the compLtter, 


and try saving again. 


(1) 


(2) 


(3) 


(4) 


Saving Data on Floppy Di€k (applicable to SFG-05 only) 


The save commaad is used to save the score on a llooDV 
disk. 


(1) Inserl a floppy dlsk ntothediskdrve 


* The disk should have been previously 
formatted 
by us ng the FORrv,lAT 
command of the IVSX 


DISK BASIC. 


{2) Save the data by inputting 
save - nanre. The nar.e can be any combination 
of up to 8 atpha- 


numeric 
characters. 
(The .CMP suffix wi I be auiomaUcatty 
added.) 


* Before selecting 
a name, enter ihe llles command (and ihe nfiies cornmand if necessary) 
to 


display the list of the files already stored on the disk Savtng a"llle with a name that is already 
saved will erase the previous file See information p 30. 


Performaace Data 


'Loading"relerstotheoperaiionofreadngtntothecomputermemorythedalasavedonanexternal 


dev ce (cassette lape, Daia Memory Cartridge or floppy disk) These devices must be connecled to 
lhe computer before turning the power ON 


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Loading trom a Cassete TaDe 
(1) Fasl lorward and rewind operatrons 
may nol be posslble 
when the casselte 
recorder,,remote,lack 
is connected 
to lhe computer. Remove 
the ,,remote,, 
(black) cable from the remote controtjack 
or the cassette recorder when the tape neeos to be rewound or fasr lorwarded, Fe-insert the cabre 
alter fasi lorward or rewind operattons have been comDleted. 


(2) Select 
the command mode (?). 


(3) Load the desired 
data by inputting . .4d - farne, The name musl correspond 
io the name used 
Tor saving the data. lf you omit the name, lhe Jirst data found on the iape will be loadeo, 


(4) Start toading by pressing the IRETU-RNI 
key. 


(5) The cassette 
recorder 
wi siop aiterthe data has been loaded and the beginning 
ofthe score wnl 
be displayed 
on the screen. 


lf lhe casselte recorder is not correctJy connecred of tl the inoLlited 
a narne recofded on ftggg:sette, the computer will not oad any 


name does not correspond 
to 


oala ano you must cancel the 
command 
by pressins 
lCiitTl + lE-Op-]. 


Loadlng l.om a Ftoppy DI.k (app cabte to SFG_0S 
onty) 


(l ) Insert the floppy disk into the dflve. 
(2) Enter the iiies cornmand 
to disptay 
the tist oi the files recorded 
on the disk tf the tis{ cannofiit in 
one screen page, use the fir:e. (nexr fires) 
command. 
This causes the resl 0f the rire names ro De 
dispiayed. 


* The file name of a performance frte is followed by the suffix "Cr,,ip. 
(3) Enter the tiact - nri|€ command. you do not need to write the file name,s sufiix. 


* Entering 
the a riay command wil cause al the perJormance 
fires to be successivery 
roaded and 


* To erase an unwanted 
file, enter ihe klll = nant: command. I his applies also to voice I tes. 


tt 


@ 


The 


Tabl 


Ther 


t tltt 


Inp! 
pres 
o) 
t2) 


h9u 
lnst€ 
aang 


0) 


{2) I 


{3) ' 


PERFOR 


The markings 
used io express 
dynamics 
are g ven ln iable 2 


Table2 Dynanlc€ Synboles andTheit Ptesat Vatue 


Display 
Etl€ct 
Preset 


rt l 
very weak (pianississimo) 
16 


(pianisslmo) 
4a 


weak (Piano) 
80 


moderaiely 
weak (mezzo Piano) 
112 


moderately sirong (mezzo lorteJ 
144 


st.ong (forte) 


(lodissimo) 
2A8 


:i 
very slrong (fortississ 
mo) 
244 


There are two kinds o{ dynam cs settingl 


Uslng the Preset Valuea 


Input ol the symbols irlr, it etc without other speciiication 
will set the dynamics 
accord ng lo the 


preset 
value of each symbol (see table 2). 


(1) Select the command mode 


(2) Enter the desired 
dynamLc 
marK 


(3) Push the IFE.TTuFNI 
key to complete lhe input The dynamic mark w ll appear on the score 


Inputllng Your Own Seltlngs 


lnstead of using the 8 standard music notations (prp to lii), more preclse 
dynamlc settinqs over lhe 


range of 1 - 255, can be used Thls is set by the follow ng proceoure 


(1) l\,4ake 
sure that the system 
is in command mode 


(2) Settheval!e inthetorm ofanydynamlcs 
markingfollowed 
byanequal(:)sign andthesetvalue 


(iorexampLe, 
i = 3i) 


(3) The dynamics 
marking and the set value will appear on the score The preset values are shown 


in Taile 2.lnput of the ntlmericvalues 
!!llldetermine 
the dynamrcs 
reqardless 
ofihe dynamrcs 
slqns 


entered, 
Fotexample inpui oi i - 5 is the same as ill ' 5 and wil provide 
a softer level than irl 


with no numeric value. ln other words D-D = "t' fli = :0, a'd ili '' 2i will produce lhe same 


volume effect. 


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(r) 


(2) 


(crescendo) 
increase 
vo ume 


(decfescendo) 
decrease 
volume 


set the unittothe note mode and posit on ihe score cLlrsor 
(usingthe El and E) 
lo the locauon 


where you want the change. 


Selecl the command mode. 


Type lhe change in dynar.ics 
by using the E 
key or the E 
key plus the E 
key and a numeric 


value, according 
to the tollowing: 


< : n crescendo 
> : n decrescendo 


n is a numberinthe range of 1 to 255. The smallern is,lhe fasterlhe dynamics 
change l'f n is omitted 


lhe previously 
sel value Jor ihe current part will be used (the default value for n is set to 12 when ihe 


part is f rst set). 


14; eress tne @ 
key to compleie 
data input. < or > (and the sel vaiue) wlll appear on the 


Acceits 


The following 
markings 
are used loemphas ze certain notes. Eachmarkingwillaffectonlylhefollowing 


note. 


