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MOTIF XS Owner’s Manual
208
Pattern Playback
The Pattern mode lets you play, record, edit and play your own original rhythm patterns. The Pattern Play mode is the main
‘portal’ by which you enter the Pattern mode, and it is here where you select and play a Pattern. You can also create your
own Patterns by assembling Phrases—short rhythmic passages and ‘building blocks’—and create Pattern Chains in which
Patterns can be combined together in custom order. To enter the Pattern Play mode, simply press the [PATTERN] button.
n The word “Pattern” refers to a short rhythmic passage of several measures which is looped and played back indefinitely. A Pattern includes
16 variations called “Sections.” You can use Sections by changing them during playback. A Pattern consists of 16 tracks and can be created
by assigning a Phrase to each track from the Patch display (page 212). For details about the Patterns, Sections and Phrases, see page 60.
n From the Play display in the Pattern Play mode, you can select the Voice of the Mixing Part corresponding to the current Track by pressing
the [CATEGORY SEARCH] button.
Pattern Playback Procedure
1
Press the [PATTERN] button to call up the
Pattern Play display (page 210).
2 Select a Pattern.
Move the cursor to the Pattern number, then select the
desired Pattern by using the data dial, [INC/YES] and
[DEC/NO] button. The name of the selected Pattern is
displayed. If you press the [PROGRAM] button so that
its lamp lights, you can select the desired Pattern by
using the Group [A] – [D] buttons and the Number [1] –
[16] buttons. Pattern numbers and the corresponding
buttons are as follows.
3 Select a Section (A – P) of the selected Pattern.
Move the cursor to the Section, then select the desired
Section by using the data dial, [INC/YES] and [DEC/
NO] button. If you press the [TRACK] button so that its
lamp lights, you can select the desired Section by
using the SECTION [A] – [H] buttons for Sections A – H,
[USER 1] – [USER DR] buttons and [ETHNIC] button for
Sections I – P.
4 Press the [F] (Play) button to start playback of
the Pattern.
Pattern playback continues repeatedly until you press
the [J] (Stop) button. Press the [J] (Stop) button to
stop playback of the Pattern. Press the [F] (Play)
button again to resume playback from that point.
Playback types
When the Keyboard Start function is set to on, Pattern
playback begins as soon as you press a key on the
keyboard. Move the cursor to the Keyboard Start icon then
press the [INC/YES] button to enable Keyboard Start.
In this status, press any key to start Pattern playback.
Button Combinations Pattern Number
[A]+[1] – [16] 01 – 16
[B]+[1] – [16] 17 – 32
[C]+[1] – [16] 33 – 48
[D]+[1] – [16] 49 – 64
Section Pattern number, Pattern name
Starting playback by pressing a note
SECTION
I-P
SECTION
A-H
SUB CATEGORY
PRE 1 PRE 2 PRE 3 PRE 4 PRE 5 PRE 6 PRE 7 PRE 8
ABCDEFGH
USER 1
USER 2
USER 3
GM DRGM
PRE DR
USER DR
PIANO KEYBOARD
ORGAN
GUITAR
BASS
BRASSSTRINGS
SAX/
WOODWIND
SYN LEAD
PADS/
CHOIRS
SYN COMP
CHROMATIC
PERCUSSION
DRUM/
PERCUSSION
SOUND
EFX
MUSICAL
EFX
ETHNIC
LOCATE 1 2
SEQ TRANSPORT
Keyboard Start