Using knobs and control sliders – Yamaha MOTIF XS7 EN User Manual

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Playing the Keyboard in the Voice Play Mode

MOTIF XS Owner’s Manual

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V

oice mode

Song mode

P

attern mode

Mixing mode

Master mode

Utility mode

File mode

P

erf

ormance

mode

Sampling

mode 1

Sampling

mode 2

Ref

erence

1

Press the [VOICE] button to enter the Voice
Play mode.

2

Call up the Category Search window.

Press the [CATEGORY SEARCH] button so that its
indicator lights and the Category Search window
appears.

3

Select your favorite Voice.

Find the desired Voice by following the instructions on
page 24.

4

Register the Voice to the Favorite Category.

Press the [F5] button to register the Voice and turn on
the Favorite Switch. A checkmark appears in the box to
the left of the Voice name, indicating that the Voice has
been included in the Favorite Category. (Pressing the
[F5] button again turns the checkmark off, clearing the
selected Voice from the Favorite Category.) To clear all
previously registered Voices from the Favorite
Category—useful for when you want to create the
Favorite Category from scratch—press the [F6] button.

1

Call up the Favorite Select window.

From the Category Search window, press the [F4]
button to call up the Favorite Select window.
The Favorite Select window shows all Voices registered
to the Favorite Category.

2

Select a Voice.

Select the desired Voice by using the [INC/YES] and
[DEC/NO] buttons or data dial to move the cursor
upward or downward in the Voice List.

n The order of the Voices in the Favorite Category cannot be

changed. If you want to create a custom order of Voices

for quick selection during your performance, store the

Voices to one of the User banks.

Using Knobs and Control Sliders

One of the more powerful performance features of the
MOTIF XS is its extensive set of real-time controls—
especially the Knobs and Control Sliders. These let you
adjust a variety of parameters for the current Voice, such
as effect depth, attack/release characteristics, tonal color,
and others. These real-time controls can be used to
change the sound as you play or to quickly edit and
customize the Voice. Three functions can be assigned to
each knob, alternatively selected via the [SELECTED PART
CONTROL] button. Each time the button is pressed, the
lamp lights alternatively in descending order, TONE1

TONE2

ARP FX. For details, see page 26 in the Start

Guide.

n If the [E] (Edit) Indicator appears in the top right of the display,

the current Voice can be stored (page 97) as a new User
Voice.

n Holding down the [SELECTED PART CONTROL] button for a

few seconds will alternate the lit lamp from the current one to
TONE 1.

n A red point on the Knob or Slider graphic indicates the current

value to which the Knob or Slider is set. Moving the Knob or
Slider has no effect on the sound until this point is reached.
Once you move the Knob or Slider past this point, the red
point disappears and moving the Knob or Control Slider
affects the sound.

n You can confirm the functions assigned to the eight knobs in

the Voice Play display, called up via the [F1] button. When a
display other than the Voice display is shown, you can confirm
the knob functions by pressing the [SELECTED PART
CONTROL] button, which calls up the Control Function
window.

Registering your favorite Voices to the
Favorite Category

Selecting a Voice from the Favorite
Category

Favorite Switch

Red point (current value)

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