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1. Arpeggio Time a Arpeggio Time No Type Length Tempo Sig Voice Type No Type Length Tempo Sig Voice Type Seq 64 PfArp5 1 82 4 4 A Piano E Piano 1 UpOct1 1 120 4 4 Synth Lead 65 Pf Arp6 2 130 4 4 A Piano E Piano 2 UpOct2 1 120 4 4 Synth Lead 66 PfArp7 2 130 4 4 A Piano E Piano 3 UpOct4 1 120 4 4 Synth Lead 67 Pf Arps 1 74 4 4 A Piano E Piano 4 DownOct1 1 120 4 4 Synth Lead 68 Pf Club 1 96 4 4 A Piano E Piano 5 DownOct2 1 120 4 4 Synth Lead 69 PfHouse 2 130 4 4 A Piano E Piano 6 DownOct4 1 120 4 4 Synth Lead 70 PfLatin1 2 138 4 4 A Piano E Piano 7 U DAOct1 1 120 4 4 Synth Lead 71 PfLatin2 2 120 4 4 A Piano E Piano 8 U DAOct2 1 120 4 4 Synth Lead 72 PfSalsa 1 123 4 4 A Piano E Piano 9 U DAOct4 1 120 4 4 Synth Lead 73 PfMontno 2 100 4 4 A Piano E Piano 10 U DBOct1 1 120 4 4 Synth Lead 74 EpSwing 1 101 4 4 A Piano E Piano 11 U DBOct2 1 120 4 4 Synth Lead 75 Ep Slow 1 74 4 4 A Piano E Piano 12 U DBOct4 1 120 4 4 Synth Lead 76 EpAnigPp 2 93 4 4 A Piano E Piano 13 RndmOct1 1 120 4 4 Synth Lead 77 EpChdUp 1 108 4 4 A Piano E Piano 14 RndmOct2 1 120 4 4 Synth Lead 78 Clavit 1
2. 92 MM6 Owners Manual Drum Kit List Gi Voice No 12 14 15 16 17 MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 PC 1 128 127 000 001 127 000 009 127 000 017 127 000 025 127 000 026 EEN ATE oo GM Standard Kit 1 fe Room Kit Ky oe Rock Kit a Electronic Kit Key ps Analog Kit Key pi 25 C 0 13 C 1 Surdo Mute 3 3 3 3 26 D 0 14 D 1 Surdo Open 3 3 3 3 27 D 0 15 D 1 HiQ 28 E O 16 JE 1 Whip Slap 29 F 0 17 F 1 ScratchH 4 4 4 4 30 F 0 18 FR 1 Scratch L 4 4 4 4 31 G 0 19 G 1 Finger Snap 32 G ol 20 G 1 Click Noise 33 JA 0 21 A 1 Metronome Click 34 A 0 22 A 1 Metronome Bell 35 B 0 23 B 1 Seq Click L C1 36 C 1 24 C 0 SeqClick H 37 C 1 25 C 0 Brush Tap D1 38 D 1 26 JD 0 f Brush Swirl 9 O O o SEE 39 p 1 27 D o Brush Slap E1 40 E 1 28 E 0 Brush Tap Swirl o ie Reverse Cymbal o Reverse Cymbal e Fi 41 F 1 29 F 0 Snare Roll o O O O GE 42 F 1 30 F 0f Castanet HiQ2 HiQ2 G1 43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare Soft Snare Noisy Snare Snappy Electro Snare Noisy 4 G 1 44 G 1 32 G 0 Sticks A1 45 JA 1 33 A 0 Kick Soft Kick Tight 2 Kick 3 Kick Tight 2 LX 9 34 4 o Open Rim Shot B1 47 B_1 35 Ip 0
3. page 29 CATEGORY SEARCH buttons page 15 Rear Panel STANDBY ON switch page 14 DC IN jack page 10 PHONES jack page 10 OUTPUT R L MONO jacks page 73 FOOT CONTROLLER jack page 41 SUSTAIN jack page 41 MIDI IN OUT terminals page 73 USB TO DEVICE TO HOST terminals irs page 73 Cable cp page 10 MM6 Owners Manual 13 3 Playing the Demo Song This instrument includes a Demonstration Song that demonstrate some of the instrument s features and capabilities Let s start by playing the Demonstration Song A Press the STANDBY ON button until it locks in the ON 4 position The Main display will appear in the LCD SLSTANDBY ON PURE String Ensemble VOICE name Q ee PATTERH memos SoutherRap PATTERN name Wa SONG name I ARPEGGIO name 12 3 45878 REE PRI 2 Press the SONG button and PATTERN button simulta neously The Demo display appears in the LCD Gradually raise the MASTER VOLUME control while listening to the instrument to set the desired listening level The Demo Song will play again from the beginning when the end is reached gt SONG PATTERN 4 ICH DEMO e C VOLUME 3 Press the START STOP button to stop Demo pla
4. page 30 11 PAUSE button page 27 P E START STOP button pages 27 37 d Display page 38 B ial a a UE page 37 d INC YES DEC NO buttons page 37 EXIT button page 38 LCD CONTRAST knob page 11 CATEGORY INC DEC buttons page 37 Panel Controls and Terminals GQ CATEGORY SEARCH PERFORM DEC TRACK MUTI C E BANK KEYBOARD GUITAR SYNTH DRUM INC e PIANO ORGAN BASS STRINGS BRASS LEAD PAD PERC SE ETHNIC PERFORMANCE MEMORY Rear Panel 9 _ _ __ 5 PI FOOT L MONO CONTROLLER SUSTAIN AM STANDBY ON DC IN PHONES R 0 9 MIDI IN USB TO DEVICE TO HOST ARPEGGIO ON OFF button page 20 TRANSPOSE buttons page 49 OCTAVE UP DOWN buttons page 50 DUAL button page 16 SPLIT button page 17 9 PERFORMANCE BANK INC DEC buttons page 59 PERFORMANCE MEMORY 1 8 buttons page 59 TRACK SELECT MUTE button page 58 9 STORE button page 59 TRACK 1 8 PATTERN buttons
5. gt N T T R E VS d cg d S gt x ei SS N Ke S D a 3 N e a J nes Es Es Da e S as ry e pi amp amp SS a KI rj gm SE or SS X gt Z vi ZS WL oS amp 9 S af Cs ES N a s dd S e SES SP su af V CEE s P eg cU QS s ES ES x MM6 Owners Manual 19 Play the Instrument Using the Arpeggio Function The arpeggio function lets you create arpeggios broken chords by simply playing the required notes on the keyboard For example you could play the notes of a triad the root third and fifth and the arpeggio function will automatically create a variety of interesting arpeggio type phrases By changing the arpeggio type and the notes you play it is possible to create a wide range of patterns and phrases that can be used for music production as well as performance Press the ARPEGGIO ON OFF button to turn Arpeggio MN The Arpeggio function can only on be applied to the main and dual voices The indicator lights when ARPEGGIO is ON ARPEGGIO ON OFF Play a note or notes on the keyboard to trigger Arpeggio playback The rhythm pattern or phrase that plays depends on the actual notes or chords you play as well as on the selected Arpeggio type di When you have finished using with the arpeggio function press the ARPEGGIO ON OFF button to turn it off 20 MM6 Owners Manual Changing the Arpeggio type 0000000000000000000 The most suita
6. MM6 Owners Manual 25 vo Using Songs With this instrument the term song refers the data that makes up a piece of music In this section we ll learn how to select and play songs Selecting and Listening to a Song Select and press the SONG category button that corre sponds to the type of song you want to listen to PRESET Accesses the three internal preset songs USER Accesses songs you have recorded yourself and songs loaded from computer USB Accesses songs stored on a USB storage device connected to the DEVICE terminal The song selection display will appear The currently selected song number and name will be highlighted C GE SONG SELECT CATEGORY Display sas aa C ON TEE Lal Tm Currently 001 Urbanistic is 001 Urbanistic Selected Song 1002 Club Life I Select a song you want to play User songs songs you ve Use the dial to select the Song you want to listen to recorded yourself and songs on USB storage devices can also The available songs will be selected and displayed in sequence be played The procedure for playing these types of songs is exactly the same as for playing SONG SELECT the internal songs CATEGORY wer son se se le e gt E 002 Club Life I 003 Comeback To Me PRESET Internal songs three songs USER User songs songs you have recorded yourself page 29 Songs stored on
7. VOLUME tj 3 Use the dial to set the pattern volume between 000 and 127 MM6 Owners Manual 53 Pattern Functions Chord Basics Two or more notes played together constitute a chord The most basic chord type is the triad consisting of three notes the root third and fifth degrees of the corresponding scale A C major triad for example is made up of the notes C the root E the third note of the C major scale and G the fifth note of the C major scale zh 3rd 3rd Root In the C major triad shown above the lowest note is the root of the chord this is the chord s root position using other chord notes for the lowest note results in inver sions The root is the central sound of the chord which supports and anchors the other chord notes The distance interval between adjacent notes of a triad in root position is either a major or minor third Major third four half steps semitones Minor third three half steps semitones HUU qum The lowest interval in our root position triad between the root and the third determines whether the triad is a major or minor chord and we can shift the highest note up or down by a semitone to produce two additional chords as shown below Major chord Minor chord Augmented chord Diminished chord Cm Cm Caug Cdim Minor 3rd Major 3rd Major 3rd Minor 3rd Major 3rd Major 3rd Minor 3rd Minor 3r
8. UTILITY EDIT display page 64 62 The UTILITY EDIT displays provide access to 46 items 25 UTILITY items and 21 EDIT items that can be edited The UTILITY or EDIT display appears when the UTILITY or EDIT button is pressed Each time the CATEGORY DEC INC buttons described on page 37 are pressed a new item is selected from the 46 items available Press the CATEGORY DEC INC button s as many times as necessary until the required function appears You can then use the dial or INC YES or DEC NO buttons to adjust the value of the function as required UTILITY MAIN VOICE S Dr Level pe Reverb Type UTILITY EDIT item 01 HALL1 X Value 38 MM6 Owners Manual Basic Operation and Displays GEN MAIN Display Items The MAIN display shows all of the current basic song pattern and voice settings It also includes a range of indicators that show the on off status of a several functions Since this display lets you see all of the current basic settings in one centralized area it is a good idea to have it showing while playing Transpose Measure Number OCTAVE page 49 page 31 page 50 USB status CONNECT appears when it is possible to access the USB TO DEVICE terminal page 67 Tempo pages 45 47 Cool Galaxy EP ef HipHop SouthernRapl USER sung User Song 1 Performance Song Track Status Displays the user
9. Voice No 12 18 19 20 MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 PC 1 128 127 000 001 127 000 113 127 000 033 127 000 041 Keyboard MIDI s 4 Ke i Key Alternate Key Alternate i Key Alternate Note Note Note No Note GM Standard Kit 1 ol Dance Kit2 ki Gu Jazz Kit ol Go Brush Kit Wi Group 25 C 0 13 C 1 Surdo Mute 3 3 3 26 D 0 14 D 1 Surdo Open 3 3 3 27 D 0 15 D 1 i 28 E 0 16 E 1 29 F 0 17 F 4 4 4 30 F 0 18 F 1 4 4 4 31 G 0 19 G 1 Finger Snap 32 G 0 20 G 1 Click Noise 33 JA 0 21 A 1 Metronome Click 34 A 0 22 A 1 Metronome Bell 35 B 0 23 B 1 Seq Click L C1 36 C 1 24 C 0 SeqClick H TAT 37 C 1 25 C 0 Brush Tap Di 38 D 1 26 D 0 f Brush Swirl O O O B 39 D 1 27 D o Brush Slap E1 40 E 1 28 E 0 Brush Tap Swirl Reverse Cymbal o e o F1 41 F 1 29 F 0 Snare Roll o O o 42 F 1 30 F 0 Castanet Hi Q 2 G1 43 G 1 31 G _ 0 Snare Soft Snare Techno Snare Jazz H Brush Slap 2 G 1 44 G 1 32 G 0 Sticks A1 45 JA 1 33 A 0 Kick Soft Kick Techno Q P 9 1 34 4 o Open Rim Shot Rim Gate B1 47 B 1 3 B 0 Kick Tight Kick Techno L C2 48 C 2 36 C 1 Kick Kick Techno Kick Jazz Kick Small TS 49 C 2 37 C 1 Side Stick Side Stick Analog D2 50 D 2 38 D 1 Snare Snare Clap Snare Jazz L Brush Slap 3 EA 51 D 2 39 DF 1 Hand Clap E2 52 JE 2 40 E 1 Snare Tight Snare Dry Snare Jazz M Brush Tap 2 F2 53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Tom Analog 1
10. What is SMF Standard MIDI File The SMF Standard MIDI File format is one of the most common and widely compatible sequence for mats used for storing sequence data There are two variations Format 0 and Format 1 A large number of MIDI devices are compatible with SMF Format 0 and most commercially available MIDI sequence data is provided in SMF Format 0 Make sure that an appropriately format ted USB storage device has been prop erly connected to the instrument s USB TO DEVICE terminal and that CON NECT is showing in the MAIN display 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the CATEGORY DEC and INC buttons to locate the SMF Save item The SOURCE FILE field be highlighted and the user song name will be displayed CATEGORY DEC INC SR FILE CONTROL CATEGORY Ciser Fie Save C am D jt SMF Save Jl SOURCE FILE a DESTINATION FILE SONG001 The Source User Song Name 4 Use the dial to select the source user song You can press the INC YES and DEC NO buttons simultaneously to select the first user song 5 Press the EXECUTE button The DESTINATION FILE will be highlighted and a default name will appear for the con verted song file 70 MM6 Owners Manual To Overwrite an Existing File If you want to overwrite a file that already exists on the USB storage device use the dial or the INC YES and DEC NO buttons to select the file
11. n 00nnon0anee 12 27 DUAL button 13 16 Main Section 51 P M START STOP button 12 Dual VOICE 25e ient 16 Main Voice 15 Dual Voice Chorus Level 63 Main Voice Chorus Level 63 A Dual Voice Dry Level 63 Main Voice Dry Level ACCESSOTIES AA KUA ASEMA 7 Dual Voice DSP Level 63 Main Voice DSP Level A D buttons 12 Dual Voice Octave Main Voice Oet ne a aaa ARPEGGIO ON OFF button 13 20 Dual Voice Pai eese eis Main Voice Pan Arpeggio Type eere 21 65 Main Voice Reverb Level Arpeggio Type List 102 Main Voice Volume Arpeggio Velocity 48 65 Master EQ Last eene ATTACK iii 41 E Master EQ Type aaa ATTACK knob 12 EDIT button zu n 12 62 MASTER VOLUME control 12 14 AUTO FILLAN 2i 51 EDIT display corte 38 Measure Number 31 AUTO FILL IN button 12 Effect Type List a a ananassa 98 MENU button 12 67 68 Auto accompaniment Range 23 Erase Performance Memory 61 lj e 83 EXECUTE button 12 68 69 urere 45 B EXIT button METRONOME button 12 45 External Clock Metronome Volume 46 65 MID iier tetris Batak ethos 59 MIDI
12. 3 3 3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3 ES Track Track Track Track Track Track Track Track Pattern 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 8 Track MM6 Owners Manual 29 Recording Your Own Performance Recording Procedure Begin recording after selecting a user song number and the track and part you want to record From the MAIN display press the USER button then use the dial to select the user song number 001 005 you want to record SONG SELECT L p Preset ES PRESET USER USB EI User Song 4 005 User Song 5 d J 001 User Song 1 002 User Song 2 003 User Song 3 Press the REC button The REC button will light e O e REC CONTROL Select the recording track N CAUTION i If d to a track that Press the TRACK button 1 to 8 you want to record to while holding ontalns prevlousiy recorded the TRACK SELECT MUTE button data the previous data will be E B s overwritten and lost The selected track will flash in the display TRACK NOTE SELECT The FINGER mode will be auto H CE9C39E3JC 9 9 C9 E39 E SERERE select the PATTERN track for TN 2 s C s ao r o ao a g_ ati _ e 7 77 recording n TRACK The FINGER mode cannot be turned on or off once you have Press and Hold started recording Track 1 will be i 2 amp 4 8 T highlighted PREDE y 30 MM6 Owners Manual Recording Yo
13. Completed Indicates the completion of the specified job such as saving data or transmission Data Error Displayed when the user song contains illegal data End Displayed when transmission of Initial Setup data has been completed Error Displayed when a write operation has failed File information area is not large enough Indicates that data cannot be saved to the media because the total number of files is too large File is not found Indicates that there is no file File too large Loading is impossible Indicates that data cannot be loaded because the file is too large Format OK EXECUTE Confirms whether the media format operation is executed or not Formatting Displayed while formatting Load OK Confirms whether loading is executed or not Loading Displayed while loading data Media is not inserted This message will appear if you attempt to access a memory device when no mem ory device is connected to the USB TO DEVICE terminal Media capacity is full Displayed when data cannot be saved because the memory media is full Memory Full Displayed when the internal memory becomes full during song recording MIDI receive buffer overflow Displayed when the MIDI receive buffers overflows Now Writing Don t turn off the power now otherwise the data may be damaged Displayed while writing data to the memory Never turn the power off while writing Doing
14. OVERALL Pitch Bend Range Touch Sensitivity O54 F 2 52 MM6 Owners Manual 3 Use the dial to set the split point to any key from 000 C 2 through 127 G8 Split point 54 F 2 ara TT TA I Main Voice Split Voice NOTE When you change the split point the auto accompaniment split point also changes The split voice sounds when the split point key is played Pattern Functions Play a Pattern with Chords but No Rhythm Stop Accompaniment After pressing the FINGER button to turn auto accompaniment on you can play in the left hand accom paniment area of the keyboard to produce chords without rhythm accompaniment This is Stop Accompa niment and any of the chord fingerings recognized by the instrument can be used The MM6 recognizes keys played in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard as chords page 25 Select a pattern page 22 and engage the pattern mode then press the FINGER button to turn the FINGER mode on The indicator will light when Ru FINGER is Q engaged Accompani ment Range 1 Ui Tl Pattern Volume Adjustment Select a pattern page 22 and engage the pattern mode Press the UTILITY button to go to the UTILITY display COE v 2 Use the CATEGORY DEC INC but tons to select the Pattern Volume item CATEGORY DEC INC gs
15. EDIT group Previous item EDIT MAIN VOICE W Reverb Level M DSP Level fe Main Chorus Level cd DI Currently selected item Parameters 62 MM6 Owners Manual 4 Use the dial or DEC NO and INC YES buttons to set the value Press the INC YES DEC NO buttons simul taneously to instantly reset to the default set ting DEC NO INC YES Decrement Increment value by 1 LJ value by 1 Press simultaneously to recall the default setting Edited parameters can be saved to performance memory page 59 Voice Editing Bi Edit Display List Group Function Item Display Indication Range Settings Description MAIN VOICE Volume Main Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of the Main Voice Octave Main Octave 2 2 Determines the octave of the Main Voice in octave increments Pan Main Pan 000 left Determines the pan position of the Main Voice 0 064 center results in the sound being panned full left 127 127 right results in the sound being panned full right Reverb Level Main Reverb Level 000 127 Determines how much of the Main Voice signal is sent to the Reverb effect Chorus Level Main Chorus Level 000 127 Determines how much of the Main Voice signal is sent to the Chorus effect DSP Level Main DSP Level 000 127 Determines how much of the Main Voice signal is sent to the DSP effect Dry Level Main Dr
16. d Pattern List Pattern No Pattern Name Pattern No Pattern Name Pattern No Pattern Name HipHop HipHop D B HipHop D 1 SouthernRap1 57 SouthernRap1D B 113 SouthernRap1D 2 SouthernRap2 58 SouthernRap2D B 114 SouthernRap2 D 3 EastcoastRap 59 EastcoastRap D B 115 EastcoastRap D 4 WesicoastRap1 60 WestcoastRap1D B 116 WestcoastRap1D 5 WestcoastRap2 61 WestcoastRap2D B 117 WestcoastRap2D 6 AmbientRap 62 AmbientRapD B 118 AmbientRap D 7 HipHopPop 63 HipHopPopD B 119 HipHopPop D R amp B R amp B D B R amp B D 8 RnB Chart1 64 RnB Chart1D B 120 RnB Chart1D 9 RnB Chart2 65 RnB Chart2 D B 121 RnB Chart2 D 10 RnB Ballad1 66 RnB Ballad1 D B 122 RnB Ballad1 D 11 RnB Ballad2 67 RnB Ballad2 D B 123 RnB Ballad2 D 12 RnB Soul 68 RnB Soul D B 124 RnB Soul D 13 RnB Pop1 69 RnB Pop1 D B 125 RnB Pop1 D 14 RnB Pop2 70 RnB Pop2 D B 126 RnB Pop2 D Pop and Rock Pop and Rock D B Pop and Rock D 15 ChartPop 71 ChartPop D B 127 ChartPop D 16 RockPop 72 RockPop D B 128 RockPop D 17 FunkPopRock 73 FunkPopRock D B 129 FunkPopRock D 18 ChartRock 74 ChartRock D B 130 ChartRock D 19 PowerRock 75 PowerRock D B 131 PowerRock D 20 PianoBallad 76 PianoBallad D B 132 PianoBallad D 21 BluesRock 77 BluesRock D B 133 BluesRock D 22 RootRock 78 RootRock D B 134 RootRock D 23 HardR
17. im jim Try selecting and playing a variety of Voices Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display MM6 Owners Manual 15 Play the Instrument Combining Voices Dual You can select a second voice that will play in addition to the main voice when you play the keyboard The second voice is known as the Dual voice P Two voices will sound at the same time Press the DUAL button The currently selected dual voice will sound in addition to the main voice when you play the keyboard gs Press and hold the DUAL button for longer than a sec ond The Dual Voice selection display will appear The currently selected category name voice number and name will be highlighted VOICE SELECTIDUAL Dual Voice selection display CATEGORY DUAL E STRINGS E 2 The currently selected category Hold for longer than a second The currently selected Dual Voice Select and press the desired category button in the CATE ee E Jo change ine Voice category GORY SEARCH section press dus category ed button CATEGORY SEARCH KEYBOARD GUITAR SYNTH DRUM PIANO ORGAN BASS STRINGS BRASS LEAD PAD PERC SE ETHNIC O 16 MM6 Owners Manual Play the Instrument Select a voice you want to play Use the dial to select the desire voice The available voices will be selected and displayed in sequence The voice selected here becomes the Dual voice For this examp
18. ing recording a warning mes sage will appear and recording will stop automatically Use the song clear or track clear func tion page 33 to delete unwanted data and make more room available for recording then do the recording again MM6 Owners Manual 31 Recording Your Own Performance E To Record Other Tracks Repeat steps 2 through 5 to record any of the remaining tracks By pressing the TRACK 1 8 and or PATTERN button s it becomes possible to monitor previously recorded tracks displayed with a frame around the track number while recording a new track Previously recorded tracks can also be muted displayed without a frame around the track number while recording a new track page 58 E To Re record a Track Simple select the track you want to re record for recording in the normal way The new material will overwrite the previous data When the recording is done To Play Back a User Song The procedure is the same as that for Preset Songs See page 26 Press the USER button amp The current Song number name will be highlighted use the dial to select the user Song 001 to 005 you want to play 3 Press the START STOP button Save the User Song to USB storage device See page 69 Convert the Song Data to SMF Format and then Save to USB stor age device See page 70 The following data is recorded before the beginning of the Song Even if you change the data while record
19. the upper left of the button will light O e SYNC START eo The indicator START STOP will light when ge 7 SEA dl J 3 Turn AUTO FILL IN on Press the AUTO FILL IN button Sync Start e mo Ics den When the Sync Start standby mode is FILL IN IN is on engaged pattern playback will begin as soon as you play a chord in the accompaniment Y range of the keyboard MM6 Owners Manual 51 Pattern Functions 5 Press a main section button A D The indicator to the upper left of the active main section button will light yy x PATTERN CO 29 090 9 ous 6 The main section of the selected pat tern will start as soon as you play a chord with your left hand For this example play a C major chord as shown below For information on how to enter chords see Playing Auto accompaniment Chords on page 25 Setting the Split Point Split Point am Accompaniment Range 7 Press any of the main section buttons A D as required o o Ww ov oo co A B e D Ceo A fill in will play leading smoothly to the selected main section The initial default split point is key number 54 the F 2 key but you can change it to another key using the procedure described below Press the UTILITY button to go to the UTILITY display FUNCTION EDIT UTILITY 2 Use the CATEGORY DEC INC but tons to select the Split Point item CATEGORY DEC INC UTILITY
20. 755 1 3 b5 b7 C75 C75 Seventh augmented 7aug 1 3 5 b7 C7aug C7aug Seventh suspended fourth 7sus4 1 4 5 b7 C7sus4 C7sus4 Suspended second sus2 1 2 5 Csus2 Csus2 NOTE NOTE Notes in parentheses can be omitted niment based only on the root aug dim7 755 6 9 sus2 Playing two same root keys in the adjacent octaves produces accompa A perfect fifth 1 5 produces accompaniment based only on the root and fifth which can be used with both major and minor chords The chord fingerings listed are all in root position but other inversions can be used with the following exceptions m7 m7b5 6 m6 sus4 nversion of the 7sus4 and m7 11 chords are not recognized if the notes shown in parentheses are omitted The auto accompaniment will sometimes not change when related chords are played in sequence e g some minor chords followed by the minor seventh Two note fingerings will produce a chord based on the previously played chord Some chords may not be recognized depending on the selected pat tern MM6 Owners Manual 55 Pattern Functions Specify Chords Over the Entire Keyboard Range In Play Along with a Pattern on page 23 we described two methods of playing Patterns Multi Full Key board in which chords were either detected only to the left of the keyboard split point or over the entire keyboard By making the settings described below chord detection for patt
21. Dr Perc2 1 100 4 4 Standard Kit 132 MgOdGt2 4 120 4 4 Mega Overdrive Gt 192 Dr Club 1 128 4 4 Standard Kit 133 MgOdGt3 4 120 4 4 Mega Overdrive Gt 193 DrSamba 4 120 4 4 Standard Kit 134 MgOdGt4 4 120 4 4 Mega Overdrive Gt 194 DrSalsa 2 123 4 4 Standard Kit 135 MgOd70Rk 2 130 4 4 Mega Overdrive Gt 195 DrAfricn 2 122 4 4 Standard Kit 136 GtOvrTp1 2 120 4 4 Over TheTop 196 DrTambrn 2 123 4 4 Dance Kiti 137 GtOvrTp2 4 120 4 4 Over TheTop 197 Dr R amp B 2 110 4 4 Standard Kit Bass 198 DrFunky 4 130 4 4 Standard Kit 138 BsFingr1 1 115 4 4 Finger Bass 199 DrClsHip 2 118 4 4 Standard Kit 139 BsFingr2 3 115 4 4 Finger Bass 200 Dr Latin 2 104 4 4 Standard Kit 140 BsKIFunk 1 96 4 4 Finger Bass 201 DrArabic 2 100 4 4 Standard Kit 141 Bs Slap 3 120 4 4 Slap Bass 202 DrOryant 2 130 4 4 Arab Kit 142 BsCmbJz 4 204 4 4 Acoustic Bass 203 Dr Azeri 1 160 6 8 Arab Kit 143 BsGroove 2 120 4 4 Synth Bass 204 Dr 9 8 2 120 9 8 Arab Kit 144 BsHipHp1 1 105 4 4 Synth Bass 205 DrSaeidy 2 110 4 4 Arab Kit 145 BsHipHp2 2 94 4 4 Synth Bass 206 DrMksoum 1 130 4 4 Arab Kit 146 BsHipHp3 1 94 4 4 Synth Bass 207 DrKarach 2 120 4 4 Arab Kit 147 BsSmooth 1 115 4 4 Synth Bass 208 Drindiat 4 128 4 4 Indian Kit 148 BsNewGos 2 90 4 4 Synth Bass 209 Drindia2 4 123 4 4 Indian Kit 149 Bs Acid 1 120 4 4 Synth Bass 210 Dr China 1 106 4 4 C
22. MM6 Owners Manual 9 d Setting Up Be sure to do the following BEFORE turning on the power Power Supply Connections Make sure that the STANDBY ON switch of the instrument is set to STANDBY N WARNING Use ONLY a Yamaha PA 5D AC Power Adaptor or other adap tor specifically recommended by Yamaha to power your instrument from the AC mains The use of other adaptors may result in irreparable damage to both the adaptor and the instrument Q Plug the adaptor s DC plug into the DC IN jack on the instrument s rear panel Plug the AC adaptor PA 5D or other adaptor specif ically recommended by Yamaha into a convenient AC wall outlet CAUTION Unplug the AC Power Adaptor when not using the instrument or during electrical storms AC wall outlet Cable clip LSTANDBY ON DC IN PHONES Wrap the DC output cable of the adaptor around the cable clip as shown above to prevent accidental unplugging of the cable during operation Avoid tightening the cord more than necessary or pull ing on the cord strongly while it is wrapped around the cable clip to prevent wear on the cord or possible break age of the clip 10 MM6 Owners Manual Make all necessary connections as described below BEFORE turning the power on PHONES q Since the MM6 has no built in speakers it must be con nected to an external amplifier and speakers head phones or other sound output device A WARNING
