Yamaha Motif 6 Manual

Playing the Keyboard (in the Voice Play mode)
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Quick Guide — Playing the MOTIF ES
Select one of the Banks from Preset 1~6, User 1~2, and GM. 
Voices in each Bank are divided into Groups [A] ~ [H]. Select 
a Group to display the Voices that belong to the selected 
Group. 
Press one of the NUMBER [1] - [16] buttons. 
Selecting a Drum Voice
Internally, there are two Voice Types: Normal Voices and Drum 
Voices. Normal Voices are mainly pitched musical instrument-
type sounds that can be...

Quick Guide — Playing the MOTIF ES
Playing the Keyboard (in the Voice Play mode)
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Using the Category Search function
This synthesizer features a powerful Category Search function 
that gives you quick access to the sounds you want, 
irrespective of their bank locations. Simply select a Voice 
category, such as A. PIANO or SYN LEAD, and you can 
browse through all related Voices one by one – and audition 
each of them, too. If you’ve installed a Plug-in Board to the 
instrument, those...

Playing the Keyboard (in the Voice Play mode)
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Quick Guide — Playing the MOTIF ES
■ Favorite Category
Use this convenient function to store all your favorite, often-
used Voices in a single, easy-to-access location – and call 
them up by pressing the [FAVORITES] button. Select any 
Voice you want, from any desired category, and enter each to 
the Favorites Category. In this way, you can go directly to all 
the Voices you use the most, without having to hop around 
other Categories – a...

Quick Guide — Playing the MOTIF ES
Playing the Keyboard (in the Voice Play mode)
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2Press the [F1] GENERAL button, then the [SF2] 
KBD button. 
3Move the cursor to “Transpose” by using the 
Cursor button. 
4Change the Transpose value by using the [INC/
YES], [DEC/NO] buttons and data dial. 
5Press the [STORE] button to store the Transpose 
setting to internal Flash ROM. 
Make sure to execute step #5. The settings made in step #4 will be 
lost if you turning the power off without executing...

Playing the Keyboard (in the Voice Play mode)
65Owner’s Manual
Quick Guide — Playing the MOTIF ES
Ribbon Controller
The Ribbon Controller is touch sensitive, and is controlled by 
running your finger laterally across the surface. Various 
function are assigned to each preset Voice. 
Try out the Ribbon Controller with various preset Voices while 
playing the keyboard. 
nYou can set the Ribbon Controller to control different functions on 
connected external MIDI devices from the functions assigned for the...

Quick Guide — Playing the MOTIF ES
Playing the Keyboard (in the Voice Play mode)
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Using the Arpeggio feature
This function lets you trigger rhythm patterns, riffs and phrases using the current Voice by simply playing notes on the keyboard. 
Since the preset Voices already have their own Arpeggio types pre-assigned, all you need to do is select the desired Voice and 
turn on the Arpeggio function. Try selecting different Voices and check out the various Arpeggio types.
nFor details about...

Playing the Keyboard (in the Performance Play mode)
67Owner’s Manual
Quick Guide — Playing the MOTIF ES
Playing the Keyboard (in the Performance Play mode)
As in the Voice Play mode, the Performance Play mode is where you select and play the instrument sounds of this synthesizer. 
In a Performance, you can mix several different Voices together in a layer, or split them across the keyboard, or even set up a 
combination layer/split. Each Performance can contain up to four different Parts.
Selecting a...

Quick Guide — Playing the MOTIF ES
Playing the Keyboard (in the Performance Play mode)
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Using the [INC/YES], [DEC/NO] buttons and data dial
Rather than using the BANK/NUMBER buttons 
described in steps #2 and 3 above, you can select a 
Performance by using the [INC/YES], [DEC/NO] buttons 
and data dial. 
Performance Part mute/solo
Each performance can contain a maximum of four Parts, each 
of which can be turned on or off independently. 
Muting and soloing of Parts is done in the same way...

Playing the Keyboard (in the Performance Play mode)
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Quick Guide — Playing the MOTIF ES
Using Controllers
Pitch Bend Wheel
This is basically the same as in the Voice Play mode (page 
64). 
nThe Pitch Bend Range setting depends on the setting (made in the 
Voice mode) of the Voice assigned to each Part. 
nThe functions assigned to the Pitch Bend Wheel depend on the setting 
(made in the Voice mode) of the Voice assigned to each Part. 
nEven if a different function is assigned to the wheel,...

Playing the Keyboard (in the Performance Play mode)
70Owner’s Manual
Quick Guide — Playing the MOTIF ES
Using the Arpeggio feature
As in the Voice mode, you can use the Arpeggio feature in the Performance mode. 
In the Performance mode, you can make independent Arpeggio playback settings for each Part of the Performance — including 
the on/off setting, as well as the Arpeggio type and related parameters.  This means you can set the Performance such that any 
or all Parts can be used to trigger Arpeggio...