Table of Contents
14 Owner’s Manual
Introduction....................................................................6
Accessories................................................................... 6
Main Features................................................................ 7
How to use this manual................................................ 8
Application Index................................... 9
The Controls & Connectors.................. 16
Front panel................................................................... 16
Rear Panel.................................................................... 22
Setting Up............................................. 26
Power Supply............................................................... 26
About data storage to SmartMedia cards and
USB storage devices................................................... 27
Data lost and data retained when power is turned off........27
Using the SmartMedia™* cards.........................................28
Using USB storage devices................................................29
Connections................................................................. 31
Connecting to External Audio Equipment...........................31
Connecting External MIDI Instruments...............................34
Connecting to a Computer................................................. 38
Connecting Various Controllers..........................................42
Turning the power on/off............................................ 43
Power-on Procedure...........................................................43
Turning the MOTIF ES on/off...............................................43
Resetting the User Memory to the Initial Factory
Settings........................................................................ 44
Basic Operation ....................................45
Modes........................................................................... 45
Mode Structure...................................................................45
Mode table..........................................................................46
Functions and Sub-Functions.................................... 47
Selecting a Program.................................................... 47
Moving the Cursor and Setting Parameters..............49
Knob (KN) and Control Slider (CS)............................ 50
Knob (KN)...........................................................................50
Control Slider (CS)..............................................................51
About the editing functions........................................ 51
Edit Indicator.......................................................................51
Compare Function..............................................................52
Edit Recall Function............................................................52
Confirmation Message................................................ 52
Information Display..................................................... 53
Note (Key) settings...................................................... 53
Naming......................................................................... 53
Quick Guide — Playing the MOTIF ES..55
Playing the Demo Songs/Patterns............................. 55
Playing the Keyboard (in the Voice Play mode)........60
Selecting a Voice................................................................60
Using Controllers................................................................64
Using the Arpeggio feature................................................ 66
Playing the Keyboard (in the Performance Play mode)
.........67
Selecting a Performance.................................................... 67
Using Controllers................................................................69
Using the Arpeggio feature................................................ 70
Assigning desired Voices to each part...............................70
Using the A/D input sound..................................................72
Using the Plug-in Board..............................................74
Available Plug-in Boards.................................................... 74
Using a Single Part Plug-in Board......................................75
Using a Multi Part Plug-in Board.........................................77
Using an Effect Plug-in Board............................................ 78
Quick Guide — Advanced Course........ 79
Editing a Voice............................................................. 79
Normal Voice Edit...............................................................79
Drum Voice Edit..................................................................82
Plug-in Voice Edit................................................................85
Storing/Saving the created Voice.......................................85
Editing a Performance.................................................87
Storing/Saving the created Performance............................91
Creating a Voice by using the Sampling function.... 94
Sampling your voice with a microphone and creating a Normal
Voice...................................................................................94
Sampling the sound of an audio device to create a Drum Voice
......98
Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES............................102
Recording your keyboard performance........................... 102
Creating a Pattern.............................................................106
Creating a Song................................................................117
Storing/Saving the created Song/Pattern......................... 131
Using as a Master Keyboard.....................................136
Selecting a Master............................................................136
Memorize to a Master.......................................................137
Using Zones (keyboard area)...........................................137
Quick Guide — Computer applications
....142
Setting up................................................................... 142
Controlling the instrument from a computer.......... 143
Using a sequencer to play multiple Voices on the MOTIF ES
....143
Using the Multi Part Editor to create/edit Mixing settings.144
Using the Voice Editor to create/edit a Voice...................145
Using the TWE Wave Editor to edit Samples....................146
Controlling a computer from the instrument.......... 147
Setting up for Remote Control.......................................... 148
Functions assigned to the panel buttons in
the Remote Control mode.................................................150
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