Yamaha MX88BK, Owner'S Manual

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Page 2: ...riendly 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 W...

Page 3: ...cause interference harmful to the opera This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA class B tion of other electronic devices Compliance with FCC regula tions does not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations If this product is found to be the source of inter ference which can be determined by turning the unit OFF and ON please try to eliminate ...

Page 4: ...ters stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an ele...

Page 5: ...ne troisième qui relie l instrument à la terre La broche la plus large ou troisième broche permet de sécuriser l installation électrique Si vous ne pouvez pas brancher le cordon d alimentation dans la prise d alimentation demandez à un électricien de la remplacer 10 Protégez le cordon d alimentation Cela permet d éviter de marcher dessus ou de le tordre au niveau de la fiche de la prise d alimenta...

Page 6: ...cified adaptor page 40 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 This instrument contains no user serviceable parts Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble or modify the internal components in any way If it should appear to be malfunctioning discon...

Page 7: ...from the wall AC outlet 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 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 Do not insert ...

Page 8: ...de l instrument Utilisez uniquement l adaptateur spécifié page 40 L utilisation d un adaptateur inapproprié peut endommager l instrument ou entraîner une surchauffe Vérifiez périodiquement l état de la fiche électrique dépoussiérez la et nettoyez la L instrument ne contient aucune pièce nécessitant l intervention de l utilisateur N ouvrez pas l instrument et ne tentez pas d en démonter les élément...

Page 9: ... derniers hors tension Avant de mettre ces appareils sous ou hors tension réglez tous les niveaux de volume sur le son minimal Veillez également à régler tous les appareils sur le volume minimal et à augmenter progressivement les commandes de volume tout en jouant de l instrument pour obtenir le niveau sonore souhaité Ne glissez pas les doigts ou la main dans les fentes de l instrument Évitez d in...

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Page 12: ... s manual carefully before using the instrument in order to take full advantage of its 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 Owner s Manual this book CUBASE AI DOWNLOAD INFORMATION AC adaptor May not be included in your area Please check with your Yamaha d...

Page 13: ... MIDI Data table and MIDI Implementation Chart Basic Structure Structure of the MX49 MX61 or MX88 Controller block Tone Generator block Effect block Arpeggio block Song Pattern playing block Internal memory MIDI Audio signal flow Using a Connected Computer Connecting to a computer Creating a Song with a computer Using iOS Applications Reference Performance Song Pattern settings File Utility Remote...

Page 14: ...MX49 is designed slim and trim so that it easily fits on your desk or in front of your computer The MX61 has a indented handle at the bottom allowing you to easily carry it with one hand Jam along with the Rhythm Patterns and Songs This instrument features a wealth of dynamic Rhythm Patterns in wide variety of musical genres You can play the keyboard along with Rhythm Pattern playback a truly insp...

Page 15: ...ed settings 20 Playing the Performances 20 Playing back Rhythm Patterns 21 Playing the keyboard with the Rhythm Pattern 21 Changing the Rhythm Pattern type and sound 22 Changing the tempo for the Rhythm Pattern 22 Playing the keyboard along with Songs 23 Songs compatible with this instrument 23 Playing back MIDI data of the USB flash memory 23 Playing back audio data of the USB flash memory 24 Pla...

Page 16: ...he note range of the keyboard Transport buttons pages 21 and 23 J Stop button Press to stop playback of Rhythm Pattern or Song data R K Play Pause button Press to alternately start pause playback of a Rhythm Pattern or Song data from the current point FILE button page 31 Calls up the File display from which you can transfer files between this instrument and USB flash memory UTILITY button page 31 ...

Page 17: ...cture Press this button to exit from the current display and return to the previous level in the hierarchy E ENTER button Use this button to select the display to be edited to define the value and to execute a Job or a Store operation F LAYER button page 15 SPLIT button page 16 These buttons respectively layer different Voices of Parts 1 and 2 and split the keyboard into left and right parts G ARP...

Page 18: ...r details see pages 23 and 31 5 SUSTAIN jack page 18 For connection of an optional FC3A FC4A or FC5 Footswitch When connecting an FC4A or FC5 this also enables footswitch control over various other functions 6 FOOT CONTROLLER jack page 18 For connection of an optional FC7 Foot controller This jack lets you continuously control one of various different assignable functions including volume tone pit...