An ^ (accent) adds a specified 
emphasis 
value to a note when it is played lf the value ls omitted, 
the 


value already set in that part is used (the inilial value is 16) 


An sfz (sforzando), the note is played at the set level regardless of the present value lf the value is 
omitted, 
the value already set in that part is used (lhe initial set va ue of the part is 255 the marirnum 


emphasis). 


(1) Se ect the cornmand 
mode. 


(2) Type the emphasis 
marking according 
to the foLlowing: 


Where n is ihe value of the desired emphasis set as needed. 


1:1 eress tne @ 
key to compleie the data input. The mark (and sel value) will appear on the 


* Note thai somevoices, 
such as PORGAN 
1,2 etc., willnot be alfbcled at allbythe accent markings. 


The above accent parameters cause changes in velocity dynarnics. Thus, the set velocity sen- 
sitivily value of the voices (as created using the Fl voicing Program) will determine the degree 
to which lhese voices are aftected by the accents, You can lncrease lhe velocity sensitivity of a 
g ven voice (using the FM voicing program) 
10 increase 
ihe sensitivity 
to changes in accentvalues 


(emphasis). 


Changes in dynamics 


The following marKings 
are 


of a piece. They can a so be 


normally used to ndicale changes ln 
used w th ihe FM Music Composer 
II 


dynanics du rlng the perlormance 
for lhe same purpose. 


flht 
(1) 


(2) 


40 


Ma*i 


The tempo 
markings 
wil affectalparts 
Entertheminparti. 


Tempo Seltlngs 


(1) Select 
the command nrode. 


(2) lnput the tempo n ihe form of iempo : n. The vatue oi n (40 - 200) detefm nes the retrrpo 
(n s 


thenumberofquarternotespermlnute).lflenrpo:€0isinput,thesubsequentperformancewtl 
have a lempo eq!iva ent to one quarter note per second. 
The tempo can be changed in the middle 


of a piece The detault tenrpo wil be J : 120 f another tempo is noi sei. 


1:1 fress tne IRETrHNI key to comp ete the input. , = n witt be d sp ayed on the score 


Chang* In Teftpo 


The lempo can be changed d!ring a p ece by input of lhe folowing mark ngs 


(1) Select 
the command mode. 


(2) Input lhe change ln lempo by enter ng accet or rit according 
to the io owing: 


nisanuraberntherangeoflto255andsetslherateojchange.Thesmalefns,theJaslerthetempo 
cnanges. 


lf n is omitted, 
the previous 
y sel value of the parl is used (defauit n ls initialy set to 12) 


(3) Press the [REiuFNl key to complete the data tnput The rnark wi appear on the score. 


* To return lhe tempo to its original setting enter the cornmand 
arempo. 


Fermata 


The termata mark is used to extend a note or rest by stopping the c ock during ptayback. 
(1) Se ectlhe command mode 
(2) Enter the of fermata in the form of lerm : I The vatue oJ n (1 - 16) determines 
how rong rne 


note or rest s extended. 
The higher lhe value, the onger lhe extens on. f the value n is om tted 


the previously 
set va ue is used. The deJaLlt 
valLe of n is injtiaty set at 4. 


(3) Press the IFETOENI key to comptete the npur . 
n wi be disptayed on rhe score 


* Thefermala 
mark iemporarily 
causes the tempo to become0 lfthefermala mark is entered 
aiter 


a note. on y ihe non vo ced part will be extended; 
ihe voiced part will nol be, 


* The ength of exiension 
sntirnesthedenominatorofthekeysignatllre.Forexample,ifi,rrnr 


: l issetwhenthe 
key signatu.e 
is 3/4 theextens 
ont mewillbeequ vaenttotwoquarternotes. 


(acce erando) tempo increases 


ril 
(ritardando) 
tempo decreases 


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E. 


Note lenglh ls indicated 
for each indlvidual 
note during lnput. Howover, 
when a piece is act!ally per- 


formed,variouschangescanbemadetothelengthoflhenotes 
Fofexample' 
notes may b€ shortened 


andcutofffromeachother(staccato..)orsustainedtorthert!||limeVaue(tenuto)Theiol]owlng 
parameters 
allow for these changes in expression 


len mark 


The FN,4 
Music composer II norrnally 
plays not€s for aboui 4/5 of their actual length (n : 200) This 


length can be changed bythe len mark 


Thelenmarklsenteredintheform:ir 
, 
r' n,whichcanbeavaluefroml 
io255'dete'm nesthelength 


a note is played. 
Type l.'ir - - and press the IFEiUFNI key L'rwillbedisplayedonihescore 
setting 


n to 255 will;esuli in the entire tength ot the note being ptayed.li n is set io 128, the notewill be played 


lor halt of its lndicated 
length. 


Th( 
an 
n i S 


Lengrh ol ume lhatthe nole is actualLv 
paved 


. mark (3tacc6lo) 


The i€ii mark sets the length that a note ls played in proportion 
lo the length oi the note The mark 


directly sels the length ol a note. 


The.markisenteredintheforrnof. 
n. nisthevaluewhichdetermineslhelengththenoteisplayed 


Type. - randpressthe IRETURNI 
key . - willbe displayed 
on lhe score n is a lenqth va ue lrom 


1io 16 with a quarter note iavingra tengtn ot 24 For example, 
setting the value ol n to 6 willresult in 


anolebeingpl;yedlorthelengthoiasixteenthnoleThismarksetsthelengththatihenoteisplaved 
directly 
so that the types of notes hav€ no relationshlp 
lo lhe length 


Flg. 42. Mark (staccato) 


Po 


Th 
th( 


L€nglh oilimelhal lhe noto s aclualLv payed 


-42- 


_ mark (tenuto) 


The mark perlorms 
the oppostle 
funclion 
of the , mark and dlrecily 
sets the lengih thar a note rs 


ool plaved, 


The.. mark is entered in the iorm 
: n. nisthevatuewhichdeterminesthelengthoflimeforwhich 


a note will siop playing. Type 
= Ir and press the IRETUBM tey. 
n wi I be disptayed on lhe score. 


nisalengthvalueiromllol6withaquartornotehavingatenglhoi24ForexampJe,settingthevatue 
ofnto6willresulinthenotenotplaytngforatimeequivatenttosixteenthnote 
lfthenote saquaner 


note, the note wili play as a dotted eighth note. lt the tength of ihe tenuto is tonger than the lenglh ot 
the noie, the length of time lhat the noie witl play will be set to 1. This mark directiy 
sets the tenqth a 


note will not play; the types oj notes have no relationship 
to the iength ol time a note is ptayed. 


