Basic Structure; Structure Of The Mx49, Mx61, Or Mx88; Controller Block; Keyboard - Yamaha MX88 Reference Manual

Basic Structure

Structure of the MX49, MX61, or MX88

The MX49, MX61, or MX88 system consists of five main functional blocks: Controller, Tone Generator, Effect, Arpeggio,
and Song/Pattern Playing.
Arpeggio Block

Controller Block

Song/Pattern Playing Block
Controller Block
This block generates/transmits note on/off, velocity (strength) and other playing information to the synthesizer's tone
generator block when you play notes. If the Arpeggio function is available, this block also transmits the playing
information to the Arpeggio block.

Keyboard

The keyboard transmits note on/off messages to the Tone Generator Block (for sounding the Voices). The keyboard is
also used for triggering Arpeggio playback. The default note numbers assigned to the keyboard range from C2 – C6
(MX49), C1 – C6 (MX61), and A-1 – C7 (MX88). You can change the note range of the keyboard in octaves by using the
OCTAVE [-]/[+] buttons, or transpose the notes by using the TRANSPOSE [-]/[+] buttons.

Pitch Bend wheel

Use the Pitch Bend wheel to bend the pitch of the notes up (roll the wheel up away
from you) or down (roll the wheel down toward you) while playing the keyboard.
This wheel is self-centering and will automatically return to normal pitch when
released. Each preset Voice has its own default Pitch Bend Range setting. The
Pitch Bend Range setting can be changed in the Play Mode display
Part Edit. Functions other than Pitch Bend can be assigned to the Pitch Bend wheel
in the Ctrl Set display (page 52) of Voice Edit.
MX49 MX61 MX88 Reference Manual
Tone Generator
(page 47) of
Effects
Playback
Pitch up
Pitch down
Basic Structure
Basic Structure
Controller Block
Tone Generator Block
Effect Block
Arpeggio Block
Song/Pattern
Playing Block
Internal Memory
MIDI/Audio Signal Flow
Using a Connected
Computer
Connecting to a computer
Creating a Song with a
computer
Using iOS
Applications
Reference
Performance
Song/Pattern
File
Utility
Remote
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