Yamaha Music Production Synthesizer Bedienungsanleitung

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7 MOTIF Introduction Introduction Congratulations and thank y ou for your pur chase of the Y amaha MOTIF Music Pr oduction Synthesizer! Y ou no w own what is perhaps the best-sounding, most v ersatile , and certainly most po werful synthesizer and total music production instrument on the planet. We st rove t o put virtually all our synthesizer tech[...]

8 MOTIF Introduction Impor tant Features ■ Wide range of dynamic and authentic v oices — o v er 5 12 in total, with 49 drum kits. Use the Category Search function to quickly call up the sounds you want, based on their instrument type . ■ P erf ormance mode lets you use four differ ent voices together — in lay ers or in a ke yboard split. ?[...]

9 MOTIF T able of Contents T able of Contents The Controls & Connectors 10 Front P anel ........................................................ 1 0 R ear P anel .......................................................... 16 Setting Up 20 P ow er Supply ..................................................... 20 Connections ........................[...]

10 MOTIF The Controls & Connectors Front P anel The Control & Connectors The Controls & Connectors Front Panel MOTIF6 MOTIF7 OC TAVE DOWN UP KNOB CONTROL FUNCTION PAN REVERB CHORUS TEMPO ATT ACK RELEASE CUTOFF RESONANCE ASSIGN A ASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2 KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4 MEQ LOW MEQ HI MID MEQLOW MID MEQ HIGH REMOT E CONTROL O N/OFF[...]

11 MOTIF The Controls & Connectors Front P anel The Control & Connectors PLG 2 A B C D E F G H 15 CATEGORY SEARCH SONG SCENE SF 1S F 2S F 3S F 4S F 5 F1 F2 F3 F4 F6 F5 INFO RMATION DEC/NO INC/ YES EXIT ENTER EXECUTE MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Sampling Sequencer Real-time External Control Surface Modular Synthesis Plug-in System[...]

12 MOTIF The Controls & Connectors Front P anel The Control & Connectors MOTIF8 KNOB CONTROL FUNCTION PAN REVERB CHORUS TEMPO ATTA CK R ELEASE CUTOFF RESONANCE ASSIGN A ASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2 KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4 MEQ LOW MEQ HI MI D MEQL OWMID MEQ HIGH REMOT E CONTROL ON/ OFF MASTER VOLUME VOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3 VOLUME 4 CS 1 CS 2 CS[...]

13 MOTIF The Controls & Connectors Front P anel The Control & Connectors 6 [CS1] - [CS4] (Control Slider) (page 48) Controls the v olume of each part/element. In the Master mode , the Zone setting (page 27 1) allows y ou to assign various functions (Contr ol Change numbers) to these Sliders other than the volume . 7 [REMOTE CONTR OL ON/OFF][...]

14 MOTIF The Controls & Connectors Front P anel The Control & Connectors ) SEQ TRANSPOR T buttons (page 78, 179, 183, 2 17, 22 1) These buttons control r ecording and pla yback of the Song/P attern sequence data. [] (T op) button Instantly returns to the first beginning of the current song or pattern (i.e ., the first beat of the first m[...]

15 MOTIF The Controls & Connectors Front P anel The Control & Connectors ™ [ENTER] button Use this button to ex ecute a Job or a Store operation. Also use this button to actually enter a number when selecting a Memory or Bank for V oice or P erformance . In the File mode , use this button to go to the next lo west le v el in the selected [...]

16 MOTIF The Controls & Connectors R ear P anel The Control & Connectors Rear Panel MOTIF6 MOTIF7 MOTIF8 CAUTION POWER ON OFF AC INLET mLAN I O EXP ANSION CAUTION POWER ON OFF AC INLET mLAN I O EXP ANSION CAUTION ATTENTION W ARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK :RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR. THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH P ART 15 OF THE FC[...]

17 MOTIF The Controls & Connectors R ear P anel The Control & Connectors Rear Panel OPTICAL OUTPUT USB THRU MIDI BREA TH SUSTAIN FOOT SWITCH FOOT CONTROLLER OUTPUT OUT IN ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT AS SIGNAB LE L MONO PHONES A D INPUT GAIN 1RL R R L SCSI CARD 3.3V 2 GREEN YELLOW ORANGE 3 2 1 Plug-in SLOT OPTICAL OUTPUT USB THRU MIDI OUT IN SCSI BREA[...]

18 MOTIF The Controls & Connectors R ear P anel The Control & Connectors 1 PO WER Switch (page 29) Press to turn po wer ON or OFF . 2 AC P o w er Cord Sock et (page 20) Be sure the plug the A C pow er cord into this sock et before plugging the po wer cor d into an A C outlet. Use only the A C po w er cord supplied with the MOTIF . If the su[...]

19 MOTIF The Controls & Connectors R ear P anel The Control & Connectors ^ Card slot (pages 64, 262) Insert a Memory Card her e to transfer v arious data to/from the MOTIF . R ead carefully the pr ecautions on using a Memory Card (page 289) befor e inserting a card. & Plug-in board co v er (page 35) Installing an optional Plug-in Board [...]

20 MOTIF Setting Up P ow er Supply Setting Up Setting Up This section explains ho w to connect your MOTIF to an A C pow er source , external audio and MIDI de vices, and a computer system. Only switch the MOTIF on after you ha ve made all the necessary connections. It is recommended that y ou read this section befor e using the MOTIF . Power Supply[...]

21 MOTIF Setting Up Connections Setting Up Connections Connecting to External Audio Equipment Since the MOTIF has no built-in speakers, y ou’ll need an external audio system or a set of ster eo headphones to properly monitor it. The follo wing illustrations sho w v arious connection ex amples; use the one most similar to your intended setup. Anal[...]

22 MOTIF Setting Up Connections Setting Up ■ Connecting to a mixer (with the optional AIEB2) Y ou can expand the MOTIF’s output capabilties with six additional OUTPUT jacks for outputting extr a individual parts, by installing the optional I/O boar d (AIEB2). n Connecting a pair of headphones does not affect audio output from the OUTPUT (L/MONO[...]

23 MOTIF Setting Up Connections Setting Up A/D input ■ Connecting a microphone or other audio equipment (analog input) Y ou can record or import e xternal sounds or wav eform data and use them as instrument sounds (see “Sampling” on page 58). When recor ding from an e xternal audio source , connect a microphone or the audio sour ce to the A/D[...]

24 MOTIF Setting Up Connections Setting Up Connecting External MIDI Equipment Using a standard MIDI cable (a vailable separ ately), y ou can connect an external MIDI de vice , and contr ol it from the MOTIF . Like wise , y ou can use an external MIDI de vice (such as a k eyboar d or sequencer) to control the sounds on the MOTIF . Below ar e sev era[...]

25 MOTIF Setting Up Connections Setting Up Connecting to a Personal Computer By connecting a computer , y ou can tr ansfer data between the MOTIF and the computer via MIDI, and use the computer to control, edit and or ganize data on the MOTIF . F or e x ample , y ou can use the included V oice Editor progr am to edit the MOTIF’s voices. Ther e’[...]

26 MOTIF Setting Up Connections Setting Up ■ Using an IEEE1394 interface (when an optional mLAN8E has been installed) ■ Using a MIDI interface ● Using the computer’s MIDI interface ● Using an external MIDI interf ace n Please use the appropriate MIDI interface for y our computer . n If you ar e using a computer that has a USB interface , [...]

27 MOTIF Setting Up Connections Setting Up When MIDI “Echo” is disabled on the softw are/computer , set the MOTIF Local Switch to “on.” n Although not indicated in the illustration abo ve , the MOTIF actually receives and r esponds to MIDI data from the computer application (sequencer), regar dless of the Local Sw setting on the MOTIF . * M[...]

28 MOTIF Setting Up Connections Setting Up Connecting V arious Controllers Quick Start Guide (page 48) The MOTIF features se ver al controller jacks on the r ear panel — letting y ou independently control v arious aspects of the sound and a variety of functions with optional contr ollers. BREA TH SUST AIN FOOT SWITCH FOOT CONTROLLER AS SIGN AB L [...]

29 MOTIF Setting Up P ow ering Up Setting Up Powering Up Power -on Procedure Once you’v e made all the necessary connections between y our MOTIF and an y other devices, mak e sure that all volume settings ar e turned down all the w a y to zero. Then turn on the e very de vice in your setup in the or der of MIDI masters (senders), MIDI slav es (re[...]

30 MOTIF Basic Structure Mode Basic Structure Basic Str ucture Mode The MOTIF is organized with v arious modes, each cov ering a different set of oper ations and functions. ■ V oice mode Basic Structure (page 42) · Basic Operation (page 67) Quick Start Guide (page 80) · Reference (page 121) ● V oice Pla y mode In this mode , Normal V oices an[...]

31 MOTIF Basic Structure Mode Basic Structure ■ Performance mode Basic Structure (page 42) · Basic Operation (page 67) Quick Start Guide (page 88) · Reference (page 160) ● P erf ormance Pla y mode In this mode , P erformances can be play ed — letting you use V oice splits, layers, etc ,. ● P erf ormance Edit mode In this mode , P erforman[...]

32 MOTIF Basic Structure Mode Basic Structure ■ Utility mode Basic Operation (page 67) · Reference (page 249) This mode is a sub-mode of the V oice/P erformance/ Song/P attern mode . Press the [UTILITY] button in each mode to enter the Sampling mode and press the same button after sampling to go back to the pre vious mode . In this mode , y ou c[...]

33 MOTIF Basic Structure System Overvie w Basic Structure System Over view This section pro vides an ov erview of the MOTIF’s wide r ange of sophisticated and v ersatile features. The MOTIF is made up of sev eral blocks, as sho wn here . Controller block Basic Structure (pages 37, 48) This block consists of the ke yboard, Pitch Bend and Modulatio[...]

34 MOTIF Basic Structure System Overvie w Basic Structure T one Generator block The tone generator block is what actually pr oduces sound in response to the MIDI messages r eceiv ed from the sequencer block, the controller block, and fr om the MIDI IN connector or the USB connector . The following e xample illustr ates the signal flow within a V o[...]

35 MOTIF Basic Structure System Overvie w Basic Structure Plug-in board line-up ● Single P art Plug-in Boar ds Single P art Plug-in Boar ds let y ou add a completely different synthesizer or tone gener ator and play its v oices by using a single part of the MOTIF . • Analog Ph ysical Modeling Plug-in Board (PLG150-AN) Using Analog Physical Mode[...]

36 MOTIF Basic Structure System Overvie w Basic Structure Maximum Polyphony The maximum sonic polyphony is 62 for A WM2, plus the polyphon y of the Plug-in Board (if installed). The actual note polyphony will v ary depending on the type of tone generator unit used, the number of Elements in the V oice , and the note polyphony of the Plug-in Boar d.[...]

37 MOTIF Basic Structure System Overvie w Basic Structure Relationship between the Par t str ucture of the T one Generator block and the Controller/Sequencer block for each mode ● V oice mode n In the V oice mode , the MIDI port number is 1. n The Multi-P art Plug-in Boar d cannot be used in the V oice mode . H oweve r , other Plug-in Boards can [...]

38 MOTIF Basic Structure System Overvie w Basic Structure ● Song/P attern mode External sequencer MIDI sequence data (Song / Pattern) T one Generator bloc k (example) Sequencer block Port 1 Port 2 (Multi-Part Plug-in Board) Port 3 (Single Part Plug-in Board) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 15 Track 16 Part 4 Part 15 Par[...]

39 MOTIF Basic Structure System Overvie w Basic Structure Ef fect block This block of the MOTIF applies effects to the output of the tone generator , processing and enhancing the sound using sophisticated DSP (digital signal processing) technology . Effect str ucture The MOTIF’s effect processing featur es the following effect units. ■ System E[...]

40 MOTIF Basic Structure System Overvie w Basic Structure Effect connection ● In the V oice mode: Reference (page 137) Y ou can select the Insertion connection among three types. n The parallel connection is not a vailable for Plug-in v oices. ● In the P erf ormance mode: Reference (page 169) The diagram belo w indicates the connection when the[...]

