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OWNER’S MANUAL

TONE GENERATOR

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Page 2: ...nction or effect works when the unit is operating as designed are not covered by the manufacturer s warranty and are therefore the owners responsibility Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and environmentally friendly We sincerely believe that our products and the produc...

Page 3: ... product is found to be the source of interference which can be determined by turning the unit OFF and ON please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the following measures Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the interference Utilize power outlets that are on different branch circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install AC line filter s In the case of radio ...

Page 4: ...plug becomes frayed or damaged or if there is a sudden loss of sound during use of the instrument or if any unusual smells or smoke should appear to be caused by it immediately turn off the power switch disconnect the adaptor plug from the outlet and have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel CAUTION Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility...

Page 5: ... physician Saving and backing up your data Voice Performance Multi parameter settings are lost when you turn off the power to the instrument without saving Make sure to save important data to internal User memory see page 49 Keep in mind that saved data may be lost due to malfunction or incorrect operation Make sure to save your important data to external media for archive purposes see page 48 Nev...

Page 6: ...ed as soon as you install the proper board Simple intuitive panel layout A detailed 160x64 dot graphic display provides comprehensive and easy to understand control over virtually all operations Use the PAGE buttons cursor buttons and the data dial to quickly and easily edit any of the parameters Playing layered sounds Performance Mode The MOTIF RACK ES features 128 different Performances which le...

Page 7: ...use is not permitted under relevant laws Any violation of copyright has legal consequences DON T MAKE DISTRIBUTE OR USE ILLEGAL COPIES The company names and product names in this Owner s Manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Various pages and menus appear on the LCD display of this instrument depending the selected mode or function Throughout this manual ...

Page 8: ...k Dump 48 Saving Board Voices Plug in Save 49 Plug in Load loading Board Voices 49 Factory Set restore factory defaults 49 Saving the settings Store 49 Basic Structure 51 System overview 51 Tone generator block 51 Internal AWM2 tone generator and optional Plug in Boards 51 Voice Performance and Multi 53 Tone generator parameters that produce the Voice sound 55 Single timbre tone generator Voice Pe...

Page 9: ... Pages 31 33 In the Multi mode Pages 37 39 Editing Voices Multis using a computer Installation Guide Multi Part Editor and Voice Editor PDF manuals Effect structure and signal flow Page 59 Editing the Insertion or System Reverb Chorus Effect settings Page 29 Editing the Performance effect settings Setting an Insertion Effect of each Part Page 29 Selecting Parts to which the Insertion Effect is app...

Page 10: ...me or output level Overall Adjusting the total volume VOLUME knob on page 12 Adjusting the entire volume of the instrument s internal tone generator block Volume General display on page 89 Adjusting the output gain of each Output connector Output display on page 90 In the Voice mode Adjusting the entire volume for the selected Voice common to all Elements keys Volume Output display on pages 66 73 ...

Page 11: ...MIDI transmit channel of Arpeggio playback data ArpTransCh Voice display on page 90 TransmitCh on page 89 Setting the Pitch Bend Range PB Upper PB Lower General display on page 65 Keeping the effect of a controller Modulation Wheel etc the same even when changing Voices CtrlReset General display on page 90 Setting whether or not Bulk Dump data can be received RcvBulkSw MIDI display on page 91 Sync...

Page 12: ...ch mode or to set various parameters STANDBY ON switch page 14 The Controls Connectors 1 4 6 8 9 7 5 2 3 Dual function buttons Using the SHIFT button Some of the panel buttons have two functions The primary one is printed above the button and the secondary one is printed below Use the SHIFT button to select the secondary function by simultaneously holding down SHIFT and pressing the relevant butto...

Page 13: ...ng connecting peripheral devices while the power to the computer is on THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS 1 THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE AND 2 THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION THIS CLASS B DIGITAL APPARATUS COMPLIES WITH CANADIAN ICES 003...

Page 14: ...vers then audio equipment mixers amplifiers speakers etc This ensures smooth signal flow from the first device to the last first MIDI then audio n To turn off the power to the devices first lower the volume of the audio equipment then turn off the power in the reverse sequence Turning the power of the MOTIF RACK ES on off To protect your speakers before you turn the power to the MOTIF RACK ES on o...

Page 15: ...om the OutSel parameter as selected below The following settings can be made from the parameter pages listed above n About the main output jacks and the Assignable Output jacks Connecting a pair of headphones does not affect audio output from the OUTPUT L MONO and R jacks You can monitor the same sounds via headphones and at the OUTPUT jacks Any Parts Drum keys assigned to the ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT ja...

Page 16: ...cording DAT or CD recorder Coaxial cable Optical cable MIDI Transmit Channel and Receive Channel Make sure to match the MIDI Transmit Channel of the external MIDI instrument with the MIDI Receive Channel of the MOTIF RACK ES For details on setting the MIDI Transmit Channel of the external MIDI instrument refer to the owner s manual of your particular MIDI instrument For details on setting the MIDI...

Page 17: ...nchronized by clock signal The device set to internal clock serves as a reference for all connected devices and is referred to as the master instrument The connected devices set to external clock are referred to as slaves When using playback data of an external MIDI sequencer to trigger the Arpeggio function on the MOTIF RACK ES make sure to set the MIDI synchronization parameter in the Utility mo...

