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2 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL

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

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 information.

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

SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION

92-BP (bottom)

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 3

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 comply 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

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 retailer, 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.

FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.)

* This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA.

(class B)

OBSERVERA!

Apparaten kopplas inte ur växelströmskällan (nätet) så länge som den

ar ansluten till vägguttaget, även om själva apparaten har stängts av.

ADVARSEL: Netspæendingen til dette apparat er IKKE afbrudt,

sålæenge netledningen siddr i en stikkontakt, som er t endt — også

selvom der or slukket på apparatets afbryder.

VAROITUS: Laitteen toisiopiiriin kytketty käyttökytkin 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

(mercury)* This applies only to products distributed by

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 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 Music U.K. Ltd. (2 wires)

* This applies only to products distributed by

YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA.

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, MM8

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.

(FCC DoC)

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PRECAUTIONS

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING

* Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

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. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Only use the voltage speciﬁed as correct for the instrument. The required

voltage is printed on the name plate of the instrument.

• Use the speciﬁed adaptor (PA-5D, PA-150 or an equivalent recommended by

Yamaha) only. Using the wrong adaptor can result in damage to the instrument

or overheating.

• Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may have

accumulated on it.

• Do not place the AC adaptor cord near heat sources such as heaters or radiators,

and do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord, place heavy objects

on it, or place it in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over, or roll

anything over it.

• 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.

• Do not expose the instrument to rain, use it near water or in damp or wet

conditions, or place containers on it containing liquids which might spill into

any openings. If any liquid such as water seeps into the instrument, turn off the

power immediately and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet. Then have

the instrument inspected by qualiﬁed Yamaha service personnel.

• Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands.

• Do not put burning items, such as candles, on the unit.

A burning item may fall over and cause a ﬁre.

• If the AC adaptor cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged, or if there is a

sudden loss of sound during use of 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.

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:

• When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet, always hold

the plug itself and not the cord.

• Unplug the AC power adaptor when not using the instrument, or during

electrical storms.

• Do not connect the instrument to an electrical outlet using a multiple-connector.

Doing so can result in lower sound quality, or possibly cause overheating in the

outlet.

• Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations, or extreme cold or

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.

• 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.

• Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally

fall over.

• Before moving the instrument, remove all connected adaptor and other cables.

• When setting up the product, make sure that the AC outlet you are using is

easily accessible. If some trouble or malfunction occurs, immediately turn off

the power switch and disconnect the plug from the outlet. Even when the power

switch is turned off, electricity is still ﬂowing to the product at the minimum

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

internal components or result in the instrument falling over.

Power supply/AC power adaptor

Do not open

Water warning

Fire warning

If you notice any abnormality

Power supply/AC power adaptor

Location

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• 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.

• When cleaning the instrument, use a soft, dry cloth. Do not use paint thinners,

solvents, cleaning ﬂuids, or chemical-impregnated wiping cloths.

• 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.

• 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

• 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.

Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in 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.

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Connections

Maintenance

Handling caution

Saving data

Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modiﬁcations to the instrument, or data that is lost or destroyed.

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.

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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.

Copying of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data and/or audio data is strictly prohibited

except for your personal use.

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 7

Congratulations, and thank you for your choosing the Yamaha MM6/

MM8 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.

The instrument package includes the following items. Please check that you have them all.

• Owner’s 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.)

Accessories

Since the MM6 and MM8 have the same control layout and input/output conﬁguration, the MM6 will be used for

example illustrations throughout this manual.

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Main Features

■ High-Quality Voices for Keyboard Performance Page 15

The MM6/MM8 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. The MM8 features an 88-key “Graded Hammer” key-

board with action that is virtually indistinguishable from an actual acoustic piano.

■ Play the Keyboard Along with a Pattern Page 23

The patterns in the MM6/MM8 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.

■ Use the Arpeggio 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.

■ 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.

■ 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.

■ Save Performance Data to a USB Storage Device Page 66

Transferring data between the MM6/MM8 and your computer is easy because the

MM6/MM8 can store data and setting to standard USB storage devices.

■ Create Music with Your Computer and the Bundled DAW Soft-

ware

Page 80

You can connect the MM6/MM8 to your computer using a USB cable, and transfer

MIDI data to and from DAW software. With the Bundled DAW software the MM6/

MM8 becomes the central tone generator for your computer based music production

system.

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 9

Accessories .............................................................................. 7

Main Features .......................................................................... 8

Setting Up 10

Power Supply Connections .................................................... 10

Cable clip................................................................................ 10

Using Headphones................................................................. 10

Connecting to a Computer (USB Terminal)............................ 10

Turning the Power On ............................................................ 11

Adjust Volume and Display Contrast...................................... 11

Panel Controls and Terminals 12

Front Panel............................................................................. 12

Rear Panel ............................................................................. 13

Quick Guide

Playing the Demo Song 14

Play the Instrument 15

Selecting the Main Voice........................................................ 15

Combining Voices—Dual........................................................ 16

Split the Keyboard .................................................................. 17

Selecting a Drum Voice.......................................................... 19

Using the Arpeggio Function .................................................. 20

Playing Patterns 22

Listen to the Rhythm Pattern.................................................. 22

Play Along with a Pattern ....................................................... 23

Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords .................................... 25

Using Songs 26

Selecting and Listening to a Song.......................................... 26

Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause ...................... 27

Types of Songs ...................................................................... 28

Recording Your Own Performance 29

Recording Procedure ............................................................. 30

Song Clear—Deleting User Songs......................................... 33

Track Clear—Deleting a Specified Track from a User Song .. 34

Backup and Initialization 35

Backup ................................................................................... 35

Initialization............................................................................. 35

Basic Operation and Displays 36

Basic Operation...................................................................... 36

The Displays........................................................................... 38

MAIN Display Items................................................................ 39

Reference

Using the Controllers 40

Controllers on the front panel ................................................. 40

External Controllers................................................................ 41

Enhancing the Sound with Reverb, Chorus, and DSP

Effects 42

Selecting a Reverb type ......................................................... 42

Selecting a Chorus type ......................................................... 43

Applying DSP Effects ............................................................. 44

Handy Performance Features 45

Using the Metronome ............................................................. 45

Adjusting the Tempo .............................................................. 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 ........................................................ 49

Shifting Keyboard Pitch in Octaves ........................................ 50

Pattern Functions 51

Pattern Variations (Sections).................................................. 51

Setting the Split Point .............................................................52

Play a Pattern with Chords but No Rhythm

(Stop Accompaniment) ...................................................... 53

Pattern Volume Adjustment.................................................... 53

Chord Basics ..........................................................................54

Specify Chords Over the Entire Keyboard Range ..................56

Song Settings 57

Song Volume ..........................................................................57

Change the Song Tempo .......................................................57

Track Mute..............................................................................58

Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings 59

Saving to the Performance Memory .......................................59

Recalling Settings from the Performance Memory .................60

Erase a Performance Memory................................................61

Voice Editing 62

Select and Edit an Item ..........................................................62

Edit Display List .....................................................................63

Utility Settings 64

Selecting and Setting Functions .............................................64

Utility Display List ..................................................................65

Storing/Saving Data 66

Using a USB Storage Device .................................................67

Formatting a USB storage device...........................................68

Saving Data ............................................................................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 ......................................................................73

Connecting to External Audio Equipment............................... 74

Connecting to External MIDI Devices..................................... 74

Connecting a USB Storage Device ........................................75

Connecting to a Personal Computer ......................................77

Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer .......78

Initial Setup............................................................................. 79

About the Supplied Disk 80

About the Supplied DAW Software.........................................80

Support ...................................................................................80

Appendix

Troubleshooting...................................................................... 82

Messages ...............................................................................83

Voice List ................................................................................84

Drum Kit List ...........................................................................90

Performance List ....................................................................96

Pattern List .............................................................................98

Master EQ List........................................................................ 99

Effect Type List..................................................................... 100

Arpeggio Type List................................................................104

MIDI Implementation Chart...................................................106

MIDI Data Format .................................................................108

Specifications .......................................................................109

Index..................................................................................... 110

Contents

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Setting Up

Be sure to do the following BEFORE turning

on the power.

ᕡ Make sure that the [STANDBY/ON] switch of the

instrument is set to STANDBY.

ᕢ Plug the adaptor’s DC plug into the DC IN jack on

the instrument’s rear panel.

ᕣ Plug the AC adaptor into a convenient AC wall out-

let.

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.

Make all necessary connections, as

described below, BEFORE turning the power

on.

Since the MM6/MM8 has no built-in speakers, it must

be connected to an external ampliﬁer and speakers,

headphones, or other sound output device.

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.

• 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.

Power Supply Connections

Cable clip

• Use the speciﬁed adaptor (PA-5D, PA-150, or an equivalent

recommended by Yamaha) only. The use of other adaptors

may result in irreparable damage to both the adaptor and the

instrument.

• Unplug the AC Power Adaptor when not using the instrument,

or during electrical storms.

CAUTION

(PA-5D adaptor) (PA-150 adaptor)

MM6

MM8

Using Headphones

Connecting to a Computer (USB Terminal)

• Do not use headphones at a high volume for an extended period

of time. Doing so may cause hearing loss.

• When connecting the instrument 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.

CAUTION

• USB cables can be purchased at some musical instrument stores, com-

puter stores, and similar retail outlets.

NOTE

Setting Up

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 11

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.

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.

Set the MM6/MM8 and external playback equipment

volume controls to appropriate levels. If necessary,

adjust the legibility of the LCD display by using the

LCD Contrast Control.

Turning the Power On

Press the [STANDBY/ON]

switch.

Rotate the [MASTER VOLUME]

control counter-clockwise.

• 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.

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.

CAUTION

Adjust Volume and Display Contrast

Contrast Adjustment

[MASTER VOLUME]

Control Adjustment

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Panel Controls and Terminals

q [PITCH BEND] wheel ...........................page 40

w [MODULATION] wheel.........................page 40

e [MASTER VOLUME] control.......pages 14, 36

r [CUTOFF], [RESONANCE],

[ATTACK], [RELEASE] knobs

............page 41

t [METRONOME] button ........................page 45

y [TAP TEMPO] button............................page 47

u TEMPO [+], [-] buttons ........................page 45

i SONG

[SONG] button......................................page 14

[PRESET], [USER], [USB] buttons ......page 26

o [PATTERN] button ................................page 22

!0 FUNCTION

[EDIT], [UTILITY] buttons ............pages 62, 64

!1 FILE

[MENU], [EXECUTE] buttons.......pages 67, 68

!2 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

!3 SONG CONTROL

[rr

] (REW) button .............................. page 27

[ff

] (FF) button................................... page 27

[REC] button ........................................ page 30

[] (PAUSE) button ............................ page 27

[>>

/■] (START/STOP) button........pages 27, 37

!4 Display .................................................. page 38

!5 Dial.......................................................... page 37

!6 [INC/YES], [DEC/NO] buttons ........... page 37

!7 [EXIT] button ........................................ page 38

!8 LCD CONTRAST knob ....................... page 11

!9 CATEGORY [INC], [DEC] buttons .... page 37

Front Panel

t y u

Front Panel

Panel Controls and Terminals

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@0 [ARPEGGIO ON/OFF] button.............page 20

@1 TRANSPOSE [+], [-] buttons..............page 49

@2 OCTAVE [UP], [DOWN] buttons ........page 50

@3 [DUAL] button .......................................page 16

@4 [SPLIT] button.......................................page 17

@5 PERFORMANCE BANK [INC],

[DEC] buttons

.......................................page 59

@6 PERFORMANCE MEMORY

[1]–[8] buttons

.......................................page 59

@7 [TRACK SELECT/MUTE] button .......page 58

@8 [STORE] button.....................................page 59

@9 TRACK [1]–[8],

[PATTERN] buttons

..............................page 29

#0 CATEGORY SEARCH buttons...........page 15

#1 [STANDBY/ON] switch ....................... page 14

#2 DC IN jack.............................................. page 10

#3 PHONES jack........................................ page 10

#4 OUTPUT R, L/MONO jacks ................ page 73

#5 FOOT CONTROLLER jack ................. page 41

#6 SUSTAIN jack ....................................... page 41

#7 MIDI IN, OUT terminals....................... page 73

#8 USB TO DEVICE, TO HOST

terminals

................................................ page 73

#9 Cable clip............................................... page 10

@7 @8

#1 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8#2

Rear Panel

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Quick

Guide

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.

Press the [STANDBY/ON] button until it locks in the ON

position.

The Main display will appear in the LCD.

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.

Press the [START/STOP] button to stop Demo playback.

The Main display will reappear.

PATTERN name

SONG name

ARPEGGIO name

VOICE name

• The demo songs will not be

transmitted via MIDI.

NOTE

Quick Guide

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 15

Quick

Guide

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.

Select a Main Voice and play it on the keyboard.

Press a CATEGORY SEARCH button.

The Main Voice selection display will appear.

The currently selected category name, voice number and name will be

highlighted.

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”.

Play the keyboard.

Try selecting and playing a variety of Voices.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

Selecting the Main Voice

•To change the Voice category,

press another CATEGORY

SEARCH button.

NOTE

MAIN VOICE

selection display

Current

selected Voice

category

Playing Patterns

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 23

You 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 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] button 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.

Turn sync start on.

Press the [SYNC START] button to turn the Sync Start function on.

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.

Play Along with a Pattern

●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.

The indicator lights when FINGER is ON.

• The keyboard split point can be

changed as required, as

described on page 52.

NOTE

Split point (54/F#2)

Auto-accompani-

ment Range

The indicator will ﬂash

when Sync Start is on.

Playing Patterns

24 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

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.

Play a variety of left-hand chords while playing a melody

with your right hand.

Press the [START/STOP] button to stop pattern playback

when you’re done.

You can switch pattern “sections” to add variety to the accompaniment.

Refer to “Pattern Variations (Sections)” on page 51.

Split Point

Auto-accompani-

ment Range

Split Point

Playing Patterns

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 25

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.

■Easy Chords ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

This method lets you easily play chords in the accompaniment

range of the keyboard using only one, two, or three ﬁngers.

■Standard Chords ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

This method lets you produce accompaniment by playing chords

using normal ﬁngerings in the accompaniment range of the key-

board.

Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords

DEFGABCDEF

Split point (default: 54/F#2)

Root Notes and the

Corresponding Keys

Accompani-

ment Range

•To play a major chord

Press the root note of the chord.

Cm7

•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.

•To play a minor seventh chord

Press the root note together with the

nearest white and black keys to the left

of it (three keys altogether).

( )

CmM7

CM7

Csus4

Caug

CM7aug

C7aug

C7sus4

Csus2

Cdim

Cdim7

CmM7

(

)

CM7

(

)

Cm7

(

)

(

)

(

b13

)

Cm7

(

)

CM7

(

#11

)

(

)

(

)

Cm add9

(

)

(

#11

)

(

)

(

)

Cm6

Cm7

(

)

CM7

(

)

Cm7

(

)

CmM7

(

)

Cadd9

Standard Chord Fingerings [Examples for “C” chords]

Notes enclosed in parentheses 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.

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 how to select and play songs.

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.

Select a song you want to play.

Use the dial to select the Song you want to listen to.

The available songs will be selected and displayed in sequence.

Selecting and Listening to a Song

PRESET Internal songs (three songs)

USER User songs (songs you have recorded yourself; page 29)

USB

Songs stored on a USB storage device connected to the instrument

(page 67)

SONG SELECT

Display

Currently

Selected Song

• User songs (songs you’ve

recorded yourself) and songs on

USB storage devices can also

be played. The procedure for

playing these types of songs is

exactly the same as for playing

the internal songs.

NOTE

Using Songs

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 27

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.

These are just like the transport controls on a CD player, letting you fast forward [

f], reverse [r] and

pause [ ] playback of the song.

Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause

Song start

[] Pause

Press the pause

button to pause

playback.

[r] Fast Reverse

Press the fast reverse

button to rapidly

return to an earlier

point in the song.

[f] Fast Forward

Press the fast forward

button to rapidly skip

ahead to a later point

in the song.

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 own performances) ................................................. Song numbers 001–005.

● USB Songs (songs data in USB storage device).......................................................Song numbers 001–

The chart below shows the basic ﬂow for using the preset songs, user songs, and USB songs from storage to

playback.

Types of Songs

PRESET USER USB

Record

(page 29)

Connect USB TO

DEVICE terminal and

Save/Load (page 75)

Your Own Performance

Songs

Songs Songs

USB Storage Device

Song Storage location

Preset Songs

(001–003)

User Songs

(001–005)

USB Songs

(001–)

SMF conversion

Save/Load as User Files

The three songs

built into the instru-

ment.

Play

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 29

Quick

Guide

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).

■ 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.

■ 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

Chord

Parts

Tra ck

Pattern

Tra ck

Specify Track(s)

and Record

Tra ck

Recording Your Own Performance

30 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

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.

Press the [REC] button.

The [REC] button will light.

Select the recording track.

Press the TRACK button ([1] to [8]) you want to record to while holding

the [TRACK SELECT/MUTE] button.

The selected track will ﬂash in the display.

Recording Procedure

• The FINGER mode will be auto-

matically turned on when you

select the [PATTERN] track for

recording.

• The FINGER mode cannot be

turned on or off once you have

started recording.

NOTE

• If you record to a track that

contains previously-recorded

data the previous data will be

overwritten and lost.

CAUTION

Press and Hold

Track 1 will be

highlighted.

Recording Your Own Performance

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 31

◆ 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.

◆ 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.

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.

Stop recording by pressing the [START/STOP] or [REC]

button.

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.

•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.

NOTE

Press and Hold

Pattern track highlighted.

• If the memory becomes full dur-

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.

NOTE

Start recording

Current measure number

Recording Your Own Performance

32 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

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 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)

■ 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).

■ 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.

The following data is recorded before the beginning of the Song. Even if you

change the data while recording is in progress, the data is not recorded.

• Reverb type, Chorus type, Time signature, Pattern number, Pattern volume

Recording Your Own Performance

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 33

This function clears an entire user song (all tracks).

From the MAIN display, select the user song (001 to 005)

you want to clear.

Press and hold the [TRACK SELECT/MUTE] button for

longer than a second while holding the [STORE] button.

A conﬁrmation message will appear on the display.

Press the [INC/YES] button.

A conﬁrmation message will appear on the display.

Press [DEC/NO] to cancel the Song Clear operation.

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.

Song Clear—Deleting User Songs

• If you only want to clear a spe-

ciﬁc track from a user song use

the Track Clear function.

NOTE

Press and Hold

Hold for Longer

than a Second

•To execute the Song Clear func-

tion, press the [INC/YES] but-

ton. Press [DEC/NO] button to

cancel the Song Clear opera-

tion.

NOTE

Recording Your Own Performance

34 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

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 you 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.

Press the [INC/YES] button.

A conﬁrmation message will appear on the display.

Press [DEC/NO] to cancel the Track Clear operation.

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.

Track Clear—Deleting a Specified Track from a User Song

Press and

Hold

Hold for Longer

than a Second

•To execute the Track Clear func-

tion, press the [INC/YES] but-

ton. Press [DEC/NO] button to

cancel the Track Clear opera-

tion.

NOTE

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 35

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.

This function erases all backup data in the instrument’s memory and restores the initial default settings.

■Backup 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.

Backup

● 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 Setting: AUTO FILL IN

Initialization

36 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

Basic Operation and Displays

Overall MM6/MM8 control is based on the following simple operations.

Basic Operation

Press a button to select a basic function.

Use the dial to select an item.

Start/Stop a function.

1 3 2 1

Display

(page 38, 39)

● Volume Adjustment

Adjust the volume of the sound heard from

the speakers plugged into the OUTPUT

jack or a pair of headphones plugged into

the PHONES jack.

Rotate counter-

clockwise to

lower the volume.

Rotate clock-

wise to increase

the volume.

Song

Category

1 Press a button to select a basic function.

● Song category

Select the song category containing the

song you want to play.

● Voice category

Select the voice category containing the

voice you want to play.

* If you want to change the category, press another category button or use the CATEGORY [DEC]/

[INC] buttons.

Basic Operation and Displays

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 37

● CATEGORY [INC]/[DEC]

You can quickly select a different

category after you’ve selected a

song, pattern or voice category.

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 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.

● Dial

Rotate the dial clockwise to

increase the value of the selected

item, or counterclockwise to

decrease it’s value. Rotate the

dial continuously to continu-

ously increase or decrease the

value.

3 Start/Stop a function.

Currently Selected Category Name

Currently Selected Item

Use the [START/STOP] button.

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.

● [INC/YES], [DEC/NO] Buttons

Press the [INC/YES] button brieﬂy to increment the

value by 1, or press the [DEC/NO] button brieﬂy to

decrement the value by 1. Press and hold either but-

ton to continuously increment or decrement the value

in the corresponding direction.

Decrease Increase

Press Brieﬂy to

Increment

Press Brieﬂy

to Decrement

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.

