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- Page 1 MZ-X500 MZ-X300 Firmware Version 1.60 User’s Guide MZX500/300-160-E-1A...
- Page 2 Updates Provided by Firmware Version 1.10 Firmware changes provided by Version 1.0X are those described below. • Addition of a Pitch Bend Mode for Melody tones and Hex Layer tones • Addition of a Portamento Mode for Melody tones and Hex Layer tones •...
- Page 3 Updates Provided by Firmware Version 1.50 Firmware changes provided by Version 1.40 are those described below. • Addition to the MIXER EDIT function of the pattern sequencer the ability to modify the parameter settings of all elements (Intro, Variation, Fill-in, Ending) •...
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Page 4: Updating Firmware
(rhythm (AC7), normal tones (ZTN), versatile tones (ZVT), piano tones (ZPF), hex layer tones (ZLT: MZ-X500 only), drum sound data (ZDR), drawbar organ tones (ZDO), music data (ZMF), music presets (ZMP), registration (ZRM), pad bank (ZPB), sampling data (ZWT), phrase data (ZPH), chord sequence data (ZCD), arpeggio data (ZAR), all tone data (ZTA), all auto accompaniment data (ZAA), all registration data (ZRA)). - Page 5 Press the Digital Keyboard’s power button to turn it on. • If the update operation starts automatically, wait for about 30 minutes until updating is complete and the Digital Keyboard restarts. • If the Digital Keyboard restarts normally, go to the MENU screen, and touch “SYSTEM SETTING” and then “Information”.
- Page 6 ■ Addition of a Pitch Bend Mode for Melody tones and Hex Layer tones ■ Addition of a Portamento Mode for Melody tones and Hex Layer tones (Both MZ-X500 and MZ-X300; Hex Layer tone addition MZ-X500 only) The editable parameters below have been added to Melody tones and Hex Layer tones.
- Page 7 ■ Enhanced volume adjustment function for Drawber Organ tones ■ Addition of a Percussion Mode for Drawber Organ tones (Both MZ-X500 and MZ-X300) The drawbar organ parameters shown below are added by this version. • The Leakage Noise setting of Version 1.0X has been changed to the Running Noise setting for this version.
- Page 8 ■ Addition of a Package load function (Both MZ-X500 and MZ-X300) A package groups multiple tones, Auto Accompaniment, and other user data into a user data file (ZPK). Perform the steps below to load a package. • If the package load operation will overwrite existing data that you want to keep, back up the existing data to a USB flash drive before performing the operation below.
- Page 9 This section explains functions that are changed with firmware Version 1.21. ■ Addition of User Sampling Sets (Both MZ-X500 and MZ-X300) Sampling data specifications have been enhanced, and it is now possible to select User Sampling Sets. A User Sampling Set consists of multiple sets of user sampling data, and you can select one User Sampling Set to use from among of a total three sets (A to C).
- Page 10 This section explains functions that are changed with firmware Version 1.31. ■ Addition of variation number recording in registration memory (Both MZ-X500 and MZ-X300) The accompaniment variation number can be recorded to and recalled from registration memory. The procedure below specifies a variation number and stores it to registration memory.
- Page 11 ■ Addition of selection of waveforms imported by an expansion tone for hex layer and drum tones (Both MZ-X500 and MZ-X300) Waveforms embedded in tones loaded from MEDIA can be selected with the hex layer tone and drum sound editing screens.
- Page 12 ■ Addition of sample data • Tone data and accompaniment data has been updated. The number of tones has been increased. (MZ-X300: From 900 to 950 tones; MZ-X500: From 1100 to 1150 tones) For specific details, see the Ver1.31 Appendix.
- Page 13 Firmware Version 1.40 New Functions This section explains functions that are changed with firmware Version 1.40. ■ Enhanced Audio Recorder function and new mp3 player (Both MZ-X500 and MZ-X300) This version adds an mp3* player. * mp3 Format • File name extension: mp3 •...
- Page 14 ■ New direct import from USB flash drive to accompaniment function (Both MZ-X500 and MZ-X300) The accompaniment function now supports direct loading of user data from a USB flash drive. A Media category has been added to the accompaniment selection screen.
- Page 15 Drum* tones (*1, *2: MZ-X500 only, *3: Both MZ-X500 and MZ-X300) Pressing “Rename” while the Hex Layer, Bass Synth tone top editing screen is displayed will change to the RENAME TARGET SELECT screen where you can select either Tone or Wave for renaming.
- Page 16 Synchronizes phrase playback timing of a tapped pad with Off, Beat, Measure Auto Accompaniment or another pad’s (phrase or chord) playback timing. Chord Progression Setting Items (MZ-X500 only) Timing Sync Synchronizes chord playback timing of a tapped pad with Off, Beat, Measure Auto Accompaniment or another pad’s (phrase or chord)
- Page 17 When pad hold is turned on and loop is turned off, a pad is automatically put into the off state after playback of a phrase* or sample* , or chord progression* is complete. (*1, *2: Both MZ-X500 and MZ-X300, *3: MZ-X500 only)
- Page 18 , another pad’s phrase* , or a chord progression* (*1, *2: Both MZ-X500 and MZ-X300, *3: MZ-X500 only) Touch “Bank Edit” and then touch ”All Pad Timing Sync” from the selection of items that appears. Touch the timing you want to synchronize to (Off, Beat, or Measure).
- Page 19 This section explains functions that are changed with firmware version 1.60. ■ Addition of Am to PLAY CHORD for PATTERN RECORDER recording (Both MZ-X500 and MZ-X300) PLAY CHORD Am now also can be selected in addition to PATTERN RECORDER settings Off, C, C7, and Cm.
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