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OW N E R ’ S M AN U AL MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER EN.
SPECIAL MESSA GE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Y amaha.
1. IMPORT ANT NO TICE: DO NO T MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions con- tained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly appro ved by Y amaha may v oid your authority , granted by the FCC, to use the product.
(3)-9 1/2 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this man ual in a safe place f or future ref erence. W ARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards.
(3)-9 2/2 • Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all components, set all volume levels to minimum.
Introduction 6 Owner’ s Manual Intr oduction Congratulations and thank you for your purchase of the Y amaha MO Music Production Synthesizer! Y ou now own a fantastic-sounding, highly versatile keybo.
Main Features 7 Owner’ s Manual Main Featur es ● Wide range of dynamic and authentic v oices . Use the Category Search function to quickly call up the sounds you want, based on their instrument type. Pag e 42 ● Perf ormance mode lets you use four different voices together—in layers or in a keyboard split.
How to use this manual 8 Owner’ s Manual How to use this manual Application Index ...................................................................
Application Index 9 Owner’ s Manual Listening to the MO • Listening to the Demo Song/P attern .........................................................................................................................................................
Application Index 10 Owner’ s Manual Sounding only the specified Part or V oice •T urning each element on or off in the V oice Edit mode .............................................................................................................
Application Index 11 Owner’ s Manual Storing/Saving the created data • Storing an edited V oice to internal memor y (Flash ROM) and saving all the V oices in internal memor y to a USB stora ge device .
Application Index 12 Owner’ s Manual Connecting to a computer/external MIDI instrument • Determining which connector (MIDI, USB TO HOST) is used f or MIDI input/output [UTILITY] → [F5] MIDI → [SF4] OTHER → MIDI IN/OUT .......................
Table of Contents 13 Owner’ s Manual Introduction ...............................................................6 Accessories ............................................................... 6 Main Features ..........................................
Front Panel 14 Owner’ s Manual The Contr ols & Connectors Fr ont Panel ASSIGN A PAN CUTOFF SWING LOW ASSIGN B REVERB RESONANCE GATE TIME LOW MID ASSIGN 1 CHORUS ATTA CK VELOCITY HIGH MID ASSIGN .
The Controls & Connectors Front Panel 15 Owner’ s Manual PRE 1 A. PIANO FAV ORITES PRE 2 KEYBOARD PRE 3 ORGAN PRE 4 USER 1 B ASS USER 2 STRINGS GM BRASS – CATEGOR Y SEARCH TRACK SELECT DRUM KI.
Front Panel 16 Owner’ s Manual The Controls & Connectors 1 Keyboard The MO6 features a 61-key keyboard, while the MO8 has 88 keys. All are equipped with an initial touch feature.
Front Panel 17 Owner’ s Manual The Controls & Connectors & [INFORMA TION] button Page 37 For calling up a special “help” feature that shows information about the currently selected mode. Y ou can go back to the previous display by pressing this button again or pressing any other button.
Rear Panel 18 Owner’ s Manual The Controls & Connectors Rear Panel 1 ST ANDBY/ON switch Page 20 Press to turn power ON or OFF . 2 DC IN terminal Page 20 Connect the AC adaptor to this ter minal. Do not attempt to use an A C adaptor other than the Y amaha P A-5D or an equivalent recommended b y Y amaha.
Rear Panel 19 Owner’ s Manual The Controls & Connectors 6 FOOT SWITCH jack Page 69 For connection of optional FC4 or FC5 Footswitch. 7 FOOT CONTROLLER jack Page 69 For connection of an optional foot controller (FC7, etc.
Setting up and Playing Power supply 20 Owner’ s Manual Setting up and Playing Power supply Power supply connections Before you connect the power adapter , make sure that the MO [ST ANDBY/ON] switch is set to ST ANDBY (Off). 1 Connect the plug of the power adapter P A-5D to the DC IN terminal on the rear panel of the MO.
Power supply 21 Owner’ s Manual Setting up and Playing Tu r ning the power on Make sure the volume settings of the MO and external devices are turned down to the minimum. Tu rn the power on by pressing the [ST ANDBY/ON] switch on the MO rear panel, then turn the power on the amplifiers.
Setting up and Playing Playing the keyboard 22 Owner’ s Manual Playing the keyboar d Playing the sounds Tr y playing some of the realistic and dynamic MO sounds from the keyboar d now . When you turn the power on following the directions in “Power supply connections” (page 20), the display below appears.
Playing the keyboard 23 Owner’ s Manual Setting up and Playing Selecting and playing the sounds The MO provides thr ee different types of pr ograms for playing the sounds: V oices, Perfor mances, Songs, and Patterns. The basic difference among these pr ograms is in their use—for playing the keyboard, or for creating music with multiple parts.
Setting up and Playing Modes 24 Owner’ s Manual Modes There ar e several operation modes in the MO, and they can be selected by using the 12 mode buttons.
Basic instructions 25 Owner’ s Manual Setting up and Playing Basic instructions V oices—the basic building blocks of the MO V oices—created in the V oice mode—are the basic sonic building blocks for the other modes of the MO.
Setting up and Playing Resetting the User Memory to the Initial Factory Settings 26 Owner’ s Manual Resetting the User Memory to the Initial Factory Settings The original factory setting of this synthesizer’ s User Memory can be restored as follows.
Basic Operation Modes 27 Owner’ s Manual Basic Operation In this section, we’ll take a look at the fundamental operating conventions of the MO. Here, you’ll learn the basics—how to select modes, call up the various functions, change settings, and edit parameter values.
Basic Operation Modes 28 Owner’ s Manual Mode table The functions of each mode and how to enter each mode are as follows: ■ How to lea ve the current display For most operations or displays (excep.
Basic Operation Modes 29 Owner’ s Manual Keyboard octave setting (MO6) Sometimes when playing a voice, you may wish to play in a lower or higher pitch range. For example, you may want to shift the pitch down lower to get extra bass notes, or shift up to get higher notes for leads and solos.