Example: Voice Selection Display

Previous Category Next Category

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. For example, “MAIN” appears at the top on the main display.

● MAIN display

● 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.

The Displays

● Call Up The Main Display

Most basic operations are carried out from the

instrument’s MAIN display.

You can return to the MAIN display from any other

display be pressing the [EXIT] button near the dial.

Title

UTILITY/ EDIT item

Value

Basic Operation and Displays

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 39

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.

MAIN Display Items

Tempo

(pages 45, 47)

Transpose

(page 49)

Measure Number

(page 31)

OCTAVE

(page 50)

USB status

“CONNECT” appears when it is

possible to access the USB TO

DEVICE terminal (page 67).

Chord Display

(page 25)

Performance

Memory Status

(page 59)

Song Track Status

Displays the user

song playback track

(page 58)

Main Voice (page 15)

Dual Voice (page 16)

Split Voice (page 17)

Pattern (page 22)

Song (page 26)

Arpeggio (page 20)

40 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

Using the 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.

■Pitch Bend wheel ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

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.

■Modulation 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.

Controllers on the front panel

Knobs

Pitch Bend

wheel

Modulation

wheel

Raises the pitch

Lowers the pitch

Maximum

Minimum

Reference

Using the Controllers

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 41

■Knobs ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

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.

■Footswitch● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

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.

■Foot Controller ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

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.

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.

Tur ning 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

Decrease value. Increase value.

Rear Panel

FC4 or FC5

FC7

• Sustain can be applied only to the main and dual voices.

NOTE

42 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

Enhancing the Sound with Reverb, Chorus, and DSP Effects

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. Only one reverb type can be

selected.

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC]/ [INC] but-

tons to select the Reverb Type item.

The currently selected reverb type will be dis-

played.

Use the dial to select a reverb type.

You can check how the selected reverb type

sounds by playing on the keyboard.

Refer to the Effect Type List on page 100 for

information about the available reverb types.

● Adjusting the Reverb Send Level

You can individually adjust the amount of reverb

that is applied to the main, dual, and split voices.

(page 63)

Selecting a Reverb type

Reverb Type Item

The Selected Reverb Type

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 voice used is automatically selected. If

you want to select a different chorus type, use the procedure described below. Only one chorus type can be

selected.

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] / [INC] but-

tons to select the Chorus Type item.

The currently selected chorus type will be dis-

played.

Use the dial to select a chorus type.

You can check how the selected chorus type

sounds by playing on the keyboard.

Refer to the Effect Type List on page 100 for

information about the available chorus types.

● 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)

Selecting a Chorus type

Chorus Type Item

The Selected 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 keyboard (main, dual, and split

voices). Only one DSP type can be selected.

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] / [INC] but-

tons to select the DSP ON/OFF item.

Use the dial to set the DSP ON or OFF

as required.

■Changing the DSP type● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] / [INC] but-

tons to select the DSP Type item.

The currently selected DSP type is displayed.

Use the dial to select a DSP type.

You can check how the selected chorus type

sounds by playing on the keyboard.

Refer to the DSP Type List on page 101 for the

available DSP types.

Press the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons

simultaneously to recall the initial default

value.

Applying DSP Effects

• DSP stands for “Digital Signal Processor”, which is a special micropro-

cessor designed to process and add effects to digital audio signals.

NOTE

DSP On/Off Item

Dsp Type Item

The Selected DSP Type

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 45

Handy Performance Features

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 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Start the metronome by pressing the

[METRONOME] button.

To stop the metronome, press the [METRO-

NOME] button again.

■Adjusting the Metronome Tempo

Here’s how you can adjust the tempo of the metro-

nome sound.

Press the TEMPO [+] button to increase

the tempo value by 1, or the TEMPO [-]

button to decrease the tempo by 1.

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.

Using the Metronome

The Beat of the Current Measure

Tempo Display

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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.

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.

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

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.

Press the category [INC] button once to

display “Time Signature – Denominator”.

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.

Press the [METRONOME] button to conﬁrm

the settings.

■Adjusting the Metronome Volume

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

Press the [DEC] / [INC] category button

until the “Metronome Volume” item

appears on the display.

Use the dial to set the metronome vol-

ume as required.

Hold for Longer

than a Second

Note Value

(or length of

one beat)

Number of

Beats per

Measure

• The metronome time signature will synchronize to a pattern or song

that is playing, so these parameters cannot be changed while a pat-

tern or song is playing.

NOTE

Metronome volume.

Handy Performance Features

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 47

If a song or pattern seems 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.

You can return to the original tempo by simultaneously pressing the [+] and [-] buttons.

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.

When touch response is on you can adjust the key-

board’s sensitivity to dynamics in four steps.

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] / [INC] but-

tons to select the Touch Sensitivity

item.

The currently selected touch sensitivity is displayed.

Use the dial to select a touch sensitivity

setting between 1 and 4.

Higher values produce greater (easier) volume

variation in response to keyboard dynamics—

i.e. greater sensitivity.

When touch sensitivity is set to 4 (Off), all

notes will be played at the same volume no

matter how hard or softly you play the keys.

Adjusting the Tempo

Using the TAP TEMPO Button

Setting the Touch Response

Touch Sensitivity

• The initial default touch sensitivity setting is “2”.

NOTE

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48 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

Five different Master EQ settings are provided, giving you the best possible sound in a range of different

situations.

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

The currently selected function will appear in

the display.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] / [INC] but-

tons to select the Master EQ Type item.

The currently selected EQ type will appear.

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.

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] / [INC] but-

tons to select the Arpeggio Velocity

item.

The currently selected arpeggio velocity is dis-

played.

Use the dial to set the velocity as

required.

Original .. The selected velocity is used for

playback of each arpeggio type.

Thru........ The actual keyboard velocity is used.

Select a Master EQ Setting for the Best Sound

The Currently Selected Master EQ Type

Controlling Arpeggio Volume with Keyboard Dynamics

The Currently Selected Arpeggio Velocity

Handy Performance Features

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 49

◆ 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.

Use the dial to set the transpose value

between -12 and +12 as required.

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.

◆ 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.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] / [INC] but-

tons to select the Tuning item.

Use the dial to set the tuning value

between 415.3 and 466.2Hz as required.

Transpose the Keyboard

Current Value

• This setting does not affect Drum Kit Voices.

NOTE

• Press either the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons or TRANSPOSE

[+] and [-] buttons simultaneously to recall the initial default value.

NOTE

The Range is 415.3–466.2 HzTuning

• This setting does not affect Drum Kit Voices.

NOTE

• Press the [INC/YES][DEC/NO] buttons simultaneously to instantly

reset to the default setting.

NOTE

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50 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

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

-1 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).

Shifting Keyboard Pitch in Octaves

● OCTAVE -1

One octave down

● OCTAVE +1

One octave up

Octave Display

• When a Drum Kit is selected, the percussion voices assigned to the

keyboard are shifted in location but not pitch.

NOTE

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 51

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.

To provide some variation for pattern playback, each pattern includes a number of “sections” that can be

selected and played as required.

● 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)

Turn the pattern on.

Press the [FINGER] button. The indicator to

the upper left of the button will light.

Turn AUTO FILL IN on.

Press the [AUTO FILL IN] button.

Press the [SYNC START] button to turn

Sync Start on.

Pattern Variations (Sections)

Main SectionFill-in

The indicator

will light when

FINGER is on.

The indicator will light

when the AUTO FILL

IN is on.

● Sync Start

When the Sync Start standby mode is

engaged, pattern playback will begin as soon

as you play a chord in the accompaniment

range of the keyboard.

The indicator will light

when the Sync Start

function is engaged.

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52 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

Press a main section button: [A]–[D].

The indicator to the upper left of the active

main section button will light.

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.

Press any of the main section buttons,

[A]–[D], as required.

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.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] / [INC] but-

tons to select the Split Point item.

Use the dial to set the split point to any

key from 000 (C-2) through 127 (G8).

Accompaniment

Range

Split Point

Setting the Split Point

Split point (54 : F#2)

Main Voice

Split Voice

• When you change the split point the auto-accompaniment split point

also changes.

• The split voice sounds when the split-point key is played.

NOTE

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 rhythm accompaniment. This is “Stop Accompa-

niment”, and any of the chord ﬁngerings recognized by the instrument can be used. The MM6/MM8

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.

Select a pattern (page 22) and engage the

pattern mode.

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] / [INC] but-

tons to select the Pattern Volume item.

Use the dial to set the pattern volume

between 000 and 127.

Play a Pattern with Chords but No Rhythm (Stop Accompaniment)

Accompani-

ment Range

The indicator

will light when

FINGER is

engaged.

Pattern Volume Adjustment

Pattern Functions

54 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

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).

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.

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.

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

the root of the chord is, whether it is a major, minor, or diminished

chord, whether it requires a major or ﬂatted seventh, what alterations or

tensions it uses ... all at a glance.

● Some Chord Types (These are just some of the “Standard” chord types recognized by the MM6/MM8.)

Chord Basics

3rd

Root

Major third–four half steps (semitones) Minor third–three half steps (semitones)

CM Cm Caug Cdim

Major chord Minor chord Augmented chord Diminished chord

Minor 3rd

Major 3rd

Minor 3rd

Major 3rd

Minor 3rd

Root note Chord type

Csus4 C7 Cm7 CM7

(

)

Cm7

(

)

C7sus4

CmM7

Suspended 4

Minor 7

Major 7

, suspended 4

Minor 7

, ﬂatted 5

Minor/major 7

Perfect 5

Perfect 4

Flatted 7

Major chord Flatted 7

Minor chord Major 7

Major chord

Major 7

Minor chord Flatted 5

chord

Flatted 5

Minor 7

chord

Flatted 7

Suspended

chord

Pattern Functions

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 55

■Recognized Standard Chords● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

All chords in the chart are “C-root” chords.

Chord Name/[Abbreviation] Normal Voicing Chord (C) Display

Major [M] 1 - 3 - 5 C

Add ninth [(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 Cadd9

Sixth [6] 1 - (3) - 5 - 6 C6

Sixth ninth [6(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 6 C6

Major seventh [M7] 1 - 3 - (5) - 7 CM7

Major seventh ninth [M7(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 7 CM7

Major seventh add sharp eleventh [M7(#11)]

1 - (2) - 3 - #4 - 5 - 7 or

1 - 2 - 3 - #4 - (5) - 7

CM7

#11

Flatted ﬁfth [(b5)] 1 - 3 - b5C

Major seventh ﬂatted ﬁfth [M7b5] 1 - 3 - b5 - 7 CM7

Suspended fourth [sus4] 1 - 4 - 5 Csus4

Augmented [aug] 1 - 3 - #5Caug

Major seventh augmented [M7aug] 1 - (3) - #5 - 7 CM7aug

Minor [m] 1 - b3 - 5 Cm

Minor add ninth [m(9)] 1 - 2 - b3 - 5 Cm add9

Minor sixth [m6] 1 - b3 - 5 - 6 Cm6

Minor seventh [m7] 1 - b3 - (5) - b7Cm7

Minor seventh ninth [m7(9)] 1 - 2 - b3 - (5) - b7Cm7

Minor seventh add eleventh [m7(11)] 1 - (2) - b3 - 4 - 5 - (b7) Cm7

Minor major seventh [mM7] 1 - b3 - (5) - 7 CmM7

Minor major seventh ninth [mM7(9)] 1 - 2 - b3 - (5) - 7 CmM7

Minor seventh ﬂatted ﬁfth [m7b5] 1 - b3 - b5 - b7Cm7

Minor major seventh ﬂatted ﬁfth [mM7b5] 1 - b3 - b5 - 7 CmM7

Diminished [dim] 1 - b3 - b5Cdim

Diminished seventh [dim7] 1 - b3 - b5 - 6 Cdim7

Seventh [7]

1 - 3 - (5) - b7 or

1 - (3) - 5 - b7

Seventh ﬂatted ninth [7(b9)] 1 - b2 - 3 - (5) - b7C7

Seventh add ﬂatted thirteenth [7(b13)] 1 - 3 - 5 - b6 - b7C7

b13

Seventh ninth [7(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - b7C7

Seventh add sharp eleventh [7(#11)]

1 - (2) - 3 - #4 - 5 - b7 or

1 - 2 - 3 - #4 - (5) - b7

#11

Seventh add thirteenth [7(13)] 1 - 3 - (5) - 6 - b7C7

Seventh sharp ninth [7(#9)] 1 - #2 - 3 - (5) - b7C7

Seventh ﬂatted ﬁfth [7b5] 1 - 3 - b5 - b7C7

Seventh augmented [7aug] 1 - 3 - #5 - b7C7aug

Seventh suspended fourth [7sus4] 1 - 4 - (5) - b7C7sus4

Suspended second [sus2] 1 - 2 - 5 Csus2

(

)

(

)

CM7

(

)

CM7

(

#11

)

(

)

CM7

(

)

Csus4

Caug

CM7aug

(

)

Cm6

Cm7

(

)

Cm7

(

)

CmM7

(

)

Cm7

(

)

CmM7

(

)

Cdim

Cdim7

(

)

(

b13

)

(

)

(

#11

)

(

)

(

)

C7b5

C7aug

C7sus4

Csus2

• Notes in parentheses can be omitted.

• Playing two same root keys in the adjacent octaves produces accompa-

niment based only on the root.

•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, m7

5, 6, m6, sus4,

aug, dim7, 7

5, 6(9), sus2.

NOTE

•Inversion 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.

NOTE

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56 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

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 pattern 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.

Press and hold the [FINGER] button for

longer than a second so that the Chord

Fingering item appears.

Use the dial to select 2 (FullKeyboard).

Specify Chords Over the Entire Keyboard Range

Hold for Longer than a Second

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 57

Song Settings

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] / [INC] but-

tons to select the Song Volume item.

Use the dial to set the Song volume as

required.

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.

You can return to the original 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.

Song Volume

Set from 000 to 127Song Volume

• Song volume can be adjusted while a song is selected.

NOTE

Change the Song Tempo

Song Settings

58 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

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 Mute

Track number without frame ............... Track contains data but is muted.

Track number with frame .................... Track contains data and is not muted.

No track number ............ No data.

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 59

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.

Set the panel controls as required—

select a voice, pattern, etc.

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.

Press the PERFORMANCE MEMORY

[1]–[8] button while holding down the

[STORE] button.

This saves the current panel settings in the

instrument’s memory.

8 Banks

Memory 1

Up to 64 complete setups can be saved (8 x 8 banks).

Memory 2 Memory 3 Memory 4 Memory 5 Memory 6 Memory 7 Memory 8

Saving to the Performance Memory

Bank number

• Data cannot be saved to the performance memory during song play-

back.

NOTE

•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).

NOTE

• If you save to a Performance Memory number that already contains

data, the previous data is deleted and overwritten by the new data.

NOTE

• Do not turn off the power while saving settings to the Perfor-

mance Memory, otherwise the data may be damaged or lost.

CAUTION

Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings

60 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

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.

Press the PERFORMANCE MEMORY

button, [1]–[8], containing the settings

you want to recall.

The panel controls will be instantly set accord-

ingly.

Recalling Settings from the Performance Memory

Bank number

● 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

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 61

This procedure erases the panel settings saved in 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.

Press and hold the PERFORMANCE

MEMORY button ([1]–[8]) correspond-

ing to the Performance you want to

clear for longer than a second.

A conﬁrmation message will appear on the dis-

play.

Press the [INC/YES] button.

A conﬁrmation message will appear on the dis-

play.

Press [DEC/NO] if you want to cancel the

operation.

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.

Erase a Performance Memory

Bank number.

Hold for Longer

than a Second

62 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

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.

There are 21 editable parameters.

Find the function you want to set in the

EDIT display list that begins on page 63.

Press the [EDIT] button to enter the

EDIT display.

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.

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.

Edited parameters can be saved to performance

memory (page 59).

Select and Edit an Item

Previous itemEDIT group Next item

Currently selected item

Parameters

Increment

value by 1.

Decrement

value by 1.

Press simultaneously to

recall the default setting.

Voice Editing

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■ Edit Display List

* Press the [INC/YES][DEC/NO] buttons simultaneously to instantly reset to the default settings.

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)–

064 (center)–

127 (right)

Determines the pan position of the Main Voice. “0”

results in the sound being panned full left; “127”

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 Dry 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)–

064 (center)–

127 (right)

Determines the pan position of the Dual Voice. “0”

results in the sound being panned full left; “127”

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)–

064 (center)–

127 (right)

Determines the pan position of the Split Voice. “0”

results in the sound being panned full left; “127”

results in the sound being panned full right.

Reverb Level Split Reverb Level 000–127 Determines how much of the Split Voice signal is

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).

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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.

Find the function you want to set in the

UTILITY display list that begins on page

65.

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

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.

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).

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.

Selecting and Setting Functions

Previous itemUTILITY group Next item

Currently selected item

Parameter

• Increment

value by 1.

•ON

•Execute

• Decrement

value by 1.

• OFF

• Cancel

Press simultaneously to

recall the default setting.

Utility Settings

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■ Utility Display List

* Press the [INC/YES][DEC/NO] buttons simultaneously to instantly recall the default settings (except for initial MIDI setup).

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 100)

Chorus Type Chorus Type 01–31 Determines the Chorus type. “31” is “off”. (See the

list on page 100)

DSP On/Off DSP On/Off ON/OFF

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 101).

Master EQ Type Master EQ Type 1 (Flat), 2 (Attack),

3 (Hard), 4 (Retro),

5 (HighPass)

Selects the Master EQ type. Use this feature to boost

the bass, reduce the reproduction range for special

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),

3 (Hard), 4 (off)

Determines the sensitivity of the feature.

Chord Fingering Chord Fingering 1 (Multi Finger),

2 (FullKeyboard)

Sets the chord detection mode.

In the Multi Finger mode both normal chords and

simple chords played to the left of the split point are

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 104.

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

On/Off

External Clock ON/OFF These settings determine whether the instrument is

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 can-

cel.

METRONOME Time Signature –

Numerator

Time Signature –

Numerator

00–60

Determines the time signature of the metronome.

Time Signature

–

Denominator

Time Signature

–

Denominator

2, 4, 8,16 Sets the length of each metronome beat.

Volume Metronome Vol-

ume

000–127 Determines the volume of the metronome.

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.

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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 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.

Storing/Saving Data

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 67

Connect a USB storage device to the

USB TO DEVICE terminal, being careful

to insert it in the proper direction.

Check that “CONNECT” is showing in

the MAIN display.

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

instructed to in the section below.)

Using a USB Storage Device

• In order to play songs copied to a USB storage device from a

computer or other device, the songs must be stored either in

the USB storage device’s root directory or a ﬁrst-level/second-

level folder in the root directory. Songs stored in these location

can be selected and played as USB songs (page 26). Songs

stored in third-level-folders created inside a second-level folder

cannot be selected and played by this instrument.

USB Storage Device (Root)

Can Be

Selected/

Played.

Cannot Be

Selected/

Played.

Song

File

Song

File

Song

File

Song

Folder

Song

Folder

Song

Folder

root

IMPORTANT

Menu Page

Format 68

User File Save 69

SMF Save 70

Load 71

Delete 72

A message (information or conﬁrmation

dialog) will sometimes appears on the dis-

play to facilitate operation. Refer to the

“Messages” section on page 83 for expla-

nations of each message.

CONNECT

• 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.

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

NOTE

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.

After connecting the USB storage

device to be formatted to the instru-

ment’s USB TO DEVICE terminal, check

that “CONNECT” is showing in the

MAIN display.

Press the [MENU] button.

A message will appear asking you to conﬁrm

the format operation.

Press [EXECUTE] button and a conﬁr-

mation message will appear.

You can press the [DEC/NO] button at this

point to cancel the operation.

Press the [EXECUTE] button again, or

the [INC/YES] button, and the format

operation will begin.

A message will appear on the display

when the operation is complete.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN

display.

Formatting a USB storage device

• 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.

CAUTION

• If the Load item appears in step 2, press the CATEGORY [INC] /

[DEC] buttons as many times as necessary until the Format item

appears.

NOTE

• 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.

CAUTION

• 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.

NOTE

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 ﬁle, and performance

memory data.

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 showing in the MAIN display.

Press the [MENU] button.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] and [INC] but-

tons to locate the User File Save item.

A default ﬁle name will automatically be created.

Press the [EXECUTE] button.

A cursor will appear below the ﬁrst character in

the ﬁle name.

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 location.

• The [8] button deletes the character at the

cursor location.

Settings for alphabetic and numeric characters:

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.

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.

A message will appear on the display

when the operation is complete.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN

display.

Saving Data

● 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.

• 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.

• 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.

NOTE

ABCDEFGH I JKLMNOPQRST

U VWX Y Z a b c d e f g h i j k l mn

opqr s t uvwxyz01234567

8 9!#$%&' ( ) - ^ @ { } _ `

Cursor

right

Delete

character

Cursor left Select

characters

• 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.

