Yamaha MM8 User Manual

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Owner’s Manual

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SPECIAL MESSAGE 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 Yamaha.

This product should be used only with the components supplied or; a cart, rack, or stand that is recommended by Yamaha. If a cart, etc., is used, please observe all safety markings and instructions that accompany the accessory product.

SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE:

The information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing. However, Yamaha reserves the right to change or modify any of the speciﬁcations without notice or obligation to update existing units.

This product, either alone or in combination with an ampliﬁer and headphones or speaker/s, may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss. DO NOT operate for long periods of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, you should consult an audiologist. IMPORTANT: The louder the sound, the shorter the time period before damage occurs.

NOTICE:

Service charges incurred due to a lack of knowledge relating to how a function or effect works (when the unit is operating as designed) are not covered by the manufacturer’s warranty, and are therefore the owners responsibility. Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES:

Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and environmentally friendly. We sincerely believe that our products and the production methods used to produce them, meet these goals. In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law, we want you to be aware of the following:

Battery Notice:

This product MAY contain a small non-rechargeable battery which (if applicable) is soldered in place. The average life span of this type of battery is approximately ﬁve years. When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualiﬁed service representative to perform the replacement.

This product may also use “household” type batteries. Some of these may be rechargeable. Make sure that the battery being charged is a rechargeable type and that the charger is intended for the battery being charged.

When installing batteries, do not mix batteries with new, or with batteries of a different type. Batteries MUST be installed correctly. Mismatches or incorrect installation may result in overheating and battery case rupture.

Warning:

Do not attempt to disassemble, or incinerate any battery. Keep all batteries away from children. Dispose of used batteries promptly and as regulated by the laws in your area. Note: Check with any retailer of household type batteries in your area for battery disposal information.

Disposal Notice:

Should this product become damaged beyond repair, or for some reason its useful life is considered to be at an end, please observe all local, state, and federal regulations that relate to the disposal of products that contain lead, batteries, plastics, etc. If your dealer is unable to assist you, please contact Yamaha directly.

NAME PLATE LOCATION:

The name plate is located on the bottom of the product. The model number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are located on this plate. You should record the model number, serial number, and the date of purchase in the spaces provided below and retain this manual as a permanent record of your purchase.

Model

Serial No.

Purchase Date

92-BP (bottom)

PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL

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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 accessories and/

or another product use only high quality shielded cables. Cable/s supplied with this product MUST be used. Follow all installation instructions. Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC authorization to use this product in the USA.

3. NOTE: This product has been tested and found to comply with the

requirements listed in FCC Regulations, Part 15 for Class “B” digital devices. Compliance with these requirements provides a reasonable level of assurance that your use of this product in a residential environment will not result in harmful interference with other electronic devices. This equipment generates/uses radio frequencies and, if not installed and used according to the instructions found in the users manual, may cause interference harmful to the operation of other electronic devices. Compliance with FCC regulations does

* This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA.

OBSERVERA!

Apparaten kopplas inte ur växelströmskällan (nätet) så länge som den ar ansluten till vägguttaget, även om själva apparaten har stängts av.

ADVARSEL: Netspæendingen til dette apparat er IKKE afbrudt, sålæenge netledningen siddr i en stikkontakt, som er t endt — også selvom der or slukket på apparatets afbryder.

VAR OITUS: Laitteen toisiopiiriin kytketty käyttökytkin ei irroita koko laitetta verkosta.

(standby)

This product contains a high intensity lamp that contains a small amount of mercury. Disposal of this material may be regulated due to environmental considerations.

For disposal information in the United States, refer to the Electronic Industries Alliance web site: www.eiae.org

not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations. If this product is found to be the source of interference, which can be determined by turning the unit “OFF” and “ON”, please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the following measures:

Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the interference.

Utilize power outlets that are on different branch (circuit breaker or fuse) circuits or install AC line ﬁlter/s.

In the case of radio or TV interference, relocate/reorient the antenna. If the antenna lead-in is 300 ohm ribbon lead, change the lead-in to co-axial type cable.

If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results, please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of product. If you can not locate the appropriate retailer, please contact Yamaha Corporation of America, Electronic Service Division, 6600 Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park, CA90620

The above statements apply ONLY to those products distributed by Yamaha Corporation of America or its subsidiaries.

COMPLIANCE INFORMATION STATEMENT

(DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY PROCEDURE)

Responsible Party : Yamaha Corporation of America

Address : 6600 Orangethorpe Ave., Buena Park, Calif.

Telephone : 714-522-9011

Type of Equipment : Music Synthesizer

Model Name : MM6, MM8

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and

2) this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.

See user manual instructions if interference to radio reception is suspected.

* This applies only to products distributed by

YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA.

90620

(FCC DoC)

(class B)

YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA.

(mercury)* This applies only to products distributed by

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM

Connecting the Plug and Cord

IMPORTANT. The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code:

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured makings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows:

The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK.

The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED.

Making sure that neither core is connected to the earth terminal of the three pin plug.

• This applies only to products distributed by Yamaha Music U.K. Ltd. (2 wires)

BLUE : NEUTRAL BROWN : LIVE

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PRECAUTIONS

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING

* Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

WARNING

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. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

Power supply/AC power adaptor

• Only use the voltage speciﬁed as correct for the instrument. The required voltage is printed on the name plate of the instrument.

• Use the speciﬁed adaptor (PA-5D, PA-150 or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha) only. Using the wrong adaptor can result in damage to the instrument or overheating.

• Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may have accumulated on it.

• Do not place the AC adaptor cord near heat sources such as heaters or radiators, and do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord, place heavy objects on it, or place it in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over, or roll anything over it.

Do not open

• Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts or modify them in any way. The instrument contains no user-serviceable parts. If it should appear to be malfunctioning, discontinue use immediately and have it inspected by qualiﬁed Yamaha service personnel.

Water warning

• Do not expose the instrument to rain, use it near water or in damp or wet conditions, or place containers on it containing liquids which might spill into any openings. If any liquid such as water seeps into the instrument, turn off the power immediately and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet. Then have the instrument inspected by qualiﬁed Yamaha service personnel.

• Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands.

Fire warning

• Do not put burning items, such as candles, on the unit. A burning item may fall over and cause a ﬁre.

If you notice any abnormality

• If the AC adaptor cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged, or if there is a sudden loss of sound during use of the instrument, or if any unusual smells or smoke should appear to be caused by it, immediately turn off the power switch, disconnect the adaptor plug from the outlet, and have the instrument inspected by qualiﬁed Yamaha service personnel.

CAUTION

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others, or damage to the instrument or other property. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

Power supply/AC power adaptor

• When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet, always hold the plug itself and not the cord.

• Unplug the AC power adaptor when not using the instrument, or during electrical storms.

• Do not connect the instrument to an electrical outlet using a multiple-connector. Doing so can result in lower sound quality, or possibly cause overheating in the outlet.

Location

• Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations, or extreme cold or heat (such as in direct sunlight, near a heater, or in a car during the day) to prevent the possibility of panel disﬁguration or damage to the internal components.

• Do not use the instrument in the vicinity of a TV, radio, stereo equipment, mobile phone, or other electric devices. Otherwise, the instrument, TV, or radio may generate noise.

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• Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally fall over.

• Before moving the instrument, remove all connected adaptor and other cables.

• When setting up the product, make sure that the AC outlet you are using is easily accessible. If some trouble or malfunction occurs, immediately turn off the power switch and disconnect the plug from the outlet. Even when the power switch is turned off, electricity is still ﬂowing to the product at the minimum level. When you are not using the product for a long time, make sure to unplug the power cord from the wall AC outlet.

• Use only the stand speciﬁed for the instrument. When attaching the stand or rack, use the provided screws only. Failure to do so could cause damage to the internal components or result in the instrument falling over.

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Connections

• 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. Also, be sure to set the volumes of all components at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level.

Maintenance

• When cleaning the instrument, use a soft, dry cloth. Do not use paint thinners, solvents, cleaning ﬂuids, or chemical-impregnated wiping cloths.

• Do not use the instrument/device or headphones for a long period of time at a high or uncomfortable volume level, since this can cause permanent hearing loss. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, consult a physician.

Saving data

Saving and backing up your data

• Saved data may be lost due to malfunction or incorrect operation. Save important data to a USB storage device/or other external device such as a computer. (pages 69, 76)

Handling caution

• Never insert or drop paper, metallic, or other objects into the gaps on the panel or keyboard. If this happens, turn off the power immediately and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet. Then have the instrument inspected by qualiﬁed Yamaha service personnel.

• Do not place vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on the instrument, since this might discolor the panel or keyboard.

• Do not rest your weight on, or place heavy objects on the instrument, and do not use excessive force on the buttons, switches or connectors.

Backing up the USB storage device

•To protect against data loss through media damage, we recommend that you save your important data onto two USB storage devices or other external device such as a computer.

Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modiﬁcations to the instrument, or data that is lost or destroyed.

Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use.

Even when the power switch is in the “STANDBY” position, electricity is still ﬂowing to the instrument at the minimum level. When you are not using the instrument for a long time, make sure you unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet.

The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this owner’s manual are for instructional purposes only, and may appear somewhat different from those on your instrument.

● Trademarks

•Windows is the registered trademarks of Microsoft

Corporation.

• Apple and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S and other countries.

• The company names and product names in this Owner’s Manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect to which it has license to use others’ copyrights. Such copyrighted materials include, without limitation, all computer software, style ﬁles, MIDI ﬁles, WAVE data, musical scores and sound recordings. Any unauthorized use of such programs and contents outside of personal use is not permitted under relevant laws. Any violation of copyright has legal consequences. DON’T MAKE, DISTRIBUTE OR USE ILLEGAL COPIES.

Copying of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data and/or audio data is strictly prohibited except for your personal use.

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Congratulations, and thank you for your choosing the Yamaha MM6/ MM8 Music Synthesizer!

Please read this owner’s manual carefully before using the instrument in order to take full advantage of it’s various features.

When you have ﬁnished reading the manual keep it in a safe, accessible place, and refer to it when you need to better understand an operation or function.

Accessories

The instrument package includes the following items. Please check that you have them all.

• Owner’s Manual

• Supplied Disk (supplied DAW software)

•AC Power Adaptor (May not be included depending on the region in which you purchased the product. Please check with your Yamaha dealer.)

Since the MM6 and MM8 have the same control layout and input/output conﬁguration, the MM6 will be used for example illustrations throughout this manual.

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Main Features

■ High-Quality Voices for Keyboard Performance Page 15

The MM6/MM8 contains a wide range of high-quality voices (many based on the Motif Series voices), ranging from acoustic musical instruments to unique synthesizer sounds. Use the Category Search function to quickly call up the sounds you want, based on their instrument type. The MM8 features an 88-key “Graded Hammer” keyboard with action that is virtually indistinguishable from an actual acoustic piano.

■ Play the Keyboard Along with a Pattern Page 23

The patterns in the MM6/MM8 were created to give you a wide range of different musical genres simply by playing back the pattern tracks. Moreover, you can easily record chord changes to both the patterns and your real time keyboard performance in the Song mode.

■ Use the Arpeggio Page 20

The versatile Arpeggio feature automatically plays drum percussion phrases, guitar phrases, and analog synthesizer style phrases in response to the keys you play.

■ Save and Switch Between Performance Settings (Performance Memory)

The Performance Memory lets you conveniently create and store combined settings for the voices you play (including keyboard splits and layers), the patterns you want to assign to backing tracks, and other important settings for live performance. These performance settings can be easily recalled by a single button press.

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■ Controlling Filter and EG in Real Time Page 41

You can control the ﬁlter (cutoff and resonance) and EG (attack and release) in real time by using four knobs on the panel. Even these detailed sonic changes can be saved in the Performance Memory.

■ Save Performance Data to a USB Storage Device Page 66

Transferring data between the MM6/MM8 and your computer is easy because the MM6/MM8 can store data and setting to standard USB storage devices.

■ Create Music with Your Computer and the Bundled DAW Software

You can connect the MM6/MM8 to your computer using a USB cable, and transfer MIDI data to and from DAW software. With the Bundled DAW software the MM6/ MM8 becomes the central tone generator for your computer based music production system.

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Contents

Accessories .............................................................................. 7

Main Features .......................................................................... 8

Setting Up 10

Power Supply Connections ....................................................10

Cable clip................................................................................ 10

Using Headphones................................................................. 10

Connecting to a Computer (USB Terminal)............................ 10

Turning the Power On ............................................................11

Adjust Volume and Display Contrast...................................... 11

Panel Controls and Terminals 12

Front Panel............................................................................. 12

Rear Panel ............................................................................. 13

Quick Guide

Playing the Demo Song 14

Play the Instrument 15

Selecting the Main Voice........................................................ 15

Combining Voices—Dual........................................................ 16

Split the Keyboard .................................................................. 17

Selecting a Drum Voice.......................................................... 19

Using the Arpeggio Function .................................................. 20

Playing Patterns 22

Listen to the Rhythm Pattern.................................................. 22

Play Along with a Pattern .......................................................23

Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords .................................... 25

Using Songs 26

Selecting and Listening to a Song.......................................... 26

Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause ......................27

Types of Songs ...................................................................... 28

Recording Your Own Performance 29

Recording Procedure ............................................................. 30

Song Clear—Deleting User Songs......................................... 33

Track Clear—Deleting a Specified Track from a User Song .. 34

Backup and Initialization 35

Backup ................................................................................... 35

Initialization............................................................................. 35

Basic Operation and Displays 36

Basic Operation...................................................................... 36

The Displays........................................................................... 38

MAIN Display Items................................................................ 39

Reference

Using the Controllers 40

Controllers on the front panel ................................................. 40

External Controllers................................................................ 41

Enhancing the Sound with Reverb, Chorus, and DSP Effects 42

Selecting a Reverb type .........................................................42

Selecting a Chorus type .........................................................43

Applying DSP Effects .............................................................44

Handy Performance Features 45

Using the Metronome ............................................................. 45

Adjusting the Tempo .............................................................. 47

Using the TAP TEMPO Button ............................................... 47

Setting the Touch Response .................................................. 47

Select a Master EQ Setting for the Best Sound .....................48

Controlling Arpeggio Volume with Keyboard Dynamics ......... 48

Transpose the Keyboard ........................................................ 49

Shifting Keyboard Pitch in Octaves ........................................ 50

Pattern Functions 51

Pattern Variations (Sections).................................................. 51

Setting the Split Point .............................................................52

Play a Pattern with Chords but No Rhythm

(Stop Accompaniment) ...................................................... 53

Pattern Volume Adjustment....................................................53

Chord Basics ..........................................................................54

Specify Chords Over the Entire Keyboard Range .................. 56

Song Settings 57

Song Volume .......................................................................... 57

Change the Song Tempo .......................................................57

Track Mute.............................................................................. 58

Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings 59

Saving to the Performance Memory ....................................... 59

Recalling Settings from the Performance Memory ................. 60

Erase a Performance Memory................................................ 61

Voice Editing 62

Select and Edit an Item ..........................................................62

Edit Display List ..................................................................... 63

Utility Settings 64

Selecting and Setting Functions ............................................. 64

Utility Display List ..................................................................65

Storing/Saving Data 66

Using a USB Storage Device .................................................67

Formatting a USB storage device........................................... 68

Saving Data ............................................................................ 69

Convert a User Song to SMF Format and Save..................... 70

Loading User Files and Pattern Files .....................................71

Deleting Data from a USB Storage Device............................. 72

Playing SMF Saved to a USB Storage Device ....................... 72

Connections 73

The Connectors ...................................................................... 73

Connecting to External Audio Equipment...............................74

Connecting to External MIDI Devices..................................... 74

Connecting a USB Storage Device ........................................75

Connecting to a Personal Computer ......................................77

Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer ....... 78

Initial Setup.............................................................................79

About the Supplied Disk 80

About the Supplied DAW Software......................................... 80

Support ................................................................................... 80

Appendix

Troubleshooting......................................................................82

Messages ...............................................................................83

Voice List ................................................................................ 84

Drum Kit List ........................................................................... 90

Performance List ....................................................................96

Pattern List .............................................................................98

Master EQ List........................................................................ 99

Effect Type List.....................................................................100

Arpeggio Type List................................................................ 104

MIDI Implementation Chart................................................... 106

MIDI Data Format ................................................................. 108

Specifications .......................................................................109

Index.....................................................................................110

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Setting Up

• Do not use headphones at a high volume for an extended period of time. Doing so may cause hearing loss.

• When connecting the instrument to external equipment make sure that the power to all external devices is turned off to prevent possible electrical shock or equipment damage. Also be sure to turn any volume controls on external equipment to minimum when making connections to prevent possible speaker damage.

Be sure to do the following BEFORE turning on the power.

Power Supply Connections

 Make sure that the [STANDBY/ON] switch of the

instrument is set to STANDBY.

• Use the speciﬁed adaptor (PA-5D, PA-150, or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha) only. The use of other adaptors may result in irreparable damage to both the adaptor and the instrument.

 Plug the adaptor’s DC plug into the DC IN jack on

the instrument’s rear panel.

 Plug the AC adaptor into a convenient AC wall out-

let.

CAUTION

• Unplug the AC Power Adaptor when not using the instrument, or during electrical storms.

Make all necessary connections, as described below, BEFORE turning the power on.

Using Headphones

Since the MM6/MM8 has no built-in speakers, it must be connected to an external ampliﬁer and speakers, headphones, or other sound output device.

CAUTION

Cable clip

MM6

(PA-5D adaptor) (PA-150 adaptor)

MM8

Connecting to a Computer (USB Terminal)

You can connect the instrument’s USB terminal to the USB terminal of a computer to allow transfer of performance data and song ﬁles between the two (page 77). To use the USB data-transfer features you’ll need to do the following:

• First, make sure the POWER switch on the MIDI device is set to OFF, then use a USB cable to connect the MIDI device to the computer.

• Install the USB-MIDI Driver on your computer.

Wrap the DC output cable of the adaptor around the cable clip (as shown above) to prevent accidental unplugging of the cable during operation. Avoid tightening the cord more than necessary or pulling on the cord strongly while it is wrapped around the cable clip to prevent wear on the cord or possible breakage of the clip.

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You can download the proper USB-MIDI driver from our website:

http://www.global.yamaha.com/download/usb_midi/

Refer to the instructions included with the USB-MIDI Driver download package for the USB-MIDI Driver installation procedure.

NOTE

• USB cables can be purchased at some musical instrument stores, computer stores, and similar retail outlets.

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Setting Up

Contrast Adjustment

[MASTER VOLUME]

Control Adjustment

Turning the Power On

Turn down the volume by turning the [MASTER VOLUME] control to the left and press the [STANDBY/ON] switch to turn on the power. Press the [STANDBY/ON] switch again to turn the power OFF.

Rotate the [MASTER VOLUME]

control counter-clockwise.

Press the [STANDBY/ON]

switch.

Adjust Volume and Display Contrast

Set the MM6/MM8 and external playback equipment volume controls to appropriate levels. If necessary, adjust the legibility of the LCD display by using the LCD Contrast Control.

Backup data is loaded from the internal ﬂash memory when the power is turned on. If no backup data exists in the ﬂash memory, all instrument settings are restored to the initial factory defaults.

CAUTION

• Even when the switch is in the “STANDBY” position, a minute electrical current is present in the instrument. If you will not be using the instrument for an extended period of time, make sure you unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet.

CAUTION

•Never attempt to turn the power off when a “Writing..” message is showing on the display. Doing so can damage the ﬂash memory and result in a loss of data.

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Panel Controls and Terminals

Front Panel

t y u

Front Panel

q [PITCH BEND] wheel ...........................page 40

w [MODULATION] wheel.........................page 40

e [MASTER VOLUME] control.......pages 14, 36

r [CUTOFF], [RESONANCE],

[ATTACK], [RELEASE] knobs

t [METRONOME] button........................page 45

y [TAP TEMPO] button............................page 47

u TEMPO [+], [-] buttons ........................page 45

i SONG

[SONG] button......................................page 14

[PRESET], [USER], [USB] buttons......page 26

o [PATTERN] button ................................page 22

!0 FUNCTION

[EDIT], [UTILITY] buttons ............pages 62, 64

!1 FILE

[MENU], [EXECUTE] buttons.......pages 67, 68

............page 41

!2 PATTERN CONTROL

[FINGER] button .................................. page 23

[AUTO FILL IN] button......................... page 51

[A]–[D] buttons .................................... page 51

[SYNC START] button..................pages 23, 51

[START/STOP] button ..................pages 22, 37

!3 SONG CONTROL

[rrrr] (REW) button .............................. page 27

[ffff] (FF) button................................... page 27

[REC] button ........................................ page 30

[] (PAUSE) button............................ page 27

[>>>>/■] (START/STOP) button........pages 27, 37

!4 Display .................................................. page 38

!5 Dial.......................................................... page 37

!6 [INC/YES], [DEC/NO] buttons........... page 37

!7 [EXIT] button ........................................ page 38

!8 LCD CONTRAST knob ....................... page 11

!9 CATEGORY [INC], [DEC] buttons .... page 37

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Panel Controls and Terminals

Rear Panel

#1 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8#2

@7 @8

Rear Panel

@0 [ARPEGGIO ON/OFF] button.............page 20

@1 TRANSPOSE [+], [-] buttons..............page 49

@2 OCTAVE [UP], [DOWN] buttons ........page 50

@3 [DUAL] button .......................................page 16

@4 [SPLIT] button.......................................page 17

@5 PERFORMANCE BANK [INC],

[DEC] buttons

.......................................page 59

@6 PERFORMANCE MEMORY

[1]–[8] buttons

.......................................page 59

@7 [TRACK SELECT/MUTE] button .......page 58

@8 [STORE] button.....................................page 59

@9 TRACK [1]–[8],

[PATTERN] buttons

..............................page 29

#0 CATEGORY SEARCH buttons...........page 15

#1 [STANDBY/ON] switch ....................... page 14

#2 DC IN jack.............................................. page 10

#3 PHONES jack........................................ page 10

#4 OUTPUT R, L/MONO jacks................ page 73

#5 FOOT CONTROLLER jack ................. page 41

#6 SUSTAIN jack ....................................... page 41

#7 MIDI IN, OUT terminals....................... page 73

#8 USB TO DEVICE, TO HOST

terminals

................................................ page 73

#9 Cable clip............................................... page 10

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Quick Guide

Playing the Demo Song

This instrument includes a Demonstration Song that demonstrate some of the instrument’s features and capabilities. Let’s start by playing the Demonstration Song.

Press the [STANDBY/ON] button until it locks in the ON position.

The Main display will appear in the LCD.

VOICE name

PATTERN name SONG name

ARPEGGIO name

Press the [SONG] button and [PATTERN] button simultaneously.

The Demo display appears in the LCD Gradually raise the [MASTER VOLUME] control while listening to the instrument to set the desired listening level. The Demo Song will play again from the beginning when the end is reached.

Press the [START/STOP] button to stop Demo playback.

The Main display will reappear.

NOTE

• The demo songs will not be transmitted via MIDI.

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Quick Guide

Play the Instrument

In addition to piano, organ, and other “standard” keyboard instruments, this instrument has a large range of realistic voices—including guitar, bass, strings, sax, trumpet, drums and percussion, sound effects, and a wide variety of other musical sounds.

Selecting the Main Voice

Select a Main Voice and play it on the keyboard.

Press a CATEGORY SEARCH button.

The Main Voice selection display will appear. The currently selected category name, voice number and name will be highlighted.

Select a voice you want to play from the current category.

Use the dial to select the desired voice. The available voices will be selected and displayed in sequence. The voice selected here becomes the Main voice. For this example try selecting the “004 Early70’s”.

NOTE

•To change the Voice category, press another CATEGORY SEARCH button.

MAIN VOICE selection display

CATEGORY name

Current selected Voice

Play the keyboard.

Try selecting and playing a variety of Voices. Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

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Play the Instrument

Combining Voices—Dual

You can select a second voice that will play in addition to the main voice when you play the keyboard. The second voice is known as the “Dual” voice.

Tw o voices will sound at the same time.

Press the [DUAL] button.

The currently selected dual voice will sound in addition to the main voice when you play the keyboard.

Press and hold the [DUAL] button for longer than a second.

The Dual Voice selection display will appear. The currently selected category name, voice number and name will be highlighted.

Hold for longer than a second

Select and press the desired category button in the CATEGORY SEARCH section.

Dual Voice selection display

The currently selected category

The currently selected Dual Voice

NOTE

•To change the Voice category, press another category search button.

