Yamaha MO6 Owner's Manual - Page 105

Connecting the MO to external devices Quick Guide Connections TIP Splitting the sound between the MO and an external tone generator by MIDI channel (Part 1) Using the connection example shown above, you can play both instruments and have them separately sound different parts-for example, having your keyboard performance sound the external instrument while the Song/Pattern plays the sounds of the MO. Check the following points. ■ In the Voice mode/Performance mode You can check the MIDI Transmit Channel at the right corner of the [F1] PLAY display in the Voice Play mode/Performance Play mode. If necessary, you can change the MIDI Transmit Channel by turning the [TRACK SELECT] button on and entering the desired value with the Number buttons. When you wish to sound only the external tone generator, set Master Volume to "0" or set Local Control to "off" with the following operation. [UTILITY] ➞ [F5] MIDI ➞ [SF2] SWITCH ➞ LocalCtrl For details on how to set the MIDI Receive Channel of the external MIDI instrument, refer to the Owner's Manual of that MIDI instrument. ■ In the Song mode/Pattern mode You can check the MIDI Transmit Channel for each track of the current Song/Pattern with the following operation. Change this setting as necessary. [SONG] or [PATTERN] ➞ [F3] TRACK ➞ [SF1] CHANNEL Alternately, you can set the output destination (Internal or external MIDI tone generator) for each track from the following display. [[SONG] or [PATTERN] ➞ [F3] TRACK ➞ [SF2] OUTSW In this case, you'll need to set the external MIDI tone generator to multi-timbral operation and set the MIDI Receive Channel for each part. For details, refer to the owner's manual of the external MIDI tone generator. Alternately, you can have your keyboard performance split and assigned to different MIDI channels by using the Zone settings in the Master mode. (See page 125.) n The functions of the internal tone generator differ depending on whether the Voice/Performance mode (single timbre, keyboard playback) or the Song/Pattern mode (multi-timbral, sequencer playback) is selected. For details, see page 134. ■ Recording and playback using an external MIDI sequencer In this connection example, song data on the external MIDI sequencer plays the sounds of the tone generator on the MO. The external song data can also be recorded to Song/Pattern tracks on the MO. MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI OUT Sounding the MO tone generator from a MIDI sequencer, such as the QX/QY series, RM1x, RS7000 MO In this case, make sure that the MO is set to the Song mode or Pattern mode. If the instrument is set to the Voice mode or to a Performance mode setting in which multi-channel MIDI messages are not recognized, the external sequence data (containing multi-channel data) will not play back properly on the MO. In addition, you may have to make certain MIDI synchronization settings (see below). Synchronizing with an external MIDI instrument (Master and Slave) The Songs and Patterns of this instrument can be synchronized to the playback of an external MIDI sequencer, To do this, one device must be set to internal clock operation and the other (as well as all other devices to be controlled) to external clock. The device set to internal clock serves as a reference for all connected devices, and is referred to as the "master" instrument. The connected devices set to external clock are referred to as "slaves." When recording playback data of the external MIDI sequencer to a Song/Pattern of the MO in the above connection example, make sure to set the MIDI synchronization parameter to the use of external clock in the Utility mode with the following operation. [UTILITY] → [F5] MIDI → [SF3] SYNC → MIDI Sync = MIDI Owner's Manual 105