Yamaha Mobile User manual
Mobile Music Sequencer Owner’s Manual 1
Mobile Music Sequencer Owner’s Manual
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Introduction
Coming with a wide range of phrases built-in, Mobile Music Sequencer can be used to create songs by arranging these phrases and entering chord sequences. Mobile
Music Sequencer can actually create music in many different ways, but this manual will cover the standard approach, which comprises the following three steps.
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Build sections by arranging phrases
Add chord sequences to the sections
Expand the sections to build songs
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Building Sections by Arranging Phrases
1. Tap [VIEW] from the PHRASE menu to open the Phrase
Viewer.
Phrases are arranged by placing them in cells in the Phrase Area. Each one
contains a small section of a performance on one particular instrument (or
voice).
2. Tap the Phrase Area cell in which you wish to place a
phrase.
3. Tap [SELECT] from the PHRASE menu.
4. Tap a phrase in the PHRASE SELECT pane to select it.
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.
5. Tap [VIEW] from the PHRASE menu.
The phrase you selected will now be visible in the Phrase Viewer.
Repeat Steps 2 through 5 to arrange phrases as needed.
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Phrase Viewer
Cell
PRESET, USER
Phrase Area
Phrases play when tapped so that you
can preview them while selecting.
Sections
CATEGORY
Phrase name:
Length in measures
Tap here to cut, copy,
delete, or save.
Tap to play the
phrase.
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Phrase voices
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.
Phrase arrangement tips
It generally makes sense for phrases containing similar voices (such as drums) to
be arranged in the same row. Columns represent sections such as the intro or fills,
which you can freely assign. For example, all of the phrases you would like to use
in the intro section should normally be arranged in the corresponding column.
Intro Main
Fill Ending
Creating phrases
If you cannot find the phrase you need in the Phrase Select pane, you can easily
create it as described below.
1. Tap [VIEW] from the PHRASE menu.
2. Double-tap the Phrase Area cell in which you wish to create
your phrase.
Tap [Create] in the menu that appears.
3. 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. Once
created, however, you can set different chords for the phrases to play within
a song. For details on how to do so, refer to Adding Chord Sequences to
Sections.
NOTE
For more details on the Piano Roll Editor and the Keyboard screen, refer to the corresponding
sections below.
4. When you have nished adding notes and other
performance data, tap [EXIT].
The phrase you created will now be visible in the Phrase Viewer.
Phrases for the intro
Drum phrases
Bass phrases
Section
name
Section
length in
measures
Section button
Tap to bring up a menu for copying or
clearing the section.
Tap to play all of the section’s phrases
together. Tap once again to stop playback
of the phrases.
Section number
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Editing phrases
Phrases from the Phrase Viewer can be edited at any time. For details, refer to
Editing Phrases.
NOTE
MIDI events and certain other parameters cannot be edited for Preset phrases or for User phrases
created by saving Preset phrases.
Editing voices
After adding phrases to a part, you can change or modify its voice. For details,
refer to Editing Parts.
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Adding Chord Sequences to Sections
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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.
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4. In Area 1, tap the beat where the chord should change.
In Area 2, tap the desired root of the chord, and in Area 3,
tap the desired chord type.
The selected chord will now be set at that beat position.
The notes that make up the selected chord will be shown on the keyboard in
Area 4.
When a section is playing, the Chord Indicator will show the current chord.
The following settings can also be made in the Section Editor.
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].
Measures
Beats
Chord Indicator
Tap to bring up the keyboard
and then enter a name for the
section.
Tap to set the length of the
section in measures.
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Expanding Sections to Build Songs
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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.
3. Move the section to the measure at which you wish it to
start (shown by the white playhead), and then release your
nger from the screen.
All of the section’s phrases will now be expanded into the song.
You can edit your song at any time. For details, refer to Editing Songs.
You can also mix your song and adjust the effects. For details, refer to Mixing &
Adjusting Effects.
Song Area
Touch and slide
Release your nger
Phrases expanded to form
song blocks
Blocks are created by expanding
phrases according to the length
of the section and its chord
sequence.
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Song playback controls and indicators
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 current chord from the selected section
during playback.
Tap to move the playhead forwards or
backwards in steps of one measure. 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. Slide the triangle on
the right to set the loop end point.
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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.
By turning this on, you can check the
sound when tapping a cell to add a new
note.
Measure
Tap to activate performance-data mode
for viewing and editing velocity, pitch
bend, or control change messages.
Tap to return to the previous screen.
Use this scroll bar to move along the
length of the phrase or block.
A note from the phrase or block.
The length of the rectangle
corresponds to the length of the note.
Use this scroll bar to move along the
length of the keyboard.
Turn on to allow editing.
Turn on to have notes snap into place (i.e., quantized)
when positioned. (Specifically, the start of the note will
be moved to the nearest vertical line.)
Length of newly added notes
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Adding notes and Changing velocities
Adding notes
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.
NOTE
A newly added note can be tapped once again to delete it.
Changing velocities
1. Tap to activate performance data mode.
2. Select [Velocity] from the list displayed.
The velocities of the notes in the phrase or block will be displayed. The taller
the bar, the greater the velocity.
3.
Tap a velocity bar to change its value.
NOTE
In Step 2 above, you can also choose to edit pitch bend or control change messages.
Batch editing velocity, gate time, note shift, and
quantize data
1. Ensure that is turned off (tap if necessary).
2. Select the notes that you wish to edit.
NOTE
For details on selecting multiple notes, refer to Selecting notes.
3. Tap .
4. Select an action from the window displayed and set the
corresponding parameters.
5. Tap [APPLY] to modify the notes selected in Step 2 above
based on the parameters you have set.
The notes’ performance data will now be modified.
Note
Velocity
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Cutting, copying, deleting, moving, and stretching notes
1. Ensure that is turned off (tap if necessary).
2. Select the notes that you wish to edit.
NOTE
For details on selecting multiple notes, refer to Selecting notes.
3. Tap a selected note to bring up the edit menu.
To cut or copy the selected notes, tap [Cut] or [Copy] in the menu and then
tap the location at which the notes are to be pasted. Alternatively, you can
tap [Delete] to permanently delete the selected notes.
Selecting notes
To select multiple notes at the same time, tap and choose the required
selection mode.
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.
TO START In this mode, you can select all notes from the one tapped to the
start of the phrase or block.
TO END In this mode, you can select all notes from the one tapped to the
end of the phrase or block.
INVERT Choose this mode to select all currently unselected notes and
cancel the previous selection.
ALL Choose this mode to select all of the notes in the phrase or block.
NONE Choose this mode to deselect all of the notes in the phrase or
block.
Tap in order to slide the selected
notes to new pitches.
Tap in order to slide the selected
notes to new playback positions.
Tap in order to slide the selected
notes to new lengths.
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