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Select a voice you want to play.

Use the dial to select the desire voice. The available voices will be selected and displayed in sequence. The voice selected here becomes the Dual voice. For this example try selecting the “057 Twinkle”.

Play the keyboard.

Play the Instrument

Try selecting and playing a range of Dual Voices.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

Split the Keyboard

In the split mode you can play different voices to the left and right of the keyboard “split point”. The main and dual voices can be played to the right of the split point, while the voice played to the left of the split point is known as the “split voice”. The split point setting can be changed as required (page 52).

Split point

Main Voice and Dual VoiceSplit Voice

Press the [SPLIT] button.

The currently selected split voice will sound to the left of the keyboard split point.

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Play the Instrument

Press and hold the [SPLIT] button for longer than a second.

The Split Voice selection display will appear. The currently selected category name, voice number and name will be highlighted.

Split Voice selection display

The currently selected category

Hold for longer than a second

Select and press the desired category button in the CATEGORY SEARCH section.

Select a voice you want to play.

Use the dial to select the desired voice. The available voices will be selected and displayed in sequence. The voice selected here becomes the Split voice. For this example try selecting the “002 Symphony Strings”.

The currently selected Split Voice

NOTE

•To change the voice category, press another CATEGORY SEARCH button.

Play the keyboard.

Try playing the selected Split Voice.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

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Selecting a Drum Voice

Drum Kits are collections of drum and percussion instruments.

Press the [DRUM/PERC/SE] button.

The DRUM Kit category will appear in the display.

Play the Instrument

Use the dial to select the Drum Kit you want to play (001–

023).

Play each key and enjoy the Drum Kit.

NOTE

• See the Drum Kit List on page

90.

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Play the Instrument

Using the Arpeggio Function

The arpeggio function lets you create arpeggios (broken chords) by simply playing the required notes on the keyboard. For example, you could play the notes of a triad—the root, third, and ﬁfth—and the arpeggio function will automatically create a variety of interesting arpeggio-type phrases. By changing the arpeggio type and the notes you play it is possible to create a wide range of patterns and phrases that can be used for music production as well as performance.

Press the [ARPEGGIO ON/OFF] button to turn Arpeggio on.

The indicator lights when ARPEGGIO is ON.

Play a note or notes on the keyboard to trigger Arpeggio playback.

The rhythm pattern or phrase that plays depends on the actual notes or chords you play, as well as on the selected Arpeggio type.

NOTE

• The Arpeggio function can only be applied to the main and dual voices. When Keyboard Out is set to ON (page 78), arpeggios will be transmitted via MIDI channel 1. When Dual Voice is used arpeggios will be transmitted via MIDI channel 2.

When you have ﬁnished using with the arpeggio function, press the [ARPEGGIO ON/OFF] button to turn it off.

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■Changing the Arpeggio type ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

The most suitable arpeggio type is automatically selected when you select a voice, but you can easily select any other arpeggio type.

Press and hold the [ARPEGGIO ON/OFF] button for longer than a second.

The arpeggio type selection display will appear.

Hold for longer than a second

Use the dial to select the desired arpeggio type.

A list of the available arpeggio types is provided on page 104.

Play the Instrument

Arpeggio type

The sound of the arpeggio produced will change according to the number of notes you play and the area of the keyboard you play in. You can save the instrument’s settings at this point and then recall them at any time you want to repeat your performance (page 59). You can also record your performance (page 29).

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Quick Guide

Playing Patterns

This instrument has an auto accompaniment feature that produces accompaniment (rhythm + bass + chords) in the pattern you choose to match chords you play with your left hand. A range of patterns with different time signatures and arrangements are provided (refer to the Pattern List on page 98). In this section we’ll learn how to use the auto accompaniment features.

Listen to the Rhythm Pattern

Most patterns include a rhythm part. You can select from a wide variety of rhythmic types—R&B, HipHop, Dance, and many, many more. Let’s begin by listening to just the basic rhythm. The rhythm part is played using percussion instruments only.

Press the [PATTERN] button.

The Pattern selection display will appear. The currently selected category name, voice number and name will be highlighted.

Select a Pattern you want to play.

Use the dial to select the pattern you want to play. The available patterns will be selected and displayed in sequence. Refer to the Pattern list on page 98.

NOTE

•To change the pattern category, use the CATEGORY [DEC]/ [INC] buttons.

Pattern selection display

The currently selected category

The currently selected Pattern

Press the [START/STOP] button.

The pattern rhythm will start playing. To stop playback, press the [START/STOP] button again.

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Playing Patterns

Play Along with a Pattern

You learned how to select a Pattern rhythm on the preceding page. Here we’ll see how to add bass and chord accompaniment to the basic rhythm to produce a full, rich accompaniment that you can play along with.

Select the pattern you want to play (page 22, steps 1–2).

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display screen.

Turn FINGER on.

Press the [FINGER] button. Press the button a second time to turn the FINGER mode off.

The indicator lights when FINGER is ON.

●When FINGER is on ...

The area of the keyboard to the left of the split point (54 : F sharp 2) becomes the “auto accompaniment range” and is used only for specifying the accompaniment chords.

Split point (54/F#2)

Auto-accompani-

ment Range

Turn sync start on.

Press the [SYNC START] button to turn the Sync Start function on.

NOTE

• The keyboard split point can be changed as required, as described on page 52.

The indicator will ﬂash when Sync Start is on.

The “standby” mode will be engaged when the Sync Start function is turned on. When sync start is on, the bass and chord accompaniment included in a pattern will start playing as soon as you play a note to left of the keyboard split point. Press the button a second time to turn the sync start function off.

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Playing Patterns

Play a left-hand chord to start the pattern.

If you don’t yet know how to play any chords, try playing anything you like on the keyboard. Refer to page 25 for information about playing chords. The accompaniment will change according to the left-hand notes you play.

Play a variety of left-hand chords while playing a melody with your right hand.

Split Point

Auto-accompani-

ment Range

Press the [START/STOP] button to stop pattern playback when you’re done.

You can switch pattern “sections” to add variety to the accompaniment. Refer to “Pattern Variations (Sections)” on page 51.

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Playing Patterns

( )

CmM7

CM7

Csus4

Caug

CM7aug

C7aug

C7sus4

Csus2

Cdim

Cdim7

CmM7

(9)

CM7

(9)

Cm7

(9)

(b9)

(

b13

)

Cm7

(11)

CM7

(

#11

)

(b5)

(

)

Cm add9

(9)

(

#11

)

(#9)

(13)

Cm6

Cm7

(b5)

CM7

(b5)

Cm7

(b5)

CmM7

(b5)

Cadd9

Standard Chord Fingerings [Examples for “C” chords]

Notes enclosed in parentheses are optional; the chords will be recognized without them.

Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords

There are two types of auto-accompaniment chords:

● Easy Chords

● Standard Chords

The instrument will automatically recognize the different chord types. This function is known as Multi Fingering. The keyboard to the left of the split point (default: 54/F#2) becomes the “accompaniment range”. Play the accompaniment chords in this

area of the keyboard.

Split point (default: 54/F#2)

Root Notes and the

Corresponding Keys

DbEbF#G#BbDbEbF

DEFGABCDEF

■Easy Chords ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

This method lets you easily play chords in the accompaniment range of the keyboard using only one, two, or three ﬁngers.

Cm7

•To play a major chord

Press the root note of the chord.

•To play a minor chord

Press the root note together with the nearest black key to the left of it.

•To play a seventh chord

Press the root note together with the nearest white key to the left of it.

•To play a minor seventh chord

Press the root note together with the nearest white and black keys to the left of it (three keys altogether).

Accompaniment Range

■Standard Chords ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

This method lets you produce accompaniment by playing chords using normal ﬁngerings in the accompaniment range of the keyboard.

● Multi Fingering and Full Keyboard

These let you select the accompaniment section of the keyboard for chord playing. When changing settings refer to “Specify Chords Over the Entire Keyboard Range” on page 56, and “Chord Fingering”

on page 65.

Multi Fingering: As explained above, the keys to the left of the split point (default: 54, F#2) become the

Full Keyboard: This let you play the accompaniment chords freely from anywhere on the keyboard.

accompaniment range. Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords. There are two ways of playing auto-accompaniment chords: Easy Chords and Standard Chords. The default setting (factory setting) is “Multi Fingering.”

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Quick Guide

Using Songs

With this instrument the term “song” refers the data that makes up a piece of music. In this section we’ll learn how to select and play songs.

Selecting and Listening to a Song

Select and press the SONG category button that corresponds to the type of song you want to listen to.

[PRESET] : Accesses the three internal preset songs. [USER] : Accesses songs you have recorded yourself and songs

loaded from computer.

[USB] : Accesses songs stored on a USB storage device connected

to the DEVICE terminal. The song selection display will appear. The currently selected song number and name will be highlighted.

Select a song you want to play.

Use the dial to select the Song you want to listen to. The available songs will be selected and displayed in sequence.

PRESET Internal songs (three songs)

USER User songs (songs you have recorded yourself; page 29)

USB

Songs stored on a USB storage device connected to the instrument (page 67)

SONG SELECT Display

Currently Selected Song

NOTE

• User songs (songs you’ve recorded yourself) and songs on USB storage devices can also be played. The procedure for playing these types of songs is exactly the same as for playing the internal songs.

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Listen to the song.

Press the [START/STOP] button to begin playback of the selected song. You can stop playback at any time by pressing the [START/STOP] button again.

Song start

Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause

Using Songs

These are just like the transport controls on a CD player, letting you fast forward [ pause [ ] playback of the song.

[r] Fast Reverse

Press the fast reverse button to rapidly return to an earlier point in the song.

[f] Fast Forward

Press the fast forward button to rapidly skip ahead to a later point in the song.

[] Pause

Press the pause button to pause playback.

f], reverse [r] and

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Using Songs

Types of Songs

The following three types songs can be used by this instrument.

● Preset Songs (the three songs built into the instrument) .......................................... Song numbers 001–003.

● User Songs (recordings of your own performances) ................................................. Song numbers 001–005.

● USB Songs (songs data in USB storage device).......................................................Song numbers 001–

The chart below shows the basic ﬂow for using the preset songs, user songs, and USB songs from storage to playback.

USB Storage Device

Your Own Performance

Record

(page 29)

Song Storage location

Preset Songs

(001–003)

The three songs built into the instrument.

PRESET USER USB

User Songs

(001–005)

Songs Songs

SMF conversion

Save/Load as User Files

Songs

Connect USB TO

DEVICE terminal and Save/Load (page 75)

USB Songs

(001–)

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Quick Guide

Recording Your Own Performance

You can record up to ﬁve of your own performances and save them as user songs 001 through 005. These Songs can be played in the same manner as the preset Songs. Once your performances have been saved as user Songs, they can be converted to SMF (Standard MIDI File) format ﬁles and saved to USB storage device (page 70).

■ Recordable data

Eight tracks of keyboard performance and one pattern track (chord performance) can be recorded. Each track can be recorded individually.

● Tracks [1]–[8] ........................................ Record keyboard performance (main voice only).

● [PATTERN] Track ...................................Records pattern rhythm and chord parts.

■ Track Mute

This instrument allows you to choose whether recorded tracks will play back while you are recording or playing back other tracks (page 58).

Tr ac k

Melody or Other Keyboard Parts

Tr ac k

Chord

Parts

Pattern

Tr ac k

Specify Track(s) and Record

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Recording Your Own Performance

Recording Procedure

Begin recording after selecting a user song number, and the track and part you want to record.

From the MAIN display press the [USER] button, then use the dial to select the user song number (001–005) you

want to record.

Press the [REC] button.

The [REC] button will light.

Select the recording track.

Press the TRACK button ([1] to [8]) you want to record to while holding the [TRACK SELECT/MUTE] button. The selected track will ﬂash in the display.

Press and Hold

CAUTION

• If you record to a track that contains previously-recorded data the previous data will be overwritten and lost.

NOTE

• The FINGER mode will be automatically turned on when you select the [PATTERN] track for recording.

• The FINGER mode cannot be turned on or off once you have started recording.

Tr ack 1 will be highlighted.

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Recording Your Own Performance

◆ Pattern Track Selected for Recording

Press the TRACK [PATTTERN] button while holding down the [TRACK SELECT/MUTE] button. The pattern track will be highlighted and the record standby mode will be engaged.

Press and Hold

Pattern track highlighted.

◆ Changing the Pattern Being Recorded

Press the [PATTERN] button and use the dial to select the desired pattern. Once the pattern has been selected press the [EXIT] button.

NOTE

•To cancel recording to a selected track, press that track button a second time. The FINGER mode cannot be turned on or off once you have started recording.

Recording will start when you play on the keyboard.

You can also start recording by pressing the [START/STOP] button. Press the [EXIT] button, and the measure number will be shown in the Main display.

Current measure number

Start recording

Stop recording by pressing the [START/STOP] or [REC] button.

NOTE

• If the memory becomes full during recording a warning message will appear and recording will stop automatically. Use the song clear or track clear function (page 33) to delete unwanted data and make more room available for recording, then do the recording again.

When recording stops the current measure number will return to 001 and the recorded track numbers in the display will appear with a frame around them.

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■ To Record Other Tracks

Repeat steps 2 through 5 to record any of the remaining tracks. By pressing the TRACK [1]–[8] and/or [PATTERN] button(s) it becomes possible to monitor previously recorded tracks (displayed with a frame around the track number) while recording a new track. Previously recorded tracks can also be muted (displayed without a frame around the track number) while recording a new track (page 58).

■ To Re-record a Track

Simple select the track you want to re-record for recording in the normal way. The new material will overwrite the previous data.

When the recording is done ...

◆ To Play Back a User Song

The procedure is the same as that for Preset Songs (See page 26).

1 Press the [USER] button. 2 The current Song number/name will be highlighted-use the dial to

select the user Song (001 to 005) you want to play.

3 Press the [START/STOP] button.

◆ Save the User Song to USB storage device (See page 69)

◆ Convert the Song Data to SMF Format and then Save to USB stor-

age device (See page 70)

The following data is recorded before the beginning of the Song. Even if you change the data while recording is in progress, the data is not recorded.

• Reverb type, Chorus type, Time signature, Pattern number, Pattern volume

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Song Clear—Deleting User Songs

Recording Your Own Performance

This function clears an entire user song (all tracks).

From the MAIN display, select the user song (001 to 005) you want to clear.

Press and hold the [TRACK SELECT/MUTE] button for longer than a second while holding the [STORE] button.

A conﬁrmation message will appear on the display.

Press and Hold

Hold for Longer than a Second

NOTE

• If you only want to clear a speciﬁc track from a user song use the Track Clear function.

Press the [INC/YES] button.

A conﬁrmation message will appear on the display. Press [DEC/NO] to cancel the Song Clear operation.

To execute the Song Clear function press the [INC/YES] button.

The clear-in-progress message will appear brieﬂy on the display while the song is being cleared.

NOTE

•To execute the Song Clear function, press the [INC/YES] button. Press [DEC/NO] button to cancel the Song Clear operation.

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Recording Your Own Performance

Track Clear—Deleting a Specified Track from a User Song

This function lets you delete a speciﬁed track from a user song.

From the MAIN display, select the user song (001 to 005) that contains the track you want to clear.

Press the TRACK button [1] to [8] you want to clear to while holding the [TRACK SELECT/MUTE] button.

To erase the pattern track, press the TRACK [PATTERN] button for longer than one second while holding the [TRACK SELECT/MUTE] button. A conﬁrmation message will appear on the display.

Press and Hold

Press the [INC/YES] button.

A conﬁrmation message will appear on the display. Press [DEC/NO] to cancel the Track Clear operation.

To execute the Track Clear function press the [INC/YES] button.

The clear-in-progress message will appear brieﬂy on the display while the track is being cleared.

Hold for Longer than a Second

NOTE

•To execute the Track Clear function, press the [INC/YES] button. Press [DEC/NO] button to cancel the Track Clear operation.

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Backup and Initialization

Backup

The following settings are always backed up, and are maintained even when the power is turned off. If you want to initialize the settings, use the Initialize operation as explained below.

● The Backup Parameters

• User Song

• Pattern ﬁle

• Performance memory

• The parameters in the UTILITY/EDIT display Split point, Touch sensitivity, Pattern volume, Song volume, Metronome volume, Demo cancel, Master EQ type, Chord ﬁngering, Tuning, Arpeggio velocity

• Panel Setting: AUTO FILL IN

Initialization

This function erases all backup data in the instrument’s memory and restores the initial default settings.

■Backup Clear ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

To clear the backed up data, turn the power on by pressing the [STANDBY/ ON] switch while holding the highest white key on the keyboard. The backed up data will be erased and the default values restored.

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Basic Operation and Displays

Basic Operation

Overall MM6/MM8 control is based on the following simple operations.

Press a button to select a basic function.

Use the dial to select an item.

Start/Stop a function.

Song

1 3 2 1

The Displays

● Display names

The display provides all the information you need to easily operate the instrument. The name of the current display appears at the top of the screen. For example, “MAIN” appears at the top on the main display.

● MAIN display

Title

● Call Up The Main Display

Most basic operations are carried out from the instrument’s MAIN display.

You can return to the MAIN display from any other display be pressing the [EXIT] button near the dial.

● UTILITY/EDIT display (page 64, 62)

The UTILITY/EDIT displays provide access to 46 items (25 UTILITY items and 21 EDIT items) that can be edited. The UTILITY or EDIT display appears when the [UTILITY] or [EDIT] button is pressed. Each time the CATEGORY [DEC]/[INC] buttons described on page 37 are pressed a new item is selected from the 46 items available. Press the CATEGORY [DEC]/[INC] button(s) as many times as necessary until the required function appears. You can then use the dial or [INC/YES] or [DEC/NO] buttons to adjust the value of the function as required.

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Basic Operation and Displays

MAIN Display Items

The MAIN display shows all of the current basic song, pattern, and voice settings. It also includes a range of indicators that show the on/off status of a several functions. Since this display lets you see all of the current basic settings in one centralized area, it is a good idea to have it showing while playing.

Tempo

(pages 45, 47)

Transpose

(page 49)

Chord Display

(page 25)

Measure Number

(page 31)

Performance

Memory Status

(page 59)

OCTAVE

(page 50)

USB status

“CONNECT” appears when it is possible to access the USB TO DEVICE terminal (page 67).

Song Track Status

Displays the user song playback track (page 58)

Main Voice (page 15)

Dual Voice (page 16)

Split Voice (page 17)

Pattern (page 22)

Song (page 26)

Arpeggio (page 20)

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Reference

Using the Controllers

You can control tone, volume, pitch and other parameters by using the controllers on the front panel, as well as by using external controllers connected to several controller jacks on the rear panel.

Controllers on the front panel

Pitch Bend

wheel

Modulation wheel

Knobs

■Pitch Bend wheel ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Use the Pitch Bend wheel to bend notes up (roll the wheel away from you) or down (roll the wheel toward you) while playing the keyboard. This wheel is self-centering and will automatically return to normal pitch when released. Try out the Pitch Bend wheel while pressing a note on the keyboard.

Raises the pitch

Lowers the pitch

■Modulation wheel ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

This controller is used to apply vibrato to the keyboard sound. The more you move this wheel up, the greater the effect that is applied to the sound. Try out the Modulation wheel with various Preset Voices while playing the keyboard.

Maximum

Minimum

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Using the Controllers

■Knobs ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

You can change the brightness and tonal characteristics of the current Main Voice and Dual Voice in real time by turning the knobs while you play. Turn a knob to the right to increase the value, and left to decrease it.

Decrease value. Increase value.

CUTOFF Raises or lowers the ﬁlter cutoff frequency to adjust the brilliance of the tone.

RESONANCE Adjusts the peak level around the cutoff frequency.

ATTAC K Determines the attack time of the sound.

RELEASE Determines the release time of the sound.

For example, you can adjust a strings voice so that the sound gradually swells in volume by setting a slow attack time ... simply turn this knob to the right.

Tu r ning the knob to the right increases the release time and (depending on the voice) lets the sound sustain after the key is released. To produce a sharp release, in which the sound abruptly cuts off, set a short release time.

External Controllers

Rear Panel

FC7

■Footswitch● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

An optional FC4 or FC5 Footswitch connected to the SUSTAIN jack on the rear panel lets you control sustain. For example, you can turn sustain on or off with your foot while playing with both hands.

NOTE

• Sustain can be applied only to the main and dual voices.

FC4 or FC5

■Foot Controller ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

You can connect an optional Foot Controller (FC7) to the FOOT CONTROLLER jack on the rear panel. The ability to control volume with your foot can be an advantage during live performance.

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Enhancing the Sound with Reverb, Chorus, and DSP Effects

The Selected Reverb Type

Selecting a Reverb type

Reverb lets you play with concert hall type ambience. When you select a pattern or song the optimum reverb type for the voice used is automatically selected. If you want to select a different reverb type, use the procedure described below. Only one reverb type can be selected.

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC]/ [INC] but-

tons to select the Reverb Type item.

The currently selected reverb type will be displayed.

Use the dial to select a reverb type.

You can check how the selected reverb type sounds by playing on the keyboard.

Refer to the Effect Type List on page 100 for information about the available reverb types.

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Reverb Type Item

● Adjusting the Reverb Send Level

You can individually adjust the amount of reverb that is applied to the main, dual, and split voices. (page 63)

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Enhancing the Sound with Reverb, Chorus, and DSP Effects

Selecting a Chorus type

The chorus effect creates a thick sound that is somewhat like a number of similar voices being played in unison. When you select a pattern or song the optimum chorus type for the voice used is automatically selected. If you want to select a different chorus type, use the procedure described below. Only one chorus type can be selected.

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] / [INC] but-

tons to select the Chorus Type item.

The currently selected chorus type will be displayed.

Chorus Type Item

Use the dial to select a chorus type.

You can check how the selected chorus type sounds by playing on the keyboard.

The Selected Chorus Type

Refer to the Effect Type List on page 100 for information about the available chorus types.

● Adjusting the Chorus Send Level

You can individually adjust the amount of chorus that is applied to the main, dual, and split voices. (page 63)

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Enhancing the Sound with Reverb, Chorus, and DSP Effects

The Selected DSP Type

Applying DSP Effects

These effects can be used to add depth and richness to voices played on the keyboard (main, dual, and split voices). Only one DSP type can be selected.

NOTE

• DSP stands for “Digital Signal Processor”, which is a special microprocessor designed to process and add effects to digital audio signals.

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] / [INC] but-

tons to select the DSP ON/OFF item.

■Changing the DSP type● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] / [INC] but-

tons to select the DSP Type item.

The currently selected DSP type is displayed.

Dsp Type Item

DSP On/Off Item

Use the dial to set the DSP ON or OFF

as required.

Use the dial to select a DSP type.

You can check how the selected chorus type sounds by playing on the keyboard. Refer to the DSP Type List on page 101 for the available DSP types.

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Press the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons simultaneously to recall the initial default value.

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Handy Performance Features

Tempo Display

Using the Metronome

The instrument includes a metronome with adjustable tempo and time signature. Use it to set the tempo that is most comfortable for you and the music you are playing.

■Start the metronome ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Start the metronome by pressing the [METRONOME] button.

To stop the metronome, press the [METRONOME] button again.

The Beat of the Current Measure

■Adjusting the Metronome Tempo

Here’s how you can adjust the tempo of the metronome sound.

Press the TEMPO [+] button to increase

the tempo value by 1, or the TEMPO [-] button to decrease the tempo by 1.

Use the dial to select a tempo from 11 to

280.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the original display. Press the TEMPO [+] or [-] button as many times as necessary to set the desired tempo. You can also hold either of the TEMPO buttons to continuously change the tempo value over large ranges.

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Handy Performance Features

Metronome volume.

■Setting the Number of Beats per Measure, and the Length of Each Beat

In this example we’ll set up a 3/8 time signature.

Number of Beats per Measure

● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Press and hold the [METRONOME] button for longer than a second.

The metronome time signature and length of each beat will be shown on the display.

Hold for Longer than a Second

Note Value (or length of one beat)

Use the dial to select the number of beats per measure.

A chime will sound on the ﬁrst beat of each measure while the other beats will click. All beats will simply click with no chime at the beginning of each measure if you set this parameter to “00”. The available range is from 0 through 60. Select 3 for this example.

NOTE

• The metronome time signature will synchronize to a pattern or song that is playing, so these parameters cannot be changed while a pattern or song is playing.

Use the dial to select a beat length.

