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Yamaha SEQTRAK User Manual Download Page 86

SEQTRAK User Guide

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16.1.1 Formatting a USB flash drive

Hold down the [DX] knob and the [UNDO/REDO] button and turn on SEQTRAK to format the
connected USB flash drive. When formatting is complete, all index light in white. When
formatting is complete, press the [ /PLAY] button to turn off the power.

16.1.2 Updating the firmware

1. Use a computer or other device to download the latest SEQTRAK firmware from the

downloads page on the following website.

https://www.yamaha.com/2/seqtrak/

2. Save the update file (8Z33OS_.PGM) in the downloaded .zip file to the USB flash drive.

3. Turn off the power to SEQTRAK.

4. Connect the USB flash drive that contains the update file to SEQTRAK.

5. Hold down the [KICK] knob and the [BAR LENGTH] button and turn on SEQTRAK.

The LED lamps on SEQTRAK will flash as the update progresses.
When the update has successfully completed, all index will light up for a period of time, after
which SEQTRAK will automatically restart. After restarting, SEQTRAK can be used as usual.
If the update fails, the Global Meter flashes in red. In this case, try updating again.

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Summary of Contents for SEQTRAK

Page 1: ...ered trademark of Cisco in the U S and other countries and is used under license Android and Google Play are trademarks of Google LLC Wi Fi and Wi Fi CERTIFIED are registered trademarks or trademarks...

Page 2: ...ction Synth section 14 q A Top Right Sound Design FX section 15 B H Right side 16 3 Charging and Power Supply 18 3 1 Charging 18 USB power adapter USB mobile battery requirements 19 3 1 1 Charge statu...

Page 3: ...nd categories 32 5 7 3 Synth track SYNTH 1 SYNTH 2 and DX sound categories 32 5 7 4 SAMPLER track sound categories 32 5 8 Muting and Soloing a Track 33 5 8 1 Mute 33 5 8 2 Solo 33 5 9 Copying and Past...

Page 4: ...nd parameter adjustment items 55 9 2 Setting Sound and Effect Parameters for Each Step Parameter Lock 56 9 2 1 Deleting a Parameter Lock 57 9 3 Recording the Movement of Sound and Effect Parameters in...

Page 5: ...0 12 1 Switching to Song Mode 70 12 1 1 Switching to scene mode Ver 1 1 70 12 2 Playing Stopping a Scene 71 12 2 1 Changing the scene to be played back 71 12 2 2 Repeating a scene Loop Playback 72 12...

Page 6: ...cting to a computer Windows 83 14 3 2 Connecting to a computer Mac 83 15 Settings 84 15 1 Restoring the Factory Defaults Factory Reset 84 15 2 Changing the Sensitivity Settings of the Track Knobs 84 1...

Page 7: ...s 92 17 4 1 FILTER 92 17 4 2 REVERB 92 17 4 3 DELAY 93 17 4 4 COMPRESSOR 93 17 4 5 DISTORTION 93 17 4 6 MODULATION 94 17 4 7 DUCKER 94 17 4 8 OTHER 94 17 5 SINGLE EFFECT Presets 95 17 5 1 FILTER 95 17...

Page 8: ...product immediately right out of the box with short explanations that focus on a general overview and basic functions Safety Guide paper manual included with the product Describes information for safe...

Page 9: ...9 The various operations of SEQTRAK are indicated as shown below Pressing a button knob or key Pressing and holding a button knob or key Pressing and holding a button knob or key for N seconds or lon...

Page 10: ...parts The Track knobs and Drum keys are used to control the seven Drum tracks KICK SNARE CLAP HAT 1 HAT 2 PERC 1 PERC 2 The most basic method of producing a rhythm part is to use the Drum keys to ente...

Page 11: ...ust parameters and manipulate effects The Sound Design knobs are used to select sounds and adjust detailed parameters One track effect can be applied to each track and a shared master effect can be ap...