Flg.43 _ Ma* (tenuto) 


L€ngih oftimelhat the noleis nol payed 


* There is a close relalionship 
between 
the i,:f mark the . mafk, and the 
mafk, lnput rrg afy one 


of these wlll aiter the lenglh of iime a note is played. 
This length can be reiurned 
io tts nitiai setting 


by inpulllng ie1 : :0C. 


* A note will play, to use the example of a keyboard instrumont, 
whiie the key is being oepresseo. 


With some voices, how6ver, lhere may b6 some residual sound outpui after the key is rereaseo 


Port.m€nto (Appllcabte ro SFG,05 onty) 
The portarnento 
works with monophonic 
parts only (iJ,r,r, 
: r). The pofi = " (n : 0 - 25S) specities 


the portamento 
speed. During p ayback, the Vansition 
of the pitch beiween 
successive 
nores ts maoe 


conlinuous 
by this command. 


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REPEAT S/GNS 


Thefolowingsymbolsareusedtolndicalethatacertainporiionofapieceistoberepeated 
Thissaves 
fig 4 


both t me and memory 
space since that portion does noi need to be entered in ihe score twlce 


The section beiween 
the l: and 


Fig. 44 sil'l'ple aepetition 


I s gns is repeated. 


(r) 


(21 


The end ngs - and s on the score indicate 
lhal the repeated 
section ends in different 
ways. 


Fig.45 Rapeats and Endings 


ABCDCD 


The beginning 
of the sect on ls marked as rpb : n. n (2 - 255) is the value that determines 
the 


number of umes lhe section s going to be repeated. 
n can be om lled if the section is only going 


to be repeated once (played tw ce) Press ihe IRET-UFN] 
key lo complete input The l: (repeat 


beginn ng) mark (and repeal number)will 
be disp ayed on the score. 


The end of the sect on js marked rpe Pressthe 
F-ETUANI 
keytocomplete 
npul The ll: (repeat 


end) mark wil be displayed 
on the score 


* rpb ls an abbreviation 
for repeal beg n ; rpe stands foI'repeat end". 


More 


Playback order 
ABACD 


{1) Thebarnumberfromwhchperformancecontinuesisenteredinthefornrrpr:n 
nisintherange 


of 1 to 255 


(2) Press the [R€iuFIl| key to compiete 
lnput. F w i appear on lhe score above ihe beginning 


of the repealed 
seclion. 


A 


Oac 


The 


ctg.' 


Inpr 
(lin( 


(1) 


(2) 


Del 


luZ 
dz 


3 


l 


Fig.46 Exanple of Repeats with Endings and the Coftespanding Screen Disptay 


3 
? 


p ayback order ABABAC 
D 


Da capo (D.C.) 


The t.C. nrark is used to repeat play lrom the beg nning to a raarked 
sect on in a piece. 


rq 


AI 


al 


D.C. 


p ayback ordefABCOABC 


lnput of the D C mark wil return performance 
to the beginning 
of a p ece and stop ptay at the 6 


(fine)mark 


(1) Whel3lg!{ 
to lhe b€g n ning of a piece is des red enterdcfromthecommandmode 
ano press 


the IRETURNI 
key The D.C. nrark wil appear on the score. 


(2) When termination ol the pedormance is desired, enter i ne and press the ]FETURNI t<ey. the . 


mark will appear on the score 


DalS€gho 


The D.S mark is used instead ot the D.C. r.ark to indicate the return of ptay to the marked sect on 
ol a p ace rather than lo the beg nning. The mark is the segno r lf ierm nation of the performance 
of a piece is desired, 
enter;ine in the same way as for da capo. 


4 5 , 


Fig.48 DalSagno 


The segno t 
mark is entered by typing segno. When the [FFiUnfrl key is prossed the ! 


mark will apDear on the score 


When a return to the 3 mark is desired, type ds and press ihe IFEiUFM key. The D.S mark 
will aDoear on the score 


Whenterminatonofplayisdestred,typetineandpressthe|FETUR-NIkey.The. 
markwi arppear 


* Playback 
will reiurn to the beginning 
of the piece if the segno ri mark has not been input. 


Coda 


The coda is used to jump from a certain place in the music ( ndicated 
by + ) to a new section 
of music 


(indicatedbycoda).Thecodawillbetaken,notthefirsttimethrough,butafteraDa 
orDS has been 


coqa 


( l ) 


t2) 


(3) 


fhf 


The 


Ihe 
-24 


-24 


Ihe 


@ 


Yolu 


adjU 


Enle 


Seler 


The 


@ 


Ittcl 


trpu 
and 
lhe r 


(r) 


{2) 


To input ihe 


To inpui ihe 


't mark wil appear on 


coda mark will appear 


! sign, type in to coda and press the lFEidFM key. The 


.oda mark, type in coda and press 
ihe lEerUnNl tey. tne 


P ayback order ABCoBc 


Playback order ABCDABEF 


46_ 


T 


Iane 


Yol me 


rRINSPOS/NG AND OTHER FUNCTIONS 


he score can be transposed 
and played back. There are two transposil 
on rnethodst 
one transDoses 
I parts simultaneously 
and lhe other rs used to transpose 
oarts jndividuailv. 


sposlng All Parls Simuttaneousty 
mtra mark (master 
transposition) 
is used to transpose 
a I parts, 
The fol owing is entered 
in part 


re value oi n sets the degree of iransposition, 
and can be set in semitone 
steps over the range ol 
24 lo 24. 


lra mark is used to transpose 
ind vidual parts. Select 
the part to be transposed 
and enter: 


re value of n sets the degree of transposition, 
and can be set in sem tone sleps over the range ol 
24 lo 24. 


