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Contents

Using the MX49/MX61 Manuals

Basic Structure

Structure of the MX49/MX61 .......................................3

Controller Block...........................................................3

Keyboard.................................................................................. 3

Pitch Bend wheel ..................................................................... 3

Modulation wheel ..................................................................... 4

Knobs ....................................................................................... 4

Tone Generator Block .................................................5

AWM2 (Advanced Wave Memory 2) ........................................ 5

Voices....................................................................................... 5

Memory structure of the Voices ............................................... 8

Performances ........................................................................... 9

Performance memory structure.............................................. 10

Editing a Performance and the Voices................................... 10

Effect Block ................................................................11

Effect structure ....................................................................... 11

Effect connections and settings ............................................. 12

Arpeggio Block ..........................................................13

Arpeggio categories .............................................................. 13

About the Arpeggio type list .................................................. 14

Arpeggio playback types ....................................................... 14

Relation between played notes and Arpeggio types ............. 15

Song/Pattern Playing Block......................................16

Rhythm Pattern ....................................................................... 16

Song ....................................................................................... 16

Internal Memory .........................................................17

Internal memory of the MX49/MX61 ....................................... 17

MIDI/Audio Signal Flow .............................................18

Using a Connected Computer

Connecting to a computer ........................................ 19

Creating a Song with a computer............................. 22

Recording your performance on the MX49/MX61 to DAW
software as MIDI data.............................................................22

Recording your performance on the MX49/MX61 to DAW
software as audio data ...........................................................27

Recording Arpeggio phrases of the MX49/MX61 to DAW
software as MIDI data.............................................................28

Remote-controlling DAW software or VSTi (software instruments)
from the MX49/MX61 ..............................................................31

Remote Control Assignments .................................................35

Using iOS Applications

Reference

Performance............................................................... 40

Performance Play....................................................................40

Performance Select ................................................................41

Performance Part Select .........................................................41

Performance Edit ....................................................................43

Performance Job ....................................................................54

Performance Store ..................................................................56

Supplementary Information.....................................................56

Song/Pattern settings................................................ 58

Song........................................................................................58

Pattern.....................................................................................59

File............................................................................... 60

Terminology in the File operation............................................60

File display..............................................................................61

Utility........................................................................... 64

Utility Job ................................................................................68

Remote mode ............................................................. 70

Remote display .......................................................................70

Switching the functions for Knobs [A] – [D]............................71

Switching the Control Template..............................................71

Utility settings..........................................................................71

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Page 1: ...49 MX61 to DAW software as MIDI data 22 Recording your performance on the MX49 MX61 to DAW software as audio data 27 Recording Arpeggio phrases of the MX49 MX61 to DAW software as MIDI data 28 Remote controlling DAW software or VSTi software instruments from the MX49 MX61 31 Remote Control Assignments 35 Using iOS Applications 39 Reference 40 Performance 40 Performance Play 40 Performance Select 4...

Page 2: ...Performances Playing the Rhythm Patterns Playing the Songs Creating an original Performance Switching Voices during live performance without the sound cutting off Making global System settings Exchanging files with USB flash memories Connecting external MIDI instruments Shift Function list Display messages Troubleshooting Specifications Song Pattern File Utility Remote Performance MX49 MX61 Refere...

Page 3: ...e keyboard transmits note on off messages to the Tone Generator Block for sounding the Voices The keyboard is also used for triggering Arpeggio playback The default note numbers assigned to the keyboard range from C2 C6 MX49 C1 C6 MX61 You can change the note range of the keyboard in octaves by using the OCTAVE buttons or transpose the notes by using the TRANSPOSE buttons Pitch Bend wheel Use the ...

Page 4: ... you start playing Various functions can be assigned to the Modulation wheel in the Ctrl Set display page 52 of Voice Edit Knobs The four Knobs let you change various aspects of the Voice s sound in real time while you play Three functions can be assigned to each Knob alternatively selected via the KNOB FUNCTION button Also the sound which is applied to the Knob effects is determined via the PART ...

