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Mobile Music Sequencer Owner's Manual
• Copying of the commercially available music sequence data and/or digital audio files is strictly
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Coming with a wide range of phrases built-in, Mobile Music Sequencer can be used to create songs by arranging these phrases and entering chord sequences. Mobile
Music Sequencer can actually create music in many different ways, but this manual will cover the standard approach, which comprises the following three steps.
Mobile Music Sequencer Owner's Manual
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Introduction
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Build sections by arranging phrases
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Add chord sequences to the sections
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Expand the sections to build songs
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- Page 1 Mobile Music Sequencer Owner’s Manual • Copying of the commercially available music sequence data and/or digital audio files is strictly • The screen displays as illustrated in this Owner’s Manual are for instructional purposes, and may prohibited except for your personal use. appear somewhat different from the screens which appear on your devicer. • The software and this owner’s manual are exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation. • Apple, iPad are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. • Copying of the software or reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is expressly • The company names and product names in this Owner’s Manual are the trademarks or registered forbidden without the written consent of the manufacturer. trademarks of their respective companies. • Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with regard to the use of the software and © 2013 Yamaha Corporation. All rights reserved. documentation and cannot be held responsible for the results of the use of this manual and the software. Introduction Coming with a wide range of phrases built-in, Mobile Music Sequencer can be used to create songs by arranging these phrases and entering chord sequences. Mobile Music Sequencer can actually create music in many different ways, but this manual will cover the standard approach, which comprises the following three steps. Build sections by arranging phrases Add chord sequences to the sections Expand the sections to build songs Mobile Music Sequencer Owner’s Manual...
- Page 2 Tap [VIEW] from the PHRASE menu. voice). The phrase you selected will now be visible in the Phrase Viewer. 2. Tap the Phrase Area cell in which you wish to place a Phrase name: Tap here to cut, copy, phrase. delete, or save. Tap [SELECT] from the PHRASE menu. Tap to play the phrase. Length in measures Repeat Steps 2 through 5 to arrange phrases as needed. Mobile Music Sequencer Owner’s Manual...
- Page 3 Chord Sequences to Section button Section Sections. Tap to bring up a menu for copying or name NOTE clearing the section. For more details on the Piano Roll Editor and the Keyboard screen, refer to the corresponding sections below. Section Tap to play all of the section’s phrases together. Tap once again to stop playback length in When you have finished adding notes and other of the phrases. measures performance data, tap [EXIT]. Section number The phrase you created will now be visible in the Phrase Viewer. Mobile Music Sequencer Owner’s Manual...
- Page 4 Editing phrases Phrases from the Phrase Viewer can be edited at any time. For details, refer to Editing Phrases. NOTE MIDI events and certain other parameters cannot be edited for Preset phrases or for User phrases created by saving Preset phrases. Editing voices After adding phrases to a part, you can change or modify its voice. For details, refer to Editing Parts. Mobile Music Sequencer Owner’s Manual...
- Page 5 Chord Indicator In Area 1, tap the beat where the chord should change. In Area 2, tap the desired root of the chord, and in Area 3, tap the desired chord type. The selected chord will now be set at that beat position. The notes that make up the selected chord will be shown on the keyboard in Area 4. When a section is playing, the Chord Indicator will show the current chord. Mobile Music Sequencer Owner’s Manual...
- Page 6 Song Area. Release your finger Song Area All of the section’s phrases will now be expanded into the song. Touch and slide Phrases expanded to form song blocks Blocks are created by expanding phrases according to the length of the section and its chord sequence. You can edit your song at any time. For details, refer to Editing Songs. You can also mix your song and adjust the effects. For details, refer to Mixing & Adjusting Effects. Mobile Music Sequencer Owner’s Manual...
- Page 7 Song playback controls and indicators Tap to move the playhead forwards or Shows the playback position in terms of backwards in steps of one measure. measures and beats. Tap to have playback loop within the Tap to move the playhead to the start Loop Area. of the song. Tap to have the screen scroll to follow Tap to start playback of the current the playhead. song. Tap while playing to stop the song. Loop Area Slide the triangle on the left to set the loop start point. Slide the triangle on the right to set the loop end point. Shows the current chord from the selected section during playback. Mobile Music Sequencer Owner’s Manual...
