Changing The Tonal Qualities Of The Voice With The Controllers; Controllers On The Front Panel - Yamaha MX49 Owner's Manual

Changing the tonal qualities
of the Voice with the
controllers
The MX49/MX61 features various controllers which let
you change the sound of the instrument in real time.
These include the Knobs, Pitch Bend Wheel, and
Modulation Wheel. You can also control various functions
by using external controllers connected to the
corresponding jacks on the rear panel.

Controllers on the front panel

Knobs [A] – [D]
Pitch Bend Wheel
Modulation Wheel
Pitch Bend wheel
Use the Pitch Bend wheel to bend notes up or down while
playing the keyboard. This wheel is self-centering and
automatically returns to normal pitch when released. Try
out the Pitch Bend wheel while pressing a note on the
keyboard.
Raises
the pitch
Lowers
the pitch
NOTE
You can change the maximum pitch bend range by calling
up the "PB Upper"/ "PB Lower" parameters as follows and
change the values of these parameters.
[EDIT]  Select "02:Part"  [ENTER]  Select "01:Play
Mode"  [ENTER]  Cursor [ ]/[ ] buttons
Modulation wheel
This controller is used to apply vibrato to the keyboard
sound. Try out the Modulation wheel with various Preset
Voices while playing the keyboard.
Maximum
Minimum
Knobs [A] – [D]
You can change the brightness and tone characteristics
of Part 1/Part 2 in realtime by turning the Knobs while you
play. Three functions are assigned to each Knob,
alternatively selected via the [KNOB FUNCTION] button.
1
Press [KNOB FUNCTION] repeatedly if
necessary, so that the lamp corresponding to
the desired functions lights.
The Knob Function display which shows the current
functions and current values for Knobs [A] – [D] is
called up. The values in brackets indicate that the
Knob indication is different from the current actual
value.
Function 3
Function 2
Function 1
*Cut**Rez**Cho**Rev
(+34)*:02***40***12 ]
[A]
[B]
NOTE
You can instantly reset Knobs [A] – [D] to Function 1 by
holding down [SHIFT] and pressing [KNOB
FUNCTION].
2
Press [PART 1-2 LINK] to determine whether
the Knob functions are applied to both Part 1
and Part 2 (on), or only the selected Part (off).
3
While playing the keyboard, rotate one of the
Knobs.
The function assigned to the Knob you're currently
operating and the function value appear in the Knob
Function display. If the value is shown in brackets,
rotating the corresponding Knob has no effect on the
value until the Knob indication reaches the current
value.
***Part01*Cutoff*** q
********+30********
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NOTE
For details about each function, see the "Reference
Manual" PDF document.
Quick Guide
Function
names
Values
[C] [D]
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