Page 5: ...multiple samples of a real instrument s waveform Furthermore a wide variety of parameters envelope generator filter modulation and others can be applied Voices A program that contains the sonic elements for generating a specific musical instrument sound is referred to as a Voice Internally there are two Voice types Normal Voices and Drum Voices Normal Voices Normal Voices are mainly pitched musica...

Page 6: ...ettings for each Voice FILTER This component modifies the tone of the sound output from OSC by subtracting a specific frequency range of the sound Filter related parameters can be set in the Filter EG display page 48 of Performance Part Edit AMP This component controls the output level amplitude of the sound output from FILTER AMP related parameters can be set in the Play Mode display and the Filt...

Page 7: ...ent categories are listed below Each category has multiple Voices Category name Abbreviation Category button name Voice type Acoustic Piano AP PIANO Normal Voice Keyboard KB KEYBOARD Normal Voice Organ ORG ORGAN Normal Voice Guitar GTR GUITAR Normal Voice Bass BAS BASS Normal Voice Strings STR STRINGS Normal Voice Brass BRS BRASS Normal Voice Sax Woodwind WND SAX WOODWIND Normal Voice Synth Lead L...

Page 8: ... The MX49 MX61 features multiple Voices in Preset Memory which cannot be overwritten page 17 These Voices are referred to as Preset Voices On the other hand Voices which are created by editing the Preset Voices are referred to as User Voices User Voices are stored in User Memory which can be overwritten page 17 The maximum number of User Voices which can be memorized to User Memory is 128 Normal V...

Page 9: ...also allows you to play different Voices of Part 1 and Part 2 together in a layer Layer function or play one Voice of Part 2 with your left hand while you play a different Voice of Part 1 with your right Split function Part 10 is conventionally used for playing Rhythm patterns Therefore the default Voice assigned to Part 10 is a Drum Voice NOTE You can also switch among Parts 3 16 and play those V...

Page 10: ...parameters that are related to the entire Voice Voice Edit is available only for Voices assigned to the Performance Parts When editing the Voice make sure to store it as a User Voice separate from the Performance Keep in mind that even when you store a Performance the Voice parameters are not stored Maximum Polyphony Maximum polyphony refers to the highest number of notes that can be sounded simul...

Page 11: ... sounds for which you want to drastically change the character Each Voice features one Insertion Effect You can set different Effect types to the Insertion Effect This setting can be set in the Voice Insert Eff DrumKit Insert Eff display page 50 of Voice Edit This instrument features four Insertion Effects which can be applied to four Parts maximum of the Performance System Effects This instrument...

Page 12: ... the Effect categories of this instrument and the Effect types contained in their categories see the Effect Type List in the Data List PDF document For information on the Effect parameters which can be set in the each effect type see the Effect Parameter List in the Data List PDF document For information on the descriptions of each Effect category each Effect type and each Effect parameter see the...

Page 13: ...nce also changes in response to the actual notes or chords you play giving you a wide variety of inspiring musical phrases and ideas both in composing and performing Two Arpeggio types can be played back at the same time Arpeggio categories The Arpeggio types are divided into multiple categories as listed below The categories are based on instrument type Category List ApKb Acoustic Piano Keyboard ...

Page 14: ...ervals between them C Chord indicates that chords are detected from note data played on the keyboard and Arpeggio playback then changes with the chords Blank cells indicate Arpeggios for Drum Voices page 15 or Arpeggios containing mainly controller information page 15 Arpeggio playback types Turning Arpeggio playback on off The following two settings are available for turning Arpeggio playback on ...

Page 15: ...or use with Drum Voices giving you instant access to various rhythm patterns Three different playback types are available Playback of a drum pattern Pressing any note s will trigger the same rhythm pattern Playback of a drum pattern plus additional played notes assigned drum instruments Pressing any note will trigger the same rhythm pattern Playing additional notes to the one being held lets you a...

Page 16: ... MX49 MX61 features multiple Rhythm Patterns The appropriate Rhythm Pattern is determined for each Performance This Pattern is played back using the Drum Voice assigned to Part 10 of the Performance Song MIDI and Audio data saved in the root directory page 60 of the USB flash memory can be played back as a Song on this instrument MIDI data uses the sounds of Parts 1 16 of the Performance for playb...

