Firmware Version 1.60 User s Guide

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1 MZ-X500 EN MZ-X300 Firmware Version 1.60 User s Guide MZX500/ E-1A 1

2 Updates Provided by Firmware Version 1.10 Firmware changes provided by Version 1.0X are those described below. Addition of a Pitch Bend Mode for Melody tones and Hex Layer tones Addition of a Portamento Mode for Melody tones and Hex Layer tones Addition of Decay Time Key Follow for Hex Layer tones Enhanced volume adjustment function for Drawber Organ tones Addition of a Percussion Mode for Drawber Organ tones Addition of user samples to the Inst Select (instrument selection) of Drum tones Addition of a Group setting for pads Addition of a Package load function Addition of sample data Other improvements in function Updates Provided by Firmware Version 1.21 Firmware changes provided by Version 1.10 are those described below. Addition of User Sampling Sets Addition of functions to load or save all data or all pad data Other improvements in function Updates Provided by Firmware Version 1.31 Firmware changes provided by Version 1.21 are those described below. Addition of variation number recording in registration memory Addition of the ability to specify the number of a variation to be played after an intro Addition of area number lookup when saving a registration Addition of sustain pedal operation recording during pattern sequencer recording Addition of selection of waveforms imported by an expansion tone for hex layer and drum tones Addition of functions for tempo syncing to sample pad setting item Addition of direct access shortcuts to the tone editing screen and accompaniment editing screen by holding down buttons Addition of storage of externally input mixer settings Addition of direct button operations for modification of tone and accompaniment selection screen settings Addition of a setting to specify the initial startup screen Addition of a function to rewrite MIDI data header information used by the MIDI Recorder Mode Addition of a wav file loader function Addition of remaining memory capacity indication Addition of sample data Other improvements in function Updates Provided by Firmware Version 1.40 Firmware changes provided by Version 1.31 are those described below. Enhanced Audio Recorder function and new mp3 player Folder data read and write support for USB flash drive operations Additional user accompaniment storage capacity New direct import from USB flash drive to accompaniment function Enhanced quantize settings for the pattern sequencer recorder New record repeat setting for the pattern sequencer recorder New Tempo option for registration filter items Note Preview sounds event notes when the Event Editor cursor is moved New MIDI Clock output setting Other improvements in function 2

3 Updates Provided by Firmware Version 1.50 Firmware changes provided by Version 1.40 are those described below. Addition to the MIXER EDIT function of the pattern sequencer the ability to modify the parameter settings of all elements (Intro, Variation, Fill-in, Ending) Addition of the ability to delete specific recorded notes with the pattern sequencer recorder Addition of the ability to modify User Wave/User Inst names for Hex Layer and Bass Synth and Drum tones Addition of the ability to use sliders to control filter cutoff and resonance when selecting Hex Layer and Bass Synth tones Addition of the ability to delete ZRA, ZAA, ZTA, ZPA, and ZAL files Addition of a shortcut to the user data selection screen by holding down a tone group button in the TONE area or a rhythm group button in the RHYTHM area Addition of a user tone wave preload function Modification/addition of pad playback items Addition of pad recording setting items Addition of pad phrase recording items Addition of the ability to playback pad phrases with dedicated parts Addition of the display of the recorded tone of a recorded pad phrase Change of behavior when pad hold is enabled Addition of synchronized playback of pads to which phrases and/or chord progressions are assigned Addition of synchronization of all pads Other improvements in function Updates Provided by Firmware Version 1.60 Firmware changes provided by Version 1.50 are those described below. Addition of Am to PLAY CHORD for PATTERN RECORDER recording Expanded maximum number of element measures that can be created with PATTERN SEQUENCER Support for copying between different elements with the PATTERN SEQUENCER Part Copy and Element Copy Support for selection of tones other than Drums for the Drum part and Percussion part with PATTERN SEQUENCER Addition of items to REGISTRATION FILTER Other improvements in function 3

