Manual motif yamaha

Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service. The model number, serial number, power requirements, etc. You should record the model number, serial number, and the date of purchase in the spaces provided below and retain this manual as a permanent record of your purchase.

Model Serial No. Add page 3 to Favourites. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Do not attempt to service this product beyond that described in the user-maintenance instructions. The required supply voltage is printed on the name plate. For name plate location, please refer to the graphic found in the Special Message Section of this manual. If this product should malfunction, the ground pin provides a path of low resistance for electrical current, reducing the risk of electrical shock.

If your wall socket will not accommodate this type plug, contact an electrician to have the outlet replaced in accordance with local electrical codes. Do NOT modify the plug or change the plug to a different type! WARNING: Do not place this product or any other objects on the power cord or place it in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over, or roll anything over power or connecting cords of any kind.

The use of an extension cord is not recommended! For longer extension cords, consult a local electrician. If instructions for enclosed installations are not provided, it must be assumed that unobstructed ventilation is required. Temperature considerations: Electronic products should be installed in locations that do not seriously contribute to their operating temperature. Placement of this product close to heat sources such as; radiators, heat registers etc.

This product should be used only with the components supplied or; a cart,rack, or stand that is recommended by the manufacturer. If a cart, rack, or stand is used, please observe all safety markings and instructions that accompany the accessory product. The power supply cord plug should be disconnected from the outlet when electronic products are to be left unused for extended periods of time.

Care should be taken that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through any openings that may exist. The power supply cord has been damaged; or b. Objects have fallen, been inserted, or liquids have been spilled into the enclosure through openings; or c.

The product has been exposed to rain; or d. The product does not operate, exhibits a marked change in performance; or e. The product has been dropped, or the enclosure of the product has been damaged.

DO NOT operate for a long period of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, you should consult an audiologist.

Some of these items are designed to be dealer assembled or installed. Benches supplied by Yamaha are designed for seating only. No other uses are recommended. Add page 4 to Favourites. The required voltage is printed on the name plate of the instrument.

Do not attempt to disassemble or modify the inter nal components in any way. CAUTION Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others, or damage to the instrument or other property. For more information about the main power supply, see page Pulling by the cord can damage it.

Doing so can result in lower sound quality, or possibly cause overheating in the outlet. Otherwise, the instrument, TV, or radio may generate noise. Add page 5 to Favourites. Before turning 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 instrument to set the desired listening level. If this happens, turn off the power immediately and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet.

If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, consult a physician. Turning the power off in this state results in loss of all user data and may cause the system to freeze due to corruption of data in the Flash ROM.

This means that this synthesizer may not be able to start up properly, even when turning the power on next time. Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use. Connections Maintenance Handling caution Saving data. Add page 6 to Favourites. You now own what is perhaps the best-sounding, most versatile, and certainly most powerful synthesizer and total music production instrument on the planet.

T ake time to look through this manual carefully. Dive in now and enjoy! Check to see that you have everything listed here.

Any unauthorized use of such programs and contents outside of personal use is not per mitted under relevant laws. Any violation of copyright has legal consequences. You can use the data by loading it in the File mode.

For details about how to load each type of data, refer to the following pages. For DIMM compatibility information, see page Add page 7 to Favourites.

Use the Category Search function to quickly call up the sounds you want, based on their instrument type. The actual note polyphony will vary depending on the type of tone generator unit used, the number of Elements in the Voice, and the note polyphony of the Plug-in Board.

Tone Generator block Element 1 Element 2 Element 3 Element 4 This determines which Insertion system, 1 or 2, is applied to each Element or to each key when the Drum voice is selected. Select the part to which the Insertion effect is applied. Each Voice can consist of up to four separate Elements, each of which is a high-quality wave, or basic sound. A Performance, on the other hand, is a program in which multiple Voices parts are combined — Page 43 In the Voice Play mode, you can select and play any of these Voices.

In the Performance Play mode, you can select and play any of these Performances. The illustration below shows the overall memory structure of all Voices and Performances.

