Yamaha Mo 8 Manual

Creating a Song
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Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO
You can load the file (extension: M7A) saved as “All” by selecting one of the following file types. 
Move the cursor to the file (extension: M7A) which was saved as “All” on previous page. 
When Type is set to “All,” go to step 5. 
When Type is set to something other than “All,” follow the instructions below then go to step 5. 
●When Type is set to “Voice” or “Performance”: 
You can select and load a specified Voice or Performance in the...

Quick Guide Creating a Song on the MO
Creating a Song
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Setting a specific file to load automatically when the power is turned on
The MO is very easy to use and you can create Voices, Performances, Patterns and Songs very quickly on it. However, there may 
be times that creating and editing of data may be spread out over several sessions. In such a case, you may find it convenient to 
have the instrument automatically load the appropriate files for you when you turn it on, so you can easily...

Quick Guide Connecting the MO to external devices
Connections
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Connections
Connecting to External Audio Equipment
Since the MO has no built-in speakers, you’ll need an external audio system or a set of stereo headphones to properly 
monitor it. Alternatively, you could use a pair of headphones.
There are several methods of connecting to external audio equipment, as described in the following illustrations.
Audio Output
■ Analog Output
For optimum, accurate reproduction of the...

Quick Guide Connecting the MO to external devices
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Connecting External MIDI Instruments
Using a standard MIDI cable (optional), you can connect an external MIDI device, and control it from the MO. Likewise, you 
can use an external MIDI device (such as a keyboard or sequencer) to control the sounds on the MO. This section 
introduces several different applications of MIDI.
nEither of the interfaces—MIDI or USB—can be used for MIDI data transmission/reception. However, they...

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■ Recording and playback using an external MIDI sequencer
In this connection example, song data on the external MIDI sequencer plays the sounds of the tone generator on the MO. 
The external song data can also be recorded to Song/Pattern tracks on the MO.
In this case, make sure that the MO is set to the Song mode or Pattern mode. If the instrument is set to the Voice mode or to 
a Performance mode setting in which...

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■ Controlling another MIDI instrument via MIDI THRU
If you have more synthesizers and tone generators than MIDI ports, you can use the MIDI THRU jack to connect and control 
additional devices. Here, the playback data of a MIDI sequencer is used to play the sounds of another MIDI instrument 
(connected to the MIDI THRU connector) as well as the MO. The MIDI THRU connector simply redirects any received MIDI 
data (via MIDI IN)...

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●Controlling an MTR by using MMC transmitted from the MO
You can control the start/stop and fast forward/rewind of the MMC-compatible MTR from the SEQ TRANSPORT buttons on 
the front panel of the MO, outputting MMC messages via MIDI.
nMMC (MIDI Machine Control) allows remote control of multitrack recorders, MIDI sequencers, etc. A MMC-compatible multitrack recorder, for example, 
will automatically respond to start, stop,...

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Using a MIDI cable
nUse an appropriate MIDI interface for your computer. If you are using a computer that has a USB port, make sure to connect the computer and the MO 
by USB. 
 Thru Port Setting
MIDI ports can be used to divide playback among multiple synthesizers, as well as expand the MIDI channel capacity 
beyond sixteen.
In the example below, a separate synthesizer connected to the MO is played by MIDI data via port 5,...

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Local On/Off—when Connected to a Computer
When connecting this synthesizer to a computer, the keyboard performance data is generally sent to the computer, and then returned 
from the computer to play the tone generator block. If the Local Control in the Utility mode is set to “on,” a “double” sound may result, 
since the tone generator is receiving performance data from both the keyboard directly and the computer. Use the...

Quick Guide Connecting the MO to external devices
Using as a Multi-timbral Tone Generator for your DAW/sequencer
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Using as a Multi-timbral Tone Generator for your 
DAW/sequencer
The MO can serve as a high-quality, 16-part, multi-timbral tone generator for playing back song data from your DAW (digital 
audio workstation) or sequencer software. By assigning each track in a MIDI song file to a different MIDI channel, you can 
have each track in the song independently play back a different...