Owner's Manual
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...modules in a pair must record it into main memory. And whenever you record a sample, you increase the available sampling memory to your A3000 by installing additional memory. Adding memory will allow you can increase this is capable of memory - If you add one pair of 32MB ...monaural sound (at the same time. If you must be installed in main memory. The A3000 supports two options: (1) additional memory, and (2) the AIEB1 board (I/O expansion board). Expansion Memory (SIMMs) The A3000 stores all active data in pairs: you to record longer samples, and to 128MB of your...
...modules in a pair must record it into main memory. And whenever you record a sample, you increase the available sampling memory to your A3000 by installing additional memory. Adding memory will allow you can increase this is capable of memory - If you add one pair of 32MB ...monaural sound (at the same time. If you must be installed in main memory. The A3000 supports two options: (1) additional memory, and (2) the AIEB1 board (I/O expansion board). Expansion Memory (SIMMs) The A3000 stores all active data in pairs: you to record longer samples, and to 128MB of your...
Owner's Manual
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... three stereo ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT pairs (six analog jacks), which operate independently of the standard STEREO OUT and ASSIGNABLE OUT jacks. A3000 Options The I/O Expansion Board (AIEB1 Board) In its standard configuration, the A3000 supports analog I /O capacity by installing an AIEB1 board. You can add digital I /O only. For information about how to install this...
... three stereo ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT pairs (six analog jacks), which operate independently of the standard STEREO OUT and ASSIGNABLE OUT jacks. A3000 Options The I/O Expansion Board (AIEB1 Board) In its standard configuration, the A3000 supports analog I /O capacity by installing an AIEB1 board. You can add digital I /O only. For information about how to install this...
Owner's Manual
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... the Disk page. Formatting a Floppy Disk Floppy disks must therefore be sure to save the data to a 2HD-type floppy disk. Procedure 1. Note that the A3000 supports the following two format types only. • MFF2DD (2DD disk type): MS-DOS 9-sector format 720KB • MF2HD (2HD disk type): MS-DOS 18... The screen now looks like this. 64 Chapter 2 Trying It Out Saving and Reloading Your Data Saving and Reloading Your Data Like other samplers, the A3000 stores all new data into main memory only, and will lose all editing changes that you make to your samples and programs. In this example...
... the Disk page. Formatting a Floppy Disk Floppy disks must therefore be sure to save the data to a 2HD-type floppy disk. Procedure 1. Note that the A3000 supports the following two format types only. • MFF2DD (2DD disk type): MS-DOS 9-sector format 720KB • MF2HD (2HD disk type): MS-DOS 18... The screen now looks like this. 64 Chapter 2 Trying It Out Saving and Reloading Your Data Saving and Reloading Your Data Like other samplers, the A3000 stores all new data into main memory only, and will lose all editing changes that you make to your samples and programs. In this example...
Owner's Manual
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... is marked by the cursor, which appears as follows. As an example, the "program select" page in uppercase characters with a leading > symbol. Note that the A3000 supports both uppercase and lowercase letters. 88 Chapter 3 Basics The red lamp (push lamp) directly above the knob lights up if the knob's "push" feature is...
... is marked by the cursor, which appears as follows. As an example, the "program select" page in uppercase characters with a leading > symbol. Note that the A3000 supports both uppercase and lowercase letters. 88 Chapter 3 Basics The red lamp (push lamp) directly above the knob lights up if the knob's "push" feature is...
Owner's Manual
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... another while working at. Then when you can use a MIDI keyboard to monitor the sound of your edited sample and sample banks to off the A3000. EDIT Mode To create a program at the program level. If you want to temporarily assign the sample to a program so that you have finished editing... the ToPgm switch to disk (147). To select a sample from the program. If necessary, you can later switch to enter editing mode. If switching is supported, the A3000 will now display the Program/Sample selection screen.
... another while working at. Then when you can use a MIDI keyboard to monitor the sound of your edited sample and sample banks to off the A3000. EDIT Mode To create a program at the program level. If you want to temporarily assign the sample to a program so that you have finished editing... the ToPgm switch to disk (147). To select a sample from the program. If necessary, you can later switch to enter editing mode. If switching is supported, the A3000 will now display the Program/Sample selection screen.
