Chapter 8 Utility Mode; About The Utility Mode - Yamaha A4000 Owner's Manual

About the UTILITY Mode

About the UTILITY Mode

You use UTILITY mode to set up the system's environment, and to record and play sequences.
UTILITY Mode Functions
The UTILITY mode includes the 6 functions listed below (selected via the [F1] — [F6] function buttons, respectively).
[F1] TOTAL EQ Button
This function sets up the 4-band equalizer for the stereo output (page 189).
This function has only one page: TotalEQ (Total Equalizer).
[F2] PANEL PLAY Button
This function lets you set up knobs so that they operate as MIDI controllers, and function buttons so that
they operate as MIDI keyboard keys (page 191).
3 display pages are provided: KnobCtrl (Knob Controller), KnobSet (Knob Controller Setup), and FKeySet
(Function Key Play Setup).
[F3] SEQUENCE Button
Use this function to record and replay MIDI sequences (page 194).
This function has only one page: Sequence.
[F4] MASTER Button
Use this function to adjust the system's output pitch, to adjust the level to the stereo outputs, and to set an
assignable-output destination for the stereo output signal (page 195).
2 display pages are provided: Tuning, and Output.
[F5] SYSTEM Button
The SYSTEM functions affect overall system operation and display (page 197).
2 display pages are provided: KeysSet, and Custom (Customise).
[F6] MIDI Button
This display provides access to a number of functions affecting MIDI operation (page 200).
2 display pages are provided: Channel (Channel Message), and SysEx (System Exclusive).
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Chapter 8 UTILITY Mode

• Changes that you make in UTILITY mode never cause any changes to the local settings stored in your programs and samples.
But some UTILITY settings do affect the way that programs and samples behave, and may effectively disable (or add an offset
to) the local settings.
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