23. NOTE Sustain can be applied only to the main and dual voices MFoot Controller 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 You can connect an optional Foot Controller FC7 to the FOOT CONTROLLER jack on the rear panel The ability to control volume with your foot can be an advantage during live performance MM6 Owners Manual 41 UU Enhancing the Sound with Reverb Chorus and DSP Effects Selecting a Reverb type Reverb lets you play with concert hall type ambience When you select a pattern or song the optimum reverb type for the voice used is automatically selected If you want to select a different reverb type use the procedure described below Press the UTILITY button to go to the UTILITY display FUNCTION EA DSP On na EFFECT i i 2 Use the CATEGORY DEC INC but tons to select the Reverb Type item The currently selected reverb type will be dis played CATEGORY DEC INC SR Reverb Type Item EN EFFECT J Cg ramai gt E O1 HALL1 42 MM6 Owners Manual 3 Use the dial to select a reverb type You can check how the selected reverb type sounds by playing on the keyboard UTILITY EFFECT 7 mam r The Selected Reverb Type Refer to the Effect Type List on page 98 for information about the available reverb types Adjusting the Reverb Send Level You can individually adjust the amount of re
24. Synth Lead 116 MgUnplg4 2 120 4 4 Mega Steel Guitar 56 BscChdl 2 130 4 4 Synth Lead 57 BscChd2 1 180 4 4 Synth Lead 117 MgUnplg5 1 120 4 4 Mega Steel Guitar gn y 118 MgFIkRck 2 120 4 4 Mega Steel Guitar 58 Pf70sRk1 2 130 4 4 APiano E Piano ES 59 Pf70sRk2 4 130 4 4 A Piano E Piano 9 9 121 MgRtrPop 2 126 4 4 Mega Steel Guitar 60 Pf Am 2 100 4 4 A Piano E Piano 122 MgSpnish 2 120 4 4 Mega Steel Guitar 61 Pf Arp2 2 70 4 4 A Piano E Piano 123 MgClGt1 4 107 4 4 Mega Clean Guitar 62 PfArp3 2 130 4 4 A Piano E Piano 63 PfAm4 1 116 474 1A PianolE Piano 124 MgCIGt2 4 107 4 4 Mega Clean Guitar H I l 125 MgCIGt3 4 107 4 4 Mega Clean Guitar 102 ue Owners Manual Arpeggio Type List MU No CIELI Length Tempo do Voice Type No pero Length Tempo ie Voice Type 126 MgCIGt4 4 107 4 4 Mega Clean Guitar 186 DrHouse1 2 123 4 4 Analog T9 Kit 127 MgFunk1 2 120 4 4 Mega Clean Guitar 187 DrHouse2 2 130 4 4 Analog T9 Kit 128 MgFunk2 1 120 4 4 Mega Clean Guitar 188 DrClubHs 1 128 4 4 Analog T9 Kit 129 MgClsHip 2 90 4 4 Mega Clean Guitar 189 DrGroove 2 96 4 4 Hip Hop Kit 130 MgAnlgPp 2 93 4 4 Mega Clean Guitar 190 Dr Perc1 2 135 4 4 Standard Kit 131 MgOdGt1 4 120 4 4 Mega Overdrive Gt 191
25. Synth Lead 98 Gt Pop 1 90 4 4 Classical Guitar 37 PulsLine 2 120 4 4 Synth Lead 99 Gt Slow 1 74 4 4 Steel Guitar 38 Doves 1 150 4 4 Synth Lead 100 GtFingr1 2 120 4 4 Steel Guitar 39 Chodal 2 150 4 4 Synth Lead 101 GtFingr2 2 120 4 4 Steel Guitar 40 Waggle 1 140 4 4 Synth Lead 102 GtFingr3 2 120 4 4 Steel Guitar 41 SuperArp 2 120 4 4 Synth Lead 103 GtFingr4 3 120 4 4 Steel Guitar 42 AcidLine 1 120 4 4 Synth Lead 104 GtXovri 2 100 4 4 Overdrive Gt 43 TekEcho 2 120 4 4 Synth Lead Distortion Gt 44 VelGroov 1 134 4 4 Synth Lead 105 GtXovr2 2 100 4 4 Overdrive GU 45 MuteLine 1 134 4 4 Synth Lead Distortion Gt 46 PolyArp 1 120 4 4 Synth Lead 106 GtXovr3 2 100 4 4 Gi ar Lanes LO i SYN Dead 107 GiHipHop 2 94 4 4 Muted Guitar 48 Trance2 1 140 4 4 Synth Lead n S 49 Dream 1 186 27271 Synthikead 108 Gt Latin 2 120 4 4 Classical Guitar ga dereen PAIS 109 GtSamba 1 120 4 4 Clean Guitar 11 ish 2 12 4 4 lassical Gui 50 SynChord 1 130 4 4 Synth Lead O2 Gopi 9 it Cosa Guitar 111 GtTurksh 2 105 4 4 Kanoun 51 Syncopa 2 120 4 4 Synth Lead 112 MgStrum 4 120 4 4 Mega Steel Guitar 52 Hybrid 1 130 4 4 Synth Lead 113 MgUnplgi 4 120 4 4 Mega Steel Guitar 53 Hybrid2 1 106 4 4 Synth Lead 114 MgUnplg2 2 120 4 4 Mega Steel Guitar 54 TrnceChd 2 145 4 4 Synth Lead 115 MgUnplg3 2 120 4 4 Mega Steel Guitar 55 TrnceRtm 4 140 4 4
26. beats will simply click with no chime at the beginning of each measure if you set this parameter to 00 The available range is from 0 through 60 Select 3 for this example NOTE The metronome time signature will synchronize to a pattern or song tern or song is playing 3 Press the category INC button once to display Time Signature Denominator CATEGORY DEC INC gs UTILITY METRONOME BRE Time siznature Denominator gt 3 4 46 MM6 Owners Manual that is playing so these parameters cannot be changed while a pat 4 Use the dial to select a beat length Select the required length for each beat 2 4 8 or 16 half note quarter note eight note or 16th note For this example select 8 The time signature should now be set to 3 8 METRONOME TimeSia Humerator Metronone Volune L Time Signature Denominator J DI 3 8 Press the METRONOME button to confirm the settings Adjusting the Metronome Volume Press the UTILITY button to go to the UTILITY display FUNCTION 2 Press the DEC INC category button until the Metronome Volume item appears on the display EDIT CATEGORY DEC INC R METRONOME I5 Ger Metronome Volume m Ti Metronome volume 3 Use the dial to set the metronome vol ume as required Handy Performance Features Adjusting the Tempo If a song or pattern seems
27. for Il are ignored MIDI Master Tuning FOH 43H 1nH 27H 30H OOH OOH mm Il cc F7H This message simultaneously changes the tuning value of all channels e The values of mm and Il are used for MIDI Master Tuning e The default value of mm and Il are 08H and OOH respec tively Any values can be used for n and cc lt Reverb Type FOH 43H 1nH 4CH 02H 01H OOH mmh IIH F7H e mm Reverb Type MSB Reverb Type LSB Refer to the Effect Type List page 98 for details Chorus Type FOH 43H 1nH 4CH 02H 01H 20H mmH IIH F7H e mm Chorus Type MSB Il Chorus Type LSB Refer to the Effect Type List page 98 for details DSP Type FOH 43H 1nH 4CH 02H 01H 40H mmH IIH F7H e mm DSP Type MSB e Il DSP Type LSB Refer to the Effect Type List page 99 for details When the accompaniment is started an FAH message is trans mitted When accompaniment is stopped an FCH message is transmitted When the clock is set to External both FAH accompaniment start and FCH accompaniment stop are recognized Local ON OFF lt Local ON gt Bn 7A 7F lt Local OFF gt Bn 7A 00 Value for n is ignored MM6 Owners Manual 105 d MIDI Implementation Chart gSSN SS I NdH O TOT 00T uad q 329g3H O 76 6 T6 Tx X 6 96 v8 ssouqubruag o PI SUTI xoe4jav EL bueuo urtrL eseereW o ZL JUJIUOI oruouaeH O TL T O423U0 urejs
28. then skip ahead to step 8 6 Press the EXECUTE button A cursor will appear below the first character in the file name 7 Change the file name as necessary Refer to Saving Data on page 69 for filename entry FILE CONTROL CATEGORY E ssa Ea SOURCE FILE User Song 1 J DESTINATION FILE Please Enter Hame aa au Cursor The name of the file to be saved 8 Press the EXECUTE button A confirmation message will appear on the dis play You can press the DEC NO button at this point to cancel the operation 9 Press the EXECUTE button again or the INC YES button and the save operation will begin The user song will be stored to the USER FILES folder in the USB storage device caution e Once the save in progress message appears in the display the operation cannot be canceled Never turn off the power or remove the USB storage device during this operation I 0 A message will appear on the display when the operation is complete Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display L NOTE If an existing filename is specified the display prompts you for confir mation Press EXECUTE or INC YES if it is OK to overwrite the file or DEC NO to cancel You can press the DEC NO button at this point to cancel the operation The amount of time it will take to perform the save operation depends on the particular USB storage device you are usin
29. 2 Press the PERFORMANCE BANK INC DEC buttons until the desired bank number is shown on the display You can also use the dial in the PERFOR MANCE BANK display PERFORMANCE BANK DEC INC Bank number L NOTE Data cannot be saved to the performance memory during song play back 3 Press the PERFORMANCE MEMORY 1 8 button while holding down the STORE button This saves the current panel settings in the instrument s memory PERFORMANCE MEMORY 1 2 8 C9 C3 C9 L NOTE e You can also save panel settings that have been saved to the Perfor mance Memory to a USB storage device as a user file see page 69 L NOTE If you save to a Performance Memory number that already contains data the previous data is deleted and overwritten by the new data STORE cauTION Do not turn off the power while saving settings to the Perfor mance Memory otherwise the data may be damaged or lost MM6 Owners Manual 59 Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings Recalling Settings from the Performance Memory Press the PERFORMANCE BANK INC DEC buttons until the desired bank number is shown on the display You can also use the dial in the PERFOR MANCE BANK display PERFORMANCE BANK DEC INC Bank number 2 Press the PERFORMANCE MEMORY button 1 8 containing the settings you want to recall The panel controls will be instantly set accord ingly PERFORMANCE MEMORY 60
30. 22 A 1 Metronome Bell 35 B 0 23 B 1 Seq Click L C1 36 C 1 24 C 0 Seq Click H JH 37 C 1 25 C 0 Brush Tap D1 38 D 1 26 D 0 f Brush Swirl O EEE 39 p 1 27 D o Brush Slap E1 40 E 1 28 E 0 Brush Tap Swirl Oo F1 41 F 1 29 JF 0 Snare Roll o Iz 42 F 1 30 F 0 Castanet G1 43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare Soft G 1 44 G 1 32 G 0 Sticks A1 45 JA 1 33 JA 0 Kick Soft Kick Soft 2 LX 46 1 34 AF o Open Rim Shot B1 47 B 1 35 B or Kick Tight Gran Cassa C2 48 C 2 36 C Hick Gran Cassa Mute Cutting Noise Phone Call O EA 49 C 2 37 C 1 Side Stick Cutting Noise 2 Door Squeak O D2 50 D 2 3 D 1 Snare Band Snare Door Slam O EA 51 D 2 39 D 1 Hand Clap String Slap Scratch Cut O E2 52 JE 2 40 E 1 Snare Tight Band Snare 2 Scratch H 3 e F2 53 F 2 41 JF 1 Floor TomL Tom Jazz 1 Wind Chime o ERA 54 F 2 42 F 1 Hi Hat Closed 1 Telephone Ring O G2 55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Tom Jazz 2 AA 56 Gt 2 44 G _1 Hi Hat Pedal 1 A2 57 JA 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Tom Jazz 3 A 58 A 2 46 A 1 Hi Hat Open 1 B2 59 B 2 47 B_1 MidTomL Tom Jazz 4 C3 60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Tom Jazz 5 EE 61 C 3 49 C 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Hand Cymbal D3 62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Tom Jazz 6 PLE 63 D 3 51 D 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Hand Cymbal Short E3 64 E 3 52 JE 2 Chinese Cymbal Flute Key Click Car Engine Ignition o F3 65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup Car Tires Squeal 9 FER 66 F 3 54 F 2
31. 493 48 64 0 33 Shower 438 140 0 0 92 GM Choir Pad 494 49 64 0 34 Thunder 439 141 0 0 53 GM Choir Aahs 495 50 64 0 35 Wind 440 142 0 0 54 GM Voice Oohs 496 51 64 0 36 Stream 441 143 0 0 55 GM Synth Voice 497 52 64 0 37 Bubble 442 144 0 0 93 GM Bowed Pad 498 53 64 0 38 Feed 443 145 0 0 94 GM Metallic Pad 499 54 64 0 49 Dog 444 146 0 0 95 GM Halo Pad 500 55 64 0 50 Horse 445 147 0 0 96 GM Sweep Pad 501 56 64 0 51 Bird Tweet DRUM PERC SE 502 57 64 0 56 Maou 446 1 127 0 81 Standard Kit 503 58 64 0 65 Phone Call 447 2 127 0 82 Analog T8 Kit 504 59 64 0 66 Door Squeak 448 3 127 0 83 Analog T9 Kit 505 60 64 0 67 Door Slam 449 4 127 0 84 Break Kit 506 61 64 0 68 Scratch Cut 450 5 127 0 85 Hp Hop Kit 507 62 64 0 69 Scratch Split 451 6 126 0 41 Afro Cuban Kit 508 63 64 0 70 Wind Chime 452 7 126 0 44 Pop Latin kit 509 64 64 0 71 Telephone Ring 453 8 127 0 28 Dance Kiti 510 65 64 0 81 Car Engine Ignition 454 9 126 0 37 Arab Kit 511 66 64 0 82 Car Tires Squeal 455 10 126 0 40 Indian Kit 512 67 64 0 83 Car Passing 456 11 127 0 128 Chinese Kit 513 68 64 0 84 Car Crash 457 12 127 0 1 GM Standard Kit 1 514 69 64 0 85 Siren 458 13 127 0 2 Standard Kit 2 515 70 64 0 86 Train 459 14 127 0 9 Room Kit 516 71 64 0 87 Jet Plane 460 15 127 0 17 Rock Kit 517 72 64 0 88 Starship 461 16 127 0 25 Electronic Kit 518 73 64 0 89 Burst 462 17 127 0 26 Analog Kit 519 74 64 0 90 Roller Coaster 463 18 127 0 113 D
32. 96 111 ErHu 550 8 0 99 106 PiPa 551 9 0 98 16 Yang Qin 552 10 0 98 111 Jing Hu 553 11 0 97 111 Ban Hu 554 12 0 98 108 Zheng 555 13 0 96 110 Sheng 556 14 0 98 112 SuoNa 557 15 0 112 106 Banjo 558 16 0 114 113 Asian Bell 559 17 0 96 113 Bonang 560 18 0 98 115 Thai Bells 561 19 0 32 105 Detuned Sitar 562 20 0 0 105 GM Sitar 563 21 0 0 106 GM Banjo 564 22 0 0 107 GM Shamisen 565 23 0 0 108 GM Koto 566 24 0 0 109 GM Kalimba 567 25 0 0 110 GM Bagpipe 568 26 0 0 111 GM Fiddle 569 27 0 0 112 GM Shanai MM6 Owners Manual 89 d Drum Kit List indicates that the drum sound is the same as GM Standard Kit 1 Each percussion voice uses one note The MIDI Note and Note are actually one octave lower than keyboard Note and Note For example in 128 Standard Kit 1 the Seq Click H Notes 36 Note C1 corresponds to Notes 24 Note CO Key Off Keys marked O stop sounding the instant they are released Voices with the same Alternate Note Number 1 4 cannot be played simultaneously They are designed to be played alternately with each other Voice No 12 1 2 3 4 MSB 0 127 LSB 0 12
33. Cause and Solution A popping sound is heard when the instrument is turned on or off This is normal and is caused by the brief current surge produced when the device is turned on or off Be sure to turn the volume down when turning the device on or off Noise is produced when using a mobile phone To prevent this turn off the mobile phone or use it further away from the instrument Using a mobile phone in close proximity to the instru ment may produce interference There is no sound even when the keyboard is played or when a song or pattern is being played back The pattern or song does not play back when the START STOP button is pressed Check the Local Control on off setting See page 78 Is the FILE CONTROL display showing The instrument s keyboard etc will not produce any sound while the FILE CONTROL display is showing Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display Is External Clock set to ON Make sure External Clock is set to OFF refer to External Clock on page 78 The pattern does not sound properly Make sure that the pattern volume is set to an appropriate level See page 53 Is the split point set at an appropriate key for the chords you are play ing Set the split point an appropriate key page 52 Is the FINGER button indicator lit If not press the FINGER button so that it does light Only the pattern rhythm plays even if the FIN GER button indicator
34. Data Format gei F MIDI Implementation Chatt 106 C Bast Forward niihi determi na 27 MIDI IN OUT terminals 13 73 Cable clip s 10 13 Fast Reverse 27 MIDI Setting eee 78 CATEGORY DEC INC buttons Fill Il 51 MODULATION wheel 12 EE ER EN Mee CATEGORY SEARCH buttons 13 15 Foot Conttollet 5 2 5 o m Chord xta E ns 25 FOOT CONTROLLER jack Chord Basic ice au oa 54 Footswitch Chord Fingering 56 65 Format USB Storage Device Chorus agi 43 Full Keyboard 5 ue Chorus Type trente 43 65 Chorus Type List ne nia 98 H Computere 10 Headphon s cesses nz nasua me 10 Convert SMF Format 70 P CUTOFF porsies I Patte E CUTOFF knob PATTERN button INC YES button 12 37 Initial Setup Pattern Pile ues esee D E Pattern List Initialization DC IN JAG sii 13 Pattern Uu DEC NO button 12 37 K Pattern Volume Delete USB Storage Device Paseo usata Sun upa u uu TERES Ibn PC MOdE Demo Cancel PERFORMANCE BANK DEC Demonstration Song P ka l E 13 DpialicusisessemenunnsssmaelmRST ETTI Display Performance Memor 59 Drum Kit PERFORMANCE MEMORY 1 8 D EE buttons a rnt 13 59 ein Personal Computer TI DRUM PERC SE button PHONES jac
35. GM Piccolo 235 6 0 113 62 Big Band Brass 292 63 0 0 74 GM Flute 236 7 0 119 62 Mellow Horns 293 64 0 0 75 GM Recorder 237 8 0 112 64 Big Syn 294 65 0 0 76 GM Pan Flute 238 9 0 113 64 Ober Brass 295 66 0 0 77 GM Blown Bottle 239 10 0 114 64 Ober Horns 296 67 0 0 78 GM Shakuhachi 240 11 0 115 64 Big Squish 297 68 0 0 79 GM Whistle 241 12 0 116 64 After 1984 298 69 0 0 80 GM Ocarina 242 13 0 117 64 Timeless SYNTH LEAD PAD 243 14 0 118 64 Kustom 299 1 0 112 83 Mini Three 244 15 0 113 63 80 s Brass 300 2 0 112 84 Punch Lead 245 16 0 114 63 Techno Brass 301 3 0 112 87 Trojan 246 17 0 112 63 Synth Brass 302 4 0 112 88 Crying 247 18 0 119 64 Hard Saw Brass 303 5 0 114 86 Flange Filter 248 19 0 120 64 Syn Saw Brass 304 6 0 115 84 BigLFO 249 20 0 115 57 Sweet Trumpet 305 7 0 112 85 Funky Pulse 250 21 0 112 57 Trumpet 306 8 0 115 86 Dynamic Mini 86 WW6 Owners Manual Voice List GE Bank Select MIDI Bank Select MIDI D lamo se a fim VoiceName YC am MSB ve Cpe Voice Name 0 127 0 127 1 128 0 127 0 127 1 128 307 9 0 114 85 Simple Oct1 364 66 0 114 95 Slow LFO Pad 308 10 0 114 84 Simple Oct2 365 67 0 112 95 Equinox 309 11 0 116 81 Prog Lead 366 68 0 113 90 Dark Moon 310 12 0
36. JJ 059 ST 3BAND EQ Currently selected item Parameter 64 MM6 Owners Manual OFF EJ ON Cancel Execute 4 Use the dial or DEC NO and INC YES buttons to set the value On off type settings can be turned ON by pressing the INC YES button and OFF by pressing the DEC NO button In some cases the INC YES button will ini tiate execution of the selected function and the DEC NO will cancel the selection Press the INC YES DEC NO buttons simul taneously to instantly reset to the default set tings except for initial MIDI setup DEC NO INC YES Decrement Increment value by 1 value by 1 Press simultaneously to recall the default setting Utility settings are memorized as soon as they are changed However items saved to the per formance memory are saved as performance data To restore all initial factory default settings per form the Backup Clear procedure described in the Initialization section on page 35 Utility Settings B Utility Display List Group Function Item Display Indication Range Settings Description EFFECT Reverb Type Reverb Type 01 26 Determines the Reverb type 26 is off See the list on page 98 Chorus Type Chorus Type 01 31 Determines the Chorus type 31 is off See the list on page 98 DSP On Off DSP On Off ON O
37. Kick Tight Kick 2 Kick Gate Kick Analog Short C2 48 C 2 36 C 1 Kick Kick Gate Kick Gate Heavy Kick Analog JW 49 C 2 37 C 1 Side Stick Side Stick Analog D2 50 D 2 38 D 1 Snare Snare Snappy Snare Rock Snare Noisy 2 Snare Analog EA 51 D 2 39 D 1 Hand Clap E2 52 JE 2 40 E 1 Snare Tight Snare Tight Snappy Snare Rock Rim Snare Noisy 3 Snare Analog 2 F2 53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor TomL Tom Room 1 Tom Rock 1 Tom Electro 1 Tom Analog 1 EA 54 IP 2 42 F 1 Hi Hat Closed 1 1 1 Hi Hat Closed Analog 1 G2 55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Tom Room 2 Tom Rock 2 Tom Electro 2 Tom Analog 2 AA 56 Gt 2 44 G 1 Hi Hat Pedal 1 1 1 Hi Hat Closed Analog 2 1 A2 57 JA 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Tom Room 3 Tom Rock 3 Tom Electro 3 Tom Analog 3 NA 58 IA 2 46 A 1 Hi Hat Open 1 1 1 Hi Hat Open Analog 1 B2 59 IB 2 47 B 1 Mid TomL Tom Room 4 Tom Rock 4 Tom Electro 4 Tom Analog 4 C3 60 C 3 48 C 2 MidTomH Tom Room 5 Tom Rock 5 Tom Electro 5 Tom Analog 5 ISEE 61 C 3 49 C 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Crash Analog D3 62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Tom Room 6 Tom Rock 6 Tom Electro 6 Tom Analog 6 D 3 63 D 3 51 D 2 Ride Cymbal 1 E3 64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal F3 65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup EER 66 F 3 54 F 2 Tambourine G3 67 IG 3 55 G 2 Splash Cymbal Eg 68 G 3 5e G 2 Cowbel Cowbell Analog A3 69 JA 3 57 JA 2 Crash Cymbal 2 EE EX 70 A 3 58 A 2 Vibraslap B3 71 B_3 59 B 2 Ride Cymbal2 CA 72 C 4 60 C 3 Bon
38. Mega Clean Guitar Ober Brass B2 Full Keyboard 6 4 HardRock D B On Mega Overdrive Gt 2 B2 Multi Finger 5 Dancefloor On Snap Seq Snap Seq B2 Multi Finger 6 JazzGroove On Amb Piano Mystery Sine Chorus EP B2 Multi Finger 7 TablaBeats D B On Clack Bell Tron Flute E B2 Multi Finger 8 ChartPop D Indian Kit Bonang B2 Multi Finger 1 EastcoastRap D B On Inda Night Haunted Slow LFO Pad B2 Multi Finger 2 FunkyJazz On Jazz Guitar B2 Multi Finger 3 OrientalPop On Oud 1 Mizmar B2 Multi Finger 7 4 PowerRock D B On Power Grand B2 Full Keyboard 5 Underground D B On Over The Top Overdriven Guitar Trance Bass B2 Multi Finger 6 AcidJazz D B On Inda Night Early 70 s B2 Multi Finger 7 Reggae On Cool Rotor Organ Wurli Amped B2 Multi Finger 8 EastcoastRap Analog T8 Kit Bassoon Folk Guitar B2 Multi Finger 1 HnB Chart2 On oft RnB Mini Soft Aggressive B2 Multi Finger 2 RnB Chart1 On Prog Lead B2 Multi Finger 3 AfricanDance DB On Kawala Compact B2 Multi Finger 8 4 ChartRock On Sforzando Brass Sforzando Brass Classic Piano B2 Multi Finger 5 FunkyHouse D On Vintage 74 Fat Sine Resonance B2 Multi Finger 6 Ambient D On Car Engine Ignition Long Spit Live Orchestra B2 Multi Finger 7 TurkishDance D B On Jing Hu Thai Bells B2 Multi Finger 8 Underground D Meow Pad z B2 Multi Finger Perfor Perfor Bank EG Genre Bank TEGO Genre 1 HipHop 5 Dance 2 R amp B Jazz 6 Ambient ES 3 Pop aB 7 World 4 Rock 8 SE
39. O01 OCTAVE 1 JN One octave down L JLAJ Pattern Functions Basic operation of the Pattern auto accompaniment feature is described on page 22 Here are some other ways you can play the patterns pattern volume adjustment proce dure how you can play chords using the patterns and more Pattern Variations Sections To provide some variation for pattern playback each pattern includes a number of sections that can be selected and played as required PATTERN CONTROL O O O O OOO Fill in Main Section O O AUTO FINGER FILL IN 0 Main sections A D These are the main accompaniment patterns that repeat indefinitely until another section is selected When the FINGER button is engaged the pattern will play back with chords determined by what you play with the left hand Fill Ins AUTO FILL IN Press the AUTO FILL IN button to turn the automatic fill in function on When this function is on fill ins will automatically be added to the pattern rhythm part when the main sections are switched Even when the automatic fill in function is off you can add a fill in at any time by simply pressing a main section button while that same section is playing Select the desired pattern See page 22 4 Press the SYNC START button to turn Sync Start on 2 Turn the pattern on The indicator wili light Press the FINGER button The indicator to Z unctionis engaged
40. Page 20 The versatile Arpeggio feature automatically plays drum percussion phrases guitar phrases and analog synthesizer style phrases in response to the keys you play E Save and Switch Between Performance Settings Performance Memory Page 59 The Performance Memory lets you conveniently create and store combined settings for the voices you play including keyboard splits and layers the patterns you want to assign to backing tracks and other important settings for live performance These per formance settings can be easily recalled by a single button press E Controlling Filter and EG in Real Time Page 41 You can control the filter cutoff and resonance and EG attack and release in real time by using four knobs on the panel Even these detailed sonic changes can be saved in the Performance Memory E Save Performance Data to a USB Storage Device gt Page 66 Transferring data between the MM6 and your computer is easy because the MM6 can store data and setting to standard USB storage devices E Create Music with Your Computer and the Bundled DAW Soft ware Page 80 You can connect the MM6 to your computer using a USB cable and transfer MIDI data to and from DAW software With the Bundled DAW software the MM6 becomes the central tone generator for your computer based music production system MM6 Owner s Manual Contents AGCOSSOLIOS ii ai MM6 Main Features Seiting Up Power Supply
41. Please record the model and serial number of the product you have purchased in the spaces provided below Model Serial Sales Slip Purchased from Date Retailer YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA Electronic Service Division 6600 Orangethorpe Avenue Buena Park CA 90620 KEEP THIS DOCUMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS DO NOT MAIL 112 WW6 Owners Manual For details of products please contact your nearest Yamaha representative or the authorized distributor listed below Die Einzelheiten zu Produkten sind bei Ihrer unten aufgef hrten Niederlassung und bei Yamaha Vertragshandlern in den jeweiligen Bestimmungslandern erh ltlich Pour plus de d tails sur les produits veuillez vous adresser Yamaha ou au distributeur le plus proche de vous figurant dans la liste suivante NORTH AMERICA CANADA Yamaha Canada Music Ltd 135 Milner Avenue Scarborough Ontario MIS RI Canada Tel 416 298 1311 U S A Yamaha Corporation of America 6600 Orangethorpe Ave Buena Park Calif 90620 U S A Tel 714 522 9011 CENTRAL amp SOUTH AMERICA MEXICO Yamaha de M xico S A de C V Calz Javier Rojo Gomez 1149 Col Guadalupe del Moral C P 09300 M xico D F M xico Tel 55 5804 0600 BRAZIL Yamaha Musical do Brasil Ltda Rua Joaquim Floriano 913 4 andar Itaim Bibi CEP 04534 013 Sao Paulo SP BRAZIL Tel 011 3704 1377 ARGENTINA Yamaha Music Latin America S A Sucursal d
42. Snare Soft Kick T8 3 Snare T9 4 Snare Mid 44 GF 32 G o Sticks Sticks Snare T8 4 Snare T9Gate Snare BreakRim A1 45 JA 1 33 A O fKick Soft Kick Soft Kick T8 2 Kick T9 4 Kick Break Heavy LX 46 1 34 AF o Open Rim Shot Open Rim Shot Snare T8 3 Snare T9 5 Snare Hip Rim4 B1 47 B 1 35 1B O Kick Tight Kick Tight T8 Kick Bass Kick T9 1 Kick Break2 C2 48 C 2 36 C 1 Kick Kick Kick T8 1 Kick T9 3 Kick Break1 s 49 C 2 37 C 1 Side Stick Side Stick Snare T8 Rim Snare T9 Rim Snare Hip Rim1 D2 50 D 2 33 D 1 Snare Snare Snare T8 2 Snare T9 1 Snare Break3 EA 51 D 2 39 DF 1 Hand Clap Hand Clap Clap T9 Clap T9 Snare Break1 E2 52 JE 2 40 E 1 Snare Tight Snare Tight Snare T8 1 Snare T9 2 Snare Break2 F2 53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Floor Tom L Tom T8 1 Tom T9 1 Tom Break 1 2 54 Ip 2 42 F 1 Hi Hat Closed Hi Hat Closed 1 Hi Hat Closed T8 2 1 Hi Hat Closed T9 1 Hi Hat Closed Rock S 1 G2 55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Floor Tom H Tom T82 Tom T92 Tom Break 2 EAA 56 c 2 44 o 1 Hi Hat Pedal Hi Hat Pedal 1 Hi Hat Open T8 1 1 Hi Hat Pedal T9 1 Hi Hat Pedal Rock A A2 57 JA 2 45 JA 1 Low Tom Low Tom Tom T8 3 Tom T9 3 Tom Break 3 TEA 58 A 2 46 A 1 Hi Hat Open Hi Hat Open 1 Hi Hat Open T8 1 1 Hi Hat Open T9 1 Hi Hat Half Open Rock 1 B2 59 B 2 47 B Did TomL Mid Tom L Tom T8 4 Tom T9 4 Tom Break 4 C3 60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid TomH Mid Tom H Tom T86 Tom T9 5 Tom Break 5 Te 61 C 3 49 C 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Crash C
