Yamaha MO8 Owner's Manual - Page 40

Quick Guide

Playing the MO

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Owner’s Manual

Quick Guide

Voice Play mode

The Voice Play mode is where you select and play the instrument sounds (voices) of this synthesizer.

Selecting a Normal Voice

Internally, there are two Voice Types: Normal Voices and Drum Voices. Normal Voices are mainly pitched musical instrument

type sounds that can be played over the range of the keyboard. Drum Voices are mainly percussion/drum sounds that are

assigned to individual notes on the keyboard. In this section, we’ll show you how to select a Normal Voice.

You can select the desired Voice from various Voice Banks (Preset 1 – 4, User 1 – 2, GM preset) as shown.

In this condition, playing the keyboard sounds the Voice indicated in the display.

The parameters shown in the Voice Play mode are brieﬂy explained below.

n

Keep in mind that the example displays shown in this manual are for instruction purposes only, and the contents (for example, the Voice name here)

may differ slightly from those on your instrument.

Playing the MO

1

Press the [VOICE] button to enter the Voice Play mode.

PRE 1

PRE 2

PRE 3

PRE 4

USER 1

USER 2

GM

–

Preset Bank

Contains the Voices built into

this instrument.

User Bank

Contains the voices you’ve created

in the Voice Edit mode.

GM Preset Bank

Contains the voices allocated according to the

GM standard. For details, see page 132.

Voice Bank

USR1 : 001 (A01)

Co : The Hunter

VOICE

PERFORM

MASTER

ARP1 – ARP5

Use the [SF1] – [SF5] buttons to

call up the Arpeggio type assigned

to each button (page 48).

Indicates the Keyboard MIDI

transmit channel. See page 43

for details.

Indicates the Keyboard Octave

setting. See page 29 for details.

Indicates the functions assigned to the respective

Knobs. See page 56.

Bank

(selected via

the buttons)

Number

(selected via the Number

[1] – [16] buttons)

Group

(selected via the Group [A] – [H] buttons)

Voice Program number

(corresponding to Groups A to H and Numbers 01 to 16)

Bank and Voice Program number

Indicates the currently selected voice.

Category and Voice name

Category

Voice name

Section	Page
MO6/MO8 Owner's Manual	1
Introduction	6
Accessories	6
Main Features	7
How to use this manual	8
Application Index	9
Table of Contents	13
The Controls & Connectors	14
Front Panel	14
Rear Panel	18
Setting up and Playing	20
Power supply	20
Playing the keyboard	22
Modes	24
Basic instructions	25
Resetting the User Memory to the Initial Factory Settings	26
Basic Operation	27
Modes	27
About data storage to USB storage devices	30
Functions and Sub-Functions	33
Selecting a Program	33
Moving the Cursor and Setting Parameters	35
About the editing functions	36
Confirmation Message	37
Information Display	37
Note (Key) settings	37
Naming	38
Quick Guide	40
Playing the MO	40
Voice Play mode	40
Performance Play mode	44
Using the Arpeggio feature	48
Using the Controllers on the MO	50
Editing a Program	53
Editing a Voice	53
Editing a Performance	63
Using the Controllers-Advanced Course	69
Controllers supported by the MO	69
Creating a Song on the MO	73
Playing the Demo Songs/Patterns	73
Creating a Pattern	76
Creating a Song	87
Connecting the MO to external devices	103
Connections	103
Using as a Multi-timbral Tone Generator for your DAW/sequencer	110
Using the MO with computer software	112
Creating Your Original Program Set (Master mode)	122
Basic Structure	128
Internal Structure (System Overview)	128
Internal Memory and File Management	148
Reference	151
Voice mode	151
Performance mode	171
Song mode	178
Pattern mode	196
Mixing Voice mode	203
Utility mode	205
File mode	211
Master mode	215
Appendix	219
Information Displays	219
Display Messages	221
About MIDI	223
Troubleshooting	227
Specifications	231

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