Page 18: ...u ll have access to multiple MIDI ports UTILITY MIDI display MIDI IN OUT USB MIDI channels and MIDI ports While a MIDI cable can transfer MIDI messages of up to 16 channels simultaneously a USB cable can transfer MIDI messages of more than 16 channels simultaneously MIDI data is assigned to one of sixteen channels and this synthesizer is capable of simultaneously playing sixteen separate Parts via...

Page 19: ...e power of the instrument off then on again or alternately connecting disconnecting the USB cable TIP MIDI OUT USB MIDI IN Only MIDI data over port 5 will be transmitted through the MOTIF RACK ES to this tone generator MIDI cable USB cable MIDI data is output via USB over multiple ports Only MIDI data over ports 1 2 and 3 are recognized For details on the relationship between the MIDI port and the...

Page 20: ...tion lets you trigger rhythm patterns riffs and phrases using the current Voice by simply playing notes on the keyboard Control Set page 45 This function lets you control the various functions of the MOTIF RACK ES with an external MIDI controller Job page 47 This function lets you reset the MOTIF RACK ES to the initial factory settings Factory Set copy data initialize data and save data to an exte...

Page 21: ...exiting from Utility your custom settings will be lost Mode Function Selecting a mode Voice Performance mode Play Playing a Voice Performance VOICE SHIFT DRUM SHIFT PERFORM Edit Editing creating a Voice Performance VOICE SHIFT DRUM SHIFT PERFORM EDIT Effect Edit Editing the effect settings VOICE SHIFT DRUM SHIFT PERFORM EFFECT Arpeggio Edit Editing the Arpeggio settings VOICE SHIFT DRUM SHIFT PERF...

Page 22: ...ss the DEMO button 2 The DEMO screen is shown in the display Select the song with the data dial or cursor L M buttons 3 Press the MUTE SEL ENTER button to start playback of the DEMO song You can stop the DEMO song anytime during playback by pressing the MUTE SEL ENTER button You can also restart the stopped DEMO song by pressing the MUTE SEL ENTER button again 4 To stop playback press the EXIT but...

Page 23: ...n be stored to User Banks page 49 The Voice settings can be changed in the Voice Edit mode page 25 Let s play some Voices here The example below assumes that you have connected an external MIDI keyboard to the MOTIF RACK ES n Make sure that the MIDI Transmit Channel of the external MIDI keyboard matches the MIDI Receive Channel of the MOTIF RACK ES page 16 Selecting a Voice 1 Enter the Voice Play ...

Page 24: ... ES Bank Select MSB Control 000 Bank Select LSB Control 032 Program Change For example transmit the following MIDI messages to select Or Tiny program number 12 in the PRE2 1 Transmit a Bank Select MSB Control 000 value of 63 2 Transmit a Bank Select LSB Control 032 value of 1 3 Transmit a Program Change value of 12 For details on what values are assigned to the Voice Bank Number of this synthesize...

Page 25: ...the sounds that make up a Voice and the basic parameters that determine the sound page 51 such as Oscillator Pitch Filter Amplitude and EG Envelope Generator call up the Element Edit display When you exit from the Favorite Category function the parameter you changed in the display is automatically stored However this edited data is lost if you turn off the power without properly exiting from the d...

Page 26: ...ice Name Monophonic Polyphonic Tuning Portamento Pitch Bend Audition phrase etc Output For setting the Voice output parameters such as Volume Pan Send Level of Reverb Chorus Effect etc EG FLT Envelope Generator Filter For setting the time variance parameters such as Attack Decay Release and Sustain and Filter parameters such as Cutoff and Resonance CtrlSet Controller Set For setting the functions ...

Page 27: ...t display Calling up the Common Edit display Simultaneously hold down hold down the SHIFT button and press the COMMON button to call up the Common Edit display Calling up the Key Edit display When calling up the Key Edit display simultaneously hold down the SHIFT button and use the PART E F buttons to select the desired key You can also select the desired key by using a connected keyboard via inco...

Page 28: ...pen and closed hi hat sounds SHIFT DRUM select Drum Voice EDIT select Key select OSC display AltnateGrp Alternate Group In a real drum kit some drum sounds cannot physically be played simultaneously such as open and closed hi hats You can prevent drum instruments from playing back simultaneously by assigning them to the same Alternate Group The preset Drum Voices have many such Alternate Group ass...

Page 29: ...e System Effects Reverb Chorus The settings here do not affect the Voices of the Performance Multi Parts Make settings for the parameters in 3 below in the same manner as the Insertion Effects in step 3 above First select the Reverb Chorus type then set the Send Level and Panning The following parameters are used to edit the System Effect n For information on the Reverb Chorus types refer to the s...

Page 30: ...ach Performance can contain up to four different Parts You can create a Performance by layering several Voices together and by assigning different Voices to separate ranges of the keyboard n Make sure that the MIDI Transmit Channel of the external MIDI keyboard matches the MIDI Receive Channel of the MOTIF RACK ES page 16 Selecting a Performance When shipped from the factory this tone generator co...

Page 31: ...hanging the Performance are following Bank Select MSB Control 000 63 Bank Select LSB Control 032 64 n When switching the mode e g changing the Voice mode to the Performance mode transmit the proper Mode Change message System Exclusive before the Bank Select MSB to the MOTIF RACK ES page 95 n After the Bank Select MSB LSB transmit the proper Program Change message to select the Performance Program ...

