Mobile Music Sequencer Owner’s Manual • Copying of the commercially available music sequence data and/or digital audio files is strictly prohibited except for your personal use. • The screen displays as illustrated in this Owner’s Manual are for instructional purposes, and may appear somewhat different from the screens which appear on your devicer. • The software and this owner’s manual are exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation.
1 Building Sections by Arranging Phrases 1. Tap [VIEW] from the PHRASE menu to open the Phrase Viewer. 4. Tap a phrase in the PHRASE SELECT pane to select it. Phrase Viewer PRESET, USER Phrases play when tapped so that you can preview them while selecting. Cell Phrase Area CATEGORY PRESET: Tap to display the app’s preset (i.e., built-in) phrases. USER: Tap to display phrases that you have edited and saved. CATEGORY: Tap to list the phrases based on instrument and music category.
Phrase voices Recommended approach for building sections Each phrase in Mobile Music Sequencer has its own voice assignment. In order to have phrases play with their assigned voices, be sure to turn on Voice Link for the part in question. For details on this function, refer to Editing Parts. 1. Arrange all of the phrases you would like to use in the Phrase Viewer. 2. Play multiple phrases together to see which ones sound good together. 3. Select an empty section by tapping its section button. 4.
The section selected in Step 3 will be built from the phrases combined in Step 2. 4. Add notes and other performance data to the phrase. The Piano Roll Editor will be displayed, allowing you to add notes one by one. If necessary, you can tap in the top-left corner to open the Keyboard Screen. On that screen, you can record notes directly into the phrase as you play. We recommend that you create phrases based on only one chord.
2 Adding Chord Sequences to Sections In Mobile Music Sequencer, chords can be set at any of a section’s beat positions as follows. 1. In the Phrase Viewer, select a section to edit by tapping its section button. 2. Tap [SECTION EDIT] to open the Section Editor. 3. Tap [CHORD] from the SECTION EDIT menu. Measures 1 Beats 2 4-2. Add an on-bass note: Using the On-bass function, you can set a specific bass root note to be used when playing phrases.
The following settings can also be made in the Section Editor. 8 5 6 7 Setting the section name and length in measures 1. In the Phrase Viewer, select a section to edit by tapping its section button. 2. Tap [SECTION EDIT] to open the Section Editor. 3. Tap [OTHER]. 4 2 1 1 Tap to bring up the keyboard and then enter a name for the section. Tap to set the section category. 3 2. In Area 1, select the section into which you wish to load data by tapping it. 3.
Importing chord sequences into sections from audio data Using the procedure described below, you can import chord sequences from audio data in the Music app on your iPhone or iPad. 1. Tap [CHORD ASSIST] in the Section Editor to open the screen shown below. 3 2 1 • Depending on the type of audio data selected, it may not be possible to analyze chords accurately. 3-2. Tap [Select] to close the audio list screen. 4. Import the chord sequence from the selected audio data as follows. 4-1.
3 Expanding Sections to Build Songs In Mobile Music Sequencer, you can build a song as follows by expanding sections based on the phrases they contain. 1. Tap [SONG] to open the Song Editor. 2. Touch the section button for the section you wish to expand into the song, and slide the section into the Song Area. Song Area All of the section’s phrases will now be expanded into the song.
Song playback controls and indicators Tap to move the playhead forwards or backwards in steps of one measure. Tap to move the playhead to the start of the song. Tap to start playback of the current song. Tap while playing to stop the song. Shows the playback position in terms of measures and beats. Tap to have playback loop within the Loop Area. Tap to have the screen scroll to follow the playhead. Loop Area Slide the triangle on the left to set the loop start point.
Piano Roll Editor Using the Piano Roll Editor, you can edit individual notes from phrases or song blocks. In addition, you can tap a cell to add a new note at that position and pitch. Measure Tap to return to the previous screen. Use this scroll bar to move along the length of the phrase or block. By turning this on, you can check the sound when tapping a cell to add a new note. A note from the phrase or block. The length of the rectangle corresponds to the length of the note.
Adding notes and Changing velocities 4. Adding notes Select the note whose velocity you wish to edit by tapping it. The velocity for the just the selected note will be displayed. 1. Ensure that is turned on (tap if necessary). 2. Ensure that the note length is set as required at the bottom of the screen. 3. Tap the screen at the desired pitch position (vertical) and playback position (horizontal). A rectangular note of the selected length will be added at the tapped position.
Adding pitch-bend or control-change data 1. Turn on . 2. Select [Pitch Bend] or [Control Change] from the list displayed. 3. Turn on 4. Enter the pitch-bend or control-change data by sliding your finger in the corresponding area. Cutting, copying, deleting, moving, and stretching notes 1. Ensure that 2. Select the notes that you wish to edit. NOTE . Editing pitch-bend or control-change data is turned off (tap if necessary).
Selecting notes To select multiple notes at the same time, tap selection mode. and choose the required SINGLE This mode lets you select a single note. Selecting a new note cancels the previous selection. ADDITIONAL This mode lets you select multiple notes. Selecting a new note adds it to the previous selection. Tapping any of the currently unselected area cancels the entire selection. NOTE In this mode, you can select all notes at the same pitch as the one tapped.
