Yamaha MOTIF ES manual

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Buen manual de instrucciones

Las leyes obligan al vendedor a entregarle al comprador, junto con el producto, el manual de instrucciones Yamaha MOTIF ES. La falta del manual o facilitar información incorrecta al consumidor constituyen una base de reclamación por no estar de acuerdo el producto con el contrato. Según la ley, está permitido adjuntar un manual de otra forma que no sea en papel, lo cual últimamente es bastante común y los fabricantes nos facilitan un manual gráfico, su versión electrónica Yamaha MOTIF ES o vídeos de instrucciones para usuarios. La condición es que tenga una forma legible y entendible.

¿Qué es un manual de instrucciones?

El nombre proviene de la palabra latina “instructio”, es decir, ordenar. Por lo tanto, en un manual Yamaha MOTIF ES se puede encontrar la descripción de las etapas de actuación. El propósito de un manual es enseñar, facilitar el encendido o el uso de un dispositivo o la realización de acciones concretas. Un manual de instrucciones también es una fuente de información acerca de un objeto o un servicio, es una pista.

Desafortunadamente pocos usuarios destinan su tiempo a leer manuales Yamaha MOTIF ES, sin embargo, un buen manual nos permite, no solo conocer una cantidad de funcionalidades adicionales del dispositivo comprado, sino también evitar la mayoría de fallos.

Entonces, ¿qué debe contener el manual de instrucciones perfecto?

Sobre todo, un manual de instrucciones Yamaha MOTIF ES debe contener:
- información acerca de las especificaciones técnicas del dispositivo Yamaha MOTIF ES
- nombre de fabricante y año de fabricación del dispositivo Yamaha MOTIF ES
- condiciones de uso, configuración y mantenimiento del dispositivo Yamaha MOTIF ES
- marcas de seguridad y certificados que confirmen su concordancia con determinadas normativas

¿Por qué no leemos los manuales de instrucciones?

Normalmente es por la falta de tiempo y seguridad acerca de las funcionalidades determinadas de los dispositivos comprados. Desafortunadamente la conexión y el encendido de Yamaha MOTIF ES no es suficiente. El manual de instrucciones siempre contiene una serie de indicaciones acerca de determinadas funcionalidades, normas de seguridad, consejos de mantenimiento (incluso qué productos usar), fallos eventuales de Yamaha MOTIF ES y maneras de solucionar los problemas que puedan ocurrir durante su uso. Al final, en un manual se pueden encontrar los detalles de servicio técnico Yamaha en caso de que las soluciones propuestas no hayan funcionado. Actualmente gozan de éxito manuales de instrucciones en forma de animaciones interesantes o vídeo manuales que llegan al usuario mucho mejor que en forma de un folleto. Este tipo de manual ayuda a que el usuario vea el vídeo entero sin saltarse las especificaciones y las descripciones técnicas complicadas de Yamaha MOTIF ES, como se suele hacer teniendo una versión en papel.

¿Por qué vale la pena leer los manuales de instrucciones?

Sobre todo es en ellos donde encontraremos las respuestas acerca de la construcción, las posibilidades del dispositivo Yamaha MOTIF ES, el uso de determinados accesorios y una serie de informaciones que permiten aprovechar completamente sus funciones y comodidades.

Tras una compra exitosa de un equipo o un dispositivo, vale la pena dedicar un momento para familiarizarse con cada parte del manual Yamaha MOTIF ES. Actualmente se preparan y traducen con dedicación, para que no solo sean comprensibles para los usuarios, sino que también cumplan su función básica de información y ayuda.

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    SPECIAL MESSA GE SECTION PRODUCT SAFETY MARKINGS: Y amaha electronic products may have either labels similar to the graphics shown below or molded/stamped facsimiles of these graphics on the enclosure. The explanation of these graphics appears on this page. Please observe all cautions indicated on this page and those indicated in the safety instruc[...]

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    IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS INFORMA TION RELA TING TO PERSONAL INJUR Y , ELECTRICAL SHOCK, AND FIRE HAZARD POSSIBILITIES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS LIST . W ARNING- When using any electrical or electronic pr oduct, basic precautions should always be followed. These pr ecautions include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Read all Safety [...]

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    (2)-8 1/2 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this man ual in a safe place f or future ref erence. W ARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but [...]

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    (2)-8 2/2 • Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the power for all components. Before tur ning the power on or off for all components, set all volume levels to minimum. Also, be sure to set the volumes of all components at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls while playing the instrumen[...]

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    Introduction 6 Owner’ s Manual Intr oduction Congratulations and thank you for your purchase of the Y amaha MOTIF ES6/MOTIF ES7/MOTIF ES8 Music Production Synthesizer! Y ou now own what is perhaps the best-sounding, most versatile, and certainly most power ful synthesizer and total music production instrument on the planet. We strove to put virtu[...]

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    Main Features 7 Owner’ s Manual Main Featur es Wide range of dynamic and authentic v oices . Use the Category Search function to quickly call up the sounds you want, based on their instrument type. Perf ormance mode lets you use four differ ent voices together — in layers or in a keyboard split. Integrated Sampling Sequencer — seamlessly comb[...]

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    How to use this manual 8 Owner’ s Manual How to use this manual The Controls & Connectors ............................................................................................... Page 16 Use this section to find out about all of the buttons, controls and connectors of this instrument. Setting Up .......................................[...]

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    Application Index 9 Owner’ s Manual Listening to the MOTIF ES • Listening to the Demo song/pattern ..................................................................................................................................................................... Page 55 • Listening to Song Chain playbac k ...................................[...]

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    Application Index 10 Owner’ s Manual • Determining how the sound responds to a Breath Contr oller [UTILITY] → [F1] GENERAL → [SF1] TG → BCCurve ......................................................................................................................................... Page 260 •K eeping the effect of a contr oller (Modulati[...]

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    Application Index 11 Owner’ s Manual Creating Data • Creating a V oice Creating a Normal V oice in the V oice Edit mode ................................................................................................................................................. Page 79 Creating a Drum V oice in the V oice Edit mode .........................[...]

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    Application Index 12 Owner’ s Manual Naming your created data .......................................................................................................................................... Page 53 Recovering lost data •V oice Comparing the V oice before editing with the just-edited one (Compare function) ............................[...]

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    Application Index 13 Owner’ s Manual Connecting to a computer/external MIDI instrument • Determining which connector (among the MIDI, USB TO HOST , mLAN) is used as a MIDI input/output connector [UTILITY] → [F5] MIDI → [SF4] OTHER → MIDI IN/OUT ...............................................................................................[...]

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    Table of Contents 14 Owner’ s Manual Introduction.................................................................... 6 Accessories ................................................................... 6 Main Features ................................................................ 7 How to use this manual ..........................................[...]

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    Table of Contents 15 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure .................................... 154 Internal Structure (System Overview) ...................... 154 Controller Block................................................................. 154 Tone Generator block .......................................................157 Sequencer Block.........[...]

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    The Controls & Connectors Front Panel 16 Owner’ s Manual Fr ont Panel The Contr ols & Connectors DOWN UP OCTAVE SCENE SF1 SF 2 F 1 F 2 REMOTE ARPEGGIO ON/ OFF ON/ OFF R- AUDIO G-MIDI BYPASS INSERTION SYSTEM MASTER EFFECT VOICE SONG PERFORM MASTER PATTERN FILE EFFECT MODE SEQ TRANSPORT SEQUENCER LOCATE 1 2 INTEGRATED SAMPLING MIXING UTILIT[...]

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    The Controls & Connectors Front Panel 17 Owner’ s Manual F 2 SF 3 SF 4 SF 5 F 3 F 4 F 5 F 6 INFORMATION COMMON ELEMENT/ PERF. PART/ZONE FAVORITES DRUM KITS A. PIANO KEYBOARD ORGAN PRE 5 PRE 6 PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 PRE 4 MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Sampling Sequencer / M odular Synthesis Plug-in System / R eal- time External Control Su[...]

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    Front Panel 18 Owner’ s Manual The Controls & Connectors 1 Keyboard The MOTIF ES6 features a 61-key keyboar d, while the MOTIF ES7 has 76 keys and the MOTIF ES8 has 88 keys. All are equipped with a touch r esponse feature (both initial touch and aftertouch). With initial touch, the instrument senses how strongly or softly you play the keys, a[...]

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    Front Panel 19 Owner’ s Manual The Controls & Connectors 8 [CS1] - [CS4] (Contr ol Slider) Page 51 These sliders control the volume of four elements which make up a Normal V oice in the V oice mode, the volume of four parts in the Per formance mode, the volume of four parts including the current part in the Song mode/Patter n mode, and the vo[...]

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    Front Panel 20 Owner’ s Manual The Controls & Connectors @ SEQ TRANSPORT buttons Page 56 These buttons control r ecording and playback of the Song/Pattern sequence data. [ ](T op) button Instantly returns to the beginning of the current song or pattern (i.e., the first beat of the first measure). [ ](Rever se) button Press briefly to move [...]

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    Front Panel 21 Owner’ s Manual The Controls & Connectors ∞ SLOT 1-3 lamps Page 284 These three lamps show the installation status of the Plug- in Boards. If the Plug-in Board has been corr ectly installed, the corresponding SLOT lamp will light. n The V ocal Har mony Plug-in Board (PLG100-VH) can be installed only to slot 1. It cannot be in[...]

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    The Controls & Connectors Rear Panel 22 Owner’ s Manual Rear Panel BREA TH ASSI G O UT THRU USB TO HOST TO DEVICE mLAN I/ O EXPANSION AC INLET POWER ON OFF IN M IDI 1 2 3 4 6 5 mLAN I/ O EXPANSION AC INLET POWER ON OFF 1 2 3 mLAN I/ O EXPANSION AC INLET POWER ON OFF 1 2 3 MOTIF ES6 MOTIF ES7 MOTIF ES8[...]

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    The Controls & Connectors Rear Panel 23 Owner’ s Manual GREEN YELLOW ORANGE Plug-in SLOT A/ D INPUT L R OUTPUT RL / MONO PHONES ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT L R FOOT C ONTROLLER A SSIGNABLE SUST AIN FOOT SWITCH CARD 3.3V 1 2 GAIN ! # 7 8 9 ) @ $ % GREEN YELLOW ORANGE Plug-in SLOT A/ D INPUT L R OUTPUT RL / MONO PHONES ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT L R FOOT CONTROLL[...]

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    Rear Panel 24 Owner’ s Manual The Controls & Connectors 1 POWER Switch Page 43 Press to turn power ON or OFF . 2 AC INLET (AC Power Cor d Socket) Page 26 Be sure to plug the AC power cor d into this socket before plugging the power cord into an AC outlet. Use only the AC power cord supplied with this instrument. If the supplied cord is lost o[...]

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    Rear Panel 25 Owner’ s Manual The Controls & Connectors # GAIN knob Page 73 For adjusting the input gain of the audio at the A/D INPUT jacks (above). Depending on the connected device (microphone, CD player , etc.), you may need to adjust this for optimum level. $ CARD (Card slot) Page 27 Insert a Smar tMedia (memory) card here to transfer va[...]

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    Setting Up Power Supply 26 Owner’ s Manual Please read this section car efully before using your new MOTIF ES. This section explains how to connect your MOTIF ES to an AC power source, external audio and MIDI devices, and a computer system. Only switch the MOTIF ES on after you have made all the necessary connections (page 43). Power Supply 1 Mak[...]

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    Setting Up About data storage to SmartMedia cards and USB storage devices 27 Owner’ s Manual About data storage to SmartMedia car ds and USB storage devices As you make music with this instrument, you’ll create a wide variety of data — such as custom V oice data (including V oices, Perfor mances, etc.), MIDI sequence data (Songs, Patterns, Ar[...]

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    About data storage to SmartMedia cards and USB storage devices 28 Owner’ s Manual Setting Up Using the SmartMedia™* car ds Be sure to handle SmartMedia cards with car e. Follow the impor tant precautions below . * SmartMedia is a trademark of T oshiba Corporation. ■ Compatible SmartMedia card T ype 3.3V (3V) SmartMedia cards can be used. 5V t[...]