Page 32: ...ank USER of the Performance For details see page 49 Part Switch PartSw Determines whether the internal Voices or Plug in Board Voices are used Voice Bank Bank Select a Bank for the selected Part Voice Number Number Select a Voice number in the selected Bank Using Category Search to assign Voices to the Parts Performance Voice Assign mode select Voice display with PAGE E F move cursor to Bank or Nu...

Page 33: ...down the SHIFT button and using the PART E F buttons If the MUTE SEL ENTER button is lit simply press the MUTE SEL ENTER button again to turn it off n If a Plug in Board or Boards has been installed you can select Plug in Part 1 or 2 by pressing the 1 5 9 13 or 2 6 10 14 button several times You can create a Performance by selecting and turning on up to four Parts using the PartSw parameters n You...

Page 34: ... on off status of each Part in the Multi mode General For setting general parameters in Common Edit such as Performance Name Portamento etc MEQ Master EQ For setting the Master EQ for each Performance Master EQ also features separate EQ shape parameters for the Low and High bands as well as the Frequency Gain and Q controls for each band MEF Master Effect For setting the Master Effect type and oth...

Page 35: ...Select the desired parameter for editing by using the cursor L M buttons and change the settings with the data dial n The available parameters differ depending on the selected Effect Type For details refer to the separate Data List booklet n If off is selected for the effect type none of the effect parameters can be edited 6 As necessary set the Master Effect or Master Equalizer in the MEF or MEQ ...

Page 36: ... to the computer For a computer running Windows the Add New Hardware Wizard may appear on the computer display In this case install the driver following the on screen instructions Refer to the separate Installation Guide 5 Set the MIDI IN OUT parameter to USB in UTILITY select MIDI display with PAGE E F then press the EXIT button to save the settings Never attempt to turn off the power while data ...

Page 37: ...il see the Multi Edit mode page 39 1 Press the MULTI button once or twice until the MULTI button LED lights in green Then select the Multi you wish to edit If you are creating a Multi from scratch use the convenient Initialize function in the UTILITY JobSel display to initialize a Multi in the User Banks page 47 2 Press the MULTI button to enter the Mixing Edit mode The MULTI button LED changes fr...

Page 38: ...IDI channel of these messages can be changed page 24 n Make sure that the MIDI Channel of the MIDI message is set to the same value as the receive channel of the desired Part Banks TIP TIP Playing Plug in Board Voices in the Multi mode When playing a Plug in Voice or Board Voice be sure to make the following settings Assign the desired Board Voice or Plug in Voice to the Plug in Part In the Voice ...

Page 39: ...ct the desired display with the PAGE E F buttons and change the settings Select the desired parameter for editing by using the cursor L M buttons and change the settings with the data dial Common Edit n Functions for assigning to the external controllers depend on the settings of each Part s Voice edited in the Voice Edit mode Part Edit Indicates a Common Edit display General For setting general p...

Page 40: ...in the Effect Edit mode Master Equalizer settings edited in the Multi Common Edit mode Master Effect in the Multi Common Edit mode n The Insertion Effects and System Effect are not applied to the Parts of the Multi part Plug in Board n The Part Equalizer is not applied to the Parts of Plug in Board Here we ll show an example of editing effect settings in the Multi Mode 1 Select a Multi you wish to...

Page 41: ...s can be used to switch between Effect types Select the desired parameter for editing by using the cursor L M buttons and change the settings with the data dial n The available parameters differ depending on the selected Effect type For details refer to the separate Data List booklet n If off is selected for the Effect type none of the Effect parameters can be edited 8 Set the Master Effect parame...

Page 42: ...MIDI Out If you want to use the Arpeggios to trigger other MIDI tone generators or record the MIDI data of Arpeggios to a sequencer for further editing you can have the Arpeggio playback data transmitted as MIDI data via the USB MIDI OUT terminal This is done by setting the following switch parameters to on Voice Arpeggio Voice mode UTILITY select Voice display ArpOutSw Performance Multi Arpeggio ...

Page 43: ...es Control Change messages the Voice may inadvertently be changed and the edit indicator may appear in the top right of the display Change the Arpeggio settings The basic Arpeggio settings are made in the Arpeggio Edit mode The Arpeggio Edit mode is available in the Voice Performance and Multi modes The explanation below applies to the Multi mode 1 Select a desired Voice Performance Multi 2 Select...

Page 44: ...the data dial n If the MIDI Sync parameter is set to MIDI UTILITY MIDI display the tempo cannot be changed 7 Make other settings for the Arpeggio as desired Use the cursor L M buttons to move to the desired parameter Note limit Velocity limit and so on and set it For details about each parameter refer to the Reference section 8 Store the Arpeggio settings The Arpeggio settings can be stored with e...

Page 45: ...r all external controllers are referred to as a Controller Set and up to six Controller Sets can be created for each Voice n You can set whether the controller affects each Element by setting the Element Switch on or off as desired Note that this applies only to Normal Voices n The Element Switch parameters are not available when a function unrelated to Elements is set as the destination VOICE sel...

Page 46: ...h controller is transmitted to the MOTIF RACK ES Then the Destination function corresponding to the Control Number is operated For example if you assign the same Control Number as the AS1 to one external controller you can operate the Destination function of the AS1 by the controller The following list indicates how to assign the Control Numbers to the controller source of the MOTIF RACK ES This c...