41 MOTIF Basic Structure System Overvie w Basic Structure ● In the Song/P attern mode: Reference (page 210) The diagram belo w indicates the connection when the V ocal Harmony Plug-in Boar d (PLG1 00-VH) is installed to slot 1 and the Multi part Plug-in Board (PLG-1 00XG) is installed to slot 3. * Please note that the Insertion Effect, Insertion [...]

42 MOTIF Basic Structure Main functions Basic Structure Main functions V oices and Per formances Quick Start Guide (pages 80, 88) · Reference (pages 121, 160) A V oice is the main sound of the MOTIF , made up of a variety of par ameter settings. Each V oice can consist of up to four separate Elements, each of which is a high-quality w av e , or ba[...]

43 MOTIF Basic Structure Main functions Basic Structure In the V oice Play mode , you can select and pla y any of these V oices. In the P erformance Play mode , y ou can select and play an y of these P erformances. On the pre vious page , the illustration shows the structur e of one V oice/P erformance . The illustration belo w shows the ov erall m[...]

44 MOTIF Basic Structure Main functions Basic Structure W aves and Elements Wa v es are the w av eforms that make up the Elements, which in turn mak e up a V oice . A total of 1309 high-quality preset W aves ar e av ailable . As sho wn in the follo wing illustration, when cr eating a V oice , y ou can select the W av e to be used as an Element and [...]

45 MOTIF Basic Structure Main functions Basic Structure Normal V oice and Dr um V oice Internally , there ar e two V oice Types: Normal V oices and Drum V oices. Normal V oices are mainly pitched musical instrument-type sounds that can be play ed ov er the range of the k eyboar d. Drum V oices are mainly percussion/drum sounds that ar e assigned to[...]

46 MOTIF Basic Structure Main functions Basic Structure ■ Pitch Reference (page 138) This unit controls the pitch of each Element output from OSC. Y ou can detune Elements, apply Pitch Scaling and so on. Also, by setting the PEG (Pitch Envelope Gener ator), you can contr ol ho w the pitch changes ov er time . ● PEG (Pitch Env elope Generator) U[...]

47 MOTIF Basic Structure Main functions Basic Structure • Band P ass Filter This only passes a band of signals around the Cutoff frequenc y . The width of this band can be varied. • Band Elimination Filter This attenuates a band of signals around the Cutoff frequenc y , but passes ev erything else . ● FEG (Filter Env elope Generator) Using th[...]

48 MOTIF Basic Structure Main functions Basic Structure Controllers The MOTIF gives y ou an amazing amount of control options. Not only is it equipped with the conventional Pitch Bend and Modulation Wheels, it also features special knobs and sliders — and has an additional set of rear-panel jacks for connecting foot contr ollers and footswitches.[...]

49 MOTIF Basic Structure Main functions Basic Structure Foot Controller An optional F oot Contr oller (such as the FC7), connected to the FOOT CONTR OLLER jacks (page 18) on the rear panel, can be assigned to a number of controller par ameters. By using a foot controller for par ameter control, both y our hands ar e left free to pla y the ke yboar [...]

50 MOTIF Basic Structure Main functions Basic Structure ■ Using several sources to control one destination Continuing from the e xample abo v e , no w create another Control Set wher e Src is set to FC (F oot Controller) and Dest is set to ELFO-PM (Element LFO Pitch Modulation Depth). Again, specify the Element to be controlled and also the depth[...]

51 MOTIF Basic Structure Main functions Basic Structure Song and Pattern (Sequencer mode) Basic Operation (page 67) · Reference (pages 177, 215) Songs and P atterns ar e MIDI sequence data consisting of 16 tracks. ● A Song on the MOTIF is effectively the same as a Song on a sequencer , and pla yback automatically stops at the end of the recor de[...]

52 MOTIF Basic Structure Main functions Basic Structure T rack structure of Pattern P atterns consist of Phrases (as sho wn below), and y ou can create them b y recor ding MIDI data for each track, and by fr eely arranging the v arious Phrases (Pr eset/User). P attern pla yback uses up to 16 parts (fr om those shown abov e). ■ Style and Section A[...]

53 MOTIF Basic Structure Main functions Basic Structure MIDI track recording method The following e xplanations are important points for you to k eep in mind as you r ecor d your User Songs/ P atterns. ■ Realtime recording and Step recording With realtime r ecording, the MOTIF functions in the same wa y as a tape recor der , recording the perform[...]

54 MOTIF Basic Structure Main functions Basic Structure ■ Punch In/Out (Song) Y ou can use this method when you want to r e-recor d only ov er a specific area of the tr ack. In this case , you must set the start and end points before y ou begin the re-r ecording. In the eight-measure e xample belo w , the third measures thr ough the fifth measu[...]

55 MOTIF Basic Structure Main functions Basic Structure Arpeggio Quick Start Guide (page 91) · Reference (page 128) This function automatically triggers preset arpeggio phrases, accor ding to the ke ys you pla y . The Arpeggio function is particularly suited to dance/ techno music genres. Y ou can assign the desired Arpeggio Types to each V oice/P[...]

56 MOTIF Basic Structure Main functions Basic Structure Creating User Arpeggios A ctually , there is no direct oper ation for recor ding Arpeggios. First, you ha ve to r ecord a Phr ase to a Song track. Then, use the appr opriate Song Job function to convert the data to Arpeggio data. n Arpeggio data consists of four tracks. H owever , data convers[...]

57 MOTIF Basic Structure Main functions Basic Structure Four Zones (V oice Per formance mode) In the V oice P erformance mode , the ke yboard can be divided into a maximum of four separate Zones (as shown belo w) — each with its own MIDI channel setting. In this wa y , you can use just a single ke yboard to contr ol sev er al different instrument[...]

58 MOTIF Basic Structure Main functions Basic Structure Sampling Quick Start Guide (page 99) · Reference (page 233) Sampling is a pow erful function that lets you bring y our o wn recor ded sounds — voice , instrument, rhythm, special sound effects, etc . — into the system of the MOTIF , and play those sounds just like an y other MOTIF sound. [...]

59 MOTIF Basic Structure Main functions Basic Structure Data created by Sampling R egar dless of the mode , the raw Sampled data is the same , of course . How ev er , various parameters ar e different, depending on the particular mode or settings. Briefly , here is an e xplanation of what kinds of data are cr eated in the Sampling function. ● Sa[...]

60 MOTIF Basic Structure Main functions Basic Structure User V oices/Sample V oices and W aveform n When using the Sampling function, samples are stor ed to destination wav eforms in numerical order , starting from the low est number wav erform. n Up to 128 ke ybanks can be assigned to a single wav eform. The MOTIF allows for cr eation of a maximum[...]

61 MOTIF Basic Structure Main functions Basic Structure Three methods of Sample Recording Star t Y ou can start sample recording with one of thr ee methods. This section cov ers the Sample R ecording Start methods corresponding to the a vailable Trigger modes. F or information on setting the Trigger mode , see page 237. ■ When T rigger mode is se[...]

62 MOTIF Basic Structure Main functions Basic Structure ■ Loop This is used primarily to create long continuous sounds, such as brass and strings, or instruments with naturally long deca y , such as piano. An appropriate part of the sample near the end is looped to repr oduce a long sustain or decay . When you pla y a note on the ke yboar d, the [...]

63 MOTIF Basic Structure Main functions Basic Structure Internal Memor y and File Management Quick Start Guide (page 97) · Reference (page 261) The MOTIF creates a v ariety of different kinds of data, including V oice , P erformance , Song, and P attern. In this section, how to stor e the various types of data and use the memory de vices/media for[...]

64 MOTIF Basic Structure Main functions Basic Structure Internal Memor y ● R OM and RAM R OM (R ead Only Memory) is memory designed specifically for reading out of data, and as such data cannot be written to it. This is the location where pr eset data for the instrument is permanently stored. On the other hand, RAM (R andom A ccess Memory) allow[...]

65 MOTIF Basic Structure Main functions Basic Structure Remote Control to Computer Sequence Software Quick Start Guide (page 119) · Reference (page 256) When the [REMOTE CONTR OL ON/OFF] button is turned on, the follo wing buttons/contr ollers can control the A udio track mix er and sequencer tr ansport of the computer sequence softwar e connected[...]

66 MOTIF Basic Structure Main functions Basic Structure Computer Sequence Software The following computer sequence softw are pr ograms can be contr olled via the MOTIF’s R emote Control function. Windows Cubase VST/32 Logic A udio Plutinum V er4.6 Cake walk Pr oA udio V er9.0 Pro T ools V5.0 Macintosh Cubase VST 5.0 Logic A udio Plutinum V er4.6 [...]

67 MOTIF Basic Operation Calling up the Operation Displays Basic Operation Basic Operation In this section, we’ll tak e a look at the fundamental operating conv entions of the MOTIF . Here , you’ll learn the basics — how to select modes, call up the v arious functions, change settings, and edit parameter v alues. T ake time to familiarize you[...]

68 MOTIF Basic Operation Calling up the Operation Displays Basic Operation To select another mode , simply press the corr esponding mode button. n Please note that the displays and par ameters are differ ent depending on the modes before entering the Sampling/Utility mode . Special Modes — Master mode and File mode In addition to the modes descri[...]

69 MOTIF Basic Operation Calling up the Operation Displays Basic Operation Record mode (in the Song/Pattern and Sampling mode) The MOTIF also features R ecord modes — one for sequencing in the Song and P attern modes, and one for sample recor ding in the Sampling mode . Press the [EXIT] button to e xit from the Sampling R ecord mode . MODE VOICE [...]

70 MOTIF Basic Operation Calling up the Operation Displays Basic Operation Edit mode The four main modes (V oice/P erformance/Song/P attern), the Sampling mode and the Master mode described abov e all hav e their own specific Edit modes. Press the [EXIT] button to e xit from the Edit mode . Press the [EXIT] button to e xit from the Edit mode . Pre[...]

71 MOTIF Basic Operation Calling up the Operation Displays Basic Operation Store mode The V oice Play mode , P erformance Pla y mode , Song Mixing mode , P attern Mixing mode , and Master Play mode ha ve their o wn specific Stor e modes. To call up the Store mode , press the [STORE] button while one of the modes listed abov e is active . Since the[...]

72 MOTIF Basic Operation Display-based Controls Basic Operation How to leave the current display F or most oper ations (especially editing and Job- or Stor e-related), pr essing the [EXIT] button will let you lea ve the current displa y and return y ou to the ne xt highest lev el or to the normal play mode displa y . Display-based Controls Data Ent[...]

73 MOTIF Basic Operation Display-based Controls Basic Operation Information Display This convenient function lets y ou call up rele v ant details about the selected mode — simply by pr essing the [INFORMA TION] button. F or ex ample , when the V oice mode is activ e , y ou can quickly check information about which voice bank is selected, what Pla[...]

74 MOTIF Basic Operation Display-based Controls Basic Operation The av ailable functions are sho wn at the top of the displa y , and the value changes as you turn the corr esponding Knob . F or ex ample , to change the amount of R ev erb (in the top ro w), turn Knob 2. T o change the P an position, turn Knob 1. If the “R e v” knob in the displa[...]

75 MOTIF Basic Operation Display-based Controls Basic Operation Note (Key) settings Sev eral MOTIF par ameters let you set a k e y range for a function — for e xample , in setting up a ke yboard split — b y specifying certain note values. Y ou can use the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons or data dial to set these parameters, or y ou can directly [...]

76 MOTIF Basic Operation Display-based Controls Basic Operation 3 Mov e the cursor to the next position of the name b y using the Cursor button. 4 Enter the other characters as desir ed by r epeating steps #1 - #3 abov e . Using the Character List In steps #2 and #3 abov e , you can use the special Character List, which sho ws you all the a vailabl[...]

77 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Playing the Demos Quick Star t Guide Quick Star t Guide This helpful and informative section of the manual tak es you on a guided tour of the MOTIF , explaining virtually all of the important functions by e xample and giving y ou important, hands-on e xperience as you actually start using the instrument. R ead thr ough th[...]

78 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Playing the Demos Quick Star t Guide Playing the Song Demo A variety of Demo songs ha ve been pr ogr ammed to the MOTIF , showcasing its dynamic v oices and giving y ou a taste of the sophisticated sequencing functions inside . To instantly return to the beginning of the song, press the [ ] (T op) button. F or details abo[...]

