Data Structure of the MOTIF-RACK XS Editor
MOTIF-RACK XS Editor Owner’s Manual 4
Data Structure of the MOTIF-RACK XS Editor

Unlike the MOTIF-RACK XS instrument, the MOTIF-RACK XS Editor lets you edit Voice and Multi parameters with

an easy-to-understand graphical interface. The editing performance on the MOTIF-RACK XS Editor is basically the

same as that on the MOTIF-RACK XS instrument with the exception of the following points.

• The MOTIF-RACK XS Editor handles all the Voice parameters including the Element parameters while the MOTIF-
RACK XS instrument handles only the Common parameters. This allows you to use the MOTIF-RACK XS Editor to edit
more detailed parameters than you can on the MOTIF-RACK XS instrument.
•The MOTIF-RACK XS Editor has the advantage of letting you edit Voices in the Multi mode—something that cannot be
done on the tone generator itself. A Voice edited in the Multi mode can be stored as a Mixing Voice or a User Voice.
• The MOTIF-RACK XS Editor handles the Global data which includes the part of the Utility parameters (shown in the
HARDWARE UTILITY window called up via [File] → [Hardware Utility]) and the parameters shown on the “G” row in the
Mixer section.

The diagram illustrated below indicates the structure of the data created via the MOTIF-RACK XS Editor, the

structure of the data stored in the internal memory of the MOTIF-RACK XS instrument and the relationship between

those two types of data.

*1 When the MOTIF-RACK XS instrument is connected to the computer properly with the ONLINE status, editing a parameter on the MOTIF-RACK XS Editor affects the same parameter
on the MOTIF-RACK XS itself, and vice versa.
*2 The Store Voice operation on the Editor will store the Voice data to the memory of the MOTIF-RACK XS instrument as well as the memory of the Editor.
*3 The Store Global operation and Store Mixing operation will store the data only to the memory of the MOTIF-RACK XS instrument.

As illustrated above, the MOTIF-RACK XS Editor lets you save the current settings of all the parameters as well as

the User Voice data and Mixing Voice data consisting of the same Voice Banks as those of the MOTIF-RACK XS

instrument to a single file. Because the current settings of all the parameters are saved to the file even if they were

not stored as a User Voice or Mixing Voice, you can recall the last editing status simply by starting the MOTIF-

RACK XS Editor.

MOTIF-RACK XS Editor (computer)

Current Global data
Current data in the Voice mode
Current data in the Multi mode
• Multi Common data
Part Voice data
(16 Voices)
Mixing Voice data
(16 Voices)
Store Voice*2
(page 48)
Store Voice*2
(page 48)User Voice data
• Normal User 1 (128 Voices)
• Normal User 2 (128 Voices)
• Normal User 3 (128 Voices)
• Drum User (32 Voices)
Editor file
(Extension: .X1E)
Data sync*1
Data sync*1
Data sync*1
Current Global data
Current data in the Voice mode
Current data in the Multi mode
• Multi Common data
Global data
User Voice data
• Normal User 1 (128 Voices)
• Normal User 2 (128 Voices)
• Normal User 3 (128 Voices)
• Drum User (32 Voices)
Part Voice data
(16 Voices)
Multi data
• Multi Common data
Mixing Voice data
(16 Voices)
Store Voice*2 (page 48)
Store Voice*2
(page 48)
Store Voice*2 (page 48)
Store Mixing*3 (page 49)
Store Global*3 (page 48)

MOTIF-RACK XS instrument

Store Voice*2 (page 48)