4 User Data Compatibility This section explains about user data compatibility between an old firmware version and the latest firmware version. The following data, when saved with an old firmware version, can be imported with the latest firmware version: user data (rhythm (AC7), normal tones (ZTN), versatile tones (ZVT), piano tones (ZPF), hex layer tones (ZLT: MZ-X500 only), drum sound data (ZDR), drawbar organ tones (ZDO), music data (ZMF), music presets (ZMP), registration (ZRM), pad bank (ZPB), sampling data (ZWT), phrase data (ZPH), chord sequence data (ZCD), arpeggio data (ZAR), all tone data (ZTA), all auto accompaniment data (ZAA), all registration data (ZRA)). User data saved with the latest firmware version cannot be imported with an older firmware version. Updating Firmware Performing the firmware update procedure incorrectly can result in you are not being able to start up your Digital Keyboard. Be sure to observe the points below. Back up user data in Digital Keyboard memory to a USB flash drive before updating the Digital Keyboard firmware. Do not disconnect the AC adaptor or remove the USB flash drive from the Digital Keyboard while firmware updating is in progress. Do not touch any buttons or keyboard keys, except as required for updating, while firmware updating is in progress. Perform the steps below to update. 1. Copy the update.bin firmware file to a USB flash drive. Use a USB flash drive that has been formatted to FAT32. Place the update.bin firmware file into the root (not a folder) of the USB flash drive. 2. Insert the USB flash drive from step 1 of this procedure into the Digital Keyboard s USB flash drive port. 3. On the MENU screen, touch SYSTEM SETTING. 4. Next to Information, touch Enter. 5. In the list that appears, touch Execute next to Update Firmware. 6. In response to the Sure? Yes/No message that appears, touch Yes. Firmware updating takes about 30 minutes. Do not touch the Digital Keyboard during that period. A progress bar will appear on the display to show you the progress of the update. The Digital Keyboard will automatically restart after the update is complete. 7. After the Digital Keyboard restarts, remove the USB flash drive. This completes the firmware update operation. If an error message appears and updating fails for some reason, perform the steps below to re-attempt updating. 1. Unplug the AC adaptor from the Digital Keyboard. 2. Correctly re-copy the update.bin update file to the USB flash drive. 3. Make sure that the USB flash drive is inserted correctly into the Digital Keyboard s USB port. 4. Connect the AC adaptor to the Digital Keyboard. 4

5 5. Press the Digital Keyboard s power button to turn it on. If the update operation starts automatically, wait for about 30 minutes until updating is complete and the Digital Keyboard restarts. If the Digital Keyboard restarts normally, go to the MENU screen, and touch SYSTEM SETTING and then Information. Check the Digital Keyboard s current firmware version. If it is not planned firmware Version, perform steps 5, 6, and 7 of the update operation again. If updating is stopped by display of an error message, it could mean that there is something wrong with your update.bin file and/or USB flash drive. Check for problems. 5

6 Firmware Version 1.10 New Functions This section explains functions that are changed with firmware Version Addition of a Pitch Bend Mode for Melody tones and Hex Layer tones Addition of a Portamento Mode for Melody tones and Hex Layer tones (Both MZ-X500 and MZ-X300; Hex Layer tone addition MZ-X500 only) The editable parameters below have been added to Melody tones and Hex Layer tones. The Portamento On/Off parameter setting of Version 1.0X is now incorporated into the Portamento Mode as shown below. Display Name Description Settings Portamento >Enter Portamento Mode Pitch Bend Mode This is a group of editable portamento parameters. Selecting On for this setting causes the portamento effect to be applied, while Legato applies the legato effect. Selecting Off disables the effects. This setting controls which keyboard keys are affected by the pitch bend effect. To have the pitch bend applied to the note of the pressed key only, select Key. Selecting All applies the effect to all sounding notes. Off, On, Legato All, Key Addition of Decay Time Key Follow for Hex Layer tones (MZ-X500 only) Addition of decay time key follow for Hex Layer tones by this version results in addition of the parameters shown below. Display Name Description Settings Filter >Enter Decay Time Key Follow Amp >Enter Decay Time Key Follow This is a group of editable filter parameters. Adjusts the amount of change in the filter envelope decay time between neighboring keyboard keys. A greater value represents greater change. Increases the value shortens the decay time of the keyboard s high range, and lengthens the decay time of the low range. This is a group of editable amp parameters. Adjusts the amount of change in the volume envelope decay time between neighboring keyboard keys. A greater value represents greater change. Increases the value shortens the decay time of the keyboard s high range, and lengthens the decay time of the low range. 64 to 0 to to 0 to +63 6

