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2 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual PLEASE KEEP THIS MANU AL This product utilizes batteries or an e xternal power supply (adapter). DO NO T connect this product to any po wer supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate , or specifically recommended b y Y amaha. This product should be used only with the components supplied o[...]

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 3 1. IMPORT ANT NO TICE: DO NO T MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instr uctions con- tained in this manual, meets FCC requirements . Modifications not e xpressly appro ved b y Y amaha ma y void y our authority , gr anted by the FCC , to use the product. 2. IMPORT ANT : When connecting this[...]

4 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual (3)-10 1/2 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this man ual in a safe place f or future ref erence. W ARNING 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. The[...]

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 5 (3)-10 2/2 • 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 [...]

6 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which Y amaha owns copyrights or with respect to which i t has license to use others’ copyrights. Such copyrighted materials include, without limitation, all computer software, style files, MIDI files, W A VE data, musical scores and sound recordi[...]

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 7 Congratulations, and thank you for your c hoosing the Y amaha MM6/ MM8 Music Synthesizer! Please read this o wner’ s manual carefully before using the instrument in order to tak e full advantage of it’ s various features. When you have finished reading the manual k eep it in a safe, accessible place, and refer to it [...]

8 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual Main Features ■ High-Quality V oices for K eyboard P erf ormance P age 15 The MM6/MM8 contains a wide range of high-quality v oices (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 w ant, ba[...]

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 9 Accessories .............................................................................. 7 Main Features .......................................................................... 8 Setting Up 10 Power Supply Connections .................................................... 10 Cable clip .................................[...]

10 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual Setting Up Be sure to do the follo wing BEFORE turning on the power .  Make sure that the [ST ANDBY/ON] switch of the instrument is set to ST ANDBY .  Plug the adaptor’ s DC plug into the DC IN jack on the instrument’ s rear panel.  Plug the A C adaptor into a con venient A C wall out- let. Wrap the DC outpu[...]

Setting Up MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 11 T urn down the v olume by turning the [MASTER V OL- UME] control to the left and press the [ST ANDBY/ON] switch to turn on the po wer . Press the [ST ANDBY/ON] switch again to turn the po wer OFF . Backup data is loaded from the internal flash memory when the po wer is turned on. If no backup data exists in t[...]

12 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual Panel Contr ols and T erminals q [PITCH BEND] wheel ...........................page 40 w [MODULA TION] wheel ......................... page 40 e [MASTER V OLUME] control ....... pages 14, 36 r [CUT OFF], [RESONANCE], [A TT A CK], [RELEASE] knobs ............ page 41 t [METRONOME] b utton ........................page 45 y[...]

Panel Controls and Terminals MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 13 @0 [ARPEGGIO ON/OFF] button ............. page 20 @1 TRANSPOSE [+], [-] buttons ..............page 49 @2 OCT A VE [UP], [DO WN] buttons ........page 50 @3 [DU AL] b utton .......................................page 16 @4 [SPLIT] button .......................................page 17 @5 PERFORM[...]

14 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual Quick Guide Playing the Demo Song This instrument includes a Demonstration Song that demonstrate some of the instrument’ s features and capabilities. Let’ s star t by pla ying the Demonstration Song. 1 Press the [ST ANDBY/ON] button until it loc ks in the ON position. The Main display will appear in the LCD. 2 Press [...]

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 15 Quick Guide Play the Instrument In addition to piano, or gan, and other “standard” keyboar d instru- ments, this instrument has a large range of realistic v oices—includ- ing guitar , bass, strings, sax, trumpet, drums and percussion, sound effects, and a wide v ariety of other musical sounds. Select a Main V oice [...]

Play the Instrument 16 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual Y ou can select a second voice that will play in addition to the main v oice when you play the k eyboard. The second voice is kno wn as the “Dual” voice. 1 Press the [DU AL] b utton. The currently selected dual voice will sound in addition to the main voice when you play the keyboard. 2 Press and [...]

Play the Instrument MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 17 4 Select a v oice you want to pla y . Use the dial to select the desire voice. The av ailable voices will be selected and displayed in sequence. The voice selected here becomes the Dual voice. For this example try selecting the “057 T winkle”. 5 Play the ke yboard. T ry selecting and playing a ran[...]

