Yamaha Tenori ON TNR-W syntezátor

Yamaha Tenori ON TNR-W

Media artist Toshio Iwai and Yamaha have collaborated to design a new digital musical instrument for the 21st century, TENORI-ON.
A 16 x 16 matrix of LED switches allows everyone to play music intuitively, creating a "visible music" interface. The TENORI-ON 16 x 16 LED button matrix is simultaneously a performance input controller and display. By operating and interacting with the LED buttons and the light they produce you gain access to the TENORI-ON's numerous performance capabilities. The TENORI-ON provides six different performance and sound/light modes for broad performance versatility, and these modes can be combined and used simultaneously for rich, complex musical expression.
By holding one of the ten function buttons located on either side of the TENORI-ON and operating the LED buttons you can change voices, change octaves, and apply a variety of effects and variations to your performance.
This unique visual/tactile interface has been specifically designed to allow intuitive, instantaneous operation of a variety of functions.


Introduction of Function Buttons from [L1] to [L5]

L1 : Changing Voices
You can select any voice from the 256 voices available in one quick operation. When you press and hold the [L1] button vertical and horizontal lines will light on the matrix, and the button at their intersection corresponds to the currently selected voice. If you press a different LED button while these crossed lines are showing the intersection will move to that button and the corresponding voice will be selected.

L2 : Changing Note Length
Sets the length of the notes from the time they are triggered to the time they decay to silence (the gate time). While holding the [L2] button slide your finger horizontally over the matrix to move the lit vertical line to the desired setting. Moving the line to the right increases the note length.

L3 : Changing Octaves
Sets the playback pitch in octave increments.
While holding the [L3] button slide your finger vertically over the matrix to move the lit horizontal line to the desired octave.

L4 : Changing Loop Points
Sets the loop playback range in the Score Mode. While holding the [L4] button slide your finger horizontally over upper half of the matrix to move the loop start point indicator to the desired point, and slide your finger horizontally over lower half of the matrix to move the loop end point indicator to the desired point, as required.
(In the Random Mode this function sets the rotation direction and speed)
(Not available in the Draw, Bounce, Push and Solo Modes)

L5 : Changing Loop Speed
Sets the loop playback speed (the duration of the beats). Four settings are available, set via the leftmost four columns on the matrix: quarter notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, and thirty-second notes. While holding the [L5] button press a button in the corresponding column. (Not available in the Push Mode).


Introduction of Function Buttons from [R1] to [R5]

R1 : Switching Layers
Switches to a different layer. While holding the [R1] button slide your finger vertically over the matrix to move the lit horizontal line to the desired layer.
Moving the line to the lowest row selects layer 01, the next row up is layer 02, then layer 03, and so on up to layer 16.

R2 : Changing Tempo
Sets the playback tempo (BPM). While holding the [R2] button slide your finger horizontally over the matrix to move the lit vertical line to the desired tempo setting. Moving the line to the right produces faster tempos.

R3 : Transposition
Adjusts the playback pitch in semitone increments. While holding the [R3] button slide your finger vertically over the matrix to move the lit horizontal line to the desired pitch.

R4 : Changing the Layer Volume
Displays the individual volume settings of all 16 layers, and allows the volume of each layer to be adjusted as required to create the ideal "mix" between layers.
Each row of LED buttons corresponds to layer, beginning with layer 01 at the bottom row. While holding the [R4] button slide your finger horizontally over the row corresponding to the layer you want to adjust to set the volume as required. Each LED button row corresponds to a layer (01 - 16 from bottom to top), and the horizontal axis corresponds to volume level with volume increasing towards the right (the leftmost setting corresponds to "0" volume).

R5 : Switching Blocks
Switches to a different block. While holding the [R5] button slide your finger horizontally over the matrix to move the lit vertical line to the desired block.
Moving the line to the leftmost column selects block 01, the next column to the right is block 02, then block 03, and so on up to block 16.


Specification:

• A unique control interface for music creation and performance
• Internal tone generator
• User sampling locations - load your own sounds into internal memory using the supplied library software
• MIDI in / MIDI out
• 6x16 LED matrix = 256 LEDs as control interface
• 20,5 x 20,5 x 3,2 cm and 700 g (without batteries)
• 10 function buttons
• 122 x 32 pixel LC-display
• AWM2, 32-notes polyphony, 16x multitimbral
• 239 Normal Voices, 14 Drum Kits
• 3 User Sample Voices (max. 0,97 sec)
• SD Memory Card slot
• Stereo speakers integrated
• Connectors: Mini-stereo jack, MIDI IN/OUT, DC IN
• Battery powered with 6 x AA alkaline batteries