e tune mark is used ior fine iuning when the plece is p ayed together 
with other nstruments 
The 
h can be raised or lowered by a maxrmum 
of one-ha f ot a semitone. 
Select part j and enter 


ut the required 
va ue of n and press the IFETUFM t<ey. 
The va ue at n can be tuam 12/ Ia 127 
the maxirnum 
value wtll cause a pitch change equal to approximately 
one half of a semttone. 
tf 
mtra mark s sei afler the tune mark, the t!ning eflect wil be cancelled. 


ing Separate Perts 


e Selllng 


rs parameler 
altows tfre overall vo ume oJ each pad to be adlusted separately and is lse,ul fcr 


lusiing the balance belween oarts 


rect lrre part yolr wish to adjust, type vot - n, and press ihe IFEiUFM key. n s in the range ot 0 to 
t. The vol!me s set al rnaximlm when n s eoualto 2SS. 
e default volume ol a I parts is set to 255 when the power is Jirst turned on. 


vorLrrae 
paTameter 
does not affect the velocity, 
but slmp/y adiusts the volume 


47- 


To set the susiain, 
enter the sus - n command (n = 0 - 15) 


Changlng the Volume 


Volumecanbechangediorexpressionbyentoringtheepu:n(volumeup)orepd:n(volumedown) 
commards. n Is in lhe range of 0 lo 16. 


The F[/ Sound Synthesizer unit has stereo oulput jacks which allow voicos io be assigned to the left 


output, right output, or both. Voices contained in the FL{ Sound Synlhesizer arg normally outpLlt lrom 


both lhe right and left output iacks. The following commands allow this to be changod 


(outputJrom only tl,e lelt jack) 


(output 
from only the right jack) 


(ouiput trom both jacks) 


These commands can be entered in the command mode for each part These output seleclion com- 
mands are considered to be voice data, and so changing lhe voice data atler the inpui of these 
commands wilJ select the output iacks set by that voice (both L & R lor built-in voices of the FM Syn- 
thesizer unit, and whichever oulpot jacks were sei f6r the voices crealed by the FIV voicing Proqram) 


tr 
Thr 
alk 
lh€ 
tin 
tf tl 
co 


Th 
is( 


t n 
E 
Co 


Al€ruQ9*fl=o.F* @ 


the Chord Mode 


TheFMMusicComposerllisnormallyoperatedwithsnglenotesineachpanThefolowingprocedure 
al ows for srmLrltaneous 
entry of up to eight notes per part (compound 
note mode), This is useful lor 


lhe input of chords. The F[/ Sound Synthes 
zer unit is onty capab e of generating 
eight notes at one 


iime, so the number of ava lable parts wi I decrease 
by one for every note compounded n part I Even 


if lhe 3 notes appear just once, the ' used up" parts cannot be accessed 
because 
the Dart is set in the 


The poly mark is enlered at the beginnlng 
of a paft to set it to the compound note mode. The poty mark 


rs enlered from the chord mode n the folor,l/ino 
form: 


. t l-f { n: 2-8) 


The E 
key can be used to input p. ) = and the number ol compound notes is eniered as n. The 


IRETURNI 
key is pressed 
to set the part to ihe compound note mode. 


Compound 
notes are input using lhe compound 
note mode by the fo lowing procedure. 


I Entering Chords 


The iollowing 
procedLrre 
sets ihe notes 
which wit be played 
back simu taneously 


The first step s to select the .ii mark from the menu (by the menlr cursor, mouse, or by press ng rne 
U key). Subtract one note from the several 
notes to be played together and enler them in sequence 
(less ihe note slbtracted) in thls way. First press the U key in note mode to set j: . Whe| ,., rs ser 
lhe nput notes will have a drlierent 
shape being disptayed 
as l 


Typeihe notes (excepi 
one)and releaselhe Jr markbypresslnggagain.Thenenlortherematnrng 


note. n the example shown below, i; js selected and C and E are;tered. Next, ;r is reteaseq ano 
G is entered. 
The order in which ihe notes are tnput is not imooriant 


Fig.50 Conpound Notes and Theit lnput 


Simultaneous 
performance 
of more notes thaa are set by the po y mark is not possible Be sure nor 


lo exceed this nurn ber 
Fesis are not used in the polyphonic 
noie input mode 


RTANT 
loop command and sl!r will not work when the chord mode is set. 


reason notes are not displayed 
together on the score in the po yphonic note mode is that the 
ics of each individuai 
nole can be altered. 
The next ilustration shows the procedure 
for em_ 
ng the quarter notes which make up the me ody. 


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Fig.51 Use of Dynanics Ma*ings with Conpounded Notes 


I 
E 
Th 
to 
pa 
co 


w' 
Th 
Th 


The ^ and slz marks are only efiective forthe note directly lollowing the mark even if the noies happen 


to be compouno 


The input of ties for compound noles is shown in lhe following 
diagram- 


Fig.52 setting ol Ties 


nr{ 


P P 
f + 
F P 


The sustain 
function 
can be used witn pans ser to th".p"lfh:':l:t:::"d^":l:::i':Yi:'lt*:::: 
thesustatnlUncrrorrcar'***-" 
"* 


.-*;;ning 


ihe sustain tunction from operaling Thepol- 


are cui off the instant lhe next note soLlnos' f 


;p;;;;;";";";;;,"r 
oe useo wten r"e su"ta n erl€ct i. des;red 


The suslain function is seitrom the command mode as follows 


sus: n(n= 1-15) 


tuo" "r" 


: n, una pr""" the @ 
tey tne smallerthe 
value of n' the longerthe sustain 
willlast 


Conversely, 
the larger n is' the shorter the sustain 


* Inpui sus : 0lo release 
suslaln' 


Let us try adding sustain to tne perrormance clata lor Listz's "Liebesfeume" which was created in 


chapler 2. 


The piece can be improved by adding suslain to paft two swilch io part 2 and type poly : 3 to set 


thepartiothe3notepolyphonicmooe,|ryseilingpolysustainbylypingsus:4.Nowplaybacklne 
piece. 


