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MOBILE MINI KEYBOARD

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Owner’s Manual

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Page 2: ...d the production methods used to produce them meet these goals In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law we want you to be aware of the following Battery Notice This product MAY contain a small non rechargeable battery which if applicable is soldered in place The average life span of this type of battery is approximately five years When replacement becomes necessary contact a quali...

Page 3: ...ula tions Part 15 for Class B digital devices Compli ance with these requirements provides a reasonable level of assurance that your use of this product in a residential environment will not result in harmful interference with other electronic devices This equipment generates uses radio fre quencies and if not installed and used according to the instructions found in the users manual may cause int...

Page 4: ...at produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Pro...

Page 5: ...contains no user serviceable parts Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble or modify the internal components in any way If it should appear to be malfunctioning discontinue use immediately and have it inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel Do not expose the instrument to rain use it near water or in damp or wet conditions or place on it any containers such as vases bottles or...

Page 6: ...are using is easily accessible If some trouble or malfunction occurs immediately turn off the power switch and disconnect the plug from the outlet Even when the power switch is turned off electricity is still flowing to the product at the minimum level When you are not using the product for a long time make sure to unplug the power cord from the wall AC outlet Before connecting the instrument to o...

Page 7: ... may be lost in the event of malfunction incorrect operation and the like Information About copyrights Copying of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data and or audio data is strictly prohibited except for your personal use This product incorporates and bundles contents in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect to which Yamaha has license to use oth ers...

Page 8: ...omputer in order to view pdf files The newest version can be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe web site Main Features The specially developed tone generator of a full fledged musical instrument and an HQ mini keys packed into a compact body Built in speakers and support for batteries so that you can easily make music anywhere anytime Genuine synthesizer sounds produced by analog physical mo...

Page 9: ...Panel Components 16 Using the Phrase Looper 24 Functions of Front Panel Components 26 Voice Setting Examples 30 Functions of Front Panel Components 32 Voice Setting Examples 35 Connecting to Other Devices 36 Connecting to a MIDI Device 36 Connecting a Computer 37 Precautions when Using the USB Terminal 39 Yamaha USB MIDI Driver 39 Connecting an iPhone or iPad 39 Restoring the Factory Default Setti...

Page 10: ...parately sold foot pedal FC3 is connected a sustain effect corresponding to the half damper position can be applied Notes played while the foot switch is oper ated will sustain for longer than normal after you release the corresponding keys The degree to which the foot switch is applied will control the length of sustain Furthermore when a separately sold foot switch FC4 or FC5 is connected a sust...

Page 11: ...ixed with that of this instrument u MIDI terminal page 36 For connecting other MIDI devices via the included MIDI breakout cable and standard MIDI cables sold separately MIDI mes sages can be both transmitted and received via this terminal i USB terminal page 39 For connecting a computer or a smart device such an iPhone or iPad by using a USB 1 1 or 2 0 cable MIDI messages can be both trans mitted...

Page 12: ...t AC adap tor page 48 The use of other adaptors may damage the instrument cause it to overheat or create a fire hazard In such a case the product warranty will immedi ately become void even if the warranty period has not yet expired Ensure that the included AC adaptor is plugged into a wall socket at the correct voltage If your AC adaptor has a detachable plug ensure that it is always used and sto...

Page 13: ...t is turned on and powered by batteries it may turn off Please note that any data being recorded or not yet stored will be lost in such a case We recommend that you replace worn batteries as soon as possible Certain modes of operation such as when Speaker Output is turned on may cause the batteries to quickly become worn and as a result the instrument may be unable to function properly In such a c...

Page 14: ...h as amplifiers speakers or a com puter but you do not intend to use it for some time we recommend that you turn off all devices as described in their owner s manuals Doing so eliminates the risk of damage to the other equipment If you do not want the instru ment to turn off automatically when connected to other equipment disable the Auto Power Off function CAUTION This instrument remains charged ...