Select the required length for each beat: 2,4,8 or 16 (half note, quarter note, eight note, or 16th note). For this example, select 8. The time signature should now be set to 3/8.

Press the [METRONOME] button to conﬁrm the settings.

■Adjusting the Metronome Volume

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

Press the [DEC] / [INC] category button

until the “Metronome Volume” item appears on the display.

Press the category [INC] button once to

display “Time Signature – Denominator”.

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Use the dial to set the metronome vol-

ume as required.

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Handy Performance Features

• The initial default touch sensitivity setting is “2”.

NOTE

Adjusting the Tempo

If a song or pattern seems to be too fast or slow, try changing the tempo. Press the TEMPO [+] or [-] button. The “Tempo” parameter will appear in the display. Use the TEMPO [+] and [-] buttons to set the tempo to anywhere from 11 through 280 beats per minute.

You can return to the original tempo by simultaneously pressing the [+] and [-] b uttons.

Using the TAP TEMPO Button

For songs in 4/4 time tap the [TAP TEMPO] button four times, or for 3/4 songs tap it 3 times at the desired tempo to automatically set the playback tempo accordingly. Tap slowly to reduce the tempo, or quickly to increase the tempo. You only need to tap twice to set the tempo during song playback.

Setting the Touch Response

When touch response is on you can adjust the keyboard’s sensitivity to dynamics in four steps.

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] / [INC] but-

tons to select the Touch Sensitivity item.

The currently selected touch sensitivity is displayed.

Touch Sensitivity

Use the dial to select a touch sensitivity

setting between 1 and 4.

Higher values produce greater (easier) volume variation in response to keyboard dynamics— i.e. greater sensitivity. When touch sensitivity is set to 4 (Off), all notes will be played at the same volume no matter how hard or softly you play the keys.

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Handy Performance Features

The Currently Selected Master EQ Type

The Currently Selected Arpeggio Velocity

Select a Master EQ Setting for the Best Sound

Five different Master EQ settings are provided, giving you the best possible sound in a range of different situations.

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

The currently selected function will appear in the display.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] / [INC] but-

tons to select the Master EQ Type item.

The currently selected EQ type will appear.

Use the dial to select the desired Master

EQ setting.

Five settings are available:1 through 5. Settings are provided that boost the lows, reduce the frequency range for special effects, and more.

Controlling Arpeggio Volume with Keyboard Dynamics

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] / [INC] but-

tons to select the Arpeggio Velocity item.

The currently selected arpeggio velocity is displayed.

Use the dial to set the velocity as

required.

Original .. The selected velocity is used for

playback of each arpeggio type.

Thru........ The actual keyboard velocity is used.

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Transpose the Keyboard

The Range is 415.3–466.2 HzTuning

• This setting does not affect Drum Kit Voices.

NOTE

• Press the [INC/YES][DEC/NO] buttons simultaneously to instantly reset to the default setting.

NOTE

Handy Performance Features

◆ Pitch Changes in Semitone Increments (Transpose)

The overall pitch of the instrument can be shifted up or down by a maximum of one octave in semitone increments.

Press one of the TRANSPOSE [+] / [-]

buttons. The value is shown in the display, indicating the amount of transposition over or below the normal value.

◆ Fine Pitch Changes (Tuning)

The overall tuning of the instrument can by shifted up or down by a maximum of 1 semitone in approximately 0.2-Hz steps. The default setting is 440Hz.

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] / [INC] but-

tons to select the Tuning item.

Current Value

Use the dial to set the transpose value

between -12 and +12 as required.

NOTE

• This setting does not affect Drum Kit Voices.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display. Pressing the TRANSPOSE [+] / [-] buttons brieﬂy allows single-step changes. Pressing and holding either TRANPOSE [+] / [-] button continuously increases or decreases the value.

NOTE

• Press either the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons or TRANSPOSE [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously to recall the initial default value.

Use the dial to set the tuning value

between 415.3 and 466.2Hz as required.

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Handy Performance Features

Shifting Keyboard Pitch in Octaves

Sometimes you may wish to play in a lower or higher pitch range. For example, you may want to shift the pitch down to get extra bass notes, or up to get higher notes for leads and solos. The OCTAVE [UP] / [DOWN] buttons let you do this quickly and easily. Each time you press the OCTAVE [UP] button on the panel, the overall pitch of the voice goes up by one octave. Press the OCTAVE [DOWN] button to shift the keyboard pitch down one octave. The range is from

-1 to +1, with 0 being standard pitch.

When the octave is shifted up the OCTAVE [UP] button indicator lights, and when shifted down the OCTAVE [DOWN] button indicator lights. You can instantly restore standard pitch (0) by simultaneously pressing both the OCTAVE [UP] and [DOWN] buttons (both indicators go out).

Octave Display

● OCTAVE +1

One octave up

NOTE

• When a Drum Kit is selected, the percussion voices assigned to the keyboard are shifted in location but not pitch.

● OCTAVE -1

One octave down

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Pattern Functions

The indicator will light when the Sync Start function is engaged.

Basic operation of the Pattern (auto-accompaniment) feature is described on page 22. Here are some other ways you can play the patterns, pattern volume adjustment procedure, how you can play chords using the patterns, and more.

Pattern Variations (Sections)

To provide some variation for pattern playback, each pattern includes a number of “sections” that can be selected and played as required.

Main SectionFill-in

● Main sections A–D

These are the main accompaniment patterns that repeat indeﬁnitely until another section is selected.

When the [FINGER] button is engaged the pattern will play back with chords determined by what you play with the left hand.

● Fill Ins (AUTO FILL IN)

Press the [AUTO FILL IN] button to turn the automatic ﬁll-in function on. When this function is on ﬁll-ins will automatically be added to the pattern rhythm part when the main sections are switched.

Even when the automatic ﬁll in function is off you can add a ﬁll-in at any time by simply pressing a main section button while that same section is playing.

Select the desired pattern. (See page

22)

Turn the pattern on.

Press the [FINGER] button. The indicator to the upper left of the button will light.

The indicator will light when FINGER is on.

Press the [SYNC START] button to turn

Sync Start on.

Turn AUTO FILL IN on.

Press the [AUTO FILL IN] button.

The indicator will light when the AUTO FILL IN is on.

● Sync Start

When the Sync Start standby mode is engaged, pattern playback will begin as soon as you play a chord in the accompaniment range of the keyboard.

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Pattern Functions

Accompaniment

Range

Split Point

Split point (54 : F#2)

Main Voice

Split Voice

• When you change the split point the auto-accompaniment split point also changes.

• The split voice sounds when the split-point key is played.

NOTE

Press a main section button: [A]–[D].

The indicator to the upper left of the active main section button will light.

The main section of the selected pat-

tern will start as soon as you play a chord with your left hand.

For this example, play a C major chord (as shown below). For information on how to enter chords, see “Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords” on page 25.

Press any of the main section buttons,

[A]–[D], as required.

A ﬁll-in will play, leading smoothly to the selected main section.

Setting the Split Point

The initial default split point is key number 54 (the F#2 key), but you can change it to another key using the procedure described below.

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] / [INC] but-

tons to select the Split Point item.

Use the dial to set the split point to any

key from 000 (C-2) through 127 (G8).

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Pattern Functions

Play a Pattern with Chords but No Rhythm (Stop Accompaniment)

After pressing the [FINGER] button to turn auto-accompaniment on, you can play in the left-hand (accompaniment) area of the keyboard to produce chords without rhythm accompaniment. This is “Stop Accompaniment”, and any of the chord ﬁngerings recognized by the instrument can be used. The MM6/MM8 recognizes keys played in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard as chords (page 25).

Select a pattern (page 22) and engage the pattern mode, then press the [FINGER] button to turn the FINGER mode on.

The indicator will light when FINGER is engaged.

Accompaniment Range

Pattern Volume Adjustment

Select a pattern (page 22) and engage the pattern mode.

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] / [INC] but-

tons to select the Pattern Volume item.

Use the dial to set the pattern volume

between 000 and 127.

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Pattern Functions

Root note Chord type

Chord Basics

Two or more notes played together constitute a “chord”.

The most basic chord type is the “triad” consisting of three notes: the root, third, and ﬁfth degrees of the corresponding scale. A C major triad, for example, is made up of the notes C (the root), E (the third note of the C major scale), and G (the ﬁfth note of the C major scale).

In the C major triad shown above, the lowest note is the “root” of the chord (this is the chord’s “root position” ... using other chord notes for the lowest note results in “inversions”). The root is the central sound of the chord, which supports and anchors the other chord notes. The distance (interval) between adjacent notes of a triad in root position is either a major or minor third.

Major third–four half steps (semitones) Minor third–three half steps (semitones)

3rd

Root

3rd

The lowest interval in our root-position triad (between the root and the third) determines whether the triad is a major or minor chord, and we can shift the highest note up or down by a semitone to produce two additional chords, as shown below.

Major chord Minor chord Augmented chord Diminished chord

CM Cm Caug Cdim

Minor 3rd

Major 3rd

Minor 3rd

Major 3rd

Minor 3rd

The basic characteristics of the chord sound remain intact even if we change the order of the notes to create different inversions. Successive chords in a chord progression can be smoothly connected, for example, by choosing the appropriate inversions (or chord “voicings”).

● Reading Chord Names

Chord names tell you just about everything you need to know about a chord (other than the inversion/voicing). The chord name tells you what the root of the chord is, whether it is a major, minor, or diminished chord, whether it requires a major or ﬂatted seventh, what alterations or tensions it uses ... all at a glance.

● Some Chord Types (These are just some of the “Standard” chord types recognized by the MM6/MM8.)

Suspended 4

Csus4 C7 Cm7 CM7

Minor 7

Major 7

Perfect 5

Minor/major 7

Major 7

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Perfect 4

CmM7

Minor chord Flatted 5

Flatted 7

, ﬂatted 5

Major chord Flatted 7

(b5)

chord

Minor 7

Flatted 5

, ﬂatted 5

Minor chord Major 7

(b5)

Cm7

Minor 7

chord

, suspended 4

Flatted 7

C7sus4

Major chord

Suspended

chord

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Pattern Functions

(9)

CM7

(b5)

Cm7

(b5)

(#9)

C7aug

C7sus4

•Inversion of the 7sus4 and m7(11) chords are not recognized if the notes shown in parentheses are omitted.

• The auto accompaniment will sometimes not change when related chords are played in sequence (e.g. some minor chords followed by the minor seventh).

•Two-note ﬁngerings will produce a chord based on the previously played chord.

• Some chords may not be recognized depending on the selected pattern.

NOTE

■Recognized Standard Chords● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

All chords in the chart are “C-root” chords.

Chord Name/[Abbreviation] Normal Voicing Chord (C) Display

Major [M] 1 - 3 - 5 C

Add ninth [(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 Cadd9

Sixth [6] 1 - (3) - 5 - 6 C6

Sixth ninth [6(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 6 C6

Major seventh [M7] 1 - 3 - (5) - 7 CM7

Major seventh ninth [M7(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 7 CM7

Major seventh add sharp eleventh [M7(#11)]

1 - (2) - 3 - #4 - 5 - 7 or 1 - 2 - 3 - #4 - (5) - 7

Flatted ﬁfth [(b5)] 1 - 3 - b5C

Major seventh ﬂatted ﬁfth [M7b5] 1 - 3 - b5 - 7 CM7

Suspended fourth [sus4] 1 - 4 - 5 Csus4

Augmented [aug] 1 - 3 - #5Caug

Major seventh augmented [M7aug] 1 - (3) - #5 - 7 CM7aug

Minor [m] 1 - b3 - 5 Cm

Minor add ninth [m(9)] 1 - 2 - b3 - 5 Cm add9

Minor sixth [m6] 1 - b3 - 5 - 6 Cm6

Minor seventh [m7] 1 - b3 - (5) - b7Cm7

Minor seventh ninth [m7(9)] 1 - 2 - b3 - (5) - b7Cm7

Minor seventh add eleventh [m7(11)] 1 - (2) - b3 - 4 - 5 - (b7) Cm7

Minor major seventh [mM7] 1 - b3 - (5) - 7 CmM7

Minor major seventh ninth [mM7(9)] 1 - 2 - b3 - (5) - 7 CmM7

Minor seventh ﬂatted ﬁfth [m7b5] 1 - b3 - b5 - b7Cm7

Minor major seventh ﬂatted ﬁfth [mM7b5] 1 - b3 - b5 - 7 CmM7

Diminished [dim] 1 - b3 - b5Cdim

Diminished seventh [dim7] 1 - b3 - b5 - 6 Cdim7

Seventh [7]

1 - 3 - (5) - b7 or 1 - (3) - 5 - b7

Seventh ﬂatted ninth [7(b9)] 1 - b2 - 3 - (5) - b7C7

Seventh add ﬂatted thirteenth [7(b13)] 1 - 3 - 5 - b6 - b7C7

Seventh ninth [7(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - b7C7

Seventh add sharp eleventh [7(#11)]

1 - (2) - 3 - #4 - 5 - b7 or 1 - 2 - 3 - #4 - (5) - b7

Seventh add thirteenth [7(13)] 1 - 3 - (5) - 6 - b7C7

Seventh sharp ninth [7(#9)] 1 - #2 - 3 - (5) - b7C7

Seventh ﬂatted ﬁfth [7b5] 1 - 3 - b5 - b7C7

Seventh augmented [7aug] 1 - 3 - #5 - b7C7aug

Seventh suspended fourth [7sus4] 1 - 4 - (5) - b7C7sus4

Suspended second [sus2] 1 - 2 - 5 Csus2

(9)

CM7

(9)

CM7

(

#11

CM7

(b5)

Csus4

Caug

CM7aug

(9)

Cm6

Cm7

(9)

Cm7

(11)

Cm7

CmM7

(9)

CmM7

(b5)

CmM7

Cdim

Cdim7

(b9)

(

b13

)

(

#11

(13)

C7b5

Csus2

)

CM7

#11

)

b13

#11

NOTE

• Notes in parentheses can be omitted.

• Playing two same root keys in the adjacent octaves produces accompaniment based only on the root.

•A perfect ﬁfth (1 + 5) produces accompaniment based only on the root and ﬁfth which can be used with both major and minor chords.

• The chord ﬁngerings listed are all in “root” position, but other inversions can be used—with the following exceptions: m7, m7 aug, dim7, 7

5, 6(9), sus2.

5, 6, m6, sus4,

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Pattern Functions

Specify Chords Over the Entire Keyboard Range

In “Play Along with a Pattern” on page 23 we described two methods of playing Patterns (Multi, Full Keyboard) in which chords were either detected only to the left of the keyboard split point or over the entire keyboard. By making the settings described below, chord detection for pattern accompaniment occurs over the entire range of the keyboard. Since you can also play normally over the entire keyboard range at the same time, this capability makes it possible to create complex and interesting performances. In this mode only chords played in the normal way (page 25) can be detected.

Press and hold the [FINGER] button for

longer than a second so that the Chord Fingering item appears.

Hold for Longer than a Second

Use the dial to select 2 (FullKeyboard).

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Song Settings

Set from 000 to 127Song Volume

• Song volume can be adjusted while a song is selected.

NOTE

Song Volume

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] / [INC] but-

tons to select the Song Volume item.

Use the dial to set the Song volume as

required.

Change the Song Tempo

You can change the song playback tempo as required. Press the TEMPO [+] or [-] button. The tempo display will appear and you can use the dial or the TEMPO [+] / [-] buttons to set to tempo to anywhere from 011 and 280 quarter-note beats per minute.

You can return to the original tempo by simultaneously pressing the [+] and [-] b uttons. Press the [EXIT] button when you have ﬁnished making the required settings. Pressing and holding either button continuously increases or decreases the tempo.

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Song Settings

Track Mute

Each “track” plays a different part of the song—melody, percussion, accompaniment, etc. You can mute individual tracks and play the muted part on the keyboard yourself, or simply mute tracks other than the ones you want to listen to.

To mute a track, press the appropriate track button (TRACK [1]–[8], [PATTERN]) while holding the [TRACK SELECT/MUTE] button.

Press the same button a second time to disengage track muting.

No track number ............ No data.

Tr ack number without frame ............... Track contains data but is muted.

Tr ack number with frame .................... Track contains data and is not muted.

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Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings

•You can also save panel settings that have been saved to the Performance Memory to a USB storage device as a user ﬁle (see page

69).

NOTE

• If you save to a Performance Memory number that already contains data, the previous data is deleted and overwritten by the new data.

NOTE

This instrument has a PERFORMANCE MEMORY feature that lets you save up to 64 of your favorite settings for easy recall whenever they’re needed.

Up to 64 complete setups can be saved (8 x 8 banks).

8 Banks

Memory 1

Memory 2 Memory 3 Memory 4 Memory 5 Memory 6 Memory 7 Memory 8

Saving to the Performance Memory

Set the panel controls as required—

select a voice, pattern, etc.

Press the PERFORMANCE BANK [INC] /

[DEC] buttons until the desired bank number is shown on the display.

You can also use the dial in the PERFORMANCE BANK display.

Press the PERFORMANCE MEMORY

[1]–[8] button while holding down the [STORE] button.

This saves the current panel settings in the instrument’s memory.

Bank number

NOTE

• Data cannot be saved to the performance memory during song playback.

CAUTION

• Do not turn off the power while saving settings to the Performance Memory, otherwise the data may be damaged or lost.

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Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings

Recalling Settings from the Performance Memory

Press the PERFORMANCE BANK [INC] /

[DEC] buttons until the desired bank number is shown on the display.

You can also use the dial in the PERFORMANCE BANK display.

● Settings That Can be Saved to the Performance Memory

•Pattern settings

Pattern number, FINGER ON/OFF, Split Point, Pattern settings (Main A/B/C/D), Pattern volume, Tempo, Chord Fingering, Sync Start ON/OFF

•Voice settings

Main Voice setting

Voice number, Volume, Octave, Pan, Reverb Level, Chorus Level, DSP Send Level, DRY Level, Attack Time, Release Time, Filter Cutoff, Filter resonance

Bank number

Press the PERFORMANCE MEMORY

button, [1]–[8], containing the settings you want to recall.

The panel controls will be instantly set accordingly.

Dual Voice setting

Dual ON/OFF, Voice number, Volume, Octave, Pan, Reverb Level, Chorus Level, DSP Send Level, DRY Level, Attack Time, Release Time, Filter Cutoff, Filter resonance

Split Voice setting

Split ON/OFF, Voice number, Volume, Octave, Pan, Reverb Level, Chorus Level, DSP Send Level, DRY Level

• Effect settings

Reverb Type, Chorus Type, DSP ON/OFF, DSP Type

• Other settings

Transpose, Pitch Bend Range, Arpeggio ON/ OFF, Arpeggio Type, Octave

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Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings

Erase a Performance Memory

This procedure erases the panel settings saved in a performance memory.

The PERFORMANCE BANK display will

appear when you press the PERFORMANCE BANK [INC] or [DEC] button. Use the PERFORMANCE BANK [INC] and [DEC] buttons to select the bank containing the performance memory you want to erase.

While the PERFORMANCE BANK display is showing you can also use the dial to select a bank.

Press the [INC/YES] button.

A conﬁrmation message will appear on the display. Press [DEC/NO] if you want to cancel the operation.

To execute the Performance Memory

erase function press the [INC/YES] button.

The clear-in-progress message will appear brieﬂy on the display while the data is being erased.

Bank number.

Press and hold the PERFORMANCE

MEMORY button ([1]–[8]) corresponding to the Performance you want to clear for longer than a second.

A conﬁrmation message will appear on the display.

Hold for Longer than a Second

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Voice Editing

Increment value by 1.

Decrement value by 1.

Press simultaneously to recall the default setting.

Create original voices by editing the many available voice parameters. By editing the various parameters available you can create new voices that best suit your musical needs.

Select and Edit an Item

There are 21 editable parameters.

Find the function you want to set in the

EDIT display list that begins on page 63.

Press the [EDIT] button to enter the

EDIT display.

Each time the CATEGORY [INC] / [DEC]

buttons are pressed the 21 available items are selected in sequence. Select the item you want to edit.

Refer to the function settings list on page 63 for information on the items that can be edited. The previous item will be displayed in the upper left area of the display, while the next item will be displayed in upper right area of the display.

Use the dial or [DEC/NO] and [INC/YES]

buttons to set the value.

Press the [INC/YES][DEC/NO] buttons simultaneously to instantly reset to the default setting.

Edited parameters can be saved to performance memory (page 59).

Previous itemEDIT group Next item

Currently selected item

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Parameters

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Voice Editing

■ Edit Display List

Group Function Item Display Indication Range/Settings Description

MAIN VOICE Volume Main Volume 000–127 Determines the volume of the Main Voice.

Octave Main Octave -2–2 Determines the octave of the Main Voice in octave

increments.

Pan Main Pan 000 (left)–

064 (center)– 127 (right)

Reverb Level Main Reverb Level 000–127 Determines how much of the Main Voice signal is

Chorus Level Main Chorus Level 000–127 Determines how much of the Main Voice signal is

DSP Level Main DSP Level 000–127 Determines how much of the Main Voice signal is

Dry Level Main Dry Level 000–127 Determines how much of the unprocessed Main

DUAL VOICE Volume Dual Volume 000–127 Determines the volume of the Dual Voice.

Octave Dual Octave -2–2 Determines the octave range for the Dual Voice in

Pan Dual Pan 000 (left)–

064 (center)– 127 (right)

Reverb Level Dual Reverb Level 000–127 Determines how much of the Dual Voice signal is

Chorus Level Dual Chorus Level 000–127 Determines how much of the Dual Voice signal is

DSP Level Dual DSP Level 000–127 Determines how much of the Dual Voice signal is

Dry Level Dual Dry Level 000–127 Determines how much of the unprocessed Dual

SPLIT VOICE Volume Split Volume 000–127 Determines the volume of the Split Voice.

Octave Split Octave -2–2 Determines the octave range of the Split Voice in

Pan Split Pan 000 (left)–

064 (center)– 127 (right)

Reverb Level Split Reverb Level 000–127 Determines how much of the Split Voice signal is

Chorus Level Split Chorus Level 000–127 Determines how much of the Split Voice signal is

DSP Level Split DSP Level 000–127 Determines how much of the Split Voice signal is

Dry Level Split Dry Level 000–127 Determines how much of the unprocessed Split

* Press the [INC/YES][DEC/NO] buttons simultaneously to instantly reset to the default settings.

Determines the pan position of the Main Voice. “0” results in the sound being panned full left; “127” results in the sound being panned full right.

sent to the Reverb effect.

sent to the Chorus effect.

sent to the DSP effect.

Voice signal is heard (without Reverb, Chorus or DSP effect processing).

octave increments.

Determines the pan position of the Dual Voice. “0” results in the sound being panned full left; “127” results in the sound being panned full right.

sent to the Reverb effect.

sent to the Chorus effect.

sent to the DSP effect.

Voice signal is heard (without Reverb, Chorus or DSP effect processing).

octave increments.

Determines the pan position of the Split Voice. “0” results in the sound being panned full left; “127” results in the sound being panned full right.

sent to the Reverb effect.

sent to the Chorus effect.

sent to the DSP effect.

Voice signal is heard (without Reverb, Chorus or DSP effect processing).

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Utility Settings

• Increment value by 1.

•ON

•Execute

• Decrement value by 1.

• OFF

• Cancel

Press simultaneously to recall the default setting.

Detailed settings such as tuning, split point, and effects can be made via the UTILITY screen.

Selecting and Setting Functions

There are 25 function parameters in all.

Find the function you want to set in the

UTILITY display list that begins on page

65.

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

Press the CATEGORY [DEC] and [INC]

buttons as many times as necessary until the function’s display name appears in the display.

Refer to the function list on page 65. The name of the previous item in the list appears to the upper left, and the name of the next item in the list appears to the upper right of the currently selected item.

Use the dial or [DEC/NO] and [INC/YES]

buttons to set the value.

On/off type settings can be turned ON by pressing the [INC/YES] button, and OFF by pressing the [DEC/NO] button. In some cases the [INC/YES] button will initiate execution of the selected function, and the [DEC/NO] will cancel the selection. Press the [INC/YES][DEC/NO] buttons simultaneously to instantly reset to the default settings (except for initial MIDI setup).

Utility settings are memorized as soon as they are changed. However, items saved to the performance memory are saved as performance data. To restore all initial factory default settings perform the “Backup Clear” procedure described in the “Initialization” section on page 35.

