Yamaha IIs Owner's Manual - Page 42

Edit Section 3 Note# Assign a note number for the note 2 of the target input 1. Since the note number is shown with its note name (key and octave), both will change accordingly as you turn the associated knob. Also refer to the column below for more about the note number. ❏ Settings: • off: Use this as end mark for the phrase. If you play a six-note phrase by setting to an alternate mode, set the 7th note to off. This enables you repeat the phrase by continuously hitting the pad. For stack modes, this setting has no effect. • note number: Note numbers below 13 (C#-1) or above 94 (A#5) are shown in brackets. This means they will be output as MIDI events, but will not play sounds from the built-in tone generator. • skip: Available only for alternate modes. Use this as a rest mark for the phrase. This enables you play a phrase containing rests by repeatedly hitting the pad. n An asterisk (*) displayed to the left of a note number means that the same note number for MIDI channel 10 has been assigned elsewhere, warning you that the same drum voice would be triggered from multiple pads. For your information, copying trigger settings from a Preset kit (page 44) ensures that the 1st note for each trigger input will sound a proper drum voice (e.g., bass drum for KICK, etc.). 4 GateTime Set a gate time (note length) for the note number 3 to match the note length with the drumming or main song tempo, or to naturally sound a phrase containing rests. For the note on the channel 10 5 (drum voice), its note length is determined in conjunction with the voice settings (page 52). ❏ Settings: 0.0s~9.9s (in 0.1s increments), =1st n For triggering a chord (multiple notes in a stack mode), you can easily set the same gate time to all notes. Set any necessary gate time to the 1st note, then set the same value to the rest of the notes. 5 Channel Set a MIDI channel for the note number 3. This channel will be used for both transmission and reception. You can use this channel for playing the built-in tone generator from an external MIDI controller, as well as sending the Note On event to an external sound module by hitting the pad. ❏ Settings: 1~16, =1st (same as GateTime, convenient for triggering a chord or a phrase) Setting the Note Numbers MIDI note numbers are used to specify the pitch of a sound. Middle C, for example, is note number 60. In general, each note is indicated by its name and octave, such as C3 for middle C. So the note an octave above C3 is C4, and the note number is 72. This standardization makes things easier when playing notes on an external sound module. C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 0 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 127 MIDI note number You can easily set multiple note numbers for a chord or a phrase in the [TrgMIDI2] page (only available in this screen). Using a Chord Name To call up the following page, simultaneously hold down the SHIFT button and press the Rewind button. SHIFT [Chord] ChordName C Maj7 Root Type Use the second-to-left and center knobs to specify a chord by its root and type. Also, you can automatically set the chord to the current trigger input, using up to five note numbers. ❏ Settings: • Root: C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B • Type: Maj7, Maj, 6th, m7(11), Maj9, add9, min, min6, min7, m7(b5), mM7, min9, madd9, 7th, 7(#5), 7(b9), 7th9, 7(#9), 7(#11), 7(b13), 7(13), 7sus4, sus4, dim, aug After you've selected a chord, press the ENTER/YES button. An "Are You Sure?" confirmation message will appear in the display. Press the ENTER/YES button again to actually set the note numbers. Press the EXIT/NO button to cancel the operation. When you return to the previous page, try hitting the pad. You can play the chord in a stack mode, or arpeggio in an alternate mode. 42