User manual YAMAHA MO8

[. . . ] OWNER'S MANUAL MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER EN 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. 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 legato degree can be set with the following operation: [VOICE] [EDIT] [COMMON] [F1] GENERAL [SF4] PORTA LegatoSlope (page 153). PortaSw (Portamento Switch) Determines whether Portamento is applied to the current Voice or not. Settings: off, on PortaTime (Portamento Time) Determines the pitch transition time. Higher values result in longer transition times. Settings: 0 ­ 127 PortaMode (Portamento Mode) Determines the Portamento mode. The behavior of the Portamento varies depending on whether Mono/Poly is set to "mono" or "poly. " Settings: fingered, fulltime fingered . . . . . . . . . . . Portamento is only applied when you play legato (playing the next note before releasing the previous one). Portamento is always applied. Owner's Manual 151 Master mode File mode Utility mode Mixing Voice mode Reference Voice Play mode [F5] EG (Envelope Generator) This display contains the basic EG settings, both volume and filter, for the Voice, as well as the filter's cutoff frequency and resonance settings. The settings made here are applied as offsets to the AEG and FEG settings in the Voice Edit mode. The full names of the available parameters are shown in the chart below, as they appear in the display. ATK AEG FEG Attack time DCY Decay time SUS Sustain level --REL Release time DEPTH --Depth CUTOFF --Cutoff frequency RESO --Resonance Settings: -64 ­ 0 ­ +63 (except --- above) [F6] ARP (Arpeggio) This display contains the basic settings for Arpeggio playback, including Type and Tempo. About the [SF1] ­ [SF5] buttons, see the explanation of the [F1] PLAY display. Bank, Ctgr (Category), Type Tempo These three parameters determine the Arpeggio Type. The three-letter prefix number before the Type name indicates the number within the selected Category. Settings: Refer to the separate Data List. Determines the Arpeggio Tempo. When MIDI Sync ([UTILITY] [F5] MIDI [SF3] SYNC MIDI Sync) is set to "MIDI, " "MIDI" is displayed here and cannot be set. Settings: 1 ­ 300 VelLimit (Velocity Limit) Determines the lowest and highest velocity which can trigger the Arpeggio playback. The Arpeggio plays when you play notes at velocities within in this range. Settings: 1 ­ 127 n Keys played outside the set limit sound normally without any Arpeggio. Switch Determines whether Arpeggio playback is on or off. You can also turn this on or off from the front panel with the [ARPEGGIO ON/OFF] button. Settings: off, on Hold Determines whether the Arpeggio playback is "held" or not. When this is set to "on, " the Arpeggio cycles automatically, even if you release your fingers from the keys, and it continues to cycle until the next key is pressed. Settings: sync-off (see below), off, on sync-off . . . . . . . . . . . . When set to "sync-off, " the Arpeggio playback continues to run silently, even when you release the keys. Pressing any key turns the Arpeggio playback on again. In other words, you can use the key to "un-mute" or "mute" (not start or stop) the Arpeggio playback by, respectively, holding it down or releasing it. Voice mode Performance mode Song mode Pattern mode Reference 152 Mixing Voice mode Utility mode File mode Master mode Owner's Manual Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Common Edit Voice Edit mode [VOICE] Voice selection [EDIT] There are two kinds of Voices: Normal Voices and Drum Voices. The following section shows how to edit the different types of Voices and explains the parameters available. Note that the parameters available for editing differ depending on the Voice types (Normal Voice, Drum Voice). Normal Voice Edit When a Normal Voice is selected, the Voice Edit parameters are divided into Common Edit (parameters common to all four Elements), and Element Edit (parameters of individual Elements). Common Edit [VOICE] Normal Voice selection [EDIT] [COMMON] These parameters are for making global (or common) edits to all four Elements of the selected Normal Voice. [F1] GENERAL [SF1] NAME From this display you can assign the category (sub and main) of the selected Voice, and create a name for the Voice. The Voice name can contain up to 10 characters. For specific instructions on naming, see Basic Operation on page 38. From this display you can make various settings for the tone generator of this synthesizer, and assign different Micro Tuning settings. [. . . ] 09300, México, D. F. , México Tel: 55-5804-0600 SPAIN/PORTUGAL Yamaha-Hazen Música, S. A. 17, 200, 28230 Las Rozas (Madrid), Spain Tel: 91-639-8888 KOREA Yamaha Music Korea Ltd. 16F 23-8 Yoido-dong, Youngdungpo-ku, Seoul, Korea Tel: 02-3770-0660 BRAZIL Yamaha Musical do Brasil Ltda. Reboucas 2636-Pinheiros CEP: 05402-400 Sao Paulo-SP. [. . . ]