Previous itemUTILITY group Next item

Currently selected item

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Utility Settings

■ Utility Display List

Group Function Item Display Indication Range/Settings Description

EFFECT Reverb Type Reverb Type 01–26 Determines the Reverb type, “26” is “off”. (See the list

Chorus Type Chorus Type 01–31 Determines the Chorus type. “31” is “off”. (See the

DSP On/Off DSP On/Off ON/OFF

DSP Type DSP Type 001–190 Determines the DSP type. “190” is “off”. (See the list

Master EQ Type Master EQ Type 1 (Flat), 2 (Attack),

VOLUME Pattern Volume Pattern Volume 000–127 Determines the volume of pattern playback.

Song Volume Song Volume 000–127 Determines the volume of song playback.

OVERALL Tuning Tuning 415.3–466.2 Hz Sets the pitch of the instrument’s sound in approxi-

Pitch Bend Range Pitch Bend Range 01–12 Sets the pitch bend range in semitone increments.

Split Point Split Point 000–127(C-2–G8) Determines the highest key for the Split voice and

Touch Sensitivity Touch Sensitivity

Chord Fingering Chord Fingering 1 (Multi Finger),

ARPEGGIO Arpeggio Type Arpeggio Type 01–150 Selects the arpeggio type. Refer to the arpeggio list

Arpeggio Velocity Arpeggio Velocity

PC MODE PC Mode PC Mode ON/OFF Optimizes the MIDI settings for connecting to a com-

MIDI Local On/Off Local ON/OFF Local control determines whether or not notes played

External Clock On/Off

Keyboard Out Keyboard Out ON/OFF These settings determine whether keyboard perfor-

Pattern Out Pattern Out ON/OFF Determines whether pattern data will be output via

Song Out Song Out ON/OFF Determines whether song data will be output via the

Initial Setup Initial Setup YES/NO Sends the instrument’s panel data to a computer.

METRONOME Time Signature –

Numerator

Time Signature – Denominator

Volume Metronome Vol-

UTILITY Demo Cancel Demo Cancel ON/OFF When ON, demo playback will not start even if the

* Press the [INC/YES][DEC/NO] buttons simultaneously to instantly recall the default settings (except for initial MIDI setup).

External Clock ON/OFF These settings determine whether the instrument is

Time Signature – Numerator

Time Signature – Denominator

ume

3 (Hard), 4 (Retro), 5 (HighPass)

1 (Soft), 2 (Medium), 3 (Hard), 4 (off)

2 (FullKeyboard)

1 (Original), 2 (Thru)

00–60

2, 4, 8,16 Sets the length of each metronome beat.

000–127 Determines the volume of the metronome.

on page 100)

list on page 100)

Sets the equalizer applied to the instrument output (including headphones or other output) for optimum sound in different listening situations.

on page 101).

Selects the Master EQ type. Use this feature to boost the bass, reduce the reproduction range for special effects, and more.

mately 0.2 Hertz increments.

sets the Split “point”—in other words, the key that separates the Split (lower) and Main (upper) voices. The Split Point and Accompaniment Split Point settings are automatically set to the same value.

Determines the sensitivity of the feature.

Sets the chord detection mode. In the Multi Finger mode both normal chords and simple chords played to the left of the split point are detected. In the Full keyboard mode normal chords played anywhere on the keyboard will be detected, and notes played normally will sound as well.

on page 104.

Sets the arpeggio volume.

puter (page 79).

on the instrument are sounded by its internal tone generator system: the internal tone generator is active when local control is on, and inactive when local control is off. (page 78)

synchronized to its own internal clock (OFF), or to a clock signal from an external device (ON). (page 78)

mance data is transmitted via the MIDI output (ON) or not (OFF).

the MIDI output (ON) or not (OFF) during pattern playback.

MIDI output (ON) or not (OFF) during song playback.

Press [INC/YES] to send, or press [DEC/NO] to cancel.

Determines the time signature of the metronome.

[SONG] and [PATTERN] buttons are pressed simultaneously.

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Storing/Saving Data

In this section we’ll look at the procedures for setting up and formatting USB storage devices, as well as for saving and loading data to and from them. A USB storage device is a large-volume memory medium used for storing data. When a USB storage device is inserted in this instrument’s USB TO DEVICE terminal, user songs created on the instruments and memorized settings can be saved to or loaded from the device. A USB storage device can also be used to transfer song data downloaded from the Internet to the instrument.

If you don’t have a USB storage device, you will need to purchase one (or more, as needed). The instrument does not necessarily support all commercially available USB storage devices. Yamaha cannot guarantee operation of USB storage devices that you purchase. Before purchasing a USB storage device, please consult your Yamaha dealer, or an authorized Yamaha distributor (see list at end the Owner’s Manual) for advice.

● To protect your data (write-protect switch)

Some USB storage devices are equipped with a write-protect switch. To prevent accidental erasure of important data saved on a USB storage device, slide the write-protect switch on the device to the “protect” position. When saving data, make sure that the write-protect switch is set to the “overwrite” position.

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Using a USB Storage Device

CONNECT

• No sound will be produced if you play the keyboard while FILE

CONTROL display is showing. Also, in this state only buttons related to ﬁle functions will be active.

NOTE

• The FILE CONTROL display will not appear in any of the following

cases:

• During pattern or song playback

• While data is being loaded from a USB storage device

NOTE

Storing/Saving Data

Connect a USB storage device to the

USB TO DEVICE terminal, being careful to insert it in the proper direction.

IMPORTANT

• In order to play songs copied to a USB storage device from a computer or other device, the songs must be stored either in the USB storage device’s root directory or a ﬁrst-level/secondlevel folder in the root directory. Songs stored in these location can be selected and played as USB songs (page 26). Songs stored in third-level-folders created inside a second-level folder cannot be selected and played by this instrument.

USB Storage Device (Root)

Song

File

root

Song

Folder

Song

File

Song

Folder

Song

File

Song

Folder

Can Be Selected/ Played.

Cannot Be Selected/ Played.

Check that “CONNECT” is showing in

the MAIN display.

You can go to the FILE CONTROL display from which you can access USB storage device operations by pressing the [MENU] button from this display. (Do not press this button now, but only when instructed to in the section below.)

Menu Page

Format 68

User File Save 69

SMF Save 70

Load 71

Delete 72

A message (information or conﬁrmation dialog) will sometimes appears on the display to facilitate operation. Refer to the “Messages” section on page 83 for explanations of each message.

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Storing/Saving Data

• If the USB storage device has been write-protected, an appropriate message will appear on the display and you will not be able to execute the operation.

NOTE

Formatting a USB storage device

A new USB storage device must be formatted before it can be used by this instrument.

Press [EXECUTE] button and a conﬁr-

CAUTION

• If you format a USB storage device that already contains data, all of the data will be erased. Be careful not to erase important data when using the format function.

After connecting the USB storage

device to be formatted to the instrument’s USB TO DEVICE terminal, check that “CONNECT” is showing in the MAIN display.

Press the [MENU] button.

A message will appear asking you to conﬁrm the format operation.

NOTE

• If the Load item appears in step 2, press the CATEGORY [INC] / [DEC] buttons as many times as necessary until the Format item appears.

mation message will appear.

You can press the [DEC/NO] button at this point to cancel the operation.

Press the [EXECUTE] button again, or

the [INC/YES] button, and the format operation will begin.

CAUTION

• Once the format-in-progress message appears on the display the format operation cannot be canceled. Never turn off the power or remove the USB storage device during this operation.

A message will appear on the display

when the operation is complete.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

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Storing/Saving Data

Cursor

Cursor right

Delete character

Cursor left Select

characters

• If an existing ﬁlename is speciﬁed you will be prompted for conﬁrmation. Press [EXECUTE] or [INC/YES] if it is OK to overwrite the ﬁle, or [DEC/NO] to cancel.

• The amount of time it will take to perform the save operation depends on the particular USB storage device you are using.

NOTE

Saving Data

Three types of data are saved to one “ User File” by this operation: user song, pattern ﬁle, and performance memory data.

Make sure that a appropriately format-

ted USB storage device has been properly connected to the instrument’s USB TO DEVICE terminal, and that “CONNECT” is showing in the MAIN display.

Press the [MENU] button.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] and [INC] but-

tons to locate the User File Save item.

A default ﬁle name will automatically be created.

● To Overwrite an Existing File

If you want to overwrite a ﬁle that already exists on the USB storage device, use the dial or the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons to select the ﬁle, then skip ahead to step 6.

NOTE

• If the USB storage device has been write-protected, an appropriate message will appear on the display and you will not be able to execute the operation.

• If there is not enough capacity left on the USB storage device to save the data, an appropriate message will appear on the display and you will not be able to save the data. Erase unwanted ﬁles from the USB storage device to make more memory available (page 72), or use a different USB device.

• Refer to the “Messages” list on page 83 for other possible errors that might prevent you from completing the operation.

Press the [EXECUTE] button.

A cursor will appear below the ﬁrst character in the ﬁle name.

Change the ﬁle name as necessary.

• The [1] button moves the cursor to the left, and the [2] button moves it to the right.

• Use the dial to select a character for the current cursor location.

• The [8] button deletes the character at the cursor location.

Settings for alphabetic and numeric characters:

ABCDEFGHI J KLMNOPQRST

U VWX Y Z a b c d e f g h i j k l m n

opqr s t uvwxyz01234567

8 9!#$%&' ( ) - ^ @ { } _ `

Press the [EXECUTE] button.

A conﬁrmation message will appear on the display. You can press the [DEC/NO] button at this point to cancel the operation.

Press the [EXECUTE] button again, or

the [INC/YES] button, and the save operation will begin.

The user ﬁle will be stored to the USER FILES folder in the USB storage device.

CAUTION

• Once the save-in-progress message appears in the display, the operation cannot be canceled. Never turn off the power or remove the USB storage device during this operation.

A message will appear on the display

when the operation is complete.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

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The name of the ﬁle to be savedCursor

• If an existing ﬁlename is speciﬁed the display prompts you for conﬁrmation. Press [EXECUTE] or [INC/YES] if it is OK to overwrite the ﬁle, or [DEC/NO] to cancel. You can press the [DEC/NO] button at this point to cancel the operation.

• The amount of time it will take to perform the save operation depends on the particular USB storage device you are using.

NOTE

Convert a User Song to SMF Format and Save

This operation converts a user song (song numbers 001–005) to SMF Format 0 and saves the ﬁle to a USB storage device.

● What is SMF (Standard MIDI File)?

The SMF (Standard MIDI File) format is one of the most common and widely compatible sequence formats used for storing sequence data. There are two variations: Format 0 and Format 1. A large number of MIDI devices are compatible with SMF Format 0, and most commercially available MIDI sequence data is provided in SMF Format 0.

Make sure that an appropriately format-

ted USB storage device has been properly connected to the instrument’s USB TO DEVICE terminal, and that “CONNECT” is showing in the MAIN display.

Press the [MENU] button.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] and [INC]

buttons to locate the SMF Save item.

The SOURCE FILE ﬁeld be highlighted and the user song name will be displayed.

● To Overwrite an Existing File

If you want to overwrite a ﬁle that already exists on the USB storage device, use the dial or the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons to select the ﬁle, then skip ahead to step 8.

Press the [EXECUTE] button. A cursor

will appear below the ﬁrst character in the ﬁle name.

Change the ﬁle name as necessary.

Refer to “Saving Data” on page 69 for ﬁlename entry.

The Source User Song Name

Use the dial to select the source user

song.

You can press the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons simultaneously to select the ﬁrst user song.

Press the [EXECUTE] button.

The DESTINATION FILE will be highlighted, and a default name will appear for the converted song ﬁle.

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Press the [EXECUTE] button.

A conﬁrmation message will appear on the display. You can press the [DEC/NO] button at this point to cancel the operation.

Press the [EXECUTE] button again, or

the [INC/YES] button, and the save operation will begin.

The user song will be stored to the USER FILES folder in the USB storage device.

CAUTION

• Once the save-in-progress message appears in the display, the operation cannot be canceled. Never turn off the power or remove the USB storage device during this operation.

A message will appear on the display

when the operation is complete.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

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Storing/Saving Data

•Pattern ﬁles must be located in the root directory. Pattern ﬁles located within folders will not be recognized.

NOTE

• The SMF saved to a USB storage device can not be loaded as a user song.

NOTE

Loading User Files and Pattern Files

User and pattern ﬁles residing on a USB storage device can be loaded into the instrument.

Use the dial to select the user ﬁle or

CAUTION

• When a User ﬁle is loaded, user songs 001–005, the user patterns, and the performance memory will all be overwritten. If you only load a pattern ﬁle, only the user patterns will be overwritten. Save important data to a USB storage device before loading data that will overwrite it.

•Pattern ﬁles created on other Yamaha keyboards (“sty” ﬁle extension only) can be loaded into MM6/MM8 User Pattern No. 169. Pattern ﬁles cannot be created using the MM6/MM8.

pattern ﬁle you want to load.

All user ﬁles in the USB storage device will be displayed ﬁrst, followed by the pattern ﬁles.

With the USB storage device containing

the ﬁle you want to load connected to the USB TO DEVICE connector, check that “CONNECT” is showing in the MAIN display.

Press the [MENU] button.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] / [INC] but-

tons to locate the Load item.

Press the [EXECUTE] button.

A conﬁrmation message will appear on the display. You can press the [DEC/NO] button at this point to cancel the operation.

Press the [EXECUTE] button again, or

the [INC/YES] button, and the load operation will begin.

CAUTION

• Once the load-in-progress message appears in the display, the operation cannot be canceled. Never turn off the power or remove the USB storage device during this operation.

A message will appear on the display

when the operation is complete.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

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Storing/Saving Data

• If the USB storage device has been write-protected, an appropriate message will appear on the display and you will not be able to execute the operation.

NOTE

• SMF playback will not be transmitted via MIDI.

NOTE

Deleting Data from a USB Storage Device

This procedure deletes selected user ﬁles and SMF ﬁles from a USB storage device.

Make sure that the USB storage device

containing the ﬁle(s) you want to delete has been properly connected to the instrument’s USB TO DEVICE terminal, and that “CONNECT” is showing in the MAIN display.

Press the [MENU] button.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] and [INC]

buttons to locate the Delete item.

Select the ﬁle you want to delete.

You can press the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons simultaneously to select the ﬁrst song or user ﬁle on the USB storage device.

Press the [EXECUTE] button.

A conﬁrmation message will appear on the display. You can press the [DEC/NO] button at this point to cancel the operation.

Press the [EXECUTE] button again, or

the [INC/YES] button, and the delete operation will begin.

CAUTION

• Once the delete-in-progress message appears in the display, the operation cannot be canceled. Never turn off the power or remove the USB storage device during this operation.

A message will appear on the display

when the operation is complete.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

Playing SMF Saved to a USB Storage Device

Make sure that the USB storage device

containing the SMF you want to play has been properly connected to the instrument’s USB TO DEVICE terminal, and that “CONNECT” is showing in the MAIN display.

Press the [USB] button.

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Use the dial to select the SMF you want

to play.

Press the [START/STOP] button.

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Connections

The Connectors

q OUTPUT L/MONO and R jacks

These jacks output stereo audio signals (1/4" mono phone plugs). For monophonic output, use just the L/MONO jack.

w MIDI IN and OUT terminals

The MIDI IN connector receives MIDI messages from external MIDI devices. This can be used to control the MM6/MM8 or play it’s tone-generator from an external MIDI device. The performance data and control data generated when it’s controllers and knobs are operated is transmitted via the MIDI OUT connector.

e USB TO DEVICE terminal

This terminal allows connection to USB storage devices, (USB storage device, Floppy disk drive, Hard disk drive, etc.) and allows you to save data you’ve created to the connected device, as well as load data from the connected device. Refer to “Connecting a USB Storage Device” on page 75 for more information.

r USB TO HOST terminal

This terminal allows direct connection to a personal computer, and allows you to transfer MIDI data between the devices. Refer to “Connecting to a Personal Computer” on page 77 for more information.

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Connections

Connecting to External Audio Equipment

Since the MM6/MM8 has no built-in speakers, it must be connected to an external ampliﬁer and speakers, headphones, or other sound output device.

■Connecting to Powered Speakers or Monitor Speakers.● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

For optimum, accurate reproduction of the instrument’s rich sounds with effects and full stereo imaging, use a pair of powered speakers. Connect the powered speakers to the OUTPUT L/MONO and R jacks on the rear panel.

Keyboard ampliﬁer, monitor speaker, etc. Headphones

PHONES jackOUTPUT L/MONO jack OUTPUT R jack

NOTE

• When using just one powered speaker, connect it to the OUTPUT L/MONO jack on the rear panel.

Connecting to External MIDI Devices

NOTE

• MIDI data can be received and transmitted via the MIDI connectors as well as the USB TO HOST terminal. However, they cannot be used at the same time.

■Controlling an External Tone Module ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

This type of connection lets you play an external MIDI tone generator (tone generator module, etc.) from the MM6/MM8 keyboard, or by playing back the MM6/MM8 songs or patterns. Use this connection when you want the external instrument to sound as well as the MM6/MM8.

MIDI OUT Connector

MIDI IN Connector

Tone Module

MM6/MM8

In order to play the external tone module in this type of setup, the MIDI receive channel of the tone module must be set to the same channel as the MM6/MM8 MIDI transmit channel.

The MM6/MM8 transmit channels are ﬁxed, as shown below.

Main Voice Channel 1

Dual Voice Channel 2

Split Voice Channel 3

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Connecting a USB Storage Device

You can connect a USB storage device to the USB TO DEVICE terminal on the rear panel of this instrument.

■ Precautions when using the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal

Connections

This instrument features a built-in [USB TO DEVICE] terminal. When connecting a USB device to the terminal, be sure to handle the USB device with care. Follow the important precautions below.

NOTE

•For more information about the handling of USB devices, refer to the owner’s manual of the USB device.

● Compatible USB devices

• USB storage devices (ﬂash memory, ﬂoppy disk drive, hard disk drive, etc.)

The instrument does not necessarily support all commercially available USB devices. Yamaha cannot guarantee operation of USB devices that you purchase. Before purchasing a USB device for use with this instrument, please visit the following web page:

http://www.yamahasynth.com/

NOTE

• Other USB devices such as a computer keyboard or mouse cannot be used.

Formatting USB storage media

When a USB storage device is connected or media is inserted, a message may appear prompting you to format the device/media. If so, execute the Format operation (page

68).

CAUTION

• The format operation overwrites any previously existing data. Make sure that the media you are formatting does not contain important data.

To protect your data (write-protect)

To prevent important data from being inadvertently erased,

● Connecting USB device

• When connecting a USB device to the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal, make sure that the connector on the device is appropriate and that it is connected in the proper direction.

CAUTION

• Though the instrument supports the USB 1.1 standard, you can connect and use a USB 2.0 storage device with the instrument. However, note that the transfer speed is that of USB 1.1.

● Using USB Storage Devices

By connecting the instrument to a USB storage device, you can save data you’ve created to the connected device, as well as read data from the connected device.

NOTE

• Although CD-R/RW drives can be used to read data to the instrument, they cannot be used for saving data.

apply the write-protect provided with each storage device or media. If you are saving data to the USB storage device, make sure to disable write-protect.

Connecting/removing USB storage device

Before removing the media from the device, make sure that the instrument is not accessing data (such as in the Save, Copy and Delete operations).

CAUTION

•Avoid frequently turning the power on/off to the USB storage device, or connecting/disconnecting the device too often. Doing so may result in the operation of the instrument “freezing” or hanging up. While the instrument is accessing data (such as during Save, Copy, Delete, Load and Format operations) or is mounting the USB storage device (shortly after the connection), do NOT unplug the USB connector, do NOT remove the media from the device, and do NOT turn the power off to either device. Doing so may corrupt the data on either or both devices.

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Connections

• In the case of Macintosh OS X a ﬁle with a different name will sometimes be created. Always select the ﬁle with the original name when loading into the instrument.

NOTE

Copying the ﬁles of the hard disk of the computer

to the USB storage device.

MM6/MM8

Disconnect the USB storage device from the

computer and connect it to the instrument.

USB Storage Device

Computer

USB TO DEVICE Terminal

Reading ﬁles on the USB storage device from

the instrument.

USB Terminal

Backing up instrument 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 desired.

Saves internal data to a USB storage device.

USB TO DEVICE Terminal

MM6/MM8

USB Storage Device

Disconnect the USB storage device from the

computer and connect it to the instrument.

Backing up data to a computer and

organizing ﬁles/folders.

Copying ﬁles from a computer hard disk to a USB storage device, and then playing back the songs on the instrument.

Files on a computer’s hard disk can be transferred to the instrument by ﬁrst copying them to a USB storage device, and then connecting the media to the instrument. User ﬁles, pattern ﬁles, and MIDI songs can be copied to a USB storage device from the hard disk of the computer. Once you’ve copied the data, connect the device to the USB TO DEVICE terminal of the instrument and play back the MIDI songs, or load the user ﬁle or pattern ﬁle into the instrument.

Computer

USB Terminal

USB Storage Device

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Connecting to a Personal Computer

The following functions become available when this instrument is connected to a computer.

Connections

■Installing the USB-MIDI Driver ● ●

In order to be able to communicate with and use instruments connected to your computer, the appropriate driver software must be properly installed on your computer. The USB-MIDI driver allows sequence software and similar applications on your computer to transmit and receive MIDI data to and from MIDI devices via a USB cable.

Computer

Sequence

software

Driver

Download the proper driver from our

USB cable

website:

http://www.global.yamaha.com/download/ usb_midi/

MM6/MM8

■USB Precautions ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Please observe the following precautions when connecting the instrument to a computer via a USB cable. Failing to do so can cause the instrument and/or the computer to hang up (freeze), possibly causing corruption or loss of data. If the instrument or computer does hang up, turn the power to both devices off and then on again, and restart the computer.

CAUTION

• Use an AB type USB cable of less than about 3 meters.

• Before connecting the computer to the USB TO HOST connector, exit from any computer power-saving mode (such as suspended, sleep, standby).

• Before turning on the power to the instrument, connect the computer to the USB TO HOST connector.

• Check the following points before turning the instrument’s power on or off, and before plugging or unplugging the USB cable.

• Quit all applications.

• Make sure that no data transfer is in progress. (Data is transmitted whenever you play the keyboard or play back a song.)

• Allow at least 6 seconds between turning the instrument’s power on and off, and between plugging and unplugging the USB cable.

• Directly connect the instrument to the computer using a single USB cable. Do not use a hub.

Versions are available for:

Windows Vista, XP Professional/Home Edition Macintosh: OS X 10.2.8–10.5.1

Install the USB MIDI driver on the com-

puter.

Refer to the installation instructions included with the download package.

Connect the computer to the instrument

with a USB cable.

For details, see the page 78.

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Connections

Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer

By connecting the instrument to a computer, the instrument’s performance data can be used on the computer, and performance data from the computer can be played on the instrument.

● Transferring Performance Data Between the Instrument and a Computer

USB TO HOST TerminalUSB Terminal

Computer

MM6/MM8

USB Cable

■MIDI settings ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

These settings pertain to performance data transmission and reception.

Item Range/Settings Description

Local ON/OFF Local control determines whether or not notes played on the instrument are sounded by

External Clock ON/OFF This setting determines whether the instrument is synchronized to its own internal clock

Keyboard Out ON/OFF This setting determines whether keyboard performance is transmitted via the MIDI output

Pattern Out ON/OFF This setting determines whether keyboard performance data is transmitted via the MIDI

Song Out ON/OFF This setting determines whether keyboard song data is transmitted via the MIDI output

CAUTION

• If you can’t get any sound out of the instrument, the Local setting may be the most likely cause.

CAUTION

• If External Clock is ON and no clock signal is being received from an external device, the song, pattern, and metronome functions will not start.

its internal tone generator system: the internal tone generator is active when local control is on, and inactive when local control is off.

(OFF), or to a clock signal from an external device (ON).

(ON) or not (OFF). When Keyboard Out is set to ON, the main voice will be transmitted via MIDI channel 1, the dual voice will be transmitted via MIDI channel 2, and the split voice will be transmitted via MIDI channel 3.

output (ON) or not (OFF).

(ON) or not (OFF). SMF playback will not be transmitted via MIDI.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] and [INC]

buttons to select the item you want to set.

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

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Use the dial to select ON or OFF.

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Connections

• Initial Setup Data consists of 16 MIDI channels. Record the data for each channel on a separate track when recording to an external sequencer.

NOTE

■PC Mode ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

The PC Mode item can conveniently make multiple settings for you in one operation. Select ON or OFF.