79 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Playing the Demos Quick Star t Guide Playing the Master Demo The MOTIF has so many po werful featur es, functions, and modes, it ma y seem difficult to understand them all and grasp ho w they w ork together . One good place to start learning about the various pieces in the MOTIF puzzle is the Master mode . Master progr a[...]

80 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Playing V oices Quick Star t Guide Playing V oices Reference (page 124) The V oice Play mode is wher e you select and pla y the instrument sounds (voices) of the MOTIF . Thanks to an amazing 85MB of wa ve R OM and ov er 700 v oices to choose from (e ven mor e when y ou install optional Plug-in boards!), the MOTIF has just[...]

81 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Playing V oices Quick Star t Guide Using the Categor y Search function Reference (page 126) The MOTIF features a po werful Category Sear ch function that giv es you quick access to the sounds y ou want, irrespectiv e of their bank locations. Simply select a voice category , such as A. PIANO or SYN LEAD, and you can bro ws[...]

82 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Playing V oices Quick Star t Guide Keyboard Octave (MOTIF6/MOTIF7) Sometimes when playing a v oice , you may wish to pla y in a low er or higher pitch range . F or e xample , you ma y want to shift the pitch down lo wer to get e xtr a bass notes, or shift up to get higher notes for leads and solos. The Octav e Up/Down con[...]

83 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Editing V oices Quick Star t Guide Editing V oices The V oice Play mode not only lets y ou play v oices, it lets you perform a v ariety of basic , yet pow erful editing operations on them as well. F or ex ample , y ou can change the EG settings to give the v oice a softer or harder attack, or change the r elease to make i[...]

84 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Editing V oices Quick Star t Guide V oice editing with the Control knobs Reference (page 132) These knobs let you change v arious aspects of the V oice’s sound in real time — while y ou play . Turn a knob to the right to increase the v alue , and left to decrease it. If you w ant to keep the edits y ou make , you can [...]

85 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Editing V oices Quick Star t Guide About each assigned function AT TA C K RELEASE CUTOFF RESONANC E KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4 Filter and EG 2 Attack time Key on Release time Key off AT TA C K Determines the attack time of the sound. For example, you can adjust a strings voice so that the sound gradually swells in volume by sett[...]

86 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Storing edited V oices Quick Star t Guide Storing edited V oices Reference (page 160) Once you’v e edited a voice , you can stor e it to the internal memory (SRAM). Up to 128 Normal V oices and up to 16 Drum V oices can be stored. n F or details about memory structur e , see page 63. When you e xecute this, the settings[...]

87 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Storing edited V oices Quick Star t Guide About Plug-in V oices Basic Structure (page 34) Plug-in Boards giv e you an enormous amount of additional sonic fle xibility and po wer . When installed, they work seamlessly and transpar ently within the system of the MOTIF — meaning that you can use their sounds and functions[...]

88 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Playing P erf ormances Quick Star t Guide Playing Per formances Basic Structure (page 42) · Reference (page 162) In the P erformance mode , you can select and pla y individual User performances. In a performance , y ou can mix se ver al different v oices together in a lay er , or split them across the ke yboard, or e ven[...]

89 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Editing P erf ormances (Layer/Split) Quick Star t Guide Editing Per formances (Layer/Split) Basic Structure (page 45) · Reference (page 170) P erformances can be made up of a maximum of four parts (voices), selected fr om the internal tone generator P arts 1 - 4 and Plug-in board P arts 1 - 3. Y ou can create a performan[...]

90 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Storing the edited P erf ormance Quick Star t Guide Storing the edited Per formance Reference (page 176) Once you’v e edited a performance , you can store it to the internal memory (SRAM). Up to 128 performances can be stor ed. n F or details about memory structur e , see page 63. When you e xecute this, the settings fo[...]

91 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Using the Arpeggio function Quick Star t Guide Using the Arpeggio function Basic Structure (page 55) · Reference (pages 128, 165) The MOTIF features a po werful and highly v ersatile arpeggiator that lets y ou automatically trigger preset arpeggios, phrases, rh ythmic sequences and special “human” patterns — depend[...]

92 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Using the Arpeggio function Quick Star t Guide Arpeggio Type, T empo, and Limit A variety of Arpeggio types ar e pro vided with the MOTIF . Y ou can change the tempo of Arpeggio as desired. The Arpeggio function is av ailable in all modes. The explanation belo w applies to the P erformance Play mode . PLG 2 A B C D E F G [...]

93 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Using as a Master K eyboar d Quick Star t Guide Using as a Master Keyboard Basic Structure (page 56) · Reference (page 268 ) The MOTIF is loaded with such a wealth of differ ent features, functions and oper ations, y ou may find it difficult to locate and call up the particular feature y ou need. This is where the Mast[...]

94 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Using as a Master K eyboar d Quick Star t Guide PLG 2 A B C D E F G H 15 CATEGORY SEARCH OC TAVE 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 OWMID MEQ HIGH REMOTE CONTROL O N/OFF E FFECT BYPASS ARPEGGI[...]

95 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Using as a Master K eyboar d Quick Star t Guide Master Keyboard settings ● Layer/Split settings using an external tone generator The MOTIF can function as a comprehensiv e , versatile master ke yboard, for both liv e and studio applications. When a Master is set to the V oice or P erformance mode , you can mak e setting[...]

96 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Using as a Master K eyboar d Quick Star t Guide ● Control Number settings Here in the KN/CS displa y of the Master Edit mode , you can set how the Contr ol knobs and sliders will affect each Zone . This lets y ou specify a MIDI Contr ol Change number for each knob and slider . In the e xample belo w , the Control knobs [...]

97 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Saving/Loading data Quick Star t Guide Saving/Loading data Basic Structure (page 63) · Reference (page 266) Many differ ent types of data are cr eated when using the MOTIF , and the following types ar e automatically maintained in memory , ev en if the pow er is turned off: V oice , P erformance , Master , Arpeggio and S[...]

98 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Saving/Loading data Quick Star t Guide Loading data PLG 2 A B C D E F G H 15 CATEGORY SEARCH OC TAVE DOWN UP KNOB CONTROL FUNCTION PAN REVERB CHORUS TEMPO ATT ACK 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 O N/OFF E FFECT BYPASS ARP[...]

99 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) Quick Star t Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) In this section, we’ll delv e into one of the most important and pow erful featur es of the MOTIF — the Integrated Sampling Sequencer . T oda y’s digital music pr oducers and art[...]

100 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) Quick Star t Guide 1. Sampling to a Pattern T rack Basic Structure (page 52) · Reference (page 234) First, recor d your fa vorite rh ythm phr ase from an audio CD (or other sour ce) to the MOTIF via the Sampling function. n F or details about ho w to connect th[...]

101 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) Quick Star t Guide PLG 2 A B C D E F G H 15 CATEGORY SEARCH KNOB CONTROL FUNCTION PAN REVERB CHORUS TEMPO ATTA CK 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 O N/OFF E FFEC[...]

102 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) Quick Star t Guide 2. Recording MIDI data to a Pattern T rack Basic Structure (page 53) · Reference (page 221) Now that y ou’ve r ecorded a rh ythm sample to a P attern and sliced it, the next step is to recor d some MIDI parts and add them to the P attern. Y[...]

103 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) Quick Star t Guide ● Realtime recording (when selecting replace or overdub in step #2) PLG 2 A B C D E F G H 15 CATEGORY SEARCH OC TAVE DOWN UP KNOB CONTROL FUNCTION PAN REVERB CHORUS TEMPO ATTACK RELEASE CUTOFF RESONANCE ASSIGN A ASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2 KN[...]

104 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) Quick Star t Guide ● Step recording (when selecting step in step #2) PLG 2 A B C D E F G H 15 CATEGORY SEARCH OC TAVE 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 [...]

105 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) Quick Star t Guide 3. Assigning a Preset Phrase to a Pattern T rack (Patch function) Basic Structure (page 52) · Reference (page 219) The P atch function lets y ou assign a Pr eset phrase or a User phr ase (recor ded in the P attern R ecord mode) to each track [...]

106 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) Quick Star t Guide 4. Using the Groove function Reference (page 218 ) The Grid Groo ve function mak es it possible to adjust the pitch, timing, length, and v elocity of notes in a specified track on a measur e-long 16th-note grid. This lets you easily come up w[...]

107 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) Quick Star t Guide 5. Pattern Mixing Reference (page 232) Now that y ou hav e a finished section and pattern, y ou can apply the P attern Mixing contr ols to fine-tune it and enhance it — by adusting the le vels of each tr ack or part, selecting different v [...]

108 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) Quick Star t Guide 6. Creating a Pattern Chain Basic Structure (page 54) · Reference (page 219) Now that y ou’ve got y our audio samples, loops, MIDI data, and patterns in the MOTIF , here’s wher e the fun really begins. The P attern Chain featur e lets y o[...]

109 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) Quick Star t Guide 7. Copying the Pattern Chain data to a Song Reference (page 221) Now that y ou’ve cr eated a hip P attern Chain, you can copy it to a song tr ack and use it as the basic rhythm tr ack for a song. This is done from the P attern Chain Edit mod[...]

110 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) Quick Star t Guide 8. MIDI recording to Song T racks Basic Structure (page 51) · Reference (page 183) Now , tak e your basic building blocks and mo ve o ver to the Song mode to do some mor e work on y our song. Let’s sa y for the sake of e xample that y ou’[...]

111 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) Quick Star t Guide ● Realtime recording (when selecting “replace,” “overdub,” or “punch” in step #5) PLG 2 A B C D E F G H 15 CATEGORY SEARCH OC TAVE DOWN UP KNOB CONTROL FUNCTION PAN REVERB CHORUS TEMPO ATT ACK RELEASE CUTOFF RESONANCE ASSIGN A AS[...]

112 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) Quick Star t Guide ● Step recording (when selecting “step” in step #5) PLG 2 A B C D E F G H 15 CATEGORY SEARCH OCTAVE DOWN UP KNOB CONTROL FUNCTION PAN REVERB CHORUS TEMPO ATTA CK RELEASE CUTOFF RESONANCE ASSIGN A ASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2 KN 1 KN 2 KN 3[...]

113 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) Quick Star t Guide 9. Sampling to a Song T rack Basic Structure (page 54) · Reference (page 234) W e’ll pay another visit to the sampling featur e , and sw eeten our song with some “ ear candy” sound effects and background v ocals. The sampling we did ear[...]

114 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) Quick Star t Guide PLG 2 A B C D E F G H 15 CATEGORY SEARCH OC TAVE DOWN UP KNOB CONTROL FUNCTION PAN REVERB CHORUS TEMPO ATT ACK 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 CONTRO[...]

115 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) Quick Star t Guide 10. Song T rack Mute and Scene Reference (pages 180, 181) These tw o pow erful featur es give y ou e ven gr eater real-time arr anging contr ol. Y ou can turn tr acks on and off and switch among Song Scenes, as the song pla ys — and all y ou[...]

116 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) Quick Star t Guide PLG 2 A B C D E F G H 15 CATEGORY SEARCH OC TAVE 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 OWMID MEQ HIGH REMOTE CONTRO[...]

117 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) Quick Star t Guide 11. Song Mixing and storing the settings as a template Reference (page 205) In this final step (other than saving y our precious w ork, which we’ll co v er next), y ou can mix down y our tracks with the Song Mixing function — adjusting th[...]

118 MOTIF Quick Start Guide Sampling with Song Playback (Integrated Sampling Sequencer) Quick Star t Guide 12. Saving and Expor ting the recorded song to external PC (File Utility) Reference (page 262) Now that y ou’ve cr eated y our masterpiece , y ou’ll want to sa ve it. Y ou can sav e song data to a Memory card or SCSI device in the File mod[...]

119 MOTIF Quick Start Guide R emote Contr ol f or external sequencer (R eal-time external control surf ace) Quick Star t Guide Remote Control for external sequencer (Real-time external control sur face) Basic Structure (page 65) · Reference (page 256) In the last section, you sa w how a computer could be used conv eniently to augment the featur es[...]

