Yamaha MO6 Owner's Manual - Page 145

Internal Structure (System Overview) Arpeggio This function lets you automatically trigger musical and rhythmic phrases using the current Voice by simply pressing a note or notes on the keyboard. The Arpeggio sequence also changes in response to the actual notes or chords you play, giving you a wide variety of inspiring musical phrases and ideas-both in composing and performing. n A single Arpeggio type can be played back at the same time even in the Performance, Song, and Pattern mode, enabling you to play multiple tone generator's parts simultaneously. ■ Category of the Arpeggio type The Arpeggio types are divided into 18 categories as listed below. LCD Seq ChSq HySq Category Name Synth Sequence Synth Chord Sequence Synth Hybrid Sequence APKb Orgn GtPl GtKM Bass BaKM Strn Bras RdPp Lead PdMe Acoustic Piano & Keyboard Organ Guitar & Plucked Guitar-Keyboard Mega Voice Bass Bass-Keyboard Mega Voice Strings Brass Reed & Pipe Synth Lead Synth Pad & Musical FX CPrc DrPc Comb Chromatic Percussion Drum & Percussion Combination Cntr Control Description Various arpeggio phrases suited for synth voices. Various rhythmic chord phrases or synth voices. Various arpeggio types programmed so that bass phrases are played with the lower keys and chords or melodies are played with the midrange and higher keys. These arpeggio types ar e useful for split voice combinations. In addition, there are also Hybrid Velocity ("HybVel...") types that feature different phrases for different velocity ranges, letting you change the arpeggio phrase depending on how str ongly you play the keyboard. Various arpeggio types suited for piano and other keyboar d voices, such as electric piano and clav. Various arpeggio types suited for organ voices. Various arpeggio types suited for guitar and harp voices. Various arpeggio types suited for guitar Keyboard Mega voices (see note below). Various arpeggio types suited for bass or synth bass voices. Various arpeggio types suited for bass Keyboard Mega voices (see note below). Various arpeggio types suited for strings and pizzicato voices. Various arpeggio types suited for brass voices. Various arpeggio types suited for saxophone and fl ute voices. Various arpeggio types suited for synth lead voices. Various arpeggio types suited for synth pad voices and special musical ef fects voices, including percussive sounds. Various arpeggio types suited for chromatic percussion voices. Various arpeggio types suited for drum and percussion voices (drum kits). Various arpeggio types suited for Per formances. These are combination arpeggios, with separate phrases suitable for drum voices, bass voices, and chord/melody instruments. Various arpeggio types programmed primarily with Control Change and Pitch Bend data. These arpeggio types change the tone or pitch of the sound, rather than play specifi c notes. In fact, some types contain no note data at all. When using a type of this categor y, set the KeyMode parameter to "direct" in each mode. Basic Structure Owner's Manual 145