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    About data storage to SmartMedia cards and USB storage devices 29 Owner’ s Manual Setting Up Using USB storage devices When using USB storage devices, make sure to connect them to the USB TO DEVICE connector , and follow the impor tant precautions below . ■ Compatible USB de vices Connect only a USB storage device (such as hard disk, CD- ROM, ?[...]

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    About data storage to SmartMedia cards and USB storage devices 30 Owner’ s Manual Setting Up Basic settings for using SmartMedia or a USB storage device 1 Press the [FILE] button to enter the File mode. 2 Press the [SF1] CURRENT button to c heck which device is selected. When Current is set to “CARD” The instrument recognizes the SmartMedia i[...]

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    Setting Up Connections 31 Owner’ s Manual Connections Connecting to Exter nal Audio Equipment Since the MOTIF ES has no built-in speakers, you’ll need an external audio system or a set of stereo headphones to properly monitor it. The following illustrations show various connection examples; use the one most similar to your intended setup. Audio[...]

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    Setting Up Connections 32 Owner’ s Manual The following settings can be made from the parameter pages listed above. * Available only when the optional AIEB2 board or mLAN16E boar d has been installed. ** Available only when the optional mLAN16E board has been installed. Connection example when the optional AIEB2 boar d has been installed (analog [...]

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    Setting Up Connections 33 Owner’ s Manual ■ Digital Output using the optional AIEB2 When the optional AIEB2 board has been installed to the r ear panel, the sound output through the OUTPUT jacks by analog can also be output by digital through the OPTICAL OUTPUT jack and the DIGIT AL OUTPUT jack. Using these digital output jacks, you can recor d[...]

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    Setting Up Connections 34 Owner’ s Manual ■ Digital Input using the optional AIEB2 By installing the optional AIEB2 I/O expansion board, you can dir ectly record digital audio fr om digital sources — such as a CD player or DA T deck. For maximum compatibility and flexibility , the AIEB2 board includes two differ ent input types: OPTICAL (opt[...]

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    Setting Up Connections 35 Owner’ s Manual ■ Controlling an e xternal MIDI keyboard fr om this synthesizer This connection lets you sound an external MIDI tone generator (synthesizer , tone generator module, etc.) by playing the MOTIF ES or playing back the Song/Pattern of the MOTIF ES. Use this connection when you wish to sound the other instru[...]

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    Setting Up Connections 36 Owner’ s Manual ■ Recording and pla yback using an external MIDI sequencer In this connection example, song data on the external MIDI sequencer plays the sounds of the tone generator on the MOTIF ES. The external song data can also be recorded to Song/Pattern tracks on the MOTIF ES. In this case, make sure that the MOT[...]

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    Setting Up Connections 37 Owner’ s Manual ■ Using an mLAN interface (when an optional mLAN16E has been installed) The connection example shown on page 32 lets you transfer MIDI messages as well as audio data. The mLAN connection to computer (page 39) allows you to transfer both audio and MIDI data between your MOTIF ES and a computer . ■ Conn[...]

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    Setting Up Connections 38 Owner’ s Manual Connecting to a Computer Connecting this instrument to a computer via MIDI opens up a whole world of musical possibilities — such as using sequencer software to r ecord and play back compositions with the MOTIF ES sounds or using the included V oice Editor software to create and edit your own custom V o[...]

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    Setting Up Connections 39 Owner’ s Manual Precautions when using the USB TO HOST connector When connecting the computer to the USB TO HOST connector , make sure to obser ve the follo wing points. If you do not observe these points, you risk freezing the computer , corrupting the data, and losing the data. If the computer or the instrument freezes[...]

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    Setting Up Connections 40 Owner’ s Manual Using a MIDI interface • Using the computer’ s MIDI interface • Using an external MIDI interface n Please use the appropriate MIDI interface for your computer . n If you are using a computer that has a USB interface, make sure to connect the computer and this synthesizer by USB. (The data transfer r[...]

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    Setting Up Connections 41 Owner’ s Manual Local On/Off – when Connected to a Computer When connecting this synthesizer to a computer , the keyboard performance data is generally sent to the computer , and then returned from the computer to play the tone generator block. If the Local Contr ol in the Utility mode is set to “on,” a “double?[...]

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    Setting Up Connections 42 Owner’ s Manual Connecting V arious Controllers The MOTIF ES features several contr oller jacks on the rear panel — letting you independently control various aspects of the sound and a variety of functions with optional controllers. ■ Breath Controller Y ou can connect an optional Breath Contr oller (BC3) to the BREA[...]

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    Setting Up Turning the power on/off 43 Owner’ s Manual Tu r ning the power on/off Power -on Procedur e Once you’ve made all the necessary connections between your MOTIF ES and any other devices, make sure that all volume settings are turned down all the way to zero. Then turn on the every device in your setup in the order of MIDI masters (sende[...]

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    Setting Up Resetting the User Memory to the Initial Factory Settings 44 Owner’ s Manual Resetting the User Memory to the Initial Factory Settings The original factory setting of this synthesizer’ s User Memory (page 186) can be restored as follows. When the factory settings are restored, all the V oice, P erformance, Song, Pattern, and system s[...]

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    Modes 45 Owner’ s Manual Basic Operation In this section, we’ll take a look at the fundamental operating conventions of the MOTIF ES. Here, you’ll learn the basics – how to select modes, call up the various functions, change settings, and edit parameter values. T ake time to familiarize yourself with these nuts-and-bolts operations, and you[...]

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    Basic Operation Modes 46 Owner’ s Manual Mode table The functions of each mode and how to enter each mode are as follows: ■ How to lea ve the current display For most operations or displays (except for the File mode, Song/Pattern Record mode, and Remote Control mode), pr essing the [EXIT] button will let you leave the current display and r etur[...]

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    Functions and Sub-Functions 47 Owner’ s Manual Basic Operation Functions and Sub-Functions Each mode described above contains various displays, with various functions and parameters. T o navigate your way through these displays and select a desired function, use the [F1] - [F6] buttons and the [SF1] - [SF5] buttons. When you select a mode , the a[...]

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    Basic Operation Selecting a Program 48 Owner’ s Manual ■ Using the [GROUP], [NUMBER] b uttons As shown below , you can select a program number by pr essing any of the GROUP [A] - [H] buttons and pressing any of the NUMBER [1] - [16] buttons. n The convenient Category Search function (page 62) lets you easily locate and select the V oices you wa[...]

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    Moving the Cursor and Setting Parameters 49 Owner’ s Manual Basic Operation Moving the Cursor and Setting Parameters ■ Inputting a number directl y For parameters having large value ranges (such as the start and end points of a sample), you can also enter the value directly , using the buttons below the LCD display as a numeric keypad. When the[...]

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    Basic Operation Knob (KN) and Control Slider (CS) 50 Owner’ s Manual Knob (KN) and Contr ol Slider (CS) Knob (KN) Y ou can change the brightness and tone characteristics of the current V oice or Performance in realtime by turning the knobs while you play . Rotating it to the right (clockwise) increases the pr ogram number , while rotating it to t[...]

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    About the editing functions 51 Owner’ s Manual Basic Operation Control Slider (CS) Y ou can adjust the volume of the V oice/Perfor mance you play on the keyboard, or the volume of the specified part (track) of the Song/Pattern by using the Control Sliders (CS). In the Master mode, various functions as well as the volume can be assigned to the Co[...]

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    Basic Operation Confirmation Message 52 Owner’ s Manual Compare Function This convenient function lets you switch between the edited sound and its original, unedited condition – allowing you to listen to the differ ence between the two and better hear how your edits affect the sound. For example, when editing a V oice in the V oice Edit mode, t[...]

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    Information Display 53 Owner’ s Manual Basic Operation Information Display This convenient function lets you call up relevant details about the selected mode – simply by pr essing the [INFORMA TION] button. For example, when the V oice mode is active, you can quickly check information about which voice bank is selected, what Play mode (poly or [...]

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    Basic Operation Naming 54 Owner’ s Manual ■ Basic naming operation As shown below , you can set the name by repeating the two operations – moving the cursor to the desir ed location by using the Cursor button and selecting a character by using the data dial, [INC/YES] button, and [DEC/NO] button. ■ Using the character list If you find it d[...]

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    Playing the Demo Songs/Patterns 55 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Playing the MO TIF ES Playing the Demo Songs/Patter ns Here’ s the best place to start your explorations of the MOTIF ES. The Song and Patter n Demos have been specially programmed so you can hear just how amazing the sounds are, and find out just how powerful the instrument re[...]

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    Quick Guide — Playing the MO TIF ES Playing the Demo Songs/Patterns 56 Owner’ s Manual Y ou can select from the thr ee Load T ypes listed below . Here, we’ll select “All.” After the data is loaded, the Song Play display is automatically called up. If “Pattern” is selected in step #2 above, the Patter n Play display is automatically ca[...]

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    Quick Guide — Playing the MO TIF ES Playing the Demo Songs/Patterns 57 Owner’ s Manual There is another way to start Pattern playback – by pr essing the note son the keyboar d. Move the cursor to the keyboard icon and press the [INC/YES] button so that the F mark appears. In this status, pr ess any key to start the pattern playback. Press the[...]

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    Quick Guide — Playing the MO TIF ES Playing the Demo Songs/Patterns 58 Owner’ s Manual Using Mute/Solo with the Song and Pattern tracks Tr y this with the Demo Songs to hear how the tracks sound both in isolation and in various combinations. ■ To mute a trac k The corresponding track is set to mute (its lamp goes of f) and produces no sound. [...]

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    Playing the Demo Songs/Patterns 59 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Playing the MO TIF ES Song Chain This function allows Songs to be “chained” together for automatic sequential playback. In this section, try using the Song Chain features with the Demo Songs. From this display you can pr ogram and play your own custom Song sequences. Move the [...]

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    Playing the Keyboard (in the Voice Play mode) 60 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Playing the MO TIF ES Playing the Keyboar d (in the V oice Play mode) The V oice Play mode is where you select and play the instrument sounds (voices) of this synthesizer . Selecting a V oice Selecting a Normal V oice Internally , there are two V oice T ypes: Normal [...]

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    Playing the Keyboard (in the Voice Play mode) 61 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Playing the MO TIF ES Select one of the Banks from Pr eset 1~6, User 1~2, and GM. V oices in each Bank are divided into Gr oups [A] ~ [H]. Select a Group to display the V oices that belong to the selected Group. Press one of the NUMBER [1] - [16] buttons. Selecting a[...]

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    Quick Guide — Playing the MO TIF ES Playing the Keyboard (in the Voice Play mode) 62 Owner’ s Manual Using the Category Search function This synthesizer features a powerful Category Search function that gives you quick access to the sounds you want, irrespective of their bank locations. Simply select a V oice category , such as A. PIANO or SYN [...]

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    Playing the Keyboard (in the Voice Play mode) 63 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Playing the MO TIF ES ■ Fav orite Category Use this convenient function to store all your favorite, often- used V oices in a single, easy-to-access location – and call them up by pressing the [F A VORITES] button. Select any V oice you want, from any desir ed cat[...]

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    Quick Guide — Playing the MO TIF ES Playing the Keyboard (in the Voice Play mode) 64 Owner’ s Manual 2 Press the [F1] GENERAL button, then the [SF2] KBD button. 3 Move the cur sor to “T ranspose” by using the Cursor b utton. 4 Change the T ranspose value by using the [INC/ YES], [DEC/NO] buttons and data dial. 5 Press the [ST ORE] button to[...]

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    Playing the Keyboard (in the Voice Play mode) 65 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Playing the MO TIF ES Ribbon Controller The Ribbon Controller is touch sensitive, and is contr olled by running your finger laterally across the surface. V arious function are assigned to each pr eset V oice. Tr y out the Ribbon Controller with various preset V oice[...]