Play the Instrument 18 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 2 Press and hold the [SPLIT] button f or longer than a sec- ond. The Split V oice selection display will appear . The currently selected category name, voice number and name will be highlighted. 3 Select and press the desired category button in the CA TE- GOR Y SEARCH section. 4 Select a v oice you wa[...]

Play the Instrument MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 19 Drum Kits are collections of drum and percussion instruments. 1 Press the [DRUM/PERC/SE] b utton. The DR UM Kit category will appear in the display. 2 Use the dial to select the Drum Kit y ou want to play (001– 023). 3 Play eac h key and enjo y the Drum Kit. Selecting a Drum Voice • See the Drum K[...]

Play the Instrument 20 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual The arpeggio function lets you create arpe ggios (broken chords) by simply playing the required notes on the keyboard. For e xample, you could play the notes of a triad—the root, third, and fi fth—and the arpe ggio function will automatically create a variety of interesting arpe ggio-type phrases[...]

Play the Instrument MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 21 ■ Changing the Arpeggio type ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● The most suitable arpeggio type is automatically selected when you select a voice, b ut you can easily select an y other arpeggio type. 1 Press and hold the [ARPEGGIO ON/OFF] button f or longer t[...]

22 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual Quick Guide Playing Patter ns This instrument has an auto accompaniment feature that pr oduces accompaniment (rhythm + bass + c hords) in the pattern y ou choose to match chor ds y ou play with y our left hand. A rang e of patterns with different time signatures and arrangements are pro vided (refer to the P attern List [...]

Playing Patterns MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 23 Y ou learned how to select a Pattern rhythm on the preceding page. Here we’ll see how to add bass and chord accompaniment to the basic rh ythm to produce a full, rich accom- paniment that you can play along with. 1 Select the pattern y ou want to play (page 22, steps 1–2). Press the [EXIT] button to [...]

Playing Patterns 24 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 4 Play a left-hand c hord to start the pattern. If you don’t yet know ho w to play any chords, try playing an ything 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 . 5 Play a v ariety of left-hand [...]

Playing Patterns MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 25 There are two types of auto-accompaniment chords: ● Easy Chords ● Standard Chor ds 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 (def ault: 54/F # 2) becomes the “accompaniment range”. [...]

26 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual Quick Guide Using Songs With this instrument the term “song” refers the data that makes up a piece of music. In this section we’ll learn ho w to select and play songs. 1 Select and press the SONG category button that corre- sponds to the type of song y ou want to listen to. [PRESET] : Accesses the three internal pr[...]

Using Songs MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 27 3 Listen to the song. Press the [ST AR T/ST OP] button to begin playback of the selected song. Y ou can stop playback at any time by pressing the [ST AR T/STOP] but- ton again. These are just like the transport controls on a CD player, letting you fast forward [ f ], re verse [ r ] and pause [ ] playback of t[...]

Using Songs 28 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 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 o wn performances) ................................................. Song numbers 0[...]

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 29 Quick Guide Recor ding Y our Own Performance Y ou can record up to five of y our own perf ormances and save them as user songs 001 through 005. These Songs can be played in the same manner as the preset Songs. Once y our performances have been sa ved as user Songs, they can be con ver ted to SMF (Standard MIDI File) f o[...]

Recording Your Own Performance 30 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual Begin recording after selecting a user song number, and the track and part you w ant to record. 1 From the MAIN displa y press the [USER] button, then use the dial to select the user song number (001–005) y ou want to record. 2 Press the [REC] button. The [REC] button will light. 3 Select[...]

Recording Your Own Performance MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 31 ◆ Patter n T rack Selected f or Recording Press the TRA CK [P A TTTERN] button while holding do wn the [TRA CK SELECT/MUTE] b utton. The pattern track will be highlighted and the record standby mode will be engaged. ◆ Changing the Patter n Being Recorded Press the [P A TTERN] button and[...]