Page 19: ...us 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 power adaptor from the wall AC outlet Connecting speakers or headphones Since this instrument has no built in speakers you will need to monitor the sound of the instrument by using external equipment Connect a set of headphones powered speakers or ot...

Page 20: ... Power Off is set to off the value will be retained even if the backup data saved on another device is loaded to the instrument When Auto Power Off is set to something other than off the value will be overwritten with loaded data Keep in mind that the amount of time that elapses before the power automatically turns off is reset to 30 minutes if you execute the Factory Set function page 11 NOTE The...

Page 21: ...ion press DEC NO here In this case in order to return to the top display press EXIT repeatedly if necessary after canceling NOTICE When setting the Power On Auto to on and executing Factory Set the Factory Set operation will automatically be executed each time you turn the power on Keep in mind that this also means that your original data in the User Memory will be erased each time you turn on the...

Page 22: ... Pressing and holding either button continuously increases or decreases the value For parameters with large value ranges you can increase the value by 10 by while holding down the SHIFT button and pressing the INC YES button To decrease by 10 simultaneously hold down the SHIFT button and press the DEC NO button Selecting an item from a List When there are multiple displays to be edited the name of...

Page 23: ...haracters You can freely name the data you ve created such as that of Voices and Performances First move the cursor to the desired location in the name with the Cursor l r buttons and select the character by using the DATA dial or the INC YES DEC NO buttons Leaving the current display If you wish to return to the previous display from the current display press EXIT In order to return to the top di...

Page 24: ...e desired Voice in the selected category 3 Play the keyboard 4 Repeat steps 1 3 to play the various Voices Quick Guide HINT The instructions of the Playing the Voices section assume that you are starting from the top display with the default settings immediately after turning this instrument on If the instrument is in a different status or for some reason you cannot return to the top display with ...

Page 25: ...TA dial to select a Voice for Part 2 and check the sound by playing the keyboard NOTE To change the Voice for Part 1 press the Cursor u button to select Part 1 then use the Category buttons and the DATA dial to select a different Voice 3 Adjust the volume for Part 1 and Part 2 as desired checking the sound as you play the keyboard Make sure that the lamp of PART 1 2 LINK is off then press the KNOB...

Page 26: ... play the keyboard Make sure that the lamp of PART 1 2 LINK is off then press the KNOB FUNCTION repeatedly to turn on the third lamp Then rotate Knob A The volume for the selected Part is changed After returning to the top display select the other Part by using the Cursor u d buttons then adjust the volume by rotating Knob A again 5 To cancel the Split function press SPLIT again The SPLIT lamp tur...

Page 27: ...ristics of Part 1 Part 2 in realtime by turning the Knobs while you play Three functions are assigned to each Knob alternatively selected via the KNOB FUNCTION button 1 Press KNOB FUNCTION repeatedly if necessary so that the lamp corresponding to the desired functions lights The Knob Function display which shows the current functions and current values for Knobs A D is called up The values in brac...

Page 28: ...or playing NOTE You can also control other functions than sustain or volume by using a foot pedal connected to the SUSTAIN jack or FOOT CONTROLLER jack For details see the explanation of the Utility Controller display in the Reference Manual PDF document Using the Arpeggio function The Arpeggio function lets you create arpeggios broken chords by simply playing the appropriate notes on the keyboard...

Page 29: ...hile playing back the Arpeggio from the keyboard change the tempo with the DATA dial 3 Press EXIT to leave the Tempo display Changing the Arpeggio type 1 Make desired settings according to the instructions of steps 1 4 in Playing back the Arpeggio 2 Select the Arpeggio type parameter in page 3 of the Arp Select display with the Cursor u d buttons then change the Arpeggio type while playing the key...

Page 30: ...e so that they can be recalled after turning off the power Press STORE then press ENTER Finally press INC YES to store the settings to Performance 1 NOTE For detailed instructions on the Store operation see Storing the Performance page 29 Playing the Performances A program in which multiple Voices parts are combined is referred to as a Performance and the instrument has a total of 128 Performances...