Fig. 53 InPut ot the SUE Matk 


Add suslain to lhe -neloov 
o'part I in lhP s€me wav lnpul poly 


Th 


trl 
Th 
pr 


Th 


Po193Su54 


, 50- 


LFO PARAMETERS 


ccmmanos 


rl 


Th s command changes the waveform 
of the LFO (modifies 
the v brato and tremo o effects) 


The form is 


The wavelorm 
nlmber, n s entered 
after typ ng y/f : 
Thevaueof n slrom0to3 Thevarous 


waveforms 
correspondrng 
to the values are snown Detow. 


ItE LFO (Low Frequency 
Oscilatoo sanoscilatorlhatgenerates 
owfrequenceswhlchcanbeLsed 


modu ate pilch and amplitude. 
thereby cfeai ng vibrato and tremo o effects There are various 


tErameters 
which can be set independenily 
for each vo ce. These are contro led by the folow nq 


;ffi).rrl)'1 
:i-Fr 
-l t-] | 


:lW 


.s command changes the rate (frequency) 
ot the LFO. Thefrequency 
can be changed over an ap- 


imate range of 0.008N2 
to 53Hz 


re n is the value which determlnes 
the frequency. 
n can be between 
0 and 25SThe higher n s, the 


her the frequency 
wi I become, 
and lhe jaster the rate of modulallon. 


GF) 


- 51 - 


Fig.55 Relationship between the Fteguency and the set valu€ 


- 


pn 


Th 


ni 


0 
50 
r00 150 200 250 


amd 


The folowing command is used to change the ampliiude 
modulation 
depth: 


n is a value belween 
0 and 127 ihat determines 
the depih The higher n is the higherthe outpul level 


(thevoicesar0soramplludemodulalionsensitivitywlllalsodeterminetheeifectoflhisamdsetting) 


pmo 


The folowlng command is used to change the pitch rnodulation 
depth: 


n is a value between 
0 and 127 that determines 
the depth. The higher n is the higher the ouiput level 


(lhe voice's 
Fr.s, or piich modulation 
sens livity, 
wi la so determrne 
the aud ble effectol the pmd setting ) 


* These four commands 
(vii. !1, anin, and pfrd) are used lor setting all parts at the same time l ihey 


are used on any one pa , all of the olher parts wil be attected. 
Also, ii the vo ce is changed after 


the nput of lhese valLes, 
the newiy set vaLue 
w il app y regardless 
of wh ch part it was eniered on 


There are some voices which will not change (those with ams or pn -" values ol zero) 


The folo\ding command is Lsed to change the sensitvily 
of a part (volce) 
to amplitude 
modulauon 


n ls a vaL!e beiween 
0 and 3 that determines 
the sensitivily. 
The sens tivity is at the maximum 
level 


when n is 3. 


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iollowing command js used to change the sensitivity of a part (voice) to pitch LFO. 


is a value between 0 and 7 that determines the sensiiivity. The sensjtivity is at the maximum tevel 
hen n is 7. 


No pitch modulation 
can be appiied when either pmd or pms is O. This atso appties 
to amd and 


56 Block LEgrun Showing tha R'tationship between and, pnd, ams and pnsfor Eech paft 


t 
t-z 


i-r 


Ii "r: 
'x 


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?LAYBACK W|TH AN EXTERNAL 
MlDl INSTRUMENIFF 


ALrtomatic 
sequencing 
(auto pedormance) 
ot MlDl compaiib e instrumenls 
s!ch as Yamaha s DX I ne 


olsynthes 
zeretc, is possib e with the FM Sou nd Synihesizer 
unlt Diiferenlinstrumenlscanbeasslgned 


to each part. The FN,l 
Sound Synthes 
zer and the other instrumenls 
are connected 
togeiher by a MlDl 


cable (sold separately) 
as shown n ihe folowjng diagram 


Fig.57 MlDl Canne.tion 


l:!qce!19 - 


The TFIRU 
jack is used, as shown above when more than one add lional nslrument s conn_6ct_ad 


The first step ln selt ng !p ll,e auiomatic MlDl performance 
is to select the paft The M Dlchannel on 


wh ch that parl wil be transm tted is then set by the fo lowing 


n stheMD lransmission 
channel (1 - l6).Alterinputtingthiscommand 
al subsequent 
pertormance 


data of the partw 1l be output on channel nithe data wi I be aulomat ca ly p ayed by any MLDIinstrunrent 
settoreceiveonchanne 
n Forexample,wheninstrumentA 
shown above ls set to recepiion 
channel 


landns t rum€nt B s set t ochannel2ent ering-irl. i-llorpart landf lilrn: 2lorpart 2wilresult 
in the contents of pari I being performed 
by instrument 
A and the contents 
of part 2 belng perlormeo 


by nslrumenl 
B. Thevo ces used are set on the instruments 
actually 
being played, 
notwith thecomputer 


MlDl oLltput 
can be stopped by enter ng ''r.il This al ows only the desired parts 10 be oulput on trre 


MlDl channe s. The Flvl SoLrnd 
Synthesizer 
wi l play with tl,e other lnstruments 
The sound ot the FM 


SoLrnd 
Synthes 
zer can be el m nated by enler ng the.i:nii comnand Entering:'!'n: wil resiore the 


sou nd output of the F[,] Synthes 
zer un]1. 


Severa commancls 
are used when sequenc ng a M Dl nstrumentl 


To se ect a volce of the M D nstrurnent, 
enterthe r'r - . command (n: 1 - 128) 


The. '. 
command (n : 1 - 127) s used to set thevo ume 


mporll 


The ,., : - 
command (n : I - 127) sets the portamento 
time 


msuS 


To lurn lhe MlDl susla n ON, enter ,ir :r 
enter 
:_i iotlrn tOFF 


IN 
OUT THRU 
IN 
OUT THRU 
IN 
OUT 


re 


mp 


To 
rc 


To 


On 


nn 


Tw 


Th 


Er 


rh 


L! 


o turn ON the MID portaraenlo, 
enler the mpo-ion comraand enter the iprrioii command to turn 


OFF. 


o sw tch the MlDl sostenuto 
ON or OFF. enter the msoston or rnsosiofi command 


sw tch the MlDl soli Deda ON or OFF. enter the msoitor or rnsolioff 
command. 


