Yamaha MOTIF XS6, MOTIF XS7, MOTIF XS8

MOTIF XS Owner’s Manual

Contents

Introduction......................................................................................................................................................6

How to use the manual.....................................................................................................................................6

Accessories......................................................................................................................................................6

Main Features...................................................................................................................................................7

The Controls & Connectors............................................................................................................................10

Front Panel.....................................................................................................................................................10

Rear Panel......................................................................................................................................................16

Start Guide 19

Step 1: Setting Up............................................................................................................................................19

Power Supply.................................................................................................................................................19

Connecting speakers or headphones............................................................................................................19

Turning the power on.....................................................................................................................................19

Adjusting the sound and the display contrast...............................................................................................20

Playing the sounds.........................................................................................................................................20

Selecting and playing the sounds..................................................................................................................20

Modes............................................................................................................................................................20

Listening to the Demo Song...........................................................................................................................21

Resetting the User Memory to the Initial Factory Settings..........................................................................22

Step 2: Selecting and Playing a Voice...........................................................................................................23

Selecting a Voice...........................................................................................................................................23

Voice Play mode indications..........................................................................................................................23

Selecting a Drum Voice..................................................................................................................................23

Using the Category Search function..............................................................................................................24

Playing the Arpeggio......................................................................................................................................24

Changing the Arpeggio type..........................................................................................................................25

Using the Controllers......................................................................................................................................25

Using the Knobs.............................................................................................................................................26

Adjusting the tuning to other instruments......................................................................................................27

Transpose......................................................................................................................................................27

Step 3: Selecting and Playing a Performance...............................................................................................28

Selecting a Performance................................................................................................................................28

Performance Play mode indications..............................................................................................................28

How Voices are assigned to Parts of a Performance.....................................................................................28

Creating a Performance by combining Voices..............................................................................................29

Changing the Arpeggio settings for each Part..............................................................................................30

Using the Controllers and Knobs...................................................................................................................31

Recording your Performance.........................................................................................................................31

Step 4: Creating Your Original Song............................................................................................................. 33

Terminology....................................................................................................................................................33

Song Playback...............................................................................................................................................33

Preparing for Realtime Recording..................................................................................................................34

Start Recording!.............................................................................................................................................35

Correcting wrong notes..................................................................................................................................35

Creating a swing feel—Play Effect.................................................................................................................36

Storing the created Song...............................................................................................................................36

Saving Song data to a USB storage device...................................................................................................36

Step 5: Creating a Pattern...............................................................................................................................37

Pattern Structure............................................................................................................................................37

Listening to the Demo Patterns......................................................................................................................37

Viewing the Demo Pattern’s Patch display....................................................................................................38

Viewing the Demo Pattern’s Mixing display...................................................................................................38

Creating a Pattern by using Arpeggio...........................................................................................................39

Creating a Pattern with audio—Sampling......................................................................................................39

Storing the Pattern and Saving the Sample...................................................................................................42