Page 12: ...erformances SEQTRAK and manage your content See 13 SEQTRAK App for an overview of the functions in the SEQTRAK app The software can be used on smartphones iOS and Android tablets iPadOS and Android an...

Page 13: ...e a VOL VOL buttons Used to adjust the volume of sound coming from the built in speaker or headphones connected to the PHONES jack b DELETE button Used to delete a pattern or project c MUTE button Use...

Page 14: ...s to select a track Press a knob while playback is stopped to audition the sound for that track i Drum keys Press these keys to turn each step on off Hold down a Drum key and turn a Sound Design knob...

Page 15: ...sed for sampling on the SAMPLER track q A Top Right Sound Design FX section q Index Displays the selected parameter or mode r Global Meter Displays the value of the parameter being operated or the ope...

Page 16: ...is set to Page 1 HIGH PASS and REPEATER are applied to all tracks regardless of how the MASTER SINGLE switch is set z FX Page button Press to change the parameters controlled by the touch sliders A Sp...

Page 17: ...l Used for connecting an external MIDI device via the included MIDI conversion cable F BPM BPM buttons Used to adjust the project playback tempo between 5 and 300 BPM Press both buttons at the same ti...

Page 18: ...w 1 Connect the included USB C to USB C cable SEQTRAK 2 Connect the included USB C to USB C cable to a USB power adapter or a USB mobile battery 3 Connect the USB power adapter to a power outlet The c...

Page 19: ...y precautions for your particular USB devices NOTICE When the product is turned on and the power turns off suddenly and unexpectedly your USB device might not meet the requirements or might be damaged...

Page 20: ...possible even if the Global Meter are lit in cyan blue 3 1 2 Charge status when the power is off While charging the top LED lamp of the Global Meter lights up in red When charging is complete the LED...

Page 21: ...ever any changes that were made after SEQTRAK was started and before forced termination will not be saved 3 2 3 Setting Auto Power Off If SEQTRAK is not operated for 30 minutes when not being charged...

Page 22: ...and press a Drum key Drum keys 1 8 correspond to projects 1 8 The Drum key for the currently selected project lights up in yellow In the factory default state projects 1 3 contain demo data and proje...

Page 23: ...ored as described in 15 1 Restoring the Factory Defaults Factory Reset 4 5 Setting the Tempo of a Project 4 5 1 Changing the playback tempo of a project To change the playback tempo of a project press...

Page 24: ...ne step is 120 ticks Hold down the DELETE button and press the SWING button to initialize the swing rate reset to 0 ticks Even steps are determined according to the criteria for Launch Quantize 4 5 3...

Page 25: ...Project Ver 1 1 You can temporarily save a project at any time and restore its state later To temporarily save a project hold down the PROJECT button and press the Drum key lit in yellow for the curr...

Page 26: ...nob or pressing a Drum key The timing can be set so that the pattern switches immediately or at a fixed cycle Launch Quantize from the start of playback reserved switching The default setting for Laun...

Page 27: ...11 tracks Hold down the ALL knob and press a Drum key to enable reserved switching on all 11 tracks 5 1 3 Changing Launch Quantize Hold down the PROJECT button and turn the ALL knob to change the numb...

Page 28: ...1 and 128 steps Press and turn a Drum Track knob to change the value in increments of one measure 16 steps The number of measures is displayed on the Global Meter and the number of steps is displayed...

Page 29: ...the Global Meter and the number of steps is displayed on the Drum keys 5 3 Changing the Number of Patterns 3 Patterns 6 Patterns To increase the number of track patterns from three to six hold down a...

Page 30: ...ted the LED lamp of the target track flashes in red Hold down the DELETE button and press the ALL knob to delete the currently selected pattern on all tracks 5 5 Copying and Pasting Patterns Ver 1 1 T...

Page 31: ...ack knob to select that track Press a Track knob while playback is stopped to audition the sound of the selected track 5 7 Changing the Sound of a Track To change the sound of a Drum track or a Synth...

