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Controlling from an external MIDI keyboard External controllers supported by the MOTIF-RACK ES
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Quick Guide
Controlling from an external MIDI keyboard
To use the MOTIF-RACK ES, you’ll need an external keyboard (with various controllers, such as a pitch bend wheel, modulation wheel, etc.).
The synthesizer’s tone generator block produces the sound according to the MIDI messages received from the keyboard and sequencer.
External controllers supported by the MOTIF-RACK ES
The MOTIF-RACK ES can be played by connecting an external MIDI keyboard or synthesizer, and can be controlled by the
MIDI controllers on the keyboard – pitch bend wheel, modulation wheel, ribbon controller, knobs, sliders, etc. In addition, you
can also control the MOTIF-RACK ES using an optional Yamaha BC3 Breath Controller, FC4/5 Footswitch, FC7 Foot
Controller, etc. by connecting these controllers to the external device.
Controlling a Voice with Controller Set
You can freely assign a variety of different functions to the external controllers. For example, you could assign Resonance to
the Modulation Wheel and set aftertouch to apply vibrato. These settings for all external controllers are referred to as a
“Controller Set,” and up to six Controller Sets can be created for each Voice.
n You can set whether the controller affects each Element by setting the Element Switch on or off as desired. Note that this applies only to Normal Voices.
n The Element Switch parameters are not available when a function unrelated to Elements is set as the destination.
[VOICE] → select Voice → [EDIT] → [SHIFT]+[COMMON] → CtrlSet display (page 66)
Source and Destination
The term “source” refers to the hardware controller and “destination” refers to the parameter or function being controlled. An
extensive variety of destination parameters are available, far more than those listed above. For a complete list of destination
parameters, see the separate Data List.
MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
MOTIF-RACK ES
FC7
BC3
FC4 or FC5
MIDI messages (Channel
Aftertouch, Pitch Bend,
Control Change, etc.)
MOTIF ES, etc.
ASA/B (ASSIGN A/B):
Controlling the overall system
Voice
Controller Set 1-6:
Controlling each Voice
SWING GATE TIME
LOW
KN
1
LOW MID
KN
2
1
ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF
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Voice Controller Set
Controller Set 1-6
Source = Controller
Depth = Degree to which the controller
affects the sound
Elements Switches
Destination (Dest) = function
Volume, Reverb Send Level, Chorus Send Level,
Filter Cutoff Frequency, Filter Resonance, etc.
TIP