Yamaha MO8 Owner's Manual - Page 205

Voice mode Performance mode Utility mode Utility mode The Utility mode features a variety of important settings related to overall operation of the MO. These settings can also be stored-simply press the [STORE] button from any mode (with the exception of the Utility Job mode), and store the data to internal Flash ROM as system settings (page 150). You can also save the settings to a USB storage device in the File mode. Utility mode [UTILITY] In this mode, you can set parameters that apply to the entire system of this instrument. This mode is actually a sub-mode of the Voice/Performance/Song/Pattern mode. Press the [UTILITY] button in each mode to enter the Utility mode and press the [EXIT] button after making settings to go back to the previous mode. [F1] GENERAL [SF1] TG (Tone Generator) From this display you can make overall settings for the internal tone generator. Settings here do not affect MIDI messages transmitted to the external MIDI instrument. Volume Determines the overall volume of the instrument. Settings: 0 - 127 NoteShift Determines the amount (in semitones) by which the pitch of all notes is shifted. Settings: -24 - 0 - +24 Tune Determines the fine tuning (in 0.1 cent steps) of the internal tone generator's overall sound. Settings: -102.4 - +102.3 BCCurve (Breath Controller Curve) These four curves determine how the sound of the internal tone generator responds to use of a Breath Controller. The setting here affects the Destination parameters when the Source is set to "BC," both of which can be set in the CTL SET displays ([VOICE] → [EDIT] → [COMMON] → [F4] CTL SET). The graph shown in the display indicates the controller response curve. (The horizontal line represents the received breath control values, while the vertical line represents the actual response of the internal tone generator.) n The MO does not have the Breath Controller jack. However, keep in mind that if the same MIDI Control Change messages as Controller Set are received from an external device, the internal tone generator also responds to those messages as if the unsupported/unavailable MIDI controller was used on the MO. Settings: thru, soft, hard, wide [SF2] KBD (Keyboard) From this display you can set the keyboard-related parameters. The settings here affect the MIDI messages generated by playing the keyboard. Octave Determines the amount in octaves by which the range of the keyboard is shifted up or down. This setting can be changed also by pressing any of the [OCTAVE] buttons on the MO6. Settings: -3 - 0 - +3 Transpose Determines the amount in semitones by which the range of the keyboard is shifted up or down. Settings: -11 - 0 - +11 n If you transpose beyond the note range limits (C-2 and G8), notes in the adjacent octaves will be used. For example, a transposed note of F9 will be changed to F8. VelCurve (Velocity Curve) These five curves determine how the actual velocity will be generated and transmitted according to the velocity (strength) with which you play notes on the keyboard. The graph shown in the display indicates the velocity response curve. (The horizontal line represents the received velocity values (strength of your playing), while the vertical line represents the actual velocity values transmitted to the internal/external tone generators.) Settings: norm, soft, hard, wide, fixed norm (normal)....... This linear "curve" produces one-to-one correspondence between the strength of your keyboard playing (velocity) and the actual sound change. soft This curve provides increased response, especially for lower velocities. In other words, playing softly results in higher response than the "norm" curve. hard This curve provides increased response, especially for higher velocities. In other words, playing hard results in higher response than the "norm" curve. wide This setting provides opposite response curves for lower and higher velocities. It widens the apparent dynamic range of the controller, producing less sound change in the softer range and more change in the higher range. fixed This setting produces the same amount of sound change (set in Fixed Velocity below), no matter what your playing strength. FixedVelocity This parameter is only available if you select the "fixed" Velocity Curve above. The velocity of the note you play is fixed at the value set here. Settings: 1 - 127 [SF3] EF BYPS (Effect Bypass) From this display you can select the specific effect(s) to be bypassed when the [EFFECT BYPASS] button is turned on. Insertion When this is set to on and the [EFFECT BYPASS] button is turned on, the internal Insertion Effect is bypassed. System FReverb When this is set to on and the [EFFECT BYPASS] button is turned on, the Reverb effect is bypassed. FChorus When this is set to on and the [EFFECT BYPASS] button is turned on, the Chorus effect is bypassed. n For details about the Effects, see page 140. Song mode Pattern mode Reference Mixing Voice mode Utility mode Master mode File mode Owner's Manual 205