CAUTION

• 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.

NOTE

Storing/Saving Data

70 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

This operation converts a user song (song numbers 001–005) to SMF Format 0 and saves the ﬁle to a USB storage device.

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.

Press the [MENU] button.

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.

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.

Press the [EXECUTE] button.

The DESTINATION FILE will be highlighted,

and a default name will appear for the con-

verted song ﬁle.

Press the [EXECUTE] button. A cursor

will appear below the ﬁrst character in

the ﬁle name.

Change the ﬁle name as necessary.

Refer to “Saving Data” on page 69 for ﬁlename

entry.

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.

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.

A message will appear on the display

when the operation is complete.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the

MAIN display.

Convert a User Song to SMF Format and Save

● 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.

The Source User Song Name

● 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 8.

The name of the ﬁle to be savedCursor

• 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.

CAUTION

• 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 using.

NOTE

Storing/Saving Data

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 71

User and pattern ﬁles residing on a USB storage device can be loaded into the instrument.

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.

Press the [MENU] button.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] / [INC] but-

tons to locate the Load item.

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.

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.

Press the [EXECUTE] button again, or

the [INC/YES] button, and the load oper-

ation will begin.

A message will appear on the display

when the operation is complete.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN

display.

Loading User Files and Pattern Files

• 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/MM8 User Pattern No. 169. Pat-

tern ﬁles cannot be created using the MM6/MM8.

CAUTION

•Pattern ﬁles must be located in the root directory. Pattern ﬁles

located within folders will not be recognized.

NOTE

• 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.

CAUTION

• The SMF saved to a USB storage device can not be loaded as a

user song.

NOTE

Storing/Saving Data

72 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

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.

Press the [MENU] button.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] and [INC]

buttons to locate the Delete item.

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.

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.

Press the [EXECUTE] button again, or

the [INC/YES] button, and the delete

operation will begin.

A message will appear on the display

when the operation is complete.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN

display.

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.

Press the [USB] button.

Use the dial to select the SMF you want

to play.

Press the [START/STOP] button.

Deleting Data from a USB Storage Device

• 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.

CAUTION

• 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.

NOTE

Playing SMF Saved to a USB Storage Device

• SMF playback will not be transmitted via MIDI.

NOTE

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-generator from an external MIDI device.

The performance data and control data gener-

ated when it’s controllers and knobs are oper-

ated is transmitted via the MIDI OUT

connector.

e 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.

r 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.

The Connectors

Connections

74 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

Since the MM6/MM8 has no built-in speakers, it must be connected to an external ampliﬁer and speakers,

headphones, or other sound output device.

■Connecting 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.

■Controlling an External Tone Module ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

This type of connection lets you play an external MIDI tone generator (tone generator module, etc.) from

the MM6/MM8 keyboard, or by playing back the MM6/MM8 songs or patterns.

Use this connection when you want the external instrument to sound as well as the MM6/MM8.

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/MM8 MIDI transmit channel.

The MM6/MM8 transmit channels are ﬁxed, as shown below.

Connecting to External Audio Equipment

PHONES jackOUTPUT L/MONO jack OUTPUT R jack

Keyboard ampliﬁer, monitor speaker, etc. Headphones

• When using just one powered speaker, connect it to the OUTPUT L/MONO jack on the rear panel.

NOTE

Connecting to External MIDI Devices

• 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.

NOTE

MIDI OUT Connector

MIDI IN Connector

MM6/MM8

Tone Module

Main Voice Channel 1

Dual Voice Channel 2

Split Voice Channel 3

Connections

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 75

You can connect a USB storage device to the USB

TO DEVICE terminal on the rear panel of this

instrument.

■ Precautions when using the [USB TO 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 device with care. Follow the important precautions below.

● Compatible USB devices

• USB storage devices (ﬂash memory, ﬂoppy disk drive,

hard disk drive, etc.)

The instrument does not necessarily support all commer-

cially available USB devices. Yamaha cannot guarantee

operation of USB devices that you purchase. Before pur-

chasing a USB device for use with this instrument, please

visit the following web page:

http://www.yamahasynth.com/

● Connecting USB device

• When connecting a USB device to the [USB TO

DEVICE] terminal, make sure that the connector on the

device is appropriate and that it is connected in the

proper direction.

● Using USB Storage Devices

By connecting the instrument to a USB storage device, you

can save data you’ve created to the connected device, as

well as read data from the connected device.

Formatting USB storage media

When a USB storage device is connected or media is

inserted, a message may appear prompting you to format

the device/media. If so, execute the Format operation (page

68).

To protect your data (write-protect)

To prevent important data from being inadvertently erased,

apply the write-protect provided with each storage device

or media. If you are saving data to the USB storage device,

make sure to disable write-protect.

Connecting/removing USB storage device

Before removing the media from the device, make sure that

the instrument is not accessing data (such as in the Save,

Copy and Delete operations).

Connecting a USB Storage Device

•For more information about the handling of USB devices, refer to the owner’s manual of the USB device.

NOTE

• Other USB devices such as a computer keyboard or mouse cannot

be used.

NOTE

• Though the instrument supports the USB 1.1 standard, you

can connect and use a USB 2.0 storage device with the instru-

ment. However, note that the transfer speed is that of USB 1.1.

CAUTION

• Although CD-R/RW drives can be used to read data to the instru-

ment, they cannot be used for saving data.

NOTE

• The format operation overwrites any previously existing data.

Make sure that the media you are formatting does not contain

important data.

CAUTION

•Avoid frequently turning the power on/off to the USB storage

device, or connecting/disconnecting the device too often.

Doing so may result in the operation of the instrument “freez-

ing” or hanging up. While the instrument is accessing data

(such as during Save, Copy, Delete, Load and Format opera-

tions) or is mounting the USB storage device (shortly after the

connection), do NOT unplug the USB connector, do NOT

remove the media from the device, and do NOT turn the power

off to either device. Doing so may corrupt the data on either or

both devices.

CAUTION

Connections

76 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

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 ﬁles as

desired.

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.

Saves internal data to a USB storage device.

USB TO DEVICE Terminal

MM6/MM8

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

• In the case of Macintosh OS X a ﬁle with a different name will some-

times be created. Always select the ﬁle with the original name when

loading into the instrument.

NOTE

Copying the ﬁles of the hard disk of the computer

to the USB storage device.

MM6/MM8

Disconnect the USB storage device from the

computer and connect it to the instrument.

USB Storage

Device

USB Storage

Device

Computer

USB TO DEVICE Terminal

Reading ﬁles on the USB storage device from

the instrument.

USB Terminal

Connections

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 77

The following functions become available 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 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.

Download the proper driver from our

website:

http://www.global.yamaha.com/download/

usb_midi/

Versions are available for:

Windows Vista, XP Professional/Home

Edition

Macintosh: OS X 10.2.8–10.5.1

Install the USB MIDI driver on the com-

puter.

Refer to the installation instructions included

with the download package.

Connect the computer to the instrument

with a USB cable.

For details, see the page 78.

■USB Precautions ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

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 hang up, turn the power to both

devices off and then on again, and restart the com-

puter.

Connecting to a Personal Computer

Driver

USB cable

MM6/MM8

Computer

Sequence

software

• Use an AB type USB cable of less than about 3 meters.

• 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.

CAUTION

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.

● Transferring Performance Data Between the Instrument and a Computer

■MIDI settings ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

These settings pertain to performance data transmission and reception.

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] and [INC]

buttons to select the item you want to

set.

Use the dial to select ON or OFF.

Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer

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). When Keyboard Out is set to ON, the main voice will be transmitted

via MIDI channel 1, the dual voice will be transmitted via MIDI channel 2, and the split

voice will be transmitted via MIDI channel 3.

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). SMF playback will not be transmitted via MIDI.

USB Cable

USB TO HOST TerminalUSB Terminal

MM6/MM8

Computer

• If you can’t get any sound out of the instrument, the Local setting

may be the most likely cause.

CAUTION

• If External Clock is ON and no clock signal is being received from

an external device, the song, pattern, and metronome functions

will not start.

CAUTION

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.

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] and [INC]

buttons to select the PC Mode item.

Use the dial to select ON or OFF.

“Initial Setup Data” is all multi-timbral tone generator settings for 16 parts, including main, dual, split,

song, and pattern parts. The Initial Setup Data can be transmitted via MIDI. When using an external

sequencer or keyboard to play the instrument, the corresponding settings can be made automatically by

transmitting the Initial Setup Data to the instrument before beginning playback.

Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the

UTILITY display.

Use the CATEGORY [DEC] / [INC] but-

tons to select the Initial Setup item.

Press [INC/YES] to send.

ON OFF

Local OFF ON

External Clock ON OFF

Song Out ON ON

Style Out ON ON

Keyboard Out ON ON

Initial Setup

• Initial Setup Data consists of 16 MIDI channels. Record the data for

each channel on a separate track when recording to an external

sequencer.

NOTE

80 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

About the Supplied Disk

• 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 Agreement 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.

The supplied disk includes DAW software for Windows and Macintosh computers.

Refer to the URL below for the latest information on system requirements.

http://www.yamahasynth.com/

Support for the DAW software in the accessory disk is provided by Steinberg on its website at the following

address.

http://www.steinberg.net

You can visit the Steinberg site also via the Help menu of the included DAW software. (The Help menu also

includes the PDF manual and other information on the software.)

SPECIAL NOTICES

About the Supplied DAW Software

• Make sure to install DAW software under the “Administrator” account.

• In order to have continuous use of the DAW software in the accessory disk, including support and other ben-

eﬁts, you will need to register the software and activate your software license by starting it while the com-

puter is connected to the Internet. Click the “Register Now” button shown when the software is started, then

ﬁll in all required ﬁelds for registration. If you do not register the software, you will be unable to use it after a

limited period of time expires.

• Macintosh users can begin the installation process by double-clicking the icon with the “.mpkg” ﬁle name

extension.

NOTE

Support

About the Supplied Disk

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 81

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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-

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Appendix

Troubleshooting

Problem Possible 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.

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.

The pattern or song does not play back when the

[START/STOP] button is pressed.

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 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 num-

ber 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 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.

The sound of the voice changes from note to

note.

This is normal. The AWM tone generation method uses multiple

recordings (samples) of an instrument across the range of the key-

board; 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.

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.

The “OverCurrent” is shown in the upper-right

area of the MAIN display and the USB device

does not respond.

Communication with the USB device has been shut down because of

the overcurrent to the USB device. Disconnect the device from the

[USB TO DEVICE] terminal, then turn on the power of the instrument.

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 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.

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 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.

Saving...

Displayed while saving data to the memory. Never turn the power off while saving.

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.

• Not all messages are listed in the table.

NOTE

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Voice List

■ Maximum Polyphony ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

The instrument has 32-note maximum polyphony. This means

that it can play a maximum of up to 32 notes at once, regard-

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

• 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.

NOTE

Voice

No.

Order in

category

Bank Select

MIDI

Program

Change

(1–128)

Voice Name

MSB

(0–127)

LSB

(0–127)

PIANO

110113 1 Power Grand

220113 2 Aggressive

330112 2 Bright Piano

440115 1 Classic Piano

550114 1 Warm Grand

660116 1 Amb Piano

770112 7 Harpsichord

880112 4 Honky-tonk Piano

990112 3 MIDI Grand Piano

10 10 0 113 3 CP 80

11 11 0 0 1 GM Grand Piano

12 12 0 0 2 GM Bright Piano

13 13 0 0 3 GM Electric Grand

14 14 0 0 4 GM Honky-tonk

15 15 0 0 7 GM Harpsichord

KEYBOARD/ORGAN

16 1 0 117 5 Sweetness

17 2 0 112 5 Chorus EP

18 3 0 115 5 80th Boost

19 4 0 115 6 Early 70's

20 5 0 116 5 Vintage'74

21 6 0 117 6 Vintage Case

22 7 0 118 5 Cool! Suitcase EP

23 8 0 113 5 Tremolo EP

24 9 0 119 5 Wurli Tremolo

25 10 0 119 6 Wurli Amped

26 11 0 114 5 Cool! Galaxy EP

27 12 0 112 6 DX Modern EP

28 13 0 113 6 Hyper Tines

29 14 0 114 6 Venus EP

30 15 0 116 6 New Tines

31 16 0 118 6 Ana Piano

32 17 0 112 8 Clavi

33 18 0 113 8 Super Clavi

34 19 0 114 8 Nu Phasing

35 20 0 115 8 Touch Clavi

36 21 0 116 8 Reso Clavi

37 22 0 117 8 Wah Clavi

38 23 0 112 17 Petit

39 24 0 114 17 Clean

40 25 0 115 17 Tiny

41 26 0 113 18 Vintage C

42 27 0 114 18 C Vibrato

43 28 0 115 18 Mellow

44 29 0 116 17 Bright Organ

45 30 0 118 19 Cool! Organ

46 31 0 117 19 Cool! Rotor Organ

47 32 0 113 17 Jazz Organ

48 33 0 112 18 Click Organ

49 34 0 121 20 16'+2' Organ

50 35 0 120 20 16'+4' Organ

51 36 0 40 17 16'+2'2/3 Organ

52 37 0 113 19 Progressy

53 38 0 114 19 Rock Percussive

54 39 0 115 19 Rock Vibrato

55 40 0 112 19 Rock Organ

56 41 0 114 20 1967 Keys

57 42 0 116 20 Sea Horse

58 43 0 115 20 Compact

59 44 0 117 20 Saw Combo

60 45 0 127 19 Theater Organ

61 46 0 113 20 Chapel Organ

62 47 0 112 20 Church Organ

63 48 0 112 21 Reed Organ

64 49 0 112 12 Vibraphone

65 50 0 112 13 Marimba

66 51 0 112 14 Xylophone

67 52 0 112 9 Celesta

68 53 0 40 99 Glocken Chimes

69 54 0 112 11 Music Box

70 55 0 64 11 Orgel

71 56 0 113 113 Random Bell

72 57 0 112 113 Twinkle

73 58 0 112 15 Tubular Bells

74 59 0 112 115 Steel Drums

75 60 0 112 48 Timpani

76 61 0 112 22 Musette Accordion

77 62 0 113 22 Trad Accordion

78 63 0 113 24 Bandoneon

79 64 0 113 23 Modern Harp

80 65 0 112 23 Harmonica

81 66 0 0 5 GM E.Piano 1

82 67 0 0 6 GM E.Piano 2

Voice

No.

Order in

category

Bank Select

MIDI

Program

Change

(1–128)

Voice Name

MSB

(0–127)

LSB

(0–127)

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 0 113 GM Tinkle Bell

95 80 0 0 11 GM Music Box

96 81 0 0 12 GM Vibraphone

97 82 0 0 13 GM Marimba

98 83 0 0 14 GM Xylophone

99 84 0 0 15 GM Tubular Bells

100 85 0 0 16 GM Dulcimer

101 86 0 0 114 GM Agogo

102 87 0 0 115 GM Steel Drums

103 88 0 0 48 GM Timpani

GUITAR/BASS

104 1 0 117 26 Live! Steel Guitar

105 2 0 115 26 Strummer

106 3 0 118 26 Dyno Steel Guitar

107 4 0 113 26 12Str Guitar

108 5 0 119 26 Mega Steel Guitar

109 6 0 119 26 Spanish Steel

110 7 0 119 26 Unplug Reversible

111 8 0 112 28 Clean Guitar

112 9 0 113 29 Funk Guitar

113 10 0 114 28 Deep Chorus

114 11 0 117 29 Single Dream

115 12 0 117 29 Hard Armer

116 13 0 119 28 Electric 12Str Gt

117 14 0 122 28 Wah Guitar

118 15 0 115 28 Mega Clean Guitar

119 16 0 115 28 Auto Funk

120 17 0 115 28 9th Shaky

121 18 0 117 28 60's Clean Guitar

122 19 0 112 30 Overdriven Guitar

123 20 0 117 30 Cool! Blues Guitar

124 21 0 112 31 Distortion Guitar

125 22 0 113 28 Combo Amped

126 23 0 118 28 60's Distortion

127 24 0 112 30 Heavy Distortion

128 25 0 113 30 Mega Overdrive Gt

129 26 0 113 30 Heavy Pop

130 27 0 114 30 Over The Top

131 28 0 114 30 Bottom Boost

132 29 0 112 25 Classical Guitar

133 30 0 112 26 Folk Guitar

134 31 0 112 27 Jazz Guitar

135 32 0 113 27 Octave Guitar

136 33 0 112 29 Muted Guitar

137 34 0 112 34 Finger Bass

138 35 0 112 33 Acoustic Bass

Voice

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(1–128)

Voice Name

MSB

(0–127)

LSB

(0–127)

139 36 0 112 35 Pick Bass

140 37 0 112 36 Fretless Bass

141 38 0 112 37 Slap Bass

142 39 0 112 40 Simple Bass

143 40 0 114 39 Fat Pulse

144 41 0 114 40 Dark Bass

145 42 0 115 39 One Voice

146 43 0 115 40 Mini Sub

147 44 0 116 39 Fat Sine Resonance

148 45 0 116 40 Ballad Bass

149 46 0 113 87 Long Spit

150 47 0 113 88 Lately

151 48 0 117 39 Boogie A

152 49 0 114 81 Wazoo

153 50 0 114 82 Velo Master

154 51 0 117 40 Trance Bass

155 52 0 118 39 Deep Point

156 53 0 118 40 Short FM

157 54 0 119 39 Competitor

158 55 0 119 40 1o1 Sub L

159 56 0 120 39 1o1 Sub S

160 57 0 120 40 1o1 Bass

161 58 0 121 39 Big Bass

162 59 0 121 40 Bobby Bass

163 60 0 122 39 Fundamental

164 61 0 122 40 Old House

165 62 0 123 39 Seq Bass

166 63 0 123 40 Booty Bass

167 64 0 124 39 Hard Syn Bass

168 65 0 124 40 Funky Bass

169 66 0 125 39 Tekno Bass

170 67 0 125 40 Knock Bass

171 68 0 126 39 Perc Punch

172 69 0 126 40 Echo Bass

173 70 0 127 39 P.Mod Bass

174 71 0 112 39 Synth Bass

175 72 0 113 39 Hi-Q Bass

176 73 0 113 40 Dance Bass

177 74 0 116 39 Primitive Arp Bass

178 75 0 117 39 Clip Beat

179 76 0 113 88 Lately Arp

180 77 0 0 25 GM Nylon Guitar

181 78 0 0 26 GM Steel Guitar

182 79 0 0 27 GM Jazz Guitar

183 80 0 0 28 GM Clean Guitar

184 81 0 0 29 GM Muted Guitar

185 82 0 0 30 GM Overdriven Gt

186 83 0 0 31 GM Distortion Gt

187 84 0 0 32 GM Gt Harmonics

188 85 0 0 33 GM Acoustic Bass

189 86 0 0 34 GM Finger Bass

190 87 0 0 35 GM Pick Bass

191 88 0 0 36 GM Fretless Bass

192 89 0 0 37 GM Slap Bass 1

193 90 0 0 38 GM Slap Bass 2

194 91 0 0 39 GM Synth Bass 1

195 92 0 0 40 GM Synth Bass 2

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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 11 0 45 49 Velocity Strings

207 12 0 112 45 Tremolo Strings

208 13 0 117 49 Tron Strings

209 14 0 112 51 Synth Strings

210 15 0 112 46 Pizzicato Strings

211 16 0 112 41 Violin

212 17 0 112 43 Cello

213 18 0 112 44 Contrabass

214 19 0 112 47 Harp

215 20 0 112 56 Orchestra Hit

216 21 0 64 56 Impact

217 22 0 40 49 Orchestra

218 23 0 0 41 GM Violin

219 24 0 0 42 GM Viola

220 25 0 0 43 GM Cello

221 26 0 0 44 GM Contrabass

222 27 0 0 45 GM Tremolo Str

223 28 0 0 46 GM Pizzicato Str

224 29 0 0 47 GM Orch Harp

225 30 0 0 49 GM Strings 1

226 31 0 0 50 GM Strings 2

227 32 0 0 51 GM Synth Strings 1

228 33 0 0 52 GM Synth Strings 2

229 34 0 0 56 GM Orchestra Hit

BRASS

230 1 0 117 63 Live! Pop Brass

231 2 0 116 63 Live! Octave Brass

232 3 0 125 62 Sforzando Brass

233 4 0 118 62 Pop Brass

234 5 0 112 62 Brass Section

235 6 0 113 62 Big Band Brass

236 7 0 119 62 Mellow Horns

237 8 0 112 64 Big Syn

238 9 0 113 64 Ober Brass

239 10 0 114 64 Ober Horns

240 11 0 115 64 Big Squish

241 12 0 116 64 After 1984

242 13 0 117 64 Timeless

243 14 0 118 64 Kustom

244 15 0 113 63 80's Brass

245 16 0 114 63 Techno Brass

246 17 0 112 63 Synth Brass

247 18 0 119 64 Hard Saw Brass

248 19 0 120 64 Syn Saw Brass

249 20 0 115 57 Sweet! Trumpet

250 21 0 112 57 Trumpet

Voice

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MSB

(0–127)

