User manual YAMAHA SYNTH ARP & DRUM PAD

[. . . ] Each lamp flashes according to the MIDI in/out messages. Indicates the MIDI Transmit Channel used in the Drum Pad display. Tapping this opens or closes the Tone Generator window beneath the Title bar. Touching this for a while calls up the Part Select window. Tapping this changes the screen to the Drum Pad display. Tapping this opens or closes the Utility window. Recording window Records your performance in the Keyboard display and the Pad display, or plays back the recorded data. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Rec Tapping this starts or stops the recording. Touching this for a while opens the Quantize window. 6 Undo Cancels the last recorded data. 2 Play Tapping this starts playback or stops playback/recording. 7 Redo Recovers the Undo data. 3 Mute Alternately turns the sound of the recorded data on or off. 4 Click Alternately turns the tempo click sound on or off. 5 Song Length Indicator Indicates the current measure and beat while recording. Synth Arp & Drum Pad Owner’s Manual 2 Tone Generator window Sets up the tone generator for control by the Keyboard or Drum Pad. [. . . ] one loop: Executes recording for the specified measures in one single pass, then stops. • Song Length Determines the measure amount of a Song specified via the Song Number. • MIDI Echo Back When the parameter is set to On, this application “echoes” any received data. • Delete Song data Deletes the Song specified via the Song Number. Synth Arp & Drum Pad Owner’s Manual 6 Keyboard display This display lets you control Arpeggio playback of the synthesizer. Select the desired Arpeggio Type (5) then tap the keyboard at the bottom. 4 Slider and PITCH/VELOCITY/ASSIGN1/ASSIGN2 5 8 ) 4 3 2 $ 9 7 !@ # % $ 6 -1 When “PITCH” is selected, the Slider can be used as a Pitch Bend wheel. When “VELOCITY” is selected, dragging the Slider sets the velocity range, and tapping any key transmits the corresponding MIDI note message at the velocity range specified on the Slider. When “ASSIGN1” or “ASSIGN2” is selected, tapping the Slider transmits the Controller MIDI message specified in the Utility window. 5 Arpeggio type 6 -3 Indicates the current Arpeggio type. Or to change the Arpeggio type, tap the Arpeggio type indicator to call up the Arpeggio Type list, then tap the desired type. 6 -1, -2 LIST Tapping [LIST] calls up the Arpeggio Type list as shown at right. To select a Type, tap the desired Category at left then tap the desired Type. 6 -2 Arpeggio Type list 1 1 Keyboard Tapping or touching a key will transmit the corresponding MIDI note message. Dragging this area leftward or rightward will scroll through the entire keyboard. 2 KEYBOARD SCROLL LOCK Tapping here locks or unlocks keyboard scrolling. The red color indicates the locked condition. When this is set to On, selecting an Arpeggio Type calls up the appropriate Voice. 3 MODULATION Tapping this transmits Modulation Wheel messages via MIDI. Synth Arp & Drum Pad Owner’s Manual 7 6 -3 Scale window Sets the scale of the Keyboard in the Keyboard display. 7 TEMPO To change the tempo, tap the Tempo value to call up the slider then operate the slider, or tap [TAP] three times at the desired tempo. Tapping [-]/[+] changes the value in single steps Selects the root note for the scale. 6 8 ARP ON/OFF HOLD When ARP ON/OFF is turned on, tapping the key will trigger Arpeggio playback. When HOLD is turned on, the Arpeggio cycles even if you release your fingers from the Keyboard (1). A B C Tapping here closes the window. Selects the Scale type. 9 VARIATION Determines the playback variation of the Arpeggio. ) VELOCITY MODE When THRU is turned on, the Arpeggio plays back with your performance velocity. You can assign up to five MIDI notes to a single Pad, and if desired you can assign the control function of the Step Sequencer. To make detailed settings, use the Pad Edit window. 7 Roll indicator The information of the Roll is shown while holding the Roll Note button. 2 Pad Set Indicates the current Pad Set, which includes the settings regarding what notes are assigned to each of the sixteen Drum Pads. Or to change the Pad Set, tap the Pad Set name indicator to call up the Pad Type list, then tap the desired one. Velocity 3 EDIT, LEARN To edit the settings for each Pad: 1) Tap [EDIT]. 2) Tap the desired Pad to call up the Pad Edit window and the on-screen keyboard. 3) Make the settings including the note assignment as described below. You can set the desired Note and Velocity also by tapping [LEARN] then pressing the key on the actual keyboard of the connected synthesizer. Gate Time Pinching in and out horizontally adjusts the Gate Time of all the notes. 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