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Summary of Contents for MOTIF6 Voice Editor

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Page 2: ... of battery is approximately five years When replacement becomes necessary contact a qualified service representative to perform the replacement Warning Do not attempt to recharge disassemble or incinerate this type of battery Keep all batteries away from children Dispose of used batteries promptly and as regulated by applicable laws Note In some areas the servicer is required by law to return the...

Page 3: ...st be assumed that unobstructed ventilation is required 7 Temperature considerations Electronic products should be installed in locations that do not seriously contribute to their operating temperature Placement of this product close to heat sources such as radiators heat registers etc should be avoided 8 This product was NOT designed for use in wet damp locations and should not be used near water...

Page 4: ...c 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 of physical injury to you or others or damage to the instrument or other property These precautions include but are not limited to the following Always connect the three pin attachment plug to a properly grounded power sour...

Page 5: ...s instrument has a built in lithium backup battery When you unplug the power cord from the AC outlet the SRAM data see page 63 is retained However if the backup battery fully discharges this data will be lost When the backup battery is running low the LCD display indicates Change internal battery In this case immediately save the data to a Memory Card SmartMedia a SCSI disk then have qualified Yam...

Page 6: ...ts subsidiaries This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA class B IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM Connecting the Plug and Cord WARNING THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED IMPORTANT The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code GREEN AND YELLOW EARTH BLUE NEUTRAL BROWN LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this ap...

Page 7: ...f the following sections The Controls Connectors Use this section to find out about all of the buttons controls and connectors of the MOTIF Setting Up Before going on to any other part of the manual we strongly suggest you read this section first It shows you how to get started playing and using your new MOTIF Basic Structure This section provides a detailed overview of all of the main functions a...

Page 8: ...se Pattern Chain to arrange the pieces in real time This hands on approach makes it easier than ever to come up with great ideas and amazing songs Song Scene is another powerful tool that lets you take snapshots of the sequencer track settings such as pan volume and others Then during playback or recording simply switch among the Scenes for instant dynamic changes Master mode for using the MOTIF a...

Page 9: ...ion Tree 160 Performance Play mode 162 Performance Edit mode 165 Performance Job mode 175 Performance Store mode 176 Song Mode 177 Function Tree 177 Song Play mode 179 Song Record mode 183 Song Edit mode 189 Song Job mode 193 Song Mixing mode 205 Song Mixing Job mode 212 Song Mixing Store mode 214 Pattern Mode 215 Function Tree 215 Pattern Play mode 217 Pattern Record mode 221 Pattern Edit mode 22...

Page 10: ...TRANSPORT LOCATE 1 2 REC MODE VOICE PERFORM MASTER SEQUENCER SONG PATTERN FILE INTEGRATED SAMPLING MIXING UTILITY EDIT JOB STORE COMPARE SCENE STORE SET LOCATE OCTAVE DOWN UP KNOB CONTROL FUNCTION PAN REVERB CHORUS TEMPO ATTACK RELEASE CUTOFF RESONANCE ASSIGN A ASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2 KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4 MEQ LOW MEQ HIMID MEQLOWMID MEQ HIGH MASTER VOLUME VOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3 VOLUME 4 CS 1...

Page 11: ...SE MUSICAL FX COMBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 SECTION TRACK SELECT MUTE SOLO BANK GROUP NUMBER COMMON ELEMENT PERF PART ZONE SONG SCENE SF1 SF2 SF3 SF4 SF5 F1 F2 F3 F4 F6 F5 INFORMATION DEC NO INC YES EXIT ENTER EXECUTE MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Sampling Sequencer Real time External Control Surface Modular Synthesis Plug in System DRUM KITS FAVORITES SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 PR...

Page 12: ...range of the keyboard To restore the normal octave setting press both buttons simultaneously n Because of its extended keyboard the MOTIF 8 does not have OCTAVE buttons 2 PITCH bend wheel page 48 Controls the pitch bend effect You can also assign other functions to this controller 3 MODULATION wheel page 48 Controls the modulation effect You can also assign other functions to this controller 4 MAS...

Page 13: ...r Insertion are specified in the Utility Mode page 250 9 ARPEGGIO ON OFF button page 55 Press this button to enable or disable playback of the Arpeggio for each Voice Performance Song or Pattern If the Arpeggio Switch of the selected part is set to off in the Performance Song Pattern mode however pressing this button has no effect SF1 SF2 SF3 SONG SCENE SF4 SF5 F1 F2 F3 F4 F6 F5 INFORMATION DEC NO...

Page 14: ...y In the display hierarchy these sub functions SF rank just below the functions F These buttons can be also used to store recall the Song Scene page 115 in the Song Play Song Record Pattern Chain Record modes INFORMATION button page 73 For calling up a special help feature that shows information about the currently selected mode You can go back to the previous display by pressing this button again...

Page 15: ...category When this button is turned on in another mode the BANK and GROUP buttons can be used to select the Voice category SECTION button page 218 When this button is turned on in the Pattern mode the BANK and GROUP buttons can be used to select the Pattern Section ª TRACK SELECT button page 181 Turning this button on in the Song Pattern mode enables the NUMBER 1 16 buttons for selecting correspon...

Page 16: ... 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 INCLUDINGINTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION THIS CLASS B DEIGITAL APPARATUS COMPLIES WITH CANADIAN ICES 003 DU CANADA CET APPAREIL NUMÉRIQUE DE LA CLASSE B EST CONFORME À LA NORME NMB 003 TO REDUCE THE RISK OF F...

Page 17: ... YELLOW ORANGE 3 2 1 Plug in SLOT OPTICAL OUTPUT USB THRU MIDI OUT IN SCSI BREATH SUSTAIN FOOT SWITCH FOOT CONTROLLER ASSIGNABLE 1 CARD 3 3V 2 OUTPUT ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT L MONO PHONES A D INPUT GAIN R L R R L GREEN YELLOW ORANGE 3 2 1 Plug in SLOT OPTICAL OUTPUT USB THRU MIDI OUT IN SCSI CARD 3 3V BREATH SUSTAIN FOOT SWITCH ASSIGNABLE FOOT CONTROLLER 1 2 OUTPUT ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT L MONO PHONES R L R ...

Page 18: ...nient chaining of additional MIDI instruments MIDI OUT is for transmitting all control performance and playback data from the MOTIF to another MIDI device such as an external sequencer 7 BREATH Controller Jack page 28 Connect an optional Yamaha BC2 Breath Controller here for expressive breath control capability 8 FOOT SWITCH jacks page 28 For connection of optional FC4 or FC5 Footswitches When con...

Page 19: ...les About mLAN mLAN is a digital network designed for musical applications It uses and extends the industry standard IEEE 1394 high performance serial bus For details refer to the Guide Book of the mLAN8E The name mLAN and its logo above are trademarks When the optional AIEB2 has been installed 1 OPTICAL IN OUT connectors pages 22 23 Use these connectors to input or output digital signals over opt...

Page 20: ...ea in which it is to be used as listed on the rear panel Connecting the unit to the wrong AC supply can cause serious damage to the internal circuitry and may even pose a shock hazard Use only the AC power cord supplied with the MOTIF If the supplied cord is lost or damaged and needs to be replaced contact your Yamaha dealer The use of an inappropriate replacement can pose a fire and shock hazard ...

Page 21: ...ATION DEC NO INC YES EXIT ENTER EXECUTE MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Sampling Sequencer Real time External Control Surface Modular Synthesis Plug in System DRUM KITS FAVORITES SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 3 A PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR PLUCKED BASS STRINGS BRASS REED PIPE SYN LEAD SYN PAD CHOIR SYN COMP CHROMATIC PERCUSSION DRUM PERCUSSION SE MUSICAL FX COMB...

Page 22: ...OUTPUT OPTICAL INPUT Record PLG 2 A B C D E F G H 15 CATEGORY SEARCH OCTAVE DOWN UP KNOB CONTROL FUNCTION PAN REVERB CHORUS TEMPO ATTACK RELEASE CUTOFF RESONANCE ASSIGN A ASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2 KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4 MEQ LOW MEQ HI MID MEQLOWMID MEQ HIGH REMOTE CONTROL ON OFF EFFECTBYPASS ARPEGGIO INSERTION SYSTEM ON OFF MASTER VOLUME VOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3 VOLUME 4 CS 1 CS 2 CS 3 CS 4 ZONE1 ...

Page 23: ...CUSSION SE MUSICAL FX COMBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 SECTION TRACK SELECT MUTE SOLO BANK GROUP NUMBER COMMON ELEMENT PERF PART ZONE mLAN jacks Sampling MOTIF mLAN audio device PLG 2 A B C D E F G H 15 CATEGORY SEARCH OCTAVE DOWN UP KNOB CONTROL FUNCTION PAN REVERB CHORUS TEMPO ATTACK RELEASE CUTOFF RESONANCE ASSIGN A ASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2 KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4 MEQ LOW MEQ HI MID MEQL...

Page 24: ... GUITAR PLUCKED BASS STRINGS BRASS REED PIPE SYN LEAD SYN PAD CHOIR SYN COMP CHROMATIC PERCUSSION DRUM PERCUSSION SE MUSICAL FX COMBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 SECTION TRACK SELECT MUTE SOLO BANK GROUP NUMBER COMMON ELEMENT PERF PART ZONE MOTIF MIDI OUT MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI IN External MIDI sequencer PLG 2 A B C D E F G H 15 CATEGORY SEARCH OCTAVE DOWN UP KNOB CONTROL FUNCTION PAN REVER...

Page 25: ...KNOB CONTROL FUNCTION PAN REVERB CHORUS TEMPO ATTACK RELEASE CUTOFF RESONANCE ASSIGN A ASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2 KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4 MEQ LOW MEQ HI MID MEQLOWMID MEQ HIGH REMOTE CONTROL ON OFF EFFECTBYPASS ARPEGGIO INSERTION SYSTEM ON OFF MASTER VOLUME VOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3 VOLUME 4 CS 1 CS 2 CS 3 CS 4 ZONE1 ZONE2 ZONE3 ZONE4 SEQ TRANSPORT LOCATE 1 2 REC MODE VOICE PERFORM MASTER SEQUENCER S...

Page 26: ...LITY EDIT JOB STORE COMPARE SCENE STORE SET LOCATE SONG SCENE SF1 SF2 SF3 SF4 SF5 F1 F2 F3 F4 F6 F5 INFORMATION DEC NO INC YES EXIT ENTER EXECUTE MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Sampling Sequencer Real time External Control Surface Modular Synthesis Plug in System DRUM KITS FAVORITES SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 3 A PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR PLUCKED BASS STRIN...

Page 27: ...IF include capacities of 128 MB 230 MB and 540 MB MO disks with a capacity of 640 MB and above cannot be used The MOTIF can use removable media of capacities of up to 2 GB Even if larger drives are connected the MOTIF can only use a maximum of 2 GB Furthermore all removable media are formatted using the FAT16 format and partitioning is not possible When a 31 GB disk is formatted four 7 75 GB parti...

Page 28: ...t Guide page 48 The MOTIF features several controller jacks on the rear panel letting you independently control various aspects of the sound and a variety of functions with optional controllers BREATH SUSTAIN FOOT SWITCH FOOT CONTROLLER ASSIGNABLE 1 2 FC7 BC3 FC7 FC4 or FC5 FC4 or FC5 ...

Page 29: ...device in the reverse order first audio devices then MIDI n If the SCSI device is connected to the MOTIF first turn the SCSI device on and follow the instructions below When turning the power off in this case turn the SCSI device off after all other devices When using the MOTIF as MIDI receiver Switching the MOTIF On n Before you switch your MOTIF on or off first turn down the volume of any audio ...

Page 30: ...e mode In this mode you can store edited voices as User Voices in internal memory You can also save them to Memory Card or an external SCSI device in the File mode below Voice Play mode Voice mode Sequencer mode Multi mode Sampling mode Master mode Utility mode File mode Keyboard Playback mode Voice Edit mode Voice Job mode Voice Store mode VOICE PERFORM SONG PATTERN FILE MASTER UTILITY INTEGRATED...

Page 31: ...Reference page 215 Pattern Play mode In this Mode you can use the sequencer to play back Patterns You can combine various Phrases by using the Patch function to create a Pattern Pattern Record mode In this mode you can use the sequencer to record your keyboard performance to a User Phrase the basic building block for Patterns The MOTIF lets you record up to 16 separate sequence tracks Pattern Edit...

Page 32: ...re often used in the Voice Performance Song and Pattern mode to User Master and to instantly recall them with simple operations For the Voice or Performance mode you can make additional Master Keyboard function settings e g separate Zone settings and register them to a User Master Master Play mode In this mode you can select the desired User Master to play the MOTIF Master Edit mode In this mode y...

Page 33: ...ta recorded from the controller block and then plays back this data transmitting it to the tone generator block The sequencer block can be operated in the Song mode in the Pattern mode and in using the Arpeggio feature When a song or a pattern is played back the musical data of each sequence track is transmitted to the tone generator block according to the Transmit Channel settings n Details about...

Page 34: ...ting up percussive instruments Drum Voices For details on Normal and Drum Voices see page 45 Plug in board Plug in Boards give you an enormous amount of additional sonic flexibility and power When installed they work seamlessly and transparently within the system of the MOTIF meaning that you can use their sounds and functions just as if they were built right into the MOTIF at the factory The boar...

Page 35: ...are modeled simulated in real time giving a degree of realism that cannot be achieved using conventional PCM based synthesis techniques When playing these sounds using an optional MIDI Wind Controller WX5 you can even capture some of the physical feel of woodwind instruments Effect Plug in Board Vocal Harmony Plug in Board PLG100 VH With this board installed you can add harmonies to selected parts...

Page 36: ...using separate MIDI ports each supporting sixteen channels The multiple sound sources of the MOTIF internal tone generator and Plug in Boards take advantage of the three MIDI ports included on the instrument As shown in the above illustration up to 48 parts can be used in the modes excepting the Voice mode However the number of parts that are actually used is a maximum of 34 in the Song and Patter...

Page 37: ...ot used Tone Generator block Internal Plug in Part for Voice mode Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4 part 5 part 16 part 17 part 18 part 30 part 31 part 32 part 33 part 34 part 46 part 47 part 48 Keyboard Controllers Output Controller block KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4 Parts 5 13 and 17 48 are not used A maximum of four parts can be used among parts 1 4 and 14 16 Parts that are set to on in t...

Page 38: ...the only parts that sound are the currectly selected edited part and parts having the same receive channel as the selected one MIDI cables by themselves cannot handle data from multiple ports If a MIDI cable is used to transmit data from an external sequencer only the Port 1 parts are used To take advantage of the multiple ports of the MOTIF use a USB cable When the Multi Part Plug in board and tw...