Owner's Manual
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... and starts playing the "close " sample while the "open" sample is still sounding, the A3000 immediately switches off , 1,...,16 Turn the knob to the A3000 over the knob. The A3000 supports 16 alternate groups. Chapter 5 Chapter 5 EDIT Mode 209 the A3000 detects the channel and displays the value over the appropriate channel; Lock in the... at any given time.) Explanation: You use the channel selected by changing to select the corresponding channel. The knob indicator begins blinking, indicating that the A3000 is still audible. If you want to play at any given time;
... and starts playing the "close " sample while the "open" sample is still sounding, the A3000 immediately switches off , 1,...,16 Turn the knob to the A3000 over the knob. The A3000 supports 16 alternate groups. Chapter 5 Chapter 5 EDIT Mode 209 the A3000 detects the channel and displays the value over the appropriate channel; Lock in the... at any given time.) Explanation: You use the channel selected by changing to select the corresponding channel. The knob indicator begins blinking, indicating that the A3000 is still audible. If you want to play at any given time;
Owner's Manual
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... the level to 30 and the pretrigger to the recording, so that you will always push the knob too late. Note also that A3000's DIGITAL OUT frequency is here Time Time Sample produced when pretrigger = 300ms. Level 300ms (0.3sec.) Time Chapter 6 Chapter 6 RECORDING Mode... 229 SETUP Function Knob 5 • For DIGITAL and OPTICAL inputs, the A3000 supports the following three clock frequencies only: 48kHz, 44.1kHz, and 32kHz. Note also that the A3000 does not filter out return noise when reducing the frequency to monitor the input signal. The...
... the level to 30 and the pretrigger to the recording, so that you will always push the knob too late. Note also that A3000's DIGITAL OUT frequency is here Time Time Sample produced when pretrigger = 300ms. Level 300ms (0.3sec.) Time Chapter 6 Chapter 6 RECORDING Mode... 229 SETUP Function Knob 5 • For DIGITAL and OPTICAL inputs, the A3000 supports the following three clock frequencies only: 48kHz, 44.1kHz, and 32kHz. Note also that the A3000 does not filter out return noise when reducing the frequency to monitor the input signal. The...
Owner's Manual
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... not work with Knob 2 or 3 at the DISK function. (268) • If loading from a floppy disk or SCSI disk volume into the A3000 main memory. SAMPLE Function SAMPLE Function You use the SAMPLE function to load one or all samples from disk. SmpLoad (Load Sample(s)) Loads one or...samples from disk. Chapter 7 Chapter 7 DISK Mode 261 To hear the sample, first select it with floppy disks, and some SCSI disks may not support it . Knob 5 - PLAY EDIT REC DISK UTILITY PROGRAM SAMPLE EASY EDIT TRIM / LOOP MAP / OUT FILTER RECORD SETUP METER PROGRAM SAMPLE SEQUENCE TOTAL...
... not work with Knob 2 or 3 at the DISK function. (268) • If loading from a floppy disk or SCSI disk volume into the A3000 main memory. SAMPLE Function SAMPLE Function You use the SAMPLE function to load one or all samples from disk. SmpLoad (Load Sample(s)) Loads one or...samples from disk. Chapter 7 Chapter 7 DISK Mode 261 To hear the sample, first select it with floppy disks, and some SCSI disks may not support it . Knob 5 - PLAY EDIT REC DISK UTILITY PROGRAM SAMPLE EASY EDIT TRIM / LOOP MAP / OUT FILTER RECORD SETUP METER PROGRAM SAMPLE SEQUENCE TOTAL...
Owner's Manual
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...Import Other Data Type) Imports SMF, AIFF, or WAV file into the A3000. Use either of the following MS-DOS format types. If 2DD disk: 7-sector format (720 KB) If 2HD disk: 18-sector format (1.44MB) • The A3000 supports SMF File Type 0. FYI Changes in a store or generated by its... file extension. Knob 3 - The A3000 will not be unable to select ImpOthr. Turn action Push action Knob 1 Knob 2 - File extensions are as ...
...Import Other Data Type) Imports SMF, AIFF, or WAV file into the A3000. Use either of the following MS-DOS format types. If 2DD disk: 7-sector format (720 KB) If 2HD disk: 18-sector format (1.44MB) • The A3000 supports SMF File Type 0. FYI Changes in a store or generated by its... file extension. Knob 3 - The A3000 will not be unable to select ImpOthr. Turn action Push action Knob 1 Knob 2 - File extensions are as ...
Owner's Manual
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...(MIDI instructions). Knob 5 - For information about how to edit name strings, see "Entering Names" ( 88). >NEW Push the knob to select SeqSel. The A3000's sequencing feature is a recorded series of instructions. Turn action Push action Knob 1 Knobs 2, 3 Knob 5 Knob 1 Knob 2 Knob 3 Knob 4 - When ... the knobs. • You can change the name of a professional sequencer, and does not support MIDI clock synchronization, sequence editing, or other such MIDI device. The A3000 records a sequence by pushing either knob to select the sequence that you want to offer the ...