Page 47: ... parameters of a Voice Multi to their default settings This is useful for setting up a blank slate when you want to build a completely new Voice Performance Multi from scratch Keep in mind that this does not return the Voice Multi to its original state prior to editing Select the target data you wish to initialize with the cursor L M buttons and turn the data dial to checkmark the box next to the ...

Page 48: ...ternal sequencer software 2 Transmit the desired bulk data from the MOTIF RACK ES to the sequencer The bulk data will be recorded in the song file of sequencer Loading Data 1 From your sequencer play back the song file containing the bulk data 2 The bulk data is transmitted to the MOTIF RACK ES and the settings are restored When the MOTIF RACK ES receives the bulk data the settings are overwritten...

Page 49: ...be overwritten and lost Use the Factory Set job to restore the factory default settings When you restore the factory default settings all the current settings for the all the Multis and User Voices will be overwritten with the factory defaults Make sure you are not overwriting any important data You should back up any important data to your computer beforehand Saving the settings Store You can sto...

Page 50: ...es to your data In this section you ll see how to enter characters in the Name display Voice Performance Multi Edit mode 1 Select the Name parameter in the Voice Performance Multi Common Edit mode pages 27 34 2 Use the BANK E F buttons to move the cursor to the position of the first character 3 Use the data dial to enter the desired character 4 Use the BANK E F buttons to move the cursor to the po...

Page 51: ...ynthesizer consists of the built in AWM2 sound source and optional Plug in Board s Basic Structure MOTIF RACK ES MIDI IN Computer with Application Software External MIDI keyboard Tone Generator AWM2 Plug in Board Effect Reverb Chorus Insertion 1 Insertion 2 Part Equalizer Master Equalizer Master Effect Headphone External speaker MIDI transmitting device Output Tone Generator OSC PITCH FILTER AMP T...

Page 52: ... found on DX series synthesizers for extraordinarily versatile and dynamic sound shaping potential Sounds are compatible with those of the DX7 and the board can even receive DX7 data via MIDI bulk dump Virtual Acoustic Plug in Board PLG150 VL With Virtual Acoustic VA synthesis the sounds of real instruments are modeled simulated in real time giving a degree of realism that cannot be achieved using...

Page 53: ...ty switching to make the sound quality and or level of a Voice change according to how strongly or softly you play it This makes the Voices sound authentic and natural However with Keyboard Mega Voices each velocity range the measure of your playing strength has a completely different sound For example a guitar Voice includes the sounds of various performance techniques In conventional instruments...

Page 54: ...s 1 2 128 User Drum 32 Voices 1 2 32 Preset 5 128 Voices 1 2 128 PLG1 Preset 64 Voices 1 2 64 User 1 128 Performances 1 2 128 User 1 128 Multis 1 2 32 128 PLG1 User 64 Voices 1 2 64 PLG2 Preset 64 Voices 1 2 64 PLG2 User 64 Voices 1 2 64 Preset 6 128 Voices 1 2 128 Voices Normal Voice Normal Voices 768 Drum Voices 64 Drum Voice Preset Voice Normal Voices 128 Drum Voice 1 GM Voice Normal Voices 256...

Page 55: ...ines the basic pitch You can assign the wave or basic sound material to each Element of the Normal Voice or each Key of the Drum Voice In the case of the Normal Voice you can set the note range for the Element the range of notes on the keyboard over which the Element will sound as well as the velocity response the range of note velocities within which the Element will sound For example you could s...

Page 56: ... band of signals around the Cutoff frequency The width of this band can be varied Band Elimination Filter This attenuates a band of signals around the Cutoff frequency but passes everything else FEG Filter Envelope Generator Using the FEG you can control the transition in tone from the moment the sound starts to the moment it stops You can create the FEG by setting parameters as illustrated below ...

Page 57: ...cRcvCh Multi timbral Tone Generator Multi mode A MIDI tone generator that simultaneously receives over multiple MIDI channels and plays multiple instrument Parts is referred to as a multi timbral tone generator This allows playback of multi channel MIDI song data such as on a MIDI sequencer or computer with each internal Part being assigned to and played by a different track or channel This is the...

Page 58: ...own below a maximum of four Parts can be used simultaneously Although this mode lets you play several Parts at the same time all are set to receive over the same single MIDI channel as in the Voice mode For this reason song data on an external sequencer consisting of multiple MIDI channels will not play back properly in this mode If you are using an external MIDI sequencer or computer to play the ...

Page 59: ...part Plug in Board Receive Channel 2 Part 2 Part 1 Receive Channel 3 Part 3 Receive Channel 4 Part 4 Receive Channel 1 Part 15 Receive Channel 5 Part 16 Receive Channel 6 PLG1 Part 16 MIDI Port 1 MIDI Port 2 Receive Channel 16 Part 15 Receive Channel 8 Receive Channel 7 Receive Channel 10 Receive Channel 13 Receive Channel 14 Part 1 Receive Channel 15 MIDI Port 3 Part 32 Part 16 Part 17 Part 1 Par...

Page 60: ...equency setting n In addition to the individual gain controls there is also an overall level parameter that attenuates boosts the entire frequency range Part EQ Performance Multi This 3 band EQ is applied to each Part of the Performance Multi The high band and low band are the shelving type The middle band is the peaking type n The Part EQ is not available in the Voice mode Master EQ Master EQ is ...