Recording Your Own Performance 32 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 6 When the recording is done ... ◆ To Play Back a User Song The procedure is the same as that for Preset Songs (See page 26). 1 Press the [USER] button. 2 The current Song number/name will be highlighted-use the dial to select the user Song (001 to 005) you w ant to play . 3 Press the [ST[...]

Recording Your Own Performance MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 33 This function clears an entire user song (all tracks). 1 From the MAIN displa y , select the user song (001 to 005) y ou want to clear . 2 Press and hold the [TRA CK SELECT/MUTE] button f or longer than a second while holding the [ST ORE] button. A confirmation message will appear on the d[...]

Recording Your Own Performance 34 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual This function lets you delete a specifi ed track from a user song. 1 From the MAIN displa y , select the user song (001 to 005) that contains the track y ou want to c lear . 2 Press the TRA CK button [1] to [8] y ou want to clear to while holding the [TRA CK SELECT/MUTE] button. To erase t[...]

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 35 Backup and Initialization The following settings are always backed up, and are maintained even when the po wer is turned off. If you want to initialize the settings, use the Initialize operation as e xplained below . This function erases all backup data in the instrument’s memory and restores the initial def ault setti[...]

36 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation and Displays Overall MM6/MM8 control is based on the following simple operations. Basic Operation 1 Press a b utton to select a basic function. 2 Use the dial to select an item. 3 Start/Stop a function. 1 3 2 1 Display (page 38, 39) ● V olume Adjustment Adjust the volume of the sound heard from the spea[...]

Basic Operation and Displays MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 37 ● CA TEGORY [INC]/[DEC] Y ou can quickly select a different category after you’ ve selected a song, pattern or voice cate gory . These buttons can be used to step through the categories in sequence. 2 Use the dial to select an item. When a basic function is selected, the category name wil[...]

Basic Operation and Displays 38 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual ● 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. F or example, “MAIN” appears at the top on the main display. ● MAIN display ● UTILITY/EDIT display (page 64, 62) The [...]

Basic Operation and Displays MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 39 The MAIN display shows all of the current basic song, pattern, and v oice settings. It also includes a range of indicators that show the on/off status of a sev eral functions. Since this display lets you see all of the current basic settings in one centralized area, it is a good idea to hav e[...]

40 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual Using the Contr ollers Y ou can control tone, v olume, pitch and other parameters b y using the controllers on the front panel, as well as by using external contr ollers connected to se veral controller jacks on the rear panel. ■ Pitch Bend wheel ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ?[...]

Using the Controllers MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 41 ■ Knobs ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Y ou can change the brightness and tonal characteristics of the current Main V[...]

42 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual Enhancing the Sound with Reverb, Chorus, and DSP Ef fects Re verb lets you play with concert hall type ambience. When you select a pattern or song the optimum re verb type for the voice used is automatically selected. If you want to select a different re verb type, use the procedure described below . Only one rev erb typ[...]

Enhancing the Sound with Reverb, Chorus, and DSP Effects MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 43 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 v oice used is automatically selected. If you want to select a different chorus type, [...]

Enhancing the Sound with Reverb, Chorus, and DSP Effects 44 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual These effects can be used to add depth and richness to voices played on the k eyboard (main, dual, and split voices). Only one DSP type can be selected. 1 Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the UTILITY display . 2 Use the CA TEGOR Y [DEC] / [INC] but- tons to sele[...]

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 45 Handy Performance Featur es 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. ■ Star t the metr onome ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Star t the metronome by pressing the [METRONOME] button. To st[...]

Handy Performance Features 46 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual ■ Setting the Number of Beats per Measure, and the Length of Each Beat ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● In this example we’ll set up a 3/8 time signature. 1 Press and hold the [METRONOME] but- ton for longer than a second. The metro[...]

Handy Performance Features MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 47 If a song or pattern seems to be too f ast or slow , try changing the tempo. Press the TEMPO [+] or [-] button. The “T empo” parameter will appear in the display. Use the TEMPO [+] and [-] buttons to set the tempo to anywhere from 11 through 280 beats per minute. Y ou can return to the orig[...]

Handy Performance Features 48 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual Fi ve different Master EQ settings are provided, giving you the best possible sound in a range of dif ferent situations. 1 Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the UTILITY display . The currently selected function will appear in the display . 2 Use the CA TEGOR Y [DEC] / [INC] but- tons to selec[...]

