Document Outline

• Introduction
• How to use the manual
• Accessories
• Main Features
• Contents
• The Controls & Connectors
  • Front Panel
  • Rear Panel
• Start Guide
  • Step 1: Setting Up
    • Power Supply
    • Connecting speakers or headphones
    • Turning the power on
    • Adjusting the sound and the display contrast
    • Playing the sounds
    • Selecting and playing the sounds
    • Modes
    • Listening to the Demo Song
      • Playing the Demo Song
      • Selecting another Song
      • Loading the Demo data
  • Resetting the User Memory to the Initial Factory Settings
  • Step 2: Selecting and Playing a Voice
    • Selecting a Voice
    • Voice Play mode indications
    • Selecting a Drum Voice
    • Using the Category Search function
    • Playing the Arpeggio
    • Changing the Arpeggio type
    • Using the Controllers
    • Using the Knobs
    • Adjusting the tuning to other instruments
    • Transpose
  • Step 3: Selecting and Playing a Performance
    • Selecting a Performance
    • Performance Play mode indications
    • How Voices are assigned to Parts of a Performance
    • Creating a Performance by combining Voices
      • Preparing to create a Performance (Initializing the Performance)
      • Playing several Voices together (Layer)
      • Split
      • Adjusting the Part levels and storing the Performance
    • Changing the Arpeggio settings for each Part
    • Using the Controllers and Knobs
    • Recording your Performance
      • Performance Record Structure
      • Recording the Melody and Arpeggio playback to the Song
      • Recording Arpeggio playback to a Pattern
  • Step 4: Creating Your Original Song
    • Terminology
    • Song Playback
      • Track mute
      • Track solo
      • Adjusting the volume of each Part
    • Preparing for Realtime Recording
    • Start Recording!
    • Correcting wrong notes
    • Creating a swing feel-Play Effect
    • Storing the created Song
    • Saving Song data to a USB storage device
  • Step 5: Creating a Pattern
    • Pattern Structure
    • Listening to the Demo Patterns
    • Viewing the Demo Pattern’s Patch display
    • Viewing the Demo Pattern’s Mixing display
    • Creating a Pattern by using Arpeggio
    • Creating a Pattern with audio- Sampling
      • Sampling Setup
      • Sampling
    • Storing the Pattern and Saving the Sample
• Using a Computer
  • Connecting to a Computer
    • Using a USB TO HOST connector
    • Using a MIDI interface
    • Using a mLAN connector
  • Creating a Song by Using a Computer
    • Song playback from a computer using the MOTIF XS as a tone generator
    • Recording your performance on the MOTIF XS to computer
    • Using another tone generator together with the MOTIF XS
    • Using the MOTIF XS as an audio interface
  • Integration Between Yamaha Editors and Cubase
    • What you can do by using Cubase 4 together with the MOTIF XS
    • Studio Connections
  • Controlling a DAW on Your Computer from the MOTIF XS
    • Remote Function
    • Computer Software that can be controlled from the MOTIF XS
    • Setting up for Remote Control
    • Remote Control mode
• Basic Section
  • Basic Structure
    • Mode Structure
    • The Seven Functional Blocks
    • Tone Generator Block
      • Tone Generator block in the Voice Mode
      • Tone Generator block in the Performance Mode
      • Tone Generator block in the Song mode/Pattern mode
    • Sampling Block
    • Audio Input block
    • Sequencer Block
      • Sequencer block in the Song mode
      • Sequencer Block in the Pattern mode
      • Sequencer Block applied to both the Song and Pattern
      • Sequencer Block applied to the Performance mode
    • Arpeggio Block
      • Arpeggio Category
      • Arpeggio Sub Category
      • Arpeggio Type Name
      • How to use the Arpeggio Type List
      • Arpeggio related settings
      • Arpeggio playback types
      • Tips for Arpeggio playback
      • Creating an original Arpeggio type
    • Controller Block
      • Keyboard
      • Pitch Bend wheel
      • Modulation wheel
      • Ribbon Controller
      • Assignable Function Buttons
      • Knobs and Sliders
    • Effect Block
      • Effect structure
      • Effect connection in each mode
      • Effect Category and Type
      • Effect Parameters
    • About MIDI
      • MIDI channels
      • MIDI messages transmitted/ recognized by this synthesizer
    • Internal Memory
      • Internal Memory
      • Memory Structure
  • Basic Operation
  • Connections
    • Connecting External MIDI Instruments
    • Connecting to an MTR (Multi-track Recorder)
    • Using USB storage devices
    • Network connection