Page 15: ... the FUNCTION button q Select the System Settings screen by pressing the FUNCTION button w Tap the leftmost switch in the DATA ENTRY section The ON setting for the AUTO P OFF parameter at the left of the screen will change to off Enabling the Auto Power Off function To enable the Auto Power Off function after it has been disabled do a Factory Reset For details refer to Restoring the Factory Defaul...

Page 16: ...s overall vol ume When you move the slider up the sound output from the built in speakers the OUT PUT R L MONO jacks and the PHONES jack will become louder r OCTAVE slider For transposing the keyboard in units of 1 octave For example when set to the note C4 will be produced when you play C3 on the keyboard see the illustration above The available settings are 2 octaves up 1 octave up 0 no change i...

Page 17: ...O slider For adjusting the tempo of loop playback When the slider is at the very bottom the tempo is 30 BPM when at the very top it is 300 BPM yLFO section For adjusting the settings of the low fre quency oscillator LFO y 1 ASSIGN slider For selecting what to modulate with the LFO y 2 DEPTH slider For adjusting the depth of the LFO the degree to which it has an effect y 3 SPEED slider For changing...

Page 18: ...nown as pulse width modulation Mode of use Ideal for the creation of leads pads synth basses and other sim ilar sounds Oscillator Sync Descrip tion Produces voices having two oscilla tors OSC1 and OSC2 with OSC2 locked in sync with OSC1 Intense harmonics can be generated by changing the pitch and tone of OSC2 making it possible to create highly distinctive dazzling sounds TEXTURE Changes the pitch...

Page 19: ...slider all the way up The effect of the AEG can be maximized by moving the slider all the way down The FEG will have no effect in this position The FEG and AEG will each affect the sound by the same amount when the slider is in the middle position 0 2 to 0 5 A D S R sliders For adjusting the attack time A decay time D sustain level S and release time R of the FEG and AEG 1EFFECT section For settin...

Page 20: ... Standby In time with the tempo a guide sound is produced and the REC lamp flashes You can adjust the tempo by using the TEMPO slider The guide sound is produced only when recording the first phrase If you do not wish to hear the guide sound move the LOOPER slider from CLEAR to PLAY before setting it to REC The current voice is used for the guide sound If you change the voice by using the sliders ...

Page 21: ...phrases You can use the sliders from the LFO POR TAMENTO OSC FILTER EG and EFFECT sections to control the sound of the recorded loop phrases as you play them back Stopping loop phrases Pausing Move the LOOPER slider from PLAY to PAUSE Looped playback of the phrases will be paused When you switch to PLAY once again playback will restart from the position at which it was paused Stopping Move the LOO...

Page 22: ...range makes the pitch rise when you move the lever down and drop when you move the lever up On the reface DX pitch bend settings can be changed by using the FUNCTION button e VOLUME slider For adjusting the instrument s overall vol ume When you move the slider up the sound output from the built in speakers the OUT PUT R L MONO jacks and the PHONES jack will become louder r OCTAVE slider For moving...

Page 23: ...responding to the slider will be changed by a small or large amount We recommend that you use your index finger for flicking Flick up Flick down Tap Tap and hold A tap is a single quick touch and release of the slider If you do not release when you tap tap and hold the value corresponding to the slide will continue to change until you do so Auto Repeat func tion Tap the top Tap and hold the top Ta...

Page 24: ...nuously On and off Type selection Tap to toggle between on and off or to switch types etc When you operate a slider the change will be dis played on screen The FM tone generator FM stands for frequency modulation This type of tone generator modulates the fre quency of a sound s fundamental waveform of a sound with a different waveform to pro duce a totally new one Waveforms are gen erated by opera...

Page 25: ...ngs screen Waveforms can be changed by feeding some of the signal generated by an operator back through that operator The reface DX allows you to set feedback levels for each of the operators If for exam ple you were to select Algorithm No 8 and apply feedback to all of the operators the sig nal flow would be as follows If you move the slider up from the center position the feedback type becomes s...

