Yamaha MO6 Owner's Manual - Page 136

Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) Sequencer Block This block lets you create Songs and Patterns by recording and editing your performances as MIDI data (from the controller block), then playing it back with the tone generator block. The sequencer block can be operated in the Song mode, in the Pattern mode, and with the Arpeggio feature. When a Song or a Pattern is played back, the musical data of each sequence track is transmitted to the tone generator block according to the Transmit Channel settings. n Songs can be played back only in the Song mode. They cannot be played back in other modes. Patterns can be played back only in the Pattern mode. They cannot be played back in other modes. Arpeggios can be played back in any mode. Songs and Patterns Songs and Patterns are MIDI sequence data consisting of up to 16 tracks. A Song on this synthesizer is effectively the same as a Song on a MIDI sequencer, and playback automatically stops at the end of the recorded data. In the MO, the term "Pattern" refers to a relatively short musical or rhythmic phrase-1 to 256 measures-which is used for looped playback. Therefore, once Pattern playback starts, it continues until you press the [■] (Stop) button. This synthesizer features a variety of preset Phrase data that is used as the basic material in making up Patterns. ■ Song data structure The following illustration shows the track structure of a Song. Songs are created by recording MIDI sequence data to individual tracks and by setting tone generator related parameters (in Song Mixing). Song 64 Song 63 Song 02 Song 01 Tempo track Scene track Tempo change Track mute status/Scene memory change/Arpeggio type change (including tempo, transpose, etc.) Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 MIDI sequence data MIDI sequence data MIDI sequence data Musical performance data Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 Scene 5 Groove, Transmit Channel/Port, Track loop settings Groove, Transmit Channel/Port, Track loop settings Groove, Transmit Channel/Port, Track loop settings Track 16 MIDI sequence data Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Mixing settings Mixing settings Mixing settings Part 16 Mixing settings Groove, Transmit Channel/Port, Track loop settings Song Mixing (Tone Generator related settings) Mixing Common Edit Parameters applied to all the parts Mixing Voice 16 Mixing Voice 01 Set in the Song Play mode Created in the Song Record mode, Song Edit mode, and Song Job mode Set in the Song Mixing mode and Song Mixing Edit mode Created in the Mixing Voice Edit mode 136 Owner's Manual