Page 39: ...ound transformations and enhancements A total of 25 different Variation types are available Variation is not available in the Voice mode Insertion Effects 1 2 Insertion effects can be applied individually to each part Insertion effects are mainly used to directly process a single part The depth of the effect is adjusted by setting the dry wet balance Since an Insertion effect can only be applied t...

Page 40: ...lement 4 1 2 2 1 2 1 This determines which Insertion system 1 or 2 is applied to each Element or to each key when the Drum voice is selected The Insertion effect can also be bypassed 1 to 2 2 to 1 parallel Return Level Send Level Insertion Effect 1 2 Output Master Equalizer System Effect Reverb Chorus Part 1 4 Plug in part 2 3 Select the part to which the Insertion effect is applied from parts 1 4...

Page 41: ...00 VH can be installed only to slot 1 It cannot be installed to slot 2 or 3 n The Multi part Plug in Board PLG100 XG can be installed only to slot 3 It cannot be installed to slot 1 or 2 Part 17 32 When the Multi part Plug in board has been installed Plug in Part 2 When the Single part Plug in board has been installed Part 1 16 Tone Generator block A D Input External audio source Microphone sound ...

Page 42: ...Parts One Voice One Performance Element 1 Element 2 Element 3 Element 4 Up to four elements Parameter settings Voice Edit Voice 1 Voice 2 Voice 3 Voice 4 Up to four voices Parameter settings Performance Edit Oscillator See page 46 See page 47 See page 47 See page 45 Pitch Pitch Envelope Generator Filter Envelope Generator Low Frequency Oscillator Amplitude Envelope Generator Filter Amplitude Param...

Page 43: ...A H Number 1 16 Voice Preset 1 48 Drum Voices Preset 1 Number 1 16 Voice Plug in Voice The maximum amount of Preset and Users Banks is three depending on the number of Plug in Board that are installed User 128 GM Preset 128 Normal Voices Group A H Number 1 16 Voice GM Preset 1 Drum Voices GM Preset Voice 128 Normal Voices 1Drum Voices Voice User 128 Normal Voices Group A H Number 1 16 Voice User 1...

Page 44: ...e those samples as instrument sounds for playback You can record Waves through the microphone or line level jacks and you can load Waves saved on Memory Card or an external SCSI device The Waves can then be processed and assigned to notes on the keyboard You can play them via the keyboard or you can assign them as Parts of a Song Pattern Element 1 Element 4 Element 2 Element 3 Velocity One Voice W...

Page 45: ...tor Voice structure One voice consists of Oscillator Pitch Filter Amplitude LFO and various parameters as shown on page 42 You can create the basic voice character by setting these four parameters Oscillator Reference page 137 This unit outputs the wave of each Element You can set the note range for each Element the range of notes on the keyboard over which the Element will sound as well as the ve...

Page 46: ...the signal lower than a given frequency to pass and cutting the portion of the signal above that frequency This frequency is referred to as the cutoff frequency You can produce a relatively bright or darker sound by setting the cutoff A parameter that boosts the level of the signal in the area of the cutoff frequency is called Resonance By emphasizing the overtones in this area this can produce a ...

Page 47: ...how the volume changes over time AEG Amplitude Envelope Generator Using the AEG you can control the transition in volume from the moment a note is pressed on the keyboard to the point at which it is released As illustrated at right the Amplitude Envelope consists of five Time transition speed parameters and five Level parameters for the amount of filtering When you press a note on the keyboard the...

Page 48: ...essing the KNOB CONTROL FUNCTION button Selecting the ASSIGN group A B 1 2 lets you control a group of user assignable functions n Common system parameters are assigned to Knobs A and B page 256 Voice specific parameters are assigned to Knobs 1 and 2 page 132 Knobs 1 and 2 can be assigned to Control Set Source n A preset of suitable parameter settings is assigned to each Voice By using each knobs ...

Page 49: ...variety of parameters page 134 Control Sets Aside from their default parameters keyboard aftertouch the controllers and some of the knobs on the front panel can be assigned to various parameters as explained on page 48 For example you could assign Resonance to the Modulation Wheel and set aftertouch to apply vibrato You are free to assign parameters to suit the kind of sound being played These con...

Page 50: ... move the Pitch Bend Wheel the internal tone generator of the synthesizer will pan the sound however at the same time the original pre defined Pitch Bend messages will still be sent to the MIDI Out The controllers can also send MIDI Control Change messages to control the parameters of external MIDI devices These assignments can be set in the Utility Mode n Since Pitch Bend Wheel Modulation Wheel a...

Page 51: ...of Song The following illustration shows the track structure of Song Songs are created by recording MIDI data to individual tracks Song playback uses up to 16 parts from those shown above Song 64 Song 63 Tone Generator block example Port 1 Port 2 Multi Part Plug in board Port 3 Single part Plug in board part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4 part 15 part 17 part 18 part 30 part 31 part 32 PLG1 part PLG2 part...

Page 52: ... as sequence tracks on a MIDI sequencer Sample tracks with Sample Voices Voices which are automatically created and stored using the Sampling feature page 58 in the sequencer Song Pattern mode are referred to as Sample Voices tracks using these Sample Voices are referred to as Sample tracks to distinguish them from the MIDI tracks Sample Voices are stored as original dedicated Voices for each Song...

Page 53: ...r with Loop recording below Loop Recording Pattern Pattern repeats the rhythm pattern of several measures 4 to 16 measures in a loop and its recording is also done using loops This method is convenient when recording a Pattern Phrase using the Overdub method above As shown in the example below notes that you record will play back from the next repetition loop letting you record while hearing previ...

Page 54: ...or automatic sequential playback The MOTIF allows you to create one Song Chain data Pattern Chain Pattern Chain allows you to string several different Patterns together to make a single Song You can have the MOTIF automatically change Styles and Sections by creating Pattern Chains in this way beforehand You can also use them when creating Songs based on a certain Pattern since the created Pattern ...

Page 55: ...of musical genres and for creating backing tracks for guitar piano and other instruments Drum Pattern Creates drum pattern type phrases Any note produces the same drum pattern This type is ideal for use with drum and percussion sounds Control Creates tonal changes by the control change data sequence No note data is created Song Pattern and Arpeggio Recording Arpeggios to a Song Pattern You can rec...

Page 56: ...you can store to a User Master in the Voice Performance mode differ from those you can store in the Song Pattern mode Here are the main differences Storing settings in the Song Pattern mode In general you can store specific Song numbers in the Song mode Pattern numbers in the Pattern mode n Operations and settings in File mode Utility mode and Sampling mode cannot be stored to a User Master Storin...

Page 57: ...ividing the keyboard into two key ranges at a specific note split point In the example below the keyboard is split at C3 with the lower range used to trigger Arpeggios and the upper range used conventionally to play a Voice Layer You can also use the Zone settings to create a Layer in which the keyboard is used to play two separate parts simultaneously in unison with each other In the example belo...

Page 58: ...When the optional AIEB2 has been installed to the MOTIF When the optional mLAN8E has been installed to the MOTIF Waveform Internal DRAM 4MB Can be expanded up to 64 MB by installing optional SIMM memory modules Wave SEQ TRANSPORT LOCATE 1 2 REC A D converter Key Bank setting Assigned to a Performance part Store as a User Voice D A converter Output sound Voice Performance mode Song Pattern mode Key...

Page 59: ...le Voice Voices that are automatically stored when sampling in the Song Pattern mode are referred to as Sample Voices Sample Voices can be assigned to instrument parts corresponding to the track which was assigned in the Sampling Setup display and they can be sounded while Song Pattern data is being played back Sample Voices are original dedicated Voices for the particular Song Pattern that was se...

Page 60: ... page 137 Velocity Keybank Wave form Sample1 Key number Note number 127 40 C 2 A 2 G 3 F4 Sample 2 Sample 4 Sample 3 Sample 5 Waveform User 001 256 When entering the Sampling mode from the Voice Performance mode Sampling Sampling Sampling User s Voice 001 128 When entering the Sampling mode from the Pattern mode Style 64 16 section 1 2 3 4 Pattern Song01 Song 64 Track1 001 001 002 003 004 005 006 ...

Page 61: ...er Level setting the louder the input audio needs to be in order to start sampling On the other hand if the Trigger Level is set too low a soft noise may be enough to inadvertently start sampling Sampling also starts regardless of the playback stop status of the Song Pattern When Trigger mode is set to Meas After pressing the F6 REC button in the Sampling Setup display page 236 start and stop of s...

Page 62: ...while the note is being held and you can set the loop and end points at either end of this section When playing back a Sample of an instrument that has been looped like this the attack section of the sound is played back once and then the looped section is played back continuously until you release the note Looping is also way of creating usable instrument sounds without using up too much memory Y...

Page 63: ...Buffer Compare Buffer DRAM Other than Master Edit Preset Data ROM Voice Plug in Voice Preset Phrase Pattern Preset Arpeggio Demo External MIDI device MIDI bulk Edit Buffer DRAM Voice Edit Plug in Voice Edit Performance Edit Master Edit Store User Memory RAM SRAM User Plug in Voice 64 Voices x 3 boards User Performance 128 User Master 128 User Arpeggio 128 System setting Utility setting User Voice ...

Page 64: ...n Mixing Data edited in this location will be stored to the User Memory If you select another Voice Performance Master Song or Pattern the entire contents of the edit buffer will be rewrittenwith the newly selected Voice Performance Master Song Mixing Pattern Mixing data Make sure to store any important data before selecting another Voice etc Edit Buffer and Recall Buffer If you ve selected anothe...

Page 65: ...RACK SELECT MUTE SOLO NUMBER ELEMENT PERF PART ZONE NUMBER button 1 16 These buttons are used to select the corresponding tracks of the computer sequencer software or to turn those tracks on off depending on the on off status of the TRACK SELECT button and MUTE button 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 TRACK SELECT MUTE SOLO NUMBER ELEMENT PERF PART ZONE TRACK SELECT button When this is turned...

Page 66: ... Cakewalk ProAudio Ver9 0 Pro Tools V5 0 Macintosh Cubase VST 5 0 Logic Audio Plutinum Ver4 6 Pro Tools V5 0 n The parameters to be controlled via the Remote Control function differ depending on the computer sequence software For details see the Reference section on page 257 n For certain software programs it may be necessary to install the setting file in the included CD ROM For details on how to...

Page 67: ...ng up the sub mode For details on the specific differences refer to the corresponding explanations in the Reference section To select another mode simply press the corresponding mode button MODE VOICE PERFORM MASTER SEQUENCER SONG PATTERN FILE INTEGRATED SAMPLING MIXING UTILITY EDIT JOB STORE COMPARE SCENE STORE SET LOCATE MODE VOICE PERFORM MASTER SEQUENCER SONG PATTERN FILE INTEGRATED SAMPLING M...

Page 68: ...E COMPARE SCENE STORE SET LOCATE MODE VOICE PERFORM MASTER SEQUENCER SONG PATTERN FILE INTEGRATED SAMPLING MIXING UTILITY EDIT JOB STORE COMPARE SCENE STORE SET LOCATE When the selected Master is set to the Song mode When the selected Master is set to the Pattern mode When the selected Master is set to the Voice mode When the selected Master is set to the Performance mode MODE VOICE PERFORM MASTER...

Page 69: ...ORM MASTER SEQUENCER SONG PATTERN FILE INTEGRATED SAMPLING MIXING UTILITY EDIT JOB STORE COMPARE SCENE STORE SET LOCATE Pattern Record mode SEQ TRANSPORT LOCATE 1 2 REC MODE VOICE PERFORM MASTER SEQUENCER SONG PATTERN FILE INTEGRATED SAMPLING MIXING UTILITY EDIT JOB STORE COMPARE SCENE STORE SET LOCATE MODE VOICE PERFORM MASTER SEQUENCER SONG PATTERN FILE INTEGRATED SAMPLING MIXING UTILITY EDIT JO...

Page 70: ...Y EDIT JOB STORE COMPARE SCENE STORE SET LOCATE MODE VOICE PERFORM MASTER SEQUENCER SONG PATTERN FILE INTEGRATED SAMPLING MIXING UTILITY EDIT JOB STORE COMPARE SCENE STORE SET LOCATE MODE VOICE PERFORM MASTER SEQUENCER SONG PATTERN FILE INTEGRATED SAMPLING MIXING UTILITY EDIT JOB STORE COMPARE SCENE STORE SET LOCATE From the Voice mode From the Song mode MODE VOICE PERFORM MASTER SEQUENCER SONG PA...

Page 71: ...ns F1 F6 Depending on the currently selected mode up to six functions are available and can be called up with the F1 F6 buttons Keep in mind that the available functions differ depending on the selected mode Using the Sub Function buttons SF1 SF5 Depending on the currently selected mode up to five functions sub functions are available and can be called up with the SF1 SF5 buttons Keep in mind that...

Page 72: ... the INC YES button to execute the operation or press the DEC NO button to cancel it DEC NO INC YES EXIT ENTER EXECUTE DEC NO INC YES EXIT ENTER EXECUTE 1Moving the cursor Use these four buttons to navigate the display moving the cursor around the various selectable items and parameters in the screen When selected the relevant item is highlighted the cursor appears as a dark block with inverse cha...

Page 73: ...r things as well all in real time as you perform The Knobs are also assignable to various functions letting you control virtually any aspect of the sound or operation you desire pages 254 and 256 1 Select the row of functions you wish to control by pressing the KNOB CONTROL FUNCTION button The corresponding indicator lights showing you which row is active For example if you want to use the Knobs t...

Page 74: ...ou can tweak the sound 3 Move the appropriate Sliders CS1 CS4 as well The Sliders are generally for controlling levels but they have different functions depending on the selected mode For example in the Voice mode they are used to adjust the levels of the four elements in a voice In the Performance mode they control the levels of the four parts In the Song and Pattern modes they are used to change...

Page 75: ...d styles You can also freely name the data as desired The following data types can be named User voices page 130 User performance page 166 User songs page 204 User styles page 232 User phrases page 230 User masters page 271 User waveform page 247 Files saved to memory card or SCSI storage device page 267 The example below applies when naming a User voice page 130 1 Move the cursor to the first pos...

Page 76: ...ton to display the pop up Character List To select a character from the list keep holding down the INFORMATION button and use the INC YES and DEC NO buttons or data dial DEC NO INC YES EXIT ENTER EXECUTE INFORMATION INSERTION When the cursor is located at the Name this LIST icon appears and you can call up the Character List display by holding the INFORMATION button Release the INFORMATION button ...