Page 44 Main functions Waves and Elements Waves are the waveforms that make up the Elements, which in turn make up a Voice. A total of high-quality preset Waves are available. As shown in the following illustration, when creating a Voice, you can select the Wave to be used as an Element and then set its level, pitch, tone and other parameters.

Normal Voices are mainly pitched musical instrument-type sounds that can be played over the range of the keyboard. You can detune Elements, apply Pitch Scaling and so on. The width of this band can be varied. Not only is it equipped with the conventional Pitch Bend and Modulation Wheels, it also features special knobs and sliders — and has an additional set of rear-panel jacks for connecting foot controllers and footswitches.

Store as a Sample Voice Style 50 Style In this case, you must set the start and end points before you begin the re-recording. First, you have to record a Phrase to a Song track. Then, use the appropriate Song Job function to convert the data to Arpeggio data. Song Track 1 Converted via the Song Job. In this way, you can use just a single keyboard to control several different instrument parts independently.

Page Sampling Main functions Sampling Sampling is a powerful function that lets you bring your own recorded sounds — voice, instrument, rhythm, special sound effects, etc. Page 59 Data created by Sampling Regardless of the mode, the raw Sampled data is the same, of course.

However, various parameters are different, depending on the particular mode or settings. This section covers the Sample Recording Start methods corresponding to the available Trigger modes. For information on setting the Trigger mode, see page An appropriate part of the sample near the end is looped to reproduce a long sustain or decay. When you play a note on the keyboard, the Sample plays from the start point to the end point. This is the location where preset data for the instrument is permanently stored.

Page Display-Based Controls Display-based Controls How to leave the current display For most operations especially editing and Job- or Store-related , pressing the [EXIT] button will let you leave the current display and return you to the next highest level or to the normal play mode display.

Display-based Controls Data Entry 1Moving the cursor For example, when the Voice mode is active, you can quickly check information about which voice bank is selected, what Play mode poly or mono is being used, which effects are applied, and so on. Page 74 Display-based Controls The available functions are shown at the top of the display, and the value changes as you turn the corresponding Knob. For example, to change the amount of Reverb in the top row , turn Knob 2.

To change the Pan position, turn Knob 1. Page 76 Display-based Controls Move the cursor to the next position of the name by using the Cursor button. Using the Character List In steps 2 and 3 above, you can use the special Character List, which shows you all the available characters, and makes it easier to select the characters.

Page Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide This helpful and informative section of the manual takes you on a guided tour of the MOTIF, explaining virtually all of the important functions by example and giving you important, hands-on experience as you actually start using the instrument.

Thanks to an amazing 85MB of wave ROM and over voices to choose from even more when you install optional Plug-in boards! Simply select a voice category, such as A. For example, you may want to shift the pitch down lower to get extra bass notes, or shift up to get higher notes for leads and solos.

Page Editing Voices Editing Voices The Voice Play mode not only lets you play voices, it lets you perform a variety of basic, yet powerful editing operations on them as well. For example, you can change the EG settings to give the voice a softer or harder attack, or change the release to make it sustain. Turn a knob to the right to increase the value, and left to decrease it. If you want to keep the edits you make, you can store them to a new voice page Up to Normal Voices and up to 16 Drum Voices can be stored.

When you execute this, the settings for the destination memory will be overwritten. When installed, they work seamlessly and transparently within the system of the MOTIF — meaning that you can use their sounds and functions just as if they were built right into the MOTIF at the factory.

Each Performance can contain up to four different Parts. You can create a performance by layering several voices together, and by assigning different voices to separate ranges of the keyboard.

Up to performances can be stored. Important data should always be backed up to computer, a separate Memory Card or some other storage device. You can assign the desired Arpeggio type to each voice or performance, and adjust the tempo in real time as the Arpeggio plays. You can change the tempo of Arpeggio as desired. The Arpeggio function is available in all modes. The explanation below applies to the Performance Play mode. This is where the Master function comes in handy.

