Yamaha MO6 Owner's Manual - Page 79

Creating a Pattern by Arpeggio, User Phrases, Turning the Phrase Voice on or off

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Creating a Song on the MO Quick Guide Creating a Pattern 3 Set the meter (time signature), tempo, and length. Meter (time signature) Tempo Length of pattern 4 Press the [F4] PATCH button to call up the Patch display. Select Track 1, then select one of the settings 5 Dr 1 to Dr 4 in the category. Next, select a Phrase Number. Press the [F] (Play) button to hear the Drum Pattern. Try out some different drum patterns here. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ELEMENT PERF. PART ZONE 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Select a track TRACK SELECT MUTE TIP User Phrases In addition to the Preset Phrases, you can store MIDI data you've recorded in the Pattern mode as User Phrases. User Phrases have the added benefit of being able to use the sounds of other instruments, letting you record bass, guitar, piano and other parts as well as drums and percussion. For details, see page 81. TIP Turning the Phrase Voice on or off In the default settings, when assigning a Phrase to each track, the track's current Voice will be changed to the Voice stored in the Phrase (Phrase Voice). If you do not want to change the Voice and you want to use only the MIDI sequence data, set the following parameter for the track to off. [F3]TRACK ➞ [SF3]TR VOICE When setting the parameters as shown in the display below, the original Voice in Track 3 will be used, even if a Phrase is assigned to the track. If you assign Phrases to other tracks (those with the "On" setting), the Voices stored in the assigned Phrase will be used. Indicates the category of the preset Phrases Indicates the Phrase number Next, let's record the bass guitar, guitar, and piano by using the Arpeggio function. DEC/NO INC / YES Select a Preset Phrase. SEQ TRANSPORT LOCATE 1 2 REC Play the Pattern to confirm the assigned Phrase. 6 Press the [J] button to stop playback. Press the [F1] PLAY button to return the Pattern Play mode. Creating a Pattern by Arpeggio Record a bass guitar pattern. 7 Select a track to which the bass guitar will be assigned. Press the [TRACK SELECT] button so that its lamp lights, and select a track by pressing the Number [2] button. 8 Press the [REC] button to enter the Pattern Record mode. Set the parameters related to recording in the [F1] SETUP display. Set Type to "replace," set Loop to "off," and set Quantize to "off." Owner's Manual 79

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Creating a Pattern
79
Owner’s Manual
Quick Guide
Creating a Song on the MO
Press the [
F
] (Play) button to hear the Drum Pattern. Try
out some different drum patterns here.
Press the [F1] PLAY button to return the Pattern Play mode.
Next, let’s record the bass guitar, guitar, and piano by using
the Arpeggio function.
Creating a Pattern by Arpeggio
Record a bass guitar pattern.
Press the [TRACK SELECT] button so that its lamp lights,
and select a track by pressing the Number [2] button.
Set the parameters related to recording in the [F1] SETUP
display. Set Type to “replace,” set Loop to “off,” and set
Quantize to “off.”
3
Set the meter (time signature), tempo, and
length.
4
Press the [F4] PATCH button to call up the
Patch display.
5
Select Track 1, then select one of the settings
Dr 1 to Dr 4 in the category. Next, select a
Phrase Number.
6
Press the [
J
] button to stop playback.
Meter (time signature)
Tempo
Length of pattern
DEC/NO
INC / YES
LOCATE
REC
1
2
SEQ
TRANSPORT
TRACK
SELECT
MUTE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
ELEMENT
PERF. PART
ZONE
Select a track
Indicates the category of
the preset Phrases
Indicates the Phrase number
Select a Preset Phrase.
Play the Pattern to confirm
the assigned Phrase.
User Phrases
In addition to the Preset Phrases, you can store MIDI
data you’ve recorded in the Pattern mode as User
Phrases. User Phrases have the added benefit of
being able to use the sounds of other instruments,
letting you record bass, guitar, piano and other parts
as well as drums and percussion. For details, see
page 81.
Turning the Phrase Voice on or off
In the default settings, when assigning a Phrase to
each track, the track’s current Voice will be changed
to the Voice stored in the Phrase (Phrase Voice). If you
do not want to change the Voice and you want to use
only the MIDI sequence data, set the following
parameter for the track to off.
When setting the parameters as shown in the display
below, the original Voice in Track 3 will be used, even
if a Phrase is assigned to the track. If you assign
Phrases to other tracks (those with the “On” setting),
the Voices stored in the assigned Phrase will be used.
7
Select a track to which the bass guitar will be
assigned.
8
Press the [REC] button to enter the Pattern
Record mode.
TIP
TIP
[F3]TRACK
[SF3]TR VOICE