byte of data can be output to M Dl. This ls done by the tollowing: 


musl be spec fied in hex adecimal 
form at and be n the range lrom 00h to FFh. The lollowing 
example 


used lo change the voice of the DX Synthesizer. 
The format tor lhe program changes is as fo lows 


wo bytes ol data are required, 


1100nnnn 
(n - 0;chl) 


oppppppp 
(p : 0;Vo ce 1) 


frstbytewil send the program 
change code 192 (binary 1 1 000000 
conve rted io a decirna number) 


edtothechannelnumberminusoneThesecondbvlesendsavalueeouvaeniiothevoicenumbef 
soneForexample,tochangelhevoiceoftheDXSynlhesizerreceivingonl\,llDlchanneltovoice 


mber5, entersm = c0 lollowed by sm : 4 


hronized 
performance 
is possible 
using M D compalible 
rhythm boxes having a synchron 
zat on 


L 6 - r ' 6 o - l p l - l e r ( a n s y n c i r o n r . l h F r r ) , l h T b o \ . d ' l d a n a s o b e . / r c ! r o 1 l e d b / l h " 
I y l h - r 


58 Connection Diag.an fot Synchronized Penornance (The conputet is the nastet) 


r lhe mssi command at the beginn ng of parl 1 and set the rhythnr 
box to l\,1lDl 
CLOCK. 
The rhythm 


wil siart when you enter the play command and wil stop at the end ol the score. lJ you want ll, e 
m box lo stop before the end of the score enter the msoii command on ihe score, 


izcd MIDI 


This 
leat! 
mod 
YRII 


Fig. 59 Connection Diagran fot Synchronjzod penornance (The rhythn box is the naster) 


Slave 
Master 


lT you want the rhythm box to synchronize 
the computer, 
enter the sjr command at ihe oegtnnrng 


ol pad I The computer 
will send an End-of-performance 
rnessage 
at ihe end oi the score. 


Connect a Yamaha [,{usic Keyboard 
(YK 0j or yK-]0/20) or 


thes zer. By entering 
the lollowing commands the keyboard 


L4usic 
Composer 
IL 


a MlDl keyboard to the FN,4 
can be used to play along 


Sound Syn- 
with the Fll 


allows lhe keyboard to be ptayed 


slops the performance from ihe keyboard 


When jt is desired 
to ptay from the keyboard, 
set one part aside for the keyboard 
and enter ihe r" ion 


command in this pan. The voice is determined 
by lhe va ues set for thal part. A porUon ol a part can 
be used for the keyboard as well 
When enlering the m!o!r command, 
use lhe form mrion = ir, where the value n (belween 
O and 25S) 
determines 
the note votume (velocity). 
The htgher the value of n, the higher the volurne 


*ToplaywiththemlsickeyboardonlyenlerthemtriaycommandTorestoretheFl\,4MusicComposer 


II lunction, 
type LTifl + lsio-Fl. 


* The glgon/ofi 
command turns the synihesizer 
un i sound generator 
system ON/OFF, 


_56 


rrl:J'J =N ITI [r 


appendix provides a compact referonce guide for Llsers who are alreadyacquainted with the main 


s of the F[,4 Musjc Compos€r II. Commands oflhe FI/ Music Composer (YR[rl-101) 
thatwere 


iiied and nelv commands 
in YR[,]-501 
are ciea.ty indicaied so as to provide previous dwners of 
-101 with an easy iniroduclion 
to this new vorsion. 


a-N-9IEllQOM. 
.w 
- 
rz 
K, 
Used in the Note Mode 


Fig. a0 Key used in the Note Mode 


It 
j) 
j, 
,t 


E 


EEEEEETI 


t 


'!]EEtIETIiIF]tIE 


Keys used lo se ecl symbos 


Fr 


EEE]tITIE 


se ecr pirch 
(m. U) 


and ocaroi(E.E) 


Kevs us€d lo npll noles 


Difference 
between 
YRM-101 
and YRM-501: 


rne [:l, f:l and fil [evs are s!ooressed 


, 58- 


i g the Mo se id Note Modc 


To rnove the mouse cuTsor 
(red arrow mark), lust rnove the mouse accross a flat surJace. 


To rnove the score cursor horizonta 
ly move the mouse to the rlght or to the left while holding down 


rts BIGHT button. Oth€r operat ons are carr ed oui by first posit oning tlTe mouse cuTsoT 
over specia 


areas and then pressing 
the LEFT button. These areas are shown n Fig 61. 


Eig.61 Using the Mouse in Note Mode 


?l 
I'lus l c 


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re 
@ 


To s( 
and 


Othe 


COMMAND MODE 


ased in the Contrnand Mode 


Fig-62 Kays Used in the Connand Moda 


@ 
* 'n",,on,", 
E **=E *o= @,*,,: F;l ""","=F;.l,e,,"r= 


+ @ 
Inr€rupl printino 
and casseile 
operalions 


F-EF, "2t". "]tr=]tr-=E 
l-i'], *n = F;-1,'"' 
= F,], ** - Fl-], *'o = F,l, r'" = 


Difference between YRI\,4-101 
and YRM-501 


Delinitton 
ot the function keys and space bar. use IEiFtl + lSio=fl insteaa ot @ 
+ @ 


to interupt printing. 


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U, 
the Moase in Command Mode 


:'essing the rnouse s F GHT button when the system s n the command rnode alows for switch ng 
:€iween the two command menus and the normal scor€ display. 
_a select a command, 
posltion 
lhe rnouse 
c!rsor over the coftesponding 
area ot the command menlr 


:-d press the LEFT bLtton. 


::her operatrons 
are carr ed oul by first pos tionnrng 
the mouse cLrsor over specia areas and then 


:'?ss ng the LEFT button Fig 63 shows these areas. 


