Owners Manual

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Table Of Contents

PRECAUTIONS
- A message from the MODX+ Development Team
- About This Manual
- Accessories
- Main Features
Contents
Controls and Functions
- Top Panel
- Rear Panel
Setting Up
- Power Supply
- Connecting Speakers or Headphones
- Powering Up the System
- Auto Power Off function
- Restoring the initial factory settings (Initialize All Data)
Basic Operation and Displays
Selecting Performances
- Selecting a Performance from the Live Set
- Switching Performances
- Using the Category Search function
- Playback Audition phrase
Playing the Keyboard
- Performance Play display
- Switching a Part on/off
- Using the Arpeggio function
- Using the Motion Sequencer function
- Using controllers to change the sound
- Using the Knobs to change the sound
- Using the Super Knob to change the sound
- Mixing
- Using the Scene function
Creating Your Own Live Sets
- Registering a Performance to a Live Set
- Sorting registered Performances in a Live Set
Editing the Settings
- Performance Editing
- Part Editing
- Part Effect Editing
- How Parts are assigned to a Performance
- Creating a Performance by combining Parts
Recording and Playback
- Terminology
- MIDI (Song) Recording
- Playing a Song
- Recording your performance as audio
- Playing an audio file
Using as a Master Keyboard
- Making settings for use as a master keyboard—Zone
Connecting a Microphone or Audio Equipment
- Playing the keyboard along with the sound input from the A/D INPUT [L/MONO]/[R] jacks
Making Global System Settings
- Setting automatic power-on tasks
- Setting button lamp behavior
- Turning various functions on/off
- Changing the Master Tuning
- Changing the Velocity Curve
- Changing the font size of the Live Set
Connecting External MIDI Instruments
- Connecting to an external MIDI device with the MIDI [IN], [OUT] terminals
- Connecting to an external MIDI device with the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal
Using a Connected Computer
- Connecting to a computer
- Creating a Song with a computer
Saving/Loading Data
- Saving the settings to a USB flash drive
- Loading the settings from a USB flash drive
- Precautions when using the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal
- Using USB flash drives
Shift Function List
Display Messages
Troubleshooting
Specifications
Index

MODX+ Owner’s Manual

Controls and Functions

D KNOB POSITION [1] and [2] buttons

Stores the parameter values of Assign 1–8. You can instantly

switch between the two buttons.

Pressing the KNOB POSITION [1] button while holding down

the [SHIFT] button, lets you store Value 1, and pressing the

KNOB POSITION [2] button while holding down the [SHIFT]

button, lets you store Value 2. Simultaneously pressing the

KNOB POSITION [1] and [2] switches the Super Knob

Motion Seq ON or OFF.

E Super Knob

Simultaneously controls the parameters (Assign 1–8)

assigned to the Knobs.

NOTE

You can also control the Super Knob by using the foot controller

(FC7). For details, refer to page 33.

F SEQ TRANSPORT button

These buttons control recording and playback of the Song

sequence data.

[T] (Top) button

Instantly returns to the beginning of the current Song

(i.e., the first beat of the first measure).

[LL ] (Reverse) button

Press briefly to move back one measure at a time.

[RR ] (Forward) button

Press briefly to move forward one measure at a time.

[I] (Record) button

Press this to call up the Record setup display. (The

button flashes.) Press the [R] (Play) button to start

recording. (The [I] (Record) button lights.)

[J] (Stop) button

Press to stop recording or playback. This button can also

be used when you want to stop Arpeggio playback, even

when Arpeggio is set to continue playback even after the

note is released (Arpeggio hold switch is ON). You can

also use this button to stop a Motion Sequence that

receives Trigger signals.

[R] (Play) button

Press to start playback or recording of a Song. During

recording and playback, the button flashes at the current

tempo.

G [RHYTHM PATTERN] button

Use this button to call up the Rhythm Pattern display. You

select the Rhythm Pattern you want to use, and then press

[PERFORMANCE (HOME)] button or [EXIT] button to set the

selection.

Pressing this button again cancels the selection and closes

the Rhythm Pattern display.

H [CONTROL ASSIGN] button

While the parameter assignable to controllers is selected on

the display, press this button and operate the desired

controller for assignment. The controller setting display

appears.

I Touch panel LCD

The LCD indicates the parameters and values related to the

currently selected operation. You can operate by touching

the display.