Yamaha Motif 6 Manual

Quick Guide — Advanced Course
Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES
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Song Recording using Plug-in Voices
This section shows you how to use the Voices of an optional Single Part Plug-in Board (such as PLG150-AN, PLG150-PF 
and PLG150-DX) in recording a Song.
1 ~ 4
Install a Single Part Plug-in Board to the 
instrument, then follow steps #1 - 4 on page 75 to 
set the necessary parameters. 
In step #4, set PORT.NO (port number) to “2” or “3.”  
Keep in mind that if you’ve also installed a...

Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES
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Using the Groove function
Just as in the Pattern Play mode, the Groove function is 
available also in the Song Play mode. 
For details, refer to the explanation of Groove in the Pattern 
Play mode (page 114). 
The created Song data resides temporarily in DRAM (page 187). Because 
data contained in DRAM is lost when the power is turned off, you should 
always store any data residing in DRAM to a SmartMedia/USB storage 
device...

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Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES
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Doing this puts sample recording on standby, waiting for 
song/pattern playback to reach the specified Punch-in 
measure.
Audio is recorded to the instrument.Press the [F3] AUDITION button to hear the sampled sound. 
If you’re not satisfied with the results and you wish to try 
again, press the [F4] CANCEL button to return to the 
Sampling Standby display and try sampling from step #5 
again. If you are satisfied with the...

Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES
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■ Recalling a Song Scene and Arpeggio type during recording
ARP1 - ARP5 menus appear also in the [F3] ARP display in the Song Record mode as well as the [F1] PLAY display in the Song 
Play mode. These indicate that you can change the Song Scene and Arpeggio type simultaneously during Song recording from 
the [F3] ARP display.
■ Recording Song Scene changes to a song
Each Song contains a Scene track to which you can record...

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Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES
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Select one of the three available track types by pressing the 
[F4] TR SEL (Track Select) button. Each press of the button 
alternates among the track types. 
To select one of the Pattern tracks (1 - 16), make sure the 1-16 
track edit display is selected (see below), then turn the 
[TRACK SELECT] button on and press any of the [1] - [16] 
buttons. 
●Editing/Deleting Existing Events
To edit data in the Event List, use the...

Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES
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Since the Song can be played back from within the Song Edit 
mode, you can instantly hear and check the changes you’ve 
made while editing.  If you want to hear just the track being 
edited, use the Solo function (page 58). 
■ Transforming the recorded data and other 
operations — Song Job mode
The Song Job mode has a wide variety of operations for 
changing and working with Song data.  Virtually all of the Jobs 
share the...

Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES
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Using the Undo/Redo functions
If you’re not satisfied with the results of a just-executed Job, or you want to hear the difference of the sound before and 
after using a Job, you can use the convenient Undo and Redo functions.  After changing the data with a particular Job, 
repeat steps #1 -4 as desired.
1Press the [SONG] button to return to the Song Play mode, then press the [F] button to hear the Song as it was 
changed by...

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Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES
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Use Part Edit to edit the parameters for each Part. Use Common Edit to edit the parameters for all of the Parts. 
For details on the available parameters, see page 234. 
After pressing the [EXIT] button to return to the Song Mixing mode, press the [STORE] button to enter the Song Mixing Store 
mode, then press the [ENTER] button to execute the Store operation (page 131). 
3Press the [EDIT] button to enter the Song Mixing Edit...

Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES
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Editing a Mixing by using the Knobs (in the Song mode/Pattern mode)
The four knobs at the top left of the instrument can be used to tweak the Song/Pattern Mixing settings as they play (in the 
Song Play/Pattern Play mode).  What’s mode, you can use them to edit the Mixing settings, in the Song Mixing Edit/Pattern 
Mixing Edit modes.
For details on the parameters edited by the knobs, refer to the descriptions in the...

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Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES
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Editing a Mixing by using Control Sliders (in the Song mode/Pattern mode)
In the Song/Pattern mode, the four Control Sliders let you independently adjust the levels of the Parts (Voices), letting you 
control the overall balance of the Parts.
nInadvertent use of the sliders may result in no sound. If this occurs, move the sliders upward. 
Creating an Arpeggio
In addition using the preset Arpeggios, you can also create your...