Yamaha MOTIF XS8 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
MOTIF XS Owner’s Manual
Creating a Voice/Performance by Using the Sampling Function
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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
Sampling Job
[INTEGRATED SAMPLING] [JOB]
The Sampling Job mode lets you process and modify Samples you have recorded. 18 Sampling Jobs are available.
Sample Job procedure
1
Press the [JOB] button in the Sampling mode
to enter the Sampling Job mode.
2 Call up the desired Job group.
Select the Job group by pressing one of the [F1]
Keybank, [F2] Waveform, and [F3] Other buttons.
3 Call up the desired Job display.
Move the cursor to the desired Job by using the data
dial, [INC/DEC] and [DEC/NO] buttons or Cursor up/
down button, then press the [ENTER] button. The
desired Job display appears. Press the [EXIT] button to
go back to the Job menu display.
4 Set the value of the desired parameters.
Move the cursor to the desired parameter, then set the
value by using the data dial, [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO]
button.
When “Apply” appears on the menu corresponding to
the [SF4] button, go to step 5. When “Apply” does not
appear, go to step 7.
5
Press the [SF4] Apply button to execute the Job.
At this time, the Sample has been modified temporarily
and not fixed as data.
6 Confirm the result of the Job operation.
Press the [SF1] Audition button to hear the modified
Sample. If you are satisfied with the result, go on to the
step 7. If you are not satisfied with the results and want
to try again, press the [SF4] Apply button again to abort
the Job operation and return the Sample to the original
status. In this case, attempt the operation again from
step 4.
Function Description
[F1] Keybank Jobs related to Samples assigned to the specified Key Bank
01: Copy This Job copies a specified Key Bank to another Waveform. Also the Sample assigned to the Key
Bank is copied.
02: Delete This Job deletes the specified Key Bank and its Sample.
03: Move This Job moves a specified Key Bank to another Waveform. Also the Sample assigned to the Key
Bank is moved.
04: Normalize This Job maximizes (normalizes) the overall level of the specified Sample.
05: Time-Stretch This Job lets you change the tempo of the Sample without changing the pitch.
06: Convert Pitch This Job lets you change the pitch of the Sample without changing the tempo.
07: Fade In/Out This Job lets you create a fade-in and fade-out for the Sample.
08: Half Sampling Frequency This Job lets you halve the sampling frequency of the specified Sample.
09: Stereo to Mono This Job lets you convert a stereo Sample to a mono Sample.
10: Loop-Remix This Job lets you automatically cut the Sample into separate “slices” and randomly rearrange the
slices for special effects and unusual rhythmic variations.
11: Slice This Job lets you divide the Sample into separate slices following the specified settings.
When entering this Job from the Song/Pattern mode, note data for playing the slices in sequence
is also created. Note data playback sounds just like the original Sample being played back.
[F2] Waveform Waveform Jobs
01: Copy This Job lets you copy the data of one Waveform to another. The Key Banks and Samples
included in the Waveform are also copied by this Job.
02: Delete This Job lets you delete a specific Waveform from memory. The Key Banks and Samples included
in the Waveform are also deleted.
03: Extract This Job lets you delete all unnecessary Sample data (located ahead of the Start Point and
located after the End Point).
04: Transpose This Job lets you transpose the Key Bank setting of a specified Waveform in semitones.
05: Rename This Job lets you edit the name of the specified Waveform.
[F5] Other Other Jobs
01: Optimize Memory This Job optimizes the memory (DRAM) for Sampling.
02: Delete All This Job deletes all the Waveforms.