Playing The Keyboard In The Voice Mode; Selecting A Preset Voice - Yamaha MOX6 Owner's Manual

Quick Guide
Playing the keyboard in
the Voice mode
In the Voice Play display (the top display of the Voice mode),
you can select and play a single Voice. The Voices of this
instrument are divided into the following two types:
Normal Voice
Normal Voices are mainly pitched musical instrument type
sounds (piano, organ, guitar, etc.) that can be played over
the range of the keyboard.
Drum Voice
Drum Voices are mainly percussion/drum sounds that are
assigned to individual notes. These Voices are used to
perform rhythm parts.
This instrument features Banks for memorizing Voices. There
are basically three different types of Banks: Preset, User, and
GM. The contained Voices and features depend on the Bank
as described below.
Preset Banks
The Preset Banks contain a full set of specially programmed
Voices. Voices you've edited yourself cannot be saved in the
Preset Banks.
User Banks
The User Banks contain the Voices you have edited and
stored. By default, these are comprised of Preset Voices.
NOTICE
If a Voice in a User Bank (User Voice) is overwritten or replaced, that
User Voice will be lost. When you store an edited Voice, be careful not
to overwrite any important User Voices.
GM Bank
The GM Bank contains the Voices allocated according to the
GM standard.
GM Voice
GM (General MIDI) is a worldwide standard for Voice
organization and MIDI functions of synthesizers and tone
generators. It was designed primarily to ensure that any Song
data created with a specific GM device would sound virtually
the same on any other GM device—no matter the manufacturer
or the model. The GM Voice bank on this synthesizer is designed
to appropriately play back GM Song data. However, keep in
mind that the sound may not be exactly the same as played by
the original tone generator.
In the Voice mode, a total of 15 Banks (Preset Bank 1 – 8,
User Bank 1 – 3, GM Bank, Preset Drum Bank, User Drum,
GM Drum Bank) are available. Each of these Banks includes
the Voices according to the Voice type. In the Voice Play
display, you can select the desired Voice from various Voice
Banks and play it.
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NOTE
For details about Voices, refer to "Basic Structure." For a list of
the Preset Voices, refer to the separate Data List PDF file.

Selecting a Preset Voice

1
Press the [VOICE] button.
This calls up the Voice Play display. (The [VOICE] button
lamp lights.)
2
Select a Voice Bank with the BANK SELECT
[DEC]/[INC] buttons.
In this condition, playing the keyboard sounds the Voice
indicated in the display. The parameters shown in the Voice
Play display are briefly explained below.
Voice Play display
Main Category Bank Program number
Voice name
Normal Voice Banks
There are 12 different banks for the Normal Voices: PRE1 – 8
(Preset Banks), USR1 – 3 (User Banks), GM (GM Bank).
Drum Voice Banks
There are 3 different banks for the Drum Voices: PDR (Preset
Drum Bank), UDR (User Drum Bank), GMDR (GM Drum
Bank).
3
Select a Voice with the [DATA] dial or [INC]/[DEC]
buttons.
NOTE
You can use the [DATA] dial or [INC]/[DEC] buttons to select
the Voice number. This operation lets you call up Voices in
subsequent or previous Banks.
NOTE
To quickly move forward through the program (Voice)
numbers in 10-step jumps, simultaneously hold down the
[SHIFT] button and press the [INC] button in the Play display.
To decrease by 10, do the opposite; simultaneously hold
down the [SHIFT] button and press the [DEC] button.
4
Play the keyboard.
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