Yamaha MOTIF XS6, MOTIF XS7, MOTIF XS8

The Controls & Connectors

MOTIF XS Owner’s Manual

1Keyboard

The MOTIF XS6 features a 61-key keyboard, while the

MOTIF XS7 has 76 keys and the MOTIF XS8 has 88 keys.

All are equipped with a touch response feature (both initial

touch and aftertouch). With initial touch, the instrument

senses how strongly or softly you play the keys, and uses

that playing strength to affect the sound in various ways,

depending on the selected Voice. With aftertouch, the

instrument senses how much pressure you apply to the

keys while playing, and uses that pressure to affect the

sound in various ways, depending on the selected Voice.

Moreover, any of a variety of functions can be assigned to

aftertouch for each Voice (page 104).

2Pitch Bend wheel (page 67)

Controls the pitch bend effect. You can also assign other

functions to this controller.

3Modulation wheel (page 67)

Controls the modulation effect. You can also assign other

functions to this controller.

4Ribbon Controller (page 67)

This controller is touch sensitive, and is controlled by

running your ﬁnger lightly across its surface laterally. You

can also assign other functions to this controller.

5ASSIGNABLE FUNCTION buttons (page 67)

According to the XA Mode (Expanded Articulation Mode)

settings in the Voice Element Edit mode, you can call up

the speciﬁc Element of the selected Voice by pressing

each of these buttons during your keyboard performance.

In addition, you can assign other functions to these

buttons.

6MASTER VOLUME (page 20)

Move the slider upwards to raise the output level from the

OUTPUT L/R jacks and the PHONES jack.

7Knobs (pages 26, 31, 89, 136, 181 and 252)

These eight highly versatile knobs let you adjust various

aspects or parameters of the current Voice. Use the

[SELECTED PART CONTROL] button or [MULTI PART

CONTROL] button to change the functions assigned to the

knobs.

8[SELECTED PART CONTROL] button (pages

26, 64, 89, 136, 181 and 252)

Pressing this button changes the functions assigned to the

eight knobs. The lamp next to the currently active

parameters will light. A function of each knob is applied to

the current Voice in the Voice mode while a function of

each knob is applied only to the currently selected Part (or

to all Parts depending on the setting) in the Performance/

Song/Pattern mode.

nNote that the functions assigned to the Knobs printed

“ASSIGN1” and “ASSIGN2” with the TONE 1 lamp turned on

are always applied to all Parts in the Performance mode and

the speciﬁed Part in the Song/Pattern mode.

MASTER

VOLUME

LOCATE 12

ASSIGNABLE

FUNCTION

ON/OFF ON/OFF

REMOTEARPEGGIO

EFFECT BYPASS

SEQ TRANSPORT

F1 F2

SF1

OCTAVE

MASTER

EFFECT

UPDOWN

INSERTION SYSTEM

TONE 2

PAN

TONE 1

ARP FX

REVERB

CHORUS

SELECTED PART

CONTROL

MULTI PART

EQ LOW EQ MID F

CUTOFF RESONANCE

SWING

QUANTIZE

VALUE

EQ MID EQ MID Q

ATTACK DECAY

QUANTIZE

STRENGTH GATE TIME

EQ HIGH PAN

SUSTAIN RELEASE

VELOCITY OCT RANGE

ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2

REVERB CHORUS

UNITMULTIPLY

TEMPO

VOLUME 1VOLUME 2VOLUME 3VOLUME 4VOLUME 5VOLUME 6VOLUME 7VOLUME 8

C1E0 F0 G0 A0 B0C0 D0A-1 B-1 C2

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MOTIF XS8