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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    • Copying of the 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.
  • Page 2: Introduction

    TENORI-ON device and the TNR-i iPhone/iPad application. TNR-e has a wide variety of new, exciting sounds and functions specifically for use in electronic music, and lets you enjoy the highly intuitive, “visible” musical world of the TENORI-ON on your iPhone/iPad.
  • Page 3: Basic Operation: Score Mode

    Basic Operation: Score Mode Basic Operation: Score Mode TNR-e “Modes” The six modes The TNR-e 16 x 16 LED button matrix is simultaneously a performance • Score mode input controller and display. By operating and interacting with LED • Random mode buttons and the light they produce you gain access to the TNR-e’s...
  • Page 4 Basic Operation: Score Mode Master Volume Adjustment To adjust the overall volume of the TNR-e, drag the jog dial while holding the [R4] function button. The volume setting will appear in the Display. Layer volume Master volume Touch and hold...
  • Page 5: Function Buttons

    Function Buttons Function Buttons Functions By holding one of the ten function buttons of the TNR-e and operating the LED buttons you can change voices, change octaves, and apply a variety of effects and variations to your performance. This unique visual/tactile interface has been specifically designed to allow intuitive, instantaneous operation of a variety of functions.
  • Page 6 Moving the line to the lowest row selects layer 01, the next row up is layer 02, then layer 03, and so on up to layer 16. TNR-e Quick Guide...
  • Page 7 Moving the line to the leftmost column selects block 01, the next column to the right is block 02, then block 03, and so on up to block  You can copy the contents of the current block to another block. Block TNR-e Quick Guide...
  • Page 8: Layers And The Performance Modes

    Blocks One complete set of 16 layers is called a “block.” The TNR-e can store up to 16 programmed blocks (16-layer groups) in memory, and you can switch from block to block instantly during performance. You could, for example, create a musical composition in one block, then copy that composition to another block and edit it to create a variation of the original composition.
  • Page 9 For example, if you tap any LED button in the eighth row from the bottom (any button in this row will do) while holding the [R1] function button as shown in the illustration, you will select the first Random mode layer. Performance mode Layer number TNR-e Quick Guide...
  • Page 10: Random Mode Performance

    The Random mode thus produces a totally different type of loop from the Score mode. Higher Pitch Lower Active notes can be individually deactivated by touching and holding the corresponding LED button. TNR-e Quick Guide...
  • Page 11: Draw Mode Performance

    You can keep adding to your “composition” during playback to build up thick sonic textures. In the Draw mode you cannot clear only a part of the performance. The entire layer can be cleared by tapping the [CLEAR] button. TNR-e Quick Guide...
  • Page 12: Bounce Mode Performance

    If the button is held briefly the note and flashing will stop when you release it, but if you hold the button for longer the note and flashing will continue even after the button is released. Stop a note by tapping the central LED button. Pitch TNR-e Quick Guide...
  • Page 13: Solo Mode Performance

    If you turn the Quantize function ON, note timing in the Solo Mode will be synchronized to the Score Mode, making it easy to play solos with rhythm matching that of a background playing in the Score Mode layers. Refer to “Quantize” in the TENORI-ON Manual. TNR-e Quick Guide...
  • Page 14: Using Blocks

    Switching Between Blocks You can switch between blocks simply by holding the [R5] function button and tapping an LED button in the column corresponding to the block you want to switch to. Block Holding the [R5] button Blocks TNR-e Quick Guide...
  • Page 15 Holding the [R5] button  Only the selected layer is copied. corresponding to the block you Double-tap the lowest LED button in the lit column want to copy to.  All layers are copied (the entire block). TNR-e Quick Guide...
  • Page 16: Effect Control

    The speed of the cycle can be specified by the [MOTION] button. When the lock switch is set to on, the effect continues even after you release your fingers from the display; when the lock switch is set to off, the effect stops when you release your fingers. TNR-e Quick Guide...
  • Page 17: Using The Menu

    About the Menu In addition to the wide range of control available via the function and LED buttons, a number of detailed settings can be made via the TNR-e menu, including tempo, clock display, file save/load and many more. Basic Menu Operation Tap the Display section at the bottom to call up the Top Menu.
  • Page 18: Menu List