ON OFF

Local OFF ON

External Clock ON OFF

Song Out ON ON

Style Out ON ON

Keyboard Out ON ON

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] and [INC]

buttons to select the PC Mode item.

Use the dial to select ON or OFF.

Initial Setup

“Initial Setup Data” is all multi-timbral tone generator settings for 16 parts, including main, dual, split, song, and pattern parts. The Initial Setup Data can be transmitted via MIDI. When using an external sequencer or keyboard to play the instrument, the corresponding settings can be made automatically by transmitting the Initial Setup Data to the instrument before beginning playback.

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] / [INC] but-

tons to select the Initial Setup item.

Press [INC/YES] to send.

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About the Supplied Disk

SPECIAL NOTICES

• This owner’s manual is the exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation.

• The supplied software is the exclusive copyrights of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.

• Use of the supplied software and this manual is governed by the license agreement which the purchaser fully agrees to upon breaking the seal of the software packaging.(Please read carefully the Software Licensing Agreement at the page 81 of this manual before installing the application.)

• Copying of the supplied software or reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is expressly forbidden without the written consent of the manufacturer.

•Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with regard to the use of the software and documentation and cannot be held responsible for the results of the use of this manual and the software.

• The supplied software disk is not an audio CD. Do not attempt to play it on a standard audio/video CD or DVD player.

• Please check the latest information about the supplied software and system requirements at the following URL: http://www.yamahasynth.com/

•Yamaha Corporation does not provide support for the supplied software.

About the Supplied DAW Software

The supplied disk includes DAW software for Windows and Macintosh computers.

NOTE

• Make sure to install DAW software under the “Administrator” account.

• In order to have continuous use of the DAW software in the accessory disk, including support and other beneﬁts, you will need to register the software and activate your software license by starting it while the computer is connected to the Internet. Click the “Register Now” button shown when the software is started, then ﬁll in all required ﬁelds for registration. If you do not register the software, you will be unable to use it after a limited period of time expires.

• Macintosh users can begin the installation process by double-clicking the icon with the “.mpkg” ﬁle name extension.

Refer to the URL below for the latest information on system requirements.

http://www.yamahasynth.com/

Support

Support for the DAW software in the accessory disk is provided by Steinberg on its website at the following address.

http://www.steinberg.net

You can visit the Steinberg site also via the Help menu of the included DAW software. (The Help menu also includes the PDF manual and other information on the software.)

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About the Supplied Disk

ATTENTION SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT

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BY BREAKING THE SEAL OF THIS PACKAGE YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS, DO NOT INSTALL, COPY, OR OTHERWISE USE THIS SOFTWARE.

THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES YOUR USE-CONDITIONS ABOUT THE “DAW” SOFTWARE OF STEINBERG MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES GMBH(“STEINBERG”) WHICH IS BUNDLED WITH THIS PRODUCT. SINCE THE END-USER SOFTWAER LICENSE AGREEMENT (EUSLA) SHOWED ON YOUR PC-DISPLAY IN YOUR INSTALLING THE “DAW” SOFTWARE IS REPLACED BY THIS AGREEMENT, YOU SHOULD DISREGARD THE EUSLA. THAT IS, IN THE INSTALLING PROCESS, YOU SHOULD SELECT “AGREE” WITH THE EUSLA, WITHOUT YOUR JUDGMENT THERETO, SO AS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT PAGE.

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Appendix

Troubleshooting

Problem Possible Cause and Solution

A popping sound is heard when the instrument is turned on or off.

Noise is produced when using a mobile phone.

There is no sound even when the keyboard is played or when a song or pattern is being played back.

The pattern or song does not play back when the [START/STOP] button is pressed.

The pattern does not sound properly.

Only the pattern rhythm plays even if the [FINGER] button indicator is lit when pattern number 113 through 168 is selected.

This is normal, and is caused by the brief current surge produced when the device is turned on or off. Be sure to turn the volume down when turning the device on or off.

To prevent this, turn off the mobile phone or use it further away from the instrument. Using a mobile phone in close proximity to the instrument may produce interference.

Check the Local Control on/off setting. (See page 78).

Is the FILE CONTROL display showing? The instrument’s keyboard, etc., will not produce any sound while the FILE CONTROL display is showing. Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

Is External Clock set to ON? Make sure External Clock is set to OFF; refer to “External Clock” on page 78.

Make sure that the pattern volume is set to an appropriate level. (See page 53).

Is the split point set at an appropriate key for the chords you are playing? Set the split point an appropriate key (page 52). Is the [FINGER] button indicator lit? If not, press the [FINGER} button so that it does light.

This is normal. Pattern numbers 113 through 168 only include a rhythm part, so not other pattern parts will play. Select a pattern number other than 113–168 to hear parts other than the rhythm part.

Not all of the voices seem to sound, or the sound seems to be cut off. Or, the pattern or song sound is interrupted when playing on the keyboard.

The footswitch (for sustain) seems to produce the opposite effect. For example, pressing the footswitch cuts off the sound and releasing it sustains the sounds.

The sound of the voice changes from note to note.

The [FINGER] button indicator does not light even when the button is pressed.

When a voice is changed during recording the DSP effect is not applied as expected.

The volume changes when DSP is turned ON or OFF.

The DSP effect doesn’t sound as expected.

The instrument is polyphonic up to a maximum of 32 notes. If the Dual voice or Split voice is being used and a style or song is playing back at the same time, some notes/sounds may be omitted (or “stolen”) from the accompaniment or song.

The polarity of the footswitch is reserved. Make sure that the footswitch plug is properly connected to the SUSTAIN jack before turning on the power.

This is normal. The AWM tone generation method uses multiple recordings (samples) of an instrument across the range of the keyboard; thus, the actual sound of the voice may be slightly different from note to note.

Is the pattern selection screen showing? Be sure to press the [PATTERN] button before using any of the pattern-related functions.

During recording the DSP type set before recording was begun is maintained. For this reason the expected DSP effect may not be applied if you change voices. This is not a malfunction.

Some voices change in volume when the DSP effects are turned ON or OFF. This is not a malfunction.

Only one DSP effect can be active at a time for the entire instrument. It is for this reason that, for example, the DSP effect may not sound as expected when playing the keyboard while playing back a song or pattern loaded from an external device. The DSP settings are saved with the song and pattern data. This is not a malfunction.

The “OverCurrent” is shown in the upper-right area of the MAIN display and the USB device does not respond.

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Communication with the USB device has been shut down because of the overcurrent to the USB device. Disconnect the device from the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal, then turn on the power of the instrument.

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Messages

LCD Message Comment

Access error! Indicates the failure in reading or writing from/to the media or the ﬂash memory.

All Memory Clearing...

Are you sure? Conﬁrms whether Song Clear or Track Clear is executed or not.

Backup Clearing... Displayed while clearing the back-up data in the ﬂash memory.

Cancel Displayed when the transmission of Initial Send is cancelled.

Clearing... Displayed while executing Song Clear or Track Clear for a user song.

Completed Indicates the completion of the speciﬁed job, such as saving data or transmission.

Data Error! Displayed when the user song contains illegal data.

End Displayed when transmission of Initial Setup data has been completed.

Error! Displayed when a write operation has failed.

File information area is not large enough.

File is not found. Indicates that there is no ﬁle.

File too large. Loading is impossible. Indicates that data cannot be loaded because the ﬁle is too large.

Format OK ? [EXECUTE] Conﬁrms whether the media format operation is executed or not.

Formatting... Displayed while formatting.

Load OK ? Conﬁrms whether loading is executed or not.

Loading... Displayed while loading data.

Media is not inserted.

Media capacity is full. Displayed when data cannot be saved because the memory media is full.

Memory Full Displayed when the internal memory becomes full during song recording.

MIDI receive buffer overﬂow. Displayed when the MIDI receive buffers overﬂows.

Now Writing... (Don’t turn off the power now, otherwise the data may be damaged.)

Overwrite ? Conﬁrms whether overwriting is executed or not

Save OK ? Conﬁrms whether saving is executed or not

Saved data is not found. Displayed when the data to be saved doesn’t exist.

Saving...

Send OK? Conﬁrms whether the data transmission is executed or not

Sending... Displayed while transmitting data.

Since the media is in use now, this function is not available.

Sure ? [YES/NO] Reconﬁrms whether each operation is executed or not

The limit of the media has been reached.

The media is not formatted. Indicates that the inserted media has not been formatted.

The media is write-protected.

There are too many ﬁles.

This function is not available now.

Displayed while erasing all data in the ﬂash memory. Never turn the power off during data transmission.

Indicates that data cannot be saved to the media because the total number of ﬁles is too large.

This message will appear if you attempt to access a memory device when no memory device is connected to the USB TO DEVICE terminal.

Displayed while writing data to the memory. Never turn the power off while writing. Doing so may result in data loss.

Displayed while saving data to the memory. Never turn the power off while saving. Doing so may result in data loss.

Indicates that the ﬁle control function is currently unavailable since the media is being accessed.

Indicates that data cannot be saved because the folder/directory structure has become too complicated.

Indicates that the inserted media cannot be written to because it is write-protected. Set the write-protect switch to the “overwrite” position before use.

Indicates that data cannot be saved because the total number of ﬁles exceeds the maximum capacity.

Indicates that the designated function is not available because the instrument is executing another job.

NOTE

• Not all messages are listed in the table.

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Voice List

• The Voice List includes MIDI program change numbers for each voice. Use these program change numbers when playing the instrument via MIDI from an external device.

• Program Numbers 001 to 128 directly relate to MIDI Program Change Numbers 000 to 127. That is, Program Numbers and Program Change Numbers differ by a value of 1. Remember to take this into consideration.

• Some voices may sound continuously or have a long decay after the notes have been released while the sustain pedal (footswitch) is held.

■ Maximum Polyphony ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

The instrument has 32-note maximum polyphony. This means that it can play a maximum of up to 32 notes at once, regardless of what functions are used. Auto accompaniment uses a number of the available notes, so when auto accompaniment is used the total number of available notes for playing on the keyboard is correspondingly reduced. The same applies to the Split Voice and Song functions. If the maximum polyphony is exceeded, earlier played notes will be cut off and the most recent notes have priority (last note priority).

● Panel Voice List

NOTE

Voice

Order in

No.

category

110113 1 Power Grand 220113 2 Aggressive 330112 2 Bright Piano 440115 1 Classic Piano 550114 1 Warm Grand 660116 1 Amb Piano 770112 7 Harpsichord 880112 4 Honky-tonk Piano

990112 3 MIDI Grand Piano 10 10 0 113 3 CP 80 11 11 0 0 1 GM Grand Piano 12 12 0 0 2 GM Bright Piano 13 13 0 0 3 GM Electric Grand 14 14 0 0 4 GM Honky-tonk 15 15 0 0 7 GM Harpsichord

16 1 0 117 5 Sweetness 17 2 0 112 5 Chorus EP 18 3 0 115 5 80th Boost 19 4 0 115 6 Early 70's 20 5 0 116 5 Vintage'74 21 6 0 117 6 Vintage Case 22 7 0 118 5 Cool! Suitcase EP 23 8 0 113 5 Tremolo EP 24 9 0 119 5 Wurli Tremolo 25 10 0 119 6 Wurli Amped 26 11 0 114 5 Cool! Galaxy EP 27 12 0 112 6 DX Modern EP 28 13 0 113 6 Hyper Tines 29 14 0 114 6 Venus EP 30 15 0 116 6 New Tines 31 16 0 118 6 Ana Piano 32 17 0 112 8 Clavi 33 18 0 113 8 Super Clavi 34 19 0 114 8 Nu Phasing 35 20 0 115 8 Touch Clavi 36 21 0 116 8 Reso Clavi 37 22 0 117 8 Wah Clavi 38 23 0 112 17 Petit 39 24 0 114 17 Clean 40 25 0 115 17 Tiny

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Bank Select

MSB

(0–127)

LSB

(0–127)

KEYBOARD/ORGAN

MIDI

Program

Change

(1–128)

PIANO

Voice Name

Voice

Order in

No.

category

41 26 0 113 18 Vintage C 42 27 0 114 18 C Vibrato 43 28 0 115 18 Mellow 44 29 0 116 17 Bright Organ 45 30 0 118 19 Cool! Organ 46 31 0 117 19 Cool! Rotor Organ 47 32 0 113 17 Jazz Organ 48 33 0 112 18 Click Organ 49 34 0 121 20 16'+2' Organ 50 35 0 120 20 16'+4' Organ 51 36 0 40 17 16'+2'2/3 Organ 52 37 0 113 19 Progressy 53 38 0 114 19 Rock Percussive 54 39 0 115 19 Rock Vibrato 55 40 0 112 19 Rock Organ 56 41 0 114 20 1967 Keys 57 42 0 116 20 Sea Horse 58 43 0 115 20 Compact 59 44 0 117 20 Saw Combo 60 45 0 127 19 Theater Organ 61 46 0 113 20 Chapel Organ 62 47 0 112 20 Church Organ 63 48 0 112 21 Reed Organ 64 49 0 112 12 Vibraphone 65 50 0 112 13 Marimba 66 51 0 112 14 Xylophone 67 52 0 112 9 Celesta 68 53 0 40 99 Glocken Chimes 69 54 0 112 11 Music Box 70 55 0 64 11 Orgel 71 56 0 113 113 Random Bell 72 57 0 112 113 Twinkle 73 58 0 112 15 Tubular Bells 74 59 0 112 115 Steel Drums 75 60 0 112 48 Timpani 76 61 0 112 22 Musette Accordion 77 62 0 113 22 Trad Accordion 78 63 0 113 24 Bandoneon 79 64 0 113 23 Modern Harp 80 65 0 112 23 Harmonica 81 66 0 0 5 GM E.Piano 1 82 67 0 0 6 GM E.Piano 2

Bank Select

MSB

(0–127)

LSB

MIDI

Program

Change

(1–128)

Voice Name

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Voice List

Voice

Order in

No.

category

83 68 0 0 8 GM Clavi 84 69 0 0 17 GM Drawbar Organ 85 70 0 0 18 GM Percussive Org 86 71 0 0 19 GM Rock Organ 87 72 0 0 20 GM Church Organ 88 73 0 0 21 GM Reed Organ 89 74 0 0 23 GM Harmonica 90 75 0 0 22 GM Accordion 91 76 0 0 24 GM Tango Accord. 92 77 0 0 9 GM Celesta 93 78 0 0 10 GM Glockenspiel 94 79 0 0 113 GM Tinkle Bell 95 80 0 0 11 GM Music Box 96 81 0 0 12 GM Vibraphone 97 82 0 0 13 GM Marimba 98 83 0 0 14 GM Xylophone 99 84 0 0 15 GM Tubular Bells

100 85 0 0 16 GM Dulcimer 101 86 0 0 114 GM Agogo 102 87 0 0 115 GM Steel Drums 103 88 0 0 48 GM Timpani

104 1 0 117 26 Live! Steel Guitar 105 2 0 115 26 Strummer 106 3 0 118 26 Dyno Steel Guitar 107 4 0 113 26 12Str Guitar 108 5 0 119 26 Mega Steel Guitar 109 6 0 119 26 Spanish Steel 110 7 0 119 26 Unplug Reversible 111 8 0 112 28 Clean Guitar 112 9 0 113 29 Funk Guitar 113 10 0 114 28 Deep Chorus 114 11 0 117 29 Single Dream 115 12 0 117 29 Hard Armer 116 13 0 119 28 Electric 12Str Gt 117 14 0 122 28 Wah Guitar 118 15 0 115 28 Mega Clean Guitar 119 16 0 115 28 Auto Funk 120 17 0 115 28 9th Shaky 121 18 0 117 28 60's Clean Guitar 122 19 0 112 30 Overdriven Guitar 123 20 0 117 30 Cool! Blues Guitar 124 21 0 112 31 Distortion Guitar 125 22 0 113 28 Combo Amped 126 23 0 118 28 60's Distortion 127 24 0 112 30 Heavy Distortion 128 25 0 113 30 Mega Overdrive Gt 129 26 0 113 30 Heavy Pop 130 27 0 114 30 Over The Top 131 28 0 114 30 Bottom Boost 132 29 0 112 25 Classical Guitar 133 30 0 112 26 Folk Guitar 134 31 0 112 27 Jazz Guitar 135 32 0 113 27 Octave Guitar 136 33 0 112 29 Muted Guitar 137 34 0 112 34 Finger Bass 138 35 0 112 33 Acoustic Bass

Bank Select

MSB

(0–127)

GUITAR/BASS

LSB

MIDI

Program

Change

(1–128)

Voice Name

Voice

Order in

No.

category

139 36 0 112 35 Pick Bass 140 37 0 112 36 Fretless Bass 141 38 0 112 37 Slap Bass 142 39 0 112 40 Simple Bass 143 40 0 114 39 Fat Pulse 144 41 0 114 40 Dark Bass 145 42 0 115 39 One Voice 146 43 0 115 40 Mini Sub 147 44 0 116 39 Fat Sine Resonance 148 45 0 116 40 Ballad Bass 149 46 0 113 87 Long Spit 150 47 0 113 88 Lately 151 48 0 117 39 Boogie A 152 49 0 114 81 Wazoo 153 50 0 114 82 Velo Master 154 51 0 117 40 Trance Bass 155 52 0 118 39 Deep Point 156 53 0 118 40 Short FM 157 54 0 119 39 Competitor 158 55 0 119 40 1o1 Sub L 159 56 0 120 39 1o1 Sub S 160 57 0 120 40 1o1 Bass 161 58 0 121 39 Big Bass 162 59 0 121 40 Bobby Bass 163 60 0 122 39 Fundamental 164 61 0 122 40 Old House 165 62 0 123 39 Seq Bass 166 63 0 123 40 Booty Bass 167 64 0 124 39 Hard Syn Bass 168 65 0 124 40 Funky Bass 169 66 0 125 39 Tekno Bass 170 67 0 125 40 Knock Bass 171 68 0 126 39 Perc Punch 172 69 0 126 40 Echo Bass 173 70 0 127 39 P.Mod Bass 174 71 0 112 39 Synth Bass 175 72 0 113 39 Hi-Q Bass 176 73 0 113 40 Dance Bass 177 74 0 116 39 Primitive Arp Bass 178 75 0 117 39 Clip Beat 179 76 0 113 88 Lately Arp 180 77 0 0 25 GM Nylon Guitar 181 78 0 0 26 GM Steel Guitar 182 79 0 0 27 GM Jazz Guitar 183 80 0 0 28 GM Clean Guitar 184 81 0 0 29 GM Muted Guitar 185 82 0 0 30 GM Overdriven Gt 186 83 0 0 31 GM Distortion Gt 187 84 0 0 32 GM Gt Harmonics 188 85 0 0 33 GM Acoustic Bass 189 86 0 0 34 GM Finger Bass 190 87 0 0 35 GM Pick Bass 191 88 0 0 36 GM Fretless Bass 192 89 0 0 37 GM Slap Bass 1 193 90 0 0 38 GM Slap Bass 2 194 91 0 0 39 GM Synth Bass 1 195 92 0 0 40 GM Synth Bass 2

Bank Select

MSB

(0–127)

LSB

MIDI

Program

Change

(1–128)

Voice Name

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Voice List

Voice

Order in

No.

category

196 1 0 116 50 Live! Orchestra 197 2 0 114 49 Symphony Strings 198 3 0 113 50 Slow Strings 199 4 0 122 50 Live! Allegro 200 5 0 113 49 Orchestra Strings 201 6 0 116 49 Spiccato 202 7 0 112 49 String Ensemble 203 8 0 115 49 String Ensemble2 204 9 0 112 50 Chamber Strings 205 10 0 3 49 Stereo Strings 206 11 0 45 49 Velocity Strings 207 12 0 112 45 Tremolo Strings 208 13 0 117 49 Tron Strings 209 14 0 112 51 Synth Strings 210 15 0 112 46 Pizzicato Strings 211 16 0 112 41 Violin 212 17 0 112 43 Cello 213 18 0 112 44 Contrabass 214 19 0 112 47 Harp 215 20 0 112 56 Orchestra Hit 216 21 0 64 56 Impact 217 22 0 40 49 Orchestra 218 23 0 0 41 GM Violin 219 24 0 0 42 GM Viola 220 25 0 0 43 GM Cello 221 26 0 0 44 GM Contrabass 222 27 0 0 45 GM Tremolo Str 223 28 0 0 46 GM Pizzicato Str 224 29 0 0 47 GM Orch Harp 225 30 0 0 49 GM Strings 1 226 31 0 0 50 GM Strings 2 227 32 0 0 51 GM Synth Strings 1 228 33 0 0 52 GM Synth Strings 2 229 34 0 0 56 GM Orchestra Hit

230 1 0 117 63 Live! Pop Brass 231 2 0 116 63 Live! Octave Brass 232 3 0 125 62 Sforzando Brass 233 4 0 118 62 Pop Brass 234 5 0 112 62 Brass Section 235 6 0 113 62 Big Band Brass 236 7 0 119 62 Mellow Horns 237 8 0 112 64 Big Syn 238 9 0 113 64 Ober Brass 239 10 0 114 64 Ober Horns 240 11 0 115 64 Big Squish 241 12 0 116 64 After 1984 242 13 0 117 64 Timeless 243 14 0 118 64 Kustom 244 15 0 113 63 80's Brass 245 16 0 114 63 Techno Brass 246 17 0 112 63 Synth Brass 247 18 0 119 64 Hard Saw Brass 248 19 0 120 64 Syn Saw Brass 249 20 0 115 57 Sweet! Trumpet 250 21 0 112 57 Trumpet

Bank Select

MSB

(0–127)

LSB

MIDI

Program

Change

(1–128)

STRINGS

BRASS

Voice Name

Voice

Order in

No.

category

251 22 0 112 60 Muted Trumpet 252 23 0 112 58 Trombone 253 24 0 113 58 Trombone Section 254 25 0 112 61 French Horn 255 26 0 112 59 Tuba 256 27 0 117 67 Sweet! Tenor Sax 257 28 0 113 65 Sweet! Soprn Sax 258 29 0 112 67 Tenor Sax 259 30 0 112 66 Alto Sax 260 31 0 112 65 Soprano Sax 261 32 0 112 68 Baritone Sax 262 33 0 114 67 Breathy Tenor Sax 263 34 0 112 72 Clarinet 264 35 0 112 69 Oboe 265 36 0 112 70 English Horn 266 37 0 112 71 Bassoon 267 38 0 114 74 Sweet! Flute 268 39 0 113 76 Sweet! Pan Flute 269 40 0 112 74 Flute 270 41 0 113 74 Tron Flute 271 42 0 112 73 Piccolo 272 43 0 112 76 Pan Flute 273 44 0 112 75 Recorder 274 45 0 112 80 Ocarina 275 46 0 0 57 GM Trumpet 276 47 0 0 58 GM Trombone 277 48 0 0 59 GM Tuba 278 49 0 0 60 GM Muted Trumpet 279 50 0 0 61 GM French Horn 280 51 0 0 62 GM Brass Section 281 52 0 0 63 GM Synth Brass 1 282 53 0 0 64 GM Synth Brass 2 283 54 0 0 65 GM Soprano Sax 284 55 0 0 66 GM Alto Sax 285 56 0 0 67 GM Tenor Sax 286 57 0 0 68 GM Baritone Sax 287 58 0 0 69 GM Oboe 288 59 0 0 70 GM English Horn 289 60 0 0 71 GM Bassoon 290 61 0 0 72 GM Clarinet 291 62 0 0 73 GM Piccolo 292 63 0 0 74 GM Flute 293 64 0 0 75 GM Recorder 294 65 0 0 76 GM Pan Flute 295 66 0 0 77 GM Blown Bottle 296 67 0 0 78 GM Shakuhachi 297 68 0 0 79 GM Whistle 298 69 0 0 80 GM Ocarina

299 1 0 112 83 Mini Three 300 2 0 112 84 Punch Lead 301 3 0 112 87 Trojan 302 4 0 112 88 Crying 303 5 0 114 86 Flange Filter 304 6 0 115 84 Big LFO 305 7 0 112 85 Funky Pulse 306 8 0 115 86 Dynamic Mini

Bank Select

MSB

(0–127)

LSB

(0–127)

SYNTH LEAD/PAD

MIDI

Program

Change

(1–128)

Voice Name

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Voice List

Voice

Order in

No.

