Page 2 - SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION; PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL
2 MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha. WARNING: Do not place...
Page 4 - PRECAUTIONS; PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING; WARNING
4 MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING Please keep this manual in a safe and handy place for future reference. WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circui...
Page 5 - Handling caution
MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual 5 • Do not insert a finger or hand in any gaps on the instrument. • Never insert or drop paper, metallic, or other objects into the gaps on the panel. This could cause physical injury to you or others, damage to the instrument or other property, or operational failure. • Do ...
Page 6 - SPECIAL NOTICE; About the DAW software in the accessory disk; About software support
6 MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha MX49/MX61 Music Synthesizer. Please read this owner’s manual carefully before using the instrument in order to take full advantage of its various features. When you have finished reading the manual keep it in a safe, accessi...
Page 9 - Appendix; Contents
MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual 9 PRECAUTIONS ......................................................4Introduction .............................................................6Accessories .............................................................6About the Accessory Disk ...................................
Page 10 - Front Panel; Controls and Functions
10 MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual Front Panel 1 [MASTER VOLUME] knob (page 14) Adjusts the volume of the overall sound. 2 Pitch Bend Wheel (page 21) Bends the pitch of the notes up or down while playing the keyboard. 3 Modulation Wheel (page 21) Controls vibrato applied to the sound. 4 Knobs [A] – [D] (pa...
Page 12 - Rear Panel
12 MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual Controls and Functions Rear Panel 1 DC IN jack (page 13) Connect the supplied power adaptor to this connector. 2 P (Standby/On) switch (page 13) Press to turn the power On ( O ) or set to Standby ( N ). 3 MIDI [IN]/[OUT] terminals (page 37) MIDI [IN] is for receiving cont...
Page 13 - Power supply; Powering up the system; When turning the power on:; Setting Up
MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual 13 Power supply Make connections for the supplied power adaptor (page 44) in the following order. Before you connect the power adaptor, make sure that the power of this instrument is set to Standby status ( N ). 1 Wrap the DC output cable of the power adaptor around the cabl...
Page 14 - Auto Power Off function; Playing the Demo Songs
MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual Setting Up 14 Auto Power Off function To prevent unnecessary power consumption, this instrument features an Auto Power Off function that automatically turns the power off if the instrument is not operated for a specified period of time. In the default settings, the power wil...
Page 16 - Moving the cursor; Arrow type; Basic Operation and Displays; Insert; REV; AP
MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual 16 Moving the cursor The display cursor indicates a selected item and is shown in the three following types. Arrow type This flashing triangular cursor indicates the selected item’s line. You can move the cursor up or down by using the Cursor [ u ]/[ d ] buttons. Flash t...
Page 17 - Selecting a page
MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation and Displays 17 Selecting a page The display to be edited may consist of multiple pages. In this case, the upper ( s )/ lower ( a ) icons are indicated at the bottom left of the display. You can select a page by using the Cursor [ u ]/[ d ] buttons. Note sett...
Page 18 - Playing the Voices; Top display; Selecting a Voice for Part 1; Quick Guide
MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual 18 Playing the Voices The MX49/MX61 consists of 16 Parts. Voices, which are the basic sounds and building blocks of the MX49/MX61, are assigned to each Part. After the instrument is turned on, the top display which appears shows the Voices of only Parts 1 and 2. With the def...
Page 19 - Selecting a Voice for Part 2; Case
MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual Quick Guide 19 Selecting a Voice for Part 2 Here, you’ll learn how to select a Voice for Part 2 as well as Part 1. By setting the Voices of Part 1 and Part 2 in the top display, you can alternate between the two Voices as you play without the sound unnaturally cutting off. 1...
Page 21 - Controllers on the front panel; Pitch Bend wheel; Modulation wheel; Cutoff
MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual Quick Guide 21 Changing the tonal qualities of the Voice with the controllers The MX49/MX61 features various controllers which let you change the sound of the instrument in real time. These include the Knobs, Pitch Bend Wheel, and Modulation Wheel. You can also control vario...
