Yamaha LS9 - Manual (Page 173)

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About the internal effects
LS9-16/32 Owner’s Manual
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Gr
aphic EQ and eff
ects
7
At the desired tempo, repeatedly press the
user-defined key to which you assigned the
Tap Tempo function.
The average interval (BPM) at which you press the
key will be calculated, and that value will be reflected
by the BPM parameter.
Here’s how to use the “FREEZE” effect type, which pro-
vides the functionality of a simple sampler. When this
effect type is selected, you can perform operations in the
screen to record (sample) and play back a sound.
1
In the DISPLAY ACCESS section, press the
[RACK 1-4] key and [RACK 5-8] key simulta-
neously to access the VIRTUAL RACK
screen.
2
Mount an effect in rack 5 or rack 7.
3
Move the cursor to the rack in which the
effect you want to edit is mounted, and
press the [ENTER] key.
The RACK screen will appear, allowing you to edit the
parameters of the effect.
You can also access the RACK 5–8 screens by repeat-
edly pressing the [RACK 5-8] key.
4
Select “FREEZE” as the effect type.
For details on selecting the effect type, refer to step 3
of “Editing the internal effect parameters” (
→ p. 170).
If the “FREEZE” effect type is selected, a PLAY but-
ton, REC button, and progress bar are shown in the
special parameter field.
1 PLAY button
B REC button
C Progress bar
5
To begin recording (sampling), turn on the
REC button to make it light, and then turn
on the PLAY button.
The signal being input to the effect will be recorded.
The progress bar shows the current recording location.
When a fixed time has elapsed, the buttons will auto-
matically turn off.
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To play back the recorded sample, move the
cursor to the PLAY button and press the
[ENTER] key.
Using the Freeze effect
• For details on the parameters of each effect type, refer to the
supplementary material at the end of this manual ( → p. 233).
HINT
The average interval will be input
(the average of a, b, and c)
First tap Second tap Third tap Fourth tap
a b c
• If the average value is outside the range of 20–300 BPM, it
will be ignored.
• If you turn on the MIDI CLK button in the special parameter
field, the BPM parameter value will change according to the
tempo of the MIDI timing clock received from the currently-
enabled MIDI port.
HINT
• Effect types “FREEZE” and “HQ.PITCH” can be used only in
rack 5 or 7.
NOTE
1 2 3
• As an alternative to switching the effect type, you can also
recall settings that use the “FREEZE” effect type from the
effect library.
HINT
• You can adjust the parameters in the window to make detailed
settings for recording time, the way in which recording will
begin, and the way in which the sample will play back. For
details on the parameters, refer to the supplementary material
at the end of this manual (
→ p. 233).
HINT
• If, after recording, you turn on the REC button again to enter
record-ready mode, the sampled content will be erased.
NOTE