Yamaha MOTIF XS7 EN - Manual (Page 280)

File Management (File mode)
MOTIF XS Owner’s Manual 280
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
3
Select the source data.
n The available source memory differs depending on the
mode selected before entering the File mode. When you
want to save a Song, enter the File mode from the Song
mode. When you want to save a Pattern, enter the File
mode from the Pattern mode.
4
Press the [ENTER] button to call up the
window for entering the file name.
5
Enter the file name, press the [ENTER] button
then the [INC/YES] button to save the data to
the external memory device.
The file name may contain up to 20 characters. For
detailed instructions on naming, refer to “Basic
Operation” on page 82.
Loading a file
The loading procedure differs depending on the file type to
be loaded and the mode selected before calling up the File
window. This section explains the procedure relevant to
following eight cases.
• Loading all user data or all data of a specific type (all
voices, all songs, all patterns, etc.)
• Loading a specific Voice from an “all” or “all voice” file
• Loading a specific Waveform from an “all” or “all
waveform” file
• Loading a specific Performance from an “all” file
• Loading a specific Song or Pattern from an “all” or “all
song” or “all pattern” file
• Loading a specific Sample Voice from an “all” or “all
song” or “all pattern” file
• Loading a WAV file or an AIFF file
• Loading a SMF file (Standard MIDI file)
1
Select a device and directory including the
source file by following “Basic Procedure in
the File mode” on page 276.
n When you wish to load all 64 Songs, press the [SONG]
button to enter the Song mode then press the [FILE]
button to call up the File window. When you wish to load
all 64 Patterns, press the [PATTERN] button to enter the
Pattern mode then press the [FILE] button to call up the
File window.
2
Set the Type to the desired one of “all,” “all
without system,” “all voice,” “all arpeggio,” “all
waveform,” “editor,” “all song,” and “all
pattern.”
Only available files according to the Type are listed in
the Directory/File list box on the display.
3
Select the file to be loaded.
You can select any of the files listed in the Directory/File
list box on the display.
4
Press the [SF2] button (a prompt for
confirmation appears).
Press the [DEC/NO] button to cancel the Load
operation.
5
Press the [INC/YES] button to execute the
Load operation.
The Load operation overwrites any data previously existing in
the destination internal memory. Important data should always
be saved to a USB storage device connected to the USB TO
DEVICE terminal or to a computer connected to the same
network as the MOTIF XS (page 278).
1
Select a device and directory as source by
following “Basic Procedure in the File mode”
on page 276.
Loading all user data or all data of a
specific type
Loading a specific Voice from an “all”
or “all voice” file
CAUTION