7 Enhanced volume adjustment function for Drawber Organ tones Addition of a Percussion Mode for Drawber Organ tones The drawbar organ parameters shown below are added by this version. The Leakage Noise setting of Version 1.0X has been changed to the Running Noise setting for this version. Display Name Description Settings Volume Controls drawbar organ overall volume. 0 to 127 Click Level Sets the click volume. 0 to 15 Percussion Mode Specifies how percussion is sounded. Select Mono for monophonic sound, or Poly for polyphonic sound. Mono, Poly Noise >Enter Running Noise Tone Wheel Leakage Drawbar Leakage This is a group of editable noise parameters. Specifies the volume of the tone wheel signal (Running Noise) that is always being generated while nothing is being played. Specifies the volume of signal leakage from other tone wheels (Tone Wheel Leakage Noise) while something is being played. Specifies the volume of signal leakage from drawbars (Drawbar Leakage Noise) that are set to level 0. 0 to 15 0 to 15 0 to 15 Addition of user samples to the Inst Select (instrument selection) of Drum tones This change makes it possible to use the Inst Select item on the drum sound editable tone parameter screen to specify user samples loaded from a USB flash drive or recorded with the pad sampling function. Note that only user samples for which Short is specified as the Length can be specified for a drum sound. Addition of a Group setting for pads This update adds a Group function that makes it possible to alternate multiple pads with the pad Setting Item. Display Name Description Settings Group Assigns a group number (1 to 8) to a pad. Performing a pad operation while the operation of another pad with the same group number is being performed causes the ongoing pad operation to stop as the new pad operation is started. Off, 1 to 8 7

8 Addition of a Package load function A package groups multiple tones, Auto Accompaniment, and other user data into a user data file (ZPK). Perform the steps below to load a package. If the package load operation will overwrite existing data that you want to keep, back up the existing data to a USB flash drive before performing the operation below. 1. Copy the user package file (ZPK) to the MUSICDAT folder of a USB flash drive. 2. Insert the USB flash drive into the digital keyboard s USB flash drive port. 3. On the MENU screen, touch MEDIA. 4. Touch Load. 5. Select Package. 6. Select the package file you want to load, and then touch Select. 7. A load package setting screen will appear, which shows a list of load destinations for the data in the package. If the package includes user tone data, tone sub-categories will also be displayed. If the package includes user sampled data and Long is specified as the Length of the sample data, samples will be displayed individually. 8. Specify a load designation of each user data item. 9. Touch Execute. This displays a package load confirmation message Sure?. If there is already data in the load destination in Digital Keyboard memory, a message Replace? will appear asking if you want to replace it with the new data. 10. Touch Yes. The message Please Wait remains on the display while the operation is being performed. Do not perform any operation while this message is on the display. Complete appears on the display after loading is complete. To cancel the load operation, touch No. Addition of sample data Sample data that can be assigned to pads is added with this version update. For specific details, see the Ver1.10 Appendix. 8

