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Quick Guide
Playing the voices
Here, you’ll learn how to select and play Voices (instrument sounds) from the PRESET1-5, GM, USER 1-2 and PLG
1-2 memory groups (Banks).
n Details about Voices are given on page 24. For information on the Voice List, see the separate Data List.
n Up to 256 Normal Voices and 32 Drum Voices can be stored to User memory (page 57). The Voice settings can be changed in the
Voice Edit mode (page 37).
Let’s play some Voices. The example below assumes that you have connected an external MIDI keyboard to the
MOTIF-RACK.
Selecting a voice
Press the [VOICE] button to enter the Voice Play mode.
The [VOICE] button LED will light in green, indicating
that the Voice Play Mode (Normal voice) is selected.
When you select a Drum voice, simultaneously hold
down the [SHIFT] button and press the [DRUM]
button. The LED will light in orange, indicating that
the Voice Play Mode (Drum voice) is selected.
Select a Voice Bank with the BANK [
EE
EE
][
FF
FF
] buttons.
There are eight different memory sections for the
Normal Voices (page 24): PRE 1-5, GM and USR 1-2.
For the Drum Voices, you can select from three
different memory sections: PRE, GM and USER.
If the Plug-in Board(s) are installed, PLG1 and PLG2
bank can be selected.
n You can also select a Board Voice Bank simultaneously
holding the [SHIFT] button and using the BANK
[
EE
EE
][FF
FF
] buttons. The Bank Select MSB/LSB of the
Board voice is shown in the display. For details about the
Bank Select MSB/LSB, refer to the Owner’s manual that
came with your Plug-in Board.
n You can also select numbers with the cursor [ ][ ]
buttons.
The selected Voice is played according as the received
MIDI message.
n There is an Audition function (page 36) that lets you
listen to and audition each Voice as you select it.
Playing the voices
1
Enter the Voice Play mode.
Normal Voice
Drum Voice
2
Select a Voice Bank.
3
Select a program number with the
data dial.
4
Play the connected keyboard.
Bank name
Program number