Page 61: ...ode Once the Master Effect and EQ settings have been made they can be stored as System settings by pressing the EXIT button n The parallel connection is not available for Plug in Voices LOW HIGH HIGHMID MID LOWMID 0 Gain 3 bands Q frequency bandwidth Frequency LOW HIGH HIGHMID MID LOWMID 0 Gain 5 bands Q frequency bandwidth Frequency 1 2 1 2 1 2 System Effect Reverb REV Chorus CHO VOICE select Voi...

Page 62: ...e or twice SHIFT COMMON Output display 3 SHIFT PERFORM select Performance select Performance Edit by pressing EDIT once or twice SHIFT COMMON MEQ display or General display MEQ parameters The Insertion connection type depends on the setting of the Voice assigned to the selected Part Send Level Return Level System Effect Reverb REV Chorus CHO 1 2 1 3 2 4 MULTI LED lights in green select Multi selec...

Page 63: ...ed notes assigned drum instruments Pressing any note will trigger the same rhythm pattern Adding notes to the one already held produces additional sounds assigned drum instruments for the drum pattern LCD Category Name Description Seq Synth Sequence Various arpeggio phrases suited for synth Voices ChSq Synth Chord Sequence Various rhythmic chord phrases or synth Voices HySq Synth Hybrid Sequence V...

Page 64: ...o note data at all When using a type of this category set the KeyMode parameter to direct with the following operations Arpeggio related parameters The Arpeggio related parameters can be set from the following displays depending on the selected mode Voice mode Arpeggio type parameters called up when selecting a Voice MIDI output parameters for Arpeggio playback for all the Voices n MIDI output par...

Page 65: ...tire Voice The settings made here are applied as offsets to the EQ settings with the exception of MID from the Utility mode with the following operation VOICE UTILITY MEQ display Settings 64 63 PortaSwitch Portamento Switch Turns the Portamento function on or off Portamento is used to create a smooth transition in pitch from the first note played to the next Settings off on PortaTime Portamento Ti...

Page 66: ... common function for the entire system of this synthesizer and not to different functions for each individual Voice Also see the Utility section page 90 Set1 6Dest Controller Set Destination Determines the parameter that is controlled by the Source controller above Settings Refer to the Controls List in the separate Data List Set1 6Depth Controller Set Depth Determines the degree to which the Sour...

Page 67: ...means a longer delay time Settings 0 127 FadeIn Fade In Determines the amount of time for the LFO effect to fade in after the Delay time has elapsed A higher value means a slower fade in Settings 0 127 Hold Hold Determines the length of time during which the LFO is held at its maximum level A higher value means a longer Hold time When sets to 127 the wave cannot be faded out below Settings 0 127 F...

Page 68: ...ed sixteenth notes 8th 4th 3 quarter note triplets 8th dotted eighth notes 4th quarter notes 2nd 3 half note triplets 4th dotted quarter notes 2nd half notes whole 3 whole note triplets 2nd dotted half notes 4th x 4 quarter note quadruplets four quarter notes to the beat 4th x 5 quarter note quintuplets five quarter notes to the beat 4th x 6 quarter note sextuplets six quarter notes to the beat 4t...

Page 69: ...el PEG Time Velocity Sensitivity Determines the velocity sensitivity of the PEG s Time parameters Select the Segmnt Segment parameter then set its TmVel parameter Positive TmVel settings will play back the specified Segment faster and negative values will play it back slower A negative setting will have the opposite effect Settings TmVel 64 0 63 Settings Segmnt atk atk dcy dcy atk rls all atk atta...

Page 70: ...our break points and assign different offset values of Cutoff Frequency to them respectively Refer to the setting example on 78 Settings BP Break Point 1 4 C 2 G8 Settings Ofset Offset 1 4 128 0 127 ScaleOfst1 4 Ofst1 4 Filter Cutoff Scaling Offset HPF Cutoff HPCtof HPF Cutoff Determines the central frequency for the HPF FlwSns parameter below When one of the filter types LPF12 or LPF6 is selected...

Page 71: ...details see page 78 Settings BP Break Point 1 4 C 2 G8 Settings Ofst Offset 1 4 128 0 127 ScaleOfst1 4 Ofst1 4 Level Scaling Offset AEG Amplitude Envelope Generator AttackTime AtkTm AEG Attack Time Makes all the time and level settings for the Amplitude EG which determine how the volume of the sound changes over time These can be used to control the change in volume from the moment a note is playe...

Page 72: ... for the LFO effect to fade in after the KeyOnDelay time has elapsed A higher value means a slower fade in Settings 0 127 PhaseOffset Offset LFO Phase Offset Determines the offset values of the Phase parameter in the VOICE Common Edit LFO display for the respective Elements Settings 0 90 120 180 240 270 Dest1 3Ratio D1 3Rtio LFO Destination Ratio Determines the LFO Wave Depth Settings 0 127 EQ Equ...

Page 73: ...r WaveType Wave Type Determines whether a Wave or a Normal Voice is to be used for the selected key Also use the Bank Number and Category parameters below to specify the desired Wave or Normal Voice Settings PresetWave Voice n Depending on the settings here some of the parameters may not be available ElementSw Element Switch This parameter is available when WaveType is set to PresetWave This deter...