9 Firmware Version 1.21 New Functions This section explains functions that are changed with firmware Version Addition of User Sampling Sets Sampling data specifications have been enhanced, and it is now possible to select User Sampling Sets. A User Sampling Set consists of multiple sets of user sampling data, and you can select one User Sampling Set to use from among of a total three sets (A to C). The user sampling data in each set consists of 12 short samples (with a recordable time of about 3 seconds each) and 4 long samples (with a recordable time of about 9 seconds each). Use the procedure below to change the User Sampling Set. 1. On the MENU screen, touch PAD to display the Pad menu. 2. Touch User Sampling Set, and then select from Set A/Set B/Set C. 3. When the message Sure? Yes/No appears, touch Yes to change the User Sampling Set. 4. The message Please Wait is displayed while the operation is being performed. After the User Sampling Set has been changed, the message Complete! appears. User Sampling Sets cannot be stored in Registration or Pad Bank. When you change the User Sampling Set, the sampling data that is loaded to the current pad bank changes automatically. Addition of functions to load or save all data or all pad data You can now load or save all data (ZAL) or all pad bank data (ZPA). Use the procedure below to load or save data. 1. Insert the USB flash drive into the digital keyboard s USB flash drive port. If you want to load data, copy the user file that you want to load to the MUSICDAT folder of the USB flash memory device in advance. 2. On the MENU screen, touch MEDIA. 3. To load data, touch Load All. To save data, touch Save All. 4. If you are loading data, select the file that you want to load, and then touch Execute. If you are saving data, choose a file name, and then touch Enter. The message Sure? appears to confirm that you want to load or save the file. If you are loading data and data is already present in the location where the new data is to be loaded in the Digital Keyboard memory, the message Replace? will appear to confirm that you want to replace the existing data with the new data. 5. Touch Yes. The message Please Wait is displayed while the operation is being performed. Do not perform any operations while this message is being displayed. After loading or saving is complete, the message Complete appears. To cancel an operation to load or save data, touch No. 9

10 Firmware Version 1.31 New Functions This section explains functions that are changed with firmware Version Addition of variation number recording in registration memory The accompaniment variation number can be recorded to and recalled from registration memory. The procedure below specifies a variation number and stores it to registration memory. 1. While accompaniment is stopped, press the SYNCHRO START button. 2. Press a VARIATION button (1 to 4) so the corresponding variation number is flashing. 3. While holding down the STORE button, press a registration button (1 to 8) to store the variation number in the corresponding registration memory area. While accompaniment playback is in progress, selecting a registration memory area where a variation number was stored using the procedure above will playback accompaniment according to the stored variation number. (Selecting a registration memory area while accompaniment is stopped enters synchro standby.) Addition of the ability to specify the number of a variation to be played after an intro The variation number to be transitioned to after the accompaniment intro is complete can be pre-specified. The procedure below pre-specifies the variation number. 1. While accompaniment is stopped, press the SYNCHRO START button. 2. Press a VARIATION button (1 to 4) so the corresponding variation number is flashing. 3. Press an INTRO button (1 or 2) so the corresponding intro number is flashing. 4. Pressing the START/STOP button plays the intro and then, after the intro is complete, transitions to the variation with the number corresponding to the button pressed in step 2. The intro number and variation number specification in step 3 can be recorded to registration memory. Addition of the ability to view the area number when saving a registration When the registration STORE button is pressed, the area button (1 to 8) that corresponds to the currently selected registration memory area number flashes. Holding down the STORE button as you press the flashing number button stores the registration. Addition of sustain pedal operation recording during pattern sequencer recording Sustain pedal operation is included in recorded pattern sequencer recording, which makes it possible to change how long keyboard notes are sustained. 10