Page 17: ...eading operations The contents of this memory are lost when the power is turned off You should always store edited data to User memory before switching the Performance or turning off the power Recall buffer Compare buffer The recall buffer is the backup memory for the edit buffer If you ve selected another Performance without storing the one you were editing you can use the Recall function to reco...

Page 18: ...the OUTPUT L MONO R jacks and PHONE jack These signals are not output to the USB TO HOST terminal 2 The audio data of the USB flash memory are output only to the OUTPUT L MONO R jacks and PHONE jack The data is not output to the USB TO HOST terminal MX49 MX61 Controller block Keyboard Controllers Arpeggio block Arpeggio Playback 2 Song Pattern playing block Internal memory MIDI Output USB TO HOST ...

Page 19: ... MX49 MX61 to the computer Note that both audio data and MIDI data can be transmitted via USB Also the MX49 MX61 Remote Tools and the MX Voice List are useful for using DAW software with this instrument Follow the instructions below 1 Download the latest Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver MX49 MX61 Remote Tools and MX Voice List from our website After clicking the Download button extract the compressed f...

Page 20: ...for six seconds or more between these operations 1 when turning the power of the instrument off then on again or 2 when alternately connecting disconnecting the USB cable MIDI channels and MIDI ports MIDI data is assigned to one of sixteen channels and this synthesizer is capable of simultaneously playing up to sixteen separate Parts via the maximum sixteen MIDI channels However this sixteen chann...

Page 21: ...minal and the OUTPUT L MONO R jacks When connecting to a computer use the USB TO HOST terminal In this case up to two audio channels USB 1 and USB2 are available The audio signals of the MX49 MX61 can be input from the USB TO HOST terminal and the AUX IN jack Up to two channels of audio can be input to the USB TO HOST terminal Set the output level by setting the DAW Level parameter page 64 on the ...

Page 22: ...see the following website http download yamaha com Important For the sake of example in the explanations below Cubase 6 is used on a computer running Windows 7 The Cubase windows and names as shown in this section may differ according to your particular Cubase version and or computer environment Recording your performance on the MX49 MX61 to DAW software as MIDI data In this section you ll learn h...

Page 23: ...ake sure to start Cubase after turning on the power of the MX49 MX61 2 On Cubase open a new project Select the Empty project in the More area of the Project Assistant window and then click Create 3 Confirm that MIDI Thru is set to on on Cubase Click File menu Preference MIDI Confirm that MIDI Thru Active is checked Then click OK to close the Preference window When MIDI Thru is set to on the MIDI d...

Page 24: ...OK to close the Device Setup window 5 Set up the MX Voice List installed in your computer for use on Cubase Setting up the MX Voice List makes operation smoother easier and more convenient when creating song data with multiple Voices of the instrument If you don t set the MX Voice List you ll need to manually set the Voice assigned to each Part on the MX49 MX61 5 1 Click Devices menu MIDI Device M...

Page 25: ...1 All incoming MIDI data will be input to Cubase and MIDI track data will be output to the channel determined at the track on MIDI Port 1 of the MX49 MX61 Also the MX Voice List can be shown on the track of Cubase NOTE If you didn t execute Step 5 above set the Output Routing to Yamaha MX49 MX61 1 8 Determine which Voice will be used for the MIDI track data Click in the Program Selector to call up...

Page 26: ... MX49 MX61 performance to the selected MIDI track After setting the time position to zero click Record When you begin playing the MX49 MX61 recording of your performance starts When you ve finished click Stop to stop recording 11 Create other MIDI tracks as needed and record more parts of your performance using other Voices of the MX49 MX61 Repeat steps 6 to 10 above After finishing recording as d...

Page 27: ...ion Recording your performance on the MX49 MX61 to the DAW software as MIDI data Click Project menu Add Track Audio Add Track 3 In this new Audio track set the Input Output destinations for the MX49 MX61 Set the Input Routing to Stereo In and set the Output Routing to Stereo Out NOTE Stereo In and Stereo Out are the bus names set on the VST Connection window which is called up from the Device menu...

