Basic Performance Structure - Yamaha MONTAGE M6 Quick Manual

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On the MONTAGE M, the group of settings related to a specific sound is called a "Performance." Select the desired Performance

and play the keyboard.

A Performance can consist of up to 16 Parts, with a sound assigned to each Part.

A Performance that contains multiple Parts is called a Multi-Part Performance, while a Performance that contains only one Part is

called a Single-Part Performance. Single-Part Performances can be used in the same way as Voices on AWM2 synthesizers.

There are four types of Parts.

„ Normal Parts (AWM2)

Parts played by the AWM2 sound engine. An instrument sound such as piano, organ, guitar, and synthesizer can be assigned

to a Part.

„ Normal Parts (FM-X)

Parts played by the FM-X sound engine.

„ Normal Parts (AN-X)

Parts played by the AN-X sound engine.

„ Drum Parts (AWM2)

Parts played by the AWM2 sound engine. A percussion instrument sound can be assigned to the Part. The Drum Parts are

used for playing rhythms.

NOTE

• If you wish to create sounds by using default initial values, select an Init Performance.

• If you wish to use this instrument as a 16-part multitimbral tone generator, use the Multi/GM Performances. These are Performances using all

16 parts, with the drums being assigned to Part 10.

Performances allow you to select a sound for each Part and combine multiple Parts in sophisticated split and layer settings for

playing on the keyboard. Moreover, you can create complex sounds by editing the Performances and Parts from the Edit screen

and enabling the Motion Control settings.

The created Performance can be saved to internal memory, or to USB flash drives connected to the instrument. You can also use

Soundmondo, a sound management and sharing service, to save backups for yourself or share your Performances with others.

By combining the Expanded Softsynth Plugin for MONTAGE M (the software version of the MONTAGE M) installed on the

computer and the hardware version of the MONTAGE M, you can create and manage many more Performances. The sounds

you have used in your DAW for music production and the sounds you have used for live performance are shared between the

software and hardware synthesizers.

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