MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 9
Accessories .............................................................................. 7
Main Features .......................................................................... 8
Setting Up 10
Power Supply Connections .................................................... 10
Cable clip ................................................................................ 10
Using Headphones ................................................................. 10
Connecting to a Computer (USB Terminal) ............................ 10
Turning the Power On ............................................................ 11
Adjust Volume and Display Contrast ...................................... 11
Panel Controls and Terminals 12
Front Panel ............................................................................. 12
Rear Panel ............................................................................. 13
Quick Guide
Playing the Demo Song 14
Play the Instrument 15
Selecting the Main Voice ........................................................ 15
Combining Voices—Dual........................................................ 16
Split the Keyboard .................................................................. 17
Selecting a Drum Voice .......................................................... 19
Using the Arpeggio Function .................................................. 20
Playing Patterns 22
Listen to the Rhythm Pattern .................................................. 22
Play Along with a Pattern ....................................................... 23
Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords .................................... 25
Using Songs 26
Selecting and Listening to a Song .......................................... 26
Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause ...................... 27
Types of Songs ...................................................................... 28
Recording Your Own Performance 29
Recording Procedure ............................................................. 30
Song Clear—Deleting User Songs ......................................... 33
Track Clear—Deleting a Specified Track from a User Song .. 34
Backup and Initialization 35
Backup ................................................................................... 35
Initialization ............................................................................. 35
Basic Operation and Displays 36
Basic Operation ...................................................................... 36
The Displays ........................................................................... 38
MAIN Display Items ................................................................ 39
Reference
Using the Controllers 40
Controllers on the front panel ................................................. 40
External Controllers ................................................................ 41
Enhancing the Sound with Reverb, Chorus, and DSP
Effects 42
Selecting a Reverb type ......................................................... 42
Selecting a Chorus type ......................................................... 43
Applying DSP Effects ............................................................. 44
Handy Performance Features 45
Using the Metronome ............................................................. 45
Adjusting the Tempo .............................................................. 47
Using the TAP TEMPO Button ............................................... 47
Setting the Touch Response .................................................. 47
Select a Master EQ Setting for the Best Sound ..................... 48
Controlling Arpeggio Volume with Keyboard Dynamics ......... 48
Transpose the Keyboard ........................................................ 49
Shifting Keyboard Pitch in Octaves ........................................ 50
Pattern Functions 51
Pattern Variations (Sections) .................................................. 51
Setting the Split Point ............................................................. 52
Play a Pattern with Chords but No Rhythm
(Stop Accompaniment) ...................................................... 53
Pattern Volume Adjustment .................................................... 53
Chord Basics .......................................................................... 54
Specify Chords Over the Entire Keyboard Range .................. 56
Song Settings 57
Song Volume .......................................................................... 57
Change the Song Tempo ....................................................... 57
Track Mute .............................................................................. 58
Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings 59
Saving to the Performance Memory ....................................... 59
Recalling Settings from the Performance Memory ................. 60
Erase a Performance Memory ................................................ 61
Voice Editing 62
Select and Edit an Item .......................................................... 62
Edit Display List ..................................................................... 63
Utility Settings 64
Selecting and Setting Functions ............................................. 64
Utility Display List .................................................................. 65
Storing/Saving Data 66
Using a USB Storage Device ................................................. 67
Formatting a USB storage device ........................................... 68
Saving Data ............................................................................ 69
Convert a User Song to SMF Format and Save ..................... 70
Loading User Files and Pattern Files ..................................... 71
Deleting Data from a USB Storage Device ............................. 72
Playing SMF Saved to a USB Storage Device ....................... 72
Connections 73
The Connectors ...................................................................... 73
Connecting to External Audio Equipment ............................... 74
Connecting to External MIDI Devices ..................................... 74
Connecting a USB Storage Device ........................................ 75
Connecting to a Personal Computer ...................................... 77
Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer ....... 78
Initial Setup ............................................................................. 79
About the Supplied Disk 80
About the Supplied DAW Software ......................................... 80
Support ................................................................................... 80
Appendix
Troubleshooting ...................................................................... 82
Messages ............................................................................... 83
Voice List ................................................................................ 84
Drum Kit List ........................................................................... 90
Performance List .................................................................... 96
Pattern List ............................................................................. 98
Master EQ List ........................................................................ 99
Effect Type List ..................................................................... 100
Arpeggio Type List ................................................................ 104
MIDI Implementation Chart ................................................... 106
MIDI Data Format ................................................................. 108
Specifications ....................................................................... 109
Index ..................................................................................... 110
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