Page 22 - External Controllers; Footswitch; Foot controller; Using the Arpeggio function; Playing back the Arpeggio
MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual Quick Guide 22 External Controllers Footswitch An optional Footswitch (FC3, FC4 or FC5) connected to the [SUSTAIN] jack on the rear panel lets you control sustain. Notes played while the Footswitch is pressed are sustained longer than normal after you release the correspondi...
Page 23 - Changing the Arpeggio tempo
MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual Quick Guide 23 3 Select “03:Arp Select” with the Cursor [ u ]/ [ d ] buttons, then press [ENTER]. This calls up the Edit display related to the Arpeggio for the Part. 4 Press [PIANO] (1). This calls up the Edit display for Part 1. (Other Parts can be selected by pressing the...
Page 24 - Octave; Storing the edited settings; Playing the Performances; Performance 1; Performance
MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual Quick Guide 24 Keyboard Octave/Transpose settings Octave The OCTAVE [-]/[+] button lets you shift the pitch of the keyboard in octaves, up to a maximum of three. For example, you may want to shift the pitch down lower to get extra bass notes, or shift up to get higher notes ...
Page 25 - LD
MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual Quick Guide 25 NOTE The 128 Performances are divided into eight groups (A – H), each of which consist of sixteen Performances. To select these groups of Performances, simultaneously hold down [SHIFT] and use the [DATA] dial or [INC/YES]/[DEC/NO] buttons. 3 Play the keyboard....
Page 26 - PATTERN; Tempo
MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual Quick Guide 26 Changing the Rhythm Pattern type and sound You can select a different Rhythm Pattern to be assigned to the Performance, and even change the Drum Voice used for the Pattern. 1 Press [RHYTHM PATTERN]. 2 Press the Cursor [ u ] button repeatedly if necessary to ca...
Page 27 - MIDI data; SONG
MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual Quick Guide 27 Playing the keyboard along with Songs MIDI data and audio data contained in the USB flash memory can be played back as a “Song” on the MX49/ MX61. Songs compatible with this instrument Data formats of MIDI data and audio data that can be played on this instrum...
Page 33 - Are
MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual Quick Guide 33 Storing a Voice (Voice Store) The edited Voice parameters can be stored as a User Voice separately from a Performance. Moreover, these stored User Voices can be assigned to a different Part or Performance. NOTE If you execute Performance Store, the edited Voic...
Page 35 - Changing the Master Tune setting; Formatting the USB flash memory; UTILITY
MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual Quick Guide 35 Making Global System Settings (Utility settings) Pressing [UTILITY] calls up the Utility display, from which you can make global system settings. Changing the Master Tune setting This function sets the overall tuning of the instrument. 1 Press the Cursor [ u ]...
Page 37 - Src
MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual Quick Guide 37 6 If you’ve set “Type” to “Performance” in step 5, select the desired Performance number, then press [ENTER]. If you’ve set “Type” to something other than “Performance” in step 5, go on to step 8. 7 Select the destination Performance number (for loading), then...
Page 41 - Troubleshooting; Cannot play audio data.
MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual Appendix 41 Troubleshooting No sound? Wrong sound? When a problem like this occurs, please check the following points before assuming that the product is faulty. Many problems can be solved by executing the Factory Set operation (page 15), after backing up your data to an US...
Page 42 - Only one note sounds at a time.
42 MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual Appendix Distorted sound. Are the effect settings appropriate? Use of certain effects at certain settings may produce distortion. Are the filter settings appropriate? Excessively high filter resonance settings can cause distortion. Are any of the following volume pa...
Page 43 - Cannot start the Arpeggio.
MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual Appendix 43 Cannot start the Arpeggio. Check whether [ARP] is turned on or off. Are the Arpeggio switches for both Part and Common set to on? Is the MIDI Sync parameter set to “internal” or “auto” (using internal clock)? Cannot stop the Arpeggio. When Arpeggio playba...
Page 44 - Specifications
44 MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual Appendix Specifications Specifications and descriptions in this owner’s manual are for information purposes only. Yamaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. Since specifications, equipment or options ma...
Page 45 - Index
MX49/MX61 Owner’s Manual Appendix 45 Index A [ARP] button ..................................................................... 11, 23Arpeggio ................................................................................. 22Audio data .................................................................