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    Quick Guide — Playing the MO TIF ES Playing the Keyboard (in the Voice Play mode) 66 Owner’ s Manual Using the Arpeggio feature This function lets you trigger rhythm patterns, riffs and phrases using the current V oice by simply playing notes on the keyboa rd. Since the preset V oices already have their own Arpeggio types pre-assigned, all you [...]

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    Playing the Keyboard (in the Performance Play mode) 67 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Playing the MO TIF ES Playing the Keyboar d (in the Performance Play mode) As in the V oice Play mode, the Perfor mance Play mode is where you select and play the instrument sounds of this synthesizer . In a Perfor mance, you can mix several differ ent V oices [...]

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    Quick Guide — Playing the MO TIF ES Playing the Keyboard (in the Performance Play mode) 68 Owner’ s Manual Using the [INC/YES], [DEC/NO] buttons and data dial Rather than using the BANK/NUMBER buttons described in steps #2 and 3 above, you can select a Perfor mance by using the [INC/YES], [DEC/NO] buttons and data dial. Performance Part mute/so[...]

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    Playing the Keyboard (in the Performance Play mode) 69 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Playing the MO TIF ES Using Controllers Pitch Bend Wheel This is basically the same as in the V oice Play mode (page 64). n The Pitch Bend Range setting depends on the setting (made in the V oice mode) of the Voice assigned to each Part. n The functions assigne[...]

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    Playing the Keyboard (in the Performance Play mode) 70 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Playing the MO TIF ES Using the Arpeggio feature As in the V oice mode, you can use the Arpeggio feature in the Performance mode. In the Perfor mance mode, you can make independent Arpeggio playback settings for each Part of the Per formance — including the o[...]

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    Playing the Keyboard (in the Performance Play mode) 71 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Playing the MO TIF ES This calls up a list indicating which V oice is assigned to each Part of the current Perfor mance. Move the cursor to the desired Part. When a V oice has already been assigned to the selected Part, change the V oice Bank or Number by using[...]

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    Quick Guide — Playing the MO TIF ES Playing the Keyboard (in the Performance Play mode) 72 Owner’ s Manual Using the A/D input sound One of the enormous benefits of the Per formance mode is that you can have the A/D input sound — such as your voice through a microphone, a guitar , bass, or CD player — assigned as one of the four Par ts of [...]

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    Playing the Keyboard (in the Performance Play mode) 73 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Playing the MO TIF ES For details about each parameter , refer to page 214 in the Reference section. Connecting audio equipment to the A/D INPUT jack The explanation below applies in particular to high-level audio equipment, such as CD players, synthesizers, an[...]

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    Quick Guide — Playing the MO TIF ES Using the Plug-in Board 74 Owner’ s Manual Using the Plug-in Boar d Plug-in Boards give you an enormous amount of additional sonic flexibility and power . When installed, they work seamlessly and transparently within the system of this synthesizer – meaning that you can use their sounds and functions just [...]

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    Using the Plug-in Board 75 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Playing the MO TIF ES Using a Single Part Plug-in Boar d Install any of the Single Part Plug-in Boards such as PLG150-AN, PLG150-PF , PLG150-DX, PLG150-VL, PLG150-DR, and PLG150-PC to the MOTIF ES and play the Plug-in V oice in the V oice Play mode. See page 283. The corresponding slot in[...]

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    Quick Guide — Playing the MO TIF ES Using the Plug-in Board 76 Owner’ s Manual Plug-in V oices and Board V oices The V oices of a Single Part Plug-in Board installed to this synthesizer can be divided into two types: Board V oices and Plug-in V oices. Board V oices are unprocessed, unaltered V oices of the Plug-in board – the “raw material?[...]

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    Using the Plug-in Board 77 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Playing the MO TIF ES Using a Multi Part Plug-in Boar d In this section, we’ll explain how to play back an XG for mat song, using the PLG100-XG Plug-in Boar d. Naturally , to get the most out of these instructions, you should have XG song data (Standar d MIDI File) stor ed on a Smar tMe[...]

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    Quick Guide — Playing the MO TIF ES Using the Plug-in Board 78 Owner’ s Manual Using an Effect Plug-in Boar d In the example explanation below , the PLG100-VH V ocal Harmony Plug-in Board is used to apply harmony effects to the microphone sound in the Performance mode. n For Songs/Patterns, the Effect Plug-in Board related parameters (which cor[...]

  • Página 79

    Editing a Voice 79 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Editing a V oice The V oice Edit mode ([VOICE] → [EDIT]) gives you comprehensive tools for cr eating your own original V oices, either from scratch by changing the basic sounds, or by tweaking the various V oice parameters. Create your custom sounds by calling up a preset V oic[...]

  • Página 80

    Editing a Voice 80 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course The following briefly describes the main V oice parameters. ● Basic parameters f or creating a sound If you wish to edit the basic sound-generating and sound- shaping parameters for the V oice, such as Oscillator , Pitch, Filter , Amplitude, and EG (Envelope Generator), use th[...]

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    Editing a Voice 81 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Editing a V oice by using the Knobs The four knobs at the top left of the instrument are not only for tweaking the sound while you perform — you can also use them to edit a V oice, either in the V oice Play mode or the V oice Edit mode. ● When the [P AN/SEND] indicator is tur[...]

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    Editing a Voice 82 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course To solo an Element for editing This feature is useful for isolating the sound of single Element, for ease in editing. 1 In the Normal V oice Edit mode , simultaneously hold down the [MUTE] b utton and press one of the NUMBER buttons [9] to [12] to solo the corresponding Element. [...]

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    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Editing a Voice 83 Owner’ s Manual The main parameters available ar e basically the same as in the Normal V oice Edit (page 80). What is called Key Edit in the Drum Vo ice corresponds to Element Edit in the Normal V oice. Please keep in mind that the LFO parameters ar e not available in the Drum V oice. Enter a na[...]

  • Página 84

    Editing a Voice 84 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Setting the drum key f or independent open and closed hi-hat sounds In a real drum kit, some drum sounds cannot physically be played simultaneously , such as open and closed hi-hats. Y ou can prevent drum instruments fr om playing back simultaneously by assigning them to the same[...]

  • Página 85

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Editing a Voice 85 Owner’ s Manual Plug-in V oice Edit The Plug-in V oices (available when installing optional Plug-in Boards to the instrument) can be edited in basically the same wa y as in Normal V oice Edit (page 79). Unlike with Nor mal voices, the Plug-in voices only have one Element for editing. In addition[...]

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    Editing a Voice 86 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course After the V oice has been stored, a “Completed” message appears and operation returns to the V oice Play display . K eep in mind that the Store operation ma y take a short time to complete, during which an “Executing.. ” or “Please keep power on” message may be shown.[...]

  • Página 87

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Editing a Performance 87 Owner’ s Manual ■ Loading V oice data from the SmartMedia/USB storage device In the previous section, we saved V oice data as an “All V oice” file to a SmartMedia card or USB storage device. Here, we’ll recall that V oice data and load it to the instrument with the Load operation.[...]

  • Página 88

    Editing a Performance 88 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Use the Part Edit to edit the parameters for each Par t. Use Common Edit to edit the parameters for all of the Parts. The following briefly describes the main Performance parameters. ● P arameters for the V oice assigned to eac h P ar t ... P age 216 The V oice assigned [...]

  • Página 89

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Editing a Performance 89 Owner’ s Manual ● Effect related parameter s ................ Pa g es 177 and 215 The Effects use DSP (Digital Signal Pr ocessing) to alter and enhance the sound of a Perfor mance. The Common Edit display lets you edit the Effect r elated parameters. ● Master EQ related parameter s ...[...]

  • Página 90

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Editing a Performance 90 Owner’ s Manual Editing a P erformance by using the Knobs The four knobs at the top left of the instrument are not only for tweaking the sound while you perform — you can also use them to edit a Perfor mance, either in the Perfor mance Play mode or the Performance Edit mode. ● When the[...]

  • Página 91

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Editing a Performance 91 Owner’ s Manual Editing a P erformance by using the Con- trol Slider s (CS) In the Perfor mance mode, the four Control Sliders let you independently adjust the levels of the Parts (V oices), letting you control the overall balance of the Parts. n Inadvertent use of the sliders may result i[...]

  • Página 92

    Editing a Performance 92 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course After the Per formance has been stored, a “Completed” message appears and operation retur ns to the Per formance Play display . K eep in mind that the Store operation may take a short time to complete , during which an “Executing.. ” or “Please keep power on” me[...]

  • Página 93

    Editing a Performance 93 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course The file saved in operation explained on the previous page contains all the Performances. If you wish to load all the Perfor mances, set T ype to “All.” In this case, all data that can be created on the MOTIF ES will be loaded in step #5 below . If you wish to load onl[...]

  • Página 94

    Creating a Voice by using the Sampling function 94 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Cr eating a V oice by using the Sampling function Sampling is a powerful function that lets you bring your own recorded sounds – your voice, an instrument, rhythms, special sound effects, etc. – into the system of this synthesizer , and play th[...]

  • Página 95

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Creating a Voice by using the Sampling function 95 Owner’ s Manual ● Setting the Confirm function When the [F2] CONFM (Confirm function) is tur ned on ( is indicated), you can easily listen back to your just-recor ded sample and conveniently re-r ecord it if you’re not satisfied with the results. Her e, set[...]

  • Página 96

    Creating a Voice by using the Sampling function 96 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Immediately after sampling, the sample is assigned only to one key — the one set in step #4 as “KeyBank.” This display lets you expand the key range within which the sample is sounded. Here, set the key range to C2 - B3. For example, in step [...]

  • Página 97

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Creating a Voice by using the Sampling function 97 Owner’ s Manual Assign the Samples obtained via the Sampling function to specific Key Ranges to create a W aveform. Because the Waveform data including Samples which resides temporarily in DIMM (page 187) is lost when the power is turned off, you should always sa[...]

  • Página 98

    Creating a Voice by using the Sampling function 98 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Sampling the sound of an audio device to create a Drum V oice In the previous section on page 94, you learned how to record a Sample using a micr ophone. Here, you’ll learn how to record Samples from an audio device, such as a CD player or MD pla[...]

  • Página 99

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Creating a Voice by using the Sampling function 99 Owner’ s Manual Doing this puts sample recor ding on standby , waiting for an input signal that exceeds the T rigger level. The sampling actually starts as soon as the an input signal exceeding the specified trigger level is received. Press the [F3] AUDITION butt[...]

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    Creating a Voice by using the Sampling function 100 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Loading W A V or AIFF audio files to create a W aveform/V oice Any audio data created and edited on a computer and saved in the W A V or AIFF for mat can also be used as material for Samples on the MOTIF ES. Set up the media containing the desire[...]

  • Página 101

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Creating a Voice by using the Sampling function 101 Owner’ s Manual 6 Depending on whether you’ re creating a Normal V oice or a Drum V oice, follow the appr opriate instructions below . When creating a Normal V oice in steps #4 - 5 After entering the Sampling Edit mode ([INTEGRA TED SAMPLING] → [EDIT]), press[...]

  • Página 102

    Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 102 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Cr eating a Song on the MOTIF ES The MOTIF ES is a full-featured and enormously powerful music production machine, and all of the instrument’ s advanced features and functions come together seamlessly in the cr eation of a Song. Here, you’ll learn how to get [...]

  • Página 103

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 103 Owner’ s Manual ● First, store the V oice settings as Song Mixing/Patter n Mixing. Press the [STORE] button to enter the Song Mixing Store mode/Pattern Mixing Store mode, then pr ess the [ENTER] button to execute the Store operation (page 131). ● Next, save the stored Song M[...]

  • Página 104

    Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 104 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course ● First, store the V oice settings as Song Mixing/Patter n Mixing. Press the [STORE] button to enter the Song Mixing Stor e mode/ Pattern Mixing Store mode, then press the [ENTER] button to execute the Stor e operation (page 131). ● Next, save the stored Song[...]

