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Yamaha ProR3 manual

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    POWER ON/ OFF INFINITE UTILITY BYPASS PROGRAM STORE CANCEL RECALL/ ENTER 78 9 45 6 1 2 3 0 • – MAIN FINE LEVEL/ BAL OTHERS COMPARE ON INC DEC DIGITAL REVERBERATOR FREQ GAIN FREQ GAIN FREQ GAIN 100 300 350 50 700 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 800 2k 5k 2k 4k 20k 10k LOW MID HIGH LR INPUT PROGRAM -00 +10 L R L R STEREO MONO PRESET USER MIDI CLIP -3 -6 [...]

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    FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessori[...]

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    Precautions i ProR3 Digital Reverberator Precautions Wa ter warning Do not expose the device to rain, use it near water or in damp or wet conditions, or place con- tainers on it containing liquids which might spill into any openings. Av oid excessiv e heat, humidity , dust, and vibration Keep the unit away from locations wher e it is likely to be e[...]

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    ii Contents ProR3 Digital Reverberator Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Basic use – using a preset program – . . . . . 7 Connections . .[...]

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    Introduction 1 ProR3 Digital Reverberator Intr oduction Thank you for purchasing the Y amaha ProR3 Digital Reverberator . The ProR3 marks a new era in Y amaha’s reverberation technology . Third-generation Y amaha digital signal processors (DSP) with 32 bit digital signal processing and high-performance 20 bit linear A/D and D/A convert- ers provi[...]

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    2 Front panel ProR3 Digital Reverberator Fr ont panel 1 INPUT lev el meter s (L/R) This is a stereo LED meter with 8 segments for each channel. The segments r espectively indicate levels of –36 dB, –24 dB, –18 dB, –12 dB, –9 dB, –6 dB, –3 dB, and CLIP . 2P R OGRAM number display This is a two-digit seven-segment display that indicates[...]

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    Front panel 3 ProR3 Digital Reverberator 5D AT A/CURSOR k eys The DA T A keys (INC) (DEC) are used to modify the value of the selected parameter . The CURSOR keys ( √ ) ( ® ) are used to select parameters displayed in the LCD. When the PROGRAM indicator is lit, the DA T A keys are used to select the pr ogram that you wish to recall. 6P ARAMETER [...]

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    4 Front panel ProR3 Digital Reverberator 7 Numeric ke ys These keys are used to dir ectly input the number of a program that you wish to r ecall, or to input parameter values. When you use the numeric keys to input a parameter value, the value will blink until it is final- ized. Press the RECALL/ENTER key to finalize the value. T o return to the [...]

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    Front panel 5 ProR3 Digital Reverberator 11 PRE EFFECT EQ, ON controls This is a three-band parametric equalizer that equalizes the signal befor e the effect. The center frequency and gain can be set for each band. The ON key turns the pre-ef fect equalizer on/off. When the equalizer is on, the gr een indicator will light. 12 COMP ARE k e y After e[...]

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    6 Rear panel ProR3 Digital Reverberator Rear panel 15 MIDI connectors These are 5 pin DIN type standar d MIDI IN, MIDI OUT , and MIDI THRU connectors. These connectors are used when transmitting pr ogram change messages or control change mes- sages from an external MIDI device to the Pr oR3, or when transmitting program bulk dump data from the Pr o[...]

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    Basic use – using a preset program – 7 ProR3 Digital Reverberator Basic use – using a preset program – Here’s how to select a pr eset program and use it without adjusting any parameters. Connections 1. Connect the sound source to the INPUT jacks. For a stereo sound sour ce, connect the outputs of both channels to the INPUT jacks. For a mo[...]

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    8 Basic use – using a preset program – ProR3 Digital Reverberator Adjusting the input le vel When the power has been turned on for the ProR3 and the other equipment, make the sound sources pr oduce sound, and adjust the input level of the ProR3. 1. Rotate the INPUT lev el controls while w atching the INPUT lev el meters . Set the levels to achi[...]