Page 26: ... cycle through the screen s individual pages EG level For displaying the EG Level Set tings screen for operators This button can be pressed repeatedly to cycle through the four operators EG rate For displaying the EG Rate Set tings screen This button can be pressed repeatedly to cycle through the four opera tors LFO For displaying the LFO Settings screen This button can be pressed repeat edly to c...

Page 27: ...will be applied to all notes MONO LGATO Mono Legato Sets the Voice to Monophonic mode Portamento will be applied only to notes played legato PORTA Portamento Time 0 127 Set the portamento time PB PitchBend Range 24 24 Sets the pitch bend range in semitone units TR CH MIDI trans mit channel 1 16 off Sets the MIDI trans mit channel When set to off no data is transmitted RV CH MIDI receive channel Al...

Page 28: ...ype of sus tain pedal connected to the instrument If using a pedal that supports half damper operation set this to FC3 CONTRAST 0 63 Adjusts the contrast of the instrument s display EDIT RECAL Edit Recall Returns the currently selected Voice to the last edited condition This may be necessary if you have moved to a different Voice while editing VOICE INIT Voice Initialize Sets the selected Voice to...

Page 29: ...to the Store Name screen STORE TO Bank 1 1 to 4 8 Sets where to store the cur rent Voice CHECK Used if you wish to listen to the Voice at the location selected for storing Tap the switch to toggle between and When you play the keyboard you will hear the Voice selected for storing When you play the keyboard you will hear the Voice stored at the location selected by using STORE TO BANK NOTE The BANK...

Page 30: ...d off by tapping the GUIDE switch 2 Record the first phrase q Tap the REC switch from the DATA ENTRY section The Phrase Looper is set to Recording Standby In time with the tempo a guide sound is produced and the slider and the LOOPER button flash The current voice is used for the guide sound If you change the voice by using the sliders or buttons the guide sound also changes You can adjust the tem...

Page 31: ... process Changing the sound of loop phrases You can use the FM and VOICE SELECT EDIT sections to control the sound of the recorded loop phrases as you play them back Regardless of the screen currently displayed the LOOPER button will continue to flash during looped playback Stopping loop phrases Stopping Tap the STOP switch Looped playback of the phrases will be stopped When you wish to restart a ...

Page 32: ... 2 octaves up 1 octave up OCT no change in pitch 1 octave down and 2 octaves down r TYPE knob For selecting different voice types q w e r t y y 3 y 1 y 2 y 4 C3 C2 RdI Sets a distinctive electric piano voice from the early 1970s This type of electric piano is characterized by a dark heavy sound with sustained notes It sounds particularly good when combined with the phaser effect and was widely use...

Page 33: ...put volume This produces a cyclical change in tone q u i o u 3 u 1 u 2 u 4 i 3 i 1 i 2 i 4 o 1 o 2 C4 C5 Clv Sets the voice of a struck string type of electric keyboard that arrived on the scene in the 1970s Its electric guitar like sound is highly distinctive This voice works very well with a wah effect and was primarily used in the funk and rock music of the 70s Toy Sets the voice of a vintage t...

Page 34: ...on With wah Adjusts the resonance offset value This changes the character of the modulated sound uCHORUS PHASER This section lets you add a chorus or phaser effect CHORUS Adds richness and depth making it sound like multiple tone generators are simultane ously outputting the same voice This makes the voice sound much wider PHASER Creates a highly distinctive sweeping swell ing tone by shifting the...

Page 35: ...elay sound of analog gear i 1 D DELAY A DELAY switch Set this three position switch to the up posi tion for Digital Delay to the down position for Analog Delay or to the middle position to pass the sound through unaffected The lamp i 4 will light up when either digital or analog delay is selected and go out when the sound passes through unaffected i 2 DEPTH knob For adjusting the degree to which d...