11 Addition of selection of waveforms imported by an expansion tone for hex layer and drum tones Waveforms embedded in tones loaded from MEDIA can be selected with the hex layer tone and drum sound editing screens. The procedures below can be used to navigate to the waveform selection screen and select a loaded tone with an embedded waveform. Hex Layer Tone: Tone 3 Edit 3 Advanced 3 Layer 3 Wave Number 3 User Drum Sound: Tone 3 Edit 3 Inst 3 User Addition of functions for tempo syncing to sample pad setting item A Timing Sync setting has been added, which loops sample playback synced with the timing of the setting of the pad to which the sample is assigned. Display Name Description Settings Timing Sync Syncs playback timing of the sample of a tapped pad with the playback timing of Auto Accompaniment playback timing. Off: No syncing Beat: Forces correction of deviation in beat units. Measure: Forces correction of deviation in measure units. Off, Beat, Measure Addition of direct access shortcuts to the tone editing screen and accompaniment editing screen by holding down buttons Shortcuts have been added to enable display of editing screens by holding down the SETTING group buttons below. Holding down the TONE button displays the Tone Edit screen. Holding down the RHYTHM button displays the Pattern Sequencer screen. Addition of storage of externally input mixer settings The externally input mixer settings can be saved by auto resume and in registration memory. The parameters below are saved. External Part: Volume, Reverb Send, Chorus Send, Delay Send, Line Select Addition of direct button operations for modification of tone and accompaniment selection screen settings On the tone or accompaniment selection screen, the [+] and [ ] buttons can be used to scroll to the next or previous data item. Also, repeatedly pressing the same tone switch changes the sub-category. Example: To select the second tone under E.Piano Press the Piano button twice, and then press the [+] button once. Addition of a setting to specify the initial startup screen A new Initial Display setting for the Advanced item of SETTING can be used to specify MENU, MAIN, TONE, RHYTHM, or MIXER as the initial startup screen. Display Name Description Settings Initial Display Specifies the initial startup screen. MENU, MAIN, TONE, RHYTHM, MIXER 11

12 Addition of a function to rewrite MIDI data header information used by the MIDI Recorder Mode When you start playing, various mixer settings are recorded to the MIDI data header, which is used by the MIDI Recorder Mode, as header information. The added function can be used to rewrite header information by performing the procedure below. Rewritten Information Parts System Track (Port: B Part1-5), Solo Track 1-16 (Port: C, Part1-16) Parameters Tone, Volume, Pan, Coarse Tune, Fine Tune, Bend Range, Reverb Send, Chorus Send, Delay Send 1. Select the user MIDI data to be changed by the MIDI Recorder Mode. 2. Display the Mixer screen, and change the parameter whose MIDI data you want to rewrite. Target MIDI recorder header settings are those shown above. 3. After the changes are the way you want, hold down the Store button as you press the MIDI Play/Stop button. 4. This will overwrite the MIDI header information with the current mixer settings and then display Complete! Addition of a wav file loader function In addition to the ZWT native sample data file format, general-purpose WAV files* can also be imported when using the Load command on the Media menu to load sample data from USB memory. WAV files are listed in the MUSICDAT folder along with the ZWT files. * Linear PCM, 16 bits, Monaural/Stereo, 44.1kHz/22.05 khz Depending on the storage location, 3 seconds (Short) or 9 seconds (Long) are cut from the data header of the imported wav file, which is then converted to 44.1kHz monaural. WAV format is not supported when saving unit data to USB memory. Addition of remaining memory capacity indication The SETTING Information screen shows the current remaining memory capacity. Display Name Description Settings Free Space Shows how much free space is currently available. Addition of sample data Tone data and accompaniment data has been updated. The number of tones has been increased. (MZ-X300: From 900 to 950 tones; MZ-X500: From 1100 to 1150 tones) For specific details, see the Ver1.31 Appendix. 12

13 Firmware Version 1.40 New Functions This section explains functions that are changed with firmware Version Enhanced Audio Recorder function and new mp3 player This version adds an mp3* player. * mp3 Format File name extension: mp3 MPEG-1 Audio Layer3 Sampling frequency: 44.1kHz/48kHz Bit rate: 32 to 320 kbps; Variable bit rate (VBR) compatible Channel: Monaural, Stereo Playable track length: 90 minutes max. mp3 format audio recording is not supported. In the case of an mp3 file created with VBR, the keyboard may not be able to obtain the proper track play time. During mp3 play, you can view the information below by pressing the Info button. File Name, Title, Artist, Album, Year, Genre, Time, Bit Rate, Sampling Rate (single-byte characters only) (During playback of a wav file, only the following information is displayed: File Name, Time, Bit Rate, Sampling Rate.) A repeat function has been added. An operation icon allows selection of OFF, repeat one, and repeat all. Selected repeat all plays all of the songs in a folder in the alphabetical order of their titles. Folder data read and write support for USB flash drive operations When performing USB flash drive operations, you can now browse folder contents, navigate to the parent folder, and create new folders. This added capability changes the USB flash drive file display, Media menu, playback Media category, MIDI Recorder, and Audio Recorder. An arrow mark of a folder name indicates that folder contents can be viewed. A ParentFolder item in the list lets you return to the parent folder when required. Up to 10 folder nesting levels and 999 files are supported by these operations. Additional user accompaniment storage capacity The storage area for user accompaniment data is increased from 100 items to 500 items. 13