Handy Performance Features MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 49 ◆ Pitch Changes in Semitone Increments (T ranspose) The ov erall pitch of the instrument can be shifted up or down by a maximum of one octave in semitone increments. 1 Press one of the TRANSPOSE [+] / [-] buttons. The value is shown in the dis- play , indicating the amount of transpo- sition [...]

Handy Performance Features 50 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual Sometimes you may wish to play in a lo wer 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 OCT A VE [UP] / [DO WN] buttons let you do this quickly and easily. Each time you press the OCT A VE [U[...]

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 51 Patter n Functions Basic operation of the P attern (auto-accompaniment) feature is described on page 22. Here are some other ways y ou can pla y the patterns, pattern v olume adjustment pr oce- dure, how y ou can play chor ds using the patterns, and more . To provide some variation for pattern playback, each pattern incl[...]

Pattern Functions 52 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 5 Press a main section button: [A]–[D]. The indicator to the upper left of the active main section button will light. 6 The main section of the selected pat- tern will star t as soon as you play a chor d with your left hand. For this example, play a C major chord (as shown belo w). For information on [...]

Pattern Functions MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 53 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 rh ythm accompaniment. This is “Stop Accompa- niment”, and any of the chord fingerings recognized by the instrument can be used. The MM6/M[...]

Pattern Functions 54 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual Tw o 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)[...]

Pattern Functions MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 55 ■ Recognized Standard Chor ds ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● All chords in the chart are “C-root” chords. Chord Name/[Abbre viation] Normal V oicing Chord (C) Displa y Major [M] 1 - 3 - 5 C[...]

Pattern Functions 56 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual In “Play Along with a Pattern” on page 23 we described tw o methods of playing Patterns (Multi, Full Key- board) in which chords were either detected only to the left of the k eyboard split point or over the entire ke yboard. By making the settings described below , chord detection for pattern accom[...]

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 57 Song Settings 1 Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the UTILITY display . 2 Use the CA TEGOR Y [DEC] / [INC] but- tons to select the Song V olume item. 3 Use the dial to set the Song volume as required. Y ou can change the song playback tempo as required. Press the TEMPO [+] or [-] button. The tempo display will appear a[...]

Song Settings 58 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual Each “track” plays a different part of the song—melody , percussion, accompaniment, etc. Y ou can mute individual tracks and play the muted part on the k eyboard 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]–[...]

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 59 Memorize Y our Favorite Panel Settings This instrument has a PERFORMANCE MEMOR Y feature that lets y ou save up to 64 of y our fav orite settings for easy recall whenever the y’ re needed. 1 Set the panel controls as required— select a voice, pattern, etc. 2 Press the PERFORMANCE BANK [INC] / [DEC] buttons until the [...]

Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings 60 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 1 Press the PERFORMANCE BANK [INC] / [DEC] buttons until the desired bank n umber is shown on the display . Y ou can also use the dial in the PERFOR- MANCE BANK display . 2 Press the PERFORMANCE MEMORY button, [1]–[8], containing the settings y ou want to recall. The panel controls[...]

Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 61 This procedure erases the panel settings sa ved in a performance memory . 1 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 memor y y o[...]

62 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual V oice Editing Create original v oices by editing the man y availab le voice parameter s. By editing the var - ious parameters a vailable y ou can create new v oices that best suit y our musical needs. There are 21 editable parameters. 1 Find the function you want to set in the EDIT display list that begins on pag e 63. [...]

Voice Editing MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 63 ■ Edit Display List * Press the [INC/YES][DEC/NO] b uttons simultaneously to instantly reset to the def ault settings . Group Function Item Display Indication Range/Settings Description MAIN VOICE V olume Main V olume 000–127 Determines the volume of the Main V oice. Octav e Main Octav e -2–2 Determin[...]

64 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual Utility Settings Detailed settings such as tuning, split point, and effects can be made via the UTILITY screen. There are 25 function parameters in all. 1 Find the function you want to set in the UTILITY display list that begins on pag e 65. 2 Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the UTILITY display . 3 Press the CA TEGOR[...]

