Yamaha MONTAGE M6, Quick Manual

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MONTAGE M Quick Guide
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[PERFORMANCE] button (INFO)
This calls up the Performance screen. You can press this button to switch to a different Performance view.
Pressing this button while holding down the [SHIFT] button calls up the screen for checking relevant information for
the Performance (INFO screen).
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[LIVE SET] button (REGISTER)
This calls up the Live Set screen. You can press the same button to select a different Performance bank.
Press this button and then tap the slot on the touchscreen, or use the Slot number and Category name selection
buttons to select a slot from the Live Set page currently shown on the screen.
Pressing this button while holding the [SHIFT] button opens the screen for registering the current Performance to the
Live Set page. Doing this beforehand allows you to call up Performances quickly and conveniently as you play live.
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BANK buttons
Use these buttons to select a bank.
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PAGE buttons
Use these buttons for selecting a Live Set page.
On the Category Search screen, you can use these buttons to scroll through the list of Performances.
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[CATEGORY] button (PART CATEGORY)
Use this button to call up the Category Search function. Every time you press the button, the next Performance bank is
selected.
While the Performance screen is active, pressing this button opens the Performance Category Search screen for
selecting a Performance.
When the cursor is on a Part, pressing this button while holding down the [SHIFT] button opens the Part Category
Search screen.
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Slot number and Category name selection buttons
When the [LIVE SET] button is selected, you can use these buttons to select one of the Live Set slots, 1 to 16. When the
[CATEGORY] button is selected, you can use these buttons to select a category.
Categories and descriptions
Categories Descriptions Categories Descriptions
Piano Piano Pad/Choir Synth pad
Keyboard Keyboard instruments (such as
harpsichord and Clav) Syn Comp Synth comp (synth sounds suitable for
“comping”)
Organ Organ Chromatic Perc Chromatic percussion (such as marimba
and glockenspiel)
Guitar Guitar Drum/Perc Drums, Percussion
Bass Bass Sound FX Sound effects
Strings Strings (instruments such as violins, or
string ensembles) Musical FX Musical effects (pitched sound effects)
Brass Brass (such as trumpets) Ethnic Ethnic
Woodwind Woodwind instruments (such as clarinets,
flues, and saxophones) No Assign No assign (not categorized)
Syn Lead Synth lead (synth sound suitable for
playing melodies and soloing) Init Initialized (no settings)
You can also use these buttons to select a setting on the DAW Remote or Quick Setup screen.
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[AUDITION] button
While one of the Performance, Live Set, or Category Search screens are shown, pressing this button starts or stops the
playback of the audition phrase that uses the currently selected Performance.