Yamaha Portasound mk-100 Operating instructions

How

to

use

the

МК-100

MULTI-MENU

Multi-Programmable

Stereo

Keyboard

YAMAHA

OUr

Sni

MIK-4OO

This

manual

provides

you

with

detailed

instructions

on

how

to

use

the

nine

functions

of

MULTI-MENU,

the

most

important

feature

of

the

PortaSound

MK-100,

so

that

`

you

will

be

able

to

get

the

maximum

enjoyment

out

of

it.

Actually

play

the

given

examples

according

to

the

instructions

with

your

MK-100.

In

the

beginning,

the

operation

may

appear

complicated,

but

soon

you

will

get

used

to

it,

and

find

it

fun.

Master

this

manual

and

expand

your

scope

of

keyboard

playing

pleasure.

The

MULTI-MENU

system

lets

you

arrange

your

own

instrument

voices,

rhythms

and

bass

lines.

Also,

you

can

store

your

sound

creations

in

the

keyboard's

3.2

kilobyte

RAM

(Random-Access

Memory),

or

digitally

on

tape

using

a

separate

tape

recorder

and

tape

interface

cable.

MULTI-MENU

Functions

MULTI-MENU

Synthesizer

Programmable

rhythm

machine

Bass

line

sequencer

Music

programmer

Tape

interface

Hd

The

Menu

contains

the

following

functions,

which

can

be

used

either

alone

or

in

various

combinations.

1.

MELODY

VOICE

VARI

1

(Waveform

synthesizer)

. .

.2

2.

MELODY

VOICE

VARI

2

(Envelope

synthesizer)

...3

З.

MELODY

MIXER

(Dual-voice

synthesizer).........

4

4.

CHORD

VOICE

VARI

.........................

5

5.

BASS

VOICE

VARI

...........................

6

6.

CUSTOM

DRUMMER

(Programmable

rhythm

таспіпе).............................

7

7.

CUSTOM

BASSIST

(Bass

line

sequencer)

........

9

8.

MUSIC

PROGRAMMER

......................

11

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INTERFACE:

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Pr

ERE

YA

14

You

can

start

with

any

of

the

functions.

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ан

У

1.

MELODY

VOICE

VARI

1

(Waveform

synthesizer)

p

Ва

MELODY

VOICE

[PRESET

CUSTOM

|

ж

^y

АЎ

OS

V^

ANN

Iro

ay

way

VIBRATO

ee

j

| |

|

і

|

1

2

3

4 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

With

this

function,

you

can

create

your

own

CUSTOM

sounds

in

addition

to

using

any

of

the

12

preset

voices.

Press

the

MUE

MENS

ON

selector

and

choose

MELODY

VOICE

VARI

1

in

the

Menu.

With

this

Menu

selection,

you

choose

one

illustrated

waveform

from

each

of

the

two

groups,

and

combine

the

two

to

form

a

new,

distinctive

sound.

Select

one

out

of

and

one

out

of

LJ

L1

COC)

o

^

and

push

their

corresponding

selectors.

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am

C

і

]

Г

Са

05

To

start

with,

modify

the

ORGAN

voice

to

get

a

different

organ

sound.

(Example

1)

ified

organ

*Try

other

combinations.

(With

the

ORGAN

voice,

the

com-

bination

of

selectors

4

and

8

gives

a

sound

identical

to

the

preset

voice.

*To

get

the

preset

voice

again,

push

selector

1

(PRESET).

*Even

when

another

Menu

is

chosen,

the

existing

custom

waveforms

are

retained.

Try

creating

some

more

distinctive

sounds

using

other

Orchestra

voices.

(Example

2)

Selectors

to

push

4

&

11

with

12

TRUMPET

(VIBRATO)

OFF

Clarinet-like

sound

(Example

3)

Selectors

to

push

7

&

9

with

12

VIOLIN

(VIBRATO)

OFF

*Use

of

SUSTAIN

2

gives

a

cathedral-like

presence.

Pipe

organ-like

sound

2.

MELODY

VOICE

VARI

2

(Envelope

synthesizer)

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peer

ж

[XP

[-

RII

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M

К]

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|

і

|

і

І

I l

l

[ І І

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

This

function

is

for

adjusting

the

rise

and

sustain

pattern

(envelope)

of

the

Orchestra

voices

to

obtain

different

sounds.

With

this

Menu

selection,

you

choose

one

illustrated

envelope

from

each

of

the

two

groups,

and

combine

the

two

to

form

a

new

one.