Page 74: ...mphasis applied to the signal at the Cutoff Frequency Settings 0 127 CutofVelSns LPF Cutoff Velocity Sensitivity Determines the velocity sensitivity of the Low Pass Filter Cutoff Frequency Positive settings will cause the Cutoff Frequency to rise the harder you play the note A negative setting will have the opposite effect Settings 64 0 63 HPF Cutoff HPF Cutoff Determines the Cutoff Frequency of t...

Page 75: ...over filter cutoff modulation The larger the setting the greater the depth of control Settings 0 127 MW AMod Modulation Wheel Amplitude Modulation Depth Determines the depth of control the Modulation Wheel has over amplitude modulation The larger the setting the greater the depth of control Settings 0 127 AT Pitch Aftertouch Pitch Determines the depth of control of keyboard aftertouch over pitch Y...

Page 76: ... Plug in Board For details about each parameter and its functions refer to the owner s manual or the on line help that came with your Plug in Board LFO Low Frequency Oscillator This display gives you a comprehensive set of controls over the LFO The LFO can be used to create vibrato wah tremolo and other special effects by applying it to the pitch filter and amplitude parameters Speed LFO Speed Set...

Page 77: ...onic keyboards Each half step is exactly 1 12 of an octave and music can be played in any key with identical results However none of the intervals are perfectly in tune 01 PureMaj Pure major C B This tuning is designed so that most of the intervals especially the major third and perfect fifth in the major scale are pure This means that other intervals will be correspondingly out of tune You need t...

Page 78: ...sed Level Frequency Cutoff range Range passed Level Frequency Range passed Center frequency Level Frequency Distance The lower cutoff frequency is set directly on the display Level Frequency Distance The lower cutoff frequency is set directly on the display Level Frequency Distance The lower cutoff frequency is set directly on the display Level Frequency Distance The lower cutoff frequency is set ...

Page 79: ...m this display you can assign the category sub and main of the selected Performance and create a name for the Performance The Performance name can contain up to 10 characters For detailed instructions on naming see page 50 SubCategory Sub Category Name Name MEQ Low LowMid HighMid High Master EQ Offset Adjust the master global EQ settings for the entire Performance The settings made here are applie...

Page 80: ...0 127 Pan Pan Determines the stereo pan position of the selected Performance This parameter offsets the same parameter in the Part edit setting A setting of C center maintains the individual Pan settings of each Part Settings L63 far left C center R63 far right RevSend ChoSend Reverb Send Chorus Send Determines the Send level of the signal sent from Insertion Effect 1 2 or the bypassed signal to t...

Page 81: ...is moved upwards Settings 48 0 24 VelSensDpt VelDpt Velocity Sensitivity Depth Determines the degree to which the resulting volume of the tone generator responds to your playing strength The higher the value the more the volume changes in response to your playing strength as shown at right Settings 0 127 VelSensOfs VelOfs Velocity Sensitivity Offset Determines the amount by which played velocities...

Page 82: ...the low EQ band that is attenuated boosted Settings 50 1 2 00k L Gain Low Gain Determines the amount of boost or attenuation applied to the low EQ band Settings 32 32 M Freq Mid Frequency Determines the center frequency of the middle EQ band that is attenuated boosted Settings 139 7 10 1k M Gain Mid Gain Determines the amount of boost or attenuation applied to the middle EQ band Settings 32 32 M Q...

Page 83: ...e Determines the volume for each Part allowing you to set the optimum level balance of all the Parts Settings 0 127 Effect From this display you can make basic effect settings for each Part on off status of Insertion Effects and Send Level for the System Effect Reverb Chorus RevSend ChoSend Reverb Send Chorus Send Sets the Send Level for each Part to the System Effect Reverb Chorus Settings 0 127 ...

Page 84: ...turns off select Part with 1 5 9 13 4 8 12 16 select each display Voice You can select a Voice for each Part Bank Number Bank Number Determines the Voice Bank and Voice Number for each Part For details about Plug in Voices refer to the owner s manual of your Plug in Board Mono Poly Mode Mono Poly Selects whether each Part is played back monophonically single notes only or polyphonically multiple s...

Page 85: ...are the same as in the EQ display in the Performance Part Edit mode page 82 n These parameters are not available for Plug in Parts or Multi Plug in Parts RcvSw Receive Switch From this display you can set how each individual Part responds to various MIDI data such as Control Change and Program Change messages When the relevant parameter is set to on the corresponding Part responds to the appropria...

Page 86: ...vel of the Reverb Effect Settings 0 127 ReverbPan Reverb Pan Determines the pan position of the Reverb Effect sound Settings L63 far left C center R63 far right Effect Parameter Edit VOICE select Normal Voice press EFFECT once or twice select each display with PAGE E F Ins1 Ins2 Insertion Effect 1 2 From these displays you can set the detailed settings for the Insertion Chorus and Reverb Effects s...

Page 87: ... ReverbPan Reverb Pan Effect Parameter Edit MULTI select Multi press EFFECT once or twice select each display with PAGE E F Cho Chorus From these displays you can set the detailed settings for the Chorus Reverb Effects selected in the Effect Connection Edit above For details on the parameters refer to the separate Data List Rev Reverb Voice Performance Multi mode SHIFT BYPASS Ins Intrnl Insertion ...

Page 88: ...e Arpeggio types includes non note data or when the Category type Ctrl is selected sortdirect The Arpeggio is played back according to the sort setting here and the note pressed is also sounded thrudirect The Arpeggio is played back according to the thru setting here and the note pressed is also sounded n Some Arpeggio types belonging to the Cntr Category may not have note events page 64 When such...