Basic Operation About data storage to USB storage devices 30 Owner’ s Manual About data storage to USB storage devices As you make music with this instrument, you’ll create a wide variety of data—such as custom V oice data (including Voices, Perfor mances, etc.
Basic Operation About data storage to USB storage devices 31 Owner’ s Manual Using USB storage devices When using USB storage devices, make sure to connect them to the USB TO DEVICE connector , and follow the impor tant precautions below .
Basic Operation About data storage to USB storage devices 32 Owner’ s Manual Backing up y our data to a computer ■ Backing up MO data to a computer Once you’ve saved data to a USB storage device, you can copy the data to the hard disk of your computer , then archive and organize the files as desir ed.
Basic Operation Functions and Sub-Functions 33 Owner’ s Manual Functions and Sub-Functions Each mode described above contains various displays, with various functions and parameters. T o navigate your way through these displays and select a desir ed function, use the [F1] – [F6] buttons and the [SF1] – [SF5] buttons.
Basic Operation Selecting a Program 34 Owner’ s Manual ■ Using the Group b uttons and Number buttons As shown below , you can select a program number by pr essing any of the Group [A] – [H] buttons and pr essing any of the Number [1] – [16] buttons.
Basic Operation Moving the Cursor and Setting Parameters 35 Owner’ s Manual Moving the Cursor and Setting Parameters ■ Inputting a number directl y For parameters having large value ranges (such as the Song measure), you can also enter the value dir ectly , using the buttons below the LCD display as a numeric keypad.
Basic Operation About the editing functions 36 Owner’ s Manual About the editing functions There ar e three types of method for creating data—Editing parameters (V oice, Perfor mance, etc.
Basic Operation Confirmation Message 37 Owner’ s Manual Edit Recall Function If you are editing a pr ogram and select a different pr ogram without storing your edited one, all the edits you’ve made will be erased. However , the edited program is maintained in a backup memory location called the Recall buffer (page 150).
Basic Operation Naming 38 Owner’ s Manual Naming Y ou can freely name your created data such as V oices and files saved to the USB storage device. The char t below lists the types of data that can be named along with the operations for calling up the respective naming displays.
Basic Operation Naming 39 Owner’ s Manual ■ Using the character list If you find it difficult to select the desir ed characters with the above method, you may want to use the following method— selecting the characters from a list.
Quick Guide Playing the MO Voice Play mode 40 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide V oice Play mode The V oice Play mode is where you select and play the instrument sounds (voices) of this synthesizer . Selecting a Normal V oice Internally , there are two V oice T ypes: Nor mal V oices and Drum V oices.
Voice Play mode 41 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Playing the MO Select one of the Banks from Pr eset 1 – 4, User 1 – 2, and GM. V oices in each Bank are divided into Gr oups [A] – [H].
Quick Guide Playing the MO Voice Play mode 42 Owner’ s Manual Using the Category Search function Y ou’ll probably have a lot of fun and inspiration going through the V oices one-by-one, listening to each in order—but it will take you a long time to get through all of them, since the MO has so many .
Voice Play mode 43 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Playing the MO Favorite Category The MO also lets you collect and store your favorite V oices to create your personal “Favorite” Category . By putting your most often-used V oices in the Favorite Category , you can select your favorite V oices quickly and easily .
Quick Guide Playing the MO Performance Play mode 44 Owner’ s Manual Performance Play mode Each Perfor mance can contain up to four differ ent Parts. This lets you play , for example, Flute, Violin, .
Performance Play mode 45 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Playing the MO Select one of the Banks from User 1 and 2. Perfor mances are divided into Gr oups [A] – [H]. Select a Group to display a list of the Performances. Press one of the Number [1] – [16] buttons.
Quick Guide Playing the MO Performance Play mode 46 Owner’ s Manual Cr eating a Performance by combining V oices Perfor mances can be made up of a maximum of four Parts, each of which can be assigned a different V oice. In this section, we’ll create a Performance by combining two V oices.
Performance Play mode 47 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Playing the MO The Part 1 (piano V oice) and Par t 2 (flute V oice) can be played in unison. Next, we’ll divide the keyboard into two sections—one for each V oice. Dividing the keyboard into separate sections—Split 8-1 Move the cur sor to Part 1.
Quick Guide Playing the MO Using the Arpeggio feature 48 Owner’ s Manual Using the Arpeggio featur e The versatile Arpeggio feature allows you to automatically play various rhythms and phrases by simply pr essing a key or playing a chord.
Using the Arpeggio feature 49 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Playing the MO Register y our fav orite Arpeggio types to the [SF1] – [SF5] buttons Y ou can change the default settings and assign any Arpeggio types you like to the [SF1] – [SF5] buttons.
Quick Guide Playing the MO Using the Controllers on the MO 50 Owner’ s Manual Using the Contr ollers on the MO This section shows you how to change the sounds by using the controllers on the MO.
Using the Controllers on the MO 51 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Playing the MO Knob Changing the sounds Y ou can change the brightness and tone characteristics of the current V oice, Perfor mance, Song or Pattern in realtime by turning the knobs while you play .
Quick Guide Playing the MO Using the Controllers on the MO 52 Owner’ s Manual Control slider Changing the volume Y ou can adjust the volume of the V oice/Per formance you play on the keyboard, or the volume of the specified part (track) of the Song/Pattern by using the Control sliders.
Quick Guide Editing a Program Editing a Voice 53 Owner’ s Manual Editing a V oice Each V oice can consist of up to four Elements. An Element is made up of a basic waveform—the basic sound of a mus.
Quick Guide Editing a Program Editing a Voice 54 Owner’ s Manual If you wish to edit the sounds that make up a V oice and the basic parameters that determine the sound—such as Oscillator , Pitch, Filter , Amplitude, and EG (Envelope Generator)—call up the Element Edit display .
Quick Guide Editing a Program Editing a Voice 55 Owner’ s Manual The Compare Function Y ou can compare the sound of the original (unedited) V oice with the edited V oice. For details, see page 36. To solo an Element for editing This feature is useful for isolating the sound of single Element, for ease in editing.