Utility Settings MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 65 ■ Utility Display List * Press the [INC/YES][DEC/NO] b uttons simultaneously to instantly recall the def ault settings (e xcept for initial MIDI setup). Group Function Item Display Indication Range/Settings Description EFFECT Re verb T ype Rev erb T ype 01–26 Determines the Reverb type , “26” is [...]

66 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual Storing/Saving Data In this section we’ll look at the pr ocedures for setting up and f ormatting USB storage devices, as well as for saving and loading data to and fr om them. A USB storage device is a lar g e-v olume memor y medium used f or storing data. When a USB storage device is inserted in this instrument’ s U[...]

Storing/Saving Data MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 67 1 Connect a USB storag e device to the USB T O DEVICE terminal, being careful to inser t it in the proper direction. 2 Check that “CONNECT” is showing in the MAIN display . Y ou can go to the FILE CONTROL display from which you can access USB storage de vice operations by pressing the [MENU] b utt[...]

Storing/Saving Data 68 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual A new USB storage device must be formatted before it can be used by this instrument. 1 After connecting the USB stora ge device to be formatted to the instru- ment’ s USB T O DEVICE terminal, chec k that “CONNECT” is showing in the MAIN display . 2 Press the [MENU] button. A message will appear [...]

Storing/Saving Data MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 69 Three types of data are saved to one “ User File” by this operation: user song, pattern fi le, and performance memory data. 1 Make sure that a appropriately format- ted USB storage device has been prop- erly connected to the instrument’ s USB TO DEVICE terminal, and that “CON- NECT” is show[...]

Storing/Saving Data 70 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual This operation con verts a user song (song numbers 001–005) to SMF F ormat 0 and sav es the file to a USB storage device. 1 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[...]

Storing/Saving Data MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 71 User and pattern files residing on a USB storage de vice can be loaded into the instrument. 1 With the USB storag e device containing the file you want to load connected to the USB T O DEVICE connector , check that “CONNECT” is showing in the MAIN display . 2 Press the [MENU] button. 3 Use the C[...]

Storing/Saving Data 72 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual This procedure deletes selected user fi les and SMF fi les from a USB storage device. 1 Make sure that the USB stora ge device containing the file(s) you want to delete has been properly connected to the instrument’ s USB T O DEVICE terminal, and that “CONNECT” is showing in the MAIN display [...]

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 73 Connections q 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. w 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/MM8 or play it’ s tone[...]

Connections 74 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual Since the MM6/MM8 has no built-in speakers, it must be connected to an external amplifi er and speakers, headphones, or other sound output device. ■ Connecting to P o wered Speakers or Monitor Speaker s. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● For optimum, accurate reproduction of the instr[...]

Connections MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 75 Y ou can connect a USB storage device to the USB TO DEVICE terminal on the rear panel of this instrument. ■ Precautions when using the [USB T O DEVICE] terminal This instrument features a built-in [USB TO DEVICE] terminal. When connecting a USB device to the terminal, be sure to handle the USB de vice with [...]

Connections 76 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual Backing up instrument data to a computer . Once you’ ve sa ved data to a USB storage device, you can copy the data to the hard disk of your com- puter , then archive and or ganize the fi les as desired. Copying files fr om a computer hard disk to a USB storage device, and then playing bac k the songs on t[...]

Connections MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 77 The following functions become av ailable when this instrument is connected to a computer . ■ Installing the USB-MIDI Driver ● ● In order to be able to communicate with and use instruments connected to your computer, the appropriate driv er software must be properly installed on your computer . The USB-[...]

Connections 78 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 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. ● T ransferring P erformance Data Between the Instrument and a Computer ■ MIDI settings ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ?[...]

Connections MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 79 ■ PC Mode ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● The PC Mode item can conveniently make multi- ple settings for you in one operation. Select ON or OFF . 1 Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the UTILITY display . 2 Use the CA TEGOR Y [DEC] and [INC] buttons to select the[...]