63 Usihg the ltlouse in Canmand ldode 


33L0 S T G l 
34H O RH LO 
35I , ] HI S T LE 
36 
S T 0Rf . 1 


5BPii:FilLii 
: i i - ' : i . : : : T 
4 9 R l ' t . H O R N 
4 1 i - ' 1 . : : : : 
4 2 R 2 . E A S S 
4 3 S N A R E D R 
4 4 R D C V l t E 
4 5 P E R C 
T 
4 6 P E R C 
2 
4't 
cst4 
48 


1 ? P I C C O L O 
1 8 
0 B 0 E 
I 9 C L A R I t I E 
e99r.eeKFt] 
2 2 X Y L O P H N 
2 3 
t 1 : t : 


2 4 Z I T H E R 
? 5 
C L A V 


2 6 H A R P S I C 
2 7 
B E L L S 


2 8 
H A R P 


2 9 S I ' I A D S Y N 
3 E H A R H O N I 
3 l S T E E L D R 
3 2 T I r 4 P A t i I 


g 1 B R A 5 S 1 
0 2 B R A S S 2 
9 3 T R U I ' 1 P E T 
€4 5 T R I N 6 1 
s5ait:ir:: 
B 6 E P I A N O l 
9 ? E P I A N O 2 
O S E P I A N O 3 
S 9 6 U I T A R 
1 O E 8 A S S 1 
1 1 E E A S S 2 
1 2 E O R G A N 1 
1 3 E O R G A N 2 
1 4 P O R G A N 1 
l 5 P O R G A N 2 
1 6 
F L U T E 


FETURNI 
E-E 


GA ". h-En 


{ = 
vlrst 
uvlrs t 
heI F 
s c o| ^e 


I 


1 o d 
2 o d 


herP 
! . 23 
456 
749 


-61 - 


ERROR MESSAGES 


lVessage 
Meaning 


Sav ng dala to floppy dlsk is impossible 
due to ihe setting 
of the wrlte 


Drive not ready 
Floppy d sk drive s noi set. 


An effor occured during loading. 


Save error 
An error occu.ed during savtng 


Flle not foLrnd 
The specifred 
lile name cannot be found. 


Dskiu 
The data to be saved cannot fit ln the remaining 
free space ol the 


No disk cartr ge 
F oppy disk inlerface 
is not connected 
to the computer. 


Cassette 
aborted 
Cassette 
operaiion was interrupted 
by a laiFll + @. 


No dala cartddge 
Dala Verol Ca ioge rJDC 0_J iq I o . onrecreo 


Computer 
s memoryfreespace 
istoo srnal Jorthe datato be loaded. 


Spec fied f ie name does not correspond 
to score or volce data file. 


An error is found when check ng w th th€ cload? command. 


Occurs if you specify a voice number higher than 48 or call the !vtist 
display before loadlng voices 


You eniered a wrong command name 


Data error 
You entered a wrong parameier 


Error messages 
are displayed 
in ihe coramand 
area when someihing s wrong wiih the command you 


lust entered. 
Here s a list ol the error messages 
and lhe r raeaning 


The 
|lEn 


; 


_1r 
rl 


_.gl 


_1r 


62- 


tsTgF COMMA!{DS AND THETR 
D/SptAys 


Jollowing 
is a complete 
list of commands, 
organized 
in the same way they appear on the command 


u otsptays. 
commanOs 
{commandsthat 
afe notsupported 
bythe yRlV_j01)are 
indicated 
on grey background 


(setvaluo) 


Display 


ow€rs the ptch oi ih€ notes by one 


raises the piicit oi ihe notes by one 


rowefs th€ pitch ol the notes by two 


raises tho pitch of the notes by two 


rerease 
tfre prtch seii ng rnode 


gradualy faises th€ lempo 


returns 
the tempo 
to its original 


seftrng 


extends the note of rest 


gradually 
slows 
down rhe tempo 
n t = 5 


(1 - 225 


-63- 


' I 
I AdjustinS lhe Length oJ a ]\ote 


Display 


sets lhe ength oi I me thal a note s 


42 


seis the length olt rne 1or wh ch 
the note wi slop P aY ng 
43 


sets the length oitme a nole will 
p ay. has rnore conlro than ihe 


(1 - 2551 


42 


I KPn?al ,\ron\ 


{seivalue) 


Dsp ay 


desigfales pan to where perlorrnance 
wi! lump to lrom O firark 
46 


return to the beg nning ofthe pece 


4 5 


4 5 


sets pos tion oi end ng that fo ows 
repet ton ofsectons 
marked with D C or D.S. 


45 


sets beg nn ng or seclion to be 
rePeated 
and n!mber ol repettons 


t2 - 255) 


sets end oJ seclion to be repeated 


sels endi.gs ra E etc 


fi - 255) 


G€sno) 


sels postion to return to with D.s 
sign 
46 


sets posilion io junrp to coda lronr 
io ow ng repetit 
on oi sect ons 


marked with DS or D.c sons 


- 6 4 - 


@ 


; 


; 


tr 


tr 


-111 


_lE 


t! 


Playback 


lnput €xampre 
(set value) 


Time 
add P 


Dlspray 


sets th€ key s gnature 


sets poyphonic nole rnode 


sets the t m€ slgnaiure 


65 


Input examp e (setvaLu€) 


sets bank to be ed ted 


(r 
depends on comprter 
1 8 


sets bar lo be d sp ayed on screen 


( 1 


25 


n u m b e r 
o l i n p ! t b a 6 ) 


32 


c o p i e s 
a s p e c f €d b a n k i o 


anotherspecl€d bank 
35 


(1 - 8, VOrCE) 


34 


cop es penormance 
oara 


35 


disp ays cornmand 
menus 


28 


se ects parl to be d sp ayed on 


( . l - 8 l 


l 8 


restore the score d sp ay 


2A 


(selvalue) 


Dlsplay 


-!g- 


48 


(0 - 16) 


Epdl 
,t 
.- 


(0 - 16) 


E p u l 


M + 3 


4A 
increases the volLrme 


(expressronr _ 


lmasler iransPoser) 


mtra = 3 


( 24 - 24) 
patl : 2A 


(0 - 255) 


Porl20 
43 
seis portarnento 
speeo 


{0 - 15) 


Sus5 
48 


lra= 3 


l-24 - 24) 


+3 
47 


{lransposel 


lransposes individual pa s 


lune = 30 


l- 127 - 127) 


Tlne + 30 


(0 - 25s) 


\220 
47 
vol 
sets volume balance ol each ParI 


#=6 


{1 - 96) 


27 


I p,-.h-.k 
(odrinas tor 
s, 


I 
.'.' 


1Fil" Ct rr ""h 


Symboi 


*d? 


