Yamaha MO6 Owner's Manual - Page 128

Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) Basic Structure This section gives you an easy-to-understand overview of the MO-its wide range of sophisticated features, its MIDI control and performance functions, and its convenient file management system for original data you've created with the instrument. Internal Structure (System Overview) This synthesizer is made up of several blocks, as shown here. Keyboard Controller block Controllers MIDI output MASTER VOLUME ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4 Recording by the keyboard performance Keyboard performance Operating the panel Sequencer block MIDI Sequence data • Song • Pattern • Arpeggio Playback Tone Generator block • Voice • Performance • Mixing Effect block DSP • Reverb • Chorus • Master Effect • Part Equalizer • Master Equalizer Audio (sound) output Recording Playback External MIDI instrument Playback Audio signal flow MIDI messages flow Controller block This block consists of the keyboard, Pitch Bend and Modulation Wheels, Knobs, Control sliders, and so on. The keyboard itself doesn't generate sounds, but instead generates/transmits note on/off, velocity and other information (MIDI messages) to the synthesizer's tone generator block when you play notes. The controllers also generates/transmits MIDI messages. The synthesizer's tone generator block produces the sound according to the MIDI messages transmitted from the keyboard and controllers. Controllers supported by the MO The controllers you can use on this synthesizer and the reference pages are as follows: ● Controllers with which the MO is equipped Keyboard (Initial Touch page 16 Pitch Bend Wheel page 50 Modulation Wheel page 50 Knob page 51 Control slider page 52 ● Controllers (sold separately) that can be connected to the rear panel of the MO Foot Controller page 69 Footswitch page 69 128 Owner's Manual