Yamaha V50, Authorized Product Manual

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PLAYING A SONG
To play back a song, use the following procedure.
(1) Press (If you are already in sequencer mode,
there is no need to do so.) The display will appear
as follows.
The LEDs at the left of will light
green. If desired, it is possible to playback only
certain tracks. Page 87 explains this “Track Mute”
function.
(2) Select the number (1 – 8) of the song to be played.
If you select the number of a song that was stored
with setup data, there will be a message allowing
you to select “with SETUP” or “Song only”.
with SETUP
Select performance number, voice number, and
rhythm song number along with the song number.
Song only
Select only the song, and not performance number
or rhythm song number.
(3) If necessary, you can set the measure at which to
begin playing, and change the tempo.
Specify the measure using and or
by moving the cursor to “ > Meas” and specifying
the measure number.
Tempo can also be modified while playing back.
(4) Specify tempo by moving the cursor to “ >Tempo”
and entering the tempo. You can also set the tempo
by moving the data entry slider while pressing
(5) Press to begin playback. All tracks that con-
tain data will play back.
(6) To stop playing, press . To resume playing from
where you stopped, press To resume playing
from the beginning of the song, press and
together, and then press
Track mute
Normally when playing back the sequencer, the LEDs
at the left of will light green, and when
you press all tracks will be played back. The
“mute” function allows you to hear only specified tracks.
To mute a track when in sequencer play mode (while
stopped, or during playback), press the
of the track you do not want to hear. The LED of that
track will begin to blink green. The blinking tracks will
remain silent, and only the unmuted tracks will be played
back.
It is also possible to mute tracks before beginning
to record.
In the same way, pressing will mute, the
rhythm machine.
Note:
If you mute all tracks, there will be no sound. When
the song number is changed, muting will be defeated.
Using the sequencer
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