Page 77: ...ust how powerful the instrument really is Auto Demo Load Reference page 252 The MOTIF features special Demo data Song and Master programs which is stored to ROM and can be loaded to DRAM by using the Auto Demo Load function When this parameter is set to on the Demo song data is automatically loaded when the power is turned on The Auto Demo Load parameter is set to off when the MOTIF is shipped fro...

Page 78: ...ODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Sampling Sequencer Real time External Control Surface Modular Synthesis Plug in System DRUM KITS FAVORITES SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 3 A PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR PLUCKED BASS STRINGS BRASS REED PIPE SYN LEAD SYN PAD CHOIR SYN COMP CHROMATIC PERCUSSION DRUM PERCUSSION SE MUSICAL FX COMBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 SECTION TR...

Page 79: ...MASTER VOLUME VOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3 VOLUME 4 CS 1 CS 2 CS 3 CS 4 ZONE1 ZONE2 ZONE3 ZONE4 SEQ TRANSPORT LOCATE 1 2 REC MODE VOICE PERFORM MASTER SEQUENCER SONG PATTERN FILE INTEGRATED SAMPLING MIXING UTILITY EDIT JOB STORE COMPARE SCENE STORE SET LOCATE SONG SCENE SF1 SF2 SF3 SF4 SF5 F1 F2 F3 F4 F6 F5 INFORMATION DEC NO INC YES EXIT ENTER EXECUTE MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Samplin...

Page 80: ...NTER EXECUTE MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Sampling Sequencer Real time External Control Surface Modular Synthesis Plug in System DRUM KITS FAVORITES SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 3 A PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR PLUCKED BASS STRINGS BRASS REED PIPE SYN LEAD SYN PAD CHOIR SYN COMP CHROMATIC PERCUSSION DRUM PERCUSSION SE MUSICAL FX COMBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1...

Page 81: ...the Favorites Category In this way you can go directly to all the voices you use the most without having to hop around other Categories a great aid when playing live Select the desired Category then move the cursor to your favorite voice in the Category list and press the F5 button to checkmark the the box next to the voice name You can un checkmark it by pressing the F5 button again Go on to othe...

Page 82: ... the OCTAVE UP button lights and when it is set to Octave Down the OCTAVE DOWN button s lamp lights The current octave setting is shown at the top right of the display You can instantly restore standard pitch 0 by simultaneously pressing both the OCTAVE UP button and the OCTAVE DOWN button both lamps turn off n Octave Up Down works in conjuction with with the TUNE setting in Voice Edit page 138 an...

Page 83: ...ameter Move the cursor to the desired parameter and change the value by using the INC YES and DEC NO buttons or the data dial DEC NO INC YES EXIT ENTER EXECUTE DEC NO INC YES PLG 2 A B C D E F G H 15 CATEGORY SEARCH SONG SCENE SF1 SF2 SF3 SF4 SF5 F1 F2 F3 F4 F6 F5 INFORMATION DEC NO INC YES EXIT ENTER EXECUTE MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Sampling Sequencer Real time External Control Sur...

Page 84: ...NC YES EXIT ENTER EXECUTE MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Sampling Sequencer Real time External Control Surface Modular Synthesis Plug in System DRUM KITS FAVORITES SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 3 A PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR PLUCKED BASS STRINGS BRASS REED PIPE SYN LEAD SYN PAD CHOIR SYN COMP CHROMATIC PERCUSSION DRUM PERCUSSION SE MUSICAL FX COMBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 85: ...n position of the voice TEMPO Determines the tempo of the Arpeggio assigned to the currently selected voice In the Song Pattern Arpeggio mode this determines the tempo of the selected song or pattern Assign These knobs can be assigned to a variety of functions letting you create your own custom set of real time controls For details about Knobs A B see page 256 For details about Knobs 1 2 see page ...

Page 86: ...F1 F2 F3 F4 F6 F5 INFORMATION DEC NO INC YES EXIT ENTER EXECUTE MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Sampling Sequencer Real time External Control Surface Modular Synthesis Plug in System DRUM KITS FAVORITES SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 3 A PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR PLUCKED BASS STRINGS BRASS REED PIPE SYN LEAD SYN PAD CHOIR SYN COMP CHROMATIC PERCUSSION DRUM PERCU...

Page 87: ...D E F G H 15 CATEGORY SEARCH OCTAVE DOWN UP KNOB CONTROL FUNCTION PAN REVERB CHORUS TEMPO ATTACK RELEASE CUTOFF RESONANCE ASSIGN A ASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2 KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4 MEQ LOW MEQ HI MID MEQLOWMID MEQ HIGH REMOTE CONTROL ON OFF EFFECTBYPASS ARPEGGIO INSERTION SYSTEM ON OFF MASTER VOLUME VOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3 VOLUME 4 CS 1 CS 2 CS 3 CS 4 ZONE1 ZONE2 ZONE3 ZONE4 SEQ TRANSPORT LOCATE 1...

Page 88: ...ASS STRINGS BRASS REED PIPE SYN LEAD SYN PAD CHOIR SYN COMP CHROMATIC PERCUSSION DRUM PERCUSSION SE MUSICAL FX COMBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 SECTION TRACK SELECT MUTE SOLO BANK GROUP NUMBER COMMON ELEMENT PERF PART ZONE 4 Play the keyboard Select a Performance Group Performances in each Bank are divided into Groups A H Select a Group to display the performances that belong to the selec...

Page 89: ...P CHROMATIC PERCUSSION DRUM PERCUSSION SE MUSICAL FX COMBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 SECTION TRACK SELECT MUTE SOLO BANK GROUP NUMBER COMMON ELEMENT PERF PART ZONE PRE1 PRE2 PRE3 USER PL1 Built in tone generator parts Plug in parts PL2 PL3 Layer Split PRE1 PRE2 PRE3 USER PL1 Built in tone generator parts Plug in parts PL2 PL3 SONG SCENE SF 1 SF 2 SF 3 SF 4 SF 5 F1 F2 F3 F4 F6 F5 INFORMAT...

Page 90: ... UTILITY EDIT JOB STORE COMPARE SCENE STORE SET LOCATE SONG SCENE SF1 SF2 SF3 SF4 SF5 F1 F2 F3 F4 F6 F5 INFORMATION DEC NO INC YES EXIT ENTER EXECUTE MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Sampling Sequencer Real time External Control Surface Modular Synthesis Plug in System DRUM KITS FAVORITES SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 3 A PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR PLUCKED BASS S...

Page 91: ...cer Real time External Control Surface Modular Synthesis Plug in System DRUM KITS FAVORITES SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 3 A PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR PLUCKED BASS STRINGS BRASS REED PIPE SYN LEAD SYN PAD CHOIR SYN COMP CHROMATIC PERCUSSION DRUM PERCUSSION SE MUSICAL FX COMBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 SECTION TRACK SELECT MUTE SOLO BANK GROUP NUMBER COMMON E...

Page 92: ...1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 3 A PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR PLUCKED BASS STRINGS BRASS REED PIPE SYN LEAD SYN PAD CHOIR SYN COMP CHROMATIC PERCUSSION DRUM PERCUSSION SE MUSICAL FX COMBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 SECTION TRACK SELECT MUTE SOLO BANK GROUP NUMBER COMMON ELEMENT PERF PART ZONE 1 Call up the ARP Arpeggio display by pressing the F6 button in the Perform...

Page 93: ...3 F4 F6 F5 INFORMATION DEC NO INC YES EXIT ENTER EXECUTE MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Sampling Sequencer Real time External Control Surface Modular Synthesis Plug in System DRUM KITS FAVORITES SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 3 A PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR PLUCKED BASS STRINGS BRASS REED PIPE SYN LEAD SYN PAD CHOIR SYN COMP CHROMATIC PERCUSSION DRUM PERCUSSION S...

Page 94: ...ASS STRINGS BRASS REED PIPE SYN LEAD SYN PAD CHOIR SYN COMP CHROMATIC PERCUSSION DRUM PERCUSSION SE MUSICAL FX COMBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 SECTION TRACK SELECT MUTE SOLO BANK GROUP NUMBER COMMON ELEMENT PERF PART ZONE n To cancel the Store operation press the DEC NO button For Store operations that take longer to process you will see the message Executing during processing If you swi...

Page 95: ...o and vibraphone voices played from an external MIDI tone generator Using this sophisticated setup you can easily sound like an entire jazz group with just your two hands In the example instructions here we ll use the Voice mode for the Master PLG 2 A B C D E F G H 15 CATEGORY SEARCH MODE VOICE PERFORM MASTER SEQUENCER SONG PATTERN FILE INTEGRATED SAMPLING MIXING UTILITY EDIT JOB STORE COMPARE SCE...

Page 96: ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 SECTION TRACK SELECT MUTE SOLO BANK GROUP NUMBER COMMON ELEMENT PERF PART ZONE 7 Store the settings to a Master page 94 6 Call up the NOTE display Each Zone will sound the assigned voice within the note range set above 1 2 Set the Note Limit H High of Zone 1 to B2 Set the Note Limit L Low of Zone 1 to C 2 Set the Note Limit H High of Zone 2 and 3 to G8 Set the ...

Page 97: ...IGH REMOTE CONTROL ON OFF EFFECTBYPASS ARPEGGIO INSERTION SYSTEM ON OFF MASTER VOLUME VOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3 VOLUME 4 CS 1 CS 2 CS 3 CS 4 ZONE1 ZONE2 ZONE3 ZONE4 SEQ TRANSPORT LOCATE 1 2 REC MODE VOICE PERFORM MASTER SEQUENCER SONG PATTERN FILE INTEGRATED SAMPLING MIXING UTILITY EDIT JOB STORE COMPARE SCENE STORE SET LOCATE SONG SCENE SF1 SF2 SF3 SF4 SF5 F1 F2 F3 F4 F6 F5 INFORMATION DEC NO IN...

Page 98: ...IC PERCUSSION DRUM PERCUSSION SE MUSICAL FX COMBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 SECTION TRACK SELECT MUTE SOLO BANK GROUP NUMBER COMMON ELEMENT PERF PART ZONE 1 Enter the File mode by pressing the FILE button SEQUENCER SONG PATTERN FILE INTEGRATED SAMPLING MIXING UTILITY SF1 SF2 SF3 SF4 SF5 F1 F2 F3 F4 F6 F5 INFORMATION 5 Select a file type to be loaded Here select Voice n For details about ...

Page 99: ... making process The MOTIF lets you work in the same way fully integrating sampling with MIDI sequencing making it easier than ever before to produce great tracks Below is a summary of the steps you ll take as you create a new song Creating Rhythm track 1 Sampling to a Pattern Track 2 Recording MIDI data to a Pattern Track 3 Assigning a Preset Phrase to a Pattern Track Patch function 4 Using the Gr...

Page 100: ...ernal Control Surface Modular Synthesis Plug in System DRUM KITS FAVORITES SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 3 A PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR PLUCKED BASS STRINGS BRASS REED PIPE SYN LEAD SYN PAD CHOIR SYN COMP CHROMATIC PERCUSSION DRUM PERCUSSION SE MUSICAL FX COMBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 SECTION TRACK SELECT MUTE SOLO BANK GROUP NUMBER COMMON ELEMENT PERF PART ...

Page 101: ...or Source select A D Select stereo or mono Sampling frequency SF1 SF2 SF3 SF4 SF5 F1 F2 F3 F4 F6 F5 INFORMATION 1 2 Monitor level Trigger mode Input level SF1 SF2 SF3 SF4 SF5 F1 F2 F3 F4 F6 F5 INFORMATION 7 Call up the SOURCE display 11 Set the Slice related parameters The following display appears after stopping sampling since the sampling type has been set to slice seq in step 7 You ll need to t...

Page 102: ...OB STORE COMPARE SCENE STORE SET LOCATE SONG SCENE SF1 SF2 SF3 SF4 SF5 F1 F2 F3 F4 F6 F5 INFORMATION DEC NO INC YES EXIT ENTER EXECUTE MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Sampling Sequencer Real time External Control Surface Modular Synthesis Plug in System DRUM KITS FAVORITES SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 3 A PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR PLUCKED BASS STRINGS BRASS RE...

Page 103: ...dular Synthesis Plug in System DRUM KITS FAVORITES SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 3 A PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR PLUCKED BASS STRINGS BRASS REED PIPE SYN LEAD SYN PAD CHOIR SYN COMP CHROMATIC PERCUSSION DRUM PERCUSSION SE MUSICAL FX COMBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 SECTION TRACK SELECT MUTE SOLO BANK GROUP NUMBER COMMON ELEMENT PERF PART ZONE 3 Select a track 2 ...

Page 104: ... PERCUSSION SE MUSICAL FX COMBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 SECTION TRACK SELECT MUTE SOLO BANK GROUP NUMBER COMMON ELEMENT PERF PART ZONE 3 Select a track 2 to be recorded and set the MIDI event type to be recorded and tempo 6 Start recording DEC NO INC YES 4 Call up the VOICE display 5 Select the desired voice to be recorded to a track phrase DEC NO INC YES SF1 SF2 SF3 SF4 SF5 F1 F2 F3 F...

Page 105: ...NC YES EXIT ENTER EXECUTE MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Sampling Sequencer Real time External Control Surface Modular Synthesis Plug in System DRUM KITS FAVORITES SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 3 A PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR PLUCKED BASS STRINGS BRASS REED PIPE SYN LEAD SYN PAD CHOIR SYN COMP CHROMATIC PERCUSSION DRUM PERCUSSION SE MUSICAL FX COMBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 106: ...ING MIXING UTILITY EDIT JOB STORE COMPARE SCENE STORE SET LOCATE SONG SCENE SF 1 SF 2 SF 3 SF 4 SF 5 F1 F2 F3 F4 F6 F5 INFORMATION DEC NO INC YES EXIT ENTER EXECUTE MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Sampling Sequencer Real time External Control Surface Modular Synthesis Plug in System DRUM KITS FAVORITES SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 3 A PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR...

Page 107: ...YES EXIT ENTER EXECUTE MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Sampling Sequencer Real time External Control Surface Modular Synthesis Plug in System DRUM KITS FAVORITES SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 3 A PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR PLUCKED BASS STRINGS BRASS REED PIPE SYN LEAD SYN PAD CHOIR SYN COMP CHROMATIC PERCUSSION DRUM PERCUSSION SE MUSICAL FX COMBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8...

Page 108: ... MIXING UTILITY EDIT JOB STORE COMPARE SCENE STORE SET LOCATE SONG SCENE SF 1 SF2 SF3 SF4 SF5 F1 F2 F3 F4 F6 F5 INFORMATION DEC NO INC YES EXIT ENTER EXECUTE MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Sampling Sequencer Real time External Control Surface Modular Synthesis Plug in System DRUM KITS FAVORITES SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 3 A PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR PLUCKE...