Keyboard Screen Using the Keyboard screen, you can use the on-screen keyboards to add notes directly into phrases or song blocks. Tap to bring up the voice list. You can then tap a voice from the list to select it. When Voice Link is turned on, you can select phrase and song voices; when turned off, you can select part voices. Tap to change the size of the on-screen keyboards. Tap to move the record position to the start of the phrase or block. Tap to set the quantization mode.
Editing Phrases Any phrase from the Phrase Viewer can be edited using the Loop Remix Editor, Source Chord Editor, Phrase Voice Setup Editor, and Other Setting Editor as follows. 1. Tap [VIEW] from the PHRASE menu to open the Phrase Viewer. 2. In the Phrase Viewer, tap a phrase to select it for editing. 3. Tap [EDIT] from the PHRASE menu. 4. Tap the required editor in the PHRASE EDIT menu. 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Tap [SAVE] to save any changes you have made to the phrase.
CHORD 3 When playing phrases, Mobile Music Sequencer ensures that they follow the chord changes set for the corresponding section. In order to do this, it needs to know each phrase’s original chord root and type. This information can be set using the Source Chord Editor. Phrase’s original chord root and type Phrase Phrase based on the new chord Chord change Chord set for the section NOTE In Area 3, you can set one of the following chord-change types for the phrase.
VOICE SELECT OTHER The Phrase Voice Select Editor is used to select a voice for the phrase. The Other Setting Editor is used to set a name and category for the phrase. It can be opened by tapping [VOICE SELECT] in Step 4 above. NOTE It can be opened by tapping [OTHER] in Step 4 above. [VOICE SELECT] cannot be tapped to open the Phrase Voice Select Editor when Voice Link is turned off. 3 4 1 2 Area 1 is used to select the voice category; Area 2 the desired voice.
Editing Parts From the PART menu, you can make settings that affect all phrases and blocks in specific parts. Part 1 Phrases in Part 1 NOTE You can change the arrangement of parts by touching a part button and then sliding. Edit window The Edit window for a part can be opened as follows. 1. Select the part you wish to edit by tapping its part button. 2. Tap the part button once again to display the [Edit] button. 3. Tap the [Edit] button.
Setting a part’s voice 2 1. Tap the part button for the part whose voice you wish to set. 2. Tap [VOICE SELECT] from the PART menu. NOTE [VOICE SELECT] will be deactivated if VOICE LINK is turned on for the part in question. This function can be turned off in the Part window, which is displayed by double-tapping the part button. 3. In the Part Voice Select Editor, select the desired voice category and voice. The part will now play with the newly selected voice.
Editing Songs When lit, you can tap these buttons to undo or redo your last edit. Used to set the block selection method. SINGLE: Only the most-recently tapped block will be selected. ADDITIONAL: All tapped blocks will be selected. Tap to open the Keyboard screen and record directly into the selected block. Block (of song data) Tap the blocks that you wish to edit. This menu is displayed whenever one or more blocks have been selected. Double-tap a block to bring up the edit menu.
Mixing & Adjusting Effects Mixing Adjusting effects Tap [MIXER] to open the Mixer screen. Here, you can adjust the volume, pan, and effect send levels for each part. Tap [EFFECT] to open the Effects screen. Here, you can configure a variation effect, the reverb, and the chorus. Mixer screen Effect screen Tap these buttons to display the Effect Connection Layout, the Variation Effect Editor, the Chorus Editor, or the Reverb Editor.
Settings Project settings (affecting songs and phrases) App settings Tap Tap to display the setting screen. Tap once again to close the screen. Tap [FILE] to open the File screen and manage your files. The screen contains a list of all of the files that you can work with, and this can be toggled between [PRESET] and [USER]. If you have activated iCloud, a Cloud button will be displayed at the right of User files.
MIXDOWN Tap to display a [MIXDOWN] button and recording timer in the Chord Indicator area. Tap once again to hide the recording timer. Tap to start recording Mobile Music Sequencer’s output in audio format. Tap once again to stop recording. You can record for up to 30 minutes. Tap to turn on synchronization if you would like recording to begin automatically when you press [R] (Play button) on the Song Editor or Phrase Viewer. AUDIO LIBRARY Tap to open the AUDIO LIBRARY.
Tap [SYSTEM] followed by [GENERAL] to make the following settings. SoundCloud Upload window 7 1 SOUND Turn off to stop Mobile Music Sequencer producing any sound. Normally Sound should be turned on. BACKGROUND PLAY When turned on, you will still be able to hear Mobile Music Sequencer when it is running in the background. When turned off, playback will be halted as soon as the app is moved to the background.
OPERATION KNOB FADER MIDI SYNC Use this to set an operation mode for knobs. ROTARY: Knobs will follow your finger as you swipe clockwise or counter-clockwise. LINEAR: Knobs will turn clockwise as you swipe upwards and vice-versa. Use this to set an operation mode for faders. JUMP: The fader will jump to the position at which it is tapped. CATCH: The fader will move only when you swipe it upwards or downwards CLOCK Turn on to have Mobile Music Sequencer send Timing Clock (F8) messages.
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