The library comes as a flat list of thousands of waveforms (ok, with these two category levels "main" and "sub"). But in fact it is a much more deeply structured tree with many subtypes and subtypes of subtypes and variations and so on - often named with "L" and "R" and "St" and "Mn", which means left, right, stereo, mono I assume - but what is the reason for it? And what does it mean for the practical usage? And what does the other abbreviations mean? I can guess some of them, some i can't (depends on the knowledge about the original instruments, I assume). Or why is there often added a plus or a minus - like "st+" or "st-"? Often a waveform seems to be only slightly different or almost similar to another one.
But as always: there must be a reason for everything. The Data List (which is available as PDF download) does not tell anything more about it than the instrument itself does.
Where can I find a full description that decodes the concept of the waveform collection?
There's not a document. However, some of the naming conventions have been discussed previously as this isn't the first time the topic has been raised.
https://www.yamahasynth.com/ask-a-question/confusing-waveform-naming-convention
https://www.yamahasynth.com/ask-a-question/names-of-waveforms
https://www.yamahasynth.com/ask-a-question/elements-list-an-appeal
https://www.yamahasynth.com/ask-a-question/mono-piano
... not much, just "Of":
https://yamahasynth.com/ask-a-question/i-am-trying-to-understand-the-programming-used-for-performance-sweet-oboe-legato-woodwind-woodwind-3-that-features-delayed-vibrato
Note: these were found using google search:
site:yamahasynth.com waveforms abbreviations
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