About The Manuals; Included Documents; Online Materials (Pdf) - Yamaha MX88BK Owner's Manual

About the Manuals

This instrument has the following documents and instructional materials.

Included Documents

Owner's Manual (this book)
Describes how to set up your instrument and how to perform basic operations. This is the document you should
read first when you start playing and using the instrument.

Online Materials (PDF)

Reference Manual
Describes the internal design of your instrument, how to use a connected computer, and all parameters that can
be adjusted and set. The manual includes the following contents.
Basic Structure
• Structure of the MX49, MX61, or MX88
• Controller block
• Tone Generator block
• Effect block
• Arpeggio block
• Song/ Pattern playing block
• Internal memory
• MIDI/Audio signal flow
Synthesizer Parameter Manual
This general, cross-product document explains parameters, effect types, effect parameters, and MIDI messages
that are used for all synthesizers. Read the Owner's Manual and Reference Manual first and then use this
parameter manual if necessary to learn more about parameters and terms that relate to Yamaha synthesizers in
general.
Data List
Provides lists such as the Voice List, Performance List, Arpeggio Type List, Effect Type List, as well as reference
materials such as the MIDI Data table and MIDI Implementation Chart.
How to use the PDF manuals
The Reference Manual, the Synthesizer Parameter Manual, and the Data List are provided as data documents in
PDF format. The PDF manuals listed above can be obtained from the Yamaha Downloads web page. To do so, go to
the web page using the following URL, enter "MX49," "MX61," or "MX88" into the "Model Name" field, and then click
"Search."
Yamaha Downloads:
http://download.yamaha.com/
These PDF files can be viewed and read on a computer. When using Adobe
search for specific words, print a specific page or link to open a desired section in the manual. The term search and
link functions are especially convenient methods of navigating through a PDF file, and we recommend that you use
them. The latest version of Adobe Reader can be downloaded from the following URL.
http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/
Using a Connected Computer
• Connecting to a computer
• Creating a Song with a computer
Using iOS Applications
Reference
• Performance
• Song/Pattern settings
• File
• Utility
• Remote mode
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Reader to view a PDF file, you can
MX49 MX61 MX88 Owner's Manual
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