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    Basic use – using a preset program – 9 ProR3 Digital Reverberator Preset Program List No. Title T ype Description Large Hall 1 Large Hall 1 Rev erb The ProR3’s standard hall-type re v erb . Simulates a large hall with good acous- tics, and is suitab le for an y instrument. 2 Large Hall 2 Rev erb 3 New Hall Rev erb A program with a slight dela[...]

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    10 Basic use – using a preset program – ProR3 Digital Reverberator Special Room 37 Po wer Drum Room RoomSim Adds a strong live ambiance to drums. T r y it on sampled drums. 38 Soft Space Rev+Cho A percussiv e shor t rev erb with chorus added. Gives ambiance to drums, lead instruments, and vocals . 39 Droid Short Rev erb Simulates an ear ly and [...]

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    Basic use – using a preset program – 11 ProR3 Digital Reverberator 77 Super Long Decay Rev erb An effect lik e an e xtremely long tunnel. 78 Slow P an Reverb Rev → Pa nA fairly long re verb is panned slo wly . 79 Sub Aqua Pit → Rev W ater sounds producing a “sprong” when applied to a rim shot. When applied to strings, a saw-lik e sound [...]

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    12 Advanced uses (1) ProR3 Digital Reverberator Adv anced uses (1) The b ypass function When you press the BYP ASS key , the circuit will be switched so that the input sound is output directly . This function pr ovides an easy way to make a quick comparison between the sound pro- cessed by the effect pr ogram and the unprocessed sound. When the ef [...]

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    Advanced uses (1) 13 ProR3 Digital Reverberator The INFINITE function The INFINITE function lets you set an extremely long r everb time. This is effective when used on the ending of a song, etc. The INFINITE key can be used in the following two ways. •P r ess and immediately r elease the INFINITE key . The reverb time will be set to the maximum. [...]

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    14 Advanced uses (2) – Editing functions – ProR3 Digital Reverberator Adv anced uses (2) – Editing functions – Preset pr ograms are “r eady-made” programs. In contrast, user pr ograms can be tailor -made to meet your needs. This section explains how you can edit your own programs. Ho w programs are organized Each of the ProR3 pr ogram c[...]

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    Advanced uses (2) – Editing functions – 15 ProR3 Digital Reverberator Editing procedure 1) Selecting a pr ogram Refer to the list of preset pr ograms on page 9 or the included preset pr ogram list, and select the number of the program that you wish to edit. At this time, it is not possible to change the type of the primary effect, so make your [...]

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    16 Advanced uses (2) – Editing functions – ProR3 Digital Reverberator 3) Entering a title Y ou can enter a program name of up to 16 characters for each of your own effect pr ograms. 1. Press the OTHERS k e y . The red indicator will light. Each time you pr ess the OTHERS key , the title edit page and two controller parameter pages will alternat[...]

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    Advanced uses (2) – Editing functions – 17 ProR3 Digital Reverberator If the USER program ar ea is protected (i.e., if Memory Pr otect is ON), a message of “MEMOR Y PROTECTED” will appear . If this occurs, turn off the Memory Pr otect utility function as explained on page 33 before storing your program. 2. The upper line of the display will[...]

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    18 Advanced uses (2) – Editing functions – ProR3 Digital Reverberator Program parameters 1 (Pr imar y ef fects) Rev erberation (Rev erb) Key Parameter V alue Description MAIN RevTime 0.3 ~ 99.0 s Rev erb time of pr imary rev erberation (the time required f or 60 dB of decay at 1 kHz) IniDelay 0.1 ~ 200.0 ms Dela y time until the pr imary rev er[...]

