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10 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualSetting UpBe sure to do the following BEFORE turning on the power. Make sure that the [STANDBY/ON] switch of the instrument

100 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualEffect Type List● Reverb Types● Chorus TypesNo. Type Description MSB LSB1 HALL1Reverb simulating the acoustics of a hall.10

Effect Type ListMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 101● DSP TypesNo. Type Description MSB LSB1 HALL1Reverb simulating the acoustics of a hall.102 HALL2 1163 HALL

Effect Type List102 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual73 ST DIST Stereo distortion. 73 874 COMP+DIST1Since a Compressor is included in the first stage, steady dis

Effect Type ListMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 103130 ROTARY SP1Simulates a rotary speaker.69 16131 ROTARY SP2 71 17132 ROTARY SP3 71 18133 ROTARY SP4 70 171

104 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualArpeggio Type ListNo.Arpeggio TypeLength TempoTime Sig.Voice TypeSeq1 UpOct1 1 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead2 UpOct2 1 120 4 / 4 Syn

Arpeggio Type ListMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 105126 MgClGt4 4 107 4 / 4 Mega Clean Guitar127 MgFunk1 2 120 4 / 4 Mega Clean Guitar128 MgFunk2 1 120 4 / 4

106 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualMIDI Implementation ChartYAMAHA [ MUSIC SYNTHESIZER ] Date : 1-FEB-2008Model MM6/MM8

MIDI Implementation ChartMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 107Prog o 0 - 127 o 0 - 127Change : True # **************System Exclusive o o : Song Pos. x x

108 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualMIDI Data FormatNOTE:1 By default (factory settings) the instrument ordinarily functions as a 16-channel multi-timbral tone

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 109SpecificationsKeyboards MM8 88 keys (Initial touch)MM6 61 keys (Initial touch)Tone Generator block Tone Generator AWM2Polyph

Setting UpMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 11Turn down the volume by turning the [MASTER VOL-UME] control to the left and press the [STANDBY/ON] switch to turn

110 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual[rrrr] (Fast Reverse) button... 12, 27[ffff] (Fast Forward) button ... 12, 27[] (Pause) button ...

IndexMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 111Pitch Bend wheel... 40[PRESET] button ... 12, 26Preset Song...

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12 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualPanel Controls and Terminalsq [PITCH BEND] wheel ...page 40w [MODULATION] wheel...

Panel Controls and TerminalsMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 13@0 [ARPEGGIO ON/OFF] button...page 20@1 TRANSPOSE [+], [-] buttons...page 4

14 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualQuickGuidePlaying the Demo SongThis instrument includes a Demonstration Song that demonstrate some of the instrument’s featu

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 15QuickGuidePlay the InstrumentIn addition to piano, organ, and other “standard” keyboard instru-ments, this instrument has a

Play the Instrument16 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualYou can select a second voice that will play in addition to the main voice when you play the keyboard. Th

Play the InstrumentMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 174Select a voice you want to play.Use the dial to select the desire voice. The available voices will be se

Play the Instrument18 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual2Press and hold the [SPLIT] button for longer than a sec-ond.The Split Voice selection display will appea

Play the InstrumentMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 19Drum Kits are collections of drum and percussion instruments.1Press the [DRUM/PERC/SE] button.The DRUM Ki

2 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualPLEASE KEEP THIS MANUALThis product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to

Play the Instrument20 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualThe arpeggio function lets you create arpeggios (broken chords) by simply playing the required notes on t

Play the InstrumentMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 21 Changing the Arpeggio type ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● The most suitable a

22 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualQuickGuidePlaying PatternsThis instrument has an auto accompaniment feature that produces accompaniment (rhythm + bass + cho

Playing PatternsMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 23You learned how to select a Pattern rhythm on the preceding page.Here we’ll see how to add bass and chord ac

Playing Patterns24 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual4Play a left-hand chord to start the pattern.If you don’t yet know how to play any chords, try playing anyth

Playing PatternsMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 25There are two types of auto-accompaniment chords:● Easy Chords● Standard ChordsThe instrument will automatic

26 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualQuickGuideUsing SongsWith this instrument the term “song” refers the data that makes up a piece of music.In this section we’

Using SongsMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 273Listen to the song.Press the [START/STOP] button to begin playback of the selected song. You can stop playback a

Using Songs28 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualThe following three types songs can be used by this instrument.● Preset Songs (the three songs built into the ins

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 29QuickGuideRecording Your Own PerformanceYou can record up to five of your own performances and save them as user songs 001 th

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 31. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT!This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions con-tained in this

Recording Your Own Performance30 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualBegin recording after selecting a user song number, and the track and part you want to record.

