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Editing a Normal Voice
MOTIF XS Owner’s Manual
113
Voice mode
Song mode
Pattern mode
Mixing mode
Master mode
Utility mode
File mode
Performance
mode
Sampling
mode 1
Sampling
mode 2
Reference
key off sound
When this is selected, the Element will sound each time you release the
note.
wave cycle
When this is selected for multiple Elements, each Element sounds
alternately according to its numerical order each time you play a note.
(In other words, playing the first note will sound Element 1, the second
note Element 2, and so on.)
wave random
When this is selected for multiple Elements, each Element will sound
randomly each time you press the note.
all AF off
When this is selected, the Element will sound when both of the
ASSIGNABLE FUNCTION buttons are turned off.
AF 1 on
When this is selected, the Element will sound when the ASSIGNABLE
FUNCTION [1] button is turned on.
AF 2 on
When this is selected, the Element will sound when the ASSIGNABLE
FUNCTION [2] button is turned on.
3 Element Group
Determines the group of the XA mode so that the Elements
of the same group are called up in order or randomly.
Assign the same group number to the Elements having the
same type of XA mode.
The setting here is not available when the XA mode
parameters of all Elements are set to “normal.”
Settings: 1 – 8
4 Wave Bank (Waveform Bank)*
Determines the Waveform Bank assigned to the Element,
Preset or User. User Waveforms can be created based on
the samples recorded in the Sampling mode.
Settings: PRE (preset waveform), USR (user waveform)
n For details about Waveform, refer to the explanation of the
Sampling mode on page 161.
5 Wave Category*
6 Wave Number*
Determines the Waveform assigned to the Element by
selecting the Waveform Category and Number. For a
complete list of Waveforms in the Preset Bank, refer to the
Waveform List in the separate Data List booklet.
7 Key On Delay
Determines the time (delay) between the moment you
press a note on the keyboard and the point at which the
sound is actually played. The higher the value, the longer
the delay time.
Settings: 0 – 127
8 Delay Tempo Sync
Determines whether or not the Key On Delay above is
synchronized to the tempo of the Arpeggio or sequencer
(Song or Pattern).
Settings: off (not synchronized), on (synchronized)
9 Delay Tempo
Determines the timing of the Key On Delay when the Delay
Tempo Sync is set to on.
Settings: 16th, 8th/3 (eighth-note triplets), 16th. (dotted sixteenth
note), 8th (eighth note), 4th/3 (quarter-note triplets), 8th.
(dotted 8th note), 4th (quarter notes), 2nd/3 (half-note
triplets), 4th. (dotted quarter notes), 2nd (half notes), whole/
3 (whole-note triplets), 2nd. (dotted half note), 4thx4
(quarter-note quadruplets; four quarter notes to the beat),
4thx5 (quarter-note quintuplets; five quarter notes to the
beat), 4thx6 (quarter-note sextuplets; six quarter notes to the
beat), 4thx7 (quarter-note septuplets; seven quarter notes to
the beat), 4thx8 (quarter-note octuplets; eight quarter notes
to the beat)
Expanded Articulation (XA) features
Expanded Articulation (XA) is a newly designed,
sophisticated tone generation system that allows you to more
effectively recreate realistic sound and natural performance
techniques—such as legato and staccato—often used on
acoustic instruments but up to now unavailable or difficult to
realize on electronic keyboards. It also provides other unique
modes for random and alternate sound changes as you play.
Realistic legato performance
Specify an Element or Elements to be sounded when playing
legato.
→ Set the XA control parameter for the desired Elements to
"legato."
Authentic note release sound
Specify an Element or Elements to be sounded upon
releasing a note. For example, this could be used to recreate
the characteristic pluck sound on a harpsichord when a note
is released.
→ Set the XA control parameter for the desired Elements to
"key off sound."
Different sounds for each note played
Specify different Elements to be sounded in order or
randomly.
→ Set the XA control parameter for the desired Elements to
"wave cycle" or "wave random."
Switching among different sounds to recreate the
natural performance on an acoustic instrument
Specify which Elements will be sounded according to the on/
off status of the ASSIGNABLE FUNCTION buttons. For
example, this could be used on an acoustic guitar Voice to
switch between playing normally and playing high
harmonics.
→ Set the XA control parameter for the desired Elements to
"all AF off," "AF 1 on," or "AF 2 on."
New sounds and new styles of playing
The highly versatile functions above can be applied
effectively not only to acoustic sounds but also to synthesizer
and electronic Voices as well. The XA feature opens up
enormous potential for realizing authentic sounds,
performing expressively and coming up with creative new
styles of playing.