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Synth Arp & Drum Pad Owner's Manual
• Copying of the commercially available music sequence data and/or digital audio files is strictly
prohibited except for your personal use.
• The software and this owner's manual are exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation.
• Copying of the software or reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is expressly
forbidden without the written consent of the manufacturer.
© 2012 Yamaha Corporation. All rights reserved.
This application lets use the iPad as a controller for Arpeggio playback and playing Drum sounds, both on the iPad itself as well as on an external synthesizer.
Synth Arp & Drum Pad
Utility window
For common setting
parameters to the Keyboard
display, Drum Pad display,
Recording window and Tone
Generator window.
Recording window
For recording your performance in the
Keyboard display and the Pad display, or
playing back the recorded data.
Tone Generator window
Sets up the tone generator built into this
application.
What is Synth Arp & Drum Pad?
Drum Pad display
For playing the Drum sounds
of the synthesizer.
Pad Edit window
For assigning specific MIDI
notes to each Pad.
Keyboard display
For controlling Arpeggio
playback of the synthesizer.
• Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with regard to the use of the software and
documentation and cannot be held responsible for the results of the use of this manual and the
software.
• The screen displays as illustrated in this Owner's Manual are for instructional purposes, and may
appear somewhat different from the screens which appear on your devicer.
• Apple, iPad are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
• The company names and product names in this Owner's Manual are the trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.
By using MIDI cables and a Yamaha i-MX1, connect the instrument to an iPad.
The MOTIF XF can be connected via wireless Network MIDI. For details about wireless
MIDI connectivity, refer to the "New Functions in MOTIF XF Version 1.20" Manual.
i-MX1
MIDI OUT
iPad
MIDI IN
The iPad operation will transmit MIDI
note on/off messages to the MIDI
instrument.
MIDI instrument
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
NOTE
For information about the MIDI settings of
the instrument, refer to the Owner's Manual
which came with the instrument.

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  • Page 1 Synth Arp & Drum Pad Owner’s Manual • Copying of the commercially available music sequence data and/or digital audio files is strictly • Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with regard to the use of the software and prohibited except for your personal use. documentation and cannot be held responsible for the results of the use of this manual and the software.
  • Page 2: Title Bar

    Transmit Channel the Tone Generator window the screen to the Tapping this opens used in the Drum Pad beneath the Title bar. Drum Pad display. or closes the Utility display. Touching this for a while calls window. up the Part Select window. Recording window Records your performance in the Keyboard display and the Pad display, or plays back the recorded data. Undo Tapping this starts or stops the recording. Cancels the last recorded data. Touching this for a while opens the Quantize window. Redo Play Recovers the Undo data. Tapping this starts playback or stops playback/recording. Mute Alternately turns the sound of the recorded data on or off. Click Alternately turns the tempo click sound on or off. Song Length Indicator Indicates the current measure and beat while recording. Synth Arp & Drum Pad Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 3 Tone Generator window Sets up the tone generator for control by the Keyboard or Drum Pad. The tone generator consists of sixteen parts, which can be specified via the [PART] button. 1 Indicates the Voice name of the selected Part. Effect window Tapping the Voice name calls up the Voice list, in which you can Lets you make settings for the Variation, Chorus and Reverb select another Voice. effects. Also, tapping [+]/[-] selects another Voice. Tapping [+]/[-] or the indicators changes the Effect type. Each Effect type has two parameters which can be edited via 2 Changes the tone generator Part. the sliders. 3 By using the five knobs called up via the [TONE] button, you can The settings here are commonly shared among all the sixteen edit certain Voice parameters of the current Part. parts. Each time [TONE] is tapped, the TONE 1 and 2 lamps light alternately, and the assigned five parameters are changed. 4 Opens or closes the Effect window. Synth Arp & Drum Pad Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 4: Utility Window

