Sequencer Block - Yamaha MO6 Owner's Manual

Internal Structure (System Overview)

Sequencer Block

This block lets you create Songs and Patterns by recording and editing your performances as MIDI data (from the controller
block), then playing it back with the tone generator block. The sequencer block can be operated in the Song mode, in the
Pattern mode, and with the Arpeggio feature. When a Song or a Pattern is played back, the musical data of each sequence
track is transmitted to the tone generator block according to the Transmit Channel settings.
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Songs can be played back only in the Song mode. They cannot be played back in other modes.
Patterns can be played back only in the Pattern mode. They cannot be played back in other modes.
Arpeggios can be played back in any mode.
Songs and Patterns
Songs and Patterns are MIDI sequence data consisting of up to 16 tracks.
A Song on this synthesizer is effectively the same as a Song on a MIDI sequencer, and playback automatically stops at the
end of the recorded data.
In the MO, the term "Pattern" refers to a relatively short musical or rhythmic phrase—1 to 256 measures—which is used for
looped playback. Therefore, once Pattern playback starts, it continues until you press the [ ] (Stop) button. This synthesizer
features a variety of preset Phrase data that is used as the basic material in making up Patterns.
Song data structure
The following illustration shows the track structure of a Song. Songs are created by recording MIDI sequence data to
individual tracks and by setting tone generator related parameters (in Song Mixing).
Song 63
Song 02
Song 01
Tempo track
Scene track
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 16
Set in the Song Play mode
Created in the Song Record mode, Song Edit mode, and Song Job mode
Set in the Song Mixing mode and Song Mixing Edit mode
Created in the Mixing Voice Edit mode
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Song 64
Tempo change
Track mute status/Scene memory
change/Arpeggio type change
(including tempo, transpose, etc.)
MIDI sequence data
MIDI sequence data
MIDI sequence data
MIDI sequence data
Part 1 Mixing settings
Part 2 Mixing settings
Part 3
Mixing settings
Part 16 Mixing settings
Mixing Voice 01
Musical performance data
Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4
Groove, Transmit Channel/Port, Track loop settings
Groove, Transmit Channel/Port, Track loop settings
Groove, Transmit Channel/Port, Track loop settings
Groove, Transmit Channel/Port, Track loop settings
Song Mixing (Tone Generator related settings)
Mixing Common Edit Parameters
applied to all the parts
Mixing Voice 16
Scene 5