How To Use This Manual - Yamaha CBX-K1XG Owner's Manual

The CBX-K1XG—What It Is and What It Can Do
What It Is
The CBX-K1XG is a compact, highly portable 37-key
MIDI keyboard, designed especially for use with computers
and MIDI music systems. It also has a built-in high-quality
GM- and XG-compatible tone generator, with 737 Voices
and 22 drum Voices (percussion sets). The tone generator
can be played either from an external MIDI device (such as
a sequencer) or from the keyboard itself. Since the key-
board is touch-sensitive and its octave range can be
changed to cover the full 128-note MIDI range, the CBX-
K1XG is ideal for entering MIDI data to sequencers and
computers.
The CBX-K1XG features a built-in host computer interface,
allowing you to directly connect it to your Macintosh or
IBM PC/AT (and compatible) computer—eliminating the
need of installing a special MIDI interface to your com-
puter. With the proper sequencing software on the com-
puter, the CBX-K1XG can be used for both recording and
playing back of sequencer data.
The true power and flexibility of the CBX-K1XG is in its
comprehensive MIDI controls. The CBX-K1XG allows
you to send virtually any type of MIDI message to con-
nected devices. Pre-programmed commands provide easy
control of basic sequencer/rhythm machine functions such

How to Use This Manual

By and large, the CBX-K1XG is very easy to use and this manual is self-explanatory. However, we strongly recommend that
you take time to read the manual—especially before trying some of the more sophisticated MIDI functions.
The following conventions are used throughout this manual:
* Panel buttons and controls are indicated as they appear on the actual instrument. (For example, C and
M.
* The functions and features assigned to the keyboard are shown like this: T and {.
* Unless indicated otherwise, L refers to either of the ENTER keys, J or K.
However, when you wish to enter a decimal value, make sure to press K. Likewise, when entering a
hexadecimal number, make sure to press J.
* Operation steps are indicated as follows:
Example
C + E
C + U
Actual Operation
L
L J
as Start, Stop, Tempo and Song Select, while comprehen-
sive program change commands let you easily select
program banks and voices.
The CBX-K1XG also has a convenient ASSIGNABLE
Wheel that can be set for control of any controller number.
This means that you can use the ASSIGNABLE Wheel to
control a wide variety of parameters—such as Volume, Pan,
Brightness, and the Depth of various effects—in real time.
This gives you expressive control over different aspects of
the sound in live performance. The internal tone generator
also features comprehensive control over all Voice and
effect parameters—via incoming system exclusive mes-
sages, transmitted from a sequencer or other MIDI device.
The CBX-K1XG is also the latest instrument in the Yamaha
line to support the XG format, a new addition to the
General MIDI standard. In short, XG provides for more
instrument sounds and variations, and greater expressive
control over voices and effects. With the use of the AS-
SIGNABLE Wheel on the CBX-K1XG, you have direct
real-time control over many of these newly supported
functions and parameters. Naturally, the internal tone
generator is fully XG-compatible and responds to all these
controls.
C E
C U
K
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