    Utility window This window lets you set the common parameters of this application. Tapping “General,” “MIDI” or “ Recording” calls up each setting window. Title bar General setting parameters MIDI setting parameters Utility window Tapping this calls up the Owner’s Manual. Transmits an All Sound Off to the Tone Generator. Tapping here initializes all the settings. Recording setting parameters This is shown only when the application “Keyboard Arp & Drum Pad” has been installed in the same iPad. You can import the data of “Keyboard Arp & Drum Pad” by tapping here. Indicates the program version. Synth Arp & Drum Pad Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 5 • Assign 1 CC display. Determines the MIDI Control Change number • MIDI Sync • Background Play assigned to “ASSIGN1” in the Slider section. Determines whether Arpeggio/Step Sequencer When this is set to On, this application keeps working playback will be synchronized to the internal clock or • Assign 2 CC in the background, even if you close it by tapping the the external MIDI clock. Determines the MIDI Control Change number Home button of the iPad. auto: When MIDI clock continuously comes from an assigned to “ASSIGN2” in the Slider section. external MIDI device, playback is synchronized to the • Modulation Speed external MIDI clock. When no MIDI clock continuously Determines the Modulation speed when comes from an external MIDI device, playback is [MODULATION] is tapped. synchronized to the internal MIDI clock. Synth Arp & Drum Pad Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 6 • Virtual MIDI Port • Rec Type • Song Length By setting the Virtual MIDI Port to On, you can transmit Determines the recording type. Determines the measure amount of a Song specified MIDI messages from another application to this via the Song Number. normal: Repeatedly executes overdub (looped) application, and vice versa. recording for the specified measures until manually • Delete Song data • MIDI Echo Back stopped. Deletes the Song specified via the Song Number. When the parameter is set to On, this application one loop: Executes recording for the specified “echoes” any received data. measures in one single pass, then stops. Synth Arp & Drum Pad Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 7: Keyboard Display

