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Basics Section ............................. 12
The Controls & Connectors ..................................... 12
Top Panel ................................................................................... 12
Rear Panel ................................................................................. 13
Setting Up ................................................................ 14
Power Supply ............................................................................. 14
Power-on Procedure .................................................................. 14
Turning on the S90 ................................................................... 14
Connections .............................................................. 15
Demo Playback ........................................................ 19
Overview of the S90 ................................................ 20
Controller ................................................................................... 20
Tone Generator ......................................................................... 20
Effects ........................................................................................ 24
Card Drive/Sequencer .............................................................. 24
Voices & Performance ............................................. 25
Bank (Memory) Structure ........................................................ 25
Overview of Voice/Element/Performance ..............................26
Normal Voices & Drum Voices ................................................ 27
GM Voices .................................................................................27
Internal Memory and File Management .................. 27
Basic Operations ...................................................... 29
Modes ......................................................................................... 29
Mode Table ................................................................................ 29
Selecting a Mode ........................................................................ 30
Display Indications ................................................................... 30
Selecting Functions and Parameters ........................................ 32
Display-based Controls ............................................................. 33
Quick Guide .............................. 36
Playing Voices .......................................................... 36
Selecting a voice ........................................................................ 36
Using the Category Search function ........................................ 38
Voice editing in the Voice Play mode (Quick Edit) .................39
Playing Performances .............................................. 41
Selecting a Performance ............................................................ 41
Layering Voices (Parts) Together (Layer)
Splitting the Keyboard (Split) ................................................... 42
Editing Performances in the Performance Play mode
(Quick Edit) ................................................................................ 44
Using the Arpeggio function .................................... 45
What is the Arpeggio function? ............................................... 45
Arpeggio playback ..................................................................... 46
Arpeggio Type, Tempo, and Limit ...........................................46
Using as a Master Keyboard .................................... 48
What is the Master Mode? ........................................................ 48
Playing the Master Demo (Selecting Masters) ........................49
Memorize to a Master ............................................................... 50
Using Zones — Creating a Layer/Split with an external
tone generator ........................................................................... 51
Using Controllers ..................................................... 53
Pitch Bend Wheel & Modulation Wheel ................................. 53
Control Sliders (CS) .................................................................. 53
Foot Controller .......................................................................... 54
Footswitch (assignable) ............................................................54
Footswitch (sustain) ................................................................. 54
Breath Controller ...................................................................... 54
Aftertouch ................................................................................. 54
Remote Control for external sequencer ................... 57
Setting Up .................................................................................. 57
Using the Remote Control function .........................................58
Voice Edit ................................................................. 60
Using Effects ............................................................ 67
Effect structure .......................................................................... 67
Effect connection ......................................................................68
Using the Jobs .......................................................... 70
Saving the Settings (Store) ...................................... 73
Playing the Songs ..................................................... 75
Mixing mode .............................................................................. 77
Using Memory Cards................................................ 82
Touch Sensitivity ..................................................... 87
Function Tree ........................................................... 88
Parameter Table ....................................................... 92
Parameter/Function List .......................................................... 97
Reference ...................................98
Reference (Function List) ........................................ 98
Appendix .................................114
Information Displays ............................................. 114
Display Messages ................................................... 116
About MIDI ............................................................ 118
Installing Optional Hardware ................................ 123
Optional units that can be installed to the S90 .................... 123
Installation locations .............................................................. 123
Installation Precautions ......................................................... 123
Optional Plug-in Board Installation ...................................... 124
Optional mLAN8E Installation ............................................. 126
Troubleshooting ..................................................... 128
Specifications ......................................................... 131
Index ...................................................................... 132
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