Yamaha Music Production Synthesizer Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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MOTIF Quick Start Guide
Playing Performances
Quick Start Guide
Playing Performances
Basic Structure (page 42) · Reference (page 162)
In the Performance mode, you can select and play individual User performances.
In a performance, you can mix several different voices together in a layer, or split them across the keyboard, or even
set up a combination layer/split. Each Performance can contain up to four different Parts.
n For details about the performances and their memory (bank) structure, see page 42.
Selecting a Performance
PLG 2
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
15
CATEGORY
SEARCH
OCTAVE
DOWN
UP
KNOB
CONTROL
FUNCTION
PAN
REVERB
CHORUS
TEMPO
ATTACK RELEASECUTOFF
RESONANCE
ASSIGN A ASSIGN B ASSIGN 1ASSIGN 2
KN 1 KN 2 KN 3 KN 4
MEQ LOW
MEQ HI MIDMEQLOWMID MEQ HIGH
REMOTE
CONTROL
ON/OFF
EFFECT BYPASS
ARPEGGIO
INSERTION
SYSTEM
ON/OFF
MASTER
VOLUME
VOLUME 1VOLUME 2VOLUME 3VOLUME 4
CS 1 CS 2 CS 3 CS 4
ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4
SEQTRANSPORT
LOCATE
1
2
REC
MODE
VOICE PERFORMMASTER
SEQUENCER
SONG
PATTERN
FILE
INTEGRATED
SAMPLING
MIXING
UTILITY
EDIT
JOB
STORE
COMPARE
SCENE STORE
SET LOCATE
SONG SCENE
SF 1SF 2SF 3SF 4SF 5
F1 F2 F3 F4 F6F5
INFORMATION
DEC/NO INC/ YES
EXIT
ENTER
EXECUTE
MUSIC
PRODUCTION
SYNTHESIZER
Integrated
Sampling
Sequencer
Real-timeExternal Control
Surface
Modular
Synthesis Plug-in
System
DRUM KITS
FAVORITES
SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3
PRE 1
PRE 2
PRE 3
GM
USER PLG 1
PLG 3
A. PIANO
KEYBOARD
ORGAN
GUITAR/
PLUCKED
BASS
STRINGS
BRASS
REED/PIPE
SYN LEADSYN PAD/
CHOIR
SYN COMPCHROMATIC
PERCUSSION
DRUM/
PERCUSSION
SE
MUSICAL FX COMBI
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
16
SECTION
TRACK
SELECT
MUTE
SOLO
BANK
GROUP
NUMBER
COMMON
ELEMENT/PERF.PART/ ZONE
4
Play the keyboard.
Select a Performance Group.
Performances in each Bank are divided into Groups A~H. Select a Group to display
the performances that belong to the selected Group.
n All performances are stored to a single bank, so you need not select a bank here.
2
Select a Performance number.
3
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
SYN LEAD SYN PAD/
CHOIR
SYN COMP CHROMATIC
PERCUSSION
DRUM /
PERCUSSION
SE
MUSICAL FX COMBI
SECTION
GROUP
Performance
Group
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
15
9
10
11
12
13
14
16
1
Enter the Performance Play mode.
MODE
VOICE PERFORM MASTER
When the Performance Play mode is active,
the currently selected performance is shown in
huge letters — so you can easily check which
performance you’re about to play.
Decreases
number
Decreases
number
Increases
number
Increases
number
DEC/NO INC/YES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
15
9
10
11
12
13
14
16
TRACK
SELECT
MUTE
SOLO
NUMBER
ELEMENT/ PERF.PART/ ZONE
Performance Part on/off
Each performance can contain a maximum of four parts, selected from a total of seven — internal Parts 1 - 4 and Plug-in Parts 1 - 3.
1 Press the [MUTE] button so that its indicator lights.
2 Press any of the [1] - [4] buttons you wish to mute. The part
corresponding to the unlit indicator is muted.
3 Press the [MUTE] button again so that its indicator goes out.
n The Category Search
function and Keyboard
Octave function can be used
also in the Performance Play
mode in the same way as in
the Voice Play mode.