D s p a y 


changes ieve ol amplitude 
fitodu a- 
arnd = 30 


t0 - r27) 


52 


changessensitvtyto 
ampllLrd€ 
mocl!, 


iat on ndependenlyloreach 
pan 


(0-3) 
52 


changes ireq!ency 01 LFO 
1 : 2 O A 


(0 - 255) 


5 l 


changes lev€ ot pitch mod! ai on 
pmd = 30 


ta - 127\ 


52 


changes sensitvtyto p tch modula- 
t on f.lependeity 1or each part 


(0-7) 
53 


chd nqes waveforni 
ol LFO 


(0-3J 


5 l 


-67 


I 


Display 


oadng al efror. casselte 


or VO CE) 


29 38 


check nq the ast I € saved 


on v) 


3T 


sav ng a I le of casselte 


37 


load ng a voice data i e ironr 


29 


fles 
d sp ays the isr ol i les saled 


30.37 


nliles 


30 37 


oading a lie Jrom disk 


29, 38 


3T 


d 5 p . , s t h e l s l o l o a d e d v o ( e s 


30 


.lisplays 
the ist ol interna volces 


27 


{sel valLre) 


D splay 


pas-" 


( M l D o n ) 


starls ortp!l oi perlorr.ance data lo 
MlDlt€rmliarand 
sels transmiss 
on 


rl - 161 


{f,flD oii) 


stops output oJ perforrnan€e data to 
M D term na 
54 


s€ ect a voice 01 the l\4lD nstrument 


| - l 2 8 l 


rsend M Dl) 


outplts one byte ol data to N'l D 
s m = 1 9 2 


55 


set the f/ D portarnento t me 
mporlt : 120 


t 1 ' 1 2 7 ) 


54 


tLrrns 
lr4lD portamenlo 
oN/oFF 


55 


l!rns tire f/lD soft pedal ON/OFF 


55 


turns tfre M Dlsostenuto 
oN/oFF 


55 


lLrrns 
the N/lD sLrstaln 
oN/oFF 


54 


(1 - 127) 


I Seque cing a MIDI Instr .ment 
I 


Disp ay 


siarts svnchron 
2at on 1)1 
the 


compLrter 
by a rhythm .nacfrrne 
56 


(M Dlsync otl 


stops transm ssion 01 synchronizat 
on 


s gna s from MlDl terminal 
5 5 


starts l\4lDl syrchronizat on 


55 


- 6 8 - 


@ 


ll 


-tr 


n 


I 


Jack Control 


Dlsplay 


pase 


sets odput io both eit and r ghr 


sets o!ip!i lo elt jack 


48 


sets oltplt lo ight lack 


48 


Music 
and 
A it Conlrol 


Display 


sis 
turns voice generation systern ol FM 
Sound Synthesizer 
ON/OFF 
sfqoii 
56 


a lows perlorm n9 on mus c leyboard 
mkon = 200 


l0 - 255) 


56 


prevenis periormlng 
on music key- 


Prit t-oat 


Disp ay 


declares the pr nrar type and sets 


t\,4SX 
EPSON B 


c 


36 


pr nls lhe scores on paper (pnnle4 
print = 6 A 


36 


-69- 


(setvalue) 


Display 


gradualy ncreases 
vo ume 
< = 5 


(1 - 2551 


! 
40 


graoua ry decroases 
vorume 
> = 5 


t1 - 255) 


40 


emphasizes on y one note 
(relativ€ value) 


fi ^ 255) 


'2a 
40 


empnasrzes 
onry one norc 
slz = 100 


{1 - 255) 


40 


{1 - 255) 


39 


p p 


{t - 255) 


39 


p 
p 


{1 - 2551 


39 


(1 ^ 2551 


39 


rnl 


, 255) 


39 


1 


1 ' 2551 


39 


ti 


(1 - 255\ 


39 


lii 
tll 


t1 , 255) 


ili 
39 


_70 - 


MI DI I M PLEMENTATION CH ART 


t M S X M u s i c A P p l i c a t i o n S o f t c r a r e l 
D a t e : 9 , / 2 1 , t 9 8 5 


FM music conPoser I I 
MIDI Inplenentation Chart 
Version : 1.00 


Transmitted 
: 
Recosrized 
: 
Remarks 


: 
F unct lon. . . 
: 


: M o d e D e f a u i t : 3 : l 
: 
ltessdges 


: 
A l t e r e d 


:Basi c 
DeJault 
: 
x 


:Channel Changed 
; 
1- l6 


i 
A T T 
: Mk0n,nPiay 
: Mdon 
: 


MPoTtT 


MSus 
MPort 
MSost 
[tsof t 


: Msst,Msln 
: 


I NO FBh 


: N o t e 
: 
1 3 - 1 0 8 
: 
3 6 - 8 4 


iNunber : True voice: 
*x*xx*r:*#*** 
: 


: 20d . . . 20u 
: 


: V e l o c i t y N o t e O N 
: 
o g n H . v = l - 1 2 7 : 
o v = l - 1 2 7 
i m p l a y 


I 
Note oFF 
: 
x 9nH.V=0 
: 
x 
i 
i 


i A f t e . 
K e y ' s 


:Touch 
Ch s 


icontrol 


:Chan9e 


o ( 5) 


| 7) 
(64) 
{ 65) 
(66) 
|67' 


: MPc 
i 
:Chahse: True S 
: *r*x*x**xxxx* 
: 
: 


: System Exclusive 


:Lomnon : rune 
:Comnon : Tune 


:Systen : Song pos : 
: 
: song sel 
: 


iSyste'n 
iCIock 


: R e a I T i n e : C o m m a n d s : 
o 


:Aux : Local ON,/OFF 
: 


: 
:All Notes OFF: 


:Mes- :Active Sense : 


Mdon, Mkon,mplay: 
u/i th Sus off 
i 


x: 


x : N o 


: sa9es: Reset 


:Note5 


-. 


sn : Transnitted I byte data 


Mode 1 : O[,!NI 0N, 
POLY 
Mode 2 : OMNI ON. 
MONO 
Mode 3 : oMNl oFF, PoLY 
Mode 4 : 0MNI OFF. MONO