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4-q[—

x

! І

!

І

Select

one

out

of

á

цы

& а

andone

out

of

E

a

ў

а

ўў

нне

and

push

their

corresponding

selectors.

Now,

take

the

PIANO

voice

and

make

a

soft,

horn-like

sound

with

it.

(Example

1)

*If

the

voice

has

been

customized

by

MELODY

VOICE

VARI

1,

change

it

back

to

the

preset

voice

by

pushing

selector

1

(PRESET)

in

the

MELODY

VOICE

VARI

1

Menu

once,

before

using

the

MELODY

VOICE

VARI

2

Menu.

*To

restore

the

original

envelope,

push

selector

1

(PRESET).

*Even

when

another

Menu

is

chosen,

the

existing

custom

envelope

is

retained.

—-

Horn-like

sound

Try

creating

some

more

different

sounds

by

changing

the

envelopes

of

the

Orchestra

voices.

(Example

2)

Selectors

to

push

OBOE

7811

Banjo-like

sound

(Example

3)

Wah-guitar-like

sound

For

more

effects,

you

can

combine

MELODY

VOICE

VARI

1

and

2.

3.

MELODY

MIXER

(Dual-voice

synthesizer)

MELODY

SAXO-

MUSIC

HARPSI.

MIXER

ORGAN

PICCOLO

TRUMPET

VIOLIN

PHONE

OBOE

PIANO

X

CHORD

GUITAR

SYNTHE.1

SYNTHE2

m

|

]

|

| І

]

|

і

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

With

this

function,

you

can

get

the

effect

of

two

instruments

playing

together.

When

you

select

one

of

the

Menu

sounds

DRGAN

PICCOLO

TRUMPET

VIOLIN

80.

OBOF

piano

МУС

—

MESS

GUITAR

SYNTHE

|

SYNTH?

|

}

|

і

| |

|

1

2

a

4

5

6

7

8

E

ЫЯ

СЗ

Эа

Са

Са Са Са 22

С2

CJ

CA

E,

and

push

the

selector,

that

sound

is

mixed

with

the

voice

selected

from

among

those

of

the

Orchestra

panel.

ORCHESTRA

SAXO

MARPSI

SYNTHE

Ж

ORGAN

TRUMPET

PHONE

PIANO

CHORD

1

=

|

]

|

І

|

0

PICCOLO

VIOLIN

OBOE

MUSIC

GUITAR

SYNTHF

ШВ

X

=

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[£2]

CJ

Combining

two

sounds

of

different

types

gives

a

more

interesting

effect

than

combining

two

similar

sounds.

Try

the

following

combinations,

for

example.

ORGAN

MUSIC

BOX

(Example

2)

HARPSICHORD

PICCOLO

GUITAR

SAXOPHONE

*With

MELODY

MIXER,

only

one

note

at

a

time

is

mixed.

When

you

play

chords,

the

highest

notes

only

are

mixed.

*When

the

sounds

have

been

modified

by

MELODY

VOICE

VARI

1

and

2,

the

modified

sounds

are

mixed.

*To

cancel

MELODY

MIXER,

push

the

selectors

with

illuminated

lamps

to

turn

them

off.

j

4.

CHORD

VOICE

VARI

SAXO-

MUSIC

HARPSI-

PICCOLO

TAUMPET

VIOLIN

PHONE

OBOE

PIANO

BOX

CHORO

GUITAR

=

SYNTHE.1

SYNTHE2

CHORD

VOICE

VARI.

ORGAN

1

2 3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

With

this

function

you

can

set

the

accompaniment

sound

timbre

of

the

chords

for

Auto

Bass

Chord.

1)

Select

a

rhythm

in

the

RHYTHM

section

and

press

the

selector,

then

press

SYNCHRO

START

or

START.

2)

Slide

the

AUTO

BASS

CHORD

control

(5th

from

left)

to

SINGLE

FINGER

CHORD

or

FINGERED

CHORD.

3)

When

you

press

a

key

on

the

left

side

of

the

keyboard,

the

bass

and

chords

start

to

play.

Now,

you

are

ready.

4)

You

can

select

any

sound

you

like.

Just

press

the

selector

for

that

sound.

BAXO.

MUSIC

HARPS}.

