Yamaha Motif 6 Manual

Quick Guide — Advanced Course
Creating a Voice by using the Sampling function
101Owner’s Manual
6Depending on whether you’re creating a Normal 
Voice or a Drum Voice, follow the appropriate 
instructions below.
When creating a Normal Voice in steps #4 - 5
After entering the Sampling Edit mode 
([INTEGRATED SAMPLING] → [EDIT]),  press the 
[F1] KEYBANK button to call up the Key Bank 
display. From this display, select a Waveform and 
Key Bank. To specify the Key Bank, simultaneously 
hold down the...

Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES
102Owner’s Manual
Quick Guide — Advanced Course
Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES
The MOTIF ES is a full-featured and enormously powerful music production machine, and all of the instrument’s advanced 
features and functions come together seamlessly in the creation of a Song.  Here, you’ll learn how to get the most out of the 
sequencer-related functions of the MOTIF ES, using primarily the Song and Pattern modes.  
This section is quite detailed and comprehensive.  However,...

Quick Guide — Advanced Course
Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES
103Owner’s Manual
●First, store the Voice settings as Song Mixing/Pattern 
Mixing. Press the [STORE] button to enter the Song Mixing 
Store mode/Pattern Mixing Store mode, then press the 
[ENTER] button to execute the Store operation (page 131). 
●Next, save the stored Song Mixing as a file for all Songs 
created on the instrument before turning the power off. 
Press the [FILE] button to enter the File mode, then execute 
the Save operation by...

Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES
104Owner’s Manual
Quick Guide — Advanced Course
●First, store the Voice settings as Song Mixing/Pattern Mixing. Press the [STORE] button to enter the Song Mixing Store mode/
Pattern Mixing Store mode, then press the [ENTER] button to execute the Store operation (page 131). 
●Next, save the stored Song Mixing as a file for all Songs created on the instrument before turning the power off. Press the 
[FILE] button to enter the File mode, then execute the Save operation by...

Quick Guide — Advanced Course
Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES
105Owner’s Manual
Using the Arpeggio Function
Just as in the Voice/Performance mode, you can use 
Arpeggio playback in the Song/Pattern mode.
This parameter can be set to “on” simultaneously for more 
than one Part, but only if the Parts have the same MIDI 
Receive Channel settings. 
nJust as in the Voice mode and Performance mode, the Song mode 
and Pattern mode let you register the desired Arpeggio type to the 
[SF1] - [SF5] buttons....

Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES
106Owner’s Manual
Quick Guide — Advanced Course
Input a name in the [COMMON] → [F1] GENERAL → [SF1] 
NAME display. 
For detailed instructions on naming, refer to page 53 in the 
Basic Operation section.
1Press the [STORE] button to enter the Mixing Voice Store mode. 
2Set the destination Voice Bank to “MIXV” and select the 
destination Voice  number. 
3Press the [ENTER] button to execute the Store operation. 
nYou can store the Voice edited in the Mixing Voice Edit mode as...

Quick Guide — Advanced Course
Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES
107Owner’s Manual
■ Sampling a rhythm loop (audio data) to a Pattern track
With this method, you can record drum loops and rhythm patterns from CDs to the MOTIF ES by using the Sampling function, then 
slice the sample into separate components and assign the slices to different keys.  This powerful feature lets you match the 
sampled rhythm to virtually any tempo without stretching or compressing the audio, since each “hit” becomes a separate...

Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES
108Owner’s Manual
Quick Guide — Advanced Course
1Press the [SF1] AUDITION button to hear the recorded sample. 
2Set the start and end points to determine the actual portion of 
the sample to be used.
The “Start” parameter determines the actual start of the sample 
(letting you cut unwanted sound at the beginning), while the “End” 
parameter determines the end of the sample (letting you cut 
unwanted sound at the end).
Pressing [SF3] SET END calls up the following...

Quick Guide — Advanced Course
Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES
109Owner’s Manual
■ Loading a WAV file/AIFF file to a Pattern track 
Audio data you’ve created and stored in the common WAV or AIFF computer audio formats can be loaded to the instrument and 
used with the Slice function to divide the sample and assign the slices to different MIDI notes — letting you match the sampled 
rhythm to virtually any tempo. Set up the media containing the desired WAV/AIFF audio files (e.g., insert a SmartMedia card to...

Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES
110Owner’s Manual
Quick Guide — Advanced Course
Press the [F1] KEYBANK button, move the cursor to “12: 
Slice,” then press the [ENTER] button. 
1Set the parameters shown below. 
Set other parameters as necessary, referring to page 258. 
2Press the [ENTER] button (the display prompts you for 
confirmation), then press the [INC/YES] button to execute 
Slice.
3Confirm the result of the operation. 
Play the assigned keys in order (from the one set in step #9-1 
above) to hear...