Page 36: ...the phaser s DEPTH setting to a relatively high level between 6 and 7 or to turn on the tremolo and move each of the DEPTH and RATE settings to around 5 Rd II These wet sounding settings are ideal for 80s ballads and the like You could try changing the chorus DEPTH and SPEED settings Wr Perfect settings for playing 70s pop and the like You might like to add some short reverberation by turning on A...

Page 37: ...ittle reverb Toy Simple settings are probably the best choice for the toy piano You might however like to raise the DRIVE setting to 5 or even 10 to get a vintage radio like sound CP These settings are great for 80s pop and the like The chorus setting is quite light If necessary you could add presence in the high frequency band by raising the DRIVE setting to around 5 In addition it might sound go...

Page 38: ...ion SLOW slow rotation STOP no rotation and OFF no effect applied Examples To switch from SLOW to FAST Move up once To switch from SLOW to OFF Move down twice e VOLUME slider For adjusting the instrument s overall vol ume When you move the slider up the sound output from the built in speakers the OUT PUT R L MONO jacks and the PHONES jack will become louder r OCTAVE slider For transposing the keyb...

Page 39: ...of a square wave it is notable for highly present tones This type of organ was often used in psyche delic rock and ska F Sets the sound of a transistor organ from the 1960s This organ is notable for a thick sound with its sawtooth com ponent boosted in volume It was put to use in 60s pop music and the alterna tive pop of the 90s A Sets the sound of a transistor organ made in Japan during the 1970s...

Page 40: ...he pitch of the percussion i 1 ON OFF switch For turning the percussion sounds on and off When the off side is pressed down no per cussion sounds will be produced i 2 TYPE switch For switching the percussion pitch type Press down the side for either Type A or Type B i 3 LENGTH slider For adjusting the length of the percussion sounds release oEFFECT section For applying effects When the sliders are...

Page 41: ...ST rotary speeds and add distortion and reverb to taste H Type 2 Settings like these are often used for bossa nova and reggae music The fact that the H type organ pro duces no 1 tones when percussion is turned on is a distinctive feature of this sound Turning percus sion on and off while playing allows the 1 tones to be added and removed in a unique way V Type These settings are ideal for psychede...

Page 42: ...keyboard q Connect the MIDI OUT terminal on the MIDI keyboard to the reface s MIDI IN ter minal w Play the MIDI keyboard and confirm that the reface produces sound in response Playing a tone generator module by using the reface q Turn off Local Control and also turn off MIDI Control For details refer to Key board Settings page 41 To play a tone generator module from the reface the transmit channel...

Page 43: ... example the reface DX r Switch the Phrase Looper on the reface CS to PLAY to also start simultaneous playback of the Phrase Looper on the reface DX at the same tempo Using both of the Phrase Loop ers together makes it possible to create even more complex loop phrases Connecting a Computer Recording performances on the reface as MIDI data in a DAW application q Turn off Local Control and turn on M...

Page 44: ...ng the USB terminal If your computer does not recognize the reface or you experience other similar prob lems refer to Yamaha USB MIDI Driver page 39 USB cable reface CS Computer DAW application NOTE Be sure to read Precautions when Using the USB Terminal page 39 before using the USB terminal If your computer does not recognize the reface or you experience other similar prob lems refer to Yamaha US...

Page 45: ...form the following steps before turning the instrument on or off standby and either plugging in or unplugging a USB cable Quit all applications Ensure that no data is being trans mitted from the instrument Note that even playing a single key causes data to be transmitted When connected to a computer allow at least six seconds to pass between turn ing the instrument on and off and plug ging in and ...

Page 46: ...y Reset has finished the lamps will stop flashing or the message will disappear w When the lamps stop flashing or the message is no longer displayed remove your finger from the keyboard reface DX You can also use the FUNCTION button to do a Factory Reset q Select the Job screen by pressing the FUNC TION button w Tap the FCTRY RESET switch A confirmation message will be displayed on screen e Tap th...