120 MOTIF Quick Start Guide R emote Contr ol f or external sequencer (R eal-time external control surf ace) Quick Star t Guide Using the Remote Control function PLG 2 A B C D E F G H 15 CATEGORY SEARCH OC TAVE DOWN UP KNOB CONTROL FUNCTION PAN REVERB CHORUS TEMPO ATTA CK RELEASE CUTOFF RESONANCE ASSIGN A ASSIGN B ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2 KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN[...]

121 MOTIF R efer ence Function Tree Reference V oice mode Reference This section is dev oted to explaining the function of e v ery setting of ev ery parameter in e very displa y of the MOTIF . If you hav e questions like “I w onder what this button does...” or “How does this par ameter w ork?” — this is the section you should r efer to.Th[...]

122 MOTIF R efer ence Function Tree Reference V oice mode [F6] NORMAL COMMON EFFECT [SF1] EFFECT CONNECT [SF2] INSERTION1 [SF3] INSERTION2 [SF4] REVERB [SF5] CHORUS [Element selection] NORMAL ELEMENT 1-4 [F1] NORMAL ELEMENT OSCILLA TOR [SF1] WA VE [SF2] OUTPUT [SF3] LIMIT [F2] NORMAL ELEMENT PITCH [SF1] TUNE [SF2] VELOCITY SENS [SF3] PEG [SF4] KEY [...]

123 MOTIF R efer ence Function Tree Reference V oice mode [EDIT] VOICE EDIT (PLUG-IN) [COMMON] PLUG-IN COMMON [F1] PLUG-IN COMMON GENERAL [SF1] NAME [SF2] PL YMODE [SF3] MEQ OFFSET [SF4] PORT AMENT O [SF5] OTHER [F2] PLUG-IN COMMON OUTPUT OUTPUT [F3] PLUG-IN COMMON ARPEGGIO [SF1] TYPE [SF2] LIMIT [SF3] PLA Y FX [SF5] CLEAR USER ARPEGGIO [F4] PLUG-I[...]

124 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Play mode Reference V oice mode V oice Play mode Basic Structure (page 30) · Quick Start Guide (page 80) In this mode , y ou can select and pla y individual Preset and User voices, as w ell as Plug-in voices (when installed). n F or details about v oice types and memory (bank) structure , see page 43. ◆ Basic Procedu[...]

125 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Play mode Reference V oice mode • T o select a Plug-in voice , press an y of the [PLG1] - [PLG3] buttons. • To select a Drum voice , simultaneously hold the [DR UM KITS] button and pr ess the [PRE1], [GM] or [USER] button. The following displa y (or one similar) appears. 2 Press an y of the GR OUP [A] - [H] buttons [...]

126 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Play mode Reference V oice mode ■ Using the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons Pressing the [INC/YES] button incr eases the number by 1. Pressing the [DEC/NO] button decr eases the number by 1. Use the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons to step up or down thr ough the av ailable voices. Natur ally , this also lets you switch [...]

127 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Play mode Reference V oice mode ● F av orite Category 1~4 Use the same operation as in “Using the Category Search function” abo ve . 5 Select your fa vorite v oice and pr ess the [F5] button to assign it to the F a v orite Category . n To remov e the selected voice fr om the F a vorite Category , simply press the [...]

128 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Play mode Reference V oice mode ● [F2] V oice Play Plug-in Bank From this displa y you can select the particular bank on the Plug-in board, and determine whether y ou will be using a Plug-in voice or a “Boar d” voice . Simply put, the difference betw een the two types of voices is this: • Board voices ar e unpro[...]

129 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode •T empo Determines the Arpeggio T empo. When MIDI sync (page 258) is turned on, “MIDI” is display ed here and cannot be set. ❏ Settings 1 ~ 300 • V elocity Limit Determines the low est and highest velocity in the Arpeggio’s velocity r ange . The Arpeggio pla ys when you play t[...]

130 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode ◆ Basic Procedure 1 Press the [V OICE] button to enter the V oice Play mode . (The indicator lights.) 2 Select a Normal voice to be edited. 3 Press the [EDIT] button to enter the V oice Edit mode . (The indicator lights.) 4 Select an element to be edited. •T o edit parameters common t[...]

131 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode • Mono/P oly Determines whether the V oice is played back monophonically (single notes only) or polyphonically (multiple simultaneous notes). ❏ Settings Mono, P oly •K e yAsgnMode When this is set to “single ,” double pla yback of the same note is p rev ented. This is useful whe[...]

132 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode time Sets the Time parameter r ange to reflect “time”: 0 (fast) - 127 (slow) ● [F1]-[SF5] Normal Common General Other From this displa y you can set the contr ol functions for the Knobs, and determine the up/down r ange for the Pitch Bend wheel. • Knob Assign Determines the funct[...]

133 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode • Hold Determines whether the Arpeggio playback is “held” or not. When this is set to “on,” the Arpeggio cy cles automatically , even if y ou release y our fingers from the ke ys, and it continues to cy cle until the next k ey is pr essed. ❏ Settings sync-off (see below), off[...]

134 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode •V elocity Rate Determines how much the V elocity of the Arpeggio playback is offset fr om the original value . F or ex ample , a setting of 1 00% means the original values ar e used. Settings below 1 00% will r educe the velocity of the Arpeggio notes, whereas settings abo ve 1 00% wil[...]

135 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode ● [F5]-[SF1] Normal Common LFO W ave Basic Structure (page 47) From this displa y you can mak e a variety of LFO- r elated settings, including W av e , Speed, T empo, and sync/phase settings. •W ave Determines the LFO W ave . ❏ Settings tri, tri+, sawup, saw dwn, squ1/4, squ1/3, squ[...]

136 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode ● [F5]-[SF2] Normal Common LFO Delay From this displa y you can set v arious delay and fade-in/-out parameters, and giv e the LFO a more natural sound. • Dela yTime Determines the delay time befor e the LFO comes into effect. A higher value r esults in a longer delay time . ❏ Settin[...]

137 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode ● [F6]-[SF1] Normal Common Effect Connection This display giv es you compr ehensive contr ol o ver the effects. • EL: OUT 1-4 (Element 1-4 Effect Output) Determines which Insertion effect (1 or 2) is used to process each individual element. The “thru” setting lets you b ypass the [...]

138 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode ● [F1]-[SF2] Normal Element Oscillator Output From this displa y you can set certain output parameters for the selected element. •K e yOnDela y Determines the time (delay) betw een the moment you press a note on the k eyboar d and the point at which the sound is play ed. Y ou can set [...]

139 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode ● [F2]-[SF2] Normal Element Pitch V elocity Sensitivity From this displa y you can determine ho w the Pitch EG responds to v elocity . (F or Pitch EG settings, see “PEG Time , Le v el” below .) • EG Time , Segment Determines the velocity sensitivity of the PEG’s Time parameters.[...]

140 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode • Center Ke y Determines the central note or pitch for the K ey F ollo w effect on pitch. Depending on the Pitch Sensitivity parameter abo ve , the further away fro m the Center K ey the ke ys are pla yed, the gr eater the degree of pitch change . ❏ Settings C -2 ~ G8 n Y ou can also [...]

141 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode LPF12 (Low P ass Filter12dB/oct) A 2-pole (-12db/oct) dynamic LPF , designed to be used in combination with an HPF (High P ass Filter). LPF6 (Lo w P ass Filter 6dB/oct) A 1-pole (-6db/oct) dynamic LPF with no resonance , designed to be used in combination with an HPF (High P ass Filter). [...]

142 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode Dual BEF A combination of two sets of –6dB/oct BEF in par allel. L PF12 (Low P ass Filter 12dB/oct)+ HPF12 (High P ass Filter) A combination of a LPF and HPF . LPF12 (Lo w P ass Filter 12dB/oct)+ BPF6 (Band P ass Filter) A combination of a LPF and BPF . HPF12 (High P ass Filter 12dB/oct[...]

143 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode • EG Time , Segment Determines the velocity sensitivity of the FEG’s Time parameters. Select the Segment, then set its Time parameter . P ositiv e Time settings will play back the specified Segment faster and negative v alues will play it back slo wer . ❏ Settings Time -64 ~ 0 ~ +6[...]

144 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode • CutoffSens (Cutoff Sensitivity) Determines the degree to which the notes (specifically , their position or octav e range) affect the Filter of the selected element. A Center K e y setting of C3 is used as the basic setting by the Cutoff par ameter . A positive setting will lo wer the[...]

145 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode ● [F4]-[SF1] Normal Element Amplitude Level/Pan This display not only lets y ou make basic Le v el and P an settings for each individual element, it also gives y ou some detailed and unusual parameters for affecting P an position. •L e v e l Determines the output lev el for the select[...]

146 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode • TIME ❏ Settings 0 ~ 127 (excluding --- abo ve) •L E VEL ❏ Settings 0 ~127 ● [F4]-[SF4] Normal Element Amplitude Key Follow From this displa y you can set the K ey F ollow effect for Amplitude — in other wor ds, how the v olume of the element and its Amplitude EG respond to t[...]

147 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode The best wa y to understand Amplitude Scaling is by ex ample . F or the settings shown in the e xample display abo ve , the basic Amplitude (volume) v alue for the selected element is 80, and the various Offset values at the selected Br eak point settings change that basic value accor din[...]

148 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode • FMOD (Filter Modulation Depth) Determines the amount (depth) by which the LFO wav eform varies (modulates) the Filter Cutoff fr equency . The higher the value , the greater the amount of filter modulation. ❏ Settings 0 ~ 127 • AMOD (Amplitude Modulation Depth) Determines the amou[...]

149 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode 4 Select a ke y to be edited. •T o edit parameters common to the entire Drum voice (all k eys), pr ess the [DR UM KITS] button. •T o edit parameters of an individual Drum ke y (element), first press the NUMBER [1] button, then press the appr opriate ke y on the ke yboar d. 5 Select t[...]

150 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode ● [F6]-[SF2], [SF3], [SF4], [SF5] Drum Common Effect Parameter Insertion 1, 2, Reverb, Chorus The number of parameters and v alues av ailable differs depending on the currently selected effect type . F or more information, see the Effect Type List in the separate Data List booklet. ■ [...]

151 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode ● [F1]-[SF5] Drum Key Oscillator Other From this displa y you can set v arious parameters related to ho w the individual notes of the Drum voice r espond to the ke yboard and MIDI data. • AssignMode When this is set to “single ,” double pla yback of the same note is p rev ented. T[...]

152 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode ● [F3]-[SF2] Drum Key Filter V elocity Sensitivity • LPFCutoff Determines the velocity sensitivity of the Lo w P ass Filter Cutoff frequenc y . P ositive settings will cause the cutoff frequenc y to rise the harder y ou play the k eyboard and negative settings will cause it to fall. ?[...]

153 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode ● [F6] Drum Key EQ (Equalizer) Same as in Normal V oice Element Edit. See page 148. n This parameter is effectiv e for Drum ke ys whose Type parameter (in the Oscillator W av e display , page 150) has been set to “Preset wav e” or “User wave .” Plug-in V oice Edit Basic Structur[...]

154 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode ■ Common edit ● [F1]-[SF1] Plug-in Common General Name Same as in Normal V oice Common Edit. See page 130. ● [F1]-[SF2] Plug-in Common General Play mode Same as in Normal V oice Common Edit. See page 130. Please note that Micro Tuning is not a vailable in Plug-in V oice Common Edit.[...]

155 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode ● [F4]-[SF3] Plug-in Common Control Set After T ouch The MOTIF gives y ou a comprehensiv e set of after touch controls for the Plug-in v oice , allowing you to change the pitch and filter settings, and produce modulation effects (pitch, filter and amplitude)- simply by pr essing down [...]

156 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode ■ Element Edit ● [F1]-[SF1] Plug-in Element Oscillator W ave From this displa y you can select the desir ed Boar d V oice used for the element of the Plug-in voice . K eep in mind that a Plug-in voice only has one element. • Bank Determines the Board V oice Bank of the Plug-in voice[...]

157 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Edit mode Reference V oice mode ● [F5] Plug-in Element LFO Basic Structure (page 47) From this displa y you can set the basic LFO parameters for modulating the pitch to cr eate vibrato and other special effects. • Speed Determines the speed of the LFO wav eform. P ositiv e settings increase the speed and negativ e s[...]