LSB

(0–127)

251 22 0 112 60 Muted Trumpet

252 23 0 112 58 Trombone

253 24 0 113 58 Trombone Section

254 25 0 112 61 French Horn

255 26 0 112 59 Tuba

256 27 0 117 67 Sweet! Tenor Sax

257 28 0 113 65 Sweet! Soprn Sax

258 29 0 112 67 Tenor Sax

259 30 0 112 66 Alto Sax

260 31 0 112 65 Soprano Sax

261 32 0 112 68 Baritone Sax

262 33 0 114 67 Breathy Tenor Sax

263 34 0 112 72 Clarinet

264 35 0 112 69 Oboe

265 36 0 112 70 English Horn

266 37 0 112 71 Bassoon

267 38 0 114 74 Sweet! Flute

268 39 0 113 76 Sweet! Pan Flute

269 40 0 112 74 Flute

270 41 0 113 74 Tron Flute

271 42 0 112 73 Piccolo

272 43 0 112 76 Pan Flute

273 44 0 112 75 Recorder

274 45 0 112 80 Ocarina

275 46 0 0 57 GM Trumpet

276 47 0 0 58 GM Trombone

277 48 0 0 59 GM Tuba

278 49 0 0 60 GM Muted Trumpet

279 50 0 0 61 GM French Horn

280 51 0 0 62 GM Brass Section

281 52 0 0 63 GM Synth Brass 1

282 53 0 0 64 GM Synth Brass 2

283 54 0 0 65 GM Soprano Sax

284 55 0 0 66 GM Alto Sax

285 56 0 0 67 GM Tenor Sax

286 57 0 0 68 GM Baritone Sax

287 58 0 0 69 GM Oboe

288 59 0 0 70 GM English Horn

289 60 0 0 71 GM Bassoon

290 61 0 0 72 GM Clarinet

291 62 0 0 73 GM Piccolo

292 63 0 0 74 GM Flute

293 64 0 0 75 GM Recorder

294 65 0 0 76 GM Pan Flute

295 66 0 0 77 GM Blown Bottle

296 67 0 0 78 GM Shakuhachi

297 68 0 0 79 GM Whistle

298 69 0 0 80 GM Ocarina

SYNTH LEAD/PAD

299 1 0 112 83 Mini Three

300 2 0 112 84 Punch Lead

301 3 0 112 87 Trojan

302 4 0 112 88 Crying

303 5 0 114 86 Flange Filter

304 6 0 115 84 Big LFO

305 7 0 112 85 Funky Pulse

306 8 0 115 86 Dynamic Mini

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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

319 21 0 119 82 Fargo

320 22 0 113 83 Mr.Finger

321 23 0 113 84 Mini Soft

322 24 0 115 82 Analogon

323 25 0 113 85 Lucky

324 26 0 113 86 Inda Night

325 27 0 114 87 Sky Walk

326 28 0 113 81 Early Lead

327 29 0 113 82 Soft RnB

328 30 0 116 83 Poly Lead

329 31 0 115 83 Orbit Sine

330 32 0 116 84 Square Lead 1

331 33 0 112 81 Square Lead 2

332 34 0 112 82 Sawtooth Lead

333 35 0 6 82 Sawtooth Lead 2

334 36 0 8 82 Thick Sawtooth

335 37 0 112 84 Index Finger

336 38 0 117 83 Digi Moon

337 39 0 115 82 Dry Growl

338 40 0 115 95 Sync Faaat

339 41 0 116 87 Mode Reverse

340 42 0 113 87 Slap Spit

341 43 0 114 83 Cheap Tech

342 44 0 116 84 Standard Square

343 45 0 112 94 The Synth

344 46 0 112 96 Vapor

345 47 0 115 94 VP Soft

346 48 0 112 90 X-Shower

347 49 0 115 92 Light Pad

348 50 0 115 93 Noble Pad

349 51 0 112 91 Analog

350 52 0 112 93 Square

351 53 0 113 92 Dark Light

352 54 0 113 93 Sine Pad

353 55 0 113 94 Air Hose

354 56 0 114 91 Mid Range

355 57 0 114 92 LPF Sweep

356 58 0 114 93 Sharp Teeth

357 59 0 114 96 Da Pad

358 60 0 115 89 LFO Pad

359 61 0 113 95 Chorus Pad

360 62 0 113 96 Basic Pad

361 63 0 114 89 Ice Rink

362 64 0 114 90 Back Pad

363 65 0 114 94 Sweep Pad

Voice

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MSB

(0–127)

LSB

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364 66 0 114 95 Slow LFO Pad

365 67 0 112 95 Equinox

366 68 0 113 90 Dark Moon

367 69 0 115 90 Landing Pad

368 70 0 115 91 Sand Pad

369 71 0 112 103 Amb Pad

370 72 0 113 89 Digi Stuff far

371 73 0 113 98 Neo Crystal

372 74 0 112 89 Fantasia

373 75 0 112 97 Glass Arp

374 76 0 112 99 Star Dust

375 77 0 113 101 Bell Pad

376 78 0 42 99 Chorus Bells

377 79 0 112 53 Choir

378 80 0 113 53 Vocal Ensemble

379 81 0 66 92 Itopia

380 82 0 112 55 Air Choir

381 83 0 112 86 Voice Lead

382 84 0 64 55 Analog Voice

383 85 0 112 92 Xenon Pad

384 86 0 112 54 Vox Humana

385 87 0 117 86 Big Comp

386 88 0 117 87 Light Comp

387 89 0 116 87 Short Pulse

388 90 0 116 88 Chord Seq 1

389 91 0 117 81 Chord Seq 2

390 92 0 117 82 Digital Seq

391 93 0 117 83 Hollow Seq

392 94 0 118 86 Snap Seq

393 95 0 96 82 Analog Seq

394 96 0 117 88 Trance Seq 1

395 97 0 118 81 Trance Seq 2

396 98 0 118 82 Trance Seq 3

397 99 0 114 83 Tech Comp

398 100 0 116 85 Quick Punch

399 101 0 117 85 Poly Master

400 102 0 118 83 Trancy

401 103 0 117 84 Silk Road

402 104 0 116 86 Rezz Punch

403 105 0 113 99 Sine Comp

404 106 0 118 84 Amb Sine

405 107 0 115 113 Clack Bell

406 108 0 118 85 Pulse Stop

407 109 0 113 103 Mystery Sine

408 110 0 118 87 Stroll

409 111 0 118 88 FM Metal

410 112 0 119 81 FS Buzz

411 113 0 119 83 Digi Osc

412 114 0 119 84 Bleep

413 115 0 112 98 Twist

414 116 0 112 100 Zen

415 117 0 112 102 Landscape

416 118 0 113 97 Meow Pad

417 119 0 113 100 Mind Bell

418 120 0 113 102 Rebirth '70

419 121 0 0 97 GM Rain

420 122 0 0 98 GM Sound Track

Voice

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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 Charang Lead

432 134 0 0 86 GM Voice Lead

433 135 0 0 87 GM Fifths Lead

434 136 0 0 88 GM Bass & Lead

435 137 0 0 89 GM New Age Pad

436 138 0 0 90 GM Warm Pad

437 139 0 0 91 GM Poly Synth Pad

438 140 0 0 92 GM Choir Pad

439 141 0 0 53 GM Choir Aahs

440 142 0 0 54 GM Voice Oohs

441 143 0 0 55 GM Synth Voice

442 144 0 0 93 GM Bowed Pad

443 145 0 0 94 GM Metallic Pad

444 146 0 0 95 GM Halo Pad

445 147 0 0 96 GM Sweep Pad

DRUM/PERC/SE

446 1 127 0 81 Standard Kit

447 2 127 0 82 Analog T8 Kit

448 3 127 0 83 Analog T9 Kit

449 4 127 0 84 Break Kit

450 5 127 0 85 Hip Hop Kit

451 6 126 0 41 Afro Cuban Kit

452 7 126 0 44 Pop Latin kit

453 8 127 0 28 Dance Kit1

454 9 126 0 37 Arab.Kit

455 10 126 0 40 Indian Kit

456 11 127 0 128 Chinese Kit

457 12 127 0 1 GM Standard Kit 1

458 13 127 0 2 Standard Kit 2

459 14 127 0 9 Room Kit

460 15 127 0 17 Rock Kit

461 16 127 0 25 Electronic Kit

462 17 127 0 26 Analog Kit

463 18 127 0 113 Dance Kit2

464 19 127 0 33 Jazz Kit

465 20 127 0 41 Brush Kit

466 21 127 0 49 Symphony Kit

467 22 126 0 1 SFX Kit 1

468 23 126 0 2 SFX Kit 2

469 24 126 0 40 Under Street

470 25 127 0 83 Perc Loop

471 26 0 112 122 Ghost

472 27 0 112 123 Haunted

473 28 0 112 124 Volcano

474 29 0 112 125 Laser Beam

475 30 0 112 126 Lo-Fi Looper

476 31 0 112 127 U.F.O. Takeoff

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MSB

(0–127)

LSB

(0–127)

477 32 0 112 104 Warp Alert

478 33 0 112 128 Whale Dreams

479 34 0 112 121 Strange Hit

480 35 0 113 121 Noise Perc

481 36 0 113 122 Noise Fx

482 37 0 113 123 El Perc 1

483 38 0 113 124 El Perc 2

484 39 0 113 124 Elec Samba

485 40 0 113 125 Mini Blips

486 41 0 113 126 Hi Q 1

487 42 0 113 127 Hi Q 2

488 43 0 113 128 Radio Nz

489 44 64 0 1 Cutting Noise

490 45 64 0 2 Cutting Noise 2

491 46 64 0 4 String Slap

492 47 64 0 17 Flute Key Click

493 48 64 0 33 Shower

494 49 64 0 34 Thunder

495 50 64 0 35 Wind

496 51 64 0 36 Stream

497 52 64 0 37 Bubble

498 53 64 0 38 Feed

499 54 64 0 49 Dog

500 55 64 0 50 Horse

501 56 64 0 51 Bird Tweet

502 57 64 0 56 Maou

503 58 64 0 65 Phone Call

504 59 64 0 66 Door Squeak

505 60 64 0 67 Door Slam

506 61 64 0 68 Scratch Cut

507 62 64 0 69 Scratch Split

508 63 64 0 70 Wind Chime

509 64 64 0 71 Telephone Ring

510 65 64 0 81 Car Engine Ignition

511 66 64 0 82 Car Tires Squeal

512 67 64 0 83 Car Passing

513 68 64 0 84 Car Crash

514 69 64 0 85 Siren

515 70 64 0 86 Train

516 71 64 0 87 Jet Plane

517 72 64 0 88 Starship

518 73 64 0 89 Burst

519 74 64 0 90 Roller Coaster

520 75 64 0 91 Submarine

521 76 64 0 97 Laugh

522 77 64 0 98 Scream

523 78 64 0 99 Punch

524 79 64 0 100 Heartbeat

525 80 64 0 101 Footsteps

526 81 64 0 113 Machine Gun

527 82 64 0 114 Laser Gun

528 83 64 0 115 Explosion

529 84 64 0 116 Firework

530 85 0 0 116 GM Woodblock

531 86 0 0 117 GM Taiko Drum

532 87 0 0 118 GM Melodic Tom

533 88 0 0 119 GM Synth Drum

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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 Kawala

545 3 0 113 106 Oud 1

546 4 0 98 106 Oud 2

547 5 0 116 112 Mizmar

548 6 0 119 49 Wataryat

549 7 0 96 111 Er Hu

550 8 0 99 106 Pi Pa

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 Suo Na

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

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90 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

C#1

D#1

G#1

A#1

F#1

C#0

D#0

G#0

A#0

F#0

C#2

D#2

G#2

A#2

F#2

C#3

D#3

G#3

A#3

F#3

C#4

D#4

G#4

A#4

F#4

C#5

D#5

G#5

A#5

F#5

C#6

D#6

F#6

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” (Note# 36/Note C1) corresponds to (Note# 24/Note C0).

•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(0-127)/PC(1-128)

127/000/001 127/000/081 127/000/082 127/000/083 127/000/084

Keyboard MIDI

GM Standard Kit 1

Key

off

Alternate

Group

Standard Kit

Key

off

Alternate

Group

Analog T8 Kit

Key

off

Alternate

Group

Analog T9 Kit

Key

off

Alternate

Group

Break Kit

Key

off

Alternate

Group

Note No.

Note

Note No.

Note

25 C# 013C# -1 Surdo Mute 3 Surdo Mute 3 3 3 3

26 D 0 14 D -1 Surdo Open 3 Surdo Open 3

3 3 3

27 D# 015D# -1 Hi Q Hi Q

28 E 0 16 E -1 Whip Slap Whip Slap

29 F 0 17 F -1 Scratch H 4 Scratch H 4 4 4 4

30 F# 018F# -1 Scratch L 4 Scratch L 4

4 4 4

31 G 0 19 G -1 Finger Snap Finger Snap Snare Hammer Snare D&B1

32 G# 020G# -1 Click Noise Click Noise Kick ZapHard Kick Break2 Snare Break 8

33 A 0 21 A -1 Metronome Click Metronome Click Snare Garg L Snare Distortion Snare Break 9

34 A# 022A# -1 Metronome Bell Metronome Bell Kick TekPower Kick TekPower Hi-Hat Closed Break1

35 B 0 23 B -1 Seq Click L Seq Click L Kick Slimy Kick Distortion RM Hi-Hat Closed Break2

36 C 1 24 C 0 Seq Click H Seq Click H Kick T8 1 Kick T9 2 Kick Break Deep

37 C# 125C# 0 Brush Tap Brush Tap Snare AnCR Snare AnCR Snare Hip

38 D 1 26 D 0 Brush Swirl O Brush Swirl O Snare T8 4 Snare T9 5 Snare Lo-Fi

39 D# 127D# 0 Brush Slap Brush Slap Snare ClapAna Clap AnSm Snare Clappy

40 E 1 28 E 0 Brush Tap Swirl O Brush Tap Swirl O Snare T8 3 Snare T9Gate Snare LdwHMono

41 F 1 29 F 0 Snare Roll O Snare Roll O Tom T8 5 Snare RockRoll O Snare RockRoll O

42 F# 130F# 0 Castanet Castanet Snare T8 5 Snare T9 3 Snare Gate1

43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare Soft Snare Soft Kick T8 3 Snare T9 4 Snare Mid

44 G# 132G# 0 Sticks Sticks Snare T8 4 Snare T9Gate Snare BreakRim

45 A 1 33 A 0 Kick Soft Kick Soft Kick T8 2 Kick T9 4 Kick Break Heavy

46 A# 134A# 0 Open Rim Shot Open Rim Shot Snare T8 3 Snare T9 5 Snare Hip Rim4

47 B 1 35 B 0 Kick Tight Kick Tight T8 Kick Bass Kick T9 1 Kick Break2

48 C 2 36 C 1 Kick Kick Kick T8 1 Kick T9 3 Kick Break1

49 C# 237C# 1 Side Stick Side Stick Snare T8 Rim Snare T9 Rim Snare Hip Rim1

50 D 2 38 D 1 Snare Snare Snare T8 2 Snare T9 1 Snare Break3

51 D# 239D# 1 Hand Clap Hand Clap Clap T9 Clap T9 Snare Break1

52 E 2 40 E 1 Snare Tight Snare Tight Snare T8 1 Snare T9 2 Snare Break2

53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Floor Tom L Tom T8 1 Tom T9 1 Tom Break 1

54 F# 242F# 1 Hi-Hat Closed 1 Hi-Hat Closed 1 Hi-Hat Closed T8 2 1 Hi-Hat Closed T9 1 Hi-Hat Closed Rock S 1

55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Floor Tom H Tom T8 2 Tom T9 2 Tom Break 2

56 G# 244G# 1 Hi-Hat Pedal 1 Hi-Hat Pedal 1 Hi-Hat Open T8 1 1 Hi-Hat Pedal T9 1 Hi-Hat Pedal Rock 1

57 A 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Low Tom Tom T8 3 Tom T9 3 Tom Break 3

58 A# 246A# 1 Hi-Hat Open 1 Hi-Hat Open 1 Hi-Hat Open T8 1 1 Hi-Hat Open T9 1 Hi-Hat Half Open Rock 1

59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Mid Tom L Tom T8 4 Tom T9 4 Tom Break 4

60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Mid Tom H Tom T8 6 Tom T9 5 Tom Break 5

61 C# 349C# 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Crash Cymbal 1 Crash T8 Crash T9 Crash Cymbal 2

62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom High Tom Tom T8 7 Tom T9 6 Tom Break 6

63 D# 351D# 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Ride T9 Ride T9 Ride Cymbal 3

64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal Chinese Cymbal Chinese Cymbal 2 Chinese Cymbal 2 Chinese Cymbal 2

65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup Ride Cymbal Cup Ride Cymbal Cup 2 Ride Cymbal Cup 2 Ride Cymbal Cup 2

66 F# 354F# 2 Tambourine Tambourine Tambourine RX5 Tambourine RX5 Tambourine1 Hit

67 G 3 55 G 2 Splash Cymbal Splash Cymbal Splash Cymbal Crash Cymbal 3 Crash Cymbal 3

68 G# 356G# 2 Cowbell Cowbell Cowbell T8 Cowbell1 Cowbell1

69 A 3 57 A 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Crash Cymbal 4 Crash Cymbal 4 Crash Cymbal 2

70 A# 358A# 2 Vibraslap Vibraslap Vibraslap Cowbell T8 Cowbell RX11

71 B 3 59 B 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Ride Cymbal 3 Ride Cymbal 3 Ride Cymbal 2

72 C 4 60 C 3 Bongo H Bongo H Conga T8 5 Conga T8 5 Bongo H

73 C# 461C# 3 Bongo L Bongo L Conga T8 4 Conga T8 4 Bongo L

74 D 4 62 D 3 Conga H Mute Conga H Mute Conga T8 3 Conga Tip Conga H Tip

75 D# 463D# 3 Conga H Open Conga H Open Conga T8 2 Conga Open Slap Conga H Open Slap

76 E 4 64 E 3 Conga L Conga L Conga T8 1 Conga Open Conga H Open

77 F 4 65 F 3 Timbale H Timbale H Timbale H Timbale H Bongo2 H

78 F# 466F# 3 Timbale L Timbale L Timbale L Timbale L Bongo2 L

79 G 4 67 G 3 Agogo H Agogo H Glass H Analog Click Conga Open

80 G# 468G# 3 Agogo L Agogo L Glass L Conga T8 1 Agogo L

81 A 4 69 A 3 Cabasa Cabasa Cabasa Cabasa Cabasa

82 A# 470A# 3 Maracas Maracas MaracasT8 Maracas Slur Maracas Slur

83 B 4 71 B 3 Samba Whistle H O Samba Whistle H O FxGun2 O FxGun2 O Timbale H

84 C 5 72 C 4 Samba Whistle L O Samba Whistle L O FxGun1 O FxGun1 O Timbale L

85 C# 573C# 4 Guiro Short Guiro Short Analog Shaker H O Scratch H2 Scratch H2 O

86 D 5 74 D 4 Guiro Long O Guiro Long O Analog Shaker L O Scratch Down Scratch Down O

87 D# 575D# 4 Claves Claves Clave T8 Hi Q3 Clave

88 E 5 76 E 4 Wood Block H Wood Block H Hi Q1 Hi Q1 Wood Block H

89 F 5 77 F 4 Wood Block L Wood Block L Hi Q2 Hi Q2 Wood Block L

90 F# 578F# 4 Cuica Mute Cuica Mute Scratch L Scratch L Scratch L

91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open Cuica Open Scratch L2 Scratch L2 Scratch L2

92 G# 580G# 4 Triangle Mute 2 Triangle Mute 2 Triangle Mute 2 Triangle Mute 2 Triangle Mute 2

93 A 5 81 A 4 Triangle Open 2 Triangle Open 2 Triangle Open 2 Triangle Open 2 Triangle Open 2

94 A# 582A# 4 Shaker Shaker Analog Shaker Analog Shaker Kick Break 3

95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bells Jingle Bells Sleigh Bell Sleigh Bell Kick Break 4

96 C 6 84 C 5 Bell Tree Bell Tree Bell Tree Bell Tree Kick Break 5 O

97 C# 685C# 5 Snare Hip1 Snare Piccolo Kick Break 6

98 D 6 86 D 5 Snare Hip2 Snare T8 5 Kick Break 7

99 D# 687D# 5 Snare Hip Gate Snare RockRollD Hi-Hat Closed Break3

100 E 6 88 E 5 Snare Break1 Snare Brush Mute Snare Break 4

101 F 6 89 F 5 Kick Blip Kick Blip Hard Snare Break 5

102 F# 690F# 5 Snare FX1 Snare Jungle1 Snare Break 6

103 G 6 91 G 5 Kick FxHammer Kick Sustain Snare Break 7

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

Alternate

Group

Note No.