Page 28: ...n set the signal flow as shown in the following illustration and use the convenient Quick Setup function to simplify the connection settings on the MX49 MX61 Setting up the MX49 MX61 1 For Part 1 determine the desired Arpeggio type for recording then set the Arpeggio switch to on Press EDIT in the Performance display Select 02 Part with the Cursor d button then press ENTER Press PIANO 1 Select 03 ...

Page 29: ...ons are off If the lamps of the LAYER button and SPLIT button are lit press the buttons to turn them off Setting up Cubase 1 Start Cubase on your computer Important Cubase cannot recognize the MX49 MX61 if you turn the power of the MX49 MX61 on after starting Cubase Make sure to start Cubase after turning on the power of the MX49 MX61 2 On Cubase open a new project Select the Empty project in the ...

Page 30: ...pped on Cubase Stop mode If you wish to playback the Arpeggio in the Stop mode also check the Send MIDI Clock in Stop Mode 6 Record Arpeggio phrases of the MX49 MX61 to the selected MIDI track After setting the time position to zero click Record then play the keyboard of the MX49 MX61 to playback the Arpeggio The Arpeggio phrases will be output as MIDI data allowing you to record them to a MIDI tr...

Page 31: ...ite background For example the PLAY R K button STOP J button and AI KNOB DATA dial can be used as transport controls for Cubase DAW programs that can be controlled from the MX49 MX61 are Cubase Logic Pro SONAR and Digital Performer Port 2 is used mainly to transfer MIDI data for remote control between the MX49 MX61 and the DAW software Before you can use the Remote Control function you ll need to ...

Page 32: ...nstall MX49 MX61 Remote Tools to complete the setup SONAR 1 Pull down the Edit Preferences menu and select Devices of MIDI 2 Add Yamaha MX49 MX61 2 to the Input Device then add Yamaha MX49 MX61 2 to the Output Device 3 Pull down the Edit Preferences menu and select Control Surfaces 4 Click the button select Mackie Control then set the Input Port to Yamaha MX49 MX61 2 and set the Output Port to Yam...

Page 33: ...SYN COMP on the MX49 MX61 to display the Add Instrument Track dialog in the Cubase project window 5 Select a VSTi by using the Cursor buttons of the MX49 MX61 Press the Cursor V button to display the VSTi list in the dialog then select a VSTi by using the Cursor V buttons for this example we ll select Synth HALion Sonic SE After selecting press ENTER 6 Press ENTER of the MX49 MX61 to close the Add...

Page 34: ...STi WINDOW CHROMATIC PERCUSSION to open the VSTi window of the selected Instrument track 8 Select a program of the VSTi by pressing INC YES DEC NO of the MX49 MX61 9 Play the VSTi by using the MX49 MX61 keyboard or control the parameters of the VSTi by using Knobs A D If you wish to edit the Control Templates or create a new template use the MX49 MX61 Remote Editor For details about how to use the...

Page 35: ...e page 68 setting When using other DAW software than Cubase the PrgChgMode is always set to PC NOTE When multiple tracks are selected on the DAW software the program change function works for only the top track Operating by the Category buttons The functions of the DAW software can be operated by the Category buttons ORGAN SAX WOODWIND buttons These buttons can be assigned freely to any desired fu...

Page 36: ...in mind the following points VSTi WINDOW function applies to the top track EDIT CH SET function applies only to the top track AUTOMATION READ AUTOMATION WRITE DELETE functions apply to all selected tacks Operating the Knobs A D Knobs A D let you control the parameters of the selected track or the selected VSTi The appropriate functions for the current VSTi are automatically assigned by the Control...

Page 37: ...an be used for Jog Shuttle operation as in freely moving the time position The assignable parameters to the AI KNOB change according to the on off status of the JOG SYN LEAD button and the LOCK PAD CHOIRS button To control a parameter specified via the mouse pointer on Cubase make sure that the JOG SYN LEAD button and LOCK PAD CHOIRS button are turned off 2 JOG button When this button is turned on...