43. Tom Jazz 1 Tom Brush 1 EJ 54 IP 2 42 F 1 Hi Hat Closed Hi Hat Closed Analog3 1 1 1 G2 55 G 2 43 G 1 f Floor TomH Tom Analog 2 Tom Jazz 2 Tom Brush 2 FE 56 Gt 2 44 G 1 Hi Hat Pedal Hi Hat Closed Analog 4 1 1 1 A2 57 JA 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Tom Analog 3 Tom Jazz 3 Tom Brush 3 RA 58 A 2 46 A 1 Hi Hat Open Hi Hat Open Analog 2 1 1 1 B2 59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid TomL Tom Analog 4 Tom Jazz 4 Tom Brush 4 C3 60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Tom Analog 5 Tom Jazz 5 Tom Brush 5 RI 61 C 3 49 C 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Crash Analog D3 62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Tom Analog 6 Tom Jazz 6 Tom Brush 6 Jet 63 D 3 51 D 2 Ride Cymbal 1 E3 64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal F3 65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup mE CH 66 F 3 54 F 2 Tambourine G3 67 G 3 55 G 2 Splash Cymbal Aa 68 Gt 3 56 eg 2 Cowbe Cowbell Analog A3 69 JA 3 57 JA 2 Crash Cymbal 2 A 7o 3 58 AF 2 fVibraslap B3 71 B_3 59 Ip 2 Ride Cymbal2 CA 72 C 4 60 C 3 BongoH 73 C 4 et C 3 BongoL D4 74 D 4 62 D 3 Conga H Mute Conga Analog H Z 75 D 4 63 D 3 CongaH Open Conga Analog M E4 76 E 4 64 E 3 CongaL Conga Analog L F4 77 F 4 65 F 3 f Timbale H F 4 78 F 4 66 F 3 Timbale L G4 79 G 4 67 G 3 AgogoH Az 80 cf 4 ee G 3 AgogoL A4 81 JA 4 69 JA 3 Cabasa EER 82 AF 4 70 Ia 3 Maracas Maracas 2 B4 83 B 4 71 B 3 Samba Whistle H o s C5 84 C 5 72 C 4 Samba Whistle L o o c5 85 C 5 73 C 4 Guiro Shor
44. When a voice is changed during recording the DSP effect is not applied as expected During recording the DSP type set before recording was begun is maintained For this reason the expected DSP effect may not be applied if you change voices This is not a malfunction The volume changes when DSP is turned ON or OFF Some voices change in volume when the DSP effects are turned ON or OFF This is not a malfunction The DSP effect doesn t sound as expected Only one DSP effect can be active at a time for the entire instrument It is for this reason that for example the DSP effect may not sound as expected when playing the keyboard while playing back a song or pat tern loaded from an external device The DSP settings are saved with the song and pattern data This is not a malfunction 82 MM6 Owners Manual d Messages LCD Message Comment Access error Indicates the failure in reading or writing from to the media or the flash memory All Memory Clearing Displayed while erasing all data in the flash memory Never turn the power off during data transmission Are you sure Confirms whether Song Clear or Track Clear is executed or not Backup Clearing Displayed while clearing the back up data in the flash memory Cancel Displayed when the transmission of Initial Send is cancelled Clearing Displayed while executing Song Clear or Track Clear for a user song
45. each arpeggio type OR The actual keyboard velocity is used Handy Performance Features Transpose the Keyboard Pitch Changes in Semitone Increments Transpose The overall pitch of the instrument can be shifted up or down by a maximum of one octave in semitone increments Press one of the TRANSPOSE buttons The value is shown in the dis play indicating the amount of transpo sition over or below the normal value TRANSPOSE Oi TRANSPOSE 01 Current Value 2 Use the dial to set the transpose value between 12 and 12 as required NOTE This setting does not affect Drum Kit Voices Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display Pressing the TRANSPOSE buttons briefly allows single step changes Pressing and holding either TRANPOSE button continuously increases or decreases the value NOTE Press either the INC YES and DEC NO buttons or TRANSPOSE and buttons simultaneously to recall the initial default value Fine Pitch Changes Tuning The overall tuning of the instrument can by shifted up or down by a maximum of 1 semitone in approximately 0 2 Hz steps The default setting is 440Hz Press the UTILITY button to go to the UTILITY display FUNCTION c 2 Use the CATEGORY DEC INC but tons to select the Tuning item UTILITY OVERALL Sons Volune Pitch Bend Ranse E j A
46. f 34 A 0 22 A 1 Metronome Bell Neghareh Pelang f Hateli Long 35 IB 0 23 IB 1 SeqClickL Tombak Trill o Hateli_Short C1 36 C 1 24 C 0 Seq Click H Khaligi Clap 1 Baya ge 1 am c1 37 C 1 25 C 0 Brush Tap Zalgouta Open Oo Baya ke 1 D1 38 D 1 26 D 0 f Brush Swirl Khaligi Clap 2 Baya ghe 1 o o B 39 p 1 27 D o Brush Slap Zalgouta Close Baya_ka 1 E1 40 E 1 28 E 0 Brush Tap Swirl Arabic Hand Clap Tabla_na 2 Oo o F1 41 F 1 29 F 0 Snare Roll Tabel Tak 1 Tabla_tin 2 Oo Snare Roll 2 O 42 F 1 30 F 0 Castanet Sagat 1 Tablabaya dha 1 G1 43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare Soft Tabel Dom Tabla_tun 2 Snare Soft 2 EU 44 G 32 G o f Sticks Sagat 2 Tablabaya_dhin 1 A1 45 JA 1 33 JA 0 Kick Soft Tabel Tak 2 Tabla di 2 LX 9 1 34 4 o Open Rim Shot Sagat 3 Tablabaya dhe 1 Open Rim Shot H Short B1 47 B 1 3 B 0 Kick Tight Riq Tik 3 Tabla ti 2 Kick Tight Short C2 48 C 2 36 C 1 Kick Riq Tik 2 Tabla ne 2 Kick Short T 49 C 2 37 C 1 Side Stick Riq Tik Hard 1 Tabla taran 2 D2 50 D 2 38 D 1 Snare Rig Tik 1 Tabla_tak 2 Snare Short EA 51 D 2 39 DF 1 Hand Clap Riq Tik Hard 2 Chipri E2 52 JE 2 40 E 1 Snare Tight Riq Tik Hard 3 Kanjira open 3 Snare Tight H F2 53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Riq Tish Kanjira slap 3 EA 54 F 2 42 F 1 Hi Hat Closed Riq Snouj 2 Kanjira_mute 3 1 1 G2 55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Riq Roll e Kanjira_bendup 3 EAA 56 Gt 2 44 G 1 Hi Hat Pedal Riq Snouj Kanjira_bend
47. is coloured BLUE must be connected to the ter minal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED Making sure that neither core is connected to the earth terminal of the three pin plug This applies only to products distributed by Yamaha Kemble 2 wires Music U K Ltd COMPLIANCE INFORMATION STATEMENT DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY PROCEDURE Responsible Party Yamaha Corporation of America Address 6600 Orangethorpe Ave Buena Park Calif 90620 Telephone 714 522 9011 Type of Equipment Music Synthesizer Model Name MM6 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation See user manual instructions if interference to radio reception is suspected This applies only to products distributed by FCC DoC YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA MM6 Owners Manual 3 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference A WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock short circuiting damages fire or other hazards Thes
48. many many more Let s begin by listening to just the basic rhythm The rhythm part is played using percussion instruments only Press the PATTERN button To change the pattern category The Pattern selection display will appear use the CATEGORY DEC The currently selected category name voice number and name will be NGI buttons highlighted PATIERN Pattern selection display CATEGORY CATEGORY PATTERN DEC INC GEERT s The currently selected category idol Select a Pattern you want to play 169 Nodata 001 SouthernRap l 002 SouthernRap2 I The currently selected Pattern Use the dial to select the pattern you want to play The available patterns will be selected and displayed in sequence Refer to the Pattern list on page 97 PATTERN SELECT CATEGORY E Pop and Rock J D 016 RockPop 017 FunkPopRock 1018 ChartRock I Press the START STOP button The pattern rhythm will start playing p To stop playback press the START STOP button again O O SYNC e START START STOP 22 MM6 Owners Manual Play Along with a Pattern You learned how to select a Pattern rhythm on the preceding page Playing Patterns Here we ll see how to add bass and chord accompaniment to the basic rhythm to produce a full rich accom paniment that you can play along with Select the pattern you want to play page 22 steps 1 2 Press the EXIT b
49. responsibility Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and envi ronmentally friendly We sincerely believe that our products and the pro duction methods used to produce them meet these goals In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law we want you to be aware of the following Battery Notice This product MAY contain a small non rechargeable battery which if applicable is soldered in place The average life span of this type of battery is approximately five years When replacement becomes neces sary contact a qualified service representative to perform the replace ment This product may also use household type batteries Some of these may be rechargeable Make sure that the battery being charged is a rechargeable type and that the charger is intended for the battery being charged When installing batteries do not mix batteries with new or with batter ies of a different type Batteries MUST be installed correctly Mis matches or incorrect installation may result in overheating and battery case rupture Warning Do not attempt to disassemble or incinerate any battery Keep all bat teries away from children Dispose of used batteries promptly and as regulated by the laws in your area Note Check with any retailer of household type batteries in your area for battery disposal info
50. rete eee ve ere 41 Enhancing the Sound with Reverb Chorus and DSP Effects 42 Selecting a Reverb type 42 Selecting a Chorus type 43 Applying DSP Effects eee eene 44 Handy Performance Features 45 Using the Metronomi cinere 45 Adjusting thie Tempo e n cerneret rrt entem 47 Using the TAP TEMPO Button 47 Setting the Touch Response 47 Select a Master EQ Setting for the Best Sound 48 Controlling Arpeggio Volume with Keyboard Dynamics 48 Transpose the Keyboard esee gek Shifting Keyboard Pitch in Octaves Pattern Functions Pattern Variations Sections Setting the Split PONE u ul ect Play a Pattern with Chords but No Rhythm Stop Accompanimeni eere ioter etr ae 53 Pattern Volume Adjustment eee 53 Chord Basics re eire ntm tea 54 Specify Chords Over the Entire Keyboard Range 56 Song Settings Songi Volume iaia Change the Song Tempo Track Mute once ein Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings Saving to the Performance Memory Recalling Settings from the Performance Memory Erase a Performance Memory sse Voice Editing Select and Edit an ltem eire 62 Edit Display Lisboa nerina 63 Utility Settings 64 Selecting and Setting Functions a 64 TTY Display
51. second A confirmation message will appear on the dis play PERFORMANCE MEMORY CJ CQ C9 C3 Y Hold for Longer than a Second This procedure erases the panel settings saved in a performance memory 3 Press the INC YES button A confirmation message will appear on the dis play Press DEC NO if you want to cancel the operation 4 To execute the Performance Memory erase function press the INC YES but ton The clear in progress message will appear briefly on the display while the data is being erased MM6 Owners Manual 61 UU Voice Editing Create original voices by editing the many available voice parameters By editing the var ious parameters available you can create new voices that best suit your musical needs Select and Edit an Item There are 21 editable parameters Find the function you want to set in the EDIT display list that begins on page 63 2 Press the EDIT button to enter the EDIT display EET FUNCTION UTILITY MAIN VOICE DE 3 Each time the CATEGORY INC DEC buttons are pressed the 21 available items are selected in sequence Select the item you want to edit Refer to the function settings list on page 63 for information on the items that can be edited The previous item will be displayed in the upper left area of the display while the next item will be displayed in upper right area of the display CATEGORY DEC INC Next item
52. song playback track page 58 Chord Display M page 25 lemory Status o page 59 Lvorce JH IH _ Main Voice page 15 ma a sr para ES ria l pu HipHop SouthernRap Pattern page 22 USER SONG User Song 1 Song page 26 Pf Arpl Arpeggiator page 20 MM6 Owners Manual 39 S Using the MM6 Controllers You can control tone volume pitch and other parameters by using the controllers on the front panel as well as by using external controllers connected to several controller jacks on the rear panel Controllers on the MMG Panel e e Pitch Bend Modulation wheel wheel Knobs MPitch Bend wheel 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Use the Pitch Bend wheel to bend notes up roll the wheel away from you or down roll the wheel toward you while playing the keyboard This wheel is self centering and will automatically return to normal pitch when released Try out the Pitch Bend wheel while pressing a note on the keyboard CO min MModulation wheel This controller is used to apply vibrato to the keyboard sound The more you move this wheel up the greater the effect that is applied to the sound Try out the Modulation wheel with various Preset Voices while playing the keyboard SMELL 40 MM6 Owners Manual Using the MM6 Controllers ilKnobs e0e 060 000000000000000000000000000000
53. to be too fast or slow try changing the tempo Press the TEMPO or button The Tempo parameter will appear in the display Use the TEMPO and buttons to set the tempo to anywhere from 11 through 280 beats per minute TEMPO DEA You can return to the original tempo by simultaneously pressing the and buttons Using the TAP TEMPO Button For songs in 4 4 time tap the TAP TEMPO button four times or for 3 4 songs tap it 3 times at the desired tempo to automatically set the playback tempo accordingly Tap slowly to reduce the tempo or quickly to increase the tempo You only need to tap twice to set the tempo during song playback Setting the Touch Response When touch response is on you can adjust the key Touch Sensitivity board s sensitivity to dynamics in four steps Gw Press the UTILITY button to go to the vee UTILITY display TouchSensitivity n EDIT UTILITY FUNCTION 3 Use the dial to select a touch sensitivity 2 Use the CATEGORY DEC INC but setting between 1 and 4 tons to select the Touch Sensitivity Higher values produce greater easier volume item variation in response to keyboard dynamics The currently selected touch sensitivity is displayed Le greater sensitivity CATEGORY When touch sensitivity is set to 4 Off all DEC INC notes will be played at the same volume no matter how hard or softly you play the keys Y NOTE The initial default
54. touch sensitivity setting is 2 MM6 Owners Manual 47 Handy Performance Features Select a Master EQ Setting for the Best Sound Five different Master EQ settings are provided giving you the best possible sound in a range of different situations when listening with headphones for example Press the UTILITY button to go to the UTILITY display The currently selected function will appear in the display FUNCTION UTILITY e 2 Use the CATEGORY DEC INC but tons to select the Master EQ Type item The currently selected EQ type will appear EDIT CATEGORY DEC INC gs UTILITY EFFECT gi I CENT Master EQ Type 2 Attack The Currently Selected Master EQ Type 3 Use the dial to select the desired Master EQ setting Five settings are available 1 through 5 Settings are provided that boost the lows reduce the frequency range for special effects and more Controlling Arpeggio Volume with Keyboard Dynamics Press the UTILITY button to go to the UTILITY display FUNCTION UTILITY 2 Use the CATEGORY DEC INC but tons to select the Arpeggio Velocity item The currently selected arpeggio velocity is dis played CATEGORY DEC INC gs 48 MM6 Owners Manual UTILITY ARPEGGIO ei SE B The Currently Selected Arpeggio Velocity 3 Use the dial to set the velocity as required Original The selected velocity is used for playback of
55. tyP ecccccece DSP stands for Digital Signal Processor which is a special micropro cessor designed to process and add effects to digital audio signals Press the UTILITY button to go to the UTILITY display Press the UTILITY button to go to the UTILITY display 2 Use the CATEGORY DEC INC but tons to select the DSP Type item The currently selected DSP type is displayed CATEGORY N DEC INC Dsp Type Item 2 Use the CATEGORY DEC INC but tons to select the DSP ON OFF item UTILITY FUNCTION EFFECT CATEGORY _ DEC INC END IC ae X DSP On Off Item 3 Use the dial to select a DSP type TTY You can check how the selected chorus type EFFECT sounds by playing on the keyboard CIE ee Refer to the DSP Type List on page 99 for the O U Cl available DSP types 3 Use the dial to set the DSP ON or OFF UTILITY as required EFFECT ge DSP Type SA The Selected DSP Type Press the INC YES and DEC NO buttons simultaneously to recall the initial default value 44 MM6 Owners Manual UU Handy Performance Features Using the Metronome The instrument includes a metronome with adjustable tempo and time signature Use it to set the tempo that is most comfortable for you and the music you are playing Start the metronome e e o o o o o oo Start the metronome by pressing the METRONOME button To stop the metronome press the M
56. 0 96 82 Analog Seq 337 39 0 115 82 Dry Growl 394 96 0 117 88 Trance Seq 1 338 40 0 115 95 SyncFaaat 395 97 0 118 81 Trance Seq 2 339 41 0 116 87 Mode Reverse 396 98 0 118 82 Trance Seq 3 340 42 0 113 87 Slap Spit 397 99 0 114 83 Tech Comp 341 43 0 114 83 Cheap Tech 398 100 0 116 85 Quick Punch 342 44 0 116 84 Standard Square 399 101 0 117 85 Poly Master 343 45 0 112 94 The Synth 400 102 0 118 83 Trancy 344 46 0 112 96 Vapor 401 103 0 117 84 Silk Road 345 47 0 115 94 VP Soft 402 104 0 116 86 Rezz Punch 346 48 0 112 90 X Shower 403 105 0 113 99 Sine Comp 347 49 0 115 92 Light Pad 404 106 0 118 84 Amb Sine 348 50 0 115 93 Noble Pad 405 107 0 115 113 Clack Bell 349 51 0 112 91 Analog 406 108 0 118 85 Pulse Stop 350 52 0 112 93 Square 407 109 0 113 103 Mystery Sine 351 53 0 113 92 Dark Light 408 110 0 118 87 Stroll 352 54 0 113 93 Sine Pad 409 111 0 118 88 FM Metal 353 55 0 113 94 Air Hose 410 112 0 119 81 FS Buzz 354 56 0 114 91 Mid Range 411 113 0 119 83 Digi Osc 355 57 0 114 92 LPF Sweep 412 114 0 119 84 Bleep 356 58 0 114 93 Sharp Teeth 413 115 0 112 98 Twist 357 59 0 114 96 Da Pad 414 116 0 112 100 Zen 358 60 0 115 89 LFO Pad 415 117 0 112 102 Landscape 359 61 0 113 95 Chorus Pad 416 118 0 113 97 Meow Pad 360 62 0 113 96 Basic Pad 417 119 0 113 100 Mind Bell 361 63 0 114 89 lce Rink 418 120 0 113 102 Rebirth 70 362 64 0 114 90 Back Pad 419 121 0 0 97 GM Rain 363 65 0 114
57. 00 909 0 Che Tn SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply adapter DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual on the name plate or specifically recommended by Yamaha This product should be used only with the components supplied or a cart rack or stand that is recommended by Yamaha If a cart etc is used please observe all safety markings and instructions that accom pany the accessory product SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE The information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing However Yamaha reserves the right to change or mod ify any of the specifications without notice or obligation to update exist ing units This product either alone or in combination with an amplifier and head phones or speaker s may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss DO NOT operate for long periods of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears you should consult an audiologist IMPORTANT The louder the sound the shorter the time period before damage occurs NOTICE Service charges incurred due to a lack of knowledge relating to how a function or effect works when the unit is operating as designed are not covered by the manufacturer s warranty and are therefore the owners
58. 000000000000000000 You can change the brightness and tonal characteristics of the current Main Voice and Dual Voice in real time by turning the knobs while you play Turn a knob to the right to increase the value and left to decrease it Decrease value Increase value B _ CUTOFF RESONANCE ATTACK RELEASE CUTOFF Raises or lowers the filter cutoff frequency to adjust the brilliance of the tone RESONANCE Adjusts the peak level around the cutoff frequency ATTACK Determines the attack time of the sound For example you can adjust a strings voice so that the sound gradually swells in volume by setting a slow attack time simply turn this knob to the right RELEASE Determines the release time of the sound Turning the knob to the right increases the release time and depending on the voice lets the sound sustain after the key is released To produce a sharp release in which the sound abruptly cuts off set a short release time External Controllers MM6 Rear Panel T Semer AN cw Pos A en sustan EE EIER FOOT CONTROLLER SUSTAIN N L FC4 or FC5 MFOOtSswitCh 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 An optional FC4 or FC5 Footswitch connected to the SUSTAIN jack on the rear panel lets you control sus tain For example you can turn sustain on or off with your foot while playing with both hands
59. 102 F 6 90 FH 5 103 G_6 91 G 5 Maou o MM6 Owners Manual 95 d Performance List 96 MM6 Owners Manual Bank E Pattern An Main Voice Dual Voice Split Voice Spit Chord Fingering 1 RnB Ballad1 D B Power Grand B2 Multi Finger 2 RnB Ballad1 D B Sweetness B2 Multi Finger 3 RockPop D B Mega Steel Guitar B2 Multi Finger 4 4 ElektroPop1 5 Da Pad B2 Multi Finger 5 SouthernRap1 On After 1984 B2 Multi Finger 6 RootRock On Rock Percussive Over The Top B2 Multi Finger 7 Underground On Dancy Hook Light Comp B2 Multi Finger 8 WestcoastRap1D Lo Fi Looper Knock Bass Laser Beam B2 Multi Finger 1 WestcoastRap2 On Harpsichord B2 Multi Finger 2 JazzyRnB D On Sweetness Finger Bass B2 Multi Finger 3 RnB Ballad On Cool Galaxy EP B2 Full Keyboard 2 4 PowerRock On Cool Blues Guitar B2 Multi Finger 5 Dancefloor On Simple Oct2 Dancy Hook B2 Multi Finger 6 Chillout On Inda Night LFO Pad 3 B2 Multi Finger 7 ClubSamba On Sweet Flute B2 Multi Finger 8 TurkishDance D Meow Pad Arab Kit U F O Takeoff B2 Multi Finger 1 SouthernRap2 On Spiccato Big Comp B2 Multi Finger 2 RnB Pop1 On Orchestra Strings Wurli Amped B
60. 114 88 Galaga 367 69 0 115 90 Landing Pad 311 13 0 115 88 Reso Lead 368 70 0 115 91 Sand Pad 312 14 0 115 87 Cosmeter 369 71 0 112 103 Amb Pad 313 15 0 116 82 Gus Lead 370 72 0 113 89 Digi Stuff far 314 16 0 115 81 Dancy Hook 371 73 0 113 98 Neo Crystal 315 17 0 115 96 W Phaser 372 74 0 112 89 Fantasia 316 18 0 113 91 Big Lead 373 75 0 112 97 Glass Arp 317 19 0 115 95 Faaat Dance 374 76 0 112 99 Star Dust 318 20 0 115 85 Power Lead 375 77 0 113 101 Bell Pad 319 21 0 119 82 Fargo 376 78 0 42 99 Chorus Bells 320 22 0 113 83 Mr Finger 377 79 0 112 53 Choir 321 23 0 113 84 Mini Soft 378 80 0 113 53 Vocal Ensemble 322 24 0 115 82 Analogon 379 81 0 66 92 ltopia 323 25 0 113 85 Lucky 380 82 0 112 55 Air Choir 324 26 0 113 86 Inda Night 381 83 0 112 86 Voice Lead 325 27 0 114 87 Sky Walk 382 84 0 64 55 Analog Voice 326 28 0 113 81 Early Lead 383 85 0 112 92 Xenon Pad 327 29 0 113 82 Soft RnB 384 86 0 112 54 Vox Humana 328 30 0 116 83 Poly Lead 385 87 0 117 86 Big Comp 329 31 0 115 83 Orbit Sine 386 88 0 117 87 Light Comp 330 32 0 116 84 Square Lead 1 387 89 0 116 87 Short Pulse 331 33 0 112 81 Square Lead 2 388 90 0 116 88 Chord Seq 1 332 34 0 112 82 Sawtooth Lead 389 91 0 117 81 Chord Seq 2 333 35 0 6 82 Sawtooth Lead 2 390 92 0 117 82 Digital Seq 334 36 0 8 82 Thick Sawtooth 391 93 0 117 83 Hollow Seq 335 37 0 112 84 Index Finger 392 94 0 118 86 Snap Seq 336 38 0 117 83 Digi Moon 393 95
61. 12 70 English Horn 210 15 0 112 46 Pizzicato Strings 266 37 0 112 71 Bassoon 211 16 0 112 41 Violin 267 38 0 114 74 Sweet Flute 212 17 0 112 43 Cello 268 39 0 113 76 Sweet Pan Flute 213 18 0 112 44 Contrabass 269 40 0 112 74 Flute 214 19 0 112 47 Ham 270 41 0 113 74 Tron Flute 215 20 0 112 56 Orchestra Hit 271 42 0 112 73 Piccolo 216 21 0 64 56 Impact 272 43 0 112 76 Pan Flute 217 22 0 40 49 Orchestra 273 44 0 112 75 Recorder 218 23 0 0 41 GM Violin 274 45 0 112 80 Ocarina 219 24 0 0 42 GM Viola 275 46 0 0 57 GM Trumpet 220 25 0 0 43 GM Cello 276 47 0 0 58 GM Trombone 221 26 0 0 44 GM Contrabass 277 48 0 0 59 GM Tuba 222 27 0 0 45 GM Tremolo Str 278 49 0 0 60 GM Muted Trumpet 223 28 0 0 46 GM Pizzicato Str 279 50 0 0 61 GM French Horn 224 29 0 0 47 GM Orch Harp 280 51 0 0 62 GM Brass Section 225 30 0 0 49 GM Strings 1 281 52 0 0 63 GM Synth Brass 1 226 31 0 0 50 GM Strings 2 282 53 0 0 64 GM Synth Brass 2 227 32 0 0 51 GM Synth Strings 1 283 54 0 0 65 GM Soprano Sax 228 33 0 0 52 GM Synth Strings 2 284 55 0 0 66 GM Alto Sax 229 34 0 0 56 GM Orchestra Hit 285 56 0 0 67 GM Tenor Sax BRASS 286 57 0 0 68 GM Baritone Sax 230 1 0 117 63 Live Pop Brass 287 58 0 0 69 GM Oboe 231 2 0 116 63 Live Octave Brass 288 59 0 0 70 GM English Horn 232 3 0 125 62 Sforzando Brass 289 60 0 0 71 GM Bassoon 233 4 0 118 62 Pop Brass 290 61 0 0 72 GM Clarinet 234 5 0 112 62 Brass Section 291 62 0 0 73
62. 120 4 4 Clavi 15 RndmOct4 1 120 4 4 Synth Lead 79 Clavi2 1 110 4 4 Clavi 16 Basic 1 130 4 4 Synth Lead 80 Clavi3 1 124 4 4 Clavi 17 Melody1 1 70 4 4 Synth Lead 81 EpReggae 2 92 4 4 Clavi 18 Melody2 1 70 4 4 Synth Lead 82 EpHipHop 2 105 4 4 Harpsichord 19 FifthSQ1 1 130 4 4 Synth Lead 83 EpNewGos 1 90 4 4 E Piano 20 FifthSQ2 1 130 4 4 Synth Lead 84 Ep6 8R amp B 2 61 4 4 E Piano 21 Electr1 1 130 4 4 Synth Lead 85 EpClubHs 2 128 4 4 E Piano 22 Electr2 1 130 4 4 Synth Lead Organ 23 Electr3 1 130 4 4 Synth Lead 86 OrgHouse 1 130 4 4 Organ 24 Electr4 1 130 4 4 Synth Lead 87 OrgLatin 1 110 4 4 Organ 25 SynTrnce 1 130 4 4 Synth Lead 88 OrgRegge 1 92 4 4 Organ 26 Simple 1 130 4 4 Synth Lead Guitar 27 OctSeq 1 130 4 4 Synth Lead 89 GtStrum1 2 120 4 4 Steel Guitar 28 SynPhrs 2 145 4 4 Synth Lead 90 GtStrum2 2 120 4 4 Steel Guitar 29 Random 1 90 4 4 Synth Lead 91 GtStrum3 2 120 4 4 Steel Guitar 30 Compu Bs 1 130 4 4 Synth Lead 92 GtChord1 1 120 4 4 Clean Guitar 31 SynArp1 1 130 4 4 Synth Lead 93 GtChord2 1 100 4 4 Clean Guitar 32 SynArp2 1 130 4 4 Synth Lead 94 GtClean1 2 120 4 4 Clean Guitar 33 SynArp3 1 130 4 4 Synth Lead 95 GtClean2 2 120 4 4 Clean Guitar 34 SynArp4 1 138 4 4 Synth Lead 96 GtFunky1 1 120 4 4 Clean Guitar 35 Techno 2 120 4 4 Synth Lead 97 GtFunky2 2 105 4 4 Clean Guitar 36 SyncEcho 2 130 4 4
63. 2 Multi Finger 3 RnB Ballad1 D B On Classic Piano Slow Strings B2 Full Keyboard 3 4 RockShuffle D B On Cool Blues Guitar Rock Vibrato B2 Multi Finger 5 Minimal On Crying Trance Seq 2 B2 Multi Finger 6 Ambient On Glass Arp Amb Pad E B2 Multi Finger 7 TurkishPop On Kanoun Wataryat Live Steel Guitar B2 Multi Finger 8 HipHopPop Volcano Booty Bass U F O Takeoff B2 Multi Finger 1 EastcoastRap On Simple Oct1 Wah Clavi B2 Multi Finger 2 RnB Ballad2 D B On GM Nylon Guitar Mini Soft Aggressive B2 Multi Finger 3 RockPop D B On Single Dream Amb Pad Live Steel Guitar B2 Multi Finger 4 4 RockPop On Vintage C B2 Multi Finger 5 RetroDisco On Spiccato Spiccato B2 Multi Finger 6 AmbientRap On Dark Light B2 Full Keyboard 7 Garba On Zheng Detuned Sitar B2 Multi Finger 8 Analog D Haunted Zen B2 Multi Finger 1 HipHopPop On Touch Clavi B B2 Multi Finger 2 RnB Chart1 D B On Early 70 s Sweet Flute Wurli Tremolo B2 Multi Finger 3 FunkPopRock On Cool Organ CP 80 B2 Multi Finger 5 4 FunkPopRock D B On Mim Soft Vintage Case B2 Multi Finger 5 ClubDance On Dancy Hook W Phaser B2 Multi Finger 6 Analog On Sky Walk Vapor B2 Multi Finger 7 LatinPop On Cool Suitcase EP Wurli Amped B2 Multi Finger 8 RnB Pop2 D B Footsteps Phone Call B2 Multi Finger 1 WestcoastRap1 On Power Grand Rebirth 70 Wurli Tremolo B2 Multi Finger 2 RnB Ballad2 D B On Spiccato Spiccato Chord Seq 1 B2 Multi Finger 3 RnB Pop2 D B On
