| Yamaha's new entry level synthesizer offers great sounds for a tiny price.
MM6 - Yamaha's new entry level Music Synthesizer contains more than 540 high-quality Voices (based on 70 MB of Wave-ROM, many of them directly borrowed from the MOTIF Series), ranging from acoustic musical instruments to unique synthesizer sounds. Play them from the keyboard, accompany yourself with Arpeggios and the Easy Chord function. Split and layer the keyboard and save your settings in one of the 64 Performances. Record your own Songs with the built-in 8 track sequencer plus Pattern accompaniment or play back Standard-MIDI-Files from attached USB-Storage devices. The large LC-display (320 x 240 pixels), four control knobs, Modulation and Pitch Bend wheels let you control the MM6 in a comfortable way.
Features
High-Quality Voices for Keyboard Performance
The MM6 contains a wide range of high-quality voices (many based on the MOTIF Series voices), ranging from acoustic musical instruments to unique synthesizer sounds. Use the Category Search function to quickly call up the sounds you want, based on their instrument type.
Play the Keyboard Along with a Pattern
The patterns in the MM6 were created to give you a wide range of different musical genres simply by playing back the pattern tracks. Moreover, you can easily record chord changes to both the patterns and your real time keyboard performance in the Song mode.
Use the Arpeggiator
The versatile Arpeggio feature automatically plays drum percussion phrases, guitar phrases, and analog synthesizer style phrases in response to the keys you play.
Save and Switch Between Performance Settings (Performance Memory)
The Performance Memory lets you conveniently create and store up to 64 combined settings for the voices you play (including keyboard splits and layers), the patterns you want to assign to backing tracks, and other important settings for live performance. These performance settings can be easily recalled by a single button press.
Controlling Filter and EG in Real Time
You can control the filter (cutoff and resonance) and EG (attack and release) in real time by using four knobs on the panel. Even these detailed sonic changes can be saved in the Performance Memory.
Save Performance Data to a USB Storage Device
Transferring data between the MM6 and your computer is easy because the MM6 can store data and setting to standard USB storage devices.
Create Music with Your Computer and the Bundled DAW Software
You can connect the MM6 to your computer using a USB cable, and transfer MIDI data to and from DAW software. With the Bundled DAW software the MM6 becomes the central tone generator for your computer based music production system.
Specifications
Model
Keyboard: 61 keys (Initial touch)
Tone Generator block
Tone Generator: AWM2
Polyphony: 32 notes
Multitimbrality: 16 parts
Wave-ROM: 70MB (when converted to 16-bit linear format)
Voices: Preset: 418 normal voices + 22 drum kits - GM: 128 normal voices + 1 drum kit
Performances: 8 banks x 8
Effect System: Reverb: 25 types, Chorus: 30 types, Variation: 189 types, Master Equalizer: 5 types
Sequencer block
Note Resolution: 96 ppq (parts per quarter note)
Tempo: 11–280 BPM
Recording type: Real time replace
Tracks: 8 + 8 (Pattern tracks)
Patterns: 168 patterns (x 4 sections)
Songs: Preset: 3 songs - User: 5 songs - USB: 400 songs maximum
Arpeggio: Preset: 213 types
Others
Controllers: Pitch Bend wheel, Modulation wheel, 4 Knobs, Data dial
Display: 320 x 240 dot graphic backlit LCD
Connectors: OUTPUT L/MONO, R (standard phone jack), PHONES (standard stereo phonejack), FOOT CONTROLLER, SUSTAIN, MIDI IN/OUT, USB TO HOST, USB TO DEVICE), DC INLET
Power consumption: 12W
Dimensions / Weight: 948.5 x 374.2 x 122.8 mm (W x D x H), 5.0kg
Accessories: AC Power Adaptor, Owner’s Manual, CD-ROM (supplied DAW software) |