Page 32: ...hat track This is called a category jump NOTE A category jump to FAVORITE allows you to select the sounds you have registered as your favorites To register a sound as a favorite see 9 5 Saving a Sound...

Page 33: ...d down the MUTE button and press the ALL knob to instantly unmute all tracks 5 8 2 Solo Hold down the SOLO button and press a Track knob to solo that track and mute all other tracks At this time the L...

Page 34: ...Meter flash in white To paste the copied steps hold down the Page button and press a Drum key You can copy and paste to different tracks as long as it is between Drum tracks or Synth tracks SYNTH1 SY...

Page 35: ...Drum track you want to edit Press a Drum key to turn that step on off 6 2 Switching Pages Up to 16 steps of a pattern can be displayed on the Drum keys at the same time This is called a page If a patt...

Page 36: ...to adjust the rhythmic timing of multiple steps 6 4 Setting the Consecutive Number of Times a Step is Triggered Substep Triggering a single step multiple times is called a Substep If you press and hol...

Page 37: ...racks in real time Use the same procedure to exit from Real time Input mode When in Real time Input mode press the Record key to start recording You can record the sounds note of the Drum tracks for t...

Page 38: ...one level At this time the probability of triggering that step is indicated by the number of lights on the Global Meter Hold down multiple Drum keys that are on and press the MUTE button to reduce the...

Page 39: ...d key to start recording You can record the sounds notes of the Synth keys you press While recording the Record key flashes in red and the current position in the pattern is displayed on the Drum keys...

Page 40: ...your rhythmic timing is off during a performance Quantize does not affect previously recorded data NOTE Use the SEQTRAK app to make advanced quantize settings Quantize can be set to 1 32 1 16T 1 16 de...

Page 41: ...project The default settings are shown in the figure below This operation does not affect previously recorded data NOTE You can use the SEQTRAK app to edit the scale of the currently selected project...

Page 42: ...ds Turn Sound Design knob 2 on Sound Design Page 1 to switch between the MONO POLY and CHORD settings For the CHORD setting seven chords have been assigned The MONO POLY CHORD settings can be enabled...

Page 43: ...TAVE button to switch between the displayed range of notes 3 Press the Drum keys to add or remove notes You can select up to four notes Press a Synth key to audition the chord of the selected notes Th...

Page 44: ...1 1 Synth tracks can be edited by entering steps Hold down the PAGE button and press the Synth Track knob or the SAMPLER knob to enter Step Input mode Use the same procedure to exit Step Input mode Pr...

Page 45: ...es are deleted To change the length of the notes of the selected step simultaneously press and hold a Drum key that is on and turn the ALL knob If the selected step has multiple notes simultaneously p...

Page 46: ...layed on the Drum keys 8 2 Sampling Built In Microphone AUDIO IN and USB Audio Input Sounds that have been recorded with the built in microphone or imported from an external device can be played on th...

Page 47: ...procedure for resampling 1 Change the sampling source to resampling For details about how to change the sampling source see 8 3 Changing the Sampling Source 2 Change and adjust the pattern on each tra...

Page 48: ...in is off 8 7 Switching to Monitoring Mode In Monitoring mode you can use the Global Meter to check the loudness of the sampling input audio Hold down the REC SAMPLE button and press the VOL button t...

Page 49: ...g Steps Ver 1 1 The SAMPLER track can be edited by entering steps Hold down the PAGE button and press the Synth Track knob or the SAMPLER knob to enter Step Input mode Use the same procedure to exit S...

Page 50: ...knob to change the length of the notes of the selected step The length of the note is indicated by the Drum keys and the Global Meter NOTE When the power is turned off Step Input mode is automaticall...

Page 51: ...the track for which you want to adjust the sound parameters Turn Sound Design knobs to adjust the sound parameters of the selected track To make greater changes to the parameters simultaneously press...

Page 52: ...the same procedure to exit the advanced settings In the advanced settings more operation pages and sound parameter adjustment items are available 9 1 2 Drum track sound parameter adjustment items Pag...