Quick Guide Editing a Program Editing a Voice 56 Owner’ s Manual Editing a V oice by using the Knobs The four knobs at the top left of the instrument are not only for tweaking the sound while you perform—you can also use them to edit a V oice, either in the V oice Play mode or the V oice Edit mode.
Quick Guide Editing a Program Editing a Voice 57 Owner’ s Manual Drum V oice Edit If you want to edit the sounds that make up a Drum V oice and the basic parameters that determine the sound, such as Oscillator , Pitch, Filter , Amplitude, and EG (Envelope Generator), call up the Key Edit display .
Quick Guide Editing a Program Editing a Voice 58 Owner’ s Manual Assigning drum/percussion instruments to individual ke ys In the Drum V oice Edit mode, you can create your own original drum kits by assigning specific instrument sounds to individual keys—in any desired or der—and edit detailed parameters for each key’ s sound.
Quick Guide Editing a Program Editing a Voice 59 Owner’ s Manual Setting the drum key f or independent open and closed hi-hat sounds In a real drum kit, some drum sounds cannot physically be played simultaneously , such as open and closed hi-hats.
Quick Guide Editing a Program Editing a Voice 60 Owner’ s Manual Storing/Saving the cr eated V oice T wo steps are necessary in order to store (save) your V oice—storing the edited V oice to internal memor y and saving the stored voices to a USB storage device.
Quick Guide Editing a Program Editing a Voice 61 Owner’ s Manual After the V oice has been stored, a “Completed” message appears and operation returns to the V oice Play display . Never attempt to turn off the power while an “Executing... ” or “Please keep power on” message is shown.
Quick Guide Editing a Program Editing a Voice 62 Owner’ s Manual ■ Loading V oice data from a USB storage de vice In the previous section, we saved V oice data as an “All V oice” file to a USB storage device. Here, we’ll r ecall that V oice data and load it to the instrument with the Load operation.
Quick Guide Editing a Program Editing a Performance 63 Owner’ s Manual Editing a Performance The Perfor mance Edit mode ([PERFORM] → [EDIT]) lets you create your own original Performances—containing up to four differ ent Par ts (V oices)—by editing the various parameters.
Quick Guide Editing a Program Editing a Performance 64 Owner’ s Manual The following briefly describes the main Perfor mance parameters. ● P arameters for the V oice assigned to each P art Pag e 174 The V oice assigned to each part and its note range can be set also in the Perfor mance Play mode (page 171).
Quick Guide Editing a Program Editing a Performance 65 Owner’ s Manual Editing a P erformance by using the Knobs The four knobs at the top left of the instrument are not only for tweaking the sound while you perform—you can also use them to edit a Perfor mance, either in the Perfor mance Play mode or the Perfor mance Edit mode.
Quick Guide Editing a Program Editing a Performance 66 Owner’ s Manual Storing/Saving the cr eated Performance T wo steps are necessary in order to store (save) your Performance—storing the edited Per formance to inter nal memory and saving the stored Performances to a USB storage device.
Quick Guide Editing a Program Editing a Performance 67 Owner’ s Manual Saving the edited Performances to a USB storage device The basic operations are the same as in the V oice mode (page 61). However , keep in mind that you must set the T ype parameter to “All.
Quick Guide Editing a Program Editing a Performance 68 Owner’ s Manual Move the cursor to the file (extension: M7A) saved in the operation explained in the previous instructions. If the desir ed file was saved in specific folder , enter the folder and select the file.
Controllers supported by the MO 69 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Using the Controllers—Ad vanced Course Contr ollers supported by the MO Y ou can control tone, volume, pitch and other parameters by using the controllers on the fr ont panel, as well as by using external controllers connected to several controller jacks on the r ear panel.
Quick Guide Using the Controllers—Ad vanced Course Controllers supported by the MO 70 Owner’ s Manual Controlling a V oice with Controller Set Each of the Preset V oices of MO is programmed with appropriate Modulation Wheel and Knob assignments, for adjusting the sound and effects in ways that best match the selected V oice.
Controllers supported by the MO 71 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Using the Controllers—Ad vanced Course Controlling the overall system with ASSIGN A and B The ASSIGN A and B (Knob 1 and 2) settings let you control the functions that af fect all V oices, Perfor mances, Song, and Pattern.
Quick Guide Using the Controllers—Ad vanced Course Controllers supported by the MO 72 Owner’ s Manual Changing Control Change numbers The functions assigned to the controllers by the Contr oller Set and ASSIGN A/B functions are applied only to the internal tone generator block.
Playing the Demo Songs/Patterns 73 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO In this section, we’ll explain how to create a Song by using the built-in sequencer of the MO (Song mode and Pattern mode).
Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Playing the Demo Songs/Patterns 74 Owner’ s Manual Any of following three types can be set. However , for this example, select “All.” All ................ Loads both the Demo Song and Patter n data. Song ...
Playing the Demo Songs/Patterns 75 Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Owner’ s Manual There is another way to start Pattern playback—by pressing the notes on the keyboar d. Move the cursor to the keyboard icon and pr ess the [INC/YES] button so that the mark appears.
Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Creating a Pattern 76 Owner’ s Manual Cr eating a Patter n When you create a Song, one of the most essential aspects is the rhythm. It is almost always the first thing you start with, and provides a foundation for the r est of the music.
Creating a Pattern 77 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Press the [STORE] button (the display below appears). Press the [ENTER] button to stor e the Mixing settings with the Pattern. The created Song and Pattern data resides temporaril y in DRAM (page 150).
Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Creating a Pattern 78 Owner’ s Manual Creating Mixing V oices exc lusively f or Songs/Patterns If you assign User V oices to your Song or Pattern and then edit them (in the V oice Edit mode), the V oices may sound differ ent than expected.
Creating a Pattern 79 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Press the [ F ] (Play) button to hear the Drum Pattern. T ry out some differ ent drum patter ns here. Press the [F1] PLA Y button to return the Pattern Play mode. Next, let’ s record the bass guitar , guitar , and piano by using the Arpeggio function.
Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Creating a Pattern 80 Owner’ s Manual When setting the parameter to on, you can use the Arpeggio on this track. Set the Bank to “pre” and Ctgr (category) to “Bass.” T ry out some differ ent bass patter ns here.
Creating a Pattern 81 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Next, let’ s use the Patter n Copy function and record our User Phrases to Section B.
Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Creating a Pattern 82 Owner’ s Manual Next, recor d Section C by using realtime recor ding or step recor ding. Cr eating a Patter n with the Realtime and Step R.
Creating a Pattern 83 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Creating a Pattern with Step r ecording Next, we’ll add a strings part by using the Step recording method. Press the [TRACK SELECT] button so that its lamp lights, and select the track for the strings part by pressing the Number [5] button.
Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Creating a Pattern 84 Owner’ s Manual n Y ou can also edit the Groove parameters in r eal time during playback.
Creating a Pattern 85 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Creating a Pattern Chain by changing a Section while playing a Pattern Switching of sections, track muting, scene/mute changes, and tempo changes can all be recor ded in real time as a Pattern Chain.
Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Creating a Pattern 86 Owner’ s Manual Editing a Pattern Chain The Pattern Chain Edit mode makes it possible to edit the order of the Sections in a chain, as well as insert tempo and scene/mute event data.
Creating a Song 87 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Cr eating a Song The following chart illustrates the basic procedure for cr eating a Song, using the various methods and functions described in this tutorial.
Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Creating a Song 88 Owner’ s Manual Recording with the keyboar d to a Song track Arpeggio, Realtime Recording/Step Recording, Gr oove function In the Song mode, you can use the Arpeggio, Realtime Recording/Step Recor ding, and Groove function in the same ways as you did in the Pattern mode.
Creating a Song 89 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Song Recording using a P erformance If you have a favorite Perfor mance or one that would fit the Song to be recor ded, you can copy certain settings of up to four Parts of the Per formance to the Song Mixing settings currently being edited.
Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Creating a Song 90 Owner’ s Manual ■ Recalling a Song Scene and Arpeggio type during recording ARP1 – ARP5 menus appear also in the [F3] ARP display in the Song Record mode as well as the [F1] PLA Y display in the Song Play mode.
Creating a Song 91 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO ● Editing/Deleting Existing Events To edit data in the Event List, use the up/down cursor buttons to highlight the specific event you want to edit, and use the left/right cursor buttons to highlight the data type or parameter to be edited.
Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Creating a Song 92 Owner’ s Manual As shown below , the Jobs are divided into six main gr oups, each of which is selected using the [F1] – [F6] buttons. After specifying the track and range over which the Job is to be applied, set Quantize to “ ” (8th note) according to the notation example above.
Creating a Song 93 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Using the Undo/Redo functions If you’re not satisfied with the r esults of a just-executed Job, or you want to hear the difference of the sound befor e and after using a Job, you can use the convenient Undo and Redo functions.
Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Creating a Song 94 Owner’ s Manual Use Part Edit to edit the parameters for each Par t. Use Common Edit to edit the parameters for all of the Parts.
Creating a Song 95 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Song Chain This function allows Songs to be “chained” together for automatic sequential playback. In this section, try using the Song Chain features with the Demo Songs. 1 Press the [F6] CHAIN button to call up the Song Chain display .
Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Creating a Song 96 Owner’ s Manual Editing a Mixing by using the Knobs (in the Song mode/P attern mode) The four knobs at the top left of the instrument can be used to tweak the Song/Pattern Mixing settings as they play (in the Song Play/Pattern Play mode).
Creating a Song 97 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Editing a Mixing by using Contr ol sliders (in the Song mode/P attern mode) In the Song/Pattern mode, the four Control sliders let you independently adjust the levels of the Parts (V oices), letting you control the overall balance of the Parts.
Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Creating a Song 98 Owner’ s Manual Record the MIDI sequence data to a Song or Pattern track, referring to the pr evious instructions in this chapter as needed.
Creating a Song 99 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Storing the edited Song Mixing/ Pattern Mixing settings to inter nal memory ■ Storing the Mixing settings as a part of a So.
Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Creating a Song 100 Owner’ s Manual Saving a Song or a P attern Section as a Standard MIDI File After connecting the USB storage device to the instrument, follow the instructions below . 1 Press the [FILE] button to enter the File mode.
Creating a Song 101 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Y ou can load the file (extension: M7A) saved as “All” by selecting one of the following file types. Move the cursor to the file (extension: M7A) which was saved as “All” on previous page.
Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO Creating a Song 102 Owner’ s Manual Setting a specific file to load automatically when the po wer is turned on The MO is very easy to use and you can create Voices, Performances, Patter ns and Songs ver y quickly on it.
Quick Guide Connecting the MO to external devices Connections 103 Owner’ s Manual Connections Connecting to Exter nal Audio Equipment Since the MO has no built-in speakers, you’ll need an external audio system or a set of stereo headphones to properly monitor it.
Quick Guide Connecting the MO to external devices Connections 104 Owner’ s Manual Connecting Exter nal MIDI Instruments Using a standard MIDI cable (optional), you can connect an external MIDI device, and control it fr om the MO. Likewise, you can use an external MIDI device (such as a keyboard or sequencer) to control the sounds on the MO.
Quick Guide Connecting the MO to external devices Connections 105 Owner’ s Manual ■ Recording and pla yback using an external MIDI sequencer In this connection example, song data on the external MIDI sequencer plays the sounds of the tone generator on the MO.
Quick Guide Connecting the MO to external devices Connections 106 Owner’ s Manual ■ Controlling another MIDI instrument via MIDI THRU If you have more synthesizers and tone generators than MIDI ports, you can use the MIDI THRU jack to connect and control additional devices.
Quick Guide Connecting the MO to external devices Connections 107 Owner’ s Manual ● Controlling an MTR b y using MMC transmitted from the MO Y ou can control the start/stop and fast forward/rewind of the MMC-compatible MTR fr om the SEQ TRANSPORT buttons on the front panel of the MO, outputting MMC messages via MIDI.
