Yamaha MOTIF XS8 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
Voice mode Song mode Pattern mode Mixing mode Master mode Utility mode File mode
Performance
mode
Sampling
mode 1
Sampling
mode 2
Reference
Playing in the Performance Mode
MOTIF XS Owner’s Manual
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6 Octave
Indicates Keyboard Octave setting set via the OCTAVE
buttons. This parameter determines how much higher or
lower the pitch of each key is compared to normal pitch.
7 Control Function
Indicates the status of the Knobs and Control Sliders on the
panel. This is same as the Control Function window
(page 136).
8 Voice name
Indicates the names of the Voices assigned to Parts 1 – 4.
9 [SF1] ARP1 – [SF5] ARP5 (Arpeggio 1 – 5)
The Arpeggio types are assigned to the buttons with the
8th note icon on the display tab. You can call them up by
pressing these buttons any time during your keyboard
performance. Assigning Arpeggio types to the buttons can
be done from the Arpeggio display (page 139).
) [SF6] INFO (Information)
Pressing this button calls up the Information window of the
current Performance.
! [F1] Play
Pressing this button returns from the previous display to the
Performance Play display.
@ [F2] Voice
Pressing this button calls up the display (page 138) that
lets you select a Voice for each Part and specify the note
range it can be played from.
# [F3] EG (Envelope Generator)
Pressing this button calls up the display (page 139) that
contains the basic EG settings.
$ [F4] Arpeggio
Pressing this button calls up the display (page 139) that
lets you set the Arpeggio related parameters.
% [F6] Effect
Pressing this button calls up the Effect setup display
(page 149) of the Performance Common Edit.
When changing the value of the parameter in the
Performance Play or Edit mode, the [E] (Edit Indicator) will
appear on the top right corner of the LCD display. This
gives a quick confirmation that the current Performance
has been modified but not yet stored. To store the current
edited status, follow the instructions on page 142.
Performance information—[SF6]
INFO (Information)
This display indicates the information of the current
Performance. Settings cannot be changed here.
1 Bank
Indicates the Bank of the selected Performance program.
The values in parentheses indicates the Bank Select MSB
and LSB which can be used to select the current Voice via
MIDI.
2 Program (Performance number)
To each Performance within a Bank, a Number of 001 to
128 is assigned. The values in parentheses indicates
Group and Number.
3 Category
Indicates the Category of the selected Performance.
4 Name
Indicates the name of the current Performance.
5 Part 1 – 4
Indicates the Bank, Number, Main Category 1/2, and name
of the Voice which is assigned to each Part.
6 Effects
Indicates Reverb and Chorus settings of the selected
Performance.
Parameters for the Voice assigned
to each Part—[F2] Voice
This display lets you specify the Voice and its note range of
each Part. The setting made here will be applied to the
same parameters in the Voice display (page 151) of Part
Edit.
The [E] Indicator
Edit Indicator
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2
4
6
3
5