category

307 9 0 114 85 Simple Oct1 308 10 0 114 84 Simple Oct2 309 11 0 116 81 Prog Lead 310 12 0 114 88 Galaga 311 13 0 115 88 Reso Lead 312 14 0 115 87 Cosmeter 313 15 0 116 82 Gus Lead 314 16 0 115 81 Dancy Hook 315 17 0 115 96 W Phaser 316 18 0 113 91 Big Lead 317 19 0 115 95 Faaat Dance 318 20 0 115 85 Power Lead 319 21 0 119 82 Fargo 320 22 0 113 83 Mr.Finger 321 23 0 113 84 Mini Soft 322 24 0 115 82 Analogon 323 25 0 113 85 Lucky 324 26 0 113 86 Inda Night 325 27 0 114 87 Sky Walk 326 28 0 113 81 Early Lead 327 29 0 113 82 Soft RnB 328 30 0 116 83 Poly Lead 329 31 0 115 83 Orbit Sine 330 32 0 116 84 Square Lead 1 331 33 0 112 81 Square Lead 2 332 34 0 112 82 Sawtooth Lead 333 35 0 6 82 Sawtooth Lead 2 334 36 0 8 82 Thick Sawtooth 335 37 0 112 84 Index Finger 336 38 0 117 83 Digi Moon 337 39 0 115 82 Dry Growl 338 40 0 115 95 Sync Faaat 339 41 0 116 87 Mode Reverse 340 42 0 113 87 Slap Spit 341 43 0 114 83 Cheap Tech 342 44 0 116 84 Standard Square 343 45 0 112 94 The Synth 344 46 0 112 96 Vapor 345 47 0 115 94 VP Soft 346 48 0 112 90 X-Shower 347 49 0 115 92 Light Pad 348 50 0 115 93 Noble Pad 349 51 0 112 91 Analog 350 52 0 112 93 Square 351 53 0 113 92 Dark Light 352 54 0 113 93 Sine Pad 353 55 0 113 94 Air Hose 354 56 0 114 91 Mid Range 355 57 0 114 92 LPF Sweep 356 58 0 114 93 Sharp Teeth 357 59 0 114 96 Da Pad 358 60 0 115 89 LFO Pad 359 61 0 113 95 Chorus Pad 360 62 0 113 96 Basic Pad 361 63 0 114 89 Ice Rink 362 64 0 114 90 Back Pad 363 65 0 114 94 Sweep Pad

Bank Select

MSB

(0–127)

LSB

MIDI

Program

Change

(1–128)

Voice Name

Voice

Order in

No.

category

364 66 0 114 95 Slow LFO Pad 365 67 0 112 95 Equinox 366 68 0 113 90 Dark Moon 367 69 0 115 90 Landing Pad 368 70 0 115 91 Sand Pad 369 71 0 112 103 Amb Pad 370 72 0 113 89 Digi Stuff far 371 73 0 113 98 Neo Crystal 372 74 0 112 89 Fantasia 373 75 0 112 97 Glass Arp 374 76 0 112 99 Star Dust 375 77 0 113 101 Bell Pad 376 78 0 42 99 Chorus Bells 377 79 0 112 53 Choir 378 80 0 113 53 Vocal Ensemble 379 81 0 66 92 Itopia 380 82 0 112 55 Air Choir 381 83 0 112 86 Voice Lead 382 84 0 64 55 Analog Voice 383 85 0 112 92 Xenon Pad 384 86 0 112 54 Vox Humana 385 87 0 117 86 Big Comp 386 88 0 117 87 Light Comp 387 89 0 116 87 Short Pulse 388 90 0 116 88 Chord Seq 1 389 91 0 117 81 Chord Seq 2 390 92 0 117 82 Digital Seq 391 93 0 117 83 Hollow Seq 392 94 0 118 86 Snap Seq 393 95 0 96 82 Analog Seq 394 96 0 117 88 Trance Seq 1 395 97 0 118 81 Trance Seq 2 396 98 0 118 82 Trance Seq 3 397 99 0 114 83 Tech Comp 398 100 0 116 85 Quick Punch 399 101 0 117 85 Poly Master 400 102 0 118 83 Trancy 401 103 0 117 84 Silk Road 402 104 0 116 86 Rezz Punch 403 105 0 113 99 Sine Comp 404 106 0 118 84 Amb Sine 405 107 0 115 113 Clack Bell 406 108 0 118 85 Pulse Stop 407 109 0 113 103 Mystery Sine 408 110 0 118 87 Stroll 409 111 0 118 88 FM Metal 410 112 0 119 81 FS Buzz 411 113 0 119 83 Digi Osc 412 114 0 119 84 Bleep 413 115 0 112 98 Twist 414 116 0 112 100 Zen 415 117 0 112 102 Landscape 416 118 0 113 97 Meow Pad 417 119 0 113 100 Mind Bell 418 120 0 113 102 Rebirth '70 419 121 0 0 97 GM Rain 420 122 0 0 98 GM Sound Track

Bank Select

MSB

(0–127)

LSB

MIDI

Program

Change

(1–128)

Voice Name

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Voice List

Voice

Order in

No.

category

421 123 0 0 99 GM Crystal 422 124 0 0 100 GM Atmosphere 423 125 0 0 101 GM Brightness 424 126 0 0 102 GM Goblins 425 127 0 0 103 GM Echoes 426 128 0 0 104 GM Sci-Fi 427 129 0 0 81 GM Square Lead 428 130 0 0 82 GM Sawtooth Lead 429 131 0 0 83 GM Calliope Lead 430 132 0 0 84 GM Chiff Lead 431 133 0 0 85 GM Charang Lead 432 134 0 0 86 GM Voice Lead 433 135 0 0 87 GM Fifths Lead 434 136 0 0 88 GM Bass & Lead 435 137 0 0 89 GM New Age Pad 436 138 0 0 90 GM Warm Pad 437 139 0 0 91 GM Poly Synth Pad 438 140 0 0 92 GM Choir Pad 439 141 0 0 53 GM Choir Aahs 440 142 0 0 54 GM Voice Oohs 441 143 0 0 55 GM Synth Voice 442 144 0 0 93 GM Bowed Pad 443 145 0 0 94 GM Metallic Pad 444 146 0 0 95 GM Halo Pad 445 147 0 0 96 GM Sweep Pad

446 1 127 0 81 Standard Kit 447 2 127 0 82 Analog T8 Kit 448 3 127 0 83 Analog T9 Kit 449 4 127 0 84 Break Kit 450 5 127 0 85 Hip Hop Kit 451 6 126 0 41 Afro Cuban Kit 452 7 126 0 44 Pop Latin kit 453 8 127 0 28 Dance Kit1 454 9 126 0 37 Arab.Kit 455 10 126 0 40 Indian Kit 456 11 127 0 128 Chinese Kit 457 12 127 0 1 GM Standard Kit 1 458 13 127 0 2 Standard Kit 2 459 14 127 0 9 Room Kit 460 15 127 0 17 Rock Kit 461 16 127 0 25 Electronic Kit 462 17 127 0 26 Analog Kit 463 18 127 0 113 Dance Kit2 464 19 127 0 33 Jazz Kit 465 20 127 0 41 Brush Kit 466 21 127 0 49 Symphony Kit 467 22 126 0 1 SFX Kit 1 468 23 126 0 2 SFX Kit 2 469 24 126 0 40 Under Street 470 25 127 0 83 Perc Loop 471 26 0 112 122 Ghost 472 27 0 112 123 Haunted 473 28 0 112 124 Volcano 474 29 0 112 125 Laser Beam 475 30 0 112 126 Lo-Fi Looper 476 31 0 112 127 U.F.O. Takeoff

Bank Select

MSB

(0–127)

DRUM/PERC/SE

LSB

MIDI

Program

Change

(1–128)

Voice Name

Voice

Order in

No.

category

477 32 0 112 104 Warp Alert 478 33 0 112 128 Whale Dreams 479 34 0 112 121 Strange Hit 480 35 0 113 121 Noise Perc 481 36 0 113 122 Noise Fx 482 37 0 113 123 El Perc 1 483 38 0 113 124 El Perc 2 484 39 0 113 124 Elec Samba 485 40 0 113 125 Mini Blips 486 41 0 113 126 Hi Q 1 487 42 0 113 127 Hi Q 2 488 43 0 113 128 Radio Nz 489 44 64 0 1 Cutting Noise 490 45 64 0 2 Cutting Noise 2 491 46 64 0 4 String Slap 492 47 64 0 17 Flute Key Click 493 48 64 0 33 Shower 494 49 64 0 34 Thunder 495 50 64 0 35 Wind 496 51 64 0 36 Stream 497 52 64 0 37 Bubble 498 53 64 0 38 Feed 499 54 64 0 49 Dog 500 55 64 0 50 Horse 501 56 64 0 51 Bird Tweet 502 57 64 0 56 Maou 503 58 64 0 65 Phone Call 504 59 64 0 66 Door Squeak 505 60 64 0 67 Door Slam 506 61 64 0 68 Scratch Cut 507 62 64 0 69 Scratch Split 508 63 64 0 70 Wind Chime 509 64 64 0 71 Telephone Ring 510 65 64 0 81 Car Engine Ignition 511 66 64 0 82 Car Tires Squeal 512 67 64 0 83 Car Passing 513 68 64 0 84 Car Crash 514 69 64 0 85 Siren 515 70 64 0 86 Train 516 71 64 0 87 Jet Plane 517 72 64 0 88 Starship 518 73 64 0 89 Burst 519 74 64 0 90 Roller Coaster 520 75 64 0 91 Submarine 521 76 64 0 97 Laugh 522 77 64 0 98 Scream 523 78 64 0 99 Punch 524 79 64 0 100 Heartbeat 525 80 64 0 101 Footsteps 526 81 64 0 113 Machine Gun 527 82 64 0 114 Laser Gun 528 83 64 0 115 Explosion 529 84 64 0 116 Firework 530 85 0 0 116 GM Woodblock 531 86 0 0 117 GM Taiko Drum 532 87 0 0 118 GM Melodic Tom 533 88 0 0 119 GM Synth Drum

Bank Select

MSB

(0–127)

LSB

MIDI

Program

Change

(1–128)

Voice Name

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Voice List

Voice

Order in

No.

category

534 89 0 0 120 GM Revrs Cymbal 535 90 0 0 121 GM Fret Noise 536 91 0 0 122 GM Breath Noise 537 92 0 0 123 GM Seashore 538 93 0 0 124 GM Bird Tweet 539 94 0 0 125 GM Telephone Ring 540 95 0 0 126 GM Helicopter 541 96 0 0 127 GM Applause 542 97 0 0 128 GM Gunshot

543 1 0 113 108 Kanoun 544 2 0 113 78 Kawala 545 3 0 113 106 Oud 1 546 4 0 98 106 Oud 2 547 5 0 116 112 Mizmar 548 6 0 119 49 Wataryat 549 7 0 96 111 Er Hu 550 8 0 99 106 Pi Pa 551 9 0 98 16 Yang Qin 552 10 0 98 111 Jing Hu 553 11 0 97 111 Ban Hu 554 12 0 98 108 Zheng 555 13 0 96 110 Sheng 556 14 0 98 112 Suo Na 557 15 0 112 106 Banjo 558 16 0 114 113 Asian Bell 559 17 0 96 113 Bonang 560 18 0 98 115 Thai Bells 561 19 0 32 105 Detuned Sitar 562 20 0 0 105 GM Sitar 563 21 0 0 106 GM Banjo 564 22 0 0 107 GM Shamisen 565 23 0 0 108 GM Koto 566 24 0 0 109 GM Kalimba 567 25 0 0 110 GM Bagpipe 568 26 0 0 111 GM Fiddle 569 27 0 0 112 GM Shanai

Bank Select

MSB

(0–127)

LSB

Program

Change

(1–128)

ETHNIC

MIDI

Voice Name

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Drum Kit List

•“ ” indicates that the drum sound is the same as “GM Standard Kit 1”.

• Each percussion voice uses one note.

• The MIDI Note # and Note are actually one octave lower than keyboard Note # and Note. For example, in “128: Standard Kit 1”, the “Seq Click H” (Note# 36/Note C1) corresponds to (Note# 24/Note C0).

•Key Off: Keys marked “O” stop sounding the instant they are released.

•Voices with the same Alternate Note Number (*1 ... 4) cannot be played simultaneously. (They are designed to be played alternately with each other.)

Voice No. 12 1 2 3 4

MSB(0-127)/LSB(0-127)/PC(1-128)

Keyboard MIDI

Note No.

Note

Note No.

25 C# 013C# -1 Surdo Mute 3 Surdo Mute 3 3 3 3

C#0

26 D 0 14 D -1 Surdo Open 3 Surdo Open 3 27 D# 015D# -1 Hi Q Hi Q

D#0

28 E 0 16 E -1 Whip Slap Whip Slap 29 F 0 17 F -1 Scratch H 4 Scratch H 4 4 4 4 30 F# 018F# -1 Scratch L 4 Scratch L 4

F#0

31 G 0 19 G -1 Finger Snap Finger Snap Snare Hammer Snare D&B1 32 G# 020G# -1 Click Noise Click Noise Kick ZapHard Kick Break2 Snare Break 8

G#0

33 A 0 21 A -1 Metronome Click Metronome Click Snare Garg L Snare Distortion Snare Break 9 34 A# 022A# -1 Metronome Bell Metronome Bell Kick TekPower Kick TekPower Hi-Hat Closed Break1

A#0

35 B 0 23 B -1 Seq Click L Seq Click L Kick Slimy Kick Distortion RM Hi-Hat Closed Break2 36 C 1 24 C 0 Seq Click H Seq Click H Kick T8 1 Kick T9 2 Kick Break Deep 37 C# 125C# 0 Brush Tap Brush Tap Snare AnCR Snare AnCR Snare Hip

C#1

38 D 1 26 D 0 Brush Swirl O Brush Swirl O Snare T8 4 Snare T9 5 Snare Lo-Fi 39 D# 127D# 0 Brush Slap Brush Slap Snare ClapAna Clap AnSm Snare Clappy

D#1

40 E 1 28 E 0 Brush Tap Swirl O Brush Tap Swirl O Snare T8 3 Snare T9Gate Snare LdwHMono 41 F 1 29 F 0 Snare Roll O Snare Roll O Tom T8 5 Snare RockRoll O Snare RockRoll O 42 F# 130F# 0 Castanet Castanet Snare T8 5 Snare T9 3 Snare Gate1

F#1

43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare Soft Snare Soft Kick T8 3 Snare T9 4 Snare Mid 44 G# 132G# 0 Sticks Sticks Snare T8 4 Snare T9Gate Snare BreakRim

G#1

45 A 1 33 A 0 Kick Soft Kick Soft Kick T8 2 Kick T9 4 Kick Break Heavy 46 A# 134A# 0 Open Rim Shot Open Rim Shot Snare T8 3 Snare T9 5 Snare Hip Rim4

A#1

47 B 1 35 B 0 Kick Tight Kick Tight T8 Kick Bass Kick T9 1 Kick Break2 48 C 2 36 C 1 Kick Kick Kick T8 1 Kick T9 3 Kick Break1 49 C# 237C# 1 Side Stick Side Stick Snare T8 Rim Snare T9 Rim Snare Hip Rim1

C#2

50 D 2 38 D 1 Snare Snare Snare T8 2 Snare T9 1 Snare Break3 51 D# 239D# 1 Hand Clap Hand Clap Clap T9 Clap T9 Snare Break1

D#2

52 E 2 40 E 1 Snare Tight Snare Tight Snare T8 1 Snare T9 2 Snare Break2 53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Floor Tom L Tom T8 1 Tom T9 1 Tom Break 1 54 F# 242F# 1 Hi-Hat Closed 1 Hi-Hat Closed 1 Hi-Hat Closed T8 2 1 Hi-Hat Closed T9 1 Hi-Hat Closed Rock S 1

F#2

55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Floor Tom H Tom T8 2 Tom T9 2 Tom Break 2 56 G# 244G# 1 Hi-Hat Pedal 1 Hi-Hat Pedal 1 Hi-Hat Open T8 1 1 Hi-Hat Pedal T9 1 Hi-Hat Pedal Rock 1

G#2

57 A 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Low Tom Tom T8 3 Tom T9 3 Tom Break 3 58 A# 246A# 1 Hi-Hat Open 1 Hi-Hat Open 1 Hi-Hat Open T8 1 1 Hi-Hat Open T9 1 Hi-Hat Half Open Rock 1

A#2

59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Mid Tom L Tom T8 4 Tom T9 4 Tom Break 4 60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Mid Tom H Tom T8 6 Tom T9 5 Tom Break 5 61 C# 349C# 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Crash Cymbal 1 Crash T8 Crash T9 Crash Cymbal 2

C#3

62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom High Tom Tom T8 7 Tom T9 6 Tom Break 6 63 D# 351D# 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Ride T9 Ride T9 Ride Cymbal 3

D#3

64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal Chinese Cymbal Chinese Cymbal 2 Chinese Cymbal 2 Chinese Cymbal 2 65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup Ride Cymbal Cup Ride Cymbal Cup 2 Ride Cymbal Cup 2 Ride Cymbal Cup 2 66 F# 354F# 2 Tambourine Tambourine Tambourine RX5 Tambourine RX5 Tambourine1 Hit

F#3

67 G 3 55 G 2 Splash Cymbal Splash Cymbal Splash Cymbal Crash Cymbal 3 Crash Cymbal 3 68 G# 356G# 2 Cowbell Cowbell Cowbell T8 Cowbell1 Cowbell1

G#3

69 A 3 57 A 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Crash Cymbal 4 Crash Cymbal 4 Crash Cymbal 2 70 A# 358A# 2 Vibraslap Vibraslap Vibraslap Cowbell T8 Cowbell RX11

A#3

71 B 3 59 B 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Ride Cymbal 3 Ride Cymbal 3 Ride Cymbal 2 72 C 4 60 C 3 Bongo H Bongo H Conga T8 5 Conga T8 5 Bongo H 73 C# 461C# 3 Bongo L Bongo L Conga T8 4 Conga T8 4 Bongo L

C#4

74 D 4 62 D 3 Conga H Mute Conga H Mute Conga T8 3 Conga Tip Conga H Tip 75 D# 463D# 3 Conga H Open Conga H Open Conga T8 2 Conga Open Slap Conga H Open Slap

D#4

76 E 4 64 E 3 Conga L Conga L Conga T8 1 Conga Open Conga H Open 77 F 4 65 F 3 Timbale H Timbale H Timbale H Timbale H Bongo2 H 78 F# 466F# 3 Timbale L Timbale L Timbale L Timbale L Bongo2 L

F#4

79 G 4 67 G 3 Agogo H Agogo H Glass H Analog Click Conga Open 80 G# 468G# 3 Agogo L Agogo L Glass L Conga T8 1 Agogo L

G#4

81 A 4 69 A 3 Cabasa Cabasa Cabasa Cabasa Cabasa 82 A# 470A# 3 Maracas Maracas MaracasT8 Maracas Slur Maracas Slur

A#4

83 B 4 71 B 3 Samba Whistle H O Samba Whistle H O FxGun2 O FxGun2 O Timbale H 84 C 5 72 C 4 Samba Whistle L O Samba Whistle L O FxGun1 O FxGun1 O Timbale L

C#5

85 C# 573C# 4 Guiro Short Guiro Short Analog Shaker H O Scratch H2 Scratch H2 O 86 D 5 74 D 4 Guiro Long O Guiro Long O Analog Shaker L O Scratch Down Scratch Down O

D#5

87 D# 575D# 4 Claves Claves Clave T8 Hi Q3 Clave 88 E 5 76 E 4 Wood Block H Wood Block H Hi Q1 Hi Q1 Wood Block H 89 F 5 77 F 4 Wood Block L Wood Block L Hi Q2 Hi Q2 Wood Block L

F#5

90 F# 578F# 4 Cuica Mute Cuica Mute Scratch L Scratch L Scratch L 91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open Cuica Open Scratch L2 Scratch L2 Scratch L2

G#5

92 G# 580G# 4 Triangle Mute 2 Triangle Mute 2 Triangle Mute 2 Triangle Mute 2 Triangle Mute 2 93 A 5 81 A 4 Triangle Open 2 Triangle Open 2 Triangle Open 2 Triangle Open 2 Triangle Open 2

A#5

94 A# 582A# 4 Shaker Shaker Analog Shaker Analog Shaker Kick Break 3 95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bells Jingle Bells Sleigh Bell Sleigh Bell Kick Break 4 96 C 6 84 C 5 Bell Tree Bell Tree Bell Tree Bell Tree Kick Break 5 O

C#6

97 C# 685C# 5 Snare Hip1 Snare Piccolo Kick Break 6 98 D 6 86 D 5 Snare Hip2 Snare T8 5 Kick Break 7

D#6

99 D# 687D# 5 Snare Hip Gate Snare RockRollD Hi-Hat Closed Break3

100 E 6 88 E 5 Snare Break1 Snare Brush Mute Snare Break 4 101 F 6 89 F 5 Kick Blip Kick Blip Hard Snare Break 5

F#6

102 F# 690F# 5 Snare FX1 Snare Jungle1 Snare Break 6 103 G 6 91 G 5 Kick FxHammer Kick Sustain Snare Break 7

Note

127/000/001 127/000/081 127/000/082 127/000/083 127/000/084

Key

GM Standard Kit 1

off

Alternate

Group

Standard Kit

Key

off

Alternate

Group

Analog T8 Kit

Key

Alternate

off

Analog T9 Kit

Group

3 3 3

4 4 4

Key

off

Alternate

Group

Break Kit

Key

off

Alternate

Group

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Drum Kit List

Voice No. 12 5 6 7 8

MSB(0-127)/LSB(0-127)/PC(1-128)

Keyboard MIDI

Note No.

Note

Note No.