Quick Guide Connecting the MO to external devices Connections 108 Owner’ s Manual Using a MIDI cable n Use an appropriate MIDI interface for your computer . If you are using a computer that has a USB port, make sure to connect the computer and the MO by USB.
Quick Guide Connecting the MO to external devices Connections 109 Owner’ s Manual Local On/Off—when Connected to a Computer When connecting this synthesizer to a computer , the keyboard perfor mance data is generally sent to the computer , and then retur ned from the computer to play the tone generator block.
Quick Guide Connecting the MO to external devices Using as a Multi-timbral Tone Generator for your DAW/sequencer 110 Owner’ s Manual Using as a Multi-timbral T one Generator for your DA W/sequencer .
Quick Guide Connecting the MO to external devices Using as a Multi-timbral Tone Generator for your DAW/sequencer 111 Owner’ s Manual For details, refer to the owner’ s manual of your sequencer . When a Note On message is received, the corr esponding Part is played.
Quick Guide Connecting the MO to external devices Using the MO with computer software 112 Owner’ s Manual Using the MO with computer softwar e Editing the MO as a “virtual” synthesizer V oice Ed.
Quick Guide Connecting the MO to external devices Using the MO with computer software 113 Owner’ s Manual Remote-controlling the softwar e This powerful feature lets you control your music/audio softwar e programs by using sliders and buttons on the panel of the MO, rather than your computer’ s mouse and keyboard.
Quick Guide Connecting the MO to external devices Using the MO with computer software 114 Owner’ s Manual If you turn the po wer off without storing, the currently edited settings will be lost. Never attempt to turn off the power while an “Executing.
Quick Guide Connecting the MO to external devices Using the MO with computer software 115 Owner’ s Manual Using the Remote Contr ol functions The REMOTE display appears, and the panel controls ar e enabled for Remote operation of the computer software (their normal functions are disabled).
Quick Guide Connecting the MO to external devices Using the MO with computer software 116 Owner’ s Manual ■ Data dial, [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons n Y ou can also move the song position by using the cursor [<] [>] buttons.
Quick Guide Connecting the MO to external devices Using the MO with computer software 117 Owner’ s Manual Remote Control Assignments When controlling Multi P art Editor/SQ01 V2 Functions of 01X assi.
Quick Guide Connecting the MO to external devices Using the MO with computer software 118 Owner’ s Manual When controlling Logic Pr o 7: Functions of Logic Control assigned to [F1] – [F6] and [SF1] – [SF5] buttons [AUX/BUS] Opens the AUX/BUS window or brings it to the front of the computer screen (when the Audio Mixer is active).
Quick Guide Connecting the MO to external devices Using the MO with computer software 119 Owner’ s Manual Press the [DRUM KIT] button to indicate the T rack/Slot number in the brackets [ ] at the top of the LCD. The [OPTION], [CONTROL], and [AL T] buttons on the Logic Control corresponds to the [EDIT], [JOB], and [STORE] buttons respectively .
Quick Guide Connecting the MO to external devices Using the MO with computer software 120 Owner’ s Manual Parameters to be edited differ depending on the assigned Effect and Software T one Generator . Additional operations other than those listed above are available.
Quick Guide Connecting the MO to external devices Using the MO with computer software 121 Owner’ s Manual When controlling Digital P erf ormer 4.52: Functions of Mackie Contr ol assigned to [F1] – [F6] and [SF1] – [SF5] buttons Some edited values are not shown on the MO display .
Quick Guide Creating Y our Original Program Set (Master mode) Creating Your Original Program Set (Master mode) 122 Owner’ s Manual The Master mode is the highest mode in the MO hierarchy , letting you instantly switch between programs you’ve created in the V oice, Perfor mance, Song and Pattern modes.
Creating Your Original Program Set (Master mode) 123 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Creating Y our Original Program Set (Master mode) Storing your favorite programs Input a name in the [EDIT] → [COMMON] → [F1] NAME display . For detailed instructions on naming a voice, refer to page 38.
Quick Guide Creating Y our Original Program Set (Master mode) Creating Your Original Program Set (Master mode) 124 Owner’ s Manual Use Zone Edit to edit the parameters for each Zone. Use Common Edit to edit the parameters for all of the Zones. See the next page for details and some setting examples.
Creating Your Original Program Set (Master mode) 125 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Creating Y our Original Program Set (Master mode) Using Zones effectively with an external tone generator The two examples below show how to use the Zones with both the internal tone generator and a connected exter nal tone generator .
Quick Guide Creating Y our Original Program Set (Master mode) Creating Your Original Program Set (Master mode) 126 Owner’ s Manual Assigning Control Change numbers to the Knobs/Sliders for each Zone Here in the KN/CS display of the Master Edit mode, you can set how the Contr ol Knobs and Sliders will affect each Zone.
Creating Your Original Program Set (Master mode) 127 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide Creating Y our Original Program Set (Master mode) Setting up the Master Zones to Split or Lay er This operation lets you easily determine whether the Zones of the selected Master are to be used in a Split or a Layer .
Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 128 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structur e This section gives you an easy-to-understand overview of the MO—its wide range of sophisticated features, its MIDI contr ol and perfor mance functions, and its convenient file management system for original data you’ve created with the instrument.
Internal Structure (System Overview) 129 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure T one Generator block The T one Generator block is what actually produces sound in response to the MIDI messages generated by playing the keyboard, using the contr ollers, and the playback of the sequencer (Song/Patter n/Arpeggio).
Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 130 Owner’ s Manual The illustration below shows the structure and interr elationship of the V oices, Perfor mances, and Mixings. n The Drum V oice Key Edit parameters do not contain LFO settings.
Internal Structure (System Overview) 131 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure The following illustrations may help in understanding the memory structure of the V oices, Perfor mances, and Mixings. .................. .................. Preset 1 (128 V oices) 1 2 .