Page 53: ...DECAY 3 LP HP FILTER CUTOFF FILTER 4 LP HP FILTER RESONANCE RESONANCE 3 ADVANCED 1 REVERB SEND REVERB 2 DELAY SEND DELAY 3 EQ HIGH GAIN OTHER 4 EQ LOW GAIN OTHER 4 ADVANCED 1 PORTAMENTO TIME OTHER 2...

Page 54: ...CE 3 ADVANCED 1 REVERB SEND REVERB 2 DELAY SEND DELAY 3 EQ HIGH GAIN OTHER 4 EQ LOW GAIN OTHER 4 ADVANCED 1 PORTAMENTO TIME OTHER 2 ARPEGGIATOR TYPE OTHER 3 ARPEGGIATOR GATE TIME OTHER 4 ARPEGGIATOR S...

Page 55: ...LUME 2 1 AEG ATTACK ATTACK 2 AEG DECAY DECAY 3 LP HP FILTER CUTOFF FILTER 4 LP HP FILTER RESONANCE RESONANCE 3 ADVANCED 1 REVERB SEND REVERB 2 DELAY SEND DELAY 3 EQ HIGH GAIN OTHER 4 EQ LOW GAIN OTHER...

Page 56: ...ameters for each step Parameter Lock Hold down a Drum key that is on and turn Sound Design knobs 1 4 or sliding the FX LEVEL touch slider to enable Parameter Lock for that step Steps for which Paramet...

Page 57: ...ble Parameter Lock for the selected steps If you enable Parameter Lock for VOLUME the velocity of the note will change 9 2 1 Deleting a Parameter Lock To delete the Parameter Lock of the selected patt...

Page 58: ...p press and hold the Drum key and the DELETE button and simultaneously press the Sound Design knob or the FX knob The parameter for the corresponding knob is deleted for only the selected step Ver 1 1...

Page 59: ...RD button and turn Sound Design knobs 1 4 or slide the touch sliders For details about which sound parameters can be used with Motion Recording see 9 1 Adjusting Sound Parameters NOTE The data recorde...

Page 60: ...b and press Sound Design knob 1 When the sound is saved the Global Meter flashes in white The saved sound is inserted after the original sound and can be selected from the sound selection operations I...

Page 61: ...es of sounds You can use the content management function in the SEQTRAK app to import this additional content You can also use the desktop version of the SEQTRAK app to import your own samples into SE...

Page 62: ...ge when a different sound is selected Track effects are connected in the order shown below 1 SINGLE EFFECT When the MASTER SINGLE switch is set to SINGLE you can use the FX knob to change the type and...

Page 63: ...EL can be adjusted by turning Sound Design knob 2 on Sound Design Page 3 or by pressing Sound Design knob 4 in Mixer mode and turning each Track knob 2 REVERB This effect artificially creates complex...

Page 64: ...the HIGH PASS touch slider to adjust the parameters The default setting is a high pass filter You can use the SEQTRAK app to change the effect type 3 REPEATER Use the REPEATER touch slider to adjust...

Page 65: ...ou can change the master effect If it is set to SINGLE you can change the type of effect on the selected track Effects are grouped into eight categories with eight presets per category The currently s...

Page 66: ...TOFF REPEATER BEAT REPEAT LENGTH 2 FX LEVEL SINGLE EFFECT PARAMETER 1 HIGH PASS SINGLE EFFECT PARAMETER 2 REPEATER SINGLE EFFECT PARAMETER 3 10 2 6 Example Parameters when MASTER is selected and prese...

Page 67: ...down the ALL knob and press the VOL button to switch to Mixer mode Use the same procedure to exit Mixer mode When you switch to Mixer mode MIXER lights up on the index 11 2 Adjusting Sound Parameters...

Page 68: ...LAY for the currently selected parameter 11 3 Changing and Adjusting Send Effects REVERB DELAY 11 3 1 Changing the type of send effect REVERB DELAY SEND Eight presets are provided for both REVERB and...