158 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Job mode Reference V oice mode V oice Job mode The V oice Job mode contains various conv enient operations (called “Jobs”), which ar e useful in editing and archiving y our original voices. ◆ Basic Procedure 1 In the V oice Play mode , select a voice y ou wish to ex ecute the Job on. 2 Press the [JOB] button to en[...]

159 MOTIF R efer ence V oice Store mode Reference V oice mode • Data type of Destination voice (curr ent selected v oice) If the source is a Normal or Drum V oice and data type is set to Element or Drum K e y , you can set the data type of the destination V oice . ❏ Data type When a Normal v oice is selected: Element 1 ~ 4 When a Drum v oice is[...]

160 MOTIF R efer ence Function Tree Reference Perfor mance mode Per for mance Mode Basic Structure (page 42) Function T ree This section is dev oted to the P erformance mode . T o see how the P erformance mode r elates to the entire structur e of the MOTIF and its other modes and functions, see the simplified chart in “Basic Structure” on page[...]

161 MOTIF R efer ence Function Tree Reference Perfor mance mode [P ART SELECTION] P ART 1-4 [F6] [F1] P ART VOICE [SF1] VOICE [SF2] PL YMODE [SF3] LIMIT [SF4] PORT AMENT O [SF5] OTHER [F2] P ART OUTPUT [SF1] VOLUME/P AN [SF2] EFFECT SEND [F3] P ART OUTPUT SELECT OUTPUT SELECT [F4] P ART TONE [SF1] TUNE [SF2] FIL TER [SF3] FEG [SF4] AEG [F5] P ART R[...]

162 MOTIF R efer ence P erf ormance Play mode Reference Perfor mance mode Per formance Play mode Basic Structure (page 31) · Quick Start Guide (page 88) In this mode , y ou can select and pla y individual User performances. n F or details about the performances and their memory (bank) structure , see page 40. ◆ Basic Procedure Basic Operation (p[...]

163 MOTIF R efer ence P erf ormance Play mode Reference Perfor mance mode Perfor mance Par t on/of f The explanations her e apply to step #4 of the Basic Procedur e on page 162. n This operation is a vailable also in the P erformance Edit mode . Perfor mance editing in the Perfor mance Play mode The explanations her e apply to step #5 of the Basic [...]

164 MOTIF R efer ence P erf ormance Play mode Reference Perfor mance mode • OutputSel (Output Select) Determines the output jack assignment for the A/D part. ❏ Settings See below . * Av ailable only when the optional AIEB2 board has been installed. ● [F3] Performance Play V oices From this displa y you can select a v oice for each part and de[...]

165 MOTIF R efer ence P erf ormance Edit mode Reference Perfor mance mode ● [F6] Performance Play Arpeggio Basic Structure (page 55) This display contains the basic settings for Arpeggio playback, including Type and T empo. The parameters ar e same as in the V oice Play mode (page 127) ex cept for the following one . • P artSwitch Determines wh[...]

166 MOTIF R efer ence P erf ormance Edit mode Reference Perfor mance mode ◆ Basic Procedure 1 Press the [PERFORMANCE] button to enter the P erformance Pla y mode . (The indicator lights.) 2 Select a P erformance to be edited. 3 Press the [EDIT] button to enter the P erformance Edit mode . (The indicator lights.) 4 Select a P art to be edited. •[...]

167 MOTIF R efer ence P erf ormance Edit mode Reference Perfor mance mode ❏ Settings -64 ~ +63 ● [F1]-[SF4] Common General Por tamento From this displa y you can set the P ortamento parameters for all parts of the selected performance . P ortamento is used to cr eate a smooth tr ansition in pitch from the first note pla yed on the k e yboard t[...]

168 MOTIF R efer ence P erf ormance Edit mode Reference Perfor mance mode ● [F2]-[SF2] Common MEQ(Master Equalizer) From this displa y you can apply fiv e-band equalization to all parts of the selected performance . ˙ • Shape Determines whether the equalizer type used is Shelving or P eaking. The P eaking type attenuates/boosts the signal at [...]

169 MOTIF R efer ence P erf ormance Edit mode Reference Perfor mance mode • OutputSwitch When this is set to on, Arpeggio playback data is output from the MIDI terminal. ❏ Settings on, off • TransmitCh Determines the MIDI transmit channel for Arpeggio playback data. ❏ Settings 1 ~ 16 ● [F4] Common Controller Assign The controllers and kno[...]

170 MOTIF R efer ence P erf ormance Edit mode Reference Perfor mance mode • Chorus to R e verb Determines the Send lev el of the signal sent from the Chorus Effect to the R e verb Effect. ❏ Settings 0 ~ 127 • R e verb Type Determines the R e verb effect type . ❏ Settings R efer to the Effect Types list in the separate Data List booklet. •[...]

171 MOTIF R efer ence P erf ormance Edit mode Reference Perfor mance mode ● [F1]-[SF4] Part V oice Portamento Set the P ortamento par ameters for each part. P ortamento is used to cr eate a smooth tr ansition in pitch from the first note pla yed on the k e yboard to the next. • Switch Switch P ortamento on or off. ❏ Settings off,on • Time [...]

172 MOTIF R efer ence P erf ormance Edit mode Reference Perfor mance mode In the first ex ample , Offset is set to “0,” lowering all receiv ed velocities b y 64. This cr eates a low er velocity “plateau” — all of your softer pla ying (up to a velocity of 64) results in the same actual v elocity . Also no matter how str ongly you pla y , [...]

173 MOTIF R efer ence P erf ormance Edit mode Reference Perfor mance mode ● [F3] Part Output Select From this displa y you can set certain output parameters for the selected part. • InsEF (Insertion Effect) This shows whether the Insertion effect is applied or not for each part. This is for display purposes only and cannot be set here . T o set[...]

174 MOTIF R efer ence P erf ormance Edit mode Reference Perfor mance mode • R elease Determines the FEG R elease Time for each part. ❏ Settings -64 ~ 0 ~ +63 n The FEG settings are not a vailable for Plug-in parts or parts to which Drum voices ha ve been assigned. ● [F4]-[SF4] Part T one AEG Basic Structure (page 47) From this displa y you ca[...]

175 MOTIF R efer ence P erf ormance Job mode Reference Perfor mance mode Per formance Job mode The P erformance Job mode contains v arious convenient oper ations (called “Jobs”), including initializing (resetting) performance data or r ecalling pre vious edits. ◆ Basic Procedure 1 In the P erformance Play mode , select a performance you wish [...]

176 MOTIF R efer ence P erf ormance Store mode Reference Perfor mance mode • Source perf ormance Select a performance and data type to be copied. ❏ Data type P art 1 ~ 4, Plug 1 ~ 3 • Data type of Destination performance (current selected perf ormance) Set the P art of the destination P erformance . ❏ Data type P art 1 ~ 4, Plug 1 ~3, Arp, [...]

177 MOTIF R efer ence Function Tree Reference Song mode Song Mode Basic Structure (page 30) Function T ree This section is dev oted to the Song mode . T o see how the Song mode r elates to the entire structur e of the MOTIF and its other modes and functions, see the simplified chart in “Basic Structure” on page 30. The following detailed chart[...]

178 MOTIF R efer ence Function Tree Reference Song mode [MIX] SONG MIX [INFORMA TION] MIX INFORMA TION [MIX] MIX P ART [F1] MIX VOLUME/P AN [F2] MIX AD [F3] MIX VOICE [F4] MIX EFFECT SEND [F5] MIX TEMPLA TE [EDIT] MIXING EDIT [COMMON] [F1] COMMON GENERAL [SF1] MEQ OFFSET [SF5] OTHER [F2] COMMON MASTER EQ [F3] COMMON ARPEGGIO [SF1] TYPE [SF2] LIMIT [...]

179 MOTIF R efer ence Song Play mode Reference Song mode Song Play mode Basic Structure (page 67) · Quick Start Guide (page 77) In this mode , y ou can select and pla y individual User songs. n F or details about songs and their tr ack and memory structure , see page 51. ◆ Basic Procedure Basic Operation (page 67) 1 Pr ess the [SONG] button to e[...]

180 MOTIF R efer ence Song Play mode Reference Song mode 1 Press an y of the GR OUP [A] - [D] buttons to select a Group. n Each letter group contains sixteen song numbers, and pressing the appr opriate letter selects the first song in that letter’s group. F or example , press button [A] to select song 0 1, press button [B] to select song 17 and [...]

181 MOTIF R efer ence Song Play mode Reference Song mode 1 Press the [MUTE] button so that its lamp lights. 2 Press an y of the NUMBER [1] - [16] buttons to select the track number to be muted. ● T o solo a tr ack Simultaneously hold down the [MUTE] button and press one of the NUMBER buttons [1] to [16] to solo the corresponding tr ack. Once you?[...]

182 MOTIF R efer ence Song Play mode Reference Song mode • NOTE OFFSET R aises or low ers the pitch of the note(s) on the selected grid in semitones. ❏ Settings 99 ~ +99 • CLOCK SHIFT Shifts the timing of the note(s) on the selected grid forwar d or back war d in clock increments. ❏ Settings 120 ~ +120 • GA TE OFFSET (Gate time Offset) Le[...]

183 MOTIF R efer ence Song R ecor d mode Reference Song mode 3 Set to on by using the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons or the data dial. (The display pr ompts you for confirmation.) 4 Press the [INC/YES] button. The Loop is set to on and the part that is not looped is deleted ● [F5] Song Play Copy Phrase Y ou can copy s P attern tr ack data (Phras[...]

184 MOTIF R efer ence Song R ecor d mode Reference Song mode n MIDI ev ents the external MIDI de vices connected to the MOTIF can be recor ded to tracks 1~16. 7 After completing y our performance (in R ealtime recor ding) or completing Step recor ding, pr ess the [ ■ ] button to stop recor ding. 8 R ecord additional tracks as r equired. R epeat s[...]

185 MOTIF R efer ence Song R ecor d mode Reference Song mode ❏ Settings: off, 60 (32nd note), 80 (16th note triplet), 120 (16th note), 160 (8th note triplet), 240 (8th note), 320 (1/4 note triplet), 480 (1/4 note) • Ev ent This parameter is a vailable when the R ecording Type is set to “step.” This lets you specify the e vent type to be ent[...]

186 MOTIF R efer ence Song R ecor d mode Reference Song mode Dotted notes can also be entered using the TIE function. To produce a dotted 1/4 note , for e xample , set the step time to an 8th note , enter a note and then pr ess [F4] twice . ● [F5] DELETE Press this to actually delete the note e vents at the curr ent cursor position. ● [F6] BCK [...]

187 MOTIF R efer ence Song R ecor d mode Reference Song mode ● Example 2 (Using the TIE function) 1 Set the parameters as illustr ated below . Since the first note is a half note , set the StepTime to (960), and set the GateTime to 80%, since you don’t want the notes to pla y in legato. 2 Enter the first note F . 3 Enter the next 8th notes. K[...]

188 MOTIF R efer ence Song R ecor d mode Reference Song mode 6 Mov e the pointer to the top (beginning) of the song and press the [ F ] button to hear the note data you just r ecorded in steps #1 - 5. ● Example 3 (Using the REST function) 1 Set the parameters as illustr ated below . Set the StepTime to (480) and the Gate Time to 80%. 2 Enter the [...]

189 MOTIF R efer ence Song Edit mode Reference Song mode • V oice Determines the voice for the selected tr ack. Y ou can use the B ANK, GR OUP , NUMBER button or the Category Search function to select a v oice (page 124). Y ou can also select a Sample voice (page 58). • V oume Determines sound volume for the selected tr ack. ❏ Settings 0~127 [...]

190 MOTIF R efer ence Song Edit mode Reference Song mode Event Editing/Inser ting/Deleting The explanations her e apply to step #3 of the Basic Procedur e on page 189. ■ Editing/Deleting Existing Events To edit data in the Event List, use the up/down cursor buttons to highlight the specific ev ent you w ant to edit, and use the left/right cursor[...]

191 MOTIF R efer ence Song Edit mode Reference Song mode ■ Program Change These ev ents determine the selected voice for the note data. K eep in mind that Pr ogr am Change ev ents can be inserted at any point in a song tr ack, letting you change voices in the middle of a song. • Bank Select MSB, LSB Determines the voice bank. ❏ Settings ***~1[...]

