Playing the Demos

Quick Start Guide

This helpful and informative section of the manual takes you on a guided tour of the MOTIF, explaining virtually all of the important functions by example and giving you important, hands-on experience as you actually start using the instrument. Read through these practical instructions carefully — this is the best way to get to know the sophisticated functions of the MOTIF and to discover just how much it has to offer. Each set of instructions gives you the basic tools you need to master the instrument. If you’re in need of more information or details, go straight to the Reference section — the relevant page number is indicated here at the beginning of each topic.

Playing the Demos

Here’s the best place to start your explorations of the MOTIF. The Song and Master Demos have been specially programmed so you can hear just how amazing the sounds are, and find out just how powerful the instrument really is.

Auto Demo Load

Reference (page 252)

The MOTIF features special Demo data (Song and Master programs) which is stored to ROM and can be loaded to DRAM by using the Auto Demo Load function. When this parameter is set to “on,” the Demo song data is automatically loaded when the power is turned on. The Auto Demo Load parameter is set to off when the MOTIF is shipped from the factory. (Under normal playing circumstances, you’ll want to use the full memory of the instrument and won’t want to have the Demo programs automatically load.) Before you can play the Demos, you’ll need to turn this function on (as described below).

1 Enter the Utility mode and call up the GENERAL display.

2 Call up the OTHER display.

SEQUENCER

 

 

SONG

PATTERN

FILE

 

 

 

F1

SF4

 

 

 

INTEGRATED

MIXING

UTILITY

 

SAMPLING

 

3Move the cursor to “AutoDemoLoad.”

DEC/NOINC/YES

EXIT

ENTER

EXECUTE

4Set “AutoDemoLoad” to ON.

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DEC/NOINC/YES

5Turn the power off by pressing the [POWER] switch.

POWER

ON OFF

6Turn the power on again by pressing the [POWER] switch.

POWER

ON OFF

The Demo programs are now loaded to the MOTIF, and you can try them out in the instructions that follow.

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