Page 69: ...END EFFECT PARAMETER 1 HIGH PASS SEND EFFECT PARAMETER 2 REPEATER SEND EFFECT PARAMETER 3 11 3 4 Example Send effect parameters for preset No 1 HD Room in REVERB Page Touch Slider Parameter 1 FX LEVEL...

Page 70: ...ng to Song Mode Hold down the ALL knob and press the PROJECT button to switch to Song mode If a project is being played back switching to Song mode will stop playback When you switch to Song mode SONG...

Page 71: ...he PLAY button to repeat the selected scene loop playback While a scene is playing back you can press the PLAY button to stop playback 12 2 1 Changing the scene to be played back To change the scene t...

Page 72: ...yan blue If you double tap another scene while a scene is playing the currently playing scene will play to the end and then the other scene you selected will loop To cancel loop playback press the Dru...

Page 73: ...to 16 scenes The selected scene will be copied to the new scene Song mode Scene mode Ver 1 1 12 4 Deleting a Scene To delete a scene hold down the DELETE button and press the Drum key that is lit in r...

Page 74: ...l 11 tracks simultaneously NOTE You can also enable Mute and Solo 12 5 2 Changing the length of a scene In Song mode hold down the PAGE button and turn the ALL knob to change the length of the selecte...

Page 75: ...e 75 NOTE If you turn the ALL knob fully left all Drum keys light in cyan blue and the scene length is set to AUTO This will automatically set the length of the scene to the length of the longest patt...

Page 76: ...ut notice 13 1 GUI Functions GUI EDITOR You can use this function to make advanced settings on the app screen such as for sound design and effect parameters It provides access to more parameters than...

Page 77: ...sounds specified for each track Content management functions are available via a USB or Wi Fi connection NOTE When you select the content management function the LED lamp for the ALL knob on SEQTRAK...

Page 78: ...sual effects that respond in real time to your performance on SEQTRAK You can use it for live performances or to record and publish the visuals you create on the Internet or other media There is also...

Page 79: ...TUTORIAL The operations that are being executed on SEQTRAK are displayed on the app s screen You can use this function to get a better understanding of SEQTRAK as you use it Information related to the...

Page 80: ...tionality in SEQTRAK varies from country to country The SEQTRAK app for Windows does not support wireless functionality 14 1 1 Wired connection Use the included USB C to USB C cable to connect SEQTRAK...

Page 81: ...is a Bluetooth connection with the device the Global Meter will light in cyan blue for 2 seconds 14 1 3 Wireless connection Wi Fi After making a Bluetooth connection the SEQTRAK app has some functions...

Page 82: ...eter at 2 LEDs or less NOTE A commercially available USB hub and USB charging adapter are required to charge SEQTRAK while connected to a MIDI device See the downloads page on the following website fo...

Page 83: ...maha Steinberg USB Driver on your computer You can obtain the Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver from the downloads page on the following website https www yamaha com 2 seqtrak 2 Use the included USB C to US...

Page 84: ...ettings of the Track Knobs You can use the SEQTRAK app to change the sensitivity settings of the Track knobs 15 3 Configuring MIDI Settings 15 3 1 Setting the MIDI clock The MIDI clock controls the ti...

Page 85: ...website for a list of supported USB flash drives https www yamaha com 2 seqtrak To update the firmware with a USB flash drive the USB flash drive must be formatted If the USB flash drive to be used f...

Page 86: ...ing website https www yamaha com 2 seqtrak 2 Save the update file 8Z33OS_ PGM in the downloaded zip file to the USB flash drive 3 Turn off the power to SEQTRAK 4 Connect the USB flash drive that conta...

Page 87: ...uctions in the SEQTRAK app to perform the update If the update fails try updating again 16 3 Using the SEQTRAK App for a Wireless Connection Update procedure 1 Open the SEQTRAK app on your smart devic...

