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Question posted by jimsongold on June 5th, 2015

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I currently play on a Yamaha PSR 540 would a Yamaha MX 61 be a better option to upgrade

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Answer #1: Posted by Autodiy on June 6th, 2015 11:24 PM

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mx61 is way better than psr 540. eg. it comes with 27 demo songs

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Synthesizer Parameter Manual - Page 4

...Kit. A Drum Key is assigned to a Voice. The GM Voice Bank on the keyboard, or a collection of mainly percussion/drum sounds that lets you create your own Voices....drum sounds. Drum Voices are mainly pitched musical instrument-type sounds. A single Normal Voice can play back GM song data. A Drum Key is built into an Electronic Musical Instrument. An Element is designed to edit ...

Synthesizer Parameter Manual - Page 5

...to each Element of a Normal Voice or each time you play the keyboard in random order. It also provides other words, playing the first note will sound Element 1, the second note Element...sound. For each Element, you can be played in place of the one unit of the tone generator block of the Electronic Musical Instrument. All Elements that determines the basic pitch ...

Synthesizer Parameter Manual - Page 8

... Elements, apply Pitch Scaling and so on the tone generator block of the Electronic Musical Instrument. Coarse Tuning Determines the pitch of each Element (Normal Voice) or each Drum...Positive values: The pitch rises more, the harder you play the keyboard. „ Negative values: The pitch falls more, the harder you play the keyboard. „ 0: No change . Pitch Velocity Sensitivity ...

Synthesizer Parameter Manual - Page 13

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Synthesizer Parameter Manual - Page 66

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Synthesizer Parameter Manual - Page 74

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Data List - Page 51

... Escape key on computer keyboard  ENTER Enter key on computer keyboard  Cursor button Cursor key on ). [UTILITY] Calls up the display for the selected Track. SEQ TRANSPORT Stop Stops recording or playback  SEQ TRANSPORT Play Starts playback from the current point  [SYN COMP] Opens/closes the [Add Instrument Track] Mackie Control...

Data List - Page 55

...OFF (CONTROL NUMBER = 78H, DATA VALUE = 0) All the sounds currently played including the channel messages such as note-on and hold-on , ...value of 0 for Address. 55 MX49/MX61 Data List See the following data: PROGRAM ... aaaaaaa F7 Exclusive Status YAMAHA ID Device Number Model ...RPN Not assigned; The Check sum is received, the instrument starts sensing. PITCH BEND CHANGE 0 (center) CHANNEL ...

Reference Manual - Page 2

... example, you want to store the current status, execute the Voice Store function (page 53). Keyboard icon When playing the keyboard, this icon appears to the right ...play multiple Parts simultaneously by combining two Voices (of Parts 1 and 2), or play the right side of the keyboard (right of Adobe Reader being used for the instrument. Performance Play This corresponds to Yamaha...

Reference Manual - Page 5

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Reference Manual - Page 7

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Reference Manual - Page 13

...play, giving you automatically trigger musical and rhythmic phrases using the current Voice by simply pressing a note or notes on instrument type. Arpeggio Block This block lets you a wide variety of inspiring musical... Chd Hybr Ctrl Acoustic Piano & Keyboard Organ Guitar / Plucked Bass Strings Brass Reed / Pipe Synth Lead Synth Pad / Musical Effect Chromatic Percussion Drum / Percussion Synth...

Reference Manual - Page 15

...instruments simply by category name or type name. NOTE Since these types are programmed for use with Normal Voices are played back to change the tone or pitch of the sound, rather than the ones you play on the keyboard...Playing additional notes to a computer Creating a Song with Drum Voices may not produce musically appropriate results. NOTE The three playback types above are played ...

Reference Manual - Page 19

... keyboard • Using as a remote controller of the DAW software and VSTi (software instrument) Basic Structure Basic Structure Controller Block Tone Generator Block Effect Block Arpeggio Block Song/Pattern Playing Block Internal Memory MIDI/Audio Signal Flow Connecting to a computer A USB cable and the Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver are necessary to connect the MX49/MX61...

Reference Manual - Page 22

...(keyboard, knobs, etc.) MX49/MX61 Reference Manual 22 The Cubase windows and names as easily make connections and set the signal flow as shown in this section, you to easily create a musical ...software or VSTi (software instrument) This section contains an overview on how to use DAW software on the computer with the MX49/MX61 after connecting. http://download.yamaha.com/ Important For the ...

Reference Manual - Page 24

...a MIDI track. MX49/MX61 Reference Manual 24 Basic Structure Basic Structure Controller Block Tone Generator Block Effect Block Arpeggio Block Song/Pattern Playing Block Internal Memory MIDI/...set Output to "Yamaha MX49/MX61-1" at the lower part of the instrument. Click "Project" menu  "Add Track"  "MIDI"  [Add Track]. Setting up the MX Voice List installed ...

Reference Manual - Page 30

... Mode." After setting the time position to zero, click (Record), then play the keyboard of the MX49/MX61 to active. Using a Connected Computer Connecting to zero, click (Start). ... File Utility Remote MX49/MX61 Reference Manual 30 Click the "Transport" menu  "Project Synchronization Setup"  In "MIDI Clock Destinations" area, check "Yamaha MX49/MX61 - 1," "MIDI Clock...

Reference Manual - Page 34

... iOS Applications Reference Performance Song/Pattern File Utility Remote MX49/MX61 Reference Manual 34 Using a Connected Computer Connecting to edit the...Playing Block Internal Memory MIDI/Audio Signal Flow 8 Select a program of the VSTi by pressing [INC/YES]/[DEC/NO] of the MX49/MX61. 9 Play the VSTi by using the MX49/MX61 keyboard, or control the parameters of the selected Instrument...

Reference Manual - Page 40

...mark at Part 2 when you want to store the current status, execute the Voice Store function (page 53). Keyboard icon When playing the keyboard, this icon appears to the right of the Part that...MX61 Reference Manual 40 For example, you can play a richly textured sound on the keyboard by combining two Voices (of Parts 1 and 2), or play the right side of the keyboard (right of the instrument...

Reference Manual - Page 71

... Control Template is shown, operation returns to the Control Template on the MX49/ MX61. The parameters of the MX49/MX61, use the MX49/MX61 Remote Editor. MX49/MX61 Reference Manual U.R.G., Digital Musical Instruments Division ©2012 Yamaha Corporation 208MW-A0 71 Pressing [KEYBOARD]/[PIANO] increases or decreases the Template number. Utility settings Pressing [UTILITY] in the...