Yamaha MOTIF XS6, MOTIF XS7, MOTIF XS8

MOTIF XS Owner’s Manual

Introduction

Congratulations and thank you for your purchase of the Yamaha MOTIF XS6/MOTIF XS7/MOTIF XS8 Music Production Synthesizer!

You now own what is perhaps the best-sounding, most versatile, and certainly most powerful synthesizer and total music

production instrument on the planet. We strove to put virtually all our synthesizer technology and music making know-how into one

instrument—and we succeeded. The new MOTIF XS not only gives you the latest and greatest sounds and rhythms (as well as the

ability to create and sample your own), it gives you powerful, easy-to-use tools for playing, combining and controlling these

dynamic sounds/rhythms—in real time, as you perform!

Take time to look through this manual carefully. It’s packed with important information on how to get the most from this amazing

instrument. Dive in now and enjoy!

How to use the manual

The documentation for MOTIF XS consists of the following booklets.

■ Owner’s Manual (this book)

Start Guide (page 19)

This tutorial section gives you a guided tour through the various

functions of this instrument, and provides important hands-on

experience in playing and using it.

Using a Computer (page 43)

In this section, we’ll show you how set up the instrument with a

computer (via USB and mLAN) and how to use it with software

programs such as the MOTIF XS Editor and Cubase.

Basic Section

•Basic Structure (page 54)

This section provides a detailed overview of all of the main

functions and features of this instrument, and shows how they ﬁt

together.

•Basic Operation (page 81)

This section introduces you to the basic operating conventions of

this instrument, such as editing values and changing settings.

•Connections (page 83)

This section covers how to connect the MOTIF XS to various

external devices such as MIDI instruments, computers and USB

storage devices.

Reference (page 88)

This is the MOTIF XS encyclopedia. Here, all parameters, settings,

functions, features, modes and operations are explained in full

detail.

Appendix (page 286)

This section contains detailed information about this instrument,

including Speciﬁcations and Alert Messages, as well as instructions

for installing optional equipment (e.g., DIMM modules and the

mLAN16E2 interface).

•Troubleshooting (page 288)

If this instrument does not function as expected or you have

some problem with the sound or operation, refer to this section

before calling your Yamaha dealer or service center. Most

common problems and their solutions are covered here in a very

simple and easy-to-understand way.

■ Data List (separate booklet)

This contains various important lists such as the Voice List,

Waveform List, Effect List, MIDI Data Format, and MIDI

Implementation Chart.

■

Data List 2 (separate online documentation)

This contains various lists such as the Performance List, Master

Program List, Mixing Template List, Arpeggio Type List and Remote

Control Function List. This special online documentation can be

downloaded from the Manual Library site.

http://www.yamaha.co.jp/manual/

Accessories

AC Power cord

Owner's manual (this book)

Data List

Disc x 1 (containing DAW software)*

* For details, see page 305.

SPECIAL NOTICE

• The contents of this Owner’s Manual and the copyrights thereof are under

exclusive ownership by Yamaha Corporation.

• The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this owner’s manual are for

instructional purposes only, and may appear somewhat different from

those on your instrument.

• This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents

in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect to which it has license to

use others' copyrights. Such copyrighted materials include, without

limitation, all computer software, style ﬁles, MIDI ﬁles, WAVE data, musical

scores and sound recordings. Any unauthorized use of such programs

and contents outside of personal use is not permitted under relevant laws.

Any violation of copyright has legal consequences. DON'T MAKE,

DISTRIBUTE OR USE ILLEGAL COPIES.

• This device is capable of using various types/formats of music data by

optimizing them to the proper format music data for use with the device in

advance. As a result, this device may not play them back precisely as their

producers or composers originally intended.

• Copying of the commercially available musical data including but not

limited to MIDI data and/or audio data is strictly prohibited except for your

personal use.

• Windows is the registered trademark of Microsoft® Corporation.

• Apple and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered

in the U.S. and other countries.

• Steinberg and Cubase are the registered trademarks of Steinberg Media

Technologies GmbH.

• ETHERNET is the registered trademark of Xerox Corporation.

• The company names and product names in this Owner’s Manual are the

trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.