Page 109: ...ION DEC NO INC YES EXIT ENTER EXECUTE MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Sampling Sequencer Real time External Control Surface Modular Synthesis Plug in System DRUM KITS FAVORITES SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 3 A PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR PLUCKED BASS STRINGS BRASS REED PIPE SYN LEAD SYN PAD CHOIR SYN COMP CHROMATIC PERCUSSION DRUM PERCUSSION SE MUSICAL FX COMBI ...

Page 110: ...1 SF2 SF3 SF4 SF5 F1 F2 F3 F4 F6 F5 INFORMATION DEC NO INC YES EXIT ENTER EXECUTE MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Sampling Sequencer Real time External Control Surface Modular Synthesis Plug in System DRUM KITS FAVORITES SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 3 A PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR PLUCKED BASS STRINGS BRASS REED PIPE SYN LEAD SYN PAD CHOIR SYN COMP CHROMATIC PER...

Page 111: ...USER PLG 1 PLG 3 A PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR PLUCKED BASS STRINGS BRASS REED PIPE SYN LEAD SYN PAD CHOIR SYN COMP CHROMATIC PERCUSSION DRUM PERCUSSION SE MUSICAL FX COMBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 SECTION TRACK SELECT MUTE SOLO BANK GROUP NUMBER COMMON ELEMENT PERF PART ZONE 8 Select the desired voice to be recorded to a track Bank 1 16 6 Select a track to be recorded and set the tempo...

Page 112: ...Select a track to be recorded and set the MIDI event type to be recorded Select the desired voice to be recorded to the track 8 Tempo MIDI event Bank or DEC NO INC YES or Recording track DEC NO INC YES SF1 SF2 SF3 SF4 SF5 F1 F2 F3 F4 F6 F5 INFORMATION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 TRACK SELECT MUTE SOLO ELEMENT PERF PART ZONE CATEGORY SEARCH DRUM KITS FAVORITES PLG 2 PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 GM ...

Page 113: ...ZONE3 ZONE4 SEQ TRANSPORT LOCATE 1 2 REC MODE VOICE PERFORM MASTER SEQUENCER SONG PATTERN FILE INTEGRATED SAMPLING MIXING UTILITY EDIT JOB STORE COMPARE SCENE STORE SET LOCATE SONG SCENE SF1 SF2 SF3 SF4 SF5 F1 F2 F3 F4 F6 F5 INFORMATION DEC NO INC YES EXIT ENTER EXECUTE MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Sampling Sequencer Real time External Control Surface Modular Synthesis Plug in System DR...

Page 114: ...3 GM USER PLG 1 PLG 3 A PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR PLUCKED BASS STRINGS BRASS REED PIPE SYN LEAD SYN PAD CHOIR SYN COMP CHROMATIC PERCUSSION DRUM PERCUSSION SE MUSICAL FX COMBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 SECTION TRACK SELECT MUTE SOLO BANK GROUP NUMBER COMMON ELEMENT PERF PART ZONE 9 Go back to the Song Play mode and play the song to hear the recorded sample 10 Record samples to other tr...

Page 115: ... with the rhythm and gives you the power to improvise great musical arrangements on the fly In addition to Track Mute the MOTIF also features a versatile Song Scene function Song Scene lets you make various changes to the tracks such as pan volume and others and take a snapshot of those settings which you can recall at any time with a single button press A maximum of five Scenes can be stored to t...

Page 116: ... knobs sliders instantly jump to the settings made for the Scene regardless of the pysical position of the knobs sliders 5 Save the Song data to a memory card or SCSI device page 97 4 Create other Song Scenes as desired Change the settings again as you did in step 2 and store the Song Scene to a different button as you did in step 3 Store the settings to a Song Scene 3 and press the appropriate bu...

Page 117: ...M USER PLG 1 PLG 3 A PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN GUITAR PLUCKED BASS STRINGS BRASS REED PIPE SYN LEAD SYN PAD CHOIR SYN COMP CHROMATIC PERCUSSION DRUM PERCUSSION SE MUSICAL FX COMBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 SECTION TRACK SELECT MUTE SOLO BANK GROUP NUMBER COMMON ELEMENT PERF PART ZONE Select the destination template number Move the cursor to the template number and select the number to which t...

Page 118: ...ch the MIDI send and receive channels computer to MOTIF so that each track of the sequencer song data plays the appropriate part on the MOTIF Finally play back the song and record the desired audio parts vocals solos etc using your audio MIDI sequencer n For details about the File Utility software refer to the electronic documentation contained in the included CD ROM PLG 2 A B C D E F G H 15 CATEG...

Page 119: ...S TEMPO ATTACK RELEASE CUTOFF RESONANCE ASSIGN A ASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2 KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4 MEQ LOW MEQ HI MID MEQLOWMID MEQ HIGH REMOTE CONTROL ON OFF EFFECTBYPASS ARPEGGIO INSERTION SYSTEM ON OFF MASTER VOLUME VOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3 VOLUME 4 CS 1 CS 2 CS 3 CS 4 ZONE1 ZONE2 ZONE3 ZONE4 SEQ TRANSPORT LOCATE 1 2 REC MODE VOICE PERFORM MASTER SEQUENCER SONG PATTERN FILE INTEGRATED SAMPLING M...

Page 120: ...that its lamp flashes REMOTE CONTROL ON OFF Control the selected track of the sequencer by using the Control knobs For details about the parameters that can be controlled see page 257 3 Control the transport functions on the sequencer The SEQ TRANSPORT buttons can be used to control Start Stop Forward Rewind and Record on the computer sequence software 5 Select a track on your computer s sequencer...

Page 121: ...de you ll be able to quickly and easily work your way through any and all of the operations in the mode Voice Mode Basic Structure page 42 Function Tree This section is devoted to the Voice mode To see how the Voice mode relates to the entire structure of the MOTIF and its other modes and functions see the simplified chart in Basic Structure on page 30 The following detailed chart shows all of the...

Page 122: ...RPEGGIO SF1 TYPE SF2 LIMIT SF3 PLAY FX SF5 CLEAR USER ARPEGGIO F4 DRUM COMMON CONTROLLER SET SF1 SET1 2 SF2 SET3 4 SF3 SET5 6 F6 DRUM COMMON EFFECT SF1 EFFECT CONNECT SF2 INSERTION1 SF3 INSERTION2 SF4 REVERB SF5 CHORUS Key selection DRUM KEY C0 C6 F1 DRUM KEY OSCILLATOR SF1 WAVE SF2 OUTPUT SF5 OTHER F2 DRUM KEY PITCH SF1 TUNE SF2 VELOCITY SENS F3 DRUM KEY FILTER SF1 CUTOFF SF2 VELOCITY SENS F4 DRU...

Page 123: ...ERTION1 SF3 INSERTION2 SF4 REVERB SF5 CHORUS Element selection PLUG IN ELEMENT F1 PLUG IN ELEMENT OSCILLATOR SF1 WAVE SF5 OTHER F2 PLUG IN ELEMENT PITCH F3 PLUG IN ELEMENT FILETER F4 PLUG IN ELEMENT NATIVE PARAMETER F5 PLUG IN ELEMENT LFO F6 PLUG IN ELEMENT EQ EDIT VOICE COMPARE JOB VOICE JOB F1 INITIALIZE F2 EDIT RECALL F3 COPY F4 BULK DUMP STORE VOICE STORE VOICE P 153 P 154 P 154 P 154 P 154 P ...

Page 124: ...ways in which you can select a Voice Using the BANK GROUP NUMBER buttons Using the INC YES and DEC NO buttons Using the data dial Using the Category Search function Using the BANK GROUP NUMBER buttons 1 Press any of the BANK buttons to select a Bank To select a Normal voice press any of the PRE1 USER buttons VOICE Indicates the Keyboard MIDI transmit channel See page 127 for details Indicates the ...

Page 125: ...6 007 A 7 071 E 7 008 A 8 072 E 8 009 A 9 073 E 9 010 A 10 074 E 10 011 A 11 075 E 11 012 A 12 076 E 12 013 A 13 077 E 13 014 A 14 078 E 14 015 A 15 079 E 15 016 A 16 080 E 16 017 B 1 081 F 1 018 B 2 082 F 2 019 B 3 083 F 3 020 B 4 084 F 4 021 B 5 085 F 5 022 B 6 086 F 6 023 B 7 087 F 7 024 B 8 088 F 8 025 B 9 089 F 9 026 B 10 090 F 10 027 B 11 091 F 11 028 B 12 092 F 12 029 B 13 093 F 13 030 B 14...

Page 126: ... a list of all the available piano type voices contained in the MOTIF and select the desired piano voice from the list The MOTIF also features a Favorites category to which you can assign your favorite voices This is convenient especially in live performance situations giving you quick access to often used voices no matter what their particular category or bank 1 Press the CATEGORY SEARCH button s...

Page 127: ... the Keyboard MIDI transmit channel n You can set this parameter also in the Utility mode page 258 This parameter cannot be stored in the Voice Store mode Voice editing in the Voice Play mode The explanations here apply to step 4 of the Basic Procedure on page 124 The Voice Play mode lets you perform a variety of general editing operations on the selected voice For more detailed and comprehensive ...

Page 128: ... Poly PortaSw Determines whether Portamento is on or off Settings off on PortaTime Determines the pitch transition time Higher values result in longer transition times Settings 0 127 PortaMode Determines the Portamento mode The behavior of the Portamento varies depending on whether Mono Poly is set to mono or poly Settings fingered fulltime When Mono Poly is set to mono With the fingered setting P...

Page 129: ...e parameters available The Indicator If you alter any parameters in Voice Edit Mode the indicator will appear in the top left of the display This indicates that the current voice has been modified but not yet stored n Even if you exit to the Voice Play mode your edited settings for the current voice will be maintained as long as you don t select another voice n The indicator is also displayed in t...

Page 130: ...ameters for the selected voice 7 Store the settings edited in step 6 to the User Memory as required 8 Press the EXIT button to exit from the Voice Edit mode For details on step 2 refer to Voice Play mode on page 124 For detailed instructions on steps 5 6 see the explanations below For details on step 7 refer to Voice Store mode on page 159 Common edit F1 SF1 Normal Common General Name Basic operat...

Page 131: ... this to Time makes the above parameter a true time scale the higher the value the longer the time The Rate setting simply reverses this for a rate scale the higher the value the faster the rate in other words the shorter the time Naturally you should set this to your own personal preference depending on whether you think of Portamento in terms of time or rate Settings rate time rate Sets the Time...

Page 132: ...es the Send level of the signal sent from Insertion Effect 1 2 or the bypassed signal to the Reverb effect You can also adjust this parameter using the REVERB knob on the front panel Settings 0 127 ChoSend Determines the Send level of the signal sent from Insertion Effect 1 2 or the bypassed signal to the Chorus effect You can also adjust this parameter using the CHORUS knob on the front panel of ...

Page 133: ...ngth Two modes are available original and thru Settings original thru original The Arpeggio plays back at the preset velocities thru The Arpeggio plays back according to the velocity of your playing For example if you play the notes strongly the playback volume of the Arpeggio increases F3 SF2 Normal Common Arpeggio Arpeggio limit Note Limit Determines the lowest and highest notes in the Arpeggio ...

Page 134: ...al Elements These control assignments are called Control Sets You can assign up to six different Control Sets per Voice The six individual Control Sets are divided into pairs in the display Sets 1 2 Sets 3 4 and Sets 5 6 ElementSw Determines whether or not the selected controller affects each individual element Settings Elements 1 to 4 enabled 1 to 4 or disabled n This parameter is disabled if the...

Page 135: ...lets 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 4th x 7 quarter note septuplets seven quarter notes to the beat 4th x 8 quarter note octuplets eight quarter notes to the beat n The actual length of the note depends on the internal or external MIDI tempo setting Key On Reset Determines ...

Page 136: ...27 F5 SF3 SF4 SF5 Normal Common LFO Destination 1 2 3 From this display you can select the destination parameter for the LFO which aspect of the sound the LFO controls the elements to be affected by the LFO and the LFO Depth Three Destinations can be assigned and you can choose from several parameters per Destination ElemSw Element Switch Determines whether or not each element is to be affected by...

Page 137: ...nd Determines the level of the sound from Insertion 1 or 2 or the bypassed signal that is sent to Chorus effect A setting of 0 results in no Chorus processing of the sound Settings 0 127 RevRtn Reverb Return Level Determines the Return level of the Reverb Effect Settings 0 127 ChoRtn Chorus Return Level Determines the Return level of the Chorus Effect Settings 0 127 ChoToRev Chorus to Reverb Deter...

Page 138: ...and high keys See Basic Operation on page 75 VelocityLimit Determines the minimum and maximum values of the velocity range within which each element will respond Each element will only sound for notes played within its specified velocity range For example this lets you have one element sound when you play softly and have a different one sound when you play strongly Settings 1 127 n You can also cr...

Page 139: ...ay the keys the greater the change in pitch Settings 64 0 63 F2 SF3 Normal Element Pitch PEG Time Level Basic Structure page 46 From this display you can make all the time and level settings for the Pitch EG which determine how the pitch of the sound changes over time These can be used to control the change in pitch from the moment a note is pressed on the keyboard to the moment the sound stops Th...

Page 140: ...s for other notes will vary in proportion to the EG Time settings Settings C 2 G8 n You can also set the Center Key directly from the keyboard by holding down the INFORMATION button and pressing the desired key F3 SF1 Normal Element Filter Type Basic Structure page 46 From this display you can make comprehensive settings for the Filter section The available parameters differ depending on which Fil...

Page 141: ...the combination of 12dB oct HPF and LPF but allows a wider frequency band BEF12 Band Elimination Filter 12dB oct BEF6 Band Elimination Filter 6dB oct Dual LPF A combination of two sets of 12dB oct LPF in parallel Dual HPF A combination of two sets of 12dB oct HPF in parallel Dual BPF A combination of two sets of 6dB oct BPF in parallel Resonance Resonance Resonance Range passed Frequency Level Cut...

Page 142: ...ther character to the sound Width With the BPFw this parameter is used to adjust the width of the band of signal frequencies passed by the filter Settings 0 31 Distance Determines the distance between the Cutoff frequencies for the Dual Filter types The two filters in a combination are connected in parallel fashion Settings 0 255 HPF Cutoff Determines the central frequency for the Key Follow param...

Page 143: ...ency changes more the softer you play Settings 64 0 63 Resonance Determines the degree to which velocity affects the Resonance of the Filter EG Extreme values produce greater variation in the Resonance For positive values the harder you play the keys the greater the Resonance change Negative values do the opposite the Resonance changes more the softer you play Settings 64 0 63 F3 SF3 Normal Elemen...

