Basic Operations; Selecting A Mode; Play Modes; Edit Modes - Yamaha CS6X Owner's Manual

Basic Operations

This section gives some basic explanations about operating the synthesizer.

Selecting a Mode

There are several operation Modes — Voice Play Mode, Performance Play Mode, Phrase Clip Mode,
etc. — each of which enables you to work efficiently with the synthesizer's various functions.
An overview of each Mode is given on Page 35.
There are separate Play Modes for Voices, Performances and Phrase Clips. To enter each of these
Modes, use the appropriate MODE key ([VOICE] for Voice Play Mode, [PERFORM] for Performance
Play Mode). To enter or exit Phrase Clip Mode, press the PHRASE CLIP key. (Note that this key is
not found among the MODE keys.)
There are also separate Edit and Job Modes for Voices, Performances and Phrase Clips. To enter Edit
or Job Mode, simply press the [EDIT] or [JOB] key while in each respective Play Mode.
Similarly, pressing the [STORE] key in Voice, Performance or Phrase Clip (Play or Edit) Mode takes
you into Store Mode where you can store Voices, Performances or Phrase Clips.
Other Modes include Utility Mode where you can specify system settings, Card Mode where you can
perform tasks related to the Memory Card, and Sequence Mode where you can play back MIDI song
files or create a sequence chain. (Press the [UTILITY] key for Utility Mode, the [CARD] key for Card
Mode and the [SEQ] key for Sequence Mode.)

Play Modes

1 Voice Play Mode (Page 74)
Press the [VOICE] key (its LED
will light) to enter Voice Play
Mode. To exit to another Mode,
simply press the respective key
for that Mode.
VCE Play) PRE1:001(A01)[Sq:Generation]
EQLow-G EQMid-G EQHi-G FLT-Rez
2 Performance Play Mode
(Page 117)
Press the [PERFORM] key (its
LED will light) to enter
Performance Mode. To exit to
another Mode, simply press the
respective key for that Mode.
PFM Play) INT:001(A01)[--:Init Perf ]
EQLow-G EQMid-G EQHi-G ------- -------
PHRASE CLIP
3
REC
PITCH
SEQ PLAY
8
PLAY
/
STOP
TEMPO
3 Phrase Clip Play Mode
(Page 142)
Press the [PHRASE CLIP] key
(its LED will light) to enter
Phrase Clip Play Mode. To exit
to another Mode, simply press
the respective key for that
Mode. If you press the [REC]
key while in Phrase Clip Play
Mode, the Record screen in
HPF
Phrase Clip Mode is displayed.
PCLP Play) 1(A01)[--:Init Voice]
EQLow-G EQMid-G EQHi-G ------- -------

Edit Modes

When in each Play Mode, you
can swiftly switch to each
respective Edit Mode by simply
pressing the [EDIT] key (its
LED will light).
21
MODE
VOICE PERFORM
1 2
UTILITY CARD
6 7
EDIT JOB
4 5
COMPARE
STORE
9
4 Voice Edit Mode (Page 78)
Press the [EDIT] key in Voice
Play Mode. To exit to another
Mode, simply press the respective
key for that Mode or press the
[EXIT] key to return to Voice
Play Mode.
GEN Name) Ctgry
C 1234
4 Performance Edit Mode
(Page 121)
Press the [EDIT] key while in
Performance Play Mode. To exit
to another Mode, simply press
the respective for that Mode or
press the [EXIT] key to return to
Performance Play Mode.
GEN Name) Ctgry
Common
a-Z 0-? Cursor
[Pf:Init Voice]
a-Z 0-? Cursor
[--:Init Perf ]