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

Some of the important functions and operations on the instrument can be executed with convenient panel control shortcuts.

Simply hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the indicated button (as described below).

Shift Function List

Operation Function

[SHIFT] + KNOB POSITION [1] Stores Assign 1–8 assigned to Knobs in Value 1.

[SHIFT] + KNOB POSITION [2] Stores Assign 1–8 assigned to Knobs in Value 2.

[SHIFT] + OCTAVE [-] Decreases the transpose value by 1.

[SHIFT] + OCTAVE [+] Increases the transpose value by 1.

[SHIFT] + OCTAVE [-] + OCTAVE [+] Resets the transpose value to 0.

[SHIFT] + [DEC/NO] Decreases the selected parameter value by 10.

In the Live Set display, this operation calls up the previous page.

[SHIFT] + [INC/YES] Increases the selected parameter value by 10.

In the Live Set display, this operation calls up the next page.

[SHIFT] + [ENTER] Calls up the Tempo Settings display.

[SHIFT] + [PERFORMANCE (HOME)] Calls up the Overview display.

[SHIFT] + [LIVE SET] Calls up the Live Set Register display.

[SHIFT] + [UTILITY] Calls up the Quick Setup display.

[SHIFT] + [CATEGORY] Calls up the Part Category Search display for the currently selected Part.

[SHIFT] + Slider Select [1–4] [5–8] Selects Part 9 or Part 13 when the Slider Function [PART]/[ELEMENT/OPERATOR]

button is set to “PART.”

[SHIFT] + [EDIT] Opens the Copy/Exchange dialog.

[SHIFT] + SCENE [1]–[8] Stores SCENE 1–8 in SCENE [1]–[8] buttons.

[UTILITY] + [PART SELECT MUTE/SOLO] Calls up the Touch Panel Calibration Setting display.

[SHIFT] + [AUDITION] Panel lock/unlock if the Performance Play display or Live Set display is shown.

[SHIFT] + cursor buttons Changes categories on the Category Search display (page 24):

• [SHIFT] + Left/Right: Changes main category to next/previous.

• [SHIFT] + Left + Right: Sets main category to “All.”

• [SHIFT] + Up/Down: Changes sub category to next/previous.

• [SHIFT] + Up + Down: Sets sub category to “All.”