64. 29 Muted Guitar 193 90 0 0 38 GM Slap Bass 2 137 34 0 112 34 Finger Bass 194 91 0 0 39 GM Synth Bass 1 138 35 0 112 33 Acoustic Bass 195 92 0 0 40 GM Synth Bass 2 MM6 Owner s Manual 85 ED Voice List Bank Select MIDI Bank Select MIDI D r aden use Lem EC voicename YRS UE se Lem er voice Name 0 127 0 127 1 128 0 127 0 127 1 128 STRINGS 251 22 0 112 60 Muted Trumpet 196 1 0 116 50 Live Orchestra 252 23 0 112 58 Trombone 197 2 0 114 49 Symphony Strings 253 24 0 113 58 Trombone Section 198 3 0 113 50 Slow Strings 254 25 0 112 61 French Horn 199 4 0 122 50 Live Allegro 255 26 0 112 59 Tuba 200 5 0 113 49 Orchestra Strings 256 27 0 117 67 Sweet Tenor Sax 201 6 0 116 49 Spiccato 257 28 0 113 65 Sweet Soprn Sax 202 T 0 112 49 String Ensemble 258 29 0 112 67 Tenor Sax 203 8 0 115 49 String Ensemble 259 30 0 112 66 Alto Sax 204 9 0 112 50 Chamber Strings 260 31 0 112 65 Soprano Sax 205 10 0 3 49 Stereo Strings 261 32 0 112 68 Baritone Sax 206 11 0 45 49 Velocity Strings 262 33 0 114 67 Breathy Tenor Sax 207 12 0 112 45 Tremolo Strings 263 34 0 112 72 Clarinet 208 13 0 117 49 Tron Strings 264 35 0 112 69 Oboe 209 14 0 112 51 Synth Strings 265 36 0 1
65. 35 IB 0 23 B__ 1 fSeq Click L Crash T8 Conga H Heel Conga H Heel Dance Percussion 2 C1 36 C 1 24 C 0 SeqClick H Triangle Mute 1 Conga H Open Conga H Open Hi Q Dance 1 CH1 37 C 1 25 C 0 Brush Tap Triangle Open 1 Conga H Mute Conga H Mute Snare Aanalog 3 D1 38 D 1 26 D 0 f Brush Swirl Bell Tree Conga H Slap Open Conga H Slap Open Vinyl Noise Oo PN 39 D 1 27 D 0 Brush Slap Tambourine RX5 Conga H Slap Conga H Slap Snare Analog 4 E1 40 E 1 28 E 0 Brush Tap Swirl Tambourine RX5 2 Conga H Slap Mute Conga H Slap Mute Reverse Cymbal o F1 41 F 1 29 F 0 Snare Roll Kick HipHop9 Conga L Tip Conga L Tip Reverse Dance 2 o GE 42 F 1 30 F o f Castanet Hi Hat Closed Tek 3 Conga L Heel Conga L Heel Hi Q 2 G1 43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare Soft Kick Gate Conga L Open Conga L Open Snare Techno G 1 44 G 1 32 G 0 Sticks Hi Hat Open Lo Fi 3 Conga L Mute Conga L Mute Snare Dance 1 A1 45 JA 1 33 JA O fKick Soft Kick Gran Casa Open Conga L Slap Open Conga L Slap Open Kick Techno Q ti 46 A 1 34 A 0 Open Rim Shot Hi Hat Reverse D amp B Conga L Slap Conga L Slap Rim Gate B1 47 B 1 35 B 0 Kick Tight Kick HipHop1 Conga L Slide e Conga L Slide e Kick Techno L c2 48 C 2 36 C 1 Kick Kick AnCR Bongo H Open 1 finger Bongo H Open 1 finger Kick Techno ma C 2 49 C 2 37 C 1 Side Stick Snare AnSm Rim Bongo H Open 3 finger Bongo H Open 3 finger Side Stick Analog D2 50 D 2 38 D__1 Snare Snare HipHop1 Bongo H Rim B
66. 4 Triangle Mute Conga H Heel 2 A5 93 JA 5 81 JA 4 Triangle Open Conga H Open Triangle Mute 1 2 T REG 94 A 5 82 A 4 I Shaker Conga L Open 1 Triangle Open 1 B5 95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bells Conga L Open 2 C6 96 C 6 84 C 5 Bell Tree Kick HipHop8 Bell Tree 97 C 6 85 C 5 HipHop clap6 98 D 6 86 D 5 Snare T8 1 99 D 6 87 D 5 Snare T8 1 H 100 E 6 88 JE 5 HipHop clap7 101 F 6 89 JF 5 Tom T8 1 102 F 6 90 FR 5 Hi Hat Closed T8 2 103 G 6 91 G 5 Tom T8 2 MM6 Owners Manual 91 mW Drum Kit List Voice No 12 9 10 11 13 MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 PC 1 128 127 000 001 126 000 037 126 000 040 127 000 128 127 000 002 m RI Nm GM Standard Kit 1 Ke Arab Kit Key cin Indian Kit Key org Chinese Kit Key p Standard kit2 9 jg 25 C 0 13 C 1 Surdo Mute Zarb Back mf 2 3 26 D 0 14 D 1 Surdo Open Zarb Tom f 2 3 27 D 0 15 D 1 Hi Zarb Eshareh 28 E 0 16 E 1 Zarb Whipping 29 F O0 17 JF A Tombak Tom f 3 4 30 F 0 18 F 1 Neghareh Tom f 3 4 31 G 0 19 G 1 Finger Snap Tombak Back f 32 G 0 20 G 1 Click Noise Neghareh Back f 33 JA 0 21 A 1 Metronome Click Tombak Snap
67. 440 0Hz Tuning The Range is 415 3 466 2 Hz 3 Use the dial to set the tuning value between 415 3 and 466 2Hz as required NOTE This setting does not affect Drum Kit Voices L NOTE Press the INC YES DEC NO buttons simultaneously to instantly reset to the default setting MM6 Owners Manual 49 Handy Performance Features Shifting Keyboard Pitch in Octaves Sometimes you may wish to play in a lower or higher pitch range For example you may want to shift the pitch down to get extra bass notes or up to get higher notes for leads and solos The OCTAVE UP DOWN buttons let you do this quickly and easily Each time you press the OCTAVE UP button on the panel the overall pitch of the voice goes up by one octave Press the OCTAVE DOWN button to shift the keyboard pitch down one octave The range is from to 1 with 0 being standard pitch When the octave is shifted up the OCTAVE UP button indicator lights and when shifted down the OCTAVE DOWN button indicator lights You can instantly restore standard pitch 0 by simultaneously pressing both the OCTAVE UP and DOWN buttons both indicators go out OCTAVE O O DOWN UP OCTAVE 1 One octave up NY L NOTE When a Drum Kit is selected the percussion voices assigned to the keyboard are shifted in location but not pitch 50 MM6 Owners Manual Octave Display i OCTAVE i MEASURE
68. 7 PC 1 128 127 000 001 127 000 081 127 000 082 127 000 083 127 000 084 Im GM Standard Kit 1 Ke Standard kit Ke pos Analog T8 Kit Key 8 Analog T9 Kit j Break Kit Key pg 25 C of 13 C 1 Surdo Mute Surdo Mute 3 3 3 3 26 D 0 14 D 1 Surdo Open Surdo Open 3 3 3 3 27 D 0 15 D 1 i Hi Q 28 E 0 16 E 1 Whip Slap 29 F O 17 JF A Scratch H 4 4 4 4 30 F 0 18 F 1 Scratch L 4 4 4 4 31 G 0 19 G Finger Snap Finger Snap Snare Hammer Snare D amp B1 32 G 0 20 G 1 Click Noise Click Noise Kick ZapHard Kick Break2 Snare Break 8 33 JA 0 21 A 1 Metronome Click Metronome Click Snare Garg L Snare Distortion Snare Break 9 34 A 0 22 A 1f Metronome Bell Metronome Bell Kick TekPower Kick TekPower Hi Hat Closed Break1 35 IB 0 23 1B 1 SeqClickL Seq Click L Kick Slimy Kick Distortion RM Hi Hat Closed Break2 C1 36 C 1 24 C 0 SeqClick H Seq Click H Kick T8 1 Kick T9 2 Kick Break Deep TAT 37 C 1 25 C 0 Brush Tap Brush Tap Snare AnCR Snare AnCR Snare Hip D1 38 D 1 26 D 0 f Brush Swirl Brush Swirl e Snare T8 4 Snare T9 5 Snare Lo Fi E 39 D 1 27 D 0 Brush Slap Brush Slap Snare ClapAna Clap AnSm Snare Clappy E1 40 E 1 28 E 0 Brush Tap Swirl Brush Tap Swirl ie Snare T8 3 Snare T9Gate Snare LdwHMono F1 41 F 1 29 F 0 Snare Roll Snare Roll o Tom T8 5 Snare RockRoll e Snare RockRoll o ET 42 IP 1 30 F 0 Castanet Castanet Snare T8 5 Snare T9 3 Snare Gate1 G1 43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare Soft
69. 80 DrXovrRk 181 DrHipHop 182 DrLoBeat 183 DrAnlgPp 184 DrEuroTk 185 DrTrance BLP P P PM PP RL N 140 4 4 Analog T9 Kit MM6 Owners Manual 103 d Master EQ List No Type Description 1 Flat Flat frequency response 2 Attack This setting emphasis attack for a crisp sound 3 Hard The bass is boosted for extra punch 4 Retro The reproduction range is reduced to produce an AM radio type sound 5 High Pass The low and mid frequencies are reduced so that the highs are prominent 104 WW6 Owners Manual MIDI Data Format NOTE 1 By default factory settings the instrument ordinarily functions as a 16 channel multi timbral tone generator and incoming data does not affect the panel voices or panel settings How ever the MIDI messages listed below do affect the panel voices auto accompaniment and songs MIDI Master Tuning System exclusive messages for changing the Reverb Type and Chorus Type Exclusive GM System ON FOH 7EH 7FH 09H 01H F7H This message automatically restores all default settings for the instrument with the exception of MIDI Master Tuning MIDI Master Volume FOH 7FH 7FH 04H 01H Il mm F7H This message allows the volume of all channels to be changed simultaneously Universal System Exclusive The values of mm is used for MIDI Master Volume Values
70. 94 Sweep Pad 420 122 0 0 98 GM Sound Track MM6 Owner s Manual 87 ED Voice List Bank Select MIDI Bank Select MIDI DE amm mse Lem EC voicename 1 VRS US se ise ler Voice Name 0 127 0 127 1 128 0 127 0 127 1 128 421 123 0 0 99 GM Crystal 477 32 0 112 104 Warp Alert 422 124 0 0 100 GM Atmosphere 478 33 0 112 128 Whale Dreams 423 125 0 0 101 GM Brightness 479 34 0 112 121 Strange Hit 424 126 0 0 102 GM Goblins 480 35 0 113 121 Noise Perc 425 127 0 0 103 GM Echoes 481 36 0 113 122 Noise Fx 426 128 0 0 104 GM Sci Fi 482 37 0 113 123 El Perc 1 427 129 0 0 81 GM Square Lead 483 38 0 113 124 ElPerc2 428 130 0 0 82 GM Sawtooth Lead 484 39 0 113 124 Elec Samba 429 131 0 0 83 GM Calliope Lead 485 40 0 113 125 Mini Blips 430 132 0 0 84 GM Chiff Lead 486 41 0 113 126 HiQ1 431 133 0 0 85 GM Charang Lead 487 42 0 113 127 HiQ2 432 134 0 0 86 GM Voice Lead 488 43 0 113 128 Radio Nz 433 135 0 0 87 GMFifths Lead 489 44 64 0 1 Cutting Noise 434 136 0 0 88 GM Bass 8 Lead 490 45 64 0 2 Cutting Noise 2 435 137 0 0 89 GM New Age Pad 491 46 64 0 4 String Slap 436 138 0 0 90 GM Warm Pad 492 47 64 0 17 Flute Key Click 437 139 0 0 91 GM Poly Synth Pad
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72. CELESTES A 3 phase LFO adds modulation and spaciousness to the sound Do 2 16 FLANGER1 67 8 17 FLANGER2 67 16 is STANGER Creates a sound reminiscent of a jet airplane af 20 FLANGER5 67 0 21 GM FLANGER 67 7 a Adds more stages to the modulation of Celeste os b 24 PHASER1 72 0 25 PHASER2 72 8 26 EP PHASER1 Cyclically modulates the phase to add modulation to the sound 72 17 27 EP PHASER2 72 18 28 EP PHASER3 72 16 29 ENS DETUNE Chorus effect without modulation created by adding a slightly pitch shifted sound 87 0 30 ROTARY SP5 Simulates a rotary speaker 66 18 31 NO EFFECT No effect 0 0 98 MM6 Owners Manual Effect Type List QQ DSP Types No Type Description 1 HALL1 2 HALL2 3 HALL3 4 HALL4 Reverb simulating the acoustics of a hall 5 HALL5 6 HALL M 7 HALL L 8 ROOM1 9 ROOM2 10 ROOM3 11 ROOM4 E Ge Reverb simulating the acoustics of a room 14 ROOM7 15 ROOM S 16 ROOM M 17 ROOM L 18 STAGE1 gt Reverb suitable for a solo instrument 21 STAGE4 22 PLATE1 eS Reverb simulating a plate reverb unit 25 GM PLATE 26 CHORUS1 27 CHORUS2 28 CHORUS3 29 CHORUS4 30 CHORUS5 31 CHORUS6 32 CHORUS7 33 CHORUS8 34 GM CHORUSI 35 GM CHORUS2 36 GM CHORUS3 37 GM CHORUS4 38 FB CHORUS Conventional chorus program with rich warm chorusing 39 CELESTE1 40 CELEST
73. Celesta 26 11 0 114 5 Cool Galaxy EP 68 53 0 40 99 Glocken Chimes 27 12 0 112 6 DX Modern EP 69 54 0 112 11 Music Box 28 13 0 113 6 Hyper Tines 70 55 0 64 11 Orgel 29 14 0 114 6 Venus EP 71 56 0 113 113 Random Bell 30 15 0 116 6 New Tines 72 57 0 112 113 Twinkle 31 16 0 118 6 Ana Piano 73 58 0 112 15 Tubular Bells 32 17 0 112 8 Clavi 74 59 0 142 115 Steel Drums 33 18 0 113 8 Super Clavi 75 60 0 112 48 Timpani 34 19 0 114 8 Nu Phasing 76 61 0 112 22 Musette Accordion 35 20 0 115 8 Touch Clavi 77 62 0 113 22 Trad Accordion 36 21 0 116 8 Reso Clavi 78 63 0 113 24 Bandoneon 37 22 0 117 8 Wah Clavi 79 64 0 113 23 Modern Harp 38 23 0 112 17 Petit 80 65 0 112 23 Harmonica 39 24 0 114 17 Clean 81 66 0 0 5 GM E Piano 1 40 25 0 115 17 Tiny 82 67 0 0 6 GM E Piano 2 84 MM6 Owners Manual Voice List Bank Select MIDI Bank Select MIDI wae geen mse use men vocename 1 We aee use use flee Voice Name 0 127 0 127 1 128 0 127 0 127 1 128 83 68 0 0 8 GM Clavi 139 36 0 112 35 Pick Bass 84 69 0 0 17 GM Drawbar Organ 140 37 0 112 36 Fretless Bass 85 70 0 0 18 GM Percussive Org 141 38 0 112 37 Slap Bass 86 71 0 0 19 GM Rock Organ 142 39 0 112 40 Simple Bass 87 72 0 0 20 G
74. Connections eee 10 Cable clip t 10 Using Headphones ss 10 Connecting to a Computer USB Terminal 10 Turning the Power On L uuu nes 5511 Adjust Volume and Display Contrast 11 Panel Controls and Terminals 12 Front GE 12 Hear Panel noce iie e ceva nbi tst isa reat 13 Quick Guide Playing the Demo Song 14 Play the Instrument 15 Selecting the Main Voice Combining Voices Dual Split the Keyboard Selecting a Drum Voice a Using the Arpeggio UCO 20 Playing Patterns 22 l istenitotneiRiyinm Pate Eee 22 Play Along with a Pattern EIS Playing Auto accompaniment Chords sco 2S Using Songs 26 Selecting and Listening to a Song 26 Song Fast Forward Fast Reverse and Pause 27 lypesiotiSongst ee nn n EEUU T 28 Recording Your Own Performance 29 Recording Proced re u IEETOIE 30 Song Clear Deleting User Songs sess 33 Track Clear Deleting a Specified Track from a User Song 34 Backup and Initialization 35 Backup EE 35 InitializatlOni sesers an aa E NEN EN E 35 Basic Operation and Displays 36 Basic OperatiOn u uu ret na e deir ror ah 36 The Displays ie e EH eret ete EGER 38 MAIN Display Items uiae 39 Reference Using the MM6 Controllers 40 Controllers on the MMG Panel 40 External Controllers eter
75. D e o O e o 5 o D D D To play a minor chord Press the root note together with the nearest black key to the left of it To play a seventh chord Press the root note together with the nearest white key to the left of it w Win W Lid Press the root note together wih he HE wa Wm B JL nearest white and black keys to the left JI sS SL s M LE I II I Ja is z O 3 mom e O of it three keys altogether Oo E Oo N zum zm Wm dm im Notes enclosed in parentheses sg are optional the chords will be recognized without them Multi Fingering and Full Keyboard These let you select the accompaniment section of the keyboard for chord playing When changing settings refer to Specify Chords Over the Entire Keyboard Range on page 56 and Chord Fingering on page 65 Multi Fingering As explained above the keys to the left of the split point default 54 F 2 become the accompaniment range Playing Auto accompaniment Chords There are two ways of playing auto accompaniment chords Easy Chords and Standard Chords The default setting factory setting is Multi Fingering Full Keyboard This let you play the accompaniment chords freely from anywhere on the keyboard
76. Do not use headphones at a high volume for an extended period of time Doing so may cause hearing loss N caution When connecting the MM6 to external equipment make sure that the power to all external devices is turned off to prevent possible electrical shock or equipment damage Also be sure to turn any volume controls on external equipment to minimum when making connections to prevent possible speaker damage Connecting to a Computer USB Terminal USB TO HOST Sg CH You can connect the instrument s USB terminal to the USB terminal of a computer to allow transfer of perfor mance data and song files between the two page 77 To use the USB data transfer features you ll need to do the following First make sure the POWER switch on the MIDI device is set to OFF then use a USB cable to con nect the MIDI device to the computer e Install the USB MIDI Driver on your computer You can download the proper USB MIDI driver from our website http www global yamaha com download usb_midi Refer to the instructions included with the USB MIDI Driver download package for the USB MIDI Driver installation procedure NOTE USB cables can be purchased at some musical instrument stores com puter stores and similar retail outlets Setting Up GE Turning t
77. E button again or the INC YES button and the delete operation will begin N CAUTION Once the delete in progress message appears in the display the operation cannot be canceled Never turn off the power or remove the USB storage device during this operation 7 A message will appear on the display when the operation is complete Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display NOTE If the USB storage device has been write protected an appropriate message will appear on the display and you will not be able to exe cute the operation Playing SMF Saved to a USB Storage Device Make sure that the USB storage device containing the SMF you want to play has been properly connected to the instrument s USB TO DEVICE terminal and that CONNECT is showing in the MAIN display 2 Press the USB button ey PRESET USER USB 72 MM6 Owners Manual 3 Use the dial to select the SMF you want to play 4 Press the START STOP button A O o Ve JUL ve CONTROL s Connections The Connectors OUTPUT FOOT R L MONO gt ONTROLLER SUSTAIN OUTPUT L MONO and R jacks These jacks output stereo audio signals 1 4 mono phone plugs For monophonic output use just the L MONO jack MIDI IN and OUT terminals The MIDI IN connector receives MIDI mes sages from external MIDI devices This can be used to control the MM6 or play it s tone gen erator from an external MIDI d
78. E2 A 3 phase LFO adds modulation and spaciousness to the sound 41 SYMPHONIC1 42 SYMPHONIC2 Adds more stages to the modulation of Celeste 43 ENS DETUNE Chorus effect without modulation created by adding a slightly pitch shifted sound 44 KARAOKE1 45 KARAOKE2 46 KARAOKE3 Echo for karaoke 47 ER1 48 ER2 This effect isolates only the early reflection components of the reverb 49 GATE REVERB Simulation of gated reverb 50 REVERS GATE Simulation of gated reverb played back in reverse 51 EQ DISCO Equalizer effect that boosts both high and low frequencies as is typical in most disco music 52 EQTEL Equalizer effect that cuts both high and low frequencies to simulate the sound heard through a telephone receiver 53 2BAND EQ A stereo EQ with adjustable LOW and HIGH Ideal for drum Parts 54 3BAND EQ 55 3BAND EQ2 A mono EQ with adjustable LOW MID and HIGH equalizing 56 HM ENHANCE1 57 HM ENHANCE2 Adds new harmonics to the input signal to make the sound stand out 58 ST 3BAND EQ 59 ST 3BAND EQ2 An EQ which allows equalization of low mid and high bands 60 FLANGERI 61 FLANGER2 62 FLANGER3 63 FLANGER4 64 FLANGERS 65 GM FLANGER Creates a sound reminiscent of a jet airplane 66 DYN FLANGER Dynamically controlled flanger 67 DELAY LCR1 68 DELAY LCR2 Produces three delay
79. ETRO NOME button again METRONOME gs The Beat of the Current Measure TRANSPOSE OCTAVE TEMPO 4 098 4 4 MEASURE 1 COHHECT MATH Power Grand SouthernRap1 12 3 45878 REE PRICE ilAdjusting the Metronome Tempo Here s how you can adjust the tempo of the metro nome sound I Press the TEMPO button to increase the tempo value by 1 or the TEMPO button to decrease the tempo by 1 TEMPO So J 099 Tempo Display 2 Use the dial to select a tempo from 11 to 280 Press the EXIT button to return to the original display Press the TEMPO or button as many times as necessary to set the desired tempo You can also hold either of the TEMPO buttons to continuously change the tempo value over large ranges MM6 Owners Manual 45 Handy Performance Features Setting the Number of Beats per Measure and the Length of Each Beateccccccccccccccccccccce In this example we ll set up a 3 8 time signature I Press and hold the METRONOME but ton for longer than a second The metronome time signature and length of each beat will be shown on the display METRONOME Hold for Longer than a Second UTILITY METRONOME Sr cm Number of Note Value Beats per __ I or length of Measure one beat 2 Use the dial to select the number of beats per measure A chime will sound on the first beat of each measure while the other beats will click All
80. FF Sets the equalizer applied to the instrument output including headphones or other output for optimum sound in different listening situations DSP Type DSP Type 001 190 Determines the DSP type 190 is off See the list on page 99 Master EQ Type Master EQ Type 1 Flat 2 Attack Selects the Master EQ type Use this feature to boost 3 Hard 4 Retro the bass reduce the reproduction range for special 5 HighPass effects and more VOLUME Pattern Volume Pattern Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of pattern playback Song Volume Song Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of song playback OVERALL Tuning Tuning 415 3 466 2 Hz Sets the pitch of the instrument s sound in approxi mately 0 2 Hertz increments Pitch Bend Range Pitch Bend Range 01 12 Sets the pitch bend range in semitone increments Split Point Split Point 000 127 C 2 G8 Determines the highest key for the Split voice and sets the Split point in other words the key that separates the Split lower and Main upper voices The Split Point and Accompaniment Split Point set tings are automatically set to the same value Touch Sensitivity Touch Sensitivity 1 Soft 2 Medium Determines the sensitivity of the feature 3 Hard 4 off Chord Fingering Chord Fingering 1 Multi Finger Sets the chord detection mode 2 FullKeyboard In the Multi Finger mode both normal chords and simple chords played to the left of the split point are
81. L NOTE Not all messages are listed in the table MM6 Owners Manual 83 Voice List B Maximum Polyphony e 00000000000000000 The instrument has 32 note maximum polyphony This means that it can play a maximum of up to 32 notes at once re gard less of what functions are used Auto accompaniment uses a number of the available notes so when auto accompaniment is used the total number of available notes for playing on the keyboard is correspondingly reduced The same applies to the Split Voice and Song functions If the maximum polyphony is exceeded earlier played notes will be cut off and the most recent notes have priority last note priority Panel Voice List L NOTE e The Voice List includes MIDI program change numbers for each voice Use these program change numbers when playing the instrument via MIDI from an external device Program Numbers 001 to 128 directly relate to MIDI Pro gram Change Numbers 000 to 127 That is Program Num bers and Program Change Numbers differ by a value of 1 Remember to take this into consideration Some voices may sound continuously or have a long decay after the notes have been released while the sus tain pedal footswitch is held Bank Select MIDI Bank Select MIDI wae oen us Lem E voicename ust St
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83. List tcr te open rr ett enter 65 Storing Saving Data 66 Using a USB Storage Device 67 Formatting a USB storage device 68 Saving Data iena 69 Convert a User Song to SMF Format and Save 70 Loading User Files and Pattern Files 71 Deleting Data from a USB Storage Device 72 Playing SMF Saved to a USB Storage Device 72 Connections 73 The Connectors cocco cerises bets a poen vues 73 Connecting to External Audio Equipment 74 Connecting to External MIDI Devices 74 Connecting a USB Storage Device Connecting to a Personal Computer Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer 78 niu TESI Uo 79 About the Supplied Disk 80 About the Supplied DAW Goitware 80 SUPPOM E 80 Appendix ele Ee rale WE 82 EE 83 Mer oie dates ase een 84 Drum Kit EISE iieri aaa ero rie poko bia eo rasan hann era cui 90 Performance LIS eer tera teer roter ire aei ner avt 96 Pattern DIS u uuu cede ehe kuska dua aqha 97 Eitect KE E u s uuu ero perenne nre P Fere 98 Arpeggio Type List 102 Master EQ List 104 MIDI Data Format 105 MIDI Implementation Chart 106 Specifications 108 INGOX u 110
84. M Church Organ 143 40 0 114 39 Fat Pulse 88 73 0 0 21 GM Reed Organ 144 41 0 114 40 Dark Bass 89 74 0 0 23 GM Harmonica 145 42 0 115 39 One Voice 90 75 0 0 22 GM Accordion 146 43 0 115 40 Mini Sub 91 76 0 0 24 GM Tango Accord 147 44 0 116 39 Fat Sine Resonance 92 77 0 0 9 GM Celesta 148 45 0 116 40 Ballad Bass 93 78 0 0 10 GM Glockenspiel 149 46 0 113 87 Long Spit 94 79 0 0 113 GM Tinkle Bell 150 47 0 113 88 Lately 95 80 0 0 11 GM Music Box 151 48 0 117 39 Boogie A 96 81 0 0 12 GM Vibraphone 152 49 0 114 81 Wazoo 97 82 0 0 13 GM Marimba 153 50 0 114 82 Velo Master 98 83 0 0 14 GM Xylophone 154 51 0 117 40 Trance Bass 99 84 0 0 15 GM Tubular Bells 155 52 0 118 39 Deep Point 100 85 0 0 16 GM Dulcimer 156 53 0 118 40 Short FM 101 86 0 0 114 GM Agogo 157 54 0 119 39 Competitor 102 87 0 0 115 GM Steel Drums 158 55 0 119 40 101 SubL 103 88 0 0 48 GM Timpani 159 56 0 120 39 101 SubS GUITAR BASS 160 57 0 120 40 101 Bass 104 1 0 117 26 Live Steel Guitar 161 58 0 121 39 Big Bass 105 2 0 115 26 Strummer 162 59 0 121 40 Bobby Bass 106 3 0 118 26 Dyno Steel Guitar 163 60 0 122 39 Fundamental 107 4 0 113 26 12Str Guitar 164 61 0 122 40 Old House 108 5 0 119 26 Mega Steel Guitar 165 62 0 123 39 Seq Bass 109 6 0 119 26 Spanish Steel 166 63 0 123 40 Booty Bass 110 7 0 119 26 Unplug Reversible 167 64 0 124 39 Hard Syn Bass 111 8 0 112 28 Clean Guitar 168 65 0 124 40 Funky Bass 112 9 0 113 29 Fun
85. MM6 Owner s Manual 0 Settings That Can be Saved to the Performance Memory Pattern settings Pattern number FINGER ON OFF Split Point Pattern settings Main A B C D Pat tern volume Tempo Chord Fingering Sync Start ON OFF Voice settings Main Voice setting Voice number Volume Octave Pan Reverb Level Chorus Level DSP Send Level DRY Level Attack Time Release Time Filter Cutoff Filter resonance Dual Voice setting Dual ON OFF Voice number Volume Octave Pan Reverb Level Chorus Level DSP Send Level DRY Level Attack Time Release Time Filter Cutoff Filter resonance Split Voice setting Split ON OFF Voice number Volume Octave Pan Reverb Level Chorus Level DSP Send Level DRY Level Effect settings Reverb Type Chorus Type DSP ON OFF DSP Type Other settings Transpose Pitch Bend Range Arpeggio ON OFF Arpeggio Type Octave Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings Erase a Performance Memory The PERFORMANCE BANK display will appear when you press the PERFOR MANCE BANK INC or DEC button Use the PERFORMANCE BANK INC and DEC buttons to select the bank containing the performance memory you want to erase While the PERFORMANCE BANK display is showing you can also use the dial to select a bank PERFORMANCE BANK DEC INC Bank number 2 Press and hold the PERFORMANCE MEMORY button 1 8 correspond ing to the Performance you want to clear for longer than a
86. NOISE GATE Gates the input when the input signal falls below a specified level 115 VCE CANCEL Attenuates the vocal part of a CD or other source 116 AMBIENCE Blurs the stereo positioning of the sound to add spatial width 117 TALKING MOD Adds a vowel sound to the input signal 118 LO FI Degrades the audio quality of the input signal 119 DYN FILTER Dynamically controlled filter 120 ISOLATOR Controls the level of a specified frequency band of the input signal 121 PHASER1 122 PHASER2 123 EP PHASER1 f 124 EP PHASER Cyclically modulates the phase to add modulation to the sound 125 EP PHASER3 126 DYN PHASER 127 PITCH CHG1 128 PITCH CHG2 Changes the pitch of the input signal 129 PITCH CHG3 100 mme Owners Manual Effect Type List GER No Type Description 130 ROTARY SP1 131 ROTARY SP2 132 ROTARY SP3 133 ROTARY SP4 134 ROTARY SP5 135 ROTARY SP6 136 ROTARY SP7 137 ROTARY SP8 138 ROTARY SP9 Simulates a rotary speaker 139 ROTARY SP10 140 ROTARY SP11 141 ROTARY SP12 142 ROTARY SP13 143 ROTARY SP14 144 ROTARY SP15 145 ROTARY SP16 146 2WAY ROT SP 147 DST ROT SP Distortion and rotary speaker connected in series 148 DST 2ROT SP Distortion and 2 way rotary speaker connected in series 149 OD ROT SP Overdrive and rotary speaker c