192 MOTIF R efer ence Song Edit mode Reference Song mode • RPN MSB-LSB ❏ Settings 000~127 • Data Entry MSB-LSB ❏ Settings 000~127 n Normally three types of contr ol change data are sent: RPN MSB (1 0 1), RPN LSB (1 00), and Data Entry MSB (6). In the MOTIF , Data Entry LSB (38) is added to this and the resulting gr oup of control change e v[...]

193 MOTIF R efer ence Song Job mode Reference Song mode Song Job mode The Song Job mode contains a comprehensiv e set of editing tools and functions you can use to change the sound of the song. It also includes a variety of convenient oper ations, such as copying or er asing data. Most of these operations can be performed on either an entire tr ack[...]

194 MOTIF R efer ence Song Job mode Reference Song mode ● [F2]-01 Quantize Quantization is the process of adjusting the timing of note ev ents by mo ving them closer to the near est ex act beat. Y ou can use this feature , for e xample , to impro ve the timing of a performance r ecor ded in real time . • Quantize V alue (R esolution) Determines[...]

195 MOTIF R efer ence Song Job mode Reference Song mode ● [F2]-02 Modify V elocity This job alters the velocity v alues of the specified range of notes, letting y ou selectively boost or cut the volume of those notes. V elocity changes are calculated as follo ws: A djusted v elocity = (original v elocity x R ate) + Offset. If the result is 0 or [...]

196 MOTIF R efer ence Song Job mode Reference Song mode ● [F2]-04 Crescendo This Job lets you cr eate a crescendo or decr escendo ov er the specified range of notes. (Cr escendo is a gradual incr ease in volume , and decrescendo is a gradual decr ease .) • V elocity R ange Determines the intensity of the crescendo or decr escendo. The velocity[...]

197 MOTIF R efer ence Song Job mode Reference Song mode • R oll V elocity Determines the velocity of the notes in the r oll. Both the starting and ending velocity v alues can be specified, making it easy to create r olls in which the velocity increases or decr eases. This lets you cr eate rolls that gr adually increase or decrease in v olume (cr[...]

198 MOTIF R efer ence Song Job mode Reference Song mode ● [F2]-09 Separate Chord This job slightly separates notes in chor ds within the specified range , inserting a specified number of clocks between each note . Use this job after the Chord Sort Job abo ve , to create guitar-lik e upstrok e or downstr oke effects. • Clock Determines the num[...]

199 MOTIF R efer ence Song Job mode Reference Song mode ● [F3]-03 Erase Event This Job clears all specified ev ents from the specified range , effectively pr oducing a segment of silence . • Ev ent Type Determines the ev ent type to be erased. All ev ents are clear ed when ALL is selected. Individual control change numbers can be specified w[...]

200 MOTIF R efer ence Song Job mode Reference Song mode • Number Of Times Determines the number of times the data creation is to be repeated. F or e xample , if data is created in the range M00 1:1:000 ~ M003:1:000 and this parameter is set to 03, the same data will be created at M003:1:000 ~ M005:1:000 and M005:1:000 ~ M00 7:1:000. This Job lets[...]

201 MOTIF R efer ence Song Job mode Reference Song mode [F4] Measure Job Press the [F4] button in step #3 of the Basic Pr ocedure on page 193 so that the Measur e Job list appears on the display . Scroll the cursor to the desired Job and pr ess the [ENTER] button to go to the display of the selected Job . The following e xplanations apply to step #[...]

202 MOTIF R efer ence Song Job mode Reference Song mode ● [F5]-01 Copy T rack This Job copies all data from a specified sour ce track to the specified destination track. • Source Song and Tr ack ❏ Settings Song 01~64 Track 0 1~16 • Destination Song and Track ❏ Settings Song 01~64 Track 0 1~16 • Data Type to be copied Determines the ty[...]

203 MOTIF R efer ence Song Job mode Reference Song mode Undo/R edo cannot be used to undo/r edo a Clear operation for tracks that contain sample data. ● [F5]-05 Normalize Play Effect This job re writes the data in the selected track so that it incorporates the curr ent Grid Groo ve settings. • TR (Track) Determines the song track to which the J[...]

204 MOTIF R efer ence Song Job mode Reference Song mode • Source song ❏ Settings 0 1~64 • Destination Song ❏ Settings 0 1~64 ● [F6]-02 Split Song T o Pattern This Job allows y ou to copy a part of the curr ent song — all 16 tracks o ver a specific r ange of measures — to a specific section and style , letting you use song data to cr[...]

205 MOTIF R efer ence Song Mixing mode Reference Song mode Song Mixing mode In this mode , y ou can set up and sa ve mixing data for your songs, and set v arious parameters for the tone generator parts — including the desir ed voice , as well as its lev el, pan, EQ, effect and other settings. How the Song Mixing mode affects the tone gener ator p[...]

206 MOTIF R efer ence Song Mixing mode Reference Song mode 6 Pr ess the [SONG] button to exit fr om the Song Mixing mode and return to the Song Pla y mode . • F or detailed instructions on steps #4, see the following e xplanations. • F or details on step #5, r efer to “Song Mixing Store mode” on page 2 14. ● [F1] VOL/P AN From this displa[...]

207 MOTIF R efer ence Song Mixing mode Reference Song mode • T emplate number Determines the template number . Up to 16 templates can be created. ❏ Settings 1~16 • T emplate name Determines the name of the template . F or details about naming, see “Basic Operation” on page 75. Song Mixing Edit mode (Detailed Mixer functions) ◆ The Compa[...]

208 MOTIF R efer ence Song Mixing mode Reference Song mode • T o edit par ameters of the individual parts, select the desired part with the corr esponding NUMBER button ([1] - [16]). Y ou can select parts for the Plug-in board b y using the [F6] button (as shown belo w). n Please note that the Muti-P art Plug-in P art (17~32) settings apply not t[...]

209 MOTIF R efer ence Song Mixing mode Reference Song mode • ChoCtrl (Chorus Control) Determines the depth of the Chorus effect, as controlled b y the Knob assigned to Chorus Send. ❏ Settings -64~+63 • Assign A, Assign B, Assign 1, Assign 2 This lets you dir ectly set and memorize the value for each Assign Knob (A, B, 1, and 2), from the Knob[...]

210 MOTIF R efer ence Song Mixing mode Reference Song mode ● [F6]-[SF1] Song Mixing Common Effect Connection Basic Structure (page 41) This display giv es you compr ehensive contr ol o ver the effect connections. Same as in P erformance Common Edit. See page 169. ● [F6]-[SF2], [SF3],[SF4],[SF5] Common Effect Parameter Plug-in Insertion, Reverb,[...]

211 MOTIF R efer ence Song Mixing mode Reference Song mode ● [F2]-[SF1] Song Mixing Part Output V olume/Pan Same as in P erformance P art Edit. See page 172. n The V oice P an setting is not av ailable for Plug-in voice parts. ● [F2]-[SF2] Song Mixing Part Output Effect Send Same as in P erformance P art Edit. See page 172. ● [F3] Song Mixing[...]

212 MOTIF R efer ence Song Mixing Job mode Reference Song mode ● [F5] Song Mixing Part Receive Switch From this displa y you can set ho w each individual part responds to v arious MIDI data, such as Control Change and Progr am Change messages. When the r ele vant par ameter is set to “on,” the corresponding part responds to the appr opriate M[...]

213 MOTIF R efer ence Song Mixing Job mode Reference Song mode ❏ Type of parameter to be initialized ALL All settings for the selected Song Mixing are initialized. Common Common parameter settings for the selected Song Mixing progr am are initialized. P art 1~16, PLG 1~3 P art par ameter settings for the selected Song Mixing progr am are initiali[...]

214 MOTIF R efer ence Song Mixing Store mode Reference Song mode Song Mixing Store mode Basic Structure (page 63) This function lets you stor e your edited Song Mixing progr am to User memory . When you e xecute this, the settings for the destination memory will be ov erwritten. Important data should alwa ys be backed up to a memory car d or SCSI d[...]

215 MOTIF R efer ence Function Tree Reference Pattern mode Pattern Mode Basic Structure (page 51) Function T ree This section is dev oted to the P attern mode . T o see ho w the P attern mode relates to the entire structur e of the MOTIF and its other modes and functions, see the simplified chart in “Basic Structure” on page 30. The following [...]

216 MOTIF R efer ence Function Tree Reference Pattern mode [MIXING] P A TTERN MIXING [INFORMA TION] MIX INFORMA TION [MIX] MIXING P ART [F1] MIX VOLUME/P AN [F2] MIX AD [F3] MIX VOICE [F4] EFFECT SEND [F5] MIX TEMPLA TE [EDIT] MIXING EDIT [COMMON] [F1] COMMON GENERAL [SF1] MEQ OFFSET [SF5] OTHER [F2] COMMON MASTER EQ [F3] COMMON ARPEGGIO [SF1] TYPE[...]

217 MOTIF R efer ence P attern Play mode Reference Pattern mode Pattern Play mode Basic Structure (page 67) In this mode , y ou can select and pla y individual User patterns. n F or details about patterns and their tr ack and memory structure , see page 51. ◆ Basic Procedure Basic Structure (page 67) 1 Pr ess the [P A TTERN] button to enter the P[...]

218 MOTIF R efer ence P attern Play mode Reference Pattern mode ● Style numbers and the corr esponding Group/ Numbers Same as in the Song Play mode . See page 179. Section Selection The explanations her e apply to step #2 of the Basic Procedur e on page 2 17. 1 Pr ess the [SECTION] button. (The indicator lights.) 2 Pr ess any of the [PRE1]~[PLG3][...]

219 MOTIF R efer ence P attern Play mode Reference Pattern mode n The Phrase V oice embedded in the P attern phr ase can be specified from the V oice display in the P attern R ecord mode (page 223). ● [F6] Pattern Play Chain Play/Edit Explained later . See belo w . [F4] Patch Function Basic Structure (page 52) · Quick Start Guide (page 105) The[...]

220 MOTIF R efer ence P attern Play mode Reference Pattern mode ■ Creating Pattern Chains with Realtime Playback (Pattern Chain Recording) This function makes it possible to specify a sequence of patterns for pattern chain playback. Switching of styles/sections, track muting, scene/ mute changes, and tempo changes can all be recor ded in real tim[...]

221 MOTIF R efer ence P attern R ecor d mode Reference Pattern mode The methods for editing each ev ent in the display abov e and for inserting/deleting ev ents (b y using the [F5]/[F6] buttons) are the same as in the Song Edit mode . See page 190. ● [F6]-[EDIT]-[F2] Copy Pressing the [SF3] button in the P attern Chain Edit mode calls up the Copy[...]

222 MOTIF R efer ence P attern R ecor d mode Reference Pattern mode n Please note that the time signature can be set in the P attern Pla y display . See page 2 17. n The method for selecting the recor ding track is the same as in P attern tr ack selection (page 2 18). 4 Change the displa y by pr essing the [F2] - [F3] buttons and set various par am[...]

223 MOTIF R efer ence P attern R ecor d mode Reference Pattern mode • Quantize This convenient featur e lets you automatically quantize the notes in real time , as you recor d. Quantize aligns the timing of note ev ents to the nearest beat. This par ameter determines whether real-time Quantize is on or not, and the resolution to which the notes w[...]

224 MOTIF R efer ence P attern Edit mode Reference Pattern mode Pattern Edit mode This mode gives y ou comprehensiv e , detailed controls for editing the MIDI ev ents of each phrase of the recor ded pattern. MIDI ev ents ar e messages (such as note on/off, note number , program change number , etc .) that mak e up the data of a r ecorded pattern. ?[...]

225 MOTIF R efer ence P attern Job mode Reference Pattern mode Pattern Job mode The P attern Job mode contains a compr ehensiv e set of editing tools and functions you can use to change the sound of your original pattern, as cr eated by the P attern P atch function or from the P attern R ecor d mode . It also includes a v ariety of conv enient oper[...]

226 MOTIF R efer ence P attern Job mode Reference Pattern mode ● [F2]-02 Modify V elocity Same as in the Song Job mode . See page 195. ● [F2]-03 Modify Gate Time Same as in the Song Job mode . See page 195. ● [F2]-04 Crescendo Same as in the Song Job mode . See page 196. ● [F2]-05 T ranspose Same as in the Song Job mode . See page 196. ● [...]

