Category : Music and Digitized Voice
Archive   : BBDEMO.ZIP
Filename : SY22.DOC

SY22.DK Help File

Loading in the file SY22.DK will setup Band-in-a-Box for the Yamaha
SY22 multi-timbral synthesizer.

It will setup:
1. Drum #'s for the Yamaha SY22 synthesizer.
2. General Midi Patch Map (assigned to factory settings of the SY22).
3. Startup Patches and Channels in the Midi Settings Window.

To setup your SY22 do the following:

- Press the MULTI button so the SY22 can receive on more than one Midi
channel at once ( commonly reffered to as "Multi-Timbral" mode )
- Next go to UTILITY and cursor through until you come across MIDI
- You should see PROG CHANGE = ON/OFF ; set to ON so Band-in-a-Box can
change the sounds of your synth according to the Styles and Songs
- Keeping 8 Midi Channels open for Band-in-a-Box is required within a Multi
patch (each location can be assigned an instrument and Midi channel )
- We reccomend using one Multi patch as your Band-in-a-Box working Patch

Configure a Band-in-a-Box patch for the SY22 as follows:

INST BANK MIDI CHANNEL
---- ---- ------------
Bass P2 3
Piano P2 2
Drums P1 10
Guitar P2 7
Strings P2 6
Melody P2 4
Thru P2 5

You'll be using the Factory Preset sounds;P2 for Piano,Bass,Guitar,Strings,
Melody and Thru instruments and P1 for Drums. Please note:DO NOT SEND PATCH
CHANGES ON THE DRUMS FROM BAND-IN-A-BOX! Doing so will result in a pitched
instrument receiving what are intended to be DRUMS. Consult your manual for
making and saving a Multi Patch using the configuration above.
Ensure that the MIDI OUT of your computer is going to the MIDI IN of your
synth. Now load SY22.DK under the MIDI pulldown menu (Load Alternate
Drum/Midi Set).That should be all that need be done to allow Band-in-a-Box
to "talk" with your SY22. If by any chance we haven't covered everything on
your particular synth, please consult your owners manual.

Have Fun!