25 C# 013C# -1 Surdo Mute 3 5 Kick Dance 1

C#0

26 D 0 14 D -1 Surdo Open 3 27 D# 015D# -1 Hi Q

D#0

28 E 0 16 E -1 Whip Slap 29 F 0 17 F -1 Scratch H 4 30 F# 018F# -1 Scratch L 4

F#0

31 G 0 19 G -1 Finger Snap Hi-Hat Closed T8 2 4 32 G# 020G# -1 Click Noise Tom T8 3

G#0

33 A 0 21 A -1 Metronome Click Hi-Hat Open T8 2 4 Dance Percussion 1 34 A# 022A# -1 Metronome Bell Tom T8 6 Conga H Tip Conga H Tip Reverse Dance 1

A#0

35 B 0 23 B -1 Seq Click L Crash T8 Conga H Heel Conga H Heel Dance Percussion 2 36 C 1 24 C 0 Seq Click H Triangle Mute 1 Conga H Open Conga H Open Hi Q Dance 1 37 C# 125C# 0 Brush Tap Triangle Open 1 Conga H Mute Conga H Mute Snare Aanalog 3

C#1

38 D 1 26 D 0 Brush Swirl O Bell Tree Conga H Slap Open Conga H Slap Open Vinyl Noise O 39 D# 127D# 0 Brush Slap Tambourine RX5 Conga H Slap Conga H Slap Snare Analog 4

D#1

40 E 1 28 E 0 Brush Tap Swirl O Tambourine RX5 2 Conga H Slap Mute Conga H Slap Mute Reverse Cymbal O 41 F 1 29 F 0 Snare Roll O Kick HipHop9 Conga L Tip Conga L Tip Reverse Dance 2 O 42 F# 130F# 0 Castanet Hi-Hat Closed Tek 3 Conga L Heel Conga L Heel Hi Q 2

F#1

43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare Soft Kick Gate Conga L Open Conga L Open Snare Techno 44 G# 132G# 0 Sticks Hi-Hat Open Lo-Fi 3 Conga L Mute Conga L Mute Snare Dance 1

G#1

45 A 1 33 A 0 Kick Soft 46 A# 134A# 0 Open Rim Shot Hi-Hat Reverse D&B Conga L Slap Conga L Slap Rim Gate

A#1

47 B 1 35 B 0 Kick Tight Kick HipHop1 Conga L Slide O Conga L Slide O Kick Techno L 48 C 2 36 C 1 Kick Kick AnCR Bongo H Open 1 finger Bongo H Open 1 finger Kick Techno 49 C# 237C# 1 Side Stick Snare AnSm Rim Bongo H Open 3 finger Bongo H Open 3 finger Side Stick Analog

C#2

50 D 2 38 D 1 Snare Snare HipHop1 Bongo H Rim Bongo H Rim Snare Clap 51 D# 239D# 1 Hand Clap Snare Clappy Bongo H Tip Bongo H Tip Dance Clap

D#2

52 E 2 40 E 1 Snare Tight Snare HipHop2 Bongo H Heel Bongo H Heel Snare Dry 53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Floor Tom L Bongo H Slap Bongo H Slap Tom Analog 1 54 F# 242F# 1 Hi-Hat Closed 1 Hi-Hat Closed Hip 2

F#2

55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Low Tom 56 G# 244G# 1 Hi-Hat Pedal 1 Hi-Hat Pedal Hip 2 Bongo L Rim Bongo L Rim

G#2

57 A 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Mid Tom L Bongo L Tip Bongo L Tip Tom Analog 3 58 A# 246A# 1 Hi-Hat Open 1 Hi-Hat Open Hip 2 Bongo L Heel Bongo L Heel Hi-Hat Open Analog 2 1

A#2

59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L High Tom Bongo L Slap Bongo L Slap Tom Analog 4 60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Ride Cymbal 3 Timbale L Open Timbale L Open Tom Analog 5 61 C# 349C# 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Crash Cymbal 3 Crash Analog

C#3

62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Shaker 2 Tom Analog 6 63 D# 351D# 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Scratch Bd F

D#3

64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal Scratch Bd R 65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup Kick HipHop2 Paila L Paila L 66 F# 354F# 2 Tambourine Snare HipHop Rim2 Timbale H Open Timbale H Open Tambourine Analog

F#3

67 G 3 55 G 2 Splash Cymbal HipHop clap2 68 G# 356G# 2 Cowbell HipHop Snap1 Cowbell Analog

G#3

69 A 3 57 A 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Snare HipHop3 70 A# 358A# 2 Vibraslap Electric Clap2 Vibraslap Analog

A#3

71 B 3 59 B 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Kick Hip Deep Paila H Paila H Ride Analog 72 C 4 60 C 3 Bongo H Kick HipHop3 Cowbell Top Cowbell Top Bongo Analog H 73 C# 461C# 3 Bongo L Snare HipHop Rim3 Bongo Analog L

C#4

74 D 4 62 D 3 Conga H Mute Snare HipHop5 Conga Analog H 75 D# 463D# 3 Conga H Open Electric Clap1 Conga Analog M

D#4

76 E 4 64 E 3 Conga L Handbell H Guiro Short Guiro Short Conga Analog L 77 F 4 65 F 3 Timbale H Kick HipHop4 Guiro Long O Guiro Long O 78 F# 466F# 3 Timbale L HipHop clap3

F#4

79 G 4 67 G 3 Agogo H HipHop Snap2 80 G# 468G# 3 Agogo L Snare HipHop Rim5 Tambourine Tambourine

G#4

81 A 4 69 A 3 Cabasa HipHop flex1

A#4

82 A# 470A# 3Maracas HipHop flex2 Maracas 2 83 B 4 71 B 3 Samba Whistle H O Shaker 2 84 C 5 72 C 4 Samba Whistle L O Kick HipHop5 Maracas Maracas

C#5

85 C# 573C# 4 Guiro Short Snare HipHop Rim4 Shaker Shaker 86 D 5 74 D 4 Guiro Long O Snare HipHop6 Cabasa Cabasa O

D#5

87 D# 575D# 4 Claves Snare HipHop11 Cuica Mute Claves 2 88 E 5 76 E 4 Wood Block H Kick HipHop10 Cuica Open Dance Percussion 3 89 F 5 77 F 4 Wood Block L Snare HipHop7 Dance Percussion 4

F#5

90 F# 578F# 4 Cuica Mute HipHop clap5 Dance Breath 1 91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open Conga H Tip Dance Breath 2 O

G#5

92 G# 580G# 4 Triangle Mute 2 Conga H Heel 93 A 5 81 A 4 Triangle Open 2 Conga H Open Triangle Mute 1

A#5

94 A# 582A# 4 Shaker Conga L Open 1 Triangle Open 1 95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bells Conga L Open 2 96 C 6 84 C 5 Bell Tree Kick HipHop8 Bell Tree

C#6

97 C# 685C# 5 HipHop clap6 98 D 6 86 D 5 Snare T8 1

D#6

99 D# 687D# 5 Snare T8 1 H

100 E 6 88 E 5 HipHop clap7 101 F 6 89 F 5 Tom T8 1

F#6

102 F# 690F# 5 Hi-Hat Closed T8 2 103 G 6 91 G 5 Tom T8 2

Note

127/000/001 127/000/085 126/000/041 126/000/044 127/000/028

Key

GM Standard Kit 1

off

Alternate

Group

Hip Hop Kit

Kick Gran Casa Open

Key

Alternate

off

AfroCuban Kit

Group

5 Kick Dance 2

6 Scratch Dance 1 O 6 Hand Clap Scratch Dance 2 O

Conga L Slap Open Conga L Slap Open Kick Techno Q

Bongo L Open 1 finger Bongo L Open 1 finger Bongo L Open 3 finger Bongo L Open 3 finger

Key

off

Alternate

Group

Pop Latin kit

Key

Alternate

off

Group

Hi Q Dance 2 Hi Q Dance 3

Hi-Hat Closed Analog3 1 Tom Analog 2

Hi-Hat Closed Analog 4

Dance Kit1

Key

off

O O

Alternate

Group

2 2

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Drum Kit List

Voice No. 12 9 10 11 13

MSB(0-127)/LSB(0-127)/PC(1-128)

Keyboard MIDI

Note No.

Note

Note No.

25 C# 013C# -1 Surdo Mute 3 Zarb Back mf 2 3

C#0

26 D 0 14 D -1 Surdo Open 3 Zarb Tom f 27 D# 015D# -1 Hi Q Zarb Eshareh

D#0

28 E 0 16 E -1 Whip Slap Zarb Whipping 29 F 0 17 F -1 Scratch H 4 Tombak Tom f 3 4 30 F# 018F# -1 Scratch L 4 Neghareh Tom f

F#0

31 G 0 19 G -1 Finger Snap Tombak Back f 32 G# 020G# -1 Click Noise Neghareh Back f

G#0

33 A 0 21 A -1 Metronome Click Tombak Snap f 34 A# 022A# -1 Metronome Bell Neghareh Pelang f Hateli_Long

A#0

35 B 0 23 B -1 Seq Click L Tombak Trill O Hateli_Short 36 C 1 24 C 0 Seq Click H Khaligi Clap 1 Baya_ge 1 37 C# 125C# 0 Brush Tap Zalgouta Open O Baya_ke 1

C#1

38 D 1 26 D 0 Brush Swirl O Khaligi Clap 2 Baya_ghe 1 O O 39 D# 127D# 0 Brush Slap Zalgouta Close Baya_ka 1

D#1

40 E 1 28 E 0 Brush Tap Swirl O Arabic Hand Clap Tabla_na 2 O O 41 F 1 29 F 0 Snare Roll O Tabel Tak 1 Tabla_tin 2 42 F# 130F# 0 Castanet Sagat 1 Tablabaya_dha 1

F#1

43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare Soft Tabel Dom Tabla_tun 2 Snare Soft 2 44 G# 132G# 0 Sticks Sagat 2 Tablabaya_dhin 1

G#1

45 A 1 33 A 0 Kick Soft Tabel Tak 2 Tabla_di 2 46 A# 134A# 0 Open Rim Shot Sagat 3 Tablabaya_dhe 1 Open Rim Shot H Short

A#1

47 B 1 35 B 0 Kick Tight Riq Tik 3 Tabla_ti 2 48 C 2 36 C 1 Kick Riq Tik 2 Tabla_ne 2 49 C# 237C# 1 Side Stick Riq Tik Hard 1 Tabla_taran 2

C#2

50 D 2 38 D 1 Snare Riq Tik 1 Tabla_tak 2 Snare Short 51 D# 239D# 1 Hand Clap Riq Tik Hard 2 Chipri

D#2

52 E 2 40 E 1 Snare Tight Riq Tik Hard 3 Kanjira_open 3 Snare Tight H 53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Riq Tish Kanjira_slap 3 54 F# 242F# 1 Hi-Hat Closed 1 Riq Snouj 2 Kanjira_mute 3 1 1

F#2

55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Riq Roll O Kanjira_bendup 3 56 G# 244G# 1 Hi-Hat Pedal 1 Riq Snouj Kanjira_benddown 3 1 1

G#2

57 A 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Riq Sak Dholak_open 4 58 A# 246A# 1 Hi-Hat Open 1 Riq Snouj 3 Dholak_mute 4 1 1

A#2

59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Riq Snouj 4 Dholak_slap 4 60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Riq Tak 1 Dhol_open 5 61 C# 349C# 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Riq Brass 1 Dhol_mute 5

C#3

62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Riq Tak 2 Dhol_slap 5 63 D# 351D# 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Riq Brass 2 Dhol_slide 5

D#3

64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal Riq Dom Mridangam_normal 6 65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup Katem Tak Doff Mridangam_open 6 66 F# 354F# 2 Tambourine Katem Dom Mridangam_mute 6

F#3

67 G 3 55 G 2 Splash Cymbal Katem Sak 1 Mridangam_slap 6 68 G# 356G# 2 Cowbell Katem Tak 1 Mridangam_rim 6

G#3

69 A 3 57 A 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Katem Sak 2 Chimta_open 7 70 A# 358A# 2 Vibraslap Katem Tak 2 Chimta_normal 7

A#3

71 B 3 59 B 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Daholla Sak 2 Chimta_ring 7 72 C 4 60 C 3 Bongo H Daholla Sak 1 Dholki_open 8 73 C# 461C# 3 Bongo L Daholla Tak 1 Dholki_mute 8

C#4

74 D 4 62 D 3 Conga H Mute Daholla Dom Dholki_slap 8 75 D# 463D# 3 Conga H Open Daholla Tak 2 Dholki_slide 8

D#4

76 E 4 64 E 3 Conga L Tablah Prok Dholki_rim 8 77 F 4 65 F 3 Timbale H Tablah dom 2 Khol_open 9 78 F# 466F# 3 Timbale L Tabla Roll of Edge O Khol_slide 9

F#4

79 G 4 67 G 3 Agogo H Tablah Tak Finger 4 Khol_mute 9 Dagu Mute 4 80 G# 468G# 3 Agogo L Tablah Tak Trill 1 Manjira_open 10 Zhongcha Mute 5

G#4

81 A 4 69 A 3 Cabasa Tablah Tak Finger 3 Manjira_cls 10 Dagu Heavy 4

A#4

82 A# 470A# 3 Maracas Tablah Tak Trill 2 Jhanji_open 11 Zhongcha Open 5 83 B 4 71 B 3 Samba Whistle H O Tablah Tak Finger 2 Jhanji_cls 11 Paigu Middle O 84 C 5 72 C 4 Samba Whistle L O Tablah Tak Finger 1 Mondira_open 12 Paigu Low

C#5

85 C# 573C# 4 Guiro Short Tablah Tik 2 Mondira_close 12 Xiaocha Mute 6 86 D 5 74 D 4 Guiro Long O Tablah Tik 4 Mridang_open 13 Bangu O

D#5

87 D# 575D# 4 Claves Tablah Tik 3 Mridang_mute 13 Xiaocha Open 6 88 E 5 76 E 4 Wood Block H Tablah Tik 1 Mridang_rim 13 Bangzi 89 F 5 77 F 4 Wood Block L Tablah Tak 3 Mridang_slide 13 Muyu Low

F#5

90 F# 578F# 4 Cuica Mute Tablah Tak 1 Khomokh_normal Zhongluo Mute 7 91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open Tablah Tak 4 Khomokh_mute Muyu Mid-Low

G#5

92 G# 580G# 4 Triangle Mute 2 Tablah Tak 2 Khomokh_mltatk Zhongluo Open 7 2 93 A 5 81 A 4 Triangle Open 2 Tablah Sak 2 Madal-A2 Muyu Middle

A#5

94 A# 582A# 4 Shaker Tablah Tremolo O Madal-A#2 Xiaoluo Open 95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bells Tablah Sak 1 Madal-B2 Triangle Mute 8 96 C 6 84 C 5 Bell Tree Tablah Dom 1 Madal-C3 Triangle Open 8

C#6

97 C# 685C# 5 Madal-C#3 98 D 6 86 D 5 Madal-D3

D#6

99 D# 687D# 5 Madal-D#3

100 E 6 88 E 5 Madal-E3 101 F 6 89 F 5 Madal-F3

F#6

102 F# 690F# 5 Madal-F#3 103 G 6 91 G 5 Madal-G3

Note

127/000/001 126/000/037 126/000/040 127/000/128 127/000/002

Key

GM Standard Kit 1

off

Alternate

Group

Arab.Kit

Key

off

Alternate

Group

Indian Kit

Key

off

Alternate

Group

Chinese Kit

Key

Alternate

off

Group

2 3

3 4

O Snare Roll 2 O

Kick Tight Short Kick Short

Standard Kit 2

Key

off

Alternate

Group

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Drum Kit List

Voice No. 12 14 15 16 17

MSB(0-127)/LSB(0-127)/PC(1-128)

Keyboard MIDI

Note No.

Note

Note No.

25 C# 013C# -1 Surdo Mute 3 3 3 3 3

C#0

26 D 0 14 D -1 Surdo Open 3 27 D# 015D# -1 Hi Q

D#0

28 E 0 16 E -1 Whip Slap 29 F 0 17 F -1 Scratch H 4 4 4 4 4 30 F# 018F# -1 Scratch L 4

F#0

31 G 0 19 G -1 Finger Snap 32 G# 020G# -1 Click Noise

G#0

33 A 0 21 A -1 Metronome Click 34 A# 022A# -1 Metronome Bell

A#0

35 B 0 23 B -1 Seq Click L 36 C 1 24 C 0 Seq Click H 37 C# 125C# 0 Brush Tap

C#1

38 D 1 26 D 0 Brush Swirl O O O O O 39 D# 127D# 0 Brush Slap

D#1

40 E 1 28 E 0 Brush Tap Swirl O O O Reverse Cymbal O Reverse Cymbal O 41 F 1 29 F 0 Snare Roll O 42 F# 130F# 0 Castanet

F#1

43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare Soft 44 G# 132G# 0 Sticks

G#1

45 A 1 33 A 0 Kick Soft Kick Tight 2 Kick 3 Kick Tight 2 46 A# 134A# 0 Open Rim Shot

A#1

47 B 1 35 B 0 Kick Tight Kick 2 Kick Gate Kick Analog Short 48 C 2 36 C 1 Kick 49 C# 237C# 1 Side Stick

C#2

50 D 2 38 D 1 Snare Snare Snappy Snare Rock Snare Noisy 2 Snare Analog 51 D# 239D# 1 Hand Clap

D#2

52 E 2 40 E 1 Snare Tight Snare Tight Snappy Snare Rock Rim Snare Noisy 3 Snare Analog 2 53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Tom Room 1 Tom Rock 1 Tom Electro 1 Tom Analog 1 54 F# 242F# 1 Hi-Hat Closed 1

F#2

55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Tom Room 2 Tom Rock 2 Tom Electro 2 Tom Analog 2 56 G# 244G# 1 Hi-Hat Pedal 1

G#2

57 A 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Tom Room 3 Tom Rock 3 Tom Electro 3 Tom Analog 3 58 A# 246A# 1 Hi-Hat Open 1

A#2

59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Tom Room 4 Tom Rock 4 Tom Electro 4 Tom Analog 4 60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Tom Room 5 Tom Rock 5 Tom Electro 5 Tom Analog 5 61 C# 349C# 2 Crash Cymbal 1

C#3

62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Tom Room 6 Tom Rock 6 Tom Electro 6 Tom Analog 6 63 D# 351D# 2 Ride Cymbal 1

D#3

64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal 65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup 66 F# 354F# 2 Tambourine

F#3

67 G 3 55 G 2 Splash Cymbal 68 G# 356G# 2 Cowbell Cowbell Analog

G#3

69 A 3 57 A 2 Crash Cymbal 2 70 A# 358A# 2 Vibraslap

A#3

71 B 3 59 B 2 Ride Cymbal 2 72 C 4 60 C 3 Bongo H 73 C# 461C# 3 Bongo L

C#4

74 D 4 62 D 3 Conga H Mute Conga Analog H 75 D# 463D# 3 Conga H Open

D#4

76 E 4 64 E 3 Conga L 77 F 4 65 F 3 Timbale H 78 F# 466F# 3 Timbale L

F#4

79 G 4 67 G 3 Agogo H 80 G# 468G# 3 Agogo L

G#4

81 A 4 69 A 3 Cabasa

A#4

82 A# 470A# 3Maracas Maracas 2 83 B 4 71 B 3 Samba Whistle H O 84 C 5 72 C 4 Samba Whistle L O

C#5

85 C# 573C# 4 Guiro Short 86 D 5 74 D 4 Guiro Long O O O O O

D#5

87 D# 575D# 4 Claves 88 E 5 76 E 4 Wood Block H 89 F 5 77 F 4 Wood Block L

F#5

90 F# 578F# 4 Cuica Mute Scratch H 2 Scratch H 2 91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open

G#5

92 G# 580G# 4 Triangle Mute 2 93 A 5 81 A 4 Triangle Open 2

A#5

94 A# 582A# 4 Shaker 95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bells 96 C 6 84 C 5 Bell Tree

C#6

97 C# 685C# 5 98 D 6 86 D 5

D#6

99 D# 687D# 5

100 E 6 88 E 5 101 F 6 89 F 5

F#6

102 F# 690F# 5 103 G 6 91 G 5

Note

127/000/001 127/000/009 127/000/017 127/000/025 127/000/026

Key

GM Standard Kit 1

off

Alternate

Group

Room Kit

Key

Alternate

off

O O O O

O O O O O O O O

Rock Kit

Group

3 3 3 3

4 4 4 4

Snare Noisy Snare Snappy Electro Snare Noisy 4

Kick Gate Kick Gate Heavy Kick Analog

1 1 1 Hi-Hat Closed Analog 1

1 1 1

1 1 1 Hi-Hat Open Analog 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Key

Alternate

off

Electronic Kit

Group

Hi Q 2 Hi Q 2

Scratch L 2 Scratch L 3

Key

off

Alternate

Group

Side Stick Analog

Hi-Hat Closed Analog 2

Crash Analog

Conga Analog M Conga Analog L

Claves 2

Analog Kit

Key

off

Alternate

Group

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Drum Kit List

Voice No. 12 18 19 20

MSB(0-127)/LSB(0-127)/PC(1-128)

Keyboard MIDI

Note No.

Note

Note No.

25 C# 013C# -1 Surdo Mute 3 3 3 3

C#0

26 D 0 14 D -1 Surdo Open 3 27 D# 015D# -1 Hi Q

D#0

28 E 0 16 E -1 Whip Slap 29 F 0 17 F -1 Scratch H 4 4 4 4 30 F# 018F# -1 Scratch L 4

F#0

31 G 0 19 G -1 Finger Snap 32 G# 020G# -1 Click Noise

G#0

33 A 0 21 A -1 Metronome Click 34 A# 022A# -1 Metronome Bell

A#0

35 B 0 23 B -1 Seq Click L 36 C 1 24 C 0 Seq Click H 37 C# 125C# 0 Brush Tap

C#1

38 D 1 26 D 0 Brush Swirl O O O O 39 D# 127D# 0 Brush Slap

D#1

40 E 1 28 E 0 Brush Tap Swirl O Reverse Cymbal O O O 41 F 1 29 F 0 Snare Roll O 42 F# 130F# 0 Castanet Hi Q 2

F#1

43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare Soft Snare Techno Snare Jazz H Brush Slap 2 44 G# 132G# 0 Sticks

G#1

45 A 1 33 A 0 Kick Soft Kick Techno Q 46 A# 134A# 0 Open Rim Shot Rim Gate

A#1

47 B 1 35 B 0 Kick Tight Kick Techno L 48 C 2 36 C 1 Kick Kick Techno Kick Jazz Kick Small 49 C# 237C# 1 Side Stick Side Stick Analog

C#2

50 D 2 38 D 1 Snare Snare Clap Snare Jazz L Brush Slap 3 51 D# 239D# 1 Hand Clap

D#2

52 E 2 40 E 1 Snare Tight Snare Dry Snare Jazz M Brush Tap 2 53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Tom Analog 1 Tom Jazz 1 Tom Brush 1 54 F# 242F# 1 Hi-Hat Closed 1 Hi-Hat Closed Analog3 1

F#2

55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Tom Analog 2 Tom Jazz 2 Tom Brush 2 56 G# 244G# 1 Hi-Hat Pedal 1 Hi-Hat Closed Analog 4 1

G#2

57 A 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Tom Analog 3 Tom Jazz 3 Tom Brush 3 58 A# 246A# 1 Hi-Hat Open 1 Hi-Hat Open Analog 2 1

A#2

59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Tom Analog 4 Tom Jazz 4 Tom Brush 4 60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Tom Analog 5 Tom Jazz 5 Tom Brush 5 61 C# 349C# 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Crash Analog

C#3

62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Tom Analog 6 Tom Jazz 6 Tom Brush 6 63 D# 351D# 2 Ride Cymbal 1

D#3

64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal 65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup 66 F# 354F# 2 Tambourine

F#3

67 G 3 55 G 2 Splash Cymbal 68 G# 356G# 2 Cowbell Cowbell Analog

G#3

69 A 3 57 A 2 Crash Cymbal 2 70 A# 358A# 2 Vibraslap

A#3

71 B 3 59 B 2 Ride Cymbal 2 72 C 4 60 C 3 Bongo H 73 C# 461C# 3 Bongo L

C#4

74 D 4 62 D 3 Conga H Mute Conga Analog H 75 D# 463D# 3 Conga H Open Conga Analog M

D#4

76 E 4 64 E 3 Conga L Conga Analog L 77 F 4 65 F 3 Timbale H 78 F# 466F# 3 Timbale L

F#4

79 G 4 67 G 3 Agogo H 80 G# 468G# 3 Agogo L

G#4

81 A 4 69 A 3 Cabasa

A#4

82 A# 470A# 3 Maracas Maracas 2 83 B 4 71 B 3 Samba Whistle H O O O O 84 C 5 72 C 4 Samba Whistle L O

C#5

85 C# 573C# 4 Guiro Short 86 D 5 74 D 4 Guiro Long O O O O

D#5

87 D# 575D# 4 Claves Claves 2 88 E 5 76 E 4 Wood Block H 89 F 5 77 F 4 Wood Block L

F#5

90 F# 578F# 4 Cuica Mute Scratch H 2 91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open Scratch L 3

G#5

92 G# 580G# 4 Triangle Mute 2 2 2 2 93 A 5 81 A 4 Triangle Open 2

A#5

94 A# 582A# 4 Shaker 95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bells 96 C 6 84 C 5 Bell Tree

C#6

97 C# 685C# 5 98 D 6 86 D 5

D#6

99 D# 687D# 5

100 E 6 88 E 5 101 F 6 89 F 5

F#6

102 F# 690F# 5 103 G 6 91 G 5

Note

127/000/001 127/000/113 127/000/033 127/000/041

Key

GM Standard Kit 1

off

Alternate

Group

Dance Kit2

Key

Alternate

off

Group

3 3 3

4 4 4

O O O

2 2 2

Jazz Kit

Key

Alternate

off

Group

1 1

Brush Kit

Key

off

Alternate

Group

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Drum Kit List

Voice No. 12 21 22 23

MSB(0-127)/LSB(0-127)/PC(1-128)

Keyboard MIDI

Note No.

Note

Note No.