87. Snare Hip2 Snare T8 5 Kick Break 7 99 D 6 87 D 5 Snare Hip Gate Snare RockRollD Hi Hat Closed Break3 100 E 6 88 JE 5 Snare Break1 Snare Brush Mute Snare Break 4 101 F 6 89 JF 5 Kick Blip Kick Blip Hard Snare Break 5 102 F amp 6 90 F 5 Snare FX1 Snare Jungle1 Snare Break 6 103 G 6 91 G 5 Kick FxHammer Kick Sustain Snare Break 7 90 MM6 Owners Manual Drum Kit List GN Voice No 12 5 6 7 8 MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 PC 1 128 127 000 001 127 000 085 126 000 041 126 000 044 127 000 028 EEN ATE a GM Standard Kit 1 fe Hip Hop Kit Key jd AfroCuban Kit cor Pop Latin kit rer n Dance Kiti Key cry 25 C 0 13 C 1ffSurdo Mute 5 Kick Dance 1 26 D 0 14 D 1 Surdo Open 5 Kick Dance 2 27 D 0 15 D 1 HiQ Hi Q Dance 2 28 E 0 16 E 1 Whip Slap Hi Q Dance 3 29 IF 0 17 F 1 Scratch H 6 Scratch Dance 1 O 30 F ol 18 F 1ffScratchL 6 Hand Clap Scratch Dance 2 O 31 G 0 19 G 1ffFinger Snap Hi Hat Closed T8 2 4 32 G ol 20 G 1 Click Noise Tom T8 3 33 A 0 21 A 1f Metronome Click Hi Hat Open T8 2 4 Dance Percussion 1 34 A 0 22 A 1f Metronome Bell Tom T8 6 Conga H Tip Conga H Tip Reverse Dance 1
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89. Tambourine Car Passing O G3 67 G 3 55 G 2 f Splash Cymbal Car Crash O Aa 68 G 3 se G 2 Cowbel Siren A3 69 JA 3 57 JA 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Hand Cymbal 2 Train e XE 70 A 3 58 A 2 Vibraslap Jet Plane o B3 71 B 3 59 B 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Hand Cymbal 2 Short Starship o CA 72 C 4 60 C 3 BongoH Burst e mam z 73 C 4 61 C 3 Bongo L Roller Coaster O D4 74 D 4 62 D 3 f Conga H Mute Submarine e Z 75 D 4 es Dt 3 Conga H Open E4 76 E 4 64 E 3 cConga L F4 77 F 4 65 JF 3f Timbale H F 4 78 F 4 66 Ip 3 Timbale L G4 79 G 4 67 G 3 AgogoH Az 80 c 4 68 G 3 AgogoL Shower Oo Laugh o A4 81 JA 4 69 A 3 Cabasa Thunder o Scream o EER 82 4 70 A 3 Maracas Wind O Punch O B4 83 B _ 4 71 B 3 Samba Whistle H Stream Heartbeat s C5 84 C 5 72 C 4 Samba Whistle L o Bubble o Footsteps o Teri 85 C 5 73 C 4 Guiro Short Feed O D5 86 D 5 74 D 4 f Guiro Long o BE 97 D 5 75 D 4 Claves E5 88 E 5 76 E 4 WoodBlockH F5 89 JF 5 77 F 4 f Wood Block L Iis 90 F 5 78 Ip 4 Cuica Mute G5 91 G 5 79 G 4 f Cuica Open EAA 92 G 5 so Tei 4 Triangle Mute 2 A5 93 JA 5 81 A 4 Triangle Open 2 NA 94 A 5 82 A 4 Shaker B5 95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bells C6 96 C 6 84 C 5 Bel Tree Dog O Machine Gun 9 97 C 6 85 Ct 5 Horse O Laser Gun Oo 98 D 6 86 D 5 Bird Tweet o Explosion o 99 D 6 87 D 5 Firework O 100 E 6 88 JE 5 101 F 6 89 JF 5
90. UME CUTOFF SONG A7 PATTERN ICH Oe USER USB YAMAHA RESONANCE ATTACK RELEASE BRL FUNCTION Da 4 4 MEASURE OOI Power Grand 5 6 e MENU FILE Ors e Ne O swe Osta START RT gt m V p SONG CONTROL Pi t J Ld PITCH BEND wheel page 40 MODULATION wheel page 40 MASTER VOLUME control pages 14 36 CUTOFF RESONANCE ATTACK RELEASE knobs page 41 METRONOME button page 45 TAP TEMPO button page 47 Q TEMPO buttons page 45 SONG SONG button page 14 PRESET USER USB buttons page 26 PATTERN button page 22 FUNCTION EDIT UTILITY buttons pages 62 64 FILE MENU EXECUTE buttons pages 67 68 12 MM6 Owners Manual D PATTERN CONTROL FINGER button page 23 AUTO FILL IN button page 51 A D buttons page 51 SYNC START button pages 23 51 START STOP button pages 22 37 SONG CONTROL 44 REW button page 27 PP FF button page 27 REC button
91. USB TO DEVICE terminal Other types of USB device such as computer keyboards or mice cannot be used Before purchasing USB storage devices please consult your Yamaha dealer or an authorized Yamaha distributor see list at end of the Owner s Manual for advice N CAUTION Avoid frequently turning the power to USB storage devices on or off or connecting disconnecting the cable Doing so may result in the instrument freezing or hanging up While the instrument is accessing data such as during the Save Load and Delete opera tions do not unplug the USB cable do not remove the media from the device and do not turn the power off to either or both devices Connection to a USB Storage DEVICE TO DEVICE TO HOST A caution Some USB memory devices may require more current than the instrument can supply causing the instrument s over current pro tection function to be activated and making it impossible to use the device If this occurs OverCurrent will appear in the upper right area of the MAIN display To restore normal operation remove the USB device from the USB TO DEVICE connector and turn the instrument s power off and then back on again MM6 Owner s Manual 75 Connections Backing up instrument data to a computer Once you ve saved data to a USB storage device you can copy the data to the hard disk of your com puter then archive and organize the file
92. a USB storage device please consult your Yamaha dealer or an authorized Yamaha distributor see list at end the Owner s Manual for advice To protect your data write protect switch Some USB storage devices are equipped with a write protect switch To prevent accidental erasure of important data saved on a USB storage device slide the write protect switch on the device to the protect position When saving data make sure that the write protect switch is set to the overwrite position 66 MM6 Owner s Manual Storing Saving Data Using a USB Storage Device Connect a USB storage device to the 2 Check that CONNECT is showing in USB TO DEVICE terminal being careful the MAIN display to insert it in the proper direction m TRANSPOSE OCTAVE TEMPO J 98 4 4 MEASURE ODI MAIN Power Grand TO DEVICE TO HOST String Ensemble O st SS HipHop SouthernRap1 D a Pf Arpl 12345568578 RI You can go to the FILE CONTROL display from which you can access USB storage device operations by pressing the MENU button from this display Do not press this button now but only when In order to play songs copied to a USB storage device from a instructed to in the section below computer or other device the songs must be stored either in the USB storage device s root directory or a first level second Menu Page level folder i
93. a USB storage device connected to the instrument USB page 67 26 MM6 Owners Manual Using Songs Listen to the song Press the START STOP button to begin playback of the selected song You can stop playback at any time by pressing the START STOP but ton again A O o eV L LI ee Song start ZNI i CONTROL Song Fast Forward Fast Reverse and Pause These are just like the transport controls on a CD player letting you fast forward P gt reverse lt 4 and pause III playback of the song SONG CONTROL SES lt lt Fast Reverse gt gt Fast Forward HH Pause Press the fast reverse Press the fast forward Press the pause button to rapidly button to rapidly skip button to pause return to an earlier ahead to a later point playback point in the song in the song MM6 Owners Manual 27 Using Songs Types of Songs The following three types songs can be used by this instrument Preset Songs the three songs built into the instrument Song numbers 001 003 User Songs recordings of your own performances Song numbers 001 005 USB Songs songs data in USB storage device T Song numbers 001 The chart below shows the basic flow for using the preset songs user songs and USB songs from storage to playba
94. an cel METRONOME Time Signature Time Signature 00 60 Determines the time signature of the metronome Numerator Numerator Time Signature Time Signature 2 4 8 16 Sets the length of each metronome beat Denominator Denominator Volume Metronome Vol 000 127 Determines the volume of the metronome ume UTILITY Demo Cancel Demo Cancel ON OFF When ON demo playback will not start even if the SONG and PATTERN buttons are pressed simulta neously Press the INC YES DEC NO buttons simultaneously to instantly recall the default settings except for initial MIDI setup MM6 Owner s Manual 65 Storing Saving Data In this section we ll look at the procedures for setting up and formatting USB storage devices as well as for saving and loading data to and from them A USB storage device is a large volume memory medium used for storing data When a USB storage device is inserted in this instrument s USB TO DEVICE terminal user songs created on the instruments and memorized settings can be saved to or loaded from the device A USB storage device can also be used to transfer song data downloaded from the Internet to the instrument If you don t have a USB storage device you will need to purchase one or more as needed The instrument does not necessarily support all commercially available USB storage devices Yamaha cannot guarantee operation of USB storage devices that you pur chase Before purchasing
95. ance k 520 75 64 0 91 Submarine 464 19 127 0 33 Jazz Kit 521 76 64 0 97 Laugh 465 20 127 0 41 Brush Kit 522 77 64 0 98 Scream 466 21 127 0 49 Symphony Kit 523 78 64 0 99 Punch 467 22 126 0 1 SFX Kit 1 524 79 64 0 100 Heartbeat 468 23 126 0 2 SFX Kit 2 525 80 64 0 101 Footsteps 469 24 126 0 40 Under Street 526 81 64 0 113 Machine Gun 470 25 127 0 83 Perc Loop 527 82 64 0 114 Laser Gun 471 26 0 112 122 Ghost 528 83 64 0 115 Explosion 472 27 0 112 123 Haunted 529 84 64 0 116 Firework 473 28 0 112 124 Volcano 530 85 0 0 116 GM Woodblock 474 29 0 112 125 Laser Beam 531 86 0 0 117 GM Taiko Drum 475 30 0 112 126 Lo Fi Looper 532 87 0 0 118 GM Melodic Tom 476 31 0 112 127 U F O Takeoff 533 88 0 0 119 GM Synth Drum 88 Mme Owners Manual Voice List GE Bank Select MIDI ee Order in MSB LSB Program Voice Name o category Change 0 127 0 127 1 128 534 89 0 0 120 GM Revrs Cymbal 535 90 0 0 121 GM Fret Noise 536 91 0 0 122 GM Breath Noise 537 92 0 0 123 GM Seashore 538 93 0 0 124 GM Bird Tweet 539 94 0 0 125 GM Telephone Ring 540 95 0 0 126 GM Helicopter 541 96 0 0 127 GM Applause 542 97 0 0 128 GM Gunshot ETHNIC 543 1 0 113 108 Kanoun 544 2 0 113 78 Kawala 545 3 0 113 106 Oud 1 546 4 0 98 106 Oud2 547 5 0 116 112 Mizmar 548 6 0 119 49 Wataryat 549 7 0
96. are the consumers responsibility Yamaha reserves the right to utilize reconditioned parts in repairing these products and or to use reconditioned units as warranty replacements THIS WARRANTY IS THE ONLY EXPRESS WARRANTY WHICH YAMAHA MAKES IN CONNECTION WITH THESE PRODUCTS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY APPLICABLE TO THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANT ABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY YAMAHA EXCLUDES AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN ANY EVENT FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES Some states do not allow limitations that relate to implied warranties and or the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages Therefore these limitations and exclusions may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights You may also have other rights which vary from state to state CONSUMERS RESPONSIBILITIES If warranty service should be required it is necessary that the consumer assume certain responsibilities 1 Contact the Customer Service Department of the retailer selling the product or any retail outlet authorized by Yamaha to sell the product for assistance You may also contact Yamaha directly at the address provided below Deliver the unit to be serviced under warranty to the retailer selling the product an authorized service center or to Yamaha with an explanation of the problem Please be prepared to provide proof purchase date sales receipt credit card copy etc when requesting service and or par
97. ash Cymbal 2 Snare HipHop3 AE 70 A 3 58 A 2 Vibraslap Electric Clap2 Vibraslap Analog B3 71 IB 3 59 B 2 hide Cymbal 2 Kick Hip Deep Paila H Paila H Ride Analog CA 72 C 4 60 C 3 BongoH Kick HipHop3 Cowbell Top Cowbell Top Bongo Analog H m C 4 73 C 4 61 C 3 BongoL Snare HipHop Rim3 Bongo Analog L D4 74 D 4 62 D 3 Conga H Mute Snare HipHop5 Conga Analog H DD 75 D 4 63 D 3 Conga H Open Electric Clap1 Conga Analog M E4 76 E 4 64 E 3 CongaL Handbell H Guiro Short Guiro Short Conga Analog L F4 77 F 4 65 F 3 f Timbale H Kick HipHop4 Guiro Long o Guiro Long e F 4 78 F 4 66 F 3 Timbale L HipHop clap3 G4 79 G 4 67 G 3 AgogoH HipHop Snap2 G 4 80 Gf 4 68 G 3 AgogoL Snare HipHop Rim5 Tambourine Tambourine A4 81 JA 4 69 A 3 Cabasa HipHop flex1 Lu 82 A 4 70 A 3 Maracas HipHop flex2 Maracas 2 B4 83 B 4 71 B 3 Samba Whistle H Shaker 2 o C5 84 C 5 72 C 4 Samba Whistle L Kick HipHop5 Maracas Maracas e _EG 85 IC 5 73 C 4 Guiro Short Snare HipHop Rim4 Shaker Shaker D5 86 D 5 74 D 4 Guiro Long Snare HipHop6 Cabasa Cabasa o EA 87 D 5 75 D 4 Claves Snare HipHop 1 Cuica Mute Claves 2 ES 88 JE 5 76 E 4 f Wood Block H Kick HipHop10 Cuica Open Dance Percussion 3 F5 89 JF 5 77 F 4 Wood Block L Snare HipHop7 Dance Percussion 4 Rb 90 F 5 78 F 4 Cuica Mute HipHop clap5 Dance Breath 1 G5 91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open Conga H Tip Dance Breath 2 e EAA 92 G 5 80 Tei
98. ble arpeggio type is automatically selected when you select a voice but you can easily select any other arpeggio type Press and hold the ARPEGGIO ON OFF button for longer than a second The arpeggio type selection display will appear ARPEGGIO ON OFF Hold for longer than a second ARPEGGIO i Use the dial to select the desired arpeggio type A list of the available arpeggio types is provided on page 102 ARPEGGIO g me ear 60 Pf Arpl Arpeggio type The sound of the arpeggio produced will change according to the num ber of notes you play and the area of the keyboard you play in You can save the instruments settings at this point and then recall them at any time you want to repeat your performance page 59 You can also record your performance page 29 Play the Instrument MM6 Owner s Manual 21 SA Playing Patterns This instrument has an auto accompaniment feature that produces accompaniment rhythm bass chords in the pattern you choose to match chords you play with your left hand A range of patterns with different time signatures and arrangements are provided refer to the Pattern List on page 97 In this section we ll learn how to use the auto accompaniment fea tures Listen to the Rhythm Pattern Most patterns include a rhythm part You can select from a wide variety of rhythmic types rock blues Euro trance and
99. but decrease it s value Rotate the E SEH ton to continuously increment or decrement the value dial continuously to continu in the corresponding direction ously increase or decrease the amp S DEC NO INC YES y Press Briefly Press Briefly to value to Decrement Increment In most procedures described throughout this owner s manual the dial is recommended for selection simply because it is the easiest and most intuitive selection method Please note however that most items or values that can be selected using the dial can also be selected using the INC YES and DEC NO buttons OsrTART Use the ISTART STOP button s Press this button after selecting a song or pattern to start song or pattern rhythm playback Press the button a second time to stop playback MM6 Owners Manual 37 mW Basic Operation and Displays The Displays 0 Display names The display provides all the information you need to easily operate the instrument The name of the current display appears at the top of the screen For example MAIN appears at the top on the main display MAIN display Cool Galaxy EP HipHop SouthernRap Woo Pf Arpl BANE 1 2 92 ere 12 3456578 REC PRILCRH Call Up The Main Display Most basic operations are carried out from the instrument s MAIN display Y You can return to the MAIN display from any other EXIT display be pressing the EXIT button near the dial
100. button M 13 58 Trarispose erret 49 TRANSPOSE buttons 13 49 Troubleshooting eee 82 TEE tes tr een ete 49 65 U USB button U U U U U USER button 12 26 30 User PA iiis ceni etes stoves tere 71 User SONG Susie nih her et rene trn 28 29 UTILITY button 12 64 UTILITY display esile 38 V Mole e teases ear 15 VOIES DSL noit vets cote tede 84 MM6 Owners Manual 111 Limited Warranty 90 DAYS LABOR 1 YEAR PARTS Yamaha Corporation of America hereafter referred to as Yamaha warrants to the original consumer of a product included in the categories listed below that the product will be free of defects in materials and or workmanship for the periods indicated This warranty is applicable to all models included in the following series of products MUSIC SYNTHESIZER MM6 If during the first 90 days that immediately follows the purchase date your new Yamaha product covered by this warranty is found to have a defect in material and or workmanship Yamaha and or its authorized representative will repair such defect without charge for parts or labor If parts should be required after this 90 day period but within the one year period that immediately follows the purchase date Yamaha will subject to the terms of this warranty supply these parts without charge However charges for labor and or any miscellaneous expenses incurred
101. ces 22 drum kits GM 128 normal voices 1 drum kit 8 banks x 8 Reverb x 25 types Chorus x 30 types Variation x 189 types 5 types 96 ppq parts per quarter note Tempo 11 280 Recording type Real time replace Tracks 8 4 8 Pattern track Patterns 168 patterns x 4 sections Songs Preset 3 songs User 5 songs USB 400 songs maximum Arpeggio Preset x 213 types Others Controllers Pitch Bend wheel 1 Modulation wheel 1 Knobs 4 Data dial 1 Display 320 x 240 dot graphic backlit LCD Connectors OUTPUT L MONO R standard phone jack PHONES standard stereo phone Power Consumption Dimensions Weight Accessories jack FOOT CONTROLLER SUSTAIN MIDI IN OUT USB TO HOST TO DE VICE DC INLET 12W 948 5 W x 374 2 D x 122 8 H mm 5 0kg AC Power Adaptor Owner s Manual this book Supplied Disk supplied DAW software Specifications and descriptions in this owner s manual are for information purposes only Yamaha Corp reserves the right to change or modify prod ucts or specifications at any time without prior notice Since specifications equipment or options may not be the same in every locale please check with your Yamaha dealer 108 mme Owners Manual MM6 Owners Manual 109 d Index 44 Fast Reverse button 12 27 DSP Lenert ee enges Zeg 99 M gt gt Fast Forward button 12 27 Piagge 16 MAIN display sssss11001110111001110011 38 39 IN Pause button
102. check that CONNECT is showing in the MAIN display 2 Press the MENU button A message will appear asking you to confirm the format operation NOTE If the Load item appears in step 2 press the CATEGORY INC DEC buttons as many times as necessary until the Format item appears FILE MENU EXECUTE CATEGORY DEC INC e FILE CONTROL CATEGORY BK Format OK EXECUTE 68 MM6 Owners Manual 3 Press EXECUTE button and a confir mation message will appear You can press the DEC NO button at this point to cancel the operation 4 Press the EXECUTE button again or the INC YES button and the format operation will begin A caution Once the format in progress message appears on the display the format operation cannot be canceled Never turn off the power or remove the USB storage device during this operation 5 A message will appear on the display when the operation is complete Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display NOTE If the USB storage device has been write protected an appropriate message will appear on the display and you will not be able to exe cute the operation Storing Saving Data Saving Data Three types of data are saved to one User File by this operation user song pattern file and performance memory data Make sure that a appropriately format ted USB storage device has been prop erly connected to th
103. ck USB Storage Device Connect USB TO DEVICE terminal and Save Load page 75 Your Own Performance Record page 29 Song Storage location Preset Songs 001 003 User Songs 001 005 USB Songs 001 The three songs built into the instru ment Songs dw I I I I I I I I Songs yj I I PIA SMF conversion Save Load as User Files em Play ADS 28 MM6 Owners Manual T Recording Your Own Performance You can record up to five of your own performances and save them as user songs 001 through 005 These Songs can be played in the same manner as the preset Songs Once your performances have been saved as user Songs they can be converted to SMF Standard MIDI File format files and saved to USB storage device page 70 E Recordable data Eight tracks of keyboard performance and one pattern track chord perfor mance can be recorded Each track can be recorded individually Tracks 1 8 Record keyboard performance main voice only PATTERN Track Records pattern rhythm and chord parts E Track Mute This instrument allows you to choose whether recorded tracks will play back while you are recording or playing back other tracks page 58 Melody or Other Keyboard Parts dn Specify Track s and Record PATTERN
104. cleaning fluids or chemical impregnated wiping cloths Handling caution Never insert or drop paper metallic or other objects into the gaps on the panel or keyboard If this happens turn off the power immediately and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet Then have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel Do not place vinyl plastic or rubber objects on the instrument since this might discolor the panel or keyboard Do not rest your weight on or place heavy objects on the instrument and do not use excessive force on the buttons switches or connectors e Do not use the instrument device or headphones for a long period of time at a high or uncomfortable volume level since this can cause permanent hearing loss If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears consult a physician Saving and backing up your data e Saved data may be lost due to malfunction or incorrect operation Save important data to a USB storage device or other external device such as a computer pages 69 76 Backing up the USB storage device To protect against data loss through media damage we recommend that you save your important data onto two USB storage devices or other external device such as a computer Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modifications to the instrument or data that is lost or destroyed Always turn the power off when the instrument is not i
105. cted in series 100 CMP DST DLY1 101 CMP DST DIY2 Compressor Distortion and Delay are connected in series 102 CMP OD DLY1 g 103 CMP OD4DLY2 Compressor Overdrive and Delay are connected in series 104 V DST H DLY 105 V DST S DLY V Distortion and Delay are connected in series 106 V_HVY DLY_A oe aie produces the heavy distortion of a large guitar amp in series with a long delay I V Distortion produces the heavy distortion of a large guitar amp in series with a long delay 107 VIAVYE DIYA effect This effect is somewhat softer than the preceding effect V Distortion produces the heavy distortion of a large guitar amp in series with a long delay 198 KE effect This effect is somewhat stronger than the V HVY DLY_A effect 109 V HVY DLY B iu produces the heavy distortion of a mid size guitar amp in series with a short a V Distortion produces the heavy distortion of a mid size guitar amp in series with a short 119 YAANDA delay effect This effect is somewhat softer than the preceding effect 111 V HVY DLY Be V Distortion produces the heavy distortion of a mid size guitar amp in series with a short delay effect This effect is somewhat stronger than the V_HVY DLY_B effect Multi band compressor that allows you to adjust the compression effect for individual fre 112 MBAND COMP quency bands Holds down the output level when a specified input level is exceeded A sense of attack ve COMERESSSA can also be added to the sound 114
106. d The basic characteristics of the chord sound remain intact even if we change the order of the notes to create different inversions Successive chords in a chord progression can be smoothly connected for example by choosing the appropriate inversions or chord voicings Reading Chord Names Chord names tell you just about everything you need to know about a chord other than the inversion voicing The chord name tells you what C m the root of the chord 1s whether it is a major minor or diminished N chord whether it requires a major or flatted seventh what alterations or Rootnote wana Chord type tensions it uses all at a glance Some Chord Types These are just some of the Standard chord types recognized by the MM6 Suspended 4th G i Minor 7 th Major 7 th Csus4 C7 Cm7 Cm7 a N x N Perfect 5th Perfect 4th Flatted 7 th Major chord Flatted 7 th Minor chord Major 7 th Major chord Minor major 7 th 7th flatted 5 th Minor 7 th flatted 5 th 7th suspended 4th Cmm7 cl ce C7sus4 Sed Major 7 th Minor chord Flatted 5 th 7 chord Flatted5th Minor 7th chord Flatted 7 th Suspended 4th chord 54 MM6 Owners Manual Pattern Functions HB Recognized Standard ChordSecccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccce All chords in the chart are C root chords Chord Name Abbreviation Normal V
107. detected In the Full keyboard mode normal chords played anywhere on the keyboard will be detected and notes played normally will sound as well ARPEGGIO Arpeggio Type Arpeggio Type 01 150 Selects the arpeggio type Refer to the arpeggio list on page 102 Arpeggio Velocity Arpeggio Velocity 1 Original 2 Thru Sets the arpeggio volume PC MODE PC Mode PC Mode ON OFF Optimizes the MIDI settings for connecting to a com puter page 79 MIDI Local On Off Local ON OFF Local control determines whether or not notes played on the instrument are sounded by its internal tone generator system the internal tone generator is active when local control is on and inactive when local control is off page 78 External Clock External Clock ON OFF These settings determine whether the instrument is On Off synchronized to its own internal clock OFF or to a clock signal from an external device ON page 78 Keyboard Out Keyboard Out ON OFF These settings determine whether keyboard perfor mance data is transmitted via the MIDI output ON or not OFF Pattern Out Pattern Out ON OFF Determines whether pattern data will be output via the MIDI output ON or not OFF during pattern playback Song Out Song Out ON OFF Determines whether song data will be output via the MIDI output ON or not OFF during song playback Initial Setup Initial Setup YES NO Sends the instrument s panel data to a computer Press INC YES to send or press DEC NO to c