- Page 8 Piano Roll Editor Using the Piano Roll Editor, you can edit individual notes from phrases or song blocks. In addition, you can tap a cell to add a new note at that position and pitch. Measure Tap to return to the previous screen. Use this scroll bar to move along the By turning this on, you can check the length of the phrase or block. sound when tapping a cell to add a new note. A note from the phrase or block. The length of the rectangle corresponds to the length of the note. Use this scroll bar to move along the length of the keyboard. Turn on to allow editing. Tap to activate performance-data mode for viewing and editing velocity, pitch bend, or control change messages. Length of newly added notes Turn on to have notes snap into place (i.e., quantized) when positioned. (Specifically, the start of the note will be moved to the nearest vertical line.) Mobile Music Sequencer Owner’s Manual...
- Page 9 „ Changing velocities „ The notes’ performance data will now be modified. to activate performance data mode. 2. Select [Velocity] from the list displayed. The velocities of the notes in the phrase or block will be displayed. The taller the bar, the greater the velocity. Tap a velocity bar to change its value. Note Velocity NOTE In Step 2 above, you can also choose to edit pitch bend or control change messages. Mobile Music Sequencer Owner’s Manual...
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Page 10: Selecting Notes
Tap a selected note to bring up the edit menu. adds it to the previous selection. Tapping any of the currently unselected area cancels the entire selection. To cut or copy the selected notes, tap [Cut] or [Copy] in the menu and then tap the location at which the notes are to be pasted. Alternatively, you can NOTE In this mode, you can select all notes at the same pitch as the one tap [Delete] to permanently delete the selected notes. tapped. TO START In this mode, you can select all notes from the one tapped to the start of the phrase or block. TO END In this mode, you can select all notes from the one tapped to the end of the phrase or block. Tap in order to slide the selected INVERT Choose this mode to select all currently unselected notes and notes to new pitches. cancel the previous selection. Tap in order to slide the selected Choose this mode to select all of the notes in the phrase or block. notes to new playback positions. Choose this mode to deselect all of the notes in the phrase or NONE Tap in order to slide the selected block. notes to new lengths. Mobile Music Sequencer Owner’s Manual... -
Page 11: Keyboard Screen
REPLACE: Existing notes in the phrase or block will be deleted when new ones are recorded. Tap to change the size of the OVERDUB: Recorded notes will be added to those already in on-screen keyboards. Tap to set the the phrase or block. quantization mode. Tap to move the record position to the Tap to return to the previous screen. start of the phrase or block. Tap to turn on recording (i.e., direct Tap to toggle between the on-screen keyboards and control-change input input of notes). Tap once again to stop mode. recording. Active only when recording into a phrase, Chord can be tapped to specify the phrase’s chord root and type. Active only when recording into a phrase, this value sets the length of the Use the button at the top of the slider to phrase. select its function. MOD: The slider will function as a modulation wheel. PITCH: The slider will function as a pitch bend wheel. VELOCITY: The slider can be dragged to set a velocity range for the notes played. Use these scroll bars to move along the length of the keyboards. Mobile Music Sequencer Owner’s Manual... - Page 12 Select from NORMAL, BREAK, ROLL, and FILL remix modes in Area 1. Tap [SAVE] to save any changes you have made to the Tap a number to select a variation in Area 2. phrase. The phrase will be remixed based on the selected mode and variation, and the remixed phrase will be played. You can tap [ORIGINAL] in Area 5 to restore the phrase to its original condition before remixing. In addition, you can tap the [DICE] in Area 6 to randomize the variation selected in Area 2. Mobile Music Sequencer Owner’s Manual...