Page 144: ... settings Settings C 2 G8 n You can also set the Center Key directly from the keyboard by holding down the INFORMATION button and pressing the desired key See Basic Operation on page 75 F3 SF5 Normal Element Filter Scaling Filter Scaling controls the filter cutoff frequency according to the positions of the notes on the keyboard You can divide the entire keyboard by four break points and assign di...

Page 145: ...you can determine how the Amplitude volume EG responds to velocity For Amplitude EG settings see AEG below EG Time Segment Determines the velocity sensitivity of the AEG s Time parameters Select the Segment then set its Time parameter Positive Time settings will play back the specified Segment faster and negative values will play it back slower Settings Time 64 0 63 Segment ATK ATK DCY DCY ATK RLS...

Page 146: ... the amplitude of lower notes to change slower and that of higher notes to change faster Negative values will have the opposite effect Settings 64 0 63 CenterKey Determines the central note or pitch for the Key Follow effect on Amplitude EG Depending on the EG Time Sensitivity parameter above the further away from the Center Key the keys are played the more the time of the Amplitude EG deviates fr...

Page 147: ...is display gives you a comprehensive set of controls over the LFO for each individual element The LFO can be used to create vibrato wah tremolo and other special effects by applying it to the pitch filter and amplitude parameters Wave Determines the LFO waveform used to vary the sound Settings saw tri squ Speed Determines the speed of the LFO waveform The higher the value the faster the speed Sett...

Page 148: ...ures 32 different Q settings which determine the frequency band width of the equalizer Boost6 Boost 6dB Boost12 Boost 12dB Boost18 Boost 18dB These can be used to boost the level of the entire signal by 6dB 12dB and 18dB respectively thru If you select this the equalizers are bypassed and the entire signal is unaffected Drum Voice Edit Basic Structure page 45 Common edit and Drum Key edit Each Dru...

Page 149: ...n Edit See page 132 In addition the following two parameters are also available InsRevSend Insertion Reverb Send Determines the Send level for the entire Drum voice all keys sent from Insertion Effect 1 2 to the Reverb effect InsChoSend Insertion Chorus Send Determines the Send level for the entire Drum voice all keys sent from Insertion Effect 1 2 to the Chorus effect Settings 0 127 n Send level ...

Page 150: ...s refer to the separate Data List booklet F1 SF2 Drum Key Oscillator Output From this display you can set certain output parameters for the selected Drum key InsEFOut Insertion Effect Output Determines which Insertion effect 1 or 2 is used to process each individual Drum key The thru setting lets you bypass the Insertion effects for the specific key Settings thru ins1 Insertion Effect 1 ins2 Inser...

Page 151: ...he simultaneous playback of sounds Settings off 1 127 F2 SF1 Drum Key Pitch Tune Coarse Determines the pitch of each Drum Key Wave or Normal Voice in semitones Settings 48 48 n If a Normal voice has been assigned to the key this parameter adjusts the position of its note not its pitch relative to note C3 For example let s assume the original Voice consists of a two Element piano like sound up to n...

Page 152: ...ote you press The Pan setting above is used as the basic Pan position Settings L64 0 R63 n This parameter is effective for Drum keys whose Type parameter in the Oscillator Wave display page 150 has been set to Preset wave or User wave RandomPan Determines the amount by which the sound of the selected Drum key is panned randomly left and right for each note you press The Pan setting above is used a...

Page 153: ... parameters described here may not be available For details refer to the relevant owner s manual of the Plug in board n For details on the current lineup of available Plug in boards see page 35 Basic Procedure Basic Structure page 70 1 Press the VOICE button to enter the Voice Play mode The indicator lights 2 Select a Plug in voice to be edited 3 Press the EDIT button to enter the Voice Edit mode ...

Page 154: ...SF3 Plug in Common Arpeggio Play FX Effect Same as in Normal Voice Common Edit See page 133 F4 SF1 Plug in Common Control Set Set1 2 Same as in Normal Voice Common Edit See page 134 Please note that Element Switch is not available in Plug in Voice Common Edit F4 SF2 Plug in Common Control Set Modulation Wheel From this display you can set how the Plug in voice responds to the Modulation wheel by c...

Page 155: ...ude For details on using Control Change numbers and the Assignable Controls see page 191 Source Determines the MIDI Control Change number used to control the filter PMod FMod and Amod Settings 0 95 Filter Determines the depth of control the Control Change numbers set in the Source parameter above have over the filter cutoff frequency Settings 64 0 63 PMod Pitch Modulation Depth Determines the dept...

Page 156: ... Board voice or the amount in semitones by which the pitch is raised or lowered The pitch range is two octaves up or down Settings 24 0 24 F2 Plug in Element Pitch PEG Time Level Basic Structure page 46 From this display you can make various time and level settings for the Pitch EG which determine how the pitch of the Board voice changes over time The full names of the available parameters are sho...

Page 157: ...ated by the amount set in the LoGain parameter Settings 32Hz 2 0kHz 2LowGain Low Gain Determines the amount by which signals below the LoFreq frequency will be boosted attenuated Settings 64 0 63 3HighFreq High Frequency Determines the shelving point for the high frequencies The levels of signals above this frequency will be boosted attenuated by the amount set in the HiGain parameter Settings 500...

Page 158: ...settings It also allows you to selectively initialize certain parameters such as Common settings settings for each Element Drum key and so on very useful when creating a completely new voice from scratch Type of parameter to be initialized When a Normal voice is selected ALL Common EL1 4 When a Drum voice is selected ALL Common EL n If you turn the check mark on you can select a Drum key For detai...

Page 159: ...ce Store mode Basic Structure page 63 This function lets you store your edited voice to User memory When you execute this the settings for the destination memory will be overwritten Important data should always be backed up to computer a separate Memory Card or some other storage device Basic Procedure 1 After editing the voice press the STORE button to enter the Voice Store mode 2 Select the dest...

Page 160: ...T LOW SF5 SET NOTE LIMIT HIGH F4 PERFORMANCE PORTAMENTO F5 PERFORMANCE EG F6 PERFORMANCE ARPEGGIO CATEGORY PERFORMANCE CATEGORY SEARCH FAV CATEGORY SEARCH F1 SUB CATEGORY1 SELECT F2 SUB CATEGORY2 SELECT F3 SUB CATEGORY3 SELECT F4 SET TO FAVORITE F5 CLEAR 1 FAVORITE F6 CLEAR ALL FAVORITE FAV FAVORITE SELECT F5 CLEAR 1 FAVORITE F6 CLEAR ALL FAVORITE EDIT PERFORMANCE EDIT COMMON COMMON F1 COMMON SF1 ...

Page 161: ... VOICE SF2 PLYMODE SF3 LIMIT SF4 PORTAMENTO SF5 OTHER F2 PART OUTPUT SF1 VOLUME PAN SF2 EFFECT SEND F3 PART OUTPUT SELECT OUTPUT SELECT F4 PART TONE SF1 TUNE SF2 FILTER SF4 AEG F5 PART RECEIVE SWITCH EDIT PERFORMANCE COMPARE JOB PERFORMANCE JOB F1 INITIALIZE F2 EDIT RECALL F3 COPY F4 BULK DUMP STORE PERFORMANCE STORE P 170 P 170 P 170 P 170 P 171 P 171 P 172 P 172 P 172 P 173 P 173 P 173 P 173 P 1...

Page 162: ...o step 2 of the Basic Procedure above Selecting performances is done in basically the same way as selecting voices page 124 except for the following point Since the MOTIF has no Preset performances and provides only one User bank selecting a bank is not necessary Keyboard Octave and Keyboard MIDI transmit channel settings The explanations here apply to step 3 of the Basic Procedure on page 162 The...

Page 163: ... or the mLAN terminal if an optional mLAN8E has been installed n In the Utility mode you can set whether you use the A D INPUT jack or the mLAN8E jack as an input jack for the A D part See page 252 Volume Determines the output level of the A D part Settings 0 127 Pan Determines the stereo pan position of the A D part Settings L63 Left C Center R63 Right RevSend Determines the Send level of the A D...

Page 164: ...s This is a global switch and overrides the individual part settings in Part Switch below Settings off on Time Determines the pitch transition time This parameter offsets the same parameter in the part edit page 171 Higher values result in longer transition times Settings 64 63 PartSwitch Determines whether Portamento is on or off for each individual part F5 Performance Play EG Envelope Generator ...

Page 165: ...the Performance Play mode The Compare Function This convenient function lets you switch between the edited performance and its original unedited condition allowing you to listen to the difference between the two and better hear how your edits affect the sound 1 In the Performance Edit mode press the COMPARE button so that its indicator flashes The indicator is shown at the top of the display in pl...

Page 166: ...ance Edit mode For details on step 2 refer to Performance Play mode on page 162 For detailed instructions on steps 5 6 see the explanations below For details on step 7 refer to Performance Store mode on page 176 Common edit F1 SF1 Common General Name From this display you can create a name for the performance The performance name can contain up to 10 characters For detailed instructions on naming ...

Page 167: ...e set here these parameters are the same as in the Voice Edit mode page 132 F2 SF1 Common Output Volume Determines the output level of the selected performance You can adjust the overall volume keeping the balance between all parts Settings 0 127 Pan Determines the stereo pan position of the selected performance This parameter offsets the same parameter in the part edit setting page 163 You can al...

Page 168: ...z Gain Determines the level gain for the Frequency set above or the amount the selected frequency band is attenuated or boosted Settings 12dB 0dB 12dB Q Frequency Characteristic This varies the signal level at the Frequency setting to create various frequency curve characteristics Settings 0 1 12 0 F3 SF1 Common Arpeggio Arpeggio type Basic Structure page 55 Same as in Normal Voice Common Edit See...

Page 169: ... type Settings Refer to the Effect Types list in the separate Data List booklet Variation Return Determines the Return level of the Variation Effect Settings 0 127 Variation Pan Determines the pan position of the Variation effect sound Settings L64 far left cnt center R63 far right Variation To Reverb Determines the Send level of the signal sent from the Variation Effect to the Reverb Effect Setti...

Page 170: ...For details about the Plug in Voice Program number refer to the Owner s Manual for your Plug in Board F1 SF2 Part Voice Play Mode Mono Poly Select monophonic or polyphonic playback for each part Select whether the Voice is played back monophonically single notes only or polyphonically multiple simultaneous notes Settings Mono Poly n This parameter is not available for the part to which the Drum Vo...

Page 171: ...24 PB Pitch Bend Range When editing Plug in parts 1 3 or when a Drum voice is selected Determines the pitch change range in semitones of the Pitch Bend wheel for the Plug in part s voice or Drum voice Unlike the Pitch Bend setting for parts 1 4 above the Upper and Lower ranges for the Plug in parts cannot be set independently Settings 24 0 24 VelSensDpt Velocity Sensitivity Depth Determines the ve...

Page 172: ...settings for each voice made in the Voice Edit mode are applied or not Keep in mind that the settings made in Pan above are applied as offsets to the Voice Edit settings When this is set to off the basic pan position for the selected part is set to center Settings on off n This parameter is not available for the Plug in parts F2 SF2 Part Output Effect Send RevSend Reverb Send Determines the send l...

Page 173: ... Determines the amount of filter resonance or emphasis of the Cutoff Frequency for each part Settings 64 0 63 FEG Depth Determines the Filter Envelope Generator depth amount of Cuttoff frequency for each part Settings 0 127 n The FEG Depth setting is not available for the Plug in parts F4 SF3 Part Tone FEG Basic Structure page 47 From this display you can set the FEG Filter Envelope Generator para...

Page 174: ...ings 64 0 63 Sustain Determines the AEG Sustain Level for each part Settings 64 0 63 n The Sustain level setting is not available for Plug in parts or parts to which Drum voices have been assigned Release Determines the AEG Release Time for each part Settings 64 0 63 n The Release Time setting is not available for the part to which the Drum Voice is assigned F5 Part Receive Switch From this displa...

Page 175: ...d return to Performance Play mode For detailed instructions on steps 3 4 see the explanations below F1 Initialize This function lets you reset initialize all performance parameters to their default settings It also allows you to selectively initialize certain parameters such as Common settings settings for each part and so on very useful when creating a completely new performance from scratch Type...

Page 176: ...e Store mode Basic Structure page 63 This function lets you store your edited performance to User memory When you execute this the settings for the destination memory will be overwritten Important data should always be backed up to computer a separate memory card or some other storage device Basic Procedure 1 After editing the performance press the STORE button to enter the Performance Store mode ...

Page 177: ...NEL F4 SONG TRACK LOOP ON OFF F5 COPY PHRASE F6 SONG CHAIN PLAY EDIT REC SONG RECORD SONG REC SETUP F1 SETUP F2 VOICE F3 ARP PLAY SONG RECORDING F1 SETUP F2 VOICE STOP SONG PLAY EDIT SONG EDIT F1 CHANGE F5 INSERT F6 DELETE F2 VIEW FILTER F5 CLEAR ALL F6 SET ALL JOB SONG JOB F1 UNDO REDO F2 NOTE JOB LIST QUANTIZE MODIFY VELOCITY MODIFY GATE TIME CRESCENDO TRANSPOSE GLIDE CREATE ROLL SORT CHORD SEPA...

Page 178: ...ART OUTPUT SELECT OUTPUT SELECT F4 PART TONE SF1 TUNE SF2 FILTER SF3 FEG SF4 AEG F5 PART RECEIVE SWITCH EDIT MIX COMPARE JOB MIX JOB F1 INITIALIZE F2 EDIT RECALL F3 COPY F4 BULK DUMP F5 COPY FROM PERFORMANCE STORE MIX STORE P 205 P 205 P 205 P 206 P 206 P 206 P 206 P 206 P 207 P 207 P 208 P 208 P 208 P 209 P 209 P 209 P 209 P 209 P 209 P 209 P 209 P 210 P 210 P 210 P 210 P 210 P 210 P 210 P 210 P ...

Page 179: ...d data status Currently selected song Song track on off status SONG Indicates muted track Indicates soloed track page 180 In addition to MIDI sequence data the sample data has been recorded Indicates ansample track MIDI sequence data has been recorded Indicates a MIDI track No data has been recorded Location setting for the selected song Tempo for the selected song Setting 001 0 300 0 Measure Beat...

Page 180: ...old down the SET LOCATE button and press the G button To assign Location 2 use the H button Jumping to an assigned Location You can instantly jump to the assigned Location 1 or 2 by simultaneously holding down the LOCATE button and pressing the G button for Location 1 or the H button for Location 2 Song track on off Solo and Mute The explanations here apply to step 4 of the Basic Procedure on page...