Note

Note No.

Note

25 C# 013C# -1 Surdo Mute 3 5 Kick Dance 1

26 D 0 14 D -1 Surdo Open 3

5 Kick Dance 2

27 D# 015D# -1 Hi Q

Hi Q Dance 2

28 E 0 16 E -1 Whip Slap

Hi Q Dance 3

29 F 0 17 F -1 Scratch H 4

6 Scratch Dance 1 O

30 F# 018F# -1 Scratch L 4

6 Hand Clap Scratch Dance 2 O

31 G 0 19 G -1 Finger Snap Hi-Hat Closed T8 2 4

32 G# 020G# -1 Click Noise Tom T8 3

33 A 0 21 A -1 Metronome Click Hi-Hat Open T8 2 4 Dance Percussion 1

34 A# 022A# -1 Metronome Bell Tom T8 6 Conga H Tip Conga H Tip Reverse Dance 1

35 B 0 23 B -1 Seq Click L Crash T8 Conga H Heel Conga H Heel Dance Percussion 2

36 C 1 24 C 0 Seq Click H Triangle Mute 1 Conga H Open Conga H Open Hi Q Dance 1

37 C# 125C# 0 Brush Tap Triangle Open 1 Conga H Mute Conga H Mute Snare Aanalog 3

38 D 1 26 D 0 Brush Swirl O Bell Tree Conga H Slap Open Conga H Slap Open Vinyl Noise O

39 D# 127D# 0 Brush Slap Tambourine RX5 Conga H Slap Conga H Slap Snare Analog 4

40 E 1 28 E 0 Brush Tap Swirl O Tambourine RX5 2 Conga H Slap Mute Conga H Slap Mute Reverse Cymbal O

41 F 1 29 F 0 Snare Roll O Kick HipHop9 Conga L Tip Conga L Tip Reverse Dance 2 O

42 F# 130F# 0 Castanet Hi-Hat Closed Tek 3 Conga L Heel Conga L Heel Hi Q 2

43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare Soft Kick Gate Conga L Open Conga L Open Snare Techno

44 G# 132G# 0 Sticks Hi-Hat Open Lo-Fi 3 Conga L Mute Conga L Mute Snare Dance 1

45 A 1 33 A 0 Kick Soft

Kick Gran Casa Open

Conga L Slap Open Conga L Slap Open Kick Techno Q

46 A# 134A# 0 Open Rim Shot Hi-Hat Reverse D&B Conga L Slap Conga L Slap Rim Gate

47 B 1 35 B 0 Kick Tight Kick HipHop1 Conga L Slide O Conga L Slide O Kick Techno L

48 C 2 36 C 1 Kick Kick AnCR Bongo H Open 1 finger Bongo H Open 1 finger Kick Techno

49 C# 237C# 1 Side Stick Snare AnSm Rim Bongo H Open 3 finger Bongo H Open 3 finger Side Stick Analog

50 D 2 38 D 1 Snare Snare HipHop1 Bongo H Rim Bongo H Rim Snare Clap

51 D# 239D# 1 Hand Clap Snare Clappy Bongo H Tip Bongo H Tip Dance Clap

52 E 2 40 E 1 Snare Tight Snare HipHop2 Bongo H Heel Bongo H Heel Snare Dry

53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Floor Tom L Bongo H Slap Bongo H Slap Tom Analog 1

54 F# 242F# 1 Hi-Hat Closed 1 Hi-Hat Closed Hip 2

Bongo L Open 1 finger Bongo L Open 1 finger

Hi-Hat Closed Analog3 1

55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Low Tom

Bongo L Open 3 finger Bongo L Open 3 finger

Tom Analog 2

56 G# 244G# 1 Hi-Hat Pedal 1 Hi-Hat Pedal Hip 2 Bongo L Rim Bongo L Rim

Hi-Hat Closed Analog 4

57 A 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Mid Tom L Bongo L Tip Bongo L Tip Tom Analog 3

58 A# 246A# 1 Hi-Hat Open 1 Hi-Hat Open Hip 2 Bongo L Heel Bongo L Heel Hi-Hat Open Analog 2 1

59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L High Tom Bongo L Slap Bongo L Slap Tom Analog 4

60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Ride Cymbal 3 Timbale L Open Timbale L Open Tom Analog 5

61 C# 349C# 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Crash Cymbal 3 Crash Analog

62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Shaker 2 Tom Analog 6

63 D# 351D# 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Scratch Bd F

64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal Scratch Bd R

65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup Kick HipHop2 Paila L Paila L

66 F# 354F# 2 Tambourine Snare HipHop Rim2 Timbale H Open Timbale H Open Tambourine Analog

67 G 3 55 G 2 Splash Cymbal HipHop clap2

68 G# 356G# 2 Cowbell HipHop Snap1 Cowbell Analog

69 A 3 57 A 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Snare HipHop3

70 A# 358A# 2 Vibraslap Electric Clap2 Vibraslap Analog

71 B 3 59 B 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Kick Hip Deep Paila H Paila H Ride Analog

72 C 4 60 C 3 Bongo H Kick HipHop3 Cowbell Top Cowbell Top Bongo Analog H

73 C# 461C# 3 Bongo L Snare HipHop Rim3 Bongo Analog L

74 D 4 62 D 3 Conga H Mute Snare HipHop5 Conga Analog H

75 D# 463D# 3 Conga H Open Electric Clap1 Conga Analog M

76 E 4 64 E 3 Conga L Handbell H Guiro Short Guiro Short Conga Analog L

77 F 4 65 F 3 Timbale H Kick HipHop4 Guiro Long O Guiro Long O

78 F# 466F# 3 Timbale L HipHop clap3

79 G 4 67 G 3 Agogo H HipHop Snap2

80 G# 468G# 3 Agogo L Snare HipHop Rim5 Tambourine Tambourine

81 A 4 69 A 3 Cabasa HipHop flex1

82 A# 470A# 3Maracas HipHop flex2 Maracas 2

83 B 4 71 B 3 Samba Whistle H O Shaker 2

84 C 5 72 C 4 Samba Whistle L O Kick HipHop5 Maracas Maracas

85 C# 573C# 4 Guiro Short Snare HipHop Rim4 Shaker Shaker

86 D 5 74 D 4 Guiro Long O Snare HipHop6 Cabasa Cabasa O

87 D# 575D# 4 Claves Snare HipHop11 Cuica Mute Claves 2

88 E 5 76 E 4 Wood Block H Kick HipHop10 Cuica Open Dance Percussion 3

89 F 5 77 F 4 Wood Block L Snare HipHop7 Dance Percussion 4

90 F# 578F# 4 Cuica Mute HipHop clap5 Dance Breath 1

91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open Conga H Tip Dance Breath 2 O

92 G# 580G# 4 Triangle Mute 2 Conga H Heel

93 A 5 81 A 4 Triangle Open 2 Conga H Open Triangle Mute 1

94 A# 582A# 4 Shaker Conga L Open 1 Triangle Open 1

95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bells Conga L Open 2

96 C 6 84 C 5 Bell Tree Kick HipHop8 Bell Tree

97 C# 685C# 5 HipHop clap6

98 D 6 86 D 5 Snare T8 1

99 D# 687D# 5 Snare T8 1 H

100 E 6 88 E 5 HipHop clap7

101 F 6 89 F 5 Tom T8 1

102 F# 690F# 5 Hi-Hat Closed T8 2

103 G 6 91 G 5 Tom T8 2

C#1

D#1

G#1

A#1

F#1

C#0

D#0

G#0

A#0

F#0

C#2

D#2

G#2

A#2

F#2

C#3

D#3

G#3

A#3

F#3

C#4

D#4

G#4

A#4

F#4

C#5

D#5

G#5

A#5

F#5

C#6

D#6

F#6

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

Group

Note No.

Note

Note No.

Note

25 C# 013C# -1 Surdo Mute 3 Zarb Back mf 2 3

26 D 0 14 D -1 Surdo Open 3 Zarb Tom f

2 3

27 D# 015D# -1 Hi Q Zarb Eshareh

28 E 0 16 E -1 Whip Slap Zarb Whipping

29 F 0 17 F -1 Scratch H 4 Tombak Tom f 3 4

30 F# 018F# -1 Scratch L 4 Neghareh Tom f

3 4

31 G 0 19 G -1 Finger Snap Tombak Back f

32 G# 020G# -1 Click Noise Neghareh Back f

33 A 0 21 A -1 Metronome Click Tombak Snap f

34 A# 022A# -1 Metronome Bell Neghareh Pelang f Hateli_Long

35 B 0 23 B -1 Seq Click L Tombak Trill O Hateli_Short

36 C 1 24 C 0 Seq Click H Khaligi Clap 1 Baya_ge 1

37 C# 125C# 0 Brush Tap Zalgouta Open O Baya_ke 1

38 D 1 26 D 0 Brush Swirl O Khaligi Clap 2 Baya_ghe 1 O O

39 D# 127D# 0 Brush Slap Zalgouta Close Baya_ka 1

40 E 1 28 E 0 Brush Tap Swirl O Arabic Hand Clap Tabla_na 2 O O

41 F 1 29 F 0 Snare Roll O Tabel Tak 1 Tabla_tin 2

O Snare Roll 2 O

42 F# 130F# 0 Castanet Sagat 1 Tablabaya_dha 1

43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare Soft Tabel Dom Tabla_tun 2 Snare Soft 2

44 G# 132G# 0 Sticks Sagat 2 Tablabaya_dhin 1

45 A 1 33 A 0 Kick Soft Tabel Tak 2 Tabla_di 2

46 A# 134A# 0 Open Rim Shot Sagat 3 Tablabaya_dhe 1 Open Rim Shot H Short

47 B 1 35 B 0 Kick Tight Riq Tik 3 Tabla_ti 2

Kick Tight Short

48 C 2 36 C 1 Kick Riq Tik 2 Tabla_ne 2

Kick Short

49 C# 237C# 1 Side Stick Riq Tik Hard 1 Tabla_taran 2

50 D 2 38 D 1 Snare Riq Tik 1 Tabla_tak 2 Snare Short

51 D# 239D# 1 Hand Clap Riq Tik Hard 2 Chipri

52 E 2 40 E 1 Snare Tight Riq Tik Hard 3 Kanjira_open 3 Snare Tight H

53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Riq Tish Kanjira_slap 3

54 F# 242F# 1 Hi-Hat Closed 1 Riq Snouj 2 Kanjira_mute 3 1 1

55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Riq Roll O Kanjira_bendup 3

56 G# 244G# 1 Hi-Hat Pedal 1 Riq Snouj Kanjira_benddown 3 1 1

57 A 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Riq Sak Dholak_open 4

58 A# 246A# 1 Hi-Hat Open 1 Riq Snouj 3 Dholak_mute 4 1 1

59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Riq Snouj 4 Dholak_slap 4

60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Riq Tak 1 Dhol_open 5

61 C# 349C# 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Riq Brass 1 Dhol_mute 5

62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Riq Tak 2 Dhol_slap 5

63 D# 351D# 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Riq Brass 2 Dhol_slide 5

64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal Riq Dom Mridangam_normal 6

65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup Katem Tak Doff Mridangam_open 6

66 F# 354F# 2 Tambourine Katem Dom Mridangam_mute 6

67 G 3 55 G 2 Splash Cymbal Katem Sak 1 Mridangam_slap 6

68 G# 356G# 2 Cowbell Katem Tak 1 Mridangam_rim 6

69 A 3 57 A 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Katem Sak 2 Chimta_open 7

70 A# 358A# 2 Vibraslap Katem Tak 2 Chimta_normal 7

71 B 3 59 B 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Daholla Sak 2 Chimta_ring 7

72 C 4 60 C 3 Bongo H Daholla Sak 1 Dholki_open 8

73 C# 461C# 3 Bongo L Daholla Tak 1 Dholki_mute 8

74 D 4 62 D 3 Conga H Mute Daholla Dom Dholki_slap 8

75 D# 463D# 3 Conga H Open Daholla Tak 2 Dholki_slide 8

76 E 4 64 E 3 Conga L Tablah Prok Dholki_rim 8

77 F 4 65 F 3 Timbale H Tablah dom 2 Khol_open 9

78 F# 466F# 3 Timbale L Tabla Roll of Edge O Khol_slide 9

79 G 4 67 G 3 Agogo H Tablah Tak Finger 4 Khol_mute 9 Dagu Mute 4

80 G# 468G# 3 Agogo L Tablah Tak Trill 1 Manjira_open 10 Zhongcha Mute 5

81 A 4 69 A 3 Cabasa Tablah Tak Finger 3 Manjira_cls 10 Dagu Heavy 4

82 A# 470A# 3 Maracas Tablah Tak Trill 2 Jhanji_open 11 Zhongcha Open 5

83 B 4 71 B 3 Samba Whistle H O Tablah Tak Finger 2 Jhanji_cls 11 Paigu Middle O

84 C 5 72 C 4 Samba Whistle L O Tablah Tak Finger 1 Mondira_open 12 Paigu Low

85 C# 573C# 4 Guiro Short Tablah Tik 2 Mondira_close 12 Xiaocha Mute 6

86 D 5 74 D 4 Guiro Long O Tablah Tik 4 Mridang_open 13 Bangu O

87 D# 575D# 4 Claves Tablah Tik 3 Mridang_mute 13 Xiaocha Open 6

88 E 5 76 E 4 Wood Block H Tablah Tik 1 Mridang_rim 13 Bangzi

89 F 5 77 F 4 Wood Block L Tablah Tak 3 Mridang_slide 13 Muyu Low

90 F# 578F# 4 Cuica Mute Tablah Tak 1 Khomokh_normal Zhongluo Mute 7

91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open Tablah Tak 4 Khomokh_mute Muyu Mid-Low

92 G# 580G# 4 Triangle Mute 2 Tablah Tak 2 Khomokh_mltatk Zhongluo Open 7 2

93 A 5 81 A 4 Triangle Open 2 Tablah Sak 2 Madal-A2 Muyu Middle

94 A# 582A# 4 Shaker Tablah Tremolo O Madal-A#2 Xiaoluo Open

95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bells Tablah Sak 1 Madal-B2 Triangle Mute 8

96 C 6 84 C 5 Bell Tree Tablah Dom 1 Madal-C3 Triangle Open 8

97 C# 685C# 5 Madal-C#3

98 D 6 86 D 5 Madal-D3

99 D# 687D# 5 Madal-D#3

100 E 6 88 E 5 Madal-E3

101 F 6 89 F 5 Madal-F3

102 F# 690F# 5 Madal-F#3

103 G 6 91 G 5 Madal-G3

C#1

D#1

G#1

A#1

F#1

C#0

D#0

G#0

A#0

F#0

C#2

D#2

G#2

A#2

F#2

C#3

D#3

G#3

A#3

F#3

C#4

D#4

G#4

A#4

F#4

C#5

D#5

G#5

A#5

F#5

C#6

D#6

F#6

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

Group

Note No.

Note

Note No.

Note

25 C# 013C# -1 Surdo Mute 3 3 3 3 3

26 D 0 14 D -1 Surdo Open 3

3 3 3 3

27 D# 015D# -1 Hi Q

28 E 0 16 E -1 Whip Slap

29 F 0 17 F -1 Scratch H 4 4 4 4 4

30 F# 018F# -1 Scratch L 4

4 4 4 4

31 G 0 19 G -1 Finger Snap

32 G# 020G# -1 Click Noise

33 A 0 21 A -1 Metronome Click

34 A# 022A# -1 Metronome Bell

35 B 0 23 B -1 Seq Click L

36 C 1 24 C 0 Seq Click H

37 C# 125C# 0 Brush Tap

38 D 1 26 D 0 Brush Swirl O O O O O

39 D# 127D# 0 Brush Slap

40 E 1 28 E 0 Brush Tap Swirl O O O Reverse Cymbal O Reverse Cymbal O

41 F 1 29 F 0 Snare Roll O

O O O O

42 F# 130F# 0 Castanet

Hi Q 2 Hi Q 2

43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare Soft

Snare Noisy Snare Snappy Electro Snare Noisy 4

44 G# 132G# 0 Sticks

45 A 1 33 A 0 Kick Soft Kick Tight 2 Kick 3 Kick Tight 2

46 A# 134A# 0 Open Rim Shot

47 B 1 35 B 0 Kick Tight Kick 2 Kick Gate Kick Analog Short

48 C 2 36 C 1 Kick

Kick Gate Kick Gate Heavy Kick Analog

49 C# 237C# 1 Side Stick

Side Stick Analog

50 D 2 38 D 1 Snare Snare Snappy Snare Rock Snare Noisy 2 Snare Analog

51 D# 239D# 1 Hand Clap

52 E 2 40 E 1 Snare Tight Snare Tight Snappy Snare Rock Rim Snare Noisy 3 Snare Analog 2

53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Tom Room 1 Tom Rock 1 Tom Electro 1 Tom Analog 1

54 F# 242F# 1 Hi-Hat Closed 1

1 1 1 Hi-Hat Closed Analog 1

55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Tom Room 2 Tom Rock 2 Tom Electro 2 Tom Analog 2

56 G# 244G# 1 Hi-Hat Pedal 1

1 1 1

Hi-Hat Closed Analog 2

57 A 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Tom Room 3 Tom Rock 3 Tom Electro 3 Tom Analog 3

58 A# 246A# 1 Hi-Hat Open 1

1 1 1 Hi-Hat Open Analog 1

59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Tom Room 4 Tom Rock 4 Tom Electro 4 Tom Analog 4

60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Tom Room 5 Tom Rock 5 Tom Electro 5 Tom Analog 5

61 C# 349C# 2 Crash Cymbal 1

Crash Analog

62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Tom Room 6 Tom Rock 6 Tom Electro 6 Tom Analog 6

63 D# 351D# 2 Ride Cymbal 1

64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal

65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup

66 F# 354F# 2 Tambourine

67 G 3 55 G 2 Splash Cymbal

68 G# 356G# 2 Cowbell Cowbell Analog

69 A 3 57 A 2 Crash Cymbal 2

70 A# 358A# 2 Vibraslap

71 B 3 59 B 2 Ride Cymbal 2

72 C 4 60 C 3 Bongo H

73 C# 461C# 3 Bongo L

74 D 4 62 D 3 Conga H Mute Conga Analog H

75 D# 463D# 3 Conga H Open

Conga Analog M

76 E 4 64 E 3 Conga L

Conga Analog L

77 F 4 65 F 3 Timbale H

78 F# 466F# 3 Timbale L

79 G 4 67 G 3 Agogo H

80 G# 468G# 3 Agogo L

81 A 4 69 A 3 Cabasa

82 A# 470A# 3Maracas Maracas 2

83 B 4 71 B 3 Samba Whistle H O

O O O O

84 C 5 72 C 4 Samba Whistle L O

O O O O

85 C# 573C# 4 Guiro Short

86 D 5 74 D 4 Guiro Long O O O O O

87 D# 575D# 4 Claves

Claves 2

88 E 5 76 E 4 Wood Block H

89 F 5 77 F 4 Wood Block L

90 F# 578F# 4 Cuica Mute Scratch H 2 Scratch H 2

91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open

Scratch L 2 Scratch L 3

92 G# 580G# 4 Triangle Mute 2

2 2 2 2

93 A 5 81 A 4 Triangle Open 2

2 2 2 2

94 A# 582A# 4 Shaker

95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bells

96 C 6 84 C 5 Bell Tree

97 C# 685C# 5

98 D 6 86 D 5

99 D# 687D# 5

100 E 6 88 E 5

101 F 6 89 F 5

102 F# 690F# 5

103 G 6 91 G 5

C#1

D#1

G#1

A#1

F#1

C#0

D#0

G#0

A#0

F#0

C#2

D#2

G#2

A#2

F#2

C#3

D#3

G#3

A#3

F#3

C#4

D#4

G#4

A#4

F#4

C#5

D#5

G#5

A#5

F#5

C#6

D#6

F#6

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# 013C# -1 Surdo Mute 3 3 3 3

26 D 0 14 D -1 Surdo Open 3

3 3 3

27 D# 015D# -1 Hi Q

28 E 0 16 E -1 Whip Slap

29 F 0 17 F -1 Scratch H 4 4 4 4

30 F# 018F# -1 Scratch L 4

4 4 4

31 G 0 19 G -1 Finger Snap

32 G# 020G# -1 Click Noise

33 A 0 21 A -1 Metronome Click

34 A# 022A# -1 Metronome Bell

35 B 0 23 B -1 Seq Click L

36 C 1 24 C 0 Seq Click H

37 C# 125C# 0 Brush Tap

38 D 1 26 D 0 Brush Swirl O O O O

39 D# 127D# 0 Brush Slap

40 E 1 28 E 0 Brush Tap Swirl O Reverse Cymbal O O O

41 F 1 29 F 0 Snare Roll O

O O O

42 F# 130F# 0 Castanet Hi Q 2

43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare Soft Snare Techno Snare Jazz H Brush Slap 2

