Utility mode

Utility mode

In this mode, you can set parameters that apply to the entire system of the MOTIF. These include MIDI settings and global setup parameters.

This mode is actually a sub-mode of the Voice/ Performance/ Song/Pattern mode. Press the [UTILITY] button in each mode to enter the Utility mode and press the [EXIT] button after making settings to go back to the previous mode.

◆Basic Procedure

1 Press the [UTILITY] button to enter the Utility mode. (The indicator lights.)

nFor example, if you press the [UTILITY] button while in the Performance mode, you enter the Utility mode as a sub-mode of the Performance mode — allowing you to select and play performances while in the Utility mode.

nEven after you enter the Utility mode, the indicator of the previous mode’s button remains lit, letting you see at-a-glance which mode you’ve entered from.

2 Select the desired menu by pressing the [F1] - [F6] buttons and set the parameters in each display.

nThe display called up via the [F3] button varies according the previous mode (before entering the Utility mode).

3 Press the [EXIT] button to exit from the Utility mode back to the previous mode.

•For detailed instructions on steps #2, see the explanations below.

[F1] System settings

Reference

● [F1]-[SF1] General TG (Tone Generator)

From this display you can make overall settings for

Utility

the MOTIF’s tone generator, including volume and

 

mode

pitch, as well as Breath Control response.

 

• Volume

Determines the MOTIF’s overall volume.

❏ Settings 0~127

•NoteShift

Determines the amount (in semitones) by which the note pitch is shifted. This parameter only affects the MOTIF’s internal tone generator block. It does not affect information transmitted via the MIDI terminal.

❏ Settings 24~0~+24

•Tune

Determines the fine tuning (in 0.1 cent steps) of the MOTIF’s overall sound.

❏ Settings 102.4~+102.3

•BCCurve (Breath Controller Curve)

These four curves determine how the sound of the MOTIF responds to use of a Breath Controller.

The specific aspect of the sound that is affected by Breath Control and the selected curve is set in the Controller Set display (page 134) in the Normal Voice Element Edit mode.

❏ Settings thru, soft, hard , wide

thru

This linear “curve” produces one-to-one correspondence between the power of your breath and the actual sound change.

Actual response

Received Breath Control

soft

This curve provides increased response, especially for lower breath power. In other words, soft blowing results in higher response than the “thru” curve. Use this curve if you want greater control in the soft breath range.

Actual response

Received Breath Control

hard

This curve effectively lessens the overall response compared to the “thru” curve. Use this curve if you tend to blow strongly and want the controller effect to be less sensitive.

Actual response

Received Breath Control

wide

This setting provides opposite response curves for lower and higher breath powers. It widens the apparent dynamic range of the controller, producing softer response in the lower breath range and harder response in the higher range.

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