80 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual About the Supplied Disk • This owner’ s manual is the exclusi ve copyrights of Y amaha Corporation. • The supplied softw are is the exclusiv e copyrights of Steinberg Media T echnologies GmbH. • Use of the supplied softw are and this manual is go verned by the license agreement which the purchaser fully agrees to[...]

About the Supplied Disk MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 81 A TTENTION SOFTW ARE LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THIS SOFTW ARE LICENSE AGREEMENT (“ AGREE- MENT”) CAREFULL Y BEFORE USING THIS SOFTW ARE. YOU ARE ONL Y PERMITTED TO USE THIS SOFTW ARE PURSUANT T O THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS A GREEMENT . THIS A GREEMENT IS BETWEEN YOU (AS AN INDIVIDUAL[...]

82 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual Appendix Tr oubleshooting Prob lem P ossible 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 de vice is tur ned on or off. Be sure to turn the volume down when turning the device on or off . Noise is produced w[...]

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 83 Messages LCD Message Comment Access error! Indicates the failure in reading or writing from/to the media or the flash memor y . All Memor y Clearing... Display ed while erasing all data in the flash memor y . Nev er tur n the power off during data transmission. Are you sure? Confirms whether Song Clear or T rack Clear[...]

84 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual V oice List ■ Maximum P olyphony ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● The instrument has 32-note maximum polyphon y . 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 av ailable notes, so[...]

Voice List MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 85 83 68 0 0 8 GM Clavi 84 69 0 0 17 GM Drawbar Organ 85 70 0 0 18 GM Percussive Org 86 71 0 0 19 GM Rock Organ 87 72 0 0 20 GM Church Organ 88 73 0 0 21 GM Reed Organ 89 74 0 0 23 GM Harmonica 90 75 0 0 22 GM Accordion 91 76 0 0 24 GM Tango Accord. 92 77 0 0 9 GM Celesta 93 78 0 0 10 GM Glockenspiel 94 79 0 0 11[...]

Voice List 86 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual STRINGS 196 1 0 116 50 Live! Orchestra 197 2 0 114 49 Symphony Strings 198 3 0 113 50 Slow Strings 199 4 0 122 50 Live! Allegro 200 5 0 113 49 Orchestra Strings 201 6 0 116 49 Spiccato 202 7 0 112 49 String Ensemble 203 8 0 115 49 String Ensemble2 204 9 0 112 50 Chamber Strings 205 10 0 3 49 Stereo Strings 206[...]

Voice List MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 87 307 9 0 114 85 Simple Oct1 308 10 0 114 84 Simple Oct2 309 11 0 116 81 Prog Lead 310 12 0 114 88 Galaga 311 13 0 115 88 Reso Lead 312 14 0 115 87 Cosmeter 313 15 0 116 82 Gus Lead 314 16 0 115 81 Dancy Hook 315 17 0 115 96 W Phaser 316 18 0 113 91 Big Lead 317 19 0 115 95 Faaat Dance 318 20 0 115 85 Power Lead[...]

Voice List 88 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 421 123 0 0 99 GM Crystal 422 124 0 0 100 GM Atmosphere 423 125 0 0 101 GM Brightness 424 126 0 0 102 GM Goblins 425 127 0 0 103 GM Echoes 426 128 0 0 104 GM Sci-Fi 427 129 0 0 81 GM Square Lead 428 130 0 0 82 GM Sawtooth Lead 429 131 0 0 83 GM Calliope Lead 430 132 0 0 84 GM Chiff Lead 431 133 0 0 85 GM Chara[...]

Voice List MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 89 534 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 Kawa[...]

90 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual C1 F1 B1 D1 C # 1 D # 1 G1 G # 1 A1 A # 1 F # 1 E1 F0 B0 D0 C # 0 D # 0 G0 G # 0 A0 A # 0 F # 0 E0 C2 F2 B2 D2 C # 2 D # 2 G2 G # 2 A2 A # 2 F # 2 E2 C3 F3 B3 D3 C # 3 D # 3 G3 G # 3 A3 A # 3 F # 3 E3 C4 F4 B4 D4 C # 4 D # 4 G4 G # 4 A4 A # 4 F # 4 E4 C5 F5 B5 D5 C # 5 D # 5 G5 G # 5 A5 A # 5 F # 5 E5 C6 F6 D6 C # 6 D # [...]