44 G# 132G# 0 Sticks

45 A 1 33 A 0 Kick Soft Kick Techno Q

46 A# 134A# 0 Open Rim Shot Rim Gate

47 B 1 35 B 0 Kick Tight Kick Techno L

48 C 2 36 C 1 Kick Kick Techno Kick Jazz Kick Small

49 C# 237C# 1 Side Stick Side Stick Analog

50 D 2 38 D 1 Snare Snare Clap Snare Jazz L Brush Slap 3

51 D# 239D# 1 Hand Clap

52 E 2 40 E 1 Snare Tight Snare Dry Snare Jazz M Brush Tap 2

53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Tom Analog 1 Tom Jazz 1 Tom Brush 1

54 F# 242F# 1 Hi-Hat Closed 1 Hi-Hat Closed Analog3 1

1 1

55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Tom Analog 2 Tom Jazz 2 Tom Brush 2

56 G# 244G# 1 Hi-Hat Pedal 1 Hi-Hat Closed Analog 4 1

1 1

57 A 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Tom Analog 3 Tom Jazz 3 Tom Brush 3

58 A# 246A# 1 Hi-Hat Open 1 Hi-Hat Open Analog 2 1

1 1

59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Tom Analog 4 Tom Jazz 4 Tom Brush 4

60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Tom Analog 5 Tom Jazz 5 Tom Brush 5

61 C# 349C# 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Crash Analog

62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Tom Analog 6 Tom Jazz 6 Tom Brush 6

63 D# 351D# 2 Ride Cymbal 1

64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal

65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup

66 F# 354F# 2 Tambourine

67 G 3 55 G 2 Splash Cymbal

68 G# 356G# 2 Cowbell Cowbell Analog

69 A 3 57 A 2 Crash Cymbal 2

70 A# 358A# 2 Vibraslap

71 B 3 59 B 2 Ride Cymbal 2

72 C 4 60 C 3 Bongo H

73 C# 461C# 3 Bongo L

74 D 4 62 D 3 Conga H Mute Conga Analog H

75 D# 463D# 3 Conga H Open Conga Analog M

76 E 4 64 E 3 Conga L Conga Analog L

77 F 4 65 F 3 Timbale H

78 F# 466F# 3 Timbale L

79 G 4 67 G 3 Agogo H

80 G# 468G# 3 Agogo L

81 A 4 69 A 3 Cabasa

82 A# 470A# 3 Maracas Maracas 2

83 B 4 71 B 3 Samba Whistle H O O O O

84 C 5 72 C 4 Samba Whistle L O

O O O

85 C# 573C# 4 Guiro Short

86 D 5 74 D 4 Guiro Long O O O O

87 D# 575D# 4 Claves Claves 2

88 E 5 76 E 4 Wood Block H

89 F 5 77 F 4 Wood Block L

90 F# 578F# 4 Cuica Mute Scratch H 2

91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open Scratch L 3

92 G# 580G# 4 Triangle Mute 2 2 2 2

93 A 5 81 A 4 Triangle Open 2

2 2 2

94 A# 582A# 4 Shaker

95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bells

96 C 6 84 C 5 Bell Tree

97 C# 685C# 5

98 D 6 86 D 5

99 D# 687D# 5

100 E 6 88 E 5

101 F 6 89 F 5

102 F# 690F# 5

103 G 6 91 G 5

C#1

D#1

G#1

A#1

F#1

C#0

D#0

G#0

A#0

F#0

C#2

D#2

G#2

A#2

F#2

C#3

D#3

G#3

A#3

F#3

C#4

D#4

G#4

A#4

F#4

C#5

D#5

G#5

A#5

F#5

C#6

D#6

F#6

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# 013C# -1 Surdo Mute 3 3

26 D 0 14 D -1 Surdo Open 3

27 D# 015D# -1 Hi Q

28 E 0 16 E -1 Whip Slap

29 F 0 17 F -1 Scratch H 4 4

30 F# 018F# -1 Scratch L 4

31 G 0 19 G -1 Finger Snap

32 G# 020G# -1 Click Noise

33 A 0 21 A -1 Metronome Click

34 A# 022A# -1 Metronome Bell

35 B 0 23 B -1 Seq Click L

36 C 1 24 C 0 Seq Click H

37 C# 125C# 0 Brush Tap

38 D 1 26 D 0 Brush Swirl O O

39 D# 127D# 0 Brush Slap

40 E 1 28 E 0 Brush Tap Swirl O O

41 F 1 29 F 0 Snare Roll O

42 F# 130F# 0 Castanet

43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare Soft

44 G# 132G# 0 Sticks

45 A 1 33 A 0 Kick Soft Kick Soft 2

46 A# 134A# 0 Open Rim Shot

47 B 1 35 B 0 Kick Tight Gran Cassa

48 C 2 36 C 1 Kick Gran Cassa Mute Cutting Noise Phone Call O

49 C# 237C# 1 Side Stick

Cutting Noise 2 Door Squeak O

50 D 2 38 D 1 Snare Band Snare Door Slam O

51 D# 239D# 1 Hand Clap

String Slap Scratch Cut O

52 E 2 40 E 1 Snare Tight Band Snare 2 Scratch H 3 O

53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Tom Jazz 1 Wind Chime O

54 F# 242F# 1 Hi-Hat Closed 1

1 Telephone Ring O

55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Tom Jazz 2

56 G# 244G# 1 Hi-Hat Pedal 1

57 A 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Tom Jazz 3

58 A# 246A# 1 Hi-Hat Open 1

59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Tom Jazz 4

60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Tom Jazz 5

61 C# 349C# 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Hand Cymbal

62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Tom Jazz 6

63 D# 351D# 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Hand Cymbal Short

64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal

Flute Key Click Car Engine Ignition O

65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup

Car Tires Squeal O

66 F# 354F# 2 Tambourine

Car Passing O

67 G 3 55 G 2 Splash Cymbal

Car Crash O

68 G# 356G# 2 Cowbell

Siren O

69 A 3 57 A 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Hand Cymbal 2 Train O

70 A# 358A# 2 Vibraslap

Jet Plane O

71 B 3 59 B 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Hand Cymbal 2 Short Starship O

72 C 4 60 C 3 Bongo H

Burst O

73 C# 461C# 3 Bongo L

Roller Coaster O

74 D 4 62 D 3 Conga H Mute

Submarine O

75 D# 463D# 3 Conga H Open

76 E 4 64 E 3 Conga L

77 F 4 65 F 3 Timbale H

78 F# 466F# 3 Timbale L

79 G 4 67 G 3 Agogo H

80 G# 468G# 3 Agogo L Shower O Laugh O

81 A 4 69 A 3 Cabasa

Thunder O Scream O

82 A# 470A# 3 Maracas

Wind O Punch O

83 B 4 71 B 3 Samba Whistle H O

O Stream O Heartbeat O

84 C 5 72 C 4 Samba Whistle L O

O Bubble O Footsteps O

85 C# 573C# 4 Guiro Short

Feed O

86 D 5 74 D 4 Guiro Long O

87 D# 575D# 4 Claves

88 E 5 76 E 4 Wood Block H

89 F 5 77 F 4 Wood Block L

90 F# 578F# 4 Cuica Mute

91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open

92 G# 580G# 4 Triangle Mute 2 2

93 A 5 81 A 4 Triangle Open 2

94 A# 582A# 4 Shaker

95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bells

96 C 6 84 C 5 Bell Tree Dog O Machine Gun O

97 C# 685C# 5 Horse O Laser Gun O

98 D 6 86 D 5 Bird Tweet O Explosion O

99 D# 687D# 5 Firework O

100 E 6 88 E 5

101 F 6 89 F 5

102 F# 690F# 5

103 G 6 91 G 5 Maou O

C#1

D#1

G#1

A#1

F#1

C#0

D#0

G#0

A#0

F#0

C#2

D#2

G#2

A#2

F#2

C#3

D#3

G#3

A#3

F#3

C#4

D#4

G#4

A#4

F#4

C#5

D#5

G#5

A#5

F#5

C#6

D#6

F#6

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Performance List

● MM6

Bank

Perfor-

mance

Pattern

Sync

Start

Main Voice Dual Voice Split Voice

Split

Point

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 ElektroPop1 - 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 Ballad1 On Cool! Galaxy EP - - B2 Full Keyboard

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 - 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 B2 Multi Finger

3 RnB Ballad1 D,B On Classic Piano Slow Strings - B2 Full Keyboard

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 - 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 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 - - 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

FunkPopRock D,B

On Mini 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

Mega Clean Guitar

- Ober Brass B2 Full Keyboard

4 HardRock D,B On

Mega Overdrive Gt

--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 - B2 Multi Finger

8 ChartPop D - Indian Kit Bonang - B2 Multi Finger

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

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 RnB Chart2 On Soft RnB Mini Soft Aggressive B2 Multi Finger

2 RnB Chart1 On Prog Lead - - B2 Multi Finger

3 AfricanDance D,B On Kawala - Compact B2 Multi Finger

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 - - B2 Multi Finger

Bank

Perfor-

mance

Genre Bank

Perfor-

mance

Genre

2–8

1 HipHop

2–8

5 Dance

2 R&B/Jazz 6 Ambient

3 Pop 7 World

4 Rock 8 SE

Performance List

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● MM8

Bank

Perfor-

mance

Pattern

Sync

Start

Main Voice Dual Voice Split Voice

Split

Point

Chord Fingering

1 RnB Ballad1 D,B - Power Grand - - B2 Multi Finger

FunkPopRock D,B

- Sweetness - - B2 Multi Finger

FunkPopRock D,B

- Touch Clavi Super Clavi - B2 Multi Finger

4 PowerRock D,B - Progressy Cool! Rotor Organ - B2 Multi Finger

5 RockPop D,B - Mega Steel Guitar - - B2 Multi Finger

6 Ambient D,B - Live! Allegro Spiccato - B2 Multi Finger

7 PianoBallad D,B - Back Pad Back Pad Chorus Pad B2 Multi Finger

FunkPopRock D,B

- Live! Pop Brass Live! Pop Brass Cool! Rotor Organ B2 Multi Finger

1 RnB Ballad1 D,B - Power Grand Mid Range - B2 Multi Finger

2 JazzyRnB D,B - Cool! Suitcase EP Analog - B2 Multi Finger

3 RnB Ballad1 D,B - Sky Walk Landscape - B2 Multi Finger

4 Dancefloor D,B - Dancy Hook Dancy Hook - B2 Multi Finger

5 Ambient D,B - Haunted Mid Range - B2 Multi Finger

6 ChartRock D,B - GM Atmosphere Neo Crystal Mid Range B2 Multi Finger

7 AcidJazz D,B - Dynamic Mini - Noble Pad B2 Multi Finger

8 ElektroPop1 D,B - Trance Seq 2 Noble Pad Dark Light B2 Multi Finger

1 SouthernRap1 On After 1984 - - B2 Multi Finger

2 JazzyRnB D On Sweetness - Finger Bass B2 Multi Finger

3 RnB Ballad1 On Cool! Galaxy EP - - B2 Full Keyboard

4 RootRock On Rock Percussive - Over The Top B2 Multi Finger

5 Underground On Dancy Hook Light Comp - B2 Multi Finger

6 Chillout On Inda Night LFO Pad - B2 Multi Finger

7 ClubSamba On Sweet! Flute - - B2 Multi Finger

8 WestcoastRap1D - Lo-Fi Looper Knock Bass Laser Beam B2 Multi Finger

1 WestcoastRap2 On Harpsichord - - B2 Multi Finger

2 RnB Pop1 On Orchestra Strings - Wurli Amped B2 Multi Finger

3 RnB Ballad1 D,B On Classic Piano Slow Strings - B2 Full Keyboard

4 PowerRock On Cool! Blues Guitar - - B2 Multi Finger

5 FunkyHouse D On Vintage'74 -

Fat Sine Resonance

B2 Multi Finger

6 Ambient On Glass Arp Amb Pad - B2 Multi Finger

7 TurkishPop On Kanoun Wataryat Live! Steel Guitar B2 Multi Finger

8 EastcoastRap D,B On Inda Night Haunted Slow LFO Pad B2 Multi Finger

1 SouthernRap2 On Spiccato - Big Comp 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 RockShuffle D,B On Cool! Blues Guitar - Rock Vibrato B2 Multi Finger

5 RetroDisco On Spiccato Spiccato - B2 Multi Finger

6 AmbientRap On Dark Light - - B2 Full Keyboard

7 LatinPop On Cool! Suitcase EP - Wurli Amped B2 Multi Finger

8 Garba On Zheng Detuned Sitar - B2 Multi Finger

1 EastcoastRap On Simple Oct1 Wah Clavi - 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

4 RockPop On Vintage C - - B2 Multi Finger

5 ClubDance On Dancy Hook - W Phaser B2 Multi Finger

6 Analog On Sky Walk - Vapor B2 Multi Finger

7 TablaBeats D,B On Clack Bell Tron Flute - B2 Multi Finger

8 OrientalPop On Oud 1 Mizmar - B2 Multi Finger

1 HipHopPop On Touch Clavi - - B2 Multi Finger

2 RnB Ballad2 D,B On Spiccato Spiccato Chord Seq 1 B2 Multi Finger

3 PowerRock D,B On Power Grand - Over The Top B2 Full Keyboard

FunkPopRock D,B

On Mini Soft - Vintage Case 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 Reggae On Cool! Rotor Organ - Wurli Amped B2 Multi Finger

8 FunkyJazz On Jazz Guitar - - B2 Multi Finger

1 WestcoastRap1 On Power Grand Rebirth '70 Wurli Tremolo B2 Multi Finger

2 RnB Chart2 On Soft RnB Mini Soft Aggressive B2 Multi Finger

3 ChartRock On Sforzando Brass Sforzando Brass Classic Piano B2 Multi Finger

4 HardRock D,B On

Mega Overdrive Gt

--B2 Multi Finger

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 TurkishDance D,B On Jing Hu Thai Bells - B2 Multi Finger

8 AfricanDance D,B On Kawala - Compact B2 Multi Finger

Bank

Perfor-

mance

Genre Bank

Perfor-

mance

Genre

3–8

1 HipHop

3–8

5 Dance

2 R&B/Jazz 6 Ambient

3 Pop 7 World

4 Rock 8 Mixed

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Pattern 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 PowerRock

20 PianoBallad

21 BluesRock

22 RootRock

23 HardRock

24 RockShuffle

Dance/Ambient

25 ElektroPop1

26 ElektroPop2

27 Techno

28 Underground

29 Minimal

30 Dancefloor

31 ElektroDisco

32 FunkyHouse

33 ClubDance

34 Garage

35 RetroDisco

36 Ambient

37 Chillout

38 Experimental

39 Analog

Jazz

40 FunkyJazz

41 AcidJazz

42 JazzyRnB

43 JazzGroove

44 JazzRemixed

45 LatinJazz

World

46 TurkishPop

47 TurkishDance

48 OrientalPop

49 AfricanDance

50 LatinPop

51 ClubSamba

52 Dancehall 1

53 Dancehall 2

54 Reggae

55 TablaBeats

56 Garba

HipHop D,B

57 SouthernRap1D,B

58 SouthernRap2D,B

59 EastcoastRap D,B

60 WestcoastRap1D,B

61 WestcoastRap2D,B

62 AmbientRapD,B

63 HipHopPopD,B

R&B D,B

64 RnB Chart1D,B

65 RnB Chart2 D,B

66 RnB Ballad1 D,B

67 RnB Ballad2 D,B

68 RnB Soul D,B

69 RnB Pop1 D,B

70 RnB Pop2 D,B

Pop and Rock D,B

71 ChartPop D,B

72 RockPop D,B

73 FunkPopRock D,B

74 ChartRock D,B

75 PowerRock D,B

76 PianoBallad D,B

77 BluesRock D,B

78 RootRock D,B

79 HardRock D,B

80 RockShuffle D,B

Dance/Ambient D,B

81 ElektroPop1 D,B

82 ElektroPop2 D,B

83 Techno D,B

84 Underground D,B

85 Minimal D,B

86 Dancefloor D,B

87 ElektroDisco D,B

88 FunkyHouse D,B

89 ClubDance D,B

90 Garage D,B

91 RetroDisco D,B

92 Ambient D,B

93 Chillout D,B

94 Experimental D,B

95 Analog D,B

Jazz D,B

96 FunkyJazz D,B

97 AcidJazz D,B

98 JazzyRnB D,B

99 JazzGroove D,B

100 JazzRemixed D,B

101 LatinJazz D,B

World D,B

102 TurkishPop D,B

103 TurkishDance D,B

104 OrientalPop D,B

105 AfricanDance D,B

106 LatinPop D,B

107 ClubSamba D,B

108 Dancehall 1 D,B

109 Dancehall 2 D,B

110 Reggae D,B

111 TablaBeats D,B

112 Garba D,B

Pattern No. Pattern Name

HipHop D

113 SouthernRap1D

114 SouthernRap2 D

115 EastcoastRap D

116 WestcoastRap1D

117 WestcoastRap2D

118 AmbientRap D

119 HipHopPop D

R&B D

120 RnB Chart1D

121 RnB Chart2 D

122 RnB Ballad1 D

123 RnB Ballad2 D

124 RnB Soul D

125 RnB Pop1 D

126 RnB Pop2 D

Pop and Rock D

127 ChartPop D

128 RockPop D

129 FunkPopRock D

130 ChartRock D

131 PowerRock D

132 PianoBallad D

133 BluesRock D

134 RootRock D

135 HardRock D

136 RockShuffle D

Dance/Ambient D

137 ElektroPop1 D

138 ElektroPop2 D

139 Techno D

140 Underground D

141 Minimal D

142 Dancefloor D

143 ElektroDisco D

144 FunkyHouse D

145 ClubDance D

146 Garage D

147 RetroDisco D

148 Ambient D

149 Chillout D

150 Experimental D

151 Analog D

Jazz D

152 FunkyJazz D

153 AcidJazz D

154 JazzyRnB D

155 JazzGroove D

156 JazzRemixed D

157 LatinJazz D

World D

158 TurkishPop D

159 TurkishDance D

160 OrientalPop D

161 AfricanDance D

162 LatinPop D

163 ClubSamba D

164 Dancehall 1 D

165 Dancehall 2 D

166 Reggae D

167 TablaBeats D

168 Garba D

Pattern No. Pattern Name

•Patterns 57–112 play on the drum and bass parts from patterns 1–56, while patterns 113–168 play only the

drum parts. “D” in a pattern name means “Drums,” and “B” means “Bass.”

NOTE

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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.

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Effect Type List

● Reverb Types

● Chorus Types

No. Type Description MSB LSB

1 HALL1

Reverb simulating the acoustics of a hall.

2 HALL2 116

3 HALL3 117

4 HALL4 118

5 HALL5 11

6 HALL M 16

7 HALL L 17

8ROOM1

Reverb simulating the acoustics of a room

216

9ROOM2 217

10 ROOM3 218

11 ROOM4 219

12 ROOM5 20

13 ROOM6 21

14 ROOM7 22

15 ROOM S 25

16 ROOM M 26

17 ROOM L 27

18 STAGE1

Reverb suitable for a solo instrument.

316

19 STAGE2 317

20 STAGE3 30

21 STAGE4 31

22 PLATE1

Reverb simulating a plate reverb unit.

416

23 PLATE2 417

24 PLATE3 40

25 GM PLATE 47

26 NO EFFECT No effect. 00

No. Type Description MSB LSB

1 CHORUS1

Conventional chorus program with rich, warm chorusing.

66 17

2 CHORUS2 66 8

3 CHORUS3 66 16

4 CHORUS4 66 1

5 CHORUS5 65 2

6 CHORUS6 65 0

7 CHORUS7 65 1

8 CHORUS8 65 8

9 GM CHORUS1 65 3

10 GM CHORUS2 65 4

11 GM CHORUS3 65 5

12 GM CHORUS4 65 6

13 FB CHORUS 65 7

14 CELESTE1

A 3-phase LFO adds modulation and spaciousness to the sound.

66 0

15 CELESTE2 66 2

16 FLANGER1

Creates a sound reminiscent of a jet airplane.

67 8

17 FLANGER2 67 16

18 FLANGER3 67 17

19 FLANGER4 67 1

20 FLANGER5 67 0

21 GM FLANGER 67 7

22 SYMPHONIC1

Adds more stages to the modulation of Celeste.

68 16

23 SYMPHONIC2 68 0

24 PHASER1

Cyclically modulates the phase to add modulation to the sound.