Page 181: ...e Song Scene settings can be set independently for each song Storing the Song Scene Recalling the Song Scene Simply press any of the SF1 SF5 buttons to recall the setting One of the convenient advantages of Song Scene is that it lets you instantly and automatically execute parameter settings that normally require many button presses or controller operations Use it during song recording or playback...

Page 182: ...aving assignments to Plug in parts 1 3 for installed single part boards or Plug in parts 17 32 for installed multi part boards Tracks using the internal tone generator parts of the MOTIF are automatically fixed at port 1 Settings off 01 03 n Port data can be output only through the USB terminal No port data is transmitted through the MIDI OUT terminal even if the corresponding track is set to a sp...

Page 183: ... this mode you can use the sequencer to record your keyboard performance in real time to each track of a User Song n For details about recording methods see page 53 Basic Procedure Basic Structure page 53 1 In the Song Play mode select a User Song to be recorded 2 If necessary set a Song Scene page 115 3 Press the REC button to enter the Song Record mode The indicator lights The Song Record Setup ...

Page 184: ...g The explanations here apply to steps 4 5 of the Basic Procedure on page 183 F1 Song Record Setup Basic Structure page 51 When recording type is set to something other than step n Punch in measure beat and Punch out measure beat are available when the Recording Type is set to Punch When recording type is set to step Type Recording type Determines the recording method Settings RecTrack is set to 1...

Page 185: ...C YES and DEC NO buttons or the data dial Value When the event to be entered is set to note this value specifies the velocity with which the note will be entered Settings 001 127 The set value 1 127 corresponds to the MIDI velocity value entered RND1 RND4 When one of the random settings is selected a random velocity value will be entered StepTime The size of the current recording step time for the...

Page 186: ...mething other than note this determines the value of the specified non note event Settings When event is set to to p bend 8192 8191 When event is set to CC Control Change 001 119 000 127 When event is set to tempo RecTrack is set to tempo 001 300 Examples of Step Recording The explanations here apply to steps 6 7 of the Basic Procedure on page 183 page 184 This section explains how to step record ...

Page 187: ...splay settings unchanged for the remaining notes in the measure and press release each key one by one as shown below 4 Follow the instructions below to enter the next dotted half note 5 Enter the last quarter note by pressing and releasing F SEQ TRANSPORT LOCATE 1 2 REC 1 Press and release F 2 Change this value to 240 since the next note is an 8th note 3 Press the F4 button to tie the two F notes ...

Page 188: ... 8th rest via the same procedure as in step 3 7 Enter the last 8th note F 8 Move the pointer to the top beginning of the song and press the F button to hear the note data you just recorded in steps 1 7 F2 Song Record Voice From this display you can set voice related parameters for the selected track The settings made here affect the tone generator parts whose MIDI receive channels match the MIDI t...

Page 189: ... if notes are released and it continues to cycle until the next note data is received Settings sync off off on PartSwitch Determines whether Arpeggio playback is on or off for the tone generator part page 55 that corresponds to the recorded track Settings off on Song Edit mode This mode gives you comprehensive detailed controls for editing the MIDI events of individual song tracks MIDI events are ...

Page 190: ...that can be inserted edited The following explanations apply to the MIDI events that can be inserted edited in step 3 of the Basic Procedure on page 189 The following displays are called up by pressing the F5 button in step 3 of the Basic Procedure on page 189 Note This is the most common and prevalent type of data the individual notes of a song Note name Determines the note name or the specific k...

Page 191: ...Aftertouch CAT This event is generated when pressure is applied to a key after the note is played Data This represents the amount of pressure applied to the key Settings 000 127 Polyphonic Aftertouch PAT This event is generated when pressure is applied to a key after the note is played Unlike Channel Aftertouch above this is recorded and applied independently for each key pressed Note name Determi...

Page 192: ... change data are sent NRPN MSB 99 NRPN LSB 98 and Data Entry MSB 6 In the MOTIF this group of control change events is handled as one in this display For a complete list of the available RPN and NRPN numbers and their corresponding controls refer to the MIDI Data Format in the separate Data List booklet System Exclusive Exc A type of MIDI message used to exchange data unique to a specific model or...

Page 193: ...e F1 button and to select Undo Redo and use the Undo function 10Press the SONG button to exit from Song Job mode and return to Song Play mode For detailed instructions on steps 3 9 see the explanations below F1 Undo Redo The explanations here apply to step 9 of the Basic Procedure see above The Undo Job cancels the changes you made in your most recent patch session recording session editing sessio...

Page 194: ...s equivalent to three times the length of the specified quantize value A setting of 66 produces exact timing and therefore no swing feel Settings above 67 increase the amount of swing with 83 being equivalent to a sextuplet delay If the quantize value is 50 66 A setting of 100 is equivalent to twice the length of a d or d note A setting of 50 produces exact timing and therefore no swing feel Setti...

Page 195: ...27 127 F2 03 Modify Gate Time This job alters the gate times of the specified range of notes Gate time changes are calculated as follows Adjusted gate time original gate time x Rate Offset If the result is 0 or less the value is set to 1 SetAll Sets the gate times of all target notes to the same fixed value When set to OFF the Set All parameter has no effect When set to a value other than OFF the ...

Page 196: ...ranspose Transposes notes in the specified range in semitones A setting of 12 transposes up one octave while a setting of 12 transposes down an octave A setting of 0 produces no change Settings 127 127 F2 06 Glide The Glide Job replaces all notes following the first note in the specified range with pitch bend data producing smooth glides from note to note This is ideal for producing guitar like sl...

Page 197: ...the stroke or strumming sound of guitars and similar instruments Type Determines how the chord note data is sorted Settings up down up down down up up The notes are sorted in ascending order down The notes are sorted in descending order up down Sorts chord notes on downbeats in ascending order and chord notes on up beats in descending order based on the Grid setting below down up Sorts chord notes...

Page 198: ...shifts all data events in the specified range forward or backward by the specified number of clocks One useful application for this would be to change the rhythmic feel of a drum track or bass track subtly shifting it in time relative to the other tracks to create a rushed feel or a laid back feel Clock Determines the amount by which the data will be delayed or advanced in measures beats and clock...

Page 199: ... and range in which data is extracted Settings Track 01 16 Range 001 1 000 999 16 479 Event Type Selects the event type to be extracted Specific note and control change numbers can also be specified as required Settings Note Note Note number PC Program Change PB Pitch Bend CC 000 127 all Control Change Control Change number CAT Channel Aftertouch PAT Polyphonic Aftertouch EXC System Exclusive Dest...

Page 200: ...he event type to be modified Settings PB Pitch Bend CC 000 127 all Control Change Control Change number CAT Channel Aftertouch PAT Polyphonic Aftertouch tmp Tempo Set All Sets all target events to the same fixed value When set to OFF the Set All parameter has no effect When set to a value other than OFF the Rate and Offset parameters are unavailable and appear as on the display Settings OFF 000 12...

Page 201: ...ted measure and meter data following the insert point are moved forward accordingly n If the insert point is set after the last measure containing data only the meter data at that point is set without actually inserting the measures F4 02 Delete Measure This Job deletes the specified measures Measure and meter data following the deleted measures are moved backward accordingly Delete Range Settings...

Page 202: ...s 01 16 Data Type to be exchanged Determines the type s of data to be exchanged Select the desired type by checkmarking the appropriate box Settings Seq Event all events in the track Grid Groove for the selected track Mix Part Param all Mixing Part parameters F5 03 Mix Track This job mixes all data from two selected tracks A and B and places the result in track B One useful application for this wo...

Page 203: ...Job again F5 07 Put Phrase To ARP Basic Structure page 56 This Job copies data in the specified measures of a track for creating Arpeggio data Note that Arpeggio data can be made up of data from four separate tracks however the Job must be performed separately on each track one by one Source Song track and range Settings Track 01 16 Range 000 999 Destination Arpeggio number and its track This para...

Page 204: ...ssigned to each track in the source song are copied to the split destination style as sample voices and are assigned to the corresponding tracks in that pattern This checkbox has no effect if no sample voices are assigned to the tracks in the source song This Job overwrites any data already existing in the destination pattern F6 03 Clear Song This job deletes all data from the selected song or all...

Page 205: ...tings can be affected or overridden by song playback and external MIDI data Keep in mind that because of this the indicator may appear in the display even though you ve made no changes or edits to the Song Mixing settings yourself Song Mixing mode Simple Mixer functions n The parameters that have the same name in the Song Mixing mode and in the Song Mixing Edit mode have the same functions and set...

Page 206: ... 43 Reference page 124 From this display you can select a voice for each part Sample voices can also be selected page 52 n You can select a part by moving the cursor or by using the NUMBER buttons while the TRACK SELECT indicator is on page 181 n The Category Search function can also be used to select voices here with the exception of the Multi part Plug in parts 17 32 F4 SEND Effect Send Basic St...

Page 207: ...s the EDIT button again to disable the Compare function and restore the settings for your edited Song n While Compare is active you cannot make Song Mixing edits Common edit and Part edit Use Common Edit to edit the settings common to all parts There are two types of Song Mixing displays those for Common Edit and those for editing individual parts n Common Edit operations cannot be performed on th...

Page 208: ...all parts of the selected song see MEQ page 209 The settings made here in this display are applied as offsets to those MEQ settings with the exception of MID You can set the parameters below by using the four Knobs on the panel Settings 64 63 F1 SF5 Song Mixing Common General Other From this display you can set the control functions for the Knobs Knob Assign Determines the function for the assigna...

Page 209: ... Arpeggio data by using the SF5 button This is the same as in Voice Normal Common Edit page 132 except that the Tempo setting is not available here since the Arpeggio plays according to the song tempo F3 SF2 Song Mixing Common Arpeggio Arpeggio Limit Same as in Voice Normal Common Edit See page 133 F3 SF3 Song Mixing Common Arpeggio Play FX Effect Same as in Voice Normal Common Edit See page 133 F...

Page 210: ...ay Mode Mono Poly Determines whether the voice for the selected part is played back monophonically single notes only or polyphonically multiple simultaneous notes Settings Mono Poly n This parameter is not available for the part to which the Drum Voice is assigned ArpeggioSw Arpeggio Switch Determines whether Arpeggio is on or off for the selected part Settings on off n ArpeggioSw is not available...

Page 211: ...ance Part Edit See page 173 n The FEG Depth setting is not available for Plug in voice parts F4 SF3 Song Mixing Part Tone FEG Basic Structure page 47 From this display you can set the FEG Filter Envelope Generator parameters for each part The following parameters offset the same parameters in the Voice Element Edit mode page 143 Same as in Performance Part Edit See page 173 n The FEG setting is no...

Page 212: ...e linked and feature the same settings only in different formats Use the type you feel most comfortable with Song Mixing Job mode Basic Procedure 1 In the Song Play mode select a Song you wish to execute the Job on 2 Press the MIXING button to enter the Song Mixing mode 3 Press the JOB button to enter the Song Mixing Job mode 4 Select the desired Job menu by pressing the appropriate button F1 F5 5...

Page 213: ...lected song Set the Part of the destination song Data type Part 1 32 Plug 1 3 Arp Effect Reverb Chorus n If you choose Arp Arpeggio or Effect the Arpeggio data or Effect settings for the Voice assigned to the source Part will be copied F4 Bulk Dump This function lets you send all your edited parameter settings for the currently selected Song Mixing program to a computer or another MIDI device for ...

Page 214: ...r the Song Mixing Store mode 2 Press the ENTER button The display prompts you for confirmation 3 To execute the Store operation press the INC YES button After the Song Mixing program has been stored a Completed message appears and operation returns to the original display n To cancel the Store operation press the DEC NO button For Store operations that take longer to process you will see the messa...

Page 215: ...EVENT SF4 CONVERT TO SONG SF5 TRACK SELECT REC PATTERN CHAIN RECORD REC PATTERN RECORD PATTERN REC SETUP F1 SETUP F2 VOICE CATEGORY VOICE CATEGORY SEARCH F3 ARP PLAY PATTERN RECORDING EDIT PATTERN EDIT F1 CHANGE F5 INSERT F6 DELETE F2 VIEW FILTER F5 CLEAR ALL F6 SET ALL JOB PATTERN JOB F1 UNDO REDO F2 NOTE JOB LIST QUANTIZE MODIFY VELOCITY MODIFY GATE TIME CRESCENDO TRANSPOSE GLIDE CREATE ROLL SOR...

Page 216: ...ME PAN SF2 EFFECT SEND F3 PART OUTPUT SELECT OUTPUT SELECT F4 PART TONE SF1 TUNE SF2 FILTER SF3 FEG SF4 AEG F5 PART RECEIVE SWITCH JOB MIXING JOB F1 INITIALIZE F2 EDIT RECALL F3 COPY F4 BULK DUMP F5 COPY FROM PERFORMANCE STORE MIX STORE SONG F5 TRACK JOB LIST COPY TRACK EXCHANGE TRACK CLEAR TRACK NORMALIZE PLAY EFFECT DIVIDE DRUM TRACK F6 PATTERN JOB LIST COPY PATTERN APPEND PATTERN SPLIT PATTERN ...

Page 217: ...ge 179 as shown below You can also select a style by moving the cursor to the style number location and using the INC YES and DEC NO buttons or the data dial PATTERN Pattern track number and data status In addition to MIDI sequence data the sample data has been recorded Indicates an sample track MIDI sequence data has been recorded Indicates a MIDI track No data has been recorded A Phrase has not ...

Page 218: ...ure on page 217 F2 Pattern Play Groove Same as in the Song Play mode See page 181 F3 Pattern Play Output Channel Same as in the Song Play mode See page 182 F4 Pattern Play Patch Explained later See page 219 F5 Pattern Play Track Voice Determines whether the program change data contained in the phrase data is effective or not For most purposes this should be set to off For example if a phrase has e...

Page 219: ...ring playback SF4 Patch Clear You can clear the Phrase assignment to the currently selected track by pressing the SF4 button As a result the track becomes empty SF5 Phrase Data Copy The User phrases that can be assigned with the Patch function are limited to the ones contained in the currently selected pattern style This function lets you copy phrases on other pattern styles to the selected one Pr...

Page 220: ...tings are same as in the Song Record mode To record a track select the desired track from TMP Tempo SCN Scene and PTN Pattern For details about the Pattern Chain track structure see page 54 4 Press the F button to start recording and play the pattern as you like When a Pattern track 1 16 is selected you can record style and section changes When the Tempo track is selected you can record tempo chan...

