Yamaha Music Production Synthesizer Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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MOTIF Reference
Pattern Play mode
Reference Pattern mode
Pattern Play mode
Basic Structure (page 67)
In this mode, you can select and play individual User
patterns.
n For details about patterns and their track and memory
structure, see page 51.
Basic Procedure
Basic Structure (page 67)
1 Press the [PATTERN] button to enter the Pattern
Play mode. (The indicator lights.)
2 Select a style and its section.
3 Start/Stop pattern playback.
4 Make necessary or desired settings (e.g., transpose,
tempo, individual track on/off status, and so on) in
the above display.
5 Select the menu you wish to edit by pressing the
[F2] - [F6] buttons and edit the parameters in each
display.
n Creating patterns is done with the Patch function,
selected with the [F4] button. (See page 219.)
n The Pattern Chain function, selected with the [F6]
button, lets create a song by chaining together
several different patterns. (See page 219.)
6 Repeat steps #3 through #5 as desired.
7 Press any other mode button to exit from the
Pattern Play mode.
• For detailed instructions on steps #2, 3, 4, and 5,
see the following explanations.
Style Selection
The explanations here apply to step #2 of the Basic
Procedure see above.
The method for selecting a style is the same as that for
selecting songs (page 179), as shown below.
You can also select a style by moving the cursor to the
style number location and using the [INC/YES] and
[DEC/NO] buttons or the data dial.
PATTERN
Pattern track number
and data status
In addition to MIDI sequence data,
the sample data has been recorded.
(Indicates an sample track.)
MIDI sequence data has been
recorded. (Indicates a MIDI track.)
No data has been recorded.
(A Phrase has not been assigned.)
Tempo for the selected style
Setting 010.0 ~ 300.0
Measure : Beat
(for current playback location)/
Total length of the selected pattern
Time signature for the selected style
Setting 1/16 ~16/16, 1/8 ~16/8, 1/4 ~8/4
Transpose setting (for all style data)
Can be adjusted in semitones.
For example, when a value of +12 is set,
the pitch of all of the data becomes one octave higher.
Settings -36 ~ +36
Currently selected pattern (style and section)
Style name SectionStyle number
Indicates muted track.
Pattern track on/off status
Indicates soloed track (page 218).
Start playbackStop playback
n The explanations here apply when
these four button indicators are off.
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CATEGORY
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DRUM KITS
FAVORITES
PRE 1
PRE 2
PRE 3
GM
USER PLG 1
PLG 3
A. PIANO
KEYBOARD
ORGAN
GUITAR/
PLUCKED
BASS
STRINGS
BRASS
REED/PIPE
SYN LEAD SYN PAD/
CHOIR
SYN COMP CHROMATIC
PERCUSSION
DRUM /
PERCUSSION
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MUSICAL FX COMBI
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SECTION
TRACK
SELECT
MUTE
SOLO
BANK
GROUP
NUMBER
COMMON
ELEMENT/ PERF.PART/ZONE