Yamaha Synth User Manual (English)

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Synth Arp & Drum Pad Owner’s Manual

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What is Synth Arp & Drum Pad?

This application lets use the iPad as a controller for Arpeggio playback and playing Drum sounds, both on the iPad itself as well as on an external synthesizer.

Synth Arp & Drum Pad

iPad

i-MX1

MIDI IN

MIDI IN MIDI OUT

MIDI OUT

Utility window

For common setting

parameters to the Keyboard

display, Drum Pad display,

Recording window and Tone

Generator window.

Recording window

For recording your performance in the

Keyboard display and the Pad display, or

playing back the recorded data.

Tone Generator window

Sets up the tone generator built into this

application.

Drum Pad display

For playing the Drum sounds

of the synthesizer.

Pad Edit window

For assigning specific MIDI

notes to each Pad.

Keyboard display

For controlling Arpeggio

playback of the synthesizer.

By using MIDI cables and a Yamaha i-MX1, connect the instrument to an iPad.

The MOTIF XF can be connected via wireless Network MIDI. For details about wireless

MIDI connectivity, refer to the “New Functions in MOTIF XF Version 1.20” Manual.

The iPad operation will transmit MIDI

note on/off messages to the MIDI

instrument.

MIDI instrument

NOTE

For information about the MIDI settings of

the instrument, refer to the Owner’s Manual

which came with the instrument.

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Yamaha Synth Specifications

General

Category	Software
Compatibility	Windows, macOS
Product Name	Yamaha Synth
Type	Synthesizer
Formats	VST, AU
User Interface	Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Oscillators	Varies depending on the specific Yamaha Synth VST/AU plugin (e.g., CS-80V, DX7 V)
MIDI Compatibility	Full MIDI support