ORGAN

PICCOLO

TRUMPET

VIOLIN

PHONE

OBOE

PIANO

вах

CHORD

GUITAR

SYNTHE

1

SYNTHE

2

|

11

|

І 1

|

| ! I

1

2

а

6

10

=

|

=

m

-

m

ш

-

ша

EFE

ў

а

ЕЕЕ

E]

СЕЕ

E-TE-J

(Example

1)

Try

playing

with

the

MARCH

rhythm.

Play

Auto

Bass

Chord

with:!

BASS

VARIATION

CHORD

VARIATION

In

this

case,

the

chord

sound

is

preset

at

PIANO.

Change

it

to

TRUMPET,

GUITAR

or

whatever

you

like.

*The

timbre

set

here

applies

to

al!

the

rhythms

and

all

the

variations.

*When

the

sound

has

been

customized

by

MELODY

VOICE

VARI

1

or

2,

the

CUSTOM

sound

will

be

heard.

“То

cancel

CHORD

VOICE

VARI,

press

the

selectors

with

illuminated

lamps.

(Example

2)

Try

a

country-like

banjo

backing.

Change

the

OBOE

sound

to

a

banjo-like

sound

with

MELODY

VOICE

VARI

2,

first.

(See

Example

2

on

page

3.)

Now,

select

MARCH,

set

BASS/RHYTHM

VARIATION

to

1,

CHORD

VARIATION

to

3,

and

play

a

key

in

the

AUTO

BASS

CHORD

section.

Then,

select

OBOE

(changed

to

BANJO)

with

CHORD

VOICE

VARI.

Now,

you

will

get

a

country-like

accompaniment.

5.

BASS

VOICE

VARI

SAXO-

MUSIC

——

HARPSI-

ORGAN

PICCOLO

TRUMPET

VIOLIN

pong

OBOE

PIANO

BOX

CHORD

GUITAR

SYNTHE|

SYNTHE2

BASS

VOICE

VARI.

|

| |

I ! І І І

|

І

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 9

10

11

12

With

this

function,

you

can

set

the

bass

sound

for

Auto

Bass

Chord.

The

procedure

is

the

same

as

with

CHORD

VOICE

VARI.

Press

the

selector

for

the

sound

you

like

while

playing

in

the

AUTO

BASS

CHORD

key

section.

ORGAN

PICCOLO

TRUMPET

моим

(ХО.

ове

РАМО

MPSC

ARES!

суай

БҰМТНЕТ

SYNTHE2

|

І I І

ł

і І

|

| і

=

-

e

m

ш

а

m»

m

[3

L3

C3 E3 P3 D3

C3

LJ

=

Ooo

With

the

MK-100,

for

all

rhythms,

the

GUITAR

voice

is

used

for

the

bass

line.

You

can

change

it

to

any

sound

you

prefer

by

using

this

function.

Selector

to

press

(Example

1)

,

Synthe.

bass

SYNTHE

1

(Example

2)

ORGAN

or

PIANO

(Example

3)

|

Tuba

|

SAXOPHONE

or

VIOLIN

=

Saec

|

00:

(Example

5)

MUSIC

BOX

*The

bass

sound

set

here

applies

to

all

rhythms.

*When

the

sound

has

been

customized

with

MELODY

VOICE

VARI

1

or

2,

the

CUSTOM

sound

is

used

for

the

bass

line.

*To

cancel

BASS

VOICE

VARI,

press

the

selectors

with

illuminated

lamps.

Combine

this

function

with

CUSTOM

BASSIST

(page

9)

to

emphasize

the

features

of

various

bass

instruments

for

the

best

effect.

CUSTOM

DRUMMER

6.

CUSTOM

DRUMMER

(Programmable

rhythm

machine)

[mer Gem)

ж

(moon)

ж

ср

GF

<

«з ее

QU

|

I

І

І і

І

і

|

1

2 3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

You

can

store

12

types

of

your

own

rhythm

patterns.

Try

discovering

the

fun

of

creating

a

rhythm

that

expresses

your

individuality.

Tap

the

selector

you have

chosen

from

among

BASS

DRUM,

SNARE

DRUM,

CLOSED

HI-HAT,

OPEN

HI-HAT,

BONGO

and

CONGA

with

your

finger

to

input

rhythm.

*The

rhythm

pattern

can

be

input

for

2

bars.

(Example

1)

Try

programming

a

new

8

Beat

rhythm

pattern.

.

Select

one

preset

rhythm

to

be

used

as

the

base.

(Select

one

that

is

similar

to

what

you

want

to

program.)

8

BEAT

ON

BASS/RHYTHM

VARIATION

1

2.