- Page 13 Chord set for the section Music Sequencer shifts the phrase’s notes as little as possible for smoother chord progressions. NOTE The original chord root and type of preset phrases cannot be edited. Bass This type is ideal for bass phrases. Bypass When this type is selected, the phrase is unaffected by chord The Source Chord Editor can be opened by tapping [CHORD] in Step 4 above. changes. As such, it is perfect for drum phrases. Para This type causes the entire phrase to be transposed based on the new chord’s root note, but the chord type is ignored. As such, it is suitable for phrases that already include chord changes. 4 HIGHEST KEY from Area 4 is used to set the highest possible root note. If set to G, for example, chords with a root note higher than G would be transposed down an octave. HIGH LIMIT and LOW LIMIT define the range in which the phrase will be played. Any notes outside this range will be moved into it by transposing up or down accordingly in octave steps. 5 Area 5 is used to specify whether the phrase should be retriggered (i.e., started again from the beginning) in response to chord changes. 1 Area 1 is used to set the chord root. 2 Area 2 is used to set the chord type, and it can be scrolled horizontally. Mobile Music Sequencer Owner’s Manual...
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Page 14: Voice Setup
VOICE SETUP OTHER The Phrase Voice Setup Editor is used to select a voice for the phrase. The Other Setting Editor is used to set a name and category for the phrase. It can be opened by tapping [VOICE SETUP] in Step 4 above. It can be opened by tapping [OTHER] in Step 4 above. Tap in the name field to bring up the keyboard and then enter a PHRASE NAME name for the phrase. Area 1 is used to select the voice category; Area 2 the desired voice. Area 3 is used to restore the original voice. Use this to select a category for the phrase. CATEGORY Area 4 is used to randomize the voice selection in Area 2. LENGTH Use this value to set the length of the phrase in measures. TRANSPOSE If you need to transpose the phrase, you can set the required number of semitones here. PHRASE PLAY LOOP: The phrase will start again from the beginning after it has played to the end. ONE SHOT: The phrase plays once to the end and then stops. Mobile Music Sequencer Owner’s Manual... -
Page 15: Editing Parts
Editing Parts From the PART menu, you can make settings that affect all phrases and blocks in specific parts. Part 1 Phrases in Part 1 Here, you can select a color for Tap to bring up the keyboard and the part’s phrases and blocks. then enter a name for the part. Double-tap the part button to open the Part window. Part button Part name Tap to mute the part. Part number Tap to solo the part. Tap to close the window Tap to close the window Voice set for the part. without making any changes. and apply your changes. When turned on, the part’s phrases will use the voices set in the Phrase Voice Setup Editor, which can be accessed from the Phrase Edit menu. Mobile Music Sequencer Owner’s Manual... - Page 16 In the Part Voice Select Editor, select the desired voice from the part or block while editing. category and voice. The part will now play with the edited voice. The part will now play with the newly selected voice. Part Voice Editor Part Voice Select Editor Tap to restore the original voice. Tap to randomize the voice selection. Voice categories Voices in the selected category 1 Tap to display a list of categories and voices for the assigned instrument. When you select one of the listed voices, Mobile Music Sequencer will send the corresponding program change message to the connected instrument. NOTE Tap , [SYSTEM], [MIDI PORT], and then [HARDWARE] to assign an instrument to this button. Mobile Music Sequencer Owner’s Manual...