72 0

25 PHASER2 72 8

26 EP PHASER1 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. 00

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● DSP Types

No. Type Description MSB LSB

1 HALL1

Reverb simulating the acoustics of a hall.

2 HALL2 116

3 HALL3 117

4 HALL4 118

5 HALL5 11

6 HALL M 16

7 HALL L 17

8ROOM1

Reverb simulating the acoustics of a room.

216

9ROOM2 217

10 ROOM3 218

11 ROOM4 219

12 ROOM5 20

13 ROOM6 21

14 ROOM7 22

15 ROOM S 25

16 ROOM M 26

17 ROOM L 27

18 STAGE1

Reverb suitable for a solo instrument.

316

19 STAGE2 317

20 STAGE3 30

21 STAGE4 31

22 PLATE1

Reverb simulating a plate reverb unit.

416

23 PLATE2 417

24 PLATE3 40

25 GM PLATE 47

26 CHORUS1

Conventional chorus program with rich, warm chorusing.

66 17

27 CHORUS2 66 8

28 CHORUS3 66 16

29 CHORUS4 66 1

30 CHORUS5 65 2

31 CHORUS6 65 0

32 CHORUS7 65 1

33 CHORUS8 65 8

34 GM CHORUS1 65 3

35 GM CHORUS2 65 4

36 GM CHORUS3 65 5

37 GM CHORUS4 65 6

38 FB CHORUS 65 7

39 CELESTE1

A 3-phase LFO adds modulation and spaciousness to the sound.

66 0

40 CELESTE2 66 2

41 SYMPHONIC1

Adds more stages to the modulation of Celeste.

68 16

42 SYMPHONIC2 68 0

43 ENS DETUNE Chorus effect without modulation, created by adding a slightly pitch-shifted sound. 87 0

44 KARAOKE1

Echo for karaoke.

20 0

45 KARAOKE2 20 1

46 KARAOKE3 20 2

47 ER1

This effect isolates only the early reﬂection components of the reverb.

48 ER2 91

49 GATE REVERB Simulation of gated reverb. 10 0

50 REVERS GATE Simulation of gated reverb played back in reverse. 11 0

51 EQ DISCO

Equalizer effect that boosts both high and low frequencies, as is typical in most disco

music.

76 16

52 EQ TEL

Equalizer effect that cuts both high and low frequencies, to simulate the sound heard

through a telephone receiver.

76 17

53 2BAND EQ A stereo EQ with adjustable LOW and HIGH. Ideal for drum Parts. 77 0

54 3BAND EQ

A mono EQ with adjustable LOW, MID, and HIGH equalizing.

76 0

55 3BAND EQ2 76 19

56 HM ENHANCE1

Adds new harmonics to the input signal to make the sound stand out.

81 16

57 HM ENHANCE2 81 0

58 ST 3BAND EQ

An EQ which allows equalization of low, mid and high bands.

76 18

59 ST 3BAND EQ2 76 20

60 FLANGER1

Creates a sound reminiscent of a jet airplane.

67 8

61 FLANGER2 67 16

62 FLANGER3 67 17

63 FLANGER4 67 1

64 FLANGER5 67 0

65 GM FLANGER 67 7

66 DYN FLANGER Dynamically controlled ﬂanger. 110 0

67 DELAY LCR1

Produces three delayed sounds: L, R and C (center).

516

68 DELAY LCR2 50

69 DELAY LR Produces two delayed sounds: L and R. Two feedback delays are provided. 6 0

70 ECHO Two delayed sounds (L and R), and independent feedback delays for L and R. 7 0

71 CROSS DELAY The feedback of the two delayed sounds is crossed. 8 0

72 DIST HEAVY Heavy distortion. 73 0

Effect Type List

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73 ST DIST Stereo distortion. 73 8

74 COMP+DIST1

Since a Compressor is included in the ﬁrst stage, steady distortion can be produced

regardless of changes in input level.

73 16

75 COMP+DIST2 73 1

76 OVERDRIVE

Adds mild distortion to the sound.

74 0

77 OVERDRIVE2 74 9

78 ST OD Stereo Overdrive. 74 8

79 DIST HARD

Hard-edge distortion.

75 16

80 DIST HARD2 75 22

81 DIST HARD3 75 25

82 DIST SOFT

Soft, warm distortion.

75 17

83 DIST SOFT2 75 23

84 DIST SOFT3 75 26

85 ST DIST HARD Hard-edge stereo distortion. 75 18

86 ST DIST SOFT Soft, warm soft distortion. 75 19

87 V_DIST HARD

Distortion which simulates vintage tube and fuzz sounds.

98 0

88 V_DIST SOFT 98 2

89 AMP SIM1

A simulation of a guitar amp.

75 0

90 AMP SIM2 75 1

91 ST AMP1

Stereo amp simulator.

75 20

92 ST AMP2 75 21

93 ST AMP3 75 8

94 ST AMP4 75 24

95 ST AMP5 75 27

96 DST+DELAY1

Distortion and Delay are connected in series.

95 16

97 DST+DELAY2 95 0

98 OD+DELAY1

Overdrive and Delay are connected in series.

95 17

99 OD+DELAY2 95 1

100 CMP+DST+DLY1

Compressor, Distortion and Delay are connected in series.

96 16

101 CMP+DST+DLY2 96 0

102 CMP+OD+DLY1

Compressor, Overdrive and Delay are connected in series.

96 17

103 CMP+OD+DLY2 96 1

104 V_DST H+DLY

V Distortion and Delay are connected in series.

98 1

105 V_DST S+DLY 98 3

106 V_HVY+DLY_A

V Distortion produces the heavy distortion of a large guitar amp, in series with a long delay

effect.

98 16

107 V_HVY+DLY_A-

V Distortion produces the heavy distortion of a large guitar amp, in series with a long delay

effect. This effect is somewhat softer than the preceding effect.

98 17

108 V_HVY+DLY_A+

V Distortion produces the heavy distortion of a large guitar amp, in series with a long delay

effect. This effect is somewhat stronger than the V-HVY+DLY_A effect.

98 18

109 V_HVY+DLY_B

V Distortion produces the heavy distortion of a mid-size guitar amp, in series with a short

delay effect.

98 19

110 V_HVY+DLY_B-

V Distortion produces the heavy distortion of a mid-size guitar amp, in series with a short

delay effect. This effect is somewhat softer than the preceding effect.

98 20

111 V_HVY+DLY_B+

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.

98 21

112 MBAND COMP

Multi-band compressor that allows you to adjust the compression effect for individual fre-

quency bands.

105 0

113 COMPRESSOR

Holds down the output level when a speciﬁed input level is exceeded. A sense of attack

can also be added to the sound.

83 0

114 NOISE GATE Gates the input when the input signal falls below a speciﬁed level. 84 0

115 VCE CANCEL Attenuates the vocal part of a CD or other source. 85 0

116 AMBIENCE Blurs the stereo positioning of the sound to add spatial width. 88 0

117 TALKING MOD Adds a vowel sound to the input signal. 93 0

118 LO-FI Degrades the audio quality of the input signal. 94 0

119 DYN FILTER Dynamically controlled ﬁlter. 109 0

120 ISOLATOR Controls the level of a speciﬁed frequency band of the input signal. 115 0

121 PHASER1

Cyclically modulates the phase to add modulation to the sound.

72 0

122 PHASER2 72 8

123 EP PHASER1 72 17

124 EP PHASER2 72 18

125 EP PHASER3 72 16

126 DYN PHASER 111 0

127 PITCH CHG1

Changes the pitch of the input signal.

80 16

128 PITCH CHG2 80 0

129 PITCH CHG3 80 1

No. Type Description MSB LSB

Effect Type List

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 103

130 ROTARY SP1

Simulates a rotary speaker.

69 16

131 ROTARY SP2 71 17

132 ROTARY SP3 71 18

133 ROTARY SP4 70 17

134 ROTARY SP5 66 18

135 ROTARY SP6 69 0

136 ROTARY SP7 71 22

137 ROTARY SP8 69 17

138 ROTARY SP9 69 18

139 ROTARY SP10 71 23

140 ROTARY SP11 71 24

141 ROTARY SP12 70 20

142 ROTARY SP13 66 19

143 ROTARY SP14 69 19

144 ROTARY SP15 69 20

145 ROTARY SP16 71 25

146 2WAY ROT SP 86 0

147 DST+ROT SP Distortion and rotary speaker connected in series. 69 1

148 DST+2ROT SP Distortion and 2-way rotary speaker connected in series. 86 1

149 OD+ROT SP Overdrive and rotary speaker connected in series. 69 2

150 OD+2ROT SP Overdrive and 2-way rotary speaker connected in series. 86 2

151 AMP+ROT SP Amp simulator and rotary speaker connected in series. 69 3

152 AMP+2ROT SP

Amp simulator and 2-way rotary speaker connected in series.

86 3

153 AMP+2ROT SP2 86 16

154 AMP+2ROT SP3 86 17

155 DUAL ROT SP1

Rotary speaker simulation.

99 0

156 DUAL ROT SP2 99 1

157 AUTO PAN1

Several panning effects that automatically shift the sound position (left, right, front, back).

71 16

158 AUTO PAN2 71 0

159 EP AUTOPAN 71 21

160 EP AUTOPAN2 71 26

161 AUTO PAN3 71 1

162 TREMOLO1

Rich Tremolo effect with both volume and pitch modulation.

70 16

163 TREMOLO2 71 19

164 TREMOLO3 70 0

165 EP TREMOLO 70 18

166 GT TREMOLO1 71 20

167 GT TREMOLO2 70 19

168 VIBE VIBRATE Vibraphone effect. 119 0

169 AUTO WAH1

Cyclically modulates the center frequency of a wah ﬁlter.

78 16

170 AUTO WAH2 78 0

171 AT WAH+DST1

The output of an Auto Wah can be distorted by Distortion.

78 17

172 AT WAH+DST2 78 1

173 AT WAH+OD1

The output of an Auto Wah can be distorted by Overdrive.

78 18

174 AT WAH+OD2 78 2

175 TOUCH WAH1

Changes the center frequency of a wah ﬁlter according to the input level.

82 0

176 TOUCH WAH2 82 8

177 TOUCH WAH3 82 20

178 TC WAH+DST1

The output of an Touch Wah can be distorted by Distortion.

82 16

179 TC WAH+DST2 82 1

180 TC WAH+OD1

The output of an Touch Wah can be distorted by Overdrive.

82 17

181 TC WAH+OD2 82 2

182 CLAVI TC WAH

Clavinet Touch Wah.

82 18

183 CLAVI TC WAH2 82 21

184 EP TC WAH

EP Touch Wah

82 19

185 EP TC WAH2 82 22

186 WH+DST+DLY1

Wah, Distortion and Delay are connected in series.

97 16

187 WH+DST+DLY2 97 0

188 WH+OD+DLY1

Wah, Overdrive and Delay are connected in series.

97 17

189 WH+OD+DLY2 97 1

190 NO EFFECT No effect. 00

No. Type Description MSB LSB

104 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

Arpeggio Type List

No.

Arpeggio

Type

Length Tempo

Time

Sig.

Voice 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

4DownOct1 1 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead

5DownOct2 1 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead

6DownOct4 1 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead

7 U/DAOct1 1 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead

8 U/DAOct2 1 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead

9 U/DAOct4 1 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead

10 U/DBOct1 1 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead

11 U/DBOct2 1 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead

12 U/DBOct4 1 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead

13 RndmOct1 1 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead

14 RndmOct2 1 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead

15 RndmOct4 1 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead

16 Basic 1 130 4 / 4 Synth Lead

17 Melody1 1 70 4 / 4 Synth Lead

18 Melody2 1 70 4 / 4 Synth Lead

19 FifthSQ1 1 130 4 / 4 Synth Lead

20 FifthSQ2 1 130 4 / 4 Synth Lead

21 Electr1 1 130 4 / 4 Synth Lead

22 Electr2 1 130 4 / 4 Synth Lead

23 Electr3 1 130 4 / 4 Synth Lead

24 Electr4 1 130 4 / 4 Synth Lead

25 SynTrnce 1 130 4 / 4 Synth Lead

26 Simple 1 130 4 / 4 Synth Lead

27 OctSeq 1 130 4 / 4 Synth Lead

28 SynPhrs 2 145 4 / 4 Synth Lead

29 Random 1 90 4 / 4 Synth Lead

30 Compu Bs 1 130 4 / 4 Synth Lead

31 SynArp1 1 130 4 / 4 Synth Lead

32 SynArp2 1 130 4 / 4 Synth Lead

33 SynArp3 1 130 4 / 4 Synth Lead

34 SynArp4 1 138 4 / 4 Synth Lead

35 Techno 2 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead

36 SyncEcho 2 130 4 / 4 Synth Lead

37 PulsLine 2 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead

38 Doves 1 150 4 / 4 Synth Lead

39 Chodal 2 150 4 / 4 Synth Lead

40 Waggle 1 140 4 / 4 Synth Lead

41 SuperArp 2 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead

42 AcidLine 1 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead

43 TekEcho 2 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead

44 VelGroov 1 134 4 / 4 Synth Lead

45 MuteLine 1 134 4 / 4 Synth Lead

46 PolyArp 1 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead

47 Trance1 1 140 4 / 4 Synth Lead

48 Trance2 1 140 4 / 4 Synth Lead

49 Dream 1 136 4 / 4 Synth Lead

Chord Seq

50 SynChord 1 130 4 / 4 Synth Lead

51 Syncopa 2 120 4 / 4 Synth Lead

52 Hybrid1 1 130 4 / 4 Synth Lead

53 Hybrid2 1 106 4 / 4 Synth Lead

54 TrnceChd 2 145 4 / 4 Synth Lead

55 TrnceRtm 4 140 4 / 4 Synth Lead

56 BscChd1 2 130 4 / 4 Synth Lead

57 BscChd2 1 130 4 / 4 Synth Lead

Ap/Kb

58 Pf70sRk1 2 130 4 / 4 A.Piano/E.Piano

59 Pf70sRk2 4 130 4 / 4 A.Piano/E.Piano

60 Pf Arp1 2 100 4 / 4 A.Piano/E.Piano

61 Pf Arp2 2 70 4 / 4 A.Piano/E.Piano

62 Pf Arp3 2 130 4 / 4 A.Piano/E.Piano

63 Pf Arp4 1 116 4 / 4 A.Piano/E.Piano

64 Pf Arp5 1 82 4 / 4 A.Piano/E.Piano

65 Pf Arp6 2 130 4 / 4 A.Piano/E.Piano

66 Pf Arp7 2 130 4 / 4 A.Piano/E.Piano

67 Pf Arp8 1 74 4 / 4 A.Piano/E.Piano

68 Pf Club 1 96 4 / 4 A.Piano/E.Piano

69 PfHouse 2 130 4 / 4 A.Piano/E.Piano

70 PfLatin1 2 138 4 / 4 A.Piano/E.Piano

71 PfLatin2 2 120 4 / 4 A.Piano/E.Piano

72 PfSalsa 1 123 4 / 4 A.Piano/E.Piano

73 PfMontno 2 100 4 / 4 A.Piano/E.Piano

74 EpSwing 1 101 4 / 4 A.Piano/E.Piano

75 Ep Slow 1 74 4 / 4 A.Piano/E.Piano

76 EpAnlgPp 2 93 4 / 4 A.Piano/E.Piano

77 EpChdUp 1 108 4 / 4 A.Piano/E.Piano

78 Clavi1 1 120 4 / 4 Clavi

79 Clavi2 1 110 4 / 4 Clavi

80 Clavi3 1 124 4 / 4 Clavi

81 EpReggae 2 92 4 / 4 Clavi

82 EpHipHop 2 105 4 / 4 Harpsichord

83 EpNewGos 1 90 4 / 4 E.Piano

84 Ep6/8R&B 2 61 4 / 4 E.Piano

85 EpClubHs 2 128 4 / 4 E.Piano

Organ

86 OrgHouse 1 130 4 / 4 Organ

87 OrgLatin 1 110 4 / 4 Organ

88 OrgRegge 1 92 4 / 4 Organ

Guitar

89 GtStrum1 2 120 4 / 4 Steel Guitar

90 GtStrum2 2 120 4 / 4 Steel Guitar

91 GtStrum3 2 120 4 / 4 Steel Guitar

92 GtChord1 1 120 4 / 4 Clean Guitar

93 GtChord2 1 100 4 / 4 Clean Guitar

94 GtClean1 2 120 4 / 4 Clean Guitar

95 GtClean2 2 120 4 / 4 Clean Guitar

96 GtFunky1 1 120 4 / 4 Clean Guitar

97 GtFunky2 2 105 4 / 4 Clean Guitar

98 Gt Pop 1 90 4 / 4 Classical Guitar

99 Gt Slow 1 74 4 / 4 Steel Guitar

100 GtFingr1 2 120 4 / 4 Steel Guitar

101 GtFingr2 2 120 4 / 4 Steel Guitar

102 GtFingr3 2 120 4 / 4 Steel Guitar

103 GtFingr4 3 120 4 / 4 Steel Guitar

104 GtXovr1 2 100 4 / 4

Overdrive Gt/

Distortion Gt

105 GtXovr2 2 100 4 / 4

Overdrive Gt/

Distortion Gt

106 GtXovr3 2 100 4 / 4

Overdrive Gt/

Distortion Gt

107 GtHipHop 2 94 4 / 4 Muted Guitar

108 Gt Latin 2 120 4 / 4 Classical Guitar

109 GtSamba 1 120 4 / 4 Clean Guitar

110 GtSpnish 2 120 4 / 4 Classical Guitar

111 GtTurksh 2 105 4 / 4 Kanoun

112 MgStrum 4 120 4 / 4 Mega Steel Guitar

113 MgUnplg1 4 120 4 / 4 Mega Steel Guitar

114 MgUnplg2 2 120 4 / 4 Mega Steel Guitar

115 MgUnplg3 2 120 4 / 4 Mega Steel Guitar

116 MgUnplg4 2 120 4 / 4 Mega Steel Guitar

117 MgUnplg5 1 120 4 / 4 Mega Steel Guitar

118 MgFlkRck 2 120 4 / 4 Mega Steel Guitar

119 MgSftRck 2 120 4 / 4 Mega Steel Guitar

120 MgChlOut 2 79 4 / 4 Mega Steel Guitar

121 MgRtrPop 2 126 4 / 4 Mega Steel Guitar

122 MgSpnish 2 120 4 / 4 Mega Steel Guitar

123 MgClGt1 4 107 4 / 4 Mega Clean Guitar

124 MgClGt2 4 107 4 / 4 Mega Clean Guitar

125 MgClGt3 4 107 4 / 4 Mega Clean Guitar

No.

Arpeggio

Type

Length Tempo

Time

Sig.

Voice Type

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 Overdrive Gt

132 MgOdGt2 4 120 4 / 4 Mega Overdrive Gt

133 MgOdGt3 4 120 4 / 4 Mega Overdrive Gt

134 MgOdGt4 4 120 4 / 4 Mega Overdrive Gt

135 MgOd70Rk 2 130 4 / 4 Mega Overdrive Gt

136 GtOvrTp1 2 120 4 / 4 Over TheTop

137 GtOvrTp2 4 120 4 / 4 Over TheTop

Bass

138 BsFingr1 1 115 4 / 4 Finger Bass

139 BsFingr2 3 115 4 / 4 Finger Bass

140 BsKlFunk 1 96 4 / 4 Finger Bass

141 Bs Slap 3 120 4 / 4 Slap Bass

142 BsCmbJz 4 204 4 / 4 Acoustic Bass

143 BsGroove 2 120 4 / 4 Synth Bass

144 BsHipHp1 1 105 4 / 4 Synth Bass

145 BsHipHp2 2 94 4 / 4 Synth Bass

146 BsHipHp3 1 94 4 / 4 Synth Bass

147 BsSmooth 1 115 4 / 4 Synth Bass

148 BsNewGos 2 90 4 / 4 Synth Bass

149 Bs Acid 1 120 4 / 4 Synth Bass

150 BsTechno 1 138 4 / 4 Synth Bass

151 Bs Dream 1 136 4 / 4 Synth Bass

152 BsClubHs 1 128 4 / 4 Synth Bass

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

159 StrBasic 1 101 4 / 4 Strings

160 Str R&B 1 90 4 / 4 Strings

161 StrTrksh 2 86 4 / 4 Strings

162 Pizzcato 1 120 4 / 4 Strings

Brass/Reed

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 Prc Arp 2 110 4 / 4 CrPerc

172 PrcTrill 1 120 4 / 4 CrPerc

173 PrcDisco 2 110 4 / 4 CrPerc

Drum

174 Dr Funk 4 107 4 / 4 Standard Kit

175 DrGospel 2 126 3 / 4 Standard Kit

176 DrCmbJz 4 204 4 / 4 Standard Kit

177 DrUnplug 1 120 4 / 4 Standard Kit

178 DrFngrPk 4 120 4 / 4 Standard Kit

179 DrGtrPop 1 90 4 / 4 Standard Kit

180 DrXovrRk 2 100 4 / 4 Standard Kit

181 DrHipHop 2 94 4 / 4 Break Kit

182 DrLoBeat 2 140 4 / 4 Break Kit

183 DrAnlgPp 2 93 4 / 4 Analog T8 Kit

184 DrEuroTk 2 140 4 / 4 DanceKit1

185 DrTrance 4 140 4 / 4 Analog T9 Kit

No.