  • Página 105

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 105 Owner’ s Manual Using the Arpeggio Function Just as in the V oice/Perfor mance mode, you can use Arpeggio playback in the Song/Pattern mode. This parameter can be set to “on” simultaneously for more than one Part, but only if the Par ts have the same MIDI Receive Channel set[...]

  • Página 106

    Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 106 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Input a name in the [COMMON] → [F1] GENERAL → [SF1] NAME display . For detailed instructions on naming, refer to page 53 in the Basic Operation section. 1 Press the [ST ORE] b utton to enter the Mixing V oice Store mode . 2 Set the destination V oice Bank to [...]

  • Página 107

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 107 Owner’ s Manual ■ Sampling a rhythm loop (audio data) to a P attern track With this method, you can record drum loops and rhythm patterns from CDs to the MOTIF ES by using the Sampling function, then slice the sample into separate components and assign the slices to different [...]

  • Página 108

    Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 108 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course 1 Press the [SF1] A UDITION b utton to hear the recor ded sample. 2 Set the start and end points to determine the actual por tion of the sample to be used. The “Start” parameter deter mines the actual start of the sample (letting you cut unwanted sound at the[...]

  • Página 109

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 109 Owner’ s Manual ■ Loading a W A V file/AIFF file to a Pattern trac k Audio data you’ve created and stor ed in the common WA V or AIFF computer audio formats can be loaded to the instrument and used with the Slice function to divide the sample and assign the slices to diffe[...]

  • Página 110

    Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 110 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Press the [F1] KEYBANK button, move the cursor to “12: Slice,” then press the [ENTER] button. 1 Set the parameters shown belo w. Set other parameters as necessary , referring to page 258. 2 Press the [ENTER] button (the displa y prompts you f or confirmation[...]

  • Página 111

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 111 Owner’ s Manual Set the T ype to “overdub” then set the Loop to “on.” These settings let you repeat the pattern recor ding in a “loop” and recor d additional note events without deleting already- recor ded data. Set other parameters as necessary . See page 243 for de[...]

  • Página 112

    Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 112 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course ■ Recording a rh ythm pattern created by Arpeggio playbac k to a Pattern trac k The Arpeggio function is a virtually endless source of creative inspiration, putting a huge variety of rhythm patterns, riffs and phrases at your fingertips — patter ns that chan[...]

  • Página 113

    Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 113 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course During recor ding, play the note or notes needed to trigger the Arpeggio you found in step #3. ■ Assigning a pre-programmed Phrase to a P attern track The Pattern mode also has a versatile Patch function that lets you assign pre-programmed one-track rhythm “P[...]

  • Página 114

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 114 Owner’ s Manual The User Phrases that can be assigned with the Patch function are limited to the ones contained in the curr ently selected Pattern. T o copy Phrases from other Patterns for use in the current one, follow the instructions below . 1 In the [F4] P A TCH display , pr[...]

  • Página 115

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 115 Owner’ s Manual Using the Groo ve settings to change the Pattern data Grid Groove is a playback-only featur e that processes the recor ded data of a Pattern without actually changing it. In other words, the original data (cr eated via the Recording, Sampling, File Loading and Pa[...]

  • Página 116

    Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 116 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Change the Section at the desired points, as the Patter n plays. Operation returns to the Pattern Chain display . Y ou can also recor d the T empo track and Scene track as desired. When the r ecording track is set to “tempo,” move the cursor to tempo value (d[...]

  • Página 117

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 117 Owner’ s Manual ■ Con ver ting a P attern Chain to Song data The Pattern Chain data is conver ted to Song data and copied to the top measure of the destination Song. This operation overwrites an y data already existing at the destination Song. The created Song data resides tem[...]

  • Página 118

    Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 118 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Recording with the keyboar d to a Song track (in the Song Record mode) ■ Recording y our keyboar d performance to an empty track (Replace) Use the Replace recor ding method to record your keyboar d perfor mance to an empty track or overwriting an already recor [...]

  • Página 119

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 119 Owner’ s Manual ■ Re-recording a specific par t of a Song (Punch In/Out) Use the Punch In/Out recor ding method to record over only a specific portion of the track. In the example instructions below , you’ll see how to re-r ecord measures three thr ough five of an already[...]

  • Página 120

    Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 120 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Rehearsing parts before recor ding The MOTIF ES has a convenient Rehearsal mode in recor ding, that lets you easily and temporarily disable recor ding in order to practice a part or tr y out various ideas (while listening to the other tracks) without actually rec[...]

  • Página 121

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 121 Owner’ s Manual Song Recording using Plug-in V oices This section shows you how to use the V oices of an optional Single Part Plug-in Board (such as PLG150-AN, PLG150-PF and PLG150-DX) in recor ding a Song. 1 ~ 4 Install a Single P art Plug-in Board to the instrument, then follo[...]

  • Página 122

    Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 122 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Using the Groove function Just as in the Pattern Play mode, the Groove function is available also in the Song Play mode. For details, refer to the explanation of Gr oove in the Patter n Play mode (page 114). The created Song data resides temporarily in DRAM (page[...]

  • Página 123

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 123 Owner’ s Manual Doing this puts sample recor ding on standby , waiting for song/pattern playback to reach the specified Punch-in measure. Audio is recor ded to the instrument. Press the [F3] AUDITION button to hear the sampled sound. If you’re not satisfied with the r esults[...]

  • Página 124

    Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 124 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course ■ Recalling a Song Scene and Arpeggio type during recor ding ARP1 - ARP5 menus appear also in the [F3] ARP display in the Song Record mode as well as the [F1] PLA Y display in the Song Play mode. These indicate that you can change the Song Scene and Arpeggio ty[...]

  • Página 125

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 125 Owner’ s Manual Select one of the three available track types by pr essing the [F4] TR SEL (T rack Select) button. Each press of the button alternates among the track types. To select one of the Pattern tracks (1 - 16), make sure the 1-16 track edit display is selected (see belo[...]

  • Página 126

    Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 126 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Since the Song can be played back from within the Song Edit mode, you can instantly hear and check the changes you’ve made while editing. If you want to hear just the track being edited, use the Solo function (page 58). ■ T ransforming the recor ded data and [...]

  • Página 127

    Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 127 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Using the Undo/Redo functions If you’re not satisfied with the r esults of a just-executed Job, or you want to hear the difference of the sound befor e and after using a Job, you can use the convenient Undo and Redo functions. After changing the data with a pa[...]

  • Página 128

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 128 Owner’ s Manual Use Part Edit to edit the parameters for each Par t. Use Common Edit to edit the parameters for all of the Parts. For details on the available parameters, see page 234. After pressing the [EXIT] button to r etur n to the Song Mixing mode, press the [STORE] button[...]

  • Página 129

    Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 129 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Editing a Mixing by using the Knobs (in the Song mode/P attern mode) The four knobs at the top left of the instrument can be used to tweak the Song/Pattern Mixing settings as they play (in the Song Play/Pattern Play mode). What’ s mode, you can use them to edit[...]

  • Página 130

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 130 Owner’ s Manual Editing a Mixing by using Contr ol Sliders (in the Song mode/P attern mode) In the Song/Pattern mode, the four Control Sliders let you independently adjust the levels of the Parts (V oices), letting you control the overall balance of the Parts. n Inadvertent use [...]

  • Página 131

    Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 131 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Record the MIDI sequence data to a Song or Pattern track, referring to the pr evious instructions in this chapter as needed. The examples listed below are used as r eference. ● Creating a rhythm pattern (using a Drum V oice) ● Creating a bass line (using a No[...]

  • Página 132

    Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 132 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Saving the Song/Pattern data to the SmartMedia/USB storage device The recorded Song, Pattern and Sample (W aveform) data resides temporarily in DIMM (page 187). Because data contained in DIMM is lost when the power is turned off, you should alwa ys save any data [...]

  • Página 133

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 133 Owner’ s Manual 5 Press the [ENTER] button to e xecute the Save operation. If you are about to overwrite an existing file, the display prompts you for confirmation. Press the [INC/ YES] button to execute the Save operation to overwrite an existing file, or press the [DEC/NO] [...]

  • Página 134

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 134 Owner’ s Manual Move the cursor to the file (extension: W7A) which was saved as “All” on previous page. When T ype is set to “All,” go to step #5. When T ype is set to something other than “All,” follow the instructions below then go to step #5. ● When T ype is se[...]

  • Página 135

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES 135 Owner’ s Manual ● When T ype is set to “Sample V oice”: Only when entering the File mode from the Song mode/Pattern mode, you can select and load a specified Sample V oice in the file (extension: W7A) to this instrument. Loading data to this synthesizer automatically era[...]

  • Página 136

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Using as a Master Keyboard 136 Owner’ s Manual Using as a Master Keyboar d This synthesizer is loaded with such a wealth of differ ent features, functions and operations, you may find it difficult to locate and call up the particular feature you need. This is where the Master function comes in handy . Y ou can u[...]

  • Página 137

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Using as a Master Keyboard 137 Owner’ s Manual Memorize to a Master Input a name in the [EDIT] → [COMMON] → [F1] NAME display . For detailed instructions on naming, refer to page 53 in the Basic Operation section. 1 Press the [STORE] b utton to enter the Master Store mode . 2 Select the destination Master by u[...]

  • Página 138

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Using as a Master Keyboard 138 Owner’ s Manual Use Zone Edit to edit the parameters for each Zone. Use Common Edit to edit the parameters for all of the Zones. See the next page for details and some setting examples. Input a name in the [EDIT] → [COMMON] → [F1] NAME display . For detailed instructions on namin[...]

  • Página 139

    Using as a Master Keyboard 139 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Using Zones effectively with external The two examples below show how to use the Zones with both the internal tone generator and a connected exter nal tone generator . These instructions correspond to step #6 on the pr evious page. n Though all four Zones are used in [...]

  • Página 140

    Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Using as a Master Keyboard 140 Owner’ s Manual Assigning Control Change numbers to the Knobs/Sliders for each Zone Here in the KN/CS display of the Master Edit mode, you can set how the Contr ol Knobs and Sliders will affect each Zone. This lets you specify a separate MIDI Control Change number for each Knob and S[...]

  • Página 141

    Using as a Master Keyboard 141 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Adv anced Course Setting up the Master Zones to Split or Lay er This operation lets you easily determine whether the Zones of the selected Master are to be used in a Split or a Layer . The note range settings for each Zone can be determined by setting the NoteLimitH and NoteLimitL par[...]

  • Página 142

    Quick Guide — Computer applications Setting up 142 Owner’ s Manual Although the MOTIF ES is a powerful instrument in its own right and can effectively be used by itself for music creation and production, it is also designed for easy and compr ehensive inter facing with a computer system. In this section, we’ll show you how set up the instrume[...]

  • Página 143

    Controlling the instrument from a computer 143 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Computer applications Contr olling the instrument from a computer Using a sequencer to play multiple V oices on the MOTIF ES The sequence software pr ogram SQ01 contained in the included CD-ROM lets you create and edit multi-part song data — which can be played using[...]

  • Página 144

    Quick Guide — Computer applications Controlling the instrument from a computer 144 Owner’ s Manual Using the Multi Part Editor to create/edit Mixing settings The Multi Part Editor software (included on the CD-ROM) provides an intuitive way to cr eate and edit the Mixing settings of the currently selected Song or Pattern. Thanks to the easy-to-u[...]

  • Página 145

    Controlling the instrument from a computer 145 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Computer applications Using the V oice Editor to create/edit a V oice The V oice Editor software (included on the CD-ROM) pr ovides an intuitive way to create and edit V oices for the MOTIF ES. Thanks to the easy-to-understand graphical interface, you can edit vir tual[...]

  • Página 146

    Controlling the instrument from a computer 146 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Computer applications Editing Plug-in V oices and Boar d V oices As described on page 76, the voices of a Plug-in Board installed to the MOTIF ES can be divided into two types: Boar d voices and Plug-in voices. Plug-in V oices can be edited in the V oice Edit mode on t[...]