14 New direct import from USB flash drive to accompaniment function The accompaniment function now supports direct loading of user data from a USB flash drive. A Media category has been added to the accompaniment selection screen. Media category accompaniment data is not supported for recording with the MIDI recorder. Media category data also cannot be edited with the pattern sequencer. To perform such operations, the accompaniment data must first be loaded into Digital Keyboard memory. Accompaniment selected in the Media category cannot be changed while Audio Player playback or recording is in progress. Enhanced quantize settings for the pattern sequencer recorder Thirty-second notes and thirty-second note triplets are added for the pattern sequencer recorder. New record repeat setting for the pattern sequencer recorder A new Loop On/Off function for the pattern sequencer recorder lets you control whether or not recording should be repeated when the end of a loop is reached. New Tempo option for registration filter items A new Tempo option is available for registration filter items. Note Preview sounds event notes when the Event Editor cursor is moved While the Note Preview item in the Event Editor Setting is enabled, moving the cursor to a note number from C-1 to G-9 in the event edit list causes the corresponding note to sound so you can check its pitch. New MIDI Clock output setting A Clock Out On/Off items has been added to the MIDI menu to control output of the MIDI Clock, MIDI data start/stop, accompaniment data start/stop, and more. 14

15 Firmware Version 1.50 New Functions This section explains functions that are changed with firmware Version Addition to the MIXER EDIT function of the pattern sequencer the ability to modify the parameter settings of all elements (Intro, Variation, Fill-in, Ending) This firmware version adds an All Element item to the MIXER EDIT screen. Changing a parameter setting while the All Element item is turned on causes the parameter settings of all elements (Intro, Variation, Fill-in, Ending) to be changed simultaneously. Addition of the ability to delete specific recorded notes with the pattern sequencer recorder Specific recorded notes can be deleted with the pattern sequencer recorder. To delete a previously recorded note, start recording and then touch and hold the Notes Delete item. At the point where the note to be deleted occurs, press the keyboard key that corresponds to that note. If you hold down a keyboard key while holding down the Notes Delete item, the note (or notes) that correspond the key that is pressed will be deleted when playback reaches the point where it occurs. You can also hold down multiple keyboard keys with Notes Delete to delete multiple notes during playback. Addition of the ability to modify User Wave/User Inst names for Hex Layer* 1 and Bass Synth* 2 and Drum* 3 tones (*1, *2: MZ-X500 only, *3: Both MZ-X500 and MZ-X300) Pressing Rename while the Hex Layer, Bass Synth tone top editing screen is displayed will change to the RENAME TARGET SELECT screen where you can select either Tone or Wave for renaming. Selecting Tone will display a tone renaming screen that is the same as that for the previous firmware version. Selecting Wave will display a wave renaming screen for the currently selected layer. Note that you cannot rename a wave if the wave being used by the layer is a preset. Similarly, pressing Rename while the top Drum tone editing screen is displayed will change to the RENAME TARGET SELECT screen where you can select Tone name or Inst name. Addition of the ability to use sliders to control filter cutoff and resonance when selecting Hex Layer and Bass Synth tones (MZ-X500 only) Slider 8/16 can be used to control filter cutoff while the MIX slider can be used to control filter resonance. This control is recorded by MIDI REC. Addition of the ability to delete ZRA, ZAA, ZTA, ZPA, and ZAL files A Delete All item is added to the Media Menu. Pressing Delete All displays a target selection screen that is the same as that for Load All and Save All. Selecting a target displays a file list. Select a file and then press Execute to delete the file. Addition of a shortcut to the user data selection screen by holding down a tone group button in the TONE area or a rhythm group button in the RHYTHM area Holding down a tone group button in the TONE area or a rhythm group button in the RHYTHM area will cause the top number of the user data to become selected. If user data is already selected, the same operation can be used to select the top number of the data. 15