108. down 3 1 1 A2 57 A 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Riq Sak Dholak_open 4 RA 58 A 2 46 A 1 Hi Hat Open Riq Snouj 3 Dholak mute 4 1 1 B2 59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid TomL Riq Snouj 4 Dholak_slap 4 C3 60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Riq Tak 1 Dhol open 5 aan STE 61 C 3 49 C 2fCrashCymbali Riq Brass 1 Dhol_mute 5 D3 62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Rig Tak 2 Dhol_slap 5 Jet 63 D 3 51 D amp 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Riq Brass 2 Dhol slide 5 E3 64 JE 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal Riq Dom Mridangam normal 6 F3 65 F 3 53 IF 2 Ride Cymbal Cup Katem Tak Doff Mridangam open 6 mE CH 66 F 3 54 F 2 Tambourine Katem Dom Mridangam mute 6 G3 67 G 3 55 G 2 Splash Cymbal Katem Sak 1 Mridangam_slap 6 Aa 68 Gt 3 56 eg 2 Cowbe Katem Tak 1 Mridangam_rim 6 A3 69 JA 3 57 JA 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Katem Sak 2 Chimta open 7 EE 70 A 3 58 A 2 Vibraslap Katem Tak 2 Chimta_normal 7 B3 71 B 3 59 B 2 fRideCymbal2 Daholla Sak 2 Chimta_ring CA 72 C 4 60 C 3 BongoH Daholla Sak 1 Dholki_open 8 emm CHA 73 C 4 61 C 3 BongoL Daholla Tak 1 Dholki_mute 8 D4 74 D 4 62 D 3 CongaH Mute Daholla Dom Dholki slap 8 Z 75 D 4 63 D 3 CongaH Open Daholla Tak 2 Dholki_slide 8 E4 76 E 4 64 E 3 cCongaL Tablah Prok Dholki_rim 8 F4 77 F 4 65 F 3 rimbale H Tablah dom 2 Khol open 9 RH 78 F 4 66 F 3 rTimbaleL Tabla Roll of Edge O Khol_slide 9 G4 79 G 4 67 G 3 AgogoH Tablah Tak Finger 4 Khol_mute 9 Dagu Mute 4 Az 80 ct 4 68 G 3 AgogoL Tablah Tak Trill 1 Manjira_ope
109. e Argentina Viamonte 1145 Piso2 B 1053 Buenos Aires Argentina Tel 1 4371 7021 PANAMA AND OTHER LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES Yamaha Music Latin America S A Torre Banco General Piso 7 Urbanizaci n Marbella Calle 47 y Aquilino de la Guardia Ciudad de Panam Panam Tel 4 507 269 5311 EUROPE THE UNITED KINGDOM Yamaha Kemble Music U K Ltd Sherbourne Drive Tilbrook Milton Keynes MK7 8BL England Tel 01908 366700 IRELAND Danfay Ltd 61D Sallynoggin Road Dun Laoghaire Co Dublin Tel 01 2859177 GERMANY Yamaha Music Central Europe GmbH SiemensstraBe 22 34 25462 Rellingen Germany Tel 04101 3030 SWITZERLAND LIECHTENSTEIN Yamaha Music Central Europe GmbH Branch Switzerland Seefeldstrasse 94 8008 Z rich Switzerland Tel 01 383 3990 AUSTRIA Yamaha Music Central Europe GmbH Branch Austria Schleiergasse 20 A 1100 Wien Austria Tel 01 60203900 CZECH REPUBLIC SLOVAKIA HUNGARY SLOVENIA Yamaha Music Central Europe GmbH Branch Austria CEE Department Schleiergasse 20 A 1100 Wien Austria Tel 01 602039025 POLAND Yamaha Music Central Europe GmbH Sp z 0 0 Oddzial w Polsce ul 17 Stycznia 56 PL 02 146 Warszawa Poland Tel 022 868 07 57 SY41 Para detalles sobre productos contacte su tienda Yamaha m s cercana o el distribuidor autorizado que se lista debajo THE NETHERLANDS BELGIUM LUXEMBOURG Yamaha Music Central Europe GmbH Branch Benelux Clariss
110. e instrument Reading files on the USB storage device from the instrument USB TO DEVICE Terminal USB Storage Device Connections Connecting to a Personal Computer The following functions become available when this instrument is connected to a computer Hinstalling the USB MIDI Driver In order to be able to communicate with and use instruments connected to your computer the appropriate driver software must be properly installed on your computer The USB MIDI driver allows sequence software and similar applications on your computer to trans mit and receive MIDI data to and from MIDI devices via a USB cable Computer Sequence software MM6 USB cable Download the proper driver from our website http www global yamaha com download usb midi Versions are available for Windows XP Professional Home Edition Macintosh OS X 10 2 8 10 4 5 2 Install the USB MIDI driver on the com puter Refer to the installation instructions included with the download package 3 Connect the computer to the instrument with a USB cable For details see the page 78 USB Precautions eooo ooo ooo ooo Please observe the following precautions when connecting the instrument to a computer via a USB cable Failing to do so can cause the instrument and or the computer to hang up freeze possibly causing corruption or loss of data If the instrument or computer does ha
111. e instrument s USB TO DEVICE terminal and that CON NECT is showing in the MAIN display 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the CATEGORY DEC and INC but tons to locate the User File Save item A default file name will automatically be created CATEGORY DEC INC FILE CONTROL CATEGORY C sss p es gt E 0 To Overwrite an Existing File If you want to overwrite a file that already exists on the USB storage device use the dial or the INC YES and DEC NO buttons to select the file then skip ahead to step 6 L NOTE If the USB storage device has been write protected an appropriate message will appear on the display and you will not be able to exe cute the operation e If there is not enough capacity left on the USB storage device to save the data an appropriate message will appear on the display and you will not be able to save the data Erase unwanted files from the USB storage device to make more memory available page 72 or use a different USB device Refer to the Messages list on page 83 for other possible errors that might prevent you from completing the operation 4 Press the EXECUTE button A cursor will appear below the first character in the file name 5 Change the file name as necessary The 1 button moves the cursor to the left and the 2 button moves it to the right Use the dial to select a character for the cur rent cursor l
112. e precautions include but are not limited to the following Power supply AC power adaptor Water warning e Only use the voltage specified as correct for the instrument The required voltage Do not expose the instrument to rain use it near water or in damp or wet is printed on the name plate of the instrument conditions or place containers on it containing liquids which might spill into Use the specified adaptor PA 5D or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha any openings If any liquid such as water seeps into the instrument turn off the only Using the wrong adaptor can result in damage to the instrument or power immediately and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet Then have the overheating instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel e Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may have Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands accumulated on it e Do not place the AC adaptor cord near heat sources such as heaters or radiators Fire warning and do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord place heavy objects e Do not put burning items such as candles on the unit on it or place it in a position where anyone could walk on trip over or roll A burning item may fall over and cause a fire anything over it Do not open If you notice any abnormality e f the AC adaptor cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged or if there is a sudden loss of sound during use o
113. ed sounds L R and C center 69 DELAY LR Produces two delayed sounds L and R Two feedback delays are provided 70 ECHO Two delayed sounds L and R and independent feedback delays for L and R 71i CROSS DELAY The feedback of the two delayed sounds is crossed 72 DIST HEAVY Heavy distortion MM6 Owners Manual 99 ED Effect Type List No Type Description 73 ST DIST Stereo distortion 74 COMP DIST1 Since a Compressor is included in the first stage steady distortion can be produced 75 COMP DIST2 regardless of changes in input level 76 OVERDRIVE n 77 OVERDRIVE Adds mild distortion to the sound 78 ST OD Stereo Overdrive 79 DIST HARD 80 DIST HARD2 Hard edge distortion 81 DIST HARD3 82 DIST SOFT 83 DIST SOFT2 Soft warm distortion 84 DIST SOFT3 85 ST DIST HARD Hard edge stereo distortion 86 ST DIST SOFT Soft warm soft distortion 87 V_DIST HARD I Drm A 88 V_DIST SOFT Distortion which simulates vintage tube and fuzz sounds 89 AMP SIM1 90 AMP SIM2 A simulation of a guitar amp 91 ST AMP1 92 ST AMP2 93 ST AMP3 Stereo amp simulator 94 ST AMP4 95 ST AMP5 96 DST DELAY1 I 97 DST DELAY2 Distortion and Delay are connected in series 98 OD DELAY1 99 OD DELAY2 Overdrive and Delay are conne
114. een mss Lem POSSI voice Name 0 127 0 127 1 128 0 127 0 127 1 128 PIANO 41 26 0 113 18 Vintage C 1 1 0 113 1 Power Grand 42 27 0 114 18 C Vibrato 2 2 0 113 2 Aggressive 43 28 0 115 18 Mellow 3 3 0 112 2 Bright Piano 44 29 0 116 17 Bright Organ 4 4 0 115 1 Classic Piano 45 30 0 118 19 Cool Organ 5 5 0 114 1 Warm Grand 46 31 0 117 19 Cool Rotor Organ 6 6 0 116 1 Amb Piano 47 32 0 113 17 Jazz Organ 7 7 0 112 7 Harpsichord 48 33 0 112 18 Click Organ 8 8 0 112 4 Honky tonk Piano 49 34 0 121 20 16 2 Organ 9 9 0 112 3 MIDI Grand Piano 50 35 0 120 20 16 4 Organ 10 10 0 113 3 CP 80 51 36 0 40 17 16 2 2 3 Organ 14 11 0 0 1 GM Grand Piano 52 37 0 113 19 Progressy 12 12 0 0 2 GM Bright Piano 53 38 0 114 19 Rock Percussive 13 13 0 0 3 GM Electric Grand 54 39 0 115 19 Rock Vibrato 14 14 0 0 4 GM Honky tonk 55 40 0 112 19 Rock Organ 15 15 0 0 7 GM Harpsichord 56 41 0 114 20 1967 Keys KEYBOARD ORGAN 57 42 0 116 20 Sea Horse 16 1 0 117 5 Sweetness 58 43 0 115 20 Compact 17 2 0 112 5 Chorus EP 59 44 0 117 20 Saw Combo 18 3 0 115 5 80th Boost 60 45 0 127 19 Theater Organ 19 4 0 115 6 Early 70 s 61 46 0 113 20 Chapel Organ 20 5 0 116 5 Vintage 74 62 47 0 112 20 Church Organ 21 6 0 117 6 Vintage Case 63 48 0 112 21 Reed Organ 22 T 0 118 5 Cool Suitcase EP 64 49 0 112 12 Vibraphone 23 8 0 113 5 Tremolo EP 65 50 0 112 13 Marimba 24 9 0 119 5 Wurli Tremolo 66 51 0 112 14 Xylophone 25 10 0 119 6 Wurli Amped 67 52 0 112 9
115. ement at the page 81 of this manual before installing the application Copying of the supplied software or reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is expressly forbidden without the written consent of the manufacturer Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with regard to the use of the software and documentation and cannot be held responsible for the results of the use of this manual and the software The supplied software disk is not an audio CD Do not attempt to play it on a standard audio video CD or DVD player Please check the latest information about the supplied software and system requirements at the following URL http www yamahasynth com Yamaha Corporation does not provide support for the supplied software About the Supplied DAW Software The supplied disk includes DAW software for Windows and Macintosh computers L NOTE Make sure to install DAW software under the Administrator account Install the DAW software while connected to the Internet and be sure to fill in all items e Macintosh users can begin the installation process by double clicking the icon with the mpkg file name extension Refer to the URL below for the latest information on system requirements http www yamahasynth com Support Information about the supplied DAW software can be found at the Steinberg website http www steinberg net You can also access the Steinberg website from the DAW app
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117. ern accompaniment occurs over the entire range of the keyboard Since you can also play normally over the entire keyboard range at the same time this capability makes it possible to create complex and interesting performances In this mode only chords played in the normal way page 25 can be detected 1 Press and hold the FINGER button for longer than a second so that the Chord Fingering item appears O la UTILITY Hold for Longer than a Second OVERALL E Chord Fingering ER T 1 Multi Finger 2 Use the dial to select 2 FullKeyboard UTILITY OVERALL Touch Sensitivity Touch Sensitivity E m Chord wawa J SS 56 MM6 Owners Manual UU Song Settings Song Volume Press the UTILITY button to go to the UTILITY display pe E FUNCTION UTILITY Oe SE UTILITY VOLUME onm E 2 Use the CATEGORY DEC INC but tons to select the Song Volume item C SM MM Song Volume Set from 000 to 127 3 Use the dial to set the Song volume as required L NOTE Song volume can be adjusted while a song is selected Change the Song Tempo You can change the song playback tempo as required Press the TEMPO or button The tempo display will appear and you can use the dial or the TEMPO buttons to set to tempo to anywhere from 011 and 280 quarter note beats per minute TEMPO You can return to the o
118. etting AUTO FILL IN Initialization This function erases all backup data in the instrument s memory and restores the initial default settings llBackup Clear To clear the backed up data turn the power on by pressing the STANDBY ON switch while holding the highest white key on the keyboard The backed up data will be erased and the default values restored A STANDBY ON mMM e MM6 Owners Manual 35 d Basic Operation and Displays Basic Operation Overall MM6 control is based on the following simple operations Press a button to select a basic function Use the dial to select an item 3 Start Stop a function Display page 38 39 Voice Category Song Category o uu ld um e CHJ ei z ge H 5 95 000000000 Volume Adjustment Adjust the volume of the sound heard from Rotate counter GE N Rotate clock the speakers plugged into the OUTPUT Lc EE J wise to increase ower the volume the volume jack or a pair of headphones plugged into S the PHONES jack VOLUME PRESET USER USB M Song category Select the song category containing the song you want to play CATEGORY SEARCH PIANO WEE ASS STRINGS BRASS LEAD PAD PERC SE ETHNIC Vi x t di i db a a i
119. evice MM6 performance data and control data generated when it s controllers and knobs are operated is transmitted via the MIDI OUT connector USB TO DEVICE terminal This terminal allows connection to USB stor age devices USB storage device Floppy disk drive Hard disk drive etc and allows you to save data you ve created to the connected device as well as load data from the connected device Refer to Connecting a USB Storage Device on page 75 for more information USB TO DEVICE TO HOST USB TO HOST terminal This terminal allows direct connection to a per sonal computer and allows you to transfer MIDI data between the devices Refer to Connecting to a Personal Computer on page 77 for more information MM6 Owners Manual 73 Connections Connecting to External Audio Equipment Since the MM6 has no built in speakers it must be connected to an external amplifier and speakers head phones or other sound output device llConnecting to Powered Speakers or Monitor Speakers For optimum accurate reproduction of the instrument s rich sounds with effects and full stereo imaging use a pair of powered speakers Connect the powered speakers to the OUTPUT L MONO and R jacks on the rear panel Keyboard amplifier monitor speaker etc Headphones My ooonooo cooooocn 55252 55552522 L NOTE When using just one powered speake
120. f the instrument or if any unusual smells or smoke should appear to be caused by it immediately turn off the power switch disconnect the adaptor plug from the outlet and have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel e Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts or modify them in any way The instrument contains no user serviceable parts If it should appear to be malfunctioning discontinue use immediately and have it inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel N CAUTION Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others or damage to the instrument or other property These precautions include but are not limited to the following Power supply AC power adaptor Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally e When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet always hold fall over the plug itself and not the cord Before moving the instrument remove all connected adaptor and other cables e Unplug the AC power adaptor when not using the instrument or during e When setting up the product make sure that the AC outlet you are using is easily electrical storms accessible If some trouble or malfunction occurs immediately turn off the e Do not connect the instrument to an electrical outlet using a multiple connector power switch and disconnect the plug from the outlet Eve
121. g Storing Saving Data Loading User Files and Pattern Files User and pattern files residing on a USB storage device can be loaded into the instrument N CAUTION When a User file is loaded user songs 001 005 the user patterns and the performance memory will all be overwritten If you only load a pattern file only the user patterns will be overwritten Save important data to a USB storage device before loading data that will overwrite it Pattern files created on other Yamaha keyboards sty file exten sion only can be loaded into MM6 User Pattern No 169 Pattern files cannot be created using the MM6 With the USB storage device containing the file you want to load connected to the USB TO DEVICE connector check that CONNECT is showing in the MAIN display 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the CATEGORY DEC INC but tons to locate the Load item CATEGORY DEC INC gs FILE CONTROL CATEGORY wara J USR USEROO1 4 Use the dial to select the user file or pattern file you want to load All user files in the USB storage device will be displayed first followed by the pattern files L NOTE e Pattern files must be located in the root directory Pattern files located within folders will not be recognized 5 Press the EXECUTE button A confirmation message will appear on the dis play You can press the DEC NO button at this point to cancel the operat
122. goH EZE 73 C 4 61 C 3 BongoL D4 74 D 4 62 D 3 Conga H Mute Conga Analog H DD 75 D 4 63 D 3 Conga H Open Conga Analog M E4 76 E 4 64 E 3 CongaL Conga Analog L F4 77 F 4 65 F 3 f Timbale H F 4 78 Ip 4 66 F 3 Timbale L G4 79 G 4 67 G 3 AgogoH i eZ so ct 4 68 G 3 AgogoL A4 81 JA 4 69 JA 3 Cabasa Lu 82 A 4 70 A 3 Maracas Maracas 2 B4 83 B 4 71 B 3 Samba Whistle H o o o o C5 84 C 5 72 C 4 Samba Whistle L o o O O Teri 85 C 5 73 C 4 Guiro Short D5 86 D 5 74 D 4 Guiro Long O O O O RBH 87 D 5 75 D 4 Claves Claves 2 E5 8 E 5 76 E 4 wWood Block H F5 89 F 5 77 F 4 f Wood Block L li 90 F 5 78 FR 4 Cuica Mute Scratch H 2 Scratch H 2 G5 91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open Scratch L 2 Scratch L 3 eA 92 G 5 80 G 4 Triangle Mute 2 2 2 2 A5 93 JA 5 81 JA 4 Triangle Open 2 2 2 2 T REG 94 A 5 82 A 4 I Shaker B5 95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bells C6 96 C 6 84 C 5 Bell Tree 97 C 6 85 C 5 98 ID 6 86 D 5 99 D 6 87 D 5 100 E 6 88 JE 5 101 F 6 89 JF 5 102 F _6 90 FR 5 103 G_6 91 G 5 MM6 Owners Manual 93 mW Drum Kit List
123. hall 1 108 Dancehall 1 D B 164 Dancehall 1 D 53 Dancehall 2 109 Dancehall 2 D B 165 Dancehall 2 D 54 Reggae 110 Reggae D B 166 Reggae D 55 TablaBeats 111 TablaBeats D B 167 TablaBeats D 56 Garba 112 Garba D B 168 Garba D MM6 Owner s Manual 97 d Effect Type List Reverb Types No Type Description MSB LSB 1 HALL1 1 0 2 HALL2 1 16 3 HALL3 1 17 4 HALL4 Reverb simulating the acoustics of a hall 1 18 5 HALL5 1 1 6 HALL M 1 6 7 HALL L 1 7 8 ROOM1 2 16 9 ROOM2 2 17 10 ROOM3 2 18 11 ROOM4 2 19 E EE Reverb simulating the acoustics of a room I 14 ROOM7 2 2 15 ROOM S 2 5 16 ROOM M 2 6 17 ROOML 2 7 18 STAGE1 3 16 gt O AGES Reverb suitable for a solo instrument S n 21 STAGE4 3 1 22 PLATE1 4 16 A STATES Reverb simulating a plate reverb unit a n 25 GM PLATE 4 7 26 NO EFFECT No effect 0 0 Chorus Types No Type Description MSB LSB 1 CHORUS 66 17 2 CHORUS2 66 8 3 CHORUSS3 66 16 4 CHORUS4 66 1 5 CHORUS5 65 2 6 CHORUS6 65 0 7 CHORUS7 Conventional chorus program with rich warm chorusing 65 1 8 CHORUS8 65 8 9 GM CHORUS1 65 3 10 GM CHORUS2 65 4 11 GM CHORUSS3 65 5 12 GM CHORUS4 65 6 13 FB CHORUS 65 7 is
124. he Power On Turn down the volume by turning the MASTER VOL UME control to the left and press the STANDBY ON switch to turn on the power Press the STANDBY ON switch again to turn the power OFF Rotate the MASTER VOLUME Press the STANDBY ON control counter clockwise switch J STANDBY ON YA MASTER VOLUME Backup data is loaded from the internal flash memory when the power is turned on If no backup data exists in the flash memory all instrument settings are restored to the initial factory defaults N CAUTION e Even when the switch is in the STANDBY position a minute electrical current is present in the instrument If you will not be using the instrument for an extended period of time make sure you unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet N CAUTION Never attempt to turn the power off when a Writing message is showing on the display Doing so can damage the flash memory and result in a loss of data Adjust Volume and Display Contrast Set the MM6 and external playback equipment volume controls to appropriate levels If necessary adjust the legibility of the LCD display by using the LCD Contrast Control MASTER VOLUME Control Adjustment Contrast Adjustment LCD CONTRAST MASTER VOLUME MM6 Owners Manual 11 x d Panel Controls and Terminals Front Panel MASTER VOL
125. hinese kit 150 BsTechno 1 138 4 4 Synth Bass 211 DrMrngue 2 130 4 4 Afro Cuban Kit 151 Bs Dream 1 136 4 4 Synth Bass 212 DrMambo 1 104 4 4 Afro Cuban Kit 152 BsClubHs 1 128 4 4 Synth Bass 213 Dr70Dsco 2 120 4 4 Pop Latin Kit 153 Bs Disco 2 110 4 4 Synth Bass 154 Bs Latin 4 138 4 4 Synth Bass 155 BsMontno 4 100 4 4 Finger Bass 156 BsReggae 1 92 4 4 Finger Bass 157 BsFunk1 2 120 4 4 Finger Bass 158 BsFunk2 4 120 4 4 Finger Bass Strings 101 4 4 Strings 90 4 4 Strings 86 4 4 Strings 120 4 4 Strings Brass Reed 159 StrBasic 160 Str R amp B 161 StrTrksh 162 Pizzcato a mi2a 2 163 BrsFunk1 4 132 4 4 Brass 164 BrsFunk2 1 132 4 4 Brass 165 BrsSamba 2 120 4 4 Brass 166 Flutter 1 120 4 4 Reed 167 ReedSoul 4 120 4 4 Reed 168 ReedHpHp 2 105 4 4 Reed Synth Lead 169 SynDsco1 1 110 4 4 Synth Lead 170 SynDsco2 2 110 4 4 Synth Lead CrPerc 171 Pre Arp 2 110 4 4 CrPerc 172 PrcTrill 1 120 4 4 CrPerc 173 PrcDisco 2 110 4 4 CrPerc Drum 107 4 4 Standard Kit 126 3 4 Standard Kit 204 4 4 Standard Kit 120 4 4 Standard Kit 120 4 4 Standard Kit 90 4 4 Standard Kit 100 4 4 Standard Kit 94 4 4 Break Kit 140 4 4 Break Kit 93 4 4 Analog T8 Kit 140 4 4 Dancekit1 174 Dr Funk 175 DrGospel 176 DrCmbJz 177 DrUnplug 178 DrFngrPk 179 DrGtrPop 1
126. ile playing a melody with your right hand Split Point Y W s vm un Goeres ment Range Press the START STOP button to stop pattern playback when you re done O O SYNC O START You can switch pattern sections to add variety to the accompaniment Refer to Pattern Variations Sections on page 51 24 MM6 Owners Manual Playing Patterns Playing Auto accompaniment Chords There are two types of auto accompaniment chords Easy Chords Standard Chords The instrument will automatically recognize the different chord types This function is known as Multi Fingering The keyboard to the left of the split point default 54 F 2 becomes the accompaniment range Play the accompaniment chords in this area of the keyboard Split idi default 54 F 2 gt IAE li Cia Dale Root Notes and the d Corresponding Keys L Accompani 1 ment Range MEasy Chords MStandard Chords This method lets you easily play chords in the accompaniment This method lets you produce accompaniment by playing chords range of the keyboard using only one two or three fingers using normal fingerings in the accompaniment range of the key board C Standard Chord Fingerings Examples for C chords To play a major chord c Coden Ce ce Press the root note of the chord Il HI I HI Il III I Il Ill Cm Cw cw chi c O
127. ing is in progress the data is not recorded Reverb type Chorus type Time signature Pattern number Pattern volume 32 MM6 Owners Manual Recording Your Own Performance Song Clear Deleting User Songs This function clears an entire user song all tracks If you only want to clear a spe cific track from a user song use From the MAIN display select the user song 001 to 005 the Track Clear function you want to clear Press and hold the TRACK SELECT MUTE button for tq longer than a second while holding the STORE button A confirmation message will appear on the display TRACK SELECT MUTE STORE E SONG CLEAR Press and Hold Hold for Longer than a Second Do you clear User Song Press the INC YES button To execute the Song Clear func A confirmation message will appear on the display tion press the INC YES but ton Press DEC NO button to Press DEC NO to cancel the Song Clear operation cancel the Song Clear opera tion To execute the Song Clear function press the INC YES button The clear in progress message will appear briefly on the display while the song is being cleared MM6 Owners Manual 33 Recording Your Own Performance Track Clear Deleting a Specified Track from a User Song This function lets you delete a specified track from a user song From the MAIN display select the user song 001 to 005 that contains the track y
128. ion 6 Press the EXECUTE button again or the INC YES button and the load oper ation will begin N cAUTION e Once the load in progress message appears in the display the operation cannot be canceled Never turn off the power or remove the USB storage device during this operation 7 A message will appear on the display when the operation is complete Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display NOTE The SMF saved to a USB storage device can not be loaded as a user song MM6 Owners Manual 71 Storing Saving Data Deleting Data from a USB Storage Device This procedure deletes selected user files and SMF files from a USB storage device Make sure that the USB storage device containing the file s you want to delete has been properly connected to the instrument s USB TO DEVICE terminal and that CONNECT is showing in the MAIN display 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the CATEGORY DEC and INC buttons to locate the Delete item CATEGORY DEC INC cO FILE CONTROL CATEGORY 7 os T USR USEROO1 4 Select the file you want to delete You can press the INC YES and DEC NO buttons simultaneously to select the first song or user file on the USB storage device 5 Press the EXECUTE button A confirmation message will appear on the dis play You can press the DEC NO button at this point to cancel the operation 6 Press the EXECUT
129. is lit when pattern num ber 113 through 168 is selected This is normal Pattern numbers 113 through 168 only include a rhythm part so not other pattern parts will play Select a pattern number other than 113 168 to hear parts other than the rhythm part Not all of the voices seem to sound or the sound seems to be cut off Or the pattern or song sound is interrupted when playing on the keyboard The instrument is polyphonic up to a maximum of 32 notes If the Dual voice or Split voice is being used and a style or song is play ing back at the same time some notes sounds may be omitted or stolen from the accompaniment or song The footswitch for sustain seems to produce the opposite effect For example pressing the footswitch cuts off the sound and releasing it sustains the sounds The sound of the voice changes from note to note The polarity of the footswitch is reserved Make sure that the foot switch plug is properly connected to the SUSTAIN jack before turning on the power This is normal The AWM tone generation method uses multiple recordings samples of an instrument across the range of the keyboard thus the actual sound of the voice may be slightly different from note to note The FINGER button indicator does not light even when the button is pressed Is the pattern selection screen showing Be sure to press the PAT TERN button before using any of the pattern related functions
