Yamaha 6 MODX 6/7/8 Owners Manual - Page 12

Main Features  High-quality, enhanced sounds covering a wide range of music styles The MODX is loaded with 5 GB (in 16-bit linear format) of preset Advanced Wave memory (AWM2)-the same size as that of MONTAGE6/7/8. The MODX has a huge variety of sounds, including highly realistic Piano sounds, with large-volume waveform data. The MODX features 1.0 GB of User flash memory built in, for storing various Performance libraries. The Performance data is maintained in the same way as preset Performances even if the power is turned off. The MODX also now features an FM-X tone generator, providing powerfully complex FM synthesis. This puts both standard FM and new-generation FM sounds in your sonic palette, giving you a wide range of expressive, richly textured sounds to work with, and lets you combine both the FM-X and AWM2 tone generators.  Extensive effect processing The MODX has a huge variety of professional and modern-music effects, including Spiralizer, Rotary Speaker 2, Uni Comp Down, Uni Comp Up, Parallel Comp, and Presence. The instrument also gives you a wide array of signal processing options, including separate Variation and Reverb, an overall Master Effect including multi-band compression, five-band master EQ, independent Insertion Effects, plus three-band EQ before the Insertion Effects and two-band EQ after them. These Insertion Effects contain wide variety of sound processing options, including a special Vocoder effect.  Motion Control System for new musical possibilities The Motion Control System is a completely new feature for variably controlling Motions (rhythmical, multidimensional sound changes) in real time. This amazingly powerful feature dramatically and dynamically alters the sounds of the instrument in new, never-heard-before ways-changing texturally, rhythmically with the beats, providing cool, colorful lighting effects, and responding expressively to your creative passion. The Motion Control System has three main functions: 1) Super Knob: For creating multi-dimensional sonic changes, and enhancing those changes with colorful, continually shifting lighting changes. 2) Motion Sequencer: For continually variable sound changes. 3) Envelope Follower: Synchronizes the Motions with tempo and volume of audio input and other Parts.  The Rhythm Pattern Function The MODX has a powerful Rhythm Pattern function, with which you can dynamically create sounds using the Rhythm Parts. It allows you to assign Rhythm Parts instantly and create rhythmic changes in Motion Control using the Envelope Follower.  Expanded, enhanced Arpeggio function and Motion Sequence The MODX has more than 10,000 Arpeggio types that cover the latest music styles. Further enhancing the musical expressiveness of the instrument, you can combine the Motion Sequence function for creating dynamic sound variability over time with various Arpeggio types. You can store all contents-Arpeggio Type, Motion Sequence, and other parameters such as Part volume-together as Scenes, and assign them to eight buttons, letting you conveniently and powerfully call up those Scenes as desired while you perform.  Exceptionally convenient live performance functions The MODX has a Live Set function for easily calling up Performances as you play on stage. Once you've stored Performances in the desired order, you can concentrate fully on your playing and never be at a loss on which to choose. The MODX also has SSS (Seamless Sound Switching) function*1 for switching between Performances smoothly without any notes being cut off. *1: The SSS function is effective for Performances of up to four Parts.  Enhanced user interface Unlike its predecessors, the MODX has been designed without any "Modes." As a result, it is extremely easy to understand the structure and flow of the instrument, and the convenient touch panel is a total joy to use. You can creatively and effectively use the touch panel for intuitive operations and the switches for more secure control, if desired. These switches light in three different ways, letting you instantly understand the current status of the switches.  Compact design with authentic, expressive keyboard The MODX is compact in size and weight making it convenient for easy carrying. Despite its convenient portability, the MODX provides an authentic, natural keyboard that's truly a pleasure to perform on: The MODX6 has 61 keys and the MODX7 features a semiweighted keyboard of 76 keys, while the MODX8 has 88 keys with a high-quality GHS keyboard.  Comprehensive system connectivity The MODX features a built-in 4-channel in/10-channel out USB audio interface for recording the high-quality sound of the MODX (at 44.1 kHz sampling frequency) on a Mac or Windows PC-without the need for a separate device! The connections are also compatible with iOS devices. 8 MODX Owner's Manual