227 MOTIF R efer ence P attern Job mode Reference Pattern mode [F3] Event Job Press the [F3] button in step #3 of the Basic Pr ocedure on page 225 so that the Event Job list appears on the display . Scr oll the cursor to the desired Job and pr ess the [ENTER] button to go to the display of the selected Job . The following e xplanations apply to ste[...]

228 MOTIF R efer ence P attern Job mode Reference Pattern mode ● [F3]-07 Modify Control Data Same as in the Song Job mode . See page 200. n Unlike in the Song Job mode , you cannot select “T empo” as an Ev ent Type . ● [F3]-08 Beat Stretch Same as in the Song Job mode . See page 200. [F4] Phrase Job Press the [F4] button in s tep #3 o f the[...]

229 MOTIF R efer ence P attern Job mode Reference Pattern mode ● [F4]-04 Append Phrase This Job appends one phrase to the end of another to create one longer phr ase . n If this job is applied to phrases which use sample voices, the sample v oices will not be appended. ● [F4]-05 Split Phrase This Job splits a selected phrase into tw o separate [...]

230 MOTIF R efer ence P attern Job mode Reference Pattern mode ● [F4]-08 Clear Phrase This Job deletes all data from the selected phr ase . Undo/R edo (page 225) cannot be used to undo/r edo a Delete Sample operation. ● [F4]-09 Phrase Name Basic Operation (page 75) This Job lets you assign a name (of up to eight characters) to the selected phr [...]

231 MOTIF R efer ence P attern Job mode Reference Pattern mode ● [F5]-05 Divide Drum T rack Separates the note e vents in a drum performance assigned to a specified track, and places the notes corresponding to differ ent drum instruments in separate tr acks (tracks 1 thr ough 8). One useful application for this would be to use Quantize (page 225[...]

232 MOTIF R efer ence P attern Mixing mode Reference Pattern mode The job ov erwrites any data alr eady existing in the destination pattern. n When the KEEP ORIGINAL PHRASE checkbox is checked, this job r equires twice the number of empty user phrases as the number of tr acks containing data in which to store the appended phrase data. If the r equi[...]

233 MOTIF R efer ence Function Tree Reference Sampling mode Sampling Mode Basic Structure (page 58) Function T ree This section is dev oted to the Sampling mode . T o see how the Sampling mode r elates to the entire structur e of the MOTIF and its other modes and functions, see the simplified chart in “Basic Structure” on page 30. The followin[...]

234 MOTIF R efer ence Sampling R ecor d mode Reference Sampling mode Sampling Record mode Basic Operation (page 58) In this mode , y ou can r ecord sounds to the MOTIF (for ex ample , y our v oice , a guitar , or sounds from a CD), edit them, and use them to create special Sample v oices you can pla y from the k e yboard. Or , if you enter this mod[...]

235 MOTIF R efer ence Sampling R ecor d mode Reference Sampling mode 8 Stop the Sampling following the instructions abo ve and stop the recor ding source pla yback. 9 Set the Slice par ameters as needed— if you’v e entered the Sampling R ecord mode fr om the Song/ P attern mode , and you’v e set the Sampling type to “slice+seq” in step #5[...]

236 MOTIF R efer ence Sampling R ecor d mode Reference Sampling mode ■ [F2] Sampling Source settings The explanations her e apply to step #5 of the Basic Procedur e on page 234. • Type Determines the Sampling type . When entering the Sampling mode from the Song/P attern mode , the data created b y the Sampling varies depending on this setting. [...]

237 MOTIF R efer ence Sampling R ecor d mode Reference Sampling mode Sampling Standby The explanations her e apply to step #6 of the Basic Procedur e on page 234. • TriggerMode Specifies the method by which sampling will be trigger ed. ❏ Settings le v el Sampling will begin as soon as an input signal ex ceeding the specified trigger lev el is[...]

238 MOTIF R efer ence Sampling R ecor d mode Reference Sampling mode • Start (Start P oint) Determines the Start point for the sample playback. • Loop (Loop Start P oint) Determines the T op point of the loop pla yback (the point where the loop begins) within the r ange of the entire sample . • End (End P oint) Determines the End point of the[...]

239 MOTIF R efer ence Sampling R ecor d mode Reference Sampling mode • SubDivide The Meter parameter sets the basic slice unit, and SubDivide specifies ev en finer resolution for phr ases containing regions with shorter notes. F or the follo wing phrase , for example , the Meter should be set to 4/4 and SubDivide to 1/2. ❏ Settings When Meter[...]

240 MOTIF R efer ence Sampling Edit mode Reference Sampling mode BEA T1 : Original wave size X N + (0.3 X number of slices) BEA T2 : Original wave size X N + (0.2 X number of slices) BEA T3 : Original wave size X N + (0.3 X number of slices) PHRASE1 : Original wav e size X N + (5.8 X number of slices) PHRASE2 : Original wav e size X N + (1.4 X numb[...]

241 MOTIF R efer ence Sampling Job mode Reference Sampling mode 3 Pr ess the [SF2] button to call up the Samples assigned to the selected K e y Bank in or der . n Step #3 abov e as well as the A udition function can be used with any of the displa ys called up via the [F2] - [F4] buttons. Sample Edit The explanations her e apply to step #5 of the Ba[...]

242 MOTIF R efer ence Sampling Job mode Reference Sampling mode 3 Select the desir ed Job menu by pr essing the appropriate button, [F1] - [F3]. 4 Use the CURSOR buttons to scroll to the desir ed Job . 5 Press the [ENTER] button to go to the selected Job display . 6 Set the r elev ant Job parameters. 7 Pr ess the [ENTER] button. (The display pr omp[...]

243 MOTIF R efer ence Sampling Job mode Reference Sampling mode n If all the samples of the specified W aveform ar e deleted, the W aveform itself is deleted. ● [F1]-03 Extract This Job deletes all unnecessary sample data (located ahead of the Start point and located after the End point). In effect, it extr acts only the sample data you w ant to[...]

244 MOTIF R efer ence Sampling Job mode Reference Sampling mode ● [F1]-06 Time-Stretch This Job lets you change the length of the sample without changing the pitch. • R atio Determines the length of post-process sample as a r atio of the length of the original sample (1 00%). Low er values compress the sample , while higher values expand the sa[...]

245 MOTIF R efer ence Sampling Job mode Reference Sampling mode ● [F1]-08 Fade In/Out This Job lets you cr eate fade-ins and fade-outs for the sample . • Type Determines the type of lev el fade: fade-in or fade-out. ❏ Settings in (fade-in), out (fade-out) • Length Determines the length of the fade-in or fade-out. When a fade-in is selected,[...]

246 MOTIF R efer ence Sampling Job mode Reference Sampling mode • Type Determines which channel, or both channels, of the stereo sample will be converted to a mono sample . ❏ Settings L+R>mono The left and right channels of the stereo sample ar e mixed and converted to a mono sample . L>mono The left channel of the stereo sample is conv e[...]

247 MOTIF R efer ence Sampling Job mode Reference Sampling mode [F2] W aveform Job Press the [F2] button in step #3 of the Basic Pr ocedure on page 240 so that the W av eform Job list appears on the display . Scroll the cursor to the desired Job and press the [ENTER] button to go to the displa y of the selected Job . ● [F2]-01 Copy This Job lets [...]

248 MOTIF R efer ence Sampling Job mode Reference Sampling mode ● [F3]-02 Optimize Memory This Job optimizes the memory (DRAM) for sampling. ● [F3]-03 Delete All This Job deletes all the wa veforms. ● [F3]-04 Convert to Drum V oice This Job lets you conv ert the selected wa v eform to a specific Drum voice . Since the Sampling function allow[...]

249 MOTIF R efer ence Function Tree Reference Utility mode Utility Mode Function T ree This section is dev oted to the Utility mode . T o see how the Utility mode r elates to the entire structur e of the MOTIF and its other modes and functions, see the simplified chart in “Basic Structure” on page 30. The following detailed chart sho ws all of[...]

250 MOTIF R efer ence Utility mode Reference Utility mode Utility mode In this mode , y ou can set par ameters that apply to the entire system of the MOTIF . These include MIDI settings and global setup parameters. This mode is actually a sub-mode of the V oice/ P erformance/ Song/P attern mode . Pr ess the [UTILITY] button in each mode to enter th[...]

251 MOTIF R efer ence Utility mode Reference Utility mode ● [F1]-[SF2] General Keyboard From this displa y you can set the k e yboard-r elated parameters for the MOTIF . • Octa v e Determines the amount in octav es by which the r ange of the ke yboard is shifted up or do wn. ❏ Settings -3~0~+3 • Transpose Determines the amount in semitones [...]

252 MOTIF R efer ence Utility mode Reference Utility mode ● [F1]-[SF3] General Effect Bypass From this displa y you can select the specific effect(s) to be bypassed when the [EFFECT BY P ASS] button (page 13) is turned on. ❏ Settings on (bypassed), off ● [F1]-[SF4] General Other n F or details, see page 264. • A uto Load Determines whether[...]

253 MOTIF R efer ence Utility mode Reference Utility mode • Mic/Line When using the A/D INPUT jacks, this determines the input source , microphone (mic) or line . ❏ Settings mic , line • Digital When the optional AIEB2 board is installed, the MOTIF features tw o different input connections for tr ansferring digital audio from an e xternal dev[...]

254 MOTIF R efer ence Utility mode Reference Utility mode • Freq (Fr equenc y) Set the center frequenc y . Frequencies around this point are attenuated/boosted b y the Gain setting. ❏ Settings LO W (Low r ange) P eaking 63Hz ~ 2.0kHz Shelving 32Hz ~ 2.0kHz LO W MID (Low middle range) 1 00Hz~10kHz MID (Middle range)1 00Hz~10kHz HIGH MID (High mi[...]

255 MOTIF R efer ence Utility mode Reference Utility mode ● [F3]-[SF2] Sequencer MIDI Filter From this displa y you can set which MIDI e v ents will be recognized/tr ansmitted via the MIDI IN/ OUT terminal or the USB terminal. The settings made here apply only to song/pattern playback data; the y do not affect the MIDI ev ents generated b y your [...]

256 MOTIF R efer ence Utility mode Reference Utility mode ● [F4]-[SF2] Controller Assign Knob ASSIGN A, B From this displa y you can assign specific functions to the ASSIGN A and B knobs. • ASA, ASB (Assignable A, B) Determines the Control Change number to be contr olled by the ASSIGN knobs A and B. ❏ Settings 000~095 (R efer to the separate[...]

257 MOTIF R efer ence Utility mode Reference Utility mode ◆ Remote Control Assignments Functions to be controlled b y the MOTIF differ depending on the softwar e you use . When the appropriate template is selected, the follo wing functions on the corresponding softw are can be controlled. • Logic A udio Plutinum V er4.6 When the template is set[...]

258 MOTIF R efer ence Utility mode Reference Utility mode [F5] MIDI settings ● [F5]-[SF1] MIDI Channel From this displa y you can mak e basic MIDI settings. • BasicRcvCh (Basic R eceiv e Channel) Determines the MIDI channel ov er which the MOTIF receiv es MIDI data (from an e xternal sequencer , MIDI controller , or other device). This paramete[...]

259 MOTIF R efer ence Utility mode Reference Utility mode MTC (MIDI Time Code) The MOTIF is synchronized to an MTC signal r eceived via the MIDI IN or USB terminal. MMC signals are transmitted via the MIDI OUT or USB terminal. Use this setting when the MOTIF is to be used as a MIDI slav e , such as when synchronized to an MTC-capable MTR. n The MTC[...]

260 MOTIF R efer ence Utility Job mode Reference Utility mode ● [F6]-[SF2] Plug-in board MIDI From this displa y you can set v arious MIDI-related parameters for the Plug-in boar d. • De vNo (De vice Number) Determines the MIDI Device Number of the Plug-in Board. This number must match the De vice Number of the external MIDI de vice when transm[...]

