Yamaha Music Production Synthesizer Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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MOTIF Reference
Song Edit mode
Reference Song mode
Event Editing/Inserting/Deleting
The explanations here apply to step #3 of the Basic
Procedure on page 189.
Editing/Deleting Existing Events
To edit data in the Event List, use the up/down cursor
buttons to highlight the specific event you want to edit,
and use the left/right cursor buttons to highlight the
data type or parameter to be edited. Then, change the
value as needed by using the [INC/YES] and [DEC/
NO] buttons or the data dial.
The edited event will flash on the display. Press the
[ENTER] button to actually enter the edited data (the
event will stop flashing). To abort an edit simply
highlight to a new event location without pressing the
[ENTER] button. Press the [F6] button to delete the
event at the current location.
Inserting New Events
To insert an event, use the up/down cursor buttons to
highlight an event at the desired point in the track
(measure, beat, clock) — this is the location to which
the new event will be inserted. Then, follow the steps
below.
MIDI events that can be inserted
(edited)
The following explanations apply to the MIDI events
that can be inserted (edited) in step #3 of the Basic
Procedure on page 189.
The following displays are called up by pressing the
[F5] button in step #3 of the Basic Procedure on
page 189.
Note
This is the most common and prevalent type of data —
the individual notes of a song.
• Note name
Determines the note name or the specific keyboard pitch of
the note.
Settings C -2 ~ G8
• Gate time (beat : clock)
Determines the length of time that a note actually sounds
in beats and clocks.
Settings 00:001 ~ 999:479
n On the MOTIF, one clock is 1/480th of a quarter
note.
• Velocity
Determines how strongly the selected note sounds.
Settings 1 ~ 127
Pitch Bend
These are the events that define continuous changes in
pitch and these events are generated by pitch bend
wheel operation.
• Data
Settings -8192 ~ +8191
You can also move the selected event to
another location by specifying different
values for measure, beat, and clock.
Press the [F6] button to
delete the
event at the current
location.
Press the [F1] button to abort and
return to the main Event List
display.
Press the [F5]
button.
Press the [ENTER] button to
actually insert the event.
ENTER
EXECUTE
Note name Gate time Velocity
Data