Page 221: ... destination range Pattern Record mode Quick Start Guide page 102 The MOTIF features a wealth of preset phrases in a variety of music genres It also features comprehensive phrase recording functions that let you create your own phrases and use them to build your own original patterns n For details about recording methods see page 53 About the recording track When recording patterns you ll need to ...

Page 222: ... File mode on page 266 n The following explanations apply to MIDI data recording creating MIDI tracks For instructions on recording audio data creating sample tracks see Sampling mode on page 233 Setting up before recording The explanations here apply to steps 3 4 of the Basic Procedure on page 221 page 222 F1 Pattern Record Setup Basic Structure page 51 When recording type is set to something oth...

Page 223: ...ce related parameters for the selected track The settings made here affect the tone generator parts whose MIDI receive channels match the MIDI transmit channel of the song track The voice set here becomes the phrase voice page 52 Parameters are the same as in the Song Record mode See page 188 F3 Pattern Record Arpeggio From this display you can set various Arpeggio related parameters for the selec...

Page 224: ...ss the PATTERN button to return back to the Pattern Play mode 5 Press the F button to hear your edited data 6 Edit other Phrases as required Repeat steps 2 through 5 as desired 7 After editing save your pattern data to a memory card or a SCSI device connected to the MOTIF in the File mode For detailed instructions on step 3 see the following explanations For details on step 7 refer to File mode on...

Page 225: ...ocess you will see the message Executing during processing If you switch off the power of the MOTIF while this message is displayed you risk corrupting your data 9 If you wish to undo the changes made in the steps above press the F1 button and to select Undo Redo and use the Undo function 10Press the PATTERN button to exit from the Pattern Job mode and return to the Pattern Play mode For detailed ...

Page 226: ...b mode See page 198 Specify the phrase and the range in measures beats clocks over which the Job is applied Specify the phrase and the range in measures beats clocks over which the Job is applied Specify the phrase and the range in measures beats clocks over which the Job is applied Specify the phrase and the range in measures beats clocks over which the Job is applied Specify the phrase and the r...

Page 227: ...rwritten F3 03 Erase Event Same as in the Song Job mode See page 199 n Unlike in the Song Job mode you cannot select Tempo Scene Memory or Track Mute as Event Types F3 04 Extract Event Same as in the Song Job mode See page 199 F3 05 Create Continuous Data Same as in the Song Job mode See page 199 n Unlike in the Song Job mode you cannot select Tempo as an Event Type F3 06 Thin Out Same as in the S...

Page 228: ...will not be copied If this occurs use Sample Job 02 Delete to delete any unused sample voices then try again F4 02 Exchange Phrase This Job exchanges or swaps the contents of two specified phrases n If this Job is applied to phrases which use sample voices the sample voices will not be exchanged F4 03 Mix Phrase This Job mixes all data from two selected user phrases A and B and places the result i...

Page 229: ...rs use Sample Job 02 Delete to delete any unused samples then try again F4 07 Put Phrase To Song This Job copies a selected user phrase into a specified area of a selected song The job overwrites any data already existing in the destination track Undo Redo page 225 cannot be used to undo redo a sample voice copy operation n When there is no memory available in the destination song for sample voice...

Page 230: ...tion track Same as in the Song Job mode See page 202 F5 02 Exchange Track This Job exchanges or swaps the specified type of data between two specified tracks in the current style and section Same as in the Song Job mode See page 202 F5 03 Clear Track This Job deletes all data of the selected type from the selected pattern track Same as in the Song Job mode See page 202 F5 04 Normalize Play Effect ...

Page 231: ... If this occurs use the Clear Phrase Job page 230 to delete unused phrases and try again n If this job is applied to patterns which use sample voices the sample voices will not be appended n If the pattern length becomes greater than 256 measures as a result of the Append Pattern Job an error message will be displayed and the Job will be aborted F6 03 Split Pattern This Job splits a selected patte...

Page 232: ...r your patterns and set various parameters for the tone generator parts including the desired voice as well as its level pan EQ effect and other settings How the Pattern Mixing mode affects the tone generator parts and how it is affected by other elements is made clear by the following diagram Pattern Mixing parameters are not actually part of the pattern data but rather are settings for the tone ...

Page 233: ...INFO TRIM INFORMATION SF1 AUDITION SF2 START LOOP SF3 GET TEMPO SF4 EXTRACT F5 ZOOM OUT F6 ZOOM IN F2 SLICE RECORDING Sample Sample Note F6 SAMPLE REC SETUP EDIT SAMPLE EDIT F1 KEYBANK SELECT F2 TRIM INFO TRIM INFO SF1 AUDITION SF2 START LOOP SF3 GET TEMPO SF4 EXTRACT F5 ZOOM OUT F6 ZOOM IN F3 PARAMETER F4 RANGE JOB SAMPLE JOB F1 KEYBANK JOB LIST COPY DELETE EXTRACT MOVE NORMALIZE TIME STRETCH CON...

Page 234: ...f the previous mode s button remains lit allowing you to confirm which mode you entered from 4 Press the F1 button and set the destination related parameters for the sample These determine the memory location to which the sample will be recorded and assigned n When entering the Sampling Record mode from the Voice Performance mode the recorded sample is automatically stored to the Waveform and User...

Page 235: ...s the note number located at the center of the Key Bank Settings C 2 G8 n For details about the Waveform and Key Bank see page 60 Part Determines the performance part to which the recorded sample is assigned This is available only when entering the Sampling mode from the Performance mode Settings off 1 4 Voice The recorded sample can be stored as a User Normal voice This parameter determines a Use...

Page 236: ...er measure number etc are specified in the Slice display after sampling Source Determines the recording source Settings A D Analog audio from the A D INPUT jacks or mLAN terminal with optional mLAN8E is recognized as the recording source resample The signal already recorded sample or preset wave output from the MOTIF s OUTPUT jacks is recognized as a recording source and resampled Digital Digital ...

Page 237: ...es to step 7 of the Basic Procedure on page 234 The following display is available when the Trigger mode is set to level In this case sample recording is on standby waiting for an input signal that exceeds the Trigger level Punch in Waiting The following display applies to step 7 of the Basic Procedure on page 234 The following display is available when entering the Sampling mode from the Song Pat...

Page 238: ...ttings beat1 3 This slice type is suited for percussive phrases such as drums or bass with a fast attack and short decay Three variations are provided phrase1 4 Ideal for phrases containing cymbals or other instruments with a long decay Four variations are provided quick Regardless of the phrase content the sample is divided at the specified note sub divisions The number of slices per measure is c...

Page 239: ...ameter Slicing phrases having long decays First try slicing using phrase1 If the result has a weak attack or the release portions of the phrase seem to overlap try again using phrase2 Use the SubDivide parameter to adust the slice resolution and make final adjustments with the Envelope Sensitivity parameter If after using phrase1 the points between the slices sounds rough and the overall feel is c...

Page 240: ...ight channel The exception to this of course is Pan since the sample already is in stereo Basic Procedure 1 Press the INTEGRATED SAMPLING button to enter the Sampling mode The indicator lights n Unlike in the Sampling Record mode all parameters and functions of the Sampling Edit mode are the same no matter which mode was previously selected n All Sampling Edit operations apply to the Waveform actu...

Page 241: ...d be set as close as possible to the original pitch or note value of the actual sample Settings C 2 G8 Fine Tune Determines the fine tuning for the pitch of the sample Settings 100 99 cents F4 Sample Edit Range From this display you can set the Key Range and the Velocity Range for the sample assigned to the selected Key Bank Note that both the Key range and Velocity range values are graphically in...

Page 242: ... 3 6 see the explanations below F1 Key Bank Job Press the F1 button in step 3 of the Basic Procedure see above so that the Key Bank Job list appears on the display Scroll the cursor to the desired Job and press the ENTER button to go to the display of the selected Job Audition function and Key Bank sample selection For the Key Bank Jobs that follow the Audition function and Key Bank selection are ...

Page 243: ... to make it as loud as possible without distorting Ratio Specifies the post normalization sample level A setting of 100 maximizes the level so that the highest peak level in the sample is just below clipping maximum digital signal level Settings below 100 reduce the level of the sample accordingly Settings higher than 100 will raise the sample level above the maximum producing deliberate clipping ...

Page 244: ...tone increments Settings 12 0 12 Fine Determines the amount and direction of fine pitch shift in cent increments 1 cent 1 100th of a semitone Settings 50 0 50 Set the Waveform and Key Bank containing the sample to be time stretched Press the ENTER button to execute the Job Press the F6 OK button to assign the time stretched sample to the specified Key Bank Press the ENTER button to execute the ope...

Page 245: ...sfied with the results change the Type and Length values and press the ENTER button again This automatically reverts back to the original settings and executes the operation again with the new settings Press the F5 CANCEL button to cancel the operation Start point Fade In Fade Out Length End point Length Set the Waveform and Key Bank containing the sample to be converted Press the ENTER button to ...

Page 246: ...d Keep in mind that the results of this Job vary depending on the previously selected mode Voice Performance or Song Pattern With the exception of the parameter below all parameters and settings are the same as in the Slice display of the Sampling Record mode page 238 Lowest Key Specifies the lowest key number from which the sliced samples are ordered Settings C 2 G8 n In the Slice display of the ...

Page 247: ...er below Settings 3 0 3 Note Determines the amount in semitones by which the Key Bank is transposed When you want to transpose by exact octaves set this to 0 and use the Octave parameter above Settings 11 0 11 F2 04 Name This Job lets you assign a name to the selected waveform For specific instructions on naming see Basic Operation on page 75 F3 Other Jobs Press the F3 button in step 3 of the Basi...

Page 248: ... DRAM for sampling F3 03 Delete All This Job deletes all the waveforms F3 04 Convert to Drum Voice This Job lets you convert the selected waveform to a specific Drum voice Since the Sampling function allows creation of only Normal voices this Job makes it possible to create a Drum voice with your recorded samples ...

Page 249: ...HER F2 SYSTEM I O SF1 Input SF2 Output SF3 mLAN CONNECTION F3 SYSTEM VOICE available only when entering Utility mode from Voice mode SF1 MASTER EQ SF2 ARPEGGIO CHANNEL SF3 CONTROLLER ASSIGN F3 SYSTEM SEQ available only when entering Utility mode from Song Pattern modes SF1 CLICK SF2 MIDI FILTER IN OUT SF4 OTHER F4 SYSTEM CONTROLLER ASSIGN SF1 ARPEGGIO SF2 ASSIGNABLE SF3 FOOT SWITCH SF4 EXTERNAL SE...

Page 250: ...ontrol response Volume Determines the MOTIF s overall volume Settings 0 127 NoteShift Determines the amount in semitones by which the note pitch is shifted This parameter only affects the MOTIF s internal tone generator block It does not affect information transmitted via the MIDI terminal Settings 24 0 24 Tune Determines the fine tuning in 0 1 cent steps of the MOTIF s overall sound Settings 102 ...

Page 251: ...low velocity range hard This curve effectively lessens the overall response compared to the norm curve Use this curve if you tend to play strongly and want the sound change to be less sensitive wide This setting provides opposite response curves for lower and higher velocities It widens the apparent dynamic range of the controller producing less sound change in the softer range and more change in ...

Page 252: ... the first program number USER 001 is selected automatically Voice User When you switch the MOTIF on the Voice Play mode is entered and the first program number of the User Voices USER 001 is selected automatically Voice PRE1 When you switch the MOTIF on the Voice Play mode is entered and the first program number of the Preset Voices PRE 1 001 is selected automatically GM When you switch the MOTIF...

Page 253: ...ly when entering the Utility mode from the Voice mode F3 SF1 Voice Master Equalizer From this display you can apply five band equalization to all parts of the selected voice Shape Determines whether the equalizer type used is Shelving or Peaking The Peaking type attenuates boosts the signal at the specified Frequency setting whereas the Shelving type attenuates boosts the signal at frequencies abo...

Page 254: ...ettings 1 16 F3 SF3 Voice Controller Assign Sets the parameters related to the controllers in the Voice mode Details about each parameter are same as in Performance Common Edit See page 169 Settings off 0 95 F3 Sequencer settings These special song and pattern related settings are available only when entering the Utility mode from the Song or Pattern mode F3 SF1 Sequencer Click MIDI Click From thi...

Page 255: ...playback integrity of the event even when fast forwarding or rewinding Settings Off PC Program Change PC PB Ctrl Program Change Pitch Bend Control Change All All events n Keep in mind that settings other than off may result in slower operation for example a pause before starting playback or slower rewind fast forward speed n When this is set to All an excessive amount of MIDI data may be generated...

Page 256: ...ls Remote Control of Computer Sequence Software Using the Remote Control function lets you control computer sequence software by using the buttons or controllers on the MOTIF Turn the Remote Control function on by pressing the REMOTE CONTROL ON OFF button so that its lamp flashes Setup Before you can use the Remote Control function you ll need to follow the setup instructions below 1Connect the MO...

Page 257: ...EQHi Freq EQ3Hi Gain EQ3Hi Q Sliders These control the four tracks selected via the NUMBER 1 16 buttons Selected tracks CS1 CS2 CS3 CS4 1 4 VOLUME1 VOLUME2 VOLUME3 VOLUME4 5 8 VOLUME5 VOLUME6 VOLUME7 VOLUME8 9 12 VOLUME9 VOLUME10 VOLUME11 VOLUME12 13 16 VOLUME13 VOLUME14 VOLUME15 VOLUME16 SEQ TRANS PORT These control PLAY REC STOP TOP G H of the computer sequence software TRACK MUTE When the MUTE ...

Page 258: ...ng the panel Settings off on PgmChange Program Change This switch enables or disables Program Change messages both in transmission and reception When this is set to on the MOTIF responds to incoming Program Change messages and it also transmits appropriate Program Change messages when using the panel Settings off on CtrlChange Control Change mode This parameter lets you set the MOTIF to properly r...

Page 259: ...9 Second 00 59 Frame 00 29 F5 SF4 MIDI Other From this display you can set parameters related to the MIDI terminals and port number MIDI IN OUT Determines which physical output terminal s will be used for transmitting receiving MIDI data MIDI IN OUT THRU USB or mLAN when the optional mLAN8E has been installed Settings MIDI USB mLAN n Three types of terminals above cannot be used at the same time O...

Page 260: ... 2 For details on these parameters refer to the owner s manual of your particular Plug in board F6 SF5 Plug in board Native System Parameters Slot 3 From this display you can set the Native System parameters of the Plug in board installed to slot 3 For details on these parameters refer to the owner s manual of your particular Plug in board Utility Job mode In this Mode you can restore your MOTIF s...

