Yamaha MOTIF XS8 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
MOTIF XS Owner’s Manual
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Voice mode
Song mode
Pattern mode
Mixing mode
Master mode
Utility mode
File mode
Performance
mode
Sampling
mode 1
Sampling
mode 2
Reference
Voice Job—Convenient Functions
The Voice Job mode features some convenient data organization and initialization tools, for use when creating Voices and
archiving them.
Voice Job—Basic Operation
1
In the Voice mode, press the [JOB] button to
enter the Voice Job mode.
2 Press one of the [F1] to [F4] buttons to call up
the desired Job display.
3 Move the cursor to the desired parameter, then
set the value.
Set the parameters for executing the Job.
4 Press the [ENTER] button. (The display
prompts you for confirmation.)
To cancel the Job, press the [DEC/NO] button.
5 Press the [INC/YES] button to execute the Job.
After the Job has been completed, a “Completed”
message appears and operation returns to the original
display.
6 Press the [VOICE] button to return to the Voice
Play mode.
Even if you execute the Job, selecting a different Voice or
turning the power off without storing will erase the Voice data.
Make sure to store the Voice data to internal memory by
pressing the [STORE] button before selecting a different Voice
or turning the power off.
Initializing the Voice—[F1] Init
(Initialize)
This function lets you reset (initialize) all Voice parameters
to their default settings. You can also selectively initialize
certain parameters, such as Common settings, settings for
each Element/Drum Key, and so on.
This function is very useful when creating a completely new
Voice from scratch.
The parameters available for initializing will vary depending
on the type of Voice currently selected (Normal/Drum).
1 All Parameters
If you place a checkmark here, all the parameters of the
selected Voice will be initialized.)
2 Common Parameters
If you place a checkmark here, all the Common Edit
parameters of the selected Voice will be initialized.
3 Element Parameters 1 – 8
If you place a checkmark here, all the Element Edit
parameters of the selected Element will be initialized.
4 Initialize the settings of the waveforms
assigned to the selected Elements.
If you place a checkmark here, all the Waveform settings of
the selected Element will be initialized.
CAUTION
When a Normal Voice is selected:
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