  • Página 147

    Quick Guide — Computer applications Controlling a computer from the instrument 147 Owner’ s Manual Contr olling a computer from the instrument As you’ve seen in previous sections, the MOTIF ES can be contr olled from a computer . In this section, we’ll see how it can do the opposite — control the operation of music/audio softwar e on the [...]

  • Página 148

    Quick Guide — Computer applications Controlling a computer from the instrument 148 Owner’ s Manual ■ Computer Software that can be controlled fr om the instrument • For Windows • For Macintosh Setting up for Remote Control Setting up on the MOTIF ES The settings in the Utility mode are actually stored on internal User memory (Flash ROM) b[...]

  • Página 149

    Controlling a computer from the instrument 149 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Computer applications ■ Cubase SX 1 Pull down the [De vices] menu and select [Device Setup] to call up the “Device Setup” window . 2 Click the [Add/Remove] tab and add the “Mackie Control. ” 3 Select the added Mac kie Control de vice and click the [Setup] tab[...]

  • Página 150

    Controlling a computer from the instrument 150 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Computer applications Functions assigned to the panel buttons in the Remote Contr ol mode To enter the Remote Contr ol mode, press the REMOTE [ON/OFF] button (the lamp flashes). The REMOTE display appears (like those shown below), and the panel controls ar e enabled f[...]

  • Página 151

    Controlling a computer from the instrument 151 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Computer applications The following explains which sequencer functions are assigned to which panel contr ols in the Remote Control mode. ■ SEQ TRANSPORT buttons The Remote Control mode lets you start/stop playback of the DA W software on the computer by using the SEQ[...]

  • Página 152

    Quick Guide — Computer applications Controlling a computer from the instrument 152 Owner’ s Manual ■ Cursor [<] and [>] b uttons By moving the cursor left/right, you can change the track or part to controlled by the data dial and [INC/YES]/[DEC/NO] buttons. For example, when the cursor is at the upper box in the display , pressing the C[...]

  • Página 153

    Controlling a computer from the instrument 153 Owner’ s Manual Quick Guide — Computer applications Recording the sounds of the MO TIF ES to computer via mLAN By using the optional mLAN16E interface and an IEEE 1394 cable connection, you can record multitrack audio fr om the MOTIF ES to an mLAN-compatible DA W (digital audio workstation) program[...]

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    Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 154 Owner’ s Manual This section gives you an easy-to-understand overview of the MOTIF ES — its wide range of sophisticated features, its MIDI control and performance functions, and its convenient file management system for original data you’ve created with the instrument. Inter nal Struct[...]

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    Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 155 Owner’ s Manual Controller r elated parameters in each mode The chart below shows the operations for calling up the Controller related parameters in each mode. Parameters for the Footswitch and the Assign Knobs A/B apply to the entire instrument, r egardless of the selected program (V oice/[...]

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    Internal Structure (System Overview) 156 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure ● Using one sour ce to control se veral destinations For example, set the Source parameter of Contr ol Set 1 to MW (Modulation Wheel) and the Destination parameter to ELFO-PM (Element LFO Pitch Modulation Depth). Then set the Source parameter of Contr ol Set 2 also to MW ,[...]

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    Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 157 Owner’ s Manual T one Generator block The T one Generator block is what actually produces sound in response to the MIDI messages generated by playing the keyboard, using the contr ollers, and the playback of the sequencer (Song/Patter n/Arpeggio). Internal AWM2 T one Generator and optional [...]

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    Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 158 Owner’ s Manual V oice, Performance, and Mixing This instrument features thr ee different types of pr ograms, that form the basis for creating and playing sounds. ● V oice A program that contains the sonic elements for generating a specific musical instrument sound is referr ed to as a ?[...]

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    Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 159 Owner’ s Manual The following illustrations may help in understanding the memory structure of the V oices, Perfor mances, and Mixings. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. VOICE Preset 1 (128 V oices) 1 2 ...... 12[...]

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    Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 160 Owner’ s Manual ■ Normal V oices & Drum V oices Internally , there are two V oice T ypes: Normal V oices and Drum V oices. Normal V oices are mainly pitched musical instrument- type sounds that can be played over the range of the keyboard. Drum V oices are mainly percussion/drum sound[...]

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    Internal Structure (System Overview) 161 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure ● Filter This unit modifies the tone of the sound output fr om Pitch by cutting the output of a specific fr equency portion of the sound. Cutoff Frequency and Resonance Here’ s how filters work. In the example below (a low pass filter), a portion of the signal lower [...]

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    Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 162 Owner’ s Manual ● Amplitude This unit contr ols the output level (amplitude) of the sound output from Filter . The signals are then sent at this level to the Effect block. Also, by setting the AEG (Amplitude Envelope Generator), you can contr ol how the volume changes over time. AEG (Ampl[...]

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    Internal Structure (System Overview) 163 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure Part structure of the tone generator block This synthesizer plays the sounds in the tone generator block in response to MIDI messages r eceived from the contr oller or sequencer block. The MIDI messages ar e assigned to sixteen independent channels, and this synthesizer is c[...]

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    Internal Structure (System Overview) 164 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure ■ Pa rt structure of the tone generator bloc k in the Song mode/Pattern mode In these modes, multiple parts are provided and dif ferent voice and differ ent melodies or phrases can be played back for each part. Because these modes let you set the MIDI channel for each par [...]

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    Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 165 Owner’ s Manual A udio Input Part (A UDIO IN) The Perfor mance mode, Song mode, and Pattern mode are capable of handling the audio input signal as a Part. V arious parameters such as volume, pan, and effect can be set to this Part and the sound is output together with other Parts. Other ava[...]

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    Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 166 Owner’ s Manual ■ Song data structure The following illustration shows the track structure of a Song. Songs ar e created by recor ding MIDI sequence data to individual tracks and by setting tone generator related parameters (in Song Mixing). ● Song Mixing Even if you recor d your keyboa[...]

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    Internal Structure (System Overview) 167 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure ■ Pattern data structure The following illustration shows the track structure of a Pattern. Patterns are created by r ecording MIDI sequence data to individual tracks, by assigning Phrases (Preset and User) which is material for a Pattern to individual tracks, and by setti[...]

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    Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 168 Owner’ s Manual ● P attern Chain Pattern Chain allows you to string several different Sections (within a single Pattern) together to make a single Song. Y ou can have the synthesizer automatically change Sections by creating Pattern Chains in this way beforehand. Y ou can create the Patte[...]

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    Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 169 Owner’ s Manual ● Punch In/Out (Song) Y ou can use this method when you want to re-r ecord only over a specific area of the track. Y ou’ll need to set the start and end points before r e-recording. In the eight-measure example below , the third measures thr ough the fifth measure ar e[...]

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    Internal Structure (System Overview) 170 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure ■ Arpeggio playbac k types The MOTIF ES features a total of 1787 Arpeggio types divided into 18 categories, each with its own playback type designed for use with particular types of V oices, as described below . ● Arpeggios f or Normal V oices Arpeggio types (belonging t[...]

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    Internal Structure (System Overview) 171 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure ■ Arpeggio related parameters The Arpeggio related parameters can be set fr om the following displays, depending on the selected mode. ● V oice mode n MIDI output parameters for Arpeggio playback are set for each V oice in the V oice mode. In the other modes, however , t[...]

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    Internal Structure (System Overview) 172 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure Sampling Block Sampling is a powerful function that lets you bring your own recorded sounds – voice, instrument, rhythm, special sound ef fects , etc. – into the system of this synthesizer , and play those sounds just as you would the V oices of the instrument. In order [...]

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    Internal Structure (System Overview) 173 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure Data created by Sampling Regardless of the mode, the raw Sampled data is the same, of course. However , various parameters are dif ferent, depending on the particular mode or settings. Briefly , here is an explanation of what kinds of data are cr eated in the Sampling funct[...]

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    Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 174 Owner’ s Manual W aveform and User V oices/Sample V oices n When executing the Sampling in the Sampling mode entered from the V oice mode/Per formance mode, you can specify the Waveform number and User V oice number as a Destination (location to which the sampled wave is stored) befor ehand[...]

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    Internal Structure (System Overview) 175 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure T rigger mode The T rigger mode is a convenient feature in Sampling that lets you determine how sample recording is started — manually or automatically , based on the audio level. ■ Star t recor ding manually Regardless of the audio input signal level or the Song/Pattern[...]

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    Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 176 Owner’ s Manual Sample playback types Samples can be set to play back in the following three differ ent ways. ■ One Shot When you press a note on the keyboar d, the Sample plays from beginning to end just once. This type of playback is commonly used for drum and percussion sounds. ■ Loo[...]

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    Internal Structure (System Overview) 177 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure Effect Block This block applies effects to the output of the tone generator block, processing and enhancing the sound using sophisticated DSP (digital signal processing) technology . Effect structur e The effect pr ocessing of this synthesizer features the System Effects, In[...]

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    Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 178 Owner’ s Manual ■ Equalizer (EQ) Usually an equalizer is used to correct the sound output fr om amps or speakers to match the special character of the room, or to change the tonal character of the sound. The sound is divided into several frequency bands, and adjustments ar e made to the s[...]

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    Basic Structure Internal Structure (System Overview) 179 Owner’ s Manual Effect connection in each mode ● In the V oice mode The Effect parameters in the V oice mode are set for each V oice and the settings are stored to internal flash ROM as a User V oice . Please note that the Master Effect and Master EQ parameters ar e set for all the V oic[...]

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    Internal Structure (System Overview) 180 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure ● In the Song mode/P attern mode The Effect parameters in the Song mode/Pattern mode are set for each Song/Pattern. The Effect settings ar e stored to internal DRAM in the Song Mixing mode/Pattern Mixing mode and saved to the Smar tMedia/USB storage device in the File mode[...]

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    About MIDI 181 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure About MIDI MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a standard which allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other , by sending and receiving compatible Note, Contr ol Change, Program Change and various other types of MIDI data, or messages. This synthesizer can control o[...]

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    Basic Structure About MIDI 182 Owner’ s Manual CHANNEL MESSAGES Channel messages contain data related to the performance on the keyboard for the specific channel. ■ Note On/Note Off (Key On/K ey Off) Messages which are generated when the keyboar d is played. Reception note range = C-2 (0) - G8 (127), C3 = 60 V elocity range = 1 - 127 (Only the[...]

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    About MIDI 183 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure Release Time (Control #072) Messages which adjust the AEG release time set for each Part. The value set here is an of fset value which will be added to or subtracted from the voice data. Attack Time (Control #073) Messages which adjust the AEG attack time set for each Part. The value set here is an o[...]

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    Basic Structure About MIDI 184 Owner’ s Manual Mono (Contr ol #126) Perfor ms the same function as when an All Sounds Off message is received, and if the 3r d byte (mono number) is in the range of 0 - 16, it sets the corresponding channel to Mono Mode (Mode 4: m = 1). Po ly (Control #127) Perfor ms the same function as when an All Sounds Off mess[...]

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    Basic Structure Internal Memory and File Management 185 Owner’ s Manual Inter nal Memory and File Management As you use the MOTIF ES, you’ll create many dif ferent kinds of data, including V oices, Perfor mances, Songs, and Patterns. This section describes how to maintain the various types of data and use the memory devices/media for storing th[...]

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    Internal Memory and File Management 186 Owner’ s Manual Basic Structure Memory Structure This diagram details the r elationship among the functions of the MOTIF ES and the internal memory and SmartMedia/USB storage device. *1 For details on the Bulk Dump, Save, and Store operations, see page 185. *2 Only the currently edited data can be transmitt[...]

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    Basic Structure Internal Memory and File Management 187 Owner’ s Manual Internal Memory Below are explanations of the basic terms used in the Memory Structure illustration on the previous page. ● Flash ROM ROM (Read Only Memory) is memor y designed specifically for reading out of data, and as such data cannot be written to it. Unlike conventio[...]

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    Reference V oice Mode Voice Play mode 188 Owner’ s Manual V oice mode ■ Creating V oices — basic procedure Y ou can create and edit your original V oices by setting various parameters in both the V oice Play mode and V oice Edit mode, whi le the Voice Job mode provides some basic parameter -related tools, such as Initialize and Copy . Once yo[...]