Page 38: ...by turning this button on When you locate the mouse pointer to the desired parameter then turn the LOCK button on the AI KNOB will control the locked parameter regardless of the mouse pointer s position By turning the LOCK button off you can unlock the parameter to be edited and the AI KNOB can then be used to edit another parameter to which the mouse pointer is located Turning LOCK on also lets y...

Page 39: ...he optional i MX1 MIDI interface giving you even greater enjoyment and musical versatility For details how to connect this instrument to the iPad iPhone iPod Touch refer to the i MX1 Owner s Manual Also for information on compatible applications and details on minimum requirements for the applications refer to the following web site http www yamaha com kbdapps NOTE When you use the instrument alon...

Page 40: ...splay When editing Performance parameters a dot is shown in the lower right of the screen This provides a quick confirmation that the current Performance has been modified but not yet stored When you want to store the current status execute the Performance Store function page 56 2 Voice of Part 1 3 Voice of Part 2 Indicates determines the Voice assigned to Parts 1 and 2 of the selected Performance...

Page 41: ...nce Part Select In this display you can select one Part from Parts 1 16 and play it Also you can change the Voice assigned to each Part and certain Part parameters including Volume and Pan There are several pages in this display which can be called up by using the Cursor u d buttons NOTE Parameters that can be edited in the Part Select display are same as the parameters of the Part Edit display Fi...

Page 42: ...elected Part by using the DATA dial or the INC YES DEC NO buttons To change the Part use the Cursor buttons Parameter Description Pan Determines the stereo pan position for each Part Settings L63 far left C center R63 far right Volume Determines the volume for each part allowing you to set the optimum level balance of all the Parts Settings 0 127 ChoSend Chorus Send Determines the Send level of th...

Page 43: ...selected display Chorus Eff Chorus Effect Parameter Description Chorus category Chorus type Determines the Chorus Effect category and type Settings For details on the editable Effect categories and types see the Data List PDF document Also for details on the description for each Effect type see the Synthesizer Parameter Manual PDF document Preset Effect Preset Allows you to call up pre programmed ...

Page 44: ...ether the equalizer type used is Shelving or Peaking The Peaking type attenuates boosts the signal at the specified Frequency setting whereas the Shelving type attenuates boosts the signal at frequencies above or below the specified Frequency setting This parameter is available only for the LOW and HIGH frequency bands Settings shelv Shelving type peak Peaking type shelv peak Freq Frequency Determ...

Page 45: ...s as soon as you trigger it The number shown at right of each value indicates quarter note resolution in clocks Settings off 60 32nd note 80 16th note triplet 120 16th note 160 8th note triplet 240 8th note 320 1 4 note triplet 480 1 4 note General Parameter Description KeyboardMode Sets keyboard splits and layers for Parts 1 and 2 Settings single layer split single Only the selected Part will be ...

Page 46: ...cursor to the desired location by using the Cursor buttons and select the character by using the DATA dial A name can contain up to 10 alphabetic and numeric characters Release Release time Determines how quickly the sound decays to silence after the key is released Settings 64 0 63 Volume Determines the output level of both Parts 1 and 2 Settings 0 127 Pan Determines the stereo pan position of bo...

Page 47: ... the DATA dial or the INC YES DEC NO buttons Operation Press EDIT Select 02 Part with Cursor d button Press ENTER Select Part with Category buttons 1 16 Select display to be edited with Cursor u d buttons Press ENTER Edit parameters in selected display Play Mode Parameter Description Volume Determines the output level of each Part Settings 0 127 Pan Determines the stereo pan position of each Part ...

Page 48: ...ions assigned to the ASSIGN 1 2 Knobs can be set in the Ctrl Set display page 52 of Voice Edit Filter EG Parameter Description Cutoff Determines the cutoff frequency of the filter for each Part Settings 64 0 63 Resonance Determines the amount of filter resonance Settings 64 0 63 FEG Attack FEG Attack Time FEG Decay FEG Decay Time FEG Sustain FEG Sustain Level FEG Release FEG Release Time FEG Depth...

