Yamaha MOTIF XS8 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
Editing MIDI Events (Song Edit)
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
5 After you’ve finished editing a parameter,
press the [ENTER] button to confirm and enter
the edit (the event will stop flashing).
If the cursor is moved to a new event while the current
event is still flashing, editing of the current event is
cancelled.
6 Press [EXIT] to go back to the Song Play mode.
Inserting the New Event
This section shows how to insert new events to the current
Song.
1 From the Event List display, press the [F5]
Insert button to call up the Insert Event
window.
2 Specify the event type to be inserted, the
insertion point (measure, beat, and clock), and
parameter value of the event.
For details about each event and parameter, see
page 76.
3 Press the [F6] Set button to insert the specified
event at the specified location.
The Insert Event window remains open, allowing you to
continue inserting new events. Press the [ENTER]
button to actually insert the event and close the Insert
Event window.
4 Press the [EXIT] button to go back to the Event
List display.
Event List display
In the Event List display, MIDI events (including mainly
values such as note number, velocity, and control change
value) are listed and can be edited.
n Depending on the selected parameter, the NUM icon is shown
at the tab menu corresponding to the [SF6] button. In this
condition, you can use the [SF1] – [SF5] and [F1] – [F5]
buttons as number buttons by pressing the [SF6] NUM button.
For details, see page 81.
1 TR (Track) (Indication only)
Indicates the selected track. You can change the track to
be edited by using the [F4] Track Sel button and the
Number [1] – [16] buttons.
Settings: Track 01 – 16, Scene, Tempo
2 Measure (Indication only)
Indicates the selected measure. You can change the
measure by using the [G] (Rewind) and the [H]
(Forward) buttons.
Settings:
Measure: 001 – 999
3 MEAS (Measure), BEAT, CLOCK
Indicates the location of the corresponding event.
Changing any of these values changes the location of the
event accordingly.
Settings:
Measure: 001 – 999
Beat: 1 – 16 (depends on meter)
Clock: 000 – 479 (depends on meter)
4 Event and Parameters
Indicates the type of each event. For details about each
event and parameter, see page 76.
Settings:
When TR is set to 01 – 16:
Note
PB (Pitch Bend)
PC (Program Change)
CC (Control Change)
CAT (Channel Aftertouch)
PAT (Polyphonic Aftertouch)
RPN
NRPN
EXC (System Exclusive)
CMM (Channel Mode Messages)
Event type
Insertion point Parameter
1
5 6 7 8
3
4
2