130. ited except for your personal use MM6 Owner s Manual Congratulations and thank you for your choosing the Yamaha MM6 Music Synthesizer Please read this owner s manual carefully before using the instrument in order to take full advantage of it s various features When you have finished reading the manual keep it in a safe accessible place and refer to it when you need to better understand an operation or function Accessories The instrument package includes the following items Please check that you have them all Owners Manual Supplied Disk supplied DAW software AC Power Adaptor May not be included depending on the region in which you purchased the product Please check with your Yamaha dealer MM6 Owners Manual 7 8 MMG Main Features E High Quality Voices for Keyboard Performance Page 15 The MM6 contains a wide range of high quality voices many based on the Motif Series voices ranging from acoustic musical instruments to unique synthesizer sounds Use the Category Search function to quickly call up the sounds you want based on their instrument type E Play the Keyboard Along with a Pattern gt Page 23 The patterns in the MM6 were created to give you a wide range of different musical genres simply by playing back the pattern tracks Moreover you can easily record chord changes to both the patterns and your real time keyboard performance in the Song mode E Use the Arpeggiator
131. k B Licia ll i sa On Off 65 Pitch Bend Range 65 MO PITCH BEND wheel aaa 12 DSP TYPE az Gene nase 44 65 110 mMe Owners Manual Index s Pitch Bend wheel eee 40 PRESET button 12 26 Erste gd 28 R REC button IRECOPGING ya otc then egre RELEASE rene erre RELEASE knob RESONANCE ence tice RESONANCE knob 12 Reverbua gua M 42 Reverb TP eerte 42 65 Reverb Type List 98 Saving Data E TEE SONG Clears eite nte prre Song Out erre Song Volume Speaker tetra SpecificatiOris u SES reas SPLIT button 2s Split Point cens Split VOICE u l inier oe reinen Split Voice Chorus Level Split Voice Dry Level Split Voice DSP Level Split Voice Octave Split Voice Pan Split Voice Reverb Level Split Voice Volume STANDBY ON switch 10 11 13 14 SSP imi Priest 37 START STOP button Stop Accompaniment 53 STORE button 413 59 Supplied DAW Software 80 Supplied DisK cii sa siete 80 SUStAM EE 41 SUSTAIN JaeK a 13 41 Syne SUITE a s S iaia 23 51 SYNC START button 12 23 Time Signature Denominator 46 65 Time Signature Numerator TRACK 1 8 buttons Wack STEE Track Mute uoi TRACK PATTERN button Ss TRACK SELECT MUTE
132. k Guitar 169 66 0 125 39 Tekno Bass 113 10 0 114 28 Deep Chorus 170 67 0 125 40 Knock Bass 114 11 0 117 29 Single Dream 171 68 0 126 39 Perc Punch 115 12 0 117 29 HardArmer 172 69 0 126 40 Echo Bass 116 13 0 119 28 Electric 12Str Gt 173 70 0 127 39 P Mod Bass 117 14 0 122 28 Wah Guitar 174 71 0 112 39 Synth Bass 118 15 0 115 28 Mega Clean Guitar 175 72 0 113 39 Hi Q Bass 119 16 0 115 28 Auto Funk 176 73 0 113 40 Dance Bass 120 17 0 115 28 9th Shaky 177 74 0 116 39 Primitive Arp Bass 121 18 0 117 28 60 s Clean Guitar 178 75 0 117 39 Clip Beat 122 19 0 112 30 Overdriven Guitar 179 76 0 113 88 Lately Arp 123 20 0 117 30 Cool Blues Guitar 180 77 0 0 25 GM Nylon Guitar 124 21 0 112 31 Distortion Guitar 181 78 0 0 26 GM Steel Guitar 125 22 0 113 28 Combo Amped 182 79 0 0 27 GM Jazz Guitar 126 23 0 118 28 60 s Distortion 183 80 0 0 28 GM Clean Guitar 127 24 0 112 30 Heavy Distortion 184 81 0 0 29 GM Muted Guitar 128 25 0 113 30 Mega Overdrive Gt 185 82 0 0 30 GM Overdriven Gt 129 26 0 113 30 Heavy Pop 186 83 0 0 31 GM Distortion Gt 130 27 0 114 30 Over The Top 187 84 0 0 32 GM Gt Harmonics 131 28 0 114 30 Bottom Boost 188 85 0 0 33 GM Acoustic Bass 132 29 0 112 25 Classical Guitar 189 86 0 0 34 GM Finger Bass 133 30 0 112 26 FolkGuitar 190 87 0 0 35 GM Pick Bass 134 31 0 112 27 Jazz Guitar 191 88 0 0 36 GM Fretless Bass 135 32 0 113 27 Octave Guitar 192 89 0 0 37 GM Slap Bass 1 136 33 0 112
133. lass H Analog Click Conga Open EAZ so ct 4 ee G 3 Agogo L Agogo L Glass L Conga T8 1 Agogo L A4 81 JA 4 69 JA 3 Jj Cabasa Cabasa Cabasa Cabasa Cabasa EER 82 A 4 70 Tag 3 Maracas Maracas MaracasT8 Maracas Slur Maracas Slur B4 83 B 4 71 B 3 Samba Whistle H Samba Whistle H O FxGun2 o FxGun2 o Timbale H C5 84 C 5 72 C 4 Samba Whistle L Samba Whistle L o FxGun1 o FxGun1 o Timbale L E 85 CH 5 73 C 4 Guiro Short Guiro Short Analog Shaker H Q Scratch H2 Scratch H2 O D5 86 D 5 74 D 4 Guiro Long Guiro Long o Analog Shaker L o Scratch Down Scratch Down o E s p 5 75 D 4 Claves Claves Clave T8 Hi Q3 Clave E5 88 JE 5 76 E 4 Wood Block H Wood Block H Hi Q1 Hi Q1 Wood Block H F5 89 JF 5 77 F 4 Wood Block L Wood Block L Hi Q2 Hi Q2 Wood Block L Ge 90 F 5 78 F 4 Cuica Mute Cuica Mute Scratch L Scratch L Scratch L G5 91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open Cuica Open Scratch L2 Scratch L2 Scratch L2 C 5 92 G 5 80 G 4 Triangle Mute Triangle Mute 2 Triangle Mute 2__ Triangle Mute 2__ Triangle Mute 2 A5 93 JA 5 81 JA 4 Triangle Open Triangle Open 2__ Triangle Open 2__ Triangle Open 2__ Triangle Open 2 mag 45 94 A 5 82 A 4 Shaker Shaker Analog Shaker Analog Shaker Kick Break 3 B5 95 JB 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bells Jingle Bells Sleigh Bell Sleigh Bell Kick Break 4 ce 96 C 6 84 C 5 Bell Tree Bell Tree Bell Tree Bell Tree Kick Break 5 o 97 C 6 85 C 5 Snare Hip1 Snare Piccolo Kick Break 6 98 D 6 86 D 5
134. le try selecting the 057 Twinkle UU II erre 056 Random Bell 057 Twinkle 5 Play the keyboard A rr ut Try selecting and playing a range of Dual Voices Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display Split the Keyboard In the split mode you can play different voices to the left and right of the keyboard split point The main and dual voices can be played to the right of the split point while the voice played to the left of the split point is known as the split voice The split point setting can be changed as required page 52 T Split Voice Main Voice and Dual Voice Press the SPLIT button The currently selected split voice will sound to the left of the keyboard split point MM6 Owners Manual 17 Play the Instrument D E Press and hold the SPLIT button for longer than a sec ond The Split Voice selection display will appear The currently selected category name voice number and name will be highlighted VOICE SELECT SPLIT Split Voice selection display CATEGORY SPLIT EE J 11 The currently selected category Hold for longer than a second 010 Wurli Amped 011 Cool Galaxy EP mm 012 DX Modern Ep 013 Hyper Tines The currently selected Split Voice Select and press the desired category button in the CATE GORY SEARCH section To change the voice catego
135. ler please contact Yamaha Corporation of America Electronic Service Division 6600 Orangethorpe Ave Buena Park CA90620 The above statements apply ONLY to those products distributed by Yamaha Corporation of America or its subsidiaries class B OBSERVERA Apparaten kopplas inte ur v xelstr mskallan n tet sa lange som den ar ansluten till vagguttaget ven om sj lva apparaten har stangts av ADVARSEL Netspeeendingen til dette apparat er IKKE afbrudt saleeenge netledningen siddr i en stikkontakt som er t endt ogsa selvom der or slukket pa apparatets afbryder VAROITUS Laitteen toisiopiiriin kytketty kaytt6kytkin ei irroita koko laitetta verkosta standby This product contains a high intensity lamp that contains a small amount of mercury Disposal of this material may be regulated due to environmental considerations For disposal information in the United States refer to the Electronic Industries Alliance web site www eiae org This applies only to products distributed by mercury YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM Connecting the Plug and Cord IMPORTANT The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accor dance with the following code BLUE NEUTRAL BROWN LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured makings identifying the ter minals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which
136. lication Help menu a PDF manual for the software as well as supplemental information can be found at the site 80 mme Owners Manual About the Supplied Disk ATTENTION SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT AGREE MENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SOFTWARE YOU ARE ONLY PERMITTED TO USE THIS SOFTWARE PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT IS BETWEEN YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL OR LEGAL ENTITY AND YAMAHA CORPORATION YAMAHA BY BREAKING THE SEAL OF THIS PACKAGE YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS DO NOT INSTALL COPY OR OTHERWISE USE THIS SOFTWARE THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES YOUR USE CONDITIONS ABOUT THE DAW SOFTWARE OF STEINBERG MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES GMBH STEINBERG WHICH IS BUNDLED WITH THIS PRODUCT SINCE THE END USER SOFTWAER LICENSE AGREEMENT EUSLA SHOWED ON YOUR PC DISPLAY IN YOUR INSTALLING THE DAW SOFTWARE IS REPLACED BY THIS AGREEMENT YOU SHOULD DISRE GARD THE EUSLA THAT IS IN THE INSTALLING PROCESS YOU SHOULD SELECT AGREE WITH THE EUSLA WITHOUT YOUR JUDG MENT THERETO SO AS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT PAGE 1 GRANT OF LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT Yamaha hereby grants you the right to use one copy of the software program s and data SOFTWARE accompanying this Agreement The term SOFT WARE shall encompass any updates to the accompanying software and data The SOFTW
137. mply with the requirements listed in FCC Regulations Part 15 for Class B digital devices Compliance with these requirements provides a reason able level of assurance that your use of this product in a residential environment will not result in harmful interference with other elec tronic devices This equipment generates uses radio frequencies and if not installed and used according to the instructions found in the users manual may cause interference harmful to the operation of other electronic devices Compliance with FCC regulations does This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations If this product is found to be the source of interference which can be determined by turning the unit OFF and ON please try to elimi nate the problem by using one of the following measures Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the interference Utilize power outlets that are on different branch circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install AC line filter s In the case of radio or TV interference relocate reorient the antenna If the antenna lead in is 300 ohm ribbon lead change the lead in to co axial type cable If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of product If you can not locate the appropriate retai
138. n 10 Zhongcha Mute 5 A4 81 JA 4 69 A 3 Cabasa Tablah Tak Finger 3 Manjira cls 10 Dagu Heavy 4 EER 82 4 70 A 3 Maracas Tablah Tak Trill 2 Jhanji_open 11 Zhongcha Open 5 B4 83 B 4 71 B 3 Samba Whistle H Tablah Tak Finger 2 Jhanji cls 11 Paigu Middle o C5 84 C 5 72 C 4 Samba Whistle L Tablah Tak Finger 1 Mondira open 12 Paigu Low o _EG 85 IC 5 73 C 4 Guiro Short Tablah Tik 2 Mondira_close 12 Xiaocha Mute 6 D5 86 D 5 74 D 4 Guiro Long Tablah Tik 4 Mridang open 13 Bangu o E 87 D 5 75 D 4 Claves Tablah Tik 3 Mridang_mute 13 Xiaocha Open 6 E5 88 E 5 76 E 4 Wood Block H Tablah Tik 1 Mridang_rim 13 Bangzi F5 89 F 5 77 F 4 f Wood Block L Tablah Tak 3 Mridang_slide 13 Muyu Low Rb 90 F 5 78 F 4 Cuica Mute Tablah Tak 1 Khomokh_normal Zhongluo Mute 7 G5 91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open Tablah Tak 4 Khomokh_mute Muyu Mid Low EAA 92 c 5 80 Tei 4 Triangle Mute Tablah Tak 2 Khomokh mltatk Zhongluo Open 7 2 A5 93 JA 5 81 JA 4 Triangle Open Tablah Sak 2 Madal A2 Muyu Middle 2 LEG 94 A 5 82 A 4 Shaker Tablah Tremolo O Madal A 2 Xiaoluo Open B5 95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bells Tablah Sak 1 Madal B2 Triangle Mute 8 C6 96 C 6 84 C 5 fBel Tree Tablah Dom 1 Madal C3 Triangle Open 8 97 C 6 85 C 5 Madal C 3 98 D 6 86 D 5 Madal D3 99 D 6 87 D 5 Madal D 3 100 E 6 88 JE 5 Madal E3 101 F 6 89 JF 5 Madal F3 102 F 6 90 F 5 Madal F 3 103 G _ 6 91 G 5 Madal G3
139. n the root directory Songs stored in these location Format 68 can be selected and played as USB songs page 26 Songs stored in third level folders created inside a second level folder User File Save 69 cannot be selected and played by this instrument SMF Save 70 Load 71 USB Storage Device Root Delete 72 A message information or confirmation Song Can B ae SSES dialog will sometimes appears on the dis File Played play to facilitate operation Refer to the Messages section on page 83 for expla Folder Song nations of each message root el Song Cannot Be Folder Selected NOTE Played No sound will be produced if you play the keyboard while FILE CONTROL display is showing Also in this state only buttons related to file functions will be active L NOTE The FILE CONTROL display will not appear in any of the following cases During pattern or song playback While data is being loaded from a USB storage device MM6 Owners Manual 67 Storing Saving Data Formatting a USB storage device A new USB storage device must be formatted before it can be used by this instrument N CAUTION If you format a USB storage device that already contains data all of the data will be erased Be careful not to erase important data when using the format function After connecting the USB storage device to be formatted to the instru ment s USB TO DEVICE terminal
140. n use Even when the power switch is in the STANDBY position electricity is still flowing to the instrument at the minimum level When you are not using the instrument for a long time make sure you unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this owner s manual are for instructional purposes only and may appear somewhat different from those on your instrument Trademarks Windows is the registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Apple and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries The company names and product names in this Owner s Manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies 3 10 2 2 MM6 Owners Manual 5 M This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect to which it has license to use others copyrights Such copyrighted materials include without limitation all computer software style files MIDI files WAVE data musical scores and sound recordings Any unauthorized use of such programs and contents outside of personal use is not permitted under relevant laws Any violation of copyright has legal consequences DON T MAKE DISTRIBUTE OR USE ILLEGAL COPIES Pa N Copying of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data and or audio data is strictly prohib
141. n when the power switch is turned off electricity is still flowing to the product at the minimum Doing so can result in lower sound quality or possibly cause overheating in the outlet level When you are not using the product for a long time make sure to unplug the power cord from the wall AC outlet Use only the stand specified for the instrument When attaching the stand or rack use the provided screws only Failure to do so could cause damage to the e Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations or extreme cold or internal components or result in the instrument falling over heat such as in direct sunlight near a heater or in a car during the day to prevent the possibility of panel disfiguration or damage to the internal components e Do not use the instrument in the vicinity of a TV radio stereo equipment mobile phone or other electric devices Otherwise the instrument TV or radio may generate noise 3 10 1 2 4 MM6 Owners Manual e Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components turn off the power for all components Before turning the power on or off for all components set all volume levels to minimum Also be sure to set the volumes of all components at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level e When cleaning the instrument use a soft dry cloth Do not use paint thinners solvents
142. ng O 79 Akijua eqea o 8 9 O II OL L T joe es pg S 0 Tues pz 0 O x x x Q A HUG HAO 9ION LOEL T 4 HUE O LZT T 4 HU6 NO 330N AQTOOTSA LET 0 yxxxxxxxxxxxxx 99 L0A ONAL ASQUNN LET 0 LET 0 SION x X OX XXX XXX pesto TV x x sobessoNW 3In9 jed x x p b5uecuo Tesuuecuo 9p E gT e T 4Tneyod oTsed Uuoraqoung SHICUSY peztubooey pea3arusueaJ O T x 00000000000 UOTSIOA qICUI UOTIECIUSUSTAUT ICIN OWN I9pow 900c onv 2380 HHZISHHLNAS DISAN VHVINVA 106 WW6 Owners Manual MIDI Implementation Chart li ON X ONONW 443O INNO 7 9poNW ATOd 44O INNO DON SOA O ONON NO INNO c 9poW ATOd NO INNO I 9poW buos 343 10 ui333ed HSUTWUIO J ISA e rUuM pea3arusue4g43 eq Aew Ae 49A9MOH Uorje4dedo eued oi Aq peaQarusuedj3 Jou ed s bueuo TOAQUOD eseur Tx qosoy so6bes su s SATIOV S N AAO S9ION ILV J4O NO I92O I STI TIV 39534 HHO punos TIV Spueuuoj eurr TESY MOOTD weasds SATSNTOXY WS3ISAS x 9 x x x x x x x CRETE TETTE TERE A enaL bDbueuo LOL e go Bord MM6 Owners Manual 107 Specifications Keyboards MM6 61 keys Initial touch Tone Generator block Sequencer block Tone Generator Polyphony Multi Timbral Capacity Wave Voice Performance Effect System Master Equalizer Note Resolution AWM2 32 notes 16 parts 70MB when converted to 16 bit linear format Preset 418 normal voi
143. ng up turn the power to both devices off and then on again and restart the com puter caution Before connecting the computer to the USB TO HOST connector exit from any computer power saving mode such as suspended sleep standby Before turning on the power to the instrument connect the com puter to the USB TO HOST connector Check the following points before turning the instrument s power on or off and before plugging or unplugging the USB cable Quit all applications Make sure that no data transfer is in progress Data is trans mitted whenever you play the keyboard or play back a song Allow at least 6 seconds between turning the instrument s power on and off and between plugging and unplugging the USB cable Directly connect the instrument to the computer using a single USB cable Do not use a hub MM6 Owners Manual 77 Connections Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer By connecting the instrument to a computer the instrument s performance data can be used on the com puter and performance data from the computer can be played on the instrument Transferring Performance Data Between the Instrument and a Computer USB Terminal USB TO HOST Terminal Computer USB TO HOST t USB Cable MIDI settings 06000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000090 These settings pertain to
144. o lates public policy You may not initiate services based on the use of the SOFTWARE without permission by Yamaha Corporation Copyrighted data including but not limited to MIDI data for songs obtained by means of the SOFTWARE are subject to the following restrictions which you must observe Data received by means of the SOFTWARE may not be used for any com mercial purposes without permission of the copyright owner Data received by means of the SOFTWARE may not be duplicated trans ferred or distributed or played back or performed for listeners in public without permission of the copyright owner The encryption of data received by means of the SOFTWARE may not be removed nor may the electronic watermark be modified without permission of the copyright owner 3 TERMINATION This Agreement becomes effective on the day that you receive the SOFT WARE and remains effective until terminated If any copyright law or provi sions of this Agreement is violated the Agreement shall terminate automatically and immediately without notice from Yamaha Upon such ter mination you must immediately destroy the licensed SOFTWARE any accompanying written documents and all copies thereof 4 LIMITED WARRANTY ON MEDIA As to SOFTWARE sold on tangible media Yamaha warrants that the tangible media on which the SOFTWARE is recorded will be free from defects in mate rials and workmanship under normal use for a period of fourteen 14 days f
145. ocation The 8 button deletes the character at the cursor location PERFORMANCE MEMORY MEMORY sat Cursor left Cursor Delete Select right character characters FILE CONTROL CATEGORY C Casel E L User File Save J Jl Please Enter Name 6 Press the EXECUTE button A confirmation message will appear on the dis play You can press the DEC NO button at this point to cancel the operation 7 Press the EXECUTE button again or the INC YES button and the save operation will begin The user file will be stored to the USER FILES folder in the USB storage device caution e Once the save in progress message appears in the display the operation cannot be canceled Never turn off the power or remove the USB storage device during this operation 8 A message will appear on the display when the operation is complete Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display NOTE If an existing filename is specified you will be prompted for confirma tion Press EXECUTE or INC YES if it is OK to overwrite the file or DEC NO to cancel The amount of time it will take to perform the save operation depends on the particular USB storage device you are using MM6 Owners Manual 69 Storing Saving Data Convert a User Song to SMF Format and Save This operation converts a user song song numbers 001 005 to SMF Format 0 and saves the file to a USB storage device
146. ock 79 HardRock D B 135 HardRock D 24 RockShuffle 80 RockShuffle D B 136 RockShuffle D Dance Ambient Dance Ambient D B Dance Ambient D 25 ElektroPop1 81 ElektroPop1 D B 137 ElektroPop1 D 26 ElektroPop2 82 ElektroPop2 D B 138 ElektroPop2 D 27 Techno 83 Techno D B 139 Techno D 28 Underground 84 Underground D B 140 Underground D 29 Minimal 85 Minimal D B 141 Minimal D 30 Dancefloor 86 Dancefloor D B 142 Dancefloor D 31 ElektroDisco 87 ElektroDisco D B 143 ElektroDisco D 32 FunkyHouse 88 FunkyHouse D B 144 FunkyHouse D 33 ClubDance 89 ClubDance D B 145 ClubDance D 34 Garage 90 Garage D B 146 Garage D 35 RetroDisco 91 RetroDisco D B 147 RetroDisco D 36 Ambient 92 Ambient D B 148 Ambient D 37 Chillout 93 Chillout D B 149 Chillout D 38 Experimental 94 Experimental D B 150 Experimental D 39 Analog 95 Analog D B 151 Analog D Jazz Jazz D B Jazz D 40 FunkyJazz 96 FunkyJazz D B 152 FunkyJazz D 41 AcidJazz 97 AcidJazz D B 153 AcidJazz D 42 JazzyRnB 98 JazzyRnB D B 154 JazzyRnB D 43 JazzGroove 99 JazzGroove D B 155 JazzGroove D 44 JazzRemixed 100 JazzRemixed D B 156 JazzRemixed D 45 LatinJazz 101 LatinJazz D B 157 LatinJazz D World World D B World D 46 TurkishPop 102 TurkishPop D B 158 TurkishPop D 47 TurkishDance 103 TurkishDance D B 159 TurkishDance D 48 OrientalPop 104 OrientalPop D B 160 OrientalPop D 49 AfricanDance 105 AfricanDance D B 161 AfricanDance D 50 LatinPop 106 LatinPop D B 162 LatinPop D 51 ClubSamba 107 ClubSamba D B 163 ClubSamba D 52 Dance
147. oicing Chord C Display Major M 1 3 5 C C Add ninth 9 1 2 3 5 c Cadd9 Sixth 6 1 3 5 6 Ce C6 Sixth ninth 6 9 1 2 3 5 6 ce Ce Major seventh M7 1 3 5 7 Cw CM7 Major seventh ninth M7 9 1 2 3 5 7 ci CM79 Major seventh add sharp eleventh M7 11 I Gei n ai N 7 r cn Cm7811 Flatted fifth b5 1 3 5 co cbs Major seventh flatted fifth M7 gt 5 1 3 b5 7 ci Cm7 5 Suspended fourth sus4 1 4 5 Csus4 Csus4 Augmented aug 1 3 5 Caug Caug Major seventh augmented M7aug 1 3 5 7 CM7aug CM7aug Minor m 1 b3 5 Cm Cm Minor add ninth m 9 1 2 b3 5 c9 Cm addo Minor sixth m6 1 b3 5 6 Cme Cm6 Minor seventh m7 1 b3 5 b7 Cm7 Cm7 Minor seventh ninth m7 9 1 2 b3 5 b7 c3 Cm79 Minor seventh add eleventh m7 11 1 2 b3 4 5 b7 cu Cm711 Minor major seventh mM7 1 b3 5 7 CmM7 CmM7 Minor major seventh ninth mM7 9 1 2 b3 5 7 Ca Cmm79 Minor seventh flatted fifth m7b5 1 b3 b5 b7 ce Cm7 5 Minor major seventh flatted fifth mM7 5 1 b3 b5 7 Cmte Cmm7 5 Diminished dim 1 53 55 Caim Cdim Diminished seventh dim7 1 b3 b5 6 Cdim7 Cdim7 Seventh 7 I m F e a C7 Gs Seventh flatted ninth 7 b9 1 b2 3 5 b7 ce C7 Seventh add flatted thirteenth 7 b13 1 3 5 b6 b7 ch C713 Seventh ninth 7 9 1 2 3 5 b7 c9 C7 Seventh add sharp eleventh 7 11 li i E dck ogo c7811 Seventh add thirteenth 7 13 1 3 5 6 b7 ci C713 Seventh sharp ninth 7 9 1 82 3 5 b7 cl C739 Seventh flatted fifth
148. oles category Select the voice category containing the voice you want to play Tf you want to change the category press another category button or use the CATEGORY DEC INC buttons 36 MM6 Owners Manual Basic Operation and Displays G CATEGORY INC DEC Example Voice Selection Display You can quickly select a different CATEGORY CATEGORY category after you ve selected a song pattern or voice category Previous Category Next Category These buttons can be used to step through the categories in sequence CATEGORY sura cem JE les Chorus EP 003 80th Boost 004 Early 70 s 905 Vintaze74 Use the dial to select an item When a basic function is selected the category name will appear near the top of the display and the currently selected item will be highlighted below it Different items can be selected by using the dial or the INC YES and DEC NO buttons VOICE SELECT MAIN CATEGORY ge E 015 GM Harpsichord Currently Selected Category Name 001 Power Grand J Currently Selected Item 002 Aggressive mn 003 Bright Piano Dial INC YES DEC NO Buttons Rotate the dial clockwise to Pecel Increase press the INC YES button briefly to increment the increase the value of the selected IA SN value by 1 or press the DEC NO button briefly to item or counterclockwise to S decrement the value by 1 Press and hold either
149. ongo H Rim Snare Clap EA 51 D 2 39 D 1 Hand Clap Snare Clappy Bongo H Tip Bongo H Tip Dance Clap E2 52 JE 2 40 E 1 Snare Tight Snare HipHop2 Bongo H Heel Bongo H Heel Snare Dry F2 53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Floor Tom L Bongo H Slap Bongo H Slap Tom Analog 1 Ill 54 IER 2 42 F 1 Hi Hat Closed Hi Hat Closed Hip 2 Bongo L Open 1 finger Bongo L Open 1 finger Hi Hat Closed Analog3 1 G2 55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Low Tom Bongo L Open 3 finger Bongo L Open 3 finger Tom Analog 2 6 56 Gf 2 44 G 1 Hi Hat Pedal Hi Hat Pedal Hip 2 Bongo L Rim Bongo L Rim Hi Hat Closed Analog 4 1 A2 57 JA 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Mid Tom L Bongo L Tip Bongo L Tip Tom Analog 3 Ex 58 A 2 46 A 1 Hi Hat Open Hi Hat Open Hip 2 Bongo L Heel Bongo L Heel Hi Hat Open Analog 2 1 B2 59 IB 2 47 B 1 Mid TomL High Tom Bongo L Slap Bongo L Slap Tom Analog 4 C3 60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Ride Cymbal 3 Timbale L Open Timbale L Open Tom Analog 5 Ie 61 C 3 49 C 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Crash Cymbal 3 Crash Analog D3 62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Shaker 2 Tom Analog 6 BEX 63 D 3 51 D 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Scratch Bd F E3 64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal Scratch Bd R F3 65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup Kick HipHop2 Paila L Paila L Tisi 66 Ip 3 54 F 2 Tambourine Snare HipHop Rim2 Timbale H Open Timbale H Open Tambourine Analog G3 67 G 3 55 G 2 Splash Cymbal HipHop clap2 RS 68 G 3 56 G 2 Cowbel HipHop Snap1 Cowbell Analog A3 69 JA 3 57 A_2 Cr