    6-1, -2 LIST Tapping [LIST] calls up the Arpeggio Type list as shown at right. To select a Type, tap the desired Category at left then tap the desired Type. Arpeggio Type list Keyboard Tapping or touching a key will transmit the corresponding MIDI note message. Dragging this area leftward or rightward will scroll through the entire keyboard. KEYBOARD SCROLL LOCK Tapping here locks or unlocks keyboard scrolling. The red color indicates the locked When this is set to On, selecting an Arpeggio Type calls up the condition. appropriate Voice. MODULATION Tapping this transmits Modulation Wheel messages via MIDI. Synth Arp & Drum Pad Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 8 OCTAVE RANGE Determines the octave setting of Arpeggio playback. BEAT STRETCH (%) Determines the actual playback tempo by multiplying the current tempo by the percentage value selected here. The “50%” setting doubles the tempo while the Scale “200%” setting halves the tempo. Root SWING VALUE When this is set to On, you can modify the sound by sliding your finger Determines the type of note that serves as the basis for the Swing parameter: vertically or vibrating your finger horizontally on the Keyboard. 1/32 (32nd note), 3/16 (16th note triplet), 1/16 (16th note), 3/8 (8th note triplet), 1/8 When the SCALE type is Off, this function is not available. (8th note), 3/4 (1/4 note triplet), 1/4 (1/4 note) Indicates a parameter which can be controlled by sliding your finger vertically Slider, GATE TIME/SWING on the Keyboard. Tapping the indicator calls up the parameter list and lets you When “GATE TIME” is turned on, the Slider operation controls the gate time of select the favorite one. the Arpeggio notes. When “SWING” is turned on, the Slider operation adjusts Indicates a parameter which can be controlled by vibrating your finger the timing of the even-numbered back-beat notes (according to the note type horizontally on the Keyboard. Tapping the indicator calls up the parameter list and specified in the SWING VALUE parameter) to produce a swing feel. lets you select the favorite one. TRANSPOSE Shifts the note in semitone steps. Synth Arp & Drum Pad Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 9 Drum Pad display This display lets you play the Drum sounds of the synthesizer. Select a Drum Set (2), then tap the desired Drum Pads on the display. Lets you copy and paste all the Drum Set data from Drum Set to Drum Set. Tap the copy source Drum Set name, then tap [COPY]. Next, tap the copy destination Drum Set name, then tap Same as those on the Keyboard display. [PASTE] to execute the Copy operation. Tapping here calls up the on-screen keyboard Red Pad Yellow Pad and the e-mail icon which lets you edit the Pad Up to one note is assigned Tapping this starts the Step Set name and send the Pad Set data via e-mail. to each of the left and right Sequencer. The settings can be sections of the Pad. made in the Pad Edit window. Gray Pad Blue Pad No note is assigned. Indicates that two or more notes are assigned to either the right or left section of the Pad. Synth Arp & Drum Pad Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 10 Indicates the current Pad Set, which includes the settings regarding what notes are Velocity assigned to each of the sixteen Drum Pads. Tapping [+]/[-] changes the Pad Set in single steps. Or to change the Pad Set, tap the Pad Set name indicator to call up the Pad Type list, then tap the desired one. Gate Time EDIT, LEARN Pinching in and out horizontally adjusts the Gate Time of all the notes. Dragging To edit the settings for each Pad: each bar vertically adjusts the Velocity. 1) Tap [EDIT]. 2) Tap the desired Pad to call up the Pad Edit window and the on-screen keyboard. 3) Make the settings including the note assignment as described below. You can set the desired Note and Velocity also by tapping [LEARN] then pressing the key on the actual keyboard of the connected synthesizer. Slider When “PITCH” is selected, the Slider can be used as a Pitch Bend wheel. When “VELOCITY” is selected, dragging the Slider sets the velocity range, and tapping any key transmits the MIDI note message via the velocity range specified on the Slider. When “ASSIGN1” or “ASSIGN2” is selected, tapping the Slider transmits the Controller MIDI message specified in the Utility window. When “ROLL LENGTH” is selected, controlling the slider will modify the length of the Roll according to your finger position. LATCH When this button is switched to blue by tapping, simply tap the Roll Note button to hold it. Roll Note buttons Determines the note length of the roll produced by touching the Pad while holding a Roll Note button. Synth Arp & Drum Pad Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 11 $ Dragging each bar vertically adjusts the Velocity. R: The Note message is transmitted only when you tap the right half section of the Pad. Pad Edit window with “Seq” 5 Determines the MIDI Transmit Channel. To set the MIDI Transmit Channel, tap the Ch value to call up the “Pad Individual Channel” switch in the window. When the switch is turned to OFF, the Ch is set to Basic automatically and the value specified via the Pad Basic Tx Ch of Utility is set as the MIDI Transmit Channel. When the switch is turned to ON, the channel selector is called up and you can select the channel from “1” to “16” and “Arp.” When the Arp is selected, Arpeggio playback Gate time is transmitted when ARP ON/OFF is turned ON Velocity in the Keyboard display. In this case, the value specified via the Keyboard Tx Ch of Utility is set as the MIDI Transmit Channel. A measure length Synth Arp & Drum Pad Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 12: Arpeggio Type List

    4 / 4 "Hip Hop Kit 3" CPrc Ethnic2 7 / 4 – Bass GosplFnk 4 / 4 Finger Bass DrPc HipHop3 4 / 4 – CPrc 4 / 4 – Bass StdDisco 4 / 4 – DrPc Hip Rock 4 / 4 "House Kit 2" CPrc Trill 4 / 4 – Bass PhilyDsc 4 / 4 – Synth Arp & Drum Pad Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 13 Bass Bossa 4 / 4 – CompuBas 4 / 4 – ApKb Clavi1 4 / 4 Clavi Bass LatinHus 4 / 4 – Poly Arp 4 / 4 – ApKb Clavi2 4 / 4 – Bass Spanish 4 / 4 – Tek Echo 4 / 4 – ApKb Clavi3 4 / 4 – Synth Arp & Drum Pad Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 14 4 / 4 Acoustic Guitar Lead R&B Dsc1 4 / 4 Synth Lead GtPl GuitrPp2 4 / 4 – GtPl Smooth 4 / 4 – Lead R&B Dsc2 4 / 4 – GtPl GuitrPp3 4 / 4 – GtPl HipHop1 4 / 4 Mute Guitar Lead Regeton 4 / 4 – U.R.G., Digital Musical Instruments Division © 2012 Yamaha Corporation 205MW-A0 Synth Arp & Drum Pad Owner’s Manual...

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