Yamaha MOTIF XS6, MOTIF XS7, MOTIF XS8

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Step 3: Selecting and Playing a Performance

MOTIF XS Owner’s Manual

5 Key On Start Switch = (on)

When set to “on,” recording starts immediately when you press

any note on the keyboard. Set this parameter to “on” when

using the Arpeggio.

n Indicates the off status, whereas indicates the

on status.

6 Copy Performance Parameters = on

Enter the checkmark when you wish to copy the parameter

settings for Parts 1 – 4 of the Performance to Parts 1 – 4 of the

Song Mixing.

7 Click O (on)

Press the [F5] button to turn the metronome on if you wish to

use the metronome.

4Press any note to start recording.

Play the keyboard in time with the metronome.

You can change the Arpeggio type and settings by

pressing any of the [SF1] – [SF5] buttons while

recording.

5Press the [J] (Stop) button to stop recording

and return to the Performance Play display.

After recording, press the [SONG] button to enter the

Song Play mode then play the recorded Song. As

desired, record the keyboard performance to another

track in the Song Record mode and edit the recorded

data in the Song Edit mode or Song Job mode to

ﬁnalize the Song data.

Recording Arpeggio playback to a

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Pattern

If you record your keyboard playing along with Arpeggio

playback in the Performance mode to a Pattern, you can

quickly create full and complete rhythm patterns lasting

just a few measures. These short “Patterns” of MIDI

sequence data can be played back repeatedly in a loop

and then conveniently used as ‘building blocks’ for your

original Songs.

Follow the instructions below, playing with your favorite

Arpeggios in the Performance mode, and record your

improvisations to a Pattern. Once you’ve recorded three or

four good Patterns, you’ll have enough building blocks to

create a complete Song!

1In the Performance Play mode, select a

Performance for recording.

Find the Performance which triggers your favorite

rhythm pattern or phrases via the Arpeggio.

2Press the [I] (Record) button to call up the

Performance Record display.

3Set the following parameters as required in the

Performance Record display.

1 Sequencer Mode = “pattern”

By setting this parameter to “pattern,” you can record your

keyboard performance to the Pattern.

2 Pattern number

Select a destination Pattern number. Executing the

Performance Recording overwrites and erases all the

previously recorded data of the speciﬁed Pattern. Make sure

to select a Pattern which contains no data.

3 Section

Select a Section to be recorded, from A – P. If you create

several Sections, you can use them as rhythm variations within

a single Song.

4 Section Length

Set the length of the Section to be recorded. Set the value to 1

– 4 according to the length of the current Arpeggio types.

5 Time Signature = “4/4”

Set the same value here as that of the Arpeggio type.

Normally, set this to “4/4.”

6 Tempo

Set the desired tempo of the metronome and Arpeggio for

recording.

7 Key On Start Switch = (on)

When set to “on,” recording starts immediately when you press

any note on the keyboard. Set this parameter to “on” when

using the Arpeggio.

8 Copy Performance Parameters = on

Enter the checkmark when you wish to copy the parameter

settings for Parts 1 – 4 of the Performance to Parts 1 – 4 of the

Pattern Mixing.

9 Click O (on)

Press the [F5] button to turn the metronome on if you wish to

use the metronome.

4Press any note to start recording. The

recording stops when the end of the Pattern

length is reached.

Recording stops returns to the Performance Play

display. Please note that loop recording is not available

in the Performance Record mode, although it is

available in the Pattern Record mode.

Create several Sections in the Performance Record mode,

then create a Pattern Chain by connecting the Sections

together to create an entire Song. For details, see

page 213.