261 MOTIF R efer ence Function Tree Reference File mode File Mode Basic Structure (page 63) Function T ree This section is dev oted to the File mode . T o see how the File mode r elates to the entire structur e of the MOTIF and its other modes and functions, see the simplified chart in “Basic Structure” on page 30. The following detailed chart[...]

262 MOTIF R efer ence File mode Reference File mode File mode Basic Structure (page 63) In this mode , y ou can sa ve data to and load data fr om memory cards and SCSI stor age devices, such as har d disks and remo vable cartridges. The File mode also pro vides various functions for managing y our data and SCSI devices. With the File Utility softwa[...]

263 MOTIF R efer ence File mode Reference File mode • All Extension: .W2A All data in the MOTIF’s internal User Memory are tr eated as a single file , and can be sa ved to the memory car d/SCSI storage de vice . • All V oice Extension: .W2V All the User V oice data in the MOTIF's internal User Memory are tr eated as a single file , and[...]

264 MOTIF R efer ence File mode Reference File mode • W a v Extension: .W A V A W A V file (Windows audio format) can be loaded to the MOTIF and can be used as a User W ave . • Aif (AIFF file) Extension: .AIF An AIFF file (Macintosh audio format) can be loaded to the MOTIF and can be used as a User W ave . n In addition to the file types ab[...]

265 MOTIF R efer ence File mode Reference File mode ● [F1]-[SF2] CONFIG SCSI ID From this displa y you can specify the ID number for all the devices in the SCSI chain, including the host (the MOTIF itself). • SELF Determines the ID number (0 - 7) for the MOTIF , as the SCSI host. If you change this setting, y ou’ll need to turn the pow er off[...]

266 MOTIF R efer ence File mode Reference File mode [F2] Save This operation lets y ou sav e files to a memory car d or SCSI device .The explanations her e apply to step #2 of the Basic Procedur e on page 262. 1 Select the file type to be sav ed in the Sav e displa y . • When the file type “SMF” (Standard MIDI file) is selected, press the[...]

267 MOTIF R efer ence File mode Reference File mode When the file (data) type is set to Song, P attern, W aveform or All V oice for Editor , an “imaginary” file appears — just as with V oice abov e . Select the imaginary file and press the [ENTER] button to call up the list of songs, styles, or wa veforms. Then select the desir ed song, st[...]

268 MOTIF R efer ence Function Tree Master Mode Basic Structure (page 56) Function T ree This section is dev oted to the Master mode . T o see how the Master mode r elates to the entire structur e of the MOTIF and its other modes and functions, see the simplified chart in “Basic Structure” on page 30. The following detailed chart sho ws all of[...]

269 MOTIF R efer ence Master Play mode Reference Master mode Master Play mode Basic Structure (page 56) · Quick Start Guide (page 93) In this mode , y ou can select and pla y individual Masters. n F or mor e information on Masters, their structure , and how the y are used, see page 56. ◆ Basic Procedure 1 Pr ess the [MASTER] button to enter the [...]

270 MOTIF R efer ence Master Edit mode Reference Master mode ● [F2] Master Play Memory From this displa y you can set basic par ameters for the Master , including the mode that is called up with the Master and the progr am number . • Mode Determines the mode that is called up when the Master number is selected. Setting to Off here means that th[...]

271 MOTIF R efer ence Master Edit mode Reference Master mode ◆ Basic Procedure 1 Pr ess the [MASTER] button to enter the Master Play mode . (The indicator lights.) 2 Select a Master to be edited. 3 Pr ess the [EDIT] button to enter the Master Edit mode . (The indicator lights.) • When the Mode parameter in the Master Pla y Memory display is set[...]

272 MOTIF R efer ence Master Edit mode Reference Master mode • TransmitCh (Tr ansmit Channel) Determines the MIDI Transmit Channel for each zone . ❏ Settings 1~16 • TGSwitch (T one Gener ator Switch) Determines whether or not to transmit MIDI messages for each zone to each P art’s tone gener ator block. ❏ Settings on, off • MIDISwitch D[...]

273 MOTIF R efer ence Master Job mode Reference Master mode ● [F5] Zone Knob/Slider From this displa y you can determine which Contr ol Change numbers are used for the Knobs and Sliders for each zone . These settings ar e a vailable only when the Knob/Slider parameter (in Common Edit Other; page 27 1) is set to “zone .” ❏ Settings off, 1~95[...]

274 MOTIF R efer ence Master Store mode Reference Master mode ● [F1] Initialize This function lets you r eset (initialize) all Master parameters to their default settings. It also allo ws y ou to selectiv ely initialize certain parameters, such as Common settings, settings for each zone , and so on — very useful when cr eating a completely new [...]

275 MOTIF Appendix Inf ormation Displays Appendix Appendix Information Displays The convenient Information displa ys let you see at-a- glance some of the more important settings r elev ant to each mode . Select the desir ed mode , then press the [INFORMA TION] button to call up the Information display for that mode . T o e xit from the displa y , p[...]

276 MOTIF Appendix Inf ormation Displays Appendix ■ Pattern mode ● P attern Pla y mode Indicates the amount of currently unused (a vailable) memory (DRAM) for P attern Phr ase r ecording. ● P attern Mixing mode Same as in the Song Mixing mode . ■ Sampling mode ● Sampling mode • SampleMemory Indicates the amount of memory used by Samplin[...]

277 MOTIF Appendix Display Messages Appendix Display Messages Messages Information MIDI buffer full. F ailed to process the MIDI data because too much data was received at one time. MIDI data error . An error occurred when receiving MIDI data. MIDI checksum error . An error occurred when receiving bulk data. Bulk protected. Bulk data or a SCSI mess[...]

278 MOTIF Appendix Display Messages Appendix Plug-in 1 type mismatch. The User V oice created by using the Plug-in board pre viously installed to slot 1 (but now removed from slot 1) has been selected. Plug-in 2 type mismatch. The User V oice created by using the Plug-in board pre viously installed to slot 2 (but now removed from slot 2) has been s[...]

279 MOTIF Appendix Troubleshooting Appendix T roubleshooting No sound? W r ong sound? When a pr oblem like this occurs, please check the follo wing points before assuming that the product is faulty . In many cases you’ll find the solution to y our problem her e . If the problem persists, then contact your Y amaha dealer or service center (page 2[...]

280 MOTIF Appendix Troubleshooting Appendix Pitch or inter vals are wrong. • Is the Master Tune parameter in the Utility mode set at a v alue other than “0”? page 250 • Is the Note Shift parameter in the Utility mode set at a v alue other than “0”? page 250 • When the voice pr oduces a wrong pitch, is the appr opriate tuning system se[...]

281 MOTIF Appendix Installing Optional Hardw are Appendix Installing Optional Hardware ◆ Optional units that can be installed to the MOTIF The following optional units can be installed to the MOTIF . ◆ Locations to which the optional units are installed Up to three boar ds can be installed to the rear panel. ◆ Installation Precautions Before [...]

282 MOTIF Appendix Installing Optional Hardw are Appendix Optional Plug-in Board Installation A variety of optional Plug-in boar ds sold separately let you e xpand the voice libr ary of y our instrument. The following types of Plug-in boar ds can be used with your instrument. • PLG150-AN • PLG150-PF • PLG150-VL • PLG150-DX • PLG100-XG •[...]

283 MOTIF Appendix Installing Optional Hardw are Appendix 4 Insert the board along the guide r ails about two- thirds of the w ay inside the MOTIF , with the connector side face up and tow ard y ou. 5 With the board still pr otruding slightly from the expansion ba y , bring the cable end around and connect it to the board. Mak e sure to connect the[...]

284 MOTIF Appendix Installing Optional Hardw are Appendix Either the mLAN expansion boar d (mLAN8E) or the I/O expansion boar d (AIEB 2) sold separately can be installed to the MOTIF . With the mLAN8E board, y ou can conveniently and easily hook up your MOTIF to other mLAN- compatible instruments or devices. The AIEB 2 boar d gives y ou additional [...]

285 MOTIF Appendix Installing Optional Hardw are Appendix 5 R emo v e the AIEB2 pow er cables from the hook- shaped cable clip in the MOTIF . 6 R emo v e the AIEB2 from its pack age . The AIEB2 has one flat ribbon cable and two po wer cables. Since these two po wer cables ar e used for the main body and are not needed when installing to the MOTIF [...]

286 MOTIF Appendix Installing Optional Hardw are Appendix 10 Let the ribbon cable fall into place between the AIEB2 and the circuit boar d of the MOTIF . 11 R e-install the co v er you r emov ed in earlier steps, in re verse or der . Installing the mLAN8E 1 Using the same procedur e as in steps 1 - 4 of “Installing the AIEB2” abov e , remov e t[...]

287 MOTIF Appendix Installing Optional Hardw are Appendix 4 F asten the mLAN8E to the MOTIF . Flip the unit ov er , so that each connector section of the mLAN8E 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 thr ee scre ws you r emov ed earlier . If you start replacing the sc[...]

288 MOTIF Appendix Installing Optional Hardw are Appendix • Y amaha recommends that y ou purchase SIMMs that conform to the JEDEC* standard. Please be a war e , h owever, that conformance to this standard does not constitute a guarantee that the SIMMs will oper ate correctly on the MOTIF . • JEDEC (Joint Electron De vice Engineering Council) se[...]

289 MOTIF Appendix Handling the Memory Card (SmartMedia™*) Appendix Handling the Memor y Card (Smar tMedia™*) Be sure to handle Memory Car ds with care . F ollo w the important precautions belo w . * SmartMedia is a trademark of T oshiba Corporation. ■ Compatible Memory Card T ype 3.3V(3V) Memory Cards can be used. 5V type Memory Cards ar e n[...]

290 MOTIF Appendix Connecting external SCSI devices Appendix Connecting external SCSI devices This section explains ho w to connect external de vices such as external har d disk driv es, MO drives, or CD-R OM drives. About SCSI SCSI (pronounced “scuzzy”) stands for Small Computer System Interface , and is a data transmission interface standard [...]

291 MOTIF Appendix Connecting external SCSI devices Appendix 4 Attach the terminator to the SCSI connector (whiche v er one of the tw o is not connected) of the last de vice in the daisy-chain. Alternativ ely , turn on the terminator switch of that de vice . 5 Make sur e that the terminator switch is turned OFF for all other de vices in the daisy-c[...]

292 MOTIF Appendix Notes on musical copyright Appendix Notes on musical copyright The MOTIF supports SCMS (Serial Copy Management System) to pr otect the copyrights of music softw ar e . Data that was digitally sampled fr om a CD or other source cannot be sa v ed on a memory card or SCSI disc in W A V/AIFF format, and cannot be transmitted b y usin[...]

293 MOTIF Appendix Appendix Specifications Ke yboards MOTIF8 88 keys, Balanced Hammer Effect K eyboard (Initial T ouch/Aftertouch) MOTIF7 76 keys, FS K eyboard (Initial T ouch/Aftertouch) MOTIF6 61 k eys, FS K e yboard (Initial T ouch/Aftertouch) T one Generator block T one Generator A WM2 (complying with the Modular Synthesis Plug-in System) P ol[...]

294 MOTIF Appendix Specifications Appendix Sequencer block Note Capacity Approx. 1 1 1,000 notes Note R esolution 480 ppq (parts per quarter note) Maximum P olyphony 124 notes T empo 1 - 300 R ecording type R eal time replace , R eal time overdub (with the e xception of the P attern Chain), R eal time punch (Song only), Step (with the ex ception o[...]

Appendix 295 MOTIF Appendix Index 1 1st-on ................................................................................... 135 A AC (Assignable Controls) ....................................................155 AC INLET ............................................................................. 18 Accuracy .....................................[...]

Appendix 296 MOTIF Appendix DRUM ................................................................................... 42 Drum Key Edit ............................................................. 148, 150 Drum Pattern .......................................................................... 55 Drum Voice Edit ......................................[...]

Appendix 297 MOTIF Appendix mLAN expansion board (mLAN8E) or I/O expansion board (AIEB2) cover........................................................................ 18 mLAN interface ..................................................................... 24 mLAN8E.......................................................... 24, 26, 284, 286 mLAN-compa[...]

Appendix 298 MOTIF Appendix Section ................................................................................... 52 Section Selection.................................................................. 218 Segment ............................................................... 139, 143, 145 Selecting a Performance .............................[...]

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