Recording Your Own PerformanceMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 31◆ Pattern Track Selected for RecordingPress the TRACK [PATTTERN] button while holding down the

Recording Your Own Performance32 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual6When the recording is done ...◆ To Play Back a User SongThe procedure is the same as that for

Recording Your Own PerformanceMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 33This function clears an entire user song (all tracks).1From the MAIN display, select the user

Recording Your Own Performance34 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualThis function lets you delete a specified track from a user song.1From the MAIN display, select

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 35Backup and InitializationThe following settings are always backed up, and are maintained even when the power is turned off.

36 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualBasic Operation and DisplaysOverall MM6/MM8 control is based on the following simple operations.Basic Operation1Press a butt

Basic Operation and DisplaysMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 37● CATEGORY [INC]/[DEC]You can quickly select a different category after you’ve selected a song,

Basic Operation and Displays38 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual● Display namesThe display provides all the information you need to easily operate the instrumen

Basic Operation and DisplaysMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 39The MAIN display shows all of the current basic song, pattern, and voice settings. It also inclu

4 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual(3)-10 1/2PRECAUTIONSPLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING* Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

40 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualUsing the ControllersYou can control tone, volume, pitch and other parameters by using the controllers on the front panel, a

Using the ControllersMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 41 Knobs ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

42 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualEnhancing the Sound with Reverb, Chorus, and DSP EffectsReverb lets you play with concert hall type ambience.When you select

Enhancing the Sound with Reverb, Chorus, and DSP EffectsMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 43The chorus effect creates a thick sound that is somewhat like a numb

Enhancing the Sound with Reverb, Chorus, and DSP Effects44 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualThese effects can be used to add depth and richness to voices played

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 45Handy Performance FeaturesThe instrument includes a metronome with adjustable tempo and time signature.Use it to set the tem

Handy Performance Features46 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual Setting the Number of Beats per Measure, and the Length of Each Beat ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Handy Performance FeaturesMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 47If a song or pattern seems to be too fast or slow, try changing the tempo.Press the TEMPO [+] or [

Handy Performance Features48 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualFive different Master EQ settings are provided, giving you the best possible sound in a range of d

Handy Performance FeaturesMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 49◆ Pitch Changes in Semitone Increments (Transpose)The overall pitch of the instrument can be shift

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 t

Handy Performance Features50 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualSometimes you may wish to play in a lower or higher pitch range. For example, you may want to shif

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 51Pattern FunctionsBasic operation of the Pattern (auto-accompaniment) feature is described on page 22.Here are some other way

Pattern Functions52 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual5Press a main section button: [A]–[D].The indicator to the upper left of the active main section button wil

Pattern FunctionsMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 53After pressing the [FINGER] button to turn auto-accompaniment on, you can play in the left-hand (accom-pani

Pattern Functions54 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualTwo or more notes played together constitute a “chord”.The most basic chord type is the “triad” consisting

Pattern FunctionsMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 55 Recognized Standard Chords● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Pattern Functions56 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualIn “Play Along with a Pattern” on page 23 we described two methods of playing Patterns (Multi, Full Key-boa

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 57Song Settings1Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the UTILITY display.2Use the CATEGORY [DEC] / [INC] but-tons to select the

Song Settings58 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualEach “track” plays a different part of the song—melody, percussion, accompaniment, etc.You can mute individual

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 59Memorize Your Favorite Panel SettingsThis instrument has a PERFORMANCE MEMORY feature that lets you save up to 64 of your fa

6 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualThis product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect to which

Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings60 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual1Press the PERFORMANCE BANK [INC] / [DEC] buttons until the desired bank number is show

Memorize Your Favorite Panel SettingsMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 61This procedure erases the panel settings saved in a performance memory.1The PERFORMANCE

62 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualVoice EditingCreate original voices by editing the many available voice parameters. By editing the var-ious parameters avail

Voice EditingMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 63 Edit Display List * Press the [INC/YES][DEC/NO] buttons simultaneously to instantly reset to the default sett

64 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualUtility SettingsDetailed settings such as tuning, split point, and effects can be made via the UTILITY screen.There are 25 f

Utility SettingsMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 65 Utility Display List * Press the [INC/YES][DEC/NO] buttons simultaneously to instantly recall the default

66 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualStoring/Saving DataIn this section we’ll look at the procedures for setting up and formatting USB storage devices, as well a

Storing/Saving DataMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 671Connect a USB storage device to the USB TO DEVICE terminal, being careful to insert it in the proper dir

Storing/Saving Data68 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualA new USB storage device must be formatted before it can be used by this instrument.1After connecting the

Storing/Saving DataMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 69Three types of data are saved to one “ User File” by this operation: user song, pattern file, and performa

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 7Congratulations, and thank you for your choosing the Yamaha MM6/MM8 Music Synthesizer!Please read this owner’s manual careful