Internal Structure (System Overview) 132 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure ■ Normal V oice and Drum V oice Internally , there ar e two V oice T ypes: Nor mal V oices and Drum V oices. Normal Voices ar e mainly pitched musical instrument-type sounds that can be played over the range of the keyboar d.
Internal Structure (System Overview) 133 Basic Structure Owner’ s Manual ● Filter This unit modifies the tone of the sound output from Pitch by cutting the output of a specific frequency por tion of the sound. Cutoff Frequency and Resonance Here’ s how filters work.
Internal Structure (System Overview) 134 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure ● Amplitude This unit controls the output level (amplitude) of the sound output from the Filter block. The signals are then sent at this level to the Effect block. Also, by setting the AEG (Amplitude Envelope Generator), you can control how the volume changes over time.
Internal Structure (System Overview) 135 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure Part structure of the T one Generator block The MO plays the sounds in its tone generator block in r esponse to MIDI messages received from external controllers or sequencer .
Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 136 Owner’ s Manual Sequencer Block This block lets you create Songs and Patterns by recor ding and editing your per for mances as MIDI data (from the contr oller block), then playing it back with the tone generator block.
Internal Structure (System Overview) 137 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure ● Song Mixing Even if you record your keyboard performance to a Song track, the setup data (non-note events such as voice, pan, volume) which for proper playback should be recorded at the top of the Song will not be recorded to it.
Internal Structure (System Overview) 138 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure ● P attern Mixing Even if you record your keyboard performance to a Patter n track, the setup data (non-note events such as voice, pan, volume) which for proper playback should be recorded at the top of the Patter n will not be recorded to it.
Internal Structure (System Overview) 139 Basic Structure Owner’ s Manual ● Loop Recording (P attern) Pattern repeats the rhythm patter n of several measures (1 to 256 measures) in a “loop,” and its recording is also done using loops. This method is used when recording a Pattern Phrase using the Overdub method (above).
Internal Structure (System Overview) 140 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure Ef fect Block This block applies effects to the output of the tone generator block, pr ocessing and enhancing the sound using sophisticated DSP (digital signal processing) technology .
Internal Structure (System Overview) 141 Basic Structure Owner’ s Manual ■ Equalizer (EQ) Usually an equalizer is used to correct the sound output from amps or speakers to match the special character of the r oom, or to change the tonal character of the sound.
Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 142 Owner’ s Manual Effect connection in each mode ● In the V oice mode The Effect parameters in the V oice mode are set for each Voice and the settings are stor ed as a User Voice. Note that the Master Effect and Master EQ parameters are set for all the V oices in the Utility mode.
Internal Structure (System Overview) 143 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure ● In the P erformance mode The Effect parameters in the Perfor mance mode are set for each Per for mance.
Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 144 Owner’ s Manual ● In the Song/P attern mode The Effect parameters in the Song/Patter n mode are set for each Song/Patter n.
Internal Structure (System Overview) 145 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure Arpeggio This function lets you automatically trigger musical and rhythmic phrases using the current V oice by simply pressing a note or notes on the keyboard.
Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 146 Owner’ s Manual ■ Arpeggio pla yback types The MO features a total of 1787 Arpeggio types divided into 18 categories, each with its own playback type designed for use with particular types of V oices, as described below .
Internal Structure (System Overview) 147 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure ■ Arpeggio related parameter s The Arpeggio related parameters can be set fr om the following displays, depending on the selected mode. ● V oice mode n MIDI output parameters for Arpeggio playback are set for each V oice in the V oice mode.
Basic Structure Internal Memory and File Management 148 Owner’ s Manual Inter nal Memory and File Management As you use the MO, you’ll create many dif ferent kinds of data, including V oices, Per formances, Songs, and Patter ns. This section describes how to maintain the various types of data and use the memory devices/media for storing them.
Internal Memory and File Management 149 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure Memory Structure This diagram details the relationship among the functions of the MO and the internal memory and USB storage device. *1 For details on the Bulk Dump, Save, and Store operations, see page 148.
Basic Structure Internal Memory and File Management 150 Owner’ s Manual Internal Memory Below are explanations of the basic terms used in the Memory Structure illustration on the previous page. ● Flash ROM ROM (Read Only Memory) is memor y designed specifically for reading out of data, and as such data cannot be written to it.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Voice Play mode 151 Owner’ s Manual Refer ence V oice mode The V oice Play mode lets you perfor m a variety of general editing operations on the selected V oice.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Voice Play mode 152 Owner’ s Manual [F5] EG (Envelope Generator) This display contains the basic EG settings, both volume and filter , for the V oice, as well as the filter’ s cutoff frequency and r esonance settings.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Common Edit 153 Owner’ s Manual There ar e two kinds of V oices: Normal Voices and Drum V oices.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Common Edit 154 Owner’ s Manual [SF5] OTHER From this display you can set the control functions for the Knobs, and determine the up/down range for the Pitch Bend wheel.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Common Edit 155 Owner’ s Manual [SF2] LIMIT NoteLimit Determines the lowest and highest notes in the Arpeggio’ s note range.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Common Edit 156 Owner’ s Manual [F5] LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) From these displays, you can make a variety of LFO related settings.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Common Edit 157 Owner’ s Manual FadeOut Determines the amount of time for the LFO effect to fade out (after the Delay time has elapsed).
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Element Edit 158 Owner’ s Manual These parameters are for editing the individual Elements that make up a Normal V oice.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Element Edit 159 Owner’ s Manual [F2] PITCH [SF1] TUNE From this display you can set various pitch-related parameters for the selected Element.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Element Edit 160 Owner’ s Manual EGTimeSens (EG.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Element Edit 161 Owner’ s Manual EGDepth, Curve Determines the velocity sensitivity of the FEG Level.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Element Edit 162 Owner’ s Manual [F4] AMP (Ampl.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Element Edit 163 Owner’ s Manual F CenterK ey Determines the central note or pitch for the Key Follow effect on Amplitude EG.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Voice Edit mode Element Edit 164 Owner’ s Manual [F6] EQ (Equalizer) T ype Determines the Equalizer T ype.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Voice Edit mode Drum Voice Edit Common Edit 165 Owner’ s Manual Drum V oice Edit.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Voice Edit mode Drum Voice Edit Key Edit 166 Owner’ s Manual [SF2] OUTPUT From this display you can set certain output parameters for the selected Drum key .