Page 31: ... Play Pause To resume playback press R K Play Pause again 3 Press J Stop to stop the Rhythm Pattern HINT You can switch the Performance number directly by pressing the SHIFT button and the Voice Category button simultaneously in the Performance Select display Performance Direct Select function While this function is enabled you can change the performance number simply by pressing the Voice Categor...

Page 32: ... the desired Rhythm Pattern settings press J Stop to stop the Rhythm Pattern Changing the tempo for the Rhythm Pattern 1 Press TEMPO 2 Press R K Play Pause to play back the Rhythm Pattern then rotate the DATA dial to change the tempo NOTE This tempo setting is automatically reflected to the Arpeggio tempo and can be set for each Performance NOTE If you wish to cancel this standby status press J St...

Page 33: ...nd the selected MIDI data is played back with the selected Performance sounds 6 Play the keyboard along with the MIDI data The selected Part is sounded To change the Part for playing press PART SELECT to select one of the 16 Parts with the numbered Category buttons 7 To pause the MIDI data press R K Play Pause To resume playback press R K Play Pause again 8 If you wish to change the tempo press TE...

Page 34: ...ories refer to the owner s manual of your particular USB flash memory Compatible USB devices Only USB memory devices of the flash memory variety can be used with the instrument Furthermore the instrument does not necessarily support all commercially available USB flash memories nor can Yamaha guarantee operation of USB devices that you purchase Before purchasing a USB flash memory for use with thi...

Page 35: ...mon Edit Part Edit 1 Press EDIT 2 Press the Cursor u button if necessary to select 01 Common then press ENTER The Performance Common Edit display is called up Using USB flash memories By connecting the instrument to a USB flash memory you can save data you ve created to the connected device as well as read data from the connected device Number of USB flash memories that can be used Only one USB fl...

Page 36: ...type NOTE You can also edit each effect parameter in the 3rd or later pages For details about each parameter see the Synthesizer Parameter Manual PDF document 9 When you have finished making Reverb effect settings press EXIT two times then press the Cursor d button to select 02 Part Finally press ENTER The Performance Part Edit display is called up 10 Press the Cursor u button repeatedly if necess...

Page 37: ...nally press ENTER The Insertion effect display of the Voice Edit is called up 7 Press the Cursor u button repeatedly if necessary to call up the 1st page then use the Cursor l r buttons and the DATA dial to change the effect type 8 Press the Cursor d button to call up the 2nd page then select a preset for the Effect parameters of the selected Effect type Each preset type contains optimum settings ...

Page 38: ...e 1st page then rotate the DATA dial to select the desired Controller NOTE For details about the settings see the Reference Manual PDF document 7 Press the Cursor d button to call up the 2nd page then rotate the DATA dial to select the desired function to be assigned to the selected Controller 8 Press the Cursor d button to call up the 3rd page then adjust the depth for the Controller s function 9...

Page 39: ...ng a Performance Performance Store When you are satisfied with the Performance you ve created store the new settings to internal memory as a Performance NOTICE If you execute Performance Store while the Voice has been modified but not yet stored the edited Voice and all recent changes you made to it will be erased Make sure to store important Voice data as a User Voice Voice Store before storing t...

Page 40: ...E You can also edit other Part parameters in the 3rd or subsequent pages For details about each parameter see the Reference Manual PDF document 6 To change Voices for other Parts repeat steps 2 to 5 above NOTE You can also change Parts with the Category buttons or the Cursor l r button in pages other than the 1st page 7 When you have finished making settings for the Parts select different Voices P...

Page 41: ...lash memory and load data from the USB flash memory Formatting the USB flash memory Some USB flash memories may not be supported by this instrument In this case follow the instructions below to format the memory before using it NOTICE If data is already saved to the USB flash memory be careful not to format it If you format the device all previously recorded data will be deleted Make sure to check...

Page 42: ...isplayed 7 Press EXIT several times to exit from the File display Loading the settings from a USB flash memory 1 Connect the USB flash memory to the USB TO DEVICE terminal 2 Press FILE 3 Use the Cursor u d buttons to select 02 Load then press ENTER Any All files that are contained in the USB flash memory appear in the display NOTE If no All files are stored in the root directory of the USB flash m...