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    Reference V oice Mode Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Common Edit 189 Owner’ s Manual There ar e three kinds of V oices: Nor mal V oices, Drum V oices and Plug-in V oices (if a Plug-in board has been installed). The following section shows how to edit the differ ent types of voices and explains the parameters available. Note that available para[...]

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    Reference V oice Mode Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Common Edit 190 Owner’ s Manual [SF2] PL Y MODE (Play mode) From this display you can make various settings for the tone generator of this synthesizer , and assign differ ent Micro T uning settings. Mono/P oly Deter mines whether the V oice is played back monophonically (single notes only) o[...]

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    Reference V oice Mode Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Common Edit 191 Owner’ s Manual RevSend Determines the Send level of the signal sent from Insertion Effect A/B (or the bypassed signal) to the Reverb effect. Y ou can also adjust this parameter using the REVERB knob on the front panel. Settings: 0 ~ 127 ChoSend Determines the Send level of t[...]

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    Reference V oice Mode Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Common Edit 192 Owner’ s Manual [SF3] PLA Y FX These Play Effect parameters let you control the playback of the Arpeggio in useful and inter esting ways. By changing the timing and velocity of the notes, you can change the rhythmic “feel” of the Arpeggio. UnitMultiply (Unit Multiply) Adj[...]

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    Reference V oice Mode Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Common Edit 193 Owner’ s Manual T empoSync Determines whether or not the LFO is synchronized to the tempo of the Arpeggio or sequencer (song or pattern). Settings: off (not synchronized), on (synchr onized) T empoSpeed This parameter is available only when T empoSync above has been set to ?[...]

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    Reference V oice Mode Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Common Edit 194 Owner’ s Manual [SF3] PHASE Phase Determines the star ting phase point for the LFO W ave when it is reset. Settings: 0, 90, 120, 180, 240, 270 Offset EL1 - EL4 (Phase Offset Element1 - Element4) Deter mines the offset values of the Phase parameter (above) for the r espective [...]

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    Reference V oice Mode Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Element Edit 195 Owner’ s Manual These parameters are for editing the individual Elements that make up a Normal V oice. InsB Ctgry (Insertion B Category), InsB T ype (Insertion B T ype) Determines the effect type for Insertion B. Reverb T ype Determines the effect type for Reverb. Chorus Ctg[...]

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    Reference V oice Mode Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Element Edit 196 Owner’ s Manual InsEffectOut (Insertion Effect Output) Deter mines which Insertion effect (1 or 2) is used to process each individual Element. The “thru” setting lets you bypass the Insertion effects for the specific Element. (This parameter is the same as “EL: OUT”[...]

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    Reference V oice Mode Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Element Edit 197 Owner’ s Manual [SF3] PEG (Pitch Envelope Generator) From this display you can make all the time and level settings for the Pitch EG, which determine how the pitch of the sound changes over time. These can be used to control the change in pitch from the moment a note is pr e[...]

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    Reference V oice Mode Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Element Edit 198 Owner’ s Manual Resonance/Width This parameter’ s function varies accor ding to the selected Filter T ype. If the selected filter is an LPF , HPF , BPF (excluding the BPFw), or BEF , this parameter is used to set the Resonance. For the BPFw , it is used to adjust the Widt[...]

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    Reference V oice Mode Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Element Edit 199 Owner’ s Manual F CenterK ey This indicates that the central note for Cutoff Sensitivity above is C3. At C3, the tone r emains unchanged. For other notes played, the Cutoff Fr equency varies according to the particular note and the Cutoff Sensitivity setting. Keep in mind th[...]

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    Reference V oice Mode Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Element Edit 200 Owner’ s Manual Level, Curve Determines the velocity sensitivity of the Amplitude EG Level. For positive settings, the more strongly you play the keyboard, the more the volume changes. Negative settings do the opposite; the mor e softly you play , the more the volume changes[...]

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    Reference V oice Mode Voice Edit mode Normal Voice Edit Element Edit 201 Owner’ s Manual [F5] LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) This display gives you a comprehensive set of contr ols over the LFO for each individual Element. The LFO can be used to create vibrato, wah, tremolo and other special effects, by applying it to the pitch, filter and ampli[...]

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    Reference V oice Mode Voice Edit mode Drum Voice Edit Common Edit 202 Owner’ s Manual Drum V oice Edit When a Drum V oice is selected, V oice Edit parameters are divided into Common Edit (parameters common to all keys, up to 73), and Key Edit (parameters of individual keys). These parameters are for making global (or common) edits to all keys of [...]

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    Reference V oice Mode Voice Edit mode Drum Voice Edit Key Edit 203 Owner’ s Manual Category Determines the Categor y of the W ave/Nor mal V oice. If you switch to another Category , the first Wave/Normal V oice in that Category will be selected. n For more information about the Categories, refer to the separate Data List booklet. [SF2] OUTPUT Fr[...]

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    Reference V oice Mode Voice Edit mode Drum Voice Edit Key Edit 204 Owner’ s Manual [SF2] VEL SENS (V elocity Sensitivity) LPFCutoff Determines the velocity sensitivity of the Low Pass Filter Cutoff frequency . For positive settings, the more strongly you play the keyboard, the higher the cutoff fr equency becomes. For negative settings, the more [...]

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    Reference V oice Mode Voice Edit mode Plug-in Voice Edit Common Edit 205 Owner’ s Manual Plug-in V oice Edit These parameters are basically the same as in Normal V oice Edit. Unlike with Normal voices, the Plug-in voices only have one Element for editing. n Depending on the particular Plug-in board you are using, some of the parameters described [...]

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    Reference V oice Mode Voice Edit mode Plug-in Voice Edit Element Edit 206 Owner’ s Manual FMod (Filter Modulation Depth) Deter mines the depth of control that keyboar d after touch has over filter cutoff modulation. The higher the setting, the greater the depth of control. Settings: 0 ~ 127 AMod (Amplitude Modulation Depth) Determines the depth [...]

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    Reference V oice Mode Voice Edit mode 207 Owner’ s Manual [F2] PITCH From this display you can make various time and level settings for the Pitch EG, which determine how the pitch of the Plug-in V oice changes over time. The full names of the available parameters are shown in the chart below , as they appear in the display . [F3] FIL TER HPFCutof[...]

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    Reference V oice Mode Voice Job mode 208 Owner’ s Manual The V oice Job mode features several basic operations, such as Initialize and Copy . After setting parameters as required fr om the selected display , press the [ENTER] button to execute the Job. This function lets you store your edited voice to User memory (Flash ROM). For details, refer t[...]

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    Reference V oice Mode Supplementary infomation 209 Owner’ s Manual ■ Supplementary information Micro T uning List Filter T ype List LPF24D (24dB/oct Digital Low P ass Filter) A dynamic 24dB/oct low-pass filter with a characteristic digital sound. Compared to the LPF24A type (below), this filter can produce a more pronounced resonance ef fect.[...]

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    Reference V oice Mode Supplementary 210 Owner’ s Manual HPF12 (12dB/oct High Pass Filter) 12dB/oct dynamic high-pass filter . BPF12D (12dB/oct Digital Band Pass Filter) BPFw (Wide Band Pass Filter) A 12dB/oct BPF that combines HPF and LPF filters to allow wider bandwidth settings. BPF6 (6dB/oct Band Pass Filter) BEF12 (12dB/oct Band Elimination[...]

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    Reference V oice Mode Voice Store mode 211 Owner’ s Manual Setting example of Filter Scaling The best way to understand Filter Scaling is by example. For the settings shown in the example display below , the basic Cutoff frequency value is 64, and the various Of fset values at the selected Break point settings change that basic value accor dingly[...]

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    Reference P erformance Mode Performance Play mode 212 Owner’ s Manual Performance mode ■ Creating P erformances — basic procedure Y ou can create and edit your original Perfor mances by setting various parameters in both the Performance Play mode and Per formance Edit mode, while the Perfor mance Job mode provides some basic parameter -relate[...]

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    Reference P erformance Mode Performance Edit mode Common Edit 213 Owner’ s Manual V oice Edit parameters are divided into Common Edit (parameters common to all four Parts), and Part Edit (parameters of individual Par ts). [F5] EG (Envelope Generator) This display contains the basic EG settings, both volume and filter , for the Per formance, as w[...]

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    Reference P erformance Mode Performance Edit mode Common Edit 214 Owner’ s Manual [SF2] MEQ (Master EQ) Fr om this display you can apply five-band equalization to all Par ts of the selected Performance. Y ou can raise or lower the signal level at the Frequency of each band (LOW , LOWMID, MID, HIGHMID, HIGH). SHAPE Determines whether the equalize[...]

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    Reference P erformance Mode Performance Edit mode Common Edit 215 Owner’ s Manual [SF1] OUTPUT V olume Deter mines the output level of the Audio Input Part. Settings: 0 ~ 127 Pan Deter mines the stereo pan position of the Audio Input Part. Settings: L63 (Left) ~ C (Center) ~ R63 (Right) RevSend Determines the Send level of the Audio Input Part si[...]

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    Reference P erformance Mode Performance Edit mode Part Edit 216 Owner’ s Manual These parameters are for editing the individual Parts that make up a Perfor mance. To switch between the display for Par ts 1 - 4 to which the internal V oices are assigned and the display for Plug-in Parts (PLG1 - 3) to which the Plug-in V oices are assigned, press t[...]

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    Reference P erformance Mode Performance Edit mode Part Edit 217 Owner’ s Manual [SF5] OTHER PB (Pitch Bend) Upper , PB (Pitch Bend) Lower These two parameters are available for Parts 1 - 4 to which the internal Nor mal V oices are assigned. These determine the pitch change range (in semitones) of the Pitch Bend wheel for the Par t’ s Voice. For[...]

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    Reference P erformance Mode Performance Edit mode Part Edit 218 Owner’ s Manual [SF3] SELECT (Output Select) From this display you can assign individual Parts to sound from independent output connectors (jacks). OutputSel (Output Select) Determines the specific output(s) for the individual Par t. Y ou can assign each individual Par t’ s V oice[...]

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    Reference P erformance Mode Performance Job mode 219 Owner’ s Manual The Perfor mance Job mode features several basic operations, such as Initialize and Copy . After setting parameters as required from the selected display , press the [ENTER] button to execute the Job. n Among the Audio Parts shown in the Job display , Audio 1 indicates the A/D I[...]

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    Reference P erformance Mode Performance Store mode 220 Owner’ s Manual This function lets you store your edited Performance to User memor y (Flash ROM). For details, refer to page 91 in the Quick Guide section. [F3] COPY From this display you can copy Part parameter settings from any Performance including the currently edited (but not yet stored)[...]

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    Reference Song Mode Song Play mode 221 Owner’ s Manual Song mode ■ Creating Songs — basic procedure Songs consist of the following three types of data: • MIDI sequence data (created in the Song Recor d mode, Song Edit mode, and Song Job mode) • Setup data (created in the Song Play mode) • Mixing data (created in the Song Mixing mode/Mix[...]

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    Reference Song Mode Song Record mode Song Record Standby mode 222 Owner’ s Manual Song Record Standb y mode PORT Determines the MIDI transmission port for the corresponding track. Playback data of tracks set to off is output without Port signal via MIDI. When using the internal tone generator block, the Por t setting her e is available for the tr[...]

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    Reference Song Mode Song Record mode Song Record Standby mode 223 Owner’ s Manual Event This parameter is available when the Recording T ype is set to “step.” This lets you specify the event type to be entered. Settings: note, p.bend (pitch bend), CC#000~#119 (Control Change) RecT rack Determines the track to be recor ded. Pressing the [F6] b[...]

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    Reference Song Mode Song Record mode During Song Recording Step Recording 224 Owner’ s Manual [F6] ALL TR (All T rack)/1TR (1 track) Pressing the [F6] button lets you switch between Single T rack recording and All T rack recording. During Song Recording [SONG] → Song selection → [ I ] (Record) → [ F ] (Play) Realtime Recording Refer to page[...]