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Voice Edit mode Drum Voice Edit Key Edit 167 Owner’ s Manual [F4] AMP (Amplitude.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Voice Job mode 168 Owner’ s Manual The V oice Job mode features several basic operations, such as Initialize and Copy . After setting parameters as required fr om the selected display , press the [ENTER] button to execute the Job.
Supplementary infomation 169 V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Owner’ s Manual ■ Supplementary information Micro T uning List Setting example of Filter Scaling The best way to understand Filter Scaling is by example.
Supplementary Information 170 V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Owner’ s Manual Filter T ype List LPF24D (24dB/oct Digital Low P ass Filter) A dynamic 24dB/oct low-pass filter with a characteristic digital sound.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Performance Play mode 171 Owner’ s Manual Performance mode The Perfor mance Play mode lets you perfor m a variety of general editing operations on the selected Perfor mance.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Performance Edit mode Common Edit 172 Owner’ s Manual V oice Edit parameters are divided into Common Edit (parameters common to all four Parts), and Part Edit (parameters of individual Par ts).
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Performance Edit mode Common Edit 173 Owner’ s Manual [F3] ARP (Arpeggio) From this display you can set the Arpeggio r elated parameters.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Performance Edit mode Part Edit 174 Owner’ s Manual These parameters are for editing the individual Parts that make up a Perfor mance.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Performance Edit mode Part Edit 175 Owner’ s Manual V elSensOfst (V elocity Sensitivity Offset) Determines the amount by which played velocities are adjusted for the actual r esulting velocity effect.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Performance Edit mode Part Edit 176 Owner’ s Manual [F4] TONE Y ou can set parameters related to the pitch and tone for each Part. Keep in mind that the settings made here ar e applied as offsets to the V oice Edit settings.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Performance Job mode 177 Owner’ s Manual The Perfor mance Job mode features several basic operations, such as Initialize and Copy .
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Song Play mode 178 Owner’ s Manual Song mode ■ Creating Songs—basic procedure.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Song Record mode Song Record Standby mode 179 Owner’ s Manual Song Record Standb y mode PORT Determines the MIDI transmission port for the corresponding track.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Song Record mode Song Record Standby mode 180 Owner’ s Manual (T empo) Determines the Song tempo. Settings: 001.0 – 300.0 Meas (Measure) Determines the measure from which Song r ecording will be started.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Song Record mode During Song Recording Step Recording 181 Owner’ s Manual During Song Recording [SONG] ➞ Song selection ➞ [REC] ➞ [ F ] (Play) Realtime Recording Refer to page 88 in the Quick Guide section.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Song Edit mode 182 Owner’ s Manual This mode gives you comprehensive, detailed contr ols for editing the MIDI events of individual Song tracks.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Song Job mode 183 Owner’ s Manual The Song Job mode contains a comprehensive set of editing tools and data transform functions you can use to change the sound of the Song.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Song Job mode 184 Owner’ s Manual SwingRate Delays notes on even-numbered beats (backbeats) to produce a swing feel.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Song Job mode 185 Owner’ s Manual 05: T ranspose T ranspose lets you change the key or pitch of the notes in the specified range.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Song Job mode 186 Owner’ s Manual [F3] EVENT (Event Job) n Before executing the Event Job, make sure that you specify the track and range (measur e : beat : clock) to which the Job is applied.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Song Job mode 187 Owner’ s Manual NumberOfTimes Determines the number of times the data creation is to be repeated.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Song Job mode 188 Owner’ s Manual 02: Delete Measure This Job deletes the specified measures. Measur e and meter data following the deleted measures ar e moved backward accor dingly .
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Song Mixing mode 189 Owner’ s Manual In this mode, you can set up mixing data fo.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Song Mixing Edit mode Common Edit 190 Owner’ s Manual This mode provides mor e detailed Mixing parameters than in the Song Mixing mode.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Song Mixing Edit mode Part Edit 191 Owner’ s Manual These parameters are for editing the individual Parts that make up a Song Mixing.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Song Mixing Job mode 192 Owner’ s Manual The Song Mixing Job mode features several basic operations, such as Initialize and Copy .
Supplementary infomation 193 V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Owner’ s Manual ■ Supplementary information Song .
Supplementary infomation 194 V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Owner’ s Manual • Example 2 (Using the Tie function) 1 Set the parameters as illustrated below .
Supplementary infomation 195 V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Owner’ s Manual • Example 3 (Using the Rest function) 1 Set the parameters as illustrated below . Set the StepTime to a quarter note (480) and the Gate Time to 80%.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Pattern Play mode 196 Owner’ s Manual Patter n mode ■ Creating P atterns—basi.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Pattern Play mode 197 Owner’ s Manual [F5] REMIX This function gives you a varie.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Pattern Record mode Pattern Record Standby mode 198 Owner’ s Manual P attern Record Standby mode Same as in the Song Edit mode. See page 182.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Pattern Job mode 199 Owner’ s Manual The Pattern Job mode contains a comprehensive set of editing tools and functions you can use to change the sound of the Pattern.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Pattern Job mode 200 Owner’ s Manual 03: Mix Phrase This Job mixes all data from two selected user phrases (“A” and “B”), and places the result in phrase B.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Pattern Job mode 201 Owner’ s Manual 03: Clear T rack This Job deletes all data of the selected type from the selected Pattern track.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Pattern Mixing mode 202 Owner’ s Manual In this mode, you can set up mixing data .
Mixing Voice Edit mode Common Edit 203 Owner’ s Manual V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Mixing V oice mode ■ Cr.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Mixing Voice Job mode 204 Owner’ s Manual The Mixing V oice Job mode features two basic operations, Copy and Delete. After setting parameters as requir ed from the selected display , press the [ENTER] button to execute the Job.
