User Manual

MOXF6/MOXF8 Owner’s Manual
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A message from the MOXF6/MOXF8 Development Team ...6
Accessories ...........................................................................7
Using the MOXF6/MOXF8 Manuals ......................................7
MOXF6/MOXF8 Main Features.............................................8
Control and Functions 10
Top Panel ............................................................................10
Rear Panel...........................................................................16
Setting Up 17
Power supply.......................................................................17
Connecting speakers or headphones..................................17
Powering up the system ......................................................17
Auto Power Off function.......................................................18
Adjusting the volume and the brightness of the display ......18
Starting up ...........................................................................19
Selecting programs..............................................................19
Playing the Demo Songs .....................................................19
Resetting User Memory to the initial factory settings ..........20
Basic Operation 21
Moving the cursor................................................................21
Changing (editing) parameter values ..................................21
Functions and Sub-Functions..............................................21
Inputting a number directly ..................................................21
Naming (inputting characters) .............................................22
Selecting a note type...........................................................22
Note (Key) and Velocity settings .........................................22
Quick Guide 23
Modes..................................................................................23
Basic Instructions ................................................................24
Playing the keyboard in the Voice mode .............................25
Selecting a Preset Voice ...........................................................25
Using the Category Search function ......................................... 26
Grouping your most-used Voices together—
Favorite Category......................................................................26
Using the Arpeggio function ..................................................... 27
Turning the Arpeggio On/Off.............................................. 27
Changing the Arpeggio type..............................................27
Keyboard Octave/Transpose setting ........................................ 27
Changing the tonal qualities of the Voice ................................. 28
Editing a Voice ..........................................................................28
Enhancing the sound with Effects............................................. 29
Changing the Arpeggio Type assignment ................................ 31
Creating a new Performance by using your favorite Voice
(Performance Creator).........................................................31
Layer—Playing different Voices together.................................. 31
Split—Playing two different Voices with your left and
right hands ................................................................................ 32
Drum Assign—Layering a drum Part with the current Voice.....33
Changing the drum pattern (Arpeggio Type)............................33
Playing the keyboard in the Performance Mode..................34
Selecting a Performance........................................................... 34
Changing the timbre of the Voice ............................................. 35
Recording in the Performance mode .................................. 36
Song and Pattern ...................................................................... 36
Recording the melody and Arpeggio playback to the Song .... 36
Recording Arpeggio playback to a Pattern .............................. 37
Connecting a microphone or audio equipment ................... 38
Playing the keyboard along with the sound input from
the A/D INPUT [L]/[R] jacks ...................................................... 38
Playing the keyboard along with Vocoder ................................ 39
Creating an original Song ................................................... 40
Song playback .......................................................................... 41
Creating a Drum part via Step Recording................................. 41
Creating a bass part via Realtime Recording ........................... 43
Creating a synthesizer part by using Arpeggio ........................ 44
Correcting wrong notes............................................................. 45
Completing the Song by editing the Mixing.............................. 45
Storing the created Song .......................................................... 46
Creating an original Pattern................................................ 47
Listening to the Demo Patterns ................................................. 47
Creating a Pattern (Section A) by using Arpeggio.................... 47
Creating another Pattern (Section B) by
using already recorded data..................................................... 48
Creating a Pattern Chain for converting to a Song ................... 49
Connecting external MIDI instruments................................ 51
Using a Connected Computer ............................................ 53
Connecting to a computer ........................................................ 53
Creating a Song with a computer ............................................. 54
Remote-controlling the software from the MOXF6/MOXF8
(Remote mode) ......................................................................... 55
Using the MOXF6/MOXF8 Editor............................................... 57
Using as a Master Keyboard .............................................. 57
Registering the Edited Voice/Performance/Song/Pattern ......... 57
Making settings for use as a master keyboard ......................... 58
Making Global System Settings (Utility Mode).................... 58
Setting the default mode when turning the power on ............... 58
Reversing the LCD status ......................................................... 59
Click (metronome) settings ....................................................... 59
Effect settings applied to the signal input from
the A/D INPUT jack ................................................................... 59
Master Effect/Master EQ settings in the Voice mode................ 59
Transmitting Control Change messages using
the Foot Switch.......................................................................... 59
Saving/Loading Data (File Mode) ....................................... 60
Saving the settings to a USB flash memory device .................. 60
Loading the settings from a USB flash memory device............ 60
Precautions when using the USB [TO DEVICE] terminal .......... 61
Appendix 62
Shift Function List ............................................................... 62
Display Messages............................................................... 63
Troubleshooting .................................................................. 65
Installing Optional Hardware............................................... 70
Available devices...................................................................... 70
Installation locations.................................................................. 70
Installation Precautions ............................................................. 70
Installing Optional Hardware FL512M/FL1024M....................... 71
Removing the Module ............................................................... 72
Specifications...................................................................... 73
Index ................................................................................... 74
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