...(MIDI instructions). Knob 5 - For information about how to edit name strings, see "Entering Names" ( 88). >NEW Push the knob to select SeqSel. The A3000's sequencing feature is a recorded series of instructions. Turn action Push action Knob 1 Knobs 2, 3 Knob 5 Knob 1 Knob 2 Knob 3 Knob 4 - When ... the knobs. • You can change the name of a professional sequencer, and does not support MIDI clock synchronization, sequence editing, or other such MIDI device. The A3000 records a sequence by pushing either knob to select the sequence that you want to offer the ...
Owner's Manual
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Installing the AIEB1 I/O Expansion Board 6. Note that the connectors are notched to ensure that you removed at Step 5 above. 8. Support the board as shown in the right direction. First connect the 3-wire cable into the corresponding connector in one direction only. Adjust the shape... the direction is secure. 7. Insert the AIEB1 expansion board. Connect the two red/white cables. Make sure that these connectors can attach in the A3000 (the long black connector located just behind the three MIDI terminals). Make sure that the cable is correct and do not try to the rear...
Installing the AIEB1 I/O Expansion Board 6. Note that the connectors are notched to ensure that you removed at Step 5 above. 8. Support the board as shown in the right direction. First connect the 3-wire cable into the corresponding connector in one direction only. Adjust the shape... the direction is secure. 7. Insert the AIEB1 expansion board. Connect the two red/white cables. Make sure that these connectors can attach in the A3000 (the long black connector located just behind the three MIDI terminals). Make sure that the cable is correct and do not try to the rear...
Owner's Manual
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...have two SCSI connectors. Be aware that is turned on .) A terminator is also required for use. When an internal hard disk is installed A3000 Internal HD T SCSI interface board External SCSI device T indicates the terminator (or a terminator switch that the SCSI ID number of the daisy ...chain, but this is distinguished by this standard can be turned on ). Devices which support this symbol must have a terminator attached to 6 external SCSI devices can be connected to SCSI ID 6. The placement sequence of the last device...
...have two SCSI connectors. Be aware that is turned on .) A terminator is also required for use. When an internal hard disk is installed A3000 Internal HD T SCSI interface board External SCSI device T indicates the terminator (or a terminator switch that the SCSI ID number of the daisy ...chain, but this is distinguished by this standard can be turned on ). Devices which support this symbol must have a terminator attached to 6 external SCSI devices can be connected to SCSI ID 6. The placement sequence of the last device...
Owner's Manual
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Begin by connecting one end of the SCSI interface board as shown in the right direction. 8. When connecting the cable, support the SCSI board from the bottom and avoid excessive force on the hard disk. Connect the SCSI interface board to OFF at this time. 7. Also, ... notched to the connector on the hard disk. Connect the free end of the flat SCSI cable (connected to the SCSI interface board) to the A3000. Appendix 325 Appendix Using the red/white cable (hard disk power supply cable), connect the hard disk to the connector on the board. Installing an...
Begin by connecting one end of the SCSI interface board as shown in the right direction. 8. When connecting the cable, support the SCSI board from the bottom and avoid excessive force on the hard disk. Connect the SCSI interface board to OFF at this time. 7. Also, ... notched to the connector on the hard disk. Connect the free end of the flat SCSI cable (connected to the SCSI interface board) to the A3000. Appendix 325 Appendix Using the red/white cable (hard disk power supply cable), connect the hard disk to the connector on the board. Installing an...
Owner's Manual
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...cover and fasten it into volumes (266). Appendix 327 Appendix Gently lower the A3000 back down into its normal position. Important After installing the hard disk, connect... the hard disk (270), format it (254), and partition it in place with one hand (on the A3000. Note that the screws must be pinched or pulled. • When refastening the three screws on the top...through the base (see drawing) The hard disk is now fully installed. Installing an Internal Hard Disk Now support the hard disk in the correct position with the screws removed at Step 4 above. • When ...
...cover and fasten it into volumes (266). Appendix 327 Appendix Gently lower the A3000 back down into its normal position. Important After installing the hard disk, connect... the hard disk (270), format it (254), and partition it in place with one hand (on the A3000. Note that the screws must be pinched or pulled. • When refastening the three screws on the top...through the base (see drawing) The hard disk is now fully installed. Installing an Internal Hard Disk Now support the hard disk in the correct position with the screws removed at Step 4 above. • When ...