• Reference
  • Playing the Keyboard in the Voice Play Mode
    • Selecting a Voice
    • Select a Voice using the Category Search function
    • Grouping your most-used Voices together-Favorite Category
    • Using Knobs and Control Sliders
    • Keyboard MIDI transmit channel setting
    • Keyboard Octave setting
    • Using the Arpeggio function
    • The Voice Play display
    • Voice information-[SF6] INFO (Information)
    • Portamento settings-[F2] Porta
    • Changing tonal color-[F3] EG/EQ
    • Arpeggio settings-[F4] Arpeggio
  • Editing a Normal Voice
    • Common Edit and Element Edit
    • Editing Normal Voices
    • Convenient functions for editing Voices
    • Common Edit parameters
      • General settings for the selected Voice-[F1] General
      • Arpeggio settings-[F2] ARP Main (Arpeggio Main)
      • Arpeggio settings-[F3] ARP Other (Arpeggio Other)
      • Controller settings-[F4] Ctrl Set (Controller Set)
      • Modulating the Voice-[F5] Com LFO (Common LFO)
      • Effect settings-[F6] Effect
    • Element Edit parameters
      • Selected Element display/ Four-Element display
      • Setting the Waveform and Note range of the Element-[F1] Oscillator
      • Pitch Settings-[F2] Pitch
      • Adjust the brightness using the Filter-[F3] Filter
      • Output Level settings-[F4] Amplitude
      • Modulating the Voice-[F5] Elm LFO (Element LFO)
      • Equalizer (EQ) Settings-[F6] EQ
  • Editing a Drum Voice
    • Common Edit and Key Edit
    • Editing Drum Voices
    • Common Edit parameters
      • General Settings for the selected Voice-[F1] General
      • Arpeggio settings-[F2] ARP Main (Arpeggio Main)
      • Arpeggio settings-[F3] ARP Other (Arpeggio Other)
      • Controller settings-[F4] Ctrl Set (Controller Set)
      • Effect settings-[F6] Effect
    • Key Edit parameters
      • Setting the wave and note range of the Key-[F1] Oscillator
      • Adjust the brightness using the Filter-[F3] Filter
      • Amplitude settings-[F4] Amplitude
      • Equalizer (EQ) Settings-[F6] EQ
  • Voice Job-Convenient Functions
    • Voice Job-Basic Operation
    • Initializing the Voice-[F1] Init (Initialize)
    • Edit Recall-[F2] Recall
    • Copying another Voice Element to the current one-[F3] Copy
    • Transmitting the Voice data via MIDI (Bulk Dump)-[F4] Bulk (Bulk Dump)
  • Playing in the Performance Mode
    • Selecting a Performance
    • Switching a Part on/off
    • Using the Arpeggio Function
    • Using Knobs
    • Using Sliders
    • The Performance Play display
    • Performance information-[SF6] INFO (Information)
    • Parameters for the Voice assigned to each Part-[F2] Voice
    • Changing the tonal characteristics- [F3] EG (Envelope Generator)
    • Arpeggio settings-[F4] Arpeggio
    • Recording your keyboard performance in the Performance mode
  • Editing a Performance
    • Common Edit and Part Edit
    • Performance Edit Procedure
    • Convenient functions for editing Performances
    • Common Edit parameters
      • General Settings for the selected Performance-[F1] General
      • Output Level and Master Effect settings-[F2] Level/MEF
      • Controller settings-[F3] Ctrl Asgn (Controller Assign)
      • Audio In settings-[F4] Audio In
      • Effect settings-[F5] Effect
    • Part Edit parameters
      • Setting the Wave and Note range of the Part-[F1] Voice
      • Arpeggio Settings-[F2] ARP Main (Arpeggio Main)
      • Arpeggio settings-[F3] ARP Other (Arpeggio Other)
      • EG Settings-[F4] EG
      • Equalizer (EQ) Settings-[F5] EQ
      • MIDI Receive settings-[F6] RcvSwitch (Receive Switch)
  • Performance Job-Convenient Functions
    • Performance Job-Basic Operation
    • Initializing the Performance-[F1] Init (Initialize)
    • Edit Recall-[F2] Recall
    • Performance Copy function-[F3] Copy
    • Transmitting the Performance data via MIDI-[F4] Bulk (Bulk Dump)
  • Creating a Voice/Performance by Using the Sampling Function
    • The Sampling mode structure
      • Sample
      • Sample, Key Bank and Waveform
      • Voices and Waveform
    • Sampling Main display
      • Selecting a Waveform and Key Bank- [INTEGRATED SAMPLING]
    • Sampling Record
      • Sampling Procedure
      • Sampling Setup-[F6] Rec
      • Sampling Record-[F6] Standby
    • Sampling Edit
      • Sampling Edit procedure
      • Sample Playback settings-[F1] Trim
      • Sample Parameter settings-[F2] Param
    • Sampling Job
      • Sample Job procedure
      • [F1] Keybank
      • [F2] Waveform Jobs
      • [F5] Other Jobs
  • Song Playback
    • Song Playback Procedure
    • Playback types
    • Knobs and Sliders