Page 49: ...r Description BankSel Bank Select Determines whether Bank Select MSB LSB messages for the Voice assigned to each Part are received or not PrgChange Program Change Determines whether Program Change messages for the Voice assigned to each Part are received or not CtrlChange Control Change Determines whether Control Change messages are received or not NOTE When this parameter is set to off the parame...

Page 50: ...Category buttons 1 16 Select desired display for editing from 05 08 with Cursor u d buttons Press ENTER Edit parameters in selected display Voice Insert Eff Voice Insertion Effect DrumKit Insert Eff Drum Voice Insertion Effect Parameter Description Effect category Effect type Determines the Insertion Effect category and type Settings For details on the editable Effect categories and types see the ...

Page 51: ...half notes 4th x 4 quarter note quadruplets four quarter notes to the beat 4th x 5 quarter note quintuplets five quarter notes to the beat 4th x 6 quarter note sextuplets six quarter notes to the beat 4th x 7 quarter note septuplets seven quarter notes to the beat 4th x 8 quarter note octuplets eight quarter notes to the beat 4th x 16 sixteen quarter notes to the beat 4th x 32 32 quarter notes to ...

Page 52: ...on that is controlled by the controller set in Source Settings See the Control List in the Data List PDF document Depth Determines the degree to which the Source controller affects the Destination Settings 64 0 63 Setting examples of the Destination Here are some specific useful examples on how to set the Dest Destination assignments To control the volume Volume To change the speed of the Rotary S...

Page 53: ...n mind that the edited Voice will be erased by executing Performance Store 1 User Voice number Selects the User Voice number as the storing destination Settings For Normal Voices 001 128 For Drum Voices 001 008 2 Voice name Indicates the current Voice name of the selected User Voice number After storing the name changes to the name you entered in the Voice Name display Voice Job Parameter Descript...

Page 54: ...ecute Initialize Data type to be initialized All All data in the Performance Common Data in Common Edit Part 1 16 Data of the Part Edit parameters of the corresponding internal Part PartAll Data of the Part Edit parameters of all Parts GM All data in the Performance The Voices of the GM bank will be assigned to Parts 1 16 NOTE This instrument features a GM bank which contains Voices allocated acco...

Page 55: ... the parameter settings from a Part to a different Part of the same Performance Settings Current 001 128 2 Data type of the source Determines the source data type including the Part number Select the source setting field with the Cursor button then select the data type with the DATA dial Settings common part 1 16 3 Data type of the destination Determines the destination data type including the Par...

Page 56: ...mance 1 Performance number Selects the Performance number as the storing destination Settings 001 128 2 Performance name Indicates the current Performance name of the selected Performance number After the store operation is complete the name changes to the name you entered in the Performance Name display page 46 Supplementary Information Functions of Knobs A D When the PART 1 2 LINK button is set ...

Page 57: ...ed on When the 3rd lamp is turned on Knob Parameter Settings Reference page A VOLUME Volume in Common Edit 0 127 page 46 B PAN Pan in Common Edit L63 C R63 page 46 C ASSIGN1 Assign 1 in Common Edit 64 63 page 46 D ASSIGN2 Assign 2 in Common Edit 64 63 page 46 Knob Parameter Settings Reference page A CUTOFF Cutoff in Part Edit 64 63 page 48 B RESONANCE Resonance in Part Edit 64 63 page 48 C CHORUS ...

Page 58: ...ack location of the selected Song When the selected Song is MIDI data Measure and Beat are indicated When the selected Song is audio data Minutes and Seconds are indicated 2 File Selects a desired Song from the MIDI data and audio data in the USB flash memory connected to this instrument NOTE Only SMF format 0 MIDI data can be played back on this instrument NOTE Only 44 1kHz 16 bit stereo WAV file...

Page 59: ... for the Rhythm Pattern This Voice is set by default as the Voice of Part 10 of the selected Performance Settings Refer to the Voice List of the Data List PDF document Volume For adjusting the Pattern volume This parameter is linked to the Volume parameter of Part 10 Settings 0 127 Pan Determines the stereo pan position for the Pattern This parameter is linked to the Pan parameter of Part 10 Setti...

