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FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A)
SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION
SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE:
NOTICE:
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES:
Note:
Track Muting, Effect Bypass, &
Input
Direct Save & Load From the Song, Pattern
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YAMAHA is not responsible for damage caused by improper handling or operation
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Sequencer Functions
Accompaniment Sequencing
Voices & Effects
Power Supply
Setting Up Your System
The Connectors
MIDI IN & OUT Connectors
L/MONO & R OUTPUT Jacks
PHONES Jack
Audio Connections
MIDI Connections
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Mode Keys
Numeric Keypad & Enter Key
Data and Shuttle Dials
Function & [SHIFT] Keys
[SHIFT]
[EDIT] and [JOB] Keys
Play the Demo Song
Select Song Number
Play the Demo Song
Location
The Measure/Beat Parameter
The Shuttle Dial
The Mark/Jump Function
Tempo Control
Transposition
Track Muting
Effect Bypass
Keyboard Track
Voices, Assignment & Effects
Try Out the Voices
The Pan Pots
The Faders
Reverb
Coarse & Fine Tuning
Pitch Bend Range
Channel Assignments
Playback Effects
Quantization
"Val
“Str”
Swing
Transpose & Clock Shift
Gate Time & Velocity Modify
The “Per Track” Display
Select a Song
Make the Required Voice Assignment(s)
Select the Track to Record
Engage the Record Ready Mode
Select the Realtime Record Mode
Select the Record Tempo and Time Signature
Record
Stop Recording
Record Other Tracks As Required
Punch-inRecording
Select the Punch-inRecord Mode
Specify the Punch-in& Punch-outPoints
Start the Punch-inRecord Operation
Stop the Punch-inRecord Operation
Multi-channelRecording
Step Recording
Select the Step Record-Mode
Set the Time Signature (new songs only)
Set the Note Parameters as Required
Enter a Note
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Drum Assignment & Used Memory Displays
[JOB]
“Quantize”
“Strength”
Quantize Values
Value
Effect
“Sens.”
“Swing Rate”
“Gate Time”
“Velocity”
“rate”
“offset”
New Velocity = Original Velocity x rate/100 + offset
New Gate Time = Original Gate Time x rate/100 + offset
“Range”
“Transpose”
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“Clock”
08: Chord Sort
“Type”
09: Copy Event
“TR”
10: Erase Event
11: Extract Event
NOTE
PRGM
P.BEND
CTRL
12: Thin Out
CH A.T
POLY A.T
13: Create Measure
“Meas”
14: Delete Measure
15: Copy Track
16: Mix Track
17:Clear Track
“TR”
18: Expand Backing
[ENTER]
19: Init Play Effect:
20: Normalize Effect
21: Copy Song
22: Clear Song
23: Song Name
Lower-case
Characters
Upper-case
[OCT DOWN]
Defining "Patterns", "Styles", & "Sections
Loading the Pre-programmedPatterns From Disk
Insert the Supplied Disk
Select the Disk Mode, Select “Load” & “All Data”
[DISK]
Press [ENTER] & Select the “DEMO” File
Press [ENTER]
Press [+1/YES] to Confirm & Load the Data
Selecting & Playing Patterns
Select the STYLE Mode
[PATTERN]
Select a Style Number
Start
Select Different Styles & Sections
Stop Playback When Done
Changing Chords
add9
dim
M7(9)
7(#5)
aug
[OCT DOWN/ON BASS]
[OCT UP/ORG BASS]
Try Out the Various Chords With Different Styles
Track Muting & Effect Bypass
Voices, Assignment & Effects
Effect: Quantization
Effect: Swing
Effect: Transpose & Clock Shift
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Realtime Accompaniment Recording
Select the SONG Mode & an Empty Song
[SONG]
Select the “Pat” Track to Record Style &
Section Changes
Select the Starting Style, Section, Chord, & Tempo
Engage Record Ready Again and Select “Chd”
[REC]
Listen to the Results
Step Accompaniment Recording
Select a Song to Record
Engage the Record Ready Mode
Select the Step record Mode
Select the “Pat” or “Chd” Track
“Pat” — Step Record Pattern Changes
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“Chd” — Step Record Chord Changes
[OCT DOWN/ON BASS]
[OCT UP/ORG BASS]
[OCT
DOWN]
The Preset Phrases
Category
Beat
Type
Combining Phrases In the Pattern Mode
Select the PATTERN Mode, a Style, & a Section
Set the Pattern Length & Time Signature
Engage the Patch Mode
Enter the Required Phrase Numbers
Exit From the Patch Mode When Done
Repeat for the Other Sections
Realtime Phrase Recording
Select the Record Tempo, Time Signature, and Phrase Length
Select a Voice
Select the Source Chord
Delete Mistakes as Required
Step Phrase Recording
Set Time Signature and Phrase Length (new phrases only)
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Complete the Phrase
[JOB]
[SHIFT]
[ENTER]
01: Copy Pattern
“Section”
“Track”
“Section”
02: Append Pattern
“Style”
03: Split Pattern
04: Init Play Effect
05: Clear Pattern
06: Style Name
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“Phrase”
“Quantize”
Quantize Values
Value Effect
“Strength”
Sens
New Velocity = Original Velocity x rate/100 + offset
New Gate Time = Original Gate Time x rate/100 + offset
“M”
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08:Copy Phrase
09: Append Phrase
10: Split Phrase
11: Get Phrase
“Song”
12: Put Phrase
13: Clear Phrase
14: Phrase Name
Engaging the Edit Mode & Moving Around
[EDIT]
Moving Around
Change Mode Editing
nDeleting Events
nChanging Tracks
nAssigning a Track Name
Select the Type of Event to be Inserted
Set the Event Parameters
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Enter the Specified Event
Return to the Change Edit Mode
Exit From the Edit Mode
Editing the Tempo Track (SONG mode)
[EDIT]
Engage the CHAIN Mode
[CHAIN]
Program the Chain
Play the Chain
Deleting Songs From the Chain
Inserting New Songs In the Chain
Master Tuning
nMIDI Synchronization
MIDI Control
nEcho Back
Interval Time
Note
Bend
Fingered Chord Zone Assignment
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Direct Save & Load From the Song, Pattern, Phrase, & Chain Modes
Mode
Data Saved or Loaded
SONG
PATTERN
Direct Save
Direct Load
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Save & Load
Delete
Rename
Format
Troubleshooting
Problem
Possible Cause
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[OCT DOWN] or [OCT UP] has been set
Monitor
MIDI
DISK
System
etc
Specifications
No. of Trackes
Data Capacity
Preset Phrases 3093 phrases
Record Modes
Index