Page 88: ...vity Connectors USB Type C power MIDI to host MIDI to device audio PHONES stereo mini jack AUDIO IN stereo mini jack MIDI IN OUT Only included cable can be used Functions USB Audio Interface Sampling...

Page 89: ...IDI Converter Cable Quick Operation Guide Safety Guide Dedicated Software SEQTRAK App Sequencer Block Maximum Steps 128 NOTICE On Android devices the USB audio interface function might not work proper...

Page 90: ...4 1 11 0 127 DRUM SYNTH DX SAMPLER FILTER RESONANCE 71 1 11 0 127 DRUM SYNTH DX SAMPLER REVERB SEND 91 1 11 0 127 DRUM SYNTH DX SAMPLER DELAY SEND 94 1 11 0 127 DRUM SYNTH DX SAMPLER EQ HIGH GAIN 20 1...

Page 91: ...SIGNED PARAMETER 2 108 1 11 0 127 DRUM SYNTH DX SAMPLER SINGLE EFFECT ASSIGNED PARAMETER 3 109 1 11 0 127 DRUM SYNTH DX SAMPLER SEND REVERB ASSIGNED PARAMETER 1 110 1 0 127 SEND REVERB ASSIGNED PARAME...

Page 92: ...AMETER 2 PARAMETER 3 1 LPF NO RESONANCE CONTROL FILTER CUTOFF RESONANCE OUTPUT LEVEL 2 LPF LOW RESONANCE 3 LPF MID RESONANCE 4 LPF HIGH RESONANCE 5 HPF NO RESONANCE 6 HPF LOW RESONANCE 7 HPF MID RESON...

Page 93: ...RAMETER 3 1 COMP SETTING 1 UNI COMP DOWN RATIO THRESHOLD MAKE UP GAIN 2 COMP SETTING 2 3 COMP SETTING 3 4 COMP SETTING 4 5 COMP SETTING 5 6 COMP SETTING 6 7 COMP SETTING 7 8 COMP SETTING 8 17 4 5 DIST...

Page 94: ...R 3 1 DUCKER SETTING 1 UNI COMP DOWN SIDE CHAIN LEVEL ATTACK RELEASE 2 DUCKER SETTING 2 3 DUCKER SETTING 3 4 DUCKER SETTING 4 5 DUCKER SETTING 5 6 DUCKER SETTING 6 7 DUCKER SETTING 7 8 DUCKER SETTING...

Page 95: ...3 MID ROOM SPX ROOM 4 SMALL HALL SPX HALL 5 MID HALL SPX HALL 6 STAGE SPX STAGE 7 GATED REVERB GATED REVERB ROOM SIZE 8 REVERSE REVERB REVERSE REVERB 17 5 3 DELAY NO NAME TYPE PARAMETER 1 PARAMETER 2...

Page 96: ...DISTORTION DEPTH TREBLE 5 AMP SIMULATOR 1 AMP SIMULATOR 1 DRY WET OVERDRIVE PRESENCE 6 SMALL STEREO SMALL STEREO DIST DRIVE DIST TONE DIST PRESENCE 7 BIT CRUSHER BIT CRUSHER SAMPLE RATE BIT DRY WET 8...

Page 97: ...PEAKER 2 SPEED CONTROL ROTOR HORN BALANCE MODULATION DEPTH 5 HARMONIC ENHANCER HARMONIC ENHANCER MIX LEVEL DRIVE HPF CUTOFF FREQUENCY 6 AUTO SYNTH AUTO SYNTH MOD DEPTH AM DEPTH DELAY LEVEL 7 SLICE SLI...

Page 98: ...LUME Adjusts the volume AEG ATTACK Sets the time from when a keyboard key is played until the volume reaches the level set by the attack level AEG DECAY RELEASE DECAY Sets the time from when the volum...

Page 99: ...llectively changes the FREQUENCY parameters of an operator acting as a MODULATOR MODULATOR FEEDBACK Collectively changes the FEEDBACK parameters of an operator acting as a MODULATOR START POINT Determ...

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