You can use it to memorize the operations you use most often in each mode, and call them up instantly anytime you need them with a single button press. Up to Masters can be stored. When a Master is set to the Voice or Performance mode, you can make settings for four independent Zones. This makes it possible to control voices of an external MIDI device over several different channels — Press any of the buttons.

Since the other data e. Select "stereo" or "mono. Select a Recording type. Turn the Click on. Assigning a Preset Phrase to a Pattern Track Patch function The Patch function lets you assign a Preset phrase or a User phrase recorded in the Pattern Record mode to each track and create a pattern that contains up to 16 tracks.

Page Pattern Mixing 5. Enter the Pattern Call up the desired display. The Pattern Chain feature lets you arrange all of the pieces of your song in real time. Page 7. This is done from the Pattern Chain Edit mode. From this display, set the Trigger mode. Trigger mode Input level SF Song Track Mute and Scene These two powerful features give you even greater real-time arranging control.

You can turn tracks on and off and switch among Song Scenes, as the song plays — and all your moves can be recorded to the special Scene track. This not only lets you hear the various song arranging possiblities, it lets you record them on the spot.

The Remote Control function lets you use the hardware controls on the panel of the MOTIF to control a variety of fundamental operations on the sequencing software of your computer.

Page Reference This section is devoted to explaining the function of every setting of every parameter in every display of the MOTIF. Select your favorite voice and press the [F5] button to assign it to the Favorite Category.

Category Sub category n To remove the selected voice from the Favorite Category, simply press the [F5] button again.

The Arpeggio plays when you play the note with the velocity in this range. Indicates a display for editing Element 1. The indicator lights. Select a Normal voice to be edited. This is useful when two or more instances of the same note are received nearly simultaneously, or without a corresponding note off message.

A higher value results in a longer delay time. Depending on the Pitch Sensitivity parameter above, the further away from the Center Key the keys are played, the greater the degree of pitch change. Level Distance The cutoff frequency can be set directly on the display. Level Distance The cutoff frequency can be set Select the Segment, then set its Time parameter.

A Center Key setting of C3 is used as the basic setting by the Cutoff parameter. A positive setting will lower the Cutoff frequency for lower notes and raise it for higher notes. Page The best way to understand Amplitude Scaling is by example. For the settings shown in the example display above, the basic Amplitude volume value for the selected element is 80, and the various Offset values at the selected Break point settings change that basic value accordingly.

Page Select a key to be edited. Positive settings will cause the cutoff frequency to rise the harder you play the keyboard and negative settings will cause it to fall. See page Keep in mind that a Plug-in voice only has one element. Positive settings increase the speed and negative settings decrease it.

The following detailed chart shows all of the display menus and parameter groups of the Performance modes — SOLO Press any of the [1] - [4] buttons you wish to mute.

The parameters are same as in the Voice Play mode page except for the following one. Indicates a display for editing Part 1. Select a Performance to be edited. This is for display purposes only and cannot be set here. The following detailed chart shows all of the display menus and parameter groups of the Song modes — For example, press button [A] to select song 01, press button [B] to select song 17 and so on.

Record additional tracks as required. Repeat steps 3 through 7 as desired. Page Song Record mode Move the pointer to the top beginning of the song and press the [F] button to hear the note data you just recorded in steps 1 - 5.

You can also select a Sample voice page Keep in mind that Program Change events can be inserted at any point in a song track, letting you change voices in the middle of a song. Page Song Job Mode Song Job mode The Song Job mode contains a comprehensive set of editing tools and 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.

Most of these operations can be performed on either an entire track or a selected range of measures in the track.

You can use this feature, for example, to improve the timing of a performance recorded in real time. If the result is 0 or less, the value is set to 1. Crescendo is a gradual increase in volume, and decrescendo is a gradual decrease. Page Roll Step Clock In this example, the space between individual notes Start Step gradually becomes shorter over the time of the roll.

EndStep Roll Step Clock In this example, the space between individual notes gradually becomes longer over the time of the roll. Start Step EndStep Use this job after the Chord Sort Job above, to create guitar-like upstroke or downstroke effects.