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Page 17: Editing Songs
Editing Songs Used to set the block selection method. When lit, you can tap these buttons SINGLE: Only the most-recently tapped block will be selected. to undo or redo your last edit. ADDITIONAL: All tapped blocks will be selected. Tap to open the Keyboard screen and record directly into the selected Block (of song data) block. Tap the blocks that you wish to edit. This menu is displayed whenever one or more blocks have been selected. Double-tap a block to bring up the edit menu. Tap in order to touch and slide the Tap to edit the selected blocks to new lengths. selected blocks on the Piano Roll Editor. Tap in order to touch and slide Tap to cut, copy, or delete When enabled, the selected blocks Tap in order to touch and the selected blocks up or down to the selected blocks. will loop during song playback. slide the selected blocks to different parts. different playback positions Tap to split the selected blocks. When you do so, a line will appear on the blocks within their current parts. in question. Slide the line left or right to the desired split point. Mobile Music Sequencer Owner’s Manual... -
Page 18: Adjusting Effects
Mixing & Adjusting Effects Mixing Adjusting effects Tap [MIXER] to open the Mixer screen. Tap [EFFECT] to open the Effects screen. Here, you can configure a variation effect, the reverb, and the chorus. Mixer screen Effects screen Tap these buttons to display the Effect Connection Layout, the Variation Effect Editor, the Chorus Editor, or the Reverb Editor. Mobile Music Sequencer Owner’s Manual... -
Page 19: App Settings
LOAD Tap to load the selected file. when a file is loaded. Tap to save your data as a Mobile Music Sequencer project. SAVE TIME Use to set the number of beats per measure in the Song Area. For example, if you set 3/4, each measure will have three beats. SIGNATURE EXPORT Tap to convert the selected file to SMF format. When you do so, Mobile Music Sequencer will display a window allowing you to select a synthesizer. Program change messages optimized for the selected synthesizer will be added to the export file. NOTE Exported files will not be displayed in the file lists. RENAME Tap to bring up the keyboard and rename the selected file. DELETE Tap to delete the selected file. MIXDOWN Tap to display a [MIXDOWN] button and recording timer in the Chord Indicator area. Tap once again to hide the recording timer. Tap to start recording Mobile Music Sequencer’s output in audio format. Tap once again to stop recording. Recording time You can record for up to 30 minutes. AUDIO Tap to open the AUDIO LIBRARY. Here, you can manage the LIBRARY audio files that you have recorded using Mobile Music Sequencer and upload them to SoundCloud. Mobile Music Sequencer Owner’s Manual... - Page 20 When the Library window is displaying the data files of SoundCloud: Registers the currently selected sound data to Your Favorites or cancels the registration. 1 Shows the list of recorded sound data in your iPad. $ Deletes the selected sound data file. 2 Shows the list of sound data files which have been downloaded from SoundCloud. % Updates the window. The sound data list on the SoundCloud is updated to the latest settings. 3 Shows the list of recorded sound data files which have been uploaded to SoundCloud. ^ Calls up the information related to the currently selected sound data. If your original data is selected, you can edit the information with the keyboard. 4 Shows the list of your favorite sound data files. & Closes the Library window. 5 Shows all the uploaded sound data files for which Sharing has been set to “public.” Mobile Music Sequencer Owner’s Manual...
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Page 22: Operation
Use this to set an operation mode for faders. PRECOUNT recording is started by tapping the Record JUMP: The fader will jump to the position at button. which it is tapped. CATCH: The fader will move only when you CLICK MODE Use to set whether or not the metronome is to play automatically. swipe it upwards or downwards. REC: When turned on, the metronome will be activated automatically during recording. MIDI SYNC CLOCK Turn on to have Mobile Music Sequencer send PLAY: When turned on, the metronome will be activated Timing Clock (F8) messages. automatically during playback. SYNC AUTO: When MIDI clock continuously comes from an external MIDI device, Mobile Music Sequencer is synchronized to the external Tap [SYSTEM] followed by [OTHER] to make the following settings. MIDI clock. When no MIDI clock continuously comes from an external MIDI device, the App is MANUAL Tap to open this manual. synchronized to the internal MIDI clock. All Sound off... - Page 23 Apache License following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. Version 2.0, January 2004 • Neither the name of nxtbgthng nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote http://www.apache.org/licenses/ products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE, REPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS “AS IS” AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES 1. Definitions. OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR “License” shall mean the terms and conditions for use, reproduction, and distribution as defined by CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE Sections 1 through 9 of this document. GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR “Licensor” shall mean the copyright owner or entity authorized by the copyright owner that is granting the TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS License. SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. “Legal Entity” shall mean the union of the acting entity and all other entities that control, are controlled by, or are under common control with that entity. For the purposes of this definition, “control” means (i) the power, direct or indirect, to cause the direction or management of such entity, whether by contract or otherwise, or (ii) ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership of such entity. Mobile Music Sequencer Owner’s Manual...
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