Yamaha Mo 8 Manual

File mode
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File mode
The File mode provides tools for transferring data between the instrument and USB storage device.
nFor details about USB storage devices, see page 31.
nFor details about the relationship between the data created on this synthesizer and the files for saving, see page 149.
nFor information on how to select a file/folder and how to create a new folder, see page...

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File mode        
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[F4] RENAME
From this display you can rename files or folders in the selected USB storage device, using up 
to eight alphabetic and numeric characters. Files are named according to the MS-DOS naming 
convention. If the file name contains spaces and other characters unrecognized in MSDOS, 
these characters will automatically be replaced by “_” (underscore)...

Supplementary infomation
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■ Supplementary information
File ( )/Folder ( ) selection
The instructions and illustrations below show you how to select 
files and folders on the USB storage devices within the File mode.
Playing back the SMF (Standard MIDI file) from the USB 
storage device
In the File mode, you can play back directly the SMF file saved in 
the USB storage device....

Supplementary infomation
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File types that can be handled by the MO
File types that can be saved from the instrument to the USB storage device  [FILE] → [F2] SAVE → TYPE
* Assigned to the file which can be saved.
File types that can be loaded from USB storage device to the instrument   [FILE] → [F3] LOAD → TYPE
* Assigned to the file which can be loaded. 
n• The “All Voice,”...

Master Play mode
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Master mode
The Master Play mode lets you perform a variety of general editing operations on the selected Master. For more detailed and 
comprehensive editing operations, use the Master Edit mode. Edited parameters with the exception of some parameters are stored to 
internal Flash ROM as a User Master. 
Master Play mode[MASTER] ➞ Master selection
[F1] PLAY...

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Master Edit mode    Common Edit
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The Master Edit is divided into Common Edit, for setting parameters common to all four Zones, and Zone Edit, for setting parameters of 
individual Zones. 
When Zone Switch is set to on in the [F2] MEMORY display in the Master Play mode, only the Common Edit is available.
These parameters are for making global (or common) edits to all four Zones of...

Master Edit mode    Zone Edit
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[F3] TX SW (Transmit Switch)
From this display you can set how the playing of each individual Zone affects transmission of various MIDI messages, such as Control Change and Program 
Change messages. When the relevant parameter is set to “on,” playing the selected Zone will transmit the corresponding MIDI messages. 
Note that two different display...

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Master Job mode    Zone Edit
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The Master Job mode contains two convenient operations (called “Jobs”)—one letting you initialize (reset) the Master data, and the other 
letting you transmit your edited Master data to an external MIDI device or computer. 
After setting parameters as required from the selected display, press the [ENTER] button to execute the Job.
This function lets...

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Information Displays
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Appendix
Information Displays
The convenient Information displays let you see at-a-glance some of the more important settings relevant to each mode. 
Select the desired mode, then press the [INFORMATION] button to call up the Information display for that mode. To exit from 
the display, press the button again (or any other panel button).
Voice mode
Bank
Indicates the MSB/LSB (page 224) of the currently selected 
Voice bank.
EL 1234
Indicates the currently...

Information Displays
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Pattern mode
●Pattern Play mode
Indicates the amount of currently unused (available) 
memory (DRAM) for Pattern Phrase recording.
●Pattern Mixing mode
Same as in the Song Mixing mode.
●Mixing Voice Edit mode
Same as in the Song Mixing Voice Edit mode.
Utility mode
MIDI IN/OUT
Indicates which physical output terminal(s) will be used for 
transmitting/receiving MIDI data.
●Auto Load
This is available only when the [SF4] OTHER display is 
selected from [F1]...