    Master Tempo* Sets the master tempo. Master Scale* Sets the master scale. The “Major Pentatonic” and “User” scales are provided in the TNR-e, in addition to the scales of the hardware TENORI-ON. Master Transpose* Sets the transposition. Master Loop Speed* Sets the loop speed (beat duration) for all layers.
  • Page 19: Layer Menu

    Menu List Layer Menu Parameters that apply to the currently selected layer. Sound Select Selects internal sound of TNR-e (Internal) or external sound of Inter-App Audio application (Instrument App). Instrument* Selects the Voice. Voice map When Sound Select is set to ‘Internal.’...
  • Page 20: Edit Menu

    “Main Menu” > “Play Menu” > “Master Scale.” The selected scale note number is represented as the vertical axis of LED buttons on the Score/ Random/Draw mode and the horizontal axis of LED buttons on the Bounce/Push/Solo mode. TNR-e Quick Guide...
  • Page 21 Touch and slide leftward or rightward to adjust the Trim area. Executes Undo of the last operation. Executes Normalize, which optimizes Plays back the the entire level of the audio data. audio shown in the window. Executes Trim, which removes the specified areas. TNR-e Quick Guide...
  • Page 22: File Menu

    These icons are shown when the file type is one of the following: Song, All Blocks, Current Block, or Current Layer. Local Shows the files saved in your TNR-e. Server Shows the last ten files you’ve uploaded. Scrolling downward shows the next latest ten uploaded files. You can narrow down the list of files by keyword searching.
  • Page 23 In the File Rename display called up via [>], tap [Send Mail] to start up the E-mail software. Enter the destination address, write or revise your message then tap [Send] to send the selected TNR-e file. If you want to cancel this operation, tap [Cancel] before tapping [Send].
  • Page 24: Effect Menu

    • Clock....... Displays the time on the TNR-e matrix. • Clock+Song(DEMO)..Displays the time on the TNR-e matrix while playing the pre-programmed TNR-e Demo Song. • Clock+Song(USER) ..Displays the time on the TNR-e matrix while randomly playing Song files from iPhone/ iPad. Interior Time Sets the amount of time that must elapse before Interior mode begins.
  • Page 25 Neither the tutorial nor the row/column number of LED buttons are indicated. Panel Lock Locks the LED buttons and panel operations of the TNR-e, and prevents inadvertent operations or changes. This is useful when you execute a multiplayer session via the TNR-e while controlling the hardware TENORI-ON (TNR-W/TNR-O). TNR-e Quick Guide...
  • Page 26: Recording Menu

    Includes recording and saving recorded files. Performance operations carried out on the TNR-e can be recorded in real time and saved as a Song or Audio file. Song files contain all operations carried out from the time recording is begun until it is ended: LED button operations, functions button operations, and [CLEAR] operations are all recorded in real time.
  • Page 27: Session Menu

    When this is set to ON, you will see messages from other users who have invited session members on the upper area of your TNR-e screen; these are displayed once every minute. When this is set to ON, enter the Multiplayer Session to call up the dialog. In this dialog, input a message to the Twitter site for inviting session members and tap [Send] to transmit the message to Twitter, which enables Session Standby status.
  • Page 28: Iphone/Ipad <-> Computer (Itunes) File Transfer

    You can transfer TNR-e files from your iPhone/iPad to a computer, and vice versa. By connecting your iPhone/iPad to a computer, you can also access your TNR-e files (saved in the File Menu) from iTunes on the computer, using the following operation.
  • Page 29: Showing Led Buttons In An External Display

    Each player can select his or her own “Color” in the “Play Menu.” Changing the “Color” value will affect only your active notes.  Once the TNR-e is closed or network communication errors occur with the other players, the Multiplayer Session will be ended and cannot be recovered.
  • Page 30 “Derivative Works” shall mean any work, whether in Source or Object form, that Licensor regarding such Contributions. is based on (or derived from) the Work and for which the editorial revisions, annotations, elaborations, or other modifications represent, as a whole, an TNR-e Quick Guide...
  • Page 31 License is distributed on an “AS IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. Manual Development Department ©2013-2014 Yamaha Corporation 411MW-B0 TNR-e Quick Guide...

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