Quick Guide — Playing the MOTIF ES
Playing the Keyboard (in the Performance Play mode)
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Using the A/D input sound
One of the enormous benefits of the Performance mode is that you can have the A/D input sound — such as your voice through
a microphone, a guitar, bass, or CD player — assigned as one of the four Parts of a Performance. Various Part parameters such
as volume, pan, and effects can be set for this Part, and the sound of the Part is mixed and output together with the other Parts.
These parameters are set and stored in the Performance Store mode for each Performance.
nThe Audio Input part is available also in the Song mode/Pattern mode, but is not available in the Voice mode. The procedure and explanations here apply to
the Song and Pattern modes as well. The microphone related parameters (corresponding to step #8 below) of each Song/Pattern are edited in the Song
Mixing mode/Pattern Mixing mode.
Connecting a microphone to the A/D
INPUT jack
The explanation below applies in particular to low-level
equipment, such as microphones, guitars and basses.
nA standard dynamic microphone is recommended. (The MOTIF ES
does not support phantom-powered condenser microphones.)
Move the cursor to the “Mic/Line” parameter by using the
Cursor button and set it to “mic” by using the [INC/YES]
button, [DEC/NO] button, or data dial.
nWhen the output level of the connected equipment (such as a
microphone, guitar, bass) is low, set this parameter to “mic.” When the
output level of the connected equipment (such as a synthesizer
keyboard, CD player) is high, set this parameter to “line.”
nThis setting is available for all modes. If you wish to store this setting,
press the [STORE] button.
1Make sure to turn the power of the MOTIF ES off
and set the GAIN knob on the rear panel to the
minimum.
2Plug the microphone to the A/D INPUT jack on
the rear panel.
3Turn the power on.
4Press the [PERFORM] button to enter the
Performance Play mode and select the desired
Performance.
A/D INPUTLR GAIN
5Press the [UTILITY] button to enter the Utility
mode, press the [F2] I/O button, then press the
[SF1] INPUT button.
6Set Mic/Line to “mic.”
SONG PATTERN FILE
SEQUENCER
INTEGRATED
SAMPLING MIXING UTILITY
DEMO
SCENE SF1 SF2SF3SF4SF5
F1F2F3F4F5F6
INFORMATION