Page 89: ...the Performance or Multi mode In the Voice mode you can set this in the ArpOutSw parameter in the UTILITY Voice display page 90 Settings off on TransmitCh Transmit Channel Determines the MIDI transmit channel for Arpeggio playback data This parameter is only available in the Performance or Multi mode In the Voice mode you can set this in the ArpOutSw parameter in the UTILITY Voice display page 90 ...

Page 90: ...les or disables MIDI data output for the Arpeggio function When this is set to on Arpeggio data is sent via MIDI in the Voice mode In the Performance Multi mode you can set in the OutputSw parameter from the Arpeggio Edit Settings on off ArpTransCh Arpeggio Transmit Channel Determines the MIDI channel through which Arpeggio playback data will be sent when Output Switch above is on In the Performan...

Page 91: ...e used for transmitting receiving MIDI data Settings MIDI USB n The two types of terminals above cannot be used at the same time Only one of them can be used to transmit receive MIDI data ThruPort Through Port When using the USB terminal for MIDI transmission reception you can have this synthesizer respond to MIDI data over one port while relaying the data for another port number you can set here ...

Page 92: ...ror occurred when receiving MIDI data Multi plug in is not in PLG2 The Multi part Plug in Board does not work because it has not been installed to PLG2 The Multi part Plug in Board should be installed to PLG2 Now checking plug in board The MOTIF RACK ES is checking the Plug in Board installation status when powering the MOTIF RACK ES on Please keep power on Never attempt to turn off the power whil...

Page 93: ...rious types of MIDI messages which this synthesizer can recognize transmit The messages transmitted recognized by this synthesizer are shown in the MIDI Data Format and MIDI Implementation Chart of the separate Data List CHANNEL MESSAGES Channel messages contain data related to the performance on the keyboard for the specific channel Note On Note Off Key On Key Off Messages which are generated whe...

Page 94: ...e is an offset value which will be added to or subtracted from the Voice data Effect1 Depth Reverb Send Level Control 091 Messages which adjust the send level for the Reverb effect Effect3 Depth Chorus Send Level Control 093 Messages which adjust the send level for the Chorus effect Data Increment Control 096 Decrement Control 097 for RPN Messages which increase or decrease the MSB value of pitch ...

Page 95: ...1 and consequently will not receive NRPN and Bank Select messages When the instrument receives the GM System On each receive channel of Parts 1 16 in a Multi will be assigned to 1 16 and the receive channels of the Plug in Parts will be assigned to off F0 7E 7F 09 01 F7 Hexadecimal n Make sure that the interval between this message and the first note data of the song is at least a quarter note or ...

Page 96: ...H 00H 06H mmH 1 RPN RESET BnH 64H 7FH 65H 7FH SW2 EG SUSTAIN LEVEL BnH 1FH SW7 BANK SEL MSB BnH 00H BANK SEL LSB BnH 20H CHANNEL MODE MESSAGE RESET ALL CONTROLLERS BnH 79H LOCAL CONTROL BnH 7AH OMNI MODE OFF BnH 7CH OMNI MODE ON BnH 7DH MONO MODE ON BnH 7EH POLY MODE ON BnH 7FH SW8 PROGRAM CHANGE CnH CHANNEL AFTER TOUCH DnH PITCH BEND CHANGE EnH SW3 SYSTEM COMMON MESSAGE MTC QUARTER FRAME MESSAGE ...

Page 97: ... instrument 3 6 3 2 4 Can be selected only when the corresponding Plug in Board has been installed 5 Transmitted received only when MODE 2 is selected in CONTROL CHANGE MODE 6 The default CONTROL NUMBERs of ASSIGNABLE CONTROLLER are as follows BREATH CONTROLLER 2 FOOT CONTROLLER 4 Assign 1 16 Assign 2 17 Assign A 18 Assign B 19 FOOT SWITCH 88 ARPEGGIO HOLD 89 ARPEGGIO SWITCH 90 PORTAMENTO TIME set...

Page 98: ...i mode and SYSTEM Receive GM XG is set to on The internal Part values will be reset according to the SYSTEM when the Port is set to 1 3 6 1 2 IDENTITY REQUEST Receive only F0H 7EH 0nH 06H 01H F7H n Device No However this instrument receives under omni 3 6 1 3 IDENTITY REPLY Transmit only F0H 7EH 7FH 06H 02H 43H 00H 41H ddH ddH 00H 00H 00H 7FH F7H dd Device Number Code MOTIF RACK ES 19 06 3 6 2 UNI...

Page 99: ...nnectors with bare hands may cause finger cuts and may also result in poor electrical contact or electrostatic damage Handle the optional units with care Dropping or subjecting them to any kind of shock may cause damage or result in a malfunction Be careful of static electricity Static electricity discharge can damage the IC chips on the Plug in Board Before you handle the optional Plug in Board t...

Page 100: ...oard onto the plate as detailed in the following steps 6 1 Insert one side of the Plug in Board the connector side into hooks 1 as shown in the illustration making sure that the cable is above the board 6 2 Press down the other side until it is securely settled on hooks 2 6 3 Put the cable into the MOTIF RACK ES making sure that no part of the cable sticks out of the instrument 7 Replace the Plug ...