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    Advanced uses (2) – Editing functions – 19 ProR3 Digital Reverberator Early Reflections (ER) User ER parameter There ar e four User ER banks; A–D. For each bank, you can specify 40 reflections. For each reflection, you can specify the delay time, level, and panning. Key Parameter V alue Description MAIN ER T ype *1 *1 Small Hall, Large Hal[...]

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    20 Advanced uses (2) – Editing functions – ProR3 Digital Reverberator Room Simulation (RoomSim) Key Parameter V alue Description MAIN RevTime 0.3 ~ 99.0 s Deca y time of rev erb IniDelay 0.1 ~ 200.0 ms Dela y time until reverb is heard Width 0.5 ~ 46.7 m Simulation of room width Height 0.5 ~ 46.7 m Simulation of ceiling height Depth 0.5 ~ 46.7 [...]

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    Advanced uses (2) – Editing functions – 21 ProR3 Digital Reverberator Rev erb + Echo (Rev + Ech) Key Parameter V alue Description MAIN REV RevTime 0.3 ~ 99.0 s Refer to “Reverber ation” items on page 18 REV IniDelay 0.1 ~ 200.0 ms REV HighRatio X0.1 ~ X1.0 REV LowRatio X0.1 ~ X2.4 REV Diffusion 0 ~ 10 ECHO Lch Delay 0.1 ~ 400.0 ms Left chan[...]

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    22 Advanced uses (2) – Editing functions – ProR3 Digital Reverberator Rev erb + Ear ly Reflections (Re v + ER) Key Parameter V alue Description MAIN REV RevTime 0.3 ~ 99.0 s Refer to “Reverber ation” items on page 18 REV IniDelay 0.1 ~ 200.0 ms REV HighRatio X0.1 ~ X1.0 REV LowRatio X0.1 ~ X2.4 REV Diffusion 0 ~ 10 ER T ype *1 *1 Small Hal[...]

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    Advanced uses (2) – Editing functions – 23 ProR3 Digital Reverberator Rev erb + Chor us (Re v + Cho) Key Parameter V alue Description MAIN REV RevTime 0.3 ~ 99.0 s Refer to “Reverber ation” items on page 18 REV IniDelay 0.1 ~ 200.0 ms REV HighRatio X0.1 ~ X1.0 REV LowRatio X0.1 ~ X2.4 REV Diffusion 0 ~ 10 CHO Mod F req 0.05 ~ 40.00 Hz Choru[...]

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    24 Advanced uses (2) – Editing functions – ProR3 Digital Reverberator Rev erb + Symphonic (Rev + Sym) Key Parameter V alue Description MAIN REV RevTime 0.3 ~ 99.0 s Refer to “Reverber ation” items on page 18 REV IniDelay 0.1 ~ 200.0 ms REV HighRatio X0.1 ~ X1.0 REV LowRatio X0.1 ~ X2.4 REV Diffusion 0 ~ 10 SYM Mod F req 0.05 ~ 40.00 Hz Symp[...]

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    Advanced uses (2) – Editing functions – 25 ProR3 Digital Reverberator Rev erb + Flanger (Rev + Flg) Key Parameter V alue Description MAIN REV RevTime 0.3 ~ 99.0 s Refer to “Reverber ation” items on page 18 REV IniDelay 0.1 ~ 200.0 ms REV HighRatio X0.1 ~ X1.0 REV LowRatio X0.1 ~ X2.4 REV Diffusion 0 ~ 10 FLA Mod F req 0.05 ~ 40.00 Hz Modula[...]

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    26 Advanced uses (2) – Editing functions – ProR3 Digital Reverberator Rev erb + Pitch Change (Rev + Pit) Key Parameter V alue Description MAIN REV RevTime 0.3 ~ 99.0s Refer to “Reverber ation” items on page 18 REV IniDelay 0.1 ~ 200.0 ms REV HighRatio X0.1 ~ X1.0 REV LowRatio X0.1 ~ X2.4 REV Diffusion 0 ~ 10 PIT Pitch 1 ↓ Oct ~ ↑ Oct Sh[...]