Arpeggio

Type

Length Tempo

Time

Sig.

Voice Type

186 DrHouse1 2 123 4 / 4 Analog T9 Kit

187 DrHouse2 2 130 4 / 4 Analog T9 Kit

188 DrClubHs 1 128 4 / 4 Analog T9 Kit

189 DrGroove 2 96 4 / 4 Hip Hop Kit

190 Dr Perc1 2 135 4 / 4 Standard Kit

191 Dr Perc2 1 100 4 / 4 Standard Kit

192 Dr Club 1 128 4 / 4 Standard Kit

193 DrSamba 4 120 4 / 4 Standard Kit

194 DrSalsa 2 123 4 / 4 Standard Kit

195 DrAfricn 2 122 4 / 4 Standard Kit

196 DrTambrn 2 123 4 / 4 Dance Kit1

197 Dr R&B 2 110 4 / 4 Standard Kit

198 DrFunky 4 130 4 / 4 Standard Kit

199 DrClsHip 2 118 4 / 4 Standard Kit

200 Dr Latin 2 104 4 / 4 Standard Kit

201 DrArabic 2 100 4 / 4 Standard Kit

202 DrOryant 2 130 4 / 4 Arab. Kit

203 Dr Azeri 1 160 6 / 8 Arab. Kit

204 Dr 9/8 2 120 9 / 8 Arab. Kit

205 DrSaeidy 2 110 4 / 4 Arab. Kit

206 DrMksoum 1 130 4 / 4 Arab. Kit

207 DrKarach 2 120 4 / 4 Arab. Kit

208 DrIndia1 4 128 4 / 4 Indian Kit

209 DrIndia2 4 123 4 / 4 Indian Kit

210 Dr China 1 106 4 / 4 Chinese kit

211 DrMrngue 2 130 4 / 4 Afro Cuban Kit

212 DrMambo 1 104 4 / 4 Afro Cuban Kit

213 Dr70Dsco 2 120 4 / 4 Pop Latin Kit

No.

Arpeggio

Type

Length Tempo

Time

Sig.

Voice Type

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 ************** 0 - 127

Velocity Note ON o 9nH,v=1-127 o 9nH,v=1-127

Note OFF x 9nH,v=0 x

After Key's x x

Touch Ch's x x

Pitch Bend o o 0-24 semi

0,32 o o Bank Select

1,7,10,11 o o

6,38 o o Data Entry

64 o o Sustain

Control 71 o o Harmonic Content

72 o o Release Time

Change 73 o o Attack Time

74 o o Brightness

84,96-97 x *1 o

91,93,94 o o Effect Depth

100-101 o o RPN LSB,MSB

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- :Active Sense o o

sages:Reset x x

*1 These Control Changes are not transmitted by the panel operation. However,

they may be transmitted while performing Pattern or the Song.

Mode 1 : OMNI ON , POLY Mode 2 : OMNI ON ,MONO o : Yes

Mode 3 : OMNI OFF, POLY Mode 4 : OMNI OFF,MONO x : No

108 MM6/MM8 Owner’s 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.

2 Exclusive

<GM System ON> F0H, 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> F0H, 7FH, 7FH, 04H, 01H, ll, 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

for “ll” are ignored.)

<MIDI Master Tuning> F0H, 43H, 1nH, 27H, 30H, 00H, 00H,

mm, ll, cc, F7H

• This message simultaneously changes the tuning value of

all channels.

• The values of “mm” and “ll” are used for MIDI Master Tuning.

• The default value of “mm” and “ll” are 08H and 00H, respec-

tively. Any values can be used for “n” and “cc”.

<Reverb Type> F0H, 43H, 1nH, 4CH, 02H, 01H, 00H, mmH,

llH, F7H

• mm : Reverb Type MSB

• ll : Reverb Type LSB

Refer to the Effect Type List (page 100) for details.

<Chorus Type> F0H, 43H, 1nH, 4CH, 02H, 01H, 20H, mmH,

llH, F7H

• mm : Chorus Type MSB

• ll : Chorus Type LSB

Refer to the Effect Type List (page 100) for details.

<DSP Type> F0H, 43H, 1nH, 4CH, 02H, 01H, 40H, mmH, llH,

F7H

• mm : DSP Type MSB

• ll : DSP Type LSB

Refer to the Effect Type List (page 101) for details.

3 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.

4 Local ON/OFF

<Local ON> Bn, 7A, 7F

<Local OFF> Bn, 7A, 00

Value for “n” is ignored.

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 109

Speciﬁcations

Keyboards MM8 88 keys (Initial touch)

MM6 61 keys (Initial touch)

Tone Generator block 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 8 banks x 8

Effect System Reverb x 25 types, Chorus x 30 types, Variation x 189 types

Master Equalizer 5 types

Sequencer block Note Resolution 96 ppq (parts per quarter note)

Tempo (BPM) 11–280

Recording type Real time replace

Tracks 8 + 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 x 1, Modulation wheel x 1, Knobs x4, Data dial x 1

Display 320 x 240 dot graphic LCD (backlit)

Connectors OUTPUT L/MONO, R (standard phone jack), PHONES (standard stereo phone

jack), FOOT CONTROLLER, SUSTAIN, MIDI IN/OUT, USB (TO HOST, TO DE-

VICE), DC INLET

Power Consumption 12W

Dimensions, Weight MM8: 1,340(W) x 445(D) x 157(H)mm, 15.6kg

MM6: 949(W) x 374(D) x 123(H)mm, 5.0kg

Accessories 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.

110 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

[

] (Fast Reverse) button........... 12, 27

[

] (Fast Forward) button .......... 12, 27

[] (Pause) button ...................... 12, 27

[

■

] (START/STOP) button ........... 12

Accessories............................................ 7

[A]–[D] buttons................................... 12

[ARPEGGIO ON/OFF] button ..... 13, 20

Arpeggio Type .............................. 21, 65

Arpeggio Type List ........................... 104

Arpeggio Velocity......................... 48, 65

ATTACK............................................. 41

[ATTACK] knob................................. 12

AUTO FILL IN ................................... 51

[AUTO FILL IN] button ..................... 12

Auto-accompaniment Range............... 23

Backup................................................. 35

Backup Clear....................................... 35

Bank .................................................... 59

Cable clip ...................................... 10, 13

CATEGORY [DEC], [INC] buttons

................................................... 12, 37

CATEGORY SEARCH buttons ... 13, 15

Chord................................................... 25

Chord Basic......................................... 54

Chord Fingering ............................ 56, 65

Chorus ................................................. 43

Chorus Type .................................. 43, 65

Chorus Type List............................... 100

Computer............................................. 10

Convert (SMF Format)........................ 70

CUTOFF ............................................. 41

[CUTOFF] knob.................................. 12

DC IN jack .......................................... 13

[DEC/NO] button .......................... 12, 37

Delete (USB Storage Device) ............. 72

Demo ................................................... 14

Demo Cancel....................................... 65

Demonstration Song............................ 14

Dial................................................ 12, 37

Display .......................................... 12, 38

Drum Kit ............................................. 19

Drum Kit List ...................................... 90

[DRUM/PERC/SE] button .................. 19

DSP ..................................................... 44

DSP On/Off......................................... 65

DSP Type ...................................... 44, 65

DSP Type List....................................101

Dual......................................................16

[DUAL] button ..............................13, 16

Dual Voice ...........................................16

Dual Voice Chorus Level ....................63

Dual Voice Dry Level..........................63

Dual Voice DSP Level.........................63

Dual Voice Octave...............................63

Dual Voice Pan ....................................63

Dual Voice Reverb Level ....................63

Dual Voice Volume .............................63

[EDIT] button ................................12, 62

EDIT display........................................38

Effect Type List .................................100

Erase (Performance Memory)..............61

[EXECUTE] button .................12, 68, 69

[EXIT] button ................................12, 38

External Clock ...............................78, 79

External Clock On/Off.........................65

Fast Forward ........................................27

Fast Reverse.........................................27

Fill In....................................................51

[FINGER] button .................................12

Foot Controller.....................................41

FOOT CONTROLLER jack..........13, 41

Footswitch............................................41

Format (USB Storage Device).............68

Full Keyboard ......................................65

Headphones..........................................10

[INC/YES] button..........................12, 37

Initial Setup....................................65, 79

Initialization.........................................35

Keyboard Out...........................65, 78, 79

Knob.....................................................41

LCD Contrast Control..........................11

LCD CONTRAST knob ......................12

Load .....................................................71

Local ..............................................78, 79

Local On/Off........................................65

MAIN display................................ 38, 39

Main Section........................................ 51

Main Voice.......................................... 15

Main Voice Chorus Level ................... 63

Main Voice Dry Level......................... 63

Main Voice DSP Level........................ 63

Main Voice Octave.............................. 63

Main Voice Pan................................... 63

Main Voice Reverb Level ................... 63

Main Voice Volume ............................ 63

Master EQ List .................................... 99

Master EQ Type ............................ 48, 65

[MASTER VOLUME] control...... 12, 14

Measure Number ................................. 31

[MENU] button ....................... 12, 67, 68

Messages ............................................. 83

Metronome .......................................... 45

[METRONOME] button ............... 12, 45

Metronome Volume ...................... 46, 65

MIDI.................................................... 74

MIDI Data Format............................. 108

MIDI Implementation Chart.............. 106

MIDI IN, OUT terminals............... 13, 73

MIDI Setting........................................ 78

[MODULATION] wheel..................... 12

Modulation wheel................................ 40

Mute..................................................... 58

Octave.................................................. 50

OCTAVE [UP], [DOWN] buttons

................................................... 13, 50

OUTPUT R, L/MONO jacks......... 13, 73

Pattern............................................ 22, 51

[PATTERN] button ................. 12, 14, 22

Pattern File .................................... 69, 71

Pattern List .......................................... 98

Pattern Out............................... 65, 78, 79

Pattern Volume.............................. 53, 65

Pause.................................................... 27

PC Mode........................................ 65, 79

PERFORMANCE BANK [DEC],

[INC] buttons............................. 13, 59

Performance List ................................. 96

Performance Memory.......................... 59

PERFORMANCE MEMORY [1]–[8]

buttons ....................................... 13, 59

Personal Computer .............................. 77

PHONES jack...................................... 13

Pitch Bend Range ................................ 65

[PITCH BEND] wheel ........................ 12

Index

MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual 111

Pitch Bend wheel................................. 40

[PRESET] button .......................... 12, 26

Preset Song.......................................... 28

[REC] button ................................. 12, 30

Recording ............................................ 29

RELEASE ........................................... 41

[RELEASE] knob................................ 12

RESONANCE..................................... 41

[RESONANCE] knob ......................... 12

Reverb ................................................. 42

Reverb Type .................................. 42, 65

Reverb Type List............................... 100

Saving Data ......................................... 69

Section................................................. 51

SMF (Standard MIDI File).................. 70

Song..................................................... 26

[SONG] button .............................. 12, 14

Song Clear........................................... 33

Song Out.................................. 65, 78, 79

Song Volume................................. 57, 65

Speaker................................................ 74

Specifications .................................... 109

[SPLIT] button .............................. 13, 17

Split Point...................................... 52, 65

Split Voice........................................... 17

Split Voice Chorus Level .................... 63

Split Voice Dry Level ......................... 63

Split Voice DSP Level ........................ 63

Split Voice Octave .............................. 63

Split Voice Pan.................................... 63

Split Voice Reverb Level .................... 63

Split Voice Volume............................. 63

[STANDBY/ON] switch... 10, 11, 13, 14

Start/Stop............................................. 37

[START/STOP] button

................................. 12, 14, 22, 27, 37

Stop Accompaniment .......................... 53

[STORE] button ............................ 13, 59

Supplied DAW Software..................... 80

Supplied Disk ...................................... 80

Sustain ................................................. 41

SUSTAIN jack .............................. 13, 41

Sync Start ...................................... 23, 51

[SYNC START] button................. 12, 23

Tap....................................................... 47

[TAP TEMPO] button................... 12, 47

Tempo ........................................... 47, 57

TEMPO [+], [-] buttons................. 12, 57

Time Signature – Denominator......46, 65

Time Signature – Numerator ...............65

Touch Sensitivity ...........................47, 65

Track ....................................................29

TRACK [1]–[8] buttons.......................13

Track Clear ..........................................34

Track Mute...........................................29

TRACK [PATTERN] button...............13

[TRACK SELECT/MUTE] button

....................................................13, 58

Transpose.............................................49

TRANSPOSE [+], [-] buttons........13, 49

Troubleshooting...................................82

Tuning............................................49, 65

[USB] button..................................12, 26

USB Song ............................................28

USB Storage Device ......................66, 75

USB TO DEVICE terminal ...........13, 73

USB TO HOST terminal................13, 73

USB-MIDI Driver................................77

[USER] button .........................12, 26, 30

User Pattern..........................................71

User Song.......................................28, 29

[UTILITY] button..........................12, 64

UTILITY display .................................38

Voice....................................................15

Voice List.............................................84

112 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

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/MM8

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 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.

2. 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 parts

under warranty.

3. 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.

4. 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:

1. Neglect, abuse, abnormal strain, modiﬁcation or exposure to extremes in temperature or humidity.

2. 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.

3. 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.

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!

For details of products, please contact your nearest Yamaha

representative or the authorized distributor listed below.

Pour plus de détails sur les produits, veuillez-vous adresser à Yamaha ou

au distributeur le plus proche de vous ﬁgurant dans la liste suivante.

Die Einzelheiten zu Produkten sind bei Ihrer unten aufgeführten

Niederlassung und bei Yamaha Vertragshändlern in den jeweiligen

Bestimmungsländern erhältlich.

Para detalles sobre productos, contacte su tienda Yamaha más cercana

o el distribuidor autorizado que se lista debajo.

CANADA

Yamaha Canada Music Ltd.

135 Milner Avenue, Scarborough, Ontario,

M1S 3R1, 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

MEXICO

Yamaha de México S.A. de C.V.

Calz. Javier Rojo Gómez #1149,

Col. Guadalupe del Moral

C.P. 09300, México, D.F., México

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 de Argentina

Olga Cossettini 1553, Piso 4 Norte

Madero Este-C1107CEK

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Tel: 011-4119-7000

PANAMA AND OTHER LATIN

AMERICAN COUNTRIES/

CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES

Yamaha Music Latin America, S.A.

Torre Banco General, Piso 7, Urbanización Marbella,

Calle 47 y Aquilino de la Guardia,

Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá

Tel: +507-269-5311

THE UNITED KINGDOM

Yamaha 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

Siemensstraße 22-34, 25462 Rellingen, Germany

Tel: 04101-3030

SWITZERLAND/LIECHTENSTEIN

Yamaha Music Central Europe GmbH,

Branch Switzerland

Seefeldstrasse 94, 8008 Zürich, 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. o.o. Oddzial w Polsce

ul. 17 Stycznia 56, PL-02-146 Warszawa, Poland

Tel: 022-868-07-57

THE NETHERLANDS/

BELGIUM/LUXEMBOURG

Yamaha Music Central Europe GmbH,

Branch Benelux

Clarissenhof 5-b, 4133 AB Vianen, The Netherlands

Tel: 0347-358 040

FRANCE

Yamaha Musique France

BP 70-77312 Marne-la-Vallée Cedex 2, France

Tel: 01-64-61-4000

ITALY

Yamaha Musica Italia S.P.A.

Combo Division

Viale Italia 88, 20020 Lainate (Milano), Italy

Tel: 02-935-771

SPAIN/PORTUGAL

Yamaha Música Ibérica, S.A.

Ctra. de la Coruna km. 17, 200, 28230

Las Rozas (Madrid), Spain

Tel: 91-639-8888

GREECE

Philippos Nakas S.A. The Music House

147 Skiathou Street, 112-55 Athens, Greece

Tel: 01-228 2160

SWEDEN

Yamaha Scandinavia AB

J. A. Wettergrens Gata 1, Box 30053

S-400 43 Göteborg, Sweden

Tel: 031 89 34 00

DENMARK

YS Copenhagen Liaison Ofﬁce

Generatorvej 6A, DK-2730 Herlev, Denmark

Tel: 44 92 49 00

FINLAND

F-Musiikki Oy

Kluuvikatu 6, P.O. Box 260,

SF-00101 Helsinki, Finland

Tel: 09 618511

NORWAY

Norsk ﬁlial av Yamaha Scandinavia AB

Grini Næringspark 1, N-1345 Østerås, Norway

Tel: 67 16 77 70

ICELAND

Skifan HF

Skeifan 17 P.O. Box 8120, IS-128 Reykjavik, Iceland

Tel: 525 5000

RUSSIA

Yamaha Music (Russia)

Ofﬁce 4015, entrance 2, 21/5 Kuznetskii

Most street, Moscow, 107996, Russia

Tel: 495 626 0660

OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Yamaha Music Central Europe GmbH

Siemensstraße 22-34, 25462 Rellingen, Germany

Tel: +49-4101-3030

Yamaha Corporation,

Asia-Paciﬁc Music Marketing Group

Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu,

Japan 430-8650

Tel: +81-53-460-2312

TURKEY/CYPRUS

Yamaha Music Central Europe GmbH

Siemensstraße 22-34, 25462 Rellingen, Germany

Tel: 04101-3030

OTHER COUNTRIES

Yamaha Music Gulf FZE

LOB 16-513, P.O.Box 17328, Jubel Ali,

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Tel: +971-4-881-5868

THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Yamaha Music & Electronics (China) Co.,Ltd.

25/F., United Plaza, 1468 Nanjing Road (West),

Jingan, Shanghai, China

Tel: 021-6247-2211

HONG KONG

Tom Lee Music Co., Ltd.

11/F., Silvercord Tower 1, 30 Canton Road,

Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Tel: 2737-7688

INDONESIA

PT. Yamaha Music Indonesia (Distributor)

PT. Nusantik

Gedung Yamaha Music Center, Jalan Jend. Gatot

Subroto Kav. 4, Jakarta 12930, Indonesia

Tel: 21-520-2577

KOREA

Yamaha Music Korea Ltd.

8F, 9F, Dongsung Bldg. 158-9 Samsung-Dong,

Kangnam-Gu, Seoul, Korea

Tel: 080-004-0022

MALAYSIA

Yamaha Music Malaysia, Sdn., Bhd.

Lot 8, Jalan Perbandaran, 47301 Kelana Jaya,

Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Tel: 3-78030900

PHILIPPINES

Yupangco Music Corporation

339 Gil J. Puyat Avenue, P.O. Box 885 MCPO,

Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines

Tel: 819-7551

SINGAPORE

Yamaha Music Asia Pte., Ltd.

#03-11 A-Z Building

140 Paya Lebor Road, Singapore 409015

Tel: 747-4374

TAIWAN

Yamaha KHS Music Co., Ltd.

3F, #6, Sec.2, Nan Jing E. Rd. Taipei.

Taiwan 104, R.O.C.

Tel: 02-2511-8688

THAILAND

Siam Music Yamaha Co., Ltd.

891/1 Siam Motors Building, 15-16 ﬂoor

Rama 1 road, Wangmai, Pathumwan

Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Tel: 02-215-2626

OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES

Yamaha Corporation,

Asia-Paciﬁc Music Marketing Group

Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu,

Japan 430-8650

Tel: +81-53-460-2317

AUSTRALIA

Yamaha Music Australia Pty. Ltd.

Level 1, 99 Queensbridge Street, Southbank,

Victoria 3006, Australia

Tel: 3-9693-5111

NEW ZEALAND

Music Houses of N.Z. Ltd.

146/148 Captain Springs Road, Te Papapa,

Auckland, New Zealand

Tel: 9-634-0099

COUNTRIES AND TRUST

TERRITORIES IN PACIFIC OCEAN

Yamaha Corporation,

Asia-Paciﬁc Music Marketing Group

Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu,

Japan 430-8650

Tel: +81-53-460-2312

NORTH AMERICA

CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA

EUROPE

AFRICA

MIDDLE EAST

ASIA

OCEANIA

HEAD OFFICE Yamaha Corporation, Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division

Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan 430-8650

Tel: +81-53-460-2445

SY44

U.R.G., Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division, Yamaha Corporation

WM52900 803POTYX.X-01B0

Printed in China

Yamaha Web Site (English only)

http://www.yamahasynth.com/

Yamaha Manual Library

http://www.yamaha.co.jp/manual/

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