Yamaha Motif 6 Manual

 
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 
INFORMATION RELATING TO PERSONAL INJURY, ELECTRICAL SHOCK, 
AND FIRE HAZARD POSSIBILITIES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS LIST. 
WARNING- 
 When using any electrical or electronic product, basic
precautions should always be followed. These precautions include, but
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 Read all Safety Instructions, Installation Instructions, Special
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PRECAUTIONS 
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 WARNING 
Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical 
shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:
 
•Only use the voltage specified as correct for the instrument. The 
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•Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, 
turn off the power for all components. Before turning the power on 
or off for all components, set all volume levels to minimum. Also, 
be sure to set the volumes of all components at their minimum 
levels and gradually raise the volume controls while playing the 
instrument to set the desired listening level.
•When cleaning the instrument, use a soft, dr y cloth. Do not use 
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 Introduction 
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 Introduction 
Congratulations and thank you for your purchase of the Yamaha MOTIF ES6/MOTIF ES7/MOTIF ES8 Music 
Production Synthesizer!
You now own what is perhaps the best-sounding, most versatile, and certainly most powerful synthesizer and 
total music production instrument on the planet.
We  strove to put virtually all our synthesizer technology and music making know-how into one\
 instrument — 
and we succeeded. The new MOTIF ES not only gives you the latest and...

 
Main Features 
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Main Features...

 
How to use this manual 
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How to use this manual 
The Controls & Connectors ............................................................................................... Page 16
 
Use this section to find out about all of the buttons, controls and connectors of this instrument.  
Setting Up .......................................................................................................................... Page 26
 
Before going on to any other part of the manual, we strongly...

 
Application Index 
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Listening to the MOTIF ES 
•Listening to the Demo song/pattern
 
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•Listening to Song Chain playback
 
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•Listening to...

Application Index
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•Determining how the sound responds to a Breath Controller
[UTILITY] → [F1] GENERAL → [SF1] TG → BCCurve  ......................................................................................................................................... Page 260
•Keeping the effect of a controller (Modulation Wheel, etc.) the same, even when changing Voices
[UTILITY] → [F1] GENERAL → [SF4] OTHER → CtrlReset = hold...