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    Advanced uses (2) – Editing functions – 27 ProR3 Digital Reverberator Rev erb + A uto Pan (Re v + P AN) Common parameters Key Parameter V alue Description MAIN REV RevTime 0.3 ~ 99.0 s Refer to “Reverber ation” items on page 18 REV IniDelay 0.1 ~ 200.0 ms REV HighRatio X0.1 ~ X1.0 REV LowRatio X0.1 ~ X2.4 REV Diffusion 0 ~ 10 P AN Speed 0.0[...]

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    28 Advanced uses (2) – Editing functions – ProR3 Digital Reverberator Program paramaters 2 (Secondar y effects) DFL By using the dynamic filter you can create wah ef fects in which the frequency r esponse is changed by the level of the input signal. Key Parameter V alue Description FINE DFL Dynamic Filter OFF , ON DFL eff ect on/off DFL Filter[...]

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    Advanced uses (2) – Editing functions – 29 ProR3 Digital Reverberator COMP The compressor can be used to compr ess level changes in the input signal, enhancing presence even for low level signals. In the last page of the compressor parameters, the amount of gain r eduction is shown as a bar graph, allowing you to see the operation of the compre[...]

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    30 Advanced uses (2) – Editing functions – ProR3 Digital Reverberator EQ A three-band parametric equalizer is located after the compr essor , allowing you to adjust the low , mid, and high frequency ranges of the sound. LO W MID HIGH T ype Peaking/Shelving P eaking P eaking/Shelving Gain ±15 dB ±15 dB ±15 dB Frequency 32 Hz to 2.2 kHz 250 Hz[...]

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    Advanced uses (2) – Editing functions – 31 ProR3 Digital Reverberator GA TE The gate allows you to create gated r everb effects. Gated reverb is an ef fect in which the reverb sound is cut of f during its decay by detecting the level of the signal and opening and closing a gate. Key Parameter V alue Description GA TE Threshold Lev el –60 ~ 0 [...]

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    32 Advanced uses (2) – Editing functions – ProR3 Digital Reverberator LEVEL/BAL Here you can set the output level. Y ou can also adjust the balance between the direct sound and the effect sound. Key Parameter V alue Description LEVEL/BAL Effect Balance 0 ~ 100% Ratio of eff ect sound and direct sound Output Lev el – ∞ , –50 ~ +6 dB Output[...]

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    Advanced uses (3) – Utility functions – 33 ProR3 Digital Reverberator Adv anced uses (3) – Utility functions – Here’s how to make settings for system parameters such as memory pr otect, input mode, and MIDI parameters. Memor y protect settings 1. Press the UTILITY k ey to access the memor y pr otect page. The red indicator will light. 2. [...]

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    34 Advanced uses (3) – Utility functions – ProR3 Digital Reverberator MIDI channel setting Here’s how to set the MIDI transmit and r eceive channel. 1. Press the UTILITY k ey to access the MIDI channel setting page. 2. Press the INC or DEC k ey to set the channel. OMNI: All channels 1–16 will be received, and the transmit channel will be 1.[...]

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    Advanced uses (3) – Utility functions – 35 ProR3 Digital Reverberator T ransmitting a MIDI bulk dump The ProR3 allows you to transmit any type of data as a bulk dump; memory , program memory (all programs or a specified pr ogram), banks, user ER, or system memory . 1. Repeatedly press the UTILITY k ey until the MIDI Bulk Out page appear s. 2. [...]

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    36 ERROR Messages of the ProR3 ProR3 Digital Reverberator Initializing the ProR3 If you wish to restor e the ProR3 to the factory settings, use the following pr ocedure to initialize it. 1. Hold down the STORE k ey and press the PO WER switch to turn the power on. The following message will appear in the display; “Press [ENTER] to initialize Pr o[...]