Page 261: ...meter groups of the File mode giving you a quick easy to understand overview of the data storage and file related functions of the MOTIF Brackets around a word or phrase e g F1 indicate specific button names or panel operations INFORMATION FILE INFORMATION F1 CONFIGURATION SF1 CURRENT DRIVE SF2 SCSI ID SF3 MOUNT SF4 FORMAT F2 SAVE F6 MAKEDIR ENTER WAV AIFF ENTER MID F3 LOAD ENTER VOICE ENTER SONG ...

Page 262: ... display called up via the F2 button and the Rename display called up via the F4 button you can create new folders This function lets you conveniently and easily organize the numerous important data files you create on the MOTIF File types that can be handled by the MOTIF File types that can be saved from the MOTIF to the memory card SCSI storage device When you save your original data to User mem...

Page 263: ...saved to a memory card SCSI device from the User memory of the MOTIF can be loaded back to the MOTIF Naturally all the file types that can be saved listed above can be loaded however there are some additional types available for loading Refer to the list below All Extension W2A A file that is saved to the Memory Card SCSI storage device as All type can be loaded and restored to the MOTIF All Voice...

Page 264: ...e appropriate data is available to the MOTIF In other words make sure memory card specified in step 1 is properly inserted or that the SCSI device specified in step 1 is properly connected 7 Turn the power on The MOTIF searches the device and specified folder for the auto load files the files you named and saved in step 1 and automatically loads them to User memory n Any files in the device and fo...

Page 265: ...TIF is formatted Format This parameter is available when the Type is set to all SCSI A hard disk or any similar storage media must be physically formatted before it can be logically formatted Physical formatting also called low level formatting arranges the disk into physical elements such as tracks and sectors Physical formatting is usually done by the manufacturer you may not need to do it yours...

Page 266: ...OTIF itself n Waveform data is not saved when the file type All Voice for Editor is selected F3 Load This operation lets you load files from a memory card or SCSI device to the MOTIF The explanations here apply to step 2 of the Basic Procedure on page 262 1 Select a file type page 264 and a file to be loaded When the file type is set to All All Voice Plugin All Bank 1 3 Usr ARP All Song All Patter...

Page 267: ...d the Load is executed all data with the exception of the system settings in the Utility mode are loaded 3 Press the ENTER button to execute the Load operation After the data has been loaded a Completed message appears and operation returns to the original display While the data is being loaded never eject the Memory card or turn off the power to the SCSI device or MOTIF itself Loading data to the...

Page 268: ...ick easy to understand overview of the Master related functions of the MOTIF Brackets around a word or phrase e g F1 indicate specific button names or panel operations INFORMATION MASTER INFORMATION MASTER MASTER PLAY F1 MASTER PLAY F2 MASTER MEMORY EDIT MASTER EDIT COMMON COMMON F1 NAME F2 OTHER 1 4 ZONE 1 4 Performance Mode only F1 ZONE TRANSMIT F2 ZONE NOTE F3 ZONE TRANSMIT SWITCH F4 ZONE PRESE...

Page 269: ...o Master Store mode on page 274 Master Selection The explanations here apply to step 2 of the Basic Procedure see above Selecting Masters is done in basically the same way as selecting voices page 124 except for the following point Since the MOTIF has no Preset Masters and provides only one User bank selecting a bank is not necessary Keyboard Octave and Keyboard MIDI transmit channel setting The e...

Page 270: ... and Zone edit Voice Performance mode When memorizing Voice or Performance mode settings to a Master you can add the zone related settings to the existing voice or performance settings For details on the zone features see page 57 The Master Edit functions can be divided into two types Common Edit settings for all four of the zones and Zone Edit settings for each individual zone n For details about...

Page 271: ...you can create a name for the Master For detailed instructions on naming see Basic Operation on page 75 F2 Common Other From this display you can set which row of Knob Slider functions will be lit and selected Settings pan tone assign MEQofs zone n The setting zone above is available only when the Zone Switch is set to on in the F2 MEMORY display in the Master Play mode Zone Edit Voice Performance...

Page 272: ...s Control Change and Program Change messages When the relevant parameter is set to on playing the selected zone will transmit the corresponding MIDI data Note that two different display types are provided see below Each display type features the same settings in a different format use the type you feel most comfortable with This display type shows the Transmit Switch status for all of the zones Se...

Page 273: ...ting the Job 5 Press the ENTER button The display prompts you for confirmation 6 Press the INC YES button to execute the Job After the Job has been completed a Completed message appears and operation returns to the original display n To cancel the Job press the DEC NO button For Jobs that take longer to process you will see the message Executing during processing If you switch off the power of the...

Page 274: ... the Type of parameter to be Initialized is set to Split The range is C 2 G8 F4 Bulk Dump This function lets you send all your edited parameter settings for the currently selected Master to a computer or another MIDI device for data archiving n You must set the correct MIDI Device Number in order to execute a Bulk Dump For details see page 258 Master Store mode Basic Structure page 56 This functio...

Page 275: ...of the respective Plug in board The Plug in board name is displayed at the right of the corresponding slot number When PolyExpand page 259 is set to on in the Utility mode P is indicated at the left of the slot number InsPart Insertion part PLG Plug in Insertion part Indicates the part number to which the Insertion effect is applied and the part number to which the Plug in Insertion effect is appl...

Page 276: ...MIDI port number page 260 at the right of the slot number When PolyExpand page 259 is set to on in the Utility mode P is indicated at the left of the slot number MIDI IN OUT Indicates which physical output terminal s will be used for transmitting receiving MIDI data MIDI IN OUT THRU USB or mLAN when the optional mLAN8E has been installed USB firm Ver Indicates the USB interface firmware version Fi...

Page 277: ...ou have attempted to record a pattern track to which a preset phrase is assigned If you wish to use a preset phrase as a starting data for pattern recording copy it to a user phrase before recording No data When a Song Pattern Job is executed the selected track or range contains no data Select an appropriate track or range Illegal check box No check boxes have been checked in a Sequencer track Job...

Page 278: ... Now working Indicates that the MOTIF is currently engaged in some operation such as writing to reading from the disk etc Now loading xxxx Indicates that a file is being loaded Now saving xxxx Indicates that a file is being saved Now checking plug in board The MOTIF is checking the Plug in board installation status when powering the MOTIF on Recording stopped The Song Pattern phrase recording is a...

Page 279: ...rol the part levels in the performance If all these are set to 0 the performance will not sound page 48 When the performance produces no sound is the output select of each part set appropriately page 173 When the song pattern playback produces no sound are any or all of the tracks muted pages 180 218 When the song pattern playback produces no sound are the output channel of each track in the play ...

Page 280: ...rol turned on page 13 Is the MIDI sync parameter set to MIDI using external clock in the Utility mode page 258 Song Pattern Phrase cannot be recorded Is there enough free memory for recording The total MOTIF memory capacity determines the number of songs patterns phrases that can be recorded For example if the memory contains songs patterns phrases that use up a large amount of memory the memory m...

Page 281: ... touch the metal surface to which the optional unit cover is attached or other such metallic area be careful of any sharp edges with your bare hand so as to drain off any static charge from your body Note that even a slight amount of electrostatic discharge may cause damage to these components It is recommended that you wear gloves to protect your hands from metallic projections on optional units ...

Page 282: ...the MOTIF from any connected external devices 2 Remove the large screw from the expansion bay cover on the rear panel using a Phillips screwdriver Keep the removed screw in a safe place It will be used when attaching the cover to the MOTIF again 3 Remove the ribbon cables that are to be connected to the Plug in board from the inside of the MOTIF The slots are assigned to the color coded cables as ...

Page 283: ...nt panel lights This indicates that the board has been successfully installed If an error message appears the MOTIF freezes after a while indicating that the installation was not successful If this happens turn off the power and carefully go through the installation procedure again Optional AIEB2 or mLAN8E Installation OUTPUT ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT L MONO PHONES A D INPUT GAIN R L R R L GREEN YELLOW OR...

Page 284: ...crews from the rear cover while holding it from inside the MOTIF with your left hand Keep the removed screws in a safe place They will be used when attaching the cover to the MOTIF again when the AIEB2 is removed in the future View of the keyboard from the bottom PLG 2 A B C D E F G H 15 CATEGORY SEARCH OCTAVE DOWN UP KNOB CONTROL FUNCTION PAN REVERB CHORUS TEMPO ATTACK RELEASE CUTOFF RESONANCE AS...

Page 285: ...the bottom of the plate can be seen and that each connector section of the AIEB2 can be seen from the back side of MOTIF Supporting the unit with one hand attach it to the rear of the MOTIF with the three screws you removed in step 4 If you start replacing the screws from the center screw it will be easy to replace the remaining screws Underside of the MOTIF Underside of the MOTIF MOTIF6 MOTIF7 MO...

Page 286: ...n 3 Hold the mLAN8E upside down and insert the connector on the other end of the flat ribbon cable to the circuit board of the MOTIF Flip over the AIEB2 taking care not to bend or damage the flat ribbon cable AIEB2 CN5 m LAN Underside of the MOTIF Underside of the MOTIF CN5 m LAN AIEB2 Slide the flat ribbon cable in the space between the MOTIF and the AIEB2 AIEB2 Rear panel of the MOTIF Rear panel...

Page 287: ... Owner s Manual for advice Note that Yamaha cannot assume responsibility for SIMM malfunctions SIMM Type and SIMM Configuration You need to use 72 pin SIMMs with access time of 70ns or less The SIMM module size may be 4MB 8MB 16MB or 32MB The MOTIF is designed for use with 32 bit parity non type SIMMs but can also accept installation of 36 bit parity type SIMMs When purchasing SIMMs make sure that...

Page 288: ... 1 Then push the SIMM upright until it clicks into the position shown in figure 4 Insert the remaining SIMM into the remaining socket 5 Re install the cover you removed in earlier steps in reverse order 6 Check that the installed SIMMs are functioning properly Set the MOTIF right side up and connect the power cord to the rear panel AC INLET jack and an AC outlet Turn on the power go to the SAMPLIN...

Page 289: ...it will be erased Be sure to check if the data is unnecessary for you or not beforehand n The Memory Cards formatted with this instrument may become unusable with other instruments About the Memory Cards To handle Memory Cards with care There are times when static electricity affects Memory Cards Before you handle Memory Cards to reduce the possibility of static electricity touch the metal parts s...

Page 290: ...peration In general the total cable length should be less than 6 meters approximately 18 feet Use high quality SCSI cables Poor quality cables can cause unreliable operation Some SCSI devices have only one SCSI connector If you are using such a device connect it at the end of the daisy chain Procedure 1 Use SCSI cables to daisy chain the external SCSI devices Since there are several different type...

Page 291: ...In this case three or more terminators will exist within the SCSI bus In this way the theory and practice of SCSI connections can differ widely Simply changing a drive in a system that had been working correctly can cause operation to become unreliable or adding a drive to an unreliable system can cause it to start working correctly In practice a certain amount of trial and error is necessary Reas...

Page 292: ... in the MOTIF s own format It is prohibited to use copyrighted songs and sound data that can be recorded via the MOTIF for commercial purposes It is also prohibited to reproduce transfer or distribute the data or play the data for a commercial audience without permission from the owners of the copyright except for personal use or application that does not infringe the copyright If you wish to use ...

Page 293: ...ble when the PLG100 VH has been installed to slot 1 Expandability 3 Slots for Modular Synthesis Plug in Boards Sampling block Samples Up to 256 Waveforms Multi Samples Up to 128 Key Banks per Waveform Up to 8192 Key Banks Sampling Source Analog input L R Stereo output Resampling Digital Optical available when the AIEB2 has been installed mLAN available when the mLAN8E has been installed A D Conver...

Page 294: ...function For Windows Cubase VST V5 0 Logic Audio Platinum Ver4 6 Cakewalk Pro Audio Ver9 0 Pro Tools V5 0 For Macintosh Cubase VST V5 0 Logic Audio Platinum Ver4 6 Pro Tools V5 0 Controllers Pitch Bend wheel Modulation wheel Assignable Control Slider x 4 Assignable Knob x 4 Rotary Encoder Display 240 x 64 dot graphic backlit LCD External Memory Smart Media 3 3V Up to 128MB can be used Connectors O...

Page 295: ...arch 81 126 CATEGORY SEARCH button 15 CenterKey 140 144 146 Chain Play Edit 183 219 Changing editing values 72 Channel Aftertouch CAT 191 Channel 258 ChoCtrl 132 209 CHORUS 85 Chorus 39 137 150 155 170 210 275 Chorus Pan 137 170 Chorus Return 137 169 ChoSend 132 150 163 167 172 Chorus Send 137 Chorus To Reverb 137 170 Chorus Type 137 169 Clean Up Memory 247 Clear Pattern 232 Clear Phrase 230 Clear...

Page 296: ...current display 72 HPFCutoff 156 HPF Cutoff 142 HPF KeyFlw 142 HPF12 141 HPF12BPF6 142 HPF24D 141 I IEEE1394 interface 26 INC YES button 14 126 INFORMATION button 14 Information Display 73 275 Initialize 158 175 212 274 Input 252 InsConnect 137 Ins1Category 137 Ins1Type 137 Ins2Category 137 Ins2Type 137 InsChoSend 149 InsEF 173 InsEffectOut 138 Inserting New Events 190 Inserting Removing Memory Ca...

Page 297: ...63 Performance Play mode 31 67 162 Performance Selection 162 Performance Store mode 31 176 PgmChange 258 272 Phase 135 PHONES jack 18 Phrase 52 55 Phrase Data Copy 219 Phrase Job 228 Phrase Name 230 Piano Plug in Board 35 Pitch 46 139 151 155 244 Pitch Bend 190 PITCH bend wheel 12 Pitch Bend Wheel 48 Pitch Envelope Generator 46 Pitch or intervals are wrong 280 PitchSens 139 Play button 14 Play FX ...

Page 298: ...9 System Exclusive Exc 192 System Overview 33 System settings 250 T TEMPLATE 206 Tempo 85 92 129 132 185 223 238 Tempo Speed 135 Tempo Sync 135 147 TG Tone Generator 250 TGSwitch 272 Thin Out 200 227 ThruPort 259 TIE 185 187 Time 131 167 171 TIME 139 143 146 TimeMode 131 Time Stretch 244 Tips for using the Slice Types 239 Tone Generator block 34 Top button 14 TR 203 Track 235 Track Job 201 230 Tra...

Page 299: ...g Sweden Tel 031 89 34 00 DENMARK YS Copenhagen Liaison Office Generatorvej 8B 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 Norway Tel 67 16 77 70 ICELAND Skifan HF Skeifan 17 P O Box 8120 IS 128 Reykjavik Iceland Tel 525 5000 OTHER EUROPE...

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