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    Reference Song Mode Song Edit mode 225 Owner’ s Manual This mode gives you comprehensive, detailed contr ols for editing the MIDI events of individual Song tracks. MIDI events are messages (such as note on/off, note number , program change number , etc.) that make up the data of a recor ded Song. [F5] DELETE Press this to actually delete the note[...]

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    Reference Song Mode Song Job mode 226 Owner’ s Manual The Song Job mode contains a comprehensive set of editing tools and data transform functions you can use to change the sound of the Song. It also includes a variety of convenient operations, such as copying or erasing data. After setting parameters as requir ed from the selected display , pres[...]

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    Reference Song Mode Song Job mode 227 Owner’ s Manual n Before executing the Note data Job, make sure that you specify the track (01~16, all) and range (measur e : beat : clock) to which the Job is applied. 01: Quantize Quantization is the process of adjusting the timing of note events by moving them closer to the nearest exact beat. Y ou can use[...]

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    Reference Song Mode Song Job mode 228 Owner’ s Manual Rate Determines the percentage by which the gate time of the target notes will be changed. Settings below 100% shorten the notes, and settings above 100% lengthen the notes proportionately . When the Set All parameter (above) is set to something other than “off,” this parameter appears as [...]

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    Reference Song Mode Song Job mode 229 Owner’ s Manual TR (T rack) 001 : 1 : 000 - 999 : 4 : 479 Deter mines the track (01-16, all) and range of measures/beats/clocks over which the Job is applied. T ype Determines how the chord note data is sorted. Settings: up, down, up&down, down&up up .................... The notes are sorted in ascend[...]

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    Reference Song Mode Song Job mode 230 Owner’ s Manual 04: Extract Event This Job moves all instances of specified event data from a specified range of a track to the same range in a different track. TR (T rack) 001 : 1 : 000 - 999 : 4 : 479 Deter mines the track (01 - 16) and range of measures/beats/clocks over which the Job is applied. EventT [...]

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    Reference Song Mode Song Job mode 231 Owner’ s Manual 08: Beat Stretch This Job performs time-expansion or compression over the selected range. Keep in mind that this operation affects all event timing, note step times, and note gate times. TR (T rack) 001 : 1 : 000 - 999 : 4 : 479 Deter mines the track (01 - 16, all) and range of measures/beats/[...]

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    Reference Song Mode Song Job mode 232 Owner’ s Manual 02: Exchange T rack This Job exchanges or “swaps” the specified type of data between two specified tracks in the current Song. Data T ype to be exchanged Determines the type(s) of data to be exchanged. Select the desired type by checkmarking the appropriate box. Settings: Seq Event (all [...]

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    Reference Song Mode Song Mixing mode 233 Owner’ s Manual In this mode, you can set up mixing data for your songs, and set various parameters for the tone generator parts — including the desired V oice, as well as its level, pan, EQ, effect and other settings. Pressing the [F6] button can switch between the display for the Parts 1 - 16 to which [...]

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    Reference Song Mode Song Mixing Edit mode Common Edit 234 Owner’ s Manual This mode provides mor e detailed Mixing parameters than in the Song Mixing mode. Keep in mind that Song Mixing parameters are not actually part of the Song sequence data in each track, but rather are settings for the tone generator , as it is played back by the Song data. [...]

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    Reference Song Mode Song Mixing Edit mode Part Edit 235 Owner’ s Manual These parameters are for editing the individual Parts that make up a Song Mixing. Press the [F6] button to switch among the various Part displays — the display for Parts 1 - 16 to which the inter nal V oices are assigned, the display for Multi-part Plug-in Parts (17 - 32) t[...]

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    Reference Song Mode Song Mixing Job mode 236 Owner’ s Manual The Song Mixing Job mode features several basic operations, such as Initialize and Copy . After setting parameters as requir ed from the selected display , press the [ENTER] button to execute the Job. n Among the Audio Parts shown in the Song Mixing Job display , Audio Part 1 indicates [...]

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    Reference Song Mode Song Mixing Store mode 237 Owner’ s Manual This function lets you store your edited Song Mixing pr ogram to User memor y (DRAM). For details, refer to page 131 in the Quick Guide section. Data type of Destination Song (current selected song) Set the Part of the destination Song. Destination part (Type): Part 1~16, PartP1~P3 (P[...]

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    Reference Song Mode Supplementary information 238 Owner’ s Manual ■ Supplementary information Song T rack Loop — setting example In the example below , a 40-measure song has been recor ded and T rack 1 is set to play back nor mally over the 40 measures. T rack 2 has been set to loop, and will repeat until the [ J ] (Stop) button is pressed. W[...]

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    Reference Song Mode Supplementary information 239 Owner’ s Manual • Example 2 (Using the Tie function) 1 Set the parameters as illustrated below . Since the first note is a half note, set the StepTime to the half-note icon (a value of 960), and set the GateTime to 80%, since you don't want the notes to play in legato. 2 Enter the first n[...]

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    Reference Song Mode Supplementary information 240 Owner’ s Manual • Example 3 (Using the Rest function) 1 Set the parameters as illustrated below . Set the StepTime to a quarter note (480) and the Gate Time to 80%. 2 Enter the first note, F . 3 Enter the next 8th rest as shown below . 4 Enter the next 8th note A. 5 Enter the next 4th note C as[...]

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    Reference P attern Mode Pattern Play mode 241 Owner’ s Manual Patter n mode ■ Creating P atterns — basic procedure Patterns consist of the following three types of data: • MIDI sequence data (created in the Pattern Record mode, Pattern Edit mode, and Pattern Job mode) • Setup data (created in the Pattern Play mode) • Mixing data (create[...]

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    Reference P attern Mode Pattern Play mode 242 Owner’ s Manual [SF5] COPY The User phrases that can be assigned with the Patch function are limited to the ones contained in the currently selected Pattern. This function lets you copy phrases in another Pattern to the selected one. Press the [SF5] button to call up the display shown at left. After s[...]

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    Reference P attern Mode Pattern Record mode Pattern Record Standby mode 243 Owner’ s Manual P attern Record Standby mode [F2] COPY This display lets you copy all Pattern chain events from a specified range of measures (source) to a destination location. After specifying the source range in measur es, the top measure of the destination location, [...]

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    Reference P attern Mode Pattern Edit mode 244 Owner’ s Manual Same as in the Song Edit mode. See page 225. The Pattern Job mode contains a comprehensive set of editing tools and functions you can use to change the sound of the Pattern. It also includes a variety of convenient operations, such as copying or erasing data. After setting parameters a[...]

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    Reference P attern Mode Pattern Job mode 245 Owner’ s Manual 02: Copy Event Same as in the Song Job mode. See page 229. 03: Erase Event Same as in the Song Job mode. See page 229. n Unlike in the Song Job mode, “T empo,” “Scene Memor y ,” or “T rack Mute” cannot be selected as Event T ypes. 04: Extract Event Same as in the Song Job mo[...]

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    Reference P attern Mode Pattern Job mode 246 Owner’ s Manual 06: Get Phrase From Song This Job copies a segment of sequence-track data from a Song into the designated destination phrase. After specifying the source Song/track/range of measures to be copied, the destination phrase, and setting the checkbox of Copy Sample, press the [ENTER] button [...]

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    Reference P attern Mode Pattern Job mode 247 Owner’ s Manual 04: Normalize Play Effect This Job rewrites the data in the selected track so that it incorporates the curr ent Grid Groove settings. After specifying a track (TR 01-16) to which this Job is applied, press the [ENTER] button to execute this Job. 05: Divide Drum T rack Separates the note[...]

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    Reference P attern Mode Pattern Mixing mode 248 Owner’ s Manual In this mode, you can set up mixing data for your patterns, and set various parameters for the tone generator par ts — including the desired V oice, as well as its level, pan, EQ, effect and other settings. Pattern Mixing parameters are not actually part of the Patter n sequence da[...]

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    Reference Mixing V oice Mode Mixing Voice Edit mode Common Edit 249 Owner’ s Manual Mixing V oice mode ■ Creating Mixing V oices — basic procedure The Mixing V oice mode provides most of the same Normal V oice editing parameters as the V oice mode, with the main exception that these V oices are dedicated for use with the Songs and Patterns, a[...]

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    Reference Mixing V oice Mode Mixing Voice Job mode 250 Owner’ s Manual The Mixing V oice Job mode features two basic operations, Copy and Delete. After setting parameters as requir ed from the selected display , press the [ENTER] button to execute the Job. This function lets you store your edited Mixing V oice to User memory (Flash ROM or DRAM). [...]

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    Reference Sampling Mode Sampling Record mode When entering the Sampling mode from the Voice mode/Performance mode 251 Owner’ s Manual Sampling mode ■ Creating samples — basic procedure In the Sampling mode, the following three types of data can be cr eated. • Wa veform: Created by recor ding a sample. • Sample V oice: Cr eated by recordin[...]

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    Reference Sampling Mode Sampling Record mode When entering the Sampling mode from the Voice mode/Performance mode 252 Owner’ s Manual Source Determines the recor ding source. Settings: A/D, resample, AIB2, mLAN1~4 A/D ...................Analog audio from the A/D INPUT jacks is recognized as the recor ding source. resample ..........The audio sign[...]

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    Reference Sampling Mode Sampling Record mode When entering the Sampling mode from the Song mode/Pattern mode 253 Owner’ s Manual When entering the Sampling mode from the Song mode/P attern mode In this case, you can create a W aveform or Sample Voice by r ecording sounds input from external devices such as a microphone and audio equipment. [F1] D[...]

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    Reference Sampling Mode Sampling Record mode When entering the Sampling mode from the Song mode/Pattern mode 254 Owner’ s Manual W AITING (T rigger Waiting or Punch-in W aiting) When T rigger Mode is set to “level” in the Sampling Standby display , press the [F6] REC button again to enter the T rigger Waiting condition; the [F6] menu changes [...]

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    Reference Sampling Mode Sampling Edit mode 255 Owner’ s Manual This mode gives you a variety of sample editing tools, with which you can change the samples you’ve recor ded in the Sampling Record mode, and customize them for your applications as needed. n For samples that have been recorded in ster eo (with Stereo Sampling), both the left and r[...]

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    Reference Sampling Mode Sampling Job mode 256 Owner’ s Manual The Sampling Job mode contains a comprehensive set of editing tools and functions you can use to change the sound of the sample you’ve created and edited in the Sampling Edit mode. It also includes a variety of convenient operations, such as copying or erasing data. After setting par[...]

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    Reference Sampling Mode Sampling Job mode 257 Owner’ s Manual 04: Move This Job lets you move a sample contained in a specified Key Bank to another Key Bank. This would be useful for creating a new W avefor m from the samples of various other existing W aveforms. After specifying the source W avefor m and Key Bank as well as the destination W av[...]

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    Reference Sampling Mode Sampling Job mode 258 Owner’ s Manual Length Determines the length of the fade-in or fade-out. When a fade-in is selected, this parameter specifies the length of the fade starting at the specified Start point. When a fade-out is selected, this parameter specifies the length of the fade starting at the beginning of the f[...]

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    Reference Sampling Mode Sampling Job mode 259 Owner’ s Manual ■ Supplementary Tips for using the Slice T ypes • Slicing percussive phrases ha ving shor t decays First, try slicing using “beat1.” If the result has a weak attack or the release portions of the phrase seem to overlap, try again using “beat2.” T r y adjusting the envelope [...]

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    Reference Utility Mode Utility mode 260 Owner’ s Manual Utility mode The Utility mode features a variety of important settings related to overall operation of the MOTIF ES. These settings can also be stored — simply press the [STORE] button fr om any mode (with the exception of the Utility Job mode), and store the data to internal Flash ROM as [...]

