Yamaha 6 MODX 6/7/8 Owners Manual - Page 26

Selecting Performances The MODX has 16 Parts and basic musical instrument sounds are assigned to each Part. A single set of these sounds is called a "Performance." You can change sounds as desired by selecting the appropriate Performance. Multiple Performances One Performance Part 1 (Piano) Part 2 (Guitar) Part 3 (Bass) Part 4 (Drum) Part 16 There are three Part types as follows. Normal Parts (AWM2) Normal Parts (AWM2) are mainly pitched musical instrument type sounds (piano, organ, guitar, synthesizer, etc.) that can be played over the full range of the keyboard. Normal Parts (FM-X) Normal Parts (FM-X) are powerful FM Synthesis system sounds. This sound is played conventionally from the keyboard, with standard pitches sounding for each key. Drum Parts Drum Parts are mainly percussion/drum sounds that are assigned to individual notes. Performances can also be divided into two groups as follows. Single Part Performances A Single Part Performance contains only one Part. Select this if you want to play a single instrument. Multi Part Performances A Multi Part Performance contains multiple Parts. Select this if you want to play sounds of multiple instruments by using layering and splitting functions. This instrument features Banks for memorizing Performances. There are basically four different types of Banks: Preset, User, Library, and GM. The contained Performances and features depend on the Bank as described below. Preset Banks The Preset Banks contain a full set of specially programmed Performances. Performances you've edited yourself cannot be saved in the Preset Banks. User Banks The User Banks contain the Performances you have edited and stored. The User Banks are initially empty. NOTICE If a Performance in a User Bank (User Performance) is overwritten or replaced, that User Performance will be lost. When you store an edited Performance, be careful not to overwrite any important User Performances. Library Banks The Library Banks contain the Performances you have added as Libraries. The Library Banks are initially empty. (A Library can be added by importing a library file.) GM Bank The GM Bank contains the Parts allocated according to the GM standard. GM GM (General MIDI) is a worldwide standard for Voice organization and MIDI functions of synthesizers and tone generators. It was designed primarily to ensure that any song data created with a specific GM device would sound virtually the same on any other GM device-no matter the manufacturer or the model. The GM bank on this synthesizer is designed to appropriately play back GM song data. However, keep in mind that the sound may not be exactly the same as played by the original tone generator. Each of these Banks include Performances organized according to the Performance type. NOTE • For details about Performances, refer to "Basic Structure" in the Reference Manual PDF document. • For lists of the Performances, refer to the separate Data List PDF. 22 MODX Owner's Manual