User Manual

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 9
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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