Storing Effects - Yamaha SPX900 Operation Manual

To call a specific group of parameters for the currently
selected effect program, press the appropriate parameter select
key. The next parameter within the group is called each time
the parameter select key for that group is pressed. In any
parameter group. the SCROLL BACK key can be used to
scroll backwards through the parameters. For example,
subsequent presses on the LEVEL parameter select key call
the following parameters:
OUT LVL
BALANCE
The complete procedure for calling and editing parameters is:
1. Select and recall the program to be edited.
2. Press the parameter select key corresponding to the group
of parameters to be edited (PARAM, LEVEL, EQ or INT
PARAM) and the first of the selected group's parameters
will appear on the bottom line of the LCD.
3. Once the desired parameter has been called. its value can
be edited using the parameter
increases (increments) the value while the
(decrements) the value. Either key can be held down for
continuous incrementing or decrementing.
While holding down either the
other key or causes the incrementing or
decrementing process to be carried out more rapidly.
BALANCE etc.
and keys. The key
key decreases
or key, pressing the
In this way you can go through and edit any number of the
parameters to create the required effect. If, however. you
select and recall a new program without first storing your
edited parameters in a memory location between 51 and 99,
any changes you have made will be lost and will have to be
re-programmed. If you want to keep an edited program, use
the STORE operation described below.

STORING EFFECTS

In order to store an edited effect for later recall you need to do
the following:
1. Make sure that the SPX900 MEMORY PROTECT function
is OFF. Press the UTILITY key a few times until the
MEMORY PROTECT function appears. If it is ON, press
the parameter key to turn it OFF. Press and hold the
UTILITY key until its indicator goes out and the utility
mode is exited.
2. After editing the effect, select a memory location between
51 and 99 by using the program select
its title will be displayed on the LCD. Do not recall the
selected memory location.
3. Press the STORE key to store the edited effect in the
selected memory location. The title of the effect stored will
appear on the LCD (this may later be edited to create your
own effect title using the UTILITY mode TITLE EDIT
function described on page 27). The LED memory number
display will stop flashing and the stored memory location
will become the active effect.
NOTE:
You CANNOT store edited data to memory locations 1
through 50. If you attempt to do this the LCD will show
"*** READ ONLY ***".
NOTE:
Once an effect has been stored in a memory location
between 51 and 99, its parameters can be further edited in
the new memory location. Such changes will be lost if a
different effect is selected and recalled, however, unless the
STORE function is used to store the changes. Changes may
be stored to the current memory location number (51 – 99)
simply by pressing the STORE key.
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