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FM Essential Manual

Featuring an FM tone generator, FM Essential is a synthesizer app for the iPhone and iPad

that provides for real-time synth performances and also lets you edit voices. You can easily

combine drum accompaniments with your synth voices by using the built-in drum phrase

engine. What’s more, with your MX49 BK/BU/WH or MX61 BK/BU/WH connected to the

iPhone or iPad, you can use all internal voices and also store them. For details on how to

connect the devices, refer to the iPhone/iPad Connection Manual.

Screen Layout

1 Displays the current mode.

Tap [FM] to display the FM Screen.

Tap [DRUM] to display the DRUM Screen.

NOTE

There is no need to switch between FM and DRUM

screens on the iPad version of this app.

2 Tap to open the Settings screen.

On this screen, you can change common

settings, external MIDI settings, and so

forth. You can also change operation

settings for knob parameters on the

Settings screen. For details on using knob

parameters, refer to the EDIT Screen

section.

NOTE

You can change the app’s skin color on the Settings

screen.

Skins matching MX49 BK/BU/WH and

MX61 BK/BU/WH colors

Summary of content (7 pages)

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FM Essential Manual Featuring an FM tone generator, FM Essential is a synthesizer app for the iPhone and iPad that provides for real-time synth performances and also lets you edit voices. You can easily combine drum accompaniments with your synth voices by using the built-in drum phrase engine. What’s more, with your MX49 BK/BU/WH or MX61 BK/BU/WH connected to the iPhone or iPad, you can use all internal voices and also store them.
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FM Screen On this screen, you can use the FM tone generator for real-time synth performances and to edit voices. 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 1 Voice-related information 1-5 1-1 Voice number 1-2 Model name of currently selected FM tone generator 1 1-3 Voice category 1-4 Polyphony 1-5 Voice name The following two methods can be used to select voices. • Tap the [L] and [R] buttons on the left and right.
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5 Used to display the EDIT Screen for voices or the EFFECT/EQ Screens 6 5 6 Used to control the step sequencer Tap [SCENE] to display the scene boxes (below). Tap and hold each box to edit the voice. 3 7 8 ) 9 7-1 7-2 7-3 If the ball controller (3) is moved while the scene boxes are displayed, the ball position is stored in the currently selected box (e.g., box 1 in the above case). Tap the keyboard icon to turn sequencer playback on and off, respectively.
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EDIT Screen Tap [EDIT] on the FM screen to display the EDIT screen. On this screen, you can adjust parameters to edit voices. 1 When you select an item to edit in the top area, (1), the corresponding parameters are displayed below. You can then adjust the individual parameters. Using knob parameters Touch a knob and drag horizontally or vertically to change its value. Double-tap to return to the saved value (i.e., the original data).
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EFFECT/EQ Screens Tap [EFX]/[EQ] on the FM screen to display the EFFECT/EQ screens. On these screens, you can adjust parameters to edit effects and equalization. FM Essential allows you to set two effects and a three-band equalizer. EFFECT Screen 1 Displays the currently selected effect type The following two methods can be used to select effect types. 1 • Tap the [L] and [R] buttons on the left and right. 2 3 • Tap the effect type display area and select from the list displayed.
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DRUM Screen On this screen, you can play drum phrases suited to a range of different musical genres to accompany your synth voice performances. 1 1 Displays the currently selected drumphrase type For each drum phrase type, a range of different drum phrases are assigned to pads A through P, (2). The following two methods can be used to select drum phrase types. • Tap the [L] and [R] buttons on the left and right. 2 • Tap the drum-phrase type display area and select from the list displayed.
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• 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. • The software and this manual are the exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation. • Copying of the software or reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is expressly forbidden without the written consent of the manufacturer.