150. onnected in series 150 OD 2ROT SP Overdrive and 2 way rotary speaker connected in series 151 AMP ROT SP Amp simulator and rotary speaker connected in series 152 AMP 2ROT SP 153 AMP 2ROT SP2 Amp simulator and 2 way rotary speaker connected in series 154 AMP 2ROT SP3 We DUAL il SP2 Rotary speaker simulation with speed switching 157 AUTO PAN1 158 AUTO PAN2 159 EP AUTOPAN Several panning effects that automatically shift the sound position left right front back 160 EP AUTOPAN2 161 AUTO PAN3 162 TREMOLO1 163 TREMOLO2 tec EP THEMOLO Rich Tremolo effect with both volume and pitch modulation 166 GT TREMOLO1 167 GT TREMOLO2 168 VIBE VIBRATE Vibraphone effect is AUTO wan Cyclically modulates the center frequency of a wah filter ua al WAHADSTI The output of an Auto Wah can be distorted by Distortion uU i Wan Op The output of an Auto Wah can be distorted by Overdrive 175 TOUCH WAH1 176 TOUCH WAH2 Changes the center frequency of a wah filter according to the input level 177 TOUCH WAH3 n ua su ger The output of an Touch Wah can be distorted by Distortion 181 lt Wanton The output of an Touch Wah can be distorted by Overdrive 183 AV Te WA Clavinet Touch Wah 184 EP TC WAH 185 EPTO WAH2 FP Touch Wan 187 Wiper Diva Wah Distortion and Delay are connected in series 189 MODI Wah Overdrive and Delay are connected in series 190 NO EFFECT No effect MM6 Owner s Manual 101 d Arpeggio Type List
151. ons MPC Mode Press the UTILITY button to go to the The PC Mode item can conveniently make multi UTILITY display ple settings for you in one operation Select ON or OFF EDIT na FUNCTION ON OFF PL Local OFF ON External Clock ON OFF UTILITY Song Out ON ON Pe Keyboard Out ON ON OFF 2 Use the CATEGORY DEC and INC buttons to select the PC Mode item 3 Use the dial to select ON or OFF Initial Setup This function lets you send the panel setup data to a computer Before you record performance data to a sequencer application running on your computer it is a good idea to first send and record the panel setup data before the actual performance data I Press the UTILITY button to go to the 3 Press INC YES to send UTILITY display DEC NO INC YES FUNCTION EDIT UTILITY d lu 2 Use the CATEGORY DEC INC but tons to select the Initial Setup item CATEGORY DEC INC gs MM6 Owners Manual 79 About the Supplied Disk SPECIAL NOTICES This owner s manual is the exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation The supplied software is the exclusive copyrights of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH Use of the supplied software and this manual is governed by the license agreement which the purchaser fully agrees to upon breaking the seal of the software packaging Please read carefully the Software Licensing Agre
152. ou want to clear Press the TRACK button 1 to 8 you want to clear to while holding the TRACK SELECT MUTE button To erase the pattern track press the TRACK PATTERN button for longer than one second while holding the TRACK SELECT MUTE button A confirmation message will appear on the display TRACK SELECT MUTE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PATTERN ep EE EN E NN GS VW j K UN Ge TRACK X3 e usan Mean ykuna Hold Hold for Longer than a Second Do you clear Track6 Press the INC YES button To execute the Track Clear func A confirmation message will appear on the display tion press the INC YES but ton Press DEC NO button to Press DEC NO to cancel the Track Clear operation cancel the Track Clear opera tion To execute the Track Clear function press the INC YES button The clear in progress message will appear briefly on the display while the track is being cleared 34 MM6 Owners Manual Backup and Initialization The following settings are always backed up and are maintained even when the power is turned off If you want to initialize the settings use the Initialize operation as explained below The Backup Parameters User Song Pattern file Performance memory The parameters in the UTILITY EDIT display Split point Touch sensitivity Pattern volume Song volume Metronome volume Demo cancel Master EQ type Chord fingering Tuning Arpeggio velocity Panel S
153. performance data transmission and reception Item Range Settings Description Local ON OFF Local control determines whether or not notes played on the instrument are sounded by its internal tone generator system the internal tone generator is active when local control is on and inactive when local control is off External Clock ON OFF This setting determines whether the instrument is synchronized to its own internal clock OFF or to a clock signal from an external device ON Keyboard Out ON OFF This setting determines whether keyboard performance is transmitted via the MIDI output ON or not OFF Pattern Out ON OFF This setting determines whether keyboard performance data is transmitted via the MIDI output ON or not OFF Song Out ON OFF This setting determines whether keyboard song data is transmitted via the MIDI output ON or not OFF WATIWA 2 Use the CATEGORY DEC and INC If you can t get any sound out of the instrument the Local setting buttons to select the item you want to may be the most likely cause set N CAUTION TU EGAL PA NAWA CATEGORY If External Clock is ON and no clock signal is being received from DEC INC will not start an external device the song pattern and metronome functions gs Press the UTILITY button to go to the UTILITY display EDIT UTILITY 78 MM6 Owners Manual 3 Use the dial to select ON or OFF FUNCTION eM Connecti
154. r connect it to the OUTPUT L MONO jack on the rear panel Connecting to External MIDI Devices L NOTE MIDI data can be received and transmitted via the MIDI connectors as well as the USB TO HOST terminal However they cannot be used at the same time llControlling an External Tone Module from the MMG This type of connection lets you play an external MIDI tone generator tone generator module etc from the MM6 keyboard or by playing back the MM6 songs or patterns Use this connection when you want the external instrument to sound as well as the MM6 MIDI OUT Connector MIDI IN Connector x eo a Rm ap ooooy Cem H See pere avena eG Tone Module In order to play the external tone module in this type of setup the MIDI receive channel of the tone module must be set to the same channel as the MM6 MIDI transmit channel The MM6 transmit channels are fixed as shown below Main Voice Channel 1 Dual Voice Channel 2 Split Voice Channel 3 74 MM6 Owners Manual Connections Connecting a USB Storage Device By connecting a USB storage device to the instrument you can save data you ve created as well as load or play the data from the connected device Compatible USB Storage devices A USB storage device such as a hard disk drive floppy disk drive or flash memory can be con nected to the
155. riginal tempo by simultaneously pressing the and buttons Press the EXIT button when you have finished making the required settings Pressing and holding either button continuously increases or decreases the tempo MM6 Owners Manual 57 Song Settings Track Mute Each track plays a different part of the song melody percussion accompaniment etc You can mute individual tracks and play the muted part on the keyboard yourself or simply mute tracks other than the ones you want to listen to To mute a track press the appropriate track button TRACK 1 8 PATTERN while holding the TRACK SELECT MUTE button Press the same button a second time to disengage track muting TRACK SELECT MUTE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PATTERN TRACK No data Track number without frame Track contains data but is muted Track number with frame Track contains data and is not muted 58 MM6 Owners Manual s Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings This instrument has a PERFORMANCE MEMORY feature that lets you save up to 64 of your favorite settings for easy recall whenever they re needed Up to 64 complete setups can be saved 8 x 8 banks Memory 4 Memory 3 Memory 1 Memory 2 Memory 5 Memory 6 Memory 7 Memory 8 PERFORMANCE MEMORY C3 C3 C3 3 C3 C3 C3 C3 Saving to the Performance Memory Set the panel controls as requirea select a voice pattern etc
156. rmation Disposal Notice Should this product become damaged beyond repair or for some rea son its useful life is considered to be at an end please observe all local state and federal regulations that relate to the disposal of products that contain lead batteries plastics etc If your dealer is unable to assist you please contact Yamaha directly NAME PLATE LOCATION The name plate is located on the bottom of the product The model number serial number power requirements etc are located on this plate You should record the model number serial number and the date of purchase in the spaces provided below and retain this manual as a permanent record of your purchase Model Serial No Purchase Date PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL 92 BP bottom 2 MM6 Owners Manual FCC INFORMATION U S A 1 IMPORTANT NOTICE DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT This product when installed as indicated in the instructions con tained in this manual meets FCC requirements Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority granted by the FCC to use the product 2 IMPORTANT When connecting this product to accessories and or another product use only high quality shielded cables Cable s supplied with this product MUST be used Follow all installation instructions Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC authorization to use this product in the USA 3 NOTE This product has been tested and found to co
157. rom the date of receipt as evidenced by a copy of the receipt Yamaha s entire liability and your exclusive remedy will be replacement of the defective media if it is returned to Yamaha or an authorized Yamaha dealer within fourteen days with a copy of the receipt Yamaha is not responsible for replacing media dam aged by accident abuse or misapplication TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW YAMAHA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ON THE TANGIBLE MEDIA INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE 5 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY ON SOFTWARE You expressly acknowledge and agree that use of the SOFTWARE is at your sole risk The SOFTWARE and related documentation are provided AS IS and without warranty of any kind NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT YAMAHA EXPRESSLY DIS CLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AS TO THE SOFTWARE EXPRESS AND IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WAR RANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS SPECIFICALLY BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING YAMAHA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED 6 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY YAMAHA S ENTIRE OBLIGATION HEREUNDER SHALL BE TO PER MIT USE OF THE SOFTWARE UNDER THE TERMS HEREOF IN NO EVENT SHAL
158. ry press another CATEGORY EARCH 3 CATEGORY SEARCH S CH button KEYBOARD GUITAR SYNTH DRUM PIANO ORGAN BASS STRINGS BRASS LEAD PAD PERC SE ETHNIC SUL EN GN O Select a voice you want to play Use the dial to select the desired voice The available voices will be selected and displayed in sequence The voice selected here becomes the Split voice For this example try selecting the 002 Symphony Strings 5 Play the keyboard m y vi UD Try playing the selected Split Voice Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display 18 MM6 Owners Manual Play the Instrument Selecting a Drum Voice Drum Kits are collections of drum and percussion instruments Press the DRUM PERC SE button The DRUM Kit category will appear in the display VOICE SELECT AAIN CATEGORY ORTEROHVSEARCH ge DRUM PERC SE 4 KEYBOARD GUITAR SYNTH DRUM PIANO ORGAN BASS STRINGS BRASS LEAD PAD PERC SE ETHNIC CJ CJ CO CJ CIC 023 DI 012 Gul Standard Kit 1 013 Standa eil uiu ENOL rrt E 3 Play each key and enjoy the Drum Kit See the Drum Kit List on page 90 Example 012 GM Standard Kit 1 e ST AN e eg ef e sS e SS Row eS at of Fy Ef 3 Es lt Sy R rd e vo e S i XS yo e 3 ee ox CS o gt a o e X On S PEC LE ELE RE POS NT P e an FER LS A wo lt ae DS e lt OX PLS
159. s as desired Saves internal data to a USB storage device USB TO DEVICE Terminal USB TO DEVICE ya USB Storage Device Disconnect the USB storage device from the computer and connect it to the instrument Backing up data to a computer and organizing files folders USB Terminal Computer USB Storage Device 76 MM6 Owners Manual Copying files from a computer hard disk to a USB storage device and then playing back the songs on the instrument Files on a computer s hard disk can be transferred to the instrument by first copying them to a USB storage device and then connecting the media to the instrument User files pattern files and MIDI songs can be copied to a USB storage device from the hard disk of the computer Once you ve copied the data con nect the device to the USB TO DEVICE terminal of the instrument and play back the MIDI songs or load the user file or pattern file into the instrument L NOTE In the case of MAC OSX a file with a different name will sometimes be created Always select the file with the original name when loading into the MM6 Copying the files of the hard disk of the computer to the USB storage device USB Terminal Computer USB Storage Device Disconnect the USB storage device from the computer and connect it to th
160. sent to the Reverb effect Chorus Level Split Chorus Level 000 127 Determines how much of the Split Voice signal is sent to the Chorus effect DSP Level Split DSP Level 000 127 Determines how much of the Split Voice signal is sent to the DSP effect Dry Level Split Dry Level 000 127 Determines how much of the unprocessed Split Voice signal is heard without Reverb Chorus or DSP effect processing Press the INC YES DEC NO buttons simultaneously to instantly reset to the default settings MM6 Owners Manual 63 UNIUNI Utility Settings Detailed settings such as tuning split point and effects can be made via the UTILITY screen Selecting and Setting Functions There are 25 function parameters in all Find the function you want to set in the UTILITY display list that begins on page 65 2 Press the UTILITY button to go to the UTILITY display FUNCTION UTILITY EFFECT E B 3 Press the CATEGORY DEC and INC buttons as many times as necessary until the function s display name appears in the display Refer to the function list on page 65 The name of the previous item in the list appears to the upper left and the name of the next item in the list appears to the upper right of the currently selected item CATEGORY DEC INC gs UTILITY group Previous item Next item Gw UTILITY EFFECT Psp nit haster EQ Tope ge DSP Type
161. so may result in data loss Overwrite Confirms whether overwriting is executed or not Save OK Confirms whether saving is executed or not Saved data is not found Displayed when the data to be saved doesn t exist Displayed while saving data to the memory Never turn the power off while saving Savior Doing so may result in data loss Send OK Confirms whether the data transmission is executed or not Sending Displayed while transmitting data Since the media is in use now this function is not available Indicates that the file control function is currently unavailable since the media is being accessed Sure YES NO Reconfirms whether each operation is executed or not The limit of the media has been reached Indicates that data cannot be saved because the folder directory structure has become too complicated The media is not formatted Indicates that the inserted media has not been formatted The media is write protected Indicates that the inserted media cannot be written to because it is write protected Set the write protect switch to the overwrite position before use There are too many files Indicates that data cannot be saved because the total number of files exceeds the maximum capacity This function is not available now Indicates that the designated function is not available because the instrument is executing another job
162. t D5 86 D 5 74 D 4 Guiro Long O e O E 87 D 5 75 D 4 Claves Claves 2 E5 8 E 5 76 E 4 Wood Block H F5 89 F 5 77 F 4 Wood Block L E 90 F 5 78 F 4 Cuica Mute Scratch H 2 G5 91 G 5 79 G 4 f Cuica Open Scratch L 3 EA 92 GF 5 80 G 4 Triangle Mute 2 2 2 A5 93 JA 5 81 JA 4 Triangle Open 2 2 2 T REG 94 A 5 82 A 4 I Shaker BS 95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bells C6 96 C 6 84 C 5 fBel Tree 97 C 6 85 C 5 98 D 6 86 D 5 99 D 6 87 D 5 100 E 6 88 JE 5 101 F 6 89 JF 5 102 F 6 90 FR 5 103 G 6 91 G 5 94 MM6 Owners Manual Drum Kit List Gi Voice No 12 21 22 23 MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 PC 1 128 127 000 001 127 000 049 126 000 001 126 000 002 Keyboard MIDI au Ke Key Alternate Key Alternate Key Alternate Tm B Note rano Noe QM Standard Kit 1 j Symphony Kit 3 Go SFX Kit 1 3 Group SFX Kit 2 Fi don 25 C O 13 Ct 1 Surdo Mute 3 26 D 0 14 D 1 Surdo Open 3 27 D 0 15 D amp 1 i 28 E 0 16 JE 1 29 F 0 17 F 1 4 30 F amp 0 18 F 1 Scratch L 4 31 G 0 19 G Finger Snap 32 G ol 20 G 1 Click Noise 33 JA 0 21 A 1 Metronome Click 34 A 0
163. ts under warranty Shipping and or insurance costs are the consumers responsibility Units shipped for service should be packed securely Repaired units will be returned PREPAID if warranty service is required within the first 90 days IMPORTANT Do NOT ship anything to ANY location without prior authorization A Return Authorization RA will be issued that has a tracking number assigned that will expedite the servicing of your unit and provide a tracking system if needed Your owners manual contains important safety and operating instructions It is your responsibility to be aware of the contents of this manual and to follow all safety precautions EXCLUSIONS This warranty does not apply to units whose trade name trademark and or ID numbers have been altered defaced exchanged removed or to failures and or damages that may occur as a result of Neglect abuse abnormal strain modification or exposure to extremes in temperature or humidity Improper repair or maintenance by any person who is not a service representative of a retail outlet authorized by Yamaha to sell the product an authorized service center or an authorized service representative of Yamaha This warranty is applicable only to units sold by retailers authorized by Yamaha to sell these products in the U S A the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico This warranty is not applicable in other possessions or territories of the U S A or in any other country
164. ur Own Performance Pattern Track Selected for Recording Press the TRACK PATTTERN button while holding down the TRACK SELECT MUTE button The pattern track will be highlighted and the record standby mode will be engaged MUTE PATTERN X Press and Hold De Changing the Pattern Being Recorded Press the PATTERN button and use the dial to select the desired pattern Once the pattern has been selected press the EXIT button i oz 4 Y CI Lii Pattern track highlighted CATEGORY al gt Recording will start when you play on the keyboard You can also start recording by pressing the START STOP button Press the EXIT button and the measure number will be shown in the Main display C bancezmubient at e em Pop and Rock J jes Sange EE 017 FunkPopRock I 1018 ChartRock Current measure number i CONNECT zy verc JUAN wer Grand sii mm PATTERN Tit SONG USER SONG Stop recording by pressing the START STOP or REC button JUL mo a When recording stops the current measure number will return to 001 and the recorded track numbers in the display will appear with a frame around them CONTROL TR To cancel recording to a selected track press that track button a second time The FIN GER mode cannot be turned on or off once you have started recording EXIT L NOTE If the memory becomes full dur
165. utton to return to the MAIN display screen Turn FINGER on Press the FINGER button Press the button a second time to turn the FINGER mode off The indicator lights when FINGER is ON FINGER When FINGER is on The area of the keyboard to the left of the split point 54 F sharp 2 becomes the auto accompaniment range and is used only for specifying the accompaniment chords Split point 54 F 2 MURUS L Auto accompani ment Range Turn sync start on Press the SYNC START button to turn the Sync Start function on A rrm e D Co O e e e The indicator will flash Sne SIART when Sync Start is on DM The standby mode will be engaged when the Sync Start function is turned on When sync start is on the bass and chord accompaniment included in a pattern will start playing as soon as you play a note to left of the key board split point Press the button a second time to turn the sync start function off The keyboard split point can be changed as required as described on page 52 MM6 Owners Manual 23 Playing Patterns Play a left hand chord to start the pattern If you don t yet know how to play any chords try playing anything you like on the keyboard Refer to page 25 for information about playing chords The accompaniment will change according to the left hand notes you play Split Point Y Ve Play a variety of left hand chords wh
166. verb that is applied to the main dual and split voices page 63 Enhancing the Sound with Reverb Chorus and DSP Effects Selecting a Chorus type The chorus effect creates a thick sound that is somewhat like a number of similar voices being played in unison When you select a pattern or song the optimum chorus type for the voice used is automatically selected If you want to select a different chorus type use the procedure described below Press the UTILITY button to go to the UTILITY display FUNCTION EA 2 Use the CATEGORY DEC INC but tons to select the Chorus Type item The currently selected chorus type will be dis played CATEGORY DEC INC X Chorus Type Item EFFECT ro OOED E 14 CELESTE1 3 Use the dial to select a chorus type You can check how the selected chorus type sounds by playing on the keyboard BT E 01 CHORUS1 The Selected Chorus Type Refer to the Effect Type List on page 98 for information about the available chorus types 0 Adjusting the Chorus Send Level You can individually adjust the amount of chorus that is applied to the main dual and split voices page 63 MM6 Owners Manual 43 Enhancing the Sound with Reverb Chorus and DSP Effects Applying DSP Effects These effects can be used to add depth and richness to voices played on the keyboard main dual and split voices NOTE Changing the DSP
167. y Level 000 127 Determines how much of the unprocessed Main Voice signal is heard without Reverb Chorus or DSP effect processing DUAL VOICE Volume Dual Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of the Dual Voice Octave Dual Octave 2 2 Determines the octave range for the Dual Voice in octave increments Pan Dual Pan 000 left Determines the pan position of the Dual Voice 0 064 center results in the sound being panned full left 127 127 right results in the sound being panned full right Reverb Level Dual Reverb Level 000 127 Determines how much of the Dual Voice signal is sent to the Reverb effect Chorus Level Dual Chorus Level 000 127 Determines how much of the Dual Voice signal is sent to the Chorus effect DSP Level Dual DSP Level 000 127 Determines how much of the Dual Voice signal is sent to the DSP effect Dry Level Dual Dry Level 000 127 Determines how much of the unprocessed Dual Voice signal is heard without Reverb Chorus or DSP effect processing SPLIT VOICE Volume Split Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of the Split Voice Octave Split Octave 2 2 Determines the octave range of the Split Voice in octave increments Pan Split Pan 000 left Determines the pan position of the Split Voice 0 064 center results in the sound being panned full left 127 127 right results in the sound being panned full right Reverb Level Split Reverb Level 000 127 Determines how much of the Split Voice signal is
168. yback The Main display will reappear QLL SONG CONTROL y 14 MM6 Owners Manual T Play the Instrument In addition to piano organ and other standard keyboard instru ments this instrument has a large range of realistic voices includ ing guitar bass strings sax trumpet drums and percussion sound effects and a wide variety of other musical sounds Selecting the Main Voice Select a Main Voice and play it on the keyboard Press a CATEGORY SEARCH button To change the Voice category The Main Voice selection display will appear press another CATEGORY t SEARCH button The currently selected category name voice number and name will be highlighted VOICE SELECTIAMAINI t MAIN VOICE CATEGORY selection display Fee E BI eg KEYBOARD GUITAR SYNTH DRUM CATEGORY PIANO ORGAN BASS STRINGS BRASS LEAD PAD PERC SE ETHNIC name ED KW ED EN EDD i SB BS PET ui 088 GM Timpani 001 Sweetness Current 002 Chorus EP selected Voice 003 80th Boost Select a voice you want to play from the current category Use the dial to select the desired voice The available voices will be selected and displayed in sequence The voice selected here becomes the Main voice For this example try selecting the 004 Early70 s CATEGORY gi e KEYBOARD ORGAN EI Chorus EP 003 80th Boost 004 Early 70 s 3 Play the keyboard
169. ymbal 1 Crash T8 Crash T9 Crash Cymbal 2 D3 62 ID 3 50 D 2 High Tom High Tom Tom T87 Tom T9 6 Tom Break 6 DEE 63 D 3 51 D 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Ride T9 Ride T9 Ride Cymbal 3 E3 64 JE 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal Chinese Cymbal Chinese Cymbal 2 Chinese Cymbal 2 Chinese Cymbal 2 F3 65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup Ride Cymbal Cup Ride Cymbal Cup 2 Ride Cymbal Cup 2 Ride Cymbal Cup 2 3 66 Ip 3 54 F 2 Tambourine Tambourine Tambourine RX5 Tambourine RX5 Tambourine1 Hit G3 67 G 3 55 G 2 Splash Cymbal Splash Cymbal Splash Cymbal Crash Cymbal 3 Crash Cymbal 3 Ag es G 3 56 G 2 fCowbel Cowbell Cowbell T8 Cowbell Cowbell A3 69 JA 3 57 JA 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Crash Cymbal 4 Crash Cymbal 4 Crash Cymbal 2 EE 7o t 3 58 A 2 vibrastap Vibraslap Vibraslap Cowbell T8 Cowbell RX11 B3 71 IB 3 59 B 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Ride Cymbal 3 Ride Cymbal 3 Ride Cymbal 2 CA 72 C 4 60 C 3 BongoH Bongo H Conga T8 5 Conga T8 5 Bongo H m C 4 73 IC 4 61 C 3 Bongo L Bongo L Conga T8 4 Conga T8 4 Bongo L D4 74 D 4 62 D 3 Conga H Mute Conga H Mute Conga T8 3 Conga Tip Conga H Tip EA 75 D 4 63 D 3 Conga H Open Conga H Open Conga T8 2 Conga Open Slap Conga H Open Slap E4 76 JE 4 64 E 3 CongaL Conga L Conga T8 1 Conga Open Conga H Open F4 77 F 4 65 F__3 f Timbale H Timbale H Timbale H Timbale H Bongo2 H aa 78 FR 4 66 F 3 Timbale L Timbale L Timbale L Timbale L Bongo2 L G4 79 G 4 67 G_ 3fAgogoH Agogo H G
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