Page 60: ...es the type of file and cannot be changed by panel operations on the MX49 MX61 File Size This refers to the memory amount of the file The file size is determined by the amount of data saved to the file File sizes are indicated in conventional computer terms by B byte KB kilobyte MB megabyte and GB gigabyte 1KB is equivalent to 1024 bytes 1MB is equivalent to 1024KB and 1GB is equivalent to 1024MB ...

Page 61: ...s which specific type of data will be loaded from a single file Press ENTER after selecting the type The display which is called up differs depending on the selected type Settings File types which can be loaded are as follows Operation Press FILE Select desired display for editing with Cursor u d buttons Press ENTER Edit parameters in selected display Save Parameter Description Name File name Dete...

Page 62: ... unreadable If this happens you should rename the file with valid characters Performance A specified Performance in an All file that is saved to USB flash memory can be individually selected and loaded to the instrument When selecting this file and then pressing the ENTER button the Src Performance display for selecting the Performance to be loaded and the Dst Performance display for selecting the...

Page 63: ...u can use a new USB flash memory with the MX49 MX61 you will need to format it Select 05 Format in the top File display then press ENTER to appear the confirmation display Then press INC YES to execute the Format operation NOTICE If you format the device all previously saved data will be deleted Make sure to check beforehand whether or not the device contains important data 1 Free Indicates the am...

Page 64: ...same parameter of the Song display page 58 Settings 0 127 Octave Octave shift Determines the amount in octaves by which the range of the keyboard is shifted up or down This parameter is linked with the OCTAVE buttons on the panel Settings 3 0 3 Transpose Determines the amount in semitones by which the range of the keyboard is shifted up or down Settings 11 0 11 NOTE If you transpose beyond the not...

Page 65: ...wn the lowest key on the keyboard and turning the power on This operation retains the off setting even if the power is turned off MIDI Parameter Description MIDI IN OUT Determines which physical output input terminal s will be used for transmitting receiving MIDI data Settings MIDI USB NOTE The two types of terminals above cannot be used at the same time Only one of them can be used to transmit re...

Page 66: ...ly disabled and the MX49 MX61 is synchronized with the external clock When MIDI clock is not transmitted from the external MIDI device or computer the internal clock of the MX49 MX61 continues to run in sync with the latest received tempo of the external MIDI device or computer DAW software This setting is useful when you wish to alternate between external clock and internal clock NOTE When settin...

Page 67: ...erator also responds to those messages as if the Footswitch of the instrument itself was used Settings off 1 95 arp sw play stop PC inc PC dec octave reset NOTE An FC4 or FC5 connected to the SUSTAIN jack can be used to start and stop the Song Pattern by setting this parameter to Play Stop Also an FC4 or FC5 can be used to switch Performances by setting this parameter to PC inc PC dec Keep in mind...

Page 68: ...am Change Mode Determines what messages will be transmitted to the computer when you operate the INC YES DEC NO buttons or DATA dial When PC is selected Program Change messages will be transmitted via MIDI Port 1 When remote is selected Remote Control messages will be transmitted via MIDI Port 2 When auto is selected this automatically switches whether Program Change messages will be transmitted v...

Page 69: ... a USB flash memory computer or other device NOTE For instructions on executing Factory Set see the Owner s Manual 1 PowerOn Auto Power On Auto Factory Set When this parameter is set to on turning the power on will restore the User memory to the factory default settings Normally this should be set to off Settings off on NOTICE When setting PowerOn Auto to on and executing Factory Set the Factory S...

Page 70: ...b does not affect the value Once you move the Knob past the current value moving the Knob affects the value and the Knob indication will correspond with the current value 2 Parameter name Indicates the functions assigned to Knobs A D When moving a Knob the value of the assigned function is shown in the display then returns to the previous display after a specified time has elapsed Also by setting ...

Page 71: ...isplay When the Control Template is switched on the MX49 MX61 the Template will also be switched on the Remote Editor NOTE If Remote Tools has been installed in your computer switching the VSTi on Cubase links to the Control Template on the MX49 MX61 NOTE If you wish to edit the Control Template or create a new Template you need to use the MX49 MX61 Remote Editor When editing the Control Template ...

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