Page 101: ...r cord Also if the MOTIF RACK ES is connected with other external device s disconnect the device s 2 Turn the MOTIF RACK ES upside down 3 Insert the tool between the rubber stopper and the plastic rivet as shown 4 Pull the rivet up and out of the panel 5 Pull out the rubber stoppers To re attach the removed stoppers reverse the procedure above inserting the rivets perpendicularly Removing the Plug...

Page 102: ...es 81 84 Are the note limit and velocity limit of each Part set appropriately Voice Element Edit OSC display page 68 Performance Multi Part Edit Voice display NtLmt VlLmt pages 81 84 Have the MIDI receive channels been set correctly UTILITY MIDI display BasicRcvCh page 91 Multi Part Edit Voice display RcvCh page 84 Has the output select of each Part been set appropriately Performance Multi Part Ed...

Page 103: ... page 72 Have the following parameters been set to values other than 0 Voice Element Edit Key Edit Pitch display CoarseTune FineTune pages 68 74 Plug in Voice Element Edit OSC display Performance Multi Part Edit Tone display NoteShift Detune pages 82 85 UTILITY General display NoteShift page 89 Sound is choppy and intermittent Are you exceeding the maximum polyphony of the instrument page 57 Only ...

Page 104: ...to the MOTIF RACK ES Is the MOTIF RACK ES set to the Multi mode The Voice mode or Performance mode may not produce the proper sound even when playing back the Song data on the MIDI instrument or the computer connected to the MOTIF RACK ES page 36 Cannot receive bulk data When using the Voice Editor Multi Part Editor have you set a sufficient Dump Interval The Dump Interval in the Editor Setup dial...

Page 105: ...r Performance Performance User 128 Performances Multi Multi User 128 Multis Effects Reverb 20 types Chorus 49 types Insertion 1 116 types up to 8 blocks available in the Multi mode Insertion 2 116 types up to 8 blocks available in the Multi mode Master Effect 8 types Master Equalizer 5 bands High High Mid Mid Low Mid Low Part Equalizer 3 bands High Mid Low Arpeggio 1 787 types MIDI Sync MIDI trans...

Page 106: ... Cutoff Scaling Break Point 70 78 BP1 4 Level Scaling Break Point 71 78 BPF Band Pass Filter 70 77 Bras 63 Brightness 94 Bulk Dump 47 48 BulkIntrval Bulk Interval 90 BYPASS button 21 60 C Category 63 65 79 88 CATEGORY button 12 Category Search 24 31 32 38 39 CC Control Change 82 CC Mode Control Change Mode 91 Channel Aftertouch 95 Channel Message 93 Channel Mode Message 94 Character list 50 ChAT C...

Page 107: ...t 1 2 61 86 Ins1 2Ctgry Insertion 1 2 Category 85 Ins1 2Type Insertion 1 2 Type 85 InsChoSend Insertion Chorus Send 73 InsEF Insertion Effect Output 68 InsEF Insertion Effect Switch 83 InsEF Insertion Effect 40 InsEFCnct Insertion Effect Connection 85 InsEFOut Insertion Effect Output 68 73 InsEFSw Insertion Effect Switch 48 Insertion Effect 59 61 66 68 73 83 85 87 InsRevSend Insertion Reverb Send ...

Page 108: ...ortamento Mode 65 81 84 PortaSwitch Portamento Switch 65 79 81 84 PortaT Mode Portamento Time Mode 65 PortaTime Portamento Time 65 79 81 84 PortNo Port Number 38 59 91 Power Supply 14 PowerOnMode Power On Mode 89 Pp 38 Pr 38 PRE 23 Preset Bank 23 Preset Voice 54 Program Change 95 PrtMd Portamento Mode 81 84 PrtSw Portamento Switch 81 84 PrtTm Portamento Time 81 84 Pu 38 Q QuntStrngth Quantize Stre...

Page 109: ...de 68 VelDpt Velocity Sensitivity Depth 81 84 VelLimit Velocity Limit 88 VelLimitH Velocity Limit High 32 VelLimitL Velocity Limit Low 32 VelLimitL H Velocity Limit Low High 79 81 84 VelLmtLow High Velocity Limit Low High 68 VelMode Velocity Mode 88 VelocityRt Velocity Rate 89 VelOfs Velocity Sensitivity Offset 81 84 VelSensDpt Velocity Sensitivity Depth 76 81 84 VelSensOfs Velocity Sensitivity Of...

Page 110: ...Owner s Manual 110 Appendix Memo ...

Page 111: ... 55 Athens Greece Tel 01 228 2160 SWEDEN Yamaha Scandinavia AB J A Wettergrens Gata 1 Box 30053 S 400 43 Göteborg Sweden Tel 031 89 34 00 DENMARK YS Copenhagen Liaison Office Generatorvej 6A DK 2730 Herlev Denmark Tel 44 92 49 00 FINLAND F Musiikki Oy Kluuvikatu 6 P O Box 260 SF 00101 Helsinki Finland Tel 09 618511 NORWAY Norsk filial av Yamaha Scandinavia AB Grini Næringspark 1 N 1345 Østerås Nor...

Page 112: ...rporation 2004 Yamaha Corporation WD57960 411MWAP23 2 01A0 Printed in Japan Yamaha Web Site English only http www yamahasynth com Yamaha Manual Library http www2 yamaha co jp manual english This document is printed on recycled chlorine free ECF paper with soy ink ...

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