Page 43: ...MIDI instrument and transmit MIDI data between the instrument and the connected instrument Either the MIDI connectors or the USB TO HOST terminal can be used for MIDI data transmission reception however they cannot be used at the same time Select the desired connector for use in the MIDI IN OUT parameter of the UTILITY 02 MIDI display As you work through the explanations in this chapter set MIDI I...

Page 44: ...IDI instrument with the basic MIDI Receive channel of the instrument For details on setting the basic MIDI Receive channel of the instrument follow the instructions below 1 Press UTILITY 2 Use the Cursor u d buttons to select 02 MIDI then press ENTER 3 Use the Cursor u d buttons to select BasicCh Basic Channel then check the channel If necessary change the channel to the same channel as the MIDI t...

Page 45: ...this selects the corresponding Performance among Performances 1 16 in the selected Performance group NOTE For details about Sub Categories see the DATA LIST PDF document LCD indication Description All remote templates stored Appears when you store the Control Template in the Remote mode Are you sure Confirms whether you want to execute a specified operation or not Auto power off disabled Appears w...

Page 46: ...ck Quick reset Appears when while holding down SHIFT and pressing SELECT Performance 1 is set to the factory settings and the top display of Performance 1 is called up Quick Reset function Receiving MIDI bulk This instrument is receiving MIDI bulk data System memory crashed Failed to write the data to the internal memory of this instrument This Performance uses User Voices Appears when the Perform...

Page 47: ...t to off no sound is produced even if you play the keyboard Are the MIDI volume or MIDI expression settings too low when using an external controller Are the effect and filter settings appropriate If you are using the filter try changing the cutoff frequency Some cutoff settings may filter out all of the sound Are the volume or expression settings too low No sound from the AUX IN jack Is the volum...

Page 48: ...une parameters of each Part set to values other than 0 No effect is applied Check the on off status of the Insertion Effect switch Is the Reverb Send or Chorus Send set to a value other than 0 Has the Insertion Effect type for the Part been set to thru The Edit Indicator appears even when parameters are not being edited Keep in mind that even though the Edit mode is not active simply moving a Knob...

Page 49: ...hether the MIDI IN OUT parameter is set to the appropriate value or not MIDI bulk data transmission reception does not work properly Is the Receive Bulk parameter set to on When receiving MIDI bulk data transmitted via the Bulk Dump function and recorded to the external MIDI device you need to set the MIDI Device Number to the same value as when transmitting When transmission does not work properl...

Page 50: ...Producer For Mac Cubase 8 or later Logic Pro X Digital Performer 9 Functions to be controlled differ depending on the software Controllers Pitch Bend Wheel x 1 Modulation Wheel x 1 Assignable Knob x 4 DATA dial x 1 Display 3 digit LED 20 x 2 line character LCD backlit Connectors OUTPUT L MONO R 6 3 mm standard phone jack PHONE 6 3 mm standard stereo phone jack FOOT CONTROLLER SUSTAIN MIDI IN OUT U...

Page 51: ...Half damper function 18 Headphones 9 I INC YES button 7 12 Initial factory settings 11 Inputting characters 13 Insertion Effect 27 Invert function 35 J JOB button 6 K Key On Start function 21 KNOB FUNCTION button 6 17 Knobs A D 6 17 L Layer 15 LAYER button 7 15 LCD 7 LCD Contrast 10 31 List 12 Load 32 M Master Tune 31 MASTER VOLUME knob 6 10 MIDI data 23 MIDI IN OUT terminals 8 33 MIDI Transmit an...

Page 52: ...n 6 29 Storing the Rhythm Pattern 22 Sustain function 18 SUSTAIN jack 8 18 T Tap Tempo function 19 22 23 Tempo 19 22 23 TEMPO button 7 19 22 23 Transport buttons 6 TRANSPOSE buttons 6 20 U Unison function 35 USB flash memory 23 24 31 USB TO DEVICE terminal 8 24 31 UTILITY button 6 31 Utility settings 31 V Voice 14 Voice Category 14 Voice Category button 7 14 Voice Edit 27 28 Voice Store 29 Volume ...

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