25 C# 013C# -1 Surdo Mute 3 3

C#0

26 D 0 14 D -1 Surdo Open 3 27 D# 015D# -1 Hi Q

D#0

28 E 0 16 E -1 Whip Slap 29 F 0 17 F -1 Scratch H 4 4 30 F# 018F# -1 Scratch L 4

F#0

31 G 0 19 G -1 Finger Snap 32 G# 020G# -1 Click Noise

G#0

33 A 0 21 A -1 Metronome Click 34 A# 022A# -1 Metronome Bell

A#0

35 B 0 23 B -1 Seq Click L 36 C 1 24 C 0 Seq Click H 37 C# 125C# 0 Brush Tap

C#1

38 D 1 26 D 0 Brush Swirl O O 39 D# 127D# 0 Brush Slap

D#1

40 E 1 28 E 0 Brush Tap Swirl O O 41 F 1 29 F 0 Snare Roll O 42 F# 130F# 0 Castanet

F#1

43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare Soft 44 G# 132G# 0 Sticks

G#1

45 A 1 33 A 0 Kick Soft Kick Soft 2 46 A# 134A# 0 Open Rim Shot

A#1

47 B 1 35 B 0 Kick Tight Gran Cassa 48 C 2 36 C 1 Kick Gran Cassa Mute Cutting Noise Phone Call O 49 C# 237C# 1 Side Stick

C#2

50 D 2 38 D 1 Snare Band Snare Door Slam O 51 D# 239D# 1 Hand Clap

D#2

52 E 2 40 E 1 Snare Tight Band Snare 2 Scratch H 3 O 53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Tom Jazz 1 Wind Chime O 54 F# 242F# 1 Hi-Hat Closed 1

F#2

55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Tom Jazz 2 56 G# 244G# 1 Hi-Hat Pedal 1

G#2

57 A 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Tom Jazz 3 58 A# 246A# 1 Hi-Hat Open 1

A#2

59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Tom Jazz 4 60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Tom Jazz 5 61 C# 349C# 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Hand Cymbal

C#3

62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Tom Jazz 6 63 D# 351D# 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Hand Cymbal Short

D#3

64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal 65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup 66 F# 354F# 2 Tambourine

F#3

67 G 3 55 G 2 Splash Cymbal 68 G# 356G# 2 Cowbell

G#3

69 A 3 57 A 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Hand Cymbal 2 Train O 70 A# 358A# 2 Vibraslap

A#3

71 B 3 59 B 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Hand Cymbal 2 Short Starship O 72 C 4 60 C 3 Bongo H 73 C# 461C# 3 Bongo L

C#4

74 D 4 62 D 3 Conga H Mute 75 D# 463D# 3 Conga H Open

D#4

76 E 4 64 E 3 Conga L 77 F 4 65 F 3 Timbale H 78 F# 466F# 3 Timbale L

F#4

79 G 4 67 G 3 Agogo H 80 G# 468G# 3 Agogo L Shower O Laugh O

G#4

81 A 4 69 A 3 Cabasa

A#4

82 A# 470A# 3 Maracas 83 B 4 71 B 3 Samba Whistle H O 84 C 5 72 C 4 Samba Whistle L O

C#5

85 C# 573C# 4 Guiro Short 86 D 5 74 D 4 Guiro Long O

D#5

87 D# 575D# 4 Claves 88 E 5 76 E 4 Wood Block H 89 F 5 77 F 4 Wood Block L

F#5

90 F# 578F# 4 Cuica Mute 91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open

G#5

92 G# 580G# 4 Triangle Mute 2 2 93 A 5 81 A 4 Triangle Open 2

A#5

94 A# 582A# 4 Shaker 95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bells 96 C 6 84 C 5 Bell Tree Dog O Machine Gun O

C#6

97 C# 685C# 5 Horse O Laser Gun O 98 D 6 86 D 5 Bird Tweet O Explosion O

D#6

99 D# 687D# 5 Firework O

100 E 6 88 E 5 101 F 6 89 F 5

F#6

102 F# 690F# 5 103 G 6 91 G 5 Maou O

Note

127/000/001 127/000/049 126/000/001 126/000/002

Key

GM Standard Kit 1

off

Alternate

Group

Symphony Kit

Key

Alternate

off

Group

O Stream O Heartbeat O O Bubble O Footsteps O

SFX Kit 1

Cutting Noise 2 Door Squeak O

String Slap Scratch Cut O

1 Telephone Ring O

Flute Key Click Car Engine Ignition O

Thunder O Scream O Wind O Punch O

Feed O

Key

Alternate

off

Group

Car Tires Squeal O Car Passing O Car Crash O Siren O

Jet Plane O

Burst O Roller Coaster O Submarine O

SFX Kit 2

Key

off

Alternate

Group

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Performance List

● MM6

Bank

Performance

1 RnB Ballad1 D,B - Power Grand - - B2 Multi Finger 2 RnB Ballad1 D,B - Sweetness - - B2 Multi Finger 3 RockPop D,B - Mega Steel Guitar - - B2 Multi Finger 4 ElektroPop1 - Da Pad - - B2 Multi Finger 5 SouthernRap1 On After 1984 - - B2 Multi Finger 6 RootRock On Rock Percussive - Over The Top B2 Multi Finger 7 Underground On Dancy Hook Light Comp - B2 Multi Finger 8 WestcoastRap1D - Lo-Fi Looper Knock Bass Laser Beam B2 Multi Finger 1 WestcoastRap2 On Harpsichord - - B2 Multi Finger 2 JazzyRnB D On Sweetness - Finger Bass B2 Multi Finger 3 RnB Ballad1 On Cool! Galaxy EP - - B2 Full Keyboard 4 PowerRock On Cool! Blues Guitar - - B2 Multi Finger 5 Dancefloor On Simple Oct2 Dancy Hook - B2 Multi Finger 6 Chillout On Inda Night LFO Pad - B2 Multi Finger 7 ClubSamba On Sweet! Flute - - B2 Multi Finger 8 TurkishDance D - Meow Pad Arab.Kit U.F.O. Takeoff B2 Multi Finger 1 SouthernRap2 On Spiccato - Big Comp B2 Multi Finger 2 RnB Pop1 On Orchestra Strings - Wurli Amped B2 Multi Finger 3 RnB Ballad1 D,B On Classic Piano Slow Strings - B2 Full Keyboard 4 RockShuffle D,B On Cool! Blues Guitar - Rock Vibrato B2 Multi Finger 5 Minimal On Crying Trance Seq 2 - B2 Multi Finger 6 Ambient On Glass Arp Amb Pad - B2 Multi Finger 7 TurkishPop On Kanoun Wataryat Live! Steel Guitar B2 Multi Finger 8 HipHopPop - Volcano Booty Bass U.F.O. Takeoff B2 Multi Finger 1 EastcoastRap On Simple Oct1 Wah Clavi - B2 Multi Finger 2 RnB Ballad2 D,B On GM Nylon Guitar Mini Soft Aggressive B2 Multi Finger 3 RockPop D,B On Single Dream Amb Pad Live! Steel Guitar B2 Multi Finger 4 RockPop On Vintage C - - B2 Multi Finger 5 RetroDisco On Spiccato Spiccato - B2 Multi Finger 6 AmbientRap On Dark Light - - B2 Full Keyboard 7 Garba On Zheng Detuned Sitar - B2 Multi Finger 8 Analog D - Haunted Zen - B2 Multi Finger 1 HipHopPop On Touch Clavi - - B2 Multi Finger 2 RnB Chart1 D,B On Early 70's Sweet! Flute Wurli Tremolo B2 Multi Finger 3 FunkPopRock On Cool! Organ - CP 80 B2 Multi Finger 4 5 ClubDance On Dancy Hook - W Phaser B2 Multi Finger 6 Analog On Sky Walk - Vapor B2 Multi Finger 7 LatinPop On Cool! Suitcase EP - Wurli Amped B2 Multi Finger 8 RnB Pop2 D,B - Footsteps Phone Call - B2 Multi Finger 1 WestcoastRap1 On Power Grand Rebirth '70 Wurli Tremolo B2 Multi Finger 2 RnB Ballad2 D,B On Spiccato Spiccato Chord Seq 1 B2 Multi Finger 3 RnB Pop2 D,B On 4 HardRock D,B On 5 Dancefloor On Snap Seq Snap Seq - B2 Multi Finger 6 JazzGroove On Amb Piano Mystery Sine Chorus EP B2 Multi Finger 7 TablaBeats D,B On Clack Bell Tron Flute - B2 Multi Finger 8 ChartPop D - Indian Kit Bonang - B2 Multi Finger 1 2 FunkyJazz On Jazz Guitar - - B2 Multi Finger 3 OrientalPop On Oud 1 Mizmar - B2 Multi Finger 4 PowerRock D,B On Power Grand - - B2 Full Keyboard 5 Underground D,B On Over The Top Overdriven Guitar Trance Bass B2 Multi Finger 6 AcidJazz D,B On Inda Night - Early 70's B2 Multi Finger 7 Reggae On Cool! Rotor Organ - Wurli Amped B2 Multi Finger 8 EastcoastRap - Analog T8 Kit Bassoon Folk Guitar B2 Multi Finger 1 RnB Chart2 On Soft RnB Mini Soft Aggressive B2 Multi Finger 2 RnB Chart1 On Prog Lead - - B2 Multi Finger 3 AfricanDance D,B On Kawala - Compact B2 Multi Finger 4 ChartRock On Sforzando Brass Sforzando Brass Classic Piano B2 Multi Finger 5 FunkyHouse D On Vintage'74 6 Ambient D On 7 TurkishDance D,B On Jing Hu Thai Bells - B2 Multi Finger 8 Underground D - Meow Pad - - B2 Multi Finger

Pattern

FunkPopRock D,B

EastcoastRap D,B

Sync Start

On Mini Soft - Vintage Case B2 Multi Finger

On Inda Night Haunted Slow LFO Pad B2 Multi Finger

Main Voice Dual Voice Split Voice

Mega Clean Guitar Mega Overdrive Gt

Car Engine Ignition

Split

Point

- Ober Brass B2 Full Keyboard

--B2 Multi Finger

Fat Sine Resonance

Long Spit Live! Orchestra B2 Multi Finger

Chord Fingering

B2 Multi Finger

2–8

Performance

1 HipHop 2 R&B/Jazz 6 Ambient 3 Pop 7 World 4 Rock 8 SE

Genre Bank

Bank

96 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

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Performance

5 Dance

Genre

Page 97

● MM8

Bank

Performance List

Performance

1 RnB Ballad1 D,B - Power Grand - - B2 Multi Finger 2 3 4 PowerRock D,B - Progressy Cool! Rotor Organ - B2 Multi Finger 5 RockPop D,B - Mega Steel Guitar - - B2 Multi Finger 6 Ambient D,B - Live! Allegro Spiccato - B2 Multi Finger 7 PianoBallad D,B - Back Pad Back Pad Chorus Pad B2 Multi Finger 8 1 RnB Ballad1 D,B - Power Grand Mid Range - B2 Multi Finger 2 JazzyRnB D,B - Cool! Suitcase EP Analog - B2 Multi Finger 3 RnB Ballad1 D,B - Sky Walk Landscape - B2 Multi Finger 4 Dancefloor D,B - Dancy Hook Dancy Hook - B2 Multi Finger 5 Ambient D,B - Haunted Mid Range - B2 Multi Finger 6 ChartRock D,B - GM Atmosphere Neo Crystal Mid Range B2 Multi Finger 7 AcidJazz D,B - Dynamic Mini - Noble Pad B2 Multi Finger 8 ElektroPop1 D,B - Trance Seq 2 Noble Pad Dark Light B2 Multi Finger 1 SouthernRap1 On After 1984 - - B2 Multi Finger 2 JazzyRnB D On Sweetness - Finger Bass B2 Multi Finger 3 RnB Ballad1 On Cool! Galaxy EP - - B2 Full Keyboard 4 RootRock On Rock Percussive - Over The Top B2 Multi Finger 5 Underground On Dancy Hook Light Comp - B2 Multi Finger 6 Chillout On Inda Night LFO Pad - B2 Multi Finger 7 ClubSamba On Sweet! Flute - - B2 Multi Finger 8 WestcoastRap1D - Lo-Fi Looper Knock Bass Laser Beam B2 Multi Finger 1 WestcoastRap2 On Harpsichord - - B2 Multi Finger 2 RnB Pop1 On Orchestra Strings - Wurli Amped B2 Multi Finger 3 RnB Ballad1 D,B On Classic Piano Slow Strings - B2 Full Keyboard 4 PowerRock On Cool! Blues Guitar - - B2 Multi Finger 5 FunkyHouse D On Vintage'74 6 Ambient On Glass Arp Amb Pad - B2 Multi Finger 7 TurkishPop On Kanoun Wataryat Live! Steel Guitar B2 Multi Finger 8 EastcoastRap D,B On Inda Night Haunted Slow LFO Pad B2 Multi Finger 1 SouthernRap2 On Spiccato - Big Comp B2 Multi Finger 2 RnB Ballad2 D,B On GM Nylon Guitar Mini Soft Aggressive B2 Multi Finger 3 RockPop D,B On Single Dream Amb Pad Live! Steel Guitar B2 Multi Finger 4 RockShuffle D,B On Cool! Blues Guitar - Rock Vibrato B2 Multi Finger 5 RetroDisco On Spiccato Spiccato - B2 Multi Finger 6 AmbientRap On Dark Light - - B2 Full Keyboard 7 LatinPop On Cool! Suitcase EP - Wurli Amped B2 Multi Finger 8 Garba On Zheng Detuned Sitar - B2 Multi Finger 1 EastcoastRap On Simple Oct1 Wah Clavi - B2 Multi Finger 2 RnB Chart1 D,B On Early 70's Sweet! Flute Wurli Tremolo B2 Multi Finger 3 FunkPopRock On Cool! Organ - CP 80 B2 Multi Finger 4 RockPop On Vintage C - - B2 Multi Finger 5 ClubDance On Dancy Hook - W Phaser B2 Multi Finger 6 Analog On Sky Walk - Vapor B2 Multi Finger 7 TablaBeats D,B On Clack Bell Tron Flute - B2 Multi Finger 8 OrientalPop On Oud 1 Mizmar - B2 Multi Finger 1 HipHopPop On Touch Clavi - - B2 Multi Finger 2 RnB Ballad2 D,B On Spiccato Spiccato Chord Seq 1 B2 Multi Finger 3 PowerRock D,B On Power Grand - Over The Top B2 Full Keyboard 4 5 Dancefloor On Snap Seq Snap Seq - B2 Multi Finger 6 JazzGroove On Amb Piano Mystery Sine Chorus EP B2 Multi Finger 7 Reggae On Cool! Rotor Organ - Wurli Amped B2 Multi Finger 8 FunkyJazz On Jazz Guitar - - B2 Multi Finger 1 WestcoastRap1 On Power Grand Rebirth '70 Wurli Tremolo B2 Multi Finger 2 RnB Chart2 On Soft RnB Mini Soft Aggressive B2 Multi Finger 3 ChartRock On Sforzando Brass Sforzando Brass Classic Piano B2 Multi Finger 4 HardRock D,B On 5 6 AcidJazz D,B On Inda Night - Early 70's B2 Multi Finger 7 TurkishDance D,B On Jing Hu Thai Bells - B2 Multi Finger 8 AfricanDance D,B On Kawala - Compact B2 Multi Finger

Pattern

FunkPopRock D,B FunkPopRock D,B

FunkPopRock D,B

Underground D,B

Sync Start

- Sweetness - - B2 Multi Finger

- Touch Clavi Super Clavi - B2 Multi Finger

- Live! Pop Brass Live! Pop Brass Cool! Rotor Organ B2 Multi Finger

On Mini Soft - Vintage Case B2 Multi Finger

On Over The Top Overdriven Guitar Trance Bass B2 Multi Finger

Main Voice Dual Voice Split Voice

Fat Sine Resonance

Mega Overdrive Gt

--B2 Multi Finger

Split

Point

Chord Fingering

B2 Multi Finger

Bank

3–8

Performance

1 HipHop 2 R&B/Jazz 6 Ambient 3 Pop 7 World 4 Rock 8 Mixed

Genre Bank

Performance

5 Dance

3–8

Genre

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Pattern List

Pattern No. Pattern Name

HipHop

1 SouthernRap1 2 SouthernRap2 3 EastcoastRap 4 WestcoastRap1 5 WestcoastRap2 6 AmbientRap 7 HipHopPop

R&B

8 RnB Chart1

9 RnB Chart2 10 RnB Ballad1 11 RnB Ballad2 12 RnB Soul 13 RnB Pop1 14 RnB Pop2

Pop and Rock

15 ChartPop 16 RockPop 17 FunkPopRock 18 ChartRock 19 PowerRock 20 PianoBallad 21 BluesRock 22 RootRock 23 HardRock 24 RockShuffle

Dance/Ambient

25 ElektroPop1 26 ElektroPop2 27 Techno 28 Underground 29 Minimal 30 Dancefloor 31 ElektroDisco 32 FunkyHouse 33 ClubDance 34 Garage 35 RetroDisco 36 Ambient 37 Chillout 38 Experimental 39 Analog

Jazz

40 FunkyJazz 41 AcidJazz 42 JazzyRnB 43 JazzGroove 44 JazzRemixed 45 LatinJazz

World

46 TurkishPop 47 TurkishDance 48 OrientalPop 49 AfricanDance 50 LatinPop 51 ClubSamba 52 Dancehall 1 53 Dancehall 2 54 Reggae 55 TablaBeats 56 Garba

Pattern No. Pattern Name

HipHop D,B

57 SouthernRap1D,B 58 SouthernRap2D,B 59 EastcoastRap D,B 60 WestcoastRap1D,B 61 WestcoastRap2D,B 62 AmbientRapD,B 63 HipHopPopD,B

R&B D,B

64 RnB Chart1D,B 65 RnB Chart2 D,B 66 RnB Ballad1 D,B 67 RnB Ballad2 D,B 68 RnB Soul D,B 69 RnB Pop1 D,B 70 RnB Pop2 D,B

Pop and Rock D,B

71 ChartPop D,B 72 RockPop D,B 73 FunkPopRock D,B 74 ChartRock D,B 75 PowerRock D,B 76 PianoBallad D,B 77 BluesRock D,B 78 RootRock D,B 79 HardRock D,B 80 RockShuffle D,B

Dance/Ambient D,B

81 ElektroPop1 D,B 82 ElektroPop2 D,B 83 Techno D,B 84 Underground D,B 85 Minimal D,B 86 Dancefloor D,B 87 ElektroDisco D,B 88 FunkyHouse D,B 89 ClubDance D,B 90 Garage D,B 91 RetroDisco D,B 92 Ambient D,B 93 Chillout D,B 94 Experimental D,B 95 Analog D,B

Jazz D,B

96 FunkyJazz D,B 97 AcidJazz D,B 98 JazzyRnB D,B

99 JazzGroove D,B 100 JazzRemixed D,B 101 LatinJazz D,B

World D,B

102 TurkishPop D,B 103 TurkishDance D,B 104 OrientalPop D,B 105 AfricanDance D,B 106 LatinPop D,B 107 ClubSamba D,B 108 Dancehall 1 D,B 109 Dancehall 2 D,B 110 Reggae D,B 111 TablaBeats D,B 112 Garba D,B

Pattern No. Pattern Name

HipHop D

113 SouthernRap1D 114 SouthernRap2 D 115 EastcoastRap D 116 WestcoastRap1D 117 WestcoastRap2D 118 AmbientRap D 119 HipHopPop D

R&B D

120 RnB Chart1D 121 RnB Chart2 D 122 RnB Ballad1 D 123 RnB Ballad2 D 124 RnB Soul D 125 RnB Pop1 D 126 RnB Pop2 D

Pop and Rock D

127 ChartPop D 128 RockPop D 129 FunkPopRock D 130 ChartRock D 131 PowerRock D 132 PianoBallad D 133 BluesRock D 134 RootRock D 135 HardRock D 136 RockShuffle D

Dance/Ambient D

137 ElektroPop1 D 138 ElektroPop2 D 139 Techno D 140 Underground D 141 Minimal D 142 Dancefloor D 143 ElektroDisco D 144 FunkyHouse D 145 ClubDance D 146 Garage D 147 RetroDisco D 148 Ambient D 149 Chillout D 150 Experimental D 151 Analog D

Jazz D

152 FunkyJazz D 153 AcidJazz D 154 JazzyRnB D 155 JazzGroove D 156 JazzRemixed D 157 LatinJazz D

World D

158 TurkishPop D 159 TurkishDance D 160 OrientalPop D 161 AfricanDance D 162 LatinPop D 163 ClubSamba D 164 Dancehall 1 D 165 Dancehall 2 D 166 Reggae D 167 TablaBeats D 168 Garba D

NOTE

•Patterns 57–112 play on the drum and bass parts from patterns 1–56, while patterns 113–168 play only the drum parts. “D” in a pattern name means “Drums,” and “B” means “Bass.”

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Master EQ List

No. Type Description

1 Flat Flat frequency response. 2 Attack This setting emphasis attack for a crisp sound. 3 Hard The bass is boosted for extra punch. 4 Retro The reproduction range is reduced to produce an AM radio type sound. 5 High Pass The low and mid frequencies are reduced so that the highs are prominent.

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Effect Type List

● Reverb Types

No. Type Description MSB LSB

1 HALL1 2 HALL2 116 3 HALL3 117 4 HALL4 118 5 HALL5 11 6 HALL M 16 7 HALL L 17 8ROOM1

9ROOM2 217 10 ROOM3 218 11 ROOM4 219 12 ROOM5 20 13 ROOM6 21 14 ROOM7 22 15 ROOM S 25 16 ROOM M 26 17 ROOM L 27 18 STAGE1 19 STAGE2 317 20 STAGE3 30 21 STAGE4 31 22 PLATE1 23 PLATE2 417 24 PLATE3 40 25 GM PLATE 47 26 NO EFFECT No effect. 00

Reverb simulating the acoustics of a hall.

Reverb simulating the acoustics of a room

Reverb suitable for a solo instrument.

Reverb simulating a plate reverb unit.

216

316

416

● Chorus Types

No. Type Description MSB LSB

1 CHORUS1

2 CHORUS2 66 8

3 CHORUS3 66 16

4 CHORUS4 66 1

5 CHORUS5 65 2

6 CHORUS6 65 0

7 CHORUS7 65 1

8 CHORUS8 65 8

9 GM CHORUS1 65 3 10 GM CHORUS2 65 4 11 GM CHORUS3 65 5 12 GM CHORUS4 65 6 13 FB CHORUS 65 7 14 CELESTE1 15 CELESTE2 66 2 16 FLANGER1 17 FLANGER2 67 16 18 FLANGER3 67 17 19 FLANGER4 67 1 20 FLANGER5 67 0 21 GM FLANGER 67 7 22 SYMPHONIC1 23 SYMPHONIC2 68 0 24 PHASER1 25 PHASER2 72 8 26 EP PHASER1 72 17 27 EP PHASER2 72 18 28 EP PHASER3 72 16 29 ENS DETUNE Chorus effect without modulation, created by adding a slightly pitch-shifted sound. 87 0 30 ROTARY SP5 Simulates a rotary speaker. 66 18 31 NO EFFECT No effect. 00

Conventional chorus program with rich, warm chorusing.

A 3-phase LFO adds modulation and spaciousness to the sound.

Creates a sound reminiscent of a jet airplane.

Adds more stages to the modulation of Celeste.

Cyclically modulates the phase to add modulation to the sound.

66 17

66 0

67 8

68 16

72 0

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Yamaha MM8 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

PRECAUTIONS

Accessories

Main Features

Setting Up

Power Supply Connections

Using Headphones

Cable clip

Connecting to a Computer (USB Terminal)

Turning the Power On

Adjust Volume and Display Contrast

Panel Controls and Terminals

Front Panel

Rear Panel

Quick Guide

Playing the Demo Song

Play the Instrument

Selecting the Main Voice

Split the Keyboard

Selecting a Drum Voice

Using the Arpeggio Function

Playing Patterns

Listen to the Rhythm Pattern

Play Along with a Pattern

Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords

Using Songs

Selecting and Listening to a Song

Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause

Types of Songs

Recording Your Own Performance

Recording Procedure

Backup and Initialization

Backup

Initialization

Basic Operation and Displays

Basic Operation

The Displays

MAIN Display Items

Reference

Using the Controllers

Controllers on the front panel

External Controllers

Enhancing the Sound with Reverb, Chorus, and DSP Effects

Selecting a Reverb type

Selecting a Chorus type

Applying DSP Effects

Handy Performance Features

Using the Metronome

Adjusting the Tempo

Using the TAP TEMPO Button

Setting the Touch Response

Select a Master EQ Setting for the Best Sound

Controlling Arpeggio Volume with Keyboard Dynamics

Transpose the Keyboard

Shifting Keyboard Pitch in Octaves

Pattern Functions

Pattern Variations (Sections)

Setting the Split Point

Play a Pattern with Chords but No Rhythm (Stop Accompaniment)

Pattern Volume Adjustment

Chord Basics

Specify Chords Over the Entire Keyboard Range

Song Settings

Song Volume

Change the Song Tempo

Track Mute

Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings

Saving to the Performance Memory

Recalling Settings from the Performance Memory

Erase a Performance Memory

Voice Editing

Select and Edit an Item

■ Edit Display List

Utility Settings

Selecting and Setting Functions

■ Utility Display List

Storing/Saving Data