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    Reference Utility Mode Utility mode 261 Owner’ s Manual System F Rev erb When this is set to on and the [SYSTEM] button is turned on, the Reverb effect is bypassed. F Chorus When this is set to on and the [SYSTEM] button is turned on, the Chorus effect is bypassed. n For details about the Effects, see page 177. [SF4] OTHER AutoLoad Determines whe[...]

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    Reference Utility Mode Utility mode 262 Owner’ s Manual [SF1] MEQ (Master EQ) Fr om this display you can apply five-band equalization to all Voices, raising or lowering the level of each fr equency band (LOW , LOWMID, MID, HIGHMID, HIGH). The parameters are the same as in the Performance Common Edit. See page 214. Settings: For details about EQ,[...]

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    Reference Utility Mode Utility mode 263 Owner’ s Manual SongEventChase Event Chase allows you to specify which non-note data types are properly r ecognized during fast-forward and rewind operations. Normally , if a Song or Patter n is played back from mid-point and/or fast-forwar d or rewind are used, certain data types (such as Program Change, P[...]

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    Reference Utility Mode Utility mode 264 Owner’ s Manual KBDT ransCh (Keyboar d T ransmit Channel) Determines the MIDI channel over which the instrument sends MIDI data (to an exter nal sequencer , tone generator , or other device). This parameter is available in the single-timbre tone generator mode (V oice/Perfor mance modes). Settings: 1~16, of[...]

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    Reference Utility Mode Utility Job mode 265 Owner’ s Manual In this Mode, you can restor e this synthesizer’ s User memor y (page 186) to the factory default settings (Factory Set). For details, see page 44. n Since the settings of the Plug-in Boards in the Utility mode ar e stored not to internal User memory but to the memor y on the respectiv[...]

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    Reference File Mode File mode 266 Owner’ s Manual File mode The File mode provides tools for transferring data between the instrument and various storage media and devices, such as SmartMedia cards, hard disk drives and compact flash devices. n For details about SmartMedia and USB storage devices, see page 27. n For details about the relationshi[...]

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    Reference File Mode File mode 267 Owner’ s Manual [F4] RENAME From this display you can r ename files or folders in the selected SmartMedia/USB storage device, using up to eight alphabetic and numeric characters. Files are named accor ding to the MS-DOS naming convention. If the file name contains spaces and other characters unrecognized in MS-[...]

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    Reference File Mode Supplementary information 268 Owner’ s Manual ■ Supplementary information File ( )/Folder ( ) selection The illustrations and instructions below show you how to select files and folders on the SmartMedia/USB storage devices within the File mode. Formatting a SmartMedia/USB storage device Before you can use a new SmartMedia/[...]

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    Reference File Mode Supplementary information 269 Owner’ s Manual File types that can be handled by the MO TIF ES File types that can be saved fr om the instrument to the Smar tMedia/USB storage device [FILE] → [F2] SA VE → TYPE * Automatically assigned to the saved file. n When selecting “AllSong” or “AllPattern” as a file type, Sa[...]

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    Reference File Mode Supplementary information 270 Owner’ s Manual * Assigned to the file which can be loaded. n In addition to the file types above, Y amaha A5000/A4000/A3000/SU700 files and AKAI S1000/S3000 files can be loaded to the MOTIF ES. n When files of the Y amaha A series samplers (A5000/4000/3000) are loaded, an “S” mark by the[...]

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    Reference Master Mode Master Play mode 271 Owner’ s Manual Master mode ■ Creating Masters — basic pr ocedure The Master mode lets you play and edit special program combinations called “Masters.” A Master can contain up to four dif ferent V oices or Perfor mances, each assigned to a separate MIDI “Zone.” Alternately , it can contain sp[...]

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    Reference Master Mode Master Edit mode Common Edit 272 Owner’ s Manual These parameters are for making global (or common) edits to all four Zones of the selected Master . These parameters are for editing the individual Zones that make up a Master . Zone Edit is available only when the Zone Switch is turned on in the [F2] MEMOR Y display in the Ma[...]

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    Reference Master Mode Master Job mode Zone Edit 273 Owner’ s Manual The Master Job mode contains two convenient operations (called “Jobs”) — one letting you initialize (reset) the Master data, and the other letting you transmit your edited Master data to an external MIDI device or computer . After setting parameters as requir ed from the se[...]

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    Reference Master Mode Master Store mode Zone Edit 274 Owner’ s Manual This function lets you store your edited Master to User memory (Flash ROM). For details, refer to page 137 in the Quick Guide section. [F4] BULK (Bulk Dump) This function lets you send all your edited parameter settings for the currently selected Master to a computer or another[...]

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    Information Displays 275 Owner’ s Manual Appendix Information Displays The convenient Information displays let you see at-a-glance some of the more important settings relevant to each mode. Select the desired mode, then pr ess the [INFORMA TION] button to call up the Infor mation display for that mode. T o exit from the display , press the button[...]

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    Appendix Information Displays 276 Owner’ s Manual Pattern mode ● P attern Play mode Indicates the amount of currently unused (available) memory (DRAM) for Pattern Phrase recording. ● P attern Mixing mode Same as in the Song Mixing mode. ● Mixing V oice Edit mode Same as in the V oice mode. Sampling mode ● Sampling mode SampleMemory Indica[...]

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    Appendix Display Messages 277 Owner’ s Manual Display Messages LCD Indication Explanation Are you sure ? [YES]/[NO] Confirms whether you want to execute a specified operation or not. Press [INC/YES] or [DEC/NO] as required. Arp memory full The inter nal memory for Arpeggio data is full, preventing storing the recor ded sequence data as an Arpeg[...]

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    Display Messages 278 Owner’ s Manual Appendix No response from USB device There is no response from the USB device connected to the USB TO DEVICE ter minal. No sample data. This message appears when a sample-related Job cannot be executed because the specified sample is not available. Not empty folder Y ou have attempted to delete a folder that [...]

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    Appendix Troubleshooting 279 Owner’ s Manual Tr oubleshooting No sound is produced even when playing the keyboar d •A re all four Sliders set to appropriate levels (other than zer o or minimum)? ............................................................................................................ page 51 • Check the value of the [UTILIT[...]

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    Troubleshooting 280 Owner’ s Manual Appendix Pitch or intervals are wr ong • Is the Master T une parameter in the [UTILITY] → [F1] GENERAL → [SF1] TG display set to a value other than “0”?.......................................... page 260 • Is the Note Shift parameter in the [UTILITY] → [F1] GENERAL → [SF1] TG display set to a va[...]

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    Appendix Troubleshooting 281 Owner’ s Manual ■ The drum sound is wrong or une xpected when changing the transpose value. • This is normal. Changing the transpose setting while playing a Drum V oice will produce differ ent sounds for the same keys played. Microphone does not work pr operly • Check the current mode. In the Voice mode and Voic[...]

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    Installing Optional Hardware 282 Owner’ s Manual Appendix Installing Optional Har dware A vailable devices The following optional devices can be installed to the MOTIF ES. Installation locations Installation Pr ecautions Before installing the optional har dware, make sure you have a Philips scr ewdriver and ample space to work. Protective cushion[...]

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    Installing Optional Hardware 283 Owner’ s Manual Appendix Optional Plug-in Board Installation A variety of optional Plug-in boards sold separately let you expand the voice library of your instrument. For details about the Plug-in Board line up which can be used with the MOTIF ES, see page 74. The MOTIF ES provides thr ee slots on the rear panel f[...]

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    Appendix Installing Optional Hardware 284 Owner’ s Manual 5 With the board still pr otruding slightly from the e xpansion ba y , bring the cable end ar ound and connect it to the board. Make sure to connect the pr oper cable, matching the color of the cable to the slot used. Also, take care not to pull too strongly on the cable as you connect it [...]

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    Installing Optional Hardware 285 Owner’ s Manual Appendix Optional AIEB2 or mLAN16E Installation By installing an optional mLAN expansion boar d (mLAN16E) or an I/O expansion boar d (AIEB2), you can increase the input/output capability and interfacing options of the MOTIF ES. Installing the AIEB2 1 T urn the power of the MO TIF ES off, and discon[...]

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    Appendix Installing Optional Hardware 286 Owner’ s Manual 4 Remove the three scre ws from the rear cover while holding it from inside the MO TIF ES with your left hand. Keep the removed screws in a safe place. They will be used when re-attaching the cover to the instrument after installing the AIEB2. 5 Remove the AIEB2 po wer cables from the hook[...]

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    Installing Optional Hardware 287 Owner’ s Manual Appendix 8 Connect the power cable coming fr om MOTIF ES to the AIEB2. Connect the 3-pin cable to the CN3 connector of the AIEB2, and the 4-pin cable to the CN1 connector . 9 Fasten the AIEB2 to the MO TIF ES. Flip the unit over , so that the bottom of the plate can be seen, and that each connector[...]

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    Appendix Installing Optional Hardware 288 Owner’ s Manual Installing the mLAN16E 1~4 Using the same procedure as in steps 1 - 4 of “Installing the AIEB2” above, remove the cover on the under side of the MO TIF ES, then remo ve the cover of the mLAN-I/ O expansion ba y on the rear panel. 5 Remove the mLAN16E fr om its package. 6 Insert the con[...]

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    Installing Optional Hardware 289 Owner’ s Manual Appendix Optional DIMM Installation This section explains how to install DIMM memory modules to the MOTIF ES. Compatible DIMMs The MOTIF ES does not necessarily support all commercially available DIMMs. Y amaha cannot guarantee operation of DIMMs that you purchase. Befor e purchasing DIMMs, please [...]

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    Appendix Glossary 290 Owner’ s Manual Glossary This section explains in detail various words and terms that were not cover ed in the manual. Another resource for looking up unfamiliar technical terms related to music, synthesis and audio is a special website we’ve prepar ed, the Glossar y for Electron ic Musical Instruments. If you come across [...]

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    Glossary 291 Owner’ s Manual Appendix P P arameter A setting or data item which you can edit in the various mode and sub mode displays. Pa r t This refers to sound pr oducing sections in the tone generator block that make up a Song, Pattern or Per formance. In the Perfor mance mode, all four Parts are set to the same MIDI channel; in the Song/ Pa[...]

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    Specifications 292 Owner’ s Manual Appendix Specifications Ke yboards MOTIF ES8 88 keys, Balanced Hammer Effect Keyboard (Initial T ouch/Aftertouch) MOTIF ES7 76 keys, FS Keyboard (Initial T ouch/Aftertouch) MOTIF ES6 61 keys, FS Keyboard (Initial T ouch/Aftertouch) T one Generator bloc k T one Generator AWM2 (complying with the Modular Synthesi[...]

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    Appendix Specifications 293 Owner’ s Manual Sequencer block Note Capacity Approx. 226,000 notes Note Resolution 480 ppq (par ts per quarter note) Maximum Polyphony 124 notes T empo 1 - 300 Recording type Real time replace, Real time over dub (with the exception of the Patter n Chain), Real time punch (Song only), Step (with the exception of the P[...]

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    Index 294 Owner’ s Manual Appendix Index 1/4 Shift (1/4 shifted) ........................................................ 209 1/4 tone ............................................................................ 209 1/8 tone ............................................................................ 209 1st-on ...................................[...]

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    Appendix Index 295 Owner’ s Manual EQ (Equalizer) ......................... 201, 204, 207, 218, 236, 249 Equal Temp (Equal temperament) .................................. 209 Equalizer ......................................................................... 178 Erase Event ............................................................. 229, 245 Ev[...]

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    Index 296 Owner’ s Manual Appendix NOTE OFST ............................................................. 114, 221 Note On/Note Off (Key On/Key Off) ................................. 182 NoteLimit .................................................................. 191, 196 NoteShift ................................................................[...]

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    Appendix Index 297 Owner’ s Manual Store ................................................................................ 185 Strength ........................................................................... 227 Sub Function ............................................................... 20, 47 SubDivide .......................................[...]

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    1. IMPORT ANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requir ements. Modifications not expressly approved by Y amaha may void your authority , granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPOR T ANT : When connecting this product to accessories and/or another[...]

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