    • Mixing Setup for each track
    • Track View display-[F1] TrackView
    • Changing the rhythmic “feel” of the Song-[F2] Play FX (Play Effect)
    • Output Channels and Loop settings for each track-[F3] Track
    • Song Chain Playback-[F4] Chain (Song Chain)
  • Song Recording
    • Realtime Recording
    • Song Recording procedure
    • Song Store-[STORE]
    • Preparing the Song Recording- [F1] Setup
    • Arpeggio Settings-[F2] Arpeggio
    • Realtime Recording Procedure
  • Editing MIDI Events (Song Edit)
    • Editing the recorded data
    • Inserting the New Event
    • Event List display
    • Changing the MIDI event view-[F3] View Filter
  • Song Job
    • Song Job Procedure
    • [F1] Undo/Redo
    • [F2] Note Jobs
    • [F3] Event Jobs
    • [F4] Measure Jobs
    • [F5] Track Jobs
    • [F6] Song Jobs
  • Pattern Playback
    • Pattern Playback Procedure
    • Playback types
    • Mixing Setup for each track
    • Knobs and Control Sliders
    • Pattern Playback-[F1] Play
    • Changing the rhythmic “feel” of the Pattern-[F2] Play FX (Play Effect)
    • Track Settings-[F3] Track
    • Pattern Creating-[F4] Patch
    • Pattern Chain-[F5] Chain (Pattern Chain)
    • Dividing the Pattern data to create a new Pattern-[F6] Remix
  • Pattern Recording
    • Realtime Recording
    • Pattern Recording procedure
    • Storing a Pattern-[STORE] (Pattern Store)
    • Preparing the Pattern Recording- [F1] Setup
    • Realtime Recording Procedure
  • Editing MIDI Events (Pattern Edit)
    • Editing the recorded data
    • Inserting the New Event
    • Event List display
    • Changing the MIDI event view-[F2] ViewFilter
  • Pattern Jobs
    • Pattern Job Procedure
    • [F1] Undo/Redo
    • [F2] Note Jobs
    • [F3] Event Jobs
    • [F4] Phrase Jobs
    • [F5] Track Jobs
    • [F6] Pattern Jobs
  • Multi-timbral Tone Generator Settings for Song/Pattern Playback (Mixing mode)
    • The Mixing mode structure
      • About Mixing
      • Common Edit and Part Edit
      • Effect and EQ structure in the Mixing mode
      • Insertion Effect in the Mixing mode
      • Mixing Voices
      • Mixing Setup Procedure
      • Mixing mode structure
    • Mixing Play mode
      • Part Settings on the Mixer display- [F1] Part1 - 16
      • Audio Input settings-[F2] Audio
    • Mixing Edit
      • Useful functions for editing Mixing
      • Storing the created Mixing
      • Common Edit parameters
      • Part Edit parameters
    • Mixing Job-Convenient functions
    • Mixing Voice Edit
      • Editing Mixing Voices
      • Useful functions in the Mixing Voice Edit mode
      • Storing the created Mixing Voice
      • Mixing Voice Job
      • Common Edit parameters
      • Element Edit parameters
  • Audio Recording to Song/Pattern (Sampling mode)
    • The Sampling mode structure
      • Audio Recording to Song/Pattern
      • About Slice
    • Sampling Main display
      • Selecting a Waveform and Key Bank- [INTEGRATED SAMPLING]
    • Sampling Record
      • Sampling Setup-[F6] Rec
      • Sampling Standby and Start-[F6] Standby
      • Trimming the Sample-Record Trim display
      • Slicing the Sample-Record Slice display
    • Sampling Edit
    • Sampling Job
  • Using as a Master Keyboard (Master mode)
    • Master Play mode
      • Selecting a Master Program
      • Playing the Keyboard in the Master Play mode-[MASTER]
      • Master Information-[SF6] INFO (Information)
    • Master Edit
      • Common Edit and Zone Edit
      • Master Edit Procedure
      • Storing the created Master
      • Common Edit parameters
      • Zone Edit parameters
    • Master Job
  • System Settings (Utility mode, etc.)
    • Basic Procedure in the Utility mode
    • System Information-[SF6] INFO
    • General Settings-[F1] General
    • Audio In/Out Settings-[F2] I/O (Input/Output)
    • System Settings for the Voice mode-[F3] Voice
    • Audio Input Settings in the Voice mode-[F4] VoiceAudio
    • Remote Control and MIDI settings -[F5] Control
    • Resetting the User Memory to the Initial Factory Settings-[JOB] (Factory Set)
    • Sequencer Settings-[SEQ SETUP]
  • File Management (File mode)
    • Terminology in the File mode
    • File types that can be handled by the MOTIF XS
    • File Management-[F1] File
    • Online Device Mounting-[F2] Mount
    • Formatting a Device-[SF3] Format
    • Saving a file
    • Loading a file
• Appendix
  • Display Messages
  • Troubleshooting
  • Installing Optional Hardware
    • Available devices
    • Installation locations
    • Installation Precautions
    • mLAN16E2
    • Optional DIMM Installation
  • Specifications
  • Index
  • About the accessory disk