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Owner’s Manual
Introduction.................................................................... 6
Accessories ................................................................... 6
Main Features ................................................................ 7
How to use this manual ................................................ 8
Application Index................................... 9
The Controls & Connectors .................. 16
Front panel................................................................... 16
Rear Panel.................................................................... 22
Setting Up ............................................. 26
Power Supply............................................................... 26
About data storage to SmartMedia cards and
USB storage devices................................................... 27
Data lost and data retained when power is turned off........27
Using the SmartMedia™* cards .........................................28
Using USB storage devices................................................29
Connections................................................................. 31
Connecting to External Audio Equipment...........................31
Connecting External MIDI Instruments ...............................34
Connecting to a Computer .................................................38
Connecting Various Controllers ..........................................42
Turning the power on/off ............................................ 43
Power-on Procedure ...........................................................43
Turning the MOTIF ES on/off...............................................43
Resetting the User Memory to the Initial Factory
Settings ........................................................................ 44
Basic Operation .................................... 45
Modes ........................................................................... 45
Mode Structure ...................................................................45
Mode table..........................................................................46
Functions and Sub-Functions.................................... 47
Selecting a Program.................................................... 47
Moving the Cursor and Setting Parameters.............. 49
Knob (KN) and Control Slider (CS) ............................ 50
Knob (KN) ...........................................................................50
Control Slider (CS) ..............................................................51
About the editing functions........................................ 51
Edit Indicator.......................................................................51
Compare Function ..............................................................52
Edit Recall Function ............................................................52
Confirmation Message................................................ 52
Information Display..................................................... 53
Note (Key) settings...................................................... 53
Naming ......................................................................... 53
Quick Guide — Playing the MOTIF ES..55
Playing the Demo Songs/Patterns .............................55
Playing the Keyboard (in the Voice Play mode)........60
Selecting a Voice ................................................................60
Using Controllers ................................................................64
Using the Arpeggio feature ................................................66
Playing the Keyboard (in the Performance Play mode)
.........67
Selecting a Performance ....................................................67
Using Controllers ................................................................69
Using the Arpeggio feature ................................................70
Assigning desired Voices to each part...............................70
Using the A/D input sound..................................................72
Using the Plug-in Board..............................................74
Available Plug-in Boards ....................................................74
Using a Single Part Plug-in Board ......................................75
Using a Multi Part Plug-in Board.........................................77
Using an Effect Plug-in Board ............................................78
Quick Guide — Advanced Course ........79
Editing a Voice .............................................................79
Normal Voice Edit ...............................................................79
Drum Voice Edit ..................................................................82
Plug-in Voice Edit................................................................85
Storing/Saving the created Voice .......................................85
Editing a Performance.................................................87
Storing/Saving the created Performance............................91
Creating a Voice by using the Sampling function ....94
Sampling your voice with a microphone and creating a Normal
Voice ...................................................................................94
Sampling the sound of an audio device to create a Drum Voice
......98
Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES............................102
Recording your keyboard performance ...........................102
Creating a Pattern.............................................................106
Creating a Song................................................................117
Storing/Saving the created Song/Pattern .........................131
Using as a Master Keyboard.....................................136
Selecting a Master ............................................................136
Memorize to a Master .......................................................137
Using Zones (keyboard area)...........................................137
Quick Guide — Computer applications
....142
Setting up ...................................................................142
Controlling the instrument from a computer ..........143
Using a sequencer to play multiple Voices on the MOTIF ES
....143
Using the Multi Part Editor to create/edit Mixing settings.144
Using the Voice Editor to create/edit a Voice ...................145
Using the TWE Wave Editor to edit Samples....................146
Controlling a computer from the instrument ..........147
Setting up for Remote Control ..........................................148
Functions assigned to the panel buttons in
the Remote Control mode.................................................150
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