Owner's Manual
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... Specifications Tone generation method AWM2 tone generator Polyphony 64 notes, 16 multis, layering Key assignment Last-note priority, dynamic voice allocation, mono-mode supported A/D conversion 16 bit delta-sigma type 64-times oversampling D/A conversion 18 bit 4-times oversampling Digital I/O (only when AIEB1 I/O expansion board ... AIEB1 I/O expansion board is installed) 48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 32 kHz external synchronized recording (stereo only) 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 undersampling is supported Internal sample memory capacity Standard 2 Mbytes (installed on -board 2 Mbytes are installed.
... Specifications Tone generation method AWM2 tone generator Polyphony 64 notes, 16 multis, layering Key assignment Last-note priority, dynamic voice allocation, mono-mode supported A/D conversion 16 bit delta-sigma type 64-times oversampling D/A conversion 18 bit 4-times oversampling Digital I/O (only when AIEB1 I/O expansion board ... AIEB1 I/O expansion board is installed) 48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 32 kHz external synchronized recording (stereo only) 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 undersampling is supported Internal sample memory capacity Standard 2 Mbytes (installed on -board 2 Mbytes are installed.
Upgrade Guide For V2
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... sampling memory to a total of the Owner's Manual) for advice. Reproduction of copyrighted software for the A3000 The A3000 does not necessarily support all commercially available SIMMs. Before purchasing SIMMs, please consult your Yamaha dealer or an authorized Yamaha distributor (see list at end of (2 + 32 × 2 =) 66MB. Important Information about Purchase of Expansion SIMMs...
... sampling memory to a total of the Owner's Manual) for advice. Reproduction of copyrighted software for the A3000 The A3000 does not necessarily support all commercially available SIMMs. Before purchasing SIMMs, please consult your Yamaha dealer or an authorized Yamaha distributor (see list at end of (2 + 32 × 2 =) 66MB. Important Information about Purchase of Expansion SIMMs...
Upgrade Guide For V2
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...floppy-disk saves were limited by Turning Knob 1 → 14 On Version 1, Knob 1 rotation was used for other popular samplers. Better Support for Foreign Data → 36 Version 2 offers improved compatibility for CD-ROMs and hard disks designed for page turning only. Version 2 also... screens. Version 2 can choose between page-turn action and sample-select action. Chapter 1 New Features 7 Better Hard-Disk Support → 15 Version 2 supports hard-disk sizes up to different locations in -edit sample by pushing the knob. The character-entry screen offers a new ...
...floppy-disk saves were limited by Turning Knob 1 → 14 On Version 1, Knob 1 rotation was used for other popular samplers. Better Support for Foreign Data → 36 Version 2 offers improved compatibility for CD-ROMs and hard disks designed for page turning only. Version 2 also... screens. Version 2 can choose between page-turn action and sample-select action. Chapter 1 New Features 7 Better Hard-Disk Support → 15 Version 2 supports hard-disk sizes up to different locations in -edit sample by pushing the knob. The character-entry screen offers a new ...
Upgrade Guide For V2
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... DELETE (delete sequence). (→ 37) • If you start to record to a non-empty sequence, the A3000 will now ask for confirmation before overwriting the original sequence data. (→ 38) • The ASSIGNABLE key now supports two additional operations: enable/disable MIDIto-Sample, and enable/disable knob controllers and function-key play...
... DELETE (delete sequence). (→ 37) • If you start to record to a non-empty sequence, the A3000 will now ask for confirmation before overwriting the original sequence data. (→ 38) • The ASSIGNABLE key now supports two additional operations: enable/disable MIDIto-Sample, and enable/disable knob controllers and function-key play...
Upgrade Guide For V2
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Hard-Disk Support • The A3000 now supports hard disk sizes up arrow located just above Knob 2. Maximum supported partition size is 1GB. (To use an 8GB disk, you entered (where Version 1 saved the most recent name only). The currently selected character appears directly ...
Hard-Disk Support • The A3000 now supports hard disk sizes up arrow located just above Knob 2. Maximum supported partition size is 1GB. (To use an 8GB disk, you entered (where Version 1 saved the most recent name only). The currently selected character appears directly ...
Upgrade Guide For V2
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... whether the sequential selection of layered samples described here works (1) on this page only, or (2) on all pages where the MIDI → Smp input is supported. (→ 40) 16 Chapter 2 Upgrade Reference and that you select upper; In this case, successive input of note C3 will change the selection as part...
... whether the sequential selection of layered samples described here works (1) on this page only, or (2) on all pages where the MIDI → Smp input is supported. (→ 40) 16 Chapter 2 Upgrade Reference and that you select upper; In this case, successive input of note C3 will change the selection as part...