Utility mode 205 Owner’ s Manual V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Utility mode The Utility mode features a variety of important settings related to overall operation of the MO.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Utility mode 206 Owner’ s Manual [SF4] OTHER AutoLoad Determines whether the Auto Load function is on or off.
Utility mode 207 Owner’ s Manual V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference RecCount Sets the number of count-in measures provided befor e recording actually starts after pressing the [ F ] (Play) button in the Record standby mode.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Utility mode 208 Owner’ s Manual [SF4] QUICK SET If you use the MO for a variety of sequencer based applications and switch between those applications, the Quick Setup comes in handy .
Utility mode 209 Owner’ s Manual V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference [SF3] FT SW (Footswitch) FSAssign (Footswitch Assign) From this display you can determine the Control Change number generated by using the Footswitch connected to the FOOT SWITCH jack.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Utility Job mode 210 Owner’ s Manual In this Mode, you can restor e this synthesizer’ s User memory (page 149) to the factory default settings (Factor y Set).
File mode 211 Owner’ s Manual V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference File mode The File mode provides tools for transferring data between the instrument and USB storage device.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference File mode 212 Owner’ s Manual [F4] RENAME From this display you can rename files or folders in the selected USB storage device, using up to eight alphabetic and numeric characters.
Supplementary infomation 213 V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Owner’ s Manual ■ Supplementary information File .
Supplementary infomation 214 Owner’ s Manual V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference File types that can be handled by th.
Master Play mode 215 Owner’ s Manual V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Master mode The Master Play mode lets you perfor m a variety of general editing operations on the selected Master .
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Master Edit mode Common Edit 216 Owner’ s Manual The Master Edit is divided into Common Edit, for setting parameters common to all four Zones, and Zone Edit, for setting parameters of individual Zones.
Master Edit mode Zone Edit 217 Owner’ s Manual V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode P attern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference [F3] TX SW (T ransmit Switch) Fro.
V oice mode Perf ormance mode Song mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Pattern mode Mixing V oice mode Reference Master Job mode Zone Edit 218 Owner’ s Manual The Master Job mode contains two co.
219 Owner’ s Manual Information Displays Appendix Appendix Information Displays The convenient Information displays let you see at-a-glance some of the more important settings relevant to each mode. Select the desired mode, then pr ess the [INFORMA TION] button to call up the Information display for that mode.
Information Displays 220 Owner’ s Manual Appendix Pattern mode ● P attern Play mode Indicates the amount of currently unused (available) memory (DRAM) for Patter n Phrase recor ding. ● P attern Mixing mode Same as in the Song Mixing mode. ● Mixing V oice Edit mode Same as in the Song Mixing V oice Edit mode.
Appendix 221 Owner’ s Manual Display Messages Display Messages LCD Indication Explanation Are you sure ? [YES]/[NO] Confir ms whether you want to execute a specified operation or not.
Appendix Display Messages 222 Owner’ s Manual Please stop sequencer . The operation you’ve attempted to execute cannot be done during Song/Pattern playback. Po wer on mode stored The setting of the program number automatically selected when turning the power on has been stored.
Appendix 223 Owner’ s Manual About MIDI About MIDI MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a standard which allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other , by sending and receiving compatible Note, Control Change, Pr ogram Change and various other types of MIDI data, or messages.
About MIDI 224 Owner’ s Manual Appendix CHANNEL MESSAGES Channel messages contain data related to the performance on the keyboard for the specific channel. ■ Note On/Note Off (Key On/K ey Off) Messages which are generated when the keyboar d is played.
225 Owner’ s Manual About MIDI Appendix Decay Time (Control #075) Messages which adjust the AEG decay time set for each Part. The value set here is an offset value which will be added to or subtracted from the voice data. Effect1 Depth (Re verb Send Level) (Control #091) Messages which adjust the send level for the Reverb effect.
About MIDI 226 Owner’ s Manual Appendix ■ Pitch Bend Pitch Bend messages are continuous contr oller messages that allow the pitch of designated notes to be raised or lowered by a specified amount over a specified duration.
Appendix 227 Owner’ s Manual Troubleshooting Tr oubleshooting If you hear no sound or a strange sound, first check the items described below and take appropriate action. Y ou may be able to solve the problem by r esetting the instrument to the factor y settings (page 26).
Appendix Troubleshooting 228 Owner’ s Manual • When the Song/Pattern produces no sound, is the V elocity Offset parameter in the Gr oove display set appropriately? ■ Playbac k continues without stopping. • When the [ARPEGGIO ON/OFF] button is turned on, press it so that its lamp is turned off.
Appendix 229 Owner’ s Manual Troubleshooting • When the Performance/Song/Patter n produces a wrong pitch, is the Note Shift or Detune parameter of each Part set to a value other than “0”? • .
Appendix Troubleshooting 230 Owner’ s Manual ■ Song/P attern (Phrase) cannot be recorded. • Is ther e enough free memory for recor ding? The total memor y capacity deter mines the number of Songs/Patterns (phrases) that can be recor ded.
Appendix 231 Owner’ s Manual Specifications Specifications * Specifications and descriptions in this owner's manual are for information purposes only . Y amaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice.
Appendix Index 232 Owner’ s Manual Index Numerics [1] – [16] buttons .........................................17, 34 1/4 Shift (1/4 shifted) .......................................169 1/4 tone ......................................................
Index 233 Owner’ s Manual Appendix Element ............................................................. 53 Element Edit ...................................................... 53 Element EQ ..................................................... 141 Element Switch .
Appendix Index 234 Owner’ s Manual Mixing Voice Store mode ................................204 MMC ................................................................107 MODE ................................................................24 Mode .....
Index 235 Owner’ s Manual Appendix Shelving type ................................................... 141 Shift Clock ....................................................... 186 Single Timbre Tone Generator ........................ 134 Slave ........
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