Page 47: ...be made by using the FUNCTION button For details refer to Functions of Front Panel Components for the reface DX page 16 Auto Power Off ON enabled To conserve power the instrument will turn off automatically after 30 minutes of inactivity off disabled The instrument will not turn off automatically For details refer to Auto Power Off page 8 Factory default setting ON enabled Display when turned off ...

Page 48: ...B buttons but not when any other settings are changed For more information about the correspondence between controllers control change num bers and values refer to the MIDI Reference a digital manual Factory default setting off Display when set CS The OSC TYPE lamps flash DX Factory reset is displayed on screen CP The TYPE lamps flash YC The WAVE lamps flash CS ON The lamps from the LOOPER section...

Page 49: ... Factory default settings 1 ch Channel 1 Display when set On the reface DX channels 2 to 16 can also be selected on the MIDI Settings screen which is dis played by using the FUNCTION button For details refer to Functions of Front Panel Compo nents for the reface DX page 16 CS ON The lamps from the LOOPER section light up off The lamps from the LOOPER section flash DX Local control ON or Local cont...

Page 50: ... parameters set by using the keyboard Display when confirming CS 12 The lamps from the LOOPER section light up 12 The lamps from the LOOPER section flash CS DX Presented on screen CP Auto Power Off ON enabled Lit off disabled Flashing Speaker Output ON Lit off Flashing MIDI Control ON Lit off Flashing Pitch bend Range Inversion 12 Lit 12 Flashing Transmit Channel 1ch Lit off Flashing Local Control...

Page 51: ...batteries or correctly connect the AC adaptor Looper Memory Full Indicates that the memory allocated to the Phrase Looper is full preventing recorded data from being stored Stopping Looper OK Indicates that playback or recording with the Phrase Looper must be stopped before performing an operation Auto Power Off ON enabled Lit off disabled Flashing Speaker Output ON Lit off Flashing MIDI Control O...

Page 52: ...ned off Turn on Speaker Output Page 42 CS YC MIDI volume or expression has been set to a very low level by a foot controller If a foot controller has been connected to the FOOT CONTROLLER jack try using it to increase the vol ume Sound input via the AUX IN jack cannot be heard All The volume on the con nected audio equipment has been turned fully down Raise the volume on the con nected audio equip...

Page 53: ...ering the 1 FOOTAGE slider does not cause organ sounds to be produced Instead it produces only percussion sounds This is normal Sounds con tinue without end Changing a set ting caused sounds to con tinue without end CS The Release R setting from the EG section is too high Lower the R slider from the EG section CS DX The delay s depth is set too high Lower the delay depth CS DX The Phrase Looper is...

Page 54: ...fects Distortion Chorus Flanger Phaser Delay Distortion Touch Wah Chorus Flanger Phaser Delay Reverb Drive Tremolo Wah Chorus Phaser Digital Delay Analog Type Delay Reverb Rotary Speaker Distortion Reverb Phrase Looper Yes Yes Display Type Full Dot LCD 128 x 64 dots Connectivity DC IN DC IN 12 V jack Headphones PHONES 6 3 mm stereo phone jack OUTPUT OUTPUT L MONO R 6 3 mm TS phone jack unbalanced ...

Page 55: ... terminal 5 MIDI transmit channel 21 MOD Modulation slider 12 modulator 18 MONO POLY 21 O OCT Octave slider 26 OCTAVE slider 10 16 32 ON OFF switch 34 OP1 OP4 buttons 20 operators 18 OSC Oscillator section 12 Other Devices 36 OUTPUT R L MONO jacks 5 overdub 15 25 P PERCUSSION section 34 PHONES jack 5 Phrase Looper 14 24 PITCH BEND lever 10 16 Pitch Bend Range 21 Pitch EG button 20 Pitch bend Range...

Page 56: ...egative effects on human health and the environment which could otherwise arise from inappropriate waste handling For more information about collection and recycling of old products and batteries please contact your local municipality your waste disposal service or the point of sale where you purchased the items For business users in the European Union If you wish to discard electrical and electro...

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