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MOTIF XS Owner’s Manual

The Controls & Connectors

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Functions of the Number [1] – [16] buttons

‚ [COMMON EDIT] button

Turning this button on enters the Common Edit mode,
which lets you edit the parameters commonly applied to all
Elements, Parts or Zones in the Voice Edit mode,
Performance Edit mode, Song Mixing Edit mode, Pattern
Mixing Edit mode, and Mixing Voice Edit mode.

⁄ [PROGRAM] button

When this button is turned on, using the Bank/Group/
Number buttons selects a Voice, Performance, Song,
Pattern, and Master in the corresponding mode.

¤ [CATEGORY SEARCH] button (page 24)

When this button is turned on in the Voice Play mode/Song
Mixing mode/Pattern Mixing mode, the Bank buttons can
be used to select a main category and the Group buttons
[A] – [E] can be used to select a sub category of the Voice.
When this button is turned on in the Performance mode,
the Bank buttons can be used to select the Performance
category and the Group buttons [A] – [E] can be used to
select the Performance sub category.

‹ [PERFORMANCE CONTROL] button (page 135)

This button is available only in the Performance Mode.
When this button is turned on, the following functions are
assigned to the Number buttons [1] – [16].

› [TRACK] button (page 34)

Turning this button on in the Song/Pattern mode enables
the Number [1] – [16] buttons for selecting corresponding
Song/Pattern tracks. When this button is turned on in the

Pattern mode, the Group buttons [A] – [H] can be used to
select the desired Section from A – H and the lower buttons
of the Bank buttons can be used to select the desired
Section from I – P.
The on/off status of this button affects the Number [1] – [16]
buttons in different ways, depending on the currently
selected mode. (Refer to “Number [1] – [16] buttons”
above.)

fi [MUTE] button (pages 33 and 179)

Turning this button on in the Normal Voice Edit mode and
Mixing Voice Edit mode enables the Number buttons [1] –
[8] for muting Voice Elements (1 – 8). Turning this button on
in the other modes enables the Number buttons [1] – [16]
for muting Performance Parts (1 – 4), Song Tracks/Parts (1
– 16), and Pattern Tracks/Parts (1 – 16). Refer to “Number
[1] – [16] buttons” above.

fl [SOLO] button (pages 33 and 179)

Turning this button on in the Normal Voice Edit mode and
Mixing Voice Edit mode enables the Number buttons [1] –
[8] for soloing a Voice Element (1 – 8). Turning this button
on in the other modes enables the Number buttons [1] –
[16] for soloing a Performance Part (1 – 4), a Song Track/
Part (1 – 16), and a Pattern Track/Part (1 – 16). Refer to
“Number [1] – [16] buttons” above.

‡ Studio Connections logo

Studio Connections is a joint
project begun by Steinberg and
Yamaha. Music production
systems now increasingly rely on both software and
hardware, and there is a pressing need for closer
integration between the two. Studio Connections provides
a comprehensive and seamless music production
environment—making the use of hardware and software
both easier and much more efficient.

Mode

[PERFORMANCE

CONTROL] button

[TRACK] button

[MUTE] button

[SOLO] button

Voice Play

Keyboard transmit channel setting

Normal Voice Edit

Changes the Edit mode from Common
Edit to Element Edit and Element
selection (1 – 8)

Element Mute setting (1 – 8)

Solo Element selection (1 – 8)

Drum Voice Edit

Changes the Edit mode from Common
Edit to Drum Key Edit

Performance Play

Performance Control (

)

Keyboard transmit channel setting

Part Mute setting (1 – 4)

Solo Part selection (1 – 4)

Performance Edit

Performance Control (

)

Part selection (1 – 4)

Part Mute setting (1 – 4)

Solo Part selection (1 – 4)

Master Play

Keyboard transmit channel setting
(when memorizing the Voice mode or
Performance mode to the current
Master) or Song/Pattern track
selection (when memorizing the Song
mode or Pattern mode to the current
Master)

Master Edit

Changes the Edit mode from Common
Edit to Zone Edit and Zone selection
(1 – 8)

Song Play/
Pattern Play

Song/Pattern track selection

Song/Pattern track Mute
setting

Solo track selection

Song Mixing/
Pattern Mixing

Song/Pattern Part selection

Song/Pattern Part Mute
setting

Solo Part selection

Mixing Voice Edit

Element selection (1 – 8)

Element selection (1 – 8)

Element Mute setting (1 – 8)

Solo Element selection (1 – 8)

Number

buttons

Function

[1] – [4]

Selecting Parts 1 – 4.

[5] – [8]

Setting the Arpeggio Switch to on/off for

Parts 1 – 4.

[9] – [12]

Setting the mute status for

Parts 1 – 4.

[13] – [16]

Setting the Arpeggio Hold for Parts 1 – 4.

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