KASSER SYNTHS YMF262 Blaster Multitimbral Synthesizer Yamaha Chips 

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OVERVIEW

menu 1 feedback, algorithm & velocity control

feedback left knob
degree of modulation of operator 1 to itself

  1. algorithm right knob
    modulators are the operators that modulate the carriers. carriers are the operators you can hear
  2. velocity right knob
    turn on/off the midi velocity control in each operator

menu 2 frequency ratio

  1. frequency multiplier right knob operator‘s frequency multiplier

*different frequency ratios between carrier and its modulator will produce different overtones

menu 3 adsrenvelope

attack rate left knob

  1. total level right knob
  2. decay rate left knob
    secondary total level right knob
  3. envelope generator type left knob
    release rate right knob
  4. key scale level left knob
  5. key scale rate right knob

menu 4 low frequency oscillator (lfo)

vibrato frequency left knob global for 4 operators

  1. vibrato on/off right knob for every individual operator
  2. tremolo frequency left knob global for 4 operators
  3. tremolo on/off right knob for every individual operator

menu 5 operator waveform

operator waveform right knob for every individual operator

menu 6 fm patches and midi channels

  1. edit midi ch/bank 0 preset selection left knob
  2. save preset in midi ch selection left knob
    *number: midi channel number : midi bank 0 preset
    *number on top shows the preset that is being edited
  3. load 6 presets from sd card to midi channels
    *presets need to be named as patch0x.opli (x from 1 to 6)
  4. save all 6 presets from midi channels to sd card

midi cc implementation chart

global control

parameter cc data range
vibrato depth 28 2
amplitude modulation depth 29 2
keyboard split (NTS) 30 2

channel voice control

parameter cc data range
pitch bend amount 81 12
fm algorithm 14 4
fm feedback 15 8
stereo configuration 77 4

operator control

parameter cc data range
total level op1 16 64
total level op2 17 64
total level op3 18 64
total level op4 19 64
freq multiplier op1 20 16
freq multiplier op2 21 16
freq multiplier op3 22 16
freq multiplier op4 23 16
key scale rate op1 24 2
key scale rate op2 25 2
key scale rate op3 26 2
key scale rate op4 27 2
vibrato on/off op1 82 2
vibrato on/off op2 83 2
vibrato on/off op3 84 2
vibrato on/off op4 85 2

operator control

parameter cc data range
attack rate op1 43 16
attack rate op2 44 16
attack rate op3 45 16
attack rate op4 46 16
decay rate op1 47 16
decay rate op2 48 16
decay rate op3 49 16
decay rate op4 50 16
sustain voice (EGT) op1 51 2
sustain voice (EGT) op2 52 2
sustain voice (EGT) op3 53 2
sustain voice (EGT) op4 54 2
sustain level op1 55 16
sustain level op2 56 16
sustain level op3 57 16
sustain level op4 58 16

midi cc implementation chart

operator control

parameter cc data range
release rate op1 59 16
release rate op2 60 16
release rate op3 61 16
release rate op4 62 16
amplitude modulation on/off op1 70 2
amplitude modulation on/off op2 71 2
amplitude modulation on/off op3 72 2
amplitude modulation on/off op4 73 2

operator control

parameter cc data range
key scale level op1 39 4
key scale level op2 40 4
key scale level op3 41 4
key scale level op4 42 4
wave select op1 110 8
wave select op2 111 8
wave select op3 112 8
wave select op4 113 8

midi bank 0 and bank 1 presets

instrument preset
piano 0: acoustic grand
1 : bright acoustic
2: electric grand
3: honky-tonk
4: electric 1
5: electric 2
6: harpsichord
7: clavinet
chromatic percussion 8: celesta
9: glockenspiel
10: music box
11: vibraphone
12: marimba
13: xylophone
14: tubular bells
15: dulcimer
organ 16: drawbar
17: percussive
18: rock
19: church
20: reed
21: accordion
22: harmonica
23: tango accordion
guitar 24: acoustic (nylon)
25: acoustic (steel)
26: electric (jazz)
27: electric (clean)
28: electric (muted)
29: overdriven 30: distortion
31: harmonics
bass 32: acoustic
33: electric (finger)
34: electric (pick)
35: fretless
36: slap 1
37: slap 2
38: synth 1
39:synth 2
strings 40: violin
41: viola
42: cello
43: contrabass
44: tremolo
45: pizzicato
46: orchestral harp
47: timpani
48: ensemble 1
49: ensemble 2
50: synth 1
51: synth 2
52: choir aahs
53: voice oohs
54: synth voice
55: orchestra hit
brass 56: trumpet
57: trombone
58: tuba
59: muted trumpet
60: french horn
61: brass section
62: synth brass 1
63: synth brass 2
reed 64: soprano sax
65: alto sax
66: tenor sax
67: baritone sax
68: oboe
69: english horn 70: bassoon
71: clarinet
pipe 72: piccolo
73: flute
74: recorder
75: pan flute
76: blown bottle
77: shakuhachi
78: whistle
79: ocarina
synth lead 80: lead 1 (square)
81: lead 2 (sawtooth)
82: lead 3 (calliope)|
83: lead 4 (chiff)
84: lead 5 (charang)
85: lead 6 (voice)
86: lead 7 (fifths)
87: lead 8 (bass + lead)
synth pad 88: pad 1 (new age)
89: pad 2 (warm)
90: pad 3 (polysynth)
91: pad 4 (choir)
92: pad 5 (bowed)
93: pad 6 (metallic)
94: pad 7 (halo)
95: pad 8 (sweep)
synth effects: 96: fx1 (rain)
97: fx2 (soundtrack)
98: fx3 (crystal)
99: fx4 (atmosphere)
100: fx5 (brightness)
101: fx6 (goblins)
102: fx7 (echoes)
103: fx8 (sci-fi)
ethnic 104: sitar
105: banjo
106: shamisen
107: koto
108: kalimba
109: bag pipe
110: fiddle
111: shanai
percussive 112: tinkle bell
113: agogo
114: steel drums
115: woodblock
116: taiko drum
117: melodic tom
118: synth drum
sound effects 119: reverse cymbal
120: guitar fret noise
121: breath noise
122: seashore
123: bird tweet
124: telephone ring
125: helicopter
126: applause
127: gunshot

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bank 1 corresponds to the sd card. presets have to be saved in the sd card as instrxxx.opli where xxx goes from 000 to 127. program change midi messages can load these presets in the midi channel selected. presets value range is from 0 to 127

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KASSER SYNTHS YMF262 Blaster Multitimbral Synthesizer Yamaha Chips [pdf] User Guide
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