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Hi, I love my MODX8, a lot of fun and cool features, but I noticed one really dangerous thing. No way to see that the keyboard is transposed unless you press shift button. Octave shift is visible because the button is lit but transposition is invisible. Why isn’t the button blinking on me? No sign on the display either. Or am I wrong?
Posted : 08/02/2019 10:43 pm
You're right. Complaint previously filed. No change as of yet.
https://yamahasynth.com/forum/bit-by-transpose-at-gig
and
https://www.yamahasynth.com/forum/button-dont-light-up-when-transpose
These are not the only forum posts where similar suggestions have been made or referenced.
Current Yamaha Synthesizers: Montage Classic 7, Motif XF6, S90XS, MO6, EX5R
Posted : 09/02/2019 12:30 am
I agree, an on-screen indication would be most welcomed. A nice, red-blinking "Transposed +1" or whatever at the top of the screen would be great. Not just when you use the front panel Transpose buttons, but also a "Note Shift +1" when that function is invoked through the Utility screen. (That's the better way to change the key of what you're playing if you have split points and aren't controlling external MIDI gear, since it keeps the physical split points intact, so you can actually play everything just as you normally would without worrying about triggering the wrong sound.)
I'd leave the button lights as they are, they already illuminate in different ways depending on how many octaves you shift, and if you start assigning more functions to them, there would be too many patterns to keep track of. What would it do if you transpose, and then also octave-shift?? 😉
Posted : 09/02/2019 12:44 am