Stop

the

rhythm

after

slowing

the

tempo

slightly.

3.

Press

selector

4

(PROGRAM)

of

MULTI-MENU.

The

preset

rhythm,

or

the

previously

programmed

rhythm

will

start

to

play.

You

are

now

ready

to

input.

4.

Try

writing

the

following

rhythm

patterns.

BASS

RUM

Hp

dead

t

d

29

SNARE

DRUM

&f

ЕБ

ee

ИР

ЕНИ

ee

Res

ЖЮ

=

Ee

о о

CLOSED

НЕНАТ

т"

OPEN

HI-HAT

€

Input

the

rhythm

patterns

as

follows.

1)

Push

selector

7

(б)

while

keeping

selector

6

(CANCEL)

depressed;

the

bass

drum

sound

only

is

cancelled.

2)

Tap

selector

7

(@),

with

your

finger

to

input

a

bass

drum

rhythm

you

like.

3)

Do

the

same

with

SNARE

DRUM

or

HI-HAT.

[If

the

selector

is

tapped

out

of

time]

*If

the

timing

error

is

less

than

a

semiquaver

(a

16th

note

Л),

it

is

automatically

corrected.

If

the

error

has

been

input,

cancel

it

by

Aperte

the

selector

for

that

instrument

while

keeping

selector

6

(CANCEL)

depressed.

Then,

input

again.

5.

When

you

have

input

your

rhythm,

press

STOP.

9

Now,

let's

play

back

what

you

have

programmed.

*Press

the

RHYTHM

START

selector.

The

stored

rhythm

pattern

plays.

*To

ge

the

original

rhythm

again,

press

selector

1

(PRESET).

"When

another

Menu

is

selected

while

selector

2

(CUSTOM)

is

on,

the

existing

rhythm

pattern

remains.

Try

other

rhythm

patterns

as

shown

below.

(Example

2)

MARCHING

DRUM

(set

to

MARCH)

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@

ddod

J

iJ

J

J,

SNARE

DRUM

Є

31442443

ды

а

о

ОРЕМ

HIHAT

&

фф

(Ехатріе

3)

ROCK

(set

to

16

BEAT)

BASS

DRUM

=)

SNARE

DRUM

65

CLOSED

HEMAT

ia

OPEN

HI-HAT

=

(Example

4)

NEW

WAVE

(set

to

DISCO)

BASS

DRUM

(D

SNARE

DRUM

&f

CLOSED

НІ-НАТ

Da:

OPEN

HI-HAT

Ф

*The

close

interval

rhythm

of

CLOSED

HI-HAT

appears

difficult

to

play,

but

the

autocorrect

function

of

MULTI-MENU

will

input

perfectly

the

correct

rhythm

when

you

tap

the

selector

very

fast.

7.

CUSTOM

BASSIST

a

(Bass

line

sequencer)

GUSTOM

[PRESET

CUSTOM]

ж

*

CANCEL

*

ж

ж ж ж

ж

1

2 3 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

You

can

create

12

bass

lines

and

store

them.

With

this

Menu,

play

a

bass

line

with

the

keyboard.

[

Er

Use

this

one

octave

for

bass

lines.

*Bass

lines

of

2

bars

in

length

are

stored.

*Program

the

bass

line

only

in

C

Major

chord.

The

MK-100's

computer

will

change

it

to

any

key

and

any

one

of

eight

types

of

chord

(Major,

Minor,

7th,

Minor

7th,

Major

7th,

Minor

7th

flatted

5th,

Diminished,

and

Augmented)

as

required.

(Example

1)

Let’s

program

a

REGGAE

type

bass

pattern.

1.

Select

the

SHUFFLE

rhythm.

BASS/RHYTHM

VARIATION

1

CHORD

VARIATION

1

2.

Press

selector

4

(PROGRAM)

of

MULTI-MENU.

The

preset

bass

pattern

or

a

previously

stored

bass

pattern

plays

with

the

rhythm.

You

are

now

ready

to

input.

.

Slow

down

the

tempo,

and

push

selector

6

(CANCEL).

The

bass

line

is

cancelled.

.

Play

the

following

bass

line

on

the

low

octave

of

the

keyboard.

“If

you

misplayed,

press

selector

6

(CANCEL)

and

play

again.

"When

playing

the

last

note

of

the

second

bar,

if

the

key

is

kept

depressed

too

long,

the

first

note

of

the

line

may

be

erased.

5.

Press

STOP

to

stop

the

rhythm.

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