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Playing Voices

Using the Category Search function

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The MOTIF features a powerful Category Search function that gives you quick access to the sounds you want, irrespective of their bank locations. Simply select a voice category, such as A. PIANO or SYN LEAD, and you can browse through all related voices one by one — and audition each of them, too. Plus, you can use the special Favorites category to store the voices you use most.

2Select a Category.

• Select a Category.

Press the Category buttons to display the Category name and the voice list. The first voice in this Category is selected.

	PRE 1	PRE 2	PRE 3	GM	USER	PLG 1	PLG 2	PLG 3
Category	A. PIANO	KEYBOARD	ORGAN	GUITAR /	BASS	STRINGS	BRASS	REED/PIPE
				PLUCKED
names	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
	SYN LEAD	SYN PAD/	SYN COMP	CHROMATIC	DRUM /	SE	MUSICAL FX	COMBI
		CHOIR		PERCUSSIONPERCUSSION

1 Turn the Category Search function on by pressing the [CATEGORY SEARCH] button.

								CATEGORY
PRE 1	PRE 2	PRE 3	GM	USER	PLG 1	PLG 2	PLG 3	SEARCH
A. PIANO	KEYBOARD	ORGAN	GUITAR /	BASS	STRINGS	BRASS	REED/PIPE
			PLUCKED

• Select a Sub Category

All Categories are divided into two or three Sub Categories for further ease in selection.

The Sub Category names are displayed at the bottom of the Category Search display. Press the [F1] - [F3] buttons to select the first voice in the corresponding Sub Category.

SF1SF 2SF 3

F1 F2 F3

nPress the [CATEGORY SEARCH] button again to turn this function off.

Category name Voice list

	MODE
EFFECTBYPASS ARPEGGIO	BANK
	SEQUENCER
	GROUP
SEQ TRANSPORT
	NUMBER

Quick Start Guide

3Select a voice.

Step through the available voices by using the data dial. You can also use the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons, or use the cursor []/[] buttons.

DEC/NOINC/YES

EXIT ENTER

EXECUTE

Favorite Category

Use this convenient function to store all your favorite, often-used voices in a single, easy-to-access location — and call them up by pressing the [FAVORITIES] button. Select any voice you want, from any desired category, and enter each to the Favorites Category. In this way, you can go directly to all the voices you use the most, without having to hop around other Categories — a great aid when playing live.

Select the desired Category, then move the cursor to your favorite voice in the Category list, and press the [F5] button to checkmark the the box next to the voice name. (You can un-checkmark it by pressing the [F5] button again.) Go on to other Categories and continue registering your favorites. After you’ve checkmarked all the voices you want, press the [DRUMKIT/FAVORITE] button to store them to the Favorites Category. All the voices you’ve checkmarked — and only those voices — will be shown in the list. To exit from the Favorites Category, simply press the [DRUMKIT/FAVORITE] button again.

DRUM KITS

FAVORITES

SF1	SF 2	SF 3		SF 4	SF5
F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	F6

Pressing this toggles between the two settings:

Checkmark on

Checkmark off

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