Yamaha MOTIF-RACK 4

Quick Guide

Playing the voices

Compare Function

When you’re editing a Voice or Multi, this feature

lets you quickly and easily hear the effect of the edits

you make — allowing you to switch between the

original, unedited Voice/Multi and the newly edited

settings.

1While in the Edit mode, simultaneously hold

down the [SHIFT] button and press the

[COMPARE] button.

The EDIT LED will ﬂash and the settings prior

to editing are temporarily called up for

comparing. (The indicator is shown at the top

right of the display in place of the indicator.)

2Simultaneously hold down the [SHIFT] button

and press the [COMPARE] button to disable the

Compare function and restore your recently

edited settings.

nThe Compare function is also available in the Multi

Edit mode.

Select the desired Element with the corresponding

Part/Element buttons [1/5/9/13]-[4/8/12/16] (Normal

Voice only). For example, press [1/5/9/13] button to

select Element 1.

nWhen the [MUTE/SEL] button’s status is set to

“MUTE” (the LED lights), selecting elements is not

available.

When editing a Drum Voice, simultaneously hold down

the [SHIFT] button and use the PART [EE

EE][FF

FF]

buttons to select the desired key.

nYou can also select the desired key by using a connected

keyboard (via incoming Note On data). Simultaneously

hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the appropriate

key on the keyboard.

Switching Elements (or Keys) On/Off

(Mute)

Each time you press the [MUTE/SEL] button, the

on/off status of the LED changes. When the

respective LEDs light, the corresponding Part/

Element buttons ([1/5/9/13] - [4/8/12/16]) are set to

the MUTE function. When the LED is turned off,

they have the SELECT function.

When the [MUTE/SEL] button’s lamp is lit, you can

mute any Element by pressing the corresponding

Part/Element button [1/5/9/13] to [4/8/12/16].

For example, you could mute all Elements other than

that which you are editing. In this way, you can hear

how the edited settings affect just that Element.

You can check which Element is muted by checking

the lamps of the Part/Element buttons. The LEDs of

the muted Element buttons are turned off and the

active Element buttons light.

When the [MUTE/SEL] button lamp is off, you can

select the desired Element for editing by pressing the

corresponding Part/Element button ([1/5/9/13] - [4/

8/12/16]).

If you select the muted Element, the LED of the

button ﬂashes.

nYou can also switch the on/off status of each Part

in the Multi mode.

4Set the Element Parameters.

Selected Element

Selected key