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MOTIF XS Owner’s Manual
Editing a Performance
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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
3 Press the [ENTER] button. (The display
prompts you for confirmation.)
To cancel the Store operation, press the [DEC/NO]
button.
4 To execute the Store operation, press the [INC/
YES] button.
After the Performance has been stored, a “Completed”
message appears and operation returns to the
Performance Play display.
When you execute the Store operation, the settings for the
destination memory will be overwritten. Important data should
always be saved to a USB storage device connected to the
USB TO DEVICE terminal or to a computer connected to the
same network as the MOTIF XS. For detailed instructions on
saving, see page 278.
Common Edit parameters
[PERFORM] ➞ Performance selection ➞ [EDIT] ➞ [COMMON EDIT]
Common Edit lets you edit the parameters common to all Parts of the selected Performance. This covers all parameters of
the Common Edit.
About the asterisk (*) marks
For users who are new to editing and may be confused by the large amount of parameters, the most basic and easy-to-understand
parameters are conveniently marked with asterisks in this section. If you are just starting out with editing a Performance, try these
parameters first.
General Settings for the selected
Performance—[F1] General
1 Name*
Enter the desired name for the currently edited
Performance. The Performance name can contain up to 10
characters. You can call up the Character List by pressing
the [SF6] CHAR button and enter the name. For detailed
instructions on naming, refer to “Basic Operation” on
page 82.
2 Main Category*
3 Sub Category*
Determines the Main Category and Sub Category of the
Performance. “Category” can be used as a keyword
representing the characteristic of the Performance. The
appropriate setting makes it easy to find the desired
Performance from a variety of Performances. The Main
Category indicates the types of instruments and is divided
into Sub Categories.
Settings: See the following list.
Performance Category
CAUTION
Naming the edited Performance—[SF1]
Name
1
2
3
Main Sub
Rock Rock / Pop Top40 Top40
Clsic Classic Rock
Hard Hard Rock
Cntry Country
Blues Blues
Folk Folk
Balad Ballad
Film Film
NoAsg No Assignment
R&B R&B / Hip Hop HipHp Hip Hop
Modrn Modern R&B
Clsic Classic R&B
Funk Funk
NoAsg No Assignment
Elect Electronic Tekno Techno
Trnce Trance
House Dance Pop / House
D&B Breakbeats / D&B
Chill Chillout / Ambient
NoAsg No Assignment
Jazz Jazz Swing Swing
Modrn Modern Jazz
Smoth Smooth Jazz
JzFnk Jazz Funk
Club Club Jazz
NoAsg No Assignment
World World Latin Latin
Regae Reggae / Dancehall
Ethno Ethnic / World
NoAsg No Assignment
SpLyr Splits & Layers Piano Piano
Organ Organ
Synth Synth
Symph Symphonic
Strng Strings