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    Specifications 37 ProR3 Digital Reverberator Specifications Audio Characteristics F requency response 20 Hz ~ 20 kHz, +1.0 dB, –1.5 dB Dynamic range 110 dB (typical), not less than 104 dB Hum and noise *1 *1 Hum & Noise are measured with a filter equivalent to a 20 Hz to 20 kHz band-pass filter that has an infinite dB/octa ve atten uation[...]

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    38 Specifications ProR3 Digital Reverberator Dimensions All specifications subject to change without notice. For European Model Purchaser/User Information specified in EN55103-1 and EN55103-2. Inrush Curr ent: <1A Conformed Environment: E1, E2, E3 and E4 Block Diagram D: 398.5 370 22.3 H: 89 W: 480 Unit: mm 95/10/18 EQ EQ Pre Effect EQ Pre Eff[...]

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    MIDI data format Add-1 ProR3 Digital Reverberator MIDI data f ormat 1. T ransmitted data 1-1 System information #1 Program bulk data This data can be transmitted on the currently selected MIDI channel. This data is transmitted when you select a program in the Utility Bulk Dump display and exe- cute, or when a Program Bulk Dump Request message is r [...]

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    Add-2 MIDI data format ProR3 Digital Reverberator #2 Bank/Program Change Table bulk data This data can be transmitted on the currently selected MIDI channel. This data is transmitted when you select a bank in the Utility Bulk Out display and execute, or when a Program Change T able Bulk Dump Request message is received. Also, if the memory number i[...]

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    MIDI data format Add-3 ProR3 Digital Reverberator #3 User ER Pattern bulk data This data can be transmitted on the currently selected MIDI channel. This data is transmitted when you select a User ER pattern in the Utility Bulk Out display and execute, or when a User ER Pattern Bulk Dump Request message is received. Also, if the User ER number is ?[...]

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    Add-4 MIDI data format ProR3 Digital Reverberator #4 System Setup bulk data This data can be transmitted on the currently selected MIDI channel. This data is transmitted when you select System Setup in the Utility Bulk Out display and exe- cute, or when a System Setup Bulk Dump Request message is received. #5 Parameter Change data This data can be [...]

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    MIDI data format Add-5 ProR3 Digital Reverberator 2. Receiv e data 2-1 Channel information #1 Note On This message can be received on the curr ently selected MIDI channel. If the MIDI T rigger parameter is ON, it will be received as a gate trigger . When a pitch-type reverb pr ogram is selected, it will be received to contr ol the pitch. The veloc-[...]

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    Add-6 MIDI data format ProR3 Digital Reverberator #2 Bank/Program Change Table bulk dump request This message can be received on the curr ently selected MIDI channel. When this message is received, the Pr ogram Change T able of the specified bank will be transmit- ted as bulk data. #3 User ER Pattern bulk dump request This message can be received [...]

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    MIDI data format Add-7 ProR3 Digital Reverberator #4 System Setup bulk dump request This message can be received on the curr ently selected MIDI channel. When this message is received, the System Setup data will transmitted as bulk data. #5 Bank Change request This message can be received on the curr ently selected MIDI channel. When this message i[...]

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    Add-8 MIDI data format ProR3 Digital Reverberator #11 Parameter Value Request This message can be received on the curr ently selected MIDI channel. When this message is received, the value of the parameter specified by the parameter number will be transmitted as Parameter Change data. STATUS ID No. SUB STATUS FORMAT No. DEVICE CODE PARAMETER No. E[...]

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    ProR3 [Digital Reverberator] Model: YAMAHA MIDI Implementation Chart Version:1.0 Date:11/1-1995 x:No o:Yes *2 : For program 1 - 128, memory (preset #1 - #90, user #1 - #90) is selected. *1 : Note ON/OFF is recognized only for pitch change and MIDI trigger. Notes Memorized Memorized *1 *2 Bulk Dump x x x x ************** x ************** x x x x x x[...]

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