Yamaha MOTIF XS8 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
Playing in the Performance Mode
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
1 PART (Part Switch)
Determines whether the Part is used (on) or not used (off).
2 Voice Bank
3 Voice Number
4 Voice Name
Determines the Voice Bank and Number for each Part. The
two category names of the selected Voice are shown at the
Voice name column.
5 NOTE LIMIT LO-HI
Determines the lowest and highest notes in the Part’s note
range. You can also create a lower and an upper range for
the Voice, with a note range “hole” in the middle, by
specifying the highest note first. For example, setting a
Note Limit of “C5 – C4” lets you play the Voice from two
separate ranges: C -2 to C4 and C5 to G8. Notes played
between C4 and C5 do not play the selected Voice.
Settings: C -2 – G8
n You can also set the Key directly from the keyboard, by
holding down the [SF6] KBD button and pressing the desired
key. For details, see page 82.
Changing the tonal characteristics—
[F3] EG (Envelope Generator)
This display lets you set the EG (Envelope Generator) and
Filter. The settings made here will be applied to the same
parameters in the EG display (page 157) of Part Edit as
offset.
1 AEG (Amplitude EG)
Determines the transition in volume from the moment a key
is pressed to the moment at which it is released. The AEG
consists of four parameters: Attack time, Decay time,
Sustain level, and Release time. For details, see page 94.
Settings: -64 – +0 – +63
2 FEG (Filter EG)
Determines the transition in tonal brilliance from the
moment a key is pressed to the moment at which it is
released. The FEG consists of four parameters: Attack
time, Decay time, Release time, and Depth. For details, see
page 94.
Settings: -64 – +0 – +63
3 Filter
You can produce a relatively bright or darker sound by
reducing or enhancing the harmonics. There are two
parameters: Cutoff (Cutoff Frequency) and Reso
(Resonance). For details, see page 94.
Settings: -64 – +0 – +63
Arpeggio settings—[F4] Arpeggio
This display determines the basic settings of the Arpeggio.
There are two types of parameters: Common parameters
(Common Switch, Tempo and Sync Quantize Value
indicated at the top of the display) and Part parameters
(others). As for the Part parameters, five different Arpeggio
types can be assigned to each of the four Parts, and are
selectable with the [SF1] – [SF5] buttons. Press the
appropriate [SF1] – [SF5] button to call up the desired
Arpeggio/Part combination. Arpeggio related settings on
the display are automatically assigned to the
corresponding [SF1] – [SF5] buttons. The settings made
here will be applied to the same parameters in the General
Other display (page 145) of Common Edit, the Arpeggio
Main display (page 154) and the Arpeggio Other display
(page 156) of Part Edit.
1 Common Switch
Determines whether Arpeggio is on or off. When calling up
the Performance for which this parameter is set to on, the
[ARPEGGIO ON/OFF] button on the panel will be turned on
automatically.
Settings: on, off
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