16 Addition of a user tone wave preload function A function is added that preloads the wave(s) of one or more user tones (preload tones) when power is turned on. When you switch to a user tone that was created with Sample Manager using a tone that exceeds the recommended size, there may be some delay before the user tone becomes available after you select it because of the time required to load its waveform. This delay can be eliminated by preloading the tone. Use the procedure below to configure preload settings. 1. Display the SYSTEM SETTING screen. 2. Touch Preload Setting to display the PRELOAD SETTING screen. The Free Space value shows how much memory capacity is available. 3. Touch Preload Enable so it turned on. 4. Touch Tone Select to display the PRELOAD TONE SELECT screen. This screen shows the size of the wave of each user tone. 5. Touching a user tone selects it as a preload tone. Multiple user tones can be selected. Touching a selected tone deselects it. 6. The preload settings you configure will be applied the next time power is turned on. You can change how preload tones are combined by changing the Preload Set setting on the PRELOAD SETTING screen. Note that the preload tone selected/unselected status is saved and loaded by All Data (ZAL) operations. If Free Space is low, there may be some delay before some non-preload tones becomes available after they are switched to. If this happens, deselect some preload tones to increase the amount of Free Space available. Modification/addition of pad playback items Setting items for pad playback are modified and added with this version. Item Description Settings Phrase Setting Items Phrase Tone Enable Part Timing Sync Timing Sync Reflects a tone recorded for a phrase when the phrase is played with a pad. Selects the part to play back the phrase. Multiple parts can be selected for this setting. Synchronizes phrase playback timing of a tapped pad with Auto Accompaniment or another pad s (phrase or chord) playback timing. Off, On B-X, A-01 to A-16 (B-X can be used for PAD 1 through 8 only. X is fixed as 09 to 16 for each pad.) Off, Beat, Measure Chord Progression Setting Items (MZ-X500 only) Synchronizes chord playback timing of a tapped pad with Off, Beat, Measure Auto Accompaniment or another pad s (phrase or chord) playback timing. 16

17 Addition of pad recording setting items Setting items for pad recording are added with this version. Item Description Settings Phrase Setting Items Phrase Tone Enable Part Specifies the setting of the Phrase Tone Enable item for playback after a phrase is recorded. Used to specify the Part playback setting item part that is turned on immediately following phrase recording. This setting cannot be change for recording of PAD 9 to 16. On, Off (Initial default recording setting for PAD 1 through 8 is On, and Off for PAD 9 through 16.) B-X (X is fixed as 09 to 16 for each pad.), A-01 (Initial default recording setting is B-X for PAD 1 to 8, and fixed as A-01 for PAD 9 to 16.) Addition of pad phrase recording items An Upper 1 tone is recorded at the beginning of a phrase when recording a pad phrase. You can use Phrase Tone Enable in each pad s Setting to specify whether or not the tone should be reflected during playback. If Phrase Tone Enable is turned on when playing back a phrase with multiple parts, the tones of all the specified parts will be changed to the recorded tone. Addition of the ability to playback pad phrases with dedicated parts You can configure settings to specify playback of phrases using dedicated parts for pads 1 through 8. Dedicated parts are B-09 for Pad 1, B-10 for Pad 2, and so on up to B-16 for Pad 8. Pads 9 through 16 cannot play back dedicated parts. For Part in the Setting of the applicable pad, B-X (X is fixed as 09 to 16 for each part) is turned on, while other parts are off. Tapping a pad plays the phrase using the specified part. Phrase playback can always be performed using the tone used for recording by turning on Phrase Tone Enable and turning on only B-X for Part. Turning on Phrase Tone Enable and turning on A-01 through A-16 for Part, changes the manual and/or accompaniment tone. Addition of the display of the recorded tone of a recorded pad phrase When the data of the pad selected on the PAD screen is a phrase and the phrase has a tone recorded to it, the tone number and tone name are displayed under the phrase name. Nothing is displayed when the data is not a phrase. If the data is a phrase but there is no tone recorded, 0000 is shown as the tone number and Not Recorded is shown as the tone name. To specify or change the tone of a phrase, touch Pad Edit and then touch Event Edit to display the Event Edit screen. Next, insert a Tone event into the header. (For more information, see the separate Tutorial manual.) Change of behavior when pad hold is enabled When pad hold is turned on and loop is turned off, a pad is automatically put into the off state after playback of a phrase* 1 or sample* 2, or chord progression* 3 is complete. (*1, *2: Both MZ-X500 and MZ-X300, *3: MZ-X500 only) 17

