Using The Category Search Function - Yamaha montage6 Owner's Manual

Quick Guide — Selecting Performances
Using the Category Search
function
The Performances are conveniently divided into specific
Categories, irrespective of their bank locations. The
categories are divided based on the general instrument type
or sound characteristics. The Category Search function
gives you quick access to the sounds you want.
1
Press the [CATEGORY SEARCH] button while
the Performance Play display is shown.
This calls up the Category Search display.
NOTE
You can open the Category Search display by selecting [Search]
from the menu that is called up when the Performance name is
touched.
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1
Bank
2
Attribute
NOTE
Attributes are Performance properties and sorted according
to tone generator types or parts of Performances.
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Keyword search
4
Main categories
5
Sub categories
6
Performance list of the selected category
NOTE
The selected Performance is displayed in white,
Performances with a single part are in green, and
Performances with multi parts are in blue.
7
For changing the sorting order
8
For changing the Performance list page
2
Touch and select the desired main category
( 4 ).
NOTE
• You can filter the Performance lists by touching [Bank] (1)
and selecting the desired bank type from the list.
• You can also filter the Performance lists by touching [Attribute]
(2) and selecting the desired attribute type from the list.
• You can also select the desired main category by using the
Number A [1] – [16] buttons.
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3
Touch and select the desired sub category
( ).
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This calls up the Performance lists of the selected
category (6).
NOTE
You can also select the desired sub category by using the
Number B [1] – [8] buttons.
4
Touch the desired Performance.
NOTE
You can also select the desired Performance by using the
Number C [1] – [8] buttons.
5
Touch the HOME icon or EXIT icon to actually
call up the selected Performance.
This closes the Category Search display.
NOTE
You can also use the [ENTER] button, the [EXIT] button, or the
[PERFORMANCE] button to finalize the selection.
Below is a list of the Categories and their panel
4
abbreviations.
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Abbreviation
Piano
Keyboard
Organ
Guitar
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Bass
Strings
Brass
Woodwind
Syn Lead
Pad/Choir
Syn Comp
Chromatic Perc
Drum/Perc
Sound FX
Musical FX
Ethnic
No Assign
Init
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Play the keyboard.
Category
Piano
Keyboard instruments (Harpsichord, Clav,
etc.)
Organ
Guitar
Bass
Strings
Brass
Woodwind instruments
Synth Lead
Synth Pad
Synth Comp
Chromatic Percussion (Marimba,
Glockenspiel, etc.)
Drum/Percussion
Sound Effect
Musical Effect
Ethnic
No Assign
Initialize