Storing/Saving Data70 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualThis operation converts a user song (song numbers 001–005) to SMF Format 0 and saves the file to a USB sto

Storing/Saving DataMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 71User and pattern files residing on a USB storage device can be loaded into the instrument.1With the USB st

Storing/Saving Data72 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualThis procedure deletes selected user files and SMF files from a USB storage device.1Make sure that the USB

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 73Connectionsq OUTPUT L/MONO and R jacksThese jacks output stereo audio signals (1/4" mono phone plugs).For monophonic ou

Connections74 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualSince the MM6/MM8 has no built-in speakers, it must be connected to an external amplifier and speakers, headphones

ConnectionsMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 75You can connect a USB storage device to the USB TO DEVICE terminal on the rear panel of this instrument. Precaut

Connections76 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualBacking up instrument data to a computer.Once you’ve saved data to a USB storage device, you can copy the data to

ConnectionsMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 77The following functions become available when this instrument is connected to a computer. Installing the USB-MIDI

Connections78 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualBy connecting the instrument to a computer, the instrument’s performance data can be used on the com-puter, and p

ConnectionsMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 79 PC Mode ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● The PC Mode item can conveniently make multi-

8 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualMain Features High-Quality Voices for Keyboard Performance Page 15The MM6/MM8 contains a wide range of high-quality voices

80 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualAbout the Supplied Disk• This owner’s manual is the exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation.• The supplied software is th

About the Supplied DiskMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 81ATTENTIONSOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENTPLEASE READ THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT (“AGREE-MENT”) CAREFUL

82 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualAppendixTroubleshootingProblem Possible Cause and SolutionA popping sound is heard when the instrument is turned on or off.T

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 83MessagesLCD Message CommentAccess error! Indicates the failure in reading or writing from/to the media or the flash memory.Al

84 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualVoice List Maximum Polyphony ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● The instrument has 32-note maximum polyp

Voice ListMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 8583 68 0 0 8 GM Clavi84 69 0 0 17 GM Drawbar Organ85 70 0 0 18 GM Percussive Org86 71 0 0 19 GM Rock Organ87 72 0 0

Voice List86 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualSTRINGS196 1 0 116 50 Live! Orchestra197 2 0 114 49 Symphony Strings198 3 0 113 50 Slow Strings199 4 0 122 50 Live

Voice ListMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 87307 9 0 114 85 Simple Oct1308 10 0 114 84 Simple Oct2309 11 0 116 81 Prog Lead310 12 0 114 88 Galaga311 13 0 115 8

Voice List88 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual421 123 0 0 99 GM Crystal422 124 0 0 100 GM Atmosphere423 125 0 0 101 GM Brightness424 126 0 0 102 GM Goblins425 1

Voice ListMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 89534 89 0 0 120 GM Revrs Cymbal535 90 0 0 121 GM Fret Noise536 91 0 0 122 GM Breath Noise537 92 0 0 123 GM Seashore

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 9Accessories ... 7Main Features ...

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Drum Kit ListMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 91Voice No. 12 5 6 7 8MSB(0-127)/LSB(0-127)/PC(1-128)127/000/001 127/000/085 126/000/041 126/000/044 127/000/028K

Drum Kit List92 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualVoice No. 12 9 10 11 13MSB(0-127)/LSB(0-127)/PC(1-128)127/000/001 126/000/037 126/000/040 127/000/128 127/000/0

Drum Kit ListMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 93Voice No. 12 14 15 16 17MSB(0-127)/LSB(0-127)/PC(1-128)127/000/001 127/000/009 127/000/017 127/000/025 127/000/

Drum Kit List94 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualVoice No. 12 18 19 20MSB(0-127)/LSB(0-127)/PC(1-128)127/000/001 127/000/113 127/000/033 127/000/041Keyboard MID

Drum Kit ListMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 95Voice No. 12 21 22 23MSB(0-127)/LSB(0-127)/PC(1-128)127/000/001 127/000/049 126/000/001 126/000/002Keyboard MID

96 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualPerformance List● MM6BankPerfor-mancePatternSync StartMain Voice Dual Voice Split VoiceSplit PointChord Fingering11 RnB Ball

Performance ListMM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 97● MM8BankPerfor-mancePatternSync StartMain Voice Dual Voice Split VoiceSplit PointChord Fingering11 RnB Ball

98 MM6/MM8 Owner’s ManualPattern ListPattern No. Pattern NameHipHop1 SouthernRap12 SouthernRap23 EastcoastRap4 WestcoastRap15 WestcoastRap26 AmbientR

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 99Master EQ ListNo. Type Description1 Flat Flat frequency response.2 Attack This setting emphasis attack for a crisp sound.3 H