18 Addition of synchronized playback of pads to which phrases and/or chord progressions are assigned Pads are synchronized not only to accompaniment, but also to the timing of pad phrases* 1 and chord progressions* 2. Select the pad you want to synchronize, touch Setting, and then configure Timing Sync with the timing settings you want. Playback the pad where a phrase* 1 or chord progression* 2 is assigned and then tap the synchronized pad. Playback will start synchronized with the play timing of the initially played pad. (*1: Both MZ-X500 and MZ-X300, *2: MZ-X500 only) A pad that has a sample assigned cannot be synchronized. Synchronization timing is in accordance with the beat of the rhythm selected when the pad is played. If a previously played pad is looped, play of a subsequent pad will be synchronized from the beginning of the next measure of the looped pad. Addition of synchronization of all pads All pads can be synchronized with accompaniment* 1, another pad s phrase* 2, or a chord progression* 3. (*1, *2: Both MZ-X500 and MZ-X300, *3: MZ-X500 only) Touch Bank Edit and then touch All Pad Timing Sync from the selection of items that appears. Touch the timing you want to synchronize to (Off, Beat, or Measure). In response to the confirmation message that appears, touch Yes. The playback setting items of all pads are overwritten by the settings of Timing Sync. Settings are saved only upon a write of the PAD Bank. 18

19 Firmware Version 1.60 New Functions This section explains functions that are changed with firmware version Addition of Am to PLAY CHORD for PATTERN RECORDER recording PLAY CHORD Am now also can be selected in addition to PATTERN RECORDER settings Off, C, C7, and Cm. When creating a minor key accompaniment, selecting Am makes it possible to input data using only white keys. Expanded maximum number of element measures that can be created with PATTERN SEQUENCER Up to 32 measures can be specified for elements other than Fill-in on the ELEMENT EDIT screen of PATTERN SEQUENCER. Up to four measures can be specified for Fill-in. Support for copying between different elements with the PATTERN SEQUENCER Part Copy and Element Copy 1) Part Copy Copying between different elements is possible while the Event Only setting is On. In this case, you can specify the measure(s) to be copied. Parameters are described below. Source Start Measure: All, 1 to 32 Specifies the start measure of the copy source. Specifying All copies all measures. If the number of destination pattern measures is greater than the number of source measures, the copied pattern is repeated. Data that exceeds the number of destination pattern measures is not copied. Length: 1 to 32 Specifies the number of measures to be copied. This setting cannot be specified when All is selected for the Start Measure. Destination Start Measure: 1 to 32 Specifies the start measure of the copy destination. This setting cannot be specified when All is selected for the Source Start Measure. If the status of the destination data is Fixed, the destination data is cleared and then the data is copied to the destination. When the Event Only setting is On, the event when the C chord is played is copied. Data created with Cm, Am and C7 may be different from the recorded data. 2) Element Copy Data can be copied between different element types (except for Fill-in). You cannot specify the number of measures to be copied. Support for selection of tones other than Drums for the Drum part and Percussion part with PATTERN SEQUENCER You can select non-drums tones even for the Drum and Percussion parts on the PATTERN RECORDER screen and MIXER EDIT screen. Addition of items to REGISTRATION FILTER Equalizer and Compressor items have been added to REGISTRATION FILTER. 19

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