Main functions

Track structure of Pattern

Patterns consist of Phrases (as shown below), and you can create them by recording MIDI data for each track, and by freely arranging the various Phrases (Preset/User).

Style 64

Style 63

Style 62

Style 03

Style 02

 

 

 

Style 01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 Sections

 

 

Basic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pattern

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Structure

 

Track 1

 

Phrase (MIDI sequence data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Track 2

 

Phrase (MIDI sequence data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Track 3

 

Phrase (MIDI sequence data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Track 16

 

Phrase (MIDI sequence data)

 

 

the guitar part. The MOTIF features 128 Preset Patterns, and features memory space for 256 of your own original User Phrases.

Pattern creation by the Patch function (Pattern)

Quick Start Guide (page 105) · Reference (page 219)

The Patch function allows you to create a “composite” style by combining various Phrases from the Preset and User Phrases as shown below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Style 35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User Phrases 1-256

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Created via Pattern recording.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Style

 

01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User Phrases 1-256

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Created via Pattern recording.)

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

2

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 Sections

User Phrase

MIDI OUT

External

 

Tone

 

Generator

Pattern Mixing

Tone Generator block (example)

When a Multi-Part Plug-in board and two Single part Plug-in boards have been installed:

Port 1

 

Port 2

 

Port 3

 

 

(Multi-Part Plug-in

 

(Single Part Plug-in

 

 

board)

 

board)

Part 1

 

Part 17

 

Part 33

Pattern

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

Track 5

Track 16

Preset Phrases

1-128

Preset Phrase

You can copy the desired Phrase from other styles to the currently selected Style / Section.

Part 2

Part 18

Part 34

 

Part 3

 

 

Part 33-46

Part 4

 

 

 

 

are not used.

 

Part 30

Part 46

 

Part 15

Part 31

Part 47

 

Part 16

Part 32

Part 48

 

 

 

PLG1part

PLG2 part

Pattern playback uses up to 16 parts (from those shown above).

■Style and Section

A Pattern consists of a “Style” (musical style) and a “Section” (pattern variation). You can play the Pattern by selecting a Style and its Section.

■Phrase

This is the basic MIDI sequence data — and the smallest unit — used in creating a Pattern. “Phrase” is a musical Pattern Phrase for a single instrument, such as a rhythm pattern for the rhythm part, a bass line for the bass part, or a chord backing for

MIDI tracks and Sample tracks

The Song/Pattern tracks (1 - 16) of the MOTIF are divided into two groups: MIDI tracks and Sample tracks.

■MIDI tracks

These are tracks in which the performance data (used to play the internal Voices or Plug-in Voices) is recorded as MIDI data. This is the same as sequence tracks on a MIDI sequencer.

■Sample tracks — with Sample Voices

Voices which are automatically created and stored using the Sampling feature (page 58) in the sequencer (Song/Pattern) mode, are referred to as “Sample Voices.” tracks using these Sample Voices are referred to as “Sample” tracks — to distinguish them from the MIDI tracks.

Sample Voices are stored as original, dedicated Voices for each Song or Style. This means that you cannot take a Sample Voice belonging to one Song or Style and use it in another Song or Style. For details on Sample Voices and the Sampling function, see page 233.

52 MOTIF Basic Structure