Yamaha MOTIF XS6, MOTIF XS7, MOTIF XS8

Basic Structure

MOTIF XS Owner’s Manual 61

Basic StructureBasic Operation

Connections

Basic Section

Sequencer Block applied to both

the Song and Pattern

Depending on the recording method, the Song/Pattern

tracks (1 – 16) of this synthesizer are divided into two

groups: MIDI tracks and Audio tracks.

MIDI tracks are created by recording your keyboard

performance in the Song Record mode/Pattern Record

mode. MIDI sequence data is recorded to the MIDI track

and the Normal Voice or Drum Voice is assigned to the

Mixing part corresponding to the track.

Audio tracks are created by recording audio signal from

the external equipment or microphone via the A/D Input

jack in the Sampling Record mode. Actually, audio data is

not recorded directly to a track but rather is sampled via

the Sampling operation. The recorded audio signal is

stored as a Sample Voice to a Song/Pattern. The stored

Sample Voice will automatically be assigned to the Mixing

Part corresponding to the speciﬁed track, and the MIDI

data for triggering the Sample Voice is recorded to the

speciﬁed track. During playback, the MIDI data of the track

triggers the Sample Voice. As a result, the track effectively

functions as an Audio recorded track.

The Play Effect lets you change the rhythmic “feel” of the

Pattern playback by changing the timing and velocity of

the notes temporarily and on playback only, leaving the

original data intact. This feature can be set in the Play FX

display of the Song Play mode and Pattern Play mode. See

pages 183 and 211 respectively. If you ﬁnd a setting you

like, you can convert it to actual MIDI data by using the

Song Job (page 195) or Pattern Job (page 222).

Sequencer Block applied to the

Performance mode

You can record your keyboard performance in the

Performance mode to the Song or Pattern. You can record

knob operations, controller operations and Arpeggio

playback as well as your keyboard playing to the speciﬁed

track as MIDI events. (Knob operations that cannot be

recorded include sustain level, EQ settings, Arpeggio

related settings, and Pan/Reverb Send/Chorus Send of the

multi part control.) Arpeggio playback data for Parts 1 – 4

of the Performance will be recorded to the tracks 1 – 4 of

the Song/Pattern respectively. Your keyboard performance

and controller/knob operations (common to Parts 1 – 4) will

be recorded to tracks 1 – 4 separately.

nFor instructions on recording a Performance, see page 140.

MIDI tracks and Audio tracks

Sequence data

(Song, Pattern) Mixing

Sequencer block

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 16

Tone Generator block

MIDI data

Audio

recording

Audio data

Sample Voice Assigning

Sample Voice

Recording

Audio data

MIDI data for triggering the Sample Voice

Audio data is recorded to a Sample Voice which is to be assigned to a

Song/Pattern, and note on/off events for triggering the recorded audio

signal are recorded to Track 3.

Part 1: Voice 1

Part 2: Voice 2

Part 3: Sample Voice

Part 16: Voice 16

Output

Play Effect (Play FX)

Performance Recording

Song/

Pattern

Track 1

Track 2

Track 16

Changing the timing and

velocity of the notes

Changing the timing and

velocity of the notes

Changing the timing and

velocity of the notes

Tone

Generator

Block

Play Effect (Play FX)