Drum Kit List MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 91 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 Keyboard MIDI GM Standard Kit 1 Key off Alternate Group Hip Hop Kit Key off Alternate Group AfroCuban Kit Key off Alternate Group Pop Latin kit Key off Alternate Group Dance Kit1 Key off Alternat[...]

Drum Kit List 92 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 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 Keyboard MIDI GM Standard Kit 1 Key off Alternate Group Arab.Kit Key off Alternate Group Indian Kit Key off Alternate Group Chinese Kit Key off Alternate Group Standard Kit 2 Key off Alternate[...]

Drum Kit List MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 93 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 Keyboard MIDI GM Standard Kit 1 Key off Alternate Group Room Kit Key off Alternate Group Rock Kit Key off Alternate Group Electronic Kit Key off Alternate Group Analog Kit Key off Alternate G[...]

Drum Kit List 94 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 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 GM Standard Kit 1 Key off Alternate Group Dance Kit2 Key off Alternate Group Jazz Kit Key off Alternate Group Brush Kit Key off Alternate Group Note No. Note Note No. Note 25 C # 01 3 C # -1 S[...]

Drum Kit List MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 95 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 GM Standard Kit 1 Key off Alternate Group Symphony Kit Key off Alternate Group SFX Kit 1 Key off Alternate Group SFX Kit 2 Key off Alternate Group Note No. Note Note No. Note 25 C # 01 3 C # -[...]

96 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual Performance List ● MM6 Bank Perfor- mance Pattern Sync Start Main Voice Dual Voice Split Voice Split Point Chord Fingering 1 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 ElektroPop1 - Da Pad - - B2 Multi Fin[...]

Performance List MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 97 ● MM8 Bank Perfor- mance Pattern Sync Start Main Voice Dual Voice Split Voice Split Point Chord Fingering 1 1 RnB Ballad1 D,B - Power Grand - - B2 Multi Finger 2 FunkPopRock D,B - Sweetness - - B2 Multi Finger 3 FunkPopRock D,B - Touch Clavi Super Clavi - B2 Multi Finger 4 PowerRock D,B - Progressy Coo[...]

98 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual Patter n List Pattern No. Pattern Name HipHop 1 SouthernRap1 2 SouthernRap2 3 EastcoastRap 4 WestcoastRap1 5 WestcoastRap2 6 AmbientRap 7 HipHopPop R&B 8 RnB Chart1 9 RnB Chart2 10 RnB Ballad1 11 RnB Ballad2 12 RnB Soul 13 RnB Pop1 14 RnB Pop2 Pop and Rock 15 ChartPop 16 RockPop 17 FunkPopRock 18 ChartRock 19 PowerRo[...]

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 99 Master EQ List No. T ype Description 1 Flat Flat frequency response . 2 Attack This setting emphasis attac k for a crisp sound. 3 Hard The bass is boosted f or extra punch. 4 Retro The reproduction range is reduced to produce an AM r adio type sound. 5 High P ass The low and mid frequencies are reduced so that the highs [...]

100 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual Ef fect T ype List ● Reverb T ypes ● Chorus T ypes No. Type Description MSB LSB 1 HALL1 Rev erb simulating the acoustics of a hall. 10 2 HALL2 11 6 3 HALL3 11 7 4 HALL4 11 8 5 HALL5 11 6 HALL M 16 7 HALL L 17 8R OOM1 Rev erb simulating the acoustics of a room 21 6 9R OOM2 21 7 10 ROOM3 21 8 11 ROOM4 21 9 12 ROOM5 20[...]

Effect Type List MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 101 ● DSP T ypes No. Type Description MSB LSB 1 HALL1 Rev erb simulating the acoustics of a hall. 10 2 HALL2 11 6 3 HALL3 11 7 4 HALL4 11 8 5 HALL5 11 6 HALL M 16 7 HALL L 17 8R OOM1 Rev erb simulating the acoustics of a room. 21 6 9R OOM2 21 7 10 ROOM3 21 8 11 ROOM4 21 9 12 ROOM5 20 13 ROOM6 21 14 ROOM7 [...]

Effect Type List 102 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 73 ST DIST Stereo distortion. 73 8 74 COMP+DIST1 Since a Compressor is included in the fi rst stage, steady distortion can be produced regardless of changes in input le vel. 73 16 75 COMP+DIST2 73 1 76 O VERDRIVE Adds mild distortion to the sound. 74 0 77 O VERDRIVE2 74 9 78 ST OD Stereo Overdrive . 74[...]

Effect Type List MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 103 130 RO T AR Y SP1 Simulates a rotary speaker . 69 16 131 RO T AR Y SP2 71 17 132 RO T AR Y SP3 71 18 133 RO T AR Y SP4 70 17 134 RO T AR Y SP5 66 18 135 RO T AR Y SP6 69 0 136 RO T AR Y SP7 71 22 137 RO T AR Y SP8 69 17 138 RO T AR Y SP9 69 18 139 RO T AR Y SP10 71 23 140 RO T AR Y SP11 71 24 141 RO T A[...]

104 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual Arpeggio T ype List No. Arpeggio T ype Length T empo Time Sig. V oice Type Seq 1 UpOct1 1 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead 2 UpOct2 1 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead 3 UpOct4 1 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead 4D o wnOct1 1 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead 5D o wnOct2 1 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead 6D o wnOct4 1 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead 7 U/D AOct1 1 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead 8 U/D [...]

Arpeggio Type List MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 105 126 MgClGt4 4 107 4 / 4 Mega Clean Guitar 127 MgFunk1 2 120 4 / 4 Mega Clean Guitar 128 MgFunk2 1 120 4 / 4 Mega Clean Guitar 129 MgClsHip 2 90 4 / 4 Mega Clean Guitar 130 MgAnlgPp 2 93 4 / 4 Mega Clean Guitar 131 MgOdGt1 4 120 4 / 4 Mega Overdriv e Gt 132 MgOdGt2 4 120 4 / 4 Mega Overdriv e Gt 133 Mg[...]

106 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual MIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ MUSIC SYNTHESIZER ] Date : 1-FEB-2008 Model MM6/MM8 MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1.0 Transmitted Recognized Remarks Function... Basic Default 1 - 16 1 - 16 Channel Changed x x Default 3 3 Mode Messages x x Altered ************** x Note 0 - 127 0 - 127 Number : True voice *******[...]

MIDI Implementation Chart MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 107 Prog o 0 - 127 o 0 - 127 Change : True # ************** System Exclusive o o : Song Pos. x x Common : Song Sel. x x : Tune x x System : Clock o o Real Time: Commands o o Aux :All Sound OFF x o(120,126,127) : Reset All Cntrls x o(121) :Local ON/OFF x o(122) :All Notes OFF x o(123-125) Mes- :Acti[...]

108 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual MIDI Data Format NO TE: 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 v oices or panel settings. How- ev er , the MIDI messages listed below do affect the panel voices , auto accompaniment, and songs. • MID[...]

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 109 Specifications Ke yboards MM8 88 keys (Initial touch) MM6 61 keys (Initial touch) T one Generator b lock Tone Generator AWM2 Polyphony 32 notes Multi Timbral Capacity 16 parts Wave 70MB(when converted to 16-bit linear format) Voice Preset: 418 normal voices + 22 drum kits GM: 128 normal voices + 1 drum kit Performance [...]

110 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual [ r r r r ] (Fast Reverse) button ........... 12, 27 [ f f f f ] (Fast Forward) button .......... 12, 27 [] (Pause) button ...................... 12, 27 [ > > > > / ■ ] (START/STOP) button ........... 12 A Accessories ............................................ 7 [A]–[D] buttons ........................[...]

Index MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 111 Pitch Bend wheel................................. 40 [PRESET] button .......................... 12, 26 Preset Song .......................................... 28 R [REC] button ................................. 12, 30 Recording ............................................ 29 RELEASE ................................[...]

112 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual L imited W arr anty 